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An evening of celebration at Eskbank

4 December 2015

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It was a lovely evening in the grounds of Eskbank House on Thursday when Council put on an end-of-year celebration.

Santa came for the little kids (and some big kids too), the Lions Club were on hand for a sausage sizzle and many staff and their families enjoyed the night picnicking in the grounds.

The event also hosted an official award ceremony for the presentation by the trustees of the AR Bluett Memorial Award recently awarded to Council.

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Inside this issue: Black bridge update Pg 4> Big Band comes to town Pg 5> Christmas Gift Guide Pg11>

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No giving up Christmas gift giving

One of the hardest things in life to do is to continue toward a goal in the face of adversity.

When all the signs are that your idea won’t work, but you believe it will and keep working towards it, it often leads to ridicule, and disbelief.

It is with this in mind I would like to publicly pay respect to Macgregor Ross.

After the demise of the Celebrate Lithgow, Macgregor decided not to give up on a festival celebrating the region at this time of year.

He was able to book the amazing (if you weren’t there on the weekend, that single word is not doing it justice) NSW Fire and Rescue Marching Band, and with them as a headline act, he continued to work against all the odds to pull an event together.

The crowd may not have been what he would have hoped, but thanks to some support from Council, some free marketing from us and Lithgow 2790 Facebook page, there were some people there, around 300 in total throughout the day.

Those that did come out on a glorious Sunday to the show ground were treated to a fine display of local talent in the lead up to one of the most amazing band’s I have ever seen. I am not normally a big band guy, I love my rock concerts and heavy music, but the way this band engaged the audience and arranged their one hour show just blew me away.

So Macgregor, I dedicate to you my favourite words: Here’s to the crazy ones.

The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square holes.

The ones who see things differently.

They’re not fond of rules.

And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They push the human race forward.

While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

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At about this time every year, up pops the contentious suggestion that we forgo the giving of Christmas presents to anyone except children (ie.up to age twelve).

The proposed ban is only for the festive season, and gifts at other times of the year, like birthdays, are fine. Those supporting the idea reason that for a lot of people this is the least wonderful time of the year, full of all sorts of pressure and financial worries, and reminders of how they’re not doing as well as they’d like. The last thing they need is the added stress and extra shopping this annual ritual entails. So, why not give everyone a break?

As the pro-ban advocates see it; we should still buy gifts for children, if only because they’d complain so loudly if they entered the living room to find there was nothing under the tree but pine needles. And it’s nice to see the expressions on children’s faces when they open their presents. But adults? Why do we buy each other gifts? So everyone has to fake more excitement and gratitude than they actually feel when opening them?

Thanks for the soap, the socks, the bottle of wine. Here, there’s something for you, too. It’s as though we’ve all entered into a pact that makes everybody’s lives that little bit harder. With the money you would have spent on gifts for other people, you can buy yourself something you want. The whole problem is the obligation - that we are expected to want and receive gifts at this time of the year, and then expected to express gratitude. And gratitude is a good thing. But it’s much easier to accept in instances that aren’t so laden with obligation - the feeling that we’re all taking part in an outdated tradition we’d actually rather not be.

By banning festive gift-giving, proponents believe it would relieve people of the obligation to buy gifts - a sort of collective gift of relaxation. However, local retailers should not be too concerned, because most people in the greater Lithgow region are far too generous of spirit to view a ban on giving Christmas presents as anything other than what it is - curmudgeonly bah, humbug.

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NEWS

Lithgow shares in $3.5m RFS funding for bushfire protection A new Rural Fire Service (RFS) fire truck, Fire Control Centre and facilities upgrades will be delivered as part of the Bathurst Electorate’s share of $3.5 Million in bushfire protection for our community.

The local investment is part of a wider $314.6 million allocated to the Rural Firefighting Fund in the NSW Government’s 2015/16 budget.

Member for Bathurst Paul Toole said the investment is critical to local RFS firefighters and will play a key role in keeping residents safe.

“The devastating effects of bushfires are never far from our minds, particularly in the lead-up to summer. It’s great to see that sixteen local RFS brigades will benefit from this funding and support their efforts in keeping our community safe,” Mr Toole said.

“In the Lithgow City Council area renovation works will be undertaken at the Fire Control Centre and the facilities at Capertee. The Clarence Brigade will be receiving a new Fire Truck. “Following much lobbying and a long wait, a contribution will also be made to the New Fire Control Centre Project, which is will provide significant support for the Chifley Area Command.”

These new vehicles and facilities will be armed with the latest technologies to assist the many volunteers that work to keep lives and property safe.

The RFS also provide some excellent resources online to ensure your home and family are prepared during this bushfire season. Visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au to find tips including: t Clean your gutters of leaves and twigs t Install metal gutter guards t Repair damaged or missing tiles on the roof t Install fine metal mesh screens on windows & doors t Fit seals around doors & windows to eliminate gaps t Enclose the areas under the house t Repair or cover gaps in external walls t Attach a fire sprinkler system to gutters t Keep lawns short and gardens well maintained

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Pallative care now available at home

People with a terminal illness who wish to die at home are set to benefit from expanded home support packages funded by the NSW Government.

The packages will now be available to more people in the Nepean Blue Mountains area. These packages are part of the NSW Government’s statewide, $55 million commitment to community-based palliative care over six years.

Palliative Care Home Support Packages (PEACH) include personal care during the day, a visit from an evening registered nurse and video support with a night nurse as the patient reaches the end of his or her life.

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Since December 2013, 510 people accessing PEACH packages in these three Local Health Districts have been supported to die at home. Similar packages are available in other Local Health Districts across the state.

Member for Bathurst Paul Toole said,” the PEACH packages are flexible and tailored to meet the individual needs and have come as a result of some 80 percent of Australians indicating they would like to spend their last days with loved ones in their own home rather than in an acute hospital setting.”

“It is wonderful to know that terminally ill people now have a choice and I am pleased the NSW Government is providing this support.” Mr Toole said.

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The construction of the Wallerawang Rail Overbridge substructure has been completed and varied traffic conditions will be implemented over the coming months.

Residents are advised that the planned partial closure of Tweedie Street and Pipers Flat Road will continue until Tuesday the 8th December 2015. During this time, detours will be available through Cary Street / Oxely Street for Tweedie Street and Daintree Lane / Brays Lane for Pipers Flat Road. This closure is for the purpose of providing new western approaches for the reconstructed Rail Overbridge. Subject to weather, it is anticipated that traffic will be diverted to the new bridge on the 8th of December 2015.

Residents are also advised that the original bridge is scheduled to be demolished on the 23rd - 24th January 2015. Following the demolition, further traffic diversions will be implemented for 3 – 4 weeks at the beginning of February to finalise the construction of the eastern approaches of Main Street, Wallerawang and Barton Avenue, Wallerawang. The current detours will be re-implemented at this time to ensure that all bridge approaches are constructed appropriately and as swiftly as possible.

Residents are urged to note the change in traffic conditions and exhibit caution and patience while travelling through the area.

New Massage Business Launches Elite Sports Massage and Relaxation is a new service to Lithgow started

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Set up to assist and treat where possible the clients individual needs, covering all areas from sports injuries such as shin splints, frozen shoulders, general wear and tear like your most common back pain, neck pain and we also

offer relaxation massage.

Swedish massage is the foundation technique with a firm deep tissue technique used to work in and around the troubled area. They are a part of the Massage Association Australia which means they work to their standards and within their guidelines.

The shop is located at 18 Main St but if making it to the shop is any inconvenience they offer a mobile service where they come to you at no extra cost if you're within the local area.

Massages are $40 for half an hour or $60 for a full hour.

Elite Sports Massage are currently running a Christmas special where they are cutting $15 of the above prices if you make a booking before the end of the year.

If you would like to make a booking or discuss what we can do for you please call Bradley Adams on 0431442138.

Guardian Pharmacy Winner Lynette Simpkins In recent months, the Guardian Pharmacy in Portland & Wallerawang ran their 2015 Guardian Angel Knitting Program. Local knitters were asked to knit and make caps that would be donated to the Kids with Cancer Charity as part of the Knit for Need cause, that helps support kids with cancer and their families. And to give great incentive to the crafty types, there was a chance to win one of 20 $100 Spotlight Gift Cards.

We are very pleased to announce that Portland local, Lynette Simpkins, has won of the those fantastic prizes.

Being an avid knitter, Lynette donated quite a few caps and was very thrilled to have won a prize. “Donating to the charity was really my main goal,” Lynette said.

The team at Guardian would like to thank all of the ladies that participated by donating to this very worthy cause.

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Big Band comes to town!

The sun was shining, and the music filled the air on Sunday for the revived Festival of the Valley at the Tony Luchetti Showgrounds.

Festival organiser Macgregor Ross was very happy with the event, despite the lower crowd numbers. “This is the first event, and we got more than we got at the first Ironfest, so we are happy with the turnout,” said Macgregor.

