Myall Coast News Of The Area 28 March 2024

By Thomas O'KEEFE

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Local Grocer Hawks Nest won big in Sydney. (L-R) Michelle Pelizzari from Metcash, Lyndal Blaber, Nicole Henry, Scott Fitzalan, Colleen Ross, Ros Trappel, Peter Trappel and Metcash's Jason McLean.

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Hawks Nest IGA wins four state awards

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Transformation and Innovation Award, and the big one: Small Store of the Year Award.

“IGA Local Grocer Hawks Nest continues to be an outstanding store, they have grown their business through renovations, increasing offers, providing shoppers with convenience offers, and featuring locally produced products,” said a representative from Metcash, the owner of the IGA brand.

The Transformation and Innovation Award recognises innovations in smaller format stores, such as Hawks Nest, the winner of which demonstrates the most significant results due to refurbishment or investment over the past twelve months.

The Hawks Nest store’s award-winning ‘transformation’ has included a recent

sizeable extension of the customer floorspace, facilitated by the purchasing of the empty store next door to house their coolers/freezers, extending the aisles and the cafe, and adding more floor space to have more products and offerings for customers.

“Our deli has doubled in size, with more hot food options, and, when possible, we stock from smaller, local suppliers,” Hawks Nest IGA Manager Lyndal Blaber told NOTA.

“We've been nominated for Store of the Year seven times in a row, and won six times,” Lyndal explained.

“Last year we won National Store of the Year, our third time, and we are now up for it again, against the interstate competition.

“We have to thank the local community for their continued support, they are the reason

we have expanded, also thanks to the Metcash Group because they do support us with the innovation, the staff too, and our bosses, Peter and Ros Trappel.”

NEWS Of The Area would like to offer correction to information printed in our 21 March Edition.

A quote in the story, ‘Ferries hit sand as Myall River awaits dredge’, was attributed to ‘a spokesperson for Member for Kate Washington’.

This quote should have been attributed to Ms Washington herself.

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q The team at Hawks Nest IGA with their award-winning fresh food and new store layout.

3G SHUTDOWN

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ensure phone companies do not leave thousands of farmers without mobile coverage in the wake of the 3G shutdown.

Recent NOTA spotlights on shockingly poor mobile coverage across the Myall Coast region prove that most local residents will be in the same boat.

NSW Farmers Rural Affairs Committee Chair Deb Charlton said, “As providers push ahead with this 3G network shutdown, there’s no doubt there will be farmers who often work alone and a long way from help, who run into trouble or have an accident, and will be unable to call for help,” Mrs Charlton said.

“Even with the 3G network in place, there are hundreds of horror stories of accidents occurring on farms or on isolated country

roads, where people have not had the mobile coverage they need to contact emergency services and get lifesaving help.

“We have absolutely no confidence that 4G coverage will be available when the 3G network is switched off, and we will only see more of these tragic situations as a result.”

When 3G emerged around 2003, most mobile phones were used for voice calls or SMS.

Ten years later, 4G technology allowed data speeds ten times faster than 3G, but many models may still use 3G for voice calls, including to 000, especially when the lesswidespread 4G transceivers are unavailable.

A more recent iteration of 4G is ‘VoLTE’, which allows newer smartphones to make voice calls using internet data, however,

most smartphone owners may be unaware of whether their current smartphone can use it.

Telstra’s official information confirms that they are switching off 3G on 30 June 2024.

“If your device doesn’t support VoLTE emergency calling, you will not be able to make an emergency call to 000 on the Telstra Mobile Network,” is Telstra’s advice.

“If you have a device that can only use 3G, you won’t be able to connect to Telstra’s network after 30 June 2024.”

Pindimar residents have invited Dr David Gillespie to a public meeting at 1pm, Wednesday 3 April at Pindimar Community Hall, accompanied by Shadow Minister for Regional Development Bridget McKenzie, both of whom have been “working behind the scenes to improve communications”.

q Check your ‘Settings’ for an option like ‘Mobile networks’, then make sure you have one of the options including ‘4G’ available and enabled.

This emergency app could save

By Thomas O’KEEFE

can mean the difference between life and death in an emergency.

The Emergency Plus app (stylised as ‘Emergency+’) is a free smartphone app developed by Australia’s emergency services and their Government and industry partners, which uses the GPS functionality already built into smartphones.

Emergency Plus utilises a proprietary geolocation interface, known as ‘What3Words’, which is a far more user-friendly way of telling the Triple Zero operator where you can be found.

“How do you describe where you are if you are on holidays, or in an unfamiliar place?” said MidCoast First Aid trainer and owner Kelly Pietsch, also a member of the Tea Gardens Fire and Rescue and the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf

Life Saving Club, who has strongly recommended Emergency Plus at several recent community AED and first aid awareness presentations.

“What3Words is an easy way to communicate a precise location, as accurate as GPS coordinates, but easier to read and say, especially in an emergency.

“The world has been divided into grid squares of 3x3metres, with words assigned to each box.

“This is so much easier than rattling off a set of GPS numbers over the phone,

which lets everyone easily identify their location to assist Triple Zero (000) and the mobilisation of emergency services.

“‘Emergency Plus’ is very handy to have on any phone, a free download on any device, and it piggybacks off any available network, not just the one you are usually on.”

The patchy nature of mobile coverage across the region means that, for example, an Optus phone with no network signal will utilise a Telstra or Vodafone signal if one is

available, such as the Myall Park Tennis Courts, where Telstra phones registered 0-1 bars, but Optus had 2-3 due to the newer small cells on Booner St. Users should be aware: Emergency Plus will not work in areas with no mobile network coverage, as most smartphones are not satellite phones.

Emergency Plus has also been recommended by recent meetings of the Myall Way Emergency Planning Group and NSW Services representatives, and users of the Emergency Plus app should make sure they have the most upto-date versions on their phones.

Will Disputes

by Felicity Wardhaugh

Disputes between siblings about their inheritance are commonplace. As a parent and a senior citizen you may be keen to reduce the likelihood of a dispute as best you can.

A recent case of Wehbe v Giotopoulos [2023]

NSWSC 827 shows how easily disputes can give rise to expensive litigation.

A widow lived with her 3 sons and she relied heavily on one of those sons to make legal arrangements for her. He obtained a Will kit, wrote out the Will for her and organised for witnesses to witness her signature. The Will did not treat the mother’s children equally. In fact, the mother made no provision in the Will for her 2 daughters. The daughters argued that their mother was frail and vulnerable and suffering from poor health and was

not able to read English and asked the Court to find that their mother did not know or approve of the contents of the Will. The daughters were successful.

A key issue for the Court was the part the son played in organising the Will. This gave rise to suspicion about whether the mother understood what she had signed. The dispute could have been easily avoided by ensuring that the mother received independent legal advice before signing her Will and for a solicitor to have drafted the Will on her instructions.

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PRECISELY locating oneself

Viney Creek Road East reconstruction

By Thomas O’KEEFE

THE RECONSTRUCTION of a section of Viney Creek Road East, the only other way out of Tea Gardens, has recently been completed by MidCoast Council.

The 750 metre reconstructed section is at the Pacific Highway end of the road, aiming to mitigate environmental issues that have plagued the road’s surface for a while.

“These works at the highway end of Viney Creek Road address the previous issue of slowmoving water impacting the road, improving drivers' access,” a Council spokesperson told NOTA.

“Sealing on both sides of the concrete causeway has also provided environmental benefits, significantly reducing sediment runoff from the road.

“Traffic control ensured minimal disruptions for the duration of the project.”

The concrete causeway has flood markers indicating it as prone to events, but the previously unsealed dirt road at either end had seen significant degradation over the years.

This should come as welcome news to all locals across Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Pindimar and Bundabah, as for all four localities Viney Creek Road East is, in fact, the only other terrestrial road access to the Pacific Highway, other than the Myall Way.

Other Council-scheduled roadworks in the Local Government Area have been hampered by recent, but welcome, rainfall, which has delayed some recently stated resurfacing plans.

“As they are urban reseals, Council

Motorfest 2024 Sponsors

Tea Gardens Hawks Motor Club wishes to formally thank our very generous Motorfest 2024 Sponsors, mainly Local but a number from Australia-wide business organisations.

Without the support we received our Motorfest 2024 would not have been such a great success.

Each and every Sponsor will receive an Appreciation Award and a personalised “Thank You’ from our Club.

The Motor Club will soon announce the date for the distribution of funds raised to our local Community Service Groups.

q The Viney Creek Rd East newly sealed section begins just off the Pacific Highway.

q The new sealing ends 750m up the hill, next to the power substation.

advises that on-street parking will not be available during these works, and people with coloured driveways should avoid using them for up to a week after the works to minimise discolouration (discolouration will fade over time).”

Meade St works, from Crawford St to McKenzie St in Bulahdelah are scheduled for Monday 25 March.

Myall Way works, from Settlers Way to Motum Ave, and from Hough St to Maxwell St, both in Tea Gardens are scheduled for 27-28 March.

Tuloa Avenue works, from Kingfisher Ave to Sanderling Ave, in Hawks Nest, have been rescheduled for 27-28 March also.

