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proposed changes to dog off lead areas in Anna Bay, Boat Harbour and Fishermans Bay and had a great response from these communities.

“The feedback from dog owners and non-dog owners alike was really constructive and helped us come up with a plan that is equitable for all users.

“As a result, dogs will be permitted off lead on Birubi Beach from May to September, outside the lifeguard patrol season.

Meanwhile, Port Stephens Council are trialling an off-leash dog area at Boat Harbour for three months.

During August and September 2021, dogs will be permitted off and on leashes at all times on the beach at Boat Harbour.

In October, dogs will be permitted off leash between 5pm and 9am, and permitted on leash at all times. “Council has also decided to trial changes that will allow dogs off lead at Boat Harbour beach at certain times,” said Mr Lamont. “We’re encouraging people who use Boat Harbour beach to let us know what they think of the changes so that we can make an informed decision at the end of the trial.” “We’ve put new signs up at Birubi and temporary signage at Boat Harbour, with the hope of hosting a community event in the coming months to help educate the community about the changes,” he said. Dogs will be permitted to cross the prohibited part of the beach, on the condition that they are on a lead. The playground and BBQ area are off-limits to dogs, and dogs must be under the control of a competent person. Dogs in the off-lead area must be able to obey commands and come when called. Owners must pick up their dogs’ poo and dispose of it in the bin. Dangerous dogs (declared by Council) must not use the off-leash area. Port Stephens Council Rangers can be contacted on (02) 4988 0255. Find out more about the changes and have your say at https://haveyoursay. portstephens.nsw.gov.au/ dog-off-lead-review View dog parks and off lead areas in Port Stephens at https://www.portstephens. nsw.gov.au/play/recreationin-port-stephens/cyclingand-dog-park-maps/dogparks.

PORT STEPHENSNews Of The Area Beetles Park Upgrade

By Marian SAMPSON

BETTLES Park in Raymond Terrace is set to get a whole new look.

Port Stephens Council is building a new playground and accessible public amenities at Bettles Park thanks to $280,000 in funding from the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.

The works will provide a new and improved play space for our community at the southern gateway to Raymond Terrace.

The design of the playground is being finalised through community engagement.

Port Stephens Mayor Cr Ryan Palmer told News Of The Area, “The concept designs target an age range for toddlers through to primary school aged children.

“This has been chosen in response to the reserve's location near Raymond Terrace Public School and the large contingent of young families living in the surrounding area.”

The playground designs being finalised through community engagement have been based on the NSW Government’s ‘Everyone Can Play’ Guidelines.

This answers three key questions relating to well-designed playground facilities; Can I get there? Can I stay? Can I play?

The guidelines look at play spaces as precincts that are supported by pathways, seating, shade and other amenities. “The proposed designs address these objectives and the new public amenities have been designed as unisex accessible similar to Council’s other recent constructions elsewhere in Port Stephens.” With Port Stephens high on the list of NSW Cancer Council hotspots for skin cancer shade is always an issue. “Bettles Park is a beautiful north facing park with established trees located on the eastern and western boundaries. “The improvements to the park take advantage of this with the playground location chosen to provide access to sunlight through the morning and protection from the harsher western sun of an afternoon. “Supplementary landscaping will also be installed to further integrate the new playground into its surrounds,” he said. Bettles Park is a highly visible reserve located on the southern gateway to Raymond Terrace. “This park was once a very popular highway stop before Raymond Terrace was bypassed and also used to house the Sabre Jet which is now on display nearby Fighter World. Raymond Terrace is a local centre that continues to grow and the improvement of Bettles Park with new play infrastructure and accessible public amenities q Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer is keen will continue to support residents to see Bettles Park cater to younger children. and visitors into the future.” Photo: Marian Sampson.

Man charged after allegedly assaulting police; escaping custody A MAN will appear in court next month charged after allegedly assaulting police and escaping police custody.

Just after 9am on Thursday 5th August 2021, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended a home on Richardson Road, Raymond Terrace, to execute a Firearms Prohibition Order (FPO). During a search of the home, police seized firearms and prohibited drugs, which will undergo further examination. A 45-year-old man was arrested at the home and taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station, before he was transferred to John Hunter Hospital for observation. About 12.45am on Friday 6 August 2021, the man was discharged from hospital and returned to police custody, where police will allege the man punched a female constable in the face and ran into nearby bushland. A perimeter was established and despite an extensive search, the man was not located. Following inquiries, the man was located by police attempting to hitchhike on Industrial Highway, Mayfield, about 4.30am today. The man ran from police and was arrested a short time later, with assistance from the Dog Unit, before being taken to Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle for treatment of a dog bite. Upon release, he was then charged with three counts of possess unregistered firearm-not pistol/prohibited firearm, two counts of possess prohibited drug, resist or hinder police officer in the execution of duty, escape police custody, destroy or damage property, enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, resist officer in execution of duty and not keep firearm safely. He was refused bail to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 13 September 2021.

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Share The Dignity Drive

By Tara

CAMPBELL q Meryl Swanson, Member for Paterson MEMBER for Paterson, Meryl proudly supporting the Swanson MP is proudly supporting Dignity Drive. the Share The Dignity Drive.

Organised by National charity Share The Dignity, the initiative ensures that all women have access to basic sanitary items.

Recently, Share The Dignity installed their first vending machine in Raymond Terrace Library, and now Ms Swanson is thrilled to be extending the Share The Dignity Drive to her office at 35 Sturgeon Street, Raymond Terrace.

Each year The Dignity Drive occurs, encouraging people to purchase sanitary products and donate them to collection points to help end period poverty.

“This is a fantastic initiative that makes a difference to the lives of local women and girls experiencing homelessness and poverty. “Every woman should have access to such a basic necessity but sadly we understand that many are going without. “Since 2015 Share the dignity have collected over 600,000 ‘It’s in the bag’ donations for girls and women in need as well as this they’ve collected an additional three million sanitary products since 2015 and successfully installed 250 PinkBox Vending Machines across Australia,” Ms Swanson told News Of The Area. Ms Swanson encourages the local community to get involved and support Share The Dignity’s real and on-the-ground difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence or simply doing it tough. “I’m extremely grateful to the local community for embracing such an important cause. “We know that people across our region are caring and generous. “My office is a current donation point, and I encourage everyone who can to drop off sanitary items to please do so,” Meryl Swanson said.

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By Tara CAMPBELL

TELSTRA Payphones are now free phones for all calls in Australia.

In a recent act from the company, more than 15,000 payphones across the country will now be free of use for all national calls, with international calls still being at the user’s cost.

For texts or calls up to six hours to fixed-line or mobile numbers, there will be no cost. Although most of the country may not have used a payphone for many years, Telstra Corp believes that this change will benefit some of the country’s most vulnerable members of society. According to Telstra, the public nature of pay phones is still essential particularly in regional and remote communities. “Last year alone, Australians made eleven million calls on pay phones, including more than 230,000 calls to vital services like Triple Zero. “During COVID-related lockdowns, we’ve seen domestic and family violence agencies report a 60 percent rise in new clients seeking help for the first time and we know that it’s not easy for people in these situations to use a home phone or mobile to get help.

“I hope that making pay phone calls free might play a small part in helping them get the assistance they need,” said CEO of Telstra Corp, Andrew Penn.

This change is set to cost Telstra approximately five million dollars a year in lost revenue, however Mr Penn believes that the benefit to the community is far more essential.

“They are an iconic and critical part of our community, and for many Australians, the availability of a payphone is a vital lifeline, especially for those who are vulnerable including the homeless, people who are isolated or someone escaping an unsafe situation.

“That’s why I have taken this decision to make national calls from payphones free, because they play such a critical role in our community particularly in times of need and for those in need,” Mr Penn said.

This move comes after Telstra’s trial of pay-free pay phones in remote Indigenous communities and areas impacted by natural disasters in the previous two years.

Jersey Boys Rescheduled

By Tara CAMPBELL

THE Very Popular Theatre Company’s season of ‘Jersey Boys’ starring Medowie local Jarrod Sansom has been postponed.

Due to the uncertainty with lockdowns, and COVID-19 restrictions, the company will no longer be performing the show in October 2021.

“We’ve had to make the difficult decision to reschedule the Newcastle premiere season of Jersey Boys.

“This is the second time we have had to postpone a major musical due to COVID-19 (Chess The Musical in 2019).