The day included performances from many local talents including Glenda Phipps, Prudence Schwarz Academy of Dance, Lithgow LineDancers, Kelly Hamilton, Stoney Broke Band, Sindy Gavin, Cooerwull School Band and the Highland Pipe Band.

The standout act of the day was definitely the performance by the world renowned NSW Fire & Rescue Marching band. This highly polished musical outfit gave an awe inspiring performance that lasted just over an hour. The highlights were the wiggles medley that saw kids up and dancing, and the macarena that saw Mayor Maree Statham, President of Ironfest Dij Dijor and Vicki Hartley up and dancing, with Vicki and Dij in full costume.

The day was a credit to the organisers who put the event on with minimum funding and a very small team.

Lets hope next year grows and the event becomes a permanent fixture on the event calendar for the region.

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Nominations have opened for the NSW Local Citizenship Awards with the winners to be announced at the Australia Day 2016 Ceremony in Queen Elizabeth Park on Tuesday 26 January 2016.

“I encourage you all to consider who your heroes are and to nominate them for the individual awards in volunteering and achievement. It is also great to see how many of our local organisations do so much for the community so make sure you nominate the hard working ones for Service to the Community – Organisation Award.

Nominate as many as you can for the Recognition of Outstanding Event Award and then vote for your favourite in January for the People’s Choice Awards.” said Lithgow City Council Mayor Maree Statham.

The NSW Local Citizenship Award categories for 2016 are: • Volunteer of the Year Award (Young Citizen and Open Citizen) • Achievement Award (Young Citizen and Open Citizen) • Service to the Community – Organisation Award • Recognition of Outstanding Event Award The Volunteer of the Year Award is for people who have given their time freely to help the community. The Achievement Award is for those who have excelled in their chosen field which may include academia, business, the arts and sciences or community service. The Young Citizen Category of these awards is for people between the ages of 16 and 26 while the Open Category is for all ages over 16 years.

The Service to the Community – Organisation Award is for organisations which aim to enrich the lives of the people in the Lithgow area. This organisation does not have to be a volunteer organisation. The Recognition of Outstanding Event Award will be given in recognition of the many events in Lithgow that are making such a difference to our town. Once nominations have been received, the public will be asked to vote on their favourite event with the results to be revealed on Australia Day 2016.

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Nomination forms are available from the front counter of the Lithgow City Council Administration Centre, at all Lithgow Library Branches and online at http://council. lithgow.com/australia-day/ . Nominations are now open and close on Wednesday 23 December 2015. Voting for the People’s Choice Event of the Year will open on Wednesday 13 January 2016 and close on Friday 22 January 2016.

Winners of all awards will be announced at the Australia Day Ceremony from 4.00-5.00pm on Tuesday 26 January 2016 in Queen Elizabeth Park.

AUSTRALIA DAY IN PORTLAND 2016 Organisers of the Australia Day celebrations are putting a call out for all interested persons or organisations to become involved in the Annual Australia Day Celebrations to be held on Tuesday 26 January 2016.

They would welcome suggestions to add or improve the celebrations. The celebrations in Portland have now been running for fifteen years and there is always room for improvement to the programme or activities.

Criticism or non-action does not help to change anything and we welcome participations from the community. The activities will centre on Wolgan Street between 10am and 3pm.

Australia Day is always an important event on the calendar in Portland and it is hoped that the community of Portland and District will once again come to the fore and support their celebrations. Full details of the programme will be publicized, once they are finalized.

It is not too late to become involved or assist on the day and further details can be obtained by contacting John Kearns on 0409345752 or Ron Bidwill on 63555288.

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Changing market dynamics

By Charles Tarbey, Chairman and Owner of Century 21 Australasia I believe the Australian property market is still healthy overall and is in a strong position as a whole.

As I wrote in my editorial last fortnight in this paper, it’s important to note that there is not just one property market in Australia – there are many. The Lithgow property market will continue to develop in a different way to other cities and areas. Below are some of the factors I believe have impacted on real estate market (particularly in Sydney and Melbourne) and which may continue to have an effect in these areas into the future.

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Increasing stock levels It seems that some real estate agents may not have caught onto the fact that regular seasons in the property market have not existed for quite some time.

These agents may have been advising vendors to hold stock back until spring. This could be one of the drivers of the influx of stock that many locations have experienced lately and may be contributing to what appears to be a softening market: as the supply level increases rapidly it begins to meet demand and provide more options for buyers.

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Falling auction clearance rates The increase in stock has led to higher numbers of properties available for auction. The natural outcome of this is for auction clearance rates to fall. Although there are still large numbers of properties selling at auction, clearance rates are lower because there are higher numbers of properties going to auction.

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Interest rate hikes In order to meet new capital requirements from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), banks have lifted interest rates to cover costs. While this has had a more significant effect on investors, some lenders have also increased rates for owner-occupiers. More lenders may follow suit and widespread increases in borrowing costs might be seen throughout the market. A small increase in interest rates can affect those with large loans by a substantial amount. Considering this, I believe borrowers may become more careful with the amount of debt they take on.

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Bigger deposits Tighter lending regulations have led to banks increasing their loan to value ratios (LVRs) for many borrowers and are now requiring larger deposits.

Because deposits will have to be a higher proportion of

“The Lithgow property market will continue to develop in a different way to other cities and areas.”

the value of the property, investors may have to take more time to save. This could in turn slow growth in the market and may already be having this effect. There is evidence that some borrowers are using credit cards and personal loans to fund their deposits. These seem like risky options to me and I would advise people to think long and hard before using high-interest loans to fund deposits.

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Price expectations The pace of capital growth in many areas has led to increased price expectations from sellers. I believe that this may open the door to more private treaty sales occurring rather than auctions, and also reduce the ‘rush to buy’ environment that many buyers have become accustomed to of late. This may mean that the marketplace becomes more of a negotiator’s market with sellers being more willing to entertain the idea of a buyer’s offer. I believe this will add to a more stable marketplace.

Charles Tarbey is the Chairman and Owner of CENTURY 21 Australasia.

He is regarded as one of the leading property experts in Australia with a huge amount of experience and knowledge from a lifetime of real estate involvement.

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Pick Of The Week Hitch - Sunday 6th December at 8:30pm on 7Mate

This Sunday has so many great movies to watch! It was so hard to choose just one to review.

Hitch is not just the best life coach, but also a master of helping guys who may seem a little ordinary win the heart of the girl of their dreams! Being a Will Smith fan, this has to rate as one the best films he’s in. Funny, smart and moving - it really is a “must see”.

The real surprise in this movie, however, is Kevin James as Albert. Albert’s crush is a client at his accounting firm, super model Allegra Cole (played by real life super model Amber Valletta). Watching their first meeting and seeing how their very unlikely romance turns to love is just wonderful.

Definitely excellent Sunday evening viewing!

SATURDAY 05 DECEMBER SBS ONE

6:00 Fnternational News 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 Tales From The Bush Larder 2:30 Heston’s Fantastical Food 3:25 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize 3:35 Monster Moves 4:30 Alexander’s Lost Worlds 5:25 The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Wild Amazon 8:30 Blue Jasmine 10:20 RocKwiz 11:20 Borgen

SBS2

6:10 International News 1:00 Hyundai A-League 3:00 Planet Sport 4:00 Departures 5:50 Tales from Earthsea 7:55 If You Are the One 9:00 Star Trek: Insurrection 10:50 24: India

ABC

5:00 rage 10:30 rage: Guest Programmer 11:16 Pointless 12:02 Grand Designs Abroad 1:02 Restoration Home: One Year On 2:03 How We Got to Now 3:00 Search For The Ocean’s Super Predator 4:01 Great Southern Land 5:00 Outback ER 5:30 Midsomer Murders 7:00 ABC News 7:31 New Tricks 8:32 Breathless 9:20 Undeniable 10:08 Happy Valley 10:59 Agony Aunts 11:28 Agony Uncles 11:57 rage: Guest Programmer

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:12 Bubble Bath Bay 4:24 Mister Maker 4:46 The Furchester Hotel 4:59 Curious George 5:24 Peppa Pig 5:32 Octonauts 5:50 Puffin Rock 6:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:11 Peter Rabbit 6:28 Tree Fu Tom 6:51 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:32 Penn and Teller: Fool Us 8:14 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow 9:00 Live at the Apollo 9:46 Inside Amy Schumer 10:09 The Office 10:40 Extras 11:11 Story Club 12:04 I Rock

PRIME 7

7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 12:00 2015 Australian PGA 5:00 Medical Emergency 5:30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Matilda 9:10 Kindergarten Cop 11:35 Sanctum

ABC3

6:00 Children’s Programs 2:18 Pocket Protectors 2:23 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 2:52 Canimals 3:00 Deadly 60 3:28 Splatalot!

3:53 Studio 3 3:56 Horrible Science 4:18 The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 4:29 Big Babies 4:44 Kobushi 4:51 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 5:18 Spooksville 5:40 World’s End 6:11 Dragons: Defenders of Berk 6:33 Rocket’s Island 7:03 Nowhere Boys 7:30 Operation Ouch!

