THE Mornington Peninsula is set to play a vital role in a new statewide conservation push aimed at protecting some of Victoria’s most threatened native animals and habitats.
The Melbourne Habitat Forever project was announced earlier this week by Victorian conservation organisation Trust for Nature with 15 new sanctuaries to be created on private land, including on the peninsula.
This initiative complements local conservation efforts already under way on the Mornington Peninsula. In December of last year, Southern Brown Bandicoots were reintroduced to the Briars in Mount Martha after more than 20 years of local extinction.
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New dog ban areas spark concern
Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au
NEWLY installed signs that have unexpectedly restricted access to previously on-leash dog areas will be debated among Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors following community backlash.
The shire has recently put in new signs banning dogs at various locations aiming to protect wildlife. Cr David Gill said the signs had caught dog owners
off-guard, creating “public anxiety”.
According to the shire’s website, “there are a number of areas where dogs are prohibited from entering or remaining, even on leash (…) to ensure we offer the greatest amount of protection to these species”.
“Some of these species include the threatened Hooded Plover, migratory shorebirds, marsupials including the White-footed Dunnart and the Longnosed Bandicoot, and reptiles such as the Blue-tongued Lizard,” it said.
“Many of these species are susceptible to dog attacks and even the scent or barking of dogs can cause distress.”
But Cr David Gill said people “are very surprised with the new signs and are starting to question why this is happening” without consultation.
“From my viewpoint it is an outcome that perhaps should have been better explained to councillors.”
Gill is set to move a motion at the council’s 22 July meeting in which he will call for a review of all council-con-
trolled sites with new no dogs signs to “ascertain whether wildlife protection is required”.
It will also seek community input on each of these sites and “ensure outcomes of dogs in public places regulations are fully understood by the public”.
Furthermore, Gill will ask the council to introduce a new local law, if necessary, “to find a balance” to ensure positive outcomes are achieved regarding dogs in public places.
In a letter published in The News on 1
July, a resident said there were about six “totally unnecessary” signs that had appeared near a Balnarring Beach reserve without the community being involved in the decision.
“It looks as if the shire has too much money,” he wrote. “It has become clear to me that such waste of our rate payer money is not appreciated here in Balnarring Beach.”
The resident also noted the reserve had been neglected by the shire and “choked with noxious weeds”.
Park tribute push for environmentalist
A ROSEBUD resident has expressed his deep disappointment after the Mornington Peninsula Shire refused to name a park after his late wife despite her pivotal role in protecting the Rosebud foreshore.
John Cain said his late wife Eunice was a steadfast protector of the community and was one the key figures in creating a family park on Point Nepean Rd.
The park, which is opposite Ninth Ave and adjacent to the Rosebud Bowls Club, features a playground, benches and barbecues. It sits on Crown Land and is managed by the council.
The Cains moved to Rosebud in 1986 with Eunice quickly becoming an active member of the community until her passing in 2017. Among her contributions was being the founder of the Friends of Rosebud Beach and Foreshore in 1996 after she and others had successfully pushed back on a proposal to build a large marina which would have extended from Jetty Rd to Third Ave up to the kerbside.
Friends members also tirelessly objected to a proposed swimming pool being built at the Rosebud Village Green, which was eventually placed where Eunice suggested – next to the shire offices. Furthermore, she was a driving force in knocking back a proposed tollway on the peninsula freeway, as well as inappropriate developments.
John applied to have the park named in Eunice’s honour, noting the park (formerly tennis courts) had ultimately been created thanks to the friends group’s partnership with Parks Victoria in 2004.
The group, which is still active, also paid for the park’s furniture and bollards with Eunice helping in the design of the park.
Despite this, the shire rejected John’s application in February 2023, citing it did not meet criteria under its Place Naming Policy.
“I am disappointed that the shire has displayed blatant disrespect and discrimination to my wife because of her opposition to the shire when they wanted inappropriate development on the foreshore,” John said. “If it wasn’t for Eunice’s eager-
ness, there would never have been a park.”
John has remained persistent in his request with the council, but he said they “keep shifting the goal posts” in terms of the criteria. John said his application was supported by six community groups: both conservation and ratepayers’ associations, including the Port Phillip Conservation Council.
The shire has instead offered John the opportunity to install a small commemorative plaque or sign in the park.
“We would be very happy to work with him to develop wording and design that reflects the community’s gratitude for his wife’s advocacy,” mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said.
John said he had hoped at the very least, a plaque could be placed on a park bench, but this was also rejected.
Marsh noted public consultation had been undertaken on the proposed development of the foreshore which included whether the community wanted to name the park. “The majority of responses did not want to name the park and for those that did, traditional owner language was preferred as well as something using the name Rosebud. All of this information was provided to council to help them with their assessment of the application to name the park,” he said.
“Applications for commemorative naming must have evidence of community support and the community benefit of recognising the individual or association with a memorial must be demonstrated.”
Under the policy, commemorative naming would only be considered for deceased individuals, organisations or events that “have stood the test of time and have left a significant tangible legacy to the community that has resonance with the broader public”. Marsh said commemorative naming would not be considered within two years following the death of a person to allow for the development of historical significance in line with the requirement for commemoration under the Shire’s Public Memorials Policy.
Geographic Names Victoria said it was not aware of a naming proposal for the park in the location specified. “Naming authorities, including local councils, are responsible for naming geographic places within their jurisdiction,” it said.
“GNV will become aware of a naming proposal when the relevant naming authority formally submits the naming proposal for approval or if an enquiry is made directly to GNV during development of the naming proposal.”
Brendan Rees
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Animal plan in the works
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is calling for community feedback to update its draft Domestic Animal Management Plan 2026-29, to help manage dogs and cats in the community.
The four-year plan will look at current animal management services and review existing domestic animal local laws and orders to ensure they meet the needs of the community. Councillors endorsed the draft Domestic Animal Management Plan at their 1 July meeting, which is now currently open for public feedback until 8 August.
The plan supports responsible pet ownership, reducing nuisance reports (like barking or roaming animals), encouraging registration, microchipping and desexing, responding to dog attacks and managing high-risk breeds. Keeping the community and wildlife safe as well as partnering with rescue groups and reducing euthanasia rates are also contained in the draft plan.
“Pets bring so much joy to our lives, and we want to make sure the rules and services that support them reflect what matters most to our community”, mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said.
“This is your chance to help shape the future of animal management on the peninsula.”
The new four-year plan will be lodged with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action by 4 December.
To have your say visit mornpen.vic.gov.au/damp
JOHN Cain is pushing for a park to be named after his late wife.
Picture: Yanni
New sanctuaries to help endangered species
THE Mornington Peninsula is set to play a vital role in a new statewide conservation push aimed at protecting some of Victoria’s most threatened native animals and habitats.
The Melbourne Habitat Forever project was announced earlier this week by Victorian conservation organisation Trust for Nature with 15 new sanctuaries to be created on private land, including on the peninsula.
Funded by Melbourne Water, the initiative focuses on safeguarding habitats for species such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot and the Growling Grass Frog, which have suffered steep declines in population due to various factors, including land clearing and climate change.
“It will help us improve the health of waterways and connect ecosystems around the edge of the city,” Trust for Nature’s south central area manager Ben Cullen said.
“Melbourne is known for its city life, and I hope that one day it will be just as famous for its thriving biodiversity and ecosystems.”
Grasslands and wetlands along waterways are among the habitats the project aims to secure, both of which have been greatly threatened due to developments and climate change.
Landholders who take part will be supported by Trust for Nature to establish conservation covenants. These agreements will continue to protect the land even if sold and restrict threats to native vegetation such as clearing and intensive farming.
Melbourne Water’s Chris Brace said the initiative showed how the
MONEY to protect frogs has been provided by Melbourne Water. Picture: Supplied
community can help secure Victoria’s environmental future.
“By supporting habitat on private land, we’re creating vital links across the landscape for species, ecosystems and future generations,” he said.
This initiative complements local conservation efforts already under way on the Mornington Peninsula.
In December of last year, Southern Brown Bandicoots were reintroduced to the Briars in Mount Martha after more than 20 years of local ex-
tinction.
Melbourne Habitat Forever hopes to increase the population of animals such as the bandicoots by creating connected habitats and allowing species to live and breed in areas where they have previously struggled to survive.
Trust for Nature will work with the Traditional Owners of the land to help identify and protect culturally significant spaces on the Peninsula and beyond.
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Speed limits slashed on Frankston-Flinders Road
SECTIONS of the Frankston-Flinders Road are set to have their speed limits reduced by the end of the year to enhance safety and address community concerns.
The changes include 1.9km between Tyabb and Hastings (90kph to 80 kph); 4km between Bittern and Balnarring (90kph to 80kph); and 1.8km between Balnarring and Merricks (100kph to 80kph).
Other sections include 3.4km between Merricks and Shoreham (100kph to 80kph) and 4.1km between Shoreham and Flinders (100kph to 80kph).
