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q The Bowraville Theatre Singers delivered an uplifting pop up concert to delighted patients and staff at the Macksville Hospital last week.
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Healing harmonies at Macksville Hospital
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The Longest Way Round accompanied by Bonnie Nilsson on guitar.
A highlight of the concert was the powerful rendition of Sesere Eeye, with local anaesthetist and soprano soloist Dr Toni North delivering flawless rhythm on the drum.
Toni’s dual role as both hospital staff and performer added an especially meaningful connection to the occasion.
“It was an enjoyable experience for us and very well-received by patients and staff,” the Bowraville Theatre Singers’ Christine Wilson told News Of The Area.
“There was a genuine feeling that we were doing something good.”
The Bowraville Theatre Singers are already considering future pop-up performances as part of their mission to bring music to the community.
Potential venues for 2026 include local schools, nursing homes, the Bellingen Hospital, and even special community events.
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concert to delighted patients and staff at the Macksville Hospital last week. Photo: supplied.
The Bowraville Theatre Singers delivered an uplifting pop up
Bowraville man pleads for Council to fix stormwater issues
By Ned COWIE ongoing concern.
SMALL business owner and resident of High Street, Bowraville, Dan Boermans addressed the public forum of Nambucca Valley Council’s 25 November general meeting to plead for help with ongoing stormwater issues.
Mr Boermans, who has spent 20 years as a successful broadsheet cartoonist, reopened the Bowra Emporium 12 weeks ago at 45 High Street, Bowraville.
The shop offers an eclectic mix of treasures ranging from pre-loved books on many specialist subjects to ceramics, garagenalia, kitchenalia, records, curios and other collectibles.
Mr Boermans told NOTA the shop represented his “masterwork” of creativity.
He bought the property in 2009, but it was in 2022 that major stormwater inundation first began to become an
Although he admits he is “not an engineer”, Mr Boermans has arrived at the conclusion that a 1.7m long concrete bung installed sometime in the last century is a significant contributor to the problem.
He believes the shallow street gutters lead water toward a metal grate (newly installed by Council) but hit the aforementioned concrete bung before it, diverting much of the flow down his driveway and under the shop and residence.
“Polluted storm water flows into my foundations and under the shop door,” he told Council at the public forum.
According to Mr Boermans, Council representatives have visited him numerous times since the problem first arose, with the most recent town planners also concluding the
Street stall
THE Macksville Bowling Club ladies will hold a street stall fundraiser on Thursday, 4 December
outside Betta Electrical on Wallace Street, Macksville.
There will be a large selection of delicious cakes,
troublesome bung should go.
“They arrived with clipboards but I would have rather they had jackhammers and work boots,” he told NOTA.
“But they also decided
that piece of concrete was the problem.”
Despite this, nothing has yet been done to improve the situation and with summer storm season approaching and his “masterwork” at stake, Mr Boermans has again contacted Council seeking urgent attention to the problem.
biscuits and slices and a range of craft items to choose from.
“We will also be having a Christmas raffle with the first prize being a ham donated by Macksville Country Club, second prize a fruit and vegetable tray donated by
Foodworks and third prize a bottle of bubbly,” said the group’s Ruth Flarrety.
“Come along and have a chat with our lovely ladies and take home something yummy for morning tea.”
“Has nobody ever given you a timeframe for works to commence?” Councillor James Angel asked Mr Boermans at Tuesday’s meeting.
“No,” he replied.
Councillor Susan Jenvey reassured Mr Boermans that she would call for a report into the issue at the following night’s meeting (Wednesday,
26 November). In the meantime, Mr Boermans hopes for clear skies.
q The concrete section of guttering that Mr Boermans is convinced needs to be removed.
q Dan Boermans outside his shop in High Street, Bowraville.
Blueberry grower and earthmover face court
By Ned COWIE
AN Oz Group blueberry grower and an earthmoving company owner faced court in Macksville last week, each pleading guilty to two charges relating to dam construction on a Eungai Creek property.
Pawandeep Dhillon and Jack Reibel faced charges of extending a dam without permission and carrying out a controlled activity on waterfront land without approval in the Macksville Local Court on 20 November, 2025.
All parties agreed to attend by audio visual link in Coffs Harbour Court
on 11 February 2026 for sentencing.
The maximum penalty that could be imposed by the Local Court is $22,000 per offence.
The charges were brought about by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) which alleged that Mr Dhillon engaged the earthmoving company to substantially increase the size and capacity of a small existing dam on Kesbys Creek without first getting approval.
Kesbys Creek is a third order stream and part of the catchment of Warrell Creek which joins the
Nambucca River near its mouth at Nambucca Heads.
NRAR Director of Investigation and Enforcement Lisa Stockley said in a statement to NOTA that the regulator took rules related to building dams and works on waterfront land very seriously.
"It is the responsibility of both the landowner and the earthmoving contractor to ensure they have approval to construct any dam before starting work," Ms Stockley said.
"Anything constructed on waterfront land is particularly sensitive and carries a risk of potential negative impacts further downstream," she said.
This is the second prosecution by NRAR on the North Coast this year relating to unlawful dams.
In February a Kempsey region commercial farming company and one of its directors were together fined close to $300,000 for constructing and using dams without approval and undertaking prohibited activity in a wetland.
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Pty Ltd and one of its directors were sentenced in Kempsey Local Court after each being found guilty of twelve charges including four of using dams without approval, two of extending dams without approval, and six of constructing dams within a wetland.
Oz Group did not respond to requests for comment on the matter.
q Jack Reibel and Pawandeep Dhillon attended Macksville Local Court on 20 November facing charges brought about by water regulator NRAR.
Mr Dhillon’s Eungai Creek farm operates under the Oz Group Co-op which has previously been vocal in Nambucca Valley Council meetings defending the conduct of its members.
RV Investigator sparks interest during hightech mission off the Nambucca Valley
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Large vessels are rarely seen this close to our near shore, generating curiosity across the community.
The CSIRO’s Marine National Facility advised that the vessel was in the region as part of a transit voyage from Brisbane to Hobart, making use of available sea time to deliver two significant underwater cultural heritage projects.
Off Nambucca Heads, the Investigator was focused on high-resolution seafloor mapping of submerged Indigenous palaeolandscapes associated with the ancient Macleay River system.
The area is of cultural significance to the Gumbaynggirr, Ngambaa and Dunghutti peoples.
These now-underwater environments once formed part of rich cultural areas occupied by these Traditional Custodians during periods of lower sea level.
The goal is to help link ancient songlines and
cultural sites with offshore landscapes now hidden beneath the sea, contributing to reconstructions of past environments and climate.
This work forms part of a co-designed Sea Country mapping project involving Traditional Custodians and University of Adelaide co-chief scientist Dr Ania Kotarba, who were onboard to guide research off South West Rocks and Crescent Head.
Mapping data also connects with significant onshore cultural sites such as the Clybucca shell middens, helping to build a holistic picture of coastal change and deep-time Indigenous heritage.
Operating a 94-metre research vessel so close to the coastline is no simple task and the crew conducted a navigational assessment before departure, and the ship’s Master took advantage of near-perfect weather to safely run tight, parallel survey lines.
During their visit to the
region the RV Investigator team faced challenges that included working within shallow water constraints, managing swell, currents and surf-zone proximity while ensuring coordination with Traditional Custodians to see that cultural protocols were upheld.
The data collected during the voyage contributes to a range of national research priorities.
It advances Australia’s ability to map and protect underwater cultural heritage, helping to build the frameworks needed for future heritage surveys.
It also deepens understanding of climate and environmental change by reconstructing past sea-level rise and coastal transformation.
The project strengthens Indigenous knowledge integration, supporting cultural revitalisation and long-term Sea Country stewardship through genuine collaboration with Traditional Custodians.
All mapping results will be incorporated into AusSeabed, Australia’s national seabedmapping initiative, which forms part of the global effort to chart the world’s oceans by 2030.
Ngambaa Traditional Custodians played a direct role by identifying culturally significant areas during the voyage.
Post-expedition, findings will be shared with local communities through workshops and educational resources.
“Having RV Investigator off the Nambucca Valley highlights the significance of this coastline’s cultural and natural heritage,” Gaby Marino, Group Leader, Operations, Ship Management Program, Marine National Facility (CSIRO) told News Of The Area.
“The research honours Sea Country and creates opportunities for community engagement in marine science and cultural heritage.”
New land valuations for coastal NSW
billion, marking a two percent increase from $570 billion in 2024.
