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Grab your family and friends for the best summer yet. Sink your toes into beaches with golden sand, or immerse yourself in nature — outdoor activities are plenty, from hiking or walking our trails to swimming, surfing, fishing and much more. The local flavours set us apart; you can experience them at wineries, restaurants, and cafes scattered all across the peninsula. Remember to visit our breweries, distilleries and farmgates too. There’s a vibrant energy that’s hard to resist at our festivals and events showcasing local music and art, food and drink, and cultural celebrations. Create lasting memories on the Mornington Peninsula.
This summer, find a calendar bursting with events, entertainment, music and activities to enjoy. Outdoor markets, food and wine festivals and family fun activities for the kids. If art and music are more your muse, explore the Mornington Peninsula’s ever changing program of exhibitions, music performances, dance and theatre.
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Summer fun is for everyone at Arthurs Seat Eagle. Take in the amazing views aboard the gondolas over Port Phillip and the peninsula. The surroundings will fill the summer air with the chatter of families enjoying the extravaganza of free events from live music to an interchanging schedule of kids’ activities.
Recharge yourself this festive season at Alba Thermal Springs and Spa. Reward yourself with a tailored spa experience, embracing holistic well-being or retreat for a while and relax in the geothermal waters in the bathing pools. Make sure to leave room to sample the delicious (and healthy) flavours by Thyme restaurant.
Savour the spirit of excellence at Chief’s Son Distillery, an award-winning single malt whisky haven. Tucked away in Somerville this hidden gem takes guests on a journey of craftsmanship. Experience the art of distillation, sample the distinguished whiskies, and vodka made on the Mornington Peninsula.
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Grab your crew and head just down the road to Jetty Road Brewery. Summer sessions are welcome here where you can lap up the lively atmosphere in this working brewery. Sample a beer paddle featuring the flavours from both their core and specialty beers. These guys have been producing some of the finest ales since 2017.
The Mornington Festival will make its debut at the Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January 2024, featuring a stellar selection of over 100 market stalls, food trucks, bars and a Live and Local Stage. This family friendly two-day event is free to everyone and is brought to you by Melbourne Racing Club.
Inspired by Peninsula Fresh Seafood and Tamara’s Kitchen, experience the taste sensation of the Peninsula Seafood Truck this summer. Built on a promise of freshness, this pop-up food truck sits proudly on the shores of Safety Beach, serving up sustainable seafood delights straight from the bay to you.
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Embark on a summer of discovery at Boneo Discovery Park AS the warmth of summer approaches, Boneo Discovery Park unveils a treasure trove of exciting attractions and programs, promising an unforgettable experience for all who step through its gates. This season, brace yourself for an adventure-packed journey through the newly launched Tadpole Rope Course and Zipline, adding an extra layer of excitement to the park’s already impressive line-up. Embark on a summer of exploration with the introduction of the brand-new “Little Discoverers. “An immersive experience designed to educate and captivate our young visitors. Included with your child’s park entry, this initiative is packed
with activities and games that promise to keep your little ones engaged and entertained throughout the day. Nestled within 27 acres of enchanting wetlands and gardens, Boneo Discovery Park offers a playground for nature enthusiasts and the perfect spot to spend the day with the family. The Little Discoverers will be kicking off their first inaugural Summer Program, featuring a series of activations and workshops to keep the discovery alive. Elevate your senses and clear your mind with a morning of sound healing, yoga, and nature craft led by the incredible Angela Damelio from
Butterfly Wisdom. As a Reiki master, yoga teacher, holistic counsellor, and sound healer, Angela brings a unique blend of tranquillity and wisdom to this family-friendly experience. The connection with nature deepens during the guided nature craft sessions in the park’s dedicated nature nook. Participants will engage in creating nature wands, mandalas, and more, gaining insights into the materials used while fostering a deeper connection with the environment. For those eager to channel their creativity onto paper, illustrator Tyson Savanah, also known as Father Marker, invites attendees to a 45-minute workshop. Explore the
magic of soft pastels, paint markers, and pencils under Tyson’s guidance, unlocking the secrets of bringing imagination to life. Adding to the visual spectacle, Boneo Discovery Park is proud to present the DINO in Sand throughout the summer. Go on a pre-historic journey through sand with exciting animatronic dinosaurs, sand sculpting workshops and more. From mini-golf to thrilling rides, Boneo Discovery Park ensures that every visit is brimming with excitement. Mark your calendars for the grand kick-off event, “A ‘Wild’ NYE,” signalling the beginning of a calendar packed with thrilling activities Tickets and information for
all events are available online, providing easy access to the summer of a lifetime at Boneo Discovery Park. In the heart of the Mornington Peninsula, Boneo Discovery Park beckons you to indulge in a world where adventure meets education, and nature embraces creativity. This summer, seize the opportunity to clear your mind, embark on thrilling escapades, and create lasting memories in this haven of discovery and fun. Information and bookings are available at www.boneodiscoverypark.com.au
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It’s outdoor movie Season! Sunset Cinema returns this summer to The Briars, Mount Martha from December 20. Dreaming of basking in the late afternoon sun, feeling the gentle summer breeze as you settle down on a squishy bean bag for a movie under the stars… sigh. Well, you’re in luck as Sunset Cinema will be returning to the Mornington Peninsula this summer! From the 20th of December, over 5 glorious weeks, Sunset Cinema will be screening its signature mix of new releases, family faves and all-time classics from the stunning surroundings of The Briars, Mount Martha. Catch new summer blockbusters like The Marvels and the next instalment in the Hunger Games saga, A Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes. There’s the latest Agatha Christie murder mystery A Haunting in Venice and don’t miss the thrilling new drama Saltburn. Treat the family to the highly anticipated prequel Wonka, new animated musical adventure Trolls Band Together and all-time classic The Goonies. Plus rom-coms perfect for an outdoor movie night like My Big Fat Wedding 3, the Mean Girls musical revamp and 10 Things I Hate About You. Get in the festive spirit with a whole week of Christmas flicks! With all your faves from Love Actually and Elf, to How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Home Alone. Soak up the alfresco atmosphere from the comfort of the Sunset Lounge and enjoy premium bean lounges in a reserved area with prime viewing plus bottomless popcorn! Don’t forget to make a stop at the fully licensed snack bar for a pre-movie bevvy including a selection of Aussie wines from sustainable winemakers Oxford Landing, G&T’s from Manly Spirits Distillery Co and refreshing craft brews from Mountain Culture Beer Co. Be sure to grab all your movie night snacking essentials too like Murray Street Choc Tops and freshly popped popcorn before you settle in for the show. The movie program is now on sale so head to the website for your tickets to this must-do summer event.
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Silvers Circus Spectacular
Enjoy live music at Peninsula Beer Garden AT Peninsula Beer Garden we love our live music as much as we love our locals. Not only do we enjoy showing off the beloved local breweries, distillers, wineries, and specialty producers on the Peninsula, but we love showcasing our amazing local artists too. From December 27th until the end of January, we will be open every day with the best free live music around. Throw Karise Eden in there as well as our ticketed event and January looks to be one rockin’ month of music.
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Relax after your game of golf on our beautiful, architect-designed 18-hole public golf course, Eagle Ridge, and soak up the sun, gorgeous vistas and the good vibes in any one of the many locations across our venue, or if you’re wanting an idyllic setting for an easy afternoon of good food, good drinks and good tunes, Peninsula Beer Garden is the place for you. Gig guide available at peninsulabeergarden.com.au.
A summer tradition sees Silvers Circus set to return to the Bata shoe factory from Jan 3 – Feb 4. This premium modern entertainment is suitable for all ages, they have the cherished and timeless Globe of Death and Wonder Dogs, but this year they’re bringing you new and exciting acts including Kyra and Naomi, the aerial angels. They will leave you in awe with their rotating dance and acrobatics up high on the carousel. After 2 years without it, Silvers have the audacious Wheel of Steel returning with the daring Dominik Gasser and Merwin Garcia. Silvers Circus are also very proud to announce our new Ringmaster Comic joining the team, Mr Walison Muh. Bound to induce convulsive laughter and tear-stained cheeks as his interactive style of comedy will take you somewhere unexpected. You may recognise Walison from his recent very successful appearances on “Australia’s Got Talent”. Silvers Circus even has 2 Dinosaurs. Come see Fluffy and Spike do their stuff on stage, live, under the mighty big top. Whether it’s date-night, a family affair or grandparents wanting to spoil the kids, Silvers Circus is the entertainment destination for you.
Most of you know Silvers deliver a difference, and this year is no different. They have something brand new and exciting launching in Mornington – Wunderbar! Where adults can enjoy a responsible alcoholic beverage throughout the event. Patrons will have access to a lounge area and an outdoor beer garden. Wunderbar is proud to feature a range of beers produced by Mornington Peninsula Brewery and a selection of quality Australian wines. The Fly Factory are at it again! Ever wanted to try your hand at the flying trapeze? Well, why not do it in January, in Mornington, right out front of Silvers Circus. Steen and the crew are going to be setting up their outdoor rig at Silvers and will be operating lessons for the summer. For more info please visit www.flyfactory.com.au Silvers are expecting to be busy over the holidays and they strongly advise pre booking to avoid disappointment. Bookings at Ticketmaster or call 0413880044 Ringside: A$60 C$50. Elevated Front View: A$50 C$40 Elevated Side View: A$35 C$25 *Booking fees apply
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Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival GET ready to unwrap the magic of the season at the Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival, back for its ninth spectacular year! From December 26th, 2023, to January 28th, 2024, the heart of Mordialloc will come alive with the infectious joy and festive spirit that has become synonymous with this cherished annual event. For almost a decade, the Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival has been a beacon of holiday cheer, drawing families and thrill-seekers alike. This year, they're thrilled to present an array of delights that promise to make this carnival the highlight of your summer. Experience the thrill of laughter and excitement as they bring you sensational rides catering to children, teens and the whole family. Whether you're a fan of classic tea cups or daring Dodgem Car, there's something for everyone. And don't miss the newest addition—the Skyflyer! Soar 30 meters into the sky on this swing chair ride, providing breathtaking views across the bay and to the city on clear days. Indulge your playful side with the carnival games and relish the mouthwatering delights of the season with our array of carnival food stalls. From candy floss to delicious Sno Cones, the Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival is a feast for the senses. And with over 50 showbags on offer, find the perfect mix of goodies and surprises to take home. It's a treasure trove of excitement for all ages!
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Eagle extravanganza Summer fun in the tree tops Find summer fun unleashed at the top of Arthurs Seat! Enchanted Adventure is the place to be these school holidays. Nestled in the beautiful hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula, discover a wonderland of adventure activities designed for the whole family & all ages, both on the ground and in the treetops. Explore their wide array of General Admission activities including their epic Tube Slides, life-size brainteaser puzzles, Sky Scramble, MisAdventure Voyage, Canopy Walk & more. Lose yourself in the colours of over 20 themed gardens, marvel at the structures of hedge topiary and an impressive collection of giant sculptures or get tangled in one of their five mazes.
Tree Surfing is a must-do activity! With a brand new course built this year to keep up with eager demand for this treetop experience, it’s a nature adventure like no other. Climb, swing and soar through the trees on over 50 aerial obstacles. Courses are suitable for adults and kids alike from 4 years & up. Pre-bookings for Tree Surfing are highly recommended to avoid missing out. Enchanted Adventure is a place where you can reconnect with the people you care most about and have a whole lot of fun while you’re at it. They are open every day of the summer school holidays (closed Christmas Day) from 9am to 5pm and bookings are essential to avoid disappointment. So go and discover your own adventure with them. We hope you enjoy the experience as much as we do!
EMBARK on an incredible holiday journey at Arthurs Seat Eagle, where the Summer Fun extravaganza unfolds, promising an unforgettable season brimming with joyous moments for everyone! From the exhilarating launch on Boxing Day to the laid-back celebration during the Australia Day Weekend, each week is packed with family-friendly entertainment. Starting December 26th, immerse yourself in the enchantment of extended evening hours, allowing you to gracefully glide into the magic of summer nights. In the second week, dive into the Beach Bonanza—a week filled with themed kids’ activities and captivating sea life encounters guided by Wildlife Xposure experts. Don’t miss out on special deals for families, making it the perfect outing for all ages! Week three invites you to embrace the great outdoors with a Nature Unleashed theme. Engage in themed kids’ activities, participate in community nature walks, relish summer picnic specials, and be captivated by Aussie Wildlife shows. Connect with nature and create enduring memories with your loved ones.
