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Letter from the Editor Times like these “There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.” This is a quote from the movie The Dark Knight, one of my favourite movies, and one of my favourite lines in the movie. Up until now it has been just that, a great line from a great movie, but who would have thought that it could have been quite so prophetic - yet here we are. There is indeed a storm coming. As someone who is largely involved in a number of very high profile events in the region, the biggest of those being Ironfest in Lithgow, watching these events cancel one by one over the last few days and being the one who had to make the call in a number of instances has been devastating. Add to that the uncertainty now facing small business, of which we are one, and these are certainly turbulent stormy times. I would have though that getting through last year (I had an accident last year that affected us greatly, but not the community at large), then surviving through drought, bushfires and floods, we were hopefully coming to the end of this period and the future looked quite bright, but sadly, I think all these previous trials will pale in comparison when this next challenge is at it’s height. The measures being taken globally are an indication of what may lay in store for us. Full lockdown is a real possibility if we cannot get a handle on the virus

in the coming weeks. At the very least we are looking at the shutdown of all the major events and tourism opportunities this region relies so heavily on for at least a 3 month period, but I assume that will extend. As some of you may know, I have always struggled with Mental Health issues, and have over time developed a number of strategies to be able to live a life of meaning despite this. My mantra is “One foot in front of the other” and I feel like now, I may have been training for times like these my whole life. Being in business is going to be challenging over the next few months. The fear in the community will mean that people will not do what they normally do. The uncertainty in the economy will mean spending will inevitably slow down. Businesses will need to communicate clearly how they are changing to address the coronavirus issue, we are seeing some great examples of that already in the local community. The challenge now in the region is finding ways we can still support our local economy, go about our lives as normally as possible and still find a way to help each other through the coming crisis. Hopefully we can do better than just panic buying toilet paper. After staring this column with a movie quote, I will leave you with some song lyrics…

“It's times like these you learn to live again It's times like these you give and give again It's times like these you learn to love again It's times like these time and time again” Foo Fighters, Times Like These

ANZAC DAY SERVICES CANCELLED

“It is with great regret that we have to advise that this year’s ANZAC Day services and parade will NOT be going ahead in Lithgow or anywhere within NSW, due to the current CORANOVIRUS (COVID-19) outbreak,” Lithgow RSL Secretary Michael Cuthbert said.

“Within the Returned and Services League, we also have a duty of care, not only to all Veterans, but also to their families and the greater community, to keep everyone as safe as possible,” Mr Cuthbert said. “This decision was not made at a local level; this decision was reached by the RSL State Branch, in consultation with the State Government and Medical Authorities. “ANZAC Day, as we all know is a day for reflection

and thanks for all of those who have worn the Uniform of Australia’s Defence Force: be they Regular Force, Reserve Force, or National Servicemen and to remember every Australian who paid the Supreme Sacrifice in the defence of our Country. “On ANZAC Day itself, although there will not be any services occurring, please take a moment to reflect in your own way about the members of the Australian Defence Force, who have served and are currently serving, and especially those who have paid the Supreme Sacrifice for us, and if you wish to lay a wreath on ANZAC Day at the Cenotaph in a personal capacity, please feel free to do so” Mr Cuthbert said.

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

HOW TO STAY SAFE DURING THESE TRYING TIMES

NSW public Hospitals are arranging to double their ICU capacity and to prepare for a significant increase in respiratory presentations to Emergency Department. Submitted by WNSWLHD Spokesperson

All NSW Health facilities are planning for a potential increase in presentations of people with respiratory illness over the coming weeks and months. NSW Health is working with health facilities and clinicians to maximise available critical care resources. A key activity is to manage a potential increase in attendances of patients with respiratory tract infections (such as COVID-19 and seasonal influenza) while maintaining services. This also includes monitoring intensive care bed availability, staffing and availability of critical infrastructure, such as ventilators. The risk of contracting COVID in the community from casual contact remains low. There a few simple things everyone can do to help keep themselves and others safe: • keep your hands clean by washing them often with soap and water or using hand sanitiser • avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or nose as the virus can enter your body if it’s on your hands and you rub your eyes or touch your nose or mouth. • maintain social distance when you can, 1.5 metres between you and others is good • if you think a surface may be infected, clean it with simple disinfectant to kill the virus and protect yourself and others. • sneeze and cough into your elbow rather than your hand • use disposable tissues • keep your distance from those who are coughing and sneezing • stay home if you are unwell and call, not visit, your own GP or call Healthdirect on 1 800 022 222 for advice.

There are Coronavirus (COVID-19) clinics open week at Bathurst Hospital (9am to 4:30pm), Orange Hospital (8am to 4pm) and Dubbo Hospital (10am to 6pm). These clinics are for people who have: • travelled overseas in the last 14 days AND also have symptoms similar to a cold or flu • had close contact with a loved-one or other person who has a confirmed diagnosis of COVID The Western NSW Local Health District have well established plans for handling respiratory infections, like COVID-19 and influenza. These plans are reviewed regularly and updated to reflect the latest advice and research.

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Staff are trained in world’s best practice for infection control and prevention which helps to keep our patients, visitors and staff safe.

A one-stop website for information about COVID-19 for the community and health professionals is available at: https://www.health. nsw.gov.au/Infectious/diseases/ Pages/coronavirus.aspx

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

COUNCIL WORKS – WEEK ENDING 15 MARCH 2020 “For the week ending 15 March, the following key works were completed by Council staff”, noted Council’s Mayor, Cr. Ray Thompson.

“Within the urban Lithgow area last week, Council staff have focused their efforts on the asphalt patching of roads throughout the urban Lithgow area,” said Mayor Thompson. “In particular, staff have completed maintenance repairs on Tank Street, Hassans Walls Road, Caroline Avenue, Vista Place, Laurence Street, Pillans Road,

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Coalbrook Street and many others. Alongside this work, Council has been continuing its revolving mowing program with works completed at Tony Luchetti, Lithgow Basketball Stadium, Wirraway Estate, East Street, Lemnos Street and Enfield Avenue.” “In the last week Council’s rural works staff have worked towards the maintenance and repair of a number of sealed road assets, in line with the works completed in Lithgow,” noted Mayor Thompson. “Bitumen seal repairs have been conducted on McKanes Falls Road, Sodwalls Tarana Road, Diamond Swamp Road, Range Road, Glen Davis Road, Magpie Hollow Road and Martins Road. On top of this, Council’s capital renewal program has been continuing with three roads resealed last week. William Street, Portland, Lidsdale Street, Wallerawang and View Street, Lidsdale have been resealed.” “Over the last 12 months, Lithgow City Council has been advised of unapproved construction works being conducted within the public road reserve,” said Mayor Thompson. “Such works include the installation of gardens, kerb modifications, parking bay installations, driveway installations and tree removals and planting. While Council encourages members of the community taking pride in their property and the amenity of Lithgow generally, approval for any work undertaken on a nature strip or outside a property boundary requires Council approval. In most cases, such requests are reviewed and approved, however it is very important that the application is made. This allows Council engineers to assess the proposal and consider any risks to residents such as trip hazards, restrictions to line of sight and impacts to amenity of local streetscape themes. Any residents that wish to complete any modifications or improvements within the public road reserve are encouraged to refer to Council’s Policy 10.5 for further information.”

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A live webcast of the meeting will still occur and Council will review its position on this matter after four weeks and in light of further information from State and Federal agencies on the spread of the COVID – 19 virus. The meeting will be live streamed via the Lithgow Council You Tube http://council.lithgow. com/live-stream/ for those interested in following the meeting.

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EnergyAustralia continues to serve our customers and our communities. Our power stations continue to generate electricity. Our team continues to serve our customers. In light of COVID-19, EnergyAustralia, owner of Mt Piper power station, has made some changes to the way we are operating our business with a view to prioritising: The health and safety of our people; The continued operation of our power stations; and The services we provide our customers. We have transitioned to new working arrangements as we have also done across all our generation sites, directing those people who can work from home to begin doing so. In addition, we have increased cleaning and disinfecting of our workplaces, and as a precaution, have also closed access to the public to the playground and our BBQ facilities on site. We appreciate the community’s support as we continue to focus on providing an essential service - powering homes and businesses across the state. Take care everyone From the team at Mt Piper power station Visit energyaustralia.com.au/mtpiper, or email community@energyaustralia.com.au

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

NSW GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ACT QUICKLY ON STATE RECOVERY PACKAGE

“Queensland has supported their businesses by deferring payroll tax for six months, and that’s the type of measure our business owners need as well. “It is also important that the package supports those industries that will bear the brunt of the initial damage caused by the global uncertainty, especially the tourism, hospitality and education sectors, with manufacturing not far behind them. “A swiftly delivered NSW based stimulus package would also send a strong message of support to the businesses doing it tough, showing that the Government understands their plight and will do all it can to assist them in keeping the doors open and not having to lay off their staff,” Ms Seccombe said.

The state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW, says time is running out for the NSW Government to announce its own state focused stimulus package as the COVID – 19 pandemic interrupts ongoing business operations. “The Federal Government has been decisive in delivering its package of support measures for business severely impacted by this global emergency, and the NSW Government needs to quickly follow suit,” said Business NSW Regional Manager – Western NSW, Vicki Seccombe “NSW makes up one third of the national economy, so it is vital our businesses are given whatever support that can be offered,” Ms Seccombe said. “When you consider many of our local businesses are still overcoming the impacts of drought and bushfires,

this is the time for the Government to leverage its strong balance sheet to support our businesses. “Business NSW has congratulated successive O’Farrell, Baird and now Berejiklian Governments for their strong financial management and fiscal responsibility over the past decade, but now the State needs a turbo charge during unprecedented times. “Just last week Business NSW formally wrote to the Government with our submission for June’s State Budget, but the situation is far too urgent, and rapidly changing, to wait until then. “What is important is that we support business owners who are keeping their doors open and employing people, so it’s natural that Payroll Tax relief should be a ‘no brainer’.

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“That’s why this financial counselling support line is so important. It is going to play a critical role in helping small business owners get through these really difficult times.” The new service has come about as a direct response from the Federal Government to the devastating bushfires that swept large parts of Australia in recent months. The financial counselling sector has long advocated for funding to establish a specialist telephone support line for small business owners. In the UK, Business Debtline has been running for a number of years. Small business financial counsellors help sole traders and people who run small businesses in many ways. They provide advice on among other things: •options for managing business debts as well as personal debts •the implications for directors who have guaranteed a business loan or other service/supply •how to dispute business debts in external dispute resolution schemes •how to negotiate repayment arrangements on tax debts, leases, utility bills, with suppliers or any other business debt •what government services and grants may be available to help small businesses. They are also trained in negotiation and counselling and to offer emotional support.

SMALL BUSINESS BUSHFIRE FINANCIAL COUNSELLING 1800 413 828

We are here to help small businesses affected by bushfires Financial counselling is a free, independent service.

Financial counsellors can advise on grants, debts, how to renegotiate repayment arrangements and more.

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NOTICE OF MEETINGS Ordinary Meeting of Council Monday 23 March 2020 at 7pm in the Council Chambers, 180 Mort Street, Lithgow. All those in attendance at a Council meeting, are informed that Council meetings are webcast and that those in attendance should refrain from making any defamatory statements concerning any person, Councillor or employee, and refrain from discussing those matters subject to Closed Council proceedings as indicated in clause 14.1 of the code of meeting practice.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF COUNCIL POLICY 2.1 At the Ordinary Meeting of Council held 24th February 2020, Council resolved to publicly exhibit for 28 days the following policy: Policy 2.1 – Cemetery Operations The community is invited to make written submissions on these proposals by 4pm Tuesday 31st March 2020 Copies of the Policies listed are available from Council’s Administration Centre and for download from Council’s website: council.lithgow.com Submissions should be addressed to: General Manager Lithgow City Council PO Box 19, Lithgow 2790 or council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au Following the exhibition period and the receipt of public comments, this matter will be reported back to Council for final adoption.

ATTENTION TRADES SERVICES Lithgow City Council has a system in place called VendorPanel, which is used by contractors to upload and maintain copies of their insurance certificates in order to gain prequalification to work for Council. More information can be found on Council’s website under ‘Doing Business with Council’ or by contacting Council’s Purchasing Coordinator on 6354 9999.

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GREEN WASTE COLLECTION A Green Waste collection will be provided on 6th April 2020. Residents are reminded that a SERVICE BY REQUEST will apply. Residents can register via Council's website www.council.lithgow.com or alternatively phone Council before 12.00pm FRIDAY 3rd April 2020 Then on Sunday night of the collection week, please place your green waste at the kerbside where you normally leave your garbage bin. Residents should ensure the following: Garden Prunings – should be no longer than 2 metres, not thicker than 200mm and tied in bundles. Lawn Clippings and leaves shall be placed in a durable container, cardboard box or hessian/plastic bag. Each bundle or box shall be less than 16 kilograms in weight. A max quantity of 1 cubic metre (about 4 wheelie bins) will apply.

