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Dubbo Turf Club shone in the afternoon sun for the Arrowfield Queen of the West & Mercedes Benz Dubbo Ladies Race Day last Saturday.

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Pictured are Arrowfield Queen of the West & Mercedes Benz Dubbo Ladies Race Day – Lady of the Day, Kristy McKinnon (Runner up) with Melissa Davis (Winner).

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“Swimming between the flags” for women’s safety, at Central West self-defence classes

By DAVID DIXON WE all use common-sense risk assessments when on the road, at the beach, and with our health – young women should also be taught to apply the same principles to their personal safety, Mel Thomas believes.

“Awareness”, “assertiveness”, and “avoidance” have been traditional strategies for girls in dangerous public and private situations, and they’re key to an innovative self-defence workshop being offered in Dubbo and Orange in April.

Marital arts expert and founder of the KYUP! Project, Mel, is again bringing her unique half-day presentations for local young women aged between 12–22 to the region for an issue that is very close to her heart.

“KYUP! was in response to child youth crime in the area where I was growing-up, and my own lived experience of being in a dangerous relationship,” Mel revealed.

“Since then, I’ve done 25 years of martial arts, and I looked around, and saw that nothing much has changed from when I was a kid,” she added.

Pronounced “KEY-UP” after a Korean martial arts exclamative power call, it aims to offer local girls “a voice” in situations where they might otherwise feel powerless, Mel – a writer, speaker, media commentator, and mother of two girls with a black belt in Hapkido, the Korean art of self-defence – explained.

“The analogy I use, is ‘it’s like ‘swimming between the flags’; at the beach, we all use sun-screen, hats, and clothes, to protect ourselves, we should do this also for our safety.

“We want the whole country to be able to ‘swim between the flags’ but not all of us have got the skills to keep ourselves safe; for this we needed real-life role models in the community,” Mel recalled.

She founded KYUP! with the central purpose of empowering women with a tailored suite of physical, psychological, and emotional tools to handle almost all situations.

“The workshop skills have been developed from a range of sources – policing, psychology, the military, and education.

“It’s about intuition, using your voice, ‘ethical bystand-

ing’ and basic self-defence moves and scenarios that anybody can utilise.”

Participants, she added, will learn to:  Replace fear with confidence  Trust their instincts and make smart choices  Use the power of their voice to defuse dangerous situations  Get away from a situation that doesn’t feel right  Fight back when needed  Break the cycle of violence “I’m very excited to be holding these workshops, we usually get between 50–55 young women involved and have been holding them for three or four years,” Mel said.

“Almost all women have experienced violence at one time or another, but we show you how to become an excellent ‘de-escalator’ and how to react to unsafe situations,” she concluded.

The two free holiday programs are at Dubbo PCYC on Wednesday, April 23, and at Orange PCYC on Thursday, April 24. For more information or to book, go to: w w w.ky upproject.com.au/ upcoming-workshops/

Innovative self-defence workshops for girls and young women aged between 12–22, are being offered in Dubbo and Orange in April by marital arts expert and founder of the KYUP! Project, Mel Thomas. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Profile DUNCAN FERGUSON Do you have a nickname? Dunk or Fergo.

Where did you grow up? Dubbo.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Gran Turismo 7 (PlayStation 5) or play music.

If you could do anything and be anywhere, what would you be doing? V8 Supercar Driver.

What are you watching at the moment? Outdoor Boys (a camping show on YouTube).

What would you be lost without? My guitar!

What music do you like to listen to? Country, Rock, Blues.

Favourite song of all time? Take It To The Limit

by The Eagles.

If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you bring with you? My girlfriend Jade, my French Bulldogs, and my car.

What is your all-time favourite movie? The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

If there was a movie all about you, what genre would it be and who would play you? Dumb and Dumber, starring Jim Carrey.

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Explore the vibrant Oak Tree lifestyle

By LANA EATHER THE beautiful Oak Tree community is the perfect setting for an ideal retirement lifestyle. Located in Yarrawonga Estate on the eastern fringe of Dubbo, the purpose-built community is constructing the final 37 villas for a total of 74 villas when complete.

The villas under construction are twoand three-bedroom villas, with a number including a double garage. Construction of the new villas will be completed between August 2025 to June 2026.

Maintaining the Oak Tree philosophy of boutique-sized retirement communities, the new villas will continue to provide a full maintenance model to allow more time for hobbies, travel, and qual-

ity time with family. The gated facilities offer peace of mind with the benefit of like-minded neighbours, and regular social events for community connection.

Nestled within the quiet area of Peel Place in Dubbo, Oak Tree offers a change of pace for seniors who wish to remain living independently while enjoying low-maintenance living, peace of mind, security, and a sense of belonging. The village offers its own pool, bowling green and outdoor entertainment area for relaxed leisure and recreation. The positioning of the village enables a close connection to the local region, with medical services, recreational services, and shops a short trip away.

Village Manager Jo Wodson shares: “With an already existing and vibrant

community, we are excited to open our doors to more residents. We are incredibly proud of the community we have established here at Oak Tree Dubbo and look forward to expanding our village while maintaining the warmth and connection that makes it so special.”

The Oak Tree Village provides an attainable retirement solution that deeply enriches the lives of our seniors while allowing them to stay close to their local roots and remain in the area they know and love. The gorgeous Oak Tree setting allows seniors to downsize yet experience the peaceful, fulfilling, retirement lifestyle they have worked for and earned.

Take a step towards this vivacious new lifestyle with a tour of Oak Tree Retirement Village, and its new stage release.

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BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Apr 17: Greg Evans, TV personality, 72. Liz Phair, US singer, 58. Barnaby Joyce, politician, 58. Jennifer Garner, US actress, 53. Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer, 53. Victoria Beckham, UK singer of Spice Girls, 51. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player, 40. Luke Mitchell, actor, 40.

Apr 18: Hayley Mills, British actress, 79. James Woods, US actor, 78. Rick Moranis, US actor, 72. Mark Vaile, former Deputy PM, 69. Conan O’Brien, US talk show host, 62. Maria Bello, US actress, 58. David Tennant, Scottish actor, 54. America Ferrara, US actress, 41.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, British model-actress, 38.

Samantha Jade, singer, 38.

Apr 19: Lindsay Fox, businessman, 88. Tim Curry, British actor, 79. Paul Reiffel, cricketer, 59. Ashley Judd, US actress, 57. George Gregan, rugby union player, 52.

Jason Gillespie, cricketer, 50. Kate Hudson, US actress, 46. Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player, 38.

Apr 20: Jessica Lange, US actress, 76. Sebastian Faulks, British novelist, 72. Julia Morris, comedian-TV presenter, 57. Carmen Electra, US actress, 53. Miranda Kerr, Gunnedah-raised supermodel, 42.

Apr 21: Iggy Pop, US singer, 78. Tony Danza, US actor, 74. Andie MacDowell, US actress, 67. James McAvoy, Scottish actor, 46. Cameron Avery, musician, 37. George Burgess, rugby league player, 33. Princess Isabella of Denmark, daughter of Frederik and Mary, 18.

Apr 22: Jack Nicholson, US actor, 88. Peter Frampton, British singer-guitarist, 75. Daniel Johns, Silverchair singer, 46.

Amber Heard, US actress, 39.

Apr 23: Lee Majors, Six Million Dollar Man actor, 86.

Michael Moore, US director, 71. Judy Davis, actress, 70. Sylvia Jeffreys, TV journalist, 39. David Pocock, rugby player turned politician, 37.

Dev Patel, English actor, 35. Travis Burns, actor, 34. Paul Vaughan, footy player, 34. Ramy Najjarine, Samantha Jade. footballer, 25. Teagan Croft, PHOTO: Australian actress, 21.

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St John’s Primary School Dubbo

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS 2026

Have your say: Trangie Nevertire Co-operative Limited’s application for funding under the Resilient Rivers Water Infrastructure Program

St. John’s Primary School Dubbo is currently accepting enrolments for Kindergarten 2026.

The NSW Government is seeking community feedback on the Modernisation of the Trangie Agricultural Research Centre (TARC) Syphon project proposal under the Resilient Rivers Water Infrastructure Program.

In partnership with parents, our school provides quality education in a caring, faith centered environment.

The TARC Syphon funding application Trangie Nevertire Co-operative Limited is seeking $5,190,000 in funding to modernise the TARC syphon, an integral item of infrastructure within the Trangie Nevertire Irrigation Scheme, to improve water security for its members, create long-term water savings and return water to the environment.

We look forward to welcoming you into a community that values our children, rich educational experiences and our relationship with parents.

This aging infrastructure requires an upgrade to reduce water losses through leakage and potential failure. ćì ŊōĮĚìáŜ ŹċĠĠ àìħìƎŜ Ŝćì áĮĦĦŢħċŜċìŔ Įā ōÅħĂċì Åħç aìŸìōŜċōìǨ ŊÅōŜċáŢĠÅōĠſ ŜćĮŔì áĮĦĦŢħċŜſ members reliant on the water delivered through the TARC syphon.

The project involves: • replacement of 2, 1,800 mm reinforced concrete pipes, totaling 370 m in length • upgrade of 40,000 m2 of channel liner • installation of an automated debris rake screen and 2 pit covers.

The project will result in approximately 800 ML of annual water savings, of which 400 ML of Macquarie River General Security Water entitlement will be transferred to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder. ćċŔ ŹċĠĠ ŊōĮŜìáŜ Åħç ōìŔŜĮōì Ŝćì ōċŸìōŔǨ ŹìŜĠÅħçŔǨ Åħç ƏĮĮçŊĠÅċħŔ Įā Ŝćì `ŢōōÅſǸ%ÅōĠċħĂ ÅŔċħǨ ensuring the health of water-dependent ecosystems.

Have your say

Principal: Mr Anthony O’Leary

Individuals and organisations can provide feedback online at water.nsw.gov.au/resilient-rivers, or by uploading a written submission via the webpage.

Phone: (02) 6882 2677 or (02) 6882 2653 Email: stjohnsprimarydubbo@bth.catholic.edu.au Contact the school to receive an enrolment pack or visit our website

Submissions close on Monday 28 April at 5pm (AEST).

For more information, contact the Water Group:

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Hop into an exciting new chapter this Easter The Easter break provides the perfect opportunity to connect with family and discuss your next chapter with those who matter most.

Making the move to one of our 32 Oak Tree Retirement Villages in Australia can provide much needed certainty for you and your family. Our thoughtfully designed villas provide the perfect balance of style, comfort, and practicality. With features VXFK DV VWHS IUHH ȵRRUV DQG FDUHIXOO\ planned bathrooms, our villas are designed to support your independence while ensuring lasting comfort and safety as your needs evolve.

At Oak Tree, we encourage you to bring family and friends along to your private tour of the village and speak with residents

to understand what the community is like.

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22 Peel Place, Dubbo Call 1300 367 155

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Living in an Oak Tree Retirement Village will keep you social and connected in your retirement, but there’s never any pressure LI \RXȇG SUHIHU WR VSHQG WKH GD\ UHOD[LQJ in your villa. Each village is also guided by a dedicated Village Manager—a friendly, familiar face who oversees the day-to-day running of the community.

Ready to hop into an exciting new chapter? Call Village Manager Jo on 0418 896 822 today.

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Zoo annual pass great value for locals

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id you know that if you live in Dubbo, Narromine, Wellington, Gilgandra or nearby, you can access discounted annual passes to Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo?

A Zoo Friends annual pass is more than just zoo entry, it’s your passport to a year of wild experiences and meaningful memories that you’ll cherish for years to come.

It’s packed with value and benefits, making the Zoo feel like an extension of your own backyard, just a

little wilder!

Here’s what you get with an annual pass: More Wild Days Out Enjoy unlimited entry to both Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Taronga Zoo Sydney. Come for an hour or spend the whole day.

More Savings Get 10% discount off food and drinks, zoo shops, and unforgettable overnight stays, from Dubbo’s Zoofari Lodge and Savannah Cabins to Syd-

ney’s Wildlife Retreat and Roar and Snore. Plus, members save on special events, like Mother’s Day at the Zoo. More FREE Receive a complimentary Zoo Friends Annual Calendar to keep track of all your zoo visits and events.

More Adventures Your annual pass also includes free reciprocal entry to select interstate zoos, so the fun doesn’t stop in Dubbo.

More Impact Feel proud knowing that your annual

pass supports vital conservation work.

From caring for sick and injured wildlife to helping protect species such as Black Rhino, Platypus and Regent Honeyeater, every visit, purchase or stay has the power to protect.

Available now for eligible residents in Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Gilgandra and surrounding areas. Conditions apply.

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LAST E C N A CH !

E T O V TO SO WHO IS JAMES SAMUELS? 1867 – 1927 - A Founder and Benefactor of Dubbo Base Hospital.

On the Board of the Hospital, a Member, Trustee - 60 Years Service. Donated three blocks of his land to the hospital.

1872 - A Founder of the Municipality of Dubbo – resulting in the proclamation of the Town. First Mayor of Dubbo and an Alderman of 11 years.

1871 - A Founder of the Agricultural Society – North Western Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Vice President and Chairman. Today it’s known as Dubbo Show Committee.

1863-1927 - Founder of Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Brisbane St, Dubbo. Chief Warden and Trustee. 64 Years Service.

1857 – 1873 - Dubbo Public School Board - one of the first Members. Laid foundations for first Public School to be erected in Dubbo.

1868 Water in Dubbo - Samuels was the first to identify and make a study of underground water aquifers and artesian springs in the Dubbo Basin.

1882 Dubbo Gas Company - Chairman for over 20 years implementing and overseeing gas drilling and supply to Dubbo. ... AND MUCH MORE!

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Men’s Shed gift donated wheelchair

By SHARON BONTHUYS LAST month, the Dubbo Community Men’s Shed fulfilled its mission to gift a stateof-the-art motorised wheelchair to a deserving recipient.

It followed the Men’s Shed conducting an extensive expressions-of-interest process to find a suitable candidate for the $10,000 device.

The wheelchair, donated to the Men’s Shed by a local family whose loved one no longer needed it, was gifted to 21-year-old Tijuana Keed from Peak Hill, 74 kilometres south-west of Dubbo.

Receiving the motorised wheelchair was a life-changing moment for the young teacher’s aide, whose grandmother nominated her following an appeal in the Dubbo Photo News and on Channel Seven.

Born with spina bifida, Tijuana has used

a wheelchair since she was a toddler. The new wheelchair will significantly improve her mobility and enable her to work safely.

“It [a motorised chair] helps a lot because if I have to push myself, I can’t really carry anything,” Tijuana said.

Tijuana and her family expressed their gratitude to the Dubbo Community Men’s Shed for gifting her the chair, and she had a special word of thanks to the local family who donated it, enabling the organisation to “pay it forward”.

“I just wanted to say thank you to the people who donated it in the first place and giving me the opportunity to have this chair,” she said.

Men’s Shed representatives and members of Tijuana’s extended family were present when she received the wheel- Tijuana Keed (fifth from left) received the state-of-the-art motorised wheelchair at the Dubbo Community Men’s Shed on March 13. chair on March 13.

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WE. ALL. US offering a unique service within the disability care space

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WE. All. Us. offers individualised care and with a focus on building skills within its client base and supporting the community, fast becoming a trusted disability support provider within Dubbo.

David Short has run We. All. Us. in partnership with his wife Veronica for 18 months.

David has worked in the disability care space both as a sole trader and as an employee at a large provider, while Veronica is also a disability support professional with more than 10 years of experience.

“I’m a person for detail and could see the way things could be improved to give a better service,” he said.

While noting other services have their strengths, David feels there are a lack of options for clients to develop practical skills within the industry.

We. All. Us offers woodworking and craft programs, cooking classes promoting healthy eating, social supports and day trips including outings to Taronga Western Plains Zoo or the Japanese Gardens and even overnight support and social get-togethers.

