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Gary Rohan and Sam Moorfoot tip ice onto St Joseph’s Football Netball Club president Sue Cormack. (Ivan Kemp) 407706_07
Geelong’s Big Freeze is back with a host of new sliders to help fight MND.
The event will be held at the St Joseph’s vs St Mary’s game on Sunday June 2 at Herne Hill Reserve from 12.30pm with confirmed sliders that include star netballer Emily Mannix, Channel 9 reporter Nathan Currie, Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney, K rock Football’s Tom King and Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan.
And you can add Cats star Gary Rohan to the list after co-ambassador Sam Moorfoot named him as his captain’s choice (pictured) and Joeys president Sue Cormack will also slide into the icy depths.
The Big Freeze Geelong replicates the MCG Big Freeze, which is inspired by Neale Daniher. Drysdale footballer James Breust, who is Neale’s nephew, is a co-ambassador along with Sam.
So far, the Big Freeze Geelong DIY group has raised more than $120,000. You can buy a Fight MND beanies before the Geelong vs Richmond game at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday June 1 with stalls being manned by about 80 volunteers from St Joseph’s Football Netball Club, St Mary’s Football Netball Club, Leisure Networks and St Joseph’s College.
Geelong and Surf Coast sporting clubs will score new and upgraded community sports facilities, thanks to state government funding.
Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence announced on May 21 that Stead Park, home of theGeelongHockeyAssociation,wouldreceive upgrades through the state government’s Regional Sport Infrastructure Package. Banyul-Warri Fields, home of the Torquay Tornadoes, Armstrong Creek, and Waurn Ponds, will also receive new sporting facilities through the investment.
Minister Spence said the venues were originally chosen for the Commonwealth Games and have been retained for the
community, with work set to begin on the Torquay project later this year.
“The Geelong and the Surf Coast communities deserve the quality facilities that they need and that they can be proud of,” she said.
“Stead Park has built a really strong reputation as a premier hockey venue in the Geelong region and... I’m very pleased to say that this will only get better now.
“I’d like to see them (facilities) all completed by 2026. The first one we’ll see will be Torquay, and we’ll keep the community updated on those milestones as we move forward.
“The state government continues to invest in projects that deliver on and improve community sports infrastructure that boost
gender equality and encourage Victorians to really get out there.
“I know that these upgrades will see a huge boost in hockey participation in Torquay and combinedwiththeupgradeshereatSteadPark, we’re really looking at a huge uplift right across the region.”
Geelong Hockey Association vice president Graeme Dent said the hockey community had more than 600 players and 3500 community members.
“Our youngest member is four years old and the oldest is 75 years. It’s a game for boys, girls, men and women and is an inclusive game,” he said.
“It’s the most significant event in hockey in Geelongin111yearsandthebiggestinvestment
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in our sport and town in Geelong and Torquay.
“This facility at Stead Park will enable us to bring state and national championships right here, an economic boom for our city and will no doubt grow the game.”
Torquay Tornadoes Hockey Club president Andrew Crowley said the announcement of the new hockey facilities at Banyul-Warri Fields was a “very emotional day” for the club.
“We’ve worked very hard to grow the club, but we’ve had some tremendous support... and we really appreciate it. We will make a commitment to grow the game of hockey in the Surf Coast,” he said.
Visit sport.vic.gov.au for more information, with further project updates to be provided in the coming months.
Iconic blues music restaurant Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues will close its doors forever at the end of June due to economic circumstances.
Owners Pete Raimondo and wife Kerri announced the venue’s imminent closure on social media last week, leading to an outpouring of thanks and commiseration from patrons and performers.
The Little Malop Street venue, renowned for its combination of Southern cuisine and blues, roots and funk music, has become a beloved
hangout for food and music lovers across the region, the state and beyond since opening 10 years ago.
Mr Raimondo said the show of support from the community since the announcement had been heartwarming.
“I sort of knew, but you forget when you’re in there, doing what you do,” he said.
“I’ve had heaps of people coming through during the week (sharing) little tidbits, like, ‘I’ve been bringing my son here for his birthday since he was 15 and he’s now 20’.
“To see it from the punters’ point of view and
how it’s affected them, the different impact it’s had on people, it’s pretty cool in that sense.”
Born and raised in Geelong, Mr Raimondo worked as a chef for over a decade before his growing love for Southern American food led to opening Pistol Pete’s; the music, he said, was a “natural fit”.
Bluesman, songwriter and producer Wayne Jury, who has a long association with Mr Raimondo and Pistol Pete’s, said the news had hit him hard.
“It’s sad for the region, I don’t know where else in Geelong people… who want to play the
Students have the chance to sail the waters of Corio Bay thanks to a community training program.
Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) and GeelongPort have teamed up to deliver Ready, Set, Sail to school students in Geelong for free.
GeelongPort chief executive Brett Winter said the program would give close to 32 students a place to learn how to sail, which they’ll do close to three hours a week.
“Anyone that is sailing a vessel have to work as a crew and there’s some leadership and teamwork skills that are quite transferable to other areas,” he said.
“It’s a great opportunity for local students to get involved and get out on the Bay. It helps them build some confidence, resilience, and leadership.
“Providing some accessibility to something like this can really open up young people’s minds to doing things they might not have thought that they could get into.”
Mr Winter said sailing allowed young people to learn something new that they “might not have thought possible”.
“These students come away with more confidence about getting out there and trying new things...and it’s really about the connection to nature as well,” he said.
Geelong’s furry friends will have more room to be active and socialise with a new dog park to be built near Armstrong Creek.
The City of Greater Geelong received $550,000 through the state government’s New and Upgraded Parks Program for a new dog park at Charlemont’s Sparrovale Wetland Reserve.
Mayor Trent Sullivan said the facility would be different from the Belmont Dog Park due to the location and appreciated the state government support.
“This is something the Armstrong Creek community has been asking for and will also help protect the adjoining wetlands by providing an appropriate, separate space for dogs,” he said.
Mr Sullivan said there would be no access for dogs within the wetlands outside the park,
with the new facility set to provide dog owners with a space to exercise off-leash in a controlled manner.
Geelongcouncilwillalsocontribute$100,000 alongside the state government funding to the $650,000 project and will be responsible for its delivery.
The location is one of six new parks announced through the funding package, with plans to build the Geelong facility on the residential edge of the wetlands.
MinisterforEnvironmentSteveDimopoulos said each park would be tailored to meet community needs and were chosen through an application process with eligible councils.
Geelong council will conduct community consultations on the park’s design this year, with construction set to begin next year.
roots, blues, soul funky kind of stuff are going toplay,”hesaid.“Petehasbeensuchachampion for roots music in Geelong and provided a really warm and welcoming environment for patrons and musos.”
Mr Raimondo said he was proud of the positive impact his venue had on the region.
“It’s been a good 10 years and it’s been a hard 10 years at the same time,” he said.
Pistol Pete’s will host its regular program of gigs until it closes, including ReSound Festival performances on June 22 and a final weekend of gigs on June 28 and 29.
Police have detected more than 150 offences during a major road safety operationacrossVictoria’swestincluding greater Geelong.
Operation West Connect saw highway patrol units enforcing across major arterial roads in Western Victoria targeting high-risk driving behaviour. It comes as 104 lives have been lost on the state’s roads so far this year, with 28 of those occurring on roads in Western Victoria.
OperationWestConnectisanongoing operationfocusedondetectingspeeding, distracted and impaired drivers.
IngreaterGeelong,policerecordedone drugdrivingoffence,24forspeeding,one for disobeying a traffic sign, one seatbelt offence,twomobilephoneoffences,three other traffic offences, one disqualified/ suspended driver and one heavy vehicle offence.
Police conducted 45 breath tests, eight drug tests and intercepted five heavy vehicles during the operation.
“We also recognise that there’s a tremendous value to the community and we’re always looking at ways to try and support and encourage people to have access to the Bay.”
RGYC commodore Roger Bennett said sailing was often considered “exclusive or difficult to access” and that the program aimed to “dismantle these barriers”.
“In an age where extracurricular activities are crucial for holistic development, we believe that every student should have the chance to experience the joys and challenges of sailing,” he said.
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Community Question and Answer Sessions
We are holding sessions in May to provide an opportunity for the community to ask the Project team questions, raise concerns and provide feedback.
Location: Lara Golf Club, 125 Elcho Road, Lara, VIC 3212
“Speeding on regional roads continues to be a major contributing factor to serious injury and fatal collisions, and yet it’s evident so many motorists are not heeding the warnings as we are continuing to detect far too many people speeding,” Western Region Road Policing Inspector Justine Ryan said.
“We need drivers to slow down and keep to the speed limits, particularly on regional roads – they are in place to keep all road users safe.
“Operation West Connect is an ongoing road policing initiative and motorists should expect to see police out enforcing across major arterials in Western Victoria. We’re doing everything we can to drive down road trauma in the state’s west”.
The wool industry holds a pre-eminent place in Geelong’s history, having an impact on the region in ways that continue to resonate today.
But for many who live in and around Geelong, the importance of wool on the city anditsdevelopmentisnotproperlyunderstood, accordingtolocalhistorian,writer,broadcaster and entertainer Colin Mockett OAM.
“Basically, it’s something that we know of in the background; we tend to think of Geelong as being a manufacturing place with a football team,” Mr Mocket said.
“It’s never occurred to many people that the
reason that Geelong existed in the first place and that we’ve got the only museum dedicated to wool was because Geelong was such a world leader in the industry.”
Forthatveryreason,MrMockettwillpresent this month’s Geelong Museum Association’s Sunday Series talk on the topic.
Mr Mockett said that from Geelong’s very beginnings in the 1830s until the middle of the 20th century, wars had a huge impact on the importance of wool in Geelong.
“In the wake of the Industrial Revolution in the UK… they had a big demand for wool, the raw products, to make the fabric they started churning out,” he said.
“And the original countries where they got the wool from, the Netherlands and the lower countries in Spain, well, Britain was frequently at war with them. But then they discovered they had a reliable supply in a British colony on the other side of the world.
“We actually made the fabric for the Allied forces’ uniforms in both world wars. Those fabrics came out of Geelong mills, mostly out of the Federal Mill, which was purpose-built for creating uniform fabrics.
“So my talk is titled War and Fleece, because wars were the triggers to expand the wool industry in Geelong.”
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Time is running out for art lovers to see the work of a renowned local artist at the Eastern Hub’s Rachinger Gallery.
Dzejlana K Haveric’s exhibition, Rhapsody of the Garden, is about to enter the final week of a month-long run at the East Geelong community centre.
Featuring a series of acrylic paintings focused on flowers and plant life, Ms Haveric’s work is a meditation on light, colour and love.
“Rhapsody of the Garden is inspired by the divine beauty created by colours and mutual energy,acalltoallawarenessthateverythingis created out of love by God’s will and the artist’s brush,” she said.
“In my artwork, I’m trying to be positive, as we live in a very difficult world. Divine beauty is very important, that I can be connected with my heart and with my colours and brushes.”
Originally from Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms Haveric came to Australia 24 years ago after leaving her country and spending some years living in various European countries.
Since coming to Australia Ms Haveric has taught art at community centres, had her work exhibited at many galleries, including the National Gallery of Victoria, and works as a translator for hospitals around Australia.
A Sufi woman, Ms Haveric also donated a painting to University Hospital’s multi-faith Spirituality Centre about ten years ago, a work featuring the symbols of many of the world’s religions arranged in harmony around the Aboriginal and Australian flags.
“I’m very grateful to this country that has given many people the opportunity to avoid trauma from war, as well as the chance to live a creative life,” she said.
“Australia, with its magnificent trees and light, has definitely given me some inspiration for my artwork, and the chance to meet some amazing people.”
Rhapsody of the Garden is at Eastern Hub until Saturday, June 1.
Djezlana Haveric’s exhibition Rhapsody of the Garden is now showing at the Eastern Hub. (Ivan Kemp) 408534_06
is readily observable today, in Geelong’s unrivalled growth in regional Victoria, historic buildings throughout the city, even in the waterfront, large parts of which were shaped by the discarded ballast stones from ships coming in to pick up wool to transport to the UK and Europe.
“From the 1830s through to the 1960s, wool drove Geelong,” Mr Mockett said.
“It’s something that really needed addressing to put it into perspective.”
Colin Mockett will present War and Fleece on Sunday, May 26 at the National Wool Museum. Visit Geelong Museum Association’s FaceBook page for more details.
ReSound Music Festival has announced its lineup, revealing a showcase of outstanding local talent.
