Geelong Indy - 31st October 2025

Win for social housing

By Matt Hewson

Five councillors held firm on Geelong council’s commitment to act for some of the region’s most vulnerable people at this week’s meeting.

OnTuesdaynightcouncillorsAnthony Aitken,MelissaCadwell,EmmaSinclair, Rowan Story and Elise Wilkinson voted against the sale of four council-owned properties deemed suitable for social housing.

While two of the four properties were ultimately approved for sale, two others will be retained by the City.

Council came into the meeting with five properties on the agenda recommended for sale by municipal officersaspartofastrategytoreducethe City’s significant outstanding debt.

The first property on the list was 5A Dean Street, Belmont, which has been the target of campaigns by two separate community groups opposing the sale of the land, albeit for different reasons.

One community group of Belmont residents has been advocating vocally to retain the empty block as a public greenspace,whileabroadercommunity movementadvocatingforsocialhousing has also opposed the sale of the land on the open market.

Both groups were represented in the gallery, with members of each addressing the council during question time.

Councillors Aitken, Cadwell, Sinclair, Story and Wilkinson were joined by

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An alternate motion introduced by Cr Sinclair to use the property for both social housing and public green space was supported by the same seven councillors as well as Cr Eddy Kontelj.

Cr Sinclair acknowledged the decision on whether to sell the properties to reduce debt or retain them for social housing was “really complex”.

“We have committed to $15 million in property sales to help pay down debt, and we are balancing that against a housing crisis…and at Dean Street, we have a Belmont community that has spoken really loudly for open space,” she said.

“(The alternate motion) recognises our responsibility to deliver more social and community housing and the community’s desire for the amenity of thelocalarea,anditreallyacknowledges thatthereareotheroptionsforustohelp meet our debt reduction targets.”

The recommendation to sell the parcel of land at 21-25 Oakden Road, Drysdale was also defeated by a vote of six to five, with potential future uses such as social housing and open parking to be investigated by City officers.

The sales of 2-14 Rollins Road, Bell Post Hill and 48-58 Barton Street, Bell Park were passed despite efforts by councillors supporting social housing, while the sale of 36 Dudley Parade, St Leonards, was unanimously approved.

City market a huge success

The inaugural Geelong City Market was a huge success with Little Malop Street bustling with food, fun, entertainment and more. Thousands attended the market, which will be held every Saturday with a vision to make it rival Hobart’s famous Salamanca Market. By mid-morning the 35 stallholders were flat out as marketgoers soaked in the atmosphere. Organisers are hoping to expand the market in the future and if the crowd reaction was anything to go by, the crowds will keep coming. Pictured at the market on Saturday 25 October is Jason Lim cooking koftas  For more pictures from Geelong City Market, held every Saturday (except 27 December) from 9am to 2pm, see our full-page spread on page 23.

Chris Burson and Trent Sullivan in a vote of seven to four against the sale.

Calendar raises awareness

By Jena Carr

National Reconciliation Week and IDAHOBIT are just a few causes that Surf Coast Shire Council will support over the next four years.

Council adopted the 2026-2029 awareness-raising calendar during its 28 October meeting to provide clarity and support on matters of significance to the community.

Councillor Libby Stapleton said the events listed in the calendar would provide meaningful occasions for the community to come together in reflection or celebration.

“Publishing this calendar does not diminish the importance of other causes or events that are not included,” she said.

“It provides clarity with council and the community around what awareness-raisingeventswillbesupported in the coming years.

“The reality is that council may be approachedtosupportmanyworthycauses in our community, and it is necessary to set some limits and provide a balanced approach.”

The calendar will feature 12 awareness-raising events, but will not be

a full listing of events held across the Surf Coast Shire.

It will include First Nations-led Acknowledgement of 26 January, International Women’s Day, IDAHOBIT Day, World Environment Day, and International Day of People with a Disability.

National Volunteer Week, National ReconciliationWeek,NationalYouthWeek, Seniors’ Festival, Mental Health Week and Children’s Week will also be included on the calendar.

InternationalMen’sDayon19November will also be added to the calendar after a

Recognition for tireless senior volunteers

By Matt Hewson

Two locals have been honoured at the 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards at Government House in Melbourne last Wednesday.

Steve Bently and Geoffrey Mann received Council on the Ageing Victoria Senior Achiever Awards for their contributions to thelocalcommunity.

Mr Bently’s currently volunteers at Geelong Animal Welfare Society and as a mentor for the L2P program, helping young people without access to a vehicle or instruction attain their probationary

driverslicence.

HewasGeelongYMCApresidentforeight yearsandisthecurrentvicepresidentofthe StairClimbingAustraliaCommittee.

Mr Mann, a former farmer and business owner, has been involved in volunteering forfivedecades,firstwiththeNationalTrust and for the past 25 years at Rotary, to which hededicatestwodaysaweek.

HevolunteerstwodaysaweekinGeelong FoodShare’s commercial kitchen preparing mealsforpeopleinneedandonedayaweek driving for the volunteer patient transport program at Barwon Health, ensuring community members can get to important

medicalappointments.

He said volunteering was a way to meet peopleandgoodforhismentalhealth.

“I still basically have the afternoons to myself-it’sfivehalf-daysreally-soitdoesn’t interferewithwhatI’mdoinginthegarden,” MrMannsaid.“IreadallthelettersBarwon Healthwroteaboutme,theypumpedmeup a bit. But it’s good to feel useful, rather than sittingathomereadingthepaper.

“It’safeelingthatyou’rehelpingsomeone less fortunate than yourself. I may have stopped work as such, but I’m still involved every day of the week with people as an activecontributortosociety.”

Progress on Shire projects detailed in report

By Jena Carr

Progress on an aquatic centre and completion of an affordable housing project are just a few project highlights in Surf Coast Shire Council’s Annual Report.

Council’s Annual Report 2024-25, detailing the organisation’s achievements and results from the previous financial year,wasunanimouslyacceptedbycouncil during its 28 October meeting.

Mayor Mike Bodsworth said he was “pleased to present the annual report”, which addressed council’s performance against its 2024-25 Budget and year four of

the Council Plan 2021-25.

“Some particular highlights relate to some of our long-term work which has a significant strategic impact, including integrated planning and placemaking work,” he said.

“(We have had) great progress towards walking and cycling options that help people get around without relying on cars, and our organisation has shown success in delivering projects.

“The report on the council planning implementation goes to the heart of our responsibilityundertheLocalGovernment Act to achieve the best outcomes for our municipal community.”

proposed amendment put forward by Cr Adrian Schonfelder was passed by council.

“One thing I am very concerned about is thesuicideratesofmen,particularlyyoung men, and the fact that men are reluctant to speak out about issues,” he said.

“I’m not downplaying the fact that International Women’s Day is important, and I know, in the past, women weren’t allowed to vote and were considered property.

“But I do think that we should seriously consider having an International Men’s Day, and I would be very happy to attend both the Women’s Day and the Men’s Day.”

Torquay Ward remains open

By Jena Carr

Surf Coast Shire Council is still waiting for its next Torquay councillor after Eric Menogue did not formally accept the position.

Mr Menogue was named the successful candidate for the Torquay Ward during a countback held by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) on 28 October, following Rebecca Bourke’s departure in September.

The Torquay father of three and army veteran did not return a written declaration stating that he was still qualified to be a councillor to the VEC within 48 hours of the countback, leading to the position remaining empty.

Mayor Mike Bodsworth said he looked forward to seeing who wouldjointhecouncil’srankswhen a candidate is eventually declared.

“I understand that the VEC is still going through their processes, and a formal outcome will be communicated in due course,” he said.

“I’d also like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Rebecca for her contribution to council during her time with us.”

Mr Menogue was part of the Surf Coast Back to Basics Team during thecouncilelectionlastyear,which aimed to put people on council who would advocate for council to prioritise roads, rates and rubbish.

Another countback for the position will be held by the VEC online at 10.30am on Wednesday 5 November.

Mayor Bodsworth said the report also addressed threats to the Karaaf Wetlands and ways to address them, along with recognising the community’s talent and passion.

Project achievements included the start ofconstructionontheWurdiBaierrAquatic and Recreation Centre and completion of the new Winchelsea Community Village, an affordable housing development for older residents.

Council’s future cash fund reserve balance is $12.3 million, which will allow council to invest more into renewing its assets to help meet the needs of the growing community.

Eric Menogue will not be the next Torquay Ward Councillor with a further countback to come. (Surf Coast Back to Basics Team’s Facebook Page)

Victoria Senior Achiever Award winner Geoffrey Mann. (Ivan Kemp) 513217_07

Money plan ‘sound’

By Matt Hewson

Geelong council has adopted a long-term financial plan, setting forth its goals and strategies for the next decade.

The 10-year plan focuses on meeting the objectivesoftheCity’sOurCommunityPlan and30-YearCommunityVision,improving service delivery efficiency, maintaining operating surpluses, improving asset management and reducing debt.

Councillor Andrew Katos said the plan was an important document for the future of Geelong.

“Council has many plans, in all portfolios, but the long-term financial plan is what links everything together,” he said.

“Without these finances in order, we can’t do the things that we want to do, whether it’s the delivery of services or

infrastructure.

“The good thing is, over the next 10 years the key financial indicators are all looking very sound. There are surpluses out to 2035, working capital is also in the low risk range.”

That air of optimism followed the council’s formal endorsement of the municipality’s 2025 financial performance report,whichdetailedanoperatingsurplus of $8.3 million, an improvement of $6.8 million compared to the 2024-45 budget.

The City has also significantly reduced its debt, which was projected to be $164 million in June 2025 but was instead $138.6m.

“Our indebtedness ratio was 60.6 per cent 2024, by 2035 that’s down to 24 per cent, which is a huge drop,” Cr Katos said.

“That gives a lot of capacity in the future

andalongthejourneyforcounciltobeable do things, because sometimes things pop up unexpectedly.”

The long-term plan intends to steadily reduce that debt ratio to 46.3 per cent by June 2026, eventually reaching 24 per cent by 2035.

Councillor Anthony Aitken said the long-term plan had three main themes.

“The first theme is, don’t build as much stuff,” he said.

“Themenumbertwoistomaintainmore, put more resources and money into the stuff we already have. And theme number three is, don’t borrow as much money to build the new stuff.”

Cr Katos noted that City of Greater Geelong had the third largest capital works program in the state, only behind the City of Melbourne and the City of Melton.

Gallery owners celebrate a decade of art

By Matt Hewson

Hopes and dreams can struggle to survive under the harsh weight of reality, but sometimes life exceeds even the most optimistic vision.

Such is the case for Soula and Theo Mantalvanos, who moved from Collingwood to the region to establish Queenscliff Gallery a decade ago.

Soula said becoming part of their new community was “a very big deal” when they first made the move to the borough.

“Initially we wanted a print studio that also had a workshop; a very hands-on, very lively space where people could come in and ask questions, do workshops, and also that end bit where they buy the work too,” she said.

“But the vision probably grew past what we initially wanted. We were really surprised at how we were embraced and the opportunities that came our way.

“The Geelong Gallery were so keen to collaborate in any way, so we inaugurated a national print prize, the Geelong Gallery memberscomethroughforspecialsessions with the artists or demonstrations.

“We didn’t expect that, you certainly wouldn’t be able to do that in Melbourne. The regional arts community is really strong, it’s wonderful, so we’ve definitely exceeded our expectations.”

This November the gallery will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special exhibition 10/10, featuring many of the artistswhohavebeenalongforthejourney including David Frazer, Anita Iacovella, Jim Pavlidis and Trudy Rice.

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Running from 13 November to 8 December,theexhibitionwillincludeprint demonstrations on 15 and 16 November and celebratory drinks each weekend between 2pm and 5pm. Visit qgallery.com. au for more information.

Council to refresh SRC policy

Community members can now have an impactonhowthecouncilchargesresidents directly for small local infrastructure projects.

City of Greater Geelong has begun a community engagement period to inform an update of its Special Rates and Charges (SRC) policy, which enables the community to request small upgrades to seal roads and build footpaths, kerbs and stormwater drains. However,thepolicyalsoallowstheCityto directly charge owners for those upgrades that benefit their property, often to the tune oftensofthousandsofdollars.

Overthepastyearcouncilhasheardfrom a number of property owners protesting the amount they have been assessed to pay for improvementsabuttingtheirland.

Mayor Stretch Kontelj said community inputwasvitaltoshapethepolicy.

“Our current policy was developed in

2021;it’stimeforarefreshtomeettheneeds and expectations of our community,” he said. “We must ensure the updated policy is groundedincommunityinputandvalues.”

“Therolloutoftheseschemesisguidedby residents at each step of the process, so it’s important the community is involved from thestarttoshapethepolicy.”

Councillor and finance portfolio chair Andrew Katos acknowledged that asking the community to co-fund schemes was difficult.

“Financial pressure on council budgets makes it impossible to meet all community expectationsforinfrastructureandservices withinareasonabletimeframe,”hesaid.

“These schemes are designed to generate the funding necessary to deliver on communityrequeststospecificareaswhere theyaren’tcurrentlyavailableorprovided.”

Visit geelong.link/SRCPolicyReview to leavefeedbackuntil 5November.

Walking in a soldier’s footsteps

Mohammad Husseini is back in Geelong after an eye-opening study tour around war heritage sites in Türkiye.

The Year 11 Northern Bay P-12 College student explored Australia’s wartime and peacekeeping history and connected with veterans during the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize StudyTour.

Mohammad said the trip provided him with a better understanding and personal outlook on the world’s history.

“Learning about it in primary school is one thing, but going there and witnessing it firsthand and walking the trails that the Anzacs walkedisjustmind-blowing,”hesaid.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to go and experience Türkiye, but also to learn about the Australian and Turkish relationship and the Anzacs that foughtinGallipoli110yearsago.”

Mohammad was one of 12 students to embark on the 11-day study tour as part of the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize, an award recognising young people who show a great understandingoftheAnzacSpirit.

Students also participated in the Adopt a Digger project, where they researched soldiers who fought duringtheFirstWorldWar.

Mohammad said he learnt about Private James Martin, who was the youngest recorded Australian soldier on the Roll of Honour, which recognises people who died due to warservice.

“It was a special moment for me to go and share tribute to his service and sacrifice...as what he did was extraordinary,ashewasonly14when heenlistedandhediedattheageof14 andninemonths,”hesaid.

“He was two years younger than me, and the amount of courage he tooktoenlistandfightforthecountry and shape our nation today is just mind-boggling.”

Board chair and director opportunities in the Victorian Public Health Sector

The Minister for Health and the Minister for Ambulance Services, the Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP, is pleased to invite applications for part time board chair and board director positions on Victorian government hospital boards. The positions start on 1 July 2026, for up to three years.

These positions provide an exciting opportunity for persons with an interest in making a difference in the health sector and have the knowledge and skills for ensuring health care is delivered safely and effectively, with public money used to the benefit of all Victorians.

As a director you will be doing more than just contributing your time or knowledge. Being appointed to a hospital board places you in a position of trust. You will play an important role in providing leadership, accountability and integrity in the delivery of healthcare across Victoria.

Applicants are selected for their capabilities, including personal and professional experience, knowledge, and skills that contribute to the strategic leadership and oversight of healthcare for the Victorian community. It is preferable that applicants reside in Victoria or, within the border community of those hospitals near the New South Wales and South Australian borders.

While Victorian public health boards are based on capabilities, boards are more effective when these capabilities also represent the richness of the diverse voices of Victorian communities. We encourage First Nations people, people living with a disability, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTIQA+, gender equality, and upholding human rights.

Applications close at Midnight Sunday 23 November 2025

Further information about Victorian health service boards and how to apply, please go to the following website: www.health.vic.gov.au/board-applications

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Theo and Soula Mantalvanos are celebrating 10 years of Queenscliff Gallery with a special exhibition. (Louisa

Action for reconciliation

By Jena Carr

Surf Coast Shire Council will continue along its journey towards reconciliation as itsetsclearactionsthatbuildonindigenous learningandgrowth.

The Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2025-2027 was adopted during council’s 28 October meeting, with five councillorsvotingtoadopttheplanandtwo against.

Councillor Libby Stapleton said the Surf Coast community often showed a strong appreciation and respect for the deep culturalheritageofFirstNationspeople.

“Over many years, many Indigenous people have been excluded from economic development opportunities due to colonisation and historical marginalisation,”shesaid.

“Wecanseehowfarwehavecomethrough completion of the Reflect RAP, which focused primarily on internal cultural awarenesslearningforourorganisation.

“Now the Innovate RAP will invite us to focus more on external reconciliation actions and strengthening of relationships with Traditional Owner organisations and theFirstNationscommunity.

“I’m hopeful that the RAP leads to more

sustained and measurable outcomes over the next two years, building stronger partnerships and paving the way for continuedchangeandimprovement.”

The Innovate RAP will build on foundationalworklistedincouncil’sReflect RAP, which was established in November 2023 to strengthen relationships and foster learningwiththeFirstNationscommunity.

CrJoelGristsaidtherewereaspectsofthe policy that he supported, like heritage site protection, but was worried that it would introduce “race-based decision-making intocounciloperations”.

“A policy that favours or disadvantages

Unwrapping festive cheer around Geelong

Geelong’s Christmas program has been unwrapped with Carols by the Bay and a performance trail being just a few highlightsforthisyear’sfestiveseason.