“What I noticed in the industry was a lack of hands-on activities,” he said.

“We work with a lot of young guys who do have autism and ADHD …. but when they are given the tools,

they can learn new skills.”

We. All. Us. has teamed up with Narromine Turf Club, providing 300 hours of labour to refurbish six picnic chairs for the club.

They have also completed some paintings for Terri-Lee Barker, manager at Omnia, a disability job search provider.

It’s part of the We. All. Us. approach where clients take pride in creating beautiful, handmade items.

“It’s a win-win. It’s great for the organisations we work with, but also gives our clients a lot of pride,” David said.

“The clients love being on Facebook and love being acknowledged for that contribution.”

Asked why his business has a focus on practical skills, David pointed to his industry experience.

“A lot of people think of people with a disability can’t learn, but they are all very capable of learning. You just have to do it in a different way,” he said. “Everyone’s got a learning ability.”

We. All. Us has 10 to 12 clients.

Four months ago, We. All. Us. moved into a 300 square metre air-conditioned shared facility at 60 Victoria St with another disability care provider Destiny.

We. All. Us. is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm but can offer additional hours based on client needs.

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After 17 years in Canberra, Coulton bids farewell to politics

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN FIRST elected to the House of Representatives at the 2007 Federal Election, Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has decided it’s time to leave politics and Canberra behind.

While in Canberra for this year’s federal budget, the Dubbo Photo News sat down with Mr Coulton for an exclusive interview, where he reflected on his time in politics.

Mr Coulton has been re-elected into the Division of Parkes in 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.

He served as the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government from February 2020 until July 2021.

During his time in parliament, Mr Coulton has held the positions of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the National Party’s Chief Whip and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for a number of ministerial profiles including Water and Conservation as well as Regional Development.

When he was first elected, Mr Coulton was in an opposition government and said he witnessed a lot of funding being stripped from regional communities.

“My first experience in government was basically changing everything Howard put in place, so the regional telecommunications fund that was going to fund the phone towers, they (Labor) just took it,” he explained.

“I was coming in off the back of Kevin Rudd winning the election.”

Mr Coulton told the Dubbo Photo News that support for regional and rural communities depends on who is in government at that time.

“It ebbs and flows depending on who is in government, and my first experience here was following the [John] Howard era,” he said.

Mr Coulton has served on numerous parliamentary committees and was formerly the Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications; a member of the House of Representatives’ Standing Committees on Indigenous Affairs, Appropriations and Administration; Selection Committee and the Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings.

Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, Mr Coulton was the Mayor of Gwydir Shire Council from 2004 until 2007.

He has an extensive agricultural background, having spent 30 years as a farmer and grazier. Up until 2006, Mr Coulton and his wife owned and operated a mixed farming system growing cereal crops and running beef cattle.

Mr Coulton represented the largest federal electorate in NSW, and in his time saw his electorate grow to cover 49 per cent of the state – an area of 393,413 square kilometres.

“It (the size of the electorate) makes it a bigger job when your city colleagues can rollerskate around their electorate in a couple of hours,” he told the Dubbo Photo News.

Mr Coulton said the main thing

he has learned to understand in his near two-decade political career is that time is sometimes wasted in Canberra, and that some politicians are in it for the wrong reasons.

“If there is one thing I am frustrated about, it’s that there is a lot of time wasted here (in Canberra). Some people take advantage of the fact that the general population doesn’t really understand our political system,” he said.

“You spend a whole lot of time on that sort of crap where rather the focus should be on the ones that really matter, and that is probably a bit of a disappointment.”

He said the one thing that needs to be improved following his time in parliament is the Parkes constituents’ understanding of federal politics.

“A lot of people don’t really understand what my job is, and apart from me being here, there are so many people working behind the scenes. There are eight people working in three different locations across the electorate,” he said.

In his final statement as the Federal Member for Parkes, Mr Coulton thanked his family, friends, staff and colleagues for their unwavering trust and support.

“I will be forever grateful for the people of the Parkes Electorate and the support they have shown me over the past 17 years,” he said.

“I said in my first speech that I have a deep and unshakeable belief in inland Australia, and I still believe that to this day.”

After a dedicated career advocating for the Division of Parkes, Mark Coulton has called time on his political career. PHOTOS: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

Inside Mark Coulton’s ministerial office in Parliament House in Canberra

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Sing Out Choir heralds a new entity

Team of volunteers

RURAL HEALTH MATTERS

Rural medical students donate fundraising efforts to Koori Wellbeing Support Group M

EDICAL student Lesley McKenzie from The University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health in Dubbo recently handed over a $1500 donation to the Koori Wellbeing Support Group from their fundraising efforts at their 2024 Charity Cricket Match.

Every year, rural medical students from The University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health take on staff from Dubbo Base Hospital in a friendly yet fiercely competitive showdown. In 2024, the students clinched the trophy, while their fundraising efforts resulted in almost $3000 donated to the Koori Wellbeing Group and Macquarie Home Stay.

The Koori Wellbeing Support Group offers a safe place for Aboriginal Elders and non-Indigenous Elders to come together. Originally established in October 2015 as the Dubbo Chronic Care Support Group, the Koori Wellbeing Support Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month.

The Group started due to research into Aboriginal people’s experience of diabetes care which showed Aboriginal people wanted to get together to learn more about diabetes and other chronic conditions, from each other and from other health professionals.

Participation in the Group

Founder Anne Gemmell with Dugald Saunders. PHOTOS: LANA EATHER

By LANA EATHER

has steadily grown and attendees enjoy monthly information and education sessions from community service providers, health professionals and other professionals with the aim of improving health literacy and being better equipped at navigating services in the community.

Medical students from the School of Rural Health together with Aboriginal Health Practitioners from the LHD Care in the Community team and the Dubbo Diabetes unit provide health assessments, including blood pressure, blood glucose levels, body mass index and any other information and education that participants may require relating to their condition.

The Facilitators ensure the education is delivered with a cultural lens providing an important opportunity for medical students to invest in health relationships, develop understanding and cultural insight into holistic and culturally safe care and provide a two-way learning journey. The rich information the participants gather can be shared with their younger generation, this is helping our community in achieving meaningful gains in Aboriginal health and wellbeing working towards closing the gap.

A FULL house packed the Generocity Church space to celebrate the transition of the Sing Out Choir becoming an independent entity, forming its own registered not-for-profit charity.

The all-inclusive Sing Out Dementia Choir began as the dream of organiser Anne Gemmell over two and half years ago with twenty-five participants, and has gained immense popularity with over 170 people now attending each Tuesday.

“Over 2 ½ years ago Camilla Ward (conductor) and Sharon Simons (pianist accompanist) joined me to start the Sing Out Choir,” Anne says proudly. The three of us work incredibly well together and we make a good team. I’d like to thank them for believing in my dream at the start. Also thank you to our dedicated team of volunteers that come each week.

Without the support of our team, volunteers, board of directors, and the Dubbo Rotary South with their start-up and continued contributions we wouldn’t be where we are today.”

As the words to the fitting song A Little Help from my Friends rang out, the Sing Out Choir community began their weekly singalong with a few opportunities for a well-placed dance. The Sing Out Choir offers a

space for connection and support for those living with dementia, disabilities, their carer, families, friends and volunteers, bringing people together across the region including Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Mendooran, and Gilgandra. The newly-formed charity is governed by a board, and includes the supportive directors Tony Geraghty (Chair), Lorraine Holland (Vice Chair), David Ringland, Jane Diffey, and Peter Carnell (Treasurer).

Member for Dubbo Electorate Dugald Saunders joined the celebration, and praised the benefits of music and singing. He shared the hope the initiation and success of the Sing Out Choir would be used as a model across regional NSW and would be used to help other areas in the future.

Without the generosity of the community, the choir’s ability to operate and provide its invaluable services will be at risk. Donations can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who rely on this service each week. Join this caring community to ensure that Sing Out Choir remains a place where hope, companionship, and music thrive. For more information, please see the new website: singoutchoir.com.au or contact Anne anne@singoutchoir.com.au

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Keep eyes, ears and training out for young workers

By DAVID DIXON YOU can’t put an old head on young shoulders, the traditional saying goes, with eager workers who are just out of school and keen to make their mark considered to be particularly at risk of workplace injuries.

With this in mind, SafeWork NSW believes that the current Youth Week for 2025 is the perfect time for those employing young people to ensure they are in an environment where there is correct training and supervision, and where workers feel empowered to speak up with any concerns, Head of SafeWork NSW Trent Curtin said.

“Workplace incidents can cause life-changing injuries, illness and death, and are especially sad when they happen to young workers,” Mr Curtin said.

“If you employ young workers or work experience students, make sure you understand your obligations to protect them and support their health and safety at work,” he added.

He said that employers should always be aware of the reduced workplace experience and skill of many younger workers.

SafeWork NSW says Youth Week 2025 is the perfect time for employers of young people to ensure they are in an environment where there is correct training and supervision, and where workers feel empowered to speak up with any concerns. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

“Young workers often lack experience, are still developing physically and mentally, can be eager to make a good impression, and may be reluctant to ask questions.

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ple feel comfortable to speak up if they have any issues. Employers not taking the time to ensure their workplace is safe is not worth the risk,” Mr Curtin emphasised.

In NSW more than half-a-mil-

lion people aged 25 years and under are in the workforce. With more than 15,000 of those injured at work each year, costing $60 million in workers’ compensation claims, it is important employers understand the human and actual cost of inaction.

All businesses, from farms to hospitality to construction sites, must ensure they are creating safe working environments. If you’re an employer, legally you must provide:  a safe and healthy workplace,  safe equipment, structures and systems of work,  adequate workplace amenities and facilities,  information, instruction, training and supervision, and  the opportunity for workers to talk about Work Health and Safety and raise issues.

SafeWork’s message to young workers is if you are not sure if a task is safe to do or if you don’t know how to do it safely, the most important thing is to stop and ask someone about it. If you see something that isn’t safe on a worksite and are worried about raising it, you can speak up anonymously using the Speak Up Save Lives webpage.

Some examples of young people being injured on worksites this year include:  On January 22, a 19-year-old apprentice plumber was cleaning the gutters of a two-storey building when he slid on the wet roof and fell eight metres, fracturing his back.  On January 30, a 16-year-old casual farm hand was operating a side-by-side buggy when it struck loose gravel and rolled onto its side, breaking both her legs.  On March 10, a 21-year-old dogman was struck by the tip of a crane boom, crushing his left foot causing traumatic amputation.  On March 14, a 22-year-old electrician fell six metres from the roof of a double-storey house onto a concrete driveway. He suffered a broken leg, shattered wrist, broken jaw and facial lacerations.

SafeWork has developed a Young Worker eToolkit for employees and workers, containing tips and training materials about work safety rights and responsibilities. There is also a YouTube video about young workers safety, called “Five rights you have as a young worker”.

Youth Week 2025 runs from April 9 to 17.

LOVE YOUR WORK

Stephanie Paul loves her work at Flight Centre, Dubbo.

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Stephanie Paul Where do you work?

Flight Centre, Dubbo.

What’s your job? Travel Sales Consultant.

Why do you Love Your Work? I love my work because every day is something new and exciting!

I also get to help make people’s travel dreams become a reality!

What’s the best thing

to do to relax? I like to keep pretty active outside of work, so I enjoy going to dance classes as well as training for competitive weightlifting.

What’s your favourite thing to do in Dubbo with friends and family? My favourite thing to do with friends in Dubbo is to play board games or go to the Monkey Bar. If you go travel any-

where in the world, where would you go? At the minute I’m planning myself a Norwegian Cruise to see the Northern Lights which has been Number One on my Bucket List forever!!!

What was your first paying job? I worked at City Beach Surf Shop on the Gold Coast.

Name three things you enjoyed at school: Art,

Music and Drama.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time?

Still with Flight Centre but travelling the world sourcing the best stays and testing out fantastic itineraries to deliver to our customers.

As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up? I wanted to be a rockstar!!

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A triumphant night

TRADIES BALL RAISES MORE THAN $10,000 FOR TRADIES IN SIGHT

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN Dubbo’s inaugural Tradies Ball was a night to remember for everyone involved and also raised an impressive $11,000 for local mental health charity, Tradies in Sight.

Glitz and glamour graced the auditorium at Dubbo RSL Club on the last Saturday in March with the event drawing a celebratory crowd of tradies, community members, and professionals who swapped their hi-vis for suits and dresses.

The evening combined entertainment, heartfelt and honest discussion about mental health, and wonderful community spirit, all aimed at supporting the mental health of those working in the trades industry.

Dubbo Photo News (DPN) would like to thank Petrie’s Group, Ford/Dubbo Automotive, Three Rivers Machinery, ARB, and TRACSERV for all their fantastic support.

Tradies in Sight founder, Bruno Efoti said he was amazed by how local got behind his unique non-profit.

“It was truly overwhelming to see the amount of support on the night by all those who came along to the event,” he told DPN. “Many of the sponsors I never had much to deal with before, so it was really amazing to see that they were supportive of our cause, and I got to meet a lot of new people.”

Three Rivers Machinery spokesperson, Isabel Torres told DPN it was a really fun night in support of a great local charity.

“We learnt a lot about Tradies in Sight and what they do for the community,” Isabel said.

“It’s a great cause and now we are trying to do something at Three Rivers to also raise funds for the organisation,” she added.

Highlight of the night for many was a “Question and Answer” (Q and A) panel discussion focussed on men’s mental health that was hosted by DPN General Manager, Lucie Peart.

The discussion featured Tradies in Sight founder, Bruno Efoti and Paul Hausia from B2B Abilities, who both spoke about their own challenges with mental health and the unique obstacles that many tradesmen and women face when it comes to opening-up about mental health.

TRACSERV Dubbo representative, Alicia Nixon told DPN that the Q and A panel discussion was an eye-opener into the unique mental health challenges faced by tradespeople.

“Listening to Bruno and Paul’s stories, their goals and their purpose, was inspiring,” she offered.

“As a cause that is important to me personally, listening to their messages spread through a room full of people there to support Bruno, was beautiful.”

Lucy McDonald from Petries Mitre 10 agreed with Alicia’s sentiments, and said that the Q and A panel was a unique source of inspiration.

“Mental health and well-being is a huge priority which is why we are so proud to support Tradies in Sight, who is doing such important work in the mental health space across the community,” Lucy said.

With more than $6000 worth of prizes up for grabs, the raffle was a hit with those in attendance, especially for ARB Dubbo’s Callum McCullogh, whose organisation won the major prize of the Kawasaki dirt-bike.

“Our business winning the motorbike was definitely a highlight,” he said.

“Hearing from Bruno directly, and the impact that he has had from where he started from, was a massive eye-opener for myself and my team.”

Live music from local rock band, “Ballz n All” kept the energy high, with their performance filling the dance floor and setting the tone for a lively evening.

The band was a major draw-card, creating a fun and relaxed atmosphere that brought everyone together.

Katie Slade from Dubbo Ford told DPN the feedback she got from her team was that it was a great night filled with honest conversations about mental health.

“It was good to get everyone together and appreciate those people who are often overlooked at times,” Katie explained.

Combined with ticket sales, sponsorship and the raffle; the Ball helped raise a total of $11,000 for Tradies in Sight.

Bruno revealed to DPN that the funds will go directly toward the charity’s work in supporting the mental health of local tradesmen and women through counselling, mentoring and community programs.

“It will go directly to our grassroots counselling programs, where people are able to walk into the shed and talk to us about their problems,” he said.

“This money is very much needed, and I would like to thank everyone who donated and attended the Tradies Ball and especially Dubbo Photo News for their support and in running the event.”

Dubbo Photo News would like to thank photographer, Luke from ROAM Media, Sammi Bourke for her amazing performance at the beginning of the night and Creative Capture for their stunning 360 photobooth.