The Department of Transport and Planning announced the new measures earlier this month.
“When setting speed limits, we need to carefully balance keeping everyone safe on our roads and keeping people moving,” a spokesperson said.
Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor and road safety advocate David Gill welcomed the decision, which he said was made possible thanks to shire officers and community groups.
“Congratulations and well done to all concerned - both officers and community groups - including Sue Boggan [of the Shoreham Community Association] for the FrankstonFlinders Rd speed reduction,” he said.
“This is part of a road safety process that I have been involved with
since starting back on council over eight years ago. The background work of officers has been impressive, and their sustained efforts have helped highlight safety issues and where necessary achieved speed reductions on many of our most dangerous roads.
“I believe it is still the case that no fatalities have occurred on any of the roads where speed limits have been reduced which is a greatly improved outcome.”
The shire has made road safety a priority, having recently allocated $13.1 million for road maintenance in its latest budget – a 72 per cent increase on last year, with a further $30,000 to go towards safer speed limits.
It will also host a road safety workshop this month bringing together MPs, state officials, and emergency services with its findings to form part of its draft Towards Zero Road Safety Strategy. Last month the shire also secured a $3.9 million win through the federal government’s Black Spot Program, which will address seven dangerous road sites on the peninsula (“Shire secures $3.9m to tackle road safety” The News 24/06/25).
Meanwhile, the Somers Residents Association is preparing to launch its road safety campaign which will advocate to have the speed limits of all unsealed roads reduced to 30kph. Brendan Rees
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‘Affordable rent’ increasingly unaffordable
By Beck Cridland*
RENTERS are being hit from all directions by the housing crisis, with no relief in sight. Rents are skyrocketing during a cost-of-living crisis and the number of properties available to rent are dwindling.
Real estate agents on the Mornington Peninsula advertise that median rents have increased by up to 50 per cent in some suburbs. When I last checked, there were only ten properties available for rent under $450 per week. In Dromana, where median rent prices have increased by 50% in the last 5 years, the average price of a rental is $600 per week.
Approximately one third of Australians rent. Thirty per cent of household income appears to be the benchmark of what’s considered affordable for housing in Australia. Mortgage repayments don’t exceed this threshold. Rent on public and social housing is also capped at 30% of household income.
Using 30 per cent of household income as our benchmark, someone working in essential services can only afford 3 per cent of rental listings in Australia. As a result, the threshold of what’s considered ‘affordable’ rent has had to increase. This has left an increasing number of people with rental stress.
The situation is so much worse for people on Centrelink payments. Often, their only option is to join the long waiting list for social or public housing. These waiting lists have increased during the cost-ofliving crisis.
Renters are the first to become
homeless when their circumstances change by a misfortune like job loss or ill health. A report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute found between 1.5 million and 2 million Australian renters were potentially only one life shock away from homelessness. Young people, students and older women are the most vulnerable.
So, what can be done?
Most agree we need urgent federal and state investment in both social and public housing. In addition, the Grattan Institute has called for a 40 per cent rise in Commonwealth Rent Assistance. They claim this would immediately reduce financial stress for many of Australia’s most vulnerable families. However, even with this increase, rentals would not be affordable for Centrelink recipients.
Other experts say “we should build more houses”. But new houses are expensive to rent. According to housing advocate, Jordan van den Lamb: “We don’t have a supply issue. We have a distribution issue.”
He’s right. How many vacant houses are there in your neighbourhood at this time of year?
It is upsetting to see so many empty houses when we are in the midst of a housing crisis. Why don’t the owners of these vacant houses offer them as rentals? There are over 4,000 Airbnb listings on the Mornington Peninsula. Imagine if half that number were available as full-time rentals.
I started searching for somewhere to live in March this year. At that time of the year, a lot of Airbnbs
become available as a furnished 6-month rental. A six-month lease does not provide stability or a place to call home. Also, moving is very expensive, over $1,000 in my recent experience. Who can afford to move every 6 months?
Making moving expenses tax deductible would help. Whether it’s moving from an Airbnb 6-month lease, or the end of a longer lease, it’s an expense that renters have to pay at a time when finances are already stretched.
Others have suggested a rent freeze and capping rent increases. Although both suggestions would be helpful for tenants, they would upset most multiple-home owning landlord. I don’t think that any politician or policy maker would be prepared to do that.
I suggest politicians look at tax reform for renters. Landlords get tax breaks on rental properties. It’s fair that renters do too. Renters who pay in excess of what is considered ‘affordable’ (30 per cent of household income) should be able to claim that amount as a tax deduction. My rent is 38 per cent of my household income. If 8 per cent was tax deductible, my housing cost would become more affordable. Landlords would not be disadvantaged.
The increasing cost of renting is showing no signs of slowing down. I can’t see how the ‘affordability’ threshold for rentals isn’t going to increase further. Tax deductions would give us renters a break.
*Beck Cridland is a renter living in Dromana
Dig in and make a difference for National Tree Day
Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au
VOLUNTEERS at the Sunshine Reserve Conservation Group have been rolling up their sleeves and getting to work ahead of this year’s National Tree Day on 27 July.
The reserve at Mt Martha is a pocket of natural bushland with volunteers passionate about preserving it and seeing indigenous flora and fauna thrive.
Volunteers have been busy weeding out invasive plants and preparing for tree planting sessions for National Tree Day.
They are now inviting all community members to a planting session at the reserve from 9am to 12pm on 27 July. The event will also include a smoking ceremony.
“Unfortunately weeding is the biggest and most persistent challenge,” the group’s co-ordinator Angie Fly said.
“Most of the invasive species we battle in reserves like Sunshine Reserve have spread from nearby residential gardens, carried by wind, water, or wildlife. Bright bead cotoneaster is a glaring example; berries are carried by birds, and seeds are then distributed throughout the reserve where they thrive, stifling smaller indigenous plants and disrupting the precious natural web of life.”
Fly said the community can play a role in protecting biodiversity by being mindful of the plants they choose for their gardens.
“By prioritising local indigenous species over exotic or potentially invasive ones - we help safeguard the surrounding bushland,” she said.
“Instead of agapanthus and polygala think evergreen Lomandra or Dianella and Bursaria. Instead of English Ivy try Clematis. Local indigenous plants tend to be more drought tolerant and attract beneficial insects and birds to our gardens and reserves.
“Together, through small, thought
ful choices, we can therefore pre
serve and protect the natural heritage of our region.”
To join the planting day at the Sunshine Reserve, meet at the entrance to Sunshine Reserve, corner of McLeod Rd and Hall St, Mt Martha. For more information, visit nationaltreeday.org.au/site/10030843
SUNSHINE Reserve Conservation Group volunteers Fay Sicker, Gary Sicker, and Angie Fly with her Blue Heeler Franki (L to R). Picture: Gary Sissons
Farm on the lookout for donkeys
SAGES Cottage Farm is already home to miniature ponies, pigs, alpacas and goats, and now the farm’s workers are on the lookout for two miniature donkeys.
Wallara’s Sages Cottage Farm in Baxter is run by people living with disabilities. The 40-acre farm is home to a cafe, animals, and gardens.
Wallara senior manager Lisa Laing said that the addition of donkeys to the
farm would help clients manage anxiety and improve their knowledge.
“Welcoming new animals to Sages will provide our staff with more species to learn how to feed, groom and take care of - expanding their animal care knowledge,” Laing said. “Donkeys will provide another therapeutic connection for the clients. There are endless benefits associated with spending time with animals and creating strong con-
nections with them that reduce anxiety and lower stress levels as well as raising happiness and enjoyment levels.”
To contact Sages Cottage visit sagescottage.com.au/contact
Hospital set for name change
FRANKSTON Hospital is set to undergo a name change once its redevelopment is complete.
Early next year, Frankston Hospital will be rebranded the Peninsula University Hospital. The name change comes as Peninsula Health strengthens its ties with Monash University.
Monash University executive dean of medicine, nursing and health sciences, Professor Christina Mitchell, says hundreds of university students make positive contributions to the hospital each year. “Over 940 Monash students delivered approximately 307,000 clinical placement hours across allied health, nursing and midwifery and medicine with Peninsula Health in the last year and we partner together in excellent research at the National Centre for Healthy Ageing,” she said.
“Monash University is thrilled to be a collaborator in Peninsula University Hospital, to provide integrated education and research to support health care in our communities. Peninsula University Hospital represents an opportunity to further embed world-class education and research into the fabric of healthcare
in the growing health, education and research precinct centred in Frankston.”
Peninsula Health CEO Helen Cooper said “we are proud to be working handin-hand with Monash University, and our other tertiary partners, to create a health service that not only treats but teaches, learns and leads.”
The centrepiece of the $1.1 billion redevelopment is a new clinical services tower, which will add 130 beds to the hospital, a new operating theatre suite with 15 new theatres, a rooftop helipad, expanded women’s and children’s services, a new medical imaging department, and new spaces for mental health and oncology services. The tower is expected to treat around 35,000 patients each year.