Thefestival,actuallytwomicrofestivals running across a number of venues in Ocean Grove on Saturday, June 1 and Geelong on Saturday, June 22, including Blackman’s Brewery, Driftwood Cafe, Murran First Nations Hub, Lou’s Pizza and Wine, Pistol Pete’s, Popcultcha and the Piping Hot Chicken Shop.
Whether it’s the vivid lyricism of Leah Senior, the alt-country songs of Nathan Seeckts, jazz-tinged neo-soul from Wild Gloriosa, Lucy Lorenne’s Barbie-rock bangers, Hassal’s Aussie sharehouse pop or acoustic rock from Loud n Deadly, ReSound has something for every music fan. Other stellar performers include Sarah Carroll, Bec Goring, Rihanna Fibbins, Ella Sweeney, Sid O’Neil, the Sweethearts, Gabby Steel, Daisy Kilbourne, Jasmin Adria and Winksy. Winksy’s Kelli Blackmore said there was such a strong sense of community within the music scene in and around Geelong/Djilang.
“Being part of the inaugural Resound Festivalisanabsolutehonour,”Kellisaid. “I’ve dreamed of playing the Piping Hot ChickenShopinOceanGrovesinceIwas a teenager. Such an epic local venue that has had incredible acts over the years. I can’t wait!”
Part of the City of Greater Geelong’s Live & Local program, all performances are free to attend, with access limited by capacity at each venue.
Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan said the festival provided a great opportunity for audiences across the region to access a diverse range of artists.
“Music is so ingrained in the culture and history of our region and we’re lucky to have such an eclectic blend of musicians wanting to showcase their talents here this June,” Mayor Sullivan said.
Queenscliff community members can learn more about the Wadawurrung culture and gain knowledge and connection through walking experiences.
The Borough of Queenscliffe partnered with the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC) to deliver three two-hour walking sessions from Wirrng Wirrng.
WTOAC Ngarrwa (learning and knowledge) officer Ash Skinner said the event introduced people to the cultural landscape of Wadawurrung country and people, with the
first session on May 22.
The Wadawurrung man said it was important for the community to understand that the Wadawurrung people were “still here” and “teaching our community”.
“Some of the topics we cover include the importance of interaction with Country and how to understand and interpret the changing of our landscape,” he said.
“We also share oral history and insights into the longstanding cultural heritage of the country and the resilience of our people.
“Practices we have undertaken for tens of
thousands of years are still done today, and it is importantforlocalcommunitiestounderstand how they can also help care for country.”
A Borough of Queenscliffe spokesperson said the community wanted to improve relationships with the land’s Traditional Owners.
“As we develop our understanding of the deep history of this land and its people, we appreciate more and more the knowledge and wisdom of the Traditional Owners,” they said.
“It is a chance to hear Wadawurrung stories that have been passed down through
generations, to learn about care of Country, andtoexpandourknowledgeofWadawurrung culture.”
The next Wadawurrung cultural experience sessions will begin at the Queenscliff Town Hall on May 24 from 10am to noon, and Wirrng Wirrng on June 14 from 10am to noon. Registrations for the events are essential and can be done at queenscliffe.vic.gov. au/Your-Council/News-and-projects/ Latest-news/Wadawurrung-CulturalExperience-Sessions-On-Country Jena Carr
Policiesforthedevelopmentofthenorthendof PakingtonStreetaresettobefinalisedasoneof Geelong council’s longest-running community consultation processes has come to an end.
The final iteration of the Pakington North Urban Design Framework (UDF) is up for public viewing, with the version endorsed by the appointed community panel now up on the council’s website.
The community engagement process, which a City of Greater Geelong statement referred to as “the City’s most exhaustive to date”, began in March 2018.
The framework has been mired in controversy, facing significant opposition from the Geelong West community throughout the process.
Public concerns revolve around the effect of highrise developments on the area, heritage buildings, parking and the general amenity of the Pakington North precinct.
Over six session, community panellists participated in 20 hours of deliberative sessions conducted by independent engagement consultancy Capire Consulting.
Thepanelmade“realistic”recommendations to the UDF using a set of criteria focused on enhancing liveability, providing flexibility
Geelong’s favourite food festival is branching out into the Bellarine Peninsula.
Formerly Tastes of Central Geelong, the food fest is now known as Tastes of Greater Geelong, but will still encompass the best in food, drink and hospitality from across our whole region.
Now in its 13th year, the festival aims to showcase everything the region has to offer, from delectable local ingredients, farm-fresh produce, wine and dine events to gourmet taste trails.
The program, spanning Friday June 21 to Sunday July 14, will highlight the gourmet delights within the region and invite locals and visitors to support the local hospitality scene.
The Sharp Group co-owner and director Lyndsay Sharp said Tastes of Greater Geelong was a great opportunity for people to explore and celebrate the incredible array of gastronomic experiences our region had on its
doorstep.
“We really are blessed with a bounty of amazing food, wineries, breweries, distilleries and artisan producers,” she said.
“I am super excited to be a part of Tastes of Greater Geelong to help tell the stories of local growers and producers and to showcase what a great food scene we have here in Greater Geelong, from great venues, pubs and cheap eats to rival any major city,” The Arborist’s executive chef Anthony Hammel said.
Head pastry chef and owner of That Place Patisserie Ashlea Allen said it was so important in the current climate to support small and local businesses.
The 2024 Tastes program kicks off with ‘The Winter Warm-Up’ laneway event on Friday June 21 in Little Malop Central. Saturday June 22 will see Taste Trails guiding guests to discover hidden hospitality gems.
for future development and holistic design approach.
The proposed framework includes more guidelines around many aspects of the UDF, including building heights, which would reach a maximum of 10 storeys in select areas only andrequiresetbacksatmultiplelevelstoensure streets retain access to adequate sunlight.
Transitions between commercial areas and sensitive heritage areas and surrounding residential neighbourhoods was also a focus of the new framework.
The UDF will come before the council at its May 28 meeting, and Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan encouraged those who live, work or
shop in the area to read the document ahead of that meeting. “The Pakington North precinct, which stretches along Pako from Church Street to Waratah and Wellington streets, contributes to Geelong West’s thriving economy and culture,” Mayor Sullivan said.
“Community members are welcome to view the documents at yoursay.geelongaustralia. com.au/pakonorthcommunitypanel to understand what is going to Council at its upcoming meeting.
“WethankthePakingtonNorthCommunity panel for taking part in the City’s most collaborative and comprehensive community engagement.”
By Cr Trent Sullivan
It might be a week away, but winter is well and truly upon us.
The cooler weather has landed and will only become more prevalent in the months ahead.
Despite this, there is still much happening in the Greater Geelong region.
In the coming weeks there are two festivals I am looking forward to attending.
The National Celtic Festival is always a major drawcard along the Bellarine and being a Portarlington resident, this holds special significance.
Council has been a long-time partner of the National Celtic Folk Festival and is proud to once again be supporting it via Geelong Major Events.
The Greater Geelong region has strong Celtic connections that can be observed in the names of our streets and suburbs, and this festival is a wonderful celebration of all things Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Manx, Cornish and Breton.
The music performances will once again be the highlight, but the festival is also about celebrating the richness of Celtic culture, connecting with like-minded community members and embracing our history.
So, I encourage you to get along between Friday 7 June and Monday 10 June to explore everything the festival has to offer.
Majoreventsplayacriticalroleinshapingour local economy and enhance our reputation on the national and world stage, and the National Celtic Folk Festival is one of the biggest annual events our region hosts.
Next month will also see the ReSound
festival hit Geelong and the Bellarine.
As part of our Live & Local program, the free ReSound events will celebrate music and talent at a range of venues and support homegrown musicians and small businesses.
The festival kicks off in Ocean Grove on Saturday 1 June, with live music between 2pm and 6pm at Blackman’s Brewery, Bookgrove, Driftwood Cafe, KALA and The Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill.
Then on Saturday 22 June (between 2pm and 6pm) music lovers can head to central Geelong to see 20 performances at Beav’s Bar, Medusa, Murran First Nations Hub, Lou’s Pizza and Wine, Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Popcultcha Records & Books and The Hot Chicken Project.
Music is so ingrained in the culture and history of our region and we are lucky to have such an eclectic blend of musicians wanting to showcase their talents here this June.
For the full schedule for both days and details on the artists performing, visit geelong.link/ ReSound and for information on the National Celtic Folk Festival, visit the nationalcelticfestival. com website.
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One of the region’s master craftsmen has been honoured with the inaugural Jennifer BantowLocalHeritageAwardforyearsofwork restoring heritage buildings around Geelong.
Tuck-pointer Nat De-Palma, 68, received the award at the the Geelong Heritage Awards last Wednesday night for his work over a career spanning the better part of four decades
Something of an obscure craft these days, tuck-pointing is a method using two colours of mortar in brickwork to give the appearance of very fine joins.
Mr De-Palma became a touring drummer withsuccessfulbandswhilestillateenager,and while his father was happy for him to pursue music he was also adamant his son learn a trade.
Heturnedhishandtobricklayinginbetween tours and soon discovered a passion for the heritage buildings around Geelong, many of which were at risk without people with the right skills to restore them.
“They were all getting pulled down, all these beautiful buildings, I just couldn’t work out
why,” Mr De-Palma said.
“One day a building inspector came on to the job to look at some concrete, before we pulledtheconcrete,Ijustaskedhimwhyallthe buildings were being pulled down.
“He just said, Nat, they’re rotting, nobody knows how to fix them. I thought if that’s the only problem, I’ll fix that.”
Without much guidance, he sought out the techniques of tuck-pointing and set about dedicating himself to the craft.
Managing to find mentors along the way, Mr De-Palma got his first big job restoring the Geelong Station in 1987 and has never looked back.
“I’mtraditionalwithmymethods;Istillmake mymixeswithmyfeetonahessianbag,exactly as I was taught, and my recipes are nearly 200 years-old, strictly no cement,” he said. “The thingIlikemostispassingontheskilltoothers, so that significant buildings can continue to be preserved for future generations.”
Matt HewsonFor more than six decades Geelong’s Gene Fisk Bradley has been a part of the music industry, and his love for country music in particular has not waned over the years.
It is that love for communicating stories through song that has led to the release of his new song Blackhawk this week.
Written by hit Australian songwriter Paul Norton,thesongisatributetoIndigenouselder Blackhawk, whose passing was commemorated at the Walking with Spirits festival at Malkgulumbu (Beswick Falls) on Jawoyn land.
Mr Fisk, born in Colac, began performing in his first rock and roll band in 1959 while he was in the air force, the first of many.
Whilestillserving,hebeganhisbroadcasting careerin1960atButterworthMalaysiaatRadio RAAF as one of their first announcers.
He continued on commercial radio once he returned to civilian life, hosting shows in Hamilton, Maryborough, Bendigo and Geelong before joining 3UZ Melbourne to host its top rated country music program.
Mr Fisk, now 88, said he loved the stories of Australia and promoting new country music, which he continues to do as host of the OZ
The rainbow flag will fly high on the Surf Coast during May to recognise and celebrate International Day against LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
The rainbow flag was raised outside the Surf Coast Shire council office on May 17 to mark IDAHOBIT, the international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
Council youth engagement officer and LGBTQIA+ ally Ella Sweeney said it was an honour to celebrate IDAHOBIT, but there was still“alottoachieve”. “Alwaysopenupthefloor for someone to talk and for you to listen rather than talk over their experience,” she said.
“It is showing empathy, not in the sense of tokenism or addressing an issue or a topic head-on, but being there to listen with understanding if someone would like to talk.
“I pay respects to those within the rainbow community who have championed their rights, and as allies, it is our responsibility to continue
to honour and amplify their efforts.
“As someone who was raised locally in Jan Juc, it has been incredible to see a gradual shift condemning discriminatory language, and a progression towards pride awareness in our shire.”
Mayor Liz Pattison said council pledged to “never stay silent” about LGBTQIA+ discrimination and that the Surf Coast should be a safe and inclusive place for everyone.
“I am proud to be an LGBTQIA+ ally, and proud that our rainbow flag shows that council is an inclusive workplace,” she said.
The rainbow flag will fly outside the council building for the rest of May to celebrate diversity and inclusion.
Youth LGBTQIA+ advocacy organisation Minus18 found that two in three LGBTQIA+ youths experience abuse due to their identity, and 66 per cent experience bullying or harassment.
Country radio show. “Back in the 60s I had rock and roll bands in Melbourne, Bendigo, Maryborough, you name it,” he said.
“But eventually I realised I was a bit old for rock and roll, so I went into country music.
“Country music attracted me, and still does, because they’re story songs, mainly. About people, places, about our own country.
“That’s what I promote. And I like the people that I write about because they’ve done something really decent. I’m pro-Australian, I guess you could say.”
Mr Fisk has always had an interest in First Nations people and culture, engaging
in a lifelong study of the Gulidjan and Wadawurrung Nations.