The new land values were assessed based on an analysis of almost 23,000 property sales.
Coastal areas of NSW experienced an overall increase of 2.3 percent in residential land values.
The biggest increases were seen in Byron (+13.8%), Wingecarribee
(+7.3%), Newcastle (+6.9%) Tweed (+6.6%) and Lismore (+5.3%).
Residential land values. increased by 3.1% in Coffs Harbour, 4.8% in Nambucca and 2.2% in Bellingen.
Commercial land values increased slightly by 1.9% across the state.
The largest increases in commercial land values were seen in Wingecarribee (+16%), Ballina (+5.3%), Nambucca
(+4.1%), Newcastle (+3.7%), Mid-Coast (+3.6%) and Bellingen (+3.5%).
Lismore (-5.1%) and Coffs Harbour (-4.2%) experienced negative growth in commercial land values.
“The coastal commercial market has slight increases overall which have generally followed increases in similar residential areas as confidence returns to these
locations,” said Sally Dale, Valuer General of NSW.
“Commercial properties with mixed use potential have seen some of the largest increases across the region.”
Industrial land values in the coastal areas of NSW grew by 4.7% on average.
The largest increases in industrial land values were seen in Tweed (+19.4%), Shellharbour (+14.9%), Wollongong (+12%), Kyogle (+9.4%), Ballina
(+8.7%).
Industrial land values grew by 0.2% in Bellingen, 3.8% in Coffs Harbour, and 2.2% in Nambucca.
Rural land values in the coastal regions of NSW decreased by 0.7% overall.
Wingecarribee saw the largest percentage land value increase with 6.5%, followed by Lismore (+4.3%), Bega Valley (+4.2%), Tweed (+3.8%) and Clarence Valley (+2.0%).
Rural land values increased by 0.7% in Bellingen, 1.3% in Coffs Harbour, and reduced by -1.0% in Nambucca.
The new land values will be used by Revenue NSW to calculate land tax for landowners who are liable.
Registered land tax clients will receive their assessment notice from Revenue NSW starting January 2026 for the 2026 land tax year.
q RV Investigator was seen near the mouth of the Nambucca River last week. Photo: supplied.
q RV Investigator, the 94-metre ocean research vessel seen operating off the Nambucca Valley last week. Photo: supplied.
q The transit and research route used by the RV Investigator last week. Photo: supplied.
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$20 million to grow state’s
industry
THE state government launched the $20 million Aquaculture Industry Development Program on Monday, aiming to strengthen and expand the seafood industry’s economic contribution to NSW.
The program is designed to boost productivity and increase sustainability across farming operations for oysters, mussels, kelp, and algae, plus freshwater and marine fish hatcheries and bioproducts.
“By investing in sustainability and productivity, the Minns Government is helping future-proof the industry, attract investment, and ensure regional communities continue to benefit from a strong, resilient seafood sector,” the state government said in a statement.
NSW Farmers president Xavier Martin welcomed the move.
“The NSW aquaculture industry has set a target to double its farmgate production value to $300 million by 2030, and this initiative will help achieve this through industry innovation, climate change adaptation and the diversification of products,” Mr Martin said.
“As the sector recovers, this program will help ensure industry can manage the
risks and take advantage of opportunities in the coming years and decades, through the sustainable development of our natural resources and support for innovation.”
Under the program, the aquaculture and commercial fishing industries will have access to two targeted funding streams, offering grants from $500,000 to $2 million, for the following:
• Stream One - Projects focused on infrastructure upgrades to support growth and productivity, such as equipment upgrades, supply chain improvements and new product development.
• Stream Two - Projects that reduce carbon emissions and promote reuse and regeneration of materials, such as converting equipment to lower emissions or creating bioproducts and utilising waste streams such as processing of oyster shells.
This $20 million investment will help the sector address opportunities and challenges facing the industry such as:
• incoming mandatory Country-of-Origin Labelling requirements for seafood served in hospitality venues from 2026
• managing environmental and biosecurity risks in fisheries and hatcheries
• supply chain challenges of getting
produce to state, national and international markets.
Aboriginal businesses and organisations, including Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Minister for Agriculture and Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty said the program will deliver real economic benefits and jobs to regional and coastal communities by helping seafood businesses grow and become more efficient.
“This is a great opportunity for regional aquaculture and commercial fishing businesses to tap into the growing national and global appetite for high-quality protein,” she said.
“It means the industry can innovate and look at growing the exciting new developments in seaweed, algae and freshwater and marine bioproducts.
“Ultimately it’s about boosting jobs, strengthening our seafood and emerging bioproducts sectors, and making sure we can keep enjoying the great seafood New South Wales is known for.”
Business and organisations are encouraged to apply and submit projects by the end of Sunday 18 January 2026.
Program details can be found at nsw.gov. au/aidp.
A show for a good cause
A LONG time advocate for social equity, in particular housing security, singer songwriter Liz Stringer’s Bowraville show on Saturday will serve as a fundraiser for the Nambucca Youthie.
Officially the Nambucca Valley Youth Services Centre, the Youthie has been a vital community hub in Nambucca Heads for more than 20 years.
The Youthie is a grassroots not-for-profit youth centre that caters for young people across the Nambucca Valley, providing youth programs, advocacy and referral.
Beginning a 17-date tour in October, Stringer has partnered with a host of charities - including the Youthie, encouraging gig attendees to donate funds to support their operations.
Her mission for this tour was to “find local champions, powered by volunteers with big hearts, who understand the needs of their communities intimately”.
Stringer’s team said she was “stoked” to discover the Nambucca Youthie team and the work they are doing despite many challenges.
One of Australia’s most admired and versatile songwriters and instrumentalists, Stringer’s career spans seven studio albums and a slew of honours including Port Fairy Folk Festival's 2023 Artist of the Year and the Woodford Folk Festival 'Emerging Legend of Australian Song' in 2020.
Stringer is a venerated guitarist and vocalist, her notoriously powerful live performances and melodically rich, storybased songs earning her a unique place among the most important Australian songwriters of the modern era.
She will perform in Bowraville with her full band, and will be supported by Bellingen local Maddi O'Brien.
The show is scheduled for Saturday
29 November from 6:30-10:00pm at the Bowraville Theatre, 74 High St, Bowraville. For more information, visit www. trybooking.com/events/landing/1433534?.
A decade of Valla Expressions Art Show
By Jen HETHERINGTON
PREPARATIONS are well in train for the tenth anniversary of the Valla Expressions Art Show to be held at the Valla Community Hall from 3-11 January 2026.
To mark the occasion, an opening evening will be held on Sunday, 4 January from 57pm.
Organiser Julie Collins told News Of The Area, “All of the artists will be present, and the community is invited to share some light refreshments while watching a visual presentation of the history of the art show.
“Gary Cattanach will provide live music and all art on show will be for sale.
“The youth art will no longer be an active competition but will include a visual display.
“We shall be selling gift vouchers outside Nourish Cafe on 4 and 14 December from 9.30-12.30 as well as at the Valla Markets on
6 December.”
The Valla Expressions Art Show - featuring 16 artists and craftspeople from Valla Beach, Nambucca Heads, and the surrounding area - has long been a major fundraiser for the
community, with a percentage of all sales donated to the Valla Beach Community Association to be used in local projects. See the Show’s Facebook page for profiles of participating artists.
q The 2025 exhibition crew.
q Liz Stringer. Photo: Archie Chew.
Education campus opened at Eungai Creek
NEWINGTON College’s new Eungai Creek Campus was officially opened on Saturday, 22 November.
The facility offers social service immersion and outdoor education programs for students of Newington College, a Uniting Church private school in Sydney.
Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee said the connections the school had made with the Nambucca and Kempsey communities over years was extensive and he welcomed its significant investment in the region.
“Together Newington College and Macleay Vocational College have demonstrated a
genuine partnership,” he said.
“By acting in the spirit of cooperation and creating connections which benefit both their students and the community they have delivered exceptional programs and have provided positive benefits to the wider community.
“The social service immersion campus here at Eungai Creek will give Year 9 students an extraordinary opportunity to experience life beyond their Sydney environment.
“Through meaningful community engagement and the students volunteering in premises such as Dalaigur Preschool and
Macleay Valley House, they have gained insights into regional life and have grown their own self confidence in the process.”
The opening ceremony on Saturday included a Welcome to Country and yarns from local elders of the Dunghutti, Gumbaynggirr and Ngambaa people and a tour of the grounds, cabins and the new dining hall.