A new addition to the Christmas in Geelong program will include a Christmas Performance Trail in central Geelong, where choirs, musicians, dancers and street performers will pop up at rotating locationsduringtheevent.

Piano-accordionist and ambassador for the activation Lucy Riddett said the performance trail would be held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 28 Novemberto14December.

“Therewillbeplentyofsongs,danceand

frivolity to add another dimension to the centralGeelongexperience,”shesaid.

“Geelong is such a vibrant place to be at Christmastime,andIamsoexcitedtotake mymusicfromthestagetothestreets.”

Celebrations will begin with two beloved Geelong traditions, including Denis Walter’s Carols by the Bay and the lighting of the Floating Christmas Tree at SteampacketGardenson22November.

DeputymayorRonNelsonsaidChristmas was a special occasion in Geelong as it was a time to come together to celebrate with thecommunity.

“This season is about connection and reflection,andourprogramhassomething

forallagesandintereststoenjoy,”hesaid.

“Whether it’s catching a pop-up street show, perusing market stalls or riding the Carousel at night, there are many ways to getinvolved.”

The program will feature the Floating Christmas Tree sound and light show, School Christmas Trees display, a Christmas market, and a Christmas at the Shedevent.

The Geelong Carousel will also host Christmas nights and Santa sessions, the National Wool Museum will have multiple activities for all ages, and windows across Geelong’s CBD will feature Christmas displays.

Young gymnast is ready to represent Australia

By Jena Carr

A Belmont High School student will represent Australia in two major gymnasticscompetitionsinEurope.

Olivia Meaney, 14, left for Europe on Sunday night (26 October) for her first nationalteamselection.

Olivia said the thought of representing Australia was “really awesome” and that she had been in love with gymnastics ever since she started participating in the sport aged4.

“I just really love the sport and how it challenges me because when I’m going for

new skills, I have to work really hard for them,”shesaid.

“Toweartheuniformofgreenandgoldis really excitingon topofgettingto compete against the best gymnasts at my level from differentcountries.

“It’s always been my dream to compete internationally, and I’m really thankful for all the support from my coaches, family andeveryonewhohashelpedmegethere.”

Olivia trains with the YMCA Geelong Gymnastic Club International Development Squad, with the European tour the first step in her goal to compete at nextyear’sYouthOlympics.

people based on race is divisive and risks creating unequal treatment within our community,”hesaid.

“It seems driven more by political pressureandalignmentwithhigherlevelsof government actions and funding priorities than by the real needs or will of our local community.

“At a time when many residents and ratepayers are struggling to meet rising living costs, it is important that every new policy represents value for money and delivers benefits that reach the wider community, not just a small percentage ofit.”

towards road safety

Students across Greater Geelong can continue to learn about bike and road safety through a community initiative aimed at saving lives on the road.

Lions Club of Corio Norlane received a $3600 Community Road Safety Grant from the state governmentforitsBikeEdprogramto maintainbikesandotherequipment.

President Margaret Francese said the club was humbled to receive the grant as it was “detrimental that kids canridefromhometoschoolsafely”.

“These programs are so important for young people to learn road sense as road safety is important for everyone’ssafety,”shesaid.

“We’ve had the bike program for a numberofyears,andwehaveatrailer with 40 brand new bikes that we take toschoolsalongGeelongandtheSurf Coast.

“We upkeep the bikes and provide them to the schools for their road safety programs for the kids to learn how to ride a bike and learn about generalroadrules.”

Cultura also received funding through the program to run its Road Safety for New Arrivals program that supports new Australian citizens to gainessentialdrivingskills.

Member for Lara Ella George said the groups did incredible work in the community and that the funding would allow them to make “a real differencetoroadsafety”.

“These important grants deliver life-saving messages right across our state, giving schools and community groups the chance to create local solutions to local road safety concerns,”shesaid.

HeadcoachRhianJamiesonsaidOlivia’s selectionwasatestamenttoherdedication, disciplineandpersistence.

“She’s an incredible role model for younger athletes in our program and we couldn’t be prouder to see her wear the greenandgold,”shesaid.

Olivia will compete in the Tournoi International in France on 1 and 2 November and in the Gympies Gymnova CupinBelgiumfrom7to9November.

Olivia Meaney will compete in two international gymnastics competitions. (Supplied)

Piano-accordionist Lucy Riddett will help bring the Christmas Performance Trail to Geelong. (Supplied)

Shire council meeting drama

By Jena Carr

A Surf Coast Shire councillor has abruptly left his first council meeting back following a month-long suspension.

Torquay Ward councillor Paul Barker, who was found to have engaged in misconduct resulting his suspension, made remarks during the 29 October meeting, including “I could be penalised for saying what I actually feel” and “free speech is not supported in this environment”.

It all came to a head during a debate

later in the night over council’s public lighting policy and guidelines after Cr Barker expressed concerns over the unknown costs associated with the policy.

“If you want us to endorse policy and you have no idea of the costs, that is the most economically reckless thing that you could do,” he said.

Cr Barker was then interrupted by Cr Libby Stapleton who called for a point of order, a procedural motion that draws attention to a potential violation of the rules or proper procedure.

Ready for a Halloween scare

Halloween is getting scarier in Geelong with the return of Freddy and His Gang’s Haunted House over three spooky nights.

The St Albans Park property will feature a haunted house and maze, along with a projection light show, to help raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Organiser Bill Hartshorne said this year’s event was going to be bigger than ever with new scares and more scarers ready to deliver a fright.

“It’s all about being scared, and it’s funny as most people go through, scream and carry on, but as soon as they get out, they’re hysterical because it was just awesome,” he said. “All my mates that do it are very passionate about it and think it’s fun as they like raising money and putting on a show, so they really think it out on how they can scare people.

“From the minute you walk in there,

you’ve got jump scares every second as you’re walking through it...and it’s so much longer this year that people will be wondering when it will end.”

Last year was the event’s first time back after a five-year break due to COVID-19 andMrHartshornesufferingfromastroke, withthisyear’seventaimingtoraise$4000.

“We’re just trying to make as much money as we can through this year’s event, beforewegoevenbiggernextyear,”hesaid.

“I had a stroke three years ago, and I still get pain in my joints and arms, but I can’t stop, and I have to keep going as I just love hosting the haunted house.”

Freddy and His Gangs Haunted House Geelong will be held at 11 Lymington Court, St Albans Park, from 6pm to 11pm on Friday 31 October, and Saturday 1 November and 6pm to 10pm on Sunday 2 November.

“Based on the model code of conduct, council must treat others, including members of council staff, with dignity, fairness, objectivity, courtesy and respect, and I don’t think Cr Barker’s comments do that,” she said.

Mayor Mike Bodsworth allowed the point of order and directed Cr Barker to “just talk to the motion without showing disrespect towards the organisation”.

Council chambers went silent for a few minuteswithMayorBodsworthaskingCr Barker twice to “please continue to talk to the motion”, with Cr Barker responding

with, “I was before I was interrupted”. Cr Barker then muttered “this is antidemocratic” before proceeding to pack up and leave council chambers, with Mayor Bodsworth calling for a fiveminute break following the departure.

Cr Barker was suspended from council on24Septemberovercommentsmadein a Facebook post relating to Pilk Purriyn and statements made during a February council meeting, which was followed by an email sent to fellow councillors and the media, including the Geelong Independent.

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Young actor is set to rock

Despite a love for theatre, Dylan Crawley pursued a more typical career path. This November he is getting back in the game, performing in School of Rock at National Theatre Melbourne. He spoke to Matt Hewson about his passion for the stage and balancing life and dreams.

Dylan Crawley has always loved performing, be it on stage in musicals, in the school choir or on the debating team.

But when it came time to make the step from his high school, St Ignatius Geelong, into the big wide world, he decided to follow the more well-trodden path and forge himself a more mainstream career. Dylan successfully applied for a cybersecuritydegreeatDeakinandworked hard toward financial independence and stability.

“My dad was in IT, so that was one of the paths I definitely wanted to take because I admired him; he was a real inspiration to me,” he said.

“I knew my passion also lay in musical theatre, performance, being on stage. At theendoftheday,Ichoseamoretraditional path, with the mindset that I could then afford my hobbies.”

ThatpassionwasignitedwhenDylanwas in primary school. When he was nine years old, his teacher wrote his own original musical and needed cast members.

“One of the moments I specifically remember that began my love for theatre was during that show,” he said.

“I wasn’t a lead, but there was a scene where I was playing air guitar on stage, and all my family and everybody else had been really supportive.

Being on stage, with the spotlight pointed down on you, the adrenaline rushing…that’s where I feel at home, that’s where I feel alive - Dylan Crawley

“But my dad always gives honest, realist critiques. When we were leaving one of the shows he was talking about how everyone had done a great job, then he said ‘but you absolutely owned the stage’.

“Everybody always wants to congratulate, but I knew his feedback was real, I guess. And when he said that to me at nine years old, that was the spark that lit my fire for musical theatre.”

That fire, which had lain dormant since his last high-school role as Wilbur in St Ignatius’ production of Hairspray, was reignited when, while still studying his degree, he travelled to Orlando, Florida, as part of Walt Disney World’s cultural exchange program.

“Essentially, they recruit all over the worldtryingtogetinternationalemployees so that when guests from other parts of the world come to the park they can relate to somebody,” Dylan said.

“It’s all part of them trying to build the ultimate experience.”

In 2019 Dylan worked for six months as a rideattendantatDisneyWorld,butlearned some unexpected lessons on performing along the way.

“They run their business like a theatre, sowhenyou’reworkingyou’reonstageand when you’re not you’re backstage,” he said. “Employees, even ride attendants, are called cast members. It’s their mentality, their technique of making sure you’re putting on a show for every single guest that comes through.

“People pay tens of thousands of dollars, travel from the other side of the world to be there. I might be having a bad day, but it might be their only day ever that they’re

going to be at Disney World. You have to be on.”

Dylan returned to the Bellarine to finish hisdegree,thenbeganhiscareerinearnest, commuting to his job in Melbourne or working from home.

When the commute got too much, he moved to Melbourne in 2023. Immediately, his thoughts turned to theatre.

“As soon as I moved up I auditioned for a show, the American Idiot musical,” Dylan said.

“I got a call back but I wasn’t successful. But although I didn’t get it, I had such a positive experience auditioning that I knew I was always going to come back to it.

“I got into singing lessons, tried to get back into it, but the cost of living in Melbourne on my own hit me pretty hard. So I just had to focus on my career for a couple of years.”

That initial audition experience was with Theatrical Inc, a not-for-profit production company that is regularly lauded by critics for punching above its weight.

Dylan kept his eye on the company, and when Theatrical announced its 2025 shows one in particular grabbed his attention.

Jack Black’s film School of Rock was released in 2003, when Dylan was four, and he remembers watching it over and over through primary school.

“Themovie,themusicwasaninspiration to me,” he said.

“It’s essentially about one person bringingallthesekidsoutoftheirshelland helping them find their passion.

“I always put myself in those kids’ shoes, it was always my dream to be able to perform in a rock show like they did at the end.

“So I had School of Rock pencilled in on my calendar as soon as Theatrical announced it. I began practising audition material even before the auditions were announced.”

From the get-go Dylan had his “heart set on” auditioning for Ned Schneebly, the off-sider of Jack Black’s Dewey Finn.

“I feel like I can really connect with and relate to the character of Ned; we both have a passion for music and love performing, but we both chose traditional paths,” he said.

“Inthemovie,Nedchoosesteaching,and I’ve chosen IT, so I feel a deep connection

to that. And there’s a lot of aspects to him, he’s a complex character. He’s afraid and stuck in his shell, too scared to be himself.

“His roommate Dewey is still living his dream, while Ned’s being pressured by his new girlfriend to stick to the straight line, put music away, focus on his career.

“And yes, he’s shy, anxious, but there’s another side to Ned - the rock star, the performer. So I’m basically trying to build that character so the audience can empathise and begin wanting and waiting for him to finally break out.”

Dylan’s connection to Ned’s anxiety has an obvious source; while he’s comfortable singing and acting, Dylan also has to play guitar live on stage for the show.

“I’ve always loved music, always had guitars around, I never started learning guitar until 2020, the pandemic,” he said.

“So I’m hitting the books in terms of trying to master that craft. It is a slight source of anxiety, but it’s also a source of passion.

“I’ve started proper guitar lessons…and I’m getting better quicker than if I didn’t have this reason to, so I’m able to learn aspects that I missed, being self-taught.”

But that kind of pressure is exactly the reason he loves performing.

“It’s a positive trait in the cybersecurity industry; it’s pretty high pressure, where a lot of things can go wrong, so I feel like I can switch on pretty quickly,” Dylan said.

“Being on stage, with the spotlight pointed down on you, the adrenaline rushing…that’s where I feel at home, that’s where I feel alive.”

Theatrical Inc’s School of Rock is at the National Theatre in St Kilda from 1 to 9 November.

Above: The cast of Theatrical Inc’s School of Rock. Far left: Dylan Crawley plays the role of Ned Schneebly. Left: Dylan with John Yanko who plays Dewey Finn. (Pictures: Supplied)

Mozzie treatment to begin

The City of Greater Geelong has reassured residents that its soon to begin mosquito management program has been approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary MedicinesAuthority(APVMA).

Mosquitoes in the Greater Geelong region are known to carry Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus and Murray Valley encephalitis,whichcancausesevereillness andlong-termsideeffects.

To reduce the risk of mosquito-borne illness, the City will begin aerial treatments by drone at the region’s Ramsar wetlands, including Port Phillip Bay (western

shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula sites. Swan Bay, Lake Connewarre and Lake Victoriaarepartofthewetlands.

The City said its program only uses solid form Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) and s-Methoprene products that have been approved by APVMA. It said it doesn’t spray or use broad based pesticides in the aerial treatmentbydroneprogram.

Environment & circular economy portfolio chair Elise Wilkinson said the community can help to prevent high mosquitonumbers.

“Inspect your property for water that is

A fair to promote fresh food

Surfside Primary School’s major fundraiser isalwaysaterrificcommunityevent.

TheOceanGroveschool’sFreshFoodFair promises a festive evening of food, music, student class market stalls, rides and much more. The fair kicks off with afternoon tea featuring a traditional cake stall, the whimsical Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, and an array of sweet treats from cupcakes and milkshakes to popcorn, chocolates and lollies.

Talented students and dedicated volunteershavebeencookingupadelicious menu that includes cookies, sausage rolls, soups, potato and kale pastries, curries, flatbreadsanddumplings.

Be entertained by the Surfside Primary School band, along with performances from Agency Black, Caught in the Crossfire, Ange Rogers, The Foundation Fab Four, and Mr Morzinek and friends and our

always-popular Surfside’s Got Talent showcase.

“The Surfside Primary School Fresh Food Fair is more than just a fundraiser - it’s the biggest event on our school calendar,” organiserStaceyO’Keefesaid.

“This celebration brings together our school and the wider community to highlight our students, our school, and our shared commitment to sustainability and local produce. Expect an evening bursting with food, music, games, market stalls, and endlessfunforallages.”

Funds raised from the fair support the school’s award-winning Kitchen and Garden program, giving students hands-on experiencesincookingandgardening.

SurfsidePrimarySchool’sFreshFoodFair is at the school’s John Dory Drive, Ocean Grove, location on Friday 7 November from 3.15pmto7.30pm.

still,suchasbirdbaths,petwaterdishesand troughs,andensuretheyareeitheremptied ofwaterweeklyorremoved,”shesaid.

“Make sure to keep roof gutters free of debris, maintain lawns and gardens to removeshelterformosquitoesandoverturn boatsorremovetheirdrainplugs.

“We can protect ourselves from mosquito bites by wearing light coloured clothing, using effective repellents with DEET or Picaridin and avoiding outdoor activities at dawn and dusk where possible. Also, if you see our mosquito management team members operating a drone or applying

ground treatments, please don’t approach them,foryoursafetyandtheirs.”

In April this year, the City received a seven-year permit from the Australian Government’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to conduct mosquito management in knownbreedingsitesinwetlands,underthe Environment Protection and Biodiversity ConservationAct1999.

Ground treatments will continue to be applied in other areas, including Corio, Connewarre, Geelong Botanic Gardens, Lara,PointLonsdaleandStLeonards.

Quitting can be hard, but you’ve got so many reasons.

For hugs that smell sweet, not smoky.

For

For

keeping up on the

field,

not gasping for air.

being there for the kids, and their kids.

For

getting control of your life back.

Students Eve, Niamh, Annabelle and Ceda are preparing for Surfside Primary School’s Fresh Food Fair. (Ivan Kemp) 513267_06

Floodplain ratings coming

By Matt Hewson

Geelongcouncilhasannounceditssupport for the state government’s changes to floodplainmanagementacrossVictoria.

The new system, designed to speed up development decisions, provides the most up-to-date flood risk information to communitiesanddevelopersandlessenthe administrativeloadshoulderedbycouncils.

The changes will see the Minister for Planning become responsible for flood-related planning scheme amendments,withcatchmentmanagement authorities leading the flood mapping and community engagement informing

thoseamendments.

A new flood hazard rating system, based on the bushfire danger rating system used since 2015, will provide clear distinction between low, moderate, high and very high risk areas, with new planning and building controlsforeachrisktier.

The rating system will also allow insurers to take a more granular approach to calculating premiums, targeting specific at-risk areas rather than increasing insurancecostsforentirecommunities.

Council has been advocating the state government to reform Victoria’s floodplain managementsystemforsometime.

