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World full of wonder
Geelong’s Little Malop Street is buzzing with excitement leading up to the Wonder Children’s Festival.
The festival will run from September 12 to 25 with roving performers, treasure hunts, tasty treats and face painting taking over the Geelong cultural precinct between 10am and 4pm daily.
The community will also be treated to a Big Wonder Weekend and Wonder Walk for the first time from September 20 to 21 during the festival.
Member for Geelong Christine Couzens said the festival helped bring the community together in the “most joyful way”.
“It’s fantastic to see local families enjoying world-class performances, free events and hands-on experiences right here in the heart of our city,” she said.
Greater Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj, Geelong Arts Centre CEO Rhys Holden and Ms Couzens are pictured with entertainers and children at the Geelong Wonder Children’s Festival launch.
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Overdose ‘crisis’
By Matt Hewson
The number of unintentional drug-induced deaths in Australia is higher than the road toll, with Geelong overdose numbers climbing significantly fasterthanthenationalaverage.
Independent drug policy research non-profit Penington Institute released Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2025 thisweek,revealinganumberofalarming trends in Australia and the Geelong region.
Between 2019 and 2023, Geelong recorded 103 unintentional overdose deaths compared to 53 between 2009 to 2013.
That is an increase of 94 per cent in a decade, well above the 69 per cent increaseacrossVictoria.
People 40 years of age and older are driving the increase in overdose deaths acrossthecountry.
Overdose deaths among people aged 50-59 have quadrupled since 2001, while numbersforthoseinthe40sand60shave grown by 153 per cent and 179 per cent, respectively.
Conversely, younger Australians are less and less likely to die from overdose, with deaths dropping by 47 per cent for people under 20 and 31 per cent for those intheir20s.
PeningtonInstitutedirectorofResearch
Dr Jake Dizard, who helped write the new report, said overdose deaths in Australia remained“afull-blownhealthcrisis”.
“More than six Australians die from overdoseeveryday,”hesaid.
“This is the 10th straight year of over 2000drug-induceddeathsinAustralia,so this is an ongoing national calamity and we think it’s fundamentally important thatweconfrontitenergetically.
“These latest figures are a stark reminderoftheneedforimmediateaction to expand access to evidence-based initiatives that minimise the harms from drugs.”
Thereporturgedthefederalgovernment todevelopaNationalOverdosePrevention
Strategy and reconvene the Ministerial CouncilonDrugStrategy.
“We emphasise that every death is preventable and no death is acceptable in areas like the road toll and areas like tobacco,andthesameappliestooverdose; every overdose death is preventable,” DrDizardsaid.
“We have spent enormous amounts of money on law enforcement, billions and billions of dollars on law enforcement againstdrugs.
“Andofcoursethathashadsomeeffect, but we haven’t spent nearly the money that need to, and not invested nearly the resources that are necessary to bring the overdosetolldown.”
Tackling employee abuse
By Matt Hewson
City of Greater Geelong (CoGG) has launched a new campaign to combat the risingtideofaggressionandviolencetoward workersandpromoterespectandcare.
The Occupational Violence and Aggression (OVA) awareness campaign draws on the personal experiences of City employees who have faced abuse and aggressionwhileonthejob.
CoGG chief executive Ali Wastie said the campaign had been prompted by an alarming uptick in such incidents targeting councilworkers.
“Over the past 12 months alone, more than 250 reports of occupational violence and aggression have been lodged by City employees,”MsWastiesaid.
“These are people turning up to work every day to help our community, whether in customer service, local laws, waste collection, childcare, libraries, or home support.Theydeservetofeelsafe.
“We’reheretohelp,nottobeharmed.You wouldn’t speak to your mates this way, and ourstaffdeservethesamerespect.”
The rise of reports by CoGG workers mirrors the situation statewide. Early this year WorkSafe Victoria reported nearly
1000 incidents of OVA resulting in serious injuries to workers between April 2024 and April 2025, with 316 incidents leading to mentalhealthinjuries.
Workers across a range of industries were impacted by OVA, including retail, transport,healthcareandsocialassistance, education and training and emergency services.
The City’s new campaign highlights the effects aggressive behaviour can have on the individual, with employees’ accounts demonstrating the human impact. One council worker’s message reads, “I was spat on while helping someone’s mother. That’s
Geelong hosts prestigious painting prize
By Jena Carr
TheArchibaldPrizeexhibitionisnowopen in Geelong so that the community can explore artworks from across the country, including the winning portrait.
The annual prize highlighting the best in contemporary portraiture that captures prominent faces made its first stop on its regionaltourattheGeelongGallery,which opened on August 30.
Brisbane artist Julie Fragar won this year’s $100,000 prize for her portrait of fellow artist and colleague Justene Williams, titled Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene).
Ms Fragar and Ms Williams visited Geelong Gallery on August 29 for a special preview and told the Independent that seeing the work displayed had been an
emotional journey.
“It’sadreamforsomebodywho’sapeople painter to have my work acknowledged in that way and to do it with a friend has been especially special,” Ms Fragar said.
“It’s almost an already-made portrait with Justene, because Justene comes with alltheseincredibleartworksalreadymade, with a really great personality that it’s not hard to harness in a painting.
“It was important for me to show that she’s not really with us but somewhere else and then it was a matter of going back to the studio and putting together the design for the painting.”
Ms Williams said Ms Fragar has created a “beautiful portrait” and that the pair worked together over three months to help bring the work to life.
“The way she’s painted the painting and
the inclusion of my work to create this universe or this world for me was pretty special,” she said.
Geelong Gallery director and chief executive Humphrey Clegg said he was glad to have the prize’s 57 finalist works available at the gallery for the community to explore.
“There’s something really compelling about painting and representing people that people just relate to so well,” he said.
“Art takes you on an incredible journey and you don’t have to stop going on that journey,whichisphenomenal,and...being in front of that work is an experience of transformation.”
Visit geelonggallery.org.au/archibaldprize-2025 for more information or tickets to the exhibition, which will run until November 9.
notokay.”
The City’s Safety, Graffiti & Regulation chair Cr Chris Burson said the campaign hadparticularsignificancetohim.
“I’ve experienced occupational violence firsthand, so I understand how confronting and lasting its effects can be,” Cr Burson said.
“Ourstaffareoutinthecommunityevery day doing their jobs, and they do it to help people.Aggressionisneverpartofthejob.
“They’re not just workers in uniform; they’re someone’s parent, friend, or neighbour. It’s time we treated them with thedignityandrespecttheydeserve.”
Design next year’s calendar
Entries for next year’s Surf Coast Community Arts Calendar are now open to inspire artists across the region to pursue their passions.
Submissions for the 2026 calendar competition will be open for Surf Coast Shire artists until September 21.
Mayor Mike Bodsworth said the competition was a great way for artists to share their work, with all works submitted displayed during a calendar exhibition at Anglesea Art Space next month.
“Aspiring and established artists alike colour the months of our community arts calendar, and the breadth of their work is always truly impressive,” he said.
“The mediums featuring in the 2025 calendar range from ceramics and fibre art to painting, linocut and textiles, demonstrating its accessibility to artists from all streams. “
Torquay artist Emily Wright said having her artwork featured on this year’s calendar cover as the People’s Choice award winner was “very encouraging and a big confidence boost”.
“It highlighted what my artwork itself was about, my love for our community was then supported by our community,” she said.
“We’vegotareallygreatcommunity that supports local art and artists and the calendar is an ideal way for peopletogettheirworkoutthereand share it with the community.”
Left: Geelong Gallery director Humphrey Clegg with Archibald Prize winner Julie Fragar, right, and her painting subject Justene Williams. (Jena Carr) 500088_01
Right: Archibald Prize winning work titled Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene) by Brisbane artist Julie Fragar. (Supplied)
RUOK?
community ambassador Natalie Woodfull. (RUOK?)
Check in and ask RUOK?
By Jena Carr
The Geelong and Bellarine communities are being asked to check in with friends, family and colleagues ahead of RUOK? Day.
The National Day of Action will be held on Thursday, September 11, to inspire people to have regular conversations that can help change lives.
Point Lonsdale’s Natalie Woodfull became a community ambassador following her journey with anxiety and clinical depression, and said that any day could be an RUOK? Day.
“I’d been struggling with mental health, depression and anxiety for a few years leading into 2020, and it was the week that we went into lockdown when I was admitted to the Geelong psychiatric clinic,” she said. “It was off the back of some struggles with work and being divorced from my children’s father, and
what really kick-started my mental health decline was that my son was being bullied at school at the time.
“I felt that being his mum meant that I was supposed to have all the answers and take his pain away and fix him, but I couldn’t actually impact that particular situation and that really got the better of me.”
Ms Woodfull said her advice to anyone who may be struggling with their mental health was to know that they were not alone and to make the brave first step of asking for help.
“Wecanfeelveryisolated,disconnected, alone and that no one will understand, but there are so many support mechanisms available,” she said.
“It’s important that we find that person, whether it’s someone known or someone completely unique and unrelated to us, where we can find that safe space to have a conversation.”
Turning ideas into action
Community groups can continue to make a positive impact across the Surf Coast with applications now open across four grant categories.
Surf Coast Shire Council’s September grants program is open for applications for projects focused on health and wellbeing, community initiatives, natural environment, and minor capital works.
Councillor Rebecca Bourke said the grants offered organisations opportunitiestoturnideasintoaction and encouraged the community to apply by September 30.
“Grant allocations such as these canprovideimpetusforsuchvaluable outcomes for our community,” she said. “These are great examples of projects worthy of support, and we encourage organisations to consider applying for this grant round.
“We appreciate that many organisations tread fine lines with their operating budgets and find it challenging to bring together extra fundsforprojectsorworksthatmight be really important to them and the wider community.”
Last year’s funding included Torquay Coast Action Group allocations to remove weeds at Moonah Woodlands, a new Aireys Inlet Community Garden greenhouse, a new Torquay Football Club shed, and for Otway Ranges Choir to secure a choir master.
Community groups and organisationscanapplyforfundingof upto$5000forcommunityinitiatives and health and wellbeing grants, $8000 for natural environment grants, and $15000 for minor capital works grants.
Step up for cerebral palsy
By Jena Carr
Steptember is back to encourage people across Geelong and Ocean Grove to get movingwhilehelpingsupportbabiesliving with cerebral palsy.
The Cerebral Palsy Alliance fundraiser encourages people to step up this month and move the equivalent of 10,000 steps daily to raise funds for early detection and therapy for babies with cerebral palsy.
A Victorian Steptember spokesperson told the Independent that the fundraiser was now in its 15th year and that people from Geelong and Ocean Grove had been
great supporters throughout the years.
“In 2024, Steptember had over 130 Steppers from the wider Geelong and Ocean Grove region take part in the challenge, from a mix of corporate and government organisations,” they said.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance chief executive RobWhitesaidtheSteptembercommunity came together from across the country last year to raise more than $6 million for life-changing cerebral palsy research and services.
“Steptember continues its vital mission of challenging Australians to get moving,” he said.
“(It will help people) boost their health and wellbeing, and connect with a supportive community, all while making a profound impact on people living with cerebral palsy.
“Morethanjustafundraiser,Steptember has evolved into a powerful movement, uniting tens of thousands across the nation each year towards a truly inclusive society.
“The funds raised provide essential support for people with cerebral palsy, enabling them to live their best lives, and crucially, drive innovative research aimed at preventing cerebral palsy for
future generations.”
Funds raised during Steptember will go towards identifying babies at risk of cerebral palsy and providing early intervention therapies during the first thousand days of a baby’s life, at a time when it’s most critical.
Participants can take part in more than 40 activities to complete a daily target of 10,000equivalentsteps,suchasswimming, adaptivesports,framerunning,basketball, walking, cycling, gardening and even housework.
Visit steptember.org.au for more information or to sign up.
Explore gender and climate solutions at free public event
A free public event will highlight the way gender affects the way people experience the climate crisis and different solutions required to ensure the best outcomes for everyone. Held on September 18 at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, Climate Connect: Gender and Climate Justice will be co-hosted by Geelong Sustainability, Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA) and Women’s Health and WellbeingBarwonSouthWest(WHWBSW). With a keynote address by WELA chief executive Victoria McKenzie-McHarg, the event will feature a panel including Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation’s Corinna
Eccles, Cloverdale Community Centre chief executive Liz Bonner, Julie Spec (WHWBSW) and Gender and Disaster Australia business development manager MelesaOsbourne.
Geelong Sustainability chief executive and MC Jane Spence said her organisation was proud to partner with WELA and WHWBSWtopresenttheevent.
“Gender plays a crucial role in shaping both our vulnerability to climate change and how we’re able to respond. By understanding the intersection of gender and climate, we can ensure that climate solutions are inclusive and impactful, for everyone.
“As we face rising temperatures, more
frequentnaturaldisastersandotherclimate impacts, it’s essential to understand how these challenges affect people differently - and to learn from those driving local climateaction.”
WHWBSW chief executive Jodie Hill said she was looking forward to shining “much needed light on what is such an important issue”.
“Climate change disproportionately impacts women and gender-diverse people, exposing and widening existing inequalities,” she said. “Centering their voicesandleadershipisessentialtobuilding resilienceandcreatingrealsolutions.”
Visit https://events.humanitix.com/ climateconnectgeelongtobookyourspot.
Westchief executive Jodie Hill. (Supplied)
Aimee’s breast test quest
By Jena Carr
A Geelong woman has taken the fight for free breast cancer diagnostic tests to Canberra to share her story with members of parliament (MPs).
St Albans Park’s Aimee Glen visited parliament on September 1 to meet with MPs alongside breast cancer charity
So Brave for the first National Day of Awareness for Young Women’s Breast Cancer.
Ms Glen also took part in a policy roundtable on pregnancy-associated cancers and shared her journey of being
diagnosed with stage two invasive breast cancer after paying $787 out of pocket for tests.
“A lot of what So Brave are fighting for is similar to what I have been fighting for,” she said. “We discussed barriers to an early diagnosis, which is where what I’m fighting for came in very strongly with the conversation.
“There were senators and MPs who were part of that conversation on Monday, which was really interesting, so we heard from the senators, and they listened to our stories.
“It’s still relatively early in the research,
Bringing wonder to Geelong
Geelong Wonder Children’s Festival will soon celebrate its third year with live shows, events and free school holiday family fun.
The festival will return to Geelong from September 12 to 25, and many activities and events will occur along Little Malop Street.
Geelong Arts Centre chief executive and creative director Rhys Holden said Geelong families could enjoy world-class performances, free events and hands-on experiences.
“(The festival) nurtures children’s boundless curiosity, to spark the joy and awethatcomesfromtakingpartincreative experiences in all their unexpected and magical forms,” he said. “With free events, street festivities, and a curated program of some of the country’s leading productions
for young people, we can’t wait for families to experience all there is to offer.”
The Wonder Schools Showcase will also return for its 77th year during the festival, whiletheBigWonderWeekendandWonder Walk (September 20-21) will be held for the first time this year.
City of Greater Geelong Mayor Stretch Kontelj said the festival helped unite the community through creativity, imagination and play.
“We are excited to support the Geelong Wonder Children’s Festival, and I’m excited to share in the unveiling of the Big WonderWeekend,”hesaid. “Thefestivities will extend right through the Little Malop Street Precinct, offering families an extraordinary program of free events, ticketed shows and school holiday fun in the heart of our CBD.”
but part of what So Brave is fighting againstisalackofresearchandsupportfor pregnancy associated cancers, as well as young people cancers in general.”
Ms Glen’s petition to make breast cancer diagnostic tests free has received more than 27,000 signatures as of 10.30am on September 4, since it was created on July 16.
“It’s pretty surreal to recieve so many signatures as I knew it was important, but I didn’t realise how big it would become,” she said. “One of the cancer barriers is finances...and there are a lot of young women who have had to pay pretty
exorbitant fees for their diagnosis.
“It’s not just women from Geelong who have been quoted crazy amounts, and it doesn’t matter if you’re from metropolitan or regional areas, as these fees are quite surreal.
“It was great to see that it’s not just Geelong or the main cities that have noticed that this is an issue as every state and territory in Australia have been represented in my petition through the signatures.”
Visit change.org/p/make-breast-cancerdiagnostic-tests-free for more information or to sign Ms Glen’s petition.
