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Simone Finch has resigned as chief executive officer of The Friendly Society Private Hospital less than one year after taking up the role. The board announced Ms Finch had resigned and finished as chief executive officer due to pressing personal circumstances that required her to urgently move interstate. The board thanked her for her service, which included steering the organisation through a successful accreditation process and creating the framework for the next strategic plan. Chief financial officer James Waters has stepped into the role of acting chief executive officer pending a decision on Ms Finch’s replacement.

‘Leave something for us’. It’s what a young Peter Gash wrote down when hearing arguments about the damming of the Murray River in the early ’70s and now he’s helped turn Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort into a leading example of what can be accomplished in eco-tourism and sustainability. In 2022 the resort won gold and entered the hall of fame for the Steve Irwin Award for Ecotourism at the annual Queensland Tourism Awards, with Mr Gash’s daughter Amy Gash, awarded the Young Achievers Award. While the Gash family is deservedly in the limelight for their work on Lady Elliot now, they were just a few of the people doing great things for the Bundaberg community in 2022. Story pages 16-19

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Priest retires Almost half a century of service by The Venerable Keith Dean-Jones will be recognised on Wednesday 11 January. The Anglican Parish of Bundaberg is holding a service of retirement and farewell to allow the community to give thanks to The Venerable Keith Dean-Jones, rector, priest-in-charge Parish of Bundaberg and Archdeacon of Burnett for his 47 years of service to the church and communities in which he has served. Having spent time at many different parishes throughout NSW, in 2015 he was appointed as Priest-in-Charge of Bundaberg, before in 2017, being appointed as Archdeacon of Burnett.

Peter Gash uses his skills and passion to give back to the community. Story page 32

Alleged murder drives push for...

Justice reforms By Angela Norval The alleged murder of mother-of-two Emma Lovell in North Lakes in December by two teenagers with long criminal histories has led to a statewide focus on tough new action targeting repeat youth offenders.

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Burnett MP Stephen Bennett on 30 December was backing a petition that already has 136,228 signatures to have a new Emma’s Law introduced to enforce a mandate on courts to incarcerate, refuse bail, and breach of bail on violent home invaders who repeatedly offend with weapons, regardless of age.

In response to this petition and community concern, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced 10 new measures to fight youth crime in Queensland with the 10-point reform plan designed to toughen up penalties for a range of offences.

“The time for action is now and we are launching our most comprehensive response to youth crime in this state,” the Premier said. “Community safety has to come first.” Story page 3

NEWS BundabergToday.com.au The Bundaberg Today team is back and ready for 2023. There is something exciting as a journalist to see all that has been achieved in a region throughout the year, especially given the challenges that were thrown in 2022, but to see the potential for achievement coming into a new year. Personally I am waiting with bated breath to see what some local musicians are going to showcase this year and I welcome being blown away by the dedication of so many community groups. The Bundaberg region has such a wealth of wonderful options to provide for those who live here, whether community, business, education, tourism, rural, real estate and more. It is clear to see it is a region that is filled with people who are committed to making their mark and reminding others just what continues to draw people to the area. At Bundaberg Today we look forward to sharing all these successes, milestones and even sad moments with the region through our local newspaper each Friday. Story options, letters for the Opinion page and Lenscape photographs are most welcomed via email at editorial@bundabergtoday. com.au

- Angela Norval The Friendlies Society Private Hospital CEO Simone was integral in many projects including the history wall. Picture: TAHLIA FACER

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Sudden departure Simone Finch has resigned as chief executive officer of The Friendly Society Private Hospital less than one year after taking up the role. The board announced Ms Finch had resigned and finished as chief executive officer due to pressing personal circumstances that required her to urgently move interstate. The board thanked her for her service, which included steering the organisation

through a successful accreditation process and creating the framework for the next strategic plan. Chief financial officer James Waters has stepped into the role of acting chief executive officer pending a decision on Ms Finch’s replacement. Mr Waters said his immediate priorities were to reassure staff and patients that foster-

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By Angela Norval The alleged murder of mother-of-two Emma Lovell in North Lakes in December by two teenagers with long criminal histories has led to a statewide focus on tough new action targeting repeat youth offenders. Burnett MP Stephen Bennett on 30 December was backing a petition that already has 136,228 signatures to have a new Emma’s Law introduced to enforce a mandate on courts to incarcerate, refuse bail, and breach of bail on violent home invaders who repeatedly offend with weapons, regardless of age. In response to this petition and community concern, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced 10 new measures to fight youth crime in Queensland with the 10-point reform plan designed to toughen up penalties for a range of offences. “The time for action is now and we are launching our most comprehensive response to youth crime in this state,” the Premier said. “Community safety has to come first.” This is not the first time that youth crime has been raised as an important issue, especially according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Queensland has had the highest youth detention population in the country since September 2020. In the June quarter of 2022, there were an average of 278.6 people aged 10-17 in detention on any given night, of which 89 per cent were unsentenced – meaning they had been denied bail. Nationally, about 78 per cent of young people in detention are unsentenced. The Premier said it was one of the most comprehensive packages ever seen in Queensland. “Crime, especially youth crime, is a complex issue but community safety must come first,” she said. “All of the programs to divert children away from crime will continue but the community is demanding tougher penalties too.“ Among the new measures are: 1. Increasing the maximum penalty for stealing a car from seven years to 10 years’ imprisonment. 2. A more severe penalty of 14 years if the offence is committed at night, where the offender uses violence or threatens. violence, is armed or pretends to be armed, is in company or damages or threatens to damage any property. 3. Amend the Youth Justice Act requiring courts to take into account previous bail history, criminal activity and track record when sentencing.

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By Angela Norval Investigations are continuing into the deaths of a man and his daughter in a Biggenden shed fire through Operation Uniform Belisama. The operation was launched on 29 December after scientific examination determined that a shed fire, in which the remains of Todd Mooney and his 10-year-old daughter Kirra were found had been deliberately lit. Police have released CCTV and images taken at the Ban Ban Springs BP Service Station, corner of Isis Highway and Burnett Highway, between 11.50am and 12.20pm on Tuesday, 20 December, of two people (witnesses). The man and woman travelling together have no link to the deceased but may have information for the investigation with police urgently appealing for them to come forward. Around 12.30pm the couple, in a white Nissan Patrol, arrived at the service station, entering the store. Detectives are also appealing for any motorists travelling along the Isis Highway between Goomeri and Biggenden between 11am and 1pm on 20 December, and anyone who was at the Ban Ban Springs BP Service Station between those same times to urgently contact police. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at police.qld.gov.au/ reporting or call 131 444. Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at crimestoppersqld.com.au

New measures to fight youth crime in Queensland following the tragic death of Emma Lovell. 4. Increased penalties for criminals who have boasted about these crimes on social media. 5. Extreme High Visibility Police Patrols. 6. A $9.89 million fast-track sentencing program in Brisbane, Townsville, Southport and Cairns so children spend less time on remand and more time serving their sentences. 7. The construction of two new youth detention centres. 8. A trial of engine immobilisers in Mt Isa, Cairns and Townsville. 9. The appointment within QPS of Assistant Commissioner to the position of Youth Crime Taskforce Commander. 10. The increased penalties apply to adult as well as juvenile offenders. Young offenders will be in custody for longer to make sure they can complete requisite rehabilitation and reform programs set out by the courts. Police Minister Mark Ryan said the tough new initiatives were evidence-based and would have an impact. “Tougher penalties, elevated surveillance and a concentrated “extreme” police visibility in strategic locations at certain times will help disrupt the illegal activities of those who wish to do harm to the community,“ the Minister said.

“We will never stop looking for innovative new ways to target wrongdoers and support the community.” Children and Youth Justice Minister Leanne Linard said more than two dozen programs to divert children away from crime would continue. “There is no one-size-fits-all solution,” Ms Linard said. “The total number of cases where a young person has been refused bail at their first appearance has risen from 377 in 2017-18 to 585 in 2021-22. “The community must be kept safe.” Mr Bennett said the death of Emma Lovell was an unspeakable tragedy. “Yet we must speak about it because if we don’t more people’s lives will be lost,” he said. “For eight years the Palaszczuk Government has weakened laws around youth offenders, reduced police numbers in real terms, and failed to head our calls to introduce breach of bail as an offence. “Now, 17-year-old offenders charged with murder will be treated as children in the youth justice system because the Palaszczuk Government changed the law in 2016 to exclude 17-year-olds from the adult criminal justice system. “It’s time to work together and stop the petty politics before more lives are lost.”

Motorcyclist dies in Childers collision A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a car in Childers on 4 January. Initial information indicates around 3pm a white Toyota Corolla sedan was travelling north on the Bruce Highway near the intersection of Old Creek Road, when a collision occurred with a motorcycle travelling in the

opposite direction. The rider, a man in his 50s, died at the scene. The driver of the car, a 38-year-old Apple Tree Creek woman, sustained minor injuries and was transported to hospital. The Forensic Crash unit is investigating

and calling for witnesses, especially those with dash cam vision of the crash, or the moments leading up to it, to come forward. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at police.qld.gov.au/reporting

The bodies of Todd Mooney and his daughter Kirra were located in the burnt shed. Picture: TAHLIA FACER

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COMMUNITY EVENTS BILLBOARD JANUARY 2023 Registrations are now open – Childers Junior Rugby League For returning players, registrations opened 3 January and for new players to the club, clearance and transfers will be available on 16 January.

with children enjoying making crafts and playing with other children while accompanied by their carer or parent.

Wednesday 11 January Woodgate Recreation Club The club meets at the Woodgate Community Hall each Wednesday at 12.15pm.

Saturday 21 January Grand Opening Day – Tennis Bundaberg’s Pickleball Complex To celebrate the completion of the brand new Pickleball Complex, Tennis Bundaberg extends an invitation for everyone to attend their grand opening day from 3pm at 6C Powers Street.

For more information phone the Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre reception on 4153 1614. Bundaberg Art Society Inc. The society hold their meeting every second Tuesday of the month at 10am.

For those wanting to play cards, club members are happy to teach anyone and they have equipment for indoor bowls.

For more information phone Barry on 0427 520 980.

The studio is also open for members every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9am until noon at Hazzard Gallery, 95c Walker Street Bundaberg.

For more information phone Carole on 4126 8546.

Resuming on Sunday 22 January 2023

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Their first exhibition of the year will be John Olsen’s sculptures in timber and metal.

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Burnett Heads Community Raffles

Held 8.45am to 12.30pm each Wednesday at the Childers Neighbourhood Centre and designed for those looking for friendship and a great game.

Monthly meeting at Bundaberg Services Club Library starting at 11am.

To register head to the website playrubyleague.com, type in the postcode 4660 and look for CHILDERS JRLFC. Go the Childers Devils.

The community raffles have been running for over 10 years within the Lighthouse Hotel and are hosted by the Burnett Heads Community Raffle Committee and other local volunteers. Tickets go on sale each Friday at 5pm for a draw at 5.40pm with over $500 worth of prizes up for grabs. Raffle funds go right back into the community including Burnett Heads State School, local families in need and the Salvation Army. The Lighthouse Hotel is in Zunker Street Burnett Heads.

For more information phone Colleen on 0478 943 449. Bundaberg Woodworker’s Guild

Thursday 26 January

Encourages community members to pop in and see what they have to offer with new members welcome.

Bundaberg and District Prostate Cancer Support Group

This Guild is a community woodworkers guild and offer woodwork, wood turning, scroll sawing and pyrography. Open 8.30am to midday every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and the gift shop is open for every occasion.

Saturday 7 January Wild Scotchman Country Markets Held at the Gin Gin Museum Grounds (opposite the Gin Gin Post Office) every Saturday from 7am until 11am. The barbecue hut provides a popular big breakfast including two sausages, eggs, toast, bacon, baked beans and onion for $7.50. The stalls range from fruit, vegetables, fish, and bric-a-brac, plants, books, clothing, and hairdresser arts and crafts.

Monday 9 January Al-Anon Family Groups Support groups for the families and friends of problem drinks. No dues or fees; self-supporting by voluntary contributions; anonymity and confidentiality is essential. A 12-step recovery program based on AA and adapted with their permission. Held Mondays at St Patrick’s Church Hall, 16 Powers Street and Friday at the Baptist Centre, 14 Fitzgerald Street Bundaberg. Mondays at 7pm to 8.30pm and Fridays at 10am to 11.30am.

New members are welcome by phoning Bob Toy on 0457 384 489.

Bundaberg Woodworkers Guild at 95c Walker Street, Bundaberg, also sell handcrafted wooden pieces made by their members to help raise funds for the organisation.

Thursday 12 January Bargara Lions A Cuppa in the Park Held every Thursday at 9am, the Bargara Lions a Cuppa in the Park is held at the rotunda tables at the Basin end of Christensen Park, Bargara and is a chance to develop friendships with others and have a chat over a cuppa.

The Bundaberg and District Prostate Cancer Support Group meets in the Family Centre on Kensington Street on the fourth Thursday of each month with morning tea available from 9.15am and the meeting starting at 10am, finishing around noon. Any man diagnosed or suffering with prostate problems can contact Rob McCulloch on 4159 9419 or 0428 599 411.

For more details phone 0428 337 085.

Woodgate Monthly Markets The Woodgate Club is bringing monthly markets to Woodgate on the first Sunday of the month from 7am in their carpark.

The club welcomes new members.

There will be plenty of variety as well as a fresh cooked hot breakfast and coffee available inside the club from 7am.

Held every fortnight at 48 Ashfield Road Kalkie, The Paradise Markets have an exceptional range of stalls available to be enjoyed, including many handmade and unique options and are right next door to Nardoo Nursery. Open from 8am to noon, visit their Facebook page for more details and the local musician providing entertainment. For more details on the markets or to make a booking phone Charmaine Martin on 0406 600 754.

Held each Tuesday, the intermediate class is from 9am until 11.30am, while the beginners’ class is 1pm until 3pm. Learn the forgotten art of calligraphy writing.

Resuming Saturday 31 January

New members are always welcome and training is provided.

Bundaberg Organic Gardeners Inc

Come and have a go!

Held the last Tuesday of the month, doors open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start at the McNaught Hall, Uniting Church on the corner of Barolin and Electra Street Bundaberg.

Call band master Trevor Ballantyne on 0427 769 113.

For more information phone 0447 360 882.

For more information phone 4130 4630.

Bundaberg Canary and Caged Bird Society Inc.

For more information contact secretary Thelma at mcarthurthelma1@bigpond.com

Tuesday 17 January

Bundaberg Philatelic Society Inc Meeting

Bundaberg Bird Breeders Club Inc.

As well as holding monthly meetings on the last Monday of each month, the club holds regular bird shows.

This club of stamp and soon to be coin enthusiasts meet every second Monday of the month at the Bundaberg Family Centre from 11am to 3pm.

The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Family Centre starting at 7.30pm and welcomes new members at any time. If interested please contact president Kim on 4126 1495, secretary Alan on 0429 622414 or treasurer John on 4152 9637.

For more information phone president Owen Pennells on 0427 551 207 or treasurer John Tadgell on 0459 361 634.

The Australian Federation of Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex Servicemen and Women

Tuesday 10 January

Meetings are held on the third Friday of the month and the Bundaberg TPI Social centre holds their meetings at The Veterans Drop-In Centre on the corner of Pitt and May Streets Bundaberg. Please come along at 10.30am for a 11am start with all TPIs welcome.

City of Bundaberg Drums Corps The corps practice on the first and third Monday each month from 6.30pm at the Drums Corps Hall, Burrum Street.

Attendance is $3 for members and $5 for visitors with tea and coffee available.

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For more information phone the Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre reception on 4153 1614.

Visit the Gin Gin Youth Activity Centre every Monday from 9am to 11.30am as Kevin and Charlie take participants through a free Tai Chi class – everyone is welcome.

The playgroup is focusing on a different country each month

Kepnock Scout Group have vacancies in their scout and venturer sections and welcome enquiries about becoming a Scout Leader.

Held at 61 Kendalls Road, Bundaberg, this is a club for people of all ages who have an interest in gems and lapidary.

Free Tai Chi

Held each Tuesday and Friday morning from 9am until 11.30am.

If you would like to try scouting, visit Kepnock Scout Group on Thursday nights at 11 Elliott Heads Road, Bundaberg.

Sunday 5 February

Bargara Over 50s Social Club

Kidz in the Hood Playgroup

Scouts Queensland provides fun youth development activities, builds resilient and confident boys and girls aged five to 25 in the Joey Scout, Club Scout, Scout, Venturer Scout and Rover Scout Sections.

Bundaberg Gem and Mineral Society

Contact number is 1300 252 666 – 24 hours.

The monthly meeting starts at 1pm after members have the opportunity to view books of stamps and members of the public are welcome for this Annual Meeting for 2021-2022.

Kepnock Scout Group

Calligraphy Class

Paradise Markets

Monday 16 January

Held every Monday from noon until 4pm at the Bargara Cultural and Community Centre at 160 Hughes Road Bargara, come along and have some fun and new friends.

For further information phone Mike Gibb on 0437 531 551.

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Tuesday 31 January

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For more information visit their Facebook page.

FEBRUARY Thursday 2 February Literacy Matters Program Held each Monday and Thursday from 9am until noon; this program provides one on one tuition to become better at conversational English, writing, reading and maths. For more information contact the Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre reception on 4153 1614 or email info@bundabergneighbourhoodcentre.org.au Sewing Circle – Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre Held each Thursday afternoon from 12.30pm until 4pm, learn to sew or join others while making pieces from materials and socialise over coffee with friends.

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Voting no for Voice But no one has been able to explain how the proposed Voice will help one child who has been assaulted, help stop one incidence of domestic violence, or how it helps get one individual an education. I stood with Senator Jacinta Price on 28 November 2022 to publicly commit our opposition to the Voice. Senator Price represents the Northern Territory and she is one of 11 Indigenous Australians in the Parliament. These Members and Senators were democratically elected by the people and sit across political divides and geographic regions. As Senator Price said on that day: “We are here to serve Australian citizens of all backgrounds, and it is not right to divide us along the lines of race, especially within our Australian founding document.” Since 1901 there have been 19 referendums

in Australia, proposing 44 changes to the Constitution and only eight changes have been agreed to. Referendums which propose to change the Constitution are incredibly important and the yes and no campaigns should be funded equally, as they always have been. The Albanese Labor Government disagrees. It has already ruled out providing financial support and has stated “campaigns in the Voice Referendum should be organised and funded by the Australian community”. If the yes and no campaigns aren’t funded by the Government, will there be any regulation to make sure this is honest and accurate? Or will it be a case of which campaign has the deepest pockets? Will no case supporters be hounded out of existence by those keyboard cowards, always hiding behind a fake profile? My fear is that not enough is known about what the Voice will actually be. We shouldn’t vote in a referendum without all the details, which are broadly promoted and understood. There is a mountain of work to do to improve real outcomes for all Australians, but creating division and disunity should not be part of the solution.

Moore Park West nbn upgrades underway Work has started on upgrades to the nbn Fixed Wireless network in Moore Park West which will benefit households and businesses across Australia, including in the Bundaberg region, providing access to faster speeds and extending coverage. The $750 million investment in the nbn Fixed Wireless and nbn Sky Muster satellite network – $480 million from the Australian Government and $270 million from nbn – was announced earlier this year and is on track to be completed by December 2024. When complete, the investment will expand the reach of the existing nbn Fixed Wireless footprint by at least 50 per cent, as well as enabling two new high speed fixed wireless plans – up to 100mbps and 250mbps. nbn is currently consulting with industry on the launch of the higher speed tiers. The additional capacity and reach available on the upgraded network will also enable up to 120,000 existing Sky Muster satellite-only premises to access the network for the first time. Work has begun to enable the upgrades, including nbn introducing new technology and replacing some hardware on fixed wireless towers. 4G technology and software enhancements will be used, as well as introducing 5G mmWave technology to help deliver more coverage, minimise congestion and offer access to higher speed tiers on the nbn Fixed Wireless network. nbn will be among the first in the world to

Federal Hinkler MP Keith Pitt with head of nbnco in Queensland Kylie Lindsay at the box that will provide internet during emergencies to Bundaberg people. Picture: SHANE JONES deploy 5G mmWave technology at this scale for a dedicated fixed wireless network. The tower upgrades will mean some planned outages that may impact homes and businesses and their ability to use their service while the work is underway. The upgrade work is scheduled to begin in Moore Park West in the coming weeks. Upgrade works on a tower will usually require a total of three to four planned service outages over one to two weeks. After the tower works are completed, many customers should experience an improvement in speeds on their service. Impacted homes and businesses should be notified of any outages via their retail service provider. Information will also be available via

nbnco.com.au/support/network-status Head of nbn Local Queensland Kylie Lindsay said there was increasing demand for faster internet from homes and business across Australia. “We are continuing to invest in the nbn network to stay ahead of demand,“ she said. “We are excited to have begun work upgrading the nbn Fixed Wireless network in Moore Park West, which will be a game changer for up to a million households and businesses across Australia.” To minimise disruption, nbn will aim to perform tower upgrade works between 10pm and 10am on weeknights, or where necessary between 6am and 6pm on weekends. In addition to tower upgrades, homes and businesses may also need to update their nbn devices at their premises to get the benefits of the upgrades. nbn will contact those impacted directly as not all devices will need to be replaced. nbn is undergoing final planning for the full roll out of the program and expects that from mid-2023 they will start to move the eligible 120,000 premises currently in the nbn satellite footprint to the expanded nbn Fixed Wireless footprint and offer enhanced busy hour speeds and higher-speed tiers. For more information and to register for updates, customers are encouraged to visit nbnco.com.au/blog/the-nbn-project/nbnsfixed-wireless-and-satellite-upgrade-program

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Koala survey Koalas – they’re an Aussie icon – but how much do we really know about them such as where and how they live? To help understand the beloved creature better and improve their survival outcomes, CQUniversity researchers Drs Rolf Schlagloth and Brad Smith are conducting a survey in Central Queensland (CQ) and calling on residents to participate at tinyurl.com/CQkoala Dr Schlagloth said that little was known about the distribution and conservation status of the koala in different parts of CQ, albeit individuals facing similar threats to those in other parts of Queensland. “While we are mindful of different threats koalas face in various areas of CQ, there are also large tracts of potential koala habitat across the region where we know very little about the species,” Dr Schlagloth said. The survey forms part of a broader project that is being conducted by researchers from Koala Research-CQ based at CQUniversity and will look at the status of koalas in Central Queensland: where they currently are, where they were in the past, and how members of the community can be involved in their conservation. “The survey will help us to gauge community understanding on the species and to build awareness and better protection strategies for the species” explains Dr Brad Smith. Built on the foundations of customer service, integrity, innovation, marketing and communication.

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Bundaberg Tourism boom By Angela Norval From stunning reefs and beautiful bushland through to welcoming locals and a large range of interactive and fun tourist attractions, the Bundaberg region has continued to be a must see on the list of many interstate and overseas travellers. Tourism in the Bundaberg region continues to boom with visitor expenditure an increasingly significant economic driver for the region. The beauty of Bundaberg Tourism as the regional tourism organisation, it that it is able to monitor visitor numbers and trends across the region on an ongoing basis to determine how and where their destination marketing campaigns are being delivered and the results they drive for the sector. Bundaberg Tourism acting chief executive officer Ellie Tonkin said tourism had always been a significant economic driver for the Bundaberg region, and the boom experienced since Covid had further increased the impacts of this important industry. “Visitor income is new money that is spent in the region, and it is dispersed right across the entire community, through not just our tourism attractions, hospitality businesses and accommodation, but also through our retailers, our services and our thriving local businesses,” she said. “Bundaberg’s core visitor market is South East Queensland, and approximately 85 per cent of our visitors are from within Queensland. “However, while the proportion of interstate to Queensland visitors hasn’t changed considerably compared to 2019, we have definitely seen a large increase in the numbers of people flocking to the region from across Australia. “Our biggest interstate markets are NSW and Victoria, with visitors’ numbers increasing

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The rise in deaths on Queensland roads has led to a need for answers from industry experts.

Tackling road toll By Angela Norval Following a tragic year on the state’s roads with 299 lives lost in 2022, transport experts, stakeholders and industry leaders will be brought together by the Queensland Government. The road safety roundtable will hopefully bring fresh ideas to improve road safety in Queensland and Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said he’s keen to explore all options to improve road safety. “What’s incredibly disappointing is the fact that only a few years ago in 2019, we had the lowest toll since records began, but the pandemic has changed many things, including behaviour on our roads and the number of lives lost has been trending upwards,” he said. “This isn’t a situation that’s unique to Queensland. Right across the world we’ve seen a similar trend since the start of the pandemic. “What I want to do is get our transport and accident experts, industry leaders, and key stakeholders all together and see how we can make Queensland roads safer, which is why I’ll be hosting a roundtable later this month. “The roundtable will include the likes of the Queensland Police Service, RACQ, Safer Australian Roads and Highways Group, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland, and the Department of Transport and Main Roads.” RACQ has firmly supported the State Government’s decision to hold a road safety roundtable. The Club’s head of public policy Dr Michael Kane said poor driver behaviour continued to be the leading cause of death on roads and “we must act fast to change it”.