CONTACT DETAILS AND OFFICE HOURS PO Box 19, Lithgow NSW 2790 or 180 Mort Street, Lithgow NSW 2790 Council’s administration office is open Monday to Friday 8.15am – 4.30pm - Cashier 8.30am – 4.00pm

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Financial Counselling Australia is excited to announce the launch of Australia’s first financial counselling service for small business. The Small Business Bushfire Financial Counselling Support Line (1800 413 828) and website (www. smallbusinessbushfire.org.au) fills a much-needed gap: financial counselling for small businesses affected by the bushfires and experiencing financial difficulties. In mid-January, the Federal Government announced funding of $3.5 million over two years to set up the new service. “Small business owners commonly have their business and personal finances intermingled. They may have guaranteed a business loan with a personal asset such as their house, for example,” said Fiona Guthrie. “And as soon as a crisis hits, not only is the business at risk, but so are their personal assets,” Ms Guthrie said. “And many small businesses impacted by the bushfires are now experiencing a double whammy as a result of Covid-19.”

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The Lithgow Mobile Bushfire Recovery Service at Lithgow Library on Thursday afternoons has been cancelled. Council related bushfire recovery queries can be directed to Customer Service. A decision on future mobile recovery services will be made after a four-week period. The advertised Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement Drop in Sessions at Portland and Wallerawang scheduled for 18th and 25th March 2020 have been cancelled. However, you are still able to view all relevant information on Council’s website at http://www.haveyoursay.lithgow.com/ Lithglow 2020 has been cancelled. Essential services will continue to be maintained including: - Urgent road maintenance - Water & sewer services - Domestic Waste collection and Lithgow Waste Management Facility - Dealing with dangerous dogs - Cleaning services – Council will program Exeloos to clean more often. Customers who are meeting Council staff in person are requested to advise staff if they have been overseas, been in contact with anyone with cold / flu symptoms, had cold/flu symptoms themselves or been in contact with anyone with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. Information on Council’s response to COVID-19 will be kept up-to-date on Council’s website.

WASTE 2 ART - YEAR OF ALUMINIUM & STEEL CANS Local artists of all ages are invited to respond to the challenge of creating artwork from materials that would otherwise be discarded as rubbish and end up in landfill. Winners from the local competition will represent Lithgow at regional level held at Coonamble. Entry forms are due Friday 27th March. Forms can be download from http://eskbank.lithgow.com or picked up from Eskbank House Museum, Lithgow Library Learning Centre, or Lithgow Council Customer Service Exhibition - 2nd May – 7th June 2020 Opening – Saturday 2nd May, 2pm For more information contact Cultural Development Officer Summar Hipworth 63549999. GENERAL ENQUIRIES Telephone: (02) 6354 9999 Facsimile: (02) 6351 4259 Email: council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au

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Below is a brief summary on how the package might help you. FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES Instant asset write off: • The instant asset write off for businesses will be increased from $30,000 to $150,000. This allows assets to be written-off for taxation purposes in the year they are purchased instead of over several years, providing an immediate tax benefit. •

An additional 50% depreciation acceleration for businesses with a turnover of less than $500 million. CASH PAYMENTS •

One-off tax-free payments of $750 will be made for aged pensioners and social security recipients.

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Payments will be made into existing accounts from 31st March, 2020.

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Cash-flow assistance: • Cash boosts of between $2,000 and $25,000 for small and medium sized businesses that employ staff. •

50% wage subsidies for small businesses (with less than 20 staff ) that employ apprentices.

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A regional community support fund of $1 billion has been set up to support regions and communities most affected by the coronavirus. •

This includes communities heavily reliant on industries such as tourism, agriculture and education.

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The deeming rates for pensioners have been lowered meaning more money in the pockets of retirees.

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LOCAL NEWS - 44TH PORTLAND ART EXHIBITION

I recently had the pleasure of attending the annual Portland Art Exhibition at the Crystal Theatre.

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Now in its 44th year, the event gets better and better each time, showcasing outstanding local and visiting artists. The works on display are very impressive and it’s a delightful occasion to attend at the end of a busy week.

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It’s also a unique opportunity to purchase artworks from leading Australian artists, some of which are from our region. Well done Sue Banning and the team at Portland Art Purchase Society on another triumph for the Central West!

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It’s vital that we keep supporting our local aged care facilities. If they close, country people need to move away from their home towns for care - and that’s just not on.

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It’s been no secret that Lithgow Aged Care have been operating under Federal sanctions in recent times. They have been working through those issues and I have been working very closely with them to ensure the ongoing viability of Lithgow Aged Care. Lithgow Aged Care is home to 76 residents and employs 130 staff. They have just had a wonderful new extension built with the help of $3.5 million from the Federal Government. We can’t afford to let Lithgow Aged Care close and that’s why I’ve been working very hard with the Minister for Aged Care, Richard Colbeck, the board of Lithgow Aged Care, and the Federal Government to find a solution to keep it going. Closing it is simply not an option for all of the residents, their families, the staff and Lithgow comunity in general. I’m working hard on this and will keep the community posted.

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CORONAVIRUS - TRANSPARENCY NEEDED ON LOCAL CASES The coronavirus outbreak is obviously very concerning, but Australians have always been very resilient, and getting through tough times is something we’re used to doing. We’ll get through this as well, I can promise you that. The key is not to panic and calmly work through the local issues as they arise. Our health authorities can assist in keeping everyone calm by being open and transparent on local coronavirus cases. The three cases that came to light in Orange last week were confirmed on Tuesday, but the health authorities didn’t make this known until Friday after my office (and probably others as well) started seeking confirmation of rumours sweeping the city. I should point out that last week’s cases did not go through the Orange Health Service (hospital) and it was not up to the hospital to make a public statement on it. It was up to the NSW Government. On Wednesday night I posted on Facebook of another case in Orange that I was aware of and it was only the next day that the health authorities made this case public and another one in Bathurst as well. The authorities had known of these positive tests for two days. Our health authorities are going to be greatly tested over the coming weeks and months and we need to support their efforts. I certainly do. Everyone’s doing their best but my friendly and constructive request of the NSW health authorities is that they help stop rumours and panic by providing open, transparent and timely information on local coronavirus cases. Please just give us the facts. We can handle it!

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ON-GOING INFORMATION

RESTRICTIONS ON ENTERING AUSTRALIA

WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS

Coronvirus is a respiratory illness caused by a new virus. Symptoms range from a mild cough to pneumonia. Some people recover easily, others may get very sick.

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Everyone entering Australia after an overseas trip is now required to self isolate for 14 days. This is now enforceable.

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Borders closing for non-residents.

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International cruise ships are banned from docking here for 30 days.

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By having direct close contact with a person that is infectious, or

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By touching objects or surfaces that are contaminated with coronavirus, and then touching your face or mouth

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Non-essential 'static gatherings' of more than 500 people outdoors are being cancelled; 100+ people indoors are also being cancelled.

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No more handshakes.

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Try to hold meetings via telephone or video conference rather than in person.

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Try to stay 1.5 metres away from people and refrain from physical contact when possible.

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There is no general requirement for schools to close yet. This may change as the situation develops .

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Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or with alcohol-based hand sanitiser.

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The Government will take further advice on the issue again on Friday and will continually reassess.

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Cough/ sneeze into your elbow, dispose of tissues.

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You do not need a surgical mask if you are well.

Some independent schools are moving to online learning and have closed boarding facilities.

AGED CARE

HIGH RISK GROUPS • •

Those who have recently been in mainland China, Iran, the Republic of Korea or Italy.

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Residential aged care providers have been encouraged to limit visits.

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The Health Dept. is working with aged care providers to finalise more detailed guidance.

Those who have had close contact with someone who has a confirmed case of coronavirus.

DOMESTIC TRAVEL

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People with compromised immune systems (e.g cancer)

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There is no change to public transport as yet.

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Elderly people.

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There are currently no restrictions on domestic flights.

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COVID 19 RESPONSE

Lithgow City Council’s priority is the health of our staff, and the health of our community, and we are focused on continuing to safely deliver essential services to the community. Council takes advice on all public health matters from the State and Federal health departments and will update its response should the situation further evolve. Council will implement the actions listed below effective from cob 17 March 2020. ·Customer Service: the community is requested to contact Council by email or telephone. In person service at the Lithgow Customer Service Centre will be limited to urgent / essential enquiries from Wednesday 18 March 2020 for a four week period. The following services will be closed for visitation from Wednesday 18 March 2020 for a four week period: - All libraries - JM Robson Aquatic Centre - Eskbank House Museum - Lithgow Visitor Information Centre. - The Lithgow Mobile Bushfire Recovery Service at Lithgow Library on Thursday afternoons has been cancelled. Council related bushfire recovery queries can be directed to Customer Service. A decision on future mobile recovery services will be made after a four week period. - Lithglow 2020 has been cancelled. - Essential services will continue to be maintained including: - Urgent road maintenance - Water & sewer services - Domestic Waste collection and Lithgow Waste Management Facility - Dealing with dangerous dogs. - Cleaning services – Council will program Exeloos to clean more often. Customers who are meeting Council staff in person are requested to advise staff if they have been overseas, been in contact with anyone with cold / flu symptoms, had cold/flu symptoms themselves or been in contact with anyone with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.

Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

COUNCIL FACILITATES MEETING WITH UWS, SYDNEY TRAINS & REGISTERED TRAINING ORGANISATIONS

A number of interested parties visited Lithgow last week to inspect rail infrastructure, UWS training facilities in Lithgow and rail heritage assets at the State mine location in response to an invitation from Lithgow Mayor Ray Thompson.

Mr Rick Naylor from Sydney Trains, Eric Sidoti (UWS), Terry Garrett (ACM Training), Thad McGroarty (GHD) and Howard Fisher (Former Chairman Westfund) explored existing UWS campus facilities and toured the State mine and rail infrastructure proximate to Lake Pillans, to assess future potential for rail training activities in Lithgow. “It’s a good start to get potentially interested parties together to discuss various ideas that could result in more activity in Lithgow, and this initial step I believe was a very successful first step” said Mayor Ray Thompson.

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HAVE YOUR SAY - DRAFT LITHGOW 2040 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT Lithgow City Council invites public review and comment on the Draft Lithgow 2040 Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS). The Draft Lithgow 2040 Local Strategic Planning Statement outlines the vision for land use planning over the next twenty (20) years to 2040 along with a set of key planning priorities, principles and actions to guide future land use decisions. Should any person or group wish to make a submission on the document, it should be in writing and be received by Council no later than 4.30pm on 9 April 2020. Submissions should be addressed to: The General Manager, Lithgow City Council, PO Box 19 LITHGOW NSW 2790, or by emailing attention General Manager at council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au. Further information may be obtained by contacting Council’s Strategic Planning Team, Sherilyn Hanrahan or Christian Matthews at Council on 02-63 549999 or council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au or via http://www.haveyoursay.lithgow.com

The Draft Lithgow 2040 Local Strategic Planning Statement is on public exhibition for the period 6 March 2020 to 9 April 2020 and is available for viewing at the following locations: • Council’s website: http://www.haveyoursay.lithgow.com • Council Administration/Customer Service Centre 180 Mort St LITHGOW NSW 2790 Mon to Fri 8.15am-4.00pm; • Lithgow Library 157 Main St LITHGOW NSW 2790 Mon to Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-12pm; • Wallerawang Library Main St WALLERAWANG NSW 2845 Tues-Wed 10am-1pm, 2pm-6pm, Thurs-Fri 2pm-6pm, Sat 9am-12pm; and • Portland Library 65 Williwa St PORTLAND NSW 2847 Tues-Wed 10am-1pm, 2pm-6pm, Thurs-Fri 2pm -6pm, Sat 9am-12pm. Council will also be hosting drop-in sessions, attended by our Strategic Planning Team, for any person wanting further information or detail in relation to the draft LSPS at: • Lithgow Town Library, 11 March 2020, 10am – 6pm • Portland Town Library, 18 March 2020, 10am – 3pm • Wallerawang Town Library 25 March 2020, 10am – 3pm submit your stories and read more at villagevoice.net.au

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TAKE ACTION TOGETHER AGAINST BULLYING This National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, headspace Lithgow is promoting ways young people and parents/carers can minimise potential damage caused by bullying.

