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By Samuel BARTLETT LAST Thursday, 14 delegates from the European Union were taken on a two-day tour across the Hunter, showcasing the region’s investment opportunities in defence, aerospace, energy and manufacturing.

From the Astra Aerolab facilities in Williamtown to Tomago’s Ampcontrol, the 14 representatives saw firsthand the investment opportunities which Port Stephens offers.

Throughout their tour, the delegates observed some of the region's groundbreaking technology including Ampcontrol’s

q Ambassadors from EU countries touring the Hunter’s industry opportunities.

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50 Years A Member

By Marian SAMPSON

97 not out is a pretty good innings and one Mr James Page of Raymond Terrace is proud to have reached.

Mr Page was honoured this week for his 50 year membership of the NSW RSL. Mr Page served with the Royal Navy on the battleship HMS KING GEORGE V during World War II. He subsequently moved from the UK to Australia and joined the Royal Australian Navy.

In 1956, Mr Page settled in Raymond Terrace where he has contributed to our community and the RSL for more than half a century.

At 97 years of age, Mr Page is the oldest member of the Raymond Terrace RSL sub-branch and one of the few remaining WWII veterans in our community.

This week he received a standing ovation at the subbranch’s annual luncheon held in anticipation of ANZAC Day. Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington said, “On behalf of the people

of Port Stephens, I was honoured to present Mr James Page with his 50 years of membership with RSL NSW.” HMS King George V had a vital role in WWII. The vessel was the lead ship of the five British King George V-class battleships of the Royal Navy.

HMS King George V operated in all three major theatres of WWII, the Atlantic,

q Port Stephens Councillor Giacomo Arnott, Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington, Mr James Page and Vic Jones, President Raymond Terrace RSL.

q A standing ovation for James Page at the Raymond Terrace RSL Sub Branch luncheon.

Mediterranean and Pacific.

Perhaps most notably in May 1941, King George V was involved in the hunt for and pursuit of the Bismark, eventually inflicting severe damage

which led to the German vessel's sinking.

HMS King George V also took part in Operation Husky in Sicily.

In 1945 HMS King George V took part in operations against the

Japanese in the Pacific.

Later the HMS King George V was made flagship of the British Home Fleet and went on to become a training battleship.

Vic Jones of the

Raymond Terrace RSL subbranch told News Of The Area, “James was on board the HMS King George V for the surrender of Japan ending the war in the Pacific”.

to Australia, Breandán Ó Caollaí said the work being conducted in Port Stephens is worldleading.

“It’s been a fantastic overview of the strength and the innovation of the regional economy here,” he said.

The tour focused on cost and creation of

energy and Mr Ó Caollaí said Ireland is looking to take a leaf out of the region's handbook.

“Ireland is, comparatively speaking, small but not dissimilar in size to parts of NSW, facing the same challenges,” he said.

“You’re looking to new ways of developing

your economy, so it was really fascinating to see the various things at BAE; all those new high-end technologies that are transformative for any economy,” he said.

When asked about future plans for partnership between Ireland and Australia, Mr Ó Caollaí said, ”[Ireland is] looking for

areas we can collaborate on at an academic level and an applied industrial level as well.

He believes, “[The Hunter] is a shining example of where you need to be in the 21st century.”

“That’s where Ireland needs to be and that’s where we’ve invested.”

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The ambassadors were also given a tour of BAE Systems and its unique training facilities.

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Collaboration Designs and Manufactures Game Changing Green Energy Batteries

q Game changing green energy battery designed and manufactured in Port Stephens garners international interest.

supporting LAVO's worldleading hydrogen hybrid Ampcontrol is a privately battery, and what's most owned Company together exciting about it is that it's in a collaboration with developed right here in Australian startup LAVO regional NSW." have successfully produced The battery was a domestic hydrogen showcased to a trade battery that pioneers the mission with 14 next generation of international green energy storage delegates. for commercial and Ampcontrol, residential use in Managing Port Stephens.

Director & CEO NSW Deputy Rod Henderson Premier John said it was Barilaro said, fantastic to “Ampcontrol showcase is leading the the region's q Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently way in green innovation, backed manufacturing of batteries in the energy storage technology Hunter. Photo: Marian Sampson. systems, and

world-class manufacturing capability to key global decision-makers.

"We have such highly skilled expertise, world-class educational facilities and ground-breaking research and development in the Hunter.

“We encourage global businesses to come here and work with us, invest in our cutting-edge technology and energy solutions, such as LAVO, and partner with the many incredible innovators we have in the Hunter," added Mr Henderson.

"While coal mining will be here for years to come, the NSW Government is supporting development

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“My son is a toe walker at nine and he flaps his arms and hands.

“It’s their way of releasing the stress to deal with all that is happening.

“When it is school holidays here I have to get small shopping orders or click and collect, because

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Autism Awareness Month AUTISM awareness month is here this April.

Being diagnosed with autism or having your child diagnosed as autistic is the beginning of a journey for families.

Each journey is unique and they will experience q Local Chris has autism which makes him highly sensitive to loud spaces.

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a very different life living with autism.

Some of the challenges include navigating the health system and education systems.

There are calls for better representation for those with autism in the media.

Jessica is a 22-yearold woman with autism

who has a lot of say about how autism is currently portrayed in the media.

“We’re not unintelligent, I’ve seen that shown in media a lot,” Jessica said.

“People make movies about us and they will make us look like we’re so incapable.

“There is no need to treat us like we’re still kids, even when we’re in our twenties.

“I have thought we would have better representation [by now] but sadly I’m sort of used to seeing that right now for people who are deemed marginalised.

“It makes people not very accepting towards me, but I hope it changes.”

Jessica hopes that one day portrayal of characters with autism will align closer to real life, and all the success that people with autism are able to achieve.

Local mum Cate Richardson, whose son Chris has autism, told News Of The Area, “Autistic children struggle in crowds, loud noise and bright lights.

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and investment in new technologies to help diversify local economies and power the state down the track," said Mr Barilaro.

This follows the Prime Minister's visit to the region where he backed the manufacturing industry and the manufacturing of batteries in the Hunter.

The LAVO hydrogen battery technology consists of an electrolysis system, fuel cell power, and hydrogen story array packed into one cabinet.

The integrated hybrid system combines hydrogen and rooftop solar to deliver sustainable, reliable and renewable green energy to

the noise and the crowds are very overwhelming for him.

“This is not helped by the looks and comments because the way he appears to others.”

Chris is high functioning and very smart.

“He would cope better if people just understand that people with autism are normal in most ways,” she

homes and businesses.

“I'm delighted to see the inspiring work being carried out by Ampcontrol in the renewable energy space on show," added Mr Barilaro.

Ampcontrol also showcased a stand-alone power system and an offgrid water security solution, both designed to make a meaningful improvement to the lives of people living in regional and remote communities during the delegations’ visit to Tomago.

The LAVO hydrogen battery is set to change the landscape for green powered homes not only in Australia but around the world. said.

Cate is sometimes disappointed by harmful comments made around her and her son and finds it hard not to react, especially when her son hears them too.

“Chris sometimes asks ‘why people say what they do’,” Cate said.

She is hoping that some extra understanding will help.

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ANZAC Day In Port Stephens

By Marian SAMPSON

ANZAC Day will be commemorated in many different ways in 2021.

For some the Light Up The Dawn will be their way of showing respect for those who have served and continue to serve.

For others attending a local service at a cenotaph will be on the calendar.

Others still will look up and see the RAAF fly past and send our thoughts to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice be it in the air, on the ground, or at sea.

This year in Port Stephens we will be seeing a range of ANZAC Day activities for veterans and the community to participate in.

Nelson Bay will see a 10.30am Anzac Day service in Apex Park followed by a lunch at Wests Nelson Bay Diggers for invited guests while Medowie will hold a Dawn Service for members of the sub branch.

In Tanilba Bay a 5.45am Dawn Service will be held at Tilligerry RSL Sports Club war memorial followed by gunfire breakfast for gold coin donation.

This will be followed by a March at 9.30am from the southern gates of Avenue of the Allies, Tanilba Bay to the club for a 9.45am service.

Raymond Terrace RSL SubBranch will hold an ANZAC Day Dawn Service and ANZAC Day Main Service in ANZAC Park, Raymond Terrace; and an ANZAC Day Service at the “Knitting Circle” memorial on Newline Road, East Seaham; on Sunday 25 April.

Raymond Terrace RSL will hold a Dawn Service at the War Memorial in ANZAC Park, Raymond Terrace, “ParticIpants” will assemble by 05:45am for a Service which will run from 05:50am until 06:20am.

A “Gunfire Breakfast” will be held in the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club on completion of the Service, however numbers may be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time.

The East Seaham “Knitting Circle” Memorial Service will be held at the “Knitting Circle”

memorial, Newline Rd., East Seaham. “Participants” will assemble by 08:50am for a Service which will run from 09:00am until 09:30am.

The Raymond Terrace Main Service will be held at the War Memorial in ANZAC Park, Raymond Terrace, “Participants” will assemble by 10:50am for a Service which will run from 11:00am until 11:40am.

Refreshments will be available in the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club on completion of the Service, however numbers may be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time.

In Karuah there will be a 5.45am March from the garage on the Old Pacific Highway to Memorial Park for 6am Dawn Service followed by a ticketed breakfast at the RSL Club.

Vic Jones, President Raymond Terrace RSL SubBranch told News Of The Area, “While Anzac Day services will be scaled back

to some degree this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, ANZAC Day commemorations are iconic events in our national calendar and Port Stephens residents are encouraged to be involved in some form of commemoration on the day.

