Nambucca Valley News Of The Area 25 November 2022

People power wins at Valla Beach as Minister intervenes to stop rezoning of community land

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officially known as Part Lot 45 Ocean View Drive, Valla Beach.

This land is considered by many to be a section of a natural wildlife corridor frequented by kangaroos and many other native species as well as a space that can showcase the system of nature reserves in the district.

Although determined locals didn’t give up, it seemed like the rezoning would go ahead and the Nambucca Valley Council would sell the land and use the proceeds to fund the replacement of the Valla Beach Footbridge.

In a dramatic turn of events the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Homes, the Hon. Anthony Roberts MP, has

intervened and a letter from his office details he has determined the planning proposal is to

discontinue.

In a letter addressed to Ms Georgette Allen, a representative of the concerned Valla Beach residents, Minister Robert’s office also stated that Council will need to address key issues of concern to the local community prior to the lodgement of any new planning proposal.

Ms Allen told News Of The Area, “We residents have an overwhelming sense of relief and hope now that we can see that the Government is able to make decisions based on common sense and reasoning.”

Nambucca Valley Councillor David Jones told News Of The Area, “The

Minister intervened and knocked this development proposal on the head because the Council did not take due consideration of community consultation.”

The action of the Minister's Office seems to follow a spate of ‘People Power’ wins in the district in the wake of the abandonment of the Ingenia development near Scotts Heads and Council's refusal to consent to the development of three-story flat buildings on Forest Road, Nambucca Heads.

Delighted locals joined to celebrate the Minister's intervention on Part Lot 45 Ocean View Drive, Valla Beach last week and, just to prove their point, two Eastern Grey Kangaroo traversed the block, almost as if to say ‘thank you' to the determined locals of Valla Beach.

Yarrahapinni Community House Burglary

By Jen HETHERINGTON

STAFF, volunteers and patrons were confronted with a distressing realisation when arriving at the popular Stuarts Point Recycling Shop on the morning of Friday, 11 November.

At some time between the afternoon of Wednesday, 9 November and the morning of Friday, 11 November an intruder entered the premises of Yarrahapinni Community House, located adjacent to the Stuarts Point Workers Club, and absconded with computing equipment and the

donation box.

Though the various laptops are missing, the perpetrator left all the electrical cords in place.

Yarrahapinni Community House Secretary Helen Hayter commented, “We are still unsure how the thief gained access to the building, it was quite a shock to arrive on the Friday morning to find our office stripped of our vital communications tools.”

The management committee hopes to have new equipment installed soon, and will be reevaluating security protocols.

Though the recycle shop was briefly closed to patrons on the Friday morning, normal operating hours, 9am to 2.30pm Wednesdays

and Fridays, have been reinstated, though other services have been highly inconvenienced by the loss of equipment.

Police investigations have, so far, been inconclusive as fingerprints taken detected multiple sets of

prints presumed to be from staff, and with no alarm system or CCTV at the location inquiries are reliant on community information.

Anyone with information regarding the event is asked to contact Kempsey Police on 6561 6199.

q Almost as a gesture of thanks, an Eastern Grey Kangaroo passes through Part Lot 45 Ocean View Drive, Valla Beach.

q Yarrahapinni Community House.

Historic day at the Utungun Hall honours local men and women who have served the nation

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of the Utungun community who have served the nation in times of war.

The Master of Ceremonies was Mr Paul Schadel, a long term resident of Utungun and the proud father of a son who has served with the ADF in Iraq and Afghanistan.

On behalf of the Utungun community, Mr Schadel thanked the original members of the Memorial Committee for their vision to start this project and their determination in collecting information to bring this vision to reality.

Mr Schadel told News Of The Area, “We are grateful to many locals who have contributed to this project however Mavis and Maureen Ward rate special mention

as they continue to collect information and photos to complete the photographic memorial inside the Utungun Hall.”

Mr Schadel also acknowledged the Macksville RSL sub-Branch, the Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch, Taylors Arm Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers and Peace Makers Association and the Frank Partridge VC Military Museum at Bowraville for their assistance in making the day possible.

The Service was led by Rev Clyde Appleby, Senior Chaplain, Royal Australian Navy, who also blessed two plaques that were unveiled during the service.

One plaque, unveiled by the Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers and Peace

q The flag is lowered to half mast during the playing of The Last Post at the service conducted at the Utungun Hall on Sunday.

Makers Association’s Stuart Johnston of Taylors Arm, details trees that have been planted in honour of three local men, Ernest Roy Bennett, John Henry Sutton and Claude ‘Digger’ Ward, who died serving their country.

The other plaque unveiled by Colonel Gary McKay, President of the Macksville RSL sub-Branch, is dedicated to the memory of residents of Utungun who have served the nation in all theatres of war.

The singing of the

q The Service was led by Rev Clyde Appleby, Senior Chaplain, Royal Australian Navy.

National Anthem was led by well known tenor Gary Rumbel and the prayer for the nation was recited by Mavis Ward.

Mr Doug Urquhart read the Roll of Honour and Mr Gary MacKay recited the Ode.

The service, attended by Nambucca Valley Mayor Rhonda Hoban, was the culmination of years of hard work that will ensure service men and women from Utungun are never forgotten.

Lest we Forget.

EOIs close on the 10th December, 2022

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q Rev Clyde Appleby, Senior Chaplain, Royal Australian Navy, blesses the plaque unveiled by President of the Macksville RSL sub-Branch, Colonel Gary McKay, Ret.

q Mr Paul Schadel was Master of Ceremonies at the special service at Utungun on Saturday.

q Rev Clyde Appleby, Senior Chaplain, Royal Australian Navy blesses the plaque unveiled by the Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers and Peace Makers Association’s Stuart Johnston of Taylors Arm.

Conservation Groups Dubious About Consultation

By Andrew VIVIAN

TEN local conservation groups have declined to engage in online consultation set up by Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) regarding forest management in the region.

Katherine Kelly from the Kalang River Forest Alliance said, “The local forest conservation group members are not attending the 90-minute online meeting because the process is inadequate, flawed and does not represent a comprehensive, inclusive consultative process for this complex and critical issue.”

Paul Healy from Friends of Orara East said, “In order to meet their Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) Certification requirements Forestry Corporation has proposed a sham consultation workshop that excludes broad swathes of representative groups.”

Cath Eaglesham from the Bellingen Environment Centre said, “FCNSW is not transparent or accountable and cannot be trusted in the management of public forest.”

Dr Tim Cadman, who collectively represents the groups, told News Of The Area that FCNSW is audited against the Australian Forestry Standard, which allows it to sell timber with certain environmental claims.

However, as Mr Healy had pointed out, FCNSW has had issues with its consultation processes with its auditor.

A spokesperson for FCNSW said, “Forestry Corporation is reviewing its stakeholder engagement guidelines and as part of the process is holding a series of workshops to hear feedback from stakeholders on their experiences working with Forestry

Corporation, their expectations for engagement and opportunities for improvement.

“We have held a series of constructive workshops involving a representative sample of people who are forest users, including peak environment groups; representatives of recreational forest users such as mountain bike clubs and four wheel drivers; primary producers such as apiarists; community groups; and other government agencies.

“These workshops are designed to be an opportunity to hear directly from the community and use their feedback to update our policy, guidelines and procedures,” the spokesperson said.

Dr Cadman said FCNSW has engaged a consultant to help it consult with

stakeholders, but the process is not independent because the consultant is being paid by FCNSW.

He said that stakeholders feel that there are a number of issues that they are not consulted about, such as roads and access, use of chemicals, behaviour of staff and contractors and noise and operational hours.

He said FCNSW has selected stakeholders and has consulted with them separately and Mid North Coast stakeholders have rejected the process because it does meet their needs and they feel it fragments stakeholders.

Dr Cadman indicated that the organisation of community groups is unwelcome because it shines a light on timber operations.

“There is logging in Orara,

Bagawa, Tarkeith and Tuckers Knob with no community consultation,” he said.

According to Dr Cadman, FCNSW has not listened to the community’s concerns over logging of old growth and rainforests or logging of native forests inside plantations.

“Any time the community has concerns they are completely ignored.

“At the moment, if it doesn’t like what it hears, FCNSW ignores it or artificially manufactures consent.

“Proper consultation with the community is integral to sustainable forestry,” Dr Cadman said.

FCNSW says it will be holding a workshop to hear from North Coast stakeholders in the coming weeks and invites those interested in attending to email info@fcnsw.com.au to register

management.

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AMENDMENTS TO THE NAMBUCCA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2010

Nambucca Valley Council is presently seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan 2010 (LEP). The intention of the planning proposal is to prohibit caravan parks outside urban areas by prohibiting caravan parks within the RU2 Rural Landscape and R5 Large Lot Residential zones. Caravan Parks are already prohibited within the RU1, RU3, C1, C2 C3, and C4 zones.

This will restrict caravan parks to lots which have been identified as suitable for their establishment within the RE1 Public Recreation, RE2 Private Recreation, SP3 Tourist and RU5 Village zones.

The draft LEP may be viewed and downloaded from Council’s website www.nambucca. nsw.gov.au. It is also displayed at Council’s Administration Centre at 44 Princess Street, Macksville during business hours.

Written submissions are encouraged and will be received up until 4.30 pm Monday 17 January 2023.

Please note that any submission may be incorporated in a Council business paper or otherwise publicly disclosed. Submissions should be addressed to the General Manager, Nambucca Valley Council, PO Box 177, Macksville NSW 2447 or council@ nambucca.nsw.gov.au.

ENQUIRIES TO: Daniel Walsh 02 6568 0259 PO Box 177, MACKSVILLE NSW 2447

q Mid North Coast stakeholders want better consultation about forest

Nambucca Valley NFPs share in

THREE not-for-profits (NFPs) in the Nambucca Valley have received more than $107,000 in grants thanks to the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR), in partnership with Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF), through the Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) program.

ShoreTrack Ltd will receive $45,000 for their YP Connect Tech program, which aims to build connections and understanding between ShoreTrack young people and the NFP sector through collaborative multi-media workshops and work experience opportunities.

The Miimi Aboriginal Corporation will benefit from $50,000 towards its Leadership Growth Project, which is designed to revitalise the organisation through additional human resourcing to support wellbeing, cultural leadership, social enterprise development and operationalizing a new strategic plan.

