Geelong Indy - 14th June 2024

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Honouring our humble achievers

Greater Geelong was well represented during the annual King’s birthday honours this week.

Perhaps the most well-known is Rob Gartland (pictured) for his decades of work in service to the Geelong community.

Dr James Mullins received an Order of Australia for 30 years of service with the CFA, 17 of them with Grovedale Fire Brigade, and his work at Deakin University and FLAIM Systems.

Kaye Rodden received an OAM for her conservation service while George Hill’s AM was for his service to the culinary industry and community.

Michelle Challis was a deserving recipient of an OAM for her work in groups including Lions Club of Geelong.

■ To read more about our five recipients, see pages 8, 9 and 10.

TAFE teachers strike

By Jena Carr

TAFE teachers from The Gordon Geelong have joined the state in a strike for better pay and work as the TAFE teacher shortage worsens.

The TAFE participated in the statewide stopwork action, which had not occurred since 2008, on June 12 and walked off the job for an hour to campaign for decent wages and conditions.

Australian Education Union (AEU) The Gordon Geelong branch president and TAFE teacher Matt Henry said negotiations with the stategovernmentforbetterpayandconditions started two years ago.

“Whilst the government thinks they can solve the TAFE problem by offering free

TAFE, free TAFE is no good if you’ve got no teachers,” he said.

“We’ve got a real TAFE teacher shortage... andalotofteachersarebecomingdisillusioned with the long period of inaction by the state government.

“Where people are overworked and underpaid, no one wants to work in that industry anymore...and it’s got to the stage where stopwork action is our only option.”

An AEU report found that 71 per cent of TAFE teachers considered leaving their jobs last year due to unsustainable workloads, high stress, poor TAFE funding, and inadequate pay.

Mr Henry said teachers with his qualifications were getting close to $8000 more per year in other education sectors such

as secondary schools.

“It shouldn’t matter whether I’m teaching VCE in a school, or whether I’m teaching TAFE, I should get the same pay,” he said.

“The people who suffer from this are, for one, the staff, but secondly, the students because while we’re not there, they don’t have any classes.

“The Gordon, it’s an institution in Geelong and hopefully the state government will take action to keep it being the educational institute that it has the potential to be.”

Mr Henry said more stop-work action was planned for next month and a full-day strike during August to persuade the state government to make a change.

A state government spokesperson said the state government had invested more than

$4.5 billion in TAFE since 2014 and would continue to invest in TAFEs and teachers.

“We are working with TAFEs across the state to make sure all Victorians get the training and skills they need for the jobs they want,” they said

“We respect the right of TAFE teachers to take industrial action and encourage the union to return to the table with the Victorian TAFE Association so disruptions to students are minimised.

“Victoria is home to some of the most talented TAFE teachers in Australia and we continue to support them to do what they do best, teach the next generation of workers in their field.”

The spokesperson said negotiations for the new enterprise agreement were ongoing.

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A week focused on men’s health

Geelong men are urged to speak out and seek help for their mental and physical wellbeing during International Men’s Health Week.

This year’s Men’s Health Week, running from June 10 to 16, focuses on Men’s Health Checks, with Geelong Men urged to reach out for help for their health.

Cancer Council Victoria’s head of prevention and adjunct associate professor Craig Sinclair said men were more likely to develop cancer than women and less likely to seek help.

“Having conversations with your mates

about the importance of cancer screening or speaking to a health professional can save your life,” he said.

“Cancer Council Victoria wants to encourage men to be more proactive about their own health, and that of their mates, because prevention is always better than a cure.

“Keep up to date with bowel screening, if you notice any unusual changes to your body speak to a GP, reduce alcohol intake, increase physical activity, and take steps to quit smoking or vaping.”

Kids Helpline recorded 57 responses a day from young men compared with 195 women during May, with males aged between 19 and 25 representing 37 per cent of those seeking help.

yourtown, which powers Kids Helpline, chief executive Tracy Adams said many young men had trouble talking about their emotions and feelings.

“Social norms have encouraged them to conform to a masculine ideal that emphasizes values like stoicism, toughness, and competitiveness,” she said.

Kids’ book publishing hints revealed

Authors and an illustrator will reveal the secrets to getting published in the children’s book industry during a Torquay Shed Talk. Surf Coast Shire Council will hold its next Shed Talk from 10am to 12.30pm on June 22 at the Light Box on 7-9 Cylinders Drive to help inform people on how to get their books or ideas published.

Children’s book author Kaye Baillie will join author Stef Gemmill and illustrator Luisa Gioffre-Suzuki to reflect on how they got started in the children’s book industry during the free event.

“As we share our experiences, people will learnwhattoavoidandhowtogivetheirstories the best possible chance,” Ms Baillie said. “It means you are learning all the time. When I would feel like giving up I would think about those words and think, well that’s what I’ve got to do.”

Ms Baillie said supportive groups, conferences and courses were some of the best ways to get immersed in the publishing industry.

“Conferences are an incredible opportunity tomeetotherpeoplestrivingforthesamething as you, and you get a chance to meet editors and agents,” she said.

“There is a lot involved in finding the right homeforyourstory.Despitehowharditcanbe, continue to learn the craft, immerse yourself in the industry and never give up.”

Councillor Kate Gazzard said the Shed Talks provided a warm and relaxed place for people to share their ideas and industry information.

“Who knows, this event could be professionally life-changing for an aspiring author or illustrator out there,” she said.

The event is free, with catering provided, but places are limited, and bookings are essential through events.humanitix.com/secrets-togetting-published

“These social dynamics have long-term implications for their mental health... As a community, we need to teach boys that it’s OK to reach out for help.

“Young males aged between 15 to 18 years of age are the least likely to seek mental health support due to societal stigma, often delaying seeking professional counsellor help until they are in crisis.”

Help is available through Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, Cancer Council on 13 11 20, MensLine Australia on 1300 78 99 78, Lifeline on 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.

From cleaner to crane driver

A cleaner who filled in for a sick crane operator has cost his employer almost $170,000 in reprimands.

WorkSafe charged Geelong engineering firm Thornton Engineering over the August 2022 incident when it was contracted to work on steel frames for the Spirit of Tasmania. Employees had been tasked with lifting and rotating a 30-tonne steel frame 180 degrees, a WorkSafe summary stated. The work was conducted without incident.

The following day, on August 4 at 11pm, the same lift was to be conducted, but the person who would ordinarily perform this task and who held the requisite licence had called in sick.

Another worker, who was employed as acleaner,wastaskedwithperformingthe duty. The cleaner had some experience movingsmallobjectsbycranes,however, did not hold the required intermediate or advanced rigging licence to perform this lift. The employee used two 16-tonne cranes, which were not synchronised, to lift and rotate the 30-tonne frame 180 degrees. The lift failed, lost balance and the centre of gravity tripped causing the crane hoists to be dragged into the workshop gantries, damaging the crane and gantries in the process. The toppled frame fell on the wall of the workplace where four of his colleagues were watching on, the WorkSafe summary stated. The cleaner then used two extra cranes to move the fallen steel but it was too heavy, causing them to trip out the control box. Thornton has agreed to an enforceable undertaking agreement with WorkSafe that will take place over the course of the next 18 months. Those five undertakings are estimated to cost the company $168,900. . – AAP

Children’s book author Kaye Baillie will speak at the next Shed Talk by the Surf Coast Shire Council. (Supplied)

We’re building big and there will be transport disruptions

As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re upgrading the Geelong and Warrnambool lines. We’re also removing congested level crossings at Fyans Street and the Surf Coast Highway.

Works in progress

Now the upgrade to Waurn Ponds Station is complete, we’re working to upgrade South Geelong and Marshall stations.

The upgrades will add a second platform with an accessible overpass at each station. Passengers will also be provided with new modern facilities, more car parking and accessible station amenities.

We’re also duplicating 8km of track between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds to enable more frequent and reliable trains for the growing communities south of Geelong.

Work continues to remove the congested level crossings at Fyans Street and the Surf Coast Highway, making it easier to get around. Train detection technology is also being upgraded at more than 50 level crossings to enable the introduction of VLocity trains to Warrnambool for the first time.

Train disruptions: Coaches replace trains in both directions

Geelong and Warrnambool lines

15 June to 25 August

Geelong to Warrnambool

13 to 16 July Wyndham Vale to Warrnambool 10 and 11 August Wyndham Vale to Warrnambool

Road disruptions: Roads closed

Fyans Street 12 June to 26 August At the level crossing

Barwon Terrace 15 June to 7 JulyAt the level crossing

Reserve Road 15 June to 10 JulyAt the level crossing

Carr Street 15 June to 15 JulyBetween Yarra and Swanston streets

Yarra Street 7 to 22 JulyAt the level crossing

There will be further local road disruptions in July and August

Plan for 30 years of river health

Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has released its plans for the management and protection of the Barwon River for the next three decades.

TheBarwonFlagshipWaterwayManagement Plan will guide the delivery of the Barwon Flagship project, a large-scale rehabilitation project aiming to improve waterway and riverside health in the Barwon Catchment.

The plan sets out the activities, outcomes, roles and responsibilities required to maintain health of the river system

Begun in 2021 as a result of the Victorian government’s statewide investment of $248

million and the delivery of the Rivers of the Barwon Action Plan, the Barwon Flagship Waterway Project will be delivered over 30 years, with the focus on the Upper Barwon during the initial stages.

Its objectives concern effective riparian management, healthy river flow and community stewardship, with particular emphasis given to supporting both Traditional Owners and land managers such as farmers and community groups.

Corangamite CMA’s general manager of strategy and planning services Amy Leith said the priority on the Upper Barwon section was

Barwon EPC now open

An early parenting centre (EPC) is open in NorthGeelongtomakeiteasierfornewparents across the region to access specialised support.

The Barwon EPC was officially opened on June 12 by Barwon Health staff and Geelong members of parliament, with the facility operated from the McKellar Centre at 45-95 Ballarat Road.

Member for Lara Ella George said the new facility was the eighth early parenting centre open in Victoria, with numbers set to increase to 13 centres in the future.

“No two journeys towards motherhood and raising children are the same and it’s so important to have a different approach for every individual person,” she said.

“Strengtheningtheparent-childrelationship, helpingparentswiththeirgoalsandsupporting children in those crucial first few years is incredibly important. These centres deliver flexible, targeted services that aim to enhance

the parent child relationship and support parents with strategies for achieving their parenting goals.”

The North Geelong facility has 10 residential family units and four day-stay spaces.

Ms George said the state government had invested $148 million to expand the early parenting service network, with the centres designed to feel like a home away from home.

“This EPC will enable families to access critical early parenting services closer to home without the need to travel to Melbourne,” she said. “It will support families across its broad catchment, which includes local government areas across western Victoria from right here in Geelong, stretching out to Warrnambool.

“Health and well-being of parents, carers and the whole family is vital to the child’s developmental outcomes, and this will ensure thatbabiesandtoddlerscanthriveduringtheir early years.”

due to the impact of weeds such as willows and glyceria, which cause choke points along the river.

“Thesechokesinhibitwaterflowdownstream and currently restrict our ability to deliver important environmental water releases to the Barwon River,” Ms Leith said.

“The Barwon River is important to both Traditional Owners and local communities. It is a critical drinking water supply catchment for the Geelong region, and it is an important ecosystemfordiverseplantandanimalspecies.