For sports enthusiasts, week four unfolds as a Sports Spectacular, featuring outdoor kids’ activities and live screenings of the Australian Open. Cheer for your favourite players against the backdrop of the breathtaking scenery from the Eagle. Week five culminates in an Aussie Extravaganza. Immerse yourself in Aussie kids’ activities, relish sausage sizzles, and admire unique art installations. A true-blue delight for the whole family! Enjoy daily crafts, enchanting story times, and toe-tapping Saturday music sessions on the café deck throughout the holidays. Quench your thirst with the café’s exclusive summer specials, including refreshing slushies and delectable ice cream scoops. Arthurs Seat Eagle invites you to a summer like no other—filled with adventure, nature, and Aussie spirit. Soar through the skies and craft memories to last a lifetime! Stay updated with the latest information by visiting the official website at www.aseagle.com.au
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Memorial for Peta Murphy HUNDREDS of mourners paid their respects to Dunkley MP Peta Murphy (inset) at Jubilee Park Stadium on Sunday. Murphy died on 4 December from breast cancer. Murphy’s husband Rod Glover (pictured) told the crowd that she “worked right until the end” and encouraged people to tackle new challenges. Picture: Brodie Cowburn
Councillor quits after three suspensions Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au AFTER three suspensions and further punishment looming over his head, Steven Hughes has resigned from Frankston Council. Frankston Council confirmed that Hughes had quit last week. The Victorian Electoral Commission is expected to conduct a countback on 15 January to replace him in the North-West Ward. Hughes was a first-time councillor elected in 2020. In the three years since, he has served three suspensions and faced multiple misconduct
allegations. Hughes was most recently suspended for three months in September. A councillor conduct panel substantiated a misconduct allegation made against Hughes for social media posts published after a failed councillor conduct panel application he made against former mayor Kris Bolam. Posts he wrote about reimbursement of expenses to councillors were also cited as justification for his suspension. Hughes served a one month ban in 2021 for Facebook posts comparing Frankston Council’s local laws to North Korea’s. He served another month-long suspension at the start
of 2023 for mistreating council staff, and for sending a heated email to Frankston’s mayor (“Embattled councillor suspended for three months” The Times 5/9/23). A further disciplinary process against Hughes had also begun, The Times understands. Hughes’ social media use has landed him in trouble throughout his time on council. He announced his resignation on Facebook last week in a post which included bizarre references to North Korea, Jeffrey Epstein, Police Academy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Jesus Christ. “I can no longer be part of an
organisation that is unashamedly selfserving and cold-heartedly indifferent to the needs of the Frankston community. And so with a heavy heart I have decided to resign my position as councillor,” he wrote on Facebook. “I do not make this decision lightly. I made a promise to represent you and I apologise sincerely that it has ended this way. “Now, some councillors have suggested that I have a messiah complex. I admit that the good vs evil parallels are eerily similar. And although a checkout chick at NQR did call me ‘the ginger Jesus who taketh away the financial sins of Frankston Council’, I am not he - I studied account-
ing not carpentry. “Your financial lion has become a sacrificial lamb on the altar of Frankston Council’s wastefulness and mismanagement. And as my councillor body is laid to rest know they can never touch my councillor spirit. So if you hear a small voice discussing rates, or potholed streets, or why Frankston looks like Baghdad, don’t call your local exorcist. It’s just my councillor spirit living on through you.” Frankston Council has spent at least $60,000 of ratepayers’ money on disciplinary processes involving Steven Hughes. Continued page 5
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19 December 2023
Proposal towers over Young Street A PROPOSAL for a huge 22-storey building on Young Street will be considered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The 89 Young Street development is proposed to stand close to 74 metres tall, around 26 metres more than the preferred height limit for that area outlined in the council’s 2023 FMAC structure plan. The deadline for a council response to the proposal has passed, and the developer has applied to have VCAT consider the plan instead. At a meeting last week, Frankston councillors unanimously voted to flag their opposition to the proposal. Although the decision has been taken out of its hands, council will notify VCAT of its disapproval.
The motion was passed by council last week without debate. The planned development will consist of 179 dwellings, three retail premises and nine commercial offices. A report prepared by council officers read that the proposal is “too aspirational for the site.” “The development fails to meet side and rear setback requirements in the FMAC structure plan (2023) and would not allow for adequate access to daylight and outlook for future dwellings on neighbouring and surrounding land. The FMAC structure plan (2023) envisions Playne Street to be developed as a spacious, green street connecting the arts centre to the foreshore supporting a range of activities including outdoor
dining, retail and incidental gathering spaces. The building would cast a shadow over the footpath on the southern side of Playne Street between 10am and 12pm, compromising the future vision for the precinct. While large, the site is not of a scale and location that can support a project of this scale,” council officers wrote. “The applicant has also sought review of council’s failure to determine the application within 60 statutory days. As previously advised by officers, it is often difficult to determine major or more complex applications within the statutory timeframe, particularly where there is ongoing liaison about potential design issues/changes.” Brodie Cowburn
Community leaders thank Peta Murphy Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au HUNDREDS of people gathered at Jubilee Park Stadium to farewell Peta Murphy on Sunday. Murphy, the federal member for Dunkley since 2019, died on 4 December from metastatic breast cancer. She was only 50 years old. After a livestreamed funeral with friends and family at the MCG on Friday, Dunkley residents and members of the public paid their respects to Murphy at an emotional memorial last Sunday. On Sunday, Frankston District Netball Association’s Miranda Castle and Ailsa Kenney began by praising Murphy’s contributions to sport, including her successful advocacy for the redevelopment of the Jubilee Park Stadium which hosted the memorial. First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing’s Karinda Taylor was next up to highlight Murphy’s efforts for Aboriginal causes. Frankston District Basketball Association CEO Wayne Holdsworth spoke next to further highlight Murphy’s contribution to sports. He thanked Murphy for her continued support after his 17-year-old son died by suicide in October. Peninsula Community Legal Centre’s Jackie Galloway and Frankston High School graduate Allira Reid were the next to talk. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke was the final programmed speaker - he spoke at length
A MEMORIAL for Dunkley MP Peta Murphy has held at Jubilee Park Stadium last Sunday. Speakers included Murphy’s husband Rod Glover and Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke (inset above). Young musicians Maxipop and Hank closed the memorial with a performance of Passenger’s ‘Let Her Go’ (inset below). Pictures: Brodie Cowburn
about his friendship with Murphy. “She would lift people up even when she couldn’t stand up.” Edbrooke said. “Every single one of us has the power to make our community a better place, just like Peta Murphy did.” Before the memorial came to a
close, Murphy’s husband of 24 years Rod Glover stepped forward to speak about her relationship with Dunkley’s residents. “People in this community knew her and loved her,” Glover said. “From the strongest girl of all to the strongest community of all, care for each other.”
Glover’s speech received a standing ovation. At Friday’s funeral he told mourners that Murphy “left the way she lived - with dignity, courage, and sarcasm.” “Peta’s goal since her cancer came back in 2019 was just to reach her 50th birthday. She managed that just
a few weeks ago. (...) Peta had a chance to hear from those who loved her and shared her life,” he said. “Peta loved to champion her people. They should know that representing them was the honour of her life.” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke at the MCG on Friday. He said “Peta excelled in the first responsibility of every member of Parliament. She was a wonderful local MP (...). She was so proud to be the first woman to represent an electorate named after a strong trailblazing woman.” Murphy’s father Bob and her younger sisters Jodi and Penni also spoke on Friday. Her sisters shared words from her nieces and nephew. Instead of flowers, Murphy requested that donations be made to Community Support Frankston. More than $20,000 has been raised so far. To donate visit frankston.net/ donation-faq
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Plaque for environmental warrior THE life of dedicated Frankston environmentalist Kath Hassell was honoured at a plaque unveiling last week. Hassell was a Frankston Beach Association member and spent decades advocating for the preservation of Frankston’s natural open spaces. She died at the end of 2020. Last week, a plaque commemorating her life was unveiled at the Sentinel sculpture near Cliff Road in Frankston. A big crowd of friends and family gathered to remember the environmental warrior. Hassell’s daughter, Jennifer Hassell, said the Sentinel sculpture was the perfect location for a plaque. “While I think of this as mum’s bird, the Sentinel is about all of us – about community and the love of nature and a reminder of what we need to do to protect this,” she said. “We love the way the bird looks out across the foreshore and beach and on towards the creek – where you have all worked so hard.” Frankston Environmental Friends Network president David Cross said Kath Hassell “set an unequalled standard in conserving Australia’s coastal environment and she was greatly admired by all who knew of her outstanding work.” “It is accurate to say that without Kath’s enthusiasm, inspiration, knowledge and hard work, the City of Frankston would be a poorer place in which to live,” he said. Hassell received an Order of Australia Medal in 2017, and was named Frankston Citizen of the Year in 2000.
FRIENDS and family of Kath Hassell (inset) at the Sentinel sculpture, where a commemorative plaque has been installed. Picture: Supplied
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Know My Name: Australian Women Artists is a National Gallery of Australia touring exhibition that has kicked off here at MPRG on its two-year tour.
artist Kylie Stillman and fibre craft with local artist Elif Bradfield, as well as our VCE school holiday workshops to help VCE students get a headstart on their art folio for the year.
We’ve been so pleased to welcome visitors from near and far to see the work of these incredible female artists, to reacquaint themselves with some of their favourite artists such as Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith and Cressida Campbell, and to be introduced to artists they may not have known - to see their artworks and get to know their name.
Sonic Textures and the Mornington Peninsula Shire will be presenting a series of acoustic music sessions at MPRG in January and February. This contemporary cultural event brings together the visual arts, acoustic music and local hospitality businesses. The program will be announced early January.
Alongside the NGA exhibition, we also have an exhibition featuring local artist Kylie Stillman, an installation by Natalya Hughes and an exhibition drawn from our collection of four female artists who supported each other’s work. January is full of school holiday workshops, including creating gift cards with a needle and thread with
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The Gallery will be closed 24, 25 & 26 December, 1 & 26 January. Please check our website for up to date opening hours and to find out more about our exhibitions and special events. Hope you all have a wonderful festive season. See you at MPRG, soon. Danny Lacy MPRG Gallery Director
Graffiti concerns FRANKSTON Council is lobbying for faster response times to graffiti and litter on major roads. At their meeting last week, Frankston councillors agreed to prepare a motion for the Municipal Association of Victoria State Council addressing the state of state government roads. The motion will ask the state government to “deliver improvements and increased maintenance of state government owned road gateway infrastructure assets.” Sites identified by Frankston Council as needing more attention are the Nepean Highway, FrankstonCranbourne Road, Beach Street/ McMahons Road underpass, Quinn Link Overpass Precinct, Frankston Freeway, Frankston-Flinders Road/ Moorooduc Highway, Ballarto Road, and Dandenong-Frankston Road. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said that council could not clean up graffiti and other mess on those roads as the cost would be too great. “We are not going to take over their responsibility because once you take over, that’s us in for millions of dollars,” he said. “If you do look at the rubbish on the side of highways and freeways, if you look at the graffiti, if you look at the median strip on Cranbourne Road or Frankston-Flinders Road, we would love to get out there and [clean] it but it’s all the state government’s. It actually infuriates me that these things are happening and I know our local members want it to be done as well and it’s just not happening.” Conroy said council has improved its response times for graffiti in areas under its control from ten days to three.
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Two former mayors in countback vote Continued page 1 Council CEO Phil Cantillon confirmed that the final cost of the conduct matters has “yet to be finalised”. “As at September 2023, the cost to council of councillor conduct matters involving Steven Hughes was $61,691,” Cantillon said. “The final figure will be reported to council and published on council’s transparency hub in due course.” Hughes consistently criticised Frankston Council for its rates, and unsuccessfully raised motions to reduce them throughout his tenure. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said at council’s public meeting last week that “we thank [Hughes] for his time and wish him the best going forward”. In a statement Frankston Council said it “acknowledges Cr Hughes’ time at council and wishes him all the best for his future endeavours.” “The VEC will commence the process to fill the vacancy through a countback of the formal ballot papers cast at the last general election in October 2020,” council said. The countback will include all unsuccessful candidates in the North-West Ward in 2020. Former councillors Glenn Aitken and Michael O’Reilly are in the running. The other unsuccesful nominees were Justin Turner, Jocelyn Torres, Alan Middleton, Stan Doric, Gabriel Norris, Banson Wong, and Jeff Shelley. Steven Hughes’ son Liam Hughes continues to serve on Frankston Council. He has been voted deputy mayor two years running. The next local government elections will take place in 2024.