Bowraville Communication Technology Centre Incorporated has also received funding, with a $12,430 grant for Community Printing Services and Volunteer Support

Training, which is hoped will rejuvenate volunteer efforts and service delivery through equipment upgrades and First Aid training.

IRCF is a five-year program initially designed to support local NFPs in Junee, Leeton and the Nambucca Valley.

The goal is to support and build the capacity of locallyled organisations, so that they’re better equipped to deliver on their purpose and serve their communities.

As part of the program, FRRR works with community groups and leaders to create

a roadmap that will help local organisations to work together towards achieving their goals and filling in the existing gaps within their communities.

Program participants are offered a range of supports under the IRCF model, including access to a facilitator, grants, participatory planning processes, skill development, and external resources.

Natalie Egleton, FRRR CEO, said that the IRCF program in Junee, Leeton and Nambucca Valley is

now in its fourth year and its success highlights how important it is to have place-based grant programs that focus on specific communities and their needs.

“This program is quite unique in the sense that it has operated over a number of years.

“This means that we get to go on a journey with these organisations, addressing issues they identify and working towards achieving the goals outlined in the road mapping process on what’s almost a step-by-step

basis.

“At this stage of the program, the majority of the local NFPs being funded have previously received a grant through the program and are consolidating their efforts or building capacity to engage in more collaborative projects.

“The ongoing support and resources provided by this program give these communities consistency and the ability to plan for the long-term, both of which are crucial for creating sustainability and selfsufficiency in the future,

once the program comes to a close,” Ms Egleton said.

“In this round, we clearly saw an emphasis on financial sustainability by the local organisations in these three communities.

“Program participants are working towards revenue diversification, improving financial systems and amplifying their value proposition, all of which are really important considerations for NFPs in remote, rural and regional Australia given the economic uncertainty we’re currently facing,” Ms Egleton said.

q FRRR and VFFF Directors and staff visiting ShoreTrack.

Photo: Alice Payne Photography.

Help Rotary Eradicate Polio

By Mick BIRTLES

ROTARY has been working to eradicate polio from the world for more than 35 years.

As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, they have been instrumental in reducing polio cases by 99.9 percent since their first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.

Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly three billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease.

Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.

Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free.

If all eradication efforts stopped today, within ten years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.

You can help Rotary in

the fight against polio by attending a special advance screening of the movie The Lost King at the Majestic Cinemas, Nambucca Heads, on Friday, 2 December at 6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm start.

The Lost King is not set for public release in Australia and New Zealand until Boxing Day, but a pre-release of the movie has been made specially available to Rotary

clubs in early December in order to raise money for the fight against polio.

The Lost King is the story of the rediscovery, by an amateur historian, of the five centuries old remains of Richard III in a Leicester car park.

Critics describe it as “an incredible and inspiring true story about perseverance and not taking no for an answer”.

Nambucca Valley Rotary Club’s Fred Millard told News Of The Area, “It will be a great evening of film fun with cheese and refreshments provided on arrival at the Majestic Cinema Nambucca Heads.”

To see this great movie before its public release while helping eradicate polio go to www.stickytickets.com.au/ cjisa and purchase your tickets for just $25 each.

q Nambucca Valley Rotary Club’s Garry Johnson, Dave Banks and Fred Millard urge you to help Rotary end polio by coming to the fund-raiser at the Majestic Cinema Nambucca Heads on Friday, 2 December

Police on the Streets

• A NINETEEN-yearold man has been advised that he will be receiving a court attendance notice for an Intimidation offence following investigations related to a neighbour dispute in Macksville on 1/10/22.

The accused is to appear before Macksville Local Court on 19/1/23.

• On 12/11/22 Police arrested a 28-yearold woman at Allgomera following investigations related to a domestic violence incident on 8/11/22 where damage was sustained to a home in Valla and a vehicle in Macksville.

The accused woman was charged at Macksville Police Station and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 24/11/22.

LED Streetlight Project to provide long-term benefits

WORK to upgrade 284 streetlights to energy efficient technology began this week as part of a major energy efficiency project that will save hundreds of thousands in electricity bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the Nambucca Valley community.

The switch to LED technology will see a 184 MWh per year reduction in power use, delivering savings of approximately $51,000 each year in maintenance and electricity costs.

Mayor Rhonda Hoban OAM said, “Nambucca Valley Council is committed to

becoming more sustainable, and the LED upgrade is just one initiative in Council’s strategies to achieve energy and operational efficiencies in the next ten years.

“Streetlighting is a significant expense for Council, costing around $260,000 each year, and with more than 1,400 streetlights across Council’s footprint, the upgrade will go a long way to reducing costs and providing significant long-term savings.”

Council’s Manager Assets Clint Fitzsummons said, “LED’s are far more energy efficient, require less maintenance and have a significantly longer life.

“LED streetlights consuming around seventeen watts each will replace existing high-energy lights that consume between 50 and 100 watts.

“Council is investing approximately $220,000 to complete the bulk upgrade, with the costs expected to be recouped within approximately four years.”

Essential Energy streetlight manager Hamish Wheatley said, “The new LED streetlighting for Nambucca Valley Council will not only provide a more reliable, better quality lighting service, but will deliver savings of more

than 58 percent in energy consumption.

“This type of light also provides future potential for other ‘smart’ applications to be added and will allow Essential Energy to more effectively manage the streetlight network and respond more promptly to potential outages.”

Public lighting plays an important role in providing safe, secure and attractive public areas for both pedestrians and motorists.

For further enquiries please contact Clint Fitzsummons on 0427 202 476.

• On 13/11/22 Police arrested a 20-year-old woman in Nambucca Heads following a domestic violence incident in which a male youth is alleged to have been assaulted.

The accused woman was charged at Macksville Police Station and later released on conditional

bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 8/12/22.

• On 13/11/22 Police arrested a 31-year-old woman in Nambucca Heads for breaching an AVO.

The accused woman was charged at Macksville Police Station and refused bail to appear before Coffs Harbour Local Court on 14/11/22.

The accused woman was subsequently granted conditional bail by the Court to next appear before Macksville Local Court on 24/11/22.

• On 15/11/22

Police spoke with a seventeen-yearold male youth who surrendered a gel blaster.

The accused young person was advised he would be receiving a court attendance notice for the offence of Possess unregistered firearm/pistol and is to appear before Macksville Children’s Court on 12/1/23.

• On 17/11/22 Police arrested a 25-yearold man at Macksville Police Station for breaching an AVO.

The accused man was charged with the offence and later released on conditional bail to appear before Macksville Local Court on 8/12/22.

Oxley Independent search heats up

ON the hottest afternoon this year, on Sunday 20 November, 35 passionate locals in the Independent Oxley group spent their afternoon at the beach or river for a Zoom meeting on their laptops.

South West Rocks Dunghutti woman Nancy Pattison gave a heartfelt Acknowledgement of Country and later spoke of the importance of protection of Country and the environment and the need for a local member to listen to and genuinely represent the Aboriginal voices of Oxley.

Former Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack described the declining membership of major political parties and the increased influence of vested interests on parties and party structures.

Current Independent MLC Justin Field gave examples of just how effective independent members could be, in both the upper and lower houses of the NSW Parliament.

He said that Independents can vote on evidence rather than party directions and as genuine representatives of their communities, strengthening their moral authority.

Independent Kempsey

Bec Davis, a member of the Independent Oxley group, shared key insights from polling that was commissioned by Climate 200 which showed that many Oxley residents would be prepared to vote Independent, if the candidate was the right one.

All five speakers strengthened the conviction of participants that the voters of Oxley would benefit by sending a caring, strong, hard-working, articulate local to represent the region in the NSW Parliament.

“Are you that person we are looking for?” said an Indepndent Oxley representative.

“Do you know an outstanding local, who could be our Independent Oxley candidate?

“Go to the website now, fill out the nomination or recommendation form and let us know.”

Learn more about the Independent Oxley movement at https://independentoxley. com.au.

Remembrance Day At Stuarts Point

By Jen HETHERINGTON

A STRONG congregation of locals converged at the cenotaph in Stuarts Point for the annual Remembrance Day service at 11am on Friday 11 November, with the silence and reverence induced by the bugle sounding.

Prominently located in the centre of the village, opposite the newly refurbished library and community hall, the cenotaph is also handy to the Stuarts Point Primary School, whose students once again were able to introduce and

conduct the service.

“Our School Captains and SRC represented the school at our community Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph.

“Our school captains did us proud as they led the service and laid the wreath in honour of all the Australian soldiers who lost their lives from all wars and conflicts.

“As a school we take great pride in acknowledging and paying respect for these significant events,” a Stuarts Point Primary School representative said.

Wayne Mason from the Stuarts Point RSL sub-Branch commended the students on their involvement.

“It’s great to have our commemorative services back to some form of normality after the couple of years of Covid restrictions, and the children, with great support from their

teachers, did a fantastic job of running the service.”

Mr Mason also spoke of the many achievements of previous Stuarts Point Primary and Macksville High School students.

“We have a beautiful, productive and supportive school and community that is proud of the success of our young people, while showing respect for our place in history.”

Stuarts Point P&C are also pleased to announce they are

hoping to be able to get their canteen back up and running in 2023.

“For this to happen we need willing volunteers to donate their time.

“Time donated can be as little as once a term.

“If you know any mums, dads, grandmas, grandpas or even an aunty or uncle that might help, please get in touch with us,” a P&C representative said.

Contact sppspnc@gmail. com.

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Shire Councillor and Oxley resident Alex Wyatt spoke on equity, including affordable housing and accessible health and the need for protecting the environment, in actions, not just words.

q The Independent Oxley group’s search for a candidate is gaining momentum.

q Stuarts Point Primary School students at the Service.

q The Stuarts Point Primary School Captain and Vice-Captain.

Lions Youth of the Year Program

By Mick BIRTLES

THE Lions Youth of the Year program was established over 50 years ago with the objective of developing and honing participants skills associated with interview techniques, personal interaction, networking, public speaking and thinking on your feet.

Lions Australia considers these skills are invaluable tools in establishing career paths on a positive trajectory.

