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Jyllie Jackson (far left, carrying the 2) leading the last Lantern Parade in 2019, which celebrated 25 years of the Lismore institution, which this year will have to be held at Lismore Showground with limited admission due to Covid restrictions. Photo: Lisa Gough

LANTERN PARADE UNDER FIRE By Samantha Elley

A FIRE of contention has been lit in relation to the new admission prices at this year’s Lismore Lantern Parade. Big Rob, Lismore City Council independent candidate for this year’s local government elections, has fired a volley of shots at Lismore Lantern Parade event organiser, Jyllie Jackson. Ms Jackson is also a candidate for the upcoming elections and is sixth on the ticket for Our Sustainable

Future, along with current councillor Elly Bird, who is running for mayor. Not one to pull any punches, Big Rob has been vocal on social media platform Facebook, regarding the changes made to Lismore’s popular annual community event. “The Lismore Lantern Parade used to be free entry, with an ‘optional’ gold coin donation to enter the finale area,” Big Rob wrote on Lismore Information Exchange.

“With continuing support from council and volunteers, and no parade to benefit local CBD businesses this year due to relocation to the North Lismore Showground, do you think the following admission prices are fair?” Big Rob listed the new prices which include general admission for adults at $15 and children at $7. The Northern Rivers Times contacted Ms Jackson for an explanation to Big Rob’s concerns. “We don’t get state funding

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or federal funding and we get $25,000 from Lismore Council,” Ms Jackson said. “This has been the situation for the last 10 years and it costs, even without all the extras, $130,000 to hold the event. “We do all sorts of funding raising activities throughout the year, including running workshops, making lanterns on commission and we also get sponsorship.” Ms Jackson said this past year had been more difficult to raise funds for the event

as they’ve had no work in the past 15-18 months due to COVID restrictions. “We haven’t been able to raise funding and we have no cash reserves,” Ms Jackson said. “The general admission money will help as we have many extra costs this year to make the event COVID safe. “We have to have everybody logged in and registered, we need scanners and extra security.”

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VACCINE BOOST HEADED THIS WAY By Tim Howard

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clinics in Grafton and Ballina, but has not revealed a time. Health district CEO Wayne Jones revealed the plans at a meeting last week, but would not put a date on when it might open. Clarence Valley businessman Rick Murray has been disappointed at the slow roll out of the vaccine for over 50s in Grafton. “In Grafton for over 50s might wait several weeks, but if you go to Ballina it’s less than a week,” he said. “I’ve heard that it’s a reasonably short time for under-50s if they go to Coffs.” Some doctors clinics in Grafton have warned patients they could wait up to three weeks for a vaccination, although the boost in supplies this week could shorten the wait.

Six million Covid-19 tests but no room for complacency NSW has reached a major milestone in its fight against COVID-19, with more than six million tests conducted since the beginning of the pandemic almost 500 days ago. More than 3.5 million people have been tested for COVID-19 in NSW, with almost 1.4 million people being tested more than once. NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the NSW community should be very proud of this milestone. “As recent events show, COVID-19 can re-emerge at any time, even after lengthy periods of no community transmission. High testing rates are among our best defences against COVID-19 as they allow us to detect new cases early and prevent further transmission,” Dr Chant said. “NSW has one of the highest COVID-19

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Stickers latest strategy in efforts to repair ‘horror road’ By Tonia Dynan ARMED with 50 bumper stickers saying “I survived the Clarence Way” in her bag, Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland met with the Shadow Minister for Local Government last week. “I’m here in Sydney at the moment at Parliament House, waiting to see the Shadow Minister for Local Government. I’ve got a pack of the stickers in my bag,” Cr Mulholland said. The bumper stickers are a fundraising and awareness campaign started by the Bonalbo Progress Association to support the council’s application to fix the Clarence Way. Fighting to fix the 60km stretch of road from the Bruxner Highway to Urbenville has been the mayor’s “thorn under my skin” for the last nine years. “It’s in an appalling condition,” she said. “It needs to be done and it needs to be done now, because if we leave it for much longer we’re going to end up looking at a

replacement road, not an upgrade and that’s going to be a lot more expensive than $30 million.” Kyogle Council put in an application for funding for the upgrade in round one of the Stronger Country Communities grant program but missed out. “There was a Stronger Country Communities grant round one and we missed out

on that, but the application has been rolled over to round two, which was supposed to be announced in February. And we’re still waiting,” she said. Cr Mulholland said she thought the bumper sticker campaign was a brilliant idea. “What they’re trying to do is actually support the council’s application to the State Government for $30 million,” she said.

“The State Government proudly announces $2.6 billion for the M6, which is a four kilometre tunnel, the benefit of which is to cut 15 minutes off commuters‘ travel time. “If you ever wondered where all the taxpayers’ dollars get spent on infrastructure, look no further. “How about slicing $30m out of that budget so we can fund the Clarence Way?”

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Bonalbo Progress Association president John Tart said along with the bumper stickers, the association was also generating a petition to lobby politicians to fix the road. “We’ve got a really good group of people out here and we’re pushing to get more tourism. “Every time visitors come to town or people going through, they say, ‘what a lovely place you have here, but that road’s a horror’. “It’s such a lovely drive, especially for people with caravans, to get off the highway at Grafton and come up through the Clarence Way and back on to the Mt Lindesay Highway to get back to Brisbane, or even off to Toowoomba. But the road needs to be fixed.” A hard copy of the petition can be found at the Kyogle chemist and the bumper stickers are available for $5 from both the chemist and the Visitor Information Centre. You can also sign the petition online at www. parliament.nsw.gov.au/ or tinyurl.com/fixclarenceway.

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Growth in regional rents is almost three times that of capital cities RENT values for the Richmond-Tweed area have increased by 17.6% in the last year, according to the CoreLogic hedonic rental index. Rent values have increased 9.4% on average but the Richmond-Tweed area is the highest in the state. The median weekly asking rent in the area was set at $590, higher than the Gold Coast ($530) and Sunshine Coast ($550) in Queensland. CoreLogic has released its Quarterly Regional Report, which revealed the annual growth rate of combined regional dwelling values (13%) was more than twice that of the capital cities (6.4%) in the 12 months to April. Remarkably, rent values across the combined regional markets have outpaced capital city rents even more - regional rent values increased almost three times as much as the capital city markets over the year. The CoreLogic hedonic rental value index, which tracks the combined value of rent estimates for all properties, increased 9.6% in the year to April, compared with 3.3% in capital cities. Of the 25 regions analysed, total available rent listings have, on average, halved over the year. Across these regions, the average time a rental property spent on the market has declined from 25 days in the three months to April 2020, to 17 days over April 2021. The lowest typical days on market in the rolling quarter was across the Gold Coast, where the median amount of time a

rental spent on the market was two weeks. The data suggests that tenants are having to compete harder for rental accommodation in major regional centres, both in terms of their wallet, and the pace of their decision making. More severe consequences of the recent tightening in rental markets include housing stress and homelessness. There are several factors which may account for the rapid tightening in rental markets, though this applies very generally to regional Australia rather than the specifics of each market. These include: Less people moving from regions since the onset of COVID. ABS data shows that in the 2020 calendar year,

migration away from regional Australia to capital cities fell to 190,151. This is around -4% below the series average and may have contributed to less rental stock being freed up over the year. The fall in internal migration may have resulted from work or study plans in the city being disrupted by COVID-19. More people have moved to regions through the September and December quarter. Alongside the fall in people going from regions to cities, December and September quarter data from the ABS showed an increase in migration from cities to regions, compared with the equivalent quarters in 2019. Over the whole calendar year, there was actually less migration to regional Australia

from cities (at 233,122) than in the previous year (233,779). Regional relocation from cities to regions may also be increasingly skewed to higherincome workers, which would put further upward pressure on purchase and rent prices. This is because remote work tends to be concentrated in the ‘knowledge economy’, such as for professionals, as well as clerical and administrative workers. Eased restrictions have boosted domestic tourism, which may have implications for rentals. At the onset of the pandemic, where travel and tourism were immediately impacted, anecdotes emerged of short-term rental accommodation owners converting their properties to the long-term rental market.

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However, with domestic travel restrictions eased, such properties are likely to have been re-converted to the short-term rental market. While this trend is not apparent across every region, data from AIRDNA show Geelong, Shellharbour, and parts of the Mid-North Coast did see a dip in the number of short term rentals from the March to September 2020 quarter. In these same areas, rental volumes trended closer to pre-COVID levels in the March 2021 quarter. Rising property values. It is possible that increased demand for the ownership of property in regions, whether for owneroccupation or investment, has put upward pressure on rental values. This could occur through potential owneroccupiers being priced out by new entrants, which would add demand to the rental market. Creating more affordable housing in both regional Australia, and major cities, could ease rental conditions. Having well dispersed affordable housing options can also serve to restrict internal migration based on affordability constraints. The challenge with supply-side solutions is that are relatively inelastic in responding to very tight rental markets, especially in regional markets where the pool of labour and materials is often shallower relative to the capitals. But in an environment where government schemes have brought forward demand for private housing, social and affordable housing may also be an important source of activity for the housing construction sector.

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LANTERN PARADE COMES UNDER FIRE continued from front page

Big Rob (pictured) has also stated the change of venue for the Lismore Lantern Parade will be a concern for businesses that benefit from the CBD parade. “…council’s support was directly linked to the benefit to businesses,” Big Rob wrote. “That benefit no longer exists with no CBD parade and the event being held out at the Showground. “Jyllie could have done it at Oakes, Crozier and/or the car park next to the gallery and/or the Quad. “She could have even headed back to Riverside

Park.” Ms Jackson said the last time the parade was held, there were in excess of 30,000 people. “You cannot control that many people,” she said. “We have been talking to the Department of Health and the police and been told we have to do our events in a confined environment with a limit of 5,000 people. “(Big Rob) doesn’t do his homework as both Crozier and Oakes ovals are under renovation. “Our team has been planning this since last year and the riverbank is even more problematic, with no seating, no facilities.”

Big Rob’s final concern was the fact that Ms Jackson gets paid for the work she puts into the event. “I do get paid, it’s my job,” said Ms Jackson. “Anybody who does any kind of thing like this, gets paid. “I put in 40-60 hours a week and I get paid a pittance, less than the dole. I have no

rich sugar daddy.” Ms Jackson also emphasised the work that is created for the arts community in Lismore through holding the Lismore Lantern Parade. “The event creates income, work and jobs particularly for people in the arts, who have suffered badly through COVID,” said Ms Jackson “We have to pay for our lighting and sound and stage people. “We could have said it’s too hard to hold the event but we still did it last year in the middle of the pandemic. “We have stuck by our commitment to our community, we care about

that community.” In one final gesture of protest with the committee LightNUp Inc. who run the parade, Big Rob has registered the name Lismore Lantern Parade and requested they stop using the name. “It’s nasty,” said Ms Jackson. “It doesn’t mean anything. We’ve received legal advice and it is only the name of an event. “He is just wasting our time.” Tickets for the Lantern Parade are available from Music Bizarre and Curious Kookaburra and you can use your Dine and Discover vouchers for this event.

