POLICING as a career doesn’t always start at graduation and end at retirement like it has for Bill Warwick.
The former Senior Constable has gone the distance and spent his working life at the Ipswich Police Station.
“I started as a police officer and I’m retiring as a police officer,” he said last week.
Bill’s retirement farewell happened with the Queensland Police Pipes Band playing as a formal ‘piping out’ ceremony.
As he walked out for the last time in profes-
sional capacity, colleagues stood on either side, applauding and thanking him for his service.
Bill was 19 when he was sworn in as a police officer.
“When I was younger, I
By ROB MELLETT
THE 2025 federal election will be remembered as one of the most remark-
able in the nation’s history – a Labor landslide that decimated the LiberalNational Coalition and the Greens.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton became the first opposition leader in Australia’s history to lose his seat, while Greens
leader Adam Bandt – the party’s first-ever MP in the House of Representatives – also fell.
As the count draws to
lived near a school and I’d often see police going over there for different things, I was interested in what they were doing,” he said.
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an end, Labor now has more than 92 seats versus the Coalition’s 43.
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Anger over Swifts deal
By ROB MELLETT
REDBANK Plains Rugby
Club founding president Ken Salter has hit out over plans to overhaul Swifts Leagues Club at Booval with around $2.6 million in ratepayers’ money.
Mr Salter accused Swifts of being a “gypsy club” which received preferential council treatment.
“Swifts go wherever it has an opportunity; they had the chance to base themselves at Providence Oval at Ripley – this would have allowed them to develop their very own juniors and not to poach our club juniors,” Mr Salter said.
“Plus, residents at Booval and Ripley will be swamped with pokies and the misery they bring.
“Ipswich Rugby Chairman Bill Roach was correct when he described the possibility of Brisbane Souths moving to the Springfield area as suicidal.
“He said having a second club from the Brisbane competition in the Ipswich district would suffocate established IRL clubs, especially Goodna and Redbank Plains which are nearest to Springfield.”
But Community and Sport Committee Chairman Jacob Madsen said council valued the contribution of all clubs, including the Redbank Plains Bears, to the community. Full story page 6
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Plastic recycler plans for Swanbank
by ROB MELLETT
AN AGRICULTURAL
plastics recycler is proposing to build a plastic manufacturing and recycling plant at Swanbank.
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Australia Sunlight Group Pty Ltd currently operates at 10 Argon Street, Carole Park, and proposes to relocate to the address at 9 Noblevale Way.
The development application seeks to rezone the site which previously had a concrete batching plant on the eastern side.
The footprint of the onsite warehouse would be 4,043 metres square.
Approval is being sought for 24 hour-a-day,
Australia Sunlight Group wants to build a recycling plant for plastics.
seven-day a week use at the warehouse which will include 53 car parking spaces.
Applicant BLZ Property Investments No. 3 Pty Ltd must refer the appli-
cation to the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (SARA).
The nearest residence to site is 435m to the northwest on the opposite side of the Cunningham Highway, with the next nearest residences, to the east and south, around 1.5km. The application is currently with the Ipswich City Council.
Boast of eco values as pest plant kills trees
by ROB MELLETT
LEADING residential developer Avid recently announced its Brentwood Forest location has now sold all the homes on the 42-hectare site.
Avid’s Queensland boss, Anthony Demiris, said the Brentwood Forest development, with more than 1,000 families, “aligned with the added natural benefits of its location”.
“True to its name, the community is surrounded by bushland providing a focal selling point for us to dedicate 42 hectares to open space across playgrounds, forest trails … and walking trails to allow residents to immerse themselves in the bushland backdrop that encompasses the community,” he said.
However, invasive species like cats claw continues to choke trees on land set aside for public use.
Locals last month said
The development has received a national certification from the Urban Development Institute and was said to reflect commitments to “a sustainable lifestyle”.
that other pest species such as lantana and asparagus fern were still impacting koala habitat trees despite the Tribune contacting Avid two years ago about the problems.
Avid said back in 2023: “[We] have worked collab-
oratively with the council and suitably qualified landscaping and environmental contractors to develop an appropriate action plan, and expect remediation works to commence in the coming weeks.”
Sports sensations come face-to-face
THE Olympic spirit could be felt last week as the country’s fastest runner Patrick Johnson met with Ipswich running sensation Gout Gout at Ipswich Grammar School.
The meeting was part of a Brisbane 2032 visit to Ipswich Grammar School which included Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris, Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding and Olympian Patrick Johnson and Ipswich
Paralympian Taymon Kenton-Smith.
“This was a rare opportunity to bring our country’s fastest sprinter together with our own rising sprint star Gout Gout,” Mayor Teresa Harding said.
“More so, it was a chance for the students of Ipswich Grammar School to understand what it takes to overcome adversity and be the best in the world, regardless
Thirty years of Ipswich Hospice
IPSWICH Hospice will celebrate 30 years of caring for the community with a walk for remembrance and healing.
The 5km walk in memory of loved ones will be held on May 25 at Ipswich Cycle Track.
The day will feature a poem reading and butterfly release and there will also be food trucks and live music from Kayla Rose.
“This is a chance to support the incredible work of Ipswich Hospice,” a Hospice spokeswoman said.
“Whether you’re walking in memory, supporting a friend, or simply coming to reflect, you will be part of
of whether that’s on the sporting field or in your chosen profession.”
Pupils also had the opportunity to pose questions about what the Brisbane Games would mean for Ipswich and what benefits it might bring.
Johnson remains the only Australian to record an official time under 10 seconds for the 100m, with his 9.93 seconds in Japan in 2003.
a beautiful day of remembrance and community.”
The registration tent can be found at the Huxam Street side of the venue.
Limited disabled parking is available at Ipswich Hockey Association.
Street parking and a small carpark are at Briggs Road.
Registration is required for all attendees, including children due to participant number restrictions.
Dogs on leads are welcome.
Buy tickets using the QR code or at the main reception.
Walk to Remember, 36 Huxam Street, Raceview, from 8am-2pm.
Will Sheeran answer call to visit?
WITH UK music sensation Ed Sheeran continuing a series of global impromptu gigs, Mayor Teresa Harding has invited the popstar to perform in Ipswich.
Sheeran has opened versions of The Old Phone pub, also the name of his latest song, in Ipswich, Suffolk (UK), Ipswich, Massachusetts (USA) and also at the
Coachella festival in California
“What started as a playful chat with 4BC has escalated into an official invitation from the City of Ipswich to Ed Sheeran to consider us as his next location for The Old Phone pub and pop-up gig,” Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said.
“I have officially written to Sheeran to extend
this invitation on behalf of our city as well as taking the opportunity to outline the many wonderful aspects of our Ipswich he could enjoy as part of his visit.
“While we don’t have a castle on the hill, we can certainly show him around the Denmark Hill Conservation Reserve which overlooks our wonderful city.
“I know there are a number of Ipswich cities and towns around the world, but I would certainly be the first to argue that I think ours is the best.”
“The invitation is sent, and now I’ll be keeping an eagle eye out for any ginger-haired visitors that I see wandering around Ipswich in the near future.”
Data shows Spring Mountain booming
SPRING Mountain is Ipswich’s fastest growing suburb.
Ipswich City Council said the suburb is leading the way for growth locally, with 451 new residents in the March quarter.
It is now the fastest growing suburb for the first time since June 2021.
The latest council population figures showed the city’s population was 263,757 to the end of March – an increase of 1,962 from the previous quarter.
Eastern suburbs such as Ripley, White
Rock and South Ripley were also among the fastest growing in Ipswich in the first three months of 2025.
“These suburbs continue to drive Ipswich’s population growth as our city grew by 3.54 percent over the past 12 months, putting us on track to surpass the 265,000 milestone during the current quarter,” Ipswich City Council Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee Chairman Andrew Antoniolli said.
“This growth is set to continue as council approved or created 552
new lots in the March quarter, with 725 new dwellings built in our city, while 313 development applications were lodged with council during this time.”
The council’s Planning and Regulatory Services Quarterly Report for January to March 2025 revealed there were 5,257 requests for regulatory customer services – up 7.5 per cent on the previous quarter.
These were for illegal parking (488 requests), illegal dumping (468), overgrown properties (450), abandoned vehi-
Separate recyclables from general waste
cles (416) and unregistered, roaming or noisy dogs (597) the most common.
The quarterly report card also showed:
• 866 community clinic immunisations undertaken:
• 31,573 dog registrations
• 7.96km of additional pathways and bikeways created
• 5.63km of additional local roads
• 2,672 plumbing inspections
• 426 food licence and other health inspections
• 141 building inspections
Gout Gout with Australia’s 100m record holder Patrick Johnson.
News & Politics
Baby filmed riding shotgun on e-scooter
by ROB MELLETT
POLICE are investigating after a toddler was seen being ridden on an e-scooter by a male adult on Ipswich roads.
Dashcam footage last week showed the tot sitting on the e-scooter’s deck above the front wheel on the approach to a busy roundabout at Tivoli.
The episode came in the same week as a crash between an e-scooter and a bicycle in Brisbane in which a 57-year-old bike rider was left with serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
A 19-year-old man has now been charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle and failing to comply with duties of rider involved in an injury crash, and will face court on June 24.
The incidents follow a string of local e-scooter related accidents this year, some fatal.
In April, a man in his 40s was left fighting for his life after a fall from an e-scooter on Springfield Parkway around 7.30pm.
Paramedics treated
Police are looking for the rider of an e-scooter with a baby onboard.
the man for a significant head injury and multiple abrasions.
Earlier last month, a 12-year-old girl died after falling from her e-scooter into the path of a passing vehicle in Laidley.
On New Year’s Day, a teenager was left fighting for their life in hospital following an e-scooter crash on University Drive at Springfield Central.
The accidents come as the State Government rolls out an inquiry into
e-scooters and e-bike safety.
A committee has been tasked with looking into safety improvements to tackle concerns as serious incidents continue to rise.
Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg said he wanted to improve e-scooters safety.
“The increase in injuries and deaths we are seeing because of unsafe and unlawful riding cannot be ignored and I
WALK TO REMEMBER
share the community’s concern,” Mr Mickelberg said.
“Dangerous and illegal e-scooter and e-bike use has left our police service woefully understaffed to enforce the regulations.
“The State Government is holding a Parliamentary Inquiry to ensure we are doing everything we can to boost safety for both pedestrians and riders.
“We want to hear from community members, road use groups, disability advocates, health and trauma experts, academia, the e-mobility industry, and all levels of government.
“It’s important we consider all research and opinions, to ensure a safe and reliable future for e-scooters and e-bikes, especially as we welcome visitors for the 2032 Games.”
Government data showed there has been a 112 percent rise from 2021 to 2024 in injuries to personal mobility devices (PMD) riders, passengers, and pedestrians.
Eight PMD users died last year.
Upgrades roll out at Thagoona
NARIC Civil has been chosen to deliver a $2.82 million upgrade on Adelong Avenue at Thagoona.
The work will allow Adelong Avenue to cope with more traffic and severe weather events.
Work has previously been carried out on improving the roadway and in the building of a culvert and drainage upgrades.
“Now we will upgrade more than 12,000 square metres of road pavement, as well as roadside table drains and driveway crossovers,” Division 4 Councillor David Martin said.
The work is expected to be complete by Christmas.
Division 4 Councillor Jim Madden said preliminary works, including vegetation clearing and relocation of utility
services, had now begun.
“Residents have been calling for this upgrade for many years and I am pleased council is delivering it,” Cr Madden said.
“The western suburbs are among the fastest growing in Ipswich, with the State Government identifying the area including Rosewood, Walloon and Thagoona as an urban growth corridor 20 years ago.
“We need to ensure roads here can cater for the increasing number of people who are calling these wonderful suburbs home.
“The road will be rehabilitated using foamed bitumen stabilised material, which is an upgrade from the current pavement materials, giving the new road a minimum 20-year life.”
Man on child sex charges
DETECTIVES from the Inala Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a North Ipswich man with 30 offences relating to the supply of drugs and sexual offences against a child.
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Joshua Brewer said police urged anyone with information to come forward.
“I commend the victim-survivor for her significant bravery in coming forward and helping police hold the alleged perpetrator to account,” he said.
the Brisbane River near the Moggill Road Ferry on Monday night.
A 40-year-old was charged on May 7 with 30 offences, including eight counts each of supply dangerous drugs to minor under 16 and engage in penile intercourse with a child under 16, seven counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16, four counts of making child exploitation material, and one count each of using internet to procure children under 16, supply dangerous drugs and conspiracy to defile.
Police have alleged that over a nine-month period, the man provided methylamphetamine to a 14-year-old girl, who he met online, and committed sexual offences against her.
The man is expected to appear before the Richlands Magistrates Court this Wednesday.
“If there is anyone else out there who has experienced offending of this nature, I want to reassure you that what has happened to you is not your fault and you are not alone.”
“We are here, ready to listen to any victim-survivor. Our officers can help connect you to support services.”
“Offences of this nature are reprehensible, and the Service is committed to pursuing all investigative avenues to protect victim-survivors and hold offenders to account.”
Investigations are ongoing and police are providing support to the victim-survivor.
Ferry body found
A BODY has been found after a car plunged into
Several emergency crews, including swift water firefighters, searched for the vehicle in the river after emergency services were called around 6.45pm following reports of a vehicle going off the ferry ramp into the water.
Dashcam appeal
POLICE have urged people to contact them if they have CCTV or dashcam footage of a serious traffic crash at Blacksoil on Sunday.
A white utility travelling east on the Warrego Highway around 8pm left the highway and crashed into a creek.
The driver, a 24-yearold man, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Forensic Crash Unit investigations are underway.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash should contact police.
Mutzelburg staggered at Neumann article
by ROB MELLETT
THE 2025 federal election will be remembered as one of the most remarkable in the nation’s history – a Labor landslide that decimated the Liberal-National Coalition and the Greens.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton became the first opposition leader in Australia’s history to lose his seat, while Greens leader Adam Bandt – the party’s first-ever MP in the House of Representatives – also fell.
As the count draws to an end, Labor now has more than 92 seats versus the Coalition’s 43.