The above new dates are also, of course, weather-dependent.

finance records are easily recorded on spreadsheets and there is plenty of support from other committee members and the existing Treasurer will provide full training as well as back up support when needed.

So, if this sounds like an interest you would like to pursue, please contact Paul on 0492 333 651

The management committee

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Spotlight on Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest’s mobile telecom situation

By Thomas O’KEEFE

MOBILE telecommunications

are as bad in many parts of Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest as they are across the Myall Coast, according to official data and on-the-spot measurements.

While a significant telecommunications tower resides along Witt Street in Tea Gardens, its mobile transceivers are woefully inadequate to cover the everexpanding population of the twin towns along the Myall.

A daisy-chain of ‘small cells’ has coalesced, roughly in parallel with the main roads, from Palm Lake Resort

at the extreme western edge of Tea Gardens, to Booner Street in Hawks Nest, each cell an inexpensive attempt to extend coverage without any telco having to invest in new, purpose-built base towers.

Small Cells, with a typical radius of 200 metres, “are designed to cover a small geographic area, operating at lower power than a traditional base station, and using smaller equipment”, according to the Radio Frequency National Site Archive (RFNSA).

The Telstra Small Cell in East Close, Hawks Nest, was installed in 2021, while

three Optus Small Cells were installed along Booner Street around the same time.

Given the distance from the Tea Gardens tower to Palm Lake Resort, two more Small Cells, one each for Telstra and Optus, were soon warranted in that area.

Localities like Swan Bay and Myall Quays are left to scrounge whatever mobile signal they can pick up, while Winda Woppa residents may receive a few bars from the Gan Gan tower, 6.5 kilometres across Port Stephens bay.

Pindimar/Bundabah, of course, do not benefit from the Tea Gardens tower, thanks to terrain and distance.

“We have terrible reception here at the shops,

there is actually no signal inside IGA or So-Lo,” said one Hawks Nest shop worker.

The thick walls or metallic roofs of some shops, and the Hawks Nest Community Hall, are naturally impeding the already-weak signals.

“Calls regularly drop out along Booner Street, between the roundabout and the caravan park,” said a local Telstra customer.

All mobile transceivers are subject to traffic, which recent summer crowds served to remind, as will Easter.

Large residential developments planned for the wetlands to the north of Myall Quays Shops currently also have no coverage, according to RFNSA site data.

Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest does have NBN service, with the main technology being FTTN (Fibre to the Node), one of the cheaper options that makes use of the ageing existing copper wire phone infrastructure – unless a house is lucky enough to be on a relatively new link to the nearest node, their FTTN may also suffer.

q Another of the three Optus Small Cells, this one near the Hawks Nest shops along Booner Street – it gives nothing to Telstra or Vodafone customers, however.

q The only significant telecommunications tower in Tea Gardens, along Witt Street, does not have adequate coverage, hence the series of Small Cells around the towns.

q One of Optus’ three Small Cells, located on Booner Street, just outside Reflections caravan park.

Controversial bail laws pass NSW Parliament

AFTER much debate, the NSW Government passed controversial laws to prevent repeat youth crime last week, with legal organisations pledging to fight the decision.

Parliament passed legislative changes last week to amend the Bail Act 2013 to include a temporary additional bail test for young people between fourteen and eighteen charged with committing certain serious break and enter offences or motor vehicle theft offences while on bail for similar offences.

“The government is aware of concerns about tightening bail laws for young people and it has approached this change cautiously in light of the potentially serious consequences for young people and, in particular, Aboriginal young people,” NSW Attorney General Michael Daley said.

“This is why the change is time limited and relates to young people who are already alleged to have committed at least one offence while on bail for another relevant offence.”

Among the changes, a new performance crime offence has been introduced

targeting those who advertise certain crimes on social media.

“The new ‘post and boast’ offence targets performance crime – where offenders post footage of their law-breaking online – in connection with car crime and break and enter offences,” Mr Daley said.

“This behaviour is unacceptable and has to stop.

“People have a right to sleep safe in their beds in the sanctity of their home and should not have to face being retraumatised, ridiculed and shamed with images of the crime being made into a warped kind of ‘entertainment’.”

Greens MP and spokesperson for justice Sue Higginson has since described the new bail laws as “the legislation of a coward”, claiming they would “see vulnerable children and young people locked up”.

Ms Higginson has claimed that Government members were personally instructed by the Premier to “block some 20 proposed amendments to the laws”, including from legal experts

such as the NSW Bar Association and the Law Society of NSW.

“The opposition to these laws is remarkable,” she said.

“The Bar Association, the Law Society, the cross bench and even members of the Liberal Party and the government united against both the spirit and execution of new laws.

“We’ve witnessed unanimous, grave concern about the careless breadth and consequences of these laws.

“This is legislation forced on the government and the state by the Premier to appease a few shock jocks and columnists.”

Ms Higginson said vulnerable groups would be “hit hardest” by the new laws.

“They will be First Nations children and young people, and children with mental illness and disability.

“They will be children who are going hungry and who don’t have a steady roof over their heads.

“They don’t need jail time.

“They need help.”

Last Monday, a range of organisations across

Australia united to call on the NSW Premier to scrap the plans which they believe will result in putting more children in jail.

Two open letters were distributed to the media, one from 60 civil society groups and another from over 500 academics, lawyers and community workers.

The civil society groups’ letter said the State Government’s new measures were a betrayal of Closing the Gap commitments and ignore “decades of evidence on how to reduce youth crime”.

The co-signed argue the measures prioritise punishment over investment in proven prevention strategies and will “cause crime to get worse” and “delay measures that could reduce crime”.

The second open letter, co-signed by legal practitioners, community workers and academics working across the fields of law, criminology, social sciences and Indigenous studies, outlines concerns that the proposed laws will make it harder for young people aged fourteen to seventeen to be released on bail for certain offences.

“We support the Premier’s goal to improve

community safety and wellbeing and strengthen early intervention initiatives.

“The proposed laws however will have the opposite effect.

”The evidence tells us that such laws do not make communities safer and in fact exacerbate the social drivers of young people’s contact with the justice system,” the letter read.

Several days prior to the passing of the bill, a research paper from the Justice Reform Initiative was launched in the NSW Parliament, offering alternatives to prison such as early intervention and prevention programs, First Nations place-based approaches and bail support programs.

The paper, ‘Alternatives to Incarceration in NSW’, argues New South Wales relies on a system of incarceration for children and adults that is harmful, expensive and ineffective.

“Prison does not work to reduce crime; it does not work to build safer communities; and it does not work to address the social drivers of contact with the criminal justice system,” the paper states.

“The overuse of incarceration in NSW has historically been driven by a politicised approach to justice policy, with both

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major parties frequently competing to promote a ‘tough on crime’ agenda.

“Too often decisionmaking about critical policy and legislative reform has focused on political rather than policy outcomes.”

The Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) NSW/ACT says a major campaign will now be launched that will not end until the laws are scrapped.

“We are drawing a line in the sand.

“We cannot accept an Australia that puts children in jail instead of evidencebased policy that actually makes communities safer,” ALS CEO Karly Warner said.

“Time will show that these laws will increase crime and make communities more dangerous.

“We won’t stop until this betrayal of vulnerable children and of Closing the Gap is overturned and replaced with the solutions that actually make a difference.

“This is the beginning, not the end, of our advocacy,” Ms Warner said.

The State Government also announced last week that the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety will undertake an inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities.

Feral deer populations cause concern

THE Hunter Local Land Services team is encouraging landholders to report sightings of feral deer in their areas.

Populations of feral deer are known across the region but have recently been causing increasing issues in the Port Stephens area.

Of particular concern are the public safety risks posed by feral deer to motorists and motorcyclists.

Incidents of feral deer, mainly individual stags, are being spotted so it is important to report sightings to improve local knowledge of feral deer populations and provide information if

management programs are required.

There have been several recent incidents of vehicle crashes involving feral deer, particularly in the lower Hunter.

The feral deer are large and hard to see, making them a substantial risk to motorists and motorcycles.

Grazing and trampling caused by feral deer threatens native species that are less able to compete for food and habitat and damages the composition and structure of habitats of threatened fauna.

Scent marking and rubbing of antlers leads to many trees becoming ring-

barked and dying, whilst browsing on shrubs and grasses, forbs and other general foliage further degrades these communities.

Weed seeds are introduced in scats and increased light penetration from disturbed canopies sets the conditions for rapid weed invasion.

Brett Miners, Hunter Local Land Services General Manager said, “Feral deer have a serious impact on the natural environment, but they also have devastating impacts for agricultural producers and even gardens and community spaces in our urban areas.

“Deer would easily make the Olympics high jump team, some species able to jump fences up to 2.5m high and this enables them to invade farms, graze on pastures and crops, consume stock water and feed.

“Deer congregate around water sources and damage riparian zones around dams, waterholes, creeks and rivers.

“The impact on agricultural enterprises varies but can easily reach the tens of thousands of dollars each year for farmers due to increased grazing pressure, loss of crops and damage to infrastructure.”

