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By Zayne PHILLIPS EMERGENCY services raced to the boat ramp at Seaham Drive, Raymond Terrace on Sunday morning following reports of a vessel entangled with a submerged car.

First on the scene, NSW Police discovered a small car partially submerged in the water, prompting a swift and coordinated effort with the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) to secure the vehicle until further assistance arrived.

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q The car was eventually brought back to land, with no occupants located.

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FROM Page 1 Police Divers, a carefully orchestrated operation unfolded, resulting in the successful retrieval of the car.

To the relief of onlookers, no occupants were found within the vehicle.

Overseeing the operation, Acting Inspector Taylor from the Port Stephens Hunter Police District said, "At this stage, no persons were found in the vehicle, and we are committed to a comprehensive investigation to unravel the mystery surrounding this incident."

An investigation to determine the circumstances leading to the car's submersion has been launched.

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NOTICE OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT

Council has received the following Development Application (DA) for Integrated Development:

APPLICATIONS LODGED FROM 31/12/2023 TO 07/01/2024 Information is correct at time of printing. For up-to-date information visit Council’s DA Tracker at datracker.portstephens.nsw.gov.au or contact us on 4988 0255.

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Please note: All written submissions received during the exhibition period will be considered by Council during the assessment of the DA. Submissions are considered to be ‘open access information’ under Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, (GIPA) and are made publicly available on Council’s DA Tracker. Personal identifiable information is redacted from submissions uploaded to DA Tracker. If you have made a reportable political donation or gift donations (including donations of or more than $1,000) in the last 2 years, your submission will need to be accompanied by a ‘Political Donations and Gift Disclosure Declaration’ form. Visit Council’s website for details and/or a disclosure form.

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16-2023-690-1 LOT: 5 DP: 233358 14 Popplewell Road FERN BAY Subdivision – 1 into 232 lot Torrens title subdivision, intersection upgrade (corner of Vardon & Nelson Bay Road), storm water management systems and associated works APPLICANT: DEFENCE HOUSING AUSTRALIA CONSENT AUTHORITY: Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT TYPE OF APPROVAL: APPROVAL AGENCY: APPROVAL: Rural Fire Act 1997 – s.100B Rural Fire Service Water Management Act – Section 91 DPE Water National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974 – s.90 Heritage NSW ASSESSING OFFICER: Dylan Mitchell | Phone 4988 0280 | Email dylan.mitchell@portstephens.nsw.gov.au NOTIFICATION PERIOD: 28 Days (17 January 2024 to 14 February 2024) SUBMISSION DUE DATE: 14 February 2024 Where to view information: Online Council’s Administration Building

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Anti-fracking activist turns attention to renewables and Hunter offshore wind zone q Dayne Pratzky is on a mission to “myth bust” disinformation around renewable energy.

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was the focus of the 2015 documentary film ‘Frackman’, has now turned his attention to renewable energy.

Specifically, Mr Pratzky is targeting disinformation that he believes threatens the progress of renewable energy development, including a potential offshore wind industry in the Hunter region.

Mr Pratzky has a long history of researching Australian energy projects and their environmental impacts.

In 2007, after a workplace accident, Mr Pratzky made the move to a small property in Chinchilla, Queensland.

Just six months later, he became aware his property was under threat from the expansion of coal seam gas projects in the region.

“A guy drove down my driveway and said ‘Mate, we are going to drill some wells into your property, there’s nothing you can do about it’,” Mr Pratzky told NOTA. “He shoved a contract in my face and said ‘Sign this’.

“That started a bit of a fight which went on for almost ten years and culminated in the documentary, ‘Frackman’, which was released in 2015.”

Now residing in Forster, Mr Pratzky is producing a series of videos exploring the ‘war on renewables’, which will include a focus on disinformation permeating the debate around offshore wind.

“I can’t just say ‘no gas’ and not get involved in the solution,” Mr Pratzky said.

“The solution is renewable energy.

“The problem in these situations is that the facts don’t tell themselves, someone has got to tell them.

“All we are getting at the moment is disinformation and lies.”

Mr Pratzky said the Hunter offshore wind proposal has become a “political football”, with debate on the issue poisoned by “tribalism”.

“We have two sides of politics and if one party says the sky is blue, the other party says it is pink.”

Mr Pratzky cites the Coalition's staunch recent opposition to offshore wind project proposals across Australia as evidence of this.

“We had the Morrison government come out in 2021, and this is actually their plan,” he said.

“Now the Labor government has come in, picked up the baton and said ‘Let’s do this’.

“All of a sudden, the Opposition has turned against it.

“The Coalition are acting like it is the worst idea in the world when it was their own idea.

“That is how you know it is tribal politics at its worst.

“It’s just grandstanding.”

Mr Pratzky also expressed concern that residents’ genuine concerns on projects are being ignored while attention is instead focused on political back and forth.

“The problems we are actually facing (with offshore wind) are not being addressed.

“I went to the last rally they held in Port Stephens (Hawks Nest) and spoke

to great people who have genuine concerns.

“Those genuine concerns are being steamrolled.

“They (politicians) are using it (offshore wind) as a division tactic when there are serious problems that need to be addressed which won’t happen while the politicians fight amongst themselves.”

In recent months Mr Pratzky calculates he has spent close to 600 hours researching the transition to renewables across the globe.

His new project takes aim at those he believes are spreading disinformation regarding renewable energy projects.

He cites the use of images of dead whales alongside wind turbines in messaging from anti-wind farm groups as an example.

“Dead whales and wind turbines, what an image.

“Let’s get the facts out on the table.

“Wind turbines do not kill whales.

“Shipping kills whales.

“If you want to talk about whale deaths and shipping, there are 4700 coal boats that head in and out of Newcastle Harbour each year.

“What do we hear about that?

“Crickets, nothing.”

Mr Pratzky is urging politicians and the community to redirect conversations around offshore wind development.

“The projects aren’t perfect, but they are going ahead.

“Let’s get the best out of them.

“We need to progress these things faster so we

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“Instead of the conversation going ‘No, no, no’, let’s change the conversation to ‘What is in it for us?’.”

According to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the Hunter region is uniquely placed for the development of an offshore wind industry due to its “strong grid connections associated with the existing coal fired power stations”, “proximity to areas of high electricity demand from population centres and heavy industry such as the Tomago smelter” and the “potential to support infrastructure via the Port of Newcastle”.

Mr Pratzky believes the offshore wind industry is a “once in a lifetime opportunity” not to be missed.

“Our miners are going to be out of work.

“We saw what happened when BHP left.

“It was devastating for the economy, not just in Newcastle but all the way around it.

“We have the workforce,

we have the expertise.

“We can train our miners to transition into this industry (offshore wind).”

Rhys Westbury, a leader in Port Stephens’ burgeoning anti-offshore wind farm movement, said while political involvement has been welcomed to promote the cause, he and the majority of locals are focused purely on achieving a positive outcome for Port Stephens.

“Grassroots initiatives do the best they can to serve

their community, but there will always be extraneous input from elsewhere.

“The utmost concern we have, as concerned locals, is to generate awareness and attention to the issue.”

To follow Mr Pratzky’s deep dive into the world of renewable energy, visit www.facebook. c o m / Fra c k m a n P ro j e c t 1 , instagram.com/frackman_ project_daynep and w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / @ thefrackman1.

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Report highlights increase in domestic violence, sexual assault in Hunter DOMESTIC assaults in the Hunter Valley (excluding Newcastle) region increased by 43 percent in the five years to September 2023, according to a report from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).

Comparatively, domestic assaults in the Capital Region rose 53 percent, the Mid North Coast was up 49 percent, and Coffs Harbour/ Clarence was up 72 percent.

Non‐domestic violence related assault in the Hunter Valley, a statistical area that includes Port Stephens, was up 28.8 percent, while sexual assault was up by 27 percent.

BOSCAR’s report covers a range of different crime categories, including propertyrelated.

BOSCAR’s Acting Executive Director, Suzanne Poynton, said in the two years to September 2023, eight of the thirteen major crime categories showed significant upward trends statewide.

She said that for the most part, those upward trends reflected a recovery from COVID-related crime falls.

“As has been previously reported, the rate of offending for many crimes was significantly interrupted by the pandemic,” Ms Poynton said.

“Reports of domestic and sexual violence are higher now than five years ago, but most major property crimes still remain well below pre-pandemic levels.”

She said the figures were open to

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interpretation and could reflect a real increase in the number of domestic violence incidents and sexual assaults, but they could also reflect an increase in the willingness of people to report to police.

“We know there has been greater public awareness around domestic violence, which might mean people are reporting more now to police than they have previously,” Ms Poynton said.

“Police are also being pretty proactive in terms of policing and enforcing domestic violence and they may detect more crimes in the course of that policing activity, which could also push the number of reports up.”

A spokesperson for NSW Police said the rise in sexual assault incidents was consistent with long-term trends for the crime type and a reflection of increased reporting across the state.

“Numerous recent campaigns relating to reporting sexual violence, as well as the publicity

surrounding the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, are believed to have helped increase awareness and instil confidence in victims of sexual assault to come forward.

“In line with this, it should be noted that a significant proportion of sexual offences reported in the period are historical in nature.”

Despite this progress, NSW Police say sexual violence remains one of the most under-reported crimes in NSW. “NSW Police acknowledge the courage it takes for victims of sexual violence to come forward and are not only committed to seeking out justice for victims, but also ensuring they are appropriately supported and have access to services to address the inevitable trauma that comes with being a victim of these sorts of crimes.

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“Our priority will always be ensuring the safety and wellbeing of victims, and encouraging the reporting of sexual crimes, so we can effectively disrupt, prevent and ultimately end sexual violence in NSW.” According to the spokesperson, the NSW Police Force implements a number of practical strategies to target domestic violence offenders, support victims and reduce recidivism.

“Police will respond to all domestic and family violence incidents reported to them, regardless of who made the report, or where, when, why or how it was made.

“We have specially trained officers in the Northern Region Area Command who target high-risk and repeat offenders to ensure they are complying with relevant orders.”

The full BOCSAR September quarterly update can be found at www.bocsar. nsw.gov.au.

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Celebrating Australia Day across Port Stephens

By Marian SAMPSON AUSTRALIA Day celebrations will kick off at locations across Port Stephens on Friday 26 January, with major events in Karuah, Raymond Terrace, Tilligerry and Nelson Bay. Mayor of Port Stephens Ryan Palmer invites Port Stephens locals and visitors to attend an event, celebrate Port Stephens, and recognise the important role citizenship ceremonies play in our nation’s celebrations.

“Australia Day gives Port Stephens Council an opportunity to promote and recognise active citizenship in our community – active citizenship is about people getting involved in their local communities, and displaying values such as respect, inclusion and helping others.

“This year marks the 75th anniversary of Australian Citizenship.

“For 75 years, Australian citizens have been working together to build a strong, united and prosperous Australia, and that’s something we see daily across Port Stephens in all facets of

our community.”