The state’s fastest growing city, Geelong,

Pollen counter a lifesaver

Geelong has a new pollen counter to help improve thunderstorm asthma forecasts andreducepressureonemergencyservices.

Theautomatedpollencounterwillreplace manual traps with advanced imaging to deliver faster and more accurate data for grasspollenforecastingandhealthalerts.

Barwon Health acting director of emergency services Doctor Hayden Richardssaidthepollencounterwouldalert people when they should avoid exposure outdoors to reduce demand on emergency services.

“A local pollen counter here in Geelong willhelpwithforecasting;however,itisstill importanttobeprepared,”hesaid.

“Peoplewithahistoryofasthmaaremost atriskofthunderstormasthma,soensuring your asthma action plan is updated is

important.

“If you have asthma or hay fever, you can reduceyourriskbyavoidingbeingoutdoors during thunderstorms, particularly the windguststhatcomebeforethem.”

Geelong’s pollen counter is one of six counters that will help provide a three-day forecastforthestate’snineweatherdistricts and indicate days of low, moderate or high asthmarisk.

Thunderstormasthmacanoccuranytime between now and 31 December, which is due to certain thunderstorms causing grass pollengrainstoburstintotinyparticlesthat canbeinhaleddeepintothelungs.

Visit betterhealth.vic.gov.au for more information on thunderstorm asthma and first-aid.

mustreceivemorethan128,000newhomes built in the region by 2051 under the state government’srecenthousingtargets.

TheprotractedprocessoftheabortedLara flood overlays in 2023 saw council spend years of work and more than $500,000, only for the changes to be dropped due to communityopposition.

The incident was an example of the sometimes exorbitant cost of floodplain management to councils under a municipal-ledsystem.

Geelong deputy mayor Ron Nelson was vocalinhissupportofthedecision.

“IfullysupporttheVictoriangovernment’s new approach to flood mapping, which

brings it in line with its management of bushfireplanning,”hesaid.

“This is a great outcome, led by the City’s advocacy in collaboration with state and federal members and councils across the region.”

You Yangs Ward councillor Chris Burson said the move would help keep flood managementconsistentstatewide.

“This change will help ensure our community is better protected and decisions are made using consistent data acrossthestate,”hesaid.

“This is a significant change in process andtherightcourseofactionforthebroader Victoriancommunity.”

AFDA Member

Doctor Hayden Richards outside University Hospital Geelong’s Children’s Emergency Department. (Supplied)

Signs urgent says coroner

By Cam Lucadou-Wells

A State Coroner has called for an urgent installation of warning signs at a Geelong level-crossingblackspotwhereaDandenong South-basedtruckiewaskilledinlate2023.

John Frank Stubbs, 30, of Frankston South, sustained fatal injuries when his truck’s trailer got stuck at a railway level crossing at North Shore Road, near Geelong andwasstruckbyatrain.

The experienced driver from Membrey’s Transport and Crane Hire at Dandenong South drove a prime mover to Lara, picking up a 16-tonne load to deliver to Corio on 11 December 2023. During his trip to Corio, a pilot vehicle safely crossed the North Shore road tracks but Stubbs’s trailer “bottomed out”andwasstuckjustafternoon.

Moments later, the level crossing lights, sirensandboomgatesactivated.

Stubbs had enough time to get out of

the way of the train but re-entered the truck in a likely last-ditch effort to try to avert a collision, according to a coronial investigator.

Two men in the pilot vehicle said they believed Stubbs tried in vain to raise the low-rider trailer using the hydraulics system.

The approaching train driver saw two men waving their arms toward him as he roundedan80km/hspeedcurve.

In vain, he applied emergency brakes about222metresaway,butstruckthetrailer.

Stubbs was thrown from the truck and underthetrain.Hediedatthescene.

A coronial investigator Leading Senior Constable Robert Nuske examined the 200-millimetre-plusgradientatthecrossing –thesceneof37incidentssince2017.

“Most vehicles and semi-trailers that cross the intersection would clear this gradienteasily,”hestated.

“Low loader semi-trailers would need to makethenecessaryadjustments.

“If you are unfamiliar with this crossing, then it would be too late to turn around due tothesheersizeofyoutruckandtrailer.”

According to a 2022 Australian Level Crossing Assessment Model survey, the level crossing was ranked the 17th riskiest inVictoria.

Despite this, there had been no upgrades to it since Stubbs’s death, Deputy Coroner ParesaSpanosreportedon17October.

VicRoads and Greater Geelong had however closed one lane to force heavy vehicles to take a wider approach on the crossing.

The deputy coroner said Stubbs’s truck didn’t become stuck because of a fault or lack of maintenance of the track, nor due to careless driving or failing to respect the levelcrossing’ssafetyfeatures.

“It appears that the incident was due to

Painting the way to positive change in Ocean Grove

Rotary Club of Ocean Grove will celebrate artistic creativity across the region with its Annual Art Show back for another year.

The show will feature close to 270 paintings at Point Lonsdale Primary School, along with a photography display that will run for the first time this year.

Rotary Club president Lyndy Stagg said the art show was in its 14th year and would help raise money for charities important to the region.

“I’mlookingforwardtoraisingmoneyfor charities and being a part of the opening night as it’s always good fun,” she said.

“Each year we’re amazed by the talent and imagination on display, and the art show provides a platform for artists to share their work.

“The proceeds from the art show benefit local charities, including Surfing for the Disabled, Riding Develops Abilities and other local projects recommended by our members.”

Art show committee member Margaret Campbell said she loved seeing the community’s response to the club’s art show and expected a good turnout for this year’s event.

Major awards for umpire Chris

By Justin Flynn

For someone so highly regarded in the Greater Geelong Australian Rules football umpiring community, Chris Jones is remarkably humble despite winning numerous prestigious awards.

The 46-year-old, who has umpired more than 600 local footy games, recently received AFL Victoria’s Male Development Umpire Coach of the Year award and was also named AFL Barwon’s umpire of the year.

Rather than focusing too much on himself, Jones credited AFL Barwon director of football umpiring Jock Hillgrove, Joshua James, Davin Reed, Steve Keating and his family for “helping me along the way, which has been really appreciative”.

Jones’ extensive umpiring experience means he enjoys mentoring young umpires.

“I think it’s incredibly important, especially with that sort of experience,” he said. “Just to be there for the younger umpires and see them progress hopefully to as much potential as I can. That’s something I really enjoy doing as well.” With footy all over the country experiencing a shortage of umpires, Jones said it was a great way to stay fit, form friendships and get paid.

“If any of the ex-players are thinking about it, definitely give it a go,” he said.

“It was probably one of the best things that I’ve done for sure. It’s a great way to stay involved within the game and the umpiring fraternity is a pretty close group as well. We’re pretty much like a footy club, a very close-knit group.”

Jones umpires, on average, three games a weekend in footy season, takes fitness seriously and said it was important to be a good communicator.

“I’m really big on my fitness and I really enjoy running, which is a bit weird,” he said.

“(My strength is) probably communication and just having a good relationship with the players.”

Jones is still passionate about the game and will keep doing it for as long as he can.

“I still love it, especially coaching the development umpires,” he said.

“I really enjoy that side of it and seeing them progress. We had good junior female umpires numbers wise this year, which is encouraging.”

“We’ve found that people are wanting our services more and more, especially as things have tightened, and we like being able to provide it,” she said. “Art shows and galleries have been an interest of mine for quite some time, and there seems to be a certain joy and excitement from people who attend the show.”

The Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Annual Art Show will be held from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 1 November and Sunday 2 November.

Mr Stubbs being unaware of the gradient slope of the level and how it would impact hisjourney.”

A V/Line review identified the level crossing roadway’s “vertical geometry” was non-compliantwithitscurrentstandard.

Deputy Coroner Spanos recommended that signage was urgently required at the NorthShoreRoadlevelcrossingtoforewarn driversofits“problematicgradient”.

This would allow them to pull over to adjusttheirhydraulicsorseekanalternative route.

“This would appear to be a relatively simple strategy to help prevent similar incidents resulting in deaths or significant injury.”

Thedeputycoronerstatedtheinstallation of a warning system for train drivers and prohibiting trucks from using the rail crossing during certain times was unlikely tobeinstalledinthenearfuture,ifatall.

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PROGRAM TO TACKLE MOSQUITO BREEDING BEGINS

Our mosquito management program aerial treatments are about to begin across Greater Geelong.

Our program uses safe, targeted and federally approved larvicide products in ground treatments and aerial treatments using an agricultural drone.

We use solid form products only – no broad pesticide spraying. Learn more: geelong.link/MosquitoManagement

Webstar the Swim School mascot will be on course again this year to high five runners.

Rotary Club of Ocean Grove’s Janet Alexander, left, Lyndy Stagg and Margaret Campbell will help bring the art show back for its 14th year. (Jena Carr) 513680_01

AFL Victoria male development umpire coach of the year and AFL Barwon umpire of the year Chris Jones. (Louisa Jones)

No more daffodils for Butler

As a crime buff, comedian Kieran Butler became, like so many people, invested in theErinPattersonmushroommurdercase.

But he found himself laughing out loud when it emerged that health professionals initially thought Patterson’s victims had eatendaffodilbulbs.

The reason behind his mirth was that the yearbefore,Butlerhadeatenadaffodilbulb heandhiswifehadmistakenforanonion.

“We’d moved to a regional town where people with a bunch of excess produce would leave it at the post office for people to take for free - oranges, various other fruits andvegetables,”Butlersaid.

“My wife picked this thing up and said,

what do you reckon this is? So she cooked it up, and the long and short of it was that I nearlydiedthatnight.

“When you’re dying from ingesting a daffodilbulb,therearealotofhallucinations goingon.

“I recognised pretty quickly that this was a trip of some description; at one stage my dog was hanging off the ceiling. But it was a trip that had that sharp edge, where if you don’t throw up this daffodil bulb, you’re probablygoingtodie.”

Thatexperienceisnowpartofhisfamily’s pantheon of legends, but it also forms the backbone of Butler’s new show, Dickhead Dad: Where’s the Beef, Wellington?, which

he will perform at this year’s Geelong ComedyFestival.

Hesaidperformingatthefestivallastyear wasa“terrificexperience”.

“The audiences were really, really receptive…andIcanseeit’sreallygrowing,” he said. “You can see comedy starting to seed itself in various regional centres, I thinkit’sallgoingintherightdirection.”

Kieran Butler is at The Geelong Club on Sunday 2 November. Visit geelongcomedyfestival.com.au for more information.

Kieran Butler performs his new show at the Geelong Comedy Festival. (Supplied)

New frontiers beckon guitar great Bourne

Guitar maestro Shannon Bourne has been deeply connected to Geelong and the Bellarineforalongtime.

Having grown up in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, he has travelled the length and breadth of Australia and toured internationally, playing with music legends such as Chris Wilson, Russell Morris, John Butler, Duke Robillard, Tex Perkins and The Waifs.

In the past few years he has found a new home here, along with a chance to redefine himselfmusically.

“The first time I ever went to the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society jam the host band was Turning Blue, and that was (Geelong musicians) Brian Fraser, Ron HillaandDavetheBastard,”Bournesaid.

“Andtheywerefantastic.Attheendofthe

night they said, ‘you should come down to GeelongandplayattheDeLaVille’.

“SoIdid.Ididn’tevenhavemylicense,my folks drove me down, so I would have been 16or17.

“And then I’d come down and play at the Limelight Lounge with Chris Wilson, Pistol Pete’s, lots of festivals and things around here. So the Bellarine has been calling for yearsandyears,andnowI’mhere.”

ThenewscenehasgivenBourneasenseof creative freedom. He has recently finished up a series of sessions at Isaac Barter’s studio with drummer Danny McKenna for aduoalbumhehopestoreleasenextyear.

“I feel like I’m going through some kind of rebirth; I don’t really know where I’m headedbutit’skindofexciting,”hesaid.

“I probably feel the best I’ve ever felt in

my life, so I feel ready to take on whatever I needtodo.”

Next weekend Bourne brings his own band to the Barwon Club, a rare event given how busy he is performing with the likes of Checkerboard Lounge, Don Walker and Sarah Carroll. Joined by long-time collaborators Karl Willebrant (bass), Dean Matters (drums) and Tim Neal (Hammond organ),Bournesaidpunterscouldexpectan “honestexperience”.

“We all dig deep when we play the music, and we’ve been playing the music for a long time,” he said. “It’s a pretty intense band, very dynamic. It’s a thing that happens when people have played together for that long,youjustcan’tfakeit.”

The Shannon Bourne Band is at Barwon ClubonSaturday8November.

New festival features six of the best

A brand new performing arts festival hits Geelong this November, showcasing the bestwritingandactingtalentintheregion.

The Geelong Short Play Festival, presented by Geelong Writers, will feature a short list of six 15-minute plays, with three sessions on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November.

Coveringabroadrangeofthemes,moods and styles, the plays will be performed by actorsfromtheatrecompaniesWhat’sOn?, Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group, Overflow Theatre, Kaleidoscopic Void and Geelong Repertory.

The final session will conclude with the presentation of four awards, including a People’s Choice Award decided by audience votes.

The six plays were chosen anonymously by a panel of experienced judges from a field of 35 entries.

Festival coordinator Paul Bucci, who is also one of the featured playwrights, said

inspiring 35 writers to create new works was “an end in itself”.

“I think the thing about short plays is they’re very accessible to newcomers,” he said. “There are a few new actors involved, a few playwrights that have written plays for the first time, so from that point of view it’s really terrific. If nothing else had happened, that would have been a good outcome, I think.”

Bucci said one of the strengths of the program was its diversity.

“There are some comedies, a couple of fairly serious things in there, and some reallynostalgicthingslookingatissueslike dementia,”hesaid.“There’sonethatrelates to Jack the Ripper, there’s one about a restaurant with a food critic coming along, and then there’s a beautiful monologue, which is really interesting as well.”

Visit geelongartscentre.org.au or call 1300 251 200 for tickets and more information.

Guitarist Shannon Bourne and band present one extraordinary night of music. (Supplied)

Paul Bucci (centre) works with actors Gabrielle Nagle, Lena Talihmanidis, Chris Cooper and Alexa Hayley ahead of the inaugural Geelong Short Play Festival. (Louisa Jones) 513517_07

A plan for Torquay’s future

By Jena Carr

A new precinct concept plan will help guide and influence the future of Torquay’s Messmate Road Growth Area to ensure it is aliveablecommunity.

The Messmate Road Precinct Concept Plan identified Surf Coast Shire Council’s goalsforthearealocatedbetweenCoombes RoadandSurfCoastHighway.

Councillor Tony Phelps said the precinct had been identified as a future urban area suitable for accommodating future growth inTorquay.

“Awell-balancedplanlikethisisimportant to influence the future of Torquay’s remaining large-scale development area,” he said. “This plan includes housing, open space for recreation, commercial space for open employment, community facilities, habitat and environmental considerations, trafficmovement,waterways,anddrainage.

“In other words, it is a whole lot more than just a housing estate and makes for a desirableandliveablelocationlongintothe future while contributing to the required stategovernmenthousinggrowth.”

The plan was adopted by council during

Celebration of Greek culture

By Jena Carr

A new festival celebrating Greek culture will be held in Portarlington during the upcomingMelbourneCupWeekend.

The festival will feature Greek food, music, markets and activities to help increaseawarenessofotherculturesamong theBellarinecommunity.

ManagingdirectorAlexandraDascarellos saidshelookedforwardtohostingtheevent for the first time and hoped to see a “great turnoutofpeople”.

“My objective is to unite people, as we are all one, and when we do that, we break down any prejudices, and we become more tolerant and accepting of each other,” she said.

“Theworld,asitstandstoday,needsmore cultural festivals to increase awareness of other cultures and...there’s no better place

foraGreekfestivalthanPortarlington.”

Ms Dascarellos said the festival was dedicated to her parents, who made sure she and her siblings were raised to know theirGreekculture.

“They (her parents) had eight kids, and dad taught us all how to talk Greek, and he had many parties at home because he wanted his family to learn how to dance Greek,”shesaid.

“He also broke many of my mum’s plates with his excitement when he saw his childrendance,andhealwayssaidhewould replacethem,butMumneverbelievedhim, andheneverreplacedthem.”

The Portarlington Greek Festival will be held on the WG Little Reserve and in the Seniors Community Parks Hall from 10am to5pmonSunday2November.

Theeventwillalsobelivestreamedduring thedayonthefestival’sInstagrampage.

its28Octobermeeting,whichaimedtohelp meet the state government’s target of 8000 extrahomesinSurfCoastShireby2051.

Cr Leon Walker said the plan guided landowners within the area and the state government to inform future planning and developmentproposals.

“It’s exciting, but it’s the first step in shaping the future urban structure of the Messmategrowthroadarea,”hesaid.

“The precinct concept plan is a high-level conceptual plan that will inform more detailed master planning and technical work.

“It documents council’s development aspirations for the precinct, along with providing guidance for landowners and the stategovernmenttoinformfutureplanning anddevelopmentproposals.”

The concept plan was developed in response to a request from developers for the northern end of the growth area to be considered through the state government’s Development Facilitation Program, a new state-led accelerated pathway for priority development projects. There is no current set timeframe for development to start on theprecinct.

Alexandra Dascarellos, pictured holding the Greek flag, will host the first Portarlington Greek Festival on Sunday. (Supplied)

YOU’RE INVITED TO THE SNOWY RIVER GEELONG GRAND OPENING

There’s something special rolling into Geelong – and you’re invited to be part of it! Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of Snowy River Geelong, our brand-new dealership bringing the full Snowy River Caravans experience to the Bellarine.

