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Oh, What a NIGHT for TRADIES IN SIGHT! The inaugural Tradies Ball, hosted by Dubbo Photo News, was a huge success in raising funds and awareness for Tradies In Sight. We’re proud to continue supporting this great local charity. Check out pictures on page 12, with more coverage coming in next week’s edition.

Tradies in Sight founders, Jo and Bruno Efoti. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

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VINNIES ARE DESPERATELY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS W

By LANA EATHER

ant to help a wonderful organisation? Volunteering is a wonderful way to expand your skills and experience, increase your employability, and stay engaged with the community. It’s also a way for you to give back and help people who need a hand.

Vinnies urgently needs more volunteers in the Central West of NSW to help with retail and logistics operations.

Vinnies relies on volunteers to fully operate the Orange Distribution Centre which sorts and transports donations to 15 Vinnies shops around the region. The distribution centre processed over nine tonnes of donated textiles each month producing 120 boxes of stock to be sent to local shops.

Vinnies throughout the region are desperate for volunteers to continue sorting items, assist customers, and help with day-to-day tasks.

Those who give their time to volunteer with Vinnies are directly helping to raise vital funds and provide assistance to people who are experiencing homelessness, domestic and family violence, and poverty. Volunteers will meet like-minded people in a supportive team environment and make a difference for people in need while giving back to your local

community.

“We would be so grateful for anyone who can dedicate some time to helping with our retail operations in the Central West area,” says Retail Area Manager Danielle Curran. “Our volunteers are absolutely essential. They enable us to help people in need and make a bigger impact in our local community.”

Anyone who is interested in volunteering with Vinnies is encouraged to apply online or visit their local store to meet the team in person.

In the past financial year, approximately 5750 retail and logistics volunteers helped Vinnies to sell over 3.4 million items of pre-loved clothing and goods around the state.

“Vinnies volunteers share our vision of a more just and compassionate society,” says Ms. Curran. “They may have busy lives, but sparing just a few hours during the week, or a day on the weekend, can make a huge difference.”

In the past year, St Vincent de Paul Society NSW assisted over 8000 individuals in the Central West region and distributed over $1m in financial and material assistance to residents in need. Of the people reaching out, 84 per cent needed food assistance and 35 per cent were experiencing housing stress.

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Profile NICHOLAS ADKINS Do you have a nickname? Nick.

Where did you grow up? Dubbo.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Spend my pay cheque.

Do you have any hidden talents or special skill? Not that I know of!

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Steak.

What are you watching at the moment?

Severance.

What would you be lost without? My phone.

What music do you like to listen to? Good tunes.

Favourite song of all time? Glimmer by Mako Road.

What is your all-time favourite movie? Casino Royale.

If there was a movie all about you, who would play you? Idris Elba.

If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to and why? AD79, Pompeii.

What do the next five years look like for you?

Studying in Sydney.

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MAGS student selected for Pacific Nomads rugby team

By LANA EATHER MACQUARIE Anglican Grammar School Year 10 student Caison Duncan has been selected for the Pacific Nomads Rugby ream.

Caison earned his spot based on his impressive performances in the Crescent Head and Tuggerah Ella 7s tournaments.

In early November, Caison will travel to the Cook Islands to compete in the prestigious Raro 7s competition. Caison enthusiastically adds: “This tour offers an incredible experience on and off the field, with team bonding and cultural immersion. I am very honoured, and I am willing to represent my family and culture in this event, with hopes to educate others about my people as well. This tournament presents an open learning experience for both the game of Rugby 7s, as well as the opportunity to learn about the Cook Islands’ culture.”

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he RSPCA NSW Central West Volunteer Supporter Group is looking for a dedicated coordinator to join their team. This vital volunteer committee role will help organise fundraising events and run community programs, ensuring essential support for animals in need.

Covering Dubbo, Cobar, Mudgee and surrounding areas, we host popular events like the Million Paws Walk, raffles and Cupcake Day stalls. Funds raised directly support our local desexing and veterinary assistance programs, which have already helped over 70 animals this financial year.

To continue this important work, we urgently need a passionate and organised individual to take on the coordinator role. If you love animals and want to make a real impact, consider joining us today.

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ow’s the purrrfect time to get yourself a new furry friend, with Dubbo Animal Welfare League’s March Madness promotion on for the rest of the month.

This means that locals can adopt a desexed, vaccinated, micro-chipped and lifetime-registered cat or kitten for the basement-low price of just $100.

If you’re more of a canine kind of carer, you can also pick up a puppy or pooch at their

three upcoming Adoption Days being held at local pet supply retailers.

Dogs and cats, puppies and kittens, are all available to go to a new home from Petbarn, Dubbo (Unit A, Mitchell Highway and Sheraton Road) on Saturday, March 22, and from Petstock (54 Bourke Street) on Sunday, March 23, and on Saturday, April 5, all from 10am–2pm.

For more information, contact AWL Dubbo on 0400 851 781.

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Brisbane Olympics saga has a sensible ending with a sad twist as the end of The Gabba looms

The Gabba is set to be demolished after the 2032 Olympics and redeveloped into an entertainment and housing hub. PHOTO: JOSH WITHERS/ UNSPLASH

An artist’s impression of the new stadium that will be built at Victoria Park, Brisbane for the 2032 Olympics.

By DALLAS REEVES IT’S been a four-year saga that finally has clarity: Brisbane will get a new stadium when it hosts the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

This is a tale of broken promises, constantly-changing plans, and – in the interests of balance – a pragmatic decision to build a new 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park in Brisbane’s inner-north, within 5km of the city CBD. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli broke a promise he made to the state, before the 2024 election, not to build a new stadium. .

However, as ABC reported, Mr Crisafulli believed a new stadium at Victoria Park was a “clear” choice.

And Mr Crisafulli felt he broke his pre-election pledge for the right reasons: “The games must be held at a new stadium at Victoria Park,” Mr Crisafulli told the ABC. “Any other choice would have meant placing the government’s interests ahead of the interests of Queensland. We’ve had enough of that in the last few years and I wasn’t prepared to do that.”

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) could not have forecast how critical it was to officially announce Brisbane as the host city way back in July, 2021, 11 years before the games.

If the IOC had waited until now to announce Brisbane as the host, it’s doubtful the games would have been ready in time after the first four years of lead-up time have been wasted.

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delay, according to Mr Crisafulli, was The Gabba, an iconic ground of Australian sport that has hosted the 2020 AFL grand final and first hosted Test cricket back in 1931.

The Gabba was originally mooted to be the major host venue of the 2032 Olympics with a refurbishment planned.

However, plans got delayed and Mr Crisafulli said there was “no longer time” to upgrade the Gabba, adding the new Victoria Park plan would deliver “for 2032 and beyond”.

Now it is set to host cricket, if that sport proceeds at the Brisbane Olympics, and be knocked down after the games.

“It became a choice between spending billions on temporary facilities and temporary stands that delivered no legacy (and did not) secure the future of AFL and cricket at a new home,” Mr Crisafulli told Fox Sports.

“It became a choice between delivering a games with an eye to the future or rewinding the clock for decades. In the end, the choice was clear. The games must be held at a new stadium at Victoria Park.”

After the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, Victoria Park is set to be new home of the Brisbane Lions (AFL), Brisbane Heat (Big Bash League cricket), and Test cricket.

A legacy is planned for after the games, much like the Sydney 2000 Olympics which benefit-

ted from Stadium Australia (now Accor Stadium) being reconverted into an 82,000 seat facility for multiple sports, Qudos Bank Arena (capacity 18,000 for basketball and 21,000 for concerts) is now a premium basketball and entertainment venue, and the Sydney Showground’s Engie Stadium (capacity 23,500) the home of Big Bash League cricket’s Sydney Thunder and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL. Brisbane city will also benefit from a new national aquatic centre at Spring Hill with a capacity of 25,000 people that will become the home of Australian water sports, while the RNA Showgrounds will host the athletes village and an upgraded 20,000-seat arena will host key events and a new 3000seat show court area and 12 match courts will be built at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

Regionally, Rockhampton (rowing), Townsville (football and sailing), the Whitsundays (sailing), Gold Coast (hockey, triathlon, basketball), Maryborough (archery), Toowoomba (equestrian), Cairns (football and basketball), Mackay (cricket if included in games), and the Sunshine Coast (mountain biking and possibly football), are all set to be part of the games.

The only loser of this drawn-out saga seems to be The Gabba.

After the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, it is set to be demol-

ished and redeveloped into an entertainment and housing hub.

This will put an end to 137 years of being an iconic sports facility in Brisbane.

Australia’s national Test cricket side has played 67 Tests at The Gabba, winning 42, drawing 14, and losing 10, according to ESPN Cricinfo.

Famously dubbed the “Gabbattoir”, until recent seasons it traditionally it held the first test of any international test cricket series.

Visiting sides often lost that crucial first clash on a wicket that often had plenty of grass and offered batters and bowlers equal opportunity.

The Gabba was also the venue of one of only two tied Tests ever in international cricket: when the Australia played the West Indies from December 9-14, 1960.

West Indies scored 453 before the Australian team amassed 505 for a 52-run lead on the first innings. The West Indies then posted 282, leaving Australia 233 in 69 overs for victory.

Australia was in all sorts of trouble at 6-92, before a 134-run partnership between all-rounder Alan Davidson (80) and captain Richie Benaud (52) bought the host back into the contest.

However, chasing victory, they lost their last four wickets for six runs, with Ian Meckiff run out chasing the solitary run that would have sealed victory.

The Gabba is a shortened term, with the ground’s name based on the suburb name it is located in, Wolloongabba.

The land on which the ground sits was first set aside for use as a cricket ground in 1895, and then shared first-class matches with the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, before hosting its first Test match in 1931 and becoming the preferred venue of Queensland and Australian cricket.

While The Gabba has been branded as “not fit-for-purpose” in recent times, with the key issue being the inability of an ambulance vehicle to access the playing surface if required, it is important to note from an historical context that the recent developments between 1993 and 2005 made The Gabba an all-seat stadium and far better venue than it previously was.

As recently as 1993, the ground only had a capacity of around 20,000 people (including hills) and – between 1972 and 1993 – had a dog track around it as well.

The rise of Australian Rules football in Queensland prompted to government to increase the playing surface size to host the Brisbane Bears (now Brisbane Lions), meaning the end of greyhound racing.

Almost 40 years after that 1993 call to end the dogs, The Gabba will sadly end its time as a major sports venue in 2032.

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‘Walk Two For Ten’ for cord blood research

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Meryl Usback, Annette Storer, Denise Gough, Jo Murphy and Deirdre Kernahan at the ‘Walk Two for Ten’ event on Sunday, March 16. PHOTOS: INNER WHEEL

Contributed to Dubbo Photo News by THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF DUBBO

Deirdre Kernahan, Barbara Howells and Sue Furnell from Inner Wheel

Dubbo West Rotary Club members (L-R): Jim and Debbie McCready, Roger King. (Back): Pam Sharkey, Bert McLennan with Deirdre Kernahan from Inner Wheel (far right)

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MEMBERS of the Inner Wheel Club of Dubbo were joined by members of Dubbo West and Macquarie Rotary Clubs, friends, and even two dogs at Jubilee Oval to ‘Walk Two For Ten’ on Sunday, March 16.

The aim being to walk two kilometres and donate ten dollars to Cord Blood Research, the national project of Inner Wheel Australia. Sponsors also donated generously to the walk.

Cord blood research is based on the stem cells from cord blood collected at birth.

These stem cells are similar to those found in bone marrow and are used to treat a range of blood disorders and immune system conditions such as leukaemia, anaemia, and autoimmune diseases. Stem cells are largely used in the treatment of children.

Latest studies include mapping the immune deficit in Type 1 diabetes, brain injuries in preterm babies, and cerebral palsy. They are also used in adults following chemotherapy, stroke, heart disease and diabetes.

Each year grants for medical research are awarded from money raised by members of Inner Wheel Clubs throughout Australia. Nearly $4 million has been raised, and 64 grants awarded.

Following the walk, the fun continued at Devil’s Hollow Brewery with friendship and coffee.

If you would also like to donate to this worthy cause, or find out more contact the Inner Wheel Club of Dubbo, contact iiw.au.dubbo@gmail.com

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A Tale of Dubbo Kindness, in three acts BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

By DAVID DIXON IT’S great when you see a good deed receiving the recognition it deserves.

A recent ‘Thumbs Up’ by a reader acknowledging a local firm – Fargo’s Auto Service and Wash whose staffers, Jason and Nathan, had changed the flat tyre for an 86-yearold lady attending a medical appointment – has had a heart-warming sequel.

Following the incident, Fargo’s owner was later contacted by the lady in question with a “thank you” letter, and reviving an old Australian tradition.

“She also dropped a lovely card in, with a nice note, and cash to buy a beer each!” the owner explained, after he contacted Dubbo Photo News.

“I want her to know we saw the ‘Thumbs Up’, we got the cash for a beer, and we would do it all again for NOTHING; what goes around comes around,” the owner said.

“The lady wrote: ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you both for your kindness and compassion, the world will still be a great place to live in with young men like you’.

Well, the same goes for YOU, you have helped shape the world we live in! A simple thank you, but to know there are still people who appreciate the little things, it’s amazing, ” Fargo’s owner said.

ABOVE: The thank you letter to Jason and Nathan from Fargo’s Auto Service and Wash, for a good deed for a local lady, accompanied by money for a beer each. PHOTO: SUPPLIED RIGHT: Helping a little old lady out of a spot. The original Thumbs Up in the Dubbo Photo News of March 13–19

Apr 3: Jane Goodall, British primatologist, 91. Alec Baldwin, US actor, 67. Shane Connor, Aussie actor, 66. Eddie Murphy, US actor, 64. Mark Skaife, race car driver, 58. Ben Mendelsohn, actor, 56. Jennie Garth, US actress, 53. Israel Folau, rugby union player, 36. Josh Hall, footy player, 35. Sophie Delezio, inspirational survivor, 24.

Apr 4: Craig T Nelson, US actor, 81. Kerry Chikarovski, former politician, 69. Hugo Weaving, actor, 65. Graham Norton, Irish talk show host, 62. Robert Downey Jnr, US actor, 60. Jason Stoltenberg, tennis player, 55. Nathan Blacklock, played league and union, 49. Sam Moran, former Wiggle, 47. Sam Frost, TV personality, 36. Justin O’Neill, footy player, 34.

Apr 5: Agnetha Faltskog, of pop group ABBA, 75. Ian Macfarlane, former politician, 70. Peter Overton, newsreader, 59. Pharrell Williams, US rapper/producer, 52. Quade Cooper, rugby union player, 37.

Apr 6: Billy Dee Williams, US actor, 88. Graeme Base, author/illustrator, 67. Paul Rudd, US actor, 56. Zach Braff, US actor, 50. Candace Cameron-Bure, US actress, 49. Oscar Piastri, Formula One racing driver, 24.