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FURRY THERAPIST TIDDA GOING STRONG AT BRACKEN HOUSE

By SHARON BONTHUYS

IF you want to know who has the best job at Bracken House aged care facility in Dubbo, it’s the centre’s youngest “work experience” candidate: Tidda the Corgi.

Turning two in August, Tidda visits the UPA Western Region facility twice a week with her caring human (facility manager Jodie Nelson) and spends the day with the residents.

“She’s been locked in by the residents for two days’ minimum each week,” Jodie recently told the Dubbo Photo News.

Young Tidda also needs no reminding about her work schedule, waiting patiently by the front door for Jodie every Tuesday and Thursday, ready to go to work.

“I don’t know how she knows [when it’s those days], but she does,” Jodie said.

We first met Tidda in December 2023 when she was just a few months old and had already been visiting Bracken House for several weeks.

We learned then that she would be trained as a therapy animal over a number of years to support the aged care residents by helping to reduce loneliness, increase happiness, and to improve mood.

She would also be a gentle reminder of the homes, pets and lifestyles the residents have left.

Tidda quickly settled into a “work” routine spending time with many of the residents and staff.

Tidda’s involvement with the facility has been very positive, Jodie said, with the young Corgi spreading happiness in her wake.

“It’s been absolutely brilliant – for Tidda, for the residents, and most staff,” Jodie added.

Some staff were still getting to know Tidda, Jodie said, and her interactions with them have improved.

Tidda has also proven to be a calming presence at times when residents are approaching end-of-life.

“I don’t know how, but she reads the room,” Jodie explained.

“If we know someone’s at end-of-life, Tidda will go in and see them, quietly and cautiously. She just

Bracken House staff Josie Towney and Raj Kaur with Tidda

knows.”

Diversional therapist Katie Thornton said Tidda’s twice-weekly visits were welcomed by Bracken House residents.

“Everyone loves her,” Katie said, indicating it was the first time that she had worked with dogs in a care setting.

“It has come so naturally to Tidda. She brings smiles to everyone’s faces,” she added.

Tidda helps Katie to deliver the mail to residents, attends resident events and performances, and loves the fortnightly visit by Regand Park youngsters whose presence delights the residents.

“Tidda loves to come and say hi when they visit,” Katie said.

The Dubbo Photo News will check back in with Bracken House around Tidda’s second birthday in August.

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Tidda, the furry therapist, at Bracken House, Dubbo. PHOTOS: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

CPSA WELCOMES EVERYONE

2025 GILGANDRA FILM FESTIVAL Gilgandra's mini documentary film festival is back.

Across two nights at the Gilgandra Shire Hall, GFF will again showcase international and local films, including some rising stars of our very own.

What's Showing: What Country Children See (2025) Youth film competition.

There are People in the Forest (2024) Wild bison roam Europe's last remaining primeval forest. Now there are migrants there from Belarus too. Award winning animated short from Lodz Film School.

The Lives of Gilgandra (2025) Local heroes have their stories told.

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Donna Falconer from Country Hope (front centre) with members of the Dubbo Branch of the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants’ Association last month

By SHARON BONTHUYS ONE of the greatest misconceptions about the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants’ Association (CPSA) is that it is only an organisation for retirees.

That is the message from the Dubbo CPSA branch, which meets monthly at the Dubbo RSL. “We are here for anyone who receives a pension of any kind, as well as those who are retired,” said branch secretary Barbara O’Brien.

The local branch is part of bigger organisation that has 22,000 members across NSW, making it a strong advocacy group for people on pensions or relying on self-funded retirement. Since 1931, the non-profit, apolitical, membership-based association has aimed to improve the standard of living and wellbeing of its constituents.

“Our mission is to promote the rights, dignity and well-being of pensioners, superannuants, retirees and all other people on low incomes,” the organisation states on its website.

“We do this by acting as an informed and representative voice of people on low

incomes; helping to equip them with the information and skills they need to take part in decision-making and to act as their own advocates; and by promoting understanding in the broader community about the needs, views and aspirations of people on low incomes,” the website states.

“The CPSA is a wonderful advocacy group,” Barbara added.

With about a dozen active members, the local branch wants the community to know it is here and ready to welcome them should anyone who is retired or on a pension wants to join them.

The group has recently lost a few elderly members, nonagenarians who have either passed away, become too infirm to be able to attend meetings, or moved away, Barbara said.

The Dubbo CPSA members expressed appreciation to the Dubbo RSL for its support providing a safe and accessible meeting place for its members.

Last month, the group welcomed Donna Falconer from local children’s charity Country Hope as its guest speaker.

If you would like to know more about the Dubbo branch, contact the CPSA via its website or the Dubbo RSL.

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WELLINGTON NEWS

WE WELCOME YOUR NEWS, IDEAS & PHOTOS email wellingtonnews@dubbophotonews.com.au mail 5/33 Hawthorn St, Dubbo phone 6885 4433 A special training facility for vital workers in the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is being established at Wellington.

Energy Zone training facility at Wello, with funds for Showground improvements also

By DAVID DIXON A SPECIAL training facility for vital workers in the newly-launched Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is being established at Wellington, it was recently announced.

Upgrading facilities at Wellington Showground is also among money from the $60 million awarded across the region as first downpayment on “legacy-building local projects” ahead of major construction on the REZ. The new money includes $11.25 million for Dubbo Council that will go towards building a Renewable Energy Awareness and Career Training (REACT) Centre designed to enable locals to secure renewable energy jobs with upcoming projects, Dubbo Regional Mayor Councillor Josh Black said.

“It’s important that the local community get something in return for hosting renewable energy projects,” Cr Black said.

“The REACT Centre is about building skills for the future,” he added.

The centre will provide much-needed training and job opportunities for Dubbo Regional Council’s centre population centre, he believes.

“Having this kind of education support in Wellington means people don’t have to leave town to upskill or retrain.

“It’s a big step towards better social and economic outcomes for Wellington and the region,” Cr Black said.

Other projects funded under the program in the REZ will include upgrades to key worker housing, critical water infrastructure, training programs, preschools, health services and more. Other towns to benefit include Dubbo, Dunedoo, Gilgandra, Gulgong, and Mudgee.

Community groups will use the grants to build or improve local facilities with local successful projects including supporting Dubbo Waratahs Sports Aboriginal Corporation to host the Dubbo Rugby League Knockout Carnival and upgrading facilities at Wellington Showground.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

This is the first round of grants under the State Government’s initial $128 million Community and Employment Benefit Program which is being delivered as the Central West Orana REZ is rolled out.

Due to overwhelming community interest and quality applications, we will extend this round and more projects will be announced, Minister for Energy Penny Sharpe said.

“These grants are about making sure regional communities at the heart of the renewable energy transformation share in its benefits. Whether it’s better facilities, new skills or upgraded infrastructure, these grants will deliver real,

Great Chinese and Aussie meals at Wello Soldier’s Club

lasting improvements for people across the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.”

The state’s first Renewable Energy Zone is in the Central West Orana region, centred by Dubbo and Dunedoo and takes in Gulgong, Mudgee, Wellington, Gilgandra and other towns.

It is expected to bring up to $20 billion in private investment to the region by 2030, and support around 5000 construction jobs as well as opportunities for local suppliers.

Transmission lines for the Central West Orana REZ will travel 240 kilometres, with the easement taking in 0.04 per cent of the total agricultural land in the four

impacted local government areas.

Renewable Energy Zones will group new wind and solar power generation into locations where it can be efficiently stored and transmitted across NSW. Five zones have been identified and are designed to keep NSW electricity reliable as coal-fired power stations retire, delivering large amounts of new energy to power our regions and cities.

REZs will help deliver lower wholesale electricity costs and place downward pressure on customer bills through increased competition, while supporting local jobs and business opportunities during construction and operation.

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Thumbs up to Candy the wardie I met while visiting my Nan in the intensive care ward at Dubbo Hospital.

She is the first woman I’ve seen doing that job, and she was so amazing.

My Nan was not aware or awake but Candy talked to her gently like she was, telling Nan every little step when tending to her. I had not seen this before and it was really touching. I watched Candy run around the ward for hours and no request was a problem for her.

It was such a busy night I don’t think I saw anyone have a break. It puts me at ease going home knowing people like that are looking after my Nan. I did not catch Candy’s last name, but imagine it was sweet.

Thumbs up and thank you to Peter O’Brien of Gulargambone for his support of the community far and wide.

Happy 60th birthday!

Above: Cumboogle Rural Fire Brigade held its first meeting on October 19, 1939, at the Nine-Mile Lane, Obley Road. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Right: The minutes from first meeting in 1939

Thumbs up Thank you Barb O’Brien for her ‘can do’ positive attitude and support of her community.

Thumbs up and thank you to St Brigid’s Catholic Parish for their generous support.

Thumbs up to Dubbo Photo News for being an awesome local paper.

Thumbs up to the newly renovated Milestone Hotel. We have been a few times and are impressed with their menu choices, seniors’ menu, and prices! Food is delicious, friendly staff, and great meat raffles! We were telling friends and took them there and they too were impressed.

Definitely making it our regular haunt.

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By DAVID DIXON FOR many farming districts, the local bushfire brigade is one of the few institutions that tie isolated landholders together as a community, while also providing a key service to protect local property, livestock, and people.

Formed in the shadows of Australia’s tragic Black Friday bushfires of January 1939 the Cumboogle Bush Fire Brigade – now known as the Cumboogle Rural Fire Brigade (CRFB) – is celebrating its 85th anniversary.

With a special event on next month, they’re now looking for memorabilia over the years to help celebrate this very special occasion, CRFB President Kevin

Parker explained.

The brigade held its first meeting on October 19, 1939, at the Nine-Mile Lane, Obley Road, with 14 interested people at the meeting and a further nine apologies from locals who offered their assistance and co-operation, Kevin said.

Records show a steady increase in members over the years with the brigade currently having 39 members, 26 of these being trained firefighters.

“It was established at the beginning of the (Second World) War; we‘ve still got the original minutes going back to 1939,” Kevin revealed.

“As part of 85th anniversary celebrations being held in May,

We would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Dubbo Photo News is bound by the Standards of Practice of the Australian Press Council. If you believe the Custodians of the standards may have been breached, you may approach this newspaper directly, or contact the Council by land we operate on, email info@presscouncil.org.au or by phone (02) 9261 1930. For further information, see presscouncil.org.au. the Wiradjuri people.

and to ensure we record and can share our history, we are asking any current or former members with pictures, news articles, videos, stories, or any other memorabilia to contact us so we can arrange for it to be appropriately copied or recorded,” he added.

The big reunion is for anyone who ever had anything to do with the great work of the brigade over the years, he explained.

“It’s not just for the main firefighters, but also for the community members and other volunteers. That means people like the wives, who traditionally made sandwiches and drinks for the men, for the families who helped out in fires, and anyone who contributed to the brigade.”

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Whether you’ve got memorabilia to add to this special event, or just want to come along, give them a bell.

“We’re having the event on Friday, May 2, at the Savannah Room (Taronga Western Plains Zoo) for a two-course meal for only $30, we’re heavily subsidising it to keep costs low,” Kevin said.

“If you have any questions or would like to discuss the event or our history further, please do not hesitate to contact us,” he concluded.

For more information, call Cumboogle Rural Fire Brigade Captain Mark Walkom on 0411 985 308, or Kevin Parker on 0400 626 005.

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Scandinavian tradition of ‘topping out’ for No.1 Church St apartments

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he ancient Nordic building tradition of ‘topping out’ (also known as ‘tree topping’) has been deployed in Dubbo for a brand spanking new development in the city.

This Scandinavian ritual was recently performed at Dubbo’s new 84-apartment 15-storey No.1 Church St development that is now taking shape nicely.

“Tree topping involves placing a pine or other sapling on the highest point of a new partly-constructed building for both good luck and practical purposes,” local developer John Walkom explained.

By DAVID DIXON “They would do it when they almost finished the structure and, when the wood on the tree had dried out, they knew it was time to put the roof on,” John explained.

“In Australia, you may see it on many large buildings in metropolitan areas… we just used a white pine for our tree here,” he added.

With reasonably good weather for most of the construction phase, the vital internal work on the swish new modern living project is now taking shape and, with topping out, also designed to bring good luck to the building, things are only looking up for what will no doubt become a major landmark in the region.

“With the structure now completed, the fit-out is now well underway, and we expect to be completed by about the end of the year. Now we’re inside, the weather is not so critical, so we think it will go pretty smoothly from hereon in,” John explained.

No.1 Church St is on the corner of Church and Bligh Streets on the eastern bank of the Macquarie River and opposite Biddybungie Reserve, with spectacular views already on show.

With the one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments now nearly ready, local lad John and his brother Kevin are excited about this new style of development taking shape in the region.

The Walkom family celebrates completion of structural work on their new 15-storey No. 1 Church Street development with the ancient Nordic building tradition of ’Topping Out’ by placing a sapling on the highest part of the building.

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Super dipping for first homes would overheat housing market, study finds A new independent study suggesting that allowing Australians to tap into their superannuation savings to by a first home, would simply have the effect of inflating house prices by up to 10 per cent. PHOTO: HIA

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he old supply-and-demand remains undefeated, with a new independent study suggesting that allowing Australians to tap into their superannuation savings to by a first home, would simply have the effect of inflating house prices by up to 10 per cent.

Pouring retirement savings into house deposits would supercharge an already-inflated property market – raising median house prices and hundreds in repayments to mortgages.

The study, authored by University of South Australia Professor Chris Leishman and commissioned by the Super Members Council, uses two econometric models to

estimate the price impacts of a Coalition policy proposal for first home buyers to withdraw $50,000 from super for a home deposit.

The Leishman study examined thousands of published studies on housing market modelling and selected two well-established models. These models use different mathematical approaches to analyse the complex economic forces that drive housing prices.

The modelling found the policy would increase house prices by between 7.4 per cent and 10.3 per cent.

The study built an econometric model of homeownership decisions based on the HILDA Survey to estimate demand for the scheme, providing a key input into both

housing market models.

er demographic.

“The very close range of estimates despite using different data and methodologies for each means we are very confident in concluding the proposal would be inflationary,” Professor Leishman said.

A vast body of expert evidence was crystal clear that early withdrawals of super for house deposits would just push up house prices further and faster – pricing more Australians out of owning their own home, Super Members Council CEO, Misha Schubert said.

“It is an uncontroversial finding - if you add demand to an inelastic market, prices are going to rise, with the unintended consequence of making housing less affordable” he added.

A recent detailed analysis of evidence from New Zealand found after that country introduced a super for house scheme, house prices took off – growing at twice the rate of those in Australia – and home ownership rates fell by seven per centage points for Kiwis in their 30s, a key first home buy-

“Raiding retirement savings for house deposits would just unleash a supercharged price hike in house prices, not create more new home buyers,” Ms Schubert said.

“That would mean home buyers in future would have to pay higher repayments on bigger mortgages for longer, worsening housing affordability and cost-of-living pressures on younger Australians,” she concluded.

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TIME WARP Freedom of the open road with a 1972 MGB Roadster

By David Dixon

For those of a certain vintage, the MG was the classic British sports motorcar with its open-top, sporty motor, and jaunty spoke wheels, it represented the freedom of the open road.

MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion sideline of Morris Garages, a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris.

The business’s manager, Cecil 3QUJMZ UWLQÅML [\IVLIZL production Morris Oxfords and added MG Super Sports to the plate at the nose of the car.

This pristine model – a 1972 MGB Roadster with a 1.8 litre engine and a four-speed manual transmission – sits in the middle of the MGB’s 20-year run from the early 1960s until 1980, with more than 700,000 of these iconic cars sold worldwide in that time.

With a weight of just over a tonne, this model generated about 80 brake horsepower with a top speed of more than 100 miles per hour (166 km/h).

Interesting for the 1972 model, although designed by the British Motor Corporation (BMC), the company was later purchased by the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland, with this car

actually assembled at their plant in Australia.