“Not every resident or visitor will have the opportunity to gather at one of the Services being held to honour our ANZACs, but I would still encourage them to take the time to remember our veterans by participating in the national Light Up the Dawn campaign which was so well-supported last year.

“By decorating your driveway, fence or letterbox, and coming to the end of your driveway with a light or candle before the dawn, you and your neighbours will also be ensuring that the spirit of the ANZAC’s is commemorated on this special day.

“We can all honour the ANZACS by observing a Service or participating in Light Up the Dawn again this year.

Remember, on ANZAC Day: Honour the Fallen, Cheer the Survivors, Care for the Wounded, Reach out to a Friend,” he said.

q Prime Minister Scott Morrison with a serving member of the RAAF which is celebrating its 100th year in 2021. The pair are standing in front of one of the F35’s housed at the Williamtown RAAF Base. Photo: Marian Sampson.

q A service in Apex Park Nelson Bay. Photo: Marian Sampson.

q Army Major David Rodley with his wife Kerri Rodley participating in Light Up The Dawn on ANZAC Day in 2020.

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New Alliance to make the Hunter an Age Friendly Community

HUNTER Ageing Alliance spokesperson, and geriatrician, Dr John Ward, said there is not enough attention on meeting the needs of the growing number of local older people.

The Alliance has been meeting with key groups, including through a forum of 50 local political, business, and community leaders held last month, to gain agreement on the problems, priorities, and way forward.

People over 65 will soon make up a quarter of the region’s population and the number of people over 85 will double in the next 20 years.

Dr Ward said the Royal Commission on Quality and Safety in Aged Care has shone a spotlight on the crisis in residential aged care as well as home and community care.

The number of older homeowners is declining and the number of older women becoming homeless is growing. Social housing stock is declining and waiting lists can be more than ten years.

He said ageing issues were far greater than aged care and accommodation.

“Ageism and the organisation of communities is denying older people of their right to be physically, intellectually, socially and sexually active,” Dr Ward said.

“Some people living alone are lonely for substantial parts of the week and depression is common,” he said.

“Facilities, events and infrastructure are often not designed with the needs of older people in mind.”

One of the Alliance’s solutions is for the region

to become a World Health Organisation (WHO) Age Friendly Community.

The WHO has produced a guide, and established a global support network, around eight areas that cities and communities can address to better adapt their structures and services to the needs of older people: the built environment, transport, housing, social participation, respect and social inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication, and community support and health services.

“We can use this proven framework to rise above the blame game and tokenism and take action to promote healthy and active ageing and a good quality of life for older people.”

“We need new types of

q Hunter Ageing Alliance founding members Catherine Henry, Viv Allanson, Dr John Ward and Professor Julie Byles. low-cost, supportive, housing and aged care, particularly to accommodate those with a disability or dementia.

“There are programs that can reduce social isolation and loneliness and build resilience.”

“Older people make an important contribution to

Take 3 For The Sea Saving Wildlife

By Marian SAMPSON

TAKE 3 for the sea is a global movement which is making a very real difference to our oceans.

Take 3 believes in simple actions to address complex problems.

Everyday plastic pollution is killing our wildlife.

We can make a difference.

Take 3 For The Sea was started in 2009 by marine ecologist Roberta Dixon-Valk and youth educator Amanda Marechal. .

Joining forces with

q A Pelican in Port Stephens consuming a chip wrapper. Photo: Mat Spillard

Stockton Erosion Gets Funding

By Marian SAMPSON WHILE Council has plans on exhibition and is seeking community feedback on what is hoped to be the long term solution for erosion at Stockton Beach, there is some good news.

The NSW Government has provided more than $768,000 to the City of Newcastle Council under the 2020-2021 Coastal and Estuary Grants Program.

Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock congratulated Council on successfully acquiring three grants that will assist them in dealing with coastal erosion issues at Stockton Beach.

“This funding will enable Council to investigate the suitability and feasibility of delivering sand dredged from the South Arm of the Hunter River estuary to potentially deliver mass sand

nourishment at Stockton Beach,” Mrs Hancock said.

The approved grants also include emergency funding under the Government’s Significant Open Hazard Locations stream following erosion events that impacted Stockton Beach last year.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin said the Berejiklian Government is committed to supporting the City of Newcastle in their efforts to manage their coastlines.

“This funding is yet another investment in Stockton as we work with the Council to shore up the coastline and protect our communities,” Mr Martin said.

“The NSW Government has made the Coastal and Estuary Grants Program available to support local Council’s manage their local coasts and I am glad that Newcastle Council has taken this opportunity to apply for

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funding and take the next steps to protect Stockton Beach.”

There are currently five funding streams under the Coastal and Estuary Grants Program.

One stream is for planning and studies, while the other four are for implementing works identified in certified coastal or estuary management plans.

“Councils are encouraged to apply for funding to undertake planning and studies at any time during the year, while applications for funding to implement works are available annually,” Mrs Hancock said.

The grant program aims to help manage risks from coastal hazards, such as coastal erosion, restore degraded coastal habitats and improve the health of estuaries, wetlands and littoral rainforests across New South Wales.

environmentalist Tim Silverwood, the trio publicly launched Take 3 as an organisation in 2010.

The concept is simple take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach, waterway or…anywhere, and you have made a difference.

It is important to realise that whether you’re in mountains, forests, deserts or cities – you need the ocean.

And the ocean needs you.

Take 3 is leading a movement of people who are connected to the planet to remove plastic pollution from the environment and support measures to prevent waste and pollution.

Take 3’s education

our community. They deserve better and with proper focus and will, we can better support them to be healthy, independent and autonomous long into their old age.”

“We all need to commit to playing our part and we can show other communities how to age well.”

programs in schools, surf clubs, communities and online focus on inspiration and participation.

Take 3 supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advocates for a circular economy future.

Our ‘throw away’ society fuelled by overproduction, overconsumption, single-use materials and poor waste management is damaging our planet irreparably.

The current system of ‘take make and dispose’ is not sustainable.

The circular economy is renewable and regenerative by design.

Technical nutrients are recovered to create new materials while biological nutrients are processed to

Using the WHO Guide, the Alliance will hold stakeholder workshops and a public meeting in the coming months to help the region obtain Aged Friendly Community status.

For more information or to join the Alliance visit www. hunterageingalliance.com regenerate agricultural and natural systems.

Alicia Cameron of Plastic Free Port Stephens told News Of The Area, “Movements like Take 3 for the Sea focus on doing something with a tangible result.

“Just talking about the problem can leave people feeling overwhelmed.

“There are current documentaries that are very problem-focused and the feeling after watching them is one of despair.

“Doing something active, even if it feels like it’s not a lot, can lead to significant change when everyone does their bit.

“Our motto is Little Steps Big Impact because we believe it’s in the everyday little steps that make the biggest impact,” she said.

q Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin at Stockton Beach.

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FRUIT TREES OR ORNAMENTAL? “Having just made the tree-change I am excitedly planning and planting my garden. Should I go with fruit trees or ornamentals?”

WELCOME to our glorious region!! You’ll love our weather, big skies, beaches and that wonderful feeling of space and freedom that comes with our coveted, relaxed lifestyle. If I’ve read your query correctly, you think you need to choose between fruit and ornamentals. It doesn’t have to be that way. Also, free yourself from the idea that you need a specific ‘orchard’. Mix fruit trees with ornamentals and you’ll have a wonderful range of practical and decorative trees. Plus, many fruit trees do brilliantly in pots: lemon, lime, orange spring to mind, and of course their vibrant colour is delightful. You could also mix fruiting pear trees with the beautiful and stately Manchurian or Capital Ornamental Pears. Their Autumn colours are simply breathtaking. You can espalier fruit trees as well, so you’ll have the practical fruit element with a stunning ornamental aspect.

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I live in shared accommodation where there is only one laundry. What is the acceptable time frame to allow before you remove the previous person's washing? I waited five hours the other day and it was still there.

Mrs Wendy P.

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Fish killing frenzy on Fingal Bay OPINION DEAR News Of The Area, WE have recently moved to Shoal Bay and this afternoon around 2.30pm, my partner and I ventured down to the southern end of Fingal Bay beach.

We were disgusted to see tens of thousands of live fish being dragged up the beach in nets by people driving utes.

It was a revolting and cruel spectacle to see and we left immediately.

We had observed these same utes driving up the beach the day before and wondered what they were up to.

They had no signage on their vehicles, no flashing lights or warning signs for adults and children walking on the beach at the

Dear Wendy,

time Are you aware of this activity and have these people got permits to conduct their reckless driving and revolting slaughter on this beautiful beach?

This is not the sort of activity that individuals and families want to look at – is this not the story you would like people to mention to others who might be considering a holiday up here?

Please enlighten me as to why this might be allowed - it is just a disgrace.

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Safe People Safe Places NSW Police urge locals to stay safe amid Medowie incidents

By Tara CAMPBELL

MEDOWIE locals have recently reported young children in the area being followed by a white van.

In the local community forum on Facebook, one local reached out to warn parents and caregivers to be cautious in the Medowie area after the original poster’s son was followed twice in recent times by a van.

New South Wales Police Force Assistant Commissioner Jeff Loy said, “The safety and wellbeing of our children is important to us all.

“As parents and carers, we can't always be with our children to advise and protect them walking or riding to or from school, on public transport, or if they're out with friends.

“Children can be confronted with situations where a right response is vital.

“With this in mind advising our children with deliberate responses to certain situations will help them avoid trouble and danger.”

