members celebrated the 28th anniversary of the club’s inauguration on Friday 11 July.
This year’s birthday event saw meeting formalities dispensed with in favour of fun and frivolity involving members and special visitors alike.
Joining the celebrations were members of VIEW Clubs at Redhead, Raymond Terrace, and Maitland, together with members from the local branch of the Australian Red Cross and RSL Auxiliary, as well as inaugural committee member Dorothy Thompson, who is still actively involved
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The highlight of the day was a fashion parade featuring VIEW Club members modelling creations bought from various Op Shops - most clothing articles were valued at around five dollars.
The concept stirred all kinds of creativity amongst the trendsetters, and produced some dazzling results, with dizzyingly low pricetags.
“The top model was Ros (aka Michael Jackson), who was dressed perfectly including the hat, waistcoat, white shoes and,
particularly noticeable, the white glove which was most effective during her (aka Michael’s) moon walk sequence,” VIEW representative Lois McShane told News Of The Area.
“Judy however was very chic in her red and black ensemble.
“Thanks to all of the Op Shop models, Sharon, Eva, Sue, Lorie, Sheril and Donna for a load of laughs.”
One special guest, Lara Waters, came down from Queensland to help her mother, Myall River VIEW immediate past president Rhonda Jurd, with her display of fine handmade greeting cards suitable for all occasions.
Lara was presented with a Certificate of
Appreciation by current president Hilary Gall for her donations of cardmaking materials over a long period of time.
“I am pleased to donate this material as I am the principal of a school for disadvantaged and disabled students in Queensland and appreciate the work VIEW does in supporting Australian children,” Lara said.
All money raised by the sale of Rhonda’s cards, at present to the tune of many hundreds of dollars, is donated to the Myall River VIEW Club which, in turn, uses it to help support the Club’s Learning for Life students sponsored through The Smith Family (TSF) programs.
Although Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest is the oldest demographic in Australia, the Myall River VIEW Club supports 10 Learning for Life students ranging in age from eight to 18, with an equal number of girls and boys.
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q The Op Shop models: Sharon, Sue, Lorie, Judy, Sheril, Donna, Ros and Eva.
FISH DEATHS
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pollution is not emptied into the waters.
“I had no idea that there could have been that many fish in the lake, and now I believe that all may be dead.”
While fish kill events are not new to the area, the scope of this current one has proven genuinely baffling.
The leading suspected cause is the sheer volume of rainwater that has entered the lakes system in recent months.
“It comes from the recent heavy rains, leaving freshwater over the top of the salt, affecting the oxygen levels and apparently allowing the development of an algae which affects fish life,” Gordon Grainger from the Myall River Action Group (MRAG) said.
MRAG advocates are in agreement that the ongoing blockages at the dual entrances, where the Myall
River meets Port Stephens Bay, have contributed longterm to the current situation.
“The blockage of the natural eastern channel limits the amount of oceanic waters coming into our system, and outflow must go through the artificial Corrie Channel, which is a false channel and provides a low salinity into the system,” Gordon said.
Kerry said the problem has been exacerbated by the river mouth not “flushing freely”.
“In the weeks after Easter the banks broke and to this day the water levels have not come down; riverside swamps have naturally become part of the lake,” Kerry explained the hydrography of the Lakes system.
“Having such high water levels over the banks for so long is totally unprecedented.
“I really think the fish kill
is a natural phenomenon, requiring closer study, and I have taken several samples from around the Lakes myself.
“There is a chance of a disease, as much chance as anything else, but I do not think it is an algal bloom, because you cannot smell that – the strongest smell out there is the smell of dying fish.”
The breached banks and high waters have caused the Myall Lakes National Park to be closed, including the Bombah Point ferry being out of service, for months.
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q Dead fish litter shorelines all around the Myall Lakes system.
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Divorce…Does it affect my Will?
by Cavelle Lindsay
The divorce of a Will maker or the annulment of his or her marriage revokes the entitlement of the Will maker’s former spouse under the terms of a Will in existence at the time of the divorce or annulment. Further, the divorce or annulment revokes the appointment of the Will maker’s former spouse as an Executor under the terms of the Will. However, if the Will specifically provides that the former spouse shall be a beneficiary or Executor (or both) notwithstanding the divorce or annulment then the divorce or annulment has no
effect on the Will. Further, the Divorce or annulment of the marriage of the Will maker does not revoke the appointment of the Will maker’s former spouse as Trustee of any property left by the Will in trust for beneficiaries that include the former spouse’s children.
If you are intending to divorce your spouse or seek an annulment of your marriage it is wise to consult your solicitor as your actions may have an effect on your Will.
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Night flight rescue
By Thomas O’KEEFE
THE Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (WRHS) made a rare night-time landing at Myall Park in Hawks Nest, to assist in a patient transfer on Wednesday, 16 July.
Around 5pm, the helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to assist in the emergency transfer of a patient to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
“A man in his 70s, injured in a fall, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and the helicopter’s critical care medical team for a head injury before being transported to John Hunter Hospital,” WRHS said in a statement.
Tea Gardens Fire and
Rescue 471 were the first to arrive at the scene of the accident, and stabilised the patient before the ambulance arrived, with both services accompanied by NSW Police contingents to the field to meet the chopper.
That particular Wednesday night happened to also be training night for the many teams of the Myall River Hawks Junior RLFC, for whom Myall Park is home field.
Thanks to strong community connections through and between the Myall River Juniors and Tea Gardens Hawks senior football teams, word of the impending helicopter landing at the park was swiftly carried to the field, ensuring that the players
were clear before the aircraft landed.
Plenty of parents and guardians were on hand to corral the kids out of the way, as the small army of emergency responders brought the patient to the sidelines, and then wheeled the gurney out to the helicopter.
The Junior Hawks, which this year features multiple teams between the ages of seven and 17, have been playing in between bouts of heavy rain, with some matches taking teams up into the Hunter Valley, and even down into the Central Coast.
Training was not stopped for long however, as once the ground responders were clear, they got right back to running
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their laps and drills in the chilly night air, pausing only to watch the Rescue Helicopter take off and zoom away to the south-west.
Operating for over 45 years, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter has grown to become a 24-7 aeromedical operation.
Its funding model includes a contract with the NSW Government, as well as significant input from corporate sponsors and community fundraising.
Each year, the Helicopter Service’s goal is to raise
$12million to assist in funding its three base operations in Belmont, Tamworth and Lismore, and community donations ensure the quality, reliability and sustainability of the care that the service can provide to sick and injured people in Northern NSW.
Calls for childcare register to include work histories
By William TON and Rachael WARD, AAP
A NATIONAL childcare worker register should show the employment history of staff after revelations an accused child abuser was sacked from one facility but continued working unimpeded.
Joshua Dale Brown, 26, has been charged with more than 70 sex offences against eight alleged victims aged under two at a childcare centre in Melbourne.
Authorities have previously said there were no known complaints against him, however childcare giant Nido Early Learning has confirmed Brown was sacked while on probation after completing 18 shifts at a centre in Werribee, in Melbourne's west.
The incident happened before he started working at the G8-owned Creative Garden centre at Point Cook in Melbourne's southwest, where he is accused of abusing children between April 2022 and January 2023.
A Nido Early Learning spokesperson said Brown was terminated over "unsatisfactory attention" given to an internal incident report related to one child's behaviour towards another child.
He was also subject to two misconduct investigations while he was working at G8, both of which found the non-sexual claims involving children were substantiated.
He was suspended and then resigned after the second investigation. Both incidents came after the alleged abuse for which he has been charged.
Federal and state jurisdictions have promised to fast-track a national register for childcare workers, after it was discovered Brown had worked at 24 facilities since 2017.
New laws to strip dodgy childcare centres of federal funding and other changes will be introduced by the government when parliament resumes, however there are concerns that may not be enough to prevent abuse.
Early Childhood Australia chief executive Sam Page said the proposed register must provide more oversight on educators' employment histories, including where they have worked and their employment patterns.
"What we want to stop is educators demonstrating poor practice or harm towards children from jumping from one service to the next and nobody can see the pattern or complaints," she told AAP.
Currently, the only information about educators childcare employers have access to when a worker applies for a job is their CV and referees.
Ms Page said the register's board must take firm action against misconduct that may not reach the criminal threshold.
"Children are such a vulnerable cohort. It often is difficult to reach that threshold of evidence ... so I do think we need to have better safeguards in place," she said.