Mayor Palmer said the traditional Civic Ceremonies, including the Port Stephens Annual Awards and Citizenship Ceremonies will also take place as usual, with Cheryl Koenig OAM announced as the 2024 Port Stephens Australia Day Ambassador.

“We look forward to welcoming Ms Koenig to Port Stephens and hearing about her experience.

“Ms Koenig is a published author and motivational speaker and was previously the NSW Woman of the Year.

“She’s been an Australia Day Ambassador since 2011, and received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2014 for services to people with disabilities, their families and carers.

“I invite everyone to join the celebrations this Australia Day to recognise the remarkable achievements and contributions of our Annual Award winners and welcome Port Stephens’ newest Australian Citizens as they take the pledge in front of their family and friends,” Mayor Palmer added.

At Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace, celebrations will run from 8am to 1:30 pm and feature a

q Port Stephens Council will host citizenship ceremonies in Nelson Bay and Raymond Terrace to welcome the region’s newest citizens. citizenship ceremony and the Port Stephens Citizen of the Year presentation.

The event will also feature a RAAF fly past, marching bands, children’s amusements, markets, farm machinery displays and dragon boat races.

Once again, the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club will hold their Great Aussie Breakfast.

A free Pool Party will also be held at Lakeside Leisure Centre from 10am to 3pm.

Henderson Park at Lemon Tree Passage will host traditional Australia Day activities from 8am to 12pm, including live music, a Great Aussie Breakfast and an Auto Care Club display.

The community of Karuah is getting right behind celebrating Australia Day with entertainment at the Karuah RSL from 10am to midnight.

The day will include fresh

produce competitions and auctions, with money raised donated to the local RFS. With a thong throwing competition, bowls and live entertainment, the day will be topped off with a family friendly fireworks display at 9pm.

Elsewhere, the Boat Harbour Recreational Club is hosting an Australia Day Weekend Family Fun Day on Saturday 27 January from

4pm.

The event consists of an afternoon of tennis and barefoot bowls.

Racquets, balls and bowls are available.

Contact the club to find out more.

For full details of all Australia Day events, visit https://www.portstephens. n s w. g ov. a u / c o m m u n i t y / events/2024/australia-day.

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Applications open for local community grants TO support the continued recovery from COVID-19 in the regions, up to $10,000 is available to community groups across regional, remote and rural Australia.

The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Strengthening Rural Communities program provides grants of up to $10,000 to support local organisations to uplift their communities following significant disruption from COVID-19.

Grants could be for initiatives such as workshops, education programs or improving facilities and community equipment.

The last round, delivered in November, saw 55 local-led projects across the country share

in over $470,000 in grants.

“FRRR’s small grants have supported rural Australia for the past 23 years,” said FRRR Place Portfolio Lead Jill Karena.

“Within our Strengthening Communities program alone, we have awarded nearly $18 million in small grants since 2019 and the program’s flexibility is one of the key reasons why it continues to be so popular.

“Flexible funding means

that we can support projects that meet a wide range of needs, reflecting what the community sees as a priority.

“For some, this may be a new roof for the town hall, for others it may be an event to bring people together, and for others it could be mental health first aid training.

“Virtually every part of Australia is recovering from one or more disasters, from the pandemic to floods, bushfires or drought – and many have experienced successive or even overlapping events.

“The cumulative effect

STUDENTS enrolled in healthcare degrees in NSW can now apply for up to $12,000 in subsidies to support them in their studies.

850 nursing students, 400 medical students and 150 midwifery students are expected to enter the subsidy program each year.

Subsidies are also available for students of paramedicine, Aboriginal health, dentistry and oral health therapy, psychology, pharmacy, physiotherapy and medical physics.

It is estimated the subsidies will support around one third of health worker graduates over the next three years.

Students successful in their application

and beginning their degrees will receive subsidies of $4,000 per year over three years.

Existing students will receive one-off payments of $8,000 after acceptance of employment for a position within NSW Health.

There are a limited number of subsidies available, and applications will remain open until all subsidies are awarded.

Students must be

willing to make a five-year commitment to working in the NSW public health system.

“Up to 4,000 subsidies are now on offer for this year for health degrees including nursing, midwifery, medicine, paramedicine, allied health and health science,” Minister for Health Ryan Park said.

“By supporting students’ health studies and transition into the NSW Health workforce, this program is

means that even within the same region, there are people working to respond and support recovery, while others are putting planning and training in place to build their resilience and prepare for the next, inevitable, event.”

This is the final round of the Rebuilding Regional Communities stream and applications close at 5pm on 26 February 2024.

For further information and how to apply visit www. frrr.org.au/funding/place/ s rc - re b u i l d i n g - re g i o n a l communities/.

one of the many initiatives this government is rolling out to support staff and increase the workforce across the public health system.

“We are committed to building a more engaged, capable and supported workforce.”

The full list of eligible workforce groups and locations are available at w w w. h e a l t h . n s w. g ov. a u / careers/Pages/health-studysubsidies.aspx

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Jessica joins World’s Greatest Shave

By Thomas O’KEEFE

LOCAL angel Jessica Johnston will be taking it all off as part of the Leukaemia Foundation’s ‘World’s Greatest Shave’ in support of blood cancer patients and research, at the Tea Gardens Country Club on Friday 19 January.

Just after the raffles, at approximately 7:30pm, Jess will have her long and luscious locks shorn in support of the worthy charity.

“I wanted to do the World's Greatest Shave to donate my hair so it could be used as a wig for someone in need,” Jess told NOTA. Jess lost her father (not to leukaemia) late last year, and said, “Dad’s loss made me realise life is too short and I want to do some good in my own life and make a positive impact on someone else’s.

“Shaving my head, knowing it could change someone else’s life is very empowering – hair is beautiful, but you don’t need hair to be beautiful.”

Jess’ humble donation goal was set at $1000, but as of the Sunday before the main event, incoming donations had already reached $1,418, with hopefully much more

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“With no screening programs available and

no means of prevention through lifestyle changes, blood cancer is Australia's hidden cancer crisis, and every day, 53 Aussies are

diagnosed with blood cancer, and sixteen will lose their life,” Jess explained.

“We can’t delay action, raising crucial funds that help give those facing blood cancer all the support and information they need, while driving breakthrough research projects discovering better ways to diagnose and treat blood cancer.

“Big or small, every donation counts, and you have the power to help me make an extraordinary difference.”

The Country Club has placed QR codes around the premises, which will take donors directly to Jess’ page, and there are also several tins few tins for cash donations, so even after the great shave, donations can still be made at the Tea Gardens Country Club.

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Fundraisers launched after fatal crash

q Mr Chrimes with his fiancé Vanessa. Photo: gofundme.

A YOUNG man from the Hunter region tragically died recently after the vehicle he was driving hit a tree north of Coffs Harbour.

At about 5.50pm on Friday, 5 January emergency services responded to reports a vehicle had crashed into a tree along Lakes Road, Woolgoolga.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the two male occupants, however the driver – believed to be aged in his late 20s – died at the scene.

The passenger – aged 23 – was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.

Officers from Coffs Clarence Police District established a crime scene, which was then examined by specialist police.

The driver was later identified as Sam Chrimes, who had been camping in the Woolgoolga region with friends and his partner.

Mr Chrimes’ family are from the Port Stephens region.

Tragically, Mr Chrimes was due to be married, having proposed to his girlfriend of nine years just days prior on New Year’s Eve. A gofundme set up for Mr Chrimes’ fiancé described

him as a “generous guy who would do anything for his mates and especially his fiancé whom he adored”.

“Sam and his beautiful fiancé Vanessa were childhood sweethearts and had been together since she was fourteen and he was seventeen,” gofundme organiser Ben Johnston said.

“In the almost nine years they were together they only ever spent two nights away from each other - a true sign of their love they shared.

“At the end of last year Sam, Vanessa and a group of friends were camping in Woolgoolga on their annual holiday.

“On New Year’s Eve Sam got down on one knee and

q The Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to the scene, transporting a 23-yearold passenger to hospital in a critical condition.

proposed to Ness during the countdown.

“A dream come true for them both and of course she said 'yes'.

“Sadly, five days later Sam tragically passed away in a horrific car accident not far from their camp site and now Vanessa is left in a state of disbelief and grief.

“She is totally devastated, heartbroken and experiencing a sadness none of us could possibly ever even come close to understanding.”

Police are urging anyone who may have any information about the matter – or any available dashcam/ mobile phone footage – to contact Coffs Harbour Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

A gofundme has been set up to support Mr Chrimes’

fiancé following his accident.

Donate at www. gofundme.com/f/ samchrimes.

A second fundraising effort has been launched to support Mr Chrimes’ mother, Michelle, who works in Port Stephens.

“Michelle's current work position means she has no access to leave and now carries the burden of needing to return to work sooner than any parent should,” said fundraiser organiser Emma Hardy from Corlette.

“We want to give Michelle and her family all the support we can and provide any financial assistance so that she can take this time to be with her family as they try to come to terms with their devastating loss.

“An unimaginable and painful circumstance that no parent or family should ever have to face.”

Scribbles and Rainbow meeting students’ back-to-school needs

By Marian SAMPSON

THE ongoing cost of living crisis is seeing increased demand placed on charities and community groups as families struggle to make ends meet.

To help with the exorbitant cost of back-toschool supplies, former Port Stephens Citizen of the Year November Sheehan founded Scribbles and Rainbow in 2022.

Since then, the organisation has been assisting local children aged five to eighteen by providing essential stationery items for school.

“Last year we sent out

41 boxes of stationery,” November Sheehan told News Of The Area.

“Some schools received two boxes because they are larger schools.

“We went to Raymond Terrace, community groups in Karuah, Anna Bay Scouts, Rivergum Grandparents as Parents, and as far afield as Argenton.

“This year we are going to try and beat that record,” she said.

The boxes hold an array of age-appropriate stationery from geometry rulers and compasses to textas, colouring pencils and pens.

November recognises that many parents and guardians

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are struggling financially and knows that every little bit counts.

Scribbles and Rainbow accepts donations of stationery and school essentials.

If you would like to get involved in the project, message November via the Scribbles and Rainbow Facebook page or via mail to November Sheehan at PO Box 222 Nelson Bay 2315.

November recommends that donors seek out a stationery sale where they can buy school essentials.

This will help their donated dollars go further and help more children.

q November Sheehan is gearing up to meet the backto-school requirements of local families. Photo: Marian Sampson.

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Rules ignored as holidaymakers flock to Myall Coast

q The Jimmy’s Beach access near the Reflections holiday park at Hawks Nest clearly details its restricted entrance in the red.

By Thomas O’KEEFE

RULES relating to the use of motor vehicles and personal watercraft, as well as dog access, continue to go unfollowed as holidaymakers enjoy their time on the Myall Coast.

On a daily basis there are fleets of 4WDs entering the restricted zones along Bennetts and Jimmy's Beaches at Hawks Nest, while many dogs can be spotted off-leash, at times leaving untended faeces where it falls in the sand.