Along with the name change, Peninsula Health said that it will offer expanded clinical placement programs and new joint professorial roles in the future. It will also focus on “new investment opportunities in medical research, infrastructure, and technology to support advanced patient care,” a Peninsula Health media release read.
Brodie Cowburn
Scaffold collapse hits powerlines
POWER was lost to 57 properties in Sorrento after a scaffolding from a building site blew into powerlines on 8 July.
Scaffolding blew into powerlines just after 6am, with United Energy crews working to make repairs and restore power by 2pm.
A commenter online said that wind on 8 July was so “horrendous” in Frankston, that “trolleys in the holding area were flying out and hitting cars”.
DAMAGED scaffolding near powerlines in Sorrento. Picture: Supplied
Specs on their way to Lospalos
FORMER shire mayors Tim Rodgers and Graham Pittock, Lospalos Friends’ Xiao Ma and Virginia Brook, and Shire councillor Patrick Binyon (pictured above) have visited remote Lospalos with a mission to improve eyesights. With them are the 2500 sunglasses and prescription glasses recently donated by the Mornington Peninsula community, St Johns Catholic Primary School, and Frankston and Lions “Recycle for sight” program (“Old glasses, New Vision: helping Timor-Leste see a brighter future” The News 6/5/25).
Joining them in Lospalos will be Friends President and optometrist Colleen Hammond, bringing with her donated optometry equipment for the Lospalos Hospital optometry clinic - binocular indirect ophthalmoscopes, retinoscopes, direct ophthalmoscopes, and vision screener - further equipping the optometry clinic at the Lospalos Hospital for the “Specs for Lospalos” outreach program. This is a major initiative of the Lospalos Hospital medical officers responded to by the Mornington Peninsula Friends of Lospalos Inc. For more information visit friends of Lospalos.org
Shire backs Torello Farm’s market stall expansion
DROMANA’S Torello Farm is set to add three new market stalls dedicated to selling locally produced wine, beer and cider.
The White Hill Rd venue is a familyrun market garden and farm gate selling produce grown on site and across the local region. It is also popular for its homemade meals, pickles and preserves cooked from its commercial kitchen with the same local produce they sell from their farm gate.
Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors at their 1 July meeting approved a planning permit amendment to allow Torello Farm to add three market stalls, bringing the total number of stalls onsite to 22.
The business has had a planning permit to operate a market since October 2021 for primary produce sales and rural industry.
According to the application, the proposal is only for the sale of alcohol, not consumption, and “will be no different
to the sale of other items in the market and will not impact on the amenity of the surrounding area”. Additionally, all liquor will be products local to the Mornington Peninsula with no new buildings or works proposed.
Torello Farm director Sophie O’Neil said she was pleased councillors had supported the application after “acknowledging our regenerative agricultural practices and the important role our business plays in supporting and strengthening our local food system”.
“Torello Farm is often linked to a farmers’ market, where on any given day visitors are likely to see one of our resident farmers dropping off bags of freshly harvested salad leaves grown less than 100 metres from the farm gate, alongside a Shoreham farmer unloading a few boxes of navel oranges, or perhaps a delivery of freshly baked bread from Tuerong,” she said. “We also sell our heritage-bred, grass-fed beef and lamb grown on our farm down the road in
Tuerong.”
Deputy mayor Paul Pingiaro backed the application as it supported the peninsula’s food and beverage economy, building on a successful farm gate.
“It showcases our local producers, wineries, ciders, distillers without a new build – and residents have told us they want quicker planning and less red tape,” he said. “This is not a bottle shop, it’s not a grocery shop, this is not a newsagency, this is not land bankingthis is a business that supports multiple businesses and is now looking to support more.”
Cr Stephen Batty was also supportive, saying “it ticks all the boxes” in employing 28 people.
Councillors Gill and Patton voted against the application. Cr Gill said there was a “lack of understanding of what the green wedge farm gate is meant to be, and it all seems to be what is popular and popular is a one-stop-shop”. Brendan Rees
TORELLO Farm director Sophie O’Neil and husband Mark Brancatisano showcase their offerings. Picture: Yanni
CATHERINE Bontorno (left) and Hayley Gorringe (right) at Sages Cottage Farm. Picture: Supplied
CONCEPT designs for the redeveloped Frankston Hospital.
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TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK
SATURDAY
FRIDAY THE ROYALS: A HISTORY
OF SCANDALS
SBS, 8.35pm
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb (pictured near left) takes a look at the less respectable side of royal history. Some stories you’re probably familiar with, while others you’ve likely never heard before. Tonight Lipscomb dives straight into 15th-century intrigue by probing the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower and then ponders whether William II was really killed in a hunting accident or if he was actually offed by his own brother.
GREAT BRITISH CITIES WITH SUSAN CALMAN
SBS, 7.30pm
Affable Scottish comedian Susan Calman (pictured right) is on a mission to appreciate the wonder of cities, touring the UK’s greatest regional centres. First up is Liverpool, where she visits Royal Albert Dock and the Cavern Club (it’s actually against the law to make a show about Liverpool without mentioning The Beatles). But it’s the lesser known places that really make this worth a watch.
MONDAY
HOME AND AWAY
SEVEN, 7pm
Over her time in Summer Bay, Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger, pictured right) has faced alcoholism, breast cancer, a stint in prison, being kidnapped and even a plane crash. But the time has come to say goodbye to this big-hearted battler, with Gold Logie nominee McGranger (the longestserving actress in an Australian drama) making the bittersweet decision to step away after 33 years. Irene’s final storyline will play out over the coming weeks and is sure to strike a chord with viewers around the country as the diner owner reckons with her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
SUNDAY
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SOCIETY
Arrested Development and Veep star Tony Hale (pictured left) adds not one, but two, exquisitely enigmatic characters to his collection with a dual role as twin brothers Nicholas Benedict and L.D. Curtain in this Disney adaptation of Trenton Lee Stewart’s children’s books. Resembling a Wes Anderson film, the fantastical series fizzes with mischief as it follows four prodigal young orphans who are recruited by Benedict to infiltrate an elite academy that’s seemingly the centre of a global brainwashing operation.
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(9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Back Roads. (R) 11.10 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 2.55 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 3.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 10 and 11. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 Engineering Reborn. (PGav, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.30 SBS50. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 11. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Treasures With Bettany Hughes: Oman. (PGaw) Bettany Hughes returns to Oman to investigate an ancient cold case and uncovers a biodiverse wonderland on Masirah, Oman’s largest island. 9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. 2.25 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (R) 3.25 Incredible Homes. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Together Forever Tea. (2021, PGa) Jay Ryan. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 19. Essendon v GWS Giants. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game. 11.00 Kick Ons. A preview of the upcoming AFL matches. 11.30 Evil By Design: End Game. (Malv, R) Survivors provide evidence.
12.35 Life. (Madv, R)
1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: May The Best Wedding Win. (2022, PGa) Alys Crocker. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.
Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RPA. (PGm, R)
8.30 Emergency. (Mm, R) Michael and Luke swap stories.
9.30 A+E After Dark. (Malm) Staff treats a man injured in a hit-and-run. 10.30 Panic 9-1-1. (MA15+av)
11.20 9News Late.
11.50 Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup. (Ma)
12.40 Tipping Point. (PG,
Lynne McGranger is leaving Home And Away after 33 years
Friday, July 18
ABC (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.10 Little Disasters. (Mal, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Bay Of Fires. (Mlv, R) 2.00 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. (PG, R) 3.00 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa visits garden designer Michael Cooke.
8.30 Patience. (PGa) The team is baffled when a young woman is found dead among a dinosaur display at York Museum.
9.20 Gruen. (Final, R) Presented by Wil Anderson.
9.55 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
10.45 Spicks And Specks. (PGs, R)
11.15 ABC Late News.
11.35 Silent Witness. (Ma, R)
12.35 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 11 and 12. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Bonsai. 2.10 Engineering Reborn. (R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 SBS50. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Mastermind Australia. Presented by Marc Fennell.
8.35 The Royals: A History Of Scandals: Murder. (Return) Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates four suspected royal murder cases spanning almost 1000 years.
9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13.
2.00 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (PGa, R)
3.00 Incredible Homes. (R) 4.00 Growing A Greener World. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Your Money & Your Life. (Return, PG) 1.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R)
Better Homes And Gardens. (R)
The Chase. (R)
Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 19. Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs. From the Gabba, Brisbane.
10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.15 GetOn Extra. Lizzie Jelfs, Matt Hill, Simon Marshall and Brent Zerafa dive headlong into the weekend’s best racing.
11.45 To Be Advised.
1.20 The Disappearance. (Mav, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 The Zoo. 9.30
8.30 MOVIE: Air Force One. (1997, Mv, R) After Russian terrorists manage to hijack Air Force One, it is up to the US president to take it back. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman.
