Geelong Indy - 16th September 2022

September 16, 2022

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Eagles soar high More local footy and netball premiers were crowned at the weekend, with the Geelong District Football Netball League holding its grand finals at St Albans.

East Geelong (pictured) won its first A Grade netball flag in a thriller, defeating Werribee Centrals by the barest of margins.

And Bannockburn prevailed in an equally thrilling senior footy decider over Inverleigh.

This weekend, the Geelong Football Netball League grand finals take place at St Albans.

St Mary’s plays Leopold in the senior football while Newton & Chilwell takes on Colac in the A Grade netball. the full reports and more pictures, see pages 34 and 35.

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‘Lasagne garden’ sprouts

By Justin Flynn An unused soccer pitch at Bellarine Secondary College (BSC) will be transformed into a 1.5 acre permaculture market garden in 24 hours, but no shovels will be needed.

The no-dig festival is taking place at BSC Drysdale Campus on October 1 and 2 and is the brainchild of BSC, Bellarine Community Health (BCH) and Farm My School Ltd (FMS) founders Ben Shaw and James McLennan.

“A no-dig garden is one you don’t have to dig,” Mr McLennan said.

“Although this event is ground-breaking, we

won’t actually be breaking any ground.

“Also known as a lasagne garden, it involves layering organic material to build diversity and soil health. To build our farm we will be using renewable resources which have been generously donated from local businesses, such as newspapers, straw, manure, cardboard, and coffee grounds. This delicious melting mix of goodness results in the perfect growing environment for vegies.”

Community members can take part in the ‘farm built within a school’ project.

“Come along and be a part of the largest and longest no-dig project ever to be undertaken in

the universe,” Mr Shaw said.

“We are planning to build a farm in 24 hours.

Yes, you heard that right.

“Schools are mostly under-utilised outside of school hours. We want to activate these spaces and transform the school into a vibrant community hub all-year round.

“We believe schools can help realise the vision for better food security and accessibility for families while also mitigating the impacts of climate change by localising food production and reducing the carbon footprint of the food we eat.”

The commercially viable market garden will

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provide regular produce to school families through affordable weekly organic vegie boxes and supply fresh food to the school canteen.

BCH and BSC believe the project will strengthen the local food system and increase access to locally grown healthy and affordable food for families in the community.

Participants are being asked to pay what they can for a ticket, up to $20, with proceeds contributing to the cost of running the workshops. Children are free.

Details: farmmyschool.com/ build-a-farm-in-day

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Crime on the decline in Geelong The number of crimes recorded in Geelong fell three per cent in the year to June, latest Crime Statistics Agency data reveals.

In the 12 months to June, 14,703 offences were recorded, down from 15,165 in the 12 months prior, Across Victoria, crime fell by 10 per cent, with 469,506 criminal offences recorded, down from 521,645.

Despite the overall drop in criminal offences, Geelong recorded a rise in thefts, with 3265 thefts reported in the year to June, compared with 2762 in the year to June, 2021.

The increase was largley driven by thefts from motor vehciles, which rose from 1567 in June 2021 to 2011 in June this year.

Overall, Victorian theft-related offences were

at their lowest levels since the introduction of the Law Enforcement Assistance Program in 1993, with car thefts down from 22,253 in 2017 to 14,670 this year.

Both drug offences and weapons and explosives offences were significantly lower in the Geelong region, by approximately 30 and 20 per cent, respectively.

Crime rates dropped during the period of the pandemic as lockdowns and restriction curtailed opportunities for criminal offending, and despite concerns crime figures could rise as restrictions lifted they had instead continued to fall overall, Victorian PoliceRegional Operations Deputy Commissioner Rick Nugent said.

“Continued low crime rates are a positive

sign as we move further away from the restrictions imposed during the pandemic, which we know impacted the ability for criminals to offend,” he said.

“In perhaps the most pleasing sign, we saw the lowest number of victims of crime in Victoria since the introduction of the Law Enforcement Assistance Program in 1993.

“Our members pull on the blue uniform every day to keep the community safe and will continue to do everything possible to prevent innocent people from becoming a victim of crime.

“There are plenty of encouraging signs – the lowest number of home burglaries since 1993, least robberies since 2005, lowest number of cars stolen since 2011, decreasing family

Jack Tori is on a roll for Steptember When Jack Tori decided to participate in the Steptember Challenge to raise money for and awareness of life with cerebral palsy, he decided to do it in a big way.

Jack, a 26-year-old man wheelchair user living with cerebral palsy, sought out the help of Liberty Disability Services to bring his big idea to life – the Walk and Roll event from Geelong Eastern Beach to Rippleside Park on September 30.

Steptember is a global event taking place virtually for the month of September that involves participants travelling 10,000 steps a day, or an equivalent amount of movement, to raise funds to support life changing cerebral palsy research.

Jack and his team of ‘Liberty Legends’ hope that their participation in the 2022 Steptember Challenge will inspire inclusivity throughout Geelong and help the local community connect around cerebral palsy.

Jack, a huge NRL fan and bocce player, said walking wasn’t the only way to participate in Steptember.

“It’s 10,000 steps a day to raise awareness of people living with cerebral palsy, but it can be any kind of movement; it could be dancing, bowling or even bocce,” Jack explained.

“The community is coming together, you’re getting out with family and friends. So the point is physical health, but also social and mental health.”

Jack said the Walk and Roll event was a chance for everyone in the community to join and participate in a meaningful cause.

“It’s going to be a big fundraising event where we walk as a big group,” Jack said.

“We’re going from Eastern Beach to Rippleside, where we’re going to have a big barbeque. We hope that lots of people can come along.”

To get involved with Jack and Liberty Disability Services’ Walk and Roll, contact Lauren from Liberty on 5575 8627 or visit Liberty Disability Services’ Facebook page for details.

violence rates, less assaults, and reduced numbers of firearm and weapon offences.”

Commissioner Nugent said police would continue to target those forms of crime that were particularly damaging to Victorians.

“Our focus will remain steadfast on ensuring the community not is only safe but feels safe,” he said.

“Victoria Police will retain an intense focus on those causing the most harm. Our Neighbourhood Policing Model will also ensure local police are tackling the local issues the community care most about, resulting in more visible police, targeted police interventions to fix issues, and open communication with community members.”

Views sought on hub plan The City of Greater Geelong is inviting input as it undertakes a project to shape the future of the Whittington Link social infrastructure.

A Concept Design Plan for a contemporary multi-purpose community hub to serve the Whittington community will be developed in partnership with the community and stakeholders.

Whittington Link is currently home to a range of services operating from a variety of stand-alone community facilities nearing the end of their useful life including Bellarine Living and Learning Centre (Neighbourhood House), Apollo Place Preschool and Whittington – City Learning & Care.

The city wants to develop a concept design for an integrated community hub to accommodate: • an early years service space; • neighbourhood house programs; • youth programs; • community activities; • improved connection with the Whittington Primary School; and • improved access and utilisation of the Whittington Link open space.

Greater Geelong mayor Peter Murrihy welcomed community input into a concept design for a redeveloped facility.

“Whittington Link has long served families throughout Whittington and St Albans Park,” he said.

“This is a great opportunity for residents throughout the region to inform the city of its vision.”

The community survey is open until Friday, October 7.

Details: yoursay.geelongaustralia.com. au/thelink

Jack Tori will lead the Walk and Roll fundraiser for cerebral palsy on Saturday, September 30.

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Homeless man guilty of ‘savage, brutal’ Geelong murder Christopher Kennedy invited a homeless stranger inside his home for a drink after the man stopped outside to ask for a cigarette.

But within hours Bradley Taylor had stabbed his host to death and tied a plastic bag over his head, before fleeing from the Geelong unit.

When he was interviewed by police days later, Taylor was wearing a T-shirt soaked in Mr Kennedy’s blood. Taylor, 37, appeared by video link from prison in Victoria’s Supreme Court on Friday, September 9 for a pre-sentence hearing, after pleading guilty to the murder.

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told the court. A man who was at the unit before Mr Kennedy died said Taylor was angry, exerting physical ticks and fixated on finding a pedophile to fight that evening.

About 8pm on June 17, a neighbour heard Mr Kennedy shout “f*** off and don’t come back” before Taylor stabbed him 11 times in the chest.

Taylor grabbed a plastic bag, filled with half-smoked cigarette butts, and tied it around Mr Kennedy’s head.

He then went to the kitchen, turned on the gas stove, opened the oven and placed toilet rolls on the stove before fleeing the scene.

A nurse found Mr Kennedy dead the following day, his body covered by a doona.

Mr Gullaci said Taylor was listening to voices in his head when he fatally stabbed Mr Kennedy.

He said Taylor put a plastic bag over Mr Kennedy’s head because he believed he could “catch his thoughts” and voices told him his victim was a pedophile. “People told me the government was going to give me $300,000 to put these people away, and what he means by that is to kill them,” Mr Gullaci said, referencing his client’s admission to a psychologist.

“Mr Kennedy was not a pedophile, there is no suggestion … that anything that he thought in the course of his psychosis was objectively accurate.”

Taylor turned on the gas stove because he believed someone would smell it and find Mr Kennedy’s body, he said. He admitted Taylor would receive a significant jail term for the murder, but asked the court to allow him to serve a long period of his sentence on parole.

Prosecutor David Glynn described the murder as “savage” and entirely unprovoked

by Mr Kennedy, who had graciously invited Taylor inside his home. He argued Taylor should be handed a lengthy non-parole period.

Taylor’s sentence had not been handed down by the time the Independent went to print.

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High speed internet is rolled out Crews have begun work on installing 35 kilometres of fibre optic cable from central Geelong to Drysdale and Queenscliff.

The project aims to deliver high-speed internet to community, education and research facilities on the Bellarine Peninsula.

The works are a partnership between the City of Greater Geelong, Deakin University and Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet).

The first stage of the project from August to December will lay 11km of fibre along the Bellarine Rail Trail from Boundary Road, East Geelong to Portarlington Road, Curlewis.

Mayor Peter Murrihy said the 12-month project will connect city facilities such as the new Drysdale Library, the Potato Shed and Drysdale Sports Precinct, to high-speed internet.

“The infrastructure delivered through this joint venture will benefit our region for many years to come,” he said.

“We’re collaborating with researchers, other levels of government, and the private sector to reach our smart city goals.

“Deakin’s flagship Marine Science Centre at Queenscliff will benefit from faster connectivity, helping researchers to share high volumes of data with other experts around the world.”

The fibre will also service Eduroam, a secure global roaming wireless network utilised by Deakin University staff and students.

Innovative solutions deputy chair, councillor Sarah Mansfield, said the project paves the way for optical fibre to be installed to other coastal areas in the future, further supporting our smart city ambitions.

“Enhancing connectivity and data processing helps to create a smart, future-focussed city whilst stimulating economic opportunity and innovation,” Cr Mansfield said.

“This fibre provides critical backbone infrastructure to fast-track the rollout of other smart technologies which will help understand usage patterns along the Bellarine Rail Trail – a key part of our active transport network”.

Local suppliers and materials will be prioritised throughout the project to make sure the benefits stay in the region, council said.

The works will be delivered in a sensitive way to minimise disruption to the natural landscape and pedestrians and cyclists can continue enjoying the Rail Trail.

City or Greater Geelong mayor Peter Murrihy and AARNet superintendent Tim Mugridge.

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A month to celebrate local seniors

Celebrity chef Matt Preston with Gordon students at the new culinary school in Geelong.

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$23.5 million culinary school opens A brand-new state-of-the-art $23.5 million culinary school and training restaurant has been officially opened at The Gordon Institute of TAFE Geelong City campus.

The new facility will be used by students studying commercial cookery and patisserie and bakery.

It will also offer short courses, such as barista training, to help create a pipeline of hospitality workers for the region ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Geelong will serve as one of four main regional hubs for the Games, increasing the number of workers in areas such as hospitality.

Cookery and hospitality jobs are critical to

Geelong’s economy and the school will provide education and training opportunities that engage all students and supports the industry.

“This new facility will give the next generation of chefs and hospitality professionals the training they deserve and help create a pipeline of skilled workers for the region ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games,” Training and Skills Minister Gayle Tierney said at the official opening.

The culinary school features new cutting-edge food training kitchens, along with a new barista academy and cafe. It also includes a new central courtyard that will be available for dining by the end of the year and

a new bakery training facility which will open in early 2023.

It will support an additional 579 new students over the next four years, including 275 new apprentices and trainees.

The state government invested $13.5 million towards the project, with The Gordon contributing $10 million.

“Bringing the Commonwealth Games to Geelong in 2026 will provide a huge boost to tourism as well as the hospitality industry and that’s why we are investing in training and skills for the event right now,” Commonwealth Games Legacy Minister Shaun Leane said.

This year the Victorian Seniors Festival turns 40, returning in October to the Surf Coast Shire with a month-long program to celebrate people over 55.

Known as Positive Ageing Month in the Surf Coast Shire, the theme of the state-wide festival this year is Takin’ It Easy and there will be free and low-cost events and activities to enjoy across the shire from October 3-31.

From music concerts, to theatre productions and clifftop walks, tech support cafes, historical talks, celebratory morning teas, and a host of indoor and outdoor recreation activities, there will be plenty of reasons to be takin’ it easy this month.

Surf Coast Shire councillor Gary Allen said the event was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate older people living and visiting the region, while also keeping the council’s commitment to ensure residents can age well in the place where they live.

“Every year, the month of October is a chance to really show our appreciation for our older community members and let them know how much they matter,” he said.

“They contribute so much to our society every day with their life experience, skills and knowledge.

“This festival is one of the ways we can highlight how much we value older members of our community and demonstrate our commitment to positive ageing across the shire.”

Download a copy of the calendar at surfcoast.vic.gov.au/seniorsfestival.

Visit seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/ victorian-seniors-festival for more information on free travel.

Bellbrae Primary School part of maintenance blitz Students and teachers at schools in Geelong and the Surf Coast will benefit when a maintenance blitz gets under way.

South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman announced that Bellbrae Primary School was one of 111 schools to share in the blitz, which includes painting, resurfacing and fixing roofs and windows as part of the term three Planned Maintenance Program.

Bellbrae Primary School has been allocated $225,000, which includes $200,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school’s Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school.

This also includes $15,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation,

including external surface revarnishing, fascia repainting, handrail repair, wall repainting and wall repair. This also includes $10,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address roofing issues.

“This investment ensures that Bellbrae Primary is safe, comfortable and well-maintained – giving Surf Coast students

the best possible settings to learn and thrive in,” Mr Cheeseman said.

The program will see Victorian schools share in $11.24 million of funding for the works to take place, which also includes replacing floors, works to grounds and classrooms and external landscaping works to pathways and lighting.

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School gets makeover McColl Smith Projects Pty Ltd has been appointed to deliver the Grovedale West Primary School Redevelopment Project.

The project will deliver better facilities for students at the school thanks to $6.56 million in funding from the state government.

South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman also announced some updated renders for the project that have been made available to the

public.

The Grovedale West Primary School redevelopment includes flexible and adaptable learning spaces, as well as new toilets, kitchen facilities and staff workspaces.

Outside, students will be able to explore new outdoor learning spaces and landscaping.

“I look forward to following the progress of this project and I would like to thank Select

Architects for their inspired designs, which will soon be made reality by the builder,” Mr Cheeseman said. “Grovedale families are a step closer to getting the great local school facilities their kids need to thrive with the appointment of McColl Smith Projects.

“These fantastic renders showcase how good Grovedale West Primary will look when the new facilities are completed.”

Post offices such as Geelong North now have free mental health postcards available, as displayed by Kim Carter and Rove Cabato.

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An opportunity to show you care Australia Post’s roll-out of free, mental health-themed postcards continued this week, with most local post offices around Australia now stocking them in the lead up to Mental Health Month.

The blank, prepaid postcards, which also feature a tear-off section containing information on the importance of connection for mental health, have been delivered in partnership with Beyond Blue.

Rustan Cabato, postal manager at Geelong North Licensed Post Office, said local post offices were all about connecting their customers with those who were important to them, and the free postcards offer Australians the opportunity to check in on loved ones in a novel and personal way.

“We have many regular customers and others who just pop in occasionally; we really care about the local community and the part we play in it,” Mr Cabato said.

“I’m so pleased Australia Post is investing in mental health, and hope people will pick up one of the cards when they visit us and send it to someone they care about.”

Australia Post community and stakeholder engagement general manager Nicky Tracey said the postcards were well-received when first launched during lockdowns in 2021.

“We were thrilled with the response to this wellbeing initiative last year,” she said.

“It was great to hear stories of people writing postcards for the first time in years and also the joy of finding a surprise message from a loved

one in their letter box.”

“This year, with many Australian households under cost-of-living and other pressures, this is a really simple way people can reach out to check in on loved ones or send messages of love and support.”

