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By Thomas O'KEEFE IN recent months, members of the Lions Club of Tea Gardens have undertaken the restoration of the iconic frieze wall at Bennetts Beach, Hawks Nest.

The wall, with stunning views over the beach out to Cabbage Tree Island, features friezes of the once endangered Gould’s Petrel who breed on the now protected islands.

On Sunday, 16 October, the wall was officially unveiled for the community to enjoy, with the area once again open to the public.

The Lions took on the

q The new and improved HNTGPA Committee. (L-R) Chris Taylor, Sherrie O’Keefe, Bruce Murray, Gloria Churchill, Jeanette Hart, Sandra Bourke, Kath Verdon, Michele Winn, Bryony Barnes, John Verdon. Not pictured: Christian Patteson.

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Festive spirit shines

By John SAHYOUN

THE BULAHDELAH Central School (BCS) community marked the end of the school year with award presentations and the annual Matt Smith Concert.

The concert was organised by the Student Representative Council to honour the memory of 2011 school captain Matt Smith.

The talents of dozens of young musicians were showcased during the two-hour event in recognition of Matt’s passion for music and the creative arts.

The concert also provided the opportunity to acknowledge the winner of the 2023 Matt Smith Student

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The award recognises musical talent, commitment and support to others, qualities consistently shown by Matt during his time at BCS.

School Captain Caily Aberhart said she always enjoys performing in the concert.

“It was great to see so many students getting involved and participating,” Caily said.

“It is always a lot of fun and a great way to end the school year.”

For many of the young musicians, any signs of nervousness were quickly replaced with excitement and pride as they shared their music with the audience.

The talent of the performers, the enthusiasm of the audience and a visit from Santa were some of the many highlights during the afternoon.

Matt’s parents Kim and Ken Smith acknowledged the staff and students who made the day a huge success.

“What a great day.

“There are so many talented young people getting stage time to shine,” Ken said.

“It is always a privilege for Kim and I to present awards that recognise the hard work of students and then to see Matt’s dream of a music day happen each year is totally amazing.”

An enthusiastic bashing of the pinata and a visit from Santa topped off the event for the excited students.

The first Matt Smith Concert was held in 2012 and has since become a muchanticipated annual event which is hoped will continue long into the future.

q Ken and Kim Smith congratulate the performers.

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q Students Daisie Wheaton, Taylah Tassell and Willow Miller with Santa.

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project to ensure the safety of people who visited the spot.

The wall had deteriorated over the years and was quite damaged with rust issues evident.

The project involved the removal of the old

wall, building a new wall, cleaning artwork and information boards and reinstalling them and the creation of a new pathway.

To improve the overall look of the area, a garden has also been established behind the wall.

On Sunday, President Peter Webb took the

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to the car to go swimming at Tea Gardens pool,” recounted Doug Gillespie.

“When I moved some wood and tools, I must have disturbed the Brown Snake, and it came straight out and hit my foot, and was gone so quickly.”

“I just saw a black body, no more than one metre long... and two holes running blood from my heel.”

Doug’s wife Kathy, who had recently been part of the Pindimar Bundabah Community Association’s Resilience First Aid Training, said, “Thankfully, we had recently done the course.”

“First, I calmed the patient, called the ambulance, laid him down and bandaged as instructed, keeping him calm and giving water.

“After the 000 call, the ambulance only took fifteen minutes to get here, and they seemed impressed, asking “Who did the bandage?”

“We had just had a very good instructional day on First Aid, so I was confident how to act.”

Like all snake bites, Doug’s was treated as a ‘worstcase scenario’ and he was taken to the Mater Hospital, where a series of blood tests confirmed the good news: it was a ‘dry bite’, the snake’s fangs had punctured, but not delivered any venom.

“Brown snakes and red-bellied blacks are very common around here, especially in the bush near the main beaches,” Kelly Pietsch, the local First Aid instructor at the Pindimar course, told NOTA. “Snakes are quite deaf

moment to thank the many businesses and individuals who contributed materials and labour, noting, “This is a community project that demonstrates how volunteer and local businesses can work together to serve our community and actively improve where we live.”

and blind, they work on vibrations, so back away slowly,” Kelly explained.

“If bitten, remain still, immobilise the casualty, and splint the limb if possible follow DRSABCD.” “The warmer weather means its important people are educated about the risk of snake bites, and everyone should have a special snake bandage that has tension indicators on it.”

St John Ambulance has more specific and official information on treating snake bites, including an important list of “do NOTs”, found online at https://stjohnwa.com.au/ online-resources/first-aidinformation-and-resources/ snake-bite.

The frieze was designed by local artist Chez Rands of the Myall River Artwalk Group and raises awareness of Gould’s Petrel for locals and visitors.

Of note, the following businesses would not accept any payment for their generous provision of goods and services: Temporary Fence Hire (Singleton), SJ’s Rural

Fencing and Excavation (Stroud), Tom Gardner Bricklaying (Tea Gardens), Corey Rhys Concreting (Pindimar) and Akzo Nobel (Industrial Coatings, Thornton).

In addition, Lions Club members volunteered around 400 hours of voluntary labour.

Assistance was also received from MidCoast

Council, Austral Masonry, Tea Gardens Men’s Shed, Hawks Nest Surf Club and Woody’s Nursery.

The Lions Club are proud to be able to continue to contribute to the amenity of Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens, and sincerely thank all of the contributors and the community for their support.

q Pindimar and Bundabah residents learnt life-saving skills at the Resilience seminar earlier this year.

q Brown snakes are highly venomous, and camouflage very well in our bushland setting.

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q Red-bellied Blacks are slender, long and fast, and also very venomous.

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When a person dies with assets in his or her sole name, an application for a grant of Probate may be required to deal with those assets. This means that the executor named in the Will must apply to the Supreme Court of NSW for a grant of Probate. The Court will require the last Will of the deceased and also the Death Certificate together with other information in relation to the beneficiaries, assets of the deceased and identification of the deceased’s signature on the Will.

If the Registrar of Probate is satisfied with the application made by the executor of the Will, then Probate is granted in respect of the Will and the executor then becomes the legal personal representative of the deceased. The grant empowers the executor to carry out the terms of the Will and deal with the assets of the deceased. Essentially, the executor stands in the shoes of the deceased for the purposes of carrying out the terms of the Will.

The executor must also ensure that each beneficiary receives his, her or their entitlement described in the Will.

Until probate is granted, all assets including bank accounts, real estate and shares are frozen and assets cannot be sold or transferred to beneficiaries. Once

Probate is granted, a copy is provided to the asset holder (eg a bank or building society), together with any other documents required by the asset holder and the account proceeds, in the instance of a bank will the be paid to the estate allowing the executor to distribute the proceeds in accordance with the terms of the Will.

If the deceased person held all of his, her or their assets as joint tenants with another person (usually his, her or their spouse), then those assets pass automatically to the surviving joint tenant on the death of the deceased person without the need for an application for a grant of Probate. However, this does not occur where an asset is held by the deceased and another person as tenants in common.

Finally, if the assets of the deceased are modest, then an asset holder may agree to release the asset without a grant of Probate.

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Whale migration and offshore wind

By Marian SAMPSON

IMPACTS on whales have been a major feature of local offshore wind debate in recent months, with opponents of the renewable energy proposal expressing major concerns that the iconic marine mammals will be negatively affected by the installation and operation of wind turbines off the coast of Port Stephens.

Port Stephens is a well known viewing location for the annual migration of whales north and south, with the region home to a thriving industry of tours to experience them up close.

The zone declared for potential offshore wind projects begins 20 kilometres off the Port Stephens coast, begging the question as to how close migrating whales would come to any offshore wind project, if approved.

In the November 9 Edition of News Of The Area, a prominent local whale tourism operator made the claim that the Hunter declared offshore wind area was “directly in the path of the whale migration”.

EcoNetwork Port Stephens’ Brian Tehan questioned the accuracy of those comments, citing a study titled ‘An update of the east Australian humpback whale population (E1) rate of increase’, from the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee.

In June and July 2007, a group of researchers conducted a six-week land-based survey from Pt Lookout on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, alongside extensive aerial surveys from low-flying aircraft, to provide an update on the east Australian humpback whale population.

The study found that only about three

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Approximately 89 percent of groups passed within five km of land and the mean distances offshore for both aerial and landbased surveys were less than 2.5 km.

“The research on the east coast whale migration found that 89 percent of whales travelled within five km of the coast at an average distance of 2.5 km - which matches up exactly with where the (whale watching) tours go - they're mostly a couple of kilometres offshore, not 40km.

“The claim that the majority of the whales are travelling 30-40 km out from the coast is obviously wrong, as the science and our own observations tell us,” Mr Tehan said.

However, the survey focused on the northern whale migration, and while the survey recorded some southbound migration, this data was excluded from the analysis.

Long term whale advocate Frank Future, the owner of locally-based whale tour operator Imagine Cruises, said whales’ migratory habits change depending on the direction they are travelling.

“During the northbound migration from May to early August nearly all the humpbacks and minke whales travel within 10 kilometres of the coast.

“On their return south from early September to the end of October, most of the whales are out wider, taking advantage of the southbound East Australian Current (EAC).

“It isn’t uncommon to see whales during this time all the way out to the continental shelf, some 25 nautical miles or 40 km offshore.

“Humpback mothers with newborn calves tend to come in close along the coast during October so a lot of folk assume that all the whales are coastal travelling, but that is not the case.”

Mr Future, who has staunchly opposed the offshore wind proposal since it was first announced, estimates that “up to 50 percent of

the whales are travelling over the continental shelf 35 km out” during the southbound migration.

“When we are offshore during the southern migration in about 100 metres depth and about ten km offshore, we can see whales breaching at least 10-15 km further out again.

“I can assure you the whales take advantage of the fast moving East Australian Current (EAC) which is strongest on the shelf, particularly as they are getting tired and haven’t eaten much for six months, mainly living off their fat reserve,” he said.

Last month, Mr Future took a group of birders out to the continental shelf, reporting seeing a range of species within the declared offshore wind zone.

“I was particularly interested in the birdlife and other wildlife we saw in the areas proposed for the wind farms, from 20 km to 40 km directly east of the port.

“We saw four different species of albatross, numerous shearwater species and petrels and a red-tailed tropic bird which I have never seen close inshore.

“We also saw a pod of pantropical spotted dolphins, which we virtually never see close inshore.

“Plus, there were several other pods of oceanic bottlenose and common dolphin, all seen in the proposed area.

“We didn’t see any whales but that wasn’t surprising because they had largely all passed (on their southern migration) already,” he said.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water say the process for assessing and declaring areas as suitable for offshore wind aims to avoid, as much as possible, known sensitive areas and migratory paths.

However, EPBC Act and state or territory environmental approvals are still required by feasibility licence holders, prior to applying for commercial licences.

