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ic’s Maxi Transport is a familyowned bus charter company that believes in giving people with disabilities a fair go in the workplace.

“Vic has long been involved with transport for disabled clients, firstly as a special purpose taxi driver and now as a bus operator,” said Cathy Glanville, who co-owns the business.

After having first approached NOVA Employment to find staff for them in 2017, the couple knew there was more than meets the eye when it comes to the talents of workers with a disability, “NOVA Employment recently found us a great worker, Mitchell, who was originally employed to help the cleaning team but now he’s also assisting our mechanic with the repairs of our vehicles,” said Cathy.

NOVA Penrith manager, Verina Jones, knew 30-year-old Mitchell would be a perfect candidate and, he has proved to be just that – since starting work in March.

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AN EMBRACE FOR THE AGES It was a hug that said so much.

After 80 pulsating minutes, Penrith coach Ivan Cleary and his son and Panthers halfback Nathan embraced on the Suncorp Stadium turf after Sunday night’s NRL Grand Final.

The father-son combination had delivered Penrith its third Premiership, creating a beautiful family story in the process.

To cap off an incredible night, Nathan was awarded the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal.

Full coverage: Extra Time starts on page 25.

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NSW mourns loss of a leader T he fallout from Gladys Berejiklian’s shock resignation as NSW Premier has been intriguing to watch over this past week.

Many are devastated, mourning her departure with tributes the likes of which are rarely seen for politicians.

Others can’t understand such praise – they say the corruption allegations are enough to warrant her departure and it’s essentially a case of good riddance.

I contest both schools of thought are possible.

I accept that if ICAC finds she breached the public’s trust and the mud later sticks, then Ms Berejiklian’s departure was not only warranted, but essential.

But even then, it will still be okay to celebrate her achievements; just as it is okay now.

In fact I contend that regardless of what ICAC does or doesn’t find, Gladys Berejiklian will go down as one of our best ever Premiers.

From droughts to bushfires and of course the COVID-19 pandemic, she has guided NSW through one of its toughest periods in history and done so with enormous respect, understanding and professionalism.

Perhaps better than any other Premier in the country, she understood that constant lockdowns, that opening and closing your economy like a book, was not the game plan with COVID-19.

When the Delta variant forced her hand in June and Sydney went into a prolonged lockdown, she fronted up constantly despite a barrage of criticism and a media pack often determined to find their “gotcha” moment.

Things got a little shaky over the last

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few months and it was clear the patience of the public and businesses was wearing thin at times.

Some wrong turns were taken and the messaging was at times too mixed.

Support payments for businesses were a mess and there were signs, particularly for a few weeks there, that Ms Berejiklian was on the verge of losing control of the situation, particularly when it came to those daily press conferences.

Her decision to set a firm date for the unvaccinated to have freedoms was a significant misstep.

“I feel deeply uncomfortable we have a Premier with those views” But there can be no doubt that Ms Berejiklian was always working with the best of intentions.

When she said last week that serving as Premier had been the “greatest privilege” of her life, I have no doubt that she meant it. It wasn’t a throwaway line usually trotted out at such announcements.

As for what happened in Wagga Wagga and whether any corrupt conduct will be proven, I sense the majority of the public really doesn’t care.

Ms Berejiklian had built their trust and even in the days following her departure, that trust has far from eroded.

The public at large feels Ms Berejiklian guided the state through the pandemic better than anyone else could have and

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deserved to see it through to the end and beyond.

There are those dancing on her grave, of course. That’s expected and inevitable.

But those finger pointers must be careful, because they’ll only galvanise Ms Berejiklian’s support base even more and potentially ensure they back Dominic Perrottet, who has the unenviable task of following one of the most popular leaders in the state’s history.

Perrottet is a family man who represents the next generation of politics in the Liberal Party.

He is intelligent, shrewd and a political power player.

But I’m not convinced he’s the guy.

Perrottet is against same sex marriage, and opposed the decriminalisation of abortion. He is on the wrong side of history on those and other issues, and I feel deeply uncomfortable we have a Premier with those views.

To that end he must prove he will be a leader for everyone regardless of his personal views, and that will only be proven in time.

There is no doubt that in the space of just a few short months, the 2023 election has gone from a foregone conclusion to a close battle.

Chris Minns is building his profile and doing so without screaming about every move the government is making.

He now has the opportunity to square off against Mr Perrottet rather than try to win an impossible popularity contest against Ms Berejiklian.

The next two years will be intriguing, but the next couple of months will prove if Mr Perrottet has what it takes to unite, rather than divide.

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New era for NSW as Perrottet and Ayres form united front D

ominic Perrottet has set about building the trust of New South Wales voters after being confirmed as the state’s new Premier earlier this week.

39-year-old Mr Perrottet defeated Rob Stokes in a party room ballot and takes over from Gladys Berejiklian, who dramatically resigned last Friday in the wake of an ICAC investigation.

Penrith MP Stuart Ayres has been confirmed as the Deputy Liberal Leader.

Mr Perrottet comes to the leadership as Sydney prepares to exit its long, painful lockdown.

“Today begins a new chapter for New South Wales and one that we will all ride together,” Mr Perrottet said on Tuesday.

“Being Premier is a great honour. But I want to be clear that the job I have committed to is not to just lead New South Wales, but to serve all the people of our state.”

Mr Perrottet paid tribute to Ms Berejiklian, praising her leadership during the COVID-19 crisis.

“She has been an inspiring role model for me,” he said.

“It is my hope that I will continue the strong leadership that Gladys has shown throughout this pandemic.

“We want New South Wales to bounce back safer, stronger and more successful than ever before.

“Our first priority will be to continue the plan that we have started.”

Mr Perrottet also welcomed Mr Ayres to his new role, signalling Sydney’s west would be critical to his government.

“Stuart is a fighter for western Sydney and that is where the heart of this government will be,” he said.

Mr Ayres thanked his colleagues for their unanimous support in installing him as Deputy Leader.

“I’d like to acknowledge and thank my family... for their unwavering support over my time as a Member of Parliament,” he said.

“I want to say a very big thank you to the people of Penrith.

“I simply wouldn’t be here today without your dedication and your commitment and my passion for this community knows no bounds.”

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We’re back in business From salons to gyms and restaurants, the doors will swing open on Monday EMILY FESZCZUK

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enrith is preparing to get back to business with the state set to reopen from Monday.

NSW hit the 70 per cent double dose target this week, meaning vaccinated residents will exit lockdown as planned.

Hospitality venues will be able to welcome fully vaccinated patrons back but will be subject to one person per 4sqm inside and one person per 2sqm outside, with standing while drinking permitted outside.

Beauty services will be in high demand as they also follow the one person per 4sqm rule, with a cap of five clients per premises.

Owner of Insignia Hair and Day Spa, Olivia Mangold said her team has been inundated with customers wanting to book appointments.

“Since we got a confirmed date, we have been working 12 hour days back to back to contact our customers plus new clients who we consulted with over the phone during lockdown to book them in,” Ms Mangold said.

Olivia Mangold is excited to be reopening Insignia on Monday. Photo: Melinda Jane.

“Myself and my staff are just so excited to see everyone and we are already booked out for a month so will be trying to get through everyone.”

Ms Mangold said she used the lockdown period to prepare for when the salon could resume operating again.

“We refurbished to have a separate

manicure room to ensure social distancing and I worked on our safety plans to ensure our space is COVID compliant and how we will adhere to the five client cap,” she said.

“For the first month we will be trading 9am to 9pm from Monday to Thursday, we will do Fridays and Saturday as normal, and are also opening on Sundays to accommodate our loyal customers.”

Unvaccinated people will have to wait to December to access the services, along with gyms and non-critical retail.

With business owners desperate to start trading again, Ms Mangold said following the rules is the biggest priority.

“As a business owner who has been closed for months I have to comply with the health orders because I cannot afford not to,” she said.

“It is not my personal choice to not let unvaccinated clients in but there are large fines for businesses for non-compliance so we will only allow fully vaccinated people until we can welcome everyone back in.”

Some businesses, such as Mulgoa Road restaurant Rashays, say they won’t open until December 1, when they can let all customers through the doors.

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Councillor Kevin Crameri is concerned about State Government procedures.

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ndependent Councillor Kevin Crameri has slammed the State Government for failing to allow adequate time to provide endorsed submissions on important State policy matters.

Speaking during Council’s Ordinary meeting last Monday night, the veteran Councillor issued a scathing assessment of the NSW Government’s recent tendency to provide short timeframes for Council feedback, as well as declining Council’s request for extensions.

“They’re just riding roughshod over us,” he said during discussion on Council’s submission to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) regarding its draft Housing SEPP.

“I think that we should be taking to task our State and Federal members and point out, ‘hey, what are you doing to us’?

“They’re just not taking any notice of us and I believe the Council has lost all its powers.”

In its submission on the draft Housing SEPP, Council notes it is “crucial” to engage Council on matters that have significant impact on the existing and growing community.

However, due to the short exhibition timeframe provided for the draft SEPP, Council officers were unable to report the matter to a Council meeting for an endorsed submission. “We wrote to DPIE to seek an extension on the exhibition timeframe in order to meet our Council meeting and reporting timeframes however as you may be aware, this request was declined,” it states.

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usinesses won’t be forced to close when they’re impacted by a positive COVID-19 case and isolation periods will be reduced under new rules set out by the State Government ahead of Sydney’s reopening.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said while high vaccination rates were the key factor in the roadmap to recovery, COVID-19 will continue to circulate in the community.

“NSW is leading the nation in so many ways with its pandemic response but particularly in its vaccination efforts. I urge those who are yet to get vaccinated to do so quickly to protect yourself, your loved ones and the community,” Mr Hazzard said.

“Vaccination will provide greater freedoms as our society opens up and it reduces the risk of you spreading the virus to someone vulnerable, which could cost them their life.

“Despite the ongoing challenges that will continue to be posed by COVID-19, we have the opportunity to lead the world which is why it is vital everyone is

vaccinated and follows the updated public health advice that will be in place from October 11.”

From October 11, if you are a close contact of a positive case and vaccinated, you must get tested and self-isolate for seven days, down from 14. On day six after exposure, you must get tested again. If a negative result is received and you are well, you can end isolation after day seven.

For the following seven days you must work from home where practicable, not attend hospitality settings, and not attend a high-risk setting even if it is your place of work.

If you are a close contact of a positive case and not vaccinated you must get tested and immediately self-isolate for 14 days.

The Service NSW QR code check-in system will remain in place in the general community, at least for now.

For businesses, if a staff member tests positive, whether they are vaccinated or not vaccinated, they must self-isolate for 14 days and follow the advice from NSW Health. Businesses will refer to their COVID-19 Safety Plan and risk assessment approach for further instructions on noti-

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Health Minister Brad Hazzard says vaccination remains the key to NSW successfully ‘living’ with COVID-19. Photo: Nick Moir.

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Labs join COVID fight How local pathology labs are adapting in the race to detect positive cases EMILY FESZCZUK

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he pandemic has spurred a local pathology lab to expand its services to help the community with detecting COVID-19.

Medihealth Pathology in Penrith takes samples from all over greater Sydney and analyses them in its High Street lab.

Medihealth Pathology Chief Scientist and Chief Operating Officer, Dr Serge Peric said the independent lab always performed Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing but adapted to include COVID-19 detection.

“We already had a state of art local laboratory that was built to cater for the needs of patients in the community but PCR for COVID has been an extension of the services we provide,” Dr Peric told the Weekender.

“We still offer all of our other testing services but have made significant investments including new rooms and three fully commissioned different analysers so that we can keep up with the increased numbers of tests.”

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Dr Serge Peric and Dr Pratibha Malini-James. Photo: Melinda Jane.

Dr Pratibha Malini-James said the PCR process provides the most accurate results in detecting the virus and tracking down positive cases.

“Our collectors use the nose and throat swab to ensure the specimen is correct which goes into a verified tube that comes to the lab to be tested,” Dr Malini-James said.

“The test which is very sensitive takes four to five hours to perform where we process the organism of the virus in minute quantity that gets multiplied a million times so we are able to detect it easily and get our pathologists to confirm it.”

Testing up to 800 samples a day, Dr Peric said he believes PCR will still be the

preferred method of testing compared to rapid antigen testing, which despite its speed is not 100 per cent accurate in detecting COVID-19.

“Rapid antigen can be used by some organisations as a gate test, to screen you to get you in the door but I believe PCR will remain the benchmark for accurate detection,” he said.

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Guess who Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore sought advice from before cancelling the 9pm New Year’s Eve fireworks (which have now been restored)? None other than ABC journalist Dr Norman Swan, who has been at the centre of a number of questionable predictions in regards to the pandemic, particularly in New South Wales. By the way, she didn’t bother asking NSW Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant. Surely if you’re planning to cancel arguably the biggest event on the calendar, you speak to the health officials at the forefront of the pandemic, not a doctor / journalist from the tele.