The parents of about 2000 children who crossed paths with Brown have been told to get them tested for infectious diseases.
His work history was
updated this week to include five new centres.
Investigators have blamed delays on gathering information on his employment on a lack of centralised records, revealing they had to get search warrants to obtain handwritten records, shift rosters and other critical data.
Former royal commissioner Robert Fitzgerald, who sat on the inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, said it had been difficult to get Australia's governments to act on recommendations around record keeping and information sharing.
"Ten years on... the job has not yet been done and it has not been done because the nine governments of Australia have not committed the willpower to get it done in a timely manner," Mr Fitzgerald said.
"These are all manageable. These are all achievable and my disappointment is that progress has been made, but the job should have been done."
The former commissioner said every gap left in safeguarding the sector meant children were put at risk.
Early childhood education expert Erin Harper said the proposed register should delineate between criminal activity and non-criminal conduct to protect workers who make one small mistake but still weed out more concerning patterns.
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q Myall River Hawks junior footy kept practicing at a safe distance.
q The Westpac Rescue Helicopter made its landing in the shadowy middle of Myall Park.
‘Pioneer Poles’ repaired and returned to Myall River
By Thomas O’KEEFE
POLE statues representing the area's pioneering families have been restored and replanted after a mammoth effort involving several community groups came to fruition on Sunday 13 July.
The Myall River Art Walk Group (MRAWG), led by Jeanette Hart, has worked with Tea Gardens Lions and MidCoast Council workers to restore and reposition the poles, after they were first removed from their locations months ago.
“The ‘Pioneer Poles’ near Tea Gardens Library had to
be moved to make way for the library extension, at which point we decided to swap out the ones that had rotted under weather and UV for new ones,” Ms Hart told NOTA.
“A huge thank-you to the Tea Gardens Lions for financing the new poles, and Lion Robert Dorman for organising removal of old and installation of new, assisted by John Hart.
“We also want to give a special thanks to MidCoast Council and the workers for digging the holes.
“They did not have to do it for us but they did, out of the kindness of their hearts.”
The original Pioneer Poles, created by Margaret and Pearl Ingram with assistance from David and Keith Ingram and Neil Germon, were carved from wood, but some have succumbed to the rigours of outdoor elements.
The new poles are, in fact, large-calibre pipes, upon which Jeanette painstakingly reproduced the pioneers.
It is hoped the new poles will resist the elements more effectively in the long-term.
Poles representing the pioneering Motum and Engel families are now installed in their new position along the roadside near the base of the Singing Bridge, with three of six poles being replaced.
Two of the three poles representing the McRae family
have been replaced, and are now back and overlooking the Myall estuary from Winda Woppa.
MRAWG is a community group that erects and maintains art, operating as
part of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association.
Jeanette and the Art Walk Group are already knee-deep in their next restoration projects, being the replacement of a panel
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from the Tea Gardens ANZAC Park mural, resurfacing of the whales mural near Bennetts Beach, and the rejuvenation of the River Relic sculpture, with special assistance from the local Men’s Shed.
q Lion Rob Dorman oversees the digging and installation of the poles at their new home near Tea Gardens Library.
q The Motum and Engel families in their new position, half of them renewed, with the under-construction Tea Gardens Library extension in the background.
q The McRae family watches over the estuary from Winda Woppa again, two of them renewed.
NAIDOC plaque unveiled at Stroud church
By Joshua GILBERT
A NEW plaque has been unveiled at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Stroud to mark NAIDOC Week.
Following the successful gathering of the Goori Bugg family in Gloucester from 28-30 March, the organising committee unveiled a commemorative plaque to recognise the family's connection to Country.
The plaque was blessed during the initial gathering event and unveiled on 13
July as part of a special NAIDOC Week service at the Church.
Seventh generation descendant Nicole Ward shared at the event, “Although the Anglican Church refused to marry James and Charlotte (apical ancestors), this Church is such a beautiful part of history and the progression of our culture and acceptance.”
Local Minister Reverend Maree Armstrong was joined by Bugg family member Reverend Karen Kime to
conduct the service.
Reverend Kime was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church in 2000, becoming the first Aboriginal woman to become a priest in New South Wales.
This year’s National NAIDOC Week ran from 6-13 July, with a theme “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”, in celebration of the 50 year history of the event.
Keeping with this theme, the unveiling event was conducted by younger members of the Goori Bugg
family who were supported by Elders.
“I stand here taking part in this tremendous celebration of history and our ancestors,” Ms Ward stated.
“While many of us were stripped of our rights through assimilation, I will
strive to ensure that current and future generations will not experience the same thing through continued pride and strength,” she said.
The plaque reads, “In respectful memory of apical ancestors Birrpai Charlotte (1813-1861) and English
convict James Bugg (18011879).
“Their love and resilience enabled them to survive and raise their eight children amid frontier hostilities and the ravages of colonisation, upon the unceded Worimi and Birrpai lands granted to the AA Company.”
Wanted: 10,000 households to plug in to energy research
By Jennifer DUDLEYNICHOLSON, AAP
MORE than 10,000 Australian households and businesses will be asked to share ways they generate and use electricity for research to accelerate the net-zero transition.
The nation's science agency CSIRO on Thursday launched the National Energy Analysis Centre that will capture real-world energy use, which has been modelled on a similar body in the UK.
The centre will also team with universities, electricity retailers and others to model future demands on the national grid.
The announcement comes amid change in the Australian energy market, with household demand for solar panels and energy storage primed for growth by the recent launch of the $2.3 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
Research into electricity and gas use has been "piecemeal" despite significant investment in the energy market and policy changes, the centre's director Stephen Craig said.
Individual research efforts such as Saul Griffith's
Electrify 2515 pilot project have probed the market, he said, but Australia is yet to collect broad energy data on a national basis.
"What we haven't had is the consistent, enduring capability so you can follow trends over time, you can compare apples with apples if you're doing different types of research and trials," Dr Craig told AAP.
"What we want to do is get an understanding of how energy is used today, how energy flows in the household and small businesses as well, but also get a handle on what people like and don't like."
The centre aims to recruit 1000 participants in its first year and ultimately reach 10,000 households and businesses throughout Australia, he said, similar to the Living Lab in the UK.
The Australian centre would also develop energy system modelling, analysis and visualisation tools to assist research.
Along with analysing a wide range of households, Dr Craig said it would be important to assess the use of solar panels, electric vehicles and household batteries because they could take pressure off the national grid.
"There's more and more of the energy system in the hands of households," he said.
"We don't want to underbuild because then we may not have a robust system but we don't want to overbuild either, so to have better data on how people are using energy and want to use energy is helpful."
Households that participate will share anonymous data from their electricity meter as well as temperature and humidity readings from inside their home, and could be invited to take part in specialty projects.
Hunter region participant Heath Raftery said he signed up to discover ways to reduce his family's energy bills, but also to ensure households like his were considered in future policies.
"I'm a renter so there's not much I can do infrastructurewise but having input... will help governments and providers to consider the third of the population that is renting," he said.
The centre is already collaborating on projects with Endeavour Energy and the Race for 2030 cooperative research centre.
q The plaque positioned at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Stroud.
q Members of the Goori Bugg family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied.
Bulahdelah wakes up with Today
By John SAHYOUN
BULAHDELAH’S Big4 River
Myall Holiday Park was the site of a live cross on the TODAY Show last week.
Presenter Tim Davies battled the cold conditions to give the national weather forecast and sample some of the local tourist attractions.
Having left Sydney the day prior, the Today crew first travelled to Seal Rocks, where they captured drone footage used during the segment.
firepit and concluded at 8am with kayaking in the near freezing Myall River, highlighting the tourism offerings of the lower Mid Coast area.
Mr Davies told NOTA being a roving weather reporter is “never dull”.
“We are somewhere different every day,” he said.
“Every single day we could be in a different state or different country.”
He also enjoys sharing positive and unique stories with his audience.
“We’re lucky we get to tell
each and every morning,” Mr Davies said.
“You know the format of breakfast TV - news, sport and weather.
“By the time they get to us with all the news, and generally bad news in the world, people wake up looking for something a little lighter.
“That’s our opportunity to shine a light on what’s happening somewhere out there.”
After Bulahdelah the team were back in Queensland after visiting Hallidays Point, Yamba and Tweed Heads.