On Friday, 18 November

the Nambucca Heads Lions Club facilitated a three hour seminar for local high

school students interested in entering the Lions Youth of The Year Program.

The seminar was attended by twelve students from Nambucca Heads High School, Nambucca Valley Christian Community School and Bowraville Central School.

After the seminar, if students are committed to entering the program, they then attend a 40 minute interview and complete public speaking tasks.

The seminar was planned and delivered by two local retired school principals, Lion Peter O’Neil and Bob Carline.

Both men have vast experience in the Lions Youth of the Year Program.

The Nambucca Heads RSL Club Ltd are strong supporters of the program and during the seminar the President of the Board of the Directors, Terrie Hyslop and the Chief Executive Officer of the Club, Wendy Mills, passed on some advice, based on life experience, which was

greatly appreciated by the students gathered.

News Of The Area asked Nambucca Heads High School student Lystan Scott what he hoped to gain from the Lions Youth of the Year Program.

“I hope to enhance my public speaking skills and work on skills that will improve my career prospects once I leave school,” Lystan said.

Former school principal Lion Peter O’Neil added, “The program gives students a chance to go through a process that helps them understand who they are as people.”

The next stage of the program will take place early in the New Year where the students will take on the interview and public speaking tasks.

q From Nambucca Valley Christian Community School was teacher Lynnelle Cairns, Cassie Bennett, Bree Rodiles-Hut, Kiara Wilson, Rohan Shelton, Facilitator Bob Carline, Hayden Baily, Adam Bennett. From the Nambucca Heads RSL was President Terrie Hyslop and CEO Wendy Mills. From Nambucca Heads High School was Lystan Scott, Lion Peter McNeil, Max Bowen and teacher Simone McMonigal. From Bowraville Central School was Eli Bennett, Josh Davie, Take Murphy, Issac Unicomb and teacher Marcia Bell.

q Retired School Principals Bob Carline and Lion Peter McNeil use their vast experience in advising local students who are considering participating in the Lions Youth of the Year program.

Drag Queen Bingo raises key funds for WIRES

By Mick BIRTLES

OVER 120 delighted patrons swarmed to the Golden Sands Tavern last Thursday night to attend Drag Queen Bingo hosted by Melbourne's leading drag queen, Abril LaTrene, as a fundraising event for Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service Mid North Coast (WIRES MNC).

The night was a combination of traditional bingo, delivered in a very cheeky adults-only manner, and iconic musical numbers where attendees witnessed costume changes that had them bursting with applause and roars of approval.

Although Drag Queen Bingo is not an entirely new concept, only two of the attendees at the Golden Sands that night had seen it before and nobody had experienced the combination of comedic and extravagant delivery that Abril LaTrene is renowned for.

Abril LaTrene told News Of The Area, “When WIRES MNC presented me with the opportunity to bring Drag Queen Bingo to Nambucca

Heads and raise funds to assist in the wonderful work they do I just said ‘yes, yes, yes’.

“The amazing Golden Sands Tavern was the perfect place to hold the event and the tickets sold very fast with one couple coming all the way from Inverell just to take part.”

WIRES MNC member Fiona Nelson said, “So many generous local businesses got behind the night by donating wonderful prizes for bingo and raffle winners.

“The generosity of Bridgestone Select Nambucca Heads, Woolworths Nambucca Heads, Pizza Hut Nambucca Heads, The Golden Sands Tavern, The Bowraville Theatre, MacNuts Macksville, Pelicans Landing Garden Centre, Jazzy Hairtique Nambucca Plaza, Coastal Curves Surf Shop, Local Liquor Nambucca Heads and New River Edge Indian Cuisine Nambucca Heads made for big prizes all night,” Fiona added.

With all proceeds from ticket sales, raffles and WIRES merchandise at the event going to WIRES MNC,

over $2500 was raised.

Such was the crowd reaction to the thoroughly entertaining Abril LaTrene that she promised to come back to Nambucca Heads for more fabulous fun.

Celebrate the Christmas season with the Bowraville Theatre Singers

By Mick BIRTLES

ON Sunday, 4 December you are invited to the Bowraville Theatre where the ever popular Bowraville Theatre Singers will present their Christmas Celebration.

Lockdowns caused by the COVID pandemic has delayed the presentation of this show which has been in preparation for some time.

Musical Director of the Bowraville Theatre Singers, Lissa Argue, told New Of

The Area, “This concert features our more classical repertoire with some spirituals and other lovely music thrown in the mix.

“Beautiful pieces such as Jesu Joy by Bach, No Need to Knock and Sinner Man, Shenandoah and Homeward Bound will be part of a lovely repertoire

that we think audiences will really enjoy as much as the choir loves singing them.”

With the audience enjoying the opportunity to join in the singing at the choir's last performance the decision has been made to include Christmas Carols into this performance and invite the audience to sing along.

“It will be a really

mixed concert but with lovely songs to listen to and wonderful carols to join in with to celebrate the coming Christmas season,” Lissa said.

The Bowraville Theatre’s Dale Hawkins advises that as tickets to concerts by the Bowraville Theatre Singers traditionally sell out, purchasing tickets early is wise.

Join the Bowraville Theatre Singers on Sunday, 4 December at 2.00 PM at the Bowraville Theatre.

Tickets are available online at www.tickethost. com.au or at the door if seats are still available.

The Bowraville Theatre café will be open thanks to the Bowraville Arts Council volunteers.

Anthony Manny Fogarty Wood

q Helen Robbins, Kim Robbins, Abril LaTrene and Amy Robbins.

q Melbourne's leading drag queen Abril LaTrene entertained the large crowd, offering bingo with a difference at the Golden Sands Tavern on Saturday night to raise money for WIRES MNC.

q Charmaine Ruka from Yarranbella, Glen Roberts from Inverell, Abril LaTrene, Todd Quin from Inverell and Drey Ruka-Nevo of Yarranbella at the Golden Sands Tavern.

q A performance by the Bowraville Theatre Singers is always special but

so as they celebrate the coming of the Christmas season.

Bellingen Riverwatch wins national awards

By Andrea FERRARI

BELLINGEN Riverwatch, one of the largest citizen science water quality monitoring programs in NSW and the largest citizen science macroinvertebrate monitoring program in Australia, received two awards at the River Basin Management Society Awards on Friday, 11 November in Melbourne.

Competing with projects from all around Australia and capital cities, this impressive program from the small town of Bellingen won the People's Choice and was a finalist in the Involving Community in Waterway Management category.

“Our People's Choice voting got 50 percent more than any other category which indicates the high level of support this community has for the program,” Program Manager Amy Denshire told News Of The Area.

Riverwatch representatives hope this recognition helps to propel the program forward.

“We aim to be an exemplar of best practice citizen science and are very much on the journey to becoming this.

“These awards help shine a light on the work

we are doing, supporting the recovery of the critically endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle and helping to protect our waterways while strengthening our community while we do it,” Amy said.

Bellingen Riverwatch sees more than 60 volunteers come together across two citizen science programs, to test local rivers for water quality and monitor macroinvertebrates, aka waterbugs.

“We also host events to foster connection between volunteers, the community, and the environment,” Sam Daykin, Bellingen Riverwatch Coordinator told NOTA.

“With the support of partners, the program is set to expand in 2023, with riverbank repair work at Gordonville Crossing, which our volunteers are very excited about.”

The Bellingen Riverwatch partnership would like to thank the community for the support they have for this program and would like to extend a massive congratulations to the incredible, dedicated Bellingen Riverwatch volunteers.

“Bellingen Riverwatch could not do this important work without the support of its partners and would like to thank the NSW Government, Bellingen Shire Council, Healthy North Coast, Vendart Diagnostics, Vincent Fairfax Foundation, NSW Waterwatch, Bellinger Landcare Inc, EnviroComm Connections and OzGREEN,” said Amy.

If you are interested in joining the Bellingen Riverwatch family of volunteers, please contact Sam on sam@ozgreen.org.au.

Macksville Stormwater Dye Testing

THE significant rainfall experienced during the year to date has impacted Council’s sewerage system in Macksville and caused a number of sewage overflows to the Nambucca River.

This has affected the oyster industry and resulted in the EPA issuing Council with a Pollution Reduction Program to take action to reduce the number of overflows in order to maintain river health.

Council’s monitoring of the sewerage system indicates that stormwater inflow into the system

during wet weather events is significantly contributing to the cause of overflows.

Council is proposing to address the problem by attempting to locate the sources of inflow and eliminate them.

Illegal cross connections between the stormwater drainage and sewerage systems are a source of inflow and Council will be commencing dye testing of properties in the catchments that have been observed to be the worst affected.

Initially the dye testing will be carried out in Catchment 7 which drains to the Willis Street Pump

Station, roughly bounded by Boundary Street, Wallace Street, East Street and Nambucca Street.

Over 200 properties will be tested in this area over coming weeks.

Council will then revisit properties in Kings Point that were previously smoke tested.

Where evidence of cross connection is found, residents will be issued with a notice and given 90 days to rectify the problem.

If no action is taken within that period, fines starting at $2200 will be issued.

On-farm action to reduce emissions

FARMERS are calling for greater face-to-face support and information to take action on-farm to reduce emissions, according to a new poll released by Farmers for Climate Action.

Farmers for Climate Action, an organisation representing more than 7000 Australian farmers, is calling

for a national policy for climate change and agriculture, and will be releasing a report on what this should include early next year.

Farmers for Climate Action CEO, Dr Fiona Davis, said the key findings of the poll of more than 550 farmers were:

• 90 percent of farmers are keen to trial new technology to reduce emissions but insufficient

information and cost of finance are the two biggest barriers to change.

• 93 percent of farmers are prepared to change farming practices if it would benefit them and have a positive impact on climate change, yet 79 percent of farmers have not been involved in a practical, on farm emissions extension program.

“The survey confirmed farmers are leading the way on emissions reduction through planting trees, investing in cheap renewable energy and experimenting with seaweed feeds which reduce methane,” Dr Davis said.

“But it also signals to the government that farmers want to go further. The survey reveals opportunities to help farmers by rolling out ground staff to run carbon and methane reduction demonstration programs.

“Extension officers, who visit farms to run practical workshops, are part of the answer here.

“Farmers are also excited to embrace clean energy technologies, but are clearly looking to the government to provide support through

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financing options and education about what technology options are out there for farmers.

