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FOR almost a decade Lismore’s Men’s Shed has offered companionship, support, even a life purpose to some 50 men navigating retirement and unemployment, but two weeks ago the guys were forced to down tools and shut up shop. The men from Lismore’s men’s shed are shedless and heart broken. The men had been operating from a privately leased shed in Norco Lane after their shed at the Lismore Showgrounds became unavailable a year ago. Sadly, the tiny shed in the back lane was too small for their needs and a number of men had accidents requiring medical treatment. “We were operating from a toolbox, not a shed,” said Lismore Men’s Shed President, Don Abrihams. “And because of safety concerns we’ve had to stop and search for a more suitable premises. We just can’t put people’s lives at risk.” The men’s ages raise from 29 years up to 83 years and the group also has women members. “We give everyone an opportunity to do tasks, which makes them feel good about themselves, and two of us here are also qualified counsellors so we also give them support and counselling if needed,” Mr Abrihams said.

The Lismore’s Men’s Shed has 122 signed up members. Around 50 were attending regularly every Tuesday and Thursday and making a range of items useful to the community, including little wheel barrows for pre-schools, flatpacks for business and even garden bed boxes. “The closure two weeks ago has left a massive hole in people’s lives,” Mr Abrihams said. “We are very concerned about the mental

health of some of the older people. Many have suffered depression and many have been thrown out of work. “They feel useless but the shed gave them the feeling of being needed and wanted and they can get things done and feel a sense of accomplishment.” Deputy shed president Bob Greig, a former truck driver, sums up the importance of the men’s shed to him in four words, “It saved my life.” “I had an accident a

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few years ago and I was depressed. I could barely breathe, couldn’t move but someone suggested going to the shed and I went. The then president took me in … and he explained how it helps keep people alive. “Today I am the vice president and the shed maybe closed but I still come here every Tuesday and Thursday and sit at a table outside, even in the rain, in case one of the men needs to talk to someone.”

The men have identified a vacant shed owned by the state government and have approached the NSW government for permission to use it. Dwyane Russell who signs on new members for the shed said he still had men phoning him wanting to join. “It is just so sad to have to turn them away and tell them we aren’t operating,” he said. Government responds, see page 9 ☛

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April 15, 2021

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MARINE CENTRE LAUNCHED AT HASTINGS by Tania Spiers-Phillips WHAT started as one man collecting marine specimens 60 years ago has blossomed into a million-dollar state-ofthe-art environmental learning facility. The new Marine Discovery Centre was officially launched late last month at North Star Caravan Park at Hastings Point on the Tweed Coast following a $1.2 million transformation. The centre, which includes a purpose-build lecture/seminar/social and business event space, aims to help people of all ages to understand and care for the aquatic environment, its inhabitants and vital ecosystems and learn about the unprecedented challenges of climate change, marine litter, plastic waste, pollutants and fishing according to Marine Discovery Centre Educator Kerrie Trees. Ms Trees, an experienced environmentalist and former high school teacher, said it was up to every person on the planet to be the voice for micro and macro fauna and flora that have no voice. “Through this Centre, we can continue to encourage the young and the old, schools, communities and governments to take up

the challenge and accept responsibility for our environment,” she said. The centre began as the collection of Marine Biologist Ted Brambleby. The passionate environmentalist first shared his displays from the boot of his car in the ‘60s, driving coastal roads and stopping to educate beachgoers, scuba divers, snorkellers and likeminded ocean lovers along the way. In 1999, Ted joined forces with Ms Trees to create a unique opportunity to host camps and day visits for students, teachers, community groups and holidaymakers at Hastings Point Caravan Park. In 2008, North Star owners, Ian and Diana Beadel, allocated space in their resort’s ‘Seascape Building’ for a token $1 year rent allowing Ted and Kerrie to set up their marine specimens and displays. This year Ian and Diana Beadel funded the latest refurbishment at a cost of $1.3M to ensure the longevity of this unique environmental learning facility. “Thanks to Ian and Diana’s generous gift to the community and future caretakers of the planet, hearts and minds will continue to change and become

Some of the displays at the new Marine Discovery Centre on the Tweed Coast. empowered with newfound knowledge,” Ms Trees said. “We aim is to teach people, especially younger generations, to have a voice for the marine environment and be proud to use it.” the state-of-the-art environmental learning facility at Hastings Point is now open to the public and resort guests on Saturdays and during school holidays. The new facility, now open to the public and resort guests on Saturdays and during school holidays, was launched at a function in late March,

where Smart Money host and environmentalist, Jon Dee was a special guest speaker. Dee was instrumental in the banning of plastic bags in supermarkets and the introduction of single use bags in some States. He also cofounded Planet Ark with Pat Cash and National Tree Day with Olivia Newton-John. The launch of the Centre coincided with the announcement that North Star had been awarded the highly regarded Eco-Tourism Australia certification,

which is Internationally recognised through the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Eco-Tourism designs and delivers certification programs for tourism products and destinations to assure travellers that certified accommodation providers have a strong commitment to sustainability and quality. North Star achieved its status with more than 50 environmental or sustainable initiatives and is one of only two holiday parks in NSW to achieve Eco Tourism certification.

Government pledge greater protection for North Coast koalas THE Tweed and Byron Koala Plans of management (KPoMs) have become the first approved in the state under the new controversial new State Environmental Planning Policy. The KPoMs identify koala management areas, precincts and core koala habitat within the coastal area of the Tweed and Byron Shire local government areas. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said it was a great example of the NSW Government working with local councils to protect koalas. “Tweed Shire has long recognised the importance of

having a thriving local koala population and the adoption of this KPoM will go a long way to protect it,” Mr Provest said. “The plan identifies core koala habitat along the Tweed coast, strengthening protections for koala colonies around Cudgen Lake, Kings Forest, Round Mountain, Koala Beach, Pottsville and Black Rocks.” “This KPOM will help the local koala population to increase and thrive by increasing the level of protection for approximately 1,800 hectares of identified koala habitat.” Minister for Planning and

Public Spaces Rob Stokes said this was an important milestone and a sign of stronger koala protections to come across the state. “The situation for the koala population in these coastal regions is critical and this will help halt the decline in numbers and provide the right conditions for koala populations to grow,” Mr Stokes said. “While there are important areas of koala habitat in public ownership at National Parks such as Cudgen Nature Reserve in Tweed or the Billinudgel Nature Reserve in Byron, the greater proportion of koala habitat is privately

owned. “These plans will be reviewed regularly by the councils to ensure they remain effective.” Deputy Premier John Barilaro said approval of the KPoMs would also provide certainty to private landholders. “The majority of Tweed and Byron’s koala habitat is on private land and these KPoMs mean farmers and landowners will no longer have to do individual assessments when proposing new development,” Mr Barilaro said. “It means koala habitat is protected and gives

landowners greater certainty.” Since 2018, the NSW Government has invested more than $44.7 million to secure koalas in the wild as part of the NSW Koala Strategy. To date, initiatives include purchasing more than 3,600 hectares of priority habitat for permanent protection as part of the National Parks estate and securing 24,000 hectares of State forest as koala parks and reserves including a new 70 hectare section of land behind Bogangar last month. The Bogangar land was procured after a campaign by local residents on facebook and through petitions.

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April 15, 2021

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Taxi drivers thrown under the wheel by Christine Tondorf

JUSTIN Stevenson sunk all his superannuation into buying a $250,000 taxi license in Lismore 13 years ago. He had just been retrenched from Australia Post and wanted a new reliable job so he could support his four children and wife … and he hoped to one day re-sell his taxi license for a comfortable retirement. Today the license is worth little and he holds the Berejiklian government responsible. “Because my plates are now close to worthless, I’ll be like most of the other cab owners here and have to keep driving into my 70s,” Mr Stevenson said. “This is just mistreatment by the state government because they allowed Uber to operate for two years illegally running a taxi service. The government did nothing. “And then they offered us just $20,000 in compensation, but we had to pay income tax and GST on that and because it was rolled over into your income it impacted Family Benefit A for many. I think that $20,000 ended up costing

many drivers money. “The government have made no financial repatriation to taxi drivers for the loss of the plates.” The NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into the Operation of Point to Point Transport Act 2016 found that taxi licences have incurred a net loss of at least 80 per cent in value since 2015. This inquiry recommended that the NSW Government establish a buyback scheme for the taxi licenses, but nothing has yet happened.

In Lismore, there are 19 owners of taxis in the local co-operative. “A lot of the guys who have just sold their cars are into their 70s and paid $300,000 for their plates and are suffering these big losses,” Mr Stevenson said. “I am now driving around in my superannuation.” Mr Stevenson said the government did not tell him 13 years ago that they would allow ride-sharing services to operate. He said in fairness the government should buy

back taxi plates. “There is a precedent here, when the rules changed the government bought back fishing licences, they even bought back Coal Seam Gas licences,” he said. “They need to buy back taxi licenses.” Mr Stevenson also pointed out that the state government was still raising revenue through $1.10 levy on taxi rides and this should be used to buy back plates. Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin is calling on the Berejiklian Government

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not to abandon taxi drivers. She has written to NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance and NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, asking them not to throw taxi drivers under the wheel. “They are facing financial stress as a result of the decreasing value of taxi licences in New South Wales,” she said. “They are concerned about their future and feel like they are being abandoned by the NSW Government. “They’re worried about the sharp drop in the value of their taxi plates, that the Government’s support schemes are not nearly enough and that current Government regulations are failing to deal with how ride sharing has impacted taxi drivers. “Our local taxi drivers have also expressed to me how they have gone into debt to initially purchase their taxi licences and now that they are so devalued, they are left with the debt over their heads. “These are not wealthy people and we must act to avoid our taxi drivers being left high and dry.”

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Coastal emu, no ordinary roadkill By Lesley Apps

supported the Clarence Valley Council, the Coastal Emu WITH the recent strike and Alliance and local landholders consequential death of the to implement a range of endangered coastal emu on conservation actions.” the motorway near Maclean These actions include: recently after it breached • the ‘Coastal Emu Register’ to habitat fencing due to loose help us better understand the wiring, the State Government movements and survival of Department of Environment, emus and their chicks; Energy & Science has • the installation of signage at highlighted just how fragile the road strike hot-spots; bird’s population numbers are • public education campaigns and what they, and we, can do to reduce the number of to help to ensure its survival emus that are struck by into the future. vehicles on local roads; and The department’s senior • Working with local public affairs officer Lawrence landholders about emuOrel advised that the friendly fencing and wild population of coastal emus in dog, feral pig and feral fox northern NSW was estimated at control on their properties. fewer than 50 individuals. He said people were reminded Mr Orel said since to: 2017, through the NSW • report sightings via Clarence Government’s Saving our Valley Council’s online Species program, more than sightings register; $115,000 has been allocated to • look into and install emuprojects to conserve the coastal friendly fencing if you own emu. land where emus roam, keep “Largely these funds have an eye out for emu signs and

Recovery Fund. “These funds will enable Saving our Species and WSU to establish an insurance population of coastal emus and progress with a captive breeding program in northern NSW.” Mr Orel said the endangered coastal emu population on the North Coast was also culturally significant to local Aboriginal communities. “The Gumbaynggirr, Yaegl and Bundjalung people continue to care for emu Country, as they have done be on high alert for emus on breeding of coastal emu for for more than 60,000 years, local roads. population supplementation. passing creation stories of “Reducing your speed (on local “This study indicated there the emu from generation to roads) is an easy but extremely is adequate genetic diversity generation.” significant way you can help in the remaining population “Today, this continuing to reduce unnecessary deaths to give a captive breeding connection and cultural of these iconic birds,” Mr Orel program a reasonable chance at knowledge is helping guide said. success.” how the NSW Government, He said in 2020, Saving our He said the innovative through its Saving Our Species Species commissioned Western project had recently received program, collaborates with Sydney University (WSU) $150,000 from the Australian local communities, councils and to undertake a preliminary Government under the $110 state and Federal governments feasibility study into captive million Regional Bushfire to help protect coastal emus.”

SCU STAFF CLAIM WORKLOAD BLOW-OUT ACADEMICS at Southern Cross University say their workloads have blown out by up to 60 per cent after university management imposed a new ‘workload’ system on them. Brad Shipway from the SCU branch of the National Tertiary Education Union said staff were now effectively paid on how many students were enrolled in a subject instead of what they were teaching. Dr Shipway said this made no sense because teaching was not dependant on how many students sit in a classroom – but rather what students need to learn.

“We have already undergone an incredible amount of belt-tightening. In the redundancies last year, we lost 20 per cent of our teaching academic staff,” he said. Dr Shipway said SCU management introduced the new workload system just before teaching began for the teaching year, taking staff by surprise. He said under the new system a lecturer who teaches just one subject to 500 students would be allocated more teaching hours that a lecturer who teaches five subjects, with 100 students enrolled in each subject (also

totalling 500 students). “It is just so unfair. I think they are trying to put extinction pressure on small units,” he said. “This is an economic rationalist move. Management’s view is that this is fundamentally sound … our view is completely different. This system is fundamentally broken.” Dr Shipway said regional universities like Southern Cross had built a reputation of delivering personalised teaching, but under the new system there would also be less time for one-on-one consultation with students. Dr Shipway said students wanted and benefited from

one-on-one time with their tutors and lecturers – this was a key reason they chose to go to a regional university and cutting this was a disservice to students. The National Tertiary Education Union is calling on SCU academics to sign a petition that will be sent to the chancellor. “Never before in the history of our institution has the staff felt so distressed that they feel compelled to petition the chancellor directly,” he said. “It will be sent to the chancellor when 60 per cent of full-time staff sign it. We are asking the chancellor to either cancel and revert

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to an hours-based system or to engage in serious, genuine discussion on how to repair such a fundamentally problematic system.” Vice president of engagement at SCU, Ben Roach, says management is working with academics and faculty deans to address ‘challenges’ that have arisen from the new workload system. “To hear that there is challenges around the implementation of a really significant new approach for the university is absolutely understandable and unsurprising,” he told ABC Radio.

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

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More evictions predicted as moratorium ends for tenants by Christine Tondorf COVID restrictions that stopped landlords evicting tenants have been lifted and the housing crisis in the Northern Rivers is predicted to worsen. The temporary tenancy moratorium introduced by the New South Wales government to restrict when landlords could evict tenants due to rental arrears as a result of COVID-19 ended on 26 March. From 27 March 2021, a six-month transitional period has begun. Social Futures, the biggest agency supporting people in need of affordable accommodation on the North Coast, says the situation in the Northern Rivers is only getting deteriorate. “Over the past year things have got substantially worse and we are yet to see the impact of the end of the eviction moratorium,” Social Future’s CEO Tony Davies said. “There has been an unprecedented property boom in the Northern Rivers which is driving house prices sky high. Not just places like

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Byron but across the region. We are seeing house prices move into seven figures. It is extraordinary. The rents that come with that are high. “We have a severe lack of rental stock and high-land values so we are really struggling to house people. There is a growing trend of people with jobs, on middle incomes now coming to us for homelessness support.” Mr Davies said the state and federal governments had created the perfect ‘housing storm’. “On a state level, there is the loss of the rental protection,

on the federal level we see a wind-up of JokSeeker supplements and JobKeeper and they are cutting $56.7 million out of homelessness funding from July 1.” Byron Shire councillors last week agreed to set up a Land Trust to reserve land suitable for affordable housing. Deputy Mayor Michael Lyons said the trust would be able to offer leases to community housing providers so they don’t also have to also buy land. There are two council-owned land sites being looked at – the old hospital site and lot 22 in

Mullumbimby. Lismore MP Janelle Saffin has floated the idea that the NSW Government could use NSW Health’s Lismore property Laurel Lodge as social housing rather than sell it off on the private real estate market. She has written to and met with NSW Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward to discuss her proposal to repurpose Laurel Lodge as social housing. “Minister Ward was very interested and has sought advice from his Department,”

Ms Saffin said. “I also had good hearings from NSW Minister for Property and Housing Melinda Pavey and NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard. I am hopeful of a good outcome but mindful that due diligence must be followed.” She said the lodge units would be a great addition to affordable housing stock in the Lismore area. “The units are a little dated but are in reasonable condition and in a good location close to shops and Lismore’s Central Business District”, Ms Saffin said. “They would be ideal for emergency housing for single women with young families”. In Ballina, Mayor David White says the old RSL Bowling Club near canal road, might be suitable for a community housing project, but he is unsure what the RSL are planning for the building. “I have talked about this and sent people to talk to the RSL, but I don’t yet know what’s happening,” Mr Wright said. “We also have a DA in to expand a relocatable caravan park and that’s for an extra 300 sites.”

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LOCAL POLICE BEAT Coffs Clarence Police crime manager Detective Chief Inspector Guy Flaherty addressed the media on Wednesday morning. He said the man had driven north about 10 kilometres from where he was shot. “Detectives and crime scene investigators have established that the COSTLY BURNOUT male has broken down on the Pacific OFFICERS from Tweed / Byron Motorway, just south of the Emerald Highway Patrol confiscated a Holden Beach overpass and we believe that Caprice after charging a 48 year old a shooting has taken place in that Terranora man with the offence of location,” chief inspector Flaherty conducting an aggravated burnout. said. At 11.50am on Friday 2nd April “The victim has then driven his officers patrolling the Banora Point vehicle a number of kilometres area observed a silver Holden Caprice further north, where he has stopped conducting a burnout. the vehicle once again, and police The driver maintained the burnout and ambulance have located him and causing a large plume of smoke taken him to hospital. to emit from the rear wheels. The “As a result of this, there are now burnout leaving marks on the roadway two crime scenes identified on the for 96 meters. Pacific Motorway, about Moonee Officers stopped the vehicle without Beach.” incident where the driver was charged Chief Inspector Flaherty said the with conducting an aggravated shooting was likely to be targeted, but burnout. could not say how many people were His licence was suspended on the involved. spot and his vehicle confiscated for a “Detectives are currently period of 3 months, where the towing investigating the scene and at this and storage costs must be paid by the point in time are trying to establish driver. a possible motive for the crime,” he The driver will appear at Tweed said. Heads Local Court at a later date. “We’re not ruling out that this has been a random attack, however [we] LISMORE ARMED believe that the offender may have ROBBERY known who was involved.” A MAN has been charged following Police said the man has been taken an alleged armed robbery in Lismore to Coffs Harbour Hospital with earlier this week. “significant and critical injuries”. He Shortly before 5pm on Easter was said to be in a serious but stable Monday April 5th a man armed with condition. a knife entered a service station on Police have appealed for a truck Dawson Street and threatened a driver, who spoke to a man parked on 53-year-old male attendant. the highway before the shooting, to The man demanded cash and come forward. cigarettes before fleeing the scene on They believe the truck driver foot. stopped top help the man. Officers attached to Richmond Chief Inspector Flaherty said police Police District established a are also seeking any dashcam footage crime scene and commenced an from anybody who may have driven investigation into the incident. past and witnessed a parked car. Following extensive inquiries on Anyone with information about this Wednesday 7 April a 22-year-old incident is urged to contact Crime man attended Lismore Police Station Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw. where he was arrested. crimestoppers.com.au. Information is He was charged with robbery armed treated in strict confidence. with an offensive weapon and was refused bail. MAN DIES AFTER PULLED

TWO CRIME SCENES ON HIGHWAY AFTER SHOOTING A 33-year-old man has been shot a number of times in what police believe to be a targeted shooting on the Pacific Highway, north of Coffs Harbour. Police were examining two crime scenes along the highway on Wednesday after they were called to Emerald Beach at about 1.30am. The found the man, believed to be from Kempsey, in a black utility with multiple bullet wounds in his torso.

Temporary vehicle sanitisation stations help keep Northern Rivers drivers covid-safe ENHANCED safety measures for point to point transport such as taxis, hire and rideshare vehicles are being rolled out in Byron Bay, Ballina and Lismore with the opening of three free temporary vehicle sanitisation stations. Local Nationals Member of the Legislative Council Ben Franklin said these temporary stations are a key measure to help keep drivers and passengers COVID-safe and limit the spread of the virus. “We know how important the point to point industry is in these regions and we are doing everything we can to ensure the community has COVID-safe options of travel, especially during times like this,” Mr Franklin said. “We want to give the community confidence in the safety of point to point services, including taxis and community transport services. “All point to point transport, including taxis, rideshare and hire vehicles as well as community transport are eligible for the complimentary twiceper-vehicle-per-day

service. “Vehicle sanitisation includes disinfecting high-touch areas like outside and inside door handles, window controls, headrests and payment terminals.” Extra cleaning measures have been rolled out to help support the Northern NSW community through this breakout. “Rapid response cleaning teams are also out in force in the heart of Byron Bay cleaning high touch

points, including bike racks, benches and phone booths, as well as handing out masks to the public,” Mr Franklin said. Drivers are also encouraged to do spot cleans in between sanitisation as they continue to deliver their essential service to the community. For more information about Point to Point transport and the response to COVID-19, please visit www. pointtopoint.nsw.gov.au.

Lions make a big splash toward recycling

FROM SURF AT SUFFOLK PARK EMERGENCY services were called to Suffolk Park Beach south of Byron Bay on Saturday 10th April after the body of a swimmer was removed from the water by surfers. Witnesses commenced CPR, but the 59-year-old Queensland man died at the scene. Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District attended and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death. A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

BALLINA Memorial Pool and Waterslide and the Alstonville Aquatic Centre have partnered with Ballina and Alstonville Lions Clubs to ensure less goes to landfill and more funds go into the community.

Return and Earn bins are dotted around both pool complexes to take eligible cans, bottles and juice boxes that are then collected by the Lions Clubs and cashed in to go towards good community causes.

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April 15, 2021

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Stroke diagnosis just a video call away

A 24-HOUR telehealth service to quickly diagnose strokes has come on line in the Clarence Valley. Grafton Base Hospital is one of the 23 sites in rural news rolling out the $21.7 million NSW Telestroke Services which connects rural doctors with specialist stroke physicians via a video link. Clarence Health Service Director of Emergency, Dr Will Davies, said said Telestroke would speed up the diagnosis of stroke patients, ensuring quicker access to the best treatment. “This crucial service will provide Clarence Valley residents with rapid diagnosis and treatment from the state’s expert clinicians,” Dr Davies, said. “Telestroke helps local doctors to decide the most appropriate treatment option for each patient which may include urgent treatment at their hospital

to dissolve a clot or urgent transfer to a specialised stroke centre for more complex treatment.” He said the new service at GBH means patients would benefit from specialist stroke assessments closer to home, reducing the time between the onset of a stroke and a potentially life-saving intervention. “Stroke is a time critical medical emergency that can kill up to 1.9 million brain cells per minute,” Dr Davies said. “Every minute counts, so the faster we can provide specialist advice and interventions, the better patient outcomes will be.”

Every year, around 19,000 residents in NSW have a stroke. More than a third of people hospitalised for stroke in NSW are from regional, remote or rural areas. Dr Davies said the NSW Telestroke Service was managed by Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital and implemented in collaboration between the hospital, eHealth NSW, the Agency for Clinical Innovation and the Ministry of Health. Dr Davies said the service had helped more than 500 patients in NSW since its launch in March 2020 and will expand to up to 23 sites across NSW by June 2022.

AN EGGSCELLENT EASTER FOR ST JOSEPH’S RESIDENTS

St Joseph’s resident Dot Jarman with the Easter Bunny – aka Karen Parrish, diversional therapist. THE sudden re-introduction of COVID visitor restrictions in Northern New South Wales, didn’t stop residents at St. Joseph’s in Lismore from enjoying Easter festive celebrations. Staff kicked off the fun donning special Easter face masks and bunny suits whilst delivering festive eggs to residents. Not to be outdone, residents

dressed in their best Easter bonnets and enjoyed a game of pin the tail on the rabbit. St. Joseph’s, Aged Care Manager, Penny Stanley said, “Easter is traditionally a family time. And even though we had visitor restrictions, to keep our residents safe, thanks to our amazing staff, we had lots of laughter and fun.”

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PUB BARON SNAPS UP TWO NORTHERN RIVERS HOTELS… AND THE FARM

IN the Big End of Town, he has the moniker, ‘the Pub Baron’. Arthur Laundy is the owner of Laundy Hotels, which controls more than 70 pubs and hotels in New South Wales and Queensland. Now he has entered the Northern Rivers market. Mr Laundy (pictured) and a syndicate have just bought the Illawong Hotel in Evans Head for $15 million. In February, Laundy Hotels bought into the Lennox Hotel for more than $40 million. In September, Mr Laundy and business partner, Fraser Short, bought The Farm at Byron Bay on 54 ha, paying $16 million. The Sydney based syndicate, behind the Evans Head purchase, includes Laundy Hotels, the Fraser Short hospitality group, Sydney Collective, and Nick and Justine Tindall – Ms Tindall is Mr Laundy’s

daughter. Last year Mr Laundy spent $35 million on Sydney’s Bidwell Hotel. “I’ve also got a couple [of pubs] in the same area,” Mr Laundy told The Australian newspaper after the Bidwell purchase. The Laundy Hotels Facebook page explains, “The Laundy family have been in the hotel industry for four generations. Arthur (Snr) and Veronica Laundy started the business in 1945 with the Sackville Hotel, Rozelle and the business has been growing ever since.” Mr Laundy’s son, Stu, appeared on the TV show, The Bachelorette in 2017, and was the choice of Sophie Monk. His other son, Craig Laundy is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Reid from 2013 until his retirement in 2019. He was the assistant industry minister

in the Turnbull government. The Art Deco the Illawong Hotel is opposite the Clarrie Kirkland Reserve on the Evans River foreshore. The building, set on a 2,200sqm site, includes 15 gaming machines, 18 accommodation rooms and an attached retail store. “We think this is just a sensational coastal hotel in a town that’s already on a great trajectory,” Nick Tindall, Mr Laundy’s son-in-law said in a statement.

“While we see potential for growth by unleashing the efficiencies of our network, we’re not going to make any massive changes to the hotel or its operation. Fraser Short and the amazing team at Sydney Collective have a great eye for detail, so adding a little of that polish will be all that the locals will notice. Justine and I are excited to be partnering with them as well as her broader family.” The Illawong Hotel is the

only pub in Evans Head. It was built in the late 1950s and is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. It was constructed on the same site as the former Pioneer Hotel on the corner of Oak and Park Streets, which was a popular ‘watering hole’ venue for many over the years, including off duty military personnel who served at RAAF Station Evans Head during WW2.

Ballina Council wants to go 100 per cent renewable BALLINA Council wants to go 100 per cent renewable by 2030. It is releasing its new climate change policy this week and also wants to hire a climate change officer. “Our budget is tight but we want to employ a climate officer who will work on our projects,” said Ballina mayor David Wright. “We already have more solar panels than you can poke a stick at, but we also now want to look at batteries and even cars. Could all cars be hybrids?” The new policy also calls for all electricity used by council to be generated by renewables within the next ten years. Mr Wright said council had moved to LED street lighting four years ago which had resulted in savings of $300-400,000. “We are doing so much and we hope what we are doing is making a change, because there should be a

change,” he said. During the Black Summer Bushfires, Ballina Shire Council joined Byron, Lismore and other councils to declare

a state of ‘climate emergency’ and called for action from all levels of government, saying that Ballina was ‘likely to be substantially affected by

climate impacts, particularly sea level rise, bushfires, drought and floods’. Mr Wright said the move to renewables had upset some in the community and he had received letters telling him to focus on council’s core business, but he was still determined to go green. “To me, this is all just common sense. The wage of our climate officer will be more than covered by the savings we make,” he said. The Byron Shire Council is committed to achieving 100 per cent renewable energy by 2027. It wants to transition to renewables at a minimum rate of 20 per year each year. Currently, Byron SHireCouncil has just over 600 kW of solar installed on its buildings, but that figure is about to increase when its 5MW solar farms comes on line this year. Lismore City Council has a 100 per cent renewable energy by 2023.

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A spokesperson for the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment said the state government had identified a vacant government property at 15 Industry Drive, East Lismore and was in discussions with Lismore City Council to ascertain Council’s interest in acquiring the property for community use. “If so, it would be a decision for the local council on whether it could then make the property available for use by the Lismore Men’s and Community Shed,” the spokesman said. “Property NSW have been encouraging discussions between Lismore City Council and the Lismore Men’s and Community Shed on this opportunity to create a win for the local community. The Local Men’s Shed plays a very important role by providing men of all ages with a safe place where they can make friends, learn to build things, pass on and learn new skills, and give back to the community.” Lismore Mayor Vanessa Ekins said the value of a Men’s Shed could not be overstated but a specially constructed space was needed. “It is important for the Lismore Men’s Shed to have a purpose-built facility and this will require government funding,” she said. “The Men’s Shed are seeking funds and Council is hoping to assist by looking at potential land for a modern, safe and inclusive space.” Meanwhile the men from Lismore’s ‘Men’s Shed’ remain shedless.

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Destructive dam It seems that there are a few people trying to resurrect the Dunoon Dam dead dinosaur. In December the Rous County Council councillors made the very sensible decision to take the Dunoon dam off the table and to proceed with an exit plan to bring this to fruition. The reasons for not building this dam have not gone away. The dam would be too financially risky and it would not provide water security. Worst of all, it would destroy utterly irreplaceable community assets: the prehistoric burial sites of the Widjabul Wia-bal people, and a special rainforest that is down to its last 1% in extent. As well, it would destroy koala habitat and endangered platypus population. Surely we can collectively do better to provide for the future than destroying the past? For those who don’t really care about Indigenous people or about rainforest, maybe you can at least agree that it is best to treat other people’s assets as you would like your own to be treated. Jen Ireland The Channon

Recycle water After statements and actions by some Rous councillors, I am left wondering how many refusals to accept the democratic vote of their meetings, would it take to be considered just plain vexatious? We have a dam, which is excellent. The rest

of our water strategies should be drought proof, rain independent. The new IWCM includes many options. Logically, we should have all of them shovel ready. The more options, the more resilient the system. My preferred option is purified recycled water. This ‘toilet to tap’ rubbish is a scare tactic. We already drink recycled water. Chances are if you live downstream from a town with a water treatment plant, it is more than likely that purified waste water goes into the creek which is likely to be drawn as part of the water supply for your town, after further purification. There is no need to destroy any Aboriginal heritage, rare forest, koala and platypus habitat for an expensive asset that will be empty in a protracted drought when there are better options available. Andrya Hart The Channon

Robin Hood and Maid Marion A bloke (Robin) was travelling from Casino and stopped for lunch at one of the pubs along the way. He discovers an old lady (probably about 90yrs old) sitting on the bench, crying so he asks what’s going on dear… are you ok… She tells him she has been to Centrelink and they adjusted her aged pension so she cannot afford her council rates. Robin asks her to come inside and he will shout her a counter lunch. She can tell him all about it because he was in a previous life an auditor, accountant and tax consultant. She tells him about her great grandparents who escaped the Russian revolution coming via China and to Australia. Some family heirlooms were brought with them for their new life… Probably gold or diamonds…who knows…

A Centrelink clever bum had got it out of her the value of the heirlooms and she was assessed under the assets/income test to the extent that SFA remained of her aged pension. She did not want to sell her home which has an acre or so curtilage where her chooks and a cow live. Aged care home was not an option for her. Robin asks her about family and she has a daughter… Marion… He asks her to get Marion to call him. So a meeting is arranged and to cut it short this is what occurred… The old lady was taken to dinner at the club… (a heart attack risk had been assessed). While she was there a break in at her home occurred… When she got home the police were called…. There was no insurance on the items stolen… Old lady was devastated… Next day Marion advises Mum what has occurred and to keep her mouth shut about any recovery. Old lady’s heart rate returns to normal… Ha ha… aged pension now paid at full rate… Council rates up to date… able to remain at home where she is happy again. Get the drift? Bloody hell… if the assets valuation barriers were raised to $1m then these Robin Hood actions would no longer have to occur and money would flow to expand the economy. At the time the assets/income test was introduced it was the intention of Parliament to stop the Packer’s and Murdoch’s of the country claiming the aged pension not the factory labourers and workers who managed to save a pittance for their retirement. The Lib/Nats, Labor and Greens need to stop financially bashing the

aged to subsidise their own wage rises/tax cuts and for their wealthy mates. The above is just one example of the abuse of the aged currently being applied by all political parties. Perhaps it is time for assets and income tests to apply to MP’s salaries, after all they should be leading by example. Claire De Ellae Urbenville

Social housing Our ship of state appears to be drifting along just shifting the deckchairs instead of solving our housing crisis in our new world in which home ownership is far less likely than in the past. Home ownership in Australia is now at a 60 year low. 40 years ago the average house cost twice the average annual income. It’s now seven times the average annual income, so much so that under “business as usual” do you think many youngsters will be left out of the housing market? City dwellers concerned about the pandemic have become “sea” or “tree changers” so that house prices are now 30% higher with our region experiencing the largest price increases in Australia. A fine situation if you own your home or invest in homes but not so good if you are at the bottom of the rental market and just to keep your head above water before the ship of state sinks, what you really require is for far more social housing. The First Home Loan Deposit scheme enables you to purchase a home with only a 5% deposit and you are now even allowed to take this 5% deposit from your superannuation savings. But is that really what your superannuation savings are really designed for? “Business as usual?” Just have a look at last October’s Federal government’s

pandemic recovery budget for with the Federal government’s enthusiasm for economic solutions you would have hoped they would have listened to the pre-budget survey from 49 economists from The Economic Society of Australia. This think tank suggested the 2 most effective programs to support recovery would be number 1 Social Housing and number 2 permanently boosting JobSeeker. There is an urgent need for more social housing here, particularly for women when you consider the recent admission that, as far as so many women are concerned, there are still so many boys behaving badly,not only in our governments but throughout society and it is Australia’s women who are most at risk when lacking housing. Finally, after the extreme floods and Black Summer bushfires, should people be encouraged to continue to live in areas that experience extreme floods and extreme bush fires as our insurance premiums and council rates continue to rise and if our population will grow by 800,000 in the next 30 years, where should their new homes be built? Well the future is up to you and who you choose to represent the best interests of your children, grandchildren and those who continue to find life pretty tough. Harry Johnson Iluka

Covid conspiracy Northern Rivers, let’s thank our NSW government and NSW health minister for placing all Northern Rivers residents under lockdown and unnecessary mask wearing this Easter 2021. This was due to only two cases. Funny that the majority of sheep believe in this health issue. The government and

media are using all the resources to control us and scare us senseless, using words like virus, pandemic, clusters, highly contagious. Well funny, because Covid is a flu strain, not a virus. If highly contagious, why does 99.7% of people recover from this deadly virus? Why didn’t more people die last year than the normal rate per population? Why is the average age of Covid 19 deaths 78yrs only? Why if so contagious children don’t need to wear masks? Why wear masks if they have been scientifically proven to have little or no effect on the virus. If so contagious why can Glen 20 kill this deadly virus? Why does this virus only just seem to turn up on large calendar events like Christmas, Easter, ANZAC day, Mother’s Day or Fathers Day? Can’t sing in churches but can yell and scream for your NRL footy team at games, or have 40,000 crowd for State of Origin. Why are small businesses forced to closed but big businesses like Coles, Woolworths and Westfields still can operate? Why aren’t petrol stations wiping down fuel bowsers? Or banks have people 24/7 wiping down ATM machines if so contagious? Why hasn’t this virus ever been found to be at our Australia Capital, Canberra? All Australians wake up – seriously it has nothing to do about a health issue! It’s about government and big business control. Wake before it’s too late. Do your own independent research, don’t reply on normal media channels because there are owned by small group of billionaires. If at all you don’t believe, come back to God and pray. Luke O’Neill Alstonville

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MY STREET IS MORE POTHOLE THAN BITUMEN WHEN Simon Holmes moved from the UK to Australia last year, he and his family expected their new life to be a little different, but they didn’t anticipate navigating a rough bush track every day while living in the suburbs. Mr Holmes said his road – Bright Street, in Lismore (pictured, right)– no longer resembles a suburban street, but a 4WD track. He jokes that he fears one of his children could disappear down a pothole and never be seen again. “I have spoken to neighbours who feel the same way,” Mr Holmes said. “The man living next door has been here for 40 years and says council have just been refilling the potholes for 40 years. He has given up complaining to council.” Mr Holmes said it was clear the street needs to be resurfaced and the quick fix of refilling the potholes would not solve the problem. A Lismore Council spokesperson said council staff had inspected Bright Street and it requires reconstruction rather than temporary patching. “This is an expensive project and we are currently reliant of State and Federal government grant funding for this type of reconstruction and rehabilitation work,” the spokesman said. “We understand and share the community’s frustration about the state of our roads. However, due to our very large road network and significant backlog, we must prioritise ‘best value for money’ when considering substantial investments. “Given the relatively low amount of traffic on Bright Street compared with other roads and other factors that we

must take into consideration, at this stage it is not on the list for reconstruction work. Council is continuing to work with both the Federal and State governments to get more road grants so we can improve our road network.”

Every pothole is different Engineering academic Dr Mona Malekzadeh with Southern Cross University says potholes are complicated geoscience problems and every pothole is different. “Technically the main cause of potholes is the Lismore’s pothole community road’s drainage system,” Dr Members of the Lismore Malekzadeh said. “If that is community have now begun a not right, there is a depression dedicated ‘pothole’ Facebook in the road surface usually the page, asking members to share asphalt pavement.” pothole information with each When it rains, any other. The page already has depressions or dip in the 1,650 likes and more than road fill up with water and is 1,640 members. effectively weakened, think of The Facebook page asks this like a cavity in a tooth. member to ‘briefly picture/ Dr Malekzadeh said traffic describe your pothole problems rumbling over the wet road including any loss or damage could then cause the surface due to pot holes in Lismore to perforate or break open NSW 2480’. It can be found and water runs into the soil at https://www.facebook.com/ underneath the road. lismorepotholes/ However other potholes are Lismore Council is caused by the soil beneath the endeavouring to repair roads as road moving. quickly as possible following “The soil can expand the heavy rains, but the pothole and contract depending on problem is certainly not unique whether it is wet or dry. This to that shire. All over the can also cause cracks,” she Northern Rivers drivers are said. dodging potholes. Dr Malekzadeh said every

pothole is different and you have to examine potholes on a case by case basis to determine whether they have been caused by the water not draining or wear and tear of cars (traffic load) or soil movement beneath the road or a combination of factors. She said many local roads were designed for a lower traffic load and this was also leading to many more potholes. Pressed on the single biggest cause of our potholes and the engineering expert

sited moisture, followed by traffic load and finally subterranean material. “There are so many factors involved in creating a pothole,” Dr Malekzadeh said. Pothole humour The Northern Rivers Times has been searching social media for the best pothole memes. We also miss local Northern Rivers artist, Roa Dart, who used to illustrate potholes all over the region, but was lost to an accident last year.

