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with BOB HOLLAND

Like so many other projects in Orange these days, the South Orange Shopping Centre proposal appears set for controversy.

Among the concerns is the impact it may have on existing retailers in the CBD. Happy days ahead!

Recognising heroic history

Sports Precinct proposal opposed

Proposed heritage orders on east Orange’s “Duration Cottages” will help preserve a vital part of our wartime history, a local historian believes.

Creating a sports precinct at Bloomfield would destroy “a ready-made botanical garden” opponents say.

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The latest Covid-19 situation seems to be impacting on people in a variety of ways.

Some people it appears, are staying at home and not going out unless it’s absolutely necessary, while others at the other end of the scale give the impression that it’s no big deal. I think it is a big deal but how to negotiate it is anybody’s guess. Whatever one’s viewpoint, I’d encourage everyone to be kind and respect other people’s views or actions, dealing with this is as much a health issue as it is a test of character for all of us.

I saw a crazy but enjoyable movie last week called Line of Duty. It stars Aaron Eckhart and it’s quite unusual but full of action. I found it entertaining, and I’m a bit fussy with my taste.

At least one reader didn’t agree with the thoughts expressed in our story about the Duration Cottage heritage listings last week, I’m sure there would be others as well. Heritage issues are always one of those things aren’t they, and I doubt if people will ever agree most times. Personally, like so many other things, I think heritage enthusiasts sometimes go too far with some of their thinking. Maintaining heritage buildings is important of course, but only up to a point. I feel the same way about many green issues.

Funeral homes still at front-line

Life is an opportunity and students in Orange Anglican Grammar School’s Year 12 are determined to make the most of what 2020 throws at them.

Limits of attendees at funerals has been one of the most heartbreaking aspects of the coronavirus restrictions.

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FOR THE DURATION…

Local opposition to possible heritage listing for a number of “Duration Cottages” that was reported in last week’s OCL Newswatch received some lively comment from one particular Council-watcher.

Pointing-out the efforts that went into building the cottages during the time of our greatest national peril, the letter-writer also noted that they were saved from demolition after the war by the effort, fund-raising, and the lobbying of government, by their original residents. (See our story on Page 3).

One creative idea that came forward during the debate; was for Orange City Council to purchase and refurbish in authentic 1940s furniture — sourced, no doubt, from Orange Railway Station’s waiting rooms! — the bestpreserved of the structures with the rest allowed to move into the 21st century.

This one cottage would be both a symbol of the sacrifice of our so-called “Hero Generation” while also providing a fascinating museum piece for the future.

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Botanic be or not to be…

A visit to Wagga Wagga Botanical Gardens is also a very different experience from the Orange version.

Miniature railway rides, a small, eccentric zoo, and other features, make it a very popular though not-that extensive botanical site compared to the Orange Garden. See next week’s Newswatch for our special Botanic Gardens feature…

From the

View from the south

They say that you travel to see your own country for the first time. With most international and interstate travel out for the time being, a recent weekend in Wagga Wagga for family duties was the best that Newswatch could do!

trenches…

Potted observations comparing our southern neighbour to the Apple City include that: Wagga drivers rush roundabouts and tailgate other drivers far-less than Orange motorists; 45-degree angle parking makes main-street parking a breeze; and the Council gets just as great a bagging in the local media as we dish-out to our elected officials!

One odd incident occurred at a Thai Fusion restaurant with the staff all-night flat-out getting dishes to all the customers before the 9.30 closing. At about 9.15, the dozen or so kitchen staff suddenly downed-tools and huddled on the floor of the open-plan kitchen adjacent to the dining area silently crouching over their devices — smart-phones, tablets, etc.

They wordlessly resided in this state of seeming suspended-animation for the next 20 minutes until we left. Family members who had seen the 2019 Academy-Award winning Korean movie, Parasite said the scene was eerilyreminiscent of that black comedy thriller.

HOO TIE AND THE UNLUCK Y TRIB UTE BAN D… “Hootie and the Blowfish” were a two-hit wonder American band from the 1990s, (“Let Her Cry” and “Only Wanna Be with You”)

The coronavirus event casualties keep rollingin on the Central Western front with heavy fighting in the Blayney sector…

• Blayney’s much-delayed 2020 Book Fair due to be held in mid-August has been cancelled due to the coronavirus.

• August’s Winter Fire Festival — usually held in Millthorpe’s main street on the first Friday evening in August as opening night for the Orange region weekend festival — has also been cancelled.

• Millthorpe’s famous Garden Ramble, traditionally held in the first weekend in November, is off for 2020. “With the great unknown of the behaviour of coronavirus, we felt it was a too-big a risk to take for the health of the garden-owners, the volunteers, of which we have over 100, and for the visitors who come from far-and-wide,” a social media post on the Millthorpe Visitor homepage said.

Hanging tattered — blowing in the winter gusts — on a vacant shopfront in Orange for the past four months is a poster for a probably-cancelled concert for a Hootie tribute band that had been booked to appear locally.

The unfortunate name of the unlucky tribute band?

“Booty and the Ho-Fish…”

TAKE-AWAY LED RECOVERY Time was when those who loved a good Aussie takeaway — the classic Australian hamburger with beetroot, pineapple, and meat sauce dripping down your elbow or a nice slab of battered shark with chips — was considered slightly immoral, unhealthy, or at least lazy.

eats, emptying the fridge of uneaten food); comes a new proposal from an Orange City Life staffer.

But now we are all being asked to help save our local eateries threatened by the coronavirus lockdowns by taking-away at least once a week.

Enjoying a good chiko roll, KFC, and Rogan Josh as well as the next man or woman, one Newswatch staffer is definitely prepared to do his bit for the local community, State, and country, in support of the fast food industry. He feels that, under the circumstances, it’s the least he can offer…

To accompany Sir Paul McCartney’s “Meat-Free Monday”, “Wacky Wednesday” (kid-friendly foods) and “Thrifty Thursday” (leftovers, cheap

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“Why don’t we look at promoting local eateries with a ‘Take-Away Tuesday’ where everyone goes-out and supports Orange businesses,” the staffer said.

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New sports precinct — fantast Sports precinct proposal destroys “a ready-made botanical garden” New sports stadium developments get a “free-pass” on their cost, environmental and social impact, and lost green space opportunities, opponents of the proposed $25 million Orange Sports Precinct believe.

importance of green areas for our well-being, especially during a once-in-a-century pandemic.

Irreplaceable open areas in south Orange— the need for which have become most apparent during the COVID-19 crisis — will be lost with construction of the precinct planned for the Bloomfield site, they say.

“Since residents have discovered it during the time they were effectively locked-down; use of this natural resource has exploded with residents from all demographics enjoying its wild beauty on even the coldest of winter days.

A current online “Change.org” petition calls for the proposed precinct — to include cricket and multipurpose ovals, an athletic field and track with covered seating and a rugby union and league field with grandstand and seating mounds to sit 8500 fans — to be reconsidered.

Ms Pont believes that Orange could be entering one of those flex points in our society when a sudden understanding of the importance of the natural world is more important.

Long-time south Orange local Julie Pont said that the permanent loss of “a ready-made botanical garden on our doorstep” should see other sites considered for the precinct before any further work continues.

She believes that recent announcement of Council and State Government plans for the proposed $25 million facility was a classic vote-buying exercise with consideration of other, more suitable sites for the facility, ignored in the rush to get building.

“How dare our councillors make such a monumental decision on ratepayers behalf without any open and genuine consultation,” Ms Pont said.

She said that the unique stand of stately pines on the site located on the southern side of Brabham Sports Fields and incorporating the old Ex-Services Golf Club grounds provides a natural green space needed now more than ever.

“Before coronavirus, Gosling Reserve was little-used by the general public. Hardly a soul would be seen there on any given day.

“Logically, this sudden use of the Gosling Creek reserve shows that, as Orange grows more, the unique green space that this site offers in close proximity to Orange central, is required more, not less.

Another local, Carol Watts, agrees on the urgent imperative for open green spaces in the age of COVID-19.

“The section of Bloomfield Golf Course which has been chosen as the site for the new sports stadium is such a beautiful green space close to Orange and has been used by so many more people this year when the need for exercise and space has been necessary.

“It has been a been a haven for those of us needing to exercise whilst social distancing. There are few places like this close to town with such beautiful landscape already existing with the established tree plantings, native birds and native wildlife,” she said.

“Has the coronavirus not taught us the importance of fresh air and the great outdoors to maintain health?

Ms Watts asks — why destroy a beautiful parkland that has taken decades of nurturing to develop, for a sports stadium that could go elsewhere?

“We have a ready-made botanical garden on our doorstep.

With little effort, this can be developed to include walking and cycle tracks.”

“It would take a very long time to recreate a park like this. The area will eventually be a central place in our fastgrowing city.

She believes that the trees, decades-old and irreplaceable, and the area’s proximity to both Orange Health Service and future urban development, should preclude its consideration for the sports precinct.

“Places like this are rare and it is wrong to cut down existing trees and ruin beautiful parkland when other sites are available.”

“Surely recovering patients from the new hospital precinct adjoining this space would be better-served by being able to walk in a bit of nature, than gazing out on slabs of cement.

She said that the “shovel-ready” approach by Council towards this development has been superseded by events and that we are now living in a very different society than when the site was first chosen.

“I believe the site was only chosen on 3 December 2019; “There is plenty of degraded land elsewhere — in close which was before the need for large walking areas where proximity to Orange central — for a sports stadium without seen as a priority,” Ms Watts added. destroying over 400 beautiful majestic trees,” she added.

“Since then, the community has been inhibited by the Ms Pont cites Council’s own development of the Gosling coronavirus and there has been no opportunity for people Creek Reserve over a decade ago of the increasingto contribute their opinion or indeed any community

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PLACES LIKE THIS ARE RARE AND IT IS WRONG TO CUT DOWN EXISTING TREES AND RUIN BEAUTIFUL PARKLAND WHEN OTHER SITES ARE AVAILABLE. consultation on such an important issue.

“Surely we live in different times now and these things should be reconsidered?

A stadium can go in many different areas, but you cannot recreate this much needed space in a few months. It’s is also part of Orange history with the long-established golf course and buildings from the original Bloomfield site,” she said.

The Change-org petition — directed to local Member, Phil Donato, (a supporter of the project) asks Orange Council to stop work on the Bloomfield grounds immediately and help identify a new site for the sports precinct.

“No community consultation has been undertaken for this enormous facility despite the potential impact on the Orange regional area,” the petition — with about 300 signatures — continues.

It draws parallels between the Orange proposal to the much-criticised multi-billion-dollar stadium rebuild proposal for Sydney’s major football venues; including the Olympic Stadium, completed barely two decades ago.

“We’ve watched the NSW Govt repeat mistake after mistake with rebuilding stadiums unnecessarily and without any sense. Who even owns the Bloomfield site to allow this facility to be built on?”

Comments on the change.org petition have made similar points: “Other sites need to be considered that won’t involve decimating a fabulous site as is.”

“No public consultation. Plenty of other sites. And where’s the 50-metre indoor pool in your plans?”

“As a patient in the hospital, it was a pleasure to look out the windows and see the kangaroos, birds and other animals that call the golf course home. What happened to consultation?”

“Bloomfield is a very old place and is historic. There are better places for this!”

Orange Mayor, Councillor Reg Kidd, told Newswatch, that: “a major project like this is still subject to the normal checks and balances, planning assessments and opportunities for community input.”

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tic facility or lost green space?

Plenty of chance to comment on new Sports Precinct, Mayor

Mayor Reg Kidd says that pine trees are not native and that they provide only minimal environmental benefit for local wildlife.

Opponents of the proposed siting of the new Orange Sports Complex will have plenty of opportunity to comment on the proposal, Orange Mayor, Councillor Reg Kidd has said. (See article opposite).

“In the coming weeks, an independent professional consultant will do the investigation that’s needed to produce a statement of environmental effects.

“Among other things, that report will consider the fauna and flora on the site.

Depending on what that investigation finds, there’ll be further assessments later.

“The next step will then be a development application to consider the removal of trees. That DA will be on exhibition for community comment, so there will be opportunities for community members to

have their say,” he added.

He said that the project will provide a range of benefits to Orange and that critics should find out more about these.

“I’d encourage residents to take up the opportunity to find out more about the project. There’s a location map on the council website. It’s the northern side of the former golf course alongside Jack Brabham Park where the sports precinct is proposed to be built.

“It’s also important for the community to

know that a major project like this is still subject to the normal checks and balances, planning assessments and opportunities for community input,” he added.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that the site for the sports precinct is mostly populated by pine trees which are already reaching the end of their life, but that’s what the report will tell us in more details.”

He said that pine trees are not native and that they provide only minimal environmental benefit for local wildlife.

“It’s worth remembering that there are number of sites around town which were formerly dominated by pine trees which have been given a breath of fresh air by their removal. Pines aren’t great for native birds.

“It was great to stand alongside Upper House MP Sam Farraway and hear him re-affirm the commitment of the NSW Government to fund the new sports precinct. It’s going to make a huge difference for generations of Orange residents,” he concluded.

LAUNCH OF $25M SPORTS PRECINCT FIRST-STEP TOWARDS THE PLANNED ORANGE SPORTS PRECINCT INVOLVED A VISIT TO LAUNCH THE PROJECT BY DEPUTY PREMIER, JOHN BARILARO. The Deputy Premier said the launch showed that the NSW Government was delivering on its election commitment to provide new sporting infrastructure to the people of Orange with geotechnical engineers on the day drilling the first holes in the ground to commence construction.