11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)
11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
12.40 Pointless. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 House Hunters Australia. A couple search for a home. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Celebrity guests include Sarah Snook, Boy George and Miriam Margolyes. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 10 News+. (R) 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 11. Highlights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. Highlights. 4.05 BBC News At Ten. 4.35 France 24. 5.00 PBS News. 6.00 If You Are The One. 7.00 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Science Behind Sex. 9.30 Sex Unlimited. 10.20 Homeland. 1.15am MOVIE: The New Corporation. (2020, M) 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School: Let The Games Begin. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 7.50 MOVIE: The Powerpuff Girls Movie. (2002, PG) 9.10 Robot Wars. 10.10 Walking With Dinosaurs. 10.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
6am Morning Programs.
7.50 Motown Magic. 8.40 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Wildlife Rescue New Zealand. 11.00 Going Places. Noon Homeland Story. 1.40 Yorky Billy. 2.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Wildlife Rescue New Zealand. 7.30 MOVIE: Crackers. (1998, M) 9.20 MOVIE: Nacho Libre. (2006, PG) 11.00 Late Programs. NITV (34)
Saturday, July 19
5.25 Landline. (R) 5.55 Australian Story. (R)
6.30 Back Roads: Outback Dressmakers, NSW. (PG, R) Heather Ewart looks at outback dressmaking.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Grantchester. (Ma) Alphy and Geordie investigate witchcraft at an orphanage.
8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate the death of a cricketer during a tournament.
9.50 Bay Of Fires. (Mlv, R) Mystery Bay’s brief flirtation with happiness ends.
10.45 Little Disasters. (Mal, R) Jess’ fate hangs in the balance.
11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am The
Legend Of Longwood. Continued. (2014, PG) 7.30 The Movie Show. 8.05 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 10.05 Other People’s Children. (2022, M, French, Hebrew) Noon Anonymous. (2011, M) 2.20 The Movie Show. 2.50 The Majestic. (2001, PG) 5.35 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020, PG) 7.30 The Way Back. (2010, M) 9.55 The Innocent. (2022, M, French, Spanish, English) 11.45 Late Programs.
ROSE COTTAGE - XMAS IN JULY TUE 15 JUL $90pp MORNING MELODIES & MARKET FAIR - FERNTREE GULLY THU 7 AUG $85pp includes buffet
ARCHIBALD PRIZE - GEELONG ART GALLERY MON 20 OCT $99pp
GREAT OCEAN RD & SHIPWRECK COAST
ANNIE - 6 AUG $155pp HERE YOU COME AGAINTHE DOLLY PARTON MUSICAL THU 23 OCT $160pp 8-12 OCT 5 days/4 nights $2195 ($435 s/s)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. Highlights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Going Places. (R) 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13. Highlights. 5.30 SBS50. (R) 5.35 Bismarck: 24 Hours To Doom. (PGalv, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Cities With Susan Calman: Liverpool. (Premiere) Susan Calman journeys to Liverpool for the first time, starting at the iconic Royal Albert Dock. 8.25 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14. Pau to Luchon-Superbagnères. 182.6km mountain stage. From France.
2.00 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav, R)
2.55 Blue Water Safari: The Arches. (PGal, R) It is time to head back to Cairns.
5.15 France 24 Feature.
5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Octonauts: Over Under Adv. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Octonauts And The Ring Of Fire. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Kids Baking C’ship. 8.10 Chopped Jnr. 8.50 Dance Life. 9.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.45 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Majestic. Continued. (2001, PG) 8.10 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020, PG) 10.00 The Lawnmower Man. (1992, M)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Winter Challenge Day, VRC Members Race Day and QFC Charity Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team travels America’s Route 66. 7.30 Mysteries Of The Pyramids. (Premiere, PG) Presented by Dara Ó Briain.
8.30 MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code. (2006, Mav, R) An academic uncovers a conspiracy while helping investigate a murder inside the Louvre. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen. 11.30 Tabloids On Trial. (Mal, R)
1.00 The Disappearance. (Madv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PGl, R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (PG, R) 12.30 Young Sheldon. (PGa, R) 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.30 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 2.30 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 3.30 Parental Guidance. (PGa, R) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Key Ingredient. (R) 10.30 Loving Gluten Free. (R) 11.00
6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby Union. British & Irish Lions Tour. Game 1. Australia v British & Irish Lions.
10.00 Test Rugby: Australia v British & Irish Lions Post-Match. Post-match wrap-up for Game 1.
10.15 MOVIE: Sicario: Day Of The Soldado. (2018, MA15+dlv, R) Benicio del Toro.
12.35 My Life As A Rolling Stone. (Madl, R) 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. Empty-nesters are at loggerheads. 8.40 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) NSW Ambulance crews race to a call for a slashed throat and perform life-saving CPR on teens.
9.50 House Hunters Australia. (R) A couple are searching for their first home. 10.50 Elsbeth. (Mv, R) A man dies in a hot tub. 11.50 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.00 WorldWatch. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 The Secret Genius Of Modern Life. (Final) 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Cracking The Code. 10.30 UFOs: Investigating The Unknown. 12.20am Addicted Australia. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Teeing Off With Daisy Thomas. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. Round 3.
The Blind Side. (2009, PG) 10.10 MOVIE: The Bodyguard. (1992, M) 12.45am Late Programs. 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 Allo! Allo! 9.20 Blackadder The Third. 10.15 MOVIE: Twinkle All The Way. (2019) 12.05pm Seinfeld. 12.35 Formula E C’ship. Berlin ePrix. Replay. 1.40 Formula E C’ship. Berlin ePrix. Replay. 2.45 Jeopardy! Australia. 3.45 MOVIE: War With Grandpa. (2020, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Doctor Dolittle 2. (2001, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Elf. (2003) 9.30 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, M) 11.15 Late Programs.
Sunday, July 20
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGals, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Griff’s Great American South. (R) 3.15 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.45 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG, R) 4.40 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure. (PGa, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.
6.30 Compass: The Day We Saved The Zoo. (PGals)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PGs)
Hosted by Adam Hills.
8.00 Bay Of Fires. (Mal) A date night turns into graveyard duty for Stella.
8.50 Little Disasters. (Final, Mal) A day at a fair leads to a shocking reveal.
9.40 My Name Is Gulpilil. (Madl, R) Follows actor David Gulpilil.
11.20 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Songs Of Summer. (Ml, R)
11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 1.40 Under The Vines. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 PBS Washington Week. 10.30 Growing A Greener World. (PGa, R) 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13 and 14. Highlights. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Going Places. (R) 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14. Highlights. 5.30 Nazis, Treasures And The Quest For Celts. (PGa, R) 6.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the match. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 19. Collingwood v Fremantle. 6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 Running. Gold Coast Marathon. Highlights. 2.00 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm, R) 3.00 Taronga: Who’s Who
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Statue Of Liberty: A French Giant. A look at the history of the Statue of Liberty.
8.30 Marseille: Birth Of A Megapolis. (PG, R) Explores the history of Marseilles, once called Massilia, the second largest city in France, and delves into its rich Greek and Roman archaeological heritage with the help of archaeologists.
9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 15.
1.45 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R)
2.40 Blue Water Safari. (PGa, R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 The Gruffalo’s Child. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Tabby McTat. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. (Premiere) 8.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.05 Abbott Elementary. 9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
NITV (34)
6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 11.00 Unleash The Beast. Noon Soccer. African Cup NSW. Replay. 2.00 MOVIE: Category: Woman. (2022, PG) 3.35 The Last Ice Hunters. 5.10 Soh Presents: Generations And Dynasties. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 Larapinta. 8.30 You Are Here: We Don’t Need A Map. 10.05 MOVIE: Copycat. (1995, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) Celebrities show off their dance skills.
8.20 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.20 The Crow Girl. (MA15+av) Pressure mounts as a third body is dumped outside a private school. Jeanette’s theories come under fire.
11.30 Stranded On Honeymoon Island. (Mal, R) A peek into life beyond the island’s shores.
1.05 Shades Of Blue. (MA15+adsv, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PGl, R)
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6am Morning Programs. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 TBA. 9.00 Better Homes. 10.00 Harry’s Practice. 10.30 Escape To The Country. 1.30pm Discover. 2.00 South Aussie With
6.00 9News Sunday.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.15 Watson. (Premiere, Ma) A year after the death of his friend, a man resumes his medical career at a clinic dedicated to the treatment of rare diseases. 9.15 FBI. (Mav, R) Jubal teams up with a detective when a trucker is gunned down after a routine trip from Canada. 11.05 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.25 PBS Washington Week. 4.50 Kars & Stars. 5.40 Lost Gold Of The Aztecs. 6.35 Engineering Reborn. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering.
8.30 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. 10.15 Vikings: The Rise And Fall. Midnight WWE Legends. 12.55 Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 8.20 Anne Of Green Gables. (2016, PG) 10.00 The Innocent. (2022, M, French, Spanish, English) 11.50 The Way Back. (2010, M) 2.20pm Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom. (2019, PG, Dzongkha, English) 4.25
First Cow. (2019, PG) 6.40 Golden Years. (2016, PG) 8.30 Blood Diamond. (2006, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.