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New pollution tolerant Richmond River oyster under the microscope by Halden Boyd MARINE scientists in the region and throughout the country are putting their hands up to study an oyster species believed to be unique to the Richmond River which is resilient, it appears, to impacts from increasing pollution and poor water quality. What makes the new find more unique is that the oyster appears to be immune from QX disease which has decimated the local and New South Wales native shellfish industry over many decades. John Larsson from the OzFish Richmond River Chapter told The Northern Rivers Times the oyster, which has unique black markings on its shell, appears to be thriving in the lower tidal end of the Richmond River since 2015. “These oysters are thriving near flood drains around Mobbs Bay at South Ballina, and it appears from the markings to also be thriving on rocks around Ballina and on the Richmond River breakwalls,” he said. “Since flood mitigation works started in the Richmond River early last century the resulting environmental degradation has placed multiple stresses to the area’s Sydney Rock oysters. Long periods of poor water quality eventually affects the oysters health opening the door to a protozoan parasite responsible for the debilitating QX disease”. “Ballina once had a thriving rock oyster industry, but has not witnessed full cycle oyster farming since 1976 when the area first witnessed QX

disease”. John said that the discovery had opened a lot of eyes in the marine science industry. “Already we have scientists very excited about this apparent new oyster variation with perhaps the Richmond River able to throw a lifeline to the industry, and also if proven bring back a new revitalised native shellfish industry back to Ballina itself”. “If this species which we believe is pollution tolerant is proven to be right the possibilities are endless, and it could lead to the Richmond River providing brood stock to a number of hatcheries on our east coast. Growers on the east coast are already making enquiries.” Teams from the Southern Cross University Marine Science Unit and the Griffith University on the Gold Coast have already partnered with OzFish. OzFish Richmond is also working closely with Richmond River County Council which oversees flood mitigation works and maintenance of things like floodgates along the Richmond River system. The Richmond River OzFish Chapter also plans to start engaging members of the public that are interested in the revival of oysters on the Richmond through field excursion information sessions. Groups will be taken to the many areas that this new species has virtually taken over throughout the lower estuary since 2015. Oyster reef restoration

John Larsson from Richmond River OzFish who believes a new pollution resistant strain of oysters has established around Ballina, and a flood drain at Keith Hall near the South Ballina Ferry enters the Richmond River after recent flooding in the area.

is also high on the OzFish agenda with the estuary having lost almost ninety percent of its original wild oyster beds and reefs. John Larsson also said oyster reef restoration is timely given the International Conference for Shellfish Restoration Conference being

staged at Nelson Bay later this month. “This is a very exciting time for everyone and it has created enormous interest as a well from the Australian Oyster Industry Association,” John said. The first study event is being held on the 8th of May

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More sub branches plan ANZAC services CHANGED NSW Health Directives have seen more RSL Sub Branches go ahead with Anzac Day ceremonies across the Northern Rivers, with events now planned for Lismore and Tweed Coast villages Pottsville and Burringbar. Pottsville Sub Branch secretary Mark Radisich said the group had made the decision to hold the services at both Pottsville and Burringbar although they were still waiting for the final approval from the council which he expected imminently. “On 9 March 2021 the NSW Government granted an exemption to the COVID-19 Public Health Orders that permitted ANZAC Day marches and services across the state,” he said. “As a consequence, we have been working to arrange marches and services in both Burringbar and Pottsville. “We now have formal Police approval to conduct ANZAC Day marches and services in Pottsville and Burringbar. “However, that approval is subject to the RSL receiving an approval from the Tweed

access the QR Code. Schools have been requested to keep a roll of marches. All spectators are to adhere to COVID Social Distancing rules. The Dawn Service will assemble at the Lismore Cenotaph before 5am with those wishing to march expecting to assemble before 5am at the corner of Molesworth and Magellan St (old post office) ready to step off at 5.10am. At the end of the dawn service the City of Lismore RSL Sub-branch, in Shire Council which we are Cenotaph, ANZAC Park. Memorial Reserve, Burringbar conjunction with the Lismore still waiting to receive. We “We anticipate attendance at with 250 people anticipated. Workers Club, will host a understand that approval will Pottsville will be about 1,500 COVID-19 registrations start breakfast for Veterans and be subject to Council being people,” Mr Radisich said. from 07am at Pottsville, and families, and others involved satisfied of the adequacy of our “People will be shortly before the march in with the official service COVID-19 Safety Plan.” accommodated dispersed across Burringbar. including the choir. If the plan is passed he said ANZAC Park and the Pottsville At Lismore all participants in However, due to Health the Pottsville march would Memorial Oval. Veterans and marches and commemorative Directives the Workers club is assemble for the march from family will have priority for services are being asked to not able to provide breakfast for 7:15 am at Pottsville Beach access to ANZAC Park.” register with the QR Code, non-veterans this year. Chemist on Corner of Berkley’s The Burringbar march copies have been sent to invited The main march will then Lane and Coronation Avenue will assemble from 8:45am guests, ex service organisations assemble at the bottom end of Pottsville Beach for a 7:45 opposite The Elwood Café on and schools while Lismore City Molesworth Street adjacent am march off with the march The Broadway Burringbar for Council will be arranging for to Browns Creek Car Park at moving down Coronation a 08:50 march off heading east copies of the QR Code to be 8.30am ready to step off at Avenue and Tweed Coast Road along Broadway to the World placed in and around the March 9am. The main service and to Cenotaph, ANZAC Park War II memorial at Memorial assembly area and route. wreath laying will be held at Pottsville Beach. The service Reserve, Burringbar with the There will be sign in books the Lismore Memorial Baths at will then begin at 8am at the service beginning at 9am at available for those who cannot the end of the march.

HRH PRINCE PHILLIP CONDOLENCE BOOK THE Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan is encouraging members of our community to sign the official condolence book for His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. “You can sign the official condolence book in my Lismore and Grafton offices,” Mr Hogan said. “Your condolence will be sent to Buckingham Palace and archived by the Commonwealth of Australia. It may in future be displayed at its national institutions, such as the

National Library of Australia.” “Prince Phillip visited Lismore on two occasions - during the 1954 visit by Queen Elizabeth and in 1973 when he opened the new Lismore High School in East Lismore.” “My office can be found at 63 Molesworth Street in Lismore and 1/83A Prince Street in Grafton.” “If you would like to sign the condolence form online, use this link: https://www.pmc.gov.au/pmc/ condolences-form”

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Tenterfield Festival hailed a huge success

By Tania Spiers-Phillips THE start of something big for the town– that’s the way Tenterfield Autumn Festival organizing committee member Kerri Hampton has described the inaugural event. Held over the Easter long weekend, the festival attracted visitors from both side of the border to the town which has been struggling with drought, fire and Covid border closures over the past few years. Kerri said CBD of the town was overflowing with tourists during the four-day event with businesses having some of their biggest days on record. “It was a resounding success,” she said. “To pinpoint exact numbers, because obviously we were running around like blue-arsed flies over the weekend and track down the exact numbers was very difficult. “However, a good way to judge that is certainly by the numbers we had at the events but more importantly the incremental revenue that was generated within the businesses in town is probably your best bet to judge the volume of people. “You couldn’t get a park in town, the main street was packed and it just had a wonderful vibe about it which was just fantastic.” She said it was so great to see after everything the town has been through in the past few years. “Certainly there is a huge change on many fronts in this town as there would be in a lot of rural towns, especially where we are located here,” Kerri explained. “We are very fortunate to be located on the intersection of two major highways. The rural sector up here has been very

much disrupted with droughts and fire and flooding rain over the past couple of years. That will have a long-term impact, not just on the rural sector but on the community as well so it’s really important that Tenterfield looks at other ways to stimulate its economy. Certainly as a destination venue with what we have to offer with the four seasons, the history, the produce and all of those sorts of things I really think it could be the start of something big to generate incremental revenue, new people to town to showcase what the towns got.” While Bluesfest at Byron Bay being cancelled “certainly helped” Kerri said she didn’t think it had a major impact. “We had a small of people who came up here who had tickets for Byron who decided to come up to the Lift the Country Spirit where Shannon Noll and the Buckleys were playing but by all accounts it wasn’t an enormous amount,” she said. “But I believe we got a lot of people coming up from Northern NSW as far as Coffs all the way to the border which was fantastic.” Plans are to make this an annual event however before that is set in stone the town will look to have a debriefing next week to discuss what did and didn’t work this year and what will be the way forward in the future. “We would like to think so, we are having a community and business workshop next week as a follow-up to this festival to get the engagement from the business community and the powers that be in town to ascertain what is the way forward,” the organizer explained. “I mean the committee

Clockwise from top left: Take a bow, the artists at the end of the Lift The Country Spirit concert, the crowd at the Lift The Country Spirit concert, Byron’s Buckleys in action, headliner Shannon Noll and kids enjoying the easter egg hunt on Sunday morning.

currently all have full-time businesses, where all in businesses and it’s a huge strain. As many community organisations are, this is all volunteer work. To make this bigger and better, we would like to think in the long term we could provide some employment in town with people that could look at moving into events rather than it just being this on-going volunteer type approach because we need it to be economic viable as well. It’s not just about making economic viable options for the town but even for this organization if we could put one person on fulltime every year looking for grants, looking for sponsorship and then potentially some parttime options with kids from school and the like then that would be the ideal scenario.” The four-day festival featured a variety of events

from the Lift The Country Spirit Concert on the Saturday night to markets, barefoot bowls, a market day and funday at Jubilee Park, Easter egg hunts and gourmet lunches. “Without a doubt the Lift the Country Spirit concert was huge, Shannon Noll, the Buckley’s, Nine Year Sister and Taj Matheson was a highlight,” according to Kerri. “Shannon was amazing, he really made the night, he resonated well with everyone – he made time to speak to us on multiple occasions. That to me gave the event a lot of credibility having some key acts at that concert especially through the artists social media platforms where that gives us wider reach for the town. That was an integral part of the success of the

concert. “’The markets were a wonderful highlight – we probably had 2000 people go through our markets which for a little town like this was amazing. The Easter egg hunt, believe it or not on the Sunday morning – we had over 500 kids come through there. For a town of 4000 people it was fantastic. One of the great things – one of the highlights of this weekend – was the ability to work with each other. The Tenterfield Lions put that event on in association with the Tenterfield High School. We oversaw it and did a lot of the groundwork but they ran that event and that was the key part of this entire festival – the collaborative approach to making this event work.”

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NOT IRON CHEF BUT IRON CREATIVE FOR MUSOS NORTHERN Rivers’ musicians have been set a new challenge – cook up a new piece of work for performance art in just a few hours using whatever instruments you’re allocated. It is called the Iron Creative and is the brainchild of Northern Rivers Conservatorium’s Resident Creative Artist, Sean O’Boyle, who got the idea after watching Iron Chef, a Japanese TV cooking show which challenges chefs to create new dishes within a time limit using unusual ingredients. Mr O’Boyle said he had no idea what the teams would come up with, but he wanted to hear from all musicians brave enough to give it ago. For the Iron Creative, six conservatorium’s teams will have three hours to create a new five to eight minute performance work and they will also be performed at in front of an audience at Lismore’s town hall in May. “The process will be fun

but challenging as none of the participants will have any idea what they’re going to get,” Mr O’Boyle said. “They may be assigned ingredients like the kazoo, paint tin drums, voices, marimba, dance and an ingredient of their choice. “In addition they’ll be given a musical ingredient to incorporate, for example: a rhythm, a chord sequence or

several musical notes. From there, the teams will have three hours to be as creative as possible with all those ingredients to produce a work that they’ll then perform.” The Iron Creative is free for all participants and open to anyone with an interest in creative expression. “We could see composition, movement, visual arts,

the parameters of an Iron Creative event. “The mentors are already coming up with interesting ideas and are now eagerly awaiting their teams,” Mr O’Boyle said. “It’s completely free to take part, so we’re calling on all musicians and artists who are up for the challenge to get their nominations in to the Conservatorium as soon as possible.” The inaugural Iron Creative event will be held on Sunday 23rd May 2021. Teams will create and rehearse their works at the Conservatorium during the morning, then present them at a public performance at 2pm film or some other type of at Lismore City Hall, where performance. The possibilities the winners will be announced. are endless, and that’s what Applications close on makes it exciting for both the Friday 23rd April. Musicians participants and the audience,” and artists can register their he said. interest online at enrol.nrcac. The Northern Rivers edu.au Conservatorium has six For more information, mentors ready to work with contact the Northern Rivers the teams in the six weeks Conservatorium on 6621 2266 prior to teach them how to or by email: admin@nrcac. successfully collaborate within edu.au

Tweed Shire seniors ready for anything By Tania Spiers-Phillips GET ready to rock ‘n roll, try something new and discover local cultural treasures as part of this year’s packed 10-day Tweed Seniors Festival. Tweed Shire Council Seniors Festival Co-ordinator Lyn Porter said this year’s festival, part of the wider NSW Seniors event, would run from Wednesday, April 14 through to Saturday April 24. “We have the opening ceremony for the seniors festival on Wednesday, with the opening ceremony we have entertainment,” she said. “The main thing is presentation of the Seniors Local Achievement awards. We’ve had seen people nominated this year in the Tweed Shire. Geoff Provest and Janelle Saffin will be doing those presentations at the Tweed Heads Civic and Cultural Centre. “We were hoping to have it at Murwillumbah but it just wasn’t completed in time so that will hopefully next year we will be in Murwillumbah. There will be light refreshments afterwards which Brett Street Café will cater. “The awards highlight what

The Tweed Civic and Cultural Centre will again host the Tweed Shire Council Seniors awards. seniors do in our community and the nicest part about it is when you contact them to say that you’ve been nominated for an award. I phoned one on April 1 and he thought I was being an April fool because he didn’t believe that what he did was enough to be recognized, which of course it is because people had nominated him. “Most are very humble and definitely don’t expect recognition.” The event starts at 10am and those wanting to attend need to register as part of the Covid Safe Plan which can be done by emailing Community Services or contacting 0755 693110. The Fasolati Singers and Chris Harvie will provide

the entertainment for the event which will start a big 10 days of events around the Tweed aimed at providing seniors with opportunities to try a diverse range of activities from sports to dance classes, tours both around the Tweed and to neighbouring destinations, information sessions and morning teas. “There are more than 50 events on the program – I think there are 54,” Ms Porter said. “Each day there’s something that people can attend. “We’ve got lots of come and try bowls, a lot of the bowling clubs have come on board. We’ve got bus trips, the museum is doing a couple of events, cultural connections.

“There is come and try tenpin bowling for the whole duration of the festival, rock n roll dancing. It’s very comprehensive. There is something for everybody.” Ms Porter said the theme for this year’s State-wide celebrations of seniors “In Nature” highlights that it is human nature to connect with others, especially during challenging times. Venues including the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, the Tweed Regional Museum, the Brett Street Cafe, sports clubs and venues and major shopping centres will provide special events and packages for seniors. Ms Porter said from saving

money on power bills, to finding out what programs and support services are available to keep connected with the community, the 2021 Tweed Seniors Festival is bound to have something of interest for all seniors. During the festival, there will be a series of free webinars hosted by NBN Co on a range of subjects relating to internet use, including how to get online and scams awareness. Details of the webinars can be found in the program on Council’s website, www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/ SeniorsFestival The majority of events are free although bookings are essential for some, including the opening ceremony on Wednesday 14 April. Print versions of the 2021 Tweed Seniors Festival program are available at Council offices in Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads, local library branches, the Banora Point Community Centre and the Brett Street Cafe at the Tweed Heads Civic and Cultural Centre. The program is available online at www.tweed.nsw.gov. au/SeniorsFestival

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The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

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GBH plays host to lightning visit from health minister GRAFTON Base Hospital received an unscheduled visit from the boss on Friday when NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard drop in. Mr Hazzard was in the region and accepted Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis’s invitation to check out the new $17 million Ambulatory Care Unit and other facilities at the hospital. Mr Gulaptis said the minister appreciated the difference between then modern amenities in the new section, which provided a stark contrast to the mid-20th Century build of the old hospital. He said it gave the minister a clearer picture why a total rebuild of the hospital was such a high priority. “I’m delighted the Minister had a direct opportunity to see that the

rebuild is warranted and that the health budget will be well spent at Grafton Base Hospital”. Planning funding was allocated in the last State Budget to ensure the NSW Government gets the planning completed in preparation for proceeding to the clinical services planning and master planning for the new hospital. Also present on the tour were the CEO of the Northern NSW LHD, Wayne Jones, board member and local anaesthetist Dr Alan Tyson and Grafton Base Hospital general manager, Dan Madden. The Minister had an opportunity to see first-hand the benefits of the new Ambulatory Care Unit for patients and staff.

SHIRE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON DISABILITY STANDARDS BYRON bus users have until May 7 to have their say on local bus stops as the Council focuses on a new project making sure they comply with disability standards legislation. The shire currently has more than 40 formal bus shelters and at least 60 other stops without shelters, ranging in condition according to Council project engineer Katie Hughes. “Council’s bus stops need to meet the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (DSAPT) legislation,” Ms Hughes said. “The NSW/AUST Government has given Councils until 31 December 2022 to ensure its bus stops comply with the DSAPT.

“From 2 April Council will be asking bus operators and school communities to identify issues with bus stops along with how many people are using these stops on a daily and weekly basis. “While school students make up the majority of bus users in the Byron Shire, we are also hoping to hear from other people who use buses and bus shelters because their feedback is also very important,” she said. “Council is very aware about the need for improved public transport in the Shire but this project is a separate issue. “Bus shelters need to protect passengers from rain, sun, wind and whatever else the weather throws up in the Byron Shire. “We are hoping

people will take the time to look at the information on Your Say Byron Shire and provide specific details about which bus stops they use and how often, and also indicate where there are any unused shelters.” Ms Hughes said. “This project focuses on formal Council bus shelters and stops but we acknowledge there are many informal stops that are arranged between bus companies and users and gathering information about these is important as well,” she said. Feedback on bus shelters can be proved at Your Say Byron Shire until May 7. Staff will then assess the information and develop a bus stop upgrade program and timetable.

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The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

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Whiddon provides aged care boost for Kyogle by Halden Boyd WHILE the Coronavirus pandemic might have created a few small hiccups in the region’s aged care industry it certainly did not faze the enthusiasm of residents of the Kyogle Whiddon Residential Care facility as it threw open its doors to showcase its brand new wing to the public. The $12 million two storey development has doubled the size of the Whiddon Kyogle centre to 64 care rooms, making it one of the most attractive in the Upper Richmond Valley. The Whiddon Group, which is a non-for-profit organisation overseen by Freemansons NSW and ACT successfully secured close to $5 million in funding from the Australian Government’s Regional Jobs and Investment Packages to enable the $12 million aged care growth project in Kyogle. The Regional Jobs and Investment Packages support economic growth and job creation in regional Australia and allowed the aged care provider to undertake the exciting project. While the Kyogle expansion was completed last year the official opening was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Whiddon Group Board chairman Len Kearns said the project was truly welcomed, and it would the news and said it would ensure the group were meeting the current and future needs of older people in Kyogle. “This is fantastic news for the Kyogle community, and without this support the project, which which is valued at $12 million, and without the help from the Federal government it would not have been possible.” “Thanks to the funding, together with our investment of $5 million, we have delivered a wonderful extension to our Kyogle home to help meet the needs of the local region for high quality aged care places.” “I would like to extend our sincere thanks to the community members who supported our funding application, and Member for Page, Mr Kevin Hogan, who has supported Whiddon to achieve a number of important aged care growth projects in the region,” Mr Kearns said.

Whiddon chairman Len Kearns, Kevin Hogan MP, resident Dick Judd, chief operations officer Alison Jarret and director of care services Kathy Gibson at the official opening of the new 32-bed wing, pictured below.

“Whiddon has a strong commitment to caring for older Australians in rural, regional and remote areas and this project will help us further invest and grow in this region.” The official ribbon was cut by Whiddon resident Richard Judd, who has an important historical connection with the facility adjoining the Kyogle District Hospital. “When Whiddon Kyogle was proposed the development application came across my desk when I was the building and Health Inspector with Kyogle Shire Council at the time,” Richard said. “I immediately a the time saw the benefits of a modern

facility at Kyogle and I have been a staunch supporter right from day one.” At the opening Richard recited an emotional poem that he had penned for the event, and said at the time when Whiddon Kyogle was proposed he was given a huge task by the local Council and community which eventually

saw the facility become a reality. “I would like to reflect back on time,” Richard (Dick) Judd told the gathering at the opening. “Back in the 1970s I started with the Kyogle Council and together with the Housekeepers Emergency Service, which was a hangover

from the Second World War, I had to interview people in their own homes and older people and to find out exactly what their problems were,” he said. “The difficulty was that we did not have enough finances, and to me it was very upsetting to see these people in their own homes trying to get help”. “Eventually we saw the organisation become what was called Home Care Connection, and then one morning I came into work and in my in tray was a building application from Whiddon Homes to build the first stage of this facility”. “I was so pleased that all of a sudden we were looking up at and actually looking after our older generation.” “And then in the 1990s again we got another application which I helped with and the next stage was built”. “At that point I thought that all of that initial work was toward having a top class aged care facility in Kyogle.” “And then when I became a resident here I got the word that a third stage was to be built and I got right behind it,” Richard said. “But was has to be remembered here at this opening is that while you might have a wonderful new building it all comes back to it being run by a wonderful staff, and at Whiddon Kyogle we have the very best in the world here, and we should all be very happy and proud of that”. The project, as well as creating 32 rooms in the two storey expansion, has provided 20 new employed positions at the aged care home in nursing care, hospitality and hotel services. During the building phase at Whiddon Kyogle it supported 94 construction jobs, and now completed will provide an annual $1 million injection directly into the Kyogle economy. The funding support was obtained through the Federal government’s $220 million Regional Jobs and Investment Package which was created as a commitment to stimulate economic growth in Australian regions.

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

NEWS

WOOLI RIVER BAR CLAIMS ANOTHER VESSEL

New community bus to service Rappville THE Rappville community has received a huge boost from the federal and state governments to provide a bus service to the local primary school, and to serve others in the region with transport and other needs. Rappville was devastated by a bushfire in late 2019, and in community discussions afterwards they said they needed more transport options. The main one one was to help children get to the local school, with the second being for better transport access to services. As a joint government initiative the

Rappville Community Social Club has revived $180,000 to purchase a new community bus. “The bus will give the opportunity for local kids to go to Rappville Primary School,” the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said. “At the moment some children who live in the local catchment area do not have public transport options to get to Rappville Public School, having to choose schools in neighbouring areas. This new bus will solve that issue.” The new community bus which will have state-of-the-art disabled access features will also be available for hire for community events.

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The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

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ANOTHER FLOOD SNEAKS THROUGH THE RICHMOND VALLEY by Halden Boyd LISMORE and the Mid Richmond District have been lucky after again being caught by surprise as another flood event sneaked through the region between the 7th and 8th of April, again catching the community off guard. It came after another dump of heavy rain swamped the region in the three arms of the Richmond River overnight on April 6th and during Wednesday 7th April. The focus was initially on the Tweed, Brunswick and Wilsons River areas after the Bureau Of Meteorology (BOM) issued a Flood Watch for the Far North Coast as a menacing low pressure system formed off Rockhampton in Queensland. The BOM dropped the Flood Watch as it was expected the low cell would track in a southeasterly direction, but it hovered off the coast moving southwards. The BOM then suddenly issued a Minor Flood Warning for the Wilsons River early on Wednesday 7th April after the heavy overnight rain in the already saturated catchment came downstream. Soon after the BOM issued another warning for the Richmond River in the Coraki and Bungawalbyn areas in the Mid Richmond for minor flooding. The heavy rain drop also

led to the closure of numerous roads in the Richmond catchment, and also roads in the Upper Clarence region around Bonalbo which were also impacted by the same drenching overnight event. This saw a number of villages such as Rappville again isolated for a short period by floodwaters, as the same downpour of between 50mm to 75mm again filled the Myrtle Creek and Bungawalbyn catchments. The Wilsons River at Lismore peaked at 4.62 metres with minor flooding at 7am on Wednesday 7th April. In the Richmond catchment the Richmond River at Coraki peaked at at 3.54 metres at midday on Thursday just a over the minor flood level of 3.4 metres. Just downstream at Bungawalbyn the flood peaked at 3.25 metres at 11.30am from a new mass of water moving in from Whiporree, Myrtle Creek and Rappville. Fortunately the Swan Bay Basin missed being swamped again with the damaged Boggy Creek Road levee on Bungawalbyn Creek along the Whiporree Road not overtopping. The road however was cut in a number of places, and the new Neillys Creek Lagoon gauge west of Coraki on Myrtle Creek, instigated by former Woodburn SES Unit Commander Bruce

The latest minor flood event which caught everyone by surprise mainly impacted the Mid Richmond region around Coraki and Bungawalbyn. Further downstream at Woodburn water raged over the Tuckombil Canal entering the Evans River. McCormack showing its true worth. Readings of four flood events from February 2020 from this new gauge, some would say in the middle of nowhere, have given the SES vital accuracy in the Southern Arm of the Richmond catchment, being Bungawalbyn Creek, a degree of positive certainty in an area which is such a huge

catchment impacting the Mid Richmond. Meanwhile the the heavy rain and minor flooding created ongoing headaches for Lismore City Council and Richmond Valley Council during the new event, with saw already damaged roads further deteriorating because

of the ongoing rainfall, making it impossible for repair crews already stretched to the limit being hampered by the nuisance weather. Hats off to the Woodburn Unit and especially Bruce which has seen this new gauge really help us all along the way.

New ambulance station coming to Casino THE State Government has announced a new ambulance station will be built in Casino. The Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis said the new station will replace the 90-year-old facility and will provide a contemporary working environment for local paramedics. “The next step will be to decide on the best location for the new Casino station and we will be guided by best practice international software which maps Triple Zero calls,” he said. The NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said paramedics and members of the local community would also be consulted about the location and design of the new station. “There’s a consultative group of paramedics and they can determine by giving their advice as to how these stations

work best,” he said. “While the current 90-year-old facility has served the community well, the new station will provide a contemporary working environment for local paramedics,” Mr Gulaptis

added. “Our highly trained paramedics go above and beyond to save lives and this new station in Casino will provide state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to best support them as they

come to the community’s aid when it’s needed most.” “We know how much this new ambulance station means to the community of Casino, and I am thrilled we are able to deliver this important piece health infrastructure for

locals.” “The next step us to decide on the best location for the new station and we’ll be guided by best practice international software which maps Triple Zero calls.” Funding for the new station comes from the NSW Government’s Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration program which is the largest investment in regional NSW Ambulance’s 125-year history, with 24 new or upgraded ambulance stations already delivered or underway as part of the $132 million Stage 1, including an Ambulance Station for Iluka. The new Casino Ambulance Station, once a suitable location is identified, will be funded as a part of the $100 million Stage 2 of the NSW Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration Programme.

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April 15, 2021

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Escalating cost of back to back natural disasters RICHMOND Valley Council continues to count the cost of a rolling wave of natural disasters over the past 18 months, with an estimated damage bill of more than $22 million sustained to roads, bridges and related infrastructure. Five natural disasters have been declared in the Richmond Valley since October 2019, starting with the Busbys Flat Road and Myall Creek Road bushfires, followed by flood events in February and December 2020, a storm in February 2021, and most recently another flood in March. To date, Council has made successful disaster-related claims worth around $13.9 million since the bushfires, which include more than $9 million for last year’s two floods. General manager Vaughan

Macdonald (pictured) said while disaster declarations meant Council was able to claim for the cost of disaster-related repairs with Transport for NSW, the successive wave of natural disasters had nevertheless placed a significant burden on Council’s resources. “Council has a busy asset maintenance program which sails along when the sun is shining, but some of this work must be put on hold during and immediately after a natural disaster, when we reallocate our resources to respond to priority emergency repair work,” Mr Macdonald said. “We have a responsibility to ensure we are accounting for the full extent of damage to our infrastructure from these events, so our community receives every cent it deserves.”

“That means hundreds of hours of extra staff time to properly document evidence of natural disaster impacts, and oversee the repair works to completion.” Post-disaster repair works are divided up into three categories including emergency works, immediate reconstruction works, and essential public asset restoration works. While the first two categories are typically

GEORGICA ROAD CLOSURE

DUE to a road slip, Council will close Oakey Creek Road, Georgica, from Oakey Creek Bridge to McLennan Road. The slip occurred about 300m east of the McLennan Road intersection. Residents up to No. 175 Oakley Road will have access with a full road closure from No. 175 Oakley

Creek Road to McLennan Road. Roads affected are McLennan Road, Billen Road, Lane Rd and Gwynne Road All traffic should use Gwynne Road as an alternative. Council is currently investigating the slip to determine the scope of remedial work that needs to be undertaken to repair the road.

undertaken within three months of a natural disaster, essential restoration projects involve more substantial repair work and can take several months to finalise applications and complete the works. Mr Macdonald said it was unfortunate that the back-toback floods in recent months had seen existing damage to infrastructure compounded, because impacted sites would need to be reassessed. As an example, he said Council had funding approved for essential restoration works for the December flood worth $4.193 million, and preparations were already underway for this work to proceed when the March flood hit. “We must now reassess the damage and reapply for funding, to ensure we are accounting for the full

extent of new damage; it is essentially starting the assessment project from scratch,” Mr Macdonald said. “Further inspections of our road network are still required as the water slowly recedes in some our catchments, while last week’s rain saw more flooding at Coraki and Bungawalbyn.” “Balancing these needs is part and parcel of our responsibility to our community, and residents can rest assured Council has been diligent in accounting for all damages.” “However, we do ask for the community’s patience in carrying out some of these more extensive restoration works.” “If you observe damage and want to ensure Council is aware of it, please call our Customer Experience team on 6660 0300.”

$119,000 EPA grant to reduce illegal dumping in Byron Shire BYRON Shire Council’s efforts to reduce illegal dumping received a $119,000 grant boost from the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) Combatting illegal dumping: clean-up and prevention program. In 2019/2020, Byron Shire Council’s costs associated with illegal dumping were in excess of $150,000 and 593 illegal dumping incidents were recorded. Illegal dumping causes environmental harm by contaminating and degrading land, plant and animal habitats and polluting waterways. “We witnessed a rapid increase in illegal dumping last year in line with the arrival of the pandemic and this funding will help us intensify our efforts through smarter surveillance and monitoring, improved signage plus better educational and communication tools,” Byron Shire Mayor,

Simon Richardson said. “The message is simple - it is absolutely not okay to dump your rubbish on public land, the kerbside or to dump your household or commercial waste in public litter bins and fines associated with illegal dumping are a minimum of $4000,” he said. Council’s Waste Education and Compliance Officer, Zoe White, said the grant will allow Council to work closely with the community to make sure everyone knows where and how they can safely dispose of all types of household, commercial and green waste. “Council provides a free annual service, allowing residents to drop-off 150kg of bulk waste or up to 500kg green waste at the Byron Resource Recovery Centre when providing proof of residency,” Ms White said. Information about the free waste drop off

service is on Council’s website. “Thanks to the funding we will be introducing a courtesy trailer to assist residents with transporting large items to the Resource Recovery Centre,” Ms White said. “Targeted educational materials will be developed to address issues associated with the transient nature of our community, with materials distributed broadly to short and long term residents. “Our overall aim is to reduce the number of illegal dumping incidents in the shire by 30% by the end of the project,” she said Community members can play their part by reporting illegal dumping via Council’s Resource Recovery Hotline 1300 652 625 or to the EPA website. This project is a NSW Environment Protection Authority, Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

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A SMALL-TOWN FESTIVAL WITH BIG IDEAS

Pokies make a motza after covid batters gaming industry by Halden Boyd NEW data has revealed gaming machines across Northern NSW have made the industry a staggering $100.8 million net profit in a six-month period. Latest gaming machine data from Liquor and Gaming New South Wales has shown North Coast clubs and hotels made a staggering $100.8 Million between July 1 and December 31, 2020. In the Clarence Valley $17,619,058 profit was made from 691 machines, and in Ballina Shire they raked in $16,523,460 from 548 machines. Lismore made $12,932,798 from 412 machines, and in the Richmond Valley $9,182,258 was raised from 337 machines. In Byron Shire $7,265,855 profit

came from from 375 machines, and Kyogle and Tenterfield $1,813,940 profit was made. Out of the combined Northern Rivers total profit for the six months of $100.8 million.taxes which went into state government coffers of $19.7 million. A Liquor and Gaming spokesman said the previous six-month period looked vastly different. “The previous six-month net profit figures were significantly impacted by restrictions placed on gaming venues due to the COVID-19 Public Health Orders including the closure of gaming venues for 10 weeks from March 23 to 31 May,” the spokesman said. “This trend was reversed in the current reporting period.” Across NSW gaming machines in clubs made $2.2 billion and $1.6 billion in hotels net profit.

THE inaugural Kyogle Writers festival, with its theme of ‘Country,’ is shaping up to be a fabulous celebration of writing and ideas. It will be held in Kyogle between 14 and 16 May. Over 40 writers are participating (including novelists, short-story writers, poets, non-fiction writers, local historians and song writers) and the packed festival programme includes conversations with authors, panel discussions on topics such as Indigenous writing (anchored by Daniel Browning, host of RN’s Awaye! Indigenous arts and culture programme), writing in a time of climate change and poetry readings. Integral to the festival is an array of workshops that will enable people, no matter if they are just starting out in writing, or who are already published, to hone their craft. Workshops cover writing young adult fiction, narrative pod-casting, song-writing, writing children’s stories as well as writing for the media. Local writer and poet, Katinka Smit, will run a workshop on writing local history. “The best historical writing imagines what it was like for those who lived then; it is the day to day lives of the past that fascinate most,” , Katinka said. Some of the authors who will be

talking during the Festival include acclaimed Aboriginal writer of Goori and European heritage, Melissa Lucashenko, whose novel, Too Much Lip, earned her the Miles Franklin Award for literature in 2019; Stuart Rees, human rights activist and founder of the Sydney Peace Foundation, who will be discussing his latest book, Cruelty or Humanity: Challenges, Opportunities and Responsibilities and former ABC journalist (7.30; Foreign Correspondent), Scott Bevan, who will be reflecting on the set of three non-fiction books he has written while kayaking on the Hunter River (The Hunter), Sydney Harbour (The Harbour) and Lake Macquarie (The Lake). ‘Writers Festivals expand horizons, stimulate thinking and engage people in ideas they may not have really considered before,’ said Paul Shields, one of the Festival organisers. ‘We hope the festival becomes a sustainable annual addition to Kyogle’s event calendar, helping to contribute to the town’s cultural landscape while at the same time showcasing this extraordinary area to visitors.’ For more info or to purchase tickets visit the website: www. kyoglewritersfestival.com

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Boral timber gets bio energy reactor at Kyogle

The Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan and Nationals NSW member Ben Franklin MLC with staff at the Kyogle Boral timber milling facility.

BORAL Timbers is set to start work on a new $1.527 million innovative and pioneering small-scale bio-energy reactor at its Kyogle mill. The reactor will help energy efficiency at the mill, supporting its continued viability by reducing costs and providing an alternative income source by providing energy to the grid during non-operational hours. The mini reactor will use bio waste to fuel it which will significantly reduce their energy costs. “This is good for the ongoing viability of the jobs at the Mill,” the Federal Member for Page Kevin

Hogan said visiting the Kyogle facility. “I was there with my State Colleague Ben Franklin as the grant is from the Federal and NSW government, and Boral have matched the funding.” “The bio-energy reactor for the business and will provide energy back to the grid and support Boral’s continued viability and significantly reduce their energy costs.” “This is great for both local jobs and the environment.” The grant is part of the Local Economic Bushfire Recovery Fund which has been jointly supported by the Federal and State Governments.

INSPIRING JOURNEY INSPIRES YOUNG LEADERS By Tim Howard The Clarence Valley’s Citizen of the Year Hayley Talbot knocked the socks off the regions future leaders with her account of her 2017 two week solo trip in a kayak down the Clarence River. Page MP Kevin Hogan gathered around 200 of the region’s school captains and leaders to the Grafton District Services Club last week. It’s something he’s turned into an annual event, gathering the region’s future leaders and putting them in the same room with an inspirational local figure. “Sometimes after the speech the kids want to come to speak to me,” he said. “This time they all went to Hayley, no-one wanted to speak to me. It was great.” Ms Talbot’s account of her journey from the source of the river in Queensland to its mouth in her home town of Yamba, was breathtaking.

She spent two years in training for the trip, preparing physically and mentally for what she knew would be a rite of passage rather than just an another adventure. A few days into the trip she injured her arm so badly she later found it was broken. She was determined not to let that stop her so early in the trip and by altering her paddling style she was able to cope with the pain. Another night, paddling in the dark to escape what she believed were intruders who would invade her camp, she had a bizarre, unexplained experience. “It felt like someone had grabbed the stern of the canoe with both hands and was pushing it down,” she said. “The bow was pushed up in the air and all I could do was paddle to get away from it.” She said she talked to a an indigenous Elder about the experience and he said there was a river spirit she may

have encountered. “I truly believe that’s what happened,” she said. “He said if I had fallen in the water I wouldn’t have got out.” Ms Talbot revealed how her journey also helped her conquer her personal fears. She described navigating

a section of the river approaching a waterfall, where there were three approaches. Two would lead to disaster but a third, more difficult route would get her through. “I had to head straight towards the roaring water,”

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Does your pet need a Buddhist Zen “Leemo’s View” pet sitter or some kennel Feng Shui? “LEEMO has views on just about anything”

‘Beware’ the family reunion… Whoo hooo…‘Leemo Cat’ again…such good news! I have been invited to a ‘sibling’s reunion’ with all of my brother & sister cats…there are 8 of us. I have not seen any of them since we were rescued. Crikey… it is truly most exciting, but scarey. ‘Mum Jane’ said that I could attend, that she would drop me off, and pick me up… (Like, I’M some kinda idiot who might possibly misbehave?). However, that was the condition so I acquiesced. Hmmm. I might ask ‘Mum Jane’ for advice about this reunion? Should I ‘Take a plate?’ ‘What will I wear?’ ‘Should I have my fur washed & conditioned and a small face treatment?’ Crikey. I really do believe ‘Mum Jane’ needs to help me. I asked her to sit down and listen to my dilemma. She asked me, “Leemo, do you know the names of your brothers & sisters…this is TRULY VERY HELPFUL KNOWLEDGE in a family reunion event such as yours”. OMG…I’m thinking thinking thinking… YEP…there was ‘Braco’ and ‘Sharleen’ and ‘Fortescue’ and ‘Audrey’ and ‘Kagemusha’ and ‘Garfield’ and, and, oohhh, that’s it… there was ‘Maisy’ and MEEEEEEEE…

‘Leemo’. Whew! I asked ‘Mum Jane’ more things…like “what should I ‘say’ to them?” Mum SIGHED deeply and decided she needed a wine. She informed me that she had ‘researched’ my siblings and told me…“Leemo…firstly, I know you have not seen your siblings for many years…SO, if you are addressing one of your SISTERS, DO NOT SAY, “how are you TUBBY”…specially if it is ‘Sharleen’ who is now a famous TV Cat on ‘Married at First Purr’. If you are addressing one of your BROTHERS, DO NOT SAY, “where did your fur go bro…you’re all bald around your ears and head?”...specially if it is ‘Braco’ ‘cos he has Gangster connections. AND DO NOT SAY to ‘Maisy’ “your fur looks like crapp”. Say something like “who is your furdresser”… AND NOTHING MORE. By this point, I had misgivings about attending this Siblings Reunion… HUGE misgivings. BUT I WENT anyhow. Ooooh…it really was SO MUCH fun. We purred and chatted and had Felix Treats and stuff. HOWEVER, I am ashamed to say it all came undone. I had too many cat cocktails and when ‘Sharleen’ came up to me “I” said “Hey Tubby, wanna dance?” (‘Sharleen obviously has an excellent manicurist) Mum called an ambulance…I am AOK ...I am at home now. ‘Sharleen’ did not like my approach and…and, I GOT MAULED by long purple striped pawnails…by my SISTER!! OH, the embarrassment. Well, the drugs are drifting me off to sleep now, so good nite with big snorsies…Leemo.