Burnie, Wynyard, Cradle Mountain, Strahan, Queenstown, Derwent Bridge, New Norfolk, Hobart, Mt Wellington, Bruny Island, Port Arthur, Mona, Richmond, Ross, Freycinet, Bicheno, St Helens, Bay of Fires, Pyengana, Bridestowe Estate, Launceston
Hobart, Mt Wellington, Bruny Island, Port Arthur, Mona, Richmond, Ross, Freycinet, Bicheno, St Helens, Bay of Fires, Pyengana, Bridestowe Estate, Launceston
q The Today Show crew brought live television to Bulahdelah.
q Live from the firepit.
EXPLAINER: Harmful Algal Blooms
By Iain WATT, President, EcoNetwork Port Stephens
MARINE algal blooms are the result of a rapid increase of phytoplankton in the ocean.
While phytoplankton and algae are essential to marine ecosystems, forming the base of the marine food web, producing much of the world’s oxygen, and are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide, their excessive growth can cause harmful effects on marine
life, water quality, and human health.
The extensive and longlived bloom event recorded off South Australia in recent months is a timely reminder that when a coastal system is out of balance, catastrophic consequences can occur.
Algal blooms have been around a long time and in some cases are natural, and not all algal blooms are harmful.
Most algal blooms recorded to date in NSW have
been harmless but there are about 200 species of microalgae with the potential to produce harmful biotoxins that can be detrimental to marine life and human health.
These are primarily species of cyanobacteria, certain dinoflagellates and some diatoms.
In low numbers these species are innocuous, but the rapid increase of any one or combination of these species can cause Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), which are
q The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and other marine life.
generally the result of human activity, poor environmental management, pollution (overloading of nutrients) and climate change.
Algal blooms can often be identified by seafoam and what can look like a light oil spill or paint spilled in the water, but these are not always HABs.
River and land-based runoff containing high levels of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), from agriculture, sewage or industrial discharges, together with warm waters and sunlight provide favourable environmental conditions for accelerated phytoplankton growth, which may lead to algal blooms.
Shellfish can filter and accumulate the biotoxins produced by HABs leading to contaminated seafood.
To manage and safeguard consumers from potential risk the NSW biotoxin monitoring programme tests the shellfish flesh and the waters around shellfish growing areas such as Port Stephens.
Farmers gather for annual conference
FARMERS from all corners of NSW will meet in Sydney this week to discuss critical issues such as the future of farming and the energy transition.
NSW Farmers’ Chief Executive Annabel Johnson said the NSW Farmers’ Annual Conference was a chance to bring the perspective from the paddock to the city as Australia faced a range of challenges.
“Every single day, each and every one of us relies on the hard work of our farmers to feed and clothe the nation,” Ms Johnson said.
“From the rising cost of doing business to green tape and pest and weed problems, farmers are up against it in their efforts to feed the future.
“But we know there are also a lot of opportunities, which is why we are coming together to develop new strategies for success.”
The two-day event at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse will involve policy debates and presentations from industry leaders, as well as NSW Premier Chris Minns, Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty, Energy and Environment Minister Penny Sharpe, Industrial Relations Minister Sophie Cotsis, and Shadow Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders.
“It’s crucial we put the best heads together to come up with the innovative solutions that will drive our farmers – and our food security – forward,” Ms
Johnson said.
“Cutting edge issues like artificial intelligence and lab grown meat will be debated alongside perennial issues such as feral animals and renewable energy.
“There is no shortage of topics to be discussed and solutions to be formed at our Conference this year.
“I look forward to the interaction with key decision makers and discussion of the opportunities and challenges facing the state’s agriculture and agri-food industries, as well as the role strong farms will play in securing our future food supply.
“It is vital to have a strong agricultural sector and robust supply chains that can feed the future, and NSW Farmers is leading the way when it comes to finding the means to make this happen.”
Another major risk associated with algal blooms is eutrophication which occurs when excess nutrient loading (often Nitrogen and Phosphorus) surpasses the ability of the water body to naturally flush out the nutrients.
The flushing time for the Port Stephens estuary was reported by Ajani in 2024 to be an average of 52 days, with rapid flushing in the east port of one to five days, increasing with distance from the Heads (entrance).
The markedly slower flushing time of the western port is probably slow enough to allow algal blooms to occur after a pulse of nutrients from the catchment.
Excess nutrients can stimulate rapid overgrowth of algae.
As the algal bloom dies back and sinks to the seabed the decomposition process consumes oxygen from the water column causing a dead zone in the water and the
seabed.
This low oxygen zone suffocates fish and other marine life, particularly impacting species with limited home ranges, and strong site fidelity that lack the ability to escape the dead zone.
HABs can also cause direct physical impact on marine fauna: clogging and lacerating fish gills, destroying the waterproofing of seabird feathers, potentially causing mortalities in turtles, dolphins, whales and seals.
The reduced light penetration and smothering impacts seagrass and kelp beds, important fish habitat and causes extensive economic impacts.
Coastal communities that rely on fishing, aquaculture, recreation and tourism are particularly vulnerable to impacts from algal blooms.
In Australia, there is a select, but growing, group of biotoxin-producing estuarine microalgal species that have been documented to cause seafood poisoning, and the deaths of fish or other marine life, and direct human impact including skin rashes and respiratory symptoms.
The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays, and other marine life essentially suffocating, dying and being washed up onto the beaches, impacting the beaches as a tourism asset.
In NSW, blooms linked to fish kills are a regular phenomenon, with around 20 cases reported annually.
However, the mechanisms of toxicity in these cases ranges from well-known to poorly understood.
The free-swimming microalgae Heterosigma akashiwo has been recorded in Port Stephens in low numbers.
It frequents brackish to full sea water and produces the biotoxin, Brevitoxin, which in sufficient abundance is strongly toxic to humans
and marine fauna.
In California, this biotoxin was responsible for widespread seabird deaths by destroying the waterproofing of their feathers among other ecological and economic impacts on visual amenity, shellfish harvest, fish kills and fishing.
Environmental conditions in the Port Stephens estuary over many years have been deteriorating especially after heavy weather events.
It would not take too many variables to align to result in a serious HAB event in the estuary, given the slow flushing times coinciding with nutrient laden water from the catchment.
An event of sufficient magnitude could potentially damage the ecology and economy of the estuary.
The solution?
Early mitigation is probably the best option, before it becomes the usual expensive catch-up blame game.
To date Port Stephens has not experienced a HAB, but with clear warnings from events in South Australia and elsewhere, relevant authorities should be taking steps now to mitigate against this possible future outcome.
Decreasing nutrient laden water entering the estuary and urgent action on climate change can help reduce the risk and severity of a HAB.
Implementing effective riparian management, riverbank stability etc. and better agricultural practices to reduce the sediment and nutrient runoff entering the estuary is a critical step in improving estuarine health and productivity.
Decreasing urban pollutants by improved urban planning and storm water management in urban areas and adopting climate mitigation strategies at a local council level by encouraging mitigation projects will help mitigate the worst of climate induced changes on the estuary.
Buoyant Albanese plots next phase of Labor dynasty
By Jacob SHTEYMAN, AAP
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has backed a greater role for the government in childcare as he prepares to push through legislation tightening up the sector following horrifying allegations of child abuse at Melbourne early learning centres.
Universal affordable childcare was identified by
the prime minister during the recent federal election as the one reform he'd most want to be remembered for.
But the accusations levelled against Joshua Brown, whose 70 counts of alleged abuse, including child rape, have raised concerns that the rapid expansion of government subsidies into the sector has not been met with a commensurate increase in safety and scrutiny.
"Well, it reinforces why you need a stronger commonwealth role in childcare," Mr Albanese said when asked by AAP whether the case had changed his views on how his universal childcare ambition should be enacted.
Commentators have criticised the current model of handing subsidies to forprofit providers, arguing the incentive to cut costs and boost margins sacrifices standards and oversight.
When asked whether he envisaged the sector being run
more like public schools, Mr Albanese said "we'll see how that evolves".
"I think it makes sense to have co-location of childcare centres wherever possible in schools. It is just a practical thing to be done.
"If you're starting again you would completely have co-location of child care.
"I know as a parent, we had a public school in our street but we had to send our son to a different school that was driving distance - a short drive - but the next nearest school, because they had after
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school care.