7:59 Deadly 60 8:28 Good Game SP 8:55 Degrassi: The Next

WIN

7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 10:00 Mornings - Summer Series 12:00 Australian Geographic Adventures 12:30 Hot in Cleveland 1:00 Human Nature Christmas Special 2:00 My Dog Skip 4:00 Food for Thought Tour Tassie 5:00 News: First at Five 5:30 Fishing Australia 6:00 National News Saturday 7:00 Schools Spectacular 10:00 Pink! Live in Australia 11:20 Singles

GO!

6:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00

Children’s Programs Ben 10: Omniverse Buzz Bumble Move It Kitchen Whiz SpongeBob SquarePants Wild Kratts Fishing Australia Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Green Lantern: The Animated Series 3:30 Ben 10: Omniverse 4:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 4:30 Sonic Boom 5:00 The Tom and Jerry Show 5:30 The Looney Tunes Show 6:00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 6:30 Agent Cody Banks 8:30 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 12:10 Arrow

TEN

12:00 The Doctors 1:00 Infomercial 2:00 Home Shopping 6:00 RPM 7:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 7:30 The Home Team 8:00 Family Feud 8:30 Studio 10: Saturday 11:00 The Living Room 12:00 V8 Supercars 6:00 Modern Family 6:30 Bondi Vet 7:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 8:30 Avatar 11:45 48 Hours

ELEVEN

6:00 Toasted TV 6:05 Pokemon 6:55 Toasted TV 7:00 SheZow 7:30 Get Ace 8:00 Totally Wild 8:30 Scope 9:00 Toasted TV 9:05 The Loop 11:35 Family Ties 12:00 Infomercial 12:30 Frasier 1:00 Infomercial 1:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 2:30 TBL Families 5:30 Becker 7:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30 The Graham Norton Show 9:30 Sex and the City 10:50 The Loop Presents Empire

7TWO

7:00 Saturday Disney 9:00 JESSIE 9:30 Shake it Up 11:00 Thorney’s Cooking Central 11:30 Great South East 12:00 Creek to Coast 12:30 Sydney Weekender 1:00 Queensland Weekender 1:30 WA Weekender 2:00 Melbourne Weekender 2:30 Great Escapes 3:00 Malaysia Kitchen 3:30 Trash To Treasure 4:30 60 Minute Makeover 5:30 Dealers 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 The House That 100k Built 8:30 Escape to the Country 9:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features 10:30 Trash To Treasure 11:30 Bargain Hunt

GEM

6:00 It’s Great to Be Young!

8:00 Danoz 8:30 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Adventures in Rainbow Country 9:30 They Who Dare 11:45 The Comedy Man 1:35 Frankie and Johnny 3:25 The Great Race 6:30 Heartbeat 8:45 Agatha Christie’s Marple 10:45 Dalziel and Pascoe 11:55 The Servant

7MATE

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 2:00 3:00 3:30 4:30 5:30 6:30 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30 12:00

Zoom TV Fifth Gear SCU: Serious Crash Unit Ultimate Sprintcar Market Values Shannon’s Legends of Motorsport Dust Up Ice Pilots The Border Ultimate Factories Air Crash Investigation Mountain Men American Hoggers Gator Boys Rat B*stards World’s Worst Tenants

ONE

6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 M*A*S*H 9:00 Animal Extra 9:30 Operation Repo 11:00 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 12:00 All 4 Adventure 1:00 RPM 2:00 Car Torque 2:30 RPM Presents Daryl Beattie Adventures 3:00 Australian GT 4:00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 5:00 Adventure Angler 5:30 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 6:30 Monster Jam 7:30 Freddie Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries 8:30 The X-Files 9:30 Nerve 11:30 Graceland

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TV GUIDE - SAT 05 - FRI 11 SUNDAY 06 DECEMBER SBS ONE

15:00 CCTV English News 5:30 NHK World English News 5:45 France 24 Feature 6:00 International News 1:00 The World Game 2:00 Speedweek 4:00 Football Asia 4:30 Polarised 4:40 Enemy, My Friend 5:30 Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Greeks, Romans, Vikings 8:35 Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery 10:10 Inquisition 11:05 Children of Glory

SBS2

6:30 1:00 3:05 3:35 4:30 5:25 6:25 7:25 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30

International News Tales from Earthsea Secret Life Of The Pitch Heston’s Feasts VS Arashi Dare 2 Dance If You Are the One South Park Drunk History South Park Ali G: Remixed Turn Me On: The History of the Vibrator 10:50 More Sex Please, We’re British 11:45 Sex with Sunny Megatron 12:15 In Her Skin

ABC

5:00 rage 7:00 Weekend Breakfast 9:01 Insiders 10:00 Offsiders 10:31 Australia Wide 11:01 The World This Week 11:30 Songs of Praise 12:02 A Taste of Landline 12:31 Back Roads 1:01 From the Heart 1:30 The Mix 2:00 W-League 4:26 Kitchen Cabinet 5:00 New Tricks 6:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:41 Doctor Who 8:44 Inspector George Gently 10:14 Humans 11:02 Andy Warhol

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 3:18 dirtgirlworld 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:13 Bubble Bath Bay 4:25 Mister Maker 4:47 The Furchester Hotel 4:59 Octonauts 5:51 Puffin Rock 6:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:12 Peter Rabbit 6:28 Tree Fu Tom 6:51 Shaun the Sheep 7:01 Spicks and Specks 7:30 The True Story 8:18 Good Game Pocket 8:32 Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Star 9:33 Head First 10:33 Ladyboys 11:22 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:52 Live at the Apollo

MONDAY 07 DECEMBER SBS ONE

6:00 International News 1:00 Awaken 2:00 Andre Rieu Maastricht 2015 3:00 Tracks and Trails 3:30 David Starkey’s Music and Monarchy 4:30 Grand Tours of Scotland 5:00 Living Black 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Chasing Pluto 8:30 Meteor Strike: Fireball from Space 9:30 24 Hours in Police Custody 10:25 SBS World News 11:00 Fargo 12:10 The Chef

SBS2

6:30 International News 3:30 Romanian News 4:00 Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums 4:50 VS Arashi 5:45 American Ninja Warrior 6:35 If You Are the One 7:35 Community 8:30 Rust and Bone 10:45 Pan’s Labyrinth

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ABC

6:00 9:00 9:59 10:29

ABC News Breakfast ABC News Mornings Gardening Australia The Book Club’s Five of the Best 11:29 Love & Fury 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:00 Antiques Roadshow 2:00 The Midwives 3:00 One Plus One 3:31 Australian Story 4:01 The Cook and the Chef 4:29 Eggheads 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:24 Grand Designs Abroad 6:14 Pointless 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Back Roads 8:30 Foreign Correspondent 9:29 The Divorce 9:55 Slow Train Through Africa 10:42 ABC News: Late Edition 10:53 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:12 Bubble Bath Bay 4:24 Mister Maker 4:45 The Furchester Hotel 5:00 Curious George 5:25 Peppa Pig 5:33 Octonauts 5:51 Puffin Rock 6:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:12 Peter Rabbit 6:28 Tree Fu Tom 6:51 Shaun the Sheep 7:01 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Doctor Who 8:41 Revenge Porn 9:30 Australians on Porn 10:30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 10:55 Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Star 11:56 Ross Kemp: Extreme World

PRIME 7

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:30 I Dream of Jeannie 12:00 2015 Australian PGA 5:00 Seven News 5:30 Sydney Weekender 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Sunday Night 8:00 The Force - Behind the Line 8:30 Blindspot 9:30 Quantico 10:30 Grey’s Anatomy 11:30 Royal Pains

ABC3

7:06 Children’s Programs 2:25 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 2:53 Canimals 3:00 Deadly 60 3:28 Splatalot!

3:54 Studio 3 3:55 Roy 4:31 Hank Zipzer 4:57 So Awkward 5:26 Little Lunch 5:40 Studio 3 5:42 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street 6:08 Studio 3 6:11 Dragons: Defenders of Berk 6:33 Rocket’s Island 7:02 Nowhere Boys 7:29 Operation Ouch!

8:00 R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour 8:47 Wolfblood 9:13 Good Game Pocket 9:20 rage

PRIME 7

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Out of Line 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Home and Away 8:00 The Big Bang Theory 9:00 Meet the Fockers 11:30 To Be Advised

ABC3

6:40 Children’s Programs 2:52 Shaun the Sheep 3:00 Nerds and Monsters 3:24 Dennis & Gnasher 3:49 SheZow 4:02 Numb Chucks 4:14 A Gurl’s Wurld 4:39 Canimals 4:48 Studio 3 4:50 Adventure Time 5:15 Horrible Science 5:37 Big Babies 5:54 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 6:20 Ready For This 6:48 Stay Tuned 7:05 Horrible Histories 7:33 Officially Amazing 8:02 Deadly 60 8:31 Degrassi: The Next Generation 8:53 Total Drama Action 9:16 Good Game SP 9:42 rage

WIN

6:30 Dora the Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 MySurf TV 10:30 Cybershack 11:00 World Surf League 12:00 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

1:30 Little Big League 4:00 Explore Thailand 5:00 News: First at Five 5:30 AFP: Australian Federal Police 6:00 National News Sunday 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 Christmas with the Aust.