Assistant Commissioner Jeff Loy, together with the New South Wales Police Force issued the following advice utilising the ‘Safe People,

Safe Places’ practice.

“When walking home, always identify safe places for your children like a school, shop or church that they can go to if they feel frightened.

“Ensure that they know not to stop and talk to people that they don't know, and to instead, go straight home.

“Teach children to never get into a car with someone they don't know unless told to by a parent or carer.

“On public transport, children should never travel in isolated areas- on a train find a crowded carriage and if travelling on a bus, ride near the driver.”

Jeff Loy also recommended that children always try to travel in groups of friends if possible using the buddy system, as well as ensuring children carry or have easy access to a contact number for parents or caregivers.

It is crucial to have conversations with children to help them stay safe in dangerous situations.

Medowie parents and caregivers are urged to be more cautious than usual to ensure the safety for all.

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THE stages of washing are never-ending, so to have to wait for five hours before you can even start the process seems absolutely ridiculous.

Laundromats or shared-accommodation laundries are cool places when depicted in movies.

There's always an edgy looking girl (who can't afford a washing machine but can afford killer Mary-Jane shoes, a leather jacket and an ironic beanie) perched on a seat, her legs crossed in a provocative manner, flicking through a magazine, and a hapless dude who accidentally goes to the wrong machine and takes out her lacy underwear.

Then she giggles instead of slapping him across the face and they leave their washing to hail a cab (this is an American movie) before starting a Woody Allen-type romance (the sort he depicts in his movies, not his real-life romance that involves his adopted child - that would be a turn off for viewers).

The reality is quite different.

The first shared laundromat I experienced was when I moved out of home and lived in an apartment complex.

At the time I was a frazzled first-time mum washing baby clothes, so to be confronted with a 'cold water only' machine that invariably had smelly tradie clothes in it was a crass and unhappy introduction to adulthood.

Personally, I would say ten minutes is an acceptable time to leave clothes that have finished their cycle in the washing machine.

You would actually be doing the person a favour by putting them in an open space to air.

You could leave a little note saying 'dear owner of boxer shorts with a tacky fish print and the Rolling Stones shirt that has not aged as well as Mick Jagger, I have removed your items so I can do my own washing and left them to air in the communal basket someone thoughtfully left behind.

The load setting you chose goes for 59 minutes, so in future please set an alarm to prevent this awkward event happening again.

Kindly, Wendy P. Carpe diem, Jasminda.

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Australian Pied Oystercatcher

By Marian SAMPSON

PORT Stephens is home to many different species.

One is a very rare bird, the Australian Pied Oystercatcher.

The Port Stephens estuary is an important shorebird habitat with 3,000 birds across 31 different species surveyed in recent years.

The endangered pied oystercatcher is a local shorebird that breeds in the estuary.

In Summer, many locations like Karuah and Swan Bay become feeding and roosting spots for pied oystercatchers and other migratory shorebirds including bar-tailed godwits and grey-tailed tattlers.

These migratory shorebirds travel up to 25,000 kilometres each year between their breeding grounds in the Arctic to join our local species in the Port.

Port Stephens Council is a member of the Port Stephens Estuary Working Group with Hunter Local Land Services, BirdLife and the NSW

Department of Environment.

The aim of the working group is to protect important shorebird habitats and limit threats to shorebirds like dogs and 4WDs. The NSW Department Planning Industry and Environment tells us to “Look out for bird nesting signs or roped-off nesting areas on the beach and follow the advice.

“Walk your dogs on dogfriendly beaches only and always keep them on a leash,

q A pair of Australian Pied Oystercatchers. Photo: Marian Sampson.

www.newsofthearea.com.au q An Australian Pied Oystercatcher.

Photo: Marian Sampson.

unless you’re on a designated off-leash beach.

“Drive only on designated beaches and keep below the high-tide mark.

“When you’re near a nesting area, stick to the wet sand and give the birds plenty of space.”

The Hunter Bird Observers Club have noted that The Endangered Australian Pied Oystercatcher occurs near undisturbed sandy and shelly shorelines throughout all of

Australia and southern New Guinea, where it feeds on small bivalves and worms.

Port Stephens is the main area in NSW in which Australian Pied Oystercatchers accumulate.

In regular summer and winter surveys of Port Stephens, conducted by members of HBOC, Australian Pied Oystercatchers are found to congregate (feeding and roosting) around Dowardee Island.

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ABC, 8.30pm

SATURDAY

THE SET

ABC TV PLUS, 8pm

Heaving crowds and close encounters with strangers at a live music venue are a distant memory. But, after a year of hard knocks for almost everyone, especially the live music scene, <i>The Set</i> returns tonight to fill that musical gap. Premiering with its third season in an excellent, new, party-ready weekend timeslot, viewers can expect co-hosts Linda Marigliano and Dylan Alcott to be more pumped than ever to celebrate talented local bands and musical acts. Filmed in front of a live audience, you can sway and sing along from home to the two guest performers. The pièce de résistance is the collaborative song at the episode’s conclusion.

Liking this slow-burning psychological mystery comes naturally, thanks in part to its stunning Blue Mountains setting. The disparate bunch of staff and patients of Ward C, a mental health facility, are majestically perched high above the mountains.

The main protagonist is gifted psychiatric nurse Nik (British actor Rudi Dharmalingam), who is discovering firsthand that sanity is a mercurial beast, but the audience is also treated to funny and empathetic story arcs about others, including aloof manager Linda (Mandy McElhinney).

Tonight, Genevieve’s (Harriet Dyer) hyper-sexuality causes problems.

If one episode just isn’t enough, find the rest on iview.

THE HANDMAID’S TALE

SBS, 8.30pm

As the fourth season of the blisteringly bleak drama kicks off, there is a buzz in the air: could this be the most actionpacked season yet?

Could war against Gilead finally be imminent? June (Elisabeth Moss) is now a rebel leader and on a quest for justice – and we all know this is one woman who does not give up. After seasons mainly set in the confines of either Waterford’s (Joseph Fiennes) or Lawrence’s (Bradley Whitford) homes, the setting is about to crack open.“This year, in some ways it’s about patience rewarded,” executive producer Warren Littlefield said.

“In season four, we have no home base.” It promises to be an exhilarating ordeal.

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FRIDAY, April 23 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 9.55 Q+A. (R) 11.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Back Roads. (R) 1.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 2.05 Doctor Foster. (Mls, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank.

(PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Apocalypse: The Second World War. (PGav, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.

(PG, R) 4.00 Queensland Chaplains In World War I. 4.10 Prosecuting Evil. (PGaw, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Harry And Meghan: Becoming Royal. (2019, PGa, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: Honey. (2003, PGal, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

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

7.30 Gardening Australia.

Advice for the home gardener.

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

10.00 Keeping Faith. (Ml) Faith gets a new lead in Madlen’s case.

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.20 The Vaccine. (R) 11.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 12.05 Fisk. (Final, Ml, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (PGa, R) 8.30 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 9.20 Patriot Brains. (M, R) 10.15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 10.55 SBS World News Late.

11.25 Woodstock. (Mad, R) 1.15 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+a) 4.15 How Narcissists Took Over The World. (Mal, R) 4.45 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Johanna Griggs and Adam Dovile transform a tired old laundry into something beautiful.

8.30 MOVIE: The Mule. (2018, Mln) An elderly Korean War veteran, suffering from financial difficulties, signs on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. However, it is not long before he finds himself caught between his employers and the law. Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Manny Montana.

11.00 The Clown And The Candyman. (MA15+av, R) Part 1 of 4.

12.00 World’s Richest Dogs. (PGl, R) Meet some of the world’s “richest” dogs.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7.

Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos.

9.50 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Parramatta Eels versus Brisbane Broncos match, with NRL news and analysis.

10.35 MOVIE: RoboCop. (2014, Mv, R) A cop becomes a cyborg. Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman.

12.45 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max and Reynolds treat a young patient.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop.

4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

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

7.30 The Living Room. The team help some restauranteurs.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mh) Graham Norton chats with actors Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Felicity Jones and Wunmi Mosaku, and comedian John Bishop. Music by British musician Olly Alexander’s Years & Years.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Just For Laughs. (MA15+ls, R) 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.50 MOVIE: Kenny.

(2006, M) 10.35 Brush With Fame. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.35 Insert Name Here. 12.05am Catalyst.

1.05 Parks And Recreation. 1.30 Reno 911! 1.50 The IT Crowd. 2.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 3.00 News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Grandpa Honeyant. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

6am WorldWatch.

Noon Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Cup of China.

Replay. 2.00 States Of Undress. 2.50 Jungletown.

3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 The Joy Of Painting. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. 9.20 How Sex Changed The World. 10.10 Sex In The World’s Cities.

11.10 Yokayi Footy. 11.45 Late Programs.

6am Shopping. 7.00 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 60 Minute Makeover.

2.00 Medical Rookies. 2.30 Weekender. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Patrol. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Property Ladder UK. 11.45 Late Programs.

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 MOVIE: Angels One Five. (1952) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II. 8.40 MOVIE: Wonder. (2017, PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.40 iFish. 10.05 Star Trek: Voyager.

11.05 MacGyver. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Hawaii Five-0.

3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Madam Secretary. 5.00 MacGyver.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Wildwitch.

Continued. (2018, PG, Danish) 6.55 Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 8.40 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 10.20 Strings. (2004, PG) Noon Fanny’s Journey.

