Nambucca Valley News Of The Area 15 December 2023

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Greens MP and exBello Mayor Address Blueberry Meeting

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Former Macksville Hospital nurses reunite

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WHAT started as a simple lunch gathering for a small group of former nurses from the old and new Macksville Hospitals blossomed into a heartwarming ‘unofficial’ reunion as over 30 former nurses,

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A small lunch turned into a wonderful reunion for over 30 former Macksville Hospital Nurses at the Alofa Sands Cafe in Nambucca Heads last week.

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New COVID vaccine available in pharmacies THE new COVID-19 vaccine to target the current Omicron variant of the virus will be available in community pharmacies throughout Australia from this week.

The category of vaccines known as XBB 1.5 was approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in October and can be used as a primary vaccination dosage as well as booster dosages.

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s National President, Professor Trent Twomey, said the new vaccine will be more targeted at the virus which is currently circulating among the population.

“With COVID-19 cases on the rise, it is important that anyone who is due for their vaccination does so as soon as they can at their local community pharmacy,” Professor Twomey said.

“Health authorities have recommended that vaccines move away from formulations which target the original or ancestral strain.”

Professor Twomey said that the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) is not recommending those who are not due for their vaccination to get an additional booster because of the arrival of the new vaccine.

“The advice remains that you must wait six months from your last jab to get your next booster shot and older vaccinations still provide protection against the severest of symptoms,” he said.

The vaccines available are being manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna.

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patients aged five and over and less than twelve, and one for patients aged twelve and over.

The Moderna vaccine is for patients aged twelve and over.

Professor Twomey said Australia’s community pharmacies delivered during the pandemic and continue to deliver for patients today.

"We’ve administered more than eleven million vaccinations since the pandemic, so my advice is if you need a vaccination, think pharmacy first,” he said.

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Former Macksville Hospital nurses reunite over lunch in Nambucca Heads

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situated at the Nambucca Heads Surf Life Saving Club, transforming an ordinary lunch into a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

The atmosphere at the Alofa Sands Cafe was filled with laughter, joy, and the unmistakable camaraderie

that comes from shared experiences.

The group of nurses, bonded by their time working at Macksville Hospital, exchanged stories, catching up on the years that had passed since they last crossed paths.

For some, the lunch was an emotional experience,

casual lunch plan turned into something truly special and it's incredible to see so many familiar faces and to reconnect with colleagues who were such an integral part of our lives.”

Another former nurse and co-organiser of the ‘get together’, Judy Brooks added, “We nurses feel that we become so much a part of the community as patients in a hospital are not just a

rekindling friendships and reminiscing about the days spent caring for patients at both the old and new Macksville Hospital.

Janelle Ussher, who still nurses at Macksville Hospital and was one of the co-organisers of the lunch, told News Of The Area, "What started as a

bed number, they are a name and, in a small community, we often see those that we have nursed on the street and are greeted warmly by them - it's just wonderful.”

The spontaneous nature of the gathering left many attendees hopeful for more frequent reunions in the future.

Plans were floated for additional gettogethers, ensuring that

the connections rekindled at Alofa Sands Cafe would continue to flourish.

The unexpected reunion of these former Macksville Hospital nurses served as a heartwarming reminder of the lasting impact of shared experiences and the enduring friendships that often emerge from the challenging and rewarding field of healthcare.

Oz Group CEO addresses public forum regarding blueberry farming in the Nambucca Valley FROM Page 1 evening, 5 December 2023 at the Macksville Ex-Services Club.

Among those present were Member for Oxley Michael Kemp and Nambucca Valley councillors James Angel and Troy Vance.

An open bar and light meals were provided, with attendees told it was courtesy of local blueberry growers.

Attendees heard from three speakers, with the main body of the presentation delivered by James Kellaway, the current CEO of Oz Group, a cooperative for farmers of soft fruits including blueberry growers in the Coffs Coast region.

Mr Kellaway addressed what he described as rumours and myths about blueberry farming.

He sought to quiet community concerns regarding chemicals used, health of soils in blueberry farms, checks and audits required by blueberry farmers, arrangements for staff and water usage, among other topics covered.

“Blueberry farming is the most efficient usage of water

there is,” Mr Kellaway told those in attendance.

He further explained that this was due to the use of drip feeding directly to each plant.

When questioned about water usage in general, Mr Kellaway deferred to a local farmer in one of the front rows who told the group that he and others were adhering to all laws surrounding harvestable water and bore water usage.

According to Mr Kellaway, soils on blueberry farms are biodynamically sound and replete with microorganisms due to the no-till method employed by farmers, a claim he stated was backed up by peer-reviewed research.

Mr Kellaway stressed that his organisation would only support blueberry farmers who complied with laws governing the industry, while making it clear that he believes existing laws and auditing requirements are adequate to ensure the safety of surrounding properties and waterways, even those nearby to blueberry farms.

Mr Kellaway and other attendees also sought to dispel rumours regarding the saleability of land that has

been used for blueberries and is now unhealthy.

They said they knew of no properties where farmers had ‘walked away’ from land previously used in this way.

During question time, the Oz Group CEO also addressed community concerns of clear-felling of trees on newly purchased land in preparation for blueberry farming.

“Perhaps they should have left one tree, perhaps several.

“Everyone would have a different opinion,” he responded to one farmer’s question on a specific farm in the valley.

Mr Kellaway told the room that farmers need to follow the laws governing land clearing, and that if anyone had evidence to the contrary, to contact him directly with it.

When asked how seasonal workers were contributing to the local economy and where they were housed, Mr Kellaway said that farmers often housed them onsite, and this was to relieve pressure on the rental market in the area.

The third speaker, Helen Rushton, a local woman

q Oz Group Co-op’s large new packing shed in Coffs Harbour.

from the Nambucca Valley who shares a boundary with a blueberry farm and has become friends with the owner of this farm, encouraged listeners to go

and introduce themselves to and become friends with the owners of blueberry farms.

She described recent unrest towards blueberry farming as “something

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Greens MP and ex-Bello Mayor address blueberry meeting

By Ned COWIE

“IF you are without the support of your community, you will not last,” was the message prominent environmental lawyer and NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson delivered to frontrow seated local blueberry growers in Macksville last Monday night.

“Regenerative farming producers hold the key to longevity,” she said.

Ms Higginson was speaking at yet another public meeting discussing community concerns regarding blueberry farming in the Nambucca Valley.

This was the second on the topic in less than a week after local blueberry farmers organised their own meeting last Tuesday at the same location.

At this Monday evening meeting, the newly formed Nambucca Environmental Network (NEN) convened their second monthly public meeting at the Macksville Ex-Services Club, with approximately 140 people in attendance.

Other guest speakers included Bellingen Shire Councillor and former Mayor Dominic King and Marc Percival, a local agronomist.

Present in the audience were at least three Nambucca Valley Councillors - Susan

Jenvey, David Jones and Troy Vance.

Oz Group Co-op CEO James Kellaway and several local blueberry growers also attended.

Tensions were high and tempers flared more than once between growers and other audience members.

The evening’s first speaker was Dominic King, who detailed his fight as a Councillor, then as Mayor of Bellingen Shire, against the spread of blueberry farming within the Bellingen LGA. “I had to ask myself ‘What does the blueberry industry do for the Bellingen Shire?’,” Mr King told the meeting.

“I couldn’t see it?”

In 2016, Bellingen Shire Council sought to implement buffer zones between

dwellings and any blueberry farms of 200 metre (m) and 50m from all boundaries and streams, all fully vegetated with special conditions preventing tree-felling in koala habitat zones.

“The State Government refused it all,” he said.

“We need to ask the questions about how little impact councils can have because of state planning,” he suggested.

“People power does work,” he assured the group.

Mr King explained how the community had stood together and Bellingen’s blueberry growers realised they were going to be scrutinised.

Raewyn Macky from the Nambucca Environmental Network (NEN) made it clear

q Councillor Dominic King, previous Mayor of Bellingen Shire and Raewyn Macky, Chairper son of Monday night’s meeting. that the group would not support illegal or hateful acts

q Greens MP and environment spokesperson Sue Higginson, the former CEO of the Environmental Defenders Office, believes there is more that Nambucca Valley Council can do to avoid land-use conflicts.

by group members or the wider community and was quick to distance the group from any illegal trespassing on blueberry farms.

The third guest speaker, Marc Percival, a local agronomist with experience in soil and water sampling, detailed ways the group could collect water samples to check for pesticide residue in runoff.

Sue Higginson further described the problem for community groups advocating for change.

“Agricultural lobby groups have a direct line to Parliament,” she explained.

“It’s difficult (for community groups) to get a seat at the table,” she said, referring to being included in discussions surrounding law-

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THE State Government will establish a new taskforce to tackle emergency department (ED) wait times.

The ED Taskforce will comprise health workers and NSW Health officials from across the state’s various local health districts and specialty networks, including from regional communities.

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unnecessary presentations, address bed block and improve patient flow, safely discharge patients more quickly, improve the experience of patients and staff in the ED, and move patients to parts of the system with more capacity where clinically appropriate.

Minister for Health Ryan Park has instructed NSW Health to draft terms of reference, appoint membership of the taskforce and set a first meeting date.

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comes after the release of two Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reports and the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) quarterly results.

The two AIHW reports show that over 2022-23, NSW reported the highest number of ED presentations of any state or territory in Australia (three million).

The latest BHI data for the September quarter shows a record number of triage 2 category (emergency)

presentations (118,772), and a 61 percent reduction in the number of overdue surgeries compared to September 2022.

A significant factor in the record demand on hospitals is the proportion of cases that could be treated in primary or aged care settings.

Almost half of all presentations to EDs were either category 4 (e.g. sprained ankle, earache) or category 5 (e.g. small cuts or abrasions).

A further BHI report on patient experiences in small rural hospitals shows that 45 percent of patients felt

they could have been treated by a GP or other health professional.

This will remain a focus of the ED Taskforce.

“This Emergency Department Taskforce is the latest initiative in our suite of measures to improve wait times and access to care, including supporting and boosting our workforce; and embracing innovating initiatives to divert pressure from our hospitals,” Minister for Health Ryan Park said.

“Patients just want to receive the care they need and

making in the agricultural landscape.