Feral deer are

increasingly present in urban areas, grazing on lawns and backyard vegetable gardens, destroying landscaping, destroying community spaces such as parks and causing motor vehicle accidents.

Their agility makes them a particular hazard to motorists, as they often appear with very little warning.

“Feral deer are a priority pest species in the Hunter region and landholders have an obligation to control them to limit their ability to impact our environment, production land but most importantly not end up on a road and

New info pack for North Arm Cove residents

By Thomas O’KEEFE

NORTH Arm Cove (NAC) community groups have joined forces to inform and welcome new residents to their quiet little part of Port Stephens, via a very comprehensive and free Residents Information Pack.

The initiative was spearheaded by North Arm Cove Community Association Inc (NACCAI) member Bruce Head, who suggested that the various groups focusing on different areas around the Cove could get together to produce an updated version of the last pack, which is a decade out of date.

Finalised as of November last year, the new NAC Residents Information Pack includes several pages of timely updates, as well as information new landowners can use to orient and acquaint themselves.

From local heritage and history to the best boating/swimming spots, background on the various community groups and

what essential services are available nearby, the 38page document is broad and

thorough for new residents, and perhaps is even a model that other communities

putting human life at risk,”

Brett continued.

“We encourage landholders and residents to report sightings of feral deer, as this provides valuable information on where they are and helps us prioritise coordinated landholder programs.”

To report feral deer:

• Download and install the FeralScan app on your smartphone - https:// www.feralscan.org.au

• Record a sighting on the FeralScan website

• Call your nearest Local Land Services office on 1300 795 299.

q The Residents Information Pack contains some local history, services, and more.

may wish to consider.

“We provide a printed copy in a folder for all new residents, including all the vouchers and the Fire Prevention booklet, and it is also available online for free download from our website,” NACCAI President Bob Reid told NOTA.

“The old one was ten years ago, it was only printed, and not very comprehensive, and just needed a solid update.

“The new Info Pack is

effectively ‘future-proof’, as we can update it online as needed.”

Multiple community groups have put their energies into this efficient welcome package, in what has been a large and wholehearted community team effort.

Among them are the NACCAI, Community Centre Management Committee, NAC Tennis Club, the local Rural Fire Service, and the Community Garden Group.

Some groups have included gift vouchers in the printed versions, such as for Coffee in the Cove, Zumba or Pilates sessions, and Garden Group picking certificates.

“We would also like to thank MidCoast Council, which very kindly gave us $2000 to put it all together, via their Annual Donations Program, which awards grants for building community relationships,” Mr Reid added.

q Front page of the new and updated North Arm Cove Residents Information Pack

Stinker’s Fishin’: Time to buy a boat

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

REALISING that half of Port Stephens is water, I have always been of the belief that to experience everything that this magnificent part of the world has to offer, you need a boat.

My first piece of advice is not to rush into it.

There is much to consider and many have made the wrong decision which is evident by the number of boats on trailers that haven’t moved for years!

In no particular order, fibre glass or aluminium, other considerations include size of the boat and of the motor which will be determined by how often you intend to use the boat, where you intend to visit and how many of your family members are keen to be regular crew.

Will your boat be used for fishing or simply exploring or a combination of both?

Because Port Stephens is such a huge waterway there are many variables to take into account.

The options inside the port are far greater than in other estuaries and ports and these include Tilligerry Creek, the Karuah River and Myall Rivers, the extensive Myall Lake system, North Arm Cove, Fame Cove, Swan Bay, Carrington and Pindimar – just to name a few.

This place is a boating wonderland.

Once you have satisfied all the above there are more questions to ask, namely – do you intend to travel outside the heads into the open sea?

So many adventures await.

Broughton Island, Fingal, south to Rocky Point and Boat Harbour.

The outer islands Boondelbah and

Cabbage Tree are unique and deserve your attention.

Lastly you need to take into account where you will be launching - Soldiers Point, Little Beach, Lemon Tree or Karuah.

At the end of the day your boat will require a shed or any safe place to be stored until the next time.

To help in your decision making it is a good idea to spend time with your local boat dealership who deal with these issues on a daily basis.

Good luck and happy boating.

I will see you on the water.

By John SAHYOUN

HAVE you ever wondered what becomes of construction waste when it is no longer required?

Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie recently inspected Aus Blue Bins Midcoast’s ‘bulk-up depot’ at Coolongolook, funded with support of a $987,544 grant from the Federal Government’s Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program, an economic stimulus program for fire affected regions.

The facility is helping to reduce the amount of construction and demolition waste going to landfill by recycling gyprock waste into gypsum.

The reprocessed gypsum powder, which makes up to 94 percent of plasterboard, can be sent back to the manufacturers for reprocessing into new plasterboard or converted for use in soil conditioners for the

New initiative helps reduce construction waste Water Wiser Hub launches

agricultural industry.

Worldwide a total of 80 million tonnes of plasterboard is produced every year and a large amount of this ends up in landfill as construction and demolition waste.

The gyprock material from construction and demolition sites is brought to the facility to be sorted and transported to South Kempsey where it is processed into gypsum for the local agricultural industry.

Gypsum can be used as a soil conditioner for acid sulphate and heavy clay soils.

“Coastal soils do need a lot of gypsum, particularly dairy pastures,” said Dr Gillespie.

“I congratulate Aus Blue Bins Midcoast on the initiative.”

This initiative has created ten local jobs and a further 20 jobs in Kempsey and is helping to reduce the amount of waste going into landfill each year as well as protecting the environment.

MIDCOAST Council has launched a water Wiser Hub, an online resource providing a range of useful tips and tools to help residents save water inside and outside their homes.

The new hub features a water use calculator, discounts off a variety of Hoselink water-saving devices, and tips to help people save water in different parts of their house.

Ms Coates said much like Council’s online waste education resource, Reimagine Waste, the Water Wiser Hub will continue to evolve and expand over time, but it is exciting to be able to offer the

community access to a range of water efficiency advice in one place.

“One of the things we consistently heard when we were developing our recent long-term water strategy, Our Water Our Future 2050, was that we needed to keep educating our community about the importance of using water sustainably,” said Ms Coates.

“Our new Water Wiser Hub is one of a number of initiatives we’ve been working on to help empower our community members to make sustainable, water efficient choices, and it’s something we’ll continue to focus on into the future.”

q My boat ‘Stinkpot’ is rarely out of the water.

q Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie and Aus Blue Bins Midcoast Director Steve Pedrick at the processing facility.

Cricket trailblazer honoured at ceremony in Tea Gardens

TRIBUTES from around Australia and overseas revealed the rich and varied life of Tea Gardens resident Ann Woods after her recent passing.

More than sixty people who gathered at Tea Gardens Hotel for a celebration of Ann’s life heard about achievements of which she never boasted.

Through eulogies from those who attended and tributes sent by friends and former colleagues overseas, a fuller portrait was painted of Ann, who was known locally as owner of a gym and an active member of a number of local organisations, including the Myall Koala and Environment Group (MKEG), the Bitou Busters dune care volunteers, the Myall U3A Garden and Nature Club, the U3A Photographic Club and the Scrabble Group.

The eulogies also revealed a respected archaeologist, researcher and university lecturer as well as a highlyregarded cricket coach, mentor and promoter of the

game in England, in the early years of a booming interest among women and girls.

Proceedings were opened by friend Adrienne Ingram, who spoke of Ann’s cancer and eventual death and private cremation.

Tea Gardens Librarian

Chris Shelly read a tribute from Ann’s British friend Caroline Cartwright of their time shared from when they both studied Archaeology at Sydney University until Ann’s death.

She said Ann’s research work was still held in a special collection at the University of Leicester.

David Ingram read two messages detailing Ann’s contributions to cricket in the UK.

The first was from Paul Ladbrook, who served with Ann on the Association of Cricket Coaches and worked with her when they were development officers for the National Cricket Association.

Kate Scott, one of many people Ann coached at

Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC), said she left a legacy of women’s cricket that was still thriving.

“She really was a trailblazer, a pioneer and unique in a man’s world,” Kate wrote.

“A former female cricketer said coaching was never just a job for Ann.

“She loved the game so much and was committed to growing it for women and girls, giving us all opportunities.”

One of many tributes on the LCCC Facebook page described Ann as “a great woman and superb coach who had to cope with a fair amount of backstabbing and misogyny but toughed it out really well”.

Linda Leggott from the Gardening Club and Katherine Howard, Project Manager of the Little Terns and Oystercatcher Project, both spoke about Ann’s knowledge, enthusiasm, generosity and her advocacy for nature.

Helen Lowry, another travelling friend of Ann since their University days, spoke about their many adventures both in Australia and overseas, before Grant

Woods, Ann’s brother, wound up the tributes with some humour of Ann and him growing up.

MKEG President Richard Streamer was the Master of Ceremonies and Uwe Seil produced a YouTube video of Ann’s celebration.

VALE Ann Woods: 26 August 1949 – 5 February 2024.

q VALE Ann Woods.