(2016, M, French) 1.50 The Little Witch. (2018, PG, German) 3.45 Polina. (2016, PG, French) 5.45 Leave No Trace. (2018, PG) 7.45 Support The Girls. (2018, M) 9.30 Mystery Men. (1999, PG) 11.45 Capernaum.

(2018, M, Lebanese Arabic) 2.05am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Alaska’s Wild Gourmet. 3.00 Bull Riding. PBR Australia. 3.30 The Food Dude. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 6. GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs. 10.30 AFL Post-Game.

11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium.

1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Red Bull Soapbox Race: Paris. 4.00 Ultimate Rush. 4.30 Dance Moms. 5.30 MOVIE: Suddenly 30. (2004, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Maid In Manhattan. (2002, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: The Wedding Planner. (2001, PG) 11.45 Love Island. 12.45am Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 1.40 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 The Unicorn. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 The Conners. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Friday Showdown. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 5.30 The Serve.

6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Kenny On Media. 8.30 The McGregor Angle. 9.00 Hardgrave.

10.00 Full Time Live. 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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SATURDAY, April 24 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

WIN (5)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 1.20 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (R) 2.30 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 3.30 Brush With Fame.

(PG, R) 4.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 18.

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC.

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News.

12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 2.30 Figure Skating. 2021 ISU World C’ships. Ice dance.

4.00 Brother. (PGa, R) 4.05 Travel Man. (PG, R) 4.35 The Great Escape. (PGav, R) 5.35 Hunting Nazi Treasure. (PG, R)

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. All Aged Stakes Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

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

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Award Winning Tasmania. (R) 12.30 Destination WA. 1.00 National Anzac Centre: War Stories. (PG) 1.30 Animal Embassy. (R) 2.00 Australian Red Cross Connecting. (PG) 4.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG) 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Escape Fishing.

(R) 7.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 8.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 12.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 To Be Advised.

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

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 The Durrells. (PG, R) Leslie falls in with a bad crowd.

8.20 Finding Alice. (Ml) Alice grows desperately short of money and must stop her home from being sold from under her nose.

9.10 Wakefield. (Madl, R) A psychiatric nurse’s sanity is tested.

10.10 The Split. (Mdl, R) 11.10 Doctor Foster. (Mls, R) 12.05 Rage. (PG, R) 4.25 Anzac Dawn Service From Sydney.

5.30 Anzac Dawn Service From Canberra.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (Final, PG) 8.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. (PG, R) 9.25 MOVIE: The Game. (1997, MA15+a, R) 11.45 MOVIE: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. (2016, MA15+alv, R) 1.45 MOVIE: Shutter Island.

(2010, MA15+av, R) 4.15 Nocturne In Black. (Mav) 4.40 Memorable. (Ma) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE: 2012. (2009, PGlv, R) A man tries to protect his family when a global cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. John Cusack, Amanda Peet.

10.10 MOVIE: Die Hard. (1988, Mlv, R) A New York City police detective heads to Los Angeles on Christmas Eve to be reunited with his estranged wife. However, his plans are disrupted when a gang of terrorists take over the office tower where she works.

Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman.

1.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 Currumbin Dawn Service. The Anzac Day dawn service from Currumbin.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Music From The Home Front.

(PG) Anzac Day eve performance to say thank you, pay respects and celebrate the spirit that binds us all.

10.00 Made From Melbourne.

(Ml) Takes a look at Melbourne’s live music scene.

10.40 MOVIE: Dreamgirls.

(2006, Mdl, R) Beyoncé Knowles.

1.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGd) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Weekend Today.

5.00 Anzac Day Dawn Service.

6.00 Advancing Australia.

Presented by Guy Pearce.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) A car freefalls off a ledge.

7.00 The Dog House. (PG) Follows a team of devoted matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions.

8.00 Ambulance. (Ml) London paramedics are dispatched to aid a patient who has fallen down a flight of stairs at a casino.

10.20 999: What’s Your Emergency?

(Mal, R) An elderly woman fractures her hip.

11.30 NCIS. (Mav, R) A girl is found hiding in a storage unit.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 The Set. (Return) 8.30 Unprotected Sets. 9.25 Live From The BBC. 10.10 Sammy J. 10.15 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 10.50 Insert Name Here. 11.20 Staged. 11.45 High Fidelity.

12.10am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.55 Escape From The City. 1.50 Gruen XL. 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon MOVIE: Beat Street. (1984, M) 1.55 Welcome To Country. 2.05 Suspect Moustache.

2.35 New Girl. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Basketball.

NBL. Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Dateline. 11.30 Insight. 12.30am MOVIE: Captain Fantastic. (2016, M) 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 NBC Today. Noon Weekender.

12.30 Creek To Coast. 1.00 House Of Wellness.

2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Property Ladder UK. 5.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Newstyle Direct.

6.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: Bottoms Up. (1960) 12.20pm MOVIE: The Colditz Story. (1955) 2.20 MOVIE: The Cruel Sea. (1953, PG) 4.55 MOVIE: The Dam Busters. (1955) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby. Round 10. NSW Waratahs v Melbourne Rebels. 9.45 Super Rugby Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: Ambush Bay. (1966, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 2. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Highlights. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder.

Noon JAG. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 iFish. 4.00 Stories Of Bikes. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0.

12.15am 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Leave No Trace. (2018, PG) 8.00 The Little Witch. (2018, PG, German) 9.55 Polina. (2016, PG, French) 11.55 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 1.35pm Last Chance Harvey.

(2008, PG) 3.15 What We Did On Our Holiday.

(2014, PG) 5.00 Strings. (2004, PG) 6.40 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 8.30 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 11.20 Half Brother. (2018, MA15+, Portuguese) 1.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Step Outside. 10.30 Fish’n With Mates. 11.00 Living The Ride. 11.30 Life Off Road. Noon Bull Riding. PBR Australia. Replay. 12.30 Timbersports.

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 6.

Gold Coast v Sydney. 4.30 Counting Cars. 5.30 Megastructures. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.00 Football.

AFL. Round 6. Melbourne v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

8.00 MOVIE: Barbie And Chelsea The Lost Birthday. (2021) 9.30 Children’s Programs. Noon Ironman. Austn C’ships. 2.00 Road Trick. 2.30 Race Across The World. 3.45 MOVIE: Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back. (1998) 5.15 MOVIE: The Golden Compass. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. (2014, M) 10.20 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Carol’s Second Act. 10.00 To Be Advised. 12.55pm Becker. 2.00 Frasier. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 Columbo.

7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce. 9.20 The Big Bang Theory. 9.45 Friends. 10.45 MOVIE: Air Force One. (1997, M) 1.15am Home Shopping. 1.45 2 Broke Girls. 3.15 Mom. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live.

9.00 Racing Dreams. 10.00 News. 11.00 News.

Noon News. 1.00 News. 2.00 Fox Sports News.

3.00 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 5.30 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Racing Dreams.

9.00 Fox Sports News. 9.30 Fox Sports News.

10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, April 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

WIN (5)

6am Morning Programs. 6.30 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Anzac Day March Sydney.

10.30 Insiders. 11.25 Offsiders. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Insiders. (R) 1.30 Offsiders. (R) 2.00 Landline. 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Air Force 100 Highlights. (R) 5.00 Brush With Fame. (R) 5.30 You Can’t Ask That. (R) 5.55 The Art Of Remembrance.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG) 7.30 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. Ice Gala. 4.05 Tour De Legacy: The Western Front. (PGal, R) 5.05 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 5.35 Hunting Nazi Treasure. (PG, R)

6.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.30 Morning Show.

(PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Dog Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 Highway Cops. (PG, R) 3.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG) A discussion of all things NRL. 1.00 Kokoda: The Spirit Lives.

(PGlvw, R) A look at the Kokoda Track.

3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Sydney Roosters v St George Illawarra Dragons.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked.

(R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Advancing Australia.

(R) 12.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (Final) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.40 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.00 Roads Less Travelled. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. 5.00 News.

6.25 Compass. (PGa, R) 6.55 Governor-General’s Anzac Day Message.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.30 Wakefield. (Mals) 9.25 MOVIE: Goldstone. (2016, Malv, R) 11.20 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (MA15+lsv, R) 12.20 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 1.25 Black Comedy. (Mals, R) 1.55 Back In Very Small Business. (Mls, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.55 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (MA15+lsv, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Russia: 1000 Years Of History. (PG) 9.15 Sydney’s Super Tunnel: Digging Deep. (PGa, R) Part 3 of 4.

10.15 An Australian Hero: Keith Payne VC. (Malv, R) 11.15 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? (Mal, R) 12.15 D-Day: 75 Years. (Mal, R) 2.00 The Honesty Experiment. (PG, R) 3.10 Spina Bifida And Me. (Ma, R) 4.05 Depression And Me. (Madl, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (Final, PG) The remaining six couples freestyle their way through the final night of the competition.

8.45 MOVIE: Danger Close: The Battle Of Long Tan. (2019, MA15+av) During the Vietnam War, 108 Australian and New Zealand soldiers fight for their lives. Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey.

11.15 MOVIE: Fallen. (1998, Mlv, R) A detective tracks a demon. Denzel Washington, John Goodman.

2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 LEGO Masters. (PG) 8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.45 Australian Crime Stories: Bodies Of Evidence. (Mav, R) Takes a look at Dr Colin Manock.

10.55 Shallow Grave: No Borders. (Mav) 11.45 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. (MA15+adlv) 12.35 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ma) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

Superstars Week kicks off with the contestants recreating one of Nigella Lawson’s favourite dishes.

