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JOIN US ELENA Sewell-Dolphin (left), Allison Winters (centre) and Denise Pirko have rolled out the rainbow carpet inviting the community to help celebrate Pride Fair Day on February 9 at Wangaratta Lions Park - Batchelors Green on Tone Road.

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AN investigation into the time it takes for southbound trains to navigate Wangaratta Railway Station has been activated by the Australia Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) following lengthy traffic delays at Sisely Avenue railway crossing, accentuated by the closure of the Green Street bridge.

Motorists regularly have to wait about nine minutes at the Sisely Avenue boom gates from the time the signal is triggered when a

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southbound train enters and stops at Wangaratta Railway Station until the train passes the Sisely Avenue intersection.

This is despite the southbound timetable for the trains detailing just a two-minute stop at Wangaratta station.

Traffic volumes on Sisely Avenue have vastly increased since the closure of the Green Street bridge last week, with its reopening not expected until a new bridge including the lowering of the tracks 2.8 metres to accommodate double stacked freight trains as part of the Inland Rail project are completed in six months.

Following questions by the Wangaratta Chronicle,

the ARTC explained the reasons behind the delay and in the specific case of Sisely Avenue, the requirement to clear the road traffic from the crossing by an interface to the traffic lights was a main component.

An ARTC spokesperson said that across the corporation’s network, boom gate triggers are at specific sites which take into consideration

several factors, such as: • the speed trains travel in the area; • stations in the approach which cause varied train speeds depending on whether the train will be stopping or is an express train service; and • if there is a second train on the other track in the area to hold the booms down.

“The minimum distance a boom gate trigger needs

to be positioned away from a crossing is subject to the inputs mentioned above and determined by design in line with the Australian Standards and ARTC’s Level Crossing Design Standard,” the spokesperson said.

ARTC also noted that the location of the boom gate trigger at the level crossing at Sisely Avenue in Wangaratta has not changed in recent years.

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Stop work action on V/Line services NORTH East commuters planning an early trip to Melbourne on public transport ahead of the Australia Day weekend might have to factor in planned industrial action by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union workers on Thursday, January 25.

Operations staff including conductors, train controllers, stations and customer service staff, authorised officers, will walk off the job for four hours between 3am and 7am, bringing the network to a halt.

At this stage only nondriving grades will participate in the action.

Rail,, Tram and Bus Union employees p y to walk off the jjob on Januaryy 25 The entire V/Line network across the state will be affected as workers take action to advance claims for their enterprise agreement.

Bargaining since June, V/ Line is yet to address key concerns that have been raised throughout the negotiations to date.

This decision to further escalate the campaign comes after RTBU negotiating team met again with V/ Line on January 10, with reports of no progress being made on key issues.

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STOP WORK ACTION: Operations staff including conductors, train controllers, stations and customer service staff, authorised officers, will walk off the job on January 25. resentatives said they will continue to make themselves available to meet with V/Line management in a bid to drive progress on the dispute and avert the

planned industrial action.

The RTBU reports that it has provided V/Line with ample notice to have the outstanding matters resolved while providing travelling

public with maximum notice to make alternative travel arrangements for the day.

RTBU branch secretary Vik Sharma said in the current climate of automation, major changes and an uncertain economy, members are fighting for what all workers across Victoria deserve – job security and decent conditions.

“V/Line continues to drag their feet and seems to be in no rush to reach an agreement,” he said.

“The RTBU will continue to meet with V/Line and ne-

gotiate in good faith as members would prefer to avoid industrial action if their concerns are addressed.”

V/Line CEO Matt Carrick said they have been continuing to negotiate in good faith and have made progress towards reaching an agreement.

“We strongly encourage the union to work collaboratively with us to reach a fair and reasonable agreement,” Mr Carrick said.

“Passengers can keep up to date with the latest information on the V/Line website and our social channels.”

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STAND STILL: Delays at the Sisely Avenue railway crossing are becoming more noticeable with motorists having to wait about nine minutes for southbound trains to pass. Traffic has become worse since the closure of the Green Street bridge.

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“There are a number of factors that might affect the length of time the boom gates are down, including trains stopping to pick up or set down passengers, (or) delays to stopping trains due to operational requirements, such as police or ambulance personnel attending the station to deal with an emergency situation,” the spokesperson said.

With a higher numbers of V/

Line commuters now using the train service from Wangaratta due to cheaper fares, the time it takes for people to disembark or enter the train carriages and the loading of luggage all contribute to the extra time it takes for the train to leave the station.

ARTC confirmed that it is investigating the current operating times for southbound trains at this location.

An observation of traffic

while motorists waited for the 1.42pm weekday train from Albury last week showed traffic banked back to Floyd Avenue, with reports that traffic has at times extended all the way to Appin Street.

Three ambulances were in the area navigating the traffic, with a minor delay for one vehicle entering Swan Street from Sisely Avenue due to traffic after the boom gate signals had stopped.

One motorist also drove

over the centre median strip on Sisely Avenue during the nine minutes, returning in the opposite direction towards Phillipson Street to avoid the wait.

Inland Rail is also working with the Department of Transport to have the traffic light frequency of the Greta and Tone roads intersection changed to accommodate the voided usage of the Green Street bridge approach to the lights.

Restroom rush blamed for freeway speed A BATHROOM emergency has been blamed for a Sydney woman’s decision to reach almost 150kph while travelling on the Hume Freeway near Wangaratta last year.

The 20-year-old appeared in person at Wangaratta Magistrates Court on Monday, pleading guilty to a single speeding charge in the wake of the August 18 offending, during which she was intercepted by police af-

ter being observed speeding at 148kph in a 110kph zone.

The court heard one concerned motorist had told police prior to the intercept the woman had been going so fast it was “as if I was standing still” when she was overtaken.

The woman’s four younger siblings were passengers in the accused’s Nissan Qashqai when it was intercepted by police, with one of the accused’s young-

er brothers said to have been in desperate need of a restroom.

Defence counsel Geoff Clancy said his client had been in the process of returning her siblings from Melbourne to Sydney for a family birthday at the time of the intercept, with the family’s matriarch forced to travel from Sydney to pick up her family after the Qashqai was subsequently impounded.

He said the accused had never previously been before the courts.

Magistrate Lance Martin noted the accused had entered an early guilty plea and had been honest with police following the intercept.

However, he expressed concern over the woman’s speed as an inexperienced driver, particularly with children in the car.

He did not convict the accused, however, fined the woman $500 and banned her from driving for six months.

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$1400 fine for driver amid alcoholfuelled run-in with police

FAMILY FRIENDLY FESTIVAL: Looking forward to Wangaratta Pride Fair Day on February 9 are (from left) Elena Sewell-Dolphin, Bronwyn McGorlick, Amy Collins, Rhys Lok, Denise Pirko, Allison Winters and Charlie Hoffard.

Festival celebrating diversity is returning AFTER a successful inaugural event in 2023, Wangaratta will host the next Pride Fair Day on Friday, February 9 at Batchelors Green on Tone Road.

The large free, family friendly festival aims to celebrate LGBTQIA+ music and culture, and will be showcasing local and national musicians and performers.

LINE Wangaratta executive officer Allison Winters (they/them) said Pride Fair Day is so important for the local LGBTQIA+ community.

“The last year has seen the cancellation of pride events statewide and an increase in homophobic and transphobic commentary in the media and at kitchen tables,” they said.

“We’re showing our community and the general population that celebrating our culture, history and survival is vital.

“Young people growing up in regional areas can see the hate and that doesn’t make it a safe place.

“We’re determined to show everyone that the LGBTQIA+ community brings value, both socially and economically.”

Rural City of Wangaratta Mayor

Dean Rees said council proudly stands behind the Pride Fair Day event.

“We believe in fostering an inclusive community where everyone can be true to themselves without fear or hesitation,” he said.

“Our aim is for people to not only feel celebrated but also deeply respected for who they are, and we want our whole community to embrace diversity.”

The event organising committee has comprised nine organisations, led by LINE Wangaratta and including Rural City of Wangaratta, Grit and Resilience Program, Indigo Shire, VACCA, Mental Health and Wellbeing Local, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Catholic Care and Centre Against Violence.

Jamie Chubb, Centre Against Violence CEO (she/her) said the Centre Against Violence believes in supporting a community where everyone, regardless of their background or identity, feels safe, respected, and included.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate diversity and build a future where every individual can thrive without fear of judgment or prejudice,” she said.

“We are really excited about this event returning in 2024 and cannot wait to be part of the fun.”

The 2023 event, hosted at King George Gardens had an overwhelming 500 people attend, much larger than event organisers expected.

The move to Wangaratta Lions Park - Batchelors Green, next to the police station in Wangaratta, allows for a larger stage, more sitting area, and a larger number of stalls and food trucks.

“We have over 60 stalls currently registered to attend, including 10 food trucks, with visitors coming from Melbourne, other regional areas such as Ballarat, Bendigo, and Shepparton as well as interstate visitors coming,” Allison said.

“This is massive for Wangaratta and our region.

“There will be free activities at stalls from local services and organisations, as well as market stalls from local businesses selling wares, craft items, books and more.

“There will also be a lot of familyfriendly free activities including facepainting, showbags, jumping castles and lawn games.

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“Allies are very much welcome at the Pride Fair Day. “We wouldn’t be where we are now without our fabulous allies, so we encourage them to come along to the Fair Day with their friends, coworkers and families and join us in celebrating diversity together.”

The Pride Fair is a free event that will be held from 4-8pm, Friday, February 9, at Batchelors Green Park, Tone Road, Wangaratta.

The event is proudly supported

by Victoria’s Pride, a partnership between the Victorian Government and Midsumma, Rural City of Wangaratta, Indigo Shire Council and Grit and Resilience Program.

LINE (LGBTQIA+ In the North East) Wangaratta is a community-led not-for-profit charity that coordinates social inclusion programs and events, aims at connection and support, raises awareness in the community, supports services and businesses to be LGBTQIA+ inclusive and has a vision of change in the North East region.

More information about LINE Wangaratta at www.linewangaratta. org or www.facebook.com/linewangaratta/.

A MOTORIST who narrowly avoided colliding with a police officer while driving over the legal alcohol limit late last year has been slammed with a $1400 fine and sidelined from driving for more than a year.

According to police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Stuart Pritchard, the male driver had initially attempted to avoid a breath test site in the vicinity of Templeton Street around 7pm on October 28, before being urged to stop by two nearby officers.

The court heard one officer had stepped into the road to garner the attention of the accused, who had continued driving at slow speed towards them, before eventually forcing the officer to evade.

The accused pulled over three houses further down the road, when officers helped him from his vehicle before he returned a blood alcohol level of 0.131.

The driver told officers he worked at a winery, and the alcohol could be “mouth alcohol” associated with his job, however, defence counsel Marcel White conceded in Wangaratta Magistrates Court on Monday his client had simply been drinking after work.

Mr White said the man had since moved to Melbourne and was completing his responsible service of alcohol and responsible service of gambling certificates to improve his employment prospects.

He admitted the man’s delayed reaction was likely to have been linked to his inebriation, but noted the man had pulled over promptly after police had tapped on his vehicle’s bonnet as he drove past.

Magistrate Lance Martin convicted the man and imposed a $1400 fine, before banning the man from driving for 13 months.

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Nominations now open to honour stroke heroes A NEW category will be added to the 2024 Stroke Foundation Stroke Awards, with a focus on the Indigenous community.

The award will recognise excellence in stroke prevention, treatment, recovery or research in First Nations communities.

Stroke Foundation executive director public affairs and media, Sarah Meredith, said the new award aimed to highlight the impact of individuals and organisations working to achieve health equity within the First Nations sphere.

Stroke is one Australia’s biggest killers and a leading cause of disability, with more than 445,000 people with stroke currently living in the community.

The stroke award categories include: the stroke warrior award, which recognises the efforts of a person under 18 in contributing to stroke awareness; the courage award, which recognises a survivor of stroke; and the creative award, which celebrates a stroke survivor’s contribution to creative industries.

Alongside the new First Nations stroke excellence award, other awards are given for fundraiser of the year, volunteer of the year, improving life after stroke and the president’s achievement award.

Ms Meredith said this year’s awards were an opportunity to celebrate the courage, creativity and achievements of the stroke community.

“If you know someone who has demonstrated courage in their recovery, artistic talent after stroke, fundraising flair or has made any other significant contribution to improving the lives of people with stroke, then tell us about them so we can celebrate them,” she said.

“We encourage nominations from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.”

To lodge a nomination, visit https://strokefoundation. tfaforms.net/104.

Submissions close on February 24, with the winners to be announce in Melbourne on May 3.

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Gambling commission ramping up safeguards TABCORP has been ordered to make most of its electronic betting terminals (EBTs) cashless, following multiple incidents of minors using them to gamble across the state.

The statewide direction recently issued by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) stipulates that Tabcorp’s betting terminals cannot accept cash bets unless they are within five metres, and in the line of sight of the counter.

The move will mean from late January, some 70 per cent of Tabcorp’s 1800 EBTs

across Victoria will change to only accept vouchers, with patrons expected to visit the counter to obtain a voucher in the first instance, and undergo an appropriate ID check.

An independent ‘mystery shopper’ program will also be in operation to ensure venues are appropriately checking ID, with escalating penalties in place for venues found in breach of the rules.

Penalties include all of a venue’s EBTs being switched to only accept vouchers for six months, fines, or the ter-

warnings to the industry.