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Madison Burleigh (butterfly) with Michael Bevitt and Nathan Oakes (the bees) prepare for the Geelong Wonder Children’s Festival. (Ivan Kemp)
Offering new paths
By Matt Hewson
Less than a year ago, Portarlington single mumBridgettewasdoingittough.
Afirsttimemother,Bridgettewasfiercely dedicated to her daughter Mabel but faced many challenges that, collectively, seemed impossibletoovercome.
“Financial struggles, mental health struggles, post-partum depression, health issues,everything,”shesaid.
“It’stoughforanyparents,whetherthat’s plural or single. Nobody really prepares you for it; the physical and mental toll, the latenightsthatneverend.
“Everything was so overwhelming at the time…butthenAshleaspottedmeatalocal cafe and overheard me having a chat with Mabel. She approached us, and the rest is history,astheysay.”
Ashlea Ferguson is a mentor for Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services’ Parent Pathways program, a free, voluntary government service providing mentorship, personalised support and financial assistance to eligible parents of youngchildren.
“The program is all about meeting parents where they’re at and supporting them, so they know they’ve got somebody theycancallon,”Ashleasaid.
“We create goals and then help achieve them using the funding we have. For instance, one of Bridgette’s goals was to be instableemployment.”
SincejoiningtheprogramlastNovember, Bridgettehassecuredajobatalocalcafe.
With Ashlea’s support, she overcame a number of barriers to that goal, such as getting new prescription glasses, registering and maintaining her car so
and Mabel. (Ivan Kemp) 497023_04
she can reliably commute to work and accessing food relief during off-peak periodswhenworkhoursarereduced.
Bridgettesaidshewas“supergrateful”for thehelpfromAshleaandParentPathways,
whichhad“madelifesomucheasier”. “I definitely feel like I have support, not soisolated,”shesaid.
Visit servicesaustralia.gov.au/ parent-pathwaysformoreinformation.
Safer roads for Surf Coast
ProgresshasbeenmadeonSurfCoast Shire’sroadswithcouncilcontinuing to address ongoing challenges to improve safety, according to a recent report.
Surf Coast Shire Council received the year two progress report on the Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2022-2027, which identified challenges and ways to improve road safetyacrosstheshire.
The five-year strategy and plan wereadoptedbycouncilinNovember 2022, which set ambitious targets to reduce fatalities by 50 per cent and seriousinjuriesby30percentonSurf Coastroadsby2030.
Councillor Joel Grist said “As the population grows and traffic increases, it’s encouraging to see safer walking and cycling routes beingdelivered.”
“Our goal is ambitious, but it needs to be, and it takes a consistent effort to reach these targets, but it’s a target wecanachievetogether.”
Key actions identified in the year two report delivered in 2024/2025 included new cycling infrastructure on Torquay’s The Esplanade and Fischer Street, along with pedestrian crossings installed in Anglesea and Bellbrae. Council officers will also prepare applications for grant funding through the 2026/2027 Federal Black Spot Program for upgrades to priority roads, including Horseshoe Bend Road and Cape OtwayRoad.
Bridgette
Join Ethiopian celebration
By Matt Hewson
Geelong’s first ever Ethiopian New Year Festival will take place this September, showcasing Ethiopia’s diverse and distinctiveculture.
The event will feature traditional song and dance performances, an authentic Ethiopian dinner, a Jebena Buna coffee ceremony, cultural stalls offering fabrics, spices and handicrafts and interactive children’sactivities.
Held from 5.30pm to 9pm at the Norlane ARC auditorium on Thursday, September 11, the festival will be presented by local not-for-profitorganisationKassani.
Kassani co-founder Kai Wondwossen Kassie is an international student from Ethiopia who came to Geelong three years agotostudypsychology.
Mr Kassie said it was a “struggle” belonging to a minority within the internationalstudentminorities.
“Kassani started as a small project between a friend of mine and me, we’re both from countries that aren’t really well representedinGeelong,”hesaid.“Wedidn’t really feel advocated for or celebrated in any way, so we thought, what if we start an organisationwherewedothatandcelebrate peoplewhoarenotusuallyevenseen?Sowe establisheditthisyearwithagrantfromthe DepartmentofFamiliesandHousing.
“Duringmystudy,IthoughtIwastheonly Ethiopian student in Geelong, so I want other students from Ethiopia to know there areotherslikethem.
“The other goal is to show the beauty of Ethiopian culture - from our unique calendar to our coffee ceremonies, music andcuisine-tothegeneralGeelongpublic.”
The festival is free and open to all, includingstudents,familiesandthebroader community. Visit https://events.humanitix. com/ethiopian-new-year-geelong for more information.
Have your say on master plan for Mt Duneed reserve
Community members can have their say onthefutureofSovereignDriveRecreation Reserve.
The City of Greater Geelong has presented the draft master plan for the development of the Mt Duneed reserve for public feedback.
Drawing on the Armstrong Creek West Precinct Structure Plan, the draft master plan seeks to transform the reserve into a “vibrant local destination for active sport and recreation, community gathering, and inclusive play - seamlessly integrating
quality facilities with the natural landscape”.
ThemasterplanproposestwoAustralian Rules football/cricket ovals (one of which overlaid with two soccer pitches), two netball courts, a community pavilion, practice nets and a Men’s Shed.
Cr Ron Nelson, who represented the Armstrong Creek community for seven years under the previous ward structure, said “this community really needs” the proposed facilities at Sovereign Drive.
“Within a 10-minute drive of these
facilities live 32,000 people; it’s growing, and growing fast,” Cr Nelson said. “It’s one of the fastest growing regions in the country and we definitely need more infrastructure… so it’s great that council is putting their hand up and investing in this community.”
While the reserve lies within Deakin Ward, Charlemont Ward councillor Emma Sinclair said Sovereign Drive was “very wellaccessedbythelocalArmstrongCreek community”.
“We currently have three clubs that
are accessing that as an overflow site, the Barwon Soccer Club, Armstrong Creek United and the Sharks,” Cr Sinclair said.
“So it is significant that it’ll be developed for the Armstrong Creek community, and, as always, (we) really encourage people to jump on, have a look and let us know what they think of the plans.”
The community can provide feedback until 5pm Monday, September 29 at geelongaustralia.com.au/yoursay or at a drop-in session at the reserve at 10am on Saturday, September 20.
Geelong’s first Ethiopian New Year Festival is on September 11, 2025. (Lostafichuk)
ENTERTAINMENT CITYNEWS
Singer finds her rhythm
By Matt Hewson
Amy Elizabeth is one of those people who, seemingly at random, frequently picks up a new interest or passion and gives it a real crack.
For the past two years she has immersed herselfinmusicandsongwriting.
“Ilovewhenlifeisrandom,andminecan be,”Elizabethsaid.
“Sometimes friends and family are like, okay, what are you doing this week? I love doing random things, and I’ve always wanted to do music and singing and I’m finallydoingit.”
But dismissing her current musical journeyasmerelya‘lolsorandom’moment wouldbeamistake.
Elizabeth’s passion for music has always rundeep,whiletheconditionsleadingupto herdecisiontostartsinging-thepandemic, relationships,life-werejustright.
Growing up in Torquay, she always loved singing, putting on concerts with her siblings for mum and dad, taking lessons at school and helping her mother prepare for herownauditions.
Butshenevertooktheplunge.
“I guess when you’re a teenager, nerves and judgement get the better of you, so I didn’toftensingpublicly,”Elizabethsaid.
“Mum and Dad have always been my biggest supporters, and Mum has always said, you should sing, join a choir, you shoulddoashow.
“I would have liked to be that person in highschoolthatdidmusicals,butIwasway too nervous and I just didn’t put myself out there.”
Butitwasn’tuntilshesangathermother’s 70th birthday party in 2023 - and received plenty of encouraging feedback - that she begantoseriouslyconsiderit.
“Iwasprobablynotinthebestplaceofmy life… and it was a bit like an escape for me,” shesaid.
Sailing
By Jena Carr
Shebegantakinglessonswithlocalpiano man and music teacher Dave Van Elst, who soonencouragedhertowriteherownsongs andrecord.
Fast forward to September 2025, and Elizabethisputtingonherdebutsoloshow, accompaniedbyVanElst,tolaunchherfirst single,KissMe.
“I want to take people on a journey…it’s about my story, but hopefully I can show people out there how important it is to live for you, and do the things that make you happy, instead of staying miserable,” she said.
Amy Elizabeth’s show Finding My Voice is at Piano Bar on Wednesday, September 17. Visit eventbrite.com.au for tickets and moreinformation.
into song with choir
Travel the seas and explore Australia’s historyofvoyagesandshipwrecksfromthe comfort of your seat during a choir concert in Geelong.
NationalBoysChoirofAustraliawillkick offthefirstlegofit’sIntotheWesttourfrom noononSeptember21atStPaul’sAnglican Church, Geelong.
Artistic and administrative director Andrew Bainbridge said 31 boys aged around 10 to 15 years old will make their way down from Melbourne to sing for Geelong audiences.
“The best thing about performing in churches or smaller spaces is that you’ve got a much more intimate connection with the audience,” he said.
“We’dbedelightedtoseeasmanypeople aspossiblecometotheconcertbecausewe look forward to the chance to perform in Geelong again.
“There’ll be some known songs and some that are not as we try and do a bit of a mix... and the idea is for it to be fun and entertaining while showing off what our extraordinary bunch of boys can do.”
Bainbridge said the concert would featuremusicfrommanygenres,including classical, church and Australian.
“Alongside songs of the sea and other audience favourites, our program features
Batavia (music theatre piece by Stephen Leek) which is a powerful and extended work that tells this gripping story in music and drama,” he said.
“It’s (Batavia) one of the first recorded interactions between Europeans and the Australian continent, so we’re singing some of that too.
“Although the Batavia tragedy took place ontheoppositesideofthecountry,itsstory echoes the perilous history of Australia’s southern shores.”
Entry into the Geelong event is by donations at the door, and people can visit nationalboyschoir.com.au for more information and the full concert schedule.
Come and play at Rippleside Inclusive Playspace
We welcome you to come and enjoy the newly completed Rippleside Inclusive Playspace, a Livvi’s Place at 101-123 Melbourne Road, Rippleside.
We’ve partnered with the Touched By Olivia Foundation, Australian Government, Victorian Government, and Quintessential to bring you a Livvi's Place, ensuring children of all ages and abilities can play together at Rippleside Park, with inclusion at the centre of the design.
You’ll find a unique steel play structure with a variety of climbing challenges, bridge, and slides. There’s also nature, sand and water play areas, in-ground trampoline, sensory wall, and a range of swings and flying fox.
The nearby upgraded amenities block now includes a fully accessible Changing Places facility.
When you visit, remember to park in designated parking bays and adhere to signage. You’ll find alternative parking at Rippleside Beach carpark.
For more information, visit geelong.link/ RipplesidePlayspaceAccess
NEWS
Young voices matter –nominate now for Youth Council
We’re looking for young people aged between 12 and 17 who would like to make a difference in the community and advocate on behalf of their peers to nominate for our 2026 Youth Council.
Made up of 11 young people who act as an official advisory committee to Council, it’s an opportunity to be an active participant in Council decisions that impact youth, build leadership skills and serve the community. Nominate by Friday 3 October via geelong.link/YouthCouncil
HAVE YOUR SAY
Draft Waterfront Master Plan
We’re inviting you to help set a long-term vision for renewing our iconic Geelong waterfront. Our draft master plan builds on the waterfront’s role as a premier destination, while responding to ageing infrastructure and climate challenges. The plan outlines our aspiration for a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive public space. For more information and to have your say, visit geelong.link/GWMP by 5.00pm on Sunday 5 October or visit us at one of our pop-up in person sessions.
Neighbourhood Conversations
Join us at the Grovedale Neighbourhood House at 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale on Wednesday 17 September from 9.00am to 1.00pm for a morning of connection and conversation. Councillors will be calling in, giving you a chance to chat about what matters to you and for them to hear your thoughts on local priorities.
You can also have your say about current community engagements and chat to our Customer Service outreach team - got a question, a request or something you need to report?
Visit geelong.link/NC to find out where and when we will be popping up next.
listening. Whether you’re a regular commuter or a daily driver, your feedback will help shape a smarter, more connected transport future in our region.
Fun for all at the Rippleside Inclusive Playspace.
National Boys Choir of Australia will perform Into the West at St Paul’s Anglican Church. (Supplied)
Amy Elizabeth launches her debut single this month. (Ivan Kemp) 500359_04
Roxie is a true local hero
Former radio personality Roxie Bennett gives her time and energy to support a range of community organisations, in particular Barwon Health Foundation. She spoke to Matt Hewson about her experience with breast cancer and what a $20,000 Westfield Local Heroes grant could do for Geelong’s University Hospital.
Havingsurvivedbreastcancer,Roxie Bennett considers herself one of the lucky ones.
And it’s no exaggeration to say she is the reason many other women can also count themselves among that number.
In 1997 Roxie was co-host of K Rock’s breakfast show and, in her own words, “living large”.
“I had two little kids… so a young mum, great job, loved what I was doing,” she said. “Andthen,youknow,yougetknockedfor six. These serious illnesses just come out of nowhere.”
Roxie discovered a lump and was soon diagnosed with breast cancer.
In a decision she described as “crazy”, she continued to work on air full-time. But more importantly, she took her listeners on her journey with her, sharing the story of her diagnosis, treatment and recovery as it happened.
“I shared that journey with Geelong, and I think that really helped a lot of women,” Roxie said.
“It raised awareness, particularly for younger women…because you almost feel like you’re a little bit immune.
“Over the years I’ve lost count of the amount of people who said they heard me backthentalkaboutit…andthatprompted them to get their breast check or breast screen.
“(And) they found that they had cancer and were been able to get treatment that they otherwise may not have.”
Roxie’s treatment was difficult, but she said she only ever received “the most exceptional care” at University Hospital.
“I would be on air and then finish and come up to the hospital and have my chemo.
“Then when you’re having radiation, you’ve got to come every day for six weeks at exactly the same time.
“And I think that really made me realise how important it is - and that’s many years ago now - for our community to have a facility where you can actually do that.
“We don’t have to go to Melbourne or somewhere else to get what is the exemplar in cancer care. It’s quite extraordinary, so thatgavemearealloveandappreciationfor our hospital, which then led me to support Barwon Health Foundation.”
An independent charity that engages in ethical fundraising and investment, Barwon Health Foundation exists solely to support public healthcare and the work of Barwon Health.
Since 2010, Roxie has been involved with the foundation, initially lending her services at fundraising events.
“The thing about cancer is, the moment somebody tells you you have cancer, from thatmomentintimeyouarenever,everthe same afterwards,” she said.
“You are never going to be someone who doesn’thavecancer.Fortherestofyourlife, itisalwaysyourdefault;ifyou’recoughinga bittoomuchoryou’vegotanitch,anything, you think to yourself, this could be it. It’s come back.
“It changed the way I looked at life, changedthewayIlookedatwhoIwas,even mypurposeandhowIcouldutilisemyvery minor celebrity to be able to shine a light on not just cancer and breast cancer, but also women’s health, our hospital and our services.”
Roxie, who works full-time as head of Strategic Partnerships and Special Projects at disability service provider Leisure Networks, is a member of Barwon Health Foundation’s board of directors, a position she has held for six years.
“The hospital is an amazingly run organisation that employs thousands and thousands of people and ticks along even through massive crises like COVID,” she said.
“But what the hospital doesn’t do, and it’s not its job to do that, is go out and toot its own horn. That’s not their business; their business is the health service they’re providing on behalf of the people of Victoria who pay for this service.
“What I love about the foundation is the way we actually connect with the community. We can draw attention to things that might need fundraising, like the children’s ward a few years ago, or the new emergency department.
“One of the things that is super close to my heart is some research that we’re doing here at Barwon Health around breast-cancer treatments, which is going to change the lives of all the people who receive treatment moving forward.
“That’s incredible. The thought that I could raise some money that’s going to improvetheexperienceofanotherwoman, or man, or anybody who’s going through this…isn’t that just wonderful?”