“We have a road safety culture problem in Queensland. It’s shocking that we, as a state, have allowed the road toll to reach highs that we haven’t seen in 13 years,” Dr Kane said. “299 people lost their lives on Queensland roads last year and the overwhelming majority of those deaths can be attributed to the Fatal 5 - that’s speeding, driving fatigued, drink and drug driving, distracted driving and not wearing a seatbelt. “Education and targeted enforcement must be prioritised to reduce deaths as quickly as possible. While longer term research is always welcome, we also need short term, immediate actions to bring the road toll down quickly. “We have to go on what we already know, and the numbers clearly tell us that we need to change the mindset of drivers. “Nobody who is of legal driving age can say they didn’t know that speeding or drinking and driving is illegal. “We need drivers to get back to basics and follow traffic laws. “The approach must target, for example, the significant increases in road deaths across regional areas and a spike in motorcycle rider fatalities. “Engineering safer roads is a longer-term solution and we’ve reached a limit with what fines can achieve after recent penalty increases.” Dr Kane said the road safety roundtable needs to be holistic and informed by experts. “This needs a whole of community approach, so we want to see a broad range of stakeholders there, not just those who work in the transport space,” Dr Kane said. “RACQ looks forward to being involved in

the roundtable and providing our expertise as the state’s peak motoring body. After such a devastating year, it’s so important that we all come together to discuss, design and implement solutions that will actually save lives on Queensland roads.” Mr Bailey said the fatal five were still contributing to the majority of fatalities on Queensland roads. “The majority of drivers are doing the right thing, using our roads in a safe way, and to those people I would like to say thank you. “But I get reports through every time a fatal crash occurs on our roads, and in far too many instances, drivers making dangerous choices on our roads are contributing factors to fatalities.” Mr Bailey said the roundtable would also explore other trends which have contributed to the number of lives lost including motorcycle registrations and extreme weather. “We saw a huge jump in motorcycle registrations, and sadly, an increase in the number of motorcycle fatalities,” he said. “In 2019 we had 45 motorcycle deaths, compared to 74 in 2022. “In fact, motorcycle deaths in 2022 were 43 per cent above the five-year average. “Another big factor in the first six months of 2022 was the heavy rain and flooding we saw throughout the state where we lost 12 due to driving into floodwaters. “We’re doing our bit and we need more Queenslanders to do theirs, and that means – slowing down, putting the phone away, wearing a seatbelt properly, not getting behind the wheel impaired by drugs or alcohol, and taking a break when they’re tired.”

As we commence a new year, we farewell two highly respected church leaders in our community - Reverend Peter Tonti, Parish Priest, Catholic Parish of Bundaberg, and The Venerable Keith DeanJones, Rector, Priest in Charge, Parish of Bundaberg and Archdeacon of Burnett. Church leaders do so much more than deliver services on a Sunday. Their role as advocates for the poor, the marginalised, and the disadvantaged cannot be underestimated. Many in our community suffer the impacts of financial insecurity, homelessness, domestic violence, addiction, and other forms of hardship. Church leaders are uniquely positioned to give a voice to these issues. They are embedded in the communities to which they minister, listen to the everyday issues of ordinary people, and show how unjust societal structures marginalise people. Through advocacy, they contribute to policy and legislative reform that positively impacts the vulnerable and the disadvantaged. Church leaders are influencers, but not in the same context as those online influencers and digital creators with large social media followings. They can influence the creation of new laws or how government and private sector agencies provide services. They contribute to campaigns that include gender equality, ending poverty, and calling for the end of immigration detention of children. They are involved in systemic advocacy, making long-term societal changes so that legislation, policies, and practices promote and protect vulnerable and disadvantaged people’s human rights and interests. Without the advocacy of church leaders, many voices would remain silenced. In the words of Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy“. We pay tribute to Father Peter and Father Keith and give thanks for their faithful service and advocacy. Bundaberg Today welcomes new columnist, Jo Leveritt, solicitor advocate and president, Wide Bay Advocacy.

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Leading projects for 2023 The Bundaberg region will be a hive of activity as construction and development of vital infrastructure gets underway or continues in 2023. TAHLIA FACER reviews some of the major works taking place. Bundaberg Aquatic Facility Earmarked for completion mid-2024, the aquatic centre will cater for people of all abilities and include a FINA standard pool, indoor lap pool, cafe, courtyard and multipurpose rooms for hire, a heated program and a learn to swim pool. With construction currently underway, the project is steaming ahead and will be one to watch throughout 2023. The development has not come without controversy. In June 2021 Mayor Jack Dempsey said council was “taking the plunge” by allocating $6.6 million in the 2021-22 budget to fund construction of the then estimated $45 million project. In August, council voted that Woollam Constructions would be contracted to build the new Bundaberg Regional Aquatic Facility, at a price of $75.8 million. Now predicted to cost an additional $30.8 million, rate payers will be copping the cost for many years to come. Some hostility towards the project also came from council reneging on its promise to keep ANZAC Pool open until the aquatic facility was complete. Anzac Park The redeveloped Anzac Park precinct is set to incorporate an adventure style playground with zero-depth water play, outdoor event space with stage, improved riverside access and an Anzac war memorial. The Anzac Park redevelopment has been described as a legacy project that will have long-lasting social, economic and wellbeing benefits. In June council announced it would be progressing with the redevelopment after a project analysis revealed the significant financial impact of further delaying the project. After ongoing attempts from community groups to save the pool, council engaged in demolition works in July while an application for heritage listing was being considered. Due to the significant demolition that had occurred, the Queensland Heritage Council could not determine whether the pool would or would not have been granted heritage listing. Bargara Golf Club Resort In August the Bargara Golf Club announced it would be embarking on an ambitious plan to mark its centenary, with the announcement of two major proposed development projects that will offer a range of new five-star facilities and infrastructure to the thriving beachside township. The twin development applications were lodged with Bundaberg Regional Council on 25 August - the first being a six-level licensed club and short-stay accommodation complex, provisionally named Club Bargara Resort, planned for the present clubhouse site between the Esplanade and Miller Street. 8 BUNDABERG TODAY Friday, 6 January, 2023

Impression of proposed Club Bargara Resort pool deck. The second includes a new members’ clubhouse along with two, five-level buildings comprising 48 apartments designed specifically for seniors’ living, planned for the northern corner of the adjacent golf course. The new Club Bargara complex on Miller Street will provide a range of hospitality and entertainment facilities extending over two levels, with panoramic views of the ocean. Above the Club will be four levels of accommodation with 100 hotel-style suites and six large, top floor apartments for short-stay guests. The third level will feature a wellness centre, recreation deck and an impressive glassended pool. South Beach After more than 10 years in the planning phase, construction of the long-awaited South Beach master-planned community at Elliott Heads commenced in August 2022. South Beach is the biggest single development in the Bundaberg region’s history, and one of the last major beachside masterplanned developvments on the east coast of Australia, with plans for over 2000 homes, a retail centre, medical centre, proposed extension to the existing school, commercial area, tourist park, 320=lot retirement resort and aged care facilities. The start of South Beach also provides much needed local services and conveniences for the Elliott Heads area, including a planned medical centre, childcare facilities, a proposed supermarket and a service station. The development is also earmarked to be the site of a regional ecosystem research centre, owned by Burnett Mary Regional Group, partnering with Central Queensland University and Gidarjil Development Corporation.

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Designs for the New Bundaberg Hospital. Port Conveyor Belt In July of 2022 the State Government marked the beginning of works at the Bundaberg Port. The $20 million Common User Infrastructure is set to skyrocket export activity at the port, generating a job and economic boost for the region. The construction of the 250 metre conveyor belt structure is expected to be operational by April 2023, greatly increasing the exporting of bulk commodities including minerals, timber products and agricultural products. The port’s main exporter is sugar, along with molasses and gypsum.

Generating 50 local jobs in construction, it’s anticipated the Common User Infrastructure will entice a greater range of businesses and investors to not only export product through the conveyor but also to set up a base at the port. In late December, Bundaberg Today reported that the contracted company set to construct the conveyor belt, e20, had gone into voluntary administration.However, e2o’s mother-company Clough Projects Queensland, which was awarded the tender initially, advised that there would be no delays to construction.New Bundaberg Hospital

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Not expected to open until the second half of 2027, the New Bundaberg Hospital is still some time away. However, works at the site began at the start of December 2022 with a dedicated access road extending from Johanna Boulevard. In June, Bundaberg Today reported the Palaszczuk Government’s $1.2 billion state budget commitment for a new Bundaberg Hospital, with 121 more beds than the current Bundaberg Base Hospital, was poised to decrease wait times and improve patient experiences. The new Bundaberg Hospital will provide also more treatment spaces, an expanded emergency department, enhanced acute,

medical, surgical and mental health services, and enhanced clinical support services. The new facility will have a flexible design with spaces that can be repurposed in the future to meet the changing healthcare needs of the community. The design will also have a clear strategy for future expansion, if and when needed. The level 5 hospital is the largest health infrastructure build outside of South-East Queensland. WBHHS hopes the new hospital will allow them to attract a broader range of staff, offer capacity to do a greater range of things and require fewer transfers to Brisbane.

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Wyatt brings New Year joy By Angela Norval For Emily Jones, it was a case of more than just honouring resolutions for the new year, as she welcomed her fourth son Wyatt Jones on 1 January 2023 at 7.30pm. Although she was booked for an induction on 5 January and now lives in Biloela, it was lucky Emily, husband Samuel and their older boys were visiting family in Bundaberg for the festive season so were able to get to Bundaberg Hospital as all of her children have been what she describes as speedy births. Joking that she is never going to forget Wyatt’s birthday considering the date, Emily said the most different aspect of his birth was, given the time of year, it was a lot busier in the hospital. “I have had all my children in Bundaberg Hospital and have found the service to be very good when it comes to having a baby, a service I have definitely been appreciative of,” she said. “My previous children were born at times like one, two or three o’clock so the maternity ward is generally a lot quieter around that time. “So far Wyatt is the crusiest baby that I have had and he has fitted into the family well, although his brother Charlie who is two, is definitely very affectionate with him and tried to feed him an orange the first time, he met him. “It has been a wonderful time for our children’s grandparents who all live in Bundaberg so were able to meet Wyatt.” Birthdays around the festive time of year are becoming common in Emily’s family with her Dad on 22 December, brother on 30 December and sister-in-law’s son on 31 December. Now that her New Year’s cutie has been welcomed into the world, Emily and Samuel are happy with their even number and are not planning any more children.

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Fun for Little Dreamers By Angela Norval As the name suggests, some youngsters will be stoked on Monday 9 January when Nielson Park becomes their playground as part of the SurfChurch Stoked program. SurfChurch Stoked is proud that since beginning operations in January 2019, over 1300 children have attended their school holiday surfing/activities program. This time it will be children from the local branch of Little Dreamers, with local program facilitator Dee Riley regularly working with young people who may have a parent, sibling or other relative in their household with English as a second language, a disability, chronic illness, addiction or mental health issue that they are providing care for. Little Dreamers Australia was created to fill the gap in the social support and health care system, caring for Australia’s young carers and,

for 11 years, has been the only organisation in Australia who’s single focus is on rallying around young carers. Reverend Jennifer Lynn said the Stoked volunteers were proud to give these young carers a wonderful day filled with activities, especially as many of them would often miss out due to their caring role. “SurfChurch Stoked is completely free and allows children to experience surfing and other activities each school holiday period, often up to 100 children over four days,” she said. “The program fosters physical and mental health benefits, resilience and person growth and the proven values and concepts of Surf Therapy are incorporated into the program. “The surfing component of the program is undertaken by Stoked Surf School Ocean-LifeInspire (SOLI) was established to provide a professional and qualified, Surf School to un-

dertake the Surfing and Ocean Therapy components of programs.” Reverend Jennifer Lynn is the proprietor and manager of Stoked Surf School Ocean-LifeInspire and is a qualified Surfing Queensland Foundation Coach and holds a current Australian Surf Life Saving Bronze Medallion. Jennifer has spent 25 years in church ministry, engaging counselling, pastoral care, mentoring and life coaching. Jennifer is community focused and life relatable and possesses a realistic approach to community and individual needs, undertaking the voluntary role of Chaplin at Bundaberg Surf Life Saving Club where she is an active patrolling life saver. Several experienced and respected local surfers with Surfing Australia coaching and Surf Life Saving qualifications will assist Jennifer as required. “Surf Therapy, has been the catalyst for sig-

nificant improvement in wellness for numerous of those in our society who may be displaced. “Surf therapy involves surfing, whether on a surfboard, body board or other apparatus that allows the excitement of catching and riding an ocean wave and being emerged in the dynamic state of the ocean. “Structured programs are undertaken in a safe and supportive but challenging environment. “The aim of the program is not about creating good surfers but the therapeutic benefits of interacting in the ocean, the challenge and the ‘stoke’ or joy and conquest in laymen speak.” The program for the Little Dreamers will include surfing, life saving skills, a bushwalk, fun activities and is hoped to provide children with feelings of support and respect, feeling of self-worth, enjoyment, knowledge gained and fun in a social setting.

Health Talk By Colin and Olive Harris Firstly, the Nurtura Health Team would like to wish you a wonderful, happy and healthy New Year! The uncertainty of the last few years has impacted our mental and physical health and wellbeing in many ways. At Nurtura Health, we continue to see the effects and challenges of being less active, the ongoing stress from the uncertainties we have been living with, and the tendencies towards comfort eating or drinking as a result.

A good place to start is to have a Naturopathic Consultation with a MetaScan, and review how our lifestyle and diet is impacting our body composition, cellular energy, and inflammation. The report gives a Basal Metabolic Index (BMI). Our individual BMI is the rate at which our bodies burn calories while resting, or simply performing our life-sustaining functions. It is also the energy we need to replace with our diet to maintain our healthy functional weight.

Let’s make a New Start for the New Year with a focus on our health. Taking small steps to be more active, spend more time with people who can uplift us, and reviewing our dietary habits to ensure how and what we are eating is not impacting our weight, inflammation, hormones, our energy and mental acuity.

With our Naturopaths’ support, learning how to balance caloric intake, while still getting adequate protein, fibre and calcium can be life changing. It can also change our attitude to the weight-diet yo-yo and help us to sustain weight and long-term health. We will talk about “road-blocks” in our next articles.

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Sometimes I think we animal rescuers are just a wee bit crazy. We spend our days and nights feeding animals, cleaning up after animals and most importantly, we spend a lot of our time inspecting poops. You can tell a lot about an animal from its poops. There are normal poops and there are poops that show that something is wrong. There are the hard ones that tell you the animal needs more fluid and there are the runny ones that tell you that maybe you are giving too much fluid, the food is wrong, or, the animal is sick. Now you just have to work out which one of those three options it is? You go to the vet with your poo samples or you take pictures and share them among other experienced carers in forums on Facebook or you email them to people you know, all in the hope someone can assist you with the answers you need. We lose sleep worrying about the animals in our care. Are we doing the right thing? Is it eating the right foods and eating them in the right amounts? Is the animal doing the right things for its age and stage of development? Is it ready for release? We are constantly visiting our local vets and consulting with them about the animals

Wildlife care is definitely a full on role. in our care. I have had many a joke with my local veterinary surgery that I really should start paying rent as I spend so much time there. Due to the fact that I rescue all species, I also have to be ready for anything and everything at the drop of a hat! I may get a call for an injured eagle in a paddock or a lizard that a dog has brought in. It may be a call for a bird that cannot fly or a flying fox hanging on a back fence. It may be a tiny bat flying around inside a house or a bandicoot with a pouch

full of babies that has just been hit by a car. Because I never know what the call will be about, I have to make sure that all of the equipment I may need is carefully laid out in my car and any last minute things I need to grab are sorted and can be quickly thrown in the car when needed. As I write this, I have had an extremely busy day. I rescued a fledgling White-faced Heron at Branyan this morning before jumping in my car to drive six Black Flying Foxes to Rockhampton.

I then promptly turned around and came home to take care of my two flying foxes who were both eagerly awaiting their rather late bottles. I then rescued a tiny pink Brushtail Possum at Sharon and not five minutes ago a duckling arrived that cannot be more than three days old. Am I crazy? Yes, I think I am. Bundy Wildlife Rescue is available 24/7 on 3924 6566.

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School Savvy back Families chasing a back-to-school bargain will have another chance to be school savvy next week, with the annual back-to-school pop-up shops opening their doors from 9 January. With a focus on making school uniforms and booklist stationery accessible for everyone, the School Savvy program provides an option for families who may be struggling financially. CatholicCare’s general manager for Health and Wellbeing, Shari Jackson, said School Savvy pop-up shops would open in Bundaberg, Gin Gin and Childers. “This will be our fourth year of bringing the School Savvy program to the Bundaberg region, and every year we see the need for programs like this continue to increase,” Shari said. “We know that people in our community are really feeling the effects of the current housing crisis, and the effects of record inflation. “It’s becoming increasingly hard for people to manage the everyday costs of living, so that additional pressure of sending kids back to school in January can be a very daunting prospect.” Shari said that she and the School Savvy

The School Savvy Pop Up Shops are open to anyone needing a helping hand. team were grateful to be in a position to help. “We have hundreds of second-hand uniforms, kindly donated by wonderful members of our community. “We also have lots of quality, brand new stationery supplies that we are only able to purchase through the generous financial support of many local businesses around town. “Generally, nothing in our pop-up shop is priced over $5, and we try to bundle items together for that price where we can.” Shari said that the School Savvy pop-up shops were open to anyone who needed a

helping hand, with no set eligibility criteria. “You just never know when someone may be struggling, and it certainly isn’t our place to judge. “We hope that everyone finds our pop-up shops welcoming and helpful,” Shari said. School Savvy pop-up shops will be open at the Bundaberg Recreational Precinct from January 9-13, Gin Gin State School on 10 January, and at Isis State High School in Childers on 12 January. For more information, find School Savvy CQ on Facebook.

Learn how to rest for optimal wellbeing

How do you feel now that Christmas and New Year celebrations are done and dusted for another year? You’ve had a chance to reflect on the past year and step forward into 2023, and it’s now a good time to take a moment to check in with yourself and feel what your body needs. At this time of year, many people feel like they need a good rest! Many of us roll into each January feeling fluffy, lethargic and both emotionally and physically drained, even if you’ve had time off. Shouldn’t we feel rested, refreshed, and ready to take on the new year? Festive burnout is very real, so January is the perfect time to rest and prepare for the year ahead. But rest doesn’t mean you have to completely stop. It’s not just about crawling into bed and snoozing away to your heart’s content, though that’s part of the bigger picture. According to the Australian HR Institute, there are seven types of rest, and we need all of them to feel truly refreshed and well.

Try incorporating these types of rest into your day-to-day life and notice if you feel an improvement in your energy levels and wellness. Physical rest Rest can be passive or active. Good quality sleep is important and having a solid sleep routine which incorporates waking up and going to bed at similar times each day will support your body’s natural circadian rhythm. For active rest, consider stretching or adding yoga into your daily routine. Sensory rest When was the last time you switched off all your devices? Most of us probably can’t remember, but being switched on 24/7 can be exhausting. Like devices, bright lights, conversations, and background noise can all play into sensory overstimulation. Unplug for a set timeframe, or in the middle of the day simply closing your eyes for a minute or two can help. Mental rest Is your mind constantly racing? Think of your brain like an internet browser – if there are too many tabs open, you can’t rest. Brain dumping can be useful in helping to quiet your mind. Keep a notebook handy – on your desk or on your bedside table – and take a moment to write down all your thoughts. Emotional rest Sometimes putting the world to rights with a friend or debriefing with a colleague can have a huge impact on your ability to rest,

and your overall wellbeing. This can be particularly important if you work in a customer facing role where you are required to deal with people’s problems and be ‘on’ all the time. Brain dumping can also be a useful tool if you’ve got things on your mind. Creative rest Creative rest is about finding the wonder in life and getting inspired by the beauty of the world around us. Take some time to get outdoors and take it all in. Fill your living space and office with plants and hang some beautiful art that you love where you will see it often. Social Rest Do your relationships revive or exhaust you? Who are the people in your life who fill you with energy and fill your cup? Surround yourself with positive, supportive people and make sure you carve out time to be with these people. Spiritual rest Spiritual rest doesn’t have to be about religion. It’s about filling your cup through connection and feeling a sense of love, purpose and belonging, whatever that may look like for you. Community involvement, prayer and meditation are all wonderful additions for your daily routine that promote spiritual rest. I encourage you to incorporate these types of rest into your day-to-day life so you can benefit from feeling more energetic and have a greater sense of wellbeing each day.

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Beating cravings Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has released new research to help Australians start healthy weight loss in 2023 by tackling one of the biggest obstacles to successful dieting: cravings. Off the back of the findings, CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet has launched its Fast Start program. It’s an alternative way for Australians that are overweight or obese to make sustainable, safe and healthy diet changes. A recent survey of 330 Australians revealed that 66 per cent of respondents reported a constant struggle to resist higher levels of cravings, while 82 per cent said it would be easier to lose weight without cravings. CSIRO Research Scientist and report author, Dr Gilly Hendrie said the findings were a welcome development in providing an alternative start to weight loss for some Australians, that better suits their needs and lifestyle. “With 67 per cent of Australians overweight or obese it’s more important than ever that scientists continue to find new ways to help people lose weight. “There is no one-size-fits all approach to healthy weight loss. We know that people who experience higher than average cravings not only have more weight to lose, but also lose less weight than others,” Dr Hendrie said. “The evidence from our study shows that a supported transition using meal replacements to a wholefoods diet can help people lose weight, learn to eat well and adopt healthy practices.” Through this new alternative approach, the Fast Start program offers members the option of using meal replacement shakes (taken two times a day for three weeks), before transitioning to the standard high protein, low GI wholefoods program.

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Fresh flavours drive HOTI By Angela Norval Taking a chance and entering the Drink Easy Awards has seen HOTI – Healthy on the Inside share with the rest of Australia just what continues to stand out about this local business. For owner Helen Tricarico, it was a proud moment to even be announced as a top 10 finalist in the category of best non-alcoholic beverage in Australia. “Being placed in the top 10 was testament to the quality of the product that we produce and the ingredients that go into it,” she said. “All the ingredients that flavour all HOTI varieties are sourced locally and we don’t do a flavour that we cannot source the main ingredients from a fruit or root produced locally.” This commitment saw HOTI win the category of best non alcoholic kombucha with their Mango Passionfruit, while getting second for Ginger Glow and also fourth for Blood Orange. “I was overwhelmed to be in such amazing company in this competition as we were up against last year’s winner so it was humbling to see us take out the first prize for our Mango Passionfruit Kombucha. “Honestly, I believe it’s the locally sourced ingredients and how we use them that really set HOTI apart. “The judging panel described our Mango Passionfruit as Passionfruit seeds on the nose almost jump out of the glass. A pleasant surprise that this drink has real follow through on the palate. It’ll remind you of mum’s passionfruit pavlova on Christmas Day; well-structured and punctuated with great acid. “And for our Ginger Glow they said Bright, fun ginger and cranberries on the nose. Rose petal mixed with classic kombucha flavour. Electric on the palate. Well balanced and neither too sweet nor too savoury.

“All our passionfruit is sourced from the organic Rehberger farm and the ginger is hand juiced especially for us from the team at The Lettuce Patch. “This is what I feel enabled us to be the stand out choice.” It is amazing for Helen to reflect on the fact that when HOTI was first established almost eight years ago, kombucha was relatively unknown. “I feel that we’ve been instrumental in educating and bringing the benefits of kombucha to the area and that the people of Bundaberg are extremely fortunate to have quality, boutique kombucha locally. “We get enquiries all over Australia for our product and recently shipped cartons to Victoria. “I love that kombucha can be a refreshing and healthier option to alcohol, but can also be used with alcohol as a mixer or even as a blend with a sparkling wine; this allows lesser alcohol content with added health benefits. “Kombucha is an alternative that invigorates, delights the senses, and supports wellness. “Some people have been able to transition to other fermented food and drink through kombucha to transform their health. “We say kombucha is a gateway to making better choices and Bundaberg is lucky to have such authentic and real kombucha available locally. “HOTI kombucha is made using traditional brewing methods and is not diluted, made from concentrates or powder. “We don’t add any sweeteners or flavour additives and our kombucha is raw and unpasteurised. “We’re very proud that we can say ‘we’re real and brewed under the warm Bundaberg sky.”

HOTI - Healthy on the Inside owner Helen Tricarico is proud of her national award wins. With 2022 a year of expansion for HOTI moving into Airlie Beach and also Maryborough, Helen is working on a number of other locations keen to see HOTI on their menu. You can find HOTI kombucha at The Pocket Storehouse every Saturday morning where

Helen provides free sampling. You can also get it from Nanas Pantry Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, Of The Earth Juice Bar in Bargara, and many other outlets around the region. Visit the website at hoti.com.au to find out more about HOTI kombucha.