Ms Higginson expressed hope that the recent change of State Government may open the door for changes in these domains.

She also believes there is more Nambucca Valley Council can do in regards to requiring approvals on structures built over blueberry farms and suggested the group continued to apply pressure to the Council to achieve more satisfactory results in resolving these land-use conflicts.

“We do find a way when harm is happening in our community,” Ms Higginson further reassured her audience.

deserve in a timely manner.

“Having people and their loved ones waiting around in our hospitals for lengthy periods of time is neither good for them, nor our staff, nor other patients.

“I’ve made it a ministerial priority of mine that where we can safely improve access to care and treatment – including timeliness – we will do it.

“I’m proud of our healthcare workers across NSW who have faced serious challenges over the past couple of years but continue to show professionalism amidst record presentations and demand on our health system.”

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Country Music Club gets Behind ShoreTrack

By Mick BIRTLES

THE Nambucca Valley Country Music Club demonstrated its commitment to community support on Sunday 26 November, presenting a generous donation of $1,100 to ShoreTrack.

The donation was gratefully accepted by Paul ‘Fatty’ Ireland from ShoreTrack, expressing immense appreciation for the significant contribution.

The Nambucca Valley Country Music Club, a not-forprofit organisation, has been actively involved in giving back to the local community.

All profits from club events are channelled into supporting local charities.

Over the past eight years,

the club has contributed approximately $40,000 to various causes, including hospitals, the Rural Fire Service (RFS), and riding for the disabled, among others.

Kerri Garvie, who serves as both the President and Secretary of the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club, highlighted the club's commitment to making a positive impact in the community.

“It is not just about enjoying country music as we are about giving back to the community while having fun along the way,” Kerri told News Of The Area The Nambucca Valley Country Music Club hosts monthly events on the last Sunday of each month at the

Nambucca Bowling Club.

These events feature a special guest artist alongside the talented members of the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club.

The atmosphere is one of camaraderie and musical enjoyment, making it a delightful experience for attendees.

The Nambucca Valley Country Music Club remains a beacon of community spirit, using the universal language of music to make a positive impact.

As they continue to host their monthly events, the club invites all music enthusiasts to come together, share the joy of country music, and contribute to the collective effort of supporting local charities.

q The Nambucca Valley Country Music Club’s Kerri Garvie and June Pettiford pass on a cheque for $1,100 to Paul ‘Fatty’ Ireland (centre) from ShoreTrack. Photo: supplied.

South West Rocks residents say no to high rise development

By Karen GRIBBIN THE Voices of South West Rocks Community Inc (VOSWR) has been working with Kempsey Shire Council to implement a two-storey height limit outside the town’s CBD in the 2023 South West Rocks Structure Plan.

VOSWR and the community are outraged by a major development proposed on Phillip Drive, South West Rocks that they fear will spoil the natural beauty and vista of their coastal town.

The developers, Rise Project, have submitted a development application (DA) for their ‘The Rocks’ project, which, if approved, would see the construction of nine, five

to six storey apartment blocks on Phillip Drive, which runs along the South West Rocks coastline.

The two-storey (8.5m) height limits in the South West Rocks Structure Plan proposed to be added to the Kempsey Local Environmental Plan (KLEP) are still awaiting signoff from the Planning Minister.

VOSWR maintains that the Rise proposal does not comply with the vision of South West Rocks outlined in the Kempsey Growth Management Plan, nor does it maintain the town’s picturesque coastal setting through the management of development height, scale and density or the protection of significant vegetation and key scenic view corridors.

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are concerned that approving the development would send a clear signal to developers that South West Rocks is open for Gold Coast-style business.

In an independent survey commissioned by Kempsey Shire Council, respondents voted 3:1 against high-rise medium density in favour of achieving that same density result horizontally.

“The South West Rocks (SWR) community has made it very clear that we don’t want high rise,” VOSWR spokesperson Larah Kennedy said.

“South West Rocks is a place of unspoilt natural beauty and this development will change the vista forever.”

As the development has a capital investment value of

q Janelle Stirling explaining the proposed Rise development to concerned community members.

$128 million, after the public exhibition period, it will bypass the Kempsey Shire Council and go before the Northern Regional Planning Panel for decision-making.

“The DA has been on exhibition for 28 days, which is insufficient for the community to respond to a development of this scale and size.

“The impact this development will have on the environment, the community and the tourism-based economic future of the town is unacceptable,” said Larah.

VOSWR is urging residents, visitors and anyone who appreciates the natural beauty of South West Rocks to submit their objections to Kempsey Shire Council by Wednesday 20 December 2023.

“This can be done by emailing Kempsey Shire Council at ksc@kempsey. nsw. gov.au or calling 02 6566 3200 and quoting DA2300926 as a reference.

“These objections will be provided to the Northern Regional Planning Panel for decision-making, and a show of strong community dissent will be taken into account,” said Ms Kennedy.

The Phillip Drive development site has been marred by controversy in recent years.

In late 2021 the developer submitted an application to Kempsey Shire Council for a construction certificate to commence works on the site based on a DA approved in 1993.

Council did not issue a construction certificate on the basis that the developer did not adequately demonstrate

q Voices of South West Rocks member Janelle Stirling manning an information booth at the South West Rocks markets.

they had substantially commenced work within the required five year timeframe of the 1993 development consent approval.

After an appeal, this decision was overturned in the Land and Environment Court.

“This development site was originally under a 30-year-old development approval, with the Council’s refusal to award a construction certificate overruled in the Land and Environment Court,” Larah said.

VOSWR is a community group of more than 2000 concerned residents, visitors and friends of South West Rocks dedicated to protecting the town's unique coastal environment and friendly community from inappropriate and unsustainable development.

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Councillors push for end of native forest logging

A GROUP of local government councillors from the Mid North Coast met recently with NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe on an online video conference to voice their concerns on native forest logging.

Minister Sharpe agreed to meet with the group of seventeen councillors after they co-signed a letter to the NSW Government in October calling for an end to native forest logging.

That original letter was co-signed by Cr Dominic King, Cr Jennie Fenton, Cr Ellie Tree and Cr Jo Brotherton (Bellingen Shire Council), Cr David Jones, Cr Susan Jenvey and Cr Ricky Buchanan (Nambucca Shire Council), Cr Jonathan Cassell, Cr Sally Townley and Cr Tony Judge (Coffs Harbour City Council), Cr Arthur Bain, Cr Alexandra Wyatt and Leo Hauville (Kempsey Shire Council), Cr Lauren Edwards and Cr Lisa Intemann (Port Macquarie Hastings Council), Cr Greg Clancy (Clarence Valley Council) and Cr Dheera Smith (MidCoast Council).

“Councillors and communities across NSW are concerned about what is happening in the native forests that surround their region,” group facilitator Cr Dominic King said.

“Cr Alexandra Wyatt (Kempsey Shire Council) raised the issue of forest restoration post-logging and the significant impacts that occur with weeds or bellminer associated dieback taking over entire forests.

“And finally, Cr Jonathan Cassell (City of Coffs Harbour) pressed the Minister to supply the scientific evidence that justifies mixed forest plantation logging that is

“We actively engaged with Minister Sharpe over a range of incredibly serious matters of concern such as worsening fire conditions, water scarcity, mixed forest clearfelling, risks to threatened species and post-logging forest restoration and weed management.”

Several councillors had a chance to ask questions directly to the Minister.

“I started by asking about NSW ending native forest logging in line with Western Australia and Victoria,” Cr King said.

“The Minister responded by saying this wasn’t on the table but understood my concerns.

“Cr Arthur Bain (Kempsey Shire Council) asked about the scientific finding that forest logging makes bushfires worse by drying out the soil and leaving forest residues on the ground increasing fuel for fires as presented by Professor David Lindenmayer from the Australian National University.

“Cr Jennie Fenton (Bellingen Shire Council) asked a very important question about water security and the role forests play in making sure towns such as Bellingen have access to safe and secure water for their communities.

on track to destroy Pine Creek State Forest, which is regarded as the most significant State Forest for the conservation of koalas in the Coffs Harbour LGA. “While we didn’t receive comprehensive answers to our questions, the Minister has agreed to answer our questions in writing,” Cr King said.

Councillors on the call with Minister Sharpe

included Cr King, Cr Hauville, Cr Cassell, Cr Fenton, Cr Bain, Cr Wyatt, Cr Intemann, Cr Clancy, Cr Smith and Cr Edwards.

A future meeting with the Minister has been requested for early 2024.

While the original letter was co-signed by the seventeen councillors listed above, its contents did not necessarily reflect the views of the councils of which they

are a part.

In a November council meeting, Nambucca Valley Mayor Rhonda Hoban stated that the letter represented the private actions of individual Nambucca Valley Councillors David Jones, Susan Jenvey and Ricky Buchanan and was not an “adopted” position of the Council.

Environment Minister Penny Sharpe has been contacted for comment.

q Councillors on the call with Minister Sharpe included Cr King, Cr Hauville, Cr Cassell, Cr Fenton, Cr Bain, Cr Wyatt, Cr Intemann, Cr Clancy, Cr Smith and Cr Edwards.

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BLER is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments and aims to rejuvenate communities affected by bushfires, contributing to their cultural and economic revival.

The funding program also includes projects such as the reconstruction of the boardwalk at the Visitor Information Centre, improvements to Gordon Park and various footpath widening projects.

The pelican sculpture, a masterpiece of stainless steel craftsmanship, is just one facet of this comprehensive project. Numerous other art installations, generously funded by the grant, are slated to grace the area in the coming months, enhancing the cultural vibrancy of the region.

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Art Trail, expressed his enthusiasm for the inspiring and beautiful ways in which the artists involved have celebrated the immense value of our river and the deep connections the Nambucca Valley community have to it.

"I believe these art installations are imbued with a spirit that is uplifting, forward thinking and respectful to the country upon which they have been placed and that each artwork will become a valuable contribution to the rich tapestry of Nambucca Heads,” Nick said.

The Pelican sculpture follows in the footsteps of a successful project led by Gary Cattanach at Nambucca Heads High School in 2020.

A collaborative effort between Gary, Jason and students resulted in a Pelican sculpture displayed at the V-Wall during the Christmas holiday period.

