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A reimagined Pako Festa

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It will look different, but organisers are looking forward to a “reimagined” Pako Festa tomorrow.

The celebration of Geelong’s cultural diversity will move from Pakington Street to the Northern Community Hub in Norlane on Saturday, February 26.

Event director Luisa La Fornara said she was looking forward to seeing the return of the event, which was impacted by the pandemic.

“It’s been one of the most challenging events to plan … [and] restrictions changed too late to have a Pako Festa in Pako like normal,” she said.

“We wanted to do it in Pako and that’s the dream that we’ll be able to go back in 2023, but we pride ourselves on being a safe event and this was how we could manage that.”

Ms La Fornara said there would be 17 food stalls and 22 groups representing Geelong’s diverse communities in the annual parade.

Pako Festa runs from 10am to 5pm.

All attendees need to provide proof of vaccination.

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Avalon defence jobs win

By Ash Bolt Armoured military vehicles will soon be manufactured at a new state-of-the-art facility near Avalon Airport.

South Korean company Hanwha Defense Australia on Wednesday announced it would construct a $170 million facility to manufacture self-propelled howitzers and armoured ammunition resupply vehicles for the Australian Army. The company was awarded the $1.3 billion contract to supply 30 howitzers, which are similar to tanks, and 15 ammunition resupply vehicles by the federal government in December last year.

Hanwha Defense Australia had committed to basing its manufacturing operation within the City of Greater Geelong.

Hanwha Defense Australia managing director Richard Cho said construction of the 32,000 square metre facility will start by June and take two years to complete.

“The selection of this site in a strategic growth corridor of Victoria is a very significant step in further establishing Hanwha’s defence business in this country,” Mr Cho said.

“We will build a modern facility here in Victoria to manufacture armoured vehicles and utilise the skilled and experienced workforce available to us in Geelong.

“Our facility will be a genuine centre of excellence, one that we can expand and adapt to fulfil different projects across different domains in the future.

“Hanwha Defense Australia is proud to be contracted by the commonwealth to supply locally manufactured equipment to the Australian Defence Force.

“With Australia’s close proximity to Republic of Korea, and the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries, I think it is likely Hanwha’s Australian facility will also become an important secondary line of supply back to South Korea. It may also help Hanwha fulfil contracts in other parts of the world.”

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Mr Cho said design work on Hanwha’s new specialist armoured vehicle manufacturing plant had been under way for some time and was now in its final stages.

The facility will initially focus on the production of self-propelled howitzers, but the company has also planned for the expansion of operations should Hanwha also win another federal government contract.

Hanwha Defense Australia is one of two shortlisted contenders for a multi-billion dollar contract to supply up to 450 infantry fighting vehicles for the Australian Defence Force.

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New tax to fund social housing

By Ash Bolt New housing developments in Geelong could soon be taxed under a state government plan to boost funding for social housing.

The state government last week announced it would introduce the Social and Affordable Housing Contribution from July 2024 for new housing developments in Greater Geelong, as well as Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo.

Under the new tax, all newly built developments with three or more dwellings or lot subdivisions will be taxed 1.75 per cent of the completed project value.

The tax will be put into the Social Housing Growth Fund, which is then expected to pay for up to 1700 new social and affordable housing properties each year.

Housing Minister Richard Wynne said the Social and Affordable Housing Contribution was expected to raise $800 million per year over the first 10 years and would affect less

than 30 per cent of all residential planning permits.

“Our landmark Big Housing Build is changing lives, putting a roof over the head of people in need and creating jobs, but we’ll need to continue building more homes beyond 2024 and these reforms deliver exactly that,” he said.

“We’re establishing a stable funding stream to provide the dignity of housing to thousands more Victorians now and into the future, while locking in social and economic benefits for years to come.”

However the state Opposition and property developers have raised concerns the tax will increase house prices.

The national lobby body for property developers, the Property Council of Australia estimated the impact of the tax on median house prices would be the same as a 28.8 per cent increase to the rate of stamp duty.

It said the tax would mean homebuyers in

Armstrong Creek would pay an extra $11,725 in tax on average.

“Labor’s new Social and Affordable Housing Contribution … is another housing tax which will drive up the cost of housing and make buying a home more difficult,” Victorian senator and former Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson said.

“The Property Council has calculated that the levy would see an extra tax bill of $11,725 on the median house price in Armstrong Creek.

This is a massive financial hit to Corangamite residents and demonstrates once again that higher taxes are in Labor’s DNA. “I call on Victorian federal Labor MPs, including Corangamite’s Labor MP, to stand up to Daniel Andrews and strongly oppose his insidious housing tax.”

While supportive of more social housing, Master Builders Victoria acting chief executive Saeed Mirbagher said the building and construction industry already contributed

Architect chosen for redevelopment Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative has appointed the architect that will lead its proposed $26 million redevelopment project.

Wathaurong chief executive Simon Flagg announced the co-operative had recently appointed Melbourne-based architect Woods Bagot to design the redevelopment of its Morgan Street headquarters.

The replacement of the 25-year-old facility with a new facility that will also serve as a cultural community hub was identified as a priority for Wathaurong’s board.

Mr Flagg said the project was well overdue.

“Infrastructure is fundamental to meeting the needs of our community,” he said.

“Our vision is to develop spaces that embrace our cultural connection, bring community and staff together, enhance efficiency and increase accessibility, and strengthen our identity in the Geelong region.”

The appointment of Woods Bagot as architects for the project will allow Wathaurong to begin the process of engaging the local Aboriginal community to design a culturally safe and inclusive site, Mr Flagg said.

“We are thrilled to have Woods Bagot on board – they have a proven track record in delivering beautiful, functional and culturally appropriate designs,” he said.

Woods Bagot principal Bronwyn McColl said the company was excited to work with the Wathaurong community to create a cultural hub.

“We’re incredibly excited to begin our long and deep conversation with the Wathaurong community, to learn and bring their vision for the Co-operative to life, embedding genuine Aboriginal influence and agency into this design process,” Ms McColl said.

Woods Bagot principal Bronwyn McColl and Wathaurong infrastructure manager Rose De Jong and chief executive Simon Flagg, with Woods Bagot graduate Jasmine Kerdel and interior designer Tahlia Landrigan. (Supplied)

“The aspirations of the Wathaurong community are the very foundation of the design process. We can’t wait to begin the discussions that will unearth this vision.

“Alongside enhancing the co-operative’s usability, we are dedicated to creating a place

that brings the community together through sincere social and cultural connectedness.

“It will be a new landmark for the Wathaurong identity in the Geelong region.”

heavily to the overall health of the Victorian economy.

“Our industry remains Victoria’s largest full-time employer and contributes over 46 per cent of the state’s tax revenue, with the housing sector alone generating $3 of economic activity for every $1 invested,” he said.

“This is yet another tax on our industry at a time when many builders are still recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and getting back on their feet.”

Along with the tax, the state government also announced social housing properties would be exempt from paying rates.

The rates reform will be phased in over four years from July 2023 and will only apply to social housing properties in Geelong, Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo.

The state government will reinvest the $54 million spent on public housing rates back into public housing maintenance and upgrade works.

Break-in at the home of police officer Police are searching for two men who allegedly broke into a Geelong police member’s home while she slept.

The Geelong Police Eyewatch Facebook this week said the off-duty member was in bed when she heard her doorbell ring at 9.19pm on February 2.

“The victim’s doorbell has a motion sensor that activates a camera,” police said.

“The victim viewed her doorbell camera via her phone and observed an unknown young male standing at her front door.

“The victim then heard loud noises coming from the rear of her house.”

Police said the woman grabbed a baseball bat and walked into her living room, where she found another man inside, near the back door, and an open kitchen window.

Police said the woman screamed at the man and he fled the house through the back door.

She followed him into the back yard and saw him jump over the back fence and run away.

Police have release a composite image of the man they are looking for.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Filming at the Waterfront Film crews have taken over the Waterfront, with the Fisherman’s Pier restaurant used as a film set this week.

Cast and crew for the Amazon film Foe, including renowned actress Saoirse Ronan, were filming at the restaurant on Tuesday and Wednesday. Foe is a science fiction-thriller based on the novel by Iain Reid. It focuses on a married couple, played by Ronan and Paul Mescal, whose lives are turned upside down when Mescal’s character is chosen to travel to an experimental space station orbiting Earth.

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DIY solar car stopped Police have issued a warning to drivers after an odd traffic intercept last week.

The Geelong Highway Patrol Unit took to social media to share its dismay after issuing a driver in Corio with a defect notice on Wednesday, February 16.

Police intercepted the Mazda Tribute wagon just after 10am on Princess Road after noticing the driver had made some modifications to the vehicle.

Police said the vehicle’s roof and bonnet had been covered with thin solar panels.

“These solar panels were held down on the vehicle with trusty gaffa tape,” police wrote on the Geelong Police Eyewatch Facebook page.

“They were wired up to a bunch of rechargeable batteries to power his tools for his lawn mowing business.

“The driver was very co-operative and agreed that the panels could and probably would come off.

“The wing mirrors of the vehicle were also just being held on with gaffa tape and the wiring throughout the vehicle needs to be repaired as lights and indicators weren’t working as they should.

“A defect was issued and no fine to the driver. The driver was a little red-faced and embarrassed but very apologetic.”

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Surf Coast Shire Council meetings will be more accessible for people with hearing loss, with the shire introducing live captioning of its livestreams.

Tuesday’s meeting was the first to feature live captioning of a council meeting by a human, rather than computer generated captions. The move was a recommendation from the council’s community-based All Abilities Advisory Committee.

Cases dropping COVID-19 case numbers in Greater Geelong have continued to drop over the past week. As of Wednesday there were 1667 active cases in the municipality, down almost one-quarter on the previous Wednesday’s 2182 active cases.

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Norlane health hub is under way

By Ash Bolt Construction has started on one of the City of Greater Geelong’s largest community projects this week.

Work on the Northern Aquatic and Community Hub began on Monday, with the first sod officially turned on Sunday.

The $61.6 million facility will be built on the existing Waterworld and Centenary Hall site in Norlane, next to Barwon Health North.

The aquatic centre and health precinct will include a 25-metre pool, a hydrotherapy pool, a learn to swim pool, water play area, a water slide, a spa, a sauna and a steam room, as well a cafe, gymnasium and occasional care facilities.

The project will also see car parking facilities expanded and aesthetic improvements to the nearby Corio Library.

Greater Geelong deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said the start of construction was the culmination of years of preparation and advocacy.

“This has been a top priority project for the council for a long time, so [this week’s] milestone is a huge moment,” he said.

“This will be a state-of-the-art facility for the north and we can’t wait to see the benefits it brings for the local community.”

The project is jointly funded by all three levels of government, with the city providing $44.84 million, the state government $8.5 million and the federal government $8.26 million.

Victorian senator Sarah Henderson said it was exciting to see visible progress on the much-anticipated project, which would deliver significant health and wellbeing outcomes for the northern suburbs.

“What an exciting milestone … the community dividends for this project are enormous; over a decade of operation the NACH will deliver $111 million in preventative

David Greenwood, City of Greater Geelong chief executive Martin Cutter, councillor Kylie Grzybek, Sandra Anderson, Kane Constructions project director Sam Birdseye, councillor Anthony Aitken, Ella George, deputy mayor Trent Sullivan, Lara MP John Eren and Brandon Dellow. (Pam Hutchinson)

health benefits alone,” she said.

Lara MP John Eren said the project would be a great asset for the local community and a boost for local jobs, delivering an expected 128 jobs during construction.

“This will truly be a magnificent destination for recreation, health and wellbeing experiences,” he said.

Kane Constructions was appointed to build the facility in December and its first priority will be to clear the aging Centenary Hall site.

It will be replaced by a 1000-square metre community space, featuring a 400-seat performance area and two adjoining kitchens, that will serve as a central activity hub.

The multi-purpose space will be available for the community to host arts, cultural,

recreational and social activities, meetings, performances and classes.

The city confirmed the works will require several existing trees be removed, but said new trees would be planted as part of revegetation works.

Waterworld will operate as usual throughout 2022, with construction to focus on the northern end of the site until 2023.

Construction is expected to be completed by late 2023.

Windermere ward councillor Anthony Aitken said the city was excited for the start of the next phase in a long journey.

“The hoarding is up, demolition of Centenary Hall will begin soon and the site will be transformed over the next two years

It’s not just a new stage of life. It’s a new way of life.

into the Greater Geelong Council’s largest ever community project outside of the CBD,” Cr Aitken said.

“This is a special day that it sometimes looked like we would never reach.”

Fellow Windermere ward councillor Kylie Grzybek also acknowledged the support of the Australian and Victorian governments.

“The council is proud to be investing into this vital facility, and we’re thankful to our state and federal colleagues for their funding contributions,” Cr Grzybek said.

“This facility will make a difference in the lives of so many people, including existing residents and those who will eventually move into the new growth areas to the north and west of the city.”

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COVID mask requirements eased across Victoria Masks requirements will be scrapped in most settings under new rules set to come into effect tonight.

On Tuesday morning the state government announced it would further ease COVID-19 restrictions related to masks and workplaces from 11.59pm on Friday, February 25.

Under the new rules, masks will no longer be required in most indoor settings.

They will still be required on public transport, in taxis and rideshares, at airports and on planes, and while visiting hospitals or care facilities.

Workers in hospitality, retail, primary schools and early childhood centres and at indoor events with more than 30,000 people will also be required to continue wearing masks at work, as will primary school students from grade three to six.

High school students and staff won’t be required to wear masks in classrooms.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases and close contacts who are isolating but are required to leave home will also have to wear a mask.

Masks will still be recommended for workers who serve or face members of the public.

The recommendation to work from home will also be removed. Health Minister Martin Foley said the changes were possible as hospitalisation rates declined and booster vaccination rates continued to climb.

“Victorians have done such a great job getting vaccinated, so we’re able to take safe steps to get more people to return to the office,” he said.