“It is inexcusable to accept a bet from a minor and tougher actions are required to protect the community, especially children, from gambling harm,” she said.

“Venue staff are the first line of defence in protecting minors from gambling – we have taken decisive measures where they have failed to take their responsibilities seriously.

“These stronger identity checks not only represent and additional barrier to allowing children to gamble,

but will also help to prevent money laundering.

“The VGCCC will actively monitor these safeguards to reduce harm, and venues should take note and act to uphold their duty to care for the community.”

Tabcorp currently faces a total of 72 charges of allowing a minor to gamble and failing to reasonably supervise its EBTs. If you see something of concern at a venue, call the VGCCC on 1300 599 759 or visit https://www.vgccc.vic. gov.au/i-want/complaintsand-tip-offs.

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Over the past eight months, the VGCCC has charged Tabcorp and nine venues for offences related to allowing minors within a gaming area, allowing minors to gamble, or failing to supervise EBTs. The Preston Hotel was last month fined $25,300 for allowing a 16-year-old to use terminals in 2022.

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PHYSICAL and mental toughness will be put to the test when the fourth annual Sunshine Ride is held on the border on March 15 and 16.

More than 20 exercise bikes will be stationed at Adrenaline Boxing and Conditioning throughout the 24-hour challenge, which raises funds each year in support of the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund.

Other gyms, sporting clubs and businesses from throughout the region are also expected to get involved.

Organiser Steve Ballard said the event had raised more than $113,000 last year.

“The idea for the Sunshine Ride came after I was chatting to a young fella out the front of the gym and we said we’d try to raise $1000 for a 24-hour ride,” he said.

“But when we put it out to the rest of the Adrenaline community, we ended up having about 58 riders who raised over $36,000 in our first year.

“We had well over 200 riders last year, so to come to that in three years is pretty amazing.”

Mr Ballard said he had initially wanted to host a fundraiser after his wife, Debbie, was treated for breast cancer at the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre in 2018.

“I probably took a lot of things for advantage and I don’t think I even realised the cancer centre was here until we needed it,” he said.

“There are so many people that have been touched by cancer in one way or another, so it keeps us motivated so we can keep this ride going so we can keep cancer patients closer to home when they go through their treatment.”

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CALL TO ARMS: (From left) Jacob Selwood, Nathan Campbell, Matthew Gambold and Kylie McConnell are playing a key role in establishing a live action role play community in Wangaratta.

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KNIGHTS, elves, witches and goblins could soon become a common sight in Wangaratta, amid overwhelming local interest in establishing a live action role play (LARP) community in the rural city.

Inspired by the fantasy genre and popular table top games such as Dungeons and Dragons with roots dating back to the 1970s, LARP shares similarities with historical re-enactments popularised around the globe, with “more of an emphasis on creating your own story”, according to local convener Jacob Selwood.

A Facebook post about the upstart initiative made by Mr Selwood last week garnered almost 300 comments

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from rural city residents, with many expressing their interest in participating or observing, or offering to assist in the construction of LARP-specific foam weapons or plastic armour.

“Currently I’m a part of a different LARP group called ‘Stormglow’ which operates in Albury/Wodonga – I noticed we had about half a dozen members who were from Wangaratta so I put it out there to see if anybody else was interested, and apparently, a lot of people were interested,” Mr Selwood said.

“Usually a scenario is played out with two opposing factions, sometimes even three opposing factions depending on how many people and they run scenarios like capture the hill or storming a castle.

“There are officials who run it called ‘sheriffs’ – those individuals are sort of like referees, they make sure everyone’s following the rules and such.

“I was expecting maybe 20 or so people being interested – it’s kind of got to about 10 times that at the moment I think, so it’s a lot more than I expected but I’m very enthusiastic about setting this up now.”

The ‘Warcry Wangaratta’ Facebook page has since

swelled to 175 members, and while Mr Selwood said there were still some hoops to jump through, namely council approval and insurance costs, he had been buoyed by the overall positivity around the initiative.

Those participating in a ‘Warcry’ battle night will be expected to pay a cost of $7.50, with weapons also available to rent for an additional cost.

Those electing to spectate will be able to do so for free.

A potential venue is also yet to be decided, however, Mr Selwood said the events would likely take place at either of Merriwa or Apex parks.

“I’ve had dozens of people

reach out towards me asking how they can help essentially, even food vendors asking if they could cater for it,” Mr Selwood said.

“There definitely appears to be a real appetite for this to happen, a lot of people are looking forward to it.

“I have actually approached the council about it and they are very much enthusiastic for it as well.

“It’ll most likely be a weekly event and occasionally we’ll have bigger events, but usually it’ll just be a weekly thing where people can come and participate or have a week off if they need to.”

For more information, search ‘Warcry Wangaratta’ on Facebook.

A 23-YEAR-OLD Benalla man believed to have been behind the wheel of a vehicle involved in an alleged fatal hit and run which claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy in August could plead to the offending in the coming weeks.

Appearing before Shepparton Magistrates Court on Tuesday, lawyer John McNamara said the defence had passed a plea offer to the Office of Public Prosecutions, with the hopes of finalising the matter within a month.

The accused was bailed following the August 4 incident, which was said to have propelled the teenager along Bridge Street West in Benalla as he attempted to cross the road against the traffic lights around 9.20pm.

The teenager was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with injuries including a fractured skull, collapsed lungs and was alleged to have suffered brain damage before eventually succumbing to his injuries.

The accused’s Mitsubishi Triton allegedly fled the scene, with the accused allegedly seen beating the vehicle’s bonnet into shape before hiding the vehicle at the rear of a Baddaginnie property.

He faces charges including fail to stop, fail to render assistance, attempt to pervert the course of justice and driving while disqualified.

His bail was extended to reappear before the court on February 13, amid conditions he must not drive a vehicle, must surrender his passport, and must not associate with another male at the Baddaginnie address.

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The Australian Quiz

SOCIETY has come a long way in recent years with a focus on inclusiveness in our community.

We have become more progressive as individuals as we embrace different groups and people have the freedom to express themselves and be who they are.

Education and awareness is vitally important in how society progresses as a whole, with a view to a way forward in shaping generational change for the betterment of our communities and the wellbeing of all the people who live in them.

The Pride Fair Day next month will be a celebration for not only the LGBTQIA+ community and their supporters, but it will provide a vehicle for other people in the community to reflect on how they too can appreciate the value that the event shares for the rural city’s people.

It will be the second Pride Fair Day after an amazingly successful one in 2023 and this year it will be staged at Wangaratta Lions Park - Batchelors Green on Tone Road.

People from other areas of Victoria are expected to attend as this event gains momentum.

The plans are for the Pride Fair Day to unite the community and celebrate the wonderful individuals in our community with inclusiveness.

People should be able to feel safe, respected and included while attending this event and others that are scheduled in the future.

Mark February 9 in your calendar and head along to the event to enjoy the festivities while making a difference in your community by building on the fair’s prominence within the region and beyond.

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Our latest connection with European royalty AT the London coronation of King Charles III, we were justly proud of the Wangaratta contribution.

Resident Simon Abney-Hasting 15th Earl of Loudoun, presented the golden spurs to the freshley crowned monarch.

International rock star Nick Cave who grew up in Wangaratta, was a pupil at Wangaratta West End Primary School, and was an invited guest at the Royal Enthronement.

More recently, at the weekend Hobart born Mary Donaldson was officially crowned Queen of Denmark.

Again, I believe we can claim a Wangaratta connection.

When I first took up residence in Wangaratta many years ago, the matron at Wangaratta Hospital [Northeast Health Wangaratta] was Fran Donaldson.

Ms Donaldson subsequently up-graded her nursing medical qualifications to become a doctor, prior to rejoining her family connections in Tasmania.

I am not exactly certain in what capacity, but I think former Wangaratta resident Fran Donaldson is related to Queen Mary of Denmark.

I will happily stand corrected, but I believe her to be the former Mary Donaldson, the new Queen of Denmark’s aunt.

‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them’ - William Shakespeare.

Barry McArthur, Wangaratta

Assistant Minister for the Republic must go THE Australian Monarchist League is urging the Prime Minister to abolish the taxpayer-funded position of Assistant Minister for the Republic as he prepares to welcome King Charles III later this year.

The incongruity of the Prime Minister basking in the reflected glory and publicity of welcoming King Charles to Australia while funding a minister committed to the abolition of Australia’s constitutional monarchy is obvious to all.

The Assistant Minister who personally

Would you like to see Yarrawonga and surrounds incorporated in the Rural City of Wangaratta area?

MIXING IT UP: Children including Yorke Daniels (pictured) enjoyed the opportunity to get hands on, undertaking a science experiment at the Wangaratta Library this week. The enlightening session was one of a variety of fun workshops being held during the school holidays.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling gets over $260,000.00 per annum plus travel, plus staff, plus accommodation is an abuse of taxpayers’ money.

There is no doubt the propaganda machine for the republicans is fed well over half a million dollars each and every year by the taxpayer at a time when cost of living pressures are substantial.

Further, Australia’s constitutional monarchy has served the Australian people exceptionally well for over 100 years.

Our constitutional monarchy was voted for by Australians in Australia as our form of government in a series of votes between 1898 and 1900.

One hundred years later in 1999 the Australian people rightly and overwhelmingly repudiated an attempt to change their constitution by those seeking to abolish not only our heritage but our stable democracy which is envied around the world.

While Australians harbour doubts about their elected representatives from time to

time they are resolute in their support of their constitution which has served them so well.

The abolition of the position of Assistant Minister for the Republic would do us all a favour including the government.

Eric Abetz, Australian Monarchist League

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Lesley’s journey to ordination

BY CHLOE JAENICKE cjaenicke@ nemedia.com.au

NORTHEAST Health Wangaratta (NHW) regional infection and control consultant, Lesley Lewis, was recently ordained as a priest at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Wangaratta.

The ordination took place on Saturday, December 2 with Ms Lewis surrounded by colleagues from NHW as she was ordained by the Bishop of Wangaratta, Right Reverend Clarence Bester.

Rev’d Lewis said a persistent sense that she was being called into ordained ministry took a real turning point in 2017 while in the Anglican Communion delegation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

“While in this delegation I experienced an inspirational model of women’s ministry that had a poise and grace that was something that I could commit to,” she said.

“Following ongoing spiritual reflection I entered a discernment process with the church to formally explore the sense that God is calling me into ordained ministry.”

Rev’d Lewis said there was a rigorous evaluation and selection process due to ordained ministry being considered to be a vocation

COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Reverend Lesley Lewis is pictured at her ordaination at the Holy Trinity Cathedral last month with NHW colleagues (from left) Helen Tiffin, Kim Comensoli and Jason O’Keeffe; and (INSET) blessing Bishop John Parks. and a calling rather than ambition.

“The process of discernment to ministry involves a journey of growth and maturity in faith and involves many elements,” she said.

“While my journey began with a personal or subjective sense of calling, it continued with an objective evaluation by the church through its

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Rev’d Lewis said the ordination was a deeply spiritual experience for her.

“It felt like I was finally stepping forward into the space where God intends me to be; and a new beginning by following this calling to work for the mission of God in worship, prayer and ser-

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vocational and discernment processes.”

The evaluation includes consideration of the individual including personal characteristics, vocational and faith characteristics, professional capacity and qualification.

To meet these requirements Ms Lewis completed a Graduate Diploma of Divin-

vice for others,” she said.

Over her 40 year career at NHW Rev’d Lewis has had many highlights including serving as an elected member of the executive council of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control and international recognition as the first Australian recipient of the prestigious Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) International Ambassador Award.

She was also a part of a two year secondment to the Department of Health public health pandemic response initiatives and was recognised by NHW as one of the 2023 recipients of the Quality Improvement and Consumer Experience Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award.

While being an ordained priest is a new vocation for Rev’d Lewis, she said it is a journey that is parallel to her nursing career.

“My role as an infection prevention and control consultant does not involve ministry and therefore my work at NHW will not change,” she said.

“While this does not alter my work responsibilities, the personal growth and experiences that I am receiving through my ministry is giving me a wider holistic view and interpretation of the world around me.”

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SOCIAL FOCUS

Thursday races at the Wangaratta Turf Club

By CHLOE JAENICKE LAST Thursday’s race day was well attended at the Wangaratta Turf Club.

Many people went along with their friends and family to watch the races, have a punt and enjoy a social day out.

The club will host another race day on Thursday, January 25.

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HORSE RACING: Sharon Fear, Cheryl Matthews and Summer Pallmann watched the Thursday races.

THURSDAY RACING: Maxine Muratore and Robert Muratore enjoyed a relaxed day.

FAMILY DAY: Brody Jarman, Miles Jarman, Michael Jarman and Scott Davidson enjoyed their day at the Wangaratta Turf Club.

PHOTOS: Chloe Jaenicke

HAVING A BET: Gillian Leonard, Raye Jordan, Peter Leonard and Don Jordan enjoyed a punt on the races.

DAY OUT: Warren Coles, John McInnes and Brain Jones spent their day together.

Competitive fun at the library

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COMPETITION: Ashe Woodrow and Bonnie Woodrow competed in a game of Scrabble.

PHOTOS: Chloe Jaenicke

FAMILY FUN: Preeti Vasima and Aakash Vasima enjoyed a game of Pictionary together.

MAKING FRIENDS: Elliott Offermann and Yohann Leow Jeanney played a range of board games at the library.

THE Wangaratta Library held a board games afternoon on Friday, January 12.