In Oxley, Milton Dick increased his already solid margin by 7.98 percent while, in Blair, Federal MP Shayne Neumann recorded a more modest swing of 0.68 percent.
Election data shows Mr Neumann had two-party preferred swings against him of between 45 percent and 50 percent at booths. Swings against Labor were in traditional Labor strongholds of Leichhardt (-6 percent), Bundamba (-5.2 percent) and Redbank Plains (-4 percent).
The LNP’s Blair candidate Carl Mutzelburg applauded Mr Neumann on his re-election but said that he was disappointed at the Labor stalwart’s comments made in last week’s Tribune article, LNP campaign new low for politics.
“I want to congratulate Mr Neumann on his re-election and wish him well in his continued service to the people of Blair,” Mr Mutzelburg said.
The LNP’s Blair candidate Carl Mutzelburg
“Throughout the campaign, I always sought to treat Mr Neumann respectfully – whether in public forums or while standing together on polling booths, and that respect remains, even in disagreement.
“I am disappointed that Mr Neumann would use his opportunity, fresh from a seventh electoral victory, to launch an attack not just on me, but also on the many voters in his electorate who expressed similar concerns to mine about his poor record of outcomes during his time as Member for Blair.
“At last count, on a two-party preferred basis, 44.45 percent of the electorate voted for the LNP.
“Despite a statewide and nationwide swing to the ALP, there was a negligible swing to Labor in Blair.
“One would think this would be a moment for reflection and a genuine attempt to understand the concerns of voters in his own community.
“Perhaps most disappointing is Mr Neumann’s claim that ‘the LNP conducted disgraceful personal attacks on me’.
“This accusation is entirely false.
“As Mr Neumann is aware, the negative messaging and caricatures he references originated from third-party organisations over which the LNP has no control.
“The fact that individuals and groups independently chose to invest their time and resources in advocating for change in Blair is significant –and speaks to a genuine desire for stronger local representation.
“There is also great hypocrisy in Mr Neumann criticising the LNP
for negative campaigning.
“Every day during the election period, both in the media and on polling booths, I was confronted with claims that the LNP was cutting Medicare, slashing education funding, putting nuclear facilities in Ipswich, and undermining workers’ rights – none of which were true.
“My face was even digitally merged into a photo of Peter Dutton, seemingly for no other purpose than to cast both of us in an unfavourable light.
“Additionally, I am
shocked that the Labor Party – an organisation that promotes itself as a champion of tolerance – would attack the faith and rights of LNP volunteers.
“All Australian citizens, regardless of religion, have the right to stand on a polling booth and support the political party of their choice.
“To suggest otherwise undermines one of the core principles of our democracy.
“Finally, it is important that we do not lose sight of the core issues.
“The one area where we did criticise Mr Neumann was his 17 years of inaction on critical transport infrastructure in our region.
“We now look forward to him delivering on his commitment to upgrade the Amberley Interchange, and to seeing progress on the long-stalled Mt Crosby Road Interchange and ensure Blair receives the investment it needs and deserves.
“I am proud to have run as the LNP candidate for the seat of Blair, and proud of the campaign we led – a campaign that focused on local and national issues, driven by a genuine desire to serve the people of Ipswich, Karana Downs, and the Somerset.
“We were not afraid to speak up for an electorate that has watched inaction for far too long – even if Mr Neumann feels aggrieved by that.
“I remain committed to this community and to advocating for its future in whatever capacity I can.”
Carving Memory: Kevin Ahearn’s life’s work is a gift to Queensland’s history
by CHELSEA ALLAN
IN A quiet workshop
tucked away in Pine Mountain, timber craftsman and historian Kevin Ahearn has spent the past four decades doing something extraordinary: preserving Queensland’s pioneer past - one story, one carving, and one salvaged piece of timber at a time.
To meet Kevin is to meet a man shaped by purpose.
After a workplace injury left him searching for meaning and healing, he turned to wood - a medium that would become both his refuge and his legacy.
Drawn by the scent of rose mahogany and memories of his grandfather working timber in Rosevale, Kevin began carving. Not just timber, but time itself.
What followed was a lifelong mission to record the untold stories of timbergetters, settlers and bush workers - voices often missing from official histories.
thanks to Kevin’s efforts in organising the story behind the scenes.
Kevin has never sought the spotlight. He’s worked quietly, steadily, with a deep reverence for the bush, for the elders and for the timbers themselves - many dating back a thousand years. His ethos? Never cut a living tree. Only work with what has already been left behind. And in doing so, he’s given those discarded pieces of timber a second life - much like the stories he’s salvaged along the way.
He wrote letters, made long phone calls, travelled dusty roads and sat by hospital beds, notebook in hand.
These efforts became the two ‘From Crosscut to Chainsaw’ books and other self-published volumes, painstakingly
compiled by hand, with no formal training, and despite living with dyslexia and ADHD.
“My school teachers would be amazed,” Kevin once said. “The y thought I wouldn’t amount to much.”
But amount he did. His carvings are now found in homes across Australia and the world, with pieces in the Stockman’s Hall of Fame and a church in Marburg. His books have cap-
tured lives that might otherwise be forgotten. Through him, the story of Ralph Affleck - a selftaught sawmiller whose ingenuity stunned the nation - reached national audiences on Landline,
At a time when handcrafted skills are fading and the stories of our regional pioneers risk being lost to time or misinformation, Kevin’s work stands as a powerful act of remembrance. His carvings and books are more than artthey are memory made tangible.
Kevin’s Art Show at the Trevallan Lifestyle Centre opens on Saturday, May 17 to give people the opportunity to view the work of a master craftsman.
Salter angry over Swifts deal
By ROB MELLETT
REDBANK Plains Rugby
Club founding president Ken Salter has hit out over plans to overhaul Swifts Leagues Club at Booval with around $2.6 million in ratepayers’ money.
Mr Salter accused Swifts of being a “gypsy club” which received preferential council treatment.
“Swifts go wherever it has an opportunity; they had the chance to base themselves at Providence Oval at Ripley – this would have allowed them to develop their very own juniors and not to poach our club juniors,” Mr Salter said.
“Plus, residents at Booval and Ripley will be swamped with pokies and the misery they bring.
“Ipswich Rugby Chairman Bill Roach was correct when he described the possibility of Brisbane Souths moving to the Springfield area as suicidal.
“He said having a second club from the Brisbane competition in the Ipswich district would suffocate established IRL clubs, especially
Goodna and Redbank Plains which are nearest to Springfield.”
But Community and Sport Committee Chairman Jacob Madsen said council valued the contribution of all clubs, including the Redbank Plains Bears, to the community.
“Any additional works that Swifts would like to undertake to the building and how those works will be undertaken and funded is a matter for Swifts,” he said.
“Council has always engaged with and provided assistance to Redbank Plains Rugby League Club as and when required – as it does with all clubs and sporting organisations in Ipswich.
“Council’s most recent contact with the club included offering to assist with an upcoming grant application (Community Benefit Gambling Fund) that if successful would go towards the upgrade of the canteen within the clubhouse.
“When working with clubs on the management of council-owned facilities, council’s only interest is what is best for the wider community. It doesn’t play favourites.”
Division 3 Councillor Andrew Antoniolli also dismissed Mr Salter’s views.
“Mr Salter should recognise that the growth of rugby league should be our goal here,” he said.
“Unfortunately, Mr Salter is sadly one-eyed on this matter.
“Fears of Swifts poaching Redbank Plains’ players are overstated … players move from club to club more than ever before.”
Cr Antoniolli acknowledged poker machines had negative effects, but most clubs and pubs used them, not just Swifts.
“The issue of poker machines is a very important issue because of the impact they that can have on society,” he said.
“But the flip side of that is that a lot of money also goes back into the community, and not just through their own kindred sporting clubs.”
Division 3 Councillor Marnie Doyle added: “Ipswich is a sports-mad city and council has always been a strong supporter of sport, all clubs and associated sporting organisations.”
Timber craftsman Kev Ahearn is pictured with some of the pieces which will feature in his forthcoming Art Show at the Trevallan Lifestyle Centre in Brassall. Photo: LYLE RADFORD
Plan to get train museum back on track
by LARA HART
THE push to get the Rosewood Railway Museum on the tourist map is back and with renewed vigour.
The last time the attraction was a working railway museum was some years ago.
Long time railway supporter Dave Pahlke is a former Ipswich City Council councillor and before that, a councillor at Moreton Shire Council.
He’s a well known Rosewood identity who champions community projects he believes in.
Pahlke said the economic benefit to Rosewood’s central business district and the western district corridor, would be significant if the museum was revived.
The push to fix up the tracks and trains is not new.
In 2023 volunteers were working on the tracks and locomotives.
In 2022 it was closed for some time while volunteers carried out repairs.
Back then Rosewood Lions Club donated $10,000 towards the cost of repairs and maintenance.
In 2025 the railway is no closer to returning to its former glory than it was seven years ago.
“Weed, rust, rot, erosion and vandalism, is it worth saving or are we going to just sit back and let this rare historical gem silently dissipate into palliative care,” Pahlke said.
“The museum track and yard at Kunkala, tucked away near Ashwell, might as well be out of sight but we don’t want the Rosewood Railway to be out of mind.
“Our Rosewood and Ipswich district community need to know this and embrace the new journey with the museum members.”
On April 9, an onsite inspection was conducted by local Lion’s club members Michael Golgerth and Lyall McEwan, and museum supporter Matt Bone.
“There are historic rail assets, and the orig-
“Weed, rust, rot, erosion and vandalism, is it worth saving or are we going to just sit back and let this rare historical gem silently dissipate into palliative care.”
– Dave Pahlke
inal Queensland Rail equipment held at the museum,” he said.
“Some of the rolling stock has been identified as being extremely rare gems within the railway and a few being the last of its kind in Australia.”
Queensland Railways turn 160 on July 31, Rosewood’s railway museum’s supporters hope they will be able to join coverage of rail history
with their offerings.
“There will be a series of articles on rail published, these will include the first journey of rail in Queensland from North Ipswich to Bigges Camp, which is now known as Grandchester,” Pahlke said.
“We will have a Rosewood Railway Museum presence at this year’s Rosewood Show and that will provide an opportu-
nity to renew interests and support.”
Member for Ipswich Wendy Bourne is sponsoring the railway’s show display and organisers are looking for volunteers to lend a helping hand.
“I am thankful to have the assistance and passionate expertise of our four interim community group representatives,” he said.
“Reviving this rare and iconic piece of Queensland’s rail heritage will be no small task.
“There’s a significant amount of restoration and maintenance required on the track and the rollingstock.
“To make this dream a reality we are reaching out for strong community and corporate support.
“We need volunteers and financial support.”
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To see how safety is being restored where you live, search Making Queensland Safer.
Authorised by the Queensland Government, William Street, Brisbane.
Above: Historical railway signage belonging to the Rosewood Railway Museum.
Left: A 2015 copy of the Moreton Border News with Dave Pahlke and then Rosewood Railways Museum spokesperson Greg Cash.
Lifetime of service, career cop hangs up cuffs
by LARA HART
POLICING as a career doesn’t always start at graduation and end at retirement like it has for Bill Warwick.
The former Senior Constable has gone the distance and spent his working life at the Ipswich Police Station.
“I started as a police officer and I’m retiring as a police officer,” he said last week.
Bill’s retirement farewell happened with the Queensland Police Pipes Band playing as a formal ‘piping out’ ceremony.
As he walked out for the last time in professional capacity, colleagues stood on either side, applauding and thanking him for his service.
Bill was 19 when he was sworn in as a police officer.
“When I was younger, I lived near a school and I’d often see police going over there for different things, I was interested in what they were doing,” he said.
“The police spoke to us about road safety and things like stranger danger when you’re walking alone on the street.
“It was about making you more aware of your environment.”
He went from Brassall schoolboy to new recruit being taught how to control and direct large groups of people.
“I started in the academy on the first of February 1983 and was sworn in as an officer on the sixth of July 1984, so not quite 18 months,” he said.
“I remember attending major events in Brisbane and keeping an eye on what people were doing around the traffic, I was working in the Bris-
bane traffic branch then.”
It’s an occupation of predictable unpredictability.
“I liked it because you didn’t know what was going to happen from day to day,” he said.
“I’d say for over 80 percent of my career I’ve been doing administration duty and haven’t been on the road as much,” he said.
“I’ve seen a lot of changes with regards to preparation of major events like the Willowbank V8 events, the CMC [rock festival], airshows and traffic work.”
In the 42 years he’s spent in policing, the way people live and work has changed dramatically.
“The Piping Ceremony brought home the reality that it was my last day of working as a police officer within the Queensland Police.”
– Bill Warwick
the tasks we’d usually do on paper, were being entered electronically.
“The paperwork started to decrease, and it became more about electronic recording.
“While I was able to transfer files electronically and update things electronically, there was still a lot of paperwork because diagrams had to be drawn with regards to road diversions.”
He’s policed in a world with no social media, and one filled with hundreds of platforms and digital public forums.
Has it helped or hindered policing? He says both.
“Social media often reports the negative aspects traffic situations, people saying we aren’t getting the police at an event fast enough to prevent thing occurring,” he said.
“They’ll go on about the delay to get to things but not the event itself.”
He’s spent most of his career policing Ipswich but also worked as a fill in for officers on leave at Boonah Police Station in the late 1980s.
“Boonah is a really beautiful town, I remember the friendliness and community support shown to me even though I was the new fella,” he said.
“It’s a town that’s very community minded and willing to assist outsiders.
“I helped out with Kalbar and Harrisville [Police Stations] a couple of times too.”
Walking down the steps for the last time as a serving member of the police service was bittersweet.
He’ll never wear the blue uniform again but many of his friends still do and they’ll be missed.
Gone are landlines, call boxes and crackling CB radios.
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Nowadays there’s drones, surveillance cameras that record sharp images and mapping systems that use satellites to geolocate anything anywhere on Earth.
“The progression of technology and getting used to it as it changes, and how it works within policing has been a big change,” he said.
“I realised things were changing when some of
Police involvement in managing traffic and events became more intense over the past 15 years.
“There are more events and more people, that means heavier traffic even when people use public transport,” he said.