In addition to her work with Barwon Health Foundation, Roxie currently volunteers her time to Geelong Gallery, Lifeline,GeelongConnectedCommunities, GeelongAnimalWelfareSocietyandActive Geelong in board member, ambassador or advisory roles.
Her extensive community work has led to a nomination for the Westfield Local Hero program.
Roxie has been shortlisted as a finalist, alongside Christ Church Community Meals Program volunteer Jan McGowan
and founder of charity Friend in Me Louise Larkin.
Becoming a finalist will see Barwon Health Foundation receive a $5000 grant from the program. Now Roxie hopes to be awardedthetitleandincreasethatgrantto $20,000.
“I’m totally embarrassed by it, it just kills me,” she said.
“I will toot my own trumpet any day of the week, but having someone else do it is actually really uncomfortable for me.
“But what I love about it is it’s the foundation getting the award. It’s already $5000…and if we get me over the line, then it’s $20,000, to be used for patient transport and transfers, which is phenomenal.
“I don’t do it for me, although I get such a buzz out of what I do. I do it because I deeply, deeply love this community.”
Roxie said there were “absolutely, definitely silver linings” to going through her cancer journey.
“It’s given me a purpose, it’s something that I can really find meaning through and that’s really important to me,” she said. “It changed the trajectory of my life in ways that nobody could ever have predicted. I think it has helped me live a better life, because you don’t take it for granted.
“And imagine if there is a pearly gate and I turn up and they say ‘you helped keep XYZ amount of people alive because you spoke about it and they checked early’.
“So if I’m not here for any other reason, having that happen to me, with all the crap thatcamewithit,Idothinkit’sbeenagreat gift.”
Visit westfield.com.au/local-heroes/vote to cast your vote before 6pm on Monday, September 8.
You are never going to be someone who doesn’t have cancer. For the rest of your life, it is always your default; if you’re coughing a bit too much or you’ve got an itch, anything, you think to yourself, this could be it. It’s come back
- Roxie Bennett
Roxie Bennett is one of three Westfield Local Hero finalists. (Ivan Kemp) 500516_10
Students’ flying visit
Bannockburn students were treated to a special heritage aircraft flying display following community engagement with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) over eight months.
Year 6 students from St Mary MacKillop Primary School visited the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base and museum in Point Cook, where students participated in a museum scavenger hunt and witnessed a CT-4A flying display by the 100 Squadron.
The visit recognised the students’ efforts in assembling care packages filled with letters, handmade artwork, and treats for people deployed on Operation Aslan in South Sudan in December last year.
RAAF 21 Squadron commanding officer Wing Commander Nikki Clements said it was “fantastic to meet” with the students and show them how much the care packages meant to those deployed.
“The thoughtfulness, creativity and generosity shown by the students made a realdifferencetoourdeployedpersonnel,” she said.
“I wanted these kids to know that even the smallest act of kindness can travel halfway around the world and lift the spirits of those who serve.”
St Mary MacKillop Primary School year 5 and 6 teacher Narelle Nixon said the trip to Point Cook showed the students that “their voices and actions matter”.
“This has been such a powerful learning journey for our students, and they now see how their small gestures had a global impact,” she said.
Inverleigh and District Returned and Services League representative and retired Australian Army Major Murray
Pearson said the student’s creativity and compassion reminded ADF personnel why they do what they do.
“What they have done here, it is more
than a gesture; it’s a reminder that community, compassion and connection arewhattrulysustainourdefencefamily,” he said.
Holiday fun in Golden Plains
Young people in Golden Plains will be able to access a range of fun and educational activities while school is out these spring holidays.
This week Golden Plains Shire announced its Spring Holiday Activity Program, running from Monday, September 22 to Thursday, October 2.
The first week of the program includes the Golden Rainbows Film Festival at the Bannockburn Cultural Centre, a BMX workshop in Teesdale and responsible service of alcohol training in Smythesdale.
Week two features a Masterchef Pizza day and a safe food handling event at Golden Plains Youth Hub in Bannockburn, a woodworking event at Bannockburn Men’s Shed, as well asatriptoWerribeeOpenRangeZoo.
GoldenPlainsmayorOwenSharkey said the program gave young people an opportunity to socialise with each other while also learning new skills.
“There’s a great range of activities available and the program itself is always very popular,” Mayor Sharkey said. “Tickets are limited, so we encourage anyone interested to see what’s available and secure a ticket as soon as registrations open.”
Registrations for Spring Holiday Activity Program events open at 7pm on Monday, September 1. Visit goldenplains.vic.gov.au/holidayactivity-program or call the shire’s Youth Development team on 5220 7111 to register.
St Mary MacKillop Primary School Year 6 students visited RAAF Base Point Cook and the RAAF Museum. (Department of Defence)
Care delivered with love
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AsoneofAustralia’slargestprovidersof in-home aged care and disability support services, Just Better Care has a skilled teamofpassionatepeoplewhoenjoywhat theydo.
Support worker Marissa Dongon said she loves meeting new people and getting to know everyone she helps care for throughherrolewithJustBetterCare.
“It’sreallynicewhenyoucanhelpother people that really need it and when they appreciate your care, I just really love my job,”shesaid.
“I love talking to people and learning about their lives. Working is an adventure every day because of the variety provided in my role. I love meeting new clients and goingtonewplaces.
“If you like what you’re doing, then it is not just a job. I get paid for doing somethingIlove.”
To start your Just Better Care journey, call 03 5222 1518, email mailge@ justbettercare.comorvisitthecaringteam at their office at Level 1, 114a Mt Pleasant RoadinBelmont.
Visit justbettercare.com/Geelong for more information.
New chapter set to begin in aged care excellence
In a significant milestone for Homestyle Aged Care, Belmont Grange in Grovedale has emerged revitalised after a major refurbishment, reaffirming its commitment to providing high-quality careinamodern,nurturingenvironment.
Originally purchased in 1988 as Belmont Lodge, Homestyle’s first aged care home, the home was extended and renamedBelmontGrangein2000.
Now more than two decades later it has undergone a transformative renovation that began in January 2023 and reached completioninJune2025.
The journey has not been without its challenges. Staff and residents alike have shownremarkablepatienceandresilience throughout the renovation process. Their perseverance has paid off, with the newly refurbishedspacesnowofferingenhanced comfort, privacy, and a renewed sense of community.
The upgrades have been thoughtfully designed to foster resident well-being, autonomy, and social engagement. From modernised rooms to inviting communal areas, the new environment encourages connection and active participation in dailylife.
TheseimprovementsreflectHomestyle’s beliefthatthephysicalenvironmentplays a vital role in shaping the experiences of agedcareresidents.
With Australia’s aging population growing, the need for contemporary, compassionate homes is more pressing than ever. Homestyle Aged Care is
meeting this challenge head-on, not only at Belmont Grange but also at Sea Views Manor in Ocean Grove, where similar refurbishmentsareunderway. Both homes will feature the award-winningConcentricRehabilitation Centre, further elevating the standard of careandamenitiesavailable.
If you would like to know more about Concentric Rehabilitation at Homestyle Aged Care or if you or your loved one are looking for care in Ocean Grove, Leopold or Grovedale, our admission team can discuss your individual situation and advisethemanyoptionsavailable.
Call 1300 104 663 or visit homestyleagedcare.com.au
The upgrades have been thoughtfully designed to foster resident well-being, autonomy, and social engagement.
Just Better Care support worker Marissa Dongon. (Jena Carr) 452406_20
CELEBRATING SENIORS
Smile brighter with Affordable Denture Clinic in East Geelong
Achieve a confident, radiant smile with the expert care of the team at Affordable DentureClinic,nowwelcomingpatientsat theirnewlocationinEastGeelong.
With more than a decade of dedicated service, the clinic offers a comprehensive range of dental solutions, including full andpartialdentures,custommouthguards andimplant-retaineddentures.
Led by owner and seasoned dental prosthetistJasonDemko,whobringsmore than30yearsofexperiencetothefield,the clinic has recently opened its doors at 306 MyersStreet,EastGeelong.
Jasonandhisskilledteamarecommitted to helping you discover the best options to achieveyouridealsmile.
Staying abreast of the latest advancements in dental prosthetics, Jason integratesmoderntechniquesandsystems intoeveryaspectofhiswork.
Notably, Affordable Denture Clinic is the only practice in Geelong and the surroundingdistrictauthorizedtoprovide and manufacture Valplast denturesflexible, metal-free options that come with anunbreakablelifetimeguarantee.
Jason and his team pride themselves on delivering personalised care in a welcomingenvironment.
“We are a family-owned business committed to providing highly personalised services to each individual,” Jasonsays.
The new East Geelong clinic stands as a testament to years of dedication, aiming to offer clients the very best in denture care.
Jason acknowledges that this achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering support of his loyalclientsandthebroadercommunity. To make denture care more accessible,
Affordable Denture Clinic offers flexible payment options through Afterpay
DentiCare.
Jason Demko with patient Eddie Fraser.
CELEBRATING SENIORS
Fresh spaces and fresh connections in local aged care
There’s a wave of excitement flowing through Geelong’s trusted aged care homes, with two major lifestyle upgrades transforming daily life for residents and theirfamilies.
These changes include the launch of a brand-new cafe at The Vue Community Aged Care and the modernisation of resident rooms at Eden Park Community AgedCare.
Since opening its doors, the new cafe at The Vue has sparked something truly special - not just the coffee, but a renewed sense of community, comfort, and connection. Nestled just off reception, the cafe has quickly become the heart of the home. The rich, inviting aroma of freshly brewed coffee greets visitors as they enter, often drawing smiles and appreciative comments. It’s more than a pleasant scent - it signals warmth, welcome, and the start ofmeaningfulmoments.
Every day, the front foyer hums with the gentle buzz of conversation and laughter. Residents catch up with loved ones, staff share a quick coffee break, and visitors soakintheatmosphere.
“For our residents, the cafe has become a cherished destination,” residential managerofTheVueCommunityAgedCare JulieBennettsaid.
“One resident summed it up perfectly: ‘It feels like I’m on an outing, without ever leavinghome.’Theelegant,yetcozy,setting has given families a place to sit, share stories, and create memories together. It’s more than just coffee - it’s a place to connect.”
The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.Whatbeganasavisiontoenhance everyday life has quickly become a daily
reminder that joy, community, and a good cupofcoffeecanmakeallthedifference.
The improvements don’t stop there.
At Eden Park Community Aged Care, 10 resident rooms have already been upgraded, with plans now underway to modernise the front entrance and nurses’ stations.
These upgrades not only make the home more comfortable and accessible but also ensure care can be delivered seamlessly, with greater support for both
residentsandstaff.
“We are committed to delivering the future needs of the community,” For Purpose Aged Care chief executive Fabio Maya said while reflecting on the changes alreadydeliveredandthosestilltocome.
Together, the new cafe at The Vue Community Aged Care and the upgraded rooms, along with forthcoming improvements to Eden Park Community Aged Care’s main entrance and nurses’ stations,demonstrateastrongcommitment
For our residents, the cafe has become a cherished destination. One resident summed it up perfectly: ‘It feels like I’m on an outing, without ever leaving home’ - Julie Bennett
to combining clinical excellence with qualityoflife.
Residentscanenjoyavibrantcommunity atmosphere while knowing their personal spaces and shared areas meet the highest standardsofcareandcomfort.
If you would like to know more, give them a call. The team from The Vue Community Aged Care and Eden Park Community Aged Care can be contacted on 1300 1300 13.
The new cafe at The Vue has sparked something truly special. (Pictures: Supplied)
The Guide
PICK OF THE WEEK
TAKE 5 WITH ZAN ROWE
ABC TV, Tuesday, 8.30pm
Using five songs to unlock the inner thoughts and memories of celebrities who all too often prefer to keep their personal lives private, music journalist Zan Rowe has uncovered something of a superpower in this enduring interview format. Her charmingly honest and warm approach disarms even the most guarded of stars, showing a different side to the artists who soundtrack our own lives. In Tuesday’s season four premiere, Rowe is joined by Melanie C, best known as Sporty Spice, who opens up about the incredible experiences she’s shared with George Michael, Madonna and even the Beatles. But it’s the star’s tender recollections of childhood and her early career that you won’t find elsewhere.
On the record: Melanie C (left) tells Zan Rowe about five songs that shaped her life.
DREAMING BIG
NITV, Friday, 7.30pm
Indigenous athletes have a long and proud history, but this six-part series focuses on the future – the up-and-coming generation. It profiles a series of teenagers who excel at sports, including boxing, climbing and soccer, and dream of conquering the world while doing their mob proud. In Friday’s premiere, we are off to Bells Beach, where Landen, Kaiden and Meg are competing at the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles. We then follow them back to their home breaks (on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and the Yorke Peninsula in SA), where they share their stories, hopes and dreams with us and we learn about what motivates them to do what they do.
Friday, September 5
ABC TV (2)
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Would I
Lie To You? (PG, R) 10.30 The Pacific. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00
ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Family Next Door. (Ml, R) 1.55 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 2.50 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.20 Grand Designs. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.35 Gardening Australia. Tammy Huynh visits a poppy-filled paradise.
8.35 Professor T. (Ma) Professor T is called upon to help investigate the disappearance of a six-year-old girl.
9.25 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
9.55 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R)
10.35 ABC Late News.
10.50 Austin. (PG, R)
11.20 Silent Witness. (Malv, R)
12.15 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
SBS (3)
6am Morning Programs. 10.20 Soccer. 2026 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifier. Brazil v Chile. 12.30 BBC News At Ten. 1.00 PBS News. 2.05 Great Australian Road Trips. (PG, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Living Black: 50 Years Of SBS Indigenous. 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 12. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Good Ship Murder. (PGv) 8.25 Dictator: The Hitler Interviews. (Premiere) 9.20 Lost Treasures Of Egypt. (PG) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Catch Me A Killer. (Manv) 11.40 Pray For Blood. (Mal, R) 1.30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 2.20 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. (PG, R) 2.50 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 3.55 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SEVEN (6, 7)
The last time Grant Denyer and Beau Ryan (both pictured) were TheAmazingRace:CelebrityEdition), a seriously unwell Denyer collapsed into Ryan’s arms in Agra, India, amid soaring 45-degree temperatures. But now, the heat is on Ryan, who’s hoping win up to $100,000 for the Helping Hearts Foundation, an organisation focused on cardiac health and AED education – a cause close to Ryan’s own heart after his mum’s cardiac arrest. Ryan drives a hard bargain as he rides a roller-coaster of highs and lows, pushing the Banker to their limits.
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG) 1.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Second qualifying final. Geelong v Brisbane Lions. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game. 11.15 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing. 11.45 To Be Advised. 1.35 Riviera. (MA15+adlsv, R) Georgina uncovers some unpleasant truths. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 5.00 NBC Today.
7TWO (62, 72)
UK. 1.25 MOVIE: The Big Squeeze. (2021, M) 2.40 Bamay. 3.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Sex: A Bonkers History. 9.25 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.20 The Big Sex Talk. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. 1.50am Somewhere Boy. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Australia’s Best Drives. 1.30 Business Builders. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 The Great Outdoors. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Bargain Hunt. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 1.30 Room For Improvement. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Australia’s Best Drives.
A sizzling summery soundscape and sunburnt cinematography turn up the heat in this superb Aussie mystery, which has just two chapters left. So far, the slowburning suburban series has been rather light on major reveals… or indeed, details of what it is that Isabelle (Teresa Palmer) is looking for. In Sunday’s penultimate episode, she turns her attention to neighbour Barb (Catherine McClements, pictured) and her plans to leave the court. After offering to babysit for Essie (Philippa Northeast) and Ben (Tane Williams-Accra), Isabelle takes the opportunity to search Barb’s house for answers – but at the same time, Ange (Bella Heathcote) is rifling through hers. Both women make discoveries that set the stage for a bombshell finale next week.
TEN (5, 10)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Our Take On Love. (2022, G, R) Lesa Wilson, Russell Quinn. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG,R) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 9.00 Lingo. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Find My Country House Australia.
8.30 MOVIE: U.S. Marshals. (1998, Mlv, R) A US Marshal pursues an escaped fugitive. Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes.
