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DISAPPEARED HAS ANYONE SEEN JEAN FORMAN? Forman describes how the next few days unfolded - as he comes to terms with not knowing where his wife of 46 years has gone.

Mrs Forman officially became a missing person, Mr Foreman said the initial area to find her was around the home and road.

and I just knew something

may have gotten confused and gone into one of the macadamia plantations nearby. So as part of the search they had a drone looking over at night for body

started noticing changes which saw them seek medical advice. and she was eventually

Missing person: The photo released by police to show Jeans appearance.

By Alexis Galloway IT was a morning that started like any other for retired couple Roger and Jean Forman; a morning walk around their five-acre property in Brooklet, surrounded by lush foliage -followed by some gardening before lunch. Mrs Forman who was

that were calm. Most recently she began collecting feathers from around the property to create artworks which has become easier than painting or drawing as the disease has progressed. quite dry so I went and turned on all the sprinklers and Jean said she was going to go for one of her walks so I said ok,

Disease around two years ago, enjoys regular walks around

said. Around 30 minutes later

her routine. Mr Forman said because of her condition it was important to have a routine and to do activities

forever. Affectionately called Jean, the avid bird lover never made it home that day - eight weeks on she is still missing. With tears in his eyes, Mr

come back yet. I ran around the outside of the house trying to find her, I went to all the neighbours on both sides to see if they had seen her. Then I jumped in the car and drove around looking. After that I called the police for help and to see if someone may have picked her up and taken her to a police station because she would have been Pointing to the areas bordering their home, Mr after he was surrounded by the unbelievable support of the community helping to try and locate his wife. the SES, Pol Air from Sydney, drones with all the high-tech equipment, divers and the police dog. I am so appreciative for all their help. gave to find her that was truly incredible, the community really got together to help me and I very much appreciate it As the search continued and

week Jean was missing when her photo went out in the public, someone called to report they had seen a lady walking down Friday Hut Road which would mean she went further than we thought. I thought to myself, this is going to really stress her out being so lost out there alone and being confused. But then as the days turned into a month so quickly and the not knowing of where she is or without her. about these sorts of things happening, but you never he said. The Brooklet couple who spent their younger days owning and running motels

They said about six months ago she would need to go to two years so we thought she still had plenty of time because she was still able to be independent with most

people with the disease will wonder during the stages of the condition. The disease is a type of dementia affecting memory, thinking and behaviour with symptoms eventually growing severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Although there is currently no cure for the disease, treatments for symptoms are available and research continues. Mrs Forman is described as being of Caucasian appearance, of thin build, about 173cm tall, with dyed short blue hair. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Tributes to the memory of Cory James LISMORE Council has unveiled a new Indigenous work shirt in memory of the late Cory James as well as announcing Malcolm Saunderson as the inaugural recipient of the Cory James Memorial Scholarship. road crew who died suddenly in October 2019. A proud Bundjalung/Yaegl man, Cory wanted to create a work shirt with Indigenous designs to recognise Indigenous staff and promote Indigenous culture and heritage within the community. Sadly, he died before this vision was realised. In honour of his memory, Council has produced a shirt

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new Indigenous work shirt in memory of Cory James. announce Malcolm Saunderson from our parks team as the inaugural recipient of the Cory said.

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on so many levels. Free parking at Tweed Hospital will improve

the lives of hard-working cleaners, ward assistants, and allied health workers who worried about losing hundreds of dollars each year in order to said. Mr Hayes says free hospital parking will also benefit patients and families who will seek hospital care. comfort to vulnerable patients - many of them sick and elderly people - who find hospital trips a game changer for this regional

community and is an approach which offers pause for thought The free parking plan, announced in Parliament yesterday by Tweed MP Geoff Provest is expected to improve accessibility and help drive visits to the new facility, expected to be operational from 2023. campaign to successfully lobby the State Government and some local councils to offer free hospital parking to health workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rugby legends visit North Coast with message to reduce road trauma by Halden Boyd NEW South Wales Rugby League State of Origin legends and Kangaroo Internationals and NSW Blues Head coach Brad Fittler, and assistant coach Greg Alexander, visited Lismore on Friday 20th November to deliver a special road safety talk to young local North Coast players after separate road accidents shocked the local community in September and October. The NSW Transport sponsored event is an initiative gathering and forum at Crozier Oval at Lismore followed two recent tragic accidents in Lismore and Casino involving two teenagers from the Marist Brothers Rams Under 18 Rugby League team. Eddie Allan lost his life in a single vehicle accident in Lismore and 19 days later, Jaylan Stewart died after his vehicle left the road and hit a tree south of Casino. The aim of the initiative has a simple message which is on the footy field, a single error game, and also on the road, a on effect that changes lives

across the whole community forever. The NSW Government has been a community partner with the NSWRL since 2017 to raise awareness of the impact of road trauma on families and the broader community. partnership is about getting the players and legends out into communities to engage with locals about what is happening on their roads, in their communities, and how we can work together to make the right decisions on local roads. And speaking exclusively with The Northern Rivers Times legend football icon Greg Alexander and Kangaroos League International, who lost his brother Ben in a tragic road crash after the Penrith Panthers won the NRL Grand Final in 1991 was straight to the point. very day losing my brother Ben in June 1992 after he was presented with his 1991 Grand Final Blazer, and it is like I was

that many country roads are in poor condition and also there are things like poor lighting which takes more concentration when you are factors that country drivers have to deal with than their city get this message across, but I guess if I can get that message across to even a few young people well that for me is a

The Knock On-Effect NSW Transport Ambassadors NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler and assistant coach Greg Alexander who visited Crozier Oval at Lismore to point out the impact that road trauma can have on families and friends and entire communities to young football players and teams. young men taking risks is just one of the problems that Alexander said. be dangerous, and particularly with young blokes and the

emotionally said with glazed eyes at Crozier Oval. seem to think that it basically happens to others, and I guess it is that complacency and that young minds of especially

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school kids around the 16 to 17 year old age group is important because they are just starting to drive, and I find they are very attentive because when they see it is a real story, and these boys from Lismore have dealt with a real story this year, in fact two stories, and they have directly seen and the impact and what it does to a community and the families of boys that are killed knows everyone and I can just imagine just how insular it becomes and affects an entire said.

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Koala bill scrapped in dramatic Upper House turn THE controversial koala bill that previously threatened to split the NSW Coalition has been scrapped after a member of the Liberals crossed the floor in the New South Wales Upper House and voted against it. Just months ago the policy jeopardised the unity of the Coalition when Nationals Leader John Barilaro threatened to move to the crossbench, saying the new protections went too far in favour of koalas. Rather than have the bill examined by a parliamentary inquiry, the government made the snap decision on Thursday 19th November to dump the legislation altogether. It follows more than six months of negotiations between Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Mr Barilaro to find a balance between koala protection and other issues like land rights. During debate in the Upper House a vote was put to refer the koala bill to a committee which would trigger a parliamentary inquiry. North Coast Liberal MP Catherine Cusack from Lennox Head crossed the floor and voted with Labor,

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Berejiklian claimed to stand strong, she effectively demands by narrowing the definition of core koala habitat in the Koala State Environmental Planning Policy to make it harder to identify core koala habitat, and then gave the Nationals free reign to make dramatic changes to the Local Land spokesman Dailan Pugh said.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian with Liberal MP Catherine Cusack from Lennox Head the Greens, the Animal Justice Party and Independent Justin Field in favour of the inquiry. decider, leaving the Liberals, Nationals, Fred Nile and One Nation one vote short. personally tried to persuade Ms Cusack from voting

against the Government, but failed. Ms Cusack was subsequently sacked as Parliamentary Secretary for The Cost Of Living. today to move a nonGovernment amendment to a Government bill, I have made

the decision to immediately remove Ms Catherine Cusack Ms Berejiklian said in a statement. The scrapping of the controversial koala bill has been welcomed by the North East Forest Alliance.

Nationals seek to remove the prohibitions on logging and broad scale clearing of core koala habitat, their bill also tried to stop councils from being able to include core koala habitat in environment protection zones, and tried to prohibit councils from being able to regulate logging and clearing in environmental shown that she has enough integrity to stand up against National Party bullying for the survival of koalas by moving to refer this bill back to the Koala committee. She is the saviour for the 67 percent of koalas that live on private

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$50 million for green hydrogen to create regional jobs and tackle climate change

Tamara Smith, MP for Ballina and Greens spokesperson for regional communities THE Greens have delivered game changing investment in green hydrogen and regional jobs in manufacturing as part of the shift to renewable energy with the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Bill. The amendments provide a guaranteed $50 million in funding over the next ten years to develop the green hydrogen energy sector together with low cost renewable energy for the emerging industry. This is just part of the billions of dollars of investment that renewable energy projects will deliver for regional NSW.

These critical Greens amendments were achieved through good faith negotiations with the NSW Government to help kick start this critical 21st century energy industry. The amendments also provide that the electricity used to make green hydrogen will be exempted from infrastructure charges making it cheaper to produce giving the industry an essential boost. see real investment in green hydrogen over the next cross-party support and the

bulk of that investment will be

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and Greens spokesperson for regional communities, Tamara Smith said.

in green hydrogen is critical to rebuilding our local manufacturing base while

need to prioritise jobs for the regions and the surest way to deliver this is to build a credible pathway to renewable energy.

Smith said.

investment coupled with the guaranteed supply of low cost renewable power will make green hydrogen projects economically viable from day

impacting lives, livelihoods and communities, this investment in green hydrogen will supercharge the transition to renewables, make our climate safer and create local jobs.

spokesperson David

exciting transformation needed to address climate change and the Greens will continue to push for large scale investment in publicly owned renewables so we all share in the benefits

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LOCAL POLICE BEAT Police appeal for info on STRIKE FORCE BUSTS DRUG RING by Halden Boyd SEVEN people have been arrested following a six-month investigation into the supply of MDMA and cocaine on the NSW Far North Coast and south-east Queensland, as thousands of school leavers descent on Byron Bay and the Gold Coast for Schoolies celebrations. In May this year detectives from the Tweed/Byron Police District Proactive Crime Team established Strike Force Caved to investigate the distribution of illicit drugs, mainly MDMA and cocaine, in areas on the NSW Far North Coast and south-east Queensland. Following extensive inquiries, strike force investigators executed five search warrants at Casuarina and Terranora in NSW, and four search warrants at Robina, Burleigh Waters and Miami in Queensland from 7.30am AEDST on Saturday 21st November 2020. Officers were assisted throughout the operation by the Richmond Police District, the Dog Unit, Northern Rivers Region Enforcement Squad (RES), and Queensland Police (QPOL). During the searches, Strike Force Caved investigators seized cocaine, MDMA, steroids, more than $60,000 cash, mobile phones and drug paraphernalia.

operation. A 21-year-old man was arrested by virtue of a NSW arrest warrant at Burleigh Waters. He was taken to Southport watch house where he was refused bail. Strike force detectives travelled to Queensland to seek his extradition to NSW. A 31-year-old man was also arrested at Miami in Queensland. He was taken to Southport watch house where he was refused bail. Detectives also applied for his extradition to NSW. A 22-year-old man was arrested at a Casuarina home. He was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with 20 offences including supplying a prohibited drug, supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis, and participating in a criminal group to contribute criminal activity. A 20-year-old woman was arrested at a Casuarina home. She was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with participating in a criminal group contributing to criminal activity and taking part supplying a prohibited drug. A 21-year-old man was arrested during raids near Casuarina. He was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with supplying November 26, 2020

prohibited drug, dealing with the proceeds of crime, and participating in a criminal group to contribute to criminal activity. A 37-year-old man was arrested at a separate Casuarina home. Former NRL player and Gold Coast Titans specialist coach Michael Gordon was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with two counts of supplying a prohibited drug and two counts of possessing a prohibited drug. The Gold Coast Titans released a statement saying Gordon has been stood down from his contract position until further notice. made aware that Michael Gordon has in a statement. contract basis, providing specialist coaching services to the club over the past season. He will not be providing services to the club until further A 20-year-old man was arrested at a Terranora home. He was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with supplying a prohibited drug, and possessing a prohibited drug. Tweed/Byron Police District Crime Manager, Detective Chief Inspector Brendon Cullen, said the arrests came at a crucial time when thousands of school leavers arrive in the area for end of school celebrations. places on the east coast of Australia right now, with thousands of schoolies expected to fill coastal towns during Cullen said. streets, and these arrests will have significantly disrupted the supply chain

syndicate was operating across the border, and we are extremely pleased to be able to put these people before Investigations under Strike Force Caved are ongoing, with further arrests expected. Anyone with information about drug crime is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au

Pottsville woman death

POLICE are appealing for public assistance following the death of a woman on the Far North Coast last month. At 6pm on Saturday 10th October 2020 officers from Tweed/ Byron Police District were called to a unit on Elfran Avenue, Pottsville, after a family member found 44-yearold Elizabeth Britton with serious head injuries. She was treated at the scene and taken to Tweed Heads District Hospital, before being transferred to the Gold Coast University Hospital where she died on Saturday 24th October 2020. Tweed/Byron detectives commenced an investigation under Strike Force Sardonyx into the circumstances surrounding the incident to determine how and where Ms Britton sustained her injuries. Tweed/Byron Police District Crime Manager, Detective Chief Inspector Brendon Cullen, said he believed

there are people who know how Ms Britton came to be injured that day. extremely distressed state when she was located by family know how Liz came to be critically injured and how she sustained Chief Inspector Cullen said. Britton, said he simply wanted to know what happened.

with her that Saturday can piece together her movements and who she was with, please come As investigations continue, strike force investigators are appealing for anyone who may have seen or heard any suspicious activity in the nearby area in the hours leading up the discovery of the injured woman to contact Tweed Heads detectives or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Men charged over 85 kilos of cannabis found in truck near Byron POLICE have charged two men after they were allegedly found to be carrying 85kg of cannabis in the back of a Pantech truck near Byron Bay yesterday 19th November. Police attached to Byron Bay Highway Patrol stopped the vehicle about 11.25pm on the Pacific Highway at Ewingsdale for a traffic offence. After speaking with the 23-year-old driver and his 24-year-old passenger, police became suspicious and searched the rear of the truck. Officers allegedly found 186 packages of cannabis with a total weight of 85kg. The men were arrested and taken to Byron Bay Police Station where they were both charged with supply prohibited drug greater than commercial quantity, and drug possession.

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Northern Rivers wins in 2020-21 state budget THE NSW Government has handed down its budget for the coming year with claims it will greatly benefit the North Coast.

The Ballina Electorate: in this budget and there is the Mount Lindesay Road construction of Byron Bay Interchange;

small businesses recover and medical research and access

Mr Franklin said that he make sure the Northern Rivers got their fair share of

mental health and wellbeing Member of the Legislative Council Ben Franklin said.

Mr Franklin said in short across NSW the budget would deliver:

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every adult resident in entertainment venues;

Highway; and Tintenbar Public School. The Lismore Electorate:

a trade;

and Lismore are home to over crucial role in our economy and I fought hard to make Mr Franklin said.

businesses to come out the vouchers for small and assist women back into the charges; it would have on so many gravidarum;

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recommended a number of possible uses for the jail site. It advised the site could be developed into a health/ education precinct, including the impending e redevelopment of Grafton Base Hospital announced in the state budget. There was also a DA approved private hospital site and adjoining the back of the hospital the redeveloped Whiddon Aged Care Home nearby. The report noted a section of the site which had been the agriculture plot at the jail could be redeveloped into muchneeded car parking space for the hospital. The council report also noted interest from the Wollongong University doctor training

CLARENCE Valley ratepayers are unlikely to be paying for the redevelopment of the old Grafton jail. On Tuesday the full council will consider a report from general manager Ashley Lindsay, recommending the council turn down an offer from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to acquire the site of the former jail. The council said it was not in a position to accept the offer, despite the NSW Value at $1.09 million. The council said the value of the buildings on the site was unknown and would add maintenance and depreciation costs. An staff inspection found there would also be considerable costs in repurposing the structures on the site. Staff said if council wanted to acquire the site, it would need to develop a business case, costed at about $50,000 to support its case. But the council has offered

to help NSW Corrections and DPIE to find potential users for the site and recommended the jail could be repurposed for health, education or social housing. The jail has existed on the site in Hoof St, Grafton, since September 8 1893 and has been on the NSW Heritage Register since April 2, 1999. It ceased operating as a jail

on August 5 this year after the new Clarence Correctional Centre opened in July. The NSW DPIE approached the council with a proposal that council acquire the 454,270 square metre site. The proposal has been made available, confidentially, to councillors. The report said the whole site was heritage listed, but only a 5000 sq m Heritage Precinct,

Base. The council report said some of the more modern areas of the jail could be suitable for low cost social housing and allied health associated industries were also a good fit for the precinct. The report also noted the NSW Aboriginal Land Council has loved two land claims over the site on August 5 and 6 this year.

containing the original jail buildings needed to be retained. the site was zoned SP2 Infrastructure (Correctional Centre) in the Local Environment Plan, which would limit redevelopment opportunities. adopted Local Strategic Planning Statement

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Faith survives Covid and a baptism of fire Story and photos by Halden Boyd Homeming has described the re-opening St Carthages Cathedral as God giving a special and holy place back to the community who created it over a century ago. with the partial reopening of the Heritage Listed Lismore Cathedral for masses on Saturdays and Sundays after the Church was closed for almost three months after it was impacted by the Coronavirus, and then sadly damaged by fire in an alleged arson attack in September. that the Lismore Diocese had huge job ahead of it to fully repair and restore the historic building, which was built in the early 1900s from funds raised mainly by the rural and farming communities at the time.

were a huge success. which became very clear to me after the fire, that this building belongs to the people of

asked about the fire back in September said that he had prayed for the man who allegedly caused the blaze after petrol was thrown onto a side door of the historic Cathedral.

rebuilding of the roof structure which was damaged has to be done under strict Heritage guidelines.

because I think the man has mental health issues in which

on the repairs have done a wonderful job, they are very proficient, very professional and very reliable, they have created a new temporary sacristy installed under the historic pipe organ and they have built hoardings to cover damaged walls during the

someone even if there was there was malice.....it was a repairs would go on for at least another five months and that the bill would be in the vicinity

been called mark the work zone from the main Cathedral. zone and have been painted to minimise the visual impact to parishioners.

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the slate tiles which had to be broken to ensure the fire in the ceiling cavity fire was put out and these are tiles which were community most challenging part has been the community not being able to use this is the heart of the Catholic

whether they believe in God if they practice any other faith the community are very proud of cannot use the building fully at this stage but we will get spoke on the success of live streaming Catholic Masses during the early grip of the Coronavirus pandemic when all churches on the North Coast were closed to the public. During Easter this year the Catholic community virtually flocked in their thousands to celebrate online Masses which

have had to live stream because many people are still a little

said the live streamed celebrations of faith had opened up a new world to parishioners in the Diocese which stretches from Port attending Mass at home in their

stream Masses on Sundays would continue from the Lismore Catholic Diocese. embraced not only in the Lismore Diocese, but throughout Australia and throughout the world.

NSW COUNCILS CLAIM UNIVERSAL POSTAL VOTING VICTORY LOCAL Government NSW confirmation that the NSW Government has ruled out imposing postal-only voting for council elections is a victory for grass roots democracy. LGNSW president Linda Scott said councils had been passionately opposed to the idea ever since it was floated by the NSW Government earlier this year. announcement this week ruling out enforced postal voting shows she listened to the united voice of the mayors and councillors, who made their feelings known loud and

the idea of introducing universal postal voting at the next council elections, due in September 2021, as a potential cost cutting measure and a response to COVID-19.

Cr Scott said councils did not oppose postal voting, but they opposed a one-size-fitsall approach that stripped away other options.

Government elections and a Federal by-election in Eden-Monaro. also welcome the NSW commitment over two years

without consulting councils, who are passionate about ensuring their communities have every opportunity possible to take part in the democratic process. In some electorates, a postal only model would be a disadvantage to some voters. have always been strongly opposed to a postal-voteonly rule, and LGNSW has made its views clear with the NSW Government through a number of direct representations as they

the right to choose which election options best serve their community to ensure maximum participation in the said. Despite the extraordinary circumstances of 2020, council elections can and should be conducted in accordance with COVID-safe practices that allow for attendance voting, as has been successfully managed for local and State Government elections in Queensland,

to ensure COVID-19 safe council elections, along with the commitment not to Cr Scott also welcomed the Minister announcing the intention to make iVote available as an option, alongside attendance voting. the 2019 LGNSW Annual Conference to call on the NSW Government to trial online voting as an option for council elections and we are pleased that the Minister has

NSW mayors and councillors received support and advocacy of many Government, Opposition and cross bench members of the NSW Parliament, who took an interest in this issue. the NSW Government to ensure council elections are held in a manner as similar as possible to State and Federal elections, to reduce voter confusion and encourage Scott said. received over this issue shows how strongly our community and our elected representatives believe in a strong, accessible democratic process at all

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LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM 25 PROJECTS WORTH $300,000 LOCAL communities will benefit from 25 worthy projects worth $300,000 announced by State Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin under the

enhancement for aged and disabled participants, $10,108;

Building Partnership Program. Ms Saffin said phoning representatives of community groups to notify them of their success in this extremely popular small grants program was one of the more each year. However, Ms Saffin repeated her calls for the NSW Government to at least double the CBPP allocation for each electorate from $300,000 to $600,000 or $1 million to fund more community infrastructure projects as the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands recover from the

$10,000;

Lismore MP Janelle Saffin recently visited the Far North Coast Table Tennis Court lighting and electrical upgrade, $20,999;

Church restoration, $4582; $14,000; Solar panels for Gunellabah clothes sorting centre, $4255;

replacement/upgrade, $20,072; storage, $14,000;

the assessment process when they worthwhile projects for an available funding pool which is oversubscribed. An independent panel also assesses all applications against strict criteria.

Refurbishment of hall toilets to NSW and Australian standards, $3100;

main food venue at Murwillumbah Showground, $20,000; bathroom facilities, $12,400;

installation at its Murwillumbah South facility, $2617;

secure stadium, $16,257; everyone, $11,750;

all of the 2020 projects as they are will publicise the 2021 program when

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stretcher, $11,499; Electronic sign for bushfire warnings and other essential information, $15,000;

Successful projects for 2020 include:

tennis court to support community participation, $11,284; of the Murwillumbah Community Food HUB, $14,241;

family play area, $37,124;

stands, $10,249;

the Disabled Tweed Valley, $2500. The Community Building Partnership Program has funded more than 15,000 community projects since it was established by the then Labor State Government in 2009. Applications for the 2021 Program open in early 2021. For more information about the Building Partnership Program, visit www.nsw.gov.au/cbp

Mental health first aid provided to hundreds of frontline volunteer firies THE NSW Rural Fire Service Association (RFSA) has partnered with St John Ambulance NSW to offer mental health first aid courses to hundreds of NSW volunteer firefighters. To date, 900 mental health first aid courses have been provided to volunteer firefighters by the RFSA and facilitated online by St John Ambulance NSW. Each course is conducted by a certified trainer over a period of 4.5 hours and teaches how to provide initial support to those developing a mental illness or experiencing a mental health crisis. RFSA President, Brian McDonough, said the mental health courses complimented the wholistic support provided to members through the RFSA, including chaplaincy and welfare services.

to signs of a person who may be experiencing anxiety or depression, and providing support. season more than 500 St alongside firefighters in NSW, providing first aid and mental health support at evacuation centres and fire base stations. helping the firefighters who supported Australia through said. The 900 RFSA members were selected via an Association and prioritised on a first come, first served basis. challenge.

we want to equip them with

now but helping our members

mental health crisis.

Mr. McDonough said.

is so important and a muchneeded addition to ensuring firies are equipped to provide initial support to those facing a mental health crisis.

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the mental health first aid courses will help firefighters recognise and support colleagues, friends, and family who may be suffering with mental health issues.

the program was incredibly successful, , which indicates a strong interest and want for continued support in this

educational course to learn how to give initial mental

just as important as physical

offering training to all RFSA members where possible

said. St John Ambulance NSW CEO, Sarah Lance, said

firefighters with the principles of crisis intervention, recognising and responding

to expanding the program

courses are not designed to be therapy or support group and absolutely do not replace the important role of mental health professionals.

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Lismore wants to hear about your rubbish LISMORE City Council is asking for community feedback to help guide the future of waste management and recycling in Lismore, its villages and rural areas. Waste management is a key service provided by the Council and a major component of its annual budget. The Council says it has been a leader in waste management for some time. However, there has recently been multiple changes in the waste industry National Sword Policy and the Federal

with an on-site fire, that the Council says it must respond too. Council has developed a Discussion Paper to help the community understand the broader issues and challenges facing the waste and recycling industry. It is asking people to read the Discussion Paper and complete an online waste survey. The Discussion Paper and waste community engagement hub at www. yoursay.lismore.nsw.gov.au The survey is open until the 4th December 2020.

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$300,000 FOR BALLINA ELECTORATE TAMARA Smith MP, Member for Ballina, has announced $300,000 in funding for a total of 19 community projects through the 2020 Community Building Partnership Program. deliver much-needed improvements to local facilities in the Byron Shire across charities and small community organisations who through Covid-19 have struggled to undertake their usual fundraising said. news for the residents of Byron and Ballina shires. This grassroots funding will directly help to create a more vibrant and inclusive local community with positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes. the organisations that were successful in their application and look forward to seeing how these projects make a real difference to our said. Applications for the 2021 Program open in early 2021.

