Southern Peninsula News 13th March 2024

Artists invited to move in (for a week)

OAKHILL Gallery, Mornington, has a new micro residency program that is giving artists an opportunity to engage with gallery visitors and increase their exposure.

Artists are offered week-long free use of the space to exhibit their works and work on site, as well as chat and meet members of the public and other artists.

County Court illustrator Fay Plamka – who works in a range of mediums - was at the gallery last week to start the program. She will be followed by different artists each week until early May.

Members of the public can visit to say hello and view works being exhibited.

Oakhill Gallery is a not for profit co-operative run by artists and volunteers, with a focus on providing accessible art spaces for all.

The gallery is based out of the historic Dunns Homestead in Mornington-Tyabb Mornington, and offers a range of programs, from studio residencies to exhibition spaces to artist-led classes.

The gallery also has a new gift shop and is calling on artists to include items or art or jewellery to sell. Details: oakhillgallery.com/

Hands up for beach cleaning

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

MORNINGTON Peninsula beaches will be cleaned by hand instead of a mechanical rake for the next 12 months after July.

The hand cleaning of peninsula beaches on Port Phillip will undergo a 12-month trial and cost about $733,000.

Beaches will no longer have the groomed look created by a mechanical rake, but they will retain seaweed and other natural organisms that contribute to a healthy environment.

Surveys have shown that mechanical cleaning, while being aesthetically pleasing, can leave behind broken bottles, shredded plastic and even hypodermic needles.

The practice has also seen tonnes of seaweed taken to landfill instead of being left on the beach where it is an essential part of the environment.

Award winning beach cleaning campaigner Josie Jones OAM said hand cleaning beaches was “more effective” and would enable cleaners to reach “vegetation areas where oftentimes people will sit away from others and smoke or sit and eat”.

“A lot of littering happens within the vegetation area, including children playing and for me this is part of the beach and should be part of coastal cleaning,” she said.

Jones attended Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s public meeting last week (Tuesday 5 March) and commended councillors for “understanding why there needs to be a change”.

Councillors in turn praised Jones’s efforts to maintain beaches and retain their natural environment.

“If the people employed are trained properly and do their job properly, then we should see the results,” Jones told The News

“I estimate that this winter we will have litter appearing as we have two more months of peak season, along with council continuing to rake until the new contract in July.

“It would’ve been great if it was an 18-months trial of hand cleaning because then we would’ve been able to compare the winters.

“The second winter will be a clear sign that hand cleaning is working, and we have broken the pattern of monthly litter appearing on our beaches.”

Jones said the hand cleaning team would have to collect litter and re-

move residual broken plastics.

The shire’s coastal planner, Hayden Forrest, recommended that councillors support a 12-month hand cleaning trial of 80 per cent of the shire’s bay beaches, with the mechanical rake still accounting for 20 per cent of beaches.

He said using both cleaning methods would “cater for the strong recreational values associated with select beaches whilst also providing a better environmental outcome for majority of the Port Phillip Bay coastline”.

Cr David Gill said beaches had been raked “for 20 or 30 years or more”, with about 143 tonnes of rubbish taken from beaches to landfill each year.

He said mechanical raking “doesn’t work” and was sometimes dangerous and should be replaced by “environmentally friendly hand cleaning that

protects children from hidden dangers. “It removes habitat and kills or harms small creatures and breaks glass,” Gill said. He said hand cleaning would restore beaches to a more natural state. “We might set ourselves up as world leaders … as how to improve and clean beaches.”

Cr Sarah Race said organic matter taken to landfill emitted CO2. “The role of seaweed on a beach can’t be underestimated for animals, and coastal erosion, when looking at storm surges.”

Cr Debra Mar compared looking at a well-groomed beach to an iceberg: “You don’t see what’s underneathbroken plastic, seaweed has broken bits of rubbish in it because of this. We need to break the cycle of mechanical raking.”

ARTIST and County Court illustrator Fay Plamka was in residence at Oakhill Gallery last week to kick off the 10-week micro residency program. Picture: Gary Sissons

Liberal MP attacked over praise for Labor winner

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

FLINDERS MP Zoe McKenzie, a Liberal, found herself embroiled in controversy last week over a photo graph and comments she posted on social media congratulating the new Dunkley MP, Labor’s Jodie Baylea.

Along with the photo were the words, “You have been a good friend to women across the Mornington Peninsula. Look forward to working with you in looking after paradise”.

While some of McKenzie’s Liberal colleagues were quick to slam her decision to be snapped with an opposition MP as “unforgiveable” and “naive”, McKenzie was equally quick to defend her actions, and so were plenty of her high-profile supporters.

McKenzie returned to Facebook, saying that it was her job “to show grace and gratitude towards good people on all sides. Australian democracy needs good people, fighting it out to keep this country the best place on earth”.

“So, congratulations Jodie, fair fight: campaigns are knackering for you and those you love. I hope to have the same cordial and collaborative relationship with you I had with your predecessor, Peta Murphy.”

More than 140 others from various

sides of the political spectrum commented on her post and praised her bipartisan approach.

Gippsland’s Nationals MP Darren Chester, known for his calm and considered take on political dramas,

backed McKenzie, saying “don’t change”.

Liberal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch “completely” agreed “… well done, many can learn from your actions. Keep fighting the way you are,

you’re a breath of fresh air and more strength to your arm”.

Former Flinders candidate Susie Beveridge wrote: “Thanks for keeping it real Zoe”, and said McKenzie’s ability to work with all elected representatives “is welcome and much valued”.

Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor and former independent candidate for Flinders, Despi O’Connor, wrote ”fantastic Zoe McKenzie MP! This is exactly what we need more of“.

Somerville Business Group posted,

“Well said Zoe McKenzie MP, breaking down the barriers and red tape is better for all”.

McKenzie met Belyea a few years ago when she came to her seeking support for volunteer-led initiative The Women’s Spirit Project, which helps women across the Mornington Peninsula when they have fallen on difficult times, especially family violence and financial adversity.

She said she supported the project’s application for federal money in late 2022 and met Baylea again in September last year to brainstorm further finance options.

“I do that with everyone, whether that person’s politics is blue, red, green, orange, yellow, purple. That is my job,” McKenzie wrote on Facebook.

Seniors get free legal advice

A FREE legal information session covering two of the most common legal issues affecting older people – wills and power of attorneywill be held at Safety Beach on Wednesday 20 March.

Co-hosted by the Respecting Seniors Network, Peninsula Community Legal Centre and the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, the session will include guest speakers talking about the tips and traps of planning for decision making as people age.

They will also talk about how to protect older people’s rights and assets, as well as how to ensure that a person’s wishes are respected at a time when they are at their most vulnerable.

There will be a chance to ask questions in a Q & A session.

Community TV personality

Carol O’Halloran from the Over 50, So What! CTV show will MC the event and film the session for her program. She will also give audience members the opportunity to exchange views in short vox pop interviews.

The information session on wills and powers of attorney will be held at Safety Beach Community Centre, 185 Marine Drive, Safety Beach, 10am to 11.30am on Wednesday 20 March. Morning tea will be provided. Bookings are essential.