“The Piping Ceremony brought home the reality that it was my last day of working as a police officer within the Queensland Police,” he said.
“I haven’t any real plans in place for retirement just yet, right now I’m playing a round of golf.
“I’m going to spend a lot of time with my family.”
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Bill Warwick was farewelled by his former colleagues on his last day as a member of the Queensland Police Service. Photo: LYLE RADFORD
Less landfill, more recycling – have your say
A NEW draft plan to reduce the amount of waste going into landfill has been released by the Queensland Government.
The Queensland Waste Strategy 2025–2030 ‘Less Landfill, More Recycling’ was launched with an invitation to the public to comment on the various initiatives planned to reduce the amount of waste that can’t be recycled.
“The plan targets a reduction of rubbish and a major boost to recycling, along with a new $130 million fund to kickstart critical waste infrastructure investment,” said Minister for the Environment, Andrew Powell.
“The waste levy will be reviewed and there
will be no changes to the Containers for Change refund, as the focus shifts to diverting more from landfill and into recycling.”
The new $130 million Resource Recovery Boost fund will support councils in developing initiatives and infrastructure to divert waste from household red bins to green and yellow bins.
The government also announced a review of the current waste levy arrangements, considering the potential impacts from New South Wales levy rates and cross-border waste movements, and the influence of payments to local governments on achieving waste.
Excluded, exempt and discounted waste types will also be reviewed.
“The new Waste Strategy will focus on creating new industries that will boost the number of jobs in the waste sector in Queensland,” Minister Powell said.
Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia
CEO Gayle Sloan supported the plan for a new Waste Strategy.
“Queensland needs to divert two million tonnes of material from landfill over the next five years, which creates huge investment and job creation opportunities, if we get the policy and economic settings right,” she said.
Beveridge Container Recycling
FOR the past six years, Beveridge Container Recycling has been at the heart of Ipswich’s push for a cleaner, greener future.
“We’ve proudly helped the community redirect millions of eligible containers from landfill - converting waste into real cash rewards for our customers,” said Giuliana Tipene, the company’s Area Manager.
“As part of the Containers for Change Queensland initiative, our efforts contribute to a statewide success story.”
And when it comes to the numbers, they are testament to the success of the initiative.
“Since its launch, Containers for Change Queensland has recycled more than 10,066,623,857 containers - yes that is more than 10 billionand counting,” Giuliana said. “Beveridge Con-
tainer Recycling is very proud to be a key player in this movement, helping make recycling both easy and rewarding for Ipswich residents.”
The reputation of the locally owned and operated service is built on fast, friendly, and efficient customer experiences.
“Every bottle, can and carton we process is a step toward reducing litter, conserving valuable
resources, and creating a more sustainable environment for future generations.
“We’re proud of what we’ve achieved together with the community - and we’re just getting started.”
Beveridge Container Recycling has two convenient locations at 33 Belar Street, Yamanto, and 140 Eagle Street, Redbank Plains.
“The waste and resource recovery industry looks forward to working with the government on getting these settings right, to enable invest-
ment in resource recovery, create end markets, and keep Queensland’s valuable resources in circulation longer, reducing reliance on new materi-
als and mitigating carbon impacts.”
Public consultation on the new plan is open for comment until close of business on June 26.
World first and an award win to local company
ADVANCES in sustainable waste management isn’t usually a topic that makes the headlines.
In general, we all support the thought of rubbish being turned into something useful rather than piling up in local landfills, but the nitty gritty of how that could happen is unlikely to hold our attention.
Perhaps that’s why a huge achievement by an Ipswich company didn’t gain the wide acclaim that it deserved.
News of Flinders Agriculture’s win in the WRIQ awards last October has only just begun to filter through the system.
The state’s premier industry association for waste management and resource recovery, WRIQ, established the awards to … “recognise those whose work behind the scenes are absolutely vital to achieving a sustainable future for Queensland”.
In announcing the award winners, WRIQ CEO, Alison Price, spoke of her pride in the exceptional accomplishments of the category winners and finalists … “highlighting their unwavering dedication and commitment to sustainability and excellence in the industry”.
First among equals in the line-up of winners was Ipswich-based Flinders Agriculture. The company’s Flinders Calcium Silicate, was judged the Best Recycled Product.
Flinders Calcium Silicate is a mineral mulch used to enhance soil fertility, improve plant resistance to diseases and pests and to increase photosynthesis and chlorophyll formation.
Ironically, the co-founders of Flinders Agriculture, Wendy and Rob Howe, developed the mineral mulch from the by-product of recycling fibre cement.
In an interview with industry magazine, Waste Resource Review, Mr Howe explained that everything they do on a day to day basis has been invented from scratch. In a world first, their process diverts about 50,000 tonnes of fibre cement by-product from landfill annually.
“We can confidently wake up in the morning and say we have developed this market from scratch for a product that we built from scratch from a material that nobody else wanted,” he told the Waste Management Review.
“After 13 years of extensive research, including three years of desktop studies and field trials lasting up to five years, we have developed 11 products and are the only company worldwide recycling fibre cement by-product into a soil amendment.”
Let’s Talk WASTE MANAGEMENT
All Ipswich households to have a green lid bin
An important change is on the way for Ipswich households – our city is moving to a three-bin household waste collection service from July.
Households will receive a new green lid bin for garden organics (GO) – for items such as grass clippings, leaves, twigs and small branches – alongside the existing red (general waste) and yellow (recycling) lid bins.
Over 32,000 households already have green lid GO bins through Ipswich City Council’s opt-in GO service – these households will not see any change to their service.
Households that do not already have a green lid GO bin, will have one delivered to their home in June or July.
In the weeks and months ahead, residents will hear and see more about the program to help with the transition.
This change is the most significant change to our city’s household waste collection service in recent memory and will bring significant environment and economic benefits.
Too much of our city’s waste is ending up in landfill when it could be recycled or repurposed - not only is this bad news for our environment it also means higher processing costs.
Since 2019, the State Government waste levy means every tonne of
waste taken to landfill costs Ipswich City Council and in turn ratepayers. If we do not act to divert waste, this levy could cost the Ipswich community over $60 million over the next decade.
Council has already made big strides in reducing the amount of waste going to landfill through the hugely successful On-Demand Large Item Kerbside Collection program.
In its first year, 12,000 residents used the On-Demand Kerbside Collection service and recycled nearly a thousand tonnes of material including
whitegoods and green waste that would otherwise have ended up in landfill.
The introduction of the GO bins is another major step in Ipswich’s waste journey in achieving waste reduction targets set by the State Government and those outlined in the City of Ipswich Resource Recovery Strategy 2021–2031.
The State Government’s waste recycling and reduction targets require Ipswich to decrease overall waste generation by 10 per cent by 2025, divert waste from landfill by
55 per cent and increase recycling by 50 per cent.
Council is working towards these targets but there is still a long way to go, for instance, Ipswich’s municipal solid waste recycling rate is currently at 27 per cent, significantly below the 50 per cent target.
Ipswich City Council has received $5.9 million towards the GO bin rollout from the State Government.
This initiative is supported by the Queensland Government’s Recycling and Jobs Fund.
Ipswich is moving to THREE BINS
From July 2025, Ipswich will move to a three-bin waste collection system, adding a green lid Garden Organics (GO) bin.
GO bins will be delivered to all eligible households that currently don’t have a GO bin from June, with service starting from July 2025.
Collection will be fortnightly, alternating with your yellow lid recycling bin.
For more information, including how to use your GO bin, scan the QR code or visit Ipswich.qld.gov.au/organics
FEATURE
Ipswich Show Show 2025
Celebrating The Ipswich Show 2025
The Ipswich Tribune
IPSWICH SHOW 2025: an unforgettable experience for all ages
EVERY seat is a front row seat at the Ipswich Show three day extravaganza with entertainments, attractions, action and events running from the time the gates open on Friday morning through to the final fireworks spectacular on Sunday night.
“The Ipswich Show promises a vibrant celebration of regional culture, family fun and adrenaline fuelled action,” says Show Society President Darren Zanow.
“For the three days, the Ipswich Showgrounds will be bursting with unforgettable experiences.”
Top flight entertainments and events on the grounds include The Battle In The Saddle - Bison Stampede, the PAW Patrol, the Demo Derby Championship, Jetpack Entertainment, Berkley Super Fishing Tank Show, Hide and Sea – a real aquatic adventure, Freestyle Motorcycle Trial Shows and Run Chicken Run.
show patrons.
SHOW STOPPERS:
A spectacular fireworks display every night of the Ipswich Show.
Photo: LYLE RADFORD
Then there’s the always popular show attractions such as the adorable farm babies in the Animal Nursery, displays of
native wildlife and sheep shearing and the woodchop competition. Plus sideshow alley will be packed full of a
“The Ipswich Show has long been a cherished tradition, bringing together locals and visitors alike to celebrate the region’s agricultural heritage and community spirit,” said Mr Zanow as he reflected on the show’s enduring legacy.
“The Ipswich Show has been a cornerstone of our community for over 150 years, evolving from a small agricultural gathering to a major community event,” he said.
“It’s a time when we come together to celebrate our shared history, showcase local talent and welcome visitors from near and far.
Amateur Wine making, Cookery, Creative Craft, Fine Art and Young Talent through to Brute Ute, Stud and Dairy Cattle, Horticulture and Backyard Farmer.
“These competitions not only highlight the region’s agricultural prowess but also provide a platform for local youth to engage with and contribute to the community’s agricultural heritage,” Mr Zanow said.
To encourage even greater community involvement, Show sponsors have made it possible to run some of the competitions free of charge to the entrants.
huge range of amusement rides.
And that’s just the shortlist of what’s waiting to entertain and delight
“The Show not only highlights our agricultural roots but also fosters a sense of pride and unity among residents and attracts tourists eager to experience the best of Ipswich.”
The Show’s competitions celebrate local talent and agricultural excellence ranging from
The competitions with zero entry fees include Creative Craft, Horticulture, Apiculture and Backyard Farmer.
“It’s a chance to put your skills on display and take home the prestige of a top placing, it really is the most rewarding way to be part of this iconic community event” Mr Zanow said.
Celebrating The Ipswich Show 2025
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A gardener’s guide to presenting prize-winning plants
by ROB WILSON
AS Chief Steward for the Horticulture Pavilion, I will be thrilled to welcome you to this year’s celebration of all things green and growing.
While this is my first year stewarding this section, I bring more than 25 years of applied horticulture experience, including a long background in presenting show gardens and botanic garden displays, and a childhood spent in cut flower growing.
I know how much work goes into nurturing a plant to perfection, and how rewarding it is to share the flowers of your labour with others.
Whether it’s your first time exhibiting or you’re a seasoned show entrant, a few thoughtful touches can help your plants shine on judging day. Below are some practical, time-tested tips to help present your best.
Orchids: feed to flower
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received
came from a seasoned orchid grower who asked me, “Did you have breakfast today?” His point: orchids are hungry feeders too. If you expect performance, you need to nourish them.
Gentle weekly feeding in the weeks leading up to the show is essential.
Most orchids respond beautifully to consistent, balanced nutrition, especially as they approach peak flowering season.
Combine this with appropriate lighting and attentive watering (like misting) to bring out their best.
Roses and formal blooms: prep with precision
For Roses, Gerberas, Camellias, Chrysanthemums and other formal blooms, a light touch just before showtime can make all the difference.
Carefully remove any blemished or discoloured outer petals to reduce imperfections and reveal the flower’s clean symmetry.
Cut your roses the evening before judging. Allow a minimum cut at two-five leaflet nodes and ensure your stems are separated and clearly visible above the rim.
Red cultivars of rose are the most proven in South East Queensland conditions but may be suffering from black spot. Allow a period before showing to treat for fungal disease eco-fungicide and silica based fertilisers can assist with this.
Foliage should always be fresh and clean - re-
move any that isn’t.
Pot plants: presentation is the whole package
A winning pot plant isn’t just about a healthy specimen - it’s the balance of plant and pot. Choose clean containers and always place a tray beneath the pot to allow watering during the show without damaging display shelving.
Select a full specimen, not too recently potted. Foliage should not overhang the container (depending on the plant) and minimal potting media should be visible. Trim damaged or
diseased leaves off as low on the petiole as you can afford (flush to the stem or base).
Where appropriate, leaves can be gently wiped clean and given a light shine. White oil and similar products can be used to buff the surface of smooth or tropical foliage; while also knocking down or preventing pest damage. Any last minute pests can be knocked out with a cotton bud dipped in ethanol.
Watch those final touches
In the last week before
the show, steer clear of organic foliar sprays or fertilisers that might stain leaves or petals. Even the best tonics can leave residue that detracts from your entry under close inspection.
Instead, focus on grooming your plant: remove spent leaves, stake where needed, and present the plant in its most natural and attractive form.
General tips to Show like a pro:
• Label entries clearly and enter the correct class
• Cut flowers: bring your own bottles or vases
• Pot plants: ensure correct pot sizes (under 10” or 250mm for most classes)
• Let foliage and form speak—avoid decorative over-accessorising
• Hanging baskets: aim for balance, symmetry, and fullness
— Rob Wilson is Chief Steward, Horticulture –Ipswich Show Society
Celebrating The Ipswich Show 2025
FLAIR Freestyle Trial Shows
FLAIR’s Freestyle Trials blends the precision of Trials Motorcycling with the high-flying excitement of Freestyle Moto-X.
Audiences will be on the edge of their seats as elite riders push the limits, performing mind-blowing tricks just metres from the crowd.
From 180s, 360s, massive transfers and gravity-defying wheelie stalls to the ultimate crowd favourite – backflips - this show is a must-see for the whole family!
WHERE: The Green – 4 shows each day
Berkley Super Fishing Tank
hospitality from a wonderful range of local producers, artisan makers and tourism operators
Operating on Friday and Saturday, many businesses in the Pavilion will be offering live demonstrations, samples and products to purchase, giving visitors a true taste of the region.
Beyond the food, the Pavilion is a hub for discovering new destinations and experiences across the Greater Ipswich region.
