THE ownership of NVC Group’s residential aged care homes and retirement villages will be transferred to not-for-profit aged care provider Respect Group in the coming months.
According to a statement from NVC Group, the transfer will be carried out through a “structured and well supported transition process, with a strong emphasis on maintaining continuity for residents and preserving employment for current staff”.
The following NVC assets will be transferred:
• Riverside Gardens, a 97 bed residential aged care home in Nambucca Heads.
• Autumn Lodge, a 95 bed residential aged care home in Macksville.
• Cedar Place, a 66 bed residential aged care home in Kempsey.
• Fairway Gardens, a 38 unit retirement village in Macksville.
• Riverside Gardens, a 55 unit retirement village in Nambucca Heads.
• Lakeside Gardens, a 32 unit retirement village in Macksville.
The decision comes less than a year after NVC Group celebrated 50
years providing aged care services in the region.
In a letter to members, NVC Group Chair Janine Reed said the decision had been taken after “lengthy consideration of all the factors required to maintain the best interests of our residents and staff into the future”.
“You would already be aware that, despite continued efforts by staff and management, NVC has not been able to produce a financial surplus for several years now,” she wrote.
“There are several factors involved, including the high and increasing additional costs of complying with more and more government regulations.”
Ms Reed stated that around 350 of NVC Group’s staff will be retained with no loss of status or entitlements, from a total of around 440.
NVC will continue operating its home and community care division and NV College.
The purchaser of the sites, Respect, runs 36 aged care homes and over 600 retirement living units across five states.
CEO and Managing Director Jason Binder said Respect is committed to building on NVC’s local legacy.
“NVC was founded by locals who believed older people should never have to leave their community to receive the care they need. That same belief is what drives Respect.
“Our homes were also built by people who wanted to make sure their parents and grandparents could age with dignity, close to family in the communities that they helped to build.
“Bringing NVC into the Respect
family means that proud community tradition will not only continue but be strengthened for future generations,” said Mr Binder.
In a statement to media, Ms Reed said Respect has demonstrated “capacity and integrity to strengthen the delivery” of local aged care services.
“It (Respect) has the financial and governance structure to support the retention and growth of
residential aged care and retirement living services in the Nambucca and Macleay valleys,” she said.
Local residents were quick to voice their displeasure with the sale on social media, highlighting a lack of notice for staff and residents, no local representation on the board, and limited consultation with members about the sale.
The transition is expected to be finalised on 1 October 2025.
Making space for the region’s artists
By Andrea FERRARI
ARTS Mid North Coast has launched MAKE/SPACE, a new creative initiative designed to bring art to life in unexpected places.
It offers two distinct opportunities for the region’s artists.
q Artist Leah Doeland with her COMPACT submission 'Sufficient'.
MAKE/SPACE is a program of two week shopfront activations in which artists create, exhibit, or host workshops in public facing spaces, while COMPACT is a small works exhibition.
In partnership with Gowings Bros, the project transforms empty shopfronts into short term creative spaces, opening doors for artists, makers, and creative groups in Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, and Port Macquarie.
“MAKE/SPACE is about visibility, experimentation, and creative exchange,” Executive Director of Arts Mid North Coast Olivia Parker said.
“It offers regional artists the chance to work in public facing
spaces, engage with new audiences, and activate underutilised venues in fresh and inspiring ways.”
COMPACT Coffs Harbour opened in Gowings Central on Thursday 21 August with a launch event and closes on Tuesday 26 August
“COMPACT is a great showcase of the variety of creative talent we have on the Mid North Coast,” Ms Parker said.
“Partnerships with organisations like Arts Mid North Coast benefit not only the local community but also our customers who have the opportunity to engage with local art and culture when they’re shopping,” said Carissa Dwyer, Marketing Manager for Port Central and Kempsey Central.
All works are created by local artists and all pieces are for sale.
q NVC Group’s aged care homes and retirement villages, such as Riverside Gardens at Nambucca Heads, will change hands. Photo: NVC Group.