Data collected through headspace National shows that approximately a quarter of young people aged 14-25 reported being bullied in the previous 12 months[1] – whether verbally, physically, socially or online. headspace Lithgow Youth Care Coordinator, Jason Eggins, said it’s an issue that can affect everyone. “Bullying can increase the risk of developing mental health problems for everyone involved but particularly those on the receiving end,” Mr Eggins said. With the theme ‘let’s take action together’, the local youth support service encourages young people experiencing bullying to build support networks with friends, family, colleagues and fellow students, and know that they aren’t alone. “Bullying isn’t something we should accept as a ‘normal part of growing up’. We encourage young people

experiencing bullying to tell someone trusted as quickly as possible so it can be dealt with,” Mr Eggins said. Parents, carers and teachers can play a large part in supporting young people who experience bullying by encouraging open and honest communication. “If a young person reports bullying to you, listen to their story and ask for information about who, when, where and how. Be reassuring, ask what they want you to do about it and make sure they understand it isn’t their fault,” Mr Eggins said. Mr Eggins also encourages bystanders – those who see or know about bullying, to be aware of how they respond to the situation. “If you find yourself in the position of a bystander, try not to accidentally support the bully by standing by and doing nothing, laughing at the person being bullied or participating in cyber bullying by ‘liking’ cruel posts,” Mr Eggins said. Research shows everyone has a role to play in preventing bullying – whether it be at home, in schools or in the workplace. Support for young people is available through headspace Lithgow or by talking to a counsellor online at eheadspace.org.au.

headspace Lithgow is supported by funding from Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network through the Australian Government’s PHN Program.

CURRENT STATE OF EVENTS IN THE REGION

Off the back of the cancelling of the Royal Easter Show last week, regional shows, and large scale events are now in the process of cancelling or postponing indefinitely in line with government bans on gatherings larger than 500 people.

Lithgow Show scheduled for this coming weekend has been cancelled. Lithgow’s largest tourism attraction event - Ironfest - which this year would have celebrated it’s 21st birthday has been cancelled also. The Aussie Leather Crafters gathering at the Foundations has been cancelled, as has the When the smoke clears thank you event. Our advice at this time is to check ahead of attending any event whether it is still going ahead. We will try and keep all these events updated as best we can in the coming weeks.

HERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS

In our times of shopping stress we have been informed of these two incidents this week:

• A father who has sufficient toilet paper supplies for his family buys a pack of this valuable commodity if he sees it in a supermarket on his travels, and gives this blessing to others he knows are in need. Well done young man! • Just yesterday I witnessed this kind heart in another young man: He was in the check-out line at a local supermarket and noticed the lady in front of him could not purchase two lots of milk – only one. He said he would take the second milk and then he put it first in his purchase line and passed it on freely to the person ahead who would have been short of milk that day! Thank you sir! What a blessing it is to see kindness shining through in these unusual times.

The Importance of Secure Attachments

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Relationships are central to children developing acceptance, connections with others, positive friendships, self-regulation of emotions, self-esteem and higher functioning thinking skills that contribute to positive learning and life outcome. The educators at Blinky Bill take an active role in nurturing, supporting and promoting children’s relationships and social skills. At Blinky our relationships are meaningful, interactions are warm, caring and responsive. Our attention is given to building connections and maintaining them over time, we ensure children feel a sense of security, well-being and belonging. Building positive relationships between educators and children: help children feel secure, freeing them to explore, play and learn, offer opportunities for children to learn how to interact with others, respect others’ rights, be appropriately assertive.

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Blinky Bill educators support children by: • being aware of children’s abilities, challenges and unique needs, as well as supporting transitions • creating physical environments, programs and routines that allow children the time and resources needed for positive interactions with their peers • supporting children to explore reciprocal rights and active community participation, as well as fostering resilience and agency through activities that recognise children as capable and competent learners • promoting a range of social skills such as group entry skills and negotiation as a way of considering expectations, diversity and democracy

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12noon to 10pm When the Smoke Clears, Emergency Services Thankyou Family Fun Day, The Foundations, Williwa St, Portland 10.30am Portland Ukulele Group, Portland Library, Williwa St, Portland

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29

12 noon to 12noon Jetblack 24 Hour Mountainbike Race, Rydal Showground, Market St, Rydal

Sunday 29

10am to 12noon Aussie Leathercraft Gathering, The Foubdations Portland. More info from alcgathering5@gmail.com 9am Brigade Training, Portland Rural Fire Brigade, Lime St, Portland

Monday 30

MARCH Friday 20

2pm to 10pm Lithgow Show, Lithgow Showground, Cnr Barton St & George Coates Ave, Lithgow http://www.lithgowshow.org.au/

Saturday 21

10am to 10pm Lithgow Show, Lithgow Showground, Cnr Barton St & George Coates Ave, Lithgow 7pm Feature Film - Clint Eastwoods The Mule, Portland Film Society, Crystal Theatre, Wolgan St, Portland

Sunday 22

9am to 1pm Tarana Community Farmers Market, Sodwells Rd, Tarana https://www.facebook.com/ Ta r a n a - C o m m u n i t y - F a r m e r s Market-171785459833966/ 9am Brigade Training, Portland Rural Fire Brigade, Lime St, Portland https://www.facebook.com/ portlandrfs/ - Terry Millmore

Monday 23

7pm Lithgow Council Meeting, 180 Mort St, Lithgow 6.30pm to 8.30pm REACH Wellbeing Group Program, LINC, 1 Padley St, Lithgow. For more info reach@belongbm.org.au

Tuesday 24

6pm to 8pm Portland Guides, St Stephens Church Hall, Cnr Lime & Williwa Sts, Portland

Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25

9am to 2.30pm Lithgow Mens Shed, Fred Burley Dr, Lithgow. For more info call Peter on 6355 5184

Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25

9am to 5pm Portland Mens Shed, Portland Showground, Portland 10am to 2pm Wallerawang Mens Shed, Memorial Hall, Tweedie St, Wallerawang

Thursday 26

2pm to 4pm Develop Your Technology Skills LEEP Digital Mentoring Program, LithgowWorkies, 3 Tank St, Lithgow 6pm to 8pm Brigade Training, Marangaroo Rural Fire Brigade, 501 Great Western Highway, Marangaroo

Friday 27 & Saturday 28

10am to 4pm Aussie Leathercraft Gathering, The Foubdations Portland. More info from alcgathering5@gmail.com

6.30pm to 8.30pm REACH Wellbeing Group Program, LINC, 1 Padley St, Lithgow. For more info reach@belongbm.org.au

APRIL Wednesday 1

9am to 5pm Lithgow Mens Shed, Cnr Second & East Streets, Lithgow 9am to 5pm Portland Mens Shed, Portland Showground, Portland 10am to 2pm Wallerawang Mens Shed, Memorial Hall, Tweedie St, Wallerawang From 4pm Can Assist meeting, meeting room at Lithgow Hospital. For info call 0497 112 675

Thursday 2

Friday 3

9am to 1pm Oberon Community and Farmers Market, Oberon Showground

Sunday 5

10am to 12noon Brigade Training, Capertee Rural Fire Brigade, 34 Castlereagh Hwy, Capertee 9am to 12noon Brigade Training, Clarence / Dargan Rural Fire Brigade, Chifley Rd, Clarence 9am to 12noon Brigade Training, Hartley Rural Fire Brigade, Mid Hartley Rd, Hartley 9am to 12noon Brigade Training, Palmers Oakey Rural Fire Brigade, Palmers Oakey Rd, Palmers Oaky 9am to 12noon Brigade Training, South Bowenfels Rural Fire Brigade, Cnr Mudgee St & Great Western Hwy, South Bowenfels 9am Brigade Training, Portland Rural Fire Brigade, Lime St, Portland 8am Brigade Training, Rydal Rural Fire Brigade, Rydal Fire Shed, Rydal 8.30am to 12noon Brigade Training, Lithgow Communications Brigade, Fire Control Centre, Silcock St, Lithgow 10.30am to 12noon Church of United Spiritualism of Australia - Lithgow, Red Cross Hall, Main St, Lithgow. Call Lisa for more info 0423 933 855

Monday 6

10.30am to 12noon Intergenerational Play Group, Tabulam Cottage, 9 Green St, Portland. Call 6354 5906 to book. 2pm Lithgow garden Club meeting, Hoskins Church Hall, Bridge St, Lithgow 6.30pm to 8.30pm REACH Wellbeing Group Program, LINC, 1 Padley St, Lithgow. For more info reach@belongbm.org.au

Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8

9am to 2.30pm Lithgow Mens Shed, Fred Burley Dr, Lithgow. For more info call Peter on 6355 5184 9am to 5pm Portland Mens Shed, Portland Showground, Portland 10am to 2pm Wallerawang Mens Shed, Memorial Hall, Tweedie St, Wallerawang

Wedneday 8

From 10.30 am Lithgow View Club meeting, Lithgow Workies Club, 3 Tank St, Lithgow

Thursday 9

6pm to 8pm Brigade Training, Marangaroo Rural Fire Brigade, 501 Great Western Highway, Marangaroo

Saturday 11

11am to 2pm Fusion & Portland Easter Family Festival, Saville Park, Portland 4pm to 9pm The Foundations Twilight Markets, Williwa St, Portland

Sunday 12

9am to 12noon Brigade Training, Bogee Rural Fire Brigade, 23 Noola Rd, Bogee 9am Brigade Training, Portland Rural Fire Brigade, Lime St, Portland 11.30am to 12.15pm Mobile Community Pantry Low Cost Groceries, St Pauls Anglican Church, Cnr Railway Pde & Roy St, Lithgow 4.30pm to 5pm Mobile Community Pantry Low Cost Groceries, St Stephens Anglican Church, 5 Williwa St, Portland

Monday 20

4.30pm to 8.30pm Business Accelerator Program Customer Service Excellence, Lithgow Visitor Information Centre, 1137 Great Western Hwy, South Bowenfels

Monday 20

7pm Lithgow Council Meeting, 180 Mort St, Lithgow

Tuesday 21 & Wednesday 22

Thursday 23

6pm to 8pm Brigade Training, Marangaroo Rural Fire Brigade, 501 Great Western Highway, Marangaroo

Friday 24 & Saturday 25

9am to 10pm Royal Bathurst Show, Bathurst Showground, 1 Kendall Ave, Bathurst

Sunday 26

9am to 4pm Royal Bathurst Show, Bathurst Showground, 1 Kendall Ave, Bathurst 9am to 1pm Tarana Community Farmers Market, Sodwells Rd, Tarana

Tuesday 28 & Wednesday 29

Thursday 30

6pm to 8pm Brigade Training, Marangaroo Rural Fire Brigade, 501 Great Western Highway, Marangaroo

Thursday 16

6pm to 8pm Brigade Training, Marangaroo Rural Fire Brigade, 501 Great Western Highway, Marangaroo

Friday 17

3pm to 6pm Lithgow Ironfest 2020 Gothic Preview, Lithgow Showground, Cnr Barton St & George Coates Ave, Lithgow

Saturday 18

10am to 2pm Doctors in the Paddock, Meadow Flat Hall. More info call Sonia 0448 125 676 9am to 6pm Lithgow Ironfest 2020 Gothic, Lithgow Showground, Cnr Barton St & George Coates Ave, Lithgow 7pm to late Ironfest 21st Birthday Party, The Foundations, Willwa St, Portland 7pm Feature Film, Portland Film Society, Crystal Theatre, Wolgan St, Portland

During these uncertain times, please contact the event directly to find out if it is still running or not. We have indicated where possible what we know is Cancelled. Thank you and stay well.

Sunday 19

9am to 5pm Lithgow Ironfest 2020 Gothic, Lithgow Showground, Cnr Barton St & George Coates Ave, Lithgow 9am to 2pm Capertee Markets, Capertee Community Hall, Castlereagh Hwy, Caapertee. 9am Brigade Training, Portland Rural Fire Brigade, Lime St, Portland

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

The Blind Side, Friday 20th March at 8:30pm on Prime7 Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Lilly Collins and Quinton Aaron, this heartwarming tale is based on an amazing true story. Southern powerhouse, Leigh Anne Tuohy (Bullock), takes in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael Oher. Sadly, Michael has little formal education and few skills to help him learn but fortunately, Leigh Anne takes charge, ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football, she goes all out to help him, including giving the coach a few ideas on how best to use Michael's skills. They not only provide him with a loving home, but hire a tutor to help him improve his grades to the point where he would qualify for an NCAA Division 1 athletic scholarship.