FORMER Frankston councillor Steven Hughes. Picture: Supplied
Season’s Greetings! I would like to wish you all a very happy and joyous Christmas and holiday season. Many of you will be lucky enough to celebrate with friends and loved ones. May your celebrations be filled with joy and happiness and special times. I know for others Christmas can be a difficult time. Please know that you are not alone. There are lots of people who can help. Reach out if you feel you need any support or even just a friendly voice. Finally, thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of community volunteers. You have contributed in so many ways to making our community a much better and inclusive place. Here’s to a wonderful 2024! My office and I are here to help if you need any assistance or information. Merry Christmas,
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FIRST place awards in competition and judging have been the highlights of a big year for the Dolphins Gymnastics Club in Carrum Downs. Young gymnast Gabriela only signed up this year, but has gone on to place overall first as an individual at the Victorian Championships and fifth overall as part of a team at the National Championships. Club member Ruben Chitter also put in a strong performance at the Senior Internationals Mens Artistic Gymnastic competition, and Josh Walker won the silver medal on pommel at the National Club Championship. Last month, the club’s coach Nedal Alyousef closed out the year on a high note by winning the gold pin judging award from the International Gymnastics Federation. Alyousef helped guide the club through financial difficulty dur-
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DOLPHINS Gymnastics Club with coach Nedal Alyousef. Picture: Supplied
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A BAN on en-bloc voting will be trialled as part of a series of anti-corruption measures set to be introduced by Kingston Council. Kingston Council has been drafting changes to its processes in the wake of Operation Sandon, the IBAC investigation which toppled Casey Council. At their most recent council meeting, Kingston councillors agreed to trial new measures to reduce corruption risk, including to ban en-bloc voting and record individual votes in published meeting minutes. Council will also develop briefing and pre-meeting protocols, and practice notes relating to meeting procedure. Training sessions on procedure and best practice will also be scheduled. The trial will run for four months from January 2024. A summary of the proposed changes prepared by Kingston Council officers read that the trialled measures are “readily implemented without requiring change to the governance rules.” “The nature of the (...) practices enables
council and councillors to trial processes that the Operation Sandon report suggests enhances accountability and transparency of council decision making,” council officers wote. IBAC made 34 recommendations in its final Operation Sandon report. Kingston Council ordered its own probity review while Operation Sandon was underway. Legal firm Holding Redlich looked into potential connections with individuals named in Operation Sandon, including John Woodman, Megan Schutz, former Liberal MP Lorraine Wreford, and Labor lobbyist Phil Staindl. Holding Redlich’s released summary read “whilst some council interviewees have had dealings with the Operation Sandon identified persons, and despite some interviewees making allegations in relation to corruption and misconduct by certain councillors or officers, Holding Redlich did not find conclusive evidence of wide scale improper conduct, corrupt conduct, or misconduct. All interviewees denied ever having received financial incentives or undisclosed political donations” (“Council corruption probe findings released” The Times 12/5/2021).
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Burglaries investigated TWO people are wanted by police in relation to a series of burglaries in Carrum Downs. Two properties on Concourd Court were broken into at around 7.30am on 26 November. Tools, a cash register, an eftpos machine, iPads, and a large generator were stolen. The two men fled the scene on foot. Police say the first man is Caucasian in appearance, approximately 35-years-old, and was wearing a dark green hooded
jacket, work boots and a black balaclava. The other man is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance, approximately 18-years-old, and was wearing a black top and black puffer vest, police say. Images of two people (above) police wish to speak to about the burglaries have been released. Anyone who recognises them can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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New team watches waterways POLICE have been training to use jet skis and inflatable rescue boats to help monitor waterways this summer. The new Victoria Police “small boat team” officially began its work last week. The vessels they use will help police access sea caves, cliffs and rocky shorelines for search and rescue jobs. The ten police which form the team have been trained in rescue swimming and snorkelling too. Victoria Police water police squad and small boat team acting sergeant Kristina Clappison said “this team will be highly visible, highly ag-
ile and hugely beneficial in enhancing our ability to respond to incidents on the water this summer.” “Jet skis and inflatable rescue boats are able to go where bigger vessels can’t, meaning we can get to people more swiftly when seconds matter. We’ll also be using the team to boost our enforcement efforts against anyone who thinks it’s okay to flout the rules and put other water users at risk,” Clappison said. “Whether it’s inland or along the coast, expect to see us out doing all we can to keep everyone safe.”
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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 The Pacific: Summer Special. (R) 11.00 Christmas Sounds Better This Year. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. (PG, R) 3.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 3.30 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. (R) 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PGs, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10. Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a deep dive into the world of cricket. 11.00 MOVIE: Cold Pursuit. (2019, MA15+av, R) An unassuming snowplough driver seeks revenge on a criminal kingpin for his son’s murder. Liam Neeson, Laura Dern. 1.25 Black-ish. (PGa, R) Jack discovers he has a very lucrative talent. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 8.30 RPA. (PGm, R) A 44-year-old mother from Orange is confronted with a life-changing diagnosis of abdominal cancer. 9.30 Children’s Hospital. (PGm, R) An eight-year-old arrives at the hospital in a bad way with his appendix about to burst. 10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.20 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Drive TV. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.
6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. Part 2 of 2. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Velasco takes drastic action to get information as Benson and Carisi put crime boss Oscar Papa on trial. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Frank and Mayor Chase butt heads. 11.30 Women Of The Movement. (Final, Malv) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s
Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.25 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 11.55 Live At The Apollo. 12.45am Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 1.40 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 2.55 The War On Kids. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Battleground Texas. 11.05 Locked Up: Teens Behind Bars. Midnight F*ck, That’s Delicious. 12.30 QAnon: The Search For Q. 1.20 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.10 Late Programs.
7TWO (72) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Under The Hammer. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Geordie. (1955) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997, M) 11.05 Late Programs.
10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 How We Roll. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.
N ITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Not Even. 9.00 MOVIE: I’m Not There. (2007, M) 11.20 Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.35 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG, French) 8.35 It’s All About Karma. (2017, PG, Italian) 10.15 Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 11.50 Motherhood. (2018, M) 1.25pm Bye Bye Birdie. (1963, PG) 3.30 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 5.50 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 7.30 The Mirror Has Two Faces. (1996, M) 9.50 Two Days In Paris. (2007, MA15+, French) 11.45 Late Programs.
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. (2005, PG) 10.45 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Survivor 45. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 45. 10.30 MOVIE: Vampires Suck. (2010, M) 12.10am I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 12.50 Life After Lockup. 1.50 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.20 Full House. 2.50 Transformers: Cyberverse. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Late Programs.
10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. Highlights. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.
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Friday, December 22 ABC (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9)
TEN (10)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 9.55 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. (Final, R) 11.00 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Christmas With Poh. (R) 3.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces. (R) 3.55 Back In Time For Dinner. (Final, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PGa, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGah) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGl, R) 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Coated Christmas. (2021, PGa) Molly McCook, Aaron O’Connell, Lee Garlington. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)
6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.
6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1850s – 1919. (PG, R) Part 1 of 5. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Camilla’s Country Life. (Ml, R) Follows Camilla, the then Duchess of Cornwall. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate when the winner of a music award is murdered and his violin stolen. 10.00 Life. (Mal, R) David investigates Kelly’s past. 11.00 Wakefield. (Mal, R) Nik searches for a missing ring. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Christmas Carols From London Coliseum. A selection of Christmas carols. 8.30 Cecil: The Real Lion King. (PG) Charts the life and legacy of one of the world’s most famous lions, Cecil. 9.25 Lapland: The Ultimate Winter Wonderland. (PG, R) Presented by Gregg Wallace. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 L’Opera. (Return, Mls) 11.45 Sisi. (Premiere, MA15+av) 2.45 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Mlv, R) 3.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Karen Martini prepares a bahn mi burger. 8.30 MOVIE: We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PGal, R) In the wake of the loss of his wife, a single father moves his family to a run-down zoo. Matt Damon, Colin Ford, Scarlett Johansson. 11.05 MOVIE: Tully. (2018, Mals, R) A mother bonds with her nanny. Charlize Theron. 1.05 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm) 8.30 MOVIE: Jingle All The Way. (1996, PGv, R) A man searches for a Christmas present. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad. 10.15 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, Ms, R) 11.50 MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015, G, R) Lacey Chabert, Tyron Leitso, Milli Wilkinson. 1.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
6.30 The Project. (Final) A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined by Imelda Staunton, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Dornan and Jack Lowden. 9.30 My Life Is Murder. (Ma, R) When Alexa investigates the death of a popular male nanny, she discovers pushy parents can be terrifying. 11.30 Good Sam. (Ma) The battle between Sam and Griff takes a turn. 12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MOVIE: Boy. (2010, M) 9.55 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 10.25 QI. 11.00 Ghosts. 11.30 Killing Eve. 12.15am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.00 ABC News Update. 1.05 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.15 Tik Tak. 5.25 Wallykazam! 5.50 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 2.40 Australia’s War On Feral Cats. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Naughty And Nice: Sex Toy Britain. 10.15 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.10 Limetown. 12.10am Letterkenny. 3.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The World Is Not Enough. (1999, M) 11.05 Late Programs.
10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker. 8.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 How We Roll. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.
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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Last
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 The Car Club. 11.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 11.30 American Restoration. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: Snowed In For Christmas. (2021) 7.30 MOVIE: Dolittle. (2020, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: K-9. (1989, M) 11.35 Under The Dome. 1.30am Life After Lockup. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.
10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners. Highlights. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Strait To The Plate. 6.00 Bamay. 6.25 No Distance Between Us. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 MOVIE: Bush Christmas. (1983, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: Ping Pong Summer. (2014, PG) 10.50 Late Programs.
Chance Harvey. Continued. (2008, PG) 6.55 Selkie. (2000, PG) 8.35 Ramen Shop. (2018, PG) 10.15 Entrapment. (1999, M) 12.20pm Ali’s Wedding. (2017, M) 2.20 Malcolm. (1986, PG) 3.50 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 5.50 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 7.30 The Mask Of Zorro. (1998, M) 10.00 Bring It On. (2000, PG) 11.55 American History X. (1998, MA15+) 2.10am Late Programs.
Saturday, December 23 ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9)
TEN (10)
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.10 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.50 MOVIE: Robin Hood: Men In Tights. (1993, PGs, R) Cary Elwes. 5.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Songs Of Summer: The Best Of Take 5. (PG, R) 6.00 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2022. (R) Concert from Westminster Abbey. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) Mrs Hall leaves Skeldale House for the day. 8.20 Shakespeare And Hathaway: Christmas Special. (PG) Frank and Lu are hired to save Arden’s revamped Christmas festival from a mysterious threat. 9.05 Vera. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates a suspicious death on a remote and inaccessible island. 10.35 The Capture. (Mlv, R) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Peer To Peer. (R) 9.40 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGa) 10.10 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix Final. Highlights. 4.35 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 4.40 Kelly Clarkson: When Christmas Comes Around. (R) 5.35 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. (PGas) 8.40 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. Part 5 of 5. 9.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: The Neapolitan Line, Italy. (R) Narrated by Bill Nighy. 10.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG, R) 11.20 Rex In Rome. (Mv, R) 1.10 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Raceday, Christmas at The Valley and Bernborough Plate. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Graham Ross drought proofs a garden. 7.30 Carols In The Domain. (PG) Coverage of Carols In The Domain from Sydney. Featuring Jonathan Antoine, Dami Im and The Wiggles. 10.00 NSW Schools Spectacular: Fabulous. (PG, R) Coverage of the NSW Schools Spectacular from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney’s Olympic Park. 12.45 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) An old enemy unveils a dangerous new scheme. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 1.05 Iconic Australia. (PGal) 2.15 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 3.15 MOVIE: Journey Back To Christmas. (2017, G) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (PG) 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. (R) 8.30 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007, PGalv, R) Santa Claus’s cranky brother visits. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti. 10.50 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Mls, R) 11.45 MOVIE: Charming Christmas. (2016, G, R) Julie Benz, David Sutcliffe, Bruce Gray. 1.20 Country House Hunters Australia. (PG, R) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Cybershack. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 8.00 I Fish. (R) 8.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 9.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGas, R) 2.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. (R) 3.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News. 6.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. Jamie Oliver makes a giant Yorkshire pudding with stuffing and roast vegetables. 7.00 The Dog House. (PGa) The team at Woodgreen makes its abandoned dogs feel extra special this time of year with a doggy Christmas dinner. 8.00 Ambulance. (Mal) Multiple crews, including police and fire, are dispatched after a suicidal patient phones in a bomb threat. Crews come under pressure on a busy St Patrick’s Day. 10.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mav, R) The team investigates a former suspect. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 9.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021: Opening Night. 11.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 11.45 State Of The Union. 12.05am MythBusters. 12.55 Inside Portlandia. 1.20 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 1.30 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Cup. Individual Apparatus. H’lights. 3.35 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.45 The Toys That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Age Of Rage: Australian Punk Revolution. 10.00 Glastonbury 2022 Highlights. 11.10 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 1pm I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Raceday, Christmas at The Valley and Bernborough Plate. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Gideon’s Way. 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 The Baron. 12.10pm Saved & Remade. 1.10 MOVIE: Bonnie Prince Charlie. (1948) 3.35 MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 5.30 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (1962, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Die Another Day. (2002, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Death Wish V. (1994, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.