“When the song came to me from Paul Norton I grabbed it straight away,” he said.
“ItwasdifferenttoanythingI’dseenorheard before, and it was about a subject that I was not aware of, but I became very interested in.
“I’m hoping, mainly for the people involved in it, that it goes well because it has a strong message.”
Blackhawk will be released on streaming services on Saturday, May 25 and with accompanying film clip on YouTube at 4pm on Sunday, May 26.
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Portarlington Neighbourhood House opened its doors to the public this week to show its many activities.
The community centre at 87 Newcombe Street welcomed the community and recognised its volunteers with an open day on Wednesday, May 22, from 1.30pm to 3pm.
President Margaret Belfrage said the open daywasachancetorecognisethehouse’smany volunteers during National Volunteer Week from May 20 to 26.
“The open day is an opportunity for our whole neighbourhood house to be in one place at one time, which we don’t do very often,” she said.
“It’s also volunteers week, and we have about 70 volunteers, so it is a celebration of our volunteers and recognition of them...as it’s our lifeblood, so it’s important to recognise them during this week.
“It’s fantastic and we have people who run activities weekly. We also have people who run all sorts of events and now we’re looking for people to help run some community projects.”
Ms Belfrage said there were close to 30 displays during the open day, which featured exercise classes, art, and music.
Portarlington Neighbourhood House regularly offers activities for people with similarintereststoconnect,tutoredclassesand community events.
The not-for-profit provides opportunities for the public to learn and socially connect with others while encouraging active participation within the community.
The Portarlington Neighbourhood House is always looking for volunteers, and people can find out more at portnh.org.au/volunteers
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A new early learning and childcare centre (ELCC) is set to open in Teesdale in two years.
Minister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn announced the locations of four new ELCCs to be opened in 2026, with one to be built next to the pre-existing Teesdale Primary School on recently acquired land.
Ms Blandthorn said every family deserved access to affordable early childhood education and care close to home, with Brand Architects selected to design the Teesdale centre.
“We’re delivering 50 early learning and childcarecentresintheVictoriancommunities that need them most,” she said.
“Victoria’s first 18 early learning and childcare centres will be conveniently located at government schools.
“I’m excited about the opportunities these
Our favourite food festival has just been announced – with a delicious, new twist! Rebranded as ‘Tastes of Greater Geelong’, our annual celebration will encompass the best in food, drinks and hospitality across our whole region.
With Greater Geelong one of Australia’s most renowned food, wine and hospitality destinations, Tastes of Greater Geelong aims to showcase everything our region has to offer, from delectable local ingredients, farm-fresh produce, wine and dine events to gourmet taste trails.
Now in its 13th year, the festival honours our region’s rich and diverse culinary landscape.
From Friday 21 June to Sunday 14 July, locals and visitors will be invited to explore a wide range of gourmet delights, participate in food-themed activities, and savour the delicious offerings from diverse hospitality venues.
It’s a great opportunity to indulge in local and international cuisine, attend demonstrations and masterclasses and support local businesses.
The full program will be announced in early June. For more information, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/Tastes2
Nature Strip Guidelines
We conditionally support nature strip gardens, as they can help beautify our streets, reduce urban heat and create closer social connections.
We have created draft guidelines to provide clear direction and suitable options for those interested in developing nature strip gardens alongside the local roads we manage.
Your feedback will help us ensure our final document supports our community members to plan, prepare and create the most successful garden they can.
Notice of meeting
We are hosting the next Council meeting on Tuesday 28 May at the Council Conference and Reception Centre, City Hall, 57 Little Malop Street, Geelong. Entry is from 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start.
Reports for consideration include:
›Pakington North Urban Design Framework
› Draft Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2024-28
› North Bellarine Aquatic Centre – Options for Ongoing Operations
› Northern Aquatic Community Hub –Process for Naming following Community Consultation
For full details of the agenda and to watch the Council meeting, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/CouncilMeetings2
You can submit a question to Council by 12 noon on Monday 27 May via the web page above.
2023-24 rates instalment reminder
If you’re paying your 2023-24 rates by instalments, the final instalment is due next Friday 31 May.
There are several arrangements for rate payment depending on your personal situation.
Payment options:
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›BPay
›via our website geelong.link/Rates 2
›by phone 1300 858 058
Credit card payments incur a payment processing fee of 0.25 per cent.
If you’re experiencing difficulty paying your rates, please contact us on 5272 5272 or email revenue@geelongcity.vic.gov.au so we can assist you.
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Geelong Cats vs GWS, GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
›Saturday 25 May
›Various road closures from 3.35pm – 7.35pm
facilities will bring for local children, local schools and their communities.”
Three additional centres will be located at new schools, including Mickleham South Primary School, Toolern Waters Primary School and Wollert Andrews Road Primary School (interim names).
TheELCCswillprovidemorethan450places for children up to five years old for childcare, and three-and four-year-old kindergarten services.
It will feature dedicated community spaces for programs and services like maternal, child andalliedhealth,playgroupsorotherchildand family services.
The state government looks to establish 50 ELCCs between 2025 and 2032 to improve access to early education and help meet the demand for kindergarten and childcare.
It’s National Volunteer Week and a time to recognise the many contributions of volunteers. Jena Carr speaks with Geelong volunteers from the State Emergency Service (SES) and homelessness service Orange Sky about giving back to the community.
Whether assisting emergency services or helping people experiencing homelessness, volunteers are the lifeblood of the Geelong region.
NationalVolunteerWeek,fromMay20to26, recognises the many volunteers who dedicate their time and skills to the community, with this year’s theme of ‘Something for Everyone’.
Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) South Barwon Unit deputy controller Joshua Hutton was brought up with the South Barwon Unit as a third-generation SES volunteer.
“My father and my uncle were members, then both my grandparents were involved in the regional support unit in the late 70s,” he said.
“Intheearlydays,someoftheirrescuetrucks were built in our garage at home, so I’ve grown up around it, and it’s something that I’ve just always had that bit of passion for.
“As a younger lad, I was involved in scouting and continued my community service through the SES... I joined just before I turned 17. I’m still here and coming up to 28 years as a volunteer.
“Along with learning new skills, it’s just about helping our community in times of need, whether for a storm event, with trees down and flooding, or a road rescue.”
‘‘ Something like two hours a week or a fortnight is not a lot of time in your life, but it does mean a lot to someone else in their life ’’ -
Margaret Frances
In October last year, Joshua was deployed as a crew leader to reports that an aircraft full of skydivers had come off the runway on Lake Connewarre’s southern edge and made an emergency landing.
The plane had crashed on the lake’s northern shore, with Joshua and his team of five volunteers working with other emergency services to assist the aircraft’s 17 passengers.
“A lot of jobs we attend are very dynamic, so you’ve always got to be prepared as things unfold to change your tactics and work out what we can do,” he said.
“Initially, it was very hard to get the correct information as to the best access for the plane, whether it was on the Connewarre or Leopold side.
“We put together a few different pieces of equipment that we’d need, thinking that we may have problems accessing the plane.
“Weusedaspecificpieceofequipmentcalled a single-wheel mule stretcher and a basket stretcher to help transport some of the patients up the hill to the waiting ambulance.
“All the people on board were extremely lucky, there were concerns with a couple of them, but they were all relatively unscathed, which is a fantastic outcome all things considered.”
VICSES volunteers attended close to 33,000 requests for assistance (RFA) in the last 12 months, with Barwon Southwest regional volunteers supporting the community at more than 3100 RFAs.
Lara’sMargaretFrancesewasfirstintroduced to Orange Sky, a charity providing laundry and shower services to people experiencing homelessness, close to six years ago.
Her mum was working at The Outpost, a food and necessary item service for people living in poor conditions, when she noticed an orange bus with washing machines in it.
“What I really like is the whole concept of the van. You can sit there and it’s not about the washing, it’s about the conversation and to connect with the guys you meet on the street,” Margaret said.
“Some of these guys might not have seen anyonefortheweek,andyou’rethepersonthey speaktoeachweek,soit’sreallyimportant,and I enjoy that.
“Chatting with someone, making connections, and ensuring they’re all right for the week helps them know that they’re human and that people care. It’s just a nice feeling.
“Imagine not seeing anyone for the whole week.Ican’timaginethat,andit’ssoimportant for us to connect and not be judgmental because you don’t know their circumstances.
“It doesn’t matter what their circumstance is, they’re where they are, and you need to assist them in getting back to where they should be.”
Margaret now volunteers alongside her two daughters and said “human connection” was crucial in helping “to get people back on track”.
“We’re all like-minded people, we’re all human beings, and for another human being to care about someone for no other aspect than humanity is actually great,” she said.
“We can be so disconnected with social mediaandtechnology,sojustacoupleofwords or a human touch is so important, and we need to keep that element going.
“It’s easy to come home and put the lights and heater on, butwhenyouunderstandthat some people haven’t got that, it makes you appreciate what you have got.
“This is how we make our society better; to connect with each other and stay that way. It’s the best feeling not only for the volunteers but also for the recipients.
“Something like two hours a week or a fortnight is not a lot of time in your life, but it does mean a lot to someone else in their life. So, volunteering is very important in my eyes.”
Above: SES South Barwon Unit deputy controller and third-generation volunteer Joshua Hutton. (Ivan Kemp) 407962_06
Left: Orange Sky volunteers Margaret Francese, right, with daughter Caitlin. (Ivan Kemp) 408173_08
Below: Laurie and Lynne Hill have received an award for 15 years of volunteering with genU. (Supplied)
genU celebrated its volunteers on May 22, with Lynne and Laurie Hill receiving awards for 15 years of service to people who are ageing, living with disabilities or experiencing a disadvantage.
“We get satisfaction from seeing people happy, not being lonely, feeling worthwhile and reaching their full potential,” they said.
Sam Chait has just started volunteering with the not-for-profit after deciding he wanted to connect with younger people and support clients with special needs.
“It’s fabulous and I think I’ve found my people. I don’t like being idle and what better way to give back to the community,” he said. Visit volunteeringvictoria.org.au for more information about National Volunteer Week and reach out to local community groups and services about volunteering opportunities.
Jules Haddock is Surf Coast Shire’s latest local legend for her work in reducing stigma and empowering individuals within the community.
Ms Haddock founded Surf Coast’s Art of the Minds Festival, which educates and engages the Surf Coast and broader community in creatively managing mental health and wellbeing.
“I’m good at gathering people and I guess from an education perspective I’ve got the foundation of what our mental health is all about,” she said.
“I’m very big on connecting community, bringing people together and giving voice to people who are feeling really vulnerable; that’s been my calling.
“There’s nothing like it (Art of the Minds Festival) across Australia. We are really proud of our achievements. I couldn’t have done it without our committee of course.”
Ms Haddock founded the festival annually held during National Mental Health Week in 2015 by staging her own art exhibition and sharing her lived mental health experience.
“The beauty of this festival is that we tell businesses that they can make the money, they don’t have to donate to Art of the Minds,” she said.
“Weusetheplatformtograbthemicrophone and remind people about the importance of them connecting and embracing knowledge about mental health.
“Last year we raised $17,225 for Foundation 61 (Addiction Treatment Centre) and grew
ourselves, and that’s because there is a big synergy between substance misuse and mental illness.”
Ms Haddock also runs a mental health business, The Anxious Bird, and an online wellness program, My Recovery Wheel, to support people’s mental health.
The Barwon Southwest community has shown thanks to its State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers by wearing orange.
As part of National Volunteer Week from May 20 to 26, the public was encouraged to dress in orange for Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day) on May 22 to honour SES volunteers.
VICSES Operations acting chief officer David Baker said he admired the “remarkable and relentless efforts” of volunteers.
“I applaud their significant contributions to Victoriansacrossthestateoverwhathasbeena particularly busy period,” he said.
“WOW Day is an opportunity for the public to say thank you, to all the volunteers who sacrifice their time away from their family, friends and loved ones, to help the community rain, hail or shine.”
BarwonSouthwestvolunteershavesupported the community with more than 3100 requests for assistance (RFAs) since April last year.
RFAs included close to 1500 downed trees,
700 building damage reports, 270 road rescues and 60 technical rescues.
Volunteers also supported other emergency service providers, like police, fire and ambulance, on more than 250 occasions.
The VICSES South Barwon Unit were called to a light plane crash at Lake Connewarre in October last year, highlighting the skills and dedication of the region’s volunteers.
“Any incident involving a plane crash is one which makes you perk up as a volunteer,” VICSES South Barwon Unit deputy controller Joshua Hutton said.
“They present a dynamic challenge which requires volunteers to implement a range of skills to provide effective, life-saving support.