TV Review #302

FRIDAY 20 MARCH 5:30 7:00 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

SBS ONE - 3

International News BBC News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Turkish News Arabic News F24 ABC America: World News Tonight 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 The Point 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Royal Murder Mysteries 4:20 Royals at War 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Tutankhamun’s Last Mission 8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 9:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 10:00 Faboriginal 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The Debt

SBS VICELAND - 31

5:30 Indonesian News 6:10 Hong Kong News 6:30 Chinese News 7:00 Russian News 7:30 Polish News 8:00 Bosnian News 8:30 Macedonian News 9:00 Croatian News 9:30 Serbian News 10:00 Dutch News 10:30 Armenian News 11:00 NHK Japanese News 11:35 Hindi News 12:00 Payday 12:50 Rum: The Thirsty Road 1:15 Nirvanna the Band the Show 1:45 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films 2:10 Most Expensivest 3:00 Yokayi Footy 3:35 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:05 PBS NewsHour 5:05 If You Are the One 6:05 New Girl 6:30 If You Are the One 7:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8:30 The X-Files 9:25 Adam Looking For Eve VIPs 10:20 Love and Sex in India 11:25 The Feed 11:55 Donkmaster

ABC - 2

5:30 One Plus One 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:59 Foreign Correspondent 1:31 Australian Story 2:02 Agatha Raisin 3:02 Antiques Roadshow 4:02 Think Tank 5:11 Grand Designs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:31 Gardening Australia 8:31 The Capture 9:29 Silent Witness 10:29 QI 11:01 ABC Late News 11:34 Mad as Hell

ABC COMEDY - 22

5:56 Childrens' Programs 12:52 TwirlyWoos 1:05 Baby Jake 1:18 Sarah and Duck 1:26 Rainbow Chicks 1:35 Mister Maker 1:55 dirtgirlworld 2:07 This Is Scarlett and Isaiah 2:15 Andy’s Baby Animals 2:27 Curious George 2:56 Pablo 3:11 Kiddets 3:22 Numberblocks 3:30 Play School 3:57 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:11 The Wiggles’ World 4:22 Fireman Sam 4:35 Dinosaur Train 4:52 Play School Story Time 5:02 Bob the Builder 5:15 Olobob Top 5:22 Noddy, Toyland Detective 5:35 Dot. 5:51 Peppa Pig 5:57 Octonauts 6:12 School of Roars 6:20 Bluey 6:28 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Hey Duggee 6:48 Rusty Rivets 7:00 Andy’s Safari Adventures 7:15 Dino Dana 7:32 Spicks and Specks 8:00 QI 8:31 Mad as Hell 9:02 The Office 9:46 Ghosts 10:18 Archer 10:58 The Mighty Boosh 11:27 30 Rock

PRIME 7 - 6

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story 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 & Gardens 8:30 The Blind Side

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5:56 Childrens' Programs 11:08 Shakespeare Uncovered 12:00 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 12:13 Scream Street 12:25 SheZow 12:37 Dinotrux 1:01 Strange Hill High 1:25 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts 1:38 Backstage 2:01 The Next Step 2:25 Annedroids 2:47 Ice Stars 3:16 Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch 3:33 Junior Vets 4:05 Spirit Riding Free 4:27 Stacked! 4:35 Hardball 5:02 School of Rock 5:26 Dragons: Race to the Edge 5:50 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 6:02 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 6:25 BtN Newsbreak 6:31 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly Pole to Pole 7:30 Shaun the Sheep 7:37 All Hail King Julien 8:00 The Adventures of Puss in Boots 8:22 Good Game Spawn Point 8:46 Voltron: Legendary Defender 9:10 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 9:32 Slugterra 9:55 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong!

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

WIN - 8

CBS This Morning Headline News Studio 10 Dr. Phil Dancing with the Stars Judge Judy Everyday Gourmet Farm to Fork The Bold & the Beautiful 10 News First The Project The Graham Norton Show 9:30 Kitty Flanagan: Hello Kitty 11:20 WIN’s All Australian News

WIN BOLD - 81

5:00 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Star Trek: Enterprise 9:00 Star Trek: Voyager 10:00 Cheers 11:00 MacGyver 12:00 NCIS 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Nash Bridges 3:00 Diagnosis Murder 4:00 Star Trek: Enterprise 5:00 Star Trek: Voyager 6:00 Celebrity Name Game 6:30 Bondi Rescue 7:30 NCIS 8:30 Walker, Texas Ranger 10:30 Hawaii Five-0 11:30 NCIS: New Orleans

NINE - 5

5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:30 Ellen 1:30 Kevin Can Wait 2:00 New Amsterdam 3:00 Tipping Point 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 NRL Friday Night Footy Preview 8:00 NRL Friday Night Footy 9:45 Friday Night Knock Off 10:45 The Man with the Iron Fists

WIN PEACH - 82

6:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard 6:30 Hanazuki 7:00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis 8:00 Totally Wild 8:35 Totally Spies 9:00 The Amazing Spiez 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Becker 11:30 Frasier 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Medium 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Seinfeld 5:00 Becker 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Friends 6:30 Neighbours 7:30 Friends 8:00 Seinfeld 9:00 Friends 10:30 Supernatural 11:30 The Late Late Show

7TWO - 62

5:30 Danoz - H20 Steam FX Pro 6:00 Miracle Magnetic Duster 6:30 Global Shop - Miracle Chef Air Fryer 7:00 Beat Bugs 7:30 The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill 8:00 Toybox 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 House of Wellness 1:00 Ultimate Bowls Championship 2:00 Million Dollar Minute 3:00 Harry’s Practice 3:30 Dog Patrol 4:30 The Zoo 5:00 Crash Investigation Unit 5:30 Escape to the Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport 8:30 Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge 9:30 Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia 10:30 Selling Houses Australia

9GEM - 52

5:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 10:30 Ellen 11:30 My Favorite Martian 12:00 Death in Paradise 1:10 Days of Our Lives 2:05 Young & the Restless 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Elizabeth of Ladymead 5:30 Vet on the Hill 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Escape to the Chateau 8:30 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 11:25 Vet on the Hill

7MATE - 63

5:00 American Pickers 6:00 Brand Developers - Total Gym Fit 6:30 Hook, Line and Sinker 7:30 Creek to Coast 8:00 Step Outside with Paul Burt 9:00 Graveyard Carz 10:00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions 11:00 American Pickers 12:00 Ax Men 1:00 D.U.I. 1:30 Pawn Stars 2:00 Carter’s W.A.R. 3:00 Pawnography 4:00 American Restoration 4:30 Graveyard Carz 5:30 Highway Thru Hell 6:30 Pawn Stars 7:00 Friday Night Countdown 7:30 AFL Western Bulldogs v Collingwood 11:30 Armchair Experts 12:00 Graveyard Carz

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11:35 12:35 1:05 1:35 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:35 10:35 11:35

River Cottage Australia Kitchen Hero Bake With Anna Olson Food Lab Ben Milbourne Delia’s How to Cook The Chefs’ Line Mercurio’s Menu Pati’s Mexican Table The Delicious Miss Dahl The Cook and the Chef Kitchen Hero Bake With Anna Olson Great British Food Revival Luke Nguyen’s Street Food Asia Rick Stein’s Taste of Italian Opera Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure The Cook and the Chef Great British Food Revival

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tvguide SATURDAY 21 MARCH 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

SBS ONE - 3

Deutsche Welle News France 24 English News Al Jazeera English News BBC News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Turkish News Arabic News F24 ABC America: World News Tonight 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 ISU Figure Skating 3:30 Travel Man 4:00 The Truth About Racism 5:00 Great British Railway Journeys 5:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Celebrity Mastermind 8:30 Country Music 9:35 Platoon 11:45 Locked Up Abroad

SBS VICELAND - 31

5:30 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:35 12:00

International News Chinese News Russian News Polish News Romanian News Macedonian News Croatian News Serbian News Dutch News Hungarian News NHK Japanese News Hindi News Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World 12:50 The Return of the Black Death 1:15 Nuts + Bolts 2:05 The Return of the Pink Panther 4:05 PBS NewsHour 5:00 ABC America: World News Tonight 5:25 RocKwiz 6:45 Latvia With Guy Martin 7:40 The Curse of Oak Island 8:30 The Adventurers 10:25 Broken Arrow

SBS ONE - 3

International News Al Jazeera News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Turkish News Arabic News F24 ABC America: World News Tonight 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Dakar Rally 4:00 Paris-Nice Highlights 5:00 Great British Railway Journeys 5:35 Hitler Youth 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Secrets of Our Cities 8:30 North America With Simon Reeve 9:40 Jeff Bezos: The Rise and Reign of Amazon 10:40 Cocaine: Living with the Cartels 11:35 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games

SBS VICELAND - 31

5:30 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:50 11:35 12:00 12:30 12:55

International News Polish News Maltese News Macedonian News Croatian News Serbian News Portuguese News Urdu News Hindi News Front Up Frozen Faith Jasper and Errol’s First Time 1:50 Danny’s House 2:40 PopAsia 3:40 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:10 Insight 5:10 Maternity Leave 6:00 Yokayi Footy 6:35 Wilderness of Tohoku 6:45 Woman With Gloria Steinem 7:40 The Big Fat Quiz of the Decade 9:25 A.I. Artificial Intelligence 12:00 Invaders From Mars

ABC - 2

5:00 rage 10:00 rage: Guest Programmer 11:08 Grand Designs Australia 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:31 The Capture 1:30 Vera 3:01 Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe 3:30 W-League 6:00 The Scribe 7:00 ABC News 7:32 Doc Martin 8:20 Agatha Raisin 9:10 Stateless 10:03 Call the Midwife 11:04 Silent Witness

ABC COMEDY - 22

5:57 Childrens' Programs 4:51 Play School Nursery Rhyme News Time 5:02 Bob the Builder 5:15 The Gruffalo’s Child 5:42 Play School Celebrity Covers 5:50 Peppa Pig 5:57 Octonauts 6:11 School of Roars 6:20 Bluey 6:27 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Hey Duggee 6:47 Rusty Rivets 7:00 Andy’s Safari Adventures 7:16 Dino Dana 7:32 Spicks and Specks 8:01 Would I Lie to You? 8:33 Live at the Apollo 9:20 Ross Noble Stand Up Series 9:47 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow 10:32 Would I Lie to You? 11:03 Penn and Teller: Fool Us 11:44 This Time with Alan Partridge

SUNDAY 22 MARCH 5:30 6:30 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

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ABC - 2

5:00 rage 7:00 Weekend Breakfast 9:01 Insiders 10:00 Offsiders 10:32 The World This Week 11:02 Compass 11:31 Songs of Praise 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:30 Landline 1:30 Gardening Australia 2:30 Who Flew First: Challenging the Wrights 3:25 Michelle’s Story 3:55 Love Bites: Dani Boi 4:01 Everyone’s A Critic 4:30 The Mix 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:57 Hard Quiz 6:30 Compass 7:00 ABC News 7:42 Grand Designs 8:30 Stateless 9:23 A Very English Scandal 10:23 Line of Duty 11:24 Doc Martin

ABC COMEDY - 22

5:56 Childrens' Programs 4:35 Dinosaur Train 4:51 Play School Nursery Rhyme News Time 5:02 Bob the Builder 5:15 Olobob Top 5:22 Noddy, Toyland Detective 5:35 Dot. 5:50 Peppa Pig 5:56 Octonauts 6:11 School of Roars 6:20 Bluey 6:28 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Hey Duggee 6:48 Rusty Rivets 7:00 Andy’s Safari Adventures 7:15 Dino Dana 7:32 Spicks and Specks 8:01 Would I Lie to You? 8:32 Penn and Teller: Fool Us 9:12 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow 9:58 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 10:40 Would I Lie to You? 11:11 Ross Noble Stand Up Series 11:41 GameFace

PRIME 7 - 6

5:30 Brand Developers - Perfect Fit Bed 6:00 Brand Developers - Total Gym Fit 6:30 Brand Developers Transforma Ladders 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 12:00 Horse Racing 5:30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Iron Man 2 9:30 Die Hard 2 12:00 Dangerous Attraction

ABC ME - 23

5:56 Childrens' Programs 2:25 TMNT 2:47 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 3:11 The Legend of Korra 3:35 Sailor Moon Crystal 4:05 Spirit Riding Free 4:27 Good Game Spawn Point: Snack Size 4:35 Hardball 5:00 Secret Life of Boys 5:05 School of Rock 5:27 Dragons: Race to the Edge 5:50 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 6:01 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 6:26 What’s For Dinner? 6:35 Operation Ouch! 7:05 Fierce 7:52 Stacked! The Pack Down 8:32 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:56 Barney’s Barrier Reef 9:25 Slugterra 9:46 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong!