Successful projects in the Ballina Electorate for 2020 include: Community Sports and Recreation Club Ltd - Install disability friendly doors at main entrances to club, $30,000; Tribal Society Ltd -Namabunda Community Farm Project, $29,195; Club Inc.- Storage Shed for Community BBQ Trailer, $26,865; Education Association Ltd RCC Community Hub, $26,700; District Football Club - Disabled Access, $25,000; Community Association (Byron Community Centre - BCC) - Internal refurbishment of the Byron Community Centre, $18,445; Society NSW Ballina Solar Project, $18,000;

Scout Association of Australia NSW Branch - Alstonville Scout Hall upgrade, $17,970; Association Inc. (iQ Inc.) - iQ Reserve Office/Meeting/ Workshop Shed, $16,680; Club Inc. - Fit out for new clubhouse constructed under CBP18-0699 $15,611; Inc.- Upgrade of

$13,809; Club Inc.- Upgrade cricket facilities at the Cavanbah Centre, $13,520; Public School P&C - Bubbler and water bottle refill replacement, $10,000. For more information about the NSW Community Building Partnership Program, visit www.nsw.gov.au/ cbp

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SCU coral sex-pert leads Barrier Reef IVF by Halden Boyd THE Whitsunday Islands tourism industry in tropical Queensland is piloting a tourism-led restoration of the Great Barrier Reef, working alongside Southern Cross University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science to scale-up a coral Invitro Fertilisation (IVF) project. In a world-first trial Whitsunday tourism operators, vessel owners and the community have collected coral spawn from the ocean’s surface around Hook Island northeast of Airlie Beach during November’s annual spawning event and placed it in specially modified larvae nursery pools. “The design was deliberately modified in size to test whether we could train local tourism operators and in future other types of citizen science groups to safely deploy a 4-metre nursery pool from their vessel,” internationally renowned coral sex-pert Professor Peter Harrison from Southern Cross University said. “Here at the Whitsundays we have proved this is possible, ensuring that greater coverage of Coral IVF, or larval reseeding, across the Great Barrier Reef is feasible in future.” “The trial shows trained citizen scientists can successfully capture coral spawn, grow larvae in pools and deploy those larvae onto the reef.” “We’ve got coral settlement to show that we’ve completed the reproductive process,” he said. Professor Harrison pioneered the Coral IVF technique with colleagues in the Philippines eight years ago and for the past four years has been refining it on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The larval pool concept is his idea too, and the designs have been evolving each year to improve the efficiency of spawn capture and larval culturing directly on the reef. The citizen science version of the pool is a 4 metre square inflatable pontoon lined with a 3 metre square net that extends two metres below the surface to safely culture the larvae in water. A trained operator can safely and easily deploy a larval pool beside their vessel. When the larvae are ready to settle, the net is opened over target reefs.

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Professor Harrison is hopeful of scaling up the Coral IVF technique in future with the support of passionate Whitsundays tourism operators who are invested in the longevity of the Reef and return of healthy coral communities. “This was a pilot study and the idea next year is take it to different reef areas with greater number of people and therefore increase the scale of the larval culture in these smaller, manageable pools.” “This is how we can take Coral IVF outside the research realm and put it into the public space,” he said. Working alongside Professor Harrison in the Whitsundays was Dr Mark Gibbs from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) who is the Principal Systems Engineer who led the

trial’s safe vessel operation training. “The project involves working closely with Whitsundays tourism operators to take the Coral IVF technique and mainstream the approach so that it can become a standard operating procedure and set of equipment that can be applied by the tourism industry and citizen scientists to restore coral reefs,” Dr Gibbs said. Whitsunday local business operators Kiana Sail & Dive, Ocean Rafting, Red Cat Adventures, and Southern Cross Sailing Adventures took part in the trial. Sharon Smallwood who is the executive secretary from the Whitsunday Charter Boat Industry Association (WCBIA) said she was proud of member companies putting

their hands up to participate. “Our marine tourism operators have a powerful connection to the Whitsunday islands and coral reefs and feel strongly about protecting their patch,” Sharon said. “Thriving coral ecosystems safeguard not just our precious underwater environment but also guarantee the future of sustainable tourism on the Great Barrier Reef.” “Based on the success of Professor Harrison’s previous trials of this Coral IVF technique, particularly on severely degraded reefs in the Philippines, we have high hopes of upscaling and accelerating our current restoration efforts, with tangible and inspiring results.” “I am thrilled to see our marine tourism operators

taking a leading role in this endeavour, and grateful to the Foundation and its partners for giving us this muchneeded opportunity.” Tourism Whitsundays Chief Executive Officer Tash Wheeler said she was thrilled to see the Whitsundays tourism industry taking the lead on the protection of one of its greatest assets in conjunction with the Northern NSW based Southern Cross University. “As custodians, we can all do our bit to protect this incredible living structure, and it is great to see so many of our tourism operators leading the charge in the protection of the Great Barrier Reef,” Mrs Wheeler said. “The Whitsundays, in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, accounts for 40 percent of visitation each year through overnight sailing, day tours and outer reef experiences.” “The diversity between the outer and inner fringing reefs around our 74 islands is arguably one of the biggest tourism draw cards for the region, and it is vital for the longevity of the tourism industry in the Whitsundays and Queensland that our industry continues to lead the way in educating visitors and protecting the reef.” “As an industry, we have to ensure that we continue to innovate and collaborate to ensure we look after this delicate eco-system.”

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In conversation with Sir Peter Cosgrove Interview by Lesley Apps On modern warfare: There are new dimensions on war today. There’s always been propaganda that accompanies war but propaganda has to be propagated. It had to be transmitted. And its means of transmission in previous times were somewhat constrained. Centuries ago it was only word of mouth and letters, posters up on the wall. Now it can be transmitted widely and immediately, instantly to media in this information age of digital technology. You now have a spectrum of war that passes from very, very soft and almost imperceptible acts which are hostile. They may not be ‘war’ but they are unwelcome. Things related to information things that are digital weapons like cyber attacks. It’s even eroded the definition of war. For example, if you’re receiving intrusions into digital domains is very damaging but is it war? I always used to say when you go to a shooting war if three or four shots were fired in whole campaign then nobody would say well that’s a war, but if a digger is standing there and the bullet either hits you

in the shoulder or whizzes past his ear at that moment he feels he’s at war. It’s in the eye of the beholder. The modalities and spectrum of warfare has evolved but we still have the unmistakable, unalloyed definition of war when people start firing things at one another and they are state actors, that is they are under the control of another government.

two nations allow us to admire them in so many ways but not emulate them.

organised force to supplement those of the states and districts. You are still going to rely on your Rural Fire Service and SES and other state based groups like police force. To get the organised assets of the Commonwealth aboard just makes sense to me. I like the idea of the Bushfire Royal Commission on the east coast which is said they applaud the early and large introductions the military to supplement the state resources, not to take over.

land. That’s recognition and giving them a voice. Anticipate that as soon as governments can get their heads away from coronavirus, and that’s not quite yet, we will start to immobilise the electorate for another go. Issue still to be addressed sooner rather than later.

On the coronavirus: We’re going to get through this and I want to point out to people On the US elections: I’ve in rural Australia, as well as in been watching with interest. On climate change: I won’t the big cities, especially young There are many checks and enter the argument about climate people becoming extremely balances in the great United change. I’m not about to argue On closing the gap with frustrated with the impact on States political system, not with scientists whose knowledge Indigenous Australia: I don’t their freedoms the economic just the congress balanced of these issues is so much more want it to get parked on the back burden they’re now carrying, the executive balanced than mine. I do believe though, burner and somebody turn the probably job in a lot of cases, by the legislature. We can if we can get cleaner energy its gas off on that burner. We need that we will get through this. view the outcome with the got to be a participation that we to be eager to bring it forward Remember that a previous equanimity that we can expect embrace. Coping with weather as soon as politicians detect that generation of Australians our friendship with the US to events very challenging is part the national electorate is ready when through both the survive and it’s necessary for of being part of the wide brown to once again think deeply and Great Depression and WW2 our future that we do retain land. Maybe they’re more express a view about the why emerged triumphant at the such a strong alliance. I really frequent.. more violent maybe we will recognise and give a far end and then they brought think once the dust has settled they visit upon new areas where voice to First Australians. Australian through to its post so will the temperature and previously they didn’t, I would They’ve been here for more war providence its economic the discourse of politics in the even argue that. than 60,000 years, a very long sunshine. They did that. And United States. I would say natural disasters time. They have been very we will get thought this and the It’s become superheated are part of our modern condition patient. Since settlement from generation that has been coping because of the politics between and we need to be much more outside our shores they have with it and its frustrations the two great parties and the speedy with our relief responses been looking for an integration will be even more resourceful individual perceptions of the then we anticipated needing to that preserves their culture resilient energetic and confident. candidates. We’ll be glad of the be in the past. I think the armed uplifts them and pays respect We’ll come through this flags long ocean distance between our forces are a great choice as an to their stewardship of the flying and bands playing. Advertisement

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Planning a makeover fit for a Prince By Lesley Apps AS Grafton continues its post-bypass transformation at a blistering pace, evidenced by the amount of development occurring and investment interest sending property prices upwards, there is still more where that came from in two of the city’s most important and high profile future projects to be overseen by Clarence Valley Council — the riverfront precinct and the revitalisation of its CBD. So who exactly has the weight of getting those two projects right to ensure the city enjoys the next chapter in its historical story? One of those set of shoulders belongs to council’s Manager of Environment, Development and Strategic Planning Adam Cameron who is leading the team responsible for the Prince Street revitalisation. Mr Cameron is a Grafton local who, after working on the highway for many years, began in his council role a little over a year ago and has hit the ground running being in charge of the blockbuster project which “falls into the strategic planning space.” He said the Prince Street planning was one of a lot of different things happening in the Clarence Valley at the moment and being able to work in that realm was “exciting stuff”. But Mr Cameron was also well aware of the responsibility he and his team have in “getting it right”. “Good planning is just so key in getting the best outcome for the community. I think there is a lot of opportunity (on

offer) at the moment. We’ve got the new bridge, improved accessibility in and out of town for cycling and walking, for mobility, all those sorts of things.” “Dovetailing these new linkages with what happens in Prince Street and down the track in terms of the waterfront plan is a big part of that. If we get that right, the benefits will come.” Mr Cameron said as exciting as the Prince Street project was to Grafton, it was important to take a step back before rushing into anything. “We need to look at Prince Street as it stands, what’s working well and what’s not working and see where we can improve things. “We now have an opportunity to make it more of a ‘place’. All across the state evidence is showing if you can make these areas a place where people can congregate there are a lot of social and economic benefits that go along with that. That’s certainly one of the things that we will be looking at as part of that overall plan,” Mr Cameron said. He said another issue they would be looking at was the nose-in parking option. “You can see up and down the North Coast there’s a bit of a mixed bag (of parking options). Some have nose-in and there are benefits with that, while some people like reverse parking. It’s trying to find that balance in between but we will definitely be looking at that as part of the study.” More greenery and shade trees will also be an important consideration in the planning process, Mr Cameron said.

ROYAL TREATMENT: Clarence Valley Council’s Senior Strategic Planner Stephen Timms, left, and Manager Environment, Development and Strategic Planning Adam Cameron check out the ‘old school’ archival plans in Prince Street, Grafton. The men are currently working on the early stages of planning the revitalisation of the city’s CBD precinct. Photo: Lesley Apps “If you look at the big fig tree on the corner of Prince and Victoria Streets for example, it can be a stinking hot day and if stand under that tree and you feel a lot cooler than standing a few metres away out in the sun. “It all goes back to creating a ‘place’. If the amenity is nice, if it’s cool, if it’s shaded, they’re the sort of positive things that we’ll be trying to draw out in this work.” Mr Cameron said the planning also needed to ensure that everyone can use the street. “People with mobility needs, pedestrians, people moving around at the one time, all of those sort of things need to be considered. Wider footpaths

does open up opportunities for places like cafes and shops, where people can be sitting in an area (designated) for alfresco dining.” He said they would also be considering what Council can do to help emphasise and capitalise on the events already happening. “We have some great festival here, Jacaranda and a whole lot of other things going on throughout the year.” But he said nothing would be set in stone until key stakeholders like CBD business owners get their viewpoints across. “One of the first things we will be doing, and we’re at the point where we’re in the middle of a tender process, will

be engaging a firm to do the work of preparing a community and stakeholder engagement plan. That’s to make sure we’ve got the right target audience go to and understand who they are and what questions to ask them to draw out the information we will need. There will be a lot of work to do in this first stage but I envisage that the first half of next year would be when the lion’s share of the (planning) work will be done.” Mr Cameron said it was crucial to have a solid plan in place so when the opportunity came up to implement that plan, council was wellpositioned to take advantage of that. “Typically with projects like this we don’t have a lot of time. Once we have an idea of the scope of the project, then we are better positioned at looking at how we do that (logistically and financially).” Mr Cameron said he was looking forward to overseeing the Prince Street project and felt there was a “real buzz” around the streets across the whole Valley at the moment. “Just walking down Prince Street and around Yamba and Maclean. It’s so satisfying to see the community and businesses bouncing back after what has happened this year. “There are certainly signals out that this area is in demand and that people are seeing the Clarence Valley as a really great place to live. With NBN connectivity, the highway nearing completion, shorter travel times to Brisbane and Sydney, and being absolutely affordable here comparably, it’s important we capitalise on that demand.”

GRAFTON CARAVAN SAFETY CHECKING DAY TRANSPORT for NSW, in conjunction with NSW Police, will be providing a free educational Caravan Safety Checking Day for owners of caravans and camper trailers at Grafton early in December. Many thousands of registered caravans and recreational vehicles take to New South Wales roads every year, and safety should be of the utmost importance for all drivers. As caravanning grows in popularity, so too does the need to ensure caravans are operating safely. Simple things like adding a tool box to the back, attaching an awning, popping a kayak on

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the roof or travelling with extra water tanks can cause the van or vehicle to become overweight. Overweight loads are dangerous. The event on Thursday the 3rd of December at the Grafton Showground has been designed to generally increase driver awareness of the risks associated with towing, and specifically to

help drivers improve their understanding of why it’s important to get the weights, mass and dimensions right for the safety of themselves and other road users. Caravan Safety Checking Days in other states have found that many of the caravans and tow vehicles weighed had at least one compliance issue of which the drivers were unaware.

The Safety Checking Day offers a free opportunity to have the weights, dimension and mass of tow vehicles and caravans checked by experts who can also provide immediate advice on how to correct any safety concerns before driving off. Caravan safety experts, NSW Police and road safety practitioners will be on-hand to answer questions.

Checks will also be made to ensure that indicators, stop/ tail lamps and number plates are not obscured; and that the tow-ball, vehicle and caravan weight is distributed safely. The free Safety Checking Day is open to any registered caravan or camper trailer owner. There are limited spaces available and advance bookings are essential. Participants will be required to load their tow vehicle and caravan with only the bare essentials. Bookings can be made online: https:// transportfornsw.e-newsletter. com.au/caravan-safetychecking-days

Richmond Valley Council presents...

CHRISTMAS IN THE RICHMOND VALLEY

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CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING The lighting of the Christmas trees in Casino and Evans Head is a virtual event this year, and will be webcast on Council’s Facebook page. Casino, Tuesday 1 December, from approximately 8pm Evans Head, Thursday 3 December from approximately 8pm

OPEN AIR CINEMA Join us for an open air screening of The Grinch at the Casino Showground and Stan Payne Oval. Casino Showground - Friday 4 December Stan Payne Oval (Evans Head) - Saturday 5 December Gates open at 6pm for an 8pm screening Food and drinks available onsite Bookings essential - go to eventbrite.com.au

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS Our Christmas celebrations have moved to Casino Showground this year. There are two session times to come and enjoy the night: 4.30pm–6.30pm, and 7pm–9pm. Amusement rides Sideshow alley Music Markets and food stalls PLUS: Santa will be onsite for you to take photos with the kids - COVID style! Bookings essential - go to eventbrite.com.au

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DRAFT TWEED CCTV DRAFT ON EXHIBITION PEOPLE in the Tweed are being invited to have a say on the Council’s Draft Closed Circuit Television in Public Places Policy. The policy is part of a broader crime prevention and community safety strategy and aims to assist in the reduction of crime. Tweed Council says CCTV in public places aims to reduce crime, detect offences, identify offenders, and to promote a safe and secure community. CCTV cameras are currently installed in 32 sites across Murwillumbah, Kingscliff and Tweed Heads South. The draft policy provides a framework for the implementation, installation management and operation of a closed circuit surveillance

system in public places within the Tweed Shire Council area. The policy is based on four principles: • Purpose, privacy and the public interest; • Ownership and responsibilities of the program; • Retention, access to information and CCTV management; and • Audit and evaluation of the programme. In 2014, the NSW Department of Justice provided the “NSW Government policy statement and guidelines for the establishment and implementation of closed circuit television (CCTV) in public places”. On 7th July 2016 Tweed Council adopted the policy

“CCTV Murwillumbah and Kingscliff CBD and Tweed Heads South”. The draft policy arises from recommendations made by Council’s Internal Audit to more closely align with the NSW Government policy statement and guidelines for the establishment and implementation of closed circuit television (CCTV) in public places and Council’s obligations under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. The draft policy is now on now on public exhibition. Written submissions must be received by 4pm on Monday 14 December 2020. Comments can be made online: https://www. yoursaytweed.com.au/draftcctv-in-public-places-policy

Police warn schoolies to be Covid safe ‘THIS year is different, this is not schoolies as you know it’ – that’s the message from senior officers at Tweed/Byron Police District ahead of 2020 end of school celebrations. School leavers from across NSW and interstate are due to arrive in Byron Bay and other parts of Northern NSW and are expected to stay into December. While there are no formal events associated with ‘Schoolies 2020’ occurring in the Byron Bay area, police are expecting thousands of school leavers to descend on the coastal town to mark the end of their 13 years of schooling. In anticipation for the large crowds, Tweed/Byron Police District will conduct an extensive and high-visibility operation for the duration of the ‘schoolies’ period, assisted by the Richmond Police District and other Northern Region commands, the Public Order and Riot Squad, Northern Operational Support Group officers, the Mounted Unit, the Police Dog Unit, Traffic and Highway Patrol, and the Youth Command and PCYC. Tweed/Byron Police District Commander, Superintendent Dave Roptell, said this year’s celebrations must be conducted in a COVID-safe environment, with officers to enforce all current Public Health Orders and conduct regular business compliance checks. “We know this has been an extremely tough year for HSC students, and we appreciate that school leavers want to have a memorable time.

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However, these are not normal times, so we ask anyone coming to the far North Coast to be respectful – we have come this far in managing COVID-19 in our regional communities, let’s not undo all our hard work now,” Supt Roptell said. “With the NSW and Queensland border now reopen to regional NSW, Byron Bay is included in that zone. And with the border between NSW and Victoria to re-open early next week, we are expecting thousands of school leavers to come to our area. “The NSW Police Force

continues to work closely with health officials and other government agencies, businesses and the community to manage the COVID-19 crisis and minimise the spread of the virus. “In saying that, we have a very clear message to those choosing to come to Byron in 2020 – this year is very different, there will be no large gatherings, no dance parties in the park. Social distancing is the new normal, and we all have to do our bit to stop the spread. “The risk of community transmission is still present

here in Australia, and with people from interstate expected to come to Byron, school leavers need to be extremely aware of the dangers of COVID-19. “Public Health Orders currently state that no more than 20 persons can be inside a home at any one time – this includes short-stay accommodation. The orders also state that up to 30 people can be gathered in a public space at any one time, this includes places such as parks, beaches, etc. “While we will be enforcing the Public Health Orders,

police want to remind school leavers that we aren’t here to ruin the fun – our officers are here to protect you and keep you safe; approach police or authorities if you are in danger, if you feel threatened or you are a victim of any type of crime. “Not only will police be ensuring Public Health Orders are being followed, but officers will be targeting drug and alcohol-related crime, as well as anti-social behaviour. “Drugs and alcohol impairs your judgement and can lead to risky behaviours or choices which can impact the rest of your life. Know your limits and look out for your mates. “With the increase in activity in the Byron town centre, we are urging all visitors and locals alike to plan ahead; those not joining in the celebrations are asked to watch out for increased pedestrian activity and keep an eye out on the roads. “As always, if you’re planning on drinking – you need a Plan B to get yourself home,” Supt Roptell said. The NSW Police Force continues to work closely with the Schoolies Safety Response agencies, which include Byron Youth Service and Red Frog volunteers, alongside all health officials and other government agencies, businesses and the community to minimise disruption and maintain a COVID-Safe environment. For all information related to schoolies during COVID-19, visit the website: https://www.schoolies.com/ covid-19-faq

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WOMEN ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TWEED Shire Mayor Chris Cherry is calling on women to nominate and run in 2021 for local Councils to address what she said is an imbalance of women in local government. Councillor Cherry is supporting a NSW Government campaign encouraging women from all walks of life and backgrounds to nominate for the 2021 local government elections. State and local government have joined forces to empower more women to stand for their community and run for their council at next year’s elections on the 4th of September.

The campaign includes a series of inspiring videos with former and current female councillors speaking about their positive experiences in local government and their proudest achievements for their communities. Office of Local Government figures show women represent just 31 per cent of the 1,300 councillors serving on the State’s 128 local councils. Since the 1960s Tweed Shire Council has had more than 15 female councillors, with women holding the positions of mayor, deputy mayor, shire president and council administrator.

Tweed Shire Mayor Chris Cherry is backing a campaign for more women to stand in next year’s Local Government elections. Local councils are the level of government closest to the community. They provide key

infrastructure, facilities and services to local residents and are integral to improving the lifestyle and amenity of local communities. “Councillors represent the needs, wants and aspirations of their local community and make important decisions on behalf of their residents,” Cr Cherry said. “Being able to help someone in difficult circumstances, sort out an issue that has been creating problems or ensuring future planning has considered people at the core are some of the most rewarding aspects of being a councillor.”

“I would love for women who have a strong sense of community and are keen to make a difference in their local area to consider nominating for the September 2021 local government elections,” she said. Key dates for candidates include: • Closing of electoral rolls/ Candidate nominations open on 26th July 2021; • Closing of nominations on 4th August 2021; • NSW Local Government Election Day on 4th September 2021. For further information visit www.olg.nsw.gov.au

Community Financial Assistance Programme 2020/2021 first round allocations RICHMOND Valley Council has selected successful applicants under Round One of it’s Community Financial Assistance Programme 2020/2021. Under Section 356 of the Local Government Act 1993 the Council may by resolution contribute financial assistance to individuals, groups and organisations seeking financial assistance. At the November 2016 Ordinary Meeting Council resolved to delegate authority to the general manager to approve the allocation of funds in accordance with Council’s Policy 1.2 Community Financial Assistance Programme. Council has allocated $75,000 in the 2020/2021 budget for the Community Financial Assistance Programme.

The policy provides for two approximately equal funding rounds, allowing for $37,500 to be allocated in this first round. This round of funding was advertised in September 2020 and Council received 20 applications. All applications received wetter reviewed in accordance with the policy. Of the 20 applications, 13 have been partially or fully funded in this round. In determining the allocation of funds, consideration was given to Council’s Community Strategic Plan and the deliverables in the Delivery Programme and Operational Plan, as well as Programme eligibility requirements, prior funding, past acquittal performance and selection criteria.

Councillors had an opportunity to review the proposals and provide feedback at a workshop on

the 4th November 2020, with the general manager approving the allocation of funds under delegation.

The above tables summarises eligible projects that will be partially or fully funded.

Richmond Valley Community Hall upgrades programme recipients RICHMOND Valley Council has selected eleven recipients to be allocated funds under the Richmond Valley Community Hall Upgrades Programme. As part of the Australian Government’s Drought Communities Programme (DCP), Council was provided with $1,000,000 to complete local infrastructure and other drought relief projects. The Council allocated $100,000 of this funding to a Community Hall Upgrades Programme to provide grants for community halls across the Richmond Valley to enhance their facilities and improve their resilience The managers and committees of 18 Richmond Valley community halls were invited to apply and were able to nominate up to three projects

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for consideration. Eleven local community halls submitted applications for 23 projects requesting a total of $153,062.60 in funding. Applications were reviewed and assessed by a panel of Council staff, based on the Richmond Valley Community Hall Upgrades Programme Guidelines, and presented to a Councillor Workshop held on 4th November 2020 for feedback. At least one project from each hall has been recommended for funding, with 17 projects recommended for partial or full funding totalling $100,003.60. The following table summarises the projects which meet the eligibility criteria and have been partially or fully funded.