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The highly-anticipated playground, located in the new Mulgoa Sanctuary estate of Glenmore Park, had only been open for three months when it was promptly cordoned off after a massive shade sail came down in a storm.

Since then, local families and visitors have been left wondering when the popular playground would reopen, with no timeframe provided by either developer Mulpha or Penrith Council.

But that looks set to change, with workers spotted at the park, situated on the corner of Bradley Street and Tallwood Avenue, last week.

A Mulpha spokesman confirmed the reopening and explained the delay.

“The shade sail is scheduled to be installed throughout October, with landscaping works to the surrounding areas scheduled to be completed by the end of October, subject to weather,” he said.

Damage caused by a storm at the park last September.

He said the joint developers responsible for the park, Mulpha Norwest and Glenmore Park Creek Developers (GPCD), have been working with Council – initially to investigate the causes for the failure of the original structure, and secondly to approve the new design.

“The structure of the new shade sail has been designed by an independent engineer to Australian Standards,” he said.

“Council has reviewed and endorsed the design and has attended the site during

Linear Park is close to reopening in time for summer.

the construction at key milestones as part of their role as the Principal Certifying Authority.”

The shade sail failed in strong winds during a storm on September 25, 2020.

Earlier this year, Mulpha said Council had requested the playground remain closed due to a risk to the public of the metal slides overheating without adequate shade.

The spokesman said Council will shortly take over the park.

“They will conduct an inspection post completion and subject to all aspects of the playground being to Council’s standards, the playground will be handed over to Penrith Council,” he said.

“Mulpha and GPCD will continue to maintain the playground for a set period of time, as part of their agreement.

“An amenities block is not being constructed at the park, however once Council is in possession of the park they may wish to investigate this further.”

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Labor won’t support golf course at Penrith Lakes site ALENA HIGGINS

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“I find it amusing that we’re happy to see a private helipad out there but we’re not looking to see a golf course in our backyard, which given the land out there and its available uses, it’s a good fit.”

Kylie Powell, Council’s Director of City Futures, said the notion of the additional uses was “generally supported” by Council given their valuable contributions to the city and economy, however this support was subject to further detailed assessment and consideration.

A “fundamental concern” outlined in Council’s submission to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) remains the absence of the development of a parkland that is accessible to the public, which has been consistently promised to the Penrith community.

Cr Thain raised an amendment that Council not support a golf course in its submission to DPIE but it was ultimately lost, with Council’s five Liberal Councillors and three Independents voting to leave it in, narrowly trumping the seven Labor Councillors.

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lans for the Penrith Lakes Scheme could now include a private golf course, but it may not be a hole-in-one for supporters, with Labor Councillors opposing the potential inclusion claiming it’s not in the “spirit” of the original vision for the site.

Labor Councillor John Thain said Penrith residents have had to put up with millions of truck movements, noise and dust from the former quarries for decades and were lead to believe Penrith Lakes was going to be “some great water wonderland” for the public to enjoy.

“I just think it’s the wrong thing for the area and it still limits the amount of people who can actually use it, because you can’t just go walking into a golf course and sit down and have a picnic or do whatever around a lake,” he said during a recent Council meeting.

“It seems to me that the community has been thrown out the window and it’s going to all be commercial enterprises now.”

Other proposed amendments to the Penrith Lakes SEPP include a film studio precinct and heliport, which would take up 41 and 11 hectares respectively of the almost 2,000 hectare site.

There are six existing golf courses in the Penrith LGA. Labor Councillor Todd Carney worried the NSW Government, which owns the land, was positioning itself to do a future land swap deal and called for transparency if this was the case.

“They’re not going to build housing on the Lakes, but are they going to use another golf course in Penrith to build homes in a swap for this?” he queried.

Liberal Councillor and self-confessed golfing enthusiast Bernard Bratusa said it would be a “lost opportunity” if a golf course was wiped from the plans.

“This will be a magnificent addition to our tourism landscape out there,” he said.

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When Marilyn moved to Thornton Park, she was amazed by the size of the apartments, but it’s the community that’s really turned the village into her home sweet home.

“I knew I’d made the right decision to move into Thornton Park when I realised the furniture from my four-bedroom home fitted into my new apartment. It’s so spacious here, it’s like the place was made for me.

Before the move, I was so bored at home, because there was no one around. At Thornton Park, there’s always someone to chat to. The village is central to everything, so you always feel safe and secure. It’s nice not having to worry about anything from day-to-day. The friends I’ve made since moving in have been integral to that sense of feeling at home, though I’ve felt comfortable here since day one.

We have little Friday night get-togethers, because we genuinely enjoy each other’s company. Having a glass of wine with the neighbours is something I look forward to. There are often planned activities in the village but I don’t always get involved. I like the way there’s never any pressure, you just do your own thing.

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St Marys: Drugs, stolen goods found on intoxicated man last Friday A man has been charged after possessing prohibited drugs and goods in custody in St Marys.

About 10pm on Friday, October 1 police sighted a man on Swanston Street, St Marys. The 39-year-old St Marys man appeared intoxicated when officers spoke to him and he was searched.

It is alleged police located several resealable bags containing methylamphetamines. They also located a small pocketknife and a mobile phone charger sealed in its box.

The man was charged with ‘possess prohibited drug’, ‘custody of knife in public place’, ‘goods in personal custody suspected being stolen’ and ‘fail to comply with self-isolation direction’.

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A youth has been charged with a string of offences after an argument occurred in Cranebrook.

About 1pm on Saturday, October 2, it is alleged a 16-year-old Cranebrook youth was walking through a laneway in Cranebrook with other youths when an argument has occurred with residents at the location.

As the argument escalated it is alleged the 16-year-old slapped the resident across the face before he slapped him back.

It is alleged the 16-year-old took a metal scooter off one of the other youths at the same time as they threw a half full bottle at the resident.

As the resident turned away to avoid being hit by the bottle, the 16-year-old swung the scooter, hitting the man in the head, causing a laceration.

The man walked away to his flat mate and the 16-year-old allegedly entered the front yard and started swinging the scooter again, which hit the other man in the stomach and legs.

The youth left and police and ambulance officers attended the residence.

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with Daniel McKinnon It is alleged that he returned and questioned police as to what they were doing before he was arrested.

When searched, police allegedly located cannabis in his pocket.

The youth was charged with ‘possess prohibited drug’, ‘assault occasioning actual bodily harm’, ‘common assault’ and ‘stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm’.

Werrington: Man fronts court after stealing and attacking shopkeepers A man has been charged with common assault after shoplifting in Werrington.

About 6.30am on Sunday, October 3, it is alleged a 26-year-old St Marys man attended a convenience store in Werrington.

After asking for a packet of cigarettes, the man allegedly refused to pay and verbally abused the store attendant before leaving the location.

About 12.10pm it is a alleged the same man returned to the store with a different attendant now working.

The new attendant was aware of the incident and recognised the man from CCTV footage.

When the man took flavoured milk from the fridge, the attendant allegedly saw the packet of stolen cigarettes and confronted the man asking him to leave.

The man pushed the attendant to the upper chest with force, causing him to fall backwards.

The attendant got up and was pushed a second time by the man, before he managed to exit the shop and call police.

While the man was still inside, it is alleged he stole another packet of cigarettes off the counter and on his way out of the store, he kicked the glass, breaking it.

Police attended and located the man a short distance away where he was arrested.

The man was charged with three counts of ‘shoplifting’, ‘common assault’ and ‘malicious damage’.

He was bail refused and appeared in Penrith Local Court on Tuesday, October 5.

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Penrith’s big storm bill Insurance claims data shows local suburbs are hit hardest by wild weather EMILY FESZCZUK

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ew data released by NRMA Insurance shows that Penrith is well and truly part of the wild west when it comes to weather.

The north-west and Blue Mountains region, which includes Penrith Local Government Area, recorded the third most home claims for storm and hail damage of any region in NSW over the last 12 months.

Glenmore Park was the most impacted suburb in the area, while also taking out the second spot in Greater Sydney and the seventh most impacted town or suburb in the state.

The data, which is a part of the NRMA’s Wild Weather Tracker, is for claims between September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021, which made up almost 60 per cent of all home claims.

St Clair took out the fourth spot when it came to claims for the specific region, Cranebrook at number seven, South Penrith was number eight on the list and Londonderry at number 10.

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“We’ve created the Tracker to help communities understand that wild weather can happen at any time,” Mr Gallagher said.

“We’re expecting a wetter than usual spring on the East Coast, so now is the time to start ensuring your homes, family and communities are prepared for the months ahead.”

With many locals spending more time at home due to the pandemic, Mr Gallagher said that NRMA and SES NSW are encouraging Penrith residents to take practical steps to prepare.

“One of the best things you can do to prepare is checking and maintaining your roof,” he said.

“This includes repairing any damage, clearing leaves from gutters and trimming any overhanging branches.”

Mr Gallagher said that the company and SES volunteers are ready to support the community if needed.

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Surgery changing lives Gastric sleeve surgery booms in popularity, but it’s not the ‘easy’ way out ALENA HIGGINS

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s local obesity rates continue to climb, more people are turning to gastric sleeve surgery to improve their health and reach their weight loss goals.

Pre-COVID lockdown, Nepean Surgery’s Dr Sulman Ahmed would average about 15 to 20 of the procedures per month.

Dr Ahmed said the perception that patients were taking the easy way out was wrong.

“It’s certainly not easy, it’s certainly not a quick fix and a lot of patients will say it’s hard work,” he said.

“Many patients will also be very grateful and say it’s the best thing that they’ve ever done.

“It’s quite an intensive ordeal... you’ve still got to work pretty hard at having a nutritious diet, making sure you do plenty of exercise, so to me it’s not a set and forget procedure.”

Dr Ahmed said the surgery, which

treats extremely obese patients with a high BMI of greater than 35, works by restricting the stomach size and acted as a “reset button”, allowing patients to shed about 70 per cent of their excess stores.

Kerri Ann Monroe became a prime candidate when her body began shutting down following the birth of her third child, rendering her almost immobile.

“I had spurs, I had rotator cuff syndrome, then I had a slipped disc in my back and then they said my lung had partially collapsed because of the weight of my breasts,” she said.

Since having the procedure in November 2020, the Cranebrook resident has lost 46kgs.

Local nutritionist Tammy Footit said for many the surgery provided the motivation they needed to start focusing on food and reducing quantities, but others struggled with the restrictions, including only being able to eat small amounts of food every two to three hours.

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gist Georgie Beames said it was crucial to address the root cause of why people needed weight loss surgery in the first place, such as emotional eating and self-sabotage, to ensure success and prevent weight gain.

The irreversible procedure, which Dr Ahmed estimates costs between $17,000 and $23,000 depending on the surgeon and hospital, is majority covered under gold or top level private health insurance.

However, people can pay for the surgery with superannuation, subject to ATO approval.

Ms Monroe said going through with the surgery has been the best decision of her life.

“I’ve bought myself roller-skates and went roller-skating with the kids, then I went to Jamberoo before the pandemic got worse, and before I’d just sit on the side and not go in the water or anything, but I actually went there and jumped off a rock into the water,” she said.

“Those are things I would have never done before.”

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he brakes seem to have been applied to community members that have raised accessibility concerns regarding the M4 pedestrian ramps across the Nepean River.

Locals say the ramps are extremely steep and pose a trip hazard for those walking or wheeling the Great River Walk.

Edward Versteeg, who is a wheelchair user, said he has noticed access issues surrounding the ramps since 2018 when he started to visit the location regularly.

“The Great Nepean River Walk is promoted as a ‘walk for all’ yet the vital link between river banks being the M4 Nepean River Bridge has approaches that are not suitable for wheelchair users,” Mr Versteeg said.

“The steep jagged uneven pavers impede easy access to use the bridge ramps mainly for wheelchair users and users with disabilities, but also able-bodied users, as it is a major trip hazard.”

Mr Versteeg and members of the Nepean River Walkers group contacted Penrith MP, Stuart Ayres who said he raised the concerns with Transport for NSW.

“I have asked them to assess the safety and accessibility of these ramps as a priority,” Mr Ayres said.

“I’d like to thank the people who raised this issue with me recently and those advocating for improvements.”

However, a Transport for NSW spokesperson seemed to indicate that any improvements to the long established ramps were not necessary.

“The new pedestrian and wheelchair friendly Yandhai Bridge near the Great Western Highway crossing has recently opened to assist people concerned about the grades,” the spokesperson said.

“This provides access to community facilities at River Road Reserve and depending on where you are travelling to, provides an alternative to the M4 bridge for people needing to cross the river and access Penrith.”