Director of Eungai Creek Campus, Mark Morrison OAM, has been an educational leader in the Macleay Valley for decades.
He said the campus was special due to its nature-based experiences and its ability to involve the community.
“Here at Newington’s Eungai campus we have the ability to pivot… to find what the boys have connection with and then to move in those connections,” he said.
“When our boys volunteer with a community organisation or deliver meals to Eungai State School, they all come back with a friendship and a bond with a member of our community.
“This interconnection will live in their brains, because they want to tell that story.
“Then, as they tell those stories, they share them with other people and their mates, and then it grows into a bigger thing.”
Exhibition celebrates connection and creativity
By Mick BIRTLES
THE Nambucca Valley's creative community is coming together once again for a heartfelt and joyful exhibition titled “Friends”.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, 29 November at the Nambucca Valley Phoenix Gallery and Café.
This colourful showcase is part of the Art with Heart series and brings together local artists Barbara Mott, Carmel Mott, Kristine Reynolds, and Abbey Jae, whose collective works explore the warmth, joy and connection found in friendship.
The artist's work is facilitated by Nelli Gallop and features bold colours, expressive figures, and meaningful storytelling in an exhibition that promises to uplift and inspire.
The official opening event will run from 10am to 1pm, offering the perfect opportunity to meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments, and soak in the uplifting atmosphere of creative expression.
More than just an exhibition, Friends also offers a way to give back.
Ten percent of all art sales will be donated to Backpack Beds for Homeless, a not-forprofit organisation providing emergency bedding for people sleeping rough across Australia.
So, every purchase supports both local
artists and a national cause.
The show will run until 10 January , giving locals and visitors ample time to experience the vibrant collection in the welcoming space of the Gallery and Café, a community hub run
by Nambucca Valley Phoenix, which continues to support creativity, inclusion and social enterprise in the region.
Whether you're a long-time art lover or simply seeking a meaningful outing, Friends
Rainbows come out on top in Bowra Photo Competition
LOCAL photographer Rhys Grainger has taken out first prize in the Bowraville Tech Centre’s (BTC) “To Bowra With Love” photography competition judged during this month’s Back to Bowra festival.
The prize money of $250 went to Mr Grainger for his snap of a rainbow peaking through clouds above a scene of Bowraville’s iconic main street.
Entries for the competition were accepted over October and November in conjunction with the lead up to Back to Bowra event.
Thirty-eight entries were received containing a variety of subjects from prizewinning cattle to Bowraville’s heritage listed buildings and street scenes.
Two photographs, both featuring rainbows, stood out as clear winners.
“In the end it was a matter of just a couple of votes between first and second,” a spokesperson from the BTC said.
Runner-up in the competition went to Kevin Woods with his photograph of a rainbow over fields taken from his Argents Hill home.
Collecting his prize money, Mr Grainger generously donated a significant portion back to the volunteer-run not-for-profit BTC, which maintains the community website which will feature the winning photographs as part of its home screen design.
“It’s a wonderful surprise,” Mr Grainger said.
Although not a professional photographer, his snaps of the area are well-known to many social media users.
“I’m just a hobbyist but I ended up with a decent camera, and I have sold the odd photograph for things - like I think one was
is a must-visit event that celebrates human connection, community, and the power of art to bring people together.
The gallery is located at 88 High Street, Bowraville.
used as a splash back for a bathroom,” Mr Grainger said.
Third place went to Marion Syratt for her photograph featuring Crooked Top Mountain at sunset.
Close to 200 people participated in the voting which was carried out in-person at the Pioneer Community Centre and the Bowraville Technology Centre over the course of the festival.
“We are very pleased with the interest and feel it really helped people to think about what they love most about our gorgeous region,” competition organiser Ned Cowie of the BTC said.
“Next year we plan to run it again and hope it is even bigger,” she added.
q Bowraville photographer Rhys Grainger collected his prize money from photo competition organiser Ned Cowie.
q The winning entry, Bowraville Rainbow, by Rhys Grainger.
q Art with Heart artist Barbara Mott with her artwork Brumbies in the Wild.
q Art with Heart artist Kristine Reynolds with Art Facilitator Nelli Gallop.
Coffs Neuro Physio: Helping you
live, your way
NAVIGATING life with a neurological condition can be overwhelming - but support is closer than you think.
At Coffs Neuro Physio, a dedicated team of neurological and vestibular physiotherapists is helping locals move, recover, and thrive after diagnosis.
Whether it's stroke,
Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease or vestibular conditions with vertigo and dizziness, their team delivers therapy grounded in expertise and driven by compassion.
Founder and physiotherapist Amanda O’Neill says the focus is
always on the individual.
“Every person’s journey is different, so our care is never one-size-fits-all.
“We meet people where they are, and help them build the confidence and strength to take the next step,” Amanda explains.
Coffs Neuro Physio offers tailored one-on-one
therapy, group programs like PD Warrior and MS Get a Head Start, hydrotherapy, gait retraining, and access to support from Allied Health Assistants and Speech Pathology.
Their clinic, based at the Coffs Harbour Jetty, is purpose-built for neurological
rehab - with equipment, access, and energy to match.
“We have a deep commitment to working alongside each person, helping them return to the activities and independence that matter most,” says Amanda.
“For some, it’s getting
back to gardening or walking at the beach. For others, it’s standing again after a serious injury.”
Coffs Neuro Physio is proudly local, privately run, and passionate about changing lives through movement.
COFFS NEURO PHYSIO
q Coffs Neuro Physio is helping locals move, recover, and thrive after diagnosis.
Fostering inclusive societies
INTERNATIONAL Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations day held on 3 December each year.
In Australia, IDPwD is a joint effort between government, schools, organisations, community groups, businesses and individuals.
“International Day of People with Disability is one day, but it is there to remind us all to accept and respect the 5.5 million Australians with disability every single day,” said Senator Jenny McAllister, Minister for the NDIS.
“Let us all make a conscious effort this year to challenge stereotypes and attitudes faced by people with disability.”
The theme for IDPwD 2025 is “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
In 2025, six ambassadors will promote disability
inclusion in the lead-up to IDPwD.
- Maree Jenner is a longtime advocate of participation and engagement in her community. She facilitates the Social Futures school inclusion programs, ‘Same but Different’ and ‘Champions for Change’, which aim to remove social barriers and encourage inclusion for people with disability.
- Santiago Velasquez Hurtado is the CEO and founder of two companies, and an accomplished innovator and designer. Santiago utilises his lived experience and degree in electrical engineering to invent solutions to make the world more accessible.
- James Parr is an awardwinning model, speaker, content creator, writer, athlete and advocate. He is a proud Wiradjuri man and uses his role to talk about inclusivity and diversity in the modelling industry. James
won the GQ Model of the Year Award in 2023, was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2024 and is a Tedx speaker.
- Olivia Sidhu is a health ambassador for Down Syndrome Australia and has represented Australia as a civil society delegate at the United Nations in 2023. Olivia is a strong advocate in her community, educating healthcare professionals about inclusive communication for people with Down syndrome to improve their health outcomes.
- Ronan Soussa is an Autistic advocate, performer and piano player. He is mostly known for his appearance on the second season of 'Love on the Spectrum' on ABC and Netflix. Ronan’s mission is to encourage people with disability to be their authentic selves.
- Isabella Choate is a multi-award-winning
Living Experience Advocate, passionate about community building and platforming the voices of young people with disability. Isabella founded
WA’s first Disability Pride Festival after winning WA Young Person of the Year 2024, and at 25, became CEO of the Youth Disability
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q International Day of People with Disability ambassador Maree Jenner. Photo: Social Futures.
Advocacy Network, finalist for Young Australian of the Year (WA) and made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Preschool celebrates World Children’s Day
WORLD Children’s Day was celebrated at the Macksville Preschool and Childcare centre on Thursday, 20 November.
The annual day, promoted globally by UNICEF, serves to raise awareness, improve children’s welfare and advocate for their rights.
The morning in Macksville started with children and educators decorating the centre with balloons and preparing a delicious fruit platter ready for story time with preschool president and Nambucca Valley Council GM Bede Spannagle.
The book of choice was ‘Demolition’, which follows the dramatic demolition of a building to build a playground.
Mr Spannagle took the opportunity to speak about safety, showing the children his safety boots, vest and hard hat.
Said hat was later eagerly painted by the children.