Opposition to the proposed site for the Sports Complex has, however, come via a group of local residents and a change.org petition. Mr Barilaro’s office did not respond to requests to comment on this opposition from the residents to the siting of the proposed complex.

Orange Mayor, Councillor Reg Kidd responded with his comments in the attached article.

“Last year I stood up in Orange and promised a $25 million sports precinct for the community, and today we are delivering on that promise and putting shovels in the ground,” Mr Barilaro said.

“I am proud to announce that preliminary work has officially begun on the purpose-built facility which will include cricket and multipurpose ovals, an athletic field and track with covered seating and a rugby union and league field with grandstand and seating mounds to sit

8,500 fans,” he added.

“Orange City Council must also be congratulated they have come to the table with a vision and plans for a facility that will not only cater to local sports, it will attract high profile events, like NRL games and other major championships, bringing in visitors who will spend locally.

“We said we would give the people and sports clubs in Orange the regional stadium they deserve, and we are doing exactly that.”

Orange Mayor, Councillor Reg Kidd said with funding confirmed Orange City Council will now push ahead with construction of the project to commence immediately.

“We have consulted widely on the project and heard community feedback, we know this sports precinct is going to be transformational for people who live in the city and just outside of town, who will no longer have to travel as far to participate in major events,” Cr Kidd said.

“At our heart, Orange has a vibrant sports culture that keeps locals active, healthy and happy and this precinct will have something for everyone in our community.

“Today’s announcement is testament to what’s possible when local and state government work together and I thank and commend the NSW Government for the funding to make this essential project for the people of Orange a reality.”

National party MLC Sam Farraway said the NSW

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n Cr Jason Hamling (Chair of Sport and Recreation Committee), Orange Mayor Councillor Reg Kidd, Sam Farraway MLC and Phoebe Litchfield (Local NSW and Big Bash Cricketer) turning the first sod on the site where geotechnical works are set to start on the new Orange Sports Precinct.

Nationals in Government made this commitment at the election and have stayed true to their word.

“The NSW Nationals in Government have delivered on their promise and today commenced preliminary work to make this $25 million sporting dream a reality, right here in Orange,” Mr Farraway said.

“The delivery of this election commitment will drive business, tourism and dollars directly into the Central West.”

The NSW Government is investing $25 million for the Orange Sports Precinct, Orange City Council will deliver the project and Council aims to have the first stage of the project complete by late 2021 with the main field and grandstand due to be completed by 2022.

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STUDY, LIFE, AND LESSONS Doing the HSC in 2020 and how to cope with your coronavirus “losses” Higher School Certificates are tough-enough for most 17 and 18-year-olds. For the class of 2020; many may feel that they are in an unlucky, star-crossed time. But there are some key strategies that can help you cope, Melissa Theobald — Director/Clinical Psychologist from PsychSolutions, Orange — advises.

“For Year 12 students at the moment, a lot of their energy would be focused on their Higher School Certificate (HSC). This series of exams is both a build-up and culmination to 13 years of schooling and hard work and can often be a time of stress and anxiety for young people.

For the class of 2020, this stress has no doubt been exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic and all the “losses” they have faced during the year.

The Pandemic has resulted in the loss of most of the exciting and fun things that the students have looked forward to and worked really hard towards. That is, fulfilling leadership responsibilities, sporting events, musicals, graduation.

Compounding this, they are left with the not-so-fun stuff such as study and exams.

In addition to the losses, the uncertainty around exams and how classes will look, and the ever-changing circumstances have added to the challenges our Year 12 students have had to face.

If you are completing the HSC, there are some key strategies that you can utilise to

help survive and to ease the anxiety and stress. First and foremost is to keep things in perspective. Your ATAR is just a number and is not a reflection of who you are or how successful or happy you will be in your future.

can reframe this as: “I must be feeling a bit stressed, and there is lots I can do to help my stress. Then I can come back to the task.”

Whatever happens, it is not the end of the world. If you have a passion for a career path there are so many ways to get there now and later.

Don’t compare yourself to others, run your own race! This is your journey, make it your own and, remember, you will better for having gone through the experience, whatever the outcome! Also, take stock and reflect on how far you have come already.

Set boundaries around important things such as sleep, “me-time” and study. Balance is critical to staying mentally well during the HSC. Drinking enough water and eating well will also help to maintain positive mental well-being during study and exam periods.

Remember at 17 or 18, you don’t need to have it all sorted. Lots of adults don’t have it sorted yet, so don’t expect yourself to know what you want to do for the rest of your life.

It is okay to be unsure and to give yourself time/space to take a break or try new things to see what might be for you.

If you are struggling with procrastination, this does not mean you are bored or lazy or both. Rather, procrastination is a mechanism that our mind employs to cope when we are feeling worried or stressed.

For parents, I suggest you make yourself available as a resource for your young people doing the HSC. Be around to check in to see if they need anything (food, water, reassurance) during the exam period.

So, if you notice that you are tending to procrastinate, rather than getting hookedinto negative thoughts about yourself such as: “I am lazy” or “I am hopeless,” see if you

Also, you can encourage your child to have balance. If you notice your child is stressed, invite them to take a break, do something to wind-down, and then come back to study.

If parents notice their young person is more irritable and less rational during the study/exam period, make space for this and to remember that, as parents, you don’t have to show-up to every argument that presents itself.

It is our job as parents to maintain our calm and help our young person stay grounded during this difficult time.

It is NOT helpful for parents to interrogate, nag, or micro-manage their young person’s study. I can guarantee, this will not get the outcome they are hoping for!

Parents can also provide reassurance to their teen. Uncertainty breeds panic, so hearing from a trusted loved one that it will be okay, whatever the outcome, will help to reduce the pressure that the young person might be feeling.

And remember, while the HSC marks the completion of a school journey, it is certainly not the be-all and end-all. It is instead the beginning of another exciting passage of life.”

Yes, the HSC will definitely go ahead!

With so much of 2020 seemingly a constant and ever-changing tableaux of new regulations and cancellations, NSW Higher School Certificate students can be assured that this year’s exams — held every year as the final exams for Year 12 in NSW since 1967 — will go ahead!

For local kids in the “Class of 2020,” other queries you may have in this topsy-turvy year are also answered.

WILL ASSESSMENT WEIGHTINGS CHANGE? Yes, most likely, but this will depend on your school and how they handled it.

Assessment weightings may change because exams have had to be cancelled as a result of school closures and social distancing regulations.

However, HSC Exams will still make-up 50 per cent of your HSC mark, with your internal marks making up the

other 50 per cent.

HAVE IN-CLASS ASSESSMENT FORMATS CHANGE? Yes, however this will depend on how long schools remained closed with at-home learning.

As a result of schools closures and schools following social distancing measures during the Coronavirus pandemic, it was often not possible to undertake all internal exams.

A COVID-19 committee made-up of education officials has also decided what will happen to major projects due as part of the HSC for Visual Arts, Design and Tech, Industrial Technology, Textiles and Design, English Extension 2, and Society and Culture.

For science, practical exams may now be a hand-in report where you are provided with secondary data and required to perform the analysis, graphing or background theory yourself. You could still be assessed on things like

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drawing graphs using tabulated data which is provided via online systems.

WILL I HAVE TO RE-SIT YEAR 12?

No, the Federal Education Minister has made this very clear.

The Federal Education Minister announced that “there will be no year 13, there will be no mass repeating. You will get your leaving certificate this year.”

The Commonwealth and states have agreed that all Year 12 students will finish high school this year despite the Coronavirus pandemic.

It wouldn’t be practical as you’d still have Years 7-11 coming through the system and transitioning into a new year next year, as well as the old and new Year 12 cohorts. There wouldn’t be enough teachers to teach an entire new grade (as you’d be Year 13!)

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S IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 LIFE, THEY SAY, IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND STUDENTS IN ORANGE ANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL’S YEAR 12 ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT 2020 THROWS AT THEM.

to say, ‘I experienced a pandemic’” she said.

She added though that the wall-to-wall media coverage does weary after a time: “It’s like, every time you turn on the news, it’s coronavirus.”

Her drama studies have also been crimped by social distancing protocols that don’t allow for the group performances typically part of her major project in Film-Drama. “I’ve simply been unable to do my major project because of COVID-19, so that has been really disappointing,” she said.

Most people recall their final year of high school distinctly as the transition from 13 years of education to your post-schooling life — the move from youth to adulthood.

n The Higher School Certificate for Orange Anglican Grammar’s 2020 Year 12 is proving both a challenge and an opportunity. Jackson Willis (School Captain), Charlie Watson (Vice-Captain), Headmaster, the Rev Louis Stringer, Jessica Bennett (School Captain), and Mitchell Oates (Vice-Captain).

These 2020 Higher School Certificate students all say, though, that this will definitely be a year to remember! Most admit — as they watch Statewide returns to lockdowns and the continuing social and economic impact of COVID-19 — to the occasional fleeting thought: “Why 2020?”

“That’s exactly right,” student Jackson Willis said. “Last year, I was looking forward to 2020, and then this comes-up!” he added with a wry smile.

A champion athlete, the lack of competition has had a compounding-effect on his hopes for the year with creative ways needed to keep busy. “Through the lockdown, my coach put together a special program for me, strategies to keep my fitness up,” he explained.

Studies have also taken a high-tech trend with much work being completed online through the school’s vastly-expanded “school portal” facility. “We’ve been super-busy, in that regard things haven’t changed much,” he explained.

“You just have your eyes on the screen the whole time. You get in a rhythm; you just get in and get it done.”

These unsettled times though have given a greater appreciation of the things that matter, he added. “Yeah definitely, we’ve all realised how important friends are,” he said.

Lessons in life, friendship, and commitment for

“Class of 2020” The students generally appreciate the Fellow-student Charlie Watson hasn’t missed efforts of the OAGS community to bucklethe irony of having studied for over a decade down and fight-on during this most unusual to get to this point; only for a once-in-a-100of school years with Headmaster, the Rev year pandemic to appear from nowhere.

Louis Stringer, battling to maintain as many “It’s like, you went through 13 years, the traditions as possible. whole of high school, and then this hits you,” she explained.

“This is the moment that we will finish school in. It’s pretty crazy, but, one thing, it will be a relief when we make it out,” she added.

“The Rev Stringer has made it pretty clear that there will be a graduation ceremony for us, which is important,” Charlie said.

Jessica Bennett said that being in the “Class of 2020” was definitely an unusual experience. “Absolutely, you had such a big Study from home during the worst of the lockdown proved less a challenge than she had lead-up and then this.”

Life, though, is ultimately to be lived and expected with the new technologies helpingnot a destination. “Suddenly, you’re having all out: “The teachers were always available and, these new experiences. One thing I’ll be able in the end, I get through my work,” she said.

WILL I GET AN ATAR? Yes! The Federal Education Minister announced that “every year 12 student will get an ATAR for 2020.”

This is because: Universities will still need to find a way to identify who they accept into their specific courses.

The ATAR exists to enable them to be able to identify which students they should take into limited spaces in key courses.

Given the ATAR is a national system, it’s likely it will continue to be used, but with modifications given the circumstances.

WILL MY YEAR 11 MARKS COUNT TOWARDS MY ATAR? Possibly, but unlikely.

There are two situations this could occur: 1. If ATAR isn’t provided and uni entry is based on subject specific performance or application. The university may required Year 11 results.

2. If ATAR is being calculated without external HSC results to moderate internal school results, and the Trials were

unable to be sat, requiring Year 11 results to be included in any ATAR calculation.

CAN I APPLY FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION? Yes, you can via the NESA website.

NESA has released the following statement, “If you get sick, your school and NESA have provisions to ensure you are not disadvantaged.”

Although it is unclear whether this refers to a COVID-19 related sickness or not, and where you can apply for these specific provisions, you can still use the general illness and misadventure form.

The National Education Council is also discussing the possibility of concessions being made for students who struggle at home such as those who don’t have access to technology for online learning.

WILL UNIVERSITY APPLICATION PROCEDURES CHANGE? Most likely.

The State and Federal Education Ministers are discussing changing university application procedures given the impact of the Coronavirus on the HSC.

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Mitchell Oates is definitely out to find the upside of these most unsettled times. “I mean, sometimes in life you get something like this, I just can’t wait until I get to say to my kids ‘I lived through a pandemic,’ I’m absolutely looking for a lifetime of bragging rights,” he said.

“I mean, life is basically a series of problems that you have to face. You’re not going to get anywhere if you get overwhelmed by events like this,” he believes.

Headmaster Stringer added that — as well as the Year 12 cohort and other students — the teachers, support, and administrative staff at OAGS had also had to adjust to the “new normal.”

“This really was unprecedented, initially we were very unsure of how we should respond, but, ultimately we got there, and our staff have been magnificent,” he said with some pride.

Keeping the Year 12 cohort focussed on the bigger picture rather than the noise of the moment was one of the main aims of the school community. “I said to this group, ‘no matter what, you are going to graduate’, and they have responded very positively,” he said.

Jackson Willis agreed, saying that ‘what-ifs’ are so last-year. “It’s happened, we’ll adjust to it. In the end, we’re still going ahead, and we’ll graduate… it will just be a bit different,” he concluded.

Universities are looking at introducing aptitude tests, bridging courses and the consideration of Year 11 marks.

Macquarie University has announced that they will be considering Year 11 marks when accepting students into their courses. Macquarie had two pre-existing early entry schemes based on Year 11 marks, which had a limited intake of students – however there will now be no cap on these numbers to encourage domestic students to enrol.

Universities Australia CEO, Catriona Jackson said universities may consider extracurricular work, Year 11 work, as well as Year 12 assessments.

