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q Fire safely contained behind lines at South Arm. Photo: Linda Garad.

By Sharon JANE A RURAL Fire Service (RFS) volunteer is in a stable condition at John Hunter Hospital after he was injured by a falling tree while working to contain a fire at Yarranbella. A NSW Ambulance spokesperson said paramedics were called to a property on South Arm Road around 3pm on Monday, 21 September. "Paramedics treated a man in his 70s at the scene for a head injury as well as chest pain," the spokesperson told News Of The Area. "Paramedics treated a man in his 70s at the scene for a head injury as well as chest pain. "A medical team was winched into the scene to treat the patient before he was driven out by ambulance, then flown to John Hunter Hospital by Westpac Rescue Helicopter." The injured man had been helping on containment lines.

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A Council motion reaffirming its intention to expand the tip into land earmarked for the Great Koala National Park is on hold

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A CONTROVERSIAL motion by Nambucca Valley Council to extend its waste management facility into land earmarked for the Great Koala National Park has been deferred. At its September 23 ordinary meeting, Nambucca Valley Council voted 5-1 to defer a motion that would have reaffirmed the council’s intention to acquire 23 hectares of the Nambucca State forest for the future extension of its Waste Management Facility. CONTINUED Page 6

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Water program creates people pipeline

ABORIGINAL Pathways to Water Operations is a two-week, culturally safe program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to build practical skills, explore career opportunities and prepare for work in water operations. Participants were selected from across the Mid North Coast to complete the program in Port Macquarie throughout September, with training delivered by Fusion Training Solutions. As part of the program, participants visited a range of sites and heard from community leaders and industry professionals, including locally at MidCoast Council’s Bootawa Dam and Water Treatment Plant. The program provided participants q

with practical water operations experience, nationally recognised training units, workplace visits, guest speakers, mentoring and support with resumes and job applications. The program included participants from the MidCoast, Kempsey and Port MacquarieHastings areas. The program has already demonstrated strong outcomes following a pilot program earlier this year with Shoalhaven Council, helping create a pipeline of Aboriginal candidates who are job-ready and interested in careers in the water industry. Aboriginal Pathways to Water Operations is a pre-traineeship pathway. It provides introductory water industry training and prepares participants to apply through normal

recruitment processes for Council trainee and apprentice opportunities in water operations. While the program does not guarantee employment or a traineeship, it aims to give participants the skills, knowledge and confidence to become strong candidates for upcoming traineeship opportunities. The course is being run by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water and is being delivered in partnership with the NSW Government, Aboriginal Affairs NSW and the NSW Water Directorate. Funding partners include the NSW Office of Local Government under the Fresh Start Program and Training Services (NSW Department of Education).

Participants in the 2026 Aboriginal Pathways to Water Operations program visited MidCoast Council's Bootawa Dam. Photo: MidCoast Council.

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Security cameras on agenda at drop-in THE installation of security cameras and LED lighting in the town clock area of Bowraville were among the possible projects put to Bowraville and South Arm residents at a community drop-in session at Grants Hall last Saturday.

The proposed security measures were among updates on several projects being considered, subject to funding. Nambucca Valley Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey was among the councillors who attended the session, which also discussed ideas for improving the town’s central intersection, and locations for a potential splash pad in the Hennessey Tape Recreation area. “I really enjoyed catching up with the

community on Saturday where a broad range of views was shared on some key projects to revitalise Bowraville,” she said. “Council staff updated the community on the staged implementation of the Bowraville Masterplan and Design Report and I heard some great ideas from the community on potential improvements for the intersection of High and Belmore streets.” Ideas for the central intersection included adding a pedestrian crossing to make it more like a town square, and installing plants for shade. “All of our community member’s ideas were excellent and they’ll be considered at a future Council meeting,” she said. “It was great to hear a splash pad would be highly welcomed in Bowraville, should Council be able to secure funding. “There are three potential sites Council has put forward for the splash pad, and there’s still time for residents to give their feedback by taking an online survey before 12 October.” Council staff outlined their focus on implementing Precinct 1 of the Bowraville Masterplan and Design Report using the

q Nambucca Valley Council Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey discussing with Ben Walters the potential locations being considered for a splash pad in Bowraville. Photo: NVC. $225,000 in funding allocated by the council. Precinct 1 is located in the High Street median strip, opposite Nambucca Valley Phoenix. Improvements include adding shade trees, street furniture and a meandering pathway. The three splash pad sites under consideration are: • Hennessey Tape Recreation Area site 1: Located adjacent to the intersection of Coronation Street and road to Bowra Sports Hub, this site is central and has good exposure and surveillance. The site would benefit from being built up by approximately 1-2 metres first, before a potential splash pad of about the same size as the one at Bellwood Park was built. • Hennessey Tape Recreation Area site 2: Located adjacent to Coronation Street,

q Nambucca Valley Council Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey discussed potential locations for a splash pad in Bowraville with Ben Walters. Photo: NVC.

Bowraville, on the southern side of the road, this proposed site is central and it too has good exposure and surveillance. Any splash pad here would require fencing due to its proximity to the road and golf course. • Hennessey Tape Recreation Area site 3: Located near existing picnic shelters, bicycle facilities and the playground, site 3 provides a well-connected site to the park’s other recreational activities. It is located away from roads, however site surveillance is poorer than sites 1 or 2. The land is also subject to an Aboriginal land claim, which would require additional permissions over its use and may require compensation. Residents can have their say by visiting the council’s website at nambucca.nsw.gov. au/Community/Get-Involved/BowravilleMasterplan-implementation-andprojects

NAMBUCCA VALLEY COUNCIL RECLASSIFICATION OF FORMER ROAD RESERVE AS OPERATIONAL LAND

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Council hereby advises that pursuant to Section 34 of the Local Government Act 1993, it proposes to reclassify Lot 10 DP 1313272, Naylors Lane, Upper Taylors Arm, as operational land. Community can provide feedback on the proposal until 27 October 2026. Written submissions are encouraged and should be addressed to the General Manager, Nambucca Valley Council, PO Box 117, Macksville NSW 2447 or council@nambucca.nsw.gov.au Scan for more info

FACILITIES CLOSURE Monday 5 October is a public holiday. Our Administration Building in Macksville and both the Nambucca Heads Library and Macksville Library will be closed on Monday 5 October. The waste management facility will remain open and operate to reduced hours, from 10am to 2pm. There will be no change to waste collection on this day.

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q Kempsey Mayor Kinnie Ring (centre) with Legacy volunteers Wayne Mason, Deb McKellar, Michael Coble, Belinda Smith, and Tony Smith. By Leigh WATSON MID North Coast Legacy has thanked the Nambucca Valley and Kempsey communities for getting behind the recent Legacy Week 2026, with volunteers raising funds and awareness for local veteran families. Legacy Week is the organisation’s annual fundraising campaign, with volunteers selling Legacy badges, pens, keyrings, teddy bears and other merchandise throughout the region. For Mid North Coast Legacy, which services the Nambucca and Kempsey shires, the support is helping provide ongoing assistance to 126 local beneficiaries. Office Manager Belinda Smith said the organisation was grateful to the volunteers who gave their time during the week – and to the community for donating and purchasing items.

“I am humbled by what our volunteers do for our local beneficiaries,” Ms Smith said. A highlight of the campaign was a fundraising barbecue at Kempsey Bunnings, where Legatees and volunteers from the two shires took advantage of the fine weather to raise additional funds. “We are sincerely grateful to everyone who donated, volunteered or helped raise awareness during the week,” Legacy President Legatee, Debra McKellar said. “The funds raised will help Legacy provide personalised financial, social and emotional support to local widows and widowers, children and dependants with disabilities whose families have been affected by Defence Force service.” Ms McKellar also acknowledged the local businesses across the Nambucca Valley

and Kempsey shires that allowed Legacy volunteers to fundraise at their premises. Legacy was established in 1923 by returned servicemen who made a promise to look after the families of their mates who did not return from war. That promise continues today, with Legacy volunteers supporting veteran families across Australia. While Legacy Week provides an important annual fundraising boost, the organisation's local volunteers continue to support beneficiaries throughout the year. Anyone interested in volunteering or supporting future Mid North Coast Legacy fundraising activities can contact the organisation at bsmith@legacyclubservices. org.au.

Fire 'under control the whole time' FROM Page 1

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but there were no suspicious circumstances, according to RFS Superintendent, Chris Wilson. "Forestry Corporation NSW and RFS had it under control last month, but the fire reignited, possibly due to a dead standing tree falling outside the containment line," Supt Wilson said.

"Difficult terrain and inaccessible country increased the risk to volunteers.

"We had the wide containment option of a large circle, but the fire was not posing a risk to life or property. "We utilised heavy plant but had to pull back the containment line. "The fire was under control the whole time.

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“I'm really proud of our work.” RFS finds it difficult to attract volunteers as members may be called on at any time. "Working 12-hour shifts, and as many as four or five days in a row, is fatiguing for volunteers," he said. “As many are small business owners, the juggle is really tough. “We welcome new volunteers who are keen and motivated. “We will give anyone a go.” Valla RFS volunteer Ella Pade is still in her teens but has been training with the RFS for six years. Entering under the cadet program and completing her Basic Firefighter Course, she is actively fighting fires, and was at the fire ground during the Tullock Rd blaze. Asked if she worried about her safety, she replied: "No, it’s about being vigilant and aware - and having a good team around you."

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q RFS backburning at a South Arm property. Photo: Leith Garad.