“We’re balancing the need to support our health system with the benefits of easing restrictions in a careful and sensible way.”

Mr Foley also announced the remaining restrictions on elective surgery would be lifted

Tickled pink for charity

By Ash Bolt For the first time as a statewide initiative, lifesavers from across Victoria, including six Bellarine and Surf Coast surf life saving clubs, banded together in pink at the weekend to celebrate female leadership in lifesaving.

Surf lifesavers from Apollo Bay, Lorne, Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale, Torquay and Fairhaven took part in a Pink Patrol on Saturday, February 19, to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions women have played in lifesaving, and showcase operational and leadership capabilities of women and girls.

Along with dressing up in pink, the clubs held morning teas and luncheons to mark the day.

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If you can’t see it, you can’t be it. We know that representation is key

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- Rebecca Schot-Guppy Point Lonsdale SLSC’s Jessica Robinson said the initiative was about acknowledging everyone’s achievements and the progression in lifesaving.

“Pink Patrol is a celebration of how far women have come, what opportunities can unfold, how powerful we are as a collective,” Ms Robinson said.

“Our day kicked off with an outdoor morning tea and included activities that were designed to spark conversation of what Pink Patrol means to each of the participants, followed by a 15-person patrol with both new and old volunteers.

“The day embraced what our club is all aboutworking together to keep our beaches safe.”

Life Saving Victoria membership and leadership development director Rebecca Schot-Guppy said the day involved all-women or women-led lifesaving patrols showcasing the capacity and capability of women and girls in leadership roles.

Torquay lifesavers wearing pink for Pink Patrol.

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“Pink Patrols are an initiative that started at a grass roots level and have built up momentum, the movement is continuing to go from strength to strength,” Ms Schot-Guppy said.

“If you can’t see it, you can’t be it. We know that representation is key and our is hope is that this positive role modelling of women in leadership roles, will inspire and empower future generations of women and girls, to

confidently pursue opportunities in lifesaving, aquatics and beyond.

“We encourage other clubs, aquatic facilities and organisations from the broader community to challenge themselves to undertake a shift, a patrol, a meeting, whatever it may be, with a full cohort of women and empower other women to do the same.”

on Monday, February 28.

Public hospitals will be able to resume all surgery, with capacity to be based on an individual assessment of staff availability and COVID-19 demands.

Private hospitals will be able to resume up to 100 per cent of pre-COVID activity.

The changes come after the state government eased restrictions around QR codes and scrapped density quotas at hospitality and entertainment venues last Friday.

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Barwon Water online survey Barwon Water is calling for residents to share their priorities when it comes to affordable bills, water security, service and the environment.

Barwon Water has opened an online survey for customers, which will be used to guide the water corporation’s 2023-28 price submission, determining how it delivers its services and the prices customers will pay from July 2023.

Barwon Water managing director Tracey Slatter said she was looking forward to continuing the water corporation’s engagement process.

“Our research and engagement tells us very clearly that our customers want more than affordable and reliable water and sewerage services, [and] they also expect Barwon Water to be part of the solution to the broader challenges we face by actively contributing to our region’s future prosperity – economically, environmentally and culturally,” Ms Slatter said.

“At Barwon Water, we want to put the needs of our customers first. This survey helps us better understand those needs and shapes how we deliver our water and sewerage services in ways that support the community, environment and economy with affordable bills for our customers.”

The survey will give all customers the chance to have a say on the four key outcomes that Barwon Water proposes to deliver as part of the 2023-28 price submission – secure, sustainable water; innovative and reliable services; healthier environment; and affordability, trust and value – which were identified from previous customer surveys.

The survey is open for three weeks and is open to all residential and business customers.

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Cultural centre plans endorsed

By Ash Bolt Surf Coast Shire Council has approved concept plans and a business case for the two-stage development of Surf Coast Cultural Centre in Torquay’s Surf City precinct.

At Tuesday’s council meeting, councillors endorsed the concept design and business plan for the major cultural infrastructure project.

Stage one plans for the centre include redevelopment and expansion of the Australian National Surfing Museum, which will join the Torquay Library and Torquay Visitor Information Centre in a new building incorporating the existing redeveloped Multi Arts Centre.

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Our collection ... illustrates such a vivid and important part of our story on the Surf Coast

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- LIbby Stapleton Stage one is expected to cost $36.8 million, with the council committing $8.06 million through its Torquay-Jan Juc Development Contributions Plan.

It is seeking the remaining $28.8 million from state and federal government grants, election commitments or philanthropic contributions.

A $20 million second stage development, estimated for completion in 2030 pending funding, would involve redevelopment of the Multi Arts Centre with a 250-seat studio theatre, gallery, artist-in-residence studio and backstage areas for performers.

Mayor Libby Stapleton said a new Surf Coast Cultural Centre would modernise the undersized existing facilities.

A concept design of the Surf Coast Cultural Centre and Library.

“This is an exciting step forward which recognises the far-reaching cultural, social and economic benefits of this project,” she said.

“Many members of the arts community, surf industry and users of the current buildings shared with us what they think are the needs for this facility and this has very much informed the concept design we have now.

“We will continue to seek their advice as we progress to detailed stages of planning and design.

“We are particularly excited by the prospect of creating a purpose-built space enabling us

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to better display the 12,000 items from our Australian National Surfing Museum. Our collection is recognised as being of national and international significance and illustrates such a vivid and important part of our story on the Surf Coast.”

Cr Stapleton said the project would bring “significant economic benefit” to the region.

“The construction phase is projected to support a total of 148 jobs, and a completed stage one is forecast to inject an additional $243 million in direct and indirect tourist

expenditure in the Great Ocean Road region, supporting more than 750 jobs,” she said.

“The centre will promote and support lifelong learning, provide important social connections, and we look forward to working with our Wadawurrung community identifying ways we can reflect cultural, visual and environmental heritage.”

Geelong Regional Library Corporation chief executive Vanessa Schernickau said it was exciting to have plans for the new centre and library approved.

“Investing in public libraries makes economic sense as well as creating opportunities for increased social connection, resulting in health and economic benefits for the community,” she said.

“The new Torquay Library will support creative practitioners and entrepreneurial activity through the provision of free business grade Wi-Fi, printing, maker spaces, and spaces for work and study.

“I’ve no doubt the centre will become an important and much-loved community asset for the Torquay community and visitors to the town.”

The council currently has two grant applications pending for the project.

It has applied for $10 million through the Victorian government’s Regional Tourism Investment Fund and $8.06 million through the Australian government’s Building Better Regions Fund.

Two previous state government grant applications, for a total of $9 million, were unsuccessful.

Cr Stapleton said the council would continue to pursue multiple funding opportunities to raise the funds needed to deliver the project.

A detailed design process with further community engagement will be undertaken when funding is secured.

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CREATING A CLEVER AND CREATIVE FUTURE FOR GREATER GEELONG

CITYNEWS CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED ON OUR NORTHERN AQUATIC AND COMMUNITY HUB Works are underway on our new state-ofthe-art facility in Norlane and it’s due to be completed by late next year.

There will be so much to enjoy including a 25-metre pool, hydrotherapy pool, Learn to Swim pool, water play area and waterslide.

Plus, there’s a spa, sauna, and steam room, café, gym and occasional care facilities.

If it’s community space you need, there will be 1,000-square metres of it, serving as a community hub and featuring a 400-seat performance area and two kitchens. This hub is where you can carry out arts, cultural, recreational and social activities, meetings, performances and classes.

Part of our vision is to create a modern health and wellbeing precinct for the northern suburbs, located on the current Waterworld and Centenary Hall site. The Northern Aquatic and Community Hub is anticipated to attract 600,000 visits each year.

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Embrace the Space

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Our region is filled with beautiful parks, reserves, wetlands and open space areas. Embrace the space and enjoy the stunning locations on offer across Greater Geelong.

This consists of 133 kilometres of coastline and 90 square kilometres of open space, including protected natural habitat and wetlands as well as 334 parks.

For project information and updates visit geelongaustralia.com.au/northernhub

To help us develop the framework, we’d like to hear what community safety means to you. To share your thoughts, visit yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/CSF before 5pm, Friday 11 March.

Myers Reserve in Bell Post Hill

This year, you can keep enjoying Waterworld, with construction focusing on the northern end of the site until 2023.

The Northern Aquatic and Community Hub is jointly funded by the City, the Victorian Government and the Australian Government.

As part of Our Community Plan 2021–25, we’re partnering with key stakeholders and community safety networks to develop a community safety framework.

We’re seeking your feedback to help shape a new Master Plan for Myers Reserve, Bell Post Hill.

Why not pack a picnic with some delicious local produce or pick up some ready-made treats from your favourite local café and visit Buckley Falls Reserve in Highton.

With excellent walking and bike tracks, you can enjoy the stunning waterfall views in this area of environmental and historical significance.

For ideas to inspire you to Embrace the Space visit geelongaustralia.com.au/embracethespace

For more information and to have your say before 5pm, Sunday 13 March, visit yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/MRMP

South Geelong Urban Design Framework Help us shape the future of one of our most unique neighbourhoods by having your say about South Geelong Urban Design Framework.

We want to hear your views to help us develop a shared vision, aiming to protect the heritage character while providing more housing options.

Waterfront sunrise by Tash Dear - 2022 calendar cover winner Left to right: David Greenwood, Martin Cutter (City of Greater Geelong CEO), Cr Kylie Grzybek, Sandra Anderson, Sam Birdseye (Kane Constructions), Cr Anthony Aitken, Ella George, Deputy Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan, The Hon. John Eren (Member for Lara) and Brandon Dellow.

3D modelling of Northern Aquatic and Community Hub

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Women in Community Life Awards

Geelong Design Week is a 10-day community event celebrating Geelong’s global recognition as Australia’s only UNESCO City of Design.

Join our International Women’s Day celebrations at the Women in Community Life Awards with special guest, ABC journalist Annabel Crabb.

This year’s theme is Taur, meaning ‘belonging’ in the language of the Wadawurrung, Traditional Owners of Geelong (Djilang).

With more than 60 events to enjoy, including exhibitions, workshops, talks and tours, we’re celebrating what connects us to people and places, and the role design can play in creating experiences that enhance our sense of belonging.

Start planning your experience now! geelongdesignweek.com.au

In their ninth year, the awards acknowledge the outstanding achievements of women* in contributing to a fairer, more equitable community and advancing gender equality in the Geelong region.

More than 20 women have been nominated for their extraordinary contributions to the community and awards will be presented in seven categories at 6pm on Thursday 10 March. Register now for this free online event at geelong.link/IWD2022 *Refers to cis and trans women and gender non-binary people

2022 Calendar exhibition – Behind the Lens Ever wondered what our calendar photographers are thinking behind the lens?

We asked our 2022 winners and finalists to tell us about their images as part of our online exhibition.

We also interviewed mother daughter duo Tash and Danka Dear who have three photos selected by public vote in this year's calendar. Click on the QR code to view the online exhibition and interview.

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Geelong Revival Motoring Festival › Wednesday 2 to Tuesday 8 March, various times. › Ritchie Boulevard, Eastern Beach Road, Bellerine Street, Yarra Street, Brougham Street will be closed to all traffic with no parking during affected times.

To find out more, register for the Q and A session at 7pm, Wednesday 16 March, and Have Your Say by Friday 8 April visit yoursay. geelongaustralia.com.au/SouthGeelongUDF

COVID-19 INFORMATION We have a COVID-19 Support page at geelongaustralia.com.au/covid19 It has information about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19 or if you've been told you are a contact. You can also get some tips to prepare for COVID-19 and isolating, and how to manage your recovery from COVID-19 at home.

Vaccinations Check your eligibility for a booster dose and make a booking via Barwon Health at barwonhealth.org.au/coronavirus/bookinga-vaccination

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Now is a great time to head outdoors to taste the amazing flavours on offer from restaurants and cafes across Greater Geelong.

Discover new venues to support and enjoy, check out the free street entertainment program.

Visit our website for the entertainment schedule and a list of businesses offering outdoor dining.

Coming up in March Mornings with Virginia Trioli | launching ABC’s month in Geelong Tuesday 1 March, 8.30AM–11AM Breakfast with Sammy J Friday 4 March, 5.30AM–8AM

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Online program aimed at Golden Plains leaders Aspiring leaders across the Golden Plains Shire will have the opportunity to hone their skills in a new program run by the shire.

The Community Leadership Program aims to develop emerging and aspiring leaders within the Golden Plains community and support participants to improve their leadership skills, build their knowledge, skills and confidence, and develop community-led initiatives and events.

Through weekly online training sessions focused on improving leadership capacity and competency, participants will gain a stronger understanding of civic participation

and government, and learn how they can best progress the change they want to create in their community.

Golden Plains Shire mayor Gavin Gamble encouraged aspiring community leaders to get involved and put their hand up for the program.

“Council is pleased to be delivering a program that will empower community leaders across Golden Plains and support increased participation in local and municipal community life,” he said.

“Community leaders are a vital part of the Golden Plains community and the Community

Leadership Program will ensure these leaders have the capabilities to create beneficial change in our community.

“Through this program, our community leaders will develop the skills they need to shape Golden Plains Shire as it continues growing as a diverse, active and connected community.

“I’d encourage anyone who may be interested to take this opportunity to build their leadership skillset and we look forward to hearing about the community initiatives and events they develop.”

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Pavilion project finished

By Ash Bolt The Barwon Soccer Club has unveiled its new gender neutral change rooms as part of a push to make the club more accessible for the community.

The opening of the two new change rooms completes the Barwon Soccer Club Pavilion Project, which started 10 years ago with the delivery of two change rooms, a referee’s room, function space and kitchen.

The project was jointly funded by the city, state government and the club.

The city provided $407,000 to the upgrade, with the state government adding $150,000 through Sport and Recreation Victoria’s World Game Facilities Fund and the club contributing $24,000.

The new change rooms will cater for a surge in women and girls taking up the sport as the club aims to grow its membership.