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Youth leaders bring climate resilience workshops to community LOCAL youth across north coast communities are leading the way to a more positive and resilient future. An awe-inspiring group of 14 to 25 year olds have been developing their skills in peer to peer support and climate leadership, building resilience, and connecting with local projects in a seven-week Youth Leadership Training in Climate Resilience led by The Joyality Project. The training has supported local youth to learn and practice skills in climate communication, group visioning, and engaging with each other to develop practical, creative actions for climate resilience. Now these intrepid youth are embracing their leadership skills by designing and co-facilitating workshops in climate resilience for the community. As part of a special partnership between The Joyality Project and Byron Youth Theatre, the community workshops (1st and 3rd of December) are designed to follow on from BYT’s original theatre production How on Earth. Byron Youth Theatre’s How on Earth production explores themes of climate change and the state of the world by taking the audience on a journey into a not too distant future. Here an inspired young person and her friends seek to learn new ways of being from a parallel world to help save themselves and their home planet. This exciting performance features the talented youth

cast of BYT and mesmerising music score, projection compilation and lighting by local youth and professional artists. The youth-led community workshops are being held the week after the show, and will help the audience (of all ages) make the most out of their How on Earth experience by exploring responses to the poignant themes in the play and how this translates to our personal and collective resilience. The workshops will also enable connections with others who care about the earth, learn more resilience hacks, and discuss easy, meaningful and enjoyable ways to take action. The young climate leaders are also co-developing workshop materials for high schools to use after seeing the How on Earth production. “We are overjoyed to watch their belief in themselves as leaders of positive change grow and strengthen. We can’t wait to see what these young leaders will do

next!” Dr Eshana Bragg, ecopsychologist and director of The Joyality Project, said.. The young climate leaders who’ve come through the program report feeling less alone in their feelings and more able to speak about climate change and the state of the world, more able to support their peers as well as relate to those with different points of view. “It’s a really great way to connect to like-minded people and to gain useful self-care and resilience skills,” says Miriam Ellemor-Collins, who

is going on to co-facilitate the youth-led community workshops in climate resilience. The leaders also feel more confident to navigate their feelings about climate change and the state of the world, and to support their peers to do so as well. Upcoming school captain of Byron High School Ella Whan says she’s learned ways to cope with climate anxiety and skills to enact change. And Maddy Braddon, an organiser of Resilient Lismore, encourages others to take part in the grassroots work of building resilience; “It’s really empowering to be part of a shared experience to build our capacity in the climate crisis to deal with the weight of it all.”

How on Earth performances will be held at Brunswick Picture House on Wednesday 25th November & Thursday 26th November at 7pm. The youth-led community workshops in climate resilience are in Myocum on Tuesday 1st and Thursday 3rd December 6.30-8.30pm. Places are limited and open to all audience members of the How On Earth performance. Book your place in the community workshop and How on Earth show tickets http:// www.joyality.org/how-on-earth Thanks to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment for their partial grant support of this project, workshop places are being offered from $15. *all events are held with COVID-safe procedures.

KINGSCLIFF LOCAL STRIDES 100 KILOMETRES FOR STROKE AWARENESS KINGSCLIFF resident Susie Thomas (pictured) is well on her way to walking 100 kilometres during November as part of the Stroke Foundation’s Stride4Stroke campaign. Stride4Stroke encourages people to get moving in November to reduce their own stroke risk as well as raise funds for vital Stroke Foundation programs supporting survivors of stroke to live well. Susie plans to complete her goal with a walk along the seashore at Kingscliff on Friday, November 27 and will encourage her exercise class mates to join her in the final stages. “Stride4stroke is a really important initiative,” Susie said. “Stroke touches too many lives, but most strokes could be prevented by living a healthy, active lifestyle, managing blood pressure and cholesterol, not smoking and only drinking alcohol in moderation.”

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Susie is passionate about raising awareness of stroke. In addition to participating in Stride4Stroke, she is a trained Stroke Safe Speaker, delivering free talks to local community groups and businesses – providing vital information about how to tell if someone is having a stroke by recognising the most common or the FAST signs of stroke (Face, Arms, Speech, Time). “It’s my mission to spread knowledge about stroke to my community. It could help save a life,” she said. Stroke Foundation New South Wales state manager Rhian PatonKelly commended Susie for her commitment to helping reduce the burden of stroke in the Kingscliff community and beyond. “Susie is an incredible example of someone who is making a difference,’’ Ms Paton-Kelly said.

Susie has raised more than $1000 during Stride4Stroke. Every dollar raised through Stride4Stroke across the country will have an enormous impact. It will go towards vital Stroke Foundation programs like the free telephone advice service StrokeLine (1800 787 653) and EnableMe, online support

services which help survivors and their families transition to life back home after stroke and throughout the recovery journey. It’s not too late to get involved in Stride4Stroke. Participants set their own goal and have the whole month of November to complete it. Stride4Stroke is open to stroke survivors, their families and friends and anyone in the community who would like to get active – at a safe distance and within coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic guidelines. You can support Susie by donating here: www.stride4stroke.org.au/ fundraisers/susiethomas/stride-4stroke If you would like to book Susie for a StrokeSafe presentation, register your interest here: https:// strokefoundation.org.au/What-we-do/ Prevention-programs/StrokeSafeSpeakers

$50,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION OF KOALA HABITAT AND FOOD TREES A reward of $50,000 (fifty thousand dollars) is offered for reliable information that leads to the successful criminal or civil prosecution of the person, persons, or entity responsible for the damage and destruction of KOALA eucalypt food and habitat trees. Located upon private land, within the South Gundurimba Parrots Nest area. Persons providing informationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identities will be kept confidential. Anyone who may have firsthand information but are not directly involved will not have charges pressed and information leading to a conviction may receive the reward, payable by the land owner, upon whose land the destruction and damage has occurred.

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DIRTY LAUNDRY AIRED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOCIAL Futures and the Summerland Credit Union have joined forces once again to raise awareness about domestic and family violence on White Ribbon Day. Summerland Credit Union’s ten branches from Grafton to Coolangatta featured Dirty Laundry Day Project displays in November to raise awareness of domestic and family violence. The Dirty Laundry Day project is a Social Futures initiative which has been held annually in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW for more than ten years. Social Futures CEO, Tony Davies, said creating the t-shirts gives a voice to people who often suffer in silence and allowed them to air their dirty laundry without fear or shame. “The shirts were painted by women, young people and also men brave enough to share a personal message from their own experiences to raise awareness about domestic and

domestic and family violence in our community. That means financial institutions, government, business and individuals alike,” Mr Williams said. “We hope that the Dirty Laundry Day exhibitions in our branches encourage people to think about this issue, to start conversations and hopefully, influence community attitudes around domestic violence,” Mr Williams said. The two organisations, both White Ribbon accredited workplaces, have created a White Ribbon fundraiser and are banking on our community said. family violence and let others as additional government to support it. “Abuse is something that know they aren’t alone”. payments from Jobseeker and Donations can still be made thrives in secrecy. It isn’t an “Over the decade Social Jobkeeper are wound back. at any Summerland Credit Futures has delivered the Dirty easy topic to talk about, but it is John Williams, CEO of Union branch. Laundry Day Project more than a difficult conversation that we Summerland Credit Union said If you or someone you know 500 T-shirts have been created really need to have.” there has never been a more is experiencing domestic or Reported cases of domestic and designed by someone important time to bring light family violence, there is help wanting to tell their story. That and family violence have to this issue which affects so available. is a lot of stories about violence escalated in Australia since many people in our community. Call 1800RESPECT on 1800 the outbreak of the COVID-19 and abuse and it is a far too “We believe everyone has 737 732 or Mensline on 1800 common issue for communities pandemic with experts warning a role to play in highlighting 600 636. of a second wave of violence across Australia,” Mr Davies and addressing the issue of In an emergency call 000.

SCCU Sustainable 2020 grants recipients announced SIX groups in the Northern Rivers have been announced Southern Cross Credit Union Community Grants recipients who will share $60,000 to help create a better future and take back momentum in our region. The recipients are: • Bodhi Glow - Amma’s Farm Bodhi Glow is a Wilsons Creek local farm sanctuary used to rescue and home unwanted animals. The SCCU Grant will be used to introduce Amma’s Garden, an acre of land that will be used to grow fruit and vegetables without chemicals. The produce will be used to help feed those in need in our community, with plans to run a weekly community kitchen providing free food and care packages to help people in need. • Georgia & Gisela Conechado - Fundraiser for WIRES & Friends of the Koala Georgia and Gisela are a local family who were deeply concerned about the impact our recent bushfires had on our wildlife. They wanted to do something positive and have since created beautiful watercolour art works that will be used for fundraising. The cards will be printed and sold in local businesses to raise funds to support Friends of the Koala and WIRES

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Northern Rivers with their great work. 80% of proceeds will be donated to the charities and 20% invested back into the project, making it selfsustainable and future focused. • GCB Environmental EnviroSPEARS Green Technology GCB Environmental want to establish EnviroSPEARS as a member of the Enterprise Lab at Southern Cross University, and introduce the EnviroSPEARS technology to the Northern Rivers. EnviroSPEARS is a green technology designed for remediation of contaminants and other chlorinated toxins from soil and sediments, a proven technology

developed by NASA. The EnviroSPEARS technology will support local agribusiness by providing a green alternative to remediation of previously unusable farm land by removing harmful DDT from within the soil. • Young Warrior Leadership Project Young Warrior Leadership Program is a four day camp for 11-16 year old young men and women: based on indigenous cultures – an initiation process marking the transition from child to adult. It’s a safe environment for young people to test themselves, in confidence, personal leadership, emotional literacy, and teamwork. The SCCU

Grant will cover 50% of the cost, providing scholarships for up to 22 young warriors hoping to participate. • Precious Plastic Northern Rivers Precious Plastic Northern Rivers are looking to create a community-access plastic recycling centre. Instead of going into landfill or being sent overseas, the idea is to have plastic waste recycled in the Byron Shire and provided to local designers and craftspeople as a raw material for innovative use. Turning cheap raw materials into new, beautiful and useful creations. The SCCU Grant will cover the cost of purchasing three machines that help shred, melt,

and recycle plastic collected from our local region. • Pottsville Beach Community Hall Inc Christmas Lunch Pottsville Beach Community Hall Inc hosts the PBNC cook up team who collect rescued food weekly; prepare, cook and distribute healthy ‘homemade’ meals to people in need. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, without the installation of a commercial grade dishwasher for the hall, the annual Christmas lunch could not take place. However, the SCCU Grant will allow them to host the Christmas lunch this year and get the PBNC cook up team back in the kitchen.

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A lifeline for families facing childhood cancer THE impact of COVID-19 has hit communities around the world hard this year, particularly those with significant health issues such as cancer. For families with a child with cancer, COVID-19 has been devastating and they need more support than ever. Redkite are working with families across Australia, whose anxieties are unimaginable due to the very real risk the pandemic poses to their child’s health. On top of that, they have additional financial pressures, with many not knowing how they will pay their petrol costs to and from hospital, energy bills, or groceries. The reality is when you have a child with cancer, the demands are unrelenting, 24/7 and you never know what the next 24 hours will bring. The additional stress of COVID only amplifies the challenges these families face every day, and the stories are heartbreaking. Redkite is a lifeline for these families, providing the real and essential practical, financial and emotional support they need. We receive no government funding to deliver

Pic courtesy The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. these frontline services to help these families get through each day. Redkite have seen demand for their counselling and support service increase by more than 30 per cent and requests for financial assistance were up by more than 15 per cent, as many already stretched families fell victim to COVID economic woes. But at the same time, Redkite

has also been significantly impacted by COVID. They have been dealt a significant financial blow, losing more than $1 million in revenue just

from not being able to run their flagship annual fundraising events due to the virus. While the financial impacts of COVID saw many charity

organisations withdraw programs and find themselves unable to deliver some services, it was not an option for Redkite to step away from the frontline of cancer support. They could not leave these families to struggle alone through not only their child’s illness, but the unimaginable stress of the pandemic. Redkite do, however, need help to enable them to deliver their essential services, to an ever-growing number of families who have a child with cancer, including those in our local community. Redkite would appreciate the support from the Northern Rivers community for their first-ever, week-long national appeal to the Australian community. The ‘$24FOR24’ kids cancer fundraising campaign urges Australians around the country to donate just $24 to help a family experiencing childhood cancer, to make it through another 24 hours. If you can donate just $24 to the ‘$24FOR24’ campaign you can ensure children with cancer and their families can continue to receive the essential support they need by visiting 24for24. org.au

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Exhibition celebrates National Art School at Tweed gallery A DYNAMIC selection of artworks from graduates of Australia’s leading art school feature in the National Art (part one) exhibition on display at Tweed Regional Gallery until Sunday 3rd January 2021. National Art (part one), comprises of artworks by 50 of Australia’s most significant artists who studied at Sydney’s National Art School (NAS). As the National Art School approaches 100 years on its Darlinghurst site (1922-2022) and more than 175 years in operation, this exhibition celebrates some of the extraordinary artists who trained at the institution over the past seven decades. The exhibition features recent artworks and early formative works by key alumni, and applauds the creative drive, skill and imagination of those who have emerged to become artists of national significance. National Art (part one) presents diverse approaches to art making bound by a common grounding in studio-based practice and a passionate commitment to experimentation. The artists’ approaches vary from abstract and expressive genres to experimentation with form, to cultural landscapes and political perspectives, Dada and the surreal, interior

Guy Maestri, ‘Innocent X’, 2017, painted bronze viewpoints and the everyday. The work demonstrates the various disciplines taught at NAS; ceramics, painting, photo media, printmaking, sculpture, as well as interdisciplinary practices utilising digital media, assemblage, performance and artist books. NAS is at the forefront of dynamic 21st-century studiobased practice and visual arts education. Alongside its degree programs, it presents vibrant and engaging public programs that make art and culture accessible to the whole community, both locally and internationally. Central to the reputation and success of NAS is a

National Art School campus teaching model that emphasises intensive studio-based learning under the guidance of experienced artists and educators and is a community that connects people with - and through - art, education, creativity and ideas. Director and CEO of the National Art School Steven Alderton said this landmark exhibition is visually powerful, insightful and thoughtprovoking, and above all, a confirmation of the depth and breadth of creativity generated through many years of extraordinary talent and culture at NAS.

“The National Art School trains artists to be independent in their thinking and artmaking, resulting in an exhibition rich in diversity, creativity and presenting a unique perspective of the stories and issues important to us all,” Steven Alderton said. Susi Muddiman OAM, Director of Tweed Regional Gallery said: “We are thrilled to be launching the tour of National Art (part one) at Tweed Regional Gallery.” “The Gallery has an important connection to NAS, with our new Artistin-Residence partnership

launching earlier this year. The exhibition also includes the work of much-loved artists who are represented in our collection, including Lucy Culliton, Karla Dickens, Guy Maestri, Justine Varga and Anne Zahalka.” Join us at Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday 27 November from 5.30-7pm where NAS director and CEO Steven Alderton will be in conversation with NAS alumni Tim Maguire and Anne Zahalka. The event is free, however, bookings are essential: trg-nov27sunsetsession-2020. eventbrite.com.au

SHADOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VETERANS MINISTER VISITS THE NSW Shadow Minister for Local Government and Veterans Greg Warren has made his second visit to the Lismore Electorate this year, hosted by local MP Janelle Saffin in Lismore, Kyogle, Murwillumbah and Drake and Tenterfield. Ms Saffin said Mr Warren held roundtable meetings with Tweed Shire Council and Tenterfield Shire Council on current issues, fulfilling a promise he made after meeting with Lismore City and Kyogle council representatives earlier this year. “Greg also met with executive members of the Murwillumbah District Business Chamber and Tenterfield Chamber of Commerce to gain insights into how the business sector can be best supported during the new normal of COVID-19”, Ms Saffin said. “As Shadow Minister for Veterans and a proud Army veteran himself, Greg makes it his mission to meet RSL SubBranch members, and we did so in Murwillumbah and Tenterfield

as well as paying our respects to the fallen at those town’s World War One Memorials”. “Greg met with veterans in Lismore last time he was here”. Mr Warren said the Far North Coast of NSW, like many other areas throughout the state, had been seriously neglected by the NSW Liberals and Nationals. “There is a common theme when speaking to most councils and small businesses up here – they feel that the adequate support from the BerejiklianBarilaro Government just isn’t there”, Mr Warren said. “COVID-19 has made

life extremely difficult and problematic for many communities and they have shown incredible resilience and strength during this tumultuous time”. “But it makes it extremely difficult to return to a sense of normality when the support from government just isn’t there”. Ms Saffin said the MPs’ busy two-day schedule included a meeting with Northern Rivers Joint Organisation Chair and Kyogle Mayor Cr Danielle Mulholland, and attending the official inspection of the revamped Kyogle Aquatic Centre. Tenterfield Shire stops included the Drake Village Resource Centre, Tenterfield Fire & Rescue’s Station, the Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School, Tenterfield School of Arts, and Make It Tenterfield’s Makers Space. A meeting with Rous County Council Chair and Ballina councillor Keith Williams was also held.

Art raising funds for Billinudgel Hall THE Billinudgel Art Show being held on Saturday 12th December 2020 will be raising funds in support of the Billinudgel School of Arts towards their restoration project of the local community hall. a piece of artwork called ‘Rain Bringers’ which is a collaboration between Billinudgel artist Hilton Stephenson and Clarence Valley artists Susan Baker The president of the Billinudgel School of Arts, and present the prize. Award winning Bush Poet Ray Essary and musician Slim Pickins will provide entertainment at the Billinudgel Art Show. Hilton Stephenson and Clarence Valley artists will have their art on display, including acrylic paintings, two dimensional art, wood carving and burning, and clothing and homewares.

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By Tim Howard NORTHERN NSW health authorities have invited the public to join in the celebration of nurses and midwives in a year when their work has never been more important. This year’s NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards will held on Thursday, with two of the seven finalists coming from the Northern NSW Local Health District. Lismore Base Hospital clinical risk resource nurse Anna Law is a finalist in NSW

of the Year and the Tweed Hospital Medical Team 2 is a final in the Nursing/Midwifery Team of the Year category. As a COVID-19 precaution this year’s event, the eighth time the awards have been held, will be a virtual presentation. NSW Chief Nursing and Midwifery officer Jacqui Cross said the Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards was an opportunity to acknowledge nurses and midwives for outstanding clinical practice, leadership, and dedication to their profession and the people

they care for. “Judging the finalists and winners of this key nursing and midwifery event is always a challenging task. There is so much to be proud of and celebrate. 2020 is no exception,” Ms Cross said. “This is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. “It has been a year like no other where the contribution of nurses and midwives has been highlighted during our response to COVID-19. “If there was ever a time to pause and celebrate the 53,000

nurses and midwives of NSW – who make up more than 50 per cent of the State’s public health workforce – it is now.” The awards to be presented are: • Nursing/Midwifery Team of the Year; • New to Practice Nurse/ Midwife of the Year; • Midwife of the Year; • Nurse of the Year; • Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year; • The Judith Meppem Leadership Award; and • The consumer-voted Healing Heart Award for exceptional

care (Nursing/Midwifery). “We invite everyone to join the celebration and watch the show in recognition of the exceptional care provided by the nurses and midwives of our district and across NSW,” Katharine Duffy, Northern NSW Local Health District Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Aboriginal Health said. The Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards will be will be streamed at 2pm on Thursday, November 26 on the NSW Health website: www. health.nsw.gov.au/nursing/ enma.

NEW EXHIBITION BRINGS LAUGHS DURING COVID TIMES

Kenny Pittock, Melted Bubble’O Bill 2020, acrylic on ceramic. A NEW exhibition which aims to bring laughs during current COVID times called ‘Planes, Trains and Bubble’O Bills’ is opening at the Tweed Regional Gallery. Kenny Pittock is a Melbourne-based artist who works with ceramics, painting and drawing. His work uses humour and sentimentality, playfully responding to contemporary Australian culture and celebrating the mundane. Pittock’s new exhibition,

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opening at Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday 27th November 2020, is a nostalgic and fun exhibition sharing the artist’s signature wit and wordplay. From COVID lockdown in Melbourne, Pittock has been playing with ideas around being stuck in one place and the ways in which we keep ourselves mentally active during the times we’re unable to be physically active. “In previous years this meant finding ways to pass

Artist Kenny Pittock with another iteration of his work ‘Life is like a box of crayons. the time during our daily commuting, such as drawing on the train,” Pittock said. “More recently though this has branched out into our homes, in ways such as getting a sourdough starter, looking for missing puzzle pieces and cutting our own fringe. If we can’t get on an actual plane, at least we still have Aeroplane jelly!” With travel plans previously on hold, ideas around staying

safe and happy were explored in an optimistic exhibition that aims to bring smiles to all who experience it. Planes, Trains and Bubble’O Bills will include Pittock’s 99 drawings of people on the train alongside a series of ceramic sculptures. Visitors will share many laughs reading the artist’s clever artwork titles such as the wall installation ‘Life is like a box of crayons’ and

enjoy his quirky and honest descriptions of his train encounter subjects. Pittock has consistently exhibited all over Australia, as well as having solo exhibitions in Italy and Singapore. The exhibition will be on display at Tweed Regional Gallery until Sunday 14th March 2021. For more information, visit artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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Olympic level athletes training at local pools A HIGH performance swim training camp with over 20 of Australia’s best swimmers has been running at Alstonville and Ballina to prepare for Tokyo 2021. Olympic swimmers Bronte and Cate Campbell were among the group, along with Commonwealth silver medalist Bradley Woodward. It was the first opportunity the athletes have had to train together since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Coach Simon Cusack said the two-week camp was a chance to get the swimmers competition ready and create some momentum heading into the Olympic year. “We’ve come up here to God’s country to spend a couple of weeks and it’s been fantastic compared to what’s been a pretty ordinary year,” Simon Cusack said. When asked about the local facilities, Mr Cusack was very complimentary, calling the pools in the Ballina Shire “world class”.

Olympic swimmers, Bradley Woodward and Bronte Campbell, training at Alstonville Aquatic Centre to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

KYOGLE COUNCIL CORRECTS A CENTURY-OLD OVERSIGHT IT has taken more than 100 years, but the portrait of former Kyogle Shire President Dennis Mahoney has finally been hung in the Kyogle Council Chambers. Family members of the late Mr Mahoney watched as Kyogle Council Mayor Cr Danielle Mulholland and Mr Mahoney’s great granddaughter Sandra Mahoney unveiled the portrait in a ceremony held prior to Council’s November meeting. Mr Mahoney, an Irish immigrant who came to Australia as a youth, was President of Kyogle Shire from 1915-1916. He was elected to the council in 1911 and served two terms before standing down in 1917.

Council was unaware it’s gallery of former Shire Presidents and Mayors was missing one of its alumni until Ms Mahoney discovered the oversight during a visit to the Council Chambers. Once notified of the oversight, Council worked with the Mahoney family and the Kyogle and District Historical Society to find a suitable photograph to have enlarged, mounted and framed. Cr Mulholland said hanging the portrait in the Council Chambers “was a long overdue correction”. “I thank the family for bringing this to our attention so we could correct it and give Cr Mahoney the recognition he Members of the extended Mahoney family with the portrait of their forebearer Dennis Mahoney deserved,” she said. that has been finally been hung in the Kyogle Council Chambers.

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MP Kevin Hogan, Lismore Engineer Anthony McGarry, Cherie Small astride ‘Koda’, local residents Jeff Breen, Joan and Colin Thomas, and acting Lismore City Council general manager Peter Jeuken. by Halden Boyd

“LEEMO has views on just about anything”

Know who you truly are ‘plain’…e.g., “PLAIN JANE” is apparently what she was called all of her life.) EEEK. I was in trouble. Mum raised her hand sternly to silence me and said “Well, Leemo, you should be aware that Liz Taylor was even shorter than me. And yes, she at the word ‘simple’)… was beautiful and did hmmm…I DO KNOW have violet eyes. And lions have to hunt for yes, she got married 7 their food...“NUP, I don’t wish to be a proper lion”. times.” (An eye roll from me!) “BUT, Leemo, if (I prefer my food served to me rather than running you must know, I met Elizabeth in Botswana… around African plains in with Richard Burton… 40 degree heat looking and they were both for my next meal, and totally lovely nifty people. then having to share We had dinners, went on it with wild dogs and river cruises and drank hyenas & jackals, and any other cheating, food- lots of Scotch…however; I thought there was an stealing lion, leopard or cheetah that happens to underlying sadness about her. SO NO, I don’t cruise by). And, I might wish that I had been add, there sure is not a lot of tasty wildlife where born Elizabeth Taylor…I we live, for me to pounce am happy being Plain Jane, specially with on, skin and gobble up. you Leemo, in my life”. Mum glared at me, and told me that I simply take Hmmm…what can a far too much for granted. ‘SIMPLE’ cat say to THAT? I guess I am, I glared back and rolled over, and rolled my eyes just simple Leemo…and happy, ‘cos I have Mum at the same time. (I had fortunately already have to ALL learn and had my brekkie). The like and truly appreciate who and what we are, hours. I then decided to where we are, and what ask Mum “Mum Jane, we have in life, instead would you rather have of wishing from our been, and looked like perspective, of wanting Elizabeth Taylor, than to be in someone else’s your plain old self?”. (OMG…perhaps I should paws or shoes. Purrs Leemo not have used the word Howdy…Leemo Cat reporting. Mum Jane and I were chatting the other day and she asked me “Leemo, do you ever wish you were a truly proper lion…not just a ‘simple’ cat?” I had to think about that

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AFTER years of lobbying and a recent placement of a dramatic load limit restriction there were smiles all round when residents received news that the Bungabee Bridge near Bentley will be replaced. Bungabbee Road at Bentley is an important access route for local farming families, but to the extremely poor condition of the single-lane Bungabee timber bridge over Back Creek a load limit of 2 tonnes was placed on the dilapidated and dangerous structure in February. “I have 50 tonnes of silage stored on my property and I have not been able to sell it, so this is excellent news,” resident Joan Thomas told the Northern Rivers Times. Another resident Cherie Small said a recent medical emergency hit home how important a new bridge was for the small Bungabee

rural community. “My partner Luke Turner was recently thrown from a horse and severely fractured his arm, but Paramedics could not get their ambulance across the bridge because of the load limit. We had to drive Luke to the bridge and he had to walk across it to the ambulance,” Cherie said. “If it had been worse, it could have turned into a matter of life or death.” The Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has announced $300,000 to fix the bridge, with Lismore City Council and Richmond Valley also putting in $150,000 each. The bridge over Back Creek lies on the boundary of the two Council areas and it will be replaced by a new structure next to the old crossing. “This funding will be used to raise the level of the bridge, improving its flood immunity, sightline, and alignment,” Mr

Hogan said. “It is a terrific outcome for our community.” “The load limit has been detrimental to the families along this road as they have had no heavy vehicle access.” “Our communities have struggled through bushfires, drought and now COVID-19, and these projects are important to get our local economy going again.” “This funding is designed to support councils deliver priority infrastructure projects to support jobs and help communities bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.” Lismore City Council acting general manager Peter Jeuken said work on the new bridge, which will be maintained by Richmond Valley Council under a special agreement, will start in December. The funding has been allocated through round five of the Federal Government’s Bridges Renewal Programme.