Car thief runs out of fuel

Amanwhowasallegedlydrivingerratically inastolencarnearWinchelseawascharged afterrunningoutoffuelonPrincesFreeway onMonday.

Police spotted the allegedly stolen silver Ford Falcon sedan travelling east on Princes Highway in Terang about 4.50pm onMonday27October.

They attempted to intercept the vehicle on Camperdown-Darlington Road in Camperdown, but it allegedly took off at speed.

Ashorttimelater,HighwayPatrolofficers detectedtheFordinLarpentandfollowedit forashortdistance.

Itallegedlytookoffagainatspeedtowards Colac, narrowly missing other vehicles and drivingintheemergencylanes.

Police thought they’d lost the car, until the Ford turned into a service station on WarnerStreet,Winchelseaabout5.35pm.

The male driver got out of the vehicle for a few seconds but soon changed his mind about getting fuel when he saw a police van

Spring gardens on display

By Matt Hewson

With spring having well and truly sprung, garden lovers are spoilt for choice this weekend.

The Portarlington Garden Club will open 15 private gardens to the public from 10am to 4pm on Sunday 2 November, featuring a wide range of styles, plantings and design choices.

From a historic property established in 1875 with trees listed on the Victorian RegisterofSignificantTreestoa6-month-old garden designed by landscape architect ChristianJenkins,thePortarlingtonGarden Trail will have something for all garden enthusiasts.

Organising committee member Annette Lewis said the day was a great opportunity for people in the region to meet the gardeners, hear about their ideas and learn howtheymakegardenspaceswork.

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“Just looking at other people’s gardens, seeing what they do and how they do it, getting ideas from them, it’s amazing,” she said.

“You see things and think, oh, I could do something like that. One of our gardeners grafts natives, so he’s got the most unusual native plants from Western Australia that normallywouldn’tgrowhere.

“We’ve tried to get all different sorts of gardens,butjustaboutallofthemhavegota vegetable patch and fruit trees and how you protectyourfoodcropsisalwaysofinterest.”

Ms Lewis said the owners of the featured gardens all loved the idea of sharing what they had created and being generous with information.

“They really get a buzz out of talking to other people, and they’ve all taken (the GardenTrail)onasaproject,”shesaid.

Visit the Portarlington Garden Trail 2025 Facebookpageformoreinformation.

behindhim.

Hegotbackintothecarandallegedlyfled atspeedonthewrongsideoftheroad.

The Ford turned back onto Princes HighwayandheadedeasttowardsGeelong.

No lights, sirens, assistance from Air Wing or stop sticks were required at this point, as the driver came to a stop a short timelaterwhenheranoutoffuel.

The 39-year-old Warrnambool man was arrestedatthesceneandtakenintocustody.

He was charged with: theft of motor

vehicle; theft; failing to stop on police direction; conduct endangering life; commit indictable offence whilst on bail; contravene a bail condition by driving a motor vehicle; and driving while disqualified.

The man was remanded to appear at Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or onlineatcrimestoppersvic.com.au

Your next getaway starts with Snowy River Caravans

Adventure has officially arrived on the Bellarine, with Snowy River Caravans openingitsbrand-newGeelongdealership.

Our new showroom at 134–136 Bellarine Highway in Newcomb brings the brand’s award-winning range of caravans closer than ever to local travellers, providing a new destination for those seeking quality, style, and reliability in their next caravan.

To mark the occasion, we are hosting a Grand Opening celebration on Friday 8 November from 10am, inviting the local community to join in the festivities.

Our event will feature exclusive launch offers, door raffles, complimentary coffee, and a sausage sizzle to mark the special occasion.

Plus, don’t miss your chance to meet the Team BRT (Blanchard Racing Team) crew and check out their incredible car, which is a highlight for motorsport fans and adventurers alike.

There will be the opportunity to explore the full Snowy River range in person, and you’ll also be able to meet the Geelong team, learn more about our brand, and experience firsthand what sets Snowy River Caravans apart.

Beyond showcasing our latest range, the Geelong dealership also celebrates Snowy River Caravans’ 10-year journey of growth, innovation, and connection with Aussie travellers.

This milestone is a testament to the dedication of our teams, the loyalty of our customers, and the adventurous spirit of the caravanning community.

The new dealership showcases a comprehensive selection of our most popular models that caters to all types of travellers.

From compact and practical caravans for couples, to family-friendly layouts and adventure-readybuildsdesignedtohandle Australia’s toughest conditions, each caravan is built with a focus on modern design, exceptional value, and robust construction.

Our expansion to Geelong represents an exciting new chapter for us in bringing Snowy River to the Bellarine and Surf Coast.

For locals around Geelong and the Bellarine, our new dealership offers a friendly, convenient location to check out the latest caravans, chat with the team, and see why Snowy River is fast becoming a favourite among Aussie travellers.

So, grab your maps, pack your sense of adventure, and drop by to see what all the excitement’s about, because your next getaway starts right here in Geelong.

Snowy River Caravans has opened its brand-new Geelong dealership. (Pictures: Supplied)

Portarlington gardeners John Beech, Annette Kelly, Marlene Myers and Kathleen Chapman will show off their gardens this Sunday. (Ivan Kemp) 512838_02

AI must pay its way

Country Press Australia (CPA) has welcomed the Albanese government’s decision to rule out a copyright exemption for AI companies, but says urgent action is nowrequiredtoenforcecopyrightlawsand stop AI platforms from stealing regional journalism.

CPA President Damian Morgan said the damage to regional journalism is no longer hypothetical or distant, it is already occurring.

“AI companies think they are above the law,” he said.

“They are harvesting local news stories, paraphrasing them, and delivering them back to users as answers rather than links.

The public still consumes the journalism, but they never reach the publisher, never subscribe, and never see a local advertiser.

The reporting is ours, but the commercial benefit is captured by offshore technology companies.”

MrMorganaddedthatregionalpublishers now operate metered or hybrid paywalls to fund journalism, but AI scraping routinely bypasses those protections, further threatening the economic base needed to keep local journalists employed.

“The problem is not only training data. These platforms are now replacing the publisher in real time,” he said.

“They extract our reporting, convert it into their own output, and keep the audience. That removes the economic base needed to keep journalists employed in regional Australia.”

Mr Morgan said the policy failure that occurred when Meta walked away from fundingnewsmustnotbeallowedtorepeat itself in the AI era.

“Google has remained engaged with the industry, but Meta walked away while still benefiting from Australian journalism,” he said.

“We cannot go through a second cycle where big tech uses regional reporting to drive engagement but refuses to fund the journalism that makes it possible. If AI companies want to use Australian news, they must license it and pay for it.”

Country Press Australia is calling for a national framework that ensures licensing covers both training and output; that regional publishers are explicitly included alongside larger media companies; and that there is a low-cost, fast enforcement pathway for small publishers who cannot afford lengthy litigation.

“Regional journalism is not simply

a commercial product. It is public infrastructure in democratic life,” Mr Morgan said.

“If scraping continues unchecked, local reporting will disappear not because communities don’t value it, but because AI has siphoned away the audience and revenue that sustains it. Once a regional newsroom closes, there is no replacing it.”

Mr Morgan said the government had taken the right first step by rejecting a copyright carve-out for AI, but the next stage – licensing and enforcement – will determine whether regional publishing can remain viable.

“Australia solved this problem once throughtheNewsMediaBargainingCode,” he said. “We now need the AI equivalent before the harm becomes irreversible.”

Architecture students win prize for innovative design

Two Deakin architecture students have received a new prize offered by Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj.

Master of architecture students Neil Caguicla and Wili Wiliyanti won the inaugural Mayoral Challenge for their “inspirational” architecture project Veins of the Wedge.

Open to first year master of architecture students at Deakin University, the challenge asked participants of the Urban Heart Surgery unit to develop a visionary and innovative revitalisation project for Geelong’s ‘western wedge’, the area between Geelong Station and the waterfront.

Announced as the winning project at the opening of an exhibition showcasing the shortlisted entries, Veins of the Wedge proposed clear links between the station,

the CBD and the waterfront, with a focus on pedestrians.

Deakin senior lecturer in architecture,

DrYolandaEstebansaidtheadditionofthe

mayor’s prize added a “special element” to the Urban Heart Surgery program.

“The value of this project for our architecture students is immense, not

only in learning about how their ideas can so actively contribute to a city’s story and narrative and have influence with change makers, but also in developing their architectural skills in real-time in the city inwhichmanyofthemlive,workandplay,” she said.

MayorKonteljsaidtheMayor’sChallenge gave students the opportunity to showcase their skills and think up inventive urban design and planning concepts for Geelong.

“Theprizejudgesconsideredinnovation, creativity and alignment to the City’s UNESCO City of Design designation,” he said. “It is important that we support the next generation of architects and urban designers in recognising a clever and creative future for our city.”

The Mayor’s Challenge Exhibition is open at A+B Gallery until 19 December.

Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj and Mayoral Challenge co-winner Neil Caguicla. (Supplied)

Country Press Australia president Damian Morgan.

The Guide

A YEAR AT KYLEMORE ABBEY SBS, Saturday, 8.25pm

If SisterActtaught us anything it’s that there’s nothing more determined than a convent full of nuns focused on a common goal. In the classic 1992 comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg, a group of habitual habit-wearers are tasked with hiding a lounge singer from the mob. In this three-part docuseries, a Benedictine order of nuns transform a crumbling country estate into one of Ireland’s most popular heritage sites. The savvy sisters combine their devout spirituality with a canny commercial sense to make Kylemore Abbey in Connemara a thriving success. They also reflect on their role in modern society and the challenges of attracting new recruits to religious life.

Friday, October 31

ABC TV (2)

PICK

THE VOICE

Seven, Sunday, 7pm

Sporty Spice Melanie C really has brought her ’90s “Girl Power” mantra to TheVoice. This year, in a first for the Aussie edition of the competition, it’s an all-female finale as Cassie Henderson, AustralianIdolOG Cle Morgan, Bella Parnell and Alyssa Delpopolo (pictured, from left) take to the stage for three epic numbers, hoping to secure the audience vote and win $100,000 cash, as well as an all-inclusive recording development package. Each will duet with their coach (let’s be honest, singing with a Spice Girl, Richard Marx, Kate Miller-Heidke or Ronan Keating would really be a prize in itself) and feature in a group performance, as well as their solos.

SBS (3)

KING AND CONQUEROR

SBS, Monday, 8.30pm

The 1066 Battle of Hastings is something we were taught about in school classrooms, but for most of us, this millennium-old historical epic is well, ancient history. This lavish, big-budget eight-episode revives the conflict that shaped England, filling a few blanks in the 20-year story of Harold of Wessex (Grantchester’s James Norton) and William of Normandy (GameofThrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, pictured). In Monday’s finale, “The Hand of God”, their rivalry reaches an inevitable head, with William and his troops arriving on England’s south coast, and Harold taking what remains of the English forces to meet him. You couldn’t write what happens next.

SEVEN (6, 7)

NINE (8, 9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Knowing The Score. (PG, R) 11.00 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. (Malv, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Mystery Road: Origin. (Final, Malv, R) 1.50 Grand Designs Australia. (R) 2.50 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.20 Grand Designs. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.55 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.55 QI. (PGs, R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane Edmanson discovers an urban courtyard.

8.30 Professor T. (Final, Mav) The body of an undercover police officer  is discovered in the boot of a car.

9.20 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson.

9.50 Mother And Son. (Final, PGdl, R) Maggie throws herself a party.

10.20 The Assembly. (Final, l, R)

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.20 Silent Witness. (Malv, R)

12.20 Rage New Music.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 No Maori Allowed. (Mal, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Living Black: 50 Years Of SBS Indigenous. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Scotland’s Riverwoods. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Gunpowder Plot: Countdown To Treason. (PGa, R)

9.15 Lost Treasures Of Egypt: Tutankhamun’s Secret Revolution. (PGa) Looks at Tutankhamun’s influence.

10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Sisi. (MA15+s, R) 11.40 Rogue Heroes. (MA15+v, R) 2.00 Making Sense Of Cancer With Hannah Fry. (Mal, R) 3.05 Growing A Greener World. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.20 Ariel. 8.45 Andy And The Band. 9.00 Play School. 10.00 Nikhil And Jay. 11.00 PJ Masks. 11.25 Wiggle And Learn. 11.55 Thomas And Friends. 12.55pm Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 2.25 Bea’s Block. 2.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School. 3.55 Super Monsters. 4.35 Ariel. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 6.50 Room On The Broom. 7.30 The Ghastly Ghoul. 8.00 TBA. 8.25 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

Noon MOVIE: The Moogai. (2020) 1.35

Closed Doors. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Seasons Of The Wild. 7.30 MOVIE: Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020, PG) 9.00 The Moogai. 9.15 MOVIE: What We Do In The Shadows. (2014, M) 10.45

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.

8.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (2007, Mv, R) A former secret agent is once again hunted by the agency that created him. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn.

10.50 Motorway Patrol. (PGad, R) 11.20 GetOn Extra.

11.50 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

12.20 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. (PG, R) 1.20 In Plain Sight. (Madv) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

7TWO (62, 72)

6am Morning Programs. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show. 11.45 Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Mental Illness On Death Row. 1.25 Battleground Texas. 2.15 The Bee Whisperer. 3.05 Bamay. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Women Who Rock. 9.35 Sex Unlimited. 10.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.25 Homeland. 1.20am The Amityville Horror. 2.10 Night Bloomers. 3.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. 6am Morning Programs. Noon Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. 1.00 DVine Living. 1.30 Weekender. 2.00 House Of Wellness. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 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 Renters. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Bargain Hunt. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 1.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

7MATE (64, 73)

TALKIN’ ‘BOUT YOUR GEN 10, Tuesday, 7.30pm

Saving the best for last, Tuesday’s season finale of this revived comedy game show features a round that is so entertaining it could be the entire format. In “Pop Quiz”, host Anne Edmonds (pictured) allows the teams to research the questions – but with an age-inappropriate hurdle for each to climb over. Cue the reading glasses when Gen X’s Dave Hughes and Lisa McCune look for answers on TikTok; millennials Tommy Little and Luke McGregor take on a vintage computer with Encarta’98installed; and Generation Z’s Anisa Nandaula and Kath Ebbs attempt to navigate a dusty set of EncyclopediaBritannica volumes. Hilarity ensues as the youngsters learn how we lived before the “search” button.

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: The Clue To Love. (2021, PGa, R) Rachel Bles, Travis Milne. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00[MELB] TippingPoint Australia.(PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 9.00 Lingo. (R)

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Asia: Tangled Worlds. (PG) Presented by Sir David Attenborough.

8.30 MOVIE: The Meg. (2018, Mv, R) A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounters a giant shark. Jason Statham, Li Bingbing.

10.40 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. (PGl) 11.40 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)

9GEM (81, 92)

6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 The Dog House. (PGa) Looks at a flat-coated retriever. 8.30 House Hunters Australia. (R) Primrose and Brendon want to trade their suburban life for a home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Celebrity guests include Zoë Saldaña.

10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 10 News+. (R) 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.00 Yes, Prime Minister. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Warlords Of Atlantis. (1978, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30

Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 The Travelling Auctioneers.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The West Wing. 12.10pm MOVIE: Stalked By A Reality Star. (2018, 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: The Addams Family. (2019, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: Beetlejuice. (1988, M) 11.05 MOVIE: Candyman. (2021, MA15+) 12.50am The Vampire Diaries. 2.35 Supernatural. 3.30 Surfing Aust. 4.00 Barbie: A Touch Of Magic. 4.30 LEGO City Adventures. 4.50 Pet Shop Zombies. 5.10 Booba. 5.30 Late Programs.

6am The Movie Show. 6.35 Oink. (2022, PGav, Dutch) 8.00 The Movie Show. 8.35 Poms. (2019, PGals) 10.20 Cairo Conspiracy. (2022, Mav, Arabic) 12.35pm The Promise. (2016, Mav) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.35 The Company. (2003, PGals) 5.40 The Big Steal. (1990, PGls) 7.30 Truth. (2015, Malns) 9.50 The Moogai. (2020) 11.20 The Darkside. (2013, PGadl) 1.05am Doctor Sleep. (2019, MA15+av) 3.40 How To Blow Up A Pipeline. (2022, Madlv) 5.30 The Company. (2003, PGals) 10 COMEDY (52, 11)

6am Morning Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 NFL. NFL. Week 9. Miami Dolphins v Baltimore Ravens. 2.30pm Nature Gone Wild. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Hawthorn v North Melbourne. 9.15 MOVIE: Terminator: Dark Fate. (2019, MA15+) 11.50 MOVIE: The Thing. (1982, MA15+) 2.10am Surveillance Oz. 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 8. New Orleans Saints v Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Replay.

9GO! (82, 93)

10 DRAMA (53, 12)

OF THE WEEK

Saturday, November 1

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.25 Beyond Paradise. (PG, R) 1.25 Professor T. (Final, Mav, R) 2.15 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.00 Last Night Of The Proms. 4.45 The Assembly. (Final, l, R) 5.30 Landline. (R) 5.55 Australian Story. (R)

6.25 I Was Actually There: The Dismissal. (PG, R) Looks at the dismissal of PM Gough Whitlam.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Beyond Paradise. (PG) A woman is found with an arrow in her back.