“I enjoyed engaging with the kids and am proud of my new hard hat,” Mr Spannagle said.
World Children’s Day wasn’t the only thing celebrated at the preschool last Thursday however.
“This year marks the 50th anniversary the Macksville Preschool and Childcare Centre has been operational in the Nambucca Valley community,” Mr Spannagle told News Of The Area.
The 50th anniversary celebrations will continue at upcoming Graduation Day celebrations, with the unveiling of a commemorative tree that will feature leaves with names of past and present families who attended the centre.
If you or a member of your family attended the Macksville Preschool and you would like to purchase a commemorative leaf with your family’s name on it, reach out to the centre.
Marine Rescue launches fundraising calendar
By Mick BIRTLES
MARINE Rescue Nambucca has unveiled its 2026 fundraising calendar, an annual project that celebrates the beauty of the region’s waterways while supporting the vital work of the unit’s volunteers.
The release comes at an ideal time, with the organisation experiencing a welcome surge in new recruits just ahead of the busy holiday boating season.
Each year, the unit produces a calendar featuring professionalstandard photographs showcasing the waterways from Scotts Head through to Urunga; the estuaries, beaches and river systems that make the Nambucca region such a treasured part of the Mid North Coast.
The 2026 edition continues this tradition, with breathtaking imagery donated by Matt Campbell of North Coast Photography, a former Marine Rescue Nambucca member and past resident of Nambucca Heads.
The calendar is priced at $20 and is available from the Nambucca Heads Newsagency, the Visitor
Information Centre, and selected local caravan parks.
All funds raised go directly towards supporting Marine Rescue Nambucca’s operations, equipment, training and community safety initiatives.
A highlight of the calendar is its comprehensive Safe Boating Advice, printed on the inside cover.
This information provides essential reminders for both locals and visitors, promoting safer boating habits during the peak summer season.
Additional details about Marine Rescue and marine safety appear inside, while each month displays one of the region’s spectacular waterway images.
While Marine Rescue NSW receives substantial support from the NSW Government, including annual grants and revenue from the recreational boating levy, local fundraising remains essential.
Marine Rescue NSW is a not-forprofit organisation, and individual units such as Marine Rescue Nambucca must fundraise to meet many of their day-to-day costs.
Ukuleles and flowers delight at Stuarts Point
By Jen HETHERINGTON
STUARTS Point and District Garden
Club members and guests held their final community meeting for 2025 on Wednesday, 5 November at the Stuarts Point Community Hall.
Beyond the stunning floral show bench displays, the seasonally abundant trading table loaded with local produce and raffle prizes, the club hosted the South West Rock U3A Ukulele Group as lively,
colourful and occasionally comical entertainment for the day.
President Denise O’Connor welcomed allcomers and reviewed the events the club has enjoyed throughout the year, noting forthcoming trips and adventures.
“Our recent trip to Jenny and Roger Gifkin’s Gallery at Belmore River was most enjoyable,” Denise said.
“They have tended their glorious garden, which includes a Japanese
Morgan magic
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Thea Kimber and Linda Piccin nearest, Heather Gray was closest on 13 and McWilliam skipped off the last with the $32 Pro Pin.
feature garden, for the last 50 years.”
To round out the year, the Club has organised a Hunter Valley bus tour and overnight stay for December.
“We will be back for another busy and enjoyable year with our first community meeting at the hall on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 at the regular time of 11.30am,
new members are most welcome,” Denise said.
For more information about the Stuarts Point Garden Club, contact Denise on 0434 372 707.
Newcastle Golf Club's Seaton Jones (12) birdied the 7th, had 77 gross, and 40 points to take out Div 1 of the Domina General Insurance medley stableford on Thursday, 20 November.
Walter Bortoletto (33) parred 5 and 8 on his merry way to 40 points to scorch Div 2 from Gary Beggs (25) on 37.
Nathan Ison (14) also had a good time out, with a bird on the 3rd and 37 points to claim second prize.
Geoff McCann banged the putt from afar on 1 and the pins went to Guy Stig on 5, Seaton on 7 and Chris Brownlie on 15. Peter Shepherd picked up the 8th and the pizza on 13 and Troy Herbert scored the $70 Pro Pin on the last.
Domina Insurance was again the sponsor for the medley stableford on Tuesday, 18 November, when Geoff Goesch (22) somehow birdied 6 and 12two of the most dangerous holes on The Island. He also doubled the lastpossibly a flirtation with the white stakes topped with black - to post 40 points, two ahead of runner-up
Kempsey's Colin Habgood (11).
The Nambucca Skins grand finalists have been selected after four nail-biting semis. Dave Rosser, Andy Mackinnon, Jai Wassens and Elijah Cooper will play for the cash, trophies and skiting rights, most likely on Sunday, 14 December.
q Preschool President and Council GM Bede Spannagle reading to the children.
q The calendar features images donated by Matt Campbell of North Coast Photography and also provides comprehensive boat safety advice. Photo: Matt Campbell.
q The South West Rock U3A Ukulele Group were in fine voice and floral attire.
Swimming North Coast Qualifying
By Aiden BURGESS
SWIMMING North Coast
Qualifying & Div 2 Champs South - 8/11/2025
Results
Event 4 Boys 11 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Backstroke
1 Abela, Byron 11 Macksville
42.33 40.90
Event 10 Girls 14 Year Olds 100 LC Meter Freestyle
1 Mitcham, Ashley 14 Macksville
1:09.01 1:07.51
Event 10 Women 17 & Over 100 LC Meter Freestyle
1 Reinhold, Breanna 18 Macksville 1:08.31 1:08.11
Event 12 Girls 12 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Backstroke
1 Field, Milla 12 Macksville
3:03.79 3:02.19
Event 12 Girls 14 Year Olds 200
LC Meter Backstroke
1 Mitcham, Ashley 14 Macksville
3:05.93 3:05.95
Event 16 Boys 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Butterfly
1 Clark, Callen 8 Macksville 55.62
57.28
Event 18 Girls 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Butterfly
1 Abela, Sienna 12 Macksville 35.05 34.03
Event 22 Girls 12 Year Olds 200 LC Meter IM
1 Abela, Sienna 12 Macksville
3:07.72 3:02.79
Event 26 Girls 12 Year Olds 100
LC Meter Breaststroke
1 Gadsden, Hazel 12 Macksville
1:41.00 1:42.70
1 Reinhold, Breanna 18 Macksville 1:31.35 1:30.24
Event 32 Girls 14 Year Olds 50 LC
Meter Breaststroke
1 Mitcham, Ashley 14 Macksville
44.90 44.87
Event 32 Women 17 & Over 50 LC
Meter Breaststroke
1 Reinhold, Breanna 18 Macksville
42.00 41.67
Event 36 Girls 12 Year Olds 200 LC
Meter Freestyle
1 Abela, Sienna 12 Macksville
2:38.27 2:36.40
Event 36 Women 15 & Over 200 LC
Meter Freestyle
1 Reinhold, Breanna 18 Macksville
2:31.20 2:31.72
Event 40 Girls 12 Year Olds 100 LC
Meter Backstroke
1 Abela, Sienna 12 Macksville
1:26.60 1:29.56
Event 40 Girls 14 Year Olds 100 LC
Meter Backstroke
1 Mitcham, Ashley 14 Macksville
1:21.63 1:22.75
Event 41 Boys 11 & Under 200 LC
Meter Breaststroke
1 Tyler, Flynn 11 Macksville 4:06.50 4:06.18
Event 50 Boys 8 & Under 50 LC
Meter Freestyle
1 Clark, Callen 8 Macksville 43.73
46.55
Event 52 Girls 14 Year Olds 50 LC
Meter Freestyle
1 Mitcham, Ashley 14 Macksville
30.92 30.97
Event 52 Women 17 & Over 50 LC
Meter Freestyle
1 Reinhold, Breanna 18 Macksville
30.21 30.44
Event 54 Girls 11 & Under 200 LC
Meter Butterfly
1 Buchholz, Matilda 11 Macksville
2:48.71 2:42.10
Nambucca Valley Bridge Club News
By Barbara MARANIK
RESULTS for Week ending 23rd
November 2025
Monday 17th November 2025
1st Susie Keur & Les Sinclair 56%, 2nd Rosemary Bateman & Peter Plunkett-Cole 55%, 3rd Judy Holliday & Robert Baker 55%
Tuesday 18th November 2025
1st Michael Finucane & Margaret Sullivan 55%, 2nd Amber Fox & Carol Mc Kee 51%, 3rd Colin Denney & Alison Savage 48%
Thursday 20th November 2025 North/South
1st Barbara Lott & Linda Siford 68%, 2nd Janet Dyson & Maureen Cowan 50%, 3rd Susie Keur & Peter Plunkett-Cole 50% East/West
1st Collin Tolley & Mike Siford 68%, 2nd Paul Coe & Carol McKee 55%, 3rd Pete Rundle & Jane Wood 50%
Saturday 22nd November 2025
1st Ali & Neil Tupper 58%, 2nd Maureen Cowan & Barb Maranik 57%, 3rd Linda & Mike Siford 51%
Macksville Bowls Report
By Gladys GREEN
MIXED PAIRS
The 2025 mixed pairs have been taking place over the last couple of months with some great games taking place.