10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Seinfeld. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 4.20 Frasier. 5.10 Seinfeld. 6.10 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 4.30 Home Shopping.
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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The
7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Aussie Adventure Bike Show. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 My Road To Adventure. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.45pm MOVIE: The Christmas Setup. (2020, PG) 3.35 MOVIE: The Mistletoe Promise. (2016) 5.20 MOVIE: Sing. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: Fletch. (1985, M) 11.45 Metro Sexual. 12.45am Yorkshire Job Centre. 2.45 Transformers: Cyberverse. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-GiOh! Sevens. 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 Late Programs.
10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 On The Fly. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Diagnosis Murder. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 3.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 10.15 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Perth Glory v Macarthur FC. 1am Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 1.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 2.30 Bamay. 3.30 Going Places. 4.30 Struggling Songlines. 5.00 Stories From The Land. 5.50 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.20 News. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.30 Stan Walker: Impossible Live. 9.25 MOVIE: The Descent 2. (2009, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.
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Movie Show. 6.30 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 8.45 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 10.45 The Mirror Has Two Faces. (1996, M) 1.05pm Husbands And Wives. (1992, M) 3.00 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 4.45 Peggy Sue Got Married. (1986, PG) 6.35 Whale Rider. (2002) 8.30 A Walk In The Woods. (2015, M) 10.30 A Tale Of Love And Desire. (2021, MA15+, French) 12.25am Late Programs.
Sunday, December 24 ABC (2)
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SEVEN (7)
NINE (9)
TEN (10)
6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Pilgrimage. (PG) 10.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (R) 1.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022, G, R) 1.55 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. (R) 2.25 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.15 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.00 Project Wild. (R) 4.30 The Gospel According To Marcia. (PG)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.15 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. (PGa, R) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 France 24 English News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix Final. Highlights. 5.30 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 5.35 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. (PGl)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PGanv, R) 12.30 MOVIE: A Holiday Wish Come True. (2018, PG, R) Schuyler Fisk. 2.30 MOVIE: A Christmas Number One. (2021, PGalsv) Freida Pinto. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Golf. Cathedral Invitational. H’lights. 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Iconic Australia. (PGalv, R) 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Explore. (R) 1.40 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.10 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm, R) 3.10 MOVIE: Wishin’ And Hopin’. (2014, PGas) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG)
6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) 1.00 Second Chance Champions. (PGal, R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 4.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (R) 5.00 News.
6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (Final) 7.00 ABC News Summer. 7.30 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010, Ml, R) King George VI struggles with a speech impediment. Colin Firth. 9.25 The Larkins At Christmas. (PG, R) As the Larkins prepare for Christmas, the village faces a rash of burglaries. 10.35 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. (R) 11.35 Christmas Cabaret. (Ml, R) 12.30 Christmas Sounds Better This Year. (R) 1.35 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 2.40 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Tis The Season: The Holidays On Screen. (PG) A celebration of holiday films and TV specials. 9.00 Roberta Flack. (PGa) Takes a look at the life and career of Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack. 10.35 Big Fat Quiz Of Sport. (Mdlns, R) Presented by Jimmy Carr. 12.20 The Toys That Built The World: Masters Of Invention. (PG, R) 3.25 Child Genius Australia. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The 1% Club. (PGl, R) Hosted by Jim Jefferies. 8.05 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, Mdl, R) A Chicago family encounters an endless series of disasters during their annual cross-country road trip. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 10.15 MOVIE: The Blues Brothers. (1980, Mlv, R) Two brothers try to reform their blues band. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd. 1.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.30 NBC Today.
6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) A sneak peek at Tipping Point Australia. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG) David Campbell and Sarah Abo host performances from Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 11.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The City. (2013, PGa, R) A single mother moves to the big city. Ashley Williams, Ashanti. 12.50 MOVIE: The Breakfast Club. (1985, Mal, R) Molly Ringwald. 2.50 Explore: Gwydir Castle. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 Christmas At Highclere Castle. (R)
6.00 MOVIE: PAW Patrol: The Movie. (2021, G) Heroic pups battle their nemesis. Will Brisbin, Iain Armitage. 7.40 Have You Been Paying Attention To 2023? (Malns, R) Celebrity guests include Celia Pacquola, Kitty Flanagan, Anne Edmonds, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang. 8.50 MOVIE: Top Gun. (1986, Ms, R) Students at an elite US flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete against each other to be the best in the class. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer. 11.05 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home 2. (2017, PGals, R) An ideal Christmas is thrown into chaos. Will Ferrell. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI Christmas Special. 8.30 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.05 Doc Martin. 10.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.35 MOVIE: Empire Records. (1995, M) 1am ABC News Update. 1.05 Close. 5.00 Molly And Mack. 5.20 Love Monster. 5.35 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Jeopardy! 7.30pm Abandoned Engineering. (Final) 8.25 Travel Man: 96 Hours In Rio. 9.20 History’s Greatest Of All-Time With Peyton Manning. 10.10 One Night In Hamleys Xmas Special. 11.05 The X-Files. Midnight QAnon: The Search For Q. 1.50 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia. 2.45 United Shades Of America. 3.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
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6am Morning Programs. Noon Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 3.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Eatwell Christmas With Emma Dean. 11.00 Avengers. 12.10pm MOVIE: Hobson’s Choice. (1954, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (1965) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 9.50 MOVIE: Blue Canaries. (2023, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.
10 PEACH (11) 6am Friends. 9.00 The Bachelors Australia. 12.10pm Friends. 1.10 The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets. 4.00 MOVIE: Happy Feet. (2006) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Friends. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.
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7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Motorbike Cops. 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: Zero Dark Thirty. (2012, M) 11.40 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.50pm MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015) 3.35 MOVIE: Random Acts Of Christmas. (2019) 5.20 MOVIE: Gremlins. (1984, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Parenthood. (1989, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. (1985, M) 11.50 The Nanny: Oy To The World. 12.20am MOVIE: Random Acts Of Christmas. (2019) 2.00 Starting Up, Starting Over. 3.00 Late Programs.
10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 3.00 Tough Tested. 4.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 2.05am 48 Hours. 4.00 JAG.
6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 11.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Noon This Magic Moment. 1.50 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 2.00 Going Places. 3.00 On Australian Shores: Survivor Stories. 4.00 Ethnic Business Awards. 6.00 Moko. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Mexico. 7.40 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. 8.30 Miss Sharon Jones! 10.10 MOVIE: Boys On The Side. (1995) 12.15am Late Programs.
Morning Programs. 7.00 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 8.40 Bring It On. (2000) 10.35 Freshman Year. (2020, M) 12.30pm The Mask Of Zorro. (1998, M) 3.00 Magnetic Fields. (2021, PG, Greek) 4.35 My Brilliant Career. (1979) 6.30 Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. (1967, PG) 8.30 The Good Lie. (2014, M) 10.30 The Ghost Writer. (2010, MA15+) 12.55am Late Programs.
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6.00 Rage Christmas Special. (PG) 9.00 News. 9.30 The Pope’s Christmas Mass. 11.30 News Breakfast. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Bluey. (R) 12.55 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 1.05 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010, Ml, R) 3.00 HM The King’s Christmas Message. 3.10 The Larkins At Christmas. (PG, R) 4.15 MOVIE: The Secret Garden. (2020, PG, R) 5.50 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. 7.00 ABC News Summer. The latest news and top stories. 7.30 HM The King’s Christmas Message. (R) King Charles III’s Christmas message. 7.40 The Royal Variety Performance. From the Royal Albert Hall, London. 9.40 MOVIE: Lion. (2016, PGa, R) An Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta. Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman. 11.40 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. (PG, R) 12.40 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. (R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 4.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.00 Home: The Story Of Earth. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 All Is Bright. (R) 10.20 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. (PG, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 1.00 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 2.30 The Luxury Christmas Decorators. (R) 3.25 Silent Night: A Song For The World. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Story Of Irish Dance. Charts the story of Irish dance. 9.05 Adele: 30 Greatest Moments. (PGl, R) Celebrates Adele’s return to the spotlight by counting down her top 30 moments. 10.55 My Brilliant Friend. (Final, Malsv) Elena’s doubts about Pietro grow. 12.20 Bohème On The Beach. (R) 2.20 The Seekers: Live In The UK. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 6.30 Carols In The Domain. (PG, R) 9.00 Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant. (PG) 10.00 Mayor’s Christmas Carols. (PG) 11.00 SeaLink Carols By Candlelight. (PG) 1.30 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG, R) 2.00 The Chase. (R) 3.00 MOVIE: Crown For Christmas. (2015, PGa, R) Danica McKellar, Rupert Penry-Jones, Ellie Botterill. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler. 7.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) Explores a series of interlocking vignettes. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman. 10.15 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993, PGal, R) A weatherman keeps reliving the same day. Bill Murray. 12.25 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 1.25 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant. 8.00 Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols. 10.00 CMA Country Christmas. (PG) 11.00 Christmas With Delta. (R) 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG, R) 4.00 MOVIE: Blizzard. (2003, G, R) A young ice skater befriends a reindeer. Jennifer Pisana. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989, Ml, R) Chevy Chase. 9.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation. (1997, PGs, R) The Griswold family heads to Las Vegas. Chevy Chase. 11.30 The King’s Christmas Message. 11.40 MOVIE: The Jazz Singer. (1980, G, R) Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz, Laurence Olivier. 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.
6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGas, R) 2.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. (R) 2.45 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 The King’s Christmas Message. 3.15 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGaln, R) 6.30 The Project. A look at highlights from the show. 7.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 8.30 MOVIE: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (2003, PGls, R) An advertising executive bets he can make any woman fall in love with him in just 10 days. Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn. 10.50 MOVIE: Just Like Heaven. (2005, PGals, R) Reese Witherspoon. 12.50 The Project. (R) 1.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 Upstart Crow. 9.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces. 10.40 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.35 QI. 12.05am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.30 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. 1.50 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.00 Sidelined: Women In Basketball. 3.00 WorldWatch. 4.50 Shortland St. 5.20 Vs Arashi. 6.15 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Forged In Fire. 10.15 Then You Run. (Final) 11.15 Hoarders. 12.05am Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 3.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 3.50 MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (1952) 5.30 Christmas At Warwick Castle. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Queens Of Mystery. 10.40 Late Programs.
10 PEACH (11) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 The Middle. 11.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. Noon Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 7.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 How We Roll. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 2.30 King Of Queens. 3.30 Bold. 4.30 Shopping.
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9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 MOVIE: Alice-Miranda: A Royal Christmas Ball. (2021, C) 9.30 Children’s Programs. 1.30pm The Nanny: Oy To The World. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Austin Powers In Goldmember. (2002, M) 10.30 Late Programs.
10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Tough Tested. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 Reel Action. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Moko. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.30 Big Boss. 10.00 MOVIE: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M) 11.30 Late Programs.
Morning Programs. 6.35 Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. (1967, PG) 8.35 Whale Rider. (2002, PG) 10.30 A Walk In The Woods. (2015, M) 12.30pm The Man With The Answers. (2021, M) 2.00 Peggy Sue Got Married. (1986, PG) 3.55 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 5.40 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 7.35 Labyrinth. (1986, PG) 9.30 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 11.05 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Border Security. 12.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 1.30 Boating. Australian V8 Superboats Championship. Round 2. 2.30 Motor MythBusters. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 11.30 Late Programs.