Collector on the hunt for antique pub signs

IF you are under 60 years of age, you may have never seen the iconic glass signs that adorned NSW hotels from the late 1920s until around 1980.

The glass signs once help pride of place on almost every pub, right throughout the state.

Now, Peter Gentz is on a mission to locate as many of the classic pieces of pub memorabilia as he can.

A recent trip to the Tea Gardens Hotel, where he spied a black and white photo

of the pub with a Tooth's beer sign featuring a large marlin front and centre, has inspired him to continue his search in the local area.

“There are still some sitting in sheds, long forgotten until a clean up occurs,” Peter said.

“Hopefully the Tooth’s marlin sign that hung outside the Tea Gardens Hotel is one of them.”

Some of these signs are now more than 100 years old.

“Tooth’s had a brilliant

idea in the 1920s to use glass signs with oil paintings stuck on the rear side to advertise their cleansing amber liquid.

“Such was the competition from rival brewers such as Resch’s, Tooth’s wanted something that stuck out and was different from any other form of advertising,” Peter said.

Produced in the thousands (estimates say up to 6500) between 1930 and 1960, many got broken, stolen or recycled for their

6mm plate glass.

Painted by talented artists, signs would be made and sent out to pubs in need of some dressing up.

By the time 1990 rolled around, most of the outback pubs had their signage removed.

“Nowadays, only the plastic copies may be found in the pubs around NSW,” Peter said.

“After 36 years of collecting, I am still coming across old photos of signs that depict all facets of life in both country and city environments.

“A pub close to a boxing gym would have a sign or two of boxers on the front walls.

“A pub close to a greyhound track would naturally have the dogs racing after the hare.

“Likewise, the rarest of them all, a cricket scene on pub walls near the Sydney Cricket Ground.”

Depending on condition, rare examples of these signs can now fetch $15000 each.

“Condition is everything!”

Peter said.

“The signs weren’t made to last 100 years and after

years of sun, rain, heat and cold, the paint can start flaking similar to that of old house paint.

“Restoration may at times cost more than the sign is worth.”

Like all valuable things, reproductions of the signs have begun circulating.

“It's a case of ‘caveat emptor’ - buyer beware.

“If in doubt, the originals are very heavy, have a load of gold leaf work, may have original tin on the backing and well, just look old,” Peter said.

q Peter has been collecting Tooth’s beer signs for 36 years.

AED accessibility

By Thomas O’KEEFE

Defibrillators (AEDs) are slowly proliferating around the Myall Coast, however, only a fraction are available outside of business hours.

There are several AEDs that are housed indoors, including at the Tea Gardens Crossfit Gym, Providores fruit market, Men’s Shed, Tea Gardens Baptist Church, The Grange RSL LifeCare, Palm Lake Resort, Tea Gardens

Pool, Tea Gardens Country Club, Tea Gardens Public Sschool, Coles, Regional Australia Bank, Ochre Medical Centre, Art and Craft Group, Tea Gardens Hotel, Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club, Myall Park Tennis and Croquet Clubs, the Golf Club, Hawks Nest Medical Centre, Myall Park Sports Complex, Thornton and King Lawyers, Tea Gardens Masonic Hall, and within emergency services vehicles including the Rural Fire Service (RFS),

Fire and Rescue, Police and Ambulances.

In Karuah, the local RFS, Medical Centre, RSL Club, Lionel Morten Oval and Tennis Clubhouse have AEDs.

Access to all of the above indoor AEDs, however, is limited by time of day, or location of vehicle.

There are only five outdoor AEDs accessible 24/7 in Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, only one of which is located in Tea Gardens, at the Slipway.

The other four are located in Hawks Nest at the Community Hall, IGA,

and both Reflections Caravan Parks reception buildings.

North Arm Cove has one outdoor AED at the Community Centre, as does Pindimar, outside the PindimarBundabah Community Association Hall.

Kelly Pietsch, owner of MidCoast First Aid and Safety, has recently helped members of several community groups become reacquainted with their local AED, and has offered her insight on the lifesaving utility of the devices, based on her extensive experience with Fire and Rescue, Surf Lifesaving, and as a trainer.

“The ‘Chain of Survival’ calls for early recognition and sending for help, early CPR, and early and accessible defibrillation, as well as earlier advanced care,” Kelly told

NOTA.

“The idea is that there would be more AEDs in more accessible locations, since cardiac arrest is not age-discriminatory, it can happen to anyone, and time is absolutely critical.”

“More accessible AEDs would be ideal, especially around nursing homes, where it is not just the residents that may need it - what about visitors and staff?” Kelly added.

While AEDs are not cheap, typically ranging from $1500 and up, the AED (Public Access) Bill 2024 currently before State Parliament would soon legally mandate “the installation and registration of automated external defibrillators in certain buildings, facilities and vehicles; and for related purposes”.

q Local first aid expert Kelly Pietsch delivers an AED refresher talk at Myall Park Tennis Club.

q An AED located outside the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Association Hall in North Pindimar.

q An AED located outside the reception at Reflections Jimmys Beach Holiday Park.

q The only known outdoor AED in Tea Gardens, at the Slipway along Marine Drive.

q An outdoor AED near the door to the North Arm Cove Community Centre.

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The residence features external stairs leading up to a rear deck, from which you can admire the views of the spacious backyard, presenting ample opportunity for entertainment or extension (subject to council approval).

Located directly opposite a serene koala reserve, this house offers a rare connection to nature's calm.

Just a short drive away lie the unspoilt beaches of Hawks Nest and the majestic Myall River, making this property an idyllic getaway spot.

Though it may be a 'doer-upperer', it's an excellent prospect for the handyman or woman looking to wield their tools and imbue the space with their personal touch.

The property also includes a spear point pump for ground watering, hinting at the potential for lush gardens to complement your coastal haven.

This is your chance to craft either your dream holiday home or a lucrative investment property in a sought-after locale.

Contact John Rumble on 0425 289 200 today to arrange a private inspection.

Inspections are by appointment only.

Once again, the quality of workmanship is evident in this space, with a large island, appliance cupboard, Miele induction cooktop and a twin drawer dishwasher.

A separate wing houses two more bedrooms which can be closed off for privacy; or would work well for those looking to an Airbnb option.

The master suite is located at the rear of the home and looks out over the lush gardens, has a huge walk-in robe with plenty of space for both ‘His’ and ‘Hers’, and an elegant ensuite that completes the picture.

plenty of parking for the cars, boats and even caravan/ motorhome.

The home is a single level brick clad home with Colorbond roof.

All the bedrooms are double in size, with two master bedrooms that work well for larger families, and those who have visiting family or friends.

A grand entry with an extra wide door into a large hallway where your eyes are immediately drawn to the back of the home and out to the parkland like gardens.

A master bedroom to the right is spacious with a walk-in-robe and ensuite bathroom.

There is a media room that is completely sound-proof – perfect for family movie nights with the popcorn.

The open plan living and dining area looks out to the magnificent gardens and an alfresco dining area.

The kitchen is an on-trend café latte coloured kitchen, with speckled white stone benchtops.

The second bedroom is double in size and offers a built-in robe.

The family bathroom has a spa-like feel with a separate rectangular deep soaking tub and separate frameless shower.

A fourth bedroom has built-in wardrobe and cabinetry and is currently being used as a home office.

The laundry is functional, large and offers access to the outdoors and boasts plenty of built in storage.

The alfresco dining area is perfect for family get-togethers and enjoying a BBQ after

a day at the beach.

Overlooking the gardens, you can easily imagine dining with friends and enjoying the evening after a day at the beach or boating on the waterways.

Park-like gardens - a true oasis where the design blends with its natural environs.

The property backs the reserve that is bounded by Coolabah Cl, Settlers Way and Spinifex Dr and will never be built out.

Manicured lush green lawns and meticulously pruned hedges surround a small courtyard area.

There is also a vegetable garden allowing the homeowner to enjoy the ‘fruits’ from their own garden.

But wait, there’s more: a side access which allows for access to the huge standalone garaging with high pitched roof which allows parking for caravans, trailers, boats, and extra cars.

There is room on top of this for extra storage and a bonus is that the power is connected.

There are a couple of garden sheds for storing the lawn mower, garden tools etc.

The home has a double garage with internal access to the home, and both come with polished concrete flooring.

A separate garden room/studio at the rear of the property presents a number of different possibilities with its large picture windows and exquisite privacy.

It makes the perfect space for a gardener, artist or even a writer.

Extras in this home are many – ducted air conditioning, single and three phase power, solid doors, IXL tactics (light/heating/ fan) in all three bathrooms, ceiling fans throughout, solar hot water, solar panels (6KW), bore water/ spearpoint, two water tanks and quality window furnishings with a combination of plantation shutters and roller blinds, and the property is fully fenced.

What we love about this home is that it is both private and has the most amazing park-like gardens, offering you a true sense of peace and tranquillity.

For more information contact Ivy Stevenson 0432 705 766 or Bryan Stevenson 0419 384 569.

Time to talk turtles

By John ‘Stinker’ Clarke

THE NSW Fisheries laws controlling the methods of crabbing in Port Stephens were changed ten years ago to protect our significant turtle population.