To register for the session call Peninsula Community Legal Centre on 9783 3600, or email pclc@ pclc.org.au

THE picture that Liberal Flinders MP Zoe McKenzie uploaded to her Instagram account of her congratulating Labor’s Jodie Baylea on her win in the Dunkley by-election. Picture: Facebook

MORNINGTON RACECOURSE

SUNDAY 31 MARCH

MPNG Mornington Easter returns to Mornington Racecourse on Sunday 31 March for an egg-ceptional day of racing & family festivity.

The grounds will transform into a spectacle of carnivalesque action & family-friendly entertainment with unlimited rides, facepainting, Chairoplane adventures, cup & saucer spins, merry-go-rounds & more!

What’s more, the annual Camp Quality Easter Egg Hunt is on for the little ones, with thousands of delicious Easter Eggs hidden across the Front Lawn waiting to be found!

Friday rally for hospital

CAMPAIGNERS calling for upgrades to Rosebud Hospital say the state government’s focus on redeveloping Frankston Hospital is short sighted.

A rally planned for this Friday (15 March) will put pressure on the government to commit money to upgrading the hospital.

Ongoing pressure on the government to repair and upgrade Rosebud Hospital will focus on the catch cry of Frankston Too Far Away to highlight the difficulties for southern peninsula patients to access hospital care.

Spokesperson and long-time health worker Sue Gilbert said the nearest major hospital from Rosebud was more than one hour away.

“We will not let the government hand ball the answer they always give – which is that Frankston’s new rebuild will cover Rosebud Hospital,” she said.

”The current Rosebud Hospital is in a poor state of disrepair, and parts of the ageing building are not fit for purpose.”

The state government is promoting a $1.1 billion redevelopment of Frankston Hospital, which will include a new 12-storey clinical services tower and main entrance, 130 more beds, new spaces for mental health and oncology services and 15 new operating theatres.

This Friday’s (15 March) rally for Rosebud Hospital will start at midday, at the eastern side entrance of the hospital in Point Nepean Road.

Opportunity’s 40 years

RED Hill Op Shop is celebrating 40 years of dedication and generosity with its long-standing partnership with Peninsula Home Hospice. With the op shop’s help, PHH has not only endured but thrived, making a huge impact on the lives of people in need.

The story of the partnership dates to 1983 when the op shop first connected with PHH. The non-profit shop has been consistently managed by a committee, currently headed by president

Jane Reynolds.

Reynolds’ family ties to the shop, through her mother Shirley’s involvement since its inception, have further cemented its ties to PHH.

“Red Hill Op Shop has been a pillar of support for Peninsula Home Hospice for four decades,” CEO Janet Phillips said.

“Their remarkable generosity, including the recent donation of $109,000, has been instrumental in allowing us to provide compassionate end-of-life care to those in need. We are profoundly grateful for their unwavering commitment.”

The op shop’s cumulative contribution to PHH is $1.23 million.

“The future of this enduring partnership is bright,” Phillips said.

“Both organisations continue to share insights and learn from each other, ensuring that our collaboration remains effective and impactful. We look forward to continuing our shared mission and hope to expand our support in the years to come.”

Cash bonus for Vinnies

VINNIE’S Kitchen, Rosebud, won $5000 at the 2023 Shopping Centre Council of Australia Marketing Awards.

Rosebud Plaza’s Back to School program inspired by Vinnie’s volunteers won the “community award”, with the money presented at a morning tea on 27 February.

Inspired by the work of Vinnie’s Kitchen volunteers, the Rosebud Plaza had launched a Back to School initiative in January 2023.

The school holiday program encouraged little shoppers to decorate their lunch boxes, with each creation triggering the donation of a fully stocked lunch box to local primary schools through Vinnie’s Kitchen.

More than 550 children participated, resulting in the more than 1500 lunches being handed out to those who needed them the most.

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Priority list change for 118 unmade footpaths

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

A NEW method of assessing the need for making footpaths has seen a reshuffling of paths on Mornington Peninsula Shire’s priority list.

The list of 118 footpaths also includes problems that may be faced in constructing each path, such as “constructability implications” and “biodiversity and/or cultural heritage impact”.

Footpaths seen as potentially having these problems will require “more detailed investigation” as their construction may be more complicated or costly.

Just three of the top 20 footpaths on the list are unaffected by these possible problems.

Footpaths at the top of list are Nepean Highway and Boundary Road, Dromana, with Nepean Highway being subject to “possible biodiversity and/ or cultural heritage impact” and the Boundary Road path (previously 10th on the list) having “possible biodiversity and/or cultural heritage impact”.

These two “initiated” projects are either being constructed or designed.

The only three footpaths in the top 20 not facing potential problems are number four (previously 13th), Pickings Road, Safety Beach; 8 (previously 17th) Tallis Drive, Mornington; and 12 (previously 15th) Bungower

Road, Somerville.

Sustainable transport planner

Emily Clarke, in a report to council’s

5 March public meeting, said the updated shire’s Pedestrian Access Strategy “provides a new way to ensure footpaths can be prioritised where they are needed most”.

Demand for footpaths had grown while the council’s budget had “come under increasing pressures”.

The new construction priority list followed a review of planned and existing pathways and an updating of “evaluation methodology that prioritises construction … to reflect increased safety concerns, changing demographics and movement within the community”.

Clarke said the shire’s Principal Pedestrian Network encouraged pedestrians “whilst also supporting safe and accessible travel into and around key destinations”.

“Improved connectivity and safety of the footpath network throughout the shire will not only increase accessibility for those with disabilities, but will also promote active transport including walking, cycling and other non-vehicular modes of movement,” her report stated.

The 2019 strategy’s fourth objective had been amended to “focus on active transport for key daily tasks rather than including recreational trails”.

Community input was invited into the footpath reassessment last September, through an interactive map on the shire’s website and a survey. The map received 300 responses and the survey 26. Residents from Shoreham, Flinders and Sorrento said they preferred gravel footpaths which were cheaper and suited the character of their areas.

The strategy has been amended to read “gravel pathways may be an acceptable alternative to formal pathways in less trafficked areas and where local character and environment are important to consider”.

Other concerns raised included not enough priority given to “vulnerable residents” and school zones, and cycling and wider path networks were not been included.

Picture: Yanni

School founder speaks at Rosebud

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Two former pupils who are now university graduates will be with her to share her story about the school that was built 20 years ago for the poorest and brightest of children.

Sisia established the School of St Jude in Tanzania in 2002, after travelling to Uganda at 22 as a volunteer teacher where she taught girls science and sewing.

Her experience led to a belief that a free, high-quality education should be the right of all children in the world and that education was the strongest weapon in the fight against poverty, corruption and political instability.

On returning to Australia, Sisia raised money to help underprivileged children in East Africa complete their schooling. She raised enough money to start an official fund to invest in the education of East Africa’s poorest children.

Along with the gift of a small plot of land in Arusha, Tanzania, Sisia began to build The School of St Jude with the help of friends, family and Rotary groups.

The school now provides free education to more than 1800 of the poorest Tanzanian children while boarding more than 1400 students.

Rotary provided support in Australia and internationally and helped with the initial financing of the school.