WHERE: Food and Tourism Pavilion – Friday and Saturday
Experience the excitement of this high-energy event and cheer on your favourites as they race to chop through the timber.
A true test of skill and endurance - come see who will be crowned champion!
WHERE: Woodchop arena – starts 9am Sunday
Vintage Machinery Display
Come and see our biggest and best display of restored working vintage machinery in action.
Step into the world of fishing with this 14,000 litre mobile tank, featuring up to 20 live fish, including
The team from the Berkley Super Fishing Tank will take you on an underwater journey with a massive display.
tions. Learn how different fish react to various lures and angling techniques. Fishing tips for beginners and insights from top anglers.
Food and Tourism Pavilion
Visitors to the Food and Tourism Pavilion will find a vibrant showcase of
Woodchopping Competition
Watch as skilled competitors go head-to-head, showcasing incredible
Restored vintage model steam engines doing what they were built to do all those years ago.
Unusual and rarely seen machines will be on display. Inspect the engines close up and chat with their drivers.
WHERE: Historical Precinct
Celebrating The Ipswich Show 2025
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Just SOME of the things to see and do at the Show Freestyle riders take flight in FMX spectacle
Whip Cracking
Experience the sound of whip cracking!
Watch a skilled whip cracker show off his precision, speed and awe inspiring tricks in this display of skill and tradition. From loud cracks to mesmerizing routines, this high-energy display will leave you amazed.
WHERE: Woodchop Arena – on the hour from 10am to 3.00pm
Community Stage
There’s a full program for the Community Stage and it’s full of family-friendly entertainment.
Bursting with excitement, unlimited fun and a wonderland of giggles, the Community Stage will present interactive kids’ shows and stage performances.
WHERE: Exhibition Centre
Australian Living History Museum
Step back in time with Australia’s Living History, a traveling mini-historical museum that brings the past t life!
With a unique, entertaining and light-hearted approach, this immersive experience showcases the key moments of Australia’s early history, from Settlement to Federation.
And throughout the day, enjoy continuous live demonstrations, including Butter Making, Rope Making and Old Tools in Action.
Perfect for history lovers, families, and curious minds of all ages, Australia’s Living History is an engaging and educational event you won’t want to miss!
WHERE: Historical Precinct
FRESH from their gravity defying stunts at the Sydney Royal, Airtime FMX are certain to be a crowd favourite at the Ipswich Show.
The world class team of freestyle motocross riders from Airtime FMX are booked for three shows on Friday and again on Saturday and another two on Sunday –all in the main arena.
Their goal is to deliver captivating and jaw dropping live freestyle motocross entertainment and they meet that goal, on average, 200 times a year as they perform at major events right across Australia.
Airtime FMX are also the team behind another big event on the grounds this year.
‘Run Chicken Run’ is a combination of comedy and high octane performance.
Twice and day for the three days, Jack Farmer, who has the look of a real hayseed, leads his prize giant chickens out into
Airtime FMX rider flying high and giving the crowds lots of ‘wow’ moments last year and they are set to thrill with their high flying show again this year.
Photo: LYLE RADFORD
the main arena.
Lurking close by, is a mean and dirty fox just waiting to pounce.
An easy chicken dinner? “No Way,” says Jack, “these chickens
can ride and ride fast!”
What follows are some pretty outsize chickens hopping on their quad bikes and tearing around the dirt track and even flying through the air to evade that fox.
Can they outrun, outsmart and outjump that fox?
Don’t miss the action packed, laugh a minute Run, Chicken, Run.
Celebrating The Ipswich Show 2025 Jetpack Entertainment making waves at the Ipswich Show
THE remarkable Jetpack Entertainment brings its energy and spectacle to the Ipswich Show for the first time this year.
Known for delivering high-energy, visually stunning entertainment, Jetpack Entertainment will perform an adrenaline-pumping show using a great big pool as the stage.
Audiences can expect jaw-dropping stunts, graceful aerial displays, and heart-pounding action as performers are propelled into flight by
powerful water jetpacks.
This unique aquatic show is designed to captivate and inspire, combining cutting-edge technology with extreme sports and theatrical artistry.
“We’re excited to bring our one-of-a-kind performance to the Ipswich Show,” said Ritchie Gregg, spokesperson for Jetpack Entertainment.
“This is our first time performing at this iconic event, and we can’t wait to share the thrill and excitement of our show
with the Ipswich community.
“The Ipswich Show is known for showcasing world-class entertainment and Jetpack Entertainment is honoured to be part of this year’s lineup.
“Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or simply looking for family-friendly fun, this performance promises to be an unmissable highlight.”
Jetpack Entertainment are booked to perform three shows each day on The Green.
The Ipswich Show runs from Friday to Sunday this weekend
Jetpack Entertainment are set to thrill with their unique aquatic stunts – three times a day on The Green.
VERVE
CULTURE, LIFESTYLE & TRAVEL MAY
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: One Last Ride for Ethan Hunt
ALEXIS POULSEN
QLD Area Manager
Limelight Cinemas
IN AN era dominated by reboots and spin-offs, few franchises have maintained the consistency, innovation, and adrenaline-pumping excitement that Mission: Impossible has delivered for nearly three decades.
Now, with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise returns for what is promised to be his final turn as Ethan Hunt, the indefatigable IMF agent who has become synonymous with globe-trotting action and practical stunts that defy both physics and common sense.
With an ensemble cast packed to the brim and a cryp-
tic, tantalising synopsis - “Our lives are the sum of our choices” - this cinematic event is shaping up to be not only a send-off for a beloved character but a closing chapter for one of the most ambitious action franchises in film history.
At the centre of the storm, of course, is Cruise, who has portrayed Ethan Hunt since 1996’s Mission: Impossible, evolving the role from a cerebral spy into an emotionally driven, ethically tortured hero who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders.
The forthcoming film reunites him with long-time collaborators Simon Pegg (as tech-savvy Benji Dunn), Ving Rhames (as loyal hacker Luther Stickell), and Rebecca Ferguson (as enigmatic MI6 operative Ilsa Faust).
Also returning are Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, and Pom Klementieff, who were all major players in Dead Reckoning Part One, continuing their arcs into this anticipated finale.
The Final Reckoning boasts a cast that reads like a who’s who of Hollywood talent.
The inclusion of acting powerhouses such as Angela Bassett, Janet McTeer, and Hannah Waddingham raises the dramatic stakes, hinting that the story won’t just rely on high-speed chases and death-defying leaps - although those are surely guaranteed.
Bassett’s return as CIA Director Erika Sloane adds gravitas and political tension, while McTeer and Waddingham’s roles are being kept under wraps, fuelling speculation about shifting alliances and new power players.
Director Christopher McQuarrie, who has helmed every instalment since Rogue Nation (2015), is once again in the driver’s seat, bringing with him a signature style that fuses practical spectacle with action-packed storytelling.
His creative partnership with Cruise has become one of the most reliable in modern cinema, responsible for some of the most iconic action sequences of the past decadewhether it’s skydiving at 25,000 feet or clinging to a plane midtake off.
For The Final Reckoning,
fans can expect McQuarrie and Cruise to raise the bar once again, potentially rewriting what’s possible in the action genre.
The subtitle - The Final Reckoning - suggests more than just explosive resolution. It promises a reckoning not only for Ethan Hunt but for the franchise as a whole. Since its inception, Mission: Impossible has been obsessed with the concept of identity and choice. With every mission, Hunt is forced to confront the cost of his commitments - to his team, to his ideals, and to his elusive sense of self. The philosophical weight hinted at in the film’s tagline suggests that the final instalment will dive deep into the personal toll of living in a world where deception is currency and sacrifice is inevitable.
With Nick Offerman, Holt McCallany, Charles Parnell, Shea Whigham, and Greg Tarzan Davis rounding out the cast - many in military or intelligence roles - it’s clear that this final mission will not only be personal but geopolitical in
scale. Expect betrayals, moral ambiguity, and the kind of edge-of-your-seat pacing that has made the series a staple of summer blockbusters.
But at its heart, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is a farewell. A farewell to Ethan Hunt, a man who never stopped running, not from his enemies, but from the fear of failing those he swore to protect.
It is also a farewell to an era where Cruise’s real-life daredevilry pushed the limits of cinema, reminding audiences of the intense thrill that only practical, high-stakes action can deliver.
Whether Hunt survives his final mission is anyone’s guess - and knowing this franchise, the outcome will be both surprising and deeply earned. One thing is certain, it will be an unmissable cinematic spectacle, delivering the intensity, emotion, and legacy befitting one of the most iconic franchises in movie history.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning releases at Limelight Cinemas from May 17.
What’s On
MUSIC
Bob Marley Tribute
ROARING Lion performs classic roots reggae, drum’n’bass, skank, lead and rhythm guitars.
In 2024, Roaring Lion opened the Queensland premiere for the Bob Marley: One Love’ movie by Paramount Pictures.
The band play everything from the Legend album and continue to grow a repertoire of over 60 songs.
Booval Racehorse Hotel, June 14.
Heavy Psych Night
Enjoy three heavy hitting psychedelic rock bands with Ben Ely and The Mungo Fungo Band, Mother Magnetic, and Fly Agaric are from Northern NSW.
Banshees Bar, May 24.
THEATRE
Jimeoin
DON’T miss Jimeoin’s new show Pandemonium.
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EVENTS
Known as a comedy legend, Jimeoin comes this time with handy tips on how to make the bed with very little effort, how to prank a partner and get away with it and how to talk dirty in a nice way.
Ipswich Civic Centre, June 6.
The Perfect Murder
VICTOR Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for nearly 20 years.
Victor secretly loathes Joan more and more each day.
Joan is bored by Victor, and his snoring drives her mad.
Their marriage has reached a crisis point.
Victor decides there is only one way to get Joan out of his life forever, but he’s about to get a nasty surprise.
As it turns out, Victor’s not the only one with murder in mind.
The Perfect Murder, Ipswich Little Theatre, Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator Theatre, 15 Burley Griffin Drive, until May 31.
Catastrophic Comical Cabaret
WHILE the rest of the world has been grappling with regime change, calamitous confrontations, interest rate hikes and weight loss; the Ipswich Seniors’ Concert Group has been struggling with the task of creating their next production.
Consequently, after much determination and perspiration, they are ready to bring a smile to people’s faces.
Ipswich Civic Centre, 10am-1pm, May 28.
The epic Kids’ race allows the kids to jump, climb and crawl their way through the purpose-built course.
Peak Crossing, May 24-25.
Ipswich Dog Day
THE community and their dogs will gather to celebrate all things to get them excited.
Whether you’re selling pet accessories, treats, or offering grooming services, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow dog enthusiasts and showcase what you have to offer.
Nicholas Street Precinct, May 24.
Don’t miss Jimeoin’s new show Pandemonium at the Ipswich Civic Centre.
Get your ARTS into gear
GLEN SMITH
Ipswich Pipe Band Championships are Back
On Saturday (May 31) the Ipswich Showgrounds will be filled with the sounds of bagpipes as the Ipswich Pipe Band Championships take to the main arena.
This is an afternoon for all May 14, 2025
the lovers of bagpipes and the spectacular performances as many pipe bands come together to compete for glory.
Watch pipe bands from across Queensland and New South Wales compete as they showcase their musical prowess.
The day will kick off with the first band performance at 12pm. The day will culminate with the Massed Pipe Band event at 4.30pm, where you can witness hundreds of pipers and drummers coming together in a tartan spectacular.
Our very own City of Ipswich Pipe Band will be competing at this event. The City of Ipswich Pipe Band is one of Australia’s oldest pipe bands. It was formed back in 1909. They have two bands, a grade 4 band and a grade 3. Their grade 4 band recently won grade 4 at the Maclean Highland Gathering over the Easter weekend
The Air We ShareNew Art Exhibition
A. Monica den Hertog is a visual artist based in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Monica will be holding an exhibition at the Ipswich Community Gallery from May 17 to 24. Her exhibition will be showcasing 13 conceptual artworks that explore the theme of air toxicity.
The works, primarily photographs with abstract overlays, address the pressing global issue of air quality and its implications for public health.
By presenting both visible and invisible aspects of air toxicity, her art encourages viewers to reflect on the impact of human activity on the environment and human health.
This exhibition will encourage community discussion on this crucial topic.
Without air, there is no life on Earth. Our planet and atmosphere are filled with life-sup-
porting air. From our first breath, to our last, air sustains our bodies. We are surrounded by air; it feels infinite and looks invisible. Humans have taken this vital resource for granted, polluting the air through our modern lifestyles. We share one planet. We all breathe polluted air.
It has an impact on our climate, ecosystems and health.
Climate change causes our planet to warm and bushfires to become more intense. As bushfire smoke fills our skies and our lungs, the damage we’ve caused to our environment becomes visible. The World Health Organization says 99 percent of the world lives in places with unhealthy air. This leads to a range of serious health issues including premature death.
Monica’s art is inspired by being a hiker and an asthmatic. Out hiking, she experienced the joy of breathing clean
mountain air, but asthma affects her ability to comfortably breathe. Monica searched for triggers, but air particulates are often invisible. This exhibition explores the visible and invisible nature of air by modifying photographs of our urban and domestic environments. It highlights the hidden environmental harm that people inflict. When people see air, they think about air. Monica’s interventions add visual representations of toxic air, juxtaposed with clean air, through layering paints, ink, plastics, and fabric. Layering enables her to invert representational imagery to challenge viewers to think beyond what they can physically see, and reconsider how anthropogenic activity is compromising life on our planet.
There will be an opening event on the Saturday May 17 as well as an artist talk on the Saturday, May 24.
Above: Ipswich City Pipe Band. Left and Below: Artwork from ‘The Air We Share’ art exhibition.
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ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Stuff The British Stole. (PG, R) 10.30 The Weekly. (R) 11.00 Restoration Aust. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Sherwood. (Malv, R) 2.00 Restoration Aust. (R) 3.00 House Of Games. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs: The Streets. (PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.
8.00 Grand Designs UK. (Return, Ml) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.
8.50 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Atlantic. (Premiere, PG) Martin Clunes explores tropical Sao Tome and Principe, known as the African Galapagos.