Mr Versteeg said only being able to access one side of the loop defeats the purpose and that he would continue to advocate for change.

“Currently a wheelchair user can not independently use the walk in its entirety because both Eastern and Western approaches to the M4 Nepean River Bridge are unacceptably steep,” he said.

Edward Versteeg is concerned about the condition of access ramps to the M4 bridges.

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he community is being encouraged to have its say on the much debated plans to raise the Warragamba Dam wall.

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the proposal to raise the dam wall for flood mitigation is now on public exhibition until Friday, November 12.

Minister for Western Sydney and Penrith MP Stuart Ayres has been advocating to push ahead with raising the wall by 14 metres.

“The EIS provides a detailed assessment of the potential effect the proposal will have on the surrounding environment and the areas upstream and downstream of the dam,” Mr Ayres said.

“The proposal would create airspace in a ‘flood mitigation zone’ above the full storage level to temporarily hold back floodwaters when the dam fills. It will not raise the permanent water supply of the dam.”

Mr Ayres, who has previously dispelled concerns that the project would allow for

future development in floodplain areas, said raising the wall is needed to reduce the risk that comes when the dam spills after heavy rainfall.

“Importantly, the upstream impacts of the proposal must be carefully measured against the social, economic and environmental impacts flooding can have on downstream communities in western Sydney,” he said.

“This important project will significantly reduce flood risk to thousands of people and homes in western Sydney.”

Environmental groups are standing strong in their opposition, stating there will be a severe impact on the Blue Mountains National Park.

“Raising Warragamba Dam is the most profound attack on Australia’s World Heritage in decades,” General Manager at the Colong Foundation of Wildnerness, Harry Burkitt said.

He contends the EIS is “littered with mistruths and undercooked figures”.

WaterNSW will host a web portal and a series of webinars and will make available the EIS, videos and, fact sheets, as well as a ‘virtual engagement room’.

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Plans to raise Warragamba Dam by 14 metres are up for community consultation.

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It’s easier than ever to arrange a bulky waste collection, take care of a large rubbish spill, or simply let us know how we are going in just a few ‘clicks’ online. This digital service will work alongside existing contact methods and will help make life easier for those who prefer to access services online. It also makes it easier for those who need to raise a request outside regular business hours.

Over time, we pledge to continue making improvements to our digital channels.

To raise a request at The Waste Spot, head to penrith.city/thewastespot.

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Labor Councillor Todd Carney is concerned about boarding house clusters.

Liberal Deputy Mayor Tricia Hitchen welcomed many of the draft changes, including that boarding houses must now be managed by community housing providers and are required to be affordable in perpetuity.

“There were so many DAs that were being put in as boarding houses and cheap accommodation and then they were whacking their prices up as soon as they were built – they can’t do that now,” she said.

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ocal State MPs are being called upon to support Penrith Council’s fight to restrict clustering of boarding houses, with Council claiming draft changes to State policy don’t go far enough.

Labor Councillor Todd Carney said it was important that Penrith MP Stuart Ayres, Mulgoa MP Tanya Davies and Londonderry MP Prue Car back Council’s submission to the draft Housing SEPP 2021.

“The State Government really need to get on board with this,” he said.

“They need to give Council the ability to stop clustering of boarding houses... it has changed the face of areas like Kingswood and it’s just not good enough.”

In its submission, Council notes “significant concerns” still exist regarding clustering and parking requirements.

Cr Carney was disappointed to learn only Ms Car regularly meets with the Mayor and Council officers to discuss issues impacting Penrith residents and called on Mr Ayres and Ms Davies to follow suit.

Labor Councillor Robin Cook praised Council staff for their relentless work to improve the situation amid the constraints of the SEPP. “These changes are welcome but they’re still not going to solve the clustering,” she said of the draft SEPP. Ms Car said she has met regularly with the three Mayors of Penrith since she was elected six years ago and will continue to do so.

“The NSW Government’s planning laws have allowed developers to get rich quick building boarding houses, including those disguised as group homes, across western Sydney, particularly in Kingswood and Werrington County,” she said.

Ms Car said all of Penrith’s representatives should be standing up against boarding house clusters, even if it means standing up against their own colleagues.

“If you aren’t standing up for residents negatively impacted by these unfair planning laws then you aren’t doing your job,” she said.

Mr Ayres and Ms Davies did not respond by time of print.

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PANTHERS FOUND ANOTHER LEVEL TROY DODDS

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Stephen Crichton intercept 14 minutes from full-time will forever be remembered as the moment that decided the 2021 Grand Final and secured Penrith’s third Premiership.

The Panthers won 14-12 but not before a late scare with South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds missing a sideline conversion four minutes from full-time that would have levelled the scores.

It was a Grand Final for the ages – one decided on defence in a year where blowout scorelines and attack dominated the NRL season.

Penrith’s kicking game was superb – both Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai producing gamebreaking moments with their boots that helped determine the outcome.

Cleary was named the Clive Churchill Medallist for best player on ground. In an emotional moment, it was presented by his father and coach Ivan.

With his busted shoulder in tow, Cleary bounced back from missing a crucial tackle that resulted in Souths’ first try to win an ongoing battle with Cody Walker and produce some brilliant defensive moments when it mattered most.

It was a Grand Final that will be remembered more for being the finale of an incredible three weeks for the winning team. Penrith scored just five tries in their last three matches of the season but still managed to claim the title. It was a heroic defensive period built on trust and confidence, with coach Ivan Cleary admitting post-match that the side hadn’t been able to train all that much given how battered and bruised they were.

“I just can’t wrap the boys enough,” Cleary said.

The Panthers celebrated after the siren sounded at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday night. Photo: NRL Photos.

Stephen Crichton races away to score a try after taking an intercept in the second half. Photo: NRL Photos.

“The courage these boys have shown. We really couldn’t train the last three weeks as a team. Luckily the games were so hard each week, that was enough training.

“I think it’s purely on courage that these boys have won this.”

After a bruising opening period, Penrith were first to score in the Grand Final when Matt Burton found space in the 16th minute.

The Rabbitohs hit back to level the scores soon after when Cody Walker produced some of his trademark solo brilliance in the 20th minute.

The Panthers took an 8-6 lead into the break after Cleary kicked a penalty goal in the 32nd minute.

Souths came out strong in the second half and were unlucky not to find the try line, but did manage to level the scores through a penalty goal just four minutes into the period, setting up a belter of a second half.

The Rabbitohs appeared on top and looked like they were about to create something down their left side when the game took a dramatic twist in the 66th minute – Crichton intercepting a wayward Walker pass to race into Grand Final immortality.

While Crichton touched down, Cleary and Walker clashed in backplay – the Panthers number seven confident that he’d got the better of his opponent and that Walker’s

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TO CLAIM CLUB’S THIRD NRL TITLE confidence would be shattered heading into the final minutes.

But the game wasn’t over.

The Rabbitohs earned themselves late field position and Alex Johnston scored with just six minutes to go, giving a departing Adam Reynolds the chance to level the scores with a sideline conversion. It would have been a fairytale moment, but the ball stayed right and Penrith maintained a two point lead.

Reynolds attempted a two point field goal right on the bell but it fell short, leaving the Panthers to play out the final seconds with the footy.

There were incredible scenes of emotion at

full-time as the Panthers celebrated a hard fought victory over a newfound arch rival.

“Since the Origin period we’ve been backs against the wall,” co-captain Isaah Yeo said post-game.

“We just felt so confident. We felt like we were so ready to do it.”

It is the club’s third Premiership after they won the title in 1991 and 2003, and wipes away much of the pain of 2020, where the side lost to Melbourne in the decider.

While the Panthers celebrated in front of 39,322 fans at Suncorp Stadium, back home in Penrith the streets erupted – hundreds of cars lining Mulgoa Road with horns blaring to mark the Premiership success.

Dylan Edwards played through pain in the Grand Final. Photo: NRL Photos.

A devastated Souths coach Wayne Bennett following the game. Photo: NRL Photos.

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PANTHERS PARTY ALL WEEK AFTER ! Penrith players partied well into the early hours of the morning following their Grand Final win over South Sydney, even taking the Provan-Summons trophy for a visit to the beach. The celebrations went from the field to the dressing sheds, where plenty of champagne was spilled and beers consumed. There was some quiet reflection on the centre of Suncorp Stadium afterwards before the party took hold – first an official function and then after parties, and more after parties (many of which have continued well into the week). I’m told Viliame Kikau and James Fisher-Harris were best on ground.

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! The focus for fans has very much turned on when there will be a celebration with the team here in Penrith. That’s likely to still be some weeks away and there’s a whole lot of issues to navigate. Many of the players are staying in Queensland for a few weeks. Then there’s the vaccination issue – not all players have had the jab, throwing their ability to attend celebrations into question. Throw in player holidays and it’s not the easiest thing to navigate. There will be a celebration – but there’s a bit to work through first. ! If there was a sour point to the celebrations it was an unnecessary Instagram post from Tyrone May, who seems to have determined he was the victim in the whole sex tape saga of 2019. “And the dirt that they threw on my name/turned to soil and I grew up out it/time for y’all to figure out what y’all gon’ do about it,” May wrote on Sunday night – including a picture of himself and coach Ivan Cleary outside court during his trial. You dug your own dirt, Tyrone. It’s incredibly disturbing to see him play the victim. Even more disturbing is the huge support he got on the post from some of his teammates. ! It was almost laughable to hear Triple M and Fox Sports commentator James Hooper having a whinge about Ivan Cleary refusing to appear on Triple M in the lead-up to the Grand Final. “Penrith fans are entitled to hear from their coach but I think he’s done himself a disservice,” Hooper said. Fox League tweeted out the

comments, along with a post, “Ivan Cleary has kept quiet all week”. But Cleary had held two press conferences in the space of 24 hours prior, so the fans heard from him plenty. Hooper and other Triple M contributors have been far from supportive of Cleary for some time now. To think he’s going to happily pick up the phone and chat in the lead-up to the biggest game of his career shows an over-inflated sense of entitlement from some of those covering the game. Hiding behind the “fans deserve it” line doesn’t cut it, either.

! There’s some big changes ahead when it comes to Channel Nine’s coverage of rugby league. Peter Sterling has retired, while Ray Warren is nearing the end of his glittering career in the commentary box. You also have to wonder where Phil

Gould’s future lies. He spent several minutes complaining about a correct decision (the chargedown call) in the Grand Final.

Fox League’s commentators acknowledged it was the right call and moved on straight away. Gould is passionate about the game but his opinions and regular unhappiness that the rules are followed divides the fans and is so frustrating to sit through.

! Make no mistake – Sunday night’s win meant everything to the Cleary family.

Ivan put his reputation on the line when he quit the Wests Tigers to rejoin Penrith, and his family felt much of the pressure.

Even some Penrith ‘supporters’ online were scathing of the Clearys, particularly in 2019, failing to see the bigger picture while hiding behind their keyboards patting themselves on the back. Seeing the family

celebrate together on Sunday night was very special.

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TAKING OUT GRAND FINAL historic match was the most watched NRL Grand Final in five years, achieving a cross platform audience across Channel 9 and 9Now of 3.596 million. 9Now secured the biggest ever Live BVOD audience in Australia with an unprecedented 363,000 tuning in to watch the Panthers claim rugby league glory.

! It was great to see the community’s cafes, pubs and restaurants getting behind the team last weekend with Panthersthemed food and drinks. I did have to chuckle at Emu Hall though – they named a couple of cocktails after players who famously don’t drink alcohol.

who is rebuilding his life after suffering a spinal injury while playing last year. Bids close this weekend and currently exceed $3,000. Head over to fanplus.com for more details and to bid.

! One of the feel-good stories of the Grand Final was Penrith winger Brian To’o proposing to his partner Moesha CrichtonRopati shortly after full-time (pictured right). 23-year-old To’o had initially planned to pop the question mid-year, but then decided Grand Final night would be the perfect occasion. To’o was mobbed by his teammates after he received a ‘yes’.

The dust is only just settling on the Panthers’ Grand Final victory, but that hasn’t stopped punters from getting into the early action on the 2022 NRL season with online bookmaker Sportsbet. The Panthers are the favourites to go back-toback next season, sitting at $5.50 and holding 40 per cent of the cash.

! It’s no surprise we’ve heard very little from Panthers Chairman Dave O’Neill this past month. He’s put himself on something of a media ban. As the man who almost single-handedly brought Ivan Cleary back to Penrith despite huge criticism, the result on the weekend speaks for itself. He watched the Grand Final, very nervously, from home on Sunday night.