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owners. Run by its directors and owned by shareholders, the business structure is complex and comes with high set-up and reporting costs. A trust is a legal entity where an individual or company is appointed as the trustee to manage assets on behalf of the trust’s beneficiaries. Profits from the trust go to the beneficiaries. So before you register your business name, we recommend discussing your proposed business with experienced accountants and business structure experts. The business

· Tax liabilities. · Personal liabilities as the owner. · Business responsibilities. · Asset protection. · Ongoing costs. volume of paperwork and compliance · The involved. With the correct business structure and registrations sorted, it’s time to open a dedicated bank account for your new venture. Keeping your private finances separate from your business transactions ensures accurate recordkeeping and can make tax time less stressful. Most big banks offer business banking solutions tailored to meet different sizes, industries and needs. Establishing a successful business takes more than just seeing an opportunity. Careful financial planning and management play a crucial role in your business venture’s start-up and long-term success.

From managing initial capital investments to obtaining financing for future growth initiatives, you should consider all aspects of your financial landscape, including bookkeeping. Smart bookkeeping is about establishing a reliable accounting system, like Xero, monitoring cash flow and creating financial reports to track the business’s progress. That way, you can monitor your financial performance and make better decisions to increase your profitability or grow your market at the click of a mouse. For your business to reach its full potential, it’s essential to build a circle of experts whose advice you trust. From accountants, bookkeepers and lawyers to financial advisers, finance and insurance brokers, website developers and marketing experts, these professionals provide invaluable guidance as you learn about and grow your business.

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By Angela Norval Wattle Woman’s Lili Jacobsen continues to be inspired by her First Nations’ heritage and culture by Australian native flora, fauna and Australia’s ecology as a whole with the land, sea and skies of the region continuing to shine through in her artwork consistently. Now that is able to be admired and welcomed into homes and businesses as she is now creating and selling her unique slabs as framed artwork. Lili said she was inspired by the Wattle Woman tribe’s ongoing appreciation and admiration of her slabs and that encouraged her to continue exploring the idea of selling them. “I realised that I could tell a story and express my creativity more with the larger surface to work on,” she said. “That made me excited as I have tried my hand at painting on canvas, which I’m not terrible at but clay sculpting is the medium that I connect with most deeply. “Realising that I could create, frame and sell these slabs as artworks has opened so many doors and opportunities for me creatively, spiritually and within my artistic career. “With my slabs they visually tell a story from which my artistic hand is clear. “What I love about my slabs is that they are full of detail, colour and vibrancy that brings the stories depicted in them to life. “The slabs are uniquely raw, a connection to my creative spirit as you can clearly see every imperfection, every fingerprint and every second of time spent to create the piece. “From these slabs, I usually cut them up to create earrings that would be sold in a collection. “The difference when purchasing one of my slabs is that instead of having one piece of wearable artwork, you will be able to cherish the whole one-of-a-kind slab in its entirety.” Lili will initially create her own original designs and put them online on her website, wattlewoman.com.au, but also welcomes clients commissioning her to create a design with their input and story connected with the slab. Lili is usually inspired by her experience,

dreams, the Australian bush or she is using the slab to tell a story. “I am honouring my ancestors and myself by creating and telling my own stories of life, I am healing myself and growing with every artwork I complete. “Therefore, creating these artworks, no matter the theme is always a very special and spiritually significant piece for myself and hopefully for those who view my work as well. “I am also very open to hearing clients’ thoughts regarding their theme desires.” The beauty of this artwork is that clients will have the opportunity to have their slabs mounted to raw paperbark or a gum leaf background and framed for Australia-wide clients and Lili is also looking forward to shipping internationally. The small size of the slabs are perfect for those desiring a beautiful piece with limited wall space, as this piece (honey any and snake slab) is less than 30cm in length. The intimate size invites viewers to get up close and personal with Lili’s work, appreciating every leaf, honey ant bum and dot I have placed. “Interestingly the evolution of my artwork is deeply intertwined with my spiritual being, development, and healing. “Being of Gubbi Gubbi and Torres Strait Islander descent but not growing up with much culture or mob around me, I took to connecting with spirit my own way. “Through art I can learn, heal, and connect with myself and the Dreaming. “Just like my art, I have continued to evolve spiritually, with every piece I learn more about myself and my purpose. “Art is subjective, some won’t understand why I do what I do but for those who do connect with my message and stories, those will be the ones that my work has the most spiritual effect on, which is the overall purpose of art isn’t it?” Looking to the future Lili is also looking forward to being a part of multiple exhibitions this year, and hopefully being able to hold her own exhibition of the slabs in the future.

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Creating a lasting legacy By Mikayla Haupt ‘Leave something for us’. It’s what a young Peter Gash wrote down when hearing arguments about the damming of the Murray River in the early ’70s and now he’s helped turn Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort into a leading example of what can be accomplished in eco-tourism and sustainability. In 2022 the resort won gold and entered the hall of fame for the Steve Irwin Award for Ecotourism at the annual Queensland Tourism Awards, with Mr Gash’s daughter Amy Gash, awarded the Young Achievers Award. While the Gash family is deservedly in the limelight for their work on Lady Elliot now, their story with the island began 40 years ago. “When Julie and I first went there in 1980 we saw that it was a special place, but we had no possibility of doing anything with it at that time,” Mr Gash said. Within about three years they got married and he quit motorcycle racing to go into business on their own. It was this journey that led him to learn how to fly, he says partly with the “sort of remote hope” of flying to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. By 1986 he’d taken a couple of flights to Lady Musgrave, taking him over Lady Elliot, and he’d fallen in love with the whole process. Mr Gash said he loved being in the water, snorkeling, driving the boat and sharing the beauty of that “magnificent place” with others. “I found I got a real kick out of it. It wasn’t just a job. It was more than that to me,” he said. Mr Gash said it became logical then that while Lady Musgrave was a spectacular place, it was “very difficult to run a business from and aviation is very capital intensive“. “It’s a very expensive business to be in because you’ve got to have so much money tied up in equipment, and to do that, you’ve got to borrow.” He said when borrowing, there were monthly fixed commitments which don’t make allowances for weather. And with Lady Musgrave being a weatherdependent destination, he said you couldn’t always get a seaplane in there. Mr Gash said the accessibility of Lady Elliot, along with the overnight accommodation was a big driver. In 1995 they started flying people to Lady Elliot for the previous leaseholder. “We now had some airplanes, we had a business, and we had some understanding,” he said. “Our dream of maybe having our own island on the reef, a place like Lady Elliot, was starting to become a bit more crystalised.” During this period, Mr Gash worked with previous leaseholder Bevan Whittaker and dis16 BUNDABERG TODAY Friday, 6 January, 2023

Lady Elliot Island. cussed the lease. Mr Gash said while he and Julie were busy being parents and business operators at the time, they were looking to the future. “I remember saying to Bevan one day ‘well, Bev in 2005 your lease is going to expire, you’re going to be 80, I’m going to be 45, I’ll help you, we’ll get it renewed and I’ll buy it off you. Because someone’s got to buy it off you’,” Mr Gash said. “He looked at me and said, I think the words he used was ‘you remind me of me, you’ve got sting in your tail son, you’re having a go’.” Mr Gash said life didn’t wait, so you had to get up and have a go. And that’s exactly what they did. He said they took on the airplanes, air service, marketing and reservations, and by 2004 they were getting through their 10-year apprenticeship of learning how to run an island out at sea. He said this was all part of the “evolution” of their lives. “During that period, I learned more and more about the island, I also learned about the environment and what was happening with the environment,” Mr Gash said. He said Lady Elliot could potentially be a platform to demonstrate how we can “exist on this planet with a minimum footprint, still have a great time, still create employment, still educate people and learn and leave the place better than we found it”. Mr Gash said a big part of what drives him, and his family, now was leaving places better than we found them. “And I’ll admit that there were periods in

Pictures: CONTRIBUTED my business career where that was the last thing on your mind, was environmental stuff because you were struggling to keep your business alive,” he said. “That in itself is a fantastic lesson because as I say, if poverty comes in the door, the environment’s going out the window.” He said Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs highlighted how we can do greater things once our own health, safety and wellbeing needs are met. Mr Gash said it should be “incumbent on us as the lucky recipients” who live here, in Australia, to look after the environment and educate others to the fact that we can leave it better than we found it. Mr Gash said eco-tourism was an amazing situation where “we’re not borrowing and using today what we should leave for our children for tomorrow, not taking away from the future to take advantage of today”. He said eco-tourism allowed us to experience wild places, wildlife, have educational experiences, holidays and yet leave places as good or better than we found them. “To me that’s almost the ultimate,” he said. Mr Gash said if you’re thinking like that, then you’re thinking externally, not internally. He said considering other people and places around us was part of our social fabric as humans, and that looking ahead four or five generations was a strength of First Nations’ people. Their revegetation efforts are a major aspect of the work being done to improve the island. Mr Gash said Lady Elliot was “destroyed”

over 10 or 12 years and left dormant for a century. “We’ve done remarkably well in the 13-14, nearly 15 years that we’ve been doing it, but it’s probably got another 10 years of steady progress to keep it moving in the right direction,” he said. Mr Gash said putting the forest back and removing introduced species was part of their commitment to the island’s beauty. He said they worked and invested into revegetation with great success which sparked help from the likes of Great Barrier Reef Park Authority and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation with the Reef Islands Initiative. According to the resort’s website, 7.5ha has been revegetated – weeds cleared, and native coral cay species planted; 4,000 coral cay native trees, plants, ground covers and grasses have been planted, and a 2000m squared nursery with drip irrigation system with capacity to stock 6,000 plants has been established. The Foundation’s initiative is scheduled to end in 2025, but Mr Gash assured work won’t be stopping. A sentiment echoed by Amy Gash. She said the resort would continue to support conservation projects well into the future. “We will strive to remain innovative with our sustainable tourism initiatives,” she said. “We will grow and develop our eco-tourism offering and continue to provide once in a lifetime Great Barrier Reef experiences for our guests. “My goal is to continue on the environmental legacy of my father and ensure that his vision is followed through for years to come.” Mr Gash said whether it was them doing the work, more funding was found, someone else supported them or it was volunteers - which was how it started - revegetation would continue. Mr Gash is extremely grateful for all the support they’ve received throughout the years. He said his goal was to see his family doing what they love, enjoying what they love and being a part of the whole project. Mr Gash said his daughter had their own aspirations and he didn’t want to push something that wasn’t for them onto them, but wanted to ensure they had the opportunity available. “I’m really impressed with the way that they are picking it up and learning and running with it,” he said. “From my point of view the biggest goal I could have is to know the girls have got it and they’re driving it and taking it on. “We didn’t take Lady Elliot on to do it up and sell it in five, 10 or 20 years, it wasn’t our goal at all. “It was to be part of the family’s legacy, to live the legacy for today and to leave the legacy for tomorrow, not just for ourselves and our family but for others.”

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Gavin rocks music passion By Mikayla Haupt It was at John Farnham’s Whispering Jack concert with his parents where six-year-old Gavin Hales became hooked on live events. And his unwavering passion is now bringing big names and acts to the region for the community to enjoy - just as he does. As director of Lighthouse Presents, an entertainment, promotions, marketing, and events company producing live events in the Bundaberg region, Mr Hales is behind the highly successful Lighthouse Rock event and is soon to present the inaugural Lighthouse Country event. He said the Bundaberg community deserved an iconic festival and this was something he hoped to become. For Mr Hales, with the amazing support already received, he has no doubt they will become national events and recognised abroad in coming years. He said they were most definitely trying to expand the Lighthouse Rock and need infrastructure in place to be able to make this achievable. “Accommodation and transport are two big factors here and we are working with local bodies and companies to make this happen and bring even more people to our great region,” he said. The 2022 line up included Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, Ian Moss, Choirboys, Abby Skye, Empirical Prey, Jackson Dunn, and the Triple M Battle of the Bands Winners, which drew a sea of music lovers to Burnett Heads. Thousands of people rocked up to take in the event and next year country fans will have their chance to do the same with the Lighthouse Country event. Mr Hales said they always had the Lighthouse Country working behind the scenes and knew the style of music would be well received locally and afar. “Due to the success of Lighthouse Rock, we thought it would be a good idea to launch Lighthouse Country as soon as we could,” he said. And soon has a date. Locals can dust off their boots and don their cowboy hats for April 29 and 30, 2023. The two-day event will showcase country music artists including Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand, Beccy Cole, Adam Harvey, Casey Barnes, McAlister Kemp, Jayne Denham, The Crack Up Sisters, Mark Lavender, Craig Lamond, Keely Ellen and the Lighthouse Country Rodeo. For Mr Hales, it’s important to support this

The Lighthouse Festival organiser Gavin Hales is excited for the event at Burnett Heads.

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industry and culture because of how the way in which brings so many people with the same mindset together - that is to enjoy themselves and forget about the day-to-day grind. “Live music lifts you to whole another level and our local community deserve to have that experience in their home town,” he said. “Now they don’t have to travel far to enjoy and experience a tier one festival, it’s in their own back yard.” Alongside his memory of John Farnham’s concert, the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Big Day Out is another standout memory of live music for Mr Hales. He said for an outdoor concert the sound was amazing, “the band was tight and had 10,000 people in the palm of their hand, singing and moving to every song”. In addition to live music events, Mr Hales said he would also like to incorporate regular markets and car/motor shows into their event calendar. “Our mission is not only to have this available for the local community but also bring people to the region so local businesses benefit from the economic boost during their stay, and partnering with local tourism operators we hope they extend their stay and enjoy all our region has to offer,” he said. For more information or tickets to Lighthouse Country, visit lighthousepresents.net.au/

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Tim has a ‘Burning desire’ to see businesses succeed By Mikayla Haupt Keeping local business dreams alive and prospering is at the heart of Bundaberg and District Chamber of Commerce president Tim Sayre’s 2023 vision. While this is not the first time he has held the chamber’s presidency, the opportunity is far from lost on Mr Sayre. He said it was an honour to be voted in and given the opportunity to represent local businesses at all levels of government. Mr Sayre’s passion for working in and with small businesses is something shared among the committee and part of the reason he’s excited for the year ahead. He said this work wasn’t always easy, it takes a whole team, but working alongside people who shared the same passion was a pleasure. Mr Sayre said he had a “burning desire to see our businesses succeed”. “It breaks my heart to see doors close”, he said. Wanting to actualise an exciting year of events and networking opportunities for the whole business community, he aims to demonstrate the value of chamber to all businesses in Bundaberg. Mr Sayre moved to Bundaberg in 2000 and his first involvement with small business began with his wife’s hair salon, before going on to open his own small business

several years later. He said Bundaberg was a “fantastic lifestyle area” and a great area to have a business.

“Bundaberg punches well above its weight,” he said. Mr Sayre said a look at the chamber’s 2022

Business Excellence Awards certainly spoke to the “depth and quality of businesses” throughout the region. He said the resilience of local businesses was showcased throughout the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions. The fact that so many businesses were able to keep their doors open, either during or post lockdowns, was, for Mr Sayre, a testament to the tenacity and the resilience of the people. Looking to grow the membership and chamber’s value, Mr Sayre said they needed people to add to their voice. “Come and talk to us,” he said. “Tell us what your challenges are... and how we can deliver.” Mr Sayre said he wanted to see the chamber as having one of the strongest memberships per capita and be a chamber that people are proud to be a part of. He said the chamber was a vehicle, not only for networking with one another, but also education and support - helping businesses survive and thrive. “We want everyone to be a member,” he said. For Mr Sayre, the chamber also held a valuable role for sector advocacy. He said topics of advocacy may include the IR Laws, budget submissions and housing. For anyone interested in joining the chamber or finding more information, visit bundabergchamber.com.au/ Friday, 6 January, 2023 BUNDABERG TODAY 17

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Working to enrich Bundy By Mikayla Haupt The power of passion, perspective and people should never be underestimated, and, for Helen Blackburn, they appear to be front of mind as she works to enrich the community she calls home. Ms Blackburn’s has an extensive resume and is currently involved with the Bundaberg Regional Ratepayer Association, the Chamber of Commerce, while working in the community as a volunteer Justice of the Peace and is the development director for the South Beach at Elliott Heads development. Passionate about her community, Ms Blackburn said wherever possible she looks for ways she can enhance the region with projects or via volunteering. “We are so fortunate to be living in such an idyllic place, from the fresh foods accessible to us, through to the beautiful beaches and hinterlands. There is not another place like the Bundaberg region,” she said. “I am also passionate and adoring of my family, many of whom live in the region. “I am proud to be in a region with very deep roots and a history we can be proud of. We are a strong community and I always work within a model of having pride in what I do, but further in my community and the people whom make up the fabric and spirit of community.” Ms Blackburn said a highlight of 2022 was her involvement with the South Beach Development. She said this development would be a “game changer for the region”, with a focus on community access Elliott Heads could be proud of and that the wider community would benefit from. “.. further, those in the region will benefit with the foresight of the Manera Family and their focus on going above and beyond to have a destination development that anyone would be proud to call home,” she said.

Helen Blackburn wears numerous hats, including development director for the South Beach at Elliott Heads development. Ms Blackburn was recently recognised for her work in the development industry. She said the Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence for the Women in Leadership Award was the “cherry on top for 2022”. When it comes to leadership for Ms Blackburn, it was all about listening, weighing, and measuring and decision making in the best in-

terests of all parties wherever possible. “Leadership is about surrounding yourself with people who have a voice,” she said. “I always like to find a win/win/win scenario in any negotiation and I aspire to understand the party on the other side of the table.” Ms Blackburn said she was blessed to have a number of great mentors.

“Nina Higgins of Bundaberg State High School was my school mistress and is such an inspiring and fair leader, who was never afraid of sharing her strong opinions, but it was always done with a view to making the other person better,” she said. Another inspiration for Ms Blackburn was her athletics trainer Owen Naumann. She said his techniques to get more out of people he trained were caring and fostered enthusiastic resilience. “It wasn’t all about winning, but rather about loving what you do and always doing your best,” Ms Blackburn said. And for those who you see doing their best, Ms Blackburn encouraged you to help them be recognised for the work they do. “I believed in equity and equality for all people,” she said. “Having just won a women in leadership award it’s not just about women, it’s about being a part of a team and working toward common goals. “I think that we can all, as individuals, help to lift one another up. “Kind words and recognition don’t cost anything but they are very valuable to those whom you share them with. “If you have the chance, help to recognise those around you doing great things…” While it may take a little time, it can mean so much to the other person. Heading into the new year Ms Blackburn said she’s looking forward to seeing the fruition of all the South Beach work come together with the delivery of Stage 1, a Marine Science Research Facility to be commenced by Burnett Mary Regional Group, as well as the commercial centre for South Beach. Beyond her professional goals for 2023, Ms Blackburn also has plans to travel and spend time with her family while enjoying live music by Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Rod Stewart.

Dale’s dedication to community recognised in 2022 By Mikayla Haupt Owning a business isn’t something that Takalvans owner Dale Rethamel ever set out to do, but it has turned out to be a path about more than simply working. If you’re a keen caravanner or a local sport or community enthusiast, there’s a fair chance you have seen Dale Rethamel about. Named the Bundaberg Regional Council 2022 Australia Day Award Citizen of the Year, when you learn about how involved Mr Rethamel is with the community, it’s easy to see why he was honoured with the award. “I have owned multiple businesses over the past 25 years and it has been through circumstance that on each occasion this has occurred,” he said. “I never set out to be a business owner, but it certainly supports my desire to work long hours and to be actively part of the community that I love.” Mr Rethamel runs Takalvans with his wife and three children. When asked what prompted his support of local sport and community groups, Mr Rethamel said he’d always been philanthropic and generous with his time. “I have a passion for helping people and particularly sporting clubs,” he said. “Sport gives back to the local community through fitness, being active and bringing communities together. “Sporting clubs and community groups also are valuable to the local economy.” He said when it comes to the importance of supporting local clubs, “businesses have a certain civic duty and, unfortunately without small business and the contributions they make, local sport would not exist”. Takalvans has more than 30 listed clubs/ groups on their website that they have sponsored, from Bulls Masters to Pop-Up Polo, AFL Wide Bay women’s competition and many more. Mr Rethamel said being awarded the Bundaberg Regional Council’s Citizen of the 18 BUNDABERG TODAY Friday, 6 January, 2023

Dale Rethamel with his family at the Australia Day Awards. Year on Australia Day was a standout moment for his 2022. “Australia Day is always a special time of year for me and to receive this award on this day certainly made me very proud to be Australian,“ he said.

Looking to 2023, he said they would continue to support local sport and community groups, but he would also be making a New Year’s resolution. “Due to work and community commiments, quality time with the family has

Picture: CONTRIBUTED always suffered in the past,’” he said. “In 2023 I am looking forward to being available to spend with my family.” For more information about Takalvans, visit takalvans.com.au

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Teacher is STEaMing ahead By Mikayla Haupt We all know great teachers are like superheroes and for lead teacher Samantha Ephraims teaching children science and technology is just like giving them their own superpowers. As Kalkie State School lead teacher for digital technologies and STEaM, Ms Ephraims is dedicated to bringing her passion for science and technology to the classroom. And her accomplishments throughout 2022 alone echo her commitment to education. Not only did she gain her lead teacher accreditation, but she was also shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Science. Ms Ephraims said her work spanned from the classroom, to supporting other teachers, building a robotics program, delivering a coding program and partnering with many other programs along the way. Mrs Ephraims said her interest in these fields stem from her own time as a child in school. Growing up, she said she had wonderful teachers who encouraged her and in high school she took all the sciences and math subjects. For Ms Ephraims, digital literacy was equally as important as the literacy and numeracy children have been taught to focus on in the past. She said news of data breaches and the Covid-19 pandemic were two prime examples of how digital literacy was not only relevant but could be extremely helpful when it came to collaboration and accessibility. Ms Ephraims said education and the world kids are living in today was a “different ball game” compared to when she started teaching in 2000.

Kalkie State School lead teacher for digital technologies and STEaM Samantha Ephraims. Pictures: CONTRIBUTED “I think a lot of people underestimate kids,” she said. When Ms Ephraims brings up the fact that she teaches coding and robotics to primary school students, she said people were often taken aback, but kids were not afraid of technology or science. She said they were courageous and curious.

Passion for growing crops By Mikayla Haupt It seems Macadamia Farm Management managing director Scott Allcott was destined to work in the agricultural industry. Born on a farm with a passion for being outdoors and growing crops, Mr Allcott said it was in his blood. Moving to Australia in 1997 to study agriculture, it was in 2005 that he stepped into the world of macadamias with a nursery in Bundaberg and three years later he purchased MFM. Mr Allcott said the business had since grown eight times, with the company now managing 4000ha throughout the Wide Bay. In that period, he said the macadamias have had a “good run”, with their crops maintaining both quality and yield - the two things certainly worth having front-of-mind when managing orchards. And their efforts to maintain a high standard of crop was recognised at the Australian Macadamia Society’s Awards of Excellence in 2022 winning the large grower of the year for yield. MFM’s Banyula orchard took out the large farm award for Grower of the Year at the Excellence Awards. Mr Allcott said while they managed the orchards on behalf of investors, they treated the orchards as their own. “We put a lot into them,” he said. Giving consideration to timing, the reduction of pesticides and insecticides, and pruning to ensure sunlight reaches the centre of the tree, the team was constantly looking at measures to maintain or improve yield and quality. Mr Allcott said they believed allowing sunlight to reach the tree’s centre was one means of adding to their crop yield. This also forms part of the sustainability lens in which Mr Allcott looks to improve their crop and farming practices. MFM were finalists for the Reef Champion Award as part of Growcom’s Hort360 Reef Certification program. Mr Allcott said taking out second place with the 41 orchards they entered was a significant milestone for the company in 2022. When it comes to sustainability, Mr Allcott said it needed to come from the top down and was something that they had to do to maintain economic yield.

“Science is around us all the time,” she said. And it’s a message she likes to ensure her students understand. Ms Ephraims said science was in our kitchens, in agriculture, even our clothes. She said we can all be curious, ask questions and make observations about what’s going on around us.

This is part of the reason she believes science and technology go so well hand-in-hand; they are a means of “looking backwards to look forwards”. Some of the topics her students are tackling include water and food security, and alternatives to fossil fuels. “I believe in the power of seven year olds,” she said. “They aren’t jaded, and they are courageous.” She said the kids coming through now have a lot of empathy and kindness towards each other. Ms Ephraims said equity in access for the community was another focus the students had. Looking to the new year, Ms Ephraims is already making plans for Science Week. And further into the future, she believes machine learning - artificial intelligence and understanding it - could be the next big conversation for students and everyone for that matter. Particularly “where we should draw the line and what that line should look like”. She said the more we understand how it works, the better informed we can be when it comes to decision-making. Ms Ephraims believes when harnessed correctly, it could improve quality of life, both environmentally and economically. “I think it’s great that so many people have an interest,” she said. “We need to give kids the opportunity to explore these fields.” She said coding and robotics was a superpower and she teaches her students to “use those superpowers for good”.