PRIME 7 - 6

5:30 Brand Developers Transforma Ladders 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 12:00 House of Wellness 1:00 Habitus House of the Year 1:30 Coastwatch Oz 2:00 Dog Patrol 4:00 Better Homes & Gardens 5:00 Seven News 5:30 Sydney Weekender 6:00 Seven News 7:00 7NEWS: Coronavirus Special 8:00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 8:30 The Good Doctor 9:30 World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls 10:30 The Resident

ABC ME - 23

5:56 Childrens' Programs 3:31 Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry 4:05 The Zoo 4:27 Good Game Spawn Point: Snack Size 4:35 Hardball 4:57 Secret Life of Boys 5:03 School of Rock 5:26 Dragons: Race to the Edge 5:50 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 6:02 Kung Fu Panda: 6:32 Operation Ouch! 7:01 The Wonderful World of Puppies 7:45 Shaun the Sheep 7:52 The Adventures of Puss in Boots 8:16 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:40 Barney’s Barrier Reef 9:10 Slugterra: Return of the Elementals 9:32 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9:53 rage

WIN - 8

5:30 Home Shopping 6:00 IFISH 6:30 Entertainment Tonight 7:00 Escape Fishing with ET 7:30 What’s Up Down Under 8:00 The Offroad Adventure Show 9:00 Everyday Gourmet 9:30 Studio 10: Saturday 12:00 Pooches at Play 12:30 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1:30 Buy to Build 2:00 The Living Room 3:00 What’s Up Down Under 3:30 Fishing Australia 4:00 Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn 4:30 Farm to Fork 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Bondi Rescue 7:30 Ambulance Australia 8:30 Ambulance 9:30 999: What’s Your Emergency? 10:30 Blue Bloods 11:30 Bull

WIN BOLD - 81

5:00 Walker, Texas Ranger 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Star Trek: Voyager 9:00 MacGyver 10:00 The Doctors 11:00 Diagnosis Murder 1:00 Cheers 2:00 Star Trek: Enterprise 3:00 The Offroad Adventure Show 4:00 WhichCar 4:30 IFISH Summer Series 5:00 Escape Fishing with ET 5:30 Seafood Escape With Andrew Ettingshausen 6:00 Cops 6:30 Scorpion 7:30 NCIS 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans 10:20 NCIS: Los Angeles

WIN - 8

5:00 Hour of Power With Bobby Schuller 6:00 Mass for You at Home 6:30 Hillsong 7:00 Leading the Way 7:30 Fishing Australia 8:00 Farm to Fork 8:30 Three Veg and Meat 9:00 Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn 9:30 Studio 10: Sunday 12:00 The Living Room 1:00 Dancing with the Stars 3:00 All 4 Adventure 4:00 WhichCar 4:30 RPM 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Bondi Rescue 6:30 The Sunday Project 7:30 Dancing with the Stars 9:30 The Graham Norton Show 10:30 Hughesy, We Have a Problem 11:30 The Sunday Project

WIN BOLD - 81

5:05 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 7:30 Key of David 8:00 Star Trek: Voyager 10:00 Shark Tank 11:00 Escape Fishing with ET 11:30 Diagnosis Murder 12:30 Cheers 1:30 The Doctors 2:30 Medics On Call 3:30 Fishing Australia 4:00 Cops 4:30 What’s Up Down Under 5:00 IFISH Summer Series 5:30 Diagnosis Murder 6:30 Bondi Rescue 7:30 NCIS 8:30 Law & Order: SVU 10:20 CSI: Miami

NINE - 5

5:30 A Current Affair 6:00 Ellen 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Your Domain 11:00 Today Extra - Saturday 12:00 Queensland’s My Way 12:30 Hayley & Lauren’s Journey Beyond 1:00 Destination WA 1:30 Three Amigos! 3:30 David Attenborough’s Life Story 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 Nine News: First at Five 5:30 Getaway 6:00 Nine News Saturday 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 Back to the Future 9:50 The Terminator 11:55 Cold Case

WIN PEACH - 82

5:30 Home Shopping 6:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard 6:30 Hanazuki 7:00 Sherazade: The Untold Stories 7:30 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis 8:00 Totally Wild 8:30 Jar Dwellers SOS 9:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30 Dancing with the Stars 12:30 Charmed 2:30 Becker 4:00 Rules of Engagement 5:00 Seinfeld 6:00 Friends 7:30 Kojak 8:30 Columbo 10:00 Hughesy, We Have a Problem 11:00 Fresh Off the Boat 11:30 Rules of Engagement

5:30 6:00 7:00 10:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 4:00 6:00 7:00 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30

NINE - 5

Wesley Impact Your Domain Weekend Today Sports Sunday The Sunday Footy Show NSW State Cup NRL Sunday Footy Preview NRL Sunday Footy Nine News Sunday Married at First Sight 60 Minutes Killer in the Family See No Evil Killision Course

WIN PEACH - 82

5:30 Becker 6:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard 6:30 Hanazuki 7:00 Sherazade: The Untold Stories 8:00 Totally Wild 8:30 Jar Dwellers SOS 9:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis 9:30 Scope 10:00 Neighbours 12:30 Charmed 1:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Rules of Engagement 5:00 Becker 6:00 Friends 9:00 Gogglebox Australia 10:00 Will & Grace 11:30 Frasier 12:00 The Middle

7TWO - 62

5:30 Danoz Direct Flavourstone 6:00 Brand Developers - Total Gym Fit 6:30 Brand Developers Renovator Better Grip 7:00 Brand Developers Bowflex Max Trainer 7:30 Brand Developers Transforma Ladders 8:00 Travel Oz 9:30 NBC Today 11:30 The Great Australian Doorstep 12:00 Malaysia Kitchen 12:30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect 2:00 Sydney Weekender 2:30 The Great Australian Doorstep 3:00 AFLW 7:00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 7:30 The Yorkshire Vet 8:30 Escape to the Country 11:30 Honey I Bought The House

9GEM - 52

3:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 6:00 New Style Direct 10:00 Eureka Stockade 12:10 Kind Hearts and Coronets 2:20 The Captive Heart 4:20 The Train 7:00 Johnny English 8:45 Diamonds Are Forever 11:15 The Scarlet Blade

7TWO - 62

5:15 Travel Oz 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Tomorrow’s World 7:30 Leading the Way 8:00 David Jeremiah 8:30 Mum’s at the Table 9:00 Home Shopping 10:00 House of Wellness 11:00 NBC Today 12:00 My Greek Odyssey 1:00 All Clear 3:00 Escape to the Country 5:00 M*A*S*H 7:00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 8:30 Bushfire Wars 9:00 Air Crash Investigations 11:00 Criminal Confessions 12:00 Bushfire Wars

9GEM - 52

3:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 6:30 Amazing Facts Presents 7:00 Leading the Way 7:30 In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley 8:00 Beyond Today 8:30 The Incredible Journey Presents 9:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 10:00 The Sunday Footy Show 12:00 Women’s Footy 1:00 The Garden Gurus 1:30 Getaway 2:00 Manuela 4:00 The Way West 6:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 7:30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties 8:30 Live and Let Die 11:00 Timeless 12:00 The Price of Duty

7MATE - 63

5:00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions 6:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 8:00 Brand Developers Bowflex Max Trainer 8:30 Brand Developers - Invictus 9:00 World Surf Weekly 9:30 Bloopers 10:30 Counting Cars 11:00 Highway Thru Hell 12:00 Pro Bull Riding 12:30 STIHL Timbersports Series 1:00 Blokesworld 1:30 Step Outside with Paul Burt 2:00 Graveyard Carz 3:00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars 4:00 Pawn Stars 4:30 AFL Rnd 1: Adelaide V Sydney 7:20 AFL Rnd 1: GWS V Geelong 11:00 Ink Master: Redemption 12:00 Blokesworld

SBS FOOD - 33

11:35 The Delicious Miss Dahl 12:05 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 2:00 Saturday Kitchen 3:00 Richo’s Bar Snacks 4:00 The Cook and the Chef 5:30 Parveen’s Indian Kitchen 6:30 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey 7:35 Cheese Slices 8:30 Heston’s Dinner in Space 9:30 The Best in Australia 10:30 Comfort Eating 11:30 Heston’s in Search of Perfection

7MATE - 63

5:30 Global Shop Smoke-Less Grill 6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 Hook, Line and Sinker 7:30 Home Shopping 9:30 STIHL Timbersports Series 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 Oz Fish TV 12:00 Fishy Business 12:30 Step Outside with Paul Burt 1:00 AFLW 3:00 AFL Rnd 1: Hawthorn V Brisbane 6:00 Pawn Stars 6:30 Fantastic Four 8:40 White House Down 11:20 Outback Truckers

SBS FOOD - 33

11:30 Heston’s in Search of Perfection 1:00 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 2:00 Saturday Kitchen 3:00 Ask the Butcher 4:00 The Cook and the Chef 5:00 Nigel and Adam’s Farm Kitchen 6:00 Thai Street Food With David Thompson 6:30 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes 7:00 Michela’s Classic Italian 7:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen 8:30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Express 9:30 Gino’s Italian Escape 10:00 Destination Flavour China 10:30 Nigel and Adam’s Farm Kitchen 11:35 Rachel Allen: All Things Sweet

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

MONDAY 23 MARCH 5:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

SBS ONE - 3

International News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Turkish News Arabic News F24 ABC America: World News Tonight 1:00 Al Jazeera News 2:00 Eight Days That Made Rome 2:55 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 3:55 Great British Railway Journeys 4:30 The Supervet 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Planet Expedition 8:30 Michael Mosley: Eat, Fast & Live Longer 9:30 Michael Mosley: Medical Mavericks 10:35 SBS World News Late 11:05 Rivals 11:35 The Last Wave

SBS VICELAND - 31

5:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:35 12:00

International News Russian News Polish News Latin American News Macedonian News Croatian News Serbian News Dutch News Tamil News NHK Japanese News Hindi News NBL: Kings v Wildcats - Game 1 2:00 NBL: Wildcats v Kings - Game 2 4:00 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:25 This Week with George Stephanopoulos 5:20 If You Are the One 6:20 New Girl 6:45 MythBusters 7:45 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8:40 The X-Files 9:35 Homeland 10:35 Instinctive Desires

ABC COMEDY - 22

5:56 Childrens' Programs 4:10 The Wiggles’ World 4:22 Fireman Sam 4:35 Dinosaur Train 4:52 Play School Story Time 5:02 Bob the Builder 5:15 Olobob Top 5:23 Noddy, Toyland Detective 5:35 Dot. 5:50 Peppa Pig 5:57 Octonauts 6:11 School of Roars 6:20 Bluey 6:28 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Hey Duggee 6:48 Rusty Rivets 7:00 Andy’s Safari Adventures 7:15 Dino Dana 7:32 Spicks and Specks 8:01 QI 8:32 Upstart Crow 9:03 The Office 9:48 The Games 10:17 Peep Show 10:44 Bounty Hunters 11:10 30 Rock 11:54 QI

TUESDAY 24 MARCH 5:30 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

SBS ONE - 3

International News Greek News German News Spanish News Turkish News Arabic News F24 ABC America: World News Tonight 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 Eight Days That Made Rome 2:55 Journey Through Armenia 3:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Aus 4:25 Great Continental Railway Journeys 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys 8:35 Insight 9:35 Dateline 10:05 The Feed 10:35 SBS World News Late 11:05 The Twelve 12:00 The Son

SBS VICELAND - 31

5:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:35 12:00

International News Russian News Polish News Ukrainian News Macedonian News Croatian News Serbian News Dutch News Nepali News NHK Japanese News Hindi News NBL: Wildcats v Kings - Game 4 2:00 NBL: Kings v Wildcats - Game 5 4:00 PBS NewsHour 5:00 If You Are the One 6:00 New Girl 6:30 MythBusters 7:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8:30 The X-Files 9:25 Scientology and the Aftermath 11:00 The Sicario: Cartel Assassins 11:30 Veni Vidi Vici

ABC - 2

5:00 Insiders 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:01 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:00 Landline 1:59 Question Time 3:01 A Very English Scandal 4:00 Think Tank 5:10 Grand Designs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:01 Australian Story 8:32 Four Corners 9:18 Media Watch 9:35 Q+A 10:41 ABC Late News 11:13 Revelation

ABC - 2

5:30 One Plus One 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:59 Four Corners 1:44 Media Watch 1:59 Question Time 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:01 Think Tank 5:10 Grand Designs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:02 Foreign Correspondent 8:33 Revelation 10:02 Fake or Fortune? 11:03 ABC Late News 11:35 Q+A

ABC COMEDY - 22

5:56 Childrens' Programs 3:58 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:10 The Wiggles’ World 4:23 Fireman Sam 4:35 Dinosaur Train 4:51 Play School Story Time 5:02 Bob the Builder 5:15 Olobob Top 5:22 Noddy, Toyland Detective 5:35 Dot. 5:51 Peppa Pig 5:57 Octonauts 6:11 School of Roars 6:20 Bluey 6:27 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Hey Duggee 6:48 Rusty Rivets 7:00 Andy’s Safari Adventures 7:16 Dino Dana 7:32 Spicks and Specks 8:00 QI 8:32 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 9:13 The Office 9:58 Brassic 10:43 Timewasters 11:07 Peep Show 11:33 30 Rock

PRIME 7 - 6

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Dream House Nightmare 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 7:30 My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals 9:00 The Latest: Seven News 10:00 What the Killer Did Next 11:00 God Friended Me

4:30 6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00 2:20 2:30 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 11:30

ABC ME - 23

5:56 Childrens' Programs 3:32 Junior Vets 4:05 Spirit Riding Free 4:27 Stacked! 4:35 Hardball 4:57 Secret Life of Boys 5:02 School of Rock 5:26 Dragons: Race to the Edge 5:50 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 6:02 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 6:26 BtN Newsbreak 6:32 Operation Ouch! 7:01 Deadly Pole to Pole 7:30 Shaun the Sheep 7:37 All Hail King Julien 8:00 The Adventures of Puss in Boots 8:23 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:45 Ice Stars 9:15 Slugterra: Return of the Elementals 9:37 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9:58 rage

PRIME 7 - 6

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 The Preacher’s Sin 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 7:30 My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals 9:00 The Latest: Seven News 10:00 The Babes in the Wood Murders 11:00 Surveillance Oz 11:30 Temptation Island USA