"That's something that people across the board feel as well - that convenience - and that's part of the productivity agenda."
But first, Education Minister Jason Clare will introduce legislation giving his department powers to conduct spot checks and pull funding from childcare centres deemed to be consistently failing safety and quality standards.
It's one of four priorities Mr Albanese identified for his first sitting fortnight back in parliament since his swingeing election win.
From Tuesday, the government will also push forward legislation cutting student debt by 20 percent and enshrine penalty rates into law.
The fourth priority, Mr Albanese said, will be seeing Labor's 24 new members sworn in and ensuring they all participate fully towards the government's long term goals.
"I'm feeling very energised about parliament coming back and seeing the outcome of the election in real form," he said.
"What that represents... is it gives the confidence that we were correct last term to prioritise people's living standards and cost of living, dealing with those pressures, and that we're correct to continue to prioritise that.
"You need to deliver for people what they need in order to then have the legitimacy to push forward on longer term changes."
The prime minister was feeling buoyant as he flew back from a successful six-day tour of China, where he balanced tensions over Chinese military build-up and a mutual desire to strengthen economic ties.
Amid coalition criticism that he had failed to deliver enough tangible outcomes, Mr Albanese hit back that they didn't understand how patiently nurturing the relationship would pay dividends in the long-term.
Opposition defence spokesman Angus Taylor's clumsy comments that Australia should be "prepared to act" alongside the US in conflict with China over Taiwan broke with the bipartisan "One China" policy in support of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, Mr Albanese said.
His eye is on a Labor dynasty to carve out a positive future for Australia in a challenging region.
"One of the things we're very determined to do is to have long-term Labor government in Australia so that we can implement the long-term changes that Australia needs.
"The world is changing fast and you can either shape that change or it will shape you."
Arrests over 'abhorrent' child-like sex doll imports
By Farid FARID, AAP
SEVERAL middle-aged men have been arrested for trying to get child-like sex dolls shipped to their homes in rural towns.
Australian Border Force officers raided and searched properties around the Newcastle and Hunter Valley area arresting four people over the span of about a year in their crackdown on the "disturbing rise in attempted importations."
Investigators arrested and charged a 63-year-old man at his home in November.
In April 2025, officers intercepted another doll delivered in an air cargo package which was declared as a silicone doll.
This was followed by a 49-year-old man arrested and charged in May on a rural property near Scone.
And in June 2025, another suspected child-like sex doll was intercepted on its way to a home in Whitebridge with a 55-year-old man arrested and charged at his home in northern NSW.
ABF Inspector Michael Mahony said child abuse material comes in all forms
and inanimate dolls were not precluded from being classified as engaging in criminal activity.
"Dolls that normalise child exploitation are far from a victimless crime and they have no place in the Australian community," Insp Mahony said.
"The ABF is resolute in its commitment to seize any and all forms of abhorrent child abuse material at the border and ensure those responsible are prosecuted."
The accused were charged with the importation of Tier 2 Goods, namely
child-like sex dolls, where they could face a fine of up to $782,500 or 10 years in jail or both.
Investigators seized several mobile phones and other electronic devices containing evidence of child abuse material as well as illicit drugs in one of the properties raided.
q A man has been arrested by the Australian Border Force for attempting to import child-like sex dolls Photo: Australian Border Force/ AAP PHOTOS.
Increase in NSW adults getting sunburnt
ALMOST one million adults across the state were sunburnt at least once over a four-week period, according to a new report from the Cancer Institute NSW.
The “Sun Protection Behaviours Report”, released last week, shows 15 percent of people surveyed reported being sunburnt, up from 12 percent in the previous report.
The research analyses data from the 2022 NSW Health Population Health Survey, which asked about 13,000 people to report on their sun exposure, episodes of sunburn, adoption of the five sun protection behaviours and the ease of finding
shade at public parks.
The report found young people were more likely to be exposed to the sun and experience sunburn, with one in four 18-24 year olds reporting a sunburn in a four-week period.
Young adults were also less likely to adopt sun protection behaviours such as wearing a hat and sunglasses.
The report found more than 80 percent of respondents used at least one form of sun protection, though only 35 percent always or often used three or more.
It also found exposure to the sun
for more than 15 minutes when UV is at its highest reduced among NSW adults overall from 46 to 41 percent.
Ninety-five per cent of melanoma and 99 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers are caused by overexposure to UV radiation from the sun and can be prevented with proper sun protection.
NSW Chief Cancer Officer Professor Tracey O’Brien AM, who serves as the Chief Executive of Cancer Institute NSW, said two out of three Australians will be treated for skin cancer in their lifetime.
“Skin cancer is the most common cancer affecting young
Australians, so it is worrying to see that an estimated one in four young people report getting sunburnt,” she said.
“I urge everyone to do the simple things like seeking shade when outdoors, wearing sunscreen, putting on a hat, sunglasses and protective clothing to safeguard themselves from the sun’s harmful UV radiation.
“In NSW, UV radiation levels are high 10 months of the year, so even in winter, adopting sun protection behaviours is essential, particularly at high altitudes and on reflective surfaces such as snow or ice.”
The general rule is to protect your skin from the sun when the UV index is at three or above, which in NSW is most of the year including in winter.
The most effective defence against overexposure to UV radiation is to follow these five key steps:
1. Slip on protective clothing
2. Slop on SPF50+ sunscreen. Sunscreen should always be applied 20 minutes before heading outdoors and re-applied every two hours.
3. Slap on a wide brimmed hat
4. Seek shade
5. Slide on sunglasses.
‘I'm feeling very energised about parliament coming back,’ Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
OPINION & LETTERS
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
The Write Direction
By John BLACKBOURN
Pondering life and meaning
I WAS recently reminded that “by the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he is often too old to go anywhere”.
As you get older, three things happen. First is that your memory goes, but I can’t remember the other two.
So, I thought that it must be time to look at life and ponder a few things.
In my research I came across a number of explanations for popular expressions/ words - how many do you think are true?
- In the 15th Century in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled that the game was for “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden”. Thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.
- In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the saying “goodnight, sleep tight.”
- It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4000 years ago that for the month after a wedding, the bride’s father would supply his new son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a beer made
On theCouch
DEAR Jasminda,
There has been so much hype around the gotcha moment when Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught in an embrace with his chief people officer at a Coldplay concert.
Why is there so much interest?
News Of The Area
The wide-eyed look of shock followed by a quick turnabout and hasty duck seemed to indicate that Martin was on the money with his first observation.
No longer swaying, the CEO and his people person were thrust into the limelight in a way that was never going to be good for Astronomer.
How, for example, was the chief people officer going to talk about ethical work practices at the next staff meeting?
How was the CEO going to address the organisation's reputational management when his own reputation had just gone down the gurgler?
Jerry P.
Dear Jerry,
Coldplay songs cover the gamut of emotions. It's one thing to drive a loved one to the airport, but making that trip accompanied by a Coldplay playlist is another experience altogether. Chris Martin is an incredible songwriter. He expresses the depth of human emotion from love to regret to redemption (and that's just in The Scientist).
He's incredibly astute, and that was pretty evident when he said, straight after the concert gotcha moment, that the deer in headlights couple were either having an affair or just very shy.
from honey and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month. We now know it as the honeymoon period.
- In old England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the handle on their ceramic mugs. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get more service. “Wet your whistle” is now a phrase used in everyday conversation and was inspired by this practice.
- In 1696, William III of England
Perhaps the only way for Andy's wife to deal with the fallout will be in true Coldplay style.
When her husband arrives home with his tail between his legs, she could simply play lyrics that have suddenly taken on a whole new level of meaning.
He will no doubt be greeted with 'Nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part' blaring out the bedroom window at which point she could throw down his clothes, his shoes, and his vintage album collection featuring a signed copy of A Rush of Blood to the Head.
I very much doubt this is going to be a conscious uncoupling.
introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows, pay a financial levy. In order to avoid paying that tax, the house owners would brick up all the windows except for six; some of those properties can still be seen today. As these bricked up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, this tax was referred to as “daylight robbery”.
It is important to remember that 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up.
Ratepayers deserve to have well maintained roads
DURING a recent meeting with Port Stephens Council, regarding our local dirt roads at Swan Bay, at which 18 residents attended, Council made it abundantly clear they are now only undertaking road repairs based on a quick temporary fix and not repairing them properly.