The sculpture has since found a permanent home at Nambucca Heads High School.

q The pelican sculpture is a masterpiece of stainless steel craftsmanship.

Nambucca Valley Council extends its gratitude to all contributors, recognising the collaborative spirit that brings these projects to life.

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Markets to flourish with festive offerings vintage and second hand stalls.

“You name it, Bellingen Markets has it.”

Accommodating the high demand for second hand stalls, and keen to give everyone a fair go, the market is utilising the skate-ramp area, where stalls will be set up under the shade of the trees.

A vast array of delicious and healthy multicultural food, drinks and coffee will be available throughout the market.

Music starts at 10am with Geoff and Xanthe Littlemore, a brother and sister pair who grew up playing music together.

“The duo sing and play guitar, bouncing off each other’s voices and guitar licks with a special bond that family share.”

Geoff’s influences include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy. He has performed at concerts with luminaries such as John English, John Mayall and Canned Heat, and has toured with many bands

By Andrea FERRARI CHRISTMAS will be woven into the familiar fabric of the Bellingen Community Markets on Saturday 16 December.

Set amongst the majestic old trees in Bellingen Park, the Markets boast an expansive and diverse range of 250 stalls, with additional artisans attending.

“You can get everything from fresh fruit and vegetables, flowers, plants, homemade delicacies such as condiments, jams, cheeses, honey, breads, meats and oysters, beautiful handmade creations, art of all kinds, wood, metal and leather work, pottery, clothing, hats, shoes, socks, toys, jewellery, and dog supplies,” market organiser Kaz Selbie told News Of The Area.

“There are skin and body care stalls including massage, reiki, tarot, numerology, crystals, unique bric-a-brac,

q A Christmas themed Bellingen Community Markets will be held on Saturday 16 December at Bellingen Park. around the East Coast of Australia.

Xanthe has appeared at concerts with Bob Dylan, Tommy Emmanuel and Paul Kelly, and gigged around Australia, USA and Europe.

Community group OzGreen has partnered with the markets, with members on hand to welcome everyone through the gates.

“We ask patrons to give where they can to help

support their valuable youth projects,” said Kaz. OzGreen is on a mission to create sustainable communities by delivering programs, events and resources to increase wellbeing.

They do this by employing and mentoring regional youth to help deliver youth wellbeing camps and clubs, waste reduction at major events, tree planting projects, nature connection, bushwalks, bird walks, kayak tours, sustainability skills workshops, and citizen science.

“OzGreen will also have an eco-Christmas wrapping stall on the west side of the oval, showing the simplicity and beauty of sustainable

wrapping.”

Wandering through the market will be Christmas fairies sharing the joy and magic.

There’s a ‘Spin out Paintings’ stall on the oval’s west side where kids can get creative and have their face painted by Kerry, under the shade of the trees.

“It's such a big, crazy time of year,” Kaz said.

“Christmas shopping is high on many people’s agenda and it’s great to see more support for local, which helps strengthen our community.

“At the other end of the scale, people are also struggling, so let’s give to those less fortunate than ourselves.

“A small gesture can make

a big difference to another,” said Kaz. There will be a large box near the 'info hub' where visitors and stallholders can donate a gift to a person in need from the Bellingen Shire, with thanks to the wonderful Bellingen Neighbourhood Centre.

The Bellingen Community Markets is an inclusive event celebrating diversity, culture, community and, this month, Christmas.

“We’re on a mission to support local, continue to give profits back to the community, and share good things with the wider community,” said Kaz. Visit www. bellingenmarkets.com.au for more information.

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CONTRACT SERVICE – BOULTONS CROSSING (GUMMA RESERVE)

Wishing y Merry Chrisou a and a Happy tmas New Year

The Nambucca Valley Council is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to provide a quotation for contract services for the following: •

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Inform campers and day recreation users of the terms and conditions in relation to camping and visiting at Gumma Reserve Fee collection via EFTPOS and Cash Rubbish removal Cleaning of amenities Minor repairs or maintenance to park infrastructure as required Monitor and order fresh water as required Monitor the solar power system Monitor the effluent management system and sewerage pump Report faulty maintenance and breakdown requirements to Council Attend to and assist with any emergency, breakdown, and report faulty Park infrastructure to Council as required

Nambucca Valley Council is seeking a set hourly rate to provide the contract service 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The intention would be for the caretaker to provide services at a consistent time period of up to 3 hours per day between the hours of 8.30am – 4.30pm.

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Closing date for submissions Friday 19 January 2024.

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NSW elective surgery activity returning to pre-pandemic levels Emergency departments (EDs) continued to see an upward trend in patients presenting with the most urgent clinical conditions, with increased numbers of triage category 1 and 2 presentations.

“Despite EDs seeing larger numbers of very sick patients, 67 percent of all patients started their treatment on time – a slight improvement on the same quarter last year,” said Dr Watson.

“However, patients spent a record amount of time in the ED, with 56.6 percent leaving within four hours – the lowest result for any quarter since BHI began reporting in 2010.”

BHI has also released the latest results of the Rural Hospital Emergency Care Patient Survey

THE Bureau of Health Information (BHI) last week released two reports – showing activity and performance for public health services in NSW during July to September 2023, and patients’ experiences of emergency care in small rural hospitals in early 2023.

BHI Chief Executive Dr Diane Watson said the July to September 2023 Healthcare Quarterly results show continued improvement for patients receiving elective or planned surgery.

“Since the same quarter one year ago, there has been a considerable decrease in the number of patients on the elective surgery waiting list

and more patients receiving their surgery on time,” said Dr Watson.

For example, in July to September 2023, compared with the same quarter a year earlier: • The number of elective surgeries performed was up 10.4 percent, to close to prepandemic levels.

• 82.6 percent of all elective surgeries were performed on time – a 7.1 percentage point increase.

• The number of patients on the waiting list who had waited longer than clinically recommended decreased by 61.2 percent, to 6,937.

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Reindeer and they even won over conservative Christian households with The Little Drummer Boy. The makers of this particular animated feature want you to expect that it will be just like those classics.

A cynical person might suggest The Christmas Tree is a poorly produced attempt to capitalise on the nostalgia people feel for Christmas-themed animation.

Featuring the voices of nobody you have ever heard of, the 43 minute feature was produced and directed by a background artist who had worked in television for over a decade before attempting to chart his own course.

The story concerns a group of children living at an orphanage run by a heartless and irresponsible director who continually gambles away money raised for their care.

When the Kindle family arrives in town they become involved with the orphans efforts to protect what they believe is a magical pine tree.

Capers ensue; Santa Claus shows up; at one point the elderly orphanage director attacks the tree with a chainsaw.

The characters are uniformly expressionless throughout the entire feature which matches the vocal performances and script.

The Christmas Tree has reemerged on various media and streaming in recent years following the trend of “so-bad-its-good” movie viewing, and could appeal to parents or grandparents looking for inoffensive entertainment for their young children, but it would be a

mistake to think of it either way.

It’s not the enjoyable kind of bad, but it’s the kind that makes kids complain loudly… and isn’t that the one thing we’re all trying to avoid during Christmas?

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) - directed by Nicolas Webster; starring… again, a bunch of people you have never heard of.

The title of this one alone is enough to inspire only one of two reactions: a roll of the eyes and contemptuous sigh so extreme that no one would ever mention it again, or an obsessive fascination that anyone would ever think to put such fantastic concepts into one film.

Another entry in the “so-bad-

Schutt taking 3-19 from 4 overs and Bailey 3-34 from 4 overs.

Needing 135 for victory, the home side reached the total with five balls to spare.

Toby Bailey led home the run chase on 34 not out, with captain Tyh Murphy next best with 31 off 19 balls.

Alec Baldwin was the pick of the Valleys bowlers taking 2-13 from 4 overs.

Coffs Colts won their third straight T20 Cup match beating Adams Family by 22 runs at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Colts won the toss and elected to

bat, finishing at 7/152 from their 20 overs.

Troy Britnell top scored for the Colts, finishing on 28 not out.

Daniel Tempest had a top spell taking 2-4 from his 2 overs, while Digby Kelsall took 2-12 from 2 overs.

Colts successfully defended their total, restricting Adams Family to 6/130 from 20 overs.

Daniel Tempest top scored with 57, with Jojy Abraham taking 2-25 for the Colts.

The Colts moved into second spot on the ladder with the victory.

The Nana Glen Lizards were also winners in Round 7, beating Diggers

Christmas flicks to avoid

THE lights are strung across the front of the house, the elf is back on the shelf and a synthetic pine tree has been placed in the living room and covered with tinsel and baubles.

It can only mean one thing: 'tis the season… for Christmas movies!

Like many families, mine enjoys the annual tradition of working our way through our set list of Christmas films once December has arrived in our house Christmas begins once we’re watching A Muppet Christmas Carol.

As an act of community service, we at News Of The Area would like to offer some small guidance for families who may be looking to embrace new titles in their Christmas cinema.

We start this week by saving you all some pain by pointing out a few Christmas movies on which you should definitely not waste your precious family time.

The Christmas Tree (1991) directed by Flamerion Ferreir.

There exists a beautiful tradition of animated Christmas specials that have engaged families for generations.

Frosty the Snowman was a 1969 feature that continues to introduce children to the magic of Christmas by the titular winter character and his remarkable top hat.

Rankin-Bass, the studio behind that special, was responsible for a wealth of holiday treasures, notably their stop-motion specials such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed

2023, which reflect the experiences of more than 5,100 people who received emergency care in one of 81 small rural public hospitals in NSW between January and March 2023.

“Patients were very positive about the emergency care they received, although ratings for some important questions declined compared with the previous survey in 2019,” said Dr Watson.

Notable results include: • Most patients (94 percent) said, overall, the care they received was ‘very good’ or ‘good’.

• 67 percent of patients rated how health professionals worked together as ‘very good’.

• 71 percent of patients

its-good” genre of movies, some families might think, upon hearing of this, that it must be good for a laugh at least once.

The central concept is that children on Mars are no longer able to cope with the extreme pressures placed upon them by society and the logical solution is for Martians to kidnap Santa Claus and force him to teach them how to have fun.

That sentence makes it sound like the film is a comedy full of wacky hijinks, but reading it is the closest you will ever get to a laugh from the movie.