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6.00 The Homes That Built Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 Wildflowers Of The Midwest Of WA. (PG, R) 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (R) 10.30 Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 2.55 The Royal Variety Performance. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Patrizio Buanne: Celebration. (R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Afternoon session. From the MCG. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Late afternoon session. From the MCG.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Upstream. (2021, PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGas, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGas, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 5.00 News.
6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1920s – 1940s. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News Summer. The latest news and top stories. 7.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) It is Christmas 1967. 9.05 MOVIE: Queen Of The Desert. (2015, Mls, R) A chronicle of the life of Gertrude Bell, a political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the 20th century. Nicole Kidman, James Franco. 11.05 Mystify: Michael Hutchence. (Mal, R) 12.45 Just Between Us. (Ml, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 4.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.00 Home: The Story Of Earth. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Melissa Etheridge. (PGa) Melissa Etheridge explores her roots. 8.20 MOVIE: Whitney: Can I Be Me? (2017, Madls, , ) Documents the life of singer and actor Whitney Houston who died tragically at 48. Whitney Houston, Gary Houston. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Das Boot. (Maln, R) 12.40 Dear Mama. (Madl, R) 2.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 3.50 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 14. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. From the SCG. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. From Perth Stadium. 12.30 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) Norman questions Norma’s faith in him, in the wake of the incident with Cody’s father. 1.30 My Impossible House: First Time Home. (PG, R) A couple transform a chapel. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.
6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 8.30 MOVIE: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee. (2020, Ml, R) Paul Hogan is thrust back into the spotlight. Paul Hogan, Kerry Armstrong. 10.10 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013, Mls, R) Robert De Niro. 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 2.50 9Honey: He Said She Said. (PG) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (PGdls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Ms, R) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting. 9.00 MOVIE: The Italian Job. (2003, Mlv, R) A gang of thieves tries to steal millions in gold. Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron. 11.15 MOVIE: The Bank Job. (2008, MA15+ls, R) 1.30 The Project. (R) 2.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Final) 9.10 Ghosts. (Final) 9.45 Would I Lie To You? 10.15 Rosehaven. 10.45 Portlandia. 11.30 State Of The Union. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am MOVIE: Boy. (2010, M) 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon When Big Things Go Wrong. 2.30 Killing Cancer. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Box 21. 12.50am Dopesick Nation. 1.40 Hate Thy Neighbour. 2.35 VICE Guide To Film. 3.05 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Law & Order: UK. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Iconic Australia. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 1.55 Dr Quinn. 2.55 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. (1974, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 MOVIE: The 13th Summer. (2022, M) 11.40 Late Programs.
10 PEACH (11) 6am Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets. Replay. 10.00 King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 Big Bang. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.
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7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Sailing. Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 14. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Mercury Rising. (1998, M) 10.45 Seinfeld. 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10am Under The Dome. 1.05 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.
10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 MOVIE: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché. (2021, M) 10.15 Faboriginal. 10.45 Late Programs.
Labyrinth. Continued. (1986, PG) 6.55 My Brilliant Career. (1979) 8.50 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 10.25 The Good Lie. (2014, M) 12.30pm Parallel Mothers. (2021, M, Spanish) 2.45 The Movie Show. 3.15 Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. (1967, PG) 5.15 Steamboy. (2004, PG) 7.40 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 9.30 This Is Spinal Tap. (1984, M) 11.05 Late Programs.
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6.00 The Homes That Built Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 Walking Man. (PG, R) 10.00 Magda’s Big National Health Check. (Final, PG, R) 11.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022, G, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (PG, R) 2.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. (R) 3.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop: 1950s – 1960s. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. From Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Scotland. 9.00 MOVIE: Brooklyn. (2015, Mls, R) An Irish immigrant moves to America. Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen. 10.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Final, R) 11.30 We Hunt Together. (Final, Malv, R) 12.20 Life. (Mal, R) 1.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 4.05 Classic Countdown. (PGl, R) 5.00 Home: The Story Of Earth. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGa) 10.20 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.10 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.15 Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels. (PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax. (Mav, R) A look at Madame Tussaud’s wax museum. 8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness: The Hunt For The Monster. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. 9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) Dot takes a fantastic journey. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 COBRA. (MA15+v) 11.50 Max Anger: With One Eye Open. (Malv, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session. From the MCG. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session. From the MCG. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 16. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. From the Gabba, Brisbane. 11.00 MOVIE: The Game. (1997, Mlv, R) A wealthy businessman receives a birthday gift from his brother, which threatens to consume his life. Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger. 1.40 Parenthood. (Mds, R) As Crosby and Jasmine’s relationship heats up, they have to decide how to explain it to Jabbar. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Sweet Autumn. (2020, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Wild Dog Masego. (PGm) 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm: Pan (Dem) Icking. (Ml) Presented by Jeremy Clarkson. 9.30 Police Rescue Australia. (PGlm, R) New Year’s Eve brings new challenges. 10.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 11.20 La Brea. (Mv, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.
6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGas, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (Mdls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Mas, R) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting. 9.00 MOVIE: Forrest Gump. (1994, Malv, R) A kind-hearted man recalls his life story. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. 11.45 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible. (1996, Mv, R) 2.00 The Project. (R) 3.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 4.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Bay Of Fires. 10.15 Killing Eve. 11.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 11.30 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 12.30am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.55 ABC News Update. 1.00 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.10 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Nekrotronic. (2018, MA15+) 10.20 MOVIE: Hereditary. (2018, MA15+) 12.35am VICE. 1.45 Spiraling: Crypto Special. 2.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
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6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 Under The Hammer. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.
9GEM (92) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Our Miss Fred. (1972, PG) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Late Programs.
10 PEACH (11) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 8.30 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.
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9GO! (93) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Junior. (1994, PG) 10.45 Seinfeld. 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10am Under The Dome. 1.05 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.
10 BOLD (12) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30pm JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
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6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Going Places. 1.30 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 Supreme Team. 8.30 Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away. 10.05 Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Master. 11.05 Late Programs.
Frankston Times – TV Guide
Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 8.05 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 10.00 Boxing Day. (2021, M) 12.05pm I’m Not There. (2007, M) 2.35 Labyrinth. (1986, PG) 4.30 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 6.05 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 7.35 Where Is Anne Frank. (2021, PG) 9.30 Man Of The Year. (2006, M) 11.35 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs.
LETTERS
Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au
Paid parking trial unfair to non-resident carers I have a disability and require carers daily. I’ve been a resident of Mornington for 35 years and a social member of the yacht club for 23 years. It’s one of my few joys. On a regular basis I go to Schnapper Point for a coffee at the cafe or up to the club, however yesterday my disability carer got a warning on her car that she would now have to pay for parking (for taking a disabled resident to their favourite space where they have been going for years). They are driving a disabled resident. Why should they have to pay for parking? It’s just wrong. Just me displaying my disabled parking sticker is not enough because carers do not live in the area and their cars are not registered to a Mornington address. It is a really bad move by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. It is not well thought through or is it that they just don’t care about disabled residents of Mornington Debbie Martin, Mornington
Workers thanked Can you please convey our gratitude and Christmas cheer to all those working for us at Mornington peninsula Shire Council to keep our place tidy and working? The garbage collectors, toilet cleaners, clean teamsters, gardeners and mowers, good on you. Ted Warden, Rosebud
Joy not wasted Christmas is a joyous time for sharing and giving. Trouble is, all our giving results in a staggering 30 per cent increase in waste compared with other times of the year. Despite the high cost of living, it is estimated that almost $1billion worth of Christmas gifts purchased in Australia this year will never be used or worn. We Aussies will also use 150,000 kilometres of wrapping paper: enough to go around our whole country six times. Most is destined for landfill, worsening environmental decline. What a waste. Perhaps we could reconsider our approach to giving. Offering experiences or making charitable donations are thoughtful alternatives, as are simple homemade gifts. This Christmas, instead of filling the rubbish bin, let’s fill our lives with more bad jokes, laughter and meaningful connections with loved ones. Simple joy is, after all, the true spirit of Christmas. Amy Hiller, Kew
Volunteer support As a resident of Blairgowrie, I wish to applaud the volunteers for their backbreaking efforts in removing some of the invasive and non-native plants that are choking Mornington peninsula National Park and its environs. Across most sectors of society there is a paucity of volunteers so those who do donate their precious time, energy, expertise (and often funds), need our acknowledgement and respect. Not to be scorched in the frypan of indignation. Local secondary school students participate in some of the weed removal as part of their environmental studies education and, under direct expert supervision, they are learning to nurture nature. A wonderful, valuable legacy. Removing invasive plants from one side of a narrow track while retaining them on the other is fools’ work, and any progress will be rapidly undone (Grassy bowl clearing a borderline ‘error’, The News 5/12/23). The non-indigenous, non-native species in the national park have all spread from somewhere else. Please help our volunteers. They are working in increasingly fraught circumstances where, not infrequently, they are subjected to less than desirable behaviour from some members of the community. Cheers to friends’ groups - you are amazing. Karen Wootton, Blairgowrie
Safety at beach I openly confess to a dislike of jet-skis. A visit to Safety Beach on a long weekend a few summers back only strengthened my feelings. There were
dozens of them in the water chasing each other around in seemingly mindless circles and taking up space parked in rows on the beach. The water smelled of fuel and the noise they made overrode the natural sounds of birds, waves and children playing – the reasons most people go to the beach. Even half a kilometre away, the drone of the motors could be heard in the backyard and the living room. As Mornington Peninsula Shire’s webpage states, jet-skis are “generally much more powerful … than traditional powerboats”. Is this the sort of craft the peninsula wants its beaches to be remembered for? A dolphin or human hit by a heavy speeding jet-ski has little hope of survival (Watch out for dolphins, The News 12/12/23). Swimming should not be a health hazard. Surely kayaks, surfboards and paddle boards are more suited to family beaches such as the comfortingly named Safety Beach. If they must be permitted, a phase out of petrol jet-skis for cleaner and quieter electric ones by 2030 should be legislated by the state government. This might also deter a few hoons and petrol heads who seem to love the noise they make. Ray Peck, Hawthorn
Beware of the sign There has long been a friendly, well behaved dog walking community at McCrae beach. After years of advocating, particularly thanks to Bill Chalkley, the hours of off-leash dog walking have been extended and are now reflected on new signboards. However, rather than reflect the happy recreational nature of the activity - Welcome Dog-Walkers or Dog Walking Hours - the signs are headed, in big black authoritarian letters Dog Control, 1984- style. Perhaps Mornington Peninsula Shire’s sign department might consider the atmosphere of the peninsula as well as the rules. Paula Polson, Dromana
Information sharing Regarding Cr Sarah Race’s suggestion/proposal that we should spend $200,000 to $300,000 on an online Transparency and Integrity Hub, this is a computer program that can be manipulated to suit and sanitise the information it may contain (Transparent council. Take 2, The news 12/12/23). We all know how unreliable Mornington Peninsula Shire’s computer websites are. Not user friendly, such as shown by the ratepayers’ paid parking exemption program which was, at best, unfriendly and useless and we still had to go to a nice shire officer for a parking permit. The council has only itself to blame for the dissatisfaction survey. As customer and transformation manager Patrick Dillon states, selected and curated information may include some information in this proposal. Again, a cloak of secrecy. Councillors were elected to run the council and, if they can’t get answers, should let the public know. Who are these officers that are on the shire’s payroll dictating what may be said and revealed? It’s our council, our money. As ratepayers we have a right to be kept informed. To spend that sort of money on a computer program is at best frivolous, and a total waste. Use our money to have our inadequate roads and drainage contractor fix properly the hundreds of pot holes, fix the table drains that are nonexistent, or have them cleaned out so as to prevent flooding. Gerard van de Ven, Mount Martha
Graphic ideas Years ago, when I was drawing daily political cartoons for The Age and The Australian, it was never easy to conjure a funny idea. Sometimes my brain would dream up a funny idea, but I would not necessarily agree with the message of the cartoon. My latest cartoon about Mornington Peninsula Shire is one that is not totally true, but it has that grain of truth in it. The shire is both rich and poor. At the hugely successful Save Our Cliff public meeting on Monday 11 December at the Mornington Yacht Club, I said that we wanted to work with the shire to lobby the state government for money rebuild the two sections of the Beleura cliff path knocked out by landslips. We showed, with 340 people crowding out the meeting space, that we will be a lobbying force. And it’s true that the shire can’t afford to pay all
understanding and, very importantly, peace on Earth at this catastrophic time occurring in the Middle East and Ukraine (Sighs of Christmas, Letters 5/12/23). My faith in common humanity is momentarily restored for some foreseeable future and hopefully we will all get to celebrate a happier less conflictual New Year whether Jew, Hindu, Jane or Christian. Ian Morrison, Mount Eliza
Pride is international We are very pleased to see the gay pride flag flown outside the Mornington Peninsula Shire council offices (Flags need answers, Letters 5/12/23). On a recent visit to Europe in Italy, Ireland and the UK we noticed the flag adorning businesses, public buildings and transport (below) as a welcoming message. Surely the residents of the Mornington Peninsula are just as capable of welcoming those from diverse backgrounds who have suffered discrimination in the past? Rosie and Gareth Lloyd, Mount Eliza
Flag congratulations Congratulations to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council for flying the pride flag. I noticed [in the Letters columns] some very irate people complaining about the inclusion of some minorities in our society. These chicken littles are never brave enough to actually spell out the reasons for their objections. Is it that they’re ashamed of their secret motives?