Women’s Weekly 9:00 The Mentalist 11:00 Person of Interest 12:00 Gotham

GO!

6:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Power Rangers Dino Charge 11:30 Rabbids Invasion 12:00 Sonic Boom 12:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 1:30 Wild Kratts 2:00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V 3:00 Green Lantern: The Animated Series 3:30 Teen Titans Go! 4:00 The Batman 4:30 Adventure Time 5:00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 5:30 The Looney Tunes Show 6:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 6:30 Marmaduke 8:30 The Truman Show 10:30 Date Movie 12:00 American Digger

WIN

5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 11:30 National Morning News 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2:00 Extra 2:30 Alive and Cooking 3:00 National News Now 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:30 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 WIN News 7:30 The Embassy 8:30 The Fugitive 11:10 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News

GO!

6:00 Children’s Programs 11:30 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 12:00 Young Justice: Invasion 12:30 The Batman 1:00 Green Lantern: The Animated Series 1:30 Sonic Boom 2:00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V 2:30 Wild Kratts 3:00 SpongeBob SquarePants 3:30 Thunderbirds Are Go 4:00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 4:30 Young Justice: Invasion 5:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 5:30 Teen Titans Go! 6:00 Regular Show 6:30 Adventure Time 7:00 The Middle 7:30 ManSpace 8:30 Top Gear 10:00 Resident Evil: Afterlife 12:00 Mom

TEN

1:00 Infomercial 2:00 Home Shopping 4:30 Healthy Homes TV 5:00 Hour of Power 6:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 6:30 Hillsong 7:00 Mass for You at Home 7:30 Joel Osteen 8:00 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield 8:30 Studio 10: Sunday 10:00 The Bolt Report 11:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 11:30 Car Torque 12:00 V8 Supercars 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Modern Family 7:30 TBL Families 8:30 Limitless 9:30 NCIS 10:30 Hitchcock

ELEVEN

6:05 Children’s Programs 8:30 Pokemon 9:00 Infomercial 9:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:00 Kuu Kuu Harajuku 10:30 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 11:00 Infomercial 11:30 Charmed 2:30 Neighbours 5:00 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Futurama 7:00 The Simpsons 7:30 Futurama 8:00 The Simpsons 8:30 John Tucker Must Die 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 House of Lies 11:30 The Crazy Ones 12:00 Charmed

TEN

6:30 Ben’s Menu 7:00 Neighbours 7:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 8:00 Family Feud 8:30 Studio 10 11:00 TBL Families 12:00 Dr. Phil 1:00 The Talk 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield 3:00 Judge Judy 3:30 The Home Team 4:00 Ben’s Menu 4:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News First at Five 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 The Project 7:30 TBL Families 8:30 CSI: Cyber 9:30 Homeland 10:30 NCIS: New Orleans 11:30 The Project

ELEVEN

6:00 Children’s Programs 10:00 Touched By An Angel 11:00 Family Ties 12:00 Medium 1:00 Neighbours 2:00 Judging Amy 3:00 Infomercial 3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3:55 Couch Time 4:00 Frasier 4:55 Couch Time 5:00 The King of Queens 5:30 Becker 5:55 Couch Time 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 New Girl 7:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30 Rules of Engagement 8:30 Supernatural 9:30 American Horror Story 10:30 Scream Queens 11:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

7TWO

6:00 Infomercial 7:00 Tomorrow’s World 7:30 Leading the Way 8:00 David Jeremiah 8:30 Brand Developers Romancing In The 60’s 9:00 Brand Developers - Twist-A-Saw 9:30 Home and Away 1:30 Lyndey Milan’s Taste of Australia 2:00 World’s Strictest Parents 4:00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 4:30 60 Minute Makeover 5:30 Dealers 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 House $100K Built: Tricks of the Trade 8:30 Escape to the Country 9:30 Escape to the Continent 11:00 Australia’s Best Houses 11:30 Bush Pilots

GEM

6:00 Skippy 6:30 Tasty Conversations 6:40 Manuela 8:30 Danoz 9:30 Adventures in Rainbow Country 10:00 West of Zanzibar 12:00 Postcards Summer 12:30 The Searchers 3:00 NBL: National Basketball League 5:00 Secret Dealers 6:00 Funny Farm 8:00 City Slickers 10:30 Step Dave 11:30 Believe

7TWO

5:30 Infomercial 7:00 It’s Academic 7:30 The Deep 8:00 Larry the Lawnmower 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 10:30 NBC Meet the Press 11:30 Australia’s Best Houses 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Revenge 3:00 Who’s the Boss?

3:30 I Dream of Jeannie 4:00 Bewitched 4:30 60 Minute Makeover 5:30 Dealers 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Billy Connolly’s Route 66 8:30 Lewis 10:30 Downton Abbey

GEM

6:00 Friends 6:30 Skippy 7:00 The Great British Bake Off 8:00 Gilmore Girls 9:00 Danoz 9:30 Global Shop Direct 10:00 New Style Direct 10:30 Alive and Cooking 11:00 Friends 12:00 Secret Dealers 1:00 All the Way Up 3:00 Alive and Cooking 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 4:30 Come Dine with Me 5:30 Gilmore Girls 6:30 Friends 7:30 A Current Affair 8:00 RPA 9:00 999: What’s Your Emergency?

10:00 Step Dave 11:00 Embarrassing Bodies 12:00 Missing

7MATE

6:30 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 7:30 Infomercial 8:30 Brand Developers - Bambillo 9:00 Brand Developers - Join-A-Jig 9:30 Shannon’s Legends of Motorsport 10:30 NFL GameDay 11:00 Iceberg Hunters 11:30 The Hook and the Cook 12:00 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 1:00 AFN Fishing Show 1:30 Big Angry Fish 2:30 Fishing Western Australia 3:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 4:00 North Woods Law 5:00 Turtleman 5:30 MythBusters 7:30 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 Hitch 11:00 Desperado

ONE

8:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

Undercover Boss Storm Season Car Torque Extreme Fishing Fishing Edge World Sport Snap Happy Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 1:30 Great Natural Wonders of the World 2:30 Driven Not Hidden 3:00 Temporary Australians 3:30 Operation Repo 4:00 The Bolt Report 5:00 What’s Up Down Under 5:30 IFISH 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 M*A*S*H 7:30 Extreme Collectors 8:30 Cops 9:00 Cops: Adults Only 9:30 Sahara 12:05 World Sport

7MATE

5:00 NFL 11:30 Sound FX: Best of 12:00 Dream Car Garage 12:30 NFL 4:00 Auction Kings 4:30 Swamp People 5:30 Doomsday Preppers 6:30 Seinfeld 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 America’s Hardest Prisons 8:45 Remember the Titans 11:05 Canadian Pickers 12:00 Operation Repo

ONE

6:00 Infomercial 8:00 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 9:00 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 10:00 Totally Wild 10:30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams 11:00 M*A*S*H 12:00 MasterChef Australia 2:30 Extreme Collectors 3:00 IFISH 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Operation Repo 5:30 Whacked Out Sports 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 M*A*S*H 7:30 Undercover Boss 9:30 The Reckoning 11:25 Operation Repo 12:00 The Home Team

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“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved” George Sand

Natalie Bailey Photography Family photos are priceless and unfortunately many of us “mean to” get around to having them done but the truth is most of us don’t.

Christmas is a time for family, when families members near and far gather all over the world to take time out to celebrate, relax, be happy and just be together. How lovely would it be to give the special people in your life some beautiful images of your family this Christmas?

I always find it hard to buy for the Nan & Pops of the family but I know they absolutely love receiving updated family photos. Lots of mums are always saying to me that they would love to arrange to have their own family photographed professionally, but life gets busy, another year goes by, the children are older and it still hasn’t happened. Here’s an opportunity to update your family photos with a great deal.

I’d love to create beautiful images of your family for you, capturing the natural love, laughter and fun between your family, images that you will love and be excited to have forever.

On a personal note, I arranged for my own family to be photographed professionally this year and I can’t tell you how happy the photos make me feel. I’m embarrassed to say it had been 10 years since we had last had them taken professionally. I now have 4 beautiful canvases on my wall that I look at every day and it just makes me smile.

I love to photograph families outdoors, the Lithgow area has such a beautiful natural environment and I have a few favourite spots I love to go to. I also like to photograph families in their favourite spots and suggestions are always welcome.

If you don’t have time to fit in a family portrait session before Christmas then consider purchasing this offer as a Gift Voucher. This voucher can be used until 31st March 2016 and I will be offering family portrait session times in the first 2 weeks of the January 2016 also.

This is the first time I have run a “Holiday Special” and this is a strictly limited offer. This is an awesome opportunity to have your family photos taken at an amazing price.

Bookings are limited so if you are interested then please call Natalie on 0429 146234 or email info@nataliebaileyphotography.com.au

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Kids love to imagine and pretend.