By Manny WOOD
The missing Will and the Hospital Codicil
LYDIA signed a formal will appointing her niece, Anna and her grandnephew, Marko as executors. Under that will, Anna and Marko were to share the whole of Lydia’s estate.
But when Lydia passed-away, the original will could not be found.
This gave her niece Katarina the chance to argue that Lydia must have destroyed it, intending to revoke it.
If her argument was successful, the estate would pass on intestacy, giving Katarina and other relatives a share and leaving Marko with nothing.
The twist was an unwitnessed codicil that Lydia signed shortly before her death, while she was recovering in hospital, after breaking her arm.
In that short document, she left her townhouse in Sydney to her close friends Stefan and Lena and otherwise confirmed her previous will.
Lydia explained to witnesses at the time that she did not want hospital staff to witness the codicil because she feared they might learn about her properties and treat her differently or even take advantage of her financially.
The dispute went to the Supreme Court. Katarina insisted that the missing will proved Lydia had revoked it.
Marko argued that the codicil showed Lydia’s true intentions.
The Judge reviewed the evidence.
Friends, lawyers and family all recalled Lydia saying that she wanted Marko and Anna to inherit her estate, with Stefan and Lena receiving the townhouse.
Further evidence indicated that she told her solicitor that she believed her will was still safely stored and told others to treat it as her final wishes.
Ultimately, the Court ruled there was no evidence that Lydia destroyed the will with intent to revoke it and even if she had, the codicil she made was held to have revived it.
A probate caveat lodged by Katarina and other relatives was ordered to be withdrawn and Probate over the will and the codicil was formally granted to Anna and Marko.
Thank you to Ellysha Laklem, for her assistance with this column.
This fictional column is not legal advice.
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Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN On theCouch
Options for 4WD usage
DEAR News Of The Area,
AS a Councillor in his third term the issues that I am challenged over more than any other is the issue of Four Wheel Drives on our beaches.
Thank you to Peter Sobey and James Sakker for bringing this issue into the public arena.
There is an old Chinese curse, “may you live in times of change”, and indeed now is such a time on so many fronts.
We have seen an explosion in the ownership of these very large vehicles over the last decade or so and also the growth in the popularity of driving as a recreational activity, not the traditional use. Locally, our most popular beaches are now facing a crush, families enjoying the beach, fishers, people with dogs, all on a very thin strip of sand with an increasing number of Four Wheel Drives.
I believe most of these Four Wheel Drives are now coming from outside the Valley as many Councils faced with this crush are banning them from their own beaches.
This has resulted in an increase of ‘off road’ enthusiasts using our beaches.
People speak of groups of vehicles (many with VIC or QLD number plates) arriving together, driving together and not coming for the beach but more for the almost rally type driving.
Many of these vehicles also drive and damage fire trails, which are essential for the access of the forests during bushfires.
We are faced with options:
1) Do nothing.
2) Restrict the permits to people who live in the Valley.
3) Allow emergency vehicles, commercial fishers and vehicles with boats at ramps.
4) Hold a referendum at the next Council election to democratically resolve this issue.
5) A combination of the above.
Regards, Cr David JONES, Nambucca Valley Council.
Protecting Deep Creek’s endangered birds
DEAR News Of The Area,
DEEP Creek is more than a line on a map it’s a living corridor.
Its paperbarks, casuarinas, she oaks and reedbeds filter water, soften floods, and host an orchestra of feathered residents.
Some of those birds are now teetering on the edge.
Protecting them isn’t just about saving rare species; it’s about safeguarding the health and resilience of the whole catchment and community.
Creeks like Deep Creek punch far above their weight ecologically.
They offer things birds can’t do without: food and shelter, year round.
Flowing water supports insects,
seeds and nectar even in dry spells, helping small woodland birds, waterbirds and migratory species refuel.
In a landscape fragmented by roads and development, this vegetation forms a green highway.