Brittany’s desire to help others and duty rewarded By Mikayla Haupt

Macadamia Farm Management managing director Scott Allcott. Through their efforts towards Hort360 Reef Certification he said their practice changes included inter-row grass to reduce run-off, reducing the use of pesticides and increased pruning. Due to the nature of the tree crop, he said they were “carbon-friendly” and as part of their research heading into 2023, they would be focused on improving soil health and biodiversity, which works hand in hand with increasing yields and maintaining quality. Mr Allcott said while it was “tricky” with the use of machinery in the orchards, it was going to be important moving forward. So far, he said in addition to the reduction of certain chemicals, they have also used organic matter like compost and woodchip on the ground to improve the soil. Taking a broader look at the industry itself Mr Allcott believes it is reaching a point of major change. He said the industry had experienced numerous good years and was maturing, but looking forward, they needed to improve the market, particularly if the industry faces harder times economically. Looking at the 2023 crop, Mr Allcott said a better indication of crop size could be gauged towards the end of January, but the weather throughout October, November and December hadn’t been too bad with the nut sizing well. For more information about MFM, visit macadamiafarmmanagement.com.au

Having grown up in Bundaberg, Senior Constable Brittany Duncan is no stranger to the community, but now she’s helping protect and bolster relationships within the region with her work in the Queensland Police Service. SC Duncan joined the QPS 11 years ago and is now the District Crime Prevention coordinator for the Bundaberg Patrol Group. She said the role was quite diverse but the most enjoyable part of the role was the relationships she had developed with people in the community. “I attend various community organisations, retirement villages, schools, kindergartens and provide information/lectures on many different topics,” SC Duncan said. “Neighbourhood Watch groups and the Adopt A Cop program are also my responsibility, along with media communications.“ Her efforts have recently been recognised at the Brian Prince Awards. She said the award honoured the legacy of Brian Prince who was a dedicated paramedic and Rotarian. “The annual Bundaberg-based awards celebrate the work of those in the emergency services organisations,“ she said. “To be recognised beside the fellow award winners and nominated by my peers was an absolute honour and very humbling.” When asked what prompted her to join the police service, SC Duncan said it was her desire to help people and make a difference, while being in a job where every day was different and didn’t involve being stuck in an office all the time. “The best thing about my role is the wonderful people I meet and form wonderful relationships with,” she said. “Bundaberg is my home town. It’s where I’ve grown up and it’s where my family is, so after being away in Brisbane and Rockhampton for a few years it is nice to be home.

Cr Vince Habermann and Senior Constable Brittany Duncan at the Brian Prince Awards 2022. “Also, the Bundaberg community are wonderful to work with. You certainly wouldn’t find the community spirit in the big cities, so to be a part of that is very rewarding.“ For SC Duncan, a major highlight for 2022 was getting the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness program (RYDA) back up and running in Bundaberg and seeing almost 900 local students attend the workshop. She said RYDA was 12 months of hard work from the RYDA committee and she was so proud to be part of such an important program for future drivers. Going into the new year, SC Duncan is focused on continuing to build the positive relationships she has had throughout the past few years in the crime prevention space. “I am always looking at different ways to improve our area, whether it be road safety or crime prevention initiatives so hopefully we can introduce further projects next year,” she said. “As we head into the New Year period please take care on the roads and look out for your neighbours, families and friends. “This season isn’t everyone’s favourite time of the year so reach out to your mates and take some time for yourself.” Friday, 6 January, 2023 BUNDABERG TODAY 19

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Week beginning 8th January

Your year ahead This next year continues to be fast and furious. Initially, the idea of more work may not appeal, but the final gains will more than make up for it. Saturn demands that you spend your energies and money wisely in order to avoid burnout. Still, no-one copes with a challenge better than you. An old-fashioned romance makes a refreshing change in autumn, though talk of commitment might come too soon. If tempted by wanderlust, dust off those old hiking shoes. Anyone who doubts your return should know better. The heart will call you home.

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(Mar 21 - Apr 20) Despite your best efforts, a tetchy Mercury seems all too happy to point out life’s limitations. Still, it’ll take more than a tetchy cosmos to choke the greater dream. Use tact and your natural Aries charm to resolve dilemmas. Soon, you’ll have the cosmos back on side, both at work and at home. Best Day: Saturday 14th

(Apr 21 - May 20) Life can occasionally get a little out of hand, especially if you’ve allowed minor issues to take on major proportions. A short break would let you reflect on things, but getting away may not be easy. Others will continue to make demands. Oblige sensitively, but sensibly. You have your own life to lead, and martyrdom can be a tiring road to travel. Best Day: Sunday 8th

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(May 21 - Jun 21) Most Geminis are born optimists. What’s more, you have the cheek of the devil - often embellishing your achievements and usually getting away with it. Sometimes, though, you overstep the mark. Not so now. Here’s a week when your legendary charm dazzles one and all. Financially, too, you look to profit. Best Day: Friday 13th

(Jun 22 - Jul 22) Mercury misbehaves badly this week, bringing confusion to all. This planet rules communication, negotiations, travel and documents, etc - all of which are affected when Mercury is a tad crazed. So, if possible, delay any important transactions. Also make sure that all computer and phone files are backed up. Better safe than sorry. Best Day: Tuesday 10th

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(Oct 24 - Nov 22) Mercury plays tricks on your mind this week; you may have bizarre dreams or disturbed sleep. Other possibilities: lost keys, being forgetful or physical exhaustion. Don’t rely on your memory - write down important details. If possible, retreat. Slip into something comfortable, fire up your social media and indulge in some well-earned R & R. Best Day: Wednesday 11th

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(Jan 21 - Feb 18) It’s a meditative week, when you should listen to both your heart and your mind. While not everyone will be willing, or able, to lend a helping hand, there should still be a respectable number of people you can count on. Don’t get too caught up on who can’t be there for you - just be grateful for those who can. Best Day: Tuesday 10th

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(Dec 22 - Jan 20) Hang the “do not disturb sign”, Capricorn. With Mercury back-peddling in your sector of subconscious and endings, your need for privacy takes priority. Even if your social life is already dialled back, this week you crave even more solitude. This is a time of healing, so be gentle with yourself. It’s a week for quiet meditation, preferably out in nature. Best Day: Thursday 12th

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(Nov 23 - Dec 21) Thanks to an erratic Mercury, indecision could be your downfall this week - so postpone any major decisions or plans. Someone will be pressing you for an answer, but they can wait a little longer. Don’t let yourself be bullied. Also keep a tight hold of your purse strings - avoid the temptation to overspend. Best Day: Monday 9th

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Cover Story More to love: 10’s new Bachelors: Thomas Malucelli, Jed McIntosh and Felix Von Hofe.

Change of heart Rockstar Jed McIntosh is unlike the Bachelors who have come before him, making the 26-year-old the perfect fit for 10’s fresh take on its most successful romance format – The Bachelors – a new season which sees three suitors on the lookout for love, writes Siobhan Duck

T wasn’t the extravagant dates, the stunning contestants or even the cocktail party drama that made the strongest first impression on The Bachelor’s youngest-ever suitor, Jed McIntosh. Instead, McIntosh, says it was what he heard – rather than what he saw – that made him sit up and take notice of the reality dating juggernaut. “I actually remember watching it as a kid, specifically when Sam Sparro’s Black and Gold was on it,” he says. “I specifically remember that song being used and it was a highlight.” As a professional drummer, McIntosh says memory and music have always been intrinsically intertwined for him. “Music for me, obviously being my job and my passion, is a big part of my life,” he says. “And I sort of sequence life events to what song was playing at the time. So yeah, that [Sam Sparro’s song playing] was my fondest memory. So now I get to create my own soundtrack to my own Bachelor reality.” With that in mind, what tune would best encapsulate his time in the mansion? A schmaltzy Celine Dion ballad? A catchy Taylor Swift revenge number? Or maybe just 24 BUNDABERG TODAY Friday, 6 January, 2023

a good up-tempo pop tune by Bruno Mars. “You’ll have to wait and see,” he teases, before adding that his time on the show had inspired him to write some songs of his own. “It’s definitely been a bit of a ride, but I think by the end of it people will know what tune they will be whistling.” This year, in a twist on the triedand-true format, McIntosh will be one of three Bachelors looking for love on the show. He is joined by basketballer Felix Von Hofe and fitness guru Thomas Malucelli. “Two of the most beautiful men I’ve ever seen,” he laughs, before shutting down the idea that the three of them were rivals. “They’re absolutely amazing boys. We’re all very different and individual compared to each other. But I consider myself very blessed and grateful to have those two men on my side.” McIntosh says the show had undergone a natural evolution but retained its heart and soul. “The Bachelor hasn’t lost its genuineness or its manner,” he says. “I think there’s a lot of shows out there that try and move with the times almost too much. To the point where it loses its character.

“And my experience on the show is, yes, they are moving with the times and progressing but it also has that classic Bachelor manner to it as well. That’s what I absolutely love about this format specifically. It’s genuinely wanting people to find love. It’s not just there for drama, although it is an exciting season!” At just 26 years of age, McIntosh knows there will be some who will question whether he’s too young to be genuinely looking for a life partner. His friends and family, however, were completely supportive of his decision to sign up to find love on TV. “They are used to me doing pretty sporadic things, my life being quite wild,” he chuckles. “So, obviously they were excited but not really that surprised.” With a father who played bass, McIntosh started playing the drums at age four. “I just could never remember wanting to do anything else,” he says of playing music. “I have dedicated my whole life – since I was a toddler up until now – and will always continue to dedicate it to music. “I just always loved performing for people and that feeling of

making someone dance to the beat of my own drum. “I’m grateful for the gift that’s been given to me, and I’ve been professionally in the industry since I was 15.” As a professional musician, you would think McIntosh would have no shortage of opportunities to meet women. But the rock’n’roll lifestyle could also make it a challenge to sustain a relationship, he says. “Just because there’s a lot of ladies doesn’t mean that you’re actually going find the right one,” he says of playing in front of adoring crowds. “Finding a confident woman who is very solid within herself is actually a lot harder than people think it is. It’s actually really hard and a lot of my friends in the music industry struggle with finding someone that is confident with their partner travelling around crowded areas and having that trust. “It takes a very confident woman to be with a man like that. I think that’s why the show is amazing because it brings a whole lot of beautiful, amazing, confident women together.” With his bleach-blonde hair, tattoos and rockstar swagger, it’s fair to say that McIntosh is

quite unlike the Bachelors who have come before him. “I’m definitely a lot more in touch with my feminine side as a man but still been a straight male,” he says. “So, I guess, that’s been a different thing. You know, I don’t play footy. I’m not the sportiest guy in the crew. “I think that they [viewers] would experience definitely a different side of masculinity [with me] than probably has been portrayed on the internet or TV before. “And yeah, I think [they’ll see me wearing] different outfits. That’s going to be a big thing. But I think just an all-round expression of who I am as a man will be different to what people have seen in the past.” And he promises that this season he will give some of the ladies a run for their money in the fashion stakes at the cocktail parties, shunning the traditional suit and tie for more eyecatching garb. “I do like to push the boundaries with my fashion quite a bit,” he smiles confidently. “I’ve sort of always been quite loud in my personality, and I love my clothes to reflect that.” n The Bachelors Australia, Monday-Wednesday, from January 9, 7.30pm, 10

Movie Guide PICK OF THE WEEK

Loyal to the end: Dennis Quaid, Marg Helgenberger and Bailey (voice of Josh Gad).

Saturday A DOG’S JOURNEY SEVEN, 7pm, PG (2019)

A dog’s love is over and above unconditional in this tear-jerker based on the book of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron: it’s transcendental. Dog lovers will fall head over heels for this family-friendly tale, which features a dog reincarnating as an assortment of breeds – German shepherd, beagle, Saint Bernard, to name just a few – as the one talkative canine soul, Bailey (voiced by Frozen’s Josh Gad). Starring Dennis Quaid, Betty Gilpin (Glow) and Marg Helgenberger (CSI), Bailey is living the good life on a Michigan farm with his human clan until a family rift forces him to move states – and bodies! – to protect his owner’s granddaughter. A five-star production, it’s a sentimental, magical-tinged tribute to loyalty. HHHHH

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 10, Friday, 9pm, MA15+ (2015)

The first thing you’ll notice about this post-apocalyptic tale, the fourth in the franchise and 30 years after the last instalment, is the lack of Mel Gibson. But don’t worry – the original director, visionary Aussie George Miller, is back on board. Fury Road brings us a whole new generation of gun-toting, car-smashing rebels hell-bent on revenge. Tom Hardy is the eponymous Max while Charlize Theron (pictured) is his rebel in arms, Furiosa. Big, brash and bold, it’s an exhilarating and surreal trip, with Hardy and Theron boasting an electric chemistry. HHHH

EAT PRAY LOVE ABC TV Plus, Friday, 8.30pm, M (2010)

THE SAPPHIRES Seven, Saturday, 9.15pm, PG (2012)

THE QUEEN 7Flix, Saturday, 9.20pm, M (2006)

Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir of self-discovery spawned an entire travel industry and soon after, the ultimate popular culture nod – a Hollywood makeover. Julia Roberts (pictured) plays the leading lady, a woman lost at the crossroads of life as her marriage crumbles. Setting off on a global jaunt to “find herself”, she indulges in some gastronomical therapy in Italy, followed by some spiritual awakening in India, before finding love in Bali. HHH

Director Wayne Blair brings his warmth to the big screen with this musical comedy. With an all-star cast including Deborah Mailman, Chris O’Dowd and Jessica Mauboy (pictured), this uplifting tale set in the swingin’ ’60s is based on the true story of four Aboriginal women in a singing group who auditioned to entertain US troops in Vietnam. Bright cinematography and upbeat music characterise the film, but Blair also enters darker territory exploring the racial tensions of the era. HHHHH

In a performance that earned her the Oscar for Best Leading Actress, the majestic Helen Mirren burns up the screen as Elizabeth II. In this treatment of the monarch’s life, versatile director Stephen Frears (Dirty Pretty Things, High Fidelity) focuses on one of the most important turning points of the late Queen’s reign – her actions and reaction in the wake of the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Palace intrigue at its finest, The Queen rules. HHHH

13 HOURS: SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI 7mate, Sunday, 8.30pm, MA15+ (2016)

SECOND ACT 10, Monday, 9.25pm, M (2018)

SERENITY 9Go!, Tuesday, 7.30pm, M (2005)

Based on a true story, this gritty action flick recounts the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens (Matt Letscher), leaving it to a security team to make sense out of the chaos. In a reconstruction of the horrific 13 hours, the movie focuses on two CIA operatives caught in the battle – Tyrone Woods (James Badge Dale) and Jack Silva (John Krasinskim pictured). It’s harrowing to watch. HHHH

This film marks the beginning of Jennifer Lopez’s own second act. Before performing at the 2020 Super Bowl, a Golden Globe nomination for Hustlers, performing at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January 2021 and reuniting with former flame Ben Affleck, J.Lo put her street smarts to use in this powerful chick flick. Lopez plays Maya, an overachieving retail worker. When a friend falsifies a resumé that lands her a corporate job, Maya is thrust into the competitive world of consultancy. HHH

Buffy creator Joss Whedon’s first outing as feature film director picks up where his short-lived TV series Firefly left off. Continuing Whedon’s usual genre-mixing, Serenity is a space opera shot in the style of a western. Set 500 years in the future, in the wake of a galactic civil war, it follows the crew of a spaceship led by the hardened Mal (Castle star Nathan Fillion), who are protecting River (Summer Glau, pictured with Fillion), a fugitive with surprising powers. HHHH

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The Guide CAMILLA’S COUNTRY LIFE ABC TV, Friday, 7.30pm

PICK OF THE WEEK Fresh start: The hosts of The Project, from left: Sam Taunton, Sarah Harris, Michael Hing, Waleed Aly, Hamish Macdonald and Georgie Tunny.

Filmed before Camilla (pictured) became the Queen Consort, this polite exposé of King Charles’ wife hints at her playful side. Filmed to mark Camilla’s 75th birthday, it also commemorates Country Life’s 125th edition. We follow along as Camilla guest-edits the glossy, goes about her royal duties, reveals her charity work, visits her grandparents’ stately mansion and, of course, chatters about her love of gardening (“the countryside is not all buttercups and daisies”). CALL THE MIDWIFE ABC TV, Saturday, 7.30pm

Lovable characters and heartwarming, poignant stories are the bread and butter of this long-running, femaleled British stalwart. The secret to the show’s success may be that the storylines broaching social issues are wrapped up in a cosy nostalgia. Season 11 premieres this week with an Easter-time setting in the year 1967. Festivities are afoot for the Easter bonnet parade, while Cyril (Zephryn Taitte) and Lucille (Leonie Elliott, pictured) settle into married life. HOME AND AWAY Seven, Monday, 7pm

THE SUNDAY PROJECT 10, Sunday, 6.30pm

Comedians Sam Taunton and Michael Hing will no doubt help deliver on The Project’s promise of “news delivered differently” when they join the popular panel show’s line-up for 2023. The quick-witted comics will sit alongside Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris, Hamish Macdonald and Georgie Tunny to unpack the day’s issues. A regular on the comedy festival circuit, Taunton is looking forward to making his mark on the show. “It’s a fresh cast and we’re all looking forward to creating something new and energetic that I think people will really respond to,” he said. “I’m also excited to steal Waleed’s opinions and use them as my own at dinner parties.”

It wouldn’t be a soap opera worthy of our attention if a pair of beloved characters got hitched without a hitch or two delaying their walk down the aisle. When we last saw bride-to-be Felicity (Jacqui Purvis) and her bridesmaid Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) they were speeding towards danger in a ute with tampered brakes. When news of their subsequent crash reaches the rest of the wedding party, shocked groom Tane (Ethan Browne, pictured) leaps into action.

Friday, January 6 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 Escape From The City. (R) 7.00 News. 10.00 Searching For Superhuman. (R) 11.00 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Belgravia. (Final, PG, R) 1.45 The Truth About Getting Fit At Home. (PG, R) 2.45 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.15 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PGa) 10.00 Legacy List. (PG, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGa, R) 2.55 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 5. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 9.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Morning session. 11.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Afternoon session. From the SCG. 2.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 2.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 8. Semi-final. 3.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 4.30 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. (PGm, R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGadl, R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Camilla’s Country Life. (Ml) Follows Camilla, the then Duchess of Cornwall. 8.30 MOVIE: The Child In Time. (2017, Mals, R) After their only child goes missing, a successful children’s book writer and his wife struggle with their marriage and the grief of losing their daughter. Kelly Macdonald, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Campbell Moore. 10.00 Miniseries: The Accident. (Malsv, R) Part 1 of 4. 10.50 Troppo. (Final, Malv, R) Amanda confronts her demons. 11.45 Miniseries: Us. (Mdl, R) 12.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Engineering Reborn: University Of Chicago HK, Beloit College, Convent De Sant Francesc. (PG) A look at the construction of a university. 8.30 Inside Central Station: After Dark. (PGa, R) Narrated by Shane Jacobson. 9.25 Why Buildings Collapse. (PGa, R) Part 2 of 2. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Gomorrah. (MA15+sv, R) 1.35 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. (R) 3.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Adam Dovile builds a stylish coffee table. 8.30 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. (2002, Mv, R) The Fellowship, now scattered across Middle Earth, tries to complete their quest under threat of total war. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd. 12.05 The Good Doctor. (Ma, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 8. Semi-final. 9.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon. (1987, Mdlv, R) A veteran detective partners with a young officer with a death wish to uncover a drug-smuggling operation. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey. 11.40 Murder For Hire: Guardian Angel. (Malv, R) A mother’s life is threatened. 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 Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Graham Norton is joined by Olivia Colman, Romesh Ranganathan, Hugh Laurie and Leah Williamson. 9.00 MOVIE: Mad Max: Fury Road. (2015, MA15+av, R) A group of women and a drifter named Max try to escape the clutches of a post-apocalyptic warlord. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult. 11.25 MOVIE: The Gentlemen. (2019, MA15+lv, R) A criminal kingpin wants to leave his empire. Matthew McConaughey. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon MOVIE: Still Here. (2020, M) 1.45 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating 2021. World C’ships Women’s Competition. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. 10.20 Deep Inside The Sex Factory. 11.10 VICE News Tonight. 12.05am MOVIE: Always Shine. (2016, MA15+) 1.40 My Life Online. 2.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Border Security: Int. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 2.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Young And The Restless. 1.00 Full Bloom. 2.00 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 3.00 MOVIE: She’ll Have To Go. (1962, PG) 5.00 Murder, She Wrote. 6.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 8. Semi-final. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Queens Of Mystery. 8.30 MOVIE: The Rainmaker. (1997, M) 11.10 House. 12.05am 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 NBL Slam. 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 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Nancy Drew. (Return) 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 A United Kingdom. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.55 A Matter Of Life And Death. (1946, PG) 8.50 Boychoir. (2014, PG) 10.45 The Last Word. (2017, M) 12.50pm Happy Ending. (2018, M, Danish) 2.45 2001: A Space Odyssey. (1968) 5.20 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 7.35 An Education. (2009, M) 9.30 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 11.25 Carol. (2015, M) 1.35am Mad Bastards. (2010, MA15+) 3.20 Arthur Newman. (2012, MA15+) 5.00 The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. (1964, French)

7MATE (74) 6am The Fishing Show By AFN. 7.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Sound FX: Best Of. 8.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 9.00 WSL Presents. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 1pm Pawn Stars South Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Hustle & Tow. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers: Best Of. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Replacements. (2000, M) 11.00 MOVIE: Disaster Movie. (2008, M) 12.45am The Cleveland Show. 2.00 Late Programs.

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Buy To Build. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 48 Hours. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

Programs. 4.40pm Fireman Sam. 4.50 PJ Masks. 5.00 Peppa Pig. 5.10 Octonauts. 5.20 Hey Duggee. 5.30 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 5.45 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Reef School. 6.05 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Eat Pray Love. (2010, M) 10.45 Doctor Who. 11.35 Death In Paradise. 12.35am Killing Eve. 1.15 The Trip To Greece. 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Charlie And Lola. 5.45 Late Programs.

N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.50 Road Open. 11.00 Going Places. 11.30 Strait To The Plate. Noon MOVIE: Radiance. (1998, M) 1.30 Characters Of Broome. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The Kimberley Man. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Treaty. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Barrumbi Kids. 8.00 MOVIE: Yogi Bear. (2010, PG) 9.25 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.35 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 10.35 White Noise. 11.35 Late Programs.

8.00 Smashhdown! 8.30 Rainbow Rangers. 9.00 Gigantosaurus. 9.30 Dino Ranch. 10.00 Ninjago. 10.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 1. Day 6. Day session. 4.30pm The Nanny. 5.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 5.30 That ’70s Show. 6.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 1. Day 6. Night Session. 10.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Animal House. (1978, M) 12.10am Paranormal Caught On Camera. 1.05 Filthy House SOS. 2.00 Rivals. 3.00 Bakugan: Evolutions. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 Pokémon Journeys. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

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

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Saturday, January 7 SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Vera. (Ma, R) 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 3.30 MOVIE: Strictly Ballroom. (1992, PG, R) 5.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.30 Inside Dame Elisabeth’s Garden. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Blue Water Safari. 10.10 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. NHK Trophy. Highlights. 4.00 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys. 4.55 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 6. Highlights. 5.55 Great British Railway Journeys. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 9.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Morning Session. 11.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Afternoon session. 2.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 2.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 5.00 News. 5.30 Creek To Coast.