Gemma Sisia’s talk will run from 10am to 11.45am, at 6 Murray-Anderson Road, Rosebud. Book at trybooking.com/CPFMP

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HUMANITARIAN Gemma Sisia with McCrae residents Geoff and Bev Abbott, who have sponsored six students from the School of St Jude. Picture: Supplied

A TRUCK driver was lucky to escape injury last Thursday (7 March) when his truck rolled near the Mornington Peninsula Freeway ramp in Lonsdale Street, McCrae.

The truck had been transporting cooking oil and some of the oil had leaked from the truck.

Fire Rescue Victoria attended the incident, which happened about midday.

The truck driver was reported to be shaken but uninjured after the accident.

Pistols seized

POLICE have charged a man with weapons offences after allegedly locating three firearms in a vehicle with stolen number plates in Frankston South.

Frankston police were conducting routine patrols as part of Operation Trinity when they observed a Volkswagen Golf sedan parked on Frankston-Flinders Road just before 2am on

Friday 8 March.

Checks identified the licence plates as being stolen and the male driver, 34, was arrested at the scene.

During a search of the vehicle, police allegedly uncovered three pistols and ammunition in the rear footwell.

It will be alleged one of the pistols was home made, another had been 3D printed and a gel blaster had been converted into a firearm.

Further checks revealed the vehicle’s true registration had allegedly expired.

The Baxter man was charged with three counts of prohibited person possess firearm, as well as possess ammunition, handle stolen goods, drive whilst disqualified, drive unregistered motor vehicle, and possess dangerous article.

He was expected to face Frankston Magistrates’ Court the same day.

A 27-year-old woman passenger was released pending further inquiries.

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141-143 Eastbourne Road

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17 Cleek Crescent

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8 Colstan Court

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74 Wilsons Road

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Mount Martha

15/50 Green Island Avenue

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Mount Eliza

15 Volitans Avenue

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Irish comedian Ardal O’Hanlon whips off any rose-coloured glasses for this very engaging and witty tour of his homeland. The Father Ted and Death in Paradise star is an impeccably playful presenter in this three-part sojourn, airing in full tonight. He employs the dubious wisdom of the 1840’s book Ireland, its Scenery, Character, own question: ”Are we really a bunch of fearing, whisky-sodden chancers?” Airing for the first time on freeto-air, tune in for this affectionate and fun travelogue in which O’Hanlon nimbly explores everything from religion to storytelling in some of Ireland’s under-

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Curse Of The Mummy. (PGa, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00

SBS World News Late.

The Spectacular. (Malv) 11.45

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7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1. Carlton v Richmond.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

Amazing Race. (PG, R)

Oz. (PG, R) Hosted

5.30

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

8.40 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Masv, R) Benson and Stabler join forces.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence. 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 MOVIE: Feels Good Man: Pepe The Frog. (2020, M) 2.15 The Pizza Show. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.05 Joy Of Painting. 5.35 WorldWatch. 6.15 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Miniseries: Sirius. 11.00 Taskmaster. 11.55 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 The Coroner. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm In The Dark. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Crooks In Cloisters. (1964) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 2. Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs. 9.55 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.40 Late Programs. 10 BOLD (12) 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.55 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 12.25am Black Mirror. 1.10 Live At The Apollo. (Final) 1.40 Louis Theroux: Behind Bars. 2.40 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Survivor 46. 9.00 MOVIE: Dumb And Dumber To. (2014, M) 11.10 The Nanny. 11.40 Dating No Filter. 12.10am Medium. 1.05 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Counting Cars. 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 9.30 Mighty Planes. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (93) 6am Fellinopolis. Continued. (2020, PG, Italian) 6.10 Little Women. (1994, PG) 8.20 8 1/2. (1963, PG, Italian) 10.50 Wildhood. (2021, M) 12.50pm Sacro GRA. (2013, M, Italian) 2.40 Lola. (1961, PG, French) 4.15 The Cup. (2011, PG) 6.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 8.30 Driving Miss Daisy. (1989) 10.20 Selma. (2014, M) 12.40am Late Programs. 5.50 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Dr Phil. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs. 10 PEACH (11) 7MATE (74) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Faboriginal. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.35 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Bones Of Crows. 9.25 MOVIE: Kill Bill: Vol. 1. (2003, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs. N ITV (34) TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

MEL/VIC

6.00 Back Roads. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Happy Valley. (Return, Malv)

A body is found in a drained reservoir.

9.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

Presented by Tom Gleeson.

10.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R)

10.35 QI. (Ms, R)

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.25 Grand Designs. (R)

12.10 Tenable. (R) 1.00 Belgravia. (PG, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 8.30 MOVIE:

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. (2010, M) 10.30 Would I Lie To You? 11.00 QI. 11.35 Killing Eve. 12.15am

Back. 12.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.30

ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Pablo. 5.35 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs.

2pm Faboriginal. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun

The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Eddie’s Lil’ Homies. 7.45 MOVIE: Beasts Of The Southern Wild. (2012, M) 9.25 MOVIE: Barbershop 2: Back In Business. (2004, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Good Ship Murder. (PGv)

A fellow crew member is murdered.

8.25 Endurance: Race The Pole: The Terra Nova Expedition – 1910 To 1913. Part 3 of 3.

9.20 Queens That Changed The World: The Rebel Queen – Eleanor Of Aquitaine. (PG)

A look at Eleanor of Aquitaine.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Departure. (Mav)

11.30 Devils. (MA15+ad, R)

4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 The Movie Show. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30

The Year That Changed Love. 1.25 Hustle. 2.15

Over The Black Dot. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.05 Joy Of Painting. 5.35 WorldWatch. 6.15 Brooklyn NineNine. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.15 Sex Tape Finland. (Premiere) 10.55 Queer Sports. 12.40am Future Man. 2.20 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am A

River Runs Through It. Continued. (1992, PG) 8.05 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 10.00 Selma. (2014, M) 12.25pm The Quiet Girl. (2022, M, Gaelic) 2.10 Little Women. (1994, PG) 4.20 Amanda. (2018, PG, French) 6.20 A Handful Of Dust. (1988, PG) 8.30 Mystic River. (2003, MA15+) 11.00 Blade Runner. (1982, MA15+) 1.10am Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. (2016, MA15+) 3.15 Late Programs.

Saturday, March 16

9.00

6.00 Australian Story: Call Of Duty – Anjali Sharma. (R)

6.30 Back Roads: East Arnhem Land, NT Pt 2. (PG, R)

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

7.30 Miniseries: Life After Life. (Mav) Part 2 of 4.

8.25 Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. A grisly discovery in a college garden raises suspicion among a celebrated Oxford orchestra.

10.00 House Of Gods. (PGl, R) Isa struggles to meet his financial commitment.

11.00 Happy Valley. (Malv, R)

12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.15 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 10.10 Vintage Voltage. (PGl) 11.00 Urban Conversion. (R) 12.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. Artistic Apparatus World Cup. Highlights. 4.00

France: A Journey Through Time. (R) 5.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PG, R) 5.35 WWII Women On The Frontline. (PGav)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Britain’s Most Beautiful Road. (PGa)

8.30 Royal Crisis: Countdown To Abdication: The Secret Scandal. (PGa) Part 1 of 3.

9.30 The Wonders Of Europe: Alhambra, Treasure Of Andalusia. (PGav, R) Part 4 of 4.

10.30 Those Who Stayed. (Mal)

11.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Milan-San Remo.