“Agriculture needs its own

climate policy because, as the pandemic and recent global conflicts have demonstrated, a local food supply is not optional.”

q Bellingen Riverwatch volunteers, Pauline and Jason identify waterbugs with the help of Steering Committee partner Justine Elder, Bellingen Shire Council.

q Bellingen Riverwatch Coordinator Sam Daykin (right) assists Bellingen Riverwatch volunteers Alex and Grace to identify waterbugs at the recent Macro Muster event.

q Andy Core, Teacher, Bellingen High School, demonstrates techniques to his students. Bellingen Riverwatch’s water quality monitoring citizen science program sees forty volunteers and four schools work together to test local rivers at 20 sites every month.

q Amy Denshire, Bellingen Riverwatch Program Manager, OzGREEN, and Anna Juodvalkis, Partnerships Manager, OzGREEN, very excited to represent the Bellingen Riverwatch partners at the awards night and to receive recognition for the fiveyear-long leading-edge citizen science program that operates in the Bellinger and Kalang catchments.

q Volunteer, Toni, plants trees with her granddaughter at a Bellingen Riverwatch event at Thora. The program is set to launch a new riparian program arm in 2023, starting with a riparian restoration project at Gordonville Crossing.

q Farmers for Climate Action CEO Dr Fiona Davis.

State of the Climate Report Released

THE State of the Climate 2022 report, released this week by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, has found changes to weather and climate extremes are happening at an increased pace across Australia.

The report, released every two years, shows an increase in extreme heat events, intense heavy rainfall, longer fire seasons and sea level rise.

The report draws on the latest climate monitoring, science and projection information to detail

Australia’s changing climate now and into the future.

The Director of CSIRO’s Climate Science Centre, Dr Jaci Brown, said concentrations of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, are at the highest levels seen on Earth in at least two million years.

“The concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are continuing to rise, and this is causing Australia’s climate to warm,” Dr Brown said.

Dr Brown said the report documents the continuing acidification of the oceans around Australia, which

have also warmed by more than one degree since 1900.

“The warming of our oceans is contributing to longer and more frequent marine heatwaves, and this trend is expected to continue into the future,” Dr Brown said.

“We’re seeing mass coral bleaching events more often, and this year, for the first time, we’ve seen a mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef during a La Niña year.

“The rate of sea level rise varies around Australia’s coastlines, but the north and south-east

Splash for our wildlife at the Matilda Street Gallery

By Mick BIRTLES

ART lovers of both the visual arts and performing arts will be able to get a double fix on Saturday, 3 December when Macksville’s Matilda Street Gallery hosts the feast of musicality that is Julie Kovendy and Splash.

Julie and her über talented accomplices, guitarist Ethan Frankel and bass man Jimm Jamm, will donate their time and talent on this artful evening to raise money for the Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service, Mid North Coast (WIRES MNC).

Julie Kovendy told News Of The Area, “It will be an evening of jazz standards, Latin, 60s pop and a few surprises thrown in that we are sure the audience will love.

“We know WIRES carers have their hands full looking after sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife and we wanted to do something to help.”

Julie Kovendy and Splash have been performing in their current line up for just under two years and have delighted audiences wherever they have played.

Julie has a lifetime of experience in music and has been singing and playing guitar on the Mid North Coast for sixteen years.

Ethan Frankel is a well known classically trained musician and there seems to be no limit to the styles of guitar in his repertoire.

Jimm Jamm brings his vast experience on bass guitar to the trio and is widely considered to be one of the best in the business.

On the same evening Macksville’s Matilda Street Gallery will open their Summer Art Show giving art lovers double the reason for

attending.

The Summer Art Show opens at 5:00 pm and the performance by Julie Kovendy and Splash will begin at 6:30 pm.

Entry will be by donation and there will be a raffle for WIRES MNC on the night.

It is recommended to bring your own refreshments and nibbles on the evening and it is also recommended to arrive early to see the artwork before the music starts.

have experienced the most significant increases.”

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Manager of Climate Environmental Prediction Services, Dr Karl Braganza, said the report projected increases in air temperatures, more heat extremes and fewer cold extremes in coming decades.

“Australia's climate has warmed on average by 1.47 degrees since 1910,” Dr Braganza said.

“We’ve seen contrasting rainfall trends across the north and the south of the country.

“There’s been an overall decline in rainfall between April and October across southern Australia in recent decades, but in northern Australia, rainfall has increased across the region since the 1970s.”

During La Niña events in 2021-22, eastern Australia experienced one its most significant flood periods ever observed.

The report shows heavy rainfall events are becoming more intense and the number of shortduration heavy rainfall events is expected to increase in the future.

Dr Braganza said the length of fire seasons has increased across the country in recent decades.

“We’re expecting to see longer fire seasons in the future for the south and east, and an increase in the number of dangerous fire weather days,” he said.

State of the Climate 2022 is the seventh report in a series published biennially by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, which together play an integral role in monitoring, measuring and reporting on weather and climate.

The State of the Climate 2022 report can be found on the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology websites.

Industrial Action Could Affect Coffs Airport

By Andrew VIVIAN

COFFS Harbour airport could be one of a number of airports around the country closed because of a dispute between the United Firefighters Union of Australia - Aviation Branch and Air Services Australia, which oversees the Aviation Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) in Australia.

The union branch has 800 professional aviation firefighter members at 27 airports, across every State and Territory in Australia, as well as on Norfolk Island.

According to the union, Airservices Australia, a Federal Government-owned corporation, cut the number of firefighters by 94 during the pandemic and has not replaced them since “normal” flying has resumed.

Wes Garrett, Secretary, United Firefighters Union, Aviation Branch, said understaffing meant travellers’ lives were at risk because staffing levels were not compliant with safety regulations.

“At a major aircraft incident, our firefighters have three minutes to intervene, after which the chances of people surviving a major crash with an internal fire is greatly reduced,” Mr Garrett said.

“There is no room for error.

“With people returning to the skies, we don’t have enough staff, and right now we can’t say, hand on heart, that if there was a fire we would be able to deal with it.

“The safety regulations exist so that if a plane crash lands we are able to make an immediate intervention to control the fire and conduct internal rescue operations, the safety of passengers is measured in seconds, and minutes.

“Right now, there simply will not be enough firefighters to rescue passages from a burning aircraft, and that’s not acceptable,” Mr Garrett said.

Every day, dozens of flights are operating from Australia’s airports without what the union deems the necessary level of protection from aviation firefighters on the ground.

An Airservices spokesperson said the decision by the United Firefighters Union of Australia – Aviation Branch (UFUAV) to take potential strike action at Christmas is reckless and a risk to Australian aviation, citing adverse economic impacts on many industries, including tourism and retail.

The spokesperson said Airservices continues to negotiate in good faith with the UFUAV to finalise a new Enterprise Agreement (EA) in line with the Public Service Interim Arrangement. She said a pay rise could be

obtained instantly if the union chose to advocate in the interests of their members and to protect the safety of the Australian public.

Airservices says the union's staffing and redundancy claims are misleading and designed to justify unnecessary industrial action to support an excessive wage claim, stating that there is no shortage of aviation rescue fire fighters in Airservices' Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS) at Coffs Harbour or at any other location.

It claims that at major airports, fourteen ARFFS are required for the aviation activity, not seventeen as claimed by the UFUAV. According to Airservices, overall the network requires 740 ARFFS and there are more than 750 on staff at present and nearly 100 trainees entering the system over the next two years.

A union spokesperson told News Of The Area that Airservices Australia has its own report that shows that aircraft in Australia have been “under classified”, meaning that fewer firefighting resources are allocated than are actually needed, which is the basis of the union’s claims.

In the meantime, the travelling public is hoping for a resolution.

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q Jimm Jamm, Julie Kovendy and Ethan Frankel are Splash and will be appearing at the Matilda Street Gallery on Saturday, 3 December in support of WIRES Mid North Coast

Macksville Lady Bowlers to hold street stall

ENJOY some good old home cooking?

The Macksville Lady Bowlers have organised a street stall on Thursday, 1 December, setting up in Wallace Street, Macksville (near the Newsagent) from 8am.

A large assortment of

home cooked goodies and a range of handmade craft items are available for purchase, or maybe you will be lucky enough to win a Christmas hamper.

“Proceeds from the stall will go towards our Carnival and Gala Day next year,” said Gladys Green, Macksville

Ladies Bowling Club.

“Please come along, have a chat with our friendly ladies and take home something nice for afternoon tea.

“We are always looking for new bowlers to join our small friendly club, so come and try out the game sometime.”

11th Night for Tree-o Gallery

By Andrea FERRARI

TREE-O Gallery in Raleigh has mixed up the formula for the 11th Showcase of Featured Artists opening on Saturday, 26 November 2022 from 4-6pm.

“The trio of talented Featured Artists for our 11th Showcase came together a bit by chance,” Sarah Andersen, one of the trio of Tree-O Gallery owners told News Of The Area.

“Sara Wade is a wellknown local artist and her work had been on our radar for some time so we were ecstatic to get her on board.

“Another 2D artist

unfortunately had to postpone so we thought we might take the opportunity to reach outside our region to bring something fresh and new to our space.

“Eden Scott and Su Bishop have both come from a little further afield and we know both of their works will resonate beautifully with Sara's but also stand alone as well,” she said.

Eden is a multi-awardwinning artist who has dedicated his life to painting and drawing.

Su and her husband Al came into Tree-o for a browse earlier this year

and Sarah remembers complimenting Su on the jewellery she was wearing.

“When she said she made it herself, I knew Tree-o and our visitors would also love the unique and colourful pieces she hand creates from glass.”

With a raft of other local artists also debuting, this exhibition is shaping up to offer pleasing viewing and a lot of unique gift ideas.

Su Bishop told NOTA, “I’m a glass artist who works glass with an oxygen propane fuelled torch.

“Most of my work is making jewellery.

“I make the beads, especially blown hollow beads that I assemble into unique jewellery.

“I make the sort of jewellery that I like to wear, I like bold colours and bigger beads.”

She likes to mix up styles and textures.

“I also make sculptured pieces, quirky magpies, chickens, fish, sea scapes.

“Some are made as installations under glass domes.”