9.35 The Kimberley. (R) Hosted by Mark Coles Smith.
10.30 ABC Late News.
10.45 The Business. (R)
11.00 Grand Designs: The Streets. (PG, R)
11.50 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 10.05 Tough Trains. (PGa, R) 11.00 Jewels Of The Alps: Italy’s Great Lakes. (PGa) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.55 Alone Australia. (M, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (al) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 History’s Greatest Mysteries: The Hindenburg Disaster. (Maw, R) Takes a look at the Hindenburg disaster.
8.20 Liberation: D-Day To Berlin: Hitler Strikes Back. (M) In late 194 4, Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest and bloodiest battle when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium.
9.15 Sherlock & Daughter. (Mv) Sherlock assigns Amelia her first tasks in their mission to rescue kidnapped Clara Anderson.
10.10 SBS World News Late.
10.40 Carmen Curlers. (Masv, R)
12.50 Pagan Peak. (Mas, R)
2.35 Incredible Homes. (R)
3.35 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 Eurovision. (PG)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG)
12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.
1.00MOVIE: A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. (2023, Mav)
3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Gage puts a sinister plan in motion. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PGa) Hosted by Graeme Hall. 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PGl) The second set of semi-finalists set out to impress celebrity judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli and Simon Cowell as well as the viewers at home. Hosted by Ant and Dec.
10.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) The teams travel to Strasbourg, France.
12.00 Raines. (Mahv)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. Women’s State Of Origin. Game 2. New South Wales v Queensland.
9.35 NRL Women’s State Of Origin Post-Match. Post-match wrap-up of the Women’s State of Origin match between New South Wales and Queensland.
10.00 9News Late.
10.30 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl)
11.30 A Killer Makes A Call: Lewis. (MA15+av, R)
12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Taskmaster Australia. (Mls) Comedy game show featuring comedians performing a series of tricky tasks. Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.40 The Inspired Unemployed: The List. (Mal) In Finland, the boys discover fun for the Finns is not fun for them. 9.50 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.50 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.15 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 2.15pm Carpool Koorioke. 2.25 Yarning Culture Through Film. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.35 Waabiny
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30 The Pacific. (Final, R) 11.10 Bergerac. (Mlv, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Bay Of Fires. (Madl, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (R) 3.25 Grand Designs: The Streets. (Final, PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Eurovision. (PG) 7.20 WorldWatch. 7.30 Giro d’Italia. Stage 6. Highlights. 8.30 WorldWatch. 10.00 Tough Trains. (PGa, R) 10.55 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Military Strongholds. (PG, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (al) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Giro d’Italia. Stage 6. Highlights. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis explores a tropical collection.
8.30 Sherwood. (Final, Mlv)
The various threads of the investigation finally come together as the community looks to the future.
9.30 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson.
10.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) A satirical news program.
10.35 Big Boys. (Mls, R)
11.05 ABC Late News.
11.20 Father Brown. (PGa, R)
12.05 Mayfair Witches. (Mal, R)
12.50 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Eurovision: Access All Areas. (M) Catch all the behind-the-scenes action.
10.00 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes: Seahouses – Les Ferdinand. (PGa, R) Robson Green is joined by Les Ferdinand.
11.10 Atlantic Crossing. (PGal, R) Märtha is placed under enormous pressure.
12.15 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R)
2.05 The Head. (Malv, R)
3.40 Incredible Homes. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.
8.30 House Of Wellness. (PGl)
Melissa Doyle and Shane Crawford are joined by Abbey Holmes and Archie Thompson to talk baby names, body language, genetics and pickleball. Then, Shane straps on a pregnancy belly.
9.30MOVIE: Bridesmaids.
(2011, MA15+ls, R) Two best friends have a falling out after one of them asks another person to be her maid of honour. Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne.
12.05 The Black Donnellys. (Mdsv)
1.05 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.40pm Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars: Battle Of The Stars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11. Canterbury Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters.
9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Canterbury Bulldogs versus Sydney Roosters match, with news and analysis.
10.45MOVIE: Into The Blue.
(2005, Mdlv, R) A group of divers finds illegal cargo. Paul Walker, Jessica Alba.
12.50 Drive TV: Launch Pad. (R) Hosted by Jessica Lydka Morris and Dominic Wiseman.
1.20 Explore: Well Bread. (R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 House Hunters Australia. (PG) A couple search for a house. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists Mel Tracina, Lloyd Langford and Emma Holland join the panel. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mlv, R) Graham Norton is joined on the couch by celebrities including Cher, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Josh Brolin. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 12.35pm Patriot Brains. 1.30 Planet A. 2.20 Cancelled!
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 7. 1.35am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Wildlife ER. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Midsomer Murders. 2.00 Are You Being Served? 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30MOVIE: A Man About The House. (1947, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 West Coast Cops. 8.30MOVIE: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. (2015, PG) 10.55 Late Programs.
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Out Of The Ashes. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00
Bamay. 6.40 Tales From Zambia. 7.25 NITV Weather. 7.30MOVIE: The Goonies. (1985, PG) 9.30 Yarning Culture Through Film. 9.40MOVIE: Hairspray. (1988, PG)
6am The Emperor’s Club. Continued. (2002, PG) 7.50 Bright Star. (2009, PG) 10.00 La La Land. (2016, M) 12.20pm Winter’s Tale. (2014, M) 2.30 Selkie. (2000, PG) 4.10 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 6.00 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 7.40 Bring It On. (2000, PG) 9.30 Fame. (1980, M) 11.55 Heavier Trip. (2024, MA15+, Finnish) 1.45am The Trust. (2016, MA15+) 3.25 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of SpaFrancorchamps. 10.05 Bewitched. 10.35 Jeannie. 11.05 Seinfeld. 12.05pmMOVIE: Nerve. (2016, 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. 7.30MOVIE: The Mask. (1994, PG) 9.30MOVIE: Dumb And Dumber. (1994, PG) 11.45 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Storage Wars. Noon American Resto. 12.30 American Pickers. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 The Car Club. 2.30 Desert Collectors. 3.30 Timbersports. 4.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Sydney v Carlton. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.15 Late Programs.
Saturday, May 17
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)
6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend
Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News
At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R)
2.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
4.05 The Piano. (PG, R)
5.10 Landline. (R)
5.40 Australian Story: Birds Of A Feather – The Twinnies. (R) Leigh Sales meets identical twins.
6.10 Father Brown. (PGa) Lady Felicia asks for Father Brown’s help.
7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at the top stories of the day, including coverage of developing stories and events.
7.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) Reggie comes home for a few weeks’ holiday and helps Fred make over the green space outside St Oswald’s church.
9.30 Bergerac. (Mlv, R) Bergerac doesn’t care how many cages he rattles in his quest to find kidnapped baby Lily. Along the way, he clashes with Charlie Hungerford over Kim’s welfare and the battle lines are drawn with John Blakeley.
10.20 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
10.50 The Split: Barcelona. (Final, Ml, R) Explosive secrets come to light.
11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.
ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Children’s Programs. 5.10pm Tabby McTat. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.50 Play School Science Time. 6.00 Octonauts. 6.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Kids Baking C’ship. 8.10 Chopped Junior. 8.55 The Piano. 9.50 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.35 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Giro d’Italia. Stage
7. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 11.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Women’s race. Highlights. 3.00 Heroines. (PG) 3.30 Gymnastics. FIG World Cup. Highlights. 4.30 Giro d’Italia. Stage 7. Highlights. 5.30 How To Lose A War. (PG)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Eurovision: Access All Areas. (M) Catch all the behind-the-scenes action, exclusive insights and powerhouse performances.
10.00 The Day The Rock Star Died: David Bowie. (PG) Looks at David Bowie, who was the leading figure in popular music for over five decades.
10.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Avonmouth To Six Bells. (PGa, R) Hosted by Michael Portillo.
11.30 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav, R) Munch takes care of a boy.
2.15 Candidato 34. (Ml, R) Follows Bryan Russell.
3.00 Incredible Homes. (R)
4.00 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
5.00 Eurovision. (PG)
6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Story Of. 1.30 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? 2.40 BBC News At Ten. 3.10 ABC World News Tonight. 3.40 PBS News. 4.45 Over The Black Dot. 5.15 Mastermind Aust. 6.15 Impossible Engineering. 8.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Andrew Ramsden Race Day. Scone Cup Carnival. Doomben 10,000 Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Creek To Coast. A look at the latest in outdoor activities.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Americas: Andes. (PG) Takes a look at The Andes, Earth’s longest mountain range, where baby bears make treacherous descents.
8.00MOVIE: Jurassic Park. (1993, PGv, R) Genetically engineered dinosaurs run amok in an isolated theme park after a security breakdown. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum.
10.25MOVIE: Predator. (1987, Mlv, R) A team of mercenaries on a mission in the Central American jungle is hunted by an alien warrior. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers.
12.40 The Black Donnellys. (Mdsv) Vinny settles his account with Alo.
7.30 Holiday Home Makeover With Rachel & Ryan. (PG) Rachel and Ryan focus on the bathrooms.
8.30MOVIE: Quantum Of Solace. (2008, Mv, R) James Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country’s most valuable resource. Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric.
10.40MOVIE: Rambo: Last Blood. (2019, MA15+adlv, R) A veteran battles a Mexican cartel. Sylvester Stallone.
12.30 Young Sheldon. (PGadlsv, R)
1.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ma, R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
Flight From Ashiya. (1964, PG) 4.30 Rugby Union. Women’s Pacific Four Series. Game 4. Australia v USA. 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 14. ACT Brumbies v Queensland Reds. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45MOVIE: Plane. (2023, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Kelly meets a fluff ball named Jinglebells. Alessio and Vittorio might be at risk of being bitten by an overwhelmed Maltese. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. A Greek couple, whose postwar Preston home is dated, dark and dreary, look for a fresh start.
8.40 House Hunters Australia. (PG, R) A couple search for a spacious, character-filled home with guest accommodation and a workshop. 9.40 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) Follows paramedics as they respond to a seven-year-old boy who is gasping for air. 10.40 Elsbeth. (PGlv, R) Elsbeth is summoned to jury duty. 11.40 FBI. (Mv, R) A rapper and two teen fans are gunned down. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm
Zambia. 2.30 Nula. 3.00 Living Black. 3.30 Precious Leader Woman. 4.25 Yarning Culture Through Film. 4.30 Tradition On A Plate. 5.00 Wild Kitchen.
Sunday, May 18
6am Lara. Continued. (2019, PG, German) 6.50 Selkie. (2000, PG) 8.30 The Glassworker. (2024, PG, Urdu) 10.20 Purple Rain. (1984, M) 12.25pm Indecent Proposal. (1993, M) 2.35 The Emperor’s Club. (2002, PG) 4.35 Sissi. (1955, German) 6.35 The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. (2008) 8.30 Finding Your Feet. (2017, M) 10.35 Getaway Of Love. (2015, MA15+, Italian) 12.15am Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. Riverbend Nationals. 4.00 Storage Wars: Barry’s Best Buys. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 8.30 Mega Mechanics. 9.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 10.30 Late Programs.
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 The Piano. (PG, R) 3.30 Grand Designs UK. (PG, R) 4.40 The Kimberley. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Eurovision. (PG) 9.00 Giro d’Italia. Stage 8. Highlights. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 11.30 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGaw, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 Judo. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Gymnastics. FIG World Cup. Highlights. 4.30 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 8. Highlights. 5.30 The Seabees On Iwo Jima. (PGav)
6.30 Compass: The Breast Decision. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 The Piano. (PG) Hosted by Amanda Keller.
8.30 Bergerac. (Mal) Bergerac goes rogue with a new lead that brings him into direct conflict with Arthur Wakefield.
9.15 Reunion. (Premiere, MA15+l) After being released from prison after 10 years, a deaf man seeks revenge.
10.15MOVIE: Judy And Punch. (2019, MA15+v, R) Mia Wasikowska.
12.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 12.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
7.30 Eurovision: Access All Areas. (M) Catch all the behind-the-scenes action, exclusive insights and powerhouse performances.
12.00MOVIE: Amazing Grace. (2018, G, R) Charts the recording of Amazing Grace. Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland.
1.35 24 Hours In Emergency: Lead By Example. (Ma, R) An elderly man is rushed to St George’s.
4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) Hosted by J Schwanke.
4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) Presented by Adam Liaw. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Movie Show. 1.30 Figure Skating. ISU World Championships. Part two. 3.05 Jeopardy! 5.10 ABC World News Tonight. 5.35 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 6.00 Abandoned Engineering. 7.50 Science Fiction Revolution. 8.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 9. 1.35am Letterkenny. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
2.30 Jabba’s Movies. (PGhv, R) 3.00 To Be Advised.
4.30 Highway Cops. (PGal, R)
5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Weekender.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The 1% Club. (PGdls) 8.00 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.00 24 Hours In Police Custody: The Norfolk Narco Cartel. (Madl) Takes a look inside the track of a major police operation that leads to the seizure of drugs worth over $3 million.
10.10 Crime Investigation Australia: Murder And Mayhem – George Brown And Fine Cotton. (MA15+av, R) Investigates the murder of horse trainer George Brown.
11.30 Autopsy USA. (Mav)
12.30 Shades Of Blue. (MA15+adsv, R) 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.
7TWO (72)
6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 9.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape To The Country. 1pm The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Animal SOS Australia. 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 11.30 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. Noon Innovation Nation. 12.10 Lost Gold Of World War II. 1.10 Indycar Series. Sonsio Grand Prix. H’lights. 2.20 FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. H’lights. 3.30 Jeopardy! UK. 4.30 Young Sheldon. 5.30MOVIE: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. (2004, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. (2001, PG) 10.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Fish Forever. (R) 1.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The
League.
Raiders v Gold Coast
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 Travel Guides. (PG)
8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.30 The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan. (Malv) Piers Morgan sits down with Danny Pelosi.
10.30 9News Late.