By acting out familiar scenarios from family life and the broader community or imitating the activities of the adults close to them, such as or cooking, driving, going to a cafe or shopping, Young children learn to use and develop language, problem solve, learn sequence and order and make sense of their role in their family and society.

Kiddingabout believes wholeheartedly in the benefits of pretend play and the importance of toys that encourage children to use their imagination to the fullest. Pop in to the store and have a look at our fabulous range pretend play toys for ages 1 to 7. Here’s a snapshot of few of the items on sale that would make fabulous Christmas presents for the little ones in your life, Magnetic storytelling sets, sticker scene builders, hospital sets, construction site play sets, farm sets, fire stations, garages, road sets, tea sets and dolls houses, dolls and dolls prams........ and more! If needed, our friendly trained and experienced staff would love to help you find the right toy for your child.

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WHERE: HOSKINS UNITING CHURCH, BRIDGE STREET LITHGOW WHEN: Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December 2015 5.00pm-9.00pm

For more details please contact Uniting Church office (02) 63513134 or M: 0458 789738

 LITHGLO TWILIGHT MARKETS Lithglo Twilight Markets are back again bigger and better than ever.

Bring the family for a fabulous night out in the amazingly beautiful grounds of Queen Elizabeth Park Lithgow.

While you’re there shop for those last minute gifts, or that special something for yourself; listen to music from Paul Crowder and roving entertainers whilst you enjoy dinner and dessert.

With over 60 stalls there really is something for everyone.

WHERE: QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK, MAIN STREET, LITHGOW NSW 2790 WHEN: Saturday 12 December 2015 5.00pm-9.00pm CONTACT: Cassie Harvison 0447 549 691 thevillagemarkets@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/lithgowmarkets

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TV GUIDE - SAT 05 - FRI 11 TUESDAY 08 DECEMBER SBS ONE

5:00 CCTV English News 5:30 NHK World English News 6:00 FInternational NewsNews 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 Classical Destinations 3:00 Wainwright Walks 3:30 Bollywood Star 4:30 24/7 Wild 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Kylie Kwong 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 British Gardens in Time 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:00 SBS World News 10:30 The Fall 11:40 The Perfect Date

SBS2

5:30 International News 4:00 The Mysterious Cities of Gold 4:35 VS Arashi 5:35 Urban Freestyler 5:40 American Ninja Warrior 6:35 If You Are the One 7:35 Community 8:30 Don’t Tell My Mother I’m in...

9:25 Living With the Enemy 10:20 Lip Service 11:25 South Park 11:50 Cordon

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:58 Gardening Australia 10:26 Grand Designs Abroad 11:15 Pointless 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:32 National Press Club Address 1:31 Jennifer Byrne Presents 2:01 The Midwives 3:01 One Plus One 3:31 Australian Story 4:02 The Cook and the Chef 4:30 Eggheads 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:24 Grand Designs Abroad 6:15 Pointless 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:40 Restoration Man 9:29 The Divorce 9:58 The Agony of Flirting 10:26 ABC News: Late Edition 10:38 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 4:01 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:13 Bubble Bath Bay 4:26 Mister Maker 4:47 The Furchester Hotel 5:00 Curious George 5:25 Peppa Pig 5:33 Octonauts 5:51 Puffin Rock 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:12 Peter Rabbit 6:28 Tree Fu Tom 6:51 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Total Wipeout 8:30 Good Game 9:05 Catalyst 9:35 Websex: What’s the Harm 10:33 Four Corners 11:16 Revenge Porn 12:04 Adam Hills: The Last Leg

PRIME 7

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Subdivision 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Home and Away 8:00 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 9:00 Kitchen Nightmares 10:00 What Really Happens in Thailand 11:00 Chicago Fire 12:00 Betrayal

WIN

5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 11:30 National Morning News 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2:00 Extra 2:30 Alive and Cooking 3:00 National News Now 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:30 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 WIN News 7:30 The Big Bang Theory 8:00 Kalgoorlie Cops 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Smith 11:00 Mom 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News

SBS ONE

SBS2

6:30 International News 4:00 The Mysterious Cities of Gold 4:35 VS Arashi 5:35 Urban Freestyler 5:40 American Ninja Warrior 6:35 If You Are the One 7:35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:30 Angel Heart 10:45 Rosemary’s Baby

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:57 Gardening Australia 10:26 Grand Designs Abroad 11:15 Pointless 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:32 National Press Club Address 1:31 Jennifer Byrne Presents 2:03 The Midwives 3:03 One Plus One 3:33 Australian Story 4:02 The Cook and the Chef 4:30 Eggheads 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:24 Grand Designs Abroad 6:14 Pointless 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Would I Lie to You? 8:32 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries 9:29 The Divorce 9:57 The Musketeers 10:54 ABC News: Late Edition 11:06 The Tonight Show

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 4:13 Bubble Bath Bay 4:25 Mister Maker 4:47 The Furchester Hotel 5:00 Curious George 5:25 Peppa Pig 5:33 Octonauts 5:51 Puffin Rock 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:13 Peter Rabbit 6:28 Tree Fu Tom 6:51 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Total Wipeout 8:32 First Date, Worst Date 8:41 Male Hookers Uncovered 9:30 Maddie Parry: Brothel Hostess 10:01 Sexters 10:47 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 11:17 Office Xmas Party 12:02 Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life

TEN

8:00 8:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 9:30 11:30

ABC3

6:40 Children’s Programs 3:25 Dennis & Gnasher 3:49 SheZow 4:02 Numb Chucks 4:14 A Gurl’s Wurld 4:39 Canimals 4:48 Studio 3 4:50 Adventure Time 5:14 Hank Zipzer 5:39 Mal.com 5:54 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 6:20 The Next Step 6:44 Secret Life Of Boys 6:48 My24 7:01 Horrible Histories 7:30 Officially Amazing 7:58 Deadly 60 8:31 Degrassi: The Next Generation 8:53 Total Drama World Tour 9:17 Good Game SP 9:42 rage 10:42 Station Close

GO!

6:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:30 9:00 9:30 12:00

WEDNESDAY 09 DECEMBER 6:00 International News 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women 3:00 Dateline 3:30 Insight 4:30 Secrets of Our Living Planet 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Kylie Kwong 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Extreme Railway Journeys 8:30 Kebab Kings 9:30 Fargo 10:25 SBS World News 11:00 Prison Songs 12:00 Castaway On The Moon

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

PRIME 7

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Wanted 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Home and Away 8:30 5th AACTA Awards 10:30 The Player

ABC3

6:40 Children’s Programs 3:50 SheZow 4:03 Numb Chucks 4:15 Project MC2 4:40 Canimals 4:47 Studio 3 4:50 Adventure Time 5:14 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street 5:43 The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 5:54 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 6:19 The Next Step 6:46 Stay Tuned 7:02 Horrible Histories 7:30 Officially Amazing 7:58 Deadly 60 8:31 Degrassi: The Next Generation 8:53 Total Drama World Tour 9:16 Good Game SP 9:42 rage 10:42 Station Close

Children’s Programs Young Justice: Invasion The Batman Green Lantern: The Animated Series Sonic Boom Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Wild Kratts SpongeBob SquarePants Rabbids Invasion Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Young Justice: Invasion Ben 10: Omniverse Teen Titans Go! Regular Show Adventure Time The Middle For the Love of Cars Storage Hunters UK Storage Hunters Be Cool Impractical Jokers

WIN

9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 11:30 National Morning News 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2:00 Extra 2:30 Alive and Cooking 3:00 National News Now 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:30 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 WIN News 7:30 RBT 8:00 Ready For Takeoff 8:30 Bangkok Airport 9:30 Victoria’s Secret 2015 10:30 Adele - Live in London 11:50 Extra 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News

GO!