“By focusing on the upper river, we aim to improve waterway health and in the long

term enable the delivery of an increased environmental water entitlement, ultimately leading to improvements to flow and health in the river downstream where it flows through Geelong and out to sea.

“Together we are working towards a well-connected, healthy and accessible river and wetland corridor that supports fish and platypus populations, a river that continues to be a treasured place for locals and visitors to enjoy now and into the future.”

Visit ccma.vic.gov.au/projects/barwonflagship-waterwaytoviewtheBarwonFlagship Water Management Plan in full.

Get ready to say goodbye to 3G.

Our 3G network will be switched off on 31 August. So if you’re currently using a device that relies on the 3G network, like a phone, watch, medical device, or EFTPOS machine, you’ll need to upgrade as soon as possible to ensure ongoing service.

Blair, Delilah, and Courtney Taylor at the new Barwon Early Parenting Centre in North Geelong. (Louisa Jones) 413138_20

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Sweet honour for choir

A local choir has won two medals at a national competition held in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Geelong Harmony Chorus, a diverse group of around 20 women, won the first place medal in the Division A (small chorus) and the Most Improved Chorus medal at the Sweet Adelines Australia national competition.

Sweet Adelines is an international non-profit music association focused on barbershop harmony whose membership numbers over 20,000 women worldwide.

The event featured more than 30 competing ensembles, ranging from quartets to large choruses of up to 60 singers.

GeelongHarmonyChorus’smusicaldirector Michelle Roy said the entire group was “pretty thrilled” with the outstanding results.

“It was an exciting weekend for us, and testament to the work that our singers had put in in the months prior to getting there,” Ms Roy said.

Ms Roy, who has a 28-year history with the Geelong chorus, said the choir would go through something of a reset through the rest of the year, learning new repertoire for a Christmas show and then the 2025 national competition in Hobart next year.

The chorus will hold an open rehearsal on July22,whichMsRoysaidprovidedtheperfect opportunity for potential new members to come and see what it was all about.

“The music is one of the key things, it’s cathartic, it’s great for the soul, but it’s also about the friendships,” she said.

“It is a female-based singing organisation, so there’s that sort of sisterhood as well. There’s a holistic effect for women; it’s not just a singing group, it’s a group of friends (who) support each other, and the music sort of binds all that together.”

Visit geelongharmony.com.au for more information.

Matt Hewson

Surf Coast eco destination bid

TheSurfCoastShireislookingtobecome an Eco Destination and continue its commitment to sustainability through an Ecotourism Australia program. EcotourismAustraliaisanationalpeak body for sustainable and nature-based tourism.

Surf Coast Shire councillor Kate Gazzard said the program with Ecotourism Australia would help deliver high-quality “tourism experiences within the region”.

“When people are deciding where to travel, sustainability rating is becoming a big factor influencing their travel decision,” she said.

“GettingEcoDestinationCertification is a demonstration of council’s strong commitment to the ongoing improvement of sustainable practices.

“Research shows 75 per cent of travellers want to travel more sustainably and 71 per cent want to leave the places they visit better than when they arrived.”

Tourism is a crucial for the Surf Coast, with close to three million visitors generating more than $500 million in expenditure and creating 1700 jobs. Council will work closely with Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism and other stakeholders like Parks Victoria and Traditional Owners to achieve certification. It will need to meet and maintain criteria under six pillars, including destination management, nature and scenery, environment and climate, culture and tradition, social wellbeing, and business sustainability and marketing.

Geelong Harmony Chorus at the Sweet Adelines national competition in Fremantle. (Kirsten Graham Photography)

Architecture goes green

By Jena Carr

A Geelong studio is using hands-on educational experience to address climate changeandpromotesustainablelivingthrough architecture.

The Arckit Sustainability Studio, a collaboration between The Brainary and Geelong Regional Library Corporation, received $10,000 through Surf Coast Shire Council’s Climate Emergency Grants.

TheBrainaryofficemanagerEmmaHardaker said the grant would help the organisation spreadawarenessabouthowarchitecturecould provide a more sustainable future.

‘‘ The product is really great for inspiring action ... that’s the main point of the program ’’ - Madison Old

“Sustainabilityisbecomingamajortopicand trying to incorporate that into the classroom or into children’s learning in general, is super important for future generations,” she said.

“Allowing the kids within the Surf Coast ShireaccesstoboththeprogramandtheArckit kitswillallowthemtoexplorearchitectureand how that can help with sustainability.

“Particularly in the Surf Coast Shire, they’ve battled quite a bit with bushfires and those kinds of things, so it’s ways they can think about how architecture could play a part in ensuring safety.”

Product and communications specialist Madison Old said it was “really exciting” to receive funding for the program, which offered sessions for primary and secondary students and adults.

“We offer these sessions where the adults and students come in and they are hired as juniorarchitects,sothat’sabitofarole-playing experience,” she said.

“They get a task, then they get a top-secret client that they have to work for, which they

will have to sort of achieve these sustainability goals through their buildings.

“The product is really great for inspiring action through the education, so that’s the main point of the program and we’re inspiring participants to take action after the session.”

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Celebrating the winter solstice

The Norlane Community Centre will celebrate this year’s winter solstice with a free event full of music and activities for people of all ages.

The winter solstice is the day of the year with the least daylight hours and occurs on June 21.

Event organiser Melanie Humphrey said she expected close to 1000 people to attend the event, which would have many activities.

“This is our second winter solstice... so, I’m looking forward to it going well and the weather being good, but we’ve got wet weather plans just in case,” she said.

“We’ve got free food, entertainment, music, the fire twirling, choirs, crafts and games, and we’re going to have indoor and outdoor games set up on the day.

“I’m also looking forward to seeing the fire breathers again, we’ve had them in once and that was really popular. So, to see them again and all the kids... having fun will be great.”

The event will feature fire twirling by Serena Rose McCartney, a lantern parade, games, food, and music by the North Geelong Community Big Band and Bluebird North Children’s Choir. Entranceintotheeventisfreeandwill take place at the Norlane Community Centre at 39A Rose Avenue from 6pm to 9pm on June 21.

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The Brainary’s Madison Old with an Arckit. (Louisa Jones) 412978_12

Giving back to the community

The Independent takes a look at greater Geelong’s recipients of King’s birthday honours this week.

Kaye Rodden

Kaye Rodden is the latest recipient of the King’s Birthday Honours’ Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her conservation service.

Thefarmerhasbeenapartofenvironmental conservation and protection throughout her life, participating in community groups like Friends of the Barwon and the National Landcare Network.

Ms Rodden helped form the Barrabool Hills Landcare Group in 1995 to tackle rabbits, serrated tussock weeds, and gorse plants while preserving native plants and water quality.

“Asafarmer,whichI’vebeenallmylife,my husbandandIfeelquitestronglyabouttrying to regenerate the landscape we depended on for our income,” she said.

“It (the group) is a bit more than just conservation; it’s also regenerating the landscape and trying to prevent pests, animals and weeds from reinfecting the area we live in.

“If you depend on the land for an income which farmers do, all farmers really are concerned about conservation and there’s a saying that you really have to be green to be in the black.”

Ms Rodden said she believed the OAM should be shared with the community and that she wouldn’t have been able to achieve anything without her strong family support.

“I’m really humbled to have been singled out in our community of people who I think are champions already. So, I feel a bit embarrassed in some respects,” she said.

“Everyone is concerned about the future

of the world that we live in, and trying to conserve what we have and improving our natural environment is something that many of us aspire to.

“If my family hadn’t supported me, come along to all the things that we ran and didn’t mind when I wasn’t there at night to help withhomework,ifitwasn’tforthemthenthis wouldn’t happen.”

Robert Gartland

Robert Gartland has been recognised for his decades of work in service to the Geelong community with a Medal of the Order of Australia.

Mr Gartland, 70, was awarded the King’s Birthday honour for his work in a wide range of community roles, including 12 years as a Geelong Football Club board member, an advocate for the soon-to-open Geelong Sports Museum and various taskforce and management committees.

But the retired businessman is perhaps mostproudofhisworkasoneofthefounding ambassadors, fundraisers and current patron of Anam Cara House Geelong.

Mr Garltand was approached in 2006 by Anam Cara founder Diane Wright and was instrumental in helping establish the not-for-profit palliative care hospital, along with Frank Costa and Fr Kevin Dillon.

“The idea of helping to create a community hospice, that gave the people and families of Geelong a choice around end-of-life, was really compelling for me,” Mr Gartland said.

Openedin2007atStMary’sPresbytery,the original hospital eventually outgrew the site, with the new Anam Cara House opening at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds last year.

“We are now caring for our guests and their families, in our unique new facility, in awonderfulhomelikeenvironment,”hesaid.

“It’s such a beautiful place. Our staff and volunteers are just incredible and I am so proud to now be the patron of Anam Cara House Geelong.”

Mr Gartland said he felt “honoured and proud, but also humbled” to receive recognition for his work in the community.

“I love this city, its people and our history,” he said.

“I’m supported in this by my whole family and my wife in particular and I’m privileged to be able to do the work that I’ve been able to do and to help effect some positive change in a small way across the range of different things that I’ve been involved in.

“I’d like to continue doing things for my community for as long as I’m able.”

Matt Hewson

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Kaye Rodden is honoured with an OAM for her service to conservation. (Supplied)

Dr James Mullins

Geelong’s Dr James Mullins has been recognised on the King’s Birthday Honours List for decades of dedication to the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and his work as a researcher and innovator.

Dr Mullins, 43, was awarded Member of the OrderofAustralia(AM)for30yearsofservice with the CFA, 17 of which have been spent with Grovedale Fire Brigade, and his work at Deakin University and FLAIM Systems.

He said the award was a “surprise” and “a great honour”.

“It’s good recognition for the team that we’ve built and the people we’ve worked with,” he said. “I don’t do what I do by myself; I surround myself with people who are a bunch smarter than I am.”

A former associate professor at Deakin’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation, Dr Mullins is chief technology officer and founding researcher of FLAIM Systems, which provides virtual reality training systems for firefighters and other service personnel.

A third-generation member of the CFA, Dr

Mullins had a natural interest in developing training solutions for firefighters.

“We saw a need about 10 years ago when we werestartingtoshutdownourhotfiretraining facilities because of the contamination (it) caused,” Dr Mullins said.

“I was doing a lot of work with Defence at the time, so we thought why not create alternate methods of training.”

FLAIM also innovates in the defence space, recently launching technology to train people to safely find landmines.

“I love seeing technology applied in new ways and changing the way we do things,” Dr Mullins said. “I was that guy that used to break stuff, pull it apart and fix it and learn how to do new things.

“It was instilled in me at an early age that we’re on the planet for a little bit of time and hopefully we can make a difference in the time that we do have available.”

Matt Hewson

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CITYNEWS

REQUEST A FREE TREE PLANTING

To help keep our region beautiful, you can request a new tree for your nature strip or nearby reserve at no cost as part of our 2024 tree planting season.

We aim to plant over 1,635 trees across Greater Geelong, including more than 1,200 new trees to be planted as part of this year’s program.