They say it is done this way because of the limited funding in Council’s road maintenance budget. However, if this policy continues we will never see our roads repaired properly and for the longer term.
Having dirt roads to access your property makes it all the more important to have them built properly and maintained more regularly.
Using inferior road base and constructing the roads without sufficient crowning or inadequate drainage is a recipe for them failing within days, causing premature
The Big Screen
By Lindsay HALL
WHILE Superman got to theatres first with a surprisingly optimistic superhero film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps follows closely and seems to be tapping the same hope-filled well.
The “First Family” of Marvel have been through four previous attempts at big screen success, but have never managed to connect with audiences.
Hoping to change that, Marvel Studios have tapped some of their most trusted writers in Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson, along with steady-handed Matt Shakman as director and an all new cast of impressive
talent.
Set in an alternate world where the futuristic optimism of the 1960’s actually flourished and shaped things for the better, the story skips much of the usual “origin tale” tropes and instead pits the titular superhero family against the greatest threat possible, the planet-eating titan Galactus.
Reed “Mr. Fantastic” Richards (Pedro Pascal) and his wife Sue “The Invisible Woman” Storm (Vanessa Kirby) along with her brother Johnny “The Human Torch” Storm (Joseph Quinn) and best friend Ben “The Thing” Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) must draw close as a family to find the strength to overcome.
As always, if you’re on board with the Marvel movies, you’ll surely enjoy this because they’ve got their machine running so effectively these dayS.
development of pot holes. Recently some service providers refused to use our road due to the deep pot holes and very soft surface.
More concerning is what if the same action is taken by an ambulance or another emergency vehicle?
Ratepayers deserve to have well maintained roads and our Council, state and federal government representatives, Kate Washington and Meryl Swanson, need to work a lot harder to secure more funding to make this happen.
There’s also a chance you will be delightfully surprised by something just a little different from their usual formula.
For those needing more Pedro Pascal in their week, Eddington is also being released.
From director Ari Aster (Midsommar) this black comedy Western also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Dierdre O’Connell and Emma Stone, and tells the story of a Mayoral election that devolves into utter chaos.
Set in 2020 at the start of COVID lockdowns, the titular small town’s sheriff Joe (Phoenix) runs against established Mayor Ted (Pascal) when they clash over mandates to control the spread of the virus.
Conspiracy theories, religious extremism, political “othering” and abundant gunviolence abound as the film pushes everyone toward confrontation.
Aster’s previous films are incredibly well shot, boast brilliant performances from everybody he casts, contain deeply fascinating ideas and are painfully difficult to watch - this is a man who revels in conflict
Ratepayers are fed up with driving on dangerous and unsafe roads and in some cases unnavigable ones.
Council, please ensure more funding is found and allocated to build our roads to a professional and safe standard and maintain them more regularly.
Your residents deserve no less.
and tension, and does not indulge in happy endings.
Four Letters of Love will almost certainly be your Mum’s favourite movie of the year, if she is able to see it.
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne, the film is an adaptation of Niall Williams 1997 novel.
The trailers paint the picture of a budding romance between young lovers beset by the interference of cynical parents, but fails to capture the actual magic of the story, which is, admittedly, difficult to explain.
Living in Ireland, young Nicolas and Isabel are both victims of difficult childhood circumstances who have never met and yet are drawn together by inexplicable, almost supernatural forces.
Director Polly Steele has taken on a challenge in bringing such a beloved piece of writing to the screen, but manages to weave the elements of romance, mystery and drama into an inspiring experience.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
READING by Lynne Miles: Psalm 23: 4 COMPANION - "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me."
DEAR News Of The Area,
Regards, Trevor PEAKE, Swan Bay.
Stinker’s History: The first ship
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
STUDYING local history, one of the most fascinating events was the sailing of the ship “Salamander” through the heads into the calm waters of Port Stephens late in 1791, becoming the first ship to enter the Port.
The Salamander was a whaler commissioned as a convict transport for the British government.
How I would have loved to have been on that ship, to witness the magnificent waterway as it had been unaltered for thousands and thousands of years.
I can imagine the smoke of the Worimi campfires smudging the shoreline and the amazement of the Aboriginal people to witness this strange arrival.
What would their thoughts and reactions have been?
The Salamander had been one of the 11 ships that made up The Third Fleet, which departed
England carrying more than 2000 convicts, arriving in Port Jackson after 194 male and four female convicts had died on the voyage.
The ships reached Port Jackson over a period from July 1791 to October 1791.
The Salamander, which is of most interest to us in Port Stephens, left England with 160 convicts on board, arriving in Port Jackson on 21 August 1791 with 155 on board, 147 days out of Plymouth.
Retracing the passage of the Salamander I uncovered a fascinating story.
Built on the Thames in 1776, the Salamander, following a period of inclement weather finally departed Plymouth along with ships “William and Mary” and “Atlantic”, known as the Plymouth Division.
The voyage to Port Jackson has been recounted by J.R. Ryan in his book “The Third Fleet Convicts”.
The ships of the Plymouth
Division stayed together as they sailed south to the equator, when the Salamander departed from the fleet on a dark and squally night.
The three ships regrouped in Rio de Janeiro and sailed together from the port only to again become separated by a heavy gale forcing all three ships to sail directly to Port Jackson without a stopover in Cape Town.
The first of the three ships to arrive in Port Jackson on 20 August 1791 was the “Atlantic”; the Salamander was the second to arrive, a day later.
On 4 September the Salamander departed Port Jackson for Norfolk Island where 200 convicts and stores were unloaded twelve days later.
Carrying two nine-foot planks of Norfolk Island timber to repair the main mast of the “Supply”, the Salamander returned to Port Jackson.
On 2 November the
Salamander again sailed from Port Jackson to undertake the first whaling venture on the NSW coast.
It was on this venture that the ship sailed into Port Stephens, being the first to do so.
On its last recorded voyage
Salamander departed Sydney on 15 November 1794 for Norfolk Island and then on to India. Nothing more was located regarding the voyages
of the Salamander.
This article is a summary of research carried out by M.A. Bartlett for her book “The Port Stephens Story” and by information gathered by Members of the Tomaree Family History Group 2006 for their book “The Crimes and Lives of the Convicts arriving in Sydney on the Salamander 1791”.
Stinker’s Fishin’: Port full of bream
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
I’VE said it many times – if you can’t catch a bream then you should consider joining the golf club.
That being said, some are better than others when it comes to catching bream.
When it comes to the spectacular waters of Port Stephens there are none better than the Coles family of Lemon Tree Passage.
Poppers, lures, plastics and baits - Wayne Coles and the family could catch a bream on a damp lawn.
It is this time of the year when Colesy chases big bream right throughout the Port from the Karuah River through Tilligerry Creek
to the structures around Soldiers Point and Rocks-aWash.
Recently the family have been focusing their attention in the East Harbour from Soldiers Point to the heads.
Barnes Rocks and Corrie Island and The Anchorage on the north side, and Nelson Bay Breakwall and Tomaree Head on the south side.
If you are an old bait man like me you could use an assortment of baits to target bream – yabbies, prawns, fresh fillet of mullet, tailor, slimy mackerel, bonito or tuna will do the trick.
One bream bait that works a treat is a strip of chicken breast.
Ladies Comp
STORY STARTS
Event, there were 8 ladies who braved the cold to play. It was great to see Pam Kelly back out there today,
the
to Colesy
finishing 2nd despite a long layoff. Di Vercoe chipped in on the 17th, and Pat Marr sank a 20m putt for a chip-in on the 10th.
Results: Lady Vets 9 Hole Stableford 1st: Ann Browning on
Thursday morning was very cold for the early starters in the 40 strong Lady Vets competition. On the front 9, Jo Buttrey carded a lovely 33 nett after parring 4 in a row, including a chip in on the 4th. One shot back was Julie Freeland on 34, who also took out Division 3 NTP on the 3rd hole. Robyn Keegan took the honours on the back 9 with 33 nett, including a 10m chip in on the 17th. Other notable plays came from Marcia Smith with a 10m chip in down the hill from off the back on the 11th; and Jo Scott from 18m out on the 17th. This comes after Jo scored an amazing 45 points in Wednesday’s competition, in one of those
rounds where everything went right – well done Jo!
q Lorraine Bragg was Tuesday's Medal Winner in B Grade.