6:30 12:00 12:30 1:00

Children’s Programs Young Justice: Invasion The Batman Green Lantern: The Animated Series 1:30 Sonic Boom 2:00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V 2:30 Wild Kratts 3:00 SpongeBob SquarePants 3:30 Rabbids Invasion 4:00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 4:30 Young Justice: Invasion 5:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 5:30 Teen Titans Go! 6:00 Regular Show 6:30 Adventure Time 7:00 The Middle 7:30 Two and a Half Men 8:30 Strassman Vol 1 Classic 10:30 Balls of Steel Australia 11:30 American Digger 12:00 Mom

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Entertainment Tonight The Home Team Ben’s Menu The Bold and the Beautiful Family Feud Studio 10 TBL Families Dr. Phil The Talk Entertainment Tonight Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield Judge Judy The Home Team Ben’s Menu The Bold and the Beautiful TEN Eyewitness News First at Five Family Feud The Project TBL Families NCIS: Los Angeles The Project

ELEVEN

6:05 Children’s Programs 12:00 Medium 1:00 Neighbours 2:00 Judging Amy 3:00 Infomercial 3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3:55 Couch Time 4:00 Frasier 4:55 Couch Time 5:00 The King of Queens 5:30 Becker 5:55 Couch Time 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 New Girl 7:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30 Rules of Engagement 8:30 The Graham Norton Show 9:30 The Loop Presents Empire 9:35 Empire 10:30 Sex and the City 11:50 The Late Show

TEN

6:30 The Home Team 7:00 Ben’s Menu 7:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 8:00 Family Feud 8:30 Studio 10 11:00 TBL Families 12:00 Dr. Phil 1:00 The Talk 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield 3:00 Judge Judy 3:30 The Home Team 4:00 Ben’s Menu 4:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News First at Five 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 The Project 7:30 Modern Family 8:30 Madam Secretary 9:30 The Good Wife 10:30 Hawaii Five-O 11:30 The Project

ELEVEN

6:05 Children’s Programs 10:00 Touched By An Angel 11:00 Family Ties 12:00 Medium 1:00 Neighbours 2:00 Judging Amy 3:00 Infomercial 3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3:55 Couch Time 4:00 Frasier 4:55 Couch Time 5:00 The King of Queens 5:30 Becker 5:55 Couch Time 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 New Girl 7:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30 The Simpsons 8:00 Futurama 8:30 The Simpsons 9:00 The Cleveland Show 9:30 Scream Queens 11:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

7TWO

6:00 Infomercial 7:00 It’s Academic 7:30 The Deep 8:00 Larry the Lawnmower 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 11:00 Dealers 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Private Practice 3:00 Who’s the Boss?

3:30 I Dream of Jeannie 4:00 Bewitched 4:30 60 Minute Makeover 5:30 Dealers 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie in the Sky 8:30 Foyle’s War 10:30 Agent Anna 11:30 Bargain Hunt

GEM

6:00 Friends 6:30 Skippy 7:00 Secret Dealers 8:00 Gilmore Girls 9:00 Global Shop Direct 10:00 New Style Direct 10:30 Alive and Cooking 11:00 Friends 12:00 Hoarding: Buried Alive 1:00 The House in Nightmare Park 3:00 Alive and Cooking 3:30 RPA 4:30 Come Dine with Me 5:30 Gilmore Girls 6:30 Friends 7:30 A Current Affair 8:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 9:10 Silent Witness 11:30 Death Row Stories

7TWO

6:00 Infomercial 7:00 It’s Academic 7:30 The Deep 8:00 Larry the Lawnmower 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 11:00 Dealers 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Grey’s Anatomy 3:00 Who’s the Boss?

3:30 I Dream of Jeannie 4:00 Bewitched 4:30 60 Minute Makeover 5:30 Dealers 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Rosemary & Thyme 8:30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 10:45 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 12:00 Bargain Hunt

GEM

6:30 Skippy 7:00 Hoarding: Buried Alive 8:00 Gilmore Girls 9:00 Global Shop Direct 9:30 New Style Direct 10:00 Global Shop Direct 10:30 Alive and Cooking 11:00 Friends 12:00 Secret Dealers 1:00 Yield to the Night 2:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 4:00 Alive and Cooking 4:30 Come Dine with Me 5:30 Gilmore Girls 6:30 Friends 7:30 A Current Affair 8:00 New Tricks 9:00 Major Crimes 10:00 Westside 11:00 Rizzoli & Isles 12:00 Almost Human

7MATE

6:00 Infomercial 7:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 7:30 Jake and the Never Land Pirates 8:00 Doc McStuffins 8:30 Sofia the First 9:00 Gravity Falls 9:30 Dream Car Garage 10:00 The Amazing Race 11:00 Shannon’s Legends of Motorsport 12:00 Operation Repo 2:00 Cellblock: Female Lockup 3:00 Submarine Patrol 4:00 Auction Kings 4:30 Swamp People 5:30 Doomsday Preppers 6:30 Seinfeld 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 Highway Patrol 8:00 Motorway Patrol 8:30 Ice Road Truckers 9:30 Counting Cars 10:00 Car Chasers 11:00 Inside West Coast Customs

ONE

6:00 Infomercial 8:00 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 9:00 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 10:00 Driven Not Hidden 10:30 World Sport 10:50 M*A*S*H 11:50 MasterChef Australia 2:35 Megafactories: Extreme Roller Coaster 3:30 IFISH 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Operation Repo 5:30 Whacked Out Sports 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 M*A*S*H 7:30 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 8:30 Monkeys Revealed 9:30 48 Hours 10:30 The Americans 11:40 Black Ops

7MATE

6:00 Infomercial 7:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 7:30 Jake and the Never Land Pirates 8:00 Doc McStuffins 8:30 Sofia the First 9:00 Gravity Falls 9:30 Dream Car Garage 10:00 The Amazing Race 11:00 Shannon’s Legends of Motorsport 12:00 Operation Repo 3:00 Submarine Patrol 4:00 Auction Kings 4:30 Swamp People 5:30 Doomsday Preppers 6:30 Seinfeld 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 Pawn Stars 9:30 Hardcore Pawn 10:30 Cajun Pawn Stars 11:00 Beverly Hills Pawn 11:30 Rude Tube

ONE

6:00 Infomercial 8:00 Car Torque 8:30 Fishing Edge 9:00 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 10:00 Totally Wild 10:30 Storm Season 11:00 M*A*S*H 12:00 MasterChef Australia 2:30 Undercover Boss 3:30 IFISH 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Operation Repo 5:30 Whacked Out Sports 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 M*A*S*H 7:30 Megafactories: Pyrotechnics 8:30 Cops: Adults Only 9:30 Turkey Shoot 11:30 Operation Repo 12:00 The Home Team

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TV GUIDE - SAT 05 - FRI 11 THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER 6:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 3:35 4:30

SBS ONE

International News PBS NewsHour Dance on Screen Living Black Dig World War II Shane’s Moorish Spice Journey Bitesize 4:35 Underground Britain 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Kylie Kwong 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Destination Flavour Japan 8:00 Shane Delia’s Moorish Spice Journey 8:30 The Restaurant Man 9:30 The Fall 10:40 SBS World News 11:10 The Truth About Webcam Girls 12:15 The Double Hour

SBS2

6:10 International News 3:30 Somali News 4:00 The Mysterious Cities of Gold 4:35 VS Arashi 5:35 Urban Freestyler 5:40 American Ninja Warrior 6:30 If You Are the One 7:30 Speed with Guy Martin 8:30 MythBusters 9:30 Cronulla Riots: Shocked the Nation 10:30 Bob Marley: Rebel Music 10:55 UEFA Champ League Highlights 11:55 Orphan Black

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:58 Gardening Australia 10:27 Grand Designs Abroad 11:15 Pointless 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:00 Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight 2:01 The Midwives 3:01 One Plus One 3:30 Australian Story 4:01 The Cook and the Chef 4:30 Eggheads 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:26 Grand Designs 6:14 Pointless 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI 8:32 Adam Hills: Happyism 9:20 The Divorce 9:50 Please Like Me 10:16 ABC News: Late Edition 10:27 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 11:10 Crash Test Mummies

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:13 Bubble Bath Bay 4:25 Mister Maker 4:47 The Furchester Hotel 5:00 Curious George 5:25 Peppa Pig 5:33 Octonauts 5:51 Puffin Rock 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:13 Peter Rabbit 6:28 Tree Fu Tom 6:50 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Total Wipeout 8:32 First Date, Worst Date 8:42 Strippers 9:31 Sexwork, Love & Mr Right 10:31 Inside Amy Schumer 10:53 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 11:23 Good Game 11:54 Penn and Teller: Fool Us

FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER SBS ONE

6:00 International News 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 Bob Dylan: The Folk Years 3:00 Pagans and Pilgrims 3:30 Salvage Hunters 4:25 Town with Nicholas Crane 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Kylie Kwong 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Hugo 9:50 Richard III: The Unseen Story 10:45 SBS World News 11:10 Blue Velvet

SBS2

6:10 International News 4:00 The Mysterious Cities of Gold 4:30 Massive Moves 5:30 Do or Die 6:00 The Numbers Game 6:30 MythBusters 7:25 Hyundai A-League 10:00 Ip Man 11:55 Space Dandy

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ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:58 Gardening Australia 10:27 Grand Designs 11:15 Pointless 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:00 Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight 2:00 QI 2:31 Catalyst 3:00 One Plus One 3:30 Australian Story 4:01 The Cook and the Chef 4:30 Eggheads 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:25 Grand Designs 6:15 Pointless 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:01 A Taste of Landline 8:32 DCI Banks 10:03 A Moody Christmas 10:33 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 11:27 rage

ABC2

6:26 Children’s Programs 4:13 Bubble Bath Bay 4:25 Mister Maker Comes to Town 4:47 The Furchester Hotel 5:00 Curious George 5:25 Peppa Pig 5:33 Octonauts 5:51 Puffin Rock 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:13 Peter Rabbit 6:28 Tree Fu Tom 6:50 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Total Wipeout 8:32 First Date, Worst Date 8:42 Strippers 9:31 A Very British Brothel 10:21 Ladyboys 11:09 Maddie Parry: Brothel Hostess 11:40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 12:12 Australians on Porn