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Rural Fire Service receives new flags q Team photo with the new flag (L-R): Helmut, Mark, Gary, Ralph, Sarah, Fiona, Dr Gillespie, Patrick, Helen, Brad, David, Peter, Maurie and Lisa.

By Thomas O’KEEFE

NATIONAL pride has been renewed at the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS), after receiving new flags courtesy of Dr David Gillespie MP on Friday, 15 December.

As the old flag flapped fitfully in the gusty afternoon wind, its ragged tendrils were silent testament to the whimsical weather conditions with which the RFS volunteers regularly contend.

Dr David Gillespie, Federal Member for Lyne, took the opportunity to deliver the flags personally at the RFS Tea Gardens Station.

“Everyone appreciates what the RFS does, but not all, especially visitors from Sydney, may know as well,” Dr Gillespie told the assembled Pindimar/Tea Gardens Brigade members.

“On behalf of all who've had their homes saved, thank you, and I hope you have a quiet summer.”

Brigade Captain David Bright was realistic about the coming summer fire season, having personally led four volunteers to assist at the Wards River fire north of Stroud on Tuesday 12 December, and a second detachment returning just before Friday’s flags ceremony.

“We have, thankfully, increased our membership this year, with 23 active members now, including two new female members, and we need to upgrade our facilities, so we are seeking funds to expand the station to allow for separate amenities, and some basic laundry and locker space,” Captain Bright said.

Dr Gillespie advised that the RFS should keep up its local fundraising, and also start seeking grants from State and Federal mixed sources via

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the ‘Grant Guru’ link on his website.

“We aggregate grants information in the 'Gillespie Grant Finder', and the RFS should register on the site.”

When queried by Dr Gillespie regarding the status of the current facility, Captain Bright explained, “Local Council actually owns the

building, even though it was built by the community originally.

“We have a great relationship with the local Clubs, including a Charity Golf Day at Hawks Nest Golf Club and the Pig Races at Tea Gardens Country Club,” Captain Bright added.

‘Knitters For Love’ group donate to international charity

q Ladies from the Knitters With Love group and their donated wraps.

By Thomas O’KEEFE

WARMTH was felt this Christmas, thanks to the knitting efforts of the local ‘Knit With Love’ group that meets at the Tea Gardens Catholic Church.

‘Knitters For Love’ is a local group that make and donate blankets or body-wrappings to refugee centres around the world, helping people displaced due to fire, flood, earthquake, war and terrorism, or to orphanages, where children love their colourful blankets.

The local Knitting group donates via national umbrella organisation ‘Wrap With Love’, which was started in 1992 by the late Sonia Gidley King asking “How can we help?” amidst the ongoing civil strife in Mozambique.

“Our group has been knitting together for eleven years and have produced some beautiful wraps for those who need warmth to help the recipient feel that someone loves

them,” knitter Mary Leafe told NOTA. “The joy on the faces of women, children and men as a simple gift of a wrap is given, this keeps us all knitting for this wonderful organization, and Sonia's work continues through hundreds of groups of women and children, and even some men!” Ms Leafe explained.

“The wraps are delivered safely to many countries, including here in Australia, and we receive photographs so we know they go where they are needed, and only use reputable people, such as World Vision.

“Wherever people need warmth, to bring warmth and comfort to people in terrible situations, like during the fires in Australia, and so many countries overseas, with violence and injured children.

“It's very good work and the members are happy to do it, the organisation has marvellous volunteers, and we are planning to

SENIORS’ Stories Volume Nine was launched recently at NSW Parliament House, with many of the successful writers in attendance.

This collection of 100 stories is the ninth volume of Seniors’ Stories written by seniors from throughout NSW. The theme of this collection is ‘Ageing and Life Lessons’ and half the successful entrants were first time contributors.

With many hundreds of stories submitted for appraisal, the stories were culled to about 135 before the task of determining the final 100 started.

Editor Colleen Parker hinted that the stories that were eventually selected were able to

leave something in the mind of the reader.

“It’s just that one thing that will separate you from the rest,” said Mrs Parker.

Bulahdelah’s John Sahyoun, a contributor for Myall Coast NOTA, celebrated his fifth inclusion in this series of anthologies.

“I’ve always enjoyed writing in many different genres and I wish I had more time to write short stories,” said John.

“I’m pleased to be one of the most successful writers in this program in the state and would encourage those people with a Seniors Card to at least have a go as I think it is important to share our collective history with the

knit a community rug next year, in which everyone contributes squares into a certain pattern,” added Ms Leafe.

The thirteen current knitters thank all who knit and those who donate wool to do so, welcoming new members.

The group meets on the second

and fourth Wednesday of the month, 1pm to 3pm at the Parish Centre, Catholic Church on Witt Street, Tea Gardens.

Interested individuals can call in and join for a chat and afternoon tea, or contact Mary Leafe on 0407 218 350.

Seniors’ Stories Volume 9 launched at Parliament House

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The successful stories for Volume Nine will be available as a hard copy at your local library.

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Can’t stop the Progress Association

By Thomas O’KEEFE

VOLUNTEERS of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) have been busy helping people enjoy the holidays, while continuing to raise funds for local projects.

Two recent outings at Bunnings Heatherbrae have added to the pot that will fund many more community projects and events in 2024,

chief among them being the Golden Anniversary of the Singing Bridge, first completed in April 1974.

At the big Bunnings Family Shopping Night on Thursday, 7 December, the HNTGPA team of Barry and Kay Jones, Terry Jenkins, Kath Verdon and Michele Winn wrapped presents for shoppers outside.

Anyone who had just bought a Christmas gift at

q Gifted wrappers Bary Jones, Kay Jones, Kath Verdon, Trevor Jennings and Michele Winn at Bunnings’ Family Christmas Shopping Night.

Bunnings could go over and get it expertly wrapped for a gold coin donation, or buy a new decoration in the process.

“We are always looking for fundraising opportunities,” Trevor Jennings told NOTA. “All our funds go back into the community at Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens.”

“We were invited by Bunnings, and it’s good to stretch out of town, not always asking the same people,” Michele Winn added.

Ten days later, and that much closer to Christmas, another Progress Association team was hosting the famous Bunnings BBQ at Heatherbrae, where things got “crazy busy”, according to Publicity Officer Sandra Bourke.

“This and two more events before April should give us enough to run a basic Bridge Anniversary party.”

q Kay, Barry and Bruce, among other volunteers, prepare for the lunchtime rush at the Bunnings BBQ.

Given practical concerns like supplies and modern insurance requirements, the HNTGPA has expressed thanks to the MidCoast Council for a recent $2000 sponsorship promise for the Singing Bridge’s 50th, an event which President Bruce Murray rightly declared “too significant to let it pass by uncelebrated.”

News Of The Area has been looking into the rich and curious history of the Singing Bridge throughout the year, and there will be more to come in the lead-up to the big day on 6 April 2024.

Christmas cards for nursing homes

By Thomas O’KEEFE

GOODWILL and seasonal cheer reached local nursing homes at the end of 2023, thanks to the mammoth Christmas card-making efforts of the Myall U3A Art Group.

All created by the Myall U3A Art Group, in a veritable showcase of their budding and maturing talents, the tradition of Christmas cards were warmly welcomed by their intended recipients at Estia and Peter Sinclair Gardens “This is our third year running, and we have at least 160 cards, so everyone at the local nursing homes will be able to receive a card this Christmas,” MU3A Art Group convenor Sonja Ridden told NOTA last year.

“This means that there will be something for those who otherwise may not

receive a card at the nursing homes,” Jeanette Hart explained.

It was a bitter-sweet day as Ms Ridden, who has run the Art Group for the last four years, also announced that she was stepping down as convenor.

“In four years, it has grown so much.

“I've had the best time, but will step down today,” Ms Ridden said.

“When we started, we agreed let's be a really nice, lovely group.

“I cannot fault our group, people are so kind and compassionate.”

Ms Hart told NOTA the group would have closed if Sonja hadn’t stepped up four years ago.

“She's done an amazing job as a teacher and a leader,” she said.

Having run the group on

her own, Sonja's large shoes will be filled by Sandy Flinn and Jeanette Hart, assisted

by Roslyn Jones and Karen Piggott.

“The magic of the group is not in aiming to create the masterpiece here, but finding

q Karen Piggott, Sandy Flinn, Sonja Ridden, Jeanette Hart and Roslyn Jones thanking Sonja for all her hard work.

the true inspiration to take with me when I go home and continue my art,” Ms Flinn said.

“When I first came here I did very simplistic 2D paintings, now they are good enough for the Gallery!”

Community Partnership Program success

By Thomas O’KEEFE

COMMUNITY groups including sporting clubs, environmental groups, and health services were among the esteemed recipient organisations in this year’s Regional Australia Bank's (RAB) Community Partnership Program, presented back in September at the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club.

“The Community Partnership Program is something we are really proud of and love being able to give something back to the hardworking groups that make these communities,” an RAB spokesperson told NOTA. The Partnership Program

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is held across the state, and marked its 15th successful year in 2023, and, according to the Bank, has donated over $2.75 million across regional Australia in the past 12 months alone, to over 1900 community groups.

The Tea Gardens event was held on Tuesday, 5 September, where over $24,193 was donated directly to the Tea Gardens community.

Recipients locally included the Rural Fire Service, Tea Gardens Country Club Bowls Clubs, Surf Life Saving Clyb, Galleries in the Gardens, Myall U3A, Myall Koala and Environment Group, Myall Park Croquet, Myall River JRLFC, Toy Library, and Free Clinic Bus,

among more than two dozen.

Dave Heine, the Chief Executive Officer of Regional Australia Bank, said, “As a customer-owned bank, we are deeply committed to supporting our regional communities, and witnessing the continued growth and success of the Community Partnership Program brings us immense joy.”

Mr Heine highlighted the vital role that initiatives like the Community Partnership Program play in ensuring these organizations can continue their important work.

The donations materialise as part of a customer-led program at each branch.

“Bank members transact with a selected savings

account and nominate their preferred organization from a list, Regional Australia Bank then calculates the average annual balance and donates the equivalent of one percent to the chosen group,” RAB’s spokesperson explained.

"The remarkable aspect of the Community Partnership Program is the assurance that we collaborate with individuals who embrace our shared ideals and values," expressed Mr Heine.

The Regional Australia Bank continuously seeks to expand their network, so any other community interest groups who wish to register may visit the local branch or contact the Bank’s Service Support Centre.

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q It got busy at the Shopping Night, the Progress Association was one among many outside.

q The MU3A Art Group assembled for a Christmas Lunch, and to make Christmas cards for local nursing homes.

“We’ve all had the chance to practice and learn all the art mediums, and see the equipment and methods that others use.

“This Group has accelerated our learning by being a part of it.”

q Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS Captain David Bright shows the certificate for the local organisation’s donation from the Community Partnership Program.