Apr 7: Francis Ford Coppola, US film director, 86. Janis Ian, US singer, 74. Jackie Chan, movie star, 71. Russell Crowe, actor, 61. Duncan Armstrong, swimmer, 57.

Mitchell Pearce, footy player, 36.

Apr 8: Julian Lennon, English pop singer and son of John, 62. Robin Wright Penn, US actress, 59. Patricia Arquette, US actress, 57.

Sami Lukis, TV presenter, 55. Toutai Kefu, rugby union player, 51.

Grace Sewell aka Saygrace, singer, 28.

Apr 9: Dennis Quaid, US actor, 71.

Jamie Redfern, former Young Talent Time member, 68. Marc Jacobs, US fashion designer, 62.

Cynthia Nixon, US actress, 59.

Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver, 54. Jarrod Mullen, footy player, 38. Kristen Stewart, Oscar Piastri.

US actress, 35. Elle Fanning, US PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK. actress, 27.

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YOUR GREEN-LID BIN These are the items that can be disposed of in your FOGO green-lid bin: • Fruit and vegetables • Meat, fish and eggs • Dairy • Tea leaves and coffee grounds • Bread, rice and pasta • Left-overs, expired foods and bones • Grass clippings, flowers, weeds, prunings and branches up to 15cm diameter • Council provided caddy liners Cardboard, newspaper, paper towel, compostable packaging and tea bags are no longer to be placed in your FOGO green-lid bin due to regulation changes in 2022.

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Primary care pilot program at Orana Mall Pharmacy could become new normal

By DALLAS REEVES IMAGINE being able to have a blood test while picking up your medication and then find out the results within 15 minutes without initially having to see a Doctor then have pathology.

That could be the new normal in Australia with a pilot program currently underway at Orana Mall Pharmacy (OMP).

OMP managing partner Lisa Gibson has just returned from the annual Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP) on the Gold Coast from March 20-22.

APP brings together up to 7,000 professionals from across the pharmacy industry for networking, upskilling and professional development each year.

Lisa spoke on the panel on the opening day to discuss the role of pharmacists in primary care, particularly in rural and remote areas.

The panel focused on ‘How Community Pharmacy Can Strengthen Their Primary Care Role Through Precision Health’.

Lisa was joined on the panel by Jeff Harrell (national president, national community pharmacists association, USA), Dennis Bastas – executive chairman and group CEO, DBG Health; Professor Trent Twomey (national president, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia) and fellow regional pharmacist Karen Carter (owner, Carter’s Pharmacy Gunnedah and Narrabri Pharmacy).

Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese also took to the stage on the opening day of the conference to announce the prescription co-payment reduction, alongside Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler.

When Lisa spoke to the audience, she was able to inform them about the pilot program that Orana Mall Pharmacy is part of where people can have their cholesterol and HbA1c tested.

The HbA1c test is a blood test that can be used to help screen for and diagnose diabetes and elevated blood glucose levels in patients.

The testing was used to screen for patients with high cholesterol, diabetes, pre-diabetes or if they already have diabetes, how well it

Lisa Gibson from Orana Mall Pharmacy. OMP is part of a pilot program where people can have cholesterol and HbA1c tests along with COVID-19, Influenza A, Influenza B and strep throat at the pharmacy. PHOTO: MONIQUE LOVICK PHOTOGRAPHY

is being controlled.

Orana Mall Pharmacy would “opportunistically screen patients” as they came in.

Some patients also heard they could have the testing for free and came in to be tested.

Of the 111 tests already conducted, 90 people were referred onto a doctor for further review including interventions for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes or pre-diabetes.

The pilot program started late last year and is continuing for another three months. It only takes around 15 minutes for the testing and results.

It is all about pharmacists being able to expand their scope of practice and safely follow protocols for referral when necessary.

In this way pharmacists aim to take pressure off our already congested doctors and primary health services.

“Rather than going to your GP, getting a referral for pathology, having the blood test, and then

waiting a few days, then going back to the GP, this is point of care testing,” Lisa explained.

“In the pharmacy, you can have the testing and get your results all then and there.”

Pharmacists have been increasing their “scope of practice” in recent years and hope they can implement a program beyond simply screening.

The other machine Orana Mall Pharmacy has as part of the pilot tests for COVID-19, Influenza A, Influenza B and strep throat.

Pre COVID-19, all pharmacists were generally allowed to do was flu vaccines.

Now can they vaccinate for COVID-19 and most vaccinations for overseas travel without the need for a prescription and seeing a Doctor.

“We’re hoping for something like this, we could potentially have screening and then be trained to provide treatment,” Lisa said.

“We are hoping that in the future we can support other primary

care health workers (general practitioners, nurse practitioners)... take the burden off them and allow them to work to the top of their scope and manage more chronic and complex cases.

“We could do potentially provide treatment because they have tested positive for COVID-19 or Influenza or they need treatment for strep throat.

“Rather than just screen and refer, we are hoping one day we can screen and treat.”

This is an area Lisa has always been passionate about.

Lisa said her overseas colleagues in America and Canada can already do this.

“The point of care testing is an opportunity to bridge that gap and reduce rural disadvantage that our parents can sometimes face in comparison to our metro counterparts,” she said.

“It’s about making modern technology and practices accessible for people in rural areas.”

Automation, including robotic

packing and dispensing, was another topic covered at the APP. “Anything that is new and great in pharmacy features at the conference” Lisa explained.

“It’s a good opportunity to see what ways we can make community pharmacy better, in particular in rural and regional Australia” Born and raised in Dubbo, Lisa did not know what she wanted to do when she finished school.

Her mother, Mariette, suggested pharmacy and Lisa decided to study pharmacy at The University of Sydney.

The former St John’s Primary School and St John’s College student came back to Dubbo from Sydney after university to complete her pharmacy internship.

Lisa has worked at Orana Mall Pharmacy since 2004.

She rose up the ranks fast, beginning as a pharmacy student, then intern, then a registered pharmacist before becoming managing partner, a role she has been in for 18 years.

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Country Press NSW celebrates 125th anniversary with writing competition

By STAFF REPORTERS

I

n the year 1900, newspapers were the main form of public communication, did you know?

Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson were also making their names as famous bush authors, and Australia’s first print media organisation was founded in 1900.

For 125 years, the member newspapers of Country Press NSW Inc have told the stories of the people of regional NSW. Now it is your chance to be a modern-day Lawson or Paterson by entering Country Press NSW’s state-wide commemorative challenge for creative writing… and maybe even see your story published in the pages of your local newspaper!

The competition has categories for primary school, secondary school, and open age (for adults).

Entries close in early July and will be judged by the Fellowship

of Australian Writers NSW, with results announced in Term 4 this year.

Unlike many other writing competitions which have entry fees attached, Country Press NSW’s writing competition is FREE to enter. There will be a range of prizes provided.

We hope you will spread the word about the competition in your community – especially to those people you know who love to write or might like to pick up a pen.

The entry form for the competition available online, or drop into the office of any masthead that is part of the Country Press NSW network, and pick up a copy.

Country Press NSW affiliated mastheads in central west NSW include those in our newspaper group: Nyngan Weekly, Narromine Star, Gilgandra Weekly, Warren Star, Dubbo Photo News, and Orange City Life.

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Hard hats and big hearts:

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN MCCAU

n Saturday, March 29, the O first inaugural Tradies Ball was held at Dubbo RSL Club to raise money and awareness for men’s mental health charity; ‘Tradies in Sight’.

The Ball was an initiative by Dubbo Photo News and those in attendance were treated to a delicious buffet-style meal and an amazing dessert by the catering team at the RSL. The highlight of the night was a Q+A session with Paul Hausia from B2B Abilities, founder of Tradies in Sight, Bruno Efoti and Dubbo Photo News general manager, Lucie Peart about the importance of speaking about mental health and the unique challenges that men face when trying to reach out for help.

Bruno spoke about the need for increased funding or donations to the charity as more and more people are reaching out to the community-based organisation for help.

The night was topped off with an amazing performance by renowned rock band, ‘Ballz n All’ with Ball attendees taking to the dance floor to dance the night away.

The event raised over $5000 on the night through raffle ticket sales for Tradies n Sight with Bruno thanking sponsors and attendees for believing in the charity’s mission and message.

Dubbo Ford – The Boys

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Callum and Sam McCulloch

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Lauren and Steven Day

Jason and Heather Rogers

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Tradies Ball raises awareness for men’s mental health

AJ, Degan, Kahlia and Mark (Ballz n All Band)

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The Dubbo Region is the best place to build your career DUBBO WORKS is highlighting the excellent career and learning opportunities the Dubbo region offers. To contribute ideas, email dubboworks@dubbophotonews.com.au phone 6885 4433

Kacie’s pair of businesses thriving around Dubbo and the Central West

By DALLAS REEVES A PASSION for helping and healing others has led Kacie Chater to open a pair of unique wellness businesses in Dubbo.

Kacie operates Kacie Chater Coaching, and Glow Inside & Out Colonics, from her Asset Way headquarters.

Glow Inside & Out Colonics is your holistic destination for professional, informative, and safe, colonic irrigation treatment.

The business offers colon cleansing (colonic irrigation) services to help individuals maintain overall health, as well as colon hydrotherapy, gut health supplements, therapeutic implant, and enemas.

Regular colonic irrigation can help people remove toxins, improve nutrient absorption, and reduce stress levels.

At her second business Kacie Chater Coaching, Kacie works on ensuring clients can heal core wounds, and break free from past trauma using scientific techniques and processes to im-

prove confidence and help people be in control of their emotions.

She uses the innovative release, heal, and glow method to go beyond merely addressing symptoms, focusing on uncovering and addressing root causes of personal issues to enable healing at a core level.

“I love helping people heal from a holistic point of view,” she said.

“I look at their mind and body as one. It is important to find out what’s going on at a deeper level to allow people to heal. I love allowing people to feel their best and thrive.”

Within colonics, Kacie can help clients with finding solutions for digestive issues, bloating, gas, feeling sluggish or fatigued, having brain-fog, or those who simply want to detox.

Kacie added looking after your bowel health is very important: Bowel cancer has increased 40 per cent, statistics state.

“I feel there isn’t enough education around the importance of bowel and gut

health and the follow-on effect it has on both physical, mental, and emotional well-being,” she said.

One to three bowel movements a day is considered healthy and normal. Anything less is a sign of constipation. At any point people have between two and seven kilograms of old waste sitting inside of their colon/ large intestine.

“Healing starts from the inside out, not just addressing the symptoms,” Kacie says. “Colonics are a fantastic way to help them achieve their goals. They can really focus on eliminating toxins, inflammation, and bad bacteria out of the body. That allows them to start to heal their gut and get their gut microbiome back into balance.

“That has a ripple effect on how they feel, their motivation and can improve their quality of life.”

Her coaching business is also experiencing growth as people learn how to improve their mental health.

“Business has been amazing,” Kacie said. “Dubbo

has welcomed the businesses with open arms. People are very open-minded to this approach to health and wellness. People are seeing amazing results.”

She is a master certified coach and master certified practitioner of Neuro Transformation Therapy, and a master certified practitioner of Timeline Transformation Therapy.

She helps clients with their sub-conscious mind and nervous system to release and heal trauma, depression, and anxiety.

Within colonics, she is a certified colon hydrotherapist and completed further training at a Brisbane clinic.

A former jockey for 14 years, Kacie started working in the racing industry when he was 16 and had her first race ride when she was 18.

She did most of her racing around the Central West, eventually deciding to leave the sport in February, 2020, to pursue her passion to help others.

To get in touch with either business, go to:  www.kaciechater.com

LOVE YOUR WORK

Kacie Chater can help people heal core wounds and find a path for recovery from trauma via her business Kacie Chater Coaching. She also operates Glow Inside & Out Colonics from her Asset Way headquarters. PHOTO: “IMAGES_BYTASH”

# DUBBO JOBS COUNTER

406

The number of Dubbo region jobs being advertised this week on seek.com.au

JOB OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK

NSW Ambulance: Emergency Medical Dispatchers NSW Ambulance are looking for Emergency Medical Dispatchers to join our team in Dubbo Control Centre.

You’ll be the vital first point of contact in emergencies, helping to get the right help to those in need.

If you thrive under pressure and want to make a real impact, this is the job for you!

ABOUT YOU We are looking for candidates with the below experience and capabilities:  Enjoy working in a busy environment where multi-tasking with high attention to detail is the norm.

Kacie Chater Where do you work?

Business owner of Glow Inside & Out Colonics and Kacie Chater Coaching.

What’s your job? Master neuro transformation practitioner and timeline practitioner and colon hydrotherapist.

Why do you Love Your

Work? Because I help people heal from the root cause and not just address the symptoms. I allow people to feel good from the inside out.

If you could work anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why? I love my job and what I am doing at the

moment.

What was your first paying job? Working as a stable hand in the horse racing industry.

What three words would your friends use to describe you?

Passionate, caring and a little pocket rocket.

How would you spend a

win of a million dollars?

I would invest half of it, pay my house off, take myself and my partner on a holiday to Canada and Alaska, and also give my loved ones some money.

Which actor would you have play you in the movie about your life?

Julia Roberts.

 Tech savvy enough to use multiple software systems whilst under pressure.  Have proven persistence and ability to maintain logical thought processes and remain calm in stressful situations and challenging circumstances.  Communicate effectively by listening, showing empathy, and adapting your style to the situation.  Ability to work 12hr shifts on a 24hr rotating roster. (4 days on, 5 days off).

If you’re interested, please apply via seek.com.au/NSW-Ambulance-jobs Visit NSW Ambulance Careers page on ambulance.nsw.gov.au/careers

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will return for a family fun afternoon at the Amaroo Hotel.

The event will feature a raffle and auction to raise funds for Country Hope.

It costs $20 for riders and $10 for pillions (passengers) to ride. Central West Riders SMC merchandise will also be for sale.

For the kids, there will be free activities including face-painting, a jumping castle, and the chance to meet-and-greet with characters like Elsa, Spiderman, and Kung Fu Panda. Mr Harvey confirmed his organisation has around 90 financial members, but around 800 people on its public group via social media.

The group does not care if people attend one ride or volunteer a ton of time to their group, they just enjoy connecting community and helping people.

Mr Harvey confirmed the group is appreciative of Robertson’s Motorcycles

and Fully Promoted Dubbo for their support with prizes.

Mr Harvey confirmed that all profits that CWRSMC makes from any event goes straight to the listed charity they are fund-raising for. “As a group we are able to conduct rides in a charity’s name, and events where we raise money to fund these charity rides; this way, every cent raised is given to the charity. To be able to hand a charity a large amount of money is an awesome experience.”

CWRSMC have raised money for organisations like Capes 4 Kids Australia Inc, Orana Support Service, and the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation previously among others.