! 2003 Grand Final hero Joe Galuvao has put his match worn jersey from the Premiership decider against the Roosters up for auction. The money raised will be donated to the appeal for Mose Masoe,

! Thank you to everyone who’s read Panther Rumblings this year. In big news, I’ve agreed to a one-year extension after my sparkling form this season, so I’ll see you all again in March.

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van Cleary has established himself as Penrith’s greatest ever coach after guiding the club to its third Premiership.

Cleary has finally broken his Premiership duck and in the process vindicated his controversial return to the Panthers in 2019.

Cleary has taken Penrith to two Grand Finals, three Preliminary Finals (2014, 2020 and 2021), a Minor Premiership and now Premiership glory.

He is now on the cusp of guiding the Panthers through something never achieved before – a long era of success.

Penrith failed to play Finals football for the five seasons after their 1991 triumph and were back out of the top eight just two years after winning the title in 2003.

Cleary has all the ingredients in place to win more competitions with one of the NRL’s youngest and most exciting squads.

His critics, loud in his return 2019 season in particular, now have egg on their faces.

In the space of two weeks Cleary has outcoached two of the best in the business in Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bennett.

In the process he has joined the NRL’s coaching elite.

Penrith’s hopes rode on Nathan’s shoulder The most talked about shoulder in rugby league has helped guide Penrith to its historic third title.

It may not go down in rugby league folklore like John Sattler’s broken jaw or Sam Burgess’ heroics but Nathan Cleary’s bravery has been instrumental in Penrith winning the trophy.

There were fears he was gone for the season after suffering the injury in Origin II. Penrith’s Premiership hopes would have gone with it.

But surgeons developed a plan to allow Cleary to rehab the injury and manage it through the season – knowing it could all fall apart at any minute, with immediate surgery required.

Making the win even more special is that he did it alongside his father and coach Ivan – the second father-son combination at Penrith to win the title, following in the footsteps of John and Martin Lang.

Nathan and Ivan Cleary with the NRL trophy. Photo: NRL Photos.

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Phil Gould: “Ever since full-time in last year’s Grand Final they would’ve been dreaming for this day. They haven’t left a stone unturned and for all the hard work and everything they’ve done – look at that, they’ve won by two points. If they had cut a corner at any stage of the season, if they had backed off at any level, they don’t win the comp.”

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Nathan Cleary addresses the media after last Sunday’s Grand Final win. Photo: NRL Photos.

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INCREDIBLE NIGHT IN BRISBANE Nathan Cleary: “Losing a Grand Final, it’s a different type of hurt, you can’t explain it.

I think that’s what makes this so much more special. We had the hurt of last year, we came back, we did it the hard way, we lost the first round of semis and got written off, and we just kept turning up for one another and this is just unbelievable.”

Adam Reynolds: “We just kept fighting and fighting right to the end but obviously they were just too good tonight.”

Jarome Luai: “It means so much… this is what it sort of feels like we were born for in a way. We trained so hard all this time, we moved away from home and for all our people back home, this is for you!”

at Penrith and given everyone something to hope for and they delivered tonight – they were fantastic.”

Peter Sterling: “Nathan Cleary summed it up in his post-match speech when he said ‘we’ve climbed Everest’ because that’s what it is, a Premiership is rugby league’s Everest and a lot of teams fall by the wayside and don’t get to the summit, but that’s where the Panthers are right at this moment.”

Brian To’o: “First and foremost I want to give all the glory to God… what a year it’s been. It’s been a massive year for not only myself, but my family and my community as well. I just want to thank my beautiful partner for saying ‘Yes’ and also to the boys for getting us the win. I’m really grateful to be here, I’m so lucky.”

had five guys that shouldn’t have played tonight, they’ve hardly trained and that’s been going on for about three weeks.

What can I say? It’s just awesome.”

Wayne Bennett: “It would mean a lot to him (Ivan Cleary). It takes you guys off his back. Sometimes you have a monkey on your back; he had a gorilla on his. It’s just jumped off.”

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Jarome Luai: “We’ve been through so much the past couple of weeks. We’ve had boys injured, boys not training all throughout the week, so we were a bit unsure of what our team was going to look like coming into the week but I love these boys, they dug deep for each other and that’s the Penrith spirit – let’s go!”

Liam Martin: “I can’t put it into words… you work so hard for this, it’s your childhood dream and for it to come true… I’m just on cloud nine right now.”

Brad Fittler: “These players have such a great connection to the community. Since they’ve had all these kids come through together, they’ve created such an energy out

Ivan Cleary: “It’s a bit surreal actually… these boys are incredible. We probably Ivan Cleary claimed his first Premiership after Penrith downed South Sydney 14-12 in the Grand Final.

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hese are the five biggest moments that decided the 2021 NRL Grand Final...

matter. Jarome Luai puts up a kick that is taken on the full by Jaxson Paulo. Matt Burton gets the better of him, immediately pouncing and tackling him in to touch, putting the Rabbitohs under immense pressure.

5. Burton draws first blood (16th minute) After a ferocious opening 15 minutes, the Grand Final is suddenly blown wide open when Matt Burton finds space on the left and crosses for the game’s first points.

Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai combined brilliantly to draw the Souths defenders in and allow the Dally M Centre of the Year to have a clear path to the line.

2. Reynolds misses crucial conversion (75th minute) South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds had a chance to level the game at 14-all after Alex Johnston scored out wide with seven minutes to go.

The Rabbitohs skipper lined up the kick and it looked good off the boot – starting right as his conversions often do. But it never came back, and stayed to the side of the post – leaving the Rabbitohs down by two points.

4. Kikau’s mega hit (59th minute) With the game level at 8-all, Nathan Cleary kicks just inside Souths territory on the last tackle.

The ball hangs in the air and appears to be taken clearly by Jaxson Paulo, but he spills it backwards. Blake Taaffe cleans up the ball, but is shown no mercy by a rampaging Viliame Kikau.

The towering second rower smashes him into the in-goal area, forcing a crucial drop-out.

3. Burton puts Paulo into touch (64th minute) The game is level and the championship minutes are closing in. Moments will

What a moment: Matt Burton scores the first try of the Grand Final. Photo: NRL Photos.

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1. Crichton’s intercept (66th minute) With Souths starting to gain the momentum and weeks of tough football bearing down on the Panthers, Stephen Crichton produced a Grand Final moment that will never be forgotten.

With Souths launching an attacking raid on Penrith’s right-side defence, Crichton plucked a Cody Walker pass out of the air and raced away to score, breaking an 8-all deadlock and putting Penrith back in control of the contest.

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ow that the season’s won and done, it’s time to take a look back at what we were thinking prior to Round 1.

On the back of last year’s heartbreak, I was one of many who picked the Panthers to go all the way in ’21.

Jumping back to my first piece, I said: “In 2020, Ivan Cleary’s side conceded just 11.9 points per game, their best defensive effort since the 1991 Premiership side let in an average of just 11.36 points against under the legendary Phil Gould. The Panthers glaring talent and match-winning ability means the only team they will need to beat this year is themselves. I’m not only expecting the Panthers to contend again, but I’m bullish on their chances to go one better in 2021, exactly three decades on from that famous first title.”

Well, mission accomplished, Penrith.

You finished the season with just 11.7 points against per game – and just 10 per game in Finals – in other words, you beat yourself and you needed every bit of it. But, you have this forever now.

For context of how much that defence did for Ivan’s side, here are the points per game scored in the Finals for the last dozen Premiership winners: 2021’s Panthers – 10.5, 2020’s Storm – 31.3, 2019’s Roosters – 19.3, 2018’s Roosters – 18, 2017’s Storm – 27.3, 2016’s Sharks – 20.6, 2015’s Cowboys – 17.5, 2014’s Rabbitohs – 34, 2013’s Roosters – 23.3, 2012’s Storm – 26,

The players celebrate with fans after Sunday night’s game. Photo: NRL Photos.

2011’s Sea Eagles – 30.6 and finally 2010’s Dragons scoring on average 24.3 points per Finals game.

To win the competition scoring just 10.5

points per game over four games in a Finals series takes serious character.

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Special group of players could build a dynasty at the foot of the Mountains

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et me start my final column of the year by asking you all a quick question.

Why is the number 2770 so important to Penrith’s third Premiership victory?

I’ll give you a hint, it’s not the amount of tackles made or even metres run in a game.

In fact it’s not a rugby league stat at all.

2770 is important because it’s the postcode of Mount Druitt and its surrounding suburbs where a core quartet of Panthers players were raised and over the years formed a bond.

This bond eventually took them all the way to Suncorp Stadium where on October 3 they won the 2021 NRL Premiership by defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

The boys, Jarome Luai, Stephen Crichton, Spencer Leniu and Brian To’o, were a big reason why the Panthers won last Sunday but rather than form an exclusive club, over the years they opened their arms and hearts to players like Nathan Cleary, James Fisher-Harris and a host of others who they now proudly call their brothers.

Together this side overcame the odds, overcame injury, fatigue, homesickness and one of the toughest Finals draws in history to claim rugby league’s greatest prize.

So with the Penrith Panthers climbing ‘Everest’ and winning their third Premiership, there’s no reason the team can’t back it up again in 2022 and win back-to-back titles. In fact here’s five reasons why I think they can.

Brian To’o and Jarome Luai with the Provan-Summons Trophy. Photo: NRL Photos.

1. They will basically be the same side again next season with only Matt Burton and Kurt Capewell missing from the team. Their presence will be missed, sure,

however 15 of the 17 who played on Grand Final day will all be back!

2. The coaching staff of head coach Ivan Cleary, assistants Cameron Ciraldo,

Andrew Webster and Peter Wallace will also all be onboard.

3. Nathan Cleary will come back 100 per cent fit and determined to improve on his already incredible achievements in 2021. I mean the bloke is already a legend and he played most of this season with one healthy shoulder.

4. There are more great juniors coming through the system. Players like Taylan May and Izack Tago who got a taste of first grade this season. Let’s also not forget a kid by the name of Mavrik Geyer.

5. Most importantly the hunger will still be there. The players know they have a real opportunity to build a dynasty at the foot of the mountains.

They will be weary of the trials and tribulations that befell the club in the years after the 1991 and 2003 Premiership seasons and they will work hard, together with the front office to make sure those dips don’t happen again.

Now remember not all superheroes wear capes.

Sometimes they wear pink, sometimes they wear black ‘liquorice-all-sorts’ colours but to many children in the western suburbs, hell to many adults as well, the Panthers are rock stars.

See you all in 2022 Panthers fans, I can’t wait!

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A team to be proud of and a journey for the history books

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othing comes easy in Penrith.

There’s opportunities galore, but you have to work hard and you have to earn it. No shortcuts.

Such a reality confronted the city’s NRL team this past two years, and on Sunday night they triumphed in the best possible way.

And boy, did they earn it.

I’m not sure we quite comprehend yet just how remarkable it is that the Panthers have managed to dominate the past two seasons given it’s been the most challenging time in the game’s history.

It is a story that history will tell best – a story about how one of the youngest and most inexperienced teams in the competition navigated the uncertainty of a pandemic, being uprooted from the homes and community that mean so much to them, and finished it all off by taking home the Provan-Summons Trophy after one of the toughest Finals runs of all-time.

I mean let’s not forget there were still doubts about the Grand Final even going ahead some 12 hours before kick-off. That is the kind of pressure and uncertainty few teams have ever faced in the storied history of our great game.

It’s no fluke that it was the Panthers that navigated such challenges better than anyone.

It all stems back to the close-knit nature of this team; to the reality that this is a group of mates doing incredible things for each other. Letting your mate down isn’t an option. Not in Penrith and not in this footy team.

I couldn’t be prouder to be a Penrith fan, and I couldn’t have written this script any better.

To do it the long way round, to knock Melbourne out in a Preliminary Final and then survive a battle to the death against a gallant opposition to claim the title is the very epitome of earning it.

We are only just starting to learn about how brave some of the Grand Final performances by individuals were given the injury toll that had mounted at the back end of the season.

Any team who wins the competition has their own story, their own journey. But this Penrith story is something else.

This bunch of blokes has done the community they represent, the community they come from, more proud than they could ever possibly realise.

We are forever in their debt.

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Isaah Yeo and Matt Burton show off the trophy. Photo: NRL Photos.

Jarome Luai was all smiles after the 14-12 win over Souths. Photo: NRL Photos.

The Panthers celebrate after full-time. Photo: NRL Photos.

Believe it, Critter. Stephen Crichton checks out the main prize. Photo: NRL Photos.

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Ivan and Nathan Cleary embrace after the full-time siren. Photo: NRL Photos.

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Ivan Cleary gets the traditional soaking. Photo: NRL Photos.

Jarome Luai and Brian To’o with the Provan-Summons Trophy. Photo: NRL Photos.

Viliame Kikau had plenty of support in the stands. Photo: NRL Photos.