9.10 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) After Crosby’s old army buddy is attacked in an apparent drug deal gone wrong, the team’s quest for answers uncovers a dangerous web of conspiracy. Jess questions his relationship with Sarah.

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

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Dark States. 9.30 Last Woman On The Planet.

10.30 Catalyst. 11.30 The Romantics And Us. 12.30am You Can’t Ask That. 1.00 Restoration Australia. 2.00 Gruen XL. 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 The Furchester Hotel. 5.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Noma Australia. 1.30 New Girl. 2.30 WorldWatch. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Brisbane Bullets v South East Melbourne Phoenix. 5.00 Basketball.

NBL. Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats. 7.00 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Women’s race. 9.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Liege-BastogneLiege. Men’s race. 1.25am Weediquette. 2.25 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 1.00 The Zoo. 1.30 SA Weekender. 2.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Air Crash Investigation.

9.30 MOVIE: They Shall Not Grow Old. (2018, MA15+) 11.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 12.15pm Garden Gurus. 12.45 Getaway.

1.15 MOVIE: Beachhead. (1954, PG) 3.15 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (1958, PG) 6.00 MOVIE: Battle Of Britain.

(1969, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Saving Private Ryan.

(1998, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder.

3.00 Fishing Edge. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Strings.

Continued. (2004, PG) 7.05 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 9.50 Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 11.35 The Little Witch. (2018, PG, German) 1.30pm Polina. (2016, PG, French) 3.30 Leave No Trace. (2018, PG) 5.30 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 7.00 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 8.30 The Counterfeiters. (2007, MA15+, German) 10.25 Tracks. (2013, M) 12.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Fishing. Australian Championships. 11.00 Oz Fish TV. (Return) 11.30 River To Reef: Retro. Noon The Fishing Show. 1.00 Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 On Tour With Allan Border. 2.00 AFL Pre-Game. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 6. Collingwood v Essendon.

6.00 Counting Cars. 6.30 MOVIE: Wild Hogs.

(2007, PG) 8.35 MOVIE: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. (2019, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1pm MOVIE: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Holidays Unwrapped. (2019) 2.00 Dance Moms. 4.00 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Rocky & Bullwinkle.

(2000, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Nacho Libre. (2006, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: War Of The Worlds. (2005, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Super 8. (2011, M) Midnight Love Island.

1.00 Dance Moms. 2.40 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Neighbours.

10.30 To Be Advised. 1.50pm Carol’s Second Act. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. 10.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.30 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Posh Frock Shop. 2.30 Charmed. 3.30 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Sunday Agenda.

9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend. Noon News. 1.00 News. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 4.30 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 5.30 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Sharri. 7.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 8.00 In My View. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Late Programs.

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, April 26 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Monash And Me. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.10 The Durrells.

(PG, R) 2.00 Loch Ness. (Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week.

7.30 WorldWatch. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Apocalypse: The Second World War. (PGav, R) 3.05 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.10 The Queen Mother. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The 93rd Annual Academy Awards. (PG) 1.00 Highway Cops.

(PGlv, R) 1.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 2.00 World’s Most Extreme Airports. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Explore. (R) 1.15 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.40 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 To Be Advised.

10.35 ABC Late News.

11.05 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (R) 12.05 Trump Takes On The World. (PG, R) 1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 The Code. (Mdlv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) 8.30 Secret Scotland. (PG) 9.25 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Outlander. (MA15+) 11.55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Masv, R) 1.45 Asylum City. (Mlv, R) 3.35 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PG, R) 4.40 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Ryder and Chloe start going backwards.

7.30 Big Brother. (Return, PGal) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.30 The 93rd Annual Academy Awards. (PG, R) A celebration of cinematic achievement. Nominees for Best Picture include The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Minari, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and The Trial of the Chicago 7. From Kodak Theatre and Union Station, Hollywood.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters. (PG) 8.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv) 9.50 100% Footy. (M) 10.50 Nine News Late.

11.20 Manson: The Lost Tapes. (MA15+av, R) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Yotam Ottolenghi presents a challenge.

8.40 Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

Identical twin sisters want to marry the same man. A hypnotist solves an addiction to buying cheap homewares.

9.40 The Graham Norton Show.

(Mh, R) Guests include Tom Cruise.

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

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.50 David Attenborough’s Penguin King. 10.00 Back In Time For Dinner. 11.00 The Set. 11.30 Escape From The City. 12.30am Extras. 1.00 Parks And Recreation.

1.20 Reno 911! 1.40 The IT Crowd. 2.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 2.45 News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

11.30 SBS Courtside. Noon Basketball. NBA. Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings. 2.30 VICE World Of Sports. 3.00 The Curse Of Oak Island.

3.55 WorldWatch. 4.20 This Week. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. (Return) 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 7.00 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.40 MOVIE: The Saint Strikes Back. (1939, PG) Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 60 Minute Makeover.

2.00 Medical Rookies. 2.30 The Zoo. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 10.30 Autopsy USA. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 MOVIE: Are You Being Served? (1977, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 London Kills. 8.40 The Bill. 10.10 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.10 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.40 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.05 Star Trek: Voyager. 12.05pm Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 To Be Advised. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 48 Hours.

3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Star Trek: Enterprise.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Ernest & Celestine. Continued. (2012, PG) 7.25 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 9.15 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 10.55 What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 12.40pm Tracks. (2013, M) 2.45 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 5.35 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 7.55 The Elephant And The Butterfly. (2017, M, French) 9.30 The Spy. (2019, M, Swedish) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Blue Water Savages. 9.00 Swamp People.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life.

Noon Ice Road Truckers. 1.00 Highway Cops. 2.00 Alaska’s Wild Gourmet. 3.00 Freesurfer. 4.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 8.30 MOVIE: Terminator Salvation.

(2009, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium.

1.00 MOVIE: Suddenly 30. (2004, PG) 3.00 Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 4.00 Peaking. 4.45 Dance Moms. 5.45 LEGO Masters.

7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The Expendables 3. (2014, M) 11.00 Paranormal Caught On Camera. Midnight Love Island. 1.00 Bad Teen To Ballroom Queen.

2.00 Hollywood Medium. 2.50 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Neighborhood.

7.00 Friends. 8.00 Cheers. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Unicorn. 2.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 The Conners.

Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

6am Headline News. 8.30 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda.

11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 News. 5.30 The Serve.

6.00 Credlin. 7.00 AFL Tonight. 7.30 NRL Tonight.

8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 AFL Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, April 27 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 10.55 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 2.00 Loch Ness.

(Final, Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Apocalypse: The Second World War. (PGav, R) 3.10 Living Black Conversations. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.10 The Queen Mother. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Sorority Surrogate. (2014, Mv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 1.10 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.40 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG) 8.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. Part 4 of 5.

9.30 Laura’s Choice. (MA15+a, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

11.05 Q+A. (R) 12.10 Black Comedy. (Mal, R) 12.40 Back In Very Small Business. (Mls, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 The Code. (Mlv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 8.30 Insight.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 The Feed.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 The Point. (R) 12.00 Box 21. (MA15+av, R) 1.50 Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. (Mal, R) 3.40 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PG, R) 4.50 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Irene and Marilyn navigate their Surf Comp duties.

7.30 Big Brother. (PGl) After an explosive eviction, new friendships and alliances solidify.

9.15 The Good Doctor. (M) 10.15 The Resident. (M) Cain faces a harsh reality when Kit gives him the opportunity to prove he is ready to return to the operating room.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 Station 19. (Ma) 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters. (PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake.

8.50 Resident Alien. (Premiere, Mlmv) An alien hiding in a small Colorado town is asked to help solve a murder.

10.50 Nine News Late.

11.20 Australian Scandal: Caught In The Act. (Mlsv) 12.10 Emergence. (Mhv, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Chefs tackle an elimination challenge.

8.50 NCIS. Evidence from a stabbing leads Torres to his estranged father, Miguel, who left when he was a child.

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

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Staged. 9.10 Back.

(Return) 9.35 Extras. 10.05 Fisk. (Final) 10.35 High Fidelity. (Final) 11.00 In The Long Run. 11.25 The Games. 11.55 Live From The BBC. 12.40am Unprotected Sets. 1.35 Parks And Recreation. 1.55 Reno 911! 2.20 The IT Crowd. 2.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Final) 3.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 WorldWatch. Noon Basketball.

NBA. Warriors v Kings. Replay. 2.00 States Of Undress. 2.50 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.35 Ralph.

3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Asia’s Next Top Model.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Patriot Brains. 9.25 The Casketeers. 9.55 Travel Man. 10.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Medical Rookies. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 World’s Most Extreme Airports. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon London Kills.

1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.10 Diagnosis Murder. 10.05 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.05 MacGyver. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 9.25 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 11.20 To Be Advised. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. (1996, PG) 10.35 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 12.05pm Love Is In The Air. (2005, M, French) 2.05 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 3.35 Fame. (2009, PG) 5.50 Watership Down. (1978, PG) 7.30 The Young Master. (1980, M, Cantonese) 9.30 The Captain.

(2017, MA15+, German) 11.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 1.00 Highway Cops. 2.00 Carter’s W.A.R. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol.

8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.30 Outback Pilots.

10.30 Supertruckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Bridezillas. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 3.10 The Break Boys. 4.10 Dance Moms.

5.10 Baywatch. 6.10 LEGO Masters. 7.30 MOVIE: Spy Game. (2001, M) 10.00 MOVIE: The Net. (1995, M) 12.20am Love Island. 1.30 90 Day Fiance.