Artist Eden Scott is excited about being part of Tree-o Gallery's forthcoming exhibition.

“My 'Driftwood Series' illustrates the effects of climate and development, meeting at the water's edge.

“I used charcoal to accentuate line, shadow and texture in these drawings.

“Pen and ink adds variety and intimacy for the 'Endangered Reef Fish' series.

“The magnolia on canvas shows a return to acrylics… leaving behind a love affair with oils.

“The latest acrylics offer a new depth and romance,” he said.

Eden graduated from The National Art School, Sydney in 1971, which opened a long career as an artist and teacher.

Sara Wade has a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) Sydney College of the Arts and Grad Dip in Training & Development.

She has exhibited widely across the region for over 30 years.

“In this showcase I am presenting work that continues my abstract landscape style as well as work that has taken me into a fully abstracted form,” said Sara.

“These collages, which use recycled packaging and recycled artwork, are a new direction but the process is in line with my love of mixed media.

“Letting go of landscape references has been liberating, with abstract designs that connect with the industrial and architectural, mass production, reuse and reinterpretation.”

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q Macksville Ladies Bowling Club members Carol, Ruth, Heather, Thelma, Karen, Elwyn, Lorraine and Barb enjoying their social bowls.

q Inside the Box by Sara Wade.

q See this charcoal fish by Eden Scott at Tree-o Gallery in Raleigh.

q Open Country by Sara Wade.

q Su Bishop’s quirky little fish sculpture.

q Inferno detail by Sara Wade on show at Tree-o Gallery’s Showcase.

q Cute little scene created in glass by Su Bishop.

Alie M Arjaans presents Oils in Abstract

MACKSVILLE artist Alie M Arjaans is the December Artist of the Month at the Stringer Gallery, Ridge St, Nambucca Heads. Alie has been producing art for a number of years but this year has been studying Fine Arts part time online through the Open and Curtin University.

“Alie will be exhibiting a series of small abstract oils on linen, with a hint of pastel,” said Celia Ramsay, Nambucca Valley Arts Council.

“She is including several prints as well as a favourite sunflower piece.

“She will also have some original cards available for Christmas.”

Alie’s exhibition is titled ‘Oils in Abstract’.

There will be a morning tea at the Stringer Gallery to launch Alie’s exhibition from 10.00 am on Tuesday, 6 December.

The exhibition will continue until Saturday, 31 December.

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Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club

By Geoffrey MCCANN

IT’S been wonderful weather for golf, sunny days, running fairways, sensational greens and some stiff breezes to challenge our golfers.

And we are playing the ball as it lies!

After so long with preferred lies, some players had difficulty in remembering the new mode of play!

Our featured sponsor this week is McGrath Real Estate - thank you!

On Tuesday 15 November, we played a Medley Stableford won by Kevin Mulhall (22) with 42 points, runner up was Leslie Mohr (23) with 40 points, and the Ball Rundown to 34 points on countback.

Kai Burkenshaw had a good day with the short sticks, picking up NTP’s on 5, the ‘Pizza This’ 13th and the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

Houston Baker got the 7th, Ross Morpuss on 8, and Henny Oldenhove on 15.

Wednesday 16 November was the Women’s President Vs Captain’s challenge Single Stableford – the Captain’s team were victorious 364 to 351 – better luck next year Jan!

Visiting golfers cleaned up Division 1 (0 to 23), the winner was Susan McWilliam (16) from Darwin

with a great round of 45 points, from Christine Crowley (23) from Royal Sydney with 37 points.

In Division 2 (24 to 30), Narelle Delaney (27) won with 39 points from Lisa Urquhart (27) with 36 points.

Division 3 (31 to 45) winner was Faye Hopkins (34) with 39

points from Linda Piccin (39) with 38 points.

The Ball Rundown to 34 points on countback.

NTP’s went to Susan McWilliam, Heather Gray and Shayne Scott on 5, Henny Oldenhove got the ‘Pizza This’ voucher on 13 and Denise collected the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

Thursday’s Medley Stableford had a good field of 80 players, and the scores were notably lower – no doubt playing ‘off the deck’ had some impact.

We needed a three way countback in Division 1 (0 to 19) with David Mattacott (17) and Andrew Mackinnon (19) and Daryl

Wall all scoring 36 points, David scoring the better back 9 to win.

And again, in Division 2 (20 to 45), Paddy Byrne (23) and Bryan Ussher (23) both scored 35 points, Paddy prevailing in the countback.

Other good scores from Stuart Johnston and Ian Hale (Charlestown) 35, and the Ball Rundown to 32 points on countback.

Daryl Wall got the NTP’s on 2, 5 and 13, Kel McGoldrick on 7, Stuart Johnston on 8, Peter Moxon on 15 and Anthony Smith got the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

Some good scores came in for Saturday’s Medley 4BBB Par event with Gregory and Jamie Lucas winning with +11 from William Mann and John Morgan +10 and Sue and Mark Stuckey on countback from Paul Maxwell and Leslie Mohr +8.

The Ball Rundown to +5 on countback.

NTP’s to Murray Ingram for the Longest Putt on 2, Karl Hobday on 5, Graham Watson on 7, Gary Laing on 8, Paul Maxwell got the ‘Pizza This’ voucher on 13, Jamie Lucas got Stu’s ball on 15 and John Morgan collected the Pro Pin Jackpot on 18.

Congratulations to Troy Herbert for the shot of the day on the 11th Hole for a rarely scored ‘Eagle’! See you on the Island!

Nambucca Valley Bridge Club

By John SLADE

NEWS/Results for week ending: 19 November 2022.

News: As expected this week was not good for bridge as several regulars have contracted the dreaded Covid.

Both Nambucca and Urunga are affected.

It seems the plague is back with a vengeance.

Several players have resumed mask-wearing.

If you have an interest in bridge or have any questions contact Secretary Carol 65689833.

Results:

Monday: 14th November. Phil

directed a 3 ½ table Howell. Winners, Glen Hallett & Carol McKee. Welcome home Carol. Runners-up Vicky Walker & Pat Richardson.

Tuesday: 15th November. The morning supervised play session was cancelled as the supervisors were super sick. Rob directed an eight-player individual in the evening session. Equal winners, Caitlin McRae with Rob Marshall. Equal runners-up, Jane Wood with Colin Denney.

Wednesday: With Richard Covidaffected Margaret and Leonie stepped up for the “Improve your Bridge” session.

Thursday: 17th Phil directed a 2 ½ table Howell. Winners, Pat Richardson

& Daphne Priestley. Runners-up, Glen Hallett & Phil Booth.

Saturday: Another covid affected day with just eight players turning-up for Robert and a 2-table Howell. Winners Rob Marshall & Phil Booth. Runners-up, Maureen Cowan & Glen Hallett.

Urunga: A reduced field of eighteen players for the last day of the Club championship; Phil directing.

This year’s Club Champions, Glen Hallett & Phil Booth.

In second place Janet Dyson & Rob Marshall.

Third place, Margaret & Don McCombie. Congratulations to placegetters and all those who supported the event.

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q A collage of Alie’s work, featuring ‘Black and White', 'Strawberry Rabbit' and 'Sunflowers'.

q ‘B’ Grade Champion Philip Mander and Club Champion David McBaron.

Macksville Men’s Bowls

By Mark COLEMAN

D’DAY bowlers,

Our social bowls seem to be in the doldrums at the moment with a poor showing on Thursday, what we lacked in numbers we made up for in talent, a good afternoon was enjoyed by those in attendance.

It was good to see President Bob (Bullant) and Ida Down back on deck and back at the club.

Club Championships.

The final of the Major Singles was played on Sunday between two of our younger bowlers, well done to both players for reaching the final.

The game was played under blue skies and warm weather and a good crowd on hand supporting both players, a great game to watch with Andrew (Cracka Bowl) Shearer out foxing Peter (Foxy) Fox 31 - 9 to take another Singles title, congratulations!

Always next year Pete.

There was also a round of the Minor Singles between Greg (Burto) Burton and Ken (The Arm) Ainsworth, with Ken running out the winner 31 - 15 and moving forward to the semi final, well done to both players.

Thank you to our ever willing markers for again stepping up.

Good bowling all.

Macksville Country Club Golf

By Max TURNER

THE course was in great shape for the Mitre 10 Hardware sponsored Stableford won by John Dowzard with John Fortescue coming in as runner up.

Nearest the pins were Steve Ellis (A), M Corian (B) and Roy Rudner (C grade).

The final of the Tony Henshaw

‘Let's Get Plastered’ pairs played between Jim Wilkes and grandson Beau Lavender against John Fortescue and grandson Jordan Welsh.

This resulted in John and Jordan prevailing.

It was all even after 11 holes, then John hit his straps and stormed home finishing with 42 points.

In the Mid Week Competition Mick O'Brien came in ahead of Jeff Gore and Neil Cuneen.

In the ‘Chook Run’ Desma

Hughes said she “played the best game ever”, coming in with 28 points, daylight second.

Her game was equivalent to a 12 handicap over 18 holes.

Behind the scenes volunteers have done a great job with green upgrade, signage, linemarking, cart maintenance to mention some of the works.

No names for fear of omitting some.

Thank you from the Golf Committee.

Bowraville Bowls

By Paul O’NEILL

WITH all championships decided for the year there ain't much to report bowls wise.

Consistency (handicapped) singles should be starting this weekend so you likely have until today to get your name in. Also the entry sheet for the Open Pairs tournament on Sunday 4 December is on the bar.

Plenty of spots available so get your names in for a lash at the cash, first prize is $500.

Social bowls last week saw two games of triples on a stupidly quick 'big' green.

Bob Mackay, Trish Walker and Trevor Ryan were a touch too strong for Joe Formosa, Dallas Walker and Tracey Armes while Andy DalSanto, Glen Gillon and

This Sunday the 27/11 is the club AGM commencing at 10.30am, all members are urged to attend to support those who are giving up their free time to steer the club in the right direction.

Following on from the formalities there will be a BBQ lunch where for $5 one can fill their bellies with meat, salads and cake/slices.

Any interested members can have a walk through the new club facilities and for those who need a fix of sporting activity you can have a roll up for $2 or shoot nine holes for $5.

Great value for a great day at the Den.