RESULTS - Rd1
Phil Brennan and Carol Turner
d Mark Coleman and Heather Edwards 28/18.
Peter Carlow and Judy Walker d Phil Rose and Mel Little 20/16.
Nambucca Bowls Report
By Charlie POTTER
FIRST the bad news... Ben Ford and Wayne Dagnall were unsuccessful in their State Rookie Finals at Raymond Terrace but we are all proud of their efforts in making it the the Finals. Well done, fellers.
The good news... Nambucca's Ty Webber and Andrew Shearer are in the MNCB 25-26 Mens Pairs semi finals this weekend at Kempsey RSL and our ladies Kim Porter/Karen Liddell and Elaine Fleming/Sandra Seckold play each other in the final of the MNCB 25-26 Senior Womens Pairs, same venue. Good luck to all!
Wed Nov 19: 22 bowlers for the Mixed Selected Triples. Winners were Tony Stokes, Neville Cooper
and Mick Boyle, with Stan Flack, Bill Mann and Mark Blackford 2nd. Lucky Losing team was Deb Mann, Robert Chibnall and Blissbomb Ruane. Mick Boyle was the Lucky Bowler, unfortunately missing the Jackpot of $180.
Thurs Nov 20: Trisley's Thursday Twilight Turnaround Triples: Just the one round of triples in the 4th round and it leaves the Riddell team still in front with 5 wins 41 margins, the Horne team in 2nd spot with 4/11 and the Hughes team 3rd with 4/2. Two rounds to go and all positions "up for grabs".
Friday Nov 2: 64 players and the day, played in cathedral silence with Mitch having a day off, went to the following: 1st Adam Laird, Andrew
Shearer and David Davies, 2nd Jai McAuliffe, Robert Chibnall and Peter Fredericks, 3rd Owen Smith, Charlie Sorrentino and Blissbomb. Three visitors, Mark Durrant, Ray Zahl and Neville Cooper were the Lucky Losers. Another visitor, Peter Smith, took home $15 as Lucky Bowler but missed drawing his rink for the $360 Jackpot. And thanks to Bill Mann for an excellent job recording it all into the diary with complete names, correctly spelt, no nicknames. He should run a clinic for some of the others. If that's OK with you, Hoggy. The Christmas Pairs sheet now has around 14 teams entered and more need to get on there before it is opened to other clubs.
Macksville Country Club Golf
By Max TURNER
SATURDAYS 2BBB (2ball best ball) event sponsored by Macksville Mowers is a pairs event where the best score on each hole is recorded. Steve Hunt and Paul Donges teamed up to win the event on a count back from Graham Everett and Phil Bambury.
Nearest the pins went Steve Riddell (Div 1) and Terry Johnson (Div2)
As a follow up to his hole-inone Michael Trisley blitzed the field to finish winner of the Mid Week competition with a net seven under par 43 . Four shot back was runner Jim Wilkes with a creditable net 39.
On Tuesday the ladies competition was also a 2BBB which saw two big hitters Ferrero and Nikki Laird combine to win from runners up Desma Hughes and Tricia Zeibell.
Nambucca Heads Women’s Bowling Club
By Teresa MEEHAN
THURSDAY Ladies bowls was a Laverty’s sponsored day.
The ladies enjoyed ideal conditions for their bowls this week, playing under clear skies and warm temperatures.
A total of 14 players took part, contributing to an excellent morning of competitive yet friendly bowls.
The standout performance of the day came from Joy and Wendy who secured the win with the biggest margin.
The runners-up, finishing with the smallest margin were Joan, Marilyn and Gloria, after a closely contested game.
In the off green results, Marilyn and Margaret D were successful in the raffle draw, while Chris was
Bowra Bowls Report
By BUNCHA
Peter Fox and Ruth Flarrety d Brian Nunne and Lorraine Edmondson 24/9.
Ken Grace and Kaye Wood d Ida Down and Karen Perry 23/18.
Rd 2
Phil Brennan and Carol Turner
d Peter Carlow and Judy Walker 19/14.
Peter Fox and Ruth Flarrety d Ken Grace and Kaye Wood 23/16. The final will take place 10am Sunday 7th December played between
Phil Brennan and Carol Turner v Peter Fox and Ruth Flarrety.
A GREAT day of bowls last Saturday 21st when the Hub hosted the annual Classic Triples bowls tournament with 78 bowlers (26 teams) turning up to contest a share of over $3,000 on offer.
Each team had to play three games of 18 ends before the top seven sides were chosen for the quarter finals, with the eighth and final team going to auction to get into the play-offs. Bidding was hotly contested brfore a young Sawtell team paid $210 to enter the play-
offs. The quarter finals, semi finals and final were played with a three end shoot out and competition was fierce. After the semi-finals it came down to the final two to play-off for the big bucks on offer.
Genevieve Staunton-Lattimer, Brian Fitzpatrick and Allan Pike from Sawtell were up against Dale Scrivener, Col Crawford and Adam Laird representing Nambucca met in the final and what a contest it was. After the 3 ends the scores were locked at 2 all and it came down to each player having to play only 1 bowl each in an extra end to find the
named the lucky bowler.
The club extends it’s thanks to Laverty Funerals for their ongoing sponsorship and support.
Next Thursday sees our charity bowls day for the Nambucca Heads Cancer Support and Parkinson's Groups.
It would be great to see as many bowlers as the greens will hold for this day.
Names should be put on the sheet at the club by Wednesday.
winner. Sawtell won the last end by 1 shot to take the series.
A big thank you to all the teams from Woopi, Sawtell, Nambucca, Scotts Head, Stuarts Point, Hat Head, Macksville and of course Bowra, who turned up. A huge thank you to bowls organizer Neill Pollard, who did a tireless, outstanding job. A huge mention of gratitude to all Sponsers.
Social bowls at the Hub tomorrow commencing at 1pm and next Tuesday December 2nd the 2025 over 50s Christmas party will be held also. Another huge crowd is expected with players partnersw all welcome.
q John Poole, Tony Adams and Graham Vincent who celebrated his 90th during the week.
SUDOKU
Kids Boot Camp
By Manny WOOD
Painted into a corner
MARY is interested in purchasing a unit in a local housing development. The unit is yet to be constructed, so she proposes to purchase the unit “off the plan”.
Mary negotiates a price with the real estate agent and a draft contract is soon sent to her conveyancer of choice.
The contract states that Mary has a choice of interior styles for her unit. Mary decides to proceed with the white colour scheme as opposed to the green colour scheme.
Contracts are exchanged and settlement is scheduled to occur after the unit has been constructed.
Unfortunately, after the unit is constructed, Mary attends a prepurchase inspection and discovers that the green colour scheme is installed.
Mary is unhappy with the green colour scheme and refuses to proceed to settlement of her purchase. She seeks the return of her $100,000 deposit.
The developer states that the difference in colour is an “inconsequential matter” and refuses to change the colour scheme. The developer insists that settlement is to proceed.
Mary’s conveyancer terminates the contract, stating that the developer has “repudiated” the contract by not complying with their contractual obligations.
The dispute proceeds to determination in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
The Court conducts a careful analysis of the contract and the relevant case law.
The Court notes that under the contract, the vendor is permitted to alter “any manner finish of at least equivalent quality” and further, that a purchaser cannot terminate the contract only due to the “quality of the inclusions”.
The Court further notes that under the contract, after settlement, Mary could seek compensation as determined by an arbitrator.
Ultimately, the Court rules that in circumstances where the developer was “ready, willing and able” to complete the contract and based on a finding that the colour change was not a “substantial defect”, Mary is ordered to proceed to settlement of the purchase of her unit.