Nathan Cleary with the Clive Churchill Medal. Photo: NRL Photos.

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EXTRA TIME AWARDS

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t’s been an extraordinary year for the Penrith Panthers in more ways than one. To bounce back from last year’s heartbreak and win the ultimate prize less than 12 months later is stuff dreams are made of. We reflect on the year’s best in our Extra Time Awards for 2021…

Extra Time Player of the Year: Nathan Cleary For the second consecutive season, the Panthers co-captain and now Clive Churchill Medallist takes home our Player of the Year award.

The 23-year-old halfback is arguably the best player in the game and that couldn’t have been more evident than on Sunday night when he guided Penrith to their third NRL title, busted shoulder and all.

2020 winner: Nathan Cleary.

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Extra Time Rookie of the Year: Charlie Staines Even though he officially debuted in 2020, 2021 was Charlie Staines’ recognised rookie season – and boy was he a huge part of Penrith’s success early on.

While the “Forbes Ferrari” was only seen once late in the season, he did notch up 21 consecutive games on the wing.

During his time in first grade, Staines crossed the line on 14 occasions and broke 21 tackles. While he did eventually hit a rookie wall and was ultimately dropped, the 21-year-old is expected to be back in the mix for a first grade spot next season.

2020 winner: Stephen Crichton.

Extra Time Win of the Year: v Storm, Preliminary Final It was the Grand Final rematch everyone expected, instead it came one week early when Penrith took on the reigning Premiers for a place in the 2021 decider.

After a gruelling Finals battle the week

prior against Parramatta, not even the most one-eyed Panthers supporters gave the side much of a chance in this one. But, for the second straight week, the Panthers backed their incredible defence and managed to knock off Craig Bellamy’s men 10-6 in front of 30,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium.

2020 winner: v Roosters, Qualifying Final.

Extra Time Moment of the Year: Panthers win third NRL Premiership A moment Penrith fans have been patiently waiting 18 years for finally came to fruition last Sunday night in Brisbane when the Panthers – busted and battered after a long, tough year – claimed the club’s third NRL Premiership. It was a Grand Final for the ages, big moment after big moment. But in the end, Ivan Cleary’s men stood tall 2020 winner: Panthers qualify for Grand Final.

Extra Time Headline Event of the Year: NRL relocates to Queensland When COVID began wreaking havoc in Greater Sydney in June, the NRL were left with no choice but to relocate the entire competition to Queensland. It took just three days for the NRL to move hundreds of players and staff to bases in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. A four week trip ended up lasting right up until Grand Final day.

2020 winner: Club record winning streak.

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Think 1950s and ‘60s, show cars, dancing, hot rollers, big curls, blue suede shoes and a whole lot of fun – ChromeFest is without doubt the place to be!

ChromeFest is a buzz of excitement catering for the young and old.

In previous years, ChromeFest has attracted over 60,000 visitors and locals to The Entrance over the threeday event.

This year, with the NSW Health order around restricted numbers and the current COVID outbreak, ChromeFest will be moving online to chromefest. org.

Just like in 2020, event organisers will present ChromeFest Overdrive TV on Saturday, October 23 from 3.30pm.

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The time has finally come as the Americana artist debuts her sophomore album, ‘Judas Tree’.

After garnering a lot of praise with her first album ‘Queen of Boomtown’ in 2017, Gretta said she is excited to finally get new music out despite dealing with the pandemic.

“I recorded ‘Judas Tree’ in 2019 so it has been a two year long wait to get it out… we thought we would wait out last year’s lockdown and release it but then this year didn’t go to plan,” Gretta said.

“It has been a great time to be resourceful though as the rule book has been thrown out so I have been having lots of fun creating content and doing what I can to promote my album.”

Not wanting to call it a ‘break up’ album, Gretta said the 11 track songbook has strong themes about independence.

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terChef’ will premiere this Sunday, October 10 at 7.30pm. Competing for the coveted title are actors Rebecca Gibney and Matt Le Nevez, fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, Olympian Ian Thorpe, singer Dami Im, radio host Chrissie Swan, comedian Dilruk Jayasinha, British TV presenter Tilly Ramsay, and footballers Archie Thompson and Nick Riewoldt.

It’s official! Anniversary event ‘Hey 

Nathan Taylor TV NEWS

Hey It’s 50 Years’ will air on Channel Seven this Sunday, October 10 at 7pm.

Hosted by Daryl Somers, the one-off special will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Australia’s longest-running and most loved variety/comedy show.

The special – which airs exactly 50 years and one day after ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’ first debuted on Nine – will feature a mix of live in-studio guests, live crosses, video messages and flashbacks.

Channel Seven has announced a new 

deal in horse racing, which will see live coverage every Saturday of the year. The network has partnered with Racing NSW, Racing Victoria, Racing Queensland and

OCTOBER 10

9PM

Racing SA until 2027. Ironically, despite having virtually everything else, Seven don’t have the rights to air the Melbourne Cup, which is a 10 product.

It’s back! US drama ‘Law & Order’ has 

been revived by NBC for a 21st season, 11 years after it last screened. ‘Law & Order’ originally ran from 1990 to 2010 but was cancelled in favour of the other ‘Law & Order’ brands.

If you love your ice hockey, ESPN is 

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OCTOBER 10 7PM HEY HEY IT’S 50 YEARS, SEVEN

CSI: VEGAS, 10

now the new home of the NHL. ESPN and ESPN2 will televise a minimum of two regular season NHL games per week, plus the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final. The 2021/22 season kicks off on October 13.

Season one of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ 

the western weekender » Friday, October 8, 2021

10 has announced ‘Celebrity Mas

will have its free-to-air premiere on 10 BOLD this Sunday, October 10 at 9.25pm.

The story of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ begins roughly a decade before Captain Kirk’s five-year mission – as portrayed in the original ‘Star Trek’ from the 1960s – and a century before the events of ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’.

In case you were looking for it, new 

10 series ‘Making It’ has been bumped to Saturday nights due to terribly low ratings throughout the week.

New ‘CSI’ spin-off ‘CSI: Vegas’ will 

premiere on 10 this Sunday, October 10 at 9pm. Maxine Roby and her CSI Vegas team are facing an existential threat that could bring down the entire Crime Lab and release thousands of convicted killers back onto the neon-lit streets of Vegas.

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6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00 Q&A 11:05 Grand Designs (PG) 12:00 ABC News 1:00 Foreign Correspondent 1:30 That Pacific Sports Show 2:00 The Bletchley Circle - San Francisco (M v) 3:00 ABC News 4:05 Escape From The City 5:05 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Gardening Australia 8:30 Des (M l) 9:20 Capital (M l) 10:10 Talking Heads (M l) 10:45 ABC Late News 11:00 The Vaccine 11:15 Question Everything

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Who Killed JonBenét?” (M s,v) (’16) Stars: Eion Bailey 2:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 Movie: “Pearl Harbor” (M) (’01) Stars: Ben Affleck 12:30 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: All Roads Lead (M v) 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Today 9:00 Today Extra (PG) 11:30 NINE’s Morning News 12:00 The Block (PG) 1:15 Talking Honey - Princess Diana (PG) 1:30 Driving Test (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Country House Hunters Australia 8:30 Movie: “Downton Abbey” (PG) (’19) Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore 11:00 Movie: “Elizabeth” (M) (’98) Stars: Cate Blanchett

6:00 Football: World Cup Qualifier: Socceroos v Oman *Live* 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) 1:00 The Living Room 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Farm To Fork 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off My Map 4:00 Everyday Gourmet 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Living Room 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 Rhys Nicholson: Live At Darlinghurst Theatre (MA15+) 12:00 The Project (PG)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 Police And Sting: The Story Of The Songs (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy!

(PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Legends Of The Pharaohs (PG) (In English/ French) 8:30 The Hunt For Shackleton’s Ice Ship (PG) 10:05 SBS World News 10:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s)

4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Border Security International (PG) 8:30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America (PG) 9:30 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America (PG) 10:30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes

3:55 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 4:25 Movie: “Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment” (PG) (’85) Stars: Bubba Smith 6:15 Movie: “Green Lantern” (M v) (’11) Stars: Ryan Reynolds 8:30 Movie: “Die Hard” (M l,v) (’88) Stars: Bruce Willis

5:05 Movie: “Tom And Jerry - The Movie” (G) (’92) Stars: Dana Hill 6:50 Movie: “Ice Age: Continental Drift” (G) (’12) Stars: Aziz Ansari 8:30 Movie: “Made Of Honor” (PG) (’08) Stars: Patrick Dempsey 10:40 Movie: “Frantic” (M d,l,v) (’88)

5:00 Shortland Street (PG) 5:30 The Chefs’ Line 6:00 Toa Hunter Gatherer (PG) 6:30 Karena And Kasey’s Foreign Flavours 7:00 NITV News: Nula 7:30 Movie: “Tia And Piujuq” (G) (’18) Stars: Tia Bshara 8:55 First Nation Bedtime Stories

3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 11:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (MA15+) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Elementary (M v) 3:00 JAG (PG)

1:00 Becker (PG) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 2:30 The Unicorn (PG) 3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 TBA 11:30 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 12:30 Home Shopping

3:00 The Block (PG) 4:00 Log Cabin Living 4:30 Garage Gold 5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Maine Cabin Masters (PG) 8:30 Barnwood Builders 9:30 Building Off The Grid (PG)

4:55 Mystic (PG) 5:25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 5:50 Total DramaRama 6:00 Dwight In Shining Armour (PG) 6:30 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 7:00 Bruno And Boots (PG) 8:30 Good Game Spawn Point (PG)

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 The Vaccine 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:30 7.30 Special: Why Women Are Angry 9:00 ABC Nightly News

5:55 The Adventures Of Paddington 6:20 Bluey 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Infinitely Polar Bear” (M l,s,v) (’14) Stars: Mark Ruffalo 9:55 Gruen (M l) 10:35 Doctor Who (PG) 11:15 Art Works

6:00 Nigella Bites 7:00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30 River Cottage Australia 8:30 Jamie’s Chef 9:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 10:00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 10:30 The Cook And The Chef 11:00 Nigella Bites

5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Hoarders (M l) 9:15 Monica And Sex (M s) (In Spanish) 10:15 Hunters (M l)

5:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 6:00 Movie: “Spy Kids 3: Game Over” (PG) (’03) Stars: Antonio Banderas 7:30 Movie: “Sherlock Holmes” (M v) (’09) Stars: Robert Downey Jnr 10:05 Movie: “Due Date” (MA15+) (’10)

5:30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Secrets Of The National Trust 8:30 Movie: “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves” (M l) (’91) Stars: Kevin Costner 11:25 Heartbeat (M) 12:25 My Favourite Martian

6:00 rage (PG) 7:00 Weekend Breakfast 10:00 rage (PG) 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon 12:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) 2:00 Restoration Australia (PG) 2:55 The School That Tried To End Racism (PG) 4:00 Dream Gardens (PG) 4:30 Landline 5:10 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico (PG) 6:10 The Repair Shop 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grantchester (PG) 8:20 Shetland (M l,v) 9:15 Fires (M l) 10:15 Mrs Wilson (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: Randwick/ Caulfield 5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets” (PG) (’02) Stars: Emma Watson 10:15 Movie: “X-Men United” (M v) (’03) Stars: Hugh Jackman 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Animal Tales (PG) 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday (PG) 12:00 Rivals 12:30 Destination WA 1:00 Good Food Kitchen 1:30 Animal Embassy (PG) 2:00 The Block (PG) 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 NINE News: First At Five 5:30 Getaway (PG) 6:00 NINE News Saturday 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Bohemian Rhapsody” (M) (’18) Stars: Rami Malek 10:15 The Show Must Go On - The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (M)

8:00 4x4 Adventures 9:00 Taste Of Australia 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) 12:00 The Living Room 1:00 The Dog House UK (PG) 2:00 Everyday Gourmet 2:30 My Market Kitchen 3:00 What’s Up Down Under 3:30 Roads Less Travelled 4:00 Farm To Fork (PG) 4:30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Making It Australia 7:00 The Dog House UK (PG) 8:00 Ambulance UK (M d) 10:00 TBA 11:00 TBA 12:00 TBA 1:00 Home Shopping

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Motor Sports 3:00 Cycling: CRO Race 2021 Highlights 4:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 4:30 Five Billion Pound Super Sewer 5:40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Celebrity Letters And Numbers 8:35 Battle Of Britain: 3 Days To Save The UK (PG) 9:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 11:15 Movie: “Molly’s Game” (PG) (’17) Stars: Jessica Chastain

5:00 Seven’s Horse Racing 6:00 Border Security - International (PG) 6:30 Crufts Dog Show (PG) 7:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 TBA 12:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 1:30 TBA 2:30 TBA 3:30 Our Town