Jeanette Patfield was 3rd in Tuesday's C Grade
on BACK COVER, Page 20
q Lemon Tree champ Wayne Coles with a couple of thumping bream caught on hard body lures.
Talking
through
week he told me that the blue swimmer
crabs are still dancing from Lemon Tree to North Arm Cove.
A good day on the water would be to set a couple of crab traps then chase bream before picking up your traps on the way home. How good is that?
q SSS Salamander. Photo: State Library Victoria.
Tea Gardens Women’s Bowling Club
By Lynda RICHARDS
TUESDAY 15th July: The final of the Club Championship
Major Singles was played Gay Pezet v Jane Uff, the winner in this competition is the first bowler to reach a score of 25. Gay started strongly by the 7th end she was 8 points in front the score 11 v 3 but Jane was not daunted and bowled well to reduce Gay's winning margin to just 3 by the 13th end (12 v 9). Gay
Hawks Nest Bridge Club
By Diane RUSSELL
RESULTS week ending 11th
July
Monday: N/S 1. C Rands & L Falla, 2. P Baily & G Morrison, 3. C Richards & S
Hawks Nest Golf Club Social Club Darts
By Michelle COLE
RESULTS of darts 17 July. Winner Keith Hayward from Orange and runner up Graeme Bramley.
Men’s highest point score with 140 was Keith Hayward and Ladies highest pointscore 2nd week in a row was Sandra Hagen with 93. Darts are on every Thursday night; everyone is welcome.
Myall Coast Vets
By Tony SMITH
17/07/2025. 18 HOLE Stableford.
A Grade.
1. Colin Clinch 38 c/b
2. Lloyd Smith 38 c/b
Tea Gardens Soccer Club
By Shayne REYNOLDS
TEA Gardens Soccer Club would like to acknowledge Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Lions Club for their support this year. Our local Lions club approached us earlier this year with a terrific offer of support, being a weekly “sportsmanship” $20 Rebel
made a comeback winning the next 4 ends and surging ahead by 9 points, 19 v 10, but Jane didn't give up on the 25th end the score was Gay 20 v Jane 19 definitely still either competitor had a chance to win. Gay won the next 3 ends winning by 6 shots (25 v 19) and becoming TGWBC Club Champion 2025. Congratulations to both finalists a great display of bowling by both. No social bowls were played.
Thursday 17th July: Social bowls played 2 games of 3 bowls Triples 12 ends. A close game for Precy Swaddling, Lynda Richards and Dale
Matheson.
E/W 1. J Glover & N Grehan, 2. L & G Conroy, 3. A Ryan & S Bowen.
Tuesday: 1. S Ryder & J Fowler, 2. H Blackbourn & B Murray, 3. D Dummett & P Lau.
Wednesday: 1. P Baily & J Gray, 2. C Richards & D
Winter 10 v Ingrid luck, Carolyn Fredericks and Robyn Webster 7. An interesting contest on the next rink by the 4th end Lyn Nightingale, Judi Polak and Bev Dunn were 8 v Vicki McMillan, Grant Burke and Jean Glover 0. Jean's team rallied resulting in losing here by 5 points 12 v 7. The winners on the day were Lyn, Judi and Bev winning with the highest score. Lynne Green won the raffle thanks to The Garden Eatery for donating the raffle prize.
Coming events: The Minor Singles Competition commences on Tuesday 22nd July.
Hipkins, 3. B Treharne & S Matheson.
Friday: N/S 1. C Rands & L Falla, 2. J & T Thatcher, 3. P Baily & J Gray.
E/W 1. L Wood & G Smith, 2. B Treharne & S Matheson, 3. E Digby & S Donahue RESULTS Week ending
3. James Slater 38 4. Gerard Keegan 37 5. Ross Clissold 36 c/b B Grade.
1. Kevin Williams 37 c/b
2. Allan Morgan 37 3. Graham Illand 36 4. Glenn Conroy 34 c/b 5. Lyle Hudson 34 c/b
Sports Voucher as well as a generous donation and taking on our game day BBQ not once but twice!
Some of our recipients so far this year have been: - Rose Wolfenden. Congratulations Rose, you have exhibited huge dedication and you lead by example. Jason Keeble, TGSC President said “Roses’ dedication to her sport, her positive attitude and quiet
18th July.
Monday: N/S 1.C Rands & L Falla, 2. C Richards & S Matheson, 3. L & G Conroy. E/W 1. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 2. S Bowen & A Ryan, 3. D Dale & J Patfield.
Tuesday: N/S 1. H Blackbourn & B Murray, 2. D
Russell & J Corden, 3. A & J Macintosh, E/W 1. S Ryder & J Fowler, 2. P & B Ness, 3. S O’Keefe & R Albon
Wednesday: N/S 1. B Treharne & S Matheson, 2. P Baily & J Gray, 3. A Ryan & E White. E/W 1.
C Grade.
1. Keith Harvey 39
2. Desmond Pagett 36 c/b
3. Keith Hewish 36 4. Dave Thompson 35 c/b
5. William Hopkins 35 c/b NTP. A B C 3rd. Keegan, Gerard
encouragement of others make he a valued teammate and a great role model, she is a natural choice for the Lions Club award”
Jackson Brookhouse, a Hammerhead Sharks player who, in the true spirit of the game won the ball in a strong tackle, but as he went to move forward with the ball, he noticed his opponent appeared to be injured. He stopped play and
E/W
7
Watson, Andrew Hudson, Keith 5th. Weightman, Ross Gibson, Dick 10th Rutter, Jim Conroy, Glenn Pagett, Desmond 16th Gurney, Peter Morgan, Allan Barrett,
without hesitation offered assistance and made sure the player was okay before turning back to the ball and continuing with the game! Then, in the second half Jackson was asked to be goalkeeper, where “Jackson made several fantastic saves all the while encouraging his team mates loudly from his vantage point” Alissa Barker TGSC Secretary explained after the game.
Chris Balls to. A 32 c/b B 30 c/b C 31 c/b HNV 9 Hole Comp. Back 9.
1. Neil Clifton 19 2. David Rimmer 18 NTP. 16th Chapman, Grahame
Round 8 recipients was Tommy Howard, known as the ultimate all-rounder with a great team spirit and leadership qualities he is constantly chatting to his team mates, encouraging everyone on the field and occasionally showing off some “trademark” sneaky maneuvers with style and a smile! A true team player, Tommy always puts others first encouraging them to
try hard but most of all enjoy the game. Keep them on their toes Tommy and congratulations!
More recipients to come, stay tuned!
We couldn’t have played this year without our volunteer referees George and Karen along with parent helpers on and off the field. Thank you.
Canteen volunteers along with Mick and Wink cooking the BBQ every Saturday and our small dedicated committee Alissa, Jason, Tasha, Nadine, Kate, Danni (and mum) and Andrea who along with all of our parent helpers all put in to make our play days friendly and fun for everyone.
WALKING FOOTBALL game day , come and try day this Saturday for 50+ folks. Bring a chair, a cold drink and your “have a go” attitude and we will see you there at midday meet’n’greet for 12.30pm easy fun games. See you there!
E Digby & D Hipkins, 2. L Wood & G Smith, 3. L Butler & C Low.
Friday: N/S 1. D Hipkins & B Eyre, 2. L&G Conroy, 3. J Whalan & C Richards.
1. J Glover
N Grehan, 2. E Digby & C Bywater, 3. L Howarth & L Hulme.
q Club Championship Major Singles Runner Up Jane Uff and winner Gay Pezet.
q Winner Keith Hayward from Orange and runner up Graeme Bramley.
q Men’s highest pointscore winner Keith Hayward and Ladies highest pointscore winner Sandra Hagen.
q Rose with her Rebel Sport voucher. q Jackson with his Rebel Sports voucher.
q Tommy, a proud recipient of the Lions Club voucher. q Action from a recent game.
SUDOKU
Positions Vacant
Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd is the leader in Horticultural manufacture and distribution on the East Coast of Australia.
Celebrating over 50 years of leading the industry ANL remains an Australian family owned and operated business.
We are currently seeking energetic Administration / Customer Service Officer, for our Horticultural Products manufacturing facility at Tea Gardens.