“However, we are pleased to announce that we have secured new dates in the Civic Theatre and programmed this event for our 2022 Season,” a representative from The Very Popular Company said.

The new season has been rescheduled for an eleven show run from 8 October 2022 until 22 October 2022.

Jersey Boys tells the true-life story of four guys from the wrong side of the tracks, the rise to stardom of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, one of the most successful bands in pop music history.

Jarrod Sansom from Medowie will still be performing his role as Nick Massi, the bass singer from the Four Season for the rescheduled dates, joined by Jayden Sierra (Frankie Valli), Mitchell Cox (Tommy DeVito) and Thomas James (Bob Guadio).

“We’re not quite sure what the future holds, but rest assured we have determination in our bones and some exciting productions waiting in the wings that we will bring to you just as soon as we can.

“For now, thank you for your support and your understanding,” the Very Popular Theatre Company stated.

Tickets can still be purchased for the 2022 season, selling quickly through https://civictheatrenewcastle. com.au/what-s-on/all-shows/jerseyboys-rescheduled.

q Fingal Bay Holiday Park, where works are underway for a new amenities building with water saving features q Andrew Penn, CEO of Telstra Corp Australia has made pay phones free.

Council saves $70k, 71 Olympic swimming pools of water in a year WATER saving measures implemented in the 2019-20 financial year have saved Port Stephens Council $69,880 and 71 Olympic swimming pools of water according to water consumption data.

General Manager Wayne Wallis said the 178ML saving in just one year has financial and environmental benefits for the community.

“Given the water restriction measures in place during the 2019-20 financial year, we developed a Drought Resilience Team to not only look at how we could save water but what we could do across all our major sites.

“The data told us that our annual drinking water consumption was between 217ML and 268ML across the Port Stephens local government area — with our holiday parks making up almost 39% of annual consumption, followed by sporting facilities and aquatic centres,” he said. “We have a responsibility not only to strive for cost saving measures but also uphold our commitment to help protect and sustain our natural environment. “We will continue to look for water savings, reducing demand on Hunter Water’s systems and saving ratepayers money,” Mr Wallis said. Acting Facilities and Services Group Manager Tim Crosdale says upgrades to Council infrastructure are also responsible for the savings. “We are currently rolling out our biggest Capital Works program ever across the region. “Most of these water savings have been achieved by fixing leaks, upgrading water pipes and installing irrigation timing systems particularly in our holiday parks and recreation areas. “As we replace aging infrastructure, we will install the most up-to-date water saving features. “A great example is the upgrade at Fingal Bay Holiday Park where we’re constructing a new amenities building with water saving features. “We also worked with Sports Councils to see how water consumption could be reduced on our playing fields and replaced the pool liner at Tomaree Aquatic Centre with a new fibreglass pool liner, which saved water in the process,” Mr Crosdale said. Port Stephens Council will continue to work with Hunter Water to identify opportunities to reduce our demand on water resources including using bore water, raw water or recycled water for drinking water where appropriate. For more information about saving water visit Hunter Water’s smart water choices.

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PORT STEPHENSNews Of The Area

Help For School Leavers Facing Uncertainty

Due To Pandemic q One of the postcards used to promote the service to school leavers.

By Marian SAMPSON

THE pandemic has created a new level of uncertainty for school leavers.

The HSC trial dates have now changed and this cohort of students are experiencing their second year of “It’s school, but not as we know it”.

Australian high school students and their families are now being invited to make use of the free School Leavers Information Service to help them understand their future career options.

It is aimed at helping Australia’s next generation understand their options when it comes to getting started in their careers whether through further study, upskilling or going straight into the workforce.

The Enhanced Support for School Leavers program will reach over half-a-million senior secondary students at more than 3,000 schools across the country. Targeted at supporting the cohort of students who are in their final phase of schooling the effort will see Year 11 and 12 students, and selected Year 10 students, receive information connecting them to bestpractice career advice. The School Leavers Information Service, delivered through the National Careers Institute (NCI), offers free and personalised one-on-one support through a career practitioner to help a school leaver understand the next steps they should take to reach their aspirations. Since the service was launched in October 2020 hundreds of students have booked personalised guidance sessions with the National Careers Institute’s Career Practitioners. There have been over 67,500 page views of the school leavers web page and over 15,600 downloads of the School Leavers Information Kit.

There has also been over 7,400 engagements with the School Leavers Information Service.

Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Stuart Robert, said the Enhanced Support for School Leavers program was a simple way to get younger Australians connected to basic information they might need to make decisions about education, training and work pathways.

“As younger Australians reach the end of their schooling the world of work can be pretty daunting and knowing what choices to make when it comes to those next steps can be really challenging.

“We get that and that is what this effort is all about, connecting younger Australians and their families with a bit of guidance,” Minister Robert said.

Assistant Minister for Youth and Employment Services, Luke Howarth said he encouraged all young Australians to stay busy, connect with mentors and network when considering their future career options.

“If you are taking a gap year or if you are studying, do work experience, work part-time or travel to a region, this can really help shape-up a resume,” he said.

There are also tools provided through the National Careers Institute that can help.

More information is available at the National Careers Institute’s Your Career website: www.yourcareer.gov. au/schoolleaver

The School Leavers Information Service is available via phone on 1800 CAREER, or by texting SLIS2021 to 0429 009 435.

q Mackenzie GoringAnderson graduated from year 12 last year and is now an apprentice hairdresser.

Rescue Mission

By Marian SAMPSON

WE all know the sound of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and we all know what it means.

It means someone in our small community is in great need of urgent medical help.

A mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, neighbour, or friend.

This week we heard the sound that heralds that help is on its way.

We saw the Westpac Rescue Helicopter land on the oval on Soldiers Point Road.

It was loaded with precious cargo and whisked away to Royal North Shore Burns Unit in Sydney where the patient received much needed medical treatment.

One of the representatives of the Port Stephens Fundraising group of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter told News Of The Area, “Late yesterday the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Salamander Bay to a patient who had sustained burns to their face.

“The patient was treated on scene by local NSW Ambulance Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team before being airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital for specialist burns treatment.”

This is just one instance where the team from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter has provided urgent care and transport to specialist medical treatment.

“The Community’s own Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service proudly provides emergency aeromedical services 24-7 for the people of Port Stephens, Myall and Northern NSW, including search, rescue and interhospital transfers.”

The service supports the community delivering everything from flights for babies who are just moments old, through to people requiring specialist medical treatment or trauma.

The service is there delivering assistance, in search and rescues both in the bush or out at sea often winching the stranded and injured from tough terrain and difficult seas. “Each mission they fly is only made possible because of the generosity from our community.

“The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Port Stephens Fundraising team of volunteers would like to say “Thank q The Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed at the oval on Soldiers Point Road to transfer the patient to Royal North Shore Burns Unit.

You” for supporting our operations so generously to ensure our expert Aircrews can respond to any mission with the highest standard of care.”

In this instance the team from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter fundraising team is able to share that the patient is now back home and is doing well.

The patient's outcome is due to the dedication and expertise of our emergency services and specialist medical teams and being able to get to treatment in a timely manner.

q Pampas grass is a priority weed in Port Stephens. Targeting sale of priority weeds in Port Stephens

AFTER a spike in the sale of priority weeds online, Port Stephens Council is reminding the community that it’s illegal to buy or sell plants, flowers or foliage that put NSW at risk.

Council’s Natural Resources Team Leader Jordan Skinner says a number of sellers have recently been caught in Port Stephens.

“We’ve been alerted to a number of people using Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and Trading Post to sell priority weeds like Pampas grass, Prickly pear and Mother of millions online,” he said.

“Not only is it illegal and can attract fines of over $1000 per offence, it also puts our natural environment at risk.

“Selling these prohibited weeds can spread new weeds into the natural environment here in Port Stephens that was previously weedfree.

“This can harm native plants and animals by reducing biodiversity and can have a negative impact on our natural landscapes, water catchments and agriculture.

“Weeds can also impact human health and even recreational activities like boating, fishing, bushwalking and camping.”

Mr Skinner says it’s important to keep Port Stephens weed-free.

“There’s no space for weeds in Port Stephens, so if you see someone selling prohibited weeds online please report it to Council.

“We know side-hustles are a great way to get some extra cash but if you’re planning to sell plants online, it’s important to check the NSW WeedWise website or contact Council to make sure you’re not selling prohibited plants,” he said.

For more information visit portstephens.nsw.gov.au/weeds Download the Weedwise app or visit https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ Get in contact with Council’s Invasive Species team on 49880 392 or email weeds@portstephens.nsw.gov.au.