11.10 A Killer Makes A Call. (Mav)
12.00 First On Scene. (Mad, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.20 Talking Honey. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
9GEM (81, 92)
10 News+.
Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) A couple must decide whether to stay or leave. 8.30 The Brighter Side. (Return) A family tackles a no-spend challenge. Adam Liaw shares budget recipes and tips to shop smart and save more. 9.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 10.00 10’s Late News. 10.25 10 News+. (R) 11.25 The Late Show
NITV (34)
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Toi Time. 6.40 Barrumbi Kids. 7.10 Little J And Big Cuz. 7.25 Bushwhacked! 7.50 Motown Magic. 8.40 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Ocean Parks. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Coach Carter. (2005, M) 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Ocean Parks. 7.30 Dreaming Big. (Premiere) 8.00 MOVIE: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (1968, PG) 10.40 MOVIE: Harlem Nights. (1989, M) 12.40am Nula. 1.10 It Takes A Village. 3.10 Stompem Ground. 4.00 On The Road. 5.00 Bamay.
7MATE (64, 73)
6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm A Beautiful Mind. (2001, Ma) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.30 Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom. (2019, PGa, Dzongkha, English) 5.35 Funny Face. (1957) 7.30 Thelma And Louise: Born To Live. (2025) 8.35 Thelma & Louise. (1991, Malsv) 11.00 Patrick. (2019, MA15+nsv, French, Dutch, English) 12.50am My Old Lady. (2014, Ma) 2.45 Volver. (2006, Madls, Spanish) 4.55 The Movie Show. 5.30 Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom. (2019, PGa, Dzongkha, English)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 12 Late. 3pm Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Are You Being Served? 4.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 5.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Roosters v Canberra Raiders.
(1971, MA15+) 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Are You Being Served? 5.00 Tennis. US Open.
9GO! (82, 93)
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 9.50 Mixmups. 10.10 Daniel Tiger’s. 10.30 Mini Kids. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.25 Wiggle. 11.55 Thomas And Friends. 2.15pm Thomas. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.35 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm MOVIE: Look Who’s Stalking. (2023, M) 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Mirror Mirror. (2012, PG) 9.35 MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (2013, MA15+) 11.20 Ghost Hunters. 12.20am Pretty Little Liars. 1.15 Supernatural. 3.00 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of São Paulo. H’lights. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Towies. 2.30 Carnage. 3.30 Timbersports. 4.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Motorbike Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: Downton Abbey: A New Era. (2022, PG) 11.10 MOVIE: Robin Hood. (2018, M) 1.25am American Resto. 2.00 Pawn Stars. 2.30 Motorbike Cops. 3.30 Garage 41. 4.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 5.00 Outback Hunters.
COMEDY (52, 11)
10 DRAMA (53, 12)
THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR ABC TV, Sunday, 8pm
Saturday, September 6
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Beyond Paradise. (PGa, R) 1.25 Professor T. (Ma, R) 2.15
All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.00 Inside Our Minds. (PG, R) 5.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Australian Story: Say My Name – Louisa Ioannidis Pt 1. (R) Looks at the case of Louisa Ioannidis.
6.30 Back Roads: Van Life Pt 1. (R) Myf Warhurst samples van life in Queensland.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Beyond Paradise. (R) A painting disappears.
8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate when the annual Midsomer Scarecrow Festival takes a grisly turn.
10.00 The Family Next Door. (Ml, R) Fran struggles with her husband’s depression.
10.50 I, Jack Wright. (Mlv, R) The Wrights recover from Jack’s bombshell will. 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 3.55pm Odd Squad. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Fireman Sam. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 8.00 Kids Baking C’ship. 8.40 Chopped Jnr. 9.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Late Programs.
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 1pm MOVIE: Charlotte’s Web. (2006, PG) 2.40 Ocean Parks. 3.30 Nula. 4.00 Proud Histories: Past, Present & Future. 4.30 Off Country. 5.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 6.00 Amplify. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Big Backyard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Lady In The Water. (2006, PG) 10.30 MOVIE: Chuck Berry. (2018, PG) 12.15am Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DD India News Hour. 10.00 Blue Water Safari. (PG, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Going Places. (R) 4.00 The Day The Rock Star Died. (PGd, R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 13. Highlights. 5.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.35 Hitler: A Life In Pictures. (PGa, R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Swiss Alpine Rail Journeys: The Adaptable Arosa Line. (PGn) Looks at the Arosa Railway. 8.30 A Royal Residence: Althorp House. Uncovers the grand and complex history of Althorp House, the Spencer family seat and final resting place of Princess Diana. 9.25 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Calabria. (PGa, R) Stanley Tucci visits Calabria. 10.15 Great Australian Walks: Uluru-Kata Tjuta. (PG, R) 11.10 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Ma, R) 2.35 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (PGaw, R) 3.35 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31)
6am Morning
Programs. Noon Alone UK. 12.55 Red Flag: Music’s Failed Revolution. 2.15 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 2.50 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.30 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 The Frontier. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.25 Little Fires Everywhere. 10.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. 1.50am Curious Australia. 2.25 Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am Morning Programs. 12.25pm Thelma & Louise. (1991, Malsv) 2.50 A Room With A View. (1985, PGnv) 4.55 Sun Children. (2020, PGadlv, Farsi) 6.45 Paperback Hero. (1999, PGalsv) 8.30 Sympathy For The Devil. (2023, MA15+v) 10.15 Mamacruz. (2023, Spanish) 11.50 Joe. (2013, MA15+sv) 2am Late Programs.
SEVEN (6, 7)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes Day and Chelmsford Stakes Day. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Second elimination final. GWS Giants v Hawthorn.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Second qualifying final. Fremantle v Gold Coast Suns. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.00 To Be Advised.
12.35 Riviera. (MA15+adlsv, R) Georgina searches for answers by reviewing Constantine’s movements on the day of the explosion.
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve.
5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve.
7TWO (62, 72)
6am Morning Programs. Noon Australia’s Best Drives. 12.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 1.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 2.30 Horse Racing. Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes Day and Chelmsford Stakes Day. 5.30 Animal Rescue. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Blokesworld. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 AFL Post-Game. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 MOVIE: Back To The Future. (1985, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (1984, PG) 12.15am Late Programs.
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (PG, R) 12.30 Next Stop. (R) 1.00 Space Invaders. (PG, R) 2.00 Rugby Union. The Rugby C’ship. Australia v Argentina. 4.30 Test Rugby: Australia v Argentina Post-Match. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)
6.00 9News Saturday.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. Canterbury Bulldogs v Cronulla Sharks.
9.25 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match. Post-match coverage of the NRL game.
10.00 MOVIE: American Assassin. (2017, MA15+lv, R) A man investigates terrorist attacks. Dylan O’Brien.
12.05 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)
1.00 Customs. (PG, R) 1.30 Rugby Union. Women’s Rugby World Cup. Pool A. Australia v England. From American Express Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England. 4.15 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
9GEM (81, 92)
6am Morning Programs. Noon NRLW Wrap. 12.45 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Dragons v North Qld Cowboys. 2.40 MOVIE: Follow That Dream. (1962) 5.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Canterbury Bulldogs v Cronulla Sharks. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Canterbury Bulldogs v Cronulla Sharks. 7.30 TBA. 11.40 Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93)
6am Morning Programs. 2.45pm Seinfeld. 3.45 Ski Rescue Down Under. 4.45 Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge. 5.45 MOVIE: Show Dogs. (2018, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Journey To The Centre Of The Earth. (2008, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Tomorrow War. (2021, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.
TEN (5, 10)
6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Survivor: Australia V The World. (PGl, R) 12.00 The Brighter Side. (R) 12.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 1.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 1.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 2.30 Dogs Behaving
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. Rob and Robyn try to sell their property in Penola. 8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mdlm, R) A specialist critical care paramedic responds to a head-on collision that has left a driver trapped in their car. 9.30 Gogglebox Australia. (l, R) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 10.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. (PGal, R) Gordon Ramsay investigates a barbecue joint. 11.30 FBI: International. (Ma, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
Sunday, September 7
ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (6, 7)
(8, 9) 6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 4.20 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG, R) 5.05 Antiques Roadshow. (PG)
6.05 Growing Up Jewish.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Austin. (PG) Austin tries to woo Haley.
8.00 The Family Next Door. (Ml) The truth of Isabelle’s investigation is revealed.
8.50 I, Jack Wright. (Mal) DCI Morgan’s investigation focuses in on the Wright family and their associates.
9.35 MOVIE: Sherpa. (2015, Mal, R) Looks at climbing Everest from the Sherpas’ point of view. Russell Brice, Tim Medvetz. 11.10 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (Mal, R)
11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 3.30 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 12.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. Round 6. 4.00 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 14. Highlights. 5.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.35 Hitler: A Life In Pictures. (PGa, R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Titanic: Secrets Of The Shipwreck. (Premiere, PG) Explores the discovery of the Titanic 8.25 Titanic In Colour. (PGa, R) A continued look at the ill-fated Titanic
9.20 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness: The Hunt For The Monster. (PG, R) Peter Scott joins the hunt for the monster. 10.20 The U.S. And The Holocaust. (Final, Mav, R) 12.40 Women Who Rock. (Ml, R) 2.45 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 3.45 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm The Gruffalo. 3.55 Odd Squad. 4.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.05 Zog. 6.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 8.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.05 Abbott Elementary. 9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Jeopardy! 4.05 WorldWatch. 4.35 PBS Washington Week. 5.00 Kars & Stars. 5.50 Alone Sweden. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.25 Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal. (Final) 9.20 Great Australian Road Trips. 10.20 The Truth About Temu. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. 1.50am Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Behind Behani. (PGal, R) 12.30 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. Adelaide v Brisbane Lions. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 4. Essendon v Geelong. 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Voice. (PGl) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 8.50 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.50 24 Hours In Police Custody: Frequent Flyers. (MA15+adl, R) Authorities search for a couple who they believe have preyed on a young vulnerable woman.
10.50 Crime Investigation
Australia: Most Infamous: Buried Alive. (MA15+av, R) A look at the murder of Peter Aston. 12.00 Jamestown. (MA15+av)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
7TWO (62, 72)
6am Morning
Programs. 1.30pm Harry’s Practice. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Your Money & Your Life. 3.30 Animal Rescue. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 The Pembrokeshire Murders. 11.35 Late Programs.
(64, 73) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.20pm Football. NTFL. Men’s. Under-18s. Darwin Buffaloes v Wanderers. Replay. 2.40 Stable: The Boxing Game. 3.45
6am Morning Programs. 12.35pm My Salinger Year. (2020, Mls) 2.30 The Movie Show. 3.05 Paperback Hero. (1999, PGalsv) 4.50 A Great Friend. (2023, PGalsv, French) 6.35 The
6am Morning Programs. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Fishy Business. 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 3.00 Air Crash Inv. 4.00 Mt Hutt Rescue. 5.00
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 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 1.30 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 1.40 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGa, R) 2.40 The Block. (PGl, R) 5.00 9News First At Five.
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 The Block. (PGl) The rumpus room makeovers are revealed.
8.35 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.35 9News Late.
10.05 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest round of the AFL.
11.05 The First 48: The Code. (Mal, R) A young man is murdered. 12.00 The Gulf. (Madlsv, R)
1.00 Our State On A Plate.
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
9GEM (81, 92)
(5, 10)
V
(PGl, R) 1.30 Location, Location, Location Australia. (R) 2.30 House Hunters Aust. (PGa, R) 3.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 3.30 Wheel Of Fortune. (R) 4.00 Lingo. (R) 5.00 News.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Survivor: Australia V The World. (Final) Fourteen returning contestants head to Samoa in hopes of being crowned Sole Survivor and taking home $250,000. 8.55 Playing Gracie Darling. A child psychologist is haunted by her past. 9.55 FBI. (Mv, R) After an employee of the US Army is shot in an industrial park, the team works to track down the killer. 10.55 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Knights v Titans. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Eels v Knights. 6.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Eels v Tigers. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Monuments Men. (2014, M) 10.50 The Closer. 11.50 Late Programs.
9GO! (82,
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Ready Vet Go: The Vet Paramedics. 3.00 Big Rigs Of Oz. 3.30 Project Impossible. 4.30 Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience. 5.30 MOVIE: Encino Man. (1992, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Yes Man. (2008, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses 2. (2014, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.
Monday, September 8
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Teenage Boss. (R) 10.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 The Piano. (PG, R) 2.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Australian Story: Say My Name – Louisa Ioannidis Pt 2. A continuing look at the case of Louisa Ioannidis. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.
9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Paul Barry.
9.35 Planet America. Hosted by Chas Licciardello and John Barron. 10.05 ABC Late News.
10.20 The Business. (R)
10.35 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Mv, R) 11.30 Grand Designs. (R) 12.20 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Morning Programs. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News Weekend. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. (PGa, R) 2.55 Garage Dreams. (PG) 3.25 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 15. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes.
8.35 Portillo In The Pyrenees: A Quest Of Identity. (PGav, R) Michael Portillo treks along the Pyrenees mountain range.
9.30 Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can! (Mn, R) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Classified. (MA15+v) 11.55 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+asv, R) 2.15 Blackport. (MA15+av, R) 3.00 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 3.50 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. (PG, R) 4.25 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SEVEN (6, 7)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Roo is conflicted.
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) The competition heads to Adelaide, where boss friends Maria and Bailey aim for the top spot.
9.05 The Rookie. (Mav) Following his stint at the LAPD, Evers returns to the DA’s office where his past connects him to the investigation.
10.05 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
11.05 S.W.A.T. (Mv) The team hunts down a Chilean arms dealer.
12.05 Hooten & The Lady. (Mav) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.40pm Pop Paper City. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. 8.40 Contraption Masters. 9.25 The Crystal Maze. 10.15 Late Programs.
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Strait To The Plate. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are?
8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 MOVIE: Sweet As. (2022, M) 10.30 Dream Whisperer. (Premiere) 11.30 Late Programs.
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Young Sheldon. (PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) The teams work on their designer kitchens.
8.45 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies.
9.45 Players. (Ml) Three of the AFL’s biggest stars talk about all the news on and off the field.
10.45 9News Late.
11.15 Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip. (PGal)
12.05 100% Footy. (M)
1.00 Hello SA. (PG)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
TEN (5, 10)
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.
7.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (Return, PGl) Hosted by Beau Ryan. 9.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.25 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. (R) A celebration of the year’s best music. 1.25
Mornings. 6am Morning
Programs. Noon France 24 English News. 12.30 Ten Year Old Tom. 1.00 Front Up 2001. 3.00 Bamay. 3.25 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Johnny Cash: Redemption Of An Idol. 10.15 Big Backyard Quiz. 11.15 Forged In Fire. 1am Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm The Glassworker. (2024, PGav, Urdu, English) 4.00 Sunflower. (1970, PGa, Italian, Russian) 6.00 Grandpas. (2019, PGal, Spanish) 7.50 Ten Canoes. (2006, Mnv, Ganalbingu, English, Gunwinggu) 9.30 Darkland. (2017, MA15+dv, Danish) 11.35 Late Programs.
6am Morning
Programs. 1pm Australia’s Best Drives. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Impossible Builds. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 11.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 National Drag Racing C’ship. Top Fuel C’ship. Winternationals. Replay. 4.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 The Agenda Setters. 8.00 Outback Crystal Hunters. 9.00 Aussie Gold Hunters. 10.00 Late Programs.
Tuesday, September 9
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.05 Growing Up Jewish. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 I, Jack Wright. (Mal, R) 1.55 The Piano. (PG, R) 2.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.10 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 10.55 Rome: Rise Of Empire. (PGav) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. (PGa, R) 2.55 Garage Dreams. (PG) 3.25 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Every Family Has A Secret. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.
8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Melanie C. (Return, Ml) Melanie C shares five songs. 9.00 Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line. (Ml, R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. (R) 11.15 Four Corners. (R) 12.00 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.15 Hawke: The Larrikin And The Leader. (Final, PG, R) 1.15 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 2.05 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Bayeux To Argentan/ Lisieux To Giverny. (PG) 8.30 Insight. Explores how police forces are struggling to recruit.
9.30 Dateline: Chateaux For Sale. Kumi Taguchi travels to France.
10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 Secret World Of Snacks. (R) 11.25 Screw. (Premiere, Mals) 1.15 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 2.05 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. (PGaw, R) 2.40 Hugh’s Wild West. (PG, R) 3.40 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (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) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.35 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Remi is on a new venture.