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THERE is pet sitting and then there is Buddhist Zen pet sitting – not an offering of alternative Byron Bay, but from the Northern Rivers suburbs of Wollongbar. If you are sceptic, you might ask what Zen pet sitting involves – harmonising the energy force of your dog’s kennel? No, that’s Feng Shui. Zen pet sitting is simply the philosophy of making pets comfortable and relaxed and the founder of Zen pet sitting says pet owners have been reaching out to her in numbers since she started the service a month ago. “I am a secular Buddhist and I wanted to give to the animals a replication of what their owners give them,” said Zen pet-sitter Kerin Marsh. She believes in minding pets in their own homes. She makes visits

to feed and exercise them and can even stays overnight. Ms Marsh says her mentor, the Venerable Jewel of Light Bao Kwong, suggested she become a Zen pet sitter. “He taught me about sense of being,” Ms Marsh said, “which is being comfortable within yourself, empathetic, compassionate and being able to go with the flow and you need to understand karma – every action creates a reaction. “And he taught me about Zen. Zen to me is a sense of calm, a sense of being relaxed, begin familiar with your surroundings and being able to be relaxed. I believe animals give us unconditional love so I feel that they need the same – Zen.” Ms Marsh owns four cats and two dogs, all rescue animals, and

she is also a long-term animal rescue carer. Prior to becoming a Zen pet-sitter she worked in the mental health sector (for people not animals). “Putting animals in kennels causes great anxiety to some animals,” Ms Marsh said. “Not only are there illnesses the animal can contract, like kennel cough, but being in an unfamiliar environment can also cause rashes and air loss. “Everyone likes to go away on holidays, everyone needs to attend to things but leaving your pets is such a hard thing to do and they don’t need to be stressed out and displaced from their home and routines. They need Zen.” Anyone interested in Zen pet sitting can call Kerin Marsh on 0481 155 121.

MAN INJURED IN PIG TRUCK ROLLOVER THE driver of a truck carrying a load of pigs was taken to Lismore Base Hospital suffering neck injuries after a truck rolled on the Lismore to Bangalow Road near Binna Burra. The accent happened near the intersection of Binna Burra Road at around 2pm on Tuesday 6th April. Some of the pigs escaped from the overturned truck and were rounded up by police and members of the Rural Fire Service. The road bas blocked for several hours during the cleanup operation.

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Easter emu campaign a great success to make emus safer LIONS Club Clarence Environment members gathered at Books and Beans, Maclean, last week to present the prize to the winner of their Easter Emu Raffle fund-raiser, Brian Greives of Maclean. Brian is now the lucky owner of the beautiful one-off print by Stephen Otton, of an Echidna on the Brooms Head beach. Brian is pictured here with Lisa from Books and Beans café Maclean, with Lions Barbara Linley, Nicki Holmes and Prue Leggoe. Barbra Linley said that she was thrilled with the response to the petition to reduce to speed limit to 80kph on the Brooms Head Rd where Emus

are crossing. She said the petition with well over 1300 signatures would now go with a submission and letters to have the speed reduced, and permanent warning signs painted on the road installed.

“We have seen two adult emus killed in the last month, and also a terrible car driver fatality on the Road, and we want it to be safer for everyone,” Ms Linley said. Prue thanked Lisa for her

great support in selling the ‘Emu Easter eggs’ which were a first for the club. “Lisa was our top seller, and we thank her and her team for helping us sell all our eggs. It’s been a great fund-raiser and

awareness raiser through our presence at markets and in the shop and at Clarence Gallery Ulmarra. Thanks everyone for supporting us,” she said. Overall, the campaign has raised over $ 800 to assist the Club in their work to save our coastal emus. Prue commented that many folk had told stories of their local emu encounters. “We encourage everyone to send in their stories and memories of Emus in our valley, as we want to capture these, and perhaps a book about our coastal emus would be a great way to help educate and inform folk and visitors about our endangered Emus,” she said.

Dine & Discover NSW now available in the Northern Rivers The NSW Government has launched Dine & Discover NSW to encourage the community to get out and about and support dining, arts and tourism businesses. NSW residents aged 18 and over can apply for 4 x $25 vouchers, worth $100 in total • 2 x $25 Dine NSW Vouchers to be used for dining in at restaurants, cafés, bars, wineries, pubs or clubs. These can be used 7 days a week including public holidays • 2 x $25 Discover NSW Vouchers to be used for entertainment and recrea�on, including cultural ins�tu�ons, live music, and arts venues. These can be used 7 days a week including public holidays THE VOUCHERS: • can be used at par�cipa�ng NSW businesses that are registered as COVID Safe • are valid to 30 June 2021 NSW residents will be able to easily apply online to receive their vouchers through the latest version of the Service NSW app and website, and customers who do not have access to a smartphone and/or computer can call Service NSW on 13 77 88 or visit a local Service NSW Centre.

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New dynamic helmets for RFS volunteers by Halden Boyd NEW state of art helmets have started rolling out in the North Coast region, with Wardell and Meerschaum Vale Rural Fire Service (RFA) units receiving their new equipment. The BF9 helmets have been aerodynamically designed, and have special extra features including face and head protection, and the capability of having new video cameras and other devices attached to give live feeds to ground action operators when North Coast RFS Unit members are out dealing with fires and other tasks given to them. “The new helmets have added safety features and are a great new asset which have come as a part of an equipment improvement programme after the 2019 and 2020 bushfires”, Ballina RFS Group Captain Ray Collyer told The Northern Rivers Times.

Members of the Wardell NSW Rural Fire Service (right) trying on their new BF9 helmets (above) which will give them extra protection when on the job. “They give our crews that extra a added level of protection, and they will be rolled out completely to all Northern Rivers RFS units over coming months.” Ray Collyer, who was promoted to the Ballina RFS Region as Group Captain, was the head of the Wardell Rural Fire Service Brigade,

which saw his Unit tasked 24 hours a day for over three months during the Black Summer Fires in 2019 and 2020, said the new equipment was truly welcomed. “Also we are always looking for new volunteers to

train up to become members of our wonderful North Coast RFS network,” Ray said. Most of the application process for volunteer RFS members can now be done online, but encourage local people to get in touch with their local nearby Unit

to arrange a visit during training events which are usually held weekly.” People who are interested can also visit the RFS online application website. https://www.rfs.nsw.gov. au/volunteer/volunteeringwith-the-rfs

WIDENING GAP ON NAUGHTONS ROAD SEES LONG CLOSURE NAUGHTONS Gap Road northeast of Casino will remain closed for at least the next three months as Richmond Council assesses a deep landslip which occurred during last month’s flooding rains. Richmond Valley Council’s Community Service Delivery Director Angela Jones (pictured, inset) said the road was continuing to move following the initial landslip and a detailed geotechnical assessment was required before any repairs could be undertaken. “Council has engaged a specialist geotechnical contractor to monitor the area,” Ms Jones said. “What we do know is that there has been a substantial slippage of earth quite deep underneath the road, which has destabilised the pavement and created a series of

expanding cracks. “Our goal now is to understand how fast these cracks are moving, and how much of the surrounding soil has been weakened.” “This will give Council a picture of what is needed to

properly rebuild the road in the most resilient and costeffective manner possible, and then make an application for disaster funding from Transport for NSW.” Ms Jones said Naughtons Gap Road was an important

local road with approximately 1300 vehicles a day during normal operation, and a top priority for repair. “Council apologises for the inconvenience for those residents who rely on this arterial road, but due to the

possibility of the road slipping further, we simply cannot risk any traffic movements,” Ms Jones said. “Only once we have a detailed picture of the extent of the movement underneath the road can we begin considering options for repairs.” “Our priority is to assess the problem, develop a realistic solution, and provide a timeframe for repairs as soon as possible.” “We will continue to provide regular updates to the community on this evolving situation.” “In the meantime, diversions are in place around Naughtons Gap via Manifold Road.” The Naughtons Gap Road is popular with local motorists accessing Lismore, rather an using the busier Bruxner Highway.

Afterlee Road interruptions for new culverts WORK has commenced to carry out out replacement of six culverts as part of a $2.75 million upgrade to Afterlee Road west of Geneva under the NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads Programme, and due to difficult terrain around the sites, it will be necessary for Kyogle Council to close

the road periodically while the works are undertaken. The culverts are located along a 1.5 kilometre section of Afterlee Road, west of the Slaters Road intersection. In order to minimise inconvenience to motorists, Council will carry out the work on a rolling programme,

replacing the culverts one at a time with the road closed for three working days each week. Works have been brought forward to take advantage of one week of school holidays to minimise disruption to school bus services. The attached calendars show the days on which Afterlee

Road will be closed. These dates were chosen to provide a variety of week days to allow as many options as possible for delivery of services to residents and property owners. During closures, detours can be made via; • Brown Knob Road – Cob O

Corn Road (20t load limit) – Ettrick Road; • Eden Creek Road Wyndham Road (7t load limit) – Applegum Road – Wiangaree Back Road; and • Dam Access Road – Brays Road – Ghinni Ghi Road – Ironpot Creek Road – Ettrick Road.

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS

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MELANIE HANCOCK

Diamonds + Jewellers Lismore Gemmologist & Diamond Grader

STARTED working at Diamonds + in 2003 at the age of 22. With a keen interest for jewellery, repairs and manufacturing I took on several courses to further my education and career in Diamond consultancy, World gold course, Watch and clock makers of Australia course, and Cert IV in business studies. During 2006-2008 I studied to become a Gemmologist needing 60% in theory and 80% in practical to pass. I graduated with high marks and topped my class in practical studies with a creditation In gemmology. In 2009 I then went onto further my diamond grading studies and received 89.3% in practical diamond grading and became a qualified diamond grader. My great mentor Robert Argent whom I worked for, taught me the ropes of the business and the jewellery industry, I had been blessed to learn so much in my 10 years of working for Robert who had been in the industry for over 50 years when retiring at the age of 83. At the age of 31 with a solid focus on high quality diamonds, jewellery, and natural gemstones, I took over the business and became the sole owner of Diamonds +. Building a team of educated staff, diamond merchants & Jewellers with up to date knowledge and equipment, I continued on to build my own onsite manufacturing workshop here at diamonds +. Over the years I have travelled the world visiting various jewellery fairs, crossed borders to foreign countries designing my own window displays and luxury packaging while building worldwide connections along the way. Successes & Challenges = No computer skills, but with determination and education I myself built my own website, facebook and Instagram to where it is today with a genuine following and now selling and manufacturing for clients Australia wide. I absolutely love my job ~ They say you will never work a day in your life if you love what you do. I have a wonderful team of staff and customers that each day help me and my business continue to grow. And for that I am very grateful.

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Village Manager at Oak Tree Retirement Village Goonellabah

YEARS ago, when the Directors at Oak Tree Group approached Catherine to become the Village Manager for their brand new Retirement Village in Goonellabah, little did she know that a role could have such a huge impact on her life.

“At that point in time I thought it would be an interesting role, and while I have always loved working with people, I didn’t fully grasp how much I would gain from working with seniors”, said Catherine. “The creation of a supportive and welcoming community has been a joy to be a part of, especially during the pandemic when loneliness and isolation were so prevalent in the people I was meeting. It’s nice to see so many new friendships emerging.” Along with her management role at Oak Tree, Catherine is a Board Member with CASPA and is busy assisting her husband’s earthmoving business, as well as all the fun two school aged children provide. “I grew up in Murwillumbah and we would come to Lismore for sporting competitions against Lismore High. I never dreamed I would end up living here and being part of this community, but it has truly been a blessing.”

STEPHANIE CHAPMAN

The Lady Of SOS Phone Repairs Lismore

STARTED the business in the middle of October in 2020 in the midst of a pandemic! I have previously had experience in the mobile phone repair business as well as my business partner who has had extensive repair experience, which we then knew we could add this value of customer service and knowledge to the Lismore area by creating a welcoming and positive environment around the mobile repair industry. For a lot of people walking into a workshop environment and talking to a technician can be a bit intimidating. We’ve created an environment where it doesn’t feel like a workshop, you’re greeted with a smile and leave with a solution, you even get a free coffee card to take to a local café while you wait. We wanted to create as many “wow” moments as we can, people are already having a lousy day when they break their phone or have phone issues and it is our aim to change that by the time you leave. The best thing about my job is making people happy. Most repairs are pretty standard but once or twice a day you really make someone’s day. People might have thought they’d lost photos of a loved one or might not be doing well financially and they think they’re up for a new phone but we can fix it at modest price. Our mission statement is “Our job isn’t to fix phones, it’s to make people happier than when they walked in the door, fixing phones is just a great way we can do that!”

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A passionate woman behind ‘The Peach Farm’

HAVE always been more than happy to ‘have a crack’ and ultimately have accomplished a diverse number of achievements. Eat the cake I say! And live life to its fullest. You don’t remember the ‘great night’s sleep’ you had; you remember the inspirational moments. Mum words of wisdom to my kids - you won’t look back on life and say “I had the best time watching tv!” Get out there and make memories! How do I measure success? Having the ability to balance motherhood and life passions with business, which means everything we do is a family involved enterprise. My husband and I started our first business at 25. I do not have a fear of failure but interestingly enough have had a fear of success. We as individuals are constantly evolving, I am excited to realise I have so much more to learn and so much more to share. Agritourism is a new business to me but by letting it evolve organically and trialling new ideas to gain both success and failure we are ultimately building a flourishing enterprise! Although being exposed to a vast range of prior careers, I still feel I have a secondary knowledge of many aspects to business. Be flexible, ask for help, be willing to fail, go with your gut! What I have learned is that you can never ‘do it’ for the money! You must ‘do it’ for your passion, it must come from the heart and it must resonate with you.

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New era for Coffs Harbour jetty foreshore THE NSW Government today announced it will use $5 million in stimulus funding to deliver a new, iconic public waterfront building for the community on the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore. Minister for Water, Property and Housing, Melinda Pavey, said the new building will include a café, watercraft storage facility and public amenities as well as accommodation for the TS Vendetta naval cadets. Construction work on the new building is anticipated to begin mid-year. “This new, community-owned building was identified as a priority in the 2013 Coffs Harbour City Council’s Jetty4Shore master plan and will be delivered in addition to $15 million in essential services and civil infrastructure upgrades that will commence across the foreshore precinct around the same time,” Mrs Pavey said. Emerging regional architects shortlisted from the recent expressions of interest campaign will pitch their design ideas for the new building, with the successful proponent to join the project team to deliver for the community.

“This is about creating jobs and opportunities for regional businesses and putting community benefits at the heart of our approach to revitalising and reactivating the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore precinct,” Mrs Pavey said. Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, said the Jetty Foreshore was one of Coffs Harbour’s best assets. “The construction of this iconic waterfront building is just the start

of what we can accomplish when the Government, council and the community work together on a shared vision,” Mr Singh said. The Government is launching the first of three planned broad community consultation sessions as part of an ongoing engagement program seeking feedback throughout the year. This phase of engagement is to give the public the opportunity to contribute to the proposed vision,

principles and big ideas for the precinct. Mrs Pavey said the consultation phases will help guide the overall planning process and, ultimately, shape the future for the precinct. She strongly encourages members of the community to get involved and have their say. The proposed vision, developed with the community-led Project Steering Advisory Committee, focuses on the creation of a world-class, ocean-front precinct that respects its traditional owners, environment and maritime roots, while boosting community connection, coastal activity and economic opportunity. Mr Singh said the transformation of the Coffs Harbour Jetty into a vibrant and prosperous precinct can only be achieved if the community has a say in its future identity. During April and May, locals can share their thoughts at numerous community events, drop-in sessions and online. Information on the proposed vision and guiding principles, as well as community consultation dates, locations and survey, can be found at coffsjettyrevitalisation.com.au

Support for Coffs charities and not-for-profits SOCIAL services organisations can apply for up to $200,000 in funding to support initiatives aimed at improving service delivery, encouraging digital transformation and assisting with workforce capacity building. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the Social Sector Transformation Fund will support small to

medium sized charities and not-for-profits across our region. “Social services organisations on the Coffs Coast have been instrumental throughout the pandemic, providing care and support to our community’s most vulnerable people,” Mr Singh said. “These grants will be the catalyst for local charities

A WORLD OF EDUCATION by Nigel Dawe A RIDDLE of living, or more so of learning, that has vaguely conflicted me for as long as I can recall, has been: ‘What does it mean to be educated, what defines or distinguishes this sought-after grail of human development, as a discernible trait or quality to be observed if not confirmed, in its own given right?’ Is an ‘education’ something that can ever be remotely attained, albeit ‘possessed’ by anyone in particular? Is it merely a case of having completed the necessary training, sat the right tests, rounded up the relevant qualifications, then venturing on to know all the right things

at all the right times and in all the right places; does it even have anything at all to do with being so-called knowledgeable or ‘learned’? Or is an education something more prosaic and profound; the possession of a committed, thoughtful and diligent soul, someone who doesn’t go out of their way to make others feel infinitely less because they know seemingly more?

and not-for-profits to invest in their operations, innovate and future-proof their organisations.” The Social Sector Transformation Fund grants will range from $20,000 to $200,000 and will support a wide range of community services, including homelessness, disability, health and family services. Minister for Families,

Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward said not-for-profit organisations operating in the health and social services sector with annual revenue of less than $5 million can apply for the grants. “All of our organisations have had to change the way they do things in the last year and many have identified opportunities to improve as a

It’s interesting, that the origin of the word is derived from the Latin ‘educatio’, which means ‘a breeding, a bringing up, a rearing’, or in other words, it can’t be downloaded or miraculously acquired on the spot, it is the result of a gradual process of sustained exposure and of course retention, over the long meandering haul of time. The pendulum of my own understanding of what the inherent value of the concept means, ever swings and often swerves between Martin Luther King Jr’s comment: “Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” and H. G. Well’s penultimate wake-up call: “Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.”

Perhaps it’s just a personal bias, but the truly educated for mine, are the downright ‘cluey’, caring and identifiably cerebral souls that apply their learning, presence and skill to the greater good; this combined with an overriding urge to ever learn and be on the lookout for new ways to improve and create breakthroughs by never thinking what they, or humanity knows or believes, is enough. Apt then, that Aristotle – who is considered the creator of the Western world’s first ‘academy’ or place of higher learning in ancient Greece, professed and confessed right throughout his life: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Whether we esteem or

result,” Mr Ward said. “This funding will help organisations invest in important technology and equipment that improves the way they deliver services.” Applications close on 26 April. For more, visit https://www. facs.nsw.gov.au/providers/ deliver-community-andsector-assistance/socialsector-transformation-fund

link the gaining of a formal education with the prospect and potential for a better life, one thing is clear: the road to any type of global social equity or harmony, and dare I say future – outright depends on the quality of education both given and actively sought, by each and every one of us over the course of our entire lives. It is reassuring to note, that the United Nations have recognised and enshrined the right to a quality education for all, as their fourth (out of 17 overall) most prioritised goals for international sustainable development. Which ‘places’ the global importance of education behind only the abolition of poverty, zero hunger, and the improvement of good health and well-being.

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Northern Rivers Harvest Food Trail returns THE Northern Rivers Food Harvest Food Trail, to be held on the weekend of May 1-2, is guaranteed to be a very Northern Rivers experience, reflecting on and celebrating the distinctive provenance of our region’s food. The Trail will offer lots of wonderful eating and drinking experiences, jammed-packed with our most-acclaimed restaurants, producers, farmers and growers. The Northern Rivers Food Harvest Festival has run each year since 2016. Due to COVID last year the festival was forced to cancel. This year Northern Rivers Food have announced an exciting evolution and have returned to deliver a highly-anticipated Harvest Food Trail self-drive event across the Northern Rivers on the weekend of May 1 – 2. With 26 food and beverage participants, including two tours, an abundance of seasonal farm-gate produce, three course dining, grower talks, classes, distillery tours, tasting sessions, talks on regenerative farming and demonstrations from the region’s most celebrated chefs, the Northern Rivers Food Trail weekend is packed with both phenomenal food experiences and food for thought. Highlights include: • agroecology tours at The Farm in Byron Bay; • a farm tour at Brookfarm’s macadamia farm and discussion with Martin Brook, who is a passionate regenerative farmer; • classes, tours and tastings at Cape Byron Distillery, Husk Distillery and Lord Byron Distillery; • Sunday long lunch at Harvest Newrybar; • a Meet the Maker and Pork and Pinot event at Byron at Byron featuring Bangalow Sweet Pork; • Bay Grocer and Beach Byron Bay will have stalls and samples from their favourite local producers; • roastery tours at Zentvelds Coffee Plantation Newrybar and Bun Coffee in Byron Bay; • indigenous cooking demonstrations at Karkalla in Byron Bay; • farms across the region, not normally open to the general public, will be opening their farm gate doors with special tours, including: Forage at Myocum; cane farms in Tumbulgum and Mooball;

Duck Creek Macadamias at Newrybar; Australian native produce farm Wattle Tree Creek at Numulgi and pecan farm Barefoot Farm at Eltham; • Stone and Wood Brewery will be open with locallyproduced specials, as will be Hotel Illawong at Evans Head, Santos Organics in Byron Bay and Billinudgel’s favourite Doña Cholita with a Mexican BBQ and tortilla making demonstrations; • there will be a tractor tour at Tropical Fruit World; and • music, groovy DJ tunes and picnicking at Rock Chic Eggs, Keith Hall, Ballina. For those without a car or less keen to travel there are two tours. Playing with Fire Native Foods and Explore Byron Bay have joined forces to offer indigenous tours in the Bangalow Parklands. Delta Kay will take guests along the stunning Byron Creek to discover bush tucker plants, as well as plants used for natural medicine, jewellery, fibre, tools and weapons. There are opportunities to learn some Bundjalung language and may be lucky enough to see Binging the river turtle or Junbung the platypus. Table Under a Tree will also host a small group tour along the Trail, where you’ll be offered special insights into seasonal, local produce, and the people behind it. “Part of enjoying the food, is knowing the story… understanding where your food was grown, the regenerative methods the farmer used to produce your food, the families behind the brands and their unique stories. Our Harvest Food Trail offers a self-drive experience like no other where you will develop unique insights into how your food and beverages are produced. Jump in your car and enjoy the whole farm-to-plate experience. Choose from a food discovery trail of over twenty leading food producers, farms, restaurants, distilleries, breweries and food outlets across the region. Enjoy a leisurely drive at your own pace, choosing your own itineraries over the weekend,” said Anne Briggs, Executive Officer of Northern Rivers Food. “Our Harvest Food Trail will offer a diverse range of innovative eating and drinking experiences. It will be an

entertaining, educational and nourishing weekend for locals and visitors alike.” Northern Rivers Food is a not for profit, member-based food and beverage group, whose main purpose is to connect the local food community in the region. From paddock to plate they help develop their members’ businesses and celebrate the distinctive provenance of the region’s food. The Harvest Food Trail is the NRF’s only consumer event and is run as a cost-neutral exercise to help promote and market the Northern Rivers NSW region as a unique and exceptional regional food destination. It is only possible with the support of their sponsors. The complete program including links to ticketing are available on the Northern Rivers Food website. The Harvest Food Trail map will be available for free at tourism bodies, participant locations and venues across the region. More information www. northernriversfood.org

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Action group wants dam option back on table IN December 2020, the continuation of investigations into the feasibility of Rous County Council’s proposed Dunoon Dam was voted against by 5 of 8 councillors. This vote removed the proposed Dunoon dam from the Future Water Project 2060. In April 2021, Rous County Council released the revised strategy chosen by the 5 councillors to secure a permanent water supply for the Byron, Ballina, Lismore and Richmond Valley local government areas. This strategy is open for community consultation and feedback. The strategy is a detailed, 153 page document. Without the option for a dam and surface water, future water supply for the region as per the strategy will be supplied by ground water drawn

from aquifers, a proposed desalination plant and potable recycled water. In simple terms, taking waste and sewage water from homes, recycling and filtering it into potable drinking water. A community action group has started a petition to ensure that all future water options are on the table for the region, including a dam at Dunoon. Rous County Councillors voted last year to withdraw the preferred cost-effective dam option after just 0.9 % of the community responded to the information presented in the previous public exhibition period (1298 submissions during the public exhibition period, which is less than 1% of our regional population). Some citizens are concerned that the cost of water to households and businesses may be double that of the dam

Austin Curtin, spokesman for Our Future Northern Rivers. option if Rous County Council chooses to follow the current path. It is estimated that the Dunoon Dam will secure our water supply past the year 2100 and ensure resilience through four years of drought at current consumption levels. ‘Our Future Northern

Rivers’ has formed to say that they do not want our local aquifers plundered unnecessarily, and do not want to be drinking or showering in toilet to tap recycled water. Our Future NR wants the Dunoon Dam option to be reintroduced into the Future Water Strategy and investigated as a potential reliable, cost effective water source. Our Future NR will be circulating printed and emailed petitions in the coming weeks to gather community support against these alternative options for our region. They are asking the community to spread the word and make their voices be heard. “The Northern Rivers is consistently one of the wettest areas of NSW,” Austin Curtin, Tregeagle farmer and spokesman for Our Future

Northern Rivers said. “Why do we continue to watch all this rain fall across the catchments and let it run on out to sea?” he said. “This is quality drinking water in its purest form and can be used to secure our prosperity into the future. Let’s protect and conserve our groundwater as a matter of priority.” “We should retain this water in the upper catchment where it falls rather than opt for the alternatives that come at great cost to the water rate payer and do not suit our region. It defies logic,” Mr Curtin said. The current Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy (Future Water Project 2060) is open for public exhibition and community consultation from 1 April 2021 – 28th May 2021. https://rous.nsw.gov.au/ future-water-for-our-region

NATIONAL PARKS ARE ‘TROPHY CABINETS OF THE LNP’ – GREENS MEMBER for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP, has welcomed the news that National Parks and Wildlife Service has acquired 37 hectares of land adjoining the Billinudgel Nature Reserve. This land will be added to Billinudgel Nature reserve hence improving the resilience of the rainforest and coastal heathland plant communities. The addition will also consolidate vegetation links between Billinudgel Nature Reserve, the Tweed Valley Way and the Pacific Highway. “I welcome any efforts to protect habitat for threatened

flora and fauna species in our region. This move will protect habitat such as the Common Blossom-bat, Comb-crested Jacana and Davidson’s Plum, as well as the threatened Tweed koala,” Ms Smith said. “Given that we live in one of the most biodiversity rich areas of the world, this addition to our National Park estate and further protection for our natural heritage is very welcome. “An addition of 37 hectares of National Park estate in our region is not insignificant but as long as the Minister for the Environment, Matt Kean, insists on logging native

forests, allowing core koala habitat to be destroyed en masse on rural land across the state and supporting new coal, National Parks are simply trophy cabinets. “It is definitely a case of

the left hand at odds with the right hand when it comes to the management of the environment by the Liberals and Nationals in NSW. On the one hand the Minister says he wants to double koala populations, expand National Parks and end the expansion of coal mining in the State. On the other hand he is colluding with the Nationals and the right wing of his party to strip protections for koalas on rural land, log our native forests and expand coal mining. “The employment of Malcolm Turnbull to oversee a complete transition to

renewables and carbon neutrality in NSW was life-affirming. Sacking him a week later because the Murdoch press equates action on climate change with the end of capitalism was sickening to watch,” Ms Smith said. “Political responses to Covid-19 have shown us a different way of doing politics – a way that has allowed the good of the whole to trump the vested interests of the few. We must demand this approach when it comes to slowing global warming and protecting our endangered species.”

Short-term rental accommodation framework finalised Extended support for THE statewide policy for homeowner holiday rentals has been finalised, giving the industry four months to implement the new changes. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Deputy Secretary of Planning and Assessment Marcus Ray said the final Short-Term Rental Accommodation (STRA) policy will benefit homeowners looking to rent out their homes for extra money while providing more certainty and safety for locals and visitors. “This new framework follows extensive consultation with the community and the holiday- letting industry and we’re proud to finally have a clear set of rules that support the $30 billion a year industry while

protecting the rights of hosts, guests and neighbours,” Mr Ray said. “This framework includes limits on the number of days’ properties can be rented out in certain circumstances, new fire safety standards, a governmentrun register, mandatory Code of Conduct and an exclusion register to ensure properties are up to scratch. “The sector has suffered significantly during the pandemic but our whole-of-government approach will help get businesses and homeowners back on their feet.” The final STRA policy includes: • A cap of 180 days for homes across Greater Sydney, and parts of coastal and regional NSW, where the owner lives elsewhere;

• Hosted STRA homeowners being able to rent their homes out 365 days of the year; • Minimum fire safety standards; and • A Code of Conduct for hosts, guests, online booking platforms and agents. The Department received more than 2000 submissions in response to the initial framework and since has been working with councils, the industry and working across government to resolve the complex issues that were raised. The policy comes into effect on 30 July 2021 to give businesses and homeowners time to understand their requirements. For more information visit www. planning.nsw.gov.au/STRA

fire ravaged communities TOWNS like Rappville, Nymboida, Ewingar and others affected by the 2019-2020 bushfires can relax knowing the NSW Nationals have their back, following a decision to extend by twelve months the contracts of locally recruited officials charged with coordinating recovery efforts, according to Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis. “The recovery efforts don’t end when the fires stop making the news, they go on until communities not only get back to normal, but are better prepared for the next hit they will cop from mother nature,” Mr Gulaptis said. Mr Gulaptis said much of the time of the officers was spent helping those affected navigate their way through the paperwork, which is about as inevitable if not as painful as the disasters themselves. “These men and women do a terrific job as do their fellow officials in local government and I want to praise them all for going well beyond the nine to five norm to help our their fellow men and women,” he concluded.

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National response needed to family, domestic and sexual violence by Dr Jacoba Brasch QC, Law Council president A COORDINATED national approach to family, domestic and sexual violence, as recommended within the recently released final report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs’ inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence, is a positive step in addressing this scourge on our community. Many of the report’s 88 recommendations aim to address the insidious and ubiquitous problem of family violence on a national level, which has been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal for a uniform national definition of family, domestic and sexual violence, is welcomed by the Law Council of Australia as it will go some way to addressing the confusion and complexity that arises from inconsistent legislative frameworks between jurisdictions and

will assist in improved data collection. The current inconsistencies such as the definitions of what constitutes family violence and abuse, and what kinds of relationships are covered hinder the ability to make comparisons and to compile a detailed national picture to inform resource allocation and service delivery. It is also pleasing to see the Standing Committee’s proposal that federal, state and territory governments develop shared principles to guide any future offences targeting coercive and controlling behaviour. This will ensure consistency across jurisdictions to the greatest extent possible. A government funded public awareness campaign about this behaviour is supported by the Law Council. The report also lists a suite of recommendations calling for additional funding to legal assistance services to assist victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence, and engage more social

workers experienced in family violence, child protection and family law matters. This is in addition to the welcomed recommendation that there be a commitment to increasing the overall baseline funding for specialist family and domestic violence service providers. The Law Council has consistently called on governments to increase funding for courts to adequately address issues related to family violence and welcomes the report’s recommendation to increase funding for support services. Although judges do their best, the family law courts, and associated services are not adequately resourced to properly deal with violence and its effects. The report finds that despite the significant investments made by federal, state and territory governments to date, they are not enough to meet the unmet need. This includes the lack of safe environments when

litigants are appearing in court, through to poor accessibility for victims to support services. It is disappointing that the report did not consider or call

for additional funding for the courts to adequately address family violence in the justice system. The Law Council is currently continuing to consider the report in detail.

WOMEN’S WELLBEING Scholarships support Coffs Coast apprentices IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Earlier this year, Mr Singh visited a local recipient already benefiting from the Investing in Women funding program. The State Government allocated $50,000 to Associate Professor Gillian Gould and her all-women team of Aboriginal researchers, non-Indigenous researchers and experts’ collaborative effort, the MAMA-EMPOWER App for a healthy Indigenous pregnancy. LOCAL organisations with projects empowering women and promoting their wellbeing can apply for a share of the NSW Government’s Investing in Women funding program. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh encourages the Coffs Coast to get involved, with applications open until Friday, 23 April. “This is a welcome initiative with benefits for our entire community,” Mr Singh said. “This grants program will be a boost for local projects, which will encourage innovation and lead to increased productivity and prosperity for the region. “Coffs Coast women can have

greater access to programs designed to improve their financial, physical and mental wellbeing.” Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor said the initiatives funded under the program would support women in a range of objectives from employment and training to leadership development. “From finding ways to improve women’s financial wellbeing and security to promoting health and mental fitness for all ages, we are looking for projects that can really make a difference to people’s lives,” Mrs Taylor said. Visit www.women.nsw.gov. au/commissioning/investing-inwomen-funding-program to find out more or submit an application.

THE NSW Government is providing $1.5 million to assist apprentices through the annual Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship program, said Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. As many as 100 scholarships worth $15,000 each will support apprentices who are experiencing financial or personal hardship and demonstrating a commitment to a career in vocational education and training. Mr Singh said the Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship program offers a great incentive for eligible locals to kickstart their career. “Apprenticeships are vital to ensuring NSW has a pipeline of skilled workers in growth areas but we also understand it’s not always easy to complete a qualification,” Mr Singh said. “The scholarship program is all about giving aspiring apprentices an

opportunity to start, change or further their career.” A 2020 Bert Evans Scholarship was awarded to Toormina’s Simon Kelly-Wynne, an apprentice sheet metal worker at Faircloth & Reynolds. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said the NSW Government is committed to ensuring training for apprentices remains accessible to all. “As NSW has seen through the global pandemic, apprentices remain a crucial part the state’s economy and make a strong contribution to local businesses and communities,” Mr Lee

said. “I encourage the people of NSW to explore the range of initiatives and programs available to support apprentices, including the Bert Evans Scholarship program and the NSW Government’s fee-free apprenticeships initiative.” The scholarship program is named in honour of the late Bert Evans AO, a passionate advocate of vocational education for more than 30 years. Visit www. training.nsw.gov.au/ bert_evans_scholarships or phone 13 28 11 for more information and to apply before the 28 May closing date.

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GOING PLACES WITH ERNIE DINGO

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The beauty and diversity of Australia is explored in this laidback travel show which celebrates the traditional owners of our land. Host Ernie Dingo (above) doesn’t appear to be interviewing anyone he meets; he effortlessly engages, chatting with them about their beloved surrounds and life stories. The actor and comedian, who many will remember as the affable host of The Great Outdoors for 16 years, is in his element as he explores the Murraylands region in South Australia tonight. He cruises on a historic paddle steamer, meets a keeper of African carnivores, and shares a special moment with actor David Gulpilil (The Tracker).

Almost 10 years since the last proper season, Spicks and Specks is back for a full outing. Fans can rejoice! A decade will feel like yesterday as host Adam Hills and team captains Myf Warhurst (below) and Alan Brough settle back in to the feel-good, music-loving game show. Tonight, the panellists kicking off the exciting return are singer/songwriter and drummer G Flip, singer Linda Bull and comedians Frank Woodley and Dilruk Jayasinha. The points of discussion include how ads can help you sing, how to drum while playing basketball at the same time, and how Harry Styles can look like Susan Boyle. It’s the panel show equivalent of a mug of hot chocolate.

MINISERIES: DEADWATER FELL

SBS, 9.30pm

David Tennant is hard to peel your eyes from in this deeply unsettling whodunnit. Fans of Broadchurch will lap up this Scottish four-part crime drama, premiering tonight, but beware the dark undercurrent that never lets up, pulling you deep inside a heinous quadruple-murder. Created by writer Daisy Coulam (Grantchester), it’s a meticulous story which intercepts between the idyllic life of two happy families, and a house fire that devastates the closeknit community after one family die in a blaze. The investigation soon reveals something sinister, and the villagers want answers. Spun with shocking and believable detail, Deadwater Fell showcases Tennant’s solid acting chops. 1604

FRIDAY, April 16 ABC TV (2) 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 9.55 Q+A. (R) 11.00 Harry Seidler: Modernist. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 1.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 2.00 Doctor Foster. (Mls, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis learns to love spiders, and Sophie Thompson shows there is no such thing as garden waste. 8.30 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. The body of a missing teen is discovered buried on the moors by surveyors. 10.00 Keeping Faith. (Ml) Faith gets a new lead in Madlen’s case. 11.00 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.15 The Vaccine. (R) Looks at the COVID-19 vaccine. 11.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) A satirical news program. 12.05 Fisk. (PG, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 The Royals And The Tabloids. (M) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.10 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Harry And Meghan: A Royal Romance. (2018, PGal, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. 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) 1.00 MOVIE: Ricki And The Flash. (2015, PGadls, 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. (PGa, R) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures. (R) 8.30 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 9.20 Patriot Brains. (M, R) 10.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 MOVIE: Buena Vista Social Club. (1999, G, R) 1.05 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+alsv) 4.05 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Joh meets a family who run a flower farm near the Southern Highlands. 8.30 MOVIE: Pretty Woman. (1990, Mls, R) In need of an escort for social events while visiting Los Angeles, a ruthless, workaholic businessman gives a prostitute a first-hand look at the lives of the rich when he hires her to be his companion for a week. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo. 11.10 To Be Advised. 12.40 Anh Does Britain. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2. Anh Do is in London, where he meets the locals, learns about street life and tackles some history. 2.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 9.50 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Melbourne Storm versus Sydney Roosters match, with news and analysis. 10.35 MOVIE: Fighting. (2009, Mlv, R) A young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground streetfighting by a seasoned scam artist. Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard. 12.45 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Max and Luna make some new friends. 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)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. The fab four renovate the bathroom of a blended family with six kids who love the colour blue. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGa, R) Graham Norton chats with Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Frank Skinner and Michelle Visage. British dance-pop group Steps performs Heartbreak in This City. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Just For Laughs. (Mls, R) Hosted by Tommy Little. 11.00 WIN News. 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Minnesota Timberwolves v Milwaukee Bucks. Replay. 2.00 States Of Undress. 2.50 Jungletown. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 The Joy Of Painting. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. 9.20 How Sex Changed The World. 10.10 Sex In The World’s Cities. 11.10 Yokayi Footy. 11.45 Late Programs.