The University of Western Australia has already announced that it is offering two new entrance pathways for potential 2021 students into its main undergraduate degrees.

Beyond the normal Australian tertiary admission rank, UWA said it would also admit students on the basis of a predicted ATAR calculated using a student’s Year 11 results as well as a special tertiary admissions test.

Universities Australia, the peak body for the tertiary sector, said all universities were developing “contingency plans” in case there was widespread disruption to admissions.

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PROPOSED CHANGES FOR FORMER RTA AND BYPASS TRUCK-STOP

n Orange City Council Amendment 25 seeks to change the activities that are allowed under planning laws on the site of the former RTA motor registry building at 1 Leewood Drive.

ORANGE CITY COUNCIL IS SEEKING COMMUNITY COMMENT ON TWO PROPOSED CHANGES TO ORANGE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT PLAN. One proposal (known as Amendment 25) seeks to change the activities that are allowed under planning laws on the site of the former RTA motor registry building at 1 Leewood Drive.

The additional uses being sought include, Highway Service Centres, Take Away Food and Drink Premises, Plant Nurseries, Rural Supplies, Office Premises, Business Premises and Community Facilities. The site is alongside a section of the southern feeder road that’s about to be upgraded.

There is no specific redevelopment proposed at this stage, however a conceptual layout for the site has been included for illustrative purposes.

Future development of the site would be subject to a Development Application in due course and the site remains in the current (IN1) General Industrial Zone.

Another proposal (Amendment 27) seeks to change the zoning of land alongside a recently approved site for a new truck stop in Leeds Parade. The re-zoning would let more fast food outlets be built.

The site at 185 Leeds Parade is currently a mix of two different zonings. The proposal seeks to increase the area of (SP3) Tourist Zone and reduce the area of (IN2) Light Industrial Zone.

The Planning Proposal includes a concept plan to illustrate the proposal. The concept plan indicates a potential for additional fast food outlets to the west of the recently approved truck stop portion of the site.

Any future development of the site would be subject to a separate Development Application in due course, which may differ from the concept plan.

More information about the two amendments can be found on the Orange City Council website at : https://www.orange. nsw.gov.au/on-exhibition-for-comment/ The deadline for community comment is 5pm Monday 24 August.

NEWS

Would you believe it?

Melbournians fly to Orange!

Would you believe it? Visitors from our very-sick southern neighbour, Melbourne, Victoria are being allowed to fly to Orange!

Orange City Council has therefore responded to community concerns to reassure locals of the measures taken to limit the chance of COVID-19.

“Orange City Council is continuing to comply with Public Health Orders from government and health authorities,” CEO David Waddell said.

“That applies to the way the Orange Regional Airport continues to operate to handle the two direct flights a week from Melbourne to Orange.”

“The Orange community can take some comfort that having these checks in place since 7 July has been one of the raft of government measures that has helped make a contribution to keeping Orange COVID-safe.

“For the last three weeks, since COVID-19 conditions worsened in Melbourne, Health department staff and police have been meeting every flight from Melbourne as it arrived at Orange Regional Airport.

“All passengers get off the plane in Orange and walk into the terminal. Health staff take temperature checks, check passengers’ address details and ask other questions about whether passengers have visited hot-spots.

“Passengers bound for Dubbo and Brisbane then get back on the plane to continue their journey.

“To fly into NSW these passengers have met the strict requirements for a cross-border permit. There are also measures put in place by the airline in Melbourne, such as the wearing of face masks on the plane.

“It’s by working together as a community that we’ll get through this pandemic. It’s good that people are doing the right thing and making responsible decisions as they plan travelling to Orange.

“It’s important that local businesses are also playing their part by following government requirements for contact tracing and other measures,” Mr Waddell concluded.

Need tax help? ATO toolkit is here…

Coronavirus, business lockdowns, JobKeeper payments, and workingfrom-home, are likely making this tax year one of the most challenging for many in living memory.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recently released a tax time toolkit designed to help small businesses and their tax advisers.

The toolkit packages up a series of easyto-understand fact sheets on topics that small businesses need to know this tax time, especially given the tax implications of COVID-19.

“As we all continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we completely appreciate that it’s a really tough time for many small businesses. Our job is to continue to support businesses who need help with their tax and super obligations, in partnership with the tax profession,” ATO Assistant Commissioner Andrew Watson said

“Many small businesses have had a really difficult few months, and we fully acknowledge this. From bushfires to floods to COVID-19, we know times are tough. Small businesses have a long to-do list, and tax obligations are just one of many items that need to be done.”

“We also know that many small businesses rely on and trust the advice of their tax professional. Whether you use a registered tax professional, or lodge your own tax return, we hope our toolkit will be helpful when the time is right to sit down and consider lodging your income tax return.”

The toolkit includes a set of fact sheets to help you understand a range of tax time topics, including: •home-based business expenses – if as a business owner, you’re claiming deductions for the costs of using your home as your main place of business.

•pausing or permanently closing your

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business – if you’ve had to pause or permanently close your business due to COVID-19.

•motor vehicle expenses – if you’re claiming a deduction for motor vehicle expenses for your business.

• travel expenses – if you’re claiming a deduction for expenses you incur when travelling for your business.

• using your company’s money or assets – if you’re a director or shareholder of a company that operates a small business, and you take money out of your company or use its assets.

“Don’t forget, it’s best to ask for help with your tax if you need it. And it’s never too late to speak with us or a registered tax professional if you aren’t sure about something or need a helping hand.”

The tax time 2020 toolkit for small business is available at ato.gov.au/SBtaxtimetoolkit

NEWS

Funeral homes still at front-line of continuing coronavirus battle “It has been very difficult… it’s been particularly hard on the families, you see them being upset,” Craig Ostini from Norman J Penhall Funerals said of attendance limits at local funerals.

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COUNCIL “SEEING THE LIGHT” ON LED FOR ALL COUNCIL BUILDINGS They’re the future of lighting, creating less light pollution, and substantial power-savings, and Orange City Council is now “seeing the light” on LED (light emitting diode) technology.

Council will install LED lighting in all of its buildings in a move that will save almost $170,000 a year in energy costs and reduce carbon emissions by 740 tonnes per annum.

At a recent Council meeting, councillors endorsed a decision to swap out the lights at a total cost of around $180,000.

The money will come out of the $500,000 allocated to renewable energy in the 2020/21 budget.

It will cover the cost of replacing 2117 fluorescent lights in 17 council buildings with LED lights.

Limits of attendees at funerals has been one of the most heart-breaking aspects of the coronavirus restrictions that have become so much a part of our lives over the past six months.

Accounts of families having to draw lots for attending farewells and working-out who was closest to the departed have added another sad aspect to this sombre period.

to say ‘sorry, we’ve already got 50 and that’s our limit’ and then they say, ‘but I’m the brother!’ and then other people have to go-out to keep the numbers right,” he said.

While sympathies go-out out to these inadvertent victims of this blighted time; the COVID-19 quarantines have also made the already-sensitive and nuanced work of local funeral homes such as Penhall’s even more challenging.

“You’ve got to be so careful telling people ‘you can’t come to a funeral’ and some of these have been for people who were very young.”

“It has been very difficult… it’s been particularly hard on the families, you see them being upset,” Craig Ostini from Norman J Penhall Funerals said.

As the organisers of the service, he said, they have to make sure they strictly-comply with each and every new restriction the moment they are announced.

“For us, each time there was a change to the restrictions, we had to know exactly what the new restrictions were; the numbers originally came back to 10, and then 20, it was very hard,” Craig explained.

“Then it went to 50; this was okay but it which meant that we had more people to count and control. Then it went to unlimited numbers but with the four-square metre rule,” he added.

This new half-way restriction though caused its own heartbreak as hundreds of people would arrive at a small chapel or church to be told that social distancing rules capped the attendance at 50 or so.

“People knew the limit of four-square metre rule still applied but were unaware of the effect on capacity limits on, say, our own chapel,” he explained.

“For example, with St Joseph’s Catholic Church, about 120 could fit in there, but for our chapel here, we’re only 50, and many small churches are also only 30 to 50. The maximum limit for larger areas now sits at 100 under the current rules.

He said this led to the difficult situation of Penhall’s having to stop people actually entering services due to the cap limit being already full.

“A lot of people would the turn-up and then we’d have

He says that most attendees have been accepting and reasonable under what are difficult and emotional circumstances.

“People have generally been very understanding, it’s very difficult, as you can imagine, to stop people going to funerals,” he added.

“We’re fortunate in that we have another room where people can view and hear the service, and we’ve employed a video company to stream funerals which has helped,” he said.

The flurry of regulations from both State and the Federal Government — sometimes either confusing, ambiguous, or directly-contradicting each other — had added to the difficulties for everyone.

“It’s been confusing; we’ve had Federal decisions that have come through and then State decisions have come through, and we have to work-out which is the relevant regulation,” he explained.

“They’ve given decisions and rules and regulations on the run and this has made it tough on everybody.”

One of the most difficult incidents for grieving families, he said, was seeing ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests with thousands of packed attendees crowding major cities.

That these uncontrolled marches — ostensibly-protesting the death of a Black American petty criminal in police hands — were effectively waived-through by the State and the Federal Government, was particularly galling.

“We had comments from families saying, ‘we can only have 20 at my grandmother’s funeral and we see thousands at these protest marches, how’s that fair?’” he said.

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Orange Mayor, Councillor Reg Kidd said an assessment found lights in the city’s council buildings used almost $170,000 of electricity a year, as well as about $34,000 in maintenance costs.

“The report found if council replaced the lights with approved energy efficient LED lights the money it saved meant it would break even on its investment in just over a year,” Cr Kidd said.

...Anything we can do to save on our electricity costs and reduce our energy use is beneficial...

A report by energy efficiency consultants said the lights would cost $159,000 to purchase and about $155,000 to install using local installers.

Under the NSW Government’s Energy Savings Scheme, Council would be eligible for more than $130,000 worth of Energy Saving Certificates in return for reducing its energy use.

The scheme seeks to reduce energy consumption in NSW by creating financial incentives for organisations to invest in energy saving projects.

The certificates can then be sold back to parties such as electricity retailers, lowering council’s total cost to about $180,000.

Orange City Council Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee chair Mario Previtera said the project was a valuable step forward in reducing operating costs of council buildings.

“Anything we can do to save on our electricity costs and reduce our energy use is beneficial, not just for ratepayers, but the environment as well,” Cr Previtera said.

“Even small changes add up and can make a huge difference in the long term.”

The rest of the funds allocated to the 2020/21 renewable energy budget will go towards installing solar panels on three council buildings: the Orange Aquatic Centre, Orange Civic Centre and the new Cricket Centre of Excellence in Wade Park.

TVguide

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6.00 Rage.

7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

10.00 Rage.

12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 The Sound.

1.30 When Louis Met Paul And Debbie.

2.30 Back In Time For Dinner: 1950s.

3.30 Escape From The City: West Gippsland, Victoria – The Smiths.

4.30 Landline.

5.00 Soccer. A-League. Melbourne City v Sydney FC. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. Final.

8.20 Les Misérables.

9.20 Miniseries: Thirteen.

10.20 The Good Karma Hospital.

11.10 Rage.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 Italian News.

8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News.

11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Bollywood: World’s Biggest Film Industry. 4.05 Gadget Man. 4.30 Miracle At Sea. 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys: A Railway Too Far? 8.30 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010) Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush. The newly crowned George VI of England struggles with a debilitating speech impediment. (M) 10.35 Miniseries: On The Ropes.

2.25 Trump’s Showdown.

4.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 2.05 Grandpa In My Pocket. 2.35 Arthur. 3.05 Molly And Mack. 3.30 Play School. 3.55 Bananas In Pyjamas. 4.10 Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle. 4.30 Bob The Builder. 4.55 Fireman Sam. 5.20 Room On The Broom. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.55 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Live From The BBC. 9.15 QI. 10.15 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.00 Would I Lie To You? 11.30 Motherland. 12.30 Friday Night Dinner. 12.55 The Trip To Italy. 1.25 Absolutely Fabulous. 1.55 Live At The Apollo. 2.40 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled.

3.30 Close. 5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service. 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

Hong Kong (31) 6.10 News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Romanian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 Croatian News. 9.30 SBS Courtside.

10.00 Basketball. NBA. Sacramento Kings v San Antonio Spurs. 12.30 The Good Doctor: Korea.

1.40 New Girl. 2.15 ABC America: World News Tonight. 2.40 Insight. 3.40 PBS News. 4.40 Happy Endings. 6.45 Meet The Polygamists. 7.40 Stargate SG-1. 8.30 Ancient Aliens. 9.20 Fear The Walking Dead. 11.10 Original Sin: Sex. 12.05 MOVIE: Mr Six. (2015) Feng Xiaoning. 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News.

5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 11.30 Definitely Not News. 11.55 Operation Ouch!

12.25 Junior Vets. 12.50 Horrible Histories. 1.20 Art Ninja. 2.20 TMNT. 2.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 3.05 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

3.30 Dragon Ball Super. 4.00 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad. 5.00 School Of Rock. 5.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 All Hail King Julien. 6.30 Steve Backshall Vs The Vertical Mile. 7.20 Operation Ouch! 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 So Awkward. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Slugterra. 10.05 Close. 5.40 The Bagel And Becky Show. 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 It’s Academic.

(66) 7.00 Kitty Is Not A Cat. 8.00 Hook, Line And Dinner. 9.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 10.00 My Grandmother’s Ravioli. 11.00 Cupcake Wars. 12.15 Mystery Diners.

1.15 Restaurant: Impossible. 3.15 The Simpsons.

3.45 MOVIE: Miracle. (2004) Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson. 6.30 MOVIE: The Game Plan. (2007) Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick.