6.00 Weekend Today. 9.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9. Semi-final. 2.00 It’s All Greek To Me. (R) 2.30 Reel Destinations: Lodge Life. (R) 3.00 Arctic Vets. (PGm) 3.30 Dream Listings Byron Bay. (PGl, R) 4.30 Destination Australia. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 9.00 GCBC. (R) 9.30 The Savoy. (PGl, R) 11.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 12.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 1.00 MOVIE: My Spy. (2020, PGalv, R) 2.55 MOVIE: Dear John. (2010, PGls, R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) Nigella prepares a caramel custard. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Call The Midwife. (Return, PGa) Celebrations are underway for the Easter bonnet parade outside Nonnatus House. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Rumours and myth surrounding a photograph taken by a local, entitled The Wolf Hunter, threaten to sow confusion as Barnaby and Winter investigate the murder of a man in Little Worthy. 10.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) After a body is discovered in a huge scrap yard, DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Kahn investigate. 10.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Tupac Shakur. (Mal, R) Takes a look at Tupac Shakur’s life. 11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music videos clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Costa Concordia: Why She Sank. (Mal, R) Part 1 of 2. Takes a look at the 2012 sinking of the Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia. 9.25 The Sean Connery Paradox. (Malv, R) Takes a look at the career of actor Sean Connery and how his role as James Bond made him a legend. 10.25 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Alcatraz. (Ma, R) Explores real-life prison breaks. 11.15 MOVIE: Swimming With Men. (2018, Ml, R) A man joins a group of synchronised swimmers. Rob Brydon. 12.55 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.00 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: A Dog’s Journey. (2019, PGa) A beloved dog discovers his new destiny. Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad. 9.15 MOVIE: The Sapphires. (2012, PGalsv, R) During the ’60s, four talented Aboriginal women learn about love, friendship and conflict after their singing group, The Sapphires, is sent to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War. Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy. 11.20 World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls. (MA15+av, R) Documents shocking emergency calls. 12.20 The Good Doctor. (Ma, R) Shaun’s residency is put in jeopardy. 1.20 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9. Semi-final. 9.00 MOVIE: Maid In Manhattan. (2002, PGsl, R) A US senatorial candidate falls for a mysterious woman he meets while visiting New York. However, unknown to him at the time, she is a single mother who works as a maid at the hotel where he stays. Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson. 11.10 MOVIE: Along Came Polly. (2004, Ms, R) A troubled man falls for an old classmate. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston. 1.00 It’s All Greek To Me. (R) 1.30 Drive TV. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGadl, R) Conan O’Brien tries his hand at lifeguarding. 6.30 Hungry. (Final) Presented by George Calombaris and Sarah Todd. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) The lifeguards feel the pressure. 7.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Return, Mv) The NCIS team searches for a suspect. 8.30 FBI: International. (Mav, R) Special agent Scott Forrester and the members of his Budapest-based FBI team fly to Croatia to help capture an American fugitive who escaped to Zagreb with a 14-year-old girl. 10.30 MOVIE: Never Too Late. (2020, Ml) Seniors plan to break out of their retirement home. James Cromwell. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG) 4.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.15 Live At The Apollo. 9.00 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. 10.00 The Set. 10.35 Doctor Who. 11.25 Would I Lie To You? 11.55 Staged. 12.20am Bliss. 12.45 Wreck. 1.30 Fleabag. 1.55 QI. 2.30 ABC News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply. 1.00 Wellington Paranormal. 1.30 American Song Contest. 3.05 WorldWatch. 4.40 Dynamo: Live. 6.05 Australia’s Forgotten Islands. 7.00 The Fast History Of Toys. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2022. 10.00 RAW Comedy 2022. 11.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 9.00 Winners. 10.00 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.00 Horse Racing. Rosehill Gardens Race Day, MRC Members Race Day and Aquis $1.6M Raceday. 5pm Weekender. 5.30 Border Security: International. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Turning Point. 6.30 TV Shop. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Seaway. 11.30 MOVIE: We Joined The Navy. (1962) 1.30pm MOVIE: Some Like It Hot. (1959, PG) 4.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9. Semifinal. 7.00 MOVIE: Escape From Alcatraz. (1979, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: The Deer Hunter. (1978, MA15+) 1am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show 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 Broke. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15am Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Stephen Colbert. 2.40 Basketball. NBL. Round 13. Tasmania JackJumpers v South East Melbourne Phoenix. Replay. 4.30 Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.55 Undiscovered Vistas. 12.45pm Going Places. 1.45 Meeting Place. 2.15 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 3.15 Barunga Concert Special. 5.05 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 5.15 Intune 08. 6.15 Power To The People. 6.45 Kriol Kitchen. 7.15 Family Rules. 7.45 Bears: The Ultimate Survivors. 8.45 MOVIE: If Beale Street Could Talk. (2018, MA15+) 10.50 Late Programs.

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. Noon I Fish. 12.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 1.00 ST: Next Gen. 2.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 2.30 Stories Of Bikes. 3.00 The Love Boat. 4.00 Scorpion. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 I Fish. 6.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 11. Melbourne City v Western United. 9.15 JAG. 10.15 MacGyver. 11.10 Late Programs.

Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. Continued. (1964, French) 6.40 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 8.35 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 10.50 Postcards From The Edge. (1990, M) 12.45pm Hearts In Atlantis. (2001, M) 2.40 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 4.45 Vai. (2019, PG) 6.25 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 8.30 The Current War. (2017) 10.30 Malena. (2000, M, Italian) 12.10am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Sprintcar Title. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Storage Wars. 5.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 6.00 Last Car Garage. 6.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 1. Day session. 5pm 3rd Rock. 5.30 That ’70s Show. 6.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 1. Night Session. 10.00 MOVIE: Caddyshack. (1980, M) Midnight Manifest. 2.00 Rivals. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Ricky Zoom. 4.50 Ninjago: Crystalized. 5.10 Late Programs.

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TEN (5, 1)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders: Summer Series. (Return) 10.30 The World In 2022. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series. (R) 1.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 1.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) 2.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 3.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 5.05 Camilla’s Country Life. (PG, R)

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 APAC Weekly. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 9.30 Cycling. Road National Championships. Women’s race. 11.30 Road National Championships Studio Show. 12.30 Cycling. Road National Championships. Men’s race. 5.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 9.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 5. Morning Session. 11.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 12.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 5. Afternoon session. 2.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 2.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 5.00 News. 5.30 Weekender.

6.00 Drive TV. (PG, R) 6.30 Destination Australia. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PG, R) 11.00 Take Me Home. (PG, R) 12.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 10. Final. 3.30 Arctic Vets. (PG, R) 4.00 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Territory Cops. (PGdl, R)

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Destination Dessert. 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 12.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGn, R) 12.30 GCBC. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 3.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Hosted by Fiona Bruce. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) A hair salon owner is murdered. 8.30 Vera. (Mv, R) Vera investigates when a family man is murdered the day before he was due to testify in court. 10.00 Wreck. (MA15+nv, R) Jamie reveals to Vivian why he is on board. 10.50 Operation Buffalo. (Mal, R) 11.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 12.30 China’s Artful Dissident. (Malv, R) 1.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.05 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.00 Think Tank. (PG, R)

6.00 Great British Railway Journeys: Paignton To Tiverton. (R) Presented by Michael Portillo. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Battle Of Britain: 3 Days To Save The UK. (R) Part 1 of 3. Explores stories from the frontline during the Battle of Britain. 10.10 Princess Diana’s Wicked Stepmother. (PG, R) Documents Diana’s relationship with her stepmother. 11.05 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips: Out And About. (PGl, R) Part 1 of 4. 12.55 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 3.35 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 34. Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers. 10.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) For the first time ever, Stuart MacGill reveals exactly what he told police about his harrowing abduction. 11.00 World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls. (Mav, R) Documents shocking emergency calls. 12.00 The Good Doctor. (Ma, R) Shaun helps an isolated patient. 1.00 Australia’s Most Amazing Homes: Extreme Homes. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 10. Final. 10.00 60 Minutes. (Return) Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 11.00 The First 48: Bullets Have No Names. (Ma) A man dies after a night out. 12.00 Murder For Hire: Doctor’s Orders. (MA15+al, R) A whirlwind romance ends in assault. 1.00 Drive TV. (PG, R) The team takes a road trip to Hyams Beach. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 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 Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by actors Jamie Dornan and James Norton. 8.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav) When Commander Chase, the Deputy Medical Examiner, is abducted from her home by a US Army Ranger who has been accused of murder, the NCIS team must act quickly to find her and the suspect. 9.30 FBI. (MA15+av, R) After a young woman is killed on her way home from a lavish yacht party, the team investigates. 10.30 FBI: International. (Mav, R) An FBI team pursues a fugitive in Croatia. 12.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 9.20 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 10.25 Dinosaurs Of The Frozen Continent. 11.15 Long Lost Family. 12.05am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.50 ABC News Update. 12.55 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon In My Own World. 1.50 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Challenge Cup. H’lights. 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.20 Insight. 5.20 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. H’lights. 6.20 Bob Ross: Happy Painter. 7.30 Abandoned Engineering. 8.25 RocKwiz Salutes The Legends. 9.25 Radio Hate. 11.15 WWE Legends. 12.45am Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am Tomorrow’s World. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Seaway. Noon MOVIE: West Of Zanzibar. (1954) 2.00 MOVIE: The Vikings. (1958, PG) 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 10. Final. 7.00 MOVIE: Spartacus. (1960, PG) 10.50 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Friends. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Middle. 10.30 Charmed. 12.30pm Friends. 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. Cairns Taipans v South East Melbourne Phoenix. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. Midnight Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Late Programs.

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The South Sydney Story. 3.15 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 3.35 Soccer. First Nations Indigenous Football Cup. Men’s Semifinal 1. NT Waa Waas v NT Central Coast Spirit. Replay. 5.05 NTFL. Darwin Buffaloes v Nightcliff. Replay. 6.20 Spirit Talker. 6.50 Natural Born Rebels. 8.00 Ella Fitzgerald At The Paris Olympia. 8.30 Kutcha’s Koorioke. 8.40 MOVIE: 20 Feet From Stardom. (2013, M) 10.15 Late Programs.

The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 8.05 Asterix At The Olympic Games. (2008, PG, French) 10.15 Carol. (2015, M) 12.25pm An Education. (2009, M) 2.20 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 4.35 Hampstead. (2017, PG) 6.30 To Sir, With Love. (1967, PG) 8.30 Limbo. (2020, M) 10.25 Dom Hemingway. (2013, MA15+) 12.05am Infernal Affairs. (2002, MA15+, Cantonese) 2.05 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 1. Day session. Men’s and women’s finals. 5.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 1. Night session. Men’s and women’s finals. 8.00 MOVIE: War Of The Worlds. (2005, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Pride And Prejudice And Zombies. (2016, MA15+) 12.30am Filthy House SOS. 1.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Infomercials. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Turning Point. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. Noon Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 Offroad Adv. 1.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 11. Macarthur FC v Newcastle Jets. 4.30 Pooches At Play. 5.00 Destination Dessert. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon My Fishing Place. 12.30 Fish’n Mates. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 World’s Deadliest. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 34. Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: 13 Hours: Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi. (2016, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

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Monday, January 9 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Hawke: The Larrikin And The Leader. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.40 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.10 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (PG, R) 9.10 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.10 Legacy List. (PG, R) 11.10 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 1.00 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGa, R) 2.55 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 8. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Home And Away. (PGav, R) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PGav, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Clue To Love. (2021, PGa, R) Rachel Bles, Travis Milne, Richard Fitzpatrick. 1.50 Talking Honey. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. (Premiere) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 2.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGadl, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. (Return) Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Back Roads: Brunette Downs, NT. (PG) Heather Ewart visits Brunette Downs. 8.30 Our Dementia Choir Sings Again. Part 2 of 2. Vicky McClure and the choir sing in front of 20,000 people at Splendour Festival. 9.30 A Life In Ten Pictures: Freddie Mercury. (Mln, R) A look at Freddie Mercury’s life. 10.25 Our Brain: Smarter. (PG, R) 11.20 ABC Late News. 11.40 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) 1.05 The Detectives. (Mal, R) 2.05 Operation Buffalo. (Final, Malv, R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Think Tank. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Michael Mosley’s Health Intervention. (PGa, R) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 Heritage Rescue: Lincoln Cathedral. (PG) Part 2 of 5. Nick Knowles follows the restoration of Lincoln Cathedral’s medieval stone West Front. 9.30 Secrets Of Playboy: The Price Of Loyalty. (MA15+) Explores the ’70s DEA investigation into Hefner, Playboy and drugs through the lens of two women. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Reunions. (Mas, R) 11.50 We Are Who We Are. (MA15+n, R) 3.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (Return, PGav) Justin has blood on his hands. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 35. Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars. 10.00 The Spin. Takes a look into the world of cricket. 10.30 Motorway Patrol. (PGal) A bike rider slides under a truck. 11.00 Highway Cops. (PGa) A police vehicle is rammed in Foxton. 11.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) 12.30 Australia’s Most Amazing Homes: Vintage Twist. (PG, R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (PGdl) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 Queen: Days Of Our Lives. (Mln, R) Part 1 of 2. Explores the story of legendary British rock group Queen. 11.00 The Equalizer. (MA15+v, R) Both sides of McCall’s life converge. 11.50 Almost Family. (Mas) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (Return, PGls) Three bachelors, including Felix Von Hofe, Thomas Malucelli and Jed McIntosh, search for love. 9.20 Last King Of The Cross Sneak Peek. (MA15+v) A sneak peek at the series Last King Of The Cross following the rise of John Ibrahim. 9.25 MOVIE: Second Act. (2018, Mls, R) After being turned down for a promotion by her employers, a woman reinvents herself. Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini. 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) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Attenborough And The Empire Of The Ants. 8.25 Long Lost Family. 9.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.00 Australia Remastered. 10.55 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 11.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.05am Veneno. 1.10 ABC News Update. 1.15 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon MOVIE: The Royal Bride. (2020, M) 2.05 The Story Of. 2.35 China’s LGBTQAI+ Surrogacy Families. 3.05 Bizarre Foods. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 1. Day session. 5pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 1. Night session. 9.30 New Amsterdam. 10.30 House. 11.30 Snapped. 12.30am My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am Friends. 9.00 The Middle. 10.30 Friends. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 12.30 Mom. 1.00 Charmed. 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 Becker. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Spirit Talker. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.40 Hip Hop Evolution. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.10 The Lake Of Scars. 10.55 Late Programs.

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Buy To Build. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 All 4 Adventure. 11.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 Late Programs.

Movie Show. 6.30 To Sir, With Love. (1967, PG) 8.30 Vai. (2019, PG) 10.10 Malena. (2000, M, Italian) 11.50 The Current War. (2017) 1.50pm Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 3.35 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 5.40 Toast. (2010, PG) 7.30 Sing Street. (2016, M) 9.30 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964) 11.10 Reel Britannia. 12.20am Infernal Affairs 2. (2003, MA15+, Cantonese) 2.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Wheelburn. 2.00 Motor Racing. 2022 Velocity Invitational. H’lights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. WA Sprintcar Title. Replay. 4.00 Billy The Exterminator. 4.30 Hustle & Tow. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 35. Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 4. (1998, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.

Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 MOVIE: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015, M) 10.45 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10am Satisfaction. 1.00 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, January 10 ABC TV (2)

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SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 11.00 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Stateless. (Ml, R) 1.50 Agatha Raisin. (Mdv, R) 2.40 Back Roads. (R) 3.10 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.55 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 1. 4.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stages 1 to 8. Highlights. From Saudi Arabia.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Nancy Drew. (2007, PGav, R) Emma Roberts, Max Theriot, Tate Donovan. 2.00 Australia’s Deadliest. (PGv, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Mr Mom. (1983, PGa, R) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGls, R) 3.50 Entertainment Tonight. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Father Bob. (PG, R) Anh Do paints Father Bob Maguire. 8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) Part 4 of 5. 9.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Ray Martin. (PG, R) Part 1 of 4. 10.15 The Truth About: Boosting Your Immune System. (PG, R) 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.30 Miniseries: The Accident. (Malsv, R) 12.15 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Who Do You Think You Are? US: Kelsey Grammer. (R) Kelsey Grammer explores his roots. 8.30 Pelosi’s Power. (Ma, R) Explores the life and legacy of the first woman Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. 10.00 The Artist’s View: Sting. (Ml, R) Takes a look at Sting. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+lv) 12.05 Unit One. (Mals, R) 4.15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Remi’s world caves in. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 36. Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades. 10.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG) Follows dog trainer Graeme Hall. 11.30 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. (MA15+a, R) Part 2 of 4. 12.30 The Good Doctor. (PGas, R) Lim and Melendez struggle in their relationship. 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGlsv, R) Takes a look at Mexico City. 8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (2018, Mv, R) Two former staff of the Jurassic World theme park try to rescue dinosaurs from a volcanic eruption. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall. 11.00 La Brea. (Mv, R) Eve and Ty venture into the forest. 11.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav, R) 12.40 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. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) Three bachelors, Felix Von Hofe, Thomas Malucelli and Jed McIntosh, search for love. 9.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) NCIS investigates the unexpected death of a Navy reservist who was an investigative journalist. Knight and Jimmy’s budding romance is put on hold when a vital organ transfer goes fatally wrong. 11.00 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 The Trip To Greece. 9.00 Staged. (Final) 9.25 Bliss. 9.50 Fleabag. 10.15 QI. 10.45 Friday Night Dinner. 11.10 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 11.35 Black Comedy. Midnight Superwog. 12.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.25 ABC News Update. 1.30 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon MOVIE: Family. (2018, M) 1.35 Chasing Famous. 2.30 Life After People. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 9.30 Forbidden History. 10.25 Why Does Everyone Hate The English? 11.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Miniseries: Manhunt. 9.45 Miniseries: The Pembrokeshire Murders. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 2. Day session. 5pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 2. Night session. 9.30 The Closer. 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.30 Snapped. 12.30am My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers. Replay. 10.30 Becker. 11.30 Frasier. 12.30pm The King Of Queens. 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. 10.20 Becker. 11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (74)

Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Moko. 8.00 The Beach. 8.30 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 9.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.30 Atlanta. 10.45 Late Programs.

Asterix At The Olympic Games. (2008, PG, French) 8.10 Toast. (2010, PG) 10.00 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964) 11.40 Limbo. (2020, M) 1.35pm The Movie Show. 2.05 To Sir, With Love. (1967, PG) 4.05 Sissi. (1955, German) 6.05 Fellinopolis. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.35 Let Yourself Go! (2017, M, Italian) 9.30 Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979, M) 11.10 Late Programs. 5.50am Fellinopolis. (2020, PG, Italian)

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 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: Serenity. (2005, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Pitch Black. (2000, M) Midnight Satisfaction. 1.00 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Evolutions. 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Buy To Build. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 My Life Is Murder. 9.25 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Restoration. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Wild Transport. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Hustle & Tow. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 36. Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Train Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

Wednesday, January 11 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) 11.00 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico. (Final, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Stateless. (Malsv, R) 1.55 Agatha Raisin. (Final, PG, R) 2.45 Back Roads. (R) 3.10 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 2. 4.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 9. Riyadh to Haradh. Highlights. From Saudi Arabia.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Nancy Drew And The Hidden Staircase. (2019, PGav, R) Sophia Lillis, Laura Wiggins, Sam Trammell. 2.00 Australia’s Deadliest. (PGa, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Undercover Blues. (1993, PGlsv, R) Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, Stanley Tucci. 1.50 Talking Honey. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls, R) 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (R) 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 QI. (Ml, R) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Panellists include Amy Taylor, Denise Scott, Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe and Tom Ballard. 9.20 Utopia. (PG, R) Tony’s opportunity to pitch an important proposal is undermined by computer issues. 9.45 Miniseries: Us. (Ml, R) Part 3 of 4. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.05 Our Dementia Choir Sings Again. (R) 12.05 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 1.35 The Detectives. (Mal, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Britain’s Beautiful Rivers: Clyde. (PGa, R) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 Britain’s Secret Islands. (R) Part 3 of 4. Stewart McPherson heads to Britain’s Rathlin Island and visits a Neolithic stone tool-making site. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+) When a Yakuza peace summit is called, Tozawa’s efforts to buy his way out of trouble does not go as planned. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Dignity. (Mav) 12.00 The Night Manager. (MA15+av, R) 12.55 Shadow Lines. (Malv, R) 3.25 The Late Session. (Ml, R) 4.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Remi takes matters into his own hands. Bree is trapped. Dean is surprised by a face from his past. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 37. Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers. From the Gabba, Brisbane. 10.30 Crime Investigation Australia: The Cangai Siege. (MA15+alv, R) A look at the 1993 Cangai siege. 12.00 Australia’s Most Amazing Homes: Inventive Architecture. (PG, R) Experts try to find Australia’s best homes. 1.00 World’s Deadliest: Holidays. (Ml, R) Takes a look at deadly situations. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. It’s all hands on deck to get the chateau ready for the first wedding of the season. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.20 The Thing About Pam. (Ma, R) The Dateline episode airs. 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) Revisit some accommodation favourites. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 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 Bachelors Australia. (PGals) Three bachelors, including Felix Von Hofe, Thomas Malucelli and Jed McIntosh, search for love. 9.10 Fire Country. (Premiere, PGav) Seeking redemption and a reduced prison sentence, convict joins a regional firefighting program, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish blazes. 10.10 Bull. (Mv, R) An emergency room doctor is sued for malpractice after she ignored direct orders to save a patient. 12.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Wreck. 9.20 Crazy Fun Park. 10.15 Killing Eve. 10.55 Veneno. 11.50 MOVIE: Eat Pray Love. (2010, M) 2.05am ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Small Town Secrets. 2.30 Life After People. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Bloody Decade. 9.25 MOVIE: Miami Connection. (1987) 11.00 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 3. Day session. 5pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 3. Night session. 10.00 New Amsterdam. 11.00 House. Midnight Skippy. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop. 1.30 Take Two. 2.30 TV Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Charmed. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Frasier. 12.30pm Friends. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 NBL Slam. 2.30 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. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.40 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 First Australians. 9.45 Leigh-Anne Pinnock: Race, Pop And Power. 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Fellinopolis. Continued. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.20 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 9.05 Sheep And Wolves. (2016, PG) 10.40 Sing Street. (2016, M) 12.40pm Let Yourself Go! (2017, M, Italian) 2.35 Toast. (2010, PG) 4.25 The Darkside. (2013, PG) 6.15 Lost In Paris. (2016, PG) 7.50 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 9.30 Withnail And I. (1987, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (74)

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Wild Transport. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Hustle & Tow. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 37. Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Highway Cops. 9.30 Surveillance Oz. 10.30 Beach Cops. 11.00 Late Programs.

Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 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: The Adjustment Bureau. (2011, M) 9.35 MOVIE: Jumper. (2008, M) 11.20 Young Sheldon. 11.45 Raymond. 12.15am Satisfaction. 1.05 Kardashians. 2.00 Late Programs.

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Thursday, January 12 ABC TV (2)

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SEVEN (7)

NINE (8, 9)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 10.30 Gardening Australia Presents. (R) 10.55 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Stateless. (Final, Malsv, R) 1.55 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 3.15 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 3. 4.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 10. Haradh to Shaybah. Highlights. From Saudi Arabia.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Harry And Meghan: Becoming Royal. (2019, PGa, R) Charles Shaughnessy, Clare Filipow, James Dreyfus. 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Escape To The Chateau. (R) 1.00 Dream Listings Byron Bay. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGad, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGals, R) 3.40 Entertainment Tonight. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That: Chinese Australians. (Ma, R) ChineseAustralians share their stories. 8.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year: Down To Earth. (R) Part 3 of 4. 9.20 A Life In Ten Pictures: John Lennon. (PG, R) Takes a look at John Lennon’s life. 10.15 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 11.55 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (MA15+lsv, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG, R) Highlights of coastal rail routes. 8.30 Our Law. (M) After the first few weeks on the job, the cadets go back to the academy for their scheduled fitness test. 9.40 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av) Bill cracks the aliens’ plans. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 L’Opera. (Mal) 11.55 An Ordinary Woman. (Mals, R) 3.55 Filthy Rich And Homeless. (Mal, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Bree stands her ground. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 38. Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers. 10.00 Disasters At Sea: Queen Of The North. (PGa) Takes a look at the sinking of the Queen of the North in March of 2006. 11.00 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service. 12.00 MOVIE: Ice. (1998, Mv, R) A sudden ice age strikes the globe. Grant Show. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) A look at spending the night at Taronga Zoo. 8.30 Paramedics. (Ml, R) A flight paramedic joins a rescue mission in treacherous conditions near Victoria’s Twelve Apostles. 9.30 Casualty 24/7. (Mm) An 81-yearold is being blue lighted in. 10.30 Emergency Call. (Ma) 11.20 Pure Genius. (Mm) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Maln, R) A patient suffers from potentially deadly sepsis. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Return, Mav) The team joins forces with Detective Elliot Stabler to hunt down an evil mastermind. 9.30 The Murder Of Grace Millane. (M) Takes a look at the 2018 murder of Grace Millane, a British backpacker who went missing while on a Tinder date. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) The NCIS team searches for a suspect. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Gruen. 9.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.25 Doctor Who. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Live At The Apollo. 12.25am Louis Theroux: Altered States. 1.30 Friday Night Dinner. 1.55 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Counter Space. 1.30 The Story Of. 2.00 Bamay. 2.20 Life After People. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Life After Prison. 11.05 The UnXplained. 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 9.30 Kavanagh QC. 11.15 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 4. Day session. 5.30pm Australian Open Tennis Draw. 6.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 4. Night session. 10.00 New Amsterdam. 11.00 House. Midnight Skippy. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop.

10 PEACH (52, 11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Friends. 10.30 The Middle. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 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. 2pm

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Sissi. (1955, German) 9.30 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 11.00 Gone Are The Days. (2018, M) 12.55pm Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979, M) 2.35 The Movie Show. 3.05 Fellinopolis. (2020, PG, Italian) 4.35 Sheep And Wolves. (2016, PG) 6.10 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 7.50 The Face Of Love. (2013, M) 9.30 The English Patient. (1996) 12.30am Late Programs.

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

10 BOLD (53, 12) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 I Fish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 ST: Next Gen. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 ST: Next Gen. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.00 Strait To The Plate. 8.30 Our Law. 9.40 No Ordinary Black. 9.50 MOVIE: Yolngu Boy. (2001, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 Wild Transport. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Hustle & Tow. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 38. Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers. 7.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Four. (2015, M) 10.35 MOVIE: 10 Cloverfield Lane. (2016, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 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: Outbreak. (1995, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Ronin. (1998, M) 12.30am Dash Dolls. 1.30 Kardashians. 2.30 Full House. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Late Programs.

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THE RIG Streaming, from Friday, Prime Video

A compelling character-driven mystery unfolds when a strange fog rolls over the North Sea, cutting off any communication to the remote Kinloch Bravo oil rig. Over six thrilling episodes, paranoia and rising tensions take hold of the crew as systems fail and they come face-toface with the dangers of their work. Stars Iain Glen and Emily Hampshire (both pictured).

In their own words: Mary McCartney interviews artists including Cliff Richard, her father Paul McCartney and Elton John for If These Walls Could Sing.