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Epic battles and tight results in Khanacross round AFTER an epic battle among the leaders, Paul Mountford emerged from the pack to take out round two of the Coffs Coast Bush Khanacross Series. Mountford was consistently quick and managed to just stay ahead of his rivals, despite pressure from multiple challengers. He edged out Kai Hancock, whose tidy runs and quick times kept the pressure on Mountford and left him only just short of first place. Troy Bailey, in his Audi A3, set a cracking pace, though the heavy dust contributed to a minor error. He received a penalty that was enough to knock him from first to fourth, despite one of the quickest laps on run five. Harvey Nicholson struggled with some minor car issues, but still managed outright third. Brett Sutherland’s rally-prepared Mark

II Ford Escort rounded out the top five - and looked spectacular doing it. Expect these drivers to again battle for supremacy in round three of the series on 4 October. Class honours went to Paul Mountford in AWD/Special, ahead of Brett Sutherland in 2WD Rally and Matt Kennedy in 2WD Road. Kai Hancock was the leading junior, ahead of Harvey Nicholson and Isabella Kennedy. Zahli Pell topped the ladies category, with Kennedy second. Kennedy’s result was a great example of how categories and classes assist with levelling the playing field. She finished second in 2WD Road as well as earning third in the juniors and second in the ladies. There were close battles across the rest of the field. Just 0.14 seconds separated Tony Lynch

q Brett Sutherland cornering during a lap of round two of the Coffs Coast Bush Khanacross Series. Photo: Stormes Art & Photography.

q Kai Hancock was just pipped at the post during round two of the Coffs Coast Bush Khanacross Series. Photo: Stormes Art & Photography. (Subaru WRX) and Bernie Keast (Mazda 3) in their six-run totals, and only 1.06 seconds split Phil Isaac (Ford Falcon) and Damien Pell (VW Beetle). The round brought together a diverse field of 18 starters in vehicles ranging from road cars, to hand-made rockets, and classic rally cars. “Whether the car was a modern turbo AWD, a road car, a rally-prepared two-wheel drive or a well-loved banger, there was a place for it on the start line,” said a Coffs Harbour and District Sporting Car Club spokesperson. “After their orientation lap, each driver had six timed runs, giving everyone plenty of chances to learn the course and build confidence. “The times tumbled as the day went on, but the atmosphere stayed relaxed and friendly, with competitors swapping tips, lending a

hand, and cheering each other on.” Khanacross is a fun, low-pressure way to discover what a driver and their car can do on a set course away from public roads. “You compete against the clock rather than door-to-door, so the focus is on car control, learning and improving your own times,” the club spokesperson said. “You don’t need to be a seasoned racer: everyone starts somewhere. Club events are a great place to ask questions and learn the ropes. “Anyone who’s wondered about amateur motorsport come for a look, a chat or a drive. They’ll get help with entry requirements, vehicle eligibility, and the basic safety gear required. “Enjoy a day with people who are passionate about cars.”

q Tony Lynch tackles the course during round two of the Coffs Coast Bush Khanacross Series. Photo: Stormes Art & Photography.

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Nambucca Valley councillors call for more details on proposed tip extension into national park FROM Page 1

The original motion proposed proceeding with the land acquisition and rezoning. However, Acting General Manager David Moloney said some councillors had called for a more detailed report on the subject site and a motion to defer the decision was carried. Once the report has been completed, the matter will again be considered. The proposed expansion of the waste facility sparked fierce opposition from local conservationists. Environmentalists feel betrayed, said Nature Conservation Council of NSW senior forests campaigner and Valla Beach local, Clancy Barnard. “We just fought very hard to secure the Great Koala National Park,” he said. “It would be a real betrayal for the Council to then take away a part of it. “There has got to be a better solution than to take away prime habitat for lots of endangered native species.” Speaking at the council’s public forum, Forest Ecology Alliance (FEA) representative Judith Kirwood highlighted a 2014 preliminary assessment that identified 35 threatened fauna species on the site, including koalas, Glossy Black Cockatoos, and Yellow Belly Gliders. A 2020 survey by FEA citizen scientists found more than 100 specimens of the critically endangered scrub turpentine tree (Rhodamnia rubescens), an important food source

for birds which has been heavily impacted by land clearing and myrtle rust. They also documented koalas, koala scat and scratch marks, chewed she-oak cones from Glossy Black Cockatoos, and a number of specimens of the endangered vine slender marsdenia (Marsdenia longiloba). FEA’s Deanna Markovina said the forest remains a crucial wildlife refuge following decades of logging and residential development in the surrounding area. “There are very good reasons that this forest is currently included in the proposed Great Koala National Park, and it should not be carved out to accommodate a short-term waste solution,” Ms Markovina said. “The community has spent years trying to protect this accessible, quiet forest. It is time to stop treating forests as disposable and invest in a sustainable, forward-thinking waste strategy instead.” A 2014 assessment by Enginuity highlighted that some of the impacts of developing a waste management facility on the site would likely include loss of hollow-bearing trees, deterioration of water quality flowing into Bellwood Swamp, disturbance to nearby fauna habitat by noise and dust, and habitat degradation through introduction of weeds into nearby fauna habitat. Councillor Jane MacSmith had prepared a foreshadowed motion to pause the acquisition process, lobby Environment Minister Penny Sharpe for funding, and push for a joint Mid

q FEA members Heidi Lincoln, Andrew Wong, Deanna Markovina, John Muller, Aditi Das Patnaik and Judith Kirwood. Photo: Submitted. North Coast waste strategy. However, because the deferral amendment passed, her motion was not put to a vote. She argued that the waste management burden should not fall solely on the Nambucca Valley. “The Mid North Coast region needs to find a waste solution together, not leave it to the smallest Council to solve within its own backyard,” Cr MacSmith said “There are other answers that haven’t been explored: a better sited facility, better processing, a real circular economy, and what everyone actually wants - a good old tip shop.”

Cr Jones also strongly opposed the region-wide burden of waste management falling to Nambucca, particularly in such an environmentally significant area. “I don’t know who came up with the idea for Nambucca Heads to become the Great Big Tip of the Mid North Coast, ” Cr Jones said. “Do we really want to see every dump truck from Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour driving through our valley? “I believe this site has significant values both culturally and environmentally and it should become part of the National Park.”

NSW Govt’s cultural fishing plan slammed THE NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has condemned the NSW Government's decision to abandon its proposed Aboriginal Cultural Fishing Regulation while seeking sweeping new enforcement powers for Fisheries Officers. The Government has also refused to commence section 21AA of the Fisheries Management Act 1994, which was passed by the NSW Parliament in 2009 to recognise and protect Aboriginal cultural fishing. Seventeen years later, the State Government has confirmed the law will remain dormant. At the same time, the Fisheries Management Amendment (Enforcement) Bill 2026 (the Bill) will significantly expand search, surveillance, questioning and seizure powers, including powers to stop and search vehicles and boats, access personal information and seize boats, vehicles, fishing gear and other property. NSWALC supports appropriate action

against organised illegal fishing, seafood trafficking and black-market activity. However, it warns those objectives must not be used to justify broader powers without safeguards for Aboriginal cultural fishers. NSWALC Chairperson Dr Raymond Kelly said the NSW Government had misrepresented community opposition to a restrictive regulation as opposition to legal protection for cultural fishing. “Aboriginal communities rejected a flawed regulation built around restrictive bag limits,” Dr Kelly said. “They did not reject section 21AA or their right to practise cultural fishing. “The Government should have returned to Aboriginal communities and developed a better approach. Instead, it has abandoned the process and left our people without the protection NSW Parliament passed 17 years ago. “Now it is moving quickly to give Fisheries Officers greater powers, despite a documented

history of disproportionate enforcement against Aboriginal people. That is a dangerous combination.” This decision also walks away from the NSW Government's election commitment to implement the recommendations of the 2022 Parliamentary Inquiry (the Inquiry) into the Commencement of the Fisheries Management Amendment Act 2009. The Inquiry found the Government had failed to give effect to the will of Parliament. It also found fisheries compliance activity and prosecutions against Aboriginal cultural fishers, particularly on the South Coast, were unacceptable and inconsistent with Closing the Gap. Evidence presented to the Inquiry showed: • Aboriginal people accounted for 31 per cent of fisheries prosecutions between 1996 and 2020, despite making up 3.4 per cent of the NSW population. • Thirty-eight of the 65 people who received jail or suspended jail sentences for

fisheries offences from 2009 were Aboriginal, including 34 Aboriginal people from the South Coast. • In the 18 months to June 2021, 70 Aboriginal people were charged with fisheries offences that did not result in a court outcome, compared with 12 non-Aboriginal people. • The estimated annual Aboriginal cultural take of abalone was less than one tonne, compared with around 10 tonnes taken recreationally and an estimated 20 tonnes attributed to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The NSW Government says cultural fishing will continue through interim access arrangements, Local Management Plans and permits issued under section 37. NSWALC is calling on the Premier and Minister for Agriculture to reverse the decision, immediately commence section 21AA, consult Aboriginal communities before the Enforcement Bill progresses and develop any supporting framework through an Aboriginal-led process. “The answer to a failed regulation is a better Aboriginal-led process. It is not another generation of delay, backed by greater enforcement powers,” Dr Kelly said.

Aquaculture lease terms set to double UNDER proposed amendments to the Fisheries Management Act 1994 before the NSW Parliament, aquaculture lease terms will double from 15 to 30 years, giving businesses greater certainty to invest, innovate and plan for the long term. These proposed changes will benefit 235 oyster aquaculture businesses, operating 2,421 aquaculture leases in 18 Local

Government Areas along the NSW coast with the most leases in Mid North Coast, then Bega, Eurobodalla, Port Stephens, Port Macquarie, Central Coast and Shoalhaven. The proposed changes respond to long-standing calls from industry to deliver this reform so they can better engage with financial institutions and secure investment for

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operational expansions and enhancements that then lead to more productivity, jobs and local economic benefits. The shorter-term leases have historically proven to be an impediment to accessing financial investment and have constrained growth. The Bill before Parliament will also introduce stronger penalties to deter the theft

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Ms Kirwood said that while the NSW Government collects over $800 million in waste levies, only around 17% is shared with local councils. “Councils should get together and lobby the state government, because this is not fair: It feels like local councils are being bullied,” said Ms Kirwood. An Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment from 2022 concluded that the forest has high cultural value. Nambucca Heads Local Aboriginal Lands Council and Wanggaan (Southern) Gumbaynggirr Nation Aboriginal Corporation were contacted for comment.

of aquaculture stock and infrastructure, which is an ongoing issue impacting operators and undermining legitimate businesses. Maximum penalties will be increased to up to $22,000 for an individual for a first offence, or up to $44,000 for repeat offenders.