7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGal) The competition continues in Logan, Queensland.
9.00 Grosse Pointe Garden Society. (Masv) Birdie grows more invested in her scholarship recipient. Alice investigates her dog’s murder.
10.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
11.00 Tik Tok: Murders Gone Viral: The Killing Of Sania Khan. (Malv, R) 12.00 Fairly Legal. (Mav, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.40pm Pop Paper City. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Expedition With Steve Backshall. 10.05 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Homicide. 2.20 Retro Gamers. 3.00 Aussie Jokers. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.35 The Fast History Of. 6.00 The Food That Built The World. 6.50 Jeopardy! 7.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.45 Hoarders. 10.20 The Day The Rock Star Died. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. 1.50am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Impossible Builds. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.55 Bargain Hunt. 12.55am Late Programs.
Programs. 7MATE (64, 73) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Island Echoes. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Outback Crystal Hunters. 3.00 Aussie Gold Hunters. 4.00
9GEM (81, 92)
6am Morning Programs. Noon Death In Paradise. 1.10 MOVIE: Kind Hearts And Coronets. (1949, PG) 3.20 MOVIE: Let’s Be Happy. (1957) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 10.40 Whitstable Pearl. 11.40 French And Saunders. 12.20am Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93)
6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm MOVIE: A Lover Scorned. (2019, M) 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.40 MOVIE: Jupiter Ascending. (2015, M) 11.10 Seinfeld. 12.20am Pretty Little Liars. 1.15 Supernatural. 3.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.15 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 9.00 Lingo. (R) 10.00 Judge Judy. (PG,
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) Britt strikes up a friendship with an ex-contestant.
8.40 Paramedics. (Mm) A dementia case hits home for Lisa.
9.40 Footy Classified. (Ml) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.
10.40 9News Late.
11.10 La Brea. (Mav, R)
12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Let’s Eat With George. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 A Current
9GEM (81, 92)
6am Morning Programs. Noon Death In Paradise. 1.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: We Joined The Navy. (1962) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 French And Saunders. 12.20am Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. Noon MOVIE: Nanny Dearest. (2023, M) 1.50 Golden Girls. 2.20 Nanny. 3.20 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Crimson Tide. (1995, M) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Veronica Mars. 1.00 Pretty Little Liars. 2.00 Supernatural. 4.00 Late Programs.
The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav) The team is called in to find a missing teen. 11.00 10’s Late News. 11.25
Wednesday, September 10
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30
National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.55 The Piano. (PG, R) 2.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGs)
8.30 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (Ml) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.
9.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) Hosted by Rob Brydon. 9.40 Austin. (PG, R)
10.10 ABC Late News.
10.25 The Business. (R)
10.40 Planet America. (R) 11.10 You Can’t Ask That. (PG, R) 11.40 Grand Designs. (R) 12.30 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PGa, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 2.40pm Pop Paper City. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.20 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 10.10 Late Programs.
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 12.25pm Pro Bull Riding Australia. 1.30 Chatham Islanders. 2.00 Island Echoes. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.45 Waterworld Africa. 7.35 Casketeers Life & Death Across The Globe. 8.30 MOVIE: The Power Of One. (1992, M) 10.45 Lionel. 12.15am Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 11.00 DD India News Hour. 11.25 Always Listening. (Ma, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00
Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 16. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 James May: Our Man In India. (PG)
8.30 DNA Journey: John Simm And Phil Glenister. (Ml) Philip Glenister and John Simm take a DNA journey.
9.35 Code Of Silence. (Premiere, MA15+) A deaf woman is recruited for a covert operation.
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 COBRA. (Mal)
11.50 Vigil. (Mal, R) 2.00 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 2.50 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. (PG, R) 3.20 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 4.25 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31)
6am Morning
Programs. 12.30pm Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. 1.20 Stay Tooned. 1.50 Tales From A Suitcase. 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.25 The Fast History Of. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Clue. (1985, PG) 10.20 Travel Man. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. 1.30am Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am Morning Programs. 12.20pm Full Time. (2021, Ml, French) 1.55 Grandpas. (2019, PGal, Spanish) 3.45 Bring It On. (2000, PGals) 5.35 The Last Wave. (1977, PGaln) 7.30 Death In Brunswick. (1991, Mlnsv) 9.30 Lansky. (2021, MA15+av) 11.45 No Man Of God. (2021, MA15+av) 1.35am Late Programs.
SEVEN (6, 7)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Lacey’s resolve starts to crumble.
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGa) Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hamish McLachlan sits down with former West Coast Eagles champion Jeremy McGovern.
10.15 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PG) A truck driver is run off the road.
11.15 Chicago Fire. (Mav) A new chief shakes things up at Firehouse 51. 12.15 Imposters. (Madlsv, R) 1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
7TWO (62, 72)
6am Morning
Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Air Crash Inv. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45am The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.30 Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
6am Morning Programs. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Outback Truckers. 4.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.
Thursday, September 11
ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
NINE (8, 9)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Paramedics. (Mm, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG) 5.30 WIN News.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) Dan makes a contestant take a sobriety test.
8.40 Clarkson’s Farm: Mushrooming. (Ml) Jeremy Clarkson’s mushroom empire begins to appear all consuming as he struggles to keep on top of his newest venture.
9.50 The Grand Tour. (Ml) The boys head to Detroit.
11.20 9News Late.
11.50 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars: Exodus. (Mv, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
9GEM (81, 92)
6am Morning Programs. Noon New Tricks. 1.00 Signora Volpe. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Billy Liar. (1963, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Major Crimes. 11.50 French And Saunders. 12.30am Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93)
6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm MOVIE: Tempting Fate. (2019, M) 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Heat. (2013, MA15+) 10.50 Seinfeld. 11.50 Veronica Mars. 12.45am Pretty Little Liars. 1.40 Supernatural. 3.30 Late Programs.
SEVEN (6, 7)
9) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Back Roads. (R) 11.00 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (Ml, R) 11.40 If You’re Listening. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Malv, R) 1.55 The Piano. (PG, R) 2.55 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. (PGavw, R) 2.55 Garage Dreams. (PG) 3.25 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 17. Highlights.
6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Back Roads: Van Life Pt 2. (PG)
8.30 Grand Designs New Zealand. Tom Webster meets a couple building a four-storey home.
9.15 The Family Next Door. (Ml, R) The truth of Isabelle’s investigation is revealed.
10.05 ABC Late News.
10.20 The Business. (R)
10.35 Grand Designs. (R) 11.25 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. (PG, R) 12.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 4.25pm Mecha Builders. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.55 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 10.45 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 11.50 MOVIE: The Power Of One. (1992, M) 2pm Island Echoes. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 Going Places. 8.30 Tribal. 9.20 MOVIE: Jackie Chan’s First Strike. (1996, M) 11.20 We Need To Talk About Cosby. 12.20am Late Programs. NITV (34)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 9/11: One Day In America: First Response. (Premiere) 9.10 Rock Legends: David Bowie. (PG, R) Explores the life of David Bowie. 9.40 Snowpiercer. (MA15+v) Melanie intensifies her search for Layton. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Dopesick. (MA15+ad, R) 12.10 Blue Lights. (Malv, R) 2.10 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 3.00 World’s Most Amazing Festivals. (PGav, R) 3.30 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31)
6am Morning Programs. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Love Around The World. 1.55 What Does Australia Really Think About… 3.00 Insight. 4.05 WorldWatch. 6.05 Over The Black Dot. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.25 Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 The UnXplained. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. 1.50am Conversations. 2.25 Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Secrets In The Snow. (2020, Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) John fumbles a friendly chat. 8.30 Clarkson’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire UK. (PG) Contestants compete for a top prize of £1 million. Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.
9.30 Why Trains Crash. (PGa) Takes a look at a train crash in India in June 2023 that killed nearly 300 people.
10.40 What The Killer Did Next: Debbie Starbuck. (Mav, R) 11.40 Kick Ons. 12.10 Life. (Malsv, R) 1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
7TWO (62, 72)
TEN (5, 10)
6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Deal
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PGal) Hosted by Beau Ryan. 8.40 The Gilded Age. (Premiere, PGa) Follows the Russell and van Rhijn families in 1880s New York City high society. 10.20 Elsbeth. (Mnv, R) A reality TV star is found dead. 11.20 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.45 10 News+. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Space Invaders. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 9.00 Lingo. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.20 Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PGal, R) 11.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. (R) 2.30 Lingo. (R) 3.30 News. 4.00
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.
8.30 Emergency. (Mm, R) Dr Sarah Whitelaw treats a man whose foot was slashed by a lawn mower blade.
9.30 RPA. (PGm, R) A man gets a second chance at a transplant.
10.30 9News Late.
11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)
11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
9GEM (81, 92)
6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Air Crash Inv. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Line Of Duty. 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.10am Father Brown. 1.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 2pm As Time Goes By. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Constant Husband. (1955) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Roosters v Cronulla Sharks. 9.50 Outback Opal Hunters. 10.50 The Real Murders Of Atlanta. 11.50 Late Programs.
7MATE (64, 73)
6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Gogglebox Australia. (l) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows.
8.30 The Office Australia. (Premiere, PGal) The managing director of a packaging company is told that her branch employees will go remote.
9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+a, R) A child goes missing in broad daylight.
10.00 10’s Late News. 10.25 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) 11.25 10 News+. (R) 12.25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Highway Patrol. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 The Force: BTL. 4.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. (Return) 8.30 American Dad! (Return) 9.30 MOVIE: Hancock. (2008, M) 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm The Movie Show. 2.05 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PGav) 4.55 The Movie Show. 5.30 Queen Bees. (2021, PGadls) 7.25 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. (1988, PGals) 9.30 Goodfellas. (1990, MA15+adlv) 12.15am All The Old Knives. (2022, MA15+als) 2.10 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm MOVIE: Pool Boy Nightmare. (2020, M) 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: RoboCop 3. (1993, M) 10.35 Seinfeld. 11.35 Veronica Mars. 12.35am Pretty Little Liars. 1.35 Supernatural. 3.30 Late Programs.
Trips to the country
Spring into Queensland Country for a season of colour, flavour, and celebration. Rolling hills, blooming gardens, and vibrant landscapes set the stage for festivals, farmers’ markets, and outdoor adventures. Families and friends gather to enjoy fresh local produce, live music, artisan crafts, and unique cultural events across the region. Wildlife awakens, rivers sparkle, and country roads invite exploration. Whether it’s a hot air balloon ride over scenic valleys, a lively street parade, or a laid-back picnic in a blossoming park, spring in Queensland Country is pure joy.
Rotary Gourmet in Gundy, Goondiwindi Region
5 – 7 September
Set on the lawns of the Goondiwindi Cultural Centre beside the Macintyre River, Rotary Gourmet in Gundy is a springtime favourite. Enjoy local produce, fine wines, boutique beers, and live music in a relaxed country setting. Celebrity chef Clarissa Feildel will host cooking classes on Saturday and join Sunday’s main event, while Mondello the Magician keeps the little ones entertained. With great food, music, and warm hospitality, it’s a day not to be missed.
Laidley Spring Festival, Lockyer Valley
12 – 14 September
Each year, the Lockyer Valley bursts into bloom for the Laidley Spring Festival - a threeday celebration of colour, creativity, and community spirit. Enjoy the much-loved Street Parade, Twilight Feast and Fest, Spring Garden Fair, Orchid Show, Quilt and Craft Expo, and Bee Happy Day. With more than 60 years of history, this vibrant festival captures the charm of spring in the country!
Miles Back to the Bush Festival, Western Downs 11 – 14 September
This festival is Miles from ordinary! Step back in time and celebrate country life with a vintage twist at the Miles Historical Village. This much-loved September festival is packed with bush fun. From the street parade, tractor pull, and markets, to quirky challenges like billy boiling and obstacle races. You will find live entertainment, hearty hospitality, and the charm of the Historical Village as its backdrop. It’s a weekend that captures the true spirit of the bush!
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Toowoomba Region
12 September – 6 October
For 76 years, each spring, Toowoomba bursts into bloom with four spectacular weekends of flowers, flavours and entertainment. From award-winning parks and private garden tours to the iconic floral street parade, live music, and delicious foodie experiences, the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is the perfect
way to celebrate the season in Queensland’s garden city.
Blackbutt Avocado Festival, South Burnett 13 September
Celebrate the cream of the crop at the Blackbutt Avocado Festival, a family-friendly event bursting with quirky fun, delicious food, and country charm. Enjoy avocado-themed games and activities, and sample local treats. With live music, homemade goodies, and a chance to explore historic Blackbutt, it’s a festive way to support local farmers and savour the best of country life.
Murphy’s Creek Chilli and Craft Carnival, Toowoomba Region
21 September
Spice up your spring with the Murphys Creek Chilli, Craft & Cake Carnival. Sample over
350 chilli sauces, local jerky, cakes, crafts, and international street food, all while enjoying live music and family-friendly fun. With quirky competitions, chilli challenges, and a festive country atmosphere, it’s a flavoursome day out supporting local producers and charities in the scenic Lockyer Valley.
CelticFest, Southern Downs and Granite Belt
3 – 5 October
Celebrate Scottish and Irish heritage in the heart of the Southern Downs at CelticFest in Warwick. Held over the King’s Birthday weekend in October, at the Warwick Showgrounds.
The festival features Highland Games, pipe bands, Celtic markets, traditional food and drink, and even Highland cows. With live music, medieval encampments, and community-
Warwick Rodeo, Southern Downs and Granite Belt
20 – 26 October
Experience the thrill of Warwick’s iconic rodeo and campdraft, celebrating the skill and determination of riders since 1928. Watch bulls and horses fly out of the gate, admire the bond between rider and steed, and enjoy a week-long festival of country food, trades, live music, and local stories. With opportunities to meet rodeo stars, shop for authentic gear, and soak up true Aussie country spirit, it’s a high-energy event you wont want to miss!
run CelticFringe events across Warwick, it’s a weekend of culture, fun, and heritage not to be missed.
Waiting for the train -Miles Back to the Bush Festival.
Laidley Spring Fest Twilight Feast and Fest.Miles Back to the Bush Festival.
The Gathering are returning to Warwick for Celticfest.
Gourmet in Gundy.
Festval of flowers grand parade.
Full-Board River Cruise
3 night Murray River cruise on board PS Murray Princess with all meals and sightseeing Tour of Murray River Bridge and historic Roundhouse
Guided nature walk of Salt Bush Flat
Taste Riverland food and wine
Dragon-Fly flat-bottomed boat wildlife tour
Hotel Stays
3 nights four-star hotel stay in Adelaide with breakfast
1 night four-star hotel stay in Kangaroo Island with breakfast, lunch and dinner
Fully Escorted Barossa Valley Tours
Full day Barossa Valley tour with lunch and wine tastings including:
Saltram wine estate, lunch and wine tasting at Lambert Estate, visit to Barossa Valley Chocolate Company, photo stop at Menglers Hill Lookout, vineyard tour & wine tasting at Jacob’s Creek visitor centre, stop at Beerenberg Farm, and free time in Hahndorf to explore the historic German settlement
Fully Escorted Kangaroo Island Tours
2 day Kangaroo Island tour including: Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery, Clifford’s Honey Farm, In-Flight Birds of Prey Display at Raptor Domain, Seal Bay Conservation Park guided beach walk, lunch at Emu Bay Lavender Farm, Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, and Flinders Chase National Park
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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.
Exhibition Embroiders Guild of Victoria, Geelong branch, The Art of the Needle, traditional to contemporary textile art. Geelong West Town Hall, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September, 10am-4pm.
embroiderygeelong.org
Geelong Canary Improvement Society Meeting September 7, 10am, Geelong Showgrounds.
Ray, 0419 212 097
Ballroom dance
Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Saturday September 6, 7.30-10.30pm, $10 includes supper, music Ben. Sunday September 13, 2-4.30pm, bring a small plate, music Kevin.
0400 500 402
Belmont Seniors
Players wanted to play 500 each Monday 12.30pm. Belmont Senior Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont.
5241 1776
Geelong Vietnam Veterans
Coffee and a chat at 31 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont. Open Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10am-3pm. Fortnightly lunch at various locations. Meetings second Monday of each month.
