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Study or a delay?

By Jess Baker The Queensland Government has committed $3 million to undertake a regional water assessment for the Darling Downs and Southern Downs region, despite there already being regional water assessments for both Warwick and Stanthorpe.

The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) completed a regional water supply security assessment for Warwick in 2018 and the Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS) completed one for Stanthorpe in 2016.

Minister for Water Glenn Butcher said there is a key difference between previous water assessment projects and new assessment projects: Queensland’s focus on post-Covid-19 economic recovery.

“The regional water supply security assessments completed in 2016 and 2018 were focused on specific regional urban water supply,” he said.

“In contrast, the recently announced regional water assessments have a regional economic development focus taking into account broader long-term economic growth opportunities for agriculture, industry and urban.”

The Minister said the new study will look at all opportunities to bring improved water security to the region, including bringing water from outside the region.

“We’ll be formally reaching out to local stakeholders, including the region’s councils and the Darling Downs and Border Water Alliance, to be involved with the Southern and Darling Downs Regional Water Assessment in the near future,” he said.

Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has committed to working with the state government on several projects over the years that aim to ensure there is a constant supply of drinking water to its residents and businesses.

In 2019, SDRC engaged Bligh Tanner Consulting to develop a Water Security Strategy that would give residents and business access to a reliable water supply.

Council also engaged GHD to undertake a number of related activities, including an as-

sessment of Council’s bore water network, an assessment of the condition of Connolly Dam and recommendations in relation to providing water to Stanthorpe.

In an ordinary council meeting in July 2019, Council officers stated both reports would be completed by August 2019.

The Free Times asked SDRC to release copies of the reports compiled by consultants Bligh Tanner and GHD, but a Council spokesperson said they “still haven’t been adopted by Council”.

“We expect all works and reports to be finalised by June/July (2021), after which time they will go to Council for adoption,” said the spokesperson.

The slow-moving nature of investigations into future emergency water sources for Warwick and Stanthorpe is concerning to some, as it has the potential to delay solutions.

However, Minister Butcher confirmed the $3 million regional water assessment will not have to be completed before final decisions can be made on long-term water security solutions like the proposed pipeline.

“The regional water assessment for the Darling Downs and Southern Downs does not affect the Toowoomba to Warwick pipeline project,” he said.

The Southern Downs Regional Council area has been drought declared since May 2018, but there remains no long-term solution to water security for either Warwick or Stanthorpe.

In light of this fact, the Queensland Government announced last week that it has extended funding for water carting to Stanthorpe until June 2021.

“Thanks to (Stanthorpe residents’) great efforts in watching their water use, the original investment will be sufficient to keep the trucks coming until the end of June,” said Minister Butcher.

“Residents of Stanthorpe, and the entire Southern Downs, can remain confident the Queensland Government will continue to support them through this ongoing drought.”

Young local chef raises the ‘steaks’, so to speak Ben Koch from Bluebird Kitchen and Bar in Warwick proves he’s got the grilling goods, securing a ‘Golden Ticket’ spot in an international steak cook-off in Texas next year.

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‘The Eagle Spoke’...

By Kaz Thorpe, Arts Writer You have probably heard about Mo Skett or even better seen her art works. Mo is a remarkable person, with a full life well-lived and an artist unafraid to experiment with unconventional mediums.

Mo has travelled and worked around the world as a British diplomat. This experience sharpened her gaze and enmeshed her connection with nature. She migrated to Australia in 1967 and eventually moved to Queensland in 1991 with her family. Now a resident of Allora, she misses the spaciousness of farm life whilst still embracing the heritage culture of this friendly town.

Mo was an artist even before she began to produce works, relating that “she has always been a keen observer of the environment around her.” Work commitments however prevented her from painting full time until 2000.

Proudly Mo notes that she is mostly a selftaught artist and this has served her well as her works are highly original, approachable and rich with meaning. She has experimented with most facets of art, now focussing on mixed media, printmaking, paper making and book making. Mo reveals that her array of artistic experience easily allows her to portray her desired image in the medium that best suits the subject.

Her CV is vast! Mo has won awards, had solo and group exhibitions, produced articles for magazines, published books and even Australian Wildlife Wisdom cards. She is an active member of the local arts community, previously in Gympie and Wide Way and now in the Darling Downs. As a member of the Warwick Artist Group, Mo is a considered a living treasure by her printmaking pals.

At eighty, Mo continues to be inspired to produce her art with a new exhibition at the

“Coastal Bee Eaters’’ Warwick Art Gallery from 18 February to 10 April 2021. The name Mo chose for her exhibition is ‘The Eagle Spoke’. Mo says that whilst pondering about what to call her exhibition, she spotted an eagle sky circling above her and it communicated with her: thus The Eagle Spoke. From her connections with the world’s indigenous peoples, she has absorbed a deep passion for nature. This mixed media exhibition of old and new works focusses upon this theme and through it Mo seeks to bring awareness to the preservation of nature and all her creatures. Her works, including handmade artist books, some on handmade paper will be accessibly priced.

I asked Mo what she wanted visitors to take away from her exhibition? She replied that “it is the knowledge that anyone can create art”.

“With sufficient motivation, one can achieve anything - just try it”.

The exhibition opens at the Warwick Art Gallery on Saturday 20 February at 2pm. Spark your artistic motivation with a visit to Mo Skett’s exhibition.

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If there is one issue which has dominated Free Times pages consistently over the past two or three years, it’s water security.

Yes, it has rained - in places - over summer, but it has also been patchy and far from the ‘general’ rain needed on the Southern Downs and Granite Belt to break this drought. And make no mistake, this region remains droughtdeclared, despite the crops harvested over the summer months and those going into the ground now.

Not only are we still in drought, we are no closer as a region to a long-term urban water security solution than we were this time a year ago. Or, for that matter, anytime in the last several decades.

There is still a wall of silence from the State Government on the status of investigations into a possible pipeline from Toowoomba to Warwick, which would allow our region - including Stanthorpe - access to water from Brisbane’s Wivenhoe Dam. That project was announced by the Premier in January of last year.

While I realise there has been a pandemic since then, I do not accept that Covid-19 is a reason for everything governments do to be put on hold. Certainly not this region’s water requirements, urban and agricultural.

Whatever your view on it, the Toowoomba-Warwick pipeline remains to my mind the most workable, realistic proposal put up to date. Other options - a new dam on the Condamine River at Elbow Valley, the Bradfield Scheme, piping part of the Clarence River up and across the range, not to mention across the Queensland-NSW border - are either pointless or ludicrous suggestions.

Yet what has the State Government announced so far? As we report this week, yet another ‘water security study’, this time for the wider Darling Downs region, including Warwick and Stanthorpe.

Surely this is nothing more than a delaying tactic - specifically, to delay a decision on the Toowoomba-Warwick pipeline. It is little wonder that Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio supports this study - his region’s water security is all but secured, thanks to the existing pipeline from Wivenhoe to Toowoomba. Little sense of urgency there.

I’d also like to see the Southern Downs Regional Council articulate its own position on water security, particularly for Warwick. To date, their plan for future emergency water for Warwick is a vague reference to bore water at Allora. Surely there is much more to it than that.

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Wineries are still thriving

By Jess Baker A leading Granite Belt winemaker has called China’s 212 per cent tariff on Australian wines “a slight hiccup”, suggesting the impact of the trade war on local producers is not as dire as one might have expected.

The Chinese Government announced importers of Australian wine entering China would have to pay temporary “anti-dumping security deposits” of up to 212 per cent from 28 November 2020.

The move came after an investigation into Australia’s wine exports allegedly found that Australia had sold wine below the cost of production and subsidised its farmers.

After months of trade uncertainty, Australia lost its most lucrative export market overnight.

There is no denying the heavy tariffs have had - and will continue to have - a devastating impact on some Australian producers, but how are Granite Belt producers faring?

According to Sirromet Wines chief winemaker Mike Hayes, who has been in the business for more than 40 years, they are doing just fine.

“I don’t think the tariffs will have any significant impact on our wineries,” he said.

“Granite Belt’s exports to China are extremely negligible.”

Mike said wine in Queensland is “very tourism-based” and Granite Belt wineries in particular have enjoyed an increase in tourism activity over the last year due to travel restrictions.

“Granite Belt and Queensland wineries rely on visitation to the cellar door,” he said.

“With people forced to stay within the state, they’re exploring what’s around them and visitation is increasing.”

Granite Belt’s surge in domestic sales has significantly outweighed its loss in international sales, said Mike, so the local wine industry is not feeling the full extent of China’s heavy tariffs.

“We need to develop our own markets and just move on,” he said.

“Instead of sending a majority of our exports to China, we need to start sending them to South Vietnam, and South Korea, and more importantly to Scandinavia.”

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local winery looking to expand its export market as a result of the tariffs.

“About 10 per cent of our product was going overseas before the tariffs were imposed,” said Symphony Hill founder Ewen Macpherson.

And 100 per cent of that 10 per cent was going to China. That is until November 2019, when Covid-19 hit.

“Then the Chinese New Year events were cancelled ... and we haven’t had any orders since,” said Ewen.

“We won’t receive any more (orders) until the tariff situation is resolved and I can’t see that happening any time soon.”

Ewen said having Chinese customers had been helpful during times of drought and bushfires when tourism activity was at an all-time low, but hasn’t been necessary since borders have shut and local tourism has increased.

“We’ve had much more than a 10 per cent

increase in domestic sales due to Covid,” he said.

“They were worrying times for a while, with the drought and fires, but the South East Queensland community has been great.

“For us, the impact of the drought and bushfires was more substantial than the impact of the tariffs.”

Symphony Hill is now looking to Singapore as a potential replacement for China, though Ewen said he would prefer to sell domestically “given the choice”.

Other local wineries with Chinese customers are holding out hope the tariffs will soon be reduced or removed, so that they can return to business as usual.

Leanne Puglisi-Gangemi of Ballandean Estate said she is still in regular contact with the winery’s four Chinese customers and is waiting for them to decide whether they would like to continue trading.

“We’d prefer to have our customers in China

so that we’d have somewhere to sell our wine if something were to go wrong here (in Australia),” she said.

Before the tariffs were imposed, Ballandean Estate exported “not quite 10” per cent of its product to China every year for six years.

“It’s never been a huge part of our business, but we’ve had to make up what we used to export somewhere else,” said Leanne.

“With four years of less than normal vintage and the tourism we’re experiencing at the moment, we’re managing without exporting.”

Leanne said although tariffs have had a “minimal effect” on income earned by Granite Belt wineries, it is “disappointing” to know they could break enduring and positive ChinaAustralia trade relationships.

“We’re just lucky tourism in the Granite Belt has picked up,” she said.

“Not every wine region in Australia has been so lucky.”

Hardship provisions available for rates payment: SDRC

By Jess Baker Ratepayers of the region will have received an unusual-looking bill in the mail last week, with individual rates and charges costing the exact same as in last period’s notice.

The only difference between the notices issued in July 2020 and the notices issued last week is that there is no longer a ‘Covid-19 concession’ included.

Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) applied the 1.9 per cent increase to rates in

the last rating period (1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020), then deducted the increase from the bill.

This meant that ratepayers did not have to pay the 1.9 per cent increase for the first half of the financial year, despite the fact it had technically been applied.

SDRC decided in December to remove the temporary concession for the second half of the 2020/2021 financial year, so ratepayers must now pay the inflated charges.

Mayor Vic Pennisi said SDRC has received

feedback from the community that bills for rating period 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 are “confusing” and difficult to interpret.

“And we’ve taken that feedback on board,” he said.

Mayor Pennisi said he encourages anyone having difficulty paying their rates and charges to contact Council staff and arrange a confidential payment agreement.

“Unfortunately I can’t stop rate rises,” he said.

“The increase to the rates over the last 12 months has been 0.95 per cent, which is the lowest rate rise we’ve had in local government… certainly in my time here.”

An extended 60 day discount period is again offered with a 7.5 per cent discount applied to all rates and charges paid by the due date, and eligible pensioners may be entitled to a 20 per cent Queensland Government Pensioner Rate Subsidy.

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Chef brings best high ‘steaks’ game

By Jeremy Sollars Ben Koch knows more than a thing or two about how to cook the perfect steak but like any pro at the top of their game he’s not giving away his secrets to success.

The young chef is in the third year of his apprenticeship at Warwick’s Bluebird Kitchen and Bar, itself the local home of all things wood-smoked and barbecued - also noteworthy for their use of top-quality local sourced beef and other meats.

As well as cooking up a storm weekly at the top end of Palmerin Street, Ben recently secured himself a ticket - actually, a ‘Golden Ticket’ - to Fort Worth in Texas in the United States next year to compete in the internationally-recognised Steak Cookoff Association (SCA) World Championship.

He did this by winning the January 2021 regional round of the SCA’s Australian ‘Points Chase’ - he’s now at the top of the leaderboard for Australia - held at Hervey Bay back on Australia Day. Ben saw off no less than 13 other challengers from around Queensland for the points on the day, and he’ll get another chance to add to his points tally when the SCA comes to Warwick on Sunday 28 February, partnering with the BBQ & Beer Roadshow event at the Showgrounds that weekend.

The SCA World Championship is the largest steak cookoff in the world and is the finale of the SCA’s annual season.

The three-day Texas event in March 2022 will draw teams from around the world to compete for a $10,000 first place prize - but equally, if not far more coveted is the SCA World Championship Ring.

Ben told the Free Times Bluebird’s owners Jim and Katie Osborn encouraged him to enter the SCA Cookoff.

“Basically what happens is you get to pick out two ribeye steaks and you then season and cook them for the judges,” Ben said.

“It’s a blind judging so no-one knows who’s cooked which steaks.

“I was pretty stoked to finish up on top of leaderboard, it’s a pretty competitive field.”

Despite the Free Times’ best efforts to get Ben to share his steak cooking tips it was to no avail, which is fair enough - you can’t go giving too many trade secrets away.

But likewise chuffed at Ben’s achievement are the Osborns, who are equally passionate about cooking the best of Aussie produce to perfection for their legion of customers.

“We’re really proud of Ben, it’s a major thing to be the top of the leaderboard in a competition of this calibre,” Katie Osborn said.

“The SCA Cookoff is a relatively new event in Australia and in Queensland but it’s been hugely competitive in the US and around the world for some years now.”

Christmas speeding campaign

By Jess Baker

The “Golden Ticket’’ is set to take Ben all the way to Fort Worth, Texas in 2022.

Ben Koch flaknked by a justifiably proud Jim and Katie Osborn of Bluebird Kitchen and Bar in Warwick.

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Ben at the Hervey Bay event where he took out top points to gain the head of the Steak Cookoff leaderboard.

Those travelling to and from Warwick over the Christmas break might have noticed a yellow speed camera parked beside the highway outside the Caltex Warwick Truck N Travel service station.

Warwick Police Inspector David Preston said the camera was installed in the 80km/h zone on 22 December, and detected 66 speeding cars in its first day.

“Overall, there were 1100 speeding detections recorded in a 12 day period,” said Inspector Preston.

“The highest speed recorded was 132km/h on 25 December 2020.”

Inspector Preston said those caught driving more than 41km/h over the limit will receive a $1245 fine and eight demerit points, and will lose their licence for six months.

“An average of 5500 to 7500 cars passed the camera each day,” he said.

“There was an average detection of 90 speeding vehicles per day which is quite alarming and quite concerning.”

Inspector Preston said the speeding vehicles could have been from Warwick or from interstate, but the 12-day trial proved there is an issue nonetheless.

“Those detections were recorded while we had an anti-speeding campaign going… how will those numbers look without a campaign?” he said.

“The speed camera will be deployed in Warwick indefinitely – most likely we’ll be targeting a school zone.”

Tickets are now being issued to those caught speeding over the 12 day period and Inspector Preston said fines will range from $177 to $1245.

“Every day there was at least one vehicle driving 31-40km/h over the limit, and that’s a $622 fine and six demerit points,” he said.

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Risks still ‘outstanding’ A raft of safety issues at the Warwick Saleyards - with some risks originally categorised as ‘major’ - identified by consultants as far back as 2014 remain outstanding, as Southern Downs councillors move closer to making a final decision on the controversial future of the facility.

Councillors are expected to vote on the two future options for the Saleyards at their general meeting on Wednesday 24 February but a vote on that day is by no means guaranteed, with Mayor Vic Pennisi previously foreshadowing that a special meeting may be needed in either February or March.

Councillors are considering either a major upgrade of the existing Saleyards - known as the ‘brownfield’ option - or construction of a brand new facility on another site, yet to be identified but referred to as the ‘greenfield’ option.

Costings compiled by consultants Wiley and Co in 2019 have to date been kept confidential by the Southern Downs Regional Council, but councillors last month voted to release that information publicly in the Thursday 24 February meeting agenda.

The council’s full business case on the Saleyards is also expected to be publicly released at that time, including findings from visits by councillors and SDRC staff to other Queensland saleyards in recent months.

Many in the community have speculated on the cost of both options, with a major, two-stage upgrade to the Casino Saleyards in northern New South Wales in the last three years costing $14 million.

Half of the funding for that upgrade came from the NSW and federal governments, with the other half funded by Richmond Valley Council ratepayers.

Whichever option Southern Downs councillors eventually favour, Cr Pennisi has consistently referred to existing workplace health

and safety issues at the current Warwick Saleyards as a major driver, saying the ‘do nothing’ option is not one the council can choose.

A previous master plan for the Warwick Saleyards from 2014 - also compiled by project management consultants Wiley and Co - identified no fewer than 33 individual workplace health and safety risks at the Saleyards, with their 2019 report - part of which was released by the council in mid-2020 - noting that while “rectification and upgrade works have been completed to the saleyards since 2014 to address some of the risks outlined, there are outstanding WHS risks that have not been addressed”.

Risks outlined in the 2014 Wiley and Co report - with a number termed ‘catastrophic’ and ‘major’ - included fire risk from storage of flammable materials, lighting for vehicles moving in and out of the facility at night, lack of separation of vehicle parking and ‘lane control’ and pedestrian ‘blind spots’, risks to unsupervised children and high-risk interaction between saleyards and agents’ employees and cattle in internal laneways and other drafting areas.

Specific recommendations The 2019 Wiley and Co report detailed the following “strategies for ongoing operations and improvements”.

Operational changes (relating to how animals are delivered via the truck ramps and the manual drafting process) should be reviewed to include automated drafting, which would mitigate risk to people Changes to the existing yard structures to reduce risk of bruising beasts Presale scanning could be adopted to allow easier flow through the post-sale weigh area Changes to the post-sale weighing area to allow large lots to move through the scale area quicker Changes to the truck flow Demolition and relocation of the existing administration, carparking and canteen; to re-

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move the Operational Health and Safety and structural issues that have been reported.

“With limited repairs being done since the 2014 report, the operational health and safety issues remain current,” the 2019 report stated.

“The areas of concern in the 2014 report that have started to be addressed involve the main walkways and stair access being changed.

“However, all other areas in the 2014 report have not been addressed and remain outstanding.

“A structural assessment of the facility was conducted, and the recommendations predominantly remain outstanding.

“Some areas noted in the 2014 have gotten significantly worse, due to a further 5 years of wear and tear.

“It is recommended that the council review the previous report and complete the outstanding upgrades required.”

The agenda for the council meeting on Wednesday 24 February is expected to be publicly available on the council website late next week or by the Monday prior - keep an eye out for further updates on the Saleyards online at www.freetimes.com.au and in next week’s print edition ...

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A labour gap of 26,000...

By Jess Baker Government officials are confident that existing incentive schemes and seasonal worker programs will ease Australia’s farm labour shortage, but with crop losses now over $45 million and Granite Belt’s peak harvest season around the corner, one has to ask - will they be enough?

In a report released September 2020, consultancy firm Ernst and Young predicted the Australian horticulture industry would be 26,000 workers short by March 2021.

Despite numerous government initiatives to encourage Australians and eligible visa holders to take up work in the regions, Ernst and Young’s prediction could soon become reality.

Growcom manager of policy and advocacy Richard Shannon said about 50 farmers across the country have now reported financial losses due to worker shortages.

“Five to six farmers have signalled they’ll likely have to leave the industry or the bank will foreclose on their business,” he said.

“Incentives maybe aren’t lucrative enough ... it’s possible no amount of money would convince people to move at this time.”