Storage areas and new pathways in and around the facility are set to improve accessibility for the club’s 32 teams, along with volunteers and spectators of all ages, who use and visit the club.

Barwon Soccer Club president Colin Drain said the project was vital in accommodating the growth of the club.

“Having an extra set of clubrooms will be critical in providing for our club’s expansion, particularly during these socially-distanced times,” Mr Drain said.

“While the new facility will be vital for all age levels, it’s particularly important in giving our women’s teams their own space and some comfort.

“We’re also going to benefit from the demolition of the old storage space and the new development to match our growth.”

City sport portfolio chairman Ron Nelson said the council was pleased to support a project promoting inclusivity.

“Council was delighted to support this project because we strongly believe sport and volunteering benefits mental and physical health, and strengthens social ties and resilience,” Cr Nelson said.

“Women’s sport has really exploded in

Barwon Soccer Club players Blake, Jordan, Josh, Mylton and Will with club president Colin Drain, City sport portfolio chair Ron Nelson, deputy mayor Trent Sullivan and South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman at the launch. (Supplied)

Greater Geelong, and we need to have the facilities to accommodate this.

“The changerooms will also help in recruiting more quality talent to the side in what is a very competitive local environment.”

South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman also welcomed the development and said that for too long clubs like Barwon Soccer Club have been hamstrung by outdated facilities.

“The new change room provides a real incentive for Barwon Soccer Club to ramp up training and development, and for local women, men, boys and girls to join in the fun,” Mr Cheeseman said.

“Better sport and recreation facilities make it easier for Victorians to get back to local sport and recreation when it is safe to do so and lead healthy and active lifestyles.”

looking to improve their leadership skills, connect with other community leaders and gain experience working with local government are encouraged to apply for the program.

Applications opened last week and run until Monday, February 28.

The expression of interest form can be completed online at goldenplains.vic.gov.au/ communityleadership.

Hard copy forms can also be picked up from the shire’s customer service centres in Bannockburn and Smythesdale.

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Fourth vaccine now available Geelong region residents aged 18 and over are now able to access the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine.

As of Monday, the Novavax vaccine was available at state-run hubs including Barwon Health’s centre at the former Ford Factory, as well as GPs and pharmacies.

Health Minister Martin Foley said Novavax provided another option for the small number of people who were hesitant to get their first or second dose of the AstraZeneca, Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.

“For a small number of people, this will be the extra push they need to get vaccinated. With bookings now open, now is the time to go and get a jab,” he said.

“Getting a COVID-19 vaccine will help protect you and your family from getting seriously ill. If you’ve been sitting on the fence, please get vaccinated – it’s important for all of us.”

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommends the Novavax vaccine be given in two doses at least three weeks apart.

Novavax is not currently approved for use as a third dose or for children, but it can be used with another approved COVID-19 vaccine as either a first or second dose.

Novavax is different from other available vaccines as it is a protein vaccine that uses inert protein fragments of the COVID-19 virus to trigger the body’s immune response, rather than carrying live virus.

Tuesday, February 22 marked one year since Barwon Health administered its first COVID-19 vaccination in region, at St Mary’s Hall for healthcare and other priority workers.

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Along with multiple assembly lines, Hanwha’s plant will feature a 1.5 kilometre test track, a deep-water test facility and an obstacle course to ensure the vehicles function as intended prior to delivery.

Mr Cho said provisions had also been made for Hanwha’s Australian industry partners to co-locate on the new site as necessary to streamline the manufacturing process.

The company has yet to appoint a company to build the facility, but Mr Cho said five Victorian-based companies had been shortlisted in the ongoing tender process.

It is expected the facility will create 100 construction jobs in the region.

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highly skilled and experienced workforce to deliver this project,” Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price said.

“It is great news for the Geelong region economy that the $1 billion program will support at least 300 jobs during its lifespan.”

The 20-hectare Avalon Airport site, owned by Linfox, was one of 10 potential sites considered for the facility.

It was chosen based on planning and zoning requirements, transport availability, engineering, advanced manufacturing capability, environmental and heritage assessments and the potential for future expansion.

Victoria senator Sarah Henderson said Avalon Airport was an ideal location for the armoured vehicle centre of excellence.

“Avalon Airport, complete with its international terminal … is a wonderful asset for our region and will make a first-class home for the howitzer defence project,” she said.

“With five Australian-owned companies currently shortlisted to construct the armoured vehicle centre of excellence, a sovereign national asset for military capability manufacturing, this will deliver an immediate jobs boom for our region and for Victoria.

“Geelong is set to become one of Australia’s most important defence manufacturing centres. It is expected that other defence industry suppliers will consider re-locating to the Geelong region so the opportunities for future growth are enormous.”

Lara MP John Eren said the announcement built on Geelong’s reputation as a

manufacturing hub.

In January 2021, Hanwha Defense Australia and the state government signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise a long-term partnership to support the establishment of Hanwha’s defence manufacturing operations in the state.

The state government estimates more than 1000 jobs would be created in the Geelong region over the next 12 years and an estimated $5.7 billion would be added to Victoria’s economy if the company won the infantry fighting vehicle contract.

“We’re backing Hanwha to make the Geelong region its home because we know it will grow the economy for years to come,” Industry Support and Recovery Minister Martin Pakula said.

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$825,000 in community grants now available More than $825,000 in grants will be available in the upcoming round of the City of Greater Geelong’s 2021-22 Community Grants program.

Deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said the council was proud to be investing more than $4.9 million in Community Grants in 2021-22, with the latest grants now open.

“This round of grants will support the arts, culture and heritage sectors, local community groups and community event organisers impacted by COVID-19 to continue to deliver their activities and programs,” he said.

“Total funding available through the 2021-22

grants program is approximately $3 million higher than 2018-19 levels. “We’ve shown a continuing commitment to strengthening our Community Grants program, increasing the total funding available in consecutive years.”

Finance portfolio chair Anthony Aitken said the grants ranged in value from $3000 to $10,000 across six different categories.

“The grants will fund arts projects, community events, environmental sustainability projects, and equipment purchases,” Cr Aitken said.

“We’re offering a second-round opportunity to apply for a First Nations Cultural Heritage

grant for projects that support and protect Aboriginal cultural heritage.

“We’re investing $44,000 in environmental sustainability grants for projects that enhance our natural environment and drive environmental sustainability actions, and $50,500 in grants to Neighbourhood Houses for local community development projects.

“The latest funding follows our investment of more than $3.1 million in Community Infrastructure Grants and Geelong Heritage Grants to more than 40 projects across our region.”

The grant streams with available funding

Refurbished hall opened

By Ash Bolt The newly refurbished Winchelsea Shire Hall has reopened its doors as it begins its next chapter as home to the Winchelsea Community House.

The Winchelsea Hall was officially opened on February 10 after undergoing refurbishment works, including the replacement of the carpet, painting, removal of the stage and servery and electrical installations, to prepare it for its new role.

The $96,000 project was funded by the Surf Coast Shire Council after advice was sought from heritage advisers and architects to ensure the building’s historic value.

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The hall is now open Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm, offering a range of community activities, including events, exhibitions, children’s story time and youth drop-ins.

“Winchelsea Community House is delighted to finally have the shire hall project completed and is looking forward to welcoming the community to the new community space,” Winchelsea Community House co-ordinator Wendy Greaves said.

The much-loved bluestone building also houses Surf Coast Shire’s maternal and child health services and the Winchelsea Visitor Information Centre.

Mayor Libby Stapleton said she was so pleased the hall’s doors were now open again.

“The Winchelsea Shire Hall is the heart of this community, and I’m so happy it’s now reopened for all to use and enjoy,” she said.

“It certainly is a wonderful use for this space as home of the Winchelsea Community House, where it will return to being a vibrant hub.

People of all ages, all abilities and all walks of life will come together here for all sorts of community activities.

“The new fit-out looks fantastic, and I’m

Winchelsea Community House’s Tony Phelps, Jill Evans and Wendy Greaves with Surf Coast Shire Council mayor Libby Stapleton. (Supplied)

pleased it’s been very tastefully done to honour the building’s history and charm, such as retaining the antique table chairs.

“As we slowly emerge from the pandemic, places like this are going to be more important than ever in bringing us back together and sparking lifelong friendships. While the shire

hall’s new life will be somewhat different from its old, it’s just wonderful that its future is in the hands of a much-loved local community organisation.”

Winchelsea Community House plans to extend its operating hours to weekends next month.

include COVID-19 Arts, Culture and Heritage Recovery; COVID-19 Community Recovery; Community Events Quick Response; Environmental Sustainability; First Nations Cultural Heritage; and Neighbourhood Houses grants.

Applications close at 5pm on Monday, March 14 for all grants, except for the First Nations Cultural Heritage grants which close at 5pm on Monday, April 11. Community Events Quick Response Grants will remain open until June 1 unless funds are exhausted.

Details: geelongaustralia.com.au/grants.

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$160,000 for road safety projects Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast will share in almost $160,000 of state government grants for road safety projects.

South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman said the Surf Coast Shire would receive $119,300 and City of Greater Geelong $40,629 from the TAC’s annual Local Government Grant program, which funds road safety projects focusing on cyclist and pedestrian safety.

The Surf Coast’s grants will fund two projects.

The shire will spend $26,000 to develop concept plans for a safe cycling corridor connecting Torquay to Torquay North.

The remaining $93,300 will be used to install raised platforms and wombat crossings at key intersections on the high-risk cycle corridor of Horseshoe Bend Road, between Quay Boulevard and South Beach Road.

The platforms are intended to control speeds at intersections and reduce the likelihood and severity of accidents.

Green cycle lane paint will also be used at higher risk areas.

The City of Greater Geelong’s grant will be used to construct a wombat crossing on Unity Drive in Mount Duneed.

“Walking and cycling are great ways to stay healthy and get around, and these grants will not only improve the safety of vulnerable road users but foster liveable communities that encourage active transport,” Mr Cheeseman said.

The grants were among the 30 projects that shared in $1.4 million under the program.

Local governments were invited in April 2021 to apply for grants of up to $100,000 for projects that focus on delivering benefits to at-risk road users across Victoria.

Independent panel to assess Bellarine planning policy The state government has announced a draft planning policy for the Bellarine Peninsula has been referred to an independent committee to ensure the region’s landscapes and cultural values would be protected from development.

Planning Minister Richard Wynne said he had referred a draft Statement of Planning Policy for the Bellarine Peninsula to an Independent Standing Committee.

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Statement of Planning Policy for the area to ensure significant landscapes, environmental and cultural values of the area would be protected and enhanced into the future.

Mr Wynne said the referral was the “best way” to ensure the planning policy was balancing the needs of the community with the need to protect the Bellarine environment.

“This process is the best way to deliver a thorough investigation for this important area - ensuring the character of the Bellarine Peninsula is preserved while taking the views of the community into account,” he said.

“I want to make sure the character of the Bellarine Peninsula is protected as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s work to

preserve our distinctive areas and landscapes.

“Delivering the final Statement to Planning Policy for Bellarine is a priority, and we will be acting with urgency to finalise it by mid-year.”

The draft policy was developed in collaboration with the Wadawurrung traditional owners, the Borough of Queenscliffe and the City of Greater Geelong, following extensive consultation with community and industry.

Due to strong community views on the need to finalise the policy as quickly as possible, the Independent Standing Committee will only consider submissions made to the panel’s earlier work on settlement boundaries and will undertake this review as a matter of

urgency.

The policy is a high-level strategic planning document that will guide the future use, development and management of land in the Bellarine Peninsula declared area over the next 50 years.

The draft policy includes strategies to protect green breaks and agricultural land in declared area and proposes new settlement boundaries - limiting townships and stopping urban development from encroaching on productive agricultural areas.

The Bellarine Peninsula Statement of Planning Policy is expected to be finalised by mid-2022, subject to the outcomes of the committee process.

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City calls for feedback on Myers Reserve’s future The City of Greater Geelong is seeking community feedback to help shape a new vision for Myers Reserve in Bell Post Hill through a new master plan.

Deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said the new draft master plan would establish the vision, goals and recommendations to guide the future infrastructure developments at the reserve.

“We want to refresh the 2005 Myers Reserve Landscape Master Plan and provide a contemporary vision for the reserve for the next 10 years,” he said.

“Your feedback will help us make sure Myers Reserve remains a welcoming place that meets the needs of the local community.”

Cr Sullivan said Myers Reserve was a key asset within the northern suburbs’ sport and recreation network that was highly utilised.

The reserve is close to capacity and is in need of a long-term plan to meet current and future sporting and recreation needs.

In developing the master plan, the city will consider current and future population demands, the fit-for-purpose condition of

facilities, and the exponential growth in female sports participation.

The reserve has a large range of user groups including bowls, cricket, football, netball, soccer, and community groups.

The reserve is close to Covenant College and provides open space parkland for recreation opportunities for residents.

“The master plan will aim to protect and celebrate the reserve’s cultural, recreational and heritage values, while improving and protecting it for future generations,” Cr

Sullivan said.

“The reserve is a vital public meeting place, treasured by so many. We are keen to hear what the community thinks about how it is used.“ The master plan will provide the city with a strategic document to advocate for state and federal government funding to help implement the vision for the reserve.

The city is taking feedback via the Have Your Say page until 5pm on Sunday, March 13.

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Windermere Ward councillors Kylie Grzybek and Anthony Aitken view project plans at the Lara Lakelands Reserve.

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New biodiversity project

By Ash Bolt Construction of an innovative treatment wetland will soon start in the Lara Lakelands Reserve, under a City of Greater Geelong plan to improve biodiversity and stormwater management.

The $2.25 million project will improve water quality going into the Hovells Creek system and extend the size of the existing wetland by about 6500 square metres.

Greater Geelong deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said the project was listed in the city’s Priority Stormwater Projects Masterplan.

“The lakelands are an important environmental and recreation space in Lara, with the reserve’s trails popular for exercise, scenic walks and wildlife watching,” he said.