A symbol of the swinging sixties in Britain, famous owners of the MG marque included: z The Duke of Edinburgh, A notable owner of an MG TC. z Sir Stirling Moss, the British racing legend broke a land-speed record in an MG EX 181. z Actress Sharon Stone, owned a green-black bumper MGB Roadster and donated it to a charity auction. z Jerry Hallwell of the Spice Girls purchased a 1965 red MGB :WIL[\MZ _Q\P PMZ ÅZ[\ XIaKPMKS z Prince (now King) Charles had a blue MGC. z The Police songwriter and lead singer, Sting, owned an MGB GT. z Legendary actor Michael +IQVM NMI\]ZML QV \PM ! ÅTU “The Ipcress File” driving a 1964 MGB. z George Best, the Manchester United soccer legend owned an MGB. A number of ownership changes over the years has seen the marque now owned by a Chinese, State-run manufacturer, with the ÅZ[\ VM_ 5/ UWLMT QV *ZQ\IQV for 16 years, the MG 6, launched in 2011.

Photo: DUBBO Photo News

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Formal request signed by many people (8) Choice (10) Exclamation of surprise (3) Tentacle (3) Public estimation (10)

No. 277

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’.

Today’s Aim: 20 words: Good 30 words: Very good

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No. 186

Place each of the tiles of letters into the blank jigsaw below to create four six-letter words going across and down.

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No. 185

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Solutions

Insert each number from 1 to 9 in the shaded squares to solve all the horizontal and vertical equations.

Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

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There may be more than one possible answer.

7 LETTERS APOSTLE BLISTER CIRCUIT ELASTIC ERASURE RELIEVE

THEIR THETA TOTED TREED TREND TROTS UNITE

SOLUTION

14 15 17 19

Supplicates (5) Provider of information (9) Belittle (5) Middle Age armour (5,4) For blinking (6)

SOLUTION

12

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duet, durst, dust, duster, etude, reuse, reused, rude, rudest, rued, rues, ruse, rust, rusted, ruts, rutted, strut, strutted, stud, stutter, STUTTERED, sued, suede, suet, surd, sure, suttee, true, trued, truest, trust, trusted, trustee, tuts, tutted, used, user, utter, uttered, utters

ACROSS

S P A R E

SOLUTION

size (10)

16 Disability (8) 18 People of Malta (7) 19 Viewing figures (7) 20 Fears (7) 21 Disconnected (7) 22 Appearance (6) 25 Ova (4)

5 LETTERS ALONE AORTA ATOMS AVERT AWARE AZURE BASIS BESTS CADET CLASS COVES CROSS CURES DEALT EATER ELECT ERODE GENUS GROVE HARPS HEEDS HORDE IMAGE INLET LEVEE NOISE PAPAL PENAL PURGE

CROSSMATH

1 Heavenly body (6) 2 Non-professional (7) 3 Local law enforcer (7) 4 Measure of length (4) 5 Brotherhood (10) 6 Length of a film (3,4) 7 Miraculous (7) 8 Masterful (8) 13 Relative dimensions or

SLEW STEM TAPE TSAR WANT

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DOWN

3 LETTERS ACT ADO AGE ARE ART ATE AWE EAR EGG HOE ITS LEE MEN MOW ODD OVA PEP TAN TEA TIP USE UTE WAR ZOO

No. 186

5X5

23 Slow (8) 24 Skillfully produces (6) 26 Purifying (9) 27 Greenish (5) 28 Game birds (9) 29 Frozen shower (5)

WORDFIT

F A S T S O P T I C A R O M A L I N E N S L E D S

No. 277

EDGEWORD ENTRAP, ENDURE, APTEST, RESIST

CROSSWORD

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

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Each number corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Two have been filled in for you, can you work out the rest?

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EASY

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WORD SEARCH

QUICK QUIZ 1. Which scale is used to

5. What song does Annie

measure the spiciness of chilli peppers?

2. Mike Myers (pictured) shares his name with the antagonist from which horror franchise?

3. In which year was the element barium first isolated?

4. Which famous politician said, ‘In the twinkling of an eye, I found myself without an office, without a seat, without a party, and without an appendix’?

Lennox sing in the 1991 film Edward II? 6. How many kilometres is the diameter of the Earth’s moon?

7. What breed of dog was the original Greyfriars Bobby?

8. What is the science of epigraphy?

9. Hyson is a variety of what kind of drink?

10. Who was known as ‘The Champion’ in English Test cricket?

ANSWERS: 1. Scoville scale 2. Halloween 3. 1808 4. Winston Churchill 5. Every Time We Say Goodbye 6. 3475km 7. Skye Terrier 8. Inscriptions engraved on stone or metal 9. Tea 10. W.G. Grace

INSANITY STREAK

by Tony Lopes

THE SPATS

by Jeff Pickering

No. 187

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

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OUT ON A LIMB

TIP OF THE WEEK

SOLUTIONS

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The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

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CODEWORD

by Wulff & Morgenthaler

by Gary Kopervas

by JoAnn Derson

YOUR STARS

gain a deeper understanding of the challenges each of you may be facing.

CANCER: You’ll finally have time to spend with your partner. You must make minor adjustments to your relationship and free up time to do things with your better half. This will help you resolve many of the issues that have been bothering you.

LEO: You’ll hear about a job opening that aligns with your professional goals. You’ll need to invest time and work hard to adapt to your new responsibilities.

VIRGO: You’ll be surprised to find yourself in the spotlight this week. Your presence will captivate those around you, and you’ll receive applause for an

impressive feat. You’ll perform a heroic act that will boost your self-esteem.

LIBRA: Your family counts on your presence, so you may need to spend part of the week at home. Although your move is still a few months away, start preparing right away to stay ahead of the game.

SCORPIO: You’ll know just what to say this week, and your words will resonate far and wide, especially on social media. Prepare for a series of enriching trips.

SAGITTARIUS: Indulge and spoil yourself this week.

Take the opportunity to wander through stores and boutiques. You’ll find useful items, and also a few goodies to brighten up your daily routine.

CAPRICORN: Prepare for a busy week ahead. Your enthusiasm and perseverance will set you apart. You’re also likely to see a significant increase in your income, which will give rise to some wonderful celebrations.

AQUARIUS: Exhaustion is catching up with you, and a sleepless night could jeopardise your progress on certain projects. Embrace a new routine. A balanced diet and regular physical activity could work wonders for your energy levels.

PISCES: You’ll be tasked with organising a largescale meeting at work. Your social life will be buzzing with activity. You’ll show empathy and innovation this week. Divine inspiration may guide you.

Aries, Taurus and Gemini

ARIES: Embrace professional change without hesitation! Taking on new responsibilities will drive your progress and likely lead to a salary increase, even if time becomes an increasingly precious resource.

TAURUS: You may consider embarking on a journey or adventure that requires considerable preparation. Enrolling in a training course or diving into a new field of study could change how you see your future.

GEMINI: To reduce tensions, set aside some time for your loved ones. This time you spend together will help you open up to each other and

The luckiest signs this week:

z Got fresh herbs? Try this drying tip/car freshener in one: Lay herbs flat on newspaper in your car. Keep windows closed, and after a nice sunny day, you’ll have a delicious-smelling car and dried herbs to store for later dishes.

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Dubbo High

Lois Hands, Trisha Howard, Suki Kirkward, Karen Marshall, Jenny Jones and Rhonda Matthews

50-Year Reunion

Stephen Wray, Mark Smith, Chilton Simpson, Billy Fisher, Geoff Mann, John Stonestreet, Bob Dyer and Stephen Wright

By KEN SMITH

The Dubbo High Class of 1970-1975 celebrated their 50-year reunion recently.

It was a weekend of many memories with copies of the Dubbo High Bindyite school magazine from their time as students providing a much-enjoyed trip to times past, A weekend of strong friendships renewed, remembering and celebrating those who could not make it, and those who have departed.

Former students attended from Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Tamworth, Mudgee, and those who call Dubbo home.

The weekend was such a success that the next get-together is already being planned.

Dubbo High 50-Year Reunion Memories.

Dubbo High won the Astley Cup at least twice, in 1970 and 1974.

Long-standing principal Bill Gleeson retired in 1973 with Ken Harrap replacing him.

When they first started in 1970 the girls had to kneel down and have their uniforms measured so that they weren’t too short.

There were separate girls and boy’s playgrounds, which changed in either 1973 or 74.

The Monier Building – which is no longer standing – was used for art and music and choir, with a new library and canteen built during that time.

The school song was Esse Quam Videri – meaning “to be, rather than to seem” – was sung regularly at special occasions, assemblies, and loudly at the Astley cup.

The Dubbo High Class of 1970-1975 returning for their 50 Year Reunion Carol Trapman (teacher), Jenny Connolly, Janis Harper, Leslie Hyland, Gail Shepperd, Kim Hocking and Colleen Peacock

Geoff Mann and Bill Fisher

Get ready for a fabulous day out with Can Assist Autumn Gardens

By LANA EATHER WITH beautiful autumn days filled with warm temperatures and falling leaves upon us, it is a delightful time for the Can Assist Dubbo’s Autumn Gardens.

This year’s event will be held Sunday, May 4, from 9.30am-3.30pm. Four distinct gardens will be showcased in the annual major fundraiser for Can Assist.

Located a short distance from Dubbo, the gardens promise a selection of different styles, with the addition of artisan stalls, garden art, morning tea/ lunch, raffles, and a plant stall. There will also be guest speakers and musical entertainment.

Can Assist Dubbo began in 2002, and services a large area from Bourke, Cobar, Coonamble, Dubbo,

THE CAN ASSIST AUTUMN GARDEN COMMITTEE: Ros Walters, Janet Couchman, Melva Blake (coordinator), Jackie Walker, Fran Ellis and Betty Lorimer. RIGHT: The mud map for finding the gardens on display. IMAGES: SUPPLIED

Gilgandra, Lightning Ridge, Trangie, Nyngan, Walgett, Warren, Wellington and everywhere in between.

The branch comprises a dedicated team of volunteers that fundraise to provide financial assistance to people that are undergoing cancer treatment. All the monies raised stay with-

in the local area to assist local patients with costs involved in medical expenses, pharmacy expenditures, accommodation, and other associated overheads.

The Dubbo branch has helped ease the burden of cancer for over 900 locals, and aims to lessen the inequities distance creates for

cancer care and treatment for rural communities.

Dubbo Branch Executive member Mike Blake commends the commitment of the hundreds of volunteers involved in Can Assist: “It is a massive undertaking to organise our annual Garden Day each year.

It is our major fundraising

event, and it’s a wonderful occasion. This year we have four gardens on display, each with their own unique design. It will be a wonderful day out.”

Tickets will be available on the day from the garden gates or beforehand from 123tix. Tickets are $25 per person to visit all gardens.

Tickets available at all gates or through 123 TIX - at $25.00 pp

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Sunday 4 May 2025 9:30AM – 3:30PM

LABANNA PARK: 227 L Narromine Road Expansive, developed rural garden GARDEN ART: 6R Whylandra Crossing Road Artisan Stalls & Garden Art MACQUARIE DOWNS: 8R Whylandra Crossing Road Morning Tea KOOKABURRA: 5 L Whylandra Crossing Road an Assist Plant Stall Lunch & Can

Guest Speakers at various locations Tickets available at all gates or through 123 TIX - at $25.00 pp Information: dubbo@canassist.org.au OR Ph: Melva 0458 248 978

Local people helping local people with the hardship of cancer

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Phone: 0268824364, Email: secretary@dubboshow.org Tenders must be accompanied by a current Public Liability Insurance Policy.

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Small joining fee after three visits. All men are Rumble on 0414 477 365 Club courts for enjoyable social tennis. All wel- Transcendental Meditation (TM): Free in- Dementia Sing Out Choir: Weekly 11amwelcome, Kevin 0427 253 445 troductory talks via www.tm.org.au. Maharishi 12.30pm, Generosity Church 51 Sheraton Road Spinning and Weaving: 10am, at Dubbo come 0437824743 Croquet: 8.15am, Muller Park Tennis and Family History Society (Dubbo & Arts and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street.

Saturday Art: 10am, at Dubbo Arts and Crafts Foundation Australia scientifically proven ben- Dubbo. Contact Anne Gemmell 0481396404.

Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Dubbo. New District): 1pm to 4pm, volunteers on site dur- Anne 0408 891 225 Society Cottage, 137 Cobra St. Pam 6885 1918. efits of TM. Contact David 0424 252 834 Depression Recovery Group: 10.30am, at players of all ages are welcome. Tricia 0428 876 ing these hours, Western Plains Cultural Centre Tai Chi at U3A: 10am, at the Community Seventh-day Adventist Church Bible the Catholic Parish Meeting Room, Brisbane St. 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946.

Community Arts Centre, Cnr Wingewarra and Arts Centre, Western Plains Cultural Centre, 76 Study: 9.30am, Sabbath School and chil- MONDAY Norm 6882 6081 or Sandra 0432 647 877 Dementia Sing Out Choir: Weekly 11am- Gipps St dren’s/youth Sabbath School, 11am, Divine Alcoholics Wingewarra Street. Richard 6888 5656 Anonymous (Daily Dubbo Camera Club: Meet 1st Tuesday of 12.30pm, Generosity Church 51 Sheraton Road Heart Support Walking Group: 12.30pm, Urban Tribe: 2pm, with dancing, music, sing- Service. Cnr Cobra and Sterling Sts. dubbo.adReflections Meeting): 12pm Monday Lunch the Month at Club Dubbo at 7pm. Everyone is Dubbo. Contact Anne Gemmell 0481396404. (also Tuesdays), Ollie Robbins Oval, Cnr of ing, caring and sharing. 0459 762 702 ventist.org.au welcome to join. See F.B. page for more details.

Ladies Luncheon: Will meet Saturday Bligh Street. Supports gentle exercise promot- Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair: Talbragar CWA: First Saturday of the Month. (1.5hr) – ‘Daily Reflections’ meeting St Brigid’s Dubbo City Physical Culture Club: 5pm Catholic Church meeting rooms, 198 Brisbane April 5 at Ingenia Gardens at 10 am for the ing healthy hearts, Ray 0437 541 942 Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair Thursday 45 L Boothenba Road, Dubbo commencing at start, Holy Trinity Hall, Brisbane Street, Dubbo.

Tradies Breakfast followed by our regular Let’s Walk together: 10am Thursdays week- to Saturday 10am to 2pm, Western Gallery, cor- 2pm. Will be 90 this year! Contact Ronda on St, Dubbo. Please contact David 0417 063 087 Fun, affordable dance for girls/ladies, 4yrs and or contact 1300 222 222 or www.aa.org.au. monthly lunch, 12 noon at the South Dubbo ly meet at Regand Park near the Walkway ner Swift St and Mitchell Highway, Wellington. 0419 275 223. up, all fitness levels. dubbocityphysie@live.

Tavern. Contact Bev on 68845401 by April 3, if Bridge. Everyone is welcome. Supported by Preloved books, Jigsaw puzzles, Cds, DVDs and Transition Dubbo Food + Film Night: For Amnesty International Dubbo: SECOND com.au Monday of the month, 5.30pm-6.30pm, interested. the Heart Foundation. Contact Jimmy at now board games with the money raised going information about future events, contact to St Brigid’s meeting room. Contact Sandra Dubbo Chess Club: 7pm-9pm, at Dubbo RSL. Parkrun - Dubbo: 8am every week, FREE Connecting Community Services 1800 319 551. to Charities that Club members choose.

Peter 0439 091 767 Juniors welcome. Trevor 0424 225 323 and Babu timed (with barcode), 5km run, jog or walk, Line Dancing: 9.30am to 12 noon, Greek Hall, Western Plains Trefoil Guild: SECOND Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair: Lindeman amnesty.dubbo@gmail.com or 0419 0422 877 165 starts at Sandy Beach, dogs, prams are wel- corner Gipps and Roper Street, Dubbo. Kathy Friday of each month, 10.30am, Orana Gardens Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair Thursday 167 574.