Richard said international workers have always been, and remain, an integral part of the industry.

“We’ve found Australian workers cannot pick up the slack that exists due to the lack of backpackers and Pacific workers,” he said.

“We need to expand the scale of our Pacific Labour Scheme and our Seasonal Worker Programme.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries said Queensland has been leading the nation with its trial of onfarm quarantine of workers through the Pacific Labour and Seasonal Worker Schemes and that will continue until “at least 4 March”.

“To date, 618 workers have arrived on four flights from countries including Tonga, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands to pick crops like

grapes and berries or to work in major food processing facilities in North Queensland, Central Queensland, and Wide Bay Burnett,” said the spokesperson.

“Another 155 workers are due to arrive this month to work in the Wide Bay and North Queensland regions.”

The spokesperson said further applications for on-farm quarantine have been received from several areas and are being assessed.

At this stage, it is unknown whether farms in the Darling Downs region will have access to more workers through the Pacific Labour and Seasonal Worker Schemes.

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud said he would like to see all states accelerate their recruitment of Pacific workers as ultimately they are responsible for the quarantine arrangements.

“Since the reopening of the Pacific programs, we have seen 2340 Pacific and Timorese workers arrive into six states and territories,” he said.

“We are ready to stamp the visas for the 25,000 pre-vetted Pacific workers out there and want to see states do more to respond to the needs of their farmers.”

Growcom’s Richard Shannon said the significant gap in labour that exists despite current schemes and incentives will not reduce until there is “greater coordination between state and federal governments”.

He said both governments play critical roles in solving the worker shortage crisis - the federal government with approving visas and state with approving quarantine arrangements - but there is a clear disconnect.

“At the end of the day, it’s an employment issue,” he said.

“Maybe we need to ask the federal government to take responsibility.”

Aussues to fill void?

With less than 2400 international workers available to fill a 26,000 casual labour gap, it

may be up to Australians to save the harvest.

The Palaszczuk Government’s Back to Work in Agriculture initiative provides financial incentives of up to $1500 to encourage Queenslanders to take up work in the state’s agricultural regions.

A government spokesperson said a total of 93 Queenslanders have applied for the $1500 incentive in the four months the scheme has been operating.

“We know that attracting workers into agricultural jobs is a challenge, not only in Queensland but also nationally,” said the spokesperson.

A federal government initiative called the Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job (RATTUAJ) program, which aims to help job seek-

ers across the country relocate to take up new work, has seen slightly more success.

“Since the announcement of changes an additional $17.4 million for (RATTUAJ) program in the 2020-21 Budget, 756 relocation agreements have been signed since 1 November 2020,” said Minister David Littleproud.

“This includes 587 agreements for short 0-term agriculture work.”

Minister David Littleproud said the federal program is at an early stage and he is encouraged to see that numbers are increasing.

“However, we always knew this is only part of the solution and is why we have been pushing states hard to put in place arrangements for Pacific workers,” he said.

Governments agree that while uptake of incentives is dismally slow, and details of future flights and farm locations are yet to be approved, the programs will provide an effective seasonal workforce solution.

Richard Shannon of Growcom said that there has certainly been some progress, but there remains a significant gap in labour that cannot be filled unless governments move quickly to expand seasonal worker programs.

If no further action is taken, Richard said there is a lot more than financial losses at stake.

“The (National Lost Crop) Register has a focus on reporting financial losses, but it also allows growers to report other impacts of the labour shortage on themselves and on their business,” he said.

“One in four farmers mentioned their mental health has suffered as a result ... so that gives an idea of the kind of stress they’re facing.”

Richard said Growcom encourages farmers who are struggling with their mental health to reach out to their friends and family, to other growers, and to professional support services like Lifeline (13 11 14). Farmers experiencing financial stress are encouraged to reach out to the Rural Financial Counselling Service on 1800 686 175.

No prison term following conviction for abuse

By Jess Baker A 37-year-old Warwick resident has been sentenced to 12 months’ probation after pleading guilty to three sexual offences against a child.

The defendant admitted to sexually abusing his sister 22 years ago - when he was 15-years-old and she was 12 - during a pretext call he didn’t know was being recorded by police.

The defendant denied all allegations of sexual assault when initially contacted by authorities and breached bail after being charged.

He did however plead guilty to all counts in court, which he attended with his mother and partner in support.

During the hearing, the prosecution said the defendant had a criminal history but offences were “irrelevant” to the current matter. “(The defendant’s criminal history) indicates he would benefit from some supervision even now,” said the prosecution.

The prosecution referred to a victim impact statement during proceedings that demonstrated “immense and ongoing impacts to the complainant”, and said the sentence imposed would have to reflect the fact the defendant was a juvenile at the time of offending.

The defence lawyer told the court that during a pretext call between the defendant and his sister, the defendant expressed remorse for his actions.

“’I shouldn’t have done what I did but I didn’t know any better,’” the defendant’s lawyer quoted him as saying.

Judge Nathan Jarro said he would take the fact the defendant was a juvenile at the time of offending into consideration, as well as the fact he appeared in court three months after an indictment was issued in November 2020.

“That demonstrates you are remorseful,” Judge Jarro told the defendant.

“I remark you were 15 at the time, you’re 37 now - you’re a mature man.

“This is your first appearance in the District Court and I hope for your sake this is your last.”

The defendant was sentenced to 12 months’ probation with no convictions recorded.

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Velodrome works

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The council says exciting new upgrades at the Australiana Park Velodrome in Warwick are expected to start on Tuesday 23 February.

“Funded by the Federal Government through its Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, the $219,000 works will include the resealing of the track and an overhaul of the facility’s lighting system,” a spokeswoman said.

“Once works commence, the velodrome will be closed for approximately five days.

“We thank the community for their cooperation and patience while we refurbish the velodrome track and upgrade this valuable asset in our community for our local cyclist enthusiasts.

“We envisage that these necessary works will be warmly received by the sporting community and may even appeal to the emerging roller-skaters in Warwick.

“These works signal very clearly that Council is committed to upgrading its infrastructure and creating new outdoor spaces for everyone to enjoy.

“Construction dates and timeframes are subject to change and weather dependent.”

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Chris Murphy, Dealer Principal at Warwick Automotive.

Business thrives through challenges

By Jess Baker The emergence of Covid-19 has impacted every person – and every business – differently.

Some industries have all but collapsed, while others have experienced more demand than ever before.

Chris Murphy of Warwick Automotive said his business has been lucky to have experienced the latter.

“I think there’s a lot of money being spent internally in Australia at the moment,” he said.

“People are spending more money on themselves, on their homes, and they’re upgrading their vehicles.

“The new and used car market has never been stronger than what it is at the moment.”

Chris Murphy has been Dealer Principal at Warwick Automotive since 2015, but his employment with the dealership began some 20 years ago at age 16.

Over the years, Chris said he has seen sig-

nificant change in his business and in the broader motor industry. But there has been nothing quite like the pandemic.

“Business has spiked through the Covid period, but that’s been compounded by the fact that manufacturers are being affected overseas,” he said.

“Getting stock to fill our orders at the moment is quite challenging.

“A lot of the accessories are manufactured in Australia, but unfortunately all our motor vehicles are from regions like Europe or Asia and stock is very hard to get from there.”

Like many businesses, Warwick Automotive struggled when Covid-19 first appeared and the world grappled with what the virus meant.

“When we had the initial lockdown we were still operating but we had a reduction of hours for about three weeks,” said Chris.

“Once we rolled into May, it was if someone flicked the switch on and we haven’t stopped since.”

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To help manage the unexpected surge in demand, Chris said he is on the lookout for keen apprentices and office staff to join Warwick Automotive’s 18-person team.

“We’ve got great staff that treat our customers well and do the right thing,” he said.

“That’s our main point of difference – we really care for our customers.

“Once we sell a vehicle to someone, they become part of the Warwick Automotive family.”

Chris said the group’s main goal has been the same for the 30 years it has been operating: “to look after our customers and treat them with respect”.

Warwick Automotive specialises in new Nissan, Ford, Isuzu, MG Dealer and quality pre-owned used cars and offers servicing, spare parts, finance, and aftermarket car care.

For enquiries, phone Warwick Automotive on 07 4660 2000 or visit warwickautomotive. com.au.

Southern Downs Regional Council is encouraging community members to help shape the development of an environmental sustainability strategy to sustain and enhance the region’s environmental value.

Community feedback will be an important part of the strategy which aims to prepare the region for a climate change impacted future.

Southern Downs Councillor Cameron Gow said Council wants to hear from the community, understand their priorities and listen to their ideas.

“Our community has been experiencing the direct impacts of climate change with an increase in the frequency and severity of droughts, bushfires and extreme weather events,” Councillor Gow said.

“This is the community’s chance to let us know how we can support them and create an environmentally sustainable future for our region.

“Our strategy will focus on saving water, decreasing carbon emissions, growing the local economy and protecting local ecosystems.

“We are extremely proud of the efforts the community has made in all of these areas, particularly during the current drought where we saw the community come together, reducing daily household water usage.

“We want to ensure these efforts are reflected in Council’s strategy, which starts by hearing from those who have been taking action.

“What do you see as a priority for the community? What strategies and programs should Council be working on first?

“We will use the feedback we receive to shape the strategy and fill in any gaps regarding how we should protect and sustain our region.”

Community consultation will begin on 5 February 2021 and close on 4 March 2021.

Community members can have their say by completing an online survey or contacting Council directly by emailing sustainability@ sdrc.qld.gov.au or calling 1300 697 372.

For more information about the environmental sustainability strategy and how to provide feedback, visit www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/livinghere/have-your-say

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IN BRIEF Intersection upgrade The intersection of Mapes Road and Wiyarra-Cedar Crossing Road east of Warwick will benefit from an upgrade which will be 100% funded by Federal Government through their Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, according to the Southern Downs Regional Council.

A council spokeswoman said work is expected to start this coming Monday 15 February and is anticipated to be completed within five weeks however, the start and completion dates are weather dependent and subject to change.

“Southern Downs Regional Council is committed to building better, safer roads across the Southern Downs for all road users and is proud to partner with Federal Government on projects such as road network improvements,” the spokeswoman said. “While the speed and STOP/GO restricted speed limits will cause minor delays on affected sections of Mapes Road/Wiyarra-Ceder Crossing Road, staff would endeavour to minimise disruptions for road users.

“Council apologises for any inconvenience and seeks your co-operation during this period. Improving the region’s roads and infrastructure remains a steadfast commitment for the Southern Downs Regional Council.

“We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for working with us while we replace the water main and improve the road for the safety of all road users.

“Our staff will help make sure local residents in the area still have access to and from their properties.

“Hours of operation for the road works are from 6.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday and we thank everyone for their understanding and cooperation.”

New roundabout The council says safety works will commence shortly on the roundabout at Churchill Drive in Warwick - near the Queens Park weir - after it was identified as one of the region’s most notorious black spots.

“As part of a joint initiative between Council and Federal Government through the Building our Future [Black Spot] Program, Stage 1 of the

roundabout construction is expected to start this Monday 15 February 2021 near the junction of Park Road, Warwick and is anticipated to be completed within four weeks,” a spokeswoman said.

“However, the start and completion dates are weather dependent and subject to change.

“Stage 1 works entail the replacement of the existing water main, with a full roundabout construction planned for Stage 2.

“Stage 2 works will commence shortly after completion of stage 1 and will be the subject of a further notice to residents and road users in due course. While the speed and STOP/GO restricted speed limits will cause minor delays on affected sections of Churchill Drive/Park Road, staff would endeavour to minimise disruptions for road users.

“Our staff will help make sure local residents in the area still have access to and from their properties. Hours of operation for the road works are from 6.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday and we thank everyone for their understanding and cooperation.”

them with the start of a record four-year, $26.9 billion roads and transport budget that will create more than 23,600 jobs.

“Regional Queensland will continue to be the biggest focus of the Palaszczuk Government’s road and transport budget with $17.8 billion to be rolled out in communities outside the south-east corner, supporting 16,180 jobs.

“The project will also widen turnouts on both Goomburra and Gladfield Back roads, and modify the Cunningham Highway line marking to make the intersection safer.

“The new safety features will improve visibility for motorists approaching the intersection. The nearby TMR interception site just east of the intersection will have a short, leftturn entrance which will clearly define the outer eastbound lane.

“Works are expected to start in March and be completed by the end of May. “Work hours will be 6am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for public holidays), with some possible weekend works.”

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Highway works

“Delivering the library”

The Queensland Government says it will begin works in coming weeks on the next phase of its Cunningham Highway upgrade program, “supporting jobs and safety on the major regional route”.

Coinciding with the $25 million Eight Mile intersection upgrade at Glengallan, which starts this month, Assistant Minister for Regional Roads Bruce Saunders said crews would roll out to upgrade the highway intersection with Goomburra and Gladfield Back roads.

Mr Saunders said the intersection, located about 25km north-east of Warwick, was a priority for upgrading due to its crash history over the past five years.

“Crashes at this intersection are mostly as a result of westbound vehicles stopping to turn right into Goomburra Road and being rearended,” Mr Saunders said.

“The upgrade will address the safety concerns by installing turning lanes, improved signs and other safety features such as additional guideposts and reflective markers.

“Queenslanders last year backed our plan for economic recovery - and we’re backing

Libraries are for everyone and the Southern Downs Library experience can be delivered free and directly to your door, the council says.

“While COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily suspended the regular mobile service, the Southern Downs Libraries appreciate that some residents may not be able to easily access one of the region’s three facilities and offer a convenient and direct home delivery service,” a spokeswoman said this week.

A council spokesperson said that the libraries were committed to ensuring everyone had equal access to their resources.

“The Southern Downs Libraries experience is so much more than visiting one of our fantastic facilities,” the spokesperson said.

“Through our home delivery library service, residents can book items online or over the phone and our staff will deliver them directly to your door.

“Residents can search the library’s online catalogue under the ‘Living Here’ tab on Council’s website at www.sdrc.qld.gov.au.

“Whether it’s borrowing a book, magazine, puzzle or DVD, no one should miss out on

what our libraries have to offer.

“The home service is available across the region and makes regular deliveries to regional areas previously serviced by the mobile library including Yangan, Swan Creek, Emu Vale, Junabee, Maryvale, Freestone, Gladfield, Leyburn, Wheatvale, Pratten, Karara, Dalveen and Killarney.

“Deliveries are also available in the Warwick, Stanthorpe and Allora townships and surrounds. Any member of the Southern Downs Libraries is welcome to call and enquire about the possibility of a delivery.

“The regular homerun service is still offered fortnightly for deliveries to housebound residents who are unable to access the library because of illness or disability.

“The Southern Downs Libraries also offer an incredible digital library of movies, eMagazines, eComics, eBooks, eLearning and so much more. You need to have a library card to access these services and members without cards can phone library staff to facilitate an over-the-phone sign-up for access to online services.

“For all the latest Council news and information download the ‘My SDRC’ App or visit www.sdrc.qld.gov.au. Alternatively, call 1300 MY SDRC (1300 697 372) or email mail@sdrc. qld.gov.au”

Film screening The Stanthorpe Film Society is having its first screening for the year this Saturday 13 February - the Society is showing ‘Jedda’, directed by local Charles Chauvel at the historic Arcadia Theatre. See www.stanthorpefilmsociety.com for more information.

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The Warwick Caledonian Society will celebrate a landmark 150 years with a day of free community activities at the Warwick Showgrounds, followed by a gala dinner.

The Society - formed in Warwick in 1871 celebrates Scottish heritage and culture and there are more than a few locals with Scots ancestry, of which they are justifiably proud.

A Southern Downs Regional Council grant will enable the Warwick Caledonian Society to host a free public event at the Showgrounds from noon on the Saturday, with pipe bands from both near and far performing, along with special guests including the Warwick City Band.

You’ll be able to enjoy a stirring pipes-anddrums taste of the Edinburgh Tattoo, including performances from our very own and awardwinning Warwick Thistle Pipe Band - and other world-class pipe bands from as far as Brisbane and northern New South Wales joining the ‘Thistle’ on the day. Highland dancing and highland games will also be on display.

On Saturday evening the Warwick Caledonian Society will host a ticketed gala anniversary dinner - with whisky, haggis and Robert Burns - at the Warwick Showgrounds from

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6pm. For enquiries about prices and booking for the dinner contact Alexander Manfield on 0401 846 445. Details also available on Facebook - including a link to purchase tickets to the dinner - visit - Warwick Caledonian Society 150th Anniversary. help. STOP means just that, but some people slow down and keep going. It’s no use me carrying on is it?

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The Southern Downs Regional Council says it is backing the local events industry with over $150,000 in funding awarded to event organisers as part of the recently launched Local Events Funding Program (LEFP).

Councillor Marco Gliori said Council had once again received applications for projects of a high standard.

“Council received a large number of applications which is encouraging as it speaks of the high level of business confidence in the region post the disruptive fire event late in 2019 as well as the added impact of COVID-19 restrictions in 2020,” Cr Gliori said.

“This much needed funding will boost the high quality, innovative products, events and experiences as well as strengthen the Southern Downs and Granite Belt events calendar.

“Round One of LEFP opened on Monday 26 October 2020 and closed at midnight on Sunday 6 December 2020. Event organisers from across the region could apply for a share of $190,000.

“Successful Round One LEFP grant recipients are Warwick Chamber of Commerce: Opera Queensland at the Warwick Showgrounds “Are you Lonesome tonight” combining opera with country music using a cabaret style performance. $13,110.00 Granite Belt Wine Tourism: Opera Queensland at Weeroona Park Stanthorpe “Are you Lonesome tonight” combining opera with country music using a cabaret style performance. $16,991.70 Granite Belt Weddings & Events: A business and feasibility strategy for Berries, Brews and the Aussie BBQ, which will be a one day annual festival enjoying an abundance of fresh berries, cooking the famous Australian BBQ, whilst washing it down with ice cold brew. $12,000.00.

Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail Inc: Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail is a self-drive arts trail where visitors and locals alike can immerse themselves in the abundance of natural beauty, culture, history and gourmet offerings. $30,000.00.

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Granite Belt Wines Pty Ltd: Uke and Folk at the Winery which will include workshops, open mic, entertainment and of course good food and wine. $12,325.00.

Jumpers and Jazz in July Inc: Strategic 5 year plan to ensure the longevity and sustainability of this much loved event. $14,850.00 Granite Belt Weddings & Events: Granite Belt Wedding Trail designed to attract and embrace the appeal of the region targeting destination weddings. $8,080.00 Granite Belt Wine and Tourism: Grapes of Mirth is a new festival featuring five comedy sets and some tunes set at Ballandean Estate Wines. $17,230.00 The Warwick Caledonian Society: The Warwick Caledonian Society commemorates its 150th anniversary which makes the Society the oldest continuously operating Caledonian Society in the Southern Hemisphere - a momentous milestone well worth celebrating. 150th Scottish Celebration and Pipe Band Muster. $16,471.00.

Stanthorpe Festival Association Inc: The Apple & Grape Festival is hosting The National busking Championships in conjunction with “Tastes of the Granite Belt” lunch. $10,849.60.

Cr Gliori said the next funding round opens on March 1 and closes on 25 April 2021 and will include the unallocated balance from Round One creating a funding pool of $230,000. Funding is available for projects or activities taking place between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022.

“Visit the Council website to view the program criteria, guidelines and application process at https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/ doing-business/grants-to-community-radf/ local-events-funding-program.

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Here’s the latest contributions from the Rose City Writers - this week, from local author ROSEMARY EASTON ... .also remember to check out FLEUR LIND’S website - Fleursfabulousfables.wordpress.com A ROLL IN THE HAY’ Jimmy slept late this morning. I went to wake him.

“Wake up, Jimmy,” I said. “You have a big day ahead of you.”

“I’m too tired, Mum. I’ve been working hard all night.”

“Lazy Bones! Up you get.”

Jimmy struggled from beneath his doona.

He had scratches on his arms and legs and grease on his face.

“What on earth have you been doing, son?”

He drew a deep breath and told me this story.

Great grand Pop visited me last night around eight thirty. He asked me to come and help him. He was dressed in bib and brace overalls, a battered hat and wore big farm boots. He handed me a matching outfit which I donned immediately. I followed him outside.