Beyond Blue chief executive Georgie Harman said the partnership with Australia Post had been effective in raising community awareness of the importance of staying in touch with loved ones.

“Australia Post has delivered mental health information to more than 7 million households since our partnership began in 2020,” she said.

“This postcard campaign is another way to get people talking about mental health and supporting each other.”

Firefighters honoured with bushfire medals The CFA’s District 7 has honoured 176 local volunteer firefighters and staff members with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

The National Emergency Medal is part of Australia’s Honours and Awards system and recognises significant or sustained service to others in a nationally significant Australian emergency.

At ceremonies across the weekend, firefighters from District 7 became the latest of more than 5500 CFA members to receive the honour for the 2019-2020 fires.

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Region deputy chief officer Rohan Luke.

CFA board member Peter Shaw and CFA board chairperson Greg Wilson presented the medals and said they were an important recognition of the valiant efforts of CFA members.

CFA District 7 assistant chief fire officer Brendan Lawson spoke of his pride for the CFA members’ efforts.

“Over the weekend, District 7 was provided the opportunity to acknowledge our members sacrifices and supporting response to the 2019 – 2020 Bushfires,” he said.

“I was very humbled and privileged to witness our people being awarded the National Emergency Medal for their effort”.

Anakie captain and medal recipient Adam

Jones said it was an honour to be formally recognised.

“It is great that CFA recognise the good work that brigades do,” he said.

“Volunteers don’t do it for this reason, but it is nice to be formally acknowledged.

“My thoughts are still with the areas that were hugely affected during this time.”

Ocean Grove Brigade first lieutenant Steve Gibbs said: “Today’s presentation of the National Emergency Medals was such a special occasion for me.

“The presentation ticked all of the boxes; it was respectful, memorable and emotional.

“A day that I will remember for a long time to come. Well done to all involved in this special event, you did CFA proud.”

Wool Museum building’s history shared

By Cr Peter Murrihy It may be behind us, but the past is not static.

In Geelong, many of our cultural stories are brought to life and told via the National Wool Museum.

The museum’s current home, the CJ Dennys & Co Woolstore, has its own historic link to the progress of Geelong.

Last month marked 150 years since the opening of the Woolstore, and a new exhibition looks at the events leading up to its creation.

Bluestone: 150 Years of the Dennys Lascelles Woolstore tells the stories of those who walked its halls, and explores the development of Geelong and those who lived here through the ages.

The multi-award-winning National Wool Museum opened in 1988 with the aim on detailing our region’s connection to wool, fibre and textiles.

For the past decade, the museum has sought to reflect societal changes and expand its programming.

There is much in our past to learn, to reflect on, and to recognise.

As we now know, the history of this region dates back tens of thousands of years.

It is only right that as our understanding grows, that our shared history is updated and refreshed.

Residents have told us they want to experience and understand more about Geelong’s unique culture and shared future.

In this milestone year for the Woolstore, council has heeded the call and endorsed a 30-year vision to modernise and broaden the scope of the museum.

Independent analysis has shown that the expanded vision has the potential to deliver a net benefit of up to $72 million to the region over the three decades.

While the city’s connection to wool and textiles would still be celebrated, an enhanced museum would focus on sharing the broader story of Geelong’s history.

We want it to be a place for visitors to connect with and understand Geelong’s past, engage with its present and contribute to its future.

This means reflecting on the region’s 60,000-year living culture and history, from First Nations People to the emerging and advanced industries of today.

A business case will be developed to determine the required investment for the new vision.

It will look at the potential development of the Dennys Lascelles Woolstores, to host the reimagined and expanded museum.

This includes its ability to publicly display more of the city’s diverse art and heritage collection, which comprises about 20,000 items.

We are still seeking public views about the future of the National Wool Museum.

The next opportunity will involve an interactive exhibit, which can be seen on site and via yoursay.geelongaustralia. com.au/yourmuseumgeelong I encourage you to share your ideas, so we can help create a contemporary cultural venue that can be enjoyed by a wide range of residents and visitors.

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Helping young drivers succeed

By Matt Hewson When Fatima Sharifi got her learner’s permit, she was thrilled – until she realised she needed to accumulate 120 hours of driving with a licensed driver.

The Matthew Flinders student, who immigrated from Pakistan with her family, suddenly realised getting her P-plates could take longer than she thought.

“I felt so sad, I knew it was going to take a long time because I didn’t have anyone at my home to teach me how to drive,” Fatima said.

“We have a car, but my dad’s not fully licensed yet, he’s still on his Ps. So that why I applied for L2P.” TAC’s L2P program matches volunteer driving mentors to learners who face extreme difficulties in getting 120 hours of driving experience, due to not having access to either a licensed supervising driver or a car.

Geelong’s L2P program has helped more than 400 young drivers in the region gain their P-plates since it began in 2009, with more than 38,000 hours of collective supervised driving taking place in that time.

Fatima, who has nearly 80 hours of driving under her belt now, said the program had been invaluable in helping her work toward getting her P-plates.

“It’s very, very helpful and important for me, because it’s necessary for me, very important to get my licence,” she said.

“I was so happy my turn came when they emailed me to say I had a place. Before that I was very worried, if my turn didn’t come I don’t know what I would have done.”

Fatima’s driving mentor, David Gallagher, said for Fatima and many others in similar situations, the L2P program was the only realistic avenue to gain their P-plates.

“A driver’s licence is one of those things that

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everybody needs in their lives these days,” he said. “Most of my students have been migrants, refugees, or wards of the state or in a similar situation who don’t have access to a licensed driver or don’t have a car.

“Fatima will probably become the primary driver in her family, she’ll be the one driving mum to the shops or to Melbourne when they have to go there. It’s really important.”

Mr Gallagher, a former teacher and careers counsellor, said the program offered students

far more than just a driving instructor.

“You’re with the learner for 120 hours, which could be over a period of two years, depending on how often you’re driving,” he said.

“You build up a relationship in that time. I had one boy, an apprentice tradie who said to me one day, I think my boss is ripping me off, what’s this thing called super? So we had a discussion about what superannuation was, why it’s good, and so on.

“Another student wanted me to drive them

to a payday lending organisation, which rang alarm bells. So I contacted the L2P co-ordinator who organised a chat with one of the City of Greater Geelong financial advisors for young people, and they ended up sorting out an interest-free loan through St Vincents.

“There’s a very human side to the L2P program, it’s more than just teaching road skills and etiquette.”

For more information visit the VicRoads website and search for ‘L2P’.

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City honours a beloved Queen The Queen’s birthday public holiday on the second Monday of June will officially be renamed to honour King Charles III, but the date will stay the same.

This week the state government revealed the name change and confirmed a national day of mourning on September 22, a public holiday to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. The government will allow businesses to remain open.

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died peacefully on September 8 at Balmoral, her Scottish residence, at the age of 96.

The world reeled in shock when the announcement was made at Buckingham Palace that the Queen, a seemingly eternal figure and symbol throughout the Commonwealth, had passed away.

City of Greater Geelong mayor Peter Murrihy laid the first floral tribute on the steps of City Hall last Friday morning, and encouraged the public to do the same and sign the condolence book at the city’s customer service centres and libraries.

“On behalf of the council and the City of Greater Geelong, I offer my condolences to those mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Cr Murrihy said in a statement.

“Our deepest sympathies go to His Majesty King Charles III and other members of the Royal Family, and to the people of the United Kingdom and elsewhere affected by this news.

Over a remarkable reign spanning seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II became a lasting symbol of service, wisdom, and dedication.

“During 16 tours of Australia – including 11 visits to Victoria – she captured our hearts with two memorable stops in Geelong. Firstly, in 1954, and then for the country’s bicentenary celebrations in 1988.

“Her joy – and the joy she gave to others – is on show for all as she opened one of our cultural institutions, the National Wool Museum. Her passing caps an extraordinary era, but the influence of her leadership will continue on. A beautiful life well lived. May she rest in peace.”

The city’s flags will fly at half-mast until further notice, in line with protocol, at City Hall, Geelong West Town Hall, the Geelong Waterfront and Corio.

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Bike night pedals into town with a feast of films The Big Bike Film Night returns for 2022 and is pedalling into Geelong.

Described as “a feast of short films devoted to the bicycle and all who ride”, The Big Bike Film Night is an annual event that presents an array of international movies specifically selected

by New Zealander and self-proclaimed ‘film pedlar’ Brett Cotter.

“Each year I set out with just one goal – to find the best cycling short films from around the world for our audiences that celebrate the fun, the adventure, and the inspiration that cycling enables,” Mr Cotter said. “Our 2022 collection contains 12 mesmerising films that

are as varied and diverse as you could hope for. It is a privilege and an enormous thrill formalising a programme that revolves around bicycles; collectively, these films speak to us about determination, passion, overcoming challenges, and at its heart offers quirky, uplifting, adventurous, inspiring stories.”

This year’s films includes one rider’s colourful adventure through moonlike landscapes to the illumination of hot air balloons; three friends mission to the centre of South America on a treacherous 250km bike packing and raft trip; a camp designed for female athletes to ride and progress together; a group of young

rowdies expressing their individuality through uni-cycling; a bicycle that is transformed into a work of art; two trail builders; creative expression coming to life before your very eyes; a small school’s ambitious plan to create a sustainable way to increase students health and well-being; and a fixed gear cyclist’s obsession with speed.

While Mr Cotter is full of admiration for all these films, one stands out in particular – ‘The Freedom Seat’, which follows cyclist and humanitarian Naresh Kumar’s journey from India to Germany, cycling 8646km on a tandem bicycle called ‘Kindness’, informing

those he meets along the way about modern day slavery and trafficking.

The film documents Kumar’s daily struggles with weather, language, and his own physical well-being, however, with the goal to promote a world without slavery, he perseveres.

“The power of storytelling is again at the forefront of what The Big Bike Film Night offers, and our eighth collection has something for everyone,” Mr Cotter said.

The Big Bike Film Night screens in Geelong at Village Cinemas on Monday, October 3 at 6.15pm. Visit bigbikefilmnight.nz for tickets and information

Small space, big taste for newly published Jan Juc author After travelling around Australia and the USA by campervan, Ashleigh Butler decided to write a book for vanlifers and tiny homers on how to cook well in small kitchens.

The result is a 68-recipe book called ‘The Small Kitchen Cook’.

“I created this book to tell my story through food, recipes and photographs, hoping to inspire small kitchen owners, campervan and tiny home enthusiasts that your kitchens can be exciting, inspiring and nutritious whilst minimising your food waste,” the newly published Jan Juc author said.

Ashleigh shared a van for a home with her partner Jared and two-year-old twin girls.

She said living in a confined space didn’t mean you needed to sacrifice nutrition and enjoyment.

Jarden builds vans in Torquay with his mate Sam. “This book is full of great recipes for small and unconventional kitchens but also advice, suggestions and ideas for designing small kitchens, cooking in them and storing food and equipment efficiently,” she said.

“It is a great size for tiny kitchens with recipes everyone can cook and acts as a small kitchen handbook.”

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Ashleigh Butler has published a cook book that caters to vanlifers and tiny homers.

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The book is divided into seasonal recipes. So which ones are Ashleigh’s favourites?

“Winter would be kangaroo curry,” she said.

“The coconut milk really tenderises the meat

so it’s a favourite at our house. In summer, fish tacos and then spring and autumn, I love cooking with mushrooms in autumn so there’s a beautiful pearl barley risotto in there.

“Pearl couscous which is an Israeli couscous with fennel and beetroot. I really tried to hone in on the seasonal aspect.”

Ashleigh’s twin girls will happily eat from the book’s recipes.

“A lot of them (recipes) are inspired by them (the twins) because a lot of the trialling I did before they were born was intertwined with my life so I’d try these recipes with the hope that they feed my family,” she said.

“So with all of the curries I suggest you add chilli at the end or on top of that if that’s what you like. I reckon about 80 to 90 per cent of the recipes in there they would eat.”

Published by Exploring Eden, The Small Kitchen Cook is out now in bookshops and online. You can also go to vanlife.com.au/ book and some of the proceeds from each book offsets 10 times its carbon footprint by helping plant native forests and biodiverse forests.

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Church’s climate award Wesley Uniting Church was presented with two environmental awards for its commitment to climate and environmental action at a special service on Sunday.

Five Leaf Eco-Awards founder and director Jessica Morthorpe visited the church to present the organisation’s Basic Certificate and Eco-Worship Award, which acknowledge the church’s efforts to fight climate change, including the installation of solar panels, improving energy efficiency, creating a recycling hub and participating in Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) events and their ‘Declaration of a Climate Crisis’ in May this year.

The awards were presented during a themed service that celebrated flora and fauna, with the church decorated with plants and trees, a large nature mural, a pond and fountain and a bush hut.

Sue Strong, convenor of Wesley Uniting

Church Geelong’s Sustainability Group, said the church was very pleased to receive the awards and keen to continue to do its part to fight climate change.

The Five Leaf Eco-Awards were founded in 2008 to inspire churches and religious organisations to implement environmental change by setting a series of flexible criteria for seven awards of varying difficulty.

The Awards operate nationally and across denominations, and Ms Morthorpe said other churches interested in earning awards could enter by filling out a survey at www. fiveleafecoawards.org.

Many churches have already done enough to earn Five Leaf Eco-Awards, they just don’t realise it,” she said.

“If your community is doing something to be proud of, even if you think you have only done a little, please let us know. We can’t give you an award if we don’t know what you’ve done.”

We can all do with some humour. At this time of change of monarchy, we’ve been hearing a lot about building the British Empire and the development of the Commonwealth countries.

This has reminded me of a short essay that won a prize for an English schoolboy in 1900.

It was titled ‘How To Build an Empire’.

He wrote: “First she (England) gets a missionary. When the missionary has found a beautiful and fertile tract of country he gets all the people around him and says, “Let us pray” and when all eyes are shut, up goes the British flag.”

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CITYNEWS SPRING INTO NATURE AND DISCOVER THE OUTDOORS Get outdoors in September and discover more of our beautiful region during Nature Month through an exciting and varied activities program! We’re hosting a range of events that shine a spotlight on our rivers, wetlands and nature reserves.

Spring is the perfect time to experience our native plants and animals, and the diverse habitats found in our region.

You can wander wetlands, walk through woodlands, restore habitat on the Barwon River, get up close with local species and learn more about our stunning local landscapes.

Activities will be held across our region, with locations such as Fyansford, Armstrong Creek, Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads.

Get in quick to register for the first event – a Community Planting Morning at Redgum Island in Fyansford this Sunday 18 September from 10am to 1pm and help restore waterway and flood plain habitat for wildlife.

If a nature walk and talk activity or a wetland wandering is your preference, they’re on offer too.

Scan the QR code to view the full program and book events.

We’re proud to lead Nature Month, in partnership with BirdLife Australia and Friends of Buckley Falls.

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Geelong Major Events Meeting – Rescheduled

We’re seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals to become an independent member of Council’s Audit and Risk Committee.

The Audit and Risk Committee is an independent advisory Committee of Council, established to ensure the integrity of the financial reporting and audit process and to oversee the maintenance of internal control and risk management systems.

The Committee consists of five members, two Councillors and three independent external members, one of whom is the Chairperson.

Applicants must demonstrate in writing that they have a strong relevant background and experience to meet the Committee responsibilities.

Please submit your application to AuditandRiskCommittee@geelongcity.vic. gov.au by 5pm, Friday 30 September.

For further information contact Estelle Davis, Manager Integrity and Risk on 5272 5272.

Join our LGBTQIA+ community advisory committee We’re inviting community members to consider joining an advisory committee focusing on advocacy for equality and social inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Expressions of interest are invited from independent community members who can demonstrate: › a lived experience of being part of the lgbtqia+ community,

Questions from the public to be considered by the Committee must be provided in writing by 5pm, Thursday 22 September.

Email questions to gme@geelongcity.vic.gov.au including your name, address and contact phone number.

TRAFFIC CHANGES Farrars Road, Lara – road widening and rehabilitation We’re upgrading Farrars Road in Lara, from Peak School Road to Branch Road as part of the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery Program.

Stage 1 will commence in mid-September with estimated completion mid-December.

The road will be closed Monday to Friday from 7am until 4pm, weather permitting.

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› the ability to contribute to the strategic development of lgbtqia+ inclusion at local government level,

Whittington Family and Community Hub – Concept Plan

The new committee will meet six times a year.

Applications are now open and close at 5pm on Sunday 9 October 2022.

Community members aged 18+ who reside or work within the City of Greater Geelong may apply by scanning the QR code or via yoursay. geelongaustralia.com.au/ LGBTIQA-EOI

Have your say and help us shape the future of Whittington Link. Whittington Link is a significant public space for the residents of Whittington and is currently home to a range of community services operating from a variety of community facilities.