“We want to protect the lakelands’ natural features and limit pollutants so that the significance of the area can be enjoyed for generations to come.”

The project will see a new wetland built on the western bank of the existing southern lake within the reserve.

Urban stormwater will be directed through the new wetland, where excess flows, sedimentation and pollutants are reduced, before entering the existing wetland and travelling further downstream.

The construction site will be set up this month, before civil earthworks begin in March.

Works are expected to be completed in July, with the wetland to be operational from early 2023.

Windermere Ward councillor Kylie Grzybek

said the importance of the wetland for animal species was a major factor in developing the proposed extension.

“The enhanced stormwater treatment will improve water quality and habitats for a range of birdlife, delivering a healthier wetland and waterway ecosystem,” Cr Grzybek said.

“The construction has been timed to ensure the least impact on the fauna that calls the reserve home.”

New plantings are scheduled to be planted on site from September 2022 to ensure the best growing conditions.

A temporary shared path will be created during construction to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists that access the area.

This path will be located along the southern and western edges of the reserve.

Corangamite MP Libby Coker has launched a survey to collect Bellarine residents’ experiences of the region’s mobile phone coverage.

Ms Coker said she was particularly interested to hear from residents in St Leonards, Indented Head and Curlewis.

“I’ve resorted to conducting my own survey in response to the many complaints coming to my office from Bellarine residents experiencing poor mobile reception,” Ms Coker said.

“Many complaints are from St Leonards, Indented Heads and Curlewis.

There’s no doubt that reception is really poor, and sometimes non-existent, for many in those areas. I’ve experienced this myself travelling to and from local Bellarine townships.

“For people living in those black spots it’s not just frustrating, it’s creating real risks. This has been especially so during the pandemic where parents are trying to support their children or elderly family members.”

Ms Coker said decent mobile reception to call an ambulance or other services is a necessity.

“I met recently with the St Leonards Progress Association,” she said.

“Its members are totally frustrated by an apparent lack of care by the phone companies. Once I develop a detailed understanding of the nature and geographic spread of the reception issues I’ll go to the telco companies and make strong representations on behalf of Bellarine communities.”

Ms Coker said a similar approach had benefited Armstrong Creek residents, with a petition and community meeting leading to Telstra and Optus to announce late last year they would fast-track plans for new phone towers in the growing area.

“I’d urge people having mobile phone reception issues to take a couple of minutes to fill out the on-line survey and help me make Bellarine communities better connected and safer,” Ms Coker said.

Geelong researchers contribute to vaccine breakthrough Geelong researchers have played an important role in developing a new technique to address the challenges of transporting temperaturedependent vaccines, which they hoped would increase access in remote communities and developing countries.

Researchers at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong were involved in the breakthrough, where live virus vaccines were encapsulated with a dissolvable crystalline material called metal organic frameworks (MOFs).

The MOFs were able to protect the integrity of vaccines for up to 12 weeks at temperatures as high as 37 degrees Celsius.

Without refrigeration the vaccines would have lasted only a few days.

Geelong-based CSIRO researcher and immunologist Dr Daniel Layton said the breakthrough science would now focus on proving the approach for other animal and human vaccines, including mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

“Vaccination is undoubtedly one of the most effective medical interventions, saving millions of lives each year, however delivering vaccines, particularly to developing countries, is challenging because they often lack the cold storage supply chains required to keep the vaccine viable,” he said.

“Live virus vaccines are extremely effective, but their complex composition makes them susceptible to high temperatures, and a universal stabilisation technique has not been found. This breakthrough has the potential to enable more affordable and equitable access to vaccines across the world.”

The research focused on two different types of live viruses as proofs of concept, a Newcastle disease vaccine designed to protect poultry and a strain of influenza A. When MOFs were formed around the vaccines they helped protect the vaccine molecules from heat stress. A solution was then used that dissolved the MOF and allowed the

vaccine to be administered.

CSIRO researcher and author of the research paper, Dr Ruhani Singh, said the technique was cost-effective and scalable.

“There are two common approaches to protecting vaccines from heat. You can modify the vaccine, which is complex and laborious and at high temperatures may still only last less than a week, or you can use other stabilising agents which pose challenges including how to realistically scale up the solution,“ Dr Singh said.

“This world-first approach of stabilising a vaccine with MOFs is simple, rapid, and scalable because it takes one step.”

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Business excellence celebrated Geelong business leaders gathered at Provence Wines on Thursday, February 17 for a cocktail reception to celebrate the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards winners and sponsors.

Chamber president Ben Flynn said local businesses drove the Geelong economy and the calibre of last year’s award winners were testament to the strength and depth of business talent in the Greater Geelong region.

“The 2021 winners are now part of the business ecosystem. As leaders you are part of rebooting and driving confidence,” he said.

All in attendance agreed with Mr Flynn when he said it was wonderful to again be able to attend a function in person after last year’s awards and lead-up events had to be held virtually because of COVID restrictions.

Mr Flynn said the chamber was delighted with the audience of 20,000 plus viewers who tuned into the 2021 virtual event, but everyone involved hoped this year’s gala dinner in October would go ahead in person.

Giovanni Siano, the owner of the 2021 Business of the Year Home Instead Geelong, said it was an honour to win and represent the aged care sector.

“Winning gave us the reassurance that we are on the right path and doing things right,” Mr Siano said.

He said COVID had been a “challenge” for his 300 staff but the business’s mission had never waivered – to improve the lives of Home Instead clients and attract and retain the best staff.

When asked if Home Instead Geelong would enter this year’s awards, Mr Siano, who won three categories, said “apparently I’ve been banned”.

Entries for the 2022 awards open on May 5.

Details: www.gbea.com.au

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1/ Home Instead employees Victoria Smith, Caitlynne Allen and Judy Williams with Melissa Wilde from LBW Business + Wealth Advisors. 2/ Jessica Anderson from Crew Faced Makeup Artistry, Genevieve Dawson-Scott from MoPA, Anahn George from You’re Gorgeous Hair and Beauty and Gorge Camorra from 18th Amendment Bar. 3/ Judges Jana Perera from The Gordon, Ben Revitt from Evologic, Geelong Chamber of Commerce president Ben Flynn and judge Robert Hunter from Huntercorp Investments. 4/ Geelong Gallery representatives Ally Deam and Penny Whitehead with TAC marketing manager Sargar Sheth and his partner Gianna Martucci.

5/ Janine Nicholls and Craig Kennedy representing the Telstra Business Centre Geelong. 6/ Cabinets by Computer employees Justin Collins, Liz Cannard and Travis Cameron. (Pictures: Supplied)

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WOULD I LIE TO YOU? AUSTRALIA 10, Monday, 8.30pm

EUROVISION: AUSTRALIA DECIDES SBS, Saturday, 8.30pm

Australians are finally getting a local version of the much-loved British comedy panel show hosted by Rob Brydon, more than 15 years after it debuted. It’s better late than never though, with this Aussie format attracting attr trac a ting the top-notch talents of Chrissie Swan as host, along with team captains Chris Taylor (The Chaserr) and comedian Frank Woodley (pictured, right with Swan and Taylor) in a spectacle where each team must spin a ludicrous tale, with the opposing team guessing whether it is in fact truth, or fiction. In the premiere episode, Chris is joined by Carrie Carrrie i Bickmore and Ross Noble, while Frank coaches Luke McGregor and Zoë Coombs Marr in the art of deception. Tune in for a playful distraction.

Glitter. Sparkles. Over-the-top dance sequences. There’s a lot to love about Eurovision. Since 2015, Aussie viewers have had an extra incentive to tune in and enjoy the melodic spectacle, with Australia joining the list of competitors. In this live special, hosts Joel Creasey and Myf Warhurst (pictured) showcase the artists, including Paulini, and Jaguar Jonze and Isaiah Firebrace, competing for their chance to represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.

KILLING EVE ABC TV, Sunday, 9.30pm

After three enthralling, unpredictable seasons, the final instalment of Killing Eve is premiering with a racing pulse of gunshots, messy relationships, gorgeous clothes and breathtaking locations; for a spy thriller, it revels in subverting our expectations of genre and characters. As with past seasons, there’s an exciting new showrunner in Laura Neal (Sex Education). In “Just Dunk Me”, Eve (Sandra Oh) is out for revenge, whlie Villanelle (Jodie Comer, pictured) has found a fresh community to try to prove she is not a monster.

SAS AUSTRALIA Prime7, Tuesday, 7.30pm

There aren’t any TV shows that advise viewer discretion not to watch on a full stomach, but perhaps that should change. “What doesn’t kill you, makes you”, declares chief instructor Ant Middleton (pictured) in this gruelling series. Some of the tasks (and the celebrities’ reactions) are so extreme that witnessing it could almost make you feel like throwing up. In this episode about leadership, discord among the recruits explodes, with a US Navy SEAL-style surf battle and a taxing waterfall climb.

Friday, February 25 ABC TV (2)

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PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip. (R) 1.55 Les Misérables. (Masv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (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. (R) 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 2.05 The Royals And The Tabloids. (PGa, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula.

3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize.

(R) 3.35 Celtic Woman: Ancient Land. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Poseidon.

(2006, Mav, R) Josh Lucas.

2.00 House Of Wellness. (Return, PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Just For The Summer. (2020, PGa) Brant Daugherty, Linda Darlow, Hayley Sales. 1.50 Talking Honey: Relationship Specials. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless.

(PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Mas) 1.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (PG, R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 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. Tino Carnevale visits seed-saving experts.

8.30 Van Der Valk. (Mav) Part 2 of 3. Van der Valk investigates after an employee of the renowned Cuypers Diamonds is killed.

10.00 Mum. (Mls, R) Cathy has a hangover.

10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events.

10.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.

11.20 Starstruck. (Ml, R) Jessie spends Christmas alone.

11.45 QI. (PG, R) 12.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.30 The Lakes With Simon Reeve. (PG) 8.35 How To Build A Nuclear Power Station. (PG) Part 2 of 2.

9.45 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery: Khufu And The Tomb Of Secrets. (R) Explores the Egyptian pyramids.

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

(Mals, R) 12.05 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Msv, R) 1.45 The Killing. (Ma, R) 4.00 Tsunamis: Facing A Global Threat. (Ml, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Adam Dovile shows how to repair leaky pipes.

8.30 MOVIE: 2012. (2009, Mlv, R) A man tries to protect his family when a global cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

11.40 To Be Advised.

1.10 [SEVEN] Scandal. (M, R) 1.30 Home Shopping.

2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Green Planet: Desert Worlds. Part 4 of 5.

8.40 MOVIE: The Bourne Legacy.

(2012, Mav, R) A top-secret government project, involving the creation of super soldiers, is threatened with exposure. Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton.

11.15 MOVIE: Split. (2016, Malv, R) James McAvoy.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

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

7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

Guests include Andrew Garfield.

9.30 Just For Laughs. (MA15+ls, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Becky Lucas, Peter Helliar and Al Del Bene.

10.00 Georgie Carroll: The Gloves Are Off. (Mal, R) A stand-up performance by Georgie Carroll.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

11.35 Hindi News. Noon MOVIE: God Help The Girl.

(2014, M) 2.05 Hunters. 2.55 Jungletown. 3.45 America: News. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Joy Of Painting.

5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Unlimited. 10.20 Day Of The Dead. (Premiere) 11.10 Narcos. 12.10am MOVIE: The Host. (2006, M) 2.20 The Trixie & Katya Show.

2.45 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 (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon A Confession. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Selling Houses Australia.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Selling Houses Australia. 11.45 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 12.45am The Fine Art Auction. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Dove. (1974) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 MOVIE: The Untouchables. (1987, M) 11.05 Memory Lane.

12.25am Keeping Up Appearances. 12.50 Explore.

1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon To Be Advised. 1.00 Mom. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.00 Nancy Drew. Midnight Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 Becker. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Hoot. Continued. (2006, PG) 7.10 Death Defying Acts. (2007, PG) 8.55 Race. (2016, PG) 11.25 99 Homes. (2014, M) 1.30pm Bride And Prejudice.

(2004, PG) 3.35 A Monster Calls. (2016, PG) 5.35 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 7.35 Postcards From The Edge. (1990, M) 9.30 Macbeth.

(2015, MA15+) 11.35 Charlie Countryman. (2013, MA15+) 1.30am Disorder. (2015, MA15+, French) 3.20 Aloys. (2016, M, Swiss German) 5.00 The WellDigger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French)

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Home Shopping.

7.00 Fishing And Adventure. 7.30 Creek To Coast.

8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Hellfire Heroes.

10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. Noon SAS: UK. 1.00 Demolition NZ. 2.20 MOVIE: Superman II. (1980, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: Superman III. (1983, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: 2 Fast 2 Furious. (2003, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance. (2011, M) 11.45 Hardcore Pawn. 12.15am SAS: UK. 1.30 Shipping Wars. 2.30 Demolition NZ. 3.30 Big Easy Motors.

4.00 Pawn Stars. 4.30 River To Reef: Retro.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.30 Bakugan: Battle Planet. Noon Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Goosebumps. (2015, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 3. (2016, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Nacho Libre. (2006, PG) 11.00 Stunt Science. Midnight The Fix. 1.00 The Arrangement.

2.00 Below Deck Sailing Yacht. 2.50 Transformers: Cyberverse. 3.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Care Bears: Unlock The Magic. 5.30 Mega Man: Fully Charged.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Cheers. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 Bondi Rescue. 11.30 Cheers. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder.

5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

12.30am Home Shopping. 1.00 Infomercials.

1.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman.

3.00 JAG. 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 5.00 Diagnosis Murder.

Programs. 5.10pm The Wonder Gang. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.35 Luo Bao Bei. 5.50 Peppa Pig. 5.55 Circle Square. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: The Dinner. (2017, M) 10.25 Doctor Who. 11.20 Brassic. (Final) 12.10am QI. 12.40 Community. 1.00 Parks And Recreation. 1.20 Grand Designs. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.05 Little Princess.