Parked in front of the veranda was a horse and cart. Pop helped me climb on to the cart and said “Giddee up!” The horse trotted out the gate, turning into a grassy lane.

The landscape appeared different and kept changing until we were travelling through paddocks of golden oats. We pulled up at an old -style weather board house. Great Grandma meet us at the door and escorted us into a farm kitchen. A big wood stove in the corner emanated heat. A kettle bubbled on it and a delicious smell permeated the room.

“Let’s have morning tea,” she said, producing an enamel tea pot and three large pannikins. She added fresh cow’s milk from a pottery jug and plated some buttered scones “I made these this morning,” she said. She added home- made jam. Boy was it good.

“To work now, Jimmy,” smiled Pop and took me to a shed and showed me a machine called a binder. It looked rather weird, long prongs at the front, a raised seat at the side, some dangerous looking blades and a small container of twine. What looked like the shafts of the cart

protruded from the front. A type of windmill structure was towards the side.

“Now to the horses.” Pop showed me two large brown Clydesdales. Their names were Star and Punch. They were finishing their oats. Pop let me lead Star and we followed him and Punch to a room filled with harness. Pop slipped blinkers, two sturdy collars and other connecting harness on the horses and backed them into the shafts of the binder.

“Up here, Jimmy,” he said, pointing to the seat. The rig was driven slowly to a smallish paddock of oats. The blades were lowered and the horses given the order to go. They walked steadily through the crop. The long prongs separated the hay and the blades cut the stalks. The windmill-like device pushed a conveyor belt to gather the hay into bundles Some mechanism tied these into something called sheaves which were thrown out behind in neat rows.

Up and down we went. Sometimes I walked.

Pop guided the horses but sometimes he gave me a turn. Great Grandma arrived at lunchtime with a basket of bread, meat and cheese.

She called it a Harvesters’ Lunch. She brought a billy of tea too. Pop unharnessed the horses, giving them chaff and water.

What a picnic! Great food, straw throwing, rolling on the sheaves, which were a bit scratchy. It was fun.

Some other men came into the paddock and began making little haystacks. Stookes they were called. I had a go at building them and it was like making a card house. There were soon enough to play a game of hide and seek. Pop was a master at discovery though and he won all the games.

It was a busy afternoon and tiring. Pop eventually called it a day and we returned the binder to the shed, the horses to the stable for food and water, washed the dust and dirt from our faces and were just in time for a delicious tea of mutton stew.

Pop rugged me up and brought me home just as the sun was rising.

That is why I am so tired. “Please let me sleep a little longer as Pop is coming back tonight. We are going chaff cutting.”

In the corner of Jimmy’s bedroom I found the bundle of clothes that he had described.

Bits of hay clung to a jumper. I inspected our driveway and saw wagon tracks and horse manure.

I’m sure Jimmy had spent the night with his great grandparents and the story he narrated was exactly as I remember harvesting from my childhood.

I think I’ll wait around with Jimmy tonight so I can travel back to the joy of chaff cutting.

Can’t wait for this experience as it was always so much fun. *OM MANI PADME HUM: BEHOLD! THE JEWEL IN THE LOTUS* “Mum, the divorce is finalised. Free at last,” said Marion.

“Yes,” answered her mother, Sheila. “It has been a difficult process but necessary to sever all links with such a violent man.”

“Why did you wait so long?”

“I thought I needed security, a wage coming in regularly, a roof over our heads and I feared repercussions.”

“Yes, I remember the black eyes, the bruises, the shouting, the drinking, even hospitalisation. Why did you stay?”

“He threatened to take you from me if I left and that was something I could never contemplate.”

“Thanks, mum. Those days are behind us but remember our code if needed.”

Mother and daughter hugged one another, and Marion left. Sheila locked the doors and windows and began preparing dinner. She heard a key turning in the lock and froze. Remembering previous experiences, she quietly exited the house. She waited until she heard

the door slam and a car driving away.

On her return she was shocked to see the destruction in the house and the smashed wedding photo on the table.

“Enough is enough,” she thought. She packed a few essential items, deliberately leaving her phone, handbag and car keys behind and left after retrieving her hidden emergency fund. She had planned for such an event.

She took a train to Sydney, bought a post card, wrote AOK, and posted it to Marion. She found accommodation at a half-way house and the next morning wandered through the shops buying a suitcase, clothing, cosmetics and other essentials, paying cash and using a credit card linked to her divorce settlement funds in the name of Tammy Watson.

Back at the house, the neighbours were concerned as they had not seen Sheila for days.

They knew her history and had intervened in the past. Gaining access, they were shocked to see the destruction, the broken photo, the half -prepared meal, the phone, the handbag and car keys. The police were called and were very concerned. They took photographs and lifted fingerprints. The forensic team examined everything thoroughly. They found Marion’s phone number and address, filed a missing person’s report and set up a crime scene.

The sergeant called at Marion’s house to break the news and question her. She reacted badly, sobbing and tearing her hair. She was unable to add any further information regarding her mother’s disappearance.

When the police left, she dried her eyes and burnt the post card.

Michael, the ex-husband, was the prime suspect. His fingerprints were on file from prior offences. He was found quickly and taken in for questioning. He admitted the break -in and destruction but was adamant that he not seen Sheila. As he had previously resided at the house, fingerprints and vehement denial were not sufficient evidence to charge him so he was released.

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Michael continued to work, drinking heavily. He lost his job and continued the downward spiral of alcoholism, eventually becoming unemployable and homeless. He was arrested often, charged with theft, drunk and disorderly conduct and similar offences. He told anyone who would listen that his ex-wife was the cause of all his troubles. He made threats that if he ever found her, he would kill her.

He reached the depth of despair. Physically and mentally his health deteriorated. Marion was contacted as his next of kin to sign the necessary papers to have him consigned to care in a secure facility in Westmorland.

Marion knew her mother would now be safe. She had no way of contacting her and she missed their close relationship.

Letters began to arrive from the Commonwealth Bank with statements of account in Marion’s name. The balances were amazing She checked with the bank and found everything to be legitimate. “Mum,” she thought.

An invitation arrived inviting Marion to Santi Forest Monastery in Bundanoon for the celebration of a Bhikkhuni ordination on Monday, 27th March. Marion was confused but replied promptly.

On arrival she was greeted by a gracious lady, head shaved and dressed in an orange robe. Marion was ushered into a special room and asked to wait. A similarly dressed lady entered. She turned to Marion with her arms extended. “Darling Marion” she said. “Mum,” replied Marion rushing into her embrace.

Tears flowed. Words failed them both. So many stories and explanations were shared. Sheila told of her search for peace of mind and the training she had received. Marion told of her marriage, her two children, showing photos to their doting grandmother. They had missed so much but each was happy with the choices made.” I have never seen you look so happy,” Marion observed.

This day was Sheila’s ordination and commissioning day as a Buddhist nun. Family contact could now be restored. The rules dictated that the nuns have no wealth, hence Marian’s legacy. Nuns would devote themselves to the care of those in need.

The ordination was sedate, calming and

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spiritual. Sheila was commissioned as a councillor to Westmorland Security Facility. Her first patient was Michael. Suffering from dementia, he didn’t recognise his former wife and the condition had changed his personality to a kind and considerate man. Perhaps this was the real man and circumstances had changed him in his former life.

A tolerant and loving Sheila cared for him over his declining years. His last words were,” I’m sorry. I only had one great love, my wife, Sheila.”

She placed her hands on his shoulders saying through her tears, “I forgive you.” (**Om mani padme hum. (A Buddhist mantra). Behold! The jewel in the lotus).

‘JOY’ The sky has changed from blue to grey.

“Please send us rain,” we gently pray.

An answer comes. It’s what we need.

The grass will grow. The stock will feed.

The gullies run. The waters flow.

Dams refill and faces glow.

Farmers suffered through the years, But water will appease their fears.

Look out the window. The grass is green.

After so much drought, what a brilliant scene.

The tanks are full. Water for cooking, baths and showers,

Available now for hours and hours.

Hope ahead for the coming year.

Machines are checked with other gear Work is planned. There’s much to do.

New stock to buy. Crops to renew.

No more money spent on hay.

We might afford a holiday.

Children play and farmers smile.

The rain has made their lives worthwhile.

(Written after initial rain!)

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By Jess Baker It was a close vote, but Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has decided not to reinstate the controversial Invasive Pests Control Scheme (IPCS) for 2021 to 2022.

Councillors Cameron Gow, Jo McNally and Sheryl Windle voted in favour of the IPCS in last week’s January meeting, while councillors Ross Bartley, Andrew Gale, Cynthia McDonald, Stephen Tancred, and Vic Pennisi voted against.

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“I think it’s a great scheme that I’d like to see continued ... to do anything else is a step backwards.”

Deputy Mayor Ross Bartley said he had “always had issues” with the Scheme, much like other producers had. “(The scheme) has changed slightly, but again, paragraph f (retention of the application of the Invasive Pests Special Rate) where those supplementary rates notices will be used as a form of penalty and effectively put someone’s property ownership in jeopardy after three years of non-payment of rates is a major concern to me.”

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By Jess Baker It was a close vote, but Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has decided not to reinstate the controversial Invasive Pests Control Scheme (IPCS) for 2021 to 2022.

Councillors Cameron Gow, Jo McNally and Sheryl Windle voted in favour of the IPCS in last week’s January meeting, while councillors Ross Bartley, Andrew Gale, Cynthia McDonald, Stephen Tancred, and Vic Pennisi voted against.

Cr Marco Gliori had a declarable conflict of interest in the matter and left the meeting while the Scheme was discussed and voted on.

The decision of each councillor eligible to vote ultimately came down to whether or not they supported the Invasive Pests Special Rate, as its retention was a key component of the “amended” IPCS brought to Council.

Cr Gow said he thought the “amended” IPCS was a “step forward in the right direction” as it addressed all of the concerns, suggestions, and other feedback Council received in public consultation.

“Particularly from the point of view of the (Southern Downs) Wild Dog Advisory group - they’ve seen three- and four-fold increases in wild dog baiting which, according to their management strategy, is best practice,” he said.

Cr Gow credited the application of an Invasive Pests Special Rate for the survival of the region’s sheep industry.

“It’s been the single biggest step forward in reserving (the sheep) industry here in the Southern Downs and Granite Belt,” he said.

Cr McNally agreed the IPCS had seen success before its suspension in May 2020 (implemented to help the community recover economically from the effects of Covid-19), and said the Special Rate was the “wakeup call” some landholders needed to “clean up” their land.

“I’ve said many times before that a line had to be drawn in the sand,” she said.

“What we had wasn’t working - we need to move forward and actually protect our land for future generations.”

“I think it’s a great scheme that I’d like to see continued ... to do anything else is a step backwards.”

Deputy Mayor Ross Bartley said he had “always had issues” with the Scheme, much like other producers had. “(The scheme) has changed slightly, but again, paragraph f (retention of the application of the Invasive Pests Special Rate) where those supplementary rates notices will be used as a form of penalty and effectively put someone’s property ownership in jeopardy after three years of non-payment of rates is a major concern to me.”

Cr Gale said he believes the Scheme fails to represent what members of the community really want and need.

“I firmly believe the only way forward with this type of scheme ... is (to have) one that is incentive-based,” he said.

“I can’t support this motion in good conscience.”

Cr McDonald reflected on the four years of devastation felt by members of the Southern Downs and Granite Belt community, and said the IPCS is just another burden that “hurting” families would have to bear.

“In the middle of a drought, when you’re trying to support your family, and you’re putting food on your table, and you’re trying to keep yourself afloat and pay a mortgage ... worrying about potential levies and fines and Council threatening to take away your property is the last straw for any farming family,” she said.

Speaking after the vote, Cr Bartley suggested cluster fencing as an alternative means to manage pests in the region and keep the Southern Downs and Granite Belt environmentally sustainable and profitable.

“We are very, very vigilant about pests, but emerging ones that will cut down production on our rural properties is a big worry,” he said.

“One thing that is evolving is cluster fencing ... and in other council areas, they have seen that as the best tool in the toolbox and it is working.

“That is where I sit on it and I hope that we never lose sight of pest control.”

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The WARWICK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE shares their monthly update on local business matters ...

Our mission

By Julia Keogh, Vice-President With the 99th Warwick Chamber of Commerce Inc AGM fast approaching on 1st March 2021, the current Chamber Executive would like to share the Chamber Mission and Vision Statements, developed in 2018.

Chamber’s mission is to represent and act on behalf of local businesses through strong advocacy, an innovative culture, provision of capacity-building through collaboration and education to promote life-long learning.

Chamber is acknowledged, within the Warwick and wider region for serving the best interests of local businesses through proactive partnerships within the business sector, community organisations and all levels of government, thereby contributing significantly to the development of a stable and prosperous local economy and community.

In 2018, the Chamber developed four key pillars to focus on, namely: Advocacy: to grow an inclusive, prosperous, influential, and sustainable local and regional economy by promoting WCoC members’ products and services, advocating for the region at local, state and federal levels and attracting business and investments to the region.

Innovation: To continually innovate and improve WCoC’s organisational, operational, and financial processes to deliver efficient, transparent, accountable, and effective service for all members.

Collaboration: To connect members, build strong formal and informal stakeholder relationships and support community engagement and spirit to enable capacity building collaborations within and external to the Warwick region.

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To facilitate the sharing of valu· Education: able knowledge and skills within the Warwick region to support the ability of businesses to prosper sustainably, be agile when opportunities appear and resilient to future shocks.

Over the next four months, this column will focus on each of these key pillars and provide information on how the Chamber is working to meet the goals of the Strategic Plan 2018 2022.

The Chamber is currently seeking nominations for the role of Secretary. Please note this is a voluntary position. If you are interested contact: secretary@warwickqld.com.au To ensure adherence to COVID-19 requirements, tickets for the Chamber AGM can be secured through the following link: https:// war wicktickets.com.au/event/war wickchamber-of-commerce-inc-annual-generalmeeting12662

Warwick Bridge Club...

The Bridge club has welcomed two new members, Havah Nielsen and Valerie Prentice who started play last Monday. Why not start lessons and join them in due course?

Ring Neil Bonnell on 0408 361 482 to find out more.

Freakish hands do turn up from time to time. A hand containing nothing but spades and clubs is called a “Kiwi”. Rugby Union devotees can explain why.

At Warwick on Monday, 1st February the South players were dealt an all-red hand, for which no nickname seems to exist.

Perhaps a “Mao” would be appropriate.

South will surely bid at least game and possibly slam in either hearts or diamonds but must find a way to discover whether partner (North) has either or both of the missing heart honours.

Bidding 6D or 6H is tempting, but the location of those two red honour cards is a worry. To add interest to the contest, East has a routine opening bid of 1S. One South player made a simple overcall of 2D, but when North dutifully supported partner with 3D it simply confirmed that the missing Queen of diamonds would fall and did nothing to solve the problem of the missing hearts.

In the end, nobody took the chance on 6D and the North/South pair who did best were the ones who doubled an optimistic 5S to collect 800 points.

The majority of North/South pairs bid 5D, made 12 tricks and scored 420, which was merely an average score.

It would have taken 6D for 920 to beat that score of 800. North did have the Jack of hearts, but how do you find out?

Results: Friday, 05/02/21 (6-table Mitchell): N/S N. Bonnell B. Bonnell (66.7) 1; N. Collins M. Simpson (54.0) 2; J. Mobbs H. Reeves

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Monday, 08/02/21 (7 & 1/2-table Mitchell): N/S T. Hinde H. Nielsen (64.9) 1; R. Hart N. McGinness (55.4) 2; T. Graham C. Hall (52.4) 3. E/W P. Kelly J. Nankervis (70.8) 1; C. Duggan M. Johnston (53.9) 2.

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It’s official: Water carting to Stanthorpe confirmed to June 2021

Our region has enjoyed the recent rains, but so did a number of invasive pest plants. Blackberry and African Boxthorn relished the rains which has resulted in a flush of new growth.

With autumn rapidly approaching, now is the ideal time to control these pests with a herbicidebased treatment while they are actively growing and before their dormant period over winter when this

Councillor Stephen Tancred I’m not usually one for the limelight but I’m proud to write this as your Councillor.

I’m committed to help run and improve my community for four years and happy to tell you a bit about myself.

Why did you run for Council?

Ghandi said “Be part of the change you want to see in the world”. Like many residents, I wasn’t satisfied with parts of the previous Council’s leadership, direction or decisions. The ReachTel independent polling in November 2019 showed there would be a change of Mayor and Councillors, and I thought “Gee, I’d like to be part of that new broom”.

What is your career background and how does that influence your role as a Councillor?

I’m a scientist so I look closely at evidence and data to guide my decisions.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t have emotion and passion for my community!

My wife says it’s the combination of the two that brings out the best in me as a Councillor.

The Regional Development and Water Minister, Glenn Butcher visited our region last week and confirmed the good news that funding of water from Connolly Dam to Stanthorpe is extended until June 2021.

What do you love most about living in the region?

I like the climate, I like the people and I like the lifestyle. I’ve travelled a lot in my professional career, both to the developed and the developing world. I always loved returning to my little corner of Australian paradise in Stanthorpe.

The initial Queensland Government agreement provided $800,000 per month to cart water until February 2021, however the total allocated funding pool was not exhausted, which allowed Council to

How will this region thrive?

With modest population growth and additional businesses, many good things will come to our region. Council can play a role in helping this happen. We need to keep a lid on rates. We need to facilitate but not over-regulate. We have an experienced and committed Mayor, Deputy Mayor and CEO, and if the Councillors, businesses and residents get behind them, we will all benefit from their skills. I’m learning that things take time in Local Government so to get the momentum we need, it’s important to have continuity of efforts.

Now is the ideal time to treat Blackberry and African Boxthorn

negotiate the extended date.

Southern Downs Mayor Vic Pennisi said that the funding was gratefully received and he had been optimistic throughout discussions that the Queensland Government would continue its commitment to Stanthorpe’s water supply.

“The ongoing support our region has received from the Queensland Government is humbling,” Mayor Pennisi said.

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“The Premier promised that Stanthorpe would not be left high and dry and she has been unwavering in her support of our community throughout the ongoing drought.

“The people of Stanthorpe have seen no difference to water flowing through their taps and we have the Queensland Government to thank for that.”

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What is your vision for the Southern Downs over the next four years?

My vision is for water security. I’m hoping (and praying) that the drought breaks properly soon. Drought hurts us economically and socially and wears us down emotionally. I drive past those 42 water carting trucks every time I drive between Warwick and Stanthorpe. It has taken a long time to find an answer and I’m proud that this Council has taken steps to buy into Emu Swamp Dam as a customer for Stanthorpe. Let’s hope for decent rain soon. Let’s hope the dam gets built soon and we can say goodbye to the trucks. Council is looking at options for more water security for every part of the Southern Downs but it all takes time.

control method becomes ineffective.

Council Pest Management officers are on hand to provide more advice on best practice control methods and pest management planning.

We have ute and trailer-mounted QuikSpray units as well as Boxthorn pullers available for hire for free.

Please contact Council on 1300 My SDRC (1300 697 372) for more information.

Delivering the library to you!

Libraries are for everyone and the Southern Downs Libraries experience can be delivered free and directly to your door.

While COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily suspended the regular mobile service, a Council spokesperson said that the libraries are committed to ensuring everyone had equal access to their resources and offer a convenient and direct home delivery service.

“The Southern Downs Libraries experience is so much more than visiting one of our fantastic facilities,” the spokesperson said.

“Through our home delivery library service, residents can book items online or over the phone and our staff will deliver them directly to your door.

“Whether it’s borrowing a book, magazine, puzzle or DVD, no one should miss out on what our libraries have to offer.”

The home service is available across the region and makes regular deliveries to regional areas previously serviced by the mobile library. Any member of the Southern Downs Libraries is welcome to call and enquire about the possibility of a delivery.

The regular homerun service is still offered fortnightly for deliveries to housebound residents who are unable to access the library because of illness or disability.

Residents can search the library’s online catalogue on Council’s website at www.sdrc.qld.gov.au.

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CALL THE MIDWIFE ABC TV, 8.30pm

As we join the midwives at Nonnatus House for season nine, we’re in 1965 and, while the fashions may be getting more daring, many birthing procedures are still stuck firmly in the past. Tonight, in the lead up to Mother’s Day, Fred (Cliff Parisi) and Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) are forced into some covert spying to catch a milk thief. Meanwhile, a romance is blooming between Miss Higgins (Georgie Glen, left) and Sergeant Woolf (Trevor Cooper).