8.30 Return To Paradise. (Mv, R) A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight.

9.30 Mystery Road: Origin. (Final, Malv, R) The killers are exposed. Jay and Mary are brought closer together.

10.20 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. (MA15+l, R) Alice travels to the past. 11.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Morning Programs. 11.55 BBC News At Ten. 12.25 France 24. 12.55 Soccer. Australian Championship. Round 4. Canberra Croatia FC v Avondale FC. 3.00 Soccer. Australian Championship. Round 4. Sydney Olympic FC v South Melbourne FC. 5.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.35 Hitler’s American Battleground. (PGa, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Royal Homes: Gatcombe Park. Looks at Gatcombe Park. 8.25 A Year At Kylemore Abbey. (Premiere) Looks at a year inside Kylemore Abbey, a heritage site in Ireland run by Benedictine nuns.

9.25 Japan: World’s Most Punctual Train: From Tokyo To The Sea Of Japan. (PG, R) Explores Japan’s Shinkansen, the world’s most punctual long-distance express trains.

10.20 The Hospital: In The Deep End: Public Vs Private. (Ma, R) 11.25 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav, R)

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

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm Peter Rabbit. 3.55 Odd Squad. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Wiggly Big Day Out. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.00 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.40 Chopped Jnr. 9.20 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning

Programs. 12.30pm BBC News At Ten. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 5.10 WorldWatch. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Kate Winslet: A Quest For Authenticity. 9.30 The Idea Of Australia. 10.30 Big Fat Quiz Best Bits: Ultimate Fails. 11.30 Snowpiercer. 12.30am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 12.55pm Seasons Of The Wild. 1.45 Nula. 2.15 MOVIE: Another Country. (2015, PG) 3.30 The First Inventors. 4.30 Homesteads.

5.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.00 Amplify. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Seven. (1995, MA15+) 10.45 Dance Rites 2023. 12.20am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Tobacco Barns. (2022, Madls, Spanish) 2.55 Poms. (2019, PGals) 4.35 Mosley. (2019, PGav) 6.25 The Chaperone. (2018, als) 8.30 Operation Mincemeat. (2021, Malsv) 10.50 Easy Love. (2019, MA15+adns, German) 12.30am The Moogai. (2020) 2.05 Truth. (2015, Malns) 4.25 Late Programs.

Sunday, November 2

ABC TV (2)

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. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland And Beyond… (PG, R) 3.15 Long Lost Family. (R) 4.10 The Role Of A Lifetime. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG)

6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (R) 7.00 ABC News.

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

8.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (Premiere) Nine artists compete to create celebrity portraits.

8.55 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. (Final, Malv) Cheryl and Alice join forces.

9.55 Mother And Son. (Final, PGdl, R) 10.25 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (R)

10.50 MOVIE: My Brother Jack – Part 2. (2001, Mnsv, R)

12.25 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 Ask The Doctor. (R) 3.30 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 2.50pm Wiggle And Learn. 3.05 Play School. 3.35 Isadora Moon. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Super Monsters. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 8.10 Crongton. 8.35 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.20 Abbott Elementary. 10.00 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Day and Brisbane Broncos Derby Raceday.

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. (PG) Chrissie Swan is joined by a fresh new team of expert presenters, covering food, home, money, health and travel.

8.00 MOVIE: A Few Good Men. (1992, Ml, R) Two lawyers defend a pair of US Marines who have been accused of murdering a fellow serviceman. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore. 11.00 MOVIE: The Kingdom. (2007, MA15+av, R) A team of agents tracks down terrorists. Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper. 1.00 In Plain Sight. (Madv) Mary learns that her witness has a gambling problem.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 It’s Academic. (R)

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

7TWO (62, 72)

6am Morning

Programs. 12.30pm Animal Rescue. 1.00 Room For Improvement. 1.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 2.00 Better Homes. 4.30 Harry’s Practice. 5.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Day and Broncos Derby Raceday. 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. 2pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. Riverbend Nationals. Replay. 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Geelong v Melbourne. 9.15 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Homecoming. (2017, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R)

6.30 A Current Affair. (R)

7.00 Weekend Today. News, current affairs and sports. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) A mix of highlights from the week in review. 11.30 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day.

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Speed. (1994, Mlv, R)

A fearless LAPD cop is put to the ultimate test after he is trapped on a runaway bus full of passengers. Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock.

9.55 MOVIE: The Mod Squad. (1999, Mlsv, R) A trio of juvenile delinquents is recruited by a cop to help infiltrate an underground drug  ring. Giovanni Ribisi, Claire Danes.

11.50 Next Stop. (PG)

12.20 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ms, R)

1.20 Rugby League. Ashes Tour. Second Test. England v Australia.

3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

9GEM (81, 92)

6am Morning Programs. 4pm Rugby League. Men’s Pacific C’ships.  Pacific Bowl. Papua New Guinea Kumuls  v Fiji Bati. 6.00 Pacific Championships PostGame. 6.15 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw. 6.30 TBA. 7.30 MOVIE: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. (2011, M) 9.55 MOVIE: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. (2022, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93)

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Crystal Palace. Replay. 3.00 Seinfeld. 3.40 Ski Rescue Down Under. 4.40 Hot Wheels. 5.40 MOVIE: The Pink Panther 2. (2009, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. (2012, M) 11.10 Top 20 Funniest. (Premiere) 12.10am Love Island Games. 2.45 Late Programs.

TEN (5, 10)

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (R) 1.00

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. A couple are desperate to sell their home.

8.30 Ambulance UK. (Mdlm, R) Ambulance crews attend a to woman in labour, an elderly female who has fallen down the stairs and suffered a seizure, a 12-year-old girl who overdosed and an 89-year-old vomiting and experiencing weakness. 9.30 Gogglebox Australia. (R) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 10.30 The Gilded Age. (PGa, R) George’s day in court arrives. 11.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

SBS (3)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Travel Quest. (PG, R) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. Round 6. Day 2. 5.00 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.05 Going Places. (PG, R) 5.35 Hitler’s American Battleground. (PGa, R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 JFK: One Day In America: Assassination. (Premiere) 8.30 King And Conqueror. (MA15+v) Harold travels north to confront the Viking threat. 9.20 Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries: Atlantis. (R) Dan Snow travels to Greece. 10.15 The Wonders Of Europe. (PG, R) 11.20 Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition. (PGa, R) 12.45 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys. (PGaw, R) 3.45 Growing A Greener World. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.

(6, 7)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 12. Collingwood v Brisbane Lions. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 12. St Kilda v Western Bulldogs. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (Final, PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 9.00 AC/DC: The World’s Greatest Rock Band. (M) Looks at AC/ DC through long-lost footage and exclusive interviews with some of the band’s biggest fans.

10.00 24 Hours In Police Custody: What Lies Beneath. (Malv, R) Police receive a call from a young man. 11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Death In A Heartbeat. (Mav, R) 12.15 The Long Song. (Final, Masv) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Drive: Driving Value. 12.00 SA Variety Bash. (PG) 1.00 Customs. (PGa, R) 1.30 Budget Battlers. (PGl, R) 2.40 David Attenborough’s Asia. (PG, R) 3.40 The Golden Bachelor. (PGal, R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Postcards. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 The Chef’s Garden. 10.00 Frugal Foodie. (R) 10.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 11.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 12.00 The Dog Academy. (PGl, R) 1.00 Wheel Of Fortune. (R) 1.30 Lingo. (R) 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 7. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Perth Wildcats. 4.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 The Golden Bachelor. (PGls)

8.35 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.35 9News Late.

10.05 Essex Millionaire Murders. (Mdv) Detectives close in on Luke D’Wit. 11.05 Mobsters: Santo Trafficante. (Madv) 12.00 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (Mv, R)

1.00 Drive: Driving Value. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Gogglebox Australia. (Final) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 8.30 Ghosts Australia. (Premiere, PGhl) A young couple inherit a centuries-old manor that’s haunted by six eclectic ghosts. 9.30 Matlock. (PGal, R) Matty works on a case with Julian. Olympia learns a secret about Julian’s past. 11.30 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Morning

7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31)

Programs. 11.55 Riot Island: Prison Without Walls. 1.45pm Instagram: A Life Under Filter. 2.45 Jeopardy! 4.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 AK47: The Legend Behind The Gun. 9.25 Uncanny. 10.35 The Change. 11.35 Hudson & Rex. 12.25am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Escape To The Country. 3.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 The Marlow Murder Club. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe. 11.30 Heathrow. Midnight Harry’s Practice. 12.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (81, 92)

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Rugby League. Women’s Pacific C’ships. Pacific Cup. NZ Kiwi Ferns  v Aust. 3.30 Rugby League. Men’s Pacific  C’ship. Pacific Cup. NZ Kiwi Ferns v Tonga  XIII. 6.00 Getaway. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 TBA. 11.00 Major Crimes. Midnight MOVIE: I Live In Grosvenor Square. (1945) 2.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Red’s Fishing Adventures. 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 3.00 Duck Dynasty. 4.00 Full Custom Garage. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Border Security USA. 6.30 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World Dominion. (2022, M) 11.25 MOVIE: Vertical Limit. (2000, M) 2am Late Programs. 9GO! (82, 93) 6am Morning Programs. 12.25pm The Report. (2019, Malv) 2.35 The Movie Show. 3.10 The Big Steal. (1990, PGls) 5.00 The Darkside. (2013, PGadl) 6.40 Leap Year. (2010, PGalv) 8.30 To End All Wars. (2001, MA15+av) 10.40 The Last Emperor. (1987, Malv) 1.40am Easy Love. (2019, MA15+adns, German) 3.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm City-Bay: Adelaide’s Iconic Fun Run. 3.00 Big Rigs Of Oz. 3.30 Project Impossible. 4.30 Young Sheldon. 5.00 Dinner With The Parents. 5.30 MOVIE: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. (2019, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, M) 9.25 MOVIE: Be Cool. (2005, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

Monday, November 3

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 9.55 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (R) 10.25 Annika. (Ma, R) 12.00

ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R)

2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 QI. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners. (Final) Investigative journalism program. 9.15 Media Watch. (Mdl) Presented by Linton Besser. 9.35 Planet America. 10.05 I Was Actually There. (MA15+l, R)

10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. (Ml, R) 11.40 End Game With Tony Armstrong. (Mal, R) 12.30 Parliament Question Time. 1.30 Grand Designs. (Ml, R) 2.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PGa, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Morning Programs. 12.10 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00

PBS News Weekend. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 The Airport: Back In The Skies. (Ml, R) 2.55 Bollywed. 3.25

Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Wild Slovakia With Nigel Marven. (PGaw) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

7.35 Big Fat Quiz Best Bits: Ultimate Jokes. Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 8.30 King And Conqueror. (Final, Mlv) Harold rides to battle William. William’s army struggles against the Saxon shield wall. 9.30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel: Countdown To Launch. (R) The project is nearly complete. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence. (Mal, R) 11.55 The Man Who Died. (MA15+as, R) 2.35 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.10 Growing A Greener World. (PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.50pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School. 3.55 Stan Can. 4.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Gladiators UK. 9.35 The Crystal Maze. 10.20 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning

Programs. 3.10pm History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 3.35 Bamay. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Sue Perkins: Into Alaska. 9.25 Buzzcocks. 10.10 Warren’s Vortex. (Premiere) 11.10 Tell Me What You Really Think. 12.10am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs.

1.40pm The Lake Winnipeg Project. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Tales From Zambia. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are?

8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.35 MOVIE: We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 11.10 Ochre And Ink. 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.40pm Aspromonte: Land Of The Forgotten. (2019, Malv, Italian) 2.15 Whina. (2022, PGa, Maori, English) 4.20 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PGaln) 6.35 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PGalsv) 8.30 Stockholm Bloodbath. (2023, MA15+av) 10.40 The Fox. (2022, MA15+a, German, French) 12.55am Late Programs.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 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) Eden is at a loss.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.

9.00 The Rookie. (Mav) When anti-LAPD billboards emerge throughout the city, the team searches for those responsible.

10.00 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) A renowned playwright vanishes.

11.00 S.W.A.T. (Mav) Tan finds himself on a one-man mission.

12.00 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce. (MA15+s)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (62, 72)

6am Morning

Programs. Noon The Voice. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 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 Doc Martin. 12.30am Bargain Hunt. 1.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64, 73)

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Support Races. Carrera Cup. H’lights. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Crystal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Golden Bachelor. (PGls, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Golden Bachelor. (PGa) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

8.40 To Be Advised.

9.40 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. (PGl) Looks at the Melbourne Cup Carnival with a preview of Cup Day as the experts try to predict the winner.

10.40 9News Late.

11.10 The Equalizer. (Mv) The team races to rescue a young hacker.

12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.00 Hello SA. (PG)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

9GEM (81, 92)

6am Morning Programs.

Noon Poirot. 1.00 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (1948, PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Man Who Finally Died. (1963, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. 8.30 Death In Paradise. 9.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 11.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 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 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: 21 Jump Street. (2012, MA15+) 12.05am Veronica Mars. 1.05 The Vampire Diaries. 3.00 Supernatural. 4.00 Late Programs.

Tuesday, November 4

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 Whitlam: The Power And The Passion. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. (Final, Malv, R) 2.00 Parliament. 2.55 Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Adriatic Sea. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 1.55 The Australian Wars. (Mav, R) 3.00 Bollywed. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 New England’s Wildlife Wonders. (PGa) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 QI. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 I Was Actually There: Fairlie Arrow Abduction Hoax. (Mns) 8.35 End Game With Tony Armstrong. (Final, Ml) Tony Armstrong completes his UK journey. 9.25 The Art Of. (Ml) 9.55 The Assembly. (PG, R)

10.40 Media Watch. (Mdl, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 Four Corners. (Final, R) 12.10 Keating: The Interviews. (R) 1.10 Parliament Question Time. 2.10 Grand Designs. (R) 3.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.45 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys. 8.30 Tell Me What You Really Think: Menopause. (Mal) Looks at how a new generation of women are smashing taboos. 9.25 The Cancer Killers. (Premiere) Two scientists develop a revolutionary cancer treatment. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 12.00 Safe Home. (Malv, R) 1.00 The Unusual Suspects. (MA15+l, R) 2.00 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 2.50 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.50pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School. 3.55 Stan Can. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Deadly 60. 9.05 Shark With Steve Backshall. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.05pm Dreaming Whilst Black. 2.45 MH370: The Lost Flight. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoff Roading. 9.25 Go Back To Where You Came From UK. (Premiere) 10.25 Hoarders. 11.20 Dark Side Of The Ring. (Return) 12.15am Late Programs.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) The latest news and views. 12.00 Horse Racing. The Big Dance On Cup Day and Melbourne Cup Raceday. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Harper and Tane reach a stalemate. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.10 The Rookie. (Mav) Bradford receives a strange message, launching a larger investigation into the dark web.

10.10 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Michelle Buckingham. (Malsv, R) Ron Iddles revisits notable cases.

11.10 Grosse Pointe Garden Society. (Mas) 12.10 MOVIE: A Family’s Secret. (2022, Mav, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (62, 72)

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 10.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Melbourne Cup Day. From Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. 5.30 WIN News.

[MELB]TippingPointAustralia.(PG,R)

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Elephant Special. (PGm) The Asian elephants go to South Australia. 8.30 Bump. (MA15+dls) Oly and Santi come to the realisation that they are both feeling untethered.

9.50 9News Late.

10.20 Wild Cards. (Mav)

11.20 Black Widow: The Killing Of David Jackson. (Mav, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Cross Court. (R) 1.30 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 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 To Be Advised. 8.30 Sam Pang Tonight. (Mals) A weekly tonight show hosted by Sam Pang, featuring a monologue roasting the news of the week. 9.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. (PGls, R) Hosted by Anne Edmonds, with team captains Dave Hughes, Tommy Little and Anisa Nandaula. 10.30 10’s

10 News+.

Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. (Final, PGdls) Hosted by Anne Edmonds. 8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The team investigates a series of fires. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 10 News+. (R) 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

9GEM (81, 92)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. Noon MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, PG) 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 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses. (2011, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon My Kitchen Rules. 1.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 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 Judge John Deed. 10.45 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.45 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. Noon Poirot. 1.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 2.00 Wild Moments. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Sands Of The Desert. (1960) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Chelsea Detective. (Return) 10.40 Major Crimes. 11.40 Poirot. 12.50am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Crystal Hunters. 2.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Outback Farm. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 12.30am Storage Wars.

Wednesday, November 5

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (Final, R) 10.55 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (Mdl, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 3.30 Grand Designs Revisited. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 QI. (PG, R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG)

8.30 Crime Night! (Premiere, PG) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.

9.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

Hosted by comedian Adam Hills.

9.30 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) (PG, R) Presented by Guy Montgomery.

10.15 If You’re Listening. (R)

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Planet America. (R) 11.40 You Can’t Ask That. (MA15+n, R) 12.10 Parliament Question Time. 1.10 Grand Designs Revisited. (R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Adriatic Sea. (PGaw) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Tell Me What You Really Think. (Mal, R) 3.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (PG, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Incredible Canals. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Idea Of Australia: Creative Nation. (Final, PG) Looks at how creativity shaped the nation.

8.30 JFK: The Home Movie That Changed The World. (Mav, R) The assassination of JFK and the importance of the 8mm film that captured the tragedy are explored.