The planting of 425 additional trees will be in response to trees that have been removed and requests from the community. Details about the location, species, and number of trees in our 2024 tree planting season can be found by scanning the QR code or visit geelong.link/ TreePlanting2

We have planted 21,294 trees across the region since the Urban Forest Strategy was adopted in 2015 and accepted handover of 34,429 trees from developers during this time.

Canopy trees in our streets and parks have many benefits including cooling our neighbourhoods, improving health and wellbeing, and cleaning the air. You can ask for a new tree on your nature strip or to replace a dead or vandalised tree by scanning the QR code or visit geelong.link/RequestATree2

MEETING

Planning Committee meeting

The next meeting of the Planning Committee will be held at the Council Conference and Reception Centre, City Hall, 57 Little Malop Street, Geelong on Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 5.30pm.

Items to be discussed are:

›Planning Permit Application No. PP-9352020 - Construction of Ten (10) Apartments, Multi-lot Subdivision, and Alteration of Access to a Road in a Transport Zone 2 at 34 Barrabool Road, Highton.

›Planning Permit Application No. PP- 15852021 - Development of a Multi Storey Building, Use of the Land for a Shop, Internally Illuminated Sign and a Reduction of Car Parking at 26 Hicks Street, Lara

For more information, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/ PlanningCommittee2

See the colourful blankets, teddies, and beanies at the Barwon Urban Knitting Community Project exhibition at Geelong Library and Heritage Centre this month. Organised by the Barwon Elder Abuse Primary Prevention Network (BEAPP) and Barwon Community Legal Service (BCLS), this project brings our community together to raise awareness of an often silent yet critical issue, elder abuse. For more information, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/ BarwonUrbanKnitting2

If you or someone you know is experiencing elder abuse, contact Barwon Community Legal Service on

or

geelong.link/Arts2

TRAFFIC CHANGES

If you are travelling in the areas listed below on Friday 21 June 2024, scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/WinterWarmUp2 for detailed information regarding changed traffic conditions.

Tastes of Greater Geelong, The Winter Warm Up, Geelong

›Traffic changes from 2.00pm – 9.30pm

›Full road closure will affect Little Malop Street, between Union Street and Moorabool Street, Geelong.

Emergency access will be maintained at all times during the event.

Do you have an amazing idea but need funding to bring it to life? Our 2024-25 Community Grants are open.

Whether you’re seeking to purchase new equipment, offer group activities, upgrade facilities, run a community event, create an inspired arts project or upgrade facilities, funding is available.

Scan the QR or visit geelong.link/ G rants 2 for more information.

The Algerian Oak tree at Mont Street, Newtown is on the National Trust of Australia register.

Dr James Mullins.

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George Hill

George Hill, 82, receives the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to the culinary industry and community.

The Point Lonsdale black hat chef has had many roles in groups, including the Australian Institute of Technical Chefs, the Australian Culinary Federation Victoria, and the William Angliss Institute of TAFE.

Mr Hill said he had many 15 minutes of fun and luck, including receiving the King’s Birthday Honour, which he attributes to a guardian angel.

“No one stands alone, so...I would like to express my feelings about the people I’ve met and how they actually own this thing more thanme,”hesaid.“I’vebeenfortunateenough to have 15 minutes, after 15 minutes, after 15 minutes and one day sat down and analysed why, and I think it’s due to this damn bloody guardian angel that I got.”

Mr Hill was born in 1942 to British parents in a military camp hospital in Bangalore,

India before his family were sent back to England in 1949 following the Gandhi anti-British movement.

Mr Hill said he had always loved being a cook ever since he won a fancy dress competition dressed as one, leading him to become a chef and educator.

“I have this saying that, ‘if you think you can;youcan.Ifyouthinkyoucan’t;thenyour bloody right’,” he said.

“Because of the disruption of my education in the early years, I was still academically two or three years behind everybody else, so I found it extremely difficult until I left (England) and became a cook.

“I’m one of those very privileged people to have been paid a salary to actually conduct my hobby, irrespective of whether I was an apprentice, teacher, senior manager, or in whatever role I’ve been in.”

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Michelle Challis Manifold Heights’ Michelle Challis is following in her parents’ footsteps as she is recognisedforservingthecommunityduring the King’s Birthday.

The 48-year-old received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Monday, June 10, for her work in groups including the Lions Club of Geelong.

Ms Challis said her family has an extensive background in volunteering and serving the community, with her mother and late father both previously OAMs for their efforts.

“It’s what I was brought up to do and I do it to help those that need help, that can’t help themselves or make someone’s life a little better,” she said.

“It’s always been part of my life. My parents had guided me through that, and I’ve just expanded on that to help where I can. That’s my reward.

“I joke saying (to senior Lions members), ‘I’ve been around Lions more than you have’, because I went to my first Lions meeting when I was six weeks old in a bassinet.”

Ms Challis said she was humbled to be acknowledged for her achievements, such as her work with the St John of God Geelong Hospital Auxiliary, which helped purchase a new patient transport vehicle for oncology patients.

“I gave up my time, and that will benefit someone, or lots of people, in the community, and that’s the achievement,” she said.

“It’s just being there when you can, and I love a good chat to be honest with you, but just if I can help someone have a better day, that’s a good day.”

Ms Challis has also helped give back to the Geelong and Ballarat community through roles in the Geelong Region Cancerians, the Barwon

Other organisations include the Challis Group, the Institute of Mercantile Agents and the Lions District 201V2.

Our Funeral Team are here when you need support and guidance.

George Hill has received an AM for his service to the culinary industry and community.

Health Foundation and the Ballarat Hebrew Congregation.

Jena Carr

Michelle Challis has received an OAM for her service to the community. (Supplied)

Women set to go WILD

Geelong women are being encouraged to put their hands up as candidates during council elections later this year following the launch of a new campaign.

Women in Local Democracy’s (WILD) Empowering 50/50x2025 Network launched the Ask Her to Stand campaign on the steps of City Hall on Gheringhap Street on Friday, June 7.

WILD Geelong convenor Jenny Wills said the campaign looked to improve gender equalityamongstategovernments,suchasCity of Greater Geelong council.

“It’s important for people to think about womenthattheyknowwhocouldbeinterested in standing for council and to tap them on the shoulder,” she said.

“It’s very important to have both women and men at that decision making table for all the policy and funding priorities that are taken by council for the residents of the city.

“Women and men bring different life and

workexperiencestothetable...andwomenmake up 51 per cent of the population in Geelong, but forever have been underrepresented on council.”

Federal Member for Corangamite Libby Coker said communities thrived when women were empowered to lead.

“As patron of the empowering women network,I’mencouraginglocalwomentostand for the eleven new wards in the City of Greater Geelong’s council elections in October,” she said.

“Women bring unique perspectives and invaluable experiences to the table, and their participation in local elections is beneficial and essential for a truly representative democracy.

“Over recent years, the voices and experiences of women have helped change public perception and importantly, policies that provide better outcomes, not just for women but for our society.”

Jena Carr

ABUDGET THAT WORKS FOR WOMEN

Payments for nursing, midwifery, social work and teaching students while they’re on prac.

Support for women who have experienced miscarriage.

Funding crisis accomodation for women and children fleeing violence.

Superannuation on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scan here to read

Local MPs and councillors join WILD members to launch the Ask Her to Stand Campaign in Geelong. (Louisa Jones) 411366_02

DISABILITY SERVICES

Helping make lives better

In the vibrant community of Geelong, Kristy Kayler-Thomson, a registered nurse with over 18 years of experience, leads a Bold Pink team transforming care for NDIS participants.

Motivated by the limitations of traditional care settings, Kristy is dedicated to providing personalised care at home, empowering participants to lead independent lives.

Kristy’s journey began with a simple yet profound observation: small acts of kindness can make a significant difference in someone’s life.

“Our core purpose of Making Lives Better means doing the little things to put a smile on someone’s face,” Kristy explained.

Whether it’s offering to paint a client’s nails or helping someone rediscover a lost hobby, these small gestures are at the heart of Nurse Next Door Home Care Services’ approach.

One of the most rewarding aspects of working in the disability sector for Kristy has been witnessing the growth and development of her clients. One client, once unable to boil water, now confidently prepares meals like pork chops and vegetables, guiding Kristy during recent visits.

“Seeing him take the lead and be so proud of his achievements has been an incredible experience,” Kristy reflects.

Another touching story involves a nearly two-year-old client with complex needs, including a tracheostomy and feeding tube.

Nurse Next Door Geelong is working closely with her wider healthcare team and family to support her progress toward the goal of being tube-free by school age. Watching her achieve inspiring milestones brings immense gratitude to the team.

Nurse Next Door Geelong officially opened its doors in October 2023, starting with just one client. Since then, the service has grown rapidly,withacareteamofover20individuals, including registered nurses, enrolled nurses and caregivers. This compassionate team providespremiumpersonalisedcomprehensive in-home care in the Geelong region.

Kristy’s vision for Nurse Next Door was shaped by seeing her grandparents decline in a nursing home during the pandemic. Their desire to stay home highlighted the need for better support in local communities and drove her commitment to quality in-home care and nursing services.

The team believes in helping clients continue to do what they love, regardless of their disability.

“We always ask, ‘What did you used to love doing that you no longer do?’ and then we find ways to bring that joy back into their lives,” Kristy explained.

Services provided by Nurse Next Door Geelong include disability support, assistance with activities of daily living, nursing care, and companionship care, all tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

As Nurse Next Door Home Care Services continues to grow, the impact on the local community is undeniable. Kristy and her team are not just providing care; they are fostering a sense of positivity, possibility and purpose.

If you, or someone you know, requires care, Nurse Next Door Home Care Services are open 24/7. Call 1300 100 247 or visit nursenextdoor.com.auformoreinformation.

Carly joins Continence

Continence at Conquip is proud to present CarlyHeadlam,adedicatedContinenceNurse Consultant serving the Geelong community.

With a wealth of experience in urology, colorectal, community, and mental health, Carly brings a comprehensive approach to managing continence issues.

Carly’s expertise lies in conducting thorough assessments, focusing on urinary and faecal incontinence, skin integrity, diet, nutrition, physical and mental health, and neurological factors.

Her holistic methodology helps identify the root causes of incontinence, allowing her to craft tailored care plans for her patients.

Beyond her core role, Carly is passionate about educating patients, families, and support workers about incontinence, its

causes, potential treatments, and preventive techniques.

She also actively implements and oversees management tactics like bladder and bowel training programs.

In her personal life, Carly is a dedicated mother and community member. She coaches netball for the Queenscliff Netball and Football Club and volunteers with Netball Victoria, teaching primary students the essential skills of the sport. In her leisure time, Carly enjoys fishing and immersing herself in the tranquillity it offers.

Contact Carly today at carly@suttonhouse. com.au or call 03 9876 3374 to discuss your continence needs and take the first step towards a better quality of life.

Carly Headlam is a dedicated Continence Nurse Consultant for Continence at Conquip. (Supplied)

Nurse Next Door – making lives better. (Pictures: Supplied)

Trust Leisure Options and experience the difference

In the vast landscape of supported travel providers, the task of choosing one that’s just right for you can be quite a daunting task.

Withanever-growingnumberofoperatorsin the market, each with their unique differences, it’s crucial to make a well-informed decision as your travel experience can ultimately hinge on selecting a company that not only meets your specific needs but also ensures you receive the best travel experience possible.