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HUGHESY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WIN, 8.40pm

Sorting out the world’s issues during a pandemic is no easy task, so it stands to reason that Dave Hughes has brought in reinforcements for the fifth season of his problem-solving panel show.

Comedians Becky Lucas and Nazeem Hussain will join Hughesy (right) each week to share the burden and help guests near and far sort out life’s little conundrums. The season premiere last week set the bar for some epic guest stars, with Tiger King’s Carole Baskin and Hollywood enigma Gary Busey Zooming in with their dilemmas. From mundane everyday dramas to the hot-button topics of the day, no drama is too big, or too small, for Hughesy and his team.

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MINISERIES: BANCROFT 7TWO, 9.30pm

A ruthless police boss with a dark secret, Elizabeth Bancroft (Sarah Parish, above) stunned viewers with the lengths she would go to in Bancroft’s season one finale.

After a two-year wait, the second series opens with the antiheroine enjoying her reputation as a ‘good cop’.

However, her success comes at a cost – she is estranged from her son Joe (Adam Long) and endangered by her pact with a crime boss.

When Joe is implicated in a double-murder, Bancroft’s personal and professional illusions come crashing down around her as she deals with a chilling new villain in Joe’s fiancée Annabel (Charlotte Hope).

Aussie Chris Hemsworth (pictured) returns as Thor in this dark Marvel sequel that is peppered with welcome moments of humour. Back in the fantastical world of Asgard – and in a plot that doesn’t really make sense, but since when did that matter? – Loki (a fantastic Tom Hiddleston) is in prison, while on Earth scientist Jane (Natalie Portman) is trying to get on with life without Thor, but a normal existence is out of the question when she gets cursed with a powerful object.

Alas, Thor must come to the rescue to protect it before evil gets its dirty mitts on it and tries to take over Earth. Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) brings some light to the dark plot as Jane’s possible new love, while Kat Dennings is also entertaining as Jane’s new intern.

A fantastical action film, its real punch lies in its special effects – and Hemsworth’s muscles.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.05 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill.

(PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 1.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 2.00 Rake. (Ml, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PG, R) 2.05 China From Above. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 China From Above. (R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 Letters And Numbers.

(R) 5.30 Jeopardy! (PG)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Am I A Serial Killer?

(2019, Mv, R) Monroe Cline.

2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 5. From Melbourne Park.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Md) 1.00 Jamie & The Nonnas. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

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

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

7.30 Gardening Australia. (Return) Jane Edmanson meets city-living bees.

8.30 Vera. (Mv, R) DCI Vera Stanhope and her team investigate the mysterious death of a John Doe. 10.00 Mum. (Return, Ml) Cathy and her family arrive in the countryside.

10.30 State Of The Union. (Ml, R) Tom moves out following a bad session.

10.45 ABC Late News.

11.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.30 Aftertaste. (Mls, R) 12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.35 Secrets Of China’s Forbidden City. (PG, R) Explores the history of the Forbidden City.

8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Kate Winslet. (PG) Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her late mum’s side of the family.

9.35 My Grandparents’ War: Kristin Scott Thomas. (PGa, R) Part 2 of 4.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (MA15+l, R) 11.55 The Looming Tower. (Mlsv, R) 3.45 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Hosted by Johanna Griggs.

8.30 MOVIE: Captain America: Civil War. (2016, Malv, R) After another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political interference leads to an open fight between Iron Man and Captain America over the future of the team and an old friend. Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson.

11.30 To Be Advised.

1.00 MOVIE: Taken Away. (1996, PGa, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PGln, R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 5. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, R) Will’s first task as a criminal informant puts a strain on his relationship with Natalie.

12.00 Straight Forward. (Mlv, R) A con woman is forced to flee to New Zealand and start a completely different life.

1.00 Destination WA. (PG) Trevor Cochrane heads to the Cocos Islands where he learns how to kitesurf.

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

4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Customs. (PG, R) Follows customs officers at work.

6.00 WIN News.

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

7.30 The Living Room. (PG, R) The team helps a single mother.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show.

(Mals) Graham Norton chats with Dave Grohl, Rege-Jean Page, Daisy Haggard, Alan Carr and Siobhan McSweeney. Music from singer Jessie Ware, who performs her single Remember Where You Are. 9.30 To Be Advised.

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

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Rostelecom Cup. Replay. 2.00 Kingdom Of The Little People. 2.50 Huang’s World. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Only Connect. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 City Porn.

10.10 Housos. 11.10 Monogamish. 12.10am VICE News Tonight. 12.35 MOVIE: Golden Job. (2018, MA15+) 2.25 NHK World English News. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News.

5.30 Indonesian News.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Dog Patrol. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Property Ladder UK. 1am The Fine Art Auction.

4.00 My Road To Adventure. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 5. 5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. 10.00 Law & Order. 11.00 Timeless. Midnight Adventures In Rainbow Country. 12.30 My Favorite Martian.

1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman.

Noon Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 CSI: Miami. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Nash Bridges. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Eagle Has Landed. Continued. (1976, PG) 8.20 CJ7. (2008, PG, Cantonese) 10.00 Maudie. (2016, PG) 12.10pm Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 1.50 Jungle Book. (1942, PG) 3.50 This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016, PG) 5.30 When Marnie Was There. (2014, PG) 7.30 The Big Boss. (1971, Cantonese) 9.30 Fist Of Fury. (1972, Cantonese) 11.35 Wheels On Meals. (1984, M, Cantonese) 1.40am Delicacy. (2011, M, French) 3.40 The Big Boss. (1971, Cantonese) 5.40 This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016, PG)

7MATE (73) 6am Step Outside With Paul Burt. 6.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Hellfire Heroes. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Wild Ops. 3.00 Storage Wars. 3.30 Pawn Stars. 4.00 Timbersports.

4.30 Road Hauks. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Alien Vs Predator. (2004, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem. (2007, MA15+) 11.30 Tattoo Nightmares. Midnight American Pickers. 1.00 Road Hauks. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series. 2.00 The Mindy Project. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team.

5.00 The Nanny. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Zookeeper. (2011, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Tower Heist.

(2011, M) 11.35 The Nanny. 12.05am Quantum Leap.

2.00 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 2.10 Dance Moms.

3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys. 4.50 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 5.10 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PEACH (82) 6am Friends. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Medium. 2.00 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 MOVIE: A Walk To Remember. (2002, PG) 11.30 MOVIE: Rock Of Ages. (2012, M) 1.50am Everybody Loves Raymond. 2.25 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.30 Frasier. 4.30 Home Shopping.

Programs. 5.50pm Peppa Pig. 5.55 Ben And Holly.

6.10 Brave Bunnies. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Kiri And Lou. 6.35 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Coppelia. 10.35 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 11.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 11.55 Catalyst.

12.55am Parks And Recreation. 1.15 Reno 911! 1.40 The IT Crowd. 2.25 News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.25 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.35 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.40 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 7.35 Molly Of Denali. 8.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 8.10 Aussie Bush Tales. 8.20 Waabiny Time. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.05 Kagagi. 9.30 Bushwhacked!

10.00 Skindigenous. 11.00 Trading Cultures. Noon MOVIE: The Namesake. (2006, M) 2.00 Intune 08.

3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival.

6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 NITV News: Nula.

7.30 MOVIE: Balto. (1995) 8.55 Bedtime Stories.

9.05 Milpirri: Winds Of Change. 10.05 My Life As I Live It. 11.05 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

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Saturday, February 13 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Rage Retro Month.

(PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Employable Me Australia. (Mal, R) 1.30 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s The Witness For The Prosecution. (Masv, R) 2.20 Making Child Prodigies. (R) 3.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 4.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 8. Western United v Sydney FC. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Figure Skating. 2019-2020 ISU European Championships. Replay. 3.00 Jupiter Revealed. (R) 4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.35 Remarkable Places To Eat. (R) 5.35 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Black Caviar and Apollo Stakes Day. 4.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Creek To Coast. Takes a look at outdoor activities.

6.00 Weekend Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 6. From Melbourne Park.

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Beyond The Fire. (Final) 12.30 GCBC. (R) 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 1.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Ask The Doctor: Sex. (Final, PG, R) A look at sex-related health issues.

6.30 Landline Summer. (R) Presented by Pip Courtney.

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

7.30 Death In Paradise. (PG) An artist is poisoned in her studio.

8.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) Leading up to Mother’s Day, the team are forced to give up more than just cigarettes and sugar for Lent.

9.30 Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 4 of 4. When a librarian is murdered, Morse and Thursday investigate.

11.05 Harrow. (Mav, R) A homeless man is stabbed to death.

11.55 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 12.55 Rage Retro Month. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) Ernie Dingo takes a trip to Bathurst Island.

8.05 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain. (PG, R) Part 3 of 4. Michael Portillo continues his exploration of abandoned buildings in Shepton Mallet prison.

9.00 MOVIE: Harry Brown.

(2009, MA15+dlsv, R) An elderly ex-marine decides to take revenge on some local lowlifes after his best friend is murdered. Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley.

10.55 MOVIE: The Pianist.

(2002, MA15+av, R, France, Germany, Poland, ) Adrien Brody.

1.30 Atlanta. (Mdls, R) 4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE: Thor. (2011, Mv, R) The god of thunder is forced to live among mortals.

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman.

9.20 MOVIE: Thor: The Dark World.

(2013, Mv, R) After Jane Foster falls victim to a mysterious force, Thor must battle to save Earth and the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself before a catastrophic prophecy can come to fruition. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston.

11.35 Surveillance Oz Dashcam.

(PG, R) Takes a look at dashcam footage.

12.05 MOVIE: The End Of Eden.

(1996, Mv, R) A pianist returns to his roots. Jennie Garth.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Arty. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 6. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (Mam, R) Ethan and April are shocked to learn the truth about their 14-year-old cirrhosis patient.

12.00 Straight Forward. (MA15+alv, R) A con woman is forced to flee to New Zealand and start a completely different life.

1.00 Customs. (PG, R) Follows customs officers as they investigate suspected drug traffickers and people smugglers.

1.30 Award Winning Tasmania. (PG, R) Ben Milbourne takes a tour of the city of Launceston with restaurateur Bianca Welsh.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (R) Religious program.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) When a backpacker has a violent seizure, team leader Beardy fears for the long-term consequences.

7.00 Three Blue Ducks. (Premiere) Travel with “The Ducks”, including Andy Allen, Mark Labrooy and Darren Robertson, as they hunt for ingredients.

7.30 Ambulance. (Mad, R) Over a busy weekend in Manchester, North West Ambulance Service paramedics Andrea and Glynn attend to a car crash victim, while Debbie and Shaun try to persuade a homeless man to go to hospital.

11.00 Inside The Children’s Hospital.

(PG, R) David Tennant narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Scotland’s Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.

11.30 To Be Advised.

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Unprotected Sets. (Return) 9.20 Live At The Apollo. 10.15 Would I Lie To You? 10.45 Mock The Week. (Final) 11.15 Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley! Midnight Escape From The City. 12.55 Chris Ramsey’s Stand Up Central.

1.50 News Update. 1.55 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.20 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

Noon MOVIE: Tank Girl. (1995, M) 1.50 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.00 New Girl. 3.00 Insight.

4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans. 6.30 PBS News.

7.30 The Last Man On Earth. 7.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Tent And Sex. 11.30 7 Days Of Sex. 12.20am MOVIE: Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings. (2018, MA15+) 2.45 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping.

8.30 NBC Today. 11.00 Horse Racing. Black Caviar and Apollo Stakes Day. Noon Dog Patrol. 12.30 Creek To Coast. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Property Ladder UK. 5.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52)

6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 6. 5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6. 10.00 Law & Order. 11.00 Timeless. Midnight Adventures In Rainbow Country. 12.30 My Favorite Martian.

1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (81) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Diagnosis Murder. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 iFish. 4.30 Mighty Machines.

5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 To Be Advised. 11.20 L.A.’s Finest. 12.15am Hawaii Five-O. 1.10 CSI: Miami. 2.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Mparntwe: Sacred Sites. 2.30 Softball. SA Premier League. Replay. 4.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s. Catlereigh All Blacks v Tingha Warriors. Replay. 5.00 On The Road. 6.00 Going Places. 7.00 Everyday Brave. 7.30 News. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman.

8.30 She Shears. 9.55 MOVIE: Cry Freedom. (1987, M) 12.35am Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am This Beautiful Fantastic. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.20 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 9.00 Jungle Book. (1942, PG) 11.00 CJ7. (2008, PG, Cantonese) 12.40pm When Marnie Was There. (2014, PG) 2.40 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 4.10 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 5.50 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 7.30 The Way Of The Dragon. (1972, M, Cantonese) 9.25 Game Of Death.

(1978, M, Cantonese) 11.25 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs.

12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Aussie Dreamlivers Alaska. 2.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 3. GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions.

4.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 3. Gold Coast Suns v Carlton. 6.00 Ultimate Factories. 7.00 Building Giants. 8.00 Mighty Ships. 9.00 Mighty Cruise Ships. 10.00 Air Crash Investigation. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Xtreme Collxtion. 3.30 Liquid Science. 4.00 Children’s Programs. 4.15 MOVIE: Norm Of The North. (2015, PG) 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: R.I.P.D. (2013, M) 11.20 Stunt Science. 12.20am Late Programs.

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6am Friends. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

11.00 Frasier. Noon Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman.

1.00 The Neighborhood. 1.30 The Middle. 2.30 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce.

9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle.

Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 4.00 Mom. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Brady Bunch.

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Sunday, February 14 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 The Mix. (R) 3.00 Soccer. W-League. Round 8.

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar.

5.00 Australia Remastered. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Travel Man. (PG, R) 3.35 Cycling. Road National Championships.

Women’s Race. Highlights. 4.35 Cycling.

Road National Championships. Men’s Race.

Highlights. 5.35 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG)

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.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Weekender. Takes a look at a variety of leisure options.

6.00 Weekend Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 7. From Melbourne Park.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 12.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Three Blue Ducks. (R) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

(PGal, R) 4.00 To Be Advised. 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Quoll Farm. The story of a family of quolls.

8.40 Harrow. (Mv) Harrow finds a distraction in one of the most bizarre cases he has ever encountered, the murder of a vampire.

9.30 Silent Witness. (Ma) The team finds a link between the death of a former US ambassador and the apparent suicide of a businessman.

10.35 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) Eve finds a lead.

11.15 Wentworth. (MA15+al, R) 12.05 Endeavour. (Final, Mav, R) 1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 Wentworth. (MA15+al, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Diana: Interview That Shocked The World. (M) A look at a candid interview of Princess Diana.

8.50 Princess Anne At 70. (PG, R) Filmed over more than a year, explores the life of Anne, Princess Royal, as she approaches her 70th birthday.

10.05 Filthy Rich And Homeless.

(Mal, R) Part 2 of 3.

11.15 24 Hours In Police Custody: Their Time Will Come. (Mal, R) 12.10 Michael Mosley: Guts. (Ma, R) 1.05 Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick? (PG, R) 2.05 Michael Mosley: Frontline Medicine.

(Mal, R) 4.20 Great British Railway Journeys.

(R) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Holey Moley Australia. (PG) Contestants battle for supremacy on an obstacle-filled supersized mini golf course.

8.30 To Be Advised.

11.00 World’s Deadliest: Twist Of Fate. (PGal) Takes a look at some of the world’s deadliest situations, including a pilot panicking after his engine stalls midair.

12.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R) A motorbike racer crashes on Phillip Island.

1.00 The Guardian. (Madsv, R) Nick takes responsibility for a troubled teen.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute.

(R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 7. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, R) After a deadly chemical spill, the ER goes into lockdown, threatening the lives of several patients.

12.00 Straight Forward. (MA15+alv, R) A con woman is forced to flee to New Zealand and start a completely different life.

1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) A look at the unique local produce that West Australia has to offer.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Take Two. Home shopping.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia.

Fourteen teams of two people in a pre-existing relationship embark on a journey around Australia.

9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) After a rogue militia group opens fire on teenagers who are crossing the Canadian border into the US, the team races to find the ringleader and his final target.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning.

Morning news and talk show.

5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family In America. 9.30 Enslaved.

10.30 Catalyst. 11.25 Leaving Allen Street. 12.20am You Can’t Ask That. 12.45 Restoration Australia.

1.40 Chris Ramsey’s Stand Up Central. 2.05 News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.20 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am Basketball. NBA. Suns v 76ers. 8.30 WorldWatch. Noon Untold Australia. 1.00 The Feed. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Kings v Hawks. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Phoenix v Perth Wildcats. 6.00 Dateline. 6.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 7.00 Abandoned Places.

(Final) 7.30 The Last Man On Earth. 7.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.35 Why Women Kill. 9.30 United Shades Of America. 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Mums At The Table.

6.30 It Is Written. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 NBC Today. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 The Thrill Of The Chase. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.15 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 3.15 Escape To The Country. 6.15 M*A*S*H. 8.30 Wild Bill. 9.30 Miniseries: Bancroft. (Return) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 7. 5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.35 Chicago Med. 11.35 Late Programs.

BOLD (81)

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Jungle Book. Continued. (1942, PG) 7.25 When Marnie Was There. (2014, PG) 9.25 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 10.55 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 12.35pm The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 2.15 Hotel Salvation. (2016, PG, Hindi) 4.10 Kiki’s Delivery Service. (1989) 6.10 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 8.30 Loving Pablo. (2017, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Timbersports. 10.30 Shipping Wars. 11.00 The Fishing Show. Noon Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 3. Richmond v Geelong. 2.00 Shipping Wars.

3.00 Mighty Ships. 4.00 Graveyard Carz. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Last Car Garage. 6.30 Border Patrol. 7.00 MOVIE: Thor: The Dark World. (2013, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (2014, M) Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series. 2.00 Dance Moms. 4.00 MOVIE: Material Girls. (2006, PG) 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 MOVIE: Stargate. (1994, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Stargate: The Ark Of Truth. (2008, M) 11.30 Lethal Weapon. 1.20am Surfing Australia TV. 1.50 Dance Moms. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Pokémon: BW Adventures In Unova And Beyond. 4.50 Late Programs.

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Netball. SA Premier League. 12.40pm Hottest 7s In The World. 1.00 Bowls. SA Super League. 1.30 Over The Black Dot. 2.00 Football. CAFL. 3.45 Football. Monsoon AFL. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Artefact. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

8.40 MOVIE: Backtrack Boys. (2018, MA15+) 10.30 Intune 08: The Flood Concert. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Roads Less Travelled. 8.30 ST: Voyager.

9.30 One Strange Rock. 10.30 Escape Fishing.

11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 Beyond The Fire. 2.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.30 Reel Action. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish Summer. 5.30 ST: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Fam. 6.30 The Neighborhood. 7.00 The Brady Bunch. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 The Neighborhood. 1pm To Be Advised. 2.00 The Middle. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

9.00 Friends. 10.30 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Mom. 3.30 The Neighborhood.

4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 The Brady Bunch.

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Monday, February 15 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time.

3.15 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China. (PGw, R) 2.30 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (PGa, R) 3.00 Singapore 1942: End Of Empire. (PGv, R) 5.05 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.35 Jeopardy! (PG)

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

12.00 MOVIE: Killing Mommy. (2016, Msv, R) 2.00 What The Killer Did Next: Norma Bell. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 8. From Melbourne Park.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story. Australians tell personal stories.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry.

9.35 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill: Endeavour And Australia. (PG) Sam Neill explores Australia.

10.25 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.25 Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law. (Final, PG, R) 12.25 Wentworth. (Malsv, R) 1.10 Parliament Question Time. 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (Malsv, R) 4.30 The Drum.

(R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 The Architecture The Railways Built: Broadway.

(PG) Presented by Tim Dunn.

8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: One Of The Family. (M) A woman is brought into St George’s after her car collides with a lamp post on her way home from some hospital treatment.

9.25 The Story Of The Songs: Police And Sting. (M) A look at the music of the band Police.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Outlander. (MA15+s, R) 2.00 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles.

(Madl, R) 3.45 Great Irish Railway Journeys.

(R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys.