Another production made to fill a perceived “gap in the market” (for “yuletide science-fiction fantasy”!)

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians was made in two weeks by a video producer who figured he could use his gear for making corporate

SAWTELL Cricket Club has continued its unbeaten run in Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s T20 Cup. Sawtell had their fifth straight win to start the competition, beating Valleys Cricket Club by four wickets at Richardson Park.

Valleys Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 9/134 from their 20 overs.

Taylor Gilbert finished on 70 not out from 53 balls, while David Schutt and Toby Bailey both took three wickets for Sawtell, with

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said they were ‘definitely’ involved as much as they wanted to be in decisions about their care and treatment.

Additionally, almost half of patients (45 percent) thought, at the time of their visit, their condition could ‘definitely’ (23 percent) or ‘to some extent’ (22 percent) have been treated by a GP or other health professional.

Of those 45 percent of respondents, the most common reasons given for not seeing a GP or other health professional were: those services were closed; or they couldn’t get an appointment within a reasonable time.

Detailed results for Healthcare Quarterly and results of the Rural Hospital Emergency Care Patient Survey 2023 are available at bhi.nsw. gov.au

training and education videos to film something costing the loose change in his pockets that he could almost guarantee children in the mid 1960’s would pay to see at the cinema.

Playing this for children in the modern era will cause them to lose trust that parents and caregivers could have any notion of what could be fun and entertaining.

Watching it as a family may bring a conclusive end to moviewatching as a Christmas tradition, which would be a real tragedy.

If that were to happen you’d never have the opportunity to watch the true gems of mid 20th Century Christmas films, such as the Spanish Santa Claus of 1959 in which Santa lives in space and fights Satan.

Now that is a premise worth at least one viewing.

q Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964).

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Cricket Club by six wickets at Fitzroy Oval.

Diggers won the toss and elected to bat, as they scored 6/152 from their 20 overs.

Ryan Gilko top scored for Diggers finishing on 40 not out from 23 balls, with Connor Martin next best on 38.

Jesse Ferrett, Beau Guthrie, and Josh Lansdowne all took two wickets each for Nana Glen.

Chasing 153 for victory, the Lizards reached the total with two balls to spare.

Campbell Forster led home the run chase finishing on 49 not out,

SPORTS with Beau Guthrie scoring 40.

Just three rounds remain before the T20 Cup grand final between the two highest teams on the ladder, which will be decided on Thursday, 18 January at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

T20 Cup standings. 1.Sawtell Cricket Club. 22 points: 5 wins. 0 losses. 2.Coffs Colts. 17 points: 3 wins. 1 loss. 3.Nana Glen Lizards.

16 points: 3 wins. 2 losses. 4.Valleys Cricket Club. 12 points: 2 wins. 2 losses. 5.Diggers Cricket Club. 11 points: 1 win. 3 losses. 6.Northern Districts Rebels. 11 points: 1 win 3 losses. 7.Adams Family. 6 points. 0 wins 4 losses.

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HYPOTHETICAL Taking a Legal Look

By Manny WOOD

OPINION & LETTERS

Dorin’s Draws

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By Paul DORIN

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DEAR Jasminda, Every time I go through airport security, I get checked.

It’s now a family joke that I’ll be held back.

I’m starting to get a complex.

Don’t choke on the bone HELEN and her husband separate and they divide their assets amicably.

Consent Orders are filed with the effect that Helen receives a substantial lump sum and her husband retains the matrimonial home.

Twelve months after separation, an Application for divorce is filed and granted.

In light of the divorce, Helen is aware that her ex-husband will not receive anything from her estate when she passes-away and she is happy that her two children will receive the whole of her estate “on intestacy”.

She sees no reason to make a new will.

Two years later, Helen consults a solicitor in relation to the preparation of a “pre-nup”.

She informs her solicitor that she has been cohabitating with her de facto partner for the past two years.

She is worried that her new partner may make a claim on “her money” if they split-up.

Helen is advised that a “pre-nup” is a particular type of Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) which allows the parties to make arrangements between themselves in relation to the division of their assets if their relationship breaksdown.

The agreement is only binding if each party obtains their own legal advice in relation to the terms of the agreement.

Helen is also advised, to her surprise, that due to her relationship with her partner exceeding two years, that without a will, most of Helen’s estate would be distributed to her new partner and that her two children would almost miss-out entirely.

Helen gives her solicitor instructions to prepare a new will, appointing her adult children as her executors and leaving each of them half of her estate.

She also wishes to appoint them as her joint attorneys pursuant to an enduring power of attorney as well as her enduring guardians to make health related decisions on her behalf if necessary.

Helen puts all of these items on the agenda for discussion at the upcoming family Christmas Turkey lunch.

Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net. au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.

This column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.

Climate, biodiversity and illiteracy DEAR News Of The Area, CLIMATE change is an all encompassing disaster.

Proofs have made headlines for 40 years.

In right wing circles, particularly the National Party, denial drags on.

There's an audience for rejection, folk who dismiss research as existing in a rarefied field beyond "common sense".

It's a catch all phrase, an excuse for illiteracy.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals truths.

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Dear Harry,

Forty four percent of Australians have low levels of literacy.

They couldn't, wouldn't read this newspaper, no chance of the truth generating offence.

Sadly, illiteracy becomes intergenerational; Doctor Suess is denied at bedtime!

Further, 39.4 percent read at a nine to eleven year old level.

Complexity, cross referencing of subjects doesn't happen; Australia 2023 is an illiterate backwater.

Back to the National Party.

The topic in this electorate, the formation of the Great Koala National Park, stopping the ongoing logging and simplification of once giant forests, eludes them.

Across related subjects, history, ecology, hydrology, to name a few, they counter with denial. Can they possibly be that uninformed, or, is denial a tactic to harness the statistical illiterate?

The fob off comes with cliches, repeated endlessly; flat earth truths.

Sadly, for the ill read, "wood

Swain and his 1912 ‘Forests of the Bellinger River’ report, in which he described the original pre-colonial forests and lamented the wastage.

Extractive industries such as forestry and mining typically rely on an application of science which is primarily concerned with enabling and sustaining operations where impacts are often viewed as ‘collateral’ and come under a ‘monitoring’ regime. Sadly, preservation of biodiversity has always been secondary to the main game, and it shows. A walk through our oldest local managed State Forests such as Pine Creek, gazetted early last century, shows clear evidence of historic degradation.

Lowland rainforest has long

been obliterated or compromised.

A conversion regime favouring commercial species is also evident, as is deliberate wastage of non-commercial species (allowed under a TSI – timber stand improvement regime) and an even more alarming invasive weed load. Current rules providing an allocated time of one hour to cover one kilometre of forest in pre-harvest surveys is typical. No wonder they find little.

The lack of a requirement for a substantial buffer around retained habitat trees is like saying “You can keep your home; but the shopping centre must go”.

In regard to Forestry Corporation’s reliance on the

I’m not sure if you are seeking my help here or merely stating a fact.

There could be a reason you are always frisked by guards and sniffed by German shepherds.

We all have ‘skin in the game’

DEAR News Of The Area,

WITH regard to the recent discussion regarding the native hardwood timber industry, can I suggest that every living organism on the planet has ‘skin in the game’ when it comes to our native forests.

In an ideal world we would all be able to afford native hardwood flooring and decking, instead of the inferior, imported, fire prone, petroleum based alternatives.

The issue is ‘existential’, but not only for the current industry, workers and their families. Where are the future native hardwood plantations?

In regard to the historic management of our public forests I refer to the record provided by E.H.F.

Carpe Diem, Jasminda. is a renewable resource", and, "growth and regrowth", counters an informed opinion.

Cliches can't displace truths.

Widespread illiteracy is the great Australian tragedy.

Regards, Warren TINDALL, Bellingen.

koala work of Dr Brad Law, can I simply suggest that a bellowing male koala, while indicative of presence, does not make a viable resident population.

Alarmingly his work is currently being used to justify large clear-felling operations.

A comprehensive ‘must read’ 2023 review of Law’s work by Andrew Smith and John Pile can be found here: https:// assets.nationbuilder.com/ ncec/pages/40/attachments/ original/1701591755/ Smith_A.P._and_Pile_J._2023_ PineCreek_Koala_Report.Final. pdf?1701591755 Regards, Dave WOOD, Boambee East.

Clearing the mud on water and seeing the forest for the trees DEAR News Of The Area,

WHAt a load of guff! (‘Water issues too important to be politicised’ Opinion, 1 December Edition).

Dave Wood again attempts to distort the actuality regarding environment and politics in his letter to NOTA. His claim that water rights are

too important to be politicised is contradictory and absurd.

The environment has become the most globally politicised issue of the 21st century and the likes of Wood continue to drive their left-wing political agenda by perpetuating a victimhood status whenever anybody exposes the ignorance in their argument.

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Keep Letters to the Editor under 250 words for its best chance of publication.

Please be aware that there is no guarantee of publication from your submission to us.

Publication will be determined by the Editor around available space, relevance and appropriateness.

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Harry B.

You look guilty and now you feel guilty which makes your dilemma a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I have this problem because I’m a nervous flier.

I’m so nervous that I drop my bag and passport when I’m trying to check in, I sweat as though I’m a drug mule, and I have nervous mannerisms such as running and screaming ‘it’s too windy; the plane is going to crash’ which doesn’t endear me to flight staff or fellow passengers.

Try to be super organised before your flight, which will help to relax you.

Also try to allow enough time for a few beverages or perhaps sniff some calming lavender, which will do very little to help, but at least you’ll smell nice.

deserve better DEAR News Of The Area,

THE next Covid wave is upon us and still people refuse to look at the evidence/ science and protect themselves from severe disease by wearing a mask in enclosed public spaces and getting vaccinated.

We continue to put the burden on our health care workers who are facing

a Covid Christmas treating people who refuse to take responsibility for their health by being unvaccinated.

Our healthcare workers deserve better.

Regards, Briony MAGOFFIN, Nambucca Valley.

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With attention focusing on changing weather patterns and sustainable forestry, the misinformed narrative that is being pushed by persons suggesting that storing rainwater and logging trees is detrimental to the environment must be called out for all its hypocrisy.