8.45 MOVIE: Something’s Gotta Give. (2003) 11.20 Bridezillas. 12.20 Naughty Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud. 1.20 Home Shopping. 2.30 Hook, Line And Dinner. 4.00 My Grandmother’s Ravioli. 5.00 Naughty Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud.

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SBS (3) 6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News.

10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Speedweek.

3.10 Running Wild With Uzo Aduba.

3.55 Fair Game.

5.00 InCycle.

5.30 WWII Battles For Europe.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Day They Dropped The Bomb.

8.30 America’s Great Divide: From Obama To Trump.

10.35 Gunned Down: The Power Of The NRA. 11.35 John Pilger: The Dirty War On The NHS. 1.35 How To Lose Weight Well.

4.20 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 12.10 In The Night Garden. 2.05 Grandpa In My Pocket.

2.35 Arthur. 3.05 Molly And Mack. 3.30 Play School. 3.55 Bananas In Pyjamas. 4.10 Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle. 4.30 Bob The Builder. 4.45 Play School Art Time. 5.20 Thomas. 5.35 Peter Rabbit.

5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.55 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 The Weekly. Final. 10.35 Insert Name Here.

11.05 Live From The BBC. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20 W1A. 12.50 The IT Crowd. Final. 1.15 Women On The Verge. 1.50 Gavin & Stacey. 2.25 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

8.30 SBS Courtside. 9.00 Basketball. NBA. Philadelphia 76ers v Indiana Pacers. 11.30 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. Sacramento Kings v San Antonio Spurs. 2.00 Dateline Shorts. 2.15 New Girl. 2.45 PopAsia TV. 3.45 WorldWatch. 4.10 Insight. 5.10 Yokayi Footy. 5.45 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. New. 6.45 Abandoned Engineering. 7.40 The Tesla Files. 8.30 MOVIE: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. (1989) William Shatner. 10.25 Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor.

10.55 Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender.

12.35 MOVIE: Salvador. (1986) 2.45 France 24.

3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 11.50 Operation Ouch! 12.25 Junior Vets. Final. 12.50 Horrible Histories. 1.20 The Dengineers. 2.20 TMNT. 2.45 Prank You Very Much. 3.10 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 4.00 Gym Stars.

4.30 Odd Squad. 5.00 School Of Rock. 5.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 All Hail King Julien. 6.30 Steve Backshall Vs The Vertical Mile. 7.20 Operation Ouch! Ouch! Awards. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Danger Mouse. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 So Awkward.

9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Slugterra. 10.00 Rage. 2.05 Close. 5.40 The Bagel And Becky Show. 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 It’s Academic.

(66) 7.00 Kitty Is Not A Cat. 8.00 Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals.

8.30 Comfort Food Tour. 9.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 10.00 Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day. 11.00 Cupcake Wars. 12.00 Sweet Genius. 1.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Mystery Diners. 4.00 Restaurant: Impossible. 6.00 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 Futurama. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 First Dates Australia. 9.30 Marrying Millions. 10.30 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 11.30 Geordie Shore.

12.30 Are You The One? 1.30 Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. 2.00 Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day. 3.00 Sweet Genius. 4.00 Late Programs.

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WIN (8) 6.00 Unknown Road Adventures. 6.30 Entertainment Tonight. 7.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 7.30 What’s Up Down Under. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 WhichCar. 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. 12.00 The Children’s Hospital. 12.40 Farm To Fork. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Pooches At Play. 2.30 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. 3.00 My Market Kitchen.

3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

4.00 Farm To Fork.

4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Bondi Rescue.

7.00 The Children’s Hospital.

7.40 Ambulance.

10.00 Beecham House.

11.00 FBI. 12.00 Law & Order: SVU. 1.00 NCIS: Los Angeles.

2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

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(52) 6.00 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 The Baron. 11.00 MOVIE: Take Me High. (1974) Cliff Richard, Debbie Watling.

12.55 MOVIE: Cairo Road. (1950) Eric Portman, Laurence Harvey, Maria Mauban. 2.50 MOVIE: Crossplot. (1969) Roger Moore, Martha Hyer, Claudia Lange. 4.50 MOVIE: Geronimo. (1962) Chuck Connors, Kamala Devi, Pat Conway.

7.00 MOVIE: Shane. (1953) 9.25 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (1972) Charles Bronson.

11.30 Miniseries: Lynda La Plante’s Trial & Retribution. 1.30 My Favorite Martian. 2.00 Gideon’s Way. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

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(53) 6.00 1.30 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 2.00 BattleBots. 3.00 The Road Trick. 3.30 The Xtreme Collxtion.

4.30 Peaking. 4.50 How To Train Your Dragon Homecoming. 5.20 MOVIE: Flushed Away.

(2006) 7.00 MOVIE: Despicable Me 3. (2017) 8.45 MOVIE: Jurassic Park III. (2001) Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni. 10.30 MOVIE: Joe Dirt. (2001) 12.15 Heroes. 1.10 Manifest. 2.00 Wife Swap US. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 3.30 Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters. 4.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 4.30 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies.

4.50 Littlest Pet Shop: A World Of Our Own. 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

Fish Of The (63) 6.00 Day. 6.30 The Big Adventure. 8.00 Home Shopping. 9.00 Swamp People. 10.00 Megastructures. 11.00 Counting Cars. 11.30 Life Off Road. 12.00 Pawn Stars.

12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 2.00 Counting Cars.

2.30 Fishing And Adventure. 3.05 American Pickers. 4.05 Swamp People. 5.00 Football.

AFL. Round 9. St Kilda v Sydney. 7.30 MOVIE: The Replacements. (2000) Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman. 10.05 MOVIE: White Men Can’t Jump.

(1992) Woody Harrelson. 12.35 Esports. LPL Pro. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Week 3. Replay.

2.30 Late Programs.

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Home (81) 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. 12.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 Rocky Mountain Railroad.

2.00 One Strange Rock. 3.00 RPM. 3.30 Driven Not Hidden. 4.00 WhichCar. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 NCIS. 12.15 Law & Order: SVU. 1.10 Homicide: Hours To Kill. 3.05 48 Hours.

4.00 RPM. 4.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 3. Grand Prix of Andalucia. Replay.

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(82) 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora The Explorer. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 The Bureau Of Magical Things. 7.30 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. 9.05 Butterbean’s Cafe.

9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants.

12.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 12.30 The Neighborhood. 1.30 Man With A Plan. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.30 Bachelor In Paradise. 5.00 Will & Grace. 6.00 Friends. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Columbo.

10.00 The Graham Norton Show. 11.00 Mom. 12.00 MOVIE: Magic Mike. (2012) 2.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 House Of Wellness.

1.00 World’s Most Extreme: Roads.

2.00 America’s Got Talent.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife.

8.30 Between Two Worlds.

9.30 Liar.

10.30 Autopsy USA: Muhammad Ali. 11.30 Absentia. Return.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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WIN (8) 6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. 7.30 Fishing Australia. 8.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 8.30 The Living Room.

9.30 Studio 10: Sunday.

12.00 To Be Advised.

1.30 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. 2.00 Farm To Fork.

2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture.

3.00 Australia By Design: Interiors.

3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

4.00 WhichCar. 4.30 RPM. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

7.30 Bachelor In Paradise.

9.00 FBI. 11.00 NCIS. 12.00 The Sunday Project.

1.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS This Morning.

TV Shop: Home (52) 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch Ministries. 8.00 Beyond Today.

8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.05 MOVIE: The Likely Lads. (1976) 12.00 Getaway. 12.30 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 2.30 MOVIE: Wherever She Goes. (1951) 4.00 MOVIE: Dangerous Voyage.

(1954) 5.30 MOVIE: Beachhead. (1954) Tony Curtis. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Deadly Cults. 11.40 Above Suspicion. 12.35 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 1.30 Dangerman. 2.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Late Programs.

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(53) 6.00 11.30 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. 12.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. 12.30 Beyblade Burst Rise. 1.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 1.40 Dance Moms. 3.40 American Idol. 5.30 MOVIE: Angry Birds. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 7. (2015) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. 10.15 MOVIE: The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift. (2006) Lucas Black.

12.15 Heroes. 1.10 Manifest. 2.00 Wife Swap US. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 3.30 Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters. 4.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 4.30 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies.

4.50 Ninjago. 5.10 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

Home (63) 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 The Fishing Show. 7.30 Home Shopping. 9.30 Timbersports. 10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Swamp People. 11.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 12.00 Creek To Coast. 12.30 Fishing And Adventure. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 3.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.30 Football. AFL. Round 9. Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: Die Hard. (1988) Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman. 11.15 Swift And Shift Couriers. 12.15 Ax Men. 1.15 Shipping Wars. 2.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Animal Tales. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

1.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 1. NSW Swifts v Giants. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12.

Melbourne Storm v Newcastle Knights.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Australian Ninja Warrior.

8.50 60 Minutes.

9.50 Nine News Late.

10.50 Cold Case: New Leads Wanted: Kayo Matsuzawa.

11.50 Mysteries And Scandals: The Chippendales Murder.

12.40 The Baron.

1.35 Hayley & Lauren’s Adelady.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Animal Tales.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Mums At The Table. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 My Greek Odyssey. 3.00 Escape To The Country.

4.00 The Illusionists. 5.00 M*A*S*H. 7.00 The Vicar Of Dibley.

8.10 Mrs Brown’s Boys.

10.30 Miranda.

11.50 The Windsors. 12.50 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 2.30 Casino Confidential. 3.00 My Greek Odyssey.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Dads Make You Laugh Out Loud. 5.30 Home Shopping.

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7.30 The Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Star Trek. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Monster Jam. 3.00 One Strange Rock. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 Judge Judy.

5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 48 Hours.

11.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.05 RPM. 1.35 Homicide: Hours To Kill. 2.35 Car Crash Britain. 4.35 Monster Jam. 5.05 The Doctors.

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(82) 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora The Explorer. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. 9.05 Butterbean’s Cafe. 9.30 Scope. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 Neighbours.

2.30 Murphy Brown. 3.00 Fresh Off The Boat.

3.30 Bachelor In Paradise. 5.00 Will & Grace.

6.00 Friends. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. 10.00 The Graham Norton Show.

11.00 Will & Grace. 12.00 2 Broke Girls. 1.30 100% Hotter. 2.30 Will & Grace. 3.30 Murphy Brown.

4.00 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.30 Home Shopping.

5.30 The Brady Bunch.

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6.00 News Breakfast.

(2) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 The Repair Shop. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Marcella.

2.00 Call The Midwife. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Think Tank. 5.10 The Repair Shop. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. Return. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.40 ABC Late News. 11.10 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. 12.10 Wentworth. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Secret Life Of Queen Victoria. 2.55 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. 4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. 4.35 Nile: Egypt’s Great River. 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 D-Day: The King Who Fooled Hitler. 8.30 Space Shuttle: Triumph And Tragedy. 10.15 SBS News.

10.45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. 12.35 Miniseries: The Typist. 4.00 Late Programs.

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(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. 8.30 9-1-1: Lone Star. 9.30 Madeleine McCann: The Hunt For The Prime Suspect. New. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 S.W.A.T. 12.00 Black-ish.

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.10 Australian Ninja Warrior. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Australian Ninja Warrior.

9.25 A Glorious Life: Ian Chappell. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 100% Footy. 12.10 Lethal Weapon. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 Bachelor In Paradise. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bachelor In Paradise. 9.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? 10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. 10.30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. 11.20 Late Programs.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective.

6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana.

7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 The IT Crowd. 8.55 W1A. 9.30 Intelligence. 9.50 Get Krack!n. 10.20 Parks And Recreation. 10.45 30 Rock. 11.25 Workaholics. 12.10 Peep Show.

1.00 The Office. 1.30 Please Like Me. 2.00 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

World(31) 6.00 Watch. 10.30 SBS Courtside. 11.00 NBA. Dallas Mavericks v Phoenix Suns. 1.30 Front Up. 2.00 NBA. Philadelphia 76ers v Indiana Pacers. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.25 This Week. 5.20 Gadget Man. 5.50 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.20 Forged In Fire. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.30 Difficult People. 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 This Rugged Coast. 11.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 The Durrells. 2.00 Dads Make You Laugh Out Loud. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin.

8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Mafia’s Greatest Hits. 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning (52) 6.00 Programs. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Easy Eats.

New. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Catch Us If You Can. (1965) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Heartbeat. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 The Killer Affair. 11.40 Late Programs.

Morning (81) 6.00 Programs.

12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Instinct. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise.

5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. British Grand Prix.

Highlights. 11.20 MOVIE: Get Carter. (2000) 1.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs.

5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 All Hail King Julien. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Danger Mouse. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 So Awkward.

9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Slugterra.

10.00 Rage. 11.05 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 12.00 Sweet Genius. 1.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Guy’s Big Bite. 3.30 One Tree Hill. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 Futurama.

5.30 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 Ink Master. 10.30 Ink Master: Redemption. 11.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 12.00 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs.

12.00 Cars, Cops And Criminals. 1.30 Ax Men. 2.30 Reluctant Outdoorsman. 3.00 Big Water Adventures. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Life Off Road. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: The Last Samurai. (2003) Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe.

11.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 The Break Boys. 1.00 The Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm.

7.30 RBT. 9.00 MOVIE: Hot Fuzz. (2007) Simon Pegg. 11.30 Malcolm. 12.00 Miami Vice. 1.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol.

11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Cheers.

3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Award Winning Tasmania. 12.30 Animal Embassy. 1.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 1. Queensland Firebirds v Sunshine Coast Lightning. 3.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 1. Adelaide Thunderbirds v West Coast Fever. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway.