5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 9.10 Bushwhacked! 9.35 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Undiscovered Vistas. 10.50 Nurturing Country.

11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Raw Deal.

(1986) 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.35 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 7.45 MOVIE: Tia And Piujuq. (2018) 9.10 Bedtime Stories. 9.20 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 10.20 Songlines. 11.00 Late Programs.

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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 26 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage Goes Retro. (PG) 10.30 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Van Der Valk.

(Mav, R) 2.00 Employable Me Australia. (Mal, R) 3.00 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 3.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 12.

Southside Flyers v Bendigo Spirit.

6.00 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 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize.

(R) 2.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 2.35 KGB: The Sword And The Shield. (PGa, R) 3.35 Nazi Megastructures: Russian War. (PGa, R) 4.30 Ethnic Business Awards. (PG, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Blue Diamond Stakes and Chipping Norton Stakes.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

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

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (PG) 12.30 Delish. 1.00 My Way. (R) 1.30 MOVIE: The Pink Panther 2.

(2009, PGsv, R) Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer. 3.20 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. (R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

(Return) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 8.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 9.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 5.00 News.

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

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv) Neville must solve a mystery from the past.

8.30 All Creatures Great And Small.

(Final, PG) The Dales are in the grip of a bitter winter and Siegfried has come down with the flu. With his workload doubled, James is called out to save a pedigree cow.

Mrs Hall plans a surprise birthday party.

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

10.20 Father Brown. (Mav, R) A gossip columnist is murdered.

11.05 Les Misérables. (Ma, R) Jean Valjean reveals his true identity.

12.05 Rage Goes Retro. (MA15+adlhnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Assassins Flights. (Final, M) A look at the case of James Earl Ray. 8.30 Eurovision: Australia Decides.

Showcases artists competing for their chance to represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

11.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) Hosted by Jimmy Carr.

12.00 Dublin Murders. (MA15+a, R) 1.05 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 1.35 MOVIE: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. (2009, MA15+lsv, R, Swedish) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize.

(PG, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) Authorities explore a woman’s claims that she is back in Australia to bring her friends Taiwanese snacks.

7.30 MOVIE: Raiders Of The Lost Ark. (1981, PGhv, R) An archaeologist and adventurer sets out on a quest to recover the fabled Ark of the Covenant. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies.

10.00 MOVIE: Con Air. (1997, MA15+lv, R) A newly paroled criminal becomes caught in a siege after the prison transport aircraft he is on is hijacked. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich.

12.25 [SEVEN] Why Does Love? (Mals, R) 12.30 Home Shopping.

2.30 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] Get Clever. (R) 4.30 [SEVEN] Get Clever. (R) 5.00 [SEVEN] My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

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

8.30 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding.

(1994, Mls, R) A young woman, who dreams of marriage, leaves her small town to find romance in the big city. Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths.

10.40 MOVIE: The Birdcage.

(1996, Ml, R) A gay club owner pretends to be straight. Robin Williams.

12.50 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGl, R) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Beach marshals work with the lifeguards to check numbers and enforce social distancing. A rough tackle brings a game of beach gridiron to a shuddering halt.

7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 16.

Sydney FC v Melbourne City. From Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney.

10.00 Ambulance Australia.

(Ma, R) The low blood sugar levels of 23-year-old type 1 diabetic have led to a dangerous seizure. Another code 1A comes in for a two-year-old suffering from some serious respiratory issues.

11.15 Ambulance. (Mal, R) The North West Ambulance Service is facing one of their busiest nights of the year.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Sammy J. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.50 Gavin & Stacey. 11.20 Schitt’s Creek. 11.45 Archer. 12.05am Dead Pixels.

12.30 The Young Offenders. 1.05 The Planets. 2.05 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Date My Race. 1.00 Stacey Dooley: Young And Homeless. 2.10 Insight. 3.10 WorldWatch. 4.35 RocKwiz Rewind. 5.15 RocKwiz. 6.35 Extreme Food Phobics. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Ghost Planes And The Mystery Of Flight 370. 10.05 The X-Files. 12.35am MOVIE: My Left Foot. (1989, M) 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News.

4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 11.30 Jabba’s Movies. Noon Weekender.

12.30 Creek To Coast. 1.00 Sydney Weekender.

1.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Border Security: Int. 5.00 Horse Racing. Blue Diamond Stakes and Chipping Norton Stakes. 5.30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 The Baron. 1pm MOVIE: Arabian Adventure. (1979) 3.00 MOVIE: Frankie And Johnny. (1966) 4.50 MOVIE: Khartoum.

(1966) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby. Round 2.

Melbourne Rebels v Western Force. 9.45 Super Rugby Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 12.30pm Nuuca. 12.40 Sisters In League. 1.40 Rugby Union. Ella 7s. 2.00 Ice Hockey. National Hockey Super League. 4.00 Soccer. Scottish Women’s Premier League. 5.50 VICE World Of Sports. 6.20 Rivals. 6.50 News. 7.00 MOVIE: Betty Davis: They Say I’m Different. (2018, PG) 7.30 Living Black. 8.30 Eurovision: Australia Decides. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Well-Digger’s Daughter. Continued. (2011, PG, French) 7.00 The Red Shoes. (1948, PG) 9.25 Hoot. (2006, PG) 11.05 My Big Gay Italian Wedding.

(2018, M, Italian) 12.45pm M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. (2016, PG, Hindi) 4.15 Death Defying Acts. (2007, PG) 6.00 Race. (2016, PG) 8.30 T2 Trainspotting. (2017, MA15+) 10.40 Her Smell.

(2018, MA15+) 1.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 All The Way Up. 2.30 Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Preview. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 8. Fremantle v Adelaide. 5.00 Football.

AFL Women’s. Round 8. Richmond v Geelong.

7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Melbourne v North Melbourne. 9.00 MOVIE: Kickboxer: Vengeance. (2016, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

1.30pm Peaking. 2.15 Race Across The World.

3.30 Ultimate Rush. 4.00 Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 5.00 MOVIE: Megamind.

(2010, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Minions. (2015, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Forgetting Sarah Marshall. (2008, MA15+) 11.00 The Drop Off. 12.30am The Fix. 1.30 The Arrangement. 2.30 Very Cavallari. 3.20 Transformers: Cyberverse. 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Cheers.

10.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 11.00 Bondi Rescue. Noon Jake And The Fatman. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Buy To Build.

3.30 Hotels By Design. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish Summer. 5.00 Escape Fishing. 5.30 Scorpion.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 The FBI Declassified. 11.20 Late Programs.

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With Stephen Colbert. 6.55 The King Of Queens.

7.55 The Big Bang Theory. 8.20 Frasier. 9.20 Becker. 10.15 The Middle. 11.10 Brides Of Beverly Hills. 12.10pm Australian Survivor. 3.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.10am Home Shopping. 1.10 Infomercials. 1.40 Mom. 2.35 Undercover Girlfriends. 3.30 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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Sunday, February 27 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Australia Remastered. (R) 3.25 Love On The Spectrum. (R) 4.25 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.30 Nigella At My Table. (R)

6.00 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 Motorcycle Racing.

Australian Superbike Championship. Round 1.

4.00 Cycling. AusCycling Mountain Bike National Championships. Highlights. 5.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures: Russian War. (PGa, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. [SEVEN] NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Strange Magic.

(2015, PGav, R) Evan Rachel Wood. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Collingwood v Western Bulldogs. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Drive TV. 10.30 The Xtreme CollXtion.

(PG, R) 11.00 Women’s Footy. (PG) 12.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PGl) 12.30 Ultimate Rush. (PGl, R) 1.00 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 2.00 Serengeti. (PG, R) 3.00 Space Invaders. (PG, R) 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 1.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. (PG) 3.00 Destination Dessert.

(R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand.

(PG) Hosted by Chris Moller.

8.30 Troppo. (Premiere, Mal) A private investigator recruits a disgraced ex-cop to help solve the disappearance of a tech pioneer.

9.30 Killing Eve. (Return, MA15+v) Following Eve and Villanelle’s exchange on the bridge, Eve is on a revenge mission.

10.15 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. (Mdls, R) Part 3 of 5.

11.15 Harrow. (Madnsv, R) 12.10 Mum. (Mls, R) 12.40 Shetland. (PG, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Keeping Australia Safe. (Final, Mad, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Treasures Of Arabia. (PG) Presented by Bettany Hughes.

8.30 Atilla’s Forbidden Tomb. (M) Takes a look at recent discoveries in remote Kazakhstan that shed a light on Attila and the Hun people.

10.05 Every Family Has A Secret: Matthieu Heimel And Kerry Stevenson. (PGa, R) Part 2 of 3.

11.10 Mary Beard’s Shock Of The Nude. (MA15+ans, R) 1.20 Michael Mosley: Make Me. (PG, R) 2.15 Michael Mosley: Make Me Live Forever.

(PG, R) 3.10 Michael Mosley: Make Me Stay Awake. (PG, R) 4.05 Two Sisters, One Body.

(Mal, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) 8.45 Crime Investigation Australia: The Cangai Siege. (MA15+alv) Takes a look at the 1993 Cangai siege, the culmination of a murder spree that claimed the lives of five people.

10.15 Born To Kill? Ted Bundy. (MA15+av) 11.15 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. (MA15+av) 12.15 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] The Proposal. (M, R) 1.15 [SEVEN] Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 [SEVEN] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) It is time for the Commitment Ceremony.

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

9.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.10 Australian Crime Stories: Killing Florence. (Mav, R) A look at the murder of Florence Broadhurst.

11.20 The First 48: The Third Man/ Cash Money Murder. (Mav) 12.10 Shallow Grave. (Mav, R) 1.00 Drive TV. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Far North Queensland.

9.00 FBI. (Mv, R) A bank hold-up leads the team to a safe-deposit box, the contents of which could have a potentially damaging impact on national security.

While helping with the case, Kirsten requests a return to field work.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm The Deep. 7.30 Compass.

8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 9.25 Catalyst. 10.25 Richard Leplastrier: Framing The View. 11.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.15am MOVIE: The Dinner.

(2017, M) 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

11.00 SBS Courtside. 11.30 Basketball. NBA. Toronto Raptors v Atlanta Hawks. 2pm Nuts And Bolts. 3.00 WorldWatch. 3.30 RocKwiz. 4.50 RocKwiz Salutes The Bowl. 6.30 Eurovision: Australia Decides. 9.05 The Story Of Late Night.

9.55 Point Blank: Gun Obsession. 10.45 Dark Side Of Football. 11.35 Woman’s Deeper Journey Into Sex. 12.55am Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 10.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.15 To Be Advised. 2.45 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.15 MOVIE: Ocean’s 11. (1960, PG) 6.00 Dog Patrol. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Railroad Australia. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Morning Programs.

1.50pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership.

Round 1. Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos. 3.40 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 1.

Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels. 5.00 MOVIE: The 7th Dawn. (1964, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. (2014, M) 9.35 Chicago P.D. 10.35 House. 11.35 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Brides Of Beverly

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.15

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

Football. CAFL. 12.45pm Motor Racing. W Series.

Round 3. Highlights. 1.15 Soccer. Serie A Femminile.

3.00 Rugby Union. Monsoon Rugby Union. 4.30 Softball. SA Premier League. 6.00 Going Native.

6.30 News. 6.40 Animal Babies: First Year On Earth. 7.40 Etthen Heldeli: Caribou Eaters. 8.30 Muhammad Ali. 10.25 MOVIE: American Gangster.

(2007, MA15+) 1.10am Late Programs.

Race. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.40 A Monster Calls.

(2016, PG) 9.40 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 11.40 Aloys. (2016, M, Swiss German) 1.20pm Lucky Grandma. (2019, M, Mandarin) 2.55 The Red Shoes. (1948, PG) 5.25 Jour De Fete. (1949, French) 6.50 Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 8.30 Seven Psychopaths. (2012, MA15+) 10.35 Their Finest.

(2016, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

10.00 Step Outside. 10.30 All The Way Up. 11.30 Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Preview.

Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Ultimate Fishing. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.45 Fish Of The Day. 3.15 Fishing Addiction. 4.15 Last Stop Garage. 4.45 MOVIE: McFarland, USA. (2015, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious. (2009, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Fast Five.

(2011, M) 12.30am Late Programs.

Noon Ironman. Nutri-Grain Next Gen Series. 2.00 Liquid Science. 2.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Hoopa And The Clash Of Ages. (2015) 4.00 MOVIE: The Road To El Dorado. (2000) 5.45 MOVIE: Astro Boy. (2009, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Oblivion. (2013, M) 10.00 MOVIE: After Earth. (2013, M) Midnight The Fix. 1.00 The Arrangement. 2.00 Very Cavallari.

2.50 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 9.30 Bondi Rescue.

10.00 iFish Summer. 10.30 Reel Action. 11.00 Escape Fishing. 11.30 Destination Dessert.

12.30pm Scorpion. 2.30 Pooches At Play. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Soccer. A-League Women. Round 13. Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Late Programs.

16 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 25 February, 2022

SEVEN (7)

Hills. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours.

10.30 Australian Survivor. Noon The Middle.

1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 13. Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 13.

Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United. 5.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

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ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

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. (Mv, R) 2.00 Shetland. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 Escape From The City. (PG, R) 5.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 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. 12.55 Al Jazeera News.

1.55 The Royals And The Tabloids. (PGas, R) 2.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 3.20 World’s Most Luxurious Trains. (R) 4.10 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum.

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

7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.00 Australian Story. (Return) James and Holly McGrath speak publicly.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program that leads national debate and confronts issues that matter.

9.20 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers.

9.35 The Missing Children. (Ma) Takes a look at the Tuam scandal.

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.20 The Business. (R) 11.35 Q+A. (R) 12.40 Shetland. (Mal, R) 1.40 International Jazz Day Melbourne. (R) 2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum.

(R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

SEVEN (7)

SECTION

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

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

12.00 MOVIE: The Preacher’s Sin. (2015, Mav, R) 2.00 What The Killer Did Next: Saima Khan. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

(PGls, R) 1.45 Talking Honey: Princess Diana.

(PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 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 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Heritage Rescue: Powderham Castle. (PG) Presented by Nick Knowles.

8.30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. (PG) Lucy Worsley takes a look at why Queen Anne’s role in the forging of Great Britain has often been forgotten.

9.30 The Great House Revival.

(PGav, R) Hugh Wallace follows the transformation and restoration of three 1790s agricultural barns into a family home.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Paris Police 1900. (MA15+asv) 12.05 Wisting. (Mav, R) 1.00 Unit One. (MA15+a, R) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (Malv, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize.

(R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Madl) The recruits face a high adrenaline task as they leap from a moving zodiac into a moving helicopter.

9.00 The Amazing Race. (PGl) While racing through Scotland in February of 2020, the teams receive some shocking news.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Resident. (Return, M) The hospital is subjected to a cyber attack.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Hooked On The Look. (Ma, R) 1.00 [SEVEN] Hooked On The Look. (Mal, R) 1.30 [SEVEN] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight.

(Mals) The new couples move in.

9.00 La Brea. (Mv) The sight of a crashing plane spreads a wave of hope as the survivors search for its fallen pilot.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Botched. (Mlmn, R) A facial skin graft is growing pubic hair.

11.20 Bluff City Law. (Ma, R) Elijah and Jake defend an innocent man.

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 Australian Survivor.

Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia.

8.30 Would I Lie To You? Australia.

(Premiere) Two teams go head-to-head in a battle of wits that has them trying to fool the opposition.

9.30 FBI: Most Wanted.

(MA15+v) The team searches for a businessman wanted for murder and an embezzlement scheme.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 The Planets. 8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

9.20 Grand Designs. 10.05 Doctor Who. 11.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.55 QI. 12.30am Escape From The City. 1.25 Community. 1.50 Parks And Recreation. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Front Up. 12.30 SBS Courtside. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. Denver Nuggets v Portland Trail Blazers. 3.30 Dead Set On Life. 3.55 WorldWatch.

5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Derry Girls.

10.25 VICE. (Final) 10.55 High Society. 11.20 Sex Tape UK. 12.20am Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. Noon A Confession. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Selling Houses Australia. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Cold Case. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 MOVIE: The Lady With A Lamp. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Raisin. 8.30 Poirot. 10.40 Law & Order.

11.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Basketball. NBL. Round 13. Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Seinfeld. Noon Instinct. 1.00 Nancy Drew. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Going Native. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line.

3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.30 Colony. 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am M.S.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 7.30

Dhoni: The Untold Story. Continued. (2016, PG, Hindi) 8.30 Jour De Fete. (1949, French) 10.00 The Rocket. (2013, M) 11.50 Amour. (2012, M, French) 2.10pm Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 3.50 Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG, French) 5.40 The Crossing.

(2020, PG, Norwegian) 7.30 This Must Be The Place. (2011, M) 9.35 Monsoon. (2018, R) 11.10 Late Programs.

10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game.

Noon SAS: UK. 1.00 Demolition NZ. 2.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Big Easy Motors. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers.

8.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 6. (2013, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

Noon Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.00 Gold Coast Cops.

8.30 MOVIE: S.W.A.T. (2003, M) 10.50 Young Sheldon. 11.15 Raymond. 11.45 Weird Science.

12.15am The Fix. 1.10 The Sex Clinic. 2.05 Social Fabric. 3.00 Late Programs.

Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 16. Sydney FC v Melbourne City. Replay.

10.30 JAG. 11.30 Cheers. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show.

11.20 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15am Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs New Zealand. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 2.00 Shetland. (Mal, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, 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. (R) 2.00 The Royals And The Tabloids. (Ma, R) 2.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 3.20 World’s Most Luxurious Super Yachts. (PGa, R) 4.10 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

12.00 MOVIE: Maid Of Honor. (2006, Mv, R) 2.00 The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Bridie Skehan. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

(Mals, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGv) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.00 Outback Ringer. (PG) Clarry eyes off his cattle quota.

8.30 Catalyst: Solar Storms – A Warning From Space. Follows scientists working to help prepare for the next big solar storm.

9.25 Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight. (PGl) A pilot attempts a world-first circumnavigation of the Earth .

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Shetland. (Ma, R) 1.10 Father Brown.

(Mav, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? UK: Ruth Jones. (PG) Ruth Jones explores her roots.

8.30 Insight. Takes a look at what happens when people subscribe to ideas that some may consider to be conspiracy theories.

9.30 Framed. (PGa) Part 3 of 4.

10.00 The Feed. Presented by Marc Fennell and Virginia Langeberg.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 The Point. (R) 11.30 Shadow Lines. (Malsv) 12.20 The Night Manager. (Mv, R) 2.05 Miniseries: The Victim. (Ma, R) 4.10 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+ans, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 SAS Australia. Friction among the celebrity recruits explodes as leadership is put to the test.

9.00 The Rookie. (Mav) Officers Nolan and Chen are dispatched to a structure fire where they come to suspect that there is more to the situation than meets the eye. After witnessing a sniper shooting, the team searches for the shooter.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 MOVIE: Magnum Force.

(1973, MA15+v, R) A detective investigates some mysterious murders. Clint Eastwood.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) A development threatens the experiment.

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

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 True Story With Hamish & Andy: Tracy. (PG, R) 11.00 Mr Mayor. (PGa) 11.25 The Village. (Mas) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Delish. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Far North Queensland.

9.00 MOVIE: Joker. (2019, MA15+v) A mentally-ill aspiring comedian struggles to find his way in Gotham City’s fractured society. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz.

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

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Gavin & Stacey. 9.45 Schitt’s Creek. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.20 Starstruck. 11.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.30am Plebs. 12.55 Community. 1.15 Parks And Recreation. 1.35 ABC News Update. 1.40 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Toronto Raptors v Atlanta Hawks. Replay. 2.00 Rum: The Thirsty Road. 2.30 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 3.00 Video Game Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Punk. 9.30 Secret World Of Las Vegas. (Final) 10.25 Stacey Dooley: Spy Cams And Creep Catchers. 11.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon A Confession. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Selling Houses Australia.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Without A Trace. 12.45am Selling Houses Aust.

2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Crooks In Cloisters. (1964) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles.

10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle.

11.00 Frasier. Noon Instinct. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Mom. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Bushwhacked!

3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today.

6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Rise Up. 8.50 The Beach. 9.20 NITV News Update. 9.30 The Night Manager. 11.10 Late Programs.

Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 7.40 The Crossing. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 9.30 Little Nicolas On Holiday.

(2014, PG, French) 11.20 A Brother’s Love. (2019, M, French Canadian) 1.30pm Jungle Book. (1942, PG) 3.30 The Thief Lord. (2006, PG) 5.20 Loving.

(2016, PG) 7.35 Wild Rose. (2018, M) 9.30 Tove.

(2020, M, Swedish) 11.25 Carol. (2015, M) 1.35am Late Programs.

1pm Demolition NZ. 2.00 Leepu And Pitbull.

3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Big Easy Motors. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Truckers: Best Of. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 10.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

Noon Xena. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series.

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7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show.

9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 Bondi Rescue. 11.30 Cheers. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 12.15am Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 And We Danced. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Shetland. (Ma, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.55 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, 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. (R) 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Insight. (R) 3.10 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 3.15 World’s Most Luxurious… (PGn, R) 4.10 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGav, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Nanny Killer. (2018, Mav, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA: Casey Kasem. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

(Mls, R) 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGv, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 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 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) Host Shaun Micallef presents a round-up of important news stories of the week.

9.00 Starstruck. (Ml) Tom hosts a house-warming party.

9.25 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Killing Eve. (MA15+v, R) 11.55 Shetland. (Final, PG, R) 12.55 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. (Mdls, R) 1.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 2.35 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Tony Robinson: The Thames At Night. (PG) Part 4 of 4.

8.30 Then And Now: Heathrow Airport. (PG) Explores the history of London’s Heathrow Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports.

9.30 Hidden Assets. (MA15+) Emer and Christian uncover the real identity of the bombers as the team follow the money trail in Ireland.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 In Therapy. (Mals) 11.55 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+av, R) 1.05 The Good Fight. (Mal, R) 2.05 Cacciatore: The Hunter. (MA15+s, R) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (Madlv, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 Police Strike Force. (Premiere, Ma) The story of police investigations, stings and taskforce operations told by the people who broke the case.

8.30 The Front Bar. (M) Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at the world of sport.

9.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma) Follows the work of an ambulance service, giving an insight into the life and death incidents they face.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.20 [SEVEN] To Be Advised.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) A couple implodes at the dinner party.

9.00 Under Investigation: Trump Redux. (MA15+av) A re-investigation into the case of ’80s serial child rapist and murderer Mr Cruel.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Forensics: The Real CSI: Teenage Stabbing. (Mav) 11.40 Grand Hotel. (Mv, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.20 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mdlm) Follows dispatchers and paramedics working for an ambulance service.

8.30 Bull. (Ma) 10.30 This Is Us. (Ms) Nicky, Rebecca and Miguel go on a road trip while Deja heads to Boston, Massachusetts, to see Malik.

11.30 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 I’m Wanita. 9.30 The Romantics And Us. (Final) 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.25 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 12.20am Community. 12.45 Parks And Recreation. 1.05 ABC News Update. 1.10 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Denver Nuggets v Portland Trail Blazers. Replay. 2.00 The Last Shot. 2.50 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.00 Rise. 3.50 WorldWatch.

5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Wellington Paranormal. 9.00 Searching For The Tassie Tiger. 9.30 MOVIE: Take Shelter. (2011, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon A Confession. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Sydney Weekender.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Selling Houses Australia. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 9.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Happy Go Lovely. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 House.

11.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Instinct. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory.

1.30 Friends. 2.30 NBL Slam. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.10 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm First School At Middle Beach. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales.

4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 Country Music.

8.30 Going Native. 9.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.30 Muhammad Ali. 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Little Nicolas On Holiday. Continued. (2014, PG, French) 7.30 Loving. (2016, PG) 9.45 The Thief Lord. (2006, PG) 11.35 Curse Of The Golden Flower.

(2006, M, Mandarin) 1.40pm The Crossing. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 3.30 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 5.20 About Elly. (2009, PG, Persian) 7.30 True Grit.

(2010, M) 9.30 Ellie And Abbie. (2020, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 America’s Game.

Noon SAS: UK. 1.00 Demolition NZ. 2.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Big Easy Motors. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars.

5.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

8.30 Storage Wars. 9.30 Desert Collectors. 10.30 Extreme Unboxing. 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 RBT. 8.00 Territory Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Mercury Rising. (1998, M) 10.45 Young Sheldon.

11.10 Raymond. 11.40 Weird Science. 12.10am The Fix. 1.05 Reverie. 2.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 8.00 iFish Summer Series. 8.30 Cheers. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.10am Shopping. 1.40 Infomercials. 2.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Nigella At My Table. (R) 11.00 Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight. (PGl, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz.

(PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 2.00 Shetland. (Final, PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City.

(R) 5.00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 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 PBS NewsHour. (R) 2.00 The Royals And The Tabloids. (Ma, R) 2.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 3.20 World’s Most Luxurious Hotels. (R) 4.10 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Murder By Numbers. (2002, Malsv, R) 2.30 Harbour Cops. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

(Mls, R) 1.30 Driving Test. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 [MELB] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGals) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 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.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

International current affairs program.

8.30 Q+A. Public affairs program.

9.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: Amani Haydar. Rosie Batty chats with Amani Haydar.

10.05 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Get Some Number 8 Wire – Wellington. (R) 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 Catalyst. (R) 12.25 The Missing Children. (Ma, R) 1.50 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 2.55 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv, R) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble: Yorkshire York. (PG) Kate Humble walks the Yorkshire coastline.

8.30 The Royals: Keeping The Crown: The Cousins War. (Premiere, PG) Explores the rise, fall and survival of royal families over the past century.

9.30 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. (PG) Part 1 of 4.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Gomorrah. (MA15+dsv) 12.00 Partisan. (MA15+v) 12.55 Beforeigners. (Mal, R) 3.35 Blinded. (Mdls, R) 4.30 VICE Guide To Film. (Madls, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 Miniseries: Showtrial. (Malsv) Part 3 of 5. With the murder trial fast approaching, Cleo must confront a fresh press scandal that throws a new and damning light on Talitha’s motives.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News.

11.40 To Be Advised.

1.10 Home Shopping. (R) [SEVEN] Scandal. (Ma, R) 2.00 [SEVEN] Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 [SEVEN] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Australia Behind Bars. (Malv) Officer David organises for a father to see his son who was freaking out being behind bars for the first time.

9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mm) A patient ignores hospital policy.

10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.45 The Horn. (Malm, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 First Dates Australia. Singles in search of love are brought together at a restaurant for a blind first date.

8.30 Celebrity Gogglebox Australia.

(Premiere) Celebrities share their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mav) Baez and Danny search for a killer.

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

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Hard Quiz.

9.45 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.15 QI. 10.45 Doctor Who. 11.50 Live At The Apollo. 12.35am Would I Lie To You? 1.05 Community. 1.25 Parks And Recreation. 1.50 Plebs. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pingu In The City. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Jasper And Errol’s First Time. 1.00 Mr Tachyon On The Edge Of Science. 1.30 Most Expensivest. 2.00 Gaycation. 2.50 Cyberwar. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland St. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island.

10.10 Chasing Famous. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping.

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Honour.

2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Selling Houses Australia.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector George Gently.

12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 4.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Face Of Fu Manchu. (1965, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 House. 11.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle.

11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Friends. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Thief Lord. Continued. (2006, PG) 7.25 About Elly.

(2009, PG, Persian) 9.35 Jungle Book. (1942, PG) 11.35 The Belier Family. (2014, M, French) 1.35pm Loving. (2016, PG) 3.50 Toys And Pets. (2017, PG) 5.40 What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 7.30 Flawless. (2007, M) 9.30 God’s Own Country. (2017, MA15+) 11.30 The Sex Of The Angels. (2012, MA15+, Spanish) 1.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs.