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9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Laughter In Paradise. (1951) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. (2016, PG) 10.35 MOVIE: Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past. (2009, M) 12.35am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 MacGyver.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Legend. Continued. (1985, PG) 7.35 Delbaran. (2001, PG, Farsi) 9.25 White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 10.50 Abe. (2019, PG) 12.25pm Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 2.15 Belle. (2013, PG) 4.10 Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG) 5.50 Alpha. (2018, PG) 7.40 The Cobbler. (2014, M) 9.30 In The Loop. (2009, MA15+) 11.30 Worlds Apart. (2008, M, Danish) 1.35am Rock’n Roll. (2017, M, French) 3.50 In The Shadows. (2017, M, Hindi)

7MATE (63) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Big Angry

Fish. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Swamp People. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots. 3.00 Bull Riding. PBR Australia. 3.30 The Food Dude. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Engineering Connections. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Friday Night Countdown. 8.00 Football. AFL. Round 5. West Coast v Collingwood. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 After The Raves. 2.30 Ultimate Rush. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Children’s Programs. 5.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) 7.30 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. (2018, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: 22 Jump Street. (2014, MA15+) 11.45 Love Island. 12.45am Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 1.40 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 2.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 The Unicorn. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 The Conners. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Vaccine. 8.00 Planet America. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 Planet America. 1.10 ABC Late News. 1.30 The Mix. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 ABC Late News. 2.30 The Drum. 3.30 DW Conflict Zone. 4.00 The World. 5.00 Planet America.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 9.05 Kagagi. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Going Places. 11.00 Jimmy Little’s Gentle Journey. Noon Message From Mungo. 1.15 Naa Muru Gurung. 2.35 Bamay. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Foreign Flavours. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 MOVIE: Jetsons: The Movie. (1990) 9.00 Bedtime Stories. 9.10 The Djarn Djarns. 9.40 Anote’s Ark. 10.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.00 Boomtown Builder. 7.30 Island Hunters. 8.00 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Backyard Goldmine. Noon Fixer Upper. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 2.00 Fixer To Fabulous. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Boomtown Builder. 4.30 Island Hunters. 5.00 Raising House. 6.00 House Hunters International. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Hidden Potential. 8.30 Lake Life. 9.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 10.30 Pool Kings. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30

Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 MOVIE: Snowtown. (2011, MA15+) 10.45 Brush With Fame. 11.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final) Midnight Catalyst. 1.00 Parks And Recreation. 1.25 Reno 911! 1.45 The IT Crowd. 2.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 2.50 Mock The Week. (Final) 3.25 News Update. 3.30 Close. 5.00 Grandpa Honeyant. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

1.40pm Detention Adventure. 2.05 100 Things To Do Before High School. 2.50 Art Ninja. 3.30 Operation Ouch! 4.10 The Inbestigators. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.55 Hank Zipzer. 5.20 Miraculous. 6.00 Spirit Riding Free. (Final) 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 MOVIE: Dance Academy: The Movie. (2017, PG) 8.35 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.55 Fruits Basket. 9.20 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 9.40 Radiant. 10.05 Close. 5.30am Voltron: Legendary Defender.

10.30 Chefs’ Line. 11.00 Macao Gourmet. 11.30 Coastal Cookery. Noon Oliver’s Twist. 1.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 Asian Baking Adventures. 2.00 Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Macao Gourmet. 4.00 Coastal Cookery. 4.30 Oliver’s Twist. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.30 River Cottage Australia. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Spain. 9.40 Mystery Diners. 10.30 Cook And The Chef. 11.00 Late Programs.

Malaysia Kitchen. 7.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Medical Rookies. 2.30 Weekender. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Patrol. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Property Ladder UK. 11.45 Late Programs.

Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Friday Showdown. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 5.30 The Serve. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Kenny On Media. 8.30 The McGregor Angle. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs. Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

SATURDAY, April 17 ABC TV (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 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 1.20 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R) 2.25 Miriam’s Big American Adventure. (PG, R) 3.25 Dream Gardens. (Final, R) 3.55 Ask The Doctor. (R) 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 17. Western United v Central Coast Mariners.

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 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 2.30 Figure Skating. 2021 ISU World C’ships. Men’s Competition. 4.10 Travel Man. (R) 4.35 My Second Restaurant In India. (R) 5.35 Hunting Nazi Treasure. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. The Championships Day 2 and Victorian Owners And Breeders Race Day. 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 Surfing Australia TV. (PG) 12.30 Award Winning Tasmania. (R) 1.00 Destination WA. 1.30 MOVIE: The Terminal. (2004, PGal, R) 4.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 WhichCar. (PG, R) 6.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG, R) 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 8.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 GCBC. (R) 12.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 The Durrells. (PG, R) Louisa finds Margo a job at the surgery. 8.20 Finding Alice. (Ml) Charlotte decides that she is ready to return to school, but Alice feels lost without her and struggles to cope. 9.10 Harrow. (Final, Mav, R) Harrow comes to the aid of a critically ill boy after an autopsy takes an unexpected turn at the QIFM. 10.00 The Split. (PG, R) Hannah helps a celebrity client. 11.05 Doctor Foster. (Mls, R) 12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. (R) 9.25 MOVIE: Love And Other Drugs. (2010, MA15+as, R) 11.25 MOVIE: Babel. (2006, MA15+dsv, R) 1.55 MOVIE: Predestination. (2014, MA15+sv, R) 3.40 The Record: World’s Largest Family. (MA15+as) 3.55 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Maleficent. (2014, PGav, R) A fairy curses an infant princess. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning. 9.00 MOVIE: Alita: Battle Angel. (2019, Malv) In a post-apocalyptic future, an amnesiac female cyborg, whose brain was rescued from a scrapyard by a scientist, tries to regain her memory while dealing with the dangers of her new home. Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly. 11.35 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG, R) A truck is forced off the road. 12.05 Anh Does Britain. (PG, R) Part 2 of 2. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) Experts help people declutter their lives. 8.30 MOVIE: Hunter Killer. (2018, MA15+alv) After the Russian president is kidnapped by a rogue general, a group of US Navy SEALs decides to rescue him. Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common. 11.00 MOVIE: Gorky Park. (1983, Mlsv, R) William Hurt. 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. (PG, R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (PG, R)

6.00 Advancing Australia. Presented by Guy Pearce. 6.30 To Be Advised. 7.00 The Dog House. (PG) Follows a team of devoted matchmakers as they pair homeless dogs with hopeful companions. 8.00 Ambulance. (Ma) Ambulance crews must deal with mental health issues while responding to emergencies. 10.20 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Mal, R) Follows ambulance teams as they help a schoolgirl whose life is threatened by anaphylactic shock. 11.25 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. (Final) 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Allstars Supershow Part 1. 10.20 Sammy J. 10.25 Would I Lie To You? 10.55 Insert Name Here. 11.25 Staged. 11.50 High Fidelity. 12.15am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.55 Escape From The City. 1.55 News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon MOVIE: Soundtrack. (2017, M) 2.00 Peach. 2.10 New Girl. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Adelaide 36ers. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Dateline. 11.30 Insight. 12.30am MOVIE: Seven Psychopaths. (2012, MA15+) 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm AFL Women’s Pre-Game. 2.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Grand Final. 4.00 AFL Women’s Post-Game. 4.30 Sydney Weekender. 5.00 Horse Racing. The Championships Day 2 and Victorian Owners And Breeders Race Day. 5.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 MOVIE: Assassin For Hire. (1951, PG) 12.55pm MOVIE: Mr Forbush And The Penguins. (1971, PG) 3.00 MOVIE: They Who Dare. (1954) 5.15 MOVIE: Johnny Guitar. (1954, PG) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby. Round 9. Western Force v New South Wales Waratahs. 9.45 Super Rugby Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon JAG. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 iFish. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 To Be Advised. 11.20 Hawaii Five-0. 1.10am 48 Hours. 2.10 Jake And The Fatman. 3.10 The Doctors. 5.00 Home Shopping.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm Endlings. 5.20 Miraculous. 6.00 Space Nova. 6.30 Top Jobs For Dogs. (Premiere) 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 7.25 Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG) 9.05 Belle. (2013, PG) 11.00 Alpha. (2018, PG) 12.50pm Mosley. (2019, PG) 2.40 The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 4.40 Abe. (2019, PG) 6.15 Loving. (2016, PG) 8.30 A Beautiful Mind. (2001, M) 11.00 In The Shadows. (2017, M, Hindi) 1.10am Worlds Apart. (2008, M, Danish) 3.15 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Bull Riding. PBR Australia. Replay. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Shipping Wars. 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 5. Sydney v GWS Giants. 7.20 Football. AFL. Round 5. Brisbane Lions v Essendon. 10.00 AFL Post-Game Show. 10.30 America’s Hardest Prisons. 11.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.30 Nexo Knights. 11.00 The Skinner Boys. 11.30 LEGO Masters. 7.30pm MOVIE: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. (2013, M) 11.10 MOVIE: The Dark Tower. (2017, M) 1am Love Island: Unseen Bits. 2.00 A Night With My Ex. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy. 4.50 Monkie Kid. 5.10 Nexo Knights. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Carol’s Second Act. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Spyforce. 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Man With A Plan. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 3.00 Mom. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 2.45pm Drum Beat. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Q+A Highlights. 5.00 ABC News. 5.05 Planet America. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Australian Story. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Back Roads. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 Mystery Diners. 2.00 The Big Family Cooking Showdown. 3.10 Living On The Veg. 4.05 Late Nite Eats. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Cheese Slices. 6.30 Heston’s Fantastical Food. 7.30 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 8.30 Ainsley Eats The Streets. 9.30 Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure. 10.35 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm Gridiron. West Bowl. Finals. 3.55 Rugby League. NRL Perth Nines. Harmony Cup. 4.40 African News. 4.55 APTN National News. 5.25 Te Ao With Moana. 5.55 NITV News: Nula. 6.25 Going Places. 6.55 Yokayi Footy. 7.30 News. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Student Athletes. 10.05 MOVIE: Notorious. (2009, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Restored By The Fords. 11.30 Boomtown Builder. Noon Island Hunters. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Raising House. 2.30 Lake Life. 3.30 Pool Kings. 4.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 5.30 Hidden Potential. 6.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 7.30 Making It Home With Kortney And Dave. 8.30 House Hunters. 9.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live. 9.00 Racing Dreams. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Fox Sports News. Noon Fox Sports 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 Bernardi. 8.00 Racing Dreams. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, April 18 ABC TV (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. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Australia Remastered. (R) 3.30 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business Secrets. (PG) 7.30 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike C’ship. Round 3. 4.00 Greetings From Planet Smurf. (PG, R) 5.00 Inclusion Makes The World More Vibrant. (R) 5.05 Small Business Secrets. (PG, R) 5.35 Hunting Nazi Treasure. (PGa, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 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 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Women’s Footy. (PG) 2.00 The Xtreme CollXtion. (PG, R) 2.30 Driving Test. (PG, R) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. North Queensland Cowboys v Canterbury Bulldogs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Advancing Australia. (R) 12.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.00 Offroad Adventure. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 3.00 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. 5.00 News.

6.30 Compass. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Spicks And Specks. (Return, PG) 8.30 Wakefield. (Premiere, Madl) A psychiatric nurse’s sanity is tested. 9.25 Silent Witness. (Final, Mav) Jack is rushed to hospital. 10.25 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Malns, R) 11.30 Keeping Faith. (Ml, R) 12.30 Wentworth. (MA15+adlsv, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.05 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Malns, R) 4.05 Wentworth. (MA15+adlsv, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scotland: 1000 Years Of History. (PG) Narrated by John Hannah. 9.10 Sydney’s Super Tunnel: What Lies Beneath. (R) Part 2 of 4. Follows engineers as they tackle the challenge of tunnelling through a minefield of infrastructure. 10.10 Pluto: Back From The Dead. (R) A look at the dwarf planet Pluto. 11.20 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? (PG, R) 12.25 Hugh’s Fat Fight. (Ml, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Buried Alive. (MA15+av) Takes a look at the kidnapping of Peter Aston and Terry Ryan, and the murder of Aston, in 1982. 9.50 Declassified: The Royal Scandals. (Ma) 12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Tasmania SuperSprint. Highlights. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGals) 8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.45 Nine News Late. 10.15 Australian Crime Stories: The Chinese Takeaway. (Mdl, R) 11.15 Shallow Grave. (Mav) 12.05 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. (MA15+adlv) 1.00 Destination WA. (R) 1.30 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 Malika: The Lion Queen. Part 1 of 2. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton chats with actors Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Felicity Jones and Wunmi Mosaku, and comedian John Bishop. Music by British musician Olly Alexander’s Years & Years. 9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) After a student commits a murder, the team races to capture her before she escapes across the border. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Return To The Most Hated Family. 9.30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 10.25 Catalyst. 11.25 The Romantics And Us. 12.30am You Can’t Ask That. 1.00 Restoration Australia. 1.55 Gruen XL. 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 11.30 SBS Courtside. Noon Basketball. NBA. Phoenix Suns v San Antonio Spurs. 2.30 WorldWatch. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks. 5.00 Basketball. NBL. Perth Wildcats v NZ Breakers. 7.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Amstel Women’s Gold Race. 8.05 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 10.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Amstel Men’s Gold Race. 1.50am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.30 SA Weekender. 2.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 SA Weekender. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon Garden Gurus. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 MOVIE: Alive And Kicking. (1958) 3.00 MOVIE: The Captive Heart. (1946, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: From Here To Eternity. (1953, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 ST: Voyager. 10.30 Escape Fishing. 11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 2.30 Buy To Build. 3.00 Fishing Edge. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 3. Grand Prix of Portugal. 11.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm Endlings. 5.20 Miraculous. 6.00 Space Nova. 6.30 Top Jobs For Dogs. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Ash Lad. Continued. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 7.10 Alpha. (2018, PG) 9.00 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 10.55 Loving. (2016, PG) 1.10pm Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG) 2.50 Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. (2012, PG) 4.40 Date With An Angel. (1987, PG) 6.40 Song Of Granite. (2017, PG, Gaelic) 8.30 Infernal Affairs 3. (2003, M, Cantonese) 10.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 River To Reef: Retro. Noon The Fishing Show. 1.00 Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 On Tour With Allan Border. 2.00 Buccaneers & Bones. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 5. Hawthorn v Melbourne. 6.00 Counting Cars. 6.30 MOVIE: I Am Number Four. (2011, PG) 8.40 MOVIE: John Wick: Chapter 2. (2017, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.40 LEGO Masters. 7pm MOVIE: The Lego Movie. (2014, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Pixels. (2015, PG) 11.05 MOVIE: Elektra. (2005, M) 1am Love Island. 2.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.50 Clarence. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures. 4.50 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 5.10 Jurassic World: Double Trouble. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PEACH (52) 6am Carol’s Second Act. 8.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 9.00 The Neighborhood. 10.00 Neighbours. 12.30pm Friends. 1.00 The Unicorn. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. 10.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.30 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Posh Frock Shop. 2.30 Charmed. 3.30 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1pm ABC News. 1.30 Q+A Highlights. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Drum Beat. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Cheese Slices. 2.00 The Big Family Cooking Showdown. 3.10 Living On The Veg. 4.05 Late Nite Eats. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 For The Love Of Bread. 6.00 Vanishing Foods. 6.30 Sourced. 7.00 Cook Like An Italian. 7.30 Foolproof Cooking. 8.00 Michela’s Tuscan Kitchen. 8.30 Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul. 9.40 Amazing Wedding Cakes. 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Football. QAFLW. 11.30 Football. AFL. Heartland Footy. Murray League. 1.30pm Rugby League. NRL NT. 3.00 Netball. SA Premier League. 4.15 Gaelic Football. Ladies Association. Highlights. 4.30 NT Football. 6.00 NITV News: Nula. 6.30 Art + Soul. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.40 Totem And Ore. 10.25 Twelve Canoes. 11.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Maine Cabin Masters. Noon House Hunters Reno. 1.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 2.00 Island Hunters. 2.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 3.30 Fixer Upper. 4.30 Making It Home With Kortney And Dave. 5.30 House Hunters. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.30 Restored By The Fords. 8.30 Unsellable Houses. 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 News. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 4.30 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 5.30 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Sharri. 7.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 8.00 In My View. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Late Programs.

MONDAY, April 19 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Monash And Me. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Durrells. (PG, R) 2.00 Loch Ness. (Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.20 Apocalypse: The Second World War. (PGav, R) 3.20 Ewan And Colin McGregor: RAF At 100. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Wrong Crush. (2017, Mdv, R) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase. 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) 1.00 Explore. (R) 1.15 Married At First Sight. (PGals, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (Return) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 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. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Invisible Wars. (PG) 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. (PG, R) 12.05 Wentworth. (Final, Malv, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Wentworth. (Final, Malv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) 8.30 Secret Scotland. (PG) 9.25 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Outlander. (MA15+) 11.55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Malsv, R) 1.40 Asylum City. (Mal, R) 3.30 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (R) 4.40 Desert Dash. (Mdl) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 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. (PG) 7.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) Hosted by Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger. 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (Mls) Winnie’s place is burgled. 9.45 Billy Connolly: It’s Been A Pleasure. (M, R) A tribute to Sir Billy Connolly. 11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 Station 19. (Mas) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Final) 9.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv) Two new faces join the task force. 10.20 100% Footy. (M) 11.20 Nine News Late. 11.50 Manson: The Lost Tapes. (MA15+dl, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, 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.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Malika: The Lion Queen. Part 2 of 2. 8.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. British comedian Ben Elton shares an issue with body hair. Hughesy has a medical examination on the show. 9.30 Just For Laughs. (Ml, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Sammy J, Steve Byrne and Fortune Feimster. 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 TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Magical Land Of Oz. 9.45 Back In Time For Dinner. 10.45 Escape From The City. 11.45 Extras. 12.15am Parks And Recreation. 12.35 Reno 911! 1.00 The IT Crowd. 1.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 2.05 News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 The Furchester Hotel. 5.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Phoenix Suns v San Antonio Spurs. Replay. 2.00 The Goddam Election! With John Safran. 3.00 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.20 This Week. 5.15 The Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire Latin America. (Final) 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 MOVIE: The Saint Meets The Tiger. (1943, PG) Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Medical Rookies. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 10.30 Autopsy USA. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Global Roaming. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: Sea Devils. (1953) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 London Kills. 8.40 The Bill. 10.40 Murdered By Morning. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 2. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 To Be Advised. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm Endlings. 5.20 Miraculous. 6.00 Space Nova. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! 9.10 All Hail King Julien. 9.30 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.15 Date With An Angel. (1987, PG) 9.15 Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. (2012, PG) 11.05 The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 1.05pm Song Of Granite. (2017, PG, Gaelic) 2.55 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 5.35 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 7.30 Operation Condor: Armour Of God II. (1991, M, Cantonese) 9.35 The ABCs Of Love. (2020, M, French) 11.15 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm More Than 1000. 2.30 TCR Aust Touring Car Series. Bathurst 6hr. 3.00 TCR Aust Touring Car Series. Bathurst 6hr GT. 3.30 Supercars C’ship. Tasmania SuperSprint. 4.30 Supercars C’ship. Tasmania SuperSprint. H’lights. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 8.30 MOVIE: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. (1991, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 After The Raves. 2.30 Ultimate Rush. 3.00 Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The Expendables 2. (2012, MA15+) 10.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 11.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Cheers. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Unicorn. 2.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 The Conners. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm 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 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Q+A Highlights. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Macao Gourmet. 4.00 Coastal Cookery. 4.30 Oliver’s Twist. 5.30 Gourmet Farmer. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (Premiere) 7.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 8.30 Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi. 9.00 Tales From River Cottage. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Art + Soul. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Off The Grid With Pio. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 Welcome To Country. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black Conversations. 9.00 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 9.55 News. 10.05 Torres To The Thames. 11.05 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Raising House. 11.00 Postcards. 11.30 Island Hunters. Noon Backyard Goldmine. 1.00 My Lottery Dream Home. 2.00 Restored By The Fords. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 How Close Can I Beach? 4.30 Island Hunters. 5.00 Unsellable Houses. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Bargain Mansions. 10.30 Flipping Virgins. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 News. 5.30 The Serve. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 AFL Tonight. 7.30 NRL Tonight. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 AFL Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, April 20 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 10.55 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 2.00 Loch Ness. (Mal, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 4.55 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Apocalypse: The Second World War. (PGavw, R) 3.00 Living Black Conversations. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 The Origins Of Anzac Day In QLD. (PG) 4.05 Battle Of Crete. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: She Made Them Do It. (2013, Mlsv, R) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. (Malv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 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) 1.10 Married At First Sight. (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, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG) 8.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 9.30 Laura’s Choice. (MA15+a, R) 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Q+A. (R) 12.15 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s The Witness For The Prosecution. (Mlsv, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 The Code. (Malv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Marta Dusseldorp. (PG, R) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi. 9.30 Dateline. A look at a global drug trial. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 12.00 Box 21. (Malv, R) 12.55 Borgen. (Mals, R) 4.25 Smartphones: The Dark Side. (Ma, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) 9.00 The Good Doctor. (M) Claire is blindsided when her absentee father unexpectedly turns up at her door bearing some tragic news. 10.00 The Resident. (Mam) Conrad and Bell treat a pregnant woman. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Station 19. (Ma) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 To Be Advised. 9.00 Botched: Most Memorable Celebrity Patients. (Mamn) A countdown of celebrity patients. 10.00 Australian Scandal: Caught In The Act. (Mlsv) 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 Emergence. (Mv, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (Return) Amateur cooks return to compete once more. 9.20 NCIS. (M, R) An old family friend pleads with Gibbs to join him on a road trip to search for a missing military ID. 11.10 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.10 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Staged. 9.10 Extras. 9.40 Fisk. 10.10 High Fidelity. 10.40 In The Long Run. 11.05 The Games. 11.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Allstars Supershow Part 2. 1.20am Parks And Recreation. 1.40 Reno 911! 2.05 The IT Crowd. 2.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 3.10 News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon MOVIE: New York, New York. (1977, PG) 2.55 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 The Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Asia’s Next Top Model. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Patriot Brains. 9.25 The Casketeers. 9.55 Travel Man. 10.25 Rise Up. 11.15 Briarpatch. 12.50am News. 1.15 King Of The Road. 2.05 Slutever. 2.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Medical Rookies. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Suspects. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Global Roaming. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 MOVIE: I Live In Grosvenor Square. (1945) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 11.20 To Be Advised. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm Endlings. 5.20 Miraculous. 6.00 Space Nova. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! 9.10 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 9.30 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Hunt For The Wilderpeople. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.20 Song Of Granite. (2017, PG, Gaelic) 9.10 Vanity Fair. (2004, PG) 11.45 Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. (2012, PG) 1.35pm Date With An Angel. (1987, PG) 3.35 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 5.35 Coming Home. (2014, PG, Mandarin) 7.35 Heartbeats. (2010, M) 9.30 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Alaska’s Wild Gourmet. 2.30 Living The Ride. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.30 Outback Pilots. 10.30 Restoration Workshop. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 After The Raves. 2.30 Ultimate Rush. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Fallout. (2018, M) 10.20 MOVIE: Survivor. (2015, M) 12.10am Love Island. 1.10 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.10 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Cheers. 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Unicorn. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Judging Amy. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm 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 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Macao Gourmet. 4.00 Coastal Cookery. 4.30 Oliver’s Twist. 5.30 Gourmet Farmer. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 7.30 Food Safari. 8.00 Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey. 9.00 Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Urban Native Girl. 2.30 Mparntwe: Sacred Sites. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival. 6.30 First Australians. 7.30 The Point. 8.30 Chi-Town. 10.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets.. Replay. Midnight Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Beach Hunters. Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Flipping Virgins. 2.00 Fixer Upper. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 How Close Can I Beach? 4.30 Island Hunters. 5.00 Bargain Mansions. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Farmhouse Facelift. 8.30 Restoration Man. 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 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 NRL Tonight. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 AFL Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY, April 21 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 11.00 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Loch Ness. (Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

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 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.00 Battle Of Crete. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Nanny’s Secret. (2009, Mv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. 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) 1.00 MOVIE: The Cutting Edge. (1992, PGl, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.50 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.00 Fisk. (Final, Ml) 9.30 QI. (Ml) 10.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s The Witness For The Prosecution. (Malv, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 The Code. (Malv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain. (PGav, R) 8.30 Titanic: Dead Reckoning. (PG) 9.30 Miniseries: Deadwater Fell. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 The Crimson Rivers. (Mav) 12.40 The Night Manager. (Mnv, R) 1.30 Counterpart. (Malsv, R) 2.35 George Clarke’s Shed Of The Year. (PG, R) 3.30 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (R) 4.40 Between The Shadows. (Ms) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 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. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGl, R) A man reacts strangely when pulled over. 8.30 MOVIE: The Shawshank Redemption. (1994, MA15+lv, R) A unique friendship develops between a banker convicted of murder and one of his fellow prisoners. Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, James Whitmore. 11.30 The Latest: Seven News. 12.00 Instant Hotel. (PG, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls) 8.30 Amazing Grace. (Final, Ma) A full moon creates havoc for the midwives. 9.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv) Lauren deals with an overcrowded ED. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 The Enemy Within. (Mav) 11.50 Timeless. (Mv, R) 12.35 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.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. The judges are looking for just five more cooks to round out the Top 24. 9.10 Bull. The founder of a trial consulting firm uses psychology and technology to win cases for his clients. 11.10 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.10 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 The Romantics And Us. 9.45 Restoration Australia. 10.45 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 11.40 Louis Theroux: Return To The Most Hated Family. 12.40am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 Reno 911! 1.25 The IT Crowd. 1.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 2.30 News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Replay. 1.40 States Of Undress. 2.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 3.15 WorldWatch. 4.40 The Joy Of Painting. 5.10 Shortland Street. 5.40 Vs Arashi. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Flèche Wallonne. Women’s Race. 8.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 9.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Flèche Wallonne. Men’s Race. 1am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 2.30 SA Weekender. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Dog Patrol. 11.50 Property Ladder UK. 2.30am Home Shopping.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Holiday On The Buses. (1973, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Born To Kill? Class Of Evil. 11.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.50 iFish. 10.05 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.05 MacGyver. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 NCIS. 12.10am Shopping. 2.10 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 2. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Highlights. 3.10 Sherlock Holmes: Elementary. 4.05 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm Endlings. 5.20 Miraculous. 6.00 Space Nova. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! 9.10 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 9.30 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Vanity Fair. Continued. (2004, PG) 7.35 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) 9.35 The Eagle Has Landed. (1976, PG) Noon Woman At War. (2018, M, Icelandic) 1.55 Coming Home. (2014, PG, Mandarin) 3.55 Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 5.40 Wildwitch. (2018, PG, Danish) 7.35 Marjorie Prime. (2017, M) 9.30 The Death Of Stalin. (2017, MA15+) 11.30 Fanny’s Journey. (2016, M, French) 1.20am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Alaska’s Wild Gourmet. 2.30 Living The Ride. 3.00 Classic Restos: USA Edition. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 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 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 After The Raves. 2.30 Ultimate Rush. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (2016, PG) 11.00 Police Ten 7. 11.30 The Nanny. Midnight Love Island. 1.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Unicorn. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Murphy Brown. 2.00 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 12.30pm Press Club. 1.35 ABC News Day. 3.00 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 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 One Plus One. 1.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 3pm Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Macao Gourmet. 4.00 Coastal Cookery. 4.30 Oliver’s Twist. 5.30 Gourmet Farmer. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 7.30 Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape. 8.00 French Food Safari. 8.30 Hemsley + Hemsley: Healthy & Delicious. 9.00 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes: Another Helping. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Bamay. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Little J And Big Cuz. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 Wellington Paranormal. 8.00 Yokayi Footy. 8.35 Over The Black Dot. 9.30 NITV News Update. 9.40 Softball. SA Premier League. 11.10 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Building Off The Grid. 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 Farmhouse Facelift. 2.30 The Block. 4.00 How Close Can I Beach? 4.30 Island Hunters. 5.00 Restoration Man. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barnwood Builders. 8.30 Home Town. 9.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 10.30 How Close Can I Beach? 11.00 Late Programs.

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6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 AFL Tonight. 7.30 NRL Tonight. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 AFL Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 11.00 Invisible Wars. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (R) 1.30 The Weekly. (R) 2.00 Loch Ness. (Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 4.55 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Apocalypse: The Second World War. (PGav, R) 3.00 The Story Of The Road. (PGa, R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.05 2nd Light Horse Regiment WWI. 4.15 WW2 Drain The Ocean. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Wrong Student. (2017, Mv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (M, R) 3.00 The Chase. 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) 1.00 Desert Vet. (PG, R) 2.00 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.40 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 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 Back Roads. 8.30 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald. 9.35 Trump Takes On The World. (PG) 10.35 ABC Late News. 11.05 Employable Me Australia. (MA15+l, R) 12.05 Black Comedy. (Ml, R) 12.35 Back In Very Small Business. (Mls, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 The Code. (Malv, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Greatest Bridges. (PG, R) 8.30 Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. (PGa, R) 9.30 Feast To Save The Planet. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Baghdad Central. (Malv) 11.55 The Good Fight. (Maln, R) 12.55 Bosch. (Malv) 2.35 Cruising With Jane McDonald. (PG, R) 3.25 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PG, R) 4.35 Cocaine And Crude: Mexican Drug Cartels. (Mav, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 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. (PG) 8.30 The Clown And The Candyman. (MA15+av) Part 1 of 4. An investigation into John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, and Dean Corll, the Candyman. 9.30 7NEWS Presents: Murder In The Outback – The Falconio And Lees Mystery. (R) Part 1 of 2. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Front Bar. (M) 12.00 Zumbo’s Just Desserts. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis. 10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.00 Manifest. (Madv) 11.50 Prison: Drugs. 12.40 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.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. A mystery box is selected by MasterChef Australia champion Emelia Jackson. 9.10 Gogglebox. (Final) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 10.10 Law & Order: SVU. The SVU search for a missing girl. 11.10 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.10 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.30 Hard Quiz. 9.55 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.25 You Can’t Ask That. 11.00 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.30 Magical Land Of Oz. 12.25am Parks And Recreation. 12.45 Reno 911! 1.10 QI. 1.40 In The Long Run. 2.05 The IT Crowd. 2.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 3.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Toxic Garbage Island. 1.10 Planet In Peril. 2.05 States Of Undress. 2.55 Jungletown. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 NBL: Overtime. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Taskmaster Norway. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 Future Man. 10.30 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. (Final) 11.25 The Feed. 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 2.00 Medical Rookies. 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.15 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Andrew Denton’s Interview. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Keeping Up Appearances. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Josephine And Men. (1955) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 Call The Midwife. 10.40 The Equalizer. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.40 Bondi Rescue. 10.05 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.05 MacGyver. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Elementary. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.30 Sherlock Holmes: Elementary. 12.30am Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm Endlings. 5.20 Miraculous. 6.00 Space Nova. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 8.55 Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! 9.10 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 9.30 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Eagle Has Landed. Continued. (1976, PG) 8.00 Coming Home. (2014, PG, Mandarin) 10.00 Broken Hill. (2009, PG) Noon Capernaum. (2018, M, Lebanese Arabic) 2.20 Wildwitch. (2018, PG, Danish) 4.15 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 6.10 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 7.50 Pressure. (2015, M) 9.30 Lucky Grandma. (2019, Mandarin) 11.10 Woman At War. (2018, M, Icelandic) 1.05am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ice Road Truckers. 2.00 Alaska’s Wild Gourmet. 2.30 Living The Ride. 3.00 The Simpsons. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: The Water Diviner. (2014, M) 9.45 MOVIE: William Kelly’s War. (2014, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.00 90 Day Fiance. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Baywatch. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. (1986, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Billy Madison. (1995, M) 11.30 Police Ten 7. Midnight Love Island. 1.10 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 2.10 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 11.00 The Unicorn. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Murphy Brown. 1.30 Carol’s Second Act. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm 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 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Back Roads. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Cook, Eat, Burn. 2.00 Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Macao Gourmet. 4.00 Coastal Cookery. 4.30 Oliver’s Twist. 5.30 Gourmet Farmer. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 7.30 Strait To The Plate. (Premiere) 8.00 Cook Like An Italian. 8.30 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm 4 For The Road. 2.30 Make It Right. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 Strait To The Plate. (Premiere) 8.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 MOVIE: Do The Right Thing. (1989, MA15+) 10.35 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Barnwood Builders. 1.00 Home Town. 2.00 How Close Can I Beach? 2.30 The Block. 4.00 How Close Can I Beach? 4.30 Big Beach Builds. 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters International. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Fixer To Fabulous. 10.30 Raising House. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 AFL Tonight. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 AFL Tonight. 11.00 Late Programs.

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

CINEMAS & MOVIE GUIDE 39

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April 15, 2021

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Marathon start to Tweed Youth Week THE Tweed’s young people will get a chance to spend a Night At the Museum, become a Soul Surfer and Hunt For The Wilderpeople as part of this year’s Tweed Youth Week celebrations. Murwillumbah’s Regent Cinema will be part of the official launch of the event, hosting a movie marathon from 1.15pm on Friday, April 16. The council-sponsored movie event, free for 12-18-year-olds, will come straight after the 1pm Youth Week launch by Tweed Youth Council chair Montana Markland at the same location. As well as the movie, every young person will receive free popcorn and the theatre cafe will be open to purchase food and drinks. Doors open at 12.45pm and the marathon ends at 7.55pm. COVID-safe measures will be in place and booking is essential by visiting: http:// tweedyouthmovies.eventbrite. com.au/ Tweed Mayor Chris Cherry encouraged the Tweed’s young people to take part in one or more of the events on offer. “This year’s theme, Together More Than Ever, highlights the need for young people to be there for each other and come together

The Regent Cinema in Murwillumbah will host a movie marathon on Friday 16 April to mark the start of Youth Week on the Tweed. during difficult times,” she said. On Monday, April 19, Headspace in Tweed Heads, the national youth mental health foundation, will host a free activity called Creating Comfort. This is open to any young person aged 12-16 years old who wants to create their own sensory toys to help relax and stay focused. Materials are provided for free. For more information and to book in, call headspace Tweed Heads on 0437 188 715. Young poets and musicians will come together at The Citadel on Queen Street, Murwillumbah on Friday, April 23 for a free evening featuring Poets Out Loud youth performers. Youth Voices Together: A

Showcase of Youth Music and Slam Poetry will be a celebration of young talent from the Tweed with performances from the winners of the 2020 Youth Poetry Slam and aspiring young muso Christopher Biskup. Doors open at 5pm and performances will be from 6pm to 8pm. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be available to purchase. Booking is essential by visiting: http://tweedyouthvoices. eventbrite.com.au/ All Tweed Youth Week events are alcohol free and are supported by NSW Youth Week, Tweed Shire Council, headspace Tweed Heads, Poets Out Loud, The Regent Cinema Murwillumbah and The Citadel Murwillumbah.

A BOY CALLED SAILBOAT ACCLAIMED guitarists Slava & Leonard Grigoryan have expanded their creative output by crafting and recording the soundtrack to the award-winning movie A Boy Called Sailboat. This heartwarming movie, written and developed by Melbourne-based creative team Cameron Nugent and Andrew Curry, was filmed in New Mexico and stars Academy Award winning actor J.K Simmons, with Julian Atocani Sanchez in the title role. Sailboat is a small boy who brings love and hope to a family who have forged a simple but proud life in the drought-ridden deep south. One afternoon he brings home a “little guitar”. From this moment, Sailboat and his little guitar are inseparable, and when his ill grandmother requests he write a song for her, Sailboat

meanders through adversity to deliver the unimaginable – the greatest song ever written. The Latin-themed soundtrack is a key element to the movie and provides an opportunity for audiences to hear the Grigoryan Brothers play together live like never before, their music bringing an immediate emotional impact to this highly evocative film. The Regent Cinema, 7.30pm Friday April 30th, Tickets are $40/$35/$25 and available at https:// the-regent.com.au/ film/a-boy-calledsailboat-soundtracklive-with-the-grigoryanbrothers/

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The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

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TWEED’S Bundjalung hip-hop sensation JK-47 will launch this year’s Lismore Youth Festival at NORPA at Lismore City Hall. The 2020 Triple J Unearthed Winner, real name Jacob Paulson, will headline the concert also featuring local acts LAS, ROOM19 and Desert Wizard. The Lismore Youth Festival is back with three days of music, performance, art and workshops aimed at entertaining and inspiring young people. The free Festival will take place across multiple venues in Lismore on Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 April. Thursday and Friday,

The Quad and surrounding buildings will come alive with a half-pipe, skating comps, DJ’s, comedy, light saber dance offs, and a huge workshop program that offers everything from street art to bush survival. Meanwhile Lismore Regional Gallery will feature youth art exhibitions by Defiant / Beyond Empathy and The Rainbow Collective (LGBTIQ Youth Group). While all of the Youth Festival events are free bookings are required some workshops and events as Tweed-based Bundjalung man JK-47. numbers are limited. Jump onto www.lismorequad.org.au Rhodes, of Dream Bigger organisations have joined for full program and details. who has helped curate the forces to create something “Lismore Youth Festival music program said. really special and positive is going to be huge!” Blake “Lismore’s coolest for young people in our

region. This is an opportunity for young people to come together and have fun again, to share experiences and learn some cool new things as well!” What: Lismore Youth Festival When: Wednesday 14 April, 3pm – 8pm (NORPA at Lismore City Hall) Thursday 15 April & Friday 16 April, 10am - 8pm (Multiple venues) Where: The Quad, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore Library, Northern Rivers Conservatorium, NORPA at Lismore City Hall. Interested: FREE but booking required for some events and workshops to reserve a spot. For full program visit www. lismorequad.org.au

Beautiful Tapestry tribute Bangalow Heritage House THE timeless Carole King landmark album Tapestry is 50 years old. Home to timeless classics including I Feel The Earth Move, So Far Away, You’ve Got A Friend, It’s Too Late, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and Natural Woman – it sold 25 million copies and shot straight to Number One when it was released on February 10, 1971. To celebrate this landmark album Esther Hannaford, Australian star of the Carol King musical Beautiful, will be joined by an all-star band on a tour of Australia – performing the hits. The tour takes in Twin Towns at Tweed Heads for two shows on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 24. The 2021 50th anniversary tour will present Tapestry complete from start to finish as well as a selection of Carole King hits and songs she wrote for fellow multiplatinum selling artists. Singing these songs will be Esther, accompanied by a band comprised of some of Australia’s finest contemporary musicians that includes musical director and Jet bassist Mark Wilson; keyboardists Clio Renner and Louis Macklin; guitarist and vocalist Olivia Bartley (Olympia) and drummer

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Pete Marin. Tapestry is still one of the most popular and enduring albums of all time and Carole King, of course, is also one of the most successful songwriters of all time. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, telling the story of Carole King’s life, began its Tony Award winning six-year run on Broadway in 2014 before debuting at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in 2017. You can catch two shows at Twin Towns Showroom on Friday April 16 or Saturday April 24. Tickets are $69.90 + booking fee.