The latest ride is on Saturday, April 5. The ride begins at 9.30am, with the fundraiser at 12.30pm.

ith the Easter Bunny soon to arrive on our doorsteps, local mother Jodie Wright is keen to give him a helping hand by organising the second year of the Dubbo Easter Egg Hunt. After moving to Dubbo and having two young children Jodie saw an opening for this fun annual event to bring together children, their families, and carers.

With a successful event in 2024, Jodie has visions of expansion with the Easter Egg Hunt now being held in Dubbo’s Victoria Park. This year’s hunt on Sunday, April 13, at 11am will see all the favourites return, with ice cream, colouring, face painting, coloured hair and hair glitter. What more could we want? That’s right… EASTER EGGS!!!

Event organiser Jodie is excited: “This year we are planning separate areas for all the different age ranges with a zone for the young crawling children, another for 1-5-year-olds and 5-10-year-olds. We also planning a gluten-free dairy free section as well. We really just want to give families a chance to come along, socialise, and have a great morning out.”

Donations of Easter goodies are appreciated, with sponsors and volunteers welcome to reach out to Jodie on 0448925151 for more details.

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THE Central West Riders Social Motorbike Club (CWRSMC) have a new ride and a new community fund-raising venture coming up as they aim to continue to help those in need.

Based in Dubbo, the CWRSMC has been in operation since 2018 and one of the motorcycle club’s primary aims is to fundraise for the benefit of others, co-founder Darrel Harvey said.

Always looking to assist, this ride will support Country Hope, a charity supporting families who have a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness.

CWRSMC’s April ride will start at Devil’s Hollow Brewery. The group will then ride on to Dunedoo, then Mendooran (stopping for morning tea), before travelling back to Dubbo.

After the ride is completed, the group

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Successful first instalment of Castlereagh Maiden Merino Ewe competition held recently

Kristen Frost with Jono Merriman, Charlie Howard, Bradley Wilson and Richard Chalker at the Castlereagh Maiden Merino Ewe Some of the action at the Castlereagh Maiden Merino Ewe competition competition. PHOTOS: BRADLEY WILSON, NURTIEN AG

By DALLAS REEVES A SUCCESSFUL first instalment of the Castlereagh Maiden Merino Ewe competition held in March means the event will be split into east and west sections.

Brad Wilson, a stud stock sheep specialist for NSW with Nutrien Ag, based in Dubbo, was one of the co-ordinators of the inaugural competition.

This competition covered an area from Eumungerie and Kickabil all the way through to Collie and Gulargambone and then back to Mendooran and Merrygoen.

Eight competitors each entered their maiden Merino ewes for the event held on Tuesday, March 4.

Peter, Ann and Doug Freeth – trading as Glenburn Holdings, Collie – were the winners.

The Bennetts family from Merrygoen, east of Mendooran, placed second.

Third place was Reg and Robyn Sweeney and Angus and Rowena Munro – trading as Pinehurst Pastoral – also at Merrygoen.

The encouragement award went to the Bonnington family – trading as John Bonnington and Co – from Curban.

Competition winners, the Freeth family, have the opportunity to represent the Castlereagh competition at the state final held in conjunction with the Merino National show at Dubbo in August this year.

Mr Wilson said next year the Castlereagh Merino Ewe competition will be held east of the Newell Highway from Merrygoen to Tooraweenah and places in

between.

IN 2027 it will be held west of the Newell Highway and include centres like Collie, Curban, and Kickabil.

“We will split it up east and west of the Newell (Highway) and do it as a biannual event,” he said.

Mr Wilson said industry knowledge meant he knew the Castlereagh area had a lot of good wool and sheep producers, so beginning a competition to recognise Merino producers in the area had been a thought for a little while.

“We’d been thinking about it for a few years,” Mr Wilson said.

“There is some good producers in that area, and a fair few Merino producers as well. It was something that I thought would get a bit of traction, and it did.”

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Judges came from Darbys Falls and Boorowa to complete the judging as well as an associate judge from Warren.

Judging is conducted on each entrants property, the judges and interested spectators travelling from property to property through the Castlereagh region across the day.This is how judging is conducted across the state.

Sometimes, the judges and interested spectators may travel together on a bus, but this inaugural Castlereagh event was by car.

The property of the first entrant was visited at 8am with the last property visited at 4pm.

The landholders run their maiden ewes to the sheepyards to be judged.

They are judged on how many sheep were classed out, how many

lambs were dropped and other factors such as, growth rates, structure, wool quality, evenness of the mob, and management.

“The judges look at the ewes in their own environment,” Mr Wilson said. “It’s designed so people can see the whole mob.”

This means that entrants cannot just select their best five or six sheep, they must enter a whole mob to be judged accordingly. The largest mob in this event featured 1250 merino ewes.

Mr Wilson also pointed to some of the qualities judges are looking for in a wide-ranging criteria: “Evenness throughout the mob, productivity, looking for sheep that suit the breeding objective of the entrant,” Mr Wilson said.

“They are judged on wool quality, on carcass, and on structure.”

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Renae Day’s Family Day Care and Bernado’s Playgroup PHOTOS BY COLIN ROUSE

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Renae Day’s Family Day Care Kids joined Barnardo’s playgroup at Teamsters Park in Wellington on Thursday, March 13th. They shared a picnic morning tea together and played in the playground.

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FURNITURE, TYRES, SHOPPING TROLLEYS... WELLINGTON’S CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY! cumulated, with Australia creating 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste each year.

By DAVID DIXON FURNITURE, tyres, and shopping trolleys, all-in-all, a full trailer of garbage, that was the fruits of the labours of Wellington’s Clean Up Australia Day in early March.

The event is an annual event organised by Emmalee Holmes and supported by the Wellington Community Progress and Action Group.

These committed local volunteers work together to highlight and address the priorities and interests of local residents, businesses, and not-for-profit community groups to make the district a better place to live in, work in, and visit, Ms Holmes explained.

“Within a short time-frame of less than two hours, an entire truckload of rubbish was collected, including furniture, tyres and shopping trolleys,” Ms Holmes revealed.

“This was the Progress Group’s sixth annual event, which means that six truckloads of rubbish have

“Only 12 per cent of this is recycled, with the rest ending up in our parks, roadsides, bush, waterways, oceans or in landfill as rubbish,” Ms Holmes said.

Common problem, retrieving shopping trolleys from the rivers, is an unwanted, annual task of Wellington’s Clean Up Australia Day. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

been removed from the local community, reserves, parks, streets, and rivers,” she added.

When it came to collecting waste, she explained, it was the same old locations that provided the most work for the crew.

“Once again, some of the worst hot-spots in Wellington, were within the Coles and Woolworths’ carparks, garden areas in the CBD,

and the riverside reserves.

“The rivers provide 70 per cent of our drinking water, so it is especially important to keep them clean and prevent litter and pollution from entering our waterways,” Ms Holmes argued.

Clean Up Australia Day is Australia’s largest community-based environmental event with more than 20 million Australians having

Clean Up Australia Day volunteers: Organiser, Emmalee Holmes, and Suzie Wright and Harry Whiteley from Wellington Community Progress and Action Group

participated in their activities over the past 30 years.

This year, there were more than 10,000 Clean Up sites registered and 750,000 passionate Aussie volunteers who rolled-up their sleeves and got involved.

Today, Ms Holmes explained, the focus is as much on preventing rubbish entering the environment, as it is removing what has already ac-

“There are increasing pressures on our biodiversity, and an ever-growing volume of waste leaking into our natural and marine environments, so ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ is an opportunity to step-up for the environment, take collective action, and make a difference to the environment In our local area and ‘clean up our patch,” she concluded.

Thanks also went-out to the volunteers who participated as well as to the Clean Up Australia Day organisers for their support, and to Dubbo Regional Council staff for collecting and removing the rubbish after the event.

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Thumbs up to the new roadworks completed along Tamworth Street over the past months. It’s a relief to see that last of those enormous potholes that use t open up, ready to gobble up my little car, after major storms – particularly at the TamworthDarling Street roundabout. And the road along the Tamworth Street shops and St Laurence’s area is also beautifully smooth to ride along.

Thumbs up to and a huge thank you to the ambos, rescue squad, firies, and Wilson Towing, who all came to my aid when I had an accident in east Dubbo on Christmas Eve. The ambulance officer was incredible, leaning in to a tight spot to treat and get me out. A big thanks again, I have recovered well.

Thumbs up to all the emergency services for their understanding, support, and skills when the chips are down. It is greatly appreciated.

Thumbs up to our local SES crews… keep up the good work!

Thumbs up to NRMA office staff plus roadside service: excellent service given.

Thumbs up to Telstra Orana Mall, you’re always very helpful.

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INDIGENOUS BUSINESSES TRADE FAIR IN DUBBO NEXT WEDNESDAY

By DAVID DIXON INDIGENOUS business is now big bikkies worth billions of dollars to the Australian economy, with a special trade fair being held in Dubbo next week highlighting this new Aboriginal entrepreneurship.

Supply Nation – which works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and procurement teams from government and corporate Australia to help support the Indigenous business sector – is hosting the Indigenous Businesses

Trade Fair next Wednesday, April 9 at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre.

“We are expecting around 60 exhibitors, and there is strong interest in the event which follows our very successful Perth event held in November last year; our Canberra Trade Fair, held on February 12, was sold-out with over 500 attendees,” a spokesperson for the event said.

“We are a unique non-profit assisting the growth of Indigenous businesses through facilitating

Highlighting the new Aboriginal entrepreneurship, Supply Nation is hosting an Indigenous Businesses Trade Fair next Wednesday, April 9 at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre.

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procurement form corporate, government and non-profit organisations,”” they added.

The Fair is another indicator of the boom in Indigenous businesses, they explained.

“In 2009/10 we facilitated $300,000 procurement spend into verified Indigenous businesses; we

have just announced that the figure for 2023-24 is $4.6 billion,” the spokesperson said.

“We now have over 5500 verified businesses on our Indigenous Business Direct Database having commenced with 13 suppliers in 2009, with our member number is now over 820,” they concluded.

Seoul food start to new year at Gilgandra CWA February Meet

By HILDA NEWSTEAD Members and guests started the New Year at Gilgandra Evening Branch’s CWA’s February Meeting enjoying north Asian culinary treats with some delicious Korean hors-d’oeuvres and beverages that were provided by the group’s International Officer, Helen Oats.

Awarding of badges to long-serving members also featured at the first meeting for 2025 with President Jess Reed welcoming the new year with promise of a range of interesting activities and events to look forward to.

In housekeeping news, branches were also reminded that the annual evaluation of safety in meeting places was due to be undertaken in March for the Gilgandra ladies, as well as the branch being selected to be audited.

Acknowledgement was also made for the members who supported the Australia Day breakfast in late January.

In other news, the Show Committee are looking for volunteers to help at the Sydney Royal at the CWA Kiosk with accommodation provided for the week for

those scheduled to work. Also, jams and preserves are very welcome to sell at the Homebush event.

Branch reports were as follows: HANDICRAFT: We still need many pin cushions to fill the box for the Handicraft display at the conference to be held in Wagga Wagga in 2025.

AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT: A long and thorough discussion was held about the growing concerns with Telstra regarding reception. Madeline has spent many hours on her phone to speak to The Telstra team and NBN. It’s very obvious that this problem is wide-spread and has real repercussions on all businesses in the bush.

CULTURAL: A new year and lots of cultural events are planned for 2025 including: the local show, markets, the Gil Film weekend,and many more activities planned during the year.

INTERNATIONAL: Helen attended the CWA of NSW International weekend country of study for the Republic of Korea (commonly referred to as “South Korea” in Australia) after which our members enjoyed a wonderful

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presentation One of the over-arching philosophies of Korean society is the concept of “filial piety”. An example is respect for their elders, leaders, bosses, and other people in authority.

The Korean people also maintain that food and medicine share the same origin!

LAND COOKERY: Members are looking forward to many wonderful recipes, as well as more Facebook cooking videos to be released in 2025 MARKET REPORT: THE Gil Markets were a success and held the first week in February, though the CWA Banners were not displayed as they need to be repaired due to wind damage.

PUBLICITY: The CWA of NSW Publicity Forum will take over from the previous Wagga Daily publicity awards as of next year. The new State Publicity award will run from January–December and will be for entries received show-casing work during the 2025 calendar year with a presentation of a portfolio or collection of reports.

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Entries must be accompanied with the correct publicity form, from the procedure’s manual and post entries to CWA of NSW Head Office by March 1, 2026.

All entries will be acknowledged upon receipt. Portfolio books must be accompanied with a self-addressed envelope for return mailing of your entry post-judging First place Winner will be awarded the CWA of NSW Publicity medallion.

In other news, three CWA Gilgandra evening branch members celebrated a giant achievement after receiving their Long Service Badges at this meeting with President Jess making the presentation to: Julie Sawley, 36 years; Helen Oates, 27 years; and Hilda Newstead, 27 years.

This was a great way to finish the meeting, which was followed by supper.

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No. 275

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list?

The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural nouns ending in ‘s’.

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Solutions

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Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

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Sibilate (4) Female killer (9) Sifting implement (5) Bunches (8) Sedition (7) Metal rod for stirring a fire (5) Spoke to (9) Cicatrice (4) Reflects upon (9) Cinnabar pigment (9) First showing of a movie (8) Well-educated (7) Prefix meaning above (5) Doppelganger (4) Royal (5) Old (4)

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film is based on Stephen King’s novella The Body (1982)?

Psittacines are more commonly known as what animal?

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The characters in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are named after Italian Renaissance a) artists, b) musicians or c) philosophers?

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9. In which country was the Battle of Waterloo fought?

10. Who played the titular king in both the 1951 Broadway production and 1956 film adaptation of The King and I?

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G A M M A R A Y A V E N U S T I H T A T M I L K Y W A Y S O N L E N E Q U I N O X E S S M T U L A R B L U N I V E R S E E M E T E O R O I D S A C E O R I S N T M O O N A M L L T S S N C T R E P D H F T O U N S T O O O O E I P R I H L S E A E S P M G O A U B K P A T P T L I E N R O N R C E C G E T E L T I E A A O A T N T O R U L A Y T L D E L N A H P F M N L R S O R E B S U M S T A R E I A A N K I N U S G A L A X Y T P L A N E T N S A T U R N D E

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CODEWORD

by Wulff & Morgenthaler

by Gary Kopervas

by JoAnn Derson

YOUR STARS

CANCER: Be daring and embrace new adventures that could take you to all four corners of the globe. At work, a position you’ve always wanted will suddenly open up.

LEO: Dive deeper into your spirituality to achieve personal fulfillment. If you commit to a cause, you may be able to face life’s big questions and discover a richer meaning in your life.

VIRGO: You’ll have a flood of ingenious ideas that will inspire you to create a masterpiece. You’ll be extremely generous with someone close to you.