11.00 See No Evil: The Painted Truck. (Ma)
11.50 Surf Boats. (R)
12.40 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. The contestants must create a dish with an element of tableside theatre. 8.15 House Hunters Australia. (PG, R) A couple search for a house but she wants a Hamptons-style cottage with a pool and he seeks a home with character and a toolshed. 9.15 FBI. (MA15+v) After two women are brutally murdered with napalm, Maggie and OA are led to a dating site where they discover a group of scorned users which is targetting women who reject them. 11.05 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
6am Children’s Programs. 5.10pm Daniel Tiger’s. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.00 Octonauts. 6.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.55 Speechless. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 Allo! Allo! 9.10 Only Fools And Horses. 9.50 Planet Earth III. 10.55 Ancient Aliens. 11.55 UFOs: Top Secret Alien Files. 1.35pm Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes. 2.35MOVIE: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (1968) 5.35MOVIE: The Pink Panther. (2006, PG) 7.30MOVIE: Edge Of Tomorrow. (2014, M) 9.45MOVIE: Nobody. (2021, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon Getaway. 12.30 Dad’s Army. 1.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 2.15 MOVIE: Orders To Kill. (1958, PG) 4.30MOVIE: Beachhead. (1954, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Hunter Killer. (2018, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 1.10pm Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 2.30 Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 4.00 Stompem Ground: King Of Hearts. 4.25 Electric Lady Studios: A Hendrix Vision. 6.05 Queer & Here. 6.35 News. 6.45 Wildlife Rescue New Zealand. 7.35 The Frontier. 8.30 Geoff Dixon: Portraits Of Us. 10.00 MOVIE: The Dark Horse. (2014, M) 12.10am Late Programs.
6am The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. Continued. (2008) 6.55 Sissi. (1955, German) 8.55 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 10.35 Fame. (1980, M) 1pm Speed Kills. (2018, M) 2.55 Murder Party. (2022, PG, French) 4.50 Bring It On. (2000, PG) 6.40 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 8.30 Johnny Mnemonic. (1995, M) 10.20 Sirley. (2020, M, Italian) 12.10am Zola. (2020, MA15+) 1.45 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Counting Cars. 10.00 Pawn Stars. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Portland Charter Boat Wars. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN: Best Of. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Fishy Business. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 10. Brisbane Lions v Melbourne. 6.00 The Wash Up. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30MOVIE: The Bourne Legacy. (2012, M) 11.15 Late Programs.
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Monday,
May 19
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)
NINE (8, 9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 The Gospel
According To Marcia. (PG, R) 11.30 Art Works. (PGa, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales.
8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.
9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Linton Besser.
9.35 Q+A. (Final) Presented by Patricia Karvelas. 10.35 ABC Late News.
10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Planet America. (R) 11.40 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 12.10 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 1.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Giro d’Italia. Stage 9. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Tough Trains. (Ma, R) 11.05 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (PGl, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Death In The Tower: King Richard. (Mav, R) 3.00 Travel Shooters. (PG) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (al) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 9. Highlights. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00MOVIE: A Criminal Affair. (2021, Mav, R) Savvy Shay. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00MOVIE: A Lifeguard’s Obsession. (2023, Mav) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Stockholm With Michael Portillo: Stockholm 1. (Premiere) Michael Portillo braves the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea.
8.25 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Albania And The Adriatic. (PGa, R) Professor Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets of the Adriatic coast of Albania.
9.20 Inside Windsor Castle. (PG, R) Xand van Tulleken, JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave look at the history of Windsor Castle.
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Classified. (Mlv)
11.35 Don’t Leave Me. (Malv, R)
1.35 Incredible Homes. (R)
3.35 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Eden delivers some distressing news.
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PG) The farmers take the new ladies on a solo date to strengthen connections and form new ones.
9.05 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Mav) Owen makes a decision about his future. Tommy receives devastating news.
10.05 Suits L.A. (M)
11.05 The Agenda Setters. An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
12.05 Treadstone. (MA15+av) Bentley makes a choice.
1.05 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News.
5.30 Sunrise.
9.00
10.30
1pm
Doorstep. 1.30 Australia’s
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Floor. (PG) Hosted by Rodger Corser.
8.45 100% Footy. (M) Features the latest rugby league news, with exclusive insights from an expert panel.
11.15 Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup: Independence Is Scary. (Mals)
12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Hello SA. (PG)
TEN (5, 1)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. The contestants face off with a mystery box. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Making Mission: Impossible. Angela Bishop takes a behind-thescenes look at the making of Mission: Impossible–TheFinalReckoning 10.10 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.35 Taskmaster Australia. (Mls, R) 11.45 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 4pm Cook Up Bitesize. 4.05 WorldWatch. 6.00 Alone Denmark. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd. (Return) 10.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.40 Alone Australia. 11.45 Secrets Of The Chippendales Murders. 12.40am QAnon: The Search For Q. 1.35 Big Backyard Quiz. 2.40
5.00
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Anthem Sessions. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55
6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.25 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 Nanny. 9.00 Traffic Cops. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 Young Sheldon. Noon MOVIE: Blueback. (2022, 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. 8.30MOVIE: Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre. (2023, M) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Late Programs.
Tuesday, May 20
9.30
Backyards. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30
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6am Morning Programs. 1pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. Riverbend Nationals. Replay. 3.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Support Races. Dunlop Series. H’lights. 4.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.00 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.00 Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93) 6am Morning Programs. 6.55 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 8.45 Viajeros. (2022, PG, Spanish) 10.20 Finding Your Feet. (2017, M) 12.25pm Hive. (2021, M, Albanian) 2.00 The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. (2008) 3.55 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 5.40 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 7.30 The Last Vermeer. (2019, M) 9.40 Prison 77. (2022, MA15+, Spanish) Midnight Late Programs.
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (PG, R) 11.00 If You’re Listening. (R) 11.20 Gruen. (PGs, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 2.00 Restoration Aust. (R) 2.55 House Of Games. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 The Kimberley.
8.50 David Attenborough’s Galapagos: Adaptation. (R) Hosted by Sir David Attenborough.
9.40 Australia’s Wild Odyssey: Following The Rain. (R)
10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.15 Four Corners. (R) 12.00 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.15 Q+A. (Final, R) 1.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 2.05 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 2.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.05 The Bridges That Built London. (PGav, R) 10.55 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (Ma, R) 11.30 Dream Of Italy. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 I Am Not A Number. (PGa) 2.25 Going Places. (R) 2.55 The Weekly Football Wrap. (R) 3.25 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 Scotland’s Riverwoods. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (al) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.35 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PGl, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Floor. (PG, R) 1.15 My Way. (R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Patrick Brammall. (Ml) Patrick Brammall investigates a family myth.
8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi explores the daily realities and impacts of living with invisible and chronic illnesses.
9.30 Dateline: Harrods – Delivered To A Predator. Takes a look at the case of Mohamed Al Fayed.
10.05 SBS World News Late.
10.35 Living Black. (R)
11.05 Snow. (Malv)
12.00 The Lesson. (Mals, R) 2.25 Incredible Homes. (R) 4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Theo is running out of time.
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGa) Farmer Tom meets families in home town visits.
9.10 Doc. (Ma) Amy and Sonya endeavour to help a teen in need of a bone marrow transplant.
10.10 Accused. (M) A tech entrepreneur finds himself on trial.
11.10 The Agenda Setters. An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
12.10 The Act. (MA15+ans, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Floor. (PG) Hosted by Rodger Corser.
8.45 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators: Fatal Relations. (MA15+av) Former Assistant Commissioner Michael Willing goes through the seven-year hunt for Malcolm Naden.
9.45 9News Late.
10.15 Wild Cards. (Mv)
11.15 The Equalizer. (Mav, R) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Fish Forever. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (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,
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. Renowned pastry chef Steven He visits. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The Fugitive Task Force rushes to find a kidnapper after a high school debate team and their English teacher are taken. 10.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.05
9.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 10. 1.35am Shoresy. 1.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
6am The Movie Show. 6.20
6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Ludwig. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Late Programs. 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy.
6am Morning Programs. 11.00
7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory. (Premiere) 9.20 Croc Watch With Steve Backshall. 10.05 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 Nanny. 9.00 Formula E World C’ship. Tokyo ePrix. 10.05 Bewitched. 10.35 Jeannie. 11.05 Young Sheldon. 12.05pmMOVIE: Dumb And Dumber. (1994, PG) 2.20 Innovation Nation. 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. 8.30MOVIE: Ready Player One. (2018, M) 11.15 Late Programs.
PG) 3.35 Arthur And The Two Worlds War. (2010, PG) 5.30 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 7.30 T-34. (2018, M, Russian) 9.35 Pride And Glory. (2008, MA15+) Midnight
The Count Of Monte-Cristo. (1975, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Chelsea Detective. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 Late Programs.
9GO! (82, 93)
6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Train Rescue Down Under. (Premiere) 9.00 Outback Truckers. 10.00 Railroad Australia. 11.00 Late Programs.
Late of Boonah. Passed away on 7th May 2025. Aged 93 years.
Dearly loved Husband of Dell. Much loved Father and Father-in-law of Robert & Elizabeth, Cameron & Samantha. Loving Grandad to Suzanne, Christopher and Matthew.
Family and Friends are invited to attend a service to celebrate Ron’s life at 10am on Monday 19th May 2025 at Fassifern Uniting Church, Macquarie St, Boonah. Followed by burial within Boonah Cemetery (semi-lawn), cnr Elliott & Gorkow Road, Boonah.
‘In God’s Care’
ZAHNOW, Marjorie Beryl
Late of Boonah. Passed away on 2nd May 2025, aged 97 years.
Dearly loved Wife of Leslie (dec’d).
BEEKE, Jacobus (Ko)
Late of Daintree, formerly of Boonah and Brisbane, passed away peacefully on 20th April 2025, aged 94 years.
Beloved Husband of Beverley (dec'd). Much loved Father of Nigel and Vanessa. Treasured Grandfather to his 4 Grandchildren and 2 Great Grandchildren; Andrew, Jane, Harry, Jack, Emme and Aaleyah.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Service for Ko at 11:00am on Thursday, 15th May 2025 at Kalbar Cemetery, 82 Munbilla Road, Kalbar.
“Loved & Remembered Always”
Much loved Mother and Mother-in-law of John, Kay & Dudley (dec’d), Russell & Anne. Loving Step-Mother to Carol and Peter. Adored Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Great-Great-Grandmother.
Family and friends are invited to attend a service to celebrate Marj's life at 10am on Tuesday, 20th May 2025 at Church of Christ, Coronation Drive, Boonah. Followed by burial within Kalbar Cemetery.
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THE LandCruiser 70 Series might need AdBlue exhaust additive top-ups under new emissions rules.
It would mean a production suspension but stock would be accumulated to fill the gap.
Production of the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series for Australia will stop for eight months this year.
The 40-year-old fourwheel drive will need strict exhaust emissions regulations in Australia.
The new rules could force the 2.8-litre diesel 4WD to require AdBlue exhaust additive fluid in 2026.
All variants of the LandCruiser 70 Series in this country need to upgrade for new Euro 6 emissions rules.
The production halt would begin soon after the final V8-powered 70 Series 4WDs roll off the production line.
Additional supply would be available to cover the period.
The new emissions
rules could force the
rules, known as ADR 80/04, apply to heavy vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass of more than 3,500kg.
From November 1 this year, it will cover every new vehicle imported to Australia meeting its criteria, not just newly launched models.
Similar regulations are on the way for sedans, hatchbacks, SUVs,
and traditional utes such as the HiLux – which would require them to meet more strict European standards.
Diesel exhaust additive fluid AdBlue has
Axing luxury tax could mean price drop
THE Luxury Car Tax (LCT) could soon be scrapped, meaning prestige cars could become more affordable.
If the LCT is scrapped, luxury car prices might come down, however, the enforcement of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) could complicate matters.
Prime Minster Anthony Albanese is looking to axe the tax to strengthen Australia’s ties with Europe amid ongoing tariff chaos.
The LCT applied to vehicles with a dutiable value of $80,567 or more, or $91,387 for fuel-efficient at a rate of 33 percent for every dollar above the threshold. It was introduced in 2001 to protect local vehicle manufacturing.
been required on the LandCruiser 70 Series in Japan since it was reintroduced there in 2023.
The government hopes to leverage the loss of the tax to find better deal on agriculture and a wider free-trade agreement in Europe.
The European Union automotive market is facing challenges from Chinese-made products,
The Luxury Car Tax brings in about $1.2 billion every year. especially in the electric vehicle space.
According to estimates, the LCT brings in about $1.2 billion of revenue for this government every year.
NVES sets targets on carbon dioxide emissions for each vehicle sold and
insists car manufacturers pay a penalty if exceeded on average across its models.
Credits can be accumulated for EV and low-emissions vehicle sales, with the increasing balance calculated each year and car brands then given two
years to settle the tally before fines were payable.
The car lobby body formed by car brands –Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) – said that NVES fines could be passed on to consumers by way of hiked prices.
The Prado would be the first diesel Toyota to require AdBlue in Australia, with the 17.4-litre tank needing refilling at 8,000km, depending on how the vehicle is driven.
The Prado could continue to be driven even when it has run out of AdBlue, but the engine would not restart once it had been turned off.
A Toyota spokesman said: “The eight-month pause from September 2025 is based on the normal production cycle for this model. We have ordered additional supply so we can continue to meet demand for this rugged workhorse throughout the pause.”
Toyota Australia recently stopped production of the 70 Series range’s 4.5-litre diesel V8 engine because of “changing regulations and community expectations”.
An AdBlue system comprises a tank carrying an AdBlue solution, which is sprayed over exhaust gases to reduce the amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) that leave the exhaust.
HiLux bestseller as PHEVs plummet
THE Toyota HiLux was the least impacted by falling sales of the three best-selling new cars in
The HiLux was in fact Australia’s top-selling new car for the first time since 2023.
Meanwhile, sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles slumped by 62 percent compared to the previous
Despite this, though, they are still up 95 percent year-on-year.
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) data showed 90,614 new vehicles were delivered in Australia last month.
New-car sales for last month accounted for 91,316 units – down 6.1 percent on the year before, the third decline in 2025 after 1.7 per cent growth in March.
It is the third-best April on record and only just behind 2021’s 92,347 sales.
Sale are down 3.6 percent this year with about 1.19 million new-vehicle deliveries expected by the end of December.