AN intriguing problem, how do you display artifacts, implements and images of the past with artwork showing the concerns and obsessions of the present day? Will the exhibits conflict or compliment? Bangalow Museum has daringly mixed contemporary paintings of local relevance with its history collection. The artifacts and photos of Bangalow’s settlers are displayed mixed together with paintings of the environment, fruit and vegetables, flowers and even cakes. The artworks are by two well-known local artists Karena WynnMoylan and Simon

Harriot. Both artists are presenting works that are of Bangalow – Simon Harriott will be displaying large colour field landscapes while Karena Wynn-Moylan shows a collection of small to medium sized works inspired by Bangalow’s produce and scenes. This colourful exhibition will be open

Tuesday to Sunday until May 2. 10am-4pm with a percentage of the profits going towards the Museum. The popular garden café will be open offer its range of lunches, cakes and great coffee. Book now for limited seats at the Artists Talk and High Tea on Saturday April 17th at 1pm by calling 6687 2183 or 0429 882 525.

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The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

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A YEAR after it was supposed to be held the sixth Murwillumbah Arts Trail will finally come to life but with a difference. Organisers of the event, a major festival for the visual arts and vibrant community event centred on Murwillumbah, have announced May 29-30 as the date for the Trail this year. Event manager Peita Gardiman said the COVID-19 health crisis forced the cancellation of the 2020 event only weeks before it was due to take place. However Peita said the additional year had surprisingly provided opportunities to reimagine the

festival. “While the town will remain the heart of the festival, featuring 50 artists showing their work in a bespoke location, the trail will now extend to include open studios, galleries and historic halls around the valley,” she said. “The festival will also include a selection of fringe events such as street art and live shows including theatre, poetry and performance in various heritage listed art deco locations throughout Murwillumbah. “It’s a prime opportunity for fans, collectors, fellow artists, or those just curious about our bustling scene to get behind-

the-scenes views of creative processes, learn about new artists in the area, and take advantage of studio sales. From its beginnings in 2015, the event has showcased many artists and creatives who live or work within the region, offering the community a chance to see artists at work, participate in art activities and purchase art from local artists. “The event is a prime opportunity for fans,

collectors, fellow artists, or those just curious about our bustling scene to get behindthe-scenes views of creative processes, learn about new artists in the area, and take advantage of studio sales,” the event manager said. “For participating artists, it’s a wonderful way to connect with new audiences, inspire young visitors, and share deeper significance of how and why they make what they make.”

The 2021 Murwillumbah Arts Trail is supported by Tweed Shire Council, the Northern Rivers Community Fund, the ITV Tweed Community Initiative Fund, Mayberry Meldrum Anderson, Stone & Wood and Husk Distillers as well as local businesses who have donated to the arts trail. For the full program and trail map visit www. murwillumbahartstrail.com. au

Break out the cosplay, Supanova is back By Tania Spiers-Phillips BORDERS were starting to close and restrictions were being implemented when Supanova Gold Coast was held at the Gold Coast Coast Convention Centre last year. It was the second and last Supanova of the year and one of the very final major functions that went ahead in early 2020 – albeit under restrictions and the strong smell of hand sanitizer. So maybe it’s fitting that the event affectionately known to fans as Goldnova, is the first of the pop culture festival’s six Australia-wide events to be held for 2021 – leapfrogging Melbourne (now being held May 22 &23). This weekend, April 17 and 18 nerds and geeks from across the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers will be drag there costumes back out of the cupboards, collect the books of their favourite fantasy writers read during lockdown ready to be signed by their heroes and head into the Convention Centre.

And while the closure of International borders will curtail the presence of international actors, authors and comic book creators – there will be stars. Lord of the Ring alumni David Wenham (Iron Fist) and Miranda Otto (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Black Sails star Luke Arnold (Never Tear Us Apart) jumped on board early along with Power Ranger’s Ninja Storm actor Adam Tuominen and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (Dr Karl’s Surfing Safari through Science). And then last week Goldnova added a few very special home-grown stars from Queensland’s biggest television series, world-wide sensation, the new reigning queen of the preschool market – Bluey. The man who created the plucky blueheeler and her family, Joe Brumm and Custard muso turned voice of Bluey’s dad – David McCormack will be there to meet fans, sign autographs and take part in a panel or two. Prefer your TV fare a little

The ever-versatile David Wenham will headline Gold Coast Supanova this weekend. Luke Arnold in full Black Sails regalia. darker? Look no further than returning Supa-Star, Todd Lasance, who first came to prominence as Julius Caesar in Spartacus, has featured in fan-favourite series The Flash and The Vampire Diaries. He now stars alongside Michael B. Jordan in Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, scheduled for release at the end of this month; and making her Supanova debut is, Arielle Carver-O’Neill, best known for her portrayal of Brandy in the hit series, Ash vs Evil Dead. Supa-Star alumnus and

local legend John Jarratt, who fans will recognise for his iconic role as Mick Taylor in the terrifying Wolf Creek franchise. And for those of us who are needing the latest fantasy book and a chance to hear authors talk (and explain just where those ideas came from) there will be Maria Lewis (The Rose Daughter, Who’s Afraid Series, The Wailing Woman), Amanda Bridgeman (The Sensation, The Aurora Series, The Subjugate), Isobelle Carmody (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, The Kingdom of

the Lost series) and James (Plato Wyngard series, The Raven’s Prophecy series) and Marc Lindsay (Perigord series, Plato Wyngard series, The Raven’s Prophecy series). As a card-carrying nerd (I literally have a Doctor Who Club of Australia membership card in my bag) who doesn’t leave the house at the best time it feels the weird that I and my geek compatriots are among to the first to emerge blinking into the sunlight for a major function. But with a major feature film panel this year (and a full preview of an as yet unknown Aussie film) and a chance to pull out the cosplay (I’m thinking General Leia this year) it feels like the time is right. Tickets for Goldnova are currently available from Moshtix. As well as writing for the Northern Rivers Times – Tania Spiers-Phillips is the PR and news editor for the Doctor Who Club Australia, a wellrespected fanfiction writer and Star Wars/Marvel and Star Trek tragic.

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MEMPHIS MAYHEM SEEKS SUPPORT STARTING in 2012 on community radio in Mackay as a three hour program dedicated to all things cool, ‘Memphis Mayhem’ became its own community radio station in 2019, broadcasting on FM and the Internet which has quickly seen the station become a worldwide favourite. Memphis Mayhem 101.3FM has its own studios and office located in the Seagulls Club Tweed Heads West and operated by a team of dedicated locals, who have a passion for the local region and doing things a bit differently. “When Memphis Mayhem started, it was solely dedicated to Rock ‘n’ Roll and rockabilly, but since becoming its own station, we have included many other genres, including an 80s, traditional country, blues, and new modern Australian and NZ artist programs,” station manager Stuart Phillis said.

“Our announcers are passionate about their programs with many of them being musicians and artists themselves.” “Being a community radio station, we rely on community support such as membership, and business sponsorship to keep us on air. And like many businesses, 2020 was a shocking year for us, however we remained on air and continued to learn, grow and expand our programming. I am very happy with our progress during these tough times, and it just goes to show the dedication of those here at 101.3FM.” “We are hoping for

a great 2021 and have already put into play some promotional events at Seagulls with a car cruise and Tommy Memphis show on June 11th, The Memphis Cowboys & The Colt Severs band June 12th. And a 4th of July Yank Tank rock n roll car show. We are also releasing a very cool CD in the next two months featuring some of Australia’s best current Rock n Roll Artist and a couple of very special overseas artists,” Stuart said. For more information on becoming a member go to www. memphismayhemradio. com.

Renowned clairvoyant returns to her best ONE of the country’s most successful practitioners in the psychic world, ‘Tahilllia’ is back doing what she does best after taking a ten year break. Tahillia’s abilities to ‘read’ people saw her at the forefront of mediumship both here in Australia and overseas. He accuracy saw her readings published national magazines like Girlfriend and Total Sport, while prime time TV couldn’t get enough of her. A regular on current affair program Today Tonight, her outcomes with live audiences were so credible they declared her the best in the world, something Tahillia recalls like it was yesterday. “I’d travel down to do an appearance with other psychics. At first it felt a bit strange, a bit gimmicky, because I thought they were testing me like a guinea pig but it was the only way you could be taken seriously by people and other clairvoyants.” “They used to call me the clairvoyant for clairvoyants.” Tahillia’s talent has seen her do readings for people from all walks of life, from A-list celebrities to sports stars and politicians, including Keanu Reeves, Ewan McGregor, Andie MacDowell, and rockstars including Mick Jagger and then girlfriend Jerry Hall, Mariah Carey, and Lisa Marie Presley. Sport stars include Greg Norman, Susie O’Neill, Cathy Freeman, and John Eales. “I’ve read for a lot of famous people, touched on what was happening in their lives at the time and if I picked up a problem it would end up being sorted out. You pick up things in their energy.” Tahillia said she doesn’t have work face-to-face to do this, she has done

readings over the phone or from a photograph “and just go from there.” What she doesn’t do is read tarot cards. “Lots of people look to card readings but I don’t do that. I couldn’t read one of those if my life depended on it. If anything they would probably confuse me more. And I don’t read off crystal balls. I use my own ability.” Based on the North Coast of NSW, Tahillia said she was also planning to do live shows in the region, and will be touring overseas once international borders are open again. While Tahillia knows she has a special ability, she recognises it like she would any other talent. “We’re all gifted in certain areas. You could be gifted in writing or playing music. I’m gifted in my ability but not everybody gets to that point. You can be good at art but you’re not Michelangelo.” “Some people are just particularly good at what they do.”

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HORSE FLOAT TESTING LAB COULD CURB CATTLE ILLNESS AN innovative mobile testing laboratory designed to provide a quick turnaround in bovine respiratory disease (BRD) diagnosis could help to prevent the most common cause of illness and death in Australian feedlot cattle. NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall said an ordinary horse float had undergone an ingenious overhaul to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment options at feedlots. “This is a wonderful innovation which enables us to take our testing facilities on the road and into feedlots,” Mr Marshall said. “Bovine respiratory disease is the most common cause of death in feedlot cattle, but this rapid diagnosis from inside the mobile testing lab can actually detect illness before stock even show symptoms. “The disease most commonly occurs in the first four weeks when cattle enter the feedlot, so early intervention

will improve productivity, profitability and animal welfare outcomes — making for a healthier herd. “The innovation of this mobile testing lab is quicker, faster and importantly keeps money in farmers’ pockets.” The project is part of Meat & Livestock Australia research by Charles Sturt University and NSW Department of Primary Industries, to develop new methods for the early

diagnosis of BRD. The mobile laboratory development was supported by the molecular technology company Gene Target Solutions. Charles Sturt Associate Professor Jane Quinn said COVID-19 exclusions meant the research team had to take a new approach to testing samples from a NSW feedlot. “In order to undertake the rapid testing for the project, samples were

collected and transported just down the road to a horse trailer that had been converted to a mobile molecular biology laboratory,” Prof Quinn said. “The deployable laboratory proved very successful as a means to undertake rapid testing with over 200 samples tested in one day, a unique event for the feedlot.” Mr Marshall said the goal was to now further develop deployable molecular testing capabilities that can be set up directly in larger feedlots or properties, or in a mobile laboratory moved between smaller operations. “It has the potential to be applied in other rural livestock and plant industries where diagnostic results are needed within hours or where sample transport can be detrimental to the test outcome,” he said. “We believe this approach will introduce quantitative feedback on animal health and welfare to improve consumer supply chain confidence.”

Australian dairy weathers global storm with strong return to profitability THE Australian dairy industry has weathered the “severe global storm” and emerged in good shape with the southern export sector on track to report healthy profitability for the third consecutive season, according to Rabobank’s just-released dairy seasonal outlook. In its annual Australian Dairy Seasonal Outlook - In Pursuit of History, the agribusiness banking specialist says the industry, which has been plagued by market and climatic disruptions, is now “staring down history” with the prospect of a trifecta of profitable annual returns for dairy producers in the southern export region. Using the Australian Dairy Plan target – at

AUD$1.50 EBIT/kgMS – as the profitability measure, the report says Victorian farmer margins exceeded industry targets in 2019/20 and are expected to again in 2020/21. And things are on track for a similarly strong result in 2021/22 in the majority of dairying regions in Australia. Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey says “if successful, it would be the first time since benchmarking began in 2006/07 that three consecutive years have exceeded industry targets”. Effectively marking the end of an extended period of low-margin volatility, this return to profitability is “remarkable”, Mr Harvey says, “given the

challenges the industry has had in previous seasons and that they have just come through a pandemic”. “The elevated outlook for the milk price is key to profitability,” he says, “but also favourable seasonal conditions and livestock trading conditions.” Mr Harvey says while many dairying regions in Australia are enjoying favourable seasonal conditions, there are some northern areas now grappling with floods. Favourable milk price outlook Releasing the bank’s milk price forecast for the 2021/22 season, Mr Harvey says Rabobank’s global market forecast points to an indicative

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Chinese buying behaviour – in terms of potential trade disruptions and inventory levels – or if there was a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections in key markets before widespread vaccination occurs.

the local price outlook with weather-related production issues in offshore markets, robust global demand and low stocks in key regions, he says. “The global fertiliser price spike is also a watching brief,” he says, Trading conditions “as the global market has to support farmgate been hit by a demand-led margins rally, exacerbated further The report says Australian by some short-term dairy farmers are looking supply issues. While at a very favourable prices are expected to supply of home-grown peak by mid-year, dairy feed in the 2021/22 farm businesses will need season while improved to budget for a lift in water availability will fertiliser spend.” give irrigators increased flexibility as they plan for Milk supply outlook the season ahead. Mr Harvey says sustained Livestock trading profitability of the conditions are also Australian farmgate expected to remain sector will flow through buoyant with cull to milk production, with cow prices forecast to signs of recovery evident continue to trade above in the current season the long-term average despite some hurdles. – stabilising non-milk In 2021/22, Rabobank income – while the is forecasting Australian livestock export sector, milk production to for dairy heifers into expand by 1.3 per cent China, is set to continue to 8.8 billion litres, with at pace for the next three Tasmania to lead this years or more. growth. Mr Harvey says given “That said, yield the stable milk price improvement will be outlook, feed prices the key driver across the may pose the key risk to sector as herd constrains farmers’ margins ahead of remain,” he says. the new season. “And with the cautious While another big response to rebuilding local winter grain crop the low national herd, is anticipated, following it could constrain the good autumn break, production in the short to there is upside risk to more medium-term.”

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WHAT A RELIEF COMMUNITIES across northern NSW who have grappled with the crippling impacts of flood, drought, fire and COVID-19, are receiving a dose of much-needed comic relief this April, along with access to health and rural financial advice at free community events. Presented by the National Drought and Flood Agency, the What a Relief! tour is currently visiting small towns and villages in the region. The events feature multi-award-winning comedian, actor, screenwriter and storyteller, Damian Callinan (pictured). In addition to a dose of comedy, the events include access to counsellors from the Rural Financial Counselling Service, co-ordinators from the Rural Adversity Mental

Health Programme, primary healthcare nurses from Healthwise and mental health clinicians from Northern NSW Local Health District. The Drought and Flood Agency’s Regional Recovery Officer for North NSW Sandy McNaughton will also be on hand to discuss drought and other Government support, including applications for $500 Rotary debit cards.

Each event will include a free community barbecue. The What A Relief event has already visited the Bonalbo community. Other events are being held at Mallanganee at the local Hall at 6pm on Thursday April 15, at the Ewingar Hall at 6.30pm on Friday April 16, the Lawrence Public Hall at 7pm on Saturday April 17, and the Copmanhurst Memorial Hall at 5pm on Sunday April 18.

Fresh funds flow for popular drought scheme NSW Farmers welcomes the allocation of new funding to the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate (EWIR) scheme, a popular drought management and preparedness measure for farmers. The NSW Government has allocated $15 million in funding to the scheme, which means a total of $30 million will be available after the federal government’s dollar-for-dollar contribution. NSW Farmers president James Jackson said this announcement is a win for the state’s primary producers, who still face the lasting impacts of drought and who want to build the future resilience of their farms. “The scheme enables farmers to install infrastructure on their farms to make them more resilient to prolonged dry conditions, and this injection is set to provide $5 million worth of bores, pipes and dams on farms across NSW,” Mr Jackson (pictured) said. “NSW Farmers advocated fiercely for funds to be reinstated to this scheme, after a decision by the federal government mid last year for the funds to stop flowing.” “It’s pleasing to see our concerted effort on this matter, which involved engaging both state and federal ministers at a grass roots level, see

direct results.” “While many NSW primary producers face improved seasonal conditions, drought-management tools like this scheme remain important – both for the resilience it enables and the stimulus it provides to local regional economies.” Mr Jackson said it is also promising to hear the NSW Government will work with the Commonwealth to ensure an additional 845 applications made last year could be processed as soon as possible. “One of our main concerns last year was that existing applications were not being processed, creating uncertainty for those with funds pending.” The EWIR scheme will be administered by the NSW Rural Assistance Authority and will provide eligible primary producers access to up to a 25 per cent rebate, up to $25,000, on new purchases and installation costs of new water infrastructure.

Seismic shifts in beef, lamb and mutton A COMPREHENSIVE analysis of Australia’s red meat market and outlook at Elders Presents online event revealed some seismic shifts at and beyond the farm gate. Australian Community Media national beef writer Shan Goodwin hosted the event featuring Elders state livestock managers from across the country. Paul Holm said farmers in central west Queensland were shifting from harvesting to managing goats, thanks to exclusion fencing and increased demand for their meat. Cattle graziers had also adapted. “The tick line, which was an everfeared magical fortress that was never to be crossed became only another factor in the cost equation,” Mr Holm said. “Many Brahmans from Charters Towers enjoyed the improved pastures of Inverell and Gunnedah, and these purchases were, in general, a success. And as weight gain on fresh feed did what it was supposed to do and turned grass into beef.” He told Ms Goodwin that the movement of Brahmans into northern NSW was likely to become a more established success, given their performance. His counterpart in the southern zone, Matt Tinkler, said that better seasonal conditions, coupled with demand right up and down the eastern seaboard had underpinned the market. Mr Tinkler said

that breeding females were represented more in the market than usual. “Over a period of time, we’ve had people retaining their older animals and probably selling off the younger animals for good prices,” he said. “Cattle on feed’s been a large percentage of females and obviously those cattle don’t go back into the system so that’s had a big impact on where prices are today.” The West Australian sheep flock, said Elders WA state livestock manager Dean Hubbard, was down by about a million head to an estimated 12.7 million. Sheep live exports had dropped from about 1.2m head two years ago to an expected 650,000 this year. Instead, sheep were travelling to Australia’s eastern states. “In 2019, our west-east trade in sheep only represented 2pc of our WA annual turnoff,” Mr Hubbard said. “The alarming figure is that, in 2021, that represents 31pc of what we do in WA, as far as selling sheep goes.” Mr Hubbard said the WA sheep industry needed to rebuild quickly and that the west to east trade would remain an important part of the mix, if it could be maintained at 700,000 to 800,000 head a year. “Two million going to the east is not all bad,” he said. “Live export can recover rapidly and I think long term forward contracting needs to be discussed.”

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Grafton Cattle Market Report THERE were 242 head yarded at Grafton Fat Cattle Sale 6th April 2021. This week we saw a slightly bigger yarding of cattle with some handy lines on oﬀer. The quality of export cattle was back, however, the market held ﬁrm. Restockers were very active once again, with good quality calves with weight realising over $1,700 per head and lighter weight steer calves reaching over 730c/kg for calves around the 160kg mark. Sale Highlights include: A/c Jack & Logan Pitkin sold a Charolais Cross Bullock 300c/kg weighed 730kg -

$2,190. A/c Jeﬀery Nixon sold an Angus Steer 400c/kg weighed 485kg - $1,940. A/c CA Horner sold Angus Cross Steers 456.2c/kg averaged 368.3kg - $1,680.34 p/hd. A/c Bien Vida Pty Ltd sold an Angus Cow 287.2c/kg weighed 560kg - $1,608.32 A/c CA Horner sold Angus Cross Cows 286.2c/kg averaged 606.3kg - $1,735.09 p/hd. A/c Lachlan Ellis sold Angus Steers 534.2c/kg averaged 304.2kg - $1,624.86 p/hd.

Casino Cattle Market Report FROM WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL CONTINUED heavy rainfall throughout Northern NSW resulted in another smaller yarding of 362 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 7 April. The yarding consisted mainly of light and medium weight vealers. Quality was mostly good with a decent number of well ﬁnished steers and heifers and several lines of well bred cattle sold. Cow prices saw a slight decrease with an average of 248.8c/kg and top price of 325.2c/kg. 1 head sold for a top return of $1,781.00. Cows and calves topped their market at $2,100.00. Heifer prices were stronger this week with a top of 668.2c/kg and averages of 497.1c/kg and 240kg. 1 heifer sold achieved a return of $1,666.00 A smaller number of 5 bulls in the sale reached a top of 331.2c/kg and averaged 273.3c/kg and 611kg. Steer and bullock prices saw a slight decrease with 81 head sold.

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A/c FJ McLennan sold Angus Steers 540.2c/kg averaged 275kg - $1,485.55 p/hd. A/c VM Jeﬀeries sold Charolais Cross Vealer Heifers 526.2c/kg averaged 292.5kg $1,539.14 p/hd. A/c VM Jeﬀeries sold Charolais Vealer Steers 548.2c/kg averaged 318.3kg $1,745.10 p/hd.

A/c BJ Slarke Pty Ltd sold Angus Vealer Steers 554.2c/kg averaged 298.5kg $1,654.29 p/hd A/c P Connor sold Angus Vealer Steers 558.2c/kg averaged 251.3kg - $1,402.48 p/hd A/c C McEntyre sold an Angus Vealer Steers 724.2c/kg weighed 160kg - $1,158.72.

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$2.40 to $2.75/kg range. Ryan Collins 6 teeth Angus heifer topped the day at $2.98/kg, $199. Our next sale will be a breeder sale on the 17th of April comprising of cows and calves and heifers joined to springing. The following Saturday 24th we have a Weaneer & Store Sale. Bookings currently being taken for both sales.

FROM SATURDAY 27 MARCH 360 CATTLE were sold at the Lismore Store Sale on Saturday 27-3-21. A good line up of heavy weaner steers sold from $4.88 to $5.70 c/kg. Gary and Maria Tullys’ Santa X Charolais steers sold for $5.26 c/kg, $1745. Weaner steers weighing in the 200 to 220kg range sold at top rates $6.30 to $6.70 c/kg. Marion Crawfords line of Angus steers

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CATTLE SALE BOOST FOR RESCUE CHOPPER THE March weaner cattle sales held by Ray White Tenterfield were well attended and thanks to the support of venders and donations being matched by Ben Sharpe (pictured right) and his team from Ray White, with a total of $14,075 was donated to help the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service save local lives. For Ben who is a past patient of the Rescue Helicopter it was a significant achievement by everyone who contributed on sales day through the donation of livestock or a percentage of their sales. Ben is keen to continue the Helifarmer initiative with hopes of another great outcome next year.

Half-price quarantine a step in the right direction NSW Farmers’ Association is pleased its calls for the subsidisation of quarantine costs for agricultural workers have been heard by the NSW Government. NSW Farmers’ President James Jackson said the announcement by the NSW Government to subsidise half the cost of quarantine for agricultural workers is a positive step forward and hopes the move will continue past the 2020-2021 financial year. “NSW fruit and vegetable growers have already amassed millions of dollars worth of crop losses, causing heartache for an industry coming out of prolonged drought, bushfires, and now floods. “This move will bring NSW in line with other states that have introduced support for quarantine costs, however, this commitment is for just over

two months as it runs out at the end of the financial year. “Covid-19 related workforce supply disruptions for the agriculture sector and specifically for the horticulture industry will continue to remain until at least mid2022. While the immediate financial support provided by the announced subsidy is welcomed by our members, financial support for hotel quarantine costs is also needed for the 2021/22 cropping season,” Mr Jackson said. The program announced by the NSW Government will see the industry supported with a 50 percent subsidy for hotel quarantine costs, reducing the cost from $3,000 to $1,500 per worker entering NSW. It will also provide retrospective support to employers who have already incurred the full hotel

quarantine costs to bring desperately needed workers into the country. “This is a big tick for the NSW Farmers five-point-plan on addressing the worker shortage. The fact that agricultural workers are not included in the state’s 3,000 person per week arrivals cap is another tick for our plan, as we asked for state controlled flexibility of arrival caps to facilitate the arrival of

seasonal workers, but long term success will require the NSW Government to subsidise quarantine costs beyond this financial year,” Mr Jackson said. “Putting in place the subsidy is only one part of the solution. Accommodating the flow of workers in to the country must be a government priority at both state and Commonwealth levels. “Firstly, the Australian

Government must expedite visa processing times and introduce some flexibility into current visa requirements. “We must also look at providing assistance to coordinate the sharing of seasonal workers across farms during their stay, so that small to medium farm businesses can also access harvest workers when required.” Mr Jackson said figures show the horticulture sector is suffering from a massive seasonal workforce shortage and needs another 4,000 seasonal workers to fill the immediate gap and an additional 2,000 to cover peak seasonal harvest demands. “Our modelling shows a 50 percent decrease in seasonal workers would result in a $500 million reduction in the state’s output of fresh produce by the end of 2021-22 season.”

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Enhance your garden with flowers and fruit this autumn IT’S autumn – we’ve had some good rain and now it’s time to plant. Get ready for spring by enhancing your garden now with amazing native plants. Their unique flowers and fruit will bring birds and insects to our local environment. Golden penda or Xanthostemon chrysanthus can be seen in flower at the moment in our region but can flower at any time of the year. It’s a beautiful tree from north-east Queensland but grows happily in our region, if free from frost. It grows as a tree to fifteen metres high and eight metres wide in the rainforest, but can be much smaller in gardens. The spectacular golden yellow flower heads are made up of numerous small flowers. With plenty of sun, it will flower more profusely in subtropical gardens, but can tolerate some shade and a wide variety of soils. Interestingly, the golden penda was chosen as the botanical emblem for Expo 88 in Brisbane and was planted to create a “Sea of Gold” in the city. Nectar feeding birds love it too. Kangaroo apple (Solanum aviculare) is a small to medium fast-growing shrub to small tree, up to three metres high. It prefers a position in full sun in the garden, but is very tolerant of shade. Kangaroo apple is part of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), which includes tomatoes and eggplants. When dark red and mature, the fruits can be eaten raw or cooked similarly to tomatoes. However, the green immature fruits are poisonous. The kangaroo apple has bright purple flowers in spring and throughout summer. The dark green foliage is shaped like

a kangaroo’s paw. Because it grows quickly, it shelters other more sensitive garden plants very effectively. It does have a short lifespan but young plants will appear in your garden in no time. The fruits and flowers are a great source of food for native bees and birds. If you watch closely, you will see the flowers being pollinated by the vibration of bees’ wings. Desmodium acanthacladum or thorny pea is a local, rare species of plant of the pea family, a spiny shrub to 1.5 metres, with delicate pinkmauve flowers. It is found near streams in the north east of New South Wales and has a vulnerable status in NSW, occurring only in the Lismore, Grafton, Coraki, Casino and the Mount Warning area. It is a wonderful protective plant for small birds and an attractive addition to your native garden. Melia azedarach, the white cedar, is a deciduous shade tree with a rounded shape. The tree can reach twelve metres when mature in most gardens, and up to thirty metres if situated in an open, natural environment. The flowers are stunning, in clusters of five purple and white petals. The white cedar flowers in autumn and fruits are produced from March to August. Fruits are yellow, but are poisonous to humans. However, birds enjoy them. Preferring open sun, it can do well in partial shade. It is frost hardy, can tolerate extended dry periods and grows in many different soils. White cedar is often planted as a shade tree because of its dense canopy, but as it is deciduous, it allows sun into the garden in winter. Although white cedar is a native Australian plant, it can spread easily, so care need to be taken in gardens of limited space.

Thorny pea (Desmodium acanthacladum)

White cedar (Melia azedarach,)

Golden penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus)

Kangaroo apple (Solanum aviculare)

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BEEF STROGANOFF • •

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons plain flour 700g beef rump steak, trimmed, thinly sliced 40g butter, chopped 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large brown onion, halved, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika 400g button mushrooms, sliced 1/2 cup dry white wine 3/4 cup Massel beef style stock 2 tablespoons tomato paste

3 teaspoons dijon mustard 1/4 cup creme fraiche (see note)

Cooked fettuccine, to serve Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to serve Method Step 1 Place flour and beef in a snaplock bag. Season with salt and pepper. Shake to coat. Step 2 Place half the butter and 2 teaspoons oil in a large frying pan. Cook over high heat until bubbling. Add half the

Allergen Contains Low carb , Low kilojoule , Lower gi , Low sugar and gluten. 0:20 Prep 0:25 Cook 6 Serving beef. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining butter, 2 teaspoons oil and beef. Step 3 Reduce heat to medium. Heat remaining oil in pan. Add onion and mushroom. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add garlic and paprika. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add wine, stock, tomato paste, mustard and beef to pan. Stir to combine. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce has thickened slightly.

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Ingredients • 150g unsalted butter, chopped • 250g dark (70%) chocolate, chopped • 3 eggs, lightly beaten • 250g caster sugar • 1 1/2 cups Byron Bay Chocolates any of the range, chopped • 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour • 80g dark chocolate chips • Cocoa powder, to dust Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm square cake pan and line with baking paper. 2. Place the butter and chopped dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water). Stir until melted, then set aside to cool. 3. Place the egg and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whisk for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture, then add the Byron Bay Chocolates, flour, chocolate chips and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine, then spread into the prepared pan. 4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a crust forms on top (the brownie will look a little soft, but will firm on cooling). Remove from the

oven and allow to cool in pan, then chill for 2 hours. 5. Remove brownie from pan and cut into 12 squares. Dust with cocoa powder to serve. Optional: Eat your Byron Bay Chocolates as you create and bake your Ultimate Chocolate Brownies

FAMOUS BYRON BAY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES Australia’s most famous Chocolate Chip Cookies – the Byron Bay Milk Choc Chunk Cookies! Just like the real deal, these are big, crunchy, buttery and loaded with a generous amount of chocolate. • • • • • • • • • • •

175g / 12 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter , softened (6.2 oz, Note 1 – softening tip!) 1/3 cup brown sugar (light or normal, not dark) 1/3 cup white sugar , caster / superfine 1/8 tsp salt 2 egg yolks , at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract/essence 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup rice flour (sub with plain/all purpose flour, Note 2) 1 1/2 cups flour, plain/all purpose 200g / 7 oz Byron Bay Chocolates, chopped into pretty small pieces Cups – Metric

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minute until well incorporated. Add baking powder, rice flour and half the plain flour. Beat until you can’t see flour anymore, then add remaining flour and beat again until incorporated. Mixture will be fairly clump and thick, but if you press between your fingers, it should stick together (rather than being dry and crumbly). • Use a wooden spoon to stir chocolate through. • Tip out onto a work surface then press together into a 22cm / 9” log. Wrap in cling wrap or paper, twisting to seal the ends. • Refrigerate 1.5 – 2 hours. Baking: 1. Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan). 2. Line 2 trays with baking/ parchment paper. Put one shelf in the middle of the oven, and the other underneath. 3. Remove from fridge, unwrap. 4. Use a serrated knife to slice into 1.75cm / 2/3” thick slices. Saw carefully through choc chunks. If it falls apart on edges, just press if back together, no big deal. Place 6 on each tray. 5. Bake 10 minutes. Turn oven down to 170°C/340°F (150°C fan), switch trays (Note 5) 6. Bake for a further 15 minutes until surface is light golden and edges are a bit golden. 7. Remove from oven and cool completely on trays – this makes them crunchy. STORAGE: Keeps for at least 2 weeks in an airtight container – they stay 100% crunchy, just like they’re freshly made.

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50 HEALTH

Failure to vaccinate globally could cost each Australian more than $1300 this year RICH countries must open the way to cheaper mass-produced COVID-19 vaccines to protect every person in the world and avert a $9 trillion “worst case” global economic catastrophe, Oxfam has warned. Oxfam analysis of recent International Chamber of Commerce figures – that highlighted the flow-on economic impacts of trading partners not having the same level of vaccine coverage - reveals that the failure to vaccinate the world quickly enough could cost each Australian $1348 this year. Tackling the chronic global scarcity of vaccines, which is now sparking trade disputes between and economic shocks among countries, will feature at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Spring Meetings April 5-11. The current approach to the global production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is falling far short of what is needed. According to Oxfam, urgent action is needed as COVID-19 continues to spike, mutate and kill whilst continuing to wreak

economic havoc. Lyn Morgain, chief executive of Oxfam Australia, which is part of the People’s Vaccine Alliance, said: “Rich countries are defending the interests of the pharmaceutical sector over their citizens, other businesses, and their economies as a whole. It is a bizarre act of financial and economic selfharm. They are condemning everyone to suffer the consequences.” Oxfam, with other members of the People’s Vaccine Alliance, is calling for an end to extreme vaccine inequality which is seeing rich nations vaccinate one person a second whilst many developing nations have yet to administer a single dose. The Alliance is calling for US President Joe Biden and other leaders of wealthy nations, including Scott Morrison, to show immediate support for the lifting of pharmaceutical monopolies and intellectual property rules to enable scale up in global vaccination. The International Chamber of Commerce estimates that vaccine inequality at

today’s scale could cost the world around $9.2 trillion in economic losses, in the worst-case scenario, with rich countries suffering half of that blow. Drawing on the findings of this study, Oxfam calculates that these losses are equivalent to: • In Australia, up to $1348 per person in household spending this year; • The United States could lose up to $2,700 per person in household spending in 2021, which is $1,300 more than the recent stimulus cheque that each received from President Biden’s administration. Overall, the US could lose as much as $1.3 trillion in GDP as its share of the cost of vaccine inequality; • The UK could face up to a $1,380 loss in spending for every person. Similarly, a $1,239 loss in 2021 per person in France, roughly equivalent to a monthly rent bill. Per capita losses in household spending in Japan and Italy in 2021 could amount to around $1,451 and $1,495 respectively.

Yet these same rich countries are among those now opposing moves by India and South Africa at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to break open the monopolies of big pharmaceutical companies, a move that would help other manufacturers to massproduce more and cheaper vaccines. “The US, UK, Germany, France, Japan and Italy together could lose as much as $2.3 trillion in GDP this year unless they stop fighting on behalf of a handful of big drug companies to retain the intellectual property of the vaccine —despite this status quo plainly failing both them and everyone else,” said Ms Morgain. “It beggars belief.” Vaccine inequality is hitting low- and middle-income countries even harder: • India could lose as much $786 billion, or over 27 percent, of its GDP due to global vaccine inequities; • South Africa could see 24 percent wiped off its GDP, losing the equivalent of nearly $874 per person in household expenditure in 2021;

• The Philippines could be stripped of up to 18 percent of its GDP this year due to vaccine inequity, equivalent to around $450 per person in household spending. “This is a stark reminder that vaccine inequality has a real economic impact on us all, even as a solution stares our leaders in the face. The richest people can cope better with this cost but every person, in every country in the world, is being expected to pay and struggle —the poorest people most of all,” Ms Morgain said. “A People’s Vaccine is possible if WTO members waive these companies’ intellectual property, as India, South Africa, and nearly 100 other countries are demanding, and pharmaceutical companies do the right thing and share their vaccine recipe through the WHO’s Coronavirus Technology Access Pool (C-Tap). “Countries from around the world, including the richest G20, are meeting this week to discuss the global economic and health crisis, which makes this a perfect moment for a breakthrough.”

GENE DISCOVERY SUGGESTS NEW TREATMENT FOR LIVER CANCER

Mental health deteriorates in isolation, but in-community support helps coping

IN a comprehensive analysis of human gene activation data, researchers from the Centenary Institute have discovered that the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) gene family is strongly implicated in the development of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer. Reported in the journal ‘Cancers’, the research suggests that the DPP4 gene family and the four enzymes that it contains should be further studied to support potential new therapeutic approaches to fighting tumours found in the liver. “In this study we interrogated a number of publicly accessible human gene databases including The Cancer Genome Atlas to identify cancers associated with the DPP4 gene family,” said Dr Hui Emma Zhang, researcher in the Centenary Institute’s Liver Enzymes in Metabolism and Inflammation Program and co-senior author on the paper. “We were focused on the four enzymes of the DPP4 gene family– DPP4, DPP8, DPP9 and fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The role of the DPP9 enzyme was of particular interest as it hadn’t been studied previously with regard to liver cancer in humans,” Dr Zhang said. Results from the data mining and subsequent analysis undertaken by

A NEW report on a survey compiled by leading Australian mental health service providers shows COVID-19 has had an adverse impact on the mental health of those already experiencing issues relating to their mental health. However, the results also highlighted that access to incommunity supports, existing skills and resilience helped to cope with isolation. The survey report comes in the wake of the Royal Commission’s final report into Victoria’s mental health system, where a major focus of the 65 recommendations was to increase in-community support throughout the state. The not-for-profit sector has welcomed the focus of these reforms and hope they will be adopted across the country to improve access to services for all. The survey, conducted by leading Australian community managed mental health service providers, Flourish Australia, Mind Australia, Neami National, One Door Mental Health, Open Minds, Stride and Wellways Australia assessed the impact of COVID-19 on people accessing these services. The online survey ran between June and July 2020. The survey and subsequent report were codesigned and coproduced with people with lived experience of a mental health issue or psychosocial disability. The findings

the research team were revealing. An association between high levels of the DPP9 enzyme and uterine and lung cancer was found suggesting that further investigatory work in both areas was required. Elevated levels of DPP9, DPP4, FAP and DPP8 enzymes were also discovered in liver tumours and critically, were associated with poor survival rates in HCC patients. “Our analysis indicates that high levels of all enzymes of the DPP4 family occur in liver cancers, which encourages us to target these enzymes as a possible new therapeutic approach to tackling the disease,” said Dr Zhang. “With liver cancer incidence and mortality rates in Australia rapidly increasing new treatment options are urgently required both to improve and to save people’s lives.” Over 2,000 Australians die each year from liver cancer. The five year survival rate for liver cancer is below 20%.

draw on 738 responses from people around Australia. The community managed mental health sector have welcomed the insight the report provides on the impact of COVID-19 on people living with severe and enduring mental ill health issues. Speaking on behalf of the seven Australian community managed mental health service providers, Gill Callister, CEO of Mind Australia said, “More half of the people who responded to our survey said they had experienced a decline in their mental health since COVID-19. “The impacts associated with physical distancing and changes in social connections, along with a lack of access to specialist and community support services were cited as significant contributors to worsening mental health,” Ms Callister said. Almost 70% of consumers reported having to stay at home as a contributing factor in the deterioration of their mental health. They also reported a lack of access to mental health services contributed to an increase in symptoms, with one-third not being able to access a support group during the pandemic. “Now, more than ever, we need greater investment in support services which help people to build on their skills so that they can stay well, thrive in the community, and be resilient – even in isolation.”