9.30 No Hamburg, No Beatles. (Mdns, R) The story of The Beatles. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 I Am Scrooge. (Mals) 12.00 This Town. (MA15+dl, R)

2.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 3.05 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.05pm Play School. 3.55 Stan Can. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 TBA. 9.20 Teen Titans Go! 9.55 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. 10.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Nganampa Anwernekenhe. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Tales From Zambia. 7.30 Chatham Islanders. 8.30 MOVIE: Bordertown. (2007) 10.30 Mpartntwe: Sacred Sites. 11.00 Little Towns, Big Voices. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning

Programs. 11.45 DW The Day. 12.15pm Bamay. 12.40 The Matrix Generation. 1.40 If You Are The One. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Food That Built The World. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.20 MOVIE: A Midnight Clear. (1992, MA15+) 11.20 MOVIE: Sweet November. (2001, M) 1.35am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. Noon The Longest Week. (2014, Mas) 1.35 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PGaln) 3.50 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PGalsv) 5.45 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PGav) 8.30 Hamburger Hill. (1987, MA15+lv) 10.30 Thirst. (2009, MA15+hlsv, Korean, English) 1am Late Programs.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PG) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 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) Sonny lets a friend down gently.

7.30 RFDS. (Ma) Wayne attends his clinic’s fundraiser.

8.30 Off The Grid With Colin And Manu. (Mal) The guys return to Auckland, where they experience the traditional method of cooking a hangi.

9.30 House Of Wellness. (PG) Mel Doyle and Shane Crawford are joined by Dr Ahmed Kazmi where no topic is off limits.

10.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav) Cruz’s past comes back to haunt him.

11.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 1.00 Imposters. (Madlsv, 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 My Kitchen Rules. 1.30

One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 House Of Wellness. 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 Inspector George Gently. 10.45 Air Crash Inv. 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (64, 73)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 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 Live PD: Police Patrol. Midnight Late Programs.

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Golden Bachelor. (PGa, R) 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Budget Battlers. (PGl) Hosted by Jess Eva and Norm Hogan.

8.40 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators: Unmasking A Monster. (MA15+asv) Revisits one of Australia’s most haunting cold cases, the 1970 abduction and murder of sisters Judith and Susan MacKay. 9.50 The Grand Tour. (Ml) The guys take a bumpy ride across Colombia.

11.15 9News Late.

11.45 Resident Alien. (Mas)

12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.25 Explore. (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. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.00 The Chelsea Detective. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Carry On Cleo. (1964, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 TBA. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Major Crimes. 11.50 Poirot. 1am Creflo. 1.30 MOVIE: Carry On Cleo. (1964, PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (82, 93)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 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 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: The Heat. (2013, MA15+) 12.10am Veronica Mars. 1.10 The Vampire Diaries. 3.05 Supernatural. 4.00 Late Programs.

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 Celebrity Traitors UK. (PGa) Hosted by Claudia Winkleman. 8.50 Jamie’s Air-Fryer Meals. (R) Jamie Oliver demonstrates how to prepare dishes for a range of occasions using an air-fryer. 9.50 The Gilded Age. (Final, PGa) Ada and Aurora rush to stop Marian from making a major life decision. 11.10 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.35 10 News+. (R) 12.35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Thursday, November 6

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 I Was Actually There. (Mns, R) 10.30 End Game With Tony Armstrong. (Final, Ml, R) 11.25 Crime Night! (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Malv, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Home Delivery. (R) 3.25 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 10.10

Confucius Was A Foodie. (R) 11.00 The Adriatic Sea. (PGaw) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Idea Of Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 The Mystery Of The Nazca Lines. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain: Madrid. (PGl)

Family. Hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell.

9.45 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (R)

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R)

11.10 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 11.55 Parliament Question Time.

1.00 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

8.25 From That Small Island: The Irish Story: Contested Identities – The Coming Of The English. A snapshot of Europe in the year 1000.

9.25 Blue Lights. Grace encounters a former social work client.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Davos 1917. (Mav) 11.55 The Shelter. (MA15+v, R) 2.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 3.05 Birdsville Or Bust: Untold Australia. (Ml, R) 4.05 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PG) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 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) Harper takes action.

8.30 Jim Jefferies And Friends. (MA15+ls) Jim Jefferies gives his opinion on tattoos. Featuring Georgie Carroll, Chris Wainhouse and Jason John Whitehead.

9.30 First Dates UK. (PGa) It’s Christmas at the restaurant and this year’s festive hopefuls are all wishing for the greatest gift of all – love.

10.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+av, R)

11.30 Gatecrashers.

12.30 Life. (Malsv, R)

1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) A mix of topical issues. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Our State On A Plate. A look at unique local produce. 12.30 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Oaks Day. 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Bold. (PG, R) 8.30

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Paramedics. (Mlm) A hero bystander uses CPR to bring a woman back from the dead.

9.30 RPA: Farmer Mark. (PGm, R) A farmer suffers a brain aneurysm.

10.30 9News Late.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+av)

11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Mls, 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. 6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 The Celebrity Traitors UK. (Ml) Hosted by Claudia Winkleman. 8.55 Gogglebox Australia. (R) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 10.25 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.50 The Cheap Seats.

6am Morning Programs. 11.45 DW The Day. 12.25pm The Late Session. 2.25 Bamay. 2.55 Insight. 4.00 WorldWatch. 6.00 Our Medicine. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 The UnXplained. 11.00 Kabul. 1am Homicide. 1.55 Conversations. 2.30 Somewhere Boy. 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (62, 72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm Wiggle And Learn. 3.55 Stan Can. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.20 Amazing Animal Friends. 10.10 Late Programs.

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. 1.10 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Brothers In Law. (1957) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Clarkson’s Farm. 8.30 MOVIE: Analyze This. (1999, MA15+) 10.35 Major Crimes. 11.35 Poirot. 12.45am Late Programs.

7MATE (64, 73) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. Noon MOVIE: Bordertown. (2007) 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Tales From Zambia. 7.30 Going Places. 8.30 Moni. 9.40 MOVIE: The Town. (2010, MA15+) Midnight Cultural Connections Immersion Festival. 1.00 Late Programs. NITV (34)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 News. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Survivor 49. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.15 MOVIE: The House. (2017, MA15+) Midnight Veronica Mars. 1.00 The Vampire Diaries. 3.00 Supernatural. 4.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.25pm 20,000 Species Of Bees. (2023, Maln, Spanish, Basque, French) 2.45 The Emperor’s Club. (2002, PGlns) 4.45 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 6.40 Spitfire. (2018, PGa) 8.30 Platoon. (1986, MA15+alv) 10.45 Only The Brave. (2017, Mals) 1.15am Hamburger Hill. (1987, MA15+lv) 3.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars.

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Outback Music Festivals

THE Australian Outback will sing again in 2026 with the return of two iconic camping-based music festivals, The Big Red Bash which is renowned as the world’s most remote music event, and Australia’s Biggest Outback Music Festival the Mundi Mundi Bash.

Each features three days of music and unique outback entertainment - from worldrecordattemptsandcharityfunruns to camel rides, comedy and outdoor film nights.

The Birdsville Big Red Bash will return to the Simpson Desert across July 7-9 next year, while the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi BashwillreturntotheMundiMundiPlains across August 20-22 with both blockbuster Outback music events putting tickets on-sale this week.

The 2026 festival line-ups are a roll call of Australian music royalty with Missy Higgins (Big Red Bash only), The Teskey Brothers, Hoodoo Gurus (Big Red Bash only), Jon Stevens (Mundi Mundi Bash only), John Butler (Mundi Mundi Bash only), The Living End (Big Red Bash only), Birds of Tokyo (Big Red Bash only), Jessica Mauboy and other legendary acts set to hit two of the most extraordinary stages on earth.

THE FULL EVENT LINE-UPS INCLUDE: Birdsville Big Red Bash: Missy Higgins, Hoodoo Gurus, The Teskey Brothers, The LivingEnd,BirdsofTokyo,JessicaMauboy, Shannon Noll, Kate Ceberano, The Whitlams, Tim Finn, Troy Cassar-Daley, Chocolate Starfish, Ross Wilson, Furnace and the Fundamentals, ‘50 Years of Fleetwood Mac’, Shane Howard, Wes Carr, Jem Cassar-Daley, Tom Busby and Gypsy Lee.

The2026eventwillseeGypsyLeejoinher mother and Bash regular Kate Ceberano for the first time in Birdsville, while Jem Cassar-Daley will also join her father Troy at the event for another familial moment on the edge of the Simpson Desert.

Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash: The Teskey Brothers, Jon Stevens, John Butler, Boy&Bear,BabyAnimals,JessicaMauboy, TheWhitlams,LeoSayer,TimFinn,Richard Clapton, Troy Cassar-Daley, Chocolate Starfish, Furnace and the Fundamentals, Wendy Matthews, The Radiators, Shane Howard, Fanny Lumsden, ‘50 Years of Fleetwood Mac’, Hot Potato Band, Tom Busby and Wes Carr.

Greg Donovan, Bash event founder/ owner and Managing Director of the Outback Music Festival Group who stage botheventssaid2026marksajoyfulreturn to form.

“We’re stoked to be bringing back the full Birdsville Big Red Bash after taking a breather this year,” he said.

“Our team are recharged and ready to give festival-goers an unforgettable outback adventure. Tickets are already sellingfast,we’resogratefulfortheongoing support of our festival goers.

“After the first hour of on sale tickets are already 40 per cent sold for the Big Red Bash and we’re hoping for an equally great response when the Mundi Mundi Bash ticketsgoon-sale.”

ForDonovan,theBashfestivalsareabout more than music - they’re about moments.

“Watching families dance in the shadow of the 40-metre-high Big Red sand dune as the sun sets behind it, or seeing thousands on the Mundi Mundi Plains under that

endlessskywiththeBarrierRangesbehind them is pure magic,” he said.

Missy Higgins is looking forward to headlining the Big Red Bash’s return.

“My band and I absolutely love playing in the desert for The Big Red Bash,” she said.

“Surrounded by giant sand dunes and people having travelled miles in their dusty caravans to get there… it’s so unique and so Australian. There is an incredible line-up set for 2026 and we’re all thrilled to be invited back to play again.”

Meanwhile, The Teskey Brothers are eager to make their Bash debut.

“We’ve heard a lot about these desert shows from our friends and we can’t wait togetoutthereinthereddustandseewhat it’s all about,” Josh Teskey added.

“Very excited for these shows.” The 2026 edition of the Big Red Bash will also mark the return of crowd favourites Hoodoo Gurus.

“We’re psyched to be making a return visit to The Big Red Bash next year,” frontman Dave Faulkner said.

“Our first-and only-time there in 2023 was one of the most memorable gigs of our lives. What an insane idea: gather a motley crewofmerrymisfitsandsavvyself-starters andheadouttotheback-of-beyondtoenjoy afewdaysofmusic,mirthandmerriment?! Whoever thought of that is a genius because it was amazing and I can’t wait to experience it again.”

Event organisers are working on a new activity to replace the world-record breaking Nutbush dance-offs at both Bash events with further announcements to come.

Both events are all-ages, dog-friendly and BYO and offer a rare kind of freedom where thousands of campers share songs, stories and sunrise views that stretch on forever. Heavily reduced ticket prices for kids under 18-years-old are available.

ThefestivalsofferupuniquelyAustralian destination adventures for families, grey nomads, camping and caravanning enthusiasts and intrepid travelers alike with around 10,000 expected to converge on Big Red outside of Birdsville and close to 15,000 on the Mundi Mundi Plains.

More information head to: www.bigredbash.com.au and www.mundimundibash.com.au.

The Hoodoo Gurus on stage at Mundi Mundi.

Preparing for the festival.

Heading out to Birdsville for the Bash. (Matt Williams)

Kicking up some fun and dust at Mundi Mundi.

7 Nights

Apr 2026 - Mar 2027

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 five-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.

Book sale

Rotary Club of Geelong West, Saturday 1 November & Sunday 2 November, 10am-4pm, 2 Baxter Road, North Geelong. All adult books $2, all children’s books $1.

Portarlington Neighbourhood House Garden trail, Sunday 2 November, 10am-4pm, 15 private gardens open for inspection, $10, kids free.

 Facebook - Portarlington Garden Trail 2025

Ballroom dance

Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Saturday November 1, 7.30-10.30pm, $10 includes supper, music Ben.

 0400 500 402

Geelong’s Soroptimist International Service club for women and girls, every second Tuesday of the month from 6pm at Belmont RSL.

 0455 835 691, or geelong@siswp.com

Geelong Sports & Game Fishing

Meets first and third Monday of the month at Belmont Park Pavilion, 7.30pm.

 John, 0409 234 307

Combined Probus Belmont Central

The Combined Probus Club of Belmont Central meets at 10.30am on the second Wednesday of each month at Waurn Ponds Hotel. Visitors welcome.

 Secretary, 0417 555 547

Geelong Anglers Club

Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm, 9 Yuille Street, Geelong West. Monthly fishing competitions.

 Brian, 0417 190 092, or Ian, 0470 114 787

Drysdale CWA

Every second Tuesday at 1pm and crafts every fourth Tuesday at 11.30am of each month at Drysdale RSL Club.

 Jenny, 0452 258 333

Scottish 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

Bingo

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

 Frank, 5241 1776

First steps in music

Babies, toddlers and preschoolers welcome with parent/carer. Thursdays Northern Bay College, Tallis, and Fridays at Northern Bay College, Peacock. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.

 info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au

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 Geelong - Juggernauts

PlayLinks

Music and art playgroup where babies, toddlers and preschoolers learn together with their parent/carer. Wednesdays St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Norlane.

Meditation & discussion

Belmont Library, Saturday 8 November, 11am-12.30pm. Secular (non religious) group. All welcome.

 Graeme, 0438 785 512

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

Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir

Small ladies choir who require no knowledge of the Welsh language. Meet Wednesdays 7pm at St Luke’s, Highton to help each other sing in Welsh and English.

 0413 406 433, or welshladieschoir.com.au

Chess clubs

Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe Street, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Road (on Blanche Street), St Leonards.

 Ralph, 0431 458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob, 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn, 5292 2162 (St Leonards)

Geelong Scout Heritage Centre

Meets third Sunday of the month, 56 Russell Street, Newtown, 10am-3pm.

 0419 591 432, or geelong.heritage@scoutsvictoria.com.au

Dancer’s Club Geelong

Ballroom dance weekly, Leopold Hall

7.30-10.30pm. Admission $8 includes supper. Old time, New Vogue and Latin. CDs by Puff, Damian and Anne and Kevin.  Russ, 5250 1937

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

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

Arts National Geelong Welcomes guests and members to monthly lecture series. Details of lecture topics, lecturers and venues at:

 artsnational.au

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

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

Writers’ group

The Hub writers’ group meets at Arts Hub, Clifford Parade, Barwon Heads, first Sunday of the month, 2-4pm. New members welcome.

 dorothy.johnston@hugonet.com.au

Geelong Evening VIEW

Third Monday of the month, 6pm at Waurn Ponds Hotel.

 Von, 0414 930 259, or geelongeveningview@gmail.com

Laughter Club Geelong Saturdays, 9am, Eastern Beach in front of the swimming enclosure. 30-minutes free laughter yoga done standing or seated.  0418 521 265

Lions Club International

Enjoy meeting great people and help out your community at the same time. Clubs all over greater Geelong - see which one is right for you.

 Les, 0428 466 446

Grovedale Marshall Probus

Second Thursday of the month, 10am at The Grovedale Hub, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale.

 Anne, 0425 356 973

Chess

Group chess lessons at Geelong West. Suitable for beginners who have a reasonably firm understanding of the game rules. Kids and adults welcome.

 Isaac, isaacsmith5603@gmail.com or 0406 199 457

Community kitchen

Do you enjoy cooking or want to learn cooking and budgeting skills with a small group of like-minded people in your community? Are you interested in volunteering to facilitate a Community Kitchen?

 healthycommunities@barwonhealth.org.au

Croquet

Drysdale Bowling & Croquet Club, Clifton Springs Road, Tuesdays from 10am for training, bring a friend.

 0428 740 591

Ocean Grove Senior Citizens 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove

Weekly

Tuesday: snooker 1pm, chess, indoor bowls 1.15pm. Wednesday: bingo 1.15pm, ukulele class 2pm, guitar jam session 4pm. Thursday: snooker 1pm, cards 500, social afternoons 1.15pm. Friday: art classes 9am. Fortnightly

CWA 1st & 3rd Monday 2.30pm

 Kareen, 0419 246 346, or Janis, 5255 4585

Monthly

Inhouse Movies 3rd Wednesday 1.30pm.  Dianne, 5255 1372

To the market we go

The inaugural Geelong City Market was held at Little Malop Street on Saturday and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there to capture the excitement of the grand opening of what will become a weekly event.