Monday, July 21
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6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story: Making A Scene – Claudia Karvan.
10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (Final, PG, R) 11.50 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.15 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30
7.30. (R)
7.00 Travel Guides. (PGl)
8.10 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.
9.10 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators: The Lost Girls. (Mav) A look at the disappearance of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her two-year-old daughter Khandalyce. 10.10 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) 11.10 9News Late.
11.40 The First 48. (Mav) 12.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (MA15+dmns, R) 1.20 Talking Honey. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
9GEM (92)
NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 3. Newcastle Knights v New Zealand Warriors. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Arrival. (2016, M) 10.50 Late Programs.
6am
(1986) 5.25 MOVIE: Three Amigos! (1986, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Dr No. (1962, PG) 9.50 MOVIE: Navy SEALs. (1990, M) 12.05am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 15. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14 and 15. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 SBS50. (R) 2.10 Engineering Reborn. (PG, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 SBS50. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 15. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Portugal With Michael Portillo. (Premiere, PGa) Michael Portillo explores Portugal.
8.20 Breakaway Femmes: The Forgotten Tour De France. A look at the women’s Tour de France.
10.05 Rock Legends: Journey. 10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Classified. (Return, Mlv) 11.50 A Criminal Affair. (MA15+s, R) 1.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 2.30 Incredible Homes. (R) 3.30 Blue Water Safari. (PGal, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love At First Like. (2023, PGa, R) Gina Vitori. 2.00 Pointless. (PG)
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Irene stands up for herself. 7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls, R) Hosted by Jim Jefferies. 8.30 9-1-1. (Mav) Maddie’s return to work may have been too soon as it proves to be more triggering than expected. Eddie struggles to adapt to his new surroundings.
10.30 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
11.30 Police Custody USA: Killed In Cold Blood. (Malv, R) 12.30 Gone. (MA15+v, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.
Tipping Point Australia. (PG)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Parental Guidance. (PGa) Hosted by Allison Langdon. 9.00 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies.
10.00 Players. (Ml) A look at all the AFL news.
11.00 9News Late.
11.30 Aussie Road Train Truckers. (Ml)
12.30 100% Footy. (M) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Mals) The boys become makeup artists.
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.05 WorldWatch. 6.10 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The UnBelievable. 10.10 Big Backyard Quiz. 11.10 Fuzoku: The World Of Sex Entertainment In Japan. 12.20am Idris Elba’s Fight School. 1.25 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School: What’s Cooking? 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.00 The Crystal Maze. 9.45 Merlin. 10.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 10.50 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 7.45 First Cow. (2019, PG) 10.00 The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 12.05pm The Invisible Witness. (2018, M, Italian) 2.00 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 3.55 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 5.45
Tuesday, July 22
Dr Karl’s How Things Work: Chocolate. (R) Dr Karl Kruszelnicki looks at how chocolate is made.
9.35 Earth: Inferno. (R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Lucy Worsley Investigates. (PG, R) 1.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 1.30 EXPOSED: The Case Of Keli Lane. (Final, Mal, R) 2.35 Parliament. 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Mostar To Dubrovnik/ Bergen To Flåm. (PGaw) Michael Portillo rides the Sarajevo-Mostar line.
8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi looks at the terrible impact of when someone vanishes, as well as the questions they leave behind. 9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 16. 1.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (R) 2.30 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 4.20 Bamay. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School: What’s Cooking? 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.30 Deadly 60. 9.00 Expedition With Steve Backshall. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 11.00 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
NITV (34)
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Alf reassures Harper. David has an offer for Lacey. Dana opens up to Sonny.
8.30 Stranded On Honeymoon Island. (Mls) The five couples are contemplating their relationships on the outside and whether or not they’ll stay together.
11.30 The Agenda Setters. (R) A team of trusted and respected footy voices tackles the biggest topics in the AFL world.
12.30 Fairly Legal. (Mav, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Paramedics. (Mam) 8.30 Murder Down Under: Byron Bay Murders Pt 1. (Mav) Looks at notable murders in Australia. 9.30 Footy Classified. (Ml) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 La Brea. (Mav, R)
11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today. 6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) A federal judge and his wife are shot dead in New York. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 10 News+. (R) 12.05
4.45 France 24. 5.15 PBS News. 6.15 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.20 Pitino: Red Storm Rising. 12.15am Rob & Romesh Vs. 1.55 It’s Fine, I’m Fine. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
6am
The Emperor’s Club. Continued. (2002, PG) 7.45 Like Father, Like Son. (2013, PG, Japanese) 10.00 Golden Years. (2016, PG) 11.50 Tel Aviv On Fire. (2018, M, Arabic, Hebrew, English) 1.40pm All At Sea. (2010, PG) 3.20 Hum Do Hamare Do. (2021, PG, Hindi) 5.40 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 7.40 Love Thing. (2022, M, German) 9.30 The Shadow Of The Day. (2022, M, French, Italian) 11.55 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Warrior Spirit. 1.30 Eight Ladies. 2.00 Talking Language. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Wildlife Rescue New Zealand. 7.35 Unleash The Beast. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: Ka Whawhai Tonu. (2024, M) 12.30am Late Programs.
Wednesday, July 23
ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)
(9) 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 2.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 15 and 16. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Insight. (R) 3.00 The Day The Rock Star Died. (PGd) 3.30 SBS50. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 16. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 How Disney Built America: Now Available In Stores. (Mv) Looks at how Walt Disney pioneered merchandising.
Brydon.
9.50 Spicks And Specks. (PGs, R)
10.20 QI. (PGs)
10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 12.30 Parliament Question Time. 1.30 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.20 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.10 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
8.30 Air India Crash: What Went Wrong? Looks at the tragic events of Air India Flight 171, which crashed in June 2025, resulting in 260 fatalities. 9.25 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 17. 1.50 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (R) 2.25 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PGaw, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School: What’s Cooking? 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.30 Abbott Elementary. 9.10 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.15 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dopesick. 10.50 MOVIE: Snowpiercer. (2013, MA15+) 1.05am One Night In... 2.00 Curious Australia. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Last Wave. Continued. (1977, PG) 7.40 Hum Do Hamare Do. (2021, PG, Hindi) 10.05 Ten Canoes. (2006, M, Ganalbingu, English, Gunwinggu) 11.40 Love Thing. (2022, M, German) 1.30pm Like Father, Like Son. (2013, PG, Japanese) 3.45 The Emperor’s Club. (2002,
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Party From Hell. (2021, Mav, R) Jackie Moore. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL. 9.30 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan.
10.00 Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone. (Madl) Ashley Cain travels to Colombia. 11.20 Stags. (MA15+adv) 12.20 Imposters. (Malsv, R) 1.20 Touching Evil. (MA15+av) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
7.30 Tipping Point: The Block. (PG) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge. 9.00 Murder Down Under: Byron Bay Murders Pt 2. Takes a look into the cases and the people involved in some of Australia’s most notable and gruesome killings.
10.00 9News Late.
10.30 Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGa) 11.30 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars. (Mv, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00
Peninsula Shire’s proposed increase to land rates unfair
The Mornington Peninsula Shire is considering removing a 20% bulk deal discount on annual rates offered to residents living in retirement villages within the shire.
The words “discount removal” is in effect a 20% increase in the resident’s land rate cost in our village it will increase the residents’ rates by around $220 pa.
The Victorian government’s statute says increases for household rates should not exceed a maximum of 3% for the year 2025/2026.
Many residents living in villages on the peninsula are living on a fixed full or part income based on the government’s aged pension scheme, this may be coupled with whatever savings they may have accumulated during their working life.
An additional $220 increase in their annual fixed costs means that costs savings will need to be made in their day to day living expense’s i.e. Food and Medicines, etc.
The retirement village I live in has 147 dwellings housing and approximately 220 residents. We pay a monthly fee to cover repairs and maintenance of the roads, guttering, footpaths, gardens and nature strips within the village.
Our total rate payments exceed $160,000 per year, for the council to remove our non - recyclables weekly and recyclables fortnightly or a total of 84 pick ups per year at a cost of $3000 for a one-day collection per week which requires the vehicle to travel approximately three kilometres, or if you wish $1000 per kilometre
I’m sure that figure would offer great efficiencies to any business.
Bruce White, Safety Beach
Meeting move
I have a great mistrust of the Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors when I have become aware that the August 10 council meeting is being shifted to Tyabb.
Over many years the Capel Sound community has tried to rescue the only open space in Capel Sound at 11A Allambi Avenue.
Now that the meeting to decide the future of our valuable open space has suddenly been shifted far away from our nearby local Besgrove Street office, I feel I will be disadvantaged as I will not be able to attend the meeting due to my physical limitations and age.
We have waited since March 2025 for the Open Space Strategy Report to be made a public document. There has been no consultancy with the residents of the Mornington Peninsula Shire about this expensive review that has been collated behind doors away from where the ratepayers have no say on how or when we will be consulted.