“This is a fantastic example of how VICSES volunteers are able to efficiently work alongside partner agencies to provide best-practice care and support to those in our community.”
Visit ses.vic.gov.au/volunteer for more information about the SES and how to volunteer.
Musical theatre lovers are in for a treat when the World of Musicals returns to Geelong after a sell-out Australian tour in 2022.
From Gilbert and Sullivan to Jim Steinman, from Les Miserables to The Greatest Showman, the ensemble of 12 multi-talented artists will perform some of the best-loved show tunes of the past century.
The broad range of material is something that personally appeals to Ciarán Olohan, one of the show’s stars and also its director.
Born and raised in Wicklow, Ireland, Olohan’s family members include opera singers, actors, comedians, musical theatre singers and folk musicians.
Unsurprisingly, Olohan’s performance history is similarly varied.
“I started off as a classical singer and an opera singer and sort of made a sidestep into musical theatre,” Olohan said.
“But I’ve toured with Irish traditional shows and Irish dance shows… all sorts of shows that I’ve been involved with have been very different.
“And it’s funny, I love performing, I love everything about it.I could be in a beautiful concert hall somewhere else in the world, or I could be in the corner of a dark pub in Ireland, banging out a few tunes on my guitar, and I’m just as happy.”
Olohan said the World of Musicals, which features established theatre, opera and TV performers as well as some of the brightest new talent from the UK, Ireland and Australia, strove to appeal to all musical lovers.
“We have wonderful classical singers, we
have wonderful musical theatre singers, we have beautiful dancers, we’ve even got a couple of acrobats in there, all of them amalgamating their talents into one really upbeat, fun and colourful show,” he said.
“Something that we really pride ourselves on is that hopefully we cater for everybody’s taste, hopefully there’ll be something in there for everybody.
“It’s lots of fun, it’s a great night, and yeah, we’ve had a great tour so far and we’re really looking forward to coming to Geelong.
“Alovelythingabouttouringtheshowherein
Australia is we pay tribute to Peter Allen in the show, and to see people’s reactions to his very iconic and very famous music is wonderful.”
The World of Musicals is at Costa Hall on Saturday, June 1. Visit theworldofmusicals.com for tickets and more information.
Where do you end, and where does everything else begin?
That is one of the nebulous topics considered by Emma Mary Hall’s experimental theatre work World Problems, which will be presented atthePotatoShedfortwoshowsonWednesday, June 5.
Theone-womanshow,directedbyCassandra Fumi and starring Carly Sheppard, begins with a woman experiencing her childhood memories,butsoontransformsintosomething much more.
Perspectives change, fact blurs into fiction and the past hurtles toward the future.
Performing such a complex work, one that is by turns comical and terrifying, has been a unique experience for Sheppard.
“Technically, this job has been probably the hardest I’ve ever done… definitely the most challenging,” she said.
“If I had my time again I would definitely do things differently. It’s the type of show where you can’t really know what it’s going to be until you’re already doing it.
“But (in terms of) my skills and my ability to interpret, I’ve learnt so much on this. It’s been an incredible opportunity to grow as a performer.
“This is definitely a journey of memory, of trying to understand who we have been and who we’re going to be together. But it more asks questions rather than taking anyone on a specific journey.
“It’s very complex and difficult to hold on to, but it’s the type of thing that will stay with you for weeks after you’ve seen it.”
World Problems is one of the works on the VCE Drama playlist, which Sheppard is conscious of in every performance.
“The fact that it’s an education show has really leant into our purpose in doing it for
young people, because they’re the ones that are inheriting the earth and the planet and the future that we’re travelling headlong into,” she said. “They are the ones that have to carry that baton next. And so the responsibility that
we’ve had in making a work that is respectful to their intellect has been just such a wonderful experience.”
Prepare to soar the skies as the rhythm and melodies of the Royal Australian Air Force Band take listeners through The Blue Marble.
The band will bring the majestic and sweeping melodies of Julie Giroux’s The Blue Marble to the Wesley Uniting Church on 100 Yarra Street on Friday, May 24, from 7.30pm to 9pm.
Royal Australian Air Force Band commanding officer Squadron Leader Dan Phillips said he was looking forward to having the band perform in Geelong.
“It’s a fantastic band in a beautiful space, so it’ll be a great concert...and I’m really looking forward to hearing the band in that space,” he said.
“We’re a 40-piece wind band, and there’s everything you’ve seen in an orchestra except for the strings, so something for everyone.
“It’s been a while since we’ve been to Geelongtodoaconcertperformance,so we thought we’d bring the band down to perform a classical music-based concert.”
David Bedford’s ‘Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves’, Anne Cawrse’s ‘Skin Metal Wood: Percussion Concerto,’ and Verdi’s timeless masterpiece, ‘La Forza Del Destino’ will also come to life during the performance.
The band will use the power and percussion of its wind instruments to take people on a musical journey that will leave a lasting impression on all who listen to it.
The Royal Australian Air Force Band looks to enhance the image and culture of the Air Force through music and ceremony through public and private appearances to build relationships with the community.
SILENT WITNESS
ABC TV, Friday, 8.30pm
After working together for more than a decade, the writers of this long-running forensics procedural most likely grew tired of the willthey-or-won’t-they tension between Nikki (Emilia Fox, pictured) and Jack (David Caves) and resolved to be done with it and let them fall in love. It’s a bold move that has irked some, but the general grumpiness about this season should arguably be directed at the flimsy writing. Twenty-six seasons in, the characters and script don’t hum with the vigour and believability that was once trademark but, for some, the fact the characters are still alive and kicking is enough. In “Star Part 1”, the underbelly of social media and influencers is explored after a death at a music festival.
JERSEY AND GUERNSEY
SBS, Saturday, 7.30pm
It might sound like a cutesy title designed for a show about two wayfaring cats or even two jolly chefs, but this six-part series is a love letter to a very unique (and real) place: the archipelagos of the Channel Islands. LoveYourGarden’s Alan Titchmarsh narrates this idyllic travelogue which feasts on the stunning natural beauty of the area. Rich with heritage and quirks, locals who have lived in on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey for generations share their colourful insights and knowledge. We meet eighth-generation Jersey farmer Phil Le Maistre and his dad (both pictured), who use a 100-year-old hand plough to harvest the season’s first crop of Jersey Royal potatoes.
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News
Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30
That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.
1.00 Silent Witness. (Malv, R) 2.00 Miniseries: The Cry. (Mal, R) 3.00 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (R)
3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)
4.45 Grand Designs. (PG, R)
LLOYD LANGFORD: CURRENT MOOD
10, Monday, 9.40pm
Times are tough but this network’s support of homegrown (and adopted) stand-up comedians supplies much-needed laughs and silliness. After Mel Buttle and Anne Edmonds’ top-notch gigs comes none other than Edmonds’ partner: Welshman Lloyd Langford (pictured). The HaveYouBeenPaying Attention?standout muses about all sorts of things, with the funny and relatable theme of new parenthood taking a front-row seat. The freshly minted father engages with the audience, perfecting a conversational style as he lightly tickles subjects such as playground etiquette, the royal family and breastfeeding. Able to tackle anything with a wink, Langford has some memorable punchlines.
SEVEN (6, 7)
5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 18. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (R) 11.00 The Story Of Chocolate. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 18. Highlights. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hidden Family Secrets. (2018, PGav, R) Diora Baird. 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross fortifies her autumn plot.
8.30 Silent Witness. (Mad) A death at a music festival draws the team to the dark side of social media and online influencers.
9.30 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 10.10 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
10.40 QI. (Ms, R) 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.25 Grand Designs: Tunbridge Wells. (PG, R) 12.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.00 We Hunt Together. (MA15+al, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Abandoned Railways From Above: Oxford. (PG) 8.30 Secrets Of The Lost Liners: Titanic. (Return, PGa) Looks at efforts to restore the memory of the RMS Titanic 9.30 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters: A Big Find. (PGal, R) Explorers investigate the Bermuda Triangle.
10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 World On Fire. (Malv) 11.55 Catch And Release. (Mal, R) 3.15 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (Ms, R) 4.05 Peer To Peer. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs catches up with Dr Chris Brown.
7.30 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match. 8.00 Football. AFL. Round 11. Fremantle (Walyalup) v Collingwood. 11.00 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.45 Armchair Experts. (M)
12.30 Celebrity Obsessed: Alec Baldwin. (Ma, R)
1.30 To Be Advised.
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 NBC Today.
THE GOOD DOCTOR Seven, Tuesday, 8.35pm
It’s baby central in this seventh (and final) season as proud new dad Shaun (Freddie Highmore) returns to work. Never one to approach any situation in a predictable manner, the genius surgeon’s penchant for iron-clad schedules proves only mildly irritating for his forgiving wife Lea (Paige Spara), but even parents who are irked or triggered by his zealous approach will instantly relate to the slumber-deprived anxiety of navigating a newborn’s sleep times. Back in the hospital, Shaun’s first case involves two infants in need of the same heart. It’s a fascinating test of Shaun’s mettle that’ll define how much his new role as a dad will affect his logical mind.
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Buckley’s Chance. (2021, PGal, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB]TippingPointAustralia.(PG, R) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. Manly Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm.
9.55 Golden Point. A post-match wrap-up of the NRL game.
10.40 MOVIE: Survivor. (2015, Mlv, R)
A state department employee is framed. Milla Jovovich.
12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.35 Pointless. (PG, R)
2.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. (R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
Re & Mi. 5.45 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 5.50 Interstellar Ella. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 6.50 Kiri And Lou. 6.55 Supertato. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: A Time To Kill. (1996, M) 10.55 MOVIE: The Informant! (2009, M) 12.40am Would I Lie To You? 1.40 QI. 2.10 MOVIE: Kill Your Darlings. (2013, MA15+) 3.50 ABC News Update. 3.55 Close. 5.00 Hoopla. 5.15 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.25 Alva’s World. 5.40 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Manifest. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Raymond. 4.30
9.40 Wolf Joe. 9.50 The World According To Grandpa. 10.00 Volcanic Odysseys. 10.50 News. 11.00 Going Places. 11.30 MOVIE: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. (2013, M) 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 The Magic Canoe. 3.25 Wolf Joe. 3.35 Nanny Tuta. 3.40 Bushwhacked! 4.05 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories.
TEN (5, 10)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Ready Steady Cook. Hosted by Miguel Maestre.
To Be Advised. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Graham Norton is joined by Laura Linney, Dawn French, London Hughes and Adrian Edmondson.
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.
12.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 1.30 Father Brown. (Mv, R) 2.15 Gruen. (R) 3.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.30 Tony Armstrong’s ExtraOrdinary Things. (PG, R) 4.30 Restoration Australia. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Australian Story: Off Menu
– Shaun Christie-David. (R) Leigh Sales chats with Shaun Christie-David.
6.30 Back Roads: Port Campbell, Victoria. (PG, R) Presented by Heather Ewart.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Father Brown. (Mav) A murder jeopardises a visit by royalty.
8.15 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) Barnaby relives his sporting glory days when he and Winter investigate a death at the local rugby club.
9.50 After The Party. (Mal, R) A new accusation against Phil surfaces.
10.35 Shetland. (Malv, R) Creggan seeks revenge.
11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.05 Tough Trains. (PGav, R) 11.05 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cycling. UCI ProSeries. Tour of Hungary. Highlights. 3.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 Sports Woman. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 19. Highlights. 5.30 War Gamers. (PG)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Jersey And Guernsey. (Premiere) Celebrates the natural beauty of Jersey and Guernsey. 8.25 Cannes Uncut. (Maln) A behind-thescenes look at the world’s most important film festival, Cannes, profiling the movie stars and filmmakers who attend.
10.00 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces: Buckingham. (PGav, R) Takes a look at Buckingham Palace. 10.50 Paris Paris. (PGas) Philippe starts to forget his responsibilities.
12.20 Dear Mama. (Mal, R)
2.40 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R)
3.35 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Cyberwar. 11.55 Gymnastics.
SEVEN (6, 7)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Doomben Cup Day. Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation Raceday. Sandown Saturday. Morphettville Race Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the upcoming match, featuring hot topics and the latest AFL news.
7.30 Football. AFL. Round 11. Richmond v Essendon. From the MCG.
10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.00 To Be Advised.
12.35 Australia’s Amazing Homes: Extreme Homes. (PG, R) Experts try to find Australia’s best homes.
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 Tales Of Aluna. A group of people lands on a magical island.
5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) A look at locations that highlight living well.
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (R) 12.30 My Way. (PG) 12.45 The Summit. (PGl, R) 3.30 The Lap. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)
6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Jeopardy! Australia. Hosted by Stephen Fry.