Your feedback will help us to develop a concept design for an integrated community hub to accommodate: › an early years’ service space › neighbourhood house programs › youth programs and community activities › improved connection with Whittington Primary School › improved access and utilisation of open space

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The Royal Family have noted that instead of leaving floral tributes, Australians may wish to consider making a donation to a charity of their choice.

Flags will fly at half-mast until further notice at City Hall, Geelong West Town Hall, the Geelong Waterfront and Corio and our Catenary lights will be purple for Her Majesty The Queen.

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Cr Jim Mason enjoys a stroll through the beautiful woodland habitat of Gateway Moonah Reserve, Barwon Heads

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Foster care recruitment drive MacKillop Family Services’ Victorian state manager for foster care Tania Ferris says the wider community is not aware how the lack of foster carers is impacting vulnerable children and young people.

To highlight the drastic shortage of foster carers, MacKillop launched its first day of action on Wednesday, September 14, calling for the Greater Geelong community to think about becoming carers.

“Last year in Victoria, 367 foster carers exited the system due to the pressures of lockdown, while only 373 new foster carers were accredited,” Ms Ferris said.

“We know our carers are willing to go above and beyond for the children in their care, but they need the support of more carers in the system.”

Jan Juc foster carers, Lynn and Mark Brierty, support 15-year-old Cara* and her five-month-old baby.

“Supporting Cara and her new baby is something we are very proud of. Cara came to us days before baby Charlotte* was due to be born, and she was frightened and unsure how to cope,” Lynn said.

“When I look at her now and see how confident she is with the baby, I know we have made a difference in both their lives.”

Lynn and Mark have been foster carers for seven years and were already looking after two sisters aged seven and nine.

“I’d wanted to be a foster carer for a very long time, and I was delighted that Mark also believes it is important to support vulnerable

Foster carer Lyn Briety and MacKillop Family Services Geelong staff Debora Gould, Belinda Tribe, Kristy Hicks, Siobhan O’Kelly-Kennedy, Page Kerr, Jaymie Falconer and Miranda Carter. (Ivan Kemp) 298173_06

children,” Lynn said.

“Once our own kids were grown up, we had the time and investigated how we could become carers. I’m so glad we did it. I’d have hated to have lived my life without going on

this exciting journey of foster care.

“We will be dropping postcards at local cafes, putting leaflets in the letterboxes of neighbours or sending emails to our clubs and networks.”

Find out more about foster care online at

mackillop.org.au/get-involved/become-afoster-carer or call MacKillop Enquiry Line on 1300 791 677. *names changed to protect privacy

Carers needed for kids Victoria is facing a critical shortage of foster carers with more than 1700 children in care in Victoria at any one time and the Barwon region is falling way behind.

There are currently just 118 accredited and active foster carers in the Greater Geelong area.

Foster carers play a vital role in ensuring that every child in Victoria has a loving home during periods when they cannot live with their birth families.

This week is Foster Care week and Barwon Child, Youth and Family (BCYF), a local foster care agency, is calling for help.

Geelong’s Mary Kelly has been foster caring through BCYF for six years. She has cared for over 20 different children.

Mary decided to become a foster carer having witnessed the positive impact it has on children and families through people she knew in the community.

“Every kid needs a chance and every parent needs a second chance,” she said.

“Foster caring gives the kids an opportunity to see different ways people live, and to get the support and love they need.

“It’s hard work and you can’t take anything

personally. Each child is different and presents different challenges.”

For Mary, fostering has been a life changing experience.

“There are issues in our community that some people need support to deal with,” she said. “Lots of people go through life without anyone to show them how to care for a family, or to show them the way. Fostering allows me to step in and help.”

Fostering Connections, a joint initiative between foster care agencies across Victoria and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, is seeking to raise the profile of foster care in Geelong and invite more people in the community to become foster carers.

Anyone over the age of 21 who has a spare bedroom can apply to become a foster carer.

Applicants take part in training and various checks before becoming an accredited foster carer and are provided with round-the-clock support, including financial assistance.

For more information about fostering a child or to get in touch with your local foster care agency, visit fosteringconnections.com.au or call 1800 013 088.

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The City of Greater Geelong is seeking feedback from hospitality businesses and the general community to help develop Outdoor Dining Guidelines.

The Outdoor Dining Guidelines are being prepared to increase clarity and direction for businesses seeking to obtain approval for alfresco, parklet or other types of outdoor dining. The parklets were introduced during the pandemic to increase the number of patrons that hospitality venues could accommodate.

Mayor Peter Murrihy said all feedback will be used to inform the development of the Outdoor Dining Guidelines, helping businesses to cater to more customers and operate viably within the health restrictions. “We want to reduce hurdles and make it easier for businesses to expand their outdoor dining while protecting access to public space,” he said.

The guidelines aim to: • Provide guidance to businesses wishing to apply to establish or extend their outdoor dining areas; • Enable safe dining options for the community; • Provide a decision-making framework for evaluating applications; • Ensure the application process is clear and simple; and • Assist businesses to comply with COVIDSafe Plans and patron limits.

Go to yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/ outdoordining to provide feedback.

Hospitality owners can register to attend a workshop on Monday, October 3 online via yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/ outdoordining or Tuesday, October 4 at Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct, Mercer Street , Geelong.

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By Matt Hewson After two years of lockdowns and intermittent online learning, parents and families were officially welcomed back to St Francis Xavier primary school in a colourful celebration of what students have achieved.

The small Corio school welcomed over 300 parents, extended family members and local dignitaries into its classrooms.

St Francis Xavier principal Maria Scala said the event was a positive and reaffirming experience for students, families, visitors and staff alike.

“It was our official welcome back, to say school’s open, your children have done great work, we’ve survived COVID,” Mrs Scala said.

“A lot of parents have been worried about what their kids did or didn’t know, how their learning had progressed, but today it was evident. When they came in and saw the work they’ve been doing it blew a lot of parents’ expectations away.

“I got an email immediately after from someone saying how they could see all the work his grandson had done and how proud his grandson was to take him around and show him his work. His grandson is in prep.”

Mrs Scala said families and students had demonstrated their appreciation of the work her staff had done throughout the tough times.

“In my opening address I acknowledged the dedicated and passionate staff who go over and beyond to ensure the students are happy, safe and flourishing,” she said.

“The applause from the students and families reiterated my acknowledgement with theirs.

They know staff have done it tough, and it was great for the staff to see it and hear it.”

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“David was wonderful, he did the smoking ceremony and the welcome to country,” Mrs Scala said.

“He explained it all to the crowd, and I had so many parents say to me how they never knew the meaning of it all before then.

“Then John Eren spoke and cut the ribbon,

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David Ross Paterson is currently playing Professor Snape in the Australian production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. (Daniel Boud)

From Bell Park High to Hogwarts Renowned actor David Ross Paterson is currently playing Professor Snape in the Australian production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. David, who has shared the screen with the likes of Brad Pitt and Colin Farrell, speaks to Matt Hewson about his journey from North Geelong to Hollywood.

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hen David Paterson went to join the Screen Actors Guild he was faced with something of a conundrum.

“I found there was an existing David Paterson with one ‘T’, so I had to change my name,” David said.

“So I considered what I was going to be and thought maybe I could be David R Patterson, but then I realised that would sound like I’d forgotten my own name; ‘hi, I’m David Ah Patterson’. No, that wasn’t right.

“Okay, what about DR Paterson? No, that looks like Dr Paterson. So I went with my first name, I thought that’ll be alright.

But the choice proved to have an unintended effect on the budding actor.

“The first time I went to an audition in LA after I’d made the change I was sitting in the waiting room and the monitor came to the door and called out ‘David Ross Paterson’, and I automatically thought I was in trouble with my mother,” David said.

“That’s what she would call me, that’s the only other time I’d heard it, when I was in trouble and had done something wrong.

“All of a sudden I had this realisation that maybe it wasn’t the best choice, that every time I was about to walk into an audition room I’d feel like I was in trouble with my mother.

“And I still always feel a little embarrassed; I had this suspicion that people would think, oh, he’s gone all Hollywood with the triple-barrelled name.”

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the Cats,” he said.

“I went to North Geelong Primary School, then Bell Park High, and had not a skerrick of interest or participation in anything show business, or acting, even arts-related, really, until I got to teachers college.”

After a stint at Deakin Institute studying journalism for a year – “I realised, no, I’m not into journalism as much as I thought” –David transferred to teachers college, where he met a man whose words would ultimately change his life.

“When I was doing my teacher training I met a bloke called Ken Hemmens when I dabbled in a bit of drama through my course,” he said.

“You don’t have to go far in the Geelong theatre community and the name Ken Hemmens will resonate. He ran the drama department at teachers college, worked with local theatre groups a lot, with First Nations people.

“We lost him a couple of years ago, but he was the bloke who saw something in me; I certainly wasn’t aware of any aptitude for any form of acting. He suggested I go on and study somewhere like VCA or NIDA. “And I said, no Ken, I’m going to go and get a job and buy a car. So I ended up teaching for 13 years.”

David worked across Victoria, teaching in primary schools, working with kids with specific learning difficulties, deaf children, and eventually making his way down to Melbourne to be closer to Geelong.

“But in the meantime, Ken’s words echoed in the background, and I found myself getting involved with amateur productions and taking a few classes,” he said.

“And then I pulled the pin on teaching and went over to New York to study acting. I was late 30s, early 40s, so it was a bit of a mid-life crisis, maybe. I didn’t get a sports car, I took acting classes.”

David studied at HB Studio in New York for a year under people like Uta Hagen and Carol Rosenfeld, then did a two year program at the New Actors Workshop under the likes of Mike Nichols and Paul Sills.

“I got exposed to a very interesting mix of people who weren’t necessarily philosophically aligned, but came at the whole performance and acting thing from different angles,” he said.

“So it was great to be exposed to that sort of variety of approaches.”

David can’t articulate exactly what drove him to pursue acting; in fact, to hear him talk about his early experiences, it seems even more unlikely that he followed the path he has.

“I’ve read stories of people who, the first time they get on stage, they feel like they’re home; the first time I got on stage I didn’t even know what my name was,” David said.

“I was so flummoxed and terrified by the whole thing, but for some reason I was compelled to keep going back to subject myself to this abject terror.

“I used to watch people on stage, back when Ken used to take us on these excursions when I was at teachers college, and I’d think, look how self-assured they are, look how relaxed they are.

“I don’t really know why I was compelled to pursue it. But I taught for 13 years and it just wasn’t the track for me. I had to find another track.”

David was packing his house to move from LA to Atlanta when he got the call about Harry

Potter and the Cursed Child, and he said he was more surprised than anyone.

“I’d basically given up on it; I’d sent the audition tape over, I’d come back to Australia, did a callback, heard nothing,” he said.

“Then all of a sudden, I’m packing the boot to drive across the country when I got the email from my agent in Australia saying we got it. So the next three years were taken care of.

“It’s been really interesting. It’s been wonderful to work with such a well-resourced and well-prepared and diligently planned operation.I have never gone into a show feeling better prepared than this one.

“And we have to be, because it’s a demanding show and the expectations are very high from the public, particularly Harry Potter aficionados who’ve grown up with the books and films.”

David said if he had one piece of advice for aspiring actors, young or old, it would be to create and be proactive.

“The opportunity to get together with like-minded people and produce your own work has only been enhanced by modern technology,” he said.

“You can shoot stuff and edit, add music and effects; whatever you want to do, there’s plenty of platforms to do it on.

“People I studied with, like Mark Nichols, were very practical in terms of telling us, don’t sit around waiting for the phone to ring. That’s not how it works. You’ve got to be proactive, you’ve got to be creating your own opportunities to work by being on the front foot.”

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is currently playing at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne.

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Who settles in for a cosy Saturday night hankering for some heartrending real-life drama from a hectic emergency dispatch centre in the UK? Most people wouldn’t put their hands up, but once you catch a glimpse of the life-and-death situations, you are sucked into a vortex where you need to know how the situation resolves.

Tonight, paramedics help a young man who has had a painful fall from a horse, and a man is trapped under a collapsed mobile home.

THE BLOCK Nine, Sunday, 7pm

The competition is heating up for the next room reveal, as the all-important kitchens get their time in the spotlight.

Darren Palmer (pictured) will no doubt once again be on the lookout to see if these latest offerings adhere to his “five-zone kitchen” ideals, as he and fellow judges Shaynna Blaze and Neale Whitaker cast a critical eye over them.

Host Scott Cam will reveal all as he tallies up the points and hands out this week’s much-needed $10,000 prize.

PLANET AMERICA ABC TV, Monday, 9.35pm

Despite the next US presidential election being two years away, Chas Licciardello and John Barron (pictured) are never short of juicy tidbits, public missteps and news from the American political scene to discuss and dissect each week. In this series return, the wry duo will preview the run-up to November’s mid-term elections. Even if you don’t have the slightest interest in US politics, Licciardello and Barron make even the driest of political topics fun and interesting.

PICK OF THE WEEK TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE ABC TV, Tuesday, 8pm

What are five songs that shaped who you are today? It’s a tantalising question, asked by Double J’s Zan Rowe each week for the past 15 years on her enormously popular radio program and podcast, which makes its television debut this week. Fittingly, there are five episodes in the series, featuring country legend Keith Urban, singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, sports presenter Tony Armstrong and pop powerhouse Tori Amos. In this premiere episode, Rowe delves deep with actor Guy Pearce (pictured with Rowe), who reflects on the impact of losing his father at a young age, shares the songs he used to cope with his Neighbours fame and how music helps him make sense of the world.

Friday, September 16 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.10 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Savage River. (Madl, R) 1.55 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.05 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. 11.05 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGa, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize.

(R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Supervet Specials. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost. (2011, Mav) Tom Selleck.

2.00 House Of Wellness. (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: Til Ex Do Us Part. (2018, Mav, R) Kelly Sullivan, Anna Van Hooft, Dan Payne. 1.45 9 Honey: Queen Elizabeth II. (PGa, 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. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10.

(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 The Living Room. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Ultimate Classroom. (Premiere) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 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.

Advice for the home gardener.

8.30 Baptiste. (Malv) With Will finally safe, Emma and Julien hope to discover the identity of Gomorrah.

9.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R) Martin investigates after a local farmer shoots at Robert for taking some of his eggs.

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

10.35 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 11.05 Summer Love. (PG, R) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.35 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Herculaneum. (Final, PG) Takes a look at Herculaneum.

8.30 Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors. (PG) Part 1 of 2.

9.25 World’s Greatest Hotels: Bellagio, Las Vegas. (R) Takes a look at The Bellagio in Las Vegas.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Das Boot. (Mav, R) 11.45 Thin Blue Line. (MA15+al, R) 4.05 Food Safari. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Johanna Griggs and Pete Colquhoun go on a tour of Arc House. Adam Doville builds an elegant study nook.

7.30 Football. AFL. First preliminary final.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show.

Post-game discussion and interviews.

11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) A panel discusses all things AFL. 11.30 To Be Advised.

1.00 Home Shopping.

[MEL] Instant Hotel. (PG, R) 2.30 [MEL] Home Shopping.

4.00 [MEL] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.30 [MEL] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 [MEL] NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Rugby League. NRL Finals Series. First semi-final.

9.45 NRL Finals Footy PostMatch. A post-match NRL wrap up of the first semi-final, with expert analysis and player interviews.

10.30 MOVIE: Shaft. (2000, MA15+lv, R) A maverick detective quits the force.

Samuel L Jackson, Vanessa Williams.

12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard.

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 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

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

7.30 The Living Room. Dr Chris Brown visits a rescue and rehabilitation centre for pelicans on the NSW Central Coast.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Adam Christie, Nikki Osborne and Luke Heggie.

10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut.

(MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne.

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

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

12.30 [MEL] Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Infomercials. (PG, R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Therapist. Noon How To Rob A Bank. 12.55 Hunters. 1.45 COVID-19: Italy’s Tragedy. 2.15 Secrets Of Our Cities. 3.15 Feeding The Scrum. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Atlanta. (Return) 10.20 Sex: Made In Germany. 11.15 American Gods. 12.20am VICE News Tonight. 1.15 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia.

2.05 I Was A Teenage Felon. 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Cruise Away. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 My Impossible House. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction.

3.30 Fresh TV. 4.00 To Be Advised. 5.00 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 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 The Great Migration. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Manuela. (1957, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 The First 48. Midnight Antiques Roadshow. 12.30 My Favorite Martian.

1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 7.30 Seinfeld.

9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30pm Frasier. 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. 10.30 Charmed. (Final) 11.30 Frasier. 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 Complicity. Continued. (2018, PG, Japanese) 8.00 Manon Des Sources. (1986, PG, French) 10.05 Odd Thomas. (2013, M) 11.55 Vita And Virginia. (2018, M) 2pm Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 4.05 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 5.45 Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 7.50 Our Idiot Brother. (2011, M) 9.30 The Commitments.