BEHIND THE MUSIC IF THESE WALLS COULD SING Streaming, from Friday, Disney+

Each year, legions of music fans from all over the world flock to its famous zebra crossing, but for a select few, London’s Abbey Road Studios is a home away from home. Photographer Mary McCartney, daughter of Beatle Paul and activist Linda, is one of them.

In this deeply personal film, McCartney delves into the 90-year history of the studios – a place where she spent much of her early childhood while her parents made their seminal records. From Pink Floyd to Star Wars, Kate Bush to Elton John, and, of course, The Beatles, McCartney examines what it is that draws the world’s greatest artists and musical trailblazers to Abbey Road. McCartney’s genuine affection for the subject matter and the “spirit” of Abbey Road is clear as she guides her interviewees down memory

lane – among them Nile Rodgers, George Lucas, Roger Waters, Celeste, Elton John, Noel and Liam Gallagher (interviewed separately, naturally), Cliff Richard and Sir Paul himself, who reflects on the Beatles’ formative years and how the band and studio grew together. Making use of a huge collection of stills, session tapes and vivid footage only recently released from the archives, If These Walls Could Sing is a powerful experience for any music fan with Abbey Road opening its doors and sacred studios for the first time. – Lauren Mitchell

SOMEWHERE BOY Streaming, SBS On Demand

Kept inside for his entire life by a widowed father keen to protect him from the “monsters” outside, Danny (Lewis Gribben, pictured) ventures outside for the first time shortly after his 18th birthday. This poignant British comingof-age drama follows as Danny discovers a world he never knew existed and comes to terms with the truth about his childhood.

THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE Streaming, Paramount+ THE PALE BLUE EYE Streaming, from Friday, Netlix

Fed up of playing second fiddle to Greg Davies on UK comedy series Taskmaster, “little” Alex Horne is stealing the spotlight in this surreal, scripted series that follows his bizarre and utterly hilarious journey to get his own tonight show, supported by his long-suffering band, The Horne Section (pictured), and a cavalcade of celebrity guests.

Black Mass director Scott Cooper is behind this striking, dark adaptation of Louis Bayard’s novel about a series of murders at the United States Military Academy in 1830. Christian Bale is chilling as detective Augustus Landor, who enlists one of the cadets to help on the case – a young man named Edgar Allen Poe (Harry Melling, pictured, right with Bale).

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country k tchens recipes Beetroot and Orange Salad Serves: 8 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes 1 serve per portion Ingredients:

• 2 bunches baby beetroot, unpeeled, tops trimmed • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar • 2 teaspoons honey • 2 teaspoons died mint • 2 teaspoons dried oregano • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 cup Greek yoghurt, reduced fat • 2 teaspoons lemon zest • 2 tablespoons lemon juice • 200g Danish feta, crumbled • 2 oranges, peeled, thinly sliced • Mint leaves to garnish • Flat parsley leaves to garnish

Method:

• PUT beetroot into microwave safe bowl and cover with a tight seal. Microwave on high for 8 minutes until just tender. Stand until cool to touch, still covered. Peel off skin and cut in half and place in a large bowl. • ADD oil, vinegar, honey, mint and oregano to a small jar with a lid. Shake well to combine. Season with freshly ground black pepper and pour over beetroot. Gently toss to coat. Sit for 10 minutes. • COMBINE yoghurt, zest, juice and half the feta in a small bowel, stirring until smooth. Spread onto a large platter and top with beetroot and orange, reserving juices for serving. • SCATTER mint, parsley and remaining feta over the top. Combine reserved juices in a small jug and drizzle to serve.

Pesto Pasta Salad

Ingredients: • ¼ cup pine nuts • 2 cups baby spinach • 1 cup basil leaves • 2 cloves garlic • ¼ cup olive oil • ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated • ¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked

Method: • TOAST pine nuts in a fry pan over low heat for 2-3 minutes, or until golden. • ADD pine nuts, spinach, basil and garlic in a food processor or jug and use stick blender to blitz. • ADD the oil gradually until just combined and then add the parmesan. • COMBINE with wholemeal pasta, mixing through the pesto sauce, season with pepper. • COMBINE pasta with salad ingredients and serve.

Salad: • 200g cherry tomatoes, halved • ¼ red onion, finely diced • 1 cup baby spinach • 200g wholemeal pasta, cooked according to packet instructions • 100g feta, crumbled

Recipe courtesy of the Country Kitchens team

Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Fruit and Veggies: 1 serve per portion

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The Venerable Keith Dean-Jones, rector, priest-in-charge Parish of Bundaberg and Archdeacon of Burnett is set to be farewelled in a special service.

Father Keith bids farewell By Angela Norval Almost half a century of service by The Venerable Keith Dean-Jones will be recognised on Wednesday 11 January. The Anglican Parish of Bundaberg is holding a service of retirement and farewell to allow the community to give thanks to The Venerable Keith Dean-Jones, rector, priest-in-charge Parish of Bundaberg and Archdeacon of Burnett for his 47 years of service to the church and communities in which he has served. It has been a dedicated and educational journey for Mr Dean-Jones who attended school and university in Sydney, studying theology at St John’s Theological College in Morpeth. He was ordained deacon in February 1976 and priest in February 1977. For three years he was Assistant Priest at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle and, for two years at St Peter’s Church, East Maitland. From there, after a term studying at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, a theological college near Oxford, he spent a year as Assistant Priest at St Chad’s Church, Leicester. Returning to Australia at the end of 1982, he was appointed as Rector of Gloucester, a town in the Hunter Valley of NSW. Father Dean-Jones said during this time he was professed as a member of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, a religious community that lives in dispersion. “I have always regarded celibacy as an important part of my life,” he said. Having spent time at many different parishes throughout NSW, in 2015 he was appointed as Priest-in-Charge of Bundaberg, before in 2017, being appointed as Archdeacon of Burnett. “I have never applied for a position in the church but I have recognised that every place of ministry has been right. “I have greatly enjoyed all my work as a priest and I have also regarded close associations with people at times of both joy and sorrow as a privilege, and I regard every man and woman as being of inestimable value. “Over the years, I have had close contact with the homeless and the poor, and I have tried to respond to their needs with compassion and respect. “I think that there are three important ingredients in ministry; prayer, teaching and good works. “I have always wanted to be a priest “While I don’t think that I have had any great achievements, I recognise that I have been very determined in applying myself to the tasks of ministry.” Father Dean-Jones said he was very reluc32 BUNDABERG TODAY Friday, 6 January, 2023

Father Keith Dean-Jones has been a welcome part of his local community. tant to leave Bundaberg, but would be next living in Wynnum in Brisbane. “I never thought that I would be a Queenslander, but I have come to love the region and I even think that I can cope with the climate. “In retirement, I hope to assist in parishes and maintain my life as a member of the Oratory.” Many parishioners were sad to hear of the retirement of Father Dean-Jones. Christ Church parishioners Sue and Barry Davis said since Father Keith’s incumbency as Parish Priest of Christ Church Bundaberg incorporating St Peter’s Bargara and St John the Divine Burnett Heads, he has had a very real presence in these communities with a work ethic that is hard to match.

“His pastoral care for those in need in the wider community especially the homeless and marginalised as well as his own parishioners is a mark of someone whose Christian values have shaped his entire life in serving those whose lives have had a difficult road,” they said. “As parishioners we have always enjoyed his homilies where no notes are needed and his knowledge of the bible both historically and theologically has been very insightful. “His love of the arts and music in particular has been another facet of his personality that is very evident, through his regular attendance of the Sinfonietta monthly lunchtime concert series which he invariably introduced, and his obvious pleasure at having a weekly church choir and musicians at both Sunday services.

“His cheerful disposition and seemingly unending energy will be missed and we wish him well in his upcoming retirement.” This commitment to hard work as a dedicated parish priest was also recognised my Christ Church parishioner Dr Howard Kingston. “Father Keith has been a really good pastoral carer both for parishioners and the public at large with whom he comes in contact,” Dr Kingston said. “If you walk in the street with him, it is apparent how well he is respected in the community. “I personally like his Anglo-Catholic approach. “He is a very good theologian with a superb memory for quotations. “He has gone well beyond the call of duty in his care for our parish. “I have, and would hope to continue to, enjoy his friendship.” Parishioners Neil and Roslyn Phythian said while the congregation at St John the Divine at Burnett Heads was small, Father Keith had been extremely supportive and encouraged an outreach into the broader community. “He has been eager to promote our annual Pastoral Services, the Pet Blessing Services and of course the Carol Services,” they said. “His sermons always reflect a broad understanding of the Bible and the sincere messages within. In times of grief and sadness he has been very understanding and compassionate and the first to offer a helping hand.” St John the Devine Burnett Heads fellow parishioners Chris and Tanya McLoughlin echoed this, saying that having Father Keith serve in Bundaberg had been a real blessing to not only Anglicans, but our community as a whole. “He has been what the Bible calls a good and faithful servant,” Mr McLoughlin said. “On top of leading Anglicans, Father Keith has shown particularly great support to people who are homeless and people who are fleeing domestic violence. “Personally, I will miss his humble preaching style that has provided me with great wisdom to reflect on at St John the Divine Burnett Heads. “Our congregation will always be thankful for the support he has shown all of us.“ The special service will start at 5.30pm at Christ Church, Anglican Church, 59 Woongarra Street and after the service refreshments will be served. A commemorative book for well wishes will be available for signatures and messages at the service and in the parish office between 9am and 1pm weekdays.

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RURAL MATTERS

Rural sector stands tall By Angela Norval From questions as to what will happen with the region’s water supply through Paradise Dam, through to whether local growers would have enough workers with Covid restrictions, it has been a time of toil for the agricultural industry throughout 2022, but definitely one of celebration also. For Bundaberg Today through its Rural Matters section, it has been a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness of growers who are looking towards a strong future and producing a wealth of different crops including macadamias, sugar cane, avocados, lychees, limes and so much more and putting the region on the map not only throughout Australia but the world. Here we showcase just a taste of the stand out moments for 2022. Right from Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP’s visit to Bundaberg in February 2022 there have been questions as to the future of Paradise Dam. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk committed some money to rebuild Paradise Dam to its original capacity, after her government reduced the dam wall by five metres in 2019, due to safety concerns after its original construction. The Premier put half the money on the table and asked the Commonwealth to trump up over $600 million and thankfully funding for the Paradise Dam restoration project was secured in the Federal Government’s budget in October. Bundaberg MP Tom Smith said in October initial works to lay 80 metres worth of concrete for the dam’s apron – a slab that stretches across the width of the spillway – would begin in 2023 with major construction to the main and secondary spillways beginning in 2024. The future of the agricultural industry, updated technology and how it can be successful was highlighted throughout 2022 with onfarm trials and demonstrations for the Hinkler AgTech Initiative which is managed by CQUniversity and funded through the Australian Government’s Hinkler Regional Deal. The Initiative, not only showcasing but funding some incredible technology, trials firsthand for growers throughout the region in partnership win Oztech Drones and Aerobotics, including one of aerobatics technology at Donovan Family Farms just south of Bundaberg in October. Another area that was a wonderful opportunity for growth, fun, learning and plenty of taste testing was the Pick of the Crop Program. A whole of school healthy eating program developed by Health and Wellbeing Queensland and proudly delivered locally by Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers; the Pick of the Crop program continues to successfully increase fruit and vegetable intake among primary school-aged children and allow them to see from their own school based gardens exactly where this fresh produce comes from. It not only saw students be able to have special tasting days but also share this fresh fruit and vegetables with their tuckshops and school community.

The majorly local workforce at Craig Van Rooyen’s lychee farm.

Paradise Dam has continued to be an issue on many local growers minds as they waited for funding to be avaialble. One area that students particularly enjoyed as well was the opportunity to boost their knowledge through connecting with farmers and agribusinesses learning paddock to plate processes. This included learning how produce is transported to the supermarket, and the role packaging and logistics play in getting fresh produce to the store ready for consumers to eat. A visit to Green Solutions Wide Bay extended prior learning and students were able to see composting on a large scale, learning facts about curing, pasteurising, pathogens and seeing just how diverse in microorganisms compost is. Surrounding the facility is farming and students learnt how, and what, are the benefits of using compost and put their knowledge into practise back at school with their composting and gardening. It is clear the region is well known for a wealth of fresh produce as one of Queensland’s food bowl areas and this was showcased in February when through the efforts of a local workforce, a shipment of Craig Van Rooyen’s lychees were shipped to New York, the firstever consignment of lychees to be delivered direct from Australia to New York. Having to look inward to fill his ranks during that Covid world of limited international travel, determined local school students, university students and mature citizens pulled together in achieving the historic shipment. Mr Van Rooyen already exported lychees to Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Canada, previously sending 23 consignments to Los Angeles.

June was another stand out month for the local agricultural industry with Sweet Potatoes Australia showcasing the humble and delicious sweet potato which had risen as a star in the food industry with food manufacturers, restaurants and retailers responding to the exploding consumer demand for this super vegetable that had a year-round supply. Sweet Potatoes Australia continues to reliably supply the major markets domestically and internationally all year-round including Asia and the Middle East with strong farms in the Bundaberg region. Also in June, a local family received proof that their hard work, passion and commitment had really made a difference, contributing to the ongoing growth and success of the horticulture industry in the region. Lachlan and Annaleise Donovan celebrated with other leading horiculture growers and industry members from throughout Australia at the Hort Connections National Awards for Excellence in Brisbane. Second generation avocado farmers, Annaleise and Lachlan’s outstanding achievements were recognised winning the coveted award for Syngenta Grower of the Year. Macadamias are clearly a crop that has held its own throughout the region with growers committed to quality trees and looking at the best ways to keep them not only growing but free from pests and producing a stand out crop that impresses the world. The world’s largest grower, processor, and marketer of macadamias, Marquis Macadamias harnessed opportunities to present the crop to untapped markets on a global scale. Among more than 7000 exhibitors from

Zoe enjoys learning new things about plants and healthy fruit and vegetables as part of the Pick of the Crop program. around the world, Marquis Macadamias was one of 23 Australian suppliers exhibiting with Austrade at SIAL Paris 2022 to showcase the country’s unique food offerings and initiatives. Marquis Macadamias also welcomed further international interest at Trade and Investment Queensland’s Taste of Queensland International Showcase, promoting Australian nuts to over 50 buyers from eight different countries. Charles Cormack, chief executive officer of Marquis Marketing highlighted that while macadamias are already well known for their health benefits, amazing taste, and versatility in snacks and as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet food products, there is still plenty of room for continued growth in new product development and opening new overseas markets. As the new year begins with an extended 2022 crushing season at the Isis Central Sugar Mill, but strong harvest figures, Bundaberg Today looks forward to seeing what 2023 brings for the region’s rural sector and how so many people come together to make it great.

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USQ fuels rural education By Fiona Gowers Rural and remote classrooms was where 92 per cent of University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) graduates in the School of Education Alternative Context project chose to start their careers last year. The project offered pre-service teachers contextualised support to engage in placements outside metropolitan areas. USQ School of Education associate head Dr Tania Leach said the project emerged from the 2019 to 2020 UniSQ Rural and Remote summits, where community members, industry partners and researchers collaborated to create practical solutions to nurture a knowledgeable and skilled teaching workforce for rural and remote contexts. It is one of many ways the UniSQ prepares its graduates for rural classrooms. “The Bachelor of Education (primary) program has embedded course work, which specifically focuses on preparing pre-service teachers for rural and remote communities,“ Dr Leach said. “This includes multi-year level planning, pedagogical approaches and how to build sensitive and confidential relationships with community members. “This rural context provides opportunities for graduate teachers to expand their employment prospects and career growth, while also addressing the needs of students and their families.” In 2021, 531 UniSQ students completed professional experience in rural or remote schools, travelling as far north as Nanum. A further 1249 students completed professional experience in regional schools. Bachelor of Education (secondary) student Taylah Hoffman chose to study education because of the positive leadership of her high school teachers. “I was always happy and excited to come to school each day, so I chose to become a teacher in the hope that I could help make school a happy place for my future students and be a positive role model,” Miss Hoffman said. In 2021, she travelled to Quilpie for one of several placements during her studying journey, where she was able to learn in a school with just 60 students from prep to year 10. “On my placement, I had 11 students in the high school and was under the guidance of two amazing mentor teachers who really took me under their wing and taught me lots about the profession,” Miss Hoffman said. “This placement was hands down one of the best experiences of my university studies to date. “I’m excited to see where my teaching degree will take me in the future and look forward to having students of my own in the future.” Former UniSQ students who have gone

University of Southern Queensland third year student Taylah Hoffman chose to complete her placement in Quilpie at a school with just 60 students. on to start their careers in regional areas are leading innovation and connection in their classrooms. Jasmine Hunt is in her fourth year teaching in rural and regional Queensland after graduating in 2018. She said experience in a rural classroom was the best way to set yourself up for a rewarding career in education. “In small schools, you have the opportunity to take on roles that may not be what you intended, but these experiences push you outside your comfort zone and help you to grow and develop as a professional,” she said. “You have opportunities to step up and lead projects and events early in your career.” After three years in Surat Basin, Jasmine is now teaching in Toogoolawah. She said the small and supportive commu-

nities she had worked in gave her an amazing place to launch her career. “In my experience, parents in rural communities are committed to working with you to help their child to be successful,” she said. “They really value good teachers who go the extra mile to give their children a quality education.” Fellow alumni and regional teacher Danielle Chapman vied for the Queensland College of Teachers TeachX awards. The 2015 UniSQ graduate was nominated for the Merline Muldoon Memorial award for Innovation in Teaching in celebration of her use of technology to create an inclusive classroom at her school in Toowoomba. One of her current students uses body language, facial expressions and gestures to communicate, as well as has technology-based

display systems such as an eye-gaze device to choose symbols for communication. To fully support his learning, Ms Chapman teaches all students to become communication partners, and she uses a device to aid communication. “Augmenting my natural speech with the use of symbols and a speech-generating device has many benefits for all students,” she said. “Involving all students on this journey also enables them to become citizens who celebrate and respond creatively and naturally to difference or disability and to advocate for inclusion and accessibility.” Dr Leach said the success of students and alumni demonstrated the university’s capacity to guide and promote excellence in rural and regional teaching.

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Senior research fellow (irrigation and cropping systems) Dr Alison McCarthy of USQ’s Centre for Agricultural Engineering continues to lead ground-breaking research into the cotton industry.

Dr Alison McCarthy is cottoning on to tools University of Southern Queensland graduate Danielle Chapman was nominated for an education award for her innovative, inclusive approach to teaching in her regional classroom.

Toogoolawah State School teacher Jasmine Hunt graduated from the University of Southern Queensland in 2018 and says starting her career in rural towns has helped her grow as an educator.

Finding and retaining staff is more difficult than ever across a myriad of Australian workforces right now, including the agricultural sector. The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has accepted the challenge, on behalf of the cotton industry, to investigate how automated machine vision tools may be able to automate or augment some activities, such as crop scouting, to improve data collection and labour efficiency and boost productivity and profitability. The work will continue to identify target areas where machine vision tools can help industry personnel. Dr Alison McCarthy, a senior research fellow (irrigation and cropping systems) from the University’s Centre for Agricultural Engineering continues to lead this research. “Elements of farming like scouting the field for pests and diseases or collecting plant measurements underpin everyday decisions for cotton farmers, from insect control decisions and crop rotations to irrigation management,” Dr McCarthy said. “These are activities that are vital to successful every day operations, but they are also heavily reliant on having enough people on the ground to carry them out. “This research project will develop a novel suite of automated machine vision tools, from infield stationary cameras to smartphones, to make infield monitoring more efficient and to support agronomic activities.

“Crop agronomy is complex. These tools will provide agronomists and growers with consistent and accurate information.” The research includes Dr Derek Long from USQ, as well as agronomists, entomologists and plant pathologists at Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Cotton Research and Development Corporation and Cotton Seed Distributors will both provide support. Dr McCarthy said exploring the feasibility of multiple machine vision systems was critical to understanding how they could be used for many activities. “We would hope to see outcomes such as improved repeatability of insect assessment using machine vision and more efficient collection of agronomic farm data to measure plant features that underpin decision making,” she said. “We know too that detecting disease distribution is critical for planning crop management, so these tools should also offer data for better scheduling of crop rotation to curb disease. “Data can also be used to support improved irrigation scheduling using thermal cameras for irrigation detection. “Agronomists will be able to cover more hectares with a wider spread of sensors providing them timely site-specific information.”

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PROPERTY NEWS

MOVES TO EASE QLD RENTAL SHORTAGES PROPERTY MATTERS ERLE LEVEY WITH Queensland facing the tightest rental market in memory, moves are under way to encourage new multi-dwelling construction. As well as shortage of housing supply, rents have risen considerably over the past two years due to the extraordinary economic conditions brought on by flooding, the Covid pandemic and rising costs. The Queensland region with the tightest residential vacancy rate in the state is primed for a turnaround, after its council cut fees to incentivise new buildings. Goondiwindi Regional Council (GRC) is introducing a year-long rebate for all council fees and charges associated with constructing new multi-dwelling buildings such as units, townhouses, duplexes and granny flats. Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) COO Dean Milton said the move, welcomed by the real estate peak body, was an exemplary way council’s could help incentivise much-needed new housing supply. “With the Goondiwindi region hovering barely above the ‘no vacancy’ line at just 0.1 percent for the past two quarters, it’s welcome news to see council acting to remove financial barriers to new housing supply,” Mr Milton said. “The REIQ has been advocating for innovative ways to incentivise investors to bring more housing supply to market, both in the short and long term. “In this vein, we recently welcomed the

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State Government opening up renting granny flats to a separate household and similarly, it’s pleasing to see GRC trying a carrot (rather than a stick) approach to maximise new housing opportunity in a targeted way.” Meanwhile, Logan City Council will introduce new secondary dwelling infrastructure charges from February 2023, to match the charges for auxiliary units in Logan. “Logan’s vacancy rate is 0.7 percent which is still a far cry from what we consider ‘healthy’ at 2.6 – 3.5 percent,” Mr Milton said. “Our view is that introducing new fees acts as a deterrent for property owners to bring secondary dwellings to the rental market, and is contrary to the intension of the amended regulations for granny flats. “Private investors are playing a really vital role, housing a significant proportion of the community, and there’s opportunity for government to do more to encourage and incentivise that.”

The Goondiwindi Region at 0.1 percent has been joined this year by the Southern Downs Region, also 0.1 percent, as the tightest rental markets in the state – both within the Darling Downs along the state’s border with New South Wales. The North Queensland Tablelands rose fractionally throughout the year to 0.2 percent - in the same boat as Maryborough which stayed put at 0.2 percent after two years of virtually no vacancies. Gympie and South Burnett both rose slightly to 0.3 percent and have hovered around this barely-above-zero mark for the past four quarters. Rockhampton (0.4 percent), Toowoomba (0.3 percent), Bundaberg, (0.4 percent), Cook (0.4 percent), Lockyer Valley (0.5 percent), Maranoa (0.6 percent), Scenic Rim (0.5 percent), all more or less plateaued. Meanwhile Master Builders is calling on the Queensland Government for more time for the industry to implement the changes in

the way houses must be built. Master Builders CEO Paul Bidwell said the crippling shortage of tradies and building materials, together with rising building costs, would continue to hamper the delivery of construction projects and prevent new projects from getting underway. This comes on top of a fall in demand for new housing. Dwelling approvals dropped 7.2 percent over the three months to October and loans for new dwellings fell 5.2 percent over the same period according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. “All this at a time when housing supply is in crisis – we need more housing, not less,’’ Mr Bidwell said. “This is not the time for government to introduce significant costs to the construction of new housing. “Unless the changes are pushed out at least until 2024, next year will be crunch time for housing in Queensland.” ●

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Cool in the Norville pool Norville Park Swimming Pool has been one of the ideal spots to cool off this school holidays considering the facilities cover all ages with an Olympic 50m pool, 25m pool, toddler splash area and a hugely welcomed water play area with a 2.9m water slide and huge tipping bucket. Another popular addition has been the inflatables with children happy to try their best to make it from one end to the other in this fun and safe activity.

Flynn and Cooper Van Lierop, Jack Reid and Bronte Van Lierop.

Emily and Callie Daniell beat the heat.

Ayanh and Alee Heron play under the water.

Levi and Riley Besic, Shan and Kobe Goodman with Connor and Gareth Scott after a big day in the water.

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Mackenzie Street and Alyza Bain enjoying the water slide.

Flynn Daniell and Tyler Pirovano pose for a photo.

Alee and Ayanh Heron enjoy the water park.

Toby Tuaine, Dakodah Tukariri, Catalina TuaineVaeagi and Nani Tuaine cooling off.

Barbara Taylor and Tammy Street watching over the kids.

Ryan Gatt on duty.

Toby Tuaine slips into the drink.

Aria Tillson takes it easy.

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Gardening

Ixora Golden Ball is a hard flower to miss.

Ixora Pink Malay flowering in Bargara.

GARDENING

Neil Fisher

Ixora Prince of Orange.

Ixora Splash.