Councillors, you are our servants. Unfortunately we have made mistakes in electing people who are unable to be open and truthful about caring for the residents of Mornington Peninsula Shire.
Juanita Aitken, Capel Sound
Update on David
As a follow up to the letter to the editor (Robbing Peter to pay Paul, Letters 24/6/25) those who have signed a petition and shown concern for David’s well being will be interested to learn the following information.
A letter written to Upotipotpon and Payton Foundations on David’s behalf established that the property has been leased to the Mornington Community Support Centre and the Foundations have been assured by CEO Ben Smith that he is actively involved with David, offering all assistance to help him secure appropriate alternative stable housing, which will ultimately be more affordable that the current rental.
He will not move until he has a suitable home to go to. This is reassuring news and we will have to hold the centre to that commitment.
Beverley Treloar, Mt Martha
Main Street rubbish
The rubbish bins placed at frequent intervals on either side of Main Street, Mornington seem to be invisible to many pedestrians who consume takeaway food on the move, particularly on weekends.
Very early on Saturday morning I observed a woman wearing a glove, voluntarily picking up rubbish strewn along the footpath.
I mentioned to this kind lady that council usually provide someone to clean up the footpaths each morning. However she had been informed that council only employ such a person during summer holiday season.
Surely Mornington Peninsula Shire can provide better supervision of this problem during the full year.
Vivienne Daniels, Mornington
Shire briefings
I am not opposed to the decision on briefings not being public. The summaries will be OK. It was a proposal I made early on.
Unfortunately they only listened to part of it, they did not publish the briefing brief agenda a
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week before the briefings so the elector could give their inputs on the subject to our elected representative.
Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Reserve danger
Hillview Reserve Dromana has become more of a death trap than it ever was, thanks to the new multi-million dollar works there.
Cyclists now race hell-for-leather down the hill on the paths shared by off leash dogs and walkers of all ages and abilities.
I had thought hopefully that the new car park and paths were to separate the bike riders from the pedestrians, but it has worked the other way around. Instead those nice smooth downhill paths are too tempting for young (and often older) bikers to resist.
Did the planners of this grand mission actually consider or observe the needs of locals, who have peacefully walked their dogs here for decades?
Is this again about attracting tourists, rather than catering for those who live here?
Several walkers have told me they no longer feel safe walking there and now go elsewhere. It is no longer a relaxing park. One almost had her dog run over yesterday, which might not have ended well for the cyclist either.
There are not even signs to bikers at the end of the bike tracks instructing them to slow. Something needs to be done before there is a serious accident.
Paula Polson, Dromana
Dog poo fairy
Many thoughtful dog walkers carry a plastic bag. They pick up their dog poo and put it in the bin. Thank you.
Others, for some dumb reason, pick up the poo then drop the bag beside the path. What are they thinking? – if they’re thinking at all!
Warwick
Spinaze, Rosebud
Somerville mounts impressive comeback, Bombers win again
MPFNL
By Brodie Cowburn
MEN’S DIV TWO
SOMERVILLE picked up a vital win over Devon Meadows on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides came into the match at Glover Reserve in the mix for finals spots. Somerville struck the first blow, and went into the quarter-time break ahead by a goal.
Devon Meadows held Somerville goalless in the second term, opening up a three-goal lead. Somerville whittled the lead back, but still needed to close a 16-point gap in the last quarter.
Somerville mounted an impressive comeback in the closing stages. Devon Meadows failed to kick a goal in the final term, which handed Somerville an opportunity to regain momentum.
Somerville raced home to a comefrom-behind seven point win - 10.10 (70) to 11.11 (77). Mitch Mantell, Lachlan Haskett, Lachlan Gill-Renouf,
Oliver Heavey, and Thomas Roberts were named Somerville’s best.
The result leaves both sides equal on the ladder on 28 points, with Devon Meadows ahead on percentage.
Bonbeach also has 28 points - the Sharks were beaten 14.12 (96) to 9.9 (63) by Chelsea on Saturday.
Undefeated Frankston Bombers dispatched Karingal with ease last weekend, winning 18.13 (121) to 6.1 (37).
Tyabb pushed hard for a third win of the season on Saturday, but fell short against Seaford. The Tigers beat the Yabbies in a shootout 19.17 (131) to 16.8 (104).
Matthew Clark was impressive for the Yabbies, booting seven goals.
Pearcedale beat Hastings away from home by 41 points and Rye beat Crib Point by 14 to close out the round.
WOMEN’S DIV ONE
WARRAGUL Industrials survived a mighty scare at home against Karingal on Saturday.
Warragul came into the match in redhot form. Karingal proved they were up for the fight though, going into the first break equal and pulling ahead by four points by half-time.
Warragul fought back in the third term to go ahead by three points. Despite not kicking a goal in the final term, the Industrials held on for dear life to claim a narrow one-point win.
Warragul beat Karingal 4.8 (32) to 5.1 (31). Carly Bury booted three goals for the Bulls.
Mornington returned to the winner’s list on Saturday with a dominant victory over Bonbeach.
After an undefeated start to the season, the Bulldogs had lost two in a row heading into Saturday’s clash. They corrected course with a 14.18 (102) to 2.0 (12) win.
Georgia Templeton kicked four goals for the Bulldogs, and Laura Noonan kicked three.
Frankston were also 90 point winners last weekend. The Dolphins held Pearcedale scoreless on Saturday afternoon.
Pride Round a ‘privilege’ - president
THE Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League held its first league-wide Pride Round at the end of June.
What began three years ago as an initiative by the Red Hill Football Netball Club has grown into a league-wide effort. MPFNL club presidents say that Pride Round isn’t just a one-day event - it’s a commitment to making every club a safe, inclusive space where players, staff, and supporters feel they belong. Graham Sherry, MPFNL President and Red Hill FNC President, said "Red Hill FNC has been delighted to support the concept of a Pridefocused round in our football and
netball competitions since 2022.
“This support is a cornerstone of our drive to exemplify diversity in every aspect of our club's activities and to promote Red Hill as a destination of choice for players, supporters, sponsors and the community at large. It has been a privilege to partner with Frankston YCW in these endeavours."
Frankston YCW played Red Hill in netball and football at Jubilee Park in Frankston for Pride Round, with pride colours on display. Lou Meagher, MPFNL Vice-President and Frankston YCW President, said “inclusion and diversity are values we live by at Frankston YCW - not
just during Pride Round, but every day. We want everyone who walks into our club to feel safe, respected and like they belong. When Red Hill first invited us to be part of this initiative in 2022, it was an easy yes - it aligned perfectly with who we are. We’re proud to keep playing our part in creating a game and a league where everyone feels at home.”
This event was supported by the Frankston City & Mornington Shire LGBTIQA+ Collaborative. If you are part of a sporting club and are interested in joining a Pride Round Working Group for 2026, please contact Suellyn Gillies at suellyn. gillies@gmail.com
Seagulls in sights
LAST month’s Somerville vs Seaford game was not the first on the Mornington Peninsula to have a seagull come under fire. During a Hastings match in 1992, another seagull was struck down.
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES
DIVISION ONE MENS
Saturday 19 July, 2pm: Langwarrin v EdithvaleAspendale - Lloyd Park
Mt Eliza vs Dromana - Emil Madsen Reserve
Mornington v Frankston YCWAlexandra Park
Red Hill v Rosebud - Red Hill
Recreation Reserve
Sorrento v Pines - David Macfarlane Reserve
DIVISION TWO MENS
Saturday 19 July, 2pm: Pearcedale v Frankston Bombers - Pearcedale
Recreation Reserve
Seaford v Chelsea - RF Miles Reserve
Crib Point v Tyabb - Crib Point
Recreation Reserve
Karingal v Hastings - Karingal Football Club
Somerville v BonbeachSomerville Football Club Devon Meadows v Rye - Glover Reserve
DIVISION ONE WOMENS
Saturday 19 July, 10am: Karingal v Frankston - Karingal Football Club
Saturday 19 July, 1pm: Bonbeach v WarragulBonbeach Reserve
Saturday 19 July, 4.40pm: Pearcedale v MorningtonPearcedale Recreation Reserve
Mt Eliza v Frankston (Reserve) - Emil Madsen Reserve
Red Hill FNC v Warragul (Reserve) - Red Hill Recreation Reserve
Red Hill FNC/Balnarring Thunder FC v EdithvaleAspendale- Balnarring Reserve
Saturday 19 July, 2pm: Karingal (Reserve) v Mornington (Reserve) - Karingal Football Club
DIVISION THREE WOMENS
Saturday 19 July, 11am: Pearcedale (Reserve) v Chelsea - Pearcedale Recreation Reserve
Bonbeach (Reserve) v PinesBonbeach Reserve
Saturday 19 July, 12pm:
Crib Point v Tyabb (Reserve)Crib Point Recreation Reserve
Langwarrin v Rye - Lloyd Park
Picture: Alan Dillon
THE Bulldogs smashed Bonbeach in an impressive return to form last weekend. Picture: Alan Dillon
WESTERN PORT scoreboard
Skye double trouble for Comets
SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie
SKYE United has blown the State 2 South-East promotion race wide open after Friday night’s 2-0 away win over Casey Comets.