(1991, M) 11.40 Behind The Candelabra. (2013, MA15+) 1.50am In Harmony. (2015, M, French) 3.25 The Sense Of An Ending. (2017, M) 5.25 The Red Turtle. (2016, PG, No dialogue)

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

10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 10. Auckland SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights.

11.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 10. Auckland SuperSprint. Day 2. Highlights.

Noon Border Security. 12.15 Pawn Stars. 12.45 No Man’s Land. 1.45 Hard Knocks. 3.00 Timbersports.

3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa.

4.30 Storage Wars: TX. 5.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. North Melbourne v Geelong.

7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 MOVIE: Hidden Figures. (2016, PG) 10.05 MOVIE: Cradle 2 The Grave. (2003, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

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

Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show.

4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Transformers: Cyberverse.

5.40 MOVIE: Monsters Vs Aliens. (2009, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Space Jam. (1996) 9.10 MOVIE: Birds Of Prey. (2020, MA15+) 11.20 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.20am Stunt Science. 1.15 Race Across The World. 2.30 Adventure Time. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Pokémon Ultimate Journeys. 5.30 Power Rangers Dino Charge.

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

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 16. Italian Grand Prix. Replay. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 MacGyver.

Noon The Code. 1.00 Blue Bloods. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery.

12.15am Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Home Shopping. 2.15 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 16. Italian Grand Prix. Replay. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

Programs. 5.30pm Tish Tash. 5.35 PJ Masks. 5.50 Peppa Pig. 5.55 Nella The Princess Knight. 6.05 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Andy’s Wild Adventures. 7.00 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: The Railway Man. (2013, M) 10.25 Doctor Who. 11.10 QI. 11.40 Ghosts.

12.10am Red Dwarf. 12.40 Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. 1.10 Motherland. 1.40 ABC News Update.

1.45 Close. 5.00 Twirlywoos. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.30 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.40 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.50 Road Open. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Resurrecting The Champ. (2007, M) 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Going Native. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 MOVIE: Pound Puppies And The Legend Of Big Paw. (1988, PG) 8.55 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.05 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 9.55 NITV On The Road: Boomerang Festival. 10.55 Late Programs.

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

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Friday, 16 September, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 13

Saturday, September 17 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.00 Midsomer Murders.

(PG, R) 3.30 Great Southern Landscapes.

(Final, PG, R) 4.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 4.50 Landline. (R) 5.15 David Attenborough’s Life That Glows. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World Championship. Round 7.

Highlights. 2.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.05 The Hunt For Shackleton’s Ice Ship. (PGal, R) 4.40 The Great Train Robbery: The Hidden Tapes. (PGl, R) 5.35 Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum. (PG)

6.00 Home Shopping. [MEL] NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. MRC Foundation Family Day and George Main Stakes Day. 3.30 AFL Pre-Game Show.

4.00 Football. AFL. Second preliminary final.

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair.

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Rivals. (PGl) 1.00 Drive TV. (Return) 1.30 Endangered. (PG, R) 2.30 The Block.

(PGl, R) 3.30 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGm) 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under.

(R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 12.30 Living Room. (R) 1.30 Healthy Homes Aust. 2.00 Buy To Build. 2.30 Planet Shapers.

3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 4.00 Ultimate Classroom. (R) 4.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 5.00 News.

6.10 Extraordinary Escapes.

(PG) Presented by Sandi Toksvig.

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

7.30 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) A TV presenter is murdered.

8.30 Miniseries: Marriage. (Ml) Part 3 of 4. Emma attends a legal conference with her boss while Ian waits at home, worried about what she is doing.

Jessica meets a new friend who could turn out to be something more.

9.30 Summer Love. (PG, R) A man tries to avoid meeting his girlfriend’s family and the weighty expectations of their marriage.

10.00 Savage River. (Madl, R) Hugh goes missing.

10.55 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) Jack and Nikki investigate the death of an inmate.

12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Greatest Train Journeys From Above: Glacier Express.

(Premiere) Follows the Glacier Express.

8.20 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG, R) Takes a look at an archaeological dig near the Chapel on the grounds of the Tower of London.

9.15 Elizabeth I And II: The Golden Queens. (R) Part 1 of 2.

Explores the shared elements in the lives of Elizabeth I and II. 10.05 Scotland: 1000 Years Of History. (PGal, R) Narrated by John Hannah.

11.45 MOVIE: Apocalypse Now Redux.

(1979, MA15+alv, R) Martin Sheen.

3.30 Kubrick In His Own Words. (MA15+av, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

7.30 Seven News.

8.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. (2016, Mv, R) Jack Reacher comes to the aid of a US Army officer he suspects is the victim of a conspiracy, only to find himself framed for murder and his estranged teenage daughter in the sights of the killers. Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh.

11.00 MOVIE: X-Men. (2000, Mhv, R) When a US senator threatens to create a new law that would force all mutants to reveal their true identities, his actions lead to a falling out between two mutants with opposing philosophies about humanity. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen.

1.05 To Be Advised.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 [MEL] It’s Academic. (R) 4.30 [MEL] It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 [MEL] House Of Wellness. (PGan, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 Rugby League. NRL Finals Series. Second semi-final.

9.45 NRL Finals Footy PostMatch. A post-match NRL wrap up of the second semi-final, with expert analysis and player interviews.

10.30 MOVIE: The Dead Pool.

(1988, Mdlv, R) A cop investigates a murder and the game of “dead pool”, in which people bet on celebrities dying. Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson.

12.30 Endangered: South Africa.

(PG, R) Lin Sutherland heads to South Africa.

1.30 Drive TV. (R) Emma takes the GWM Cannon Ute on an adventure.

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

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

(R) A film star tries to get rid of Skippy.

6.00 Luxury Escapes. Cameron Daddo is joined by special guest Miguel Maestre, who shows him around his homeland of Spain.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) New team members Boo and trainee Lachie must tackle dangerous conditions to complete a mass rescue.

7.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Follows a team of devoted matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions.

8.00 Ambulance. (Ml) Crews come to the aid of a 100-year-old woman who lives alone and has fallen down the stairs.

10.00 To Be Advised.

11.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) A US Navy officer’s murder is investigated.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG, R) 5.00 The Talk. (PGa, R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Celia Pacquola: All Talk. (Premiere) 9.30 Sammy J. 9.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.00 Would I Lie To You? 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.15 Friday Night Dinner. 11.40 Brassic. 12.25am David Attenborough’s Global Adventure. 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.00 Twirlywoos. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Therapist. Noon Fubar: The Age Of The Computer. 12.25 Stoned Moms. 12.50 Speed With Guy Martin. 1.45 Noisey.

2.35 Over The Black Dot. 3.05 Yokayi Footy. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Insight. 6.30 Domino Masters.

7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The Good Fight.

9.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. 11.30 Hoarders. 1.10am The Devil You Know. 2.50 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 South Aussie With Cosi. Noon Weekender.

12.30 Weekender. 1.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. 2.00 Escape To The Country. 4.00 Bargain Hunt.

5.00 Horse Racing. MRC Foundation Family Day and George Main Stakes Day. 5.30 The Amazing Homemakers. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country.

11.30 Late Programs.

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

8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Baron. 11.35 MOVIE: Derby Day. (1952) 1.20pm MOVIE: Contraband Spain. (1955, PG) 3.00 Motor Racing. TCR Australia Series, Trans Am Series and S5000 Australian Drivers Championship. 5.00 MOVIE: The War Wagon. (1967, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: True Grit. (1969, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: The Jackal.

(1997, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

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

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Always Was Always Will Be. 2.45 Bamay. 2.50 Hockey. WA Men’s Field Hockey. Premier Division 1.

4.20 Hockey. WA Women’s Field Hockey. Premier Division 1. 5.50 Songs From The Inside. 6.20 Kriol Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 True North Calling. 7.30 First Australians. 8.30 The Wrestlers. 9.30 MOVIE: Resurrecting The Champ. (2007, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (63, 73) 6am Morning

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

Morning Programs. 6.55 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 8.35 Sheep And Wolves. (2016, PG) 10.10 The Client. (1994) 12.25pm The Sense Of An Ending. (2017, M) 2.25 Complicity. (2018, PG, Japanese) 4.35 Manon Des Sources. (1986, PG, French) 6.35 The Forbidden Kingdom. (2008, PG) 8.30 Panic Room. (2002, MA15+) 10.35 Lovers.

(2020, French) 12.30am Late Programs.

Programs. 11.30 Your 4x4. Noon Garage 41. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. Fremantle v Carlton. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Last Stop Garage. 5.00 MOVIE: Westworld. (1973, PG) 7.00 Border Security. 7.30 To Be Advised.

8.30 MOVIE: The Rock. (1996, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

1.30pm Everybody Loves Raymond: The First Six Years. 2.20 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of Fuji. H’lights. 3.30 Say Yes To The Dress: Australia. 5.00 Mr Mayor. 5.30 MOVIE: Bridge To Terabithia. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. (2014, M) 10.15 MOVIE: R.I.P.D. (2013, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

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

6.30 Infomercials. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Healthy Homes Australia. Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Roads Less Travelled. 4.30 iFish. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Blood And Treasure. 11.15 Late Programs.

Clever.

Creative.

Connected.

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 To Be Advised. 4.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends.

12.15am Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 The Big Bang Theory. 2.40 Nancy Drew. 3.30 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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Sunday, September 18 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

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. (PGa, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (R) 3.30 Rick Stein’s Secret France.

(R) 4.30 Win The Week. (PG, R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 9.05 The Autistic Gardener.

(PG) 10.00 Earth’s Natural Wonders. (PG) 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.

(PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek.

3.00 Countdown To Qatar 2022. 3.30 The Rising. 4.00 Cycling. Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Highlights. 5.00 Going Places. (R) 5.35 Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum. (PG)

6.00 Home Shopping.

[MEL] NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 12.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 4. Collingwood v Adelaide.

2.00 Football. VFL. Grand final.

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 Rivals.

(PGl, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PGl, R) 1.30 To Be Advised. 2.30 Explore. (R) 2.40 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.50 The Block. (PGl, R) 5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00 The Living Room. (R) 7.00 Athletics.

Sydney Running Festival. 10.00 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG) 12.30 To Be Advised. 1.40 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

(R) 2.00 Pooches At Play. (R) 2.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 3.00 Ultimate Classroom. (R) 3.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 Compass: Raising Her Voice.

(R) Presented by Yasmin Poole.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Spicks And Specks. (PG) Hosted by Adam Hills.

8.30 Savage River. (Mal) As Rachel investigates the new homicide, town secrets start to emerge and new motives become apparent.

9.25 Silent Witness. (Mav) After a surprising breakthrough in Jay’s case, Nikki struggles to accept that Scott may not be responsible.

10.25 The Newsreader. (Mal, R) Helen and Dale report on a comet.

11.20 The Capture. (Final, Mlv, R) 12.20 Harrow. (Mav, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.15 The Recording Studio. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Egypt Code Breakers. (PG) A celebration of hieroglyphs being decoded.

8.30 Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs.

(PGav, R) Part 1 of 2. Follows archaeologists as they embark on an experiment to build a replica Aztec pyramid.

10.30 Jack The Ripper: The Case Reopened. (Mav, R) Takes a look at Jack The Ripper.

11.40 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? (PG, R) 12.40 The Last Journey Of The Vikings. (PGv, R) 2.40 The Crown Prince Of Saudi Arabia. (Mav, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGa) Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski.

8.30 7NEWS Spotlight. Takes a look at an investigation.

9.30 Homicide: With Ron Iddles: Gina Rossato. (Mav, R) Former police detective Ron Iddles takes a look at the 1982 murder of Gina Rossato.

10.35 Undercurrent: Real Murder Investigation: The Truth Is Exposed. (Mal, R) 11.45 Police: Hour Of Duty. (Malv, R) 12.45 [MEL] Medical Emergency. (PGa, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.15 [MEL] Medical Emergency. (PGa, R) 2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping. 3.30 [MEL] Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 [MEL] NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.30 Nine News Late. Takes a look at the latest news and events from Australia and around the world.

10.00 The First 48: Taken For A Ride. (Mav) A look at the murder of Rodney Stafford.

11.00 Killer Couples: Katie Belflower And Mike Simons. (Ma) 11.50 First Responders. (Malm) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, 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.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia.

(PGl) The teams head to Bogota, where they must choose between bicycle polo or emerald identification.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) Kai goes undercover as a chef to gather intel on a criminal kingpin who is connected to a local eatery.

10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) The team welcomes a new member.

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

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Australia Remastered: Nature’s Great Divide.

8.25 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 9.30 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. 10.30 Civilisations.

11.30 MOVIE: The Railway Man. (2013, M) 1.20am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final) 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 12.55pm QC Bud: The Black Market’s Last Stand. 1.25 Reset. 1.55 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 2.25 WorldWatch. 2.50 Underground Worlds. 4.45 Sidelined: Women In Basketball. (Premiere) 5.45 Life After People.

6.40 How Not To Get Cancer. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained. 9.20 Cracking The Code. (Premiere) 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62, 72) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Modern Business Australia. (Premiere) 1.30 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.15 Equestrian. FEI World C’ships. Dressage Individual Freestyle. H’lights. 3.30 My Greek Odyssey. 4.30 To Be Advised. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Steam Train Journeys. 9.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. (Premiere) 10.30 Extreme Railways. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

1.55pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership.

Round 5. Gold Coast Titans v Sydney Roosters. 3.45 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 5. St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights.

5.30 Getaway. 6.00 To Be Advised. 7.00 The Bizarre Pet Vets. 8.00 To Be Advised. 10.00 Tennis.

Davis Cup. Finals. Group C. Germany v Australia.

4am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Big Bang

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The

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

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

VICE Sports. 2.00 The South Sydney Story. 3.00 Football. Tiwi Islands Football League. Grand Final.

Imalu Tigers v Muluwurri Magpies. Replay. 4.30 Rugby League. NRL. WA Womens First Grade Premiership League. 6.00 Amplify. 6.30 News.

6.40 Wild New Zealand. 7.40 Who Killed Malcolm X. 8.30 The Kings. 9.30 MOVIE: Bank Robber.

(1993, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

Forbidden Kingdom. (2008, PG) 7.55 Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 10.00 The Commitments. (1991, M) 12.10pm Irrational Man. (2015, M) 2.00 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 4.15 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 6.30 Without A Clue.

(1988, PG) 8.30 Then Came You. (2018, M) 10.20 A Guide To Second Date Sex. (2019, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

8.00 Shopping. 10.00 Big Angry Fish. 11.00 My Fishing Place. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 MOVIE: Firefox. (1982, PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer.

(2007, PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Avengers: Infinity War. (2018, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

1.30pm Rivals. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Top Chef. 3.30 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 5.30 To Be Advised. 7.30 MOVIE: Bumblebee. (2018, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Hulk. (2003, M) 12.30am Stunt Science. 1.30 Watch What Happens Live: Below Deck Reunion Series 7. 2.30 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Super. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Late Programs.

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

7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. Noon Scorpion.

2.00 Demolition Down Under. 3.00 Stories Of Bikes. 3.30 Snap Happy. 4.00 Roads Less Travelled.

4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

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Theory. 7.30 Friends. 8.30 Carol’s Second Act. 10.30 Friends. 1.30pm The Middle. 3.00 Friends.

5.00 Shaun Micallef’s Brain Eisteddfod. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 The Neighborhood. 10.00 Ghosts. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping.

12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: The Inbetweeners. (2011, MA15+) 3.30 The Big Bang Theory. 4.30 Home Shopping.

FUN SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

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Dive into school holiday fun and have an absolute ball Parents don’t panic! The Independent has eight pages of fun school holiday activities to keep kids of all ages entertained.

Geelong and the surrounding region has a full program of activities, events and exhibitions for children three to 16 years.

The school holiday program is delivered from Saturday, September 17 to Sunday, October 2

by Central Geelong businesses and the City of Greater Geelong.

Mayor Peter Murrihy said the program includes workshops on stilt making and walking, windchime making, recycled instruments, learning Auslan, and recording a message to your future self.

“The weather is warming up so it’s the perfect time to come into Geelong and keep the whole family entertained these school holidays,” he said. “The most important thing is that the kids have a great time and enjoy their school holidays.”

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Kids will have a ball these school holidays with lots to do in and around Geelong.

will run a range of free activities including a recycled instrument jam session, futuristic designs, learn Auslan together, and a world

without rubbish.

You can enjoy Love Central Geelong’s street entertainment program, featuring creative

street performers, including singers, dancers, musicians, poets, circus performers, hula hoopers and more.

Events are also offered across the Geelong Gallery and Market Square Shopping Centre and other businesses and organisations in Geelong.