Anglican Women’s Association: 5.30pm, Dubbo City Ladies Probus Club: Meet come. Email dubbohelpers@parkrun.com to 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263.

Round house. Please confirm the meeting will to Saturday 10am to 2pm, Western Gallery, cor- at Holy Trinity. Dorothy 6884 4990. on the second Tuesday of each month in the help! ner Swift St and Mitchell Highway, Wellington.

Macquarie Masons Dubbo: SECOND be on. Dorothy 6884 6646 Masonic Village Hall, Darby Close at 10am conAustralian Air Force Cadets 313 “City of Preloved books, Jigsaw puzzles, Cds, Dvds and Thursday of the month. All visitors are weltact Marie Francis 0408845640.

COMING SOON Dubbo” Squadron: 6pm-9.30pm, Army SATURDAY now board games with the money raised going come, John O’Brien 0405 051 896.

Barracks (Cnr Kokoda Pl and Wingewarra Dubbo Embroiderers: 9:30am- 3:00pm Car Boot Sale: Saturday, April 12, commences Outback Dragons Dubbo: 5.45pm (in sum- Beekeepers Inc - Orana: SECOND Saturday to Charities that Club members choose.

St). NOW recruiting, 13 to 18 years, rewarding SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month at 8am at St Brigid’s Car Park. Sausage sizzle, mer), Sandy Beach amenities block. Come and of the month, 9.15am, Narromine Tennis Club (also see Saturday listing) Dubbo Bridge Club, activities. tea and coffee. More entries welcome. Contact try dragon boating, your first five paddles are rooms, unless other arrangements are made. SUNDAY Elston Park, Bultje St Dubbo. All are welcome.

Dubbo Bridge Club: FOURTH Monday of the Free. info@outbackdragons.com.au, Robyn orana.secretary@beekeepers.asn.au Fran 0417 452 678 for enquiries.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings (Steps month, 10am-1pm, Bultje Street. $7 members, Contact Patricia 0439846400 CPSA Dubbo Meeting: Friday, April 11, 2025. 0427462504 Dubbo Lions Club Inc: FIRST and THIRD Bridge Club - Dubbo: 1pm until approxi- and Traditions): 7pm (1.5hrs), ‘Steps and 10am at the Dubbo RSL Club. Guest Speaker is Wellington Arts and Crafts: 10am-3pm, mately 4.30pm, Bultje Street. $7 members, $9 Traditions’ meeting, Dubbo Community Health, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324.

Tuesday of the month, 6.30pm, Club Dubbo.

Dubbo City Physical Culture Club: 4.30pm from the police crime prevention unit. This is Small Hall in the Anglican Church grounds, non-members. Libby 0428 254 324.

Palmer St. Jack 0418 605 041, Sally 0427 829 start, Wesley Community Hall, 66 Church St. PO Box 285 Dubbo, Lois on 0428288325 or dubvery important information for all seniors. All Wellington, variety of crafts, activities and Croquet: 8.15am, Muller Park Tennis and 807, 1300 222 222 or www.aa.org.au Fun, affordable dance for girls/ladies, 4yrs and bolionsinc@gmail.com. welcome, no charge. For further information, workshops offered. Dorothy 0408 601 066 Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Dubbo. New Australian Kite Flyers Society: SECOND up, all fitness levels. dubbocityphysie@live. Dubbo Men’s Probus: FIRST Tuesday of Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair: players of all ages are welcome. Tricia 0428 876 Sunday of the month, 10am, Jubilee Oval. See please contact 0427 251 121. every month, 11am, Masonic Hall, Bob Ellis com.au Rotary Club of Wellington: Wellington Wellington Lions Preloved Book Fair Thursday 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946. how to build and fly modern (and old) kites. Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: 0428217752 Rotary Dag Drags Sheep Dash, 13th April 2025, to Saturday 10am to 2pm, Western Gallery, cor- CWA Gilgandra Market: FIRST Saturday David 0476 223 342 Dubbo Prostate Support Group: For inforGates open at 10am Wellington Showground. ner Swift St and Mitchell Highway, Wellington. of the month, 9am-1pm, Cakes, fruit, pickles, Bicycle User Group Social Ride: 9am, at Mondays, 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to mation about future meetings, Elizabeth 0408 Gold Coin entry for Adults, Kids are Free ( but Preloved books, Jigsaw puzzles, Cds, Dvds and plants and more! New stall holders are wel- Wahroonga Park. Mick 0437 136 169 or Sam 5pm. Small joining fee after three visits. “All 682 968 men are welcome.” Kevin 0427 253 445. now board games with the money raised going come. $5 per table, proceeds to CWA. Contact 0429826076, dubbobug.org.au must be accompanied by an adult) Dubbo RSL Euchre Club: 7pm, for 7.30pm, Dubbo Multicultural Women’s Group: Contact Ian Parkes ( Event Chairperson) 0400 to Charities that Club members choose.

Hilda 0427471270.

Dubbo Acoustic Musicjam (DAMjam): THIRD Monday of the month, 10am, St Brigid’s Dubbo RSL, Glen 0419 179 985 or Doreen 6882 846 353 Dubbo Anglican Church Vigil Communion SECOND Sunday of the month, 2pm to 5pm, Meeting Room in Brisbane Street. Women of all 6163 FRIDAY Family History Society (Dubbo & Service: 6pm, 158 Brisbane Street.

Milestone Hotel, upstairs. Join acoustic sessions backgrounds are invited. 1800 319 551.

THURSDAY District): 1pm to 4pm, Cnr Wingewarra & or just listen. Peter 0457 787 143 Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: 7pm Contact 6884 4990 Narromine Community Women’s Shed: Gipps Sts, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Above Board Gamers: SECOND and (1.5hrs) - ID meeting, Dubbo Community Dubbo Bridge Club: 1pm, Bultje Street Dubbo Anglican Church Traditional 10am -3pm, (also Wednesdays), The Wesley FOURTH Thursday of the month, 6pm, Devil’s Health, Palmer Street, Dubbo. Contact Dee (Tennis Courts), Dubbo. $7 members, $9 Communion Service: 8am, 158 Brisbane Centre, 138 Dandaloo Street, Narromine. Leona Community Arts Centre.

Girls Brigade: During school term, 6pm to 0417 422 750, 1300 222 222 or www.aa.org.au. non-members. Libby 0428 254 324 Street. 6884 4990 Hollow Brewery. Alan 0432 278 235 0487 200 987 Akela Playgroup: 9.30am, Scout Hall, 4 Central West Makers Place: 12pm-6pm, Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: Dubbo Anglican Church: 10am, Trinity Kids Patchwork: 10am-3pm, at Dubbo Arts & Craft 8pm, Orana Baptist Church, 4 Palmer St. For all school aged girls. Enjoy crafts, games, camps, South Dubbo Veterans and Community Men’s Mondays, 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to Sunday School and family Communion service. Cottage, 137 Cobra St, June 6882 4677.

Akela St., Sharna 0438 693 789 Badminton: 7.30pm-9.30pm, Delroy High Shed, Cnr Palmer and High Streets. 3D print- 5pm. Small joining fee after three visits. “All Dubbo Baptist Church: 6pm, at 251 Cobra RFDS Dubbo Support Group month- stories, songs, cooking and much more. Julie Street (next to Spotlight), during school terms. ly meetings: FIRST Monday of the month, 0428 821 829 School Auditorium, East Street, West Dubbo, ing, robotics, pottery, and more. Adam 0431 men are welcome.” Kevin 0427 253 445 Dubbo Slot Car Racing Club: FIRST and Come along and discover if church is still rele- RFDS Visitor Experience, 5pm, 21 Judy Jakins Heart Support Walking Group: 12.30pm, $5 to play, $22 insurance ($20, school students). 038 866.

Communion Service (Dubbo Anglican THIRD Saturday of the month, 4pm, Seniors vant in today’s world. Everyone is welcome. Drive, Dubbo Airport. Jeanette Hamilton 0429 (also Thursday), Ollie Robbins Oval, Cnr of Chris 6887 3413 Bligh Street. Supports gentle exercise promotBingo - South Dubbo Veteran’s & Church): 10am, Brotherhood House chapel, (15+), old Scouts Building, 189-191 Talbragar 6884 2320 673 366.

Street, across from Aldi. Terry 0408 260 965. Dubbo Baptist Church: 9.30am, 251 Cobra Rotary Club of Dubbo: 6pm-8pm, Westside ing healthy hearts, contact Ray 0437 541 942 Community Men’s Shed: 11am-12.30pm, 158 Brisbane St. West Dubbo Bowling Club. Barry 0439 344 349 Community Kitchen: FIRST Friday of the Embroiderers - Dubbo: 10:00am- 3:00 Street (next to Spotlight). Everyone is wel- Hotel, Whylandra Street, West Dubbo. Contact Orana Physical Culture: 4pm onwards, starts with 2-4 years Sparkles class, Auditorium Coffee, Craft and Chat: 9.30am-12pm, month, 6.30pm, Holy Trinity Hall, Brisbane St, pm (also see Tuesday listing) All are welcome come. 6884 2320 Lyn Wicks, 0428 342 374, Carla Pittman, 0418 at St Mary’s Primary School. See the Orana Macquarie Regional Library Dubbo Pistol Club: 12.30pm, 143L Old Dubbo 294 438 or dubborotaryclub@hotmail.com Gospel Hall, Cnr of Boundary Road and Taylor free meal.

Physical Culture Facebook page CPSA (Combined Pensioners and Contact Patricia 0439846400 Road, 6882 0007 St. Anne 0428 425 958 Sing Australia Dubbo Choir: 6pm-8pm, Croquet: 8.15am for 8:30am start, Tuesday, Superannuants Association): SECOND Family History Society (Dubbo & Orana K9 Training Club INC: New in- Bridge Club, Bultje Street. NO auditions, no re- Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie: 12.30pm Thursday. Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Friday each month, 10am, Dubbo RSL District): 10am to 1pm, volunteers on site dur- take class every 7th Sunday starting 4/2/24.. quirements to read music and no singing ex- - 2pm, Westside Hotel, contact Peter McInnes Dubbo. Kate 0409 927 140, Lillian 0429 471 921 Club. Discuss issues, guest speaker. Further ing these hours, Western Plains Cultural Centre ( daylight savings start time 8.45am Eastern perience necessary. Contact Michele Peak 0428 0417 140 149 Rotary Club of Dubbo South: 6pm, at Community Arts Centre, Cnr Wingewarra and Standard time 9.45am ). Orana K9 Training are 680 775.

CWA Dubbo: FIRST Thursday of the month, Information Barb 0427251121 South Dubbo Tavern now training at Pioneer Oval Howard Ave West 9.30am to 11am, Oaktree Retirement Village Dubbo Nepalese Christian Fellowship: Gipps St. 6.30-8pm. Cyrel on 0416 826 701 or Kabita 0452 Orana Writers’ Hub: 1st Saturday of the Dubbo. Contact Reg 0428849877 or Dianne Tai Chi 10 Form: 2.30pm-3.30pm during Silver Craft: THIRD Tuesday of the month, Peel Street, Dubbo. Marion 6884 2957 school terms at U3A, Community Arts Centre, 10am, at Dubbo Arts and Crafts Society 0429847380. month 10-1. Music Room WPCC CWA Wongarbon Handicraft: SECOND 406 234.

Dubbo Parkinson’s Support Group: FIRST Patchwork and Quilters Group: 9am, Orana Pistol Club: 9am, Hyandra Lane, WPCC, 76 Wingewarra St.. Laney 6882 4680 or Cottage, 137 Cobra St. Julie 6884 4919 Thursday of the month, Liz 0401 174 883. laneyluk@gmail.com.

Smart Recovery (Behaviour Change CWA Wongarbon: FIRST Thursday of Friday of each month, 10.30am, Horizons vil- SECOND and LAST Saturday of the month, Dubbo. Sundays only, 6887 3704 Support Group): 5pm, online or in person. the month, 10am, Wongarbon CWA rooms. lage, Minore Road, Dubbo. Marsha Isbester Dubbo Pipe Band Hall, Cnr Darling and The Write In: An opportunity for writers to sit TUESDAY Rob on 0417 497 187 0427 373 842.

Wingewarra Sts. Charlene on 0408 825 180 Marjorie 6884 5558 in writerly companionship, writing. 3rd Sunday Dubbo Anglican Church Trinity Kids Lunchtime Prayer Group - Dubbo Parkrun - Dubbo: 8am every week, FREE of the month. Dubbo library meeting room Aboriginal Elders Walkabout Ministry Spinning Group: Every third Tuesday 10am Group: 9.30am - 2pm in Holy Trinity Church -4pm Dubbo Art and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Playgroup: 10am-12pm, Anglican Church Hall, Anglican Church: 1-2pm in Brotherhood timed (with barcode), 5km run, jog or walk, from 11.30.

Street. Contact Julie 0418 976 663 158 Brisbane St., during School terms. Contact House, 158 Brisbane Street. Bring your lunch starts at Sandy Beach, dogs, prams are wel- Traditional Catholic Latin Mass – Hall, 158 Brisbane Street 6884 4990 Narromine Food Barn: 9am-11am, Low- come. Email dubbohelpers@parkrun.com to Rawsonville: SECOND Sunday of the month, Croquet: 8.15am for 8:30am start, Tuesday, South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community Dubbo Community Men’s Shed Inc: cost groceries and FREE fruit, vegetables and help!

9am, Rawsonville Soldier’s Memorial Hall, Thursday. Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Men’s Shed: 9am-12pm, Cnr of High and Mondays 9am to 1pm and Thu/Sat 1pm to 5pm. bread with any purchase to people in need. Ken RSL Tennis Club: 12.30pm, Paramount Tennis Rawsonville Road. 0429 920 842 Dubbo. Kate 0409 927 140, Lillian 0429 471 921 Palmer Streets. New members welcome

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Toastmasters Club: FIRST and 10.30am to 12.30pm at Community THIRD Tuesday of the month, 7pm- Arts Centre $7.50 per session for DDFHS 9pm, Dubbo RSL Club, Brisbane St., members, $15 for non-members. To Sharon Allan 0408 156 015 or email sal- reserve your place phone Linda on lan@rhdubbo.com.au 68878284 or email martinandlinda@ Women’s Wellbeing Walking gmail.com Group: 10am Tuesdays fortnight- Dubbo Bobbin Lacemakers: THIRD ly meeting at Victoria Park BBQ area. Wednesday of the month, 10am-3pm, 22nd Oct, 5th Nov, 19th Nov. Women Arts & Crafts Society Cottage and Craft of all ages welcome. Kathryn at Shop, 137 Cobra Street. Judy 6882 5776 Connecting Community Services 1800 Dubbo Bridge Club: 9.45am, for 319 551.

10am-1pm, Bultje Street (Tennis Courts), Dubbo. $7 members, $9 WEDNESDAY non-members. Libby 0428 254 324 Akela Playgroup: (also see Thursday Dubbo Community Garden: 9amlisting), 10.30am, Scout Hall, 4 Akela 12pm, 4 Palmer Street. A time to garden with others, learn more skills and Street, Sharna 0438 693 789.

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

1:30pm, Western Plains Cultural Centre Ballroom Dancing: Wednesday café. 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: President, Annette Storer, 0429 828 FIRST Wednesday of month, 10.30am- 882 12pm, Venue changes each month. Dundullimal Dubbo Support Crew Louise or Emma 0412 706 785 Inc: FOURTH Wednesday of month, Breast Cancer Support Group: 10am, Dundullimal Homestead.

FOURTH Wednesday of every month, Support Homestead functions. 6884 10am, Baptist Church, Palmer Street, 9984, dundullimal@nationaltrust.