Skye became the first team this season to do the double over Comets having beaten Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor’s men 3-1 in their round 4 clash at Skye in April.
It took just nine minutes for Skye to open its account on Friday when Varmah Mgoneh pounced on a loose ball after a long throw-in and lashed home the opener.
It was Mgoneh at the double in the 26th minute when Sharmeit Sharma’s ball across the face evaded everyone and Mgoneh simply chested the ball home to add to the visitors’ lead.
Comets’ keeper Kile Kennedy was enraged by a decision in the 38th minute and talked his way into the referee’s book.
But Kennedy’s tirade against the match officials inexplicably continued at half-time and a second caution ended his involvement.
Despite being a man down Comets were competitive in the second half creating numerous chances but the visitors held on to secure what may turn out to be a season-defining three pointer.
Skye gaffer Phil McGuinness celebrated the win in style.
“Yeah I was delighted with the result,” he said.
“I flew out to Bali three hours after the win so I was a very happy man indeed.”
The following day Peninsula Strikers took advantage of Skye’s success with a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Noble Park United.
Strikers started fast and took the lead in the 3rd minute when a pinpoint Wayne Gordon corner was glanced home by Campbell Steedman.
A see-sawing tussle developed but Strikers doubled their lead in the 34th minute when Cooper Andrews scored one of the goals of the season sweetly belting a 25-metre volley straight into the top corner.
It should’ve been 3-0 before the interval but Joel Bowen’s free header was put wide at the back post.
In the second half Noble Park pushed hard and hit back from a free-kick in the 66th minute that wasn’t dealt with and Fraidoon Mohammadi headed home from close range.
It should have been 2-2 soon after but Sarmad Nikakhter blazed away from the six-yard box and couldn’t hit the target.
In injury time Strikers were denied a penalty after Sam Maggs slipped past a
defender and was brought down in the box.
The lineman flagged for the infringement but referee Farhad waved it away much to everyone’s bemusement.
In State 1 news Mornington suffered a setback in its promotion campaign going down 1-0 to bogey team Beaumaris at Dallas Brooks Park on Saturday.
The pivotal moment came in the second half.
The visitors forced a turnover and Beaumaris’ man-of-the-match Nao Hamamoto surged forward before sending Jorge Akers through and he made no mistake.
Mornington head coach Adam Jamieson wasn’t pulling any punches after the game.
“We were disgraceful,” he said.
“We let ourselves and the club down.”
In State 4 Chelsea stayed on top of the table via a 7-0 thumping of cellardweller Frankston Pines at Edithvale Recreation Reserve on Friday night.
The league’s leading predator James Stinson chalked up another hat-trick and appears to have a stranglehold on Golden Boot honours for a second consecutive season.
Chelsea got off to a flyer when a scramble developed in the box and Stinson was at the back post to tuck home the loose ball.
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In the 25th minute Stinson was through but Pines keeper Caleb Parr did well to save only for Daniel Vella to head home the rebound from close range.
When Vella nabbed his brace a minute into the second half it was contest over and two more Stinson goals and singles to Adam Dunsford and Adam Bartosy sealed the deal.
Central midfielder Bartosy rounded off his man-of-match performance with a headed goal in the 85th minute from a pinpoint Harry Parker cross.
Pines were without Ali Sina Rizai who had been sent off for violent conduct the previous week against FC Noble Hurricanes and suspended for eight matches.
Francisco Bousseranc was caretaker Pines coach filling-in for Mauricio Perez who was serving a one-match suspension.
Baxter captain Brody Taylor’s manof-the-match display underpinned his club’s 4-0 away win over Rosebud on Saturday night.
The home team has a lengthening list of unavailable players due to injury and Jack Wyer’s name was added to that list on the weekend.
Taylor opened the scoring in the 26th minute when he was first to react inside the area and although Rosebud keeper
Colin McCormack got a hand to the shot he couldn’t stop it going in.
Four minutes before half-time Cody Storton-French’s close range header opened his account for his new club having recently switched from Strikers.
Taylor’s wonder strike from 25 metres in the 64th minute effectively ended Rosebud’s chances and he capped off his display with a converted penalty in the 72nd minute after McCormack had taken down big Jai Power inside the box.
Somerville Eagles drew 1-1 at home to FC Noble Hurricanes last weekend.
Mark Larner’s men needed a penalty conversion from Alezzio Izzo in the 85th minute to snatch a point.
In State 5 news Mount Eliza and league leader Fortuna 60 had to settle for a share of the spoils in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Emil Madsen Reserve.
The result keeps Mount Eliza on course for a top-two finish that would preserve its State 5 status in next season’s major league restructure.
A first-half goal from Michael Wright and a low shot from Josh Luca in the 57th minute had Mount Eliza in command but Fortuna was pressing hard and two goals in the last 10 minutes of normal time gave it a deserved share of the spoils.
Robbie Stephen and Damon Scott
Important win: Skye United’s Varmah Mgoneh’s goals took care of business against Casey Comets on Friday night.
were on target for Fortuna.
Despite giving up a two-goal lead there’s a real buzz about Mount Eliza’s senior squad nowadays with no talk about lack of depth which had been a lingering theme throughout the season.
Senior keeper Luke Armao summed up the feeling within the group succinctly.
“We’ve picked up some key players and they’ve really started to gel with the squad quickly,” he said.
“We’re all playing for each other and it’s honestly a great squad to be a part of.”
Aspendale and Mount Martha both lost at home last weekend.
A second-half header by Sam Curtis from a Jordy Athanassiou cross wasn’t enough as Aspendale went down 2-1 to Keysborough.
Mount Martha head coach Charlie Platt described Saturday’s 5-2 defeat at the hands of Cleeland United as his team’s “poorest game all year.”
A Marcus Poda brace couldn’t stop the visitors from claiming just a second win this season.
Both Aspendale and Mount Martha are staring a two-division relegation in the face as State 5 teams finishing from seventh to bottom this season will play in a new State 7 league next year.
NEXT WEEKEND
Friday, 18 July, 7.30pm
Langwarrin v Melbourne City, Lawton Park
Friday, 18 July, 8.30pm
Frankston Pines v Sandown Lions, Monterey Reserve
Saturday, 19 July, 3pm
Mornington v Collingwood City, Dallas Brooks Park
St Kilda v Skye Utd, Elwood Park
Bentleigh Utd Cobras v Peninsula Strikers, Victory Park
Baxter v Springvale City, Baxter Park
FC Noble Hurricanes v Chelsea, Alex Nelson Reserve
Monash University v Rosebud, Monash University Playing Fields
Mentone v Somerville Eagles, Mentone Grammar Playing Fields
Mount Martha v Mount Eliza, Civic Reserve
Endeavour Hills Fire v Aspendale, Power Reserve
Saturday, 19 July, 7pm
Keysborough v Seaford Utd, Coomoora Reserve
Picture: Jordan M. Sport.
Rye Overcomes Crib Point Seniors in Final Quarter Surge
Crib Point FNC
By Adam Bamford
CRIB Point started strongly, leading by 22 points at quarter time and holding a 16-point lead early in the final quarter. However, a questionable send-off reduced them to 17 players, allowing Rye to dominate the last term and secure a 14-point win.
Despite the loss, Crib Point showed plenty of positives with a strong first half and competitive effort. Standouts included Liam Tyrrell, Jett Bauer, Tim Cook, Lee Sheehan, Max Coughlin, and Joel Wisken. Goal kickers were Dan Farmer, Harri Dekleuver, and Joey Wilson with two goals each, while Noah Wisken, Max Coughlin, Jayden Macnab, and Will Stewart added one goal each.
Crib Point sits 4th on the ladder with 32 points and five games remaining. They’ll look to bounce back next week at home against Tyabb and keep their finals hopes alive amid strong competition.
Rye Edges Out Crib Point Reserves in Tight Contest (Rye 62 def Crib Point 49)
In a crucial top-of-the-ladder clash between fifth and sixth place, Crib Point faced a tough challenge with six changes to their lineup due to injury and absences. Rye started strongly and quickly had Crib Point on the back foot, capitalizing on several simple mistakes made by the home side. By the end of the third quarter, Rye had pulled away with a 3.3 to 1.3 scoring run, making the final term a tough uphill battle for Crib Point. Despite a determined effort and gaining momentum in the last quarter, Crib Point fell
just short in a hard-fought match. Standouts for Crib Point included Nath Kraulis, who stepped up from the Under 19s and development squad to kick three goals, and Jett Wilson who also contributed three majors. Nick Rutherford worked tirelessly all day on the ball, while Jarrod Fisk was dominant in the ruck throughout the game.