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Modern upgrades at Reflections Hawks Nest

By Thomas O’KEEFE

REFLECTIONS Holiday Park at Hawks Nest has undergone the first in a multi-stage upgrade to bring the park into the 21st century.

The Booner Street site has received fourteen new ‘ModnPod’ contemporary cabins, each complete with bedding, bathroom, kitchen and BBQ verandah.

Six are ‘dog-friendly’ and two are ‘accessible’, with modified facilities and ramps.

Reflections CEO Nick Baker said the $5.075 million cabin precinct was part of a multi-stage investment in the park to provide more diverse accommodation, and attract more visitors to support local small businesses.

“In the New Year, we will add a heated outdoor pool and

pool area, a new camp kitchen, guest lounge, and native plant garden, and we’ll upgrade both the BBQ area and amenities block, improving the holiday experience for our guests,” Mr Baker said.

Reflections claims that their Hawks Nest sites attract

58,535 visitors per annum, contributing more than $3 million to the local economy each year, and that this upgrade will benefit local small businesses, bringing 10,000 more visitors to the region, and delivering more than $1.2 million in economic benefit to the local community annually.

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q The family room/kitchen inside one of the new ModnPod cabins.

q Old caravans and cabins have been hauled out of Reflections Hawks Nest since winter.

q Modern domestic holidaying looks like this now. cabins, many of which were used by ‘Long Term Casual’ tenants, had to be removed.

“There are no ‘permanent’ residents at Reflections Hawks Nest – it is only tourist accommodation, and the holiday vans that vacated the park could only be used for holiday accommodation for up to 180 days per year, as defined by the Holiday Parks (Longterm Casual Occupation) Act 2002,” Reflections explained.

“While holiday van

q The pods’ bathrooms are nicer than some houses.

owners were unable to visit the park during health orders and travel restrictions, they were still able to utilise the park for up to 180 days in each twelve-month period, and we appreciated that some people experienced financial hardship during the pandemic, so we invited holiday van owners to apply for special consideration at the time.

“This information was attached to site holders’

q Master bedrooms feature kingsize beds and flatscreen wall TVs.

monthly statements; in many cases a discount was provided, and more recently, we offered holiday van owners who departed the Hawks Nest park in the lead-up to August 2023 a 30 percent discount on accommodation at Reflections Hawks Nest (valid for twelve months to 30 May 2024), appreciating that they have been long term visitors to the park and may like to continue to visit as a tourist guest.”

q Each cabin has its own water tank, heater and aircon systems.

Annual Waterway and Catchment Report Cards released MIDCOAST Council has released its annual Waterway and Catchment Report Cards.

Water sampling takes place every summer across the MidCoast catchments.

Presented as ‘Report Cards’, the results improve our understanding of the health of our rivers, lakes and estuaries.

They also help us understand the patterns, trends and cycles of our waterways.

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the amount of rainfall and runoff from the catchment,” said Dr Rebecca Swanson, scientist at the Department of Planning and Environment.

“The decrease in rainfall over the sampling period is the likely cause of an increase in algal growth, which influenced the grades this year.”

Of the sites sampled, fifteen sites maintained the same grade from 2022.

Three sites dropped a grade and only two sites improved their grade.

“A focus for this year’s results is the impact of urban runoff on the water quality in our estuaries. “Fertilised lawns, roads, pathways and roofs carry pollutants such as nitrogen, phosphorus, sediments and litter into our sensitive waterways,” said Dr Swanson.

“We can re-introduce natural processes into our urban landscape, through the use of rain gardens.

“This is something everyone can build into their home to help protect their local estuaries.”

Rain gardens are required in new developments in some locations, filtering

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stormwater and removing nutrients that fuel algal blooms before it reaches our estuaries.

According to the Report Cards, Myall Lake remained in excellent condition this year despite an increase in algal growth.

Bombah Broadwater retained its fair grade with improved water clarity but saw an increase in algal growth this year.

Myall River Estuary was in good condition with excellent water clarity and low levels of algal growth for most of this year.

The Karuah River Estuary retained its fair grade this

year, receiving a good grade for water clarity but a poor grade for algal growth.

Algal growth in the estuary exceeded desired levels for most of the season.

The Branch Estuary returned to fair condition this year due to a poor grade for algal growth which exceeded desired levels all season.

Water clarity in The Branch Estuary remained good.

The Report Card results also help Council work out where to direct efforts within the catchment to get the best outcome for our waterways.

“We are working on a

ten-year program to identify the future direction for the management and protection of our southern estuaries,” said Mrs Tucker.

“There will be more opportunities for community involvement as the program progresses.”

To see the full results and find out more about the project, visit midcoast.nsw. gov.au/reportcard The Report Card is funded by MidCoast Council’s Environmental Rate and supported by the New South Wales Government through its Coast and Estuary Program and Department of Planning and Environment.

Have your say on draft Cemetery Strategy GIVE your feedback on the draft Cemetery Strategy which has been developed after community consultation this year.

MidCoast Council manages 34 cemeteries across the region.

The draft strategy aims to ensure cemetery operations meet changing NSW regulatory requirements and provides consistency across the Manning, Great Lakes and Gloucester areas.

Council has engaged Locale Consulting to undertake the project

on its behalf, who have consulted with communities across the MidCoast during 2023.

They also heard from interest groups, the National Trust, Heritage and cemetery groups, Council staff and committees as part of the consultation.

The draft strategy identifies six principles to guide the future management of cemeteries across the MidCoast.

They are respect and care, heritage and history, environmental

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assets, accessible documentation, consistency and cultural understanding.

There are 30 recommendations for future management of the cemeteries, with ten of those prioritised.

Head to https://haveyoursay. midcoast.nsw.gov.au/cemeteriesstrategy for more information on the project.

Provide your feedback before the consultation ends on Sunday 11 February 2024.

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The Post-Christmas Views

By Lindsay HALL

CHRISTMAS Day is now but a memory, however that is no reason why the holiday themed cinema can’t continue.

Presents opened days prior are likely scattered all over the floor of the kids’ rooms.

The guests have said their goodbyes until next year, and the evening sun begins to dip.

The time has finally come to watch Christmas Vacation (1989, Dir. Jeremiah S.

Chechik).

Really, what other film could fill this spot on the Christmas calendar?

After days surrounded by people, having endless conversations about life, the universe and everything, everybody is exhausted and just not capable of facing any real drama.

It is the time for a lighthearted comedy, and there is no contender to the title of ‘Best Christmas Comedy’ than the National Lampoon’s yuletide offering, which sees the legendary Chevy

Chase reprise his role as patriarch Clark Griswold alongside Beverly D’Angelo as his devoted wife Ellen, future star of The Big Bang Theory Johnny Galecki as younger son Russell, and Juliette Lewis turning in a pitch-perfect performance as teenage daughter Audrey.

Christmas Vacation centres on the Griswold family and their preparations for the holidays.

Clark is determined to recreate for his family the “perfect Christmas” he enjoyed when he was a child.

Predictably every single one of his efforts is turned on its head by a series of increasingly outrageous mishaps.

He must deal with surly in-laws, uninvited cousins, confusing electrical equipment and a hyperaggressive squirrel before settling down for the family Christmas dinner.

Essentially a human Looney Tunes character, Griswolds antics evoke a lot of the same reaction as young Kevin from Home Alone, and the two films have a great

deal in common.

This is not surprising, since the same legendary producer - John Hughes - was the mastermind behind both films.

One of the things that makes Christmas Vacation such a perfect postChristmas viewing is the catharsis of laughing at the disaster-in-the-making that is the Griswold family gathering.

It is only after reaching the other side of our own stressinducing annual traditions that we rediscover our own sense of humour. More than laughing at ourselves, the film is somewhat inspiring

in the way it presents family and a generally positive outlook on life.

Things may keep going wrong for Clark, his family has financial concerns, he doesn’t have a good relationship with his neighbours…but when the moment of truth comes the family display support, love and grace in spite of their difficult circumstances.

It’s a good reminder to us all as we step from Christmas to the New Year and beyond: there is plenty that is out of our control in this life, but we can all choose to bear one another's burdens, and that makes all the difference.

READING by Lynne Miles: Ecclesiastes 3: 1 & 2"There is an appointed time for everything. And a season for every event under heaven. A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted."

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Fishing for answers I’M starting to feel guilty about my circumstances while writing this week’s opinion piece.

I’m in New Zealand on another regular fishing trip, which I seem to need to undertake on a regular basis with the same group of friends.

I tell people that it is a necessity for me as it keeps me out of the pubs and clubs.

This is a bit of a porky as I don’t drink much other than for social reasons and have never smoked nor gambled to any extent even on Melbourne Cup day or twoup time on Anzac Day. Those activities just don’t interest me.

It was my grandfather then my father who were both keen anglers.

My Grandfather had a cruiser at Terrigal housed in the third shed at the boat haven.

My Dad regularly hired rowing boats from Smithy’s boatshed beside Roseville Bridge as we lived close-by on Middle Harbour.

Those were the days when granddads and fathers imparted manly knowledge to their kids whilst enjoying time away from the stresses of professional life in Sydney.

We fished in the no-go zone at Bantry Bay where in WW2 the army and navy stored munitions, and at a goat farm called Killarney which is now a most desirable waterfront suburb in Sydney's north.

I found sport fishing to be my best outlet from the stress that was involved in running my own business, which operated over a number of countries.

I have regularly travelled to many locations overseas for many years to pursue fishing with good friends.

I have fished in locations such as the Colorado River in Utah USA, Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Hawaii - you name it.

Just over the ditch in New Zealand is my favourite location, the Bay of Islands in Northland and the truly magnificent and

historic township of Russell.

Once known as the hell hole of the Pacific, Russell was the resting and provisioning location where sailors saw respite from life at sea.

The French arrived not long after the British thought they were in charge.

The French admin building is still one of the architectural show places from that time.

The Brits forced them out and eventually cleaned up the location which became the original capital for NZ, located immediately across the water from where the Brits and the Māoris signed the famous Treaty of Waitangi.

Russell is accessed from the mainland by vehicular ferry and is serviced by regular passenger ferries from Paihia, the largest city in that area It is home to the first constructed church in NZ, of the Church of England/Anglican denomination.

Russell was also the birthplace and burial site of the first white person born in NZ, a female.

Still to this day its population is just under 1000 people, with its economic activity all about tourism.

Cruise ships anchor in its waters but

Flicks to bring in the New Year

By Lindsay HALL

FOR many young people, each year on 31 December the challenge is to set out in the early evening and then stay out all night and party until the break of dawn to usher in the New Year.

At which point, 1 January is typically a write-off.

Growing up, however, my family instilled a very different kind of New Years tradition.

The movie marathon.

Those of you who grew up in the 80s and 90s may well resonate with the urge to settle in for extended periods of cinematic viewing.

The challenge was not just in seeing how many films you could stay awake watching, but in choosing films that would thematically tie together into a common experience.