Motorists and dogowners alike appear to ignore the clearly posted MidCoast Council information signs at vehicle and pedestrian beach accessways.

The usual misdemeanours, such as bicycling without a helmet and unleashed dogs are widespread, but some actions have alarmed many locals with their uptake, such as one instance of two P-plate 4WDs choosing to race down the Bennetts Beach ‘No Vehicle’ zone south of the Sanderling Avenue access.

Personal Water Craft (PWCs) routinely zoom well within the minimum 60 metre distance from all swimmers that NSW law requires them to keep, and multiple locals have spotted 4WDs crossing the restricted zone on the Yacaaba isthmus, risking crushing endangered animals and shorebirds’ nests.

The penalties for such

q Deeply furrowed sand is evidence of many 4WDs violating laws by driving into restricted areas.

offences, according to NSW Government and local Council websites, include: no helmets on bikes = $344; riding e-scooters on public roads = $120; PWCs too close to swimmers = $250; 4WDs on restricted beach areas = $220; dogs on beaches = $330; dog faeces left on beaches = $275.

MidCoast Council has been contacted about the frequency and regularity of Rangers to patrol the towns and areas.

At both of last year’s Community Conversations, Council representatives agreed that it had been difficult to employ enough Rangers, however, there are no such job ads on Council’s website at the time of writing.

q Personal watercraft and speedboats regularly zip well within 60 metres of the shoreline.

q Vehicles appear to ignore the restrictions sign at Jimmy’s Beach.

q Dogs have consistently been seen running off-leash in designated on-leash areas.

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Australia Day at Nelson Bay

By Marian SAMPSON

TRADITIONAL Australia Day activities will take place at Fly Point, Nelson Bay from 9am to 3:45pm on Friday 26 January.

The celebrations will include the annual citizenship ceremony, a RAAF fly past, live music, market stalls and more.

Nelson Bay’s Australia Day celebrations are organised by a dedicated group of local residents passionate about making the event family friendly, fun and inclusive.

Organising Committee Chairman Doug Cross told News Of The Area, “Free to mums, dads and family, the event is alcohol free and everything is free except for the food.”

Performing on the day will be well known rock band Hornet, with an Army band also doing a small display in the morning.

The Anna Bay Scouts will oversee the flag raising ceremony.

A range of activities are planned to keep the whole family entertained.

“The shearer is always great fun,” Doug said.

“He shears sheep and

alpacas on the day, which then goes to the spinners and weavers, followed by the knitters creating a finished garment.”

There will also be a sail past by Port Stephens Yacht

Club vessels and crews adorned in an array of flags, all vying for the prize of best dressed boat.

JD’s World of Magic will also be in attendance, and jumping castles and Shetland

Pony rides will be offered for the kids.

There will also be a vintage car show along with displays from the State Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service and NSW Fire and

PORT STEPHENS News Of The Area q The Hunter School Of Performing Arts at the 2023 Australia Day Ceremony at Fly Point, Nelson Bay. Photo: Henk Tobbe.

Rescue.

Todd Sergeant from NURFM radio in Newcastle will be the day’s emcee.

An optional gold coin donation upon entry will support local charities.

Pig racing fundraiser named in honour of ‘Thommo’

By Marian SAMPSON

THE Anna Bay Tavern will be holding their annual pig racing fundraiser on 18 February, an event this year named in memory of the venue’s former publican.

“We have named the event the ‘Thommo’s - Country Hope Races’ in memory of the former publican Ian ‘Thommo’ Thompson, who passed away last year due to pancreatic cancer,” organiser Darren James told News Of The Area.

“Thommo was our

number one supporter,” he said.

The annual event raises money to help sick kids from the bush get the very best in medical care.

Each year a local Port Stephens team, The Coasties, enters the Riverina Outback Rally, a five-day fundraising bash which takes teams on an adventure from Darlington Point to Grong Grong.

The rally fundraises for Country Hope, a familycentred support organisation for children diagnosed with cancer and other life

threatening illnesses.

The annual pig racing at Anna Bay is a key part of this fundraising.

According to a report by the Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital for Royal Far West, “Children living in rural and remote Australia face inferior health and developmental outcomes relative to their peers living in urban areas.

“There are various coexisting factors, known as the social determinants of health, which significantly contribute to such

Ample event parking is available at the top of Neil Carroll Rotary Park.

For more information, see updates on www.facebook. com/australiadayinnelsonbay

q Heffner the alpaca will be making an appearance at the Anna Bay Tavern’s Thommo’s - Country Hope Races in February.

disparities, including, but not limited to, socioeconomic status and race.

“Children in rural and remote Australia are not only significantly more likely to face concurrent social, economic and environmental conditions that are known to adversely impact health and development, but they are also significantly more likely to experience lack of access to appropriate services, known to mediate the impact of adversity in early childhood," the report states.

Community facilities now able to apply for energy saving upgrades ROUND 1 of the Federal Government’s $100 million Community Energy Upgrades Fund is now open, designed to help deliver energy upgrades and bill savings for Paterson community facilities like public swimming pools, libraries, sporting clubs and community centres.

Port Stephens Council can now apply under Round 1 of 2 for co-funding.

In total, the whole Fund could help unlock more than $200 million in high-impact upgrades. These grants will help community facilities lower energy use and put downward pressure on bills.

One-off grants of

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between $25,000 and $2.5 million will be available to councils across Australia, enabling them to invest in energy-saving measures, such as replacing swimming pool heating systems with electric heat pumps, battery storage at sporting fields, and installing electric vehicle chargers for council

fleets.

Meryl Swanson MP, Member for Paterson said, “Community facilities are important for so many, and the provision of funding to help deliver energy upgrades will ensure savings for everyone across the Paterson electorate.

“It is great news that

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councils in our area such as Cessnock, Maitland, Newcastle and Port Stephens will be able to apply for funding to help switch to more energy efficient and cleaner renewable sources to save energy and money in the long run.

“These co-funding arrangements will benefit not only our local government areas and our

community, they will also reduce our emissions.”

Round 1 applications are open until 30 April 2024.

Grant guidelines and applications are available here: https://business.gov. au/grants-and-programs/ community-energyupgrades-fund-round-1 Grants will be awarded on merit after close of application.

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Cows on the island

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

TWICE a year, for around 50 years, Anna Bay dairy farmer Steve Blanch, born in 1885, drove his 25 to 30 cows from Anna Bay along One Mile Beach, through the wetlands and across the Fingal Spit onto the island.

Here they would remain until another 30 odd cows were driven over to take their place.

Steve, who was of the opinion that the fresh grass on the island was healthy for his cattle and that a change of pasture increased his milk yield, had made arrangements with the appropriate government department to allow him to agist his cattle on Fingal Island.

Steve's son George Blanch, born 1924, recalls, at the age of twelve years and accompanied by his brothers Herb and Arthur, a friend Oscar Robinson and later Mick Donnelly, riding horses from Anna Bay driving the cattle through the water board land to the scrub behind Fingal then down to the old dry trees just up from where the Surf Club is now. The cattle, under the control of the horsemen, trudged down onto the beach and around to the Spit.

The cattlemen had studied the tides so that the cows could cross the treacherous waterway safely.

Occasionally however their plans went astray as cows were washed off the sand into the fast current of the deep water.

Fishermen on the beach quickly launched their boats, rowed out and lassoed the struggling beasts,

floating on their sides and towed them back to the beach.

On rare occasions the water was so deep that the horses had to swim to get across.

To improve the grassland the Blanch family would light fires to

burn back the scrub Sometimes, when it was high and dry, one or two cows would wander back across the Spit into the hamlet of Fingal. Once one of the cows was found in a lady's garden, which caused a commotion.

George recalled the days, "We left an old draught horse on the island, Tanglefoot. q

IN fishing terms, I’m a dinosaur everything I do is old. My methods, fishing gear and techniques have been around since Adam was a boy.

My boat, “Stinkpot”, which I launch in Kiddies Corner on Fingal Beach, is just over three metres long.

The Outer Lighthouse on Point Stephens, 1980.

Blanch's dairy truck.

q Cows were welcomed onto the island for their milk and manure for the gardens.

“His job among others was to pull the cows out of any drains or deep crevices that they happened to fall into.

“We would tie a rope around the cow's neck and around Tanglefoot and he would pull them free."

I was told by a Fingal fisherman that one year when the cows were on the island the spit washed away and Steve couldn't get the cows back for three years.

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The mighty little tinny is driven along by a 9hp outboard.

As could be imagined, after all the safety equipment, there is little room for anything else.

No GPS or sounder, however I still manage to anchor on some of the greatest snapper grounds that Port Stephens has to offer.

To locate the hot spots, I use the time-tested method of lining up landmarks like trees, houses and significant landforms.

Once settled, it is time to establish a rich berley trail of muddied bread, fish and prawn scraps and anything else you can find.

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When the farmer finally could reach his cows on the island there were twice as many as he left.

There was a bull in the herd that year.

George can't recall the occasion During dry periods Steve would permit his cows to wander around Fingal town, Shoal Bay and Nelson Bay to feed. No one seemed to bother - except the lady with the garden.

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I have tried them all from fresh squid, squid heads, pilchards, bonito, tuna, tailor and mullet fillets and prawns.

The best baits I have found are slimy mackerel and the humble yellowtail.

Preferably fresh, slimies and yakkas, either filleted or cubed, are dynamite. q

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Cricket whiz Lucas Vincent named top run scorer at Bradman Cup Carnival

By Chris KARAS

TOMAREE High School run machine Lucas Vincent has reached another milestone in his burgeoning cricket career.

In a glowing endorsement of his raw potential, the sixteen-yearold NSW Combined High Schools representative finished leading run scorer at the recent NSW Country Under 16s Bradman Cup limited overs tournament.

Lucas of Salamander Bay compiled 327 runs at an impressive average of 46.71 to help his Newcastle side claim runners up honours.

North Coastal were crowned Bradman Cup champions for 202324 with 33 points after pipping the talented Novocastrians (32 points) on a countback.

Both sides recorded six victories from their seven games in

the Kempsey and Illawarra regions with North Coastal securing the title with an extra bonus point.

In an ironic twist the Newcastle X1 toppled North Coastal in a third round fixture in Kempsey prior to the Christmas break.

Vincent topped the run scoring at the prestigious regional event with outstanding Greater Illawarra all rounder Blake Cattle named Player of the Carnival for his 305 runs at 76.25 and nine wickets.

Leg spin sensation Tyler McInnes of Corlette skippered the Newcastle team and shared the mantle of tournament leading wicket taker with eleven scalps.

“We were desperately unlucky not to claim the Cup this year despite beating the competition winners in our third fixture,” a disappointed McInnes told News Of The Area.

“There were some encouraging

performances with bat and ball across the board and the team proved competitive in each game,” Tyler quipped.

McInnes also scored 118 runs for the tournament with a top score of 53 against third ranked Greater Illawarra at North Dalton Park.

Other Newcastle players to show their wares were CardiffBoolaroo batsman Austin Berry (162 runs), Harry Price (132 runs), Hunter Palmer (124 runs) and pacemen Darcy White and Rohan Power (eight wickets).