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Community says no to farm exploitation

By Leigh WATSON

AROUND 200 people packed a forum at Cavanbah Hall recently with a clear message that the people who pick our fruit and vegetables deserve to be treated fairly, paid properly, and housed with dignity. The forum was organised by the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and the newly established Refugee and Migrant Workers Centre NSW. It comes after a recent delegation to NSW Parliament by Coffs Harbour Councillor Tony Judge and Nambucca Valley Councillor Luby Simson, along with the Anti-slavery Commissioner, seeking action on worker exploitation as reported in last week’s NOTA. For one former farm worker who spoke out at the forum, the issues discussed were sadly familiar. “Abu”, who asked not to be identified by his real name, came to Coffs Harbour from Malaysia with his wife about seven years ago. Both had been nurses in Malaysia, but discovered their qualifications were not recognised in Australia and they would need to retrain. While they worked towards new careers in aged care, they took jobs picking berries on local farms. “At first we thought what we got paid was normal,” Abu said. “But we got a different price at every farm.” He said that sometimes they were only told the rate of pay after they had completed the work. “You can’t argue with them,” he said. He explained that farmers might pay a contractor $10 a bucket, with a slow worker picking one or two buckets an hour, while a faster worker might pick three — meaning some workers could be earning as little as $10 to $15 an hour.

“This may go down as low as $5 once everyone has taken their cut,” he said. Abu and his wife eventually moved into aged care work, but he has made it his mission to help new workers navigate the system and connect with organisations that can help them. He said that amazingly the system he and his wife encountered has changed little in the five years. He described a complex system involving farmers, labour-hire businesses and contractors, with sometimes multiple layers of subcontracting. Some operated through established businesses and others appeared to be informal arrangements that were difficult for workers to identify or challenge. Accommodation was another major concern. He’s seen common scenarios of up to 12 people living in a suburban house, four to a room, with workers charged about $150 each for accommodation. “Such houses are generally rented by a contractor for around $600 a week – which means they could be skimming as much as $1200,” he said. The money for ‘rent’ is taken out of the worker’s salary before they get it – and passed on directly to the ‘contractor’ by the farm manager/ owner. Sometimes this head leasing arrangement is managed directly by a homeowner. In other cases, he said workers were housed in sheds on farms for about $120 a week, with conditions generally poor and at times inhumane, with overcrowding, mould, dirt floors, and inadequate access to toilets and showers. Speaking at the Forum, AWU

q AWU National Secretary Paul Farrow explained the tough measures the union is taking to help stop the exploitation.

National Secretary Paul Farrow said the Union was now conducting visits to farms in the Coffs Harbour area and would investigate allegations of underpayment and other workplace breaches. “I will unapologetically shut down businesses exploiting workers,” Mr Farrow said. “We’ll use whatever resources we can to bring these people to account.” Mr Farrow said the union was particularly impressed by the community response to the forum, which had come out in force to support the workers. “It sends the message that they’ve had enough of this kind of exploitation in the community and want it stopped,” he said. The newly established Refugee and Migrant Workers Centre NSW is also bringing a dedicated support service to the issues that Abu

q Artist Margrit Richenbach with a fish kite, such as those people will be tutored to make during next week’s workshop. Photo: Supplied.

Fundraisers for Talarm & Utungan Halls FUNDRAISERS for Talarm & Utungan Halls 10 & 11 October Two much-loved Nambucca Valley halls are holding special fundraisers on the 10th & 11th October, and both promise a warm welcome. First up is Talarm Hall’s Open

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Garden at 10am on Saturday 10 October. For more than a century this classic timber hall, built in 1914, has been the heart of its quiet community — hosting dances, meetings, celebrations and farewells. Sandra Gaddes opens her beautiful garden at Rhones Creek

Road, Talarm and right now the garden is filled with spring colour and scent. Morning tea will be served in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Entry is only $5 per person or $10 per family. Every dollar helps keep the historic hall thriving, RSVP to Sandra on 0409 696 101.

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outlined, providing free, confidential advice in multiple languages on issues including underpayment, unsafe work, bullying, discrimination, wage theft and visarelated workplace problems. Mayor Nikki Williams attended the event, along with Council General Manager Murray Wood. Mr Wood said the forum allowed Council to hear directly from the community, and to build and strengthen relationships with stakeholders including the Australian Workers’ Union. “It was also an opportunity for other agencies to gain a greater awareness of where the City has regulatory powers, and how we can share information with one another in order to come down on the bad actors in the industry — this empowers the people doing the right thing to carry on with their quality businesses,” he said.

The strong community turnout included a large contingent from the Nambucca Valley farming community. There were also regional church representatives, who said they regularly step in to help temporary migrant workers with emergency accommodation, food and other support. As the community came together, the message was clear — the people who put food on our tables should not have to sacrifice their wages, safety or dignity to do it. Both organisations behind the forum are inviting community members to contact them with any concerns about local conditions. Community members can contact the Australia Workers Union by emailing paul.farrow@nat.awu. net.au. Migrant workers can call 1300 513 107 or email hello@migrants. org.au.

WELL-KNOWN local artist Margrit Richenbach will channel the inspiration of her late husband, Claude Teyssier, as she leads a workshop crafting fish kites and flags ahead of the November Back to Bowra Street Festival. Mr Teyssier and Ms Richenbach were renowned for creating huge, light-lantern sculptures that featured at community events such as the Camden Haven River Festival in Laurieton and the Bowraville Night Christmas Festival. Many of Mr Teyssier’s light sculptures were donated to the Glasshouse Gallery at Port Macquarie. The couple emigrated from France in 2001, chose to live and work in Bowraville, and opened the gallery, Atelier. It was here that Mr Teyssier produced more than 400 paintings. Ms Richenbach will conduct

kite and flag-making workshops on October 5, 6 and 7 at the Pioneer Community Hall, 70 High Street, Bowraville. The workshops will provide opportunities for creatives of all ages to have fun and express themselves. The cost for materials is $10; apart from that, participants are asked only to bring curiosity and a willingness to have a go. During their workshop, participants will complete a 1.5-metre fish kite that they can take home. Ms Richenbach hopes the workshops will inspire more people to create sculptures and flags to donate for festival decorations. The workshop dates and times are: Monday, 5 October 10am - 2pm; Tuesday, 6 October 10am - 2pm; and Wednesday, 7 October 11.15am 3pm. RSVP to 0457 159 473.

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Later the same day, Utungun Hall presents a Variety Show at 6 pm. Enjoy dinner and entertainment with the Nambucca Entertainers — music, performance and the odd poet or two — for $30 per head (BYO) and a Matinee on Sunday 11th October at 2pm for $20 each with afternoon tea and show. Bookings are essential: RSVP Gail on 0428 452 602.

Utungun Hall itself has served its community since the early 1900s and remains a vital local gathering place. Both events offer the best of Valley life: good company, local talent and support for the halls that hold our communities together. Put them in the diary — these are spring days not to be missed.

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Bowra school embraces pickleball By Sharon JANE

PICKLEBALLERS are now welcome at Bowraville Central School, with three new all-weather courts installed under a roof with lights provided by the school and equipment donated by Nambucca Valley Pickleball Club. Club president Mary Dorahy first approached the school about collaboration to encourage the sport. With support from Principal Mr Taylor, the school's General Assistant Abe Le Cerf painted the lines

for three courts under the covered outdoor learning area. "It's an alternative to Bowraville Tennis courts for wet weather and colder months," Mary Dorahy told News Of The Area. "We are hoping to revitalise the social games on Mondays at 5pm, and help beginners learn to play once daylight saving starts.” School counsellor and pickleball player Brooke Farnsworth fostered the connection between the club and the school. "Our club is keen to grow

the sport in the valley and getting young people on board is a key part of this," she said. "The club has generously donated two nets, four paddles and a bag of pickleballs to school and provided volunteers on our Wednesday sport days so high school students can learn to play. "We have seen some early talent and enthusiasm from the students, who are just getting better week after week." Eileen Berry plays ‘for fun’.

a compound fracture and dislocation of the ankle late in the first half. Newcastle then fell 14-6 down at halftime, before managing to pull off one of the most unlikely comebacks in recent memory against the minor premiers while down a man in the second half. The win sets up a grandfinal date with the Sydney Roosters next Sunday, and makes them the first team to reach a decider from outside

the top four since 2017. They are also 80 minutes away from being the first team in almost a century to go from wooden spoon to premiers, with Newcastle playing their third grand final and hunting a third title to go with those in 1997 and 2001. "It feels unreal. It felt weird for me, I got emotional after the game," Knights coach Justin Holbrook said. "Seeing the players do what they do - particularly

SPORTS “I’d like to improve, but I don't think you can without having fun first,” she said. “Everyone is so nice. Even the higher-rated players give tips to those not as experienced. "Even with the wind, it was so much better than the more-exposed tennis courts.” The NSW Government Share Our Space program encourages schools to open their gates after hours to the community for the use of outdoor facilities. Already 250 schools are taking part, and all new public schools built in NSW in future will share their facilities with their community.

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q Anna Ash, from Muurrbay Aboriginal Language Centre Nambucca, and her partner, Gary Lindfield of Newee Creek, with the donated equipment. Photo: Sharon Jane.

City v Country: Newcastle Knights tackle the Sydney City Roosters By Scott BAILEY, AAP

NEWCASTLE are through to their first grand final in 25 years, holding on to beat Penrith 22-14 with 12 men after Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary suffered an ankle fracture in a hip-drop tackle. In an afternoon of high drama at Accor Stadium, Newcastle hooker Phoenix Crossland was sent off for the tackle that left Cleary with

q Bradman Best of the Knights celebrates after winning the preliminary final against the Penrith Panthers. Photo: Dan Himbrechts, AAP.

in the second half - it was a combination of what they were able to do. "And then thinking about how many fans came down, the trains stopped and the traffic and it took four hours to get here ... for the players to win a game like that, couldn't be happier." So much of the build-up to Sunday's preliminary final had been about Cleary and the stress-related bone issues in his right foot, which eventually kept him on the bench for the first 25 minutes. But the two-time Clive Churchill Medal winner lasted just 10 minutes before being brought down by Crossland, with the air going out of Accor Stadium. Penrith medical staff were required to hold Cleary's left foot in place as he left the ground on a Medicab, with the halfback taken to hospital in an ambulance. The No 7 has now undergone surgery on both his right foot and his left ankle. "When all the boys went around the Medicab, I actually

got a bit emotional," Panthers coach Ivan Cleary said. "I can't really explain what happened in the second half, I'd probably rather congratulate the Knights and Justin for an unbelievable performance." Even with Cleary gone, Blaize Talagi going off with an Achilles injury and Dylan Edwards battling a ruptured PCL, Penrith still had enough ball to win the match comfortably and reach a sixth grand final in seven years. Jack Cogger set up their first try starting in place of Cleary when he grubberkicked early for Talagi, and Lindsay Smith also forced his way over for a try before halftime. But Newcastle have routinely been a team that can score from anywhere in this finals series, and both of their first two tries again came from within their own end. Bradman Best burst through Talagi to send Francis Manueleua over for the first try of the game. The Knights got back into

the game early in the second half when Sandon Smith ran it on the last and Dane Gagai and Manuleleua combined to send Dom Young over. Smith then produced a moment of smarts to give the Knights the lead with 20 minutes to play, when cleared to take a quick tap after a Billy Phillips high tackle. With the Panthers yet to reset their defensive line, Smith ran 50 metres to score and make it 16-14 as Penrith players protested whether the tap should have been taken. As good as Newcastle's long-range attack was though, it was their line defence with 12 men that won them this game. Mat Croker produced one play to dive on a kick with Kalyn Ponga out of position, and Ponga himself had a bonerattling hit late on Moses Leota with Penrith on attack. And then with Penrith attacking and a minute to play, Smith was again the hero as he intercepted a Liam Martin pass and sprinted 80 metres to score.