3.30 Face To Face. (Ma, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R)

4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

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

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 1. Collingwood v Sydney. From the MCG.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

11.15 Armchair Experts. (M)

A panel discusses all things AFL.

12.00 Miles In Front. (PGa, R) A look into the world of Australian horse racing.

2.00 The Arrangement. (Mav, R) Megan connects with someone from her past.

3.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

6am Morning Programs.

7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Our Town. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 The Real Seachange. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Room For Improvement. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00

7MATE (74)

Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: My Best Friend’s Wedding. (1997, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Green Zone. (2010, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II: Elephant. (PGa)

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

8.40 MOVIE: The Vow. (2012, PGalns, R)

After a woman wakes up from a coma with amnesia, her distraught husband sets out to rekindle their love. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum.

10.45 MOVIE: If I Stay. (2014, Ma, R)

12.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.35 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PGads) 5.00 News.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 Ready Steady Cook. Hosted by Miguel Maestre.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. Irish comedian Graham Norton presents the first of two compilations of highlights from the recent series.

10.50 Fire Country. (Mv, R) A delivery truck crashes into the fire station.

11.40 The Project. (R)

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

10 PEACH (11)

6am The Late Show

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 So Help Me Todd. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93)

Maya The Bee 3: The Golden Orb. (2021)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG)

12.00 Horse Racing. The All-Star Mile and Chandon Ladies Day.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A Chinese couple are caught with food.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1. Geelong v St Kilda. From GMHBA Stadium, Victoria.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

11.00 The Irrational. (Ma, R) After a passenger plane crashes into the Potomac River, suspicions focus on the pilot.

1.00 The Arrangement. (Mav, R) Kyle and Megan must weather a huge rumour that threatens to upend both their careers.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) A look at locations that highlight living well.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today

Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.00

My Way. 1.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGam, R) 2.30 David Attenborough’s

Dynasties II. (PGa, R) 3.30 Renovate Or Rebuild. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News

First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PG) Experts help people declutter their lives.

8.30 MOVIE: Jason Bourne. (2016, Mav, R) An assassin is forced out of hiding when one of his old allies uncovers information about his past. Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones.

10.55 MOVIE: Into The Blue 2: The Reef. (2009, MA15+sv, R) Chris Carmack.

12.45 Abby’s. (PG, R) 1.10 Renovate Or Rebuild. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 3.00

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

10 BOLD (12)

6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar. Highlights. 8.30 Ready Steady Cook. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm In The Dark. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 9.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 11.30 Australian Survivor. (PG, R) 12.30 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 2.00 Wildlife Rescue. (PGm, R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 GCBC. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

7.40 The Dog House. A couple dream of very different dogs.

8.40 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) NSW Ambulance crews race to a call for a slashed throat and perform life-saving CPR on teens.

9.40 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) The ambulance service calls for help.

10.55 So Help Me Todd. (PGv, R)

11.50 FBI: International. (Md, R)

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am

Sunday, March 17

ABC (2) SBS (3)

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World

This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30

Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (R)

3.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs New Zealand. (PG, R) 4.40 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R)

5.30 The ABC Of... (PG, R)

6.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Jane Seymour. (PG, R)

6.30 Compass: Homegrown Imam. (PGa)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv) A former children’s home resident is murdered.

8.30 House Of Gods. (Mls) Batul’s politicking is interrupted by the possibility of motherhood.

9.30 Happy Valley. (Malv, R) A body is found in a drained reservoir.

10.30 A Life In Ten Pictures. (PGln, R)

11.20 Harrow. (Final, Mav, R)

12.15 Significant Others. (Madl, R) 1.05 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.05 Catalyst. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s

Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30

Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.00 Ragdoll. 10.50 Death In Paradise. 11.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.30am Tate Britain’s Great British

Walks. 1.20 No Friend But The Mountains, A Voyage

Through Song. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs.

1.55pm I Live, I Breathe, I Surf. 2.55 Yarning Culture Through Film. 3.00 Utopia Generations. 3.30 True North Calling. 4.00 On Country Kitchen. 4.30 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 4.40 Johnny Cash: The Man In Black Britain. 5.40 Talking Language. 6.10 News. 6.20 Wild West. 7.30 Murder In Big Horn. 8.30 The Song Keepers. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.10 Vintage

Voltage. (PGl) 11.00 Urban Conversion. (R)

12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Starblasters

Cricket. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. (R) 2.30 Volleyball. Australian Beach Tour. Gold medal matches. 4.30 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Highlights.

5.30 Lisbon & WWII: Spies, Gold And Diplomacy. (PGa)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Emerald Isles With Ardal O’Hanlon. (PGa) Part 1 of 3.

10.30 Pompeii: The Origins. (Mv, R) Explores the development of Pompeii.

11.30 Egypt’s Lost City of Canopus. (PG, R)

12.25 Spain’s Secret Conquest. (Mav, R)

2.45 Chernobyl: The New Evidence. (PGa, R)

3.40 Grayson Perry: Divided Britain. (Ml, R)

4.35 Bamay. (R)

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

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning

Programs. 4.00pm Cycling. AusCycling Mountain Bike National C’ships. Downhill. H’lights. 5.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 6.00 TVNZ 1News At Six. 6.40 Ocean Wreck Investigation. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Coronado: The New Evidence. 9.35 The Disappearance Of Jimmy Hoffa. 10.25 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am

The Falcons. Continued. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 7.25 Amanda. (2018, PG, French) 9.25 About Elly. (2009, PG, Persian) 11.35 Room. (2015, M) 1.45pm A Handful Of Dust. (1988, PG) 3.55 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 6.00 Race. (2016, PG) 8.30 Moonlight. (2016, MA15+) 10.35 Nimby: Not In My Backyard. (2020, MA15+, Finnish) 12.25am American Hustle. (2013, M) 2.55 Late Programs.

No Regrets?

6.00

9.35

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00

The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG)

12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R)

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R)

5.00 Seven News At 5.

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

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australian Idol. (PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

8.30 Lockerbie. (PGav) Part 1 of 4. Documents the investigation into the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

10.30 Quantum Leap. (Return, Mav) Ben finds himself in 1978.

11.30 Autopsy USA: Gilda Radner. (Ma)

12.30 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Death In Paradise. (2006, Masv, R) Tom Selleck.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs.

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current

Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL

6am Morning Programs.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls)

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.40 9News Late.

10.10 The First 48: Last Hope/ Truth And Consequences. (Mav, R)

A teen’s life is cut short in Atlanta.

11.10 Transplant. (MA15+m, R)

12.00 Family Law. (Ma, R)

1.00 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGa, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Australian Survivor. (PG) With only days remaining, someone’s in the firing line and another must make an impossible choice.

8.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) After ransomware is used to cause the controls on a dam to malfunction, Ernie is tasked with finding the culprit.

10.40 FBI: International. (Mv, R) The fly team chases a tech tycoon. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

2.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 3.00 Abby’s. 5.30 MOVIE: Dolittle. (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Jason Bourne. (2016, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Looper. (2012, MA15+) 12.20am Resident

Alien.

Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 Fish Forever. (Premiere) 1.30 Drive TV. (Return) 2.00 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGm, R) 3.00 David Attenborough’s A Perfect Planet. (PG, R) 4.00 Space Invaders. (PG, R) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 11.00 Buy To Build. (R) 11.30 Healthy Homes. (R) 12.00 Australian Survivor. (PG, R) 1.00 Planet Shapers. (R) 1.30 Cook With Luke. (R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. (PGl) 3.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.30 GCBC. (R) 5.00 News. Phone 5982 0086 for an obligation free consultation

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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Finding Your Roots: Rising From The Ashes. (PGa)

8.30 The 2010s: The Social Media Boom. Takes a look at social media.

9.20 24 Hours In Emergency: Something Changed. (Ma) An elderly man is struggling to breathe.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Blanca. (Final, MA15+v)

11.50 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (MA15+av, R) 3.25 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. (Mas, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGad)

7.30 Australian Idol. (PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

he discovers competing emotions around an accidental shooting.

The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 S.W.A.T. (Mav) An auction house gets robbed. 12.00 MOVIE: Farewell, My Love. (2000, MA15+lv, R) Gabrielle Fitzpatrick. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Australian Survivor. (PG) With only the final four contestants remaining, tensions are on the rise as deals are exposed.

8.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) The team searches for a businessman wanted for murder and an embezzlement scheme.

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

4.30

CBS Mornings.

(R)

Tuesday, March 19

ABC (2)

6.00

Mornings.

6.00

6.30

7.00

7.30

8.00

9.05

Ocean Survivors. Part 4 of 4.

9.55 You Can’t Ask That. (Final, Mal, R)

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Q+A. (R)

12.55 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.10 Parliament

Question Time. 2.10 Grand Designs. (PG, R)

3.00 Tenable. (R) 3.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.30 Catalyst. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s

7.30

Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30

Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Upstart Crow. 9.45 Double Parked. 10.10 Portlandia. 10.55 Back. (Final)

11.20 Would I Lie To You? 11.50 Unprotected Sets. 12.45am No Friend But The Mountains, A Voyage Through Song. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are?

Dame Judi Dench. (PGa, R)

8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Dateline: Over Sharenting. Explores issues of childhood exploitation.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R)

11.05 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Mlv) 12.00 Miniseries: Bonnie And Clyde.

(MA15+av, R) 12.40 Trom. (Malv, R) 3.10

Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. (Mal, R) 4.05 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05pm

6am Dr Strangelove. Continued. (1964, PG) 7.00 The Caine Mutiny. (1954, PG) 9.20 Race. (2016, PG) 11.50 Voyage Of The Damned. (1976, M) 2.40pm The Movie Show. 3.15 The Music Of Silence. (2017, PG) 5.20 Selkie. (2000, PG) 6.55 The Eagle Huntress. (2016, PG, Kazakh) 8.30 Drive My Car. (2021, MA15+, Japanese) 11.50 Sound Of Metal. (2019,

SEVEN (7)

ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program.

9.05 This Is Going To Hurt. (Final, Mal) Adam faces a tribunal over his malpractice.

9.50 Planet America. (Final)

10.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R)

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. (R) 11.35 Rosehaven. (PG, R) 12.30 Grand Designs. (R) 1.15 Parliament Question Time.

2.15 Tenable. (R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.30 Catalyst. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Australia’s Sleep Revolution. (PGa) Part 3 of 3.

8.30 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. (Premiere, M) Jimmy Carr hosts a comedic game show where paying attention pays off.

9.30 Kin. (Final, MA15+alv) Conflict is put into overdrive.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Blinded. (Malns)

11.45 The Wall: The Chateau Murder. (Mal) 3.05 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. (Ms, R) 4.00 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS

6am WorldWatch. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05pm WorldWatch.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGa) Officers pull over a duo who have swapped seats.

8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (Ml) Gordon Ramsay steps in to reassess South Brooklyn Foundry’s priorities and straighten out their finances.

9.30 First Dates UK. (Ml) Singles experience the thrills of dating.

10.35 The Latest: Seven News.

11.05 Born To Kill? (MA15+av, R)

12.05 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R)

12.35 Emerald City. (MA15+hv)

1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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TEN (10)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The homestays continue.

9.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Ms) Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts.

10.00 9News Late.

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.20 Family Law. (Ma)

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGl, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 Australian Survivor. (Final, PG) After 45 days of battling it out in Samoa, the final three are pushed to their limits.

9.15 Aaron Chen Comedy Special. (PGal) A stand-up comedy performance of Aaron Chen’s If Weren’t Filmed, NobodyWouldBelieve show.

10.15 NCIS. (Mdv, R) A navy commander is killed.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 So Help Me Todd. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 The King Of Queens. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00

10 BOLD (12)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGas)

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

8.35 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

9.35 Talking Footy. A look at the week’s AFL news.

10.35 The Latest: Seven News.

11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: The Cangai Siege. (MA15+alv, R)

12.35 Parenthood. (PGa, R)

1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa) Follows the staff as it tries to find the right fit for a woman who wants a pal for her staffy.

8.40 Ambulance Australia. (Ma) NSW Ambulance delivers a baby and saves a four-year-old with a critical heart condition.

9.40 FBI: International. (Mav) The FBI Fly Team heads to Austria to find an American teen who was kidnapped as a child.

12.30 The Project. (R)

1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

10 BOLD (12)

McKenzie’s colleagues not in the same class

Soon after Labor’s Jodie Belyea was declared the winner in the Saturday 2 March Dunkley byelection, the Liberal MP for Flinders Zoe McKenzie congratulated her and posted a picture of the two of them smiling together.

Zoe said she “looked forward to working with Jodie”. It was a classy act of generosity towards an opponent and in today’s cut and thrust politics, an admirable gesture.

The same, however, cannot be said for Ms McKenzie’s colleagues.

They have reacted much as one would expect from a bunch of boorish, born-to-rule dullards. They said that “we are at war with Labor” and that Ms McKenzie’s behaviour had “floored” them, it was “unforgivable” and “an act of absolute naivety” that had created “palpable anger in the ranks”.

What it showed me is that there is no bar too low for the Liberals to get under and what it shows the people of the Mornington Peninsula is that the Liberals are acting like a bunch of spoiled schoolchildren who need to grow up before they can ever be considered as suitable to govern our nation.

Ross Hudson, Mount Martha

Forum forbidden

I have been suspended from a Facebook group because I attempted to “friend” other members of the group with similar nonpolitical views to me. The group supposedly is a forum representing ratepayers and residents but appears to be a front for a political party and plays the man when contributors disagree with the political views of the moderators.

I am concerned at the management of Mornington Peninsula Shire by our elected representatives and some of its employees whose wages ratepayers pay.

There have been numerous letters to the editor in recent times expressing dissatisfaction with a variety of issues impacting ratepayers, residents and visitors with many unhappy with the management of the issues by the shire.

A group that purports to be a forum for discussion for ratepayers and residents should not be used to promote a particular political party or candidate.

It is my opinion that the politicising of our

council has now reached an unacceptable level. The use of the term dumb and dumber is still very relevant. Our shire council appears to be unwinding.

Alan Hunt, the late father of the previous MP for Flinders Greg Hunt conducted an inquiry into the Shire of Strathfeldsaye council and, as a result of his findings about “allegations”, on 20 July 1994 the council was suspended on the grounds that it was divided and unworkable and councillors were voting as a block.