(R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 7.30 Holey Moley Australia. (PGl) Contestants tackle a mini golf course.

9.00 9-1-1. (M) The 118 races to save a man under siege by his high-tech smart home and a yoga teacher who has lost her vision.

10.00 The Rookie. (Madv) Nolan finds out his identity has been stolen.

11.00 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. (PGa) Stories of devastating natural phenomena.

12.00 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence: The Double Axe Murderer – Dennis Smalley. (Ma, R) 1.00 The Guardian. (Madsv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 8. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (Mam, R) Ethan and Charles use trickery to help a patient with an itch she cannot help but scratch.

12.00 Straight Forward. (MA15+alv, R) A con woman is forced to flee to New Zealand and start a completely different life.

1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) Stuart heads up to Carnarvon to learn about Western Australia’s flourishing prawn industry.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.00 WIN News.

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

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia.

Hosted by Beau Ryan.

8.40 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. Dave Hughes is joined by celebrities to discuss solutions to problems experienced in modern life.

9.40 The Graham Norton Show. (als, R) Graham Norton chats with Dave Grohl, Rege-Jean Page, Daisy Haggard, Alan Carr and Siobhan McSweeney.

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

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning.

5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Quoll Farm. 9.45 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final) 10.35 Escape From The City. 11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.20am Would I Lie To You? 12.50 Parks And Recreation. 1.10 Reno 911! 1.35 W1A. 2.05 Back In Very Small Business. 2.35 News Update. 2.40 Close.

5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 SBS Courtside. 10.30 Basketball. NBA. Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers. 1pm WorldWatch. 2.00 The Curse Of Oak Island. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 4.10 This Week.

5.05 Only Connect. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 RocKwiz. 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (72)

6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.45 MOVIE: The Falcon Takes Over. (1942, PG) Noon House Of Wellness.

1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin.

8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Autopsy USA. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (52)

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 8. 5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 Three Days To Live. (Premiere) 11.35 Live Well For Longer. 12.30am My Favorite Martian.

1.00 TV Shop. 1.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (81)

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Artefact. 2.50 Bamay. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 A Woman’s Calling. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 After The Apology. 10.30 News. 10.40 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Crow’s Egg. Continued. (2014, PG, Tamil) 6.40 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 8.10 Kiki’s Delivery Service.

(1989) 10.10 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 12.15pm Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 2.35 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 4.15 The Little Witch.

(2018, PG, German) 6.10 Hotel Salvation. (2016, PG, Hindi) 8.05 The Pigeon. (2018, M, Turkish) 9.30 The Graduate. (1967, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Last Car Garage.

2.30 Motor Racing. TCR Australia Touring Car Series.

Round 1. Highlights. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Road Hauks. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Restoration Workshop. 8.30 MOVIE: Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice.

(2016, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Monster Croc Wrangler. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team.

5.00 The Nanny. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Den Of Thieves. (2018, MA15+) 11.15 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.15am Late Programs.

PEACH (82) 6am Friends. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 The Neighborhood.

9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Cheers. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. Noon Nash Bridges.

1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 CSI: Miami.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 To Be Advised. 12.10am Shopping. 2.10 CSI: Miami.

3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, February 16 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Our Dementia Choir. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time.

3.15 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Destination Flavour China.

(R) 2.35 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (R) 3.10 David Baddiel On The Silk Road. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.35 Jeopardy! (PG)

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

12.00 MOVIE: I’ll Be Watching.

(2018, Mav, R) 2.00 What The Killer Did Next: Kate Prout. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 9. From Melbourne Park.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

International affairs program.

8.30 Catalyst: Are We Killing Our Koalas? Professor Tim Flannery investigates how a national icon, the koala, is facing extinction in the near future.

9.30 Australia Remastered: Desert.

Presented by Aaron Pedersen.

10.25 To Be Advised.

10.55 ABC Late News.

11.30 Q+A. (R) 12.35 Wentworth. (Malsv, R) 1.20 Parliament Question Time. 2.20 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (Malsv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Jennifer Byrne.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (Final, PG) Hosted by Michael Portillo.

8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: Count My Blessings. (M) A 95-year-old is brought to St George’s after falling down a flight of stairs when she lost her balance.

9.30 Dog Tales. (PG, R) Follows scientists as they try to find out what domestication really means for dogs.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 The Pier. (Return, Mlns) 12.00 Borgen. (Mals, R) 4.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Holey Moley Australia. (PGl) Contestants battle for supremacy on an obstacle-filled supersized mini golf course.

9.00 The Good Doctor. (M) Lim tasks Shaun, Claire and Park with mentoring the top first-year resident contenders.

10.00 The Resident. (Ma) Cain is struck by a car.

11.00 Station 19. (Ma) Ryan organises a ride-along.

12.00 Splitting Up Together. (PGas, R) 1.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 9. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv, R) Will and Natalie prepare for their big day, but an unsuspecting Will soon finds himself sidetracked.

12.00 Aircrash Confidential: Instrument Confusion. (M, R) Takes a look at the investigation into an air crash, following experts as they comb the wreckage looking for clues.

1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) Stuart Laws visits Blackwood Valley Beef.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.00 WIN News.

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

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia.

Hosted by Beau Ryan.

8.40 NCIS. (Mv) Following a tip about smuggled weapons, Bishop and Torres engage in a shootout in a former sheriff’s residence.

9.40 NCIS: Los Angeles. Sam’s daughter is kidnapped after she is involved in citywide protests. Deeks rejoins NCIS. 10.40 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning.

5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Why Are You Like This. (Premiere) 9.35 To Be Advised. 10.20 Brassic.

(Return) 11.05 To Be Advised. Midnight Live At The Apollo. 12.40 Parks And Recreation. 1.00 Reno 911!

1.30 W1A. 2.00 Back In Very Small Business. 2.35 News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.20 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

12.30pm SBS Courtside. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. Los Angeles Clippers v Miami Heat. 3.30 Inside Heston’s World. 4.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista.

4.40 WorldWatch. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live. 10.15 Locked Up Abroad. 11.10 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 11.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness.

1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Jonathan Creek. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Grantchester.

1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 MOVIE: The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery. (1966) 4.50 Heartbeat. 6.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Night 9. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (81) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 CSI: Miami. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 10.25 CSI: Miami. 11.20 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Our Little Sister. Continued. (2015, PG, Japanese) 7.35 Fame.

(2009, PG) 9.50 Hotel Salvation. (2016, PG, Hindi) 11.45 The Little Witch. (2018, PG, German) 1.40pm Kiki’s Delivery Service. (1989) 3.40 Polina. (2016, PG, French) 5.40 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 7.45 Lost In Armenia. (2015, M, French) 9.30 Chinatown.

(1974, M) 11.55 The Pigeon. (2018, M, Turkish) 1.20am Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Wildlife Heroes.

(Premiere) 3.00 Restoration Workshop. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawnography.

5.00 Pawn Stars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 10.30 Yukon Gold. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 The Nanny. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Italian Job. (2003, M) 9.45 MOVIE: The Punisher. (2004, MA15+) 12.10am Quantum Leap. 1.10 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (82) 6am Cheers. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier.

11.00 Cheers. Noon WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Medium. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs.

Wild Kai Legends. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style.

5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News.

7.30 African American: Many Rivers To Cross.

8.30 Superstition. 9.20 NITV News Update. 9.30 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.00 Football. Monsoon AFL. Replay. Midnight Late Programs.

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Wednesday, February 17 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent.

(R) 10.30 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Quoll Farm. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address.

1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads.

(PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Destination Flavour China. (R) 2.35 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 3.05 David Baddiel On The Silk Road. (PGa, R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.35 Jeopardy! (PG)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Family Pictures. (2019, Mas, R) 2.00 Gold Coast Medical. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 10. From Melbourne Park.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented

by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical.

9.00 Aftertaste. (Mls) Easton and Diana set about cleaning out Jim’s hoard to make room for their restaurant.

9.30 Why Are You Like This.

(MA15+ls, R) Two best friends struggle in life.

10.20 To Be Advised.

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.35 Four Corners. (R) 12.20 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.35 Wentworth.

(Mlv, R) 1.25 Parliament Question Time. 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (Mlv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Industrial Revolution Manchester. (Final, PG) 8.30 Michael Palin: Travels Of A Lifetime. (PG) A look at Michael Palin’s next series.

9.25 Vikings. (MA15+) Ubbe and the settlers find land.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 11.40 MOVIE: Arctic. (2018, Mal, R, Iceland, ) Mads Mikkelsen, María Thelma, Tintrinai Thikhasuk. 1.25 Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents. (Mav, R) 2.30 Fourth Estate: The NY Times And Trump. (Malv, R) 3.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma) Follows the work of an ambulance service.

8.30 The Bay. (Malv) As the evidence builds, Lisa discovers the victim had secrets of their own.

10.30 Criminal Confessions: Vanished In The Night. (MA15+alv) Sheriffs launch an investigation into a missing woman.

11.30 Celebrity Obsessed: Bjork. (MA15+alv) 12.30 Code Black. (Ma, R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 10. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv, R) A shooting outside the hospital injures April and leaves the emergency department shaken up.

12.00 Aircrash Confidential: Disastrous Descents. (M, R) Takes a look at the investigation into an air crash, following experts as they comb the wreckage looking for clues.

1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) Foni highlights an up-and-coming white grape that is perfect for summer.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.00 WIN News.

6.30 The Project. Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. Jamie reinvents some family favourites, including jerk chicken, hummus and rocky road.

8.30 Bull. (Ma, R) TAC represents a train engineer with no memory of the fatal crash he allegedly caused. Knowing his client’s missing memory will help the prosecution, Bull searches for jurors inclined against the employer.

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

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

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

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning.

5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Quilty: Painting The Shadows. 9.45 Restoration Australia. (Final) 10.40 Enslaved. 11.40 Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family In America. 12.40am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Reno 911! 1.25 W1A. 2.00 Back In Very Small Business. 2.30 News Update. 2.35 Close.

5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Phoenix Suns v Philadelphia 76ers. Replay. 2.00 The Curse Of Oak Island.

2.50 Hunting Hitler. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Only Connect. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Legend. (1985, PG) 10.15 MOVIE: John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A. (1996, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

7TWO (72)

6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness.

1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Make It Yours. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries.

8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Jonathan Creek.

Midnight Late Programs.

9GEM (52)

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks.

1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 MOVIE: The Man Upstairs. (1958, PG) 4.50 Heartbeat. 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 10. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Silent Witness. 12.05am Late Programs.

BOLD (81)

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Freshwater Dreaming. 2.00 On The Road. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style.

5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 First Australians. 8.30 Ghosts Of Our Forests. 9.30 Outlier: The Story Of Katherine Johnson. 10.30 News. 10.40 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Little Witch. Continued. (2018, PG, German) 7.15 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 9.20 Heidi. (2015, PG, German) 11.25 Polina. (2016, PG, French) 1.25pm Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 3.30 Fame. (2009, PG) 5.45 The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 7.45 Two Days, One Night. (2014, M, French) 9.30 Amélie. (2001, M, French) 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life.

Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Wildlife Heroes. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Blokesworld.

4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawnography. 5.00 Pawn Stars. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 The Nanny.

5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera.

8.30 MOVIE: Ghost In The Shell. (2017, M) 10.30 MOVIE: The Purge. (2013, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.

PEACH (82)

6am Cheers. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier.

11.00 Cheers. Noon WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Medium. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 CSI: Miami. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

10.20 NCIS. 11.15 Late Programs.

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SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 How Deadly World. (PG) 11.00 Australia Remastered. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads.

(PG, R) 5.00 Restoration Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Destination Flavour China.

(R) 3.00 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam.

(R) 3.30 David Baddiel On The Silk Road.

(PG, R) 5.05 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.35 Jeopardy! (PG)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Mommy’s Little Angel. (2018, Mav, R) 2.00 Gold Coast Medical. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

10.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 11. From Melbourne Park.

6.00 Headline News. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

6.55 Sammy J. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Coober Pedy, South Australia. Poh Ling Yeow explores Coober Pedy.

8.30 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald.

9.35 The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty: The Comeback.

(Ms, R) Part 3 of 3.

10.35 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Royal Wives Of Windsor. (PG, R) 11.50 Wentworth. (MA15+ad, R) 12.40 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 1.25 Parliament Question Time. 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (MA15+ad, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 The World’s Greatest Palaces: Peles Castle. (PG) 8.30 Michael Mosley: The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments. (M) Part 2 of 2.

9.30 Cornwall With Simon Reeve. (PG) Part 1 of 2.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 24 Hours In Police Custody. (Malv, R) 11.55 M: The City Hunts A Murderer. (MA15+l, R) 1.45 The Little Drummer Girl. (Malsv, R) 3.30 Inside North Korea’s Dynasty. (PGaw, R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGv) 8.30 Wife Swap Australia. (PGal) A lenient mum of unruly quadruplets and a no-nonsense mum of two highly-disciplined kids swap lives, turning their families upside down.

10.00 Busted In Bangkok. (Mal) Follows Thailand’s tourist police.

11.00 Gordon Ramsay On Cocaine. (Mdlv, R) Part 2 of 2.

12.00 MOVIE: Breaking The Surface.

(1997, Mav, R) Mario López.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open.

Night 11. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (Mam, R) Will takes heat for making an unauthorised move to treat his pregnant patient.

12.00 Aircrash Confidential: Incredible Causes. (Mav, R) Takes a look at the investigation into the crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285 that claimed the lives of 256 people.

1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) Julie talks about all things chocolate.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.00 WIN News.

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

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A motorbike rider falls at high speed.

8.30 Gogglebox. (Return) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Msv) The team investigates when a role-play session on a camming website turns violent.

10.30 This Is Us. The Pearsons navigate family milestones.

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 CBS This Morning.

5.00 Headline News Early.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (Return) 9.35 Hard Quiz. 10.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.35 You Can’t Ask That.

10.55 Quoll Farm. 11.55 Parks And Recreation.

12.20am Reno 911! 12.40 W1A. 1.15 Back In Very Small Business. 1.40 QI. 2.15 Brassic. 3.00 News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers. Replay. 2.00 Post Radical. 2.50 Hunting Hitler. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 5.15 NBL: Overtime. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned Engineering. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films. 10.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness.

1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown.

8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Andrew Denton’s Interview. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (52) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon As Time Goes By. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless.

2.50 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. (1974, PG) 4.50 Heartbeat. 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 11. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 9.30 The First 48. 10.30 The Disappearance. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (81)

6am Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon Nash Bridges. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 CSI: Miami. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 9.30 L.A.’s Finest. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Fame.

Continued. (2009, PG) 7.35 Polina. (2016, PG, French) 9.35 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar.

(1999, PG, French) 11.40 The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 1.40pm April And The Extraordinary World. (2015, PG, French) 3.40 Heidi. (2015, PG, German) 5.45 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 7.55 Slow West. (2015, M) 9.30 The Godfather: Part II. (1974, MA15+) 1.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (73) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Wildlife Heroes.

3.00 The Simpsons. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawnography. 5.00 Pawn Stars.

5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (2011, M) 10.05 MOVIE: 10,000 BC. (2008, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 The Nanny.

5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Young Sheldon. 8.30 MOVIE: Happy Gilmore. (1996, M) 10.30 MOVIE: EuroTrip. (2004, MA15+) 12.30am Quantum Leap. 1.30 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (82) 6am Cheers. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Cheers. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

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

1.30 Medium. 3.30 Frasier. 4.30 Home Shopping.

Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.00 Red Earth Uncovered. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked!

3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Foreign Flavours. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 MOVIE: Notorious. (2009, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.

Thursday, 11 February, 2021 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES 19

PUZZLES No. 015

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SUDOKU

Email your community news to: jeremy.sollars@FreeTimes.com.au

WARWICK FOLK CLUB The Warwick Folk Club will have its first meeting at O’Mahoney’s Hotel next Wednesday 17 February, 7.00pm to 9.30pm. Everyone is welcome - singers, musicians, poets, and performers alike - and admission will cost just $5.00. For enquiries, contact Joan Wallace on 07 4661 1146 or Klaas Vandersluis on 0405 187 066.

QCWA ALLORA BRANCH

· Located at 51 Warwick Street, Allora. meetings - 3rd Tuesday of the month, · Day (10am start) with a shared lunch to finish · · · ·

about 12 noon.

Evening meetings - 2nd Wednesday of the month (6.30pm start). This is a great group if you are working or have other commitments during the day.

Craft/Friendship Group - Every Monday morning 9am to 12 noon. Feel free to bring what you are working on. Learn something new, or just pop in for a cuppa and a chat.

Everyone welcome.

Walking Group - Leaves from outside the CWA rooms every Wednesday morning at 6am (about an hour’s walk through the streets of Allora). Ladies, men, four-legged friends welcome.

For further information contact Sandi Blinco, 0408 066 192, or Barb McGovern, 0412 849 983.

WARWICK MEN’S SHED The new Warwick Men’s Shed is open and ready for business! The shed is open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 8am to 12 noon. All men are welcome to attend for camaraderie, friendship and to learn new skills if desired. We have a wide range of woodworking and metalwork equipment. Address is 29 Activity Street, Warwick, and contact phone number is 0490 170 569.

U3A WARWICK INC Are you actively retired? If so U3A may be for you. There are no academic requirements, and no exams. U3A Warwick is a group run by local volunteers who promote lifelong learning for personal enjoyment and wellbeing. Keeping the brain active, doing interesting things and making new friends are important for helping people of the third age, which is the age of active retirement, to prolong independence and remain engaged with the community. The program for the term ahead has been published and it is not too late to enrol. Visit www. u3awarwick.org.au for further information or call community liaison officer Sandy Gordon on 0488 427 699.

FRESHWATER FISHING The Stanthorpe Fishing and Restocking Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Stanthorpe RSL Club. New members welcome so come along and be part of the future of fresh water fishing in the area. We are offering special membership deals for 2021 so contact Ernie Jones on 0488 994 796 before January 2021 for details.

BEEKEEPING Amateur Beekeepers’ Association Southern Downs (sub-branch of QBA Warwick): monthly meeting on the 2nd Monday of the month, at 7 pm, except January. A field day is arranged as occasion requires, usually on the 3rd Saturday morning of the month, from 9am to 12 noon.

This involves a practical session on working with honey bees. New members welcome, any age, no experience. Discover the fascination of beekeeping. Facebook: Southern Downs Bees.

For further details please contact John on 0431 188 139.

TABLE TENNIS Every Monday - table tennis at the Stanthorpe Fitness Centre, Talc Street, 10am until midday, call Keith on 0413 870 021.

FITNESS GROUP Twenty is Plenty” is a beginners short walk for those who want to try something new. We walk around the beautiful Leslie Park at 9:00am every Wednesday. Our walk is no longer than twenty minutes and you can set your own pace.

We aim to improve our physical health and our social connections. Walking is so much easier with other women. Come and join us! We will meet you opposite the Salvation Army Hall in 25 Guy St. I’m Leanne and you can call me on 0419 379 738 for a chat.

HANDCRAFTS WEEKLY CWA handcraft welcomes members and visitors to Wednesday morning classes in the Condamine Valley rooms behind the cafe in Grafton Street, Warwick. from 9-11am.Trained teachers are on hand to teach new crafts and give assistance or bring your own or just come along for a chat. Inquiries to Sharon on 4666 2197.

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QCWA GRANITE BELT The QCWA Granite Belt Weekenders meet once a month at 2.00pm on the last Saturday of the month. The next few meetings are as follows: 30 January, 27 February, 27 March. We meet at the CWA rooms in Victoria Street, Stanthorpe, all welcome. We provide an opportunity for women who would like to be part of QCWA but either work or are otherwise unable to make traditional weekday meetings. We have launched as a sub group and are now looking for new members. Enquiries to: qcwagranitebelt@gmail.com

WARWICK SENIORS...

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To anyone interested in our group, we meet on the last Monday of each month except December and January. Our venue is the Warwick RSL at 11.30am followed by lunch (optional).

Please join us to talk over any issues relating to heart problems as we are in the same situation having had cardiac issues. Enquiries to Jenny on 4664 8173 or Kay on 4661 5421.

LAPIDARY CLUB

The Stanthorpe Bridge Club meets every Thursday at 10.45am at the International Club.

Visitors are welcome. Please call Keith on 0413 870 021 for more information.