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PORT STEPHENSNews Of The Area Police urge vigilance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Regional NSW THE NSW Police Force is urging everyone in Regional NSW to maintain vigilance and compliance with Public Health Orders to prevent COVID-19 from spreading into their communities.

Officers from Police Districts across NSW are conducting high-visibility operations to support the community in ensuring compliance with the Public Health Orders and responding to reports of breaches.

Deputy Commissioner Mick Willing, Regional NSW Field Operations, said policing operations will be bolstered as required to protect regional and remote communities. “The communities of Regional NSW have been doing a great job to keep the virus out of their areas, and we need to keep up that good work; now is not the time for complacency,” Deputy Commissioner Willing said. “It’s more important than ever that we fully comply with the Public Health Orders – and report breaches, especially relating to visitors from any of the areas subject to stay-athome orders. “In recent days, NSW Health identified high levels of virus fragments were detected in sewerage in a number of major regional centres, including Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, and Mudgee. “These alerts are of concern, as we know in Armidale, positive cases have since been confirmed.” With stay-at-home orders currently in place for the Hunter Region and Armidale and Guyra areas, Deputy Commissioner Willing urged those communities to do their bit through compliance. “The Public Health Orders have been introduced for the health and safety of everyone, and while there is a significant police presence, our officers would prefer to not issue fines,” Deputy Commissioner Willing said. “The message is pretty simple: if you don’t need to leave the house, stay home! “If you’re heading out for an essential reason, please remember to put on a mask, maintain physical distance and check-in to all retail and business premises you visit. “Regional communities are renowned for rolling their sleeves up and getting a job done, and just as they did in the Central West, I have no doubt the Hunter and Armidale communities will do what they have to do to eliminate COVID-19 from their areas.” Various restrictions also remain in place across NSW, which are critical for preventing the spread of COVID-19. “Regional NSW is the lifeblood of the state, and we all just need to keep doing the right thing so we can keep everything moving,” Deputy Commissioner Willing said. “Further, the Delta variant poses a significant risk to our most vulnerable communities, and we cannot allow it to spread any further into the regions or our remote areas. “It only takes one person doing the wrong thing to spread the virus – and it’s encouraging for police to continue to have the community’s support through the reporting of this type of selfish behaviour. “I implore all regional communities to do what they do best in difficult circumstances – band together and support each other. “The key to stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives is working together.” Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott praised the vigilance and efforts of our communities in Regional NSW. “I thank our communities in Regional NSW for their cooperation during this time, and they should know that the police are working around the clock to support them and their loved ones” “I urge everyone in Regional NSW to work with our police, in complying with the orders and to ensure we stop the spread of this virus in our regions.” Mr Elliott said. For more information about COVID-19 rules and restrictions, visit https:// www.nsw.gov.au Anyone who has information regarding individuals or businesses in contravention of a COVID-19-related ministerial direction is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: https://nsw.crimestoppers. com.au.

Positive Behaviour and Learning By Marian SAMPSON nominees SEEING our youth step up and set a positive example is the knock-on effect of the Positive Behaviour and Learning Program which has been operating in parts of the Port Stephens Central and West Wards for many years.

The nine schools involved have all seen the benefits of the program.

Reward and recognition for going above and beyond.

As each group of nominees are announced and recognised for their attitude, efforts and ethics another cohort of students are motivated to do well and to do their best within their school and wider community. This week the nominees share a theme one which shows that they are putting others before themselves. They are being selfless as they care for others. Something everyone in our community can be proud of. This week Irrawang High School student Temika Jervis showed her honesty in handing in a credit card found at MarketPlace Raymond Terrace. Leadership is one key to a successful future and we saw this demonstrated by Xanthiah Roach of Hunter River High School. She was joined by Khloe Forde of Salt Ash Public School who showed leadership at Star Struck. Blake Bendar-Reay also showed leadership in mentoring students to settle into new routines. Khloe Skeates is a role model for younger students who travel to Irrawang Public School on the bus. Xavier Styles of Karuah Public School showed true compassion at a zone carnival where he comforted an injured student from another school. While Liam Munro and Lilly Vella and Sarah Gamble assisted at a range sporting events. The NOTA team congratulates this week's PBL nominees and looks forward to hearing about future nominees who are demonstrating their commitment to their community.

Super Pollinators

By Marian SAMPSON

BEES have been getting plenty of press lately and it's mainly due to their critical role in pollinating plants we depend on for food, timber, textiles and more.

While we generally think of the farmed honey bee, locally we have native bees that live in and around Port Stephens and pollinate our native plants.

They are critical in maintaining our natural habitat.

EcoPollinators is EcoNetwork’s very first special interest group.

EcoPollinators is a community-based sustainability program to conserve and expand habitat for native pollinators, like the delightful Blue Banded Bee, one of the many native bees living in our area.

Unfortunately, this bee – like many native species – is losing its habitat with urban and industrial development or the replacement of flowering trees and shrubs with grass and concrete.

The EcoPollinators program aims to; enhance community awareness about the importance of pollinators to our food and forest ecosystems; draw attention to the risks of habitat fragmentation and the benefits of biodiversity conservation; and partner with local groups and organisations to provide localised resources that participants can use to create pollinator habitat in yards, balconies, bush reserves and public spaces.

Betsy Hussin, from EcoPollinators, EcoNetwork PS, told News Of The Area, “We’ll be launching the program at EcoNetwork’s upcoming Sustainability Futures Festival Port Stephens.

“We’re in the process of rehabilitating and planting two pollinator habitat reference sites on the Bridle Path with support from Port Stephens Council and the Nelson Bay West Landcare group.”

The aim is to prepare fact sheets on local plants, native pollinators, small birds and their habitat needs, including do it yourself shelters and bee hotels, using a framework from the Friends of Tomaree National Park.

The exciting program aims to create planting guides that can be used for gardens, yards, balconies and community spaces.

Pollinators come in many shapes and sizes, including hoverflies, bees, birds and butterflies.

If you have an interest in native bees, pollinators and small bird habitat or local plant communities and would like to know more, please get in touch with Betsy Hussin and Sue Olsson at ecopollinators@ econetworkps.org.

“There are a variety of ways to help and we’d welcome your involvement and support,” she said.

q This week’s PBL nominees demonstrated helpfulness, leadership, compassion and honesty.

q Butterflies and bees are super pollinators. Photo: Marian Sampson. q A honeyeater feeds with pollen on its feathers which will be transferred to the next bloom it visits. Photo: Mat Spillard. q A local bee over a water lily. Photo: Mat Spillard.

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Mum’s The Word. (2016, Mav) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. NBN (8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Explore. (R) 12.15 MOVIE: The Dating List. (2019, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) TEN (5)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. (Return)

Sophie Thomson visits a flower farm. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R)

A young man is found murdered during the grand reopening of the village of Little Auburn. 10.00 Baptiste. (Final, Mlv, R) Julien and

Genevieve outmanoeuvre Constantin. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Vaccine. (R) 11.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD

AS HELL. (Final, R) 12.00 Rosehaven. (PG, R) 12.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secrets Of Tutankhamun. 8.30 The World’s Most Extraordinary

Homes: Portugal. (Return) Explores a range of architect-designed houses. 9.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (Return) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Patriot Brains. (Mals, R) 11.45 Hernán. (MA15+av, R) 3.15 Cruising With Jane

McDonald. (PG, R) 4.00 Kilauea: Hawaii On Fire. (PGa, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Joh catches up with Olympic athletes both past and present, including Sally

Pearson, Kurt Fearnley and more. Karen makes Japanese beef curry. Graham visits Japan’s Ashikaga Flower Park. 8.30 MOVIE: Hidden Figures. (2016, PGal, R) Based on a true story. Three

African-American women working as mathematicians for NASA play a big role in one of the world’s greatest achievements by helping send an astronaut into space. Taraji

P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe. 11.05 To Be Advised. 1.00 Home Shopping. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 22.

Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters. 9.50 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the

Brisbane Broncos versus Sydney Roosters match, with NRL news and analysis. 10.35 The Hundred With Andy

Lee. (PGls, R) Comedy panel show. 11.35 MOVIE: Navy Seals. (1990, Mlv, R) An air crew is captured by terrorists. Charlie Sheen. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. (R) 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R) 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. Barry Du Bois renovates a tiny kitchen to better suit the needs of a big Samoan family. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mlsv, R) Graham Norton chats with

Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci, Orlando

Bloom, Aisling Bea and Kingsley

Ben-Adir. Music from Silk City with Ellie

Goulding, who perform New Love. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen

Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 6am WorldWatch. Noon RocKwiz. 12.50 Charlottesville: Documenting Hate. 1.50 Your Call Is Important To Us. 2.05 Yokayi Footy. 2.40 Over The Black Dot. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Joy Of Painting. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 Forged In Fire. (Final) 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Perfect Vagina. 10.25 Fear The Walking Dead. 12.05am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Jabba’s Movies. 2.30 MOVIE: Grumpier Old Men. (1995, PG) 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Mighty Ships. 8.30 Railway Restorations With Peter Snow. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 JAG. 11.00 Star Trek: The Martian. Noon Animal Tales. 1.00 Days Of Our Next Generation. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 NCIS. 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Father’s Doing Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. Fine. (1952) 5.10 Bears About The House. 6.30 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 CSI: Crime Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. Dynasties. 8.40 MOVIE: The Blind Side. (2009, PG) 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 CSI: 11.20 Late Programs. Crime Scene Investigation. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s BOLD (51)9GEM (82)7TWO (62)VICELAND (31) 11 SHEARWATER DR, TAYLORS BEACH 11 SHEARWATER DR, TAYLORS BEACH Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 10.05 Gruen XL. 10.50 Doctor 4981 9266 Who. 11.40 Art Works. 12.10am Brush With Fame. 12.40 Live At The Apollo. 1.25 QI. (Final) 1.55 Would I Lie To You? 2.25 30 Rock. 2.50 Reno 911! 3.10 The Good Place. 3.35 Inside No. 9. 4.05 News Update. 4.10 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Breakfast Show. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Alan Jones. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 The McGregor Angle. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Midnight News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 Late Programs. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 8.10 Belle. (2013, PG) 10.05 The Trouble With You. (2018, M, French) 12.05pm Polina. (2016, PG, French) 2.05 Panga. (2020, Hindi) 4.30 The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 6.30 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 8.30 The Disappearance Of Alice Creed. (2009, MA15+) 10.25 American Animals. (2018, MA15+) 12.35am In Harmony. (2015, M, French) 2.10 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Shopping. 6.30 The Fishing Show. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Big Angry Fish. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Ax Men. 2.00 Fight To Survive. 2.30 Gold Fever. 3.00 Off The Grid With The Badger. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Hollywood Medium. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 5.30 MOVIE: Honey. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: School Of Rock. (2003, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: Save The Last Dance. (2001, M) 12.05am Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Middle. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 2 Broke Girls. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 2.30 Charmed. 3.30 This Is Us. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

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

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SATURDAY, August 14

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 1.20 Restoration Australia. (R) 2.30 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 3.30 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 4.25 Chopsticks Or Fork? (R) 4.45 Landline. 5.15 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 5.45 Silvia’s Italian Table. (PG, R) SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 March Of The Penguins Part 2: The Next Step. (R) 3.30 Avalanche: Making A Deadly Snowstorm. (PG, R) 4.35 Planet Expedition. (PG, R) 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (PGaw, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.30 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World C’ship. Round 6. 4.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 1. H’lights. 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (PGaw, R)

6.15 The Repair Shop. (R) Will Kirk tackles a tough restoration involving a water-damaged rosewood table. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 The Durrells. (PG)

A circus comes to town. 8.20 Belgravia. (Final, PG) Charles receives an olive branch, but the offer of reconciliation places him in grave danger. 9.10 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (PG) Maggie heads to the pub to get a room and amend another radiogate wrong. 10.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Music video clips. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Blood Of The Clans: The

Year Of Victories. (PGv, R) Part 1 of 3. Neil Oliver recounts the story of

Scotland’s 17th-century civil war. 10.55 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (R)

Amy returns from maternity leave. 11.55 MOVIE: The Girl Who Played With

Fire. (2009, MA15+sv, R) Noomi Rapace. 2.15 MOVIE: The Girl Who Kicked The

Hornet’s Nest. (2009, MA15+v, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour:

Singapore Bitesize. (PG, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.45 Sammy J. 9.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.15 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 11.55 Bliss. 12.40am Fleabag. 1.05 Would I Lie To You? 1.35 Grand Designs NZ. 2.20 Escape From The City. 3.20 News Update. 3.25 Close. 5.05 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 Croatian News. 9.30 Serbian News. 10.00 Dutch News. 10.30 Hungarian News. 11.00 NHK Japanese News. 11.35 Hindi News. Noon If You Are The One. 7.35 Building The Ultimate. (Final) 8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Dateline. 11.30 Insight. 12.30am Flowergirl. 12.50 South Park. 1.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 1. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News. PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 12.40 To Be Advised. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s

Front Line. (PG, R) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Surveillance Oz. (PGas)

A brazen art thief gets chased by a chef. Chaos ensues with a wheelchair in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. 7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Far From

Home. (2019, M) Peter Parker faces four destructive elemental monsters while on holiday in Europe. Tom

Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya. 10.15 MOVIE: Zombieland: Double Tap. (2019, MA15+h) The survivors of a zombie apocalypse find themselves embarking on a new mission to aid one of their friends.

Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson. 12.30 Home Shopping.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 11.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 MOVIE: Jersey Boys. (2014, PG) 3.45 MOVIE: Ocean’s 11. (1960, PG) 6.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Home Rescue. Midnight Before And After. 12.30 Late Programs. NBN (8)

6.00 Animal Tales. (PG, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 The Rebound. 1.00 Netball. Super Netball. Major semi-final. Giants v New South Wales Swifts. 3.00 Netball. Super Netball. Minor semi-final. West Coast Fever v Sunshine Coast Lightning. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 22.

Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels. 9.30 NRL Saturday Night

Footy Post-Match. Post-match coverage of the NRL game. 9.45 MOVIE: Deepwater Horizon. (2016, Mal, R) A crew struggles to survive after an oil rig explosion. Mark Wahlberg. 11.45 MOVIE: Good Kill. (2014, Malsv, R) 1.40 A Current Affair. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With

Stu Cameron. (PG)

9GEM (82) 6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 The Avengers. 11.00 MOVIE: Hue And Cry. (1947) 12.40pm MOVIE: Please Turn Over. (1959, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: Sweet Smell Of Success. (1957, PG) 4.30 Rugby Union. Bledisloe Cup. Second Test. New Zealand v Australia. 7.00 2021 Bledisloe Cup Post-Match. 7.30 Desert Vet. 8.30 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven. (2016, M) 11.10 Late Programs. TEN (5)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (R) 9.00 Places We Go. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room. (R) 1.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) 2.00 Pooches At Play. (Final) 2.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 3.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 5.00 News.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Interiors. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 12.30 GCBC. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Australian Survivor. (PGl, R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. (Return) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. (Return) 5.00 News.

6.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals

For Every Day. Jamie Oliver reinvents family favourites. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Jessie rescues an American tourist. 7.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.00 Ambulance Australia. (Mav, R) On the weekend night shift, resources are stretched with a surge in calls relating to drugs and alcohol. 11.00 Blue Bloods. (M, R)

Erin helps Anthony. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon JAG. 2.00 The Doctors. 3.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 WhichCar. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.20 CSI. 1.10am 48 Hours. 2.10 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 10. Styrian Grand Prix. Replay. 3.40 WhichCar. 4.05 The Doctors. 5.00 Shopping.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live. 9.00 News. 10.00 News. 11.00 News. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 3.30 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Polina. (2016, PG, French) 8.00 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 10.00 The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) Noon In Harmony. (2015, M, French) 1.35 Belle. (2013, PG) 3.30 White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 4.55 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 6.30 1982. (2019, PG, Arabic) 8.30 Mid90s. (2018, MA15+) 10.05 Big Game. (2014, M) 11.45 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 8.35 1982. (2019, PG, Arabic) 10.35 White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) Noon Like Water For Chocolate. (1992, M, Spanish) 1.50 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 3.50 The Red Balloon. (1956, French) 4.30 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 6.35 Grace Of Monaco. (2014, PG) 8.30 The Killing Of A Sacred Deer. (2017, M) 10.45 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, August 15

ABC TV (2)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. 3.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 3.45 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 4.15 How Deadly World. (PG, R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. SBS (3)