A highlight for Vincent was his superb 119 against Western at Hollymount Park in Woonona where he faced 98 balls and cracked five sixes and nine boundaries.

The emerging colt also smashed 82 against champions North Coastal and a stylish 45 against Riverina in the final round.

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q Salamander Bay’s Lucas Vincent finished leading run scorer at the 2023-24 NSW Country Bradman Cup Under 16s tournament.

Rising netballer earns selection in Australian Indigenous Under 13s squad

By Chris KARAS

q Emerging NSW Echidnas goal attack Maalaa McLennan was selected in the Australian Indigenous Under 13 Schoolgirls netball team. She is pictured with her deserved Sportsmanship Award plaque.

MEET outstanding eleven-year-old athlete Maalaa McLennan – the toast of Port Stephens Netball Association.

The promising goal attack was the name of everyone’s lips last week after gaining selection in the Australian Indigenous Under 13 Schoolgirls team for a tournament in Melbourne to be staged in September.

Young gun Maalaa was one of the first players chosen after superb performances for the NSW Echidnas at the National Indigenous Schoolgirls Under 12s championship on the Gold Coast.

Despite being one of the youngest players on court, a determined Maalaa demonstrated her natural skills and incredible resilience to lead the number two ranked Echidnas to the semi finals, where they were eliminated by North Queensland in overtime.

While the loss was disappointing, Maalaa gained consolation by taking out the tournament’s Sportsmanship Award and being named in the Australian Under 13s squad.

“It was a really fun experience to play against the best young Indigenous netballers in the country,” an excited Maalaa told News Of The Area.

“We performed well as a unit and I made so many friends during the carnival and enjoyed the camaraderie with all the teams,” she revealed.

“During the tournament we lost to eventual champions Western Australia and actually beat North Queensland twice before the finals,” the rising junior added.

Maalaa’s New Year resolution for 2024 was “to make the Australian Indigenous squad” and the talented schoolgirl was absolutely thrilled when she learned of her selection.

“This is a dream come true and I can’t wait to put on the Australian colours in netball later this year,” beamed the goal scoring sensation and incoming Hunter River High School Year 7 student.

Two of Maalaa’s proudest supporters are her mother Clare and coaching mentor Pearl Manton from the Karuah Pearls Netball Club.

Both lauded Maalaa’s raw

potential and great character.

“She is a gifted young netballer with a strong work ethic who always assists team mates on court with her actions and encouragement” quipped Pearl, the widely-respected team manager of the NSW Echidnas and Karuah Pearls Netball President.

“To be recognised for her excellent sportsmanship and ability on court is a huge achievement,” Pearl added.

Maalaa, a regional high jump athletics representative and martial arts student, is gearing up for her fourth season with the Pearls after joining the club’s Net Set Go program as a nine-year-old.

She spearheaded her Karuah team to an undefeated Under 12s premiership in the Port Stephens Netball Association last year and was named in the Under 11 Development squad.

If her recent rousing form counts for anything, then the classy goal attack could line up for the Port Stephens 12yrs representative team at this year’s NSW Junior State Netball titles in Sydney.

Newcastle Knights secure Port Stephens rugby league whiz Lilly-Ann White on two year development contract FROM Page 24 The spring-heeled Upton is a role model for the versatile teenager who marvels at the turn of pace, tricky sidestep and natural ball skills of the game’s number one female player.

Just like her idol, Lilly-Ann made a huge impact at fullback for the Knights last season to clinch the Under 19 Tarsha Gale Cup Player of the Year Award.

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Her vision and class also shone through with the Raymond Terrace Magpies in the NewcastleHunter Women's Regional A Grade competition.

Respected Hunter Rugby League representative mentor Russell Grigg told News Of The Area that the teen sensation “has the credentials to go a long way”.

Grigg, who will coach the Maitland Pickers womens A Grade team in 2024, guided the Magpies

to a Grand Final appearance last season where they were pipped 1210 by Lakes United.

“Lilly-Ann turned in mature performances as a half back and proved to be one of the best players in the competition with her natural ball skills and determination,” he revealed.

The former Hunter River High School student also starred at five eighth for NSW Combined High Schools at the Australian Secondary

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Schools Under 18 National Girls championships at Redcliffe, steering the Blues to another title.

Lilly-Ann, who played her early junior football with the Raymond Terrace Roosters, stamped herself one of the best young prospects in the country with top displays at the Brisbane carnival.

She was at her creative best in an emphatic 38-8 Grand Final victory over the previously unbeaten Queensland side in the

championship final, earning a late call up to the Australian Schoolgirls Under 18s squad.

Lilly-Ann impressed keen judges as a lock forward when the Australian Schoolgirls toppled the Papua New Guinea Junior Orchids 26-0 in only their second-ever test match at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby.

With a step up in class in 2024, the rising utility continues to work hard during the NRLW pre-season and broaden her rugby league education.

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DEAR Jasminda, My friend phones me when he is on his commute home.

I feel as though he only wants to speak with me to make the time go more quickly.

Meanwhile, I have to stop what I'm doing to listen.

I can tell he's driving because of all the background noise.

Dennis W. Dear Dennis, READING by Lynne Miles: Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 5 & 6"There is an appointed time for everything. And a season for every event under heaven. A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and a time to shun. A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away."

We don’t want wind farms off our coast DEAR News Of The Area,

I REFER to your recent publication of a letter from Leigh Shears ('Hunter Offshore Wind proposal and regional prosperity').

Leigh Shears makes a compassionate argument in support for this project.

However, the argument being prosecuted by Leigh Shears on behalf of the union movement appears

THERE are quite a few situations where phone calls can be irritating at best. When you receive a call, it's important that both the caller and receiver give each other

to focus on jobs and workers first, without addressing environment impacts, community concerns and the practicality of construction issues as well as capital cost and the returns on that investment the owners of the project expect.

This project will have no immediate impact on lowering

their undivided attention, otherwise things can get lost in translation.

Communicating effectively can be extremely difficult when one person is listening attentively and the other is navigating traffic and entering mobile reception black spots, all while trying to have a conversation.

I'd simply suggest to your friend that while you appreciate hearing from him, you can't hear a lot of the conversation because of all the background noise.

Alternatively, the next time you chat, just hang up after five minutes and blame it on bad reception.

If he still doesn't get the message, do household chores while he talks.

Great options include vacuuming, unpacking the dishwasher, or re-nailing the back deck.

At least that way you're not wasting your time.

When he can't hear you either, the shine will soon wear off and he'll hopefully take up listening to podcasts or music instead.

energy cost to consumers.

It may be argued that over time benefits may be realised but the lifespan and ongoing maintenance will negate any benefits.

Leigh Shears seems, to me, to be at odds with the values and ideals of past union leaders (Jack Mundy et al), who stood for sensible

Carpe diem, Jasminda environmental sustainability through the Green Bans of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

We don’t want wind farms off our coast.

Regards, Bruce LUMSDEN.

Keeping kids safe online during NEWS school holiday time CRIME Stoppers, NSW Police Force, the eSafety Commissioner and the Australian Federal Policeled Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation have joined forces this holiday season to raise awareness of the safety risks facing young people online.

The holiday period is an opportunity for kids to relax after the school year.

Unfortunately, it’s also an opportunity for sexual predators who know children will be spending more time online, potentially unsupervised.

Predators are increasingly gaining access to children online through popular apps, games, and social media sites to solicit sexual images or video, or harm them physically.

“The campaign will focus on the online space in two key areas,” Crime Stoppers CEO Mr Peter Price AM said.

“Firstly, prepare parents and help them better manage their children’s online presence and safety.

“Secondly to educate teens around sextortion – how to avoid it and what to do if they fall victim to a predator.

“Crime Stoppers’ mandate is to help: to stop, solve and prevent crime.

“Today we are imploring parents to be even more attentive.

“Protecting our most

vulnerable is a priority - young or old.”

According to the Mind the Gap Research undertaken by eSafety, there are significant gaps in parents’ awareness.

The research showed 55 percent of children communicated with someone they first met online, yet only 34 percent of parents were aware.

In the 14-17 year age group 62 percent were exposed to negative online content, yet only 43 percent of their parents were aware.

This content included gory or violent material, drug taking, hate messages, self-harm, ways to take their own life and violent sexual images or videos, with eleven percent of 14-17 year olds being asked by someone online to send sexual images of themselves.

Information to help parents and teens is readily available but many don’t know where to go to get help.

The campaign will assist parents and teens on where to go to find out how they can minimise their risk and what to do if inappropriate online contact, sexual abuse material or sextortion occurs.

The internet can create a range of safety challenges for children online.

Not everyone your child meets online is who they say they are.

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you can watch for like your child becoming vague or secretive about what they’re doing online, becoming quieter or more withdrawn, avoiding their phone or other devices and seeming anxious when near them.

Communication and education are highly important when it comes to online predators.

From an early age you can let your child know if anyone asks for a photo of them without clothes on, they should tell you straight away so you can help them.

"Just as we put helmets on our kids to ride a bike, we need to keep them safe when they go online – whether they’re watching videos, gaming, or on social networking apps,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.

“This is especially true with virtual reality headsets and connected toys – which is why we have released an updated Tech Gift Guide this holiday season.

“The best way to prevent your child from being groomed is to be a regular, active participant in their online and offline lives.

“Set family rules together, including which devices and apps can be used, when and for how long.

“Ensure devices are used in open areas of the home, rather than in the bathroom or bedroom, so you’re generally aware of what they’re doing online.

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“Most importantly, co-play and co-view, particularly through interactive online games with strangers.

“The vast majority of covert online grooming and sexual extortion our investigators see is happening behind closed doors, in what might be considered the ‘safety and sanctity’ of one’s home.”

Some of the red flags include suspicious accounts, asking personal questions, inconsistencies in the profile or language used and starting sexualised chat.

Online safety is just another skill kids can learn and really need help from their parents to do it.

ACCCE and Human Exploitation Commander Helen Schneider said the holiday season was often very busy for parents and carers, and it was important to continue online safety conversations.

“With around 300 reports involving young people under 18 being received by the ACCCE each month, financial sextortion continues to be a significant safety threat for young people online,” Commander Schneider said.

“This initiative is about equipping parents and carers with the tools, resources and support so they are empowered to have these important discussions to help keep their children safer online.”

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Force State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad, Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty, said parents can’t afford to ignore protecting their kids online.

“The internet is a place where children can learn, socialise and play – and something that is always going to be a part of their lives – which is why parents can’t turn away from it.

“The best protection for your child is you as the parent,” Det Supt Doherty said.

“My advice to all parents is make sure you are educated and well-armed with resources available at places such as ‘ThinkUKnow’.

“I also recommend having regular open and honest conversations with your child about what they’re up to online.

“The best thing you can do is ensure they feel safe coming to you if they have questions or concerns about people they are engaging with.