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manage her workload.” Tilly Buchholz excels at every stroke over every distance from 50m to 400m. “She’s winning some of her longer races by five and six seconds,” said Pickvance. “Winning 11 gold medals at any state-level meet is unheard of. She deserves the accolades, and I hope it helps to keep her motivated.” Genetics has helped too. Her parents were competitive swimmers: dad Luke in the surf, mum Kristie in the pool. They know their daughter is on another level. “They reckon I’m a fish,”

Tilly laughs. “They support me heaps.” You have to be totally supportive of your child’s goals to get up at 4.30am on a cold, winter’s morning to drive the 100km-plus round trip from the suburb of Arakoon at South West Rocks to Macksville four mornings a week, then repeat the journey in the afternoon. Tilly’s maturity belies her 11-almost-12 years. One of the most physical of sports, she describes swimming as ‘a mind game’. “Strategy is everything and 90 per cent is mind,” Tilly said. “I know my body can do it because I’ve done the training

and have the stamina. That’s given me the big motor you need at the back end of long races to bring it home.” Her race times matter most. “Medals are just a bonus,” she says. “I’d rather lose but record a good time, than win but not have raced well.” She’s training for national school titles in November, but the big test will come in 2028 when Tilly turns 13 and is eligible to compete in the age nationals. “It will be exciting to challenge myself against the best of the best in my age in Australia.”

Does she have what it takes to be a future Olympian? The question gives her coach pause. “She has the talent and the work ethic to go all the way,” said Pickvance. “But, I’ve seen a lot of very talented young swimmers get to 15, 16, or 17 and give it away. More than half drop out: they realise there are other things besides pounding out laps day after day.” Tilly’s very aware of the risk of burnout. She knows talented young swimmers who’ve walked away from swimming. To widen her sporting focus, she competes in

triathlons and team sports like AFL. But, the pool is her ‘happy place’ and the route to her 2032 Olympic dream. “If I come home from

school stressed about something, I feel so much better when I dive into the pool,” she says. “Everything goes silent… I just swim.”

the event, finishing ahead of runner-up Phil Bambury and second runner-up Harry Andrews. Nearest-the-pin prizes went to Ross Donnelly (A Grade), Ron Edwards (B Grade) and John Dowzard (C Grade). The ladies held their usual

Tuesday Stableford, with Cathy Creswell taking the win from Carmel Fruedenstein. Jo Montague was again on the board with a nearest-the-pin win. On Friday, 68 ladies played in the club's Open Day, sponsored by Michelle and Brad Wilkes. Eleven clubs

Harbour ladies dominated, with Leanne McComas and Marcia Boys taking the win from runners-up Dawn Smith and Patricia McKay. The men's Open Day was played on Sunday, with early starters heading out at 7am and the majority teeing off at 11am in a shotgun start. Sponsors for the day

and Macksville Smash Repairs. With too many categories to mention all the winners, it was pleasing to note that many donated their winnings to the junior program. More than 50 players took part, with ladies also invited. Andrew Kirkman was the gross winner, with Jack Grant taking the net prize. Jeff Gore continued his

with Chris Cuthbertson runner-up. With good numbers continuing, there were seven ball winners. Dave Poole says he has been running hot and cold, but on Thursday's Chook Run he beat the field to take the win. Terry Johnson finished runner-up.

q Tilly Buchholz competing in a butterfly event at the state schools titles. Photo: Buchholz family.

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TFP footballers finish year on a high By David WIGLEY

THE North Coast Football Talented Female Program (TFP) has celebrated another successful year with tributes to female football and an awards ceremony. The program has provided talented young players from across the region with an opportunity to train together, develop their skills and test themselves against some of the best emerging footballers in the country. Under-16s coach Nathan Silvy said the program had played an important role in the development of the region’s young female players.

“The North Coast Football Talented Female Program (TFP) gives talented young female players an opportunity to train together each week in a high-level environment,” Silvy said. “It helps develop their technical skills, decisionmaking, game understanding, confidence and work ethic, while exposing them to players from across the region.” The benefits of the program were highlighted at the State Youth Championships in Newcastle, where the North Coast produced an outstanding campaign to finish as champions. “The benefits of the

Ladies Social Bowls By Teresa MEEHAN IT was a cool and breezy morning on the green, but there was plenty of fun and laughter, along with a few Wickety Wack bowls thrown into the mix. Eighteen ladies enjoyed three games of triples, with all

three games closely contested. Colleen, Gloria Richardson and Pat Fletcher got away to a strong lead against Arlene Duffus, Rosie Dugdale and Teresa Meehan, but their opponents fought back over the final ends before the team held on for a close win. Annemarie Johnson, Janice

program were clear at the State Youth Championships in Newcastle, where our Under 16 girls performed exceptionally well and finished as champions,” he said. After a big year representing their local clubs, while also committing to an additional training session each week, the North Coast girls will now take on another major challenge. The squad will travel to the Gold Coast to test their skills against some of the best emerging players from across Australia. “Next up is the Premier Invitational on the Gold Coast, where the girls will Cedelland and Kim Porter also recorded a close win over Elaine Fleming, Pam James and Margaret Duffus. In the third game, Anne Paine, Michelle Fredericks and Sandra Seckold finished with a draw against Alma Reid, Nerida Blackford and Marilyn Montgomery. With the scores level, Team Marilyn took the win on ends. Lucky winners: Colleen,

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test themselves against WNPL teams from across Queensland and interstate, as well as

Gloria Richardson and Pat Fletcher Lucky losers: Anne Paine, Michelle Fredericks and Sandra Seckold Lucky bowler: Rosie Dugdale Raffle winners: Arlene Duffus and Nerida Blackford Another enjoyable morning of bowls was had by all, with plenty of laughs and good company. Thanks to

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challenge themselves, gain experience and continue their development,” Silvy said.

turnaround triples competition will commence on 13 October and run for six weeks. Players can enter as individuals and will be placed into teams. Each player will have the opportunity to play lead, second and skip. Prizes will be awarded each week to the winning rink, with overall prizes for first to fourth place at the end of the competition.

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A home for $1 AT 95, Mavis has no intention of slowing down. She still tends her prize-winning roses, knows every neighbour’s business and has lived in her home for 54 years. Mavis’ only income is the aged pension and her home is by far her largest asset. Her nephew, Darren, regularly helps with shopping, appointments and the occasional battle with her TV remote. After an argument with her nephew Bruce, Mavis becomes convinced Darren is the only relative she can rely on and executes a will leaving her entire estate to him. Shortly after, Darren convinces Mavis to transfer her property to him now, rather than leaving it to him in her will. He promises she can live there for the rest of her life and says this will prevent Bruce from contesting her estate. Mavis reluctantly agrees and the property is transferred to Darren for $1. Darren arranges for Mavis to see his long-time solicitor, whom she has never met. They speak alone for about 10 minutes and Mavis signs the transfer. She is not told that Darren’s promise to let her remain in the home is not legally documented, nor is she advised what could happen if Darren sells, mortgages or loses his interest in the property. Several months later, Mavis begins to regret the arrangement. She realises she no longer owns her home and has no substantial assets to fund her future needs. Mavis obtains legal advice and commences proceedings in the Supreme Court seeking to have her ownership restored. The Court found Mavis was at a special disadvantage and that the transaction was ‘grossly improvident’. The defendant was ordered to transfer the property back to the plaintiff and to pay the plaintiff’s costs of the proceedings and all costs relating to the transfer. Thank you to Rhiannon Beck for her assistance with this column. If you have a request for a Hypothetical, call Manny Wood on (02) 66 487 487 or email manny@ tblaw.net.au. This fictional column is not legal advice.

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Give us leaders who serve, not perform DEAR News Of The Area,

OUT of the halls of power, a familiar madness rose in a creature who mistook his reflection for revelation. He treated the spark of consciousness as a crown, the flicker of wit as wisdom, the noise of his ego as the voice of truth. And in that confusion, many followed the loudest among them — not because the loud were right, but because the loud were heard. It is one of humanity’s oldest errors: to confuse volume with vision, spectacle with strength, certainty with understanding. Civilisations rise when they choose leaders who listen, think, and act with humility. They falter when they elevate performers who mistake attention for authority.

The danger was never the loud ones themselves. The danger was believing their noise meant something. And this is where civic responsibility enters. Democracies are strongest when citizens look beyond slogans, beyond fear, beyond the easy certainty of exclusion or blame. A healthy society demands leaders who serve rather than perform — and citizens who refuse to be guided by noise. Our future depends not on the loudest voices, but on our willingness to choose wisdom over spectacle, humility over bravado, and substance over sound. Regards, Calvin Bartlett.