There were a range of board games including Connect 4, Pictionary, Twister and Checkers for the children to enjoy.

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Magistrate queries pay fine or potentially double time policy A WANGARATTA magistrate has questioned legislation which further punishes those who wish to plead guilty but provide context around their drink driving infringement, stating the rule was “depriving citizens of their fundamental right” to take the matter to court.

Taking the bench on Monday, magistrate Lance Martin heard two separate instances

of local drivers electing to take their low-level drink driving infringements to court, in the hope of providing context to their offending and potentially avoiding a licence suspension.

Under the current legislation, those who are caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) between 0.05 and 0.07 are subject to a mandatory licence loss of

three months, however, those who elect to take the matter to court see the suspension doubled if found guilty.

On Monday, a Wangaratta man caught with a BAC of 0.069 on August 18 last year pleaded guilty to his offending, but asked Mr Martin not to impose a licence suspension due to his lack of prior history and significant medical burden.

Another man also attended court with plans to plead guilty for similar offending, having “mistakenly believed there was scope to avoid a suspension”, according to his lawyer Chirag Patel.

Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Stuart Pritchard admitted the legislation was likely in place as a “carrot and stick” measure, where those who abide

by the initial penalty notice were given a discounted punishment.

He said he would encourage the informants in each matter to re-issue the respective drink driving penalty notices, allowing both men to accept a fine and three-month suspension outside of court for their offending.

However, he noted both

informants were not dutybound to do so.

Mr Martin also waived the first man’s guilty plea to allow the matter to effectively reset.

The experienced magistrate noted both matters had occurred under “very unusual circumstances” which he said he had never experienced during his time overseeing the court.

FUN IN THE SUN: Local teenagers took to the water at Porepunkah last Friday as part of a council-funded holiday program designed to build resilience.

Teens build resilience through summer fun

By RYAN MALCOLM A SERIES of free summer adventures hosted by the Rural City of Wangaratta’s (RCoW’s) youth branch are aiming to build resilience among local teens.

Some 20 local youths aged between 13 and 17 travelled to Porepunkah last Friday for the first of three holiday events, taking to the Ovens River on kayaks and paddleboards in warm weather as part of a program RCoW youth development officer Rachel Harrop said had been wildly popular.

A second group will travel to Bright Escape Rooms this Friday, with the final event to be held at Brookfield Maze on January 25.

The initiative is supported by the Future Proof: Young

People, Disaster Recovery and (Re)building Communities program, which was a result of a federal Black Summer Bushfire Recovery grant in the wake of the 2020 bushfires.

“Our library and our gallery have school holiday programs but they’re for the younger age group, so now that we’ve got more of a youth team – there are five of us now – we thought we’d do a holiday program as well,” Ms Harrop said.

“We just put it out on Facebook and Instagram and pretty much all of the spaces got taken up straight away.

“It’s about bringing young people together and building resilience and recovery after natural disasters.”

Ms Harrop said the ini-

tiative was likely to return during the Easter holiday break, while council’s $20 responsible service of alcohol, food handling and barista short courses would also be on offer.

The latter programs are funded through a Victorian Government Engage! grant, and were last run during last year’s September school holidays.

Local youths aged between 14 and 19 are also being sought to join council’s Future Proof youth advisory group, to lend their own thoughts on how best to shape recovery and resilience efforts in the rural city.

For more information and to sign up for future programs, visit https://www. wangaratta.vic.gov.au/Residents/Youth.

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Two people dead following Echuca crash TWO people have died following a crash on the Murray Valley Highway near Echuca on Sunday afternoon.

Police believe a vehicle left the road and struck a tree near Mount Terrick Road just after 12.30pm, and the vehicle subsequently caught fire.

A 26-year-old Moama woman died at the scene, while an 11-year-old Echuca boy was treated at the scene but later died as a result of his injuries.

The driver, a 23-year-old Echuca man, was

airlifted to hospital and remains in a stable condition and is assisting with police enquiries.

The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are being investigated by the Major Collision Investigation Unit.

The Murray Valley Highway at Wharparilla Drive was re-opened to traffic on Monday morning.

Anyone with information about the crash is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Benalla Aero Club is all set to take flight again

THE Benalla Aero Club expects to resume flying shortly in the wake of a threeyear hiatus, with a fly-in and open day slated for later this month.

The club was formally established in 2013 and had been active in training pilots until 2020, with Benalla being home to a rich aviation history which includes serving as a hub for the training of 4000 Air Force pilots in World War II. Club president Rob Evans said the club would be partnering with Albury-based charter business Smartair, with the company responsible for providing instructors and regulatory and compliance support to get the Benalla club back off the ground.

“The lifeblood of most flying clubs is training pilots who then go on to use the aircraft and facilities of the club, go on flying trips and importantly, support each other, particularly with respect to safety management,” he said.

“Two hours of flying from Benalla in a light aircraft can get you all the way to Mallacoota or Mildura in the other directions and club members have been on some really interesting and enjoyable trips all over Australia.”

Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) chief flying instructor for Smartair, Richard McClelland, said he was looking forward to working with the Benalla Aero Club, and was particularly impressed by the organisation, safety systems and promotion of high standards of airmanship.

“The Benalla Aero Club has all of the required facilities and aircraft to enable us to

READY TO FLY: Benalla Aero Club president Rob Evans with the club’s Tecnam Aeroplane, ahead of the upcoming fly-in and open day. train people to get a full RAAus flying certificate, which allows them to fly anywhere in Australia once they have attained the required endorsements,” he said.

Members of the public are invited to attend the January 20 open day and fly-in at the Benalla Airport, with the free event set to

run from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

A free barbecue will support the event, while instructors will be on hand to explain the process of gaining a RAAus flying certificate and trial instructional flights at discounted rates.

“Whether you want to learn to fly, you already fly or are just cu-

rious and want to find out more, come along,” Mr Evans said.

“You won’t be disappointed – it’s a great opportunity to find out about all things flying.”

For more information, contact club secretary Tony Schneider on 0414 974 965 or visit www. benallaaeroclub.com.

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Summit to focus on regional housing crisis SOLUTIONS to regional Australia’s housing needs will be discussed at a special summit at Old Parliament House in Canberra on February 9.

Leaders from local, state and federal government, along with representatives from industry, peak bodies and the not-forprofit sector will gather at the event, with Indi Independent federal MP Helen Haines among the guest speakers.

Regional Australia Institute CEO Liz Ritchie said a significant societal shift was underway in Australia and it was vital decision makers planned, funded, and implemented programs and policies that recognised that.

“Data shows us over the last decade the number of people choosing a life in regional Australia has been growing,” she said.

“Capital city to regional relocations remain almost 12 per cent above the pre-COVID average, and a further 3.5 million people have reported a desire to move regionally.

“This surge in people, combined with strong regional job growth and the role regional Australia will play in the nation’s transition to net zero, are putting pressure on regional housing like never seen before.

“At the same time, it must be recognised the challenges the regions face with housing are often different to metropolitan Australia.

“These challenges also vary region to region, so a bespoke approach is needed.”

Ms Ritchie said the summit will focus on home ownership, social and affordable housing, and rental availability across the various regional housing market types, highlighting examples of regional housing success stories across the country, which others may be able to use as a model in their own communities.

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A GRANT of $5000 is hoped to rejuvenate life into Eldorado Centennial Park.

Park committee treasurer Marg Skermer said the kiosk would be refurbished while the adjacent shade cloth

area would be replaced.

“Then in the club rooms what we’ll do is paint it, lighten it up a bit, to make it more inviting because we

get quite a few people in here hiring it, particularly horse riders,” Mrs Skermer said.

“With the horse riders, they’ll camp here for a while and have competitions and have events.”

The grant was provided through the Rural City of Wangaratta Community Grants Program.

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WHAT’S ON

Repair Café heading to Sunday market

Free summer fun day in Apex Park WANGARATTA Baptist Church will present its next Free Summer Fun Day in Apex Park today from 10am until 2pm.

The community is invited to enjoy a fun day out where kids can enjoy the super slide, there will be a complimentary sausage sizzle and all are welcome.

THE Wangaratta Repair Cafe will bring their offgrid fixing trailer to the community market in Mason Street on Sunday, January 21 from 8am to 1pm.

Volunteers will be fixing bikes, clothing, sharpening tools and taking a look at electronics, but they will have a go at fixing just about anything.

Call in or find out more via email to fixit@ wangrepaircafe.org or go to wangrepaircafe.org.

Author to visit Wangaratta Library WANGARATTA Library will welcome Melbourne based author, playwright and screenwriter Gabriel Bergmoser next week, launching its first author event for 2024.

Raised in Mansfield and winner of a number of awards, Gabriel will discuss his latest psychological thriller, The Caretaker, which is set in an Alpine ski resort during the off-season.

Library coordinator Loueen Twyford said author visits provide the opportunity to hear from successful authors during an up close and personal conversation within the community library.

Join Gabriel on Thursday, January 25 at 6.30pm with bookings essential by calling 5721 2366, email library@wangaratta.vic. gov.au, or via Humanitix.

Springhurst Old Time Dance on Sunday AN old time dance will be held at the Springhurst Hall on Sunday, January 21 from 2pm to 5.30pm.

There will be live music and entry is $12 per person (bring a plate of afternoon tea to share) with enquiries to 5726 5241.

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(March 21 to April 19) It’s better to get an explanation of a colleague’s behavior first, rather than trying to guess at the motive. Speculation can never replace facts. What you learn could lead you to reconsider some of your plans.

LR Marsh to perform at The Vine BLUES rock artist L.R. Marsh will perform at The Vine Hotel in North Wangaratta on Friday, January 26 from 2pm to 5pm as part of a national tour this year.

It follows the success of his studio album “Inside Outlines” in 2021, and several national tours and festival appearances through 2022 and 2023.

Entry is free but bookings can be made by visiting thevinehotel.net.au/eventdetails/l-r-marsh-nationaltour-2024-vine-hotelwangaratta.

The Black Sorrows playing at the WPACC JOE Camilleri & The Black Sorrows will play at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre on Friday, February 16 at 8pm.

Joe Camilleri has been at the forefront of the Australian music scene for decades and Joe’s band, The Black Sorrows, are one of Australia’s most prolific and enduringly popular bands, renowned for their high-energy live shows, musicianship and infectious, roots-soaked blues rock.

Limited tickets are available now by visiting wpacc.com.au.

TAURUS

(April 20 to May 20) The practical Bovine wants to see some substantive changes in a situation that just doesn’t feel right. You might want to help move things along by offering up some suggestions.

GEMINI

(May 21 to June 20) You might be of two minds about a situation that seems to fit your needs, but might make more demands than you’re ready for. Use both your head and heart to reach a decision.

STAR TURN: Thomas Crane performs as Freddie Mercury in the Queen tribute Bohemian Rhapsody, coming to Wangaratta in June with a brand new show.

Spend the night with Freddie in Bohemian Rhapsody AUSTRALIA’s enduring Queen Tribute, Bohemian Rhapsody, featuring the acclaimed Thomas Crane, will bring their new show Made In Heaven to the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre on Friday, June 7 at 8pm.

Internationally recognised for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury, Thomas Crane not only captures Mercury’s vocal brilliance but also showcases piano skills reminiscent of the rock legend.

The concert promises a nostalgic journey, recreating the visual spectacle and energy of Queen’s live performances from the 70s to the 90s.

Queen’s legendary status as one of the greatest rock bands persists, with their diverse mu-

sic, intricate arrangements, and audience engagement.

A British rock band, Queen was formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass player John Deacon joining later.

Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radiofriendly works by incorporating styles such as arena rock and pop rock, becoming one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world by the early 80s.

The timeless appeal of classics like Somebody to Love, Another One Bites the Dust, Don’t Stop Me Now, and Bohemian Rhapsody

ensures an unforgettable night for fans.

Thomas Crane and his talented band not only revive Queen’s musical genius but also embody the flamboyance and charisma of Freddie Mercury and the entire band.

The legacy of Queen, particularly highlighted by their iconic 1985 Live Aid performance, solidifies their status as a phenomenon in the history of live rock music.

Having received rave reviews from the likes of Molly Meldrum and Dannii Minogue, don’t miss the chance to experience the magic of Queen’s music live on stage.

Bohemian Rhapsody’s Made In Heaven will be performed on Friday, June 7 at 8pm with tickets at wpacc.com.au.

CANCER

(June 21 to July 22) Don’t blame yourself if you can’t figure out that puzzling workplace situation. You might not have enough facts to work with yet. Do more research and ask more questions.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) It’s a good week to catch up on matters that couldn’t be completed during the hectic holiday season. It’s also a good week to reach out to any new friends you made over the holidays.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)

A negative reaction to a request could be misunderstood. Make sure that your reasons for saying “no” are clear. Also, be open to changing your mind if more facts come through.

LIBRA

(September 23 to October 22) The “security” of doing things the usual way should be balanced against the possible benefits of moving into a new direction. Also, work quickly to avoid a possible family misunderstanding.

SCORPIO

(October 23 to November 21) A personal matter requires attention and might lead to a surprising revelation. Meanwhile, the new year could bring some long-anticipated changes to the workplace.

SAGITTARIUS

(November 22 to December 21) A new friendship seems to hold less promise than you previously thought. But make no assumptions one way or another without having an open and frank talk first.

CAPRICORN

(December 22 to January 19) Your creative input could lead to changes in the workplace. Even if some colleagues disapprove of your efforts, stay the course. You’re heading in the right direction.