“Sex Crimes Squad investigators spend every day online uncovering offenders who use the internet to groom children, and while we will not rest in the pursuit of any alleged sex offenders, we can’t fight this problem alone and need the help of parents.

“Together we can make sure our children are educated and protected against online threats, so they can safely use the internet for all the positive and meaningful things it affords our children.”

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State Age Swimming bronze medal for super fish Sebastian

By Chris KARAS

EMERGING Raymond Terrace swimmer Sebastian Webster has entered 2024 with an extra spring in his step.

The fourteen-year-old Para breaststroke find achieved an important milestone last month when he collected a bronze medal at the NSW Senior State Age Swimming Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

Sebastian was one of nine swimmers from the Stroud Seals Swimming Club based at the Lakeside Leisure Centre in Raymond Terrace that turned in top-class performances at the major event.

The Port Stephens ‘super fish’ capped a memorable meet when he claimed bronze in the 14yrs Multi Class 50 metre breaststroke final – holding his own in a quality field of elite swimmers.

Earlier Sebastian recorded personal best times to finish fourth

in the 14yrs MC 100m Breaststroke Final and in the top eight of the MC 50m Freestyle event.

Just as impressive was fellow Seals Club product Caitlin McDonald, who stamped her mark in the 1214yrs Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle categories.

In the 100m Breaststroke Final, fourteen-year-old Caitlin clocked a personal best time of 1 min 15.41 seconds to finish fourth and qualify for the National Opens championships.

She also finished seventh in the 200m Breaststroke Final, a creditable thirteenth out of 114 swimmers in the 50m Breaststroke, plus impressive swims in the 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly.

Her sister Georgia, thirteen, recorded encouraging times in the 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle events.

Other Seals to shine were sixteen-year-old Para swimmer Will Bradshaw, who posted personal

7 JANUARY 13 January 2024 Sunday 7 January 2023 Men’s Stableford: Xmas Bush Course A1 Garry Hall (15) 40 A2 Rosh Grace (6) 38 B1 Dan Wilson (21) 41 B2 Eric Kidd (16) 38 C1 Barry Elliott (24) 37 C2 Peter Collins (36) 36 Women’s Stableford: Xmas Bush Course A1 Colleen Beattie (20) 39 A2 Heather Atkins (22) 38 B1 Stephenie McKay (36) 45 B2 Karen Flatt (27) 42 Monday 8 January 2024 Vets Stableford 1 James Horgan 22 2 Peter Backe-Hansen 21 3 Karl Jorgensen 21 Tuesday 9 January 2024

Women’s Stableford: Brushbox Course A1 Robyn Butler (18) 38 A2 Diana Johnson (23) 37 A3 Jenny Bezuidenhout (14) 35 B1 Donna Hall (31) 38 B2 Glenda McCaw (28) 36 B3 Janet Petith (27) 34 C1 Jo-Anne Baird (32) 34 C2 Joanne White (41) 32 c/b C3 Deirdre Haxton (42) 32 Ladies 9-hole Stableford: Brushbox Course 1 Sue Wilson (9) 25 2 Jennifer Maher (46) 19 3 Joan Frost (33) 18c/b Wednesday 10 January 2024 Men’s Stableford: Xmas Bush Course A1 Morgan Dombkins (10) 40 A2 Ryan Palmer (14) 39c/b A3 Craig MacKenzie (7) 39c/b B1 Ian Sandy (22) 41

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WEDNESDAY 10th Jan. Medley Stableford.

A Grade 1. Jordan McMurray 41 2. Chris Drake 38 3. John Turner 37

B Grade 1. Nigel Delfs 42 2. Eric Horvat 37 3. Terry Ritchie 36 C Grade 1. Stephen Jobson 43C/B 2. Michael Brown 43 3. Christopher Owler 41 Pro Pin Anne Redman

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q A jubilant Sebastian Webster celebrates his bronze medal achievement in the State Age 14yrs Multi Class 50m Breaststroke final. best times in finishing seventh in the 100m Backstroke Final; eighth in the 50m Backstroke Final; 400m Freestyle Final; 100m Freestyle plus the 50m Breaststroke Final.

Fifteen-year-old Alexander Ford recorded personal best times in the 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle while fifteen-year-old Lachlan Webster performed strongly in the 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly categories along with 22-year-old B2 Peter Fagan (16) 39c/b B3 Tyler Perrin (16) 39 C1 Steven John (28) 44 C2 Gary McCann (25) 38c/b C3 Doug Rowse (25) 38 Michael Blyth: Hole In One @ 14th Hole Thursday 11 January 2024 Vets Competition, Stableford 1 Michael Gardener 19 2 Peter Backe-Hansen 19 Women’s Stableford: Gymea Course A1 Paula Regan (31) 38 c/b A2 Kath Allen (28) 38 A3 Glenda McCaw (29) 37 c/b B1 Ros Kelly (34) 43 B2 Adele Marshall (51) 39 B3 Mary Judge (36) 37 Men’s Stableford: Gymea Course 1 Steven Brown (11) 34

TANILBA VETERAN GOLFERS (50+ yrs) Day/Date: Tuesday 9th January '24 Time: 7.00 Registration, 8.00 Tee Time.

Event: Stableford 2BBB aggregate.

Player No. 25 Front Nine Nett Winners: Kim Miller and Grahame Glover 31pts Runners up:

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Ian Williams and David Enderby 29pts.

Ball Competition: All players won new balls. N.T.P. A Grade Winners: Not played B Grade Winners: Not played Drive & Chip.

A Grade Winners: Not played B Grade Winners: Not played Back Nine: Nett Winners: Rob McKinney and Mark Mullholland 34pts

q Fourteen-year-old Seals swimmer Caitlin McDonald qualified for the nationals after a fourth place finish in the 100m Breaststroke event.

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In the 14yrs and Under Girls Freestyle Relay the Seals combination of Caitlin McDonald, Georgia McDonald, Nelly Flannery and twelve-year-old Lucy De Souza finished fifth in their heat with a personal best time of 2.05.55 – shaving 3.32 seconds off their previous best.

Head Swimming Coach at Lakeside Leisure Centre, Michael Friday 12 January 2024 Men’s Stableford: Xmas Bush Course Overall, winners 1 Lewis Hamilton (20) 42 2 Martyn Jeggo (15) 39 3 Donal Griffin (26) 38 C/B 4 Craig Dews (19) 38 C/B 5 Barry Kalousek (33) 38 C/B 6 Michael Bool (27) 38 C/B 7 William Marshall (3) 38 8 David Rann (16) 37 C/B 9 Wal Hutchinson (15) 37 10 Neil Edwards (10) 37 C/B Women’s Stableford: Xmas Bush Course Overall, winners 1 Gail Holdforth (45) 37 2 Jeanette Knott (44) 35 3 Fran Giudes (15) 34 Saturday 13 January 2024 Men’s Stableford:

Abel told News Of The Area that his promising group of Seals representatives “had done the club proud at the Senior State Age titles”.

“The personal best times across the board and finals appearances were a just reward for the hard work in the training pool,” a delighted Abel revealed.

“All nine swimmers took up the challenge in earnest and lapped up the experience,” he added.

Bay Bush Course A1 Steven Brown (11) 40 A2 Ricky O’Shannessy (11) 39 A3 Rodney Barker (4) 37 C/B B1 John James (23) 35 B2 Jeremy Ridgeway (19) 34 C/B B3 Dave Flatt (19) 34 C/B C1 Bob Justice (24) 38 C2 Paul Marks (24) 37 C3 Doug Rowse (25) 35 C/B Men’s Stableford: Gymea Lily Course A1 Stuart Phegan (6) 38 A2 David Hogan (6) 37 A3 Ryan Palmer (15) 36 C/B B1 Allan Bailey (17) 41 B2 Greg Bezuidenhout (18) 40 B3 Mikeal Christiansen (18) 39 C1 John P O’Shea (24) 44 C2 Bradley Foley (27) 35 C/B C3 John Fletcher (31) 35 C/B

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Peter Couvaras. 33 c/b Runner up.

Grahame Glover. 33 Bonus points winner.

David McKay. 35 Runner up.

John Clayton. 32 Ball winners.

Jack Johnstone. 31 Ed Martin. 27 Ron McKay. 27

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Runners up: Mike Lacey and Barry Sampson 30pts.

Ball Competition: All players won new balls N.T.P. A Grade Winners: Not played B Grade Winners: Not played Drive & Chip.

A Grade Winners: Not played B Grade Winners: Not played.

Lucky Score: A score of 4 on the 6th hole.

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Hugh Potts. 26 Blake Dillon. 26 Wendy Couvaras. 25 Bradman Award.

Bill McMaster.

D&C4th.

A. Ron McKay. B. Peter Couvaras D&C7th.

A. John Clayton.

B. Ed Martin Money hole.

A. Jack Johnstone.

Won by Mark Mullholland Next Week: Our summer comp continues throughout January and does not contribute to annual tournament calculations.

Next week, 16th Jan, will be Individual Stableford Members are reminded and encouraged to sign up for our interclub competition with Beresfield Vets, 1st round to be played on the 27th Feb. Come along and enjoy a relaxing 9 hole competition.

B. Grahame Glover Lucky number 18 Kel Dorney.

There were 14 starters.

Congratulations to all the winners. Next game Friday 19/1/24 2 person Ambrose.

There will be no game on 26/1/24 Australia Day, for our Social Club, the event is being run

by Tanilba Bay Golf Club it is a shotgun start and you must book your game and cart with the Pro Shop.

All members and visitors are very welcome and invited to join or renew TVGA membership during January and February.

The Tanilba Vets recognise and acknowledge the service of current and ex members of the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) and as such, do not charge joining or membership fees for these veterans.

I’m so bad at golf that I have to go get my ball retriever re-gripped more often than my clubs.

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Port Stephens Yacht Club takes on Commodores Cup

By Marian SAMPSON

q Some of the fleet competing in the hotly contested Commodores Cup. Photo: Marian Sampson.

THE Port Stephens Yacht Club (PSYC) participated in the much anticipated Commodores Cup series last week.

Two races sailed from Soldiers Point to the mouth of the Tea Gardens river marker named the Wedding Cake Mark and back.

The Wedding Cake Mark is historically named after the old two story wooden marker that looked like a two tier wedding cake, which guided vessels safely through the port.

Vice Commodore Richard Kerr told News Of The Area, “The first of the races is a ‘Pursuit’ race where boats start at different times.

"Smaller, slower boats get a head start and larger boats chase,

q The fleet passed Pindimar before returning to Soldiers Point. Photo: Marian Sampson.

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q Boot n Scoot, skippered by Heather Linley. Photo: Marian Sampson.

with the aim that all boats finish close together.

“The advantage of this kind of race is that the outcome is known as soon as a boat finishes the race.

“The second race of the day has all boats starting together with their finish times recorded and adjusted according to their allocated handicap after the race.

“The conditions on Saturday were perfect for these short format races with bright sunshine and plenty of wind to keep things interesting.”