NAVY CADETS TS Kookaburra Navy Cadets - Cadets parade each Sunday from 1pm to 4pm. Red Bridge Court Stanthorpe. Uniforms are supplied at no cost to parents. Weekly cost is $5. For more information please contact the Officer in Charge PO ANC Katrina Nemeth 0418 777 796.

ROSE CITY PROBUS CLUB Social meet-up for active retirees! Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month. From 9.30am at The Granary - Weeping Mulberry (at rear).

Scrumptious, generous morning tea, informative guest speakers. Other local outings include coffee mornings, lunches. Opportunities for group travel to shows, destinations of interest. You’ll be made most welcome! Phone Roy: 4661 9728, Lola: 0427 560 084

The QCWA Broadwater Branch would like to acknowledge Southern Downs Regional Council and Australian Government for obtaining a grant through the Drought Relief Funding. This grant is especially appreciated as it helps with the upgrading and maintenance of the Hall.

We have had restumping done followed by new guttering. This was greatly appreciated by our Branch. Keeping these halls in good repair is time consuming and costly and it is a huge benefit to receive a grant to complete any works. The work has gone to local contractors and helping with the growth of our local community.

Sue Boyce - President, QCWA Broadwater Branch

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The Warwick Lure Coursing Club meets on the last Sunday of each month at the Henry Joppich Park, Wentworth Street. Lure Coursing is a safe and fun environment for dogs of all breeds and sizes to get some exercise. Entries from 8.30am for a 9.00am start. Bring your dogs and a picnic! It is necessary to wear closed-in shoes and to have dogs on leads. For further details contact Jenny on 0412 752 220.

Stanthorpe Cycling Club meets every Sunday at 7 am outside Burton and Sons (next to Woolworth’s). Contact Keith on 0413 870 021 for more details.

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Due to Covid 19 and the four square metre per person requirement it is essential to book.

Play Hoy on the 1st & 3rd Monday at 2pm.

Ring Marg on 0458 444 101 to book your seat.

Play Lucky Numbers on the 2nd & 4th Monday at 10am. Ring Marg on 0458 444 101 to book your seat.

Disco & Dance Every Tuesday at 10am. Cost $10. To book ring Kerri on 0409 261 103 to book your spot.

Family Fitness Every Monday at 4pm. Cost $10. Please ring Kerri on 0409 261 103 to book your spot.

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The Warwick Lapidary Club meets every Wednesday and Saturday from 12-4pm at their workshop in Barnes Park, Warwick (off Horsman Road). Learn all aspects of lapidary - the engraving, cutting and polishing of stones and gems - including cabbing, faceting and silverwork. Membership is just $25, $5 workshop fee. Enquiries to 4661 7865.

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PLAY BRIDGE ST MARK’S HERITAGE FESTIVAL, 16-18 APRIL 2021 Entries invited from local quilters to display in the Church and potentially sell their craftwork.

Email heritage.stmarks@gmail.com for Entry Conditions and Forms which are also available from local craft stores or the Parish Office.

Guided Tours with sounds of the Chime of Bells will also be offered daily at 11am.

Sunday afternoon will be a feast of beautiful sounds with “Beautiful Baroque” a concert by the Brisbane Baroque Players and guest sopranos.

Email heritage.stmarks@gmail.com to buy tickets. $25 Adults, $10 under 12’s.

Concert entry includes a Devonshire Tea during the intermission - add a glass of bubbly for $5. General enquiries to heritage.stmarks@gmail.com or call 0427 962 281.

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The Sew Crafty Chicks hold their craft morning every Friday at the Warwick Bowls Club, Fitzroy Street, Warwick (opposite Warwick Police Station) from 9am to 11.30am. Everyone welcome, come and enjoy good company, morning tea, work on your own projects, or learn new ones. Cost $5, please bring your own mug.

For more info call Tricia Collins on 4661 3076.

SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY Swanfels State School annual reunion - all day event, Swanfels Pioneer Memorial Park. Enquiries to Joan on 0400 003 614.

SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY Warwick and District Country Music Club Musical Afternoon - 11am - 5pm. Railway Institute Hall. $5 entry with lunch and afternoon tea provided. Walk-ups welcome. Covid regulations apply so if not well please stay at home.

Enquiries to Rod 0427 622 687 or Heather 0417 038 992.

WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY VIEW Club meeting and lunch (3rd Wed each month). 11am start at Condamine Pub, Palmerin St, Warwick. Join women sharing lunch whilst at same time supporting work of the Smith Family. Contact Michelle 0477 911 234.

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The Warwick Potters are open Tuesday and Wednesdays of each week 9am to 2pm. Children’s classes will recommence on the first Saturday of September. Parents must phone Raye 0402 307 637 with numbers prior to arrival for social distancing regulations. Email - info@ potters.org.au

Over 50s Social Club - noon, Maryvale Pub, Maryvale. Contact warwickssc@gmail.com or phone Jen 0400 505 943.

SUNDAY 7 MARCH Over 50s Social Club - Leyburn Pub, Leyburn.

Contact warwickssc@gmail.com or phone Jen 0400 505 943.

SATURDAY 29 MAY DATE CLAIMER - ‘Back to Emu Vale’ - honouring our early settlers and welcome anyone with memories or connections with our beautiful valley. Venue - Emu Vale Hall, Saturday 29 May 2021, from 11am. Night-time entertainment and dancing. BBQ dinner. Please come along with your special memories of ‘The Vale’, renew friendships and enjoy the day.

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If ever we needed reminding that Warwick and Australia are part of a world-wide community the last year of the Covid-19 pandemic and all it has entailed, would have reminded us.

Another reminder is the World Day of Prayer that takes place each year on the first Friday of March.

The genesis of this idea was in America and Canada in the mid 1800’s when, during a period of religious revival, ladies got together to pray for each other. One of the first to do this, in an organised way, was a Presbyterian lady, Mary Ellen Fairchild James, in 1887 who called for a day of prayer for home mission fields. Others followed and by 1897 six denominations joined together in this venture.

In 1926 the movement spread globally and Queensland and NSW led the way in Australia with the services commencing in

1927. Other states followed and by 1936 all of Australia was observing the day.

In 1986 most countries, including Australia, dropped the “Women’s” from the title becoming inclusive with “World Day of Prayer”.

With the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action” the day is now observed in 170 countries world-wide.

Each year a different country is chosen to pray for and this year it is Vanuatu. Vanuatu

is a small Pacific country facing many challenges and with a GDP ranked in the lowest 10 countries in the world. Tourism accounts for 40% with manufacturing accounting for only 9%. Outside of the main towns there are inadequate supplies of drinking water and sanitation to combat health issues. The effects of Cyclone Pam in 2015 are still being felt and now with the added problems caused by Covid-19, Vanuatu is a very worthy recipient of world-wide prayer and help in 2021.

This 95th year of the World Day of Prayer it is the privilege of the Seventh Day Adventist Church at 113 Fitzroy Street to be the host and invite all to join together on March 5th at 10.00am with morning tea to follow.

Due to Covid-19 numbers are limited please RSVP to Bronwyn Humphries on 0418 961 548 by 3 March.

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Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall & Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week ...

Markets summary...

Agents saw a yarding of 1446 head meet the market. Stock was drawn from both local vendors and some from Maranoa as well as a few New England lambs making the trek.

The market was fully firm across all sections with lambs topping at $226 to average $178.90($3down), hoggets topped at $192 to average $179.06 ($14up), ewes topped at $185 to average $156.20($12up), wethers topped at $176 to average$169.75($7up), lamb rams topped at $219 to average $170.37($32up), rams today were in demand they topped at $260 to average $199 , nearly an all-time record for rams at the Warwick sale except for Special ram sales. the yarding had some good lines of Dorper ewe lambs and some great lines of feed on lambs. Good trade and export lambs were in short supply and saw a premium for the better types. Mutton was in short supply and saw a peaking in the restocker ewes and hoggets.

Good heavy mutton was fully firm with exporters filling orders.

Darren Quarmann sold Dorper x lambs off grain access 47.5kg to GR Prime for $180, Dorper x ewes to restockers for $120, rams to Whites Trading for $178, Merino ram lambs 35kg to restockers for $120 Andy & Helen Ferrier sold Xbred ewes to Thomas Foods for $181, to GR Prime for $156, rams to Whites Trading for $176 Matthews Wall & Wall sold Dorper x lambs 36kg to Highchester Meats for $167, 62.5kg hoggets to Eversons for $187 Phil Sissman sold White Suffolk x lambs 57kg to Thomas Foods for $219, 65kg hoggets to Thomas Foods for $175 John & Marion Skinner sold Dorset x lambs 57kg to Uniplaza Meats for $225 Marty & Margie Kerlin sold Suffolk lambs 51kg to Warwick Meats for $196 Warren & Wendy Schelbach sold 44.1kg wether lambs to Highchester Meats for $188, 44.1kg ewe lambs to restockers for $206 Barry & Diane Unold sold Dorper x lambs 46.8kg to Shelley F/T for $177, rams to restockers for $ 198

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paddock as well as processors looking to fill their containers . The cow section saw some good lines of processing cattle hit the market. the lighter feed on end markets may have eased but the market for cow and calf units as well as good breeders to go back to the paddock was fully firm.

Calves back to the paddock saw rates up to 768c/kg Yearling steers to restockers sold to 638c/kg for the 200 to 300kg range Medium weight steers to 540c/kg with yearling steers to feed on making up to 505c/kg Heavier lines sold up to 481c/kg and averaged 447c/kg Yearling heifers back to the paddocks sold to a best of 582c/kg to average 481c/g Heavy cows to processors were up slightly making to a top of 327c/kg but on the average were falling in the 300 to 310c/kg Steers to processors sold to a top of 447c/kg to average 424c/kg, processing steers for domestic markets were in the same ranges with the push for feed on domestic higher for the black cattle than the other breeds Pig and Calf sale...

Pig and calf numbers were on a par with recent weeks and as we leave the holiday period behind the pork consumption will slow until the next holiday period. The bright side is that consumption has led to more involvement on the breeding sides and a good proportion is going to restockers. Sows made up to $358, stores $140 to $186 with pork to $178 Calves are in the limelight with week old calves making in the $200 to $400 bracket according to type and size.

Poultry numbers are up as the hen craze has seen an increase in fowl numbers. This has seen a fall in the pre-Christmas price hikes.

Goats are still in short supply with boer types from local vendors bringing from $175 to $190 /head.

- Ross Ellis, McDougall & Sons, Warwick, 0419 744 151.

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‘Cultivating Prosperity’ Top Tips for using the tools so your land can THRIVE. For us to understand the impact of how we use the tools on our land, there are three key understandings1. There are two different environments and the tools work differently in these environments.

Annual -Humidity / moisture at Soil surface tending- throughout the year -( rain, mist, fog, lichens on fence posts- Killarney, Maleny, Mt Tamborine.

Seasonal moisture at soil surface tending : most of the Warwick area - summer rain is the dominant form of moisture and there is limited fog/mist, and we usually have a drier winter, than summer.

On a scale of 1 to 10 ...

Annual Moisture tending sits between 1-5 Rainforest 1, Maleny 3, Killarney 4-5.

Seasonal Moisture tending sits between 6-10- Warwick area 7, Alice Springs 9, Desert 10. (East of Warwick may sit at a 6 with some winter fog/mist ... where as west of Warwick & Stanthorpe are probably a 7..)

The key point is the 2 different tending environments - determine how the tools we use will either enhance or diminish the function of our Land. Interestingly, most of our farming practices came from England, and NE USA ...

(Annual Moisture environments) yet 80% of Australia is Seasonal Moisture! I think we have seen over the last 200 yrs how well this has played out. We explore why further below.

2. The Rule of Succession - A species moves into an environment when the conditions are suitable for establishment- however will move out when the conditions aren’t suitable for reproduction.

Who is responsible for the conditions? WE ARE. Weeds come to mind and we will use the Local Weeds ‘policy’ as an example throughout to look at alternative options, which enable producers to be truly innovative.

Interestingly, as an aside, humans also follow the rule of succession - the younger generation will move back home to work, as the conditions are suitable for establishment ...

However, if there is no future discussion and plan created - creating the suitable conditions for bringing a partner into the fold and enabling suitable conditions for having kids, then the younger generation packs up and works elsewhere ( or may at least want to, if they stay in this uncertainty) What conditions for succession are we creating in our family farms ... in conjunction with the future generation? This is a whole other topic ... so back to the making our farms thrive.

3. Working with Nature - nature is dynamic we need to try new approaches, monitor results and continuously tweak what we try next. We will either have a win- or we will learn.

I am coming from the perspective that we want our land to thrive as naturally as possible- enabling nature to do the work for us, enhancing the 4 functions of life & ( Reducing input costs) rather than feeling we have to control nature with external inputs and constraints, which can lead to diminishing the 4 functions for life.

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To recap on the 4 functions for life ...

Thriving mineral cycle- manure from animals, minerals and nutrients from the continuous natural decomposition of organic matter (fallen leaves, decaying grass plants, dead animals- small and large, Thriving water cycle that is thriving- minimal run off, maximum storage in the soil due to high levels of organic matter, and ground cover to minimise evaporation ( 75% of all rain that falls on bare ground - evaporatesDPI Roma), Thriving energy flow- lots of green growing plants capturing sunlight which fuels the growth and underground microbial & nutrient world ( grasses/crops/weeds/trees/ schrubs) all capturing sunlight.

Mass diversity - of plants, animals, critters & microorganisms- above and below the soil- diverse number of species, age, size & structure.

We can use the tools in the best way to ensure these 4 functions of life thrive- leading to higher production and reduced costs.

If the prevailing conditions on our farms are created by our management, due to the way we have applied a certain tool/ s, then change the management of the tool and you will get a different outcome.

Unpacking the tool box We access one or more of the three resources Ideas/ Creativity, Money and Labour/effort ... we then choose a tool or tools from the Toolbox compartments to make the impact we want.

To continue on from the previous column In all management there a three resources Ideas, Money and Effort/Labour (the Doing), but to make change in any way, we need to reach into the universal tool box- and choose a tool or a combination of tools from the three main compartments1. Technology (anything man made- from a match & fire, to water management, chemicals/ fertilisers, to a rocket)- this is a very deep compartment as we have lots of technology to use.

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Check if the technology you are using solves the root cause of the problem. (Are we covering the problem with a bandaid/ (technology)- or working out why we have the problem in the first place) soil is kept covered with plants/mulch/ and soil structure is intact (not turned over) and soil biology is fed naturally Weeds are a good example- firstly the conditions have to be right, ( we create the conditions) and weeds or undesirable species are simply filling a whole in nature, as they are pioneer species- bare ground is their favourite place, or disturbed soil by earthworks etc . They are often low on the succession , so need low succession conditions- poor soil, lacking bioogy.

Einstein once said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

I recall a Landcare day about weeds and a producer got up and said ‘the only things that kills Lippia is roundup, it works, I have been doing it for 15 years’ ... .. this begs the questions- if Roundup truly works why had the producer have to do it for 15 years?

If spraying weeds works so well, why do we need to keep doing it?

So if our Local Weeds programme wants to be truly innovative we need to be looking at the root cause and changing the conditions of our soil ... enhancing the biology why aren’t we funding trials by producers to do /try something different- bio-fertilisers, compost teas of the weed we are trying to control, increasing soil biology, pigs in weed infected areas- dig up and eat roots and change the soil- good for noxious weeds, covering the soil also works a treat- cover crops to prevent the need to spray when you are planting a crop etc- we have some amazing examples in Australia and even locals who are giving this a red hot go.

Google- Colin Seis, Bruce Maynard, or check out http://www.theconsciousfarmer.com/ cover-cropping/ Many producers have probably already

done some innovative work on their own accord- why aren’t we seeking ideas for what has worked for others in this area.

The rule of succession kicks in and we will see less desirable species come in and out from season to season - one season-cobblers pegs are prolific, then the next season there are none. Depending on moisture, soil conditions etc. This also highlights maybe our appetite for weeds( or are they just plants in the wrong spot for us) needs to expand ... Weeds flowers also can tell us what the soil is lacking- an example to wet the appetite- https://modernfarmer. com/2019/07/how-to-read-your-weeds/ Do we really notice weeds in a highly diverse pasture with lots of other feed ... in fact, if we focus on what we want which is a thriving environment and use the tools that move us towards that - then we look beyond the weeds and get serious about improving the 4 functions of life.

The Southern Downs Regional Council could lead the way on addressing the root cause- ie what soil conditions cause the less desirables to establish, what soil conditions are needed for the weed to move out ... or at least be less dominant. It unrealistic to eradicate every weed, as we are dealing with nature and conditions will always be right somewhere. Lets get curious and be the first Regional Council to start addressing the root causes and enable producers to be innovative and together we can share trial results ... and actually break the cycle of always defaulting to the spray, when other methods could be far kore effective long term and improve the function of our land.

Lighting a Match - using fire to manage land in environments with seasonal moisture. Hot fire can burn the soil cover/surface, damage soil biology and it sends Carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and cause woody weeds to flourish. Cultural burning - although a match is used these days, the conditions, temperature, time of year are all variable of whether or not the fire will be lit, it tends to be cool and skim across the top, however some carbon ( grass plants) is converted to smoke - carbon dioxide. Continuous use of fire leads to species that like fire ... do you want that in your landscape? It is hard to get fire established in an Annual Humidity environment.

Result - Reducing the 4 functions for Life 2. Time - (allocate/plan the time for actionsplanting/ fencing/ grazing, harvest, waiting time- growing/ recovery of plants/ over rest) TIME - we MANAGE time every-day - we all have 168hrs/ week- how do we choose to use it. Time allows us to heal - physically and emotionally, it takes time to nurture, nourish, grow, harvest. We allow time for being together, learning, sharing, working, relaxing or volunteering.

Time can restore and degrade land depending how time is used.

In environments with seasonal moisture - If time is applied to land by locking it up/excluding it from any management - people or animals, over a short time it will recover, however over the long term it degenerates, the grass turns grey and oxidises- sending carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, reducing species and causes bare ground. Like our State forests - Is Durakai State Forest thriving?

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Allora Show 2021...

Show Season 2021 on the Southern Downs continues, with the Allora Show held last Friday and Saturday - showcasing the best of the region’s agricultural industries. Get ready for the Killarney Show next week - Friday 19 and Saturday 20 February...

Equestrian events took centre stage in the show ring.

Tristan Hall and Karina Anderson.

Showjumping action at the 2021 Allora Show.

Allora Show volunteers of longstanding were out in force in 2021 – pictured here are Helen Anderson, Sue Huston, Joyce Bond, Helen Grant and Allora Show Patron Dorothy Rubie.

Josh Cross and Jaylen Ferdinand with Josh’s VS Commodore, entered in the ‘B&S’ and ‘Themed’ sections of the Ute Competition.

Stud Sheep Chief Steward Josh Milton (left) has been involved with the competition for the last 15 years, with his family operating a pork and lamb enterprise on the Southern Downs.

Junior Judge assessor Matthew Franklin – who started out in the high school junior judging circuit himself – shared some of his own experience with the up-and-comers.

Nick and Kasey Ferdinand with their VS Commodore – entered in the Allora Show Ute Competition ‘B&S’ section.

Winners of the Stud Sheep Junior Judges competition – pictured here with Pursehouse Rural Allora Branch Manager Russell Hughes – were Liam Salmon (Dalby SHS), Abby Brown (The Scots PGC College), Kate Worth (Silver Dorset) and Maggie Myer (The Scots PGC College).

Mayor Vic Pennisi and wife Sharon dropped in to the 2021 Allora Show on Saturday.

Kalara Poll Hereford Stud took out Junior Champion and Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer – Kalara Royal Devona and Kalara Miss Charm - pictured here with Mikayla Passmore and Jamie Hollis.

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Stud owners Rowan and Coralyn Smith of Smithy’s Droughtmasters had success with ‘Countash’ taking out Inter-Breed Reserve Champion. The Smiths also did well at the Stanthorpe Show taking out Champion Droughtmaster Bull and Exhibit. The couple established their Yangan stud about three years ago, and are passionate about the ‘adaptability’ of the Droughtmaster breed, which they say can handle our cold winters just as well as the heat of the north.