Witches hats, nets and crab traps, with an entry of over 32cm, were banned in our waters specifically to protect turtles.

The change in laws has been very successful with only one death of a turtle reported in a trap in Tea Gardens over the decade.

I read, with some amazement through the local press, relating to speed limits on jet skis: “41 dead turtles were recovered over the summer months… with their shells crushed”.

The answer was three dead turtles reported over that period, one with suspected boat strike, the other two deaths unknown.

These figures were agreed upon by Marine Parks and Maritime.

Furthering my investigation, I contacted commercial fishermen who work the port, particularly west harbour.

They agreed with NPWS.

I finally contacted Sea Shelter, who do an excellent job in sea life rehabilitation at the Shark and Ray Centre at Anna Bay.

Their figures on turtle deaths in Port Stephens since October 2023 were

Needing to uncover the facts, I firstly contacted the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) for their figures since October.

34, seven of which were the result of boat strikes.

None could be definitely attributed to jet skis.

We have a problem which we need to address as a community. Firstly, the wide gap in statistics shows that there is little communication with those who care for our turtle population.

With nearly everyone carrying a phone camera, wouldn’t it be a simple exercise to take a snap of the turtle then forward it to anyone of the agencies or Sea Shelter with your name, time and place that the grim discovery was made.

Then that information could be verified, documented and shared.

The next issue, as I see it, if we take the figures from Sea Shelter, around fifteen

Celebrating the Singing Bridge

By Anne JOHNSON, Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History Inc.

HAPPY 50th Birthday to our precious Singing Bridge – a Golden Anniversary to be sure!

When gazing at the bridge it is rare not to see traffic passing, but let’s reflect on its history.

The Hawks Nest settlement started about 150 years ago with the timber mills, hotel and first school.

At that time the children from Tea Gardens had to be rowed across the river each day by the teacher.

This did not last!

Although the government eventually provided a boat, the Hawks Nest School eventually closed in 1888 and a provisional school with eighteen pupils was opened in Tea Gardens.

The teacher, Peter Krackow, was transferred across the river, but the rowing was still considered part of his duties.

Due to a major economic depression, the timber

industry in Hawks Nest failed in the 1890s, but in Tea Gardens the fishing industry was thriving and the township was growing.

The only transport at this time was by water.

When the timber industry steadied, Allen Taylor’s mill at Winda Woppa kept local men busy from 1916.

They travelled to work by ferry and in 1928 Henry Melvin Engel tested the water by using an oyster punt to transport two vehicles between the twin towns.

As the need increased, so did the size and capacity of the ferries until in the 1970s a sixteen car ferry was operating, but it still was sadly inadequate for the volume of traffic, especially in the holiday season.

I still feel a sense of nostalgia when remembering crossing on the ferry, then walking to the beach in the late 1940s and ‘50s.

There were only a few houses scattered along the Hawks Nest riverfront.

A bush track led through to the main beach where

percent of turtle deaths are attributed to boat strikes – what are the other 85 percent dying from?

Plastics, a virus or natural attrition?

Considering the population of turtles in Port Stephens, numbers available through Taronga, 200-500, surely we have some responsibility for their safety. Regarding the issue with jet skis, could I suggest we consult with the relevant agency, Maritime, rather than reporting misinformation.

there was The Pavilion built by the Stroud Shire Council in 1936, the camping ground and one small cottage almost on the beach.

That bush track is now known as Booner Street!

There were only two families with children living at Winda Woppa in the 40s.

When I was attending the Tea Gardens School the McRae and Asquith children would bring a boat from Winda Woppa to Green Point then walk across the moor to school, where they put on their shoes.

This was shorter than walking up the rough track to the ferry and then waiting to cross.

Motor traffic only started in the area in the 1920s and was slow to increase due to the condition of the roads, then the Great Depression of the ‘30s and war in the ‘40s.

Reliance was on the local daily bus service to Newcastle or the ferry to Nelson Bay, which like today was subject to the vagaries of the weather.

In 1960 the Shire Clerk recorded 27 families, including sixteen pensioners and eleven cars for Hawks Nest, while there were 102 families and 70 cars in Tea Gardens,

The Hawks Nest beaches were a big attraction, however, and miners from the Hunter Valley flooded into the area in holiday times, patiently waiting to cross on the ferry, then to pitch their canvas tents and unload the supplies they had to bring

with them, as there was no general store in Hawks Nest.

By 1963 a Golf Course was planned, with 54 acres of Crown Land secured, followed by a further 55 acres.

In 1965 Mineral Deposits planned to move one of their separation plants to Hawks Nest. Extraction was to start in 1966 and the pressure was on!

With 40,000 tons each of rutile and zircon to be extracted each year, transporting the minerals became a big problem. The ferry could not cope so the road past Mungo Brush was extended to Seal Rocks to connect it to the Lakes Way, then by the main road to the Port of Newcastle.

This was a costly diversion and Mineral Deposits were happy to contribute $31,000 towards the construction of the bridge which was estimated to cost $1,200.000 – back then a substantial amount.

Subdivision and sale of Crown Land in Hawks Nest were scheduled to help defray the cost.

The building of the bridge

commenced in March, 1972, and as we know, it opened with a great sense of relief and expectation for the ongoing development of our area on 6 April, 1974.

In Tea Gardens, Myall Street was extended to meet the bridge and thus become the main road, which in turn left Marine Drive and the riverside a much quieter and more pleasant area.

On the Hawks Nest side direct access to Moira Parade was cut off and the main road to Tea Gardens became Kingfisher Avenue, with the land in Swan Bay being opened up for development.

To mark the anniversary, Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History Inc. will be mounting a display in the Tea Gardens Library for the whole month of April, and will also be supporting the activities at the Tea Gardens Hotel on 6 April.

Come along and see the photos and souvenirs of the opening and read about the changes the bridge brought to our twin towns.

q John Clarke has been investigating recent reporting from local media of turtle death numbers.

q The Hawks Nest side shows the new roadways and the preparations for the subdivision of Swan Bay.

q The pin badge was a souvenir from the opening.

q The approach from Tea Gardens: no pelicans and no landscaping!

Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN

READING

The Write Direction

By John BLACKBOURN

Population Perspective

BEING twenty in the seventies was much more fun than being seventy in the twenties.

We are now living with a generation that would unplug your life support system just to charge their mobile phone or other devices.

Readers will know that I’m a smallpopulation person.

I believe that here in Australia our population of 27 million is excessive to the point where we human beings are beginning to look like the rabbit plague that all but brought down the rural producers in the 1940 and ‘50s.

From the Mayor’s desk

By CLAIRE PONTIN Mayor, Midcoast Council

So now might be a good time to take a hard look at population perspectives and consider where we are now and where we are heading.

The earth’s population is now in the area of 7.8 billion people, more or less double what it was when I was born.

We are also depleting our natural resources at an ever-increasing rate, which should be cause for alarm.

If we reduce the global population number to 100, we can understand the situation in a simple way.

Of that 100 people, eleven are located in Europe.

Five are in North America, nine are in South America and fifteen are in Africa.

That leaves 60 living in Asia.

The population is evenly distributed geographically; 49 percent live in the countryside or rural locations and 51 percent live in cities.

75 have mobile phones and 25 do not.

30 have internet access but 70 do not have the education or ability to go online.

83 are able to read but seventeen are illiterate.

33 are Christian, 22 are Muslim,

THIS is the time of year that Councillors are working on our operational plan and budget for 2024-25.

We will be consulting on the draft plans in May/June prior to adoption for commencement in July.

With a view to our long-term financial sustainability, we have commissioned an independent report and are working with staff on developing an action plan to better manage our future finances.

This plan will also be shared with the community.

Prior to this work, we had also

Photographers explore topic of vegetables

capturing

By Sue DONOHUE

EACH month a snap taken by a Myall U3A Photography Group member is selected to be printed in News Of The Area.

This month’s photo topic was ‘Vegetables’ and the chosen photo was taken by photographer Jim Semple. While not a usual subject for photography, vegetable imagery is used widely by companies

The

fourteen are Hindus, seven are Buddists, twelve are of minority religions and another twelve have no religious affiliations.

Life expectancy is vitally important to all of us.

26 live less than fourteen years and 66 die between the ages of fifteen to 64 years.

Only eight are over 65 years old.

Therefore, if you own your own home, eat nourishing meals regularly and drink clean water, plus have a mobile phone, can surf the internet and have been educated at a good school, you are in a highly privileged group of people who are represented by less than seven percent of the world’s population.

Of this theoretical 100 people alive in the world today, only eight will live or exceed the age of 65 years.

This means that if you are over 65 years old and reading this opinion piece,

commenced a major program (business transformation program) to improve operational efficiency in the organisation, as well as a review of our service levels across the Council.

A prime area of consideration is how we can improve management of our $5 billion of assets.

This is being addressed through development of our Roads Strategy and a review of our real property assets.

The key message I want to deliver is that Councillors and staff are working hard to take care of business – to make

then you need to realise that 92 people of that 100 group have gone before you.