Go Bowra!

Grumpy’s Grumble - Nambucca Heads Bowls Club

By GRUMPY

WELCOME sports fans.

What a week we’ve had.

On Thursday, the women had a charity day for Parkinson’s disease.

The weather was perfect, and 36 bowlers attended from Nambucca Heads and Urunga.

Raffles, 100 club, and the money tree were on hand and people dug deep and $800 plus was raised which will go to the local Parkinson's organisation.

On Friday, 70 bowlers were on the green, the most we have had for a while.

There were quite a few from Urunga which was great to see.

On Saturday, Major Minor Pairs were played and there were some interesting games and scores.

Mino and Polly played The Eel and Bonzi, who filled in for the Grump who went to the races at Bowraville with his mate Crazy. No luck for either as they won 32-6.

The Machine Curran and Angry beat Owen Smith and the Wiz 30-6.

The father and son combo of Oxy and Doug Cedelland beat the golf combo of Steve Doherty and Steve Carr 23 -12.

Bruce Mason, subbing for Dynamite Nancarrow, and Joe Frank beat last year's winners Adam and Darcy Rostron 19-13.

Magic James and Mick Ellison lost to The Gromet and Hoggy

20-11.

Quarter Finals were played on Sunday and what a shocker of a day it was.

Hot westerly winds strong enough to blow a dog off a chain and the temp in mid-30s, but out went our players and into the air conditioning went the spectators.

Terry Snowden and The Pope played the Cedos and went down 26-15.

The Grommet and Hoggy lost 28-18 to Machine Curran and Angry, but there were two close games.

Rowdy Reynolds and Goldie Horne went down to Mino and Polly 23-22.

Canadian Club Blackford and The Good Brother Graham Hunt, after being down 18-4 on 11 ends, won on the last end with a 3 to win 22-21.

Tomorrow the semis are on with two cracker games.

The Good Brother plays Polly and the Cedo’s play Angry, with the winners playing on Sunday in the Final, so come on down and have a fun arvo with a cool ale and a feed at the bistro on the veranda.

Hopefully Poppy Boyle won’t need two people to help hold the tape when measuring for a short jack like last weekend.

Last but not least, you still have a couple of days to get your name down for the Pairs game on Monday.

Good cash prizes are on offer, 2 games of 12 ends and only 3 bowls, so not too much walking so be there.

Until next week, Grumpy signing off.

q Peter Fox, President Bob Antcliff and Andrew Shearer.

Adam Laird relished the slippery surface to down Mike Oldham, Laurie Summers and Paul O'Neill.

q Jim Wilkes, Beau Lavender, John Fortescue and Jordan Welsh on the 11th hole where they were all square.

HYPOTHETICAL

Taking a Legal Look

By Manny WOOD

Dorin’s Draws

How a hooked fish leads to a family fallout

LEON and Megan had been married for 30 years, they lived in a large house overlooking a pristine river where they would often fish in their younger years.

One morning Leon, who had not caught a fish for a long time, finally got one!

Such was his surprise that Leon sadly died of a heart attack.

Megan, unable to maintain the home without Leon, decides to live with her son Phil.

She gives Phil $300,000 to build a granny flat on his property.

Phil then made a promise to his sister, Nola, to give her $150,000 when Megan passed.

Megan knew about this promise between her children

After several years, the relationship between Phil and Megan deteriorates and Phil asked his mum to leave.

Megan demanded Phil repay the $300,000 as she needed this money to find new accommodation.

Megan house sat and was cared for by her friends for a few months, until she was convinced to see a lawyer to get her money back from Phil.

In Court, Phil argued that the money provided to him was a gift as there were no conditions between him and his mother regarding the repayment.

The Court found that Megan gave Phil a conditional gift of $300,000, based on the right for Megan to reside in the granny flat and once the right to reside in the granny flat was removed, the conditional gift was withdrawn, requiring Phil to repay the funds to Megan.

This situation is common among families where parties tend to rely on ambiguous agreements which may lead to expensive, time consuming and relationship-damaging matters to be resolved in the legal system.

In this instance had Megan and Phil sought legal advice prior to Megan moving-in with Phil, a Granny Flat Agreement could have been drafted, clearly setting-out the arrangement and the matter may not have escalated when Phil asked Megan to leave his property.

Thank you to Anthony Fogarty for his assistance with this column.

Email Manny Wood, principal solicitor at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.

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Ice Age Impending?

DEAR News Of The Area,

MANY respected and "fair dinkum" climate scientists have said that the earth's inhabitants are more likely to perish from another ice age than they are from too much heat.

Following the winter and spring of 2022 I agree with them.

Regards, Brian SMITH, Macksville.

Lack of action on saving our planet

DEAR News Of The Area,

A STORY we keep on hearing is that Australia needs to keep exporting coal to keep the economy going and another story is that renewables are more costly and unreliable. These stories are not true but the millionaire miners want us to believe these stories.

We need to stand up and say no to their greed and support all actions that will save us from the devastating effects of climate change.

Regards, Lil GANLY, Nambucca Heads.

$4000 raised for Asylum Seekers Centre

A SELL OUT audience at Mylestom Hall last Sunday was treated to an uplifting afternoon of beautiful music, played by the Nota Bene String Sextet with Adrienne Farago on the piano, followed by Karin Braidwood on classical guitar.

The concert was organised by the Bellingen and Nambucca District Rural Australians for Refugees, and raised an amazing $3,435.

A number of additional generous donations has enabled the group to donate $4,000 to the Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC) in Newtown.

“We were treated to a lovely mix

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of classical and modern pieces, which were greatly enjoyed by all present,” said Mike Griffin, Bellingen and Nambucca District Rural Australians for Refugees.

“We are very grateful to the musicians for donating their time and talent to supporting our fundraising efforts.”

The ASC does vital work in supporting asylum seekers by providing meals, housing and legal advice, help with children’s school equipment, interpreting services and more.

“If you are interested in learning more about the work of our local RAR group, then you can contact us at bellingen.rar@gmail.com,” said Mike.

On the Couch

Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au

DEAR Jasminda,

The gym I go to takes candid photos of people exercising to encourage others.

Last week there was a particularly unattractive photo of me wearing no makeup, doing sumo squats.

While others may find this encouraging, I just feel embarrassed.

Can I ask them to take the photo down?

Hilda R.

Oh, Hilda

I can see it now. Your knees bent at impossible angles, your face dripping with sweat, a frown of concentration making you look miserable, your leggings and tank top accentuating parts of you that you don't want accentuated, your sports bra giving you one huge mono-boob.

People who take selfies at the gym generally take them when they first arrive, from certain angles and with everything simultaneously sucked in and pumped up.

They then apply a filter so every photo shows dazzling white teeth, eyeliner, a slimmed-down torso and a Byron tan.

When you are in the midst of exercise, however, you can't be concentrating on how you look, because you're too busy wondering if you're going to pass out from over-exertion.

It's just not possible to look good in that situation. And maybe that's why the photos are encouraging to others.

They will say to themselves, 'She looks as god-awful as I do when I exercise.

Maybe I should join.'

Not that that is much consolation for you, Hilda.

If you see the trainer pointing their phone at you, I would suggest you just hold your towel or your drink bottle over your face, or turn around and face the wall.

The photo may not be a good one, but at least you will be incognito.

Surely you should be able to exercise in private.

Maybe sign one of those 'no publicity photos' forms.

Businesses can't just go about taking photos of their clients without permission.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

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ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

ABC, 9.10pm

The lush, rolling hillsides and the leisurely trickle of quaint cases for vet James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) to solve promise to induce a sleepy, warm-hearted stupor. There are no racing pulses here, only coos of delight and the occasional warm tear drop. In tonight’s season two finale, when James’ parents come to visit him in Darrowby, he makes a big decision about his future. That’s not it for the series’ village-set stories this year: a lush Christmas special is incoming.

After a hiatus from TV and the world of restaurants following the collapse of his dining empire and the end of his more than decade-long stint as a revered judge on MasterChef Australia, George Calombaris (below) returns with this personal ode to his heritage. The fiery and passionate chef promises to show a more mellow and intimate side of himself as he embarks on a delicious journey back to his roots. Calombaris is joined by a familiar face to MasterChef junkies, with 2014 alumni and 2022 runner-up Sarah Todd co-presenting this food lovers’ extravaganza. Tune in for the laughs and good times – as well as the drool-worthy dishes.

WEDNESDAY FISK

ABC, 9pm

From Helen’s (Kitty Flanagan, right) floppy brown suit to George’s (Aaron Chen) blunt mullet and Roz’s (Julia Zemiro) coiffed high hair, it’s the little eccentricities of ’s well-written, imperfect characters that draw you in. Flanagan’s award-winning comedy is a warm-hearted and playful treat. Once you enter the quirky world of awkward lawyer Helen and the shenanigans at small-time agency Gruber & Associates, you never want to leave. Settle in and savour the fun in the season two finale.

In “Snitches Get Riches”, Play School’s Alex Papps and comedian Colin Lane guest star. Trouble is bound to brew when Ray (Marty Sheargold) goes on leave, leaving Helen in charge.

And The Beautiful. (PG)

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. (R) A preview of FIFA World Cup matches.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Engineering Reborn. (Premiere, PG) Abandoned buildings are given a new lease of life.

8.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Dr Harry Cooper teams up with Adam Doville to build obstacles for dogs.

10 News First. 6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Josh Byrne meets gardeners of all ages. 8.30 Frankly. (Final) Presented by Fran Kelly. 9.10 All Creatures Great And Small. (Final, PG) James’ parents come to visit.

Tristan’s next steps are informed by a chance meeting with an outsider.

9.55 Fisk. (Ml, R)

10.25 Troppo. (Mal, R)

11.20 ABC Late News.

11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R)

12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Group B. Wales v Iran. From Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group A. Qatar v Senegal.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group A. Netherlands v Ecuador.

5.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group B. England v USA.