The easiest way, at one time, was to pick movie series and watch them in order - so it was, for many years, the original Star Wars trilogy was the yearly go-to in my home.

I rarely made it past the Ewos before falling asleep.

As I grew more mature, the youthful delights of Star Wars gave way to more sophisticated viewing: The Lord of the Rings series.

The extended editions.

That’s about eleven hours of movie

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watching right there.

These can be fun ways of passing the New Year’s Countdown, but increasingly committing to a movie saga is an incredible time-sink.

For example, if you were to attempt a New Year’s marathon of, say, the Marvel cinematic universe, you would need to make some real space in your life because at 33 films and counting, that’s 72-and-ahalf hours of viewing.

That’s not counting bathroom breaks.

For those who may be more inclined for a New Years at home, but not so keen on a pop-culture endurance test, we at News Of The Area thought we could suggest a sensible, manageable, three movie marathon that is tied together by the theme of the New Year itself!

Start your evening at about 7:30 with a viewing of Forrest Gump (1994, Dir. Robert Zemeckis).

A tour of Americana throughout the 20th century, Forrest Gump is all about watching a culture shift and change over time, from the perspective of a man who remains blessedly untouched by the forces that surround him.

From the rock’n’roll era of the 50s, through the burgeoning liberation and then horrific war of the 60s and 70s, into the hedonism that followed and the excess of

the 80s, the titular character bounces from one major historic moment to another, always observing.

But look, if you’re not that crazy about an overload of the USA, play cards with your neighbours while the movie plays in the background.

It’s mostly about that brilliant soundtrack anyway.

Once you’re ready to get comfortable, it’s time for a real New Years movie in When Harry Met Sally (1989, Dir. Rob Reiner).

You don’t need to like romantic comedies to love this movie.

Boasting lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry between all the creative folk involved, this film sets out to answer the age-old question: “Can a man and a woman really just be friends?”

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are impossibly likeable as they meet time and again over the course of years and find solace in sharing with one another how their lives are going.

Of course though the occasionally hysterical interactions and deep musings on life and relationships, When Harry Met Sally really hits at two New Years Eve parties where the title characters reunite, and it’s here that the film reveals the question it’s really asking: “Why not love the one you love?”

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choose to send their day trippers by lifeboat to Paihia which sees them missing out on visiting the jewel location in all of NZ, Russell.

Now I don’t want to make our readers uncomfortable, but fishing in and around the Bay of Islands is simply fantastic.

If you were lucky enough to catch a 6 pound snapper in our area, you might think that your life is amazing.

With the charter guy that we have used for years, when we go snapper fishing, we return all snapper caught immediately to the water as our game is to catch, picture and sometimes keep those that weigh over 20 pounds. Do I need to say more?

Sensational doesn’t seem to be a grand enough description.

Kingfish are the big target species that we all want to master.

It costs more to travel out to sea, and it’s a full day's exercise just to chase them, but when they hit you, it's game on.

My friends and I seem to get lucky with the Kingies catch each year and risk being thought of as experts.

But we are not, we just love the sport plus the privilege of living at Russell for regular holidays whenever we can get over there.

Finally, assuming you’ve had time between movies to stretch your legs and grab a drink, you’ll be past midnight and ready for one final show.

The Martian (2015, Dir. Ridley Scott).

While not necessarily a film about the passage of time (and, admittedly, one devoid of any actual New Year celebration) this stellar offering from one of the titans of modern cinema is about accepting the course that may take years.

When astronaut Mark Whatney (Matt Damon) is accidentally left behind on Mars when his team evacuates, he must find a way to survive until NASA can send another mission to retrieve him - which will take at least four years.

Alone on a planet where nothing grows and confined to a small habitat which is the only source of air and water, Whatney declares “I’m not gonna die here”...and we spend the film watching him, and his allies on Earth, get to work.

Whatney’s efforts to survive take patience and persistence, as well as requiring that he learn new skills and go well past his area of expertise.

The Martian is a film that explores just what it means to make a resolution - the will in the decision, the dedication to make it happen, and the strength to endure when early efforts fail.

If you are still awake by the end, you’ll start the New Year feeling like you could do anything.

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By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE THE red rock cod must be one of the most maligned fish in the sea, certainly around these parts, where they inhabit every reef from Birubi to Seal Rocks.

Correctly named the Red Scorpion Cod, the red rocky has many names, most of which I am unable to print.

Fishermen who scorn this fascinating fish don't know what they are missing out on as the fish's chunky white flesh is ideal for adding to a chowder or fish soup.

I made a chowder through the week with prosciutto, onion, celery, cream, corn and potato.

The fish stock I added was the result of boiling the frames and heads of a few snapper I had caught together with a liberal sprinkling of black cracked pepper and sea salt - magnificent.

Steamed and chilled, the flesh of the "rocky" can be picked away from the bones and substituted in recipes for lobster or crab.

Known also as a "poor man's lobster" the red rocky, as the name suggests, is way less expensive than the highly sought crustacean.

A word of caution when handling the "rocky" - take every precaution to avoid the numerous spines and spikes on the head and along the fin line.

Once spiked you will do a dance that you never knew - a combination of the Jitterbug, the Twist, the Stomp and the Hokey Pokey. q The red rock cod can be substituted These dances will need to be for lobster and is far, far less expensive. demonstrated to the kids.

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THE oldest of the “Old Salts” were the original Worimi fishermen and women who harvested the animals of the sea as they did those of the land.

When your very existence can depend on your ability to gather shellfish or catch fish, you would expect to be good at it, and the Worimi were very good.

Although not well documented, enough information can be gleaned from reference material written by early white arrivals to realise that the Aboriginal people were expert fisherfolk who only ever took enough to satisfy their immediate needs.

No waste.

Official contact was made with the Worimi in Port Stephens as early as 1795 through Captain William Robert Broughton and later through Deputy Surveyor Charles Grimes, however meaningful documentation was not penned until 1826 with the arrival of James Ebsworth and Robert

Dawson of the Australian Agriculture Company.

The documentation resulted in Ebsworth’s letters and Dawson’s book, published in 1831.

It is through their work, together with that of William Scott, who lived in the area from 1844 to 1873, that we have some record prior to the arrival of large numbers of Europeans.

By 1886 the population of white settlers in Nelson Bay had grown to 30.

At the time of white settlement there were about 400 Aboriginal people living around the estuary of Port

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WHAT a great way to finish the official golfing year at the Club.

The 3 person Ambrose event sponsored by Al Jobson and Barbie Gordon was hotly contested and enjoyed by 72 members and friends.

Beginners, non-golfers and seasoned players all joined in and the scores were amazing, reflecting the wonderful condition of the course.

The winners with 52.2nett (59gross) were Bushy, Craig and Max. John, Jake and Justin were 2nd with 53.5nett (62gross) and Mick, son Jaxon

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Canoes were made from the bark of the Stringybark Tree or the She Oak and the paddles from seasoned hardwood.

Fishing lines were made from the inner bark of young Kurrajong trees or Sally Wattle. Spears, used for fishing, were crafted from the flowering stem of the Gymea Lily or the Grass Tree.

Evidence of canoe making can be found throughout the Port with excellent examples of the “scars” left on trees at Little Beach and Shoal Bay.

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and Uncle Luke were 3rd with 55nett (69gross).

Prizes went down to 8th, with all winning team scoring under 60nett! NTPs were S.McNaughton, S.Sharp, B.Gleeson, S.Moss, M.Barrow, M.South and J.Gordon. Long drivers were Max, Rod, Damien, Luke and Bernie.

Mark Barrow got the jackpot with an “oh-so-close-to-a -hole-in-one” shot on the 17th.

A BBQ was enjoyed after the game and some delicious goodies (thanks Barbie).

Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year to all from the Club.

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NEWS OF THE AREA

TIDES

Graph and Times are for Sydney Fort Denison

TIDE CHART - 7 DAYS THE RIGHT TABLE SHOW TIDAL VARIATIONS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS The time variation should be added to the corresponding Fort Denison time.

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PORT STEPHENS Nelson Bay Salamander Bay Soldiers Point Karuah (Karuah River) Pindimar Tea Gardens

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HUNTER RIVER Newcastle Hexham Raymond Terrace Morpeth

NIL 1hr 10min 1hr 50min 3hrs 10min

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For Sale

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FAIRHALL Mary Ellen

(Off Tarean Road, Karuah Waterfront)

Karuah Motor Yacht Club

6 x new in package single bed mattress protectors. 2 x new out of package, never used single bed fitted sheets $75 or $12 each. 0408 431 488

ELECTRIC Heaters 1 Electric 700mm x 360mm 2000 watts 1 Oil filled 2400 watts $40 for both. Please ring 0404 724 347

LADIES Bike 27” New tires and tubes Front basket and back carrier. Geared. $100 0404 292 942

SUN Shelter, Life!

Auto breeze. 2.1mW x 2.1mD x 1.6mH. 50+ UPF protection $12 Ph: 4982 8628

18CT gold pure white diamond engagement ring. $250. 0413 885 720

ELECTRIC stove, Chef VGC, hardly used. $450 0428 943 812

LOUNGE 3 piece $50. Other items too 0425 254 612

ST Phillips uniforms boys Blazer size 24 $50. Boys summer shirts sizes 18, 20 & 22 $10 each Ph 0415 353 798

will close on 16th December 2023 and reopen on 2nd February 2024. www.kmyc.net.au

Passed away 25.12.2023 Aged 82 Years Late of Hawks Nest Formerly of Muswellbrook

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Positions Vacant

Beloved wife of John (dec’d). Loving mother and mother-in-law to Anne and Chris, Stephen and Gail, Helen and Patrick. Much loved grandmother to Benjamin, Kurt, Lucas, Maddison, Tahlee, Alexander, Ilana. Great grandmother to Mason and Harlow. A dear sister, sister-in-law and friend to many.

Timber Mill Foreman

Located at Warrell Creek on the Mid North Coast Full Time Position 38 Hours per week Knowledge working in a timber mill and operating machinery an advantage Please give Mark a ring on 0403 376 999 for full job description and more information

Family and friends of MARY are warmly invited to attend her Funeral Service in St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Tea Gardens on Thursday, 04.01.2024 at 2:00pm.

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LANCE BOOTS FUNERALS 4987 2101 www.lancebootsfunerals.com.au

Passed away 23.12.2023 Aged 87 Years Late of Hawks Nest Formerly of Gloucester Beloved wife of Neil (dec’d). Loving mother to Rosalie, Linda, Peter and Greg. Mother-in-law to Terry, Charmaine and Linda. Much loved Nan to her 10 Grandchildren and “Nanny G” to her great grandchildren. “Marg / Margie” to all her friends.

Family and friends of MARGARET are warmly invited to attend her Funeral Service in St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Tea Gardens on Friday, 05.01.2024 at 1:00pm.