Leisure Options stands out as an IATA accredited, fully licensed travel agency and a NDIS registered service provider with over 30 years’ expertise in providing unforgettable supported travel adventures and relaxing respite stays.

Being solely focused on travel and respite packages, the dedicated team offers comprehensive industry and destination knowledge ensuring your travel requirements are met with meticulously crafted itineraries that enhance your experience within your capabilities, guaranteeing a memorable and enjoyable getaway.

Leisure Options prides itself on creating truly memorable experiences for each of their travellers by specialising in small group itineraries that ensure that you can actively participate whilst receiving the necessary care and support to succeed in your travel goals.

With a view to creating a family-like atmosphere whilst on tour luxury houses or apartments are selected wherever possible and throughout the holiday, culinary needs are met with three delicious meals daily.

Dining experiences include a mix of inhouse dining and dining at local restaurants and cafes. Dietary needs are fully catered for, promoting health choices and diverse cuisines.

Leisure Option’s tour leaders are committed to delivering exceptional service and authentic

experiences, making each holiday truly unforgettable. Their unique knowledge of the destinations visited ensures that you can relax and enjoy your journey. Tour leaders all have appropriate accreditations and NDIS checks.

Respite and travel packages are available throughout Australia and beyond and the team can assist with maximising your NDIS funding towards the support components of your getaway.

If you believe that Leisure Options is the right fit for your travel needs please reach out to the friendly team at 03 9646 0666 or 1300 363 713 or via mail@leisureoptions. com.au

Above: A Singapore getaway. Below right: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. (Pictures: Supplied)

The Guide

AUSTRALIA’S BEST HOUSE

9Life, Saturday, 5.30pm

There’s not a tradie, split pot of paint or unfinished tiling job in sight as this straightforward series explores some of our country’s most jaw-dropping abodes. It’s pure dream territory: the viewer steps into the magazine-worthy homes and, if they can be revived from their wishful reverence to listen, a bunch of judges – Joe Snell, Brielly Turton and Andrew Purdie – share their commentary on what makes each build such a treat. Host Megan Gale is back breezily hosting this third season of aspirational distraction, with tonight’s travels diving into water projects and coastal retreats that might just bring on the waterworks when the price tag of such luxury is considered.

Journalist Marc Fennell enraptured audiences with his dazzling first season of investigative daring into the prized possessions the British monarchy have quietly nabbed as their own across the centuries. He’s back with season two to dig deeper into the swiped treasure in a fascinating eight-part doco filmed across 11 different nations including Kenya, Egypt, Canada and South America. Fennell’s globe-trotting mission features both shipwreck and desert in a compelling puzzle of ownership and truth. In tonight’s premiere, the Parthenon Marbles are under the microscope, with legendary actor and intellect Stephen Fry joining Fennell at the controversial museum exhibit.

Friday, June 14

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

DREW

Chat show hosts make chinwagging look effortless, but it takes a special kind of soul to win an audience and coveted guests five days a week. While Oprah was known for dizzyingly decadent audience gifts often hidden under their seats, former child star and rom-com queen Drew Barrymore (pictured) has enchanted with her vibrantly bubbly and honest manner. Although Aussies are a few years late to her party, her latest season is here to sweeten up that mid-morning lull. Halloween has become a thing on our shores in recent years and today’s two episodes offer a feast of costume and pumpkin-carving inspiration, with an array of snacks including potato nachos and biscuits sure to fire up viewers’ appetite.

LADIES IN BLACK ABC TV, Sunday, 8.30pm

You needn’t don your Sunday best for this sophisticated new sixpart series, but you’ll probably be inspired to pull out some of your fancier duds after falling for this heartwarming tale of a bygone era. Birkenstocks and activewear may be unpalatable after enjoying this female-led ’60s world of fashion directed by Gracie Otto and starring her screen-star sister Miranda, along with a resplendent Jessica De Gouw (TheSecretsSheKeeps) and American bombshell Debi Mazar (pictured, right, with Otto and De Gouw). Based on the book and set six months after the 2018 movie, this glamorous Aussie drama unwraps the moving stories of the women running the chic Goodes Department Store during a time of great change.

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9) 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. (Mal, R) 2.00

Miniseries: The Cry. (Mals, R) 3.00 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis meets the clivia king.

8.30 Silent Witness. (Ma) The Lyell team returns to the crime scene when another victim is in peril.

9.30 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 10.10 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

10.35 Austin. (PG, R)

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.20 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R)

12.10 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs: India. (PGa, R) 9.55 Outta Town Adventures. 10.55 Charles I: To Kill A King. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Such Was Life. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (PGav, 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 MOVIE: No One Would Tell. (2018, Mav, R) Shannen Doherty. 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Abandoned Railways From Above: York. (PG) 8.25 Secrets Of The Lost Liners: Oceanos. (PGa) Takes a look at the Oceanos 9.15 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters: Spies In The Deep. (PGal, R) The team searches a missing spy plane. 10.05 SBS World News Late. 10.35 World On Fire. (Malv) 11.35 Shadow Lines. (MA15+v, R) 3.45 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (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 Hayden Quinn.

7.20 Football. AFL. Round 14. Brisbane Lions v St Kilda. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.15 Armchair Experts. (M)

A panel discusses all things AFL. 12.00 Boy To Man: The Cave Climbers. (PGa, R) Tim travels to Thailand.

1.00 Australia’s Amazing Homes: Urban Castles. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.00 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 5. Heats. From Brisbane Aquatic Centre. 1.30 Mr Mayor. (PGs, 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

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 5. Finals. 9.45 MOVIE: Dirty Dancing. (1987, Mas, R)

A girl falls in love with a dancing teacher when she spends the summer at a holiday camp. Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey.

11.45 MOVIE: Mermaids. (1990, PGsla, R)

A quirky woman moves to a new town. Cher.

1.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

2.40 Destination WA.

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)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Hosted by Tom Gleisner.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Celebrity guests include Sarah Snook, Boy George and Miriam Margolyes. 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.

The Project. (R)

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

THE

BARRYMORE SHOW 10, Tuesday, 11am

National treasures: Marc Fennell is joined by Stephen Fry.

STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE ABC TV, Monday, 8pm

PICK OF THE WEEK

Saturday, June 15

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 In The Room: Leigh Sales With LinManuel Miranda. (Ml, R) 1.25 Father Brown. (PGav, R) 2.15 Gruen. (R) 2.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 3.30 Tony Armstrong’s ExtraOrdinary Things. (PG, R) 4.30 Restoration Australia. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.00 Australian Story: The War Pup – Quaden Bayles. (R) Presented by Leigh Sales.

6.30 Back Roads: Leeton, NSW. (R) Heather Ewart travels to Leeton. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Father Brown. (PGav) A group of bikers causes outrage.

8.15 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R)

DCI John Barnaby and DS Jamie Winter investigate the murder of a ballroom dancer.

9.45 A Life In Ten Pictures: Elizabeth Taylor. (Ml, R) Takes a look at Elizabeth Taylor’s life through a handful of iconic shots and private photographs.

10.40 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018, Madl, R) An intimate portrait of Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston. 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Game Spawn Point. 12.05am Rage. 1.40 TMNT. 2.25 The Legend Of Korra. 2.50 Shasha And Milo. 3.10 Hanazuki: Full Of Treasures. 3.20 Andy And The Band. 4.00 Moon And Me. 4.20

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm

MOVIE: The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter. (1990, PG) 4.10 Bigger & Blacker: Steven Oliver, My Life In Cabaret. 4.30 NITV News: Nula. 5.00 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 5.50 Going Native. 6.20 News. 6.30 Strait To The Plate. 7.00 The Other Side. 7.30 Miniseries: The Walk-In. 8.20 MOVIE: Stigmata. (1999, MA15+) 10.15 Westwind: Djalu’s Legacy. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 9.05 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 10.05 Wales: Land Of The Wild. 11.00 My Unique B&B. 11.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.50 Vesuvius With Bettany Hughes. (PGa, R) 5.35 Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust. (PGavw, R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Jersey And Guernsey. (PGaw) It is Liberation Day across the islands. 8.25 Portillo In The Pyrenees: A Spiritual Quest. (PGav, R)

Part 3 of 4. Michael Portillo continues his Pyrenean challenge, this time in France’s Ariege region.

9.20 Scotland: Escape To The Wilderness. (PG, R) Part 3 of 4. 10.15 Greenland: Survival At The Edge. (PG, R)

11.10 Paris Paris. (PGa)

12.10 Face To Face. (Ma, R)

2.05 The Witnesses. (Ma, R)

4.00 Peer To Peer. (PG, R)

4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 1. Qualifying. 2.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 1. Pre-Race and Race 11. From Hidden Valley Raceway, NT. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 14. Adelaide v Sydney. From Adelaide Oval.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

11.00 Dream Home. (PGl, R) The first two dream homes are now complete and while the couples find out what the judges think of their efforts, the home owners find out the new valuations of their renovated houses. Hosted by Dr Chris Brown.

12.45 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 1. Highlights. From Hidden Valley Raceway, NT. 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Tales Of Aluna. A musician and his entourage crash land on a secret, 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) 11.00 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 6. Heats. 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. 1.30 Business Drive. 2.00 The

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Swimming. Australian Trials. Day 6. Finals and the naming of the Olympic swimming team for Paris. From Brisbane Aquatic Centre.

9.30 To Be Advised.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) Religious program.

2.30 Getaway. (PG, R) From Antigua to Martinique, St Lucia and the Grenadines, the team cruises the picturesque islands of the Caribbean on board a luxury superyacht.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R) A celebration of people and organisations across Australia which make the world a better place.

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 The Brighter Side: Save. Grow. Dream. Australians share bright ideas and practical tips, from clever side hustles to mealtime ideas and money-saving advice.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Neglect victim Martin the staffy may finally find the caring home he deserves.

7.30 The Dog House. (PG, R) A retriever is moping again when yet another of its friends finds a new home.

8.30 Ambulance UK. (Mal) Paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service respond to two separate calls for patients with severe burns, both in need of urgent treatment at the region’s only specialist burns unit. 11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Spiralling. 10.30 The Ice Cream Show. Noon Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Challenge Cup series. H’lights. 2.00 Patriot Brains. 2.55 United In Tears: The Oatlands Tragedy. 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.25 Tattoo

7MATE (64, 73)

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Soft Skin. (1964, PG, French) 8.10 Sirocco. (1951, PG) 10.00 The Legend Of Ben Hall. (2017, M) 12.30pm The Mask Of Zorro. (1998, M) 3.00 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 4.40 Amanda. (2018, PG, French) 6.40 The Lake House. (2006, PG) 8.30 Sundown. (2021, MA15+) 10.00 Bliss. (2021, MA15+) 11.40 Obey. (2018, MA15+) 1.30am Grand Piano. (2013, M) 3.10 Late Programs.

Sunday, June 16

“Not just a lifestyle, a style of life.”

Gordon Armstrong

Resident

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

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. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.25 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.25 The Secret History Of The British Garden. 3.25 Simply Nigella. (R) 3.55 Secrets Of The Museum. (R) 4.45 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.10 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.10 Wales: Land Of The Wild. 11.05 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Para-Badminton. (PG, R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Sports Woman. 3.30 Such Was Life. 3.40 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.35 French Castles: Defying The Nazis. (PGav, R) 5.35 Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust. (PGavw, R) 6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 2. Qualifying. 2.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 2. Pre-Race and Race 12. From Hidden Valley Raceway, NT. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Melbourne Weekender. (PG)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News.