4:00 Storage Wars Canada (PG) 5:00 Lost In Transmission (PG) 6:00 Dirty Rotten Survival (PG) 7:00 Cricket: Women’s T20 Australia v India *Live* 10:30 Movie: “The Losers” (M l,s,v) (’10) Stars: Chris Evans

4:30 Movie: “The Theory Of Everything” (PG) (’14) Stars: Eddie Redmayne 7:00 Movie: “Hidden Figures” (PG) (’16) Stars: Taraji P Henson 9:30 Movie: “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” (M l,v,s) (’16) Stars: Alfred Molina

5:00 Indian Country Today 5:30 APTN National News 6:00 NITV News: Nula 6:30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:40 Through The Wormhole (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Spiders” (M) (’13) Stars: William Hope

3:00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 4:00 Truck Hunters (PG) 4:30 I Fish (PG) 5:00 Reel Action 5:30 Scorpion (PG) 7:30 NCIS: Obsession (M) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 10:20 MacGyver 11:20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M s,v)

10:30 The Masked Singer Australia (PG) 2:05 The Neighborhood (PG) 3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:45 2 Broke Girls (M s) 10:45 The Conners (PG) 11:45 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 12:10 Home Shopping

3:30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 4:30 Building Off The Grid (PG) 5:30 Maine Cabin Masters (PG) 6:30 Log Cabin Living 7:30 Escape To The Chateau (PG) 8:30 House Hunters USA 9:30 House Hunters International 10:30 House Hunters Reno

4:55 Mystic (PG) 5:25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 Dwight In Shining Armour (PG) 6:30 Top Jobs For Dogs 7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:45 Danger Mouse

5:00 ABC News 5:30 7.30 Special: Why Women Are Angry 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 ABC News Regional 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 Australian Story 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:15 Four Corners 9:00 ABC Nightly News

5:55 The Adventures Of Paddington 6:30 Go Jetters 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (PG) 8:30 Live At The Apollo (M) 9:15 The Stand Up Sketch Show (M l) 9:40 Sammy J (PG) 9:45 Penn And Teller: Fool Us

6:00 Cheese Slices 7:00 Born To Cook: Jack Stein Down Under 7:30 Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 8:35 Ainsley’s Food We Love 9:30 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 11:30 Mystery Diners 12:00 Born To Cook

5:35 Celebrity Mastermind (PG) 6:40 The Bee Whisperer (PG) 7:40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 8:30 The X-Files (MA15+) 11:00 Dateline: Women Of Everest 11:30 Insight 12:30 Movie: “Being Flynn” (M) (’12) Stars: Robert De Niro

5:00 Movie: “The Spiderwick Chronicles” (PG) (’08) Stars: Freddie Highmore 7:00 Movie: “Jurassic Park” (PG) (’93) Stars: Jeff Goldblum 9:30 Movie: “Hanna” (M l,v) (’11) Stars: Saoirse Ronan 11:40 Malcolm In The Middle (PG)

5:00 Movie: “Operation Petticoat” (G) (’59) Stars: Cary Grant 7:30 Movie: “Escape From Alcatraz” (PG) (’79) Stars: Clint Eastwood 9:50 Movie: “The Gauntlet” (M l,v) (’77) Stars: Clint Eastwood 12:05 Embarrassing Bodies (M)

7:00 Weekend Breakfast 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Offsiders 10:30 The World This Week 11:00 Compass 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 ABC News 12:30 Landline 1:30 Gardening Australia 2:30 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico (PG) 3:30 Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line (PG) 4:00 Secrets Of The Museum 4:10 TBA 5:00 Art Works 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:30 Back Roads 7:00 ABC News 7:40 Restoration Australia 8:40 Fires (M) 9:35 We Hunt Together (MA15+)

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show Weekend 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:00 Beach Cops (PG) 1:30 Border Security - International (PG) 2:00 Movie: “The Maltese Falcon” (PG) (’41) Stars: Humphrey Bogart 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30 Sydney Weekender 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Hey Hey We’re 50 (PG) 8:50 Manhunt: The Night Stalker (M) 9:50 The Real Manhunter (M v)

6:00 Animal Tales (PG) 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) 11:00 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) 11:30 Fishing Australia (PG) 12:00 Ultimate Rush (PG) 12:30 Explore 12:40 Movie: “Curse Of The Pink Panther” (PG) (’83) Stars: David Niven 3:00 The Block (PG) 5:00 NINE News: First At Five 5:30 RBT (PG) 6:00 NINE News Sunday 7:00 The Block (PG) 8:30 60 Minutes (M) 9:30 NINE News Late 10:00 The First 48 (M)

8:30 Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) 9:00 Destination Dessert (PG) 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) 12:00 TBA 1:10 Three Veg And Meat 1:30 Healthy Homes Australia 2:00 Everyday Gourmet 2:30 My Market Kitchen 3:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 3:30 Roads Less Travelled 4:00 Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) 4:30 Taste Of Australia 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) 7:30 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) 9:00 CSI: Vegas (M) 10:00 FBI (M) 1:00 The Sunday Project

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Football: FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine 3:30 Cycling: Paris-Roubaix Race Highlights 5:40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Inside Central Station: (M) 8:30 Australia Uncovered (PG) 10:10 Life Of Earth From Space 11:10 How ‘Mad’ Are You? (M l) 12:05 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 1:00 Backtrack Boys (MA15+) 2:55 Cocaine - Living With The Cartels (MA15+)

2:30 Escape To The Country 3:30 Movie: “Grand Prix” (PG) (’66) Stars: James Garner 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys (PG) 9:30 Mighty Trains (PG)

4:00 Ultimate Fishing With Matt Watson (PG) 5:00 Lost In Transmission (PG) 6:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:00 Cricket: Women’s T20: Match 3 - Australia v India *Live* From Metricon Stadium 10:30 Movie: “Batman & Robin” (PG) (’97)

5:00 Movie: “Richie Rich” (PG) (’94) Stars: Macaulay Culkin 7:00 The Voice USA (PG) 9:00 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back (M l) 10:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares UK (M l) 11:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (M l)

3:00 AFL: Big Rivers 4:30 Softball: SA Premier League 6:00 NITV News: Nula 6:30 Artefact 7:30 NITV News Update 7:40 First Australians (PG) 8:40 Totem And Ore (PG) 10:25 Movie: “Sunny And The Dark Horse” (PG) (’87)

3:00 All 4 Adventure (PG) 4:00 Truck Hunters (PG) 4:30 What’s Up Down Under 5:00 I Fish (PG) 5:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 Star Trek: Discovery (M v)

1:30 The Dog House UK (PG) 2:00 The Conners (M) 3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 The Neighborhood (PG) 9:30 Movie: “2099: The Soldier Protocol” (AKA ‘The Wheel’) (M) (’19) Stars: David Arquette

3:30 Log Cabin Living 4:30 Fixer Upper (PG) 5:30 House Hunters USA 6:30 House Hunters International 7:30 Good Bones (PG) 8:30 A Sale Of Two Cities 9:30 My Lottery Dream Home (PG) 10:30 Fixer To Fabulous 11:30 House Hunters USA

4:55 Mystic (PG) 5:25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 Mikki Vs The World 6:30 Mindful Earth 7:05 Sol (PG) 7:35 Goodbye Home (PG) 7:45 Operation Ouch! 8:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8:35 Danger Mouse

5:00 ABC News: Auslan Bulletin 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Crocodile Territory: Protecting A Predator 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 The Bright Side 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Australian Story

5:55 Octonauts 6:25 Shaun The Sheep 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00 Compass 8:30 Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail (M l,s) 9:30 The School That Tried To End Racism (PG)

6:00 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul 6:30 Adam & Poh’s Malaysia In Australia 7:00 India Unplated 7:30 Weekend Breaks With Gregg Wallace 8:30 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 9:40 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

5:45 Underground Worlds 6:40 Planet Expedition (PG) 7:40 UnXplained With William Shatner (M) 8:30 Women On Death Row (M l) 9:30 Criminal Planet (M d) 10:20 Dark Side Of The Ring (M l) 11:30 I Was A Teenage Felon (MA15+)

5:00 Movie: “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” (PG) (’00) Stars: Eddie Murphy 7:00 Movie: “The Phantom” (PG) (’96) Stars: Billy Zane 9:00 Movie: “Transformers: The Last Knight” (M) (’09) Stars: Mark Wahlberg

5:15 Movie: “Johnny Guitar” (PG) (’58) Stars: Joan Crawford 7:30 Agatha Raisin (PG) 8:30 Coroner (MA15+) 9:30 Chicago PD (MA15+) 10:30 Chicago Fire (MA15+) 11:30 Chicago Med (M) 12:30 My Favourite Martian

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12:00 Movie: “Hidden Intentions” (M s,v) (’18) Stars: Ashlynn Yennie 2:00 The Real Manhunter (M v) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 SAS Australia (PG) 8:50 Movie: “Deadpool 2” (MA15+) (’18) Stars: Ryan Reynolds 11:20 Station 19 (M v)

12:00 The Block (PG) 1:30 Getaway (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 The Block (PG) 8:45 Love Island Australia (M) 10:15 TBA 11:15 NINE News Late 11:45 The Arrangement (M l,s,v) 12:40 New Amsterdam (M)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 TBA 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Freshly Picked 4:00 Everyday Gourmet 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) 8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (MA15+) 9:30 Just For Laughs Uncut (MA15+)

6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 6:00 American Pickers Doc Martin (M) 8:30 (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars The Inspector Lynley (PG) 7:30 American Mysteries (M v) 10:30 Cold Pickers (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Case (M v) 12:30 M*A*S*H Dead Pool” (M) (’07) Stars: (PG) Clint Eastwood

6:00 Futurama (PG) 6:30 Karena And 6:30 The Simpsons Kasey’s Foreign (PG) 7:30 The Voice Flavours 7:00 Our USA (PG) 8:30 Family Guy (M) Stories (PG) 7:20 NITV News 9:00 American Dad (M) 9:30 Update 7:30 Road Open 7:40 First Dates Australia (M) Through The Wormhole (PG)

7:00 ABC National 5:50 Total DramaRama 6:05 Mikki Vs The News 8:00 ABC News World 6:30 Mindful Tonight 8:45 The Earth 7:05 The Mindfulness Business 9:00 ABC Nightly Tool Kit 7:30 Shaun The News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The Sheep 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) World 11:00 The Drum

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 7:00 The Cook Up With 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) Spicks And Specks Adam Liaw 7:30 Jamie 7:30 NITV News & Jimmy’s Food Fight Update 7:35 8 Out Of 8:00 QI (PG) 8:30 David Attenborough’s Life That Club 8:30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) Glows 9:30 George Clarke’s 9:35 Luke Nguyen’s Greater 8:30 Taskmaster (M l) 9:20 Amazing Spaces Mekong Hypothetical (M)

12:00 ABC News 1:00 Shetland (M l,v) 2:00 The Bletchley Circle - San Francisco (M v) 3:00 ABC News 4:05 Escape From The City 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:05 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury 8:30 Step Into Paradise (PG) 9:55 Gatwick - The Last Chance Hotel (M d,l) 10:55 ABC Late News

12:00 Movie: “Honor Student” (M s,v) (’14) Stars: Josie Loren 2:00 The Real Manhunter (M v) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 SAS Australia (PG) 8:45 Highway Patrol Special (M) 9:45 Inside Chernobyl (PG) 11:15 The Latest Seven News

5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 10:20 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix Highlights 11:20 Blue Bloods (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping

12:00 The Block (PG) 1:15 Talking Honey Princess Diana 1:30 Driving Test (PG) (M) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 The Block (PG) 8:40 Love Island Australia (M) 9:40 Travel Guides (PG) 10:40 NINE News Late 11:10 Reverie (M v)

2:00 Inside Central Station (M) 3:00 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 The Supervet (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 10 Mistakes: Deepwater Horizon (M) 8:30 Saved By A Stranger (M) 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency (M)

4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld

5:00 Good Bones (PG) 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 8:30 Renovate Or Rebuild 9:30 Boise Boys

7:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Flight” (MA15+) (’12) Stars: Denzel Washington 11:15 World’s Worst Flights (PG)

6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Poirot (PG) 8:40 Agatha Christie’s Marple (PG) 10:40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v) 11:40 The Enemy Within (M)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 TBA 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Farm To Fork 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Freshly Picked 4:00 Everyday Gourmet 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Dog House Australia (PG) 8:30 The Cheap Seats (M l) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v)

2:00 Whitney Houston - The Story Of The Songs (PG) 2:55 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 3:25 The Cook Up (PG) 3:55 Remarkable Places To Eat (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys (M) 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:00 The Feed