Economic development deputy chair, councillor Bruce Harwood, said the school holiday program joins other initiatives on offer in central Geelong including the Music in the city program on Little Malop Street, the new outdoor street furniture on Geelong’s waterfront and the Women’s Street Art Commission.

“This is another initiative to attract people back to enjoy free entertainment and shopping, dining and culture in Central Geelong,” he said. “Providing free entertainment and activities brings a sense of joy, connection and community for residents and visitors to Central Geelong.”

School holiday activities Stilt Walking Workshop with Nic Dacomb Learn how to build and walk on your very own pair of stilts. All participants can take their stilts home afterwards. Suitable for children aged five to nine-years-old.

When: 11am-noon, Wednesday, September 21 and Thursday, September 29.

Where: Customs Lawn 4/8 Eastern Beach Road.

Cost: Free. Bookings essential.

destination.

When: 10am-1pm, Wednesday, September 28.

Where: 111 – 113 Little Malop Street.

Cost: Free. Bookings not required.

Urban Upcycle Wind Chime/Sun Catcher – Make your own wind chime or sun catcher, perfect for the garden.

When: 10am-1pm, Wednesday, September 21.

Where: 111-113 Little Malop Street.

Cost: Free. Bookings not required.

Take Flight–Wearable Craft Stilt walker Nic Dacomb and Geelong mayor Peter Murrihy. (Reg Ryan)

Create your own pair of fairy wings or jet packs to take flight to your favourite

Hazy Tales Clay Pinch Pot Animals Learn how to create a pinch pot bowl or

cup out of clay and turn it into an animal with Sally Hobson from Hazy Tales.

When: 11am-1pm, Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23.

Where: 111–113 Little Malop Street.

Cost: Free. Bookings essential.

Lucy Riddett performances Enjoy being serenaded by Lucy Riddett and her piano accordion while you make a pair of stilts.

When: 11am-noon, Thursday, September 29.

Where: Customs Lawn, 4/8 Eastern Beach Road.

Cost: Free.

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The new look Laserquest promises endless family fun Laserquest Geelong has re-opened with a brand-new look. The venue, which has been a mainstay for entertainment in Geelong since 1995, has undergone a transformation and customers are loving the new centre.

Some of the new features include a prize shop where guests get to walk through at their own pace, choosing their prizes before heading to the ‘check out’, a new party space as well as six short lane Ten-Pin bowling.

As part of the works, the Laserquest team has focused on ‘going green’, installing over 150 solar panels as well as updating to a new energy efficient climate system. The team’s new uniforms are made from recycled plastic bottles and staff are encouraging guests to recycle their Play Cards. In the next few months things will be even greener when guests will be able to ditch the plastic card and load their Laserquest Play Card to their phone’s Mobile Wallet.

Owner Sebastian Loader had this to say about the new look venue: “Whilst the new store looks great, it was really important to us that any changes we made improved the experience for our guests and I think we’ve managed to achieve that. We’ve added over 15 new arcade games and upgraded our laser tag equipment to the newest Laserforce Gen8 packs, add these together with our new QubicaAMF bowling lanes means we really do offer our guests the latest and greatest in family entertainment fun”.

“We’ve been Geelong owned and operated for almost 20 years and, whilst our name might have changed, the team behind the scenes is still the same. We’ve been delivering fun to generations of Geelong families. We really do see customers who were coming here as kids now bringing their kids in and creating new experiences in a place they know and love.”

Laserquest Geelong has a brand-new look.

Laserquest Geelong is open every day 10am-10pm. For info and bookings head to www.laserquest.com.au

The circus comes to town!

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For the first time in its 51-year history, Circus Royale is coming to Waurn Ponds, Geelong, under the mighty state-of-the-art Big Top this school holiday season from September 15-October 9.

Featuring a powerhouse of international superstars from around the globe, the sell-out event is highly-regarded family friendly entertainment.

The high-energy 2022 performance is designed to appeal to audiences of all ages. The mystic illusions, thrilling feats and wonderful moments of awe will have the young and young at heart alike, on the edge of their seats.

This really is a show for everyone.

The engaging performance features Cassie Millard on the Swinging Trapeze, the Argentinian comedy talents of Monchito the clown, the show stopping feats of the Columbian daredevil Lion Brothers upon the high-wire, wheel of steel and inside the motorcycle globe of death. With these amazing talents and so much more, there is so much to love at Circus Royale.

Founded in 1971 by the Swiss Gasser circus family, Circus Royale is one of Australia’s oldest still operating circuses. Now owned for the past 15 years by producer Damian Syred, Circus Royale features the classic nostalgia of the circus and incorporates state-of-the-art advances in technology. Damian Syred is a first-generation circus director who acquired Circus Royale in 2007 at the age of only 23.

Ring master Damian is proud to present the 2022 edition of Circus Royale. He invites you and your family to join him under the big top this school holidays.

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The circus will perform at Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre on the corner of Colac and Pioneer roads. Tickets begin from $20 and can be purchased online at CircusRoyale. com or by calling 0410 669 253.

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Back by popular demand, Port Phillip Ferries is once again flinging open the ferry doors for kids to travel free across the September school holiday period.

Children aged from four to 16 can jump on the ferry (with their parents or guardians) free of charge starting from Saturday, September 17. This offer will be available right across the school holidays until Sunday, October 2 so there’s plenty of time to jump abord and embark on an adventure with the family.

The journey itself is something the kids will want to do again and again, but apart from the ferry ride it’s all about the destination and there are so many great school holiday activities

happening in and around Melbourne, so why not make getting there a part of the adventure.

With inside and outside seating available, it’s a great opportunity to travel in a safe environment and get a dose of fresh air as you cruise across the Bay to or from Melbourne.

And you may even spot the odd dolphin or seal along the way.

To take advantage of this offer simply type PPFKidsFree into the promo code field under your children’s name in the booking system.

All details including the relevant terms and conditions can be found on the website at www.portphillipferries.com.au/kids-gofree-school-holidays

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When you play, you improve your communication skills. It’s a team building experience, helping you to hone your leadership and strategy building abilities.

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It’s this use of full body and mind that makes it feel so rewarding. Or you can be like me and just run around shooting people screaming, laughing, getting shoot, shooting my own team members (by accident), having huge epic death scenes and heroic come backs from the dead! Or be like my dad who sets himself up behind a barrel and shoots everyone as they run pass with his sniper, not once breaking a

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Parents love Next Level Skirmish as this feedback from Drysale mum Sarah attests –’Best Day Ever! is how my kids described their game today at Next Level Skirmish. I just wanted to let you know its just so great to have this here in Geelong and we will defiantly be back, Harry wants his next birthday with you guys’.

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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 Rosehaven. (PG, R) 1.25 Vera. (Mv, R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.15 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City.

(PG) 11.15 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGadn, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love At First Bark. (2017, PG, R) Jana Kramer, Kevin McGarry, Anna Van Hooft. 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, 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 The Block. (PGl, 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. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Australian Story. Australians tell personal stories.

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 Planet America. (Return) A look at American politics.

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

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.40 Q+A. (R) 11.45 Baptiste. (Malv, R) 12.40 Harrow. (Mav, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum.

(R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Lighthouses: Building The Impossible: The Longstone. (PG) Part 3 of 3.

8.30 DNA Family Secrets.

(Final, PG) Stacey Dooley meets five sisters in Lancashire who only found each other as adults.

9.40 24 Hours In Emergency: With Or Without You. (Ma, R) A 70-year-old is rushed into emergency with left sided weakness and problems with her speech.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Beforeigners. (MA15+av) 12.00 Outlander. (Mav, R) 1.00 Miss S. (Mav, R) 4.00 Food Safari. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 AFL Brownlow Medal: Red Carpet. Coverage of the red carpet arrivals featuring AFL players and their partners.

8.15 AFL Brownlow Medal. An awards event featuring votes from this year’s AFL rounds which are tallied, culminating in the announcement of the winner of the league’s Brownlow Medal. Hosted by Hamish McLachlan and Rebecca Maddern.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Heartbreak Island Australia.

(Mls) Hosted by Clinton Randell.

12.30 Home Shopping.

[MEL] Cannonball. (PG, R) 1.30 [MEL] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping.

4.00 [MEL] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.40 Emergency. (Mm) Elle and Steve suspect a cyclist with a broken leg is being far too brave and could be masking other injuries.

9.40 Botched. (Malmn, R) Dr Paul Nassif has a tough case ahead of him when a dog-bite victim needs some care.

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

11.10 Fortunate Son. (Ma) 12.00 Emergence. (Mhv, 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 The Amazing Race Australia.

(PGal) Hosted by Beau Ryan.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.30 Just For Laughs Australia.

(MA15+l) Stand-up comedy performances from Nick Cody, Fady Kassab, Emma Holland and Andy Saunders.

10.00 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (Mals, R) Stand-up performances from comedians.

11.00 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 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. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Global Adventure. 8.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Return) 9.15 Restoration Australia. 10.15 Catalyst. 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.30am Ghosts.

1.00 Red Dwarf. 1.30 ABC News Update. 1.35 Close.

5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Therapist. Noon Front Up. 12.30 Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning.

1.25 Donkmaster. 1.55 Years Of Living Dangerously.

3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 9.25 The Casketeers. 10.25 VICE. 11.25 Final Space. 11.50 Late Programs.

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

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 To Be Advised. Noon The Surgery Ship. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost.

10.45 Criminal Confessions. 11.45 Late Programs.

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

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 Bizarre Pet Vets. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Story Of Gilbert And Sullivan. (1953) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Dalgliesh. (Premiere) 10.40 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Friends. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 The Middle. Noon This Is Us. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld.

11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

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

3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Wiyi Yani U Thangani.

6.40 News. 6.50 Arctic Secrets. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Cold Justice. 10.00 Superstition.

10.50 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials.

Morning Programs. 8.00 Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 10.00 The Four Musketeers: Revenge Of Milady. (1974, M) Noon The Enigma Of Arrival.

(2018, M, Mandarin) 2.05 The Forbidden Kingdom.

(2008, PG) 4.00 Hoot. (2006, PG) 5.40 Bill. (2015, PG) 7.30 The Jane Austen Book Club. (2007, M) 9.30 A Dangerous Method. (2011, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

1.45pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.45 Motor Racing. Extreme E. Island X-Prix. 4.00 Motor Racing. Motorsport Aust Rally C’ship. Gippsland Rally. 5.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Full Custom Garage. 8.30 MOVIE: The Waterboy. (1998, M) 10.30 Housos: The Thong Warrior. 11.15 Late Programs.

12.10pm Inside Legoland. 1.00 Inside British Airways. 2.00 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.30 Full House. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Sahara. (2005, M) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Up All Night. Midnight Smash. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 Inside British Airways. 2.50 Late Programs.

8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 Demolition Down Under.

11.00 MacGyver. Noon The FBI Declassified. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods.

12.15am Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, September 20 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 Dementia & Us. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Miniseries: Marriage. (Ml, R) 2.00 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.00 Escape From The City.

(R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City.

(PG) 11.05 Grayson’s Art Club. (Final, PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGav, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Road Less Traveled. (2017, PGa, R) Charlene Tilton, Jason Burkey, Donny Boaz. 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, 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 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (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 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast.

8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Guy Pearce. Part 1 of 5.

8.30 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (PG) Part 4 of 5. The group undertakes activities for both body and mind, culminating in a fun colour walk.

9.30 Home: The Story Of Earth: Water. Part 2 of 4.

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 The Capture. (Final, Mlv, R) 1.05 Harrow. (Mv, R) 2.50 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum.

(R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Tynemouth To Bardon Mill.

(PG) Hosted by Michael Portillo.

8.30 Insight. Takes a look at intuition and whether people should be using it in their decision making.

9.30 Dateline: Football’s Racist Reputation. A look at the impact of racism on soccer.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 The Point. (R) 11.00 Atlanta. (MA15+ls, R) 12.20 DNA. (Mal, R) 3.40 Food Safari. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski.

9.00 Extreme Weddings: Australia. (PGl) A couple plan a wild wedding with their camels in the scorching heat of the NSW outback.

10.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days.

(PGa) Presented by Cherry Healey.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav) 12.30 Home Shopping.

[MEL] Australia’s Cheapest Weddings. (PG, R) 1.30 [MEL] Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping.

4.00 [MEL] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.40 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Ms) Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts.

9.40 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted

by Craig Hutchison, Matthew Lloyd, Caroline Wilson and Kane Cornes.

10.40 Nine News Late.

11.10 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv) 11.55 See No Evil: Lock-Up. (Mav) 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG, 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 The Amazing Race Australia.

(PGl) Hosted by Beau Ryan.

8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.30 NCIS. (M, R) Gibbs and McGee head to Alaska as the team works to uncover the conspiracy behind the serial killer.

10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R) NCIS investigates the shooting of a dolphin.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Friday Night Dinner. 9.35 Rosehaven.

10.05 Summer Love. 10.35 Motherland. 11.05 Ghosts. 11.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.55 Brassic. 12.40am Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. 1.10 Mock The Week. (Final) 1.45 ABC News Update.

1.50 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Therapist. Noon Rudy! Rudy? 12.30 Hustle. 2.15 Curse Of Oak Island.

3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone.

9.40 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 10.35 MOVIE: Inside Job. (2010, PG) 12.35am 24 Hours In Police Custody. 2.25 Late Programs.

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

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon The Surgery Ship. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 12.30am 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 To Be Advised. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Divided Heart.

(1954, PG) 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. 9.30 Becker. 10.30 The Middle.

11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 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. 11.10 Frasier.

Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Bill.

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

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

Artie: Our Tribute To A Legend. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Going Native. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay.

6.30 News. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 The Point.

8.00 Karla Grant Presents Characters Of Broome.

8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Feeding The Scrum.

9.30 Letterkenny. 10.00 Man In Room 301. 10.50 Late Programs.

Continued. (2015, PG) 7.00 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 9.15 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 11.35 Then Came You. (2018, M) 1.25pm Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 3.25 Last Letter. (2018, PG, Mandarin) 5.30 The Mystery Of Henri Pick. (2019, PG, French) 7.30 The Invisibles. (2017, M, German) 9.35 Runner Runner.

(2013, MA15+) 11.15 Superfly. (2018, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

Noon Inside Kings Cross: The Railway. 1.00 No Man’s Land. 2.00 Full Custom Garage. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.30 Truck Night In America. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.30 Late Programs.

12.10pm Race Across The World. 1.30 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Knight And Day. (2010, M) 9.45 MOVIE: American Made. (2017, MA15+) Midnight Smash. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 Late Programs.

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

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 MacGyver.

Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 Socceroos: Road To Qatar. 11.00 Late Programs.

Friday, 16 September, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 23

Wednesday, September 21 SECTION GEELONGINDY.COM.AU ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 David Attenborough’s Life That Glows. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.05 Escape From The City. (R) 4.05 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City.

(PG) 11.00 Grayson Perry: Divided Britain.

(M) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG) 4.10 The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Stop The Wedding. (2016, PG, R) Rachel Boston, Niall Matter, Alan Thicke.

2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, 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 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (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 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast.

8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

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

8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Final, M) After 15 seasons over 10 years, Shaun Micallef hosts the final episode of the show.

9.00 Summer Love. (MA15+l) Two people are forced to share a holiday house after they accidentally double book it.

9.35 Win The Week. (Final, PG) Hosted by Alex Lee. 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News.

11.00 The Business. (R) 11.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 12.05 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 1.40 Harrow. (Mav, R) 3.25 The Durrells. (PG, R) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Australian Wars. (M) Part 1 of 3.

8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: Back To Square One. (PG) A 24-year-old is rushed to St George’s after breaking his lower leg in a tackle during a soccer match.

9.30 The Stranger. (MA15+) Killane’s secret past comes into focus. The teens challenge Olivia about the night of the party.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Vienna Blood. (Ma) A body is found in the slums.

12.50 World On Fire. (MA15+v, R) 4.15 Food Safari. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

8.30 Armed And Dangerous: Breakouts. (Mav) Strike Force Northrop cracks the code involving a new method of dealing narcotics.

9.50 The Chernobyl Disaster: Fallout. (Ma) Part 3 of 3.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 Chicago Fire. (M) Stella Kidd returns to Firehouse 51.

12.20 [MEL] MOVIE: Frisky. (2015, Mls, R) 12.30 Home Shopping.

2.30 [MEL] Home Shopping.

4.00 [MEL] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.30 Paramedics. (Return, Mm) Flight paramedic Steve heads to the country after a tractor topples over and crushes a farmer.

9.30 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted

by Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Caroline Wilson and Ross Lyon.

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

11.00 Family Law. (Mas) Abigail and Daniel represent an artist.

11.50 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, 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. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Dog House Australia.

(PGa, R) Grey nomads are on the hunt for a four-legged companion to join them on their caravan adventures.