Toyota has stayed Australia’s top-selling new-vehicle brand, with 19,380 deliveries – down 6.7 percent – ahead of second-placed Ford, which is down 15.2 percent (to 7,334 sales).
Mazda was in third place above Kia and Hyundai close behind.
The MG was down 17.9 percent and placed at 11th and out of its usual seven or eighth placing.
The HiLux is only 90 deliveries ahead of the second-placed Ford Ranger, and 300 sales ahead of the RAV4.
HiLux sales were down 12 percent last month, and the Ranger down 28 percent.
Electric car sales were down 44.2 percent last month compared to April 2024, propelled by a plunge from Tesla.
New
2.8-litre diesel 4WD to require AdBlue exhaust additive fluid in 2026.
The Tofts help fire Colleen’s horse journey
by PETER FOLEY
BE AWARE: talking to Colleen Krahnen may lead you to feel you’re not working hard enough or that you haven’t done much with your life.
Or you might just feel inspired.
Now an apprentice jockey based at Josephville near Beaudesert with trainer Mark Palmer, Krahnen began her competitive horse life riding in endurance events that are hugely challenging for horse and rider.
She also earned a Masters in Architecture and, in her spare time away from the racetrack, she works in her family’s house moving business.
A fan of old homes, she fills the few remaining scraps of her awake time renovating houses.
Colleen grew up in a horse-mad family. Her journey took a turn when she linked with highly-respected endurance horse figures Penny and Peter Toft of Marburg.
The connection led to her competing internationally and riding in endurance events such as Australia’s legendary 160km Tom Quilty Gold Cup.
“I was lucky to have Peter Toft pick me up - lovely guy, incredible horseman,” Krahnen said.
“He was a huge supporter of mine - both Peter and Penny. They’re
“They gave me that drive for wanting to be better than I am every day.”
–
Colleen Krahnen
incredible horse people and I learned so much.
“They gave me that drive for wanting to be better than I am every day.
“I’ve done seven national titles over a hundred miles. I did my first 100 miles when I was nine years old.
“I think by the time I was 17, I’d done over 15,000km in competition.
“It was an incredible experience, that many miles on a horse at such a young age. It taught you a lot about them.
Just spending that time on their back, you get a feel for them.
“Endurance horses have to be 100 percent sound. They carry a saddle for sometimes 10 hours or more. So, you’ve got to, as a rider, be well attuned to how they work.
“So, it’s such a balance of tactically covering distance while pacing yourself while managing - metabolically - the horse.”
After leaving school, Colleen started with a
Bachelor of Design and progressed to a Masters in Architecture.
She admits she got a bit sour with endurance events because it’s so hard; she got into racehorses because of the thrilling speed.
She started working in Palmer’s stable while doing university and works for mum and dad as well.
“That led to many sleepless nights. We move houses, so I pilot of a night with my brother, and then I would do trackwork in the morning
and then either go to uni or study,” she said.
“I love what I do. It’s not hard if you don’t think it’s hard. It was something I put my mind to. I’m not the smartest person but I know how to work hard.
“I grew up doing the endurance and I would be riding 30 to 50 kays before I go to school, get to school late every day, get back from school and do another 50 or another 30 in the afternoon.”
Now when she rides trackwork for her boss
and other trainers, they think she’s working hard but she thinks she’s hardly working.
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s easy work. I mean, at most I do 15 in a morning in work; what’s that? That’s not even 20km,” she joked.
“Being so lucky to be at such a high level at such a young age, the people that you work with, in every component of their life, they strive to be better.
“But, yeah, it has its challenges. And I’m lucky with my boss; he’s super understanding.
“We don’t have a huge team so we’re both hands on and obviously he does a lot of the afternoon work while I’m out looking at houses, dealing with clients and stuff.
“Now I’ve got my Masters of Architecture, I’ve got a few old cottages that I love restoring. I’m very passionate about the old houses.”
Last Saturday at Ipswich racetrack, Krahnen won on Thebarberofseville, steering the gelding on a thunderous path from last on the home turn.
“I had plenty of horse coming into the corner. He’s a really confident horse and anywhere there was daylight, we went through,” she said.
“Horses are funny animals. If you give them that confidence, they ’ll give it back to you.”
Men and boys
Division 1: Wests 5 (Danie Westphal 2, Jameson D’Castro 2, Zac McCoombes) d Easts 0; Labrador 4 d Hancock Brothers 3 (Lachlan McDermottParkes, Jacob Burns, Jay Pavitt); Casuarina 5 d Norths 3 (Zac Profke 2, Riley Profke).
Division 2: Norths 3 (A Buckley, A Maddocks, L Brown) d Hancocks 0; Easts 4 (D Mantell, T Woodford, K Sippel, T Pittman) d Wests 3 (M Wiseman, C McInnes, J Wardell).
Division 3: Hancocks 7 (B Kinnane 3, D Howells 2, T King, R Sherlock) d Norths 0; Easts 2 (L Bell, Z Chetham) d Wests 0. Division 4: Wests 2 (H Downey, K Pfeffer) d Hancocks 0; Norths 2 (C Jeffrey 2) d Swifts 0.
J1: Norths 5 (K Parlett 3, F Bauer, O Mitchell) d Easts 4 (T Campbell 2, A Kennedy, N Morris); Hancock Brothers 6 (A Hanly 4, F Evans 2) d Wests 0.
J2: Easts 2 (A Burton, J Moten) d Wests 1 (A McKenny); Norths 4 (Q Murphy 2, C Jackson, P Jeffrey) d Hancocks 0.
Women and girls
Division 1: Thistles 3 (Bridget Carkeet, Abigail Myers, Kiera Moller) d Roosters 1; Casuarina 3 d Norths 1 (Haylee Jones); Mudgeeraba 1 d Swifts 0; Wests 5 (Jess Wilkinson 3, Amy Kickbusch, Gabby Nicholls) d Burleigh 0; Hancock Brothers 3 (Abby Eleison, Bianca Elisseos, Layla Eleison) d Easts 0. Division 2: Wests 2 (E
Jaenke, L McKimmon) d Hancocks 0; Swifts 7 (J Hansen 3, C Shaw, G Wilson, A Mirallez, E Denton) d Thistles 1 (T Floyd).
Division 3: Thistles 3 (C Muller, M Bool, L Pearce) d Hancocks 2 (K Dobinson, L
Norths Red 3 (R Jones 2, S Horler) d Norths White
0; Vets 5 (C Drummond, J Boyd, A Wilkinson, S Pacey, J Peters) d Easts 0; Swifts 2 (A Meloury 2) d Wests Strikers 0. Division 4: Hancocks
Gold 3 (A McDermott 2, K Dobinson) d Strikers 1 (A Pearson); Hancocks Blue 2 (P Armstrong, A Keogh) drew Wests 2 (J Goetsch); Thistles 6 (L Harris 4, M Bool, C Liddel) d Swifts 0. J1: Norths 3 (Parlett, I Jeffrey, A StanicBradshaw) d Easts 2 (J Blom, B Mantell); Thistles 1 (J Wenck) drew Swifts 1 (I McGreevy); Hancocks 1 (P-M Briskey) d Wests 0; Swifts 1 (S Ostrofski) d Easts 0; Norths 6 (I Jeffrey 2, M Gabb 2, A Halls, K
d Wests 0; Thistles 2 (J White, J Wenck) d Hancocks 0. J2: Hancocks 4 (B Smith, D Burns, T Toft, S Koch) d Wests 0; Thistles 2 (I Bool, C Muller) d Swifts 0; Easts 3 (H McInnes 2, M Nickson) d Norths 0.
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Swifts goalkeeper Kailei Bowers goes low to stop a Hancocks goal attempt during a recent Division 1 match at the Ipswich Hockey Complex. Photo: LYLE RADFORD
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Gail’s wise words after top recognition
by DAVID LEMS
FOR someone who has contributed so much over more than 50 years, Gail Lyne appreciates being recognised.
Not that the former long-serving Ipswich Netball Association (INA) president looks for that.
However, her latest Netball Queensland (NQ) award reflects how highly regarded Gail is having delivered decades of “extraordinary service”.
After the NQ Constitution was changed, Gail became the second person from association level to achieve Honorary Life Member status at the recent NQ Annual General Meeting.
“It’s lovely. I’m pretty chuffed,” Ipswich born and bred Gail said.
“It’s something that you never thought would happen.
“It’s really nice to be actually recognised for all the effort I’ve put in over the years.”
Gail was INA president for 24 years, displaying exceptional qualities as a leader, developing grassroots netball and implementing change since 1975.
She received a Service to Sport award at the 2017 Queensland Sports Awards and was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement accolade at the 2012 Ipswich Sports Awards.
Gail, who grew up at Woodend, is an INA life member.
Gail took over as INA
president in 1996 after a range of earlier administrative roles including committee member, registrar and secretary (1977-81), representative treasurer (1991), coaching director (1992-95) and state league co-ordinator (1994-98).
She was also the inaugural coach of the Ipswich Flyers representative team in 1994, as part of a 20-year stint (1975-95), where she also worked with club sides.
Gail played a key role helping bring more than a million dollars in improvements to the Doris Howes facility.
Jets Rubies gain early lesson with shooting
by DAVID LEMS
THE talented Jets side in this year’s Premier Netball League Ruby Division received a valuable lesson in their season-opening loss to the Darling Downs Panthers.
The Jets lost 59-51 after the home side made the most of their twopoint shots in the final five minutes of each quarter.
“We just weren’t able to go with them ... which was quite unusual actually,” head coach Julia Wadham said. Wadham went into the latest second tier competition happy with her team’s pre-season shooting.
“My thing is you’re keeping all these kids on a sports field and not on the streets. They become better citizens and a really good community”
– Gail Lyne
However, the Panthers shot better to gain the ascendancy.
“We started well and then our connections probably just fell away ... and some silly little things crept into the game which cost us,” she said.
In her second season as Ruby team coach, Wadham said her side would conduct a debrief and “take ownership for a few things” after their missed opportunities.
“There were patches of really good play but we didn’t have the consistency over the 60 minutes,” she said.
“We’ve got to give
These days, the former Spectrum club goal attack is happy to continue volunteering where needed.
Gail was delighted to see Ipswich recently host another successful Senior State carnival.
After taking a player hit during Covid, INA officials have restored a healthy number of 150 teams lining up in regular competition on the 24 courts at the Doris Howes Complex.
The former player, umpire coach and admin-
“When the young ones come in here now, they are so computer literate ... they (INA officials) have modernised that part of it which I think is really good,” Gail said.
“It doesn’t impact volunteers as much.”
Gail has also seen the strengthening of Queensland’s netball pathway from Ipswich competition and the Flyers representative program, into the Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald divisions, and into the Queensland Firebirds
she said.
“They (Netball Queensland) are on the right track to improve the competitions that feed into the Firebirds and hopefully into the Australian team.
Gail hopes to see young Ipswich netballers progress from the Doris Howes courts to the Firebirds.
“We’ve just got to get more local girls into it,” she said.
“You’ve got to think about it as being a region and you’re picking from
Suncorp Super Netball, you just want the best people in those teams so that flows down to the Sapphire and Ruby (divisions).
“I think we’ll get some more back in there soon.”
Asked what she considers her legacy, the former St Mary’s College student said she hopes it remains helping young netballers remain engaged in a fun sport.
“It’s just to keep building ... and get stronger and stronger each year,” she said.
“You build a really good facility and then you do get the numbers coming through the door.”
Gail gains immense satisfaction seeing families enjoying what netball offers.
“To see so many kids do what they did and now they are back with their kids and then they’re grandparents ... just all the generations,” she said.
“And the people that you meet, your colleagues that you’ve worked with over the time . . . all those decisions where you want to get to and what you want to have.
“My thing is you’re keeping all these kids on a sports field and not on the streets.
“They become better citizens and a really good community.
“It’s so good to see when you go there and the courts are full, the eryone is happy. That’s
credit to the Panthers that their goalers were on fire and did a really good job.
“I don’t think the game was indicative of what we can do.”
Wadham praised Jets goal keeper Ruby Stan-
ford and goal defence Ella Spencer for toiling hard under the Panthers pressure.
The Jets Rubies’ next match is against Moreton Bay City at Nissan Arena on Sunday.
The players received
their new season strip during a special presentation last week.
Pictured above are (back) Kiara Condon
Ella
Highly respected Ipswich administrator Gail Lyne receives her Honorary Life Member award from Netball Queensland board chair Leanne Coddington.
The Jets Rubies squad, coach Julia Wadham and supporters at this year’s jersey presentation.
(vice captain),
Spencer, Ruby Stanford, Haylee McAuliffe, Mackenzie Jordan (vice captain), Willow Peterson, Amy Williams with Terry Portman (TAE Aerospace), Julia Wadham (coach) and Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding.
IPSWICH Force head coach Colby Stefanovic praised his home crowd supporters and appreciated a new season “recharge” after one of the most thrilling victories in many years.
Leading by just one point in the first quarter and building a handy advantage for the final term, the Force men had to repel a late charge by Sunshine Coast Phoenix to win 76-73.
Force was only ahead 75-73 with 18 seconds left, having to absorb some incredible pressure at JBS Stadium to secure their first of the 2025 NBL1 North season.
“We had some troubles but happy we held on,” Stefanovic said.
“They (Phoenix) are a really good team. Every team in this league is really good.
“We have got to make sure that we learn from our mistakes.”
After watching his team lose 98-88 to the Gold Coast being level in the final term the previous week, Stefanovic was pleased Force didn’t let their latest winning opportunity escape.
Colby appreciated
“I felt like they gave us a lot of energy, they were pretty vocal and they were really supportive”
–
Colby Stefanovic
the crowd for his team’s opening home game.
“I felt like they gave us a lot of energy, they were pretty vocal and they were really supportive,” Colby said.
“The kids were out there. It was fantastic.”
Another boost for Force was a new recharge and recovery station set up outside the men’s and women’s team dressing rooms.
The tables were stocked with nutritious food, fruit, energy bars
Force men survive thriller
and protein drinks to help the players before the game, during the halftime break and to replenish their bodies after the match.