Birds move along the creek to nest, disperse, and mix genes vital for long term survival.
Old trees with hollows, dense understorey, and quiet reedbeds are irreplaceable nurseries.
When these vanish, breeding success collapses.
South Valla Beach and estuary mouth are one of the few areas set aside to have no dogs or cars between Nambucca and Urunga.
Dogs, trail bikes, cars and
DEAR Jasminda,
My friend gave me a book for my birthday.
When I started to read it this week, I noticed it had been signed by the author but addressed to her, not me!
Should I bring this up with her?
It's obviously secondhand.
I'm a bit offended.
Miriam L.
Dear Miriam,
People have very different relationships with books.
Some keep treasured books for a lifetime, carefully cataloguing them and rarely lending them.
If they do, they inscribe them with a message such as, 'Books are like friends to me. I want them to return.'
Other people couldn't care less.
They are happy to share their books with anyone and if they come back again it's a bonus.
They certainly don't have a spreadsheet of books they own, where the books came from, whether or not if they were gifted, or if they received a book two years ago after standing in a tedious queue for an author signing.
The treatment of books is also a polarising topic.
There are those who keep their books in pristine condition, always using a bookmark, storing them in a bookcase away from sunlight, and giving them the reverence that the
frequent human intrusion near nests can cause parents to abandon chicks as many of us have seen year in year out with the pied oyster catchers nesting in the sand.
Not to mention the turtles which lay eggs in the sand at South Valla.
Very recently two pairs of oyster catchers were safely looking at the spot yet again as a breeding location.
People who continue to take dogs and cars onto
author (earning belowminimum wages to fulfil a writing dream and now having an existential crisis over AI) would appreciate.
Others are happy to read in the bath, dog-ear the pages, and spill gravy or beetroot on the pages because they eat and read concurrently.
With your friend, it seems as though her biggest flaw has been to be a bit absent-minded.
Perhaps it is a very special title, one that means a lot to her, and she has had it sitting around for some time, finally deciding that you would be the perfect recipient.
For example, I have a copy of the children's book Badjelly the Witch, addressed to me and signed by Spike Milligan.
If I gifted this to a niece or nephew, their parents would hopefully recognise the significance. Alternatively, your friend is a bit of a cheapskate, or very bad at the fine art of regifting.
Suffice to say a regifted present should be carefully checked for telltale signs such as signatures, engravings, a missing jigsaw piece, or, if perishable, a date past its use-by status.
If the book looks unread, and it's a book you will enjoy, let it go.
If you feel otherwise, you could always return the volley by letting her know it was such a good book that you insist she reads it.
Then, when she turns the cover, she will see 'To dear Belinda .... ' crossed out and replaced with 'Dear observant Miriam'.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
beaches designated as dog/ car free give responsible dog and car owners a bad name. Species loss is not fake news.
We are seeing species disappearing never to be seen by our grandchildren.
This is not a legacy I wish to leave behind.
Sports Hub celebrates first birthday
BOWRA Sports Hub is celebrating its first birthday with an official opening event on Saturday, 23 August from 5pm.
“The multi million dollar project is one of a kind in the area,
combining facilities for golf, cricket, golf simulator, football, basketball, and undercover bowls,” said Bowra Sports Hub’s Paul Le Cerf.
“The Hub also has outdoor recreation and SUV/caravan facilities.
“The project was completed with funding from all levels of government and a huge input
from volunteers, local community groups and businesses.
“The Saturday evening event is an opportunity to come together to celebrate and acknowledge all those who made this possible.
“We hope to see you at the event.”
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Regards, Jeff BARNARD, Valla Beach.
Alan James ‘Jim’ Blanch
Passed away 19 August 2025 Aged 95 years.
Late of Swimming Creek Road, Nambucca Heads. Loving husband of Ruth. Cherished father of Ewan and Ange, Stuart and Lianne, and Lisa. Beloved grandfather to Grace and Emma, and (great) uncle to the Laird family.
Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Jim’s funeral service on Wednesday 27 August at 10.30 am at Bernard Lavertys Funeral Chapel, Macksville, followed by private cremation. Please join us for the wake at the V Wall Pavillion, Nambucca Heads, from 12pm.
Bernard Laverty Funerals Tel: 6568 1555
Passed away 17th August, 2025 Aged 95 years.
Late Of Piggott Street and formerly of Bellinger Street, Nambucca Heads (Roberts Real Estate). Beloved husband of Rita (dec). Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Graeme (dec) and Pamela & Bob Pearse. Adored grandfather of Renee & Michael, Robbie and Ricky and extended families. Devoted great grandfather of Evie Rain, Manoa, Lazuli and Rumi.
Family and friends are invited to attend Maurie’s memorial service at Nambucca Bowling Club, Nambucca Heads on Monday 25th August 2025, commencing at 11:00am.
Maurie will be privately cremated prior to the memorial service.
Maurie’s family have requested people to wear green or white if they can. In honor of his beloved Randwick Rugby Club and also the colours of Roberts Real Estate for over 40 years.
Bernard Laverty Funerals
Tel: 6568 1555
WELSH
Carole Rita
25.9.39 - 12.8.25
Carole passed away peacefully at Macksville Hospital, late of Autumn Lodge and Nambucca Heads and Valla.
Aged 85 years.
Dearly beloved wife of Allan (dec’d), loving mother of Wayne and Wanda, Wendy (dec’d), grandmother of Bill and Kelly Childs, and loving sister to Warren and Kay.
Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Carole’s life on Monday 25 August, 2025 at 10.30am at the Bernard Laverty Chapel, Macksville then for burial at Macksville Cemetery. Livestream details can be found on the Bernard Laverty website.
Bernard Laverty Funerals
Tel: 6568 1555
Public Notices
THE NAMBUCCA RIVER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS
Nominations are invited for one (1) position as a Director of The Nambucca River Co-operative Society Ltd.
At the next Annual General Meeting of the Society, Sandra Gaddes will retire in accordance with the rules of the Society Rotation of Retirement.
The retiring Director is eligible for re-election and offers herself accordingly. Nomination forms are available by:
• Emailing info@namcoop.com.au or
• Phoning our Registered Office on (02) 6568 1411
Completed nomination forms must be lodged at the Registered Office by: 4.00pm on Friday, 5 September 2024
The Secretary
The Nambucca River Co-operative Society Ltd 16 Wallace Street MACKSVILLE NSW 2447
BARGAINS galore! Sat 23/08 9am - 12pm. 9 Waratah Crt Nambucca. Don't miss out!
Maurice Lindsay Roberts ‘Maurie’
NAMBUCCA VALLEY
SATURDAY, August 23
6.30 Back Roads: Forrest, Victoria. (R)
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Beyond Paradise. (Ma, R) DI Humphrey Goodman joins the police force in fiancée Martha’s hometown of Shipton Abbott.
8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate the death of the founder of a club for recovering heart bypass patients.
10.00 The Family Next Door. (Mls, R) Struggling with motherhood, Essie finds a new friend in Isabelle.
10.55 Miss Austen. (Final, PG, R) 11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
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6am Children’s Programs. 6pm Octonauts.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Cities With Susan Calman. (Final, PG)
8.25 Leonardo Da Vinci. (Ma)
9.25 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy. (PGl, R)
10.15 Great Australian Walks. (PG, R)
11.10 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mdv, R)
1.55 Incredible Homes. (R)
3.55 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGaw, R)
4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team visits Ireland’s Coney Island. 7.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Slawomir Tomczyk. (Malv, R) A look at the murder of Slawomir Tomczyk.
8.35 MOVIE: 2012. (2009, Mlv, R)
A man tries to protect his family when a global cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
11.50 To Be Advised.
1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 25. Parramatta Eels v Sydney Roosters.