Mary is also ordered to pay the developer’s legal costs and is liable to pay “penalty interest” due to the delay.
Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487. This fictional column is not legal advice.
No plan to make electricity cheaper
DEAR News Of The Area,
THE COALition seems desperate to live in a fact free zone.
Let us dissect their decision to abandon their Net Zero policy to concentrate on power prices. What options are available to any government to lower electricity prices?
To make this simpler, let us ignore any commitment to lower carbon emissions or to slow global warming, as important as these are to what is an existential threat.
The cheapest ways to generate electricity today are photovoltaic solar and wind turbines combined with battery storage.
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN On theCouch
The Nationals’ views on Net Zero
DEAR News Of The Area,
THE matters raised by Harry Creamer and Jake Little in a recent edition of your paper in relation to the National Party’s attitude to the policy of “Net Zero” require some response.
The Nationals are as eager as anyone else to reduce carbon emissions and if we ever reached a point of zero emissions that would be an excellent outcome.
The Nationals (along with many other members of the community) have reservations about the costs and other social impacts of getting there.
Even if we achieve such an outcome there is not going to be a bubble forming over Australia that will isolate us from the excesses of other countries.
The Nationals (together with others in the community) still have some reservations about the urgency of all this, brought about by at least the following considerations:
1. Many of the predictions of dire consequences made years ago have not occurred.
2. If you go looking you can find equally qualified, equally credible experts who will say that the outcome of increased carbon emissions is not as dire as other experts say and that the methodology of those climate experts is flawed. These sceptics just don’t get the airplay that the doomsayers get. Who amongst us is really able to make a judgement about who is correct?
3. There seem to be a lot of people (some already inappropriately wealthy) who are making a lot of money out of this and a lot of people who are making a career out of it. The old adage of “follow the money” is probably just as applicable here.
The primary issues that concern the Nationals though are the massive costs that have been revealed in the attempts to establish the renewables hardware, the perception that all of this is going to have to be constantly and expensively replaced (ten years for a solar farm and twenty for a wind farm) and a perception that it is simply not going to work.
Those of us that have dabbled in
It has now become cheaper to build a new solar plant than to keep an existing, amortised, coal plant running.
Our existing coal plants are old and due to be retired over the next fifteen years.
As they age, like an old car, they become unreliable and putting money in to fix them only makes them more expensive.
One would only do this if there was no alternative to stop the lights going out.
So, what about gas?
Gas turbine plants can be built quickly and can power up and down quickly to meet a changing demand, unlike coal or nuclear.
This makes them useful as peaker plants.
But, over the last few years the price
DEAR Jasminda,
FOR five years, I have been minding a friend's dog (Minty) while they go on holidays.
This is usually no problem; the dog and I get on very well.
his show handler, he will trot around in a square, and stand to attention, and let a stranger *throat clear* check his testicles to make sure they are present and of equal size (I don't make the rules, Rosie), and he has done this so many times that he is now a champion.
At home, however, he is more like Jake the Muss out of Once Were Warriors.
He gets in people's faces. He brawls with dogs that don't look like him (so he's also apparently a racist).
agriculture quickly learn that mother nature tends to let you down when you most need her and she is not likely to be kinder to electricity producers.
Consider how you fare when the power goes off – your house and your life grind to a halt.
Consider how industry requiring cheap and reliable power will cope.
Consider how your local supermarket will deal with its fridges and freezers going off for half a day. Do we want to run the risks of regular power outages?
For this reason the Nationals have looked favourably on nuclear energy and carbon capture.
We can hardly be seen to be pioneers with nuclear power stations since there are already over 400 of them operating across the globe and another 70 or so in the course of construction.
All they do is create heat to boil water to produce steam to drive the turbines that produce electricity - just like burning coal.
Yes they are expensive to set up and can take some years to establish (even longer at the end of their life with estimates of 12-15 years to close one down).
But they produce for at least 80 years and with improvements in technology over that time it is likely that this time will be extended.
The technology of carbon capture is still relatively new but other countries are setting up new coal fired power stations containing carbon capture mechanisms which emit little or no objectionable gases.
It has the advantages of being able to be inserted into existing power stations and one imagines that we could continue to mine and burn coal and gas with all the employment and tax advantages that this brings while not making any appreciable contribution to greenhouse gases.
The Nationals do believe it is desirable to reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas production.
We just don’t believe that it is as urgent as the community has been and still is being led to believe. We further believe that when considering the
of gas has trebled, making them very expensive.
The international situation is also to blame for our current situation.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed up coal and gas prices.
This is the main reason our electricity prices have increased, not the increase in renewables, which have prevented them from rising even higher.
The rise of Artificial Intelligence data centres has placed a great strain on equipment supply chains as demand for electricity has started to grow.
The wait time for transformers has grown from one year to three years.
This is one of the reasons why the renewable energy roll out has not happened as fast as is needed.
This time, though, I was left with instructions that Minty (who is 15) now eats breakfast at 4.30am and dinner at 3.00pm every day, and that she gets upset when she isn't fed at those times.
Despite this, Minty slept in until 7.00am, which is when I fed her.
I was also told that Minty whines if she doesn't get her walk at 9am, however we walked every evening at 6.00pm and she was just fine.
The other instruction was that she was very frail and so could only walk to the end of the street, however, she had boundless energy, so we walked to the next suburb.
Should I tell the owner?
Rosie P.
Dear Rosie, Dogs are very much like children.
They develop certain behaviours with their parents, but will respond to other people in an entirely different way.
I think a lot of it comes down to boundaries and expectations from all involved parties.
I know this, because I own a show dog.
Now, in the ring, with
expense involved we can get a cheaper and more reliable system for production of electricity than is currently being proposed by our political opponents.
The Nationals accept that some of our electricity supply should come from renewables.
We do believe that total reliance on renewables will be catastrophic.
Incidentally, the Nationals welcome a diversity of members and a diversity of views.
To make matters worse, he likes to watch moments of intimacy (giving off serious Jeffrey Epstein vibes).
It's all very worrisome.
The point I'm trying to make, though, is that dogs (like children) are very adaptable (and very manipulative).
In this instance, Rosie, I think you should just keep quiet about Minty's change in routine.
It's not like she's going to report back that you've not followed the dog-sitting checklist.
As long as you handed her back with a similar disposition and physicality as you received her, I think you've done well.
You may have even taught Minty a few important lessons.
That 4.30am nonsense isn't sustainable.
I'm pretty sure she knew you were onto her.
If Minty has now gone back to her old ways, so be it. It's not for you to deal with.
And at age 15, there may not be many more opportunities for you and Minty to conspire together. Possibly none, if her owner reads News Of The Area.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
In fact you don’t even have to be a member – you can come along to a meeting as a guest speaker and try to persuade us we are wrong.
We like to obtain as much information as possible from the widest range of sources before we commit to a course of action.
You can join the party and express dissenting views without penalty.
We need to replace all our ageing coal plants over the next fifteen years. Would nuclear power be able to address this?
Even if we changed the law to allow nuclear power plants to be built there is no way that a plant would be able to be operational before 2040.
By then all our electricity demand will be met by solar and wind and not only would the nuclear plant be redundant but it would be unable to compete economically with renewables.
Nuclear power is very expensive.
To summarise, building new coal plants will make electricity more expensive.
Building more gas plants will make electricity more expensive.
Building nuclear plants will make electricity very expensive.
But, more than this, policy uncertainty will stall the investment in renewables.
It is almost as if the COALition seems intent on sabotaging the policy of investing in the cheapest form of electricity. They certainly have no plan to make electricity cheaper.
Regards, Brian FINLAYSON, Nambucca Heads.
Peter SOBEY, Valla.
Marcus Franklin Sims
Passed away peacefully on Saturday, 22nd November 2025 at his home in Valla surrounded by his family & friends, aged 77 years. Beloved husband of Val. Loved dad of Justin and Kynan (dec), father-in-law to Colleen and grandfather to Zoe & Harrison (who fondly called him Gramps). Loved stepdad of Caterina, Sabrina and Sophia. Dog father to Bundie, Chiko and Buddy (dec).
Our lives are forever changed and we will feel his loss deeply as he was an incredible man, talented, resourceful, innovative & artistic as well as self-taught plumber, builder, tiler, boat builder, renovator of old houses & a passionate rock climber. There was nothing he couldn’t do and his problem solving skills were amazing.
Family and friends are invited to attend Marcus’s funeral service to be held at 11am on Friday, 5th December 2025 in the Chapel of the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Coramba Road, Karangi.