LIBRA: You’ll be under a lot of pressure at work this week. Take a moment to step back and recharge with

friends. Fortunately, you’ll organise an event that will bring together the people you cherish most.

SCORPIO: A revelation will light your way and guide you toward a career that aligns with your aspirations. You’ll face a learning process that will help you navigate and define your goals more clearly.

SAGITTARIUS: Let your dreams guide and inspire you as you plan your next vacation. Make sure you plan ahead to create memorable getaways with those you love.

CAPRICORN: You need to take a break and give yourself permission to relax, especially if you’re feeling vulnerable. Going on a holiday could help you

work through difficult emotions. This will allow you to return to work with a calmer mindset to tackle new challenges.

AQUARIUS: Negotiating with someone you have no emotional connection with is easier. Sometimes, you may be unwilling to be flexible when dealing with those closest to you.

PISCES: You may land an influential position at work. Trust your instincts and organisational skills.

They’ll help you if you’re aiming to score a top role within the company

The luckiest signs this week:

ARIES: You’ll be rewarded for performing a remarkable deed, even if you see it as just lending a listening ear to someone in need. This simple act is heroic.

TAURUS: You’ll prioritise your family, home and personal aspects of your life this week.

You might even be motivated to start a family business from home.

GEMINI: Winter is fast approaching, and you’re getting excited about all the adventures that await you. Well-deserved nature walks and social outings promise to be the highlights of the season.

Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius

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TIME WARP “DBs”: from Rommel’s North Africa, to the 1970s schoolyards of Australia excellent footing.

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Often colloquially referred to as “DBs” – and must-have footwear for stylish Aussie teens from the 1950s to the 1990s – most people probably presumed that the name “desert boot” derived from the sandy tones of their suede uppers.

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welcome, Kevin 0427 253 445 and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street.

Saturday Art: 10am, at Dubbo Arts and Crafts efits of TM. Contact David 0424 252 834 the Catholic Parish Meeting Room, Brisbane St. Society Cottage, 137 Cobra St. Pam 6885 1918.

Norm 6882 6081 or Sandra 0432 647 877 Family History Society (Dubbo & Anne 0408 891 225 Croquet: 8.15am, Muller Park Tennis and District): 1pm to 4pm, volunteers on site dur- Tai Chi at U3A: 10am, at the Community Seventh-day Adventist Church Bible MONDAY Dubbo Camera Club: Meet 1st Tuesday of the Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Dubbo. New ing these hours, Western Plains Cultural Centre Arts Centre, Western Plains Cultural Centre, 76 Study: 9.30am, Sabbath School and children’s/ Alcoholics Anonymous (Daily Reflections Month at Club Dubbo at 7pm. Everyone is welplayers of all ages are welcome. Tricia 0428 876 Community Arts Centre, Cnr Wingewarra and Wingewarra Street. Richard 6888 5656 youth Sabbath School, 11am, Divine Service. Cnr Meeting): 12pm Monday Lunch (1.5hr) – ‘Daily come to join. See F.B. page for more details.

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Gipps St Urban Tribe: 2pm, with dancing, music, sing- Cobra and Sterling Sts. dubbo.adventist.org.au Reflections’ meeting St Brigid’s Catholic Church Dubbo City Physical Culture Club: 5pm Dementia Sing Out Choir: Weekly 11am- Heart Support Walking Group: 12.30pm, ing, caring and sharing. 0459 762 702 Talbragar CWA: First Saturday of the Month. start, Holy Trinity Hall, Brisbane Street, Dubbo.

12.30pm, Generosity Church 51 Sheraton Road (also Tuesdays), Ollie Robbins Oval, Cnr of Bligh Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair: 45 L Boothenba Road, Dubbo commencing at meeting rooms, 198 Brisbane St, Dubbo. Please Fun, affordable dance for girls/ladies, 4yrs and contact David 0417 063 087 or contact 1300 222 Dubbo. Contact Anne Gemmell 0481396404. Street. Supports gentle exercise promoting Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair Thursday 2pm. Will be 90 this year! Contact Ronda on up, all fitness levels. dubbocityphysie@live.com.

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Ladies Luncheon: Will meet Saturday April healthy hearts, Ray 0437 541 942 to Saturday 10am to 2pm, Western Gallery, cor- 0419 275 223. au Amnesty International Dubbo: SECOND 5 at Ingenia Gardens at 10 am for the Tradies Let’s Walk together: 10am Thursdays weekly ner Swift St and Mitchell Highway, Wellington. Transition Dubbo Food + Film Night: For Dubbo Chess Club: 7pm-9pm, at Dubbo RSL. Monday of the month, 5.30pm-6.30pm, Breakfast followed by our regular month- meet at Regand Park near the Walkway Bridge. Preloved books, Jigsaw puzzles, Cds, DVDs and information about future events, contact to St Brigid’s meeting room. Contact Sandra Juniors welcome. Trevor 0424 225 323 and Babu ly lunch, 12 noon at the South Dubbo Tavern. Everyone is welcome. Supported by the Heart now board games with the money raised going Peter 0439 091 767 Lindeman amnesty.dubbo@gmail.com or 0419 0422 877 165 Contact Bev on 68845401 by April 3, if interested. Foundation. Contact Jimmy at Connecting to Charities that Club members choose.

Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair: 167 574.

Dubbo City Ladies Probus Club: Meet Parkrun - Dubbo: 8am every week, FREE Community Services 1800 319 551.

Western Plains Trefoil Guild: SECOND Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair Thursday Anglican Women’s Association: 5.30pm, at on the second Tuesday of each month in the timed (with barcode), 5km run, jog or walk, Line Dancing: 9.30am to 12 noon, Greek Hall, Friday of each month, 10.30am, Orana Gardens to Saturday 10am to 2pm, Western Gallery, corMasonic Village Hall, Darby Close at 10am constarts at Sandy Beach, dogs, prams are wel- corner Gipps and Roper Street, Dubbo. Kathy Round house. Please confirm the meeting will ner Swift St and Mitchell Highway, Wellington. Holy Trinity. Dorothy 6884 4990. tact Marie Francis 0408845640. come. Email dubbohelpers@parkrun.com to 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263.

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Thursday of the month.

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Car Boot Sale: Saturday, April 12, commences Outback Dragons Dubbo: 5.45pm (in sum- of the month, 9.15am, Narromine Tennis Club Contact Patricia 0439846400 at 8am at St Brigid’s Car Park. Sausage sizzle, tea mer), Sandy Beach amenities block. Come and rooms, unless other arrangements are made. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings (Steps Dubbo Bridge Club: FOURTH Monday of the Dubbo Lions Club Inc: FIRST and THIRD month, 10am-1pm, Bultje Street. $7 members, and coffee. More entries welcome. Contact Fran try dragon boating, your first five paddles are orana.secretary@beekeepers.asn.au Tuesday of the month, 6.30pm, Club Dubbo. PO and Traditions): 7pm (1.5hrs), ‘Steps and Free. info@outbackdragons.com.au, Robyn Bridge Club - Dubbo: 1pm until approxi- Traditions’ meeting, Dubbo Community Health, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324.

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10am at the Dubbo RSL Club. Guest Speaker Wellington Arts and Crafts: 10am-3pm, non-members. Libby 0428 254 324.

Dubbo Men’s Probus: FIRST Tuesday of 1300 222 222 or www.aa.org.au is from the police crime prevention unit. This is Small Hall in the Anglican Church grounds, Croquet: 8.15am, Muller Park Tennis and Australian Kite Flyers Society: SECOND Fun, affordable dance for girls/ladies, 4yrs and every month, 11am, Masonic Hall, Bob Ellis up, all fitness levels. dubbocityphysie@live.com. very important information for all seniors. All Wellington, variety of crafts, activities and Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Dubbo. New Sunday of the month, 10am, Jubilee Oval. See 0428217752 au welcome, no charge. For further information, workshops offered. Dorothy 0408 601 066 players of all ages are welcome. Tricia 0428 876 how to build and fly modern (and old) kites. Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: Dubbo Prostate Support Group: For inforWellington Lions Preloved Book Fair: 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946. please contact 0427 251 121. mation about future meetings, Elizabeth 0408 David 0476 223 342 Rotary Club of Wellington: Wellington Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair Thursday CWA Gilgandra Market: FIRST Saturday Bicycle User Group Social Ride: 9am, at Mondays, 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to 5pm. 682 968 Rotary Dag Drags Sheep Dash, 13th April 2025, to Saturday 10am to 2pm, Western Gallery, cor- of the month, 9am-1pm, Cakes, fruit, pickles, Wahroonga Park. Mick 0437 136 169 or Sam Small joining fee after three visits. “All men are Dubbo RSL Euchre Club: 7pm, for 7.30pm, welcome.” Kevin 0427 253 445.

Gates open at 10am Wellington Showground. ner Swift St and Mitchell Highway, Wellington. plants and more! New stall holders are wel- 0429826076, dubbobug.org.au Dubbo RSL, Glen 0419 179 985 or Doreen 6882 Dubbo Multicultural Women’s Group: Preloved books, Jigsaw puzzles, Cds, Dvds and Gold Coin entry for Adults, Kids are Free ( but come. $5 per table, proceeds to CWA. Contact Dubbo Acoustic Musicjam (DAMjam): THIRD Monday of the month, 10am, St Brigid’s 6163 now board games with the money raised going Hilda 0427471270. must be accompanied by an adult) SECOND Sunday of the month, 2pm to 5pm, Meeting Room in Brisbane Street. Women of all Family History Society (Dubbo & Contact Ian Parkes ( Event Chairperson) 0400 to Charities that Club members choose.

District): 1pm to 4pm, Cnr Wingewarra & Gipps Dubbo Anglican Church Vigil Communion Milestone Hotel, upstairs. Join acoustic sessions backgrounds are invited. 1800 319 551.

846 353 Sts, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Community or just listen. Peter 0457 787 143 Service: 6pm, 158 Brisbane Street.

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FRIDAY Dubbo Anglican Church Traditional Contact 6884 4990 10am -3pm, (also Wednesdays), The Wesley THURSDAY Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: 7pm Dubbo Bridge Club: 1pm, Bultje Street (Tennis Communion Service: 8am, 158 Brisbane Centre, 138 Dandaloo Street, Narromine. Leona Girls Brigade: During school term, 6pm to 8pm, Orana Baptist Church, 4 Palmer St. For all Above Board Gamers: SECOND and FOURTH (1.5hrs) - ID meeting, Dubbo Community Health, Courts), Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Street. 6884 4990 0487 200 987 Dubbo Anglican Church: 10am, Trinity Kids Patchwork: 10am-3pm, at Dubbo Arts & Craft school aged girls. Enjoy crafts, games, camps, Thursday of the month, 6pm, Devil’s Hollow Palmer Street, Dubbo. Contact Dee 0417 422 750, Libby 0428 254 324 stories, songs, cooking and much more. Julie 1300 222 222 or www.aa.org.au.

Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: Sunday School and family Communion service. Cottage, 137 Cobra St, June 6882 4677.

Brewery. Alan 0432 278 235 Akela Playgroup: 9.30am, Scout Hall, 4 Akela Central West Makers Place: 12pm-6pm, Mondays, 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to 5pm. Dubbo Baptist Church: 6pm, at 251 Cobra RFDS Dubbo Support Group monthly 0428 821 829 South Dubbo Veterans and Community Men’s Small joining fee after three visits. “All men are Street (next to Spotlight), during school terms. meetings: FIRST Monday of the month, RFDS Heart Support Walking Group: 12.30pm, St., Sharna 0438 693 789 Come along and discover if church is still rel- Visitor Experience, 5pm, 21 Judy Jakins Drive, (also Thursday), Ollie Robbins Oval, Cnr of Bligh Badminton: 7.30pm-9.30pm, Delroy High Shed, Cnr Palmer and High Streets. 3D printing, welcome.” Kevin 0427 253 445 School Auditorium, East Street, West Dubbo, robotics, pottery, and more. Adam 0431 038 866. Dubbo Slot Car Racing Club: FIRST and evant in today’s world. Everyone is welcome. Dubbo Airport. Jeanette Hamilton 0429 673 366. Street. Supports gentle exercise promoting healthy hearts, contact Ray 0437 541 942 $5 to play, $22 insurance ($20, school students). Communion Service (Dubbo Anglican THIRD Saturday of the month, 4pm, Seniors 6884 2320 Rotary Club of Dubbo: 6pm-8pm, Westside Church): 10am, Brotherhood House chapel, 158 (15+), old Scouts Building, 189-191 Talbragar Dubbo Baptist Church: 9.30am, 251 Cobra Hotel, Whylandra Street, West Dubbo. Contact Orana Physical Culture: 4pm onwards, Chris 6887 3413 Street, across from Aldi. Terry 0408 260 965.

Street (next to Spotlight). Everyone is welcome. Lyn Wicks, 0428 342 374, Carla Pittman, 0418 starts with 2-4 years Sparkles class, Auditorium Bingo - South Dubbo Veteran’s & Brisbane St. at St Mary’s Primary School. See the Orana Community Men’s Shed: 11am-12.30pm, Community Kitchen: FIRST Friday of the Embroiderers - Dubbo: 10:00am- 3:00 6884 2320 294 438 or dubborotaryclub@hotmail.com West Dubbo Bowling Club. Barry 0439 344 349 month, 6.30pm, Holy Trinity Hall, Brisbane St, pm (also see Tuesday listing) All are welcome Dubbo Pistol Club: 12.30pm, 143L Old Dubbo Sing Australia Dubbo Choir: 6pm-8pm, Physical Culture Facebook page Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie: 12.30pm Macquarie Regional Library Road, 6882 0007 Coffee, Craft and Chat: 9.30am-12pm, free meal.

Bridge Club, Bultje Street. NO auditions, no reOrana K9 Training Club INC: New in- quirements to read music and no singing ex- - 2pm, Westside Hotel, contact Peter McInnes Gospel Hall, Cnr of Boundary Road and Taylor CPSA (Combined Pensioners and Contact Patricia 0439846400 Superannuants Association): SECOND Family History Society (Dubbo & take class every 7th Sunday starting 4/2/24.. perience necessary. Contact Michele Peak 0428 0417 140 149 St. Anne 0428 425 958 Rotary Club of Dubbo South: 6pm, at South Croquet: 8.15am for 8:30am start, Tuesday, Friday each month, 10am, Dubbo RSL District): 10am to 1pm, volunteers on site dur- ( daylight savings start time 8.45am Eastern 680 775.