6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 6:00 American Pickers Pie In The Sky (PG) (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars 8:30 Lewis (M v) 10:30 (PG) 7:30 Highway Without A Trace (M d,v) 12:30 Patrol (PG) 8:30 Aussie M*A*S*H (PG) 1:30 The Real Salvage Squad (PG) 10:30 Seachange Outback Truckers (PG)

6:00 Futurama (PG) 6:30 African Americans: 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 6:30 The Simpsons Many Rivers To Cross Bondi Rescue (PG) (PG) 7:30 Family Guy (PG) 7:30 The Point 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 (M s) 8:00 American Dad (M s) 8:00 Living Black (M) 8:30 42 Football: Japan v Socceroos 8:30 Movie: “Grown Ups 2” To 1 (PG) 10:00 The Colour Of *Live* 11:30 NCIS: New (PG) (’13) Stars: Adam Sandler The Fade (M l) Orleans (M v)

(PG) 11:00 The Unicorn (PG) 11:30 The Conners (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 3:30 A Million

5:50 Total DramaRama 7:00 ABC National 6:00 Mikki Vs The News 8:00 China World 6:30 Mindful Tonight 8:30 ABC Earth 7:10 The Mindfulness News Tonight 8:45 The Tool Kit 7:30 Shaun The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly Sheep 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) News 9:25 7.30

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) 9:10 Ghosts (M) 9:40 This Time With Alan Partridge (PG)

7:00 That 70’s Show 6:30 Antiques Road(PG) 7:30 Movie: “Heat” show 7:30 New Tricks (M l,v) (’95) Stars: Al (PG) 8:40 The Closer Pacino 11:00 World’s Worst (M v) 9:40 Rizzoli & Isles (M v) Flights (PG) 12:00 State Of 10:40 Law & Order: Criminal Affairs (M) 1:00 Westside (M) Intent (M v)

12:00 ABC News 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 Media Watch (PG) 2:00 The Bletchley Circle - San Francisco (M v) 3:00 ABC News Afternoons 4:10 Escape From The City 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Gruen 9:05 Frayed (MA15+) 9:50 Back (MA15+) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 The Vicar Of Dibley (PG) 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M n,v) 10:40 Bones (M v)

12:00 Movie: “Wicked Mom’s Club” (PG) (’17) Stars: Jessica Blackmore 2:00 The Real Manhunter (M v) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 TBA 9:30 The Rookie (M d,v) 10:30 The Latest Seven News 11:00 Chicago Fire (M) 12:00 The Windsors (M l,s)

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6:00 American Pickers 7:00 The Simpsons (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Family Guy (PG) 8:30 Fat Pizza: (M s) 8:00 American Back In Business (MA15+) Dad (M s,v) 8:30 Movie: “US 9:10 Movie: “Superbad” Marshals” (M l,v) (’98) Stars: (MA15+) (’07) Stars: Jonah Hill Tommy Lee Jones

5:50 Total DramaRama 7:00 ABC National 6:00 Mikki Vs The News 8:00 ABC News World 6:30 Mindful Tonight 8:45 The Earth 7:05 The Mindfulness Business 9:00 ABC Nightly Tool Kit 7:30 Shaun The News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The Sheep 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) World 11:00 The Drum

12:00 ABC News 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 1:30 How Extra (PG) 2:00 The Bletchley Circle San Francisco (M v) 3:00 ABC News 4:10 Escape From The City 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 6:55 Sammy J (PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Q&A 9:35 TBA 10:25 You Can’t Ask That (M l)

7:00 The Cook Up 7:30 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) Giada Entertains 8:00 7:30 NITV News David Rocco’s Dolce Update 7:35 8 Out Of Africa 8:30 John Torode’s 10 Cats Does Countdown Korean Food Tour 9:30 Luke (M l,s) 8:30 Alone (M) 9:40 Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Unknown Amazon (PG)

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12:00 Dr Phil (PG) 1:00 TBA 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Farm To Fork 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey 4:00 Everyday Gourmet 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8:30 Bull (M) 11:30 The Project (PG)

5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 11:15 Seal Team 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix Highlights

12:00 The Block (PG) 1:00 Desperate Housewives (M) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 TBA 8:30 Love Island Australia (M) 9:30 Love Island Australia Aftershow (M) 10:00 NINE News Late 10:30 Reported Missing (M)

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12:00 Dr Phil (PG) 1:00 TBA 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Farm To Fork 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Freshly Picked 4:00 Everyday Gourmet 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) 8:30 Gogglebox (PG) 9:30 TBA 10:30 Blue Bloods (M v) 11:30 The Project (PG)

5:00 Boise Boys 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Escape To The Chateau Specials 8:30 Restoration Man

2:00 Dateline 2:30 Insight 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Remarkable Places To Eat (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Australia’s Health Revolution (M) 8:35 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 9:30 New Gold Mountain (M d,l,v) 10:35 SBS World News

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 7:00 The Cook Up With 7:30 NITV News 7:00 That 70’s Show Spicks And Specks Adam Liaw 7:30 Update 7:35 8 Out Of (PG) 7:30 Movie: “War 8:00 Would I Lie To License To Grill 8:30 10 Cats Does CountOf The Worlds” (M v) You? (PG) 8:30 Art Works 9:00 Tom Kerridge’s Barbeque 9:00 down (M l,s) 8:30 Crusaders: (’05) Stars: Tom Cruise 9:45 Bronwyn Oliver: The Shadows Food Safari 9:30 Luke Ex Jehovah’s Witnesses Speak Movie: “Super 8” (M d,l) (’11) Within (PG) Nguyen’s Greater Mekong (M) 10:05 Australia Uncovered Stars: Elle Fanning

2:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 2:30 Border Security - International (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Cricket: Women’s Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars *Live* From Blundstone Arena 10:30 The Latest Seven News

5:00 Escape To The Chateau Specials 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Masters Of Flip 8:30 Home Town 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes By (PG) 8:50 Midsomer Murders (M v) 10:50 Aaron Hernandez Uncovered (M) 12:30 My Favourite Martian

2:55 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 3:25 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 3:55 Remarkable Places To Eat (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Coastal Devon And Cornwall With Michael Po (PG) 8:35 Back To The Titanic (PG) 9:30 New Gold Mountain (M d,l,v)

4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 The Simpsons 5:30 Escape To The (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Family Guy Country 6:30 Bargain (PG) 7:30 Movie: “True (M d,s) 8:00 American Hunt 7:30 Father Brown (M v) Lies” (M l,s,v) (’94) Stars: Dad (M v) 8:30 Movie: “The 8:30 Inspector Morse (M l,v) Arnold Schwarzenegger 10:25 Bounty Hunter” (M l,s,v) (’10) 10:50 Murdoch Mysteries (M v) Movie: “Soldier” (M l,v) (’98) Stars: Jennifer Aniston

7:00 Our Stories 7:20 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 1:00 The Big Bang 5:00 Beachfront NITV News Update Bondi Rescue (PG) Theory (PG) 1:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Going Places With 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 The Renovation 6:00 House Ernie Dingo (PG) 8:30 Movie: Hawaii Five-0 (M v) 10:30 Seal King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Hunters International 7:00 “Bedevil” (M) (’93) Stars: Team (M v) 11:30 MacGyver Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) House Hunters USA 7:30 Tracey Moffatt (M v) 12:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 House Hunters International

5:50 Total DramaRama 7:00 ABC National 6:00 Mikki Vs The News 8:00 ABC News World 6:30 Mindful Tonight 8:45 The Earth 7:10 The Mindfulness Business 9:00 ABC Nightly Tool Kit 7:30 Shaun The News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The Sheep 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) World 11:00 The Drum

7:00 The Cook Up With 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Adam Liaw 7:30 Our Does Count-down (M Food, Our Family 8:00 l,s) 8:30 The Curse Of India Unplated 8:30 Adam & Oak Island (M l) 10:00 Dave Poh’s Malaysia In Australia Gorman: Modern Life Is 9:00 Barefoot Contessa Goodish (M) 10:55 The Feed

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:30 Penn And Teller: Fool Us (PG) 9:10 Hard Quiz (PG) 9:40 Gruen (M) 10:20 Doctor Who (PG)

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12:00 ABC News 1:00 Grantchester (PG) 2:00 Des (M l) 3:00 ABC News 4:10 Escape From The City (PG) 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:15 Media Watch (PG) 9:35 China Tonight 10:05 Road To Now (M v) 11:05 ABC Late News 11:20 The Business

7:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:30 Survivor 41 USA (M) 8:30 Movie: “Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1” (M v) (’14) Stars: Jennifer Lawrence

6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) 8:40 Movie: “Chocolat” (M s,v) (’00) Stars: Juliette Binoche 11:10 Law & Order (M)

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5. At what venue was the Grand Final played?

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New Christmas music The Pistol Annies are gifting country music with a new Christmas album this year.

Titled ‘Hell of a Holiday’, the album will be out in plenty of time for the festive season with an October 22 scheduled release.

The Pistol Annies features Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley.

The first single from the album, ‘Snow Globe’ has already been released.

Legend’s battle revealed Country music superstar Alan Jackson has revealed he is living with a degenerative nerve condition that is impacting his ability to tour and perform.

The country mainstay confirmed he has been diagnosed with Charcot-MarieTooth disorder.

“There’s no cure for it,” he said.

It’s a genetic condition that he inherited from his father, Jackson confirmed.

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FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20

APRIL 21 TO MAY 21

You’re keen to expand your world via exciting foreign friendships and international contacts. If you link up with like-minded people, then it will open new doors of opportunity. But Mercury is retrograde so it will take time. You also need to be careful what you post online, as a casual comment could be taken out of context and lead to controversy. Expect the sparks to fly on the weekend, when the Sun/Pluto square stirs up a problem from the past.

Expect flashes of creative and spiritual inspiration on Friday, when your imagination and intuition kick in. The rest of the week looks intense, as retrograde Mercury stirs up inner compulsions, submerged secrets or hidden resentments. You could also become possessive about a person or material object.

Try to keep things in perspective and learn to let go. As Hugh Jackman observes, “You can’t go through life obsessing about what might have been.”

Rambunctious Rams: this week there’s the potential for explosive Sun-Pluto power struggles with an authority figure, work colleague or loved one (especially on Sunday). The situation is further complicated by Mercury being retrograde. So calm down and try to communicate with extra care and diplomacy, otherwise you could over-react and do or say something you later regret! Strive to be uncharacteristically patient and make frustration your friend.

It will be very easy to say the wrong thing to the wrong person, as Mercury is retrograde. Making controversial comments will just land you in hot water, so think things through and choose your words wisely. You can also expect some delays or disruptions to your daily routine. A fun and flexible attitude will help you navigate the week in a more positive fashion. The weekend favours socialising with family and exercising with friends (in COVID-safe ways).

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JUNE 22 TO JULY 22

JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23

AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23

When it comes to communication and conversation, you’ve certainly got the Gemini gift of the gab. But Mercury (your patron planet) is in retrograde motion (until October 18) so be careful you don’t blurt out remarks that you later regret. Try to be disciplined with yourself and compassionate towards others. Take the time to contemplate the wise words of birthday great Oscar Wilde, “Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us.”

There could be cross words between you and a relative, as you seem to be heading in different directions. Remember the good times you’ve enjoyed together and search for common ground.

Things will look a lot brighter in the morning. Your motto for the week is from birthday great Eleanor Roosevelt, “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” If you are single, you could find yourself falling for a business colleague or a work mate.

Mercury is reversing through your communication zone, and there’s a challenging square between Pluto and the Sun. So try to avoid online arguments and run-ins with authority figures. If you are the person in charge, then resist the urge to be bossy and over-bearing. Behaving like a demanding Diva will get you nowhere fast! Try to be extra patient …which is not one of your natural virtues. For some lucky Leos, Jupiter blesses a community project.

This week Mercury (your patron planet) is in retrograde mode. So the more unreliable, unpredictable and demanding others are, the more you will shift into fussy, finicky, obsessive mode. You’ll feel less stressed if you take 10 deep breaths, try to relax and keep things in perspective. Remember – you can’t control what other people say and do, but you can control how you respond. The weekend is good for rebooting your budget or going on an outdoor adventure.

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SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21

DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20

The Sun, Mars and Mercury are transiting through your sign, which highlights your charm, creativity and joie de vivre.

But Mercury is in retrograde mode (until October 18) which increases your tendency to be indecisive and sit on the fence. So try not to be too wishy-washy this week! Focus on the things you do well, as you appreciate and celebrate your talents. Be inspired by birthday great Oscar Wilde, “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”

On Friday, the Sun and Jupiter encourage you to reach out and help a family member or someone within your local community. Then the Sun squares powerful Pluto (your ruler) on Sunday, which boosts your temperamental streak and your Scorpio control-freak tendencies.