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BALLINA BECOMES DEMENTIA INCLUSIVE A NEW community-led action group to help people in Ballina living with dementia feel accepted and safe in the community has been formed. Dementia Inclusive Ballina aims to make Ballina dementia-friendly by creating a community sensitive to the needs of those living with the disease. It’s part of an emerging world-wide movement of dementiafriendly communities that tackle the stigma, isolation and discrimination experienced by those living with dementia. More than 447,000 Australians currently live with dementia, and an estimated 1.1 million will be by 2058 if no medical breakthrough is found.

“With growing numbers of people in our local community living with dementia it’s vital there is more support for them, their families and their carers”, said Dementia Inclusive Ballina spokesperson Anne Moehead. “Our aim is a more inclusive community so those living with dementia in the Ballina Shire can live well. If we are all more dementia aware we can put our wings around those with dementia to keep them safe” said Ms Moehead. “It requires our community to develop a bit more awareness of those around them who have dementia, to be supportive and nonjudgemental. I know our

community is amazing and I’m sure they’ll get onboard to help those with dementia live their best lives. For example, we aim to help those working in retail develop new skills to support people with dementia who may

be struggling a little whilst they are shopping”, said Ms Moehead. Dementia Inclusive Ballina has been recognised by the nation’s peak body Dementia Australia. The group recently received a

$10,000 grant from The Northern Rivers Community Foundation to improve digital literacy in the community, to develop a website and to support community training via a COVID friendly education program. Dementia Inclusive Ballina is made of volunteers and professionals in the sector and already has 45 active members including carers and people living with dementia. It is led by a highly experienced and credentialed committee of 11 including those working at Southern Cross University, TAFE, DAISI, Home Instead, Ballina Shire Meals on Wheels and Crowley Care in Ballina.

New digital platform set to change how locals receive healthcare MEETING the needs of homebound and busy Murwillumbah locals, a much-needed healthcare service has recently launched in Murwillumbah and surrounding areas. Residents can now access their medication and overthe-counter remedies by simply downloading the new Chemist2U app or ordering online. Partnering with local community pharmacies across the region, patients are geographically matches to their local community pharmacy with all prescription medication dispensed by qualified pharmacists and delivered direct to the patient’s door as a same day service. We have all now experienced first-hand the benefits associated with staying at home and isolating when sick. COVID-19 has changed consumer behaviour in many ways and

has encouraged shoppers to transact remotely for the benefits of convenience, and not wanting or being able to leave their home. In three easy steps the Chemist2U APP removes these hurdles, by streamlining the process to access medicines, pain relief and other pharmacy supplies but most importantly treatment can start sooner. “Through the act of staying at home when you’re unwell, we have minimised the spread of not only COVID-19 but other illnesses such as the flu. As we approach the colder months, demand and need has never been greater for a simple, streamlined process to access medicines, pain relief and other pharmacy supplies from the comfort of your home,” explained Chemist2U Founder, Dr Matthew Cullen. “Chemist2U is the next revolution in healthcare, propelling pharmacies into

the “delivery app” market, by bringing same day delivery of medicine and more straight to your door,” added Dr Cullen. Customers can fill prescriptions, store and access repeat prescriptions and order products ranging from pain relief to nappies, vitamins and supplements to overthe-counter medications for delivery within hours.

Originally conceived when Dr Cullen was a medical student himself, delivering medication to the elderly as a part time job, he noticed the importance of providing such a service to those in need and the gap in the existing pharmaceutical system. “I spent years delivering medication to the elderly and incapacitated when I was

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TRADIES TO JOIN NSW DIGITAL REVOLUTION

The NSW Government’s digital licensing revolution continues, with trade licences to be added to the digital wallet within the Service NSW app. Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson said that under the next stage of the State’s digital transformation, the NSW Government will digitise the licence card for more than 30 Home Building and SafeWork licence categories. “Currently tradies are required to carry anywhere up to 15 plastic licence cards with them on the job. It’s an outdated system that is costing tradies time and money,” Mr Anderson said. “Under these changes tradies will finally be able

to say goodbye to the plastic licences clogging up their wallets and have quick and easy access to all the work licences they need on their smart phones.” The White Card – which permits the holder to undertake construction work in NSW – is the first category to go digital, followed by a range of other categories including Home Building industry contractors, supervisors and tradesmen, and high-risk work licences. Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said the reforms build on the success of the digital driver licence, which has been downloaded by more than 2.54 million motorists since its launch in October 2019.

“There are close to 1.5 million site managers, surveyors and tradies who hold a White Card in NSW and whose lives will be made easier by this reform,” Mr Dominello said. “We know people love the convenience of a digital licence and this is another example of NSW leading the nation on digital transformation.” Customers will need a MyServiceNSW account and to download the Service NSW app in order to display their digital White Card. More information about the Digital Trade Licence program is available here: www.nsw.gov.au/ nsw-government/projectsand-initiatives/digital-tradelicence

ATO AFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW SERVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP RESOLVE DISPUTES The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has today affirmed its commitment to assisting small businesses resolve their taxation disputes. Following a successful multi-year pilot, the ATO’s small business independent review service will be offered permanently as a dispute resolution option for eligible small businesses. The ATO’s service ensures eligible small businesses have an additional opportunity to resolve a dispute with the ATO in a cost-effective and timeefficient way. Since the pilot program started in 2018, more than 1,200 small businesses have been offered the service and more than 180 small businesses have taken up the ATO’s offer. ATO Deputy Commissioner Jeremy Geale said the service is all about ensuring small businesses are given the opportunity to achieve an independent, fast, free, and fair resolution when they disagree with the ATO’s audit position. “Independence is critical when handling a dispute, so we ensure each and every independent review is done by an officer from a different part of the ATO who was not involved in the original audit”, Mr Geale said. “Small businesses who participated in our pilot told us they found the process to be fair and independent, irrespective of the independent

review outcome, so this is a great result, and is a big part of why we are locking this service in permanently.” Mr Geale clarified that taxpayers can request in-house facilitation at any stage of a dispute with the ATO and that the independent review occurs prior to the ATO issuing an amended assessment and any resulting debt being raised. Australia is the only jurisdiction that provides so many dispute resolution

options to small business taxpayers, allowing them to be heard at audit, independent review, objection, Court or Tribunal (with appeal rights and Tribunal funding). The ATO’s decision to transition the pilot to business as usual is consistent with recent recommendations made by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman. The ATO’s small business independent review service

is available to eligible small businesses in addition to other dispute options, for example, lodging an objection, in-house facilitation, or by taking the matter up with the Inspector General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman or the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman. The service is available for eligible small businesses with an annual turnover of less than $10 million in relation

to disputes about income tax, GST, excise, luxury car tax, wine equalisation tax, and fuel tax credits. Disputes about employer obligations like superannuation and fringe benefits tax are not eligible for the independent review service. More information about the ATO’s independent review service including how to request a review and eligibility criteria is available on the ATO’s website.

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MAZDA BT-50 THUNDER

Big bold and a real attention grabber, this special Mazda BT-50 thunders into the Australian market.

By EWAN KENNEDY Mazda Australia is about to launch a special model, the BT-50 Thunder. Developed by Mazda Australia’s in-house engineering team it will be sold only on the Australian market. It is based on the Mazda BT-50 GT dual-cab 4x4 and has a bold front-end treatment that includes a single hoop steel bullbar and a Lightforce dual-row LED lightbar. A set of Thunder decals grace the tub sides. Mazda fits what it describes as, ‘sinister’ 18-inch black alloy wheels that sit inside wider fender flares. At the rear is a premium sports bar. The additional equipment adds over $13,000 total value. Regular Manufacturer’s Retail Listed Pricing (MRLP) is $65,990 (plus on-road costs)

for manual BT-50 Thunder, and $68,990 for the automatic The Mazda BT-50 Thunder

goes on-sale at a date yet to be specified in April 2021. “We have been extremely

pleased with how the Brand-New Mazda BT-50

BMW IX MODELS: INITIAL DETAILS By EWAN KENNEDY

The first-ever BMW iX, now in its final phase of development, will arrive in Australia in the fourth quarter this year. Two models will be imported, the iX xDrive40 and BMW iX xDrive50. BMW tells us, “Development and production of the BMW iX follow an all-encompassing approach to sustainability involving compliance with strict environmental and social standards in the extraction of raw materials, as well as the use of electricity from renewable sources and a high proportion of recycled materials.” On both models there’s one electric motor on the front axle and another at the rear axle. In the BMW iX xDrive50 they produce a total output of more than 370kW and provide a zero

to 100km/h in less than 5.0 seconds. The BMW iX xDrive40 has an output of 240kW. With zero to 100km/h in approximately 6.0 seconds. The electric motor, transmission and power electronics are in an integrated package within a single housing.

Electric power consumption in the WLTP cycle of less than 21kWh per 100 kilometres for the BMW iX xDrive50 and less than 20kWh per 100 kilometres for the BMW iX xDrive40. The BMW iX xDrive50 is fitted with a battery carrying a gross energy content of more than 100kWh, while the battery unit for the BMW iX xDrive40

has been received by our dealer partners, customers and media since its mid-2020 launch,” said Mazda Australia Managing Director, Vinesh Bhindi. “The range-topping, uniquely-Australian BT-50 Thunder makes a strong statement with a bold and assertive aesthetic, while retaining the high level of specification and safety attributes expected of a BrandNew BT-50 model,” he said.

Styling of the iX all-electric models features BMW’s controversial front grille.

with extremely high charging power. The BMW iX xDrive50 can replenish its high-voltage battery at up to 200kW, while the maximum charging capacity of the BMW iX xDrive40 is 150kW. A 10-minute plug-in time provides sufficient energy to add more than 120 kilometres and 90 kilometres of range respectively. In both model variants, the high-voltage battery’s charge can be increased from 10 to 80 per cent of its full capacity in less than 40 minutes. BMW points out that all has a gross energy content of figures relating to performance, more than 70kWh. energy consumption and range This provides the BMW are predicted values based iX xDrive50 a range in excess on the car’s current stage of of 600 kilometres in the development. WLTP test cycle. The WLTPWe will follow these vehicles calculated range of the BMW iX xDrive40 meanwhile is more closely as they progress through the final phases of development than 400 kilometres. and provide further information The BMW iX enables DC when it’s published by BMW. (direct current) fast charging

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MAZDA MX-30 M HYBRID By EWAN KENNEDY

The first ever Mazda MX-30 M Hybrid range has arrived in Australia. We have just picked up a vehicle to road test for a week. In the meantime, here are the specs of these fascinating variants. We will detail our driving impressions in next week’s column. A compact SUV, it combines a 114kW 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with Mazda’s own M Hybrid system. Power is sent to the front wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission. Fuel consumption is measured officially at 6.4 litres per hundred kilometres on the combined cycle, with 150g/km CO2. These are based on the Australasian ADR 81/02 test results.

MODELS AND EQUIPMENT LEVELS ARE: MAZDA MX-30 G20E EVOLVE • 18-inch silver alloy wheels • Rear spoiler • G-Vectoring Control Plus • Exterior mirrors with power adjustment and auto folding • Automatic LED headlamps • Rain-sensing wipers • Keyless pushbutton start • 8.8-inch widescreen

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colour display (Mazda Connect) 7-inch TFT LCD multi-information meter display Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Eight-speaker audio system with DAB+ and Bluetooth audio Satellite Navigation Dual-zone air conditioning with touchscreen controls Auto dimming interior rear-view mirror Electric parking brake with Auto Hold Leather wrapped steering wheel and gear lever Paddle shift gear control Black and grey cloth seat upholstery

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Rear seats with 60/40 split and centre fold-down armrest

MAZDA MX-30 G20E TOURING Touring adds the following standard equipment over the G20e Evolve: • Advanced keyless entry • Auto-dimming exterior driver-side mirror • Exterior mirrors with two-position memory • Pure White Maztex with grey cloth seat upholstery • Driver’s seat with 10-way power adjustment, including lumbar adjustment and two-position memory • Illuminated front vanity mirrors

Styling of the Mazda MX-30 M is relatively subdued, but there’s big news underneath this SUV. • Front parking sensors

MAZDA MX-30 G20E ASTINA Additional safety and specification over the G20e Touring: • 18-inch bright-finish alloy wheels • Heated exterior mirrors • Glass sunroof with power tilt and slide • Heated front seats • Heated steering wheel • Vintage Brown Maztex with black cloth seat upholstery • 360-degree View Monitor • Adaptive LED Headlamps • Cruising & Traffic Support • Driver inattention monitoring • Front Cross Traffic Alert

HAVAL H6: NEW MODEL DETAILS

MODEL RANGE MX-30 Evolve: $33,990 MX-30 Touring: $36,490 MX-30 Astina: $40,990 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Mazda dealer for drive-away prices.

Strong lines of the Haval H6 appeal to many.

By EWAN KENNEDY

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The new Haval H6 is about to land in Australia. It’s built on the all-new lightweight, global modular platform and will come in three grades. All are powered by a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine driving through a seven-speed dual clutch transmission. STANDARD FEATURES ON NEW HAVAL H6 PREMIUM: • 18-inch alloy wheels • LED headlamps, DRL taillights, and rear foglights • 10.25-inch colour LED instrument cluster • 10.25-inch colour multimedia touchscreen • Apple CarPlay and Android Auto • Seven airbags including front-centre airbag • Autonomous Emergency Braking (with pedestrian and bicycle detection

Safety features across the Mazda MX-30 range include: • 10 Airbags: front (driver and passenger), side (front and rear), knee (driver), far side (driver) and curtain • Blind Spot Monitoring • Driver Attention Alert • Emergency Lane Keeping with Road Keep Assist and Blind Spot Assist • Emergency Stop Signal • Forward Obstruction Warning • High Beam Control • Hill Launch Assist • Lane Departure Warning • Lane-keep Assist System • Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go • Rear parking sensors • Rear Cross Traffic Alert • Reverse camera • Smart Brake Support • Rear Crossing • Turn-across Traffic • Traffic Sign Recognition • Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

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Lane Departure Warning Lane Keep Assist Traffic Sign Recognition Lane Change Assist with Blind Spot Monitoring Driver Fatigue Monitoring Reversing Camera Rear Parking Sensors Tyre Pressure Monitoring

STANDARD FEATURES ON THE NEW HAVAL H6 LUX ADD: • Front LED foglamps • Roof rails • Leather bound steering wheel • Comfortek eco-leather

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seats (heated in front with six-way electrically adjustable. Dual-zone climate control Eight-speaker DTS audio Electronic anti-glare rear-view mirror Adaptive Cruise Control with stop and go

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Intelligent Cruise Assist Traffic Jam Assist 360-degree camera STANDARD FEATURES ON THE NEW HAVAL H6 ULTRA (which is available in 2WD and 4WD), add: 19-inch alloy wheels Panoramic sunroof Electric tailgate 12.3-inch colour multimedia touchscreen Heads Up Display Heated steering wheel Wireless charging 4-way electrically adjustable front passenger’s seat Heated and ventilated front seats Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) with brake Fully automatic parking.

Haval advise that full pricing and specifications will be released shortly. We will add this information in a News story as it comes to hand.

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April 15, 2021

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VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN: MAJOR UPDATES beam in both headlights to provide a better view of the road ahead. Now standard across the range is the 10.25inch Digital Cockpit Pro that allows customisation of the high-definition display to suit personal tastes. Tiguan now comes standard with sensitive surface allows the user to control the fan speed and temperature controls simply by sliding their

The VW Tiguan has got the sort of looks that appeal to many. By EWAN KENNEDY, Marque Motoring Volkswagen Australia’s best-selling model, the Tiguan SUV has received update and will go sale Downunder in two stages. The Tiguan 162TSI and the new 147TDI models arrive in late May followed in June by the 132TSI. Tiguan comes in three grades: Life; Elegance; and the sport-themed R-Line. The Life grade is offered with either a 1.4-litre 110kW/250Nm with front-wheel drive and six- speed DSG transmission or as a 132TSI 132kW/320Nm with 4MOTION all-wheel drive and a seven-speed DSG. Volkswagen Tiguan Elegance and R-Line models comes with

either the 162kW/350Nm petrol variant or the 147kW/400Nm diesel, both versions with seven-speed DSG and 4MOTION. All now have Digital Cockpit Pro, Touch climate controls and IQ.DRIVE with a new haptic touch steering wheel. IQ.DRIVE replaces Traffic Jam Assist and allows for partially automated from slow moving stop-and-go traffic to highway speeds. On R-Line models, the conventional buttons have been replaced with ‘touch’ buttons which give haptic feedback with a small vibration when a selection is made. The buttons are also touch force sensitive. For example, a slight touch will advance the cruise control speed by 1

km increments, while a firm touch will advance the speed by 10km increments. Volkswagen Tiguan features IQ. Lights with Matrix LED headlights on the Elegance and R-Line models. The dipped beam and main beam are formed with individually controllable LEDs. The beam pattern is individually adapted to each driving situation to ensure maximum, high precision and dazzle- fee illumination of the road. Instead of foglights, the updated Tiguan has an all-weather light function which distributes the light in a special way to illuminate the road better in generally poor weather conditions like rain, fog and snowfall. The static cornering lights are switched on simultaneously with the main

NARVA ULTIMA LED MK2 DRIVING LIGHTS

NARVA’s new driving lights are there not only to see but also to be seen.

By EWAN KENNEDY NARVA has introduced new Ultima LED MK2 driving lights it says are a ‘brighter and bolder’ evolution of

its popular 180mm and 215mm Ultima L.E.D driving lights, hence the MK2 name. Both sizes of MK2 offer a substantial 30 per cent increase in light output over and above the current Ultima 180 and 215 lights, as well as a 20 per cent longer light beam. An improved colour rendering index and 5,700K colour temperature has resulted in less glare for a clearer view of the road. The Ultima MK2 is offered in a new ‘Black Edition’,

which includes three bold new colour trims: Hyper Green, Electric Blue and Slate Grey. The ‘Black Edition’ is available in a twin light kit which includes NARVA’s premium heavy-duty ‘Plug and Play’ wiring harness, specially designed to handle the performance of Ultima L.E.D MK2 lights. NARVA advises that its new Ultima L.E.D MK2 driving lights will soon be available in-store for purchase from leading automotive, transport and 4WD outlets.

finger or with a slight push. Available for the first time on the Tiguan and now standard across the range is Proactive Occupant Protection. This protects occupants within the limits of the system in critical situations such as imminent collisions. It can detect situations in which there is an increased risk of a crash. The system automatically closes the windows and

(if fitted) the panoramic sliding sunroof, and tightens the front seat belts. “With the introduction of new technology from the new Mark 8 Golf, the 2021 Tiguan is not a mere mid-life upgrade,” Volkswagen Group Australia Managing Director Michael Bartsch said. “Increasingly Tiguan is the model with which Volkswagen is becoming synonymous.”

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Who is the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

The Indian Pacific train journey goes through which three Australian cities?

True or false: all worker bees are male?

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17 Worth a lot of money (8)

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18 Lazy person (8)

Author of short pieces (8)

21 Blow (6)

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April 15, 2021

58 Aries Mar 21 - Apr 20 Aries, the mountain summit is in sight. This week, hard work gets you to the top. On Tuesday, April 20, Venus, in your own sign of Aries, makes a sextile to Mars in Gemini in your house of communication. A spark of a relationship could grow into a lovely fire with your help today. It starts with your ability to give and receive equally. If a compliment comes your way, don’t brush it aside. Enjoy what you receive and what you give will be welcomed. Toward the end of the week on Friday, April 9, Mars, in your house of thinking process and computations, makes a square to illogical Neptune in Pisces. Today, numbers seem to make no sense. They float around on the page, not adding up correctly and certainly never balancing. This is a day for doing art, taking a swim in some chilly water, or watching a movie mashup of adventure and romance.

Cancer Jun 24 - Jul 22 Cancer, this week, you may be offered something you didn’t know you needed. On Tuesday, April 6, Venus in Aries, in your house of notoriety, makes a sextile to Mars in Gemini in your house of art and design. Today, you may want to show off your style. You could be decorating the house or decking yourself out in a cool bomber jacket or a pair of Air Jordan’s 13 Retro Flint. You could be doing your own art, but with this aspect, the temptation to purchase will be very strong. Cancer, today is the perfect day to look at your life from a more philosophical approach. Consider putting the six human needs in your own personal order. Certainty, significance, variety, love/ connection, growth, and contribution are all important, but today it’s good to prioritize them. This could be a guiding light for many decisions you make in the future.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23 This week, taking on too much responsibility will just drain your energy. Libra, pace yourself. On Tuesday, April 6, Venus, your planetary ruler, now travels through Aries and your house of relationships. Today, it makes a sextile to action-oriented Mars in your house of contracts and legal agreements. These two planets coming together in these life areas can equal a marriage proposal or wedding plans. You can also sit down with your sweetheart and discuss how to merge finances, buy a house together, or add children to your lives. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 9, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in your house of routines. Neptune tends to dissolve plans and structures. This combination can make you feel uncertain about the direction you’re heading or if things are going to work for you.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20 Capricorn, you’re an expert at operating within a restricted framework. This week, others are impressed. On Tuesday, April 20, Venus in Aries, in your house of dwellings, makes a sextile to Mars in Gemini in your house of improvements. Today, you might be quite willing to spend some money to make the house more comfortable, more beautiful, or both. This is a good day for redecorating or finding cute organizing solutions. Invite your sweetheart over to your house for the first time and talk about your future together. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 16, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in your house of paperwork and numbers. Neptune can create confusion. Things don’t seem to add up. Numbers swirl around on the page and make no sense. This is a great day for creating a vision board with pictures that represent what you want in your life. Light a candle and focus your energy on manifesting.

Taurus Apr 21 - May 21 This week, tenacity is key. Taurus, being patient is what wins you rewards. On Tuesday, April 6, Venus in Aries, in your house of magical abilities, makes a sextile to Mars in Gemini in your house of money. It’s time to work your power of manifestation. Taurus, you have a natural ability to attract material objects. Today’s a good day to exercise that ability. You might do a vision board or some Feng Shui by placing representations of what you want on your entryway table. Consider lighting a metallic gold candle to attract prosperity energy. Toward the end of the week on Friday, April 9, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in Pisces in your house of alliances. Today, you can get a little closer to the goal of 1,000 true fans. Avoid absorbing other people’s negativity by staying true to your own aspirations and beliefs.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23 Leo, this week, giving something up for someone else brings you much more than you expect. On Tuesday, April 6, Venus in Aries, in your house of spirituality and enlightenment, makes a sextile to Mars in Gemini in your house of friendships. This could be a friendship that turns into a love relationship that is deep and meaningful. Or you can make a heart connection with someone who shares your beliefs and ideals. This is a sextile, so you must initiate the meeting or start the conversation. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 16, Mars in Gemini, in your house of technology, makes a square to Neptune in Pisces in your house of banking and finance. Use caution today as you can get talked into something quite expensive that you don’t need. This could be related to your sound system, a phone upgrade, or the promise of faster internet.

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 2 Scorpio, you may be looking to free yourself from other people’s constant demands. This week, you just have to say “no.” On Tuesday, April 20, Venus in Aries, in your house of everyday things (like tea, manicures, or puppies), makes a sextile to Mars in your house of resources. This is easy energy that brings good social contacts and an optimistic outlook on life. People around you are willing to offer things of value. You might be sharing a meal together or sending a message through video conference. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 16, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in your house of romance. Now the energies are stirred up and turn passionate. You might feel that tingling sensation as all your thoughts are on intimacy and stuff you want to do behind closed doors. This is a good day to take your lover by the hand and shut out the world for a few hours.

Aquarius Jan 21 - Feb 18 This week, you get the gratification of seeing progress on a treasured goal. Aquarius, your effort is paying off. On Tuesday, April 20, Venus, in your house of thinking and communication, makes a sextile to Mars in your house of romance. Today, during a conversation with someone, you could realize you are head over heels in love. This might be someone you’ve known for some time or someone you’ve just met. The feeling is real and strong. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 16, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in your house of values. Today, you may not be feeling so sure of yourself as Neptune can drain the confidence out of Mars. But this is an excellent day for having a bigger vision. If you want to feel more assured, then think of something you can do to help the world as bigger ideas pull you out of limited thinking and fear.

Gemini May 22 - June 23 Gemini, the best advice is to read the instructions before proceeding. This week, it will save you time and effort. On Tuesday, April 6, Venus in Aries, in your house of social relationships, makes a sextile to Mars in your own sign of Gemini. You have a fun-loving nature, and today it is expanded exponentially. You have an opportunity to attend a celebration. And it’s likely your brilliant smile will attract some notice. A friendship (or more) can begin. Toward the end of the week on Friday, April 16, that same Mars, in your house of physical coordination, makes a square to Neptune in Pisces at the top of your chart. Today, you have two modes (not unusual for Gemini). You are perfectly in flow or a complete klutz. This means if you’re on top of a horse, you either look amazing or you’re ready to fall off.

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22 Virgo, a physical issue could disappear. This week, you get the help you need. On Tuesday, April 20, Venus in Aries, in your house of finance and investments, makes a sextile to Mars in your house of career. You might find reviewing your retirement plans exciting today. However, with this aspect, you may be tempted to take money earmarked for the future and splurge on something you feel would add to your life now. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 9, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in your house of relationships. If you did act impulsively earlier in the week now, you might be feeling doubt or, more accurately, your significant other is suggesting you have chosen the wrong course. Virgo, this is a time to evaluate what you’re doing and whether you are operating on your own terms or just following what the crowd says.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 This week, the contingency plans you have come in handy. Sagittarius, you are prepared. On Tuesday, April 20, Venus in Aries, in your house of fun and enjoyments, makes a sextile to Mars in your house of relationships. This is a good day to post your profile on an online dating site or to reach out to people you find attractive and start a conversation. If you’re already in a love relationship, set aside some time to spend together tonight. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 16, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in your house of dwellings. Now there some things to do around the house, but either you don’t feel like it, or they are beyond your expertise. If there are plumbing issues, this could be a sign of some overflowing emotions at home. The best use of this aspect is to bring spirituality home by creating an altar or doing folk magic like sweeping the porch with intention.

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 Pisces, this week, it’s good to enjoy the process as you may have to do something over and over. On Tuesday, April 20, Venus in Aries, in your house of money, makes a sextile to Mars in your house of dwellings. Today, you may be house hunting for real or giving yourself something to put on your vision board. This is a good day to focus on creative ideas to get the house of your dreams, whether that is a farmhouse in the country, a penthouse in the city, or you want to live in a Scamp out in the wilderness. Toward the end of the week, on Friday, April 16, that same Mars makes a square to Neptune in your own sign of Pisces. While most people experience this aspect by jumping at shadows, you see possibilities. This is a good day to talk to your ancestors and let them inspire you with inspiration. Take hold of some old photographs or your grandma’s necklace and see what the past generations have to say.

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FARMERS MARKETS Mullumbimby Community Market – 3rd Saturday of the month. Ballina Farmers’ Market – Sundays 6am till 1pm at Commemoration Park Ballina. 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

North Byron Farmers Market Nimbin Farmers Market – Wednesdays 3pm till 6pm at Green Bank Carpark. Contact Jason on 02 6689 1512

Murwillumbah Farmers Market – Wednesdays 7am till 11am at Murwillumbah Showgrounds. Contact Sue on 0498 733 766.

Rainbow Region Organic Market – Tuesdays 7.30am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds.

New Brighton Farmers MarketTuesday 8am-11am New Brighton Oval River Street, New Brighton Contact: Allie 02 6677 1345

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

ENTREPENEURS NETWORKING SESSION 24 APRIL 2021 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Are you thinking of starting your new business or have you recently started a new business? Feel that you are out there on your own in business? Are you looking to develop a network of support to help you be successful in business? Rotary Club of Casino are proud to offer you an opportunity to listen to advice from guest speakers in key areas of business and an opportunity to meet other local entrepreneurs for you to talk to and develop relationships going forward! GUEST SPEAKERS Ken Wilkes - Successful Local Businessman to provide an overall perspective on running your own business Greg Baker -Advertising and Marketing Guru to provide an insight on how to maximise your advertising budget Simon Boler - Franchising information and insights Paul Denmeade - Solicitor who will talk about various legal requirements to be aware of when running a business Izaak du Plooy - Local businessman who will provide a view into business start up funding avenues Damien Mulherin - Local accountant who will talk on business structures, tax requirements, GST & Grants RSVP by 19 April 2021 –eMail Izaak@casinotravel.com.au OR cwil5398@bigpond.net.au

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

IN MEMORIAM 59 Funeral Notice

Phyllis Grace Flick (nee Wraight) 29/3/1916 - 11/4/2020

Funeral Notice

SNOW, MARY MARGARET “MARIE” Passed away peacefully at Arcare Aged Care Facility at Helensvale on Sunday 4th April 2021.

Aged 91 years.

Beloved wife of Andy(decd). Much loved mother & mother in-law of Judith & Keith. Loving Ma to Tanya & Gordon, Mark & Ellen and great Ma to Andi & Pippa

Rest in Peace In loving memory of our beautiful mother, nana, aunty and friend Rest in peace in God’s Garden of Flowers Much loved and forever in our hearts We will see you in our dreams Your loving family members

Family & friends of Mary are invited to attend a memorial service to celebrate her life to be held at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Canterbury Street Casino on Monday 19th April 2021 Commencing at 10:30am.

“In lieu of flowers- Donations to Dementia Australia Research Foundation”

Funeral Notice

BOLT, LYNETTE THELMA “LYN” 02.11.1947 ~ 09.04.2021

Passed away peacefully in Ballina with her loving family by her side. Loving wife of Chicka (dec). Treasured mother of Lorella (dec), Michelle, Robyn, Stanley, Brett, Matthew, Terrence, Walter and Cheryl. Proud Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Dearly loved daughter of Isobel and Kenneth Bolt (both dec). Cherished sister of John, Lewis, Lionel “Snow”, Ken, Cheryl, Victor and Diane. Lyn will be sadly missed by her extended family and friends. Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Lyn’s life to be held at Cabbage Tree Island on FRIDAY (April 23, 2021) commencing at 1.00 pm. After the service the cortege will leave for the Wardell Cemetery.

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Death Notice

BARNES, Elizabeth (Betty)

Cannings, Patricia May ‘Pat’

Aged 87 years.

Pat, late of Goonellabah, passed away on 07 April 2021,

Betty passed away peacefully at Bupa Ballina on 7th February 2021

Formerly Teven, late of Bupa Ballina Forever loved Wife of 67 years and soulmate of Ron Barnes. Born to Cecil and Daphne Ashlin on 16.4.1933 Much loved elder sister of Ron, Les, Shirley (dec), Marie (dec), June and Dawn. Always loving Mother and Mother in Law to Carole & Phillip, Colin & Cathie, John & Narelle, Lynette & David. Beloved Granny of 12. Adored Great Granny of 8 SMALL IN STATURE, GIANT TO ALL SHE LOVED Her Family Thanks. Rev. Jackson Gill, Red Dove and Bupa for their guidance, love and respect. Funeral service has been held.

Ballina 02 6686 7036

Flowers for the Bereaved

10 May 1931 – 07 April 2021

aged 89 years. Beloved wife of Philip. (dec.) Much loved Mum of Alan, Diane Da-Re and Robert. (dec.) Cherished Grandma to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Privately interred on 13 April 2021.

The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her.

Funeral Directors and Services BALLINA

Funeral Notice

McDONALD, YVONNE MAY

BROWN, Robert John “Bob”

Passed away peacefully on Saturday 10th April 2021 at Cedars Nursing Home Casino.

Passed away peacefully 10th April 2021. Husband to Shirley. Loved father to Paul, Lynn and Peter (dec). Much loved Poppy to Jake, Chloe, Alex, Charlize, Seraphina and Elodie. Dearest friend to Janelle.

Aged 76 Years.

Beloved daughter of Alice & Frank (both dec’d). Much loved sister & sister in-law of Len & Joan, Trevor & Margaret. Loving Aunt of Cheryl, David, Andrew (dec‘d), Jeannie & Rachel.

Rest in Peace Relatives & friends of Yvonne are invited to attend her funeral service to be held at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Canterbury Street Casino on Monday 19th April 2021 Commencing at 1:00pm Followed by burial at Casino Lawn Cemetery. All guests will be required to comply with the COVID-19 mandatory QR code sign-in for contact tracing purposes, must remain seated during the service and ensure social distancing is maintained

BECKINSALES Monumental Masons Pty Ltd

We have the largest range of monuments on the North Coast or custom-made to your requirements A member of NSW Monumental Masons’ Association

Servicing 300km radius from Lismore Call for an appointment

Ph: 6621 5497

Since 1935

Cnr Bridge & Baillie Sts North Lismore www.stoneagenow.com.au info@stoneagenow.com.au

Aged 71 years Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Requiem Mass for Bob To be held at St Carthage’s Cathedral Leycester Street Lismore, TODAY Thursday 15th April commencing at 11.00am. Ballina-Lismore-Casino

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1800 809 336

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

60 CLASSIFIEDS Funeral Directors and Services Warwick Binney

Ph 02 6622 2420

55 Magellan Street, Lismore www.binney.com.au

Locally Owned and Operated

Wanted

Clear out your clutter for cash! Furniture to Bric-a-Brac, 1970s and back... ANYTHING CONSIDERED! Call Adam anytime

0416 225 376

For Heart-Centred Funerals

1300 585 778

Bespoke - Personal - Professional Your Nth Rivers Holistic Funeral Directors - we can travel to you.

Beautiful Sanctuary funerals - $5800 All funerals & vigils traditional,church, outdoor or at home.

Direct cremation

with exceptional TWEED to care - $2800 LISMORE Independant Compassionate & Local Community - Sustainable

Monumental Masons

ELLEM

WANTED

20ft SHIPPING CONTAINER! Must be in good condition. PHONE

0427 932 630 Positions Vacant

DRIVER WANTED For deliveries. Must be located in the Tweed Heads area. You will need to have a reliable car and be available ever Wednesday.

CALL JEFF ON 0417 516 004

MONUMENTAL CASINO GRANITE HEADSTONES NEW & RESTORATION Gloria m 0457 976 491 Scott m 0481 170 218 Brian m 0433 905 601

Phone 66 626 066 Public Noices

Have you considered funeral insurance? Sureplan is an Australian-owned specialist funeral fund manager which has been helping thousands of people in their time of greatest need, since 1935. Sureplan Gold is a conservatively managed, secure and ﬂexible funeral bond that is an ideal way to put aside funds for your funeral service expenses. You can either invest a lump sum, or save using regular deposits. Ask us how… Parkview Funeral Homes

1800 809 336 Garage Sales

172 Fox Street, Ballina Sat 17th & Sun 18th April from 8am

Furniture, Kitchenware, Household Goods. Artwork, Bric-a-Brac. DVDs, CDs and Manchester. Vehicles For Sale

1997 FORD FALCON FUTURA 4.0 litre 6 cylinder T-Bar auto, one owner, excellent condition. P/steering, rear spoiler, 153,371 kms, 12 mths rego, $5000.

Ph: 6662 5549

Positions Vacant

FREELANCE JOURNALIST

ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVES

OLD STUFF WANTED

LISMORE • BALLINA • RICHMOND VALLE Y

SACRED EARTH FUNERALS

Positions Vacant

Medical receptionist position in Ballina and Byron First Light Healthcare is seeking an experienced medical receptionist to work part time (between 18 to 34 hours per week, job share possible) in our busy Ballina and/or Byron clinics. Experience working in a medical centre and working with Best Practice is preferred. We are looking for someone with a friendly, caring nature, with the ability to work under pressure. We offer above award wages, and a friendly, supportive workplace, working with some of the Northern Rivers’ most respected medical professionals. Email your interest and CV to executive@flhealthcare.com.au

The Northern Rivers Times is the largest regional newspaper in the Northern Rivers area, we require a seasoned journalist to cover parts of the region. Essential: • Keen news sense • Proven skills in news gathering, research and analysis • Strong news and community interest writing skills • Examples of well-balanced accurate reporting • Ability to develop and maintain community contacts • Can deliver under pressure to daily deadlines • Initiative and strong work ethic • Basic photography skills • A valid driver’s licence. Desirable: • Experience in publishing to online platforms including social media • University degree in communications or commensurate journalism experience Please send Resume & Cover Letter to employment@heartlandmedia.com.au or call Jeﬀ Gibbs on 0417 516 004

TO ADVERTISE CALL 6662 6222

The role of our Sales Executive is be responsible for continuing to develop key client relationships and assisting furthering to lead to new business opportunities. You will be managing multiple projects simultaneously and to a high standard, from the initial enquiry and quote right through to final delivery Preferable skills for this role include: • Industry experience (minimum of 2 years preferred) • Exceptional organisational skills including priority setting, time management and coordinating multiple activities • The ability to develop and maintain good relationships and the highest degree of professionalism with major clients, stakeholders, staff and peers • Attention to detail in process & planning • The ability to show initiative with given tasks and an innovative approach • Clear communication skills • Ability to work under pressure • Ability to work within a team • Willingness to learn and improve skills • A positive attitude • Dedication to the role Please send Resume & Cover Letter to employment@heartlandmedia.com.au or call Jeff Gibbs on 0417 516 004

Career opportunities With Richmond Valley Council At Richmond Valley, we exist for our community. We provide high-quality water services to our towns and villages through mains supply and provision of reticulated town water services. We also look after wastewater and some storm water services to protect the health of our rivers and beaches.