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home 2. (2017) Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. An ideal Christmas is thrown into chaos. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Blockers. (2018) Leslie Mann, John Cena. Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on the night of the prom. (MA15+) 11.30 MOVIE: Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers. (1984) Cheech Marin. (M) 1.10 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.30 Wesley Impact.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.00 Travel Oz. 9.30 NBC Today. 11.30 Mighty Ships.

12.30 Air Crash Investigation. 1.30 A Moveable Feast. 2.00 Intolerant Cooks. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield. Round 3. Manly v Northern Suburbs. 5.00 Sydney Weekender. 5.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

11.30 Honey I Bought The House. 12.30 Escape To The Country. 1.30 Sydney Weekender. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Queensland Weekender. 3.30 A Moveable Feast. 4.00 Intolerant Cooks. 4.30 Travel Oz.

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6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise.

12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Landline.

1.30 Monty Don’s French Gardens. Final.

2.30 Restoration Australia.

3.30 Silvia’s Italian Table. Final.

4.00 Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line.

4.30 The Mix. 5.00 Hard Quiz.

5.30 The Sound.

6.30 Compass: A Pilgrimage Into Tibet.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Shetland. Return.

8.40 Vera.

10.15 Vanity Fair.

11.00 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco.

11.50 Rage.

4.10 Vanity Fair.

5.00 Insiders.

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6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Beach Cops. 12.30 Weddings Make You Laugh Out Loud.

1.30 Farmer Wants A Wife.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol.

7.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. (2015) Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson. A secret agent and his team must eradicate a rogue organisation that is committed to destroying them. (M) 10.00 MOVIE: Wrath Of The Titans. (2012) Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy. After Zeus is imprisoned in the underworld, his son Perseus must rescue him before the Titan Kronos is released. (M) 12.00 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour.

1.00 Home Shopping.

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TVguide 6.00 News Breakfast.

(2) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.45 Meet The Ferals. 11.00 The Repair Shop. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Rosehaven. 1.25 Retrograde.

2.00 Call The Midwife. Final. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Think Tank. 5.10 The Repair Shop. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. Return. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. 9.30 Putin: A Russian Spy Story. 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.50 Q+A. 11.55 Wentworth. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 (3) The Secret Life Of King Charles II. 2.55 Great British Railway Journeys.

3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 4.35 Nile: Egypt’s Great River. 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great Asian Railways Journeys. 8.30 Insight.

9.30 The Feed. 10.00 NRA Under Fire. 11.05 SBS News. 11.35 Bad Banks. 12.30 Cardinal. 2.10 Ride Upon The Storm. 3.15 False Confessions.

5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 4.30 Bob The Builder. 4.55 Fireman Sam. 5.20 Thomas. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures.

7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Insert Name Here. 9.00 The Inbetweeners. 9.30 Schitt’s Creek. 10.15 The Trip To Italy. 10.45 Parks And Recreation. 11.05 30 Rock. 11.50 Workaholics. 12.35 Peep Show.

1.25 Black Books. 1.50 QI. 2.20 Episodes. 2.55 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 SBS Courtside. 10.00 Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Philadelphia 76ers.

12.30 Cyberwar. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. Dallas Mavericks v Phoenix Suns. 3.00 Tattoo Age. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Gadget Man. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Casketeers. 9.30 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath.

Return. 11.10 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 3.10 Science Max! Experiments At Large. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad.

5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 Cleopatra In Space. New. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Danger Mouse. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 So Awkward.

9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Slugterra.

10.00 Rage. 11.05 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 8.30 Comfort Food Tour. 9.00 Wedding Cake Championship. 10.00 Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day. 11.00 Cupcake Wars. 12.00 Sweet Genius.

1.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Guy’s Big Bite. 3.30 One Tree Hill. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 Futurama. 5.30 The Simpsons.

6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 MOVIE: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. (2008) Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. 2.45 Classic Countdown Extras. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Think Tank. 5.10 The Repair Shop. 6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz.

8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. Return.

9.00 Rosehaven. 9.30 Retrograde. 9.55 Planet America. 10.25 ABC Late News. 11.00 Four Corners. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 2.00 The Secret Life Of Henry VIII. 3.00 Great Irish Railway Journeys.

3.35 Insight. 4.35 Nile: Egypt’s Great River.

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Life And Death In Herculaneum. 8.30 Building The Channel Tunnel. 9.35 Luther. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 24 Hours In Emergency. 12.05 MOVIE: The Insult.

(2017) 2.05 Gigantes. 3.55 Full Frontal. 4.25 Railway Journeys UK. 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 Late Programs.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective.

6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.30 Friday Night Dinner. Return. 8.55 Gavin & Stacey. 9.25 The Letdown. 9.55 Upper Middle Bogan. Final. 10.25 Intelligence. 10.50 Parks And Recreation. 11.10 30 Rock. Final.

11.35 Workaholics. 12.20 Peep Show. 1.10 QI. 1.40 Blackadder The Third. 2.25 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Philadelphia 76ers. 2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.55 Cyberwar. 3.20 Tattoo Age. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Gadget Man. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: American Animals. (2018) Evan Peters. 10.35 MOVIE: The Drop. (2014) 12.30 VICE Guide To Film. 1.00 Intervention. 2.45 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 3.10 Science Max! Experiments At Large. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad.

5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Danger Mouse. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 So Awkward.

9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Slugterra.

10.00 Rage. 11.05 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 7.30 James Robison. 8.00 Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. 8.30 Comfort Food Tour. 9.00 Wedding Cake Championship. 10.00 Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day. 11.00 Cupcake Wars. 12.00 Sweet Genius. 1.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. 2.00 Chopped.

3.00 Guy’s Big Bite. 3.30 One Tree Hill. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 Futurama. 5.30 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 Cold Case. 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.15 Think Tank. 5.10 The Repair Shop. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Heights. 8.30 Escape From The City. 9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.00 Would I Lie To You? 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.00 First Australians. 4.00 Great Irish Railway Journeys. 4.30 Nile: Egypt’s Great River. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Walt Disney. 9.40 War Of The Worlds. 10.35 SBS News. 11.10 Tin Star. 12.00 Asylum City. 2.45 Inside Heston’s World. 4.45 Yellow Andrew Chapman. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective.

6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana.

7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.30 Motherland. 9.55 Women On The Verge. 10.30 Retrograde. 10.55 Schitt’s Creek.

11.40 Parks And Recreation. 12.00 Schitt’s Creek. 12.25 Workaholics. 1.10 Peep Show. 1.55 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.45 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 SBS Courtside. 10.00 Basketball. NBA. Toronto Raptors v Orlando Magic. 12.30 Front Up. 2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.55 Cyberwar. 3.20 Tattoo Age. 3.50 WorldWatch.

5.15 Gadget Man. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Cults And Extreme Belief. Final. 9.20 Letterkenny. 10.40 The Truth About Your Health. 11.35 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad.

5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda.

8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts.

8.50 So Awkward. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra.

9.40 Slugterra. 10.00 Rage. 11.05 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 7.30 James Robison. 8.00 Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. 8.30 Comfort Food Tour. 9.00 Wedding Cake Championship. 10.00 Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day. 11.00 Cupcake Wars. 12.00 Sweet Genius. 1.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. 2.00 Chopped.

3.00 Guy’s Big Bite. 3.30 One Tree Hill. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 Futurama. 5.30 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 The Mentalist. 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 10.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 11.00 The Repair Shop. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. 2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.15 Think Tank. 5.10 The Repair Shop. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Inside Dame Elisabeth’s Garden.

8.30 MotherFatherSon. 9.30 Marcella. 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Virus. 11.05 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Native America. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Agniyogana: The Path Of Hatha Yoga. 4.50 Great Irish Railway Journeys. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Belsen: The Untold Story. 8.30 Walt Disney. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 The Late Session.

12.05 Eight Days That Made Rome. 3.30 Trump’s Takeover. 4.30 Full Frontal. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective.

6.45 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana.

7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.00 Black Books. 9.25 The Office. 10.20 Blackadder The Third. 10.55 Parks And Recreation. 11.15 Schitt’s Creek.

11.40 Workaholics. 12.25 Peep Show. 1.15 The Inbetweeners. 1.45 Episodes. Final. 2.30 Close.

5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service.

5.45 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Basketball. NBA. Toronto Raptors v Orlando Magic. 2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.50 Dead Set On Life. 3.15 Yokayi Footy.

3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Gadget Man. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 RocKwiz Salutes. 9.30 My Granny The Escort. 10.30 G-Spotting: A Story Of Pleasure And Promise. 11.30 The Feed.

12.00 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 3.10 Science Max! Experiments At Large. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad.

5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 9.10 Fruits Basket. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Slugterra. 10.15 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 7.30 James Robison. 8.00 Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. 8.30 Comfort Food Tour. 9.00 Wedding Cake Championship. 10.00 Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day. 11.00 Cupcake Wars. 12.00 Sweet Genius. 1.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. 2.00 Chopped.

3.00 Guy’s Big Bite. 3.30 One Tree Hill. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 Futurama. 5.30 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 The Mentalist. 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

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(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Sea Change. (2007) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 America’s Got Talent. 9.15 Towards Tokyo: Olympic Games Sydney 2000 Moments That Moved Us. 11.45 The Goldbergs. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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NINE

6.00 Headline News.

(8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bachelor In Paradise. 9.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. 9.30 NCIS. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.20 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.20 The Project. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 MacGyver. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Instinct. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Miami.

9.25 Elementary. 11.20 The Mentalist. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.15 Wisdom Of The Crowd. 5.05 The Doctors.

9GO!

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob SquarePants. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Cheers. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Mom. 10.30 2 Broke Girls.

11.30 Late Programs.

NINE

6.00 Headline News.

(8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bachelor In Paradise. 9.00 Tommy. 10.00 Bull.

10.50 The Project. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS This Morning.

9GEM

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Instinct. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise.

5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 MacGyver. 12.10 Home Shopping. 2.10 Jake And The Fatman. 3.10 MacGyver. 4.05 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.00 Diagnosis Murder.

9GO!

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob SquarePants. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.30 Late Programs.

NINE

6.00 Headline News.

(8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.20 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.20 The Project. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS This Morning.

9GEM

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. British Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Instinct. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 NCIS. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Late Programs.

9GO!

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Scope. 8.35 SpongeBob SquarePants. 9.00 Crocamole.

9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Middle. 11.30 Late Programs.

NINE

6.00 Headline News.

(8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.00 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping.

9GEM

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Instinct. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise.

5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. 10.30 Elementary. 11.30 CSI: Miami. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Homicide: Hours To Kill. 3.00 Car Crash Britain. 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

9GO!

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob SquarePants. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 MOVIE: The Switch. (2010) 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 MOVIE: The Matrix. (1999) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 Australian Ninja Warrior. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Australian Ninja Warrior.

9.20 MOVIE: London Has Fallen. (2016) Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Alon Aboutboul. 11.20 Nine News Late. 11.50 Timeless. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 A Current Affair. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Heartbeat. 1.05 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: The Dancing Years. (1950) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Poirot. 10.50 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

11.50 The Rockford Files. 1.00 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm.

7.30 MOVIE: K-19: The Widowmaker. (2002) 10.10 MOVIE: John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A. (1996) 12.10 Miami Vice. 1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Mega Man: Fully Charged. 5.10 Kids’ Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 Australian Ninja Warrior. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 Botched. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 New Amsterdam. 11.50 Dr Miami. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 A Current Affair. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Sydney Weekender. 12.30 Intolerant Cooks.

1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Magic Makes You Laugh Out Loud. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute.

3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Air Crash Investigation. 11.50 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 Swamp People. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Shipping Wars. 12.00 Cars, Cops And Criminals.

1.30 Ax Men. 2.30 Reluctant Outdoorsman.

3.00 American Pickers. 4.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 MOVIE: 300. (2006) Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham.

11.05 Supertruckers. 12.05 Late Programs.

Sunrise.

(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hannah’s Law. (2012) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Highway Patrol Special. 8.30 America’s Got Talent. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Front Bar. 12.00 Disobedient Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

7TWO

TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Up The Front. (1972) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Agatha Raisin. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.35 Mark Of A Killer. 12.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights.

3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.30 Big Bang. 8.30 MOVIE: Arrival. (2016) Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner. 10.50 Big Bang. 11.40 Malcolm.

12.10 Miami Vice. 1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme.

2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Mega Man: Fully Charged. 5.10 Rainbow Rangers. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 MOVIE: Falling In Love. (1984) 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 13. St George Illawarra Dragons v Sydney Roosters. 9.45 Golden Point. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Murdered By Morning. 11.50 The Fix. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 Kitty Is Not A Cat. 8.00 Toddlers Make You Laugh Out Loud. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Creek To Coast.

12.30 Weekender. 1.00 American Crime.

2.00 Toddlers Make You Laugh Out Loud.

3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Mighty Ships. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Lewis.

10.30 Little Boy Blue. 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 9.00 Storage Wars.

9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Shipping Wars. 12.00 Cars, Cops And Criminals. 1.30 Ax Men. 2.30 Roll With It. New. 3.30 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars.

Replay. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.30 Late Programs.

Sunrise.

(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Bridges Of Madison County. (1995) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. (2016) Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston. 10.10 The Latest: Seven News.

10.40 To Be Advised. 11.40 Surveillance Oz. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

7TWO

TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Agatha Raisin. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Up Jumped A Swagman. (1965) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Territory Cops. 8.40 Reported Missing. 9.50 City Of Evil. 10.50 Chicago Med. 11.50 ER. 12.45 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm.