Music venues receive $24m support boost NEW South Wales remains the home of live music with 162 live music venues in Sydney and NSW receiving an injection of funds through the NSW Government’s $24 million Live Music Support Package. The program will help assist 85 Sydney venues and 77 regional NSW venues that have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 related restrictions over the past year to survive through the pandemic. Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said the benefits of this initiative would be farreaching. “Live music is the beating heart of our state and this is the largest investment into grassroots live music in the history of NSW with 162 venues to receive crucial funds that will allow them to keep

the doors open and get back to work putting on gigs. “The NSW Government has been listening to the industry and our community, and the incredible support for and interest in this program proves that it has hit the mark for these venues. “We know that there is a whole network of businesses and professionals that are involved in staging live music shows, and many of these venues are pillars of the 24-hour economy and critical infrastructure that allows a whole range of events and activities to take place. “By keeping the lights on and the amps tuned, we’re creating social and economic benefit for the whole of NSW, and it’s amazing to see venues from Bega to Ballina receiving funding,” Mr Ayres said. The Saraton Theatre and the Village Green Hotel in Grafton, the Yamba Bowls

Club and Hotel Illawong in Evans Head have won a combined $225,000 in grants to help revive the live music scene, Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis has announced. Tweed Nationals MP Geoff Provest has announced The Beach Hotel in Kingscliff, the Murwillumbah Citadel and Flutterbies in Tyalgum have been rewarded with a total of $90,000. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh congratulated local recipients Element Bar, Moonee Tavern and Bottleshop, Park Beach Hotel Motel, Red-C Events, Seaview Tavern, and The Coffs Hotel. “These venues are an important creative and cultural part of the local visitor economy,” Mr Singh said. Applications were assessed by an industry and NSW Government inter-agency panel and funding allocated based on the size of individual

venues, and whether the venue operates exclusively for live music or whether live music forms a significant part of the venue operations. Recipients can utilise funding for operational costs including but not limited to employing musicians and support crew. “This will see us clear our debts completely and survive the next 12 months of recovery without the extreme stress and pressure of low turnover from restricted capacities and ongoing COVID-19 scares. Not only that, but it will help us to support the whole industry from artists, staff, promoters and music workers by putting on more events, upgrading equipment and facilities and creating an even better experience for our community,” Ms Dombroski said. “Venues are the stepping stone for so many artists

in their careers, we are so incredibly thankful for everyone who rallied behind NSW live music venues and that we have had our voices heard by NSW Government. Thank you for listening to us, thank you for your support and for not stopping until the best possible outcome was reached for the survival of live music in our state.” The Live Music Support Package is part of the NSW Government’s $51.5 million Tourism Support Package, providing funding to sectors engaged in the NSW visitor economy that have been hit hardest by the pandemic. The fund is administered by Destination NSW in partnership with Create NSW and the Office of the 24-hour Economy Commissioner. For more information, go to www.nsw.gov.au/living-nsw/ tourism-support-package.

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June 3, 2021

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MURDER ACCUSED TO FACE TRIAL ALLEGED Goonellabah baseball murderer Clinton Brian Williams (pictured) has had his case committed for trial at the Supreme Court of NSW last week. The 39-yearold dad-of-nine allegedly brutally murdered 29-year-old Goonellabah man Dennis Dalton with a baseball bat in 2013. It’s alleged the pair was involved in a fight on Churchward Place in the early hours of the morning. It was the third altercation reported from the street that night. Mr Dalton was found about 5.30am on Thursday, June 6 with severe head injuries in front of his home. Mr Dalton was taken to Lismore Base Hospital before being transferred to the Gold Coast University Hospital where he

died three weeks later on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Detectives from Richmond Police District established Strike Force Headley to investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr Dalton’s death. At a coronial inquest held in 2019, Deputy State Coroner Jeffrey Linden referred the matter to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. After a seven-year

manhunt, strike force detectives – with the assistance of the Queensland Police Service Homicide Squad – arrested Williams at a home in Holmview, Queensland, about 40km south-east of Brisbane, at 7.40am on Tuesday, November 3 last year. Williams was extradited from Queensland and charged with murder at Lismore Police Station. He will face trial on July 2.

Ex-Ballina teacher granted bail on historical sexual charges RODNEY Charles Eather, 66 of Morayfield in Queensland, appeared in Lismore Local Court via videolink last Thursday on 11 counts of sexual assault. He was extradited from his home to NSW where police alleged Mr Eather sexually assaulted a female who was aged between 13 and 16, between 1981 and 1983, while he was a teacher at Ballina High School. Magistrate J Linden granted bail of $50,000 to Mr Eather with the condition that he report to his local police station in Queensland three

times a week and he surrender his passport and not apply for another one. He is not to enter any international airport or point of departure from Australia nor to be in the presence of a person under 16 years old unless he is in the direct company of his wife. He is also not to contact the alleged victim or any prosecution witness, unless it is through legal representation. The matter will return to Lismore Local Court on July 27 where Mr Eather will be excused from appearing.

Pay hike for Byron councillors BYRON Shire councillors voted to give themselves a pay rise last week. The Local Government Remuneration Tribunal handed down its report and determinations on fees for councillors and mayors for the 2021/22 financial year. The tribunal determines the maximum and minimum amounts of fees to be paid and determined a two per cent increase was warranted. Byron Shire Council is categorised as a regional rural council and the appropriate fee range was set at between $9370 to $20,690 for councillors and $19,970 to $45,140 for mayors. Currently the annual fees payable to councillors and the mayor for the 2020/21 financial year are the maximum fee fixed at $20,280 per annum for a councillor with an additional fee of $44,250 for the mayor. Byron Shire currently pays $20,280 for each

Ballina Council request more police numbers

Byron’s new mayor gets pay rise. of the nine councillors ($182,520) plus $44,250 for the mayor. That cost would increase to $20,690 for each of the nine councillors ($186,210) plus the additional mayoral fee of $45,140, bringing the total to $231,350. The draft 2021/22 budget included a total allocation of $232,500 for councillor fees and

the mayoral allowance, which will be adjusted prior to adoption. Byron Shire Council made a submission to the tribunal supporting the maximum allowable increase of 2.5 per cent. Council has an adopted view that the current maximum fees for councillors and mayors are inadequate for the roles and responsibilities.

MORE police for the Ballina Shire, particularly for Alstonville, is the call coming from Ballina Shire Council. Councillors voted unanimously to make urgent representations requesting the NSW Police Minister and the Local Area Commander review the allocation of police numbers in the Ballina Shire, with specific emphasis on the actual rostered shifts on the Alstonville Plateau. In doing so, council also acknowledged the excellent service provided by the NSW Police officers in the shire. “It is a basic requirement of Local Government that new residential areas should be supported by adequate essential services,” Cr Eoin Johnston said. “Health, education and policing are the core requirements necessary to meet the needs of our citizens. “Alstonville has benefited from the presence of a police officer in residence and a second officer on call when a shift is operational in the area. “These two officers have been well received and they have gained the respect of the community at large. However, their ability to patrol Alstonville and Wollongbar on a

regular basis is limited. “They are frequently rostered on at the Ballina or Lismore stations and Ballina has the extra responsibility of policing the rapidly expanding Lennox Head precinct. “I have received a number of complaints personally and I have viewed social media posts, all pointing to an acceleration of petty and nuisance crime in the streets and on properties, mostly after dark. “Residents have invested heavily in their future by moving into these attractive growth areas and they deserve to be afforded the basic right to feel safe and protected in their neighbourhood. “This is a frequently revisited issue, but it could be addressed by an increase in police numbers at the Ballina station which would then allow for more effective rostering out of Alstonville.” In March, council voted to write to the NSW Minister for Police seeking a review of police numbers in the Ballina Shire and clarification regarding future planning for a new police station at Lennox Head. There hadn’t been any response from the minister to date.

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COUNCIL STAFF COLLECT 55KG OF LITTER IN 45 MINS TWENTY-nine staff from Byron Shire Council picked up more than 1,460 pieces of litter weighing 55 kilograms in a 45-minute trawl through Mullumbimby’s CBD. Council’s Waste team coordinated the event as a quick, easy and effective way of getting some litter off the streets of Mullumbimby before it ended up in the Brunswick River. Zoe White, Council’s Waste Education and Compliance Officer, said while there were some larger items such as a piece of carpet and a broken bumper bar, the most common items were micro litter such as cigarette butts, bottle tops, and soft plastics. When the litter was separated there were 586 cigarette butts and more than 350 bits of soft plastic “It was quite staggering to see the amount that was collected in three quarters of an hour in one block of the Mullumbimby CBD,” Ms White said. “Not only was it a great learning experience for some

of our staff, but the data we collected will be used when we talk to visitors, students, businesses and community groups in town,” she said. “With this sort of evidence we can develop strategies and campaigns such as Butt Free Byron Shire to target certain areas or hotspots, and key littered items we are finding.

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“The ultimate winner at the end of the day is the environment because the litter we picked up will not go into the river and flow into the ocean where it can harm marine life and nor will it be able to be picked up by birds,” Ms White said. A breakdown of the litter included:

• 1,021 plastic items (including 586 cigarette butts); • 213 paper/ cardboard items; and • 95 metal items. “When we looked at the plastic items many were single-use things such as straws, cutlery, face masks and coffee cups that we

could easily switch over for reusables,” Ms White said. “The best way to keep litter off our streets is to not let it get there in the first place so BYO things like cups and cutlery,” she said. For more information about Council’s waste education campaigns go to the website.

ClimateWise workshop to prepare for emergency BYRON Shire Council’s new ClimateWise Communities website is now up and running with a focus on getting people to be prepared for the next weather emergency. Troy Nicholls, Council’s Disaster Resilience Officer, said it’s impossible to overstate how important it is to be prepared for weather events. “Time and again we see floods, bushfires and heavy rain events hit communities and the devastation is heartbreaking,” Mr Nicholls said. “A little bit of preparation about local risks and having a plan can make all the difference and it

doesn’t take much time,” he said. “The new ClimateWise website has a ready check tool on it where people can put in their address and see the risks from floods and bushfires. “It’s a great way to start conversations with neighbours and family about what you will do and what they will do in different emergency situations,” Mr Nicholls said. Council is holding two workshops to introduce community members to the ClimateWise website. “We will be providing an

overview of the website and encourage residents to check their addresses and start planning,” Mr Nicholls said. The workshops will be held in the following locations: 26 May 2021, Mullumbimby Community College IT room, 3:30pm – 6:30pm. Register to reserve a spot. 1 June 2021, Cavanbah Centre Byron Bay (meeting room 1), BYO device, 3:30pm – 6:30pm. Register to reserve a spot. For information about ClimateWise Communities go to the website.

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June 3, 2021

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Jobs cut as NSW Government breaks promises on staffing at Murwillumbah High School DESPITE written and verbal assurances from the NSW Government, Murwillumbah High School has had its staffing cut for 2021, according to the NSW Teachers Federation. Last October, the NSW Government’s closed two primary schools and two high schools in the Murwillumbah area, which were to be replaced by a mega-school on one site. NSW Teachers Federation deputy president Henry Rajendra (pictured) said the union was advised by the Education Department that it would honour a staffing maintenance commitment for schools nominated for a rebuild or major refurbishment. The federation said the department formally agreed: “schools nominated for a rebuild or major refurbishment should be afforded, at the point of announcement, a maintenance of their existing staffing entitlement as a minimum.”