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

8.00 Austin. (PG) A lunch is arranged at Austin’s home.

8.30 Ladies In Black. (Premiere, Ms) Women working in the ladieswear department of a Sydney store face tumultuous lives.

9.20 The Split. (Mals, R) Hannah and Nathan negotiate their divorce.

10.20 Shetland. (Mal, R)

11.20 Annika. (Mav, R)

12.10 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (PG, R)

12.55 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00

Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 4.00 Landline. (R)

4.30 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Lost World Of Angkor Wat. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2.

9.20 Royal Autopsy: Henry IV – The Usurper. (Ma) Part 3 of 4. Professor Alice Roberts explores the final days and cause of death of Henry IV. 10.20 South Korea With Alexander Armstrong. (Ma, R) Part 3 of 3. 11.10 MOVIE: Watandar, My Countryman. (2022, PGal, R) Photographs of refugee descendants.

12.25 The Great Fire Of London: London Burns. (PG, R)

3.10 How To Get Fit Fast. (PGn, R)

4.05 Peer To Peer. (R)

4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 The Ice Cream Show. Noon Hudson

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dream Home. (PG) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown. 8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation. 9.45 The Latest: Seven News. 10.15 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Cronulla Riots. (Malv, R) A look at the 2005 Cronulla Riots. 11.15 Born To Kill? Timothy Spencer. (MA15+av, R)

12.15 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Darwin Triple Crown. Day 2. Highlights. 1.15 Lipstick Jungle. (Ms, R)

2.30 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00

PGls,

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Travel Guides. (PGs) The travel guides head to Hong Kong.

8.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.00 To Be Advised.

10.00 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest round of football.

11.00 9News Late.

11.25 Transplant. (MA15+m) A bus full of kids crashes.

12.15 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Mav, R)

2.10 The Lap. (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.

TEN (5,

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

MasterChef Australia. A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress the judges. 8.50 Tulsa King. (Mlsv) At the Tulsa Arena, Dwight and company test out their new business plan, until a roadblock forces them to defend their turf. Tyson and his father argue about his future. Dwight gets an unexpected call. 9.40 FBI. (Mv, R) An officer is shot dead at

shop along with the store’s owner.

The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Monday, June 17

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. (Mv, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 4.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Stuff The British Stole: Parthenon Sculptures. (Return, PG) 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry. 9.35 Monday’s Experts. (Premiere) 10.05 Gruen. (R)

10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.15 Planet America. (R) 11.45 Following The Drug Money. (PG, R) 12.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 1.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.50 The Secret History Of The British Garden. (R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Photos That Changed The World. (PGa, R) 11.50 Woven Threads: Refugees. (PGa, R) 12.00 Finding Home. (R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 No Body Recovered. (Ma, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 Such Was Life. 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Stories Of Power. (Premiere) 4.10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (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. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles: Norway. (PGas, R) Nick Knowles explores Norway by rail.

8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGa, R) It is the start of the Platinum Jubilee, the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. 9.20 24 Hours In Emergency: Hope Springs Eternal. (Ma, R) A 79-year-old man collapses in his garage. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Of Money And Blood. (MA15+l) 12.45 Sisi. (MA15+s, R) 2.40 Vaccine: The Inside Story. (Ma, R) 4.20 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Cryptoland. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Beyond Oak Island. 2.05 Cook Up Bitesize. 2.10 Insight. 3.10 WorldWatch. 5.25 Underground Worlds. 6.20 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. 9.25 Tiny Beautiful Things. 10.35 The Hospital: In The Deep End. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Dream Home. (PGl) Lara gives Taeler a taste of her own medicine with a revenge shop that dims the lights on Taeler. 9.10 9-1-1. (Final, M) While Bobby’s fate remains uncertain, Athena embarks on a mission to uncover the truth.

10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mav) A home invasion turns deadly.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News.

11.40 Police Custody USA: Wall Of Silence. (Malv, R) A look at the Kansas City police department.

12.40 The Event. (Mav, R)

1.35 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R)

2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Business Builders. 1.30 Our Town. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 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 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.30 Railroad Australia. 11.30 Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Road. (2023, Mls) 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)

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Do You Want To Live Forever. Part 1 of 4.

8.50 Limitless With Chris Hemsworth: Stress-Proof. (Premiere, PGa) Actor Chris Hemsworth discovers how people can live better for longer.

10.00 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.

11.00 9News Late.

11.30 La Brea. (Mav)

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.10 Pointless. (PG, R)

2.05 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.

Skippy. 8.00

Shop. 9.30

Direct. 10.00 Skippy. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Story Of Gilbert And Sullivan. (1953) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques

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. (PGl) A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress the judges. 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) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 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 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Australia’s Sleep Revolution. 8.30 Living Black. 9.10 Soh Presents: Generations And Dynasties. (Premiere) 10.45 Late Programs. NITV (34)

Tuesday, June 18

7MATE (64, 73)

9GO! (82, 93) 6am Amanda. Continued. (2018, PG, French) 6.55 Heart Beats Loud. (2018, PG) 8.45 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 10.25 Grand Piano. (2013, M) 12.05pm Cordelia. (2019, M) 1.45 Binti. (2019, PG, Dutch) 3.25 The Lake House. (2006, PG) 5.15 The Great Dictator. (1940, PG) 7.35 Odd Thomas. (2013, M) 9.30 Nothing To Laugh About. (2021, M, Norwegian) 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Secret Science. (R) 10.30 Monday’s Experts. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mv, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. (PG, R) 4.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Animals. (PGa, R) 9.55 Outta Town Adventures. (Final) 10.25 Because We Have Each Other. (Mal) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 A Shot In A Starry Night: Van Gogh Case. (Ma, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Stories Of Power. 4.15 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

Ordinary Things. (Final, PGl) Part 5 of 5. 9.00 Secret Science: Brain Training. Sammy J explores the marvels of the mind. 9.30 The Art Of... Courtney Act investigates masculinity.

10.05 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Monday’s Experts. (R) 12.25 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 1.30 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.15 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.25 Landline. (R) 4.55 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Stephen Curry. (PGas) Stephen Curry explores his roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi explores the topic of secrets and lies, delving into whether telling the truth is always the best policy.

9.30 Dateline: Breaking Good – Mafia Kids. Takes a look at Italy’s mafias. 10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R) 11.15 Unbroken. (MA15+l) 12.55 Miniseries: The Night Logan Woke Up. (MA15+ns, R) 4.10 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Boating. Circuit Boat Drivers C’ship. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Darwin Triple Crown. H’lights. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Darwin Triple Crown. H’lights. 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. 10.30 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Aussie Snake Wranglers. 1.00 MOVIE: Black Water: Abyss. (2020, M) 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 The Nanny. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Wolf Of Wall Street. (2013, MA15+) 12.10am Seinfeld. 1.10 Love Island USA. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 Dream Home. (PG) Hosted by Dr Chris Brown. 9.00 The Good Doctor. (Ma) Shaun and Lea struggle to balance their parental duties with their personal lives.

10.00 Ambulance: Code Red. (M) A truck crashes into a railway bridge.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Krystal Hart. (Madv, R)

12.30 The Disappearance. (Ma, R)

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Paramedics. (Mam) A star footballer needs help.

8.30 Under Investigation: For The Love Of Eden. (Ma) Liz Hayes and the team take a look at the 2015 death of Tasmanian teen Eden Westbrook.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl, R)

11.50 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, R)

Business Drive. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News.

TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Charley

6.00

Wednesday, June 19

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. (PGa, R) 4.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs New Zealand. (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 Austin. (PG, R) A lunch is arranged at Austin’s home.

9.35 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills.

10.10 Planet America.

10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 The Business. (R)

11.10 Wreck. (MA15+v, R)

12.50 Grand Designs New Zealand. (Ml, R) 1.35 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 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) 9.15 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Animals. (PGa, R) 10.10 Great Canal Journeys. (PG, R) 11.05 Icons. (PGalv, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Such Was Life. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Stories Of Power. (PG) 4.15 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (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 Hunt For Truth: Tasmanian Tiger. (PG) Part 2 of 2.

8.30 Fly With Me. (Ml) Part 2 of 2. Explores the lively, important but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.

9.30 This Town. (MA15+dl) Dante embraces danger as he seeks out experiences to fuel his songwriting.

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Don’t Leave Me. (MA15+a)

Daniele and Elena find a dead body.

1.15 UFOs. (PGas, R)

3.45 Peer To Peer. (R)

4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 The Story Of. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Gaycation. 1.25 Rivals. 2.20 The Inside Story. 2.50 Where Are You Really From? 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.25 Underground Worlds. 6.20 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Point Break. (1991, M) 10.45 MOVIE: The New Corporation. (2020, M) 12.40am Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG) 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.

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Going In Style. (2017, Ml, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

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

8.30 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGl) Keiren’s all-night party plans are in jeopardy after a collision with a snowbank.

9.30 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Damian Barrett.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 See No Evil: Angel Of Death. (Ma)

11.50 The Equalizer. (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.

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. A fresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks competes to impress the judges. 8.40 NCIS: Sydney. (Mdv) The suspicious death of an old drug squad colleague pulls Evie back into a secret undercover operation. 9.40 FBI: International. (Mv) Scott and Damian go undercover after ex-FBI agent Bill Cormack resurfaces in a Tripoli prison. 10.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.05 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm 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 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 Kickin’ Back With Gilbert McAdam. 8.00 MOVIE: All This Mayhem. (2014, MA15+) 9.55 MOVIE: Once Were Warriors. (1994, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs. NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am A

Friendly Tale. Continued. (2020, PG, French) 7.40 The Great Dictator. (1940, PG) 10.00 Nothing To Laugh About. (2021, M, Norwegian) 11.55 Odd Thomas. (2013, M) 1.45pm The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. (1964, PG, French) 3.25 Lola. (1961, PG, French) 5.05 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991, PG) 7.30 The Glorias. (2020, M) 10.15 A Taste Of Hunger. (2021, M, Danish) 12.10am Late Programs.