8.40 To Be Advised.

9.40 Bull. (Ma, R) Bull and the TAC team worry about jury bias when Bull mounts a murder trial defence for a BLM activist.

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) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Civilisations. 9.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 10.00 And We Danced. 11.00 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. Midnight Ghosts. 12.30 Catalyst. 1.25 ABC News Update. 1.30 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.40 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Therapist. Noon The Source. 12.55 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films.

1.20 Animal Takeover. 2.15 Curse Of Oak Island.

3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) 9.40 MOVIE: Chaplin. (1992, M) 12.25am Late Programs.

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

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon The Surgery Ship. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat.

8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Miniseries: Hatton Garden. 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 To Be Advised. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Duke Wore Jeans.

(1958) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Chicago Fire. 11.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 Friends. 2.00 Becker.

3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Boy Nomad. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Going Native.

3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana.

6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 The Australian Wars. 8.35 MOVIE: Sweet Country.

(2017, M) 10.35 The Kings. 11.35 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.15 Hoot. (2006, PG) 9.00 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 10.40 Like Crazy. (2011, M) 12.20pm The Jane Austen Book Club. (2007, M) 2.20 Bill. (2015, PG) 4.05 Unaccompanied Minors. (2006, PG) 5.45 This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016, PG) 7.30 The Best Offer.

(2013, M) 9.55 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

(2009, MA15+, Swedish) 12.40am Late Programs.

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

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

10.00 Pawn Stars. 10.30 Storage Wars: TX. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Bushfire Wars. 1.00 No Man’s Land. 2.00 Jade Fever. 3.00 Shipping Wars.

3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa.

4.30 Truck Night In America. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men: First Class. (2011, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

12.10pm Race Across The World. 1.30 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show.

4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock.

6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Wedding Crashers. (2005, M) 9.55 MOVIE: The House. (2017, MA15+) 11.40 Young Sheldon.

12.05am Smash. 1.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Blood And Treasure.

11.15 Evil. 12.15am Shopping. 1.45 Infomercials. 2.15 Hawaii Five-O. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 MacGyver.

SIGN UP NOW! Thursday, September 22 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Win The Week.

(Final, PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Final, M, R) 2.00 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame.

(PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City.

11.05 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGavw, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

12.00 MOVIE: Darrow And Darrow. (2017, PGav) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders.

2.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, 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 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (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 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast.

8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

International current affairs program.

8.30 Q+A. Public affairs program featuring Stan Grant and a panel of experts answering questions.

9.35 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. Kurt Fearnley talks to Megan Davis.

10.05 ABC Late News.

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (PG, R) 11.35 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 12.25 Harrow. (Mav, R) 3.00 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Guillaume’s Paris. (Premiere) Chef Guillaume Brahimi returns to Paris.

8.30 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys: The Potomac. (PG) Bill Nighy narrates a voyage down the Potomac, the river that helped forge American history.

9.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+) A widowed Serena Waterford tries to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Gomorrah. (MA15+v) 11.55 Luther. (MA15+av, R) 3.55 Food Safari. (R) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize.

(R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 8.30 The Front Bar: Grand Final Edition. (M) In the lead-up to the Grand Final, hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 10.00 Here For The Horses.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 Autopsy USA: Davy Jones.

(Mad, R) Forensic pathologist Dr Michael Hunter takes a fresh look at the 2012 death of Monkees singer Davy Jones.

12.45 [MEL] Kiss Bang Love. (PG, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

2.00 [MEL] Home Shopping.

4.00 [MEL] NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Footy Show: My Room Telethon. (PG) Hosted by Tony Jones.

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

11.00 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) McCall helps a mother.

11.50 The Gulf. (Madlsv, 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. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Soccer. International Friendly.

Australia v New Zealand. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Masv, R) The SVU team investigates after a role-play session on a camgirl website turns violent.

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

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

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.30 To Be Advised. 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (Final) 9.30 Win The Week. (Final) 10.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.40 Doctor Who. 11.30 Ghosts. Midnight Would I Lie To You? 12.30 Celia Pacquola: All Talk. 1.30 ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Therapist. Noon MOVIE: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.

(2005, M) 2.05 Munchies Guide To Berlin. 2.55 Munchies Guide To Bohemia. 3.45 WorldWatch.

5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Escaping Polygamy.

11.00 Bangkok Airport. Midnight Late Programs.

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

6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon The Surgery Ship. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch 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 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 As Time Goes By. 3.20 Antiques Roadshow. 3.50 MOVIE: Suspect. (1960, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Bondi Vet. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Friends. Noon The Living Room. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Becker. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016, PG) 7.40 Last Letter.

(2018, PG, Mandarin) 9.45 Walking On Sunshine.

(2014, PG) 11.35 The Invisibles. (2017, M, German) 1.40pm The Mystery Of Henri Pick. (2019, PG, French) 3.35 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 5.20 Lion. (2016, PG) 7.30 The Front Runner. (2018, M) 9.35 The Girl Who Played With Fire. (2009, MA15+, Swedish) 11.55 Late Programs.

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

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

11.00 American Pickers. Noon Bushfire Wars. 1.00 No Man’s Land. 2.00 Heavy Lifting. 3.00 Pawn Stars UK. 3.30 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.00 Truck Night In America. 5.00 Desert Collectors. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 5. Geelong v St Kilda. 9.00 MOVIE: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. (2019, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

12.10pm Race Across The World. 1.30 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor.

(Return) 9.30 MOVIE: Into The Blue. (2005, M) 11.45 Motor Racing. TCR Australia Series. Round 6.

Replay. 1.35am Late Programs.

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

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Socceroos: Road To Qatar. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 Elementary. 11.30 48 Hours.

12.30am Infomercials. 1.00 Late Programs.

2pm Shortland St. 2.30 Going Native. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay.

6.30 News. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 Yokayi Footy.

8.30 The Porter. 9.25 MOVIE: The Tracker. (2002, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

24 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 16 September, 2022

GEELONG BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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New firm offering responsible real estate in Geelong After identifying a gap in the real estate market for a more authentic agency service, Ricky Forte established Geelong Real Estate Co (GREC) in early 2021.

Starting a business is difficult enough on its own, however Ricky’s enthusiasm is clear in his drive to establish a company during a global pandemic.

Coming from a background in real estate and community work, Ricky set out to deliver service with a difference to Geelong and the surrounding areas.

As a carbon-neutral business, GREC places a strong emphasis on environmental and corporate social responsibility.

“We’re a business that’s focused around community, not just profits,” Ricky says.

“We’re offering a different service where we’re known for something different, we’re known for being a company that gives back and is carbon neutral.”

Initially beginning the business on his own, Ricky has grown the team to five staff in 13 months.

“The most exciting thing is that [GREC] is an attraction business, not just for customers but for staff. People want to work for someone that’s more corporate or socially responsible – the people that work with me; we share a vision.”

The GREC team is regularly seen at sausage sizzles, shaking tins and supporting local initiatives, including Rory’s Warriors, the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Red Cross, as well as local sporting teams and kindergartens.

“We encourage people to contact us if there’s something that we can do to support the local community, whether it be fundraisers or things like that,” Ricky says.

With a total sales portfolio of 91 properties

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Director Ricky Forte, sales agent Jess Templeton, sales consultant Lachlan Wilson, sales and administration assistant Jacinta Claxton, and investment property specialist Reece Fidler. (Supplied)

in its first year of operation, business was booming for GREC throughout the pandemic, and continues to flourish as the world reenters the realm of normalcy.

GREC is a first time entrant and finalist in the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards (GBEAs), and Ricky encourages other businesses to get involved in future years – with a potential award only an added benefit to entering.

“Having the expectation of winning isn’t

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everything for me,” he says.

“For me, it’s when you stop and do a deep dive on your business – everyone is working so hard in the business, it’s important to stop and work on the business.

“It’s more just to be able to network with the people involved in the awards, and identifying so many areas in the business that need improvement - that’s been a real plus that I wasn’t expecting.”

Thanks to major sponsor LBW Business +

Wealth advisors, the 2022 Geelong Business Excellence Awards celebrate clever, creative and connected businesses in Geelong and the Bellarine, as well as the Surf Coast, Queenscliff and Golden Plains regions.

The Geelong Business Excellence Awards presentation event will take place at GMHBA Stadium on Thursday, October 27 at 6pm. Tickets to the awards night are available now at www.gbea.com.au.

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Foot and leg help for kids Foot and leg concerns in children are common.

Apart from incidents and accidents whilst playing sport or in the playground, there are some common growth and development issues they can experience.

Dr. Paul Dowie, one of Australia’s most experienced musculoskeletal podiatrists and founder of Foot and Leg Pain Clinics, offers his advice.

“Children often present with lower limb pathologies and it’s really important to seek advice from someone who has specific expertise in this area. Knowing when and how to intervene is key to achieving optimal short and long-term health and healing,” says Dr. Dowie.

Below are some concerns he advised should be checked by an experienced musculoskeletal expert: Heel pain – If your child has heel pain, it definitely requires investigation. Commonly referred to as Servers Disease this can cause significant disruption to children’s physical activity.

Flat feet – Contrary to popular belief the appearance of flat feet in children, is NOT usually cause for concern. However, if there is assoc ated pain, balance issues or rolling inward of the ankles, parents should seek professional advice.

Pigeon toes and duck feet – The appearance of in-toeing or out-toeing can affect the capacity of a child to run, jump and balance well.

These issues can be assisted during a child’s developmental years and should be checked as soon as possible.

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Foot and leg concerns in children are common.

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Growing pains – Common in children and teenagers, these often present as deep ache-like leg pain during the night. Inflammatory growing pains can also be evident in the heel or knee. Often due to overstrain of the growth plates of growing bones, pain should be checked for proper diagnosis and treatment.

Shin pain – Also referred to as medial tibial stress syndrome, anterior leg pain and compartment syndrome, are common but can be well managed or prevented with proper treatment.

Knock knees and bowed legs – These can be a normal growth presentation, however pain can be associated and activities affected so should be checked. Bowed legs can be a genetic predisposition to knee arthritis. Correct management can assist pain, improve function and help prevent future arthritis.

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ENTERTAINMENT

A tribute to two of the greatest

By Matt Hewson With an entertainment career spanning over six decades, Marty Rhone has seen it all; he has shared the stage with the Rolling Stones and Yul Brynner, performed for the British Royal Family, had top ten hits and sung and acted on television since he was 14.

But Rhone believes his current show, a tribute to Elvis and Sir Cliff Richard named ‘The King of Rock and the Prince of Pop’, stands alone.

“My creative director, John St Peeters, and I decided about five years ago that if we went out on the road again we didn’t just want to do concerts, we wanted to do events, experiences,” Rhone said.

“There are a lot of shows around, but this is definitely unique; it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen here in Australia, and very few people are doing this sort of thing overseas.

“John has created this amazing visual experience around the music of both Elvis and Cliff Richard, where we have Elvis and Cliff on a giant screen behind us mouthing to our voices. It’s quite an experience.”

Rhone, who has been singing the music of Cliff Richard in a number of different shows since 2007, is joined by Mark Andrew, a pioneer of Elvis tribute shows in Australia who is known worldwide.

“Mark is regarded as one of the best Elvis performers in the world to this day,” Rhone said.

“He’s worked all over the world, he’s worked in Vegas, Memphis, he’s a friend of the Presley family.

“And in Melbourne in August, he performed at Hamer Hall leading 109 other musicians and singers which now holds the record as the biggest Elvis concert staged anywhere in the world.

“It was a phenomenal show, sold out Hamer Hall, and he said from his perspective it was the highlight of his career.”

Like many creative pursuits over the past two years, the King of Rock and the Prince of Pop has faced, and surmounted, great challenges, but Rhone said the pay-off was worth the wait.

“We’ve had some amazing feedback, people saying it’s the best show they’ve ever seen, which is one heck of an accolade,” Rhone said.

“I can’t judge that as I’m doing the show, but these are the sorts of comments we’ve been receiving throughout the tour.

“It’s been a challenge to get the tour on, but I’m pleased to say we’ve managed to do all but two shows, and we’re going to be in Geelong on the 17th of September with bells on.”

‘The King of Rock and the Prince of Pop’ will be performed at Costa Hall on Saturday, September 17.

Marty Rhone and Mark Andrew take the stage as Cliff Richard and Elvis in the King of Rock and the Prince of Pop. (Supplied)

‘Choir nerds’ love to sing

Goanna return to Geelong for one night only in November. (Supplied)

Goanna comes home for one off performance Iconic Australian band Goanna will come home to its birthplace in Geelong to celebrate 45 years of protest through pop music for one night only in November.

The homecoming concert is the second last show of the band’s national tour and will be held at Costa Hall on Friday, November 18.

Goanna, which formed and first rehearsed in Geelong, will also celebrate the 40 years since the 1982 release of multi-platinum debut album Spirit of Place, which featured singles Solid Rock and Razor’s Edge.

The headliners will be supported by two Geelong artists: Luke Biscan, son of original Goanna guitarist Mike Biscan; and Ngarrindjeri and Gunditjmara man Mick Ryan, who has been working with Goanna frontman Shane Howard through the City of Greater Geelong’s Arts Mentorship Program.

Howard recalls the band’s genesis in the diverse and exciting Geelong music scene of 26 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 16 September, 2022

the late 70s and early 80s.

“It was a dizzy mix of high employment in the industrial sector, headed by the Ford Motors factory, contrasted against the Great Ocean Road that led to the surf coast and surf culture and the wildly beautiful Otway Forest,” Howard said.

“Deakin University was just being established at the time and I had the honour of being Deakin’s first Student Council president.

“Goanna formed out of these rich cultural influences and all these elements informed the band and our music, in the midst of Geelong’s vibrant music scene.

“In the middle of it all was the Eureka Hotel, running five or six nights a week, bringing some of the best bands in Australia to our doorstep. They were heady times. Geelong provided the springboard for Goanna into music history.”

Self-described “choir nerds” the newly formed Fiore chamber group choir is heading to Geelong.

The quartet of Monika Harris (soprano), Anish Nair (tenor), Alex Ritter (counter tenor) and Lachlan McDonald (baritone) will play at St Paul’s Anglican Church on September 25.

“The four of us have been lifelong friends since three of us grew up in the Australian Boys Choir together,” Nair says.

“We are sort of self proclaimed choir nerds having performed in the majority of choirs in Melbourne for the last 10 years or so. Between the four of us we’ve covered all the choirs.

“We were having fun so often together in group settings we decided that we finally liked each other enough that we’d do a little quartet together and bring in all our years of musical experience into one group and one effort.”

It’s not the first time they have performed in Geelong as individuals, but it is the first time for the group.

“We’ve been there with various other choirs, so this is essentially our debut in Geelong that we’ve set up,” Nair says.

“Three of us performed as a quartet with a friend of ours from Perth about three years ago, which was at St Paul’s.”

Concertgoers can expect a lot crammed into 50 short minutes.

“We don’t want to pigeonhole ourselves into one specific genre, we’re good at everything so we are going to do a little tasting plate for everyone and give them a taste of everything from new music we haven’t done before, new music that the audience has definitely not heard before and just showcase what we can really do,” Anish says. “The audience can expect a lot of variety in the kind of pieces we are going to perform and quite densely packed for the 50 minutes we are going to perform.”

The concert, A Tasting Plate, is at 2pm at St Paul’s Geelong on September 25. Tickets at trybooking.com/eventlist/fiorechamber the door or at the door.

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Fiore’s Anish Nair, Alex Ritter, Monika Harris and Lachlan McDonald are heading to St Paul’s on September 25. (Supplied)

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Railway depot upgrades finished Construction of a new and improved train depot at Drysdale is complete.

The home for Bellarine Railway’s iconic steam engines was built with the help of a $300,000 state government grant.

Originally serving as a military railway line, the Bellarine Railway today offers unique experiences for visitors to step back in time into an era of steam-powered locomotives that used to travel across regional Victoria.

The railway is operated by the Geelong Steam Preservation Society and travels between Drysdale and Queenscliff.

The upgrades complete stage one of the project with the railway depot in Drysdale giving Bellarine Railway services the option to now start their journeys at Drysdale station.

Additional rail infrastructure, power, water and fencing are also installed to improve the efficiency of the iconic railway.

The project will also deliver reduced running costs and positions the rail services near local businesses such as ferry services and accommodation to attract more visitors to the area.

“The progress being made on this iconic

railway line will ensure that more visitors can experience the Bellarine Peninsula in a unique way, whilst also supporting nearby local businesses,” Bellarine MP Lisa Neville said.

“I’m delighted to see the first stage of this exciting project now complete with Drysdale providing the perfect opportunity to attract more people to come and see the region.”