REGISTERED NURSE Richmond Lodge, Casino (Northern NSW) The Role We are seeking an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to work at Richmond Lodge Aged Care Home Casino, in a Part-time capacity. This may include weekends. The role demands a degree of flexibility in rostering. As an experienced Registered Nurse, you will have sound clinical assessment skills, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have the ability to lead a team. Please only apply if you have experience in working as a Registered Nurse in aged care. Your Skills & Experience: • Current nursing registration with AHPRA • Extensive hands-on experience in an aged care setting • Affinity and experience with residents with dementia essential • Superior communication skills - both verbal and written are crucial • Excellent reporting skills using an electronic system for all clinical documentation • Be flexible and adapt quickly to changing resident priorities • Knowledge in attending assessments and care plan development Benefits: • Strong management support • Ongoing training and development • Scope to apply your expertise in a rewarding and diverse role • Opportunity to use your initiative and leadership skills Relevant Police Background Checks prior to employment will apply. Please forward your expressions of interestand CV to the Care Manager admin.richmond@northcoast.upa.org.au enquiries welcome to 02 6662 1937.

Join us to make a real difference: clean, safe water from our taps; beautiful waterways from the hinterland to the coast.

SENIOR OPERATOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT The primary purpose of this role is to provide a high level of service in the operation and maintenance of wastewater systems in the Richmond Valley community.

Salary Range: $64,521 to $78,769 pa Contact: David Cash – 0417 265 057

OPERATOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT The primary purpose of this role is to provide effective services in the treatment of water for residents of the Ritchmond Valley community.

Salary Range: $51,677 to $61,401 pa Contact: David Cash – 0417 265 057

Applications close 11:30pm Sunday 25 April For further details about the Richmond Valley and to apply please visit Council’s website: www.richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

CLASSIFIEDS 61 Livestock For Sale

CATTLE SALE LISMORE SALEYARDS

SATURDAY, APRIL 24 10AM

Please book in any cattle you wish to sell! COVID LAWS APPLY

Livestock For Sale

CASINO LIVE WEIGHT AND OPEN AUCTION STORE SALE

PRELIMINARY NOTICE

Trade Directory

Friday 23rd April

Air-Conditioning Services

Bookings now invited for this forthcoming sale

SPECIAL LINES INCLUDE – A/C Bymbic Farms – Myocum 40 Charolais X weaner steers 40 Charolais X weaner heifers A/C Bowkett Family – Murwillumbah 50 Angus mixed sex weaners A/C Trouser Point Pastoral – Murwillumbah 20 Angus mixed sex weaners A/C Owner 15 Crossbred heifers, been running with Simmental bull A/C Hinze & Quinn – Woodenbong 23 x 23 Angus cows (2nd to 5th calf), running back with Angus bulls, calves 2-5 months A/C Strathpark Pastoral 30 Braford Hereford X heifers, 2.5 yo, Yandina Station Qld Blood. Commence calving August to Angus bull Strict curfew 8pm Thursday 22nd April

Friday 30th April 2021 Commencing 10.00am

Ramsey & Bulmer

74 WOODLARK ST, LISMORE p: office (02) 6621 2768 e: auctions@weirandson.com.au Kevin Cocciola 0427 653 450 Glenn Weir 0427 299 104

ramseybulmer.com.au

Casino 02 6662 6662 Allen Ramsey 0428 664 927 Wayne Bulmer 0428 661 167 Steve Davis 0429 623 066

T&W McCormack

Livestock For Sale

mccormackrealestate.com.au

BREEDER SALE LISMORE SALEYARDS

Casino 02 6662 1577 Peter 0427 042713 • Matthew 6667 5058 Mark 0411 491 437 • Jack 0498 400 176 Licensed Stock & Station Agents

SATURDAY, APRIL 17 10AM

A/c Ken Williams (PROPERTY SOLD) 20 Angus Cows & Calves 10 Black Baldy Cows & Calves 12 X Bred Cows & Calves 12 Angus, B/B Cows PTIC 1 Angus Bull 3 years A/c Towers/Perkins 17 Angus Cows & 14 Calves A/c Owner (property sold) 10 Charbray Cows & Calves 10 Brangus Cows & Calves 7 Limousin Cows & Calves A/c W. Green 14 Angus Heifers PTIC A/c Various Vendors 20 Charbray X Heifers PTIC (Angus Bull) 5 Brangus Heifers PTIC 28 Droughtmaster Heifers (running with Speckle Park Bull) 12 X Bred Cows & Calves COVID LAWS APPLY

74 WOODLARK ST, LISMORE p: office (02) 6621 2768 e: auctions@weirandson.com.au Kevin Cocciola 0427 653 450 Glenn Weir 0427 299 104

www.ianweirandson.com.au 74 WOODLARK ST, LISMORE p: office (02) 6621 2768 e: auctions@weirandson.com.au EVERY TUESDAY: FAT CATTLE SALE LISMORE SALEYARDS 7.30AM EVERY WEDNESDAY: CASINO CATTLE SALE 7.30AM SATURDAY, APRIL 17 BREEDER SALE LISMORE SALEYARDS 10AM THURSDAY, APRIL 22 AUCTION A/C E. FELETTI, ALSTONVILLE SATUDAY, APRIL 24 CATTLE SALE LISMORE SALEYARDS 10AM THURSDAY, APRIL 29 MACHINERY AUCTION A/C D. HANLON LARNOOK 10AM THURSDAY, MAY 6 AUCTION A/C P. MILLS GOONELLABAH 10AM

NRLX - CASINO

Saturday 24th April – 11.00am DST RS

• Figlands • Hope • Mogul • Mountana

CASINO SALEYARDS @ 10am 800 BOOKED

COMMERCIAL FEMALES A/c Narrandale Pastoral Co. 90 F1 Brahman Hereford x Heifers – unjoined Out of Poll Hereford Cows & NCC Brahman Bulls A/c Andrew Hill 25 Brahman x Shorthorn Hiefers PTIC A/c Mountana 30 Grey Brahman Heifers PTIC Hereford Bull 12 Brahman Hereford x Heifers – unjoined A/c Mogul Brahman Stud 10 Simmental Brahman x Heifers - unjoined

Contact your selling agents

ramseybulmer.com.au

Casino 02 6662 2500 Casino 02 6662 6662 Darren Perkins 0428660324 Wayne Bulmer 0428 661 167 NSW Brahman Breeders Branch – Grant Bulmer 02 6633 3231

Air Conditioning & Ventilation Specialists

Commercial Domestic Industrial

Phone Chris

0419 934 812 AIR CONDITIONING

COVID LAWS APPLY

NSW STUD BRAHMAN FEMALE & F1 COMMERCIAL FEMALE SALE STUD VENDO

Store Cattle Sale

Rural Office Casino/Kyogle 6662 1451 Andrew Summerville 0429 620 362 Nick Fuller 0484 200 101 Luke Thomas 0484 200 488 www.raywhiteruralcasino.com.au admin.casino@raywhite.com

24hr

BREAKDOWN SERVICE 0487 844 240

REFRIGERATION

ELECTRICAL

Clearing Sale

CLEARING SALE

Antenna Services

THURSDAY, APRIL 22 10AM

TV ANTENNAS TV Reception FIXED FAST

A/C E. FELETTI 114 Whites Lane, Alstonville

MACHINERY: International 1434D Diesel Tractor, approximately 42hp, 2WD 5ft Slasher, 5 Tyne Heavy Duty Chisel Plough, Single Tyne Rippers, Rear Carryall, Electric Cement Mixer. WORKSHOP: 3 phase 600mm Thicknesser, 3 phase 400mm Jointer, 3 phase Spindle Moulder, 3 phase Cust Extractor & Sawdust Bin, Drill Press, 38inch Wheel Bandsaw (needs work), workbench with Wood & Steel Vice, 2400 x 1200 work table (Timber), 8 Steel Timber Racks, Aluminum Windows & Sliding Doors. FURNITURE: Rosewood Dining Table & 8 Chairs, Mahogany Bookcase (circa 1880), Red Cedar Dressing Table (Queen Anne), Old Daybed, Silky Oak Coffee Table, Red Cedar Round Coffee Table, Red Cedar Chiffonier, Glass Top Table & 4 chairs. ACCOUNT OUTSIDE VENDOR: Fiat Tractor, Donnelly 5ft Slasher, Cub Cadet Commercial Zero-turn Mower, Silvan Fertilizer Spreader, Wire Spinner, Silvan Spay Outfit (12 volt). COVID LAWS APPLY

Plus TV Services Including: • New Outlets, Wall Mounting • TV Installation, Tune & Setup • Home Theatre, Satellite Help CHEAPEST RATES + WTY

JASON 0473 934 444

VISIONCLEAR ANTENNA SERVICE

• Digital TV Antennas • Set Top Boxes • Free Quotes • Tune-ins • Extra Outlets • Satellite Installations • 15 years Local Experience • Quality Guaranteed Servicing Lismore, Casino & Kyogle areas

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TO ALL TRADIES DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR BUSINESS NOTICED

Call 6662 6222 NOW

Ph: Craig

0428 458 068

Blinds & Accessories

ADVANCED

Blind & Curtain Cleaning & Repairs Also suppliers of Verticals, Hollands Venetians, Romans Panel Glides

Ph: (07) 5523 3622 www.advancedblindcleaning.com.au Unit 1/84-86 Industry Drive Tweed Heads South

vices

TRADES Cleaning Services

SERVICE NORTHERN NORTHERN RIVERS RIVERS Casino, Casino, Kyogle, Kyogle, Lismore Lismore and and Goonellabah Goonellabah

0466 0466 029 029 862 862

S + WTY

934 444

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0497 939 956 0452 441 815

Buying or Selling Property?

Engineering

CLARENCE RIVER CONVEYANCING

Plumbing & Gas

Mobile Paint & Bumper RepairsHeads Servicing thePanel, Ballina Shire up to Tweed

• Emergency Work • Free Quotes

Ph: Cory 0403 918 831

chris@plumbinglismore.net.au www.plumbinglismore.net.au LIC: 350717C

FREE QUOTES

Painting

m: 0418609701 - 40 Cook St, Lawrence PO Box 4083, Lawrence NSW 2460 terri.harrington@clarenceconveyancing.com

PAINTING

TO ADVERTISE CALL 6662 6222 Roofing Services

PROFESSIONAL TRADESMAN

Concrete Products

40 years’ experience Northern Rivers Lic No. 46443c

Float Hire

Craig’s Float Hire

PHONE DANNY

0411 264 182 Pest Control

THE TRUSTED NAME FOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS

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• Scratch & Dent Repairs • Bumper Repairs • Rust Repairs • Pre Sales Tidy Ups • Car Park Dents • Accident Damage

www.bumpertobumperrepairs.com.au Repairers licence No: MVTC157416

• Local independent operator • All areas

6662 6222

Mick 0468 519 006 Harry 0402 518 005

0403 918 831

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For contract preparation & advice on sales & purchases... TERRI HARRINGTON BLJS, MAIC

DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR BUSINESS NOTICED

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Why not use a conveyancer...

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“Forget the rest, get the best. For all your Roading, Clearing, Dams and Fire Breaks” James Bendeich Mark MacDonald

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TA B U L A M

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• Septic Tanks • Reed Beds • Aerated Wastewater • Water Troughs Treatment System • Cattle Grids

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TO ADVERTISE CALL 6662 6222

Phone: 66477498

Plumbing

Motoring

Kathy’s Kleaning Kathy’s Kleaning SERVICE

NNAS XED FAST

Including: ll Mounting une & Setup atellite Help

Earthmoving

6986066aa

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April 15, 2021

PHONE

0499 589 905

Handyman Servi ces

• New & replacement metal roofs • Painting of tile and metal roofs • Roof repairs: tile and metal • Guttering: whirly birds: mesh • Emergency/insurance repairs

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

02 6681 6555

INSURANCE - COMMERCIAL STRATA - RESIDENTIAL

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Tractors & Machinery up to 15 Tonne Hay & General Freight ~ FULLY INSURED

PHONE

ectory

The Northern Rivers Times

Septic Pumping Pet Services

HANDY MAN SERVICES 24 hr response time guarangeed Fully Insured Call: 0414 210 222 Email: paul.munten@bigpond.com.au

Lawn & Garden Maintenance

LAWN MOWING SERVICES We are a professional and experienced total laWn and garden care service. We specialises in laWn moWing, general gardening, brush cutting, spraying, hedging, pruning, Weed management and We Will leave your property clean and looking like neW. We services the folloWing ing areas: lismore, goonellabah, casino, kyogle, evans head and surrounding areas. Call Harley today!

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TO ALL TRADIES ADVERTISE HERE BY CALLING

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Sheds

The Northern Rivers Times

April 15, 2021

TRADES & COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD 63 Tree Services

AA - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Monday 10:30am Byron Bay, church hall, Ruskin St, James 0417463057 & ZOOM 8245993030 Pwd 122436 12.15pm Lismore - Ch Hall (at back) Cnr 118 Woodlark St & Church Ln 0417 477 151 (Terry) 6:00pm Grafton Salvation Army Hall 91–93 Oliver St David 0429528537/Leonie 0407585527 6.00pm - Womens Meeting 2/3/4th weeks/month Brunswick Hds CWA Hall Cnr Park&Booyun Deb 0401204279

6.30pm Lismore, Womens Meeting, For ZOOM details contact 0455316248 7.00pm Byron Bay, Ch Hall rear of13 Ruskin St 0402576493 Mitch 7.00pm Casino, Nth Cst Comm Ch 67 Richmond St (via rear lane), Annie 66619141/Di 0477004453 Tuesday 10.00am Murwillumbah, ConXions Ch,19 Prince St, 0412092497 Kevin ZOOM 246715814 Pwd UKI 10.30am Mullumbimby, Uniting Ch Hall Cnr Dalley & Whian Sts 5.00pm Tabulum, CWA Hall, 16 Court St, 1hr, Sarah 0457812962 5:30pm Bangalow, Church hall 73 Byron St - 1 hour 7.00pm Online Only, Northern Rivers Promises – ZOOM 83159091987 Pwd AA 7.30pm Tweed Hds, ZOOM 82827792107 Pwd 895224 Mens Mtg

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Lopping For a free quote & advice Wood Chipping Felling Stump Grinding Removal

P 6688 6136 M 0427 886 136

Email: northernriverstreeservice@gmail.com The Channon covering all areas of the North Coast

Wednesday 6.30am Mullumbimby, Iain 0499282820, 1hr mtg, ZOOM 198385272 Pwd 804343 10.00am Ballina, ch hall Cnr Burnet & Norton Sts Penny 0428 871 356 / Nicole 0407 939 356 10.00am UKI Holy Trinity Church 1473 Kyogle Rd 12.15pm Lismore - Ch Hall (at back) Cnr 118 Woodlark St & Church Ln 0417 477 151 (Terry) 12:15pm Lismore, 66899351 Richard, ZOOM 232109437 Pwd doVe 1.00pm Yamba Comm Ctr, Treelands Dr near Osprey Dr 1.00pm Brunswick Hds, RSL Hall, Cnr Fawcett & Tweed Sts, Dennis 0412512941 6.00pm Kyogle, ch hall, cnr Campbell & Kyogle Rds, 0429200955 Gordon ZOOM 82360835965 Pwd Unity 6.30pm Lismore, ZOOM 86700409512 Pwd AA 7.00pm Byron Bay, ZOOM 7490467278 Pwd 767201, Lee 0423166225 Thursday 12.30pm Mullumbimby, CWA Hall Tincogan St 6.00pm Murwillumbah, church hall cnr Waterloo St & QLD Rd, Robert 66795076 7.00pm Byron Bay, St Pauls Anglican Ch, 14 Kingsley St, Byron 7.00pm Pottsville Beach Public School, Tweed Coast Rd 0423578899 Janet 7.00pm Casino, Ch Hall 67 Richmond ST (Entry at rear via lane) Annie 66619141 or Di 0477004453 8.00pm Ballina, ch hall cnr Burnet & Norton Sts, Steve 0412324570 Jack 0429772867 Friday 8.00am Pottsville, Black Rock sporting oval, Text Scotty 0419443196 ALL WEATHER 12.00pm Byron Bay, Presbyterian Ch, Ruskin St 12.15pm Lismore - Ch Hall (at back) Cnr 118 Woodlark St & Church Ln 0417 477 151 (Terry) 12:15pm Lismore, 0417477151 Terry – ZOOM 232109437 Pwd doVe

5.30pm Brunswick Hds, CWA Hall Cnr Park & Booyun Sts, 1 hr 6.30pm Lennox Head, Scout Hall 1 Mackney Ln 6.30pm Maclean, church hall, 8-10 Wharf St, John 66464263 7.00pm Byron Bay, Presbyterian Ch, 13 Ruskin St (at back) 1 hr, Greg 0427 629 487 Saturday 8.00am Ballina, BBQ area near skate park, Kingsford smith Dr roundabout 9.00am Sth Golden Beach Sth Golden Bch hall Pacific Espl.

3.00pm Nimbin, 54 Cullen St (between Enviro Ctr & Apothecary) 3.30pm Byron Bay, church hall, Ruskin St 1hr Mens Mtg 3.30pm Byron Bay, Community Cabin - Carlyle St & ZOOM 6077766231 Pwd 026887 Nicole 0413358457 Womens Mtg

5.00pm Murwillumbah, ConXions Ch, 19 Prince St 6.30pm Lismore, ZOOM 657706645 Pwd AA 7.00pm Byron Bay ZOOM 6457636476 Pwd 951276, enquiries 0424206435 byronbrotha@gmail.com Sunday 9 00am Ballina, St Marys Church Cnr Burnet & Norton Sts 1hr 10.00am Lismore, Uniting Ch Hall, Cnr Woodlark St & Church Ln (entry at back) 66213745 Ina 12.15pm Alstonville, ch hall, The Avenue (entry via car park at back) alstonvillesundaybbs@gmail.com 6.30pm Yamba, Community Ctr, Treelands Dr 7.00pm Brunswick Hds, Uniting Ch, Cnr Fingal & Byron Sts, 1hr, Jo 0413720771, & ZOOM 9875553 164 PW 645162

TO ADVERTISE CALL 6662 6222 Water Drilling

AA CONTACTS Northern Rivers Central District – 0468360160 nrcdofaa@gmail.com Byron Shire District 1800423431 or 0401945671 Iluka 0428303074 (Di) / Tabulum 0457812962 (Sarah) National Website http://www.aa.org.au

AL-ANON Family Groups (families / friends of Alcoholics) 1300 252 666 - www.al-anon.org.au Monday 6:30pm Banora Point Salvation Army Tweed Ctr, Cnr Woodlands/Leisure Dr Tuesday 12.00PM Grafton CWA Rooms, Cnr Duke / Pound St. 1:00pm Lismore Z Block 1st Floor Room 82 Sthrn Cross Uni, Rifle Range Rd off rear verandah & ZOOM ID 252 666 0000 Wednesday 6.30pm Ballina– Anglican Ch Admin Building, 24 Burnet St & ZOOM 2526660000 Thursday 12:30pm Yamba Community Ctr, 24 Treelands Dr 5:00pm (QLD time) (with Alateen) Tweed Hds Anglican Ch, 13 Powell St Friday 12.00pm (QLD time) Tweed-Coolangatta St Augustine Parish Ctr, 58 McLean St 2:00pm Bangalow ZOOM 2526660000 Sunday 4:00pm Chinderah 7th Day Adventist Ch, 83 Phillip St.

ALSTONVILLE

BRUNSWICK HEADS

ALSTONVILLE INNER WHEEL CLUB Meet socially 3rd Wed of every month Contact President Carol Vidal 0427326832.

BRUNSWICK VALLEY VIEW CLUB VIEW club continues to support seven disadvantaged students in The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Info: President Margaret Alderton 0429966894.

ALSTONVILLE

CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM The latest exhibition at Crawford House Museum is “At Home with the Crawfords”. It’s the story of the William Ambrose Crawford family who lived in “Olivene” (now Crawford House Museum) and features family objects, memorabilia and photographs which give an insight into the larger history of the period from 1910 ‘til 1980. It runs ‘til 25/4/21. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm Enquiries (02)66281829, aphs2477@yahoo.com.au or www.aphsmuseum. org.au SQUARE DANCING Summerland Larrikins Squares Alstonville, Fridays 7.30pm-9.30pm at Uniting Church Hall, 59 Main Street, Alstonville. Contact 0407663017 for further information. New dancers welcome.

BALLINA

IN FOCUS TOASTMASTERS CLUB How about about trying something different? If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills or simply make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the In Focus Toastmasters Club. We meet the 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. You may attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina. For more information please contact: President Udo Moerig email tmumoerig@ gmail.com or Vice President Membership email Jan Coleman janetlcoleman@gmail.com Webpage: https://3209990.toastmastersclubs.org/ BALLINA LIFEBALL Each Tuesday (9:30-11am) at Ballina Indoor Sports Centre. Come and join us for exercise, fun and friendship. Contact Yvonne 0448004161 THE FREE BRUNCH CENTER It’s Back the Free Community Brekky Center is now reopening as The Free Brunch Center in Ballina, on Saturday May the 1st and then the 1st Saturday of every month. There will be sausage sizzle available along with hot dogs, sandwiches, fruit salad, tea, coffee and take away meals also available. This will be presented under new Covid safe rules and restrictions. This is totally free and everyone is welcome. This is to be held at the Ballina Presbyterian hall which is just behind the church, on the corner of Cherry & Crane Sts. The Brunch Center will be on the 1st Saturday of every month between 10am and 12pm. BALLINA TOY LIBRARY Welcomes families from Ballina Shire, 9 Regatta Ave, Ballina. Open Saturday 10am-1pm, By appointment only on Tues & Wed. Ph. 0411719074. PROBUS CLUB OF BALLINA WATERS The Probus Club of Ballina Waters will hold its next monthly meeting on Wednesday 21st April, commencing at 10.00 a.m. at the Cherry Street Sports Club. This will be the regular Monthly meeting, with an entertaining guest speaker. Other activities coming up are a luncheon on 30th April, a river cruise on 7th May and a cheese factory tour and lunch on 27th May. This Probus Club is a mixed club and men and women are invited to attend and join this friendly group. Further details can be obtained by calling Faye on 66866585. BACCI AUTUMN EXHIBITION/SALE Original art and handcrafted pieces made with love. Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May 2021. Ballina Masonic Centre, 56 Cherry St Ballina, 9am-3pm. Free Entry. A community fund raising event. Enq: The Secretary rosiekaplan1@gmail.com BALLINA CWA Ballina CWA Handicraft & Friendship mornings are held every Wednesday morning from 9 until 12 in our rooms on River Street. Numbers are covid safe limited so could you please ring our Handicraft Officer Barb 0428116668 on Monday night to book a place. Ballina CWA meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month at 9am in our rooms, please ring our Secretary Janet 0435323079 for more information. Mahjong is being played once again in The Ballina CWA rooms on River Street, Wednesdays & Thursdays starting at 12:15, for more information please ring David 0473587412. BALLINA SENIOR CITIZENS AGM will be held 7th May, in the Seniors Hall, 26 Swift St., Ballina at 1.30pm. Apologies to Bonnie 0414927361.

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BRUNSWICK VALLEY VIEW CLUB A friendship morning is held on the third Thursday of each month. This month we will meet on April 15 at 10am at Bangalow Heritage Museum and Café. New members are welcome to join in. To book in, call Pauline on 0431 262 082. The monthly luncheon is always the second Thursday of the month. Our club supports seven disadvantaged students in The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Interested in finding out more about VIEW? Visit www.view.org.au or call 1800 805366.

CASINO

CASINO MEALS ON WHEELS WEEK 2 MON: B McEnerny & C Moulden, R & G Garsden. TUE: D Coleman, K O’Reilly, L&N O’Reilly. WED: M & M Ayshford, J & J Schneider. THU: J Crooks, S & B Garrard. FRI: T Micallef, P Mackney. CASINO RICHMOND RIVER COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB Will hold our next country music day on Sunday 18th April at RSM Club Casino, downstairs starting at 10am. Free entry all welcome, come & listen to some great artists. For further info call Gloria on 66622625 or 0412910884. ANZAC DAY CLOVASS, McKEES HILL HALL On ANZAC Day this year, Sunday 25th April, we will be gathering at the Clovass McKees Hill Hall cenotaph from 5.15am for a flag raising ceremony and broadcast of the Dawn Ceremony from the National War Memorial at Canberra. We would like to invite anyone who wishes to attend to join us in honouring those who have served their country in the past, and those who continue to serve. This will be followed by a “Gunfire Breakfast” in the hall, at a cost of $10 per person. Bookings are required for breakfast by 23rd April. Covid regulations will be in effect. QR code sign in is available. For enquiries and bookings call 66631412 or email mckeeshillhall@gmail.com AIR RIFLE CLUB Sat 8-12, rifles, ammunition & targets supplied Call Ollie 0414622272. CASINO & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Advise we have a new phone no. 6664 1118 & email casinofhg@gmail.com CASINO SENIOR CITIZENS All welcome, our activities currently are, Wed afternoons at Casino RSM 1.00pm to play Hoy, Euchre, we have group play on Thurs afternoons 1.00pm. Contact Jan Danaher on 0414625680. LISMORE/CASINO NAVAL ASSOC. Meets bi-monthly at Casino RSM, new members welcome. More info Chris 66293269 or Jim 0427400625. LION’S CLUB CASINO Lion’s Club meeting is held on the 2nd and 4th Wed each month at Casino RSM Club from 6.30 for a 7.00pm start. CASINO COMMUNITY MEN’S SHED Mon, Tues, Wed, attendance limited to 50 members, 8am-1.30pm. Contact 66626423 DH or casmenshed@live.com.au CASINO MINI RAIL Every Sunday 10am to 4pm. Weather permitting. West Street Casino. Phone 0472638044. CASINO VIEW CLUB Monthly luncheon meeting at Casino RSM Club at 11am, second Thurs of every month. Contact Barbra on 66612530 or 0448969498. CASINO CROQUET CLUB Monday & Wednesday sign in time now before 8.30am to start play by 9am. Contact Mary on 6662 1971 for further information. CASINO LADIES AND FRIENDS CRAFT GROUP Meets 1st & 3rd Tues. bring your own morning tea and wear a mask. Names to be in by Lunch time Mon. Phone Vivian on 66621838 or Jan on 66626424.

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64 COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD CASINO MIXED PROBUS CLUB Meeting 4th Thurs of the month. For more information call the secretary on 0419886119. THE CASINO & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Sun, Mon, Wed and Fri 10am to 2pm. Email casinohistorymuseum@outlook.com for further information. Check us out on Facebook.

EW CLUB n the third CASINO EVENING CWA month we will Meets first Thurs of month. Casino Uniting Church ngalow Heritage at 6pm and for further information please ring ers are welcome Alison 0400956404 or Penny 0422301799. ine on 0431 262 always the second CWA MEETING DATES ub supports seven Casino CWA Meeting Dates. Meeting on the 3rd Smith Family’s Thursday of the month at the Casino Community erested in finding out Cultural Centre at 9.00 am. Come and join us for a view.org.au or call Cuppa and learn more about this great organisation. Casino Branch is proud to be celebrating its 95th Birthday next Friday 26th March with a Morning Tea. Looking forward to many more years assisting the Casino community. For more ELS information phone Jan on 66626424 or Marg. on 66621746. den, R & G GRAFTON L&N O’Reilly. Schneider. GRAFTON VIEW CLUB . Grafton VIEW Club meets on the 4th Tuesday each month at Grafton District Services Club, Mary Street, commencing at 10.30am. Please come along ER & enjoy yourself with a tasty meal, motivated guest speaker & at the same time you will help ic day on Sunday disadvantaged children. Please phone Vorna at o, downstairs starting66424719 for catering purposes no later than the e, come & listen to Friday before the meeting. As well, a social outing nfo call Gloria on is held each month. You are warmly invited to come along, have some fun & you will be helping others as well. See you there!

GRAFTON

HALL GRAFTON & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB day 25th April, we We would love to welcome new members, come s McKees Hill Hall and see what we have to offer. Meeting on the 3rd g raising ceremony Monday of every month. At the Grafton Masonic emony from the Centre, 104 Bacon St Grafton. Next meeting is berra. We would likeMonday 19th April. Gather at 3.30pm for afternoon attend to join us in tea, meeting starts 4.30pm. Visit private gardens, ed their country in enjoy bus trips with like-minded people, buy or ue to serve. This will swap plants and have fun ! Further enquiries please akfast” in the hall, text Rhonda on 0418685728. You can also find and okings are required follow us on Facebook. vid regulations in is available. For GRAFTON SENIOR CITIZENS 631412 or email Grafton Seniors recently had coach trip, delayed 2 weeks due to flooded roads, 29 passengers. Travelled Big River Way, & new Highway, to Mororo Peach Farm, to view farm & animals, targets supplied Call pre-arranged morning tea, talk on farm. On to Iluka Bowling Club for organised lunch, then time in village. On to Yamba area, with drive around, before free time for browsing & afternoon refreshments. Travelled home Yamba Road & Big o. 6664 1118 & River Way, through Maclean & Woodford Island. Thanks to Coach Captain, Bryan, for taking us, & to all passengers for their support. Next trip, Friday S 21 May, to Coffs Harbour area, still seats available. rently are, Wed Day trip on 25 June, to mystery venue, on sale at 0pm to play Hoy, April meeting. Queensland 8 day tour from 14 Thurs afternoons August also has spare seats.” on 0414625680. GRAFTON’S MIGHTY CLARENCE ASSOC. TOASTMASTERS CLUB SM, new members Perhaps its time to find out what its all about!!! 93269 or Jim If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills. Make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the Mighty Clarence Toastmasters Club. We meet on the 1st & the 2nd and 4th 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. You may M Club from 6.30 attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Joan Muir Community Centre 194 Turf Street Grafton. For EN’S SHED more information please contact: Vice President mited to 50 Membership email Jan Coleman janetlcoleman@ ct 66626423 DH or gmail.com Face Book page:https://www.facebook. com/graftontoastmasters

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KYOGLE

KYOGLE SUNSHINE CLUB: Meets every Thurs at 9.30am. For more details contact 0499824274.

KYOGLE GARDEN CLUB The display will be held on Friday 16th & Saturday 17th April in St Brigid’s School Hall Wiangarie St. Kyogle 8am-4pm both days – entry $2 + Raffles. time now before Light refreshments available. Our club members ontact Mary on 6662 & other local businesses will be displaying & selling garden products – plants, garden art, garden furniture, fertilizers, tools & lots more garden ENDS related items.

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RICHMOND RIVER BEEF PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION Meet on the 2nd Wed of every month at Kyogle Showgrounds in the luncheon room at 7pm. For

more details Phone Jan on 0427293455. WORKSHOP – PAT COLLINS, TOTAL HEALTH & EDUCATION CENTRE WEEDS & THEIR USES Ever wanted to know what uses the weeds have that grow in your own garden? You will learn to identify these plants, medicinal, cosmetic and culinary uses and how they balance our soil, then use them to make a variety of items. Sat 8 May – Bookings Essential, Ettrick Hall, Knights Rd. Cost $120pp inc ingredients, containers, morning tea &lunch . Pat Collins Total & Health Education Centre – Enquiries and bookings Kaye 0418509954 or Salley 040634987. LION’S CLUB OF KYOGLE Meeting is held on the 1st & 3rd Tues each Month at the Kyogle Lion’s shed from 6.30–7.00pm For more information contact Neville Moon on 66322233.

LENNOX HEAD

LENNOX HEAD LIONS CLUB New members welcome to join our close-knit club where the emphasis is on community service in a fun environment. Meetings are on the first and Third Wednesday of each month at Club Lennox starting at 6.30pm. Members do what they can, when they can to facilitate the needs of our club. LENNOX HEAD DAY VIEW CLUB The Lennox Head Day VIEW Club meets on the first Monday of each month at the Lennox Head Community Centre. with the meeting starting at 11:00am and includes an interesting speaker and concludes with a light lunch. An informal Coffee and Chat meeting is held on the third Monday of the month. The Club sponsors three students through The Smith Family Learning for Life scholarship program that provides educational items for disadvantaged Australian children. New members and guests are most warmly welcomed and enquiries may be made to Enid 047187511 or Dawn 0466717435 LENNOX HEAD CWA Handy Craft Mornings on Mondays 9.30am12noon in the community centre at Lennox Head, Call Jan on 66816150. PROBUS CLUB OF LENNOX HEAD The Probus Club of Lennox Head meets 9.30 for 10.00am at Club Lennox, 10 Stewart Street, on the 1st. Thursday of each month. Visitors are welcome. Also, retired or semi-retired people wishing to join our non-service. Club to hear interesting guest speakers and to join in trips and outings are invited along. Phone Jan – 66876859.

LISMORE

LISMORE BASE HOSPITAL AUXILLIARY Thank you to everyone who supported our Stall at The Lismore, Cruise and Travel in Woodlark St Lismore for the last two weeks. A big thank you to the Owners of the Shop. Stall raised $8,343. Raffle made $2,432.85. Won by Liz Hay Lismore. Also thank you to our sewers , crocherers, and members who worked on the stall and Raffle . Due to the renovations at the LBH we are unable to have our Hospital Shop till 2022. We are looking for venues that might support us to hold pop up stalls. Contact our President Rita 0428395967. May Fundraiser is a two day Craft Market at Lismore Hts, Sports ,Recreation & Community Club in High St Lismore 9.30 TILL 3.30 Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May. Meals and coffee and drinks available at the club. There will be a silent Auction of a Rocking Horse, Mother’s Day Raffle. Hundred Club. Plants and Homemade cooking and lots of beautiful craft items ready for Mother’s Day. Cash only. We ask people to respect safe distancing and COVID-19 requirements. Rhonda Powell Secretary Lismore Base Hospital Aux. HUGE CRAFT MARKET Beautiful handmade clothes, aprons, toys and craft items for that special gift also a vast array of plants, cooking, mothers day raffles and 100 club, (cash only please) WHEN 9.30am 3PM Saturday and Sunday 1st and 2nd of MAY. WHERE Lismore Heights Sports and Community Club, High St., Lismore Heights.... All Money raised will go towards purchasing equipment for the Lismore Base Hospital. Love to see you there. LISMORE TARGET RIFLE CLUB For .22 calibre rifles, meets Mon & Wed nights from 6.30 pm & the 1st & 3rd Sat of each month from 12noon. Air Rifle shooting for .22 & 177 air rifles will also be available at the Saturday shoots. For more info please phone Derek on 66282082 (AH).

LADIES INDOOR BOWLS Played at Lismore Workers club, Mon mornings 9am, New members welcome. Info Rosemary 0434611520 or Veronica 0417004622. NR U3A LISMORE INC. (UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE) Retired? Make new friends, gain knowledge, laugh and learn,enjoy a richer retirement. U3A offers over 30 classes and activities each week. One yearly fee of $50 entitles you to attend all classes / activities of your choice. Interested ? Check out our webpage http://www.u3anriv.org.au for course list, times and venues or contact 66227408 Follow us on Facebook. ROTARY CLUB OF SUMMERLAND SUNRISE Meets every Friday at 7.05am for breakfast at Coffee Shots Molesworth St, Lismore. Interested in contributing to community? Local and international? Join us please. Phone 0435 990 919 for more details. TABLE TENNIS AT GOONELLABAH Tuesday and Thursday mornings social playing – 9.00am-12noon; Monday and Wednesday nights social playing 7.00-9.00pm; Training Monday mornings – 9.00am-12noon; Junior coaching after school Wed 3.30-4.45pm. $6.00 a game. Everybody is welcome – all levels. Phone centre on 66251602 Mo-Thur 9.00am-1.00pm or visit website www.fnctabletennis.com.au JIGGI-GEORGICA RED CROSS The members of Jiggi-Georgica Branch of Red Cross would love the chance to welcome some new members to our meetings held in the R/Cross Rooms (next to Tea Rooms) in Keen St, Lismore @ 11am on the 2nd Friday of each month. Lunch available from T/Rooms. Any inquiries please contact Joan 66888127. LISMORE GIRL GUIDES Lismore Girl Guides meet every Tuesday during school terms from 5.30 to 7.30pm at our hall, Magellan Street Lismore. Any girl aged from 7 to 17 is most welcome to attend for two nights free, but please make contact first. AND Any adult female aged 18 and over interested in becoming a volunteer with youth, are encouraged to contact Leonie on mobile number-0412 866 766, for further details. AND Our hall is also available to hire. “MAINLY MUSIC” IN LISMORE FOR 2021 mainlymusic.org An interactive session for 0-5 year olds & parents/carers using fun songs and actions to help develop co-ordination and motor skills, followed by home cooked morning tea for adults while children enjoy supervised play time. Tuesdays 9.30-11.30 in school term. Anglican Parish Hall, Zadoc St Lismore. Enquiries 66213200 ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE NETWORKING ‘Want to be part of an innovative, interesting and inclusive networking group who meet fortnightly to share ideas, meet other professionals and work together to make a difference in your community? Then Rotary Club of Lismore Networking could be the answer for you! Meets fortnightly on Wednesdays at the Rous Hotel, Keen Street, Lismore at 5.30pm. For more information contact Rita on 0413300578 or Gae 0412742095. LISMORE REGIONAL PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Lismore Regional Parkinson’s Support group meets every third Friday of the month at 10 am Lismore Workers’ Club, Keen St, Lismore . The group gatherings alternate each month between a more formal meeting, complete with guest speaker one month , and the next month, a more social Coffee Catch-up. There is always an opportunity to share in a confidential, non-judgemental, positive and welcoming environment. All members of the Parkinson’s Community and their carers are most welcome. Contact: Di 66227959 or John 0490332268 or visit Lismore Regional Parkinson’s Support Group’s FaceBook Page https://www. facebook.com/ParkinsonsLismore ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE WEST INC is in its 60th year and meets at the East Lismore Bowling Club each Thursday at 6.00pm. New members would be made most welcome. Further information available on 0428151934. COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES NORTHERN NSW Compassionate Communities of NSW are taking a break from the Ballina Coffee and Community and Cafe Catch Up gatherings for the next few months. Threshold Choir rehearsals, Lismore Coffee and Community and Walks in Nature will continue. Please check this paper for and our facebook page for more information on when the coffee gatherings

will resume EMBROIDERS GROUP Meetings are 9.30am-2.30pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and 3rd Saturday of each month, Red Dove Centre, Keen Street, Lismore. We welcome embroiderers of all ability levels from all towns and districts in the Northern Rivers. PROBUS CLUB OF GOONELLABAH The Goonellabah Probus club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Workers Sports Club Oliver Ave Goonellabah. Meetings commence at 10 am. New members welcome. Contact Gloria Francis 66291442.