The agreement further stated: “The maintenance of the staffing entitlement should apply for two years beyond the opening of the new building or completion of the major refurbishment. Such a staffing maintenance will assure affected school communities that staffing allocations will not suffer therefore ensuring program continuity, supported transition and stability.” However, staffing cuts have now been imposed on Murwillumbah High

School with the department axing almost two full time equivalent positions, the federation claims. “The NSW government has not wasted any time in inflicting these staffing cuts having only announced the Murwillumbah project last October. But the worst is yet to come,” Mr Rajendra said. “An examination of the staffing impact on amalgamating the schools on current enrolments reveals that primary school provision

CONSENT PACKAGE FOR SCHOOLS A NEW consent package is being developed for NSW schools, focusing on support for teachers and engagement with parents. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell announced the new suite of initiatives today as the first major step following the Statement of Intent signed by all three school sectors earlier this year. “This government has made very clear its intentions to work with the community to combat sexual violence,” Ms Mitchell said. “Schools play an important role, side by side with parents, to instil the values in our students and children on what is acceptable behaviour and how to foster respectful relationships. To support teaching of respectful relationships, a new range of curriculum-aligned teaching and learning resources – aligned with the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) curriculum – will be created for teachers. “The resources will be available on the department’s Learning Resources Hub. They will be quality assured and produced by subjectmatter experts,” Ms Mitchell said. “Our consent curriculum content in the PDHPE curriculum is the strongest in Australia and these

resources will ensure teachers can deliver it in the best way possible.” The resources will include lesson sequences and stage-appropriate teaching activities that teachers can use or adapted to assist them in the classroom. “We will be able to monitor the uptake of these resources to know which ones are being used most in schools and where more support is needed,” Ms Mitchell said. The Department of Education has also partnered with the Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW and, as a first step, will hold the first webinar for all public school P&Cs next month. The webinar will be an opportunity for P&C members to find out more about the Statement of Intent, what students currently learn through the curriculum, and how parents and carers can stay engaged in the discussion. “Parents are partners in their child’s education. I want to know they have everything they need to have these important conversations with their children,” Ms Mitchell said. The resources will be available to all teachers in the coming school term. Parents will receive more information on the webinar and survey via their P&C or local school.

will, as a minimum, lose a classroom teacher, up to two assistant principal positions and a principal position and a reduction in teacher-librarian staffing. “The situation is far worse for high school staffing. On current enrolments, it is predicted that at least 16 positions, 20 per cent of the teacher staffing entitlement, will be cut including classroom, head teacher, teacher-librarian, careers adviser and principal positions. “Ultimately, this will narrow the curriculum, leave students with fewer subjects to consider, increase class sizes and the workload of teachers. “In what continues to be a difficult year for NSW residents and the Murwillumbah community, the NSW Government is now effectively announcing job losses by stealth, inflicting more pain on schools, students, teachers and the local economy. “Public school teachers are already working in an

under-resourced system at the hands of the Berejiklian Government. This is nothing more than a disingenuous and mean-spirited act of negligence.” The NSW Teachers Federation is concerned that this contraction of public schooling is not limited to Murwillumbah, saying the Government has claimed that the Murwillumbah project is, ‘the first of its kind for regional NSW’. “While we will continue to protect and enhance the provision of public schooling in Murwillumbah, we must brace ourselves for further school closures, cuts to staffing and increased class sizes in other regional communities,” Mr Rajendra said. A Department of Education spokesman said the school had not lost any staff that it was entitled to. He said the minister made it clear that no permanent staff would lose their job before or after the merger.

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June 3, 2021

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a dam are apparently opposed to all the alternatives proposed by Rous. They want a dam and nothing else. This reckless dependence on one source has long been rejected by water authorities around the world as just too dangerous. Fortunately Rous has made clear it does not support such foolishness. Nan Nicholson The Channon

Support Salvos One of the things that COVID taught us in 2020 was that anyone, regardless of their financial or employment status, is only one or two major life events away from disaster. This unprecedented global pandemic changed the way life was lived for much of last year, and into 2021. For many, this disaster triggered a partial or complete loss of income, job security, and in some cases, a place to live or food on the table. Whilst many were supported by government, there were also many who fell through the cracks and managed to find their way to The Salvation Army. While you would expect that the majority of those reaching out to the Salvos would be the most vulnerable and marginalized in society, in fact there were more and more people knocking on the Salvo’s door for the first time. Some had even donated to us in the past, but now found themselves on the receiving end of a food hamper or assistance

to pay their rent. COVID-19 has highlighted, and allowed us to reflect on, just how many people live on the brink of a personal disaster, or indeed may be currently experiencing one. It is often the most hidden forms of poverty and suffering that are the most damaging. People asking for help often think no one understands what they’re going through. Feelings of shame and embarrassment are common when people first begin to consider reaching out for support. Life’s challenges are often closer than we think. A mate who sleeps on his friend’s couch, or a colleague facing a choice between essential medical care or keeping their family housed and fed; this is the reality that many Australians face. We must stay alert and responsive to help people who are unable to come to terms with their circumstances or ask for help in their darkest moment. One thing that we can do as an Australian society is remove the stigma of reaching out for help. At the Salvos there is absolutely no need to feel ashamed in asking for a hand when you are doing it tough. If you or someone you know is struggling and in need of support, please reach out to the Salvos at www. salvationarmy.org.au or call 13 SALVOS. We are here for everyone in Australia, and we are here to help. Major Bruce Harmer, The Salvation Army

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June 3, 2021

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Casino ANZ branch headed for closure “Customers prefer internet banking” THE ANZ Banking group recently announced that its Casino branch will close by October 2021, with the loss of local jobs. Richmond Valley Council will write to the CEO of the ANZ Banking Group to stop the closure of the Casino branch. Since January 2020, more than 300 local bank branches have closed in regional areas, with the ANZ accounting for nearly half of these (146). The latest NSW closures include Forster, Cooma, Ulladulla, Salamander Bay, Casino, Cowra, Cootamundra, Leeton and Kempsey. Deputy mayor Stephen Morrissey said regional banking facilities provided vital services for the community, including local businesses and farmers. “They are also an important source of employment for local families,” he said. “The ANZ group has been operating in Australia for the past 175 years and claims its decision to close local branches is because customers prefer internet banking. “However, this overlooks the important role that local

banking facilities play in the regional economy and the community. “It also fails to acknowledge that many people in regional NSW do not have access to reliable internet services. Those who need assistance with banking, such as the elderly or those with a disability, will be further disadvantaged by the loss of their local branch.” Cr Morrissey said the bank closure was the second blow

for the town, with the Casino CBD losing the Target store, and more local jobs, in the last year. “If the Richmond Valley is to achieve the NSW Government’s vision of a Regional Jobs Precinct, then it will need important support services, such as access to banking, to underpin this growth,” he said. “Contrary to this trend, there have been new businesses opening across the Richmond

Valley as we recover from the impacts of natural disasters and the pandemic. “Communities in Regional NSW deserve the same access to services that those in larger cities enjoy and country communities need the jobs that local bank branches provide.” Cr Morrissey said it should be noted that this decision by ANZ Bank was made at the same time as a the media reported that “the big four big four banks’ half year profits

soared by an average 62%, dividends rebounded sharply, and lenders have said they have billions in excess capital that is likely to ultimately find its way into shareholders’ pockets”. “The Richmond Valley currently has representatives of the big four banks in Casino – ANZ, Commonwealth, NAB and Westpac – with only the ANZ announcing its intention to close,” he said. “There are also branches of Summerland Credit Union in Casino and Evans Head and the Greater Bank in Casino which provide valuable services to the community. “I ask that councillors support me in requesting the general manager on behalf of council writes to the ANZ Banking Group, seeking a reversal of the decision; the CEOs of the other big four banks and our other local financial institutions to thank them for their continued support and seeking an assurance that they will not close their branches in Casino and Evans Head; and the deputy premier seeking his support for these services in regional communities.”

CONCERNS ABOUT BYRON BAES RAISED IN COUNCIL AGAIN

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THE new Netflix “docu-soap” Byron Baes being filmed around the Byron Shire was once again on the agenda at last week’s council meeting. Council staff are working to address the difficulty of managing the increase and nature of film productions in the area, in particular the new styles of filming associated with the genre of reality TV such as the “docu-soap”. The series is set to follow Australia’s hottest Instagrammers doing whatever they do around Byron Bay. Council reiterated its lack of support for the show as it did not reflect Objective 2 of the Community Plan: “We cultivate and celebrate our diverse cultures, lifestyle and sense of community”. Council noted that Byron Baes production had been and continued to be operating in circumstances that could be considered exceptional,

including failure to consult with indigenous community prior to filming; potential to harm the environment; disruption to business of a kind that cannot be conditioned and which is not simply short term; unreasonable impacts on the community both during filming of the series and after it concludes; and risk posed by potential for protest. At the April council meeting, a Mayoral Minute was presented about the show and council resolved to acknowledges and celebrates Byron Shire’s significant local creative industry and welcome the film and television industry working in the shire, particularly when they are committed to employing and adding to the skills of local digital content professionals, taking a consultative approach. It also noted the significant economic threats posed to the

wider Byron Shire economy and the overwhelming community opposition and concern about the possible reputational, and social damage inflicted upon the local community. The council concluded to write to Eureka Productions and Netflix (Australia) stating its disapproval and opposition to the filming of Byron Baes in the Byron Shire and requested the production seek to relocate to another location and community supportive of hosting the show. Council also has the power to refuse to grant filming approvals on land, infrastructure or road reserves under its control or ownership and would do so if approached. Council has also called on the State Government to conduct a review of the current NSW filming protocols to better provide local community engagement.

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June 3, 2021

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Meeting the leaders of the future By Janelle Saffin MP I’M making it a priority to meet with Youth Councils and Student Representative Councils across our Electorate of Lismore and have been mightily impressed by their calibre. They are very much the leaders of the future. I was honoured to be invited to the Tweed Shire Youth Council’s Term 2 meeting in Tweed Heads recently, where they discussed issues important to them – safety in the community and mental health and well-being. I’d like to commend Murwillumbah High School students Daniel Daley and Logan Wright (Vice Chair) and Wollumbin High School’s Madison Bambach and Julia Wilder-Donvito, whose schools sit in my electorate. Also making up the Youth Council are Oska Projetto and Imogene Pain (Banora Point High School); Montana Markland (Chair, Pacific Coast Christian School); Dawn Cosham and Tom Nguyen (St Joseph’s College) and Rykah Ross and Jorja Campbell (Tweed River High School). As a young woman, I wanted to change the world. I still do. If I was to write a manual for making a difference it would include having the passion of an activist, the skill of an advocate, the disposition of a diplomat, and a capacity for hard work. Tweed Shire’s Youth Council is fortunate to have some great mentors to guide them – Mayor Chris Cherry and her fellow councillors, general manager Troy Green and his team, and of course,

COUNCIL OF YOUTH: Lismore MP Janelle Saffin and Tweed Shire Mayor Cr Chris Cherry with members of the Tweed Shire Youth Council. their teachers. I also attended Kyogle High School’s Student Representative Council assembly to hand out badges to the SRC’s newly-elected members. It is so inspiring to see local young people stepping up into leadership roles and I thank teacher Mia McDonough for running this important program at the school. It was great to catch up with SRC members Olivia Flower and Faryn Johnston, who are our representatives in the YMCA NSW Youth Parliament. They are incredible young people who will represent our community well and do us proud. Congratulations to teacher Ian Packer and Blair O’Meara on completing their NSW Secondary Principals Council ‘The Teacher Leader’ professional development courses. Principal Gaye Masters and her staff are hard-working and dedicated to going the extra mile for their students.