Thursday, June 20

ABC TV (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Secret Science. (R) 1.30 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. (PG, R) 1.55 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. (PG, R) 4.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Restoration Australia: South Melbourne, Victoria. (PG) Hosted by Anthony Burke. 9.00 Grand Designs: North Cotswolds. (Final, PG) Hosted by Kevin McCloud. 9.50 Tony Armstrong’s ExtraOrdinary Things. (Mv, R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 The Art Of... (R) 11.50 Talking Heads. (Ma, R) 12.35 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 1.20 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PGs, R) 4.30 Landline. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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. 10.45 Late Programs. 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Folly To Be Wise. (1952) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 A+E After Dark. 11.40 Late Programs. 9GEM (81, 92)

7MATE (64, 73)

7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Fresh Off The Boat. 8.25 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 8.45 BTN Newsbreak. 8.50 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.15 Robot Wars. 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.00 Merlin. 11.45 Good Game Spawn Point. 12.35am Rage. 1.40 Critters TV. 1.50 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Aussie Snake Wranglers. 1.30 Bewitched. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Nanny. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes. (2009, M) 11.05 Seinfeld. 12.05am Love Island USA. 1.05 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Carnage. 1.00 Outback Truckers. 2.00 Kings Of Pain. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Storage Wars: New York. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 The Force: Behind The Line. 8.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Live PD: Police Patrol. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93)

WorldWatch. 2.00 Inside Aldi. (PG, R) 2.50 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.20 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (R) 3.55 Scotland: Rome’s Final Frontier. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. (PG) Part 1 of 5. 8.30 The Hospital: In The Deep End: The Future. (Ma) Part 3 of 3. The trio takes on roles in St Vincent’s transplant, mental health and reconstructive surgery departments. 9.35 The Responder. (Mlv) Franny hunts Chris through the city. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Son Of. (MA15+v) 12.40 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av, R) 2.25 Bin Laden: The Road To 9/11. (Mav, R) 3.20 9/11: The Pentagon. (Mav, R) 4.10 Peer To Peer. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

(6, 7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Girl In The Bunker. (2018, Mav, R) Julia Lalonde, Henry Thomas, Moira Kelly. 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 Home And Away. (PG)

8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PGl) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli and Simon Cowell. Hosted by Ant and Dec.

11.10 HMP Styal: Women Behind Bars. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look behind the bars at HMP Styal, one of the most unique and controversial prisons in the UK.

12.25 The Goldbergs. (PGl, R) Pops surprises the family with a winter cruise.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News. The latest news, sport and weather.

5.30 Sunrise.

10.10 Roswell: The First Witness. 11.45 Behind Bars: World’s Toughest Prisons. 12.45am Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Medical Emergency. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGl, R) 1.00 Paramedics. (Mam, 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 Morning Programs. 9.00 Dr

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Emergency. (PGam) A pregnant lemur gets into a fight.

8.30 Gaze The First Family Of Australian Basketball. (PG) Takes a look at the Gaze family, one of Australia’s greatest sporting families.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 The First 48: Deadly Rap. (Ma, R)

11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

12.40 Pointless. (PG, R)

1.35 World’s Greatest Islands. (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.

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. Contestants go on the hunt for Tom Cashman and the teams fight it out to create the next big conspiracy. 8.40 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+v) When a woman turns her husband in for possessing child pornography, the case is complicated by a death. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news,

So many children need safe, secure, loving homes

MacKillop Family Services is well established in the Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast region, providing support for foster carers in thepreciousworktheydocaringforvulnerable children and young people.

Due to a combination of factors, including thecostoflivingandrentalcrises,aswellasthe long-term impacts of COVID, enquiries into foster care from residents across the region are low.

“Most people in our community just don’t know of the need,” MacKillop’s Victorian Foster Carer Recruitment Manager Tania Ferris says.

“At any given time there are around 10,000 children and young people across the state who are living away from their families, many of whom require temporary care in a safe and secure home.”

MacKillop’s foster carers come from all walks of life.

“There is no blueprint for a foster carer,” Tania says.

“Our carers are singles, couples, families, home-owners, renters, students, part or full-time workers or retirees. They live in diverse family structures and come from many different cultures. The common factors are that they have a spare room in their home, and some room in their heart.”

MacKillop carers choose the type of care they wish to provide. That can range from emergency care for a night, respite care for a weekend, short term care for a couple of months or longer term care.

“One of the misconceptions about foster care is that people think it is a full-time commitment,” Tania says.

“That is so not the case. Our carers make it work for them – around their busy work, family and lifestyle commitments.”

Geelong carers Rachael and Matt Buck, who

have three children of their own, have been foster caring with MacKillop for eight years.

“We felt we had more to give,” says Rachael. “Being able to give children the security of a loving, safe and happy environment is the most rewarding feeling. When people hear I’m a foster carer they think you have to be some kindofsuperhero,butit’snotlikethatatall.We just do what we can, and we get back far more than we put in.

“We love that we can do this as a family. Our own boys have learnt so much about empathy, gratitude and sharing. If foster care is something you’ve been thinking about, take the next step and find out if foster care is for you. There are so many children who need our support.”

MacKillop provides comprehensive training and ongoing support for their carers, including financial assistance to help with costs involved.

If you would like to learn more, register for one of MacKillop’s monthly online information sessions and hear directly from a MacKillop carer about their experience. Visit mackillop.org.au/get-involved/becomea-foster-carer or ring 1300 791 677.

Geelong carers Rachael and Matt Buck, who have three children of their own, have been foster caring with MacKillop for eight years. (Pictures: Supplied)

Helen dances to her own beat

Local dance and theatre artist Helen Duncan’s new experimental show Cabaret of Calm comes to Geelong later this month. She spoke to Geelong Independent’s Matt Hewson about her work and the experiences that have shaped her creative practice.

Local creative Helen Duncan has always danced to her own beat.

Her work centres on dance and theatre withastrongfocusoncommunityinvolvement, but Helen was a latecomer to both disciplines.

Growing up on remote sheep stations on Yamaji and Tjiwari Country in Western Australia’s North West and Goldfields regions, she said her childhood “offered a very unique upbringing”.

“In my view my childhood was certainly sprinkled with dysfunction, but ultimately life in the outback offered an incredibly freerange lifestyle where we were entirely responsible for creating our own entertainment, whether than was causing trouble in the shearing shed or building makeshift tree houses out of whatever scrap was lying at the tip,” Helen said.

“I’ve no doubt the isolation and self-reliance hasinfluencedmyapproachtomyartspractice and probably has been very useful given how much resilience you need to thrive in the performing arts landscape in Australia.”

Helen’s first encounter with dance didn’t come until she was 22 and studying drama and teaching at university, but the experience was transformative.

“I went to uni to study… to become a drama and English teacher and a job at a dance school came up to teach drama,” she said.

“So I applied and got that job and they said, look, we like your teaching style, would you stay and learn some ballet with us so you can teach ballet? And I said, for sure.

“The first ballet class I took was a very emotional experience – I get a bit emotional recalling it – but the penny dropped and I realised that I’d found the thing that I felt was missing. I’d found my calling.”

From then on Helen dedicated herself to dance, training in classes where she was the only adult.

Two years later she was accepted into the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

“It was pretty phenomenal to have even gotten in, and I was very behind... I was extremely behind,” she said. “All my peers had been dancing since they were children. But I fought my way through it and honestly, the training is so exceptional there.

“It was up to 40 hours a week for four years and that’s enough to turn anyone into a professional. So I was very, very lucky there.”

Since graduating from WAAPA with a bachelor of arts (honours) in dance Helen has had a diverse career as an independent artist, working across Australia and in the United Kingdom.

Her original works have been featured at Edinburgh and Melbourne Fringe Festivals, she has driven initiatives such as Creative Behaviours Dance Collective, produced

fashion shows and managed projects for arts festivals and events including at Geelong Arts Centre (GAC).

When Helen and her partner arrived in Geelong some eight years ago she opened her own dance studio, Adult Ballet Studio.

As it did for many artists, COVID-19 had a big impact on Helen’s practice. She opted to close Adult Ballet due to the pressures of the pandemic, but received a commission from the City of Greater Geelong to deliver the site-specific Micro-Moves project in 2021.

Using QR codes, film and digital technologies, the Micro-Moves team created a seriesoffilmsthatcouldbewatchedonpeople’s phones at the locations they were filmed.

However, the closure of her dance studio “left quite a big bruise” and she and her family moved to Busselton in Western Australia.

“When the borders opened to Western Australia, I went back; that’s where I’m originally from and we moved to a regional coastal city and it was lovely,” she said.

“But ultimately, after two years we just missed Geelong. We missed our friends and we missed access to all the amazing arts and cultural happenings here at the moment, so we made the choice to move back.”

Her latest work Cabaret of Calm comes to the Geelong public as part of GAC’s Creative Engine Launchpad initiative, which aims to create pathways to help artists develop and

present new works.

Cabaret of Calm, which Helen describes as a “light-hearted, immersive experience” using theatre, contemporary dance and cabaret humour, explores wellbeing, self-care and trusting one’s own innate understanding of what they need to be well.

“Understanding how to best manage one’s own wellness can often be made more complicated or overridden by the chatter of social media and the power of influencers and the increasingly powerful wellness economy,” she said.

“This work seeks – with a bit of self-deprecation and humour – to remind us that for a lot of us, what we know to be right and true for ourselves is often what’s best. And maybe what’s best is often free and far more simple than we are led to believe.”

The work is informed by Helen’s personal experiences, both as someone coming to the worldofdanceasanadultandasanewmother.

“It’saquirky,funworkthatasksforaudience participation,” she said.

“Having started dance at 22, I think it really introduced me to what it felt like to be an adult participating in an activity like dance for the first time and how intimidating that can feel.

“I always aim for the audience to feel comfortable and safe, especially when exploring something experimental.”

When Helen became a mother seven years

ago she noticed a “huge contradiction” in the advice she was constantly given.

“You’ve got to put your oxygen mask on first, you’ve got to take care of yourself first; you’ve got to make sure you’re at your best so that you can be your best for others,” she said.

“But it wasn’t clear to me how I could achieve this balance. There’s plenty of advice out there for new mums, I just had to sign up ‘here’, or invest in ‘that’, or follow for more ‘life hacks’.

“But it was always about investing in something financially or pressuring to find more ‘me time’, of which I had none, with a newborn by my side. And that exists I think in a lot of areas; when you’re injured, wanting to reduce stress or looking to improve health, again, there’s so many suggestions for how to improve.

“Butatsomepoint,thesemessagesmightjust cause us more harm than calm, either because we don’t think we’re doing the suggestions right or it takes too much time or we have to make an investment or we buy something.

“So for me it’s about looking at those contradictions and really questioning who these messages are serving. I suspect it’s not me.”

Cabaret of Calm is at GAC on Saturday, June 22. Visit geelongartscentre.org.au/ whats-on/launchpad-2024 for tickets and more information.

Helen Duncan. (Louisa Jones) 411673_07 Right: Helen (left) with Creative Behaviours Collective performers. (Pier Carthew)

Business as usual for Colin Hay

By Matt Hewson

To say Colin Hay has had a big couple of years would be putting it mildly.

Scottish-born Hay, who first came to fame in theearly1980sasthefrontmanoficonicAussie band Men at Work, has received sustained critical acclaim as a solo artist over the past three and half decades.

Since the entertainment industry reawakened after the COVID-19 pandemic Hay has released his 15th studio album Now And The Evermore and toured the US with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.

Men at Work’s hit Down Under was recognised with the Billions Award, marking one billion streams of the song, while Hay himself received APRA’s Ted Albert Award for outstanding services to Australian music.

He has worked with Luude to produce a remix of Men at Work’s hit Down Under and appeared in a cameo of Lime Cordiale’s Colin,

a tribute to Hay from the indie pop-rock band.

But for Hay, the accolades of the past two years are nothing to make a big fuss about.

“It’s been really just a continuation of things hat have been going on for the last 30 or 35

years; making records, going out on the road,” he said. “The Ted Albert award, that was lovely. I came down to Sydney, and then I drove down to Melbourne, down the coast road. That was magic.

“COVID put a stop to everything, so I think alotofthingsgotsquashedintothosetwoyears that maybe would have happened before that.

“I don’t know, I just put one foot in front of the other and keep moving forward, that’s really what I do.”