Crib Point Netball U17s Make a Statement with Commanding Win (Crib Point 43 def Rye 23)
The Under 17s came out firing with a dominant first half, proving they’re a serious finals contender. With three outstanding and versatile goalers, the team looked sharp regardless of the attacking combination on court. A special mention to Eden Bruyen from the Under 15s, who stepped up seamlessly and looked right at home at this level. Holding an 11-goal lead at halftime, the girls were just getting started. Once again, their trademark defensive pressure made life difficult for Rye’s attackers, and the momentum only built from there. The team’s strong connections and clever rotation through combinations resulted in a convincing 45–23 win, keeping them in the hunt, now sitting equal 5th.
Defensive Pressure and Accuracy Seal It for Crib Point Netball D Grade (Crib Point 63 def Rye 17)
D Grade secured another convincing win this week. While the game wasn’t always polished, the girls showed resilience and adaptability, linking together some brilliant passages of play. With several new combinations trialled, it was encouraging to see the team continue to gel and improve.
Matilda Puru once again impressed in goals, finishing with an incredible
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34 goals — her accuracy and composure under the post setting the tone. Defensively, the team brought pressure from the first whistle, forcing errors and creating turnovers that set up the win. A dominant 63–17 victory, with BOC (Best on Court) going to Matilda for her outstanding performance in the goal circle.
Four-Quarter Pressure Powers Crib Point Netball C Grade to Victory (Crib Point 58 def Rye 25)
C Grade came up against a much more determined Rye side compared to their last encounter. But our girls were ready. From the outset, our defensive unit applied relentless pressure, forcing turnovers and limiting Rye’s scoring opportunities.
The focus during the week was on capitalising on those turnovers — and the team did exactly that, combining four strong, consistent quarters. It was a complete team effort, with attacking connections improving and confidence building. A well-earned 58–25 win sees this team sitting just outside the top 5. BOC went to Gabby Foon, who worked tirelessly and unselfishly in GA to set up her teammates and ensure the GS was in prime scoring position.
Missed Chances Cost Crib Point Netball B Grade in Narrow Loss (Rye 36 def Crib Point 34)
A tough loss for B Grade this week, particularly after leading for most of the match. For the second week in a row, the game was well within reach, but we fell short late. That said, there were plenty of positives — defensively the team was excellent, working cohesively to force turnovers across the court. We maintained control for the majority of the game but lapses in attacking
decision-making during the final quarter proved costly. A few rushed passes and missed chances meant we couldn’t capitalise on our hard work, eventually going down 34–36. BOC went to Nat Cannon, who was brilliant in GK, reading the play beautifully and putting constant pressure on Rye’s shooters. Crib Point Netball A Grade Fights Hard in Tough Matchup loss with Rye (Rye 72 def Crib Point 26)
You never quite know what to expect from Rye at A Grade level, and this week was no different. Despite the challenge, our girls fought hard right until the final whistle. A sluggish start set the tone early, and we found ourselves
playing catch-up. At times, our ball movement became predictable, and we struggled to convert under the post — missed opportunities that ultimately hurt us on the scoreboard.
However, our defensive effort was a real highlight. Up against an experienced and potent goal circle, our defenders held strong, displaying grit, determination, and teamwork across all combinations. While the 72–26 result didn’t reflect the effort, there were certainly moments to be proud of. BOC was awarded to Shaye Williams, who stood out in defence regardless of her combination or opponent, showing poise and commitment all game.
Electric light – Change over of system gives good results
Compiled by Cameron McCullough
The change over from single phase to the three phase system was made on Saturday last.
Mr. D. J. Quartermain and his staff attended to all the local arrangements, whilst the Electricity Commission controlled their portion of the work.
Mr. Quartermain was ready at 3.30pm, but had to wait on the Commission until 5.15pm, on account of portion of the instruments supplied not being up to the standard.
This necessitated considerable alteration, with the result that the light was not switched on until 7pm.
On being switched over it was found that the work carried out was complete.
The Commission’s officers complimented Mr. Quartermain and his staff on their work.
MR. George Shepherd, who gave the address at Langwarrin State school on Arbor Day, is a son of the first orchardist to grow fruit for sale on the Peninsula.
The late Mr. Shepherd started his career when it was deemed necessary for a lad to serve an apprenticeship of seven years before he could be called a gardener, but he learned the profession so well that in England he grew grapes 18lbs to the bunch.
Small wonder then that he started his son going, for we find the lad, George Shepherd, managing his father’s sales in Victoria market at the early age of 13 years.
By industry and integrity, Mr. George Shepherd gradually rose to
comparative affluence.
A remarkable man, he is a born naturalist. He combines the industry of a Faber with the enthusiasm of a Tubbock.
A clear and forcible speaker of undoubted character, he can always command a hearing.
Rarely do we find men of his type so gifted with expression. It is hard, indeed, to adorn the wisdom of experience with all the flowers of eloquence.
Yet, like Tennyson’s brook, he seems to go on for ever.
This is the type of speaker the Council of Agricultural Education should secure to address the farmers’ classes at the Agricultural Colleges.
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THE many friends of Mr. Alick Vinch are very pleased to find him hale and hearty again.
The injured limb has now thoroughly recovered.
We regret to hear that Mr. Sam Pearce has not made the recovery as quickly as his friends hoped.
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MUCH speculation has recently been indulged in by certain city papers regarding the decline in country trade.
It may interest our city friends to learn that the endeavour of many traders to introduce the cash system, is checking speculation and reducing industry to the dead level of state socialism.
There is a prevailing desire to have all things so regulated that the individual must serve some recognised body.
But such measures may become irksome when they interfere with the
liberty of the subject.
A by-law may be passed with the intention of keeping stock off the footpaths, but if it is extended, giving the ranger power to remove cows tethered by rope or chain on vacant allotments, the Council may find itself in legal difficulties.
Some years ago permits were granted in one Shire, granting owners a licence to graze on the roads. Certain cows entered paddocks; the Council were threatened with legal action and were glad to effect a compromise.
Another test case was settled in a Gippsland Shire.
The Council was eager to keep cows moving at the rate of six miles a day, according to the Drovers’ Act.
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A PLEASANT evening, was spent in All Saints’ Parish Hall, Tyabb, on 3rd July, when the gift social, arranged by the girls of the Bible Class to stock their stall at the forthcoming bazaar, was held.
Vocal items were rendered by the girls of the Bible Class, Misses Sybil Noble, Lily Slocombe, Ivy Gibson, Emily Victor and Marjorie Harding, the accompaniments being played by Miss Annie Gibson and Miss Young. Several smaller girls gave recitations (Vera Baker, Queenie Victor, Dorrie Noble).
Miss Emily Victor played a pianoforte solo.
The whole school gave two little songs and two popular items were given by the Holy Trinity Hastings troop of Boy Scouts.
A guessing competition for a box of chocolates, given by Mrs. Alden,
was won by Hazel Slocombe.
Other prizes were won by Mrs. C. Cole, Marjorie Cole, and Audrey Mair. The vicar, Rev. A. Banks, and Miss Young organised several games for the young people, and supper, provided by the Ladies’ Guild, brought a successful evening to a close.
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Boy Scouts - Commissioner Sayer At Frankston
The local troup of Boy Scouts invited their parents and friends to attend at the drill hall on Monday night last, and a large number accepted the invitation.
Mr. Thexton, the local Scoutmaster, was in attendance with 40 Scouts.
Commissioner Sayer, the district Scout Leader, was also present.
Mr. Thexton, in declaring the function open, said he was glad to see so many present. The boys were shaping very well, but it was very necessary that a committee of parents be formed to look after the financial side of the business; also other matters which required attention to put the local Boy Scout branch on a proper footing.
Mr. Thexton then introduced Commissioner Sayer, who has had a very extensive career in the Boy Scout movement. (Applause).
Commissioner Sayer said he was very pleased to be present. It was part of his duty to keep in touch with the various troups in his district.
He was more than pleased to know what rapid strides the Frankston troup had made. There were forty members at present.
The speaker said he would like to remind those present of the high ideals that the movement stood for.
The boys were given excellent character training, which eventually had a big influence on their future life.
The speaker went on to say that there were ten laws that governed the movement. The first was: “Loyalty to the King”; another was: “To be useful and help others.” Commissioner Sayer thought that a committee of ladies was a good move, and would help considerably to strengthen the movement.
Euchre parties, picture nights and other amusements were amongst those mentioned by the Commissioner, whereby money could be raised to purchase the necessary equipment for the boys.
Commissioner Sayer appealed to the parents to help the local Scoutmaster (Mr. Thexton) who was bearing the burden in organising the troup.
The boys who have passed their “Tenderfoot,” as this stage were put through an oath of office, which is necessary before they can hold the position.
Supper was served in a very enticing manner by the boys, and very much appreciated by all.
Messrs. Witheridge and Beach are to be congratulated on the way in which they assisted to make the function the success it was.
From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 17 July 1925