PRIME 7

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Doomsday Man 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Mighty Cruise Ships 8:00 Air Rescue 8:30 The Big Bang Theory 9:30 The Goldbergs 10:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 Grimm

WIN

9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 9:30 First Test - Australia v West Indies 12:30 The Cricket Show 1:10 First Test - Australia v West Indies 6:00 National News 7:00 WIN News 7:30 Greatest Getaways 8:30 Teens Behind Bars 9:30 Inside the Mafia 10:30 Killing Spree 11:30 Extra 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

TEN

8:00 8:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 10:30 11:30

6:40 4:15 4:42 4:47 4:50 5:15 5:43

ABC3

Children’s Programs Project MC2 Handball Heroes Studio 3 Adventure Time So Awkward The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 5:55 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 6:20 The Next Step 6:45 Secret Life Of Boys 6:48 My24 7:01 Horrible Histories 7:28 Slugterra 7:30 Officially Amazing 7:58 Deadly 60 8:30 Degrassi: The Next Generation 8:52 Total Drama World Tour 9:15 Good Game SP 9:41 rage 10:42 Station Close

PRIME 7

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Fast Times at Ridgemont High 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Better Homes and Gardens Summer 8:30 The Santa Clause 10:30 Groundhog Day

ABC3

6:40 Children’s Programs 4:40 Canimals 4:47 Studio 3 4:50 Adventure Time 5:11 Doodles 5:15 Roy 5:43 The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 5:55 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 6:20 The Next Step 6:45 Stay Tuned 7:01 Horrible Histories 7:30 Officially Amazing 7:58 Deadly 60 8:30 Ready For This 8:55 Kobushi 9:03 K-On! 9:26 Kamisama Kiss 9:50 Ouran High School Host Club 10:13 Station Close

GO!

16:00 12:00 12:30 1:00

Children’s Programs Young Justice: Invasion The Batman Green Lantern: The Animated Series 1:30 Sonic Boom 2:00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V 2:30 Wild Kratts 3:00 SpongeBob SquarePants 3:30 Rabbids Invasion 4:00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 4:30 Young Justice: Invasion 5:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 5:30 Teen Titans Go! 6:00 Regular Show 6:30 Adventure Time 7:00 The Middle 7:30 Survivor: Cambodia - Second Chance 8:30 The Whole Ten Yards 10:30 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 12:00 Mom

WIN

5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 9:30 First Test - Australia v West Indies 12:30 The Cricket Show 1:10 First Test - Australia v West Indies 6:00 National News 7:00 WIN News 7:30 The Real Jaws 8:30 Unknown 10:50 Passengers

6:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00

GO!

Children’s Programs Sonic Boom Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Wild Kratts SpongeBob SquarePants Rabbids Invasion Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 4:30 Young Justice: Invasion 5:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 5:30 Teen Titans Go! 6:00 Scooby Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster..

7:40 Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 9:30 Hackers 11:30 American Digger 12:00 No program listings available for the selected time.

Entertainment Tonight The Home Team Ben’s Menu The Bold and the Beautiful Family Feud Studio 10 Bondi Rescue Dr. Phil The Talk Entertainment Tonight Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield Judge Judy The Home Team Ben’s Menu The Bold and the Beautiful TEN Eyewitness News First at Five Family Feud The Project Jamie’s Super Food Law & Order: SVU Blue Bloods The Project

ELEVEN

6:00 Children’s Programs 10:00 Touched By An Angel 11:00 Family Ties 12:00 Medium 1:00 Neighbours 2:00 Judging Amy 3:00 Infomercial 3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3:55 Couch Time 4:00 Frasier 4:55 Couch Time 5:00 The King of Queens 5:30 Becker 5:55 Couch Time 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 New Girl 7:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30 The Simpsons 8:00 Futurama 8:30 The Simpsons 9:00 Patch Adams 11:20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

TEN

6:30 The Home Team 7:00 Ben’s Menu 7:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 8:00 Family Feud 8:30 Studio 10 11:00 The Living Room 12:00 Dr. Phil 1:00 The Talk 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield 3:00 Judge Judy 3:30 The Home Team 4:00 Ben’s Menu 4:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News First at Five 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 The Project 7:30 The Living Room 8:30 The Graham Norton Show 9:30 Melbourne Comedy Festival Supershow 2014

ELEVEN

6:00 Children’s Programs 10:00 Touched By An Angel 11:00 Family Ties 12:00 Medium 1:00 Neighbours 2:00 Judging Amy 3:00 Infomercial 3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3:55 Couch Time 4:00 Frasier 4:55 Couch Time 5:00 The King of Queens 5:30 Becker 5:55 Couch Time 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 New Girl 7:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30 The Simpsons 8:00 Futurama 8:30 Bondi Ink Tattoo 9:30 Moulin Rouge!

7TWO

5:30 Foot Support Int’l Balance Walker 6:00 Infomercial 7:00 It’s Academic 7:30 The Deep 8:00 Larry the Lawnmower 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 11:00 Dealers 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Grey’s Anatomy 3:00 Who’s the Boss?

3:30 I Dream of Jeannie 4:00 Bewitched 4:30 60 Minute Makeover 5:30 Dealers 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances 8:45 Judge John Deed 10:45 Citizen Khan 11:30 Bargain Hunt

GEM

6:00 Friends 6:30 Skippy 7:00 Secret Dealers 8:00 Gilmore Girls 9:00 Global Shop Direct 9:30 New Style Direct 10:00 Global Shop Direct 10:30 Alive and Cooking 11:00 Friends 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Carry on Constable 2:50 GEM Presents 3:00 Alive and Cooking 3:30 Supernanny: Beyond the Naughty Step 4:30 Come Dine with Me 5:30 Gilmore Girls 6:30 Friends 7:30 A Current Affair 8:00 Kings Cross ER 8:30 The Widower 9:30 The Brokenwood Mysteries 11:30 Missing

7TWO

7:30 The Deep 8:00 Larry the Lawnmower 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Mr Selfridge 2:00 Better Homes & Gardens 3:00 Air Rescue 3:30 I Dream of Jeannie 4:00 Bewitched 4:30 60 Minute Makeover 5:30 Dealers 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 The Passenger Who Landed A Plane 8:30 Escape to the Country 10:30 Storage Hoarders 11:30 Australia’s Best Houses 12:00 No program listings available for the selected time.

GEM

6:00 Friends 6:30 Skippy 7:00 Hoarding: Buried Alive 8:00 Gilmore Girls 9:00 New Style Direct 9:30 Global Shop Direct 10:00 Danoz 10:30 Alive and Cooking 11:00 Friends 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Constant Husband 2:50 Monarch of the Glen 4:00 Alive and Cooking 4:30 Come Dine with Me 5:30 Gilmore Girls 6:30 Friends 7:30 A Current Affair 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 8:30 The General’s Daughter 10:50 Being There

7MATE

6:00 Infomercial 7:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 7:30 Jake and the Never Land Pirates 8:00 Doc McStuffins 8:30 Sofia the First 9:00 Crash & Bernstein 9:30 Dream Car Garage 10:00 The Amazing Race 11:00 Shannon’s Legends of Motorsport 12:00 Operation Repo 2:30 Lizard Lick Towing 3:00 Submarine Patrol 4:00 Auction Kings 4:30 Swamp People 5:30 Doomsday Preppers 6:30 Seinfeld 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 Storage Wars 9:30 Barter Kings 10:00 Baggage Battles 10:30 Hardcore Pawn: Behind The Deal 11:30 Rude Tube 12:00 Ice Pilots

ONE

6:00 Infomercial 8:00 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 9:00 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 10:00 Totally Wild 10:30 Temporary Australians 11:00 M*A*S*H 12:00 MasterChef Australia 2:05 The Indestructibles 3:00 IFISH 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Operation Repo 5:30 Whacked Out Sports 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 M*A*S*H 7:30 Last Man Standing 8:30 The Last Man On Earth 9:00 Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll 9:30 Coverband 10:00 Multiplicity

7MATE

5:00 Zoom TV 5:30 Foot Support Int’l Balance Walker 6:00 Infomercial 7:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 7:30 Jake and the Never Land Pirates 8:00 Doc McStuffins 8:30 Sofia the First 9:00 Married... with Children 12:00 Seinfeld 3:30 The Neighbors 6:00 Bicentennial Man 8:45 Raw Deal 10:55 30 Days of Night

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The amazing annual lights display at Finaly Avenue will be on again this year - visit LithgowLights.com for more information. Photo: David Rawsthorne Photography

I am always amazed every year at the way some folks transform their front yards and homes into a Christmas wonderland.

By Barbara Moran, Good Earth These people inspire the Christmas Spirit in all of us and their displays every year bring joy to many families especially children who admire the Christmas lights as they drive around our district. I have not had a chance to pop my tree up yet and this year I will have two Christmas trees. Our traditional artificial tree and a potted Picea Christmas tree which I will plant in the Garden with my children and grandchildren after Christmas. I have just created that Heath and Conifer bed which I talked about in a previous issue and since I have the space this conifer garden may just keep

growing each Christmas as will the children.