The first boat home in race one was ‘Boot ‘n Scoot’ skippered by Heather Liney, followed by Jack Miaskowski’s ‘Eusemere’ and Graeme Ellis’ ‘Adios’.

The second race again saw ‘Boot ‘n Scoot’ come out on top with ‘Jia’ under

skipper Chris Bebb in second place and ‘SubZero’ skippered by Cherylle Stone and her all-women crew taking out third place.

“Of note is that ‘Boot ‘n Scoot’, one of the smallest boats in the races, was helmed by eleven-yearold Heather Liney. ““Clearly a potential champion in the making!” Richard said.

The PSYC runs regular Saturday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon and evening (during daylight savings) races in a variety of formats.

For anyone interested in participating in sailing, either social or competitive, please contact the club via the website www.psyc.com.au.

Port Stephens Veteran Golfers Association

By Gary WATT

RESULTS from a 2Ball Aggregate Stableford competition played at Tanilba Bay Golf Club on Monday, 8th January 2024 with 42 players playing for the Founders Trophy.

Winners : Ron McKay & John McDonald with 67pts.

Runners Up : Ian Dean & John Howlett with 66pts on C/B. Nearest the Pin, 4th Hole, : Div : Brian Marshall.

Div 2 : Roger Groves.

Nearest the Pin, 11th Hole, : Div 1 : John D’Este. : Div 2 : Jim Gill.

Drive & Chip, 7th Hole, : Div 1 : Fred Rimoni.

Div 2 : Ron Dodd.

Drive & Chip, 18th Hole, Div 1 : Ron McKay. Div 2 : Bryan Porter.

Ball Winners : Col Kerrison & Peter Toth 66pts, Fred Rimoni & Jim Gill 66pts, Wayne Smith & Ralph Brown 63pts, Bryan Porter & Bill Osborne 63pts, and Kevin Stewart & Greg Garvin 63pts.

Lucky Draw Prize Winner : Col Kerrison.

Next weeks game is at Tanilba Bay Golf Club with a 7:30am start.

Visitors are welcome any Monday, please ring Gary Watt on 49814536 for starting times.

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Passed away peacefully on 10.01.2024 Aged 88 Years Late of Tea Gardens Beloved wife of Harry (dec’d).

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Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Service at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 28 Witt St, Tea Gardens on TUESDAY 23rd January 2024 at 11am thence for burial at Tea Gardens Cemetery.

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She is survived by her beloved husband Steven, her children Dane, Tim and Madeline, daugther-in-law Leah and son-in-law Jesse.

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses of the John Hunter Hospital as well as the first responders who cared for her.

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COLLECTION of assorted windsurfing gear. Extensions, bases vest, fins etc. $99. Ring 0419 932 992

12VOLT 2 tone jack 12 volt wheel brace Twin 100mm saw Ph: 4982 3648

LOUNGE suite, leather 1 by 3 seater (2 recliners) 2 by single seater (2 recliners), GC, Tea Gardens, $100 ono Lee 0408 881 943

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CAMPERVAN Old style manual pop-up with canvas ends. Sleeps 4 Waterproof & screened Gas stove top and griller Water tank. Waeco fridge and electrical connection $2500 ono. 0427400730 e010224

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CAMPER trailer GIC black series, 2 awning sleeps 2 plus, waterproof and screens, gas stove 2 gas bottles, water tank, 8 steel springs, rego till 31/5 $2,500 ono. TC38SE Ph 0408 008 248.

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COFFEE Capsule machine. Piccolo brand Still in box. Instruction book. Milk frother incl $30. Ph: 0439 252028

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The mother of three, ICU nurse of 43 years, animal lover and travel enthusiast was surrounded by her loving family and friends.

BEAM hanging racks pair, powder coated steel grey and rubber Suits use with bicycles or ladders. Never used $50. 0408 431 488

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Mrs Bronwyn ‘Bronny’ Anne Larsen 65, of East Seaham passed away peacefully on 31st December 2023 after a short illness.

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SATURDAY

BEAUTIFUL LAKES OF NORTHERN ITALY

SBS, 8.40pm

Ditch the travel agency and tune into this immersive travelogue. It only seems appropriate to pour yourself your drink of choice and settle into a half-awake reverie as you relax into the glorious scenery. There’s quaint towns clinging to hills above turquoise water, velvety green mountains and medieval stone hamlets as well as smiling locals whipping up cheese and boats lolling about in the bay. The beauty of Northern Italy is on display, and after settling in for two immersive episodes, beginning tonight, you may mistakenly believe you have actually set foot in the stunning region. Tonight’s lush, light-filled exploration traverses Lake Maggiore to Lake Como.

Almost a century after the Australian Museum commissioned three life-like statues of Aboriginal people that were exhibited, half-naked and nameless, as evidence of what the national census declared “a dying race”, the family of Ngarigo woman Nanny Nellie Bungil Walker are taking steps to reclaim her identity and tell her story. Award-winning filmmaker Daniel King is behind this striking feature, as he documents his mother Aunty Irene Ridgeway’s efforts to honour her greatgrandmother. Irene’s profoundly personal journey begins by finding the descendants of the other sculptures, before retracing Nellie’s life story in a healing show of inner strength.

TUESDAY

MCCARTNEY 3, 2, 1

ABC, 8.30pm

Even if you only have a passing interest in Paul McCartney and The Beatles, this six-part miniseries makes for compulsory viewing. The music legend’s ongoing chat with famed producer Rick Rubin is a fascinating insight into the early days of the band, with this third episode focusing on their breakthrough in the American market, their time spent in India, as well as the band’s friendship with fellow icons Little Richard and Roy Orbison. It’s all interspersed with musical interludes where McCartney brilliantly breaks down the creation and recording of some classic Beatles tracks. While Fab Four fans will get the most out of this, it’s a must-see for all music lovers.

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FRIDAY, January 19 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 The Chemical World. (PG, R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 2.00 Total Control. (Malv, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden. (Final, PGa)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7.

(PGa, R) 11.00 Inside The Steam Train Museum. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (PG, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa) 5.00 Motor Racing.

Dakar Rally. Stage 11. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies.

Day 3. Morning session. 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 6.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 6.

From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Roz Kelly.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 10.30 GCBC. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.05 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: The Coorong, South Australia. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PGls, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) Part 3 of 3.

8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Part 2 of 4. Barnaby investigates when a resident of a police retirement community is found dead.

10.00 Australia’s Open. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 2.

10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 Love Your Garden. (Final, PGa, R) 12.00 Tenable. (R) 12.45 Wakefield. (MA15+l, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.30 The Welsh Valley That Won The Lottery. (PG) 8.25 The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild. (R) 9.35 Sex: A Bonkers History. (MA15+as) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 L’Opera. (Mls) 12.00 La Fortuna. (Mdl, R) 2.50 Nine Perfect Strangers. (MA15+s, R) 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. The Qualifier.

From Heritage Bank Stadium, Queensland.

11.00 MOVIE: The Social Network.

(2010, Ml, R) After creating a social networking website, a Harvard University student is hit with claims that he stole the idea. Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake.

1.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 4. Highlights.

2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Three contestants go head to head in a test of brain power for the chance to win $1 million.

5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 6.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Ma, R) Max endeavours to save a nurse.

1.00 Family Law. (Mas, R) Abby helps a woman who claims that her ex-husband is criminally harassing her.

2.00 Prison. (Mal, R) Part 1 of 3.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Destination WA. (R) A look at Western Australian lifestyle.

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

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

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

7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

(Malv) Guests include Kevin Hart, Jodie Comer, Sofia Vergara and Alan Cumming.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.50 Fire Country. (PGav, R) After Bode requests to be transferred to a different city, his future in Edgewater hangs in the balance.

10.50 So Help Me Todd. (PG, R) Margaret and Todd work two unrelated cases.

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

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Year One. (2009, M) 10.05 The Story Of Film: A New Generation. 11.30 Would I Lie To You? Midnight QI. 12.30 Killing Eve. 1.15 Back. 1.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.15 ABC News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm The Tailings. 12.15 Fear Of A Black Quarterback. 1.50 Trump’s American Carnage. 2.55 VICE Sports. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Generation Sext. 10.25 Mums Make Porn Germany. 12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 6. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6. 11.00 MOVIE: The Sting. (1973, PG) 1.40am MOVIE: Carry On Cabby. (1963, PG) 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles.

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

SKY NEWS (53)

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Man Who Knew Too Little. Continued. (1997, PG) 7.15 Diana. (2013, PG) 9.15 The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg.

(1964, PG, French) 10.55 Joe Bell. (2020, M) 12.35pm The Big Chill. (1983, M) 2.35 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 4.15 The Mouse That Roared.

(1959) 5.50 Weekend At Bernie’s. (1989, PG) 7.35 The Current War. (2017, M) 9.30 Bandit. (2022, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under.

Men’s. Stage 4. 4pm Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man 3. (2007, M) 10.20 MOVIE: District 9. (2009, MA15+) 12.40am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon MOVIE: Pokémon: Zoroark – Master Of Illusions. (2010) 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House.

3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 6. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Around The World In 80 Days.

(2004, PG) 9.55 Winter Youth Olympics: Opening Ceremony. 11.35 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.40pm Preserving Kandiwal’s Culture. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Stories From The Land. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 MOVIE: Astro Kid. (2019) 9.10 MOVIE: Bio-Dome. (1996, MA15+) 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 The Kenny Report.

2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live.

4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Erin. 6.00 Steve Price.

7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 The US Report.

9.00 The Media Show. 9.30 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 1.30 Darby And Joan. (PG, R) 2.10 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 2.45 McCartney 3, 2, 1. (PG, R) 3.45 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 4.35 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 5.30 Muster Dogs. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 The World From Above. (PGa, R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights.

4.30 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Final stage.

H’lights.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown). 12.30 Morning Programs.

1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies.

Day 4. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Aust v West Indies. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 7.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 7.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 11.00 The Chef’s Garden. (R) 11.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 2.30 Wildlife Rescue. (PGal, R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen.

4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Back Roads: Naracoorte, South Australia. (R) Amanda Shalala journeys to Naracoorte.

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

7.30 Darby And Joan. (PG) Joan gets some space from Jack.

8.15 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 1 of 4. Vera investigates when the remains of a body are discovered in an abattoir incinerator.

9.45 Total Control. (MA15+l, R) It has been two years since Alex Irving anointed Paul Murphy as Australia’s first Aboriginal PM. 10.45 The Capture. (Final, Mlv, R) Carey is kidnapped.

12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens.

8.40 Beautiful Lakes Of Northern Italy.

9.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 10.25 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGal, R) 11.15 In Therapy. (Mal, R) 3.05 Going Places. (PGaw, R) 4.05 Bamay. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. The Eliminator.

11.00 MOVIE: The Dark Tower.

(2017, Mv, R) A young boy and a gunslinger battle an evil sorcerer in an epic battle for the fate of the universe.

Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey.

1.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 5. Highlights.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Get Clever. (R) The wonders of science are explored.