Gary, 0400 862 727
Welcome mat
Belmont Uniting Church every Friday from 10am-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.
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-1pm.
Geelong Amateur Radio Club
Storrer Street Clubhouse, Geelong, Wednesdays 1.30-4pm and Fridays
6.30pm.
Robert, 0438 409 979, or vk3atl.org
Choir
St Paul’s Choir rehearses Wednesdays from 7.45-8.45pm and 9.30am Sunday for 10.30am service. Choral scholarships available. Occasional choir for those unable to make commitment to main choir.
Tom Healey, 0451 960 768, or healeytf@gmail.com
Bellydance classes
Beginner level, new term commencing. New students welcome. Tuesdays 1.30pm, Life Activities Club, Belmont Park Pavillion, Belmont.
Glenys, 0400 214 897
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
Bingo
Tuesdays 1-3pm, great grocery prizes plus $50 jackpot books $2.50. Belmont Seniors Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont.
Frank, 5241 1776
Bike riding
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Belmont. Rides to suit all levels of fitness; e-bikes welcome. Rob, 0412 308 166
Combined Probus Belmont Central
Combined Probus Club of Belmont
Central meets at 10.30am on the second Wednesday of each month at Waurn Ponds Hotel. Next meeting September 10. 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 dancing
GOG Scottish Country Dance classes
7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5.
No partner needed.
Vicki, 0412 762 983, or Barbara, 0419 511 781
Geelong Scottish Dance
Highland dance classes for all ages Wednesday from 4pm and Saturday from 10am at Western Heights Uniting Church Hall, St Herne Hill.
Christine, 0468 311 788, or facebook.com/GeelongScottishDance
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
Dragons Abreast Geelong Dragon boating for breast cancer survivors, Saturdays 12.30pm, Geelong Canoe Club, Marnock Road, Highton. Free come and try.
Traci, 0417 301 226, or Facebook Dragons Abreast GeelongJuggernauts
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
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
Grovedale East Ladies Probus Fourth Monday of each month, 9.30am, Belmont RSL.
Sally Nelson, 0402 450 610
Waurn Ponds Combined Probus Fourth Wednesday of the month, 10am. Maximum 100 members.
probussouthpacific.org/microsites/ waurn
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
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
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)
Geelong Scout Heritage Centre Meets third Sunday of the month, 56 Russell Street, Newtown, 10am-3pm.
0419 591 432, or geelong.heritage@scoutsvictoria.com.au
Arts National Geelong Welcomes guests and members to monthly lecture series. Details of lecture topics, lecturers and venues at:
artsnational.au
Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] Arvo tea dance every Thursday, Belmont Pavilion, 2-4pm, $5 entry.
Val, 5251 3529
Belmont Combined Probus First Monday of the month, 9.30am, Geelong RSL Function Room, 50 Barwon Heads Road. New members and visitors welcome
Sue, 0409 945 011, or probusclubofbelmont@outlook.com
Barwon Valley Belmont Probus First Thursday of the month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
Membership officer, 0407 333 263, or bobstafford@ozemail.com.au
Lectures
Join Adfas Geelong Inc. for illustrated lectures by art historian Matthew Martin, formerly curator of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Sports
Badminton: Corio Leisuretime Centre, Mondays 12.30-2.30pm. Beginners welcome.
Netball: YMCA Riversdale Road, Monday & Wednesday mornings, Thursday nights. Walking-netball also played. Umpire training available.
Maureen, 0429 397 015
Dancer’s Club Geelong Ballroom dance weekly, Leopold Hall 7.30-10.30pm. Admission $8 includes supper. Old time, New Vogue and Latin. CDs by Puff, Damian and Anne and Kevin.
Russ, 5250 1937
Live music
Country Heartbeat Allstars every Friday 7-10pm, White Eagle House Polish Club, Fellmongers Road Breakwater. Walkups welcome. Proceeds to Sunny Days Rescue & Rehab.
Dawn, 0417 148 493
Bellarine Historical Society Inc. Open to the public. Discover the area’s past. 1st & 3rd Sundays, 10.30am-12.30pm, Courthouse Museum, 11 High Street, Drysdale.
Ann, 0407 234 541
GROW Australia
Community organisation offering practical steps and peer support to help recover and maintain mental health through free face to face and online groups. Mondays 7pm, 195 Ormond Road, East Geelong, Fridays 12.45pm, Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, Zoom group 7pm Tuesdays.
grow.org.au, or 1800 558 268
Grovedale Seniors
Indoor bowls Monday 1-3pm; gentle exercise Tuesday 9-9.45am; cards (Euchre) Tuesday 1-3pm; bingo Thursday 1-3pm. Grovedale Community Hub, 45 Heyers Road.
Julie, 0419 549 521
Drysdale Day VIEW
Fourth Friday of each month at Portarlington Golf Club for lunch.
Margaret, 0431 636 090
Table tennis
All seniors welcome for a social game. Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, Wednesdays 12.30-2.30pm. Allen, 0433 883 116
Leopold VIEW
Second Tuesday of each month at Leopold Sportsmans’ Club at 10.30am.
leopold.viewclub@gmail com
Geelong Day VIEW
First Monday monthly from 11am at Shell Club, 76 Purnell Road, Corio. geelongdayview@gmail.com
Out & about
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Portarlington on Saturday for the Bellarine Football Netball League second semi-finals to see who was out and about.
Sienna Schmidt, Isabella Hall and Sadie Derbyshire.
Keryn Vagg, Dianne Snell and Robyn Bull.
Sally Spence and Barb Johnston.
Matt Armstrong with his daughter Heidi and Tamika Wall.
Chicki Boak and Jenny Fagan.
Above: Melanie Neaves and Olivia Elers. Right: Macey Dow and Lily Chamberlain.
Left; Travis Sampson, Cam Quinten and Jo Brown. Centre: Skyler Campbell and Julie Giuricin. Right: Anthony Brown with his daughter Ella and Emma Barry. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 499135
Gary Johnston with Glenn and Karina Palmer.
Sarah Andrews with daughter Jemma and niece Winnie.
PUZZLES
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
10 Indeed (6)
12 Concerned (11)
15 Dope (9)
17 Sponsor (9)
18 Astrological belt (6) 21 Overrun (6)
23 Centre (5)
25 Colloquialism (5)
28 Litigate (3)
Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural nouns ending in “s”.
1 In relation to music, does presto mean a) quickly, b) slowly or c) loudly?
2 What is a baby crocodile called?
3 Hailee Steinfeld (pictured) played Petra Arkanian in which 2013 movie?
4 Where in the human body is the patella bone?
5 Whose face is on a one-dollar bill in the US?
6 The Jog Falls plunge waterfall is in which country?
7 What does an entomologist study?
8 In what year was the Dunlop Volley shoe first produced: 1939, 1941 or 1972?
9 Torah Bright is an Olympic gold medallist in which sport?
10 What colours are on the flag of Mauritania?
More hatch than crossover
By Chris Riley, Marque Motoring
It’s been more than 18 months since we first drove the Kia EV6.
Not much has changed since then, although it will soon get some updates –namely a larger battery.
The new model lobbed at the Australian Open earlier this year, of which Kia is the major sponsor and its arrival is imminent.
In the meantime, we couldn’t turn down the chance of another drive of what is surely one of Australia’s pre-eminent EVs – although describing it as a crossover is a stretch.
Styling
Prices start from $72,590 for the EV6 Air RWD.
EV6GT-LineRWDispricedfrom$79,590, while top of the range EV6 GT-Line AWD is priced from $87,590.
The high performance 430kW EV6 GT AWD is a whacking $99,590, taking it well over the $100K mark by the time you add on-road costs.
Our test vehicle, the GT-Line RWD, can be optioned with premium paint ($700) and a second cable that allows the car to be hooked up to a pay-as-you-go charger ($829).
It’s a long, wide car at almost 4.7 metres and 1.9 metres across, with an oh-so-long 2900mm wheelbase.
Buttheproportionsarenotwhatwehave come to recognise as ideal, with a short bonnetandbootthatbracketsalongcabin.
After all, there’s no gas-guzzling ICE to accommodate.Thebatteriestakeupabitof space though, sandwiched and spread out under the floor.
To placate traditionalists, a grille of sorts remains at the front. Unlock EV6 and flush-fitting, body-coloured door handles pop out in welcome.
Gloss black A-pillar, wing mirrors and beltline garnishes complete the look, with full-widthtaillightsandastylishrearwing.
Standard kit includes 20-inch alloys with Continental255/45tyres,dualzoneclimate air with rear vents, and power-adjust, heated and cooled front seats, a heated steering wheel and mood lighting with 64 colours.
Trim is a combination of black and white, a mix of artificial suede and vegan leather upholstery with white stitching, with power adjustment for driver lumbar support.
There’s also LED lights, folding, heated door mirrors with integrated indicators, automatic high beam, smart cruise control with stop and go, auto parallel and perpendicular parking, tilt and slide sunroof and a smart power tailgate.
Rounding out the list is head-up display, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, auto lights and wipers, front and rear parking sensors, along with a 360-degree camera.
Like all Kias, the EV6 is covered by a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty. Unlike others, pre-paid service plans are available.
Infotainment
Infotainment consists of a 12.3-inch touchscreen, with built-in navigation, with AM/FM and DAB+ digital radio, Bluetooth, together with wired Android AutoandwiredAppleCarPlayplus‘Sounds of Nature’ ambient background noise. The new one will get wireless connectivity.
In the GT-Line the standard six-speaker sound system makes way for Meridian premium audio with 14 speakers. Connect with three USB Chargers (1 x Type A and 2 x Type C) in the front tray with multimedia connectivity, two USB Charger (Type C) in front seat backs, plus two 12-volt power outlets (1 x boot side/1 x front tray).
Wireless Qi phone charging is also standard,butwatchoutbecauseourphone got very hot.
Safety
Five-star safety starts with seven airbags, a rear-view camera with dynamic guidelines, plus Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) with car, pedestrian, cyclist detection (and junction turn assist).
There’s also Blind Spot (including rear cross traffic assist), Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA), Lane Follow Assist (LFA), Lane Keep Assist (LKA), Driver Attention Warning with lead vehicle departure alert (DAW+), Multi-Collision Braking (MCB) and Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).
EV6 provides three top tether and two ISOFIX child seat anchors.
Engines/transmissions
GT-Line RWD with a single electric motor that powers the rear wheels produces 168kW of power and 350Nm of torque.
Drive in single motor versions is to the rear wheels through a single-speed reduction gear transmission.
Driving
Airisthemorerangefocusedversionofthe EV6, with 168kW of power and 350Nm of torque and a range of 528km.
RWD GT-Line with the same powertrain is good for 504km. The GT-Line with AWD adds a second electric motor and produces a combined output of 239kW and 605Nm, with a range of 484km.
The real deal, the GT AWD, pumps out 430kW and 740Nm, and dispatches the dash in a Ferrari-like 3.5 seconds – the trade-off is a range of just 424km.
All four versions are powered by the same 77.4kWh battery pack, which weighs 477kg and is located under the floor.
The new EV6, which is expected to lob soon, acquires a larger 84kWh battery pack
and is liable to result in a sharp intake of breath as the car shoots backwards.
EV6’s space-age design is polarising. Some people like it, others hate it.
Facing the wrong direction the pop-out handles are awkward to use and for a 4.7-metre-long vehicle getting in and out is not as easy as it should be.
The door openings are large, but a low roofline and relatively high seating position compromise access. Watch your head and hold on to your sunglasses.
RATINGS
Ditto for rear seat passengers, with an elevated seating position and low hanging roof, and surprisingly little legroom considering the length of the car.
Looks: 7
Performance: 7.5
Safety: 8
Thirst: 7
Practicality: 6
Comfort: 7
Tech: 8
Value: 7
Overall: 7.2
that should boost driving range across the lineup by up to 8.5 per cent.
Drive in single motor versions is to the rear wheels through a single-speed reduction gear transmission.
Energy consumption is a claimed 17.2 kWh/100km.
There are four selectable drive modes: Eco, Normal, Sport and Snow which also change the look of the instrument panel.
Adding some drama to the experience is Active Sound Design (ASD) with a choice of artificial engine sounds and a custom setting. They are unique ’electronica’ rather than engine noise emulations.
EV6 is the first fully-electric vehicle to go through Kia Australia’s local ride and handling program.
With plenty of power and torque under foot, EV6 has plenty of get up and go, even with a single electric motor, with the dash from 0-100km/h taking 7.3 seconds.
With a burst of speed, overtaking can be accomplished virtually at will, but it’s a weighty device and wants to run wide in corners.
Steering is heavy and for the most part uncommunicative.
EV6 has powerful brakes too, perhaps too strong at times, or more specifically –irritatinglyabrupt.Itpullsupwithajerkand releaseswithalurch,andcanbedifficultto control in close manoeuvring. One way to avoid this happening is one-pedal driving, using the regenerative brake system that is controlled by the steering wheel paddles normally devoted to gears.
Inthisway,thecarslowswhenyouliftoff theaccelerator–butnottoacompletestop.
An electric parking brake is provided, but instead of being located close to hand in the centre console, it’s relegated to a position to the right and below the dash.
More jerkiness follows. Try releasing the brake and moving off in reverse if you’re parked on a slope.
Adabontheacceleratorpedalisrequired
Getting into the car for the first time I was confronted withawashed-outinstrument panel with pale blue lettering on a white background that wasdifficulttoseeinsunlight. I was later able to change this to black after finding the appropriate setting in the infotainment system, but for the first few minutes I was flying blind.
Moving from one Kia to another, the steering wheel switch gear is familiar, but they have been transposed from one side of the wheel to the other.
The dash layout is similar to other Kias, but I found that it has no physical audio volume control.
The luggage area is quite large with a hidden area underneath for cable storage, along with a small boot at the front of the car — but no spare tyre. A tyre repair kit is supplied instead.
And in case you’re wondering, the EV6 is capable of towing a 1600kg load.
Most annoying is the location of the charge port which is cleverly concealed near the driver side tail light.
The location necessitates reversing the car to access power. Nowhere near as easy as a charge port at the front.
As batteries become larger and range increases, the time required to charge an EV also increases. EV6 offers up to 11kW AC charging and a class leading 233kW maximum DC fast-charge rate.
Charging can take up to 33 hours with a standard power point, reducing to as little as 18 minutes for a 10-80 per cent charge with a 350kW DC commercial charger.
Or so we’re told. Try finding a 350kW DC charger – they are as rare as hen’s teeth.
The closest we’ve come is 250kW. It was quick,butitstilltookjustunder50minutes to add 67 kWh – and the best rate we saw was 93kW.
The fact the EV6 doesn’t come with a Type 2 charge cable can be a major inconvenience. Not all charge points supply the cable, including our nearest charger.
At the end of the day, after more than 900kmofmixeddriving,includingareturn trip from Sydney to Canberra, we were getting 17.5kWh/100km.
Summing up
More hatch than crossover, the EV6 is very doable as a daily driver. It’s roomy, comfortable, with good performance and, being electric, doesn’t cost much to run.
But all these fairy tales about 18-minute charging are starting to wear a bit thin . . . Please.
Others may have had more success, but we haven’t found one EV or charge station that even comes close to achieving this.
Maybe one day, but in the meantime the infrastructure still has a lot of catching up to do and, we’re afraid to say, Tesla looks after its customers a lot better in this respect with Tesla-branded charges in many locations.
It’s a fairy tale to suggest the Kia EV6 takes 18 minutes to charge. (Pictures: Supplied)
Magpies go through
North Geelong won its way through to the Geelong & District Football League second semi-final with a heart-stopping three-point win against Belmont Lions.
The Magpies skipper out to a 31-point lead at quarter time, aided by a strong breeze.
TheLionshitbackinthesecondtoreduce the margin to seven at half-time.
A two goal to one third term had North Geelong in front by 17 at the last change and Belmont stormed home to lead by three points at the 28-minute mark.
But Mitch Habib would take a juggling mark and kick truly from 20 metres out in the dying seconds to seal the game for North.
In another thriller, Bell Post Hill progressed in the premiership race while Anakie’s season came to an end.
The Panthers won by 13 points after Anakie started the game well. Zane Jones was best for Bell Post Hill, while the Roos will look to build on their first finals appearance in 27 years.