Community Health 5853 2545 com.au 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, Line Dancing: 6.30pm to 8:30pm, 2:30-4pm, Western Cancer Centre Greek Hall, corner Gipps and Roper Dubbo, carer is also welcome. For pa- Street, Dubbo. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn tients having current cancer treatment. 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 Boundary Road. Anne 0428 425 958 Centre. Please email secretary@lodgeCWA Dubbo Evening Branch: allanstuart416.org.au THIRD Wednesday of the month, Narromine Community Women’s 6:00pm, 3 Frith Street. Contact Barb Shed: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am -3pm, The Wesley Centre, 138 on 0409 159 556.

CWA Narromine: SECOND Dandaloo Street, Narromine. Leona Wednesday of the month, 5.30pm, 0487 200 987 Survivors Of Suicide Bereavement USMC. Carolyn 0427747478 CWA Terramungamine: SECOND Group: Wednesdays, by expressions of Wednesday of the month, 10am, interest. Please contact 0455 255 137 after midday.

Dubbo RSL Club. Barb 0427 251 121 CWA Wellington Branch: Second Walter T. Grant Seniors Social Wednesday of Month, 10:30 a.m., Club: 9am-2pm, Scout’s Hall, Wellington CWA Rooms, Warne Welchman Street. $10 per day. BYO St, Wellington. Contact Marion on lunch. Pre-lunch cards and games, post-lunch bingo. Jan Miller 0418 255 0429033836 Dementia Friendship Group: 217 SECOND Wednesday of month, West Dubbo Rotary: 6pm, Club 10:30am, Western Plains Cultural Dubbo, Whylandra Street West Dubbo Centre, Creo Cafe, Wingewarra St. Anne Zumba Kids: 4.15pm, West Dubbo Gemmell 0481396404.

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6.00 (53) Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Navigating The World. 9.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 2.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.10 JAG.

6.00 Morning (23) Programs. 2.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 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 MOVIE: J. Edgar. (2011) 10.45 ER. 11.30 Breeders. 11.50 Rage. 12.55 Breeders. 1.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 2.25 ER. 3.50 Doctor Who. 4.40 ABC News Update. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed.

(66) 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Larry The Wonder Pup. 9.00 Shopping.

10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 1.15 Dancing With The Stars. 3.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 4.00 Blackish. 4.30 Frogger. 5.30 The Amazing Race.

7.00 MOVIE: The Smurfs. (2011) 9.05 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (2016) 11.35 MOVIE: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs.

10.30 Mountain Men. 11.30 American Resto.

12.00 Storage Wars. 12.30 American Pickers.

1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Desert Collectors. 3.00 Football. AFL. North Melbourne v Carlton. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Pawn Stars Do America. 8.30 MOVIE: The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. (2003) 10.45 MOVIE: Cliffhanger. (1993) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (82) Programs. 11.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders.

12.00 MOVIE: Oddball. (2015) 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 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005) 9.50 MOVIE: Beetlejuice.

(1988) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Morning Programs. 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 Friends. 7.30 MOVIE: Forrest Gump. (1994) 10.10 Becker.

10.35 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

FRIDAY, April 18

ABC TV (2)

ABC FAMILY

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SBS VLND

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7TWO

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SATURDAY, April 19 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Death In Paradise. Final. 1.30 Darby And Joan.

2.15 Extraordinary Escapes.

3.00 Megafauna: What Killed Australia’s Giants?

3.50 A Life In Ten Pictures.

4.45 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli.

5.10 Landline.

5.40 Australian Story.

6.10 Father Brown.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 MOVIE: Made In Dagenham. (2010) Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough.

Female workers at a car plant walk out in protest against sexual discrimination and pay inequality. (M) 9.20 Midsomer Murders.

10.50 Unforgotten.

11.40 Boat Story.

12.40 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. 9.00 Incredible Homes.

10.00 Hugh’s Wild West. 11.00 BBC News At Ten. 11.30 ABC World News Tonight. 12.00 PBS News.

1.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 6 Hour. Qualifying.

3.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix.

Women’s Race. H’lights. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix. Men’s Race. H’lights. 5.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 5.30 Venice: Building Beauty From A Swamp. New. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Wonders Of Europe: The Tower Of London.

9.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Bologna.

10.20 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

11.20 Homicide: Life On The Street.

3.50 Bamay.

4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. All Aged Stakes Day, Mornington Cup and WATC Derby Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Americas: The Frozen North.

8.00 MOVIE: Twister. (1996) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes. A trio of stormchasers and meteorologists attempts to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the heart of a tornado, only to find themselves at the mercy of a storm. (PG) 10.20 MOVIE: Anna. (2019) Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans. A young woman unleashes incredible strength and skill to become a feared government assassin. (MA15+) 12.50 The Black Donnellys.

2.00 Home Shopping.

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 Surfing Australia. 12.30 Destination WA. 1.00 Let’s Eat With George. Final. 1.30 MOVIE: Getting Even With Dad. (1994) 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 Torvill & Dean: Our Last Dance.

8.30 MOVIE: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. (1971) Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson. A poor yet honest boy wins a guided tour of a famous sweets factory owned by an eccentric businessman. (G) 10.35 MOVIE: Yes Man. (2008) Jim Carrey. (M) 12.30 How We Celebrate.

1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents.

2.30 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 IFISH. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 9.00 My Market Kitchen. 9.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient.

10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 11.40 Farm To Fork. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 12.30 Australia

By Design: Architecture. 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen.

1.30 Frugal Foodie. Final. 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 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

9.00 Play School: What’s Cooking? 9.40 Milo.

10.00 The Monster At The End Of This Story.

10.30 Fizzy And Suds. 11.00 Sesame Street.

11.40 Andy And The Band. 12.20 Bananas In Pyjamas. 1.40 Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington.

2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 5.50 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.30 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.10 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. 8.55 Fresh Off The Boat.

9.35 Speechless. 10.00 Officially Amazing. 10.25 Dragon Ball Super. 10.50 Late Programs.

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 Reunion Special. 1.00 Dating’s Dangerous Secrets. 1.50 Beyond Oak Island. 3.35 BBC News At Ten. 4.05 ABC World News Tonight. 4.35 PBS News.

5.35 Over The Black Dot. 6.05 Our Law. 6.40 Engineering Tomorrow. Final. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 MOVIE: Silverado. (1985) 11.00 MOVIE: Romantic Comedy. (2019) 12.25 PEN15. 1.35 Gun Shot Wound. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping.

(62) 8.30 Travel Oz. 9.30 Better Homes. 11.00 Harry’s Practice. 11.30 GetOn Extra. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. All Aged Stakes Day, Mornington Cup and WATC Derby Day. 6.00 Dog Patrol.

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

11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30 My Greek Odyssey.

1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 2.30 Creek To Coast.

3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Weekender. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Shopping.

6.00 Gideon’s Way. (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 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.50 The Baron. 2.00 MOVIE: The Heart Of The Matter. (1953) 4.15 MOVIE: Dunkirk.

(1958) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific.

Western Force v Hurricanes.

9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match.

9.45 MOVIE: The Jackal. (1997) 12.15 MOVIE: The Vengeance Of Fu Manchu.

(1967) 2.10 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (1958) 4.50 The Baron.

Home (53) 6.00 Shopping.

9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman.

10.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 2.00 Soccer. A-League Women.

Melbourne v Brisbane.

4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 27. Melbourne Victory v Auckland FC. 7.00 Football Tonight.

7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 27. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City.

10.00 NCIS. 1.40 Blue Bloods. 2.35 Fire Country. 3.30 Reel Action. 4.00 JAG. 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl.

9.50 Transformers: EarthSpark. 10.15 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 11.15 Heartbreak High. 12.00 Breeders. 12.25 MOVIE: Anne Of Green Gables: The Good Stars. (2017) 1.50 ER. 2.35 Doctor Who. 3.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.05 A Bite To Eat. 4.35 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High.

7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Live At The Apollo. 8.45 Gavin & Stacey. 10.15 ER. 11.00 Rage. 12.00 Heartbreak High. 12.45 Breeders.

1.10 QI. 1.45 ER. 3.10 Friday Night Dinner. 3.35 Doctor Who. 4.25 A Bite To Eat. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath.

6.00 Flushed.

7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Beat Bugs. 9.30 Drop Dead Weird. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Weekender. 11.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 12.00 Dream Academy. 12.30 Dream Home. 2.30 Holey Moley Australia: Celebrity Special. 4.00 Black-ish.

4.30 Dodger.

5.30 MOVIE: The Angry Birds Movie. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.

(2021) 9.20 MOVIE: Father Stu. (2022) Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver.

11.55 MOVIE: The Operator. (2000) 2.00 Shopping. 3.00 Army Wives.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Drag Racing. NDRC Top Fuel C’ship. H’lights.

9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 American Resto.

10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 11.30 Life Off Road. 12.00 The 4WD Adventure Show. 12.30 Timbersports.

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered.

2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Boating. Circuit Boat Drivers C’ship. Season preview. Replay. 4.00 Full Custom Garage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Football. AFL. Adelaide v GWS Giants. 9.00 Storage Wars. 9.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 10.30 When Big Things Go Wrong. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.00 Allo! Allo!

9.10 Only Fools And Horses. 9.50 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 11.00 Ancient Aliens.

12.00 MOVIE: Flight Of The Navigator. (1986) 1.55 Motor Racing. ABB FIA Formula E World C’ship.

H’lights. 3.00 Hunting Hitler. 4.00 Jeopardy!

UK. 5.00 Young Sheldon. 5.30 MOVIE: Agent Cody Banks. (2003) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (2013) 10.30 MOVIE: Power Rangers. (2017) 12.50 The Originals.

2.40 Jeopardy! UK. 3.35 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Lego Dreamzzz. 5.10 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

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. 3.00 Home Shopping.

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SUNDAY, April 20 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Australia.

2.30 The Pope’s Easter Vigil.

5.00 Restoration Australia.

6.00 Back Roads: Musical Road Trip Through Western Queensland.

6.30 To Be Advised.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Darby And Joan. Final.

8.15 Unforgotten. Final.

9.05 Boat Story. Final.

10.05 MOVIE: Ten Canoes. (2006) Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil. An Aboriginal man, who covets the wife of his older brother, is told a story from the mythic past. (M) 11.35 You Can’t Ask That. 12.05 Rage. 3.05 Ask The Doctor. 3.35 Outback Ringer. 4.05 Gardening Australia. 5.05 Easter In Australia.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News.

7.00 APAC Weekly. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Incredible Homes.

10.00 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under.

10.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic.

11.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 6 Hour. Race.

5.30 Rediscovering Venice.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Ancient Empires.

9.05 Secret Lebanon: The Treasures Of Byblos.

10.10 Mayhem: Secret Lives Of Georgian Kings: George III Mad Or Misunderstood?

11.05 Rebel With A Cause: Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

12.05 48 Hours To Victory: Dunkirk.

2.55 Britain’s Great Outdoors: Cotswold.

3.50 Bamay.

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Sunday Footy Feast.

2.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special.

3.00 Highway Cops.

3.30 Border Patrol.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The 1% Club UK. 8.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys. Return.

9.30 Billy Joel Live At Madison Square Garden.

11.30 MOVIE: Midnight Run. (1988) Robert De Niro. (M) 2.00 Home Shopping.

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 Oz Off Road TV. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Newcastle Knights v Cronulla Sharks. From McDonald Jones Stadium, NSW. 6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 60 Minutes.

8.00 RBT. 8.30 The People V Michael Jackson.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 See No Evil: The Girl In The Silver Truck.

11.50 The First 48. 12.40 Oz Off Road TV. 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 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.00 The Yes Experiment. 8.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 9.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. Final. 9.30 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 10.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 10.30 Pooches At Play.

11.00 My Market Kitchen.

11.30 Buy To Build.

12.00 Australian Survivor.

1.30 Cook With Luke.

2.00 The Dog Down Under.

2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

3.30 All 4 Adventure.

4.30 Farm To Fork.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Sunday Project.

7.00 Matlock.

9.00 FBI. 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Morning.

6.25 Bananas In Pyjamas. 6.45 Nella The Princess Knight. 8.20 Peter Rabbit. 9.00 Play School: What’s Cooking?

9.40 Milo. 10.00 Octonauts: Above And Beyond.

10.20 Fizzy And Suds. 11.00 Sesame Street.

11.40 Andy And The Band. 12.20 Bananas In Pyjamas. 1.40 Ben And Holly. 2.05 Paddington.

2.45 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 The Monster At The End Of This Story. 4.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.50 Paddington.

6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.30 Bluey’s Big Play. 8.20 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 9.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.25 Abbott Elementary. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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. 12.10 Motorcycle Racing.

World Superbike C’ship. Pirelli Dutch Round. 1.10 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. Replay. 2.45 Jeopardy! 4.50 ABC World News Tonight. 5.20 PBS Washington Week. 5.45 The Day The Rock Star Died. 6.15 Abandoned Engineering. 8.10 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 9.00 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Women’s Race. 10.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Men’s Race.

1.20 Letterkenny. 2.15 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 My Greek Odyssey. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 10.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 10.30 Australia’s Best Backyards.

11.00 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 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme.

8.30 Vera. 10.30 Great Rail Restorations. 11.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.00 Vera. 3.00 This Rugged Coast. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey.

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 My Favorite Martian. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 MOVIE: Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) 2.45 MOVIE: The Small Voice. (1948) 4.30 MOVIE: Foreign Intrigue.

(1956) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Gran Torino. (2008) 10.55 MOVIE: Son Of God. (2014) 1.40 MOVIE: The Heart Of The Matter. (1953) 3.50 MOVIE: Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) 5.30 My Favorite Martian.

6.00 Home 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 IFISH. 12.00 Navigating The World.

1.00 Pooches At Play.

1.30 Top Gear Australia.

3.00 Australian Survivor.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 SEAL Team.

11.15 Fire Country. 3.00 48 Hours. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.00 Odd Squad. 9.25 Hardball. 9.45 Popularity Papers. 10.10 Holly Hobbie. 10.30 Gangnam Project. 11.20 Heartbreak High. 12.05 Breeders.

12.30 MOVIE: Storm Boy. (2019) 1.55 ER. 2.40 Doctor Who. 3.25 A Bite To Eat. 3.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Heartbreak High. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Lucy Worsley Investigates. 9.00 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 10.05 The Weekly. 10.35 ER. 11.20 Breeders. 11.45 Rage. 12.45 Heartbreak High. 1.30 The Cleaner. 3.00 Mayfair Witches.

3.50 ER. 4.35 A Bite To Eat. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 (66) It’s Academic. 8.30 Larry The Wonder Pup. 9.00 Drop Dead Weird.

10.00 Holey Moley Australia: Celebrity Special.

11.30 Dream Home.

1.15 My France With Manu.

2.05 Home And Away.

4.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Into The SpiderVerse. (2018) 6.30 Puppy School.

7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones.

12.30 Conviction. 1.30 Alias. 2.30 Army Wives.

6.00 Hook, Line (64) And Sinker. 7.00 My Fishing Place. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Drag Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. H’lights.

9.00 Counting Cars. 10.00 Pawn Stars. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Portland Charter Boat Wars.

12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN: Best Of. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Fishy Business. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game. 3.00 Football. AFL. Sydney v Pt Adel.

6.00 The Wash Up. 7.00 Football. AFL. Western Bulldogs v St Kilda. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show.

11.00 MOVIE: Air Force One. (1997) 1.35 Border Security. 2.05 Blokesworld. 2.30 Towies. 4.00 Big Shrimpin’. 5.00 Counting Cars.

6.00 I Love VIP Pets.

(82) 6.30 Pet Shop Zombies.

7.00 Booba. 7.30 The Gamers 2037. 8.00 Allo!

Allo! 9.10 Only Fools And Horses. 9.50 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 11.00 Ancient Aliens. 12.10 MOVIE: Red Dog. (2011) 2.05 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Grand Prix of Long Beach.