Paradigm shifts at the expense of General Practice DEAR News Of The Area,

MOST parents have, and probably still do, wish that their children would enter university to become a doctor, nurse, lawyer or financial genius. I have been a doctor for 50 years and witnessed the paradigm shifts with dismay, and sadly conclude I would not advise General Medical Practice in the current setting in Australia; nor probably in the US or UK. The Australian Governments of both major colours have systematically run general practice down with inadequate CPI rises in rebates and wilfully adopted a policy of divide and rule at the expense of everyone's health. The costs were rising sharply and most practices were sitting ducks for profiteering

by multinationals, cooperatives, pharmacies and non-medical entrepreneurs. The inexperienced politicians relied on lobbyists for "evidencebased information" and, as long as their perks were intact, including free health care or travel, the poorest sector was left to fend for themselves. To add injury, many of the previous subsidies were removed without any publicity or responsible reporting. The most surprising aspect of all this is the general public apathy. Decades ago it was the main focus at all elections, making it the hot potato which sharpened the politicians’ performances. So, what do we get? The GP, for a standard consult, officially gets $43, whereas the podiatrist gets $180 with half subsidised, and

One of the more exciting things about this conference was that it was the first time that the international, national and State organisations had ever met in Australia. There are 1065 centres or houses in Australia, more than there are McDonalds’, and over 11,000 internationally in 33 countries. They all share a commitment to similar work across all

continents, except Antarctica, and share a history that dates from the late 1800s. In our Mid North Coast region there are 10 centres, from Woolgoolga to Camden Haven. All represent essential social infrastructure supporting their local communities. Unlike other States, there is no core funding for these centres in NSW. The Queensland government base funds centres $230,000 per

My favourite footy team has made it into the grand final for the first time in 25 years. Months ago I RSVPd that I would attend a very important family birthday celebration on the same weekend. Now I'm torn about what to do. This is the event of a lifetime. Evan P. DEAR Evan, THIS is a very tricky situation. If we were to assess this conundrum purely on the basis of etiquette, you accepted the birthday event and that is the event you should attend. After all, blood is thicker than water. Despite this assessment, though, I was able to bear witness to some young men celebrating the finals win and I have never seen

IN mid-September, I had the opportunity to attend the Local Community Services Association (LCSA) NSW Conference in Wollongong. The LCSA represents 175 Neighbourhood and Community Centres in NSW. All these centres are locally owned and managed and represent the largest network of local, place-based community development organisations in NSW.

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THIS photo shows the Kangaroo Grass (Themeda) looking good on the Lions Lookout Headland above Nambucca Surf Club. The recent bushfire on the headland burnt the tall, rubbishy, weedy grasses, giving the native kangaroo grass a competitive advantage. Note the bare patches of soil between the clumps. psychologist likewise gets about $200 with more than half rebated through Medicare. Pharmacists have not spent at least 10 years in hospital training and six years as undergraduates to understand and really know pathology, pharmacology, investigations and clinical debates, or the years of continuing medical education to be able to work out whether urinary symptoms are just an infection or if the patient has cancer, anatomical abnormalities, or adjacent organ pathology that warrants timely investigations or management. It is a case of the blind leading the blind, with delayed diagnoses and more costly events - including catastrophes - will follow. Throwing good after bad is the currently adopted policy. There

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such pure and raw elation, such unbridled joy. It was a sight to behold to witness these sporting enthusiasts completely in the moment, not a Smartphone in sight. It was as though all their hopes and dreams had been answered. There were tears. Actual tears. If we compare those heights of emotion to some casual conversations around a cob loaf followed by a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday, I'm not sure the enthusiasm would be on par. I assume it is a logistical impossibility to attend both, so you will have to make a careful assessment of the fallout from your non attendance at the family celebration. Just don't feign an illness. You don't want your face flashing up on the big screen, followed by you ducking and weaving more skillfully than Sandon Smith scoring a try in the dying seconds of the game (or mimicking that work couple at the Coldplay concert). Forever, you will be immortalised (and not in a good way), but if your team takes out the grand final win, it may just be worth it.

year to open their doors and operate safely and effectively. In the lead-up to the NSW general election next March, the LCSA is leading a campaign to gain a commitment for all NSW political parties to fund Neighbourhood and Community Centres in NSW properly so that their essential work can be undertaken more certainly, without the need to cobble together small surpluses from a myriad of grants from a range of difference

weeded. Some of the young Banksia trees weren’t so lucky, although some may fight back. It gives you an idea about the possibilities of a careful, cultural burn. Regards, Rory Kaine, Nambucca Heads.

is no public rejection, or concern on the horizon, about the fact that the care provided by a General Practitioner, after years of acquiring knowledge, skills and humanityrelated qualities, has become part of a trend to convert people's health into a marketable commodity. More money is made by many sectors from health, without any improvement in health itself. Becoming unwell is more rewarding to some than to go fishing, mining or doing a job that is honourable, mentally satisfying or physically challenging. I live optimistically for a miracle that we all will see the light some day - the sooner the better. Regards, Dr Gonasagaran Ruthnam.

sources to fund the essential community development work that is their core business. It is about time that these Centres are recognised by the NSW Government, whatever the political make-up, as they are in other States. Our local communities will be stronger, more resilient and better able to identify and sustain local solutions to our many challenges. Regards, Paul Sekfy, Yarranbella.

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Following the March 2021, February 2022 and June 2022 severe storms and flooding, the Nambucca Valley Local Government Area (LGA) received Natural Disaster Declarations resulting in the State and Commonwealth providing funding support to help with the cost of cleaning up and restoring damaged road and essential public assets.

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• Since the March 2021 flooding, the damage bill to date has been in excess of $4.4million predominately directed toward our emergency relief works on the road network. These works are still on-going. Council’s flood recovery program is a multi-faceted process involving the co-ordination of a number of

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Death in Paradise’s Devon-set spin-off pays homage to Nordic masterpiece The Bridge with this third season premiere, when a missing man is found in the river that borders two counties. DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall, left) arrives at the crime scene to ﬁnd that his Cornish counterparts DI Jacob Tremayne (Steve Oram, DI Ray) and DS Fennella Foster (Gabby Best) believe the case falls under their jurisdiction. Humphrey and DS Esther Williams (Zahra Ahmadi) have no choice but to work with their rather contrary colleagues – or at least appear to be doing so. Meanwhile, Martha (Sally Bretton) opens a new cafe and the return of a former ﬂame causes complications.

With a cast list that reads like the lineup for a comedy festival, this telemovie – written, produced and codirected by Have You Been Paying Attention? stalwart Ed Kavalee – is sure to tickle your funny bone. Set on grand ﬁnal day in a suburban police station that’s about to be automated by an AIpowered robot (voice of Luke McGregor), the action follows Sergeant Jo Hardy (Nicolette Minster, above) and Junior Ofﬁcer Matt Pepper (Ray O’Leary). The pair are hoping for a quiet last day, but get dragged into the centre of a corruption scandal involving their rogue colleague Ben (Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann). Minster and O’Leary’s deadpan delivery anchors the chaotic plot. Packed with top-tier talent, Cop This is a hilarious home-grown caper.

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Set in 1920s Italy, this lavish period drama follows the fortunes of Bella Ainsworth (Natascha McElhone, left), the daughter of a wealthy industrialist who has set up a British hotel on the Italian Riviera. Bella’s high-society English clientele brings no shortage of intrigue – imagine The White Lotus meets Downton Abbey, with a dash of political turmoil thrown in for good measure. In Friday’s premiere, marriageminded mother Julia DrummondWard (Lucy Akhurst) arrives in Portoﬁno for the summer, hoping to arrange a match between her daughter Rose (Aussie actress Claude Scott-Mitchell) and Bella’s son Lucian (Oliver Dench).

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (PG, R) 11.05 Canal Boat Diaries. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.55 The Truth About Anxiety With Celia Pacquola. (Mad, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Structures Of Marvel: Medieval Paris. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Farmer Seeking Love. (2022, PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.15 Destination WA. (PG, R) 1.45 My Way. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Building The Dream. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Looks at the gardens of the Australian National Gallery. 8.20 Death Valley. (PGa) John and Janie investigate an actor’s murder. 9.05 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R) Six artists paint portraits of Marcia Hines. 9.50 Class Clowns. (PGs, R) Australian comedians compete for the Class Clowns Cup. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 Crime Night! (PG, R) 11.15 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mv, R) 12.00 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Hotel Portofino. (Premiere) 8.35 WWII With Tom Hanks. (Maw) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Spy/Master. (Mav) 11.40 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (MA15+a, R) 1.30 Wisting. (Malv, R) 3.10 Sing To Remember: Defying Dementia. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. 8.30 MOVIE: Oppenheimer. (2023, MA15+s) A dramatic account of the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, whose landmark work on the Manhattan Project created the first atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr. 12.30 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing. 1.00 The Midwich Cuckoos. (MA15+av) The children go behind Susannah’s back. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Chateau DIY: Australia. (Premiere) 8.30 MOVIE: The Accountant. (2016, MA15+alv, R) A maths genius who works as an accountant for high-rolling criminals is pursued by authorities. Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick. 11.00 See No Evil. (MA15+av, R) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) An inner-city beach bungalow is in need of more space. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.55pm Talking Tom Heroes. 1.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 1.50 Kangaroo Beach. 2.30 Monster Makes. 2.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 To Be Advised. 9.35 BattleBots. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 3.05pm Stories From The Cities. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 France 24. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 Inside The Huddle. 6.10 Over The Black Dot. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 Celebrity Jeopardy. 8.30 Original Gangsters With Sean Bean. (Final) 9.25 The Naked World. 10.20 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 11.15 The Americans. 12.15am Brassic. 1.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Million Dollar Minute. 8.30 Gatecrashers. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 The Outdoor Room. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Americas. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Travelling Auctioneers. 1.05 MOVIE: Summer Holiday. (1963) 3.20 MOVIE: It’s All Happening. (1963) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Find My Country House Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Beaches. (1988, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Days Of Our Lives. 8.45 The Young And The Restless. 9.30 The Living Room. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 Bull. 4.30 JAG. 6.30 Bull. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.