Blooming jungle geranium Did you know that there is an Ixora that actually grows native in the Wide Bay and Port Curtis? It is the Ixora queenslandica or the Native Ixora. This local native with white fragrant flowers grows to about three metres high. Ixora queenslandica is good shrub for shady situations, as long as it has well drained soil. Have you noticed the number of these flowering Ixoras in our local gardens? In my mind, no plant has looked better, flowered better or has had less insect problems this season. In fact, it would be hard to find a shrub more colourful than the Ixora at the moment. With their glossy, deep green leaves and spectacular heads of scarlet, orange, yellow, pink or white flowers, a position could be found for this plant in almost any garden. For gardeners in the coastal areas Ixora Gold Fire has proven to be quiet a star. Succeeding in exposed landscape positions while still providing a great floral display where other Ixora varieties have struggled. Ixora Gold Fire is a beautiful evergreen that is popular for streetscape plantings. This compact shrub with dark green leathery foliage will grow up to 1.5m in most well drained soil types. Ixora Gold Fire will bear vibrant clusters golden-yellows coloured flowers in profusion during the warmer months of the year. Sometimes a single tangerine flower will appear in those clusters. Commonly known as the jungle geranium or jungle flame, it would be easy to think that the Ixora will require thousands of litres of water per year to survive, yet surprisingly, most Ixoras will use less than three litres of water per week. Some of the most attractive Ixoras worth trying for Wide Bay gardens would include: Ixora Campons Pride is a very hardy evergreen shrub with large glossy dark green leaves. From October to February large heads of white flowers are formed that has been promoted as the best white flowering Ixora variety that has ever been available to Queensland gardeners. Ixora Campons Pride will grow to around 1.5m and 1m across in most garden locations. Preferring a well-drained position and will also tolerate both wet and dry positions for short periods of time. Ixora Golden Ball is an evergreen shrub with erect, densely packed branches and glossy green foliage. From spring to autumn attractive semi-rounded heads of amber yellow

Ixora Campons Pride.

Ixora Queenslandica is a native that does well in well drained soil. Picture: AUSTRALIAN TROPICAL HERBARIUM warms times of the year.

flowers will engulf the shrub.

Golden Ball is a hardy upright shrub · Ixora Pirates Gold is an attractive bushy trop· Ixora ical shrub with glossy, vivid green foliage. to 1.5m high that grows at its best in a drier position.

Pink Malay is an attractive and hardy · Ixora shrub with large tropical green foliage. Throughout the warmer months of the year it will bear masses of brightly coloured heads of coral pink flowers. Ixora Pink Malay will grow to around 1.5 m in height and width. It can be used for hedging, screening, borders, feature planting or planting in large containers. Ixora Prince of Orange is one of the hardest shrubs sold locally. It grows to around 2m high and has deep green glossy leaves really shine and the shrub is almost completely covered in fiery orange blooms during the

During the warmer months of the year beautiful heads of buttery-mango yellow flower clusters cover this evergreen shrub. Growing up 2m high Ixora Pirates Gold is a great plant to be used as tropical hedge or as a tub specimen plant. Ixora Splash is spectacular evergreen shrub with glossy variegated leaves that will grow to around 1m in height and width. That is topped by magnificent pale yellow heads of flower. It will grow in both full sun and part shaded positions though a part shaded position will provide the best foliage colouring. Ixora Super King is often referred as the king

Ixora Super King. of Ixoras due to its floral display. Bright long lasting super-sized scarlet red flower heads that can easily reach 20cm across occur during the warmer months of the year. This two metre shrub with glossy dark green leaves would make an excellent screen plant or feature plant for a tropical garden. Ixora is a large genus of about 400 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and the islands of the Pacific. These shrubs are used for massed bedding, hedges and screens, and can be also be grown in containers. Ixoras need humus-rich, moist but freely drained, friable soils and need regular water during the warmer months and very little during the cooler months.

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Champagne excitement By Angela Norval After a huge year with largely sold-out shows in 2022 touring Australia, USA, Canada and New Zealand, Daniel Champagne has returned to Australia with a new album Shimmer Through The Windscreen and will soon hit the stage at Oodies Cafe Bundy’s Bluebird. The story goes that the young Australian singer, songwriter and one-of-a-kind guitar virtuoso first picked up his instrument of choice as a five-year-old following in the footsteps of a musical father. He began writing songs at 12, training classically throughout his teens and performing solo wherever he could, honing his craft and developing what would become the dynamite live show that he is renowned for today. At 18 he left school, turned professional and hit the road. The following decade saw him release five studio albums, tour relentlessly around the globe with upwards of 300 shows per year, play some of the biggest festivals under the sun and share stages with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, INXS, John Butler, Lucinda Williams, Ani DiFranco, Judy Collins, and Rodrigo y Gabriela. Daniel returns to Australia with a swag of new songs from his upcoming album Shimmer Through the Windscreen and a completely new live show. For fans of guitar, songs, or just artistic expression at its finest, this show is a must-see. Given that since leaving school in 2007, Daniel has been on the road touring, some-

Daniel Champagne is set to bring his musical stories from around the world to Oodies Cafe. times playing nearly 300 shows a year around the world. That accounts to a lot of places, a lot of faces and a lot of stories that come from

experiencing this rollercoaster existence of a life in music. As he looks over his career and the response

to his music, Daniel said he was lucky to collect such an amazing group of fans around the world . “I think I’m just as excited to hear how the music connects with them each time as they are to hear the new music,” he said. “I feel very lucky to stay creative and to write the music that I want to. “Most of my songs come from the places that I travel to and the people that I meet there as they all come with their own stories. “I am also forever grateful that there are some people out there that are interested in listening.” As an acoustic singer, songwriter and guitar player, Daniel is an ideal addition to the Oodies Cafe line up and he can’t wait to be back in April. “2021 was actually my first-time playing Bundaberg after all these years of driving up and down the Australian east coast. “Oodies is such a special venue and the crew there is so wonderful. “When a place like that starts putting on shows it doesn’t take long for word to spread through the musical community and I know that a lot more artists will be stopping in to play Bundaberg now that they are there “For me personally, I enjoy that every live show is unique. “Each room of people comes with their own energy, stories, enthusiasm and I just really enjoy seeing the changes from night to night. “The set will change based on the sound of the room, the feedback from the crowd and how I feel in that moment.”

Best is yet to come from Playhouse Theatre in 2023 By Angela Norval

With some changes in their repertoire, Forbidden Road will have a great show this Saturday.

Be entertained down a forbidden road at Waves By Angela Norval Looking at the January line up alone, The Waves Sports Club’s Tahnee Hrelja is encouraging audiences to get ready to enjoy some quality musicians right from this weekend. “The Waves is excited for a new year of providing quality live entertainment featuring new and local artists,” she said. On Saturday 7 January from 7.30pm Forbidden Road Band will be on stage at The Waves with Glenn on lead vocals and lead guitar, Anthony on bass guitar, Darren on drums and vocals, Kellie on lead and backing vocals and Ken on keyboards and vocals. The beauty of the Forbidden Road Band is that while they are predominantly a modern country/rock n’ roll band, they also throw into their performance some originals and some standard pub classics that are loved by many. Band member Glenn Hand said the 40 BUNDABERG TODAY Friday, 6 January, 2023

band was definitely looking forward to being back at The Waves, a venue that had been great supporters of Forbidden Road for many years. “With a couple of recent changes in our line-up, this has allowed us to add even more variety to our repertoire,” he said. “One thing that remains strong and has always been our point of difference are our vocal harmonies, which is something that not a lot of bands are able to offer.” With a huge variety planned for the evening including Elvis, Eagles, modern country and even the Bee Gees, audiences will be up dancing for sure and the band is also happy to accommodate requests wherever they can. “We are also excited to head to New Zealand in May to perform at the Bay Of Islands Country Music Festival, promoting both of our EPs of original songs. “We are looking forward to getting back there and all that the new year can bring for the band.”

Fresh off a year of rave reviews and shows that appealed to a variety of styles and ages, The Playhouse Theatre Bundaberg is looking forward to another action-packed year with a wealth of shows already a part of the calendar. 2022 started with the hilarious Drop Dead, followed by whodunnit The Hollow, fabulous Freaky Friday, scintillating Priscilla Queen of the Desert, script in hand An Evening with Sherlock Holmes, brilliant Death of a Salesman and Aussie classic Cosi. Rehearsals resume on Tuesday 10 January for Shrek the Musical which will be showcased throughout March, followed in May by a hilarious True Story Glorious by Peter Quilter. Needless to say, Shrek the Musical has a large cast that includes all the favourites Shrek, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, Dragon, Princess Fiona through the ages, Queen Lillian and King Harold and of course a wealth of other fairy tale characters and dancers.

Shrek the Musical is a modern musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and based on the 2001 Dreamworks Animation film Shrek. The information and sign-up evening for Youth Theatre in 2023 will be held on Wednesday 22 February. Established in 1971 and driven by an evident need for exciting practical theatre experience for Bundaberg’s young people (aged 10 – 18 years), the Playhouse Theatre runs a once-yearly Youth Theatre program under the stewardship of the organisation’s Youth Theatre Director. All young people wishing to be a part of Youth Theatre or learn more about the program must be in attendance with a parent/ guardian on this night. For more information in regards to the calendar for The Playhouse Theatre Bundaberg this year, visit their website at theplayhousetheatre.org.au

It was a big year for The Playhouse Theatre Bundaberg and there is more to come.

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Library stocks are rising Bundaberg Regional Libraries had almost 3000 new members register and more than half a million books borrowed during 2022. It wasn’t just the books flying off the library shelves as new initiative the Seed Library proved to grow quickly in popularity after going live in mid-September, with more than 1800 loans since its introduction. The Seed Library gives members the opportunity to plant, grow and harvest their crops with the option to return seeds from that plant, or donate seeds of a different variety, back to the library. Bundaberg Regional Council Arts, Culture and Events portfolio spokesperson Cr John Learmonth said the new initiative had sparked interest from community members last year with 220 loans of donated seeds. “The Seed Library has grown very popular within the community since it started less than four months ago,” Cr Learmonth said. “This initiative is also a fantastic way to get people outdoors and learning a range of new skills.” Community members also enjoyed the variety of programs held across Bundaberg Regional Libraries throughout 2022 with 7,888 in attendance. These public programs included digital literacy sessions, children’s and youth programs including First 5 Forever, school holiday activities and outreach programs, along with author events. Cr Learmonth said a highlight for the year was when Bundaberg Regional Libraries hosted the 2022 Queensland Public Libraries Association (QPLA) conference, with over 100 delegates visiting the region for the biannual event. Over three days delegates took part in everything from talks through to a trade exhibition, interactive workshops and a gala dinner. Bundaberg Regional Libraries also won a silver award in the QPLA Local Government Authority Awards for its Ability Diverse Program, receiving a prize of $750 which will be put towards building the initiative. Author Talks were another highlight for 2022, with sporting legend Mat Rogers drawing in the biggest crowd ever with more than 100 community members attending Bundaberg Library to hear him speak about his book, A Father’s Son. During 2022 there was approximately

Cr John Learmonth with Lee Child’s The Sentinel, which was the most popular book borrowed during 2022. 582,000 books borrowed from Bundaberg Regional Libraries and 2,963 new borrowers registered. The number one read for the second year in a row belonged to author Lee Child with the novel The Sentinel. The Sentinel had 336 loans, followed by

Better off Dead by the same author which was taken home 310 times, and then Matthew Reilly’s The Six Sacred Stones coming in third with 282 loans. Cr Learmonth said adventure, thriller and mystery genres kept the community coming back for more as there was only one of the top

20 loans that didn’t fall into this category. “Author Judy Nunn with the book Showtime! came in at number 16,” Cr Learmonth said. “It’s actually astonishing to think all but one of the top 20 loans fall into the category of mystery and thriller.”

Bundaberg 4WD Club president Brad Praed shares the club’s latest trip to welcome in the New Year.

Campout at Kolan River welcomes new year in style Members of the Bundaberg 4WD Club headed to their club’s campsite on the banks of the Kolan River to celebrate the end of what has been yet another fun-filled year of off roading and social activities. A drive out on the private property’s tracks gave some four wheel driving practice, with a few washouts to be negotiated. We also removed some fallen trees to help the property owner access the more remote spots he rarely gets to. The group ushered in the new year with various games to keep the crowd amused well into the night. Cooking around the campfire also had some restaurant quality meals eaten, with getting the pork roast crackling perfect being the yardstick. Recent rains have seen the Fred Haigh Dam rise to capacity. The club kayaks got used to explore the waterway, with many other floating devices used relax in the river. Fishing for an elusive barramundi kept some occupied, but disappointingly the only fish to be caught were catfish. The start of a new year has plenty of activities planned with our trip calendar starting to fill up with plenty of events to keep us out of the house. To find out more on the Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club and activities we have on, contact us via email, info@bundaberg4wdclub.com, on the net at bundaberg4wdclub. com or catch us on Facebook or Instagram.

Water views at the campsite.

Club members out on the track.

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Jorgensens farm cane cutting gang.

Cane cutters.

Local historian and volunteer coordinator at the Old Pharmacy Museum, Childers, SCOTT STEDMAN continues to share some local history of the Isis sugar industry.

Cane hopes rested on mill Extracted from The Isis Scrub: Its History and Progress by the Special Reporter of the Bundaberg Mail 5/1893 – Childers to Bodalla. Commencing at Ridgeway’s corner, the first place passed to the eastward is Mr. N.P. Boisen’s – a selection of 160 acres, all scrub. There are 60 acres cleared, four being under cane, 26 corn, and 30 artificial grasses. Next season, if there is any reasonable prospect of a mill being erected within a convenient distance of the farm, there will be 10 more acres planted under cane. Adjoining the homestead, a Carlyle windmill has been erected which draws water from a well sunk 95 feet. From it there is a continuous supply of water, but the surface soakage which flows in is somewhat brackish. Mr Boisen came to the Isis nine years ago from the Woongarra Scrub, where he had the 200 acres now belonging to Mr F Buss. On 12 December last when the Maryborough excursionists visited the scrub, Mr Boisen was waited on by Messrs. Harrington, Braddock and Williams anent [archaic word meaning about] the proposal to erect a crushing mill on the opposite side of the road on Mr Dinnie’s land. The proposal was made on the certainty that the proposed refinery should be erected on the banks of the Mary at Maryborough. Supposing that object to be achieved, the farmers who would benefit from a crushing mill in their midst would be asked to take up shares to the value of 250 pounds each to cover the cost of the mill - 16,000 pounds– but would not be required to advance any money, but allow it to be deducted from their annual crushings. The site of the mill lying in a hollow fully 100 feet below the level of the Childers railway station, it would be necessary to have pumping machinery connected with the works, and the juice would be forced through pipes to the railway station, where receiving tanks containing agitators would be necessary so as to keep the lime well mixed with the juice until the same could be conveyed to Maryborough. How the scheme will ‘pan out’, and whether the estimated cost of the building and machinery will be sufficient, as well as a little patent to be overcome, are matters which the future will develop or quash. However, many mills are wanted round about, and the fervent hope is that one may be erected about the spot mentioned. On the opposite side of the road, Mr Dinnie has a fine property of 125 acres of scrub land which he purchased at 5 5s pounds per acre two years ago. He has 30 acres cleared, 6 being under cane, and the whole cleared patch will be under cane ready for next season’s crushing, and he intends gradually clearing the whole area for sugar planting. Although he has not sunk a well, there is every indication that there is plenty of water, especially in his low-lying ground opposite Boisen’s which is even now trenched to carry off the surface storm-water. Mr Dinnie has erected a comfortable and commodious two-storied residence on his high land, from which a splendid view of the surrounding neighbourhood is obtained. It is built of wood, has two gables, a spacious balcony and veranda, and has more the appearance of a French chalet. Everything pertaining 42 BUNDABERG TODAY Friday, 6 January, 2023

Dinnie’s house, Bon Accord. to the property is kept in splendid order and condition, so that it is a place worth viewing. Mr Dinnie is well-known in Bundaberg as having managed the Sharon Plantation for several years, and it goes without saying that he is well acquainted with sugar-growing and the manufacture of the marketable commodity. Next to the last-described, we come to Mr. R. Jorgensen’s 160 acres, 140 of which are scrub, and 20 forest land. He has 50 acres cleared, of which 12 are under cane and 30 under corn, the remainder being the homestead paddock. Next year he will have in all 22 acres under cane, and, should a mill be erected near, he will put in the remainder of the 50 acres with cane. He had held the selection seven years. There is a plentiful supply of spring water on the farm since the scrub has been felled. No cane has yet been crushed, but what is growing gives a good prospect of a heavy return next season. The road now takes a northerly course, and to the right Mr. G. Johnson has an area of 80 acres, and on the left two similar-sized areas – in all 244 acres. Of this complement there are 156 acres of scrub, and 88 of forest land. There are 40 acres cleared, 10 being under cane, 10 under corn, and three acres of orange trees (numbering 300 in all). He is putting in an additional 10 acres of cane, and will put all the scrub under cane if a mill comes that way. There is no lack of water. (This property has since changed hands.) At the head of Jorgensen’s, Mr. F. Weigert (Wegert) has 160 acres of scrub, excepting 20 acres forest land. There are 14 acres cleared, 6 acres being under cane. He has crushed 3 acres of cane for an average of about 30 tons to the acre. The next homesteads passed are those of Messrs. Gant and Brand, between whom a partnership exists. Between them they have 320 acres at this portion of the Scrub, besides another 18 and a half acres close to the township of Childers, as mentioned in the previous article. Mr R. Gant’s

selection of 160 acres contains 130 acres of scrub and 30 of forest land. There are 55 acres cleared; seven have been planted with cane, the remainder is growing corn and lucerne, for which the land is thoroughly well adapted on account of the whole area being a gentle slope – sufficient to take away an excess of flood water, and to retain only what is necessary for the proper moisture of the crops. When the present crop of corn arrives at maturity, more corn will be planted unless something definite is known in regard to the probability of a mill being erected anywhere handy; but should such a boon come about, the whole cleared area would be quickly planted with cane, and the remainder would speedily be prepared for a like purpose. Mr W Brand’s two blocks of 80 acres each all scrub, excepting 30 acres of forest land. There are 55 acres cleared, 8 of which are under cane, and the remainder under corn and lucerne. The same remarks apply in this case to those mentioned re Mr Gant’s land. Between the partners it has been the general average to raise 40 bushels of corn per annum to the acre on the two crops. Which means 4000 bushels. When harvested, the corn is soldered up in 2000-gallon tanks, six of which are owned by the partners. One of these, holding two-year old corn, was opened not long since, and another containing one-year old grain. Both samples were splendid in colour and thoroughly clean, and commanded good prices. One tankful was opened of 13 December last, and sold for 4s. 3d. per bushel; it was despatched to Maryborough. The firm also raise a large quantity of oaten and lucerne hay, which they cut into chaff, and put about 30 tons per annum on the market; the larger part of it goes to Howard. The farms are carefully tended by the two energetic partners, and they are reaping the reward of their industry in increased prosperity. They deserve every success. Further north Mr T. McGibbon has 126 and a half acres, all of which is suited for the growth of sugar.

Of this area there are 35 acres cleared, six acres being planted with cane, 15 with corn, five acres comprise a paddock, and the rest is being cleared for corn. Mr McGibbon has promised to put in 30 acres of cane altogether, provided a mill, as has been promised, is put up in the neighbourhood. Mr Biber (Bieber) holds 33 and a half acres of what was originally a part of the fore mentioned selection. He has 10 acres of cane, and will utilise the whole of his land for sugar growing in the event of a mill being put up. At the rear of these two holdings, Mr E Brand has an area of 160 acres of scrub land on the side of steep mountain. On the ridge he has about 10 acres of cane and 10 of corn planted, and down the hill all the land is cleared and under grass, which grows most luxuriantly, and supplies good green fodder for some sturdy draught horses of which he has many. What follows is in regard to what is known as Bodalla. Opposite Mr McGibbon’s, Mr Holland has 35 acres of scrub land, 15 of which are cleared, and three are under cane. He is busy burning off another 10 acres for cane. Mr Sims has two selections alongside Mr. McGibbon’s, one of 29 and another of 33 acres, all scrub. He has cleared in all 13 acres, six of which are under cane. He will have 12 acres of cane next season, and intends clearing all his land for sugar-growing. Messrs. Penny and Co. have promised to take the cane for two or three years at their Cordalba mill, and will lay a removable tram on the farm to take it away. At the back of Sim’s, Mr Chas. King has 62 acres of scrub, 10 acres of it being cleared and under corn. Next season he will have six acres of cane ready for crushing. Mr. W. T. Ilett has 32 acres all scrub, the whole area being nice and level. He has cleared 13 acres, and is planting three acres with cane. He will eventually put the whole area under similar cultivation. The farmers around have agreed to plant altogether 827 acres with cane if a mill be put up about there. Mr A. Ashby has 79 acres of scrub, 30 acres having been cleared, ploughed, and put under cane. Mr W. Watson has 40 acres at Bodalla, only 16 of it being scrub. He has nine acres cleared. For experiment he has planted two acres of the forest country with cane to test the suitability of the soil for cane-growing. The cane is now nearly six months old and is looking well. The red soil is shallow, but the prospects, nevertheless, are assuring. Mr J. Frost has 40 acres of scrub, 10 acres being cleared and under cane. Mr G.A. Gahnstrom 40 acres – 20 acres scrub - 7 acres cleared and under corn; and Mr A. Taylor 30 acres – 24 acres scrub – no cultivation. In addition to the foregoing there are some 218 acres at Bodalla, the same having all been taken up, but not settled upon. About 160 acres of it are scrub land.