9.35 Soccer. English Premier League. Matchweek 2. Manchester City v Tottenham. 11.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)
12.30 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R)
1.30 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl, R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. A couple struggle to get into the property market. 8.40 Ambulance Australia. (Madl, R) A man claims to have jumped off Brisbane’s Story Bridge and the team races against time to save his life.
9.40 Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. (PGal, R) Gordon Ramsay investigates MacGregor’s Restaurant. 10.40 FBI: International. (Mv, R) The Fly Team heads to Belgrade. 11.35 Watson. (PGals, R) Watson takes a major ethical risk. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6am Morning
Programs. 8.20 The Movie Show. 8.55 Driving Miss Daisy. (1989) 10.45 Into The White. (2012, M, Norwegian) 12.40pm What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 2.30 The Movie Show. 3.05 Sidonie In Japan. (2023, PG, French) 4.55 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PG) 6.50 Lord Of The Flies. (1963, PG) 8.30 Arcadian. (2024, M) 10.15 Un Amor. (2023, Spanish) 12.40am Late Programs.
SUNDAY, August 24
6.30 Compass. (Final)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Austin. (PG)
8.00 The Family Next Door. (Mls) Isabelle’s investigation zones in on Lulu.
8.55 I, Jack Wright. (Premiere, Mlv) Family tensions erupt in the wake of a man’s suicide.
9.40 MOVIE: Sunday Too Far Away. (1975, Mlv, R) Sheep shearers get involved in a dispute. Jack Thompson. 11.10 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
1.40 Under The Vines. (PG, R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
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Boss: Next Level. 7.55 Kids Baking Championship. 8.40 Chopped Junior. 9.20 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Abbott Elementary. 10.25 Speechless. 10.45 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 5.10pm Tiddler.
Sheep. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.55 Speechless. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Rome Underground.
8.25 Secret Lives Of The Roman Emperors. (PGals, R)
9.35 Tulum: The Last City Of The Mayan Empire. (Ma, R)
10.35 The U.S. And The Holocaust. (Maw, R)
12.55 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R)
3.35 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (R)
4.05 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Life Off
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The 1% Club. (PGl, R) 8.00 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.00 24 Hours In Police Custody: Car Attack. (Madlv, R) Police investigate a hit-and-run driver.
10.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (Mav, R)
8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
A Killer Makes A Call. (Return, MA15+av)
The First 48. (Ma)
The Gulf. (Madlsv, R)
Destination WA.
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
Fishing Australia. (R)
Today Early News.
Today.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace.
7.00 Survivor: Australia V The World. (PGl) Fourteen returning contestants head to Samoa. 8.30 Watson. (Mas) Stephens musters up the courage to ask Watson to help him when his camgirl suddenly collapses during a video call. 9.30 FBI. (Mv, R) The team must work quickly
SBS MOVIES (32)
6am The Movie Show. 6.35 What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 8.25 Lord Of The Flies. (1963, PG) 10.05 Tudawali. (1987, M) 11.45 The Movie Show. 12.20pm The Promise. (2016, M) 2.50 The Movie Show. 3.25 What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 6.10 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 8.30 There Will Be Blood. (2007, M) 11.25 Late Programs.
Bowra Bowls Report
By Buncha KEYS
THURSDAY 14th social bowls attracted another strong contingent of players with 24 eager bowlers taking to the rinks. How wonderful it was to see club stalwart and popular personality Roy Tape return to bowls after a
lengthy lay off. “String” has been part of the furniture (so to speak) at the Bowra Recreation Club for many, many years and he certainly lit up the afternoon. He played lead against eldest son Bruce and as usual his team proved a bit too strong.
In fact his team, along with
Luke Laverty and Adam Laird took the runners up prize and Roy also won the raffle prize. Winners on the day were Ray Barbatt, Len Grace and Warren Gallop and the lucky bowler was Neil Pollard. Lenny Grace was absolutely spot on with his accurate bowling and seems to have found an new lease of life. Great draw bowling Len. At Bowraville 48 bowlers
contested the Mid North Coast reserve singles Zone 14 northern Section on Saturday with quarter finals and semis played on Sunday.