8.30 MOVIE: John Wick. (2014, MA15+lv, R) An ex-hit man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who took everything from him. Keanu Reeves, Willem Dafoe, Michael Nyqvist.
10.30 MOVIE: Mad Max: Fury Road. (2015, MA15+av, R) A group of women and a drifter flee a warlord. Tom Hardy.
12.45 The Lap. (R)
1.35 The Garden Gurus. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)
2.30 Getaway. (PG, R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
TEN (5, 10)
NITV (34)
7MATE (64, 73) 6am Morning Programs. 1.15pm MOVIE: The Witches. (1990, PG) 2.50 NITV News: Nula. 3.20 Bamay. 4.00 Going Places. 5.00 Volcanic Odysseys. 5.50 Going Native. 6.20 News. 6.30 Strait To The Plate. 7.00 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Friday The 13th. (1980, MA15+) 10.05 Joan Armatrading: Live At The Asylum Chapel. 12.30am Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 I Capture The Castle. (2003, PG) 9.35 Sometimes Always Never. (2018, PG) 11.15 The Two Faces Of January. (2014, M) 1.05pm Look At Me. (2018, M, Arabic) 2.55 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 5.00 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 6.40 The Defiant Ones. (1958, PG) 8.30 Monster’s Ball. (2001) 10.35 The Wait. (2021, MA15+, Finnish) 12.25am Late Programs.
“Not just a lifestyle, a style of life.” Gordon Armstrong Green Resident
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (6, 7)
(8, 9) 6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Monty Don’s Paradise Garden. (R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. 3.55 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Tough Trains. (PG, R) 11.05 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Judo. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. ProMX Championships. Round 4. 4.00 Sports Woman. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 20. Highlights. 5.30 War Gamers. (PG) 6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) 12.00 Football. VFL. Round 9. Werribee v North Melbourne. 2.40 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 11. Melbourne (Narrm) v St Kilda (Euro-Yroke).
6.30 Compass: Eye To Eye –Restorative Justice. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma) Poplar’s housing crisis deepens.
8.30 After The Party. (Malns) Penny further isolates herself as her efforts to stop Phil circle back on themselves.
9.20 The Luminaries. (Madlv) In 1866, Emery is inexplicably wounded. A stranger arrives in town and interrupts a secret council.
10.15 Shetland. (Mal, R)
11.15 Savage River. (Mals, R)
12.15 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ma, R)
1.05 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.55 Landline. (R) 4.25 Art Works. (PGn, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Came From Nowhere. (Ml) Charts the rise of Western Sydney Wanderers. 9.10 Pompeii: The Secrets Of Civita Giuliana. (Ms, R) Delves into the discovery of a Roman ceremonial chariot near the ruins of Pompeii. 10.15 Legendary Castles: HautKoenigsbourg. (R) Part 2 of 2. 11.15 Lance. (Mal, R) Part 2 of 2. 1.20 Scotland: Rome’s Final Frontier. (R) 2.25 Saved By A Stranger. (Mal, R)
3.30 The Woman Who Wasn’t There. (Mal, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dream Home. (Premiere, PG) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown. 8.35 Farmer Wants A Wife: Reunion. (Final, PGa) The farmers are reunited to discuss who is still together, who found true love and who has dropped to one knee.
10.05 The Latest: Seven News.
10.35 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Childers Backpacker Fire. (Mav, R) A look at the Childers Backpackers fire. 11.35 Quantum Leap. (Mav)
12.35 Lipstick Jungle. (Ms, R)
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 Travel Guides. (PGls) The travel guides head to Florida.
8.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.
9.00 The Missing Millionairess. (PGal) Takes a deep dive into the life and 2020 disappearance of Australian financial adviser Melissa Caddick.
10.00 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest round of football.
11.00 9News Late.
11.25 Transplant. (MA15+m, R)
12.15 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Madv, R)
2.10 Take Me Home. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Follows a team of matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions, including a puppy that impresses a couple with its kangaroo jumps and an ex-breeding spaniel who needs a place to retire. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Grand final. 10.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 11.30 Fire Country. (Mv, R) The crews respond to an explosion at an abandoned mine and learn three Girl Scouts are trapped inside. 12.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGa, R) Margaret represents Chuck, who faces 20 years in prison after being accused of fixing a cash prize giveaway. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.
6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress the judges. 8.50 Tulsa King. (Mdlv, R) After spending 25 years in prison, a former New York mobster is sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to restart his life. As he settles in and surveys his new surroundings, he wastes no time making new associates. 9.40 FBI. (Mav, R) When a couple are murdered after a trip to Mexico, the team searches for a suspect linked to the drug trade.
11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 The Ice Cream Show. 10.30 Cyberwar. Noon Hudson & Rex. 1.40 Chad. 2.30 Tattoo Age. 3.00 Australia’s War On Feral Cats. 3.30 The Bee Whisperer. 4.30 WorldWatch. 4.55 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.25 Alone Denmark. 6.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.25 Women Who Rock. 10.30 Travel Man. 11.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 21. 3.25am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.
1.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 4.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Australian Story: Off Menu – Kylie Kwong. Leigh Sales chats with Kylie Kwong.
8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, firing debate and confronting taboos.
9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry.
9.35 Q+A. Presented by Patricia Karvelas.
10.35 ABC Late News.
10.50 The Business. (R)
11.10 Gruen. (R)
11.45 Planet America. (R)
12.15 Grand Designs. (R)
1.05 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.50 Monty Don’s Paradise Garden. (R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.55 Outta Town Adventures. 10.50 First Australians. (PG, R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Assassination Of JFK: Ten Mistakes. (Mav, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 Where The Dreamings Come From. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 21. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines: Mechanical Menagerie. (Ma) Looks at machines inspired by the animal kingdom.
8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGav, R) As work continues on the Superbloom, the team digs down into the moat uncovering some treasures.
9.20 24 Hours In Emergency: Legacy. (Ma, R) It’s a busy day in resus for nurse Tim, who is juggling beds with the steady flow of new patients into the department.
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Christian. (MA15+dv)
12.50 Sisi. (MA15+av, R)
2.50 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (PG, R) 3.45 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SEVEN (6, 7)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PGl, R) 2.00 The Chase. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGsv)
7.30 Dream Home. (PG) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown. 9.00 9-1-1. (M) Maddie and Athena investigate a case surrounding an abducted mother and child. Eddie grapples with unresolved feelings.
10.00 S.W.A.T. (Mv) The plane Street is travelling on is hijacked.
11.00 The Latest: Seven News.
11.30 Police Custody USA: Armed And Dangerous. (Malv, R)
12.30 The Event. (Mav, R)
1.30 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Age. 5.50 The Curse Of Oak Island Specials. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Freddie Mercury Auction Special. 10.15 Alone Australia. 11.15 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Speechless. (1994, PGls, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB]TippingPointAustralia.(PG) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Summit. (PGl) Presented by Jai Courtney. 9.00 Paramedics. (Mm) A young dad suddenly suffers seizures while driving his wife and baby. First responders play “word of the day”.
10.00 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.
11.00 9News Late.
11.30 La Brea. (Mav)
12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 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 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
TEN (5, 10)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) A fresh batch of amateur cooks competes. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Lloyd Langford: Current Mood. (MA15+ls) A stand-up performance by Welsh comedian and writer Lloyd Langford. 11.05 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Living Black. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Bushwhacked! 4.05 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 Australia’s Health Revolution. 8.30 Living Black. 9.05 Servant Or Slave. 10.05 MOVIE: The Last Wave. (1977, PG) Midnight Late Programs. NITV (34)
(2009, M) 4.05 ABC News Update. 4.10 Close. 5.00 Hoopla. 5.15 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.25 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Motor Racing. Formula E. Shanghai ePrix. H’lights. 1.00 Mad Rise: The Story Of Australian Basketball. 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. 3.00 Bewitched. 3.30 Full House. 4.00 Kenan. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Law Abiding Citizen. (2009, MA15+) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Late Programs.
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Secret Science. (R) 10.30 The Pacific. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 After The Party. (Malns, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
R) 1.15 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 2.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
RBG. Continued. (2018, PG) 6.50 The Defiant Ones. (1958, PG) 8.40 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 10.50 The One I Love. (2014, M) 12.30pm The Intruder. (2017, M, Italian) 2.20 Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 4.00 Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 5.50 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. (2009, PG) 7.30 Top End Wedding. (2019, M) 9.25 Ali’s Wedding. (2017, M) 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Support Races. Dunlop Series. Highlights. 3.30 Building Giants. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 9.30 Appalachian Outlaws. (Premiere) 10.30 Frozen Gold. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93) 6am
SEVEN (6, 7)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Outta Town Adventures. 11.05 First Australians. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Land Wars. (R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Secrets Of Our Cities. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PG, R) 2.00 The Chase. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Wayne Blair. (PGa) Actor and director Wayne Blair discovers his roots.
8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi explores what happens when people are in trouble, who steps in to rescue them, and at what cost.
9.30 Dateline: Bears Gone Wild. Takes a look at why bear encounters are on the rise in Japan and what it’s doing to protect both humans and bears.
10.05 SBS World News Late.
10.35 Living Black: Kyam Maher. (R) 11.05 Lost Luggage. (MA15+a)
1.10 Dark Woods. (Mav, R) 3.50 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (R) 4.45 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Cyberwar. 11.30 It’s
12.25
Toughest Prisons. 2.00
1.00
2.50
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)
7.30 Dream Home. (PG) The six couples are hard at work.
8.35 The Good Doctor. (Return, Ma) Shaun and Lea adjust to parenthood as they debate the importance of schedule and routine for Steve.
9.35 Ambulance: Code Red. (Mav) Follows the work of an ambulance service.
10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 Born To Kill? Sean Vincent Gillis – The Other Baton Rouge Killer. (MA15+av, R)
12.05 MOVIE: Dying On The Edge. (2001, Msv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Kickin’ Back With Gilbert McAdam. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Our Guy In Colombia. 10.25 QAnon: The Cult Of Conspiracy. 11.25 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Medical Emergency. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Impossible
TEN (5,
Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit. (PGl, R)
TippingPointAustralia.(PG)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Summit. Presented by Jai Courtney.
8.45 Clarkson’s Farm: Scheming. (Ml) Jeremy Clarkson’s restaurant plans are in tatters, but that is not the end of his dealings with the council.
9.45 To Be Advised.
10.45 9News Late.
11.15 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Charles and Cuevas help an elderly patient.
12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Innovation Nation. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) A fresh batch of amateur cooks competes. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.
9.40 NCIS. (MA15+v) After discovering the remains of a marine officer, the team travels to Texas to interrogate the suspected killer. 10.40
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News
Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 10.45 Q+A. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R)
2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
8.30 Gruen. Wil Anderson and a panel of experts analyse the advertising industry and consumerism.
9.05 Blak Ball. Recounts great Indigenous sporting moments.
9.35 QI. (PGa) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.
10.05 Planet America.
10.40 ABC Late News.
10.55 The Business. (R)
11.10 The Luminaries. (Madlv, R)
12.05 Superwog. (MA15+l, R)
12.25 Grand Designs. (R) 1.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30
7.30. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Outta Town Adventures. (PGaw) 11.05 First Australians. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 No Distance Between Us. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 Secrets Of Our Cities. (PGas, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Alone Australia. (Final, Ml) As the end of the competition approaches, the final participants battle against nature and themselves.
9.30 This Town. (Malv) The funeral brings together different sides of Dante’s family and reunites him with his cousin.
10.40 SBS World News Late.
11.10 Don’t Leave Me. (Premiere, MA15+a)
A man’s body is found in a Venice lagoon.
1.10 Stella Blomkvist. (MA15+as, R)
3.45 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (R)
4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SEVEN (6, 7)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PGl, R) 2.00 The Chase. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGl) Lee Mack hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Talking Footy. A look at the week’s AFL news, hosted by Trent Cotchin, Joel Selwood and Mitch Cleary.
10.30 The Latest: Seven News.
11.00 Unbelievable Moments
Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments.
12.00 Dracula. (MA15+hv)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News.
5.30 Sunrise.
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit. (R) 1.15 My Way. 1.30 Great Australian Detour Snow. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB]TippingPointAustralia.(PG) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Summit. Presented by Jai Courtney.
8.45 Ski Rescue Downunder. A couple’s romantic road trip hits the skids after one of the skiers has a massive jump fail.
9.45 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Damian Barrett.
10.45 9News Late.
11.15 The Equalizer. (MA15+v, R)
12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
12.55 Pointless. (PG, R)
1.50 Destination WA. (R)
2.20 Explore. (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 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
TEN (5, 10)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress the judges.