ABC ME - 23

5:56 Childrens' Programs 3:32 Junior Vets 4:05 Spirit Riding Free 4:27 Stacked! 4:35 Hardball 4:57 Secret Life of Boys 5:03 School of Rock 5:26 Dragons: Race to the Edge 5:50 Little Big Awesome 6:02 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 6:26 BtN Newsbreak 6:32 Operation Ouch! 7:01 Deadly Pole to Pole 7:30 Shaun the Sheep 7:37 All Hail King Julien 8:00 The Adventures of Puss in Boots 8:22 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:46 Ice Stars 9:15 Slugterra: Return of the Elementals 9:37 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9:58 rage

WIN - 8

CBS This Morning Headline News Studio 10 Dr. Phil Australian Survivor: All Stars Entertainment Tonight Judge Judy Everyday Gourmet Good Chef Bad Chef The Bold & the Beautiful 10 News First The Project Australian Survivor: All Stars Hughesy, We Have a Problem WIN’s All Australian News

WIN BOLD - 81

5:05 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 RPM 8:30 WhichCar 9:00 IFISH 10:00 Cheers 11:00 Bondi Rescue 12:00 NCIS 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Nash Bridges 3:00 Diagnosis Murder 4:00 Star Trek: Enterprise 5:00 Star Trek: Voyager 6:00 Celebrity Name Game 6:30 Bondi Rescue 7:30 NCIS 8:30 Law & Order: SVU 10:20 48 Hours

4:30 6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00

WIN - 8

CBS This Morning Headline News Studio 10 Dr. Phil Australian Survivor: All Stars 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Judge Judy 3:30 Everyday Gourmet 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 4:30 The Bold & the Beautiful 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project 7:30 Australian Survivor: All Stars 8:30 NCIS 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News

WIN BOLD - 81

5:05 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 MacGyver 9:00 Star Trek: Voyager 10:00 Cheers 11:00 Bondi Rescue 12:00 NCIS 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Nash Bridges 3:00 Diagnosis Murder 4:00 Star Trek: Enterprise 5:00 Star Trek: Voyager 6:00 Celebrity Name Game 6:30 Bondi Rescue 7:30 NCIS 8:30 CSI: Miami 10:20 In the Dark 11:15 The Mentalist

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NINE - 5

5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:30 Ellen 1:30 Married at First Sight 3:00 Tipping Point 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 Married at First Sight 9:00 Botched 10:00 100% Footy 11:00 Lethal Weapon 11:50 In Defense Of

WIN PEACH - 82

5:30 The Brady Bunch 6:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard 6:30 Hanazuki 7:00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis 8:00 Totally Wild 8:35 Totally Spies 9:00 The Amazing Spiez 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Becker 11:30 Frasier 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Medium 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 5:00 Becker 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Friends 6:30 Neighbours 7:00 Friends 8:00 Seinfeld 9:00 Two and a Half Men 11:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:30 The Late Late Show

NINE - 5

5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:30 Ellen 1:30 Married at First Sight 3:00 Tipping Point 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 Married at First Sight 9:00 Paramedics 10:00 Kings Cross ER 11:00 Chicago Med 11:50 Cold Case

WIN PEACH - 82

5:30 The King of Queens 6:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard 6:30 Hanazuki 7:00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis 8:00 Totally Wild 8:35 Totally Spies 9:00 The Amazing Spiez 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Becker 11:30 Frasier 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Medium 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Seinfeld 5:00 Becker 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Friends 6:30 Neighbours 7:00 Friends 8:00 Seinfeld 9:00 The Conners 9:30 Two and a Half Men 10:30 2 Broke Girls 11:30 The Late Late Show

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7TWO - 62

5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 Beat Bugs 7:30 The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill 8:00 Toybox 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 10:30 Malaysia Kitchen 11:00 The Great Australian Doorstep 11:30 Better Homes & Gardens 1:00 My Road To Adventure 1:30 Sydney Weekender 2:00 Million Dollar Minute 3:00 Harry’s Practice 3:30 M*A*S*H 5:30 Escape to the Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin 8:30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 10:30 Gold Digger 11:40 Brit Cops

9GEM - 52

5:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 9:30 Danoz 10:30 Ellen 11:30 My Favorite Martian 12:00 World’s Greatest Cities 1:00 Days of Our Lives 1:55 Young & the Restless 2:50 Antiques Roadshow 3:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 4:30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties 5:30 Vet on the Hill 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks 8:40 The Man with the Golden Gun 11:10 The Commander

7TWO - 62

5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 Beat Bugs 7:30 The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill 8:00 Toybox 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 My Road To Adventure 12:30 The Great Australian Doorstep 1:00 Creek to Coast 1:30 Weekender 2:00 Million Dollar Minute 3:00 Harry’s Practice 3:30 Air Crash Investigations 4:30 The Zoo 5:00 Crash Investigation Unit 5:30 Escape to the Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Cold Case 9:30 The Blacklist 11:30 Criminal Minds

9GEM - 52

5:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 9:30 Danoz 10:30 Ellen 11:30 My Favorite Martian 12:00 New Tricks 1:10 Days of Our Lives 2:05 Young & the Restless 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 I Believe In You 5:30 Vet on the Hill 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes By 8:40 The Spy Who Loved Me 11:10 The Rockford Files

5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:00 8:30

7MATE - 63

Blue Water Savages Home Shopping Hook, Line and Sinker Oz Fish TV Fishy Business Step Outside with Paul Burt 9:00 Graveyard Carz 10:00 A Football Life 11:00 NFL 100 Greatest 12:00 Ax Men 2:00 Carter’s W.A.R. 3:00 Blokesworld 3:30 Graveyard Carz 4:30 STIHL Timbersports Series 5:00 Pawn Stars 5:30 American Restoration 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 Pawn Stars 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Taken 3 10:45 New Jack City

SBS FOOD - 33

11:30 Nigel and Adam’s Farm Kitchen 12:30 Rachel Allen: All Things Sweet 1:30 Food Lab Ben Milbourne 2:00 Delia’s How to Cook 2:30 The Chefs’ Line 3:00 Mercurio’s Menu 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 The Delicious Miss Dahl 4:30 The Cook and the Chef 5:30 Kitchen Hero 6:00 Bake With Anna Olson 6:30 Great British Food Revival 7:35 Home Cooking Made Easy 8:35 Antonio Carluccio’s 6 Seasons 9:35 Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 10:30 The Cook and the Chef 11:30 Great British Food Revival

7MATE - 63

5:00 A Football Life 6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 Hook, Line and Sinker 7:30 Creek to Coast 8:00 American Pickers 9:00 Graveyard Carz 10:00 A Football Life 11:00 Pawn Stars 11:30 American Restoration 12:00 Ax Men 1:00 Carter’s W.A.R. 2:00 D.U.I. 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Graveyard Carz 4:30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars 5:30 American Restoration 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 Pawn Stars 7:30 Highway Patrol 8:30 Full Custom Garage 9:30 Counting Cars 10:30 Vegas Rat Rods 11:30 Graveyard Carz

SBS FOOD - 33

11:35 Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 12:30 Kitchen Hero 1:00 Bake With Anna Olson 1:30 Food Lab Ben Milbourne 2:00 Delia’s How to Cook 2:30 The Chefs’ Line 3:00 Mercurio’s Menu 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 The Delicious Miss Dahl 4:30 The Cook and the Chef 5:30 Kitchen Hero 6:00 Bake With Anna Olson 6:30 Great British Food Revival 7:35 Food Safari Earth 8:05 Loving Gluten Free 8:35 Flintoff’s Great British Road Trip 9:35 Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 10:30 The Cook and the Chef 11:30 Great British Food Revival

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 5:30 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

SBS ONE - 3

International News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Turkish News Arabic News F24 ABC America: World News Tonight 1:00 PBS NewsHour 2:00 Eight Days That Made Rome 2:55 Dateline 3:25 Insight 4:25 Great Continental Railway Journeys 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Tony Robinson’s History of Britain 8:30 Dublin Murders 9:35 Project Blue Book 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Homeland 12:00 Ismael’s Ghosts

SBS VICELAND - 31

5:30 International News 10:30 F24 International & Africa News 11:00 NHK Japanese News 11:35 Hindi News 12:00 Payday 12:50 Rum: The Thirsty Road 1:15 Nirvanna the Band the Show 1:45 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films 2:10 Most Expensivest 2:35 Jungletown 3:25 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista 3:35 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:05 PBS NewsHour 5:05 If You Are the One 6:05 New Girl 6:30 MythBusters 7:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8:30 The X-Files 9:25 The Room 11:20 Hasselhoff vs The Berlin Wall

ABC - 2

5:30 One Plus One 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:30 National Press Club 1:30 The Breakfast Couch 1:59 Question Time 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:00 Think Tank 5:11 Grand Designs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:01 Hard Quiz 8:33 Mad as Hell 9:03 You Can’t Ask That 9:34 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 10:15 Planet America 10:47 ABC Late News 11:18 Four Corners

ABC COMEDY - 22

5:56 Childrens' Programs 4:22 Fireman Sam 4:35 Dinosaur Train 4:52 Play School Story Time 5:02 Bob the Builder 5:15 Olobob Top 5:23 Noddy, Toyland Detective 5:36 Dot. 5:51 Peppa Pig 5:57 Octonauts 6:12 School of Roars 6:20 Bluey 6:28 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Hey Duggee 6:48 Rusty Rivets 7:00 Andy’s Safari Adventures 7:16 Dino Dana 7:32 Spicks and Specks 8:00 QI 8:31 This Time with Alan Partridge 9:02 The Office 9:47 Live at the Apollo 10:33 Ill Behaviour 11:03 The Mighty Boosh 11:33 30 Rock

THURSDAY 26 MARCH 5:30 7:00 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 2:00 3:00 3:30 4:25 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:35 10:30 11:00

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International News BBC News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Turkish News Arabic News F24 ABC America: World News Tonight PBS NewsHour Over the Black Dot Great British Railway Journeys Building Giants Great Continental Railway Journeys Letters and Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition Secrets of Britain 24 Hours in Emergency SBS World News Late Deep State

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5:30 International News 10:30 Somali News 11:00 NHK Japanese News 11:35 Hindi News 12:00 Payday 12:50 Rum: The Thirsty Road 1:15 Nirvanna the Band the Show 1:45 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films 2:10 Most Expensivest 2:35 Jungletown 3:25 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista 3:35 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:05 PBS NewsHour 5:05 If You Are the One 6:05 New Girl 6:30 MythBusters 7:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8:30 The X-Files 9:25 Future Man 10:35 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 11:00 How to Rob a Bank 11:50 Halfworlds

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5:30 One Plus One 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 1:59 Question Time 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:00 Think Tank 5:10 Grand Designs 6:00 The Drum 6:55 Sammy J 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:02 The Heights 8:31 Grand Designs Australia 9:24 RBG 10:56 ABC Late News 11:28 Informer

ABC COMEDY - 22

5:56 Childrens' Programs 3:57 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:10 The Wiggles’ World 4:22 Fireman Sam 4:35 Dinosaur Train 4:51 Play School Story Time 5:02 Bob the Builder 5:15 Olobob Top 5:23 Noddy, Toyland Detective 5:35 Dot. 5:51 Peppa Pig 5:57 Octonauts 6:11 School of Roars 6:20 Bluey 6:27 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Hey Duggee 6:48 Rusty Rivets 7:00 Andy’s Safari Adventures 7:16 Dino Dana 7:32 Spicks and Specks 8:00 QI 8:31 Hard Quiz 9:01 The Office 9:46 GameFace 10:11 Sammy J 10:16 Brassic 11:02 Inside Amy Schumer 11:24 30 Rock

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5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Indiscretion 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 7:30 Highway Patrol 8:30 The Latest: Seven News 9:30 First Dates 10:40 The Front Bar 11:40 Criminal Confessions

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5:56 Childrens' Programs 3:16 Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch 3:32 Junior Vets 4:05 Spirit Riding Free 4:27 Stacked! 4:35 Hardball 4:58 Secret Life of Boys 5:03 School of Rock 5:26 Dragons: Race to the Edge 5:50 Little Big Awesome 6:02 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 6:26 BtN Newsbreak 6:32 Operation Ouch! 7:01 Deadly Pole to Pole 7:30 Shaun the Sheep 7:37 All Hail King Julien 8:00 The Adventures of Puss in Boots 8:22 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:46 Ice Stars 9:15 Slugterra: Slug Fu Showdown 9:36 Japanizi! 9:58 rage

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5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 A Surrogate’s Nightmare 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 7:30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect 9:00 Father Figures 11:15 The Latest: Seven News 11:45 Autopsy

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5:56 Childrens' Programs 3:32 Junior Vets 4:00 If You See It, You Can Be It 4:05 Spirit Riding Free 4:28 Stacked! 4:34 Hardball 4:58 Secret Life of Boys 5:03 School of Rock 5:26 Dragons: Race to the Edge 5:50 Little Big Awesome 6:02 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 6:26 BtN Newsbreak 6:32 Operation Ouch! 7:01 Deadly Pole to Pole 7:30 Shaun the Sheep 7:37 All Hail King Julien 8:00 The Adventures of Puss in Boots 8:23 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:46 Ice Stars 9:15 Slugterra: Slug Fu Showdown 9:36 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9:58 rage: Guest Programmer