Because we live in the location regarded as having the oldest average age group in Australia, everyone one of us must be delighted on a daily basis to be enjoying the sheer delight of not only being alive, but being so in the extremely pleasant surroundings we enjoy so much in our Myall Coast area.

Every person reading today's opinion piece can rest assured that we live in delightful surroundings with all the basic infrastructure needed in order to maintain our survival on a comfortable level and in the hope that we will never be built out, overpopulated or forced to seek other pastures due to incursion of greater population density for the marvellous Myall.

us more financially resilient and better at what we do.

It is not an easy task and may not please everyone, but we have a duty to our ratepayers to do this work properly.

We will be sharing more information on this work over the coming months and will also be talking to the community about this during our regular Community Conversations during April and May.

We will be visiting fifteen communities across the MidCoast so look out for the dates in your local area.

q This month’s photo topic was ‘Vegetables’ and the chosen photo was taken by photographer Jim Semple.

Junior Hawks fundraise for safety helmets

By Thomas O’KEEFE

SAFETY first for the burgeoning teams and members of the Myall River Hawks Junior Rugby League Club in 2024, who hosted a massive Easter-themed fundraiser at the Hawks Nest Golf Club on Friday, 22 March.

With the wearing of helmets by Junior players being made compulsory by the Club as of last year, the main aim of this Easter fundraiser was to assist the players with those necessary costs.

“A lot of people’s eligibility for the NSW Government’s ‘Active and Creative Kids’ vouchers have changed this year, so we are doing what we can to help armour the kids with helmets, considering the ballooning cost of living these days,” Club Vice President Leah Saunders told NOTA.

Hawks Senior Men’s and Ladies teams turned out at the Golf Club, which is one of the Juniors’ major sponsors this year, to support their Junior Hawks, along with many of the new, and returning Juniors team

members of the U-6s, U-9s, U-11s, U-13s, U-15s (girls), and U-16s teams.

“We have teams in six age-groups this year, the most we’ve ever had since the formation of the Juniors Club,” Leah added.

“More kids means more teams, and more heads needing more helmets.”

The unprecedented six teams are composed of kids coming from all around Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest, Pindimar/Bundabah, Bulahdelah, and Karuah, with interest expanding since the end of the pandemic.

q Hawks Juniors and Seniors all turned out to support the fundraiser.

“Most of the prizes tonight were donated by the parents of the six teams, and several parents have been

selling tickets for the past few months along with Chantelle Gallagher, Jess Johnston and myself,” Leah added.

“We will aim to do further fundraisers on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and a big toy raffle at Christmas.”

By Chris KARAS

RAYMOND Terrace Magpies rugby league graduate LillyAnn White has opened the 2024 season in a blaze of glory.

The dynamic fullback has enhanced her reputation with classy performances for the Newcastle Knights Under 18s in the NSWRL Tarsha Gale Cup competition.

White, who grew up in Tea Gardens and carved her niche with the Raymond Terrace Roosters and Magpies clubs, is on track to skipper the Junior Knights to the Cup finals series that commences in early April.

She remains a trump card for the Newcastle team that faces vital clashes against the Cronulla Sharks at Cessnock Sports Ground and North Sydney Bears at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence to lock in a finals berth.

A gifted fullback or five eighth, the talented

Boom fullback Lilly-Ann engineers Knights Cup finals charge Hawks Nest Ladies Golf

By Dianne BOWES

SATURDAY 16th March 2024

Another good field of players teed off today in more settled conditions than last week. 31 ladies started, and competition was hot at the top of the leaderboard with only 3 strokes separating the first 6 players.

A Grade Winners: 1st Annie Benton 39 (best score of the day); 2nd Maxine Mitchell 37 C/B; 3rd Trish Collins 37

B Grade Winners: 1st Sue Campton 38; 2nd Carol Maher 36 C/B; 3rd Judith Sams 36

Place Getters: Sue Kovacs, Mandy Dickson, Deb Gardner, Kay Kim, Ros Gianacas, Susan Muna, Janet Merryweather and Julie Williams.

Tuesday 19th March 2024

prospect continues to impress officials with her vision and skills.

Her dashing displays in the preliminary rounds have propelled the Under 18 Knights to three victories and a draw from six matches to stay in the race for a top eight finals spot.

With the elusive White in red-hot form the Newcastle side have posted wins over Canberra Raiders (16-10), Wests Tigers (24-4) and St George Dragons (54-4) and drew 24-all with the Manly Sea Eagles.

Narrow losses to the third ranked Canterbury Bulldogs (12-6) and second placed Indigenous Academy (24-22) haven’t deterred the Knights on their spirited finals charge.

Lilly-Ann is regarded as one of the most promising custodians on the womens rugby league scene and has secured her immediate future by signing a two year NRLW development contract with the Knights.

Monthly Medal Round

Today’s stroke round was played in conditions that many of the 47 starters found trying. Apart from the usual oppressive humidity, many players had trouble reading the greens which have recently been renovated. This might have been a bonanza for the putting clubs though!

A Grade Winners: 1st Kay Kim 71 (best nett score of the day); 2nd Trish Collins 73; 3rd Marguerite Miller 76 B Grade Winners: 1st Rosarie Mullins73; 2nd Donna Clemens 75 C/B; 3rd Lorraine Bragg 75

C Grade Winners: 1st Pauline Barham 72 (Medal Winner Saturday comp); 2nd Tanya Sinclair 73 (Medal Winner Tuesday comp); 3rd Liz Edmunds 82

Hunter Rugby League representative mentor Russell Grigg told News

Of The Area that the boom seventeen-year-old has “a bright future in the game”.

“I coached Lilly Ann last season at the Raymond Terrace Magpies where she excelled as a half back in the Newcastle-Hunter Womens A Grade regional competition,” quipped the experienced Griigg.

“She has an incredible skill set and shows a maturity that far belies her years,” he said.

Lilly Ann joined Newcastle’s premiershipwinning NRLW squad after starring for the Australian Schoolgirls team last season in an historic first ever test match against Papua New Guinea.

The emerging White was named Newcastle’s Tarsha Gale Cup Player of the Year in 2023 and could replicate that feat by stepping up for the Knights in a pressurepacked finals campaign

Myall Coast Vets

By Tony SMITH

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q Emerging Newcastle Knights fullback Lilly-Ann White continues to shine in the NSWRL Under 18 Tarsha Gale Cup series. She is pictured receiving the Knights’ Under 18 Player of the Year Award last season from coach Andrew Johnson.

Place Getters: Denise Sainty, Annie Benton, Deb Matheson, Carolyn Affleck, Julie Williams, Carol Hussey, Fran Henderson, Sue Kovacs, Judy Benson and Di Rumble Dickson.

Gross Winners: A Grade

Denise Sainty 88 C/B; B Grade Rosarie Mullins 102; C Grade Pauline Barham 111.

Ladies Classic Update

Congratulations to our major winners in the 36 Hole Classic Competition for 2024: Scratch Division - Jill Blenkey 163 (Newcastle GC); Katrina Skinner Oysten 164 168 (Easts L&G); Dom Kelly (Merewether); Kylie Tape 169 (Belmont)

Nett Division – Anne McClintock 143 (Kogarah GC); Gillian Mowat 145 C/B (Belmont); Sue Poate 145

5. Noel Quince

NTP. A. B. C. 3rd. Clinch, Colin Shand, Ian Serhan, Gehad 5th. Kerr, Bill Collins, Barry 10th. Lashwood, John Forrest, John Ross, Michael 16th. Weightman, Ross Rees, Stephen Carruthers, Steve Balls To. A. 29 c/b B. 29 c/b C. 24 c/b

We are delighted to announce that $3000 was

q Monthly Medal Winners Rosarie Mullins and Tanya Sinclair (Kay Kim absent).

raised for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Most of the money raised came from raffle ticket sales, and we thank our supporters for the amazing prizes donated by: Terri Meakins Photography, PK’s Restaurant, Myall Butchery, Mumm’s on the Myall, Myall Coast Realty, Myall Pharmacy, Hawks Nest

Bayview; Sandra Kimberly 147 (Pymble) Stableford Division –Rosarie Mullins 73 C/B (Hawks Nest GC); Sherryn Williams 73 (Avalon); Christine Dennis 72 (Windsor); Valda Stanford 71 (Everglades)

Golf Club, Roger’s Computers, IGA Nest Café, Tea Gardens Hotel, BT’s Fashions, Coles Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest Pro Shop, Cellarbrations Tea Gardens, Regional Australia Bank, Alana’s Flowers and Gifts, Tea Gardens Post Office, Y-Knot Ferries and Hawks Nest Ladies Golf.

q Sharon Bowers with her auction prize. Photo: Terri Meakin.