8.40 NCIS: Sydney. (Mdv) When a shark spits out the arm of an ex-US Navy SEAL, the team investigates. 9.40 FBI: International. (Mv) The daughter of a prominent US hotelier becomes the primary suspect in the murder of an employee. 10.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.05 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch.
7TWO (62, 72)
10.00 It’s Suppertime! Noon WorldWatch. 12.25 Alone. 1.35 Ten Year Old Tom. 2.05 The Inside Story. 2.35 Monsters Of Many Worlds. 2.45 Overlooked. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.20 Tattoo Age. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets. (2017, M) 11.00 I Get Knocked Down. 12.40am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Judge John Deed.
9GEM (81,
12.55 The
Of
NITV (34)
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Black As. 1.50 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 Kickin’ Back With Gilbert McAdam. 8.00 MOVIE: The Final Quarter. (2019, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Last Of The Mohicans. (1992, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
(31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Supertato. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Miniseries: Time. 9.40 Wreck. 11.10 Louis Theroux Interviews... 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.55am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.40 MOVIE: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. (1992, MA15+) 3.45 ABC News Update. 3.50 Close. 5.00 Hoopla. 5.15 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.25 Alva’s World. 5.40 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Manifest. 1.00 Raymond. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. (2004, M) 10.35 Seinfeld. 11.35 The Nanny. 12.05am Love Island UK. 1.35 Vanderpump Rules. 2.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Carnage. 1.00 Outback Truckers. 2.00 Duck Dynasty. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Building Giants. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack. 11.30 Late Programs.
And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Warlords Of Atlantis. (1978, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis PreShow. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 4.
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Emu Runner. Continued. (2018, PG) 6.50 Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 8.30 Dr Knock. (2017, PG, French) 10.35 Quiet Bliss. (2014, M, Italian) 12.55pm Ali’s Wedding. (2017, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.30 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. (2009, PG) 5.10 A Raisin In The Sun. (1961, PG) 7.30 Then Came You. (2020, M) 9.20 Dating Amber. (2020, M) 11.00 A Royal Night Out. (2015, M) 12.50am Late Programs.
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Secret Science. (R) 1.30 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.
8.00 Restoration Australia: King Island, South Australia. (PG) A King Islander restores a derelict farmhouse.
9.00 Grand Designs: Scunthorpe. (PG) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.
9.50 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Hosted by Fiona Morse.
10.50 ABC Late News.
11.05 The Business. (R)
11.20 QI. (PGa, R)
11.55 Talking Heads. (Mal, R)
12.25 Grand Designs. (Ml, R) 1.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R)
5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.05 Outta Town Adventures. 11.05 First Australians. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia. (Ml, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.00 Secrets Of Our Cities. (PGas, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 DNA Family Secrets. (PGa, R) Stacey Dooley meets 46-year-old Mel. 8.40 Our Law. (PGal, R) The cells reach capacity in Kalgoorlie, giving lockup-keeper Ace both a lot to do and a lot to think about.
9.50 The Responder. (Return, MA15+l) Chris is tricked into doing a dodgy car stop.
11.50 Wonders Of Scotland: Lewis And Harris. (R)
12.20 The Spectacular. (Malv, R) 4.15 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Missing At 17. (2013, Mav, R) Ayla Kell, Tricia O’Kelley, Ben Gavin. 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Football. AFL. Round 12. Port Adelaide v Carlton.
10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.00 HMP: Behind Bars: HMP Whitemoor. (MA15+a, R) Part 2 of 4.
12.30 Boy To Man: The Reindeer People. (PGa, R) Tim Noonan travels to Siberia.
1.30 The Goldbergs. (PGl, R) Beverly tries to find a new purpose in her life.
2.00 Home Shopping.
4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.
5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Al Jazeera. 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Medical Emergency. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit. (R) 1.15 Explore. (R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour Snow. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (PGd, R) Follows the activities of police units.
8.30 Missing Persons Investigation. (PGa, R) After a suspected heart attack, a patient flees hospital and no one knows why.
9.30 Casualty 24/7. (Mm) Follows doctors at the causality department of a hospital.
10.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av) 11.20 9News Late.
11.50 The First 48. (Mav, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, 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 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 12.55pm The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Ship That Died Of Shame. (1955, PG) 5.30
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Taskmaster Australia. Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mad) A cryptic message sends the team on a new track to find Maddie Flynn. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage
The vigil outside Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ Geelong office last Friday (Geelong Independent, May 10), about human-induced climate-change, highlights the lack of government action on environmental matters and the lack of understanding of the causes of human-induced climate-change.
Vigil spokesperson Sanja Van Huet was quoted as saying: “It’s only through people power that we’ll compel the Albanese government to prioritise climate change and phase out coal and gas in Australia.“ However, Sanja failed to mention the ultimate causes of the problem.
The main cause of human-induced climate-change globally is land-clearing, which releases huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and greatly reduces the planet’s carbon storing capacity.
Land-clearing occurs for logging, mining, agriculture and housing and road development.
After land-clearing the next greatest cause of human-induced climate change, in Australia, is aluminium production. In Western Australia, Alcoa is clearing vast areas of jarrah forests to mine bauxite (aluminium ore). Once mined, bauxite is processed to alumina (aluminium oxide), that then requires a huge amount of electric current to produce pure aluminium. Only nuclear or coal-fired power stations can provide enough power for this.
The Victorian government currently has a contract with Alcoa to supply their Portland smelter with cheap electricity from Victoria’s coal-fired power stations, well into the future. The federal and state governments must take action to phase out aluminium production so that coal-fired
power stations can be phased out.
Stephen Chenery, Geelong WestThe big supermarkets are greedy but not stupid. They offer us free parking and free use of a trolley. They are open seven days a week for very long hours, air-conditioning and a roof that leaks only when the rain is very heavy. Even a form of music, while we choose from tens of thousands of items, but they charge and we pay, pay, pay.
Every day I hear about the ‘high cost of living’ but rarely hear someone mention it’s possible to grow some food at home.
Many people have nil or very limited access to soil or sunshine, but simple things like wheat grass or bean shoots can be grown on a window sill. It’s not difficult and the information is readily available.
David Kingsley, Newcomb
New knee, no worries I am the happy recipient of a new knee. Nothing remarkable about that. However, I like to give credit where credit due so I took the opportunity in parliament to commend the exceptional treatment and
Geelong Independent, May 10
care I received at the St John of God hospital in Geelong and from my medical team, led by Mr Ben Miller.
The nursing, cleaning, reception, catering and physio staff of the hospital were all first class and they all provided care in the most professional, respectful and friendly manner possible.
I would particularly like to pay tribute to my surgeon Mr Ben Miller, his assistant surgeon and my anaesthetist.
Their amazing attention to detailed options and the surgery process was refreshing and most appreciated, and I am very pleased to report that Ben’s handiwork is progressing without issue.
I would also like to say how fortunate we are in Victoria, and in particular Western Victoria Region, to have doctors of Ben Miller’s skill set and health facilities of the calibre of St John of God to service our health needs, and I am particularly grateful for their wonderful attention to detail.
Bev McArthur MP, Member for Western Victoria
Funding must stay National volunteer week (May 20-26) is an important one, highlighting and celebrating the contributions by thousands of
like-minded individuals, who donate their valued time and commitment to countless organisations and causes around Australia. This year though, it comes at a time when the organisation I volunteer with, has had its funding removed by the Victorian government.
EdConnect volunteers (for 25 years now) assist in classrooms, offering support learning and development outcomes through the organisation’s school based program to students who are identified as needing that extra support most.
In 2023, we had over 950 volunteers nationally, servicing more than 260 schools, and 19,750 students.
As a volunteer of this fine organisation for nine years now, and assisting in two Geelong schools, I feel our government, through withdrawal of its funding, has failed to recognise and acknowledge our volunteers’ considerable contributions in the field of education. Never has it been more vital than now, to continue in our support for teachers and students. This can only be made possible through sustained income.
This Volunteer Week, I sincerely hope our relevant MPs will lobby for reinstatement of EdConnect ’s funding.
Deirdre Moss, Grovedale
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Doll show
Doll, Teddy & Craft Show Saturday June 15, Masonic Centre, 27 Regent Street, Belmont, 10am-4pm. Fundraising is for local Kiwanis community projects – market stalls, food and raffles.
■ Margaret, 0424 814 491
History talk
Geelong Museum Association presents Woollen Mills of Geelong with Colin Mockett, 1.30pm- 3pm Sunday May 26, National Wool Museum.
Public meeting
A Stronger ABC for Geelong, 7pm, Tuesday May 28, Level 5 Geelong Library & Heritage Centre. Jon Faine talking with Jeremy Crawford, Margaret Simons and Diana Taylor about the need for greater coverage of Geelong by the ABC. Free event, register at trybooking.com/CQHSW
■ Jenny, 5281 5206
Christian singles
Wednesday May 29 – Coffee 10-11.30am at APCO, Cnr 64 Portarlington & Wilson’s Roads, Newcomb. Book by 28 May
■ 0400 383 711
Friday June 7 – Halls Gap long weekend away. Book by June 1.
■ 0418 672 570, or clubsolo.org.au
Ballroom dance
Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Saturday May 25, 7.30pm-11pm, $10 incl supper, music Charles.
■ 0400 500 402
Alcoholics (and other addicts) For Christ 12 Steps Group Meets Thursdays 7.30pm at BelmontHighton Baptist Church, 43 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont.
■ 0420 910 763
Belmont Seniors
Players wanted to play 500 each Monday 12.30pm. Belmont Senior Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont.
■ 5241 1776
Lions Club of Geelong Meets 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Contact below for venues and times.
■ geelong.vic@lions.org.au or 0408 599 962
Dancer’s Club
Ballroom dancing Wednesdays 7.30pm-10.30pm, Leopold Hall, Bellarine Highway. Cost: $8, includes light supper.
■ Russ, 5250 1937
Geelong Harmony Chorus Women’s four-part harmony singing. All ages encouraged. Rehearsals Mondays 6.45pm at Herne Hill.
■ contact@geelongharmony.com.au, or 0406 666 737
Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir
Small ladies choir who require no knowledge of the Welsh language. Meet Wednesdays 7pm at St Luke’s, Highton to help each other sing in Welsh and English.
■ 0413 406 433, or welshladieschoir.com.au
Carpet Bowls
Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Wednesday and Friday each week, 1pm to 3.15pm. $4 Admission and includes afternoon tea.
■ 0400 500 402
Chess clubs Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at
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Older Men New Ideas men’s friendly informal chat group, South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 10.30am. ■ Allan, 0409 665 608
101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe Street, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Road (on Blanche Street), St Leonards.
■ Ralph, 0431 458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob, 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn, 5292 2162 (St Leonards)
Welcome mat
Belmont Uniting Church every Friday from 10am to 1pm. Games, lunch and friendship.
■ Fay, 0409 361 414
Lara Community Market
Run by Rotary Club of Lara District every second Sunday of the month at Lara RSL from 9am to 1pm.
Geelong Breakfast Lions Club
Meets first Tuesday of each month, 8am at The Eastern Hub, East Geelong.
■ ajd53m@yahoo.com
Geelong Amateur Radio Club
Storrer Street Clubhouse, Geelong, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 4pm and Fridays at 6.30pm.
■ Robert 0438 409 979, or vk3atl.org
Geelong’s Soroptimist International Service club for women and girls, every second Tuesday of the month from 6pm at Belmont RSL.
■ 0455-835 691, or geelong@siswp.com
Geelong Sports & Game Fishing
Meets first and third Monday of the month at Belmont Park Pavilion, 7.30pm.
■ John, 0409 234 307
Combined Probus Belmont Central
The Combined Probus Club of Belmont Central meets at 10am on the second Wednesday of each month at Waurn Ponds Hotel. Visitors welcome.
■ Secretary, 0417 555 547
Drysdale CWA
Every second Tuesday at 1pm and crafts every fourth Tuesday at 11.30am of each month at Drysdale RSL Club.
■ Jenny, 0452 258 333
Laughter Club Geelong Saturdays 9am, Eastern Beach in front of the swimming enclosure. 30-minutes free laughter yoga done standing or seated.
■ 0418 521 265
Scottish country dancing classes
GOG Scottish Country Dance classes
7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed.
■ Vicki, 0412 762 983, or Barbara, 0419 511 781
Geelong Anglers Club
Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm, 9 Yuille Street, Geelong West. Monthly fishing competitions.
■ Brian, 0417 190 092, or Ian, 0470 114 787
Bingo
Tuesdays 1pm-3pm, great grocery prizes plus $50 jackpot books $2.50. Belmont Seniors Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont.
■ Frank, 5241 1776
First steps in music
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers welcome with parent/carer. Thursdays Northern Bay College, Tallis, and Fridays at Northern Bay College, Peacock. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.