Shutting down agricultural and timber industries based on emotion will leave people hungry and homeless.

We need timber to build, and we need water to grow food.

These two resources can and should be utilised to combat climate change through an integrated approach to productivity and preservation.

Younger managed forests sequester carbon at a much faster rate than older forests.

When harvested for building materials this carbon is captured indefinitely.

Research and development in

the field of agronomy is drought proofing farms by ‘slowing the flow’ of water and directing carbon back into the soil both through cropping and livestock practices.

The forests and waterways will benefit through rational management and provide prosperity not just to the wildlife but to the community.

The wash of nonsense being projected from radical urban based environmentalists with no experience or education in agriculture or forestry is shameful.

The regressive actions of Labor and its cohorts in shutting down industries and jobs on a platform of emotionally charged rhetoric is setting a course for economic disaster.

Regards, Adam FULLER, Mid North Coast.

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Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club

By Geoffrey McCANN

SUMMER has certainly arrived, our early bird players certainly enjoying the best playing conditions, while the later starters have to battle against the strong, but welcome, blustery nor’easters.

This week’s featured sponsor is Nambucca Glass – thank you to Marsay family!

Tuesday’s Medley Stableford was won by Andrew “Mr. Ecomist” Donovan (19) with 37 points on c/b from Garry Johnstone (15) and Wolfram Jirzik (18). The Ball Rundown to 33 points on c/b.

NTP’s to Michael Tarleton on 5, Colin Habgood on 7 (185cms)

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& 8 (95cms), Rhonda Rowe won the “Pizza This voucher with 300cms, Dennis Ashton got Stu’s ball on 15 and Graeme Bassam won the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

On Wednesday, the Ladies played their Christmas 9 Hole Party team event, followed by their Presentations and closing day luncheon. Winners were Narelle Delaney, Betty Stockham, Kerrie Jackson & Ann Antcliff, Runners-up were Donna Easey, Coral McCann, Jennifer Ainsworth & Robyn Dyer. They had a great closing day, with the Ladies decked out in their Christmas finery, a glass of bubbles to start, lunch & Presentations, more

bubbles, gifts exchanged, and who cares what the scores were!

A Medley Stableford on Thursday – Graham Watson (11) won Division 1 (0 to 15) with 38 points from David Mattacott (15) 37 points. “Mr Ecomist” Andrew Donovan (19) kept Tuesday’s hot form going to win Division 2 (16 to 19) with 41 points from John McGinlay (19) from Shelley Beach with 38 points on c/b from Lynne Street.

Mark Blake (30) won Division 3 (20 to 45) with 37 points on c/b from Edward Beaton.

The Ball Rundown to 33 points on c/b. Stephen Carr won the “Ecomist” sponsored

Loaded Stubby Holder for the Longest Putt on 2, other NTP’s to Alan Cockburn from Port Macquarie on 5, Bruce Mason on 7, Wolfram Jirzik on 8, Colin Cayless from Wentworth Falls got the Pizza This” voucher on 13, Greg McCoy won Stu’s ball on 15, and Peter Bush got very close to 59 cms to win the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

The much awaited “Ham & Turkey Day” 4BBB sponsored every year by Gregory McCoy was played on Saturday. The morning players certainly benefitted from the best conditions, once the wind got up, it became extremely difficult playing with or against the breeze. It was a Family

affair with Nicholas Street (8) from St.Helens GC (Tasmania) combined as a “swinger” with Mum Lynne & Dad Joe to score 48 points on both cards, with Roy Louis & Lyall Gregory 2nd Runners up with 47 points. Joe & Nicholas have very kindly donated two of their prizes for use in our Cancer Council Yellow Day fundraiser Raffle next Saturday – thank you both! The Ball rundown to 41 points on c/b. Steve Frost won the “Ecomist” loaded Stubby Holder for the Longest Putt on 2, other NTP’s to Linne Street, very close on 5 (34 cms), Kerrie Eichorn on 7, Stuart Johnston on 8, Greg McCoy won the “Pizza This” voucher on 13 with 68 cms, Trevor Hopkins got Stu’s ball on 15 and Daryl Wall managed to

first day’s play.

Taylor Gilbert top scored with a knock of 78, with Lincoln Kellett next best on 45, and Kurt Stennett finishing on 41 not out.

Will Bailey dismissed both openers on his way to taking 2-44 from his 17 overs for Sawtell, with David Schutt taking 3-63 from 16 overs.

Valleys Cricket bowled out Sawtell for 170 in the 41st over, with Taylor Gilbert a oneman wrecking crew with the ball producing a super spell of 6-26 from 7 overs.

Tyh Murphy had a captain’s knock of 55 for Sawtell.

The win was Valley Cricket Club’s sixth in a row to start the season Diggers Cricket Club broke through for their first win of the season in their two-day match against the Nana Glen Lizards at Fitzroy Oval.

The Lizards won the toss and elected to bowl, with Diggers Cricket Club bowled out for 224 in the 70th over.

Jesse Ferrett had a top spell of 4-71 from his 29 overs, while captain Ty Adams took 3-30 from 6 overs.

Ryan Gilko top scored for Diggers with 49, with Kieran Cunningham next best on 39.

Nana Glen was bowled out for 104 in their first innings.

Reuben Carey was the chief destroyer taking 5-23 from 8.2 overs, while Dan Swain took 3-18 from his 4 overs for Diggers.

Nana Glen finished their second innings at 4/94, with Daniel Craig finishing on 52 not out.

Reuben Carey took 3-22 from his 8 overs.

The Coffs Colts won by 33-runs against the Northern Districts Rebels in their twoday match at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.

Colts won the toss and

elected to bat on their home deck, and were bowled out for 193 after 75 overs.

Rebels captain Anu Grewal took 3-74 from his 32 overs, while Nicholas Dosanjh took 3-31 from his 14 overs.

Matthew Rose top scored for Colts with 43.

The Colts successfully defended their total, bowling out the Rebels for 160 in the 60th over.

Colts captain Baltej Mangat took 3-27 from his 10.2 overs, with Buta Singh taking 2-25 from 11 overs and Matthew Francis taking 2-44 from 16 overs.

Fribbins, Andrew Power and John Posty Kay 20-15.

Stuart Garvey, Matt Watt, Ray Grumpy Hunt and Gracie Porter lost a close game 2119 against Gary Tierny, Mitch McGill, Joe Frank and Ty Webber.

In the early quarter final Magic Mike, James Stuart Thorne (who didn't seem to notice the wind and bowled very well), Oxy Cedelland and Father Doug Cedo beat Perry Mcnally, Niel Duffus, Graham Hunt and Grant Angry Lawrence on an extra end 19-18.

On Sunday in pretty warm conditions but minus

the cyclonic winds from the day before, Ty Webber’s side accounted for Posty’s side 20-6.

In the other games: David Ogilvy, Charlie Potter, Adam Rostron and Dad Ken Rostron lost a close one 1615 to Paddy Bryne, Chris D'elboux', Mick Ellison and Peter Meehan.

Team Cosi, Peter Dawe and I can't remember who else as the card wasn't filled out, beat Brendon Ruane, Stuart Hughes, The Rock Rauchenberger and Mino Bettanin 20-18.

So tomorrow in the semis starting at 1.00pm

Pete Meehan plays Cosi and Ty Webber takes on Dougie Cedelland, with the final on Sunday starting at 9.00am.

Be there and enjoy.

In other news lists up for three bowl mixed Pairs and the Mixed Fours, so get your teams in as these will be played in the New Year.

Great work from Bonzi, Brendan and their helpers in getting the child's play ground up for Sunday’s mega raffle, with $6,000 worth of prizes and photos with Santa.

Tickets on sale from 11:00am, draw at 1.00pm.

Should be a great day at your club, Nambucca Bowlo.

Valleys, Diggers and Colts win two-day matches

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VALLEYS Cricket Club, Diggers Cricket Club, and Coffs Colts have been victorious in their two day matches during the latest round of Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season.

Valleys Cricket Club continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 128-run win against Sawtell Cricket Club in their top of the table clash at Dorrigo.

Valleys Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat on their home deck, finishing at 8/298 from 75 overs after the

get it to 80cms for a very short pin on 18 to win the Pro Pin Jackpot.

Next Saturday 16th December is our “Yellow Shirt Day” Medley Stableford – our Cancer Council Fundraiser for this year. Many thanks to Duffo & Wormo for your own past year’s rundraising efforts through playing in “The Longest Day Challenge” – this year, they’re unable to participate, so the Club invites you to come along in your best bright Yellow golf shirt, play the Yellow course for a change, and donate through our Raffle, prizes include a ½ Ham & Turkey, kindly donated by The Street family. Not playing golf, you can donate at the Bar! See you on the Island.

Taj Dosanjh top scored for the Rebels with 69.

Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season continues this weekend with the last round of matches before the Christmas/ New Years break.

One day matches will be played at Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga.

Diggers Cricket Club and Coffs Colts play off in their local derby at Fitzroy Oval.

Nana Glen Lizards and Sawtell Cricket Club play off at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.

The Northern Districts Rebels host Valleys Cricket Club in Woolgoolga.

Grumpy’s Grumble: Nambucca Bowls Bowraville Golf Results Club

By GRUMPY THE Men's Fours started last weekend in very windy conditions on Saturday.

There were three games played; two first rounds and a quarter final.

All games were close as the wind blew from every direction and you never knew where the bowl would end up.

Graham Power, Terry the Eel Harvey, Brent Liddell and Drum Poletti went down against new boy Ron Hill, Tas

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SATURDAYS Carpet Court sponsored Stableford was not just won, but swamped,

by Don Forrester, leaving not only runner up Noel Austin but the entire field in his wake.

Coming in with a net 11 under par this was one of the clearest wins of the year.

Straight shooters with nearest the pins were Gary Clarke (A), Jeff Gore (B) and N Austin (C grade).

Similarly to Don's

effort, Jeff Gore blitzed the field Chook Run with a par round leaving Noel Austin lamenting a good round to come in runner up again.

Competition organiser Rod Curtis is not looking forward to letting Jeff know he has lost six shots off his handicap, now just one.

In the ladies Stableford Cheryl Fortescue returned to the winners list with Lorraine King again runner up.