7.30 American Idol. 9.20 MOVIE: Fired Up! (2009) Sarah Roemer. 11.10 Malcolm. 11.40 Japandemonium. 12.10 Miami Vice. 1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Kids’ Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 MOVIE: HouseSitter. (1992) 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 13. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Brisbane Broncos. 9.45 Friday Night Knock Off. 10.35 MOVIE: Homefront. (2013) 12.35 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 Kitty Is Not A Cat. 8.00 Disobedient Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 My Greek Odyssey. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Disobedient Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud.

3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Mighty Planes. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 9.00 Storage Wars.

9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Shipping Wars. 12.00 Cars, Cops And Criminals. 1.30 Family Guy. 3.00 The Simpsons.

4.00 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Collingwood v Sydney.

8.00 Football. AFL. Round 10. Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.15 Sarah Connor Chronicles. 12.20 Late Programs.

Sunrise.

(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Good Mother. (2013) Helen Slater, Meaghan Martin. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: Raising Helen. (2004) Kate Hudson.

10.50 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 American Crime.

2.00 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud.

3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World.

11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

Morning (52) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

12.00 Animal Tales. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives.

1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Maggie.

(1954) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 MOVIE: All The Money In The World. (2017) Christopher Plummer, Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg.

11.20 The Rockford Files. 12.20 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights.

3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 6.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) 8.30 MOVIE: The Mask Of Zorro. (1998) Antonio Banderas. 11.15 Heroes. 12.10 Amplified. 12.40 The Hold Down.

1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.10 Dance Moms.

3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago.

4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Kids’ Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Shipping Wars. 12.00 Cars, Cops And Criminals. 1.30 Poker. Triton Super High Roller Series. 2.30 Roll With It. 3.00 Car Crash TV. 3.30 American Grit. New. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Essendon v GWS Giants. 10.15 AFL PostGame Show. 11.00 Armchair Experts. 11.30 Late Programs.

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BEEING DELIGHTED Nature's Salve Subsidises the Soul After the heavy fog lifted on the icy morn and the warmth of the sun melted its’ filmy residual, the day is delicious.

The magpie family are out worming in my garden – Mr Magee, Maggie and the Teen Weaner are still together. No doubt it won’t be long before the apron-strings are finally released and the Teen Weaner becomes a testy young stud!

What fun it’s been since last Spring watching Mr Magee and Maggie discipline their naughty little black and whites when the upstarts thought they knew better than mum and dad! They’d be physically scruffed on the ground – a few ruffled feathers lost in their developmental education, no doubt before they were too big to shape up!

I took a reflective walk around this morning - it is a glorious sunny day; there’s no icy wind to catch your breath; it’s stillness is nature’s balm for the soul.

Waterbirds fly over silently, soaring in perfect unison, converging as one with several inbound flocks heading to their destination. Sometimes you hear an almost silent whoosh, only to look up at a few large pelicans, heavy birds that they are, gliding the thermals in soundless tranquility.

Staring in wonderment at these birds effortlessly weaving in and out of ordered transformation, you’re left marvelling at their inaudible communication system.

Can you believe I’ve just picked some Tigerlla tomatoes – a late plant growing up the side of an IBC (intermediate bulk container) frame – you know, the aluminium or steel frame around the actual containers? I got bubble wrap thrown out by a bedding store and wrapped three sides of the frame, and on the 4th “tomato” side, I rigged up a very agricultural system with a slightly ripped mattress bag over the tomato, pegging and tying it. I fully figured we’d get winds that would blow and shred it, and the tomato wouldn’t survive.

However, who would have thought it – ripe tomatoes in July! Picked, with a few days inside, they’re just the sweetest! I’m totally amazed. Perhaps a project for next winter should be a hot-house!

Peas are growing profusely, although they struggle to fill the pods because any trip to anywhere neccesitates a detour past them to savour that fresh crunchiness of young peas! Sprouting new leaves already is the mulberry tree, giving me cause to wonder whether they’ll be burnt off yet in heavy frosts.

Still, they’re the surprises, failures, discoveries and

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Some little daffodils and jonquils smile up at me. Next to them the quite delicate looking, but tough seaside daisy flowers – keeping the bees happy. Really, it’s amazing how many things flower in winter, giving up their joy for us to behold!

disappointments of gardening. Like negotiating “Life’s Lessons”, in the end our mistakes today are those precious lessons we only appreciate in hindsight. We need to not regret, but ensure they’re woven into our own lives tapestries which shape and make our future actions.

I was reminded of a little disappointment when I looked at my avocado tree today – I bought several to plant some years ago, but those expensive darlings were destroyed by a neighbour’s goat, and never replaced. I later planted calendula under the remaining one so their bright little orange faces would attract many bees to pollinate my envisioned crop! So far this hasn’t been successful and only another tree of type B will sustain my love of the delectable creamy fruit that is so versatile.

Discovered today was a hedging rose with clusters of golden joy – totally ignoring the winter; as are a couple of others blooming rather too profusely on the northern side!

There are some late blooms on a few other roses, which due to my neglect, haven’t yet been pruned. Lazily, I enjoy their very last winter offerings, and early Spring surprises amidst Winter. I feel so blessed.

Continuing, I admire the grevillea blazing its gorgeous spindly red torches against lush green foliage. Its spidery flowers throw out long anthers with delicate little deep red bulbs - fairy crystals, on the ends. Somewhat neglected, it’s still happy to throw out some winter wonderment for little birds who crave its sweetness, and a myriad of bees to boot!

One of my very favourites is a pink daisy – very much like a pincushion. I have no idea what it’s called; I came by it as a cutting on a walk one day. I had them growing in a hard spot – and lost them. The story of getting it back was my giving it away, so giving truly is receiving! Having gifted some cuttings to a lady up the road, years after I was able to ask for some back! I am ever so happy to once again have this profuse bush shining its bright and cheerful hot pink smile, which fades into a pale pink good-bye before disintegrating to compost the soil, doing its part to feed the mycorrhizal fungi.

Oh, how I love the lavender at this time of year! The bees are “beeside” themselves at the moment, covering the profusely blooming lavender, as are the white butterflies pollinating or foraging for a winter feed.

I have a winter salvia, collected one day on a trip to a winery, where our host was quite the green-finger. It is a rangy specimen, but it grows tall; pink flowers dance in the wind and the birds like to catch the wave! But it doesn’t flower during summer like so many salvias. The Salvia family are colourful and happy plants that the bees simply can’t stay away from. Our resident blue-tongue sits under one at the back door, gorging on the dropped flowers. I call another my “dancing lady.” It has the brightest bi-coloured hot pink and white petals which just look like ladies from another era dressed up in their most beautiful finery, dancing around a majestic ball-room. They trip the light fantastic in the slightest breeze! Delightful!

Lastly as you walk with me, the sweet peas, left to do their own thing, are up everywhere. They will be a rambling picture in Spring, unable to be walked through, but smelling scent-sationally delicious, and looking divine.

Surely, a garden is salve for the soul, and helps us understand and deal with life. In our darkest Winters we can be assured in Spring’s anticipation, and whilst bees may sting occasionally, their pollinating job really is a most important cornerstone of our life-cycle.

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replaced. But … online these days is just too peachy to ignore. All you have to do is type in one idea, like ‘The awesome 80s’ and you’re set I’ve got my dear ol’ dad to thank As we look to how this pandemic brings immense comfort.

‘Even though for an entire day, maybe longer. for it. I’ve been a music ‘fan’ since From Van Halen, to of thethe Vapours, to continues to roll on, it is no coincidence I walk through the valley shadow my earliest memories. I must have Tears For Fears, to Spyfor V Spy …are it’ll that a sense of fearbeen has about returned.

In of death, I will fear no evil, you 3 or 4, but I can still get played for you, no problems. an article by ABC journalist, Virginia fondly remember begging mum to me; your rod and your staff they with I typed in ‘Rock’ just to see what the reel-to-reel Trioli, published a endlessly couple ofrewind weeks comfort me.’

Even in the would happen, andvalley found awhere playlist tape we this had ofnew the Beatles ‘White ago, she commented how it all seems dark, promises to be that goes God for over 6 hours called Album’ to play the songs that I called phase of lockdown in Melbourne has ‘Puredarkness Rock & Roll’, was and there. In the of Ifear, youstill ‘Buffalo Bill’ and ‘Ronky Racoon’. am, intomusic heaven.

The only two a very different feel.

There is no sense have nothing be afraid of.

There is Then he introduced us to Elton, The annoying things have been (i) having of neighbours getting alongside Beach Boys, Hotfor August Night, to a beautiful picture that God is not just to stop doing my real work for a support. No wheelie-bin name a costume few. We certainly had the there withminute you, to but heout is the protecting find name of a new coolest and loudestThere stereo in the parties. No one baking sourdough. his people with his rod and staff.

This song as I am continually educated, street, and the other kids would is a real sense of fear with this second and (ii) leaving the keyboard to play simple tool of the shepherd was used to come over so we could play Acca wave that is gripping Victoria. This air guitar when songs like ‘Panama’ Dacca and Sherbet at ear-blistering lead the straying sheep back on the right or ‘Kickstart My Heart’ come on. sense of fear is having effects levels,flow-on whilst doing air guitar. Good

path, but also to fight off the wolves. all around Australia.

I was talking to a On the TV and radio, they’ve been times.

Knowing talking that God hold that staff, that about making playlists of friend the other dayGetting who was sharing my drivers’ licence he guides‘songs and protects givesyou’re comfort you play when lonelyin meant I could play music how they felt self-conscious being in in the or alone’, but that’s just garbage. the darkness of the valley. For me, it is car onnumber my own as loud as I liked Queensland with NSW plates.

I’mJesus neverthat alonegives when me the music my comfort … and I did.

My go-to cassette in faith in Fear has once again crept across our is blasting, I’m at peace. Late last Subaru in the 80s had ZZ Top,inBig these days of fear.

I can trust that all lives and it feels very different this time Tuesday arvo, just before the Country, early Midnight Oil, Aussie things are in God’s hands.

Even a global around. I wonder how feeling? awesome rain came, I jumped Crawl,you Theare Knack and of course pandemic.

So as I walk through this on the ride-on, stuck the buds in What do you fear most these days?

Flock in of Seagulls as big tunes. This myIears andGod had my phonein in my dark valley, know is there the ‘alone time’ was some Fear of sickness? Unemployment?

A of my fave pocket, ready for an internet playlist. memories of goingIt from a school kid and his rod and staff comforts valley me. second lockdown here in Orange?

I hooked into a list of songs by one to an adult.

If you are worried and gripped with fear feels like we are in the middle of a dark of current faves, a relatively new I’m alone again this week, working in these valley. Psalm 23, a part of the bible many and uncertainty Aussie band called days, Oceanlook Alley to – and from home. Weird. Fun. Novel. Am I Jesus. He screamed promisesout to the be lyrics withat allthe those of us, whether yougonna are a get Christian or top of sick of it? Who knows. Am not, speaks into a world fear who trustmy in lungs him,whilst even mowing in daysfor of almost fear. 2 I sick ofofmy ownand company yet?

Nope.

Lovin’ It. My lovely wife made banana hours. Bliss. Alone. Not lonely.

A couple of songs I might add to bread to go with my (many) morning my extended playlists next week coffees. My computer and work setwill include ‘Mad World’ by Tears up (see last weeks’ column) is aces. for Fears, the song by John Lennon Oh, and the music … it’s goin’ on out where he says ‘Strange Days Indeed, here on the outskirts of Millthorpe, BOBPeculiar HOLLAND Mama…’, Onion Skin by I’m telling you. Can you hear it? with Most Boom Crash Opera (‘these here are These days, ten bucks a month crazy times’), and The Doors ‘People will get you access to a billion Are Strange’. I know a mate who’d songs, maybe more, and there’s Who enjoys the monthly farmers markets there is enough variety among stallholders, add ‘Here I go Again on my own’ by no ads if you pay for it. I’ve still got they can ensure that goods on offer suit all in Orange? Who goes regularly?

Who’d go Whitesnake.

The list is endless. the hundreds of vinyls and CDs

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Let’s Talk Money Let’s Talk Money

with Daniel McGregor with Daniel McGregor

SAVE YOUR RETIREMENT… BUCKETS ARE THE ANSWER! It’s amazing how a few weeks can feel like a few months… It feels as though we’ve been living through this coronavirus nightmare for a long time already! that when a downturn occurs, a ‘balanced’ fund within their I’ve been working in financial those growth investments have superannuation. This can be services since 2002, so I’ve seen time to recover. particularly dangerous for those a few financial crises during While nothing can protect us in the retirement risk zone, those two decades and in that from feeling some emotions that is, five years either side of time, I’ve learnt a lot. Not only when we see our life savings retirement. a lot about how investment going down, it’s incredibly As you move closer to markets work, but also how reassuring to know that when retirement, at retirement and human emotions work. it does happen, a strategy had during retirement, it’s important With all the craziness going on already been put in place to deal to put some strategy behind at the moment, many people with it. how your retirement savings are are understandably concerned Now, imagine if that strategy set up. A retiree with all their about their retirement savings. was combined with saving money sitting in a balanced Sadly, many people are making thousands of dollars a year in investment option in retirement the wrong decisions in how to investment fees! would mean that right now they deal with this crisis, acting on If these sound like the sorts of are being forced to sell shares at emotion and not realising the things you want when it comes the worst possible time in order long-term implications of their to your retirement savings and to meet their income needs. decisions. you value independence when Sadly, many people are flooding I love helping people get their it comes to advice, then head to super fund call centres to move financial futures on the right wealthtrain.com.au and book an all of their super savings to cash, track but also helping them online robbing themselves of seeing make sure they don’t derail from There is period before and after retirement called theappointment retirementtoday.