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BABY carrier, BabyBjorn new price is over $300 selling for $90 ono. Ph 0412 783 707

BEAM hanging racks pair, powder coated steel grey and rubber Suits use with bicycles or ladders. Never used $50. 0408 431 488

BIBLE road scooter swivel seat, easily dismantled for vehicle transport. Never used $1,200. Any trials welcomed. Ph Lee 0435 770 067 e040424

BOOKS for sale - 16 x Bryce Courtenay from $1 - $2 each, 3 x Colleen McCullough $1 - $2 each, 2 x Wilbur Smith $2 each. 0404969257

CANVAS bag for shopping trolley. $14 4982 8628

CHAISE Lounge Timber, painted white Era 1890s. $100 0418 950 995

FRIDGE/FREEZER

in good working cond Hisense, 350L $150

Photos available. Hawks Nest. 0419 444 119

FULL length Driza-Bone wet weather coat. $90 0419 985 601

GO Fit Vibration Platform $100 ono. Must sell 0417 664 032

GOLF buggy, 2nd hand new batteries, new upholstery, GC inc power drive battery charger 6 x 8 volt plug in wall 49872761

GOLF or Shopping Scooter, 4 wheel drive 2sp Lotus Blake Tycoon AZ36. Can be fully disassembled $2,750 ono. 4997 0435

GOLF set leather bag, Slazenger cart woods steels extras. $95 Ph 0476 789 721

GOOD

HAIR dryer with diffuser new, worth $170, will sell for $15. 0493 777 707

HIGH lift chair, can lift you fully up, 6 months old. Ph Lee 0435 770 067 e040424

HOLDEN Astra car rim and

LARGE Invacare

Meteor mobility scooter imacculate condition front basket, rear bag weather shade hood can deliver. $2,300 0418 430 643 Re260924

MENS gold watch Chisel, multi date, 100m water resistant, new still in box, fully working, bought from jewellers, cost $299 sell for $100. 49817523

MENS valet chair gold vinyl covered seat, hanging back for coats, shirts etc and a tray for the wallet and valuables exc cond. $70 49817523 F140324

MICROWAVE, new small $100. 0493777707 F150224

MOBILITY white raised toilet seat on legs, arm rests and brand new bowl. Stands over exiting toilet, light easy pickup and replace no installation req. Exc cond. $60. 4981 7523

MUSIC 50’s - 90’s CDs and vinyl 45’s various compilations plus single artists. 02 4966 5000

MOBILITY Scooter 4 wheel. Good cond. with front basket, rear bag and charger. $1200 Free delivery Ph: 0418 430 643 ReS040523

NEW Mahogany side tables. $100each 0493 777 707 F071223

OUTSIDE umbrella

4 metres x 3 metres $200 ono. Must sell 0417 664 032

PIANOLA rolls cabinet

timber with leadlight glass door, elock, 70cm x 46cm x 105cm high $100. 0418 950 995

PORTABLE clothesline

GC, $25. 0413 023 296

RAIL Corp Wall telephones and desktop push buttom phone 90’s. 2 x Motorola units, chargers with info 90’s. Cheap best offers. 4981 7523

RISSOTTO and rice maker, 10 cup. $169 on special, brand new. $130 0427 307 580 e180424

ROCKING chair antique 1880’s. $125 0418 950 995 e120424

RYOBI RSCD750 Clean and Dirty Submersible Pump with automatic float switch. As new. $75 Ph 0412 081 979 f301123

SCOTTY’S Cinema gift cards $75. Buy for $60, expire June 25. 0418 845 358 F220224

SINGLE base mattress and white bedhead clean, GC with single clean quality used linen $100. 0408 431 488 F080224

For Sale

WORLD book encyclopedias, full set Offer. 49979313 F080224

12FT runabout (AAU544N) and trailer (H40343), 9.8 Tohatsu outboard, 12 months rego. $1,500 ono 0428 549 282

STACER Seaway 435 boat, IBP617N, Honda 40hp 4 stroke motor, low hours, gal trailer R43321 Bimini boat cover, life jackets plus extras. Exc cond. $13,000 ono. Ph 0428 865 938 Re260924

SUBARU Outback Touring wagon, 2011 2.5L auto, AWD, 155km rego till Feb 2025, log book. DZD22L. $8,500 0448 253 290

Caravans

1999 Goldstream Sapphire 2001 series. 5m with awning and sides, double bed, sofa gas/elect fridge, stovetop microwave, TV, always garaged with lots of extras. M47529. $17,000 ono. 0488 256 253

2016 Retreat Brampton

22’. Single beds, 2 solar panels, sat dish, gas heater, many extras $70,000 ono. Reg till Nov 2023. TR76FN. Contact 0415 359 809

DRIZA-BONE coat, XL $200. 0418 950 995 e120424

DVD movies incl. drama

HOLDEN racing team shirt from early 2000’s Red with insignias of Dunlop, Holden and Coca Cola. Large. $10 4981 7523.

ELECT golf cart Yamaha 2019 with club covers and esky. 0427 002 593

HUSQVARNA self propelled lawn mower VGC, mulcher catcher petrol edger GC $300 for both units. 0427 980 079

EXTENSION Cord 25 metres 10 Amps $25 4919 8277 Tea Gardens

FISH fern for pond or aquarium. 0466 880 639 F210324

IKEA

LADIES Bike 27”

New tires and tubes

Front basket and back carrier. Geared. $100 0404 292 942

5L water jug with tap. $15.00 Call 0493 078 190 NEAR new motor cycle helmet . Size

XL. Aeroblade 3 Kabuto Japan. $99 Peter 0419932992

VW body parts 3 fan housing engines, plus porsche 356B. 0431 751 651 F080224

WALL mirror, 75cm x 60cm, wood surround $10. 4997 9313

WHEELCHAIR Breezy

NISSAN GQ Parts: New hub seals, oil and water pump, and more. Ph 4982 8689

NURSES shoes size 8 ladies, worn once $70ono 0413 401 589

$100. Ph 0418 191 818

OUTDOOR setting powder coated, as

WINE rack, holds 72 bottles, from Howards Storage, mahogany. On special for $489, sell for $325. New. 0427307580

WOMENS vanity bedroom chair, gold velveteen cover with back and round seat with a pleated skirt on wheels, exc cond. $100 49817523

WORK bench 136cm L

Ph: 4938 5923

AVAN Aliner 3 berth 850kg tare, 2012, 12 months rego, W97212 Extras. $22,000 ono Karuah. 0414 891 285

JAYCO Journey single axel, single beds shower/toilet, microwave auto awning, review camera, all as new 16.5 ft, 15 months old TL85A1. $62,500. Ph Les 0419 194 188

MILLARD Horizon 2001. Rollout awning 12 months rego. Annex N65160. $10,000 Ph 0438 020 040

MILLARD Horizon 2003 19ft dual axel light weight. Tare 1544. GVM 1944. 2 x 200 solar panels, anderson plug 3 way fridge, queen bed, shower/toilet, full 12 months rego, roll out awning. Non smokers Selling due to update $27,950. Q25752 0418 430 643

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SATURDAY MINISERIES: LIFE AFTER LIFE

ABC, 7.30pm

The powerful, unnerving feeling of déjà vu is given a poignant significance in this enthralling tale based on Kate Atkinson’s novel. This four-part drama turns its last page on the story of Ursula Todd (Thomasin McKenzie, pictured) in a confronting fashion. An increasing sense of helplessness colours this final peek into Ursula’s never-ending loop of birth and death as World War II’s grip tightens. This striking conclusion features the repeated motif of falling snow signalling her death, of course, as well as a fateful meeting with Adolf Hitler.

SUNDAY HOUSE OF GODS

ABC, 8.30pm

This heady mix of wealth, power, faith and family comes to its crunch in a satisfying, simmering conclusion. The tension has been ratcheted up to oppressive levels in this Sydney-based story of an Iraqi family. It’s a polished drama vibrating with sterling performances, where every little detail is plumbed to great melodramatic effect. Tonight, in “When God Speaks”, there’s resolution of sorts as the truth is dragged to light, but first there’s some unexpected power plays and deals to appreciate and unravel as Sheikh Shaaker (Simon Elrahi, pictured) confronts his adversary and uncovers the depths of patriarch Sheikh Mohammad’s (Kamel El Basha) ambition. It’s a thrilling final act.

World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

WEDNESDAY FBI: INTERNATIONAL TEN, 9pm

It’s hard to gauge how much FBI is too much…

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG)

11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story. (2021, PGadl) 2.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 2.30 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R)

4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00

8.30

but this newest spin-off, the third in the franchise, offers some exotic respite. Featuring locations around Europe, there’s some grand scenery as the US crime fighters gallantly try to save the world. Featuring Poldark’s statuesque Heida Reed (pictured) as Special Agent Jamie Kellett, it may be high-octane nonsense, but this folly looks pleasingly cultured. Tonight, an American lawyer is car bombed.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG)

11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: For The Love Of Chocolate. (2021, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 4. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGav, R) 9.30

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project. A look at the

7.30 Ready Steady Cook. (PGa) Hosted by Miguel Maestre.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mal, R) Graham Norton is joined by legendary singer Bruce Springsteen, actors Anya Taylor-Joy and Anna Maxwell Martin, and comedian Mo Gilligan. Florence and the Machine perform their single Dream Girl Evil 10.30 Fire Country. (PGa, R) A fire erupts after a plane crash.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

SATURDAY, March 30

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 1.30 Miniseries: Life After Life. (Masv, R) 2.40 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.10 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 4.00 Universe With Brian Cox. (Final, R) 5.00 Better Date Than Never. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.00 Australian Story: On The Brink – Bon Scott. (R)

6.30 Back Roads: Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania. (R) 7.00 ABC News At Easter. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Miniseries: Life After Life. (Mal) Part 4 of 4.