1pm Storage Wars. 1.30 Extreme Unboxing. 2.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Big Easy Motors. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon. (1987, M) 9.50 MOVIE: The Rookie. (1990, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

Noon Xena. 2.00 Hercules. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 MOVIE: Passengers. (2016, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Jumper. (2008, M) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight The Fix. 1.00 Reverie. 2.00 Below Deck Sailing Yacht. 2.50 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under.

8.30 NBL Slam. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 JAG. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman.

4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 11.30 FBI. 12.30am Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

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3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Mustangs FC. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Tribal. 9.20 MOVIE: Dog Eat Dog. (2016, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

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By Ash Bolt One of the world’s most recognised rock bands will visit Geelong for a one-off concert next month.

The Foo Fighters will take to the stage at GMHBA Stadium on Friday, March 4 as part of state government initiative to kick-start the live entertainment industry after the effects of the pandemic.

The 12-time Grammy Award-winning band will arrive in Australia next week for what will be its first performance in the country since 2018.

The show will also be the first full-capacity stadium show by any international music artist in Australia since the pandemic first hit back in March 2020.

The Foo Fighters will be supported by Australian bands Amyl and the Sniffers and The Meanies.

Tourism, Sport and Major Events Minister Martin Pakula said it was expected about 25,000 fans would flock to the stadium.

“The Foo Fighters always put on an epic performance and this concert will further cement our position as Australia’s home of live music,” he said.

The concert will be part of the state government’s Always Live program, a statewide “music celebration” that will bring live music to regional Victoria and Melbourne throughout 2022.

Pakula said the Geelong concert will be followed by a program of dozens of events held at venues across Victoria later in the year.

“The Always Live program will deliver live music right across Victoria with both local and international artists – showcasing the state on the global stage,” he said.

Pakula said the program aimed to showcase a diverse mix of local and international talent and support local jobs and tourism businesses, by driving music fans to the regions and Melbourne suburbs.

He said it delivered on the government’s election commitment to deliver a new music festival held at venues across the state and also brought to life a long-held dream of late Australian music icon Michael Gudinski.

“Always Live was a passion project for my dad to ensure Victoria continued to be recognised as the music capital of Australia,” Always Live

The Foo Fighters will take to the stage at GMHBA Stadium next month.

chairman Matt Gudinski said.

“I know Dad would be very proud to see the event launched and form a major part of re-establishing a thriving live music scene.”

Tickets for the Foo Fighters’ concert will go on sale at noon on Friday, February 25.

Geelong’s state parliament MPs all welcomed the announcement and said the concert would bring major benefits to Geelong.

“This will be a blockbuster event right here in the heart of our city, drawing in crowds and

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boosting our local economy,” Geelong MP Christine Couzens said.

The announcement has forced Nitro Circus to reschedule its show, which was originally set for GHMBA Stadium on March 4.

Thrill One Sports and Entertainment chief executive Joe Carr said the Nitro Circus show would move to Monday, March 7. ”We’re happy to support the state of Victoria, its government, and our partners Visit Victoria and Kardinia Park Stadium Trust in this very

important effort to bring back live events as part of the reopening strategy,” he said.

“While we anticipate that the date change may create adverse conditions for some of our ticketholders, this initiative will ultimately benefit not only Victoria but the entire country as more fans get to experience the visceral excitement that only live entertainment can deliver.”

All Nitro Circus tickets already purchased will be honoured for the new date.

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Historical society Geelong Historical Society will meet on Wednesday, March 2, at 8pm, at St Paul’s Church Hall, 171-177 LaTrobe Terrace, Geelong. The talk will be on the subject of the Geelong and Western Hunt Club (1858-63), followed by supper. Ample off-street parking available in side street and tennis court next to church.

After 60’s coffee group The Geelong After 60’s Coffee Meetup Group will meet at Warun Ponds Hotel, Colac Road, Waurn Ponds, on Sunday, March 6, at noon. New members welcome.

Bookings required.

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each month at the Waurn Ponds Hotel, Waurn Ponds. The next meeting is on Monday, February 28. New members welcome.

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Moorabool and McKillop streets at 1pm every Saturday. All players, from beginners to experts are welcome.

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Geelong Evangelical Fellowship

The Zonta Club of Geelong is holding a dinner on Wednesday, March 2 to mark International Women’s Day. The guest speaker will be aerospace engineer Kaliope Vassilopoulos. At Capri Receptions, 258 Pakington Street, Geelong West. Cost: $35 for two-course meal. Bookings and payment by Friday, February 25.

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Rostrum meets Geelong Christian Singles Meets Wednesday, March 2 for coffee, 10-11.30am at The Groove Train, Waurn Ponds. Bookings required by March 1, ■ Kevin, 0400 383 711

Geelong Rostrum Public Speaking Club Inc meets each Monday.

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Afternoon tea dance Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] will host an afternoon tea dance on Thursdays, 2-4pm, at Belmont Park Pavilion. Entry: $5. All welcome ■ 5251 3529

Music for preschoolers Mainly Music is a music and movement program for babies to preschoolers. The group meets at St Albans-St Andrews Uniting Church, 276 Wilsons Road, Whittington on Tuesdays at 10am during school terms. Parents/carers and children very welcome.

■ Rhonda, 0437 241 345.

Film festival The North Bellarine Film Festival is on at the Potato Shed in Drysdale on February 25-26. The program consists of international and Australian feature and short films.

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Triathlon Probus meets Belmont Combined Probus Club meets at 10am on the first Monday of the month.

New members and visitors welcome.

Friendship, speakers, lunch after meetings, dine out, Mahjong outings.

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The Barwon Heads Triathlon is on February 27, 8.30-11am, Lahey Square, Barwon Heads. The 400m swim, 14km cycle and 4km run are the perfect distances to entice all levels of competitors from ’first timers’ to experienced Triathletes.

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The sweet sounds of Sweetfest

By Ash Bolt Geelong’s own Sweethearts will finally have the opportunity to take over the city when Sweetfest rolls into town next week.

Having been postponed twice last year, the festival will finally go ahead from 11am on Sunday, March 6, with a line up of female talent taking to Central Geelong.

The Arts Industry Commission funded project Sweetfest will present a powerhouse line-up including a solo set from 2018 ARIA award nominee Alex Lahey, The Jezabels frontwoman Hayley Mary, Emma Donovan and The Putbacks, along with Geelong’s own Sweethearts, showcasing the talented female musicians in Geelong and across Melbourne.

The free event also features 20 different acts including Fulton Street, Cry Baby, Rach Brennan, Libby Steel, Mink Mila, Sarah Carroll, Andrea Robertson, Carly Robertson, Hassall, Operation Karma and others.

Greater Geelong arts, live entertainment and hospitality portfolio chair Eddy Kontelj said the city was proud to see live music back in CBD streets and venues.

“The work we have been doing through the arts, live entertainment and hospitality portfolio is really starting gain traction and council is proud to support Sweetfest as a showcase of all things music within Greater Geelong, especially by female musicians,” he said.

“Through the joy of live music, this event will help draw visitors into Central Geelong, creating a vibrant atmosphere and generating increased trade for bars, restaurants and other venues, which is particularly important at this time.

“Hosting quality events such as Sweethearts

Geelong’s Sweethearts will perform at Sweetfest next month.

reflects our intent for Geelong to become the live entertainment hub of Australia.”

The festival will take place over four stages, including an outdoor stage on the Johnstone Park forecourt and in the Little Malop Street precinct at Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Westend and Beav’s Bar. Some acts will also live stream via the

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Sweethearts Youtube channel for those who can’t make it.

The festival is an initiative of the Sweethearts Foundation and secretary Sandy Thompson said it was pleasing to finally get the green light after several postponements last year.

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Crowded House play Mt Duneed A busy couple of months in Geelong’s live music calendar has become even busier, with Australian music legends Crowded House announcing a show in the region.

Last week the band’s promoter Entertainment announced the band would add three new shows to its Australian Dreamers Are Waiting tour, including an April 23 show at Mt Duneed Estate. Joining the band for the A Day on the Green show will be Angus and Julia Stone and The Waifs.

The show will be the first in the region for Crowded House’s new line up, which was unveiled last year. The band will feature

proud to present a free all ages music festival that celebrates women in music,” she said.

“Sweetfest is another element of the foundation’s work that aims to broaden the opportunities to women throughout the Geelong and Melbourne areas.”

Sweetfest was first held in 2018.

Details: sweethearts.com.au.

founding members Neil Finn and Nick Seymour, along with producer and keyboardist Mitchell Froom, guitarist and singer Liam Finn and drummer Elroy Finn.

They released their seventh studio album Dreamers Are Waiting last June, featuring the singles Whatever You Want, Playing With Fire, To The Island, Love Isn’t Hard At All and latest offering, Sweet Tooth. The album was awarded Best Adult Contemporary Album at the 2021 ARIA Awards.

The performance will cap off a busy few months for Mt Duneed Estate, which will also host Midnight Oil’s final live performance in

the region on March 5. It will also host Lime Cordiale and its travelling festival, The Squeeze, featuring Thelma Plum, Client Liaison, The Vanns and other Australian bands, on April 16.

A planned A Day on the Green show featuring Rod Stewart on March 19 has been cancelled due to travel restrictions. Also running over April will be the City of Greater Geelong’s new month-long Surround Sounds Geelong and the Bellarine, featuring Paul Kelly and The Rubens, while the Foo Fighters will play at GMHBA Stadium in a one-off concert next month.

Two Geelong authors have come together to release a book to help children examine and deal with their feelings and emotions.

You Matter – Be Your Own Best Friend will be published by Wild Dog Books on March 2. It is award-winning author Sue Lawson’s 30th children’s book, but the first she has co-written with local wellness practitioner Sue Hindle.

The friends joined forces to create You Matter after a discussing the alarming increase of anxiety and other mental health issues they’d seen in young children. Studies by institutions such as the University of Melbourne and Deakin University heave revealed a worrying increase in mental health problems in children, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Sue and I were talking about the number of younger and younger children struggling with big emotions,’ Lawson, a former schoolteacher, said.

“We decided we wanted to create a book that supported them and offered simple techniques.”

Hindle often works with children in her practice and said the book was designed to be practical and accessible for children. “We deliberately avoid using terms like anxiety and heightened, as these terms in themselves can create tension for children,” she said.

The pair combined with Melbourne-based artist Prue Pittock, whose bright illustrations add a joyous and hopeful feel to the book that helps children navigate everyday emotions as well as those sparked by the pandemic and lockdowns.

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‘Flashy’ SUV a work in progress

By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring AT A GLANCE

Jolion sounds like one of those decent chaps in a Billy Bunter or Tom Brown’s Schooldays caper – a young toff in a starched collar and a top hat. It is, in fact, a compact sports utility vehicle from a Chinese company generally known for its cheap-as-chips workhorse utes.

To add to the incongruity, we are told by the maker, Haval Great Wall Motors, Jolion is Chinese for ‘first love’. I suppose with a price range in the mid $20k, what’s not to love about the SUV. The ‘school bell’ first rang for Jolion in Australia with two variants – mid-grade Lux and range-topping Ultra, priced from $27,990 driveaway and $30,990 driveaway, respectively.

These were later joined by an entry-level Jolion Premium model from $25,490 driveaway. The Lux was on test.

Haval GWM continues to offer one of the best after sales and customer care packages in the industry with a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, five years roadside assist and an attractive capped price servicing program.

MODEL LINE-UP Haval Jolion Premium: $25,490 Haval Jolion Lux: $27,990 Haval Jolion Ultra : $30,990

Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Lexus dealer for drive-away prices.

Styling There is a touch of Hollywood about this ‘first love’. The spotlight falls brightly on a grille with sparkling finish and horizontal accents to create a bold, if flashy, show.

The ‘main event’ is flanked by LED headlamps, foglamps and a most striking set-up of daytime running lights. The car’s profile is standard SUV lines, while the back is plain, if a little hunchbacked.

Interior

Infotainment Connectivity is front and centre with a 10.25-inch colour multimedia touchscreen linked to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A 7-inch LCD instrument display carries range of system info.

The position of the touch screen on the centre dash of the test car had its problems, with air-con controls underneath easy to catch accidentally while resting the palm on working the screen.

Audio is handled by a six-speaker system, while dual-zone air-conditioning keeps occupants in relative comfort.

Engines / transmissions Power is delivered to the front wheels by a re-engineered 1.5 litre turbo-petrol engine with 110 kW of power and 210 Nm of torque mated to a seven-speed dual clutch transmission.

Safety Safety is expansive with autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition and rear cross-traffic alert standard across the range.

The Jolion has a fair way to go to beat rivals in ‘love’ match.

The 1.5 litre petrol engine, with the turbo slow to catch on at times when setting off, delivered up to 110 kW and 210 Nm to the test car front wheels smoothly through a the seven-speed dual clutch transmission once the vehicle was up to speed.

As far as fuel consumption is concerned the claimed combined urban / highway cycle of 8.1 litres of premium unleaded per 100 kilometres, compared with the 10 litres per 100 kilometres recorded on test in a range of driving conditions.

For those interested, four different drive modes – standard, eco, sport and snow – are available on demand. With eco snail-like and sport highlighting the small engine syndrome, standard was an acceptable all-rounder.

After a serious bout of gardening, my back was worse for wear. I don’t think I could have enjoyed a long(ish) journey in the Jolion Lux. Despite looking good, the seats were hard and generally unsupportive.

Loading from the rear had its problems with the tailgate not lifting enough to get the cargo cover out of the way, making it a prime target for a whack on the head. The dim boot surroundings did not help.

The keyless entry also had a mind of its own - at times not unlocking the driver’s door to the touch of the handle. The key fob button was the back-up.

Don’t get me on about the ‘spy’ camera with its constant eye on the driver from its elevated spot on the A-pillar. Whatever motivated the Chinese to come up with this Cyclops of a driver fatigue monitoring system?