The Mid Week Competition was won

by Steve Hunt with the consistent Neil Cunneen runner up

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9-12-23 THE Saturday 4 BBB was generously sponsored by Tailia Donovan & Andrew Blair with some fantastic prizes. It was hotly contested event both in competition and in the weather. Winners were T Edwards and S Walker.

R/Up Maz McNally and Cas McPherson , F/9 T Noble & R Graham, B/9 M Rowley & B Doak, N/P 9th Ladies C McPherson Men T Noble N/P 15th Ladies Di O’Leary, Men B Wilson, L / Drive 3rd Ladies E McNally Men L Buchanan 17th Ladies T Donovan Men

H Jarrett Congratulations to you all.

Sunday Golf a 2 Person Ambrose 9 holes with a Christmas was held. Winners were C Doolan & D Franks R/ Up E McNally & C McPherson N/P 6th C Doolan, 9th S Ison. Best dressed team A McKibbon & Nath and best cart J Townsend .

Next Week: 16/12 Canadian Foursome Sponsored by McNally/ Porter.

There will be a handicap of 18 for those with no handicap.

All through December & January we are having Twilight Golf @ Royal Bowra from3 pm. Only $10 for 9 holes. For cart bookings ring the club on 65647349

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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.

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Willow is not microchipped, vaccinated, desexed or lifetime registered. She has a very friendly nature We thank the community for their patience and understanding and remind residents and road users to and would make a great companion. drive to the road conditions as maintenance works continue around the Nambucca Valley LGA. Adoption fee for 2023/2024 is $200 and this includes microchipping, vaccination, desexing & lifetime registration.

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In her fourth festive extravaganza, it’s no secret that Delta Goodrem (pictured) adores Christmas. In tonight’s joyous occasion, the festivities are set to sparkle even brighter, with the much-loved singer promising “a few extra little surprises”, along with launching a heartwarming initiative called The Community of Kindness Christmas Campaign. It’s all about at inspiring small, meaningful gestures of good will during the holiday period, with Goodrem recruiting a slew of big stars to join her for the merrymaking.

Not all Bachelor episodes are the same; every fan knows this indisputable truth. When it comes to the moments that stand out – those more intoxicating and dramatic than rose ceremonies featuring tears and walk-outs or champagne-soaked soirees bubbling with declarations of love and/or heartbreak – it’s when the loosecannon relatives finally come into play. When the bachelorettes’ loved ones divert from the script and drop truth bombs, it’s the stuff of gold. Tonight, in a movie-length instalment, Bachelors Ben, Luke and Wes (pictured) introduce their dates to their own families, and meet their parospective in-laws, all under one roof.

THE YEARLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING 2023

ABC, 8.30pm

Whether you’ve been busy burying your head in the sand, or you’ve followed every news thread this year like a hawk, there’s fun and hijinks to be had for all in this biting and fun wrap-up of the year’s headlines. It’s an annual tradition for Charlie Pickering (pictured) to gather together a group of insightful and funny folks to try to make sense of the year that was and tonight’s offering promises laughs and amusement galore. Let’s face it: there was a lot going on in 2023, but Pickering is here to take his pick of the most bizarre and memorable.

With the help of comedy duo Roy and HG, film critic Margaret Pomeranz and comedian Rhys Nicholson, expect mushroom gags and soccer silliness aplenty.

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FRIDAY, December 15 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 11.00 State Memorial Service For Barry Humphries. 12.15 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Magical Land Of Oz. (R) 3.30 One Plus One. (R) 3.55 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGl, R) 10.50 Our Coast. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGnv, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 12.30 Pre-Game Show.

1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Morning session.

3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break.

4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer.

(PG) 11.00 Barry Humphries AC CBE: State Memorial. 12.30 Morning News. 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGam, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10.

(PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. (Final) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. (Final) Costa Georgiadis gives garden bed gifts.

8.30 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. (PG) Takes a look back at the life and work of Barry Humphries, told in his own words from archival interviews.

9.00 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) A girl is found murdered in the woods.

10.30 Question Everything. (Final, R) 11.00 ABC Late News. (Final) Coverage of the day’s events.

11.20 Life. (Mal, R) 12.20 Wakefield. (Mals, R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.35 Lost Treasures Of Egypt: Tut’s Unsolved Secrets. (PGa) 8.30 Lost Cities Of The Bible: Mystery Of The Great Flood. (R) Part 1 of 2.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Good People. (Final, MA15+a) 11.50 L’Opera. (Mal, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black II. (2002, PGh, R) A secret agent, who specialises in policing aliens living covertly on Earth, enlists the help of a former partner. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rosario Dawson.

10.45 MOVIE: Last Night In Soho.

(2021, MA15+alv) A fashion student travels back in time. Anya Taylor-Joy. 1.15 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

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

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm) 8.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls.

(2006, PGals, R) Two neighbours compete in a lights display. Danny DeVito.

10.25 MOVIE: Last Christmas.

(2019, PGals, R) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Bondi Vet. (PGam, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Claire Hooper.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais, Jamie Oliver, Paapa Essiedu and Olivia Dean.

9.30 My Life Is Murder. (Mv, R) Feuding celebrity bakers put Alexa through her paces when a man is found drowned with flour in his lungs.

11.30 Good Sam. (Ma) Lex confronts Griff about his betrayal.

12.30 The Project. (R) Special guest is Claire Hooper.

1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MOVIE: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. (1998, MA15+) 10.10 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 10.40 QI. 11.10 Ghosts.

11.40 Killing Eve. 12.25am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.15 Tik Tak. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.10 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Unlimited.

10.20 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.15 Limetown. 12.55am The Last Year Of Television 2020 Special. 2.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Hidden Coastal Villages. 2.00 I Escaped To The Country. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia.

3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 I Escaped To The Country. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Pie In The Sky. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore.

2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Brides Of Fu Manchu. (1966, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Never Say Never Again. (1983, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 7. Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 1.30 MacGyver. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15am Home Shopping.

2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Sirocco.

(1951, PG) 7.50 Into The Arms Of Strangers. (2000, PG) 10.00 The Amazing Catfish. (2013, M, Spanish) 11.40 The Company You Keep. (2012, M) 1.55pm The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 3.25 Belle And Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 5.15 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 7.30 The Client. (1994, M) 9.45 In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 12.10am Late Programs. 5.55 Capricorn One. (1977, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Pawn Stars. 2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Extreme Ice Railroad. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Godzilla. (1998, PG) 10.15 MOVIE: Anaconda. (1997, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship.

H’lights. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: A Unicorn For Christmas.

(2021) 7.30 MOVIE: The Polar Express. (2004) 9.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms 2. (2017, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Strait To The Plate. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 MOVIE: Get Santa. (2014, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Baby Done. (2020, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Sharri. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Erin. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 The US Report. 9.00 The Media Show. 9.30 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight.

11.00 Late Programs.

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

Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News

By John SLADE

RESULTS for week ending: Saturday 9th. December.

Monday: 4th. Twenty-two players today for a bye-relay.

North/South winners with 68.7 percent Glen Hallett & Phil Booth, Runners-up, Mike Siford & Scott Parker.

East/West winners with 53.7

percent Rosemary Bateman & Peter Plunkett-Cole. Runnersup, Lyndall Edsall & Richard Levy.

Tuesday: 5th. Not a really busy night with just eight players. Winners with 53.7 percent, Maureen Cowan & Barbara Maranik. Runnersup, Jane & Greg Wood.

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Wednesday: 6th. Four tables in Richard’s group today, the theme was: Planning your play; If you don't know where you're going - it doesn't matter which path you take!

That is, it is important to plan your play as soon as the dummy goes down and before playing a card. Failing to plan

is the same as planning to fail. A lively discussion with examples made the session so worthwhile.

Thursday: 7th. Twentytwo players enjoyed a pleasant, air-conditioned event today. North/South winners, Barbara Lott &Linda Siford with 58.8 percent.

Runners-up, Susie Keur &

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Peter Plunkett-Cole. East/ West winners, Janet Dyson & Maureen Cowan with 60.6 percent. Runners-up, Colin Tolley & Mike Siford.

Saturday: 9th. Twenty -two players for a Bye-Relay today won at North/South

by Rob Marshall & Phil Booth with 61.46 percent. Runnersup, Barbara Lott & Linda Siford. East/West winners Scott Parker & Mike Siford

with 68 percent. Runnersup, Theda Faulwetter & Gaye Beyers! Nice work girls.

Urunga: 6th. Seven full tables today. North/South winners Katherina Goya & Charles Aspden with 61.9 percent. Runners-up, Judy Bartley & Bev Oldfield. East/ West winners, Nerellyn Mitchell & Peter Jonutz with 62.2 percent. Runners-up, Lyndall Edsall & Richard Levy.

Friday, 15 December 2023

NAMBUCCA VALLEY

SATURDAY, December 16 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

NEWS OF THE AREA

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.00 QI. (Mal, R) 2.30 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 3.00 The Durrells. (PG, R) 4.40 Landline Summer. (R) 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) 5.55 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

(R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under.

10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly.

Round 1. 3.00 Sailing. Transat Jacques Vabre.

H’lights. 4.00 Ethnic Business Awards.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Be Our Guest! Behind The Scenes Of Beauty And The Beast: The Musical. (PG, R) 12.30 Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Morning session. 3.20 The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test.

Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Afternoon session.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer.

(PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 2.00 Explore. (R) 2.10 Family Drives. 3.10 MOVIE: Christmas Next Door. (2017, G) 5.00 News. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 2.00 Planet Shapers.

2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 3.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road. (R) Poh Ling Yeow visits the Flinders Ranges.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) James is given a last chance to make the Ministry of Agriculture’s TB testing scheme work.

8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. Vera is drawn into a mystery that brings her closer to her estranged family than she would like.

9.50 The Capture. (MA15+lv, R) DCI Rachel Carey investigates a case involving a man murdered by invisible assassins.

10.50 Prosecuting Evil. (Ma, R) 12.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. (Premiere) 8.40 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. (PG) 9.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 10.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG, R) 11.20 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R) 1.15 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black 3.

(2012, Mv, R) A secret agent, who specialises in monitoring and policing aliens living covertly on Earth, must travel back in time to 1969 to save the planet after a criminal manages to change the course of history.