H’lights. 3.15 Hunting Hitler. 4.15 Jeopardy! UK. 5.15 Young Sheldon. 5.45 MOVIE: Show Dogs.

(2018) 7.30 MOVIE: Speed. (1994) 9.50 MOVIE: Species II. (1998) 11.50 Gotham. 12.50 Arrow.

1.50 Jeopardy! UK. 2.50 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 4.00 Bakugan. 4.30 Cry Babies Magic Tears. 4.50 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 5.30 Pokémon.

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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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Dubbo Photo News April 17-23, 2025 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.50 The Assembly. 11.30 Creative Types. 12.00 News.

1.00 Landline. 2.00 Restoration Australia.

2.55 Back Roads. Final. 3.25 Grand Designs NZ. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. New. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Aust Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 The Truth About Menopause With Myf Warhurst. 10.30 News. 10.45 Planet America. 11.15 The Weekly. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Body On Somerton Beach. 2.45 Travel Shooters. 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

3.50 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.20 Mystery Of The Puzzling Pyramids Egypt. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 Milan With Michael Portillo. 8.25 Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. 10.05 Rock Legends. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Classified. New. 11.50 Infiniti. 1.55 Son Of. 3.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Athletics. Stawell Gift.

Easter Monday session. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game.

3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife.

Return. 9.15 9-1-1: Lone Star. 10.15 Suits L.A. 11.15 The Agenda Setters. 12.15 Treadstone. 1.15 Travel Oz. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Paris Can Wait.

(2016) 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. Return. 9.00 100% Footy. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 The Prison Confessions Of GypsyRose Blanchard. 11.20 Police After Dark. 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 Late Programs.

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. 10.30 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 Australia. 8.40 Sam Pang Tonight. 9.40 Taskmaster Australia. 10.40 News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 8.00 Bluey’s Big Play. 8.50 Kids’ Programs. 3.40 Mecha Builders. 3.55 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 The Crystal Maze. 9.20 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.45 Merlin. 10.30 Officially Amazing. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

2.35 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 3.05 WorldWatch. 4.50 PBS News Weekend. 5.20 Alone: Frozen. 6.10 Mysteries From Above. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 UFOs: Investigating The Unknown. 9.25 Music Videos That Shaped The 80s. 10.30 Alone Australia.

11.40 Fuzoku: The World Of Sex Entertainment In Japan. 12.45 Threesome. 1.45 QAnon: The Search For Q. 2.40 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping.

(62) 6.30 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 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 World’s Most Scenic 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. 7.35 Doc Martin. 8.30 Shetland. 11.15 Bargain Hunt. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Gideon’s Way. (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 Next Stop. 12.30 Dad’s Army. 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 How We Celebrate. 2.30 MOVIE: Irma La Douce.

(1963) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise.

8.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. Return.

9.40 Grantchester. 10.50 The Closer. 11.50 Footy Classified. 1.00 Late Programs.

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

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

9.30 Camper Deals. 10.30 Everyday Gourmet.

11.30 What’s Up Down Under. 12.30 Navigating The World. 1.30 JAG. 2.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

3.30 Jake And The Fatman.

4.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.10 JAG.

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? 4.35 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 Breeders. 11.35 Rage. 12.35 MythBusters.

1.25 Live At The Apollo. 2.15 The Cleaner. 3.40 Doctor Who. 4.30 A Bite To Eat. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed.

(66) 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Larry The Wonder Pup. 9.00 Shopping.

10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 1.30 Dancing With The Stars. 3.10 Sean’s Kitchen. 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy.

7.35 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 Army Wives.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs.

9.00 Deep Water Salvage. 10.00 Counting Cars. 11.00 Foley’s Gift. 11.30 Big Shrimpin’.

12.30 Counting Cars. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game. 3.00 Football. AFL. Geelong v Hawthorn. 6.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

8.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.00 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.00 Appalachian Outlaws.

11.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 12.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983) 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: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985) 10.30 Ghost Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.

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 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Restoration Australia.

3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 3.30 Grand Designs NZ. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 7.00 News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Creative Types. 9.00 Swingers: How To Win An Election. 9.30 The Assembly. 10.15 The ABC Of... 10.45 News. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Egypt Code Breakers. 3.00 Pita With Vegemite. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline.

10.00 SBS News. 10.30 Living Black. 11.00 The Point. 12.00 Guillaume’s Paris. 12.30 Unbroken.

2.10 Faking Hitler. 4.00 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 TBA. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife.

9.05 Doc. New. 10.05 The Irrational.

11.05 The Agenda Setters. 12.05 The Act. 1.15 Travel Oz. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love In Zion National: A National Park Romance. (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 Tipping Point: Travel Guides. New. 9.00 Australian Crime Stories. 10.10 9News Late. 10.40 Wild Cards. 11.40 The Equalizer. 12.30 Tipping Point.

1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Building Ideas. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Late Programs.

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. 10.30 Jamie’s Air-Fryer Meals. 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 Australia. 8.40 NCIS. 10.30 News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Shopping.

4.30 CBS Morning.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 11.25 Play School. 12.20 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 Safari Adventures.

4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Ice Age. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 France 24 English News. 12.30 MOVIE: Subject. (2022) 2.15 The Artist’s View: Van Halen. 2.45 Bamay. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Alone: Frozen. 6.10 Mysteries From Above.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Guy Martin: Top Gun. 9.50 Aircraft Crash Experts.

10.50 Taskmaster. 12.40 Shoresy. 2.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping.

(62) 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 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 Ludwig. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.55 Bargain Hunt. 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Gideon’s (81) Way. 7.00 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 Next Stop. 12.30 Dad’s Army. 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 MOVIE: Escapement. (1958) 3.05 MOVIE: The Sound Barrier. (1952) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Chelsea Detective. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 Footy Classified. 12.35 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Creflo. 1.30 Late Programs.

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Navigating The World. 9.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 2.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

10.20 FBI. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.10 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.40 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 The Cleaner. 9.00 Fresh Blood: Westerners. 9.35 ER. 10.20 Friday Night Dinner.

10.45 Breeders. 11.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.50 Rage. 12.55 Black Mirror. 3.05 ER. 3.50 Doctor Who. 4.40 ABC News Update. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed.

7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Larry The Wonder Pup. 9.00 Shopping.

10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 1.30 Sean’s Kitchen. 2.30 TBA. 4.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 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 Army Wives.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.00 Mountain Men. 10.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 12.30 Pawn Stars.

1.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 2.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 3.30 Duck Dynasty. 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.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 12.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985) 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: Real Steel. (2011) 11.05 Ghost Hunters. 12.05 Late Programs.

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.

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Restoration Australia. 2.55 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 3.30 Grand Designs NZ. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz.

Final. 8.30 The Weekly. 9.00 Planet America.

9.30 Big Boys. Return. 10.00 Mayfair Witches.

10.40 News. 10.55 The Business. 11.15 In Limbo.

11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.40 Weight Of The World. 9.45 The Handmaid’s Tale. 10.50 SBS News. 11.20 My Brilliant Friend. Return. 12.25 Lost Luggage. 3.20 Invisible. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 TBA. 2.35 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 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 Akmal: Open For Renovations. 11.15 Autopsy USA. 12.15 Midnight Texas. 2.30 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love’s Fast Lane. (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 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 Late Programs.

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 Australia. 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 Australia. 8.40 Elsbeth. 9.40 NCIS: Origins.

10.40 News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

ABC FAMILY (22)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 11.25 Play School. 12.20 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 Safari Adventures.

4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Abbott Elementary. 9.25 Doctor Who. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 France 24 English News. 12.30 Hoarders.

2.10 My Life Online. 2.40 Queer Sports. 3.35 BBC News At Ten. 4.05 ABC World News Tonight. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Alone: Frozen.

6.25 Mysteries From Above. 7.20 Jeopardy!

7.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.45 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Fleche-Wallonne Men’s Race. 12.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Fleche-Wallonne Women’s Race. 2.15 Letterkenny. 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping.

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. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Next Stop. 12.30 Dad’s Army. 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 MOVIE: Golden Ivory. (1954) 3.10 MOVIE: I Live In Grosvenor Square. (1945) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Yes, Prime Minister. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 See No Evil. 12.40 My Favorite Martian. 1.10 Creflo. 1.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping.

8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Navigating The World. 9.30 ST: Voyager. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 2.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

3.30 Jake And The Fatman.

4.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 FBI. 11.55 Jake And The Fatman. 12.50 Shopping.

2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 3.15 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.35 Heartbreak High. 2.05 ER. 2.45 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 Mayfair Witches. 9.20 Friday Night Dinner. 9.45 ER. 10.30 Breeders.

10.50 Rage. 11.55 QI. 12.25 MOVIE: Absolute Power. (1997) 2.25 ER. 3.50 Doctor Who. 4.40 ABC News Update. 5.00 Dragon Ball Super.

5.35 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath.

6.00 Flushed.

(66) 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Larry The Wonder Pup. 9.00 Shopping.

10.30 House Rules. 12.30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 1.55 Dancing With The Stars. 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy.

7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Dangerous Minds. (1995) 10.25 First Dates UK. 1.40 Army Wives. 3.30 Sean’s Kitchen. 4.00 First Dates UK.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. H’lights. 9.00 Mountain Men. 10.00 Deadliest Roads. 11.00 Storage Wars.

11.30 American Pickers. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 3.30 Duck Dynasty. 4.00 Mountain Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 12.00 MOVIE: Three Amigos! (1986) 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: The Northman. (2022) 11.15 Ghost Hunters. 12.15 Love Island UK. 1.10 Supernatural. 3.00 Late Programs.

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.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 11.00 Restoration Australia. 12.00 News. 1.00 Sherwood. 2.00 Restoration Australia. 2.55 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 3.25 Grand Designs NZ. 4.10 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Restoration Australia. 9.00 Grand Designs Australia. 9.55 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia. 10.45 News. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Darby And Joan. Final. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 3.00 Living Black. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 The Secret DNA Of Us. 8.35 Sydney’s Super Tunnel.

9.40 Virdee. 10.50 SBS News. 11.20 Breaking Point. 12.15 The Hollow. New. 1.15 Departure.

2.50 Hitler’s Teen Killers. 3.50 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Hailey Dean Mysteries: Deadly Estate. (2017) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

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. 10.00 The Amazing Race. 11.30 Born To Kill? 12.30 Spitfire Guardians. 1.30 Travel Oz. 2.30 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 4.50 Anzac Day Dawn Service.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: The Love Hunt.

(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. Broncos v Canterbury Bulldogs.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 12.00 Young Sheldon. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.20 Late Programs.

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 Dog House Australia. 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 Australia. Final. 8.30 Taskmaster Australia.

9.40 Law & Order: S.V.U. 10.40 News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 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 Safari Adventures. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.50 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.45 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05 France 24 English News. 12.35 Hoarders. 2.15 Insight. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight.

4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Alone: Frozen. 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. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping.

(62) 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 South Aussie With Cosi.

2.30 My Impossible House. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Seven News Special: Lest We Forget Service.

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

6.00 Gideon’s Way. (81) 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Yes, Prime Minister.

1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 MOVIE: The Captive Heart. (1946) 3.30 MOVIE: The Colditz Story. (1955) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E Crash Scene Emergency.

New. 10.30 My Feet Are Killing Me. 11.30 Only Fools And Horses. 12.00 Antiques Roadshow.

12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Late Programs.

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8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Navigating The World. 9.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. 11.30 JAG. 2.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman.

4.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Blue Bloods.

10.20 FBI. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.10 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 ER. 2.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.20 Doctor Who. 4.05 QI. 4.35 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. 10.55 Planet America. 11.30 ER. 12.15 Rage.

1.15 Breeders. 1.40 Lucy Worsley Investigates.

2.40 ER. 3.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed.

7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Larry The Wonder Pup. 9.00 Shopping.

10.30 House Rules. 12.30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 1.55 Dancing With The Stars. 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy.

7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Dangerous Minds. (1995) Michelle Pfeiffer.

10.25 First Dates UK. 1.40 Army Wives. 3.30 Sean’s Kitchen. 4.00 First Dates UK.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. H’lights.

9.00 Mountain Men. 10.00 Counting Cars.

11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Resto.

12.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.30 Duck Dynasty. 4.00 Mountain Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Melbourne v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game.

11.00 Kick Ons. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.00 The Nanny.

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 12.00 MOVIE: The Thomas Crown Affair. (1968) 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: Bride Wars. (2009) 10.50 Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience. 11.50 Late Programs.

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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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Lilly goes from Wolf Pack to Junior Emus!

By GEOFF MANN

Lilly Clark dives for the line during her time playing for St Mary's Catholic School's touch side. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/FILE

Lilly Clark, pictured in the NSW All Schools Touch Football colours, has been selected to represent Australia. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

OVER the past five or six years I have written about the St Mary’s Wellington and a special Touch Footy program run by Sports Co-ordinator Alistaire Thompson.

On Sunday came news that one of the youngest ever Wolf pups had stepped up to an Australian team level.

Lilly Clark is now studying for her HSC at Kinross Wolaroi in Orange where she has been able to showcase her talents on the Touch field. After representing her school and region, Lilly has now been chosen to represent Australia.

This is what Alistaire’s excited email said: “Lilly has been selected into the Australian under-18 Girls team to play in the 2025 Asia Pacific Youth Touch Cup in Brisbane on May 15-17. Also, last week the NSW team was announced for this year’s State of Origin, in which Lilly was selected into the NSW under-20 Girls team.”

The very proud teacher and coach was rapt in the achievements of this supremely talented young athlete.

“This is testament to Lilly’s motto of ‘Hard Work Pays Off’ as she has put in countless hours over the last 10 or more years to achieve what she has.

We cannot be more proud of her!”

Alistaire said.

Tale of two suburbs for Dubbo stars, as Burton’s Bulldogs bite Comment by DAVID DIXON IT’S been a tale of two suburbs for Dubbo’s top NRL stars with Penrith captain Isaah Yeo’s fourpeat premiers Panthers looking like they may miss the finals altogether, while Matty Burton’s much-maligned Bulldogs are leading the premiership.

Canterbury-Bankstown CEO and footballing philosopher Phil Gould has always stated that in the first six rounds of the premiership, everyone loses one, everyone wins one, and then the comp proper starts.

However, this year, the portents for the first quarter of the season appear too obvious to ignore, with the Panthers’ decline the big story of 2025 so far.

After a deceptively comfortable win against top-four contenders, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Las Vegas to kick-off 2025, they’ve now suffered five straight losses, many by margins similar to last weekend’s 30-12 defeat by the Dolphins at Lang Park.

Commentator and league “immortal” Andrew Johns stated half way through the second stanza of last Thursday’s match, that he thinks Penrith can’t even make the finals this year, let alone seriously defend their title.

While Yeo has been manfully toiling away in the middle of the ruck to hold the defence and attack together, opposition sides are stripping the Panthers out wide with speed, change of angles, and

Wellington’s Kotoni Staggs’ Brisbane Broncos are looking good in this year’s NRL, just off the pace from the competition’s outright front-runners. PHOTO: BRISBANE BRONCOS

hole-running that Penrith simply can’t stay with.

With a game style driven by ball control, defensive pressure, field position, and hard running, the Panthers now look a little tired and a touch off the pace in many games.

While they have lost a galaxy of footballing stars due to salary cap constraints over the years since their first premiership, Burton himself amongst them, the critical wound appears to be that of five-eighth and half Jarome Luai’s move to the bottom-basement

With Penrith captain Isaah Yeo’s four-peat Panthers looking like they may miss the finals altogether, Matty Burton’s much-maligned Bulldogs are leading the NRL premiership. PHOTO: CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN

West Tigers.

Without the unpredictable and explosive ball running that so helped the Panthers through the middle of last year when they were without Nathan Cleary, they now look two-dimensional in attack and simply lacking ideas.