RAPPVILLE ROAD REPAIRS COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE

RICHMOND Valley Council has completed the reconstruction of 600m of pavement on Rappville Road near the intersection with Summerland Way. The section was in poor

condition and rehabilitation was a top priority for Council. The underlying sandy subgrade soil created some challenges during the work, but they were overcome through effective stabilisation.

The Council’s road crew has added 2800 tonnes of new road material to the pavement, followed by grading and rolling. The work was finished with good a bitumen spray seal.

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New Evans Head marine rescue vessel taking shape THE new Evans Head Marine Rescue vessel is quickly taking shape at the Yamba Welding and Engineering factory in the Lower Clarence, with it expected to be coming into service in the New Year. To be known as ‘Evans Head 31’ it will replace EH 30, the old tried and true twin hulled craft which has been in faithful service for decades. Marine Rescue NSW (MRNSW) has established a partnership with Yamba Welding and Engineering to support the continuing expansion of its life-saving rescue fleet. It is an Australian-owned shipbuilding company which established in 1984 on the Clarence River near Yamba on the NSW North Coast. Over 100 new and upgraded vessels worth almost $22 million have already been delivered to MRNSW units under the organisation’s landmark Fleet Modernisation Program to date. The new Evans Head rescue craft is a New Zealand Naiad design which has proved to be more stable at at sea especially in rough conditions. The vessels contain all of the latest state-of-the-art electronic navigation and radio and communications equipment.

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Bushfire recovery fund supports Nymboida ONE year on from the devastating fires, the people of Nymboida have gathered together to commemorate with a day of hope and healing. Nymboida was one of the

worst areas hit by Bushfires in the region in November 2019, with 85 homes destroyed in the wildfire which swept through the region. It was a day of healing

and hope on Saturday 7th November as 300 people gathered at the Nymboida Camping and Canoeing Centre to mark the first anniversary of the horrific bushfires which devastated

the village of Nymboida. On show were these street art panels painted by the local young people with help from Grafton artist Kade Valja. The panels demonstrated the first hand experience of these

young community members who were confronted by the fire and its impacts. The event was funded by Clarence Valley Council with $25,000 of Bushfire Recovery Funds.

FUNDING BOOST FOR YAMBA WALK

THE Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has announced $180,000 to install a new walking path from William Agar Park to Pippi Beach at Yamba. “Pedestrians currently have to use a dangerous section of road that is insufficient in width to access the Yamba Coastal Walk,” Mr Hogan said. “This new project will address the safety of this walk and create a great new path for tourists and locals.” “This particular funding round

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is designed to support councils deliver priority infrastructure projects to support jobs and help communities bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.” Clarence Valley Mayor Jim Simmons welcomed the funding and thanked Kevin Hogan for his efforts in securing the funding. “Our communities have struggled through bushfires, drought and now COVID-19, these projects are important to get our local economy going

again,” Cr Simmons said. “This will support many jobs in our community, not only the construction workers, but in our food and retails shops, who benefit from having more tourists spending money locally.” The funding has been allocated through the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI). Clarence Valley Council received over $2 million as part of the funding allocation.

Andy chalks up a fantastic half century with the Casino Food Co-op IT IS not often that you see an employee stay with the same company for over 50 years, however, Andy Shaw celebrated that milestone recently with the Northern Co-operative Meat Company in Casino. To commemorate the wonderful event Andy’s photo will be placed on a plaque acknowledging those employees who have reached 50 years service with the recently rebranded Casino Food Co-Op. Congratulations Andy for your service for over half a century.

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GREG DAVIES: THE BACK OF MY MUM’S HEAD

ABC COMEDY, 8.30pm

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WIN PEACH, 10.30pm

Viewers intent on watching this modern-day detective revival have had their own mystery on their hands since it vanished from schedules in December last year, then again in February and one more time in April. Case closed – 10 Peach is at last bringing back the amateur sleuth. When we saw her last, Nancy (Kennedy McMann) was reinvestigating Ted’s disappearance, uncovering links to her very first case as a 12-year-old private eye. Tonight, in “The Mark of the Poisoner’s Pearl”, Nancy discovers a connection between the poison that killed Tiffany and a serial poisoner from 17 years earlier. Throwing caution to the wind, she makes a video daring the killer to come after her.

Laughter really is the best medicine, and this acclaimed sell-out stand-up performance is sure to have you in stitches. Greg Davies (pictured)– who you might recognise from The Inbetweeners or Taskmaster – was stung by his mother’s comment that he might not be quite “normal”. Ouch. So he’s on a mission to probe the human psyche to find out if anyone actually is. Quizzing his audience and pondering their responses, this is by no means scientific, but as all good comedians do, Davies shows us our flaws with such wit that we can’t help but laugh at the pettiness of the constant – and seemingly unattainable – pursuit of fitting in.

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FARGO

SBS, 9.25pm

What began as a 1996 film staring the incredible Frances McDormand has spawned this award-winning crime series of the same name. At first look, its name might seem the only similarity, as each of the four seasons have chronicled different tales of murder and intrigue across different time periods, but all are linked back to their namesake town. With a stellar cast including Chris Rock, Jason Schwartzman (pictured), Ben Whishaw and Timothy Olyphant, this fourth season has added some swagger to the swindle as two crime syndicates fight for power in 1950s Kansas City. In tonight’s finale, Josto (Schwartzman) finally gets his revenge.

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FRIDAY, November 27 ABC (2) 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 10.30 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 11.00 The Recording Studio. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 2.00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip. (R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Father Brown. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R) 6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Sophie profiles natural pest control. 8.30 Vera. (Mav, R) DCI Stanhope delves into the tangled past of an extreme sports fanatic after he plunges to his death from a cliff. Turning to the victim’s old gang for answers, they discover he had a history of stalking his ex-girlfriend. 10.00 Mum. (Mls) Cathy’s having a barbecue. 10.35 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 10.50 Gruen. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson. 11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Continuous music programming.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Point. (Final, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.30 Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey. (PGa, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Heroes’ Mountain: The Thredbo Story. (2002, Mal, R) 2.00 Manhunt. (Mlv, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R) 1.00 Desperate Housewives. (Madsv, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scanning The Nile. (PG) 8.30 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (PG) A tour of Nestlé’s Italian super-factory. 9.20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Country Music. (PG, R) 11.45 M: The City Hunts A Murderer. (MA15+l, R) 2.40 Miniseries: Safe Harbour. (Mals, R) 4.50 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs and the team demonstrate some terrific ideas for the house, garden and the kitchen. 8.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. (2016, Mhv, R) During the ’20s, a British wizard and magizoologist finds himself in trouble with the law in New York City after several magical creatures escape from his bewitched suitcase, where they were being held. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Colin Farrell. 11.15 SAS Australia: Uncensored. (Malv, R) Recruits face intense interrogation. 12.25 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. Dick buys a tractor, with plans to tame the walled garden. Angel designs a boudoir. 8.30 MOVIE: Mary Queen Of Scots. (2018, MA15+sv) The Scottish monarch, Mary Stuart, engages in a contentious rivalry with her cousin, Elizabeth I. Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan, Jack Lowden. 11.00 MOVIE: The Game. (1997, Mlsv, R) A wealthy businessman receives a live-action game as a gift that consumes his life. Michael Douglas, Sean Penn. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. Home shopping. 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG) Miguel prepares an Italian dish. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) A look at news with comedians competing to see who can remember the most about the week. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (R) Guests include Hugh Grant, Nigella Lawson, Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Amy Adams and Romesh Ranganathan. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

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VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon RuPaul’s Drag Race. 1.50 Beat The Internet. 2.15 Game Of Bros. 2.50 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.00 Hunting Hitler. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 From The Ashes: A Fresh Start. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Ina Loves Porno. 10.10 Vagrant Queen. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 Natural Wines With Clovis. 12.20am MOVIE: The Claim. (2000, M) 2.30 Late Programs.

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9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Poirot. 3.10 MOVIE: It’s All Happening. (1963) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Earth From Space. 8.50 MOVIE: Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. (1982, M) 11.10 MOVIE: Stargate: The Ark Of Truth. (2008, M) 1am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 15. Portuguese Grand Prix. Replay. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 L.A.’s Finest. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Evil. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 NCIS. 4.00 NCIS: LA. 5.00 Jake And The Fatman.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.25pm Find Me In Paris. 2.50 The Next Step. 3.15 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 3.40 The Dengineers. 4.15 Odd Squad. 4.35 Hank Zipzer. 5.05 School Of Rock. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 9.10 Fruits Basket. 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Belle. (2013, PG) 7.55 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 10.35 Delbaran. (2001, PG, Farsi) 12.25pm Toast. (2010, PG) 2.10 Death Defying Acts. (2007, PG) 3.55 Strings. (2004, PG) 5.35 Wildwitch. (2018, PG, Danish) 7.30 All Is Lost. (2013, M) 9.30 The Pianist. (2002, MA15+) 12.15am Beanpole. (2019, MA15+, Russian) 2.45 Rafiki. (2018, M) 4.15 Pearl. (2018, M) 5.45 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG)

7MATE (63) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Fishing

Addiction. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Engineering Connections. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Dipper’s Backyard BBQ Wars. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Engineering Connections. 5.30 MOVIE: Battle For The Planet Of The Apes. (1973, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: X-Men: Apocalypse. (2016, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Aliens. (1986, M) 1.15am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Quantum Leap. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 MOVIE: Flight Of The Navigator. (1986) 7.00 MOVIE: Trolls. (2016) 8.40 MOVIE: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen. (2009, M) 11.40 Heroes. 12.35am Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. 1.30 After The Raves. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Rise. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.30 Nancy Drew. (Return) 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 Close Of Business. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.30 Friday Briefing. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Drum. 2.15 ABC Late News. 2.30 Songlines: Solutions To Climate. 3.00 DW News. 3.30 DW Conflict Zone. 4.00 The World. 4.55 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Sunny And The Dark Horse. 1.30 Settle Down Place. 2.00 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.25 To The Point. 6.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 Mustangs FC. 8.00 MOVIE: Mosley. (2019, PG) 9.35 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.45 Dance Rites 2020. 11.15 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.00 Barnwood Builders. 8.00 Garden Gurus. 8.30 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 Rebound. 11.00 Maine Cabin Masters. Noon House Hunters Int. 1.00 Unsellable Houses. 2.00 Love Your Garden. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 Fixer Upper. 6.00 House Hunters International. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters Renovation. 8.30 100 Day Dream Home. 9.30 Paradise Bargain Hunt. (Premiere) 10.30 Pool Kings. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30

Programs. 6.45pm Andy’s Wild Adventures. 7.00 Sir Mouse. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Gruen XL. 9.15 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.45 The IT Crowd. 10.15 The Catherine Tate Show. 10.45 Inside No. 9. 11.15 Wasted. 11.40 Doctor Who. 3.55am News Update. 4.00 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.15 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. 5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service. 5.45 Late Programs.

11.00 Poh’s Kitchen. 11.30 Cook’s Pantry. Noon Lidia’s Kitchen. 12.30 Ready Steady Cook UK. 1.30 Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery. 2.00 Africa On A Plate. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Martha Bakes. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 Bake With Anna. 7.30 Rick Stein’s Fruits Of The Sea. 8.35 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. 9.45 Nigella Feasts. 10.15 Poh’s Kitchen. 10.45 Late Programs.

Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Disappeared. 2.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 River Monsters. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Medical Emergency. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Greyhound Racing. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 11.30 Late Programs.

Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Kenny On Media. 8.30 Outsiders’ Guide. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs. Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

SATURDAY, November 28 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Pine Gap. (Final, Ml, R) 1.30 To Be Advised. 2.30 The Sound. (PG, R) 3.30 Searching For Superhuman. (PGd, R) 4.25 Landline Summer. (R) 5.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 3. Townsville Fire v Southside Flyers.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Cup of China. 4.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 4.10 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.40 Coast New Zealand. (PGad, R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 12.30 To Be Advised. 2.00 MOVIE: Oh, Christmas Tree. (2013, G, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Award Winning Tasmania. 12.30 Rebound. 1.00 The Healthy Cooks. 1.30 Animal Embassy. 2.00 The 54th Annual Country Music Awards. (PG) 4.00 The Perfect Serve. (PGl) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Buy To Build. (R) 9.00 Healthy Homes Aust. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Jamie Oliver: The Naked Chef Bares All. (PGl, R) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 2.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 10 Travlr Northern Territory. (R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Victoria. (PG) Victoria must fight against her better judgement to decide where to place her allegiance. 8.20 Shetland. (Final, PG, R) Perez has to face the fact that Duncan may have been involved in Lizzie’s murder and potentially Sally’s as well. 9.20 Endeavour. (Mv, R) A chain of events leads Endeavour to investigate the dark depths of a local hospital. 10.50 Poldark. (Mv, R) Ross discovers a French plot. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Our Cities: Kalgoorlie. (PGas, R) 8.30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys: Railways And War. (PG) Michael Portillo explores the railways. 9.30 MOVIE: Destroyer. (2018, MA15+lsv, R) 11.40 The New Pope. (Mal, R) 3.35 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Mals, R) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Frozen. (2013, PGv, R) A young princess goes in search of her sister who, fearful of her power to control ice, has fled the kingdom. Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel. 9.00 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. (2018, Mhv) When the wizard Gellert Grindelwald plots to raise an army of his fellow magic users to rule over non-magical beings, Newt Scamander’s former professor, Albus Dumbledore, seeks his help to stop him. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Johnny Depp. 12.00 How To Get Away With Murder. (Ms, R) Annalise focuses on her big case. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Good Onya Mate: Rural Aid Concert. (PG) Some of Australia’s best musicians perform in a charity concert for farmers. 10.30 MOVIE: Red Dog: True Blue. (2016, PGals, R) A man recounts the story of his dog. Bryan Brown, Levi Miller. 12.10 MOVIE: Cadillac Man. (1990, Mlsv, R) A salesman’s job is threatened. Robin Williams. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (PG)

6.00 MOVIE: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. (2008, PGv, R) Former zoo animals end up in Africa. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock. 7.45 MOVIE: Sister Act. (1992, PGv, R) A lounge singer on the run from the Mafia takes refuge in a convent. Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy. 9.45 MOVIE: Three Summers. (2017, Ml) The feisty lead singer of an Irish folk band falls for a folk music-hating Theremin player. Robert Sheehan, Rebecca Breeds, Michael Caton. 11.50 Blue Bloods. (M, R) Erin helps Anthony. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum’s Head. 9.55 Mock The Week. 10.30 Doctor Who. 3.50am News Update. 3.55 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.15 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. 5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service. 5.45 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon MOVIE: Annie Hall. (1977, M) 1.40 New Girl. 2.55 Insight. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.20 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 6.30 Only Connect. 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.05 Miniseries: Hungry Ghosts. 12.10am MOVIE: Code 46. (2003, MA15+) 1.50 Vikings. 2.45 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Travel Oz. 9.30 NBC Today. 11.30 Vasili’s Garden. Noon The Bowls Show. 1.00 River Monsters. 2.00 The Real Seachange. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Sydney Weekender. 3.30 Creek To Coast. 4.00 Weekender. 4.30 Building The Dream. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 MOVIE: Carry On Screaming! (1966, PG) 1.30pm MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (1959) 4.00 MOVIE: Birdman Of Alcatraz. (1962, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: The Time Traveller’s Wife. (2009, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: The Vow. (2012, PG) 11.15 MOVIE: Wedding Daze. (2006, PG) 1am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon Star Trek: Voyager. 1.00 Truck Hunters. 2.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 3.00 Driven Not Hidden. 3.30 Fishing Edge. 4.00 By Design Heroes. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 SEAL Team. 12.15am Law & Order: S.V.U. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.35pm Dragon Ball Super. 4.05 Odd Squad. 4.35 Hank Zipzer. 5.05 School Of Rock. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies And Kittens. 7.10 The Zoo. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.30 Almost Naked Animals. 8.45 So Awkward. 9.15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 10.00 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Mary Shelley. Continued. (2017, PG) 8.00 Wildwitch. (2018, PG, Danish) 9.55 Black Narcissus. (1947, PG) 11.50 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 1.45pm Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 4.25 Maudie. (2016, PG) 6.35 Hotel Salvation. (2016, PG, Hindi) 8.30 The Man Who Knew Infinity. (2015, PG) 10.30 Léon: The Professional. (1994, MA15+) 1am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Life Off Road. Noon Raceline TV. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Step Outside. 2.00 Engineering Connections. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Storage Wars Canada. 5.00 Engineering Connections. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Final. 10.30 MOVIE: Chain Reaction. (1996, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 2pm Motor Racing. Targa Great Barrier Reef. Replay. 3.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 4.00 BattleBots. 5.00 MOVIE: The Smurfs. (2011) 7.00 MOVIE: Puss In Boots. (2011, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Skyfall. (2012, M) 11.45 Heroes. 12.40am The Horn. 1.35 Bromans. 2.30 Xtreme Collxtion. 3.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 3.30 Mega Man: Fully Charged. 4.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm Broke. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle. 12.30am The Flash. 2.30 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Broke.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The Mix. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 ABC News Regional. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Australian Story. 8.00 ABC News Weekend. 8.30 Foreign Correspondent. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Africa On A Plate. 2.00 Late Nite Eats. 3.00 Secret Meat Business. 4.00 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Pies & Puds. 6.30 The Big Family Cooking Showdown. 7.30 Cheese Slices. 8.30 Heston’s Great British Food. 9.00 Cooking Up A Fortune. 9.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour Of Britain. 10.30 A Gondola On The Murray. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Heart Coming Home. 2.30 Baseball. SA Super League. 4.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s. Second quarter-final. Dindima v Narrandera Wiradjuri Warriors. Replay. 5.00 The Point. 6.00 Going Places. 7.00 Red Earth Uncovered. 7.30 News. 7.35 Through The Wormhole. 8.25 Call Me Olly. 8.35 The Work. 10.10 MOVIE: Do The Right Thing. (1989, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Barnwood Builders. 11.30 House Hunters Int. Noon Getaway. 12.30 The Healthy Cooks. 1.00 Our State On A Plate. 1.30 Louisiana Flip N Move. 2.30 100 Day Dream Home. 3.30 Pool Kings. 4.00 Paradise Bargain Hunt. 5.00 Garden Gurus. 5.30 House Hunters Reno. 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. 7.30 Boise Boys. 8.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live. 9.00 News. 10.00 News. 11.00 News. Noon News. 1.00 Fox Sports News. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 8.00 NewsNight. 8.30 In Conversation With John Anderson. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, November 29 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline Summer. 1.00 Back Roads. (R) 1.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 2.30 The Mix. (R) 3.00 Basketball. WNBL. Round 3. Sydney Uni Flames v Townsville Fire. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 France 24 English News Second Edition. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 How To Get Fit Fast. (PG, R) 3.55 Travel Man. (PG, R) 4.50 Coast New Zealand. (PG, R) 5.35 Nazi Megastructures. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 1.30 MOVIE: Will You Merry Me? (2008, PGls, R) 3.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Ultimate Rush. (PG, R) 11.00 Karl Meltzer: Made To Be Broken. (PG, R) 12.00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. (R) 1.00 Garden Gurus Moments. 1.15 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.45 MOVIE: Mermaids. (1990, PGsla, R) 4.00 Wild Metropolis. (PGa) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Kalgoorlie Cops. (PGlv, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 The Living Room. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Destination Dessert. (R) 12.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 1.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 1.30 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (R) 2.00 GCBC. (R) 2.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 3.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.00 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (R) 4.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Sound. Music show. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Restoration Australia: Mittagong, NSW. (Final) Hosted by Stuart Harrison. 8.40 To Be Advised. 10.10 Total Control. (Mln, R) Alex is faced with a tragedy at home. 11.00 Killing Eve. (Mav, R) Villanelle meets her new handler. 11.45 No Offence. (MA15+av, R) 12.35 Endeavour. (Mv, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.15 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (Ml, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 QE2: The World’s Most Luxurious Hotel. (PG) Part 1 of 3. 10.15 Marry Me, Marry My Family. (Ml, R) Part 1 of 3. 11.15 Civilisations: The Second Moment Of Creation. (PG, R) 2.30 Inside Hitler’s Killing Machine. (Ma, R) 3.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.35 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Ma, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Beat The Chasers. Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. 8.40 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006, Mls, R) Two women, who live on opposite sides of the Atlantic, meet online and impulsively switch homes for Christmas. However, shortly after arriving at their destinations, both find the last thing either wants or expects. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. 11.25 Autopsy USA: Mama Cass. (MA15+ad) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes. 8.00 RBT. Follows the activities of police units. 9.00 MOVIE: London Has Fallen. (2016, MA15+lv) Terrorists attack world leaders in London. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 Killer On The Line. (Mav, R) 12.20 Grand Hotel. (Ma, R) 1.10 The Healthy Cooks. (R) 1.35 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Mariah Carey, Gary Barlow, Nadiya Hussain, Tim Peake and Richard Osman. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. After a hacker causes a car crash that kills a family of three, the team races to hunt him down. 9.30 Blood And Treasure. (Mv) Lexi enlists Danny in a dangerous plan while lying to him about the source of her lead. 11.20 The Sunday Project. (R) 12.20 NCIS. (M, R) The team investigates the crash of a fighter jet. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 The Deep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.40 Doctor Who. 3.35am News Update. 3.40 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.15 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. 5.30 Ready, Jet, Go! 5.55 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6.30am WorldWatch. Noon Hoarders. 12.50 Atlanta. 1.55 New Girl. 3.40 WorldWatch. 4.10 MOVIE: Invaders From Mars. (1986, PG) 5.55 Running Wild With Bear Grylls. 6.45 The Jeff Bezos Empire: The Rise And Reign Of Amazon. 7.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Lost Gold Of World War II. 9.20 United Shades Of America. (Premiere) 10.10 Vogue Williams: Obsessed With Perfection. 11.10 Sexplora. 11.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 The Thrill Of The Chase. 11.00 House Of Wellness. 1pm The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 Vasili’s Garden. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Ben-Hur. (2016, PG) 1.15am Jodi Arias: An American Murder Mystery. 2.15 I’d Kill For You. 4.30 Dates From Hell. 5.00 Home Shopping.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Avengers. 11.00 MOVIE: Steptoe And Son Ride Again. (1973, PG) 1pm Getaway. 1.30 MOVIE: Laxdale Hall. (1953) 3.05 MOVIE: The Baby And The Battleship. (1956) 5.05 MOVIE: Father Goose. (1964) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 11.00 Mission: Impossible. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Bondi Forever. 3.00 Driven Not Hidden. 3.30 Fishing Edge. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Truck Hunters. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 NCIS: LA. 2.05am Mighty Machines. 2.35 Sherlock Holmes: Elementary. 4.35 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.10pm Teenage Boss. 3.40 Horrible Histories. 4.10 Odd Squad. 4.35 Hank Zipzer. 5.05 School Of Rock. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 7.10 The Zoo. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.20 Danger Mouse. 8.45 Teenage Boss. 9.15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.55 Rage. 3.55am Close. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Strings. Continued. (2004, PG) 6.25 Toast. (2010, PG) 8.10 Hotel Salvation. (2016, PG, Hindi) 10.05 Death Defying Acts. (2007, PG) 11.50 Song Of The Sea. (2014, PG) 1.35pm Strings. (2004, PG) 3.15 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 5.30 Out Of Africa. (1985, PG) 8.30 The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared. (2013, M, Swedish) 10.35 Gomorrah. 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Timbersports. 10.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. King Of Wings. 11.30 My Fishing Place. Noon To Be Advised. 1.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 2.00 Raceline TV. 3.00 Engineering Connections. 4.00 Bushfire Wars. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Detroit Steel. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Kingdom Of Heaven. (2005, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am MOVIE: My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever. (2018) 7.00 Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Dance Moms. 3.30 MOVIE: Flight Of The Navigator. (1986) 5.20 MOVIE: Space Chimps. (2008, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (1984, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: RoboCop. (1987, MA15+) 11.10 The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 12.10am Tamara’s World. (Premiere) 1.10 Bromans. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Broke. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Middle. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 Charmed. 1.30pm The Neighborhood. 2.30 Broke. 3.30 Man With A Plan. 4.30 The Middle. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 Man With A Plan. 11.30 2 Broke Girls. 12.30am Mom. 1.45 The Flash. 2.40 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 The Brady Bunch.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.30pm The Mix. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 ABC News Regional. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.40 Drum Beat. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Cooking Up A Fortune. 2.00 Late Nite Eats. 3.00 Secret Meat Business. 4.00 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure. 6.35 Taste Of The Territory. 7.05 Palisa Anderson’s Water Heart Food. (Premiere) 7.35 Gourmet Farmer Afloat. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey. 9.40 Hidden Italy. 10.05 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. H’lights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. H’lights. 3.30 Rugby Union. Ella 7s. 3.50 Gaelic Football. Ladies Association. H’lights. 4.00 Football. NTFL. 5.45 African News. 6.00 APTN National News. 6.30 Art + Soul. 7.30 News. 7.35 College Behind Bars. 8.35 MOVIE: Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn. (2020, M) 10.25 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Restored. 10.00 Love Your Garden. 11.00 Flipping Exes. Noon House Hunters Reno. 1.00 Beach Hunters. 2.00 The Perfect Serve. 2.30 Texas Flip And Move. 3.30 Fixer Upper. 4.30 House Hunters Int. 5.30 Boise Boys. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.30 You Live In What? 8.30 Making It Home With Kortney And Dave. 9.30 My Lottery Dream Home. 10.30 Flip Or Flop. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Sunday Agenda. 9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend. Noon News. 1.00 Fox Sports News. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Sharri. 7.00 Chris Smith & Friends. 8.00 Outsiders. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Late Programs.