And you may feel like you’re stuck in a rut or even going backwards. The more stubborn you are, the more challenging the week will be. So keep your options open and try to be more flexible.

Prepare to inspire others with your high spirits and contagious enthusiasm.

You’re at your buoyant best on Friday, when the Sun and Jupiter boost confidence levels and put extra wind in your Sagittarian sails. But a situation (involving friends or finances) looks complicated on the weekend, when someone could misinterpret your actions. Ask for some clarification, otherwise you could find yourself jumping to hasty conclusions! Patience is the key.

The mid-week Venus/Saturn connection is promising for confidence levels, long-term love, a business partnership and planning your future direction. An unresolved personal problem has got your head in a spin but do your best to sort out any ongoing dramas. A work colleague, client or customer could be anything but reasonable on the weekend. Try to project a cool, calm and collected Capricorn persona, as you focus on being extra positive and productive.

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Products evolve When the iPhone 1 was released it was ground breaking technology, but seems quite antiquated in comparison to the most recent releases. The same applies to financial products, over time the product providers strive to gain a competitive advantage and in doing so many companies develop products get that are cheaper and/or have better features.

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Annual screening for those with diabetes is an integral preventative measure in the management of the diabetic foot. As we know, those with diabetes can suffer from serious complications in their feet such as reduced blood flow, loss of sensation and even amputation.

As part of our annual screening, a podiatrist will assess your blood flow by palpating the pulses in your feet, and then using a handheld ultrasound, will assess the quality of the blood flow. They will also assess your protective sensation through pressure testing. The results of these assessments allow your podiatrist to stratify someone with diabetes as low, moderate, or high risk and enables us to develop a relevant management plan. For those who are categorised as ‘high risk’, we typically recommend shorter appointment intervals because they are at a higher risk of foot complications. This ensures that any changes in their feet are picked up early to ensure early intervention and the best possible outcomes.

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What are fleas?

Fleas are tiny, dark brown parasitic insects that infest the coat and skin of pets. They can jump up to 150 times their own length, making the transfer of fleas between your pets difficult to prevent.

Their remarkable jumping skills also allow them to transit easily from surrounding environments to your pet.

How do I know if my pet has fleas?

One of the first signs of a flea infestation in your pet is itching. On inspection of your pet’s coat, you will likely see one or more fleas moving around on the surface of your pet’s skin. You may also notice tiny black particles that look like dirt; these could be flea droppings. An adult female flea lays an average of 20 to 30 eggs each day.

How do pets get fleas?

Fleas form cocoons which can remain dormant for astonishingly long periods of

time. They inhabit the garden, carpet, and furniture until they are able to hitch a ride on your pet. They jump great distances to find a host and bite both pets and humans.

Why is it important to treat and prevent fleas?

Fleas are the number one cause of skin disease in pets and can cause problems ranging from simple itchiness to weeping sores, scaly skin, and infection. Some animals are allergic to flea bites (a condition known as Flea Allergy Dermatitis), where one bite sets off an auto-immune reaction. All skin conditions require veterinary treatment. Fleas breed at an enormous rate. The fleas you see on your dog represent only five to 10 per cent of the fleas within their environment. The rest of the population is represented in the egg and larval stages found in your carpets, furniture, bedding, and garden.

The lifecycle explained Only five per cent of fleas live in the environment as an adult and 95 per cent of fleas live as eggs, larvae, or pupae. For effective flea control, it is essential to break the lifecycle in the environment.

Adult fleas – jump onto your dog or cat, feed on their blood and then start laying eggs.

Eggs – one female lays an average of 30 eggs per day, which drop off into carpets and bedding before hatching.

Larvae – the hatched eggs release larvae which move away from light, deeper into carpets and under furniture before developing into pupae. The larvae feed on organic debris and at this stage can consume tapeworm eggs, allowing them to become an intermediate host for the development of tapeworms.

This lifecycle can take as little as two to three weeks and as long as 12 months. To rid your pet and household from fleas, you must break this cycle.

How do I protect my pet from fleas?

Prevention is the key to flea control.

There are many different flea products available to purchase, so choosing the right one for your pet type and age is essential. Preventatives come as ‘spot on’ applications that are easy to use and last three to four weeks or oral tablets that work as an effective birth control for fleas, interrupting the lifecycle. It is sometimes necessary to treat both the pet and the environment.

If your pet is scratching or has skin damage, it is best to have them checked by a vet.

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ocal cricketers will finally get to hit the training paddock next week as a new era at Penrith Cricket Club begins.

Following a few big-name departures over winter – including club icon Michael Wholohan and NSW Blues youngster Ryan Hackney – Penrith Cricket Club will usher in a host of new faces as well as welcome back some familiar ones too ahead of the upcoming NSW Premier Cricket season.

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League star Josh Lalor. The 33-year-old long-time Penrith first grader takes over the role previously held by Dale Turner.

“When I was a lot younger, I was on the Committee and I was looking for a way to get back involved with the club this year when it looked like Dale wasn’t going to go around again,” Lalor said.

“Not just playing but having worked in high performance sport the last two or three years, I thought there was an opportunity for me to take on the Cricket Manager role at Penrith and really lead the cricket in a way we haven’t really done before.”

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mance unit this season, attempting to apply everything he’s learned in his decorated Big Bash and State cricket career to a grassroots level.

Lalor said he’ll be taking on a large range of duties including high performance, selection, philosophies, captaincy choices, player development, recruitment and retention, club culture and coaching.

“I would classify my role as everything that goes into the high performance development of the club – which is a strange set of terms when talking about an amateur sporting club – but it’s virtually on the brink of professional sport as much as any other sporting structure,” he said.

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On top of his new role at Penrith, Lalor also plans to play first grade cricket with the club this season as well as run out for the Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming Big Bash League competition.

In part two of our interview next week, Lalor gives fans an insight into Penrith’s new head coach Andrew Lamb and will list his expectations for the summer ahead.

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Greene was the club’s Leading Goalkicker with 45 goals in 18 games, as well as taking home Mark of the Year for his highflying effort in Round 1 and Goal of the Year for his remarkable after-the-siren torpedo against the Blues in Round 14.

Greene also took home the Members Choice Award, which was voted on by members and fans at the conclusion of every round across the season.

The club’s Rising Star award was presented to Tom Green after 18 games in his second season, while fellow Academy player James Peatling was awarded the club’s Development Award after making his AFL debut in Round 20.

Along with his top five finish, star defender Sam Taylor took home the Coaches Award after a breakout season holding down the Giants’ often undermanned defence.

Head of Community Ali Faraj was named Giants Staff Member of the Year for his tireless efforts in engaging the wider Sydney and Canberra communities.

A new approach NATHAN TAYLOR

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estern Sydney’s A-League Women’s team will have a Kiwi flavour this season after the club signed New Zealand international Malia Steinmetz.

The 22-year-old played in her very first season in the domestic competition last season with Perth Glory where she featured in every match.

The talented midfielder made her debut for the New Zealand Senior Team in 2017 and most recently was part of their U20s squad in 2018.

Wanderers coach Catherine Cannuli welcomed Steinmetz to the club.

“Malia showed the league her natural talent and ability last season in the A-Leagues and has been rising through the ranks of New Zealand’s national team,” she said.

“We are delighted to have her at the club and look forward to watching her growth and development over the season.”

Steinmetz said she was ready to be part of the success the Wanderers are planning for 2021/22.

“The competition (A-Leagues) was a great step up for me personally after playing in New Zealand and the National Premier League Women’s division. It’s for

Malia Steinmetz will play for the Wanderers in the rebranded A-League Women.

sure a great platform that I’m learning so much from which will hopefully help my football career even more in the future,” she said.

“Talking to Cath (Cannuli), also gave me a lot of excitement for this A-League Women’s season and what the team will be able to achieve.”

Meanwhile, with the season kicking off next month, Australian football has

revealed its new identity, with the men’s, women’s and youth leagues brought together under a unified “A-Leagues” banner. From this season, the A-League will be known as A-League Men and the W-League will be rebranded to A-League Women.

“It’s not men’s football, or women’s football, it’s just football,” APL Managing Director, Danny Townsend said.

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fter a long and drawn out winter, it’s finally time to head outdoors again and play some competitive sport with your mates.

It’s been confirmed by the NSW Government that community sport, which has laid dormant since late June when the city went into lockdown, will return by the end of October once New South Wales hits 80 per cent double dose vaccination rates.

Once the state reaches the very important milestone, community sport will be permitted for fully vaccinated staff, spectators and participants only.

Since NSW’s reopening roadmap was revealed last month, sporting organisations right across Penrith have been gearing up to welcome their members back to the field or court.

Speaking with the Weekender, Penrith OzTag President Jamie Howard said he’s thrilled that the community can get back to doing what they love in just a matter of weeks.

“Things are looking good, our competitions are basically full already,” he said.

“We put a post up on Facebook recently

OzTag players are looking forward to returning to the field for the summer.

about the requirements that we’ve got to adhere to regarding vaccinations and there was no real negative feedback.

“I’ve had one team that had to withdraw because they won’t be vaccinated but they

didn’t kick up a stink about it or anything.

They said they understood and pulled the team out.”

According to the strict guidelines Penrith OzTag are adhering to, players and specta-

tors aged 16 and above must be prepared to prove their vaccination status prior to playing or while spectating.

Those who have medical exemptions must also be prepared to prove their exemption to allow them to either play or spectate.

Players or spectators found to be unvaccinated will be asked to leave the game and grounds immediately. Strict penalties, including suspensions, will apply for people that don’t cooperate.

“We’re just implementing what the Government has asked us to do and most people have been pretty good about it,” Howard said.

“Our summer competition will officially kick off in late October all going well.”

Local soccer and cricket player, five-yearold Ashton Shone is just one of thousands of kids looking forward to returning to the field this summer.

“I am really excited for sport to return because I get to see my coach and all of my friends,” he said.

According to the NSW Government’s reopening roadmap, all staff, spectators and participants will be welcomed back to community sport regardless of their vaccination status from December 1.

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Giants finalise 2022 squad

Matisse Letherbarrow.

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iants Netball have finalised their squad for next season, with the announcement of three new signings.

Versatile defender Lauren Moore will switch to the Giants next year after spending six seasons with the NSW Swifts as both a training partner and contracted athlete, playing 39 games and winning two Super Netball titles.

The 23-year-old plays across all three defensive positions but specialises in circle defence.

“I’m a proud NSW junior, so I’m really excited by the opportunity to continue my career in my home state and play alongside girls who I’ve come through the pathway with,” Moore said.

Training partners in 2021, Amy Sligar and Matisse Letherbarrow round out the Giants squad for the 2022 season.

Amy Sligar.

Hailing from Camden Netball Association, 19-year-old Sligar took to the court on two occasions last season, including a starting seven position in Round 2 when both Amy Parmenter and Kristiana Manu’a were ruled out.

“I’m so excited to be offered a contract for 2022 and am looking forward to the year ahead,” Sligar said.

Letherbarrow, who made her Super Netball debut in 2020, became a replacement player for Kiera Austin for 2021 after she suffered a season-ending knee injury in Round 1.

A talented shooter, the Baulkham Hills junior has been part of the Giants’ program for two years and played in five Super Netball matches. She’s ready to go to the next level next season.

“This is every girl’s dream, and this is what you work so hard for, so to be given the opportunity in the orange dress is not only a dream come true but an honour,” Letherbarrow said.

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or the second time in his career, star GWS Giants midfielder Josh Kelly has won the Kevin Sheedy Medal.

In a tight top three finish, Kelly was tied with Toby Greene coming into the final two matches of the season before polling 17 votes across the Finals Series to add his second Sheedy Medal to his 2017 victory.

Kelly, who signed a monster eight-year contract earlier this year to make him a Giant for life, finished on 159 votes for the night with Greene finishing 10 votes behind and Jacob Hopper rounding out the top three on 142 votes.

It was a battle between the three for much of the night with the trio sitting at the top of the leaderboard at nearly every break.

Kelly polled in every one of the 23 games he played across the 2021 AFL season, including a maximum of 16 votes in a best-onground performance in Round 13 against North Melbourne.

Giants coach Leon Cameron congratulated Kelly on his “welldeserved second Club Champion victory”.

“By his own admission, Josh came into this season wanting to take his game to another level. I think we saw the results of a big summer of hard work as he stepped up with consistent quality performances across a variety of positions,” he said.

“His willingness to play whatever role was required of him, along with his leadership in the absence of Stephen Coniglio and at times Toby Greene, was on full display across 2021. He should be very proud of his season.”

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Josh Kelly has taken out this year’s Kevin Sheedy Medal at GWS.

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