6.30 Compass. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Joanna Lumley’s

Britain. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 The Newsreader. (Premiere, Mal) A reporter and newsreader are thrown together. 9.25 Traces. (Premiere, Mal) A lab assistant pursues a killer. 10.15 Les Norton. (Mdlsv, R) 11.10 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 12.10 Roll With It. (Ml, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.15 Shakespeare And

Hathaway. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Roman Megastructures. (PG) 10.30 Filthy Rich And

Homeless. (Mal, R) 11.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 12.25 Michael Mosley: What’s

My Diagnosis. (PGa, R) 1.35 Michael Mosley On Cosmetic

Treatments. (PGa, R) 3.30 Spina Bifida And Me. (Ma, R) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (Malv, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour:

Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: The City Addicted To Crystal Meth. 9.30 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian. 10.30 The Grid: Powering The Future. 11.30 Inside The Met. 12.25am Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 1.50 Live At The Apollo. 2.35 News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.05 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Freaks & Geeks: The Documentary. 1.10 Chinese Dating With The Parents. 3.10 WorldWatch. 3.35 Forged In Fire. 5.50 Abandoned Engineering. 6.40 Life After People. 7.30 Guns That Changed The Game. 8.30 WWE Legends. (Final) 10.00 Beyond Boobs. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 2. 1.50am South Park. 2.20 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Garage 41. 11.00 Round Oz Ride. 11.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. Noon Pawn Stars UK. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Boating. UIM Class 1 Powerboat Championships. Sarasota Grand Prix. 2.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.30 American Pickers. 4.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) 1.00 Business Builders. 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Gold Coast Medical. (PGa, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (R) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 8.45 Homicide: With Ron Iddles:

Gary Adams. (Premiere, M) After a 17-year-old goes missing, his mother struggles to make police listen. Eight years later, the case is still not solved, until she pleads with former Australian police detective Ron Iddles to investigate. 9.45 Miniseries: Hatton

Garden. (Ml) Part 1 of 4. 11.45 The Blacklist. (MA15+) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 House Of Wellness. 10.30 Your 4x4. 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 11.30 SA Weekender. Noon Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 1.00 Your 4x4. 1.30 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 2.00 The Bowls Show. 3.00 The Story Of The Royals. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Cold Case. 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Visions Of Greatness. 3.45 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! (2017, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Aliens In The Attic. (2009, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Matrix Revolutions. (2003, M) 10.00 MOVIE: RoboCop 2. (1990, MA15+) 12.15am Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. 1.15 Westside. 2.15 Peaking. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

NBN (8)

6.00 Animal Tales. (PG, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. (PG, R) 1.30 Ultimate Rush. (PGl, R) 2.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 22.

Cronulla Sharks v Newcastle Knights. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.00 Up And Vanished. (Mas) 11.20 Killer On The Line. (Mav, R) 12.10 Dr Christian Jessen Will

See You Now. (Mamn, R) 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon Getaway. 12.30 MOVIE: Folly To Be Wise. (1952) 2.30 MOVIE: It’s All Happening. (1963) 4.40 MOVIE: The Secret Of Santa Vittoria. (1969, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Coroner. 9.40 Chicago P.D. 10.40 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Sunday Agenda. 9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Sharri. 7.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 8.00 In My View. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Late Programs. SBS MOVIES (32)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Shopping. 10.00 Fishing. Australian Championships. AFC IX. 11.00 River To Reef: Retro. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show. 1.00 Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 Fishing And Adventure. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 To Be Advised. 6.00 MOVIE: Tomorrowland. (2015, PG) 8.35 MOVIE: The Dark Knight Rises. (2012, M) 11.55 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid. 2.40 Hollywood Medium. 3.40 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 4.40 MOVIE: City Slickers II. (1994, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. (2006, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Homecoming. (2017, M) 11.40 Outlaw. 12.35am Westside. 1.30 Road Trick. 2.00 Hollywood Medium. 2.50 Clarence. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Broke. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 2.30pm Frasier. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.45 2 Broke Girls. 10.45 MOVIE: Fathers’ Day. (1997, PG) 12.50am Home Shopping. 1.50 The Big Bang Theory. 2.40 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 3.30 Funny Girls. 4.30 Home Shopping.

TEN (5)

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of 24 castaways head to Cloncurry,

Queensland, where they are divided into two camps: Brains and Brawn. 9.00 FBI. (Mv) After a man is killed by an explosive package shipped to his home, the team tries to capture the sender and intercept his latest deadly parcel. 12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

Morning news and talk show.

BOLD (51) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.00 Snap Happy. 9.30 Escape Fishing. 10.00 Bondi Rescue: Road Boss Rally. 11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.00 All 4 Adventure. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 WhichCar. 5.00 Mighty Machines. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 11. Austrian Grand Prix. 11.15 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 The Middle. 8.00 Neighbours. 10.00 The Bachelor Australia. 1.30pm Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 2.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Neighborhood. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.30 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Funny Girls. 2.30 Charmed. 3.30 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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MONDAY, August 16

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Durrells. (PG, R) 2.05 Harrow. (Final, Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Mars. (Ma, R) 3.00 Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 4.35 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 2. H’lights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Mars. (PGa, R) 3.00 Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 4.35 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 3. H’lights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. Highlights from the show’s past six decades. 9.30 Media Watch. (PG) 9.50 Beyond The Towers. (Mav) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.20 The Grid: Powering The

Future – A Catalyst Special. (R) 12.25 Baptiste. (Mlv, R) 1.20 Traces. (Mal, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Inside Windsor Castle. (PG, R) 8.30 Secret Scotland: Galloway

And The South. (PG) Susan

Calman heads to Galloway. 9.25 24 Hours In Emergency:

Inside Out. (Mal, R) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Outlier. (Premiere, Mal) 11.45 Das Boot. (Malv, R) 3.55 Trump’s American

Carnage. (Malvw, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Brian Cox’s Adventures In Space And Time. 9.20 Doctor Who. 10.15 Grand Designs NZ. 11.00 The Chemical World. Midnight Escape From The City. 12.55 QI. 1.30 30 Rock. 1.50 Reno 911! 2.15 The Good Place. 2.35 Inside No. 9. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.05 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.15 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 8.00 Basketball. WNBA. Phoenix Mercury v Atlanta Dream. 10.00 WorldWatch. Noon Seconds From Disaster. 2.45 New Girl. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Joy Of Painting. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. (Return) 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hypothetical. 9.25 Taskmaster. 10.25 VICE. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 3. 1.50am Late Programs. PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 World’s Deadliest. (Ml, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Jasmine and Cash’s date is a surprise. 7.30 The Voice. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 9.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Mav) The 126 is dispatched to a funeral where another dead body has crashed the burial, and then to a hospital where an MRI has gone haywire.

TK makes waves in his new position. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Station 19. (Ma) The crew investigates an electrical fire. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Kochie’s Business Builders. 11.00 The Bowls Show. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Little Boy Blue. 3.00 Sydney Weekender. 3.30 Surf Patrol. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 11.00 Late Programs. NBN (8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 12.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.45 Celebrity IOU. (PGl) Kevin Hart wants to thank his trainer and friend, Boss. 9.45 100% Footy. (M) 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 The Arrangement. (Malsv) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Death In Paradise. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Love Lottery. (1954) 5.20 Serengeti. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.35 Late Programs. TEN (5)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Mad) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Australian Survivor.

Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia. 8.40 Have You Been Paying

Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panelists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Arj Barker: We Need To Talk. (Mls) Comedian Arj Barker returns to make fun of our obsession with technology. 10.40 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.40 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 JAG. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 11.15 Blue Bloods. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 11. Austrian Grand Prix. Replay. 4.00 48 Hours. 5.00 The Doctors.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Breakfast Show. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 In My View. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 PML Later. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Midnight Credlin. 1.00 Bolt Report. 2.00 Late Programs. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.20 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 9.25 The Red Balloon. (1956, French) 10.05 Big Game. (2014, M) 11.45 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 1.20pm Grace Of Monaco. (2014, PG) 3.15 1982. (2019, PG, Arabic) 5.15 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 7.40 Armour Of God. (1986, M, Cantonese) 9.30 Operation Condor: Armour Of God II. (1991, M, Cantonese) 11.35 Late Programs. 6am Grace Of Monaco. Continued. (2014, PG) 7.35 Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 10.00 The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) Noon Armour Of God. (1986, M, Cantonese) 1.50 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 3.55 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 5.45 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 7.35 Song Lang. (2018, M, Vietnamese) 9.30 The City Of Lost Children. (1995, M, French) 11.35 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, August 17

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Belgravia. (PG, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Mav, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) SBS (3)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back To Nature: The

High Country. 8.30 Doctor At The Door:

The Kulkarnis. Part 1 of 2. 9.30 The Chemical World: Within. (PG) 10.25 ABC Late News. 11.00 Q+A. (R) 12.05 Miriam’s Big Fat

Adventure. (Ml, R) 1.00 Death In Paradise. (Mav, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think

You Are? (PGa, R) 8.30 Insight. (R) 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 11.30 Cacciatore: The

Hunter. (MA15+alsv) 12.40 Gigantes. (MA15+v, R) 3.25 Tsunamis: Facing A Global Threat. (Ml, R) 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. (Mlv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.50 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 9.15 Bliss. 9.45 Doctor Who. 10.35 Rosehaven. 11.05 Fleabag. 11.35 The Games. 12.05am 30 Rock. 12.25 Reno 911! 12.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 1.30 The Good Place. 1.55 Inside No. 9. 2.25 News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.05 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Seconds From Disaster. 2.45 New Girl. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Roswell: The First Witness. 9.30 Limetown. 10.25 VICE. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 4. 1.50am News. 2.20 RT News In English From Moscow. 3.00 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Dipper’s Destinations. 9.00 Fishing Addiction. 10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Ax Men. 2.00 Fight To Survive. 2.30 Gold Fever. 3.00 Graveyard Carz. 4.00 Pawnography. 4.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Logan. (2017, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Hollywood Medium. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 The Incredible Hulk. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (2011, MA15+) 10.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 11.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Trust. (2009, Msv, R) 2.00 World’s Deadliest. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 The Voice. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 9.00 Australia: Now And Then. (Ma) Shane Jacobson and a panel of celebrities take a look at which generation of Aussies was the hottest. 10.00 Gordon, Gino & Fred: American

Road Trip: City Slickers (Las

Vegas, Grand Canyon) (Mls) 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Station 19. (M) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Little Boy Blue. 3.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 3.30 Surf Patrol. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Deadly Dates. 11.30 Late Programs. NBN (8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Explore. (R) 12.15 Driving Test. (PG, R) 12.45 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.40 The Hundred With Andy

Lee. Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts. 9.40 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Reverie. (Premiere, Mav) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Tonight’s The Night. (1954) 5.20 Serengeti. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 The Lover’s Lane Murders. 11.40 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Breakfast Show. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Alan Jones. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 PML Later. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Midnight Credlin. 1.00 Bolt Report. 2.00 Late Programs. SBS MOVIES (32)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Fight To Survive. 2.30 Gold Fever. 3.00 American Pickers. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Truckers: Best Of. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Demolition NZ. 11.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Hollywood Medium. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 MOVIE: Jaws 2. (1978, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Rocky Balboa. (2006, M) Midnight Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat PEACH (52) 6am The Middle. 7.00 Friends. 11.00 The Neighborhood. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 2 Broke Girls. 2.30 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 This Is Us. 2.30 Crazy ExGirlfriend. 3.30 Stephen Colbert. 4.30 Shopping.

TEN (5)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of 24 castaways head to Cloncurry,

Queensland, where they are divided into two camps: Brains and Brawn. 9.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters

Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.55 Eddie Ifft: Sweet Home

Mailbama. (MA15+ls) Eddie Ifft shares stories of marriage and parenting. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 JAG. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 MOVIE: The Guardian. (2006, M) 5.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

PEACH (52) 6am The Middle. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 2 Broke Girls. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.35 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 This Is Us. 2.30 Late Programs.

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WEDNESDAY, August 18

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Recording Studio. (R) 11.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.55 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) SBS (3)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (Return, PG) 8.30 Question Everything. (Premiere) 9.00 Rosehaven. (PG) 9.30 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 10.00 Staged. (Ml, R) 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.55 Four Corners. (R) 12.00 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.15 Beyond The Towers. (Mav, R) 1.15 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson’s

World By Rail. (PG, R) 8.30 What Does Australia

Really Think About… (M) 9.35 War Of The Worlds. (Return, MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Unknown Amazon. (Mal) 11.50 The Killing. (Man, R) 4.05 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+alv, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour

Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Art Works. 9.00 Inside The Met. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.50 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 11.50 Louis Theroux: The City Addicted To Crystal Meth. 12.50am 30 Rock. 1.05 Reno 911! 1.35 The Good Place. 2.10 Inside No. 9. 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.05 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Basketball. WNBA. Chicago Sky v Dallas Wings. Noon Seconds From Disaster. 2.45 New Girl. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Act. 9.20 I Am Evel Knievel. 11.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 5. 1.50am News. 2.20 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs. PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Newlywed And

Dead. (2016, Mav, R) 2.00 World’s Deadliest. (Ml, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Nurses. (Premiere, Ma) A look at the experiences of nurses. 8.30 RFDS. (M) Pete’s resentment towards Eliza comes to a head. 9.30 The Rookie. (Mav) Officer

Nolan, Officer Harper and Detective

Lopez are assigned to a case involving the kidnapping of a judge’s son. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Mav) 12.00 First Dates Australia. (PGs, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Little Boy Blue. 3.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 3.30 Surf Patrol. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Bones. 12.50am M*A*S*H. 2.00 Home Shopping. NBN (8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (Mas, R) 1.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 Paramedics. (Ma) A crew responds to a hotel pool. 9.40 Australian Crime Stories. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Killer On The Line. (Mv, R) 12.00 Bluff City Law. (PGa, R) 12.50 Explore. (R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Captain’s Paradise. (1953) 5.20 Serengeti. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 An Unexpected Killer. 11.50 Late Programs. TEN (5)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 The Bachelor Aust. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Bachelor Australia. Bachelor

Jimmy Nicholson, an airline pilot, sets out to find true love from among a group of eligible bachelorettes. Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 9.30 Bull. (Ma, R) TAC represents a train engineer with no memory of the fatal crash he allegedly caused. 11.30 The Project. (R) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen

Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

Morning news and talk show.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Destination Dessert. 8.30 Snap Happy. 9.00 JAG. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 The Doctors.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Breakfast Show. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Alan Jones. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 PML Later. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Midnight Credlin. 1.00 Bolt Report. 2.00 Late Programs. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.15 The Young Victoria. (2009, PG) 9.15 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 11.05 Operation Condor: Armour Of God II. (1991, M, Cantonese) 1.10pm Bala. (2019, PG, Hindi) 3.35 The Thief Of Bagdad. (1940, PG) 5.35 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 7.35 Kung Fu Jungle. (2014, M, Cantonese) 9.30 Run Lola Run. (1998, M, German) 11.00 Late Programs. 6am The Thief Of Bagdad. Continued. (1940, PG) 6.55 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 8.55 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 10.45 The City Of Lost Children. (1995, M, French) 12.50pm Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 2.40 The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp. (1943, PG) 5.35 The Young Victoria. (2009, PG) 7.35 Still Alice. (2014, M) 9.30 Twelve Monkeys. (1995, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, August 19

ABC TV (2)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Back To Nature. (R) 11.00 The Chemical World. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Question Everything. (R) 2.00 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (PG, R) 4.35 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 4. H’lights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Mars. (PGa, R) 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 4.35 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 5. H’lights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SBS (3)

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. Interactive public affairs program. 9.35 Fake Or Fortune? Gerome. 10.35 ABC Late News. 11.05 Miriam’s Big Fat

Adventure. (PG, R) 12.05 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 1.35 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Asian Railway Journeys:

Yogyakarta To Surabaya. (PG, R) Hosted by Michael Portillo. 8.35 Incredible Journeys With

Simon Reeve. (M) Part 2 of 4. 9.40 The Good Fight. (M) 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 Criminal Planet. (Premiere) 12.00 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+lsv, R) 2.45 Plane Crash. (Ml, R) 4.05 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+ans, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Hard Quiz. 9.40 Question Everything. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.20 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.50 You Can’t Ask That. 12.20am To Be Advised. 1.15 The Grid: Powering The Future. 2.10 30 Rock. 2.35 Reno 911! 2.55 Friday Night Dinner. 3.20 Inside No. 9. 3.50 News Update. 3.55 Close. 5.05 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Seconds From Disaster. 2.45 New Girl. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 6. 1.50am News. 2.20 Deutsche Welle. 3.00 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Ax Men. 2.00 Fight To Survive. 2.30 Gold Fever. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 8.00 Beach Cops. 8.30 Fat Pizza: Back In Business. 10.30 Housos 2020. 11.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Hollywood Medium. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 MOVIE: G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. (2009, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Exit Wounds. (2001, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Middle. 7.30 Frasier. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 2 Broke Girls. 11.35 Rules Of Engagement. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 This Is Us. 2.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Lost

In Paradise. (2015, M) 2.00 World’s Deadliest. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

Mia finally admits her fears. 8.30 My Impossible House: Colossal

Cathedral. (PG) Newlyweds transform a 180-year-old church in Yorkshire,

England, into their dream home. 9.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PG) Ordinary people have their appearances transformed in just 10 days. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Front Bar. (M) 12.00 Black-ish. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Little Boy Blue. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Surf Patrol. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.50 Father Brown. 12.50am M*A*S*H. 2.00 Late Programs. NBN (8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (Mas, R) 1.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 23.