NEWS24 (53) 6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 Fox Sports News. 1pm Paul Murray Live. 2.00 NewsDay. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Bond Report. 6.00 Steve Price. 7.00 The World According To Rowan Dean. 8.00 Opinionated. 8.30 The US Report. 9.30 The Media Show. 10.15 Lefties Losing It. 10.45 Late Edition. Midnight News.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 8.10 The Majestic. (2001, PG) 10.55 Afire. (2023, M, German) 12.50pm The Hudsucker Proxy. (1994, M) 2.55 Wings Of Desire. (1987, PG, German) 5.15 Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. (2017, PG) 7.25 Starring Dick Van Dyke. 9.30 The Teachers’ Lounge. (2023, M, German) 11.20 My Own Private Idaho. (1991, M) 1.15am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 NFL Tailgate. 10.00 NFL. Week 4. Cleveland Browns v Pittsburgh Steelers. 1.30pm Pawn Stars. 2.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Air Crash Inv. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Richmond v Geelong. 9.15 MOVIE: 2 Guns. (2013, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Baywatch. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.40 Addams Family. 5.40 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Freaky Friday. (2003, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: A Cinderella Story. (2004, PG) 11.30 Top 20 Funniest. 12.25am Babies Behind Bars. 1.15 Love Island UK: All Stars. 2.15 Legacies. 3.05 Parental Guidance. 4.50 Lego City: No Limits. 5.10 Wild Manes. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Going Places. Noon Sunny And The Dark Horse. 1.30 Stompem Ground 2022: Yatangal. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 MOVIE: Watership Down. (1978, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Mars Attacks! (1996, M) 11.15 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.

MNC Veteran Golfers hit the fairways By Colin CUTT ON Tuesday, 22 September, 56 members of the MNC Veteran Golfers took part in a Stableford event at CEX Urunga. A Grade: Winner – Joe Street, 37 points on a countback; first runner-

up – Uri Ylinen; second runner-up – Rod Edwards, 36 points. B Grade: Winner – Mike Raymond, 42 points; first runnerup – Terry Cleary, 40 points; second runner-up – Steve Hadler, 39 points. Nearest-to-the-pin prizes went to Alan Guthrie on the 3rd hole, Jim

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Rutter on the 9th, Col Osland on the 12th and Steve Robinson on the 18th. A further 24 players were rewarded with a ball for scoring 32 points or better. Also on Tuesday, 22 September, nine MNC Veteran Golfers competed

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in a Stableford event at Safety Beach. Participation balls were awarded, and the club is hoping to see a larger field next year. The nearest-to-the-pin prize on the 4th hole, including a professional play prize sponsored by Terry Perfrement, went to Paul Gordon.

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SATURDAY, October 3 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Rage Vault Guest Programmer. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Beyond Paradise Christmas Special. (PGd, R) 1.25 Father Brown. (PGv, R) 2.10 Death Valley. (PGa, R) 2.55 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. (PG, R) 3.45 Take 5. (PG, R) 4.10 The Tony Blair Story. (PG, R) 5.05 Aust Story. (R) 5.35 Landline. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Unwheel Adventures. (PGal, R) 11.05 Icons Of Auto. (Premiere, PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. H’lights. 3.00 Gymnastics. Artistic World Challenge Cup. H’lights. 4.30 Churchill’s Forgotten War. (PGa, R) 5.25 Empire Builders: The Rust Belt. (Premiere, PGav)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Epsom Day and Turnbull Stakes Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Rugby League. Women’s Exhibition Match. Papua New Guinea Orchids v Prime Minister’s XIII. 2.00 Rugby League. Men’s Exhibition Match. Papua New Guinea Kumuls v Prime Minister’s XIII. 4.00 Drive Review. (PG) 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 12.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 12.30 Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening. (PGl, R) 1.30 Sydney Harbour Cops. (PGa, R) 2.30 Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds. (PG, R) 3.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (Return) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.

6.05 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Beyond Paradise. (Return, PGa) A body is found in the river on the county border. 8.30 Father Brown. (Final, PGv) Mrs Devine and Sullivan’s wedding approaches. 9.15 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Nelson investigate when an unpopular local stable owner dies under suspicious circumstances. 10.45 Doc Martin Christmas Special. (M, R) Christmas is coming to Portwenn. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Jewels Of The Mediterranean. (PGaw) 8.20 The Langham: Britain’s First Grand Hotel. (Premiere) 9.20 Sagrada Familia: Gaudi’s Challenge. (R) 10.20 Cumbria: The Lakes & The Coast. (Ml, R) 11.15 Signed, Theo Schoon. (PG, R) 1.05 And Then Came The Water. (R) 3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A drug detector dog makes an amazing find. 7.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (2012, Mls, R) A university freshman is coaxed into joining an all-girl a cappella group. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson. 9.50 MOVIE: The Invention Of Lying. (2009, Mls, R) A screenwriter learns how to lie. Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner. 12.00 The Midwich Cuckoos. (MA15+av) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Bohemian Rhapsody. (2018, Ml, R) Charts the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the popular rock band Queen. Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton. 10.15 Freddie Mercury: A Secret Daughter. (Mans, R) A look at a secret child of Freddie Mercury. 11.45 Wild Cards. (Mav, R) 12.35 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PGa, R)

6.30 Gogglebox Australia. (R) 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (PG) Two brothers must sell their late father’s property. 8.40 Love It Or List It Australia. (PGl, R) Megan and Justin are on the hunt for a home. 9.40 Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds. (PG) Kirstie and Phil look back on loft conversions. 10.40 Ambulance Australia. (Maln, R) 11.40 FBI. (Madv, R) 12.40 Boston Blue. (Mav, R) 1.30 Watson. (Ma, R) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC FAMILY (22) 7am SuperKitties. 6.40pm Bluey’s Big Play. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (Final) 8.00 MOVIE: Spy Kids 3: Game Over. (2003, PG) 9.20 Merlin. 10.00 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.45 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. 11.45 Pokémon: Ruby And Sapphire. 12.05am Operation Ouch! 12.35 We Baby Bears. 3.00 The Inbestigators. 3.20 Odd Squad. 4.10 Ariel. 4.35 Daniel Tiger’s. 4.50 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 France 24 English News. 10.30 Small Business Secrets. 11.05 The Mission. 12.05pm Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy. 1.10 Great Australian Concerts: Diesel. 2.20 If You Are The One. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 France 24. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Mastermind Aust. 6.00 7 Up. 6.35 14 Up. 7.35 21 Up. 9.30 28 Up. 12.10am Brassic. 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 House Calls To The Rescue. 2.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Epsom Day and Turnbull Stakes Day. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.45 The Baron. 12.45pm MOVIE: Contraband Spain. (1955, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: Orders To Kill. (1958, PG) 4.45 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (1958, PG) 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. 2025 Grand Final. Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Broncos. 9.35 MOVIE: Bad Boys. (1983, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm The Living Room. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Viceroy’s House. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.00 Princess Caraboo. (1994, PG) 8.50 A Hazard Of Hearts. (1987, PG) 10.30 Girl You Know It’s True. (2023) 12.45pm The Queen. (2006, M) 2.40 A King In New York. (1957, PG) 4.35 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 6.40 Storm Boy. (2019, PG) 8.30 The Gentlemen. (2019, MA15+) 10.35 Private Desert. (2021, MA15+, Portuguese) 12.50am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Cool Cars & Bikes. 12.30 Blokesworld. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. GWS Giants v Essendon. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Late Model Title. Replay. 4.00 Frozen Gold. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Storage Wars. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Port Adelaide v Adelaide. 9.15 MOVIE: Ghost Rider. (2007, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.10pm Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of Fuji. H’lights. 4.20 Tennis. Laver Cup. H’lights. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. Brisbane Bullets v JackJumpers. 7.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 3. Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans. 9.30 MOVIE: The Mask. (1994, PG) 11.30 Top 20 Funniest. 12.20am Evil. 3.00 World’s Greatest Islands. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 MOVIE: Watership Down. (1978, PG) 11.40 MOVIE: The Unknown Country. (2022, PG) 1.10pm Nula. 1.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 2.30 Over The Black Dot. 3.00 S.O.G. The Book Of Ward. 5.00 Murder In Big Horn. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Pro Bull Riding USA: World Team Series. 8.30 MOVIE: Let Me In. (2010, MA15+) 10.35 Lee Fields, Faithful Man. 12.05am Late Programs.

6am News. 7.00 Weekend First Edition. 10.00 First Up: Everest Carnival. 11.00 News. Noon The Bond Report. 1.00 News. 2.00 Weekend Newsday. 3.00 Steve Price. 4.00 News. 5.00 Weekend Newsday. 6.00 Opinionated. 6.30 The World According To Rowan Dean. 7.30 Lefties Losing It. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.45 First Up: Everest Carnival. 9.45 Late Edition. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, October 4 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGv, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.20 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R) 3.05 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.00 Creative Types. (PGl, R) 4.30 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (R) 5.00 Take 5. (PGl, R) 5.30 Back Roads. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 9.35 Beyond The Scorecard. (PG) 11.05 Icons Of Auto. (PGa) 12.00 PBS News Compass Points. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.00 The Last Violin. (PGl, R) 5.25 Empire Builders: The Rust Belt. (PGv)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Bathurst Preview Show. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. North Melbourne v Sydney. 3.00 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. (PGav, R) 3.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (Final, PG) 1.00 Grand Final Day. 1.20 Rugby League. State Cup C’ship. Grand Final. Panthers v Dolphins. 3.10 Grand Final Day. 4.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Grand Final. Roosters v Broncos. 5.30 Grand Final Day.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Pooches At Play. (PG, R) 9.30 GCBC. (R) 10.00 Mixed Martial Arts. UFC 332 Prelims. 12.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 12.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 1.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (Return) 2.00 Gogglebox Aust. (R) 3.00 The Finish Line. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (Final, PG) 8.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year: Incredible Transformations. (Final) Kevin McCloud explores dramatic reinventions. 9.10 The Cage. (Final, M) The net closes in on Matty and Leanne. 9.55 Father Brown. (Final, PGv, R) 10.45 MOVIE: Cosi. (1996, Mal, R) 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Roman Empire By Train With Alice Roberts. (PGa) 8.25 Ancient Superstructures: Neuschwanstein Castle. 9.25 Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma. (PGa, R) 10.25 Royal Autopsy. (MA15+s, R) 11.20 Australia’s Health Revolution. (Ma, R) 2.40 Wales: Land Of The Wild. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Euronews. 5.30 PBS News Horizons.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. (PG) 9.10 MOVIE: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. (2020, Ml, R) An exploration of the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb. 11.40 24 Hours In Police Custody. (Malv, R) 12.40 Pure Genius. (Ma, R) 1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News Sunday. 6.30 Grand Final Night. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Grand Final. Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights. 9.30 NRL Grand Final Post-Match. From Accor Stadium, Sydney. 10.45 Garlo’s Aussie Pie Eating Championship. 11.45 The First 48. (Ma) 12.45 Next Stop. (R) 1.15 Explore. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Destination WA. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Gogglebox Australia. Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 8.00 The Graham Norton Show. (Return, Ml) Graham Norton chats with Tom Cruise, Florence Pugh, Lolly Adefope and John Bishop. 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening. (PGl, R) Comedy quiz show in which three well-known Australians team up with their lesser-known parent or child. 10.00 FBI. (Mav, R) The team investigates online conspiracy. 12.00 10 News+. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 7am SuperKitties. 10.15 Bluey’s Big Play. 7.30pm MOVIE: Paddington In Peru. (2024, PG) 9.55 Secrets Of The Zoo. 10.40 Merlin. 11.25 Young Sheldon. 11.50 Pokémon: Ruby And Sapphire. 12.10am Operation Ouch! 1.10 Miraculous. 2.35 Horrible Histories. 3.00 The Inbestigators. 3.25 Odd Squad. 3.40 Close. 4.10 Ariel. 4.35 Daniel Tiger’s. 4.55 Ben And Holly. 5.40 Thomas And Friends.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Small Business Secrets. 11.00 Letterkenny. 11.30 Motorcycle Racing. World Superbike Championship. Round 10. Italian Round. 12.30pm MOVIE: The Lost Boys. (1987, M) 2.20 MOVIE: The Goonies. (1985, PG) 4.35 France 24. 5.05 PBS Washington Week. 5.30 PBS News Compass Points. 6.00 35 Up. 8.10 42 Up. 10.45 49 Up. 1.25am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 House Of Wellness. 10.00 Better Homes. 11.00 Escape To The Country. Noon House Calls To The Rescue. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Medical Emergency. 2.00 A Moveable Feast. 2.40 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.40 My Greek Odyssey. 4.40 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 5.40 Escape To The Country. 6.40 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Genius: Picasso. 11.30 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 Getaway. 11.00 MOVIE: Cairo Road. (1950, PG) 1pm MOVIE: The Blue Lamp. (1950, PG) 2.45 MOVIE: Red River. (1948) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. 7.30 Clarkson’s Farm. 8.35 Fawlty Towers. 9.55 Blackadder Goes Forth. 11.15 Late Programs.