8.30 Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 3 of 3. A series of death notices in the Oxford Mail provides clues to Endeavour’s final investigation.

10.05 House Of Gods. (Mls, R) Isa uncovers a valuable asset.

11.00 Happy Valley. (Malv, R)

12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R)

9.05 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.15 Love Your Home And Garden. (PGa, R) 10.10 Vintage Voltage. 11.00 The Story Of Coffee. (PGas, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motor Racing.

Bathurst 6 Hour. Qualifying. 5.00 Hungry

For More: Spain. (PG) 5.30 Elvis And The USS Arizona. (PGa, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Britain’s Most Beautiful Road.

8.30 Royal Crisis: Countdown To Abdication.

9.30 From Paris To Rome With Bettany Hughes. (PG, R)

10.25 Those Who Stayed. (Final, Mal)

11.10 Between Two Worlds. (Mals)

12.05 Miniseries: True Colours. (Mlv, R)

1.55 MOVIE: The Father. (2020, Malv, R)

3.40 Face To Face. (Ma, R)

4.35 In Therapy. (Mls, R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Stakes Day and Australian Cup.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A French traveller attracts attention.

7.30 MOVIE: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. (1991, PGv, R) A noblemanturned-outlaw wages a guerrilla war against the tyrannical Sheriff of Nottingham. Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman.

10.30 MOVIE: The Book Of Eli. (2010, MA15+v, R) A man fights to protect a sacred book. Denzel Washington.

12.50 The Arrangement. (Mav, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Mystic. (R)

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PGa, R) Hosted by Miguel Maestre.

7.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions.

9.00 Ambulance UK. (Mal, R) North East Ambulance attends to a family which arrived in the UK just 17 days earlier as refugees. Crew members fear for a boy who has been knocked down by a motorcycle outside a school and is unresponsive.

11.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGadv, R) The governor seeks Margaret’s help.

12.30 FBI: International. (Mav, R) The fly team heads to Berlin.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

6am Roxanne.

Continued. (1987, PG) 7.00 Skies Of Lebanon. (2020, PG, Italian) 8.45 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 10.25 The Justice Of Bunny King. (2021, M) 12.20pm The Wife.

SUNDAY, March 31

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 4.45 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.35 A Grand Royal Design. (R)

6.30 Compass: The Lost Families. (PG)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv) The team must prove Neville’s innocence.

8.30 House Of Gods. (Final, Ml) Sheikh Shaaker senses fraud and does everything in his power to uncover what Isa is up to.

9.30 Happy Valley. (Malv, R) Catherine confronts Clare.

10.30 MOVIE: Misbehaviour. (2020, Ml, R) Keira Knightley.

12.15 Significant Others. (Final, Mals, R)

1.05 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.55 Cancer: A Story Of Hope – A Catalyst Special. (PG, R)

5.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.55 The Story Of Coffee. (R) 11.25 My Unique B&B. (Premiere) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Taekwondo. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. H’lights. 5.30 Ballroom Fit. (R)

5.35 Secrets Of The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Easter Island Origins.

8.30 The Life And Deaths Of Christopher Lee.

10.00 Hindenburg: The Cover Up. (PGa, R)

11.45 Massacre On Hadrian’s Wall. (Mv, R)

12.35 The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury Australia. (R)

3.40 Singfest: The Literacy Of Music. (R)

4.35 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

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6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Surveillance Oz. (PGas, R) 12.30 Border Security USA. (PG, R) 1.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 1.30 MOVIE: Suddenly 30. (2004, PGdls, R) 3.30 Border Security. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

7.30 John Farnham: Finding The Voice. (Mal, R)

9.30 What The Killer Did Next: Nicola Stevenson. (Mav)

10.30 Quantum Leap. (Mav)

11.30 Autopsy USA. (MA15+ad)

12.30 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice. (2009, Mav, R)

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6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebrities celebrate Easter in camp, but, there will be no chocolate treats for them.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R) Captain Milius continues to work with the team in the aftermath of the prisoner exchange.

10.00 FBI. (MA15+av, R) After a young woman is killed on her way home from a lavish yacht party, the team investigates.

12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

SBS

Hawks Nest Golf Club Social Club

By Mitchelle COLE

RESULTS

March

Men’s highest point score was Dermott O’Sullivan with 140 and ladies highest point score was Christine McKenzie with 93

Darts are on every Thursday night

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q Winners of the night

Dermott O’Sullivan and his partner Jackie Wall with runner ups Geoff Smith and his partner Graeme Bramley.

MONDAY, April 1

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R)

11.05 A Grand Royal Design. (R)

12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Vera. (Mv, R)

2.30 MOVIE: Casablanca. (1942, PG, R)

4.10 Back Roads. (R)

4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R)

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Mountain Vets. (PG) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Ireland In Music. (R) 3.00

Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.35 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGads)

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGa)

8.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Bonnie Clarke. (Mav, R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Robert Irwin.

9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) Special Agent Remy Scott and the team investigate the homicides of two army veterans in a murder spree.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

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TUESDAY, April 2

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 One Plus One. (R)

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.25 Back Roads. (R) 2.55 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R)

3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Film Kids. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Rebuilding Notre-Dame With Lucy Worsley. (R) 3.10

Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30

Letters And Numbers. (R)

1.35

2.35

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Robert Irwin.

9.00 NCIS. (Return, Mav) Torres puts his future at stake by confronting the man who tormented his family when he was a child.

10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Final, Mv, R) The team continues to work with the ATF.

11.00 The Project. (R)

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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WEDNESDAY, April 3

6.00

3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)

4.40 Grand Designs. (R)

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.50 Mountain Vets. (PG) 12.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.35

Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45

The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30

Letters And Numbers. (R)

Litvinenko. (Mal)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Blinded. (MA15+ds)

11.45 The Wall: The Orchard. (Malsv)

3.05 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R)

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGad)

7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG)

8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL.

9.30 Unbelievable Moments

Caught On Camera. (PGa) Footage of headline-grabbing moments.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Talking Footy.

12.00 Parenthood. (PGa, R)

1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am The Movie Show. 6.25 The Way. (2010, PG) 8.45 Children Of Heaven. (1997, PG, Farsi) 10.20 Arab Blues. (2019, M, Arabic) 11.55 I Can Quit Whenever I Want. (2014, M, Italian) 1.50pm Mon Oncle. (1958, French) 3.55 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 6.05 CJ7.

THURSDAY, April 4

6.00

Roads. (R) 2.55 Old People’s Home For

Year Olds. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques

Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.20 Mountain Vets. (M) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.35 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 5.05

Jeopardy! (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral Part 2.

8.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy. (PGa)

9.20 The Vanishing Triangle. (Malv)

10.10 SBS World News Late.

10.40 Illegals. (MA15+v)

11.50 La Jauria. (MA15+dv, R)

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven

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6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Robert Irwin.

9.00 FBI: International. (Mv) The FBI fly team investigates the car bombing death of an American lawyer working out of Budapest.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me

Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Robert Irwin.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Benson tries to help a pop star.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mav, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

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By Thomas O'KEEFE

12 March.

First winning at the Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) swimming carnival, Kayleigh then represented her school and won at the Port Stephens Zone Carnival, which took her to the Hunter Regionals.

Of the 50 or so swimmers at the Regional Carnival, only Kayleigh and one other qualified for the next level, which is the NSW PSSA State

competition, due to take place at Sydney Olympic Park on 11-12 April.

“Kayleigh started swimming at nine months old,” Kayleigh’s mum, Lauren, told NOTA.

“It’s all driven by her, she loves it, in the water any spare moment, and she decided last year to go all the way to Nationals, so she's getting pretty close!”

Kayleigh is also a Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club Nipper, and was awarded equal first in her U-8s age-group last week, evidence of a clear talent, cultivated by the dedication of those around her, including her mum and coaches at Tea Gardens Pool’s squads training.

“She is the fastest girl in the region in eight-years freestyle,” Tea Gardens

Pool lifeguard Raymond Edgerton told NOTA.

“Her time was a very fast 42 seconds for the 50 metre event, and she beat her personal best by a massive seven seconds.

Warren, one of her coaches at the pool, said, “Her Mum has done wonderful work on endurance and fitness in the pool, (which has) done so much for her progression.

“Kayleigh is a determined one, she keeps up with her swimming buddy, Lillian, who’s two years older, and everybody is excited for her.

“I know she'll do her best.”

No doubt, having a State-level swimmer from our own local area is a huge achievement for such a young girl.

Soon, she makes the trip to the state’s capital to compete at the State Championships in April.

If Kayleigh can channel her obvious passion and talent for the pool, her next stop may well be Nationals,

but being in the youngest age-group, she has plenty of years ahead, perhaps even on the road to the Olympics.