Gold Coast Titans v Melbourne Storm. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off.

Post-match NRL news and analysis. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (Mam, R) 11.50 World’s Worst Flights:

Mechanical. (M, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Keeping Up Appearances. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Pink String And Sealing Wax. (1945, PG) 5.20 Serengeti. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 The First 48. 8.30 Reported Missing. 9.45 5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer. 10.45 Late Programs. TEN (5)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 The Bachelor Aust. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Bachelor Australia. Bachelor

Jimmy Nicholson, an airline pilot, sets out to find true love from among a group of eligible bachelorettes. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mas, R)

An ingénue ballerina discovers she has been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma) 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 11. Austrian Grand Prix. Replay. 9.30 Bondi Rescue. 10.00 JAG. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 FBI. 12.30am Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Breakfast Show. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Alan Jones. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 The Bolt Report. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 PML Later. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Midnight Credlin. 1.00 Bolt Report. 2.00 Late Programs. SBS MOVIES (32)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game. Noon Ax Men. 2.00 Fight To Survive. 2.30 Gold Fever. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.00 Pawn Stars UK. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Inception. (2010, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Escape From New York. (1981, M) 12.35am Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Hollywood Medium. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 Young Sheldon. 8.30 MOVIE: Kill Bill: Vol. 1. (2003, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat PEACH (52) 6am The Middle. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 The Neighborhood. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 This Is Us. 2.30 Late Programs.

Nelson Bay Golf Club GOLF

RESULTS Round Up:

Sunday 1 August: Ladies Stableford: division one: Heather Atkins (24) 38, Peri Kennedy (18) 34. Division two: Norma Armitage (38) 41, Tina Jeggo (34) 38. Mens Stableford: A Grade: Leonard Woods (14) 40, Robert Castle (14) 37; B Grade: Geoffrey Cousins (18) 36, Terry Butler (20) 36; C Grade: Roger Ball (24) 37.

Monday 2 August:

Vets: Division one: David Diemar 22, Brian Stamper c/b 22; Division two: Stuart Manley 23, Barry Kalousek 22.

Wednesday 4 August:

Mens Stableford: C1: A Grade: Laurie Wilson (14) 36, Michael Day (15) 35; B Grade: Neil Russell (17) 37, Mark Twomey (21) 33; C Grade: Peter Sinclair (25) 35, Russ Finnerty (28) 35. Mens Stableford: C2: A Grade Rod Totman (15) 34, Allan Daubaras (9) 33 B Grade: Peter Elliot (18) 38, Vince Northwood (19) 35; C Grade: Wal Reisch (33) 36, Peter Schmalz (28) 35.

Thursday 5 August:

Ladies 4BBB Stableford: Overall: Tina Wasilewicz & Monica Good 46, 2nd Debbie-Ann Buckley and Lorraine Wilcock c/b 42, Diane Croft & Tina Jeggo 42

REAL ESTATE EXPERT

Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN

On the Couch

with Jasminda

Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au

DEAR Jasminda,

Our elderly mother spends her days watching Sky News, interspersed with Youtube clips from far right US Conspiracy groups. She is aggressive and argumentative continually wanting to talk about the sea level, quoting someone called Alan or Pauline, and blaming Covid outbreaks on minority racial groups. Speaking of Covid; she bounces between claiming “it’s just the flu” to panicking and trying to book an instant vaccination whenever it looks like there is a local outbreak – only to cancel her appointment when the urgency subsides. The other day we found a packet of Ivermectin tablets in her bathroom. What should we do?

Please help, Don.

RENOVATING WITHOUT OVER CAPITALISING

“I’m about to renovate my home and then I hope to put it on the market. How can I ensure I don’t over-capitalise?

THIS is such an important question to consider when you’re renovating to sell. Overcapitalising means that with your renovations, you have improved your property beyond its resale value - aka you’ve spent too much! Firstly understand the current market value of your property by securing an appraisal from a registered real estate agent. Compare the current market appraisal against what you paid for the property. If you use a figure of say 10% of the market price as your renovation budget, you’ve got a good starting point. Look at feature areas: bathroom, kitchen, outdoor areas plus energy saving features such as solar and water tanks. Renovate with potential buyers in mind. Adding a swimming pool may not be the winner you think. Most people feel that they are too busy to care for a pool plus in today’s water conscious environment, the cost of maintaining a pool may well be a turn-off. Your home’s layout and design are vital to renovating success. Make sure your plans are functional, select the right builder and trades and stick to your budget. We’ve all had renovation disasters, but careful planning and preparation will help minimize the tears. Now, how about that market appraisal?!

Denise

Email questions to Denise: denise@randrproperty.com.au

PH: 02 4994 5766

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After the Makeover

By Marian SAMPSON

THE Anna Bay 7 Day Make-Over was conducted two years ago.

It cemented the community together and made changes in attitudes, pride of place and created greater ownership for the township.

Leah Anderson, President of the then Tomaree Business Chamber spoke at a Port Stephens Council Public Access and requested a 7-Day Makeover after seeing first hand the difference that one had created at Tuncurry.

Council bought in and Creative Communities were engaged to deliver the community project.

Locals stood shoulder to shoulder with Council staff, volunteering to transform the township.

Toilets were cleaned and painted, bridges were literally built.

As part of the Makeover, the local bus shelter was revamped at the instigation of ideas and funds raised by the community.

The Anna Bay Fishing Club raised money for the bus shelter artwork, which was painted by local mural artist Rhys Fabris, and donated a further $1,000 to the makeover.

Now the bus shelter is taped off with a large crack having appeared in the brickwork.

Community members are more than a little upset that the bus shelter that they have put their time, effort, energy and money into may now be at risk.

The question is being asked: was the structure checked for safety prior to the makeover and what can be done to save it?

Leah Anderson, who advocated for the makeover through Business Port Stephens, told News Of The Area, “"The Anna Bay 7 Day makeover was one of the most amazing community experiences I have ever been involved in.

“When I saw these makeovers happening in other communities, especially Tuncurry, they really caught my attention.

“So to advocate for this from the business chamber, and have Anna Bay transformed by the community was heartwarming.

“Anna Bay finally had the attention they were longing for after being the forgotten and neglected community by Port Stephens Council, for so many years.

“I have to say, it saddens me to hear that one of the key makeover structures being the bus shelter at the now famous Anna Bay entrance sign has cracked brickwork and is taped off, unable to be used.

“I urge Port Stephens Council to show the community how much they valued their donations of time and money into the makeover and spend the money required to fix this structure without compromising the makeover artwork and assisting in getting it back to its former makeover glory.

“It is also a good lesson to learn that Council should be looking closely at the existing local infrastructure prior to these makeovers, ensuring it is fit for purpose

READING: John 3: 16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."." Blessings from Lynne Miles

Misinformation

By Marian SAMPSON

THE rise of social media has changed the way we seek out information.

Findings delivered in the latest Togetherness Index released last week by strategic communication consultancy SenateSHJ, show that people are turning more and more to social media platforms for their important information. According to the report, one fifth of people act on what they see or hear on social media and a quarter of those people trust the information they find on social media.

This has seen the risk of misinformation on the rise as people disengage from traditional communication.

A strong example of this was the rumor circulated widely on social media last week that Big W at Raymond Terrace was a site of concern for potential Covid-19 exposure.

The report found that social media is playing a significant role in motivating people to change their behaviour, which amplifies the risk of misinformation as well as helping to connect people.

A third of those surveyed found communication on social media from sources other than friends and family effective. A quarter trusted this information while a fifth of people say they have changed their behaviour because of what they have found on social media.