Livestreaming is available from our website.
VICTOR RULLIS FUNERAL SERVICES
for 2025/2026 is $230 and this includes microchipping, vaccination, desexing and Lifetime registration.
Please visit Councils website to view the full list of animals available for adoption or lost. For any adoption enquiries please complete the Adoption Enquiry Form on Council’s Website.
NAMBUCCA VALLEY
BEST ON THE BOX
SUNDAY
SPICKS AND SPECKS
ABC TV, 7.30pm
With a fan base as devoted as any rock band, this music trivia show is still entertaining audiences 20 years after it first burst onto the scene. Tonight, host Adam Hills and team captains Alan Brough and Myf Warhurst welcome another OG back to the panel: Angie Hart (pictured, middle), the lead singer of pop band Frente! who appeared on the show’s pilot episode in 2005. In fact, Hart was a pioneer of the show’s “Substitute” round, singing from the Torana 1600 service manual. She’s on the mic again this time, hoping teammates Brough and Zoë Coombs Marr (pictured, with Hart) can decode lyrics from a table tennis strategy guide.
FRIDAY, November 28
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 11.05 The Forsytes. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Newsreader. (Mal, R) 2.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Celebrates Jane Edmanson’s 38 years on the ABC.
8.30 Maigret. (Mav) Maigret grapples with his failure and tries to understand the man whom he failed to protect.
9.20 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson.
9.55 Crime Night! (PG, R) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.
10.25 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
10.55 ABC Late News.
11.10 Silent Witness. (M, R)
12.15 Rage New Music. (MA15+dhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
MONDAY
THE ROOKIE
SEVEN, 8.30pm
One of this police procedural’s most elusive villains returns for Monday’s compelling season seven finale. Affable sociopath Oscar Hutchinson (Matthew Glave) has been on the run since escaping from prison at the end of season six, but seasoned cop John Nolan (Nathan Fillion, pictured) is hot on the fugitive’s tail. Nolan heads to Las Vegas with fellow detective Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox) in a determined bid to catch Hutchinson while the crook recovers some stolen diamonds buried in the desert, but the criminal always seems to be one step ahead. Elsewhere, Lopez (Alyssa Diaz) looks into a mysterious bank robbery, while couple Chen (Melissa O’Neil) and Bradford (Eric Winter) adjust to her new work schedule.
THURSDAY TOPKNOTZ
NBN, 8.30pm
“Who’s ready to holiday?” asks an excitable Grant Denyer in this action-packed aquatic adventure series. The Gold Logie-winning presenter tries out the best
marine leisure experiences the world has to offer – think helicopter rides, superyachts, snorkelling, speedboats, electric surfboards, jet skis and more – alongside culinary legend Miguel Maestre, stuntman Rob Palmer, surfer Felicity Palmateer and presenter Tom Williams (all pictured) in this 10-part travelogue. In Thursday’s second episode, the crew are in New Zealand, where they’re invited to take part in a haka, pilot a racing boat, prepare delicacies in a glacier kitchen and take on river rapids on a giant inflatable unicorn. It’s not for the faint of heart.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.05 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 10.55 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Royal Autopsy. (Man, R) 2.55 The Point. (R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Living Black. (R) 3.35 Such Was Life. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Discovering Film: Robert Redford.
8.30 MOVIE: Thelma And Louise: Born To Live. (2025, M, R) 9.30 Discovering Film: Maggie Smith. (PG, R)
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Sisi. (MA15+a, R) 11.55 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+asv, R) 2.15 Stutter School: Untold Australia. (PGa, R) 3.15 The Story Of Cheese. (R) 4.15 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.
8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) Explores a series of interlocking vignettes about love and romance in Britain in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Colin Firth.
11.15 MOVIE: Firestarter. (2022, MA15+av, R) A girl gains the power to set things on fire. Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong. 1.15 In Plain Sight. (Madv) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Find My Beach House Australia. (Return)
8.30 MOVIE: Aquaman. (2018, Mav, R)
A half-human, half-Atlantean goes on a quest. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard.
11.15 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)
12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Drive TV: Launch Pad. (R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 10 News+.
7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R)
7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.30 Sam Pang Tonight. (Mals, R) A weekly tonight show hosted by Sam Pang, featuring a monologue roasting the news of the week. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Celebrity guests include Cillian Murphy. 10.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.10 10 News+. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
SATURDAY, November 29
6.00 Australian Story: Peter Garrett. (R) Presented by Leigh Sales.
6.30 Stateline. (R) An analysis of politics and local issues.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Return To Paradise. (PG) A CEO is poisoned at a corporate retreat. 8.30 Vera. (Mav, R) Vera and her team investigate a hit-and-run and a stabbing death in a remote Northumberland valley. 10.00 The Forsytes. (PG, R) James attempts to sabotage Joylon.
10.55 Bergerac. (Mal, R) Bergerac goes rogue with a new lead. 11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
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6am Children’s Programs. 6pm Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.10 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.45 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.10 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.00 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. 8.40 Chopped Junior. 9.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Abbott Elementary. 10.25 Speechless. 10.50 Late Programs.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 A Royal Guide To Christmas.
8.25 Christmas In The Cotswolds. (R) A look at The Cotswolds at Christmas.
9.20 Christmas At Longleat. (R)
10.20 Reckless. (Malv, R)
11.15 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Ma, R)
2.35 The Story Of Chocolate. (PGa, R)
3.35 Being Beethoven. (PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Finding You. (2020, PG) 8.45 Paperback Hero. (1999, PG) 10.35 The Tender Bar. (2021, M) 12.35pm Dead Again. (1991, M) 2.40 Golden Years. (2016, PG) 4.30 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori) 6.35 Music & Lyrics. (2007, PG) 8.30 Saturday Night Fever. (1977, MA15+) 10.45 The Handmaiden. (2016, MA15+, Korean) 1.25am And So It Goes. (2014, M) 3.05 Late Programs.
SUNDAY, November 30
6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG)
8.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG) Heat five features an array of unique talent.
8.50 The Forsytes. (PG) Jolyon recommits to his family.
9.45 Return To Paradise. (PGa, R)
When The War Is Over. (PGa, R)
Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 11.40 Nigella’s Christmas Bites. (R)
Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.00 Dream Gardens. (R)
3.30 The Art Of. (Ml, R)
4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
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6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Octonauts. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. (Final) 8.10 Crongton. 8.35 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.20 Abbott Elementary. 10.00 Speechless. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.
The World Watched. (Premiere) 4.00 My Rembetika Blues. (R) 5.35 Blood Money: Inside The Nazi Economy. (PGaw, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Pearl Harbor: Battle In The Pacific.
8.30 Troy Story.
10.15 Bronze Age Apocalypse. (R)
11.55 Peter O’Toole: Along Sky Roads To Aqaba. (MA15+l, R)
1.35 Franklin. (MA15+l, R)
3.15 Tutankhamun. (PG, R)
4.20 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (Ml, R)
4.55 Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
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WWE Rivals. 2.45 Jeopardy! 4.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Inside The Cult Of The Jesus Army. 10.50 Liaison. 11.50 Myths: The
6am Morning Programs. 6.15 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 8.10 The Movie Show. 8.45 Music & Lyrics. (2007, PG) 10.40 The Movie Show. 11.15 And So It Goes. (2014, M) 12.55pm The Duke. (2020, M) 2.40 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 4.35 Finding You. (2020, PG) 6.50 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 8.30 Solace. (2015, MA15+) 10.25 On The Basis Of Sex. (2018, M) 12.40am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Sister Act. (1992, PGv, R) Whoopi Goldberg.
9.10 MOVIE: Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit. (1993, G, R) A group of nuns attempts to save a school. Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith.
11.25 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide Grand Final. Day 1. Highlights.
12.25 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PG, R)
1.25 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R)
5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)
Day. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 1.30am The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Animal Rescue. 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: Barbie. (2023, PGlv, R) Barbie leaves Barbieland for the first time. Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling.
9.50 MOVIE: Hairspray. (2007, PGls, R)
A teen auditions for a TV dance show. Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron.
12.00 MOVIE: Suburbicon. (2017, MA15+alv, R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. A couple want to travel in a converted bus. 8.40 Location, Location, Location Australia. (R) Follows property experts Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie as they search for the perfect home for two sets of buyers.