This one-eyed monster supposedly checks the driver’s concentration level and if it deems it to have elapsed, flashes up the message on the multimedia screen “Hey, don’t stray”. Other warnings included one about the position of the vehicle ahead (which wasn’t there). It all became a niggling bore.

Driving New from the ground up like its larger sibling, the new H6, the Jolion, a replacement for the H2, is underpinned by Haval’s new global lightweight modular platform to appeal to a wide range of driving needs.

Summary So, what’s not to love about the Jolion? Apart from the keen pricing, there is quite a bit, actually. The Chinese compact SUV could best be described as a work in progress.

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Cats’ late charge not enough to get over the line In a trend that is becoming familiar for Cats fans, Geelong left its charge a little too late as it fell to the Western Bulldogs on Friday.

Kept goalless for the first three quarters at Whitten Oval in the round seven marquee game, the Cats challenged the Dogs in the final quarter but came away with a 2.4 (16) to 3.10 (28) defeat.

Trailing by 25 points at the final change, with just two behinds on the scoreboard, the Cats kicked two goals about five minutes into the fourth quarter and brought the margin back to 11 points.

But the Cats were unable to capitalise on the momentum, with the Dogs locking down defensively and kicking the only score, a behind, for the rest of the game.

The Cats’ defence was its standout, as has

been common this season, Maddy McMahon and captain Meg McDonald combing for 11 intercept possessions.

The defensive pressure meant the Cats conceded just three goals from 32 forward 50s.

However the Cats were only able to enter their own forward 50 just 19 times across the night.

Coach Dan Lowther said it was a “frustrating” game.

“Clearly it’s disappointing [to have] another loss by a couple of goals and the fact for three quarters we played pretty ordinary to be fair, but then in the last quarter [we] come out and show the fight and fire and method and style that we brought last week and in the first few rounds,” he said. “It’s frustrating but there are some good signs.”

Lowther said the team needed to have more urgency to get the ball into the forward half.

“Fundamentally I thought we were really poor,” he said. “It comes with consistency.

“The message over the last six or seven weeks has been about us driving the ball forward … whether it be by hand or foot … but there were times [on Friday night] we just refused to do it. “[When] you’re not doing those things consistently enough, you’re going to find it difficult to get the ball inside 50.

“They’re decisions we have to be better at around the ground and that is something we need to improve – our decision-making to have urgency around getting the ball inside 50.”

Rebecca Webster, who finished with a team-high 22 disposals, as well as five clearances and five tackles, and Amy McDonald

(19 disposals, eight tackles, five clearances and five intercepts) were again the Cats’ standouts in the midfield.

Georgie Prespakis and Julia Crockett-Grills led the way with pressure, laying 11 and 10 tackles respectively.

Chloe Scheer and Phoebe McWilliams were the Cats’ goal kickers.

McWilliams’ goal was her seventh for the season, which has her placed equal fifth of the season’s goal kicking tally.

Geelong will be back on the road this weekend, heading to the Swinburne Centre to play Richmond on Saturday evening.

Both teams will go into the game with one win and five losses.

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The winning B2 grade team Kate O’Donnell, Janet Allan, Leonie Amerena, Jacqui McGrath, Angela Sherlock and Raelene Pearce. (Supplied)

Geelong shines at Country Week

Three titles for Appleton

By Ash Bolt Sam Appleton and Lotte Wilms have claimed victory at Ironman 70.3 Geelong.

Appleton crossed the line in 3.41:15, almost two minutes ahead of defending champion Steve McKenna, with Josh Amberger a further 30 seconds behind in third, on Sunday.

Appleton’s win was his third Ironman 70.3 Geelong title, after going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, with the 31-year-old only arriving home to Australia from America last week for the first time in two years.

“It feels great to kick off 2022 with a win here in Geelong,” Appleton said. “I love this race, it’s actually one of my favourite races on the whole circuit, it’s beautiful and the whole town gets behind it, it’s a great atmosphere.”

Appleton came out of the water following the 1.9km swim in Corio Bay just behind Amberger, with the top two extending their lead over the 90km ride.

Appleton started the run just 15 seconds clear of Amberger and powered ahead to claim victory, with McKenna passing Amberger in the final stages of the run to finish second.

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into each other’s strengths,” Appleton said.

“The race plan was to swim hard, bike hard – I knew there were a lot of really fast runners so it was in my interest to get a bit of a gap and fortunately I had good run legs,” Appleton said.

“Last year my run let me down a little bit and [this year] I felt better than any of my runs in all my races last year.

“I made a promise to myself at the end of last year to work on my weaknesses and that was obviously my run and [this] was a step in the right direction.”

The win was Appleton’s first on the international Ironman 70.3 circuit in three years and he said it was special to win in front of family.

“First win in three years, it feels great to get back on and notch another win,” he said.

“It’s important for me to race here … my brother lives in Melbourne and he came here to watch, my Dad flew down from Sydney to watch, it’s really special and I love racing in Australia.”

In the women’s race Wilms was unstoppable at the front, finishing in 4.07:41, more than three and a half minutes clear of Amelia Watkinson, with Victorian Grace Thek a further five minutes behind in third.

The Australian-based Dutch athlete was the one to beat all day, coming out of the water with an almost 90 second lead and she never looked back, continuing to extend her lead over the 90km ride and 21.1km run. “[The] swim start was really good, not really choppy so I could have a good swim, the water felt really good, it wasn’t cold like I thought it would be,” she said.

“On the bike I just stayed on my pace that I thought I could hold for the first lap. I got pushed by the other girls, I saw them half way through so I thought I’d just see how far I can push this bike and it went pretty good.

“My heart rate stayed low so I was really happy to come off the bike and then I just ran my own pace.

“It was really unexpected, I was just focused on what I was doing and not where I would place and this is a good start to the year.”

Wilms’ win in Geelong was all the more impressive with it being just her second ever Ironman 70.3 race.

“It’s crazy, really crazy, but absolutely nice … there were a lot of people around and the Geelong spectators were fantastic,” she said.

“I got so much support, I really enjoyed the race.”

Geelong teams put on a show at Country Week last week, with one win and three runner-up finishes.

From February 14 to 18, roughly 1000 tennis fanatics assembled at Tennis Victoria’s Country Week at Swan Hill, including several Geelong teams.

They came away with the win in the women’s B2 grade competition, along with making the final in the men’s special B1, B3 and C2 competitions.

The event was cancelled last year due to the pandemic but nothing could stop the players last week from enjoying the hospitality of the Swan Hill Lawn Tennis Club, with 194 teams in 23 grades competing to win a much desired trophy.

First time participant Raelene Pearce said it was an amazing experience to see 92 grass courts lined up ready for action.

“I frequently listen to my friends’ stories about Country Week and felt it was time to experience it for myself,” she said. “I knew the heat was going to play a factor and Monday’s 37 degrees was certainly a challenge but we were prepared with cooling neckties and ice packs and plenty of water.”

“The temperature exceeded the 37.5 the next day so the heat rule came into effect; earlier starting times and shorter sets.

“Besides the tennis I also enjoyed the social activities in the evening that were organised to show what the town has to offer.

“Living in Inverleigh, I know how important it is to support Regional Victoria. Being able to combine my love for tennis and back the local community was a big plus.

“I was absolutely thrilled to be part of a team that made the finals and as icing on the cake we won the B2 grade trophy. Not surprisingly, I am hooked on Country Week now.”

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Warriors head overseas

By Janakan Seemampillai North Geelong Warriors’ director of football and former Socceroos great Josip Skoko is excited two club youth products have won contracts to play professionally in Croatia.

One happens to be his 19-year-old son, Luka Skoko, who won a contract with Croatian second division club Dugopolje.

The other is 19-year-old Nicholas Volarevic, who will play for Primorac Stobrec in the third division.

The two childhood teammates went over to Croatia to trial recently and have impressed scouts, earning a chance to fulfil their ambition of becoming professional footballers.

Both Luka and Volarevic grew up at Elcho Park, coming through the Warriors’ local community team, the Elcho Park Cardinals, before joining North Geelong’s NPL youth program.

Skoko said it was a dream come true for Luka, who along with younger brother Noa, has long held an ambition of emulating his father by playing professionally in Europe.

“I think I am excited mostly because he [Luka] and his brother have been full on for years, they have loved the game and wanted

to do that bit extra and the goal was always at some stage to try and make it professionally,” he said.

“For Nicholas it’s also a wonderful opportunity after he came on strong at the end of last year. He scored a few goals including a winner against Werribee at the end of the season. He was part of the seniors all year long.

“He showed potential and he wanted the chance to go somewhere different. He has got himself an opportunity now to show himself and progress through the ranks, and he may now well have a professional a career.”

Skoko said going to Europe was the best pathway at the moment for both players.

“Especially over the last two or three years it’s become clear Australia isn’t a number one footballing country, so you are limited with games and training sessions. The system isn’t set up right here,” he said.

“If you want to go to the next level, apart from the A-League, it is very difficult and you have to chisel your own path.”

When it came to his son, Skoko encouraged Luka to make it in the North Geelong Warriors’ senior NPL2 team before trying out overseas.

Luka duly delivered, winning the senior’s best and fairest award in 2021.

After two COVID-interrupted years in Victoria, and considering Luka’s performances, Skoko believed the timing was right for him to go abroad.

“For us it was about timing, I said to Luka there is no point going overseas if you can’t play at North Geelong in the senior team and do well,” he said.

“That was one of the boxes he ticked over the last 18 months.

“Especially with the limited number of games in the NPL2 and especially in recent years due to COVID, we thought it was time.

“It’s exciting as he is now in an environment where he can train with his club every day and can do additional sessions if he wants. It’s easier to access because everything is tailored to football over there.

“It should give him a chance and if he works hard over the next two or three years, it gives him an opportunity to make something of himself.”

Luka will start by training with the under-19 team at Dugopolje, who play in a Croatia-wide under-19s competition. Volarevic will also initially play for the youth team at Primorac Stobrec.

Midweek tennis ladder shake-up LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers There were multiple movements in ladder position for Tennis Geelong’s Section 8 midweek ladies’ competition this week, with all teams from second to sixth making a shift.

Moolap remains on top of the table after taking a 5-1 win over Moriac, pushing it back to sixth.

The match started well for both teams with Sheree Holdsworth and Pauline Collier taking the first set for Moolap 6-3, and Charmaine Martyn and Penny Stanley countering for Moriac taking the second 7-5, breaking Belinda Atkins’ winning streak of nine straight sets on the way.

From there however Moolap kicked up a gear and proved too strong for its opponents, dropping only seven games in the final four sets.

Western Heights is now only one point behind Moolap after a 6-0 win over eighth-placed Point Lonsdale.

The Heights proved too consistent for the ladies from Lonny, dropping only 10 games for the day.

Match of the day went to Wandana Heights, which boosted itself into the top four with a 6-0 win over third-placed St Mary’s Blue.

While the result looked lopsided, the 24 games won by Blue would suggest otherwise.

Odette Sheills and Lorraine Kupresanin took the first set for Wandana 6-2, while Marguerite Hussey and Inge Garvey battled Roma Hollis and Kaye Moores for a 7-5 win in the second.

The third and fourth sets both went to Wandana 6-3, giving Wandana the win, but Blue showed it wasn’t going to roll over and pushed Wandana in the final two sets, falling just short down 7-5 and 7-6.

The result makes the return match scheduled for round 11 one to mark in the calendar.

The final match of the day saw St Mary’s Green host Leopold, and with only two points between the teams before the start of the match, both were looking for any advantage to bolster their position.

Green started well with Jean Lonsdale and Maureen Knight taking the first set 6-4, but at 1-2 in the second injury struck and it was serious enough to result in the balance of the match being forfeited by Green, putting Leopold into fifth.

Wandana Heights’ section 8 midweek women’s team Lorraine Kupresanin, Odette Sheills, Marguerite Hussey and Inge Garvey. (Supplied)

Snapper in plentiful supply ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos The local fishing has still been very good over the past week with plenty of reports coming in of some decent snapper fishing on offer in the outer harbour.

The spoil grounds of Leopold and Curlewis have been producing some good fishing with anglers soaking baits and casting soft plastics having great success in landing good numbers of pinkies to 50cm.

As well as the snapper there is plenty of other species on offer like flathead, salmon and whiting.

Calamari have still been in close along the whole peninsula with natural squid jigs working best.

Offshore Barwon Heads is still showing no sign of slowing down, if anything it’s getting better.

The tuna bite has been red hot between the rip and Torquay in 40-60 metres.

Trolling Halco laser pro 190 has been a standout lure and so too have skirted lures behind a spreader bar.

Topwater lures as usual are still catching a lot of fish too.

Kingfish have been in fantastic numbers in closer and quite hungry, although not massive in size there sure is plenty out there.

Mako sharks are still kicking about the coast at the moment with plenty of reports.

The rip has had a few whispers of kings going inside it lately but is well worth looking.

This time of year we should expect the rip to fish very well with fish up to 15kg to be caught.

Fishing the slower tide changes and slack water are the best times to fish, allowing easier and more comfortable fishing.

King George whiting have been on the chew off Queenscliff lately with plenty of reports rolling in of boats landing good numbers of fish and at a quality size.

Gone Fishing Charters has been right in the thick of the bite lately getting the customers on some good fish.

Painkalac Creek has been fishing quite well over the past few weeks for both bream and estuary perch with reports of both species reaching up to about 38cm in length.

Casting hardbody lures like Ecogear SX40s and Daiwa Infeet Spikes have been working very well.

Early morning and late afternoon has been very productive for surface fishing.

Wurdi Buloc and Stoney Creek Reservoir have both been fishing well for redfin over the past week with reports of fish to 45cm being caught.

Adam from Trelly’s Geelong has been getting stuck amongst the action down at Wurdi and having great success with soft plastics.

Adam has also scored himself a few trout along the way too.

Kaiden Long with a tuna.

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