DRAMA (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 Roads Less Travelled. 9.30 Navigating The World. 10.30 Building The Dream. 12.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 Roads Less Travelled. 2.00 The Living Room. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 IFISH. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Fire Country. 11.15 JAG. 1.15am Home Shopping.

NEWS24 (53) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon Weekend Newsday. 1.00 News. 2.00 Weekend Newsday. 3.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. 4.00 News. 5.00 Weekend Newsday. 6.00 Sunday Agenda. 7.00 The Jaimee Rogers Show. 8.00 The Macpherson Angle. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Discovering Film. 6.30 Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. (2017, PG) 8.40 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 10.45 The Teachers’ Lounge. (2023, M, German) 12.35pm My Own Private Idaho. (1991, M) 2.30 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 4.30 Starring Dick Van Dyke. 6.35 The Wedding Planner. (2001, PG) 8.30 Isle Of Dogs. (2018) 10.25 Michael Collins. (1996, MA15+) 12.50am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 3.00 Air Crash Inv. 4.00 Frozen Gold. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World Dominion. (2022, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 11.45 Conquering Skin Cancer. 1.45pm MOVIE: The Cure. (1995, PG) 3.45 MOVIE: A Cinderella Story. (2004, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Doctor Dolittle 2. (2001, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Notebook. (2004, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: The Fault In Our Stars. (2014, M) 12.30am Bel-Air. 1.25 Conquering Skin Cancer. 3.20 Animal Tales. 4.20 Surfing Australia TV. 4.50 Wild Manes. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 7.45 Bushwhacked! 8.10 Bamay. 8.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 1.30pm Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 4.30 Sammy Butcher: Out Of The Shadows. 5.00 All Stars: More Than A Game. 5.35 Going Places. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Extraordinary Animals. 8.30 MOVIE: Backtrack Boys. (2018, MA15+) 10.25 MOVIE: Stand By Me. (1986, M) Midnight 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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RESULTS for the week ending 27 September 2026. Monday, 21 September North/South 1st – Susie Keur and Les Sinclair, 63% 2nd – Barbara Lott and

Friday, 2 October 2026

Paul Petrusma, 54% 3rd – Maureen Cowan and Amber Fox East/West 1st – Linda and Mike Siford, 64% 2nd – Vicky Walker and Carol McKee 3rd – Pamela Rongen and Pete Rundle, 53%

Tuesday, 22 September 1st – Amber Fox and Carol McKee, 64% 2nd – Maureen Cowan and Barb Maranik, 52% 3rd – Jenette Fox and Vicky Walker, 51% Thursday, 24 September 1st – Scott Parker and

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Paul Coe, 63% 2nd – Colleen Robertson and Sandra Ellis, 56% 3rd – Colin Tolley and Mike Siford, 52% Friday, 25 September – Under 100s 1st – Scott Parker and Theda Faulwetter, 65% 2nd – Molly Bence and Rober Baker, 63% 3rd – Rila Foley and

Lynne Slade, 52% Saturday, 26 September 1st – Carol McKee and Amber Fox, 75% 2nd equal – Judy Holliday and Vicky Walker, and Pauly Griffin, 57%

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MONDAY, October 5 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 Father Brown. (Final, PG, R) 11.30 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGad, R) 3.40 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.15 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.15 The Definition Of Happiness. (Mal) 12.05 WorldWatch. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Second Edition. 2.00 Peace Wilderness Man. 2.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 3.20 Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story. (PGansv, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Hashtag Proposal. (2023, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Gogglebox Aust. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Planet America. 10.10 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mad, R) 12.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 12.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Jury: Skeleton In The Garden. (Return, Mal) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Black Sands. (MA15+av) 11.35 MOVIE: Chuparrosa. (2024, G, R) 11.50 Soccer. FIFA ASEAN Cup. Third place playoff. 3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (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) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Alisha and Deanne cook for the judges. 9.05 The Rookie. (Mhv) The team works together after Nolan and Juarez discover a possible suicide that spirals into a conspiracy. 10.05 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. (R) 11.05 The Agenda Setters. 12.05 Transplant. (MA15+a, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 9.10 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. (Mav, R) 10.10 9News Late. 10.40 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl) 11.40 Footy Furnace Trade Show. (Premiere, Ml) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening. Comedy quiz show. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 MOVIE: Cop This. (2026, Mls) A police station is about to be replaced by an AI terminal. Nicolette Minster, Ray O’Leary. 11.20 10’s Late News. 12.20 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.20pm PJ Masks Power Heroes. 2.30 Monster Makes. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 11.05 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 France 24 English News. 10.30 Small Business Secrets. 11.00 Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter. 11.55 France 24 English News. 12.25pm Hudson & Rex. 2.10 Going Places. 3.10 BBC News At Ten. 3.35 France 24. 4.05 PBS News Compass Points. 4.35 Al Jazeera. 5.05 Jeopardy! 6.00 56 Up. 8.50 63 Up. 11.35 The Americans. 12.30am Brassic. 2.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 11.30 The Outdoor Room. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Yorkshire Auction House. 1.00 Fawlty Towers. 2.20 Blackadder Goes Forth. 3.40 MOVIE: Barnacle Bill. (1957) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Princess Caraboo. Continued. (1994, PG) 6.50 Storm Boy. (2019, PG) 8.40 A King In New York. (1957, PG) 10.35 Spear. (2015, M) 12.10pm The Tunnel (Part 2) (2001, M) 2.00 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 4.05 Time Bandits. (1981, PG) 6.15 Trinity Is Still My Name. (1971, PG) 8.30 Sukiyaki Western Django. (2007) 10.50 Dog Day Afternoon. (1975, M) 1.05am Late Programs. 5.50 Trinity Is Still My Name. (1971, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Late Model Title. Replay. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Agenda Setters: Rugby League. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 4.30pm Addams Family. 5.30 Seinfeld. 6.30 NBL: Overtime. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 NBL: Overtime. 11.40 Big Bang. 12.40am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.40 Legacies. 2.30 Surfing Aust. 3.00 World’s Greatest Islands. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 LEGO Friends Holiday Special. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.

NITV (34) 6am Waabiny Time. 6.30 Aussie Bush Tales. 6.45 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 7.45 Bushwhacked! 8.10 Bamay. 8.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 1.30pm Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 4.30 Bamay. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.35 Living Black. 9.05 The Haka Party Incident. 10.40 MOVIE: Powder. (1995, M) 12.40am Late Programs.

6am First Edition. 9.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 Fox Sports News. 1pm Paul Murray Live. 2.00 NewsDay. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Politics Now. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report. 8.00 Sharri. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 11.00 The Rita Panahi Show. Midnight Fox Sports News.