STUDENT LEADERS: Janelle Saffin and Mia McDonough with Kyogle High’s School Representative Council members. Stronger Country Communities Fund Round 4 A REMINDER to local communities across our Electorate of Lismore that applications for funding under the NSW Government’s $100-million Stronger Country Communities Fund Round 4 close on Friday, 25 June 2021. I welcome Round 4’s

strong emphasis on increasing participation in women’s sport with $50 million dedicated to projects that enhance female sporting facilities and increase female participation in sport on the Northern Rivers. The remaining $50 million in funding is available for other local community and sporting infrastructure, street

beautification, and community programs and local events. More information on Stronger Country Communities Fund Round 4 is available from nsw.gov.au/ SCCF or by contacting the Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW) – sccf.enquiries@ regional.nsw.gov.au or 1300 679 673.

FUNDING FOR TWEED HERITAGE

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HERITAGE in the Tweed is set to benefit from $68,000 in grants under the NSW Government Heritage Grants Program, Member for Tweed Geoff Provest announced today. Mr Provest said these grants would help local communities across NSW to know, value and care for heritage. “I am pleased to announce the following grants: • $50,000 to Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council for Protecting our Headlands; and • $18,000 to Burringbar Community Association Inc for Burringbar’s Heritage and Discovery Trail

“Our heritage brings benefit to all the community, enriching our lives, improving our wellbeing and helping to stimulate the local economy. I congratulate these grant recipients for their contribution to protecting and celebrating our heritage.” The 2021-23 grants will see $5.5 million awarded to over 220 projects statewide across three categories: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, Caring for State Heritage and Community Heritage. For more info about the projects and Heritage Grants, see www. heritage.nsw.gov.au/grants/.

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TWEED RECOGNISES COUNTRY

National Reconciliation Week 2021 takes place from 27 May to 3 June. COMMUNITY can take part in a national Acknowledgement of Country Residents are encouraged to take part in Reconciliation Australia’s National Acknowledgement of Country to show respect for the traditional custodians of the Tweed, the local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation. People can post their Acknowledgement of Country on social media at 9 am on Thursday 27 May, to join voices across the nation to strengthen respectful relationships between the wider Australian community and Indigenous peoples. “This small action will help to raise awareness of the histories and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,” Director Sustainable Communities and Environment Tracey Stinson said. “Acknowledging Country shows you accept and understand that wherever you are across the Tweed, you are on Aboriginal lands and acknowledge that important, ongoing connection to Country.” Tweed Shire Council suggests the following wording to use on social media: This National Reconciliation Week, I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I stand. I acknowledge the local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation and pay my respects to Elders past and present. #BundjalungCountry #MoreThanAWord #NRW2021 The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2021 is More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.

“Council launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan in 2018 and since then has taken a range of actions to acknowledge and recognise the Tweed’s local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities,” Ms Stinson said. These include: • Council adopted the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan to acknowledge, respect and improve understanding and protection of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in the Tweed; • The award-winning Land | Life | Culture exhibition at Tweed Regional Museum features important Indigenous cultural knowledge associated with key locations in the Tweed that was generously contributed by members of the local Aboriginal community; and • More than 200 Tweed Shire Council staff have completed cultural intelligence training with local company, Banaam. “We are really proud of what we have achieved so far, but we still have a long way to go. We look forward to working closely with our Aboriginal Advisory Committee to continue taking action that contributes positively to reconciliation in the Tweed,” Ms Stinson said. National Reconciliation Week 2021 (27 May to 3 June) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. For more information, visit https:// nrw.reconciliation.org.au/

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June 3, 2021

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Petition to allow Detached Dual Occupancy on rural land in Tweed Shire

MORE than 5000 people have signed a petition to get Tweed Shire Council to support second dwellings on all rural land in the shire. The Tweed Rural Sustainability Alliance started the petition and says residents should have the right to build a detached dual occupancy dwelling on their properties. It says the change would make agriculture more viable and drought-proof properties. “Tweed rural landholders are struggling to survive due to the lack of viability of traditional agriculture in

the Tweed and the massive costing in controlling invasive imported weeds,” the group says. “Allowing a Detached Dual Occupancy (DDO) dwelling on all Rural RU1 and RU2 properties (regardless of lot size) would provide a droughtproof income stream and reduce reliance on farming under increasing drought conditions or increasing market price volatility. “DDO dwellings would help ease rental stress in the Tweed which is urgently needed given that Tweed Heads is the

eighth least affordable place to live in the world. Rental stress is one of the big factors in homelessness. “Rural landholders need the option to accommodate future family generations on farm as they age. Housing younger generations on farm provides the human resource needed to maintain the shires rural amenity, assisting with property maintenance, environmental rehabilitation, and daily agricultural activities. This ensures that farming knowledge is not lost and is passed down through

generations. “There is a desperate need to increase the number of residents in small rural village communities to provide increased support for local business, rural halls, schools, school bus runs and sports clubs. “Rural housing has independent standalone water supply and effluent treatment systems. There are no additional loads placed on council infrastructure as this is provided privately on rural lots.” The group says the five

surrounding shires of Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore and Tenterfield have all supported DDO dwellings and have successfully implemented them into their shires. “If you are a resident of the Tweed Shire, then we ask you to please sign this petition so that rural landholders in the Tweed will be able to afford to continue maintaining the Tweed Shire for generations to come.” You can go online to sign the petition at www.change. org.

BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN RICHMOND VALLEY WITH NEW FLOOD STUDY RICHMOND Valley residents are being encouraged to provide photos and information on highest known floods on or near their properties especially around areas not captured in previous models, such as the Bungawalbin area and upper reaches of the Richmond River, for a new flood study. To consolidate and improve on past models over the future risks of flooding, Richmond Valley Council has started a new study of the Richmond Valley to provide the community with more certainty and security, council said in a statement

released last week. The Richmond Valley Flood Study will cover the main rivers and creeks within the local government area, starting from upstream of Casino and continuing downstream to Broadwater, including the Bungawalbin sub-catchment and the Evans River. Engineering consultants BMT have been commissioned to expand, update, and consolidate existing models prepared in 1999, 2010, and 2014 with improved datasets and flood modelling techniques. The flood study is now in the modelling phase, which

involves the use of historical flood and catchment data for the development of detailed rainfall, runoff, and flood models. Richmond Valley Council general manager Vaughan Macdonald said the updated models would provide the technical analysis required to develop a single source of information for flood risk management. “A more precise and detailed flood study will provide businesses and residents with the confidence they need to be able to carry out their development plans, whether it be relocating to the Richmond Valley,

building a new dwelling, or expanding an existing business,” Mr Macdonald said. “We are aiming to provide our community with clarity and security as we grow into the future, so businesses and residents can invest with confidence. “Importantly, the Richmond Valley Flood Study will also provide the necessary information to guide the direction of future floodplain management actions in the Richmond Valley, and be used to inform preparation of a new Urban Growth Management Strategy.”

Information or comments from the community can be emailed to RichmondValleyFS@ bmtglobal.com Alternatively, comments can be received by post addressed to Richmond Valley Flood Study, BMT, PO Box 203, Spring Hill QLD 4004. The Richmond Valley Flood Study is expected to be completed towards the end of this year. Financial and technical assistance was provided by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment under the Floodplain Management Program.

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Fired up to bring a community kiln to Grafton By Lesley Apps WHILE pandemics are brutal to people and economies, one of this current ordeal’s upside is that many talented Australians who are usually in demand overseas, or spend time there to further develop their careers, have had to stay put. In the Clarence, one of those people is artist Terry Bouton, a highly regarded ceramicist who calls Coutts Crossing home when she’s not working in Europe or Canada. Ms Bouton is passionate about the creative arts but knows when there are obstacles or deterrents in the way, it’s easier to give up on what could otherwise be a rewarding experience. For this reason, she is very keen to pursue setting up a ceramics hub at the Grafton Community Shed* complex and is looking to the public to give her the thumbs up. “There are no community kilns here in Grafton and many people have told me they would like to do ceramics but have nowhere to fire their work,” Ms Bouton said. She said with COVID, Australia had seen a revival of pottery as a productive and creative activity with many people enjoying the therapeutic qualities of working with clay but seeing the items reach their final stage is

Woodworker George Castrissios, left, and artist/ceramicist Terry Bouton at the Grafton Community Shed complex. Terry is hoping to establish a community kiln at the site to make it easier for Clarence Valley ceramic artists to fire their works and encourage more ceramics-based activity in the area. Photo: Lesley Apps another thing. “Ceramics are vulnerable in their drying stages, so having to transport those for long distances, over bumpy roads to the nearest kilns in Lismore and Yamba is too far. Things break and that can be really disappointing. “People will not get involved in ceramics at all or buy themselves a kiln for years because they’re not quite sure in depth they’re going to go. Kilns are not cheap and you also need to learn how to run them.” As a teacher and artist, Ms Bouton has the experience and well positioned to help train people on kiln operation and “maybe set up a place where people can work on site.”

Of course the elephant is the room, or shed in this case, is money, and Ms Bouton is in the process of pulling together an grant application to see the plan come to fruition but she needs to know if there is demand out there. “This could be a year away. I have to get a grant and I don’t see why we wouldn’t. Grafton has a lot of support for two dimensional art (paintings, drawings etc) but not a lot for three.” The former president of the Sculptors Society in Brisbane said she felt ceramics was a really great niche that hadn’t been filled in Grafton at the moment and was more than prepared to help set one up.

ANNUAL BALLINA SHIRE POOL CLOSURES BALLINA Shire Council will close the Ballina War Memorial Pool in June and the Alstonville Aquatic Centre in July for essential annual maintenance. The Ballina War Memorial Pool will close for one month from Tuesday 1 June 2021 to Wednesday 30 June 2021, reopening on Thursday 1 July 2021. The Alstonville Aquatic Centre will remain open during this period. The Alstonville Aquatic Centre will close from Thursday 1 July 2021 to Saturday 31 July 2021, reopening on

Sunday 1 August 2021. The Ballina Memorial Pool will remain open during this period. Season pass and ten ticket pass holders are reminded that they can access both the Alstonville and Ballina pool facilities. The annual closures are necessary to complete essential maintenance works. Ballina Shire Council thanks the community for their understanding and patience. For the latest pool information, please visit www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/ community-swimming-pools

“What I need to know is how many people in the community are interested. Maybe someone has an old kiln they don’t use anymore or someone has an old garden shed we can move here to house the

kiln. We’re starting small to get things rolling and find out whether there is a desire in the community to foster ceramic arts. “Grafton has all the possibilities to do this and I know there are

people sitting at home wanting to do stuff like this. They just need that little bit of initiative and it doesn’t have to cost a lot. Clay is one of the cheapest things you can work with.” To get in touch with Terry Bouton email: terrybouton59@gmail. com *The Grafton Community Shed is a community-based, non-commercial organisation that is open to men and women, providing a place where you can socially interact and feel included and safe. The aim of Grafton Community Shed is to improve the health and wellbeing of their members through the pursuit of hobbies like woodworking and arts and crafts. It is located at 145 Hoof Street, Grafton and membership is $50 a year. For any inquires email: graftoncommunityshed@ gmail.com or find them on Facebook.