AQUARIUS

(January 20 to February 18) While this week is mostly positive, a few negative factors might arise. It’s best to deal with them before they create problems that can jeopardize some of your later efforts.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You

might feel like you have all the facts and support that you need to deal with a long-deferred situation. Good for you! Once the matter is finally settled, you can move on.

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KING VALLEY NEWS

Covering Moyhu, Edi, Myrrhee, Whitfield, Cheshunt and Whitlands areas

Moyhu is preparing for new season of community bowls

BY ANITA McPHERSON amcpherson@ nemedia.com.au

EXCITEMENT is building as the Moyhu Bowls Club prepares to launch a new season of its popular community bowls competition, which will kick off on February 2.

Club member Max Baker is currently in the process of compiling the list of teams, with around 14 expected to take part this year, enjoying fun and games as they pit their skills and wits against each other.

The family orientated community bowls series brings together teams made up of players from registered local clubs and associations, for some friendly competition.

All team members must have some connection to their club, whether as members, family or supporters (no professional players).

Clubs are encouraged to wear a comic uniform as part of their team and a prize will be given at the end of the series.

Each evening will consist of three games of six ends, and each team will consist of three players, although those players can change each week.

Club member David Waring said along with some new seating making spectators more comfortable as they watch the action, players will see the game in a whole new light.

“We now have new LED overhead lighting on the green which should be a vast improvement on the old arrangement with incandescent globes, which are expensive to buy and costly to operate,” he said.

WANGARATTA Senior Citizens Club will host lunch at the Wangaratta Club today from 12 noon.

Indoor carpet bowls will be held tomorrow (Thursday) from 12 noon, cards (euchre) will be held on Friday from 1.30pm, indoor carpet bowls on Monday from 12 noon, and cards (500) and hoy on Tuesday from 1.30pm, all in the group’s clubrooms in Tara Court, off Ford Street, or in the adjoining St Patrick’s supper room.

A social gathering will be held at the clubrooms on Wednesday, January 24 from 1.30pm.

COME and try croquet at the Wangaratta Croquet Club, 46 Ryan Avenue, on any Monday, Wednesday or Saturday at 9am.

Equipment and instruction provided in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. For further information, phone club president Susan Fischer on 0417 217 009.

THE Wangaratta Artists welcome budding artists to come along, and established artists to exhibit in the studio at Batchelor’s Green.

The group meets at the studio on Mondays and Thursdays from 12 noon.

For more information, phone Clare on 0419 365 149.

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Moyhu Lions Country Market on this Saturday THE next Moyhu Lions Country Market will be held on Saturday morning from 8am until 12pm at the Moyhu Lions Park.

Along with a range of stalls to browse, freshly brewed coffee and a Lions breakfast, there will be a competition for best dressed Hawaiian-themed outfit, with adult and child prizes to won.

Get into the holiday spirit with all welcome to the fun, community event.

Moyhu Community meal this week THE next Moyhu community meal will be held at the Moyhu Soldiers Memorial Hall tomorrow from 12pm.

RSVP is essential one week before meal date to Neil Jarrott on 5727 9464 or email neil.jarrott@bigpond.com.

Sustainable King Valley food hub break THE Sustainable King Valley food hub is on holidays for January, with no open days at the Cheshunt hall this month.

The hub will reopen on Saturday, February 3 and then resume its regular opening times of the first and third Saturday mornings of the month.

SOCIAL COMPETITION: Players including Stewart Day, Travis Wright and John Kerby of the Moyhu CFA team (pictured), were among those to take up the challenge last year. The 2024 community bowls competition starts on February 2.

“They were installed by local King Valley electrical firm and will be appreciated during the competition.”

Moyhu Bowls Club also recently installed a cardiac defibrillator, sourced with the help of a $1650 grant from the Rural City of Wangaratta’s community grants program last year.

Clubs can pay $15 per team, per the elderly, and to people of any age with disabilities or reduced mobility.

The group provides regular rides around Wangaratta to people living at home, or living in care.

For more information, phone 0418 387 089 or email cwawangaratta@gmail.com WANGARATTA Newcomers will hold their next gathering on Thursday, February 1 from 2pm to 3.30pm at Intermezzo Café.

Join the group for a cuppa, a chat, and to meet some new people.

For more information, phone Joy on 0401 843 815 or Ann on 0435 275 864.

PARKINSON’S Disease Support Group meets every Friday at the Wangaratta RSL for coffee at 10am.

Those who are able can meet at the main entrance at 9.30am for a 30 minute river walk prior to coffee.

For more information, contact Dave James on 0409 011 953 or Ros Taylor on 0429 624 844.

PANGERANG Ukes and More meets each Thursday from 5.30pm at Pangerang Community Hub. Cost is $5, and any instruments, as well as voices, are welcome.

All enquiries to 0407 311 899.

week or the total of $90 at the beginning of the six week competition, with a barbecue to be held each night of play.

On the final night (on Friday, March 8) there will be a raffle drawn, but participating clubs must play every week to be eligible.

The raffle winning team will take home a prize of $400, with

SOCIAL CALENDAR WANGARATTA Sing Australia Group returns this week to its weekly meetings each Wednesday from 7.30pm to 9pm at Purbrick Hall, next to Holy Trinity Cathedral.

All welcome – for further information, call Keith Fleet on 0491 114 480 or Cheryl Hoysted on 0419 005 062.

WANGARATTA Concert Band rehearses on Mondays from 6.45pm to 9pm at the Avian Park Raceway Band Room in Newman Street.

New players welcome, contact Helen on 0401 021 448.

GLENROWAN Indoor Carpet Bowls is held at Glenrowan Recreation Reserve Hall each Wednesday – arrive 12.45pm for 1pm start.

The competition runs until 3.30pm–4pm, and is followed by afternoon tea. New players welcome. For details, phone Frank on 0409 662 462.

WANGARATTA Symphony Orchestra meets each Tuesday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Wangaratta Baptist Church, 1 Sisely Avenue,

the aggregate winning team earning $100 for their club.

While Max Baker will be contacting clubs for entries, those interested in taking part can contact him on 5727 9376.

Community Bowls for 2024 starts at the Moyhu Bowls Club on Friday, February 2 at 6pm sharp and it runs every Friday night for six weeks. returning for 2024 on February 2.

For more information, email wangsymphonyorchestra@gmail. com or call Wendie 0408 495065.

SATURDAY Quilters will recommence their monthly meetings on Saturday, February 3 from 9.30am in the Wangaratta Small Bore Rifle Club rooms off the river end of College Street.

New beginner and experienced members are very welcome to attend.

For further information, contact Frances on 0417 158 220.

WANGARATTA Keenagers Table Tennis Club plays on Mondays and Thursdays at the table tennis centre at the Wangaratta Showgrounds, starting back on February 5.

Play begins at 8am. New players welcome. Morning tea provided – please bring your own cup.

For more information, contact Trevor Wolfel on 0476 891 596.

OSTINATO Wangaratta and District Community Choir meets each Tuesday from 7pm to 9.30pm at the Log Cabin, corner Faithfull and Chisholm Streets, Wangaratta, resuming on February 6.

New members are welcome to join this enthusiastic and welcoming group of singers. For more information, contact Helen on 0457 269278.

King Valley Residents Association resumes THE next meeting of the King Valley Residents Association will be held on Wednesday, February 14 at 6pm at the Whitfield Recreation Reserve.

All are welcome to come along and have their say, with enquiries to kingvalleyra@gmail.com.

LIFEBALL is held each Tuesday from 1pm on the basketball court at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre, resuming on February 6.

Lifeball is a non–contact game of netball, designed by a doctor and physio for the safety of mature players.

For more information, phone 0418 574 404.

WANGARATTA Table Tennis Association is hosting a new social daytime group at the Wangaratta Showgrounds pavilion on Tuesdays from 10am to 12 noon, and starts again on February 6.

People of all ages, from beginners to more experienced players, are encouraged to play singles and doubles in a relaxed, friendly environment, with coaching for beginners.

For more information, phone Maxine on 0403 209 857 or Julie on 0422 321 456.

WANGARATTA Toastmasters conducts its meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 6.45pm at The Centre in Chisholm Street, returning on February 14.

For more information, contact president Joanne Howell on 0417 558 881.

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A private cremation will take place at a later time.

All are welcome to stay on at the hall after the service for refreshments and to share their stories and experiences with Terry.

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More than a fun run for Jackie

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

LOCAL masseur Jackie Hobbs (pictured) couldn’t think of a better cause to step out of her seven year running “retirement” at the Wangaratta Chronicle Marathon and Fun Run in March.

Ms Hobbs will be joining Centre Against Violence Wangaratta’s (CAV) team of runners at the 5km start line to help raise awareness of their services and make a community stand on family and sexual violence through the healthy and connected activity.

Purchasing herself a fresh pair of bright white Adidas runners over Christmas for the March 17 event, Ms Hobbs said she felt inspired to step back into running and proud to support CAV’s zero tolerance for family or domestic violence in the community.

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A SERIES of major storms cells which settled over the rural city earlier this week are not expected to see floodwaters rise far above the minor level, with one local emergency provider noting Wangaratta had “dodged a bullet”.

Some 50mm of rain fell at Wangaratta Airport’s automatic weather station between 10am Sunday and

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1.30pm Monday, with more than 550 sandbags distributed by local SES members throughout Sunday as community members braced for

a forecast of up to 70mm of torrential rain that evening alone.

Initial flash flooding warnings on Sunday ultimately subsided, with both the Ovens and King rivers expected to rise to around the minor flood level yesterday afternoon.

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Wangaratta SES unit controller Jess Zuber said community flood preparedness had markedly improved in the wake of consistent wet weather over recent years.

“I think we literally dodged a bullet, and yes we prepared for the worst and we’re really grateful we

didn’t get it, but we know that it could’ve happened – we look at places like Yea and Seymour (both subject to major flood and evacuation warnings),” she said.

“So I think people will be (concerned about) that ‘boy who cried wolf’, but it’s better to be prepared

than to get caught out and I think we definitely saw that (last) Tuesday night (when 54.4mm of rain fell) and the impacts that had.

“We were proactive and the community was really proactive, and we had a great result in the end.

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The Milawa Football Netball Club would like to acknowledge the passing of Allan Dickson.

MFNC life member and former club president 1970-1985, former OKFNL president, life member and hall of fame member, and offer its condolences to the Dickson family.

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Wangaratta students compare admirably

with his Touring Car. PHOTOS: Kieren Tilly

after a year like no other

Wang Repair Café returns THE Wang Repair Café will hold its next event tomorrow at Apex Park from 8am until 12pm.

The café will have some t-shirt rugs for sale as well as other items, and cash donations as well as donations of unwanted Christmas presents for them to sell would be appreciated, as the volunteer-run organisation seeks assistance to cover its operating costs and ensure its continuation.

Bring items in need of repair to the park tomorrow morning where volunteers will be on hand to help bring them back to life.

P. 03 5721 5060 W. masonpark.com.au c REVVED UP: Northeast Radio Control Club president Matthew Johnson-Begg works on his machine in the pits.

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c HOT WHEELS: Teo Valle (9) from Peechelba raced for the first time in RC Touring Class.

c FAST TRUCK: Talon Fullerton (14) from Wangaratta with his racing truck.

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year local graduates Kayla Fisher

(left) and Amy Henderson were celebrating

their university offers yesterday.

PHOTO: Kieren Tilly

Teens look to the future with uni

WANGARATTA High School year 12 graduates Kayla Fisher and Amy Henderson were among hundreds of local students, and tens of thousands around the state, who received their first round university offers yesterday.

The pair are both interested in humanitarian work and development, and were offered their first choice course at their chosen universities.

Kayla, 17, has been offered a

double degree in Arts and Public Policy with a major in third-world development at the Australian National University in Canberra.

“I was happy with my ATAR score even if I thought I could do better but it’s been a tough year,” Kayla said.

“It was difficult not having feedback from classmates because I didn’t know if I was doing okay or needed to improve.

“But, I got there in the end and am

looking forward to the next step.”

Amy, 18, will be doing occupational therapy at Deakin but hopes to branch into humanitarian work in third world countries.

“I had hoped for a higher ATAR but I didn’t need one, I’m pretty happy with how I went,” Amy said.

“Last year I really missed out on having the balance of sport and social aspects of school which really help me get through the study aspect.

offers

“The offer I received was my first choice so I’m really happy with that.

“I’ll jump straight in this year I think because my initial plans to have a gap year and travel aren’t likely now.

“Eventually I want to go into allied health overseas and Kayla and I have always talked about collaborating; she’s more interested in the politics side and I’d do the health side so that could be cool.”

Musicians invited to orchestra meeting MUSICIANS interested in becoming part of a new regional orchestra being formed in Wangaratta will be meeting in the King George V Gardens on Sunday at 2.30pm.

A newly formed committee, involving local violinist Sally Ross, will be in attendance and the group welcomes other potential members to come along, particularly seeking violin and flute players, a percussionist and a conductor.

For more information visit the Wangaratta Arts Council on Facebook or come along to the meeting in the park on Sunday.

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A STUDENT’S ability to apply themselves during their schooling is a large ting a slightly better percentpart of how they perform Beechworth Secondary Mansfield Secondary Col- College age of 40+ scores at 3.6pc College

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MEMBERS of the Northeast Radio Control Car Club gathered at Mitchell Avenue last Saturday to test their vehicles in competition.

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SCHUBERT, Carl John.

28/3/1970 – 10/1/2024 Passed away at Bendigo.