Thursday. Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Club. Discuss issues, guest speaker. Further ing these hours, Western Plains Cultural Centre Standard time 9.45am ). Orana K9 Training are Tai Chi 10 Form: 2.30pm-3.30pm during Dubbo Tavern Community Arts Centre, Cnr Wingewarra and now training at Pioneer Oval Howard Ave West school terms at U3A, Community Arts Centre, Silver Craft: THIRD Tuesday of the month, Dubbo. Kate 0409 927 140, Lillian 0429 471 921 Information Barb 0427251121 Dubbo. Contact Reg 0428849877 or Dianne WPCC, 76 Wingewarra St.. Laney 6882 4680 or 10am, at Dubbo Arts and Crafts Society Cottage, CWA Dubbo: FIRST Thursday of the month, Dubbo Nepalese Christian Fellowship: Gipps St. 137 Cobra St. Julie 6884 4919 9.30am to 11am, Oaktree Retirement Village 6.30-8pm. Cyrel on 0416 826 701 or Kabita 0452 Orana Writers’ Hub: 1st Saturday of the 0429847380. laneyluk@gmail.com.

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CWA Wongarbon: FIRST Thursday of the Minore Road, Dubbo. Marsha Isbester 0427 373 Dubbo Pipe Band Hall, Cnr Darling and in writerly companionship, writing. 3rd Sunday Aboriginal Elders Walkabout Ministry Spinning Group: Every third Tuesday 10am of the month. Dubbo library meeting room Group: 9.30am - 2pm in Holy Trinity Church -4pm Dubbo Art and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Wingewarra Sts. Charlene on 0408 825 180 month, 10am, Wongarbon CWA rooms. Marjorie 842.

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6884 5558 Dubbo Anglican Church Trinity Kids Anglican Church: 1-2pm in Brotherhood timed (with barcode), 5km run, jog or walk, Traditional Catholic Latin Mass – Croquet: 8.15am for 8:30am start, Tuesday, South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community starts at Sandy Beach, dogs, prams are wel- Rawsonville: SECOND Sunday of the month, Thursday. Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Men’s Shed: 9am-12pm, Cnr of High and Playgroup: 10am-12pm, Anglican Church Hall, House, 158 Brisbane Street. Bring your lunch 158 Brisbane St., during School terms. Contact Narromine Food Barn: 9am-11am, Low- come. Email dubbohelpers@parkrun.com to 9am, Rawsonville Soldier’s Memorial Hall, Dubbo. Kate 0409 927 140, Lillian 0429 471 921 Palmer Streets. New members welcome Dementia Sing Out Choir: Weekly 11am- Reach Out & Discussion Group for peocost groceries and FREE fruit, vegetables and help!

Rawsonville Road. 0429 920 842 6884 4990 Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: bread with any purchase to people in need. Ken RSL Tennis Club: 12.30pm, Paramount Tennis Transcendental Meditation (TM): Free in- 12.30pm, Generosity Church 51 Sheraton Road ple with Eating Disorders Expressions of Club courts for enjoyable social tennis. All wel- troductory talks via www.tm.org.au. Maharishi Dubbo. Contact Anne Gemmell 0481396404. Interest: Mondays 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to 5pm. Rumble on 0414 477 365 Small joining fee after three visits. All men are Spinning and Weaving: 10am, at Dubbo Arts come 0437824743 Foundation Australia scientifically proven ben- Depression Recovery Group: 10.30am, at Tuesdays. Venue TBA. Ph: 0455255137 after

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Alcoholics Anonymous Dubbo: friendships. Contact Denise 0433 623 Meet Wednesday 7pm (1.5hr) – ‘Topic‘ 842 or Julie 0428 821 829 meeting St Brigid’s Catholic Church Dubbo Electric Vehicle Interest, meeting rooms, 198 Brisbane St, Dubbo Owners, Users & Supporters (DEVIOUS) group: FIRST Wednesday Please contact Ian 0447 176 590 Or contact 1300 222 222 or www.aa.org. of each month, 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Western Plains Cultural Centre café. au for info on meetings.

Ballroom Dancing: Wednesday Chris 0409 321 470 7:30-9:30pm $10. Wesley Hall Cnr of Dubbo Garden Club: 10am, FIRST Carrington Avenue & Church Street, Wednesday of month, Garden gathDubbo. Graham Woods 0447 885 603 erings with morning tea. Contact, Blood Cancer Support Group: FIRST President, Annette Storer, 0429 828 882 Wednesday of month, 10.30am-12pm, Venue changes each month. Louise or Dundullimal Dubbo Support Crew Inc: FOURTH Wednesday of Emma 0412 706 785 Breast Cancer Support Group: month, 10am, Dundullimal Homestead.

FOURTH Wednesday of every month, Support Homestead functions. 6884 10am, Baptist Church, Palmer Street, 9984, dundullimal@nationaltrust.com. au Community Health 5853 2545 Bric-a-brac sale, weekly - South Gamblers Anonymous: 6pm, Dubbo Veterans and Community Baptist Church, Dubbo. Victor 0407 Men’s Shed: 10am-12pm, Corner of 799 139 Palmer and High Streets. Contact Barry Geurie Craft Group: 9am-2pm, on 0439 344 349 Geurie Bowling Club. Everyone is welCake Cupper & Cancer Support come. Contact Colene 0400422335 Group: SECOND Wednesday of month, 2:30-4pm, Western Cancer Centre Line Dancing: 6.30pm to 8:30pm, Dubbo, carer is also welcome. For pa- Greek Hall, corner Gipps and Roper tients having current cancer treatment. Street, Dubbo. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263.

Megs or Fi 6809 6200 Coffee, Craft & Chat: FORTNIGHTLY, Lodge Allan Stuart 416: SECOND 10am-12pm, Gospel Chapel on Wednesday of month, Geurie Masonic Centre. Please email secretary@lodgeBoundary Road. Anne 0428 425 958 CWA Dubbo Evening Branch: allanstuart416.org.au THIRD Wednesday of the month, Macquarie Intermediate Band: 6:00pm, 3 Frith Street. Contact Barb on 6pm, school term, Band Hall, Boundary 0409 159 556.

Rd. 6884 6686/info@macqcon.org.au, CWA Narromine: SECOND Dubbo District Band 0422 194 059 dubWednesday of the month, 5.30pm, boband@gmail.com USMC. Carolyn 0427747478 CWA Terramungamine: SECOND Narromine Community Women’s Wednesday of the month, 10am, Dubbo Shed: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am -3pm, The Wesley Centre, 138 RSL Club. Barb 0427 251 121 CWA Wellington Branch: Second Dandaloo Street, Narromine. Leona Wednesday of Month, 10:30 a.m., 0487 200 987 Wellington CWA Rooms, Warne Survivors Of Suicide Bereavement St, Wellington. Contact Marion on Group: Wednesdays, by expressions of interest. Please contact 0455 255 137 af0429033836 Dementia Friendship Group: ter midday.

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April 3-9, 2025 Dubbo Photo News

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service. 3.00 Nula.

3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News.

7.35 The Hunt For Cleopatra’s Missing Tomb.

8.25 Bettany Hughes’ Lost Worlds: Nabataeans.

9.25 Scotland’s Scenic Railways. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 A Body That Works. 11.50 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

2.20 The Beach. Final. 2.55 Vegan Vigilantes.

3.10 Over The Black Dot. 3.45 WorldWatch.

5.40 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Secrets Of Polygamy. New. 10.10 Secrets Of Playboy. 11.00 Pose. 1.35 The Nine Lives Of. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

ABC ENT

6.00 Flushed.

(66) 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars.

3.30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 4.30 Frogger. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 7.00 MOVIE: Babe: Pig In The City. (1998) 8.55 MOVIE: Tooth Fairy. (2010) 10.55 MOVIE: Fatherhood. (2021) 1.10 Prison Break. 2.00 Shopping. 3.00 Prison Break.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Unforgotten. 2.00 Grand Designs Aust. 3.00 Back Roads. 3.30 Grand Designs Revisited. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.35 Gardening Aust. 8.35 Under The Vines. Final. 9.20 The Weekly. 9.50 Hard Quiz. 10.20 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. 12.20 Father Brown. 1.05 Rage New Music. 5.00 Rage.

6.00 (22) Kids’ Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (23) Programs. 12.10 Extras. 12.40 Heartbreak High. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 Would I Lie To You? 4.10 MythBusters. 5.00 Heartbreak High. 6.30 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: A Time To Kill. (1996) 10.55 ER. 11.40 Rage. 12.45 Breeders. 1.30 Extras. 2.00 QI. 2.30 ER. 4.15 Doctor Who. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super.

5.35 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone.

SBS (3)

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Fatal Following. (2021) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News.

5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (2012) Anna Kendrick. (M) 10.50 The Americas. 12.00 MOVIE: Trapped Daughter. (2021) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

SBS VLND

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 DVine Living. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

7FLIX

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.30 American Pickers. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Nature Gone Wild. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Storage Wars: NY. 4.00 Mountain Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown.

7.30 Football. AFL. Geelong v Melbourne. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.15 GetOn Extra. 11.45 Late Programs.

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 Rage Charts.

7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage.

12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Death In Paradise.

1.30 Darby And Joan.

2.15 Under The Vines. Final.

3.00 Dinosaurs Of The Frozen Continent.

3.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Bruce Lee. 4.45 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli: George Miller.

5.15 Landline.

5.40 Australian Story: The Shoot Out – Race Around The World.

6.15 Father Brown.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise.

8.30 Vera.

10.00 Unforgotten.

10.50 Boat Story.

11.45 Rage.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.05 Incredible Homes. 10.00 The World From Above. 11.00 Ageless Gardens. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. H’lights. 4.30 Heroines.

5.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

5.30 WWII War Machine.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Wonders Of Europe: Schonbrunn Palace.

8.30 Blenheim: The People Behind The Palace.

9.25 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Rome.

10.15 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Lairg To Caithness.

11.15 Paris Paris.

1.45 Bamay.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

ABC FAMILY (22)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.15 Millie Magnificent. 9.00 Play School. 9.40 Milo. 10.00 Octonauts And The Ring Of Fire.

11.40 Andy And The Band. 12.10 Mini Kids. 1.40 Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Zog And The Flying Doctors. 3.55 Play School Art Time.

4.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.10 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. 8.50 Fresh Off The Boat.

9.35 Speechless. 9.55 Officially Amazing. 10.25 Dragon Ball Super. 10.50 Late Programs.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl.

9.50 Transformers: EarthSpark. 10.10 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 11.15 Heartbreak High. 12.05 MOVIE: Matchstick Men. (2003) 1.55 ER. 2.40 Extras. 3.10 Doctor Who. 3.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High.

7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Live At The Apollo. 8.50 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. 10.50 ER. 11.35 Rage. 12.40 Heartbreak High. 1.25 Extras. 1.55 QI. 2.25 ER. 3.50 Friday Night Dinner. 4.15 Doctor Who. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone.

SBS VLND

6.00 TRT World (31) News. 6.50 DW English News. 7.20 FBC News. 7.55 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05 Bad Education. 1.15 Gone Fishing. 1.50 Beyond Oak Island. 2.35 Ten Year Old Tom. 3.05 Video Killed The Radio Star. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 ABC World News Tonight.

4.35 PBS News. 5.35 Over The Black Dot. 6.05 Our Law. 6.40 Engineering Tomorrow. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Special Forces: Most Daring Missions. New. 10.30 Eternal You: Artificial Intelligence. 12.10 Brady Vs Belichick: The Verdict. Final. 1.05 PEN15. 2.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7FLIX (66)

6.00 Flushed.

7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.00 Get Clever. 9.30 Drop Dead Weird. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Sydney Weekender. 11.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 12.00 Dream Home. 1.40 Holey Moley Australia. Final.

3.10 My France With Manu.

4.10 Dodger.

5.15 MOVIE: The Tiger Rising. (2022) 7.30 MOVIE: Jumanji. (1995) Robin Williams.

9.35 MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty.

(2013) Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly.

11.50 MOVIE: The Saint’s Vacation. (1941) 1.10 Prison Break. 2.00 TBA. 3.00 Prison Break.

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.30 Offsiders. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Australia.

2.30 Monty Don’s French Gardens.

3.30 Grand Designs Revisited.

4.30 Restoration Australia.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Compass: Meditating For Change.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Darby And Joan.

8.15 Unforgotten.

9.05 Boat Story.

10.05 MOVIE: Ali’s Wedding. (2017) Osamah Sami, Don Hany. The son of a Muslim cleric finds himself caught between his family’s expectations and his feelings. (M) 11.50 You Can’t Ask That.

12.25 Rage. 3.00 Ask The Doctor. 3.30 Gardening Australia. 4.30 Insiders.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 APAC Weekly. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Incredible Homes.

10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. H’lights. 4.00 Sailing.

SailGP. H’lights. 5.00 Heroines. 5.30 WWII War Machine.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Ancient Empires. New. 9.25 Maya: The Fall Of An Empire: The Maya: Demise Of An Empire.

10.30 Mayhem: Secret Lives Of Georgian Kings.

11.25 Rebel With A Cause.

12.25 Empires Of New York.

2.55 Britain’s Great Outdoors.

3.25 Fergal Keane: Living With PTSD. 4.25 Bamay.

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

ABC FAMILY (22)

6.00 TRT World News. 6.30 France 24 Africa News. 6.50 DW English News.

7.20 FBC News. 7.50 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 The Movie Show.

12.05 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World C’ship. Portuguese Round. 1.05 The Swiping Game. 1.20 Jeopardy! 3.25 ABC World News Tonight. 3.55 PBS Washington Week. 4.25 United In Tears: The Oatlands Tragedy. 4.55 In The Box. 5.25 Video Killed The Radio Star. 5.55 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders. Men’s race.

12.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders.

Women’s race. 2.30 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 (66) It’s Academic. 8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.00 Drop Dead Weird. 10.00 Holey Moley Australia. 11.30 Dream Home. 1.10 My France With Manu. 2.00 Home And Away.

4.00 Australian Idol.

5.00 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special.

5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters.

6.30 Puppy School.

7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones.

12.30 Conviction. 1.30 Ordinary Joe. 2.30 Prison Break. 5.00 Army Wives.

6.25 Bananas In Pyjamas. 6.45 Nella The Princess Knight. 8.15 Millie Magnificent. 8.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 9.00 Play School. 9.40 Milo. 10.00 Thomas. 10.20 Fizzy And Suds. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.25 Wiggle. 11.45 Andy And The Band.

12.15 Bananas In Pyjamas. 1.40 Ben And Holly.

2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Octonauts And The Ring Of Fire. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Peter Rabbit. 5.50 Paddington. 6.40 Ben And Holly.

7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat.

9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.55 Speechless. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.10 Holly Hobbie. 10.30 Gangnam Project. 11.15 Extras. 11.45 Heartbreak High. 12.30 MOVIE: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. (1987) 1.55 ER. 2.40 Doctor Who. 3.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis.

9.00 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The Weekly. 11.00 ER. 11.50 Extras. 12.15 Rage. 1.20 Heartbreak High. 2.05 QI. 2.35 Mayfair Witches. 3.20 ER. 4.05 Doctor Who. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone.