There is no mistaking the their money recover when that track when the going gets riskthings zone… it’s a dangerous place!seriousness of the coronavirus go back up again… which tough. I can guarantee you this crisis, both from a health and they will! won’t be the last time we see ifeconomic things go badly during the is typically considered 5 years perspective.

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Many people will be finding up the shortfall. None of these are great gradually draw down on their retirement This type of strategy ensures themselves simply sitting in Daniel

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your retirement. If there is a sharemarket Daniel McGregor is the man behind Wealth Train and is a member of the Independent Financial Advice and Education. This advice may not be suitable to you because it can lock in anever regular location more often if they were always held in in theAlllead upandtoinformation retirement, can Music – you’re lonely, even in pride of place, andthe the musicbudgets, they contains generalan advice which does not take consideration any of your personal circumstances. strategies provided aremoney general advice only.be crash, emergency orintoan unexpected Daniel McGregor and Wealth Train are authorised representatives of Independent Financial Advice and Education AFSL 520963 don’tyou’re have alone. to speculate onLoud. where one place and there was more variety? saved and invested into more conservative on my computer won’t ever beso peoplewhen Turn it up. life event, the results could be something they are being held each month, and they assets to build up a stockpile or it could be a In my case, the answers are Me!, not me!, that cause so much damage they can’t be can promote them more widely, not just combination of these. recovered from financially. and me! using social media for example.

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It’s a similar To discuss your grant application and how nce outside. set out to do when they started, but a reasonable dista and times comparable goods at more regular prices, and retire on purpose! a long way out from retirement, in I can help yousituation succeed call Amanda Spalding have changed, people’s needs have changed oreven us e sag mes if they were sourced from elsewhere. call a us e Giv Smart financial decisions often come from that there are plenty of years for recovery and our farmers markets need to review the I believe aFRIDAY lot of other people probably feel having a sensible and well thought out before the money needs to be accessed. way they do things. financial plan. Yell out if you’d like help the same11am way. -6pm MONDAY AMANDA SPALDING WEDNESDAY In recent months we saw a huge fall in Rather than say what they are currently 11am - 6pm SATURDAY 11am - 4pm with yours from an independent and local sharemarkets around the world but then The questions the organisers of the farmers CONSULTING 11am - 4pm doing and why, let me just TUESDAY: focus on what THURSDAY I financial adviser. things came storming back up again. markets need to ask themselves again are, 0417 288If246 think they could do and why.Closed SUNDAY 11am - 6pm you’re in the retirement risk zone or is their current model still best for their 11am -3pm aes@amandaspaldingconsulting.com Many, many people have embraced the approaching it, don’t waste another minute…

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CITYwatch

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with AMANDA SPALDING

...Well I must say Covid hitting in February did slow things down for a while but in many ways, it also allowed us to focus on planning the way forward...

Amanda Spalding with David Waddell David Waddell has now been CEO of Orange City Council for around 9 months. His tenure has not been easy, having had to steer Orange through these extra-ordinary times.

Newswatch thought it would be timely and appropriate to sit down with David to get his impressions of how those first 9 months have panned out.

Here’s what he had to say -

AMANDA: David, you started as CEO of Orange City Council in September 2019 and I’m sure our readers would be interested to hear you review those first 9 months in the top job.

DAVID: Thanks for asking me Amanda – it’s been a fascinating few months I must say. A water crisis followed by a Covid-19 crisis and now some serious economic difficulties ahead. Still it’s a great job in a great City.

AMANDA: What were your expectations when you started?

DAVID: Well I’d been Director of Development for several years and so had seen a lot of what the job entailed but had always been keen to try a few ideas and angles of my own.

I had thought Council needed to better engage with our

community across a number of fronts so was keen to lead with that. Otherwise I’m an Engineer and a Town Planner with a fair bit of management knowledge so I already had a pretty good grasp of the brief but not necessarily all of the broad reach of Council services. I was keen and motivated.

I love Orange – that makes it much easier to have a vision AMANDA: What has the reality been like after 9 months?

DAVID: Well I’m still enjoying the job immensely if that’s an indicator. Council’s 500 or so staff are great to be around and I’ve really enjoyed meeting so many of them in this new role. The paperwork can grind you down but that’s life in local government, as you would know. As long as you keep focussed on a plan and an outcome, then it can be very rewarding. I enjoy working with the Councillors – 12 very different people but all with the City’s interests fundamentally at heart and all coming at it from different perspectives.

AMANDA: The last few months have been difficult for all of us, what have been the particular challenges you have faced?

DAVID: Well I must say Covid hitting in February did slow things down for a while but in many ways, it also allowed us to focus on planning the way forward. I was very keen to work with Council towards a bold and ambitious budget that would see the City move forward across many fronts including infrastructure, but more importantly give the City a facelift it has needed for many years. Our workforce responded to Covid really, really well, and have kept going despite the disruption. We’re not like a private sector organisation in that there is always work to do and there always will be, so for most of us it has been a case of getting on with it.

AMANDA: What are the successes that you can point to so far?

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DAVID: I think the big one so far is lifting Council’s communication levels far above what they were to get the message out and to receive feedback from the community.

We’ve worked on varied new initiatives including many more public forums (pre-Covid), podcasts, more social media and trying to showcase what we do get done every day rather than focussing on the negatives which is easy.

I’m really happy that the overall staff have a more common approach to their working day – one Team, one Dream – sounds corny but if we’re all focussed on making Orange better, then we do a better job.

AMANDA: What do you hope to achieve between now and the next Council election in September 2021?

DAVID: Well a $70 million capital works budget requires a serious implementation effort and that includes the FutureCity project. In a year I hope to see all of our many projects getting done and in particular some serious uplifting of the CBD. AMANDA: Do you have any one particular “Pet Project” (big or small) that you’d like to see happen in the very near future?

DAVID: I have a soft spot for lighting so am really looking forward to seeing the completion of the Summer Street lighting program which involves more festoon lighting up to Hill Street, the new under awning lighting poles and of course fairy lights in every tree. It reminds me of a European Christmas.

AMANDA: Thanks David. I know many people have noticed your mark on a lot of things since you took over, particularly your openness and willingness to engage with people, and there’s obviously a lot happening. Best wishes for continued good outcomes for Orange under your leadership.

ROLL OF HONOUR

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GET IN NOW FOR LAST CHANCE TO WIN “SHOP ORANGE” CARDS “The main reason behind this campaign was to give back to our community and help businesses who have been struggling for the last few months,” Orange Mayor, Cr Reg Kidd said.

“We really want to see as many local business owners register their interest so when our competition winners are looking at where they can spend their gift vouchers, their store is on the list,” he added.

Jonathan Roe catches up with this week’s Roll of Honour...

Ashcroft’s making Orange better Since 2016 Ashcroft’s Let’s Make Better Charity has been a real force for good in our community and certainly a perfect candidate for our Roll of Honour.

“We’ve always been in the community doing bits and pieces through our businesses, but we thought we should take it to the next level and have a registered charity that we could do more with on a really local level,” said Rochelle Ashcroft about the founding of Let’s Make Better.

“We registered LMB just so we could go out in the community and help even more people.”

From the first, Rochelle was adamant that every dollar they raised for the charity would go to where it is needed, and the Ashcroft’s cover any expenses from their own businesses.

“We said from the start that 100 per cent of all funds must go back to the community, so the business pays for all costs and expenses that the charity requires, so that anyone donating $10 knows that $10 goes back the community and not one dollar comes out for any expenses or admin fees,” said Rochelle.

Around $20,000 is injected into the charity each year through the IGA Community Chest Programs that sees partner suppliers donate a percentage of sales for community projects.

Ashcroft IGA shoppers also donate their reward points and cash at checkout donation boxes.

“We have a lot of support from the community with our customers — and our staff as well always want to get on board and help,” said Rochelle.

Shoppers at both the Summer Centre and Peisley Street stores

also contribute pantry goods that are distributed where needed. At the moment, the Summer Centre is collecting for the local Meals on Wheels program, while Peisley Street donations are going to assist the Molong Pantry.

So we have a list of items on the collection cages and they are still filling up, I’m surprised,” said Rochelle. “People right now are doing it a bit tougher, but the cages are still being supported so that’s working really well.”

Unfortunately the COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt on some of Let’s Make Better’s long running programs like the free breakfast program at Bowen Public School, and the weekly lunch for Orange’s homeless at the CWA Hall in Robertson Park.

“We are not sure when they will resume, so we are in a bit of a standstill with that,” said Rochelle.

Hopefully once things pass we will get back to those things, but at the moment we are getting requests from different groups who are supporting people who might have lost jobs with COVID or you know struggling a bit in these hard times. So, we’ve had to kind of change direction a bit and been giving out food vouchers and things to different families or groups who are doing it tough at the moment.”

Let’s Make Better is also a major supporter of Riding for the Disables and sponsors 11 disadvantaged children through World Vision.

Rochelle invited any group working with disadvantaged or needy people to contact the charity as Let’s Make Better may be able to assist.

Orange City Council’s unprecedented $50,000 shopping giveaway to help local businesses recover from the coronavirus crisis is now in its fourth week with just one more week to go!

A total of 200 winners are being drawn each week with 100 from online entries and 100 from entry forms and coupons like the one in this week’s Newswatch.

“The Retail Recovery campaign is off to a fantastic start. It’s been great to see so many entries and it’s clear that it’s captured the imagination of the local community,” Cr Tony Mileto said.

He said that the response from winning entries has shown the widespread community support for the program.

“There’s been some fantastic reactions from residents when we ring them up to tell them they have won a $50 gift card. They’ve been delighted More than 100 locally-owned businesses have also and many just can’t wait to pick up their card and now signed-up for the promotion which is designed go shopping,” he added.

Businesses can register to be part of the campaign to pump-prime the local retail sector hit-hard by the continuing coronavirus crisis. online at: www.shoporange.com.au/home

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RETAIL RECOVERY Orange City Council is putting up $50,000 to help kick start the local economy.

Residents are encouraged to enter for their chance to win a $50 Shop Orange gift card. There are 500 to be won in this competition and 500 in the online competition, so you can double you chances by entering both. Each week for 5 weeks we will select 100 entries at random in both draws. To make it fair, each person can win a maximum of 1 time in each draw for the entire 5 weeks of the competition. Entry forms can also be picked up from Orange City Council and Orange Visitor Information Centre. Entry boxes are located at Orange City Council, Orange Central Square, Orange Visitor Information Centre, Summer Centre Orange and Orange City Centre.

Businesses that wish to be involved can go to shoporange.com.au to register.

NAME CONTACT NUMBER OR EMAIL Ts & Cs will be on the Your Say site or can be viewed at Council. Winners names will be published in local newspapers and Council social media platforms. The competitions will have 5 draws each on a Wednesday at 10am (entries have to be in at 9.00am), with the first draw on 8 July 2020.

Contact Rochelle by email at lmb@ashcroftgroup.com.au

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SMALLbusiness

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MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS FOR OUR SMALL OPERATORS

Latest survey results from the Small Business Commissioner has found that mental health concerns were the fourth-biggest challenge for small businesses impacted by COVID-19.

“Providing a mentally healthy work environment, ensuring workers stay physically and mentally healthy during this time is so important in the current climate,” a spokeseperson said.

The NSW Government is encouraging small businesses to apply for grants up to $50,000 to help support mental health recovery in the workplace.

The annual Recovery Boost program — run by the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) — will fund projects that promote seeking assistance early, supporting an individual’s recovery and reducing stigma around mental health.

Australian-based organisations, including small businesses, not-for-profit organisations, social enterprises, government agencies and individuals are eligible to apply.

Applications for the Recovery Boost Grant program are open until 6 August. Small businesses are also asked to check-out practical tips and assistance from SafeWork NSW on its Mental Health at Work website and on the SIRA Recovery@work toolkit.

“You’ll find information on mental health training as well as work, health and safety advice.

If your mental wellbeing is affecting your ability to pay your tax or super, information about how the Australian Taxation Office can support you is available online,” the spokesperson said.

Beyondblue has also teamed up with the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance to create “Heads-Up” with information and support available for businesses impacted by COVID-19.

INSURANCE COMPANIES TARGET OF NEW AFFORDABILITY INQUIRY Insurance companies unfairlytargeting small businesses are the target of a new inquiry launched by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman’s Office.

-The availability and coverage of insurance policies provided to small business - Insurance policy affordability - The role of brokers in getting the right coverage

The inquiry will examine what appears to be a growing trend for insurance companies to either deny small businesses insurance outright or of pricing them out of the market, Ombudsman Kate Carnell said.

The inquiry will investigate the practices of the insurance industry that impact small businesses and consider whether small business insurance products are fit for purpose.

“My office has heard a number of complaints from small businesses regarding poor behaviour by insurance companies,” Ms Carnell said.

“Small businesses that have held insurance policies for over a decade without a single claim have been refused renewal. Others have discovered their renewal cost has more than doubled.

“We know of cases where small businesses with current policies have been subjected to major changes that have reduced their coverage without consent, and with no refund of premiums.”

The insurance inquiry will target a range of issues affecting small businesses including:

- Contract changes that have not been agreed to and whether they amount to Unfair Contract Terms - Timeliness of insurance payouts and effectiveness of dispute resolution frameworks - Th e effectiveness of relevant codes of conduct and legislation, including if applicable penalties are adequate “Insurance for small business is a practical and legal necessity,” Ms Carnell said.