Ben Wilkinson and Helen Demetriou with their purchase. 511462_03

Shaun Phillips and his daughter Winki. 511462_12

Tanya Duncan with a basket of croissants. 511462_02

Maryann Lauofo tries out a curry. 511462_11

Mayor Stretch Kontelj and Yogi Stefanovski celebrate the launch of the market. 511462_06

Julie Brooks stocks up on tomatoes and capsicum. 511462_09

Cristina D’Antino with oysters. 511462_10

Jason Kerby with his daughter Grace. 511462_07

Above: Connie Tay with her daughters Elsie and Zoey. 511462_05 Right: Charlotte and Eva try the pastries. 511462_08

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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

ACROSS

1 Without a fixed address (8)

5 Climb (6) 10 Churlish (5)

11 Emission of energy (9)

12 Hammer (6)

13 Ultra (7)

14 Harsh (8)

15 Plaster artwork (6)

18 Rib (6)

20 Yearbooks (8)

21 Cannabis derivative (7)

24 Desired (6)

27 One of seven children (9)

28 Appropriate (5)

29 Killer (6)

30 Adieu (8)

DOWN

1 Dry fruit outer (4) 2 Citrus preserve (9) 3 Faithful (5)

4 Observation (8)

6 Strew (7) 7 Banish (5)

8 Perilous (9)

9 Lazy (4)

14 Combination into a whole (9)

16 Across the region

17 Variety of hot drink (5,3)

19 Free time (7)

22 Dividing walls (5)

23 Aid (4)

25 Passageway between seats (5)

26 Small duck (4)

1. Linen is made from the cellulose fibres of which plant?

2 How many points is the letter Y worth in a game of scrabble?

3 A common dessert component, frangipane is made primarily from what ingredient?

4 CanneryRow is a 1945 novel by which American author?

5 The nicknames ‘Satchmo’, ‘Satch’ and ‘Pops’ belonged to which influential Jazz singer and trumpeter?

6 Morel, lion’s mane, oyster and enoki are all types of what?

7 What spirit is used to make Irish coffee?

8 On February 3, 1959, which three American musicians were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa?

9 In what year did Ireland join the European Union?

10 What was Amy Winehouse's (pictured) last studio recording before her death in 2011?

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Further

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•Replacement of three (3) existing Optus/Vodafone panel antennas with six (6) new Optus/Vodafone panel antennas (each not more than 2.8m in length);

•Recovery of one (1) existing Optus parabolic antenna (0.6m in diameter);

•Installation, relocation and removal of ancillary equipment, including GPS antennas, Mast Head Amplifiers, mounts, feeders, cabling, combiners, and other associated equipment; and

•Internal works within the existing equipment shelter.

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Fronx an appealing little car

By Chris Riley, Marque Motoring

Not sure what to make of the Suzuki Fronx. ItsharesaplatformwiththeSuzukiSwift, so it could be described as the crossover version of Swift.

The Fronx name is a portmanteau of ‘Frontier Next’ which was trademarked by Suzuki way back in 2014.

They are a bit slow off the mark but apparently the idea was to create an SUV that is widely accepted by the market with existing resources, which could explain some things.

Suzuki describes Fronx as the most comprehensively equipped Suzuki model ever offered in Australia, pairing premium styling with the advanced features you’d normally expect in higher-end cars.

Let’s see.

There’s just the one model priced from $29,990 driveaway. Premium paint adds $745 to the price; two-tone paint which combines a black roof with a second colour is $1345.

Our test vehicle was finished in the two-tone combination of Bluish Black Pearl over Splendid Silver Pearl Metallic.

Standard kit includes single-zone climate air, combination cloth and leather accented trim, leather transmission shift and steering wheel, heated manual-adjust front seats and keyless entry and start.

There are also 16-inch alloys with 195/60 profile rubber, LED head and daytime running lights, adaptive cruise control, auto high beam, traffic sign recognition and rear parking sensors.

Fronxiscoveredbyafive-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and five years of roadside assistance.

Service is due every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever occurs first. No mention of fixed price servicing.

Styling

Fronx is an attractive little vehicle.

One of those in-betweeners, not quite a hatch but certainly not an SUV.

It’s just under four metres in length with a 2520mm wheelbase and weighs 1064kg.

Infotainment

Infotainment comes in the form of a smallish 9.0-inch touchscreen. It features Bluetooth, steering wheel controls, AM/ FM and DAB+ digital radio, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and generic six-speaker sound.

Separatecontrolsareprovidedfortheair, but no physical volume control is provided for the audio.

Navigation is not included and while we have objected strongly to manufacturers dropping this feature in the past, the advent of wireless CarPlay and Android Auto largely fills this role - EXCEPT that is when you leave civilisation behind and phone reception becomes patchy. Alas, then you’re on your own.

There’s also wireless phone charging, USB-A and 12-volt sockets in the front, plus two USB-C sockets in the back.

Fronx has not been tested for safety yet. Infact,theonlySuzukitocurrentlycarry a rating from ANCAP is the Swift hatch and it mustered only three stars.

However, it comes with a comprehensive suite of driver assist features including six airbags, head-up display, a 360-degree reverse camera and auto emergency braking.

Dual Sensor Brake Support II employs radar and a camera to detect vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians directly or diagonally ahead of the vehicle.

If a collision is likely, audio and visual warnings alert the driver. If the driver doesn’t brake hard enough, brake assist

steps in to automatically help slow the vehicle.

And, if the probability of a collision increases,thesystemautomaticallyapplies brakeforcetohelpreduceimpactforceand mitigate damage.

There’s also Lane Keep Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Blind Spot Monitor and Weaving Alert.

Two ISOFix child seat anchors and three top tethers are provided in the rear.

Engines/transmissions

The 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine develops 76kW at 6000 rpm and 137Nm of torque at 4400 rpm, with the assistance of a 12-volt mild-hybrid system.

It’s paired with a six-speed automatic, with drive to the front wheels.

Interior

Rear legroom is generous for a vehicle this size, but at the expense of luggage capacity.

The elevated rear seat limits headroom and rear seat passengers unfortunately miss out on their own air outlets.

Cargo capacity is 304 litres with the rear seats upright, or 605 litres with them folded, with a multi-level floor that hides a space saver spare.

It’s a tight little chassis with a low centre of gravity and Fronx handles surprisingly well, given the limitations of the simple torsion bar rear suspension.

There are paddle shifters for changing gear manually as well as a Sport button on the centre console.

In other markets Fronx is available with

all-wheel drive, but that would impact the price.

Driving Suzuki is slow to respond to feedback, or is just not listening, because the car comes with the same old transmission shift that has attracted criticism in the past.

The problem is that dragging the shift backwardstoputthecarintoDriveislikely to engage manual mode if you pull too hard, and there’s no lock out to stop this from occurring.

The result is a car that revs loudly, demanding a gear change that is not going to happen until you realise what is going on.

Putting anything in the two cupholders ahead of the transmission shift makes it difficult to move the shift into park. Seriously, guys?

The instrument cluster is basic, with old school analogue gauges for the tacho and speedometer, separated by a small informational panel.

It offers a surprising array of choices, somesuchasG-forceareperhapsirrelevant to the average driver.

Using Android Auto to navigate locks the information panel to map directions and in the process locks out the digital speedo, justwhenyouareprobablygoingtoneedit.

The head-up display is of the cheaper, flip-up variety, but at least it works.

Better still, you can actually see it wearing polarised sunglasses.

Light steering and a compact 9.6-metre turning circle make it an okay car for getting around town, as long as you’re an

undemanding driver.

But a lack of power and especially torque sees it struggle outside of town where you are more likely to encounter hilly terrain and have the need to overtake.

Engaging Sport mode is a bit frenetic for prolonged use, but you can get the car really moving quite well if you elect to change gears manually.

The majority of drivers are unlikely to persist with this option, but letting the transmission do its thing sees it slip back into a torque hole.

Thecardoesn’treallygetgoingwithoutat least 2300 revs on the dial.

As we mentioned, it’s a good chassis and could easily accommodate a more powerful drivetrain. It deserves it.

Although the driver assist features aren’t too intrusive, there was one incident where auto braking activated for no apparent reasonasweroundedadescendinghairpin bend - not once but three times.

With a 37-litre tank it takes standard 91 unleaded and with auto engine stop-start, fuelconsumptionisaclaimed4.9L/100km. We were getting 5.7L/100km after 533km - not bad but not as good as a Toyota.

Summing up

There’s a great car inside the Fronx waiting to get out. It could be so much more and is crying out for further investment.

On our wish list is a more powerful engine, a digital instrument cluster and a reorganisation of the infotainment system.

The original four quadrant system nailed simplicity, this one is just confusing. Just saying.

There is a great car inside the Fronx waiting to get out. (Pictures: Supplied)

Century for Venom

Geelong Venom became the first side to reach triple-digits this WNBL season, with Jazmin Shelley and Mackenzie Holmes producingclinicalperformancesina110-76 winoverAdelaideLightning.

The WNBA draftees stepped up in the second quarter to help the home side recover from a 13-point deficit at Geelong Arena on Saturday, securing the Venom’s firstwinoftheseason.

Holmes was instrumental, registering 33 points and six rebounds, while Shelley recorded25pointsandfiveassists.

Victory came despite the Venom missing their WNBA import Alissa Pili, out for at leastfiveweekswithanankleinjury.

“I make sure that players feel they can play a number of roles, and we asked (Alex) Sharptoplaythefourspot(today).We’vegot alittlebitofflexibilitythere,“Geelongcoach ChrisLucassaid.

“I’m just pleased for the girls, and we’re gettingbetter.Wecantidyupafewexecution thingsdefensivelyandoffensively.

“We were just undisciplined (at the start), and then we went on about a 20-point run. Wegotluckyonafewlateshots.“

Jaz Shelley.

Adelaide coach Kerryn Mitchell said the side needed other players to step up when Talbot goes to the bench, after Geelong capitalised when she was rested in the secondquarter.

“We weren’t terrible tonight. It’s pretty hardtobeatateamthatshootsat65percent fromthree,“Mitchellsaid.

“We got stagnant on offence, and we weren’t getting stops on defence, which meantwecouldn’trunasmuch.“

Both teams started the game sinking bucketafterbucketbeforeTalbotsteppedin toorchestratepointsandgivetheLightning anine-pointleadatquarter-time.

Loughridge helped the visitors open up a 13-pointbufferinthesecondquarter,before ShelleyandHolmessteppedupandenabled the home side to finish the half with a 48-38 lead.

Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard produced the moment of the match when she scored a triple from well outside the semi-circle as Geelong’sshotclockranout.

Shelley sank three consecutive triples to start the third quarter, extending the Venom’sbufferto20points.

The Lightning will return home still winless for the season, although Steph Talbot (16 points, three steals) and young-gun Dallas Loughridge (18 points, fourassists)werebusy.

The Lightning were unable to find any rhythminthefinalquarter,turningtheball over as Geelong comfortably broke through thecenturybarrier.

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Slim AFLW finals hopes still flickering

Geelong kept its ever-so-faint AFLW finals hopes alive and killed off the Western Bulldogs’ dreams in the process with an 11-point win at a waterlogged Mars Stadium in Ballarat.

TheCatsledby15pointsatthree-quarter time of Sunday’s match but were left clinging to a five-point lead when Bulldogs midfielder Jessica Fitzgerald nailed a set shot with just under two minutes remaining.

A late soccered goal from Geelong forward Aishling Moloney - which hit the goal umpire’s leg but was later deemed to beontracktobegoingthrough-sealedthe 6.1 (37) to 3.8 (26) win.

The result means Geelong (5-6) is still a slight chance to make finals, but will need to beat Melbourne in the final round next Saturday by a healthy margin and rely on a flurry of other results to go its way in order to sneak in.

The season is now effectively over for the Bulldogs (4-7), who won the inside 50m count 13-4 in the final quarter but could only manage 1.4.

A massive pre-match downpour meant giant puddles greeted players when they stepped out onto the ground, with the ball stoppingonadimeattimesgiventhesheer amount of water on the field.

“At ground level, it was like we were runninginaswimmingpool,“Geelongstar Amy McDonald told the Seven Network.

“It was tough, obviously not great. We couldn’t be overly clean, so probably not the best spectacle. But sometimes you’ve just got to win dirty.“

Cats midfielder Georgie Prespakis thrived in the wet with 26 disposals, six clearances and 413m gained, while Nina Morrison racked up 15 tackles and 15 disposals.

Fitzgerald was among the Bulldogs’ best

with five clearances, 14 disposals and a goal.

Geelong made a mockery of the conditions early by slamming through three goals in the first four minutes, with the Bulldogs barely touching the ball during that opening blitz.

Kate Surman entered the match with 0.6 to her name for the season, but the Cats forward finally got a breakthrough goal when she skidded one through for the only major of the second quarter.

The lead shot out to 21 points midway through the third term when two Bulldogs defenders went to ground and Chantal Masonwasabletopickuptheballandkick truly.

Emma McDonald’s clutch 40m set shot shortly before the final change kept the Bulldogs within striking range, and they almost snatched victory in a frantic final term.

Victory for Highton Blue

LOCAL TENNIS

Donna Schoenmaekers

Section3OpenladderleadersHighton Blue continued its good form when it hostedMoolapBlackatPioneerPark.

Highton’s Peter Duxson and Corey Hird came bounding out of the blocks to claim a rare ‘double bagel’ victory in the first singles and the trend continued in the singles with Brant Mitchellclaiminga6-2,6-1win.

Moolap rallied back to claim the third rubber with Joseph La Spada clinching a 6-2, 6-2 singles victory, however, with Mitchell and Hird victorious with a hard fought 6-3, 7-6 win in the second rubber doubles, they also claimed overall victory for Hightonthreerubberstoone.

Ocean Grove pushed into second spot after travelling to, and defeating, Waurn Ponds White. Ross Gibson and Mark Kruger kicked off the match for Ocean Grove with a 6-3, 6-2 win while MitchellFieldposteda6-4,6-2winfor thehometeaminthefirstsingles.

The Grove’s good doubles form continued in the second with Kruger teaming with Adam Golding in their 6-4, 6-1 win while Gibson came back from a set down in the reverse singles togetup4-6,6-1,10-8resultingina3-1 wintoOceanGrove.

Waurn Ponds Red travelled to Highton to go toe to toe with its Gold team, but like their White counterparts, struggled on the day. Anthony Eyles put Gold on the board witha6-4,6-0inthefirstsingleswhile teammatesMartinCostelloandDerek Dobson posted a come from behind win4-6,6-3,10-6inthedoubles.

Costello successfully backed up in the second singles winning 6-3, 6-3 and Dobson and Eyles rounded out a 4-0wintakingtheseconddoubles6-4, 6-3, moving Highton Gold into third, behindOceanGroveonpercentage.

The final match for the section saw Moolap Gold host Grovedale, but the home court advantage was not enough for Gold with Winter Section 3 premiers Grovedale too good on the day. Andre Attard continued his winning form taking the first singles 6-0,6-4whilebrotherBeauandJaylen Sachcontinuedtheteam’sformwitha 7-5,6-2wininthedoubles.

Sach posted his first singles win for the season 6-4, 6-3 in the second singles before the Attard brothers completed a clean sweep with a 6-1, 6-2 win. The team moved into fourth, only one point behind Ocean Grove andHightonGold.

Moolap’s Les Phillips in action (top), and Highton’s Brant Mitchell goes for the forehand. (Pictures: Supplied)

Georgie Prespakis again found plenty of the ball for the Cats. (Ivan Kemp) 390123_14

Coutas off to winning start

By Justin Flynn

After losing last season’s Geelong Bowls Region Pennant Premier semi-final by the barest of margins, there is a sense of optimism for the 2025/26 campaign at Queenscliff.

Queenscliff lost by one shot to Torquay in the 2024/25 semi and had to work hard to hold off a fast-finishing Drysdale in the opening round of the new season on Saturday 25 October, but emerged 74 to 72 victors.

Rink 3 skip Mitch Hocking made the move to the Bellarine this season from perennial powerhouse Highton and is relishing the new challenge.

A meeting during the offseason with Ray Butler and Steve Sullivan convinced Hocking to play with the Coutas.

“I was just planning on having a few months off and not thinking about bowls, buttheysentmeamessageandputthrough an offer to me,” he said.

“Playing (against) them last year, they’re all a bunch of good blokes and you could definitely tell it was a nice tight-knit community, so it was pretty much a no-brainer to join them.”

OnSaturday,Hocking’srinkofleadCraig Heard, second Barry Gladman and third Jackson Reilly prevailed 22 to 15 against Drysdale’s Bryant Howie, James Miller, Mark Neicho and Mark Johnson.

“They all bowled really well,” Hocking said. “We got out to a pretty handy lead early and pretty much the whole game. They came back at us pretty hard, but we managed to keep our nerve and win some ends when we needed to.”

Hocking said it was highly likely his rink will remain unchanged for the season other than unavailability.

“That’s how we lined up for three of our practice matches and then obviously yesterday, so I would say moving forward, it looks pretty likely,” he said.

“Definitely those practice matches

helped me get to know how those boys play and what their strengths and whatnot are. So it’s been pretty good so far. I feel like we’reallgettingalongtogetherprettywell.”

Hocking praised the game of Reilly in particular.

“Hewasprobablyourbestbyalongway,” he said.

“He’s a character. He is what he is - very loud and he bowled very well yesterday.”

Overall, Queenscliff got out to an early lead against their Bellarine counterparts although Drysdale, which is also expected to contend this season, hit back.

“We had a fairly good lead pretty much the whole day and then Drysie came back atusinthelasttentofifteenends,”Hocking said. “They pulled back really hard and nearly pipped us.”

Hocking said that picking up a close win against a good side early in the season was a huge boost, especially with Queenscliff playing its first three matches away from home.

“If you have a handful of those games that could go either way, if you lose them,

then you definitely look like you’d be missing the top four,” he said.

“So it’s definitely important to get those close ones under the belt and just get the points for the match.”