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Golfing around Bundaberg GIN GIN Gin Gin Veterans Results from 18 hole Stableford event held on Tuesday 27 December Winner: Geoff Shorthouse 39 pts Runner-up: Bob Materna 37 pts; 3rd : Paul Herring 36 pts Pin Shot 7 and 16: Alan Porter; Runner-up: Paul Herring Pin Shot 8 and 17: Peter Jenkins; Runner-up: Steve Vennell; 3 rd : Alan Porter Long Put: Geoff Brandon Approach Shot 1 and 10: Steve Vennell Runner-up: Paul Herring Approach Shot 3 and 11: Steve Vennell Runner-up: Paul Herring

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Members Results from 18 hole 2 person Ambrose event held on Saturday 24 December Winners: David Doyle and Paul Herring 591/2 Run Down Paul Stehbens and Tom Stehbens 63 Other Scores: Steve Vennell and Stephen Moody 64 ¼, Geoff Brandon and Brian Stevens, Wayne Digby and Bob Materna 67 ¼ Geoff Shorthouse and Alan Porter 68 ¾ Pin Shot 7 and 16 David Doyle 1.6 Pin Shot 8 and 17: Geoff Shorthouse 3.1 Long Put: David Doyle Saturday 31 December – 2 Person Ambrose Saturday 7 January – 2 Person Aggregate Stableford – Management Committee Meeting 10.30 a.m. Gin Gin Veterans Results from 18 hole Stableford event held on Tuesday 3 January December Winner: Geoff Brandon 67 Runner-up: Geoff Shorthouse, Steve Moody 68, Paul Shyhun 69 Other Scores: Wayne Digby 72, Steve Vennell 74, Theo van Dartel 75, Scott Cooper 76, David Doyle 79, Dave McKay 80, Luke Fullerton, Bob Materna, Jason Shield 82, Len Josey 89, Tom Slenders 90 Pin Shot 7 and 16: Theo van Dartel Pin Shot 8 and 17: Wayne Digby Long Putt: Steve Vennell Approach Shot 1 and 10: Scott Cooper Least Putts: Geoff Brandon, Bob Materna, Geoff Shorthouse 28

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BARGARA MEN Sat 31 December, Comp: Stableford

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2: Margaret King .93, Chris Arnold 2.95, Elizabeth Michelle Marsden 7.30 · Div Cook 3.10 BUNDABERG MEN · Pro’s Approach 5th Hole: 26 Boxing Day Open Medley stableford win· December ner Paul Hoffman 37 c/back runner-up Zac Bainbridge · Div 2: Jenice Caflisch .63 37 c/back. Credits; K Stam 37; P Brandon, T Hall 35; T · Pro’s Approach 14th Hole: Collins 33; S Olive, R Hart 32. Approach K Stam 0.97. · Div 1: Michelle Marsden .33 Pros pinshots, 2nd P Brandon 3.10; 4th N Hoffman Div 2: Parichat Macalma 1.03 · · 14.17; 8th T Hall 0.45; 14th N Hoffman 6.96. Men: December 27 Public Holiday open stableford medley · · Div 1: Ray Brown 39pts c/b won by Rod Stephens 38 points runner-up K ChrisDiv 2: Rory Jackson 38pts · tensen 37 c/back. Credits: D Harper, W Stewart 37; · Div 3: Stewart Flanagan 36pts S Richards, D Cartwright 35; R Richards, C Rowe 34; J Peter Stephenson 39pts, Keith Warburton Muller, R Maudsley 33; B Cameron 32 c/back. · Rundown: 37pts, Dan Ryan (Townsville GC) 37pts, Dave Ryan Saturday December 31 the final competition for 2022 · 36pts, Ted Clark 36pts, David Caflisch 36pts, Brian was generously sponsored by Bundaberg Marineland,

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Cook 36pts, Stephen Jameson 35pts, Peter Marschall 35pts, Fred Houlahan 35pts, Chris McNamara 35pts, David Williamson 34pts, Malcolm Turner 34pts, Peter Jamieson 34pts, Keith Horne 34pts, Des Ryan 34pts, Todd Chapman 34pts, Christopher Hale 33pts, David King 33pts, John Cooper (Coolangatta Tweed Heads) 33pts, Michael Brett 33pts, Rainer Kayra 33pts, Jack Van Haren 33pts, Michael Anderson 33pts, Michael Dwyer 33pts, Gregory Lewis 32pts, Hanspeter Kaempf 32pts c/b Pro’s Pin Shot 5th Hole: Stephen Shield 3.86, Peter Stephenson 6.35, Michael Brett 10.31 Approach 8th Hole: Peter Stephenson 1.80, Michael Dwyer 1.87, Peter Johnson 1.93 Approach 13th Hole: Keith Horne 1.68, David Williamson 2.40, Peter Jamieson 2.45 Pro’s Pin 14th Hole: John Trude 1.82, Mark Ramsay 2.94, Frank Millar 3.51, Stephen Jameson 3.79

we thank you for your support. grade winner Brock Wooldridge 38 points runner-up · ADamien Black 37 c/back. B Grade David T Williamson 40 points runner-up Michael Gee 38. I Keune, M Parsons, T Lochwood, C Lamond 37; · Credits: B Dalton, J McEwan, B Hills, G Chandler, T Hall 36; T

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Members Results from 18 hole 2 person Ambrose event held on Saturday 31 December Winners : Alan Porter and Brian Stevens 63 ¼ Run Down Paul Stehbens and Tom Stehbens 65 ¼ Other Scores: Geoff Shorthouse and David Doyle 67 ½, Bob Materna and Steve Vennell 70, Ray Kavanagh and Len Shield 71 ¼, Paul Shyhun and Mark Callendar 72 ¾ , Geoff Brandon and Paul Herring 73, Peter Jenkins and Gary Skinner 75 1/2 Pin Shot 7 and 16 Len Shield 3.1 Pin Shot 8 and 17: Alan Porter 3.0, Paul Stehbens 11.3 Long Put: Ray Kavanagh Saturday 7 January– 2 Person Aggregate Stableford – Management Committee Meeting 10am. Saturday 14 January, Monthy Medal and Guzzlers Mug

thew Maloy 38pts, Mitchell Curd 38pts, Ryan Paul (Bundaberg) 37pts, Ian Bloom 37pts, Garth Pain 37pts, Keith Warburton 37pts, Keith Tooke 37pts, George Sillars 37pts, Trevor Collins (Bundaberg GC) 37pts, Dale O’Brien 36pts, Brian Cook 36pts, Mitchell Bauer 36pts, Rory Jackson 36pts, Peter Landon 36pts, Ross Hunter 36pts, Dan Ryan (Townsville GC) 36pts, John Trude 36pts, Ross McNeilly 36pts, Russell fisher 36pts, Ian McCloskey 36pts, Todd Chapman 35pts, Dennis Gaylard 35pts, Peter Jamieson 35pts, Lloyd Butler 35pts, Michael tooth 35pts, Mark Stables 35pts, Richard Berry 35pts, Bill Lawless 35pts, Robin Lerch 34pts, Hanspeter Kaempf 34pts, Ian Lincoln 34pts, John Albion 34pts, Steve Merritt 34pts, Gary Hack 34pts, Wayne Adcock 34pts, Anthony Dunphy 34pts, Keith Ballin 34pts, Graeme Brown 34pts, Neil Paige 33pts, Paul Devlin 33pts, Neville Frame 33pts, Specs Bainbridge 33pts, Ron Shipp 33pts, Michael Brett 33pts, Mark Ramsay 33pts, Brett McInally 33pts, Chris Robertson 33pts c/b Approach 8th : Neale Curd .27, Ben Ulcoq .40, Neville Frame .85, Garth Pain .94 Approach 13th : No Pin put out Pro’s Pin 5th : John See .41, Paul Birks (Maroochy River) .95, Specs Bainbridge 1.10, Dan Ryan (Townsville GC) 1.28, Jeffrey O’Brien 1.41 Pro’s Pin 14th : Marcus Lister .36, John Albion 1.25, Ray Brown 2.20, Dale O’Brien 2.50, Mitchell Bauer 2.88 Eagles: Richard Berry 2 nd Hole, Mitchell McGlashan 15 th Hole

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Shay Kuchtin 38pts, Jeffrey O’Brien 38pts, Matthew Maloy 38pts, Ken Whan 37pts, John Albion 37pts, Bill Lawless 37pts, Coben Simpson 36pts, Scott Marsen 36pts, Ian Bloom 36pts, Michael Brett 36pts, Nathan Wyllie 36pts, Mark Osborne 36pts, Colin Lovett 35pts, George Sillars 35pts, Ross Hunter 35pts, Dan Ryan (Townsville GC) 35pts, Paul Wheatley 35pts, Mike Paul 35pts, Mark Stables 35pts, Neil Paige 35pts, Richard Berry 35pts, Michael Hansen 35pts, Chris Crouch 35pts, Luke Green 35pts, Jeremy Fitzsimmons (Gladstone GC) 34pts, David Williamson 34pts, Peter Murray 34pts, Jack Van Haren 34pts Mitchell Bauer 34pts, Peter Johnson 34pts, Adam Harber 34pts, Phillip Proctor 34pts, Dave Ryan 34pts, Nike Weir 34pts, Kim Nisbet (Redland Bay) 33pts, Todd Chapman 33pts, John Daley 33pts, Tyler De Been 33pts c/b Pinshot 5th : Matt Doolan 1.70, Ian Bloom 2.36, Chris Robertson 2.98 Approach 10th : Mark Stables .83, Matt Doolan 1.55, Bob Nicholls 2.42, George Moar 3.70 Pro’s Pin 3rd : Phillip Proctor 1.20, Chris Crouch 2.01, Wayne Adcock 2.07, Tyler De Been 2.60, Scott Inslay 2.84 Pro’s Pin 14th : Peter Landon 2.37, John Daley 2.60, Michael Brett 2.67, Dave Ryan 3.53, Damien Botha 3.64

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(City GC) 35pts, Pat McKewen 35pts, Babs Beh 34pts, Rose Lay 34pts, Gayle Ryan 34pts, Christine Banks 34pts Approach 3rd Hole Div 1: Pat McKewen 3.40, Julie Burton 3.99 Div 2: Ann Johnson .86, Margaret King 1.65, Gayle Ryan 1.90, Chris Redshaw 3.07, Donna Pett 3.07

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BUNDABERG SPORTERS Thursday January 30 stableford winner Michael McArdle

41 points runner-up Chris Rowe 40 c/back. · Div 1: Pat McKewen 2.91 Credits: G Hard 40; R Wagner 39; R Ephraims, M Par· Div 2: Ann Johnson .91, Kaye Nicholls 1.11 · sons, M Walker, I Hazel 38; R Chapman, D Svennson 37; · Pro’s Approach No 14th : K Stoddart, M Ballantyne 36; E Thomson, R Elkerton, D · Div 1: Pat McKewen .49 Blundell, M Hess, T Trembath, D Cartwright 35; W Stew2: Jenny Tooth .04, Anita Kaempf .06, Margaret King art, S Sergiacomi, K Stam 34; J Redshaw, M Crossley, K · Div .27

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Tues 27 December, Comp: Ladies & Men Stableford

1: Julie Burton In the Hole, Joan Milton .88, Cheryl · Div Fisher 1.89 2: Rhonda Rowe .41, Leone Collins 1.79, Wendy · Div McNamara 1.97 · · Pro’s Approach 5th : · Div 1: Alex Donovan .46 · Div 2: Parichat Malcalma .55, Fran Taylor 1.35 · · Pro’s Pin 14th : Cheryl Fisher 3.25,

Ladies: · Div 1: Ray Brown 41pts Div 2: Peter Murray 42pts · Div 1: Gayle Ryan 39pts · Margaret King 36pts, Jenice Caflisch 34pts, Div 3: Luke Green 39pts · Rundown: · Michelle Marsden 32pts, Elizabeth Cook 32pts, Pari· Div 4: Jeff Chapple 40pts chat Macalma 32pts, Toni Kuchtin 31pts Jeffrey O’Brien 40pts, John Antrobus 39pts, · Rundown: Ken Whan 39pts, Steve Dummett 39pts, Brian Head · Approach 3rd Hole: 39pts, Pip De Been 38pts, David Caflisch 38pts, Mat- · Div 1: Michelle Marsden .15

Juillerat, S Gills, G Ridge, S Sergiacomi, J Rach 35; M Hess, R Grills, K Turner, L Owen 34; F Lowe, E Thomson (V), D Harper, K Christensen, P Brandon, C Tanzer, T Poelstra, K Pankhurst 33; R Balhorn, K Brown, A Wooldridge, M Lowe 32. Approach 5th B Wooldridge 9.00, 13th N VanEekeren 12n.28. Gardeners Golden Circle nearest the pin on the 4th M Hart 2.15. Pro’s pinshots: 2nd L Irvine 2.11, B Stevens, J Beeston, R Florance, DT Williamson, P Cocking, B Wooldridge 7.20. 4th M Hart 2.15, T Lochwood, L Irvine, R Zielke, J Gibbs, CJ Mutatiri, B Wooldridge, K Ackerman 13.52. 8th S Enever 1.21, S Sergiacomi, W Tapper, K Herrmann, G Ridge, D Turner, S Gills, P Turton 3.85. 14th B Wooldridge 2.69, B Oates, D Blundell, R Hart, R Grills, K Brown, B Stevens 14.42. 17thR Paul 1.29, R Grills, R Zielke 8.24. Competitions: Saturday January 7, 4 Ball stableford sponsored by Gary Holloway, Muffin Break Hinkler Place and Sunday January 8 open stableford medley. Have you nominated for the Burnett Cup 2023? Opening Day 2023 Mixed 4 Ball stableford, 11am shotgun start, overflow 4 ball stableford. Names on the sheet in the pro. shop please.

players. Division 1 Leslie Irvine 33 runner-up Chris Herrmann 32 points. Division 2 Carmel Wooldridge 33 runner-up Del Hartfiel 30. Credits: S Brandon, A Harvey 31; J Gibbs, R Johnston 30. Div. 1 approach 14th J Gibbs 0.77 div. 2 C Wooldridge 0.84. 17th approach L Irvine 0.92, R Johnston 4.90. Competitions: Saturday January 7, 4 Ball stableford sponsored by Gary Holloway, Muffin Break Hinkler Place and Sunday January 8 open stableford medley. Opening Day 2023 Mixed 4 Ball stableford, 11am shotgun start, names on the sheet in the pro. shop. Friday, 6 January, 2023 BUNDABERG TODAY 47

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Conditions have been good for lawn bowls.

Bowls back for New Year some great cash and prizes.

BOWLS BURNETT MEN SOCIAL BOWLS RESULTS

entertainment for Friday 6 January will be The · Live Other Bloke and the following Friday 13 January, live

· Tuesday 27 December: No results as club was closed. 28 December: Scroungers: Winner: Greg · Wednesday Jackson Runners Up: Janelle Franks, Brenton Ste· · · ·

music will be delivered by Bradz Rock N Rhythms. Members, Guests, and Visitors are always welcome.

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phens. Super end Winner: Jason Hall Thursday 29 December: ‘Thirsty Thursday’ – Winners: Jason Hall, Peter Bull Thursday 29 December: Night Bowls – No games played Friday 30 December: Winners: Dick Shield, Janelle Franks Sportsman: Mick Long, Matt Choquenot. The Jackpot was not won and will be $500 again next Friday. Saturday 31 December: Winners: Keegan Lankowski, Yogi Runners Up: Phoebe Russell, Graham McLennan

26 December – Turkey Pairs – Winners – V. · Monday & J. Reitzenstein; runners up R. Tonkin, S. Bennett &

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COMPETITION are now open for the 2023 Champion· Nominations ship Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours. Start organizing your teams and place your nomination on the sheets on the Club noticeboard. Nominations will close on Saturday 7 January at 5pm. Please note: The first round of the Championship Fours will be played on Saturday 14 January and round 2 will be played the following Saturday 21 January.

Sending one down.

MEMBERSHIP FEES Just a friendly reminder that if you haven’t paid your 2023 annual membership fee, could you please do so at your earliest convenience so the Club can report membership details to BQ. Thanks

SOCIAL BOWLS EVENTS are most welcome on all playing days. Entry · · Visitors sheets are at the club or phone the Club on 4151

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4217 during opening hours. If you cannot get through to the club number regarding bowls, then phone 0401 341 378 or 0466 539 441. Friday 6 January: Open Pairs (Men’s, Ladies, Mixed) 1pm start, names by 12pm, green fees paid by 12.45pm. Enjoy some social bowls with the chance to win the Friday Jackpot which is $500. Tuesday 10 January: 50/50 Day – where 50 per cent of the green fees for the day is returned as prize money. Open Pairs - Men’s, Ladies, Mixed Pairs. Names in by 12pm, green fees paid by 12.45pm for a 1pm start.

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The 2 bowl ‘Toucher Jackpot’ will be played after the game. Wednesday 11 January: ‘Scroungers’ Singles – this is a fun game of Singles similar to consistency singles where points are allocated to the 4 closest bowls to the jack. Games are played over 12 ends with no driving allowed. Names in by 6.15pm with games starting at 6.30pm. Green fees are $8 with 50 per cent of the green fees being returned as prizemoney. All ability levels are welcome so come along for a fun night out. Thursday 12 January: ‘Thirsty Thursday’ Open Pairs. 3pm start, names by 2.30pm. Free drink (Sponsored) included in green fees. Games will finish at 5pm with two random lucky draws as prizes. Thursday 12 January: Night Bowls – bowls start at 6.30pm, names in by 6pm. Bowl under lights and enjoy a fun filled night with a chance at the ‘Pick the Joker’ Jackpot. Visitors and those that want to try bowls for the first time will be made to feel very welcome. The January 2023 Edition of the Club Newsletter was emailed out to members on 31 December. If you did not receive your copy or wish to be added to the email list, then please see Keith Whalley.

Checking the lay of the land.

COMING EVENTS 7 January – Nominations close for the Men’s · Saturday Championship Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours. 14 January – Round 1 Men’s Championship · Saturday Fours 15 January to Friday 13th January – Junior · Sunday State Championships – Burnett Bowls Club is one of the host Clubs. 21 January – Round 2 Men’s Championship · Saturday Fours 4 February: Round 1 of the Wide Bay Bowls · Saturday Classic (WBBC). Division 1 Vs Maryborough at Burnett. Division 3 has a BYE.

CLUB NEWS opening hours are – Monday (Club closed), · Club Tuesday 10am – 5.30pm, Wednesday 10am – 9pm,

Thursday 11am – 9pm, Friday 10am – 9pm, Saturday 10am – 6pm (10pm for Functions) Sunday Bowls Days 9am – 2pm. The Goose Club raffle will be drawn on Friday night at 7pm. The Member’s Draw is now $450, so come along, have a meal and a few drinks with the chance to win

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D. Brady; Winners of 1 st Game R. Murdaca & B. McCarthy. Winners 2nd Game S. Burgess & A. Pershouse. Wednesday 28 December – Turkey Pairs – Winners J. Dingle & L. Burnell- Jones; runners up B. McInally & T. Smith. Winners 1st Game T. Merritt & Judy Nowell. Winners 2nd Game M. Winter & A. Powell Thursday 29 December – Men’s Pairs – Winners D. Raggart & Jezza; runners up S. Gray & S. O’Niell; 2nd runners up K. Bayntun & D. Austin. 3rd runners up P. Baker & B. Hearn. Sportsman’s M. Winter & D. Green; K. Cook & K. Mayes; P. Sexton & L. Moloney; R. Watt & K. Hiley. Coming Events Mondays Turkey Pairs – Open (Ladies, Men or Mixed) Pairs. Two games of 11 ends. Pay by noon, 12.30 pm Start. Wednesday – Turkey Pairs - Open (Ladies, Men or Mixed) Pairs. Two games of 11 ends. If insufficient numbers Open Pairs. Pay by 12.30pm, 1pm Start. Thursday – Men’s Social Pairs 1pm Start Saturday 7 January Men’s Championship Singles Round 1. 1pm Start. Sunday 8 January Club Mixed Fours. 1 pm Start

ACROSS THE WAVES LADIES BOWLS NIGHT BOWLS: Night bowls will commence this Friday 6 January starting with a sausage sizzle at 5.30pm. Bowls should get underway around 6pm. Bring your non-bowling friends along, plenty of bowls to use. Phone Lyn Murphy on 0402 302 091 or put your name on the sheet in the clubhouse. Cost $12 pp.

COMMITTEE MEETING: Members of the committee are reminded that there will be a committee meeting in the clubhouse this Friday 6 January at 3.30pm. HAPPY NEW YEAR AND GOOD BOWLING IN 2023!

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Local teacher returns to the world sporting stage By Brendan Bowers Bundaberg’s St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School teacher Taryn Gollshewsky had won before she even took to the field in the women’s discus competition at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. After breaking her leg severely in 2021 playing in a Wide Bay Football game, Gollshewsky had her Olympic dream shattered and had to re-learn how to walk before heading back out to the training paddock to prepare to return to the discus competition. Her goal was to find joy in the sport, and results would take care of themselves. Ten weeks after returning to training, she took out gold in the 2022 Australian Athletics Championships in April before following it up with an Oceania Championship in June.

Isaac Cooper has a bright future.

She was then named as part of the Australian Commonwealth Games team to compete in her third Commonwealth Games. After finishing fourth with a throw of 56.85 metres, Gollshewsky was pleased to compete at the Commonwealth Games. Interviewed after the Commonwealth Games competition by Channel 7, she made it known that she had unfinished business and was ready to go on. Gollshewsky received the Australian Sports Medal in November and continues to go from strength to strength. After being told, ‘You may never represent Australia again,’ she has shown courage and commitment to return, and we will watch and cheer her on as she continues her sporting journey.

Cooper, a rising champ By Brendan Bowers As the new year begins Bundaberg Today will focus on a few of our local athletes making a name for themselves on the sporting stage and shining the spotlight on Bundaberg. One of those athletes is rising swimming star, Isaac Cooper. He recently returned home to Bundaberg after the Fina World Short Course Swimming Championships held in Melbourne. After his full World Championship Schedule, he returned to the Norville Park Pool to thank fans and mix with local swimmers. Isaac won gold in the Men 4×50 Freestyle Relay and the Men 4×100 Medley Relay; he took out silver in the Men 50 Backstroke and brought home bronze in both the Men 100 Backstroke and Men 4×50 Medley Relay team. Isaac was involved in a controversial race at

the World Championships and was denied an individual gold medal after a false start in the men’s 50m backstroke final. Isaac finished the race in 22.49sec to break his junior world record, but unfortunately, the swim did not count, and he was forced to back up a short time later to race again. Despite the controversy, Isaac came home with a silver behind American swimmer Ryan Murphy. On returning to Bundaberg, Cooper thanked the community for their support, acknowledging that he would always treasure Bundaberg and has no plans to forget his roots. It has been a tough year for Cooper after he was sent home from a Commonwealth Games training camp and missed the Games. As a testament to his talent and attitude, his recent success at the World Short Course Championships prove he has a bright future.

Taryn Gollshewsky

Hamilton has eyes on big cricket career By Brendan Bowers Lucy Hamilton is on a fast trajectory in her cricketing career, and many a good judge believes she will soon join another former Wide Bay cricketer Beth Mooney in the Australian women’s team. In a whirlwind 2022, the young cricketer took another significant step forward after being selected for the Australian under 19 T20 team for the World Cup in South Africa later this month. She will feature in the inaugural competition competing against 15 other nations from January 14. It is just another step forward for Hamilton after she made her Women’s Big Bash League debut for the Brisbane Heat in October. The Shalom College student’s weekends are usually full of cricket and travel as she plays for the Across the Waves Cricket Club on Saturday before joining her Sunshine Coast Scorchers teammates on Sunday. She joins her Australian teammates for training sessions and practice matches in Sydney before they travel to South Africa. Australia will play Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the United States in the group stages before moving on to the Super Six stage if they finish in the top three of the group.

Lucy Hamilton with the bat. Friday, 6 January, 2023 BUNDABERG TODAY 49

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Scherer claims classic win By Brendan Bowers Maryborough Speedway held its annual Kurt Murdoch Classic speedway meeting over two nights on Sunday and Monday at their Tinana circuit. It is always an emotional event that runs in memory of a young 19-year-old who lived for the sport and was crushed in a workplace accident in 2012. Over the two nights, this year’s event featured several racing formulas with Legend Cars, Modlites, Junior Sedans, Production Sedans and Nostalgia sedans. On Saturday night, the Legend cars took to the circuit, with Matt Gordon taking the honours in the A-Main ahead of Rieley Fisher and Jackson Tomkins. Modlites also featured on Saturday night with Casey Collins crossing the line ahead of Corey Stein and Mitchell Pammenter to win the A-main race. The Junior Sedans and Production Sedans ran both nights. In the junior sedans New Stars – Challenge Cup, it was Maryborough’s Samuel Duthie finishing ahead of Bundy’s Noel Petersen and Claire Vuichoud. Kurtis Peall kept his good form in winning the junior sedans Top Stars – Silver Crown ahead of fellow Bundaberg racer Mitchell Wogandt and Maryborough’s Mitchell Bayfield. Antony Harrison crossed the line ahead of Dennis Booth and Ross Oliver in the Nostalgia A-main race. The feature event of the two nights was the Kurt Murdoch Classic in the Production Sedans it was Brad Scherer claimed the trophy, crossing 0.731 seconds ahead of Jarrod Peacock and Richard Cook claimed third.

Brad Scherer claimed the Kurt Murdoch Classic ahead of Jarrod Peacock and Richard Cook. Speedway action continues this weekend, with the Autobahn Carina International Speedway hosting two nights of action. Production Sedans will race over both

nights in the Rum City Rumble. Friday night’s racing will also feature Street Stocks, Nostalgia Sedans and National 4s. On Saturday night, the racing program in-

Picture: CONTRIBUTED cludes V8 Late Models, AMCA nationals and Formula 500s. Visit the Autobahn Carina International Speedway Facebook page for further information about this weekend’s racing.

Cricket is back again From page 53 The four division one clubs will also face off in the division two competition, with Brothers ahead of The Waves on the ladder. Norths and the East Bundy Magpies have also swapped positions compared to their division one teammates, with Norths ahead of the East Bundy Magpies. The Waves and Brothers will also battle in the division three premiership with the East Bundy Magpies playing YMCA. Isis has the bye. The Waves lead YMCA on the points table, with the East Bundy Magpies in third ahead of Brothers and Isis. The first ball in the division one premiership matches is scheduled for 11am.

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FORECAST Warnings See www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings Bundaberg: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Saturday. Cloudy. Wide Bay and Burnett: Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers in the north, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a storm. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Saturday. Cloudy. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Capricornia: Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a storm. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Saturday. Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the north, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. Winds easterly 25 to 35 km/h. Southeast Coast: Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Saturday. Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower about the southern border ranges. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Queensland: Scattered showers and storms about northern and western districts, tending widespread with possible heavy falls about the North Tropical Coast and Peninsula. Scattered showers and isolated storms over the northwest, central and southeastern districts, tending partly cloudy in the southern interior. Maximum temperatures near or below average. Saturday. Scattered showers and storms about northern and western districts, possibly widespread with moderate falls about parts of the tropical east coast . Scattered shower about the Capricornia coast, tending isolated along the east coast south of Gladstone. Partly cloudy in the southern interior. Fresh and gusty westerly winds over the Cape York Peninsula. Fresh to strong southeasterly winds developing along the central coast. Maximum temperatures near or slightly below average. Sunday. Scattered showers and storms about northern and western districts, possibly widespread about the North Tropical Coast and Peninsula Districts on Sunday. Isolated showers over eastern districts south of Townsville. Partly cloudy in the southern and central inland on Sunday. Scattered showers and storms in west extending across much of the interior during Monday and Tuesday. Fresh southeasterly winds along the central coast on Sunday. Maximum temperatures near or slightly below average.

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COASTAL WATERS St. Lawrence to Burnett Heads: Winds: N/NW 10 to 15 knots shifting E/SE 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: N’ly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore southern waters. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of storms inshore. Hervey Bay: Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. Sandy Cape to Double Island Point: Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. Double Island Point to Cape Moreton: Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy. Moreton Bay: Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the western bay during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. Cape Moreton to Point Danger: Winds: S/SE 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

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Seniors return for cricket By Brendan Bowers Refreshed after their Christmas break, Bundaberg’s senior cricketers return to the pitch on Saturday when round 14 of the Rum City Foods division one premiership gets underway at Salter Oval. As the competition broke for Christmas, The Waves led Brothers on the competition table with a large gap back to Norths and the

East Bundaberg Magpies. It will be an intriguing round with The Waves facing off against Brothers while Norths and the East Bundy Magpies will clash. With eight regular season rounds remaining before the semi-finals, both The Waves and Brothers will want to stamp their authority as they prepare for the run to the finals. Continued page 50

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