5.00 My Greek Odyssey: Rethymno, Crete. (PG, R) Peter Maneas explores Rethymno.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 7.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

(Mam, R) Max goes on a mission to make New York safer.

1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) Abby and Daniel represent a 40-year-old man.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) Religious program.

2.30 Destination WA. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands Summer Series. (PG)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Lifeguards honour their former colleague Terry with a traditional paddle out.

6.30 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. (R) Part 3 of 4. Jamie Oliver shares two dishes that elevate pantry staples to the next level.

7.30 Ambulance UK. (Mal, R) A call to help a patient threatening to jump off a bridge requires an urgent response.

8.45 To Be Advised.

12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) The team tries to help a friend of Sam’s.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) Religious program.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala 2023. 10.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.15 State Of The Union.

11.45 MythBusters. 12.35am Portlandia. 1.20 Black Mirror. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. Noon Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup Series. Replay. 2.00 The Story Of. 2.50 WorldWatch. 4.45 Asia’s Next Top Model. 5.45 Australia In Colour. 6.40 The Toys That Built The World. 7.30 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: James Bond. 10.20 Better Things.

(Premiere) 11.20 Fear The Walking Dead. 12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon Horse Racing. VRC Summer Fun Race Day, Rosehill Gardens Race Day and Eagle Farm Race Day. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages.

12.30am Animal Rescue. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Thunderbirds. 6.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Danger Man. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World.

9.00 Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 7. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. 11.00 MOVIE: For A Few Dollars More. (1965, M) 1.45am Late Programs.

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

10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 Diagnosis Murder.

12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 1.30 Jake And The Fatman. 2.30 Reel Action. 3.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 13. Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles.

12.05am FBI: International. 1.00 NCIS: Hawai’i.

2.00 48 Hours. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Home Shopping.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Weekend At Bernie’s. (1989, PG) 7.50 The Odyssey. (2016, PG, French) 10.05 Radioactive. (2019, M) 12.10pm Les Misérables. (1998, M) 2.40 Diana. (2013, PG) 4.45 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997, PG) 6.35 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PG) 8.30 The Children Act. (2017) 10.30 Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) (2015, MA15+, French) 12.15am Crime Wave. (2018, MA15+, Spanish) 2.05 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 5. 3.30pm American Restoration. 4.00 Supercar Customiser: Yianni. 5.00 Storage Wars: NY. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars.

7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files.

8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Ships. 10.30 Mighty Planes. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm MOVIE: Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters – Predacons Rising. (2013, PG) 2.50 Motor Racing. Formula E. Mexico City ePrix. H’lights. 4.00 Winter Youth Olympics: Opening Ceremony. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 7. 7.00 Raymond.

7.30 MOVIE: Wedding Crashers. (2005, M) 9.55 MOVIE: Something Borrowed. (2011, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.05pm Going Places. 3.05 Bamay. 3.35 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 3.45 The One And Only Dick Gregory. 5.45 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 5.50 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.20 News. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Family Rules. 7.30 Black Mamba: Kiss Of Death. 8.30 MOVIE: Midnight Oil 1984. (2018, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Queen Of The Damned. (2002, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Gameday Live. 10.00 Weekend Live. 11.00 News. 11.30 News. Noon Weekend Live.

1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 The Rita Panahi Show.

3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 Weekend Live. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 NewsNight. 7.00 The US Report. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 NewsNight.

9.00 Fox Sports News. 9.30 Fox Sports News.

10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, January 21 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Cook And The Chef.

(R) 3.50 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific.

(PG, R) 4.40 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.30 The ABC Of. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 The World From Above. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Great Irish Interiors. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Ascot Kayaking. (PG, R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights. 5.40 Swamp Ghost. (PGlv, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 5. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 5. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 8.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 8.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 11.00 To Be Advised.

12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Buy To Build.

(R) 1.30 Healthy Homes. (R) 2.00 Cook With Luke. (R) 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 GCBC. (R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGal) 5.00 News.

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Muster Dogs. (PG) 8.30 Total Control. Alex receives a health diagnosis.

9.25 Miniseries: Best Interests. (Ml) 10.25 Mystery Road. (Madlv, R) 11.25 Harrow. (Mv, R) 12.15 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Mals, R) 1.15 Sanditon. (PG, R) 2.00 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Crusaders: Fortresses Of Faith.

8.30 Her Name Is Nanny Nellie. (PGa) A look at the story of Nellie Walker.

10.00 Pompeii: Sin City. (Mansv, R) 11.30 Hemingway. (Maw, R) 1.20 Uranium: Twisting The Dragon’s Tail. (PGa, R) 4.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 7NEWS Spotlight.

8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Mamma Mia! (2008, PGls, R) A young woman prepares for her wedding. Amanda Seyfried.

10.55 Autopsy USA. (Mad) 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 6. Highlights.

1.00 Emergency Call. (PGal, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

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

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 8.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (MA15+am, R) Bloom reveals big news to Reynolds.

1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) Abby makes a surprising discovery.

2.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Justina Ricinski. (Ma) A look at the case of Justina Rucinski.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Lifeguards search for a student.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Gladiators. (PGv) Hosted

by Liz Ellis and Beau Ryan.

8.50 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Special agent Jane Tennant and her NCIS team investigate the crash of an experimental aircraft.

9.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Special Agent Jane Tennant and the team must take down a notorious gang of international thieves.

10.40 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: A Different Brain. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Interview With The Vampire. 10.35 Doc Martin.

11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05am Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.00 ABC News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. 12.10pm Patriot Brains. 1.05 Noisey. 2.00 Rise.

2.50 Jungletown. 3.40 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.10 WorldWatch. 4.40 Every Family Has A Secret. 5.45 Alone Sweden. 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland.

9.30 Cracking The Code. 10.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6am My Greek Odyssey.

7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Escape To The Country. 11.00 Room For Improvement.

11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s.

Stage 6. 3.30pm Extreme Animal Transport. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country.

6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.50 Call The Midwife. 11.20 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Skippy. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 8. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: High Crimes. (2002, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

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

9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 13. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team.

12.15am NCIS: Hawai’i. 1.10 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PG) 7.55 Me And Orson Welles.

(2008, PG) 10.00 Bandit. (2022, M) 12.20pm The Current War. (2017, M) 2.15 Weekend At Bernie’s.

(1989, PG) 4.05 The Odyssey. (2016, PG, French) 6.20 Time Bandits. (1981, PG) 8.30 Crimes Of The Future. (2022) 10.30 Spider. (2002, MA15+) 12.20am At The End Of The Tunnel. (2016, MA15+, Spanish) 2.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am The Fishing Show.

7.00 NFL: Road To The Playoffs. 8.30 NFL. NFL Playoffs. Divisional Playoffs. Game 1. Noon NFL. NFL Playoffs. Divisional Playoffs. Game 2. 3.30 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars: New York. 6.00 Border Security: International.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.00 Motorbike Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Tears Of The Sun. (2003, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1pm Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House.

3.30 Raymond. 4.00 MOVIE: Getting Even With Dad. (1994, PG) 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open.

Afternoon 8. 7.00 MOVIE: Short Circuit. (1986, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: RoboCop. (1987, MA15+) 11.00 The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter. Midnight Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay. Noon Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 1.00 Away From Country. 2.00 VICE Sports. 3.00 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 3.05 Songlines.

3.45 Sing About This Country. 5.45 Moko. 6.15 News. 6.25 The Australian Wars. 7.30 Rebel With A Cause: Pat O’Shane. 8.30 Her Name Is Nanny Nellie.

10.00 Occupation: Native. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 News.

1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News.

3.30 News. 4.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 NewsNight. 6.00 Outsiders.

7.00 The Sunday Showdown. 8.00 Prime Time With James Macpherson. 9.00 Paul Murray Live.

10.00 Royal Report. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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MONDAY, January 22 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Movin’ To The Country. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Ma, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (PG, R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.25 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.20 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. (Premiere) 11.15 Inside The Steam Train Museum. (PG) 12.10 WorldWatch.

2.10 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love At Look Lodge. (2020, PGa) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 9.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 9.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 10.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.20 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold.

(PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. (Ma) 9.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 9.35 Diana. (PG, R) 10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 War On Waste. (PG, R) 12.05 Changing Ends. (PG, R) 12.30 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.20 Tenable. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 The Durrells. (Mv, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends. (PGa) 8.25 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South.

9.20 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses. (PGav, R) 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Blanca. (MA15+ad) 11.40 Reyka. (MA15+av, R) 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Mackenzie needs a girls’ day. Rose is roped into efforts to save the surf club.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League.

The Challenger.

11.30 Motorway Patrol. (PGadl) An officer encounters a gnarly crash wreck.

12.00 Bates Motel. (Mv, R) Romero confronts Norma about some information he has uncovered.

Caleb and Dylan take a risky job.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 9.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mdm, R) Max learns about the bequest office.

1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) The firm represents a young superstar.

2.00 Destination WA. (PG, R) Trevor Cochrane kayaks the Canning.

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 Gladiators. (PGv) Everyday Aussie challengers take on the gladiators in a series of iconic events, as well as brand-new challenges.

8.50 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott and the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force team must navigate the mistrust of authorities in a tight-knit Somali community in Minnesota as they race to find a kidnapped girl.

10.40 The Project. (R) 11.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Northern Lights Adventure. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Twilight Of The Porn Stars. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.10am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.55 The School That Tried To End Racism. 1.45 ABC News Update.

1.50 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. 12.10pm Wellington Paranormal. 2.05 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.15 Planet A. 3.00 Most Expensivest. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Two Weeks To Live. 10.25 Scrubs.

11.25 Hoarders. 12.20am Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Room For Improvement. 9.30 NBC Today.

10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour.

10.30 Fortitude. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 9.

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9. 8.00 Death In Paradise. 9.10 To Be Advised. 11.00 Madam Secretary. Midnight Saved & Remade. 1.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 On The Fly. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action.

10.30 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping.

2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

SKY NEWS (53)

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Time Bandits. (1981, PG) 8.10 FairyTale: A True Story.

(1997, PG) 10.00 The Children Act. (2017, M) Noon Churchill. (2017, M) 1.55 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PG) 3.55 Me And Orson Welles. (2008, PG) 6.00 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 7.40 The Art Dealer. (2015, M, French) 9.30 Catch The Fair One. (2021, MA15+) 11.05 The Escape. (2017, M) 1am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.30 NFL. NFL Playoffs. Divisional Playoffs. Game 4. 2pm Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Boating. Australian V8 Superboats Championship. Round 3. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Ax Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Black – Victini And Reshiram. (2011) 1pm Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Kenan. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 9. 7.00 The Nanny.

7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Analyze This. (1999, MA15+) 10.35 Seinfeld. 11.35 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Moko. 2.00 Artie: Our Tribute To A Legend.

2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time.

4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Characters Of Broome. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 The Australian Wars. 7.45 Rebel With A Cause: Neville Bonner. 8.45 Living Black. 9.25 MOVIE: You Can Go Now. (2022, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Prime Time With James Macpherson. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report.