SECOND SEMI-FINALS
Saturday September 6, St Albans Reserve Seniors: East Geelong vs North Geelong, 2pm Reserves: East Geelong vs Werribee Centrals, noon Under 18 Division 3: South Barwon vs Werribee Centrals, 10am
FIRST SEMI-FINALS
Sunday September 7, St Albans Reserve Seniors: Belmont Lions vs Bell Post Hill, 2pm
Reserves: North Geelong vs Winchelsea, noon Under 18 Division 3: Torquay vs Ocean Grove, 10am
Red hot Ammos storm into grand final
Geelong Amateur became the first team into the Bellarine Football League grand final with a 39-point second semi-final win against Torquay.
A six goal to one first term set up the win at Portarlington Recreation Reserve on Saturday August 30
From quarter time it was pretty much even, but the initial damage had been done.
Trailing by 30 points at the long break, Torquay needed a much better quarter kicking into the wind. The Tigers restricted Ammostothreegoals,buta39-pointdeficit proved to be too much.
It will be Geelong Amateur’s first grand
final in eight years and not many will be tipping against them.
Blake Sutterby starred in the midfield, aided by first use of the ball from ruckman Hamish Shepheard
Last year’s grand finalists - Torquay and Anglesea - will meet in the preliminary final.
Anglesea remains a darkhorse,sending Queenscliff out in straight sets via a 42-point triumph in the first semi-final.
The Roos have been playing sudden death games well before the actual finals series began and seem to have embraced the challenge.
Grand finalists fall out of the five
Last year’s Geelong Football League grand finalists, Leopold and South Barwon, failed to make this season’s finals.
Newtown & Chilwell (2nd) and Colac (3rd) replaced the two combatants from the 2024 decider in the finals series after the final home and away round on Saturday August 30.
Newtown & Chilwell’s loss to St Mary’s means the Eagles slipped to 2nd spot on the ladder, replaced by St Joseph’s, which had a 69-point win against Geelong West and will get a rest during week one of the finals, which begins on Saturday September 6.
St Mary’s and Bell Park held on to their spots in the top five with wins against Newtown & Chilwell and Leopold respectively. Only percentage separated teams three to five on the ladder.
Lara took until the final round to notch its first win of the season with another thriller against North Shore. This time the Cats won by six points with Tom Gunther booting five goals while Greater Western Sydney head of development Jason Davenport kicked six for the Seagulls in a cameo appearance.
There were some big hauls on the goalkicking front with South Barwon’s Jonty Broughton (nine) and St Mary’s Sam Bourke (seven) the best of the round.
QUALIFYING FINALS
Saturday September 6, West Oval, Geelong West
Seniors: Newtown & Chilwell vs Colac, 2.10pm
Reserves: St Joseph’s vs South Barwon, 11.45am Under 18 Division 1: St Joseph’s vs Torquay, 9.45am
ELIMINATION FINALS
Sunday September 6, West Oval, Geelong West
Seniors:StMary’svsBellPark,2.10pm Reserves: Bell Park vs St Mary’s, 11.45am Under 18 Division 1: Ocean Grove vs Geelong West, 9.45am
Dangerous forward Ayden Gras booted fivefortheRoosandregulardefenderRyan Baker kicked three.
The Coutas were missing Jordy McIvor-Clark (hamstring) and Izaac Grant (ruptured spleen), but have made significant progress this season and can expect to be a contender in 2026.
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Grinter Reserve, Newcomb
Saturday September 6
Seniors: Torquay vs Anglesea, 2pm Reserves: Torquay vs Queenscliff, 11.45am
Under18Division2:ColacvsPortarlington, 9.45am
Blake Sutterby was best afield for Ammos.
Jonty Broughton kicked nine goals for South Barwon.
Mitch Habib against Belmont Lions earlier in the season.
Finals true to form
LOCAL TENNIS
Donna Schoenmaekers
Tennis Geelong’s Saturday Senior Pennant finals went mostly according to ladder position.
Newcomb continued their dominating form against Grovedale in 1 Men with a 5-1 win.
The minor premiers kept Grovedale to just16gamestoprogresstothegrandfinal.
Highton had a clash of their Blue and Gold teams in the second-semi and had close encounters in all three of their meetings.
Luke McNabb, Jo Horvat, Rodger Labadan and Andrew Grills brought their A game with their own 5-1 win to progress to next week.
Section 2 Men did not produce any surprises with the end result, but maybe with the scoreline.
Western Heights Uniting and Bannockburn dominated all season and Saturday proved no exception with both teams posting 6-0 wins. Bannockburn will need to bring everything they can next week, as Uniting remain undefeated.
Grovedale (1 Mixed), Wandana Heights (3 Mixed) and St Leonards (4 Mixed) all recovered from losses in last week’s semis with comfortable 5-1 wins over Moolap White, Eastern Districts and Highton to set up rematches with Wandana Heights, Surfcoast Torquay and Bannockburn.
Lara White will also get another chance against Surfcoast Torquay in 2 Mixed, but they had a much tougher match against Ocean Grove. The teams were level after the initial mixed, Lara winning 7-5 and the Grove 6-4.
Robyn Cogan and Kristy Woodcock kept Lara in front, winning the women’s 6-2 while the men toughed it out in a tie-break with Ocean Grove’s Max and Jesse Ballagh taking the win. The reverse mixed kept the match close with Lara winning the first 6-2 and Ocean Grove the last 6-1, not able to make up the game difference. Final result threesetsallandLaraaheadbytwogames. The Open sections were also almost to ladder position. Highton White accounted for Geelong Lawn 4-0 in 4 Open.
Ocean Grove White had a clean sweep against Moolap Black in 2 Open, although
Moolap gave it a red hot go, with a doubles and a singles decided by a super tie-break and7-5,6-3and6-3,7-5lossesintheothers, so Ocean Grove had a long day out.
While the result was the same in 5 Open, Geelong Lawn posted a straight sets win ending Ocean Grove’s chances restricting them to just seven games.
The second-semi in 5 Open was a lot closer than it appeared in the 3-1 final. Grovedale’s Hanna Schoenmaekers and Riley Robertson did the job in the singles with straight sets wins, but two marathon doubles matches meant the match didn’t finish until after 5.30pm, 7-6, 6-4 to Wandana, and 6-7, 7-6, 10-6 to Grovedale.
ThebigupsetwasminorpremierBarwon Heads bowing out to Highton Blue in 1 Open.
Barwon Heads won the first encounter during home and away and Highton were ahead2-1inaninterruptedmatchinRound 14. Rhys McNabb kicked off for Highton in the first singles winning 6-2, 6-2, but Toby Mitchell and Greg Luke put the Heads in front winning 6-1, 6-0 in the doubles.
Julius Busch put Highton ahead again winning his singles 6-1, 6-4 with the result coming down to the final doubles rubber. Barwon Heads took a close first set 7-5, but McNabb and Brodie Spong fought back taking the second 6-4 forcing a super tie-break. Highton eventual winners 10-8 to put them through to next week to meet Surfcoast Torquay.
Premiers crowned, but six have to wait
LOCAL TENNIS
Donna Schoenmaekers
The conditions were far from ideal for this week’s Junior Pennant grand finals, with some venues able to make it through, but rain delays making it impossible for others.
Twelve of the 18 section premiers were crowned with six being held over until next week.
The best performer on the day was Grovedale with three wins.
5 Boys were too strong for Bannockburn, winning three singles and a doubles in their 4-2 win.
3 Girls, who were undefeated going into their match against Geelong Lawn White, continued their form with the best win of the day, not dropping a set to be crowned premiers and champions.
The closest match of the day was 1 Girls with Grovedale down 3-1 to Western Heights Uniting after the singles. But with RubyEganandAnnabelWingravewinning 6-0, Grovedale were one game behind with the remaining doubles still on court.
Grovedale’s Rosie Kelly and Katelyn White fought it out with Uniting’s Milla Petrovski and Mikayla Whelan in what would decide the match. The Grovie girls took the set 6-4, and the win on the day by just one game.
Grovedale’sPremierGirlswasabandoned at 6-2 in the doubles and will continue next week against Geelong Lawn Green.
Barwon Heads were interrupted in their Premier match against Hamlyn Park and will also have to wait until next week. The Heads managed to secure the doubles 8-0 and a small start into the singles.
Their 4 Boys team came from third to cinch the win against Geelong Lawn 4-2. The match was tied at two sets all after the singles, but the pairings of Joe Escaran and Sonny Duval, along with Harry McKellar and Peter Davis both winning 6-2, secured the win for the Heads.
Minor premiers 8 Boys started slowly against St Mary’s, dropping the first two singles before taking the next four sets to
secure the win.
Green Ball 2 went very close in their match with Geelong Lawn. Lawn won the first two singles before the Heads fought back winning the third and fourth, leaving Lawn one game ahead going into the doubles.
YuvleenKaurandWilliamEbelingalmost guaranteedthewinforLawnwinningtheir set 6-1 and while Beckett Lynch and Darcy McCredden won the set 6-4 for the Heads, the game difference was too great – Lawn crowned premiers.
Ocean Grove went three for three with their 2 Girls, 4 Girls and Green Ball 4 all securing 4-2 wins.
2 Girls came from third and took the win with three strong wins in the singles and doubles.
Minor Premiers 4 Girls avenged their loss to Wandana Heights in the first-semi. The team started well, winning the first two singles and proved too strong in the doubles, winning both to take the match.
There was a one-game difference
Nine in a row for Moolap
LOCAL TENNIS
Tennis Geelong’s Winter Thursday night Triples season has wrapped up with competitive finals across the board.
Section 1 featured the dynastic Moolap Two Phones Chol team against Surfcoast Jan Juc.
Moolap had won eight of the last night Section 1 premierships, and with Jan Juc requiring two fill-ins for the grand final, it was going to be a tall task. Moolap won each of the first two doubles sets 6-1, along with a 6-4 singles win by Connor Chivell. Jan Juc’s fill-in Julius Busch hadn’t lost a triples singles set since February 2024, but was pushed to his limit before prevailing in a tiebreaker over Moolap captain Lachy Edgar. Moolap’s Callum Davey won the final singles 6-1, with Jan Juc saving some face with 6-3 final doubles win in a 4-2 32-19 Moolap win.
The previous two Section 2 premiers, Hamlyn Park H.E.A.T. and MoolapZingKings,facedoff.Hamlyn Park started strongly, winning the first two sets 6-1 in doubles and 6-4 in singles by captain Lou Arzanovski. Moolap came back with a 6-3 win in No 2 doubles, but Hamlyn’s young Axel Potter-Ayres won a 6-5 battle in singles to put his team up 3-1 going into the last two sets. Moolap came through with a 6-1 doubles and a 6-3 singleswinbyMatthewYoungtotake the premiership.
between the Grove and Wandana Heights White going into the doubles in GB4, but the minor premiers proved too strong taking the sets 6-5 and 6-1, giving them the wintogothroughtheseasonaschampions.
The combination team Leopold/Moolap were successful in 6 Boys against Geelong Lawn. Again, the doubles proved the difference when the singles were split, giving Leopold/Moolap a 4-2 win.
Wandana Heights pulled off one of the best wins of the day in their match against Surfcoast Torquay in Green Ball 3. The match was interrupted several times by the weather, but the boys persisted and the Heights secured a 5-0 win to be crowned premiers and champions.
St Mary’s had a close encounter with Hamlyn Park in Green Ball 1, with five games between the teams, tied at two sets all after the singles. The doubles were split between the teams with the game differencestillwithStMary’s,underpinned by Pinot Wang only dropping one game in her two sets.
Leopold’s Deuce of Hazard had finishedasminorpremiersinSection 3, but All Saints stood in their way. Leopold won three of the first four sets. Needing to win the last two sets 6-0, All Saints made a last-second challenge, winning the last two sets 6-2 and 6-3, but ultimately Leopold finished on top again with the win. It was an all-Highton affair in Section 4, with ladder-leaders Kiss My Ace taking on Get a Grip. KMA startedstrongwitha6-2No1doubles win and a 6-4 No 3 singles win by Wilhelm Concha, but Get a Grip had triumphs at No 2 doubles and No 2 singles.
The teams split the last two sets, 6-1 in doubles to Get a Grip and 6-2 at No 1 singles to Kiss My Ace’s Joseph Glanville, which sealed a 3-3 26-22 upset.
InSection5,HightonFlyerstookon Winchelsea. Winchelsea’s Fletcher Allen led the charge and won his two sets on the night, but Highton’s consistency was too much, taking a 4-2 27-17 win.
Section 6 saw The Big 3 hosting Wandana Strung Out. WSO took three of the first four sets, however, The Big 3 understood the assignment in their first Triples grand final, and won the last two sets. With the match a draw, both teams called it a tie to end the season as dual premiers.
Section 1 premiers Moolap Two Phones Chol.
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SJ1G Premiers Grovedale: Katelyn White, Rosie Kelly, Ruby Egan, Annabelle Wingrave.
SS1M Bannockburn: Pierce Johnston, Bridget Le Maitre, Tim Le Maitre, James Le.
Ammos into another grand final
Geelong Amateur is into yet another Bellarine Netball League A Grade grand final after defeating Ocean Grove at Portarlington on Saturday. Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there to capture some of the action.
Arlee Bennett finds space to accept a pass.
Georgia Duncan looks for a pass.
Jade Merry takes the ball out wide.
Kim Hammond takes possession in a tight contest with Amanda O’Malley.
Left: Georgia Berry and Michelle Winch compete for the ball. Above: Elise Boyer takes the ball out of defence.
Kayla Donnellon accepts a long pass into the circle.
Emily Moroney races through the centre.
Gemma Bell takes an intercept pass.
Left: Kaitlyn Sheringham was everywhere for Geelong Amateur. Centre: Zanna Woods top scored for Ocean Grove with 30 goals. Right: Ashton O’Brien looks to pass. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 498804
Young gun ready for finals
Geelong defender Lawson Humphries hopes working through a bout of the “second-year blues“ can set him up to thrive in the heat of AFL finals.
Silky-skilledHumphrieswasarevelation for Geelong in 2024, making his mark with his poise off half-back across 11 games.
While he has played twice as many games this year, he has found his second year in the system a more challenging experience.
“Personally, I’ve felt like it’s been a bit of the second-year blues,“ Humphries said. “It’s been a pretty tough year. I had such
a fun start here with the (Indigenous) All Stars, and just the start of the year was so much fun, and getting back into footy, we all love that.
“But it definitely mentally is a lot more than probably I anticipated. So it’s been a really good learning year and coming into finals, I feel like I’ve learnt a lot from the season that is going to hold me in good stead for the finals series.”
Getting to grips with the grind of needing to be at his best week-to-week has been a challenge for the young West Australian.
“Last year I didn’t play a full year, so I kind of came in had lots of energy and that’s really easy, because you’re just getting started and you feel like you’re trying to prove yourself,“ he said.
“And obviously I’m still trying to prove myself, but it probably does feel a bit different compared to your first year and the excitement of everything being new.
“It’s probably just been about mentally being as best prepared and physically preparing myself as best I can the whole year.”
Ammos through to GF as Hammond stars
By Justin Flynn
Geelong Amateur stormed into the Bellarine Netball League A Grade grand final,aidedbyastarringperformancefrom goal shooter Kim Hammond.
Ocean Grove had no answers for Hammond, who only just resumed playing after a lengthy stint on the sidelines with an injured knee.
Ammos proved too good, pulling away late to win 49 to 42 in a gripping second semi-final at Portarlington on Saturday. After winning its first 16 games of the season, Ocean Grove has now lost to Amateur twice inside a month.
Hammond’s entry to the game at quarter time changed the dynamic. Ocean Grove started the better of the two sides and led bysixatthebreak.Hammondshot38goals from 44 attempts in three quarters and showednosignsofthekneeinjurythathas bothered her all season.
CoachKaitlynSheringham,whoplayeda starringroleherselfatwingattack,choseto start with Kayla Donnellon at goal shooter.
“Kayla’s been doing such an amazing job thiswholeyear,soshehasprobablycarried usalittlebitthroughtheyearandhasbeen playing beautifully,” she said.
“And she did as well (on Saturday) - her movement in that goal circle on the two talls. We wanted to try something different and see what could open up and it did.