Eight players contested the semi-finals in the afternoon with four winners progressing to the Zone 14 quarters finals, semifinals and final at Kempsey RSL Bowlo in September where the winners of the northern section of the Zone will play the Zone
southern section winners. Results from Bowra were T.Duffy (Hat Head) 25 def K.Stirling(Sawtell) 5, Adam Styles (Hat Head) 25 def Dale Scrivener (Nambucca), Glen Clarke (Hat Head) 25 def B.Groff (SWR) 8 and Genevieve StauntoLatimer (Sawtell) 25 was brilliant defeating George Bofield (Stuarts Point) 18.
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Portugal With Michael Portillo. (PGv)
8.20 Abandoned Railways From Above. (PG, R)
9.15 Moulin Rouge: Yes
We Can-Can! (Mn, R)
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Classified. (Malv) 11.35 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+av, R) 1.40 Blackport. (Mlv, R) 2.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 3.30 Great Irish Interiors. (PG, R) 4.00 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am Children’s Programs. 6pm Octonauts. 6.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.45 Contraption Masters. 9.30 The Crystal Maze. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
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6am Another Mother’s Son. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.50 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 10.10 There Will Be Blood. (2007, M) 1.05pm A Thousand Lines. (2022, M, German) 2.50 The Movie Show. 3.25 The Grass Harp. (1995, PG) 5.25 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 7.30 Ignorance Is Bliss. (2017, M, Italian) 9.20 The Son. (2022, M) 11.35 My Policeman. (2022, MA15+) 1.40am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 The Voice. (PGal) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.
9.00 The Rookie. (Mav) The team hunts for a local vigilante.
10.00 S.W.A.T. (Mv) Hondo and Hicks search for Powell. 11.00 The Agenda Setters. 12.00 Gone. (MA15+v, R)
1.00 Hooten & The Lady. (Premiere, Mav)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
1.10 Everything You Love. (Mal, R) 2.15 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. (PGav, R)
4.10 Great Irish Interiors. (PG, R)
4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? Continued. (2021, Georgian) 8.40 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 10.45 In The Company Of Women. (2023, M, Spanish) 12.30pm The Son. (2022, M) 2.45 The Movie Show. 3.20 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 5.40 My Neighbor Adolf. (2022, PG) 7.30 Hundreds Of Beavers. (2022, M) 9.30 Unleashed. (2005, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 The Voice. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 9.00 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 10.00 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan. 10.45 The Agenda Setters. 11.45 Autopsy USA. (MA15+a, R) 12.45 Fairly Legal. (Mav, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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WEDNESDAY, August 27
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Costco Vs Supermarkets. (Premiere)
8.30 DNA Journey. (Premiere)
9.35 Smilla’s Sense Of Snow. (M)
10.40 SBS World News Late.
11.10 Estonia. (MA15+al)
12.50 Das Boot. (MA15+av, R)
1.50 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. (PGv, R) 3.50 24 Hours In A&E. (Ma, R)
4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Children’s Programs. 6.20pm Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Fresh Off The Boat.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Bree has an unruly patient.
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGl, R) Hosted by Lee Mack. 8.30 Tik Tok: Top 100. (M) Celebrates the top 100 viral TikTok clips, including hilarious, shocking and spectacular moments. 10.30 Armed And Dangerous: Heists. (Mav, R) A look at Australia’s greatest bank heists.
12.00 Imposters. (Madlv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6.00 NBN News.
A Current Affair.
The Block. (PGl)
Clarkson’s Farm. (Mal) 9.45 Freddy And The Eighth. (Ml) 10.45 9News Late. 11.15
6am The Grass
Harp. (1995, PG) 8.00 The Movie Show. 8.35 My Neighbor Adolf. (2022, PG) 10.25 Ignorance Is Bliss. (2017, M, Italian) 12.15pm Ping Pong: The Triumph. (2023, M, Mandarin) 2.45 The Movie Show. 3.20 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 5.25 The Personal History Of David Copperfield. (2019, PG) 7.35 Aftersun. (2022, M) 9.30 Triangle Of Sadness. (2022, M) 12.10am Late Programs.