8.30 MOVIE: Green Book. (2018, Ml, R) Based on a true story. In the ’60s, a distinguished African-American pianist hires a tough-talking Italian-American bouncer as his chauffeur for a concert tour through America’s Midwest and Deep South. Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini. 11.10 Australia’s Got Talent. (PG, R) In the grand final, the six remaining contestants battle it out for the chance to win $100,000. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Feeding The Zoo. (PGam) 8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. (2004, Mdls, R) Bridget Jones flees to Thailand on holiday. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. 10.35 MOVIE: Knocked Up. (2007, MA15+dls, R) 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. (Final) Miguel Maestre creates tasty Christmas fare. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGa, R) Graham Norton is joined by Paul Mescal, Michaela Coel, Winston Duke, Emma Corrin and Richard Ayoade. 9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nath Valvo. 10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+als, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne. 10.30 Luke Heggie: Tiprat. (MA15+ls, R) 11.40 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

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6.10 Secrets Of The Museum.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) Martin treats Mrs Moore.

8.20 Shetland. (Mal) In the aftermath of the diving incident, the team searches for a link between the two bodies.

9.20 Significant Others. (Final, Mals, R) Funeral planning leads to surprise healing as questions are answered and vows for a new future are made.

10.10 MOVIE: Danny And The Human Zoo. (2015, Mlsv, R) An account of the early life of Lenny Henry. Kascion Franklin. 11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group B. England v USA. Continued. 8.30 Soccer.

2022 FIFA World Cup. Group G. Switzerland v Cameroon. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group A. Netherlands v Ecuador. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group B. England v USA. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. (R)

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. (R) A preview of FIFA World Cup matches, as well as a look at the latest news and team and player profiles.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group D. Tunisia v Australia. From Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group C. Poland v Saudi Arabia. From Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group D. France v Denmark. From Stadium 974, Ras Abu Aboud, Qatar.

5.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group C. Argentina v Mexico.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 1.00 Border Security: International. (PGad, R)

1.30 To Be Advised.

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

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 7NEWS Presents: Sydney’s Water Torture. 8.00 MOVIE: The Santa Clause. (1994, G, R) A man gradually transforms into Santa Claus after the original is involved in an accident on Christmas Eve. Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd.

10.05 MOVIE: Unstoppable. (2010, Ml, R) A veteran engineer and a young conductor try to stop a runaway train from crashing into a populated area. Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson. 12.05 World’s Deadliest: Days Out. (Ml, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R)

A Current Affair.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (2007, Mv, R) A former secret agent is lured out of hiding. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles.

9.40 MOVIE: The Bourne Legacy. (2012, Mav, R) A secret agent is hunted by the government. Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz.

12.05 MOVIE: Collateral Beauty. (2016, Ml, R)

1.50 Talking Honey. (PGa, R)

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

R) 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) 6.30 Hungry. (Premiere) Presented by George Calombaris and Sarah Todd. 7.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 7.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv) Danny and Jamie clash over a gang shooting.

8.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mav) Max leads her team to investigate the death of a prestigious Michelin-starred chef.

9.30 NCIS. (Ma, R) An NCIS agent turns up dead.

10.30 My Life Is Murder. (Mv, R) 11.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.20 Frankly. (Final, R) Presented by Fran Kelly.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) The team investigates the death of a cyclist.

8.30 MOVIE: Lion. (2016, PGa, R) Twenty-five years after being adopted by an Australian couple, an Indian man sets out to find his biological family. Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara.

10.25 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (PG, R)

11.25 Mystery Road: Origin. (Mal, R)

12.20 The Heights. (PG, R)

2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6am The Movie Show. 6.30 The Sound

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 On Tour With Allan Border. 11.30 Your 4x4. Noon Dipper’s Backyard BBQ Wars. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Sunraysia Safari. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Barter Kings. 5.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. The Final. 9.00 MOVIE: Air America. (1990, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

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6am Children’s Programs. 1.10pm Revolution. 2.10 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. End of Season Review. 3.15 MOVIE: Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: Babe: Pig In The City. (1998) 7.00 MOVIE: Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang. (2010) 9.10 MOVIE: Something Borrowed. (2011, M) 11.30 Duncanville. Midnight Kardashians. 2.00 Baywatch. 2.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cultural Connections Immersion Festival. 3.00 From The Heart Of Our Nation: The Sunset Concert. 5.00 Yarrabah! The Musical. 5.30 Power To The People. 6.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.50 News. 7.00 On Country Kitchen. 7.30 The Beaver Whisperers. 8.30 MOVIE: Raw Deal. (1986, MA15+) 10.20 Kungka Kunpu. 10.30 Artie: Our Tribute To A Legend. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group C. Argentina v Mexico. Continued. 8.30 Soccer.

2022 FIFA World Cup. Group D. France v Denmark. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group C. Argentina v Mexico. Replay. 2.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group D. Tunisia v Australia. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. (R)

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. (R) A preview of FIFA World Cup matches.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Madame Tussaud’s: The Full Wax. (M) Takes a look at Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.

8.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Japan v Costa Rica. From Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group F. Belgium v Morocco.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group F. Croatia v Canada.

5.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Spain v Germany.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG, R) 1.30 AFL Women’s Grand Final Pre-Game. 2.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Grand Final. Brisbane Lions v Melbourne. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight. 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (Return, PG) Woolly wanderers meet the traffic head on, riding an electric scooter over the Auckland Harbour Bridge. 8.30 MOVIE: Salt. (2010, Mlv, R) After she is accused of being a Russian spy, a CIA agent goes on the run and tries to prove her innocence. Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber. 10.30 The Front Bar. (M, R) 11.40 Autopsy USA: Patty Duke. (MA15+ad, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 LEGO Masters Bricksmas Special. 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 9.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.10 The First 48. (Mal) 11.10 Murder In A Small Town. (MA15+av) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Outdoors Indoors. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 Joel Osteen. 8.00 Living Room. (R) 9.00 Destination Dessert. (Return) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Challenge Australia. (PGl, R) 2.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 2.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 3.00 Cook It With Luke. 3.30 Well Traveller. (PGa) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (Return, PGl) 5.00 News.

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

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mal) Graham is joined by Bruce Springsteen.

8.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mdv) When a US Marine corporal dies in a tide pool after being exposed to fentanyl, the NCIS team must quickly find the source of the drugs. Alex talks about taking a gap year. Ernie reveals some personal news. 9.30 FBI. (Mv, R) After a man is killed by an explosive package shipped to his home, the team tries to capture the sender. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm To Be Advised. 2.00 Rich Kids Go Skint. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 About A Boy. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: Astro Boy. (2009, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 6. (2013, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Baby Driver. (2017, MA15+) 12.20am Killing Versace: The Hunt For A Serial Killer. 1.20 I Am Cait. 2.15 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 2.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 1.00 Rugby Union. Ella 7s. Replay. 1.25 Away From Country. 2.25 The South Sydney Story. 2.55 Football. NTFL. Women’s. Under-18s. 4.25 Football. NTFL. Men’s. Under-18s. 5.55 Spirit Talker. 6.20 News. 6.30 Wild West. 7.30 Outlier: The Story Of Katherine Johnson. 8.30 Sherpa: Trouble On Everest. 10.10 Killing Patient Zero. 11.55 Late Programs.

8.50 MOVIE: The Australian Dream. (2019, MA15+l, R) 9.50 Freeman. (R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 Q+A. (R) 12.25 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill. (PG, R) 1.15 Parliament. 2.15 Total Control. (MA15+l, R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Spain v Germany. Continued. 8.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Japan v Costa Rica. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group F. Belgium v Morocco. Replay.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Spain v Germany. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. (R)

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M) Celebrity guests include Sam Taunton, Jennifer Wong, Mark Humphries and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.

8.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group G. Cameroon v Serbia. From Al Janoub Stadium, Wakrah, Qatar.

11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group H. Korea Republic v Ghana.

2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group G. Brazil v Switzerland.

5.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group H. Portugal v Uruguay.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Murder By Numbers. (2002, Malsv, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R)

3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 To Be Advised.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (Final, PGav) 8.30 9-1-1. (Mav) The 118 race to the rescue at a renaissance fair.

9.30 S.W.A.T. (Malv) The team has to work together to apprehend a band of mercenaries hired by a wealthy CEO trying to flee the country.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Heartbreak Island Australia. (Mal) The top five couples admit to their motives. 12.00 The Resident. (Ma, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 My Mum Your Dad. 9.10 MOVIE: The Notebook. (2004, PGals, R) Rachel McAdams. 11.35 Nine News Late. 12.00 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.50 Fishing Australia. (R) 1.20 Explore. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (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 Challenge Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Brihony Dawson. 8.30 Ghosts. (PGad) A TV documentary crew comes to Woodstone Mansion to shoot an episode of Dumb Deaths 9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mdv) The team’s search for diamond thieves reveals a dangerous connection to Kristin’s undercover past in Miami. 11.00 The Project. (R)

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

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6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Stuff The British Stole. (PG) 8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (R) 9.30 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 10.30 Space 22. (PGa, R) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. (R)

11.35 MOVIE: The Australian Dream. (2019, MA15+l, R)

12.35 Media Watch. (PG, R)

12.50 Baby Surgeons. (Ma, R)

1.40 Parliament Question Time. 2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon

The Ghan: The Full Journey. 3.10 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.20 Bizarre Foods. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Stuck. 10.00 Late Programs.

6am Shopping. 7.00 The Surgery Ship. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 The Miracle Tiger. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Bondi Vet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Baxter! (1973, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 Law & Order: S.V.U. 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. Sydney Super Cup. Game 3. Everton FC v Western Sydney Wanderers. Replay. 10.30 Roads Less Travelled. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 2.00 Bull. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Code. 11.15 MacGyver. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group H. Portugal v Uruguay. Continued. 8.30 Soccer.

2022 FIFA World Cup. Group G. Cameroon v Serbia. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group G. Brazil v Switzerland. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group H. Portugal v Uruguay. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R)

8.30 How To Sleep Well With Michael Mosley. (R)

9.40 Ukraine: Life Under Attack.

10.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R)

11.30 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R)

1.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group A. Netherlands v Qatar. 4.30 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R) 5.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group B. Wales v England.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon

The Ghan: The Full Journey. 3.15 Bamay. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Travel Man. 9.30 Forbidden History. 10.25 Valley Of The Boom. 11.20 Late Programs.