“We’ve just been working her (Hammond) into matches and she came on and had a stellar performance. We were all very happy for her and I think she was happy within herself as well, which was great to see.”
Ammos get another week off while they wait for the winner of the prelim and Sheringham said it was a reward for hard work.
“We always say it every year that it goes super fast, but we’re back in there, which is great,” she said.
“It’s just a really special achievement
from the girls. So I’m really happy for them.”
Ammos are also in the B Grade grand final,andhaveadeepsquadinwhichevery player knows their role.
“It’s just a special group to be a part of and that was built from when Riley (Richardson) was there and then when Mel (Savage) was there and it’s just continued through,” Sheringham said.
Ocean Grove must defeat Torquay in the preliminary final to have any chance of going for a historic three-peat.
“I guess now we know who we’re playing and we have to move on pretty quickly,” Ocean Grove coach Mel Holmes said.
“We’ll train according to who we’re playing and what we need to do. We’ll go back to that. Keeping it simple.
“It was actually our errors that were costly. We made too many unforced errors, and that was from the pressure they (Geelong Amateur) created. We know we’ve got work to do this week, we’re still trying to be positive.”
Holmes said her battle-hardened team would relish the chance to play in another big final, but also said Torquay would be tough opponents.
“We live another day to go out and just have a crack at it,” she said.
“They do know how to play on the big stages. Torquay are a good side and will be tough to play against.”
TORQUAY hung on in a nailbiter against Queenscliff by one goal.
Goaler Daisy O’Kane looms as a key component in the Tigers’ quest for a grand final berth. O’Kane scored 38 goals and will be another tough match-up this week for Grove’s Georgia Berry or Amanda O’Malley.
Queenscliff lost no admirers with stars KaitlinGladmanandPhoebeKnoxmissing through injury. To be one goal away from a preliminary final is testament to the belief at the Couta Bowl.
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Grinter Reserve, Newcomb
Saturday September 6
A Grade: Ocean Grove vs Torquay, 2.30pm
B Grade: Drysdale vs Anglesea, 1pm
C Grade: Ocean Grove vs Barwon Heads, 11.50am
D Grade: Torquay vs Geelong Amateur, 10.40am
E Grade: Ocean Grove vs Barwon Heads, 2.05pm
19 & Under: Portarlington vs Geelong Amateur, 10.40am
17 & Under Division 1: Geelong Amateur vs Torquay, 9.35am
17 & Under Division 2: Ocean Grove vs Torquay, 1pm
15 & Under Division 1: Torquay vs Portarlington, 11.50am
15 & Under Division 2: Drysdale vs Ocean Grove, 8.30am
13 & Under Division 1: Geelong Amateur vs Ocean Grove, 9.35am
13 & Under Division 2: Geelong Amateur vs Torquay, 8.30am
South Barwon sharpshooter Doyle in fine form
South Barwon goal shooter Ellen Doyle will enter this weekend’s Geelong Netball League finals in red hot form having shot 91 goals in the final home and away round on Saturday.
Doyle took her season’s tally to 808 with 91goalsfrom99attemptsagainstStAlbans as the Swans face St Joseph’s in Saturday’s qualifying final on Saturday at Geelong West.
Joeys had a tougher encounter, defeating Geelong West by 17 goals, but will start favourites, having won two more games than South Barwon.
St Mary’s will meet Geelong West in the elimination final after going down to top side Newtown & Chilwell by 22. The Saints were in the game for a half before the
Eagles’ class prevailed Danielle Mather in form at centre.
In other games, Bell Park won its sixth game for the season with a 51 to 31 win againstLeopoldwithmidcourterCharlotte Morey spearheading the win while Colac ended the season on a high, beating Grovedale by 19.
QUALIFYING FINALS
Saturday September 6, West Oval, Geelong West
A Grade: St Joseph’s vs South Barwon, 2.30pm
B Grade: Newtown & Chilwell vs Bell Park, 12.55pm
C Grade: South Barwon vs Leopold, 11.45am
D Grade: Leopold vs South Barwon, 10.40am
E Grade: Grovedale vs Newtown & Chilwell, 2.05pm
ELIMINATION FINALS
Sunday September 6, West Oval, Geelong West
A Grade: Geelong West Giants vs St Mary’s, 2.30pm
B Grade: St Mary’s vs St Joseph’s, 11.55pm
C Grade: Bell Park vs Geelong West Giants, 11.45am
D Grade: Newtown & Chilwell vs St Mary’s, 10.40am
E Grade: St Mary’s vs South Barwon, 2.05pm
The Geelong & District Netball League A Grade finals began with a bang with two close games greeting fans at St Albans Reserve.
Inverleigh ended East Geelong’s season with a two-goal thriller on Sunday with both defences on top throughout the game.
Inverleigh’s Teagan Madden and East’s Stephanie Boyce gave their opposition goalers some headaches with superb defence and rebounding attack.
Cassidy Nelson was able to break free at stages for the Hawks with 18 goals, but with 15 misses, will be out to rectify her goalscoring percentage in the first semi-final this weekend. Still, Nelson presented time and again and was able to see plenty of the ball.
The Hawks won 31 to 29 to progress to Sunday’s first semi against Winchelsea, which had a close tussle with Belmont Lions in the qualifying final.
The Lions won by four goals, 45 to 41, after being one ahead at the last break. They will now meet Thomson toseewhoisthefirstsidetogettothis year’s grand final.
Ella Wasik was on target for Belmont, shooting 29 goals from 34 attempts while Zoe Tennant was great in defence for Winch, which now plays Inverleigh in a sudden death final.
SECOND SEMI-FINALS
Saturday September 6, St Albans Reserve
A Grade: Thomson vs Belmont Lions, 1.45pm
B Grade: East Geelong vs Thomson, 12.30pm
C Grade: East Geelong vs Inverleigh, 11.30am
D Grade: Inverleigh vs East Geelong, 10.30am
E Grade: East Geelong vs North Geelong, 12.30pm
FIRST SEMI-FINALS
Sunday September 7, St Albans Reserve
A Grade: Winchelsea vs Inverleigh, 1.45pm
B Grade: Inverleigh vs North Geelong, 12.30pm
C Grade: North Geelong vs Thomson, 11.30am
D Grade: Belmont Lions vs Bannockburn, 10.30am
E Grade: Belmont Lions vs Inverleigh, 12.30pm Week one
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Kaitlyn Sheringham starred for Geelong Amateur. (Ivan Kemp) 498804_22
A tie in Ash Medal count
By Justin Flynn
Drysdale midfielder Ben Fennell and BarwonHeads’livewireSammyBakerhave shared this season’s Bellarine Football League Les Ash Medal while Queenscliff defender Ebony Rolph took home the A Grade netball medal at Buckleys in Breakwater on Wednesday night.
Fennell and Baker couldn’t be separated on 18 votes at the end of the count with Heads’ ruckman Luke Davis runner-up on 17. Baker polled three votes against Drysdale in the final round to draw level with Fennell.
Ocean Grove goaler Zanna Woods and Geelong Amateur midcourter Georgia Duncan tied for runner-up behind Rolph, who won by seven votes.
Fennell, Woods and Duncan were all named in their respective Teams of the Year. Fennell was named captain.
Fennell also won the Coaches Player of the Year award while teammate Lachie Nellis was named the league’s Rising Star.
Woods and Newcomb star Jessica Duke tied for the netball Coaches Player of the Year and Anglesea’s Scarlotte Benney was the Rising Star.
Geelong Amateur scooped the pool in the Club Championship awards, winning the football, netball and overall categories.
Ammos’ Mitch Day won the league goalkicking and Newcomb sharpshooter Carly Sanders the netball Hot Shots award.
It was revealed that best afield in the senior football grand final would now be the recipient of the Josh Finch Medal, named after the Modewarre star, who has won four Les Ash Medals and 11 best and fairest awards for Modda.
The goalkicking award is now named after former Barwon Heads legend Steve ‘Chooka’ Piec. Piec won the Bellarine’s leading goalkicker four times across the Seagulls’ premiership years, booting 90 goals in 1972, 77 in 1973, 57 in 1974, and 68 goals in 1976.
Anglesea’sLiamCruickshanksharedthe reserves footy Don Cole Medal with fellow ruckman Pat McGinley from Newcomb, both finishing on 16 votes with Ammos’ Cody Diana a vote behind.
Newcomb’sKytleeWilliswontheBGrade netball award from Geelong Amateur teammatesAlexDuckandJadeMerry,who finished equal runners-up.
Ocean Grove’s Sofia Dickeson won the C Grade medal from teammate Mel Homes, whoisalsocoachoftheclub’sAGradeside.
The D Grade medal was won by Geelong Amateur’s Kellie Gibbons from Barwon Heads’ Ruby Howard.
InEGrade,BarwonHeads’ZahraWalker walked away with the medal with Ocean Grove’s Ruby Hilderbrandt runner-up.
FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Backs: Tom Webster (Newcomb), Ben McNamara (Torquay), Gus Bourke (Ocean Grove)
Half-backs: Luke Preece (Drysdale), Caleb Whitley (Queenscliff), Morgan Fenton (Modewarre)
Centres: Charlie Ham (Torquay), Matthew Boag (Torquay), Lachie Kidd (Queenscliff)
Half-forwards: James Breust (Drysdale), Jayden McHenry (Queenscliff), Sam Lloyd (Geelong Amateur)
Forwards: Ayden Gras (Anglesea), Mitch Day (Geelong Amateur), Jack Duke (Newcomb)
Followers: Scott Greenough (Portarlington), Lachie Smith (Anglesea), Ben Fennell (Drysdale, captain)
Interchange: Damian McMahon (Barwon Heads), Jordan Keras (Anglesea), Blake Sutterby (Geelong Amateur), Luke Davis (Barwon Heads)
Co-coaches: Riley Kershaw and Sam Lloyd (Geelong Amateur)
NETBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Goalers: Zanna Woods (Ocean Grove), Carly Sanders (Newcomb), Ariana Luamanu (Anglesea)
Midcourters: Alex Booker (Queenscliff), Kiralee Collings (Torquay), Georgia Duncan (Geelong Amateur), Georgia Ryan (Ocean Grove)
Defenders: Georgia Berry (Ocean Grove), Keisha Guilmartin (Geelong Amateur, captain), Ebony Rolph (Queenscliff) Coach: Kaitlyn Sheringham (Geelong Amateur)
Ammos secure another flag, making it three from four
GeelongAmateurturnedarounda19-point loss to Grovedale in the Epworth Division 1 qualifying final to win by 14 in the game that mattered most.
Ammos won their third premiership in four years, a year after being denied a threepeat by Grovedale, with a full team performance at Lara on Sunday.
Bella Hill was dominant in the midfield for Ammos and was awarded best afield whiledefenderSophieDinneenwassuperb andEmilyRamsayusedtheballalldayand bootedthesealerjustbeforethefinalsiren.
Grovedale skipper Emily Worpel was her usual dependable self in defence and LaurenFrenchprovedavaluableallydown back.
DIVISION 1
Geelong Amateur 0.2(2), 2.2(14), 3.7(25), 4.9(33) Grovedale 1.1(7), 1.1(7), 2.1(13), 3.1(19) GOALS: Geelong Amateur - Danielle Sgarbi 2, Riley Shapter 1, Emily Ramsay 1. Grovedale - Madison Elliott 1, Ella McDonald, Chloe Leonard.
BEST: Geelong Amateur - Bella Hill, Sophie Dinneen, Emily Ramsay, Kalani Scoullar, Mardi Dangerfield, Sachi Degiacomi. Grovedale - Emily Worpel, Lauren French, Chloe Leonard, Zoe Cowan, Olivia Leonard, Janessa FitzGerald.
DIVISION 2
South Barwon and Geelong West Giants produced a classic grand final after a combined five wins for both clubs in 2024. The Swans won just one game last year, but stormed home in the back half of the season to win the decider by a goal. Jemma Oliver’s two first-goals were pivotal in the final outcome while Catherine Gandolfo kicked truly in the final term to give the Swans a buffer.
The Giants won four games last season, but rose to be a force and led by a point at the last change.
Try as they might to force a goal that would make things interesting, the Giants
scored a behind just before the final siren and South Barwon held on with star midfielder Elara Dillon awarded best afield.
South Barwon 2.0(12), 3.2(20), 3.3(21), 4.6(30)
Geelong West Giants 2.2(14), 2.3(15), 3.4(22), 3.6(24)
GOALS: South Barwon - Jemma Oliver 2, Catherine Gandolfo 1, Majella Pickard 1. Geelong West Giants - Kiara Woods 2, Kobe Davison 1.
BEST: South Barwon - Elara Dillon, no other players supplied. Geelong West Giants - Bonnie-Jayde Cross, Shae Conor, Lauren Readings, Kiya Conor, Mieke Tatlock, Anna Reid.
UNDER 18
St Joseph’s 4.4(28) def Torquay 0.3(3)
GOALS: St Joseph’s - Grace Carroll 2, Arabella Taylor 1, Chloe Sewell. BEST: St Joseph’s - Alexandra Whatley, Teliah Tkaczuk, Grace Carroll, Sarah Conroy, Arabella Taylor, Chloe Sewell. Torquay - Evie Albones, Marlie Collett, Eleanor Deppeler, Georgia Wall, Isabella Dunne, Lily Jarman.
UNDER 16 DIVISION 1
Geelong Amateur 0.1(1), 1.1(7), 2.4(16), 2.5(17) def Ocean Grove 1.7(7), 1.1(7), 1.1(7), 1.2(8)
GOALS:GeelongAmateur-LaurenSznicer 2.OceanGrove-WinterDavies1.BEST: GeelongAmateur-StellaHanegraaf, CharlieHarvey,AnnieTaylor,Meg Maguire,LaurenSznicer,PoppyVickers. OceanGrove-HollyConfoy,Winter Davies,MollyO’Keefe,ChloeDodds,Mae Pitfield,AddisonFowler.
UNDER 16 DIVISION 2
South Barwon 2.1(13), 3.1(19), 4.2(26), 6.3(39)
St Joseph’s 0.1(1), 1.2(8), 1.2(8), 3.4(22)
GOALS:SouthBarwon-LilyLloyd2,Chloe Wilson1,EvieWilson1,LillyLangsworth 1,RubyHunter1.StJoseph’s-notsupplied. BEST:SouthBarwon-KaeliOliver,Lily
Lloyd,AshlynBrooks,MayaMilligan, MarliVardy,RubyCurren.StJoseph’s -ScarlettFarley,AvahFursland,Asher Webber,AlegriaKing,MillaBelcher.
UNDER 14 DIVISION 1
Torquay 1.2(8), 2.8(20), 4.9(33), 7.14(56) St Mary’s 0.0(0), 0.0(0), 1.0(6), 1.0(6) GOALS:Torquay-HarriettO’Dwyer2, EllenBatchelor1,othergoalsnotsupplied. StMary’s-OliviaDarcy.BEST:Torquay -PenelopeAldridge,SummerJackson, VioletMiers,HarriettO’Dwyer,Talulah Glenda,WrenRahilly.StMary’s-Astin
Mccrimmon,OliviaDarcy,MayaUmbrello, AddisonGiles,PoppyLing,IndieElzinga.
UNDER 14 DIVISION 2
Bell Park 1.1(7), 2.4(14), 4.7(31), 5.8(38) Torquay 0.0(0), 0.0(0), 0.0(0), 0.0(0) GOALS:BellPark-RhyderZdybel2, MackenzieCurran1,NellySwanson1, IndiaForsyth1.BEST:BellPark-Rhyder Zdybel,AvaBeyer,NellySwanson,Rikelle Phillips,AmeliaField,EllaSchlensog. Torquay-MaliahO’Shannessy,Violet Smith,NeaveMurnane,LilyLloyd,Mimi Tieppo,AdaTorsi.
Drysdale midfielder Ben Fennell (left) and Barwon Heads’ Sammy Baker have shared the Les Ash Medal. Right: Queenscliff defender Ebony Rolph took home the A Grade netball medal.
Geelong Amateur celebrates their win with the Epworth Division 1 cup. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 499130_39
Left: Best afield in the Division 2 grand final, South Barwon’s Elara Dillon receives a handpass. 499795_15 Right: Emily Worpel is well tackled by Riley Shapter. 499130_10
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