“Small businesses can’t operate without public liability insurance, but we are seeing entire industries either denied or facing unacceptably high charges.

“It’s a major issue that is forcing some small businesses to close.

“This creates a serious risk to Australia’s economic recovery at a very precarious time.”

Small and family businesses that have faced difficulties with their insurance companies are encouraged to complete this online survey or email: inquiries@asbfeo. gov.au.

Ms Carnell said the final report is expected to be released by December of this year.

NEW SUPPORT NOW TO SMALL BUSINESSES COVID-impacted local small businesses can now apply for a cash injection of up to $3000 with benefits also from payroll tax changes.

The NSW Government’s Small Business Recovery Grant is designed to help eligible small businesses relaunch or revitalise operations.

The tax-free threshold for payroll tax will increase from $900,000 to $1 million, saving businesses up to $5450 a year.

The Small Business Recovery Grant can only be used for purchases of eligible expenses made from 1 July 2020, and only where no other government support is available.

This grant helps small businesses meet the costs of safely reopening or up-scaling operations. These expenses include, but are not limited to: • fit-out changes and temporary physical changes (for example, plastic barriers at checkouts) •staff training and counselling •business advice and continuity planning • cleaning products and additional cleaning services • additional equipment necessary to comply with social distancing or other public health measures •marketing, communications and advertising • digital solutions (for example, e-commerce or business websites).

SUPER AMNESTY DEADLINE LOOMS During this uncertain time for many small businesses; it is easy to forget important deadlines that can impact your livelihood.

Carnell added.

“Payment plans are available to small businesses unable to pay the lump sum amount owed, so long as they get on the front-foot and make contact with the ATO, before the September 7 deadline.

Small businesses have only until September 7, 2020, to declare any errors in superannuation payments to “However, only payments staff without facing new harsh made before September 7 penalties for non-compliance. will be eligible for the tax “This applies to the deduction benefit. superannuation guarantee “To qualify for the amnesty, amnesty legislation passed employers have to come from 1 July 1992 to 31 forward voluntarily, without March 2018,” Australian direct prompting from the Small Business and Family ATO and agree to pay all Enterprise Ombudsman Kate employee entitlements plus Carnell explained. interest.

“Small businesses should speak to their trusted, accredited financial advisers now to get their affairs in order before it’s too late,” Ms

She added that, despite some high-profile cases where companies in financial difficulties had been found

To be eligible for a recovery grant a small business must:

to have not set-aside superannuation payments, most small businesses had been exemplary in their payemts.

Most small businesses already do the right thing, with 95% complying.

“The amnesty will give small businesses a chance to ensure they are compliant because all Australian workers deserve to be paid the entitlements they are owed.

With the amnesty having only a month to run, now is the time to get your affairs in order, Ms Carnell said.

“If you don’t disclose unpaid super under the amnesty, and you are found to have been non-compliant, you will face a minimum penalty

•have an Australian Business Number; • have total Australian wages below the NSW Government 2019-20 payroll tax threshold of $900,000 per annum; • have fewer than 20 Full Time equivalent staff (including non-employing businesses); of 100 per cent of the superannuation owed, have to pay $20 administration fee per employee per quarter and you cannot deduct any payments made,” she concluded.

Capt (super pic1.jpg): Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell.

Small businesses have only until September 7, 2020, to declare any errors in superannuation payments to staff without facing new harsh penalties for non-compliance.

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CHOC-EATING DOWN IN Put ORANGE First!

NEW COVID-19 WORLD Go Put Orange First!

by BOB HOLLAND

In last week’s issue of Newswatch and again in this week’s issue of Orange City Life I made mention of the fact that I was about to change the way Put Orange First operates and turn it a commercial arm of our company Regional Life Group Pty Ltd.

n Rabobank commodities analyst Andrew Rawlings; report fund world chocolate consumption down on back of COVID-19.

Despite rumours of binge-eating of comfort food, global chocolate consumption has melted on the back of COVID-19, a new report has found.

With COVID-19 restrictions around the world limiting impulse purchasing and decreasing consumer confidence, global chocolate consumption has fallen significantly over recent months, according to a new report by agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank.

In the report — Consumers Lose Taste for Cocoa Under COVID-19 — Rabobank says a significant proportion of chocolate demand is comprised of impulse and gift purchases made at retail shops, vending machines, airports, or while travelling.

“The instant gratification of an in-person purchase has been largely unavailable while consumers have been stuck at home and under government imposed lockdowns and this, combined with the prospect of a recession, has seen consumers more likely to shun indulgent snacks, especially those considered a luxury,” report author, Rabobank commodities analyst Andrew Rawlings said.

In the US, for example, Mr Rawlings said, chocolate sales in supermarkets initially increased in April as consumers stockpiled goods, however sales for May and June showed steep month-on-month declines.

“We’ve also seen this trend play out in other regions and other commodities across the globe, with a short period of stockpiling prior to government lockdowns followed by a return to a new normal in sales,” he said.

The report says lower global chocolate consumption has led to a drop off in demand for cocoa grindings – the main ingredient in chocolate.

“In some regions — such as Europe — we saw processors increase cocoa grindings in quarter one, as they anticipated the potential for future plant closures during lockdowns.

However, outright lower cocoa demand in the fallout of COVID-19 saw grindings in major production regions significantly lower yearon-year in quarter two,” he said.

“For this period, European grindings fell by 8.9 per cent year-on-year — the largest

For those unaware, Put Orange First was the name I gave to Orange City Life’s Community Project for 2019.

From that, a group of enthusiastic locals has been meeting each week for the last 18 months and doing what they can to encourage us all to Put Orange First. The group has been very active in a number of areas and on a number of projects, and now that much of that early groundwork has been done, they are ready to further lift their profile, take a more active role in local affairs and take a lot of their ideas and initiatives to the next level.

percentage decline in Europe since 2012 — while there were also big year-on-year falls in grindings production in North America (10.5 per cent) and in Asia (six per cent).

The report says the recession resulting from COVID-19 is expected to extend into 2020/21 and cocoa demand is unlikely to resume its growth trend until 2021/22, assuming a complete relaxation of social distancing measures.

Mr Rawlings said while cocoa demand had been significantly impacted by COVID-19, the effects of the virus on cocoa supply have been minimal, and will likely continue to be.

“The mid-crop harvest is well underway in West Africa and with no major weather issues, cocoa availability at origin should be extremely good,” he said.

“This imbalance between supply and demand will likely keep pressure on cocoa prices until availability weakens or a weather issue develops ahead of the main crop in October.”

While specific Australian chocolate consumption was not detailed in the report, Rabobank Australian-based senior analyst Michael Harvey said similar trends are expected to have been evidenced locally.

“With weaker economic conditions, consumers tend to tighten their belts and are less inclined to make discretionary purchases of some luxury food items,” he said.

“Australia’s economic slowdown over recent months is likely to have adversely impacted chocolate sales, however, the country’s relative success in controlling the spread of COVID-19 means sales may have declined less significantly than in some other regions.”

Mr Harvey said with cocoa the principal ingredient in chocolate – along with milk and sugar – the lower demand and strong supply could spell good news for chocolate lovers, likely to keep a lid on retail price rises in the near future.

Orange, but as tourists. Somewhere in their crazy thinking they try to push the notion that someone who comes from Sydney for say wine week, will spend money in shops while they are here. That’s right to a point too, but it’s not complete. Who in their right mind thinks a visitor to Orange for an event such as wine week is going to spend money at say Kent’s Hardware, Inspirations Paint, Tate’s Plumbing Plus, Bobeldyk’s Furniture One, Central West Mowers and Chainsaws, Orange Baby Kingdom…. and so on.

There’s nothing wrong with encouraging tourist type visitors in this way, but until you realise that for every traditional tourist that comes to Orange to spend a few dollars on touristy things, there’s probably 20 times or more other people within 200 kms of Orange who could be encouraged to come here to shop and

...My interest has always been to concentrate on supporting local businesses, particularly our retailers...

At a meeting of Put Orange First this week, the group expressed a heartfelt desire to stay independent and not be tied to any particular business, my company for one. They felt they could achieve more by remaining independent and there are also a lot of issues that they’d like to involve themselves in, the proposed South Orange Shopping Centre being one, a project the group is opposed to. This desire is noble, and I fully support it, it opens the way for both of us to do different things for the betterment of Orange.

My interest has always been to concentrate on supporting local businesses, particularly our retailers, with marketing initiatives that will bring more customers, shoppers if you prefer through their doors, more often. I’ve always believed that not nearly enough effort or resources has been put into attracting this untapped sector of the wider regional community into Orange to do business. My aim is to bring more people to Orange, more often. Do this and our economy will most certainly grow.

Cities like Orange will freely say this makes good sense, but where they lose their way is when they, although acknowledging this, then put the vast majority of their money and effort into getting people to come visit

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do business more often, with shops typical of those I mentioned earlier.

That is all manner of shops and businesses, not just accommodation, food and tourist type venues. This is the “potential customer” that I believe is ripe for harvesting and they’re the ones I want to urge to come to Orange to shop and do business more often.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s not rocket science but for some reason, Councils like Orange all over Australia STILL refuse to take up that challenge and still prefer to throw the vast majority of their money at tourism - Orange 360 gets over $500,000 a year from Council(s) to help increase tourist numbers to the area, what more proof do we need. The rest can sink or swim on their own, or so it seems.

I want to address that and I’m throwing the weight of our business behind the project which I will now call “Hearts for Orange”. While Put Orange First will continue to do their thing from an independent standpoint, I’ll be doing my thing from a commercial base, and between us, we’re both hoping to make Orange an even better place for us all to love, live and enjoy.

Next week in Newswatch, we’ll include a special Business feature to fully explain what I have in mind.

I commend that feature to you, especially if you have a heart for Orange.

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CENTRAL WEST FEMALE RUGBY PLAYER NUMBERS CONTINUING TO CLIMB CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWNS HAVE DONE NOTHING TO DENT THE RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAMS IN THE CENTRAL WEST, CENTRAL WEST RUGBY CEO, MATT TINK SAID. Forwards coach for the “Wallaroos,” he says that, not only do women love playing the game, but spectator numbers for big matches have also taken-off.

“At last year’s grand final (between Orange Emus and Bathurst Bulldogs), it was in the morning, and we had more than 1000 in the gate before kick-off,” he enthused.

“The girls and guys often train together, a club will put girls’ games after the first game so there’s a pretty good crowd, or they play under lights, it’s been great,” he said.

...Girls have always had a genuine desire to participate — I mean it’s a great product — and the clubs have done a great job...

He said that recognising the explosion of female interest in what had been typically male-dominated sports — cricket, soccer, rugby league, and the AFL — the local association had put an emphasis on female participation.

He said that female participation had previously been an untapped market. “Girls have always had a genuine desire to participate — I mean it’s a great product — and the clubs have done a great job to recognise that,” Matt said.

“We’ve in the last couple of years put a genuine focus on building female participation numbers.

He said that high local participation numbers — there are now 14 girls and women’s teams in the local competition — has seen many reach higher honours.

“One of the most satisfying aspects of that push is, how the clubs have embraced it,” he added.

“We’ve had local girls move onto the both the Brumbies

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and Waratahs in the ‘Super W’ competition,” he said proudly.

He said that the sudden leap in participation, in a sport that was considered something of a novelty for female players even a decade ago, surprised even him.

“I was surprised, no doubt about it. The thing is, they really rip-in, they love the contact. I think many feel that they have a point to prove that they can both dish it out and take it,” he added.

The jump in participation numbers is reflected internationally with about 2.4 million women and girls playing rugby at all levels worldwide.

Female players now account for more than a quarter (26 per cent) of players globally with an increase in player numbers of 60 per cent since 2013.

The increase for Central West Rugby has seen player numbers increasing more than 50 per cent in only three years.

With many traditional team games suffering from declining player numbers due to lifestyle changes and our increasingly sedentary lifestyle, female player numbers have proved a bright spot for many in an otherwise sombre time.

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Being cooped-up in your house during the COVID-19 outbreak can be stressful without us even knowing it. Fresh air and the outdoors combat this sense of claustrophobia while also assisting our mental well-being.

Getting outside offers more than mental benefits, though. Direct sunlight is our bodies’ main source of Vitamin D, which has been known to help fight off osteoporosis, cancer and depression. Even just a few minutes of sun exposure each day can help increase your levels of Vitamin D. Psychological studies also link time spent out in fresh air and sunshine to a greater sense of vitality. Not only does being outside benefit you with more energy throughout the day, but vitality helps our bodies become more resilient to physical illness.

Going outside can get your brain moving, too. Even if you simply sit outside or take a short stroll, the sensory stimulation that nature provides eliminates boredom.

We have a natural connection to living things. When we’re out in nature, it’s easy to feel like we belong in our environment and foster a sunny disposition.

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I was very upset to read the comments of Mr Jones about the Duration Cottages and their worth in history.

Only for the part these cottages played in the war effort, Mr Jones may not have been born. Also, remember the effort of the local builders to source the material and build these cottages under mostdifficult conditions for the allotted £311 (pounds) — $622.

Then, you have the people who fought to save these cottages from demolition after the War. They formed an association, petitioned the government, and raised the money from a New Zealand insurance company.

If you have something to say, we’d love to share it.

Of course, we reserve the right to choose what we publish but if we think something is helpful and not unreasonably offensive, there’s every chance you ‘ll see your contribution here.

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JULIE PONT writes: Bob, I am full of admiration for you and agree with every word I have read that you have published about Orange City Council. There is no denying that there are some intelligent councillors who are genuine and are often hamstrung by the less-mindful and somewhat lacking in any true foresight of other members.

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