The new depot will better serve trains such as the Q Train, which provides passengers with a unique range of local food

and alcohol as they journey along the Bellarine Peninsula.

Other tourist attractions including rail-based music experience, The Blues Train, Heritage train rides and the kid-friendly Day Out with Thomas will also benefit from the railway upgrades.

The Victorian government has also funded stage two of the Bellarine Railway project through $3.4 million from the Regional Tourism Investment Fund – Stimulus Round.

The project is upgrading 16.5 kilometres of tracks between Drysdale and Queenscliff.

Get ready to rumble with the pros at the Palais Pro wrestling spectacular Deathmatch Downunder (DMDU) returns to the Palais for the third time this weekend, with a triple main event of high-impact, high-flying moves.

The sports spectacular promises that ‘glass will be smashed, furniture will be broken, and a great night will be had by all … it will be bloody, and bloody entertaining!’.

The event will feature a number of Geelong-based wrestlers, including Scotty Roach, who will feature with partner Xavier Black in a tag-team deathmatch against Callen Butcher and Camby Crawford.

Roach, who has wrestled at both of the previous DMDU shows at the Palais, said he was ‘extremely excited’ to be performing again in his home town.

“I love working in Geelong, I think it’s the best city in Australia to work in for wrestling, without a doubt,” he said.

“It’s a great opportunity to show the great talent in the wrestling industry, especially in Geelong. Last time when I made my entrance, it was electric; it’s an absolute rush.”

Roach promised a diverse range of bouts, including tag-team matches, single events, and deathmatches.

“We have a wide variety of different types of wrestling; we’ve got high-flyers who pull off

A month full of nature The City of Greater Geelong is hoping to showcase its great outdoors nature with a Nature Month program.

The city is hosting a range of activities during September and October that shine a spotlight on the region’s rivers, wetlands and nature reserves.

You can wander wetlands, walk through woodlands, restore habitat on the Barwon River, get up close with wildlife and learn more about our stunning local landscapes.

Councillor Jim Mason, chair of the environment portfolio, said Nature Month provides an opportunity for people to discover more of the region’s natural wonders.

“Nature Month is a great addition to our events calendar, as spring is the perfect time to experience our native plants and animals, and the diverse habitats found in the Geelong region,” he said. “Come and get your boots on the ground, your hands in the soil and your eyes on our native wildlife, while connecting with like-minded people in the community.”

Activities will be held across the municipality, with locations such as Fyansford, Armstrong Creek, Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads.

The Aussie Backyard Bird Count, from October 17-23, also falls within Nature Month.

Anyone can participate in the count, which can be done at any location, including your own backyard.

Details: eventbrite.com.au/d/ australia--geelong/city-of-greater-geelong--biodiversity/

Deathmatch Downunder returns to the Palais for a third edition of high-energy wrestling. (Owen Jones)

some amazing stunts, we’ve got powerhouses such as Gore, who I swear just gets bigger every time I see the guy,” he said.

“And we’ve got stipulation matches such as the deathmatches, where you can expect wrestlers to be a lot more creative with the weapons they use. Things like barbed wire, light tubes, thumb tacks.

“I guarantee, if you’ve never seen a wrestling show before it’s not like it used to be in the

70s. It’s evolved so much, it’s a whole different landscape now.”

Palais general manager Meg Deyell said while at first glance the beautiful Palais theatre and the high-octane brutality of the wrestling might seem incompatible, that wasn’t the case.

“The Palais housed a lot of boxing in the 1950s, so it’s not out of left field for the building to host this sort of sports spectacle,” she said.

“It seems like it would be really dichotomous,

but it actually works really well. It’s a loud, boisterous, highly energetic theatre form in this really classic, beautiful, restrained building.

“It’s an ‘opposites attract’ situation, it really works, and it surprised me last time how entertaining it was. The Palais is the only context you’re going to see wrestling like this in Australia.”

Ms Deyell said the Palais provided a unique setting in the Geelong entertainment landscape.

“The Palais had such an integral role in the culture of Geelong in the early days, and we really appreciate the opportunity to reintroduce the Palais to the new generation,” she said.

“One way to do that is the wrestling, because the audience is young and vibrant.

The wrestling’s just one example of the kinds of entertainment we’ve been able to lure to Geelong.

“We’ve got Lior here in October, he hasn’t played Geelong in over 10 years because there wasn’t a space he wanted to play in. But now the Palais is open, and he’s coming.”

Deathmatch Downunder will be at the Palais this Saturday, September 17. Doors open at 6.30pm.

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Nature Month events Community Planting Morning at Redgum Island Sunday, September 18, 10am-1pm Corner of Lower Paper Mills Road and Carroll Road, Fyansford The city and the Friends of Buckley Falls invite you and your family to a morning planting native plants on beautiful Redgum Island, situated between the Barwon and Moorabool Rivers at Fyansford. Help restore waterway and flood plain habitat for wildlife.

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Yellow Gum community walk and talk Saturday, October 1, 11am-noon Yellow Gum Nature Reserve, Yellow Gum Drive, Ocean Grove A community walk and talk through one of the last remaining yellow gum woodlands on the Bellarine Peninsula. This one-hour session will introduce participants to the local plants, animals and ecological management aims of the Yellow Gums Nature Reserve.

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Sparrovale-Nubitj yoorree Wetlands Reserve Community Planting Day Sunday, October 2, 10am-1pm Corner of Harriot Road and Old Sparrovale Road, Armstrong Creek Planting of 1000 native plants at the Sparrovale-Nubitj yoorree Wetlands Reserve located at Armstrong Creek. This planting will help restore grassy woodland and wetland habitat at the city’s largest

and newest nature reserve.

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Sparrovale-Nubitj yoorree Wetlands Reserve Wetland Wanderings Saturday, October 15, 10am-11.30am Grove Road, Armstrong Creek (meet at the orange shed near the corner of Boundary Road) Be one of the first to explore the City’s newest and largest nature reserve, Sparrovale-Nubijt yoorree Wetlands.

On this tour you will discover how the wetland system operates; the history of the site; and the local plants, animals and management aims for the reserve.

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Aussie Backyard Bird Count October 17-23 Being a citizen scientist is easy. Just spend 20 minutes in your favourite outdoor setting and record the birds you see using the Aussie Bird Count app or website. The count provides researchers with valuable bird information at the same time each year, allowing us to look at emerging trends in our bird communities over time. This is a great activity for schools and individuals. Taking part is easy and every count helps.

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Nature walk and talk – Gateway Moonah Reserve, Barwon Heads Friday, October 7, 2pm-4pm Meet behind Barwon Heads Community Garden, 38 Geelong Road, Barwon Heads

Cr Jim Mason enjoys a stroll through the beautiful woodland habitat of Gateway Moonah Reserve, Barwon Heads. (Supplied)

Join an ecologist led walk through some of the nature reserves in Barwon Heads and discover the value of Moonah Woodlands and the biodiversity they support. On this stroll through woodland habitat, you’ll discover many of the native plants and animals that call Barwon Heads home.

You’ll also find out what the City’s Nature Reserves team are doing to restore native vegetation in our reserves. The walk will begin at Gateway Moonah Reserve, (behind the Barwon Heads Community Garden), and finish a short distance away at Barwon Heads Village Park.

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Bellarine Vintage Machinery Group restores and runs vintage farm machinery, tractors, steam engines etc. Vintage Rally is at Portarlington Recreation Reserve Sunday September 25. Admission$10, family $20, under 14 free.

■ Graeme, 0408 524 067

Geelong & District Budgerigar Society annual Unbroken Cap Show (baby birds) Sunday, September 18 at Hall of Agriculture Geelong Showgrounds. Judging begins 10am. Show runs for around two hours.

Free entry.

Drysdale Day VIEW Club supporting The Smith Family for fun and friendship while supporting disadvantaged students.

Meetings at Clifton Springs Golf Club for lunch on the fourth Friday of each month.

■ Margaret, 0431 636 090

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Geelong Day VIEW Club Geelong Day VIEW Club holds a lunch meeting on the first Monday monthly from 11am at Eastern Hub, East Geelong. The group fundraises and supports students on The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Friendship to all and help those in need.

■ geelongdayview@gmail.com

Royal Children’s Hospital Geelong Auxiliary annual spring stall from 8.30am to 1.30pm on Thursday, September 29 at Bellevue Avenue, Highton Village.

Geelong Ballroom (no formal supper), corner of Bayview Parade and Carey Street, Hamlyn Heights every Saturday from 7.30pm to 10.15pm.Entry $10. Five or six brackets of music, six dances per bracket, with a short break in between. BYO drinks and a plate to share on your table.

■ 5278 9740 or geelongballroomdc.com.au/

Leopold Ballroom dancing Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Leopold, Saturday September 17, 7.30pm to 11pm. Music provided by Charles.

Admission: $10, includes supper.

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Geelong Numismatic Society Meets at Uniting Church, 46 Thompson Street, Belmont. Upcoming meeting dates: September 23, October 28, November 25. Meetings start at 7pm, doors open 6.30pm.

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Combined Probus Club of Geelong East Meets Monday September 19 at 10am at East Geelong Uniting Church. Guest speaker will talk about living in Bangladesh.

Visitors welcome.

■ Malcolm, 0419 376 380

Chess clubs

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For chess fun simply come along and see yourself, play some chess, meet some members, with no obligation to join. We welcome players of all abilities. Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe Street, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Road, (on Blanche Street), St Leonards.

■ Ralph, 0431 458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob, 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn, 5292 2162 (St Leonards)

Springs TOWN Club (Take Off Weight Naturally) meets Mondays, 9-10.30am at the Community Hub, 23 Eversley Street, Drysdale. Weigh-in, group therapy and regular relaxation sessions. Cost: $5 per session, $51 annual fee.

Afternoon tea dance Athletics Athletics Chilwell invites athletes of all abilities and standards aged from under-14 to veterans for the upcoming track and field season. Competition is held on Saturday afternoons at Landy Field. Coaches available.

■ Mary McDonald, 5229 3920 or 0490 549 740

Geelong Harmony Chorus Women’s four-part harmony singing.

All ages encouraged. Learn to sing and perform. Rehearsals every Monday from 6.45pm in Herne Hill.

■ contact@geelongharmony.com.au or 0406 666 737

Geelong Jukebox Rockers Monday social nights at Geelong West town hall 7-9pm, $3 entry. Thursday dance block lessons for beginners and intermediate at Geelong West town hall 7-8pm and 8-9pm, $12. Monthly dinner dance at Club Italia.

Membership initial $20, annually $10.

■ 0432 503 997

Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir Small ladies choir who require no knowledge of the Welsh language. Meet on Wednesday evenings at 7pm at St Luke’s, Highton to help each other sing in Welsh and English.

■ 0413 406 433 or welshladieschoir.com.au

Scottish dancing classes GOG Scottish Country Dance classes are on at 7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall.

■ Jane, 0481 126 022 or Andrew, 0408 369 446

Geelong Anglers Club The Geelong Anglers Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm, at 9 Yuille Street, Geelong West. The club runs monthly fishing competitions, both in-club and inter-club.

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Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] hosts an afternoon tea dance on Thursdays, 2-4pm, at Belmont Park Pavilion. Entry $5.

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Stamps Geelong Philatelic Society Inc is welcoming visitors. Meetings at 7pm on first Saturday of the month at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence Street, Geelong West and 1pm on third Monday of the month at Belmont Library, 163 High Street, Belmont.

■ Julie, 0438 270 549

Grovedale Seniors Indoor bowls, Monday 1- 3 pm; gentle exercise, Tuesday 9-9.45 am; cards (Euchre), Tuesday 1-3pm; bingo, Thursday 1-3pm. All events held at Grovedale Community Hub, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale.

■ Julie, 0419 549 521

Ocean Grove Seniors Ocean Grove Seniors play card game 500 every Thursday at 1.15pm. If you are new to the game a quick lesson will get you in play. The core group of six players adjust to any number and you will enjoy the friendship of like minded players. Cost of $20 annually and coffee included. At 102 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.

■ Lyn, 5256 2540

GROW Australia Community organisation offering practical steps and peer support to help recover and maintain your mental health through free face-to-face and online groups. Tuesdays, from 7pm, via Zoom, Thursdays, from 7pm at 284 Latrobe Terrace, Newtown, Fridays, 12.30pm at Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights.

■ grow.org.au or 1800 558 268

Polish language for kids Fortnightly Polish language classes for kids aged 7-11 at one of Geelong’s libraries.

■ Dorota, 5224 1105

Meets at 10am first Monday of the month (except January) in the function room of Geelong RSL, 50 Barwon Heads Road, Belmont 3216. New members and visitors welcome. Friendship, interesting speakers, lunch after meetings, dine outs, Mahjong and varied outings.

■ Pam, 5243 4042

Grovedale Marshall Probus Make new friends and enjoy lots of enjoyable activities. Grovedale Marshall Probus Club meets at 10am on the second Thursday of the month, at The Grovedale Hub, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale.

■ Anne, 0425 356 973

Ocean Grove men’s Probus Carpet bowls Leopold Hall 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Leopold on Wednesday and Friday from 1pm to 3.15pm. Admission: $4, includes afternoon tea.

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Meets at 10am on the first Monday of each month, except January, at the Surf Life Saving Club on Surf Beach Road for fun and friendship.

■ Barry, 0409 161 129

Grovedale East Ladies Probus 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 welcome.

■ Rhonda, 0437 241 345

Rostrum meets Geelong Rostrum Public Speaking Club Inc meets each Monday.

■ Andrew, 0408 369 446 or Jan, 0407 296 958

Scrabble club Geelong Scrabble Club has a new home.

The group now meets at Christ Church hall, on the corner of Moorabool and McKillop streets at 1pm every Saturday. Beginners to experts are welcome.

■ Marlene, 5275 0363 or John, 0434 142 282

Kids’ church Group lessons for children aged three to six years; 7-10 years; and 10+ years at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, on the first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am.

All children welcome to join in the singspiration, stories, games and craft.

■ Suzie, 0402 963 855 or Althea, 0403 005 449

Belmont Combined Probus Club

Laughter Laughter Club Geelong Tuesday morning 8am session is open to everyone who wants to join in. Laughers from all over Australia and as far away as Switzerland.

Start your day with an energy boost by sharing lots of laughs that will put a smile on your face and make you feel invigorated, healthier, and happier.

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The Ladies Probus Club of Grovedale East meets at 10am on the fourth Monday of each month at the Waurn Ponds Hotel, Waurn Ponds. ■ Sally Nelson, 0402 450 610 or nelsonsally59@gmail.com

Belmont Central Combined Probus Meets at 10am on the second Wednesday of every month at Waurn Ponds Hotel. New members and visitors welcome. Come and join the fun and all the different activities, fellowship and friendship offered.

■ 0417 555 547

Hamlyn Heights Combined Probus Meets at 10am on the second Thursday of the month, at the Bowls Club, 200 McCurdy Road, Herne Hill.

■ Noel, 0425 706 339

Waurn Ponds Combined Probus Combined Probus Club of Waurn Ponds meets at 10am on the fourth Wednesday of the month with many interest groups meeting regularly throughout the month.

Maximum 100 members.

■ probussouthpacific.org/microsites/waurn

Geelong Amateur Radio Club Meets at its club house in Storrer Street, East Geelong, every Friday at 7.30pm and Wednesday at 2pm. The club, in its 75th year, has 50 members and provides training for those wishing to get their amateur radio licence as well as providing presentations on all facets of amateur radio.

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Top tips for safe holiday driving The spring school holidays is a chance for many Victorian families to hit the open road and take a driving holiday.

Before you head off, VACC chief executive Geoff Gwilym as some timely safety advice.

“We are approaching school holiday time and for many families that may mean the first road trip in a long while.

“Driving is an economical and fun way to create a memorable holiday but, whether you’re going off-road or glamping, things won’t always turn out how you plan them.

“When it comes to road safety, the two most important things you can influence are the condition of your vehicle and your ability to drive it with care and concentration.

“So, here are some tips to get you there safely.”

• You should regularly conduct both internal and external visual checks of your vehicle: check whether your seatbelts, lights (including indicators and brake lights) are functioning correctly, and if there is any dangerous body or windscreen damage. Inspect all tyres for wear and ensure they’re inflated to the recommended pressure – that goes for trailers and caravans, too.

• Before heading off, check you have a roadworthy spare tyre and wheel on board, and you know how to change it.

• Never change a tyre on the side of the road if there’s traffic close to your vehicle. Call a breakdown service instead.

• If towing a caravan, trailer or boat, connect it properly, checking all lights work, and you have correctly positioned the driving mirrors.

• It is also important to make sure you know how to safely manoeuvre your vehicle and the load behind. If your skills need brushing up, be sure to practice before you leave home.

• Fill up your tank and carry spare fuel in a safe

A driving holiday can be a great way to get away and explore regional Victoria.