■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au
PlayLinks
Music and art playgroup where babies, toddlers and preschoolers learn together with their parent/carer. Wednesdays St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Norlane. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.
■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au
GROW Australia
Community organisation offering practical steps and peer support to help recover and maintain mental health through free face to face and online groups. Mondays 7pm, 195 Ormond Road, East Geelong, Fridays 12.45pm, Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, Zoom group 7pm Tuesdays.
■ grow.org.au, or 1800 558 268
Grovedale Seniors
Indoor bowls Monday 1-3pm; gentle exercise Tuesday 9-9.45am; cards (Euchre) Tuesday 1-3pm; bingo Thursday 1-3pm. Grovedale Community Hub, 45 Heyers Road.
■ Julie, 0419 549 521
Drysdale Day VIEW
Fourth Friday of each month at Portarlington Golf Club for lunch.
■ Margaret, 0431 636 090
Geelong Day VIEW
First Monday monthly from 11am at Eastern Hub, East Geelong.
■ geelongdayview@gmail.com
Leopold VIEW
Second Tuesday of each month at Leopold Sportsmans’ Club at 10.30am.
■ leopold.viewclub@gmail com
Geelong Evening VIEW
Third Monday of the month, 6pm at Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ Von, 0414 930 259, or geelongeveningview@gmail.com
Lions Club International
Enjoy meeting great people and help out your community at the same time. Clubs all over greater Geelong – see which one is right for you.
■ Les, 0428 466 446
Grovedale Marshall Probus
Second Thursday of the month, 10am at The Grovedale Hub, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale.
■ Anne, 0425 356 973
Ocean Grove Men’s Probus
First Monday of each month, 10am, except January, at Surf Life Saving Club.
■ Barry, 0409 161 129
Chess Group chess lessons at Geelong West. Suitable for beginners who have a reasonably firm understanding of the game rules. Kids and adults welcome.
■ Isaac, isaacsmith5603@gmail.com or 0406 199 457
Barefoot bowls
Bareena Bowling Club, Newtown, Friday twilight starting 6pm. $15 covers bowls and BBQ. Drinks at Crackerjack bar prices.
■ John, 0419 563 199
Grovedale East Ladies Probus Fourth Monday of each month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ Sally Nelson, 0402 450 610, or nelsonsally59@gmail.com
Belmont Central Combined Probus Second Wednesday of each month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ 0417 555 547
Waurn Ponds Combined Probus Fourth Wednesday of the month, 10am. Maximum 100 members.
■ probussouthpacific.org/microsites/waurn
Geelong Scout Heritage Centre Meets third Sunday of the month, 56 Russell Street, Newtown, 10am-3pm. ■ 0419 591 432, or geelong.heritage@scoutsvictoria.com.au
Dancer’s Club Geelong Ballroom dance weekly, Leopold Hall 7.30pm-10.30pm. Admission $8 includes supper. Old time, New Vogue and Latin. CDs by Puff and Damian.
■ Russ, 5250 1937
Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] Arvo tea dance every Thursday, Belmont Pavilion, 2pm-4pm, $5 entry.
■ Val, 5251 3529
Belmont Combined Probus First Monday of the month, 9.30am, Geelong RSL Function Room, 50 Barwon Heads Road. New members and visitors welcome
■ Pam, 0408 520 931, leave a message on 5243 4042
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp did the rounds at Thomson Recreation Reserve on Saturday May 18 to see who was barracking for Thomson and who was following Corio.
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
ACROSS
1 Possibility (6)
4 Oblation (8)
9 Fierce animals (5)
10 Originating city of The Beatles (9)
11 Australian rugby league player and former Senator, – Lazarus (5)
12 Grant (9)
13 Diplomatic representative sent on a mission (8)
15 Smear (6)
16 Nakedness (6)
18 Positions in a hierarchy or scale (8)
23 One half of Oxbridge (9)
24 ‘Not on your – !’ (5)
26 Point above focus of an earthquake (9)
27 Dwelling (5)
28 Number in fluid mechanics, symbol Re (8)
29 Hurries (6)
DOWN
1 Toiletry (7)
2 Sun-dried brick (5)
3 Gambling buildings (7)
5 Act of kindness (6)
6 Made of fired clay (7)
7 Quarantine (9)
8 Theatrical partners – and Sullivan (7)
10 Vital organ (5)
14 Insurance; immunity (9)
16 Atomic (7)
17 Sink (7)
19 Skyfall theme singer (5)
20 Relatedness (7)
21 Reserve (7)
22 Revised and corrected (6)
25 Cad (coll) (5)
and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural nouns ending in “s”.
1 What is the capital of Hungary?
2 In which country is the beer Stella Artois
Where in Australia would you find the Nan Tien Temple?
Hayley Williams (pictured) is the lead vocalist of which American alt-rock group? 5 What does IMF stand for? 6 How many moons does Mercury have?
Which singer’s real name is
8 What was the name of the first bank to open in
9 Who directed the movie Fight Club (1999)?
What is diegesis?
Launched here in late 2020 the Mazda CX-30 is a small-medium SUV that squeezes into the space between the company’s original SUVs, the compact CX-3 and the mid-sized CX-5.
Between them, these three vehicles accounted for just over half of total Mazda sales in 2023 and were a major factor in the brand being locked solidly into second place behind Toyota in total sales.
CX-30 was given a minor upgrade in late 2023 that included improved connectivity and fuel efficiency, together with a new model grade, the GT SP.
The CX-30 now comes with five equipment levels, in ascending order: Pure, Evolve, Touring, GT SP and Astina.
Prices range from $33,290 for the Pure FWD through to $47,390 for an X25 Astina AWD. On-road costs need to be added.
Styling
CX-30 has quite a conservative design which is likely to appeal more to owners at the older end of the age-scale. The shape is similar to the Mazda3 hatch but 100mm taller with 25mm extra ground clearance.
Although technically an SUV it has a sporty profile that’s almost coupe like.
At the front there are swooping headlamps flanking a large black version of the current Mazda family grille with an attractive textured fill. All variants get daytime running lights, LED in the Astina, halogen in the others.
The new GT SP gains a sleeker, more sporty appearance with exterior styling enhancementsintheformofblackalloywheels, a black front grille and mirror caps finished in piano black.
The entry-level CX-30 Pure comes with
16-inch alloy wheels, all higher-grade models roll on 18s.
Outthebacktherearewraparoundtail-lights, small roof spoiler, twin exhaust pipes and black plastic in the bumper.
Nine colours are available, five of them metallic are costed options.
Interior
The quality of the cabin has taken the CX-30 to a new level. The driver benefits from a high seating position and auto dimming rear-view mirror. The leather-clad steering wheel offers a comfortable grip, plus paddle shifts and the air vents are angled to the driver, servicing the dual zone air-conditioning.
Versatilestorageincludesagood-sizedcentre console, and a space below the fascia thanks to the uptake of an electric parking brake, plus big door bins.
The dashboard isn’t as expansive as others in the segment but is well laid out and easy to read. We love the fact that it resistedthecurrenttrendoflocatingalmost all controls in screens by the use of physical knobs for adjusting air conditioning and audio.
Pure and Evolve have manual black cloth seats. The others have two different grades of leather (black and burgundy) and 10-way power adjustment.
Versatilestorageincludesagood-sizedcentre console, and a space below the fascia thanks to the uptake of an electric parking brake, plus big door bins.
In the back, CX-30 has good headroom but legroom for taller passengers could be a problem. The smallish centre-rear seat is not unusual in this size class in that it’s hampered for footroom by the central tunnel.
There are air vents and a fold-down centre armrest with twin drink holders.
Bootspaceis317litreswiththerearseatbacks folded. A space-saver wheel is stored under the boot floor.
Engines/transmissions
CX-30 offers either a Skyactiv-G 2.0-litre, or Skyactiv 2.5-litre petrol engine, mated with a six-speed Skyactiv automatic transmission, plus front-wheel or all-wheel drive.
The 2.0-litre Skyactive-G 2.0 generates 114 kW at 6000 rpm and 200 Nm at 4000 revs is available with all spec levels apart from the Touring SP.
Two variants, the Evolve G20e M and X20 Astina e-Skyactiv are mild hybrids and share theG2.0enginewitha24Vlithium-ionbattery.
The larger Skyactiv-G 2.5 engine has a 2.5-litre capacity with outputs of 139 kW at 6000 rpm and 252 Nm at 4000. It is available in the FWD or AWD Astina spec-level as well as Touring and Touring SP, AWD only.
The previous entry-level Pure came with a six-speed manual gearbox option but that was dropped with the latest upgrade and all models now have a six-speed torque converter automatic.
Infotainment
The top spec Astina and GT SP variants each get a 10.25-inch colour display. All below have an 8.8-inch centre screen. Note that neither is a touchscreen but rather the control system uses a rotary dial and accompanying buttons, situated on the centre console.
It’s large enough and within easy reach of the driver to minimise the amount of time taken away from looking at the road ahead.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are wired in the Pure and Evolve, wireless in all other models. Likewise, there are USB-A ports in Pure and Evolve and USB-C ports and wireless charging above.
Satellite navigation is standard across the CX-30 range.
Safety
Mazda has a long-standing and admirable focus on safety and this continues in the CX-30 which achieved one of the highest
RATINGS
Looks: 7/10
Performance: 8/10
Safety: 9/10
Thirst: 8/10
Practicality: 8/10
Comfort: 7/10
Tech: 8/10
Value: 8/10
crash scores to date, with 99 per cent in adult occupant protection.
All variants come with a comprehensive list of safety features including seven airbags (now with a driver’s knee bag), autonomous emergencybrakinginbothforwardandreverse, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control with stop/go, lane-keep assist, traffic sign recognition, rear parking sensors, reversing camera, advanced speed assist system and IsoFix child seat anchorages.
The higher-spec models add a 360-degree view monitor, cruising and traffic support (traffic jam assist), front cross-traffic alert, driver monitoring and front parking sensors. These latter features are available in other variants with an optional Vision Technology Pack.
Driving
Entry is relatively easy and the seats are supportive and comfortable. The steering wheel is height and reach adjustable and, even in the base level Pure, has leather wrapping as does the gear lever.
The 2.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine in our test Evolve lacks sharpness of the a turbocharger in the at 2.5 although the six-speed automatic worked well and had the SUV country cruising with confidence.
The new-generation Skyactiv Vehicle Architecture contributes towards excellent ride quality and interior sound levels. Coarse-chip surfaces do increase noise levels although not to the same extent as others in this class.
Handling is accurate and the steering wheel provides the right amount of feedback.
Cornering is accurate enough, but this is not a sports sedan, and is certainly not claiming to be one.
Fuel consumption on our test route sat in the nine to ten litres per hundred kilometres in suburban, motorway and rural segments. It dropped to just over the claimed 6.5 L/100km.
The CX-30 was the first Mazda model to adopt the two-digit suffix which was introduced to highlight the brand’s aim of pushing into the premium segment and competing against the big-name Europeans. It has subsequently been joined by the similarly-sized MX-30 together with CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 larger SUVs.
The CX-30 is a pleasant car to ride in and to drive. It’s built to Mazda’s usual high quality with a semi-premium feel, neat styling and, though not the cheapest in its class, offers good value for money.
It also achieved one of the highest ANCAP crash scores to date, achieving 99 per cent in adult occupant protection.
Like all new Mazda vehicles, the CX-30 comes with a five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty, as well as five years of Mazda Premium Roadside Assistance. Service intervals are every 10,000km or 12 months, whichever comes first.
Ocean Grove will join bowls’ showpiece television and spectator event, the Bowls Premier League this November.
The Grovers will play under the banner of the Geelong Jets in the expanded 12-team competition.
The biannual competition will also feature an expansion in the nation’s biggest market, with a new Sydney team, St Johns Park Bowling Club Group, which includes St Johns Park Bowling Club, Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club, Club Wallacia and Wallacia Country Club under the banner of the Sydney Saints.
The Geelong Jets brand will capture support across the 24 clubs situated within the wider Geelong Bowls Region.
Both the Sydney Saints and Geelong Jets teams are committed to having international representation among their team roster to expand the reach and appeal of the event to new markets.
Ocean Grove Bowling Club chief executive Nathan O’Neill said the club was excited
about the prospect of competing in the BPL.
“Ocean Grove Bowling Club is thrilled to secure a licence to establish the Geelong Jets team in what is unquestionably the sport’s premier competition, which further elevates our local and national profile and status as the
largest bowls and entertainment precinct in regional Victoria,” he said.
“OurteamwillproudlyembracetheGeelong identity and foster a strong community supporterbaseunderour‘communityteamon the national stage’ positioning and approach.”