Replay. 3.00 Motor Racing. Motorsport Aust Off Road C’ship. Kalgoorlie Desert 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Support 4.30 Last Stop Garage. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men: First Class.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Falling Down. (1993, Mvl, R)

6.00 Seven News.

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

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG) 8.30 The Good Doctor. (M) After a woman pregnant with sextuplets arrives at the hospital, Dr Andrews splits the doctors into teams. 9.30 S.W.A.T. (Mav) The team works to stop a violent attack on the city. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma) 12.00 The Resident. (Mav, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Creek To Coast. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 10.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Full House. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.30 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses. (2011, MA15+) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Satisfaction. (Premiere) 1.00 Late Programs.

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BOLD (51) 9GEM (82) 9GEM (82) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Universe With Brian Cox. 8.30 Long Lost Family. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Catalyst. 11.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.35am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.15 Staged. 1.40 Would I Lie To You? 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Baby Jake. 5.35 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Blunt Talk. (Final) 9.40 Friday Night Dinner. 10.05 Fisk. 10.35 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 11.20 Staged. 12.05am This Time With Alan Partridge. 12.35 Black Comedy. 1.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.50 Late Programs.

St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00

Jarjums.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Central Intel ligence. (2016, Mlsv, R) 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Skin A&E. (Mm) 12.00 Bluff City Law. (Ma, R) 12.50 Reel Destinations: Lodge Life. (R) 1.20 Talking Honey. (PGs, R)

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

7.30 The Challenge Australia. Relation ships in the house continue to break down under the intense stress of the game.

8.30 NCIS. (Ma) The team investigates the US Secretary of the Navy when her husband claims she tried to murder him.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mdv, R) A marine corporal dies in a tide pool. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

11.10 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Hellfire Heroes. 2.00 Scrap Kings. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Motorway Patrol. 8.00 Beach Cops. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Firekeepers Of Kakadu. 2.00

Noon The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Botched. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.30 MOVIE: She’s Out Of My League. (2010, MA15+) 11.35 Young Sheldon. Midnight Satisfaction. 1.00 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 The Code. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group B. Wales v England. Continued. 8.30 Soccer.

2022 FIFA World Cup. Group A. Netherlands v Qatar. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group H. Korea Republic v Ghana. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group B. Wales v England. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Toys That Built The World. (PG)

8.30 Riveted: The History Of Jeans.

9.30 Boeing’s Fatal Flaw. (PGa, R)

10.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R)

11.25 Baba.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 The Spin. 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Morning session.

3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Evening session.

9.00 MOVIE: S.W.A.T. (2003, Mlv, R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00

7.30

9.30

10.30

11.00

11.50

12.40

(Malv, R) 1.00 Parliament Question Time. 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 3.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R) 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That: Autism Spectrum. (Mal, R) 8.30 Q+A. (Final) Hosted by Stan Grant. 9.35 Baby Surgeons. (Ma, R) Part 3 of 3. 10.25 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 Love On The Spectrum. (R) 12.25 The Cult Of The Family. (Mad, R) 1.30 Parliament Question Time. 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

11.30 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R)

1.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group D. Australia v Denmark. 4.30 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R) 5.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group C. Poland v Argentina.

An elite team of police officers is assigned to transport a drug kingpin into federal custody after he offers $100 million to anyone who can free him. As a result, it is not long before they find themselves on the run. Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez.

11.25 The Amazing Race. (PGl) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follow the staff at the Animal Welfare League as it tries to find the right fit for a Tibetan spaniel mix. 9.30 My Life Is Murder. (Ma) Harry asks Alexa to investigate a case involving a young man he has been mentoring. 10.30 Bull. (Ma, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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(31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 8.50 MOVIE: Courtney Barnett: Anonymous Club. (2021, M) 10.15 Stuff The British Stole. 10.45 Our Brain. 11.40 Staged. 12.05am Starstruck. 12.50 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 1.50 Catalyst. 2.45 ABC News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Starstruck. 9.45 Question Everything. (Final) 10.15 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.00 Doctor Who. 12.05am Staged. 12.25 This Time With Alan Partridge. 1.00 Blunt Talk. (Final) 1.25 Archer. 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Baby Jake. 5.35 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) ABC TV PLUS (22)

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6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group C. Poland v Argentina. Continued. 8.30 Soccer.

2022 FIFA World Cup. Group A. Ecuador v Senegal. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group C. Poland v Argentina. Replay. 2.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group D. Australia v Denmark. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Copenhagen: Europe’s Greatest Christmas Market.

8.30 Scotland’s Riverwoods. (PG)

9.30 Rebuilding Notre-Dame With Lucy Worsley. (R)

10.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R)

11.30 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R)

1.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group

F. Croatia v Belgium. 4.30 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R) 5.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group E. Japan v Spain.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Aussie Salvage Squad. 1.00 Outback Truckers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Evening session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 9.00 MOVIE: Pompeii. (2014, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

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6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 New Tricks. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Crooks In Cloisters. (1964) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Chicago P.D. 11.50 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.00

Pooches At Play. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Tommy. 11.15 Evil. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Hawaii Five-0. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.30 MOVIE: Bad Neighbours. (2014, MA15+) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Satisfaction. 1.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Raven’s Quest. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.50 News. 7.00 Arctic Secrets. 7.50 Peckham’s Finest. 8.30 I, Sniper. 9.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Group D. Tunisia v Australia. Replay. 1am Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Afternoon session.

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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Evening session.

7.30

8.30

Police After Dark. (Premiere, Mlv)

6.30 The Project.

7.30 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. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) The squad rallies around Detective Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Danny and Jamie clash over a gang shooting. 11.30 The Project. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Hellfire Heroes. 2.00 Scrap Kings. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Evening session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Resident Evil. (2002, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

5.00

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CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The World According to Rowan Dean. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 The World According to Rowan Dean. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The World According to Rowan Dean. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 The World According to Rowan Dean. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 11.30 Late Programs. SKY NEWS

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 GolfBarons. Noon Golf. Australian Open. First round. 5.00 As Time Goes By. 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 MOVIE: Dr No. (1962, PG) 10.55 Snapped. 11.55 House. 12.55am Explore. 1.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop.

6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Carrie Diaries. 1.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.30 Naked Attraction. 10.30 Dating No Filter. 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Dash Dolls. 1.00 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 Bull. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 The Code. 11.30 48 Hours. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Tommy. 3.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.00 MacGyver.

Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Tribal. 9.25 MOVIE: The Man From Snowy River. (1982) 11.20 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 9GO! (83) 6am The Movie Show. 6.20 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 8.20 This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016, PG) 10.00 Into The White. (2012, M, Norwegian) Noon Higher Ground. (2011, M) 2.05 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 4.05 A Street Cat Named Bob. (2016, PG) 6.00 Fellinopolis. (2020, Italian) 7.30 A Little Chaos. (2014, M) 9.40 Human Capital. (2013, MA15+, Italian) 11.45 Late Programs. 6am Sometimes Always Never. Continued. (2018, PG) 6.40 Fellinopolis. (2020, Italian) 8.10 A Street Cat Named Bob. (2016, PG) 10.05 Madame. (2017, M) 11.45 Kairos. (2019, M) 1.25pm This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016, PG) 3.05 Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara. (2011, PG, Hindi) 5.50 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 7.30 Brassed Off. (1996, M) 9.35 The Girl In The Fog. (2017, M, Italian) 11.55 Late Programs. NITV (34) NITV (34) 7MATE (63) 7MATE (63) SBS MOVIES (32) SBS MOVIES (32) ON THE Box www.newsofthearea.com.au NAMBUCCA VALLEY NEWS OF THE AREA 23 NEWS OF THE AREA NAMBUCCA VALLEY Friday, 25 November 2022 DEAR BUSINESS OWNERS Advertising and Marketing works for your business. Call Gaye Conway for pricing and options to be inside the local newspaper. 0436 355 564 gaye@newsofthearea.com.au

National Selection

By Aiden BURGESS

FOUR fabulous futsal players are set to represent Australia on national tours abroad.

Coffs Harbour Futsal juniors Nervada Buckley-

Nash,

The four made their

respective junior national teams after outstanding performances at the National Schools Futsal Championships in Brisbane. Lily MacKay and Annabelle Shelton are both

heading to the UK in April as part of the 14 Girls Australian team.

Nervada Buckley-Nash is heading to Spain as part of the 13 Girls Australian team, while Jack Hartmann will

represent Australia in Fiji as part of the 15 Boys team.

Australian Futsal Association’s Far North NSW Administrator, Renee Markham, said the four players had displayed the

Coffs futsal players to represent Australia

skills needed for national selection.

“Our international selectors look at many things in a player,” she said.

“All of these players have shown that they are coachable, they have great sportsmanship and are great team players.

“In their games that the selector was looking at they would have displayed great skill and confidence on the ball, decision making skills in one on one situations, used creative flair, have great court and player awareness, are just to name a few.”

Markham explained how local players could earn international selection.

“All up we had fifteen players from the nine teams that we took to National Schools Futsal Championships that have taken up international tours,” she said.

“Players are able to get selected by following one of the player pathways; the Coffs Coast School Futsal Titles on 24-25 May 2023.

“Players from here are selected for National School Futsal Championships, players from here are selected for international tours.

“For the National Club Futsal Championships, I am taking an Under 8 Boys representative team, our youngest team yet.”

Thirteen-year-old Annabelle Shelton is a year 7 student at Nambucca Valley Christian Community School and has been playing football since she was six-years-old.

Currently playing up several age divisions in the Bellingen Football Club Under 16s girls side, Annabelle’s dream is to play for the Matildas at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane and hopes that this international tour selection is a step towards that dream.

To raise money for her upcoming trip, Annabelle has a GoFundMe account and a fundraiser with the Australian Sports Foundation which, as a registered charity, allows all donations over $2 to be fully tax deductible.

To donate visit https:// asf.org.au/donate/ annabelle-sheltonaustralian-futsal-teamuk-tour or https://www. gofundme.com/f/helpannabelle-make-the-aussieteam.

Jack Hartmann, Lily MacKay, and Annabelle Shelton have been selected to Australian teams who will take part in international tours next year.

q Annabelle Shelton, Lily MacKay, Nervada Buckley-Nash, and Jack Hartmann.

q Annabelle is in year 7 at Nambucca Valley Christian Community School.

q Annabelle Shelton in action.

q Annabelle competes for the ball.