MACLEAN

MACLEAN VIEW CLUB Monthly Meetings again, after months of Lock Down. It will start as usual 3rd, Thurs of month at 11am Contact Ruth Toyer on 0409844212 by Mons, no later than 7pm. Numbers are required for catering purposes.

MURWILLUMBAH

MURWILLUMBAH COMMUNITY GARDEN members and visitors are invited to join the group for activities and gardening tips most Sundays. Time 3-5pm NSW Street parking Byo covered footwear, comfy clothing, hat and water. Children ok with strict supervision Covid plan operating Enq: Murbahcommunitygardens@ gmail.com Follow us on Facebook #MurwillumbahCommunityGarden COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS MURWILLUMBAH Fine art printmakers. Meet at studio space. 224 Stokers Rd. Stokers Siding 2484. Prints, gallery, workshops and more! E: cpmmurwillumbah@ hotmail.comT: Peter 0498399640 or Sue 0408493253. Find us on Facebook & Instagram.

POTTSVILLE

POTTSVILLE FUN CROQUET CLUB Meets at Black Rocks Sports Fields on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30am. New members are welcome to come and join us for a hit and a bit of fun. For any further enquires please call Jean on 0431606375. We will have a new starting time at the end of daylight saving. We will begin play at 9.30am commencing on Tuesday, 6th April and Thursday, 8th April. We play at Black Rocks Sports Field. New members are welcome. For further enquires please ring Jean on 0431606375.

TWEED HEADS

TWIN TOWNS DAY VIEW CLUB Will hold their monthly luncheon on the first Thursday of every month at the South Tweed Sports Club from 11am. with a short meeting, followed by a Guest Speaker and then lunch which is purchased from the Bistro or the Coffee Shop. For more information please ring Freda 0755241357.

WOLLONGBAR

THE PROBUS CLUB OF WOLLONGBAR Will be holding the regular monthly meeting on Thursday April 15th beginning at 10am at the Alstonville Bowls and Sports Club Deegan Drive Alstonville. Our guest speaker will be Sharon Hayes from the family Aged-Care Advocacy. All Covid-19 protocols will be met.For further details contact Ron on 0421069504 or 66283381.

YAMBA

YAMBA DAY VIEW CLUB Yamba Day View Club’s monthly luncheons are held at Yamba Bowling Club on 3rd Monday of month, starting 10 for 10.30am. Acceptance and apologies to President Lyn 66463164 by Friday prior to luncheon for catering purposes. We hold a monthly social outing either for lunch or morning tea and visitors are always welcome. YAMBA LIONS CLUB Yamba Lions Club’s meetings are held 2nd & 4th Thursdays of month at Yamba Bowling Club, commencing 7 for 7.30pm. For further information, please contact the Secretary Peter 0417546097. Social outings also held at various time and Visitors and New members welcome. The Yamba Lions Club is holding their first Art & Craft Fair 2021 at the Bowlo Sports & Leisure Yamba on Saturday & Sunday 10 & 11 April, commencing 10am each day. If you wish to book a site, please phone Leonie 0401669290.

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FISHING NEWS

BALLINA Strong winds and large swells are going to make getting offshore pretty difficult for most of this week, and there is another large front predicted to come through on the weekend. The larger tides have fired up the mud crabs, with some good catches coming from both creeks and in the main river. Some good quality bream are still being caught close to the mouth of the river on baits such as prawns, mullet and squid. Live baits are still difficult to find, but some better quality flathead have been taken up as far as the ferry on pilchards,

mullet and bright colored soft plastics. The mulloway have been a little quiet the last few days, but with the swell picking up again there should be a few fish on both walls using baits or lures, and there may also be a few better quality tailor mixed amongst them. Tight lines. Brett

Recent rain should get mulloway feeding about the creek mouths, rocky headlands and rocks along the beaches. The creeks have been producing bream, flathead, whiting and mud crabs; best on the flood tide as there is quite a bit of fresh coming down on the ebb

EVANS HEAD Mulloway and tailor along the beaches, bream and mulloway along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth and bream, flathead, whiting and mud crabs in the lower reaches. Pottsville

TWEED COAST Because of the fresh in the Tweed River, the best place to fish is near the mouth on the flooding tide where the clean ocean water meets the fresh. Expect bream, flathead, grunter bream and trevally. There could be debris coming down the river after recent

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heavy rain, keep extra alert if you are boating. CURRUMBIN Bream, whiting, flathead and mud crabs in the lower reaches of the creeks. As the seas settle along the beaches try for bream, whiting and dart SOUTHPORT Wahoo, mahi mahi, yellowfin tuna, blue and striped marlin in 180 metres, snapper and amberjack on the 42s, spanish mackerel wide of the breakers, mulloway in Southport Seaway and inside the Pin Bar and flathead, bream and mud crabs throughout Southport Broadwater.

MOON PHASES Thurs 15 April

Sat 17 April

Mon 19 April

Wed 21 April

Waxing Crescent 10% Visible

Waxing Crescent 24% Visible

Waxing Crescent 42% Visible

Waxing Gibbous 62% Visible

TIDE TIMES & HEIGHTS CLARENCE - RIVER ENTRANCE

GRAFTON AREA DAY Thursday 15th April Friday 16th April Saturday 17th April Sunday 18th April Monday 19th April Tuesday 20th April Wednesday 21th April

SUNRISE 6:07 am 6:07 am 6:08 am 6:09 am 6:09 am 6:10 am 6:10 am

SUNSET 5:29 pm 5:28 pm 5:27 pm 5:25 pm 5:24 pm 5:23 pm 5:22 pm

LISMORE AREA DAY Thursday 15th April Friday 16th April Saturday 17th April Sunday 18th April Monday 19th April Tuesday 20th April Wednesday 21th April

SUNRISE 6:05 am 6:05 am 6:06 am 6:06 am 6:07 am 6:07 am 6:08 am

SUNSET 5:28 pm 5:27 pm 5:26 pm 5:25 pm 5:24 pm 5:23 pm 5:22 pm

TWEED HEADS AREA DAY Thursday 15th April Friday 16th April Saturday 17th April Sunday 18th April Monday 19th April Tuesday 20th April Wednesday 21th April

SUNRISE 6:03 am 6:04 am 6:04 am 6:05 am 6:05 am 6:06 am 6:06 am

SUNSET 5:28 pm 5:27 pm 5:26 pm 5:25 pm 5:24 pm 5:23 pm 5:22 pm

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HIGH 10:13 am 1.3m 10:47 am 1.23m 11:26 am 1.15m 12:13 pm 1.08m 12:49 am 1.46m 1:54 am 1.43m 3:08 am 1.44m

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BALLINA - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 15th April Friday 16th April Saturday 17th April Sunday 18th April Monday 19th April Tuesday 20th April Wednesday 21th April

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66 SPORTS RESULTS GRAFTON SPEEDWAY

RESULTS Casino driver Jack Betts, centre, winner of the New Stars RSA Junior Sedans feature race at Archerfield Speedway, Brisbane on Saturday night. Daisy Smith, Coraki, left, was second and Wardell’s Hayden Fleming, was third. RESULTS Saturday April 10, 2021 ARCHERFIELD SPEEDWAY RSA Junior Sedans All Stars. Heat 1: Ryley Smith, 1; Connor Reeves, 2; Tyler Burnham, 3. Heat 2: Connor Reeves, 1; Ryley Smith, 2; Harley Graham, 3. Heat 3: Ryley Smith, 1; Tyler Burnham, 2; Connor Reeves, 3. Feature: Ryley Smith, 1; Connor Reeves, 2; Tyler Burnham, 3. RSA Junior Sedans New Stars. Jack Betts, 1; Daisy Smith, 2; Deagen Howard, 3. Heat 2: Jack Betts, 1; Daisy Smith, 2; Deagen Howard, 3. Heat 3: Daisy Smith, 1; Jack Betts, 2; Deagen Howard, 3. Feature: Jack Betts, 1; Daisy Smith, 2; Hayden Fleming, 3. AMCA Nationals. Heat 1: Bruce Marshall, 1; Tony Blanch, 2; Steve Potts, 3. Heat 2: Steve Price, 1; Tim Gamble, 2; Paul Reeves, 3. Heat 3: Bruce Marshall, 1; Jim Knight, 2; Aaron Knox, 3. Heat 4: Tony Blanch, 1; Matt Hardy, 2; Nathan Tomkins, 3. Feature: Matt Hardy, 1; Bruce Marshall, 2; Tony Blanch, 3. V8 Dirt Modifieds. Heat 1: Kevin Britten, 1; Terry Leerentveld, 2; Josh Rose, 3. Heat 2: Ray Klarich, 1; Phil Roberts, 2; Mitchell Randall, 3. Heat 3: Mitchell Randall, 1; David Clark, 2; Terry Leerentveld, 3. Heat 4: Geoff Phillips, 1; Kevin Britten, 2; Andrew Firth, 3. Feature: Kevin Britten, 1; Mitchell Randall, 2; David Clark, 3. LISMORE SPEEDWAY Street Stockers. Heat 1: Jamie Smith, 1; Adam Grill, 2; Jacob Lesha, 3. Heat 2: Wayne Arthur, 1; Jamie Smith, 2; Jacob Lesha, 3. Heat 3: Jamie Smith, 1; Jacob Lesha, 2; Adam Grill, 3. Feature: Jacob Lesha, 1; Wayne Arthur, 2; Adam Grill, 3. SSA Juniors. Heat 1: Harry Fowler, 1; Jacob Waller, 2; Jessica

Marsh, 3. Heat 2: Harry Fowler, 1; Tom Effer, 2; Jacob Waller, 3. Heat 3: Harry Fowler, 1; Jacob Waller, 2; Tom Effer, 3. Heat 4: Jacob Waller, 1; Harry Fowler, 2; Tom Effer, 3. Feature: Jacob Waller, 1; Harry Fowler, 2; Tom Effer, 3. Wingless Sprints. Heat 1: Jacob Jolley, 1; Ian O’Toole, 2; Mason Cattell, 3. Heat 2: Trent Martin, 1; Jacob Jolley, 2; Mason Cattell, 3. Heat 3: Seiton Young, 1; Jacob Jolley, 2; Trent Martin, 3. Heat 4: James Grady, 1; Ian O’Toole, 2; Jacob Jolley, 3. Feature: Jacob Jolley, 1; Trent Martin, 2; Ian O’Toole, 3. Production Sedans. Heat 1: Jesse Martin, 1; Josh Boyd, 2; Daniel Bridge, 3. Heat 2: Jordan Biviano, 1; Madison Harkin, 2; Jesse Martin, 3. Heat 3: Jordan Biviano, 1; Matthew Layton, 2; Madison Harkin, 3. Feature: Josh Boyd, 1; Madison Harkin, 2; Jordan Biviano, 3. BALLINA CROSS COUNTRY Overcast conditions, thankfully no rain Best of the Improvers were: 1K Isaac and Ruairi O’Donnell, 3K Elise Hill, Kaiden Allison, Bonnie Robertson. 6K Brett Leech, Alex Dogan, Mark Thompson 1K Results 7 & under Female M Miller 1,E Wailes 2,Y Dogan 3 8-14 Female S Wailes 1,H Lindsay 2,M Tighe 3 15-55 Female J Herzog 1,H Miller 2,S Brasher 3 56 + Female L Tsikleas 1,I Brockhill 2,J Knight 3 9 & under Male I Lee O’Donnell 1,L Davis 2,G Wrightson 3 10 + Male R O’Donnell 1,S Tighe 2,I Woods 3 3K Results 10 & under Female E Bailey 1,I Davis 2,E Nesbitt 3 11-21 Female M Donald 1,S Nesbitt 2,F Cowan 3 22-41 Female E Hill 1,B Robertson 2,G Davis 3 42-50 Female I Torres-deOliveira 1,L Moore 2,S Lee 3 51 + Female S Van Wyk 1,M Walker 2,J Rutledge 3 10 & under Male K Miller 1,B Delaney-Tittleton 2,P Drew 3 11-14 Male K Allison 1,T Menger 2,E Cowan 3 15-40 Male R Miller 1,J Clark 2,O Cowan 3 41-64 Male C Cowan 1,D Clark 2,R Van Wyk 3 65 + Male D Walker 1,N Headford 2,R Buckley 3 6K Results 45 & under Female A Dogan 1,E Stalenberg 2,A Mitchell 3 46 + Female S Anderson 1,A Rigley 2,K Oxland 3 45 & under Male T Dogan 1,J

Oxland 2,C Cowan 3 46-59 Male B Leech 1,M Thompson 2,P Eckersley 3 60 + Male D Howard 1,G Simes 2,A Johnson 3 Cross Country is held every Sunday morning at 9.00 at Shelly Beach, East Ballina. Enquiries 66864401 or find us on Facebook : ballinaathleticsNSW LISMORE WORKERS SPORTS BOWLING CLUB RESULTS Social 9/4 L Bryant, W Partridge, M munsch 27 def JoAN rOSE, j PIPER, r pARTRIDGE 7 r hOSKIN, w dAVIS, r mOSS 19 DEF R Springall R Walker, E Bullman 12 J davis, L Kennedy, C vanderwall 17 def J Davis, R Hutchinson, Jane Rose 16 Champion Pairs M moss, J kennedy 9 def D Morrow, A wilson 8 Social 10/4 K Hoffman , R Springall 37 d A Davis, K Morrow 25 R reinhardt, R Campbell, R Hoskin 23 d Joan R ose, D Morrow, N McDonald 4 J Reinhardt ,G Moss def J Davis, K Untherbager 20 EAST LISMORE BOWLS CLUB A grade singles results Round 1 T Prior 31 def G Scotcher 23 L Softley 31 def S Wade 26 P Maloney 31 def Rocco 24 P Russell 31 def A Maslen 25 S Fields 31 def W Morrissey 17 A Gaggin 31 def G Finnigan 30 M Prior 31 def J Guertsen 28 N Harding 31 def J Essex 26 S Gregory 31 def A Pearce 14 R Nind 31 def R Thistleton 10 Round 2 T Prior 31 def R Parkes 19 P Russell 31 def M Prior 21 T Cheli 31 def S Gregory 23 L Softley 31 def A Gaggin 22 R Latta 31 def N Harding 11 G Painter 31 def R NInd 24 S Fields 31 def B Adams 26 N Scandrett 31 def P Maloney 27 QF R Latta 31 def T Prior 15 S Fields 31 def P Russell 14 CHERRY STREET CROQUET CLUB SPORTS RESULTS Cherry Street Croquet. Ricochet: J.Murphy B.Wellings 17 d M.Russell 16 J.Doust H.Young 15 d A.Kelly P.Doyle 13 M.Field 19 d G.Drew J.Hannigan 17 P. Doyle 17 d J.Doust 11 P.Bolte 23 d J.Hannigan 20

M.Russell G.Porter 17 d N.Watts 16 M.Field B.Wellings 15 d H.Young M.Russell 10 P.Scott P.Doyle 15 d G.Drew D.Scott 7 P.Bolte N.Barnes 21 d R.Allen 10 Championships: Handicap play N.Poynting R.Chapman14 d J.Doust N.Watts 13 R.Poynting 26 d J.Hannigan 14 Association: L.Turner 26 d G.Porter 16 Golf : N.Watts F.Frederiksen 5 d C.Gale L.Whiteman 3 H Young 6 d J.Doust L Whiteman 4 B.Liebmann J.Saunders 7 d C.Edlund C.Gale 4 R.Allen N.Watts 7 d P.Scott L.Whiteman 4 Pennants: Ballina 5 d Cherry Street 1 Byron Bay 3 d Cherry Street 3 O.B.E. CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF FINAL: J.Doust N.Watts 5 d F.Duncan J.Huxley 4 A wonderful final from these over eighty players KYOGLE BOWLS RESULTS There was no bowls on Wednesday due to rain. Pennant results Grade 5 lost to Lennox Head 1 to 9 points, grade 3 lost to Alstonville 1 to 9 points. CORAKI VETERANS GOLF RESULTS THURSDAY 1/4/21 Well at last a game of golf. We played the April Monthly Medal Winner of the medal T Doyle vets winner L Clarke, 2nd B McDonald 3rd W Wotherspoon, free game G Tait, chicken/golf balls M Fairfull, A Parr, A Ganter, D Vagne, R Black, E Reddell. Nearest pins 3rd/12th B McDonald, 6th/15th N Garrett putting comp R Black. What a great effort all the volunteers have done on cleaning the golf course after the big storm. We now have a slightly different course after losing some of the huge gum trees and stripping limbs from other trees well done fellows. AS USUAL TILL THEN GOOD GOLFING. Max.

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RICHMOND RIVER SAILING & ROWING CLUB WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS Last week for the first time, the club hosted the 15-class Formula Nationals title at their Ballina Club house over the Easter long weekend. Despite Covid restrictions sailors came from all over Australia to compete in the four-day event with the club saying there were ‘minimal’ cancellations. Rain was forecast for every day of competition, but conditions were better than expected with strong blustery winds and big tides – although there were lulls in the breeze on day three of racing. In all eight boats competed on the Richmond River including a skiff with former national champion Barry Bradford on board. Bradford is a member of the Richmond River Sailing Club Veteran Sydney to Hobart yacht racer, Clare

Fresh from hosting the Formula 15 Nationals Sailing Titles, Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club is on the lookout for new members. The club, which is 52 years young, always welcome new bloods.

Southwell, also a member of the Richmond River Sailing club, took out her Saturday race. There were four races held on Saturday and two on Sunday and Monday.

“Holding these titles is a great coup for the club,” said Richmond River Sailing club spokesman Phil Robbins. “Our club holds the biggest fleet of formula 15s in the country and this

is a great honour. Today there aren’t that many in the country, except for those here in Ballina.” The Formula 15 skiff was designed in Melbourne by Jim Scott of Formula

Sailcraft in 2002. It is a high performance one design skiff sailed by a crew of two, both on trapeze, requiring a combined crew weight of between 125 and 160 kg. Formula 15 boat features a self-tacking jib and masthead asymmetric spinnaker. The hull is built from polyester and vinylester resins and woven e-glass with a foam sandwich core. Internally, there is a substantial grid of foam sandwich frames and webs which keep the entire structure stiff and strong. The weight of the complete hull with all fixed fittings is only about 80kg. “It is an exciting twoperson sports boat,” said Robbins. “It’s fast, colourful and great to sail.” Anyone interested in trying sailing, including the Formula 15s, can contact Phil Robbins on 0466 668 541.

SMITH FINISHES SECOND IN TWO CONSECUTIVE AUSTRALIAN TITLES

Northern Rivers Junior Sedan teams travelled to Gilgandra Speedway to compete in the RSA Australian Title on Good Friday night. With a nomination list of 29 Junior Sedan drivers consisting of two age divisions, the

All Stars and New Stars, racing in three heats and a B-Main to qualify for one of 24 positions on the grid in the title event. All Star Connor Reeves’ title night wasn’t going to plan, having to qualify from the B-Main to progress into the

A-Main. The young Casino driver starting in position eight, with the top six drivers advancing through to the A-Main. Connor had a great start moving up to third in the first lap and then disaster happened blowing a tyre and careering into the wall ending his chances. Casino’s Jack Betts (New Star) qualified for the A-Main but mechanical problems forced Jack to retire to the infield. All Stars Sam Mooney (Grafton), Ryley Smith (Lismore), Josh Weir (Lismore) and Harley

Graham (Lismore) advanced straight into the A-Main after qualifying through their heats. With two firsts and a second place finish from his three heats, Ryley Smith qualified in position two on the front row. Ryley Smith was the only Northern Rivers driver to finish on the podium, finishing in second place to be RSA Australia No.2 in Junior Sedans two years in succession. Josh Weir finished in 8th, Sam Mooney 11th and Harley Graham 12th. On Easter Saturday Josh Weir, Ryley Smith

and Jack Betts continued on from Gilgandra to Dubbo City Speedway. Ryley Smith added another feature win to his tally after a great duel with runner-up Josh Weir, racing side-by-side for the entire race with the lead changing through out the race. Connor Reeves, Harley Graham and Sam Mooney travelled back to Grafton Speedway to race Saturday night where Connor Reeves was the winner, Harley Graham was second and Sam Mooney just missed out on a podium in fourth place.

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KIN CLUB SET FOR WORLDS KIN Dragon boat club has only been formed for a year and half but in that time it has have been successful in both festival and state regattas. In fact, they will compete in the next world club championships to be held in Florida USA in 2022. Formed out the wonderful children’s charity KIDS IN NEED our name enhances family and kinship. They train out of Cobaki Broadwater on the beautiful Tweed river on Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings. Dragon boating is a sport for all ages and one of the few sports where all the family can train and compete together. The club caters for paddlers from juniors through to seniors over 60. To give paddling in a dragon boat a go call Norm on 0407 162 619 or 0438 748 057

SURFING

The KIN Dragon Boat club in action. Picture John Napper, Action in Focus Photography.

Club publicity officer Natalie Grono reports:

Pictured: Mia Baker, Poppy Morison, Rachel McJorrow and Alexis Zahner. Photographer: Natalie Grono

“The All-Girls March club round day was met with fine sunshine, light favourable winds and clean 1 to 3-foot waves at Lennox beachbreaks If you imagined the water was crystal clear, it was a perfect autumn day. We were able to run two contestable banks which kept the day flowing smoothly. The waves were clean yet shifty providing some fun rides for those that were lucky and skilled enough to

CLUBS READY FOR YEAR TWO

Sawtell v Bomabee in FFA Cup match, 27 March 2021, at Ayrshire Park. “Boambee’s new coach and player, former A-League premiership winner, Troy Hearfield, in action against Sawtell”.

THE beauty about the start of a new Coastal Premier League season is that everyone is on the same footing, but nothing is forever. If we learned anything about the inaugural season it was that there were three distinct groups of teams – the front-

runners, the challengers and the underdogs. Sawtell, Kempsey and Taree have some significant ground to make up as the teams who occupied the bottom three rungs of the ladder when the pandemic ended the competition after nine rounds.

The Scorpions, Saints and Wildcats were 11 points, 14 points and 15 points respectively behind the premiers Coffs United after nine rounds. But a new season brings fresh hope and expectations with Saints mentor Evan Clarke focused on having his team prove people wrong after he made the transition from Macleay Valley. Sawtell coach Joe Skrtic finds himself in a similar position to Clarke with both teams placing an emphasis on a young and fit, but inexperienced playing roster. The Scorpions conceded too many goals in key moments of fixtures last season and they must find a way to stop that happening again if they are to close the gap between themselves and the frontrunners. Taree will hope the addition

get themselves in the right position. Inspiring surfing from all levels, well done everyone. See you next month.” Results: Opens 1st Mia Baker, 2nd Lillian Beadman, 3rd Tamika Draper, 4th Poppy Morison. Longboard 1st Sam Egan, 2nd Maz Pentecost, 3rd Kristine Franks, 4th Marg Bryant. Junior Beginner 1st Miliani Tighe, 2nd Indiana Martin, 3rd Ally Brisbane, 4th Elly Higgins. Junior

Intermediate 1st Coco Gallagher, 2nd Ashlea Saunders, 3rd Ruby Campbell, 4th Mikayla Biachi. Senior Intermediate 1st Liz Deschaseaux, 2nd Jodi Cope, 3rd Renee Adamson, 4th Rachel McJorrow. Senior Beginner 1st Erin Baker, 2nd Jeanie McKillop, 3rd Danielle Boal, 4th Laura Oakley. Wahine Masters 1st Michelle Shearer, 2nd Serena Adams, 3rd Sarah Morison, 4th Danah Besson.

of Jackson Witt can solve their goalscoring woes after they scored a measly three goals in nine matches. The gap between themselves and those at the top of the competition appears to be too much to bridge in 12 months and they are likely to again feature in the bottom half. Port United, Coffs Tigers, Macleay Valley and Northern Storm were all hamstrung by inconsistency in 2020. United registered a win, a draw and a loss against the top three sides which proved they had the ability to match it with the best in the competition. But they gifted Taree their only win of the season and were held to a home draw by Kempsey and also suffered on the wrong end of the scoreboard up at Sawtell. The Tigers also had a win, a draw and a loss against the top three sides, but defeats to Port United, Coffs United and Northern Storm proved costly. Macleay Valley only had two

losses, but it was their inability to convert leads into victories that brought them undone. Four draws from eight starts ultimately cost them the premiers plate with a 3-2 loss at home to Northern Storm a match they were left to rue. Whether Northern Storm can step up and challenge the pacesetters is the one question they will need to answer to make the finals this year. The Storm beat who they should have beaten, but three defeats in their three matches against the top three sides meant there are more questions than answers regarding their ability to challenge for the title. It again looks likely Coffs United, Boambee and Port Saints will again be up towards the top of the ladder. All three clubs have stability in their playing rosters with pieces of individual brilliance likely to be the key between winning and losing. Blow that whistle, ref!

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LEAGUE REBELS By Tim Howard

With a new look halves combination and a beefed up forward pack, the South Grafton Rebels will make an impact on the Group 2 Rugby League competition this year says club president Brendan Breitnaur. “We had a number of players signed for the 2020 season, before the Group pulled the pin,” Breitnaur said. “We’re delighted to say they have stayed with the club, which has appointed former NRL player Roy Bell as captain coach. “Roy’s been doing a fantastic job with the players sharing the wealth of knowledge he’s picked up playing in the NRL and regional representative football.” Breitnaur said the diminutive Bell had lost little of his explosive speed and elusive running skills even at the age of 37. “He’s just the same as always. He doesn’t seem to have changed from

the first time I saw him play.” Bell will be on the sidelines for the club’s opening two games of the season, at Macksville on Sunday and McKittrick Park next Saturday for the Anzac Weekend clash. The Rebels have assembled a forward pack to be reckoned with, with powerful new signing Ryan Binge leading the way. “It would have to be one of the strongest packs I’ve seen the Rebels field,” he said. “Put Ryan in with the like of Grant Stevens, Hughie Stanley and Lewis Cooper and there are not a lot of packs around to match them. And we’ll have Grant Brown coming back a couple of weeks into the season.” Breitnaur was not sure what to make of the news Nambucca, Orara and Sawtell had dropped out of the the first grade competition. “It doesn’t sound good, but it might work

out better,” he said. “Without those three sides, there are going to be more players around, so it might mean we have a stronger competition with just the six teams.” Breitnaur said Rebels fans should also look out for some young guns coming through this season. “Roy likes to have a mix of old heads and youngsters coming through, so I’d say a fair few of the under-18s will be getting plenty of game time. “Players like Brian Quinlan and Jordan Gallagher have really impressed with every opportunity they have. “Quinlan, being a nephew of Mikey and Dan Randall, has the pedigree and does some amazing things on the field. “Jordan is just one of those players you love to have a club. He just gives it everything he has all the time he’s on the field.” The Rebels coaching

LEAGUE MAGPIES By Tim Howard The last time the Lower Clarence Magpies turned out in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League competition in 2019, the club struggled to muster enough players for reserves and under-18s. But after a COVID-19 enforced year off in 2020, the Magpies are flying, with club president John Elisaia, confident they have at least 25 players of first grade standard turning up at training and more than 60 players on the books overall. “If anything COVID did us a favour,” Elisaia said. “We started to rebuild for 2020, but really the extra year has helped us recruit and rebuild our contact with the community.” During its enforced layoff the club also welcomed the $1.3 million upgrade to its home ground at the Yamba Sports Complex, which ensured the club boasted all the facilities needed for a 21st Century sports club. Elissaia said the club was also buoyed by the decision of the coach they signed for 2020, Carl Press, sticking with them for 2021. “He’s come through the Newcastle system, so he’s picked up a lot from

them,” he said. But it as more than just the first grade coach that has impressed the president. “We’ve been able to put together a team of coaches which will ensure our club keeps improving,” he said. “Reserve grade coach Paul Donkin has NRL experience with Parramatta and has also coached in the UK. “And Chris Kirkland has worked in the same Division out west as Carl, so he’s right across all the systems he’s put in place. And Chris’s wife, Laura, is the coach of the ladies league tag, so we know we’ve got coaches working together, putting systems in place the players can work with. Elissaia said the coaching team had instilled good work ethic in the club and because of this had some good cattle to work with “One of the big bonuses we’ve got this year is Cody Walker coming back home after a stint with the Waratahs,” he said. Walker, a big, mobile prop or hooker, made a huge impression in Australian junior rugby, playing for the Australian under-20s and signing a contract with the Waratahs. The Waratahs loss is the Magpies

staff this season oozes experience. The reserves have Josh Nagle to mentor them.

Former first grade coach Ron Gordon guides the under-18s and Grant Brown has dipped his toe

gain, with Elissaia liking what he sees in the young forward. “He’s a natural leader,” he said. “At training you can see he’s doing everything asked of him and setting a great example. “We’ve got a lot of young players coming through from juniors, so having someone like Cody going to be so valuable through the season.” Elissaia has been with the club for fives and for the first time in that period, he approaching the season with a feeling of confidence for every team. “We’re going to be competitive,” he said. “In fact I think we’re going to surprise a few teams this year with how strong we are.” Magpies fans can got a look at their

into the coaching side of football, with the ladies league tag team.

new-look team this weekend when they play a postponed trial against Port City Breakers. “After all the rain, we’ve got to play the game at the rugby ground at Iluka,” Elissaia said. He said the game would give the players a hit out before the NRRRL season started on May 2. “It will be good for us, because we have the bye the first week, so we’re not having our first hit out until the week after.”

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SECOND HALF ONSLAUGHT SINKS MAGPIES By Neil Cadigan The Campbell Construction Co. Tweed Seagulls gave an indication of what they are capable in this year’s Intrust Super Cup when they scored 28 unanswered points against Souths Logan Magpies before running out 40-24 winners at Tugun on Saturday afternoon. The Seagulls were behind 14-12 at half-time before running away with the match. Highly professional and often unheralded left centre Lee Turner picked up two tries with all other tries scored by Gold Coast Titans representatives with lock Sam McIntyre also getting a double and prop Jai Whitfield, fullback Jayden Campbell and bench forward Darius Farmer each crossing. “Even though we scored 40 points we still turned over too much cheap ball and lacked some cohesion in attack at times,” admitted coach Ben Woolf. “But after letting them in for a try in the fourth minute, on the back of a couple of penalties, I thought we competed well, particularly with our aggression in defence.

“We’re fortunate to have really good impact off the bench (Whitfield, Farmer, Brent Woolf and Braden Robson) and didn’t get Darius Farmer onto the field until the last 30 minutes, which showed how well our middle performed. “The bench forwards did a really good job for us in the middle of the game before the starting middle came back on and that’s going to be one of our strong points this season.”

However, for the third time in their three matches this season, the Seagulls were behind on the scoreboard at half-time before finishing stronger than their opponents. Woolf’s hope that his side would get off to their best start of the season was smashed in just the fourth minute when Magpies lock Kobe

Hetherington crossed in only Souths Logan’s second set with the ball. Kevin Locke’s conversion gave them a 6-0 lead. However, Tweed settled into their stride soon after and posted two tries just two minutes apart, to take the lead 12-6, only for the Magpies to hit back quickly and level the scores with a try to hooker Cory Paix in the 19th minute. The Seagulls tries came from lock Sam McIntyre when

he was too strong from close range in the 12th minute. The Magpies hadn’t touched the ball again after that setback when Turner crossed from a smart shift after the forwards had worked upfield strongly. Lindon McGrady converted both tries. A Locke penalty goal saw the Magpies go to the break at

14-12 ahead. The Seagulls scored the next five tries though to run away with the match, going to a 40-14 lead in 71st minute. Whitfield barged over just two minutes after half-time after good lead-up work by Brent Woolf and Braden Robson. Although the Magpies had more of the possession in the next 10 minutes, Tweed’s defended with confidence and purpose. Joe Vuna, the former

Warriors hot prospect before missing the past two seasons while working as a Mormon missionary, was impressive on debut with his aggressive defence and he led the tempo for his side. McIntyre scored his second try in the 48th minute before Campbell, the whippet-shaped son of Dally M Medal winner Preston Campbell, scored a brilliant try reminiscent of his father. He identified that Magpies fullback Creedence Toia had made a tackle and no one was ‘at home’, saw a gap to kick through, regathered and crossed the line to essentially put the result behind doubt at 30-14 with McGrady’s conversion in the 60th minute. Just two minutes later Turner crossed for his second try after some good shape on the left edge before Farmer was rewarded for an impressive second-half effort. He returned the ball strongly from a line-drop out and backed it up two rucks later with a powerful bust through the defensive line. The Magpies – who lost experienced halfback Albert Kelly before the match scored two consolation tries in the last three minutes, to Jacob Elmore and Isaiah Tass, but they had been completely outplayed in the second half. Hetherington was a strong performer in his 64 minutes on the field while fullback Toia and bench forward Rory Ferguson played well. The 20-year-old Campbell, all 80kg of him, was a

constant threat returning kicks and won the Seagulls’ players’ player award while Turner was close to their best on the field. TWEED SEAGULLS 40 (S McIntyre 2, L Turner 2, J Whitbread, J Campbell, D Farmer tries; L McGrady 6 goals) def. SOUTHS LOGAN MAGPIES 24 (K Hetherington, C Paix, J Elmore, I Tass tries; K Locke 2, Tass 2 goals) at Tugun.

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outstanding in Tweed’s terrific victory By Cameron Stallard - QRL Content Producer Tarryn Aiken’s 2021 season could not have started any better; bagging a second half hat-trick in the Tweed Seagulls’ 42-22 win over the Queensland Valkyries at Tugun RLFC. The first of the Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons and Brisbane Broncos playmaker’s treble came five minutes after half-time, and two more four-pointers completed the try-scoring bonanza in the 60th and 63rd minutes. Fellow NRLW representatives Zara Canfield and Lailee Phillips also crossed the chalk; but not to be forgotten, Liahona Theodore’s double for the Valkyries kept the visitors in the fight for the entire 70 minutes. The Seagulls will be tasked with soaring over 2020 Holcim Cup champions Burleigh Bears in next week’s XXXX Rivalry Round.

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TWEED VALLEY ROLLERS CELEBRATE A DECADE ON THE RINK By Tania Spiers-Phillips All the colour, fun, action and clever names are back as Roller Derby comes out of hibernation and training mode after the Covid lock-down. It is good timing for the Tweed Valley Rollers – based at Epic Skate at Tweed Heads South – with the team celebrating a decade of operation in recent times according to the group’s head of marketing and fundraising Esther Wills. “The Tweed Valley Rollers have just hit the 10-year milestone which is a pretty big deal for us,” Wills (known on the rink as Esta La Vista) said. “We are currently sitting at about 35 members and there is still a huge interest out there – we hold our rookie nights every Monday night. We’re always getting new faces, people that are curious about skating. “I think a big part of what we’ve been going through the past year with Covid and what-not – the whole roller skating thing has had a bit of a resurgence - that whole retro old-school skating, skateboarding. “People have been buying skates and now they want to know how they

Pic: Shell Raiser, BustHer, Esta La Vista, Evil Britches – 10-year derby anniversary. Picture Dean Saffron.

can become a better skater and what they can do with them so they’re delving into roller derby as well and that’s pretty exciting.” The Rollers – an all-female club – are part of a larger network of clubs spread along the Eastern seaboard and beyond, either travelling or hosting each other for a big game on average once a month when the country isn’t in lockdown. “We have a great relationship with what we call

our sister league in Lismore – Northern Rivers Roller Derby but we just recently scrimmed (played against) with Brisbane City Rollers,” she said. “There was a day event where all of the Qld local leagues, so a lot of Brisbane leagues, Sunstate, Brisbane City rollers, Coastal Assassins (from the Sunshine Coast) – it was a little mini tournament which was great because we haven’t had any of that for probably close to a year. The

only tournament that I’m aware that ran in 2020 was the one we host with Northern Rivers. So that was the only event in 2020 so we’ve been chomping at the bit for games.” She said final getting out there to play again came with a lot of excitement. “While we’ve been training- when we’re allowed to – which has been most of the time,” Esta said. “We had to dust off the cobwebs a bit, usually we’d

be having one game a month. And we’re on a fairly high rotation so we really hadn’t had a game in a year. “It was just awesome and really good to have almost a full team and bench support – just to have that game day atmosphere with all the cheering and just all the fun and adrenalin and excitement that goes with it as well. “We are definitely hoping to do some more of it.” The Tweed Valley Rollers are all female and except skaters from 16 and above with parental permission– while other leagues around also have men (in Brisbane) and even children’s teams. “We’re just keen to get some games at the moment,” she said. “it is definitely contact I’d liken the style of hitting similar to AFL with a lot of hip and shoulder checks and you’re coming at your opponent a lot of the time with a lot of speed so you’ve got the elements of speed and contact. “It’s very exciting to watch particularly once you get your head around the rules.” For more information contact them through Facebook or through Epic Skate.

GHOSTS BACK TO HAUNT RIVALS IN 2021 By Tim Howard

With the nucleus of the team that won the 2019 Group 2 rugby league grand final by a cricket score itching to get out on the paddock, the Grafton Ghosts look ready to dominate again. The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the Group 2 competition with Nambucca Roosters and the Orara Valley Axeman definitely missing and the Sawtell Panthers so uncertain, they’ve been left out of the draw. But for the Ghosts, who have gone back to the future with their “new” president Neil Payne, this is not important. “We have to turn up every week and play good football, what’s happening with the other teams doesn’t matter,” he said. Payne said he liked what he saw in the Ghosts’ player coach for 2021, Todd

Cameron. “Todd’s played under a lot of good people in his career who would have taught him a lot about the game,” he said. “He’s also been a player who’s a leader on the field, so I don’t think the extra responsibility will overly worry him.” But he has big boots to fill

with former NRL duo Danny Wicks and Clint Greenshields missing from the team that lifted the trophy in 2019. The Ghosts six-try grand final hero from 2019, Dylan Collett is back as is the Ghosts other try-scoring machine Mitch Lollback. “With Dylan lead in the centres and Mitch out on the

end, we shouldn’t have too much trouble scoring tries,” Payne said. “We’ve got Brett Wicks back in the forwards and a young bloke, Hayden Ensbey, who has been with the Titans and the North Coast Bulldogs. He’ll be pushing to make first grade this season.” Payne lamented weeks of

wet weather had virtually washed out the pre-season competition. “We had three pre-seaon trials lined up but with 99% of the games washed out everyone’s just about in the same boat,” he said. “We’ve even had a lot of training sessions washed out, so we’ve been training indoors.” Payne said the Ghosts won’t be able to field an under-18s team this season. “The player numbers just weren’t there this season,” he said. “But we’re bringing on a good crop of under-16s in the juniors, who will move up to 18s next year.” The Ghosts play Bellingen, at Bellingen on Sunday and Coffs Harbour the following Saturday of the Easter Weekend. The club does not get to host a home game at Frank McGuren Field until May 2 against Macksville.

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