MONDAY, November 30 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Grand Designs. (R) 11.00 The Recording Studio. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Gruen. (R) 1.35 Squinters. (Mls, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Father Brown. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 The Employables. (PG, R) 2.55 Perspective Shift. (PGa, R) 3.30 Alex Polizzi: Chef For Hire. (R) 4.35 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Secret Of The Nutcracker. (2007, Mhv, R) 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 The Graham Norton Show. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. (Final) 8.30 In The Face Of Terror. (Malv) Part 3 of 3. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry. 9.35 Q+A. (Final) 10.40 ABC Late News. 11.10 Harrow. (Mav, R) 12.05 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 12.50 Parliament Question Time. 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Luxurious… (Premiere, PG) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 9.25 Life And Birth. (M) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 DNA. (Final, Mav) 11.50 Outlander. (MA15+av, R) 2.55 Japan’s Secret Shame. (MA15+v, R) 3.55 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Mals, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (Final, PGasv) 8.30 Station 19. (Premiere, Ma) When the team responds to an apartment fire, Captain Pruitt takes a hit and the future of the station’s leadership is in jeopardy. 10.30 Chicago Fire. (Ma) Casey clashes with Captain Delaney. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (Mdlv) 8.30 MOVIE: Raiders Of The Lost Ark. (1981, Mv, R) An archaeologist sets out to recover a relic. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen. 10.50 Nine News Late. 11.20 Lethal Weapon. (MA15+av, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) 8.30 All Aussie Adventures. (PGa, R) After a 15-year break, outback adventurer Russell Coight returns to share his unique blend of bushcraft. 9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls) Hosted by Nick Cody. 10.30 Kinne Tonight. (Mals, R) 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.50 Luke Warm Sex. 9.20 Detectorists. 9.50 300 Years Of French And Saunders. 10.40 Gruen XL. 11.30 Wasted. (Final) 11.55 Inside No. 9. 12.25am Squinters. 12.50 Red Dwarf. 1.20 Threesome. 1.45 The IT Crowd. 2.10 Sando. 2.35 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 3.20 News Update. 3.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon RuPaul’s Drag Race. 1.45 Beat The Internet. 2.10 Game Of Bros. 2.40 Australia’s War On Feral Cats. 3.10 Hunting Hitler. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.25 This Week. 5.20 The Gadget Show. 5.50 The Joy Of Painting. 6.20 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 MOVIE: Bros: After The Screaming Stops. (2018, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Larry The Wonderpup. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Adventure All Stars. 11.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1pm World’s Most Amazing Videos. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Killer Tapes. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Death In Paradise. 2.10 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.10 MOVIE: The Siege Of Pinchgut. (1959, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 L.A.’s Finest. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 15. Bahrain Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.40pm The Dengineers. 4.15 Odd Squad. 4.35 Hank Zipzer. 5.05 School Of Rock. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.20 Danger Mouse. 8.45 Teenage Boss. 9.15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Mary And The Witch’s Flower. Continued. (2017, PG) 6.55 Out Of Africa. (1985, PG) 9.55 Maudie. (2016, PG) 12.05pm The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 2.00 Hotel Salvation. (2016, PG, Hindi) 3.55 Song Of The Sea. (2014, PG) 5.40 Belle & Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 7.30 Girl. (2018, M, Flemish) 9.30 Stalingrad. (2013, MA15+, Russian) 11.55 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 11.30 Counting Cars. Noon Detroit Steel. 1.00 Graveyard Carz. 3.00 MXTV. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Storage Wars Canada. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 SAS UK. 8.30 MOVIE: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. (1981, MA15+) 10.30 MOVIE: Speed 2: Cruise Control. (1997, M) 1.05am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Tamara’s World. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. (2013, M) 9.55 MOVIE: Ted. (2012, MA15+) 12.05am Paranormal Caught On Camera. 1.00 After The Raves. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.30 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.40pm Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.30 The Breakfast Couch. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery. 2.00 Africa On A Plate. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Martha Bakes. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 Bake With Anna. 7.30 Living On The Veg. 8.30 Nadia’s Family Feasts. 9.30 Nigella Feasts. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm College Behind Bars. 3.00 Jarjums. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.30 Off The Grid With Pio. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Keep Calm And Decolonize. 7.25 News. 7.30 A Woman’s Calling. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Sam Watson: The Street Fighting Years. 10.00 News. 10.05 Persons Of Interest. 11.05 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Masters Of Flip: Holiday Special. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 Love Your Garden. 2.00 You Live In What? 3.00 The Block. 4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 Making It Home With Kortney And Dave. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa. 10.30 Flipping Virgins. (Premiere) 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, December 1 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Grand Designs. (R) 11.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 No More Boys And Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free? (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Father Brown. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 1.55 The Employables. (Ml, R) 3.00 Perspective Shift. (PGa, R) 3.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The March Sisters At Christmas. (2012, PGal, R) 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Desperate Housewives. (Mas, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Outback Ringer. (PG) 8.30 Wild Australia: After the Fires. (PG) Narrated by Hugo Weaving. 9.30 Searching For Superhuman: Immortality. (Final, PG) 10.30 Insert Name Here. (Final, Mls, R) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 A Berry Royal Christmas. (R) 12.30 No Offence. (MA15+al, R) 1.20 Parliament Question Time. 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Luxurious… (PG) 8.30 Addicted Australia. (M) 9.30 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Why We Hate. (M) 11.50 The A Word. (Mals) 12.55 Magic Johnson: The Announcement. (MA15+d, R) 2.25 MOVIE: Dallas Buyers Club. (2013, MA15+ds, R) 4.30 Full Frontal. (Ma, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 7.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PGa) The experts help a mum of one. 8.30 MOVIE: Spy. (2015, MA15+lnv, R) A previously desk-bound analyst is sent into the field to take down an arms dealer. Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne. 11.00 Dumped: Revenge Extremes. (Mal, R) 12.00 Grey’s Anatomy. (Mas, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Driving Test. (PGl) 8.30 Kath & Kim. (PGlns, R) Brett and Kim reconcile on New Year’s Eve. 9.40 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year. (PG, R) Hamish and Andy travel across Europe. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 The First 48. (Mav, R) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) Paramedics are called to a bomb threat. 8.30 NCIS. Flashbacks reveal the murder case that first introduced young Gibbs to NCIS and his introduction to Ducky. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. Nell sends Sam to meet an informant. 10.30 NCIS. (Ma, R) 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.40 I’m Alan Partridge. 10.10 Frontline. 10.40 Inside No. 9. 11.10 Squinters. 11.35 Red Dwarf. 12.05am Threesome. 12.30 Green Wing. 1.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.45 Detectorists. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon RuPaul’s Drag Race. 1.50 Beat The Internet. 2.15 Game Of Bros. 2.50 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.00 Hunting Hitler. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Gadget Show. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Escaping Polygamy. 9.20 Adult Material. (Premiere) 11.10 Final Space. 11.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Sydney Weekender. 12.30 Vasili’s Garden. 1.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Funniest Cutest Kittens Ever. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Medical Emergency. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30pm Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (Return) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (Return) 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Night My Number Came Up. (1955, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Halifax f.p. 10.40 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 L.A.’s Finest. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Miami. 10.25 Elementary. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.40pm The Dengineers. 4.15 Odd Squad. 4.35 Hank Zipzer. 5.05 The Next Step. 5.25 All Hail King Julien. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.30 Almost Naked Animals. 8.45 Teenage Boss. 9.10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Mosley. (2019, PG) 7.00 Song Of The Sea. (2014, PG) 8.45 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 10.40 Belle & Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 12.30pm Out Of Africa. (1985, PG) 3.30 Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 5.35 The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 7.35 Jowable. (2019, M) 9.30 Das Boot. (1981, M, German) 12.10am Girl. (2018, M, Flemish) 2.10 Stalingrad. (2013, MA15+, Russian) 4.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Limitless. 2.30 Engineering Connections. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Full Custom Garage. 9.30 Counting Cars. 10.30 Big Easy Motors. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Tamara’s World. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Little Fockers. (2010, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Knocked Up. (2007, MA15+) 12.05am Miami Vice. 1.00 Visions Of Greatness. 2.05 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Rise. 3.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Becker. 4.00 Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.40pm Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rachel Allen: Coastal Cookery. 2.00 Africa On A Plate. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Martha Bakes. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 Bake With Anna. 7.30 Food Safari. 8.00 Mary Berry Classic. 8.30 How To Cook Like Heston. 9.00 Luke’s Vietnam. 9.30 Nigella Feasts. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Bamay. 2.30 Express Yourself. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.30 Off The Grid With Pio. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 7.25 News. 7.30 Red Chef Revival. 8.00 The Casketeers. 8.30 Trickster. 9.30 NITV News Update. 9.35 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.00 Football. NTFL. 11.45 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Louisiana Flip N Move. Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Flipping Virgins. 2.00 Fixer Upper. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Building Off The Grid. 10.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY, December 2 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Employables. (Mal, R) 3.00 Perspective Shift. (PGa, R) 3.35 Little Bang’s New Eye. (PG) 3.50 Breaking The Biz. (PG) 4.30 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Star For Christmas. (2013, PGl, R) 2.00 The Secret Daughter. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Gruen. 9.05 Reputation Rehab. 9.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.20 QI. (PG) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.20 Media Watch. (PG, R) 11.40 The Leunig Fragments. (Mal, R) 12.35 No Offence. (Mals, R) 1.25 Parliament Question Time. 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Luxurious… (PG) 8.30 Inside Cadbury: Chocolate Secrets Unwrapped. (R) 9.30 Miniseries: The Sister. (M) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 11.55 MOVIE: Dr Knock. (2017, Malnv, R) 1.55 Vikings. (MA15+av, R) 3.40 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.15 Full Frontal. (PGa, R) 4.45 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Flights arrive with passengers for a music festival. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (Return, PG) Follows dog trainer Graeme Hall. 8.30 AACTA’s Best Of The Decade: Australia Decides. (M) 10.00 MOVIE: Last Cab To Darwin. (2015, Mal, R) A taxi driver sets out on an epic journey. Michael Caton. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Paramedics. (M, R) 8.30 Kings Cross ER. (PGm, R) 9.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.45 Garden Gurus Moments. 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. Jamie reinvents some family favourites, including new spins on the iconic fish and chips and potato mash. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 The Masked Singer USA. Hosted by Nick Cannon. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Friday Night Dinner. 8.55 The IT Crowd. 9.20 Rosehaven. 9.45 Frontline. 10.15 The Thick Of It. 10.45 Inside No. 9. 11.15 Squinters. 11.45 Red Dwarf. 12.15am Threesome. 12.35 Green Wing. 1.30 The Catherine Tate Show. 2.00 300 Years Of French And Saunders. 2.50 News Update. 2.55 Close. 5.00 Five Minutes More. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Child Genius. 2.05 Beat The Internet. 2.30 Game Of Bros. 3.00 Hunting Hitler. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 The Gadget Show. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Alone. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Notorious. (2009, MA15+) 10.40 MOVIE: Flash Gordon. (1980, PG) 12.40am MOVIE: Desperado. (1995, MA15+) 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Cutest Ever Puppy Party. 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Medical Emergency. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Jonathan Creek. 11.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: School For Scoundrels. (1960) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Mission: Impossible. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 L.A.’s Finest. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.10am Shopping. 2.10 Late Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Belle & Sebastian. (2013, PG, French) 7.50 Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 9.55 The Assassin. (2015, PG, Mandarin) 11.55 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 1.50pm Mosley. (2019, PG) 3.40 The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 5.35 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 7.30 Ip Man 3. (2015, M, Cantonese) 9.30 The Counterfeiters. (2007, MA15+, German) 11.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Limitless. 2.30 Engineering Connections. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Tamara’s World. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Underworld: Evolution. (2006, MA15+) 10.40 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 11.40 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Charmed. 7.00 Dr Quinn. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Raymond. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 The Neighborhood. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30pm A Million Little Things. 1.30 Medium. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 12.30pm Press Club. 1.40 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.30 Foreign Correspondent. 1.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2.00pm Africa On A Plate. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Martha Bakes. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 Bake With Anna. 7.30 My Swedish Kitchen. 8.00 French Food Safari. 8.30 Adam Liaw’s Roadtrip For Good. (Premiere) 9.00 The Incredible Spice Men. 9.30 Nigella Feasts. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Red Chef Revival. 2.00 Intune 08: Neil Murray And Shaz Lane. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.30 Off The Grid With Pio. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 7.25 News. 7.30 Cold Justice. 8.30 The Rape Of Recy Taylor. 10.00 News. 10.05 Indictment: The Crimes Of Shelly Chartier. 11.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Building Off The Grid. 1.00 Our State On A Plate. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Our Yorkshire Farm. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 Escape To The Chateau. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barnwood Builders. 8.30 Off The Grid On The Beach. 9.30 Beach Around The World. (Premiere) 10.30 Beach Hunters. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 2.40 Frances And Annie. (PG) 2.50 I Am Black And Beautiful. (PG) 3.00 Beautiful. (PG) 3.15 Can You See Me? (PG) 3.25 We Are One. (PG) 3.30 Gambling With Minds. (PG) 3.40 Gratus. (PG) 3.50 I Am Emanuel. (PG) 4.10 One Giant Leap. (PG) 4.20 Inclusion Makes The World More Vibrant. (PG) 4.25 Focus On Ability Film Festival. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Desperate Housewives. (Ms, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG) 8.30 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Jump Off A Cliff. (R) Part 3 of 3. 9.20 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) The police are stunned by another murder. 10.20 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.20 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (Malns, R) 1.00 Parliament Question Time. 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Luxurious… (PG) 8.30 Empire With Michael Portillo. (PG) 9.25 Fargo. (Final, MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 24 Hours In Police Custody. (Mal, R) 11.55 On Becoming A God In Central Florida. (Malsv, R) 4.20 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Mals, R) 4.50 Food Safari Fire: Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 7.30 Highway Patrol Special. (PGdl, R) A look at badly behaved drivers. 8.30 The Front Bar: Cricket Edition. (Ml) Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at the cricketing world. 9.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 11.30 Autopsy USA: Chris Farley. (MA15+d, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (Return, PG) Takes a look at Aussie getaways. 8.30 Race Across The World. (Return, PGl) Five teams of travellers race from Mexico to Argentina on a shoe string budget. 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 World’s Wildest Flights. (Ma, R) 12.25 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 WIN News. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. Jamie reinvents butter chicken. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mad) The SVU struggles to find a serial predator who finds his victims on an online dating app. 10.30 This Is Us. (M) 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Larry The Wonderpup. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Hospital. 1.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Funniest Ever Toddlers. (Premiere) 4.30 The Real Seachange. 5.00 Under The Hammer. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon ER. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Halfway House. (1944, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 9.30 The First 48. 10.30 The Price Of Duty. 11.30 Late Programs.

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7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Doomsday Preppers. 1.00 Ax Men. 2.00 Limitless. 2.30 Mega Marine Machines. 3.30 Life Off Road. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Outback Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Royal Pains. 1.00 The Mindy Project. 2.00 Tamara’s World. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 Baywatch. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. (1995, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: American Pie 2. (2001, MA15+) 11.30 The Nanny. Midnight Baywatch. 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Late Programs.

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Ingredients

• Ingredients

0:20 Cook

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Mato Tomatoes, larger ones halved 2 zucchini, sliced Pinch of dried chilli 500g packet vegan potato gnocchi 200g packet vegan basil pesto Fresh basil leaves, to serve

Step 2 Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon remaining frying pan over high heat. Add the leek and garlic. Cook, stirring

often, for 2 minutes or until the leek has softened slightly. Add the remaining oil, tomato, zucchini and chilli, if using. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until the tomato has collapsed. Season well. Step 3 While the sauce is simmering, cook the gnocchi in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet directions (see tip). to the pan. Step 4 Add the tomato mixture and pesto to the gnocchi. Gently toss to combine then serve topped with fresh basil.

Recipe Notes Keep the water for the gnocchi at a light boil, if you can. A gentler cooking process will only add an extra 30 seconds or so and is less likely to break up the gnocchi.

CHOCOLATE MONTE CARLO ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES 0:15 Prep

0:20 Cook

4 Servings

Method

• 1/3 cup shaved coconut, toasted

for 6 hours or overnight. Place a baking tray with sides in the freezer.

Step 1 Preheat oven to 180C/160C

Method Step 2

baking trays with baking paper.

Step 1 bowl. Reserve tub. Set aside for 10 minutes to

Ingredients •

2 litres vanilla

• 2 tablespoons honey 1/3 cup strawberry jam • 2 x 200g packets Monte chocolate biscuits

cream on the at side of 1 biscuit. Sprinkle with a little coconut. Sandwich with 1 remaining biscuit,

not be melted). Fold in honey and jam to create a marbled effect (don’t

tray in freezer. Repeat with remaining biscuits,

Level top with the back of a spoon. Cover. Freeze

Freeze for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.

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100g dried apricots,

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4 cups shredded coconut 395g can sweetened condensed milk 100g dark chocolate, melted

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Step 2 Combine apricot and coconut in a large bowl. Add sweetened condensed milk. Stir until combined. Using damp hands, shape 2 level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place balls, 5cm apart, onto prepared trays.

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44 HEALTH NEWS & WELLBEING Federal commitment to boost rural GP workforce THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to increase the number of GPs training and working in rural Australia. National Rural Health Commissioner Associate Professor Ruth Stewart committed to increase the number of rural doctors, nurses and allied health professionals training and working in rural and remote communities. The National Rural Health Commissioner also called for more support for rural maternity services. RACGP Rural Chair Dr Michael Clements welcomed the commitment to build the rural health workforce. “The RACGP believes everyone in Australia should have access to high quality primary care, regardless of their postcode and whether they live in a big city or in the bush. “I welcome the National Rural Health Commissioners commitment to increase the health workforce for our rural and remote communities. “The RACGP has been working constructively with Government to grow the rural and remote GP workforce, and we will continue to do so. “This includes collaborating with the National Rural Health Commissioner on the rollout of the National Rural Generalist Pathway – which is designed to build a highly skilled rural GP workforce through expanding training in services rural

communities need, such as emergency medicine and obstetrics. “With more than 41,000 members, over 9,500 of whom live and work in rural and remote communities, the RACGP is perfectly placed to support this effort. We will support our fellows and GPs in training who want to further their skills with Rural Generalist qualifications.” “While Rural Generalist medicine is an important step, it is not the only solution for Australia’s rural GP workforce issue. “Every RACGP trained GP is ‘rural ready’ to practice unsupervised anywhere in Australia, and we are committed to recruiting, training and advocating for rural GPs, regardless of their chosen scope of practice. “As a rural GP myself, I know how important it is for rural and remote GPs to have a broad range of skills to meet the needs of their communities, which often don’t have local hospital or specialist services. Our rural members continue to provide crucial care to these communities, with the option of expanding their skillset to through our Rural Generalist

training.” The RACGP Rural Chair also welcomes the National Rural Health Commissioner’s call for governments to support rural maternity services, stop the closure of services and re-establish birthing in rural and remote communities. “Obstetric services remain a critical need in many rural and remote communities, alongside other services, such as anaesthetics, emergency medicine, paediatrics, mental health, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare. “Rural GPs have an important role to play in the team of healthcare workers supporting someone who is pregnant. Rural birthing services must concentrate on continuity of care and carers, on providing care close to home and giving options for those pregnant to choose the care they want, deserve and need. “Patients who receive ongoing care from the same GP and healthcare team report better health and satisfaction. If every person in Australia had access to high quality, ongoing care, we’d be a much healthier, happier country.”

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GUT MICROBIOME LINK TO DEADLY LUNG DISEASE RESEARCH led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Queensland has shown for the first time a link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an often fatal lung condition, and the gut microbiome. The findings, published in the high impact science journal ‘Nature Communications’, suggests that the gut may be helpful in diagnosing COPD and may also be a potential source of new therapeutic targets to help treat the chronic respiratory disorder. “It’s already known that the lung microbiome is a contributing factor in COPD,” said Professor Phil Hansbro, senior author of the study and Director of the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation. “We wanted to see if the gut environment was also somehow involved–to determine whether the gut could act as a reliable indicator of COPD or if it was connected in some way to the development of the disease.” In the study, the researchers compared the microbiome and metabolite profiles of stool samples from COPD patients with healthy individuals. Revealed were significant differences between the two groups. COPD patients exhibited increased levels of the bacteria Streptococcus and Lachnospiraceae in their stool samples. Also identified in individuals with COPD was a unique metabolite signature–formed by the chemical by-products of the metabolic process. “Our research indicates that the gut of COPD patients is notably different from healthy individuals,” said first author on the paper Dr Kate Bowerman, University of Queensland. “This suggests that stool sampling

and analysis could be used to noninvasively diagnose and monitor for COPD,” she said. The study’s researchers believe that the altered gut microbiome found in COPD patients could also support the gut as a potential target for new treatments. “The ‘gut-lung axis’ describes the common immune system of the lung and gastrointestinal tract. This means that activity in the gut can impact activity in the lung. Our COPD findings suggest that the gut microbiome should now also be considered when looking for new therapeutic targets to help treat lung disease,” said Professor Hansbro. COPD, a life threatening inflammatory disorder of the lungs, is the third most common cause of death globally. More than 3 million lives are lost every year to COPD. Researchers involved in the study were affiliated with The University of Queensland, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, The Prince Charles Hospital, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney.

Life saving SMA medicine to be made available to Australian babies ACCESS to a life-saving and lifechanging medicine will soon be expanded for Australian children and infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). From the 1st December, subsidised access to the life-changing medicine Spinraza (nusinersen) will be expanded on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). It will include children and infants genetically diagnosed with the most severe types of SMA before the onset of symptoms (pre-symptomatic). The Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said SMA is a rare inherited genetic muscle wasting disease. “It causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting, and its most severe forms can cause paralysis and death,” Mr Hogan said. “Without the subsidy, families would pay more than $367,000 a year for treatment.” “From the 1st December families and their children will be able to

access this life changing medicine for $41 or $6.60 per script with a concession card.” “The expanded listing of Spinraza will allow infants and children, diagnosed with SMA through a genetic test, to start treatment prior to the onset of symptoms.” “This means children and infants diagnosed with SMA will be able to commence treatment with this medicine from birth and up to three years earlier, which is so critical to address the impact of this debilitating condition.” The listing was recommended by the independent Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee. Since 2013, the Australian Government has approved more than 2,450 new or amended listings on the PBS. This represents an average of around 30 listings or amendments per month – or one each day – at an overall investment by the Government of $11.8 billion.