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin.

11.10 MOVIE: Antlers.

(2021, MA15+ah) Keri Russell.

1.20 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

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

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Garden Hustle. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. (1971, G, R) 10.30 MOVIE: Patch Adams.

(1998, Mal, R) 12.40 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGl, R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) A woman is rescued from a rip.

6.30 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less.

Jamie Oliver whips up budget recipes.

7.30 The Dog House. (PGa, R) Dogs are matched with companions.

8.30 Ambulance. (Ma) Ambulance crews attend an 85-year-old man who has collapsed and cut his leg; a woman with chest pain; a male patient who has come off his motorbike; and 93-year-old female struggling with shortness of breath.

11.00 CSI: Vegas. (Mm, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

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

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.40 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. 10.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 11.25 MythBusters.

12.15am Portlandia. 1.00 Fleabag. (Final) 1.25 ABC News Update. 1.30 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.15 Tik Tak. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon Noisey. 12.55 Planet A. 1.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 2.45 WorldWatch. 4.45 Mastermind Aust. 5.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.45 The Toys That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Love In Bright Landscapes. 10.25 Vegan Vigilantes. 10.40 Overlooked. 11.10 Vikings. 1am The X-Files. 2.50 Letterkenny. 3.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Perfect Town.

11.00 Hidden Coastal Villages. Noon Horse Racing.

Royal Randwick Raceday, Caulfield Christmas and Ladbrokes Grand Prix Stakes. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian.

11.00 The Baron. 12.10pm Saved & Remade.

1.10 MOVIE: The Titfield Thunderbolt. (1953) 2.55 MOVIE: Beautiful Stranger. (1954, PG) 4.50 MOVIE: The Barefoot Contessa. (1954, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Johnny English Reborn. (2011, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Octopussy. (1983, PG) 12.10am Late Programs.

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

10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 On The Fly. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Jake And The Fatman. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. 10.15 NCIS. 11.10 SEAL Team. 12.05am FBI: Most Wanted. 1.00 Evil. 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Capricorn One. Continued. (1977, PG) 8.10 The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 10.30 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 12.25pm Kill The Messenger.

(2014, M) 2.30 Sirocco. (1951, PG) 4.20 The China Syndrome. (1979, PG) 6.35 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020) 8.30 The Promise. (2016, M) 11.00 Erotica 2022.

(2022, MA15+, Polish) 1.35am Late Programs. 5.55 The China Syndrome. (1979, PG)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Drag Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. H’lights. 4.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Marine Disasters. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

2.15pm MOVIE: Holiday In Santa Fe. (2021, PG) 4.00 MOVIE: Loving Christmas. (2021) 5.50 MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Pets 2. (2019, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee. (1986, M) 9.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Animal House. (1978, M) 11.45 Duncanville. 12.15am Metro Sexual. 1.15 Life After Lockup. 2.15 Transformers: Cyberverse. 2.30 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.15pm Vanille: A Carribean Tale. 2.50 Songlines.

3.30 Pacific Lockdown: Sea Of Resilience. 4.30 Songlines On Screen. 4.50 Going Places. 5.50 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.20 News. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.30 Nina Simone: Live At Montreux. 9.50 MOVIE: The Descent. (2005, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live.

9.00 Gameday Live. 10.00 News. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 Weekend Live.

2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 The US Report. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 NewsNight.

9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, December 17 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Ml, R) 1.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.00 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.45 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.30 Project Wild. (PG, R) 5.00 Nigella’s Christmas Table. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

(R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under.

10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly.

Round 2. 3.00 Speedweek. 4.30 AusMoto Show. 5.00 Going Places. (R) 5.30 The D-Day Superhero: Jack Kirby. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 12.30 PreGame Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test.

Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Afternoon session.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Golf. Jack Newton Celebrity Classic. H’lights. 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Iconic Australia. (PGa) 12.30 Fishing Aust. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PGam, R) 2.00 The Garden Hustle.

(PG, R) 3.00 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm, R) 4.00 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

5.30 RBT. (PGl, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGls, R) 1.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Cook With Luke. 3.30 GCBC. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Living With Devils. (PG) A look at the Tasmanian devil.

8.30 Vera. (Ma) Vera investigates the apparent suicide of a well-known TV personality who has recently fallen from grace.

10.00 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R) Freddy makes a deadly confession.

11.35 Attenborough And The Empire Of The Ants. (R) 12.30 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 1.30 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Gardening Australia: Christmas Family Special 2017. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Nefertiti: The Raiders Of The Lost Tomb. (PGa) 8.30 Rescuing The Nile’s Sunken Temple.

9.35 The Kim Dynasty: A Family Affair. (PGa) 10.30 Autun: Rome’s Forgotten Sister. (PG, R) 11.30 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. (Mal, R) 1.30 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black: International. (2019, Mav, R) Two MIB agents uncover a sinister plot involving a traitor who is aiding an alien invasion.

Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson.

11.15 7NEWS Spotlight.

12.15 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 1.15 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

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

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Christmas With Delta.

8.50 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006, Mls, R) Two women switch homes for Christmas.

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet.

11.20 MOVIE: An American Pickle. (2020, PGalv) 12.50 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 1.50 The Pet Rescuers. (PGam, R) 2.20 Cross Court. (R) 2.50 9Honey Hacks. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. (Final) Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(PGls) Eligible bachelor Wesley Senna Cortes drops a bombshell on the ladies when he arrives at the mansion.

8.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (MA15+v, R) The discovery of a dead former MI6 agent uncovers secrets from Tennant’s past.

10.40 The Secrets She Keeps.

(Mal, R) Meghan navigates a nightmare.

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

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.10pm PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Karma’s World.

7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.05 Doc Martin. 10.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.35 MOVIE: Gone Girl. (2014, MA15+) 2am ABC News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.05pm Patriot Brains. 1.00 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey.

4.20 WorldWatch. 4.50 Shortland St. 5.20 Kelly Clarkson: When Christmas Comes Around. 6.10 Kars & Stars. 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler.

7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 A Very British Space Launch. 9.30 History’s Greatest Of All-Time With Peyton Manning. 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi.

2.30 Animal SOS Australia. 3.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country.

6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Avengers.

11.40 MOVIE: Isn’t Life Wonderful! (1953) 1.25pm MOVIE: Private’s Progress. (1956) 3.30 MOVIE: The Hallelujah Trail. (1965) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: A View To A Kill. (1985, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

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

9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 FBI: International.

12.10am Evil. 2.05 48 Hours. 4.00 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The China Syndrome. Continued. (1979, PG) 8.10 Belle And Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 10.00 The Client.

(1994, M) 12.15pm In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 2.40 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 4.55 CJ7. (2008, PG, Cantonese) 6.30 The Ipcress File. (1965, PG) 8.30 The Man Who Sold His Skin. (2020, MA15+, Arabic) 10.25 Molly’s Game. (2017, M) 1am Sid And Nancy.

(1986, MA15+) 3.05 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Pawn Stars.

5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan.

Day 4. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Border Security.

8.30 MOVIE: Apocalypse Now. (1979, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 MOVIE: Charming Christmas. (2016) 4.45 Mr Mayor. 5.15 MOVIE: Christmas Next Door.

(2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: The Matrix Revolutions. (2003, M) 11.50 Duncanville. 12.20am Yorkshire Job Centre. (Premiere) 2.20 Rich House, Poor House. 3.20 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival.

Replay. 1.00 Away From Country. 2.05 Songlines On Screen. 2.35 Bamay. 3.30 Struggling Songlines.

4.00 Going Places. 5.00 Stories From The Land.

5.50 Moko. 6.20 News. 6.30 Wild New Zealand.

7.40 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. 8.30 Ella: Just One Of Those Things. 10.05 MOVIE: Mandela. (1996, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Sunday Agenda.

9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon News.

1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Outsiders. 7.00 The Sunday Showdown. 8.00 Bernardi. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Royal Report. 10.30 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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Bowls, golf, tennis, kayaking, cycling, cross country, athletics, fishing etc - you name it, we can publish it in our dedicated weekly Sports Results section. Email your results, relevant photos and captions to media@newsofthearea.com.au.

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MONDAY, December 18 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Dubboo: Life Of A Songman. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGadlv, R) 11.00 Our Coast. (R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust.

(R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGas, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 News. 12.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 12.30 Pre-Game Show.

1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan.

Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Afternoon session.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Crashing Through The Snow. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Ent. Tonight.

(R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGls, R) 3.10 Ent. Tonight.

3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 The Man Who Stole The Scream. (Mal) 9.35 Bradman And Tendulkar. (R) 10.35 MOVIE: Brock: Over The Top. (2020, Ml, R) 11.35 Yakka: Australia At Work. (PG, R) 12.30 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. (PG, R) 1.35 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Classic Countdown. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 London Zoo At Christmas. (PG) 8.30 Freddie Mercury Auction Special. (PG) 9.25 Big Ben Restored: The Grand Unveiling. (R) 10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 My Brilliant Friend. (MA15+v) 11.45 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Mav, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Late afternoon session.

9.00 MOVIE: Morbius. (2022, Malv) A biochemist inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism.

Jared Leto, Matt Smith.

11.15 MOVIE: Winchester. (2018, Mhv, R) Ensconced in her sprawling California mansion, an eccentric heiress believes she is haunted. Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook.

1.15 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

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

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

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(PGl) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.40 The Secrets She Keeps.

(Final, Mal) Agatha and Meghan face their hardest trials yet with an explosive ending that neither will see coming.

9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+av, R) A celebrity child psychiatrist is kidnapped by the son of a former client.

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.10am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.35 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 1.20 ABC News Update. 1.25 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. 1.50 Mukbang. 2.40 Sidelined: Women In Basketball.

3.40 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days. 10.55 Then You Run. 11.50 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

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

1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude.

11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 MOVIE: Kind Hearts And Coronets. (1949, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: The Living Daylights. (1987, PG) 11.20 Late Programs.

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

1.30 MacGyver. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Ipcress File. Continued. (1965, PG) 7.00 Percy Vs Goliath.