“To have that is a bonus for us,’’ Colby said.
Force’s superb defensive effort was led by Ngor Nai with 15 rebounds – to go with his 13 points – and Merrick Small (nine rebounds and 11 points).
Captain Jason Ralph put his body on the line, especially late in the game, scoring 11 points and making five rebounds.
Khobe De Haan and Jasraj Gill also displayed plenty of commitment.
“They were flying around deflecting shots so we’ve got some real length and athleticism off that bench,” Stefanovic said.
“I think our bench is probably one of the best benches in the league and we really want to use that all season.”
The Ipswich Force women endured a tough curtain raiser, losing 9057 to Phoenix after an encouraging season-opening 79-73 win over the Gold Coast.
Head coach Brad George was disappoint-
ed with his team’s poor shooting, especially as Phoenix took a 31-15 lead in the first quarter.
Force’s victory bid was hampered by a disrupted training lead-up with six players battling illness through the week.
The new-look Force side is also still building combinations for the season ahead.
A positive was the way the players backed each other and displayed good team spirit despite never getting into the game against a quality opponent.
“They (Phoenix) played well tonight,” George said.
“They were hitting baskets and made their shots when we couldn’t.”
WNBL recruit Elissa Brett top scored for Force with 15 points.
Kahlaijah Dean finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Newcomer Natasha Elliott compiled eight points and took 11 rebounds.
The Ipswich Force men’s and women’s teams return to their home JBS Stadium court for their next NBL1 North matches against the South West Metro Pirates on Saturday night.
Rhys delivers magic milestone in united team
by DAVID LEMS
HAVING achieved a historic club milestone, ever reliable Springfield United FC sharpshooter Rhys Phipps is just getting started.
“I don’t plan on stopping any time soon,” Phipps said, reflecting on scoring more than 100 goals for his FQPL3 Metro side.
“I’ve got a lot of really good mates in the team.
“It’s a good family club. They are all there for each other. You can rely on each other.”
Aged 25, Phipps has plenty of football ahead of him having netted his 100th first-team goal recently against Virginia.
He since added a goal against AC Carina and in last week’s 1-0 catch-up game win over Yeronga before scoring another double in extra time to secure Springfield United’s latest 4-2 victory over home side North Pine.
Phipps, who grew up in Camira, said he was told the magic milestone was approaching but only had it confirmed later that his 100th goal was against Virginia on March 22.
He was delighted to become the first Springfield United player in such a big club to achieve that feat.
Phipps has strong bonds with his Spring-
field teammates, including former goalkeeper and current coach Declan Murphy who brought him to the club.
Phipps recalls scoring five goals in a match, along with regular hattricks and some four-goal hauls.
“Hopefully there’s plenty to more to come,” he said.
The consistent striker
joined Springfield United late in 2020 after playing in the National Premier League with his junior club Lions and Easts.
He hasn’t looked back, rising from Capital League 5 through consecutive season promotions and now building momentum in FQPL3.
“We’re trying to finish on top this year,” Phipps said, encouraged to see
his team consolidating a top three spot so far.
Charlies Amalu and Finley Smart also scored in Springfield’s latest win.
Chasing their second win of the FQPL3 season, the Ipswich Knights beat Yeronga 4-2 at Bundamba.
Patient Lukonga scored twice with Kounosuke Yoshida and Doug Hudswell also finding the net.
In FQPL1, Ipswich FC secured a much-needed second win of the season, beating home team Caboolture 3-1.
Oliver Purcell, Wilford Phillip and substitute Jac Parrott scored goals.
In the FQPL2 women’s competition, the Ipswich Knights won their third consecutive match.
In a week where women’s football was celebrated around the region, Knights beat Annerley 2-1 with Flo York scoring another double.
In the FQPL3 women’s competition, Spring-
field United and Ipswich FC won their midweek catch-up games.
Springfield United beat Yeronga 1-0 with Jess Barnes the goal scorer in the home game.
The Springfield United women had a bye after that game.
Ipswich FC accounted for North Lakes 3-0 last Wednesday night after goals by Abigail Hanna, Lora Varagic and Samantha Maslin.
In their latest match, Ipswich FC lost 1-0 to Yeronga at the Briggs Road Sporting Complex. Ripley Valley FC consolidated their top three spot in the FQPL4 Metro competition with a 2-1 victory over Annerley at Ironbark Park.
Thomas Sotiriadis and Sam Chesterfield scored for Ripley.
Western Spirit lost 4-1 to home side Narangba. Jack McDonagh was Spirit’s lone goal scorer.
Ipswich FC were beaten 6-0 by the competition-leading Logan Roos.
Force basketballer Ngor Nai displays his aerial dominance during his team’s nailbiting NBL1 North victory against Sunshine Coast Phoenix. Photo: MEGAN LOW
Springfield United history-maker Rhys Phipps (left) scored another double after reaching his 100 goal milestone.
Neil helping Ipswich a final time
By DAVID LEMS
IT was an easy decision for former Ipswich Hockey regional coaching director Neil Shearer to accept an important role with this year’s Open men’s representative team.
The head coach has a final stint with an Ipswich side at this month’s state titles before moving to Hervey Bay later this year.
Shearer has worked with Ipswich association players at club and representative level over many years and through his development clinics and courses.
He’s delighted to have another opportunity to coach an Ipswich side at the latest state titles in Brisbane from May 23-25.
“It’s a good way to finish off.”
He’s taking a proverbial stroll down Memory Lane reuniting with a group of players he coached as juniors.
“In one way, it makes you feel old but in another way, they make me feel younger with their enthusiasm ... and you’re giving back for the right reasons,” Shearer said.
“It’s good seeing adults now who were kids when I was working with them as coaching director.
Shearer completed his term as regional coaching director in 2015, before starting his own hockey coaching business.
He previously worked with regional representative players up to state, Queensland Country and Australian Country levels.
They include current Ipswich players like Jacob Burns, Jarrod Carseldine, Sam Morgan, Ryan Smith and Jay Pavitt.
“I can remember coaching Rocky (Rockhampton) against Ipswich back then when T-Bone (Tobias Figura) and Jake were all running around,” Shearer said.
“And we knocked them off. That year we made the final.”
He said coaching Morgan, Carseldine, Smith and Pavitt was “very exciting because they were all juniors when I first started here”.
The former regional coaching director
Jets captain chasing Qld Cup return
by DAVID LEMS
IPSWICH Jets A-Grade captain Henri Stocks is clear about what he wants to achieve in this year’s Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) competition.
Apart from helping the Jets play finals’ football, Stocks is eager to return to Queensland Cup competition in the near future.
Having previously played three years for the Cutters, Stocks said joining the Jets this season provided another pathway to the state league.
“One hundred percent. That’s why we are all here,” he said.
“Everyone is buying into the culture of the club and I love it here.”
The Papua New Guinean footballer moved to Australia aged six, starting his rise through the ranks in Mackay.
Five-eight Stocks was glad the Jets secured their first win of the sea-
son in beating the Fassifern Bombers 20-8 at the North Ipswich Reserve.
That came after the Jets lost 32-18 to defending premiers Brothers in their opening game.
“We’ve got some young boys and from what we know, this comp is pretty quick too so just trying to match them is our goal,” the captain said.
He said head coach Tye Ingebrigtsen had been “pretty good at helping us boys tap into our strengths and just keep our game simple”.
“They are a fairly new group but I think they have all gelled pretty well,” he said.
In the latest match, the Jets led 14-0 at halftime before kicking ahead as rain fell.
“It was definitely not the level that we wanted to play at but we just take the two points as they come,” Stocks said.
Brothers defeated
Norths 28-16 in their second round A-Grade match at Raceview.
Winger Noah Elisaia and five-eight Zane Kaatz scored two tries each with second rower Izak Ford crossing for a first-half try.
Halfback Andrew Richardson booted three conversions and a field goal.
Norths’ try scorers included hooker Dylan Martin, fullback Jesse Zampech and winger Jonathon Williamson.
Centre Josh Lee kicked two conversions.
In the Saturday night A-Grade game, the Bears delivered a 42-24 victory against West End at the Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve.
Prop Samson Sauaso and centre Ono So’oialo scored try doubles for Redbank Plains with fullback Deijion Leugaimafa, Tareta Siakisini, centre Elone Taufa and interchange player Dan-
similarly recalls seeing Profke brothers Zac and Riley aged under nine when Ipswich teams were coached by Ken McCoombes and Bruce Robertson.
Current Queensland under-21 player Rhys Stenzel was in the under-11 Ipswich team Shearer previously coached.
Shearer’s assistant coach Sara Rogers is another accomplished player he enjoyed seeing rise up the ranks to now serve at national under-21 level.
Shearer mentored previous Australian Country under-21 coaches where Rogers was involved.
Turning 56 in July, the coach nicknamed Astro has devoted considerable time coaching and performing representative team mentoring roles around South East Queensland.
He last coached an Ipswich men’s side at the 2014 state championships. Ipswich finished fourth.
Shearer’s final stint with the Queensland
Country men’s team was in 2023.
In the latest Ipswich squad, three goalkeepers were chosen – Matt West, Kyah Andrew-Sharrad and under-21 state shadow player Beau Milburn. Shearer has so much talent to choose from, he can only take two keepers to the state championships.
He is keen to see the next generation develop against other teams from around Queensland.
They include latest under-18 Queensland selection Lachlan McDermott-Parkes.
“He has got good acceleration,” the coach said.
“If he can keep his mind on the game, it’s endless where he could go.”
Ipswich Open men’s squad for state championships: Samuel Acutt, Kyah Andrew-Sharrad, Harry Black, Jacob Burns, Jarrod Carseldine, Isaac Jordan, Lachlan McDermott-Parkes, Beau Milburn, Sam Morgan, Nathan Moss, Jay Pavitt, Riley Profke, Zac Profke, Ryan Smith, Rhys Stenzel, Ben Suthers, Matthew West.
Coach: Neil Shearer. Assistant coach: Sara Rogers. Manager: Emily Witheyman-Crump.
iel Niumata also crossing for four-pointers. Five-eight Khan Towler booted five conversions.
Bulldogs try scorers included fullback De-
troit Tumai-Uerata, interchange player Reece Broadway and prop Sam Mataora.
The next A-Grade matches feature the Bulldogs hosting Brothers and Norths Tigers at home to the Ipswich Jets on Saturday night. The Fassifern Bombers have their first match at Hayes Oval on Sunday against the Bears.
Left: Ipswich men’s hockey coach Neil Shearer. Right: Club rivals Sam Morgan (left chasing the ball) and Riley Profke (right) will join forces for Ipswich at this month’s state titles. Photo: LYLE RADFORD
The Jets A-Grade tacklers make sure the Fassifern player has nowhere to advance in the latest match at the North Ipswich Reserve. Photo: LYLE RADFORD
Road trip hope to mend cutting defeat
by DAVID LEMS
HE’S dejected but not down and out.
The same applies to teammates of Ipswich Jets co-captain Blake Lenehan after his side’s latest gut-wrenching and controversial 21-20 Queensland Cup defeat.
In his 100th state league match, Lenehan was on the verge of celebrating his fantastic milestone until the unthinkable happened.
The Townsville Blackhawks were awarded a contentious penalty with the Jets ahead 20-19 and only seconds left in the North Ipswich Reserve match.
The Jets had displayed incredible defence to hold out a series of Blackhawks raids after Ipswich halfback Dion Teaupa kicked back-to-back onepoint field goals to put his team ahead.
But it was not enough to secure victory after the referee gave the second-placed Blackhawks a gift decision, allowing captain Jack Campagnolo to add the winning two points as the full-time siren sounded.
Lenehan and his teammates were clearly devastated after losing under such circumstances.
But being the quality leader he is, Lenehan tried to make sense of what happened.
“I’m not too sure,” he said.
“We got back in the fight and that silly error there at the end sort of cost us.
“That’s probably the
whole game. Those 50-50 calls sort of kept us out of it.
“But we stayed in and we competed the whole time.”
Lenehan said it was the cruelest way to lose, especially after the Jets trailed 18-12 at halftime and found a way to level the scores and gain the lead.
“We get a scrum there and then they get a penalty right in front,” he said.
“It is what it is and you can’t win them all.”
Still processing the dramatic finish, Lenehan said he would later look back with pride on his personal milestone.
“It’s pretty special being back home and getting to play my 100th here
after the Blackhawks won the latest Queensland Cup match in the final seconds at the North Ipswich Reserve.
Photos: LYLE RADFORD
. . . to play my 50th here,” he said. “In my home town, it’s really good.”
With his distinctive dreadlocks, Lenehan represented the Jets in Cyril Connell Cup, Mal Meninga Cup and Colts matches before progressing to the state league for Ipswich and the Western Clydesdales.
He made his Queens-
land Cup debut against the PNG Hunters in Port Moresby in 2019 – a moment Lenehan remains fiercely proud of.
At that stage of his career, Lenehan was playing under Jets co-coaches Ben and Shane Walker.
His said his first win remained a highlight, along with playing with the likes of Jets icons Nat
Neale, Tyson Lofipo, Josh Seage and Chris Ash.
Returning to the Jets this season, Lenehan said the current team was on the right track to repeat past Jets successes.
“One hundred percent,” he said.
“We’ve got a really good squad here. Not just the boys that are playing week in, week out but the boys that are back in the wing, the boys who are playing A-Grade. Everyone is pushing for a spot here.”
He said latest club debutant Jack Smith did a terrific job on the wing.
“We’ve got a bunch of blokes like that just waiting for their turn,” Lenehan said.
As his teammates wandered off the field in disbelief, the co-captain remained positive about what the sixth-placed Jets could achieve, starting with this weekend’s road trip to Yeppoon to face the Capras.
“These four wins and three losses now are a bit upsetting but it’s still a long season ahead,” he said.
“It’s good to get a road trip in early because you find a bit extra in everyone when you go away and get to relax outside of footy and get to know the boys in a different context.
“The whole group has bonded. They are a very good bunch of blokes.
“Everyone that’s in the squad are really good humans, probably better humans than they are footy players.”
Above: Jets co-captain Blake Lenehan (right) was among the tacklers to give their all before the painful loss.