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Murder At The Country Club. (2023) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia.

5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Roosters. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.45 MOVIE: The Foreigner. (2017) 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop. 4.00 Skippy. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop. 5.30 Postcards.

7TWO

6.00 Seaway. 7.00 (81) Creflo. 7.30 Skippy.

8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 A+E After Dark. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: On The Fiddle. (1961) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 West Coast Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (2002) 10.30 MOVIE: Wedding Daze. (2006) 12.20 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Morning (82) Programs. 9.30 Jeannie. 10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Project Impossible. 12.00 MOVIE: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. (2022) 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Cheaper By The Dozen 2. (2005) 9.30 MOVIE: American Reunion. (2012) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Lingo.

10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.20 Australian Survivor.

11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Family Feud. 4.30 Bold.

5.00 News. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Soccer. Women’s international friendly. Aust v Korea Republic. 10.30 News.

10.55 Sam Pang Tonight. 11.55 The Project.

12.55 Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Shopping.

9GEM

6.00 (53) Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 The Ex-Wife. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Fire Country.

11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

9GO!

6.00 (52) Morning Programs. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier.

3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Friends. 7.30 MOVIE: Bounce. (2000) 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.30 Late Programs.

SATURDAY, April 5

TEN (5)

10 BOLD

10 PEACH

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. 12.00 Horse Racing. The Star C’ships Day and Caulfield 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

7.30 MOVIE: Central Intelligence. (2016) Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart. An accountant and a CIA agent reconnect at a reunion and proceed to work together on a top-secret case.

(M) 9.45 MOVIE: Battle Los Angeles. (2011) Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez. After alien invaders set their sights on Los Angeles, a recently retired marine sergeant returns to duty. (M) 12.10 Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney.

1.10 Travel Oz. 2.00 To Be Advised.

4.00 It’s Academic.

5.00 My Greek Odyssey.

6.00 Getaway. 6.30 ACA. 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 My Way. 1.00 Let’s Eat With George.

1.40 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (2003) 3.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway.

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders.

8.30 MOVIE: Black Adam. (2022) Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Aldis Hodge. An imprisoned ancient superhuman is freed and unleashes his unique form of justice on the modern world. (M) 10.50 MOVIE: Shazam! (2019) Zachary Levi. (M) 1.10 Let’s Eat With George.

1.35 The Garden Gurus.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents.

2.15 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.30 Helping Hands.

6.00 Camper Deals. 6.30 Reel Action. 7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Escape Fishing. 8.00 I Fish. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet. 9.00 My Market Kitchen.

9.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 Intrepid Adventures. 12.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 1.30 Frugal Foodie. 2.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 2.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Dog House Australia.

7.30 Love It Or List It Australia.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia.

9.30 Ambulance Australia.

10.30 Elsbeth.

11.30 FBI. 12.30 NCIS. 1.00 Matlock.

1.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

7TWO

6.00 Shopping.

(62) 8.30 Better Homes.

10.00 My Greek Odyssey. 11.00 Harry’s Practice.

11.30 GetOn Extra. 12.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 Better Homes. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. The Star C’ships Day and Caulfield 6.00 Dog Patrol.

6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30 My Greek Odyssey. 1.30 Fresh Escapes. 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Weekender. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 TBA.

7MATE (64)

6.00 Golf. LIV Golf League Miami.

Continued. 9.00 LIV Golf League Post-Show Miami. 9.45 Towies. 10.00 American Resto. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cool Cars & Bikes. 12.00 The 4WD Adventure Show. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Motor Racing. Shannons SpeedSeries. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars.

7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad.

8.30 Football. AFL. Round 4. North Melbourne v Sydney.

11.30 Mighty Ships. 12.30 Engineering Disasters.

1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Golf. LIV Golf League Miami.

9GEM

6.00 Seaway.

(81) 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Thunderbirds. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Skippy. 11.30 MOVIE: Derby Day. (1952) 1.15 MOVIE: The Brigand Of Kandahar.

(1965) 3.00 MOVIE: The Day The Earth Caught Fire. (1961) 5.00 MOVIE: Vera Cruz. (1954) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Western Force v Highlanders. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific PostMatch. 9.45 MOVIE: Rocky Balboa. (2006) 11.45 MOVIE: Convoy. (1978) 2.00 MOVIE: Yield To The Night. (1956) 2.50 Avengers. 3.50 MOVIE: The Day The Earth Caught Fire. (1961)

9GO! (82)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.10 Allo! Allo!

9.30 Only Fools And Horses. 10.10 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 11.20 Ancient Aliens.

12.20 MOVIE: Two Weeks Notice. (2002) 2.20 Lost Gold Of World War II. 3.20 Hunting Hitler.

4.20 Jeopardy! UK. New. 5.20 Young Sheldon.

5.50 MOVIE: The Addams Family. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. (2010) 9.40 MOVIE: The Great Wall. (2016) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.10 The Originals. 2.00 Jeopardy! UK. 2.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 3.00 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 4.00 Bakugan. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, April 6

10 BOLD

Shopping.

(53) 6.00 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 Diagnosis Murder.

3.00 JAG. 4.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 25.

Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners.

7.00 Football Tonight.

7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 25. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. 10.00 NCIS. 12.45 Blue Bloods. 1.40 Reel Action. 2.10 Fire Country. 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Shopping.

10 PEACH (52)

6.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

11.30 Deal Or No Deal.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Ridiculousness.

3.00 Frasier.

4.00 Friends.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

10.30 Frasier.

11.30 Ridiculousness. 12.30 South Park.

1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 2.00 Navigating The World. 3.00 Home Shopping.

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Sunday Footy Feast.

1.00 Football. AFL. Round 4. GWS Giants v West Coast. From ENGIE Stadium, Sydney.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australian Idol.

8.40 7NEWS Spotlight.

9.40 Waco Untold: The British Stories. New. 12.00 The Bay. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey.

2.00 To Be Advised.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair.

7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Wide World Of Sports.

11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

1.00 Fish Forever.

1.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year.

2.00 Adelaide Motor Festival.

3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Manly Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm. From 4 Pines Park, Sydney.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Married At First Sight.

8.50 60 Minutes.

9.50 9News Late.

10.20 See No Evil: The Wrong Look.

11.20 The First 48.

12.10 Adelaide Motor Festival.

1.05 Destination WA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Key Of David.

7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. 7.30 Charming China. 8.00 The Yes Experiment. 8.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 9.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 9.30 Loving Gluten Free. 10.00 Farm To Fork. 10.30 Are You RV Safe? 11.00 My Market Kitchen. 11.30 Buy To Build. 12.00 Australian Survivor.

1.10 Good Chef Bad Chef.

1.30 Cook With Luke.

2.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

2.30 Expedition: Australia’s West Coast.

3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

4.00 All 4 Adventure.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Sunday Project.

7.00 Australian Survivor.

8.30 Matlock.

9.30 FBI. 11.20 The Sunday Project.

12.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

SBS VLND (31)

7TWO (62)

6.00 My Greek Odyssey. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 TBA. 9.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 10.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 10.30 DVine Living. 11.00 I Escaped To The Country. 12.00 Escape To The Country.

1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Better Homes. 4.30 I Escaped To The Country. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme.

8.30 Vera. 10.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 11.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.00 Vera. 3.00 This Rugged Coast. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute.

5.00 My Greek Odyssey.

7FLIX

6.00 LIV Golf (64) League Post-Show Miami. 6.45 Towies. 7.00 My Fishing Place.

7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Drag Racing. Top Doorslammer. Replay. 9.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Krikke Boys Shootout. H’lights. 10.00 Counting Cars. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN: Best Of. 1.00 Step Outside.

1.30 Motor Racing. Shannons SpeedSeries. 5.00 Hustle & Tow. 6.00 Border Security: International.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

8.30 MOVIE: The King’s Man. (2021) Ralph Fiennes.

11.10 MOVIE: Morbius. (2022) 1.15 Border Security.

2.00 Golf. LIV Golf League Miami.

9GEM (81)

6.00 Skippy. 6.30 Amazing Facts With Doug Batchelor. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. 12.00 Getaway. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Avengers. 2.00 MOVIE: The Man Who Haunted Himself. (1970) 3.55 MOVIE: The Cruel Sea. (1953) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Fugitive. (1993) Harrison Ford.

11.10 The Closer.

12.10 Are You Being Served? 1.10 Dad’s Army.

1.35 MOVIE: The Cruel Sea. (1953) 4.05 MOVIE: The Man Who Haunted Himself. (1970)

7MATE

6.00 I Love VIP Pets.

(82) 6.30 Wild Manes.

7.00 Booba. 7.30 The Gamers 2037. 8.00 Allo!

Allo! 9.05 Only Fools And Horses. 9.45 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 10.55 Ancient Aliens.

11.55 MOVIE: Loch Ness. (1996) 1.55 Lost Gold Of World War II. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.55 Jeopardy!

UK. 4.55 Young Sheldon. 5.20 MOVIE: Get Smart.

(2008) 7.30 MOVIE: Gone In 60 Seconds. (2000) 10.00 MOVIE: The Mod Squad. (1999) 11.55 Gotham.

12.50 Arrow. 2.40 Young Sheldon. 3.05 Jeopardy!

UK. 4.00 Bakugan. 4.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears.

4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.30 Pokémon.

9GO!

10 BOLD (53)

6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled. 12.00 Navigating The World. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Top Gear Australia.

4.30 Australian Survivor.

5.30 Diagnosis Murder.

6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 SEAL Team.

11.15 Blue Bloods. 12.10 Fire Country. 2.00 48 Hours. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG.

10 PEACH (52)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

8.00 Frasier.

10.00 Ridiculousness.

11.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Ridiculousness.

3.00 Frasier.

4.00 Friends.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

10.00 Frasier.

11.00 Ridiculousness.

12.00 South Park.

12.30 Home Shopping.

1.30 South Park. 3.00 Home Shopping.

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TUESDAY, April 8

MONDAY, April 7

Dubbo Photo News April 3-9, 2025

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service. 3.00 Where Are You Really From? 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News.

7.35 Milan With Michael Portillo. 8.25 Pompeii: The New Dig. 9.35 24 Hours In Emergency.

10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Syndrome E. 12.00 Infiniti. 2.00 Hugh’s Wild West. 3.05 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

2.50 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia.

3.30 WorldWatch. 5.45 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 6.10 Mysteries From Above. Return.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 UFOs: Investigating The Unknown. New. 9.25 Myths: The Greatest Mysteries Of Humanity.

10.30 The Weekly Football Wrap. 11.00 Alone Australia. 12.05 Miniseries: Sirius. 2.00 Threesome. 3.00 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 Flushed.

(66) 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.00 TBA. 10.30 House Rules.

12.00 Dance Boss. 1.15 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 2.55 Sean’s Kitchen. 3.20 Australian Idol. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy.

7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime.

10.30 Bones. 12.30 Conviction. 1.30 Alias. 2.30 Prison Break: Resurrection. 5.00 Army Wives.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Vera. 11.30 Creative Types. 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. 2.00 Grand Designs Aust. 3.00 Back Roads. 3.25 Grand Designs Revisited. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Aust Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 The Weekly. 11.35 Home Delivery. 12.05 Grand Designs Revisited. 12.55 Long Lost Family. 1.40 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Mecha Builders. 3.55 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Odd Squad. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch!

8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.30 Street Science.

9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.35 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 MythBusters. 10.25 ER. 11.10 Extras. 11.40 Rage. 12.45 MythBusters. 1.35 Live At The Apollo. 2.20 ER. 3.50 Friday Night Dinner. 4.15 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY, April 9

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 TBA. 2.40 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust.

6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Australian Idol. Final.

9.10 9-1-1: Lone Star.

10.10 Suits L.A. 11.10 The Agenda Setters. 12.10 Treadstone. New. 1.20 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 TBA. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

SBS VLND

6.00 TBA. 6.30 (62) The Surgery Ship. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1.00 DVine Living.

1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Shetland. 11.00 Bargain Hunt. 12.00 Doc Martin. 1.00 Late Programs.

7FLIX

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 10.00 Deep Water Salvage. 11.00 Hustle & Tow. 12.00 Border Security: Int. 1.00 Border Security. 2.30 Watersport. Offshore Superboats. 3.30 Storage Wars: NY. 4.00 Mountain Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.00 Gem Hunters Down Under.

10.00 Tougher In Alaska. 11.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service. 3.05 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.15 New York: The City That Never Sleeps. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS News.

10.30 Guillaume’s Paris. 11.00 Snow. 11.55 Illegals. 1.45 Hugh’s Wild West. 3.55 Inside The Modelling Agency. 5.00 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

12.35 Paul Merson: Football, Gambling And Me. 1.35 The Artist’s View. 2.05 One Armed Chef. 3.00 Bamay. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 ABC World News Tonight. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 6.10 Mysteries From Above. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 James May: Our Man In... Japan.

10.30 Travel Man. 11.25 Taskmaster. 1.15 Conversations. 2.55 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Compass. 11.00 The Weekly. 11.30 Space 22.

12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Grand Designs Aust. 2.55 Back Roads. 3.25 Grand Designs Revisited. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.25 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Creative Types. 9.00 Finding The Archibald. 10.05 The ABC Of...

10.35 News. 10.50 The Business. 11.05 Four Corners. 11.50 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 1.40 Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Mecha Builders. 3.55 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 6.55 Rocket Club. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Shark With Steve Backshall. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. 2.50 Doctor Who. 3.35 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Breeders. 9.20 Fisk. 9.50 ER. 10.35 Friday Night Dinner. 11.00 Extras. Final. 11.30 Rage.

12.30 MOVIE: Prisoners. (2013) 3.00 ER. 3.40 Doctor Who. 4.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone.

ABC TV (2)

THURSDAY, April 10

SBS (3)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Restoration Australia. 3.00 Back Roads. 3.25 Grand Designs NZ. 4.10 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz.

7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 The Weekly. 9.00 Fresh Blood: Urvi Went To An All Girls’ School. 9.30 Planet America.

10.05 Mayfair Witches. 10.50 News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe.

11.50 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66)

6.00 Flushed.

7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.00 TBA. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Dance Boss. 1.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 3.00 Anh Does Vietnam.

4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

8.30 CSI: Miami.

9.30 CSI: New York. 10.30 CSI: Cyber. 11.30 Bones. 12.30 Conviction. 1.30 Alias. 2.30 Prison Break: Resurrection. 5.00 Army Wives.

SBS (3)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight.

3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 New York: The City That Never Sleeps. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News.

7.30 Alone Australia. 8.40 The Handmaid’s Tale. Return. 10.40 SBS News. 11.10 Blackwater.

12.15 My Brilliant Friend. 4.15 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

ABC TV

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 3.00 Where Are You Really From? 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.15 New York: The City That Never Sleeps. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Concorde: Chasing A Dream. 8.30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel. 9.30 Virdee. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 Breaking Point. 12.00 Blinded. 1.45 Desperate Measures. 3.25 Inside The Modelling Agency. 4.20 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 France 24 English News. 12.30 Hoarders.