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CBS This Morning Headline News Studio 10 Dr. Phil Australian Survivor: All Stars 2:10 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Judge Judy 3:30 Everyday Gourmet 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 4:30 The Bold & the Beautiful 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project 7:30 Bondi Rescue 8:30 Bull 10:30 The Project 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News

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5:05 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Star Trek: Enterprise 9:00 Star Trek: Voyager 10:00 Cheers 11:00 MacGyver 12:00 NCIS 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Nash Bridges 3:00 Diagnosis Murder 4:00 Star Trek: Enterprise 5:00 Star Trek: Voyager 6:00 Celebrity Name Game 6:30 Bondi Rescue 7:30 NCIS 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles 10:20 NCIS

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5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:30 Ellen 1:30 Married at First Sight 3:00 Tipping Point 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 Married at First Sight 9:00 Doctor Doctor 10:00 New Amsterdam 11:00 Lethal Weapon 11:50 Westside

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5:30 The King of Queens 6:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard 6:30 Hanazuki 7:00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis 8:00 Totally Wild 8:35 Totally Spies 9:00 The Amazing Spiez 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Becker 11:30 Frasier 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Medium 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Seinfeld 5:00 Becker 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Friends 6:30 Neighbours 7:00 Friends 8:00 Seinfeld 9:00 2 Broke Girls 10:30 The Middle 11:30 The Late Late Show

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5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:00 Ellen 1:00 Kevin Can Wait 1:30 Married at First Sight 3:00 Tipping Point 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 NRL Thursday Night Footy Preview 8:00 NRL Thursday Night Footy 9:45 Golden Point 10:45 Taken 11:45 The Jury Speaks

WIN PEACH - 82

5:30 The King of Queens 6:05 Cardfight!! Vanguard 6:30 Hanazuki 7:00 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis 8:00 Scope 8:35 Totally Spies 9:00 The Amazing Spiez 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Becker 11:30 Frasier 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Medium 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Seinfeld 5:00 Becker 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Friends 6:30 Neighbours 7:00 Friends 8:00 Seinfeld 9:00 The Middle 10:30 Will & Grace 11:30 The Late Late Show

7TWO - 62

5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 Beat Bugs 7:30 The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill 8:00 Toybox 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 All Clear 2:00 Million Dollar Minute 3:00 Harry’s Practice 3:30 Air Crash Investigations 4:30 The Zoo 5:00 Crash Investigation Unit 5:30 Escape to the Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 8:30 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 9:30 Planes, Trains & Automobiles 10:30 Inside King’s Cross: The Railway 11:30 Mighty Planes

9GEM - 52

5:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 10:30 Ellen 11:30 My Favorite Martian 12:00 As Time Goes By 1:10 Days of Our Lives 2:05 Young & the Restless 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Lucky Jim 5:30 Vet on the Hill 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances 8:40 Moonraker 11:10 The Rockford Files

7TWO - 62

5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 Beat Bugs 7:30 The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill 8:00 Toybox 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 My Greek Odyssey 1:00 Auction Squad 2:00 Million Dollar Minute 3:00 Harry’s Practice 3:30 Mighty Planes 4:30 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 5:30 Escape to the Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Father Brown 8:30 Judge John Deed 10:30 Jonathan Creek 11:45 Border Patrol

9GEM - 52

5:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 10:30 Ellen 11:30 My Favorite Martian 12:00 Keeping Up Appearances 1:10 Days of Our Lives 2:05 Young & the Restless 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 The Iron Maiden 5:30 Vet on the Hill 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 8:40 For Your Eyes Only 11:20 Above Suspicion

7MATE - 63

5:00 A Football Life 6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 Hook, Line and Sinker 7:30 My Fishing Place 8:00 American Pickers 9:00 Graveyard Carz 10:00 A Football Life 11:00 Pawn Stars 11:30 American Restoration 12:00 Ax Men 1:00 Carter’s W.A.R. 2:00 D.U.I. 2:30 Full Custom Garage 3:30 Vegas Rat Rods 4:30 Graveyard Carz 5:30 American Restoration 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 Pawn Stars 7:30 The Simpsons 9:00 Family Guy 9:30 American Dad! 10:30 Family Guy 11:30 Futurama 12:00 LPL Pro

SBS FOOD - 33

11:35 Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 12:30 Kitchen Hero 1:00 Bake With Anna Olson 1:30 Food Lab Ben Milbourne 2:00 Delia’s How to Cook 2:30 The Chefs’ Line 3:00 Mercurio’s Menu 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 New Scandinavian Cooking 4:30 The Cook and the Chef 5:30 Kitchen Hero 6:00 Bake With Anna Olson 6:30 Great British Food Revival 7:35 Sicily with Aldo and Enzo 8:05 Gourmet Farmer 8:35 Short Cuts to Glory: Matt Okine vs Food 9:05 Food Safari Italy 9:35 Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 10:30 The Cook and the Chef 11:30 Great British Food Revival

7MATE - 63

5:30 Home Shopping 6:30 Big Angry Fish 7:30 Creek to Coast 8:00 American Pickers 9:00 Graveyard Carz 10:00 A Football Life 11:00 Pawn Stars 11:30 American Restoration 12:00 The Simpsons 1:00 American Dad! 1:30 Family Guy 2:00 The Simpsons 2:30 Futurama 3:00 American Pickers 4:00 Pawn Stars 4:30 Graveyard Carz 5:30 American Restoration 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 AFL Rnd 2: Collingwood V Richmond 11:00 Pawnography 12:00 Pawn Stars

SBS FOOD - 33

11:35 Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 12:30 Kitchen Hero 1:00 Bake With Anna Olson 1:30 Food Lab Ben Milbourne 2:00 Delia’s How to Cook 2:30 The Chefs’ Line 3:00 Mercurio’s Menu 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 New Scandinavian Cooking 4:30 The Cook and the Chef 5:30 Kitchen Hero 6:00 Bake With Anna Olson 6:30 Simply Italian 7:30 Donna Hay - Fast, Fresh, Simple 8:00 The Great Australian Cookbook 8:30 Kylie Kwong: My China 9:00 Delia’s How to Cook 9:30 Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 10:30 The Cook and the Chef 11:30 Simply Italian

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LITHGOW VALLEY FILM SOCIETY All films have been cancelled until further notice.

Can Assist Lithgow Branch Assisting Cancer sufferers financially in the Lithgow Council area Phone 0497 112 675 Meetings are held on 1st Wednesday of each month in the Meeting Room of Lithgow District Hospital, beginning at 4.00pm

DONT LET CORONA VIRUS INFECT YOUR BUSINESS A FREE AD FOR EVERY LOCAL BUSINESS!

CWA Portland Branch is seeking new Members to support our Local Community. For further information please contact Mary Dray, President on 6355 5490 or Jenny Fuller, Secretary on 6355 5770. Also Expressions of Interest for forming an Evening Branch are most welcome. Please email Jenny Fuller, Secretary at jfcj@southernphone.com.au

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BELL QUARRY LITHGOW YOUTH WEEK 2020 EVENT REHABILITATION POSTPONED Following significant feedback PUBLIC MEETING from the community and growing concerns over COVID-19, Lithgow CANCELLED City Council has determined that

The application had been opposed by Council at a meeting in early 2019, and received a great deal of pushback from the local community. There were concerns with many aspects of the application including the amount of trucks moving through the area and concerns about the material that will ultimately be used to fill the site. If you would like to find out when the public meeting is going to be rescheduled, please contact the Planning Panels Secretariat on 02 8217 2060 or via email to enquiry@planningpanels.nsw.gov.au.

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the most appropriate course of action is to postpone the planned Youth Week event at the Tony Luchetti Sportsground and Civic Ballroom on Saturday 4 April.

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The proposal for the rehabilitation of the former Bell Quarry site that was to come before a public meeting on 24 March in Lithgow has been cancelled.

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Council hopes that the event can be rescheduled for a time later in the year when the health and safety of our community is less vulnerable. For more information, please contact council on 63549999.

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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF LITHGOW, WALLERAWANG AND PORTLAND LIBRARIES

To help protect our staff and community from the Covid 19 Coronavirus, Lithgow, Portland & Wallerawang Libraries will be closed to the public from Wednesday March 18 2020 until further notice.

This decision hasn’t been taken lightly as we know our libraries are a much loved part of our community. But with an average of over 300 visitors per day we have a duty of care to protect our community by implementing social distancing measures. All events at the libraries have also been cancelled until

HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE Draft 2040 Local Strategic Planning Statement Drop-In sessions cancelled.

Lithgow City Council advises that the advertised Portland and Wallerawang Drop-In Sessions scheduled for 18th and 25th March 2020 have been cancelled due to Council’s response to the evolving Covid 19 health situation. However, you are still able to view all relevant information on Council’s Have Your Say Website at http://www.haveyoursay.lithgow.com/ . You can also still contact our Strategic Planning Team on 02 63549999 or via email at Council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au if you have any specific enquiries or require any clarification. Mayor Ray Thompson says “ It is regrettable that the drop-in sessions cannot go ahead as planned, but I urge the community to visit our Have Your Say Website to view this important Plan or to simply pick up the phone to talk with our Strategic Planning Team to become involved during the remainder of the public exhibition period”. The Draft Lithgow 2040 Local Strategic Planning Statement will remain on public exhibition until 9 April 2020.

further notice. Library staff will be available over the phone on 6352 9100 to answer any queries and provide with online resource access. We may experience a high volume of calls during this temporary closure, so you can also have your query answered by emailing lithgow.library@lithgow. nsw.gov.au Local History Buffs, may utilize the online request form available on our library webpage https://library.lithgow. com/local-and-family-history-research-requests/ or email local.studies@lithgow.nsw.gov.au We have a range of fantastic online resources including eBooks, eMagazines, eAudios and eFilms which you can access for free as part of your library membership. During the closure you can extend your loans over the phone on 6352 9100 and online. You can also return loans to the overnight returns boxes at the front of each library.

OPERATION CAT DISCOUNT DESEXING AND IMMUNISATION PROGRAM A SUCCESS!

Discount Cat Desexing Program for Health-Care Card Holders and Pensioners manages to support the desexing of 45 cats

‘Operation Cat’ in partnership the Cat Protection Society NSW, Lithgow City Council, Bowenfels Vet Clinic, Lithgow Veterinary Hospital and Hartley Veterinary and Animal Centre has successfully de-sexed 45 cats. Lithgow City Council Mayor Ray Thompson said, “We were lucky enough to have this program run within in our local government area for the second time. The program targeted healthcare card holders and pensioners and successfully supported the desexing of 45 cats. Well done to all involved on your hard work and dedication.”

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SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT DISTANCING MEASURES The NSW Department of Education is introducing proactive measures to limit the impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in our schools.

Mark Scott, Secretary of the Department of Education, today announced that schools would adopt social distancing measures requiring them to cancel assemblies, excursions, travel, some events and conferences. Mr Scott said these measures are precautionary and designed to reduce exposure via non-essential gatherings. "Schools have been a focus of the community and the government as the impacts of coronavirus have developed globally," Mr Scott said.

"From Monday onwards, I expect school assemblies and substantial gatherings to be cancelled, along with all excursions. "The community expects schools to be as safe as possible. We are implementing these measures to provide peace of mind for students, parents and staff." "These cancellations also extend to inter-school arts, sports, initiative activities and events. All major arts, sports and initiative activities and events will temporarily be ceased until further notice. This includes whole-school sporting events and interschool events involving three or more schools. "Local inter-school sport and other activities can proceed, but we ask organisers to ensure that as far as possible, reasonable precautions are taken," Mr Scott said.

"I trust our principals and staff to show leadership during this time." Schools will be provided with more detailed advice and suggestions on how they can adjust their day to day activities with minimal disruption. The department is continuing to prepare for further closures if necessary with scaling up of technology, additional training of staff and preparation of offsite lessons. Families and students in self-isolation can find useful information to continue learning from home. Visit https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/ curriculum/learning-from-home For the latest information, check COVID-19 advice for schools.

CONGRATULATIONS JAN HAWKEN Bathurst MP Paul Toole has congratulated Lithgow quiet achiever Jan Hawken for her award in being named the Bathurst Electorate 2020 Local Woman of the Year.

Earlier this month Jan attended a special awards ceremony held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney while her name has also been included on the NSW Woman of the Year Honour Roll. Mr Toole made a surprise visit to Jan’s home last week to present her with a bunch of flowers and certificate as a sign of recognition for the award as well as a token of appreciation for all that she does for the local community. “Jan is a selfless person who always puts others first,” Mr Toole said. “She is the president of the Vale Ladies who run events and cater for a variety of community groups, including the elderly and people with disability. “I cannot think of a more deserving person to be named as the Bathurst Electorate 2020 Local Woman of the Year. “Jan never seeks recognition for the work she does and is a real quiet achiever in the Lithgow community.”