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Free

SHORT term or holidays 2 bdr unit, fully furnished 10 mins to Tea Gardens Phone 0438 704 691 or 0438 271 892

1910 Antique Rattan Lounge Suite. Classic piece needs restoration 0499682008

Driver

www.lancebootsfunerals.com.au

Passed away 28.12.2023 Aged 82 Years Late of Hawks Nest Formerly of Bombah Point Beloved husband of FAY (dec). Loving father and father-in-law to Colin and Leonie, Robyn and Kevin. Much loved grandfather to William, Shane, Tara and Zoe. A great grandfather to Maeve. A dear brother and brother-in-law to Julia and Russell.

Family and friends of GRAEME are warmly invited to attend his Funeral Service in Tea Gardens Country Club, 2a Yalinbah St., Tea Gardens this Monday, 8.01.2024 at 2:00pm.

FREE WARDROBE hanging spaces and drawers 0428 943 812

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For Sale 2 cream leather two seater lounges. $500 each or both for $900 exc cond. 0400 955 778 Re280923

LANCE BOOTS FUNERALS 4987 2101

HOCKINGS Graeme Lachlan

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DRIVER available for appointments as far as Sydney. Your car or mine Based in Tea Gardens Call Lee 0435 770 067 e040124

2 x HAND operated mobility, long pickup tools For dropped items etc $10 each ono. 49817523

A MAN and a Truck for hire! Available most days in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest area. Phone Lee 0435 770 067 e040123

Wanted to Buy 35mm slide projector Wal 49820778 e110124

3 large Millenium shirts still in packaging. $30 each. 0466 880 639 3 Windsurfer boards and fins, 85 litres. 2.4m long $99. Ring 0419 932 992 F191023

3 OROTON evening purses, collectables from the 1970s, converts from should strap to clutch beautiful cond. Like new Best offers. 49817523 F160223

32” TV with remote, all working, no damage $60. Ph: 0493 078 190 F080623

PING pong table in GC Ph 0427 970 636 e040124

For Rent

www.lancebootsfunerals.com.au

4 x 17”x 6” Steel rims, fitted with 255/65x17 Dunlop AT23 tyres.

Suit current Nissan Navara $130 ea ono. Ph 0404 094 028 Re250822

newsofthearea.com.au

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NEW office space to let in Bulahdelah. Short or Long Term leases Ph: Dale 0403 067 001 e110124

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MASSAGE Table $100. 0407 267 152 FRIDGE/FREEZER in good working cond Hisense, 350L $150 Photos available. Hawks Nest. 0419 444 119

MOBILE phone Oppo A77, dual SIM, perfect cond. $99. 0493 078 190

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WALL Hanging mirror 1100mmL x 850mmW Good cond. $100ono Ph: 0439 440 112 F140923

WORK bench 136cm L $100 Ph: 4938 5923 F050522

Motors

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12VOLT 2 tone jack 12 volt wheel brace Twin 100mm saw Ph: 4982 3648

GARAGE fridge $85, in good order. 4982 8689 F141223

GOLF or Shopping Scooter, 4 wheel drive 2sp Lotus Blake Tycoon AZ36. Can be fully disassembled $2,750 ono. 4997 0435 Re111123

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

MUSIC 50’s - 90’s CDs and vinyl 45’s various compilations plus single artists. 02 4966 5000 F310823

COFFEE Table Mahogany. 4ft. $50 0493 777 707 F071223

GOLF set leather bag, Slazenger cart woods steels extras. $250.

Ph 0476 789 721

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

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COFFEE/Lamp table Walnut stained good cond. Top has glass inset 60cm x 60cm H 44cm Magazine shelf at bottom $50. 0430 092 825 f140923

COFFEE Capsule machine. Piccolo brand Still in box. Instruction book. Milk frother incl $30. Ph: 0439 252028

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COLLECTION of assorted windsurfing gear. Extensions, bases vest, fins etc. $99. Ring 0419 932 992 F191023

LANCE BOOTS FUNERALS 4987 2101

ads@newsofthearea.com.au

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

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LOUNGE suite, leather 1 by 3 seater (2 recliners) 2 by single seater (2 recliners), GC, Tea Gardens, $100 ono Lee 0408 881 943

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BBQ, 2 burner, VGC hardly used inc gas bottle, on wheels $110 0427 980 079 BEAM hanging racks pair, powder coated steel grey and rubber Suits use with bicycles or ladders. Never used $50. 0408 431 488

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HANDYMAN Available Retired builder. Small building & maintenance jobs. Avail Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest. Ph Lee 0435 770 067

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Call Jim 0400 060 215

Work Wanted

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

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War Medals

GERMON (nee Westley) Margaret Rose

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ANTIQUE wardrobe make an offer. 0428 943 812

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COSMOPOLITAN Travelling port, half price, $85 used once 4982 6443

GYM style treadmill $140. 0425 289 167 Re280324

GOOD antique Queen Anne dressing table with mirror $60 Ph 0429 601 039

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HOLDEN Astra car rim and tire tubeless steel belted radial. Size 205 / 55R16 $70 ono. Ph 4981 7523

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DVD movies incl. drama and westerns, mainly last 5-20 years. Incl 1 TV series 10x10 disks $60 Ph: 02 4966 5000

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www.newsofthearea.com.au

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TOYOTA Starlet 1997 5D. Exc runner (no repairs). Long distance travel only.

325,367kms LDEngine SO 1332CC. capacity Rego 10/03/24 QSQ210. Selling due to move. $2,999 Ph: 0408 961 530 e040124

NEW 5L water jug with tap. $15.00 Call 0493 078 190 F230323

NISSAN GQ Parts: New hub seals, oil and water pump, and more. Ph 4982 8689 F231123

Boats TINNY 3.1m car topper 8HP Merc. Gal. Folding trailer. Good condition No Rego. $2800 ono Ph 0427 224 744 ReS230923

Caravans

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HOLDEN racing team shirt from early 2020’s Red with insignias of Dunlop, Holden and Coca Cola. Large. $10 4981 7523.

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

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OFFICE chair, adjustable height & arm and reclines. Exc cond. $50 0493 777 707 F220623

HOME Office, Solid wood Lockable Computer shelving $60.00 Phone Sam 0437 878 155 F201022

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DRESS, New Sleeveless, Pink/Blue Multicolour Mid length Size M $45 Ph: 0427 818 294

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DRESS, New, Short Sleeve, Golden Blue Marble print Size M / Maxi Length Light weight & lined $ 50. 0427 818 294

NEAR new motor cycle helmet . Size XL. Aeroblade 3 Kabuto Japan. $99 Peter 0419932992

NISSAN X-Trail 2014 ST-L Auto, 30 June 24 Rego CTR27J D Llogbook 187,000km SO serviced, OEM towbar Surplus to requirement owner just retired. Make an offer. 0407 461 334

IKEA Stornas Bar Table GC. $95. 0493 078 190 F020323

INVERTER Generator Full Boar. 220W Max power. Like new. $750 or swap for tinny & small motor etc. 0404 292 942 e040124

KING single tubular bed Free. 0419 985 601

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PORTABLE clothesline GC, $25. 0413 023 296 F091221

RAIL Corp Wall telephones and desktop push buttom phone 90’s Nokia Mobile 6300 in box, charger and manual 00’s. Samsung mobile and charger 00’s. 2 x Motorola units, chargers with info 90’s. Cheap best offers 4981 7523 F151222

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

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 Re281223

Hardtop Camper Trailer CAMPER Trailer.

Totally overhauled, top cond Solar panel, inverter 240v & 12v 75AH DS Battery. Qu Bed with new mattress, reading/ ceilings lights + power points. Floor space area 2.2 x 1.65m = 3.5m2. Canvas fully impregnanted Lightweight tare 240kg, no 4wd needed. Rego 12/09/24 no inspection required. C58542 Extras neg. $4,799 Ph: 0408 961 530 e040124

Thursday, 4 January 2024

TRADES&Services BUILDING PLANS & DRAFTING

S imply Smarter Blinds

Myall Coast

Plan Service

BLINDS - AWNINGS - SHUTTERS & ROLLER SHUTTERS

Local & Family Owned

Plans for New Homes, Alterations & Additions

admin@simplysmarterblinds.com.au www.simplysmarterblinds.com.au

FREE Measure & Quote, CALL

TODAY

Kevin Walker

Phone: 4997 2656 • Mob: 0418 764 257

Call Paul on 0447 410 225 329906C

today!

ABN: 5635 9290 605

ABN 90 639 121 517

BUILDING SERVICES

It’s TAX Time

ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL & DATA NEEDS • Lights & Fans • Breakdown • Power Points • TV & Antenna • Switchboards • Phone & Data • Rewiring

Call

David Bright 0408 680 835

TAX

ELECTRICAL

License No.

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Home & Property Maintenance Home and Property Improvements Servicing Tea Gardens, Gardens, Servicing Hawks Hawks Nest, Nest, Tea Karuah, and the North Port Stephens area.

Karuah, and the North Port Stephens area

Small Building, Smallto to Medium Medium Residential Residential Building, Construction & Home Maintenance Projects.

Construction & Home Maintenance Projects Contact David Lyne 0418 166 912

Contact: David Lyne 0418166912 davidjlyne@gmail.com davidjlyne@gmail.com

www.homepropertyimprovements.com.au www.homepropertymaintenance.com.au

Curtains

CARPET CLEANING

Blinds – Awnings Shutters

CONQUEST CC AW3998107

FREE QUOTE

CARPET CLEANING

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JAKES TREE LOPPING SERVICES Based in Hawks Nest and servicing surrounding areas Elevated platforms, Free Quotes, Qualified climbers, Tree lopping, trimming, hedging & removal, Stump grinding, Gutter cleaning, Gutter repairs, Gutter guard installation

Call Wolfy on 0422 141 324 or email thewolfinthevalley@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL, RELIABLE SERVICE

0407241816

Jake.treeloppingservices@gmail.com ABN 60611914260

ABN 64 168 639 709

Tree Trimming Elevated Platforms & Climbers MULCH Electrical Service Clearing SALES Block Clearing & Tree Removal Stump Grinding, Chipping & Mulch All Dead-Wooding Palms & Hedging Free Quotes 10 Years Experience WE WILL BEAT ANY OTHER Fully Insured REASONABLE QUOTE BY 10%

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43582000

FAST QUOTES, SAFE & RELIABLE WORK

Licence no 5072763

FREE QUOTES ALL AREAS

EMAILS

www.barrysaffordableblinds.com.au

Jagerpestcontrol.com.au

PH: 4982 2578

P&R TREE SERVICES

WEBSITE

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DRIVEWAYS DRIVEWAYS &&SLABS SLABS Dennis: 0412 814 421

Lic. No. 122528C ABN: 62116794057 ALL AREAS

ALL AREAS

ABN: 62116794057 Lic. No. 122528C

dhparsons@hotmail.com

dhparsons@hotmail.com

CONTACT NUMBER

FULLY INSURED

Office mobile 0466 560 687

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Thursday, 4 January 2024

10% pensioner discounts offered

BASED IN BULAHDELAH AND SERVICING SURROUNDING AREAS

or email ads@newsofthearea.com.au www.newsofthearea.com.au

TREES LOPPED TRIMMING OR REMOVAL Stump Grinding Block Clearing Mulching / Chipping

Peter on 0400 582 456 or Richard on 0416 282 627

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Call us today on (02) 4981 8882

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TREE SERVICES

Interior / Exterior painting E.g. decks, driveways, pools, doors and trims, kitchens and bathrooms painted.