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Vehicular access to beaches contentious issue for council RICHMOND Valley Council will review and consider alternate arrangements for four-wheel drive access to the recently closed areas on Airforce Beach, from Boundary Creek towards the South to the black rocks. Local “senior” beach fishers have submitted letters to council, asking to gain entry to the area on a regular basis for their preferred relaxation activity. Following investigation, a report will be presented to council next month for consideration. Councillor Robert Hayes said with the recent decision to close vehicle access to south Ballina beaches and limit vehicle access to the northern end of Airforce Beach, local fishing enthusiasts were keen to ensure they could continue to enjoy this recreational pastime. “Council has received an approach from local fishers who plan to form a fishing group and seek negotiated access to the beach for organised fishing outings,” he said. “Given the opportunities that may arise from the artificial

reef project, council may wish to consider how best to manage access to the beach for fishing organisations in future. “This issue has become pretty important to our elderly folk in Evans Head that beach fish regularly and have done so for a long time.

“I think you’ll get a lot more support to put in place for the elderly to be able to use the beach, and to be able to fish where they have done in the past. “All the letters say that there’s not enough room on the bit of beach that we left for the

four-wheel-drive access at the present time.” Cr Hayes said the group of senior fishers had indicated they fished from the beach as part of their mental health program. “I think it’s something that we should support if we can,”

he said. Cr Daniel Simpson agreed with the idea of investigating what could be done to help the group of fishermen. “I certainly stand by our decision to close Boundary Creek and access to four wheel drives on the Coffee Rock, in particular,” he said. “But if we are able to do something that’s going to help that group of elderly people that do use that area for fishing and give them some access so that they can continue to do what they’ve done for a long period of time, then we should be doing that.” Cr Jill Lyons suggested now was the time to look at beach permits. “At least so elderly people don’t miss out - they’re able to get down there at no cost,” she said. “I know that it’s something that a lot of people are asking for, for permits. Then maybe, down the track, look at bringing in a permit for visitors to come into the place. “As good as it is getting the vehicles on the beach, we still have to look after our beaches and the wildlife in particular, and the pied oyster catchers.”

COUNCIL HALVES CAR PARKING UPGRADE COST FOR BRUNSWICK HEADS SURF CLUB THE Brunswick Heads Surf Club will have to pay $50,000 less towards car parking upgrades thanks to a decision by Byron Shire Council last week. The amount the club contributes towards car parking upgrades required to support the redevelopment of the surf club was halved from $100,000 to $50,000. The redevelopment of Brunswick Heads Surf Club requires an additional 25 carparks to be provided. It was proposed

to accommodate those carparks on the adjoining road reserve, rather than on the Crown Reserve, with the club agreeing in June last year to provide a contribution of $100,000 towards the costs of upgrades to the adjacent road and carparking. In August, council resolved to support that proposal subject to finalisation of terms of the service agreement. Late last year, the club received tender for the

redevelopment works with costs higher than anticipated. They are now not able to make the full contribution without adverse impacts on the redevelopment and requested that the amount they would contribute towards carpark upgrades be reduced. Council acknowledged the important community services and volunteer contributions the surf club provided to Brunswick Heads and that ownership of the upgraded building remained

with the Crown Reserve and the redevelopment would deliver a much-improved important public asset. Council said the reduced contribution would not affect the South Beach Road upgrade project in the scope of the core drainage, road and carparking work that council could deliver but would reduce the amount available for ancillary components such as signage, paths, landscaping, etc. Native Title Rights and Interests continue in

the Crown Reserve the Brunswick Heads Surf Club is located on. All works on that Crown Reserve must comply with the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). Consultation with Native Title Interest owners has been ongoing and formal notification to Native Title Interest owners and community exhibition of the draft lease will occur as soon as Crown Lands give in-principle Minister’s Consent to the proposed surf club lease.

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TAFE NSW SELECTS SITE FOR NEW BYRON BAY CONNECTED LEARNING CENTRE By Tonia Dynan A TAFE NSW Connected Learning Centre will be built on part of a lot in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate. Byron Shire Council approved Lot 12 Bayshore Drive to be subdivided into three lots, with one being sold to The Creative Capital Company (Creative Capital). Lot 2 and 3 will be retained by council for development purpose. Citta Property Group, a privately owned specialist property development company, also expressed interest in the site but was unsuccessful. TAFE has lodged a development application for their Connected Learning Centre on Lot 12. Local Nationals Member of the Legislative Council Ben Franklin said the new

state-of-the-art facility would be close to retail businesses and local public transport in a precinct set aside for community use. “This is the first full-time

permanent TAFE NSW campus in Byron Bay, building on previous on-thejob training delivery.” Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee

said the Connected Learning Centre would play a central role in skilling the workforce in Byron Bay and supporting its growth as a major centre on the NSW North Coast.

Mayor Michael Lyon said it was a fantastic outcome for the community. “The process that we’ve undertaken for us to maximise the value of that land from a council point of view, through sale and subdivision, such that we end up with our own lot with a TAFE building built on, revenue coming in from the lease of that TAFE building, with the remainder of the land able to be utilised for additional council, buildings and infrastructure, and with the infrastructure paid for to the site, I think is a fantastic result,” Cr Lyons said. TAFE NSW will announce specific course offerings in time for semester 1, 2022. Construction of the TAFE NSW Byron Bay Connected Learning Centre is scheduled to start later this year.

World Environment Day this weekend WORLD Environment Day events occurring across the region this weekend from Lismore to Kyogle and Murwillumbah are focussing on the positive and a celebration of what has been achieved so far. This year’s World Environment Day (an annual global event hosted by the United Nations) celebrates the huge number of environmental restoration projects around the world, and launches the UN’s Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The first event will take place at Lismore’s renowned Serpentine Art Gallery on the night of Friday 4th June, with the 6pm launch of their ‘Let’s Go Green’ month-long exhibition of environmentally themed works. On Saturday 5th of June, Kyogle Environment Group will host a stall from 7.30 to 12 noon at the Farmers Market in Stratheden Street, Kyogle (next to the library). The stall will feature free tree giveaways and the announcement of prizes for a school art competition. Also on Saturday 5th of June, the Lismore Environment Centre will be hosting in Pride Plaza from 12 noon to 5pm its inaugural World Environment Day event with a Bundjalung smoking ceremony, speakers, live music from Chris Fisher, Luke Vasella and Myki Jay, all live broadcast on River FM radio from 12 noon to 5pm. Connect with local environment organizations and don’t miss the Q & A with a local waste collector/ recycling truck operator, and face painting by Brittany for the kids.

Pride Plaza is located next to the Lismore Transit Centre at the corner of Molesworth and Magellan Streets. Caldera Environment Centre will follow on the next day (Sunday 6th June) in hosting their annual event held in conjunction with the Nimbin Environment Centre and the Northern Rivers Guardians. There’ll be a workshop by the Hoopla Kids Circus, stalls and speakers amongst many other attractions. It’s in Knox Park, Murwillumbah from 10am to 3pm. All events will have plenty of experts on hand to advise average planetary residents on what small daily changes we can make in our lives to help our beautiful planet heal. For further information; Serpentine Community Gallery, https://www.facebook.com/ SerpentineArts Phone 0492 964 819 Kyogle Environment Group, Tori Bail 0467252601 Lismore Environment Centre, https://www.facebook.com/ lisenvirocentre Jodi Adams 0402 577 690 Caldera Environment Centre, https://www.facebook.com/caldera environmentcentre Nimbin Environment Centre, https://www.facebook.com/ nimbinenviro.centre Northern Rivers Guardians, http://northernriversguardians.org/ WED event info, https://visitthetweed.com.au/event/ world-environment-festival/ Scott Sledge 0417194788

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‘Where there’s a will’: Reflecting on 40 years of rainforest regeneration A personal contribution from Big Scrub Landcare member, Mike Delaney. I’VE been fortunate enough to spend the past 43 years living where the Big Scrub once stood. I came to the North Coast of NSW with a friend to start a native plant nursery and a different life. It wasn’t until I picked up a booklet titled Rainforest at my local National Parks and Wildlife office, that I began to understand what happened to the Big Scrub. In the booklet was an article called ‘The destruction of the Big Scrub’, penned by Harry Frith from the Chief Division of Wildlife Research, CSIRO. It outlined the story of destruction that we now know all too well, with some interesting accounts of how the forest was perceived by the early settlers and how small patches managed to be saved. In the opening paragraph, Frith explains that until 1842 no white person had set foot in the Big Scrub but by 1900 it was, tragically, all but gone. I found that fact astonishing, but it was his next comment that really had an impact on me. Harry writes, “There have been few more rapid and

complete ecological disasters in Australia’s long history of thoughtless destruction of its natural resources”. That statement set me off. Each time I would drive around the area I would imagine what the Big Scrub would have been like before its destruction. It was hard to believe what the early settlers had achieved in such a short time. Fortunately for me I was able to offset the negative feelings that Harry’s comments had brought to my attention by spending my working career in the vegetation restoration industry.

Over the past 29 years, since the formation of Big Scrub Landcare, other land and dune care groups and general community support for conservation, we have seen some outstanding achievements. The achievements have been real and tangible resulting in the good health of many of the remaining remnants in public and private ownership. On top of that millions of trees have been planted in ecological revegetation projects and sustainable cabinet timber plantings. Having seen degraded remnants brought back from the brink and

pastures returned to thriving rainforest vegetation I am positive about what can be achieved when there is a will. In a time where we have all watched as our natural environment is placed under enormous pressure with little or sometimes no regard for its worth it is refreshing to know that there has been real progress in our own backyard. During the past 29 years a restoration industry has also evolved. When I started there was no industry just a few people carrying out bush regeneration in isolation. Today there is a thriving industry with many people

fully employed to carry out vegetation restoration. It is an industry that flies under the radar. I don’t know that anyone has tried to put a figure on its monetary worth, but the industry’s worth in conservation value is enormous. During a time when government funding is at a record low and during the 2020 Covid work shutdown the restoration industry was buoyant. It took less than 50 years to destroy the Big Scrub. The progress to bring what is left back and replant more rainforest is on track but is going to take a lot longer than 50 years. Support Big Scrub Landcare and be a voice of the rainforest. There are several ways you can support us: • Donate to one of our projects; • Help us protect our rainforest forever by donating or making a bequest to the Rainforest Forever Endowment Fund which is professionally invested to generate income for our projects; and • Become a member and come along to our events. Find out more at www. bigscrubrainforest.org.