(2020, PG) 8.55 CJ7. (2008, PG, Cantonese) 10.30 The Promise. (2016, M) 1pm Ferrante Fever. (2017, M, Italian) 2.25 Modern Times. (1936, PG, No dialogue) 4.00 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997, PG) 5.50 Three Summers. (2019, PG, Portuguese) 7.40 Ladies Of Steel. (2020, M, Finnish) 9.30 Small Town Killers. (2017, MA15+, Danish) 11.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.00 Motor Racing. Extreme E. Copper X-Prix. 3.15 Motor Racing. Extreme E. Copper X-Prix. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House.

3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. (1999, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Moko. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 The Panther Within. 10.00 MOVIE: Once Were Warriors. (1994, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

6am Sky News Breakfast. 7.00 Sky News Breakfast. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report.

8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Liberals In Power.

10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, December 19 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 11.00 Living With Devils. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (Return) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 10.55 Our Coast. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGav, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In My Heart. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

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

12.00 MOVIE: A Song For Christmas. (2017, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Ent. Tonight.

(R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGdls, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGl, R) 3.10 Ent. Tonight.

3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Songs Of Summer: The Best Of Take 5.

Explore stories of summer in Australia.

8.30 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018, Madl) An intimate portrait of Whitney Houston.

Whitney Houston, Michael Houston.

10.30 MOVIE: Burlesque. (2010, Mls, R) 12.25 Just Between Us. (Malns, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.40 Britain’s Scenic Railways At Christmas. (R) 9.35 Copenhagen: Europe’s Greatest Christmas Market. (PGa, R) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Das Boot. (MA15+s, R) 12.50 The Promise. (Malsv, R) 4.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (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 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 8. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 The Endgame. (Malv) When a shocking discovery racks the country, Val’s faith in job and country are tested.

1.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) Dylan questions his loyalty to Norma.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. International news including interviews with people from the world of business, politics, media and sports.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988, PGlv, R) 10.45 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.35 Kenan. (PGl) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(PGas) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

9.10 NCIS. (Mav, R) The team works to solve the murder of a marine private who was helping an Afghan refugee.

10.10 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) The NCIS team investigates a shootout on a boat in which a rare cultural artifact is stolen.

11.10 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.45 Rosehaven. 10.10 Inside Portlandia. 10.35 Portlandia. 11.00 State Of The Union. 11.20 Would I Lie To You? (Final) 11.50 MOVIE: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

(1998, MA15+) 1.30am ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon When Big Things Go Wrong. 2.20 The Future Of Work. 3.25 WorldWatch.

5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Dopesick Nation. 12.45am Hate Thy Neighbour.

1.40 VICE Guide To Film. 2.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

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

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Law & Order: UK. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Went The Day Well? (1942, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Licence To Kill. (1989, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping.

2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.35 Three Summers. (2019, PG, Portuguese) 8.25 Modern Times. (1936, PG, No dialogue) 10.05 Molly’s Game. (2017, M) 12.35pm Hive. (2021, M, Albanian) 2.10 The Ipcress File.

(1965, PG) 4.10 It’s All About Karma. (2017, PG, Italian) 5.50 Bye Bye Birdie. (1963, PG) 7.55 Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 9.30 Me, Myself And Mum. (2013, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Aussie Salvage Squad.

2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers.

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

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched.

1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Troy. (2004, M) 11.45 Seinfeld. 12.45am Life After Lockup. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan.

3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 MOVIE: Bitchin: The Sound And Fury Of Rick James. (2021, MA15+) 10.30 Faboriginal. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Sky News Breakfast. 7.00 Sky News Breakfast. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report.

8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Liberals In Power.

10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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WEDNESDAY, December 20 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Magda’s Big National Health Check. (PG, R) 11.00 That Christmas. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 The Royal Variety Performance 2021. (PG, R) 4.30 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7.

(PGal, R) 10.55 Our Coast. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust.

(R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Maggie’s Christmas Miracle. (2017, PGa, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

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

12.00 MOVIE: A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale. (2015, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGls, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGas, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. (PG) 8.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023.

9.30 Would I Lie To You? (Final, PG, R) 10.05 QI Christmas Special. (PG, R) 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 11.15 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R) 12.00 Life. (Mal, R) 1.05 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Gods Of Tennis. (Ml) 8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness. (R) 9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 COBRA. (Mal) 11.50 Max Anger: With One Eye Open. (Mal, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Perth Stadium.

11.00 The Amazing Race. (Final, PG) The teams of two continue their race around the world for a $1 million prize. Hosted by Phil Keoghan.

12.30 Parenthood. (Mds, R) Amber’s ex-boyfriend arrives from Fresno, putting the family on alert.

2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm) 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm: Wilding.

(Ml) Presented by Jeremy Clarkson.

9.40 Police Rescue Australia. (PG, R) 10.40 Superpower. (Mal) 1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 The Bachelors Australia.

(Final, PGl) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

9.00 My Life Is Murder. (Ma) When Alexa investigates the death of a popular male nanny, she discovers pushy parents can be more terrifying than killers she has met before.

11.00 The Hunt For The Family Court Killer. (Mav, R) Part 4 of 4.

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.40pm Do, Re & Mi. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin.

9.20 Bay Of Fires. 10.20 Killing Eve. 11.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (Final) 11.35 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 12.35am Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.00 ABC News Update. 1.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers.

5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi.

6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: 2001: A Space Odyssey.

(1968) 11.05 MOVIE: Poltergeist. (1982, M) 1.10am VICE. 2.20 Letterkenny. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 Under The Hammer.

8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Dolwyn.

(1949) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 MOVIE: GoldenEye. (1995, PG) 11.20 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0.

10.20 Evil. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.15 Bye Bye Birdie. (1963, PG) 8.20 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997, PG) 10.10 Ladies Of Steel. (2020, M, Finnish) 11.55 Beautiful Lies.

(2010, M, French) 1.55pm Three Summers. (2019, PG, Portuguese) 3.45 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar.

(1999, PG, French) 5.50 Malcolm. (1986, PG) 7.25 Entrapment. (1999, PG) 9.30 28 Days. (2000, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched.

1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006, PG) 10.20 MOVIE: Suka. (2023, MA15+) Midnight Seinfeld. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Supreme Team.

8.30 Barry White: Let The Music Play. 9.35 White Noise: Inside The Racist Right. 11.10 Late Programs.

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

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

7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight.

9.00 Artificial Intelligence Investigated. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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SEVEN (6)

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TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 The Pacific: Summer Special. (R) 11.00 Christmas Sounds Better This Year. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. (PG, R) 3.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 3.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads.

(PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGs, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Cane Candidate. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Dancing Through Christmas. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGl, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. (Final) 8.00 Project Wild.

8.30 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 9.20 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. (PG, R) 10.20 You Can’t Ask That. (Ma, R) 10.50 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018, Madl, R) 12.50 Nigella’s Christmas Table. (R) 1.50 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Classic Countdown. (R) 5.30 7.30. (Final, R)

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

7.30 Secret World Of Snacks.

8.30 Megabridges: Spanning The Void. (PG, R) 9.30 The Doll Factory. (Malsv) 11.30 SBS World News Late.

12.00 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+alv, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10.

Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat.

From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin.

A deep dive into the world of cricket.

11.00 MOVIE: Cold Pursuit.

(2019, MA15+av, R) An unassuming snowplough driver seeks revenge on a criminal kingpin for his son’s murder. Liam Neeson, Laura Dern.

1.25 Black-ish. (PGa, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

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

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. Part 2 of 2.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Velasco takes drastic action to get information from a witness as Benson and Carisi put crime boss Oscar Papa on trial. Fin tries to help a woman who was drugged and left for dead in a garbage truck.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Frank and Mayor Chase butt heads.

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.25 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 11.55 Live At The Apollo. 12.45am Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 1.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 2.55 The War On Kids. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Battleground Texas.

11.05 Locked Up: Teens Behind Bars. Midnight F*ck, That’s Delicious. 12.30 QAnon: The Search For Q. 1.20 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.10 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Under The Hammer. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Geordie. (1955) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. Highlights. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman.

12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted.

11.15 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Malcolm.

Continued. (1986, PG) 6.35 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 8.35 It’s All About Karma.

(2017, PG, Italian) 10.15 Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 11.50 Motherhood. (2018, M) 1.25pm Bye Bye Birdie. (1963, PG) 3.30 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 5.50 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 7.30 The Mirror Has Two Faces. (1996, M) 9.50 Two Days In Paris.

(2007, MA15+, French) 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

(2005, PG) 10.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Survivor 45. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 45. 10.30 MOVIE: Vampires Suck. (2010, M) 12.10am I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 12.50 Life After Lockup. 1.50 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.20 Full House. 2.50 Transformers: Cyberverse. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Not Even. 9.00 MOVIE: I’m Not There. (2007, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Sky News Breakfast. 7.00 Sky News Breakfast. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 9.30 News. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report.

8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Are We Ready For War? 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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COFFS Harbour Golf Club has been selected to once again host an event which is part of the NSW Open Golf Regional Qualifying Series.

The North Coast Open to be held from August 5 to 7 is one part of a series of six $50,000 lead-up events that will attract competitors from across Australasia.

In addition to the lucrative purse on offer at Coffs Harbour, three spots in the NSW Open Golf Championship are also up for grabs to the highest placegetters not already exempt into the tournament field.

The Coffs Harbour Golf Club has hosted two of these events in recent years and the club’s general manager Paul McAra said having a Regional Qualifying event return to the club is a pat on the back for

q Anthony Quayle shot a course record at Coffs Harbour Golf Club while playing in a NSW Open Regional Qualifying event there in 2020.

Photo: Green Shoots Marketing.

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the club’s members and the course which have made this tournament such a success in the past.

“Being selected by Golf NSW as a host again reaffirms the Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s standing as one of the finest clubs and layouts in the state,” McAra said.

Olivia Wilson, General Manager – Golf at Golf NSW, said the 2024 Regional Open Qualifying Series was ideal for aspiring professionals or elite amateurs to kick-start their Australian Summer of Golf.

“The run of events and the prize money on offer could really help a future star of our sport get to the next level,” Wilson said.

“And with a guaranteed place in the NSW Open for three lucky players, there will be plenty of competitors keen to begin their summer with a win and the benefit of knowing they have locked up their spot in the NSW Open later in the year.”

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