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46 ENTERTAINMENT

Open Studios Ballina, Byron & Beyond 2020 – a new insight into our local artists

Angela Parr from Bingara Gallery at Knockrow. TRYING to get into the mind of an artist through their unique and individual and special work is indeed an art of visual interpretation within in itself, but a North Coast collective is again unlocking new doors to the community so that they experience how creativity ticks. Many have walked into an art gallery and wondered ‘how do they do that’ or ‘how does the artist get that effect, that colour, that sculptural curve?’. Open Studios Ballina,

November 26, 2020

Byron & Beyond is giving everyone in the community that chance to meet the artists in their studios and discover their secrets, which is a rare opportunity, and one not to be missed for all lovers of fine art. Over two weekends in late November and early December, 34 local artists from a wide variety of artistic genres are opening their working studios to the public for the third year running. They invite you to visit them to discover and experience what goes into

an artist’s creativity. “The Open Studios – Ballina, Byron & Beyond arts trail will be held on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November, and on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December,” Paul Button the coordinator for the collective artist group said. “The trail has so much to offer and not only the art, but the unique chance to meet and talk to the artists at their own studio locations.” “You will be able to travel through the beautiful North Coast

countryside and visit amazing studios that are not usually open to the public,” Paul said. The group’s working studios are located all around the Northern Rivers including Alstonville, Bangalow, Ballina, Byron Bay, Federal, Knockrow, Lennox Head, Lismore, Mcleans Ridges, Mullumbimby, Myocum, Tuckombil and Uralba. The trail offers a wide spectrum of arts such as painting, drawing, ceramics, pottery, metal sculptures, stone sculptures, wood-carving, etching, jewellery, textiles, printmaking, mixed media, mosaics and other visual arts practices. “There is really is something for everyone. This area is rich with artistic talent with emerging, established, award-winning and internationally collected artists,” Paul said. “The Open Studio trail aims to raise public awareness of our region’s outstanding artistry and craftsmanship and to introduce more locals and visitors to the artistic diversity of the region.” “On the trail everyone can learn more about the creative and production process, discover original creations and talk to the artists to discover what’s involved in being a visual artist.” “It is also an excellent opportunity to buy an artwork directly from the artist,” Paul said. “With Christmas not far away it is also a very unique way to buy something special as a gift or spoil to yourself, while

Maria Heaton from Fine Art Studios at Uralba.

enjoying a drive around our beautiful area.” A brochure with a map of the Open Studios is available from the Tourist Information Offices in Ballina & Byron Bay, Art Aspects and Serpentine Gallery in Lismore, Artisans Gallery in Ballina, Lennox Arts Collective, Lennox Library and the Bingara

Gallery at Knockrow. Details are also available on the Facebook Open Studios – Ballina, Byron & Beyond, and on its website www.os-bbb. com People can also contact Paul Button for more information on 0418 909 203 or by emailing paul@ activelifematters.com

ENTERTAINMENT 47 WILLIAM CRIGHTON SUPPORTED BY MYKAELA JAY AT LISMORE CITY HALL

Presented by Great Southern Nights RAISED where the fertile floodplains of the Riverina meet the Snowy Mountains in Wiradjuri Country —William Crighton has quickly established himself as one of Australia’s foremost contemporary songsmiths. Crighton’s criticallyacclaimed debut William Crighton (2016) garnered a nomination at the 2017 AIR Awards, and drew the praise of Rolling Stone, who celebrated Crighton’s “uniquely penetrating storytelling.” Darkly majestic follow-up Empire (2018) was named album of the year by Hoodoo Gurus’ Dave Faulkner in the Saturday Paper, while Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has sung the praises of Crighton’s deeply resonant, ineffably Australian vocal delivery. In January 2017, Crighton’s performance alongside Melody Poole was described by the late leading light of Australian rock critics Iain Shedden as one of his “alltime Top 10” live shows. He has been selected to appear at the gamut of Australia’s premier music festivals, including Bluesfest, Port Fairy Folk Festival, WOMAD, Woodford Folk Festival, and Dashville Skyline, along with major European fixtures from Denmark’s long-running Tønder Festival to the UK’s world-renowned Boomtown Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival. Crighton has toured and shared stages with a host of world renowned artists, including Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (USA), Missy Higgins, Dan Sultan, the Temptations, the

Beach Boys, Terra Lightfoot (Canada) and Beans on Toast (UK). As a headline artist, he’s traversed countless air miles, including staging expansive tours of the UK, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. He’s been invited to showcase at BIG-SOUND, Australian Music Week, Canadian Music Week, along with the Mondo Music Conference in New York City, and the Folk Alliance International showcase in Kansas. Earlier this year, Crighton was one of the five selected artists to perform at the 2020 coveted APRA Music Awards. With scorching new single ‘Your Country’, Crighton gives furious voice to country under siege with gripping feeling and conviction. The ink barely dry on the lyric sheet, ‘Your Country’ saw Crighton take to Christian Pyle’s celebrated studio in the Byron Bay hinterland, along

with long term collaborator and Producer Matt Sherrod (Crowded House, Beck). The resulting immediacy and electrifying energy pulses at the song’s heart, replicating the exhilarating dynamism of Crighton’s live show. Chiming perfectly with Crighton’s unparalleled dissecting of the the Australian psyche and charting our unique landscape in song, ‘Your Country’ showcases a didgeridoo part courtesy of bandmate and ARIA Award-winning innovator William Barton. “It’s that undercurrent, that pulse—it’s on those frequencies that are in tune with us, Crighton says of Barton’s contribution. “You feel it when he starts to play—everything around you starts moving.” ‘Your Country’ features ARIA-winner in Jeff Lang on guitar, along with James Hazelwood (Kasey Chambers, Tim Minchin) on bass,

and established bandmates Julieanne Crighton and drummer Matt Sherrod. The track’s squall of snarling, arcing psych-rock guitars propels Crighton to a dramatic new front in his enviable repertoire, building to a climactic and hollered call to arms. Decrying environmental degradation in the pursuit of profit and the moral bankruptcy of the politicians who facilitate it, ‘Your Country’ is a blistering shot across the bows. “The land is just being sold off, killed, poisoned, damaged,” Crighton says of the fury that moved him to record ‘Your Country’. “The water’s being auctioned to the highest bidder or poisoned, the land’s being cleared constantly. I think everyone knows in their gut that it’s time for real change. We live on a special planet, obviously it’s our only home. Regardless of your history. It doesn’t belong to us, we belong to it. We have

a responsibility to country, each and every one of us.” ‘Your Country’ is a timely entry in the songbook of a uniquely incisive artist at the peak of his powers and will be released on the 25th of September. William Crighton has never been more urgent in his message—or more articulate in his delivery. William Crighton plays Saturday 28 Nov, from 7.30pm, Theatre, Lismore City Hall. TICKETS $40pp (Tables of 2-8) + transaction fee General admission. Please note there is a $4.40 transaction fee. BAR & DINER The licensed NORPA Bar will be open from 6pm, and also during and after the show. Drinks purchased from the bar are permitted inside the theatre. The Secret Chef Diner will be open from 6pm, offering main meals and dessert.

Conservatorium welcomes back live performance with free outdoor concert By Lesley Apps LIVE performances continue to be eased back into the Clarence Valley events calendar with another organisation set to debut a larger scale outdoor performance after some time away from the public spotlight. The Clarence Valley Conservatorium will return to large scale concerts this weekend with a free performance in Market Square in Grafton on Sunday afternoon. Concert-goers will be entertained by Conservatorium ensembles including the Adult Combo, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble.

Joining the Jazz Ensemble will be vocalist Melissa Smith who will be performing a sublime program of songs including music by Norah Jones and others. Everyone is invited to come along for the free concert so bring along a picnic and enjoy some of the great musical talent we have here in the Clarence in the beautiful surrounds of Grafton’s Market Square. This concert will be held on Sunday, November 29 at 4pm-5.30pm and will follow COVID protocols. This means bookings are essential for this free concert and can be reserved at https://events. humanitix.com/concert-in-thepark

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BUSINESS NEWS 49 Leading Australian brands come together to support small businesses across Australia SMALL Business Australia announces that leading brands including the NAB, Australia Post, Telstra, Snap and PEXA have come together with them to create the ‘Team Small Business Australia – Keep Well and Buy Local’ initiative COVID-19 has had a devastating impact upon businesses across the country, with small business owners bearing the brunt of the economic impact. “This is why Small Business Australia has come together with some of Australia’s leading brands that serve the small business of Australia to launch the ‘Keep Well and Buy Local’ initiative,” says Bill Lang, Executive Director of Small Business Australia. “Small business owners are the heart and soul of their local communities and will only survive if we as a nation get behind them, which is why we at ‘Team Small Business Australia’ are encouraging all Australians to keep well, get out and online and support businesses by buying locally within their communities.” ‘Team Small Business Australia’ founding partners are some of the largest service providers to the small businesses

of Australia and include the nation’s largest small business bank, NAB, Australia’s largest retail, delivery and logistics company Australia Post, Australia’s largest telecommunications and internet technology company Telstra, Australia’s largest design and printing business SNAP and Australia’s largest digital settlement platform PEXA. The National Australia Bank’s Executive for Small Business Banking, Ana Marinkovic said. “Australia’s move out of this pandemic will be a business-led recovery. We need to do everything we can to get behind our local cafes, shops and services to support those entrepreneurs that are the backbone of the Australian economy. They are the ones that have made the sacrifice in shutting down their businesses through no fault of their own, now is the time for all of us to support them and buy local,” said Ana Marinkovic, NAB’s Executive for Small Business Bank. Through the campaign small businesses will be able to access a full range of digital and printable buy local signage, mental health and wellbeing

support, planning resources, digital business tools, savings on major small business expenses like energy, technology, advertising and business advice. “Small businesses are so important for communities right across Australia and represent over 95 per cent of Australia Post’s business customers. We’ve been committed to supporting small businesses through the challenges of 2020, with recent research finding 80 per cent of consumers trust us to deliver through the COVID-19 crisis,” said Nicole Sheffield, Australia Post Executive General Manager Community & Consumer. “This year has been incredibly difficult, particularly for small business which is why

partnering with Small Business Australia to help drive the ‘keep well and support local’ message was an easy decision for us, and we’re incredibly proud to be involved.” Telstra are also excited to get behind the ‘keep well and buy local movement’ with Anne Da Cunha, Small Business Executive for Telstra saying that “Telstra is proud to be part of the Keep Well, Buy Local initiative. In what has been an extremely difficult year for Australian small businesses, technology and digitisation has played a key role in keeping many businesses afloat and connected to their customers and teams. Telstra looks forward to continuing to help Australian small businesses digitise and

a large corporation or an individual consumer, there has never been a better time to support your local business community. Buy Local today,” said Richard Thame, CEO, Snap Franchising Limited Whilst Lisa Dowie, Chief Customer Officer for PEXA said that “Small businesses play an essential role in maintaining the stability and growth of the Australian economy. thrive with our range of Technology has enabled specialist products, and many small businesses end to end services.” Anne to remain open during Da Cunha, Small Business COVID-19 and provided Executive, Telstra opportunities for The business landscape individuals to expand for many small business and enhance their service owners has changed offering through digital dramatically since means. Our dedication COVID-19 hit in March, and support for small with the way we do businesses extends business and interact beyond our member base with each other changing and reaches, wherever forever, with the mission possible, our suppliers of all partners of Team and providers of goods Small Business Australia and services. This is to give the opportunity to something we endeavour all small business owners to engrain with our to not only survive, but employees – to think, thrive in this new world. source and buy local.” “Snap has proudly Small Business supported Australian Australia recognises businesses for 120 that it will take all of us, years. Our franchisees consumers and businesses are small business both large and small, all owners themselves and, working, keeping each together, we look forward other well and buying to playing our part in local, if we are going to Australia’s economic get through this pandemic recovery. Whether you are together.

STATE BUDGET SWEETENERS FOR LOCAL BUSINESS BUSINESS NSW Central Coast says the State Budget, released on November 17, will allow businesses on the Central Coast and throughout the state to create jobs and prosperity and steer the state out of the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has announced a budget deficit of $6.9B for the past financial year, with a projected deficit of $16B for 2020-21,” Regional Director Paula martin said. “Those figures are a stark reminder of the economic crisis we are facing. “However, the economic blueprint delivered in the Budget supports the ongoing need to create jobs, drive investment and build infrastructure. “Business NSW has long advocated for serious reform when it comes to the largest deterrent to job creation in NSW – Payroll Tax – and the Government has made serious

headway in making it easier to give someone a job. “NSW is leading the way with $2.4B worth of cuts to payroll tax and incentives for businesses that make significant investments in NSW. “Not only has the Payroll Tax threshold been extended from $1M to $1.2M, but the rate at which companies pay this tax will decrease to 4.85 per cent from 5.45 per cent for the next two years. “This will provide a huge incentive for employers right across NSW to take on additional staff immediately. “Business NSW will be urging business owners to take advantage of this new operating environment. “Pleasingly, small businesses who don’t currently pay Payroll Tax haven’t been forgotten. “They will be provided with a $1,500 digital voucher to offset Government fees and charges which will give them

more money to invest in their own business. “Those looking to create new businesses or grow existing operations will also benefit from the Government’s near $40M extension of the Business Connect support program. “Small businesses are often left frustrated by the time and effort they put into bidding for Government tenders, only to be completely shut out. “The $5M provided for a tender support program will provide businesses with practical assistance to help prepare and submit tender documents.” Martin said the Treasurer had taken a global view of the economic crisis and used the opportunity to re-position NSW on the world stage by creating six new hub locations to encourage investment and trade opportunities in key international cities. “NSW already has a great reputation for producing high

end products and this will make it much easier for NSW businesses of all sizes, and from all locations, to break into key established overseas markets,” she said. “Regional NSW has been supported through a $1.8B commitment to major infrastructure projects that will create new jobs, as well as transport and road projects that will make the movement of people for work and leisure quicker and safer. “Support for existing business owners in regional NSW has been provided, with $100M set aside to establish a Regional Job Creation Hub to attract interstate and overseas businesses to set up operations in a regional city or town. “One of the great frustrations of regional businesses has been the inability to attract appropriately skilled workers to their area of operations. “Many will be pleased to see eligible workers can continue to

receive a grant of up to $10,000 to assist with costs of moving from a metropolitan area. “We’ve all seen the way the pandemic has impacted different industries in different ways, in particular hospitality and tourism; the Out and About program, where people over the age of 18 will receive four $25 vouchers to spend at COVID Safe venues, will help re-vitalise the hospitality sector, maintain and grow employment and bring greater vibrancy to key venue precincts. “NSW has long been the engine room of the national economy, contributing one third of the nation’s GDP. “By getting the NSW economy firing again, so too can the national economy reset. “This Budget provides a clear vision and pathway to do just that, and the business community will be supportive of measures to drive down costs, create employment and build for the future.”

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50 MOTORING CHEVROLET SILVERADO COMING DOWNUNDER

MG ZS FULL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE

There are no clues to the MG ZS EV being a full electric as it has a regular ‘radiator’ grille.

By Ewan Kennedy Very much a full-size in shape and under the bonnet, the new Chevrolet Silverado.

By Ewan Kennedy CUSTOMERS in Australia will be able to access some of the biggest full-size trucks, beginning with the Chevrolet Silverado, through the newly established General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) network. The Silverado 1500, remanufactured to right-hand-drive by Walkinshaw Automotive with the Silverado 2500 and the C8 Corvette to follow in late 2021. Potential customers can use the new ‘Find a Dealer’ tool on www. gmspecialtyvehicles. GMSV dealer. North American full-size trucks are market in Australia, and GMSV will offer some of America’s most successful and highest selling vehicles in the segment, said Joanne Stogiannis, Director of

GMSV. “We have launched Specialty Vehicles dealers and look forward to adding more. Our GMSV dealers are now open for business in Australia. The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado comes with a 6.2-litre EcoTec3 V8 petrol engine and 10-speed automatic transmission. It has a towing capacity of 4.5 tonnes with Tow/Haul mode, Trailer Sway Control, Hill Start Assist and Auto Grade and Cruise Grade Braking. Auto Lighting Test drivers to conduct a trailer light test that uses an automatic exterior light sequence to help properly connected. Advanced Towing Package with Hitch Guidance, Hitch View, Integrated Brake Controller, Trailer Theft Alert and in-vehicle advanced trailering system. Active safety features

include Front and Rear Park Assist, Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert and Forward Collision Alert, Low Speed Forward Automatic Braking. There are also Front Pedestrian Braking, IntelliBeam automatic headlamp control, Following Distance Indicator and Safety Alert Seat. It has Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability. Would-be customers can visit the new GMSV website www. gmspecialtyvehicles. com/ for more information on the Chevrolet Silverado. “We know that customers are eager to see what other products we will add to our portfolio. We will continue to identify opportunities to add to vehicles where we see the chance to compete in niche segments in Australia,” said Stogiannis.

MG Motor has launched its all-new, full-electric MG ZS EV compact SUV in Australia. It’s well priced, at just $43,990 driveaway. Peter Ciao, CEO,

MG Motor Australia and New Zealand, said: “Until now, buyers have had to pay a premium price for an EV. This has meant that only a small portion of the public can afford to buy one. Our vision at MG Motor is to change this situation by making electric vehicles available and accessible to everyone. By removing the affordability barrier, we are seeking to fast track EV adoption in Australia and New Zealand.” The MG ZS EV has

undergone rigorous local testing in both Australia and New Zealand. It can be easily detected on the road, with its iconic emotional design of the breathable logo, diamond grille, dual-colour alloy

rims and London Eye LED headlights. With beautifully soft materials, leather effects and intricate stitching, the MG ZS EV offers family-friendly SUV. Fitted with a 44.5-kilowatt battery, the MG ZS EV has a range of 263 kilometres on the WLTP combined cycle. The MG ZS EV comes with a standard CCS2 socket located behind the grille. This socket handles everything from a household power

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52 MOTORING NEWS HYUNDAI SONATA N LINE

Lower suspension and body changes give Hyundai Sonata N Line a serious look.

By Ewan Kennedy HYUNDAI Motor Company has given us more details on the upcoming Sonata N Line. Based on Hyundai’s ‘Sensuous Sportiness’ design identity, Sonata N Line’s low and wide exterior styling is highlighted by the Parametric Jewel Pattern Grille, bold front fascia, wide air intakes

and N Line badging. Arrow-shaped air curtains on the lower fascia support aerodynamic

performance and engine cooling while giving the model a sporty image. At the rear there are an integrated glossy black lip spoiler, chrome dual twin exhaust and N Line rear diffuser. The interior has a leather-wrapped perforated N steering wheel with metallic spokes, red-stitched sports seats with leather bolsters, gearshift with

metal accents and leather inserts and alloy pedals, complement Sonata N Line’s sporty exterior. The Smartstream

2.5-litre turbo-petrol engine produces 213kW and 422Nm of torque from1,650 to 4,000 rpm. It is mated to an N eight-speed, wet dual-clutch transmission for N vehicles. Unique suspension bushings, higher spring rates, revised shock absorber valving, as well as larger sway bars front and rear. This Sonata has a topline audio and navigation display. The centrepiece is a customisable 10.25-inch touchscreen monitor with split screens and natural language. The cluster supervision display is 12.3 inches diagonally. Hyundai Sonata N Line sounds like an interesting package from the South Korean marque and we look forward to road testing one out of our home base on the Gold Coast.

NEW VEHICLE SALES: OCTOBER 2020 THE Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) today reported new vehicle for the month were 81,220, down just 1,236 82,456 vehicles were sold. Tony Weber, chief executive of the FCAI, said the results were welcome news for the automotive industry. “After a very challenging year, we are seeing ‘green shoots’ in the Australian new vehicle market. Every state and territory except Victoria

“Nationally, the state of industry operations ease. Additionally, Government initiatives such as a constructive budget that included the instant asset write off, along with more accessible welcome stimulus for the industry. surge during the month, more than doubling

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS UPGRADED

The double rear window is a fascinating feature of Mitsubishi’s Eclipse Cross. By Ewan Kennedy MITSUBISHI’S Eclipse Cross has a fascinating shape that’s part SUV, part coupe. It’s most interesting styling feature is the doubledeck rear window.

It’s just been given a revision in shape as well as added equipment. The front end has an evolved Dynamic Shield design concept, including new shapes for the headlights, the

daytime running lamps are now LED. The rear has a more elegant appearance. It rides on new-design 18-inch alloy wheels. The infotainment system has a new 8-inch screen which is now

mounted in a position closer to the driver for improved visibility. Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC) has teamed with what3words to deploy “We are passionate about designing and manufacturing the best-LED lighting products in the game, with pricing that makes them available to everyone. - Eddie (Founder) Founded in 2013, from the very beginning STEDI set out to become leaders in high performance LED automotive auxiliary lighting. Key to our success has been our commitment to designing high quality,

which is integrated into the TomTom satellite navigation system6. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility comes standard on all models. A full-colour Head-Up Display (HUD) presents dashboard information, alerts and navigation signals that helps. Colours offered on the Australian imports are White Diamond (new), Red Diamond, Lightning Blue (pearlescent), Sterling Silver Metallic, Titanium Grey Metallic, White (solid), Black (pearlescent). Metallic and Pearlescent paint $740; Prestige paint Revised Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is now on sale at dealers Australian wide. high performance LED driving lights at accessible prices. manufacturing, design and testing processes is responsible for our LED driving lights being compared to the industries most respected players in both performance and quality. The NRT Motoring Product of the Month can be found online at

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are willing to explore new drive train technologies,” Mr Weber said.

given the circumstances, Victoria’s result is seen as encouraging,” Mr Weber said. times the industry has experienced during

SUVs claimed 50.8 per cent of the market with a total of 41,220 sales, up 6.7 per cent from

726,111. This represents a decrease of 18.8 per cent when compared to the same period in Toyota was the top selling marque for “These results mark the 31st month of decreasing sales for the industry, which has (5,744) and Kia (5,304). challenges during the period. “However, the green shoots that we are may begin to see further recovery during the coming months.

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MOTORING NEWS 53 NISSAN NAVARA HAS MAJOR UPGRADES

Nissan Navara PRO-4X is sporty looking pickup. By Ewan Kennedy NISSAN has provided details of the upgraded Navara that’s coming to Australia in early 2021. The biggest news is the introduction of the Navara PRO4X, a sporty looking pickup with a distinctive, athletic look with an emphasis on Black which is very much the colour of the moment. It has a black Nissan emblem, a black front bumper and black grille, door handles, roof racks and running boards. Navara PRO-4X has red accents, a tint inspired by the colour of molten magma, that contrasts nicely with the dark grille, wheels, and mirror caps. New Navara has quieter and more comfortable interior. The new Nissan Navara will be available in eight exterior colours, with two new colours (forged copper and stealth grey, developed for the PRO-4X grade) with cloth or leather interior options available. An increased payload capacity means the Navara one-ton pickup now delivering payload capacity up to 1.2 tonnes. It has a 3,500kg braked towing capability. The Navara’s has what Nissan describes as the new “interlock” grille. It’s thicker and vertical in shape. The model name is embossed on top of the front grille and across the full width of the rear tailgate. The font of the model name has been redesigned to create a stronger look. High-tech C-shaped LED projector headlamps, increasing brightness. At the back are seamless LED taillights.

Inside are increased amounts of sound deadening insulation. A redesigned steering wheel and improved styling of the instrument panel are more car like. There’s an 8-inch navigation screen and a 7-inch higher resolution TFT screen. The rear seats have upgrades to the seat cushions and back shapes. The rear armrest has built-in cup holders. Safety systems include Intelligent Forward Collision Warning, which monitors two vehicles ahead as well as the vehicle directly in front that’s clever. Intelligent Driver Alertness prompts drivers to take breaks through visual and gives audible alerts when changes in driving style or steering behaviour are detected. Lane Departure Warning warns drivers if they stray outside their lane without and Intelligent Lane Intervention works to bring the vehicle back to the centre of the lane if the movement continues. Blind Spot Warning to help avoid running vehicles in their so-called blind spot created by door mirrors not being adjusted correctly. reduces the stress that comes with limited visibility when backing out of a parking spot. The function monitors the rear of the vehicle and warning the driver if another vehicle or object is approaching from either side. The pickup is now equipped with the new Nissan Connect infotainment system. This system seamlessly connectivity their smartphone to the pickup.

LEXUS UX 300e IS PURE ELECTRIC

Electrifying performance provided by sleek Lexus UX 300e. Bluetooth streaming audio, voice recognition, and satellite navigation. The DNA of the Nissan Navara remains with carried-over powertrain options coupled with specially tuned suspension and new pickup features that add usability and versatility. Nissan’s engineers worked hard to increase it, delivering an improved payload of up to 1.2 tonnes dependent on grade. When in four-wheel drive mode, the Navara activates its Active Brake Limited Slip Differential system (ABLS), which manages power delivery and wheel braking between the front and rear axles and between the left and right of the vehicle, depending on traction and speed. Working with the Vehicle Dynamic Control system (VDC) and ABS brakes, this system enables drivers to be more towing large payloads and driving through muddy terrain with less acceleration and brake operation. The new Trailer Sway Control system helps the vehicle to maintain stability on the road when towing a trailer. Ashwani Gupta, Nissan’s packaged the new model with a full set of advanced technologies to ensure enhanced dynamic performance on- and off-road, as well as safety and comfort ushering in a new age of toughness, tech, and peace of mind”. and pricing will be announced later and we will bring that information to you as soon as we receive it.

By Ewan Kennedy the luxury compact UX 300e is now on sale in Australia. It offers maximum power of 150kW and torque of 300Nm, incorporating a high-output motor and high-capacity lithium-ion battery that can deliver a 400km driving range

in certain driving conditions. The UX 300e takes about 50 minutes for quick charging and about seven hours for household AC charging, from empty. A Drive Mode Select function is designed to assist the management of smooth acceleration and deceleration. Paddle shifters can be used in a similar manner to engine braking, providing four levels

of deceleration regeneration. Lexus Australia boss, Scott Thompson said the time is Lexus portfolio in Australia and ensure customers have the luxury of choice when selecting from an advanced Lexus powertrain. “We are privileged to have had overwhelmingly

positive feedback from luxury customers who have owned Lexus self-charging hybrid that we committed to this pioneering technology at the right time,” Mr Thompson said. We’ve yet to road test a Lexus UX 300e, but will borrow one as soon as possible Looking forward to this one…

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Grafton Cattle Market Report FROM TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER THERE were 300 head yarded at Grafton Fat Cattle Sale 17th November 2020. Records were broken once again in Grafton, with processors pushing young bullocks to 394.2c/kg and heavy cows to 338.2c/kg. The quality of the heavy cattle was good, however

Steers 406.2c/kg averaged 367.5kg - $1,492.79 p/hd. A/c GA & HR Granleese sold an Angus Cross Heifer 363.2c/kg weighed 550kg - $1,997.60. A/c Leo Carlton sold Brangus Heifers 358.2c/kg averaged 461.7kg - $1,653.69 p/hd. A/c JV & JD Russell sold Angus Cross Heifers 386.2c/kg averaged 455kg - $1,757.21 p/hd. A/c P & J Parr sold Charolais Heifers 404.2c/kg averaged 408.3kg - $1,650.48 p/hd. A/c SE & TJ Kelly sold an Angus Cow 320.2c/kg weighed 540kg - $1,729.08. A/c Leo Carlton sold Brahman Cross Cows 329.2c/kg averaged 601.7kg - $1,980.69 p/hd. A/c Lucy Beel sold a Charolais Cow 338.2c/kg weighed 665kg - $2,249.03.