2.20 Peaking. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Surge. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Cheers. 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Unicorn. 1.30 Seinfeld. 2.00 How To Stay Married.

3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 NRL Tonight. 8.00 Alan Jones.

9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News.

10.30 AFL Tonight. 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

Tilligerry Social Golf Club Results Results for 16/4/21

Outright winners: Barry Disch and Ron McKay 70 Runners up: John McDonald and

Thursday, 22 April, 2021

Greg Hinton 68 Ball winners: John Clayton and Bob West 67 Sean Brennan and David McKay 62 Bryan Porter and

Ed Martin 61 Bradman Award: Peter and Wendy Couvaras NTP4th.

(A). Ron Dews.

(B). Greg Hinton D&C7th.

Ron McKay. Bob West D&C18th.

Bill McMaster Money hole.

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John Clayton.

Colin Marsden

No ladies 9 hole competition Lucky number 3: Greg Hinton There were 20 starters today.

Congratulations to all the winners.

Speedy recovery to Margaret Gale who has just had some time in The Mater Hospital.

Next game 23 April, Single Stableford

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WEDNESDAY, April 28 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

WIN (5)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 11.00 The Great Australian Bee Challenge.

(R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.55 Informer.

(Mdlv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 4.55 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline.

(R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Julian. (PGa, R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.10 Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Pregnant At 17. (2016, Msv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Madv, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Explore.

1.10 Driving Test. (PGl, R) 1.40 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.20 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.

9.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Return, Mal) 9.35 QI. (PG) 10.10 The Set. (R) 10.40 ABC Late News.

11.10 Four Corners. (R) 11.55 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.15 Black Comedy. (M, R) 12.45 Back In Very Small Business. (M, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 The Code. (Final, Mlv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain. (PGa, R) 8.30 Building The Channel Tunnel. (PG, R) 9.30 Miniseries: Deadwater Fell. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 The Crimson Rivers. (MA15+ad) 12.45 Miniseries: Hungry Ghosts. (Mahl, R) 2.45 George Clarke’s Shed Of The Year. (R) 3.40 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PG, R) 4.50 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Big Brother. (PGal) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.00 Reckoning. (Premiere, MA15+av) A detective fears that a serial killer who terrorised his town five years earlier is on the prowl once again.

10.00 Born To Kill? The Washington Sniper. (Mav, R) A look at the D.C. sniper attacks.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Autopsy USA. (MA15+ad, R) 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (Return, PGls) 8.30 Doctor Doctor. (Return, PGalm) An old flame makes a surprise return.

9.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv) Reynolds treats a girl with a gunshot wound.

10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 The Enemy Within. (Mav) 11.50 Timeless. (Mv, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Clare Smyth’s mystery box contestants must create a sweet or savoury dish.

8.40 Bull. (M) The founder of a trial consulting firm uses psychology and technology to win cases for his clients.

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

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

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

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 The Romantics And Us. 9.50 Restoration Australia. 10.45 Last Woman On The Planet. 11.50 Louis Theroux: Dark States.

12.50am Parks And Recreation. 1.10 Reno 911! 1.35 The IT Crowd. 1.55 Small Tales And True. 2.25 News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Grandpa Honeyant. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Orlando Magic v LA Lakers. Replay. 2.00 States Of Undress. 2.50 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Vs Arashi. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The Death Of Stalin.

(2017, MA15+) 10.25 MOVIE: Jackass: The Movie.

(2002, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 2.30 SA Weekender. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Dog Patrol. 11.50 Property Ladder UK. 2.30am Home Shopping.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks.

1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: She’ll Have To Go. (1962, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances.

8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Born To Kill? Class Of Evil. 11.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.20 Diagnosis Murder. 10.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.10 MacGyver. 12.05pm Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 NCIS. 12.10am Home Shopping.

2.10 48 Hours. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 The Doctors.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 9.00 The Red Turtle. (2016, PG, No dialogue) 10.30 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 12.50pm The Spy. (2019, M, Swedish) 2.55 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 4.35 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. (1996, PG) 6.10 Kirikou And The Men And Women. (2012, PG, French) 7.50 Just A Breath Away. (2018, M, French) 9.30 Hurricane.

(2018, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 1.00 Highway Cops. 2.00 Carter’s W.A.R. 3.00 Classic Restos: USA Edition. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Bridezillas. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 3.10 The Break Boys. 4.10 Dance Moms. 5.10 Baywatch. 6.10 LEGO Masters. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Ghostbusters II. (1989, PG) 10.40 MOVIE: Brüno. (2009, MA15+) 12.10am Love Island. 1.10 Bridezillas. 2.10 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Unicorn. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Carol’s Second Act. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Mom. 1.30 How To Stay Married. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Shopping.

1.30 Raymond. 2.00 Late Programs.

6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 AFL Tonight. 7.30 NRL Tonight. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 AFL Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, April 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 The Weekly. (R) 2.00 Informer. (Madlv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank.

(PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Nazi Megastructures.

(PG, R) 2.55 Magic Alps. (PGa, R) 3.10 The Perfect Serve. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.10 Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children. (PGas, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: He Loves Me. (2011, Masv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Mdv, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Doctor Doctor. (PGalm, R) 2.00 Desperate Housewives. (Ma, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Mallee Road Trip, Victoria. Presented by Heather Ewart.

8.30 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald.

9.35 Trump Takes On The World. (PG) Part 2 of 3.

10.35 ABC Late News.

11.10 Employable Me Australia. (Ml, R) 12.10 Black Comedy. (Ml, R) 12.40 Back In Very Small Business. (Ml, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 World’s Greatest Bridges. (R) 8.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. (Return, MA15+) 10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Baghdad Central. (Malv) 11.45 Bosch. (Malv) 12.35 Miniseries: The Hunting. (Malns, R) 2.35 Cruising With Jane McDonald. (PG, R) 3.30 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PG, R) 4.40 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Mia wants to impress her new boss.

8.30 The Clown And The Candyman.

(MA15+av) Part 2 of 4. An investigation into John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, and Dean Corll, the Candyman.

9.30 7NEWS Presents: Murder In The Outback – The Falconio And Lees Mystery. (M, R) Part 2 of 4.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 The Front Bar. (M) 12.00 Zumbo’s Just Desserts. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 8.

Canberra Raiders v South Sydney Rabbitohs.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis.

10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

11.00 Manifest. (Madv) 11.50 Prison: Mental Health. (MA15+adl) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Heston Blumenthal sets a challenge.

8.40 William And Catherine: Saving The Crown. Takes a look at Prince William and Kate Middleton on their 10th wedding anniversary.

9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav) The SVU must contend with an angry neighbourhood watch group when a girl goes missing.

10.40 The Project. (R) 11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.30 Hard Quiz. 10.00 The Weekly. 10.30 You Can’t Ask That. 11.05 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.35 Penguin King. 12.30am Back. 12.55 In The Long Run. 1.20 Parks And Recreation. 1.45 Reno 911!

2.05 The IT Crowd. 2.30 Small Tales And True. 2.55 News Update. 3.00 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon MOVIE: The X-Files. (1998, M) 2.10 States Of Undress. 3.00 Jungletown. 3.50 WorldWatch.

5.15 NBL: Overtime. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Taskmaster Norway. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 Future Man. 10.25 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 11.20 The Feed. 11.50 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Cop Squad.

2.00 ICU. 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.50 Andrew Denton’s Interview. 12.50am Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Keeping Up Appearances. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless.

3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Night Boat To Dublin. (1946, PG) 5.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 Poirot. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.10 Diagnosis Murder. 10.05 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.05 MacGyver. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 Sherlock Holmes: Elementary. 12.30am Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Watership Down. Continued. (1978, PG) 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. (1996, PG) 8.35 A Street Cat Named Bob. (2016, PG) 10.30 Fame. (2009, PG) 12.45pm The Young Master. (1980, M, Cantonese) 2.45 Watership Down. (1978, PG) 4.25 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 5.55 Flash Gordon. (1980, PG) 8.00 Grandma. (2015, M) 9.30 A War. (2015, MA15+, Danish) 11.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ax Men. 1.00 Highway Cops. 2.00 Carter’s W.A.R. 3.00 The Simpsons. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Towies. 8.30 MOVIE: The Transporter.

(2002, M) 10.30 MOVIE: 300. (2006, MA15+) 1am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Bridezillas. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 The Break Boys. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Hitch.

(2005, M) 9.55 MOVIE: Couples Retreat. (2009, M) 12.10am Love Island. 1.10 Bridezillas. 2.10 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago.

4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Unicorn. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 The Unicorn. Noon WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 2 Broke Girls. 1.30 How To Stay Married. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld.

11.00 Late Programs.

6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 AFL Tonight. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Alan Jones.

9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News.

10.30 AFL Tonight. 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

Stockton Men’s Bowling Club

By Dave BURNETT 18 April 2021

All Stockton Round 6

Saturday Pennants on 17 April were washed out.

All Second Round Club Pairs were completed on Sunday 18 April and results were: B.Hitchcock / T.Baker (Skip) 20 d M.Rowan / P.Croucher 14, J.McCartney

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/ D.Mehan 23 d S.Stawski / L.Turner 15, P.Wilson / R.Clark 23 d G.& S.Ferguson 15, L,Payne / D.Ward 22 d R.Berlin / S.Brown 15, L.Harmer (Sub) / T.Sutcliffe

23 d R.Dein (Sub) / T.Anderson 19, D.Phillips / A.Clements 23 d I.Johnson / P.Taylor 12, G.Nash / R.Hadley 29 d G.Penfold / S.Polverino 7, C.Ferkin / J.Price 23 d J.Lord / G.Moxey 17.