2.10 Planet A. 2.40 Insight. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 ABC World News Tonight. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 6.05 Over The Black Dot. 6.35 Travel Man. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 History’s Greatest Mysteries. 10.10 The UnXplained.

11.00 Homicide. 1.45 Dark Side Of The Ring.

2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.40 ER. 2.25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2.50 Doctor Who. 3.35 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 4.05 QI. 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.30 Gruen.

10.10 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. 11.00 Planet America. 11.30 ER. 12.15 Rage.

1.15 Breeders. 1.45 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. 2.45 ER. 3.25 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Project Impossible.

12.00 MOVIE: Space Jam: A New Legacy.

(2021) 2.15 Innovation Nation. 2.30 The Nanny.

3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld.

8.30 MOVIE: Three Kings. (1999) 10.50 Ghost Hunters. 11.50 The O.C. 12.50 Love Island UK. 2.00 Supernatural. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 TBA. 6.30 (62) Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Bargain Hunt. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed.

(66) 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.00 TBA. 10.30 House Rules.

12.00 Dance Boss. 1.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 3.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy.

7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Father Of The Bride. (1991) 10.50 First Dates UK. 2.00 Prison Break: Resurrection. 4.00 First Dates UK.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Mecha Builders. 3.55 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 6.55 Odd Squad. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch!

8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Seaway.

(81) 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct.

10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Dales For Sale.

1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 MOVIE: No Time For Tears. (1957) 3.20 MOVIE: The Truth About Women. (1957) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Mrs Sidhu Investigates. 10.40 Grantchester. 11.50 Footy Classified. 1.00 Creflo. 1.30 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.00 Restoration Australia. 12.00 News. 1.00 Miniseries: Best Interests. Final.

2.00 Restoration Australia. 3.00 Back Roads.

3.30 Grand Designs NZ. 4.15 Long Lost Family.

5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Restoration Australia. 9.00 Grand Designs Aust. 10.00 Grand Designs Revisited. Final.

10.45 News. 11.00 The Business. 11.20 Darby And Joan. 12.05 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 TBA. 2.40 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust.

6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The Americas.

8.30 The Hunting Party.

9.30 The Irrational. 10.30 The Agenda Setters.

11.30 St. Denis Medical. 12.00 The Act. 1.10 Travel Oz. 2.00 TBA. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 France 24 English News. 12.30 Hoarders.

2.10 Queer Sports. 3.05 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 ABC World News Tonight. 4.40 PBS News. 5.45 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 6.10 Mysteries From Above. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 MOVIE: After The Sunset. (2004) 10.20 MOVIE: The Last Full Measure. (2019) 12.25 Letterkenny. 1.45 Love And Sex In Scandinavia.

2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.50 Doctor Who. 3.35 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 4.10 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Mayfair Witches. 9.15 Friday Night Dinner.

9.40 ER. 10.25 Breeders. 10.55 Rage. 11.55 MOVIE: Going The Distance. (2010) 1.35 QI. 2.05 ER. 3.35 Doctor Who. 4.30 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.20 Love Triangle. Return. 10.50 9News Late. 11.20 Police After Dark. 12.15 Next Stop. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 ACA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

SBS (3)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 11.25 Play School. 12.15 Bananas In Pyjamas. 1.40 Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington.

2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Mecha Builders. 3.55 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 6.55 Odd Squad. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators.

8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Abbott Elementary.

9.20 Doctor Who. 10.55 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6)

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Reel Action.

9.30 Everyday Gourmet. 10.30 Navigating The World. 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. 12.30 JAG. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Fire Country.

11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

9GO!

6.00 (52) Morning Programs. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 My Market Kitchen. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud. 10.30 Drew Barrymore. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier.

3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Seaway. 7.00 (81) Creflo. 7.30 Skippy.

8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Dales For Sale. 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 MOVIE: Carry On Teacher.

(1959) 3.20 MOVIE: Only Two Can Play. (1962) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Chelsea Detective. 10.40 Miniseries: The Pale Horse.

11.40 Dales For Sale. 12.35 My Favorite Martian.

1.00 Creflo. 1.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64)

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 Storage Wars: NY. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 2.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. 4.00 Mountain Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Outback Truckers. 10.00 Railroad Australia.

11.00 Deadliest Roads. 12.00 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6)

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Seasoned With Love. (2021) 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust.

6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. 8.30 The Front Bar. 9.30 Unfiltered. 10.00 Jimeoin: Result. 11.20 Autopsy USA. 12.20 Midnight Texas. New. 1.20 Travel Oz. 2.00 TBA. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7FLIX

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 10.00 Billy The Exterminator. 10.30 American Resto.

11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers.

12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 2.30 Railroad Australia. 3.30 Billy The Exterminator.

4.00 Mountain Men. 5.00 American Resto.

5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos.

11.30 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows. (2023) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly.

8.30 Britain’s Got Talent.

9.45 The Amazing Race.

11.15 The Chernobyl Disaster. 12.15 Emergency Call. 1.15 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 TBA. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Flushed.

7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.00 TBA. 10.30 House Rules.

12.00 Dance Boss. 1.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 3.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days.

5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy.

7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Father Of The Bride. (1991) 10.50 First Dates UK. 2.00 Prison Break: Resurrection. 4.00 First Dates UK.

9GEM

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Travel Guides. 8.40 100% Footy. 9.40 9News Late.

10.10 Wild Cards. 11.10 The Equalizer. 12.00 Next Stop. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop.

2.30 Building Ideas. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 ACA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 TBA. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45 My Greek Odyssey. 1.45 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66)

6.00 Drew Barrymore.

7.00 Neighbours. 7.30 GCBC. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 8.40 Sam Pang Tonight.

9.40 Taskmaster Australia. 10.50 News. 11.15 The Project. 12.20 Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

SEVEN (6)

SBS VLND (31)

SBS VLND

NINE (8)

9GEM

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 ST: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

10.20 Fire Country.

11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping.

2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

9GO! (82)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Project Impossible. 12.00 MOVIE: War With Grandpa. (2020) 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls.

6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Analyze That. (2002) 10.30 Ghost Hunters.

11.30 The O.C. 12.30 Love Island UK. 1.30 Supernatural. 3.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Town Called Love. (2023) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 8.30 The Grand Tour. 9.50 Freddy And The Eighth. 10.50 9News Late. 11.20 The Equalizer. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 ACA. 5.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Project Impossible. 12.00 MOVIE: Stick It. (2006) 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Birds Of Prey. (2020) 10.35 Ghost Hunters. 11.35 The O.C. 12.35 Love Island UK. 1.30 Supernatural.

3.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Finding Mr Right. (2023) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News.

7.00 ACA. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Dolphins v Penrith Panthers. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Outback Opal Hunters. 12.00 Next Stop. 12.30 Tipping Point.

1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop.

4.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Seaway.

(81) 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Tennis. Billie Jean King Cup. Qualifying round. Group D. Aust v Kazakhstan. 6.00 Yes Minister. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 My Feet Are Killing Me. 11.30 Only Fools And Horses. 12.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.05 Creflo. 1.35 MOVIE: Three Hats For Lisa. (1966) 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Sprintcar Series. Final. H’lights. 10.00 Mountain Men. 11.00 American Resto. 11.30 Storage Wars.

12.00 American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. 4.00 Mountain Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Adelaide v Geelong. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Kick Ons. 11.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH

6.00 Drew Barrymore.

7.00 Neighbours. 7.30 GCBC. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.20 Australian Survivor. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Dog House Aust. 8.40 NCIS. 10.30 News. 10.55 The Project.

12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

6.00 Seaway.

7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Dales For Sale.

1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 MOVIE: Three Hats For Lisa. (1966) 3.35 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. (1974) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Yes Minister. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 See No Evil.

12.35 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Creflo. 1.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 TBA. 6.30 (62) Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi.

2.30 My Impossible House. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Father Brown. 12.30 Bargain Hunt. 1.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Neighbours. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud. 10.30 Drew Barrymore. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens.

2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens.

5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker.

10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

TEN (5)

6.00 Drew Barrymore.

7.00 Neighbours.

7.30 GCBC. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal.

9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.20 Dog House Aust. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Airborne: Nature In Our Skies. 8.40 Elsbeth. 9.40 NCIS: Origins. 10.40 News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 Fire Country.

11.55 Jake And The Fatman. 12.50 Shopping.

2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.

9GO!

6.00 (52) Morning Programs. 8.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Neighbours. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud. 10.30 Drew Barrymore. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens.

2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens.

5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker.

10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Drew Barrymore.

(5) 7.00 Neighbours. 7.30 GCBC. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.20 Airborne: Nature In Our Skies. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Gogglebox Aust. 8.30 Taskmaster Australia. 9.40 Law & Order: S.V.U. 10.40 News. 11.05 The Project.

12.05 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Blue Bloods.

10.20 Fire Country.

11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping.

2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Project Impossible. 12.00 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo. (2002) 1.45 Innovation Nation. 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny.

3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 Survivor 48.

9.00 MOVIE: The Hangover 2. (2011) 11.00 The O.C. 12.00 Love Island UK. 1.00 Supernatural.

3.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Neighbours.

9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud. 10.30 Drew Barrymore. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier.

3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang.

9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.30 Late Programs.

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Pickleballers pick up the prizes at Canberra bash

ABOVE: Dubbo Pickleball Club recently hosted visitors from the Orange PCYC pickleball club and a few players from Armidale Pickleball as well.

RIGHT TOP: Top local local pickelballers, Deb Crisante and Dale Wallace travelled to Canberra recently for the Big Chill Pickleball tournament.

RIGHT: Champion local pickelballer, Dale Wallace, travelled to Canberra recently representing the Western Stars Pickleballers at the Big Chill Pickleball tournament. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

LOOKING like a fun amalgam of tennis and badminton, the increasing popularity of “pickleball” locally, has been reflected in recent representative success for the sport in the region.

“In what is a further indication of the level of ‘Pickleballer’ quality at the Dubbo Pickleball Centre, Deb Crisante and Dale Wallace travelled to Canberra representing the Western Stars Pickleballers at the Big Chill Pickleball tournament recent-

ly,” a Spokesperson revealed.

“This saw them collect silver in the 0–50s Division, a huge effort, adding more medals to the ever-increasing number,” they added.

Dale then followed this up by collecting a Bronze in the Men’s Over 50s singles; a fantastic effort!

“Following-on from those individual achievements, the Club hosted visitors from the Orange PCYC pickleball club

and a few players from Armidale Pickleball.

‘All up, some 50 odd players contested more than 60 games across the courts over four hours of play on Saturday,” the spokesperson said “What a day, great sportsmanship, great competition and great fun, a day that ended with the Orange ballers snatching the Pickle Cup from the Stars, there will be revenge in the future,” they concluded.

From Seattle to Australia, fun kids game takes on the world USING a small paddle and modified wiffle orb (a perforated hollow polymer ball), Pickleball is played on a court either indoors or outdoors, that is the same size as a badminton doubles court. The scoring is different to tennis with most matches decided by being the first player or team to reach 11 points, with a lead of at least two points.

It was invented in 1965 as a children’s backyard game in the United States on Bainbridge Island near Seattle in Washington; the state on America’s north-west coast, not the nation’s capital city, Washington DC. In honour of its increasingly worldwide popularity, Pickleball was named the official state sport of Washington In 2021.

Good roll up for the Combination Comp Contributed by DUBBO RSL BOWLS GOOD roll-up at the Combination Bowls on Sunday involved a total of 43 bowlers enjoying the morning’s competition.

In results, Rink 13 took-out the first place with Ken Whittaker, Eric Satchell, and Peter Sinclair beating the usually-consistent Tracey Keenan, Steve Evans, and Steve Kelly by 29-3.

Chris Castlehouse, Robert Edwards, and Phil Knight on Rink 14 took-out second place from Alan Andriske, Ruby Stockings, and Ros Joseph by 21-3.

The ever “Lucky” Leo Balstead on Rink Seven played as “swinger” to both teams again this week, taking third place with Jenny Spratt and Brian Jones from

Daphne Dunbar and Paul Goodstat bowling 24-9.

A very small margin of one shot separated the pairs played by Gaye Cottee and Gordon Scott, winning Rink Eight from Vicki Hummell and Brett Miller by 17-16.

On Rink Nine, another set of pairs were played with Gordon Lumis and Mike Twohill defeating Ray Stawhan and Bryan O’Sullivan by 22-9.

Mary Perry, John Zeb, and Graham Ross, played on Rink 10 and beat Ron McCauley, Therese Gaio, and Matt Quill by 18-14.

Averall Cox, Cheryl Storch, and Col Cottee also took Rink 11 by a razor-thin 19-18 from Sue McCauley, Garry Huggins, and Mick Strawhan, On Rink 12, Dick Whiteford,

Shirley Marchant, and Col Dover won by 18-10 from Sue Armstrong Frank Armstrong, and Todd O’Dea with only one “rester” this week, won by Gaye Cottee. Lucky numbers were also won by Gordon

Scott, Garry Huggins, ad Dick Whiteford. Welcome also to a new player, Brett Miller.

Players Note: There will be no Combination bowls on Sunday, April 13, due to Pennant playoffs

at the Sporties.

As always, new and casual players are welcome and can call 0419 248 520 for more information.

Players names must be in by 9am for a 9.30 start.

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Mike Alborough farewelled – beloved “Rhino” who roared!

By GEOFF MANN MIKE Alborough was farewelled last week, a man of great character, community service, and a loud voice for the Rhinos Rugby Club.

I had the privilege of spending time in the middle of cricket fields umpiring, at night cricket and on Saturday afternoons commentating and chatting about his great sporting loves.

Sons Jason and Stephen and their mother, Maria paid tribute at St Lawrence’s alongside family, including a growing cohort of grandchildren; their late brother James was remembered fondly in Jason’s eulogy.

Mike was a larger-than-life character who retired after decades of true public service, including his last engagement as Regional Manager of the State Emergency Service.

He was an ebullient person, always the first with a smile and a big hand-out to greet you. Known for his repartee on all topics, Jason began his words of tribute this way:

“To honour my father, I would be doing a disservice if I was to keep this brief. So please bear with me while I try and wrap-up in five or so minutes a 78year life of a great father, husband and communicator – that is, a person who loved to chat!”

Mike was born in London in 1946 and came to Australia with his family as a ‘£10 Pom’.

When he was two, he was the eldest of three including sisters Marilyn and Vicki, he grew-up in Merrylands in Sydney’s western suburbs.