From my observation of events of the past few months and years, I wonder if have we past this threshold on the Mornington Peninsula. I’m sorry that you cannot agree with me on the ratepayers forum as I have been suspended.

News dumped

Eric Dettman, Rye

The dumbest thing our Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has done yet was the recent weekend free green waste dump over three days, without telling anyone. How were we to know? Usually, these free days are the most popular events of the year with cars and trailers queuing up all day, each day.

This time, the road barricades were up to control the traffic, with a sign “roadworks ahead”, but not a mention of green waste. Thinking maybe, I drove down (twice) and sure enough there was a small crew doing some roadside work but no, there were no cars with trailers of green waste anywhere. Nobody knew.

I have a trailer of saved green waste plus a small tree to cut down and I was waiting for the usual notification in The News, having scanned the pages for many weeks, but nothing this time.

Thanks for nothing, council.

Brian A Mitchelson,

Mornington

Code failure

“Why have a code of conduct when it is disregarded?” is a quote that questions the importance of such a code. Local government is the first tier of all governments and is closest to the public. Therefore, meeting with various groups without travelling from state to state and living a reasonably normal existence is easier. However, the code of conduct is essential if true govern-

ance is to be exerted.

Established procedures, policies, and practices are part of the council. That conduct must not discredit the council or mislead the public or the council in any matter related to their public duties. Each code of conduct per level of government aims to establish certain standards that all, in this case councillors, must follow while performing their duties and functions.

One section applies to all government tiers: the code prohibits discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), and vilification. Unfortunately, it appears to be failing at Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

Anne Kruger, Rye

‘Unjust burden’

Imposing higher rates on ratepayers who choose not to install solar panels is inherently unfair and presents a significant ethical and practical concern(Solar charge ‘unfair’, The News 5/3/24).

Ratepayers should not be penalised for personal choices that align with their preferences, circumstances, or beliefs.

Imposing higher rates on non-solar ratepayers creates an unjust burden, punishing individuals for decisions that are entirely within their rights to make. It undermines the fundamental concept of fairness in taxation, which should be based on the ability to pay rather than compliance with specific lifestyle choices.

Differential rates based on solar panel installation exacerbate socioeconomic disparities within the community. Lower-income households, often unable to afford the upfront costs of installing solar panels, bear the brunt of the financial burden. Penalising these individuals through higher rates perpetuates inequality and further marginalises already vulnerable residents. It creates a system where those with financial means benefit disproportionately, widening the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

Residents may have valid reasons for not installing solar panels, such as rental agreements, structural limitations, or personal preferences. By imposing financial penalties on these individuals, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council would effectively coerce conformity to a particular lifestyle choice, disregarding the diversity of circumstances and preferences within the community.

Differential rates based on solar panel installation pose administrative challenges and complexities. Moreover, such mandated policies may face legal challenges related to equity, discrimination and property rights.

The imposition of higher rates on non-solar ratepayers by the council is fundamentally unjust

Welcome aboard for Navy Week

THE Royal Australian Navy opened the gangways of naval bases and hosting community events across the country to celebrate Navy Week.

On Sunday 3 March the public was invited to Crib Point to celebrate the Navy’s 123rd birthday, as well as its traditions, heritage and its people at HMAS Cerberus.

It was an opportunity to see the base which trains new and current

Navy members, including skills in sea survivability, weapons handling, first aid and firefighting.

The base includes a survival-atsea trainer, which simulates extreme ocean and weather conditions Navy members must be able to operate in.

The open day was also an opportunity for the public to meet the trainees and staff who live and work at HMAS Cerberus, including its commanding

officer Captain Ben Favelle. Visitors to the open day were able to explore the idea of a Navy career working with advanced vessels, aircraft and weaponry, and the opportunities to travel the world while developing a career.

Visitors could also speak with current serving members about their own experiences and advice and discover how the Navy can shape your career.

and ethically problematic.

Instead of penalising residents for personal choices council should focus on promoting renewable energy. By fostering a collaborative approach and engaging stakeholders in decisionmaking processes, the council could achieve meaningful progress towards a sustainable and equitable future for all of us.

Arthur Booth, Mount Martha

Cleaning up

We were a small group of 10 at Hunters Crossing, Mornington, on Clean Up Australia Day (3 March), yet a very productive one.

We all live within one kilometre of the site and for most it was their first CUA Day, which was fantastic.

We collected five full bags of mainly general waste and a big bag of items which we were able to cash in and donate the proceeds to the Australian Marine Conservation Society. We also collected a lot of hard rubbish from the bush as the railway reserve beside the creek attracts a lot of dumped rubbish.

Besides Friends of Tanti Creek, community groups represented in this small group were Repair Cafe, Mornington Generous Hearts, with equipment from Ashley Porter’s Mornington Beach Patrol (he also runs Mornington Peninsula Zero Waste).

We hope that our numbers might swell next year, but those who attended did a great job, met like minded people, felt a sense of pride and were glad they participated. The average age this year was 47, last year 60. Except for the kids, all participants were over 41.

What we collected: aluminium cans 74; cigarette butts 2; glass beverage bottles 9; glass Wine bottles 1; plastic bags, retail bags, garbage bags 30 litres; plastic drink bottles 41; plastic straws 21; plastic takeaway food containers 6; soft plastics, chip wrappers, food wrappers 20 litres; takeaway coffee cups 19; vapes 1.

Unusual rubbish was a huge commercial size eco trap dumped in the creek in January and removed by Melbourne Water within a week.

Susan Young, coordinator CUA Day, Hunters Crossing, Mornington

Sporting chance

In recent years, major sporting ground facility upgrades have taken place at Rosebud, Pearcedale, Citation Reserve, Mornington and Balnarring. When are the passionate Dromana players and supporters going to be rewarded? Has the ball been dropped somewhere along the way?

Garry Seaborne, Mount Eliza

NAVY firefighters, left, attack a simulated fire onboard a ship during Navy Week at HMAS Cerberus; top, Slade Wearn and Bronte Jago with a torpedo; and, above, marching time. Pictures: Gary Sissons

Ex-Councillor Charles Murray JP Dead

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

IT is with deepest regret we learn that ex-Councillor C. Murray, of Somerville, passed away on Thursday morning, at “Marrinook” private hospital, East Melbourne, where he has been hovering between life and death for some time.

We feel that we are expressing the feelings of all residents of the shire who were acquainted with the deceased gentleman, when we say how deep the feelings of regret will be.

The late Charles Murray, who had been a member of the Shire Council almost continuously since 1904, was a man who did not intrude himself unnecessarily on the Council by making long speeches.

He always had something to say which meant work being done, hence his motions were always listened to with interest, and invariably carried.

During his term in the Council he caused many improvements to be made through the Riding he represented. In 1910 he was instrumental in getting an office for the Shire erected at Somerville.

He was also able to get various lengths of Bungower and Eramosa roads metalled.

In 1900 Cr. Murray was elected President, and again in 1912, and during his term of office the newly regraded Oliver’s Hill was opened, in January, 1918.

Mr Murray was returned unopposed on a number of occasions. In 1922 Cr. Murray resigned from the Council, and since then has been secretary of the Somerville Cool Stores.