Loved husband of Kerrie.

Adored father of Tyler and Bryce.

Precious son of Merilyn Stephens, Evan Schubert and Charlie Stephens (both dec).

Loving brother and brother-in-law of Andrea and Peter Goode, Nigel and Hannah Stephens.

Uncle of Tom and Grace Stephens.

Now at peace and free of pain.

A Memorial Service to celebrate Carl’s life will be held in the Napier Park Chapel, 420 Napier Street, Bendigo on Friday, January 19, 2024 at 2pm.

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Saunders twins depart for sunshine state WANGARATTA’S Saunders twins are moving to Queensland.

Luke and Daniel won’t wear the black and white in 2024 after departing to the Sunshine State yesterday.

Luke has become one of Wangaratta’s most important backs over the past few seasons, tackling the opposition’s best small forward, while Daniel split his time between seniors and reserves in 2023.

Wangaratta coach Ben Reid said it was a blow to lose the pair.

“It’s disappointing to lose both of them at the same time but for them it’s a lifestyle change and we want them to go and enjoy themselves,” Reid said.

“They’re two young blokes wanting to move for a change and we fully support that.

“They’re welcome back at Wangaratta whenever or if they return.

“It’s disappointing to lose them

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but we completely understand their reasons.”

Midfielder Daniel will play with Mayne in the QAFL where family friend, former Wangaratta player and Queensland Football Hall of Famer Danny Craven is a committee member, while Luke hasn’t signed with a club yet.

Reid and his assistant coaches will now be looking for a replacement over the coming months before their round one Good Friday blockbuster against Wangaratta Rovers.

“I’m a big believer in one door shuts another one opens so there’s now a spot for someone to take,” Reid said.

“We’ve got some young guys who

we think can step up and fill a role for us.

“Even guys like Brad Melville or Pat Naish might be able to slot into half back, we’ve got some flexibility there.”

The Magpies returned to pre-season last week with Reid saying his side kept fit over the break.

“The break’s always a funny time because you never know what sort of condition the boys might come back in,” he said.

“Everyone’s come back in really good nick though so it was good to see them keep the work up.

“We’ve got a session with the whole group on Saturday and then in three or four weeks we have our camp.

“Two or three weeks after that we have our first practice match so it’ll come around quick enough.”

Wangaratta have locked practice matches in with Mansfield, Seymour and Euroa.

BIG LOSS: Luke (pictured) and Dan Saunders won’t play for Wangaratta this season after moving to Queensland.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

Rovers sign defensive dynamo Kieren Parnell

NEW RECRUIT: Kieran Parnell has signed with Rovers.

WANGARATTA Rovers’ recruiting panel has done it again, securing the signature of NTFL half back star Kieren Parnell.

Parnell has been a lynchpin in his six games for St Mary’s in the NTFL’s Premier League this season, with the two-time premiership player named in the best on ground three times.

The explosive-running defender has been compared to the O&M’s leading possessiongetter and Rovers coach Sam Murray, in what is sure to be a major asset

to the gold and brown.

Parnell’s knowledge of his craft and his ability to intercept mark and explode from the backline will make the Rovers’ back line a force to be reckoned with in 2024.

Once scouted as an AFL Draft prospect, Parnell’s journey to the top level of the game was halted due to two right knee reconstructions.

Since then, Parnell has picked up shoulder reconstructions to both sides, which makes his class and ability even more dangerous for

opposition teams.

He represented the NT against WAFL side South Fremantle last year, and finished top five in the NT Thunder’s 2019 best and fairest count.

Parnell is set to move to Wangaratta at the conclusion of the NTFL season, with St Mary’s firming to play finals.

Parnell is the latest new name confirmed to don the gold and brown in 2024, alongside EDFL captains Samuel Cattapan and Xavier Allison, and Essendon VFL tall John Jorgensen.

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Brisbourne was stoked to land his first win at headquarters in front of his mum who was visiting from England.

“What an awesome day and it’s been a long time coming,” Brisbourne told Racing. com in his post race interview.

“Mum has come over from England to see me for a couple of weeks and she is here today and it’s a delight to get the win and for her to witness it all.”

Brisbourne praised the ride of Spain who was still third-last in the small field of nine runners at the 400m mark.

“I was really concerned pre-race about where we were going to end up because it looked like a muddling tempo,” he said.

“But Zac took his time and blended into the race at the right time and got the right result.”

Suparazi has enjoyed a stellar prepara-

tion that begun in August, winning the $100,000 Snake Gully Cup, finishing second in a $200,000 handicap in Canberra and now winning at Flemington.

And with the galloper in career best form, Brisbourne may opt to target his home cup.

“This horse has been a marvel for the stable and I have to thank Andy Twist and all the winning connections at Affinity Thoroughbred Racing for all their help and having the horse in the stable,” Brisbourne said.

“He is a nice, fun horse to train and is qualified for the Big Dance this year and went pretty close in a $200,000 Handicap at Canberra recently.

“I might just have a think and see if we can stretch him out for the 2000m of the Wangaratta Cup in a bit over a month’s time.”

STRONG WIN: Suparazi won at Flemington on Saturday.

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Hart to lead the Hawks Hopefully we can start doing some things, get game plans happening all together, growing together as a group over the next couple of - CAROLYNNE OLYYNNE HA HART seasons.

IN CHARGE: Carolynne ‘Caz’ Hart will lead the A grade Hawks as coach in the 2024 O&K season.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

CAROLYNNE Hart feels North Wangaratta has the potential to develop into a strong netball force down the track.

The incoming senior coach took the reins from Kim Newman, and will be assisted by talented coaches across the grades.

Hart has a wealth of coaching experience at many levels, particularly the juniors, and will be a key component of the Hawks’ aspirations of climbing the ladder after the past lean seasons in the A grade.

Hart feels the talent and youth at the Hawks’ Nest can provide an edge.

“I did a lot of stuff around Geelong with Anakie Football Netball Club north of Geelong before I moved up here,” she said.

“A big challenge for me is I think we‘ve got a really young group.

“Hopefully we can start doing some things, get game plans happening all together, growing together as a group over the next couple of seasons.

“It’s a young group, so there’s a lot of learning, but it’ll be fun.”

The youthful Hawks will be pushed in the A grade, up against more experienced players, but Hart sees this as a great chance to develop and grow her players’ skills.

“I just want to push them to be united as one group, one team, improving every week,” she said.

“It’s going to be tough, I’m not saying it’s not going to be tough because it will be.

“We don’t have a lot of experienced players that

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will be playing A grade, we’ve had a couple who have had a bit of a taste, but nothing that’s been a permanent fixture.

“My core group of girls all played together in under 17s about four years ago, they played really well together so it will be nice to see them all back together again.

“They’ve all gone off and done different things, and I’ve got probably six of them back and they’ll all be together.”

Netball try-outs are ongoing at North Wangaratta, with tonight’s session set to help finalise squads.

“From what we had at try-outs, they’re a very young, inexperienced at the senior level team, but certainly a good bunch of 20-year olds,” Hart said.

“If we can keep them all together, they’ll be good and progressing forward.

“We had about 30 at the try-outs, so that was pretty good.

“We had a couple absent, which we knew about, and there were a couple of people we didn’t know were coming.

“There are a couple of new faces I haven’t seen before but they did well at try-outs. “ The 2024 Ovens and King season commences on Friday, March 29, but the Hawks won’t begin their year until April 6, with a home game against Moyhu in round two.

NERTA: Hardcourt down Everton in section one

By BACKHAND WINNER

IT was with great sadness that our inaugural president (Craig Spencer) passed away over the break.

He was an influential figure in the merger of the Corowa and District Tennis and the Ovens and King tennis associations and continued as president for a number of years before handing the reins over, but Craig continued to be a driving force behind the scenes to ensure the ongoing success of the NERTA competition.

He will be sadly missed and our thoughts are with the whole Spencer family during this sad time.

Section 1 This week saw some onesided matches which really has sorted the wheat from the chaff.

Wahgunyah cruised to victory over a determined Boorhaman, while Wang Hardcourt overwhelmed a depleted Everton.

Wahgunyah never looked likely losers in their match

with Borhaman as they immediately went on the attack and relentlessly continued to apply the pressure until the Boorhaman team wilted under the heat.

Shirley Fuller, Merryn Byrne and Jo Hourigan did almost sneak a couple of sets for Boorhaman when they pushed the Wahgunyah women to the limit to lose by the barest of margins (8-7 and 8-6).

Wahgunyah’s best were Ethan Palmer, Travis McDonald and Jesse Johnstone.

The Wang Hardcourt - Everton match result appeared easy for Hardcourt but Everton managed to 4s, 5s and a six in the sets completed.

Everton had their chances but were unable to convert them into 8s.

It was the consistency of the Hardcourt team that enabled then to thwart any possible sets win for Everton.

Best for Hardcourt were the Lucas boys (Matt, Chris and Andy), while Everton’s best were Jo Lucas, Ruth

WINNERS: Andy Lucas’ Wang Hardcourt downed Everton on the weekend.

Kneebone and Leanne Wood.

Section 3 Wahgunyah Wranglers (Scott Parker, Andrew Palmer, Josh Parker, Mitch Parker) continued on their winning ways against Wooragee (Mark Knoth, Ian McVea, Dean Bensted, Eiylish McRostie) on Saturday.

Wranglers didn’t have it

all their own way as Wooragee went within a whisker of causing an upset.

If they had been calmer in the crunch moments then the result could have easily gone the other way.

Credit to the Wranglers they showed composure when it mattered, which will only help them come March.

Wahgunyah Deep Heat

(Josh Reid, Wes Amore, Jacob Palmer, Kendall Reid) showed on Saturday that they have the talent to compete against a top two team like Wahgunyah United (Brian Jones, Brad Schmidt, Erinne Lutz, Dorryelle Carmody), it is only a matter of finding consistency week in and week out.

The match was in Deep

Heats’ favour with two sets to play but as good teams do United dug deep and won the remaining two sets to force a draw (sets and games).

Results Section 1 Wahgunyah 9-72 def Boorhaman 0-19, Wang Hardcourt 8-64 def Everton 1-31, Corowa 9-72 def Rutherglen 0-0.

Section 3 Wahgunyah Wranglers 3-41 def Wooragee 3-35, Wahgunyah Dep heat 3-34 drew Wahgunyah United 3-34.

Ladders Section 1 Wang Hardcourt 76, Corowa 67, Wahgunyah 47 , Everton 36, Rutherglen 28, Boorhaman 16.

Section 3 Wahgunyah Wranglers 48, Wahgunyah United 33, Wooragee 32.5, Wahgunyah Deep Heat 12.5.

Under 15 Wahgunyah 48, Corowa Hewitt 38, Rutherglen Red 29, Rutherglen White 22, Corowa Barty 5.

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Juniors star at Country Week AFTER last week’s rainy weather, Wangaratta and District Cricket Association junior representative teams were able to get on the park and take on their Cricket Albury Wodonga and Wagga Wagga counterparts.

The WDCA’s two under 12 sides won both of their matches on the weekend.

Under 12 Blue posted 9/187 against CAW Country Under 12, led by Ryder Leith’s unbeaten 54 not out, before limiting CAW to 138 all out, with Byron Dodd walking away with 5/12 from his 5.4 overs.

The Blues then picked up a 36 run win over CAW Under 12, posting 5/188 with Dodd and Taj Parker retiring after notching up half centuries.

In response, CAW were bowled out for 152, with Finn Mitchell (3/14) and Billy McMahon (2/27) the best of the bowlers.

The Under 12 Gold squad tasted similar success, taking a five wicket win over CAW Hume and a 45 run win over Wagga.

Jack Hart, Luke Jones and Logan Benton performed well with both bat and ball

CELEBRATE: The WDCA Under 13 Gold squad converge after taking a wicket against CAW Country on Monday.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling across the two matches.

The WDCA under 13 teams didn’t fare as well, losing all of their matches, despite strong performances from Samuel Elkington (40 vs CAW Hume) and Harris Bruneau (30 vs CAW Country).

The Under 14 gold squad

picked up a narrow win over CAW Country on Sunday, defending 10/141.

Noah White notched up 52 from 64 balls, while Oscar Lewis took 4/17 from 7.1 overs.

Lenny Sims blasted 50 and Gus Marek took 3/14 for the Under 14 Blue squad against

Wagga in a nail-biting one run win.

The under 15 squad triumphed in two low scoring matches against CAW Country and CAW. They posted 2/125 off the back of captain Lucas Ham’s 45 from 51 deliveries and kept Country to 9/111 thanks

to Van Kreeck’s 3/19 with the ball, and smashed 5/141 before rolling CAW for 91, with Kreeck again starring with 5/14.

The under 16s tasted dual successes from their weekend matches, smashing 189 with Will Graham (38) and Jed Marek (39) coming

good for their team against Wagga, before Graham led the way with the ball, taking 4/32 and bowling Wagga out for 177.

The squad backed up their strong performance with a crushing victory over CAW Country, posting 9/174 before taking 9/117 for the win.

Opening batter Jonty Priest carried his bat through the innings, making an unbeaten 78 not out from 93 deliveries.

CAW Country had no answer for Will Botten with ball in hand, taking 4/15 and going for under three runs an over to help steer his side to victory.

Junior Country Week continues this Sunday across the North East, with the Under 12 WDCA sides facing off at North Wangaratta from 10am, Under 13 sides playing a derby at South Wangaratta, and the under 14s going head to head at McNamara Reserve in Myrtleford.