GEELONG BOWLS REGION

Round 1, Saturday 25 October

Pennant Premier

Ocean Grove 112 def Lara 44 (points Ocean Grove 18, Lara 0): B. Pavey 42 def D. Grellet 5, T. Cromie 28 def M. Kelly 10, M. Flapper 21 def B. Umbers 19, P. Loe 21 def K. Weil 10.

Queenscliff 74 def Drysdale 72 (points Queenscliff 15, Drysdale 3): R. Butler 21 tied with J. Monahan 21, S. Sullivan 18 def M. Godbolt 15, M. Hocking 22 def B. Howie 15, B. Russell 13 def by A. Rees 21.

Torquay 100 def Bell Post Hill 71 (points Torquay 16, Bell Post Hill 2): J. Banks 36 def D. Gillett 13, N. Ball 28 def K. Matthews 18, D. Cairns 16 def by D. Gercke 23, D. Kitchin 20 def B. Toner 17. Highton 84 def Eastern Park 83 (points Highton 14, Eastern Park 4):

S. Shuttleworth 21 def N. Bell 17, S. McLachlan 17 def by S. McDonald 25, David Priddle 26 def T. Balchan 18, Dan Priddle 20 def by A. Martin 23.

Division 1

City of Geelong 86 def Leopold 79 (points City of Geelong 16, Leopold 2): J. Snell 21 def B. Anderson 17, M. Nitchie 21 def by M. Willis 25, D. Vogele 22 def C. Sproal 20, S. Tillson 22 def T. Dickson-Arthur 17. Belmont 91 def Highton 59 (points Belmont 14, Highton 4): R. Hayes 17 def O. Landry 11, S. Davies 20 def by R. Imanse 24, J. Harris 19 def by N. Oakes 21, R. Agg 35 def M. Cavanagh 3. St Leonards 76 def Ocean Grove 73 (points St Leonards 15, Ocean Grove 3): A. Long 18 def H. O’Reilly 16, A. Hills 15 tied with M. West 15, M. Kennedy 23 def by R. Brehaut 24, H. Dahler 20 def A. Drury 18. Portarlington 101 def Geelong 57 (points Portarlington 17, Geelong 1): B. Hirth 26 def T. Thompson 13, G. Reed 17 tied with B. Wilson 17, B. Lockyer 24 def G. Harrison 12, M. Dennis 34 def A. Crooke 15.

Scores from around the grounds in the GCA and BPCA

The Independent takes a look at Geelong Cricket Association and Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association first-grade games played on Saturday 25 October.

CRICKET SCOREBOARDS

GCA DIVISION 1

Day 1, round 4, Saturday 25 October East Belmont 6/249 (S. McNamara 85, Lachlan Inglis 71no, Luke Inglis 34, S. Ellis 4/65) vs South Barwon Newtown & Chilwell 8/224 (L. Sperling 44, H. Burke 38no, N. Keast 32, J. Trewin 4/34) vs St Peters North Geelong 5/206 (A. Costello 54no, A. McCann 48, B. Troy 43, O. King 3/34) vs St Joseph’s Lara 142 (A. Hughes 46, K. Marum 33, R. Stone 6/43) vs Grovedale 4/35 (L. Wilson 2/14)

GCA DIVISION 2

Day 1, round 4, Saturday 25 October

Geelong West 144 (S. Allen 34, B. Kelly 4/29, S. Kelly 2/3) vs Bell Park 0/80 (S. Elliston-Buckley 42no, J. Spiller 34no) Torquay 180 (A. Russell 45, S. Jayasekara 4/44, N. Harvey 2/16) vs Alexander Thomson Bell Post Hill 9/214 (M. Slater 39, W. Lies 36, J. Leather 5/41, J. Parrot 2/24) vs Geelong City Highton 153 (J. Cook 39, I. Bird 35, D. Gibson 4/39, H. Butterworth 2/12, J. Le Maistre 2/25) vs Leopold 1/79 (H. Butterworth 50no)

Highton keeper Lewis Campbell

for a caught behind off Leopold’s

Butterworth, but is turned down. (Ivan Kemp) 510983_15

GCA DIVISION 3

Day 1, round 4, Saturday 25 October

Modewarre 114 (J. Morgan 59, T. Laurie 5/49, J. Boljkovac 2/11, A. Grace 2/16) vs Corio 6/33 (K. Bamford 3/21, N. Matthews 2/9)

Thomson 120 (J. Baxter 36, D. Foran 2/15, J. Jervies 2/19) vs Bannockburn 3/66 (L. Vivian 35no)

Waurn Ponds Deakin 115 (L. Webb 3/4, R. Kankanamage 3/24, S. Grozdanovski 3/26) vs Murgheboluc 1/28 Lethbridge 7/203 (T. Saunders 61, A. Choundhary 38, K. Lawton 32, L. Vaughan 3/61) vs Marshall

GCA DIVISION 4

Round 4, Saturday 25 October

Newcomb & District 2/163 (C. Egan 79, T. O’Neill 72no) def Meredith 8/158 (J. Eyers 37, H. Givvens 35, J. Robertson 3/29, T. O’Neill 3/33)

Guild St Mary’s 7/235 (D. Thomas 89, A. Chhina 55, G. Randhawa 32, N. Fairchild 3/34) def Little River 9/224 ( B. Slater 79, N. Fairchild 34)

St Albans/Breakwater 5/127 (P. Patel 58, B. McPoyle 4/33) def Teesdale 124 (S. Humphries 35, P. Patel 2/10, P. Kumar 2/18, T. Carroll 2/22, J. Patel 2/25)

BPCA A1 GRADE

Round 4, Saturday 25 October

Barwon Heads 5/296 (L. Hyland 125, M. Melzer 55, D. Hewitt 44, D. Donaldson 37) def Armstrong Creek 5/101 (A. Trevean 36, B. Robertson 30, H. Hyland 2/18)

Drysdale 4/121 (J. Malcolm 34, H. Eddy 32no, O. Crocker 2/30) def Jan Juc 117 (P.

Buszard 60, J. Penton 25, B. Dobbin 4/24, T. Burns 3/25)

Anglesea 6/223 (T. Norman 43no, L. Perrett 2/22, H. Collins 2/33) def Inverleigh 7/122 (S. Haygarth 27, D. Taylor 3/27, K. Eskrigge 2/28)

Queenscliff 0/200 (H. Illingworth 100no, L. Philp 96no) def Barrabool 6/197 (J. Fisher 47no, A. Pickering 38, D. Grigg 32, M. Kelson 27, L. Philp 2/35)

BPCA A2 GRADE Round 4, Saturday 25 October

Winchelsea 4/159 (S. Murdoch 53no, T. Bandaranaike 33, R. Edwards 29) def Collendina 8/158 (C. Walter 96, J. Groves 4/22)

St Leonards 9/175 (S. Cutajar 62, T. Griffin 27, S. Anderton 3/37, N. Lovett 2/28) drew with Newcomb 4/88 (T. Hapugodage 25no, P. Hassan 2/21)

Surf Coast 9/159 (R. Dawes 35, B. Tekin 27, T. Stewart 2/17, P. McGrath 2/24) def Portarlington 156 (P. McGrath 59, J. McGrath 38, B. Robinson 3/44, B. Lieschke 2/20, W. Liddle 2/22) Ocean Grove 4/185 (C. Snookes 66no, D. Roddis 54, C. Weidemann 28no, M. Roxburgh 2/28) def Wallington 8/141 (R. Faust 38, D. Roddis 2/15, T. Kent 2/24, C. Snookes 2/28)

appeals

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Left: Ocean Grove’s Craig Rippon, Tony Joel, Peter Loe and Max Rowley watch as they win the end in the opening round against Lara on Saturday.

Right: Ocean Grove’s Josh Rudd in his first game for his new club after crossing from Torquay. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 510899

Grove home under Dome

Ocean Grove began the new Geelong Bowls Region Premier Division season with a big win against newly promoted Lara under the brand new Dome at home on Saturday 25 October and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was there.

Anthony Gilmore draws the shot with this bowl. 510899_03

Ian Polwarth Jnr works out his line and length. 510899_05

Karl Weil in action. 510899_07

Above: Sherilyn Tump leads off for Lara. 510899_16

Right: Brendan Umbers kept his rink very close. 510899_22

Brendon Emond gets this bowl close. 510899_18

Michael Kelly bowls to save the end. 510899_36

Tony Joel attempts to get close. 510899_26

Craig Rippon, Max Rowley and Craig Rippon ride the bowl from Peter Loe. 510899_37

Left: Tyson Cromie skipped his rink to a 28-10 shot win. 510899_35 Centre: Jane Macgavin leads the way for Lara. 510899_02 Right: Stu Hedger bowls for position. 510899_34

Joseph Van Baar leads off. 510899_29

Cricketers dodge the weather

Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went to Leopold Memorial Reserve for the GCA2 Leopold vs Highton game and to Ray Menzies Oval for the BPCA A2 Grade Ocean Grove vs Wallington match on Saturday 25 October. Late rain caused many matches to be delayed or abandoned.

Darcy Elliott is bowled by Declan Gibson to end Highton’s innings. 510983_01

James Gillard takes a great catch to dismiss Henry Hatswell off Nathan McCoach. 510983_04

Above: Nathan McCoach in action for Highton. 510983_09

Left: Dan Roddis swats this delivery through midwicket during his innings of 54 for Ocean Grove. 510982_06

Leopold’s Hayden Butterworth. 510983_16

Darcy Elliott at the top of his run. 510983_05

Campbell Snookes drives down the ground during his unbeaten 67. 510982_10

Dane Wise-Graham takes the catch to dismiss Dan Roddis. 510982_21

Left: Zac Jones is bowled by Max Roxburgh. 510982_23 Right: Sam Mitchell pulls this delivery to the boundary. 510983_18

Connor Weidemann makes it home for a quick single. 510982_26

Luke Roebuck-Stewart sends one down for Wallington. 510982_03

200-run stand for Couta pair

By Justin Flynn

An unbeaten double-century partnership got Queenscliff’s Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A1 Grade season back on track after a winless opening three rounds.

Captain Hayden Illingworth and fellow opener Lochie Philp chased down Barrabool’sscoreof6/197allbythemselves in an impressive response.

It was only a matter of time before Queenscliff got onto the winner’s list even thoughitlostitsfirstthreegames.Thesigns have been there, particularly the batting, with totals of 188, 186 and 192.

On Saturday 25 October at Queenscliff, Illingworth (100 not out) and Philp (96 not out) timed their run chase to perfection after being 0/61 after 20 overs.

“We had to go at seven an over after the drinks break, which with 10 wickets in hand, you might say that’s pretty doable whenyou’reusedtowatchinginternational level cricketers go at eight or nine an over pretty easily,” Illingworth said.

“We felt like we were pretty bogged down in the first 20 and we didn’t have a lot of momentum. So we had to break the shackles a little bit and that was more on me.

“I’d had most of the strike, probably took 70 percent of the strike from Philpy. So I said to him, ‘I’m going to get a move on here’.”

And move on he did with the pair getting the runs from the final ball of the penultimate over. Fittingly, it was Illingworth who hit the ball to the boundary to bring up his century. Philp wouldn’t have been unhappy with 96 not out. In fact, Illingworth said he is the ultimate team player.

“I would have loved to play just another

couple of balls for his sake,” Illingworth said.

“It was a matter of time with Philpy, though. He’s an unreal trainer. Really good attitude towards cricket. He’s the hardest worker of the group and sets a brilliant standard for everyone.”

Earlier in the game, five of Barrabool’s top six got starts, but good spells from Jordan Monahan (0/22 from eight overs), Frank Mileto (1/29 from eight) and Jordan Aldrich (1/33 from eight) kept the total to less than 200.

“It wasn’t a perfectly executed bowling innings, but we’re probably missing three guys that would usually play A Grade as bowlers at the moment,” Illingworth said.

“Soitwouldjustbeamatterofotherguys stepping in and playing a role. It might not look really pretty, and we might not be able to run through teams and bowl them out cheaply, but you’ve just got to stick to the task and keep your standards as high as possible.”

The win lifted Queenscliff from last place to sixth on the ladder with 75-over beginning this weekend. The Coutas travel to Jan Juc for round 5 with the Sharks in fourth place.

LEWYHylandpeeledoffa57-ballcentury for Barwon Heads in a massive win against

Armstrong Creek. Hyland was eventually dismissed for 125 from 69 deliveries while belting 10 sixes and battling a hamstring strain. The Heads made 5/296 with Max Melzer enjoying the best seat in the house at the nonstriker’s end watching Hyland’s destruction, but also made an important 55whileskipperDanDonaldsongot37and DarcyHewittenjoyedhispromotionupthe order, getting a quick 44 off 23 deliveries. The Titans finished on 5/101 in reply with Lewy’s cousin Harry Hyland snaring the opening two wickets of the innings.

TYRON Norman steered Anglesea to a four-wicket win against Inverleigh with a classy unbeaten 43 from as many balls. The Seas restricted the Kookaburras to 7/122 with left-arm paceman Dylan Taylor grabbing 3/23. Anglesea’s top four all got starts, but nobody passed 17 until Norman stepped in and, after a rain delay, got Anglesea home.

SPEEDSTER Blake Dobbin picked up 4/24 and Tallan Burns 3/25 to help Drysdale dismiss Jan Juc for 117 although Peter Buszard played well for his 60. The experienced Jason Malcolm (34) and improving youngster Hayden Eddy (32 not out)sawtheHawkssafelypasttherequired total with six wickets and almost 15 overs to spare.

Leopold in a strong position to claim first-innings points

By Justin Flynn

Leopold captain Tom Treble is hoping a hamstring injury will only keep him out of the current two-day clash against Highton, but liked what he saw from his team on Saturday even though it was from the sidelines.

Treble’s injury occurred during his inningsof49againstGeelongWestinround 3ofGeelongCricketAssociation’sDivision2 competition.

“Hopefully it will only be the two-dayer so that way it allows me three weeks of recoverybeforethenextgame,”hesaid.

“Hopefully that will be enough, but it will just be one of those touch and go things. We’llseehowwego.”

Leopold dismissed the dangerous Highton batting line-up for 153 at Leopold Memorial Park on Saturday 25 October and is1/79inreply.

Declan Gibson’s second spell was a major factor with the quick snaring 4/39 while fellow seamers Jack Le Maistre (2/25) and Ben Horne (1/36) and left-arm finger spinners Hayden Butterworth (2/12) and

Robbie O’Donnell (1/28) all played their roles.

“I was super impressed with the boys,” Treblesaid.

“Every time Highton looked to get on top, we were able to make a bowling change and get a breakthrough and it just shows what sort of bowling partnerships they have where two guys are able to just work together on a batting pair and put the pressure on them and make it hard to score andthewicketscamefromthat.”

Gibson picked up a wicket in his second over, but Isaac Bird (35 from 38 deliveries) thenhitthenextthreeballstotheboundary. However, Gibson came back later in the inningstocapturewicketsatkeymoments.

“Hegottakentoprettyearlyonand(Bird) tookhimforafewboundaries,”Treblesaid.

“We were able to bring Dec back on and he just relished it and had a good comeback performance. He essentially got back to his plansanddidareallygoodjob.”

Leopold’s run chase didn’t start well with openerHenryHatswelloutinthethirdover, but Sam Mitchell (23 not out) and stand-in skipper Butterworth (50 not out) will

resume this Saturday with 75 runs required forvictory.

Butterworth’s return to Memorial Park received a lot of publicity during the preseason with the former Geelong run machine back after a 12-month absence since retiring from Victoria’s premier competition.

With scores of 8 and 20 in his first two outings, Butterworth’s unbeaten half-century is ominous for opposition bowlersthisseason.

“You’ll never be able to keep a player like himdownfortoolong,”Treblesaid.

“He’s had a year off cricket, so just getting back into the swing of things and getting used to a new team and new environment, new league, so those things take a little bit ofadjustment.

“But having the captaincy yesterday, he justreallymadeithisownwhenhewentout there to bat and bowled well, too. That’s a testamenttohimandhisability.”

While Leopold should have few problems in knocking off the runs this week, stranger things have happened and Highton possesses a good bowling attack. The Lions

will miss Treble at No 4 in the batting order, buthaveadeepline-up.

“We’ll go out there with the intent to bat well and see what the game eventuates to,” Treblesaid.

“You never know what happens during the week. The conditions might change. So we’ll just assess that as the week pans out and when we get to Saturday we’ll just go aboutourbusinessasusual.”

BELL Park is poised for victory when play resumesagainstGeelongWest.TheDragons are 80 without loss, chasing West’s 144 all out with Sam Elliston-Buckley (42 not out) and Jamie Spiller (34 not out) at the crease. Earlier in the day, Bailey Kelly proved tough toplaywiththespinnersnaring4/29.

JAMES Leather took 5/41 for Geelong City tohaveBellPostHill9/214whenrainended play early. Plenty of Panthers batters got starts with the top seven all spending time atthecrease,butnonecouldgetpast39with MilesSlatherthetopscorer.

SANJEEWA Jayasekara took 4/44 from 24 overs of spin for Alexander Thomson against Torquay, which was all out for 180. AshRusselltopscoredwith45fortheTigers.

Left: Highton’s James Gillard dives to his right in an attempt to take a catch to dismiss Sam Mitchell, but couldn’t quite hang onto it. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 510983_24 Top right: Leopold’s Hayden Butterworth hits this delivery high, but safely, for a single. 510983_17 Right: Sam Mitchell drives for a single and will resume this week on 23. 510983_27

Lochie Philp playing against Barrabool in the final round of the 2024/25 season.