TUESDAY, October 6 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 The Tony Blair Story. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Beyond Paradise. (PGa, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.30 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGv, R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (PG, R) 11.05 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Jury: Skeleton In The Garden. (Mal, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Shaun Micallef’s Parents’ Evening. (R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. (Final) 8.30 The Tony Blair Story. (Final, PGa) 9.25 I Was Actually There. (Final, Ml, R) 9.55 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Ml, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.55 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (Mv, R) 12.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Jury: Skeleton In The Garden. (Mal) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Point. (R) 11.25 Mussolini: Son Of The Century. (MA15+v) 12.25 The Vanishing Triangle. (Mal, R) 3.00 Endurance: Race The Pole. (PGn, R) 3.55 The World’s Most Remote Hotels. (PGa, 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. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Tiffany and Giancarlo show off Italian family recipes. 9.05 Off The Grid With Colin And Manu. (PGal) Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel fly into Fiordland to cook onboard Pure Salt. 10.05 The Amazing Race. (Return, PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 11.35 Happy’s Place. (PG) 12.05 The Path. (MA15+adlv) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.45 1 Euro House. (Premiere, PG) 9.45 Topknotz: Wild On Water. (PGa) 10.45 9News Late. 11.15 The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. (MA15+alvv) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 Sydney Harbour Cops. (PGad) MAC tackles rescues and unexpected discoveries across NSW waters. 8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.30 10’s Late News. Comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, as well as the latest sport and weather. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) 12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.20pm PJ Masks Power Heroes. 2.30 Monster Makes. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Kids Baking Championship. 10.10 Chopped Junior. 10.50 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.55 DW The Day. 12.25pm Hudson & Rex. 2.15 Going Places. 3.15 Inside The Huddle. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.50 The MegaBrands That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Oliver Stone: The Outsider. 9.30 MOVIE: Wall Street. (1987, M) 11.50 The Americans. 12.45am Brassic. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Surf Patrol. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon My Kitchen Rules. 1.35 Surf Patrol. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 House Of Wellness. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector Morse. 11.05 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Yorkshire Auction House. 1.00 MOVIE: The Bargee. (1964, PG) 3.15 Antiques Roadshow. 3.45 MOVIE: Home At Seven. (1952, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Grantchester. 9.50 Wong & Winchester. 10.50 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Michael Collins. (1996, MA15+) 12.55pm Once Upon A Time In China II. (1992, M, Cantonese) 3.00 Mr Blake At Your Service! (2023, PG, French) 5.05 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 7.00 Another Country. (2015, PG) 8.30 The Drover’s Wife. (2021, MA15+) 10.30 Once Upon A Time In China. (1991, MA15+, Cantonese) 12.55am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 2.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 3.30 Air Crash Inv. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Marlin Kings: Chasing Giants. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 3.30pm Big Bang. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Seinfeld. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Big Bang. Midnight Jane The Virgin. 12.50 Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.45 Legacies. 2.35 Surfing Aust. 3.05 World’s Greatest Islands. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 Lego City: No Limits. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 9.40 Fresh Fairytales. 10.00 Great Parks Of Africa. 11.00 Living Black. 11.30 The Haka Party Incident. 1.05pm Backs To The Blast. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Cold Justice. 8.50 MOVIE: The Judge. (2014, M) 11.20 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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WEDNESDAY, October 7 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 Foreign Correspondent. (Final, R) 11.20 Back Roads. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.25 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 3.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (PGa, R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (R) 11.05 Canal Boat Diaries. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.15 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.45 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Sydney Harbour Cops. (PGad, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGa) 8.30 Class Clowns. (PGs) 9.00 Crime Night! (PG) 9.35 Small Prophets. (Ml, R) 10.05 Planet America. (R) 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Cage. (Final, M, R) 11.55 Murdoch Mysteries. (Ma, R) 12.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Jury: Skeleton In The Garden. (Mal) 8.30 70 Up. (Premiere, PGa) 9.55 Apollo Has Fallen. (M) 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 The Old Man. (MA15+v) 12.00 Liaison. (Mlv, R) 3.00 Endurance: Race The Pole. (R) 3.55 The World’s Most Remote Hotels. (PGa, 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. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Mary and Golden prepare a Filipino feast. 9.05 A Taste For Murder. (Malv) Joe investigates when a British tourist is found dead at the foot of a cliff. Elena’s baking lesson makes Joe re-examine the evidence. 10.05 House Of Wellness. (PG) 11.05 The Agenda Setters. 12.05 Riviera. (MA15+adlsv, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 Chefs Ahoy. 9.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Sight Unseen. (Mav) 12.00 Footy Furnace Trade Show. (Ml) 1.00 Drive Review. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Celebrity Traitors UK. (Return) 9.10 Boston Blue. (Mm) Danny and Lena work to calm a volatile situation at a local hospital over over a critical transplant error. 10.10 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.10 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.10 Two And A Half Men. (Ms, R) Charlie sets Alan up with a new neighbour. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.55pm Talking Tom Heroes. 1.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 2.30 Monster Makes. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 The Piano. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Going Places. 3.10 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.50 The Mega-Brands That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Guy Martin: Train That Changed The World. 9.50 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. 10.45 Ramy. 11.50 The Americans. 12.45am Brassic. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Our Town. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon My Kitchen Rules. 1.35 Our Town. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Yorkshire Auction House. 1.00 MOVIE: The Young Ones. (1961) 3.15 Antiques Roadshow. 3.45 MOVIE: Sailors Three. (1940) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.40 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Another Country. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.00 Where The Wild Things Are. (2009, PG) 8.55 Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 10.35 Dirty Dancing. (1987, M) 12.30pm Dog Day Afternoon. (1975, M) 2.45 Trinity Is Still My Name. (1971, PG) 5.00 Ama Gloria. (2023, PG, French) 6.35 Brief Encounter. (1974, PG) 8.30 All The Pretty Horses. (2000, M) 10.40 Thirst. (2009, MA15+, Korean) 1.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 2.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 3.30 Air Crash Inv. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Baywatch. 3.30 Big Bang. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Seinfeld. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.45 The Big Bang Theory. 11.45 Jane The Virgin. 12.35am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.30 Legacies. 2.20 Baywatch. 3.20 Parental Guidance. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 Lego City: No Limits. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Ornette: Made In America. 12.20pm Off Country. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Guardians Of The Wild. 7.30 Friday Night Thunder. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding: USA. 9.30 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 10.00 MOVIE: Hey, Viktor! (2023, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Crime Night! (PG, R) 11.30 Small Prophets. (Ml, R) 12.00 News. 12.55 Doc Martin Christmas Special. (Ma, R) 2.00 Back Roads. (R) 2.30 You Can’t Ask That. (Madl, R) 3.00 Frankie Drake. (PG, R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Blind Ambition. 10.15 The Blind Sea. (PGal) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24 International News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 The Jury: Skeleton In The Garden. (Mal, R) 3.00 The Film I’ll Never See. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Time Is Money. (R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Chefs Ahoy. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 NBN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.00 Lingo. (R) 9.00 The Finish Line. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 11.00 Taskmaster Australia. (PGls, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 The Finish Line. (R) 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. (Final, PG) 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Final, PGl) 9.00 Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. (Final) 9.30 The Cage. (Final, M, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Death Valley. (PGa, R) 11.50 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (Mav, R) 12.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.40 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tucci In Italy. (Premiere) 8.25 Inside Sydney Fish Market. (Premiere, PGal) Looks at the Sydney Fish Market. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Cry Wolf. (Premiere, MA15+l) 11.45 Snow. (Ma, R) 2.25 Endurance: Race The Pole. (R) 3.20 The World’s Most Remote Hotels. (PG, 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) 8.30 Glenn And Mick’s Celebrity Intervention. (Ms, R) Glenn Robbins and Mick Molloy surprise their good friend Sam Pang with a much-needed intervention. 9.40 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa) Footage of headline-grabbing moments. 10.40 Unfiltered. (M) 11.10 Gatecrashers. 12.10 Attila The Hun. (Mav) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 Paramedics. (Mlv) 9.40 RPA. (PGm, R) 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Next Stop. (PGa, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (PG) Hosted by Rebecca Gibney. 7.30 The Celebrity Traitors UK. 8.50 NCIS: Sydney. (Mv) With multiple lives in danger, including their own, the team races to stop a bomber. 9.50 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.50 Sports Tonight: The Weekly Kick-Off. A panel discusses Australian soccer news. 11.20 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R) The guys warn Evelyn about her attitude. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.20pm PJ Masks Power Heroes. 2.30 Monster Makes. 3.00 Play School. 4.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 4.30 SuperKitties. 5.25 Octonauts. 5.50 Super Monsters. 6.05 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago. 8.00 Young Sheldon. 8.25 Young Sheldon. 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.55 72 Cutest Animals. 10.25 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.

SBS2 (31) 6am Morning Programs. 12.25pm Hudson & Rex. 2.15 Stories From The Cities. 2.45 Insight. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.50 The Mega-Brands That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Secrets Declassified With David Duchovny. 9.20 Alone. 11.10 The Americans. 12.15am The Patient. 2.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Our Town. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon My Kitchen Rules. 1.35 Our Town. 2.00 A Moveable Feast. 2.30 The Aussie Property Flippers. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Seaway. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Thunderbirds. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon As Time Goes By. 1.00 MOVIE: The Railway Children. (1970) 3.15 Antiques Roadshow. 3.45 MOVIE: The Ghost Of St. Michael’s. (1941, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 8.30 The Chelsea Detective. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Ama Gloria. (2023, PG, French) 10.35 Once Upon A Time In China. (1991, MA15+, Cantonese) 1pm The Legend Of Fong Sai-Yuk. (1993, M, Cantonese) 3.00 Another Country. (2015, PG) 4.30 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 6.25 Le Samourai. (1967, PG, French) 8.30 Buffalo Bill And The Indians. (1976, PG, Engish) 10.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 12.30pm Tougher In Alaska. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 Air Crash Inv. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Captain Phillips. (2013, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Baywatch. 3.30 Big Bang. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.30 Seinfeld. 6.30 Baywatch. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 The Big Bang Theory. 11.30 Rugby Heaven. 12.30am Love Island UK: All Stars. 1.25 Legacies. 2.15 Baywatch. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 Lego City: No Limits. 5.10 Bubble’s Hotel. 5.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Pro Bull Riding: USA. 1.00 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 1.30 Crook Hat And Kulanada. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Spartakus. 3.25 Cities Of Gold. 4.30 Thalu. 5.00 Ocean Warriors. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Guardians Of The Wild. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Rabbit Fall. 9.00 MOVIE: Talk To Me. (2022) 10.45 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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MATILDA ‘Tilly’ Buchholz. Remember that name. It just might pop up in 2032 at the Brisbane Olympics. But, that green and gold dream is still five years and countless laps of Macksville’s pool away for the 11-year-old swimming sensation from South West Rocks. Right now, Tilly is making the swimming world sit up after winning 11 gold and one bronze medal over multiple distances and disciplines at a recent state-level Catholic schools meet in Sydney. That performance followed a new NSW 400m freestyle age record and her being named female swimmer of the meet at the recent Country Short

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Course Championships at Sydney’s Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in July. Renee Pickvance, Tilly’s Macksville Marlins coach of five years, says she’s seen many good young swimmers in her 20year career. None had her young charge’s overall ability and sheer determination. What makes Tilly Buchholz special? “Heart,” says Pickvance. “Her work ethic is why she’s getting these results. She turns up for every session and gives 110 per cent every time. “Tilly loves to win, and she loves hard work – she thrives on it. In fact, I have to make her ease up to CONTINUED Page 8

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