He was a man possessed of a

wonderful memory, and with regard to mental calculations it would have been hard to find his equal. As a matter of fact, it amounted to a gift.

The deceased gentleman, who was 64 years of age, and leaves behind a widow and five sons and four daughters to mourn their loss, will be buried in the Frankston Cemetery on Saturday, March 15, at 2.30pm.

The Shire Secretary, Mr J. E. Jones has notified all Councillors of the funeral, requesting them to be in attendance.

***

THE electors of that Flinders Electorate must feel both pleased and proud at the triumphant return of their member, the Hon. S. M. Bruce.

Successful in every way, he returns to his native land – a credit to his country, his people, and himself.

When one considers the rapid rise, to fame of Mr. Bruce, it must be conceded that he must be possessed of some wonderful power to have thus reached the top of the tree in so short a space of time.

If one searches through the history of the world, of any Parliament, in any country, they will fail to find any case on a par with the one in question.

Let them search the records of the House of Commons, the House of Representatives of the United States; or the Parliamentary records of any of the continental countries, and nowhere will they find any member who has made such a meteorical flight as that made by the member for Flinders.

***

THE Frankston Fire Brigade are still keeping their end up. In the six-men event they were well up, securing first

water. However, in the next event they were beaten, being second with the showing of water.

This speaks well of our boys, when it is remembered the strong team they were up against, i.e., Kyneton. ***

AN employee of Mr. Barrett, builder and contractor, had an exciting experience the other evening.

He was camping in a tent at Mornington, and had gone, to bed, when he suddenly realised that his tent was on fire.

He made a hurried exit, in scanty attire, and in less time than it takes to tell it, the camp was demolished.

It is presumed that a lighted candle was the cause of the fire. The owner lost all his possessions, including clothing, blankets, and kit of tools. ***

Frankston High School Parents Elect Committee Candidates

There was a large attendance of parents and guardians of children attending the Frankston High School on Monday night.

Mr. R. E. Chapman, head master, presided and explained that the object of the meeting was to select three representatives to act on the High School Council.

He expressed pleasure at seeing so many present, and considered that such a display of interest augured well for the future of the school.

Nominations were invited for the three positions available.

The following names of candidates were subsequently written on the blackboard:

Cr. BRADBURY

Mr. ALAN CORLETT

Mr. W. M. HANTON

Mrs. W. M HANTON

Mr. H. B. LEGGE

Cr. W. P. MASON

Mrs. ROGERSON

Mr. W. C. YOUNG

A ballot was then taken, Messrs. L. Harrison and Bert. Hay acting as scrutineers.

The result of the election was awaited with keen interest, and at the conclusion of the counting, Mr. Chapman declared the following candidates elected:

Cr. J. BRADBURY ...... 30

Mr. W. C. YOUNG...... ..27

Mrs. W. M. HANTON .. ... 19

Cr. Bradbury, in returning thanks, said he felt he had been greatly honored, and he would exert all his energies in attending to the welfare of the school. He referred to the fine work done by Mr. L. J. Ward, both prior to and since the school was established. It was unfortunate that Mr. Ward, is his absence, from the meeting, had not forwarded his written consent to stand for the committee, as required by the regulations.

Mr. W. C. Young also thanked people for the honor they had conferred on him in electing him to the High School Council. He was pleased to hear Mr. Bradbury’s reference to Mr. Ward, who had worked harder than anyone else to secure the High School. Mr. Ward should be on the committee. (Hear, hear.)

Mrs. Hanton briefly returned thanks. ***

Frankston Court

TUESDAY, MARCH 11. Before Merss C. Gray (chairman), P.

Wheeler, and J. Brown, J.’sP.

Two cases of neglecting to send children to school the required number of times were dealt with.

In one case the medical officer’s certificate was produced, and the case withdrawn. In the other fines of 2/6 on each charge were imposed.

Two cases of neglecting to have their children vaccinated were dealt with and a fine of 10/- in each case was imposed.

Jack Wilton was charged with having behaved in an insulting manner.

There was no appearance of the defendant, and, after hearing the evidence, the Bench, who are determined to stop this behaviour, inflicted a fine of 60/-, in default seven days.

A debt summons was also dealt with, and an order made for the amount, and costs.

Samuel Scott was charged with being drunk and disorderly on March 6. Defendant, who did not appear, sent a letter explaining his absence, and was fined 10/-, in default 24 hours.

Janies George Pickard made an application for, and was granted, a carrier’s license.

The Court then adjourned.

***

NEW CRICKET ASSOCIATION

PROPOSED

Next Saturday night a meeting of the Frankston Cricket Club will be held at Frankston House, at 8 o’clock, to discuss the suggestion to form a new association; up the line, as far as Mordialloc.

***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 12 & 14 Mar 1924

SOUTHERN PENINSULA NEWS scoreboard

Red Hill wins a close one, Goddard smashes a century

By Brodie Cowburn

PROVINCIAL

RED Hill picked up a thrilling win over Langwarrin to finish their homeand-away season on a high last Saturday.

Langwarrin batted first on their home deck. They had to battle through a nightmare opening session - the Kangaroos lost 5/34 at the start of their innings. Red Hill’s Glenn Collett ran riot on the top order.

A late knock of 44 from 29 deliveries by Leigh Paterson helped Langwarrin put a respectable total on the board. They ended up all out for 147.

Red Hill suffered a similar fate early in their innings too, losing both openers for ducks off the bowling of Trav Campbell. First drop batter Simon Dart steadied things with a patient half-century.

Red Hill hit the winning runs in the final over of play with just two wickets left to spare. Andy Restein finished the job.

Sorrento closed out their home-andaway season with a 37-run win over Baden Powell. Pines and Heatherhill grinded out wins over Old Peninsula and Long Island respectively.

PENINSULA

A BRILLIANT century from Mitchell Goddard helped Mornington pick up a hard-fought win over Baxter last weekend.

Mornington batted first at Baxter Park. After losing both openers for small totals, Josh Small and Mitchell Goddard

combined for a big partnership. Goddard starred with an unbeaten 110 runs from 98 deliveries. Hayden Cummings also played a big role with the bat - he came in at the end of the innings and hit 48 runs from 22 balls.

Baxter did their best to keep touch, but fell 68 runs short. They ended their innings at 6/209.

Bryce McGain was the pick of the

bowlers for Mornington. The Australian Test spinner continued his good form by taking 4/22.

Mt Eliza were comfortable winners over Moorooduc at home last weekend. Rosebud and Dromana beat Seaford Tigers and Somerville respectively.

DISTRICT FLINDERS scored the winning runs against Main Ridge with just two wickets and four balls to spare on Saturday.

Main Ridge set Flinders a target of 194 to score to win. Charlie Nunn was their best performer, hitting an unbeaten 60 from 91 balls.

Flinders chipped away at their tar-

get, but kept losing momentum. Shane Beggs came in at number eight and took charge, scoring 48 from 45 to get his side over the line.

A near-century partnership between Angus Cripps and Bradley Davidson helped Crib Point pick up a big win over Delacombe Park last weekend. At Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum defeated Balnarring in a close one.

A century from Gordon Waterfall was the difference between Carrum Downs and Seaford last weekend. Carrum Downs won by 86 runs.

SUB DISTRICT

SKYE’S total of 231 proved more than enough to beat Ballam Park last weekend.