He was always involved in sport, particularly football, swimming and crickThe late Mike Alborough. PHOTO: SUPPLIED et and entered fully into whatever community in ent, never backward in offering which he lives. He spent his entire career serving the pub- his advice but loving and kind. lic and supplemented his income “We would allow him to blowwith work as a barman and other off steam at times knowing ‘it was tasks in hospitality. all bluster’ and he would calm Jason says Mike was a good par- down,” Jason said.

“Dad was fair, unwaveringly honest, and such a stickler for rules or the law. We knew he was always trying to protect us and keep us from harm,” he added.

Mike and Marie met in Dubbo when he was 21 and working with the Lands Department. It took 12 months for their romance to blossom: “as Mum thought he was a big city upstart!”

Jason told us Mike and Maria married in 1969 and: “For their honeymoon, Dad took-up a job in Moree!”

Mike continued his career that had started at the State Brickworks in 1967 with stints with the Lands Department at Dubbo, Moree, Sydney, Tamworth, back to Moree and then with the Education Dept in Wollongong.

When Mike returned to Dubbo in 1983, it was as the TAFE Student Education Officer until he was appointed SES Divisional Executive Officer in 1987, a role he maintained until retirement in 2006.

Along the way, Mike threw

himself into community service through Lions and Apex, was part of swimming clubs in Moree, Wollongong, and Tamworth and was a founding father of Swimtech here in Dubbo. He was also heavily involved with cricket and rugby, at South Dubbo and the Rhinos.

Mike was awarded Life Membership of his beloved “world’s biggest animals, The Dubbo Rhinos”, for his efforts in promoting the club through many difficult times as they worked hard to establish themselves in the strong Central West Rugby competition.

In latter years, Mike was a valued and hard-working counsellor with Lifeline and a valued contributor to St Vincent de Paul.

One of his proudest honours was when he received a Service Medal from the Premier of NSW, citing his exceptional service during the Nyngan floods and in the Snowy Mountains and other spheres over a twenty year career.

Mike will never be forgotten.

He was the epitome of “the Rhino that roared” but with a gentle heart.

WEST DUBBO BOWLS REPORT Contributed By CLUB DUBBO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS West Dubbo bowlers have been well-represented at the Bowls NSW State Championships held in Ballina and surrounds over last week and the coming week.

Bowls’ Manager, Anthony Brown, reached the quarter-finals in both the All Abilities Singles and Pairs Championships.

In the Mixed Pairs, Liam Morrow and Dubbo City’s Michelle Harkin narrowly missed out on a quarter-final berth, winning one and just going down in the other two games in their sectional play-offs.

Steve Ryan, Jarrod Palmer, and Lloyd Peirce are currently playing in the Open Reserve Triples, while, next week, Tracey Silk, Ros Gilholme, Deb Morrow, and Judy Cassidy will compete in the Ladies Fours Championship.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Rain prevented play in last Saturday’s Men’s and Women’s Triples Championships. Nominations for the Men’s and Women’s Club Fours Championships are now on the noticeboard. Players need to check the noticeboard for full details.

Fun kids bowling program, Rookie Rollers finishes-up this week with President Glenn Morrison and some recent attendees. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED JUNIOR ROOKIE ROLLERS The final Rookie Rollers for the autumn season will be held tomorrow (Friday) evening, beginning at 5.30 and concluding at 6.30. This FUN program, for girls and boys aged between 8–14 years is managed by the qualified club coaches and includes a kids’ meal at the end of each session.

For more information, contact effervescent Club Dubbo Bowls’ Manager, Anthony Brown, on 0403 401 567.

SOCIAL BOWLS John Zeb, Jill Parker (from

Forster), and Max Low swept all before them last Wednesday at Social Bowls. A distant second was the team of John Cole, John Mackenzie, and Mick Strawhan, whilst third spot, on a countback, went to Frank Bartlett, Jess Gibson, and Steve Ryan. In the March attendance draw, $50 each was taken-out by Bev Goss and John Mackenzie. Bev Margery was also a big money winner, when her number came out in the Lucky Draw.

On Friday, Frank Bartlett, Warren Brown, and John Davis were

West Dubbo’s women’s team will be competing at the State Women’s Fours Championships next Monday

to the fore, easily accounting for the opposition across No. 2 Green.

A distant second was the team comprising Tony Leonard, John Zeb, and Graham Ross. Max Low had plenty to smile about when he took home the Lucky Draw cash.

Last Sunday, a good field kicked-off the morning’s social bowls. The winners were John Fardell and Lindsay Burden, with Gai Morrison and Leanne Erwin worthy runners-up. ‘Fardy’s’ day was enhanced even further when he made off with the Lucky Draw money.

CLUB ACTIVITIES Thursday, Friday and Sunday nights’ popular meat, fruit and vegetable raffles continue to draw large crowds. In addition, this Thursday night’s members’ badge draw is up to $5500, whilst Friday’s badge draw stands at $5000.

COMING UP Events coming-up, include the $10 000 Easter Open Pairs Tournament being held on Friday and Saturday, April 18–19.

Thought for the Week: “The future depends on what we do in the present.” (Mahatma Gandhi)

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Mamma Mia! Dubbo Masters hockey tourney takes the heat

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ajor Dubbo hockey representative event, Masters in the Bush, was another roaring success featuring three days of hockey, fun, laughter, and heat, Australian Masters representative, Tracey Hardie-Jones enthused.

“We started-off early Friday morning at 7am with teams from all over Australia, games went all day until 7.30pm, and that’s when the fun began with the annual dinner with the theme of the night being, ‘Abba’,” Tracey revealed.

“Saturday morning, the games started at 7am again, with a few tired heads; the hockey was of very high standard with lots of high-level skills demonstrated,” she added.

With the weather remaining unseasonably hot with temperatures in the high 30s, this didn’t stop the will to win.

“The annual ‘Dash Cash’, sponsored by Devils hollow was also a smash hit, with three age groups and three worthy winners,” Tracey said.

“Teams made the best of their accommodation between games cooling off in the pools and visiting our tourist attractions and our local restaurants,” she explained.

Sunday saw the last round games before the pressures was on for the finals, Tracey said.

“We had three divisions with Parkes taking-out the First Division, with ‘Buzzards’ from Sydney and ‘G-Force’ of the ACT the joint premiers of Second Division, with the ‘Devils’ the third Division winners,” Tracey concluded.

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Footy’s back: Baradine hosts Castlereagh League kick-off!

Coolah Kangaroos were the first-grade premiers for 2024 for the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League; with the 2025 season being launched with the Magpies hosting the annual League Tag Knockout on Saturday, April 5.. PHOTO: PETER SHERWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

By BRYSON LUFF BARADINE Sportsground is the venue for the much-anticipated kick-off for the 2025 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League season, with the Magpies hosting the annual League Tag Knockout on Saturday, April 5.

All 10 clubs in this year’s comp will be in action with the first blockbuster involving the home team up against last year’s grand

finalists, the Coolah Kangaroos from 11am. This match should create a lot of interest and set the scene for what will be a jampacked day of action, with 14 games to be played culminating with the final which will commence at 3.40pm.

Warren Bulldogs, in what is their comeback season after an absence of some seven years, will have their first official Castlereagh League outing against Coonamble

at 12 midday.

Narromine Jets will also start their 2024 premiership defence, when they take the field at 12.20pm, lining up against the Gulgong Terriers, hoping to repeat their effort from last year when they commenced their winning campaign by taking home the knockout shield.

Castlereagh League Chairman, Chris Deighton, indicated that it was good to get the 2025 season

underway.

“It looks like another great year for the Castlereagh competition, and it is always great to see the knockouts roll around each year because they signal that the kickoff to the competition proper is not far away,” Mr Deighton said.

In fact, the first round of the competition is set down for Saturday, April 26, but the knockout action will continue on Saturday, April 12, when Warren’s Victo-

ria Oval will be the venue for the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League senior rugby league knockout.

There will be no action over the Easter break!

Meanwhile, the Gilgandra Panthers have reported improved player attendance at training after a positive session on Tuesday, March 25 with good numbers.

Macquarie wins Under 18s — 50 years since historic 1975 premiership

By GEOFF MANN DUBBO Macquarie Raiders are hoping they can emulate the 1975 Blues team and take-out the Peter McDonald Premiership after winning at Blayney on Saturday.

The latest team is certainly off to a good start, winning all their matches before tak-

ing the final easily by 16-8 over Group 10 heavyweights, Bathurst Panthers.

Macquarie is celebrating their 1975 win on the June Long weekend, while the 1985 Under 18s and First Grade will also get-together in May to relive their dual premierships played on a very wet day at the Showground.

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Cleary lauds Yeo as he looks for the ‘real Panthers’

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary (right) believes Isaah Yeo (left) is one of rugby league's greatest forwards. PHOTO: AAP/DAN HIMBRECHTS

By GEORGE CLARKE COACH Ivan Cleary believes Isaah Yeo will be remembered as one of rugby league’s greatest forwards as Penrith look to use their co-captain’s milestone match to show who “the real Panthers are".

After a sluggish (1-3) start to 2025, Cleary confirmed on Monday that halfback Nathan Cleary (concussion) will be back to face North Queensland on Friday at CommBank Stadium in Yeo’s 250th NRL match.

But the inclusion of the four-time premiership winning No. 7 is offset by the fact that metre-eating winger Brian To’o will be absent for up to a month with a hamstring injury.

To’o’s absence likely opens the door for Casey McLean with fullback Dylan Edwards rated touch and go to return from a groin strain.

To’o came off late in last week’s 28-18 loss to South Sydney which represented the first

time since 2019 that the Panthers have lost three-straight NRL games.

“If I could change it, I would have three wins but that’s our reality at the moment,” Yeo said.

Yeo, 30, is one of the few survivors of Penrith’s 2019 campaign where a 10th placed finish is widely seen as the springboard to the club’s unrivalled success in the NRL era.

One of the most influential changes the Panthers made in 2020 – when they won the minor premiership and fell to Melbourne in the grand final – was to shift Yeo to lock.

After beginning his NRL career as a skinny outside back from Dubbo and becoming an edge forward, Yeo really found his calling as a ball-playing No. 13 at the start of the NRL’s six-again era.

“Thank, Christ, they moved me to lock,” Yeo said.

“I’ve been around some wonderful coaches and staff who have helped me el-

evate my game.

“Ivan moved me to lock fulltime and Trent Barrett was the attack coach when I first moved into that position and he helped me a tremendous amount.

“After 2019 – that was a disappointing season – it could have gone either way there, but they trusted me and I like to think I’ve repaid a bit of that.” Cleary said his lock, who has blossomed into a regular for the NSW State of Origin side, co-captained Penrith to four titles and skippered Australia deserved to be seen “as one of the best forwards in the game that’s ever played".

“He’s the current Golden Boot winner,” Cleary said.

“If you have a look at the past winners, that says a fair bit about where he is.

“He’d be the first to admit that as an edge player, he was certainly capable but didn’t have certain skill sets that fit an elite back-rower.

“It turns out that what he can do in the middle goes beyond what a lot of other people can do, so it’s been a good move for him and he’s made it his own.” Cleary remains upbeat about the Panthers’ fortunes despite the club’s personnel issues and the fact their defensive output has been way down on previous years.

Penrith conceded an average of 29.5 points through the opening four rounds.

From the start of the 2020 campaign to the end of last season when they claimed their fourth-straight premiership, the Panthers’ stubborn defence leaked a measly 13 points per game.

“The other night (against Souths) I felt like there were parts to our game where regardless of who’s on the field – there was a big difference between the first half and the second half.” Cleary said.

“If we can get the balance we’ll find out who the real Panthers are.” - AAP

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Dubbo Photo News April 3-9, 2025

Dubbo Ducks quack through yet another successful swim season LAST weekend witnessed the culmination of another Ducks’ year, with Henry Willcockson batting well below his age and taking the points in the final of the 50-metre Freestyle after Peter Allan got a little bit enthusiastic and broke his time.

Judy Walsh recently stepped into the Publicity Officer seat following the transfer of Janine Gardner and her family to the mid-north coast, and here picks-up the Duck’s feathers on the last day of Club Champs.

“The old-time Ducks’ adage, ‘you can come last, and

still win!’ came to the fruition when Mark Scullard and Louise Taylor came in last in the final of the 2 x 25-metre Backstroke/ Breaststroke Brace Relay. Alas, the rest of the field had all broken their times and Mark and Louise were declared the winners,” Judy said.

Also, one of the club stalwarts picked up a big win to match a special occasion 0- almost!

“Brian Schloeffel showed no sign of slowing down after just celebrating a big birthday milestone. He touched first

in the final of the 50-metre Breaststroke, but he too broke his time and Mark Scullard scored another win by default,” she added.

In the closest-to-time 25-metre Backstroke event, Judy Walsh came in just 0.04 seconds off her time with Allan Quinn on 0.07 and Glen Smith on 0.17 seconds coming-in third.

This Sunday will see the start of the new season with the Blues Meats Trophy race, the April monthly meeting, and lunch in the RSL Club afterwards.

And they’re off! Dave and “Skull” taking runner to Royal Randwick!

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Owners Heather and David Ringland, Jockey Jason Collett, Gallant Star and strapper, Brett Robb and “Skull”! PHOTO: COONAMBLE TIMES/FILE

By GEOFF MANN BUSINESSMAN and race lover, David Ringland, wife Heather, and former Test leg-spinner commentator, and sports personality, Kerry (“Skull”) O’Keefe, will be donning the top-hat and tails for their appearance at the home of racing on Saturday.

“Ringers” and Skull have not stopped chortling since their brilliant runner, “Gallant Star”, hot-tailed it to a fourlengths win in the Western Racing Championships Qualifier at Coonamble recently, and they’re now aiming for a potential $1 million race-day payout in the final.

Dave told me after the Coonamble gallop, that his sprinter is very special, and the win meant everything. “Fantastic! I was awed by the horse. It was an extraordinary win.”

Both Dave and Kerry expressed their surprise with how the race panned-out. “’Gallant’ came-out and led from the start which is not its normal ‘go’, so I was a bit nervous for a while,” Dave said.

Wasn’t sure if it was going to hang on but the further it went, the stronger Gallant looked, it was such a thrill to be part of this journey with the horse,” he added.

David has been involved in agricultural businesses across the west and was happy to share the success with plenty of his former customers in Coonamble.

Race-caller Col Hodges was enthused by the gallopers all-the-way win at Coonamble, citing it as one of the most dominant he has seen on western tracks for many years.

“Gallant Star was initially bought at auction for $200,000 but, after a very poor couple of starts with one of the leading stables in the metro, it was sent back and David Ringland and Kerry O’Keefe picked it up for around $30,000,” Col recalled.

It has now won over $700,000 so a pretty fair return, one would think!” he added.

Trainer Brett Robb has at least two horses in the field with “Rouge Moulin” chasing Gallant Star home in the Qualifier and a couple of others on hand if there are any scratchings.

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