Bowls Australia chief executive Matthew Kennedy said St Johns Park’s Sydney Saints and Ocean Grove’s Geelong Jets were welcome additions and would play an exciting part of the BPL’s evolution.
“The Bowls Premier League has established itself as a prestigious and exciting Australian sportingproductacross19eventsand11years, and it’s fantastic to see the event evolve to another level with the inclusion of two really strong, progressive and committed Clubs in Saint Johns Park and Ocean Grove,” he said.
Under the extension, SEN’s television production arm Rainmaker will continue to produce the sport’s broadcast television production of the BPL and Australian Open events for 2024, 25 and 26.
It was a big week for Tennis Geelong’s Summer Night Pennants with Triples finishing on Thursday before Women’s Doubles wrapped up on Monday.
In Triples, Section 2 was up for grabs with Moolap’s Zing Kings and Ace Ace Baby both posting wins over the other during home and away and only one point separating them on the ladder.
The Kings started well with Bradley Canny and Joshua Simic taking the first doubles and Jackson Maddison getting over the line in a tie-breakinthesingles.Thingswerejustgetting started in the second doubles when Daniel Payne sustained an injury at one-all, forcing him to retire and unable to play his remaining sets. Simic took the second singles for Moolap giving the team the win.
Moolap didn’t fare quite as well in Section 3 when the Goats were hosted by All Saints. Both teams had posted good wins over the other through the season and only percentage separated them at the end. Riley Warren and James Dat started well for All Saints winning the first doubles 6-2 while Michael McKenzie countered for Moolap taking the singles 6-4. Warren was victorious again in the second doubles with Zane Garbellini 6-4, while Dat wonthesingles6-4,givingtheSaintsa3-1lead.
Riley Kotwic posted a win for Moolap in the third singles in a tie-break, but Garbellini teamed with Jack Radman won the final doubles 6-3 sealing the win for All Saints four sets to two.
LOBsters went into the Section 4 final favourites against Grovedale’s Four Posts having posted two wins against them during the season and snatching the minor premiership from them in the final round. While the set scores were close, LOBsters won the first five sets of the night to give them a comfortable victory, with Kien Wong and Jack Salajan winning their three sets for the night. Highton were also comfortable winners in Section 5, when they took their match five sets to one against Grovedale’s Hall of Framers. Anthony Eyles and Martin Costello both won their three sets while Sara Chol narrowly missed her third going down in a tie-break. Leopold’s Nerd Herd mimicked LOBsters in Section 6, overtaking Coco Bewares in the final match to finish minor premiers, and posting a 5-1 in the final. Brad Pearson and Liam Thompson were the standouts winning their three sets.
The closest match of the night was in Section 7 where Serving the Net hosted Wandana Heights Strung Out. The match was evenly
The Grammar School Lagoon continues to offer some great fishing this past week with kayak anglers getting amongst the action with pinky snapper, silver trevally, salmon and flathead.
Again, soft plastics are proving to be lethal at the moment. As mentioned the grammar school offers great access to smaller boats, kayaks and land based anglers trying to escape the wind if it gets high.
The Geelong waterfront is worth putting some attention to at the moment also with a few reports of pinky snapper caught and at times Australian salmon have been sighted busting the surface. As per usual the soft plastics are standing out with small baitfish profile plastics working best to resemble the small bait in the area.
The Bellarine Peninsula continues to offer some good King George whiting fishing with Clifton Springs the hot spot with 5 to 7 metres proving to be the most productive depth. Burley definitely goes a long way when chasing them in the bay and the best for that is pilchards diced into cubes and put to the bottom in a metal burley cage.
Throwing a pellet burley helps. Baits like pipi and squid while fishing a fast-moving tide are all the factors you want when chasing them.
Gummy shark reports offshore continue to roll in with Gone Fishing Charters again being right in the middle of the action with the boat constantly landing numerous sharks a session. The 30 metre line is a super reliableareatohuntthesetastycritters and with fresh blood baits deployed you’re in for a great shot.
The beaches across the Surf Coast have been a popular nighttime land-based option to those after a gummy, pinky or salmon. Bait fishing with squid or salmon are by far your best baits when chasing the gummies or something bigger and for the salmon it’s hard to go past blue bait. Both rigged on a Paternoster rig.
WurdiBuloc Reservoir has continued to fish well for brown trout to the keen angler getting up early in the cold and fishing the main rock wall with shallow diving jerkbaits. It ain’t easy getting up that early in the cold but with patience the rewards are certainty there.
poised with teams tied at two sets after the first two rounds with the Net with a four-game advantage. Mitch Bruns and Tom Breed won the final doubles for Serving the Net 6-4 and when Blake Dye held out to get four games in his singles, the difference was enough to get Serving the Net over the line and the premiership.
Monday night Women’s Doubles saw newcomers Lara take on last Spring season runner-upWesternWarriorsincoldconditions. TheWarriorsstartedwellwithJennyHurstand
Joanna Harriott winning the first set 8-2, but Lara’s Ashleigh Hughes and Wendy Caddy levelled the match winning the second 8-2. Lara proved too strong in the remaining sets with Hughes and Briane Doolan winning the third 8-4 while Caddy and Kristy Woodcock sealed the win taking the final set 8-0. With the Summer seasons complete, players can enjoy a break until the start of the next season – for Triples nominations are open for the season starting June 13 while Women’s are on break until September.
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Thomson Recreation Reserve to see the Corio Devils defeat the Thomson Tigers 54 to 48.
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp saw Thomson defeat Corio at Thomson Recreation Reserve on Saturday May 18.
Newcomb consigned Ocean Grove to bottom rung on the Bellarine Football League ladder with a 16-point win at Grinter Reserve to notch its first win of the season on Saturday May 18.
In an entertaining game that wasn’t indicative of 9th vs 10th on the ladder, the Power withstood several Ocean Grove challenges to win 14.12(96) to 11.13(79).
Ocean Grove had no match for power forward Jack Duke, who bagged seven goals and missed several others in a best afield display. Duke has 27 goals so far this season and is equal top of the table with Geelong Amateur’s Patrick Dowling.
“I was a forward in my career and I said to him after the game ‘well done kicking seven, but I know right now you’re thinking geez, I could have had a bag today’,” Newcomb coach Tony Mirabella said.
“He kicked 7.5 and then a few that didn’t
register. So he had fourteen shots. He’s so dangerous at the moment. He’s really tough to match up on, because if you put a small on him, he’s too crafty and strong and if you put a big on him, he’s too quick.”
Ocean Grove had Ed Dayman, Kye Annand and Nick Bourke who were providing their own threats in attack.
“Ocean Grove have got some absolute weapons down there,” Mirabella said.
“If they can keep Ed Dayman and Kye Annand there for a few years and even Max Sutton, and build a team around them.”
Mirabella said he was pleased with the way his side responded to each Ocean Grove challenge
“I think Faz (Ocean Grove coach Dave Farrell) was pretty smart about it - he knew that we’d press up the ground so as soon as they had any possession in the middle, he had them kicking without any hesitation and catching us out the back a couple of times,” he said.
“They caught us out probably on three occasions. But when the boys got back and defended one on one and as a team, they were super impressive. They just have an ability to smash the contest, keep their feet and then just rebound really well.”
Newcomb may be 9th on the ladder with one win, but that doesn’t even go close to telling the full story of its season.
Half-back Tom Webster, Charlie Harvey (third in the best and fairest last year), lockdown defender Nathan Andrews and early season surprise packet Tom Courtney are all out injured.
The Power have pushed unbeaten Torquay (11 points) and 2023 runners-up Drysdale (eight points) all the way.
“The good thing about this group of players, as much as we didn’t have a couple of favourable results before Ocean Grove, is that there is no game these guys are going into where they don’t think they can win,”
Mirabella said.
Thomson absorbed a first-quarter barrage and came back to defeat Corio by 41 points at home in round seven of Geelong District Football League on Saturday May 18.
Corio jumped out of the blocks in stunning fashion to pile one six first-term goals to leave the Tigers shellshocked.
But the Devils would manage just one more major for the afternoon as Thomson steadied and then ran away with the win, 13.12(90) to 7.7(49).
The win put the Tigers into fifth spot on the ladder while Corio sits bottom, but is playing far better than an ordinary wooden spoon candidate would.
Lucas Boyd booted five goals for Thomson while skipper Travis McGuire led from the front and Billy Smedts was good.
For Corio, Blake Ash was good off half-back and Herschelle Carr booted three goals.
BELMONT stayed unbeaten with a 10-point win against Bannockburn.
The Lions were 29 points up at the last break, but Banno hit back to keep the margin close.
Sam Jones was rewarded with some good form in the twos and booted four goals for the Lions and Nick Sherriff continued his fine season while defender Luke Bowden was
Bannockburn’s best.
FIVE goals to Jack Symmons and four to Leigh Ellis and Jordan Huff helped Winchelsea to a 109-point flogging of Bell Post Hill. It was Winch’s second win for the season while Bell Post Hill is in ninth spot.
WERRIBEE Centrals quietly went about its business with a 29-point win against North Geelong.
The Centurions are in third place with rebounding defender Jack Stephenson in fine form and small forward Carmelo Saliba booting four goals. Jacsen Jewell was the Magpies’ best and also kicked four goals.
INVERLEIGH proved too good for Geelong West by 28 points. Adam Donohue yet again hit the scoreboard with five goals and Dalton Grundell kicked four while Josh Viney kicked three and was named best for the Giants.
ZAC Smith kicked six goals as East Geelong defeated Anakie by 97 points. William Hough was also superb while Robbie Milne was the Demons’ best.
“Every single game they are walking in with a winning headspace.”
ANGLESEA had to come from behind early to defeat Portarlington by nine points. Ash Caldwell was best for the Roos while former Richmond player Connor Menadue returned from injury to boot six goals for Port.
A FIVE-goal to one final term gave Geelong Amateur a 23-point win against Drysdale. Tom Gribble was best afield and Patrick Dowling kicked five goals for Ammos, who were three points down at three-quarter time. TWIN towers Brock Close and Mitch Herbison each kicked four goals as Barwon Heads overpowered Modewarre by six goals. Close was returning from a lengthy injury layoff while Archie Hilderbrandt kicked three and gun defender Kyle Polley was best. Connor Joseph bagged four goals for Modda. TORQUAY was once again challenged and once again prevailed. The Tigers defeated a gutsy Queenscliff by 23 points with Nathan Mifsud best on ground.
Grovedale dug deep in the final quarter of the Division 1 women’s competition with a three goal to none effort to defeat Thomson by nine points.
The Tigers held top spot on the ladder, but were trailing by two goals at the last break. They banged on 3.4 in the last quarter and kept Thomson scoreless at Burdoo Reserve with Taylah Hassett booting two majors while Janessa FitzGerald was again in the best players. Emily Kenshole kicked two for Thomson and Jessica Mapapalangi was named best.
Geelong Amateur scored two goals and a whopping 19 behinds to defeat Lara by 15 points. Ammos scored 0.11 in the first half but then hit the scoreboard twice in the second half while keeping the Cats scoreless.
Skipper Eliza Williamson was best afield while Sophie Milsome and Mardi Dangerfield played their roles.
Maddie Newitt (one goal) and Cailah McPhail-Jans were Lara’s leading players. Barwon Heads bounced back from its opening round loss to double St Mary’s score, winning 8.8(56) to 4.4(28).
Two goals each from Michelle Fedele, Caprise Gitsham and All Duff made sure the Seagulls regularly hit the scoreboard. Paige Glover and Danielle Stewart were St Mary’s best.
St Joseph’s and Drysdale remain unbeaten in Division 2.
The Hawks won a low-scoring thriller against South Barwon with Isabella Symes best on ground while Joeys had a 39-point win against Geelong West with Zoe Bourne in fine form.
Newtown & Chilwell defeated Anglesea in a good game by eight points with Brooke Wells in great form in front of the sticks with four goals.
Belmont heads the Division 3 ladder after a 44-point win against Modewarre with Ebony Lillico (two goals) and Sara Lou Gregoire playing well.
Grovedale had a 101-point win against North Geelong with four players booting threegoals-KirstenGow,CaitlinHuntly, Ella Emond and Erin Marshall.
Geelong Amateur defeated St Albans by a goal with the Saints mounting a comeback in the last term.
If location is a high priority when considering your next move, look no further. Armstrong Green is conveniently located across the road from the Warralily shopping precinct where you will find:
- Woolworths & Aldi
- Specialty shops and cafés
- Fast food outlets
- Bakery
- Bottleshop
- Pharmacy
- Medical Practices
- Allied Health
- Veterinary Practice