THURSDAY, August 28
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Australian Road Trips. (PG)
8.25 National Parks From Above: Ireland.
9.20 Snowpiercer. (MA15+sv)
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Dopesick. (MA15+ad, R)
11.55 Blue Lights. (Malsv, R)
1.55 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. (PGa, R) 3.55 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (R) 4.25 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (PG, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Golden Years. (2016, PG) 7.50 The Personal History Of David Copperfield. (2019, PG) 10.00 Hundreds Of Beavers. (2022, M) Noon Aftersun. (2022, M) 1.55 It All Began When I Met You. (2013, PG, Japanese) 3.50 Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard. (2009, PG) 5.35 Francis: Pray For Me. (2015, PG, Spanish) 7.30 Argo. (2012, M) 9.55 August: Osage County. (2013, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 8.30 Clarkson’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire UK. (PG) Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson. 9.30 Air Crash Investigations: Collision Catastrophe. (Ma) 10.30 What The Killer Did Next. (Mav, R)
11.30 Autopsy USA. (MA15+adv, R) 12.30 Life. (Madv, R) 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News.
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Friday, 22 August 2025
Finals series
By Aiden BURGESS
THE COFFS Harbour Comets and Sawtell Panthers have both been victorious during the first week of the Group 2 Rugby League finals series.
The Sawtell Panthers moved within one win of a grand final berth after having a 32 30 win against the Nambucca Roosters, in their Qualifying Semi Final in Nambucca Heads.
The Coffs Harbour Comets kept their season alive with a 26 20 win against the Macksville Sea Eagles in their Elimination Semi Final in Macksville.
Reserves
The Macksville Sea Eagles had a 46-10 win against the Sawtell Panthers in their Qualifying Semi Final.
The Coffs Harbour Comets staved off elimination with a 60 20 win against the Grafton
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Ghosts in their Elimination Semi Final.
Women’s
The Nambucca Roosters had a 34-10 win against the Grafton Ghosts in their Qualifying Semi Final.
The South Grafton Rebels knocked out the Sawtell Panthers with a 52 6 victory in the Elimination Semi Final.
Under 18s
The Nambucca Roosters edged out the Grafton Ghosts 31 30 to win their Qualifying Semi Final.
Sawtell Panthers defeated the Woolgoolga Seahorses 38 6 in their Elimination Semi Final.
Second week of finals
The Group 2 Rugby League finals series continues this weekend in Nambucca Heads and Woolgoolga.
Teams play off for a grand final spot during the Major Semi Finals in Woolgoolga.
First grade minor premiers the Woolgoolga Seahorses host the Sawtell Panthers.
The Panthers are the only team to have beaten the Seahorses this season, having
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a 32 10 win in their previous meeting in Round 13 in Woolgoolga.
Reserve grade minor premiers the Woolgoolga Seahorses host the Macksville Sea Eagles.
Women’s minor premiers the Woolgoolga Seahorses host the Nambucca Roosters, and Under 18s minor premiers the Macksville Sea Eagles face off against the Nambucca Roosters.
Teams will try to keep their season alive during the Minor Semi Finals in Nambucca Heads.
The Nambucca Roosters host the Coffs Harbour Comets in first grade, and it’s the end of the road for the loser.
The Comets and Roosters split their season series with the Comets having a 20 16 win in their last meeting.
The Sawtell Panthers and the Coffs Harbour Comets reserves clash, the Grafton Ghosts and South Grafton Rebels face off in the women’s, and the Grafton Ghosts and Sawtell Panthers Under 18s sides play off.
q Macksville Sea Eagles reserves take on Woolgoolga this Sunday for a place in the Grand Final. Photo: Macksville Sea Eagles.