Position requirements:
* At least six months customer service experience (preferred but not essential)
* Must have current valid driver’s license (essential)
* Enthusiastic, hard-working attitude and commitment to providing exceptional customer service
* A focus on ensuring our high safety standards are met
* Computer literacy skills – Microsoft Office and familiarity with operating weighbridge and POS software (desirable but not essential) on the job training can be provided
* Understanding of landscaping materials (desirable)
* Comfortable working alone and following set instructions
* Availability to work flexible hours including early mornings and weekends
* Availability to work weekends (essential)
The successful applicants will have great customer service skills, a high level of professionalism, be well presented, proactive and selfmotivated and focused on providing maximum customer satisfaction.
Duties will include but not limited to the following:
Serving customers in our sales office, completing sales, operating a till and handling cash
Aiding and giving information to customers regarding product selection and delivery options
Operating weighbridge software and communicating information to the group
Attending phone and enquiries.
If this sounds like you, please email your CV to careers@anlscape.com.au
Only people with the right to work in Australia need apply. Recruiters need not apply.
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BEST ON THE BOX
FRIDAY
THE GOOD SHIP MURDER
SBS, 7.30pm
It’s quite an odd time of year to be rolling out a Christmas special – but Christmas in July is a thing now, so why not? The Good Ship Murder is docking in Dubrovnik at this most wonderful time of the year, and Jack (Shayne Ward, pictured) and Kate (Catherine Tyldesley) are on the hunt for a replacement Santa after the ship’s usual one falls ill so that Christmas on board isn’t ruined. But when their pick, local comedian Buddy (Cliff Parisi), turns up dead (what else did you expect on a ship with a name like that?) it’s looking like Christmas might have to be cancelled after all.
FRIDAY, July 25
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane escapes to a tropical conservatory. 8.30 Patience. (Ma) A best-selling crime writer is found dead. 9.20 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 9.50 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
10.35 Spicks And Specks. (PGs, R)
11.05 ABC Late News.
11.25 Silent Witness. (Ma, R)
12.25 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 7.50 MOVIE: Looney Tunes: Back In Action. (2003, PG) 9.20 BTN Newsbreak. 9.25 Robot Wars. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Good Ship Murder. (Return, Mv) A comedian is murdered on the ship.
TUESDAY
FBI: MOST WANTED
TEN, 9.40pm
There’s both good news and bad for fans of this high-stakes police procedural: while US network CBS cancelled both Most Wanted and its fellow FBI spin-off, International, earlier this year; the silver lining for Aussie fans is that we’ve still got a full season of new episodes to catch up on before Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott, pictured) and the squad tackle their final case. Tonight, in “Radio Silence”, the task force must act quickly when two NYPD officers are gunned down during a robbery, and another pair are targeted while responding to a call. With precincts across the city on edge, the team works against the clock to track down the killer and end the bloodshed.
THURSDAY
GREAT AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRIPS
A travelogue that’s as much about the journey as the destination, this entertaining new
comedian
Nazeem Hussain, foodie Melissa Leong, writer and performer Steph Tisdell and Aussie acting royalty Claudia Karvan head off on six epic road trips that celebrate Australia’s natural beauty. Tonight, Leong introduces Hussain (both pictured) to the magic of the Red Centre on one of her favourite drives: cruising the almost 500km between Alice Springs and Watarrka National Park. There’s camel rides, bush tucker, a desert song festival and outback footy along the way, before the pair catch the sunset in Kings Canyon, surrounded by iconic rock formations made famous by Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
6.00 NBN News.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.
7.30 Football. AFL. Round 20. GWS Giants v Sydney.
8.25 The Royals: A History Of Scandals: Sex. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates royal sex scandals.
9.20 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19.
2.00 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R)
3.45 Blue Water Safari. (PG, R)
4.40 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
10.30 Shaking Down The Thunder. (PGl, R) Follows the 2005 Sydney Swans.
11.45 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.
12.15 The Disappearance. (Madv, R) Charles and Susan continue their investigation.
1.15 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 21. Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels.
9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Brisbane Broncos versus Parramatta Eels match, with news and analysis.
10.45 MOVIE: Rambo: First Blood. (1982, Mlv, R) A Vietnam War veteran is pushed to the brink. Sylvester Stallone.
12.40 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 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant
SATURDAY, July 26
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6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Grantchester. (Ma, R) 1.15 Patience. (Ma, R) 2.05 All Creatures Great And Small. (R) 2.55 Great Southern Landscapes. (PG, R) 3.25 Earth. (R) 4.25 Spicks And Specks. (PGs, R) 4.55 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Australian Story: Making A Scene – Claudia Karvan. (R)
6.30 Back Roads: North East Tasmania. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Grantchester. (Ma) Alphy and Geordie step in to help Leonard.
8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate after a body is found covered in live rabbits at the Belville Small Pet Show.
9.50 Bay Of Fires. (Mal, R) A date night turns into graveyard duty for Stella. 10.40 Little Disasters. (Final, Mal, R) 11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 6.00 Octonauts. 6.10 Super Monsters. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (Return) 8.00 Kids Baking Championship. 8.40 Chopped Junior. 9.20 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Speechless. 10.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 18. H’lights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19. H’lights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. Round 7. H’lights. 3.00 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19. H’lights. 5.30 Such Was Life. (R) 5.40 Hitler’s American Battleground. (PGa, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Cities With Susan Calman: Newcastle. Susan Calman explores Newcastle. 8.25 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. Nantua to Pontarlier. 184.2km hilly stage. From France. 12.50 Guillaume’s Paris. (R)
1.20 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 1. 3.50 Blue Water Safari. (PG, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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WorldWatch. 10.00 Mastermind Australia. Noon Abandoned Americana. 12.55 We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) 1.25 SBS50. 1.30 Over The Black Dot. 2.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.00 News. 4.05 WorldWatch. 6.05 Mastermind Australia. 6.35 The Frontier. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 James May: Our Man In Italy. 10.30 Late Programs.
6am The Movie Show. 6.15 Where The Money Is. (2000, PG) 7.55 The Movie Show. 8.25 Walk With Me. (2017, PG) 10.10 The Movie Show. 10.40 Begin Again. (2013, M) 12.35pm The Bridges Of Madison County. (1995, M) 3.00 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 4.45 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 6.30 The Four
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGals, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Griff’s Great American South. (R) 3.15 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.40 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG, R) 4.40 Hippo Watch. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.
6.30 Compass: The GovernorGeneral – One Year On. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Austin. (Return, PG) Austin grapples with sudden literary fame.
8.00 Bay Of Fires. (Malv) Stella must deal with another dead body.
8.50 Miss Austen. (Premiere) Charts the lives of Jane and Cassandra Austen.
9.45 MOVIE: Gayby Baby. (2015, PG, R) Follows four children of gay parents. Gus. 11.10 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
1.40 Under The Vines. (PG, R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 6.00 Octonauts. 6.10 Super Monsters. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. (Premiere) 8.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.50 Speechless. 10.15 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.55 Singapore Bitesize. (PG, R) 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19. H’lights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. H’lights. 1.00 Motor Racing. ProMX C’ships. Round 7. 4.00 Going Places. (PGl, R) 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. H’lights. 5.30 Such Was Life. (PG, R) 5.40 Hitler’s American Battleground. (PGa)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Lost World Of The Hanging Gardens.
8.35 The Secrets Of Mount Olympus. (R) Takes a look at Mount Olympus, considered the residence of the gods in Greek mythology.
9.30 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 2.
11.30 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. (R) 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 21. 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
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6am Morning Programs. 1pm Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. H’lights. 2.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.25 PBS Washington Week. 4.50 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. H’lights. 5.50 Lost Gold Of The Aztecs. 6.40 Engineering Reborn. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Legend Of Bigfoot. 9.25 The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon. 10.15 Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Industry Celebration Day, Caulfield Season Finale and Saturday Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team visits Tasmania’s world heritage wilderness.
7.30 Mysteries Of The Pyramids. (Premiere, PG) Presented by Dara Ó Briain.
8.30 MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code. (2006, Mav, R) An academic uncovers a conspiracy while helping investigate a murder inside the Louvre. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen.
11.30 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R)
12.30 The Disappearance. (Mav, R)
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R)
5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (Final, PG, R)
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6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 11.00 Harry’s Practice. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 Last Chance Learners. 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones. 6.00 Every Bite Takes You Home. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Great Australian Detour Snow. (R) 12.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 4. New Zealand Warriors v Gold Coast Titans. 2.30 NRLW Wrap. (PG)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby Union. British & Irish Lions Tour. Game 2. Australia v British & Irish Lions.