Students from the Warwick State High School Agriculture Program exhibited entries from the school’s Angora Goat stud – fleeces from the program are exported to the fashion houses of Italy.

Entries at the Allora Show achieved First, Second and Third in the Does Three-Plus Years Class.

Warwick SHS is also preparing Angoras for the Clifton Show, and sheep and cattle for the Warwick Show.

Pictured here with teacher Alan Gamgee are - Cody Laidlaw, Christina Hemphill, Declan Laidlaw, Lacey Grayson, Hayleigh, Maci Holley, Logan Laidlaw and Emma Bousen.

Students from The Scots PGC College in Warwick move their entries in the Stud Sheep competition into the judging arena. The College’s Texel Stud – Flock No. 405 – was established in 2000 and was assisted in its establishment by Ian McMaster and the Hood family.

Among recent upgrades to the Allora Showgrounds are new shed and stall facilities for the cattle arena – shown here in the background – increasing comfort for both competitors and their stock.

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Making copious quantities of fig jam the other week I needed a small amount of vinegar in each batch or, as I prefer to use, lemon juice.

This got me wondering about lemons.

I guess I have always taken them for granted as being readily available, reasonably priced and most importantly of all to me, Australian grown. I am pedantic about buying in season and Australian grown produce if at all possible.

Lemon trees were always grown in suburban back yards. If you had a chook yard, that was the ideal place, as they appreciated the manure and scratching around the base. Alternatively, if you go back many years, they were grown where the drain came out from the “wash house”, as they loved the water and the nutrients from the old fashioned pure soap before the advent of modern laundry detergents.

With modern living, the decrease in the size of suburban house blocks and changing garden fashions, these positions are no longer commonly available in suburbia.

To my eyes however, if you have the space, nothing looks nicer than a citrus tree in a house yard. Evergreen, easy care, nicely shaped, beautiful perfume when flowering and the added bonus of decorative, beautiful, fresh fruit.

There are 3 main varieties of lemons grown commercially in Australia but for the backyard it would be hard to beat a Meyer. While not a true lemon, but possibly a natural hybrid of an orange and a lemon, they aren’t as sour and acidic as true lemons, so are more popular.

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When lemon juice is used in many types of jam making to aid with setting, the Meyer with less pectin than some of the others, is not ideal, but is certainly a good variety, with its thin skin and juiciness and year round production, for most other uses.

I have a “Lots of Lemons” in a pot and apparently this is a dwarf variety of Meyer. It is doing very well and had a lot of fruit set this year after a very heavy flowering. The bees loved it!! I removed most of the fruit to allow the tree to develop better. They are ideal in a pot as they require really good drainage.

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Eureka produces 2 and sometimes 3 flushes of fruit each year, while the Lisbon fruits only in winter and is less desirable in the home garden as it has spikes!

The other popular “new” variety is the lemonade tree. This is a cross between a mandarin and a lemon and produces lots of fruit that can be eaten straight from the tree and is described as tasting like lemonade without the bubbles!

I have also read that there are other small plantings of some varieties I admit I’ve never heard of. Fino, Verna, Villafranca and Yen Ben! Fino was imported from Spain and released from quarantine in 1994 and is a winter producing variety. It was brought in to export to

the European market between Sept and Nov when premium prices are available. It accounts for 70% of commercial lemon production in Spain.

Verna is also a Spanish import accounting for 30% of the production in that country. It is a large, almost seedless, late maturing variety that is aimed at our summer market as at the moment we import lemons from California at that time. It was also released from quarantine in 1994.

Villafranca is a relative of Eureka and does well in inland areas and the subtropics. Eureka appeared in California in 1858 from seeds imported from Sicily and is the most widely grown lemon in Australia and many other countries.

Yen Ben on the other hand is a true Australian, and even a Queenslander! It is a sport from a Lisbon lemon and was selected at “Benyenda” at Burrum Heads in the late 1930’s.

While it hasn’t been commercialised in Australia it has been trialled with success since 1978 in New Zealand, has become a very popular variety there and shows promise for export to Japan.

We appear to be very good at exporting our good ideas - look at Granny Smith apples, the most widely grown green apple world-wide, and Macadamia nuts grown in many areas of the world. Australia and South Africa still grow 55% of the world production however.

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250 jobs during conwill be the ning of February, as a “critical milesto es Dr Anthony Lynham struction, and 700 “Importantly, the with the Pumps and beginnew full-time agricult ne in the constru completion of this Pipeline ction of and supporting jobs the 12,000 megalit ure will be a phase Design Tender to be announced re Emu Swamp Dam”. in significant step shortly after. wellbeing of the local the region, to boost the ground towards breaking “Once Dr Lynham - who finalise on construction of d, construction will community. last week announ the dam. begin, resulting in new jobs impending retirem ced “The Palaszczuk “Once for ent from state politics his the Govern operati region. ment has comonal, the election due on “GBIP is renewing at mitted $13.6 million to provide water security Emu Swamp Dam will Saturday 31 Octobe its Cultural Heritag for irrigators by guaran “involved irrigato Dam, with an advanc kick start Emu Swamp teeing r agemen e Mansaid t Plan (CHMP) and rs would finalise a monthl ed release of $6 million we are currently in their water fast-track the allocation agreem to water allocati y average of 90 per cent of their the process of welcom project. ents for the dam ing nominations on. and pipeline project located eligible Aboriginal from “The collective Parties (as defined south-west of Stantho “It is a significant

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As Steve Smith collected another Allan Border Medal, Beth Mooney received the Belinda Clarke Medal and Cricket Australia announced the cancellation on the South African tour the national sporting focus for many quickly turned to the will it / won’t it Australia Tennis Open and the upcoming NRL season.

Mark Steketee’s emotions must have gone from jubilation to devastation in the space of a little more than a few days after being named in an Australian touring side for the first time only to see his dream of a baggy green dashed this time. Like all the players I imagine he was well aware the tour was on shaky grounds and would rather be safe than sorry. I doubt the door has slammed on his aspirations to wear the baggy green and I am sure his performances will do plenty of talking in the future. As they say good things come to those who wait After several hiccups and Kyrgios dummy spits the Australian Open is finally underway.

Already on day two as we go to print some noticeable big scalps have fallen - of course there are already cries that our quarantine regulations have been too tough - Sorry, suck it up I say.

The Aussie Men’s contingent has started with a bang and despite his antics, he who many Aussie fans love to hate is playing some great tennis.

However I think Ash Barty remains the firm favourite with fans and I for one will be cheering her on.

Meanwhile the NRL is only weeks away from commencing and it is time to begin taking note of who is in and who is out and who is in the casualty ward of your team and others as we gear up for the 2021 tipping season.

The NRL this week came down hard on Payne Haas who has in my opinion had more than enough chances. They (NRL) have drawn a line in the sand for all players with regard to player behaviour off the field in these types of incidents and I believe it is a good thing. Let’s hope having made this statement they are consistent should anyone else be foolish enough to tread the same path.

It is going to be interesting to see how the soap opera of an expanding NRL takes shape as prospective Queensland franchises jockey for prime positions.

The NRL is almost with us. We’ve missed you.

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PROVIDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITES FOR JUNIOR FOOTBALLERS With the football season just around the corner, The Southern Downs Football Academy (SDFA) is gearing up for the 2021 junior football season and invites players from all clubs across the region - including from as far afield as Clifton and Toowoomba - to train with them this year.

Contrary to popular belief, the SDFA is not a club - it’s a football training provider, and aims to give local juniors exposure to a high level of coaching and competitive skill-building, at an affordable cost for families.

New juniors registering in 2021 will receive a free training kit with a value of more than $80, and will benefit from up to 60 training sessions throughout the year.

Training sessions will be three nights per fortnight - Monday/Thursday/Monday - at Queens Park in Warwick.

Players aged five to 10 years will train from 5.15pm to 6.15pm, and 11 years and up from 5pm to 6.15pm. Training commences on Monday 1 March. Registrations are open now - for a link and more information check out ‘Southern Downs Football Academy’ on Facebook and enquiries can also be made to Qualified Youth Coach Tim Gaske on 0434 211 441.

BUSY PROGRAM FOR WARWICK LADIES Numbers playing the Ladies Single Stableford last Wednesday’s (Feb3) were down sig-

nificantly as a large contingent of the normal playing group attended funeral of fellow golfer John Devitt.

Though down in numbers, the competition for the Cherry Tree Cafe vouchers was stiff.

Kath Devereux continued her recent purple patch of form and her score of 34 pts saw her collect the vouchers. She had a great start to the round scoring 20 points on the front nine and was able to claw back from a couple of triple bogies to play around her handicap. Devereux’s good form continued into the weekend, winning the February Monthly Medal with a fine 71 nett.

Only three balls were on offer in Wednesday’s round due to the small field numbers and were won by the runner up Annice Payne (33pts) and Ros Darton and Di Macdonald in the run down.

Divisions for the Monthly Medal were evenly divided on Saturday. Kath Devereux’s win in the Division One Medal and Condamine Club prize came with a stroke to spare over runnerup Marg Adcock (72nett). Marg Adcock’s round included two ‘gobbles’ giving her a jump-out start in the annual event.

Annice Payne also followed up her midweek form with a win in the Division Two Monthly Medal with a score of 71 nett. However the daily Condy Club voucher was won by newcomer Merisa Ots who returned a super 68 nett. Unfortunately as Merisa is currently a Flexi member she is ineligible to win the Monthly Medal.

This was only Merisa’s fifth card and her best gross score by a big margin so the handicapping system has given her ‘the chop’ reducing her 44 handicap to 36.7.

This will even out as she returns more cards to the system and some good judges are predicting it won’t be long before she breaks the 36.

Annice Payne received the runner-up voucher in this Division.

The best putters on Saturday were Molly Seibel (29 putts) and Wendy Rhea (30 putts).

Anne Lyons (72), Tub Ingall (73), Gwen Mills (73) and Wendy Rhea (74) each received a ball in the rundown.

The 2021 Golf Programme is now available in a choice of book or sheet form. Many players received their copy from Ladies Captain Ros last Sunday. If have not yet received your copy and would prefer a hard copy please contact Ros. The programme will continue to be emailed to all members.

On Wednesday (Feb 10) members played a single Stableford programmed with prizes sponsored by the Coffee Club. Results of this round will be available in next week’s Spin column.

The Captains Vs Presidents event has been resurrected, it and will be played on Saturday.

It has been some years since the Ladies have played for the little wooden cup run so it is sure to be a popular round.

Teams will be allocated and you will be advised of your team (probably on your playing card).

The Committee has cleared and cleaned out our Presentation Room in readiness for

Saturday’s event so we can follow the scores as they are totalled on the big white board. Join us in the Room for a bit of friendly rivalry between teams and some fun prizes sponsored by the Captain and President.

Good luck and good golfing to those members travelling to Oakey on Monday for the D and SW Executive Challenge.

WARWICK OPEN DAY SUCCESS Warwick Golfers rounded off another busy week on the greens and fairways with a very successful Open Day. A field of 76 including a smattering of visitors enjoyed the warm conditions during play and the cool drinks on the deck after play.

With a combined score of 71 Kath and Charlie Morrison scored just enough points to edge out Captain Brendon and Sam Hinze but not before a count back. Kath contributed her share however 38pts from Charlie probably cinched the win.

Warwick Pro Sam Eaves sponsored the event and was on hand with Kym and the boys to present his trophies to all the winners.

INCREASED NUMBERS AND EXCELLENT FORM A HIGHLIGHT Player numbers are steadily increasing in the Ladies RSL midweek competition as things return to normal following the holiday period.

Players welcomed President Edith Stewart was back to the course on Jan 27 after a period away from the game. On the same day the good recent form of Lorraine Evans continued and she took the honours as the outright winner of the 18 hole individual Stableford after posting a score of 35 points well clear of runner up Helen Jones (31points).

The following week (3/2) 11 played for the Monthly Medal individual stroke event. A warm welcome was extended to Lisa Stuart who has recently joined the Stanthorpe Golf Club and is currently playing for her handicap.

Neta Thouard has been playing consistently excellent golf and she had an excellent round to claim the win with a 77 nett score. To complete an excellent day, Thouard also tied with Lynette Ludlow for the best gross on 101 and won the putting competition with 31 putts for the round.

Lorraine Evans also played well finishing runner up with 79 nett. Trish Fittock and Annelle Batterham tied for the rundown with 81 nett. The putting competition was won by Neta with 31 putts.

FEBRUARY MEDAL SAFE WITH CONSTABLE Stanthorpe golfers left to question where the days and weeks have disappeared to - seems like only yesterday they were beginning a new year of competition and on Saturday they were teeing off in the second medal event of 2021.

The February monthly medal and putting event was sponsored by Dixon Homes and the club is grateful to Wes Smith for providing the prizes for the round and for presenting them to the winners.

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day returned the best gross score and the best nett score to win the men’s medal. Constable returned a card of 71 strokes for the round, one under par for the course. His One handicap resulted in nett 70, and he returned to the winner’s circle with a one stroke win.

Peter Gibney also had a good round finishing runner up with nett 71. A quick look at Gibney’s card reveals fairly steady scoring on both nines but for a couple of wayward par fives where he obviously ran into some trouble

Wes Smith congratulates Peter Gibney, Men’s Runner Up in the men’s February Monthly Medal played in Stanthorpe last weekend.

Matt Burgess won the putting honours requiring only 23 putts for the round.

The run down went to nett 73 and it was a ball each to Max Smith, Mick O’Brien, Matt Waterworth, Wes Smith and Alan Accurate.

Annelle Batterham turned around a run of indifferent form with a winning score of nett 74.

Obviously, the advice she received from ‘Ron’s coaching clinic’ was very helpful in securing the win. The runner up, Kay Webb (nett 75) also won the Ladies putting with (27) for the round.

Nikki Waterworth with 96 off the stick returned the Best Gross in the Ladies event. The Ladies’ run down went to nett 77 with a ball each to Lisa Stuart, Helen Jones and Margie Locke.

This Saturday the club has scheduled an individual stroke event sponsored by Matt and Nikki Waterworth. Tee off is from 11.30 am and the time sheet for this event is on the board at the Club house.

Golfers are reminded that the Glen Aplin State School Two ball Ambrose event is just around the corner - set down for Sunday Feb 21 - mark the date in your diaries. The event is open and an invitation to all to come and play.

Play begins with a shotgun start at 9.30 am.

A nomination sheet is posted on the board at the club, or you can contact the glen Aplin School for information.

ST JOHN BACK A WINNER Stanthorpe Sporters were out early on Sunday morning enjoying conditions on the front nine.

An overnight shower of rain resulted in not a lot of run on the course.

A shower of rain overnight meant there was not a lot of run on the course and some slow greens were going to be encountered.

David St John made a successful return to Sporters and claimed a win at his first appearance for some time. He was unable to play for a while due to a broken arm so, I am told that there is no doubt, having this mended made a lot of difference.

Mick Irwin once again claimed the runner up prize, this time missing out by just one stroke. On the law of averages and weight of numbers you would think things would go in his favour this week and hopefully the top prize.

We’ll see what the golf god’s decide next Sunday.

Dick Hilton continued his consistent play to feature in the run down. There were some close scores in the chase for the Best Gross score but at the end of the day Ian Anderson (41) just managed to hold off the rest of the field.

The packet of chips, for encouragement, went to John Rawlings who did not have one of his better days. Unfortunately, John had to leave early so I understand the rest of the field enjoyed them on his behalf. (Must have been a big packet of chips) Thursday, 11 February, 2021 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES 29

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The Spin MIXED TRIPLES A CLOSE AFFAIR The mixed Triples event held at the Warwick East bowls Club last Thursday proved popular and organisers were pleased with the good roll up. The event was kindly sponsored by Paul and Charlotte Beaman.

In a day filled with tight games, three teams finished with equal scores. On margins the winner was the team of D Callaghan, F Taylor and E Scott who in round one defeated T Banditt, D Coulton and G Assay 16-3. In the Skips only round Callaghan had a 12-7 win over K Hankinson.

D Hughes, E Diery and M Shepherd finished runner’s up after a 13-6 win over R Tate, K Bloomfield and G Shelley in the opening round. Hughes went on to defeat Johno Johnson 15 - 4 in round two.

It was enough to edge out the team of P Collis, M Wright and L Collie. They had a round one win over B Black, C Lawler and, P Kerr score 14-5. Collis then defeated R Tate 15-4 in the Skip’s only round.

Other scores in the Triples competition were: Round 1: S Tyter, S Ford, J Torrisi def. J Johnson, D Busch, S Morris 16 - 3; D Callaghan, F Taylor, E Scott def T Banditt, D Coulton, G Assay 16-3; K Mooney, G Davis, D Scotney def M Skaines, A Imhoff, G Jago 12-7; K Hankinson, L Clarke, B Ziebell def J Buse, A Buse, N Farmer 15-4 Round 2 (skips only): B Black (13) d S Tyter (6) J Buse (10.5) d K Mooney (8.5) M Skaines (110) d T Banditt (8) On Saturday the club hosted two games of social triples .The winning team was E Diery, with R Tarpan and R Tate equal runners-up.

Unfortunately, the attempt at the jackpot was unsuccessful.

Mixed social bowls are on again this Saturday (and every Saturday). Play begins at 1.00 p.m. If you are intending to play names must be submitted to the club by phone (4661 9050) or in person between between12.00 and12.30.

Prizes and a chance to try and crack the jackpot are on offer.

Tonight is the opening night of the Thursday night self-selected triples competition.

Please nominate your team by calling Gordon Assay (0427 289 680) by 6.00pm. Play begins at 6.30pm. The $30 entry fee includes a sausage sizzle. Round winners each night get have their entry fees refunded and there are substantial prizes to be won at the end of the competition.

Capping off a busy week, Warwick East was well represented at the District Pairs at the Summit on Saturday. Thanks to those players who participated.

Nominations for the B Grade singles competition are now open and close on 27th February. Games will begin on March 6.

A reminder there is a Men’s meeting at 9.00 a.m. on Saturday (Feb 13) and the club AGM has been set down for 9.30 a.m. on the following Saturday Feb 20.

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SCHOOLS IN FOR MOONEY School was in on Saturday afternoon at the Southern Cross Bowls Club as Kim Hankinson handed Kev Mooney some lessons on scoring in their (social) singles game. The final score game 28-14. Still waiting to hear if there was homework or detention for Mooney following the game.

Meanwhile, other bowlers enjoyed the warm afternoon conditions and played a few games of pairs and a game of triples. Visitors, Corey and Harley joined in to give Bowls a go.

Lucky Harley didn’t play with Davidson as the noise might have been too much especially as Phil Wagner rode in to check out the action on his Indian motorcycle.

A big shout out, and thank you from “Paintbrush” Davidson to members for helping in the recent working bee. I hear the green is starting to look that good; Paintbrush will no longer need to use his leftover paint. Although, some more rain would be wonderful.

Today, Thursday (Feb 11) the Ladies will are holding a Committee Meeting at 10.30am before hosting an afternoon of Social Mixed Bowls commencing at 1.00pm. Everyone in30 SOUTHERN FREE TIMES Thursday, 11 February, 2021

Winner Annelle Batterham of the February Monthly Medal at the Stanthorpe Golf club is pictured with Sponsor Wes Smith of Dixon Homes.

Kay Webb was runner up in the Dixon Homes sponsored Monthly Medal event at the Stanthorpe golf club she is pictured with Wes Smith.

cluding beginners is welcome to join members. Please contact Cheryl (0407 641 158) for further information.

This Saturday, (Feb 13) Social Mixed Bowls kick off at 1.00pm. Again everyone is welcome (including beginners). Please contact Kev Mooney (0447 807 699) if you require further details.

For barefoot bowls, social and competition bowls, functions and bar, you can’t go past the Southern Cross Bowls Club Inc. opposite St Mary’s Church in Warwick. Follow the club on their Facebook page or contact the Club Secretary, Cheryl (0407 641 158).

dition and the hospitality was first class.

DISTRICT PAIRS WORK TOWARDS FINAL The 2021 Southern Downs Men’s District Pairs were played last weekend with the sectional play held on Saturday at the Summit and Goondiwindi Bowls Clubs.

At the end of the day’s play, six section winners and two qualifiers had been decided and progressed to the next round.