the costs of the rebuilds, maybe more than $1.5 million. The shire faces difficult issues everywhere, especially on the coast. The expensive landslip risk assessment the shire finally released on the day of our meeting, prepared by Stantec, a large international company, looks comprehensive, accurate and thoughtful. The author, Davin Slade, has shown a grip on the facts that the shire totally lacked. The report is a vindication of what the Friends of the Beleura Cliff Path have been saying for 10 years. Engaging with the property owners on the cliff to fix drainage issues, systematic maintenance and regular inspection, are minor expenses that will save millions in the long run. We need to convince the government that this cliff path is a priceless community asset. Peter Nicholson, convenor Save Our Cliff Path and Friends of the Beleura Cliff Path, Mornington
Or is it their skewed belief that only they should be the arbiters of society’s lore? Whichever it is, it’s a very sad and dangerous stance. Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach
Rainbow support I support the right of people to be whoever they want to be … Our current Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors who have taken the Rainbow pledge have committed us to: 1. “undertaking Rainbow Tick accreditation, worthwhile noting that the cost of the Rainbow Tick is estimated to be $200,000 for council run services; 2. establishing or continuing an LGBTIQA+ advisory committee to council; 3. developing and implementing an LGBTIQA+ action plan for council; 4. flying the rainbow flag from council buildings on LGBTIQA+ awareness days; 5. marching at Pride march under a council banner or participating in Midsumma or local Pride events. I think I signed up for this in one of my many less lucid moments, thinking I was supporting “the movement”. And I do not remember any of the councillors engaging with the community before they pledged the shire to what I see as a cult-like organisation. I am wondering where will the $200,000 cost be hidden in the next budget? Suggestion: Dump this bull poopoo and fix the potholes. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Editor: Cr Sarah Race’s suggestion was held over from the 12 December council meeting and was due to be considered at this week’spublic council meeting on 19 December.
Plea answered Heavens to Betsy, some delightful children responded to my lone plea for a little Christianity in Main Street, Mornington by drawing and illustrating some heartfelt universal wishes of joy, good health, faithfulness, community, Frankston Times
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18. Superhero magazine 21. Abhorred 22. Now 23. Wearing down
ACROSS 1. Unpredictable 4. Alaskan river 7. Unsociably 8. Egg-like shapes 9. Mouthful of abuse 12. Lack of generosity 15. Mexican resort city 17. Filleting
DOWN 1. And so on (2,6) 2. Not sinking 3. Coffee shop 4. Child’s toy (2-2) 5. Massaged 6. Henpecks 10. Actress, ... Blunt 11. Chocolate substitute
13. Toiling 14. Drinks server 16. Propose 18. Chinwag 19. Potter’s medium 20. Naked
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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES
A Tale of Two Christmas Trees By Stuart McCullough CHRISTMAS – depending on your point of view, it’s either a celebration of the human spirit or a disaster of Hindenburg proportions that tests the limits of human endurance. I like to think it’s the former and do all that I can to prevent it from turning into the latter. There have been some mighty close calls over the years. Let’s face it, for a single day it demands nothing less than a marathon effort. Christmas may come but once a year but, according to my local supermarket at any rate, it starts in mid-August and ends abruptly on 26 December when the hot cross buns come out. But for all the drama and the race against time, these days I like Christmas. When I was growing up, we alternated between real and plastic trees. The real ones weren’t purchased so much as they were a limb off an unsuspecting pine tree in the back paddock. Things were different then. There were no Christmas tree farms scattered around to visit, and the Scouts hadn't started selling trees at Bunnings on account of Bunnings not existing yet. So my father would set off, saw in hand, and return home with a branch that he’d optimistically refer to as a ‘tree’. It was a surprise to no-one when we made the switch to plastic. Plastic trees go either one of two ways – either they pretend to be real or they embrace their fakeness. Ours landed somewhere in between. Over time, the tree became a little worse for wear as artificial needles fell to the carpet to, eventually, be sucked up by the vacuum cleaner.
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At a certain point, you grow up and find that you’re responsible for your own tree. I had no idea where to start. I had no paddock at my disposal so settled on buying one. I decided on a tree that was fake but believed it was real. That is, a fake tree with pretensions. To obtain this super tree, I had to travel to three different ‘Myers’. Finding it was hard. Assembling it was no easier. Rather than just take the tree out of the box and stand it up in the nearest corner, there were very specific instructions about how to massage the artificial pine needles into life to give the thing a more realistic appearance. It was as though you had to be careful not to hurt its feelings. After several hours of coaxing, teasing and massaging the foliage, I began to harbour dark thoughts about getting a bucket and shovel. As high maintenance as it was, it was quite a tree. It wasn’t to last. Some things you keep, others you lose along the way. At some point along the journey, I lost that tree and went totally tree-less for a few years. There’s nothing more dispiriting than a pile of tinsel in the corner with a few flashing lights. It looked as though a disco ball had crash landed. But things have changed and I can, once more, hang my tinsel with pride. In fact, I have found myself (almost) right back where I started. My partner, Katrina, would not stand for a fake tree. She insists on the real deal. For her, it’s a family tradition, one that her late father carried out with great pride. And it’s enormous. The thing reaches out for the ceiling and takes at least two people to manage.
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Battle over Chelsea Hotel back in court Mr. Maginnis—Unfortunately, my clients are anxious to close the matter, They have been put to considerable trouble and expense. Mr. Maginnis—I beg to ask leave to withdraw the petition for the purpose of adding a number of new names. Mr. Loch—You want to take care in this matter, Mr. Maginnis. You are buying yourself a law suit. It is a matter for grave questioning whether you can make use of the names in this petition again once you have withdrawn it. Mr. Barr—The matter of withdrawal is one for the Chief Secretary to deal with. If application is made to him, and it is referred to this Court, we may offer no objection. Mr. Maginnis—I then make formal application for the withdrawal of the petition. The Chairman—You want the Court to take note of your wish to withdraw. Very well, then. On Tuesday morning, at the Licensing Court, before Mr. Barr (chairman), Mr. Williams, on behalf of the objectors, made a further application that withdrawal of the petition be not permitted until his argument in the matter is heard. The chairman reserved his decision for the purpose of consulting his colleagues. *** FRANKSTON GUN CLUB Next Shoot on Saturday. The Frankston Gun Club, which during the past few weeks has had to suspend operations owing to inability to secure birds, will hold its next shoot on Saturday, 22nd inst., when turkeys, ducks, and hams will be
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Weekend cricket returns before Christmas break 70 runs from 71 balls to help put his side in a good position, but it wasn’t quite enough to get the job done. Baxter ended up all out for 214 in the final over of the day. Dromana’s Chris Vervoost tore through the middle order at Baxter Park. He took 3/30 from eight overs. Rosebud picked up a big 83 run win over Moorooduc at home on Saturday. Rosebud opener Jarrod Hicks got his side off to a good start by scoring 97 runs. He was dismissed by Justin McCleary just short of his century. Rosebud scored 233, which proved more than enough to get the win. Mt Eliza bowled out Mornington for just 50 to secure a good win last weekend. Somerville got the better of Seaford Tigers.
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AFTER a frustrating two consecutive weekends of rain interruptions and cancellations, MPCA weekend cricket returned with one-day action on Saturday. In the Provincial division, Pines won a tight one against Heatherhill. After winning the toss, Heatherhill chose to bat first. Captain Kristian Miller was the star for his side, scoring an unbeaten 96 from 104 deliveries. Miller didn’t get much support from his batting partners. Heatherhill ended up scoring 9/181 from their 40 overs. Pines openers Kane Hawkins and Nick Christides made good starts during the run chase, scoring 30 and 45 respectively before being sent back to the sheds. Pines looked in a bad position at 7/131, but late showings from Pat Jackson and Declan Jackson saved the day. Pines got over the line with two overs and three wickets left to spare. Red Hill had a good day at home on Saturday. They chased down Sorrento’s total of 180 to claim an eight wicket win. Red Hill openers Riley Shaw and Chris Dew were awesome. Their 138 opening stand was vital to their side getting the win. First drop batter Simon Dart entertained with a knock of 33 from 17 balls to win the game. Baden Powell defeated Old Peninsula by four wickets at Overport Park last weekend. Langwarrin also joined the winner’s list with a four wicket
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No appeal: Mt Eliza had no trouble against Mornington, losing only four wickets on their way to Mornington's total. Picture: Paul Churcher
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A BRILLIANT century from Bobby Wilson was the difference between Dromana and Baxter last Saturday. Baxter Park hosted the two sides. Dromana chose to bat first, and made the most of their time at the crease.
Bobby Wilson scored a whopping 111 not out from 104 deliveries. He combined with opener Sam Fowler for a 141 run partnership. Dromana scored 240 from their 40 overs, giving Baxter a tough task to tackle. Baxter looked up for the fight, but the run rate slowly got away from them. Opener Mandadige Fernando scored
LUKE Hewitt’s unbeaten century wasn’t enough for his Balnarring side to get a win over Seaford. Skipper Hewitt opened the batting for Balnarring on Saturday. He was awesome, scoring an unbeaten 107 from 118. He smashed 14 boundaries, two of them sixes. Jake Hewitt also played well. He scored 36 from 50 deliveries. Balnarring set Seaford a target of 186 to score to win. Dil Pageni took control of the run chase early with a quickfire 27 from 17 balls. He was dismissed but his batting partner, Ryan McQueen, stayed in by playing a more patient game. McQueen scored 75 from 78 deliveries. He combined with number
three batter Aaron Bardwell for a 124 run partnership. Seaford ended up reaching their target with six wickets to spare and more than four overs left to play. Some excellent bowling secured Carrum Downs a huge 104 run win over Main Ridge. Crib Point also were comfortable winners on Saturday - the Magpies beat Flinders by 78 runs. Carrum closed out the round with a seven wicket victory over Delacombe Park.