Colour changes, re-paints, maintenance coatings.

Over 20 years experience.

86 Port Stephens Drive Taylors Beach

.Call OR Email today:

Licence # R91063

Quality Local HousePainter

CONCRETE

SMART MARKETING

0419 017 149

PAINTER

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All Aspects of Wall & Floor Tiling

Phone Brett

www.karuahhire.com.au

Builders Licence: 114797C

TILER

Waterproofing ~ Bathroom Renovations ~ All work Guaranteed ~ Free Measure & Quote Quality Workmanship ~ Over 25yrs Experience

HIRE

Local Family owned 15 years experience Manufacturing Retailer

By Appt Only 0429 802 173

Tiler

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KARUAH

Roller Blinds Plantation Shutters Vertical Blinds Roman Blinds Venetian Blinds Ziptrak Awnings Foldings Arm Awnings Salamander Bay Roller Shutters 4984 7700 Awnings Warners Bay Panel Glides 4954 7190 Aluminium Shutters Beresfield Security Doors and Grilles Curtains 4964 2230 Email: sales@lakeviewblinds.com.au www.lakeviewsblinds.com.au

Registered Tax Agent

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Retail suppliers of Windscreens & Auto Glass Chip Repairs Port Stephens & Newcastle 0416 138 151

www.portstephenswindscreens.com.au

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BEST ON THE BOX TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

BACK ROADS

ABC, 8pm

SATURDAY

DARBY AND JOAN

ABC, 7.30pm

Veteran actors Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi (pictured above) shine brighter than the golden Queensland setting in this comedic crime series.

Premiering tonight with eight snappy episodes up its sleeve, the plot focuses on the playful friendship between Brown’s retired copper Jack Darby, who runs into Scacchi’s Joan Kirkhope, a Brit recently arrived in Australia to find out how and why her husband died here. With this intriguing overarching mystery, the gorgeous setting and chemistry between the leads plays out as together they tackle a different mystery in each episode.

After nine seasons, you’d think that plucky traveller and conversationalist Heather Ewart (pictured) would have just about exhausted this country’s supply of remote, quaint towns to traverse. In this 10th outing, her exploration of the heart and soul of small Aussie communities finds yet more gems, kicking off with a small but wellknown and coveted holiday hotspot: Byron Bay’s less flashy neighbour, Brunswick Heads. Ewart meets locals Brett Haylock and Chris Chen, who share their story of restoring the town’s dilapidated 1960s cinema into a vibrant attraction. There is also former marine biologist Andy Graeme-Cook, who chats about his personal mission to make the beaches accessible for all.

JAMES MARTIN’S SPANISH ADVENTURES

SBS FOOD, 8.30pm

The culinary delights of Spain distilled in one episode? Not for James Martin (pictured right). The British chef doesn’t do this trip halfheartedly or with half measures. Clocking in at a studious 20 episodes, we’re not even halfway through this detailed and passionate gastronomic adventure that goes off the beaten track to celebrate some glorious scenery and get to know foodies, growers, much-loved traditional dishes and authentic ingredients alike. Tonight, Martin is in Castilla-La Mancha, where he cooks beef shin stew and croquettes and is acquainted with the popular bar snack carcamusa. It’s a voracious foodies’ delight.

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SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Stackorama! (PG, R) 7.00 News. 9.30 The Art Of Collecting. (R) 10.00 The Chemical World. (R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List. (PGa) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PGan, R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Mystery Of The Golden Warrior. (PGa, R) 2.55 Cook Up. 3.00 Mastermind. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China. (PGa, R) 3.40 Cook Up. (PGl, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3.

Morning session. 12.30 The Lunch Break.

1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Afternoon session.

3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break.

3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: Love, Game, Match. (2022, PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hungry. (PGl, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 Planet Shapers. (R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.00 Dr Phil.

(PGal, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Scottsdale, Tasmania. (PG, R) 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) Part 1 of 3.

8.30 MOVIE: Mao’s Last Dancer.

(2009, PG, R) A boy from a Chinese village is selected by a delegate of Madame Mao to study classical ballet in Beijing. Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood.

10.25 Life. (Mdl, R) 11.25 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.15 Tenable. (R) 1.00 Wakefield. (Madls, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Tassie Tiger On The Rocks.

8.35 The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild. (Ml, R) 9.40 Supertunnels. (PG, R) 10.45 SBS World News Late.

11.15 L’Opera. (Mal) 12.10 Sisi. (MA15+s) 2.55 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Mals, R) 3.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Karen Martini cooks a tomato passata.

8.30 MOVIE: Father Stu. (2022, Malsv) After surviving a motorcycle accident, a former boxer uses his second chance to help others. Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver.

11.05 MOVIE: A Perfect Murder.

(1998, Mlsv, R) A husband hires a hit man to kill his wife. Michael Douglas.

1.25 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 8.

Fourth quarter-final. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney.

11.00 MOVIE: The Next Three Days. (2010, Mlv, R) A married couple’s lives are turned upside down.

Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks.

1.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.30 Destination WA. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Explore TV. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. Special guests include Martin Scorsese.

7.30 MOVIE: War Of The Worlds.

(2005, Mv, R) A New Jersey man tries to protect his children when the planet is invaded by aliens.

Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning.

9.50 MOVIE: Rambo: Last Blood.

(2019, MA15+av, R) A Vietnam War veteran battles a Mexican cartel after it kidnaps his friend’s teenage daughter.

Sylvester Stallone, Yvette Monreal.

11.45 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: The Craft. (1996, MA15+) 10.10 MOVIE: Walkabout. (1971, M) 11.45 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am QI. 12.50 Killing Eve. 1.35 Back. 2.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.35 ABC News Update. 3.40 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 2.45 VICE Sports. 3.15 WorldWatch.

5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.15 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.10 Miniseries: The Sister. 1am Love And Sex In Russia. 2.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 A Moveable Feast. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Tennis.

Brisbane International. Day 6. Quarter-finals. 5.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 8. Quarter-finals. 7.30 David Attenborough’s A Perfect Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: The Thomas Crown Affair. (1999, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping.

2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Scarlet And The Black. Continued. (1983, PG) 8.15 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 10.15 Kill The Messenger.

(2014, M) 12.20pm Bangla. (2019, M, Italian) 1.55 Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG) 3.45 Dr Knock. (2017, PG, French) 5.50 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 7.30 Point Break. (1991, M) 9.45 The Hurt Locker. (2008, MA15+) 12.10am Rambo. (2008, MA15+) 1.50 Late Programs. 5.50 The Movie Show.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Restoration.

Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man. (2002, M) 10.00 MOVIE: The 6th Day. (2000, M) 12.30am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

12.30pm MOVIE: Barbie Mermaid Power. (2022, PG) 1.50 MOVIE: Step Up. (2006, PG) 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched.

5.30 Tennis. Brisbane International. Quarter-finals.

11.00 MOVIE: Good Kill. (2014, M) 1.05am Under The Dome. 2.00 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan.

3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.50pm Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 2.00 Bamay.

2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Strait To The Plate. 6.00 Bamay. 6.35 Kenya Wildlife Diaries.

7.30 MOVIE: Josie And The Pussycats. (2001) 9.15 MOVIE: Sione’s Wedding. (2006, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 Royal Report. 8.30 Barry Humphries: A Tribute.

9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 News. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

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SATURDAY, January 6 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 MOVIE: The Imitation Game. (2014, Ma, R) 2.20 A Symphonic Odyssey With Professor Brian Cox. (R) 3.45 Outback Musical. (PG, R) 4.30 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 5.30 Nick Cave And Warren Ellis At Hanging Rock. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Outside: Beyond The Lens. (PGa, R) 10.05 Love Your Garden.

(PGa, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.15 En`coda. (R) 3.35 Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land. (PGa, R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Prologue. H’lights.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show.10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan.

Day 4. Morning session. 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Afternoon. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Third Test.

Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Late Afternoon.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Mr Mayor. (PGs, R) 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9. First semifinal. 4.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 4.30 Customs. (PG, R) 5.00 9News First At Five.

5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Second Chance Champions. (PGal, R) 12.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 2.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 3.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork.

(R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Attenborough And The Mammoth Graveyard. (R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Darby And Joan. (Premiere, PGa) A former Aussie cop and an English nurse become entangled in a string of mysteries in the outback.

8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 3 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a promising university student.

9.50 The Capture. (Ml, R) Isaac’s paranoia intensifies.

10.50 Parkinson In Australia. (PGs, R) 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (Return) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens.

8.40 Portugal’s Atlantic Train.

9.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 10.20 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 11.10 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R) 1.00 Mister8. (MA15+a, R) 3.10 Going Places.

(PGa, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol. (PGa) Follows New Zealand border officials.

7.30 MOVIE: Grown Ups. (2010, PGls, R) After their high-school basketball coach passes away, five former friends reunite for his funeral. Adam Sandler, David Spade.

9.45 MOVIE: Never Been Kissed.

(1999, PGdls, R) A subeditor at a Chicago newspaper goes undercover at her former high school to report on teenagers.

Drew Barrymore, David Arquette.

12.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9.

Second semi-final.

11.00 MOVIE: Jurassic Park III. (2001, Mv, R) 12.45 The First 48. (MA15+alv, R) 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands Summer Series. (PG)

6.00 MOVIE: TMNT: Out Of The Shadows. (2016, PGv, R) After the supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with two mutant henchmen to take over the world. Megan Fox, Will Arnett.

8.00 MOVIE: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

(2001, Mv, R) A young adventurer battles an evil organisation for possession of a magical device. Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen.

10.00 MOVIE: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. (2003, Mv, R) An adventurer battles a megalomaniac.

Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. 10.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.15 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road.

Midnight State Of The Union. 12.20 MythBusters.

1.10 Portlandia. 2.00 Black Mirror. 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Tailings. (Final) 12.15 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Cup series. Individual apparatus. Replay. 1.50 187 Minutes: Capitol Riots.

2.45 WorldWatch. 4.40 Asia’s Next Top Model.

5.40 Australia In Colour. 6.40 The Toys That Built The World. 7.30 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2023. 10.00 Letterkenny. 11.00 Fear The Walking Dead. 11.55 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon Horse Racing. Aquis $1.6 Million Raceday featuring The TAB Wave, Royal Randwick Raceday And Super Saturday On The Coast. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands Summer Series. 10.30 My Favorite Martian.