The Fuchsias are spectacular at the moment and it is always important to trim back the spent flowers to encourage more growth and they will repeat flower through the summer season. Also beginning to flower now are the Tuberous Begonias or the botanical name Begonia Tuberhybrida.

The blooms on these plants can be quite large and the display they put out over summer and through to Autumn is sensational. If you wish to plant your Tuberous Begonias in the ground then they require a sandy, loamy soil with the addition of some peat moss to keep them moist over the dry season. If you are planting them is a pot then it is recommended to use a mix of Sand, Potting mix and Peat Moss in equal measures.

They prefer filtered shade and if planting from tubers then place them around 40cm apart at a depth of around 3 cm. The planting time for tubers is when the pink growth buds appear.

This generally occurs when the temperature warms up to 18 degrees Celsius but this year their growth has been a little slower than usual according to my expert growers. Tubers need to be protected from frost and

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in Autumn when the foliage dies down, dig them up and allow the tubers to dry out for 4 to 5 days and this process generally makes the skins hard.

Store your tubers in dry peat moss or sand in a cool dry place out of the frost until Spring and repeat the process again. Tuberous begonias are ideal as potted plants and you can follow the process for storage or if you prefer you can leave in the pots stored out of the Winter frosts but stop watering when the foliage dies down to force them to become dormant. If the weather is dry during the flowering periods you must keep the water up to them and feed regularly with a slow release fertilizer such as Osmocote. Remember to trim off any dead flowers to encourage more blooms and do not let them become waterlogged in a soggy soil.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES Portland Development Association AGM The Portland Development wishes to advise their AGM for 2015 will be held on Tuesday 15th December, 6:30pm at the RSL CLUB, Wolgan Street Portland.

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The Lithgow Valley Community Cinema will screen the recent movie “Belle” on Sunday 6th December at 2.30pm. This sumptuous costume drama has all the elements of a Jane Austen novel and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson and Emily Watson.

LINC is calling for Volunteers to assist elderly people in the community.

It is based on the true story of a mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral who is raised by her great Uncle. Critic David Stratton rated it as an “absolutely compelling movie”.

GARDEN MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Volunteers are required for this program, initiaaly on Tuesdays. Equipment/PPE supplied. VOlunteers must undergo a Police check (which will be paid for by LINC).

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The Twilight Markets are on again!! Saturday December 12 will see Queen Elizabeth Park lit up in a stunning festive display, a perfect setting for all your Chrissy shopping and eating. The Lithgow Village Markets team have been working hard to bring you more than 70 stalls with a huge range of great gift ideas.

You will be able to find something for everyone at the markets. Stalls on offer include handmade leather products, prints and cards, art, clothes and accessories, candles and soaps, jewellery, furniture, homewares and gifts, handbags and wallets, tutu’s, flower arrangements, quilts, handmade gifts, beauty and skincare, cider and cheese, books, vintage upcycles and much more!

Bring the family along and enjoy the entertainment running throughout the night. For the kids we have

airbrush tattoos, hair feathers and nail painting, a chocolate toss as well as a visit from Santa!

Dinner is taken care of with BBQ Master, gozleme, pies and sausage rolls, salt and pepper squid with wedges, Korean rolls, sausage sizzle and hot chips.

The most important meal of the day, dessert, is taken care of too with Mr Whippy, liquorice straps, waffles, brownies and cheesecake, churros and more!

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The annual Sunny Corner Sunday event is on again this weekend, featuring the works of local artists in a day that has become a standout for the small community.

Sunny Corner Hall – Sunday 6th December – 9.00 am to 4.30 pm This is a great day out for arts and crafts with Christmas so near.

Tea and coffee with sandwiches, cakes, scones and cream all day.

Artists displaying and selling works at very nominal prices are : Wanda Driscoll, Jacquie Terry, Lynn Seaman, Dennis Claydon, Christine Stopford, Tanya Marquardt and others.

There will be a great range of home-made jams, preserves, jewellery, hand quilted items, plants as well as raffles on the day.

Artists Greg Hyde, Tass Burns, Abbey Barrett, Sandra Laroche, Katrina Daly will also open their studios.

All WELCOME – get ready for Christmas with lovely hand-made items and paintings.

Sunny Corner Hall in Sunny Corner – Phone Jacquie Terry 6359 5359.

Greg Hyde Studio, The Old Farm 1511 Sunny Corner Rd Meadow Flat. Paintings, etchings, prints and cards.

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The RSA Street Stock Central West Cup took an explosive centre stage at the third round of racing for the new 2015-16 speedway season at the Cullen Bullen Raceway hosted by the Portland District Motor Sports Club.

Story & photo by Les Taylor Portland’s Shane Duggan led for twenty five laps of the destined thirty lap scrap chased all the way by Andrew Blackley after his pole sitting brother Martin spun off in the early stages causing a restart.

Another restart was caused when an overtaking maneuver up the inside by Andrew Blackley went wrong and Duggan’s Commodore spun out mid race distance.

A few laps later Commodores of Andrew Espener and Steve Walsh locked together and headed for the pit entry causing yet another race restart but then Walsh was in strife moments after when his car ploughed into the Armco fence of the front straight.

Up the front Duggan was slow to get away giving Blackley the opportunity to sneak to the lead.

Two laps later the race was declared after second placed Duggan spun in front of the Kevin Blackley Falcon and David Giffin’s Commodore causing large amounts of damage.

Andrew Blackley was declared the winner from Shane Duggan, Kevin Blackley with Giffin fourth.

As a lead up, the Street Stock Class, due to the overflow seventeen car entry list was split into two groups.

Andrew Blackley, Kevin Blackley and David Giffin were winners in group one while Martin Blackley took two victories while mum Jodie won the other.

Drivers to gain heat placings included Shane Duggan with three seconds, Mitchell Duggan with two thirds, Darren Quinn one third while Paul Keavey, Andrew Espener and Shane McPhee all posted a second place each.

Owing to problems with the SSA and Motor Racing Board rules, the Four Cylinder class was split in two.

Race secretary Sue Healey dominated all three heats in her old Honda but was totally upstaged in the ten lap feature by Bathurst birthday boy Mitchell Brown in

his Laser.

Young Orange driver Travis Spicer took second place in the Tony Scott Plant Hire Four Cylinder Sedans pointscore after some amazing clashes with his father John also driving a Ford Laser.

The SSA Four Cylinder class, sponsored by the Royal Hotel Cullen Bullen, had a hot shot eight car field in shakedown mode for the NSW Titles to be contested at Cullen Bullen in January.

Orange driver Kevin Coleman drew first blood by taking out heat one in his Corolla then Aaron Knox of Grafton took out heat two at the wheel of his Nissan Pulsar leaving Corolla driving Shannon Gallagher to claim the third heat.

Coleman had pole position for the fifteen lap feature but handed the car to son Slade Anlezark who started rear of grid.

Knox won the event chased all the way by the Hyundai Excel of Damian Booker and Robert Nelson in a Laser after the Corollas of Tyler Humphries and Slade Anlezark clashed whilst dicing mid field.

The Williams Liquid Waste Service Series Production class gave Dubbo’s Wes Barnes two heat victories whilst the other was taken out by crowd favorite Kevin Spencer of Mudgee.

In heat thee Spencer actually crossed the start line backwards in his Torana after a collision with Jeremy McGrath’s Commodore causing a full restart.

Blayney driver Scott Bradley won the thrilling ten lap feature from Barnes and Edward Newton of Orange as Spencer, Kevin Sawdy and Jeremy McGrath battled for the minor placings.

The Stones Pest & Weed Control Junior Class gave Cullen Bullen’s Dylan Quinn victory in all three heats and the feature driving his Honda chased all the way by Blayney’s Sarah Bradley driving her Corolla.

Third place in heat one went to Tarah Swadling in a Mitsubishi Mirage while Natasha Spicer drove her Laser to two thirds but it was Bek Giffin who posted a great third place in the feature followed by Amber Culverson.

Orange Driver Raymond Giffin, Bek’s dad, borrowed Kevin Blackley’s Falcon to dominate the entertaining JR Conveyors Second Drivers class taking out two heats then swapping to Bek’s Laser to win the feature.

Ray Hawkins, also of Orange, won the third heat and was second in the feature driving Edward Newton’s Falcon followed by Bruce Bradley at the wheel of his son’s Falcon with young Ashley Naden improving each race in Tarah Swading’s Mitsubishi.

Paul Rietdyk drove like a man possessed to win two heats and the ten lap feature of the second round of the RPM Engineering Quarter Midgets Series from Portland’s Rob Stephenson and Brett Hall who put up some tremendous dices and won the opening heat.

Jamie Dicker claimed a couple of heat minor placings chased all the way by Courtney Smith.

The 2015-16 speedway season resumes at the Cullen Bullen Raceway on Saturday January 30th commencing at 4pm featuring the SSA NSW Four Cylinder Sedan Title.

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