A/c Tracy Mather sold a Brahman Cross Bullock 369.2c/kg weighed 755kg - $2,787.46. A/c JB & FJ Gorrie sold a Charolais Steer 357.2c/kg weighed 580kg - $2,071.76. A/c LE McLaughlin sold Brahman Cross Steers 404.2c/kg averaged 372.5kg - $1,507.009 p/hd. A/c RC & FA Conroy sold Brangus Cross

A/c J & FL Buchanan sold an Angus Cow 330.2c/kg weighed 555kg - $1,832.61. A/c Farmer Pastoral sold Brahman Cross Cows 330.2c/kg averaged 571.7kg - $1,887.64 p/hd. A/c MH & MD Kingsley sold an Angus Bull 315c/kg weighed 985kg - $3,102.75. A/c RK Gaudron & SM Cosgrove sold a Brangus Vealer Steer 508.2c/kg weighed 200kg -

$1,016.40. A/c W & S Donoghue sold a Charolais Cross Vealer Steer 566.2c/kg weighed 220kg $1,245.64. A/c J & FL Buchanan sold an Angus Vealer Steer 582.2c/kg weighed 160kg - $931.52. A/c BM Hyatt Simmental Cross Vealer Steers 640.2c/kg weighed 120kg - $768.24.

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Lismore Cattle Market Report Market Report FROM FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER AGENTS had a total yarding of 1357 head at Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange Prime Sale on Wednesday 18 November. Young cattle made up a large percentage of the yarding consisting mainly of vealers and weaners, along with a small penning of yearlings. Quality was well-bred steers and heifers through the sale in a strong market. Restockers took most of the cattle, mainly from western and southern areas, with very few cattle being acquired by local restockers. Weaner steers were keenly sought after to weights, however well bred light weights lifted in places by 14c/kg. Most steers sold from 430c to a top of 666.2c/kg for light weights. Restocker weaner heifers were up to 10c dearer for the well bred heifers, with most making from 420c to 580c/ restockers, whilst the yearling heifers reached a top of 496c/kg also to restocker buyers. The yarding of export cattle consisted mainly of cows, along with a few grown steers and heifers. Grown steers sold to a top of 424c for feeders, while heifers topped at 341c/kg. The

score medium weights averaging 305c, while heavy cows sold to a top of 332c/kg. Bulls sold to a top of 354.2c/kg with the top priced bull reaching $3,684.00. On Friday 20 November Ray White Rural conducted their Store Sale yarding 1284 head plus 83 calves for total livestock of 1367 head. Five bulls were sold with a top of $4,650. With good runs of steers a total of 670 head were sold at an average of $1,363/head with a top price of $2,214.50 achieved. Lightweight steers sold to a top of 688.2c/kg with 13 head sold averaging 182kg. Cows & calves remained strong at a very solid average of $2,205.00 while the top reached $2,580. Open auction heifers lifted to a top $1,980 and liveweight heifers topped at 582.2c/kg. Friday 4 December will be the next store sale at NRLX with a combined Ramsey & Bulmer and T&W McCormack sale commencing from 10am. NRLX reminds its patrons that Covid restrictions have eased with vendors welcome to attend subject to sign in requirements. The canteen is also open from 7am on sale days with a great selection of food available.

producers are making the easy decision to sell. feeder steers. Steers with milk & 2 teeth, weighing either side of 500kg sold from $4.08 to $4.30/kg for returns of $1,800 to $2,185. Most heavy yearling steers sold in the $4.30 to $4.70/kg range returning $1,450 to $1,560. Medium x light weaner steers sold to strong

competition with lines of British x Euro bred calves selling from $5.30 to $6.62/kg, most returned between $1,000 to $1,200. Weaner heifers generally sold from $4.40 to $5.00/kg with lightweights up to $5.40/kg. The top cow & calf, a Charbray with a big calf sold for $3,140. Young cow & calf units in good nick sold from $2,100 to $2,900, Older cows with calves sold from $1,600 to $2,150.

FROM TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER 180 CATTLE were sold at the Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday, November 17. The quality of the yarding was generally good and demand was high for all classes of stock. Whian Whian which returned $2,088. Once again restockers competed with meat

processors on light & medium cows $2.20 to $3.28/kg. Most yearlings & vealers were bought by western restockers with steers selling from $4.50 to $6.40/kg depending on weight and quality. Vealer Heifers $4.40 to $5.65/kg.

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NATIONAL AG DAY CELEBRATING FARMERS AND THEIR EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTION IN UNCERTAIN TIMES 2020 has been a challenging year but this National Ag Day we’re recognising the contribution farmers have made over the past 12 months to keep Australia’s food and fibre production as strong as ever. NSW Farmers’ President James Jackson said today’s celebration is about better connecting Australians with agriculture and the people behind it. “For a few years now we have been celebrating National Ag Day and it’s been encouraging to see the support it has been receiving from the community. “I think Aussies have always appreciated the work our farmers do, and understand the challenges they face but this year as the world grapples with a global pandemic, consumers have appreciated more than ever living in a country with such a vast food bowl. “Research shows Australians are now more likely to purchase locally grown food and fibre as a result of Covid-19. We were also proud to reiterate during the panic buying stage that farmers had their backs and we produce far more food and fibre than we need domestically,” Mr Jackson said. NSW is home to 30 per cent of the country’s farms. Farmers in NSW produce everything from beef, dairy, eggs, goats and pork, to poultry and sheep meat, alpacas, grains, fruit, vegetables, wool and oysters with the sector’s estimated output valued at around $15 billion. Agriculture earns $1 in every $10 of export income for NSW, and with the tourism, services and international education sectors decimated by COVID, it will be strong export-focused industries like agriculture

that will lead our State’s and Australia’s economic recovery in the months and years ahead. Parliamentary Friends of Regenerative Agriculture The Parliamentary Friends of Regenerative Agriculture Group, which aims to garner cross-partisan government support for large-scale adoption of regenerative agriculture, was Agriculture Day. An initiative of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance and its co-chairs federal MPs Kevin Hogan and Helen Haines, the Friends of Parliament Group members will The group aims to provide a non-partisan forum for MPs to meet and interact with organisations, farmers and academics who are stakeholders in regenerative agriculture practices to better develop policy that supports agricultural resilience. RAA founder and Director of Strategic Projects at Southern Cross University, Lorraine Gordon, said, “Regenerative farmers and researchers are leading the way in showing us the economic and environmental However, in order to see urgent large-scale transition required for climate adaption and resilience, we need to see regenerative agriculture practice incentives championed in parliament. “If we are to prosper as a nation we need to see government policy that recognises the relationship between soil health, plant health, animal health and human health,” she said. Kevin Hogan, Member for Page said, “Farmers have

faced massive challenges, COVID-19. It is important we continue to support them and provide the means to build resilience. This group will be key to delivering these solutions.” Helen Haines, Member for Indi, added: “This is an opportunity to develop and connect the science and practice of regenerative agriculture to policy making for thriving agricultural ecosystems.“ According to Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler: “Regenerative agriculture is an ecological approach to farming that allows landscapes to renew themselves.” Dr Massy believes it revitalises the natural water cycle, improves the carbon cycle and promotes biodiversity in soil - essential for Australia’s continued agricultural productivity in the face of climate challenges. The online meeting will bring together leading regenerative agriculture practitioners with representatives from all political persuasions to share their vision and discuss priorities. Agriculture Day to launch this parliamentary group because it is a day where we celebrate the people working every day for healthy landscapes and communities. Regenerative agriculture is the future of mainstream farming and needs to be celebrated as such,” Ms Gordon said. “We all need to walk this path together”. For more information about the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance: scu.edu.au/ regenerativeag/

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been developing and supporting adoption of improved practices in Australian agriculture for over 30 years. Landcare Farming program manager Mick Taylor said, “Landcarers have an opportunity to share what drives their passion for good farming practices and environmental stewardship in their business. By simply recording a video, Australian producers and land managers can share with the community why they are passionate about being good stewards of their land – and their vision for our farming future.” Standout producers, networks and their Landcare projects will be identified during the campaign with awards presented for best video, rising star award, best actor, longest distance a kit has travelled. For more information, please visit: landcareaustralia.org.au/ landcarefarming

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$250,000 to tackle invasive Tropical Soda Apple ROUS County Council (RCC) has been awarded a $250,000 grant from North Coast Local Land Services as part of the NSW Government’s Bushfire Recovery stimulus funding. The grant will be used to help control weed infestations of Tropical Soda Apple (TSA) on priority areas affected by the 2019-2020 bushfires. This funding will allow RCC to directly assist landowners and property managers whose properties were affected by the fires and are vulnerable to the spread of TSA. These susceptible areas were determined prior to the submission by correlating existing TSA incursions with State Fire Mapping information. The TSA Bushfire Recovery roll-out plan involves organising and coordinating qualified and experienced staff/contractors to undertake primary and secondary weed control treatments on private properties in the Northern Rivers region managed by RCC. Other activities will include:

• Reducing the overall density and extent of Tropical Soda Apple; • Encouraging and promoting weed awareness and active involvement in controlling weeds (community/ landholders); • Providing a rapid response to eradicate and contain new weeds; • Providing effective targeted on-ground control; • Integration of invasive species management into education programs; and • Increase skill of the workforce to implement weed management. “Unfortunately, a lot of properties in this region were affected by last year’s bushfires, similarly to the rest of the State. Landholders are still working hard to recover from the effects of these fires and the last thing they need is a high priority weed species like Tropical Soda Apple taking hold in the midst of this,” Rous County Council General Manager Phillip Rudd said. Studies show that TSA can

flourish rapidly in post-fire, drought or post-flood affected areas. They are a hardy species that can survive in low nutrient environments, taking hold and spreading significantly faster than local native plant species. Tropical Soda Apple is an aggressively invasive, prickly, thicket forming shrub that invades open to semi-shaded areas, particularly pastures and

Sugar season coming to an end for 2020

THE North Coast sugar crushing season is coming to a close for 2020, and a little earlier than most years. This year’s crush is down around 20 percent which was caused by a two

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riparian zones. It is also known to spread throughout forests, roadsides, recreational areas, and horticultural and cropping areas. It has a negative impact on biodiversity by displacing native plants and disrupting ecological processes. Rous County Council currently has a dedicated TSA Officer however once

the project commences, this funding will provide the opportunity to employ more TSA-specific Weed Control Officers along with other local weed contractors for the 12-month duration of the programme. To find out more about Tropical Soda Apple or other high priority weed species, visit rous.nsw.gov.au/weeds or by calling (02) 6623 3800

HOW TO YARN LIKE A FARMER ONE of Australia’s largest rural charities, Rural Aid, is asking all Australians to dress like a farmer for the national “Good Onya Mate” fundraising concert scheduled for 28 November. Rural Aid’s unofficial spokesperson for the event, known as The Ringer, held a press conference today to advise Australians on how to talk like a farmer for the event. “A good place to start for firsttimers trying to talk like the rest of us over the otherside of the Great Divide is to say: good onya mate. You’ll notice we don’t say you… unless we’re talking about buying a single female sheep… a ewe, ya know?” The Ringer says from his paddock in central Queensland. “In that case you’d go: G’day Bruce, how’s the ewe ya bought?” The charity encourages Australians to post a photo of their outfits with the hashtag #goodonyamate as a message of solidarity to farmers across the country. CEO of Rural Aid John Warlters says the funds raised from the concert will go towards the charity’s new Stronger Futures program, dedicated to helping farmers develop strong and sustainable futures for their families and local communities. “Rural Aid’s Stronger Futures initiatives include our Farm Army. That’s thousands of Farm Army volunteers give their time to help rural communities rebuild and repair following natural disasters. Farm Army volunteers make a real

difference in rural areas and are also recruited for specific Rural Aid community projects,” Mr Warlters said. “We’ll also revitalise towns through the Our Towns community renewal program. In drought-affected areas, community facilities often become rundown as scarce funds are prioritised for the necessities of life. The Rural Aid team works with key stakeholders in country towns to identify much-needed rebuilding and bring community makeover projects to life.” “Importantly, the money raised will underpin our rural counselling services because one conversation at the right time, with the right person, can change everything. Rural Aid employs qualified, nationally registered counsellors to provide mental wellbeing support services to help build emotional resilience in farmers and farming families; aiming to reduce stress, depression and suicide in rural areas,” Mr Warlters concluded. To help Australians authentically dress like a farmer for the Good Onya Mate concert, Rural Aid has appointed The Ringer from Queensland to explain how it’s done. He held a press conference today on how to speak like a farmer.

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Syzigium anisatum – aniseed myrtle

Attractive rainforest trees for screening boundaries THIS week we have three very attractive local rainforest trees which are often grouped together because of similar growth habits and because of their scented leaves. Although in their natural habitat they can grow to trees of varying sizes, in the home garden they can in fact be pruned to keep small, grown as a hedge or even grown as a container plant. Together in a mixed planting they can create a very attractive screening boundary in any garden. Syzigium anisatum (formerly Backhousia anisate) – Aniseed myrtle is a large rainforest tree which can grow to 45 metres in its natural range, but much smaller in a garden situation. It has very attractive foliage – wavy, deep green leaves which grow to the ground and which produce a very strong aniseed perfume. Crush a leaf and sniff… you can’t help but be amazed! Its white scented flowers, which appear in spring and early summer, are also perfumed. The leaves have a subtle, sweet liquorice flavour and are used for flavouring sweet and savoury dishes. It is sometimes grown commercially as a hedge with the leaves harvested for bush food. It does best in a well drained site in full sun. Backhousia citriodora – Lemon scented myrtle is a neat, evergreen shrub or shade tree. It has leathery leaves, a lighter green than the S. anisatum, that release an intense fragrant lemon scent when crushed. Its white flowers create an impressive display in late spring and summer. This plant is grown commercially in hedges for its leaves which are used in cooking, imparting a

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distinctive lemony flavour to teas and also when included in sweet and savoury dishes. It produces the lemon flavour without the acidity of lemons. Indigenous Australians have traditionally used the leaves for cooking and medicinal purposes. Lemon scented myrtle will grow in most situations but does best in deep soil with plenty of organic materials and moisture. It will survive a light frost and short periods of drought. Backhouse myrtlefolia - Grey myrtle or cinnamon myrtle is an attractive upright small tree with foliage to the ground. The leaves are smaller than the other two myrtle trees and have a cinnamon scent. Its creamy white flowers, which appear late spring and early summer, can virtually cover the tree for an extended period and attract birds, bees and butterflies. This plant does best in full sun in a well-drained site with some shelter from strong winds. It is slightly frost-tender when young. However, it will grow well in most soil and climate conditions, and will tolerate long, dry summers provided it is deep watered occasionally. B. myrtlefolia can also thrive in part or full shade and with its naturally dense foliage, it makes an excellent shade tree, or can be used as a screen or windbreak. If allowed to grow bushy, it will add interest to a leafy backyard but can be kept smaller with regular pruning.

Backhousia citriodora – Lemon scented myrtle

Backhousia myrtlefolia Cinnamon myrtle

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Starred in the sci-fi comedy film Sorry to Bother You, – Hardwick (5) 3 Historical TV miniseries based on the 2005 Kate Mosse novel of the same name (9) 4 Ridley Scott flop starring Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen (1,1,4) 5 1996 black comedy featuring a serial killer dubbed the Blue Blood Killer (7) 6 Psychological thriller directed by Brian De Palma (9) 7 This 2000s series starred Bradley Cooper as Will Tippin and Melissa George as Lauren Reed (5) 9 In La La Land, this Flock of Seagulls hit is performed by an ‘80s covers band, I – (3) 10 Aussie who plays Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games series of films, – Hemsworth (4) 12 Actress who plays protagonist Selina Meyer in Veep, Julia Louis- – (7) 13 2014 music doco exploring the influential guitar bands of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Beautiful – (5)

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32 The brother of Ralph Fiennes who plays Commander Fred Waterford in The Handmaid’s Tale (6) 33 Aussie reality series, My – Rules (10)

Played Clark Kent in the 2000s hit TV series Smallville (3,7) The man behind UK radio DJ and talk show host Alan Partridge, Steve – (pictured) (6) 2016 TV doco series profiling radicals and mavericks (1,2,5) The third highest-grossing film of 2018, – World: Fallen Kingdom (8) British cooking/dating game show, – Date (6) 2014 Kim Basinger drama and the title of a song by Pink (1,2,4) Hong Kong-Canadian music star and actor, – Chen (6) Cult 1985 Chevy Chase action-comedy film (6) 2001 movie starring Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush, The Tailor of – (6) Author of Trainspotting and Filth, – Welsh (6) Aussie family film based on a true dog story (7) Starred in Forrest Gump as the title character’s son, Haley Joel – (6) Star and producer of World War Z (4,4) Popular superhero movie series including Age of Ultron, Infinity War and Endgame (8)

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Somebody else could start to become secretive after what has been a more open situation between you. Your best mode of action is to wait as there is too much going on behind the scenes for you to be able to gain a clear picture on anything. You can have some luck where good communication exists with somebody else. Lucky Colour - Silver Lucky Number - 9

Something quite unexpected and pleasant can arise involving somebody else. You could feel that greater opportunity to plan the future has or will develop and that any help you need will be available. Don’t be tempted to get involved in any situations that lack clarity or to place too much importance on doubtful promises. Lucky Colour - Brown Lucky Number - 24

You can make a lot of progress when it comes to getting things in order, which might also include getting rid of the unnecessary once and for all. This could leave space for something new and out of the ordinary. Tension could arise with someone because they put undue pressure on a matter you consider important. Lucky Colour - Green Lucky Number - 25

Social activity can pick up quite considerably from now to mid December. If there is anything you need to discuss with others, now would be a good time to do that, especially if there are some details that you might be cautious about because they are a little touchy. These things need to be worked out and delaying it doesn’t help. Lucky Colour - Lime Lucky Number - 8

Don’t waste any opportunities that will enable you to get something better organised or little jobs out of the way. This will free you up to create greater harmony especially at home or with matters involving family that need to be prepared. You could experience blockages if planning too far ahead though. Lucky Colour - Blue Lucky Number - 11

Avoid getting involved in conversations that start to become unclear, as they could turn argumentative quite easily. There should be the opportunity for pleasant social interaction where the conversations are most enjoyable. You might also come across some information, quite by accident that encourages you to investigate. Lucky Colour - Yellow Lucky Number - 4

Finances will come under the spotlight from now to mid December. This could be because an unexpected expense arises this week. Otherwise you should watch spending on impulse that could put things out of balance as a result. Disagreement could arise with somebody else because of a strong opinion you hold on a matter. Lucky Colour - Red Lucky Number - 12

Venus, the planet of peace, balance and harmony has just moved into your sign, where it will remain until 16th December. This could encourage you to pamper yourself, buy some new clothes or change your hairstyle to create a whole new look. You might also look into new things to learn or to gather more information on a subject. Lucky Colour - Crimson Lucky Number - 20

You could become frustrated with any situation that hampers your ability to enjoy yourself or make such plans. You should take the opportunity right now to look over your finances and not ignore any overspending you might have been doing lately. It will be to your benefit to withdraw to some degree and get some rest. Lucky Colour - Purple Lucky Number - 24

There can be pleasant interaction with friends or any situation that involves you with a group of people from now to mid December. What needs to take priority in life can become clearer this week. This could include quite easy solutions when it comes to putting these things in place. Avoid engaging in any family tensions. Lucky Colour - Aqua Lucky Number - 2

Don’t feel guilty about not taking on obligations you feel are not warranted. Shut it down quickly and don’t be tempted to argue the point. There will be commitments you are quite happy to accept and will enjoy. There needs to be a restful and relaxing underlying theme. That way your energies will not be drained and diluted. Lucky Colour - Navy Blue Lucky Number - 9

Look at the future positively because there is much to take advantage of just so long as you focus on what are important priorities in your life. This is the beginning of a 9 month cycle where much can be accomplished on a personal level, as long as you don’t let too many doubts take you off track. You have to mentally accept change. Lucky Colour - Gold Lucky Number - 19

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Casino Golf Club Markets – 2nd Sunday of every 2nd month.

Ballina Farmers’ Market – Sundays 6am till 1pm at Commemoration Park Ballina.

Lismore Car boot Markets – now at Lismore Showground – 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month. The Channon Craft Markets – 2nd Sunday of the month. Ballina Markets – 3rd Sunday of the month. Mullumbimby Community Market – 3rd Saturday of the month.

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Bangalow Farmers Market – Saturdays 7am till 11am at Bangalow Hotel Carpark. Blue Knob Farmers Markets – Saturdays 8.30am till 12pm at Blue Knob Café, Lillian Rock. Byron Bay Farmers Market – Thursdays 7am till 11am at Cavanbah Centre Byron Bay.

Kyogle Farmer’s Market Saturday mornings Stratheden Street, Kyogle. Lismore Farmers Market – Saturdays 8am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds. Lismore Produce Market – Thursdays 2.30pm till 6.30pm at Magellan & Carrington streets. Contact Tom on 0450 688 900. Mullumbimby Farmers Market – Fridays 7am till 11am at Mullumbimby Showground. Contact Allie on 02 6677 1345

Murwillumbah Farmers Market – Wednesdays 7am till 11am at Murwillumbah Showgrounds. Contact Sue on 0498 733 766. Nimbin Farmers Market – Wednesdays 3pm till 6pm at Green Bank Carpark. Contact Jason on 02 6689 1512 Rainbow Region Organic Market – Tuesdays 7.30am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds.

Uki Farmers Market – Saturdays 8am till 12.30pm at Uki Hall. Yamba Farmers Market – Wednesdays 7am till 1pm at Whiting Beach carpark. Contact Debra on 0402 404 606

In Loving Memory Death Notice

SUTHERLAND, MARGARET ALISON (MAGGIE) 13. 07. 1941 ~ 18. 11. 2020

Dearly loved and loving wife of John (Hickey) mother of Scott and Andrew mother-in-law of Irene and Jenny and grandmother of Jane, Lisa and Lindsay.

IN MEMORIAM 63 Death Notice

Death Notice

Joan Virtue

PERCIVAL Barry

Late of Banora Point NSW Formerly Bexhill NSW

Passed away peacefully at Ipswich 1/10/2020

April 24th, 1929 - April 7th, 2020. The service and interment of the late Joan Virtue, wife of Lloyd Virtue deceased, loved mother of Leanne Virtue, Rhonda Mergan and Christine Summerville and son inlaw Gil and beloved grandmother of Jonathan and wife Katie Mergan and Cameron and wife Lynsay Mergan.

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POSITION DESCRIPTION COURSE GREENKEEPER WOODBURN EVANS HEAD GOLF CLUB is a long established golf club in the Northern Rivers of NSW. The Club is currently seeking a Course Greenkeeper with responsibility for ensuring the maintenance and upkeep of the golf course so that it meets the expectations of members, guests & visitors. BACKGROUND: The successful candidate needs experience in all aspects of golf course maintenance and will need to be highly motivated, have a strong work ethic with a good eye for detail and work well in a team environment. DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION: Successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of the following. • Working with Golf Club Board and Management to implement the Clubs strategic plan. • Maintain a professional and welcoming approach at all times when dealing with members, guests & visitors. through the establishment of schedules and programmes on a daily, weekly, monthly and • Oversee and manage the preparation of machines for use. • Experience in the operation and maintenance of irrigation systems. • Experience with power tools and hold the required licenses. • Experience in the application of chemicals and fertilisers with an accredited chemical license. • Sound knowledge of WH&S requirements. If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your application, comprising of a cover letter and resume to the Administration at j.g.edser7@bigpond.com. Attention Gail: Applications close Monday, 30th November, 2020.

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Positions Vacant

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Inspiring Project Management Opportunities Richmond Valley Council has an expanding list of exciting, shovel-ready projects and we need the right people to help us deliver them for our community. Economic Recovery Fund, co-funded by the NSW and Australian governments, to deliver on three major projects: • the development of the Casino industrial precinct ($9.969 million) • upgrade of the Casino Showground and Racecourse into a state-of-the-art racehorse and equestrian facility ($8.2 million) • provide the village of Rappville with a modern sewage treatment system ($3 million). Our in-house project management team has a track record in delivering landmark projects for our community, such as: • The • The $2.5 million Woodburn Riverside Park. • The $2.5 million Casino Drill Hall precinct redevelopment. We are on track to deliver a 13.4km section ($7.5 million) of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, a 130km recreational trail planned for the disused Casino to Murwillumbah rail line.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES 67 COMMUNITY BILLBOARD ATTENTION - ON THE HORIZON Byron Bay RSL Sub-Branch represents the interests of returned and active ADF members. We have honour rolls of returned personnel from WW1 & WW2. We wish to also collate the names of Ex-service members who have served overseas in combat/peace keeping roles in conflicts including Korea and post Vietnam, including Somalia, Namibia, Timor Leste (East) Timor, Bougainville, Iraq & Afghanistan. Ex-Service members and their families from the Byron Shire Area who wish to be included in this list and on a planned honour board, should send their details to Jim Rogers Phone 0412 679 870 or email jimrog48@gmail.com We would appreciate you help in getting this out to all ex-services personnel and their families.