Skye hosted the one day match on Saturday, They chose to bat and put 5/231 on the board. Openers Shabaaz Alam and Pubudu Edirisinghe and number four batter Farhan Hussain all scored half-centuries.

Ballam Park was bowled out for just 127 in reply.

Pearcedale were dominant eightwicket winners over Hastings on Saturday. Rye also did it easy, taking just 18 overs to chase down Boneo’s target of 156. Skipper Nathan Hunt starred with 123 runs at a strike rate of more than 200.

Tyabb bowled well to beat Tootgarook last weekend - the Yabbies sent the home side packing for just 93. Mt Martha picked up a good win over Frankston YCW to close out the round.

YCW bowled over: Mt Martha got the better of Frankston YCW, reaching their total with nearly eight overs and four wickets in hand. Picture: Craig Barrett

The second Lady Skippers race of the season was held on the eve of International Womans Day. A fleet of 24 yachts entered for a lively race around two course marks. Picture: Alan Dillon

The Mornington Pirates Majors were too strong in the Semi Final for the South East Warriors on Sunday winning eight to four. The Grand Final will be played this Sunday at a venue to be confirmed. However, the Pirates Minors went down to the Chelsea Dolphins in their Semi match.

Picture: Craig Barrett

Chelsea, Skye, Strikers through

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

FIVE-goal wins for Chelsea and Skye and a come-from-behind victory for Peninsula Strikers highlighted the third round of the Dockerty Cup.

Chelsea eased past Mount Eliza 5-0, Skye thumped Fawkner 6-1 while Strikers beat Lalor United 2-1.

At Edithvale Recreation Reserve last Thursday night Chelsea applied early pressure but had to wait until the 29th minute when Daniel Vella was fouled in the box.

Referee Benji Batten pointed to the spot and Adam Bartosy converted.

Two goals in the last five minutes of the half put the contest out of Mount Eliza’s reach.

Teenager Christian Murray’s powerful strike in the 42nd minute beat Mount Eliza keeper Luke Armao and two minutes later a Harry Parker throw-in on the left caused confusion in the Mount Eliza box.

Bartosy capitalised by nipping in at the near post and slotting past Armao to make it 3-0.

Murray’s quick turn and neat finish in the 70th minute made it 4-0 and Vella stole the ball from a Mount Eliza defender in the 73rd minute and broke into a one-on-one with Armao before finishing easily.

It was a strong performance from Chelsea who went into the contest without key off-season signings in prolific striker James Stinson and defender Jake Ross who were nursing injuries.

Skye hammered State 4 Fawkner who had steadfastly refused to change the venue, date and kick-off time for this tie despite being offered the chance to switch to various nights at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve.

And when Skye attempted to bring the kick-off forward to a less oppressive part of a scorching Saturday again Fawkner objected this time claiming that player work commitments didn’t make the proposed earlier kick-off feasible.

So at Comets Stadium at 3.30pm with the temperature edging over 36°C and a strong northerly blowing the tie kicked-off.

Skye had only four senior players from last season in its starting lineup and Fawkner shocked its host by opening the scoring through a deflected Kelan Connelly shot from just inside the box in the 15th minute.

However that signalled the start of a barrage of goals from the home side.

An own goal from Fawkner’s Giovanni DiSisto, followed up with strikes from Nhan Than and Mark

O’Connor gave the State 2 outfit a 3-1 lead at the break. It was more of the same in the second half as substitute Austin Sporys nabbed a brace and O’Connor added a second to comprehensively dump Fawkner out of the national cup competition.

Peninsula Strikers went into their away tie with 10 players in their matchday squad under the age of 23 and one of them, Taylan Geylan, scored the goals that sunk State 2 North-West rival Lalor United.

The home side took the lead in the 35th minute when a cheap turnover was followed by a through ball to Woohyun Nam who finished calmly into the far corner.

Strikers hit back in the 56th minute after a really good press won the ball which was squared to Geylan who slotted home brilliantly past Lalor keeper Vaios Kalogerakis to level.

Another good press led to a 71stminute winner as Riley Anderton forced Kalogerakis to lose possession and Geylan made no mistake by firing into the top corner.

The other local in Cup action, Frankston Pines, lost 3-2 away to Clifton Hill.

Mornington rescheduled its round three tie with Mazenod to Dallas Brooks Park on Thursday evening while Langwarrin enters the competition at the round four stage.

In VPL1 news Langwarrin is now second in the league following its 3-1 win over Melbourne City at Casey Fields on Sunday evening.

City led through Tobenna Obani in the 13th minute but a Dante Avian header 10 minutes later made it 1-1.

In time added in the first half Archie Macphee’s lethal left foot sent Langy in at the break with a 2-1 lead and an own goal from City’s Ryan

Kalms in the 71st minute gave the visitors breathing space.

Langy has taken advantage of its run of six consecutive away games to give the main pitch at its Lawton Park headquarters a makeover.

New topsoil has been laid and the pitch re-sown and it will be ready for the club’s next home match on Saturday 20 April against Melbourne Victory.

In other news Football Victoria last week announced the promotion and relegation criteria for the upcoming season.

The major change is the increase of VPL2 in 2025 from a 12 to a 14-team league to align with NPL and VPL1.

This has a flow-on effect on State Leagues resulting in the top two teams in State 1 South-East being promoted to VPL2 while the bottom two teams are relegated.

In State 2 South-East it’s a two-up,

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two-down scenario.

State 3 is more complicated.

South Yarra withdrew from State League competition last month leaving State 3 South-East with just 11 teams.

FV chose not to address that situation immediately.

At this stage the champion of State 4 South will gain automatic promotion while the runner-up will take part in play-offs to decide South Yarra’s replacement.

Should the play-off winner come from State 4 South then the thirdplaced side in State 5 South may be involved in a promotion play-off.

Here are the results of last week’s friendlies involving local clubs:

Peninsula Strikers reserves 0 Rosebud 0; Seaford United 1 (Mitch Hawkins) Baxter 3 (Jack Elliott 2, Aleks Dukic); Somerville Eagles 3 (Tom Simmons, Jakob Gurney, Jaden Taberner) Blackburn NewHope 1. This week’s VPL1 round six fixture:

Friday 15 March: Werribee City v Langwarrin, Galvin Park Reserve, 8.30pm.

Rescheduled Dockerty Cup round 3:

Thursday, 14 March: Mornington v Mazenod, Dallas Brooks Park, 8.15pm.

Here are some upcoming friendlies:

Tuesday, 12 March: Mount Martha v Chelsea, Civic Reserve, 7.30pm; Casey Panthers v Mentone, Prospect Hill Reserve, 7.30pm.

Friday, 15 March: Lilydale Montrose Utd v Mentone, Monbulk Regional Facility, 6.30pm & 8.30pm.

Saturday 16 March: Baxter v Aspendale, Baxter Park, 1pm & 3pm; Plenty Valley Lions v Mentone, RGC Cook Reserve, 1pm & 3pm; Seaford United v Croydon City, North Seaford Reserve, 1pm & 3pm.

Adam Bartozy (right) takes the brunt of this follow through from Mount Eliza’s Michael Clark in last week’s Dockerty Cup clash. Picture: Jordan Martin