The Under 15s will play CAW at Benalla Gardens, and the under 16s host CAW at Bill O’Callaghan Oval in Wangaratta.

CLUB CHAMPIONS CROWNED, PENNANT RETURNS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS PHIL Davern claimed his first Wangaratta Men’s Club Championship with a fighting come from behind win over Ethan Fruend on Thursday evening.

Davern found himself behind (0-7) after Fruend came out all guns blazing in a high class match.

Davern clawed his way back to lead (10-9) in the race to 25.

The match continued to seesaw from there with scores at (21-19) in Davern’s favour, before Davern closed out the match over the next two ends with some brilliant conversions to win (25-19).

Jodie Fruend added another Women’s Club Championship to her resume when she defeated Rhoanna Smith on Thursday evening.

Fruend was at her devastating best as she peppered the jack in a flawless display against Smith who was contesting her first final.

While Smith’s bowling was impressive and showed why

CREAM OF THE CROP: Phil Davern (left) downed Ethan Fruend to win the Wangaratta Bowls Club’s men’s club championship. she won her way through to the final, Fruend was in the form that won her a Victorian Singles title, taking the final (25-9).

Davern and Fruend will represent Wangaratta in the O&M Champion of Champion Singles to be staged at Wangaratta on Sunday, February 18.

PENNANT A1: Wangaratta will host Rutherglen next week.

A3: Wangaratta started the new year off on the right foot with a win at home against Club Mulwala on Saturday.

Gary Fenlon, Tom Morrow, Norm Bussell and Norm

Hallet were comfortable winners (22-15) as were Richard Hermassoo, Terry Corrigan, Barb McDonald, and Tyson Chivers (20-14).

Peter Selwood, Gary King, Chris Bell, and Mick Mackow snuck home by the barest of margins (21-20), while Gary Chambers went down (17-27).

Final scores: Wang 16 Pts 80 shots def Club Mulwala 2 pts 76 shots.

Milawa 2 pts 82 shots lost to Lavington 16 pts 99 shots.

Wangaratta will host Lavington and Milawa have a bye next week.

B1: Wangaratta will host Rutherglen next week.

B3: Wangaratta had a

CHAMP: Jodie Fruend (left) took out the women’s club championship with a win over Rhoanna Smith.

strong win at home against Chiltern on Saturday.

Lyn Kahlefeldt, Susan Bull, Michael Howard, and John Keen (26-16) were never troubled, while Graeme Norman, Lyn Sier, John Knight, and Bob Edwards (29-17) also had a big win.

Ken Essenhigh, Heather Cyle, Ann Keen and Bruce Desmond (11-19) were Wangaratta’s only casualty on the day.

The win puts Wangaratta two wins clear of Chiltern in the race for a finals berth.

Final scores: Wang 12 pts 66 shots def Chiltern 2 pts 52 shots.

Wangaratta host Corowa RSL next week.

A3 WIN: Gary Fenlon’s A3 side downed Club Mulwala on Saturday.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

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Tight day of aggregate tennis

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ROUND 12 of the Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Croquet and Pickleball Club’s aggregate competition was played on Saturday.

In section one it was Matt Allen who was too strong for his competitors with a ripping score of 24-15.

Ben Kneebone (21-14) and Matt Curran (20-16) battled it out for top honours in section two.

Section three saw Daryl Bennett (20-12) edge out Carmine Adamo (19-13), while Barry Sullivan (17-15) wasn’t far behind.

Fraser Bennett was too strong in section four with a score of 24-17.

Section five was close as Ellen Bruce (22-16), Maree Sullivan (21-16), Noel Thomas (19-17), Phil Dryden (18-

IN FORM: Matt Allen took out section one of the WLTCP aggregate tennis on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie 19) and Michelle Flynn (1224) could all barely be split.

Ashley Weston was a clear win in section six with a score of 23-11 with Andrew Cope the closest behind on 18-14.

Section seven was the tightest of the day with Mark Gorman (23-17), Peter Curran (21-20), Geoff Allen (2120), John Shanley (19-22) and Des Steele (19-23) all in solid form.

STRONG DAY: Terry Flynn recorded the best score of the day with 24-12.

Terry Flynn saluted in the final section of the day with a great score of 24-12 ahead of Cate Geard (22-19).

Section: 1 Matt Allen 24-15, Phil Peck 21-19, John Brunner

18-20, Kevin Callahan 17-23, Sam Allen 16-21.

Section: 2 Ben Kneebone 21-14, Matt Curran 20-16, Brian Scobie 19-17, Ryan Patterson 15-21, Michael Clark 15-22.

Section: 3 Daryl Bennett 20-12, Carmine Adamo 19-13, Barry Sullivan 17-15, Simon Reeve 8-24.

Section: 4 Fraser Bennett 24-17, Mario Pane 22-19, Frank Harris 18-23, Mike Lairson 18-23.

Section: 5 Ellen Bruce 22-16, Maree Sullivan 21-16, Noel Thomas 19-17, Phil Dryden 18-19, Michelle Flynn 12-24.

Section: 6 Ashley Weston 23-11, Andrew Cope 18-14, Pat Flynn 16-17, Russell Canning 1619, Greg Renner 9-21.

Section: 7 Mark Gorman 23-17, Peter Curran 21-20, Geoff Allen 2120, John Shanley 19-22, Des Steele 19-23.

Section: 8 Terry Flynn 24-12, Cate Geard 22-19, Jennifer Lee 18-18, Tim Dickinson 16-23, Peter Ablazej 14-22.

STARTING 2024 WITH A BANG

A HEALTHY CROWD: 11 squads of shooters participated in the first shoot of 2024 at the Wangaratta Clay Target Club.

THE Wangaratta Clay Target Club had an awesome roll up with 11 squads of shooters, and it was fantastic to see some new faces as well as the regulars.

Even though it was a warm day, the scores were still pretty fantastic.

The club wants to thank those who set-up the courses and helped during the day, with filling of traps and running score sheets, also refereeing and scoring.

Lunch was included with a BBQ, with the meat from Londrigan Beef and Lamb, who also supplied the meat trays for trophies.

Results: AA - 1st Adam Shale 90/100, 2nd Marty Seymour 87/100. A - 1st Daniel Short 88/100, 2nd Andrew Harrington 86/100. B - 1st Neil Campbell 83/100, 2nd Harry Weygood 83/100. C - 1st Raymond Whitehead 69/100, 2nd John Gibb 63/100. Junior - Nate Palubski 90/100. Ladies - Claire Bourke 84/100. Veteran - Tony Connell 84/100.

Saturday thrills at Wahgunyah Speedway meeting

By DEAN THOMPSON RACING this Saturday night at Wahgunyah Speedway will feature all the categories that make up CorowaRutherglen Speedway’s club classes through the season, and competitors are keen to get back under lights in front of a large crowd.

Production Sedans, Speedway Sedans Victoria Juniors, Goulburn Ovens Sedan Association, Unlimited Sedans, Sports Sedans, Standard Saloons, Sports Sedan Ladies and the Humpy Holdens will all be among the entertainers.

Production Sedans competitors include Brayden

Creek, Scott Hawkins, Rodney Anderson, Leighton Evans, and Anthony Hanson, whom all the fans and officials at Wahgunyah are glad to see after an incident at the last show.

Albury-based Corowa member Daryl Joosten is keen to go to battle in the Sports Sedans with Felicity Roycroft, Rhys Collins, and Jake Cottier amongst others, whilst Roycroft will double up and also compete in the Ladies Sports Sedan category against Chloe Creek, and Cobie McGraw representing Corowa.

Katie Meyer, Bianca Ballantyne and Pauline Fell are some of the other drivers to

HEAD TO HEAD: Billy O’Donohue takes the lead in a close contest.

PHOTO: Vern Parker Photography keep an eye on in the ladies racing.

Goulburn Ovens Sedan Association member drivers will compete for points

towards their season aggregate in their racing.

Corowa members Billy O’Donoghue, Brandan Lovell, Daniel Joosten, Marcus Ma-

clean, Stuart Balins, Luke Collis, and Justin Brockley are keen to get one up on each other whilst stiff competition from the Schmetzer boys out of Leeton, Ben and Tom, is expected.

Michael Fleming-Robertson leads local drivers in the Standard Saloon racing on Saturday with Tony Spale, and Rhys Lavender also representing Corowa-Rutherglen.

Josh Cambell from Swan Hill and Josh Delarue from the Wangaratta clubs will challenge them for the win.

Unlimited Sedans are scheduled also to compete with Wayne Eames, Stuart Balins (who will compete in

two classes on race night) and Garry Coates in action and likely to be challenged

by Peter Camilleri coming into town from Bendigo.

Gates to the public open from 9am, with racing to start at 3pm, and a full canteen operates on site with hot and cold food and drinks.

Entry is $25 for adults whilst the club offers aged pensioners and children aged 12 to 16 a $15 entry any child under 12 is free.

Family tickets are $60 for two adults and three children in the 12 to 16 age bracket.

For enquiries you may contact Brendon Eames on 0400 126 487.

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North Wangaratta has appointed Caz Hart as A grade netball coach for the 2024 Ovens and King season.

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Suparazi p salutes at Flemington g bringing g g trainer Ben Brisbourne his first win at the track

Suparazi brings Brisbourne’s first Flemington win

BEN Brisbourne recorded his first Flemington winner of his fledgling career on Saturday.

Stable star Suparazi caused a boilover in race nine’s Off The Track Trophy BM84 (1600m), saluting by three quarters of a length at a valuable $14.90.

Hoop Zac Spain elected to ride the galloper quietly from gate five, sitting back in the field.

The field came around

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the turn where Spain didn’t make his move until the 350m mark when a gap opened up.

The five-year-old gelding’s turn of foot was on display, bursting through the middle of the pack to win the $130,000 handicap.

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By CHLOE JAENICKE

THE Winton Wetlands is continuing to be restored thanks to the help of passionate volunteers, including Di Cornish.

Ms Cornish has been volunteering for the wetlands since she retired around four and a half years ago.

“I like to feel useful, be outside and work with other people,” she said.

“I was looking for something to do and I was made very welcome at the wetlands.”

As a volunteer, Di was involved in many projects including planting and reptile surveys in the spring and autumn, introducing native fish back into the water and most recently working on re-introducing growling grass frogs into the wetlands.

Her role in re-introducing the growling grass frogs into the wetlands has been observing and feeding them at night time and releasing them from quarantine.

“The best thing was releasing them from quarantine,” she said.

◆ PASSIONATE VOLUNTEER: Di Cornish has been volunteering at the Winton Wetlands for more than four years.

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(Bovine contagious keratoconjunctivitis) PINK eye is a common contagious bacterial ocular disease of cattle that can affect all ages, especially calves.

Dust, grass seeds, flies, bright sunlight, long grass, and pollens can injure cows’ eyes during the summer months – we are seeing many cases this year.

Once the eye is compromised, different strains of Moraxella bacteria, most commonly Moraxella bovis that normally live on the cow infect the eye causing corneal ulceration, pain and inflammation.

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with Wangaratta Veterinary Clinic Pink eye causes significant pain in affected stock and therefore has important animal welfare implications.

The disease can affect from mild signs such as active weeping, squinting and holding the eye closed to severe corneal ulceration to worst case scenario - rupture of the eye.

Treatment involves topical eye ointment, applying an eye patch, pain relief and injectable antibiotics in severe cases.

◆ ON THE BITE: A nice brown trout caught on a spinner in a tributary of the King River last week.

Redfin fishing slow but trout biting in rivers

This Day in History, 1917 THE first open air pictures in Wangaratta were probably screened in a vacant lot in Murphy Street in 1916, but the most fragrant open picture show in Wangaratta was at the corner of Docker and Mackay Streets, opposite the present day TAFE College.

The public was invited to the opening night on January 17 to experience pictures in a garden.

The proprietor, Mr Pusterla, screened the films in his spacious front garden, his house being sighted well back across the corner.

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WHAT do Lake Hume, Lake Buffalo, Lake William Hovell and the Waranga Basin all have in common?

They’re all fishing quite average for redfin.

Redfin are a very temperamental fish.

Some years they offer amazing fishing and other years they can be much harder to find.

My mate Sandy has been fishing at Lake Hume and has told me that the redfin have been very slow.

He said he’s picking up a few, but not a lot of fish and finding bigger fish is proving challenging.

My mate Rohan has been fishing at the Waranga Basin and has said something similar.

He caught a few but it

with Rob Alexander WANGARATTA was very slow.

I have fished both Lake Buffalo and Lake William Hovell recently with the exact same report.

On both occasions I caught around eight redfin and none of them were big enough to keep.

I am really hoping that the redfin fishing picks up later in the summer and into autumn, which is my favourite time of year to catch redfin.

Just know that if you are struggling to catch redfin at the moment, that you are not alone.

The recent rain and stormy weather has really switched the trout on in the streams.

While the redfin have been fishing slowly, the trout have been biting very well with the extra water flowing down the streams.

I have fished a number of tributaries of the Ovens and King rivers over the last week with very good results.

Bladed spinners have been working very well for me, along with small black and red soft plastics.

If the hot dry weather returns the trout will most likely slow right down again, but for now they are biting well thanks to the rain.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 First Weapons. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miniseries: Come Home. 1.55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 2.25 Back Roads. 2.55 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 Tenable. 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. 5.10 Love Your Garden. 6.00 Back Roads. 6.30 Hard Quiz.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz.