The game between Todd Anderson and Tim Sutcliffe is

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worthy of a mention.

An all round sportsman and well known real estate agent (any clues), was called in at the last moment to play lead for Todd when his usual lead suffered a back injury and was unable to play.

Playing his usual outstanding

game he kept his team in the match until the last end when the scores were locked at 19 all.

The sustained effort told however and they failed in the extra end, dropping 4 shots and losing by 19-23 shots.

Thursday, 22 April, 2021

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Heart Pen Letter Sharing Love For Mother’s Day

By Marian SAMPSON

PORT Stephens resident November Sheehan is a lady that has a big heart.

It can be seen sharing love right across Australia in her initiative Heart Pen Letter.

Heart Pen Letter was started during COVID-19 when nursing homes were locked down and residents were being socially isolated.

It was meant to be something to help the locals – now it is a nationwide network

that is continuing to grow.

November Sheehan told News Of The Area, “This is our first Mother’s Day and we are sending cards all up and down the east coast through Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.”

November will be personally delivering the cards to Port Stephens nursing homes.

“I have personally made 2,000 cards for Mother’s Day and we have now made Card

School Packs which students are working on.

“The students colour in the cards and write a few words on the inside for the residents,” she said.

St Philip’s Christian College, Tomaree Public School, Shoal Bay Public School and Tomaree High School are all involved in completing Heart Letter Pen letters which will lift the spirits of those living in care.

The Mother’s Day card packs for nursing homes will

q November Sheehan depositing some Heart Pen Letters in one of the boxes in Port Stephens. Photo: Marian Sampson.

also include Thinking of You Cards for those that may have lost a child or not have their own children.

There are now Heart Pen Letter Boxes in Medowie and Raymond Terrace as well as across the Bay you can find locations on the Facebook Page.

Heart Pen Letter now has 445 members from as far afield as Western Australia and these members either make cards for the project or write cards that others have made.

November is seeking donations of cards and more members to make or write cards.

The initiative focuses on three key events each year and the boxes are in place for 8 weeks for each event, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas.

You can help by donating cards, prepaid post satchels or writing messages which show that we have a community with heart.

Heart Pen Letter boxes are picked up and dropped off by a crew from Sunnyfield Disability Services which allows those with disability to be active in their community.

Heart Pen Letter started on Facebook and has grown into a grass roots feel good cause which shows Australia that Port Stephens is a place full of love.

Mayoral Column WE’RE celebrating our oldest and youngest this week with both the Seniors Festival and Youth Week underway to recognise the role and contributions both groups play in our community.

Our Seniors Week program of events in 2021 is incredible.

Whether you love conversation, music, books, movies, learning about culture, craft or getting active — there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Youth Week is a fantastic opportunity for young people to come together, learn about the planet and do our part in sustaining the environment for a bright and green future.

Check out the event calendar on our website for what’s on in Port Stephens this month.

Meanwhile, Medowie’s 7 Day Makeover from 8 to 14 May 2021 is fast approaching and we need you to get involved! Anyone can participate, whatever your age or ability.

Even if you only give an hour, the more people involved the greater opportunity to make over Medowie.

As well as general volunteers, we’d love to have the help of some tradies for the bigger jobs — your skills are going to be crucial for helping us truly transform our town.

We are also seeking donations to help purchase materials to ensure this makeover is a success.

I’m encouraging all of our community and local businesses to get involved however you can.

Port Stephens Council is proud to be partnering with Creative Communities to bring the 7 Day Makeover to Medowie. We’ve seen the wonderful things they have done in Anna Bay with the help of our community and I can’t wait to see what we can do in Medowie.

Find out more and register for events or as a volunteer at 7day.com.au.

Port Stephens’ Talent Development Graduate

Each year, 80 students from Year Ten to Twelve in New South Wales are selected for the program,

By Tara and throughout the year, this CAMPBELL number is reduced until only a small handful of people IT is often quite rare to who are deemed ready encounter someone who has to begin a career in show the ambition, talent and business remain. right attitude to make Port Stephens local, it in whatever they Bridget Phipps has earned put their mind to, her place in this elite handful let alone having all of people. that at eighteen.

Having just completed Bridget a season at the Young Phipps is the People’s Theatre in The exception to that.

Addams Family Young @ She’s Part, playing the lead role determined of Morticia Addams, to do what Bridget is a talented she loves and young woman balancing nothing is going her HSC and performing to get in her whilst making time to way. graduate the program.

From the From ‘Seussical The age of five, Musical’ to ‘Suddenly Last Summer’, she has put in the hard work, with the right attitude to succeed in q Bridget in her role as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty what she Chitty Bang Bang Jr (Young People’s Theatre).

Bridget has been singing, dancing and performing all the way to her recent achievement, being part of the graduating cohort of the Talent Development Project (TDP), one of the highest esteemed programs in Australia.

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loves to do.

Throughout her time in the TDP, Bridget has been challenged professionally to achieve her best.

“There was one time I didn't get right with the task, it wasn’t what they wanted and so I took on their

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feedback and went and fixed it.

“I decided not to give up and to just learn from the situation to improve my work “Throughout my career so far that’s how I’ve developed.

I’ve not let anything hold me back.”

Her advice to others in the area was, “If you want to do something, just do it.

“Find a way to do it because it’ll be so worth it.”

Congratulations Bridget on such a large achievement and best of luck with your graduation performance.

q Bridget Phipps as Morticia Addams (Young People’s Theatre).

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Ireland’s Interest in Port Stephens’ Industry Innovation Ireland’s Ambassador to Australia says a recent tour to Port Stephens’ worldleading industrial spaces provides unique opportunities for collaboration

By Samuel BARTLETT

BREANDÁN Ó Caollaí joined last week’s EU Trade Mission to Williamtown and Tomago where they witnessed the groundbreaking technologies of BAE Systems, Ampcontrol and more.

The trade mission is the fifth in three years and forms part of the State Government’s strategy to increase investment in regional NSW. On Friday, the delegates were given a hands-on approach at the Newcastle Institute of Energy and Resources.

Ambassador Ó Caollaí says Australia’s advanced technology is part of why the region is so successful.

“That’s why the Australian economy is doing so well particularly now given COVID

19 and all the challenges we’re facing,” he said He believes “that kind of top-end technology will be one of the paths out of this,” and that is what makes the region’s investment opportunities so attractive.

When comparing Port Stephens and his experience in Dublin, he said, “When I was young we were a poor country so we had to create our advantages.”

“Ireland needs to be attracting investment, that’s what really has transformed our economy,” Mr Ó Caollaí said.

“We’re very similar, we’re hungry, we’re ambitious and we have certain commonalities,” he explained.

“We have a beautiful country, it’s great for tourism, our agriculture is very important but it is

diminishing in significance.”

He said [Ireland needs] “to be in a 21st-century economy and that’s very much where Williamtown and Tomago are.”

When reflecting on the tour and looking to the future, Ambassador Ó Caollaí was amazed at, “the variety and the intensity of what we visited both across the commercial sector and the academic sector.

“We have no current free trade agreement with Australia, I think there is potential for close cooperation between Australia and each European member state,” he said.

“So when Australia and the Hunter want to export its expertise in partnerships in the European Union, you’ll have a friend in Ireland,” he finished.

The University is calling for divers to contribute their old and new diving photos, videos, observations and knowledge to a new UNSW Sydney research project.

The hope is that the images and recollections collected through the Bygone Dives project will lead to a better understanding of how the underwater world has changed over recent decades.

“Old dive photos hold a wealth of information, and potentially valuable scientific data on the past health of reefs and the species that were present,” lead researcher and PhD candidate in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UNSW Sydney, Chris Roberts said.

“We can use these photos and observations to

q Ireland’s Ambassador to Australia Breandán Ó Caollaí looks forward to collaboration with the region.

q Ambassadors observing Solar Cell Tape during their tour.

Bygone Dive Pictures To Create Archive Of Underwater Changes

By Marian SAMPSON

CITIZEN scientists are being called on to create an archive which will become a foundation for underwater research.

Scientists at the University of New South Wales are seeking old dive photos which will be analysed to document the changes in our underwater world.

q A Weedy Sea Dragon.

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document how the marine life at dive sites has changed from the past and also to monitor them into the future,” Mr Roberts said.

“We also hope to understand the southward range extension of tropical herbivorous fish, which may have contributed to the Kelp loss,” UNSW marine ecologist, Associate Professor Adriana Vergés said.

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Many underwater changes may have gone undocumented as they occur over time scales that are beyond most scientific studies, she said.

However, many recreational divers will have likely observed and recorded such changes over many years or even decades while visiting their favourite dive sites.

Currently most of this valuable information is stored in personal archives and collections, often largely unused.

Mr Roberts is hoping to motivate people to recover these valuable underwater photos from forgotten drawers or hard-drives so that they can be used for research.

Project co-leader Professor Alistair Poore from UNSW Science said that by obtaining a better understanding of the past, this project aims to unlock information that can help conserve reefs into the future.

“Recreational divers gathering and sharing

photographs and videos, combined with image recognition technology, could enable increased monitoring of marine life at many reefs rarely visited by professional scientists,” Prof. Poore said.

Divers who want to contribute photos to the project should upload them to the In Bygone Dives iNaturalist page.

Chris Roberts told News Of The Area, “I had heard about the impact that the floods had on Fly Point, but I have yet to go up there and see for myself.

“Impacts such as these are definitely the sort of thing we think recreational diving photos could be good at monitoring.