9.50 Harry And Meghan: The Rise And Fall. (PGa) Looks at Harry and Meghan’s life.
10.50 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) The team hunts down a team of killers. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Ice Hockey. NHL. Columbus Blue Jackets v Pittsburgh Penguins. 1.40pm Soccer. English Premier League. Newcastle United v Manchester City. Replay. 3.40 Surfing Australia. 4.40 Young Sheldon. 5.10 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. (2002, M) 11.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight.
8.00 Ultimate Crash Test. (Premiere, PGal) Looks at what happens in a multi-vehicle pileup.
10.00 MOVIE: Green Book. (2018, Ml, R) A pianist hires a tough-talking chauffeur. Viggo Mortensen.
12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide 500. Day 2. Highlights.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes. 8.00 Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On The World. (Ml)
10.00 Essex Millionaire Murders. (Mdv) 11.00 Mobsters. (Madv) 11.50 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av, R) 12.40 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
The Garden Gurus. (R)
Today Early News.
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 MOVIE: Carbon Copy. (1981, PG) 11.20 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Grand Prix of St Petersburg. H’lights. 12.30pm Basketball. WNBL. Bendigo Spirit v Adelaide. 2.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur. Replay. 4.30 Young Sheldon. 4.55 MOVIE: Superman II. (1980, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Batman Begins. (2005, M) 10.15 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Cool Cars & Bikes. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. National Drag Racing C’ship. Top Fuel C’ship. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Grand Final. North Melbourne v Brisbane. 9.30 AFL Women’s Grand Final Post-Game
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Big Brother Australia. (PGalns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.10 Ghosts Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG)
8.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas. (Mls, R)
9.25 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. (M)
10.20 SBS News. 10.50 The Man Who Died. (Mav) 11.40 A Criminal Affair. (Mals, R) 1.20
Bowled Over: Untold Australia. (Mal, R) 2.25 Looking For Rembrandt. (PGa, R) 3.30 Boswell And Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip. (PGal, R) 4.25 Growing A Greener World. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Border Patrol. (PG)
7.30 Queen: In Their Own Words. (Mal, R)
8.30 The Rookie. (Final, Mav) Lopez investigates a bank robbery.
9.30 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) A brewery foreman is kidnapped. 11.30 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R)
12.30 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce. (MA15+s)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News.
5.30 Sunrise.
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You. Continued. (2020, PG) 6.35 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 8.25 The Man Who Knew Too
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (PGa, R)
8.30 Who Do You Think You Are?
9.35 Australia: An Unofficial History. (Mals, R)
10.40 SBS World News Late.
11.10 Families Like Ours. (Malv)
12.10 Carmen Curlers. (Malsv, R)
2.30 Looking For Rembrandt. (Ms, R)
3.35 Boswell And Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip. (PG, R)
4.25 Growing A Greener World. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG)
7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGa, R) Officers spot some dodgy activity.
8.30 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav) Mayor Holman is attacked.
9.30 Homicide: With Ron Iddles: Terry Floyd. (PGa, R) A look at the case of Terry Floyd.
10.30 MOVIE: The Social Network. (2010, Ml, R)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl, R)
8.40 MOVIE: The Castle. (1997, Ml, R) A family’s life is disrupted. Michael Caton. 10.35 The Equalizer. (Mav) 11.25 Transplant. (MA15+m, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Global Shop. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R)
Today Early News.
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WEDNESDAY, December 3
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2025. (Premiere, PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 MOVIE: When Love Is In Your Eyes. (2024, PGa, R) 2.50 I Am Not A Number. (PGa, R) 3.10 Rehabilitating. (PGa) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2025. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Michael Palin In North Korea. (R)
8.30 Reckless. (Final, MA15+l)
9.35 Scotland’s Poshest Train: Alan Cumming. (PG, R)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Crime. (MA15+av, R)
1.55 Looking For Rembrandt. (PGa, R)
3.00 Boswell And Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip. (PGal, R)
3.55 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (PG, R)
5.00 NHK World English News.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am Children’s Programs. 2.45pm TBA. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30
THURSDAY,
Tech Smart Agriculture. (R) 11.30 Crime Night! (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.25 MOVIE: The Running Man. (1987, MA15+) 11.20 MOVIE: In Bruges. (2008, MA15+) 1.20am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) Hosted by Lee Mack.
(R)
7.30. (R)
6am The Orator.
Continued. (2011, PG, Samoan) 7.40 The Movie Show. 8.20 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 10.15 Infinite Storm. (2022, M) 12.05pm Bliss. (2021, M) 2.00 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PG) 3.55 The Legend Of The Christmas Witch. (2018, PG, Italian) 5.45 Marie’s Story. (2014) 7.35 Begin Again. (2013, M) 9.30 Silent Night. (2023) 11.15 Hundreds Of Beavers. (2022, M) 1.20am Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Chef Antonio’s Recipes For Revolution. (Ml, R) 3.00 Sugar Bird Lady. 3.05 Deus Ex Machina. 3.10 Hindsight. (PGls) 3.15 Standard Drink. 3.20 Return To Lullumb. 3.25 Imposter. (PGa) 3.30 La Echolalia. 3.35 Theatricality. 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Everywhere. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain. (PGalw)
8.25 Britain’s Railway Empire In Colour. (PGav)
9.20 Vigil. (Malv)
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Vienna Blood. (MA15+a, R)
12.50 House Of Promises. (Mans, R)
3.30 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
MOVIE:
WorldWatch. 5.45
Minds:
(2022, M) 2.10 Bamay. 2.40
WorldWatch.
3.40
8.30 MOVIE: 1917. (2019, MA15+av, R) During World War I, two British soldiers are assigned the critical task of delivering a life-saving message. George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma)
12.00 MOVIE: Secrets On Campus. (2022, Mav, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
From Above. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 History’s Greatest Mysteries. 10.10 The UnXplained. (Return) 11.00 Homicide. 11.50 Late Programs. 6am The Zoo. 6.30
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6am Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PG) 6.55 The Movie Show. 7.30 Marie’s Story. (2014) 9.25 The Movie Show. 10.00 Bergman Island. (2021, M) 12.05pm Hundreds Of Beavers. (2022, M) 2.05 Delfin. (2019, Spanish) 3.45 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 5.50 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 7.30 Last Cab To Darwin. (2015, M) 9.50 Everybody’s Fine. (2009) 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: A Furry Little Christmas. (2021, PGa, R) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Dirty Little
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) 8.30 Paramedics. (Mm, R) 9.30 Parole. (MA15+alv) 10.50 American Crime Story. (Premiere, Madlsv) 11.55 Resident Alien. (Mav)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Global Shop. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Evening session. 7.40 The Ashes: Dinner Break. Takes a look at the day’s play so far. 8.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Late evening session.
10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. (Return) 11.15 The Amazing Race. (PG)
12.45 Life. (Malsv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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Morgan magic
By Chris KNIGHT
JOHN Morgan was thought lost triangularly somewhere off Bermuda, but has come Gilliganlike back to shore with a whale of a round at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course.
A pennants player of dominance three years' back, Morgan's handicap has drifted SS Minnowlike out to 17 - until a staggering 45 points to swamp the field in the Domina General Insurance medley stableford on Saturday, 22 November.
Nine pars and a bird on the hard to get at red flag on 12 - 77 off the stick - saw Morgan sweep Div 1 from runner-up, the in-form Drew Glasson (12 handicap) on 39 points.
q John Morgan was supreme to card 45 stableford points on the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course.
Daniel Harrie (42) from the Breakers Country Club on the Central Coast had 40 points to take Div 2 from local Dennis Ashton (21) on 38.
Graham Watson cuffed the Ecomist longest putt on 1, while Daniel Wren was closest on 5, Darrell
and Bryce McCarroll on 15.
Greg McCoy penned his name on many NTP cards and emerged with the one which counts the most, pocketing $75 for the Pro Pin on 18 while Heath McKenna scored the Pizza This Pizza That voucher on 13 where the pin was tricky.
Crossing the causeway was cathartic for Angela Paton (22) who turned in 50 and scorched home in 41 with four pars around the back and 36 points to win the Div 1 single stableford on Wednesday, 19 November.
That was just enough to edge runner-up, Bonville's Susan McWilliam (18) by a point, who came a cropper with triples on 15 and 16 before parring home.
Coral McCann (29) carded 35 points and brought up the ton on the button to win Div 2 from Kay McGoldrick (31) on 33.
Hunger games on the 8th saw
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Flanders on 7, Andy Mackinnon on 8