Darren Behar, Managing Partner at SenateSHJ, said the proportions have held up despite warnings about the influence of social media and of misinformation found on these platforms. He said, “At the same time the influence of business, government, local community leaders and even friends and family have slipped. “It would seem we are less engaged with traditional sources of information, perhaps because of COVID-19 fatigue. “People are turning to social media for information, and while they may find trusted sources, the risk of exposure to misinformation is heightened.” Nationally, less than four in ten Australians are engaging with government communication, slipping from almost 50% during the first half of the COVID-19 pandemic, and media now only influential with one in four according to the annual Togetherness Index. Fewer than one in three respondents gave a lot or some thought to communication from community leaders, while 24% did so to communication from leaders of large businesses – also down on last year. Concerningly the most powerful influencers of our behaviour, family saw the q A copy of a post from Facebook showing the NSW Government addressing misinformation in relation to COVID-19 exposure at Raymond Terrace. Dear Don,

GOSH, there are more layers to this conundrum than an N95 mask.

When people are faced with uncertainty, they will seek all sorts of ways to make sense of the world and sometimes those sense-making avenues have agendas that may be more appealing than the dry and dreary statistics and solutions offered by scientists. Conspiracy theorists spruiking the idea of shape-shifting lizards taking human forms in a plot to rule the world are probably far more entertaining than world leaders on the back foot due to the everchanging parameters of a pandemic.

Nivea from Byron with her Certified Juice Therapy Certificate is also no doubt more interesting than the world's leading immunologists and disease experts, but that is not a good enough reason to take her theories on board.

Unfortunately, your elderly mother's good old confirmation bias is in full swing and there may not be a lot you can do to change that.

Ultimately, you may need to agree to disagree for your own sanity.

Change the subject to something less emotive (but do let her know that the dosage rates for black market Ivermectin are probably for horses, not humans).

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

most significant drop from 57 to 43%.

Jodie Wrigley, Head of Health and Social Change at SenateSHJ, said it is now more important than ever to ensure people can spot misinformation.

“Eighteen months into this pandemic people are engaging less with communication from businesses and leaders in the community showing they are fatigued and potentially complacent.

“This is to be expected.

“It’s important to keep bringing the community together, to appeal in many ways to different sectors of the community and to do so in a variety of ways, including at the community level.

“We must also make sure people who are turning to social media know where to go for trusted information, and how to pick up on misinformation.”

49 Eastslope Way, North Arm Cove Offers invited! 2 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms / 6 car garaging / 780 sqm

THIS home sits on the high side of the street, overlooks the waters of North Arm Cove and boasts approximately 780 square metres of land.

The dwelling has been recently built, is fully fenced and offers a great (ironbark) deck with fabulous views over the protected bay where you can settle back and watch the sailboats and cruisers passing by.

This home is less than three years old and offers easy living for those looking for a low maintenance life-style. On entry find yourself in the open plan living and dining with galley kitchen; and featuring soaring ceilings that highlights the space and airiness of the room.

The modern kitchen is contemporary in design, with a gas cooktop, electric oven and brand new Dishlex dishwasher. A breakfast bar allows for extra seating if you're having family and friends visiting.

There is a large pantry and huge laundry.

Both bedrooms are spacious with both having builtin wardrobes.

The modern bathroom has clean lines and is also spacious.

The home is fully insulated - both walls and ceilings - has split system air conditioning, and features laminate oak flooring.

Other extras include an IXLtastic in the bathroom, as well as ceilings, fans and blinds throughout.

At the rear of the property is a huge 6 car garage with a shower, toilet and kitchenette that could easily be converted to additional living space (fully or partial) STCA.

A garden shed also offers power and there is rear lane access for the boat and the caravan.

A car port is currently being installed at the front of the home for additional undercover parking.

There is a pump out septic system, a 15,000l tank water with an extra fire tank, a slow combustion fireplace and a deck with great views.

Located a short walk to the Community Centre, tennis court and community gardens. It is less than 80m to Casuarina reserve, where you can fish or launch the kayak.

There are also a number of beaches where a young family can enjoy summer days.

North Arm Cove is approx 30 minutes to Newcastle Airport and the RAAF base.

Less than an hour to

A new home with wonderful views Newcastle CBD and two hours to Sydney on the M1 (Wahroonga).

North Arm Cove is the perfect destination to escape or live your best life.

Offers are invited for this home – contact Century 21 Coastal Properties for more information. Ivy Stevenson 0432 705 766.

Sport Volunteering

By Marian SAMPSON

THERE are concerns about volunteering in sport, with numbers shrinking post COVID-19.

As Australia comes off the high from Olympic Gold moments with swimmers Emma McKeon or Ariarne Titmus, or Keegan Palmer in skateboarding, there were many behind the scenes that have volunteered and supported our athletes.

Without the parents, coaches, volunteers and team efforts in the early years of competition, many of our athletes would not have been as successful in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Sport Australia has launched its new vision and plan to revolutionise sport volunteering.

The report ‘The future of sport volunteering’ reveals a deep insight into the current state of sport volunteering in Australia.

A new National Sport Volunteering Plan has been announced to improve sector collaboration and enhance the volunteer experience.

Sport Australia has taken the next steps towards building a more collaborative, cohesive, and contemporary approach to volunteering in sport with the release of an industry-first insights report and new national plan for the future of sport volunteering.

Sport Australia Acting CEO Rob Dalton said, “We know from our recent Community Perceptions Monitor survey that only 53% of adults who volunteered in sport before COVID-19 were back volunteering by March 2021, and while there has been steady improvement in volunteers returning to sport in recent months, this is a critical time to ensure we are doing everything we can to attract and retain volunteers in sport.

“In partnership with Volunteering Australia we recently conducted workshops with the key sport, government, and volunteer bodies, as well as engaging community sporting clubs, not for profit organisations, academics, and experts from outside the sports industry to gain a deeper understanding of the volunteer experience and build a framework and a vision for the future.

“Our vision is for people from all walks of life to see and realise opportunities to contribute to individual, club and community goals in a way that suits them.

“To achieve this, we have drawn from our research to develop a plan with the support of the sector to modernise and future-proof our volunteer offering,” Mr Dalton said.

Minister for Sport, Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck said, “We are a sporting nation and without our 3.1 million sport volunteers it simply wouldn’t be possible for our community sporting clubs to function.

Certainly at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics we punched above our weight, taking out sixth place internationally.

The Boomers took bronze, McKeon amassed an incredible 7 medals, while there was a silver in the high jump for Nicola McDermott and a gold for Jessica Fox in the kayak.

The United States, who took out first place, has a population of over 328 million people while in sixth place Australia has just 25.6 million.

“Volunteers not only galvanise our local communities, but they are also the backbone of the sports industry.

“It is vital that our current volunteers are valued and supported and that newcomers are easily able to find and get involved in volunteering opportunities that suit them,” Minister Colbeck said.

The research report highlights several opportunity areas for the sport sector to consider such as better collaboration between community sport clubs to drive operational efficiencies and reframing the perception of volunteering to enhance its value proposition.

The opportunities are focused on action at the community sport level, while outlining the role for sport and volunteering bodies to enable this action.

The National Sport Volunteering Plan outlines Sport Australia’s role in leading and supporting sport to navigate the evolving volunteer landscape.

The impact of the national plan will be assessed annually over an initial fouryear period.

q Local swimmer Ebony Nix has been selected to represent the NSW Dolphins in 2021.

Nelson Bay Croquet Club Celebrates

FROM Page 16

To address outcome (ii), the official opening will be followed by a “Come-and-Try Day” with the local community invited to come together to share the experience of playing croquet in a fun and relaxed environment.

This has been supported by a Community Event Grant from Port Stephens Council.

To address outcome (iii), the first tournament to bring visitors to the area has been organised for 20-22 November 2021 when the inaugural Christmas Bush Bash will bring 64 croquet players from around NSW to Nelson Bay.

This is a Golf Croquet doubles tournament featuring both level and handicap play.

The Tournament Manager is former State representative Trevor Black and the Tournament Referee is current NSW State Vice-Captain Derek Bull.

The tournament is sponsored by PRD Real Estate.

For further information about the Club, visit nelsonbaycroquet.org.au or e-mail nelsonbaycroquet@ gmail.com. q The Tournament Manager is former State representative Trevor Black. q Volunteers are essential for keeping the Nelson Bay Hockey Club activities running smoothly.

q NSW State Vice-Captain Derek Bull.