November meeting, with trade table, attendance 49, apologies 12. Birthdays : to those celebrating, including

4th December through to Saturday 19th

Email casinohistorymuseum@outlook.com

are Shopping Vouchers which can be redeemed at local stores. Tickets are only $1.00 each . All money raised will be

Facebook. Casino & District Family History Group Inc: For more information phone Research

sold out. Already we have repeat orders from our last Stall. See you all on the 5th December.

CASINO CWA:

BALLINA CWA be hosting a market day around our rooms, If you would like to have a stall you will need your own canopy and the cost is $20.

Loaf entries. This recipe is a winner !! We already have orders for this loaf at favourites will be available. If you want email marggood48@hotmail.com Selling

SUPPORT GROUP. This group spans from Wollongbar to Indonesia were welcome guests at our last meeting. Remember to bake and bring a month 10 - 11.30am at Summerland Farm, Wardell Rd, Alstonville.

meeting.

or those supporting them, most welcome.

CASINO EVENING CWA:

DEADLINE

please ring Alison 0400 956 404 or Penny 0422 301 799.

members. passing. New member : welcome back Lola District Funerals, spoke on life. Beauty Kyogle and Northern Rivers Times portable microphone. Welcome more at bingo, carpet bowls, craft, mahjong, euchre. Bus trips : 26 Feb. 2021, to Emmaville. Bookings for this year, will carry over. meeting. Bookings for Queensland 8 day tour, also carried over to August 2021, few seats available.

Box 795 Kyogle 2474 or the business you acquired the form from. BANGALOW HERITAGE MUSEUM AND CAFĂ&#x2030;

COFFEE AND COMMUNITY, LISMORE Tuesday 1 December 10am to 12pm Duck Pond Espresso, Union St South Lismore. Join us for a good old chat about what happens at the end of our lives. What matters to you, what do you need to know, all this once and for all!

am-2.30 pm 0478 6007 78 or 0438 814 552 for more information.

Next meeting : Tues, 8 Dec, 10.30am, Racecourse. Enquiries, Sandra, 6642

CASINO SENIOR CITIZENS: All welcome, our activities currently are,

Danaher on 0414 625 680. 12 Technological and Applied Studies students. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm. Enquiries (02) 6628 1829, aphs2477@ yahoo.com.au or www.aphsmuseum.org.au.

CASINO MINI RAIL: Every Sunday 10am to 4pm. Weather 638 044. Casino View Club:

COFFEE AND COMMUNITY BALLINA - 12pm Wednesday 25 November. This is a monthly meet-up where we discuss anything and everything to do with life and death. 21 November is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, a time when survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding and hope through their shared experience, and so this

how the mental health service responds to people presenting with suicidality. available in the community and the new initiatives being implemented across NSW. Please join us if this resonates with you. We will also have a more general chat after 552 or Anna on 0401 662 275 for more information.

0448 969 498. Fine art printmakers

J & J Schneider CASINO CROQUET CLUB: before 8.30am to start play by 9am. information. CASINO LADIES AND FRIEND CRAFT GROUP:

224 Stokers Rd Stokers Siding 2484 Prints, gallery, workshops and more! E: cpmmurwillumbah@hotmail.com T: Peter 0498 399 640 or Sue 0408 493 253 Find us on Facebook & Instagram CWA MEETING DATES:

CASINO CWA GOODIES FOR CHRISTMAS STREET STALL

Plants and much more.

morning tea and wear a mask. Names to be 6662 1838 or Jan on 6662 6424.

at 9.00am. For further information please

CASINO MIXED PROBUS CLUB:

on 02 6662 1746.

information call the secretary on 0419 886 119.

Fairy Hill Craft Group:

THE CASINO & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM:

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68 COMMUNITY NOTICES FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY As we were unable to hold our annual Book Fair in July, Friends of the Libraries are holding a pop up book shop in the empty premises of the former Chemist situated in the old Woolies Plaza, both the owner of the premises and the Byron Bay Real Estate have generously given it to us free of charge for two weeks. As covid has affected our Libraries this year so dramatically we were wondering if an article plus one on the community page could be placed in The Northern Rivers Times. Below are some of the details that are of interest to our communities FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES, Byron Shire are holding a one off pop-up book shop in lieu of their annual Book Fair which sadly had to be cancelled last July. There will be a wonderful selection of books; fiction jigsaw puzzles coffee table books, etc. - far too good to leave in storage until next year. Lovers of books all ages will be well rewarded. Open daily from Monday 16th November 10am to 4pm, cash and credit/debit cards accepted . We will be operating in a covid safe environment and restocking the shop daily. ANGLICAN ANNUAL

Annual Christmas Shop will occur from Thursday, November 19, 2020 to Friday, December 4, 2020 at Lismore Cruise and Travel, 55 Woodlark Street, Lismore. Opposite the pedestrian crossing. The travel agency will still operate at the rear of the shop. Come and buy your Christmas treats: Home made Puddings, cakes, slices, biscuits. Lots of handicraft items. Plants. Monster Hamper and lots of cheer. Pay by cash or card. pm. Enquiries: Parish Office: lismoreanglicans.com KYOGLE SUNSHINE CLUB: Meets every Thurs at

of every month Contact President Carol Vidal 0427 more information contact

VIETNAM VETERANS LUNCH: Veterans of all conflicts are invited to join Vietnam Veterans for lunch held on the last Tuesday of the month at the Rous hotel Lismore. Contact 0412 627 THE ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE: We meet at the Lismore Workers Club on the 2nd and 4th Mon each month at 6 pm. For more information Phone Terry 0427 500 610 or President Carol 0429

LISMORE WEST: The Rotary Club of Lismore West is in its 60th year and meets every Thursday at the East Lismore Bowling Club at 6.00 pm. New members welcome. For more information phone Norm LIONS CLUB OF LISMORE: Meetings are held on the month at the East Lismore Bowling Club at 6.00pm. For information please contact the secretary on WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH: Meets every Sun 10am at 172 Wyrallah Rd East Lismore. Call for more info Reverend Jackson Gill 0422 945 464. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: A 12-step program for people who have compulsive issues with food and eating. Phone Meetings: Mon 10am. 07 5660 6012 - follow instructions Access code

UNITING CHURCH MISSION: Open every Thurs from

GOONELLABAH: Meetings held at The Lismore Workers Club Keen Street Lismore at 10 am. For further information contact Gloria Francis on 6629 1442 WOLLONGBAR:

Applied Studies students. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays

Hardware. Casino CWA will be conducting a Christmas Raffle during December. All funds raised will help local needy causes.

Many of our club members enjoyed a wonderful get together again at the Ballina

yahoo.com.au or www. aphsmuseum.org.au

BALLINA TOY LIBRARY: Welcomes families from Ballina Shire, 9 Regatta Ave, Ballina. Open Saturday 10am - 1pm, By appointment only on Tues & Wed. Ph. 0411 719 074

NORTHERN RIVERS This group spans from Wollongbar to Ocean Shores & surrounding areas. Our group meets the 2nd Friday of each month 10 Farm, Wardell Rd, Alstonville. All people living with those supporting them, most welcome. Please RSVP to Helen 0400

KYOGLE: Meeting is held on the 1st

November 26, 2020

COMMUNITIES NORTHERN NSW: Cafe Catch up - Point Cafe at the Ramada Hotel and Suites, Ballina, 10 -11am on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Maybe you are new to the area and up with yet, or you feel like a catch up and none of your

to 12pm outside CWA rooms on the corner of Booyong and Park Streets. Beautiful handicrafts for gifts, baked goodies and

Sat of each month from 12 noon. Air Rifle shooting for .22 & 177 air rifles will also be available at the Saturday shoots. For more info please phone Derek on

early. Cash only. Our monthly meetings are on the first Friday of the month at 9am and our

welcome. ALSTONVILLE INNER WHEEL CLUB:

AUXILIARY: Our last week of raising funds for the above will be in Lennox Head from 14th to 17th selling our Christmas Raffle Tickets.

love you to join us! Contact more information. conjunction with the Heart Foundation, Various departure points around Ballina and surrounds, every month. Gentle Pace walk, we walk for about half to three quarters of an hour and finish with a cuppa. Contact Bronwyn on Heart Foundation website for more information and details of the departure point for the next walk. Walks in Nature Full Moon Walk. Departing from the coastguard tower in Ballina 6.45pm Monday walk to the end of the North Wall for the best view. This like to bring something to sit on and perhaps a picnic to share, and a torch. There is a carpark with toilet facilities nearby. This will be a Covid safe event and we will follow Heart Foundation Walks advice. For more info ring

ANGLICAN ANNUAL

990 919 for more details. LISMORE TARGET RIFLE CLUB: Meets Wed nights from

CASINO CWA THANK YOU Watch this space for information about a

of the major works of

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MARKET on Saturday

RICHMOND RIVER ASSOCIATION: Meet on the 2nd Wed of every month at Kyogle Showgrounds in the luncheon room at 7pm. For more details Phone Jan on

lismoreanglicans.com SOCIETY: The latest exhibition at Crawford House Museum

Street Stall on Saturday

set up very safe facilities and procedures with plenty of antiseptic hand washes and table distancing that allowed for an exchange of ideas, recent experiences and even jokes and general nonsense, typical of the interaction of friends at relative close contact. Some of us with hearing problems had to speak a little louder as the 1.5 metres from each other restricted normal levels of speech. Of course it also inhibited into the ear gossip. The entire lunch time experience was a very happy place to be with great food and so many old friends. The committee have arranged another lunch for January 21 at The Wollongbar Tavern and hope that all systems are go at the time . Happy days are

Tuesdays and Thursdays at Black Rocks Sports Fields. For more information ring

ALSTONVILLE

again and the sky above is clear again, especially here on the Northern Rivers when we all follow the NSW Health Dept. rules for avoiding the dreaded

of the Red Dove CafĂŠ. For further information contact Lismore Uniting Church ROTARY CLUB OF SUMMERLAND SUNRISE: Meets every Fri at 7.05 am at Coffeeshots Molesworth

pm. Enquiries: Parish Office:

December at our Cake and Craft Stall at Lennox Head Central which is opposite the pedestrian crossing in the main street.

Grow is a Community Mental Wellbeing Organization, support groups for people struggling with their Mental Health. Groups are meeting face to face and some are have groups in Ballina, Heads and Grafton for more

GRAFTON U3A: The Committee are still meeting monthly and sadly we have cancelled the Jabberfest meetings until next year. Mens Shed is open each weekday with limited numbers. The Jabberjournal will continue each month and on the social front a Picnic will be held at the Shannon Creek December in lieu of the normal luncheon. MACLEAN VIEW CLUB: Monthly Meetings again, after months of Lock 11am Contact Ruth Toyer

BALLINA CWA: Craft and Friendship mornings, each Wednesday from 9-12. Limited to 20 people, so please call no later than Monday to book your spot.

Mons, no later than 7 pm. Numbers are required for catering purposes. YAMBA DAY VIEW CLUB monthly luncheons are held

FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY INC: Every Mon, Wed and Sat from 10.00 am to 4.00pm at The Marie Hart Library Ballina. MULLUMBIMBY CWA: The CWA Rooms will be open each Friday for refreshments and stalls from 9am to noon. Call in for a cuppa and browse the

Acceptance and apologies by Friday prior to luncheon for catering purposes. We hold a monthly social outing either for lunch or morning tea and visitors are YAMBA LIONS CLUB meetings are held 2nd & 4th Thursdays of month at

BRUNSWICK VALLEY VIEW CLUB: Our next luncheon is on Thursday, December 10 Heads Bowling Club. Numbers are limited so please book. Contact

information, please contact the Secretary Peter 0417 546 097. Social outings also held at various time and Visitors and New members KYOGLE COUNTRY MUSIC

Christmas Shop will occur from Monday, November 16 to Friday, December 4, 2020 at Lismore Cruise and Travel, 55 Woodlark Street, Lismore. Opposite the pedestrian crossing. The travel agency will still operate at the rear of the shop. Come and buy your Christmas treats: Home made Puddings, cakes, slices, biscuits. Lots of handicraft items. Plants. Monster Hamper and lots of cheer. Pay by cash or card.

au no later than the Monday last day for the year is on

LENNOX HEAD CWA: Handy Craft Mornings on in the community centre at Lennox Head, Call Jan on

Kyogle Golf Club. This will be our Christmas Party. Bistro open with a baked meal and sweets or something lighter if you prefer available. Full bar resume our shows on 14th February 2021 when AGM will be held before the

CROQUET CLUB INC: Pottsville Fun Croquet Club will have a new starting time due to daylight saving.

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Game on for Yamba sports complex

THE Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has announced $722,000 to install a recycled water irrigation system for fields at the Yamba Sports Complex. community and is going from strengthrecent upgrades that included storage spaces, spectator seating, public toilets, referee and first aid room, as well as

Clarence Valley Mayor Jim Simmons said the facility is a great asset for the local sporting communities. space will now be suitable for a range of activities and will help create a healthier, happier more inclusive

construction workers, but in our food and retails shops, who benefit from having more tourists spending money

to support councils deliver priority

This funding has been allocated

and help communities bounce back

Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI). Clarence Valley Council received over $2 million as part of the funding allocation.

events, carnivals, coaching clinics and training academies, which is great for

Cavaliers v Evans Head

WILY SPINNERS SPARKS DRAMATIC COLLAPSE By Tim Howard ULMARRA Hotel Tucabia Copmanhurst has snatched defeat failed to come to terms with the wily ways of Brothers spinner Andy Kinnane. Chasing Brothers middling total of 139, Tucabia resumed at 0-24 and were in control of the game when Matt Pigg, 15, was the third wicket to fall at 96. picked up Dan Cootes early, but Rohan Hackett and Tim Bultitude took the total to 66 before Hackett chipped a catcher to Kallan Lawrence giving him his first wicket with the total at 66. There was no hint of the carnage to come as Pigg and Tim Bultitude, 43, too the total to 96. soon after as Kinnane picked up the experienced Bob McKenzie for a duck, Andrew Ellis for one and Travis Anderson for another blob. Matt Dougherty, 12, was the only one of the lower order to beat one as Kinnane and medium pace Jack

At McKittrick Park, South Grafton, South Services survived a nasty scare to secure first innings points at GDSC Resuming at 4-45 chasing 133, South slumped 6-74 before dogged all rounder Chris Cleaver, 43, and tail ender Matt Dalton, 7, dropped anchor. The pair soaked up plenty of dot balls but they edged the total closer to the target, nudging the ball around and pushing it into the gaps. bowler Nathan Blanch and Shannon Connor picked up four wickets each as South clawed their way closer to victory. As the target edged below 20 for victory, Cleaver decided to accelerate. Consecutive boundaries through the leg side from Blanch brought the target to 15, but in the next over another attempted big shot against Matt Lobsey brought Cleaver undone. But the lower order, led by some solid hitting from Adrian Boyd, held its nerve. Boyd struck a couple of boundaries, reaching 20 not out and ensured his team secured the vital first innings points.

Tucabia line up. wicket haul for the season, setting

reached 6-101. Dalton, who had proved so stubborn with the bat, snared 4-30

winners. Trent Bennett The Casino RSM Cavaliers (168) travelled to Lennox Head for Round 7 of the Far North Coast LJ Hooker Premier Cricket competition. The Cavs lost Sam Dietrich and Joe Carlton early but a fantastic partnership between Skipper Tim Martin (46) and Trent Bennett (62) formed and got the lads back on track. A handy contribution from Rob Mison (22) guided the Cavs to a competitive total of 168. In reply, Lennox Head were clearly in a hurry to catch the last waves before the tide went out

Tim Martin as they demolished the Cavs bowling attack, and completed the run chase one wicket down, and within 17 overs. The boys had no answer to

in form bat Adam Fisher who spanked 97 not out from 47 balls. Round 8 will be against Pottsville this Saturday.

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70 SPORT MAX PERROT SURF COLUMN

Ocea Curtis and Leihani Zoric TWO of our local Northern Rivers female surfers are

Pictured: Ocea Curtis Photographer: Ethan Smith/SNSW international win with a win in

Leihani Zoric, both from

With this international

SWIMMING NORTH COAST LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

EXCELLENT SCORES CONTINUE AT YAMBA. Results

With entries from all over the

November, time slots available.

SOUTH LISMORE MENS BOWLS RESULTS

Stroke Results.

Schlussler was successful with

massive swimmer numbers

The Tim Mullens Memorial

free. The Rex Clarke Memorial

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FISHING NEWS

Pimlico Island and Broadwater. Prawns and mullet have been the pick of the baits. The flathead have been taking a mix of baits and lures, with prawns being the best bait, and bright coloured hard body lures working well. There have been some good numbers of bass around Lismore, with most fish hitting surface lures early morning and late afternoon, and some deep diving hard bodies during the day. Tight lines! Brett.

BALLINA FISHING THE current offshore has picked up considerably in recent weeks, and has made the fishing a little difficult. The strong current has compressed many of the bait schools around structure, but the current is making it difficult to get a bait or lure to this structure with any kind of consistency. There are still some good numbers of mahi mahi around the FAD, but there are being pressured and seem to be shitting down fairly quickly, so you will need to hit them as early as possible. In the river the tides will be better later this week and into the weekend which should see some better numbers of whiting and mud crabs. Some good quality bream have been taken between

LAST WEEKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RAINFALL

GRAFTON

Last week 3.6mm TOTAL for November 7.0mm

BP OZIGO 119.9 119.9 134.9 141.9 125.9

CUSHY FISHING CHARTERS

UNITED 113.5 113.9 132.9 134.5 115.9

Tailor at dusk and dart and whiting in the low tide gutters along the beaches, bream, whiting and flathead in the mid to upper reaches of the creeks, luderick around the rocky points and bridge pylons in the lower reaches and mud crabs in the upper reaches.

Snapper and trag jew on the close reefs, bream, a few tailor and Australian salmon along Main and Airforce Beaches, bream and luderick along the

EVANS HEAD GREEN PIGEON

117.9 119.9 130.9 137.9 117.9

POTTSVILLE

EVANS HEAD SPORTS & MARINE

Last week 0.6mm Last week 0.4mm TOTAL for TOTAL for November 11.6mm November 19.4mm

LIBERTY E10 Unlead91 U95 U98 Diesel

rock walls at the Evans River mouth, bream, whiting and flathead in the lower reaches and mud crabs in the upper reaches.

LISMORE

Last week 0.2mm TOTAL for November 2.2mm

UNITED STH 114.7 116.7 131.5 137.7 118.7

Snapper, tuskfish and flathead on the 30s east of the Tweed and mahi mahi on the FADs.

RAIN

BYRON BAY

Last week 0.0mm TOTAL for November 33.4mm

GUAGE

UNITED

LIBERTY STH

FREEDOM FUELS

112.9 114.9 123.9 131.9 115.9

115.9 115.9 130.9 135.9 114.9

109.9 111.9 128.9 128.9 114.9

SHELL 114.9 116.9 126.9 138.9 126.9

PRICES ARE CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING. THIS TABLE SHOULD BE USED AS GUIDE ONLY.

Sunrise and Sunset on the Northern Rivers

Thurs 26th November to Wed 2nd December CLARENCE - River Entrance

Thurs 26th November to Wed 2nd December GRAFTON AREA DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

FIRST LIGHT 5.13am 5.12am 5.12am 5.12am 5.12am 5.12am 5.12am

SUNRISE 5.39am 5.39am 5.39am 5.39am 5.38am 5.38am 5.38am

SUNSET 7.28pm 7.29pm 7.30pm 7.31pm 7.31pm 7.32pm 7.33pm

LASTLIGHT 7.55pm 7.55pm 7.56pm 7.58pm 7.58pm 7.59pm 8.00pm

FIRST LIGHT 5.15am 5.15am 5.15am 5.15am 5.15am 5.14am 5.14am

SUNRISE 5.41am 5.41am 5.41am 5.41am 5.41am 5.41am 5.41am

SUNSET 7.28pm 7.29pm 7.30pm 7.31pm 7.31pm 7.32pm 7.33pm

LASTLIGHT 7.54pm 7.55pm 7.56pm 7.57pm 7.58pm 7.59pm 7.59pm

FIRST LIGHT 5.15am 5.15am 5.14am 5.14am 5.14am 5.14am 5.14am

SUNRISE 5.41am 5.41am 5.41pm 5.41am 5.40am 5.40am 5.40pm

SUNSET 7.25pm 7.25pm 7.26pm 7.27pm 7.28pm 7.29pm 7.29pm

LASTLIGHT 7.51pm 7.52pm 7.52pm 7.53pm 7.54pm 7.55pm 7.56pm

CASINO AREA DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

TWEED HEADS AREA DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

7-DAY MOON PHASE CALENDAR Thurs 26 Nov

Waxing Gibbous 87% Visible

Fri 27 Nov

Waxing Gibbous 93% Visible

Sat 28 Nov

Waxing Gibbous 97% Visible

Sun 29 Nov

Waxing Gibbous 99% Visible

Mon 30 Nov

Full 100% Visible

Tues 1 Dec

Waning Gibbous 99% Visible

Wed 2 Dec

Waning Gibbous 96% Visible

DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

LOW 12.20am, 12.45pm 12.54am, 1.30pm 1.26am, 2.12pm 1.57am, 2.51pm 2.28am, 3.30pm 2.59am, 4.07pm 3.30am, 4.46pm

HIGH 6.46am, 6.42pm 7.24am, 7.21pm 7.58am, 7.58pm 8.32am, 8.34pm 9.06am, 9.11pm 9.42am, 9.47pm 10.19am, 10.26pm

EVANS HEAD - River Entrance DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

LOW 12.41am, 12.59pm 1.14am, 1.45pm 1.44am, 2.26pm 2.14am, 3.06pm 2.45am, 3.47pm 3.17am, 4.29pm 3.52am, 5.11pm

HIGH 6.48am, 6.41pm 7.26am, 7.20pm 8.01am, 7.58pm 8.35am, 8.36pm 9.10am, 9.15pm 9.46am, 9.54pm 10.22am, 10.35pm

BALLINA - River Entrance DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

LOW 12.41am, 1.07pm 1.14am, 1.54pm 1.45am, 2.37pm 2.15am, 3.17pm 2.45am, 3.56pm 3.15am, 4.34pm 3.45am, 5.14pm

HIGH 7.04am, 6.57pm 7.40am, 7.37pm 8.16am, 8.15pm 8.50am, 8.53pm 9.25am, 9.29pm 9.59am, 10.07pm 10.36am, 10.46pm

BRUNSWICK HEADS - River Entrance DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

LOW 12.23am, 12.47pm 12.57am, 1.34pm 1.28am, 2.16pm 1.57am, 2.57pm 2.27am, 3.36pm 2.57am, 4.15pm 3.30am, 4.55pm

HIGH 6.52am, 6.45pm 7.30am, 7.25pm 8.06am, 8.02pm 8.41am, 8.39pm 9.16am, 9.15pm 9.52am, 9.51pm 10.30am, 12.29pm

TWEED HEADS - River Entrance DAY Thursday 26th Nov Friday 27th Nov Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 29th Nov Monday 30th Nov Tuesday 1st Dec Wednesday 2nd Dec

LOW 12.15am, 12.41pm 12.487am, 1.25pm 1.19am, 2.05pm 1.49am, 2.43pm 2.18am, 3.19pm 2.49am, 3.58pm 3.22am, 4.38pm

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SPORT our boys. the entire North Coast are a very important region for the club. As

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to be able to bring our boys back to Coffs for a training camp and game. The recently upgraded C.ex Coffs International Stadium looks Mr McKinna also announced that the Jets would be undertaking several activities while here to give local players the chance to watch and meet his team. North Coast Football General the match is an excellent chance for locals to see top tier players at home. football talent will be on display when the Jets play the Roar in

NEWCASTLE JETS AND BRISBANE ROAR TO CLASH IN A-LEAGUE TRIAL MATCH IN COFFS HARBOUR The biggest sport on the North Coast, football, received another boost today with news that the Newcastle Jets and Brisbane Roar will play an A-League trial match in

Coffs Harbour in a few weeks. The Jets and Roar will play a late afternoon match on Saturday, 12 December 2020 at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Several thousand tickets will go on sale through Ticketek next week. This match will be the Jets last major pre-season hit out before the A-League season starts on Sunday, 27 December 2020.

a high-quality pitch and stadium as well as great training facilities, quality accommodation and excellent local support services. to Coffs Harbour for what will be a very important trial match in the lead-up to the new A-League

high-quality sport.

Lawrie McKinna. A-League game against Melbourne City in Coffs Harbour back in 2017, which we won 2-1 and had almost 8,000 people come out to get behind

real vote of confidence in Coffs and boosts our bid to be a base camp for a team visiting Australia and New

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