8.30 Spicks And Specks.

9.35 Changing Ends.

9.55 Miniseries: Best Interests.

10.55 ABC Late News. 11.15 Love Your Garden.

12.00 Tenable. 12.50 Rage. 4.40 The Durrells.

5.30 7.30.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 World’s Most Secret Homes. 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. 10.50 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. 3.00 Mastermind Australia. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 The Supervet.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 9.

Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry. 8.25 The Elon Musk Show.

9.30 Fargo. Final.

10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 All Those Things We Never Said. New. 12.10 Vienna Blood.

3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1.

Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 40.

Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades.

11.00 MOVIE: The New Mutants. (2020) 1.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s.

Stage 2. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis PreShow. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 4.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 4.

6.00 9News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 4. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 4.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

1.00 Family Law. 2.00 Destination Australia: Cocos Keeling Island.

2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight.

8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours.

10.00 The Yes Experiment. 10.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 11.30 My Market Kitchen. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Gladiators.

8.55 FBI: International. Return.

10.45 The Project.

11.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Interview With The Vampire. 10.05 Killing Eve. 10.50 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 Louis Theroux: A Place For Paedophiles. 12.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.45 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown.

2.45 Close. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

ABC TV PLUS

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.10 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.30 States Of Undress. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Reservoir Dogs. (1992) Harvey Keitel. 10.25 MOVIE: Dark City. (1998) 12.15 The Bad Kids. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Late Programs.

ABC ME

News. 9.00 (24) 6.00 News. 12.00 News. 2.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 The World. 10.30 7.30.

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Pacific. 12.00 News. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 News. 1.15 7.30.

1.45 Aussie Mavericks. 2.00 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs.

4.00 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Little Lunch. 5.00 Popularity Papers. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Spooky Files. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.40 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 The Legend Of Korra. 8.25 Jade Armor. 8.50 Mustangs FC. 9.15 School Of Rock. 9.35 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

SBS VLND

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis.

10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Late Programs.

NEWS

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 2. 4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 40. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. 7.35 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.30 Late Programs.

Danger Man. (81) 6.00 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 4.

6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 4.

11.00 Midsomer Murders.

1.10 Madam Secretary. 2.10 Manifest. 3.05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

9GEM

6.00 Stephen (52) Colbert. 7.00 King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier.

10.00 The Middle. 11.00 NBL Slam. 11.30 King Of Queens. 12.30 Becker. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping.

1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 12.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: Giratina And The Sky Warrior. (2008) 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 News. 6.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Afternoon 4. 7.00 The Nanny.

7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Lord Of War. (2005) Nicolas Cage. 11.00 Seinfeld. 12.00 Under The Dome. 1.00 Love After Lockup. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

PEACH

9GO!

Home Shopping.

(53) 6.00 8.00 Luxury Escapes.

8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0.

10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder.

12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder.

4.05 JAG.

BOLD

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Muster Dogs. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Flyways: The Story Of Migratory Shorebirds.

2.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 Tenable. 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. 5.15 Love Your Garden. 6.00 Back Roads. 6.30 Hard Quiz.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Grand Designs Transformations.

9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific.

9.50 Fake Or Fortune?

10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 Finding Alice. 11.55 Keeping Faith. 12.55 Love Your Garden. 1.40 Tenable. 2.30 Rage. 4.40 The Durrells. 5.30 7.30.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 World’s Most Secret Homes. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Inside The Steam Train Museum. New. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. 3.00 Mastermind Australia. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 The Supervet.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 10.

Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey.

8.30 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor.

9.25 Culprits.

10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 A Class Apart. 11.40 Pandore. 4.30 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 Animals Aboard With Dr Harry.

8.30 MOVIE: The Sapphires. (2012) 10.40 MOVE: The Eyes Of Tammy Faye.

(2021) Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones. 1.25 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 3. Highlights. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 5.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 5.

6.00 9News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 5.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

1.00 Family Law. 2.00 Destination Australia: Christmas Island.

2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork.

8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 The Yes Experiment. 10.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 11.30 My Market Kitchen. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork.

4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Dog Hospital With Graeme Hall.

8.35 To Be Advised.

10.00 Soccer. AFC Asian Cup. Group stage.

Australia v Syria. 1.00 Blue Bloods. 2.00 The Project. 3.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 4.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.40 Bliss. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Black Mirror. 12.35 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 1.35 Close. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.20 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross.

6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. Return. 10.10 Loot: Blood Treasure. 12.00 Dark Side Of Comedy. 12.55 F*ck, That’s Delicious. 1.25 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME

News. 9.00 (24) 6.00 News. 12.00 News. 2.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 The World. 10.30 7.30.

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 China Tonight: Summer Special. 12.00 News. 12.30 Aust Story.

1.00 News. 1.15 7.30. 1.45 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 4.00 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Little Lunch. 5.00 Popularity Papers. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Spooky Files.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 The Legend Of Korra. 8.25 Jade Armor. 8.45 Mustangs FC. 9.10 School Of Rock. 9.35 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 10.10 Rage.

11.15 Close.

SBS VLND

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today.

12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.40 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.40 Late Programs.

NEWS

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 3. 4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.30 MOVIE: Anger Management. (2003) Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei. 10.40 Roast Night. 11.45 Late Programs.

ABC TV (2)

FRIDAY, January 19

7TWO

7TWO

Danger Man. (81) 6.00 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 5.

6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5.

11.00 Poirot.

1.10 Snapped. 2.05 Manifest. 3.05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

9GEM

6.00 Stephen (52) Colbert.

7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Friends. 10.30 Big Bang. 11.30 The Neighborhood. 12.30 Becker. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 12.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: Arceus And The Jewel Of Life.

(2009) 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 News. 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 5. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Hot Fuzz. (2007) Simon Pegg. 11.00 Seinfeld. 12.00 Under The Dome. 1.00 Love After Lockup. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

PEACH

9GO!

Home Shopping.

(53) 6.00 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans.

10.20 Evil. 11.20 48 Hours. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

BOLD

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Chemical World. 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Silent Witness. 2.00 Total Control. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 Tenable.

4.15 Antiques Roadshow.

5.15 Love Your Garden. Final.

6.00 Back Roads.

6.30 Hard Quiz.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens.

8.30 Midsomer Murders.

10.00 Australia’s Open.

10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 Love Your Garden. Final.

12.00 Tenable.

12.45 Wakefield. 1.45 Rage.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 World’s Most Secret Homes. 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.00 Inside The Steam Train Museum. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. 3.00 Mastermind Australia. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 The Supervet.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 11.

Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Welsh Valley That Won The Lottery.

8.25 The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild.

9.35 Sex: A Bonkers History.

10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 L’Opera.

12.00 La Fortuna. 2.50 Nine Perfect Strangers.

3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.45 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. The Qualifier.

11.00 MOVIE: The Social Network. (2010) Jesse Eisenberg.

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

Stage 4. Highlights.

2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute.

5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Today.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 6.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 6.

6.00 9News.

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

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 6.

From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

1.00 Family Law. 2.00 Prison.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Destination WA. 4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight.

8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours.

10.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn.

10.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 11.30 My Market Kitchen. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.05 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.50 Fire Country. 10.50 So Help Me Todd.

11.40 The Project. 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping.

ABC TV PLUS

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.15 Fear Of A Black Quarterback. 1.50 Trump’s American Carnage.

2.55 VICE Sports. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Generation Sext. 10.25 Mums Make Porn Germany. 12.10 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Year One. (2009) Jack Black, Michael Cera. 10.05 The Story Of Film: A New Generation. 11.30 Would I Lie To You? 12.00 QI. 12.30 Killing Eve. 1.15 Back. 1.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.20 Close.

5.10 Kiddets. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.25 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 3.40 The Deep. 4.00 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Little Lunch. 5.00 Popularity Papers. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Spooky Files. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Phoenix Rise. 8.40 Dragon Ball Super. 9.05 The Legend Of Korra. 9.50 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 11.15 Close.

SBS VLND

NEWS (24)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 12.00 News. 2.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 India Now: Summer Special.

10.00 The World. 10.30 The World This Week.

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.20 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 12.10 News. 12.30 ABC News Special. 1.30 News. 1.45 Late Programs.

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Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Escape To The Country.

6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64)

6.00 The Fishing Show.

7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling.

Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 4.

4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man 3.

(2007) Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. 10.20 MOVIE: District 9. (2009) 12.40 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 The Late (52) Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 NBL Slam. 10.30 The Middle. 11.30 The Neighborhood. 12.30 Becker. 1.30 The Middle. 2.30 Ghosts. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 MOVIE: Late Night. (2019) 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

9GO! (82)

BOLD (53)

Danger Man. (81) 6.00 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 6.

6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6.

11.00 MOVIE: The Sting. (1973) 1.40 MOVIE: Carry On Cabby. (1963) Sidney James, Hattie Jacques. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: Zoroark – Master Of Illusions. (2010) 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 News. 6.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Afternoon 6. 7.00 The Nanny.

7.30 MOVIE: Around The World In 80 Days.

(2004) 9.55 Winter Youth Olympics: Opening Ceremony. 11.35 MOVIE: Epic Movie. (2007) 1.10 Under The Dome. 2.00 Late Programs.

Then give us the job...

PEACH

6.00 Home Shopping.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i.

10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 JAG. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

January 17 - 23, 2024

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SATURDAY, January 20

ABC TV (2)

SUNDAY, January 21

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Keeping Faith.

1.30 Darby And Joan.

2.10 Spicks And Specks.

2.45 McCartney 3, 2, 1.

3.45 Extraordinary Escapes.

4.35 Grand Designs Transformations.

5.30 Muster Dogs.

6.30 Back Roads: Naracoorte, South Australia.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Darby And Joan.

8.15 Vera.

9.45 Total Control.

10.45 The Capture. Final.

12.00 Rage.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 The World From Above. 10.05 Love Your Garden. 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU European Championships.

Highlights. 4.30 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Final stage. Highlights. 6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens.

8.40 Beautiful Lakes Of Northern Italy.

9.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys.

10.25 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 11.15 In Therapy. 3.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

4.05 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket.

First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 4.

Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 4. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. First Test.

Australia v West Indies. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. The Eliminator.

11.00 MOVIE: The Dark Tower. (2017) 1.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s.

Stage 5. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Get Clever. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 7.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 7.

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 7.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

1.00 Family Law. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents.

2.30 Destination WA. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

5.30 Helping Hands Summer Series.

6.00 What’s Up Down Under. 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 Reel Action. 7.30 My Market Kitchen. 8.00 I Fish. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Everyday Gourmet. 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen.

10.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 10.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 11.00 The Chef’s Garden. 11.30 All 4 Adventure.

12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 2.00 Healthy Homes. 2.30 Wildlife Rescue Australia.

3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. 7.30 Ambulance UK. 8.45 To Be Advised.

12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 Authentic. 5.00 Hour Of Power.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.20 The Adventures Of Paddington. 5.55 Octonauts.

6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala 2023. 10.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.15 State Of The Union. 11.45 MythBusters. 12.35 Portlandia.

1.20 Black Mirror. 2.15 Close. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

ABC TV PLUS

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.00 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup Series. Replay. 2.00 The Story Of. 2.50 WorldWatch. 4.45 Asia’s Next Top Model. 5.45 Australia In Colour. 6.40 The Toys That Built The World. 7.30 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: James Bond.

10.20 Better Things. New. 11.20 Fear The Walking Dead. 1.05 The X-Files. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

ABC ME

Morning (24) 6.00 Programs. 1.30 Kitchen Cabinet. 2.10 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 India Now: Summer Special. 4.00 A Dog Act: The Disappearance Of Paddy Moriarty. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.10 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 China Tonight: Summer Special. 10.00 Late News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 2.35 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Odd Squad. 3.55 Planet Lulin. 4.30 Mystery Lane. 4.55 Miraculous.

5.15 Total Drama Island. 5.40 100 Things To Do Before High School. 6.05 The Next Step. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 The Legend Of Korra. 8.25 Jade Armor. 8.45 Mustangs FC. 9.10 School Of Rock. 9.35 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 11.15 Close.

SBS VLND

Shopping.

(62) 6.00 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. 12.00 Horse Racing. VRC Summer Fun Race Day, Rosehill Gardens Race Day and Eagle Farm Race Day. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 12.30 Animal Rescue. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Last Chance Learners. 2.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

Thunderbirds.

(81) 6.00 6.30 Rainbow Country. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Danger Man. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 7. 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. 11.00 MOVIE: For A Few Dollars More. (1965) Clint Eastwood. 1.45 MOVIE: The Gunfight At Dodge City. (1959) 3.30 Seaway.

4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Late Programs.

NEWS

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 5. 3.30 American Restoration. 4.00 Supercar Customiser: Yianni.

5.00 Storage Wars: Miami. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Ships. 10.30 Mighty Planes. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 1.50 MOVIE: Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters – Predacons Rising. (2013) 3.10 Formula E. Round 1. Mexico City ePrix. Highlights. 4.20 Winter Youth Olympics: Opening Ceremony. 6.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Afternoon 7. 7.00 Raymond.

7.30 MOVIE: Wedding Crashers. (2005) 9.55 MOVIE: Something Borrowed. (2011) 12.10 Medium. 2.00 Formula E. Round 1. Mexico City ePrix. Highlights. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 The Late (52) Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Frasier.

9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Becker. 12.30 Ghosts. 1.30 To Be Advised. 4.15 The Middle.

6.10 The Big Bang Theory.

10.30 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 4.30 Home Shopping.