WESTERN NSW LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS

The Western NSW Local Health District has announced changes to visitor and volunteer traffic in all its hospitals and inpatient facilities as part of its COVID-19 response. Submitted by WNSWLHD Spokesperson

From today, visitors will be restricted to one per patient at any time, and all visitors must be older than school age. All in-hospital volunteer activities will also be suspended as a precautionary measure. The WNSWLHD regrets any inconvenience, however these changes will help minimise the chance of patients and visitors being exposed to COVID-19. This is particularly important for patients who may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.

People are also asked to not enter a hospital if they have:

• a fever or a cold and flu-like illness • returned from overseas in the last 14 days • been in contact with anyone who has been confirmed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.

The management of COVID-19 is constantly being reviewed and new measures will be put into place in local hospitals and health services as needed. Everyone can play a role in responding to COVID-19 by following advice on social distancing and by thoroughly washing hands regularly and covering coughs and sneezes. For more information on how you can protect yourself, and how NSW Health is responding to COVID-19, go to www.health.nsw.gov.au

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GREEN WASTE COLLECTION

Lithgow Council’s second green waste collection of the year scheduled for 6th April 2020.

Lithgow Council provides a free green waste collection service four times a year with the second collection of the year scheduled for the 6th April 2020. Council will pick up: - Garden pruning’s no longer than 2 metres and not thicker than 200mm, tied in bundles - Lawn clippings and leaves must be placed in a durable container, cardboard box or hessian/plastic bag - A weight limit of 16 kilograms for each bundle or box applies - Quantity of one cubic metre, which is equivalent to about 4 wheelie bins allowed per premises Anyone who wishes to take advantage of this service must register by midday on Friday the 3rd April 2020. Registration can be done by either contacting Council’s Customer Service Office on 6354 9999 or completing an online form on Council’s website at www.council.lithgow. com Remember to place your green waste on the kerb ready for collection the day before.

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Local Business Offers LET SECRET CREEK FEED YOU

We've decided to run a home delivery meal service this weekend. Everything will be freezable so you can order a bunch of stuff and keep stocked for when you aren't keen to brave the shops over the next few weeks. Let us nourish you through these uncertain times with delicious, fresh, hearty, plant based food made with lots of love. Delivery can be to anywhere in the greater Lithgow area, including Wallerawang and Portland. We will also potentially make a run to Katoomba if we get enough interest in that direction. Pick up is available too! All orders can be made here or through Facebook messenger and we'll talk about delivery time slots individually over the next few days.

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LINC MEALS ON WHEELS SERVICE

LINC-Meals on Wheels are still delivering!

LINC-Meals on Wheels are still delivering to their clients in Lithgow on Monday to Friday and Portland and Wallerawang on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If you or someone or you know people who are 65 and over and require meals delivered during the Covid 19 crisis contact Linc to discuss meal options Our chefs and deliverers are following strict hygiene measures and we are following the advice from the government and World Health Organisation as it is released LINC also has a continue A rating with the NSW Food Authority Please Call LINC on 63522077 to talk to someone who can help.

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

AN OFFER FROM A READER'S HEAVEN

We’ve received news that Lithgow Library and Eskbank House Museum will be closed for a month. A Reader's Heaven is offering a 20% discount to all library cardholders while the local library is in shut down. Just show your library card at the time of purchase to receive your discount on all in-stock books. We will also be offering a delivery service - more information to come...

A Reader's Heaven can be found on the Corner of Mort & Eskbank Street, or find them on facebook.

FACEBOOK COMMUNITY ACCELERATOR LAUNCHES, HELPS LOCAL LEADERS GROW Facebook today announced the Community Accelerator, a six month program for community leaders that provides training, mentorship and funding to help these leaders grow their communities.

Selected community leaders will spend three months learning from experts, coaches and a customised curriculum to create a plan to grow their community and meet their goals. They'll spend the next three months iterating and executing on their plan with funding and continued support from their network, as well as a dedicated team from the program. Up to USD3 million in total funding will be awarded to up to 80 program participants. Applications are now open (here). To be eligible you must lead an impactful, established community, be ready to grow using Facebook’s apps and have the time and energy to invest in the program. Community leaders from across Australia, including those without a presence on one of Facebook’s apps, are welcome to apply. Commenting on the announcement, John Cantarella, VP of Social Good and Community Partnerships at Facebook said, “We are extremely proud to launch the Community Accelerator, the natural evolution of our Fellowship program. Building community is at the heart of our mission and the program serves to invest in and support the community leaders who offer encouragement, build bridges and drive change. Our past participants have created positive, lasting change in their communities, which makes us all the more excited to welcome the next cohort through our new, purpose-built program.” Australian Fellowship program participant, Bec Johnson, and co-founder of the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre in Perth, used the 2019 program to help her community expand its services to adults with Type 1 diabetes. They grew the Facebook group and expanded services at their centre, working closely with doctors, pharmacists and marketing experts to reach this new demographic. She offers the following guidance for applicants, “The power of online community to make change and contribute to social good is profound, and it’s important to show the ways you are making a real impact through your Facebook community in your application. During my Fellowship with the Facebook Community Leadership Program, I accessed on-point coaching, much-needed expertise to build new skills, and vital connections with other community leaders – helping our organisation and community impact hundreds of people living with type 1 diabetes. The Accelerator program takes this to the next level, and is an opportunity to join a global community of leaders who are using the Facebook platform and tools to change the world.”

The Facebook Community Leadership Program is a global initiative that invests in people building communities. It now includes: - The Community Accelerator which commits millions of dollars to support people creating and leading communities. This is an evolution of our Fellowship program, which supported 115 leaders across the world. Together, their projects impacted a reported 1.9 million lives through online community support, resources and other activities made possible by the program. The fellowship program included leaders like Latasha Morrison, who is driving healthy dialogue around race relations, and Noah Nasiali, who provides farmers in Africa with credible and reliable farming information. - Learning Labs which brings group admins with similar goals together into a collaborative digital classroom for structured learning. - Power Admins Groups which bring over 40,000 community leaders together to share advice with one another and connect with our team to test new features and share feedback. - The Community Hub, where anyone can access product education and learn more about our programs. It includes tips and tools for starting, managing and growing a community. In addition, Facebook has announced more support for community leaders to help them grow their groups and manage conversations more efficiently. New features for group administrators include: - Membership management - Improvements to how group admins manage new member requests, including: - More format options in membership questions, like single-answer multiple-choice questions and multipleanswer checkbox questions. - Approving new member requests automatically based on requirements, like someone’s current city, if they filled out all membership questions, have other friends in the group and have been on Facebook for a specific length of time. - Additional filters, like potential members who have answered all membership questions, more options within the “Join Facebook Date” filter, if they have or do not have a profile picture and the ability to create and save the specific combinations of filters that are frequently used. - Content moderation - New features make it easier for admins to see important posts and find specific content, including: - Keyword Alerts to let admins create a custom list of words and phrases and then receive notifications when those terms appear in their group, allowing them to easily spot and respond to content that may need more immediate attention. - Post topics to help admins and members quickly search for all relevant content around a particular topic within a group.

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Issue 302 - 20th March 2020

WILDFIRES THE INAUGRAL PORTLAND CRICKET UPDATE CHILDRENS' ART SHOW Over the past couple of weekends the Wildfires have continued their season with now only one game to go.

On March 1, the Wildfires hosted the Hawkesbury Hogs in at Lithgow. The Hogs are a very good team who are going to the UK later in the year to play. The locals batted first and although at one stage were 3/75, they fell away towards the end and finished with 105. Top scorers were Glen Campbell with 31 retired and Nev Castle with 23. In reply the Hogs took 32 overs to reach the target and finished with 4/110. Best bowling was by Nev Castle 2/9 and Glen Campbell with 1/22. The Hogs had a great day and commented as to the good facilities and wicket and are looking forward to our games next year. On the following weekend, the Wildfire travelled to Quirindi, staying overnight before their game on Sunday. Again, the Wildfires batted first making a better effort than the previous week scoring 145 from their overs. Batting honours went to Burrows 33, Taylor 32, Castle 26 and Walsh 18. In reply, Quirindi made the runs with only 4 overs remaining, although they only lost a few wickets. Although most bowlers bowled tight, the best figures went to Dave Hicks 1/12 and Greg Kitchener with 1/18. The Wildfires enjoyed their “road trip” and the hospitality of Quirindi and look forward to hosting Quirindi back here next year. The final game is against Central Coast on March 22 in Lithgow. After that 4 players have been selected in the “State of Origin” teams to play Queensland in Tamworth on the Monday/Tuesday before Easter. These are: Steve Walsh, Neve Castle, Dave Hicks and Glen Campbell. We wish them well.

St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Portland were delighted to organise the first Portland Children’s Art Show on Saturday 7th March at the same time as the Portland Art Festival.

Creative designs, around the theme What I Love about My Town as well as colouring design, made a very impressive display at the Church hall.

Light refreshments and a jumping castle also enhanced the venue. Art works were provided by local students from Portland Central, St Joseph’s Catholic, Cullen Bullen, Capertee and Meadow Flat Public Schools. Particular thanks must go to local teachers who gave time in their busy school day for children to complete their artworks. Children who attended the display were delighted to receive free caricatures of themselves done by local young artist, Jayde Lutschini. “We would love to thank the Village Voice and Portland community for their support. Children had a fantastic time at the display which we loved hosting. We are looking forward to organising a similar event in 2021 and having you join us,” church member, James Barnes said.

Mother’s Day

HIGH TEA Sunday 10th May 2020

In conjunction with the Monthly Markets at the Foundations

Price: $50 per person

Included in the ticket price is a delicious high tea selection of sweet & savoury treats, tea &

coffee & cold drinks, a glass of bubbles on arrival and a lovely gift from us to you! All this in the most amazing atmosphere! Catering will be provided by local café The Grove Portland in Portland.

MEMBERSHIP JOIN JOIN OR OR RENEW RENEW TODAY TODAY

We have 2 seatings available and both have a maximum capacity of 50 people 9:30am till 11:30am or 12:00pm till 2:00pm

The 72 par grass green course is 5992 metres in length

Bookings are essential and can be made at the upcoming Markets (Sunday 8th March 9am till 4pm and Saturday 11th April Twilight 4pm till 9pm), via messaging the Facebook page or calling Kellie on 0429 001 918.

Our Proshop has a great range of leading golf brands available to suit all levels of golfers

We are asking for the tickets to be paid for in advance to avoid disappointment (credit card available).

The Lithgow Golf Clubhouse is a lovely federation homestead, built in the 1850’s, and great care has been taken to keep it true in character, set amongst our meticulous grounds

Come and join us for a beautiful day of love and cheer and celebration of Mothers Day Markets at The Foundations

LITHGOW Williwa Street Portland NSW, 2847

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COMMUNITY THANK YOU DAY FOR LITHGOW REGION EMERGENCY SERVICES

SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2020 12pm - 10pm

d e l l e c • FAMILY FUN DAY • MUSIC n a C• BBQ & FOOD • KIDZ ZOO • RIDES Entry donations accepted on the day for local emergency services

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LOTS OF LOCAL ACTS PERFORMING THROUGHOUT THE DAY

Williwa Street Portland NSW, 2847

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20TH - 21st march 2020 WHAT’S ON AT THE SHOW

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ALL WEEKEND Lithgow Living History Group Animal Nursery Pavilion Displays Side Show Alley FRIDAY The Farmers Challenge

Lithgow High, Portland Central School, LaSalle Academy compete in a range of agricultural challenges

SATURDAY Machine Display

Classic Cars & trucks, veteran & vintage bikes, stationary engines, working farm machinery, live steam & restored tractors

Wood Chopping Aussie FMX Freestyle Motor Cross

Walter Whip Show

Western Arts & Fire Stunts

Thunder & Hooves Medieval Battle Field

Aussie FMX

Freestyle Motor Cross

NSW Rural Fire Service Challenge

Cheer on your local brigade in a number of set challenges

Thunder & Hooves Medieval Battle Field

Helicopter Joy Flights Fireworks Show Reptile Kingdom Roving Dinosaurs

During these uncertain times, many regular events in our area may have been cancelled. Please contact your event directly to find out if it is still running or not. We have indicated throughout this week's Village Voice where possible what we know is Cancelled.

www.LITHGOWSHOW.org.au TONY LUCHETTI SHOWGROUND cnr barton st & coates ave, lithgow

Admission Prices Adult $15.00 - Pensioner $10.00 - Child $5.00 Children under 5 are free Two day Family Pass $50.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children) FREE ENTRY ALL WEEKEND FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS

Attention

Show Opening Times Friday 20th March 2020 Gates open 2pm - 10pm Saturday 21st March 2020 Gates open 10am - 10pm

Thank you and stay well. Rich Evans, Editor

Visit our website for updated information: www.lithgowshow.org.au

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