Congratulations go to the section winners and qualifiers who played at the Summit. They included Graeme Warner (The Summit) and Peter Ayerst (The Summit) 6+19, Frank Taylor (The Summit) and Eliseo Zamprogno (The Summit) 6+65, Brian Wilmot (The Summit) and Tyler Sweeney (The Summit) 4+11, Darren Stanley (The Summit) and Darren Rabbitt (Warwick) 4+56, Meanwhile in the following winners came from the games played in Goondiwindi :Trevor Smith (Goondiwindi) and Col Hayes (Goondiwindi) 6+52, Mark Sellens (Goondiwindi) and Gary Roberts (Goondiwindi) 5+19, Ray Williams (Texas) and Wes Smith (Inglewood) 6+25, and Dale Callaghan (Inglewood) and Neville Morris (Texas) 4+27.

The action shifted to the Inglewood Bowls Club on Sunday for the finals.

In the quarter finals, Dale Callaghan (Texas) and Neville Morris (G’Windi) defeated Graeme Warner (Summit) and Peter Ayerst (Summit) 24-10.

Goondiwindi players Trevor Smith and Col Hayes defeated the Summit pairing of Frank Taylor and Eliseo Zamprogno 24-15.

An extra end had to be played to determine the winners on the game between played, Darren Stanley (Summit) and Darren Rabbitt (Warwick) and Brian Wilmot and Tyler Sweeney. After the extra end Stanley and Rabbitt took an 18-17 win.

Ray Williams (Texas) and Wes Smith (Inglewood) defeated Goondiwindi players Mark Sellens and Gary Roberts 24 - 10.

In the first of the semi-final games played on Sunday afternoon Trevor Smith and Col Hayes repelled a late challenge from Dale Callaghan and Neville Morris to win 19-17.

In the second semi final, Ray Williams and Wes Smith had a 19-11 win over Darren Stanley and Darren Rabbitt.

Both games featured good bowls by all players. In each game the winners managed to play shots that damaged their opponent’s chances at critical stages of the game.

Players from Goondiwindi, Texas and Inglewood will feature in the final to be played at the Inglewood Bowls Club on Saturday afternoon.

Goondiwindi players, Trevor Smith and Col Hayes meet Ray Williams (Texas) and Wes Smith (Inglewood) in the final. Good luck to all players The Southern Downs District extends their thanks to The Summit, Goondiwindi and Inglewood clubs for the use of their greens and facilities. All greens were presented in excellent con-

SOCIAL SUNDAY With the rinks at the Summit Bowls Club filled with teams playing in the opening rounds of the District Pairs event on Saturday, Social Bowls were played on Sunday morning.

Ray Spiller and Rob Capelli defeated Phil Davis and Michael Sweeney 24-15; In a close game Gary Trevena, Andrew McGlashan and Jamie Zamprogno defeated Pam Moore, Sylean Fairley and John Fairley 11-9.

There will be a Trophy Afternoon this Saturday at The Summit Bowls Club sponsored by members Alex Mattiazzi and Keith Mungall.

Organisers are hoping for a good roll up.

Please phone the club (4683 2366) to register your name if you intend to play.

Names must be submitted by 12:30pm for a 1:00pm start.

What’s ahead at The Summit in coming weeks:Sat Feb 13 - Trophy Afternoon - Sponsored

by A. Mattiazzi and K. Mungall Tues Feb 16 - Turkey Triples Sat Feb 20 - Working Bee at 10:00am; District Meeting; Social Bowls Sun Feb 21 - Open 2 Bowl Triples Carnival Fri Feb 26 - Family BBQ Sat Feb 27 - Club Challenge - Inglewood; Social Bowls at The Summit Sun Feb 28 - Club Challenge - Inglewood Sat Mar 13 - Phil Davis Birthday Trophies

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TRIPLES ATTRACT NUMBERS TO WARWICK BOWLS CLUB Seven rinks at the Warwick Bowls club were filled last Tuesday (Feb 2) as visiting teams joined local bowlers for the club’s Monthly Triples.

First Round Results: C Davidson, G Davis, J Johnson def P Seipelt, T Gallagher, M Holder 13 - 6.

K Blomfield, M Balfour, D Christensen def Barry, Alex, Carl 14 - 5.

Y Reid, E Welsh, T Wright def S Morris, A Davidson, S Ford 12 - 8.

M Thompson, N Farmer, J Calam def P Kerr, C Lawler, B Black 13 - 6.

T Prichard, R Bean, J Ruhle def A Buse, Sools, G Creighton 12 - 7.

D Busch, L Clarke, K Hankinson def G Assay, M Shepherd, R Tate 13 - 5.

L Collie, P Wagner, P Collis def K Weir, G Green, J Cochrane 13 - 6.

Results Second Round; Skips names only: R Tait d J Ruhle 13 - 6; J Johnson d P Collis 13 - 6; M Holder d D Christensen 13 - 6; T Wright d Carl 10.5 - 8.5: G Creighton d S Ford 14 - 5; J Cochrane d J Calam 14 - 5; B Black d K Hankinson 14 - 5.

Honours went to the winning Johnno Johnson’s winning team from Southern Cross with 26 pts. The runner’s up from the Warwick club were Trevor Wright’s team from Warwick Club with a score of 23.5 pts.

The raffle winners were, (fruit tray) Trish Owens, (meat tray) Jean Calam, (fruit tray) Margaret Thompson and (wine) Brian Black.

The Bare Foot Bowls on Friday night attracted 18 bowlers and could be deemed a success however organisers are hoping to see more new faces at next month’s event.

In the games played T Owens, B Ruhle and D Ruhle def W, T and A Waugh 17 - 6; T Waugh, P O’Leary and C Waugh def K Waugh, A and C Ruhle 17- 13; H Gibson, E Welsh and M Holder def R Forbes, Y Reid and N Olsen 20 -10.

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C Waugh’s team won with the lowest winning margin.

A reminder that the club’s AGM will be held this Saturday (Feb13) at 1pm.

The future programme:Wednesday, Feb 17 KFC: Saturday, Feb 20 first round B Singles and Social: Wednesday, (Feb) 24 Club Trophy.

Visitors are most welcome to join members of the Warwick Bowls Club on the green on Saturdays. Names must be submitted to the club in person or by phone (46 611516) between noon and 12.30pm for a 1pm start or on Wednesdays (names in 5pm to 5.30) pm for a 6pm start.

KEEPING MEMBERS BUSY The Warwick Croquet Club is looking forward to hosting members and their guests to the Warwick Twin Cinema this evening as they host a fund raising screening of the movie. Tickets are available at the door tonight so if you are interested in supporting the club enjoying some good company along with wine and cheese and a great movie please join the fun.

While preparation for this evenings fund raiser have been going on there has been plenty happening on the Croquet court.

Results Tuesday (2/2) T Hinde pegged out on (26) Vs P Campbell (14) D Gartery and L Grayson (24) Vs C Beaumont and J Grayson (18) Golf Croquet Thursday (4/2) L Treadwell and S Stanley-Harris (7) Vs R Luck and L Henricks (5) C Ryan and M Ryan (7) Vs K Briggs and J Briggs (6) R Dearden (7) - B Morrison (5) - M Bowe (5) J Mahony (7) Vs D Logan (3) K Briggs and L Henricks (7) Vs L Treadwell and J Briggs (4) R Dearden and S Stanley-Harris (7) Vs M Ryan and J Mahony (6) C Ryan and M Bowe (7) Vs R Luck and B Morrison (6) B Morrison and J Briggs (7) Vs S Graham and M Bowe (5) K Briggs and J Mahony (7) Vs L Treadwell and R Dearden (6) S Stanley-Harris and C Ryan (7) Vs R Luck and M Ryan (5) Congratulations to Rhyl and Keith, both had a HOLE IN ONE Saturday (6/2) T Hinde (23) Vs P Campbelo (21)

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BOWLER FRIENDLY CONDITIONS Stanthorpe weather conditions continue to bowlers friendly and the greens at the Stanthorpe club are looking a picture thanks to greenkeeper Frank and his willing band of volunteers Some of those same volunteers joined Jeff Aldridge and installed outdoor carpet to the north end of our green. They did a great job and many thanks to everyone contributed.

Last Saturday the first semi final of the Men’s Veterans Singles was decided. Ernie Jones outpointed Gordon Gallaway. Thanks to Brian Brown who acted as marker in this game. There was also a game of Social three bowl pairs and one game of three bowl triples. In the pairs Mark Wicks and Frank Gallo took the prize from Wendy Hurnell and David Rose. The score 22-14 but it sounded like a fun game. In the triples Val White Cec Russell and Jack Bell just were defeated 13-17 in their game against T Hodgson Bruno Stefanon and Gary Trevano 13-17.

Although Twilight Bowling has proved very successful and continues to draw good numbers as they say in the classics all good things must come to an end and time is running out if you have not joined in the fun on Thursday nights.

With the onset of the cool evenings February 25 will be the final Twilight Bowls evening until next summer. You still have a couple of weeks to join in but be sure to book your spot by calling 46811276 between 5.30 and 6.00 pm to confirm your attendance. Bowls can be supplied for who need them and the bar is open throughout the evening.

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WARWICK FINISHES MITCHELL SHIELD ON A HIGH

Let’s go Racing at Allman Park - Free entry to the Warwick Turf Club’s seven-event program next Tuesday.

Bourne on 4683 6374 or go to www.oq.asn.au/ event-calendar

YOUNGSTER CAPTURES ATTENTION Attendance numbers were up at the Southern Down rifle Club shoot last weekend on the Warwick Range. The combination of fine weather and only a little mirage to contend with meant some very good scores were achieved in all classes. Although congratulations are in order for all the winners, it was the performance of one of the youngest shooters Sierra Reck that captured the attention of her peers and deserves special mention. At just 13 years of age Sierra put down an impressive score of 120.5 to be not far off the pace in her class and finished second to Richard McKillop.

Excellent shooting and well done.

This Sunday how better to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with members of the Southern Down rifle Club at the 400 yard mound their F Class and target rifle competition. Sign on commences at 7.30 am for 8.00 am start. If you would like further details please contact Margaret (4666 1018).

Results of last Sunday’s shoot F Std:Greg Wilson (120.6); Bruce McAllan (119.6); Kevin Jones (117.8); Dave Taylor (117.7); Daryl Reck (109.1); Merry Snelling (103); Nick Kent (102) Gary Snelling (101.1); Ian Gaines (99.2).

F Open :Richard McKillop (125.13); Sierra Reck (120.5); Neil Sexton (120.4); Murray Reck (117.4): Clynt Reck (112. 4); Margaret Taylor (109.4) Richard Woon (102); Mel Reck (100) and Eddie Woon (86) Target:David Broadbent (96.6) Military:Bob Tyllyer (97.3); Daryl Reck (87.2)

GO RACING AT ALLMAN PARK The Gates at Allman Park will be thrown open to the public next Tuesday as the Warwick Jockey club hosts one of a number of TAB meeting scheduled for 2021.

Entry to the meeting, where the Bar, BBQ, Bookies and TAB facilities will be operating is Free to the public. Simply complete the QR Code check at the gate to comply with Covid requirements.

Gates open at 11.00am for those punters keen for an early bet on the Southern races before the local seven race program gets underway.

In Mitchell shield news Warwick despite a comprehensive victory over Lockyer on Sunday Warwick Mitchell Shield campaign is over.

Batting first Warwick was all out for 172.

The Warwick bowing attack struck early blows and by the fourth over Lockyer looked to be on shaky ground at 3/19. Not long after Mitch Darton added a run out to his three wicket tally.

When Fern claimed his first wicket in Mitchell Shield after clean bowling a Lockyer batsman the visitors found themselves in real bother at 6/42. That was soon 7/47 as Mitch Darton claimed wicket number four. Darton was not finished and in an electrifying spell snuck one through the gate to claim another and make it a Michelle (Pfiffer - Fiffa) - after claiming his fifth wicket. The score 8/59 and Warwick were well in control.

Lockyer was on life support with the end nigh. It left to Sean O’Leary to wrap up the final wicket - Lockyer all out for 93.

Although Warwick will not play in the final they certainly finished their Mitchell Shield Campaign on a high.

The final between Toowoomba and Stanthorpe will be played in Toowoomba at Heritage Oval on Sunday Feb 14.

WANDERERS NARROW THE GAP As round 15 of the Stanthorpe and District Cricket Association wrapped up the gap between the two top teams, RSL and Wanderers has narrowed to a two point margin with both teams having played 12 games.

With five rounds of fixtures remaining before the semi finals it is developing into an interesting battle for top spot at the end of the fixtures.

Last week RSL had the round bye and Wanderers had the easiest of wins against a Tenterfield side that turned a well below par performance.

The game was played at Shirley Park Tenterfield but there was no home ground advantage for the Tenterfield side. Wanderers won the toss and put Tenterfield in.

You know your team is in trouble when the duck eggs outnumber the batsman who got a start and extras, (7) is the highest scorer.

In a disappointing performance Tenterfield were dismissed for 24 in just 11.6 overs.

Andrew Einam cleaned up four of the Tenterfield batsman to finish with 4/12 from 5.6 overs including one maiden.

Weylan Aldridge took a pair with figures of 2/2 from five overs including a couple of maidens.

Brendan barker also did his averages no harm with figures of 2/1 from one over. He

also took two catches. Jamie Carnell was also sharp in the field taking two catches and Aiden Halford took one catch behind the stumps.

In replay Wanderers required only 5.3 overs to reel in the required total but would have been a little disappointed to lose opener Clancy Toms cleaned bowled by Sargeant midway through the second over; undoubtedly, the highlight of the day for Tenterfield.

Eddie Filmer hit a six midway through the fifth over to wrap up the easiest of wins for Wanderers adding a handy four points to their season tally.

SOUTHS GET THE POINTS BUT HARDLY CONVINCING At Sheehan Oval third placed Souths were looking for another four points to add to their season tally in the hope of making ground on the teams at the top of the competition table when they played Valleys in their round 15 fixture game Valleys won the toss and batted first. Unfortunately there were a flock of ducks in their innings and only two players made it to double figures.

The openers Crome and Marino were dismissed cheaply and Valleys found themselves ½ early on. From there it was all downhill. The only batsmen to show any resistance were Steve Martin 13 from nine deliveries and their 11th man Sandro Stefanon who scored a run a ball 17 before he was caught by harry William off a Liam Lanza delivery. Valleys, all out in the 16th over for 59. Mr Extras playing his role as equal top scorer with 17 (14 wides and two no balls).

Liam Lanza had a picnic taking five wickets.

Lanza’s figures 5/20 from 7.2 overs including two maidens. He also ran out Valleys opener, Crome and took two catches. Not a bad day at the office.

Other wicket takers were Furness 3/20 two maidens in a six over spell.

Valleys gave themselves a chance when they dismissed the openers Jordie Lanza (12) and veteran John Hendry (2) in the eighth and ninth overs with the score 2/18. Furness, Zac Hendry and Danny Folkers followed in quick succession and the score was quickly 5/23.

Liam Lanza and harry Williams steadied the ship taking the score to 48 and in sight of victory before the fall of the next wicket. Lam Lanza out for 12 caught by Coup off the bowling of Damian Anderson. 6/48. In the next over Williams was out caught Stefanon bowled Martin for 18 but without adding to the wicket only a few balls later.

Souths 7/60 in the 22nd over.

Four points to Souths in what was not a terribly convincing win. They sit third on the ladder with 24 points. 12 points south of second placed Wanderers.

This week Souths play Wanderers on the CF White; Valleys take on RSL on Sheehan Oval and Tenterfield have a bye.

It will be interesting to see if there is any significant change at the top of the leader board after this weekend’s games.

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WARWICK CRICKET UPDATE Results Round 12 Warwick Cricket Association competition Round 12 Results Victoria Hill 170 (A Singh 70, Joe Morris 44, Mitch Darton 5/18, Kieran Bourke 2/8) Defeated by Maryvale 6/175 (Mick Bourke 56no, Kieran Bourke 48, B Duff 2/31, Angrej Singh 1/15) Redbacks 127 (Steve Grogan 34, Andrew McConnell 26, Sam Bourke 3/10, Alistair Costello 3/42) Defeated Colts 90 (Shaun O’Leary 25, Jessie Bohm 11, Steve Grogan 3/27, Alex Dwan 2/14) Sovereign 135 (Mitch Hay 25, Damien Canning 22, Tony Burke 22, Laura Scheiwe 4/19, Jack Duggan 2/29) Defeated by Allora 6/139 (Mitch McLennan 47, Jack Duggan 31no, Luke Cullen 2/14, Joe Wagner 2/30) This weekend’s Warwick Cricket Association Draw

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To celebrate the successful conclusion of this promotion there will be a sausage sizzle on the final night (25/2) so make sure you mark the date in your diary.

This week the club acknowledges sponsors, Jason and Michelle Girgenti of All About Mechanical Services for their continued support.

Last week many members of the Warwick Sporters attended the funeral of long time member John Devitt who passed away after a long illness. It meant the field in Wednesdays (3/2) Betta Home Living trophy was reduced to 52.

The winner with an excellent score of 39 points off a handicap of 32 was Dr Who Two aka Bryan Slattery. (Don’t expect that handicap to last too long). Runner-up was Rhys Farrell, a third as old with a handicap eight times less (four) on 38 points. Shows handicaps do actually work.

Featuring in the ball run down were Mark Paroz, Peter Darton and Wayne Foster all on 38; Adam Hart (37) followed by the two Peters , Walsh and Wright on 36.

NTP’s: Mark Paroz on five and 16 (obviously looking at a handicap reduction soon and whose excellent taste in shorts is much admired), Derrick Hewitt on the seventh and Peter Wright at the ninth. Collecting balls at the Pro pin on the 11th were Garry Hanson (4), Ian Skillen (3), Peter Walsh (2) and Ron Simon (1). At the Pro pin on the 13th Evan Pfeffer collected three balls, Rambo Scotney two and Eddie Raets one.

This week (11/2) is our normal Stableford competition sponsored by Bells Butchery.

In addition, inside that competition, the Medal of Medallists competition for winners of the pro-shop sponsored stroke event each month for last year will compete for a new car, 2 gold bars and a packet of tees.

Facebook followers will see that Sam the Pro has put up his car for sale to cover the prizes, maybe or is the prize a match box car after all.

The finalists in that play-off are Mal Crawford, Daryl Bain, Sam McLennan, Wayne Watt, Daffy Hynes, Peter Farrell, David Craggs (who is odds on to win the long drive trophy), Shane Scotney, Robin Farrell, Greg Carey, Dave Speedy and Scott McLennan.

Shootout qualifiers now have four more Wednesdays to get on the board. If there is anyone who has already qualified and is not able to tee off in the final to be played on March 18 please be sure to advise a committee member asap.

And finally, the Sporters golfing thought for the week: - If it’s not how you win or lose but how you play the game, why keep score?’.Ron Brackin. (Touche I say) Scots College Warwick was the venue for venue for a sprint orienteering event hosted and organised by the local Bullecourt Boulder Bounders club. It was the first in a series of sprint events being held ahead of the bush orienteering season which gets underway with a state standard event outside Warwick on 23 March.

Club spokesperson Liz Bourne reports that with Orienteers from Toowoomba, Inglewood and Ballandean joined local Warwick Orienteers in Sunday’s event.

The sprint orienteering event combined running with precise navigation in a complex urban environment with competitors having to work their way around the buildings and through the network of paths, gardens and sporting fields.

There were a number of new families who enjoyed navigating their way around the buildings at Scots College while learning the basics skills of orienteering.

Ms Bourne said an electronic timing system was used for the event with competitors carrying an electronic chip attached to their finger and units at each control site recorded the time of their visit. This information was then downloaded to a computer at the finish of the course which produced a total elapsed time plus the time for each stage between control points, she said.

The Bullecourt Bounders next Sprint event will be held on Sunday Feb 21 at the Killarney State School where the course will make use of both the school and surrounding streets an parks.

For further information, please contact Liz

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$18,999

• Auto

DRIVE AWAY

$18,999

DRIVE AWAY • Auto

$34,999

2019 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5I-S EX DEMO

• 2935kms • Accessory protection pack fitted • Top of the line model 1 Only – immediate delivery

DRIVE AWAY

$44,999

12481965-JW07-21

20 Alexandra Drive, Warwick QLD 4370 07 4661 2533 www.casselsauto.com.au

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