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Last Thursday saw the running of twilight race nine; the first race of series two. It was a stiff 12 knot south westerly that 22 yachts headed into sailing the course. It was a fast finish with all yachts surfing waves as they passed the end of the pier. Rush (8003) was first over the line with Remedy (M2) in a close second. Picture: Alan Dillon
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By Craig MacKenzie ICON, pioneer, legend, stalwart – choose any one or choose all four for they apply in equal measure to 81-year-old Tony Hall. Once viewed by the sport’s establishment as a pariah for masterminding the birth of a breakaway football association Hall is now the most decorated football personality on the peninsula. He is a life member of Peninsula Strikers and the Bayside Football Association, recipient in 1985 of a Victoria 150th anniversary medal, holder of a certificate from FIFA issued in 2001 honouring his contribution to the sport and in 2010 was declared a Sporting Legend of the municipality by Frankston council. Hall and football have been partners for decades. In his native England he had two chances to realise his dream of becoming a professional footballer. As a schoolboy he trialled with Arsenal the club he supported but the Gunners never followed up on their initial interest. A family connection led Hall to join Hendon – one of the finest amateur clubs in the country – and he caught the eye of a scout from Tottenham Hotspur. Hall played for Spurs in a trial match against a West Ham side featuring Geoff Hurst who was to become a football legend and World Cup winner. Spurs sent Hall a letter saying they would monitor his development at Hendon but they never contacted him again. Some years later and now a married man Hall and wife Nancy and Hall’s mother and father arrived in Melbourne along with other new migrants to begin their Australian adventure. It was Saturday, 2 January 1965. The Halls were greeted at Station Pier in Port Melbourne by representatives of Victorian State League club Essendon Lions who had been alerted to Hall’s pending arrival by his friend Nigel Bevis who was playing there and Hall signed up to join him. “We’d come to Melbourne through the Church of England and stayed with a vicar in Sandringham so the journey to and from Mongomery Park in Essendon was a fair bit of a trip back then,” Hall said. Hall left Lions after just one season and in 1966 joined Frankston City due to a friend of his father who was play-
Local legends: Peninsula Strikers life member Tony Hall (left) and the late Frankston City stalwart Bobby Adams. Picture: Laurence Hall
ing with the local club. Hall became the first player in Frankston’s history to command a transfer fee. “They were forced to pay that money to Lions who had put a fee on my head and I decided that I needed to repay them.” Hall didn’t just repay Frankston through his playing exploits he became a junior coach, compiled matchday programs, organised bingo sessions to pay for new strips and served in various committee roles over the years including the presidency during the club’s last senior championship success in 2007. His playing career with Frankston lasted six seasons and ended when the club sacked coach Tommy Newbiggin. This sparked a player exodus and Hall and many of his teammates joined Rosebud. “They didn’t make it easy for me and it took a few weeks before they signed my transfer. “Strangely enough we were in a cup competition and Rosebud drew Frankston City away so I had to go back to my old stamping ground. “It was sad to go back and play against them because I loved Frankston City – that was my home.” In the mid-1970s the Hall family went back to England for 15 months but returned to Melbourne and an idea that Hall had toyed with for some time took root in reality in 1977. He embarked on a bold plan to form a league not affiliated with the VSF in response to what many saw as exorbitant club and player fees imposed by the state federation. This involved locking horns with officialdom often in the form of VSF
secretary George Wallace who was keen to discover the planned structure of the new organisation and report back to his board. “When I first tried to get a Bayside League under way Bob McIntosh from Karingal was going to be president and I’d also approached Frankston City and Frankston Pines. “The VSF got wind of this and told those clubs they couldn’t go in it.” After much toing and froing and threats of sanctions Hall and his influential ally Bill Morrey from Seaford United convinced clubs to participate without using their VSF club name. Frankston City entered its thirds team as Mount Eliza, Seaford entered North Seaford and Belvedere, Hall organised Skye, Carrum and Botany Park and Rosebud entered a side called Dromana. In 1978 the league was up and running and the clearest sign that its mastermind was “legitimised” in the eyes of the establishment came in 1985 when Victorian premier John Cain awarded Hall an anniversary medal “for services to soccer”. Prior to that award Hall had started a junior program at Skye Rovers (not linked to the modern-day Skye United). “We had some great coaches at Skye among them Harry Chalkitis, Alan Parrott and Graham Baulk and among our junior players was Adam Jamieson who coaches Mornington and Chris and Anthony Simmons whose sons all play in the senior team at Somerville.” Outside football Hall worked with leading market research company AC Nielsen for over 30 years and his interest with facts and figures may have stimulated his son Laurence’s fascination with statistics.
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“Laurence does all the stats for Long Island Cricket Club and Peninsula Strikers and he has written club histories about Frankston City, Karingal and Langwarrin too I think.” Laurence Hall regularly takes his father to local games and introduced his dad to Woodlands Primary School 20 years ago. “Laurence teaches there and up until last year I coached the grade 6 boys and girls in interschool matches with the girls becoming state champions one year.” Tony Hall remains actively involved with football. Last week he was at Centenary Park as pre-season training was underway but he wasn’t only there to watch today’s players being put through their paces by head coach Scott Morrison. “I was down there to organise a small sponsorship because I buy training balls for them every year. “I spoke to Adrian (Scialpi, club president) and he was telling me they’ve had 40 players down to training which is a good sign. “I really think they are on the right track by trying to use youth with a few experienced players. “They have a young reserves side that won the league last season for the first time in 30 years and they’ve got a very good committee. “Adrian does a lot of work for them and I’d hate to think where the club would be without Clayton (Lee).” Hall has a point. As do those who wonder where football on the peninsula would be today if not for the commitment and tenacity of Tony Hall. Meanwhile five local clubs were involved in pre-season friendlies in the past few days. On Thursday Springvale White Eagles defeated Skye United 3-0 at the Serbian Sports Centre. On Saturday Somerville Eagles beat Seaford United 2-1 at Centenary Park, Chelsea lost 4-3 to Rowville Eagles at Parkridge Reserve and Langwarrin drew 2-2 with Brunswick Juventus at Lawton Park. Somerville broke the deadlock around the 30-minute mark after Nick
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Simmons won the ball high up the park and found Conor Mcfall who turned and from outside the area beat Hayden Hicks with a curled effort inside the far post. A few minutes before the break a handball inside the area resulted in a penalty but Marcus Anastasiou smacked his attempt onto the crossbar. Both teams made multiple changes at the break and Somerville wasted no time in extending their lead when Corey Riddle hammered a low cross across the face of the box for Connor Phillips to slide in at the back post and score from close range. Seaford heads never dropped and were rewarded when a misread pass from Sommerville keeper Arthur Karagiannis allowed Toby Mullins (ex-Eastern Lions, Langwarrin and Eltham Redbacks) to gain possession then smash the ball into an open net. Alex Van Heerwarden made a surprise appearance for Seaford who had over 10 senior players unavailable. Chelsea was down 4-1 against Rowville before staging a comeback and hitting the post in the final minute. Chelsea’s goals came from James Stinson (2) and former East Kilbride player Sean Allan. Aaran Currie and Tom Hawkins have been training with Chelsea and Hawkins played against Rowville. Langwarrin striker Archie Macphee opened the scoring against Brunswick Juventus in the 10th minute. His freekick struck the wall and he volleyed the rebound into the bottom corner. Not long after Jacob Brito made it 2-0. Both teams made plenty of changes at half-time and Juventus scored six minutes into the second half from a penalty then equalised with 20 minutes to go. In the under-23 clash Langy ran out a 3-0 winner. The local youngsters were 2-0 up at half-time with goals from Allen Dzemidzic and Juan Ramos. Dzemidzic rounded off the scoreline with his second after the break. In other news the 2024 fixtures for the renamed VPL1 (Victorian Premier League) competition have been released and Langwarrin’s first three games are at home starting on Saturday 10 February when it welcomes Bentleigh Greens to Lawton Park for a 7pm kick-off. This Thursday Langwarrin closes its pre-season preparations with a friendly against Nunawading City at Lawton Park, 7.30pm.
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Stay, play & dine at Peppers Moonah Links Resort CONSIDERED one of Australia’s most unique leisure resorts, with two 18-hole championship golf courses, luxury accommodation and an la carte restaurant, it is the perfect place for couples, families, and golf enthusiasts to escape this summer! The Resort offers 70 deluxe rooms and suites, all with balconies or terraces overlooking the stunning golf courses or central putting green. Each room features natural tones, LCD flat screen televisions with premium Foxtel, iPod docks and luxury branded Appelles guest amenities. Onsite, the la carte restaurant Pebbles highlights the very best of Mornington Peninsula produce with an exquisite summer menu designed to share. The menu draws inspiration from seasonal and sustainable produce, including freshly picked herbs and
vegetables from Moonah Links Kitchen Garden. With two 18-hole championship golf courses, the Resort is the ultimate destination for golf enthusiasts! The Open Course is a true test of abilities, having been designed for the 2003 Australian Open. In contrast, the Legends Course is a more friendly golfing experience for players of all ages and abilities. However, nongolfers need not worry or venture far from the resort to experience the very best that the Mornington Peninsula has to offer, with the Peninsula Hot Springs, Cups Estate Winery and St Andrews Beach Brewery conveniently located next door. Moonah Links Resort is located at 55 Peter Thomson Dr, Fingal. moonahlinks.com.au.
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FLINDERS GOLF CLUB STUNNING COASTAL GOLF
Flinders Golf Club is a premier golfing destination on the Mornington Peninsula with a 120 year history. Offering spectacular ocean views from every hole, classic coastal links, the famous cliff top Coffin Hole is a true golfing highlight. The course is perched high on the cliff tops with views across Western Port to Phillip Island and the rugged Bass Strait coastline providing a stunning panorama.
Post golf, the Clubhouse offers the opportunity to relax with the most spectacular views on the Peninsula and enjoy food and beverage from the seasonal menu.
A recent course masterplan and continuous upgrades to greens, bunkers, tees, and fairways has seen Flinders surge into the Top 100 Public Access Courses, currently ranked #57.
The course and clubhouse are open to social golfers 7 days a week and available for corporate & social golf days, functions, and events.
Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro, the course will provide an unforgettable experience, highlighting why Flinders is a must play golf course on the Mornington Peninsula.
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Tee up a pure golf experience ST ANDREWS Beach Golf Course needs little introduction. It’s a course that continues to captivate and stun golfers from the moment they set foot onto the first tee. Visually superb and architecturally sublime, the St Andrews Beach layout lends itself perfectly to the sprawling coastal terrain. The golf course is set amongst sweeping sand dunes and sits effortlessly atop the breath-taking undulating landscape, providing an unforgettable public golf experience - arguably the finest in Australia. Recent years have seen St Andrews Beach achieve a cult-like following, thanks in part to the incredible natural design imparted by internationally renowned architect Tom Doak who is also responsible for the globally acclaimed Barnbougle Dunes and Cape Kidnappers golf courses. Tom Doak’s timeless course design is both beloved by locals whilst continuing to allure visitors to the Mornington Peninsula from all corners of Australia, and indeed the world. The course itself provides an unforgettable composition of holes and consistently impeccable playing conditions which will leave an eternal impression. Golfers can take advantage of the venue’s brand-new fleet of motorised golf carts as well as attractive prepaid discounts available for midweek play.
Players can also enjoy refreshments before or after their round in the rustic licensed Pro Shop which offers a delicious selection of light snacks as well as seating in the undercover alfresco area. Additionally, the course is situated just minutes from the St Andrews Beach Brewery which is a constant hit with players. Autumn 2024 will see a brand new clubhouse open up at St Andrews Beach, further elevating the experience for those visiting the venue. All of these factors naturally combine to have truly elevated St Andrews Beach to the lofty heights of a golfing mecca. Unlike many elite courses of similar ilk, St Andrews Beach Golf Course is open to the public 7 days a week.
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Enjoy the ideal golfing getaway at Rosebud Country Club ROSEBUD Country Club has become one of the most sought-after golf facilities in Victoria. The club recently hosted the First Stage of the DP World Tour’s Qualifying School for the second consecutive year. January 2024 will see Rosebud Country Club host the WEBEX Players Series Victoria (hosted by Geoff Ogilvy) for the 4th year, solidifying the club’s status as one of the finest in the region. Rosebud Country Club’s two courses are open to the public year-round. Easily accessed via the Peninsula Link making Rosebud Country Club the perfect venue to host corporate golf days and large golfing groups. Full access is available to the club’s fantastic practice facilities, which boasts a 200-metre driving range, chipping and putting greens as well as varying practice bunkers. With four-star accommodation onsite at Fairways Resort, Rosebud is certainly the ideal golfing getaway. Famous for the post-golf atmosphere, Rosebud offers a variety of options located in the clubhouse. Enjoy a sit-down meal in the bistro a drink in the Sports Bar & Lounge. An outside deck will be opening this Summer that will become the ideal 19th hole. There is no better place to visit while on the Mornington Peninsula. Rosebud Country Club is at 207 Boneo Road, Rosebud. rosebudcountryclub.com.au.
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Over the past five years a huge capital works program has been implemented with a clubhouse renovation, a number of new greens, and major drainage works on many of the fairways resulting in vast improvements to the course. Each hole provides magnificent views of undulating countryside and provides a variety of challenges for all golfers. Facilities include a driving range, short game practice area, practice nets and a large practice putting area. A new golf cart storage area has enabled the club to increase its clubs cart fleet to 25.