Now based in California, Hay brings his LA band of vocal and instrumental virtuosos to Australia, kicking off an east coast tour at Geelong Arts Centre’s Costa Hall.

“I’ve always enjoyed playing in Geelong, mindyou,Ihaven’tplayedthereallthatmuch,” he said.

“Back in the old band we used to play at the Eureka, it was always a good place to play. But I’ve always found Geelong audiences to be pretty responsive… it’s not like they’ve come there to hear Down Under and that it’s, which is always a bit disappointing if that’s the case.”

Colin Hay and band are at Costa Hall on Saturday, June 29. Visit colinhay.com/tour for tickets.

Killer Queen show to rock Geelong Arts Centre

I started doing this the same year,” he said.

A fan of Queen throughout his childhood, the Edinburgh native was an avid music student through his school years.

But it wasn’t until he immigrated to Australia with his parents that Crane took singing seriously, enrolling in opera singing lessons in 1991 - the year Freddie Mercury died.

“It seems strange that when Freddie passed,

“It just seems weird; maybe I was chosen to do this for some reason, I’m not sure. I just love Freddie, he’s my god.

“I was singing in a rock and roll band, and I was told I sounded like Freddie. I tried a Queen song in the end and I just found my niche.”

Crane kept working his regular job by day and playing and singing on weekends – “It was $20, $30 a night, it was minimal” – until everything changed in 2011.

“One day I auditioned for a show… it was supposed to be The Voice,” he said.

“So I went in there with my manager at the time and it was Australia’s Got Talent. They rotated every year from The Voice to Australia’s Got Talent, but I wasn’t aware of that.

“I walked out because I thought it wasn’t the right show for me, but I ended up getting in and getting to the finals.”

His time on the show wasn’t an entirely pleasant experience for Crane, but it thrust

himandhistributeshowBohemianRhapsody in front of the listening public.

“My hobby became my day job and my day job became my hobby,” Crane said.

“I’ve always had a passion for music, getting out there on stage and entertaining people. Getting in the zone, it’s a feeling I wish everyone could experience. I love it.”

Thomas Crane and Bohemian Rhapsody present Made In Heaven at Geelong Arts Centre this Saturday, June 15.

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Colin Hay and band come to Geelong on Saturday, June 29. (Supplied)

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Geelong Independent Community Calendar, 1/47 Pakington Street, Geelong West, 3218, or email to editorial@geelongindependent.com.au. Deadline for copy and announcements is 5pm Tuesday.

Harrison’s grave monument

Interested people welcome at Eastern Cemetery on June 27, 11am, to mark his family’s restoration of James Harrison’s grave monument. 141 Ormond Road, East Geelong

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

Winter solstice

Austrian Club Geelong winter solstice event, Sutcliffe Reserve, 240 Plantation Road, Corio, Sunday June 23, noon-5pm. Meals, bar, Hahndorf music by Heidi and Herman.

■ Karl, 0412 205 714

Scribes Writers Group

South Barwon Community Centre, Mondays 9.30am-noon. Welcoming new members who wish to refine their skills.

■ geelongscribeswriters@gmail.com, or 5243 8388

Kids’ church Group lessons for children aged three to six years; 7-10 years; and 10+ years at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am.

■ Suzie, 0402 963 855, or Althea, 0403 005 449

Geelong Dragon Boat Club Paddle at Barwon River. Training Wednesdays 5pm, Saturdays 9am. Free one-month trial.

■ revolutionise.com.au/geelongdragons

Zonta Club of Geelong Meets monthly for dinner first Wednesday of the month between February and December at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start. RSVP essential.

■ zontageelong.org.au or zontaclubgeelong@yahoo.com.au

Geelong Prostate Support Group Meets last Friday of the month (except December), 10am-noon, Belmont Park Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Road, Belmont. ■ Bill, 0414 524 155, or info@geelongpsg.net

Choir

St Paul’s Choir rehearses Wednesdays from 7.45pm to 8.45pm and 9.30am Sunday for 10.30am service. Choral scholarships available. Occasional choir for those unable to make commitment to main choir.

■ Dr Terry Norman, 0411 875 033, or termernorman@gmail.com

Geelong ballroom dancing Saturdays 7.30pm to 10.15pm, corner Bayview Parade and Carey Street, Hamlyn Heights. Entry: $10. BYO drinks and a plate.

■ 5278 9740, or geelongballroomdc.com.au

Corio Bay Lions Club Meetings

First and third Thursday of each month at 6.30pm.

■ geelongcoriobay.vic@lions.org.au

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

Geelong Showgrounds Museum

Celebrate Geelong’s 170 years of refrigeration - World Refrigeration Day, June 26 & 29, 10am-4pm. Model demonstration of James Harrison’s first commercial ice-making machine, displays, talks. Geelong Showgrounds, gate 2. ■ trybooking.com/CQZTL

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

Chess clubs

Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe St, 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)

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

Welcome mat

Belmont Uniting Church every Friday from 10am to 1pm. Games, lunch and friendship.

■ Fay, 0409 361 414

OMNI

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.

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

■ Allan, 0409 665 608

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

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

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

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

Bingo

Tuesdays 1pm-3pm, great grocery prizes plus $50 jackpot books $2.50. Belmont Seniors Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont.

■ Frank, 5241 1776

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

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

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

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

Out and about

Independent photographer Louisa Jones went to the Geelong waterfront on the King’s Birthday holiday Monday to see who was out and about.

1/ Ahaan gets creative. 2/ Levi, Willow and Charlie O’Brien. 3/ Milan and Jenny Ritonja, Willow the dog, Tom, Billie and Jess Ritonja and puppy Lola. 4/ Luke, Willow, Kim and Owen Micallef. 5/ Gail, Laila, Marlee, Harper and Rob Bates. 6/ Eamon and Olive Fitzpatrick. 7/ Lakshay, Suhin, Manpreet and Vikas. 8/ Daniel and Violeta Rinaldi and Oscar. 9/ Dave Benci and Poppy. 10/ Gabbie and Jenny Alley. 11/ Lachlan is all smiles. 12/ Isley Eberbach and Lauren Murphy. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 412360

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SPORTS QUIZ

1. Which two teams competed in the 2024 A-League Men Grand Final?

2. Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk recently defeated which previously undefeated world heavyweight champion?

3. Brad Arthur most recently coached which NRL team?

4. Rival drivers Ricky

5. Which two teams competed in the 2024 NBA Western Conference finals?

6. Which two teams competed in the 2024 NBA Eastern Conference finals?

7. Which Australian swimmer is sometimes nicknamed The Big Tuna?

8. Which English soccer team

14. Which city is reportedly in talks with the NFL about hosting a regular game in Australia?

15. Australian golfer Min Woo Lee earned his nickname The Chef through his use of what three-word catchphrase?

16. Which two Premier League teams recently played a friendly match in Melbourne?

17. Which Australian NBA player led the league in blocks during the 2010–11 season?

18. What was the Super Rugby competition originally called when it first started in 1996?

19. Which 17-year-old recently became the youngest Premier League Darts champion?

20. What sport is the focus of the 2011 film Moneyball?

21. Three players from which A-League club were suspended after being charged over an alleged betting scandal?

22. Which Australian batsman was named man of the match in both the ODI World Cup final and World Test Championship final in 2023?

23. The famous motor racing venue Circuit de la Sarthe is known for which annual long-distance event?

24. Which Olympics were the last games to host artistic categories?

25. Which state won the first game of the Women’s State of Origin series?

26. What name was given to the infamous Ashes cricket series in 1932–33?

27. The King Charles III Stakes, a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race, is held in September each year at which venue?

28. In which year was the AFL Grand Final held at Waverley Park?

29. Which country has won the most gold medals in Olympic history behind the US and Russia?

30. Recently announcing her retirement from international soccer, Lydia Williams plays for which A-League Women club?

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

ACROSS 1 Suns (5) 4 Stages (9) 9 Sneak (5) 10 Bite-sized appetiser (5,4) 11 Work of Charles Dickens – Twist (6)

12 Nullify (8) 14 Preferred things (10)

15 First book of the Christian Bible (abbr) (3) 17 Pile (3) 19 Self-centred (10)

23 Women’s underwear and nightwear (8)

24 Doctor (6) 26 Happen (9) 27 Smooth transition (5)

28 Settler (9) 29 ‘Not on your – !’ (coll) (5) DOWN 1 Aid (6)

2 The A in USA (7) 3 Highest rank (coll) (7) 4 Pontiff (4) 5 Exercises (10) 6 – contract, a standardised forward contract (7) 7 Rampaging (7)

8 Scalpel users (8) 13 First concerns (10) 16 Logical (8) 18 Arcade game involving steel balls (7) 19 1970s band, – Lake and Palmer (7)

Treachery (7)

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A local club on the rise

LOCAL TENNIS

Donna Schoenmaekers

With all tennis in hiatus this week, due to the King’s Birthday long weekend, it seems a good time to take a look at what is happening in the background at a couple of clubs.

Western Heights Uniting Tennis Club (WHUTC) was founded in the 1920s and moved to its current location, with four courts in 1963.

Like most clubs, WHUTC has had ebbs and flows with participation, but with the current committee and their commitment to growing their club, they are currently on the increase with around 100 members playing socially and in 14 teams across Tennis Geelong’s Junior, Senior, Midweek, Monday Women’s and Thursday Triples competitions.

Despite not having purpose-built lights, WHUTChashadteamsenterTennisGeelong’s night pennants, without the need to join other clubs, which has aided in retention.

Jayde Kelly and Aced Tennis Academy are

innovative in their offerings in the coaching space, with numbers increasing, with an array of offerings with their Friday night program and Sunday development squad as highlights.

The club has looked beyond just their own doors becoming involved in running Tennis Australia endorsed junior tournaments in each school holiday break, with popularity increasing with each event, with 55 registered at the summer event. This was the brainchild of a Tennis Victoria Future Leader, who after participating in the program designed for developing keen teens to make a positive change at their clubs, saw an opportunity to provide another option for play for juniors in Geelong.

This family-oriented club is looking ahead, with plans being developed for improvements to facilities and light installations to ensure a bright future.

Moolap Tennis Club is also looking to the future while enjoying the present. After opening their courts to other clubs in the first seasons of Thursday triples, the club is

now having to source other courts to allow for the expansion of their own interest in this competition.Thesameisnowhappeninginthe Tennis Geelong Senior competition as well, as interest all through the club is increasing.

Moolap are not just about tennis, they are a social group who don’t take themselves too seriously. The ‘Gossip Goat’ is always an entertaining read on Facebook and social functions abound with Bogan Bingo and Wine Bus Tour in the works over the next few months, and Footy Colours Day in Round 13 where the club and its opponents on the day are encouraged to dress in their team colours, before, during or after the match.

The club has recently developed a Strategic Planwhichwillhelpguidethemintothefuture and will be officially delivered next week. The plan was set in motion before being completely set down on paper, with new lights on two of their courts being installed earlier this year and recently the hiring of coach Adam Lasky to begin the rebuilding of a junior member base.

Soutar leads the way in touring cars

Ocean Grove’s Zac Soutar started racing go karts at the age of 10, progressed to Formula Ford and is now starring in touring car racing. During the fourth round of the SuperCheap Auto TCR Australia Series at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, Soutar won two out of three races and is currently leading the TCR Australia Championship ahead of names such as Tony D’Alberto, Ben Bargwanna and Clay Richards. What makes this even more impressive is that Soutar is a privateer running his team in conjunction with his father Shane. They are the only professional level circuit racing team based in Greater Geelong.