“A similar impact occurred at Halifax some time back now, where a lot of the life was buried by shifting sands and this change is one we think we could potentially explore using old diving photos,” he said.

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Perm Celebrate While Branch Closes

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q Concerned community members outside the branch scheduled to close in Medowie.

Photo: Marian Sampson.

WHILE Newcastle Permanent is planning to close its branch in Medowie causing angst amongst the community they have just been named amongst the World’s Best Banks.

The Perm as locals know the bank was named as the top Australian-owned financial institution and second overall in Australia by over 43,000 customers surveyed globally by the Forbes annual ranking.

Newcastle Permanent CEO, Bernadette Inglis, welcomed the result, saying it shows the Hunter-led organisation has continued to focus on delivering the best banking services for customers and communities across its regional NSW footprint despite the challenges of the last year.

“This is an incredible testament to the commitment

q The Newcastle Permanent’s base in Newcastle.

Nelson Bay Golf Club Results 11 APRIL 2021 – 17 April 2021 Results Round Up:

Sunday 11 April: Ladies Stableford: Div 1: Karen West (21) 37, Cara Frires (18) 37; Div 2: Maree Cousins (25) 39, Mary Conway (37) 35.

Mens Stableford: A Grade: Niel Bowling (14) 37, Scott Ferguson (13) 36; B Grade: Dave Flatt (16) 36, Aajay Watts (23) 35; C Grade: Roger Ball (26) 36, Barry Schultz (36) 36.

Monday 12 April: Vets: Stableford: Div 1 Winner: Ted Williams 23, Neil Carmody c/b 19; Div 2: Stephen Mitchell 20, Warren Cannon c/b 18. NTP: Hole 5, distance 1.8 Ron Souter, NTP: Hole 25 Gavin Thom: Distance: 4.28 Tuesday 13 April: Ladies Stroke: Div 1: Jenny Frost (7) 80; Div 2: Susie

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Anderson (20) 69, Karen Flatt (22) 71.

Wednesday 14 April: Mens Stroke: C1: A Grade: Steven Parrott (14) 68, Tony Short (10) 69; B Grade: David Rann (19) 66, Aaron Lambert (19) 68; C Grade: Penton Sutcliffe (25) 69, Ian Sandy (24) 70.

C2: Mens Stableford: A Grade: Michael Day (15) 39, Greg Bezuidenhout (13) 38; B Grade: Leigh Wakeling (21) 44, Anthony Diemar (20) 41; C Grade: Mal Upton (25) 45, Max Fernance (26) 40.

Thursday 15 April: Ladies Par: Div 1: Jill Rowland (26) c/b 5, Kath Allen (24) 5; Div 2: Tina Jeggo (39) 3, Mary Judge (39) 2. NTP: 25th Div 1: Kath Allan 258cm, Div 2: Tina Jeggo 334 cm; VETS: Mens Stableford: Jim Keevill

of our people at Newcastle Permanent over the last 12 months through fires, floods and a pandemic to support our customers and our local communities.”

“Newcastle Permanent is honoured to have been named in the Forbes World’s Best Banks in Australia and to also be the top customer-owned mutual bank in the country,” Ms Inglis said.

At 118 years old, Newcastle Permanent supports over a quarter of a million customers across regional and rural NSW, Sydney, interstate and overseas.

“Our own customer satisfaction surveys regularly

20, Bill Stephens 19. NTP: Hole 14: Rob Cornege 115cm Mens Stableford: Overall: Richard Townsend (30) 37, Andrew Cowley (16) 35.

Friday 16 April: Ladies Stableford: Div 1: Lyn Robertson (21) 34; Div 2: Laurelle GordonSmith (41) 32.

Mens Stableford: A Grade: Tony Ginty (15) 38, Chris Mawson (10) 38 c/b B Grade: Tony Knife (21) 38, Manny Mifsud-Ellul (23) 38 c/b; C Grade: Richard Hingston (25) 42, Ray Baunach (26) 39.

Saturday 17 April:

C1: Mens PAR: A Grade: Tony Ellicott (6) -1; B Grade: John Wainwright (20) 5; C Grade: Tom Rocher (28) 0.; C2: Mens PAR: A Grade: Scott Quinn (4) 0; B Grade: Michael Trigas (20) 5; C Grade: Gary McCann (26) -3.

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indicate our customers are highly satisfied with our service, however to be recognised so positively through this international award program alongside other major and mutual banks is quite a remarkable achievement for both Newcastle Permanent and for the Hunter region,” said CEO Bernadette Inglis.

The Forbes ‘World’s Best Banks’ survey acknowledges Newcastle Permanent’s performance in the eyes of customers against a range of considerations, including general satisfaction, trust, fees, digital services and financial advice.

“Like many organisations, the needs of our customers have changed over the last year.

“At Newcastle Permanent we’re continually striving to introduce the banking services and innovative new technologies our customers want today, and will need tomorrow, so that we can reach our goal of becoming Australia’s favourite banking experience,” Ms Inglis said.

Meanwhile the Newcastle Permanent is about to close in Medowie leaving locals with only online services.

A representative from the Newcastle Permanent has confirmed to News Of The Area that they plan to maintain an ATM in Medowie.

At this time the Newcastle Permanent is looking for a suitable location for the ATM. This will enable residents to use a fee free ATM in Medowie depending on their bank.

Local Melissa Gole told News Of The Area, “I’m concerned about the loss of the Medowie bank because we are about to have two new over 55 villages, I work in aged care, and we have a lot of older people who still operate on cash.”

Brooke Vitnell, a local business operator in Medowie said, “I believe this is a step backwards for Medowie.”

Medowie has between 11,000 and 15,000 people living locally all of whom will have to travel over 30 minutes each way to access face to face banking when the branch closes.

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Nelson Bay Croquet Club Success at Hunter Challenge TORONTO Croquet Club hosted the inaugural Division 3 Hunter Challenge Golf Croquet Doubles on Tuesday 13 April 2021.

15 doubles pairs from across the Hunter region clubs were divided into 3 blocks based on handicap.

Each block played a round robin of 4 games of level play.

Nelson Bay Croquet Club entered three doubles pairs with Sherry Gordon and Rae Uptin playing in Block A, Victor Goodsir & Jan Puckeridge in Block B and Barry Elliott & Ian Spight contesting Block C.

Two Community Groups Collide

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SENIORS don’t have to live a dull and boring life.

Members of the Fingal Bay Probus Club are faced with the

many options each week to enjoy the fun and friendship.

A recent Friday saw the faithful few on a splendid early morning stroll starting at George Reserve, Salamander

Barry and Ian finished the day unbeaten to be winners of Block C. Sherry & Rae and Vicor and Jan were competitive in their blocks but did not finish at the top.

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Bay, continuing to Soldiers Point, then a final waterfront walk for a welcome coffee at Salamander Jetty.

On the following Monday, at a regular general meeting, a new member was welcomed, Trevor Gray, who received his badge and membership folder from President Rex Sneyd to the applause of all.

After the morning tea

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break (delicious as always, thanks to Sue Watson and Edith Sneyd) a special guest speaker was Carolyn Virgona, the president of the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre.

This is where two amazing community groups collide.

Some of the members of Fingal Bay Probus Club are also members of the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre where they enjoy the many creative activities provided.

Julia Redlich told News Of The Area, “We also

q Guest speaker Carolyn Virgona from the Port Stephens Arts and Crafts Gallery. Photo: Lyn Moffitt.

learned about the history of the building, first as part of HMAS Assault in WW2, a migrant hostel, and helping to underline the need for a medical facility in an area with a growing population.

“Thanks to many volunteers, it seems there must have been much art and craft to help the Polyclinic in Kerrigan Street which opened in 1988 and is now the Tomaree Hospital,” she said.

The Fingal Bay Probus Club meets at 9.30am on the second Monday of each month at the Fingal Bay Sports and Recreation Club, 100 Rocky Point Road, Fingal Bay. New members and visitors are welcome to learn about the club and its activities that include wine and dine events, walking for pleasure, barbecues, coffee mornings and wine appreciation time.

For more information, phone 4984 1448 or 0419 119 216.

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obstacles which are introduced for the events on the following days.

But the main events are being held on 1-2 May with Combo, Hurricane Heat, a

sprint, Super and a kids race all planned over two big days.

Spartan Race is innovating obstacle racing on a global scale.

Port Stephens is joining up to a global movement with more than 130 races around

the world annually – we offer three core races each escalating in distance, obstacle count and challenge level.

The Spartan Sprint features a 5km challenge with 20 obstacles, the Spartan Super is a grueling 10km with

25 obstacles and the kids race is a one mile event.

The courses are riddled with signature obstacles: mud, barbed wire, walls, rope and fire.

Spartan Race will be held at Tanilba Bay.

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PORT STEPHENS NEWS OF THE AREA

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PORT STEPHENS Thursday, 22 April, 2021

SPORT Local Community News ~ Proudly Independent

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By Marian SAMPSON

What It Takes?

q Getting stuck into one of the SPARTAN Challenges.

SPARTAN Race is coming to Port Stephens and with it comes a range of physical challenges.

This is far more than a fun run and will test the limits of those who participate.

Spartan Race is a leader in the sport of obstacle racing, offering open heats for all fitness levels, as well as competitive and elite heats for those with something more to prove.

The first of its kind to feature timing and global rankings, Spartan Race provides a proving ground for beginner and professional obstacle racers looking to test themselves in new ways across the world.

The Port Stephens event features a 10km night run on 30 April.

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