NEW FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM KEEPS KIDS SAFE CHILDREN in NSW will be better educated about fire safety and prevention, with the introduction of Fire and Rescue NSW’s updated fire safety programs. The programs, which are designed to reduce the risk of fire to children aged between 3 and 10 years have been reviewed and supported by the NSW Department of Education. Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott said he was pleased the programs will be introduced to children during the period they are most at risk. “Education is the first line of defence against fire-related injuries and fatalities in children,” Mr Elliott said “Children often have limited knowledge about fire risks and the updated education program will help

them avoid starting a fire and teach them the best way to stay safe if one occurs.” The updated programs consist of four sessions: 1. A session delivered by a firefighter to teach children important skills in burns first aid; 2. School fire evacuation drill; 3. Home Fire Escape Planning; and 4. How to identify fire hazards in the home. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the new program would be a fantastic resource for teachers. “Giving children an understanding of how to stay safe and avoid fire risks from a young age is crucial to keeping them safe,” Ms Mitchell said. “The updated fire lessons have been developed in consultation with the NSW

Department of Education, to ensure the best learning outcomes for children who

participate.” Fire and Rescue NSW Assistant Commissioner

Trent Curtin said children are one of the most at-risk groups when it came to the risk of fire, with FRNSW responding to over 8,000 fires caused by children and 12 child fire fatalities in the last five years. “Fire safety education not only prevents fire, it improves responses to fires and empowers children by providing them with the capacity to make informed decisions, enhancing resilience,” Assistant Commissioner Curtin said. “These sessions have been designed on the back of extensive evidence based research by professionals and we believe they will go a long way in reducing misuse of fire, fire related injuries and fatalities in children. To book a fire safety education program at your school, visit www.fire.nsw. gov.au/education

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Harping on about making great musical instruments By Samantha Elley HARP maker Geoff Welham made his first harp for a friend in his workshop at Copmanhurst in 1996. As a fitter and turner all his working life, it was not such an unusual request, but it was the beginning of a whole new interest for Geoff. After making the first harp, Geoff participated in a harp making workshop run by harp maker Andy Rigby from Victoria. The innovations and improvements of this design appealed to Geoff so by arrangement with Andy Rigby, he has used elements of the

Para-Celtic (Paraguayan and Celtic) harp in his instruments since. A few years later his work came to the notice of a music teacher at the Lismore Conservatorium who was desperate to obtain harps for her students. The first harp making workshop was held in the ‘dungeons’ at the Con. Since then Geoff has run these workshops once or twice a year. In 2019 Geoff moved from Copmanhurst to Nymboida where he and his wife have bought a share in a property. After erecting a new workshop building he continues to run harp

making workshops twice a year. The design of the harps has grown and become more comprehensive since the humble beginnings at Copmanhurst. They are now fitted with camac semi-tone levers. Camac is a brand name that makes levers from a French harp factory. Geoff has shown his harps at hand-made instrument makers exhibitions in Canberra and Brisbane and the world harp congress in Sydney. His harps are well represented and liked all over Australia and attract would-be makers from

as far away as Singapore and Hong Kong. The next workshop will be 7 days from September 28 – October 4, 2021. (See ad) Contact Geoff for details, application forms and prices. The workshop is open to all people, whether you are a highly

motivated musician or just interested in the harp-making process. There are four sizes of harp to choose from including 22 string, 26, string or 31 and 36. The choice has to be made before the workshop. “It’s lots of fun,” said Geoff.

“I normally work on my own, but having more people in the workshop, staying on the property and having meals together is always fun. “At our last workshop we had some great musical jams, as people brought their own instruments.”

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Red Cross tea rooms seeking volunteers

By Tonia Dynan RUNNING off the back of National Volunteer Week, the Red Cross tea rooms in Lismore need at least five more volunteers. “We run on volunteers and we love volunteers but it’s also about what they can get out of it as well,” treasurer Sue Pringle said. “The tea rooms is a place where volunteers can come and learn new skills, because you’re working in a professional cafe environment.” The tea rooms currently has 22 volunteers. Tea rooms co-ordinator Norma Blume said volunteers could improve their personal skill sets and get hands-on experience, which could help them land a

hospitality job, if that’s what they wanted. “They can learn a personal skill set, people skills and working as part of a team,” she said. “That’s what it’s all about, quality skills for life and for employment skills.” But there was plenty of volunteer work to go around and people could help make sandwiches, serve meals, clean tables, or just wash up if they wanted to. Allocated shifts can be flexible and anyone over the age of 18 can volunteer, all that is needed is a police check. Ms Blume said she volunteered as supporting the humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross was a good cause and she gained a sense of satisfaction from helping.

“You can come down here and meet people and it makes you feel good,” she said. “It just gives you a purpose in life, instead of me sitting at home looking at the four walls. “It’s good for you.” President Rhonda Moule said the tea rooms raised about $2000 a month for the Red Cross. Volunteers can commit to coming in a couple of times a week, or even once a month. Volunteering at the team rooms can also count towards your hours for Centrelink. If you would like to volunteer, drop into the tea rooms, and ask to fill out a volunteer form. The tea rooms are operational from 10am to 2pm weekdays on Keen Street, Lismore.

Enhanced mental health strategy for workplaces SafeWork NSW’s Mentally Healthy Workplaces Strategy has been relaunched today, aiming to improve workplace mental health in response to significant shifts in ways of working due to COVID-19. Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson said the re-designed strategy is focused on helping every type of business in NSW become mentally healthy. “SafeWork has already done a fantastic job in supporting businesses implement mental health plans for their workplaces and have trained up more than 14,000 employees, but there’s a lot more work to be

done,” Mr Anderson said. In the last two years SafeWork NSW received more than 5,000 calls for assistance and information in relation to bullying and other psychosocial risks as well as how to get started in creating a mentally health workplace. “The re-designed strategy is about helping employers move from a model of only prioritising mental health at work following an incident, to offering targeted and proactive support to their employees throughout the year,” Mr Anderson said. One new initiative in the strategy is “direct practical coaching” for small

and medium businesses, providing business leaders with one-on-one training from experts on workplace mental health. “Through the pilot, every business, at a time convenient to them, can receive tailored guidance on how to address risks related to mental health at work, as well as identify actions and plans to mitigate the issues,” Mr Anderson said. Minister for Mental Health, Bronnie Taylor said knowing how to prioritise the mental health and wellbeing of staff is increasingly important in the wake of COVID-19, and can

also make a big difference to morale and productivity. “Most of us spend about one-third or more of our adult lives at work. It’s a huge part of what we do and can have a significant impact on our mental health in a positive or negative way,” Mrs Taylor said. “This new and improved strategy is designed to help us ensure we are meeting the needs for every single workplace in NSW to provide an environment that promotes and encourages good mental health. “Good mental health begins in the community and in the places and times

we gather from day-to-day. From high-risk sectors to small and medium businesses, this means equipping each and every one to confidently deliver tailored, practical support to meet the unique needs of their staff from the ground up.” This strategy comes on top of the NSW Government’s record investment of $2.4 billion on mental health in 2020-21. The NSW Mentally healthy workplaces strategy can be accessed at https:// www.mentalhealthatwork. nsw.gov.au/committing-toleading-change/the-strategy

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GAP CONTINUES TO WIDEN ON NAUGHTONS ROAD FOLLOWING recent heavy rainfall events, a severe land slump has developed on the Naughtons Gap Road reserve which has drastically affected the road structure, making it dangerous and untrafficable. The ground remains “fluid” and continues to move slowly. The site is being monitored to record and measure the extent of the land movement, so that an appropriate engineering solution can be developed. Richmond Valley Council has engaged Con Civil, from Ballina, as engineering consultants for this project. They have installed a clinometer which is being used to measure the angle of the movement in the slope. They have also taken core samples from 10+ meters into the ground. Associated with this is another bore hole that is being used to measure the extent of ground water. Con Civil are attending to the site twice a week taking readings / measurements and drone footage to measure the

movement. This an active slip site and it continues to move. “As the survey/ investigation develops, it is revealing that the affected area is much larger than first assumed, extending some 90m up the hill and potentially 150m along the hill,” an update report to council stated. “There are cracks and fissures traversing the slope both above and below the road. To be able to fully assess the extent of the slump, Con Civil have asked council to clear all the surrounding vegetation from the upper and

lower slopes to enable them to carry out a more detailed survey of the affected area. “Council is currently sourcing quotes for this necessary work, which is estimated to be $50,000. The initial instruction from the geologist was that they need to monitor the movement for at least three months. “The ongoing Geotech investigation is essential to developing a solution that will remain in place for the future. From this information, Con Civil will provide a top end estimate for the remedial works however, we will

need to go to tender on an appropriate design to get an accurate costing.” Due to the nature and locality of the landslip, council and contractors will need to explore several repair options including potentially

relocation of the road. Council needs to develop and submit design and cost estimates to TfNSW for a claim under natural disaster and under the EPAR. Council has two years two complete the works.

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New Chancellor for Southern Cross University ONE of Australia’s leading business figures, Sandra McPhee AM (pictured), has been appointed Chancellor for Southern Cross University. Ms McPhee succeeds outgoing Chancellor Nick Burton Taylor AM who has headed the University Council since 2014.

The new Chancellor has a long and successful history across multiple industries in Australia, including board roles at Tourism Australia, AGL Energy, Westfield, Perpetual, The Coles Group, Fairfax Media, Australia Post, South Australia Water and

Kathmandu. During her aviation executive career, most recently with Qantas Airways, she held a number of Group General Manager roles including marketing, global alliances, customer loyalty and responsibility for UK, Europe and South East Asia Markets. She is currently chair of NSW Public Service Commission Advisory Board, a non-executive director of St Vincent’s Health Australia and a member of the JP Morgan Advisory Council and Chief Executive Women. In 2013, Ms McPhee AM was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to business and to the community through leadership and advisory roles. In 2018 she was appointed by the Commonwealth Government to Chair the Expert Panel Review of Employment Services. The review advocated a user centred redesign of the system in order to deliver better employment

outcomes for jobseekers. The resultant report ‘I Want to Work – Employment Services 2020’ was accepted by Government and recommendations are being progressively implemented. “It is an honour and privilege to take on the role of Chancellor of Southern Cross University, a University with a pioneering spirit, deeply connected with communities, that has a mission for impact that has placed students and communities at the centre of its future,” Ms McPhee said. “As Australia’s regions continue to respond and develop post-COVID, it has never been a more fundamental time for a University based in regional Australia to enjoin with community, government and industry to create the workforce of the future, as skills and capabilities drive the development of regions. This is a key element of Southern Cross University’s mission and one that I am excited to progress during my tenure as Chancellor. “I look forward to working

with the University Council, Vice Chancellor Professor Tyrone Carlin and his executive team, and all the academic, research and professional staff at Southern Cross.” Deputy Chancellor Murray D’Almeida chaired the Council Committee overseeing the search for a new Chancellor. He said Ms McPhee AM was an exemplary leader with formidable experience across multiple industries and environments. “Many would be aware of Sandra’s outstanding business achievements and credentials but she also has a compelling background in organisations such as Art Gallery of NSW, Care Australia and Starlight Children’s Foundation” Mr D’Almeida said. “We are delighted to have someone of such broad experience and insights to succeed Nick Burton Taylor AM, who has been an outstanding Chancellor.” Ms McPhee AM will commence her term as Chancellor on 1 July.