PEACH

9GO!

Home Shopping.

(53) 6.00 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. 12.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 1.30 Jake And The Fatman. 2.30 Reel Action. 3.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 13. Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.05 FBI: International. 1.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. 2.00 48 Hours. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Home Shopping.

BOLD

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. 10.00 How Deadly World. 10.30 World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline Summer. 1.00 New Leash On Life. 1.30 Gardening Australia.

2.30 Dream Gardens. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 The Cook And The Chef. 3.50 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. 4.40 Extraordinary Escapes. 5.30 The ABC Of. 6.00 Grand Designs Transformations. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Muster Dogs.

8.30 Total Control.

9.25 Miniseries: Best Interests. 10.25 Mystery Road. 11.25 Harrow. 12.15 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. 1.15 Sanditon. 2.00 Rage Vault. 4.10 The Durrells. 5.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.05 The World From Above. 10.05 Love Your Garden.

11.00 Great Irish Interiors. 12.00 APAC Weekly.

12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU European Championships. Highlights.

5.40 Swamp Ghost.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Crusaders: Fortresses Of Faith.

8.30 Her Name Is Nanny Nellie.

10.00 Pompeii: Sin City.

11.30 Hemingway.

1.20 Uranium: Twisting The Dragon’s Tail. 4.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.40 Bamay.

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Cricket. First Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage).

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

7.00 7NEWS Spotlight. 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVE: Mamma Mia! (2008) Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan. 10.55 Autopsy USA. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 6. Highlights. 1.00 Emergency Call. 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Fishing Australia. 6.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 8.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 8.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 8.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

1.00 Family Law. 2.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

4.30 GolfBarons.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Key Of David. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Tomorrow’s World. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

8.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 9.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 9.30 My Market Kitchen. 10.00 Farm To Fork. 10.30 Pooches At Play. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 1.00 Buy To Build.

1.30 Healthy Homes. 2.00 Cook With Luke.

2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 All 4 Adventure.

5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 Gladiators.

8.50 NCIS: Hawai’i.

9.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.40 To Be Advised. 11.30 The Sunday Project. 12.30 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.05 Octonauts And The Great Barrier Reef. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: A Different Brain. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Interview With The Vampire. 10.35 Doc Martin. 11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.05 Close. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

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

2.50 Jungletown. 3.40 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.10 WorldWatch. 4.40 Every Family Has A Secret. 5.45 Alone Sweden.

6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. 9.30 Cracking The Code.

10.30 Late Programs.

ABC ME

Morning (24) 6.00 Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 World This Week. 2.00 ABC News. 2.25 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 One Plus One. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 ABC News Regional Roundup. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The Business. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Movin’ To The Country. 7.00 National News. 7.30 India Now: Summer Special. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Back Roads.

10.00 Late News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 3.35 Odd Squad. 3.55 Planet Lulin. 4.30 Mystery Lane. 4.55 Miraculous. 5.15 Total Drama Island.

5.40 100 Things To Do Before High School.

6.05 The Next Step. 6.30 Operation Ouch!

7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 The Legend Of Korra. 8.25 Jade Armor. 8.45 Mustangs FC. 9.10 School Of Rock. 9.35 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

SBS VLND

My Greek (62) 6.00 Odyssey. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Escape To The Country. 11.00 Room For Improvement.

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

Stage 6. 3.30 Extreme Animal Transport. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.50 Call The Midwife. 11.20 Extreme Railways. 12.20 Late Programs.

7TWO

Skippy. 6.30 (81) 6.00 Amazing Facts Presents. 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 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 8. 6.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Night 8. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: High Crimes. (2002) Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel. 11.00 Madam Secretary. 12.00 Late Programs.

NEWS

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 NFL. NFL Playoffs. Divisional Playoffs. Game 2. 3.30 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars: New York. 6.00 Border Security: International. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.00 Motorbike Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Tears Of The Sun. (2003) Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser. 10.55 MOVIE: Surrogates.

(2009) 12.55 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 1.00 Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House. 3.30 Raymond.

4.00 MOVIE: Getting Even With Dad. (1994) 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 8.

7.00 MOVIE: Short Circuit. (1986) 9.00 MOVIE: RoboCop. (1987) 11.00 The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter. 12.00 Medium. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Surfing Australia TV. 3.30 Kids’ Programs.

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Movin’ To The Country. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Vera. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 Tenable. 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 Back Roads.

6.30 Hard Quiz.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer.

9.00 You Can’t Ask That.

9.35 Diana.

10.50 ABC Late News. 11.10 War On Waste.

12.05 Changing Ends. 12.30 Love Your Garden.

1.20 Tenable. 2.05 Rage. 4.40 The Durrells.

5.30 7.30.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.25 World’s Most Secret Homes. 10.20 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. New. 11.15 Inside The Steam Train Museum. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.10 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. 3.00 Mastermind Australia. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.

4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends.

8.25 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South.

9.20 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses.

10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Blanca. 11.40 Reyka. 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

4.40 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Love At Look Lodge. (2020) 2.00 Border Security: International.

2.30 Surf Patrol.

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. The Challenger.

11.30 Motorway Patrol.

12.00 Bates Motel.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

ABC TV PLUS

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. 12.10 Wellington Paranormal. 2.15 Planet A. 3.00 Most Expensivest. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster.

9.25 Two Weeks To Live. 10.25 Scrubs. 11.25 Hoarders. 1.05 The Devil You Know. 1.55 Shrill.

2.25 Late Programs.

MONDAY, January 22

9GEM

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Northern Lights Adventure. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Twilight Of The Porn Stars. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.55 The School That Tried To End Racism. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.10 The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates. 3.35 The Deep. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 The Inbestigators.

5.00 Popularity Papers. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Spooky Files. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.40 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 The Legend Of Korra. 8.25 Jade Armor. 8.50 Mustangs FC. 9.15 School Of Rock. 9.35 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

SBS VLND

NEWS (24)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 12.00 News. 2.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien.

6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 ABC Evening News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 The World.

10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 7.30. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Business. 12.00 News.

12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 News. 1.15 7.30. 1.45 Camel Capers. 2.00 Late Programs.

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7TWO

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs.

10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Last Chance Learners.

4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin.

8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 NFL. NFL Playoffs. Divisional Playoffs. Game 4. 2.00 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Boating. Australian V8 Superboats Championship. Round 3. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Ax Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

• 42.2K • 21.16K • 10K • 5K • 2K

9GEM

6.00 The (52) Middle.

9.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Ghosts. 12.00 The Neighborhood. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 16.

Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats. 4.00 Basketball.

NBL. Round 16. Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 South Park. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 2.30 MOVIE: After. (2019) 4.30 Shopping.

9GO!

Home Shopping.

(53) 6.00 7.30 Key Of David.

8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1.00 On The Fly. 1.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 13.

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City.

7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15 NCIS: Hawai’i.

1.10 Evil. 2.05 48 Hours. 4.00 JAG.

NINE (8) 6.00 Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 9.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 9.

6.00 9News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 9.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

1.00 Family Law. 2.00 Destination WA. 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

4.30 GolfBarons.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

PEACH

BOLD

TEN (5) 6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight.

8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 10.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 10.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 11.30 My Market Kitchen. 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Gladiators.

8.50 FBI: Most Wanted.

10.50 The Project.

11.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.

9GEM

6.00 The Big (52) Bang Theory.

9.00 Friends. 11.30 Two And A Half Men. 1.30 Ghosts. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier.

12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

9GO! (82)

BOLD (53)

Danger Man. (81) 6.00 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 9. 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9. 8.00 Death In Paradise. 9.10 To Be Advised. 11.00 Madam Secretary. 12.00 Saved & Remade. 1.00 MOVIE: The Lady Killers. (1955) 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Black – Victini And Reshiram. (2011) 1.00 Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House.

3.00 Kenan. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 News.

6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 9.

7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Analyze This. (1999) 10.35 Seinfeld. 11.35 The Emily Atack Show. 12.15 Late Programs.

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PEACH

6.00 Home Shopping.

8.00 On The Fly. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles.

12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder.

4.05 JAG.

January 17 - 23, 2024

TUESDAY, January 23

6 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. 10.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 Tenable. 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. 5.15 Love Your Garden. 6.00 Back Roads. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads.

8.30 McCartney 3, 2, 1.

9.00 Earth.

10.05 You Can’t Ask That. 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.55 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. 11.50 Baby Surgeons. 12.40 Love Your Garden. 1.30 Tenable. 2.15 Rage. 4.40 The Durrells. 5.30 7.30.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 World’s Most Secret Homes. 10.15 Prince’s Master Crafters Next Generation. 11.10 Inside The Steam Train Museum. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.05 Good With Wood. 3.00 Mastermind Australia. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Johnny Cash: Redemption Of An Idol.

10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Das Boot.

11.50 Cargo. 3.35 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.35 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVE: Always Amore. (2022) Autumn Reeser, Tyler Hynes, Matthew Del Bel Belluz. 2.00 Border Security: International. 2.30 Surf Patrol. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 The 1% Club.

8.35 MOVIE: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

(2018) Lily James, Amanda Seyfried.

10.55 Ambulance: Code Red. 12.00 Bates Motel.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 10.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 10.

6.00 9News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 10. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 10.

12.00 New Amsterdam.

1.00 Family Law. 2.00 Destination WA. 2.30 My Way. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

4.30 GolfBarons.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight.

8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours.

10.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn.

10.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 11.30 My Market Kitchen. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Gladiators.

8.50 NCIS. 9.50 Soccer. AFC Asian Cup. Group stage.

Australia v Uzbekistan. 1.00 NCIS: Los Angeles.

2.00 The Project. 3.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 4.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

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10.15 Back. 10.40 Would I Lie To You? 11.10 MOVIE: Year One. (2009) 12.45 The School That Tried To End Racism. 1.40 Close. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 ABC Evening News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 The World.

10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 7.30. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 ABC News Regional Roundup.

12.00 News. 12.25 Aust Story. 1.00 News. 1.15 7.30. 1.45 Late Programs.

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8.00 The Legend Of Korra. 8.25 Jade Armor.

8.50 Mustangs FC. 9.15 School Of Rock. 9.35 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast.

2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost.

10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Late Programs.

NEWS

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars.

12.00 Aussie Salvage Squad. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

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

9GEM (81)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Saved & Remade. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1.30 Dr Quinn. 2.30 MOVIE: The Halfway House. (1944) 4.30 Saved & Remade. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 10. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 New York Homicide. New. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Stephen (52) Colbert. 7.00 King Of Queens. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 16. Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats. Replay.

10.00 Becker. 11.00 The Middle. 11.30 King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Becker. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The King Of Queens.

4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

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(82) 6.00 11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: White – Victini And Zekrom. (2011) 1.00 Winter Youth Olympics: Highlights. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House.

3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 News.

6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld.

8.30 MOVIE: Analyze That. (2002) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 The Emily Atack Show. 12.10 Under The Dome. 1.05 Late Programs.

9GO!

Home Shopping.

(53) 6.00 8.00 On The Fly. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 Jake And The Fatman.

11.30 JAG. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

9.25 FBI: International.

10.20 SEAL Team.

11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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Volunteers restoring the Winton Wetlands FEATURE STORY

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“They were in quarantine in individual containers to make sure they were disease free and then they got released into breeding ponds and it was just fantastic to let these poor isolated frogs get together in a pond.”

Di recommends volunteering to others as she’s found it so rewarding.

“It feels good to do something good for other people or the planet,” she said.

“It’s good for exercise since a lot of the things that we do here, like planting, involve a fair bit of exercise.”

Di especially believes the work at the Winton Wetlands is important as she has a keen interest in nature.

“I think it needs restoring, it was a wetland and then it wasn’t for 40 years and the flooding of it, the making of Lake Mokoan, damaged what was there and I think it’s a really good thing to bring it back,” she said.

“Wetlands are very good for the planet because they absorb pollutants and they restore lots of habitat.

“I do love nature...I think getting out in nature is very good for the body mind and spirit.”

Winton Wetlands communications coordinator Graeme Domm said they are always on the lookout for new volunteers as numbers are constantly fluctuating.

“Some weeks there may be as few as one or two, but at busy periods there can be many more,” he said.

“The numbers tend to be tied to specific activities that are under way – for example we call for volunteers for reptile counting in the lead-up to this activity each year.”

He said there are a variety of projects people can take part in depending on their interests and they have volunteers who come from different organisations, including Bird Life Murray Goulburn (BLMG) and others that come directly to them.

“There are a range of different activities that go on at the wetlands during each year, and different people get on board for different kinds of activities, in line with their interests,” Graeme said.

“Volunteers from BLMG come to the wetlands several times a year to do bird counts, and they provide an invaluable service in helping to track changes in bird populations over time.

“Other volunteers come directly to us, and assist with activities including reptile counting and assisting day visitors with basic information about the wetlands.”

Graeme said the wetlands are also open to having organised groups come and volunteer.

“Organised groups of volunteers attend regularly through the year, typically assisting with revegetation activities,” he said.

“Some of these come from workplaces that offer volunteering opportunities to their employees including groups of staff from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and community-based groups including Boys to the Bush, a program that provides opportunities to boys who benefit from developing greater social and other skills through organised group activities.”

Around 15 volunteers got on board to help out with one of their most recent activities to look for signs of the presence of a particularly elusive bird species, the Australian Bittern.

For more information on the available activities and to participate visit https://wintonwetlands.org.au/get-involved/volunteers/.

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