Legendary Canterbury coach of the 1980s Warren Ryan once said that, ultimately, everyone works out how to beat champion teams, so you have to keep evolving; the painful situation that the Panthers now seem to find themselves.

For Burton’s Bulldogs though –

although he has been injured for part of the season start – things could not be looking better.

After years of rebuilding the proud south-west Sydney club from the bottom-up after their post-Des Hasler salary cap collapse, they are now one of the best-supported teams in Sydney with a possible record-ever NRL crowd expected for their much-anticipated clash with Wayne Bennet’s Bunnies on Good Friday at the Olympic Stadium.

In an irony not lost of many a footballing pundit, the Panthers

in 16th place, this week take-on the 15th placed Sydney Roosters, a fall from grace for the two dominant sides of the past decade.

For other Central West-raised NRL players, Wellington’s Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs’ Brisbane, are also looking good, just off the pace from the competition’s outright front-runners, Canterbury and Melbourne, with a star-studded side led by Adam Reynolds that could easily challenge for the title.

After just being pipped by another local – combative street fighter Connor Watson’s plucky Roosters on Friday night -they may just lack the true grit to take the title in October, though.

Sharks centre Jesse Ramien’s Cronulla-Sutherland are also looking to scrape together enough tough wins to make the top four and hopefully go one better this year to make the grand final.

With the inclusion of four-times premiership winner, Luai, Brent Naden’s Wests Tigers also appear to finally be a competitive side after years of cellar-dwelling in the toughest football competition in the world.

With Central Tableland’s-raised super-coach Craig Bellamy’s Melbourne Storm sitting nicely in second spot on the ladder after demolishing Manly-Warringah at their feared home-ground at Brookvale last weekend, they again look to the be the team to beat come September.

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Roos roll on whilst Swans surprise Ducky numbers down

Coolah was the winning team on the day. PHOTO: WARREN BULLDOGS

Contributed by BRYSON LUFF THE impressive form shown in 2024

by Coolah Kangaroos was again on show at the 2025 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League’s knockout played on Saturday before a sizeable crowd in warm weather at Warren’s Victoria Park.

Just as they did last year the Coolah outfit were imposing as they swept all before them to claim the Castlereagh League Knockout Shield, scoring 56 points in their three matches on Saturday whilst conceding just six, that being a converted penalty try in the final against the Dunedoo Swans.

Prior to their 20 to 6 win over the Swans, the Kangaroos downed the Baradine Magpies 22 to nil in the opening game before winning 14 to nil against their 2024 grand final opponent, the Cobar Roosters.

Despite being beaten 20 to 6 in the final the Swans would have been well pleased with their effort, which surprised many, after not fielding a first-grade side last year.

Dunedoo accounted for Coonabarabran 18 to 6 in their first match then got over the top of the Coonamble Bears 16 to 12 in a semi-final.

The Coonabarabran Unicorns took out the consolation final, defeating their near neighbours and archrivals, the Baradine Magpies, 22 to 4.

There was great support for the host club, the Warren Bulldogs, in what is their comeback season to the Castlereagh League competition after a lengthy absence. The Bulldogs were narrowly beaten 12 to 6 in the first game of the day and then drew 12-all with Coonabarabran but did not progress any further in the knockout as the Unicorns were declared the winners because they were the first scorers in the match.

After a break for the Easter holidays next weekend the Castlereagh League competition will get underway on Saturday, April 26, with round one being played.

Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Senior Rugby League Knockout Scores

Played at Victoria Park, Warren, Saturday, April 12.

Round 1  Coonamble Bears 12 defeated Warren Bulldogs 6.  Dunedoo Swans 18 defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 6.  Coolah Kangaroos 22 defeated Baradine Magpies 0.  Cobar Roosters 6 defeated Gulgong Bull Terriers 0.

Consolation semi finals  Coonabarabran Unicorns and Warren Bulldogs 12-all draw. Coonabarabran advance due to being first scorers.  Baradine Magpies 20 defeated Gulgong Bull Terriers 10.

Consolation Final  Coonabarabran Unicorns 22 defeated Baradine Magpies 4.  Knockout semi finals  Dunedoo Swans 16 defeated Coonamble Bears 12.  Coolah Kangaroos 14 defeated Cobar Roosters 0.

Knockout Final  Coolah Kangaroos 20 defeated Dunedoo Swans 6.

Macquarie United score back-to-back wins

By GEOFF MANN DESPITE a few regulars MIA, there was still plenty of action for those on the pool deck on Sunday for the Dubbo Ducks regular paddle.

All strokes were on display, and being the back marker in the 50-metre Freestyle didn’t deter Mark Scullard. The golden sprinter swept through the field and timed his race to perfection to touch the wall first ahead of Judy Walsh, Mark Prentice, Henry “Flippers” Willcockson and Bill Greenwood, who had a goggle malfunction.

Young Koa Mafiti and David Sparkes got the nod in the 2x25-metre Breaststroke brace relay after Neil Harris and Norm Bahr and Mark Scullard and Judy Walsh all went a little bit too quickly. Nicole Johnstone and John Wherritt came in second, with Mal Cavanagh and Billy Greenwood

making up the field.

Mal tried to make amends in the 25-metre Backstroke but he put in a little bit too much effort and broke his time, as did Jack Allen, allowing Mark Prentice to take the win. Judy Walsh and Mark Scullard made up the places.

In the Closest to Time 25-metre Butterfly, Jack Allan (0.42) outdid his dad Peter (0.46) to take the points from Billy Greenwood and Tom Gray (both on 0.53) and Mark Scullard (0.73).

Peter and Jack Allen finished off the morning with the lucky numbers.

In other news, flapping Duckling Mia Uerbegang stepped up for NSW PSSA Championships at Olympic Park this week and placed 13th in the state in the 50-metre 11 years Breaststroke. Well done Mia! No swimming at the Ducks this Easter Sunday.

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It was a pleasing performance for the men in Orange who now have a two week break before hosting Bathurst Panorama on May 3.

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By GEOFF MANN AFTER an impressive first up 4-0 win against Bulls, the men in Blue scored a comprehensive 5-0 victory against Parkes at Apex Oval on Saturday.

Once again it was their talented pool of youngsters to the fore.

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Dubbo Barbell Club makes its mark at NSW State Masters Championships

By GEOFF MANN DUBBO Barbell Club proudly represented the region at the recent NSW State Masters Weightlifting Championships in Sydney, with a strong team of athletes stepping onto the platform to compete among the state’s best.

First to lift was Kimberly Walter, a recent addition to both the Dubbo club and the Masters age division. Despite being new to the competition scene, she showed strong potential by hitting a personal best in the snatch. Though the clean and jerk didn’t go her way this time, her performance marked a promising start to her Masters career.

Following Kimberly was seasoned lifter Alyssa Walter, determined to build on her 2024 success. She delivered standout performances in both lifts, securing another gold medal and reaffirming her position as a top contender in her category.

Dubbo lifters Adrian Carey and Carl closed out the event with impressive performances of their own. Carl, coached on the day by Alyssa, had a breakthrough session, achieving personal bests in the snatch, clean and jerk, and his overall total.

Head coach Adrian continued his remarkable run of form, breaking multiple records and landing several enormous lifts that wowed the crowd and judges alike.

The success didn’t stop there. Dubbo Barbell Club members from out of town also joined the team in Sydney, adding to the club’s achievements.

Cherina, Matt, Cassie, Wayne and Crystal all brought their A-game, delivering outstanding performances across the board and achieving incredible results. Their commitment and strength were on full display, contributing to an unforgettable weekend for the club.

Kimberly Walter, a recent addition to her Masters age division, showed her potential by hitting a personal best in the snatch at a recent Sydney competition. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

The Dubbo Barbell Club’s results are a testament to the lifters’ hard work, strong coaching, and commitment to their sport.

With lifters from both Dubbo and afar, the club continues to grow as a competitive force in weightlifting, proudly representing regional strength on the state stage.

Coming up next for the club is the annual Dubbo Barbell Weightlifting Competition set to take place on Saturday week, April 26, at CrossFit Dubbo. The event promises to be an exciting day of lifting, featuring athletes of all levels.

Spectators are encouraged to come along and experience the energy and talent of local and visiting lifters in action.

ABOVE: Local lifter Adrian Carey continued his remarkable run of form, breaking multiple records and landing several enormous efforts that wowed the crowd and judges alike.

ABOVE RIGHT: Carl Manning achieved personal bests in the snatch, clean-and-jerk, and his overall total.

Dubbo Demons host first pre-season carnival

The Lady Demons played the first match in Saturday’s pre-season carnival against the Gunnedah Poochettes. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Contributed by DUBBO DEMONS THE South Dubbo Oval was buzzing with excitement on Saturday morning in anticipation for hosting Dubbo’s first pre-season carnival against the Gunnedah Bulldogs and the Parkes Panthers.

With a field in such prime condition that it could easily rival that of the MCG, and a willing team of volunteers, the Dubbo Demons were well prepared to show the travelling teams the ultimate hospitality and appreciation for making the journey across to take on our men’s and women’s teams.

The first match between the Lady Demons and the Gunnedah Poochettes began with some hotly-contested football and both teams eager to put into practice skills they had been working on at training.

The away team were hard at the ball from the first bounce and put the pressure on the Demons, but the Lady Dees were working hard to lock the ball in the forward 50 and give their forwards plenty of opportunities in front of goal.

The first half ended in some friendly fire with Keeghan Tucker taking aim at a ball out of the air in hope of a vote for Goal Of The Year, only for it to launch straight into the midriff of Kaitlyn “Speedy” Waldie and take the wind out of her sails prior to the half-time break.

The Demons were playing some great football across the field with youth girls Becky Dee, Em Fairman, Orlagh Quigley and Dakota Ryan rising to the occasion of playing in the senior women’s team and relishing their opportunity.

The Demons ran away with

Dubbo Demons men’s team played the final match of the day against the Panthers.

the victory in a great team effort against the Poochettes to ignite the 2025 season in red-hot form.

The men’s match between the Demons and Bulldogs was played out in great spirit. The Demons boys had been having some great numbers at training and so they were keen to be out and about on the field.

Jamie “Toyto” Toynton was working hard and provided entertainment, even starting a little tussle with his own teammates.

The supporters on the sidelines were enjoying the display and there was a great deal of support along with some sledges flying around the ground.

In the next two women’s games, girls from Dubbo, Gunnedah and Parkes banded together to fill teams, with many players ending up running out three match-

es for the day and some wearing all three jerseys over the course of the carnival.

The Parkes side welcomed back Trudy Sloane, Cassandra “Tiny” Kelly and Renee Black from retirement to pull on the boots for the Panthers. Larissa Connolly was doing her best to sledge any Demon kicking the ball in the hope that they might believe that they were kicking the ball the wrong way!

Although the Dubbo Demons men’s team seemed to be more invested in cheering on the Bulldogs and Panthers in their match from the sideline, they swung back into action for the final match of the day against the Panthers.

Some brilliant football skills were on display with Joey Hedger replicating Izak Rankine’s bid for AFL Goal Of The Year in a run-

ning goal from the boundary line, conveniently right in front of the home crowd.

An overwhelming success for the first pre-season carnival, the Dubbo Demons greatly appreciate the efforts of the Gunnedah and Parkes teams in travelling across to Dubbo for a magnificent day of football played in good spirits.

The Demons thank all of the helpers throughout the day and everyone who came along to show their support. We look forward to a few weeks of recovery for all of those sore first game muscles, and then we’ll be ready to swing back into action for the first minor round game in Orange against the Tigers on May 3.

Keep an eye on Dubbo Photo News for more details to come for the first home game on May 10.

Go Demons!

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Arrowfield Queen of the West & Mercedes Benz Dubbo Ladies Race Day

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Cooper Dart contesting Bowls NSW Junior Championships WEST DUBBO BOWLS REPORT Contributed by WEST DUBBO BOWLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Tracey Silk, Ros Gilholme, Deb Morrow and Judy Cassidy performed admirably in the Ladies Fours Championship at Ballina last week, just missing out on the semi-finals to the strong Forster side.

Outstanding West Dubbo junior, Cooper Dart, is in Merimbula this week, contesting the Bowls NSW Junior Championships in the Singles, Pairs and Fours.

MID WEST REGION PENNANTS Last weekend, West Dubbo’s Number 4 Pennant side travelled to Cowra to play off for the chance to reach the Bowls NSW Pennant finals at Wagga later in the year.

Although they beat Wallerawang, they found Manildra too strong, with that side advancing.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS The busy calendar for club championships continues:  The Women’s and Men’s Triples Championships will resume and conclude on Sunday, April 27.  The Open Gender Single’s Championship commences on Saturday, May 3.  The first round of the Women’s Fours Championship is on Saturday, May 10.  Both the Men’s and Women’s Major/Minor Pairs Championships begin on Saturday, May 17.

Details of all men’s and women’s championship events are on

the club noticeboard. Players need to check the noticeboard for full details.

SOCIAL BOWLS Steve Ryan brought his stunning state championship form home with him from Ballina, when he teamed with Steve Evans and John Mackenzie to win last Wednesday. Runners-up were John Zeb and John Fardell, with Pam Dawson and Helen Davis coming in third place. Eileen Dover was fortunate in winning the Lucky Draw money.

On Friday, Tony Leonard, Steve Evans and Graham Ross were to the fore, accounting for Ray Strawhan, John Davis and Max Low in the process. The Lucky Draw cash was taken out by Courtney Fish.

Gulgong visitors, Sharon and Norm Johnston, were the winners of last Sunday morning’s social bowls, earning $100 in the process. Runners-up were Lloyd Pearce and Jay Stephenson ($60) and third were John Fardell and Lachie O’Neill ($40) on a countback.

There will be a special $1000 ANZAC Day social bowls event next Friday. Full details are on the club’s noticeboard, or you can contact Anthony Brown.

For security reasons, players are reminded that the club does not open for bowlers until 9.30am on social days.

CLUB ACTIVITIES The new members’ locker room

Father and son Barry & Tim Wilkinson came second in last year’s Easter Tournament at West Dubbo

Cooper Dart is currently in Merimbula participating in the State Junior Championships.

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is near completion. Members who require a locker, which is free, need to contact astute bowls’ manager Anthony Brown before they are all claimed.

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 $6500, whilst Friday’s badge draw stands at $7000.

COMING UP $10,000 Easter Open Pairs Tournament – April 18/19 (Good Friday and Saturday) – Full field $1000 ANZAC Day Morning Social Bowls – Barbecue included Men’s and Women’s Triples Championships – Sunday, April 27 Thought for the Week: ‘Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.’

Michael Vassallo & Jay Stephenson came second in last year’s Good Friday Pairs

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GOLD FOR OLD-STAGER DARRELL, SETTING Narromine turn to NEW RECORD AT AUSTRALIAN MASTERS Woodbridge Cup Youth League The Narromine Jets has produced many outstanding rugby league players over the past 100 years, but when their pathway was seemingly blocked this year with not enough teams to run in the Castlereagh league, the super-keen youngsters turned to

SHOWING that age will not weary him, local rider Darrell Wheeler recently smashed the 2km Individual Pursuit taking gold and breaking the Australian Record during the Australian Masters Track Championships at the Anna Meares Velo-

drome in Brisbane.

HE was congratulated trackside by fellow gold medallist, Dubbo Cycle Club’s Erica Lunney, after her win in the time trial. Erica won gold in the 500-metre event and also bagged a silver in the team sprint.

LEFT: Erica Lunney trackside with Darrell Wheeler. PHOTO: SUPPLIED RIGHT: Darrell Wheeler on the winner’s podium at the Australian Masters Track Championships in Brisbane.

Peak Hill and the Woodbridge Cup. Over the weekend their confidence was boosted despite going down to Orange United.

Although they lost 24-16, the realisation they could compete against one of the strongest Juniors teams was encouraging.

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