10.00 Test Rugby: Australia v British & Irish Lions Post-Match.
10.15 MOVIE: Creed. (2015, Malv, R)
12.45 My Life As A Rolling Stone. (Madl, 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)
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6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. A project manager hunts for a new home. 8.40 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) NSW Ambulance delivers a baby and saves a four-year-old with a critical heart condition.
9.45 House Hunters Australia. (R) A couple search for a home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches for their growing family. 10.45 Elsbeth. (Mv, R) Elsbeth visits a historic funeral home. 11.45 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 To Be Advised. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PGa)
8.20 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.20 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Mystery Of The Homestead Murders. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at the 1978 murders of Mick and Sue Lewis, whose bodies were found in their homestead.
10.40 The Crow Girl. (MA15+av)
12.50 Jamestown. (MA15+av, R)
2.30 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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6am Morning
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 The Block. (Return, PGl)
8.55 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating issues affecting all Australians. 10.00 World Aquatics Championships. Singapore 2025. Day 1. Finals. 11.00 9News Late.
11.30 The First 48. (Mav)
12.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (MA15+dms, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 Fishing Australia. (R)
5.00 Today Early News.
5.30 Today.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and
To Be Advised. Midnight Late Programs.
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MONDAY, July 28
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 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Hard Quiz Kids.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Portugal With Michael Portillo.
8.20 Abandoned Railways From Above. (PG, R)
9.15 Britain’s Most Beautiful Road. (PGaw, R)
10.10 SBS World News Late.
10.40 The Andes Tragedy: 50 Years Later. (PGa, R)
11.35 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 3. 2.05 Blackport. (MA15+s, R) 3.00 Weeks Of War. (PGav, R) 3.55 Blue Water Safari. (PGal, R) 4.55 Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
H’lights. 3.00
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) Shaun Micallef, Kyle Shilling, Felicity Ward and Mia Fevola hit the dance floor in the semi-finals.
8.50 9-1-1. (Masv) The 118 is called to a research lab that has been set on fire and becomes a biohazard.
10.50 The Agenda Setters. An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
12.00 Gone. (MA15+v, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
TUESDAY, July 29
6.00
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl)
8.40 100% Footy. (M) 9.40 World Aquatics Championships. Singapore 2025. Day 2. Finals. 10.45 9News Late.
10.30 Making Sense Of Cancer With Hannah Fry. (Mal, R) 11.35 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 4. 2.05 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. (PG, R) 3.10 Weeks Of War. (PGavw, R) 4.05 Blue Water Safari. (PGal, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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Tour de France. H’lights. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.45 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. H’lights. 5.45 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Raw Comedy 2025. 10.05 Late Programs. 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 11.30 Fashionista. 11.40 WorldWatch. 12.10pm Homicide. 2.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. H’lights. 4.00 Fashionista. 4.10 News. 4.15 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.20 Pitino: Red Storm Rising. 12.15am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 The Zoo. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Your Money & Your
We See When We Look At The Sky? Continued. (2021, Georgian) 8.20 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 10.30 All The King’s Men. (2006, M) 12.55pm All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 3.45 The Four Musketeers: Revenge Of Milady. (1974, PG) 5.45 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 7.35 Ondine. (2009, M) 9.30 First Snow Of Summer. (2023, M, German) 11.25 Late Programs. 6am The Movie Show. 6.10 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 8.00 Anton Chekhov’s The Duel. (2010, PG) 9.45 The Movie Show. 10.15 The Humbling. (2014, M) 12.15pm Into The Darkness. (2020, M, Danish) 3.00 8 1/2. (1963, PG, Italian) 5.35 The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. (2008, PG) 7.30 I Love You Too. (2010, M) 9.30 One Fine Morning. (2022, MA15+, French) 11.35 Late Programs.
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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls, R) Jim Jefferies hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.
8.30 Stranded On Honeymoon Island. (Mns) The 10 remaining castaways come to the end of their adventure and return to reality.
11.20 The Agenda Setters. An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
12.20 Fairly Legal. (Mav, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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WEDNESDAY, July 30
Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 How Disney Built America. (PG) 8.20 Aerial Australia. (Premiere, PGa)
Smilla’s Sense Of Snow. (Premiere)
SBS World News Late. 10.45 Who Do You Think You Are? US. (PGa, R) 11.35 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 5. 2.05 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. (PGv, R)
3.10 Weeks Of War. (PG, R) 4.05 Blue Water Safari. (PGan, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Abbott Elementary. 9.10 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs. 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 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.40 The
THURSDAY,
July 31
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, 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 Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone. (MA15+a) 11.20 Stags. (MA15+av)
12.20 Imposters. (Madlv, R)
1.20 Touching Evil. (MA15+av)
2.30 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) Bathroom week brings some teams undone. 8.40 World Aquatics Championships. Singapore 2025. Day 4. Finals. 11.10 9News
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Australian Road Trips. (Premiere)
8.25 Into The Amazon With Robson Green. (PGa, R)
9.20 Snowpiercer.
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R)
11.35 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 6. 2.05 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. (PGv, R) 3.10 Weeks Of War. (PG, R) 4.05 Blue Water Safari. (PGn, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. Continued. (2008, PG) 7.40 8 1/2. (1963, PG, Italian) 10.15 First Snow Of Summer. (2023, M, German) 12.10pm Ondine. (2009, M) 2.05 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 3.55 Manganinnie. (1980, PG) 5.35 The Company. (2003, PG) 7.40 The Heartbreak Kid. (1993, M) 9.30 Book Of Love. (2022) 11.30 My Salinger Year. (2020, M) 1.25am Late Programs. 6am The Company. Continued. (2003, PG) 7.35 Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard. (2009, PG) 9.20 Manganinnie. (1980, PG) 10.55 Falling. (2020, M) 1pm I Love You Too. (2010, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.30 The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. (2008, PG) 5.20 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991, PG) 7.40 Charlie And Boots. (2009, M) 9.35 Some Kind Of Beautiful. (2014, M) 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Cohen’s world is turned upside down. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 21. Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.00 Kick Ons.
11.30 Code Blue: One Punch Killers. (Madv, R) 12.30 Life. (Madv, R) 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News.
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By Dianne BOWES
LAST Saturday saw a small field of Hawks Nest Golf Club ladies
Stableford event in
Di Sutton from Nelson Bay, and Gaye Gillard from Toronto GC were visiting Hawks Nest while their own courses recover from the recent bad weather.
There were some great scores carded today, with a two way battle for first place between the in-form Sue Kovacs, and Di Davis, both on 40 points.
The next ten players were bunched together 4 shots back, so once again it was a close competition for the minor placings.
Results: Saturday 12/7/25
A Grade Winners: 1st Samantha Leggatt on 36;
2nd Julie Hammond 35; 3rd
Gaye Gillard 34C/B
B Grade Winners: 1st Sue Kovacs 40 C/B (best score of the day); 2nd Di Davis 40; 3rd Ann Syme 35 C/B
Place Getters (35 C/B34): Chris Simmons, Roma Bernardin, Janet Moore, Di Sutton, Antje Basson NTP Hole 10: A Grade Gaye Gillard
Tuesday’s match was the July Monthly Medal round, with 36 ladies competing across 3 grades. Despite the day before being warm and sunny, conditions on Tuesday were cold and damp which was disappointing for all. Fortunately the competition was hot at the top, with Lorraine Bragg just squeaking past Denise Sainty for the overall win on a count back. Both ladies finished with 71 nett, after Denise fired 86 gross and Lorraine
101. Jeanette Patfield also had a 5m chip in on the 15th. Well played ladies!
Results: Tuesday 15/7/25
Ladies 18 Hole Stroke
A Grade Winners: 1st
Denise Sainty 71; 2nd
Carolyn Affleck 73; 3rd
Michelle Osborne 76 C/B
B Grade Winners: 1st
Lorraine Bragg on 71 (best score of the day); 2nd Sue Kovacs 75; 3rd Robyn
Keegan 76
C Grade Winners: 1st
Di Bott 75; 2nd Di Rumble Dickson 76 C/B; 3rd Jeanette
Patfield 76 C/B
Place Getters (76 C/B –77): Kathy Griffiths, Janet Moore, Di Smith, Marg Bonney, Pam Keegan, Jo Scott, Barb Birmingham, Tanya Sinclair, Karen Serhan