A complete overhaul of the club’s membership offerings has given flexibility to all ranges of membership. From your traditional seven-day membership to a pay-for-play offering which is ideal for the time poor golfer or beginner starting at just $510. The club has a fully-stocked pro shop and golf professional Rick Warren is on hand to teach players how to improve their game from beginner and junior clinics to one-on-one lessons. He is also a qualified club-fitter, so if you are looking at upgrading your current set, drop in and get fitted by Rick! The clubhouse is open daily and provides a range of food and beverages. The deck is
extremely popular during the warmer months for having a refreshing drink as the sun sets. A major clubhouse renovation is currently in the planning stage with plans to deliver a cafe-style pro shop with large alfresco area overlooking the course. So with tee times available to the public seven days a week why not give Devilbend a try. We know you won't be disappointed and will be back again and again. Book online and save $5 off the regular green fee or come and hit a bucket of balls on the driving range. For more information visit www.devilbendgolf.com.au
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Bay Views Golf Course … the course the locals love! RECENT years have seen Bay Views Golf Course reaffirm its position as ‘the course the locals love’, largely thanks to the outstanding condition the course has been kept in combined with the tremendous value available for players hitting the track both midweek and on weekends. Despite this, it’s amazing how many people are still surprised when they arrive at the course and find one of Victoria’s greatest hidden golfing gems is hidden in plain sight – perched high above the Mornington Peninsula coastline, right on their doorstep! Formerly known as Rosebud Park, Bay Views Golf Course is located on Elizabeth Drive and boasts a unique vantage point of Port Phillip Bay with coastal views which must be seen to be believed.
Players are treated to spectacular scenery throughout their visit; commencing at the supremely positioned elevated first tee, continuing throughout the entirety of the undulating 18 hole golf course and culminating at the refurbished ‘19th hole’ which features a modern alfresco area and sweeping views of the serene landscape. The Bay Views Cafe is the perfect place to relax after your round with a cold drink in your hand, good mates by your side and relish in everything golf on the Peninsula has to offer! Locals WIN with amazing value green fees available 7 days a week! Golfers pay just $49 for 18 holes when booking online at Bay Views which means they’re enjoying one of the best value green fees available anywhere on the Mornington Peninsula! There are also an
assortment of enticing midweek green fee specials, including 18 holes available for just $38 all day every Wednesday. Lifestyle Pass = Big Win for Golfers! In recent times the Bay Views Lifestyle Pass has proven to be extremely popular with locals who have been eager to access reduced green fees whilst also obtaining an Official Handicap, complimentary golfers’ insurance and access to competitions both at Bay Views & beyond. That’s a huge amount of value for just $359 per year! Locals are saving BIG with awesome value Midweek & 7 Day Passes Treat yourself to unlimited golf with a Bay Views Midweek, or 7 Day Golf Pass! Unlimited passes start at just $1190 per year and also include an Official Handicap, complimentary insurance and competition access. The Bay Views experience offers players a full fleet of motorised golf carts, friendly and welcoming staff, well stocked golf shop and a course that’s kept in immaculate condition all year round. Whichever way you play, Bay Views has asserted itself as an excellent option for the player who wants to experience exceptional golf and superb value for money. As one of the few public course’s players can still access on a Saturday, Bay Views is proud to be open to all players - 7 days a week!
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Golf in the valley The Valley Golf, Sport and Leisure is a compact 18-hole golf course nestled in the valley between Mount Martha and Arthurs Seat. Enjoy a game of golf, as the flat course meanders through trees and around lakes. On completion of your game, enjoy a beverage or something light to eat in our fully licenced café and bar. The Valley is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Pro Am on Saturday, 2 March 2024, with two fields teeing off at either 7.30 am or 1pm. The cost is from $75.00 per player, including lunch and the opportunity to play with a PGA Golf Professional in your four. At the conclusion of the rounds, there will
be live entertainment, presentation to prize winners and a shoot-out to the 18th green for professionals. Entry forms available on 1st January 2024 either on our website or from the Pro Shop. Be sure to mark the date in your diary. We look forward to welcoming you and your friends to our club, well-known for its friendly hospitality. For all enquires phone The Valley Golf Professional, Shane Johnson on 5981 0100 or email on shane.johnson@mmve.golf. 10 Country Club Drive, Safety Beach, VIC, 3936. www.thevalley.golf
ARTISTIC Directors Ben Opie (Oboe) and Melissa Doecke (Flute) are delighted to present the much-loved annual Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2024. “Across the hot springs, wine estates and church gardens of the gorgeous Mornington Peninsula, we’ve programmed diverse and delightful performances that will showcase an eclectic line up of musical genres featuring new and established Australian artists alongside international musical guests from the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA.” The New Year kicks off in earnest with the traditional Hair of the Dog in the gardens of St John’s Flinders, with evocative Tango Noir ensemble creating the atmosphere of a 1930s French salon for an afternoon of lush European tango and waltz. The much-loved Opera Gala returns in 2024, with stars Lee Abrahmsen (soprano) and Adrian Tamburini (bass-baritone) joined by the
Festival Orchestra for aria favourites by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi and more. Other highlights include the 2024 Festival Artist harpist Emily Granger at Main Ridge Estate, violinist Brigid Coleridge (USA) and renowned pianist Kristian Chong at Moorooduc Estate, and at Port Philip Estate Neal Peres da Costa (fortepiano) and Anna Fraser (soprano) reimagine Franz Schubert’s famous song cycle Schwanengesang (Swan Song). Peninsula Hot Springs events include Zenith (Amsterdam), Northern Resonance (Sweden), and a First Nations/classical collaboration between Burrundi Theatre and Inventi. Jazz at Montalto with James Morrison brings PSMF24 to a rousing climax. PSMF also present free events for families, residents in aged care and partnerships with local indigenous community centres. For full festival program and ticket sales visit: peninsulafestival.com.au or phone 0435 495 493.
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Rotary annual art show It’s on again! January 2024 sees Mornington Rotary welcome the return of its annual Art Show to the Peninsula Community Theatre, corner Wilson Road & Nepean Highway, Mornington. This year will feature some 750 paintings covering all categories including oils, acrylic, watercolour, and pastel. The judge for this year’s show is professional portrait artist Raelene Sharp. The photography section will be judged by Yanni from MPNews group. Our two feature artists this year, Elena Kolotusha & Glenn Hoyle, are well known local artists, and highly successful in their chosen fields. They are both regular exhibitors at the Art Show. We will also showcase four artisans who will present examples of their creations, including mosaics, ceramics & sculpture. Works from VCE students at Mornington Secondary College, Toorak College & Padua College will also be on display, illustrating the depth of talent & enthusiasm of senior students in exhibiting their artworks. Our Patron for the 2024 Art Show is The Bays Hospital Mornington. We are delighted to have them once again at the forefront of this important local community event. Event details: “The Bays Mornington Art Show Gala Opening Night” Thursday January 18, from 7pm-10pm. Tickets are $50 per person & includes finger food, drinks, musical entertainment from “Kissing Harriet” & the opportunity to be the first to peruse & purchase fine new artwork to grace your walls & shelves. Gala Night Tickets are available online from our website: www.morningtonartshow.com.au The Art Show runs daily 10am to 5pm, from Friday January 19 until Australia Day January 26 inclusive. Entry is $10. Works will also be able to be seen & bought online from our website from January 22 to January 27.
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team as you are the only ones who managed to survive the virus (recommended 14+ ages). Project 11 – finish Professor Frank’s crazy experiment and get inside his mad mind to escape (recommended 14+ ages). Illuminati – solve riddles to discover the Holy Grail while deep secrets are being hidden (restricted to 16+ ages). FCI – help to save a life and catch a suspect (restricted to 16+ ages). Gold Rush – find the gold nugget that’s been hidden for over a century. Take advantage of Excape’s special offer of only $35 per person for any room on Thursdays. Excape is located at 3A Wells St, Frankston, phone 0490 523 558 or visit the website www.excape.com.au
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Hanging with the stars under the stars THE Peninsula Film Festival, proudly presented by Lexus of Brighton, returns to the Village Green in Rosebud on 3 February 2024 with a huge star-studded lineup of talent. "Our 2024 festival promises to be the best one yet, with a record number of entries and some of the biggest stars in the country joining our judging panel," said festival director Steve Bastoni. "We are stoked to welcome Lehmo, Alex Dimitriades, Sigrid Thornton, Charlotte Chimes, and of course our resident judges, Lachy Hume and Michala Banas." "Local sensation Madison Daniels will be rocking the pre-show so get there early!" The festival has become a summer staple, with films, music, food trucks, beer, wine, and plenty of fun. "We smashed our entries record this year with hundreds of films being submitted,” said Steve. We are very impressed with the quality of the entries, and there are some great comedies among the entrants so far!" “It’s such a fun event, a great night of entertainment you won’t see anywhere else, under the open sky, right next to the beach. What’s not to love?” Gates open at 4.30pm on 3 February 2024. General entry is $10, or spoil yourself in the fully catered VIP tent. Limited VIP tickets available at $150 each. peninsulafilmfestival.com.au
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Get set for the Rye Athletic Carnival RYE’S premier sporting event, the Rye Gift, will be held at R.J. Rowley Reserve, Melbourne Road, Rye on Saturday 13th January 2024. Now in its 47th year, the event is rated as the third highest ranked event for professional running on the Victorian Athletics League calendar. The Gift is a family-friendly day with free rides, face painting and
other children’s activities from 11am until 4pm. There are bookmakers on site covering horse racing and foot running. Other events include the Senior and Junior Community Club Relay, so come and cheer your local Club on. There is a Junior Gift, under 9 to under 13, run under the auspices of
the little Athletics Clubs conducted from 8.30am to 10am. A full day of running events will commence after the Junior Gift races with heats commencing from 10am and finishing semis and finals from 2.16 pm. The Rye Gift proudly offers equal prize money for both men and women winners. There will be
Jim’s Test & Tag, Maw Civil Pty Ltd., Wittingslow Amusements Pty Ltd and in kind support from Haymes Paint Place, Rosebud and Peninsula Bulk Meats, Rosebud, make this event possible. For further details contact the Secretary, Gary Sanford, on email: gary.sanford@outlook.com or 0409 194 314.
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Dive into summer bliss at Peninsula Hot Springs, where nature meets relaxation. Immerse yourself in rejuvenating geothermal pools, surrounded by scenic landscapes. Indulge in a sensory journey, from soothing thermal baths to invigorating spa experiences. Top Tip Open on Christmas Day.
Summer days make the perfect time to experience golfing excellence at Moonah Links Golf Resort. Renowned for its challenging fairways and stunning landscapes. Secure your tee time for an unforgettable round. After the game, retreat to the clubhouse, where culinary delights and refreshing drinks await, providing the perfect finale to a day of golf.
Indulge in a leisurely afternoon with friends, savouring shared plates on the Wine Terrace and Cellar Door. Unwind in the laid-back atmosphere, where each sip of Estate Wine is complemented by scenic views of the Sculpture Park. Top tip: Leave time to explore the sculpture park.
140 Springs Ln, Fingal | (03) 5950 8777
55 Peter Thomson Dr, Fingal | (03) 5988 2000
3649 Frankston - Flinders Rd, Merricks | (03) 5989 9011
Searoad Ferries
TAR BARREL Brewery & Distillery
The Continental Sorrento
Take a trip overseas on a relaxing journey across the bay. Make a day of it as a foot passenger and combine your ferry ticket with the Searoad shuttle (2-31 Jan), where you can explore Sorrento Village, Point Nepean National Park and Portsea.
Experience the working brewery come distillery of TAR BARREL. Those that work here are true craftsmen where they have extended their brewing skills into the distilling of whiskey, gins, and vodkas. Family and pet friendly, the brewery is also building a reputation for slow and low cooked BBQ. Spend an afternoon here with your tribe and soak in the spirited atmosphere.
Join in the summer festivities at The Continental. The precinct will come alive with a dance card full of summer events. Get into the summer spirit with bottomless brunches, relax at the Conti Beach Club where chilled tunes will fill the air or ring in the New Year at the Havana night themed party.
Sorrento Pier, Esplanade, Sorrento | (03) 5257 4500
72 Watt Rd, Mornington | (03) 5975 9643
1-21 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento | (03) 5935 1200
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Trails to Explore
Eat, drink, shop and golf your way around the Mornington Peninsula. Taking a trail, you can immerse yourself in our many attractions and destinations.
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Wine Food Farmgate reveals the Mornington Peninsula’s most delicious secrets.
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Promoting world-class courses alongside spectacular vistas, the Mornington Peninsula’s Golf Trail represents an enticing year-round challenge for all golfers.
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ARTS HERITAGE Meet the new generation of brewers, cider makers and distillers up close and where they practice their craft.
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Ignite the flame of inspiration as you explore the Mornington Peninsula’s Arts + Heritage Trail.
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