GONG FOR OUTGOING SCU CHANCELLOR SOUTHERN Cross University has awarded its Chancellor Nick Burton Taylor AM an honorary doctorate. Mr Burton Taylor has served the University as Chancellor since 2014 and worked across a number of industries in his long and distinguished business career. “I am both taken aback and grateful to receive such an honour from the very institution I have had the privilege of serving and championing for the last seven years,” Mr Burton Taylor said. “As my time as Chancellor nears its natural conclusion I have pause to reflect on the achievements and momentum of Southern Cross University.” The Chancellor said despite current conditions still being challenging, Southern Cross was now on the right trajectory to a strong and sustainable position. “Seven years ago our independence was not a given. I have worked with

some wonderful Council members and determined executives ensuring that Southern Cross University remains a powerful regional force in the eyes of the communities we work in and the students we serve. “Our role in the regional communities of Northern Rivers, Coffs Coast and Gold Coast has great obligations but inherits from these communities a profound sense of engagement that sets us apart,” the Chancellor said. Mr Burton Taylor became Chancellor on 26 September 2014. He has close affiliations with rural Australia and, with his wife Julia, established The Country Education Foundation of Australia, an organisation that financially assists rural and regional students, and which has seen 6132 young Australians received grants and scholarships since established in Boorowa, NSW. In 1998 he was named a Member of the Order of Australia for services

to business through the accountancy profession and to the rural community.

Nick is a director of MH Premium Farms and principal of Hillgrove

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Carnival contenders likely to be strong albeit a little different this year By Lesley Apps CLARENCE River Jockey Club CEO Michael Beattie said as far as racing fields go, this year’s July Racing Carnival will be an interesting one and not just because of COVID. “This year the event is a bit closer to the end of the Sunshine Coast Cup day. We normally program that to be 12 days prior to Grafton Cup but this time it’s only five days prior, which means no horses will contest the Caloundra Cup and then the Grafton Cup because they’re too close,” Mr Beattie said. He said he expected the Queensland horses would “probably just do Caloundra” but that wasn’t a given. “I’m sure we’ll pick up some horses that come here in preference to Caloundra for a number of reasons, but the closeness of both carnivals will have an impact on us in some way shape or form. It’s a little bit hard to measure at this stage but it’s a decision that the board had to make. That decision was not to move to the carnival. “Had they moved our carnival back to keep the 12-day differential, we would have moved Grafton Cup day out of school holidays,” Mr Beattie said. He said he initially thought it may have been possible to move it on a one-off basis but to do it the year after COVID, when race meeting was virtually not open to the public, would have been very damaging to the brand he believed. “We’ve always moved the carnival in the past but school holidays moved with us. This time they didn’t move so we’ve kept the Grafton Cup where it is (in the school holidays) so people can come. That’s what the carnival’s all about at the end of the day.” Mr Beattie said it was unlikely any international horses will be competing this year but not impossible. “A New Zealand horse won the cup two years ago but it will depend which state they are travelling home from. If they’re already in Queensland it might be bit more difficult but if they’re travelling home to New Zealand from NSW,

Chairman of NSW Country Racing Bob Pavitt and Cheryl Pavitt at the Grafton July Racing Carnival launch held at the racecourse on Saturday night.

Adam Watts and Roberta Hunter from SMEC Grafton.

Long time carnival supporters Grafton Gas and Plumbing’s Grahame ‘Grub’ Brotherson, Andrew Woods, Pat Vidler, and Zac Brotherson

Grafton duo Mick & Marty provided the carnival launch entertainment

Clarence River Jockey Club ambassador John Kenny and Dianne Kenny.

Trent Dickson and Caleb Blanchard enjoy the carnival launch at the Grafton racecourse on Saturday night.

there’s probably a strong argument for them to come via Grafton before they go to Sydney and fly out. We really don’t have much say over these things as a club.” As far as knowing what the fields will look like for this year’s July Carnival, Mr Beattie said “crunch time” would realistically be next month, especially with the Grafton Cup. “What happens with

and some international interest from those trainers who have campaigned in Queensland. “No internationals but maybe some New Zealanders.” “Victorians will probably be little bit loathed to come across the border unless they think they have a really strong chance. I don’t think that will impact us positively or negatively.” He said between COVID and the timing to this year’s

‘staying’ horses is they don’t just have a run over 2350 metres out of the blue. By mid June to late June, we’ll have a really good handle on how many horses out there are ready to run (that distance) in the Cup. It’s really difficult to make any sort of determination this early as to how it’s going to be this year”. He said normally the carnival would see some interest from Victoria, NSW and Queensland

carnival it has opened up the opportunity for country trainers looking to target the race. “Previously they may have been reluctant to do that because it’s been too hard to get into the field but now they might have a shot. “The Hunter Valley and north west NSW have always been solid suppliers of horses to the carnival and I can’t see why that won’t be the case again this year.”

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Maclean wins naming rights to Grafton’s biggest racing prize

Clarence River Jockey Club CEO Michael Beattie officiates the unusual Kensei Club members race to decide who will win naming rights to the 2021 Grafton Cup. The evening also officially launched the July Racing Carnival season. Photo: Simon Hughes. By Lesley Apps THE Lower Clarence will be front and centre at Grafton’s prestigious July Racing Carnival this year with the offical naming rights to the pinnacle event this year won by the Maclean Hotel. It’s the first time for the hotel who has had three tilts at taking home the honour since joining the Clarence River Jockey Club’s (CRJC) Kensei Club in 2018. Hotel owners Jack McIntyre and Monique Barrowcliff were over the

moon about being associated with one of country racing’s biggest events, a carnival Mr McIntyre has known about since he was a boy. “My father was into racing and flew around to a lot of country carnivals including Grafton,” he said. The couple said they had been coming up for the Grafton carnival many years before moving to Maclean five years ago. “I’m originally from the area, born in Lismore. Grafton’s always been a great carnival and a great club

(CRJC). It’s known all over Australia and the racecourse and facilities are first class.”” Mr McIntyre also has skin in the game, so to speak, breeding and racing his own horses in the Newcastle area but said they had “nothing ready” to run in the Grafton carnival this year. “We always aim to but not this year.” The couple said having the naming rights for this year’s cup would be good for the town of Maclean and the Lower Clarence and were keen to spread the word far

FERNLEIGH ROAD UPGRADE A SECTION of Fernleigh Road, Fernleigh, has been identified for upgrading as part of Ballina Shire Council’s ongoing commitment to improve our road infrastructure. This upgrade will take place along a section of Fernleigh Road immediately north of Nashua Road. The works will start on Monday 31 May 2021 and take approximately 10 weeks to complete (weather and site conditions permitting). Council has engaged CD Excavations to carry out these works. What to expect during construction: Traffic control in place with

contraflow. Motorists should allow extra travel time. Speed limit reduced to 40km/h in the construction zone. Access to properties may be impacted during the day when construction works occur in front of driveways. Council will endeavour to limit this disruption. Onsite contractors will work directly with residents to maintain access where possible or provide an alternative access. For further information on the Fernleigh Road Upgrade visit ballina. nsw.gov.au/FernleighRoadUpgrade

Maclean Hotel owners Jack McIntyre, holding the winning horse, and Monique Barrowcliff, celebrate winning the naming rights to this year’s Grafton Cup. The Cup is a major event on the country racing calendar and the pinnacle race of the popular July Racing Carnival in held in Grafton each year. Also pictured is former jockey John Hutchings who ‘rode’ the winning horse and Clarence River Jockey Club Chairman Graeme Green. and wide down on the coast. “It’ll get people from here talking about the carnival. We might have to put on a few more buses to the track this year.” And while having your business name associated with one of country racing’s major meetings is a real honour for the Maclean business, Mr McIntyre

laughed when asked if it felt like he had industry bragging rights now he was considered racing royalty around these parts. “I did call my mate from out of town to tell him how we went. He was happy for us but he also tipped me a dog tonight that lost by a nose,” he laughed, “You can’t win everything.”

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“Leemo’s View”

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“LEEMO has views on just about anything”

The woes of a new Abode PURRSIES...‘Leemo Cat’ here. CRIKEY, I have SO much to tell you. I surreptitiously noticed ‘Mum Jane’ looking at houses and stuff on our computer lately. HEAPS in fact. Hmmm. I decided on a ‘feline wise’ approach, and to not actually say anything. After a while, it was far far too irresistible for a cat of my intelligence and kinda Sherlock deductive brain. SO, I sucked up to Mum big time in the behaviour area with purrs, nose butts, face licks, paw pats & hugs...it worked. I finally confronted her. Mum ‘what is going on? Why are you looking at houses and units and flats and those duplex thingies all over the place...are we buying something else? Can we afford it? I AM QUITE SURE WE CANNOT! Are we selling up and moving?” Frankly, the confusion on my face was clear. Mum looked at me and told me it was “TIME” for a chat. CRIKEY. My sturdy little heart went pitter pat pat pat….it was racing like you would not believe. Í JUST KNEW IT...I would be thrown out into the bleak, cruel & stark winter weather, with just my plush blue blankie, left alone to fend for myself... oooohhh! I surmised ‘Mum Jane’ would move to a snug smaller place with no room for me, and get herself a

dumb stuffed toy cat instead of having a truly alive, intelligent, vivacious and stunning feline in her life. (That’s ME by the way!) I was troubled beyond belief whilst hanging and waiting for our “CHAT”. Crikey...it started. Firstly, Mum picked me up and put me on her lap and stroked my ears ever so softly. My trepidation was palpable...I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE BAD NEWS. “Well, Leems, you know quite well that our house is too big for us. You ALSO know I am finding looking after our yard more and more difficult, even with Darren’s help. So, I am looking around for is a smaller house for US to move to.” Oh...the joy I felt when I heard that word “US”. I purred and snuggled. But Mum went on...“What I have discovered Leems, that what I am looking for is like looking for a needle in a haystack.” I wasn’t quite sure what she meant so she explained. “I am looking, for you and me, a smaller house on a flat land block, with the space we need to be comfortable, and I cannot find anything at all...apart from places like Brewarrina where we can buy a nifty house for about $150,000”. Eeeek. I asked ‘Mum, will we have views? Close to my nifty Vet? Can my buddies, even ‘Gemma’ dog, come visit? My own bedroom? Hear koalas at night? Will it be hot or cold? (49.5 degrees is the highest recorded temperate... eeeek!) Will we have air con and TV? Can I still watch ‘Bluey???” I could tell by Mum’s face expression things were not as she had truly expected in her perfect house hunt. So, I told her “Mum...if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it...we are happy and content, so best to stay where we ARE happy, and not make changes that could potentially damage us and what we have, so let’s stay RIGHT WHERE WE ARE!” Nite with hugs from ‘Mum Jane’ and purrsies from me. Leemo.

DOMINO’S Alstonville and Ballina will be hosting a ‘Doughraiser’ on Wednesday, June 2, donating $1 from every pizza sold to support the McGrath Foundation. The foundation is providing assistance to a team member’s mother, Jackie. The McGrath Foundation support individuals and families experiencing breast cancer, providing physical, psychological and emotional support from diagnosis throughout treatment. Domino’s Alstonville and

Ballina franchisee Mitchell Amor is proud to support the McGrath Foundation and their lifechanging work. Mr Amor said he hoped to raise $500 with this Doughraiser. “I believe it’s incredibly important to give back to causes that are doing important work like the McGrath Foundation, and also to show our support to our team member and their family during this difficult time,” Mr Amor said. “The work the McGrath Foundation do is so valuable and

makes such a difference to those who need assistance during a challenging time. “As a small business owner, I am passionate about giving back to the local communities in which we operate. At Domino’s we are a people business, which means we put our team members, customers and communities first. “We encourage all of our customers to come down to Domino’s Alstonville or Ballina on Wednesday, June 2 for a slice of their favourite pizza to help us raise funds for this cause.”