11.00 Skippy. 11.30 MOVIE: The Man Upstairs.

(1958, PG) 1.20pm MOVIE: South Of Algiers. (1953) 3.15 MOVIE: Sitting Bull. (1954, PG) 5.30 Tennis.

United Cup. Day 9. Semi-finals. 7.30 MOVIE: Thelma & Louise. (1991, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Misery.

(1990, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 On The Fly. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Dr Phil. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 3.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC. 10.15 SEAL Team. 11.10 Evil. 12.05am NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 FBI: International. 2.00 48 Hours. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Home Shopping.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.20 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 8.00 Monsieur Verdoux. (1947, PG) 10.15 Salvation Boulevard. (2011, M) Noon Enigma. (2001, M) 2.15 The Scarlet And The Black. (1983, PG) 4.50 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 6.50 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 8.30 On The Basis Of Sex. (2018) 10.45 House Of Pleasures. (2011, MA15+, French) 1.05am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon On Tour With Allan Border.

12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 My Road To Adventure. 2.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.30 Secrets Of The Supercars.

4.30 Storage Wars: NY. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Semi-finals and women’s doubles final. 6.00 Raymond. 7.30 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 7. Semi-finals.

11.30 MOVIE: In The Heart Of The Sea. (2015, M) 2am MOVIE: Intersection. (2020, M) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 LEGO Jurassic World.

5.30 Polly Pocket.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.15pm Going Places. 3.15 Characters Of Broome.

4.15 Walking With Fire. 4.30 Jupurrurla: Man Of Media. 5.00 The Whole Table. 6.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro.

8.30 Ray Charles: Live At The Montreux. 9.50 MOVIE: Housebound. (2014, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Weekend Edition. 10.00 Weekend Live. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 Are We Ready For War? 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 4.30 News.

5.00 Weekend Live. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 Royal Report. 8.30 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, January 7 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Australian Soul With Geraldine Doogue. (PG, R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.35 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG, R) 4.10 Pick Of The Litter. (R) 5.25 The ABC Of. (PG, R)

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera.

7.00 APAC Weekly. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 10.30 Cycling.

National Road C’ships. Women’s Elite Road Race. 12.30 National Road Championships: Studio Show. 1.30 Cycling. National Road C’ships. Men’s Elite Road Race.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

9.30 Test Pre-Game. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test.

Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan.

Day 5. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session. From the SCG.

6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Ocean Thunder. (R) 11.00 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGm, R) 12.00 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Mr Holland’s Opus. (1995, PGl, R) 3.50 The Deep Blueprint: Wild Sri Lanka.

5.00 9News First At Five.

5.30 RBT. (PGdl, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Charming China. (PG, R) 10.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 11.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Hungry. (PGl, R) 1.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 GCBC. (R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGal) 5.00 News.

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 MOVIE: Strictly Ballroom.

(1992, PG, R) Paul Mercurio.

9.05 MOVIE: Spotlight. (2015, Mal, R) Journalists from The Boston Globe investigate a cover-up of abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo.

11.10 MOVIE: Girl With A Pearl Earring. (2003, PGa, R) 12.50 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. (R)

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Asia’s Ancient Civilisations. (PG) 9.20 Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Toxic Tomb. (PG, R) 10.15 Race For The Sky. (PGalv, R) 11.15 Lance. (Mal, R) 3.00 Child Genius Australia. (PG, R) 4.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 29.

Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes.

11.00 7NEWS Spotlight.

An exclusive, special investigation.

12.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) Norman is haunted by a tragic event.

1.00 Emergency Call. (PGa, R) A caller reports two girls being attacked.

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 10. Final.

From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney.

11.30 To Be Advised.

2.00 Ocean Thunder. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 GolfBarons. A panel of experts discusses golf and takes up innovative experiments with how the game can be played.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

6.00 The Graham Norton Show.

(PGls) Celebrity guests include Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Claudia Winkleman, Nadiya Hussain and Rob Brydon.

7.30 MOVIE: The Lost City. (2022, Masv) A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe.

9.45 MOVIE: Second Act. (2018, Mls, R) After being turned down for a promotion by her employers, a woman reinvents herself. Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids.

9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Doc Martin. 10.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.20 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 1.40am ABC News Update. 1.45 Close.

5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Patriot Brains. 12.55 Speedweek.

2.55 Jungletown. 3.45 The Casketeers. 4.15 WorldWatch. 4.45 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally.

H’lights. 5.45 Alone Sweden. (Premiere) 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 9.25 Cracking The Code. 10.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

11.00 DVine Living. 11.30 Last Chance Learners.

Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 World’s Greatest Islands. 11.30 MOVIE: Night Boat To Dublin. (1946, PG) 1.30pm Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 8.

Finals. 5.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 10. Final. 7.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Sentinel. (2006, M) 10.45 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show.

9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Western United v Melbourne City. 7.00 JAG. 8.00 NCIS. 11.00 NCIS: LA. Midnight SEAL Team. 1.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.15 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 8.15 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 10.35 Point Break. (1991, M) 12.50pm This Is Where I Leave You. (2014, M) 2.45 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 4.25 Monsieur Verdoux.

(1947, PG) 6.40 What We Did On Our Holiday.

(2014, PG) 8.30 Best Sellers. (2021) 10.25 After May. (2012, MA15+, French) 12.40am Spider. (2019, MA15+, German) 2.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Storage Wars: NY. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. (Final) 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: U-571.

(2000, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm FIA World Endurance Championship: End Of Season Review. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House.

3.30 MOVIE: Loch Ness. (1996) 5.30 Tennis.

Brisbane International. Finals. 8.00 MOVIE: War With Grandpa. (2020, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Fighting With My Family. (2019, M) 12.15am Surviving The Stone Age. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Away From Country. 3.00 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 3.15 Take Heart: Deadly Heart. 4.40 Going Places. 5.40 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke.

5.50 Woven Threads Stories From Within. 6.00 Moko. 6.30 Wild Mexico. 7.40 Ray Charles At Salle Pleyel. 8.30 MOVIE: Amazing Grace. (2018) 10.10 MOVIE: The Color Purple. (1985, PG) 12.50am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Weekend Live. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 Catching The Claremont Killer: The Untold Story. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 4.30 News. 5.00 Weekend Live. 6.00 Haters Online: Erin Molan Fights Back. 7.00 The State We’re In. 8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 9.00 NewsNight.

10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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MONDAY, January 8 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (PG, R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour.

(R) 9.10 Legacy List. (Final, PGa) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.10 Secret Cities. (PGav, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Riddle Of The Roman Coneheads. (PGa, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 2. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Home And Away. (PGasv, R) 1.30 Beach Cops.

(PG, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: Undercover Blues. (1993, PGlsv, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (PGl, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes.

(R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. (Return) 8.00 The Search For The Palace Letters. (PG) 9.00 Harley & Katya. (Ml, R) Tells the story of an unlikely skating duo.

10.30 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 11.00 Changing Ends. (PG, R) 11.50 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.35 Tenable. (PG, R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Classic Countdown. (Final, PG, R) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends. (PGa) 8.25 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South. (Premiere, PGa) 9.20 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses. (PGa, R) 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Blanca. (MA15+av) 11.50 Partisan. (Malv, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (Return, PGav) Two lives hang in the balance.

7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 30.

Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers.

From Sydney Showground Stadium.

11.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGa) Officers deal with a drunk driver.

11.30 Highway Cops. (PGl) Authorities encounter clueless drivers.

12.00 Bates Motel. (Mav, R) Norma informs Norman of his boundaries.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III. (PG) 8.40 Australian Crime Stories. (Mav, R) 9.50 Vanished: The Disappearance Of Dolores McCrea. (Mav) 10.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av) 11.40 Kenan. (Ms) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACA. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher.

(2012, Mlv, R) A former US Army military police officer investigates the shooting of five innocent civilians by a sniper. Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike.

10.00 MOVIE: A Quiet Place II. (2021, Mhv) A family continues its fight for survival in a world where humans are hunted by monsters and silence is the best defence. Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy.

12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.55 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.25am QI. 1.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 2.25 ABC News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. Noon MOVIE: Feels Good Man: Pepe The Frog. (2020, M) 1.45 The Year That Changed Love. 2.40 25 Siblings And Me. 3.50 WorldWatch. 6.00 Joy Of Painting.

6.30 The Fast History Of. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Two Weeks To Live. (Premiere) 10.25 Scrubs. 11.15 Hoarders. 12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes.

1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude.

11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Day 1. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 1.

10.30 Death In Paradise. 11.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. 12.40am Snapped. 1.40 MOVIE: The Sound Barrier. (1952, PG) 4.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager.

2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am What We Did On Our Holiday. Continued. (2014, PG) 6.50 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 8.50 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 10.30 On The Basis Of Sex. (2018) 12.40pm Dead Ringers. (1988, M) 2.50 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 5.10 The Way. (2010, PG) 7.30 Forgotten We’ll Be. (2020, M) 10.00 Malcolm X. (1992, MA15+) 1.45am Cousins. (2021, M) 3.35 Limbo. (2020, M) 5.30 The Movie Show.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars.

2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. USA Boxing Day. H’lights. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket.

Big Bash League. Game 30. Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers. 7.35 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon MOVIE: Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back. (1998) 1.30 Rich House, Poor House.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 Kenan. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Law Abiding Citizen. (2009, MA15+) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.40pm Moko. 2.10 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke.

2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Making A Mark. 10.05 MOVIE: Fruitvale Station. (2013, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 What Really Happened In Wuhan. 9.00 NewsNight.

10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, January 9 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7.

(PGal, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Death Of A Dynasty. (Mv, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 3. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Steppin’ Into The Holiday. (2022, PGa) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: Meet Me In New York. (2022, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Brunswick Heads, NSW. (Return, PG) 8.30 Australia’s Open. (Ml) Part 1 of 2.

9.20 MOVIE: The Australian Dream.

(2019, MA15+l, R) Explores the life of Adam Goodes. Adam Goodes.

10.30 MOVIE: Spotlight. (2015, Mal, R) 12.35 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.20 Tenable. (R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGav) 8.20 Michael Palin In North Korea. (R) 9.15 Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live. (Ml, R) 10.10 SBS World News Late.

10.40 Das Boot. (Return, MA15+av) 11.40 Furia. (MA15+av, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Cash tries to get to Eden in time, and Bree and Levi clash.

7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 31. Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Adelaide Oval.

11.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Malv, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service.

12.30 Bates Motel. (Madv, R) Norman and Norma grow apart as Norman and Emma grow closer.

2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III. (PG) 8.40 MOVIE: Honest Thief. (2020, Mlv) 10.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.20 The First 48. (Mav, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ml, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. (2016, Mlv, R) Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an army officer he suspects is the victim of a conspiracy.

Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders.