Although Soutar was able to secure two race wins, the weekend was far from trouble free. Friday practice was a wash out, with Soutar only recording a small handful of laps in very wet conditions at the Tailem Bend circuit. This would mean that the first opportunity to get a feel for the car’s pace in dry conditions would come on Saturday morning during qualifying.

Not to be deterred by the unknown quantity of the car underneath him, Soutar was able to

qualify in a solid 4th place.

However,thiswasasgoodasSaturdaywould get. Upon pulling up to his grid box to start Race 1, Soutar realised that his clutch had failed, causing him to stall on the grid.

With the clutch not engaging, some quick thinkingallowedSoutartorestartthecarusing the starter motor, but only once the entire field had already made their way by.

A solid recovery effort saw Soutar drive back up to 9th place by the end of the race.

Fortunes would change on Sunday for Soutar. Starting in second place as a result of the inverted Top 10 grid positions based on the results of Race 1, he was able to make the most of a repaired clutch to make a decent getaway from the line.

A great battle ensued into Turn 1 with fellow rival Ben Bargwanna, in which Soutar was able to hang around the outside and take the lead.

From there the #110 Tufflift Racing Audi driver never looked back, and was able to stretch out a gap of 7.5 seconds to bring home a commanding victory, his first in more than two years.

The celebrations wouldn’t stop there

Long weekend rewards anglers

ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos

The long weekend offered some hot fishing in the local waters with anglers braving the average weather being rewarded with some nice fish.

The outer harbour has had a spike with King George whiting with reports improving drastically over the past few weeks.

They had slowed down, but after hearing the reports from the weekend the bite is back on. Anglers were finding large numbers of fish spread right across the Bellarine Peninsula withLeopoldthroughtoPortarlington holding the best numbers.

Fishing in about 4 metres seems to be the sweet spot with some fish still being caught deeper and shallower. Fishing the stronger tides like what we had over the weekend definitely played a big part in getting those extra bites and with fresh baits like pipi and squid you’re in for a great shot.

Calamari were on the menu for many anglers with plenty of reports coming through of anglers picking some up in the shallows. The calamari haven’t been at a huge size, but there appears to be a few getting about. Smaller jigs like size 2.5 have been the more productive size to be throwing around with brighter colours to be the current favourites for the squid.

Offshore has seen some fantastic fishing over the past few weeks with the gummy reports coming through thick and fast. That magic 30 metre line we talk so much about is proving to be the best depth to secure yourself a feed. Not only gummies hanging around on the bottom but some nice snapper to around 6kg in weight taking the same rigs and baits intended for gummies. There have also been a few mako sightings this past week so it pays to have a wire trace on hand just in case one comes up to the back of the boat.

WurdiBuloc has well and truly retained its name as the lake of a thousand casts, however with a lot of patience and persistence there are some great fish to be caught. Brown and rainbow trout are still on the top of anglers list of prized fish to catch with still a healthy amount of reddies amongst them too.

however. Starting in third for the final race of the weekend, Soutar was able to make a fantastic launch to jump straight up into 2nd place.

After some carnage behind and a safety car restart, the leader made a mistake going into the final corner, which allowed him to jump into the lead where he would stay until the end of the race.

“It’s been a fantastic weekend for the team,” Soutar said.

“I’m just so relieved to finally be able to bring home some race wins for the whole Tufflift Racing crew. My heart sank when I realised my clutch had failed at the start of race one. There was a moment there when all of the cars passed me off of the line that I figured our weekend and championship was over.

“I guess it’s a testament to never giving up as we were able to recover to ninth place, which set us up for the double victory on Sunday. A huge thank you goes out to my team and family. They never ever give up and were able to give me a rocket of a car, and I’m so pleased foreveryonethatwe’vebeenabletohaveagreat weekend.”

Casting surface lures, big swimbaits or large jerkbaits at first light is going to give you the best shot at a big trout or redfin and as the day goes on fishing deeper should get you more bites as the fish go down and become a bit harder to tempt.

Zac Soutar is currently leading the TCR Australia Championship. (Insyde Media)

Matt Vanjek with a snapper. (Supplied)

St Albans, St Mary’s play a tie

St Albans and St Mary’s played out a thrilling tie in the Geelong Netball League A Grade game on Saturday June 8 at St Albans Reserve and Independent photographer Louisa Jones was there.

Bridie Long looks to get the game moving.

Left: India Nicholson in defence. Centre: Zoe Saunders in action. Right: Ellie Kennedy and Sade Stafford. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 412168

Ellie Foran and Mia Aitken combine.

Left: Zoe Saunders was one of the Supersaints’ best players. Above left: Sarah Fisher leads the way. Above right: Demi Grant faces pressure from Grace Cusworth.

Hannah Fitzgerald lines up for goal.

Amy Cook, Emily Kermeen, Ellie Foran and Hannah Fitzgerald do battle.

Big win for St Mary’s

St Mary’s dominated the game against St Albans on Saturday June 8 and Independent photographer Louisa Jones took these photographs.

Fletcher Hughes and Harrison Cockerall.

Left: Bailey Brogden in full flight. Centre: Christopher Jansen looks downfield. Right: Max Augerinos and Dylon Johnston. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 412169

Above: Bailey Coutts wins the ball. Below: Lachy Peck booted eight goals for St Mary’s (left); Noah Biggs is congratulated by Ty Williams for taking this mark.

Harry McMahon kicked two goals.

Ben Miller finds some space.

Fletcher Keck was among St Albans’ best players.

Brayden Ham was among St Mary’s best players.

Saints rebound in brutal fashion

By Justin Flynn

Stung by a one-point defeat to St Joseph’s in round 7, St Mary’s responded in devastating fashion to annihilate St Albans by 208 points on Saturday June 8.

While that loss was St Mary’s first for the season, there was no letting up as the side slammed through 36 goals in a true four-quarter performance that pleased coach Glenn Keast.

“When you play a game like that it’s easier to have a quarter or a period of time when you drop off, but I think our guys were good enoughjusttosticktothetaskandplaytheway we’ve been coaching them so that was probably the most pleasing part of it,” he said.

“It was fairly even across the board and we didn’t really have a dominant quarter. It was just four quarters of pretty consistent effort, which sort of ended up with the scoreboard being the way that it was.”

St Mary’s had 17 of its 22 score goals on Saturday with Lachy Peck booting eight in the 36.19(235) to 4.3(27) win.

“In the last quarter we threw a few backs forward and things like that, but I suppose when you have a win like that, everyone does get a bit involved,” Keast said.

“We’ve got lots of good avenues to goal, like even Sam Dobson, who kicked two, probably could have kicked a few more, but he passed a few off. We probably have been at times a

bit focused on him. I think on a ground like St Albans, it probably enables our running players to really get moving and they’re not as constrained as on small grounds. So we’ve seen our mids all sort of hit the scoreboard on the weekend.”

TheSaintsfaceanin-formColacnextupand then North Shore, which has improved, but should pose few problems. Then it’s a testing three-week block with Bell Park, Newtown & Chilwell and Leopold.

“Certainly Colac have looked like they’ve

really got their game together over the last month after a slow start, which is unlike Colac, andBellParkhaveobviouslybeenprettystrong all year,” Keast said. “I think certainly the next month or six weeks gives us a pretty good indication of where we’re going to be.”

BELLPARKovercameatenaciousGrovedale to win by 28 with Ben Worme again among the best and Tyler Pidgeon booting five goals.

COLAC was 115-point winners against Geelong West with Dustin Walters (five goals) best while Tobyn Murray kicked seven and

Adam Garner five.

SOUTH BARWON disposed of Newtown & Chilwell by 73 points with Harry Cunningham starring while Matt Caldow (five goals) and Fraser Fort (four) also hit the scoreboard. LEOPOLD defeated North Shore by 107 points with defender Tevan Nofi best afield while Connor Giddings kicked six goals. ST JOSEPH’S thrashed Lara by 105 points with Oscar Morrison kicking seven goals in a superb display and Paddy De Grandi booting five.

Thrilling tie as Supersaints back from the brink

St Albans rallied from nine goals down at three-quarter time to snatch a thrilling tie against St Mary’s in Geelong Netball League A Grade on Saturday June 8.

The Supersaints have been in reasonable form of late, being competitive against top side South Barwon and losing narrowly to Grovedale.

St Albans led by three at quarter time and were down by one at the half. That’s when St Mary’s stepped it up a gear in a brutal third term.

“They just started to get on top of us a bit,” St Albans coach Rebecca Hendriksen said.

“I made a few changes myself that might not have worked. We did a few rolling subs in the third and pulled it back a little bit, I think we were down by 13 at one point.”

However, the Supersaints lifted and immediately went about clawing back the deficit.

“They just believed that they could do it,” Hendriksen said.

“Theygotaroundeachotheratthree-quarter time and said ‘we’ve got 15 minutes, we can win this’. It was a really good game, both teams played well.”

With 40 seconds to go and two goals down, St Albans got a rebound and scored and then scored again when they restarted with the ball to share the points. Hendriksen said while it was always disappointing not to win, a tie was a fair result.

“We’re building, it’s taken us a little while andI’mlookingforwardtothenextfewgames to see where we really sit,” Hendriksen said.

“They’ve got a good vibe about them and they really believe in themselves and they believe that they can win next week (against Leopold).”

Goalkeeper and captain Amy Cook played her first full game in five weeks after an

appendix operation and immediately made her presence felt with a superb display.

“It was good to see her back out there,” Hendriksen said.

“She played half a game at Grovedale (the week before) and she came out ready to play on the weekend and was good and led the team well.”

Hendriksen praised the games of midcourter Zoe Saunders and goal defence and former St Mary’s player Emily Kermeen.

“It was probably her (Saunders) best game of the season - really steady through the midcourt. It was just a really good game from her,” she said.

“Emily was great, between her and Amy, they are a good combination and work really well together. Emily works very hard.”

Hendriksen said her side was an easy group to coach and hadn’t given up on finals aspirations despite being three and a half

games adrift.

“It’s going to be tough, but we’re out there to play finals,” she said.

“We’ll keep fighting and hope we can make it and if not, we stick together and work towards next year. They’re a good group.”

COLAC consolidated its spot in the five with an ominous 62 to 46 win against Geelong West. Michelle Winch found the net 43 times from 55 attempts.

BELL PARK is on the board after a 49 to 38 win against Grovedale with Emma Hawker tireless at centre and wing attack.

SOUTH BARWON won a high-quality match against Newtown & Chilwell, 67 to 55. Wing attack Tyra Fallon and centre Michelle Svetnik were the architects.

ST JOSEPH’S defeated Lara 53 to 31 with skipper Tori Honner best on court.

Justin Flynn

Left: Sade Stafford was on target for St Albans. Centre: Ellie Kennedy was St Mary’s best player. Right: Zoe Saunders had a great game (top); Emily Kermeen was among St Albans’ best. (Louisa Jones) 412168

Left: Jordy Lyons gives chase to Christopher Jansen. Right: Harry Benson scoots clear for St Mary’s. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 412169

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