Grafton Midday Rotary Book Sale spreads its wings MIDDAY Rotary is staging the next Book Sale from 2 to 5 June, at Grafton’s Criterion Theatre. And the book sale program is benefiting more than just the Clarence Valley. Book Sale coordinator, Grafton Midday Rotarian Peter Robinson said, “Some of our books have been sent to school children in the Pacific Islands. Encyclopaedias and story books, which are surplus to the book sale, have recently been shipped through Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS). We are told that the islander school children are as keen as any young person to learn all that they can. By overcoming limited internet access, encyclopaedias and story books provide access to information which helps to build their knowledge of all things great and small.” “This would not be possible

if we did not have the book sale to attract donations of books, including encyclopaedias.” The June book sale runs from 9 am to 5 pm on Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 June and from 9am to 1pm on Saturday 5 June. The book sale is a Covid safe event with a maximum of 30 people at a time in the Criterion Theatre, our sale venue. Using hand sanitizer and practicing safe distancing will be key rules to follow. Volunteers will be on site at all times to ensure compliance with the Covid 19 restrictions, and to keep everyone safe. Noone with Covid symptoms will be allowed in. Masks are encouraged if people feel safer that way, but are not compulsory. Everyone will have to register via the QR app or to provide their name and phone number in case contact tracing is required. “We are still working through

the huge quantity of books that came in during the Covid book sale suspension, so there will be lots of opportunities to discover that special book! Fresh stock will be added throughout the sale so there will be good chances to pick up books of interest over the four day sale. If you have finished reading previously purchased books, you are welcome to donate them back so that we can add them to the next book sale.” Prices have not changed: still $10 a shopping bag, and children’s books are free. Your support of the book sale, as a book donor and/or a customer, means that Grafton Midday Rotary is able to promote literacy in the Clarence Valley and the Pacific Island communities. Funds raised go to support Midday Rotary’s projects in the local community.

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June 3, 2021

JOIN THE BYO CAMPAIGN AND DITCH DISPOSABLES COUNCIL’S Byron loves BYO campaign kicks off this Thursday [3 June] at the Byron Farmers Markets with giveaways of reusable items including Huskee Cup and Plastic Free Byron water bottles. The campaign aims to address the growing problem of single-use takeaway items including more than 2.7 million single-use or disposable coffee cups going to landfill in Australia each day. “We have an awesome business community with over 60 Byron Shire cafes and restaurants signed up to the Make the Switch Program to reduce single-use plastic, but we need to do more,” Council’s Resource Recovery Education and Projects Officer Sarah Child said. “It’s not just plastic takeaway that is a problem, another major issue is that ‘compostable’ and

biodegradable products are not necessarily compostable. There is no regulation around the labelling and many items are not certified to Australian standards,” Ms Child said. “We do not accept any coffee cups or bioplastic smoothie cups and containers in the organics green bin - so you think you’re doing the right thing getting your coffee each day in a compostable cup and putting it in the green bin, but actually you could be contaminating the recycling or organics stream. “The easiest way to avoid confusion, contamination and reduce waste is to re-use and BYO,” Ms Child said. Byron loves BYO will make using reusables more convenient and easier for both businesses and customers, while encouraging BYO as an acceptable and easy way to reduce waste. The campaign will achieve

this by introducing more swap-and-go programs across the Byron Shire. “Swap-and-go programs enable businesses to resolve the health concerns that arose during the Covid-19 pandemic and unfortunately resulted in many cafes returning to single use and disposable plastic cups. Swap-and-go allows people to either purchase or borrow and swap for free. There are plenty of businesses

taking up swap and go across the Byron Shire, as well as in Tweed and Ballina Shires, and in other places across Australia, ” she said. “Getting businesses on board is the first step, but now we need help from the community to vote with their feet and demand reusable solutions and support for BYO from all local businesses to ensure single use disposable cups and even containers are a

thing of the past.” Ms Child said that while Byron Shire is on its way to having the largest and most impressive take-up of ‘swap and go’ reusable cup programs across the Northern Rivers, the ultimate aim is to normalise a reuse and BYO culture where people are bringing their own cups, containers and cutlery and ditching disposables. How does it work? The swap and go systems are based on a simple system of reuse whereby the coffee drinker buys or borrows a cup from a swap and go program. When you order your coffee and present your cup, the café puts it aside to go through a commercial washing process at a time convenient to the business. The customer’s coffee is then made in a freshly washed and sanitised cup that is ready to go.

Evans Head proposed location for artificial reef THE NSW Department of Primary Industries has called for expressions of interest to identify suitable locations for new Artificial Offshore Reefs along the NSW coastline. Richmond Valley Councillor Robert Hayes said there were two possible options for the Richmond Valley, with the reef located to the north, between Ballina and Evans Head, or to the south, between Evans Head and Yamba Point. There are currently nine Artificial Offshore Reefs in NSW – Sydney, Shoalhaven, Port Macquarie, South Sydney, Merimbula, Newcastle, Wollongong, Tweed Heads and Batemans Bay. The program uses stateof-the-art designs to create intricate habitats for fish and other marine organisms. Coral, algae and organisms accumulate over time in this stable environment, providing food for fish which in-turn enhances recreational fishing opportunities. The Department of Primary Industries monitors the program to ensure that the reefs are being colonised by a diversity of fish and other marine organisms and that the structures remain intact and in position. Monitoring has shown that in just a few short years, the new reefs come alive with a diverse fish community taking

up residence. “Recreational fishing plays an important role in the Richmond Valley visitor economy, particularly in Evans Head, and the artificial reef program provides a further opportunity to improve marine habitat and enhance tourism opportunities,” Cr Hayes said. Cr Jill Lyons said if artificial reefs were put in correctly, they could help restore coral reefs that had been destroyed by human impact and storms. “They also can be very helpful with erosion, so putting it in the correct sort of place, the structures can make sure it is much more stable against erosion which would be really beneficial for their beaches,” she said. “And the biggest attraction is that they attract tourists from all different people – snorkelers, scuba divers, you’ve got your fishers, all that sort of thing. “There are a couple of cons, which I’m sure they will be taken into consideration, but one of the concerns is overfishing. They do sort of recommend that reefs should be protected, and fishing allowed at a certain distance so that there isn’t any overfishing. “But as a whole, it could be really positive to sort of protect our coastline.”

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SUPPORT COMMUNITY RADIO WITH CD FUNDRAISER By Tonia Dynan 101.3FM Memphis Mayhem is inviting everyone to get their rock on with the station releasing a CD called Let’s Rock Volume 1. Station manager Stuart Phillis said the CD had 24 tracks including songs from local artists Tommy Memphis, Cherry Divine, 50 large, Dezzie D & The Stingrays, The Mayhem Brothers, and The Linelockers. The CD sells for $20 each or free if you become a member of the station. Money raised goes to help keep Community Radio 101.3 on air. “We put it together to raise money for the station,” Mr Phillis said. “All the artists donated their

songs, which is incredible. Mostly they’re all Australian, apart from some special guest international ones. “They’re all in a rock and roll, rockabilly industry, they’re all really well-known, and it’s been unbelievable that they’ve jumped on board.” Mr Phillis said copies of the CD could be posted across the world if anyone wanted one. “People can just go to the website or send an email and I can get to it wherever,” he said. Mr Phillis said supporting community radio was important as it gave people something different to listen to and supported local artists. “We’re not constricted as to what

we can play and we give people a really good run,” he said. “Even though we’re rockabilly rock and roll, we are dedicated to other artists. We get to play people that you just don’t hear as well as traditional stuff as well. “We also offer free

community announcements for anyone that’s a non-profit organisation, all that sort of stuff we do all that for nothing.” Copies of the CD can also be purchased at the upcoming free 101.3FM Memphis Mayhem Rockn Weekend at Seagulls on Friday and Saturday, June 11-12. The weekend will start with a car cruise leaving 10am Friday, going through and around the Tweed hinterland. Then, on Friday night, from 7pm at Seagulls, Tommy Memphis and the Tremors will perform. Saturday from 5pm, Memphis Cowboys will play followed by the Colt Seavers Band at 8.30pm. To order the CD, visit www. memphismayhemradio.com.

New roost for Tweed ospreys thanks to new cradle

TWEED Shire Council fitter welder technician Todd recently made a cradle for the Tumbulgum Road osprey family in Murwillumbah to call home. Earlier this year, council received reports the previous nest cradle had sustained damage during the recent weather events. Essential Energy advised that it would be removed. That’s when Todd stepped in and built the replacement

cradle. Offering a sturdier platform, the design differs from previous osprey nest cradles as it is square rather than round and is slightly larger. It took about a day to construct and is large enough for the ospreys to build a solid nest that will withstand the weather elements. The site on Tumbulgum Road is one of nine which council have helped to build in the Tweed.

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Camp oven festival reborn from ashes of bushfires and COVID By Tim Howard THE rebirth of the Clarence Valley Camp Oven Festival is proof a community can rebound from the most profound disasters and thrive says festival creative director Laena Stephenson. From June 11-14 the Nymboida Camping & Canoe Centre grounds will swim in the smells of camp oven cooking and wood smoke while floating on the sound of music as varied as classic blues to charming ditties for children. “The last festival was in 2019 and just after that we had the fire that nearly destroyed the village,” Ms Stephenson said. “Then we had a little thing called COVID come along and we had to cancel the 2020 festival. There was a feeling out there of ‘will we bother’?” “We got to together and asked ourselves ‘can we do it?’” Ms Stephenson said. “The answer was ‘yes’ and that was it, we were reborn.” She said the public response has been huge with the campsites at the centre all but booked out. “The cabins are all booked and we’ve got no room for caravans or motorhomes, those sites are all taken,” she said. “We might be able to take a few single sites for tents or swags. “But we do still have day tickets available for people to come up from Grafton, Maclean or Yamba or elsewhere.” The response in ticket sales has been matched with the enthusiasm of entertainers to come for the weekend. She said there will be a full program music beginning on Friday and continuing through to Sunday afternoon. She said the switching the event to the June Long Weekend gave the organisers and extra day to fit in everyone who wanted to come. She said people should bring their children with them as organisers had plenty in store to keep younger people entertained. “We’ve got the Marsupial Madness, face painting and rock painting for them to do,” she said.

“And several of the entertainers will be doing stuff kids will fund lots of fun.” But she said it was the camp cooking that was the true star of the festival and this was reflected in the festival program. Devotees of cooking in big iron pots in the ashes of open fires can learn from the experience of two acknowledged masters of the art: Ranger Rick and Ron Wilson, known on camping circuit as Kingbrown. Ranger Nick, a former ranger guide from outback Queensland, has been described as “the master of keeping it simple”. He has been demonstrating camp oven and bush cooking skills professionally since 2010. A dinky-di Aussie character, his presentations have no dull moments and are peppered with colloquial language and his unique sense of humour. Ron “Kingbrown” Wilson is one of Australia’s most experienced camp oven cooks. He learned his craft from the last of the old drovers and shearers cook on the stations west of Bourke and has been cooking and collecting camp ovens for more than 30 years. Throughout the festival, Kingbrown will be cooking and sharing great recipes that you can take with you and try on your next camping adventure. From the humble stew to the mysteries of bread making, Kingbrown will guide you through his simple recipes and techniques to help you