8.00 Sharri. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, January 23 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable.

(R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour.

(R) 9.20 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.15 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation.

11.10 Inside The Steam Train Museum. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Good With Wood.

(PGs, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Always Amore.

(2022, PGa) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 10. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 10.

From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Roz Kelly.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 10.30 GCBC. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.20 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold.

(PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads.

8.30 McCartney 3, 2, 1. (PG) 9.00 Earth.

10.05 You Can’t Ask That. (MA15+l, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.55 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. (Ma, R) 11.50 Baby Surgeons. (Ma, R) 12.40 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 1.30 Tenable. (R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Jenny Brockie. (PG, R) 8.30 Johnny Cash: Redemption Of An Idol. The story of Johnny Cash.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Das Boot. (Mal) 11.50 Cargo. (MA15+v, R) 3.35 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) The surf club appears to be a sinking ship.

7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls, R) Hosted by Jim Jefferies.

8.35 MOVIE: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. (2018, PGs, R) A young woman prepares to reopen her family hotel, while learning more about the life of her late mother. Lily James, Amanda Seyfried.

10.55 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) 12.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+v, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 10.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 10.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max takes a chance with Wilder.

1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) Asher’s probation comes to an end.

2.00 Destination WA. (R) Diana Hills heads south of Perth.

2.30 My Way. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 Gladiators. (PGv) Everyday Aussie challengers take on the gladiators in a series of iconic events, as well as brand-new challenges.

8.50 NCIS. (Mv, R) Agent Knight goes viral for saving a mother and child from a potentially fatal car accident.

9.50 Soccer. AFC Asian Cup. Group stage. Australia v Uzbekistan.

1.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) 2.00 The Project. (R) 3.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 4.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Bliss. 9.00 Rosehaven. 9.30 Portlandia. 10.15 Back. 10.40 Would I Lie To You? 11.10 MOVIE: Year One. (2009, M) 12.45am The School That Tried To End Racism.

1.35 ABC News Update. 1.40 Close. 5.00 Clangers.

5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 10.30 Front Up. 11.05 Front Up. 12.15pm Wellington Paranormal. 2.15 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.25 Fringes. 2.55 Jeopardy! 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Ice Cream Show. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 9.25 Stone Cold Takes On America. 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Saved & Remade. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1.20 Explore. 1.30 Dr Quinn.

2.30 MOVIE: The Halfway House. (1944, PG) 4.30 Saved & Remade. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 10. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 On The Fly. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International.

10.20 SEAL Team. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Me And Orson Welles. Continued. (2008, PG) 7.05 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 8.45 Bicentennial Man. (1999, PG) 11.10 Dead Ringers.

(1988, M) 1.20pm Time Bandits. (1981, PG) 3.30 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 5.45 When Mum Is Away… With The Family. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.40 Joyride. (2022, M) 9.30 Cake. (2014, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Aussie Salvage Squad. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors.

4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: White – Victini And Zekrom. (2011) 1pm Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld.

8.30 MOVIE: Analyze That. (2002, M) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.10pm Songlines On Screen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Characters Of Broome.

6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 The Australian Wars. 7.45 Rebel With A Cause: Oodgeroo Noonuccal. 8.45 Another Country. 10.10 Exile And The Kingdom. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Peta Credlin. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Sharri. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

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WEDNESDAY, January 24 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

ON THE Box NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 First Weapons. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Miniseries: Come Home.

(Madlsv, R) 2.10 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.

(PG, R) 2.40 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Make Me A Dealer.

(PG, R) 10.10 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. 11.05 Inside The Steam Train Museum. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Good With Wood. (PGas, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust.

(R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PGa, R) 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 11.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 11.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 10.30 GCBC. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.20 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold.

(PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 9.35 Changing Ends. (PG) 9.55 Miniseries: Best Interests. (Ml, R) 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.15 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 12.00 Tenable. (R) 12.50 MOVIE: Queen Of The Desert. (2015, Mls, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry. (PGas, R) 8.30 The Elon Musk Show. (Mdl, R) 9.30 Zelenskyy: Citizens At War. (PGalv, R) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 All Those Things We Never Said. (Ma) 12.05 Vienna Blood. (Ma, R) 3.45 Going Places. (PGa, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Theo is caught between Justin and Leah.

Opportunity knocks for Rose.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Final.

11.30 MOVIE: Pacific Rim: Uprising.

(2018, Mv, R) A once-promising robot pilot is given one last chance to become a hero when giant monsters threaten the world. John Boyega, Scott Eastwood.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 11.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 11.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max helps an ICU intern.

1.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv, R) Detective Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD. 2.00 Destination WA. (R) Nikki Parkinson has a day out on two wheels.

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 GolfBarons. (PGl, R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 Gladiators. (PGv) Everyday Aussie challengers take on the gladiators in a series of iconic events, as well as brand-new challenges.

8.45 FBI: International. (Mv) The FBI fly team heads to Mallorca when an American woman is found murdered.

10.35 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Erin hires an image consultant.

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 Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Interview With The Vampire. 10.00 Killing Eve. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.15 Louis Theroux: A Different Brain. 12.15am Whose Line Is It Anyway?

12.40 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.15pm Wellington Paranormal.

2.15 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.25 States Of Undress. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Ice Cream Show. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Son Of A Gun. (2014, MA15+) 10.25 MOVIE: Joyride. (2022, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

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6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Saved & Remade. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1.20 Explore. 1.30 Dr Quinn.

2.30 MOVIE: Quiet Weekend. (1946) 4.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 11. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 On The Fly. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: Voyager.

2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder.

12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder.

4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Fill The Void. Continued. (2012, PG, Hebrew) 6.40 When Mum Is Away… With The Family. (2020, PG, Italian) 8.35 Stolen Kisses. (1968, PG, French) 10.15 The Art Dealer. (2015, M, French) 12.05pm The Escape.

(2017, M) 2.00 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 3.40 Dr Strangelove. (1964, PG) 5.30 The Cup. (2011, PG) 7.30 Gold. (2016, M) 9.45 Fight Club.

(1999, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Kyurem Vs The Sword Of Justice. (2012) 1pm Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Dukes Of Hazzard.

(2005, M) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.25pm The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney.

2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.35 News. 6.45 Dhakiyarr Vs The King. 7.45 Rebel With A Cause: Tiga Bayles.

8.50 Two Laws. 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Bolt Report. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Sharri. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, January 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Muster Dogs.

(PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Earth. (R) 2.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour.

(R) 9.20 Make Me A Dealer. (PG, R) 10.15 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation.

11.05 Inside The Steam Train Museum. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Good With Wood. (PGa, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love In The Vineyard. (2016, PGs, R) 2.00 Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Afternoon session.

5.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break.

5.40 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones.

12.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 12.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 12.

5.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 10.30 GCBC. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.15 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork.

4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Australian Of The Year Awards.

8.45 Grand Designs Transformations: Glenbrook Nth Balgowlah.

A duplex gets a Moroccan makeover.

9.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 10.45 ABC Late News.

11.00 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 11.50 Keeping Faith. (PG, R) 12.50 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 1.40 Tenable. (R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.45 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 Poh’s Kitchen. (R)

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

7.35 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey. (PGa) 8.30 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor. (PG, R) 9.25 Culprits. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 A Class Apart. (MA15+d) 11.45 My Brilliant Friend. (Mav, R) 4.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

7.40 Test Cricket: Dinner Break. Takes a look at the day of play so far in the Second Test between Australia and the West Indies.

8.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Evening session.

10.30 MOVIE: Total Recall.

(2012, Mlnv, R) A factory worker suspects he is a spy. Colin Farrell.

12.55 Black-ish. (Mad, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 12. Women’s semi-final.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Late-night 12. Women’s semi-final.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (MA15+am, R) Helen Sharpe returns to New York.

1.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Destination WA. (PG, R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 The Dog Hospital With Graeme Hall. (PGlm) Part 2 of 4.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+a, R) A recently released convict goes looking for his arresting officer, Fin Tutuola.

9.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma, R) Danny and Baez’s investigation into the death of a chess hustler is complicated by the victim’s son.

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

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

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

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Bliss. 11.15 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 Black Mirror. 12.45am Louis Theroux: Twilight Of The Porn Stars. 1.45 The School That Tried To End Racism. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.10pm Wellington Paranormal.

2.10 Vegan Vigilantes. 2.25 Munchies Guide To Oaxaca. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Ice Cream Show.

5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Loot: Blood Treasure. Midnight Dark Side Of Comedy. 12.55 F*ck, That’s Delicious. 1.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown.

8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

Noon Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1.20 Explore. 1.30 Dr Quinn. 2.30 As Time Goes By. 3.30 MOVIE: It Always Rains On Sunday. (1947, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 13. Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Evil.

11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping.

2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Bicentennial Man. Continued. (1999, PG) 6.50 The Cup. (2011, PG) 8.50 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 11.05 Manon Des Sources. (1986, M, French) 1.10pm Joyride. (2022, M) 3.00 When Mum Is Away… With The Family. (2020, PG, Italian) 4.55 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 7.30 To Die For. (1995, M) 9.30 Gone Girl. (2014, MA15+) 12.10am Viva.

(2007, MA15+) 2.25 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Counting Cars. 8.30 MOVIE: Wrath Of Man. (2021, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Genesect And The Legend Awakened. (2013) 1pm Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Everything Everywhere All At Once. (2022, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.25pm Other Side Of The Rock. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Characters Of Broome. 6.00 Bamay. 6.10 The Habits Of New Norcia. 7.15 News. 7.25 Servant Or Slave. 8.30 MOVIE: The Drover’s Wife. (2021, MA15+) 10.30 MOVIE: Fantome Island. (2011, PG) Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 Sharri. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Sharri. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

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

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q Outstanding Port Stephens rugby league prospect Lilly-Ann White has secured a two year development contract with the champion Newcastle Knights NRLW squad. Lilly-Ann is pictured receiving her Player of the Match award for NSW Combined High Schools from tournament officials at the National Under 18 Schoolgirl Championships in Brisbane.

RUBBING shoulders with world class colleagues on the training field has inspired Port Stephens rugby league dynamo Lilly-Ann White to unprecedented heights.

The gifted utility who hails from Tea Gardens has secured a two-year NRLW development contract with the mighty Newcastle Knights and is a rookie to watch in 2024.

Seventeen-yearold White has earned a promotion to the top grade after her outstanding deeds last season in the Knights’ Pathways system and skilful performances in the Junior League and schoolgirls

ranks.

Lilly-Ann and Wingen’s rising hooker Leah Allerton took up development contracts with the powerhouse Newcastle club and will train alongside some of the biggest names in women’s rugby league as they chase an NRLW threepeat this year under new Head Coach Ben Jeffries.

One of White’s high profile team mates is mercurial Queensland and Jillaroos fullback Tamika Upton, who capped a memorable 2023 by winning the Dally M Player of the Year Medal and a second Karyn Murphy Medal as best on ground in the Grand Final after clinching back to back premierships with the Knights.

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