9.50 MOVIE: Capone. (2020, MA15+alv, R) After 10 years in prison, gangster Al Capone struggles with dementia and where he hid his fortune. Tom Hardy, Matt Dillon.

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

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Bliss. 8.55 Rosehaven. 9.20 Portlandia. 10.05 State Of The Union. 10.30 Back. 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 MOVIE: The Craft. (1996, MA15+) 1.05am Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 2.00 MOVIE: Walkabout. (1971, M) 3.40 ABC News Update. 3.45 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. Noon Chasing Famous. 2.45 Preserving Taste. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Box 21. 12.50am Future Man. 1.30 Hate Thy Neighbour. 2.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 A Moveable Feast. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Day 2. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 2. 10.30 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 12.30am Madam Secretary. 1.30 MOVIE: Yield To The Night. (1956, M) 3.15 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.30 FBI: International. 10.30 Asian Cup Preview Show.

11.00 SEAL Team. 11.55 48 Hours. 12.50am Home Shopping. 2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Way. (2010, PG) 8.20 The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 10.00 Best Sellers. (2021) 11.55 Cousins. (2021, M) 1.45pm What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 3.35 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 5.35 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 7.30 A Little Chaos.

(2014, M) 9.40 Bright Star. (2009) 11.50 Madame.

(2017, M) 1.30am Beneath Hill 60. (2010, M) 3.45 Dead Ringers. (1988, M) 5.55 The Movie Show.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Aussie Salvage Squad. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.05 Billy The Exterminator. 3.35 Counting Cars. 4.35 Storage Wars. 5.05 American Restoration. 5.35 American Pickers. 6.35 Pawn Stars. 7.35 Outback Truckers.

9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: The Power Of One. (1999) 12.30pm The Nanny. 1.00 Bewitched.

1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries.

7.30 Larapinta. 8.30 MOVIE: Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes. (2018, M) 10.05 Night. 11.35 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Going Nuclear: The Clean Energy Debate. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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Liz Caro & Trish Thatcher 2. Adrian Ryan & Craig Brooking 3. Chez Rands & Leslie

Falla = 3. Linda & Glenn Conroy E/W 1. Helen White & Susan Helsen 2. Jan Armstrong & Dawn Dale 3. Shirley Pearson & Davina O’Brien Wednesday 13/12/23

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Friday 15/12/23 1.

Trish & Jim Thatcher 2.

Chez Rands & Leslie Falla 3. Peter Baily & Brian West 4. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson E/W 1. Carol Richards & Jeanette Whalan 2. Jennifer

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Fowler & Bill Taylor 3. Liz Howarth & Davina O’Brien 4. Jan Armstrong & Dawn Dale Monday 18/12/23 1. Carol Richards & Sue Matheson 2. Chez Rands & Leslie Falla 3. David Hipkins & Bruce Eyre E/W 1. Bea

Treharne & Jeanette Whalan 2. Leigh Wood & Geoff Smith 3.

Jan Armstrong & Dawn Dale Wednesday 20/12/23 (Howell) 1. Adrian Ryan & Eric White = 1. Chez Rands & Leslie 3. Peter Baily & Liz Howarth Friday 22/12/23 1. Peter Baily & Gordon Morrison 2. Bruce Eyre

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WEDNESDAY, January 10 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 First Weapons. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera.

7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour.

9.00 Peer To Peer. (a, R) 10.30 BBC News At Ten. 11.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 1.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 4. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Darrow And Darrow. (2017, PGav, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, PGls, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGad, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 Australia’s Open. (Ml) Part 2 of 2.

9.25 Changing Ends. (PG) Alan gets the acting bug.

9.45 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 10.50 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Mal, R) 11.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.30 Tenable. (R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry. (PG, R) 8.25 The Elon Musk Show. (Mal, R) 9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 COBRA. (Final, Malv) 11.50 Vienna Blood. (MA15+a, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Xander is forced to ask Levi for help, and Mackenzie is too scared to leave hospital.

7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 32.

Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers.

From the Gabba, Brisbane.

11.30 MOVIE: The Cold Light Of Day. (2012, Mlv, R) A Wall Street trader’s family is abducted. Henry Cavill, Verónica Echegui.

1.30 Parenthood. (Mds, R) A family walk for autism is jeopardised.

2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm) 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm. (Ml) 10.40 The Equalizer. (Ma, R) 11.30 La Brea. (Mv, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Explore TV. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MOVIE: Meet The Parents.

(2000, Ml, R) A teacher takes her accident-prone boyfriend home to meet her mother and humourless father. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller.

9.30 MOVIE: Meet The Fockers.

(2004, Ms, R) A young man takes his fiancée and her parents to Miami to meet his family, who live an alternative lifestyle. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Interview With The Vampire. 10.25 Killing Eve. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. 12.40am Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.00 Cooked. 1.35 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown.

3.55 ABC News Update. 4.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. Noon Chasing Famous. 1.50 Sex And Consent. 2.25 States Of Undress. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Stockholm. (2018) 10.15 MOVIE: What Happened To Monday? (2017, MA15+) 12.30am Chasing Famous. 3.15 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

7.30 A Moveable Feast Heads North. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Day 3. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 3. 10.30 Midsomer Murders. 12.40am Manifest.

1.40 MOVIE: Death Is A Woman. (1966, M) 3.20 Explore. 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Seaway.

5.00 Animal Tales.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.25 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 8.20 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 10.00 Madame. (2017, M) 11.40 Forgotten We’ll Be. (2020, M) 2.10pm A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 3.50 The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 5.30 Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 7.30 Wild Target. (2010, M) 9.20 Lansky. (2021) 11.30 In My Country. (2004, M) 1.25am The Ides Of March.

(2011, M) 3.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.05 Billy The Exterminator.

3.35 Counting Cars. 4.35 Storage Wars. 5.05 American Restoration. 5.35 American Pickers.

6.35 Pawn Stars. 7.35 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon 3: The Spell Of Unknown.

(2001, PG) 12.30pm The Nanny. 1.00 Bewitched.

1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Toy Soldiers. (1991, M) 10.45 Seinfeld.

11.45 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time.

4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 How It Feels To Be Free. 8.35 Private Elvis. 9.50 Murundak: Songs Of Freedom.

11.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News.

5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report.

8.00 Shandee’s Story: The Search For Justice. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

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NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Monsters Or Medicine? (PGm, R) 10.55 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera.

7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour.

9.00 Peer To Peer. (R) 10.30 BBC News At Ten. 11.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 2.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 5. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Darrow And Darrow: In The Key Of Murder. (2018, PGav, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: How To Find Forever. (2022, PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Grand Designs Transformations.

(PG) Follows two home transformations.

9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG) Part 2 of 3.

9.50 Fake Or Fortune? Gerome. (R) 10.50 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 11.35 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 12.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.25 Tenable. (R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey. (PGa) 8.30 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor: Threats. (PG, R) Part 2 of 5.

9.25 Culprits. (Premiere, MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 A Class Apart. (Madls) 11.45 Pandore. (MA15+av, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Justin pines for Leah, Levi honours Mackenzie, and Tane and Felicity navigate their new normal.

7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 33.

Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers.

From Blundstone Arena, Hobart.

11.00 MOVIE: Super Troopers 2.

(2018, MA15+lns, R) State troopers set up a new station. Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan.

1.10 Black-ish. (PGals, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) 8.30 RPA. (PGm, R) 9.30 Children’s Hospital. (PGm, R) 10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.20 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 The Dog House Australia.

(PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 On The Line: The Richard Williams Story. (Mal) Richard Williams, the father and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams, retraces his family’s journey.

11.00 Blue Bloods. (Ma, R) Eddie’s captain takes an interest in her.

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

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Bliss. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Black Mirror. 12.35am Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 1.35 ABC News Update. 1.40 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. Noon The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.20 The Tailings. 2.30 Munchies Guide To Las Vegas. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Guns That Changed The Game. 12.10am Dark Side Of Comedy. 1.05 Late Programs.

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6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 A Moveable Feast. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown.

8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Day 4. Quarter-finals. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 4. Quarter-finals. 10.30 Poirot.

12.40am Snapped. 1.40 MOVIE: Please Turn Over.

(1959, PG) 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Seaway.

5.00 Animal Tales.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 Asian Cup Preview Show. 11.00 Evil. 11.55 48 Hours. 12.50am Home Shopping. 2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 7.50 Bright Star. (2009) 10.00 Beneath Hill 60. (2010, M) 12.15pm A Little Chaos.

(2014, M) 2.25 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 4.20 Menashe. (2017, PG, Yiddish) 5.50 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 7.30 Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M, Cantonese) 9.10 Stockholm. (2018) 10.55 True Story. (2015, M) 12.50am Brief Encounter. (1974, M) 2.50 Lansky. (2021) 5.00 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm The Force: BTL. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars.

4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 33. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. 7.35 Family Guy. 8.30 American Dad! 9.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: Lucario And The Mystery Of Mew. (2005) 1pm Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Lord Of War. (2005, MA15+) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums.

4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns.

6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Not Even.

9.00 MOVIE: The Piano. (1993, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 News.

9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin.

7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 MH370: The Final Search.

9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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By Marian SAMPSON SETTING sail from A Coruña, Spain, Port Stephens Yacht Club member Kevin Le Poidevin will attempt to achieve his dream of circumnavigating the globe non-stop and single-handed.

Sailing around the globe solo and non-stop is undoubtedly a daring feat, one usually the domain of elite ocean sailors with multimillion-dollar campaigns.

However, it doesn't have to be that way anymore.

The Global Solo Challenge (GSC), in which Kevin is partaking, aspires at being as inclusive as possible, allowing skippers with a wide range of boats and budgets to take part in the event.

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Kevin, sailing on Roaring Forty, was forced to start nearly a month after his assigned start date due to an injury.

Having finally set off on 23 November, Kevin has been unlucky so far with weather and has not yet reached the north-east trade winds.

He's expected to so imminently and the next weeks of sailing for him will be in pleasant downwind conditions in the north east trades, then crossing the doldrums and negotiating a passage through the equatorial calms before finding the southeast trades, which will accompany the skipper until the latitude of Trinidad.

Kevin gave 31 years of dedicated service in the Royal Australian Air Force and, once retired, chose to dedicate himself to adventures on the sea.

q “The need to be close to the sea is in my DNA,” Kevin said.

“I believe that military life and navigation are complementary.

“Both require discipline, patience, mental agility, and

endurance.

“Moreover, maintaining good physical fitness, motivation, and applying critical thinking to analyse and evaluate one’s own abilities and those of others is essential,” he said.

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Kevin onboard Roaring Forty. Photo: Philipp Hympendahl.

Kevin’s motivation is undoubtedly the desire to test himself in an adventurous environment where his actions have limited influence.

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the words of the English explorer Ernest Shackleton, who stated, “I believe it’s in our nature to explore, to reach the unknown.

“The only real failure would be not to explore at all.”

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