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• Keep a first aid kit in your vehicle and a portable phone charger. Take cash, a torch and spare batteries, blankets and water.

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• Importantly, tell someone where you’re going and when you’ll be back.

• There will be lots of people on the roads during the holidays. Be patient, be courteous,

and take regular rest breaks.

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“Importantly, never stop learning.

“Road safety is not everyone else’s responsibility. It is yours. So, make sure you and your vehicle are fit for the road, and that way, we can all have a fun and safe holiday.”

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Based on the high-performance Hyundai rally car, the i20 N is not short on comfort and convenience. (Pictures: Supplied)

Drive like a World Rally champ

By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring In motoring terms, the letter ‘N’ mostly stands for ‘neutral’ (aka going nowhere). But in the case of the Hyundai i20 N, nothing could be farther from the truth. The maker has been spruiking the compact as bringing the DNA of its World Rally champion to the street as a daily driver.

And there is little evidence to seriously doubt this. Powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged direct injection petrol engine, mated with six-speed manual transmission, maximum power of 150 kW is enough to fire the hot hatch from zero to 100km / h in 6.7 seconds.

Based on the third-generation Turkish-built i20 hatch in Europe, the N version is nostripped out model on steroids. There’s much to admire in comfort and convenience for this class of car.

Pitted against the Ford Fiesta ST, Volkswagen Polo GTI and Suzuki Swift Sport, it serves up an encyclopedic list of performance goodies.

And the price of $34,990, plus on-road costs, which recently went up by $2000, is nothing to be sniffed at.

It can be had in five different colours: Polar White and Performance Blue, at no cost; or Metallic Sleek Silver, Mica Phantom Black and Mica Dragon Red, all $495. A black roof adds $1000.

Styling The rally inspired look is designed to match high performance by minimising drag and boosting power. Up front, air duct and splitter look the part, while out back a rather ragged design is topped off by a pared back rally-inspired roof mounted twin-layer spoiler that here looks more of an afterthought.

Hopefully, it makes up in aerodynamic efficiency.

A black radiator grille, based on a chequered flag, is dominated by the Hyundai badge and (you’ve guessed it) the letter N. LED headlamps on both sides incorporate tick-shaped daytime running lights.

Fog lamps flank a second grille strip low down. Whiz-bang wheel design, featuring red brake callipers peeking out from behind five Y-spoke 18-inchers, put the finishing touches to the hot hatch.

Interior Inside it’s Ns all round, with letter-specific touches such as N sport leather-trim seats with integrated headrests, leather wrapped N steering wheel and gear knob, plus sporty N alloy pedals. The iconic red steering wheel-mounted Rev Button chips in with a tempting finishing touch.

Wheels pushed out to all four corners of the car offer up a spacious cabin, capable of carrying five grown-ups in relative comfort.

Front bucket seats offer ample support in recommended enthusiastic driving, while shoulder and leg room in the back can take all but the bulkiest footy front row at a push.

Storage is king, with spades in versatility.

For example, there’s a multi-level boot with a movable floor, incorporating a fitted cargo net, in the upper position. Drop the 60/40 rear backrests and there’s a flat load area.

Taking the floor out unveils a deep cubby in spite of there being a space-saver spare underneath.

Infotainment Where do I start? The i20 N encompasses a plethora of computer-age automotive menus presented in twin 10.25-inch dashboard digital displays, offering instrument and entertainment info.

In fact, there’s almost too much to take in.

Included are worldwide track maps with lap times; personalised throttle response settings, exhaust note and stability control all accessed at the touch of two steering wheel-mounted

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exceeded; Lane Following Assist, which keeps the car centred between lane markings; and Blind Spot Collision Warning, an alert when a vehicle approaches the driver’s blind spot.

Passive safety is in the hands of six airbags.

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switches.

Also on hand is a red button that calls up rev matching tech for optimised downshifts.

The instrument cluster has a range of display functions. On a more relaxing note, the car is fitted with a Bose eight-speaker premium sound system.

Engines / transmissions A 1.6-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder pumps out 150 kW and 275 Nm, matched with a six-speed manual gearbox and a mechanical limited-slip differential that drive the front wheels.

Driving Fuel (regular unleaded) consumption of 6.9 litres per 100 kilometres is claimed by the maker on the combined urban / highway cycle.

On test the lively hatch recorded 10 litres per 100 kilometres and 4.7 litres per 100 kilometres respectively.

An N Power Sense Axle up front and Dual Coupled Torsion Beam Axle at the rear provide stiff ride and handling, which did not miss a bump on the ubiquitous uneven Aussie road surfaces. Trackwork is more to the hot hatch’s liking.

Steering is precise and direct thanks to reduced steering gear ratio over the standard model, while the limited-slip diff, plus 215/40R18 Pirelli P-Zero tyres, developed specifically for the i20 N, has the car efficiently carving through corners.

High performance brakes with bigger front discs resist fading, produce consistent pedal feel and maximise heat endurance.

Safety Hyundai’s Smart Sense Advanced Drivers’ Assistance System tops up an already comprehensive safety package with such things as Forward Collision Assist City / inter-urban / pedestrian, Intelligent Speed Limit Assist, which warns when the speed limit has been

Summary Hyundai has put the brake on sending the i20 N Down Under, with the order book full and wait times approaching two years, so the above chance for fun and games would appear academic. Know what I mean? Say no more.

Friday, 16 September, 2022 GEELONG INDEPENDENT 33

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Ten year wait over as Tigers eye the grand final Colac A grade netball side has qualified for its first GFNL grand final in over a decade after a thrilling victory against South Barwon at Windsor Park on Saturday.

The Tigers, down by two goals at half time, took control of the match in the third quarter, outscoring the Swans 13-5.

South Barwon battled hard through the final term in an attempt to reel in Colac, but fell one goal short as the Tigers claimed victory 42-41.

The Tigers, who haven’t appeared in an A grade grand final since 2009, will now face minor premiers Newtown & Chilwell this Saturday to battle it out for the ultimate prize.

Tigers co-coach Jessie Lang said the mood in the camp was high as her side prepared to battle it out with the Eagles this weekend.

“The girls were pretty ecstatic with the win; it’s been a long time coming, our group of girls has been playing together for quite a while now, so it’s a really good reward for sticking together,” Lang said.

“After the last game against South Barwon a couple of weeks ago, which was really close and went to overtime, some of the girls were a bit nervous about how it might go.

“So for them to hold on and win by one goal was awesome, they were stoked.

“I think the girls have shown in the last few

weeks they can hold on to those close games and get those gritty wins. Hopefully that will give us the confidence that, if we can stay in it with Newtown this weekend, we can come through and win it.”

Colac has faced Newtown & Chilwell three times this year, twice in the home and away season and again in the second round of the finals series, and lost all three.

Lang said those losses were learning experiences and her players knew what they were up against in this week’s grand final.

“We’ve definitely learnt what playing style works for us against Newtown,” she said.

“Particularly in that last final, while we lost,

we got a lot from it and played with a lot of confidence that we probably haven’t had in the last few years against them.

“Obviously they’re going to be tough they’re the best team in it, they have been for 10 years - so we want to start well and maintain our intensity for that full 60 minutes.

“Their attacking end’s pretty slick; Julia Woolley sets up a lot of their play and Uneeq Palavi can shoot from pretty much anywhere.

Our game plan will be to try to score off our centre passes and then whatever our defenders can get us, we’ll try to score off as well.”

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Grove stays on top of the table LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers

Co-coaches Dave Boyce and Justine Radford and co-captains Alanna Cottrill and Stephanie Boyce with the premiership cup. (Ivan Kemp) 298180_09

Eagles rock to victory

By Justin Flynn East Geelong won its maiden GDNL A Grade premiership with a nailbiting one-goal against Werribee Centrals.

The Eagles led by seven goals at the last break and looked headed for a convincing win, but the Centurions had other ideas and launched a spirited comeback.

Centrals thought they had scored to tie the game but the umpire deemed Jenni Rothesay made contact and it was disallowed, meaning the Eagles won by the smallest of margins, 24 to 23. The goal would have taken the game into extra time.

“It was a bit of a confusing time, but we were quite aware that it was a no goal at the time,” East Geelong co-coach Justine Radford said.

The final minute was frantic and Radford said she felt powerless to do anything about it.

“I just closed my eyes and took three deep breaths and said ‘what will be will be’,” she said.

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Alanna Cottrill was East Geelong’s best in the grand final. (Ivan Kemp) 298180_35

scoring game. We know that the defensive circles of both teams are super strong.”

Radford and her co-coach Dave Boyce were proud of their players.

“They are such good friends on and off the

court and very supportive of each other and myself and Dave as coaches,” Radford said.

Co-captains Alanna Cottrill and Stephanie Boyce were best for the Eagles while Claudia Cook was again instrumental.

Centrals goalshooter Ellie Tubbs said the game was tight and defensive and was reflected in the final score.

“It’s a disappointing result to lose by only one goal,” she said.

“It was a low scoring game and it was just a testament to how the game was played.”

Centurions captain and star defender Amanda O’Malley won the medal for best player on the court.

“If we had a couple more minutes we would have been in for a shot of winning. We were playing our best netball during that period of the game,” Tubbs said.

For the Eagles it was a bountiful day. Not only did the A Grade side bring home the flag, the reserves football and the under-17 and under-15 netball teams also added silverware to the trophy cabinet.

The day started wet, but the clouds dried up enough for play to go ahead in all Section 6 Midweek matches on Tuesday.

Leading into the day, with five weeks left in the season, finals positions were well and truly up for grabs.

Top team Ocean Grove travelled to Bellbrae and kept a slender lead over the rest of the pack, with a 4-2 win.

Things were tight all through the day with two sets decided 7-5 and another two 6-4. The difference for the day was Robyn Lont winning her three sets for the visitors, but Leanne Heath almost stole the show for Bellbrae winning two sets and missing a third 7-5.

Second placed St Stephen’s closed the gap on Ocean Grove with a 5-1 win over Clifton Springs, leaving it only half a point behind.

Heavy rain delayed the start of play, but the visitors were undeterred, although the Springs didn’t make it easy for them. The first two sets were lengthy, despite the 6-3 score lines, and St Stephen’s taking the third and fourth sets 7-5 meant everyone was getting their money’s worth.

The final two sets both went the way of the visitors, but again the sixth set could have gone either way, being decided in a tie-break.

Wandana Heights was left to wonder if it was going to play when Drysdale didn’t arrive for their match.

Eventually the match started with the delay costing the visitors two sets, and Wandana taking the win 4-2.

Anglesea elevated themselves into third this week with a 4-2 win over cellar dwellers Grovedale.

The home team were edged out in the first set going down in a tie-break before taking the second 6-2.

From there Anglesea took control winning the next three sets 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, before Grovedale finished the day with the final set 6-3.

The competition will be heating up in the next few weeks with the top six teams still in contention with all teams due to face at least two of the top four in the final four rounds.

With Ocean Grove (51) and St Stephens (50.5) only 7.5 points ahead of Anglesea (43) and Clifton Springs (43), separated only by percentage, with Surfcoast Bellbrae (40.5) hot on their heels and Drysdale (36) not far behind them, all teams will be wanting some good form over the next month to secure their place in the finals.

SPORT Giddings the finals hero for Leopold A strong mark followed by a goal after the siren

by Lion Connor Giddings provided the perfect dramatic conclusion for the GFNL preliminary final on Saturday and propels Leopold into the grand final next week.

The Lions had maintained a scoring advantage over Newtown & Chilwell for most of the day, leading 6.1 (37) to 4.6 (30) at half time and stretching the lead out to 53-40 at three-quarter time.

A last-quarter resurgence saw the Eagles draw level on 55 apiece, and with less than 15 minutes of play remaining Gennaro Bove ran to the 50-metre line and booted a goal to put the Towners six points ahead.

Eagles forward Mick Condy had an excellent opportunity to put his side two goals ahead two minutes later, taking an excellent contested mark and earning himself a set shot from 20 metres out, but could only score a point, leaving the door open for the Lions.

Leopold captain Marcus Thompson was a decisive factor around stoppages from that point on, and made his mark on the scoreboard as well, with his kick from 40 metres bouncing through for a goal to leave the Lions just one point behind with over 25 minutes played.

The game devolved into a series of scrimmages for the next eight or nine minutes,

with much of the play in Newtown & Chilwell’s forward half, until a 50-metre penalty to Thomas Gordon gave the Lions a chance to rush forward with only seconds remaining.

Gordon’s kick from the centre square penetrated deep into the Leopold forward arc, where Giddings leapt highest in the pack to mark just before the siren.

Giddings made no mistake from 30 metres to give the Lions the win by 10.7 (67) to 8.14 (62).

The Lions will face St Mary’s, who they beat by four points in the two sides’ only meeting so far this season.

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Adam Donohue booted five goals for Inverleigh. (Ivan Kemp) 298178_16

Tigers hold on in an epic

By Justin Flynn Bannockburn has held on to win an epic Geelong District Football League grand final against Inverleigh.

The Tigers were behind by 10 points at half time, but a three-goal to none third quarter saw them lead by nine points at the last change.

Only 12 goals were kicked in the first three quarters.

Then the entire tempo of the game changed in a electrifying final term with Bannockburn kicking seven goals and Inverleigh six in a massive finale to the season.

The Tigers looked to be home late in the game, but two quick Adam Donohue goals reduced the margin to four points in what was simply an astonishing 32 minutes of footy.

Final scores, Bannockburn 13.9(87) to Inverleigh 12.11(83).

“My instructions at three quarter time was to open up the game and attack,” winning coach Ronnie Pilgrim said.

“It was like a bit of ping pong for the first three quarters, but then it’s just opened up all of a sudden.

“The first three quarters all went for about

26 or 27 minutes and I looked at the clock and we were about 15 points up and 26 minutes had gone and there was another six minutes left.”

Tigers forward Kieran Fulton was on a drip in hospital on the morning of the game.

“On the morning of the game he wasn’t playing,” Pilgrim said.

“He was crook in hospital on a drip. I sent him a message to try and get him up a bit.”

Fulton did play and booted four goals in an amazing performance.

“He walked into the pregame and was white as a ghost,” Pilgrim said.

Connor Jervies and Ben Cole were brilliant for the Tigers. Cole had a blistering finals series with three huge games.

“For the town itself it’s huge – beating Inverleigh, there’s town rivalry there,“ Pilgrim said. “We hadn’t beaten either side (Inverleigh and East Geelong) coming into the finals. I always thought our best was good enough.”

For the Hawks, coach Adam Donohue couldn’t have done any more. He booted five majors in a big-game display while Dalton Grundell and Jakeb Templeton never gave up.

“He (Donohue) nearly stole the game for them, he was just sensational,” Pilgrim said.

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Zac Guthrie is excited by the prospect of lining up in a preliminary final with brother Cam. (James Ross, AAP)

Guthrie is relishing his AFL breakout Growing up with three older brothers, Zach Guthrie learned pretty quickly how to take his fair share of full-body hits.

In the Guthrie household, backyard wrestling took centre stage long before dreams of playing AFL turned into reality.

As the youngest, Zach copped the full brunt.

“There’s always scuffles, being brothers,” the Geelong defender told AAP. “We were always playing in the backyard and WWE was big for us growing up, so I was always the smallest one copping the body slams and that sort of thing.

“But we’ve always been really tight and we’ve got a really good bond.”

Those hard hits and that bond have helped Zach manoeuvre through a vastly different AFL journey to older brother Cam. Cam Guthrie has long been one of Geelong’s first-picked, but skinny defender Zach had played just 33 AFL games across five seasons before this year.

So Zach, now 24, built up his strength and set his sights on a breakout season.

“I’d just been really keen to try and lock away a position and try and contribute to the team,” he said. “You do get to that point in your career where you feel like you have to start making an impact.”

Guthrie’s 2022 started with bouncing between the AFL and VFL until he broke back into the team for round eight.

A career-best performance against GWS, where Guthrie took 12 marks, collected 23 disposals and kicked a goal, followed.

He hasn’t missed a game since.

“That was probably good to just develop a little bit of confidence. I felt I could almost get my foot in the door a little bit there,” he said. “Everyone wants to be playing every week, but sometimes you’ve just got to bide your time and keep working away in the background and it takes people a little bit longer.

“I’m glad I stuck at it.”

He might still be in his big brother’s shadow, but the younger Guthrie isn’t fazed, especially with Friday’s preliminary final against Brisbane at the MCG looming.

“I’ve been really proud of what (Cam has) been able to do in his career so far, and there’s been plenty of learnings that I’ve taken out of that and he’s been a huge help for me,” he said.

“I probably wouldn’t be at this point if I didn’t have him in my corner.

“I see it as a positive. We’re pretty lucky to be playing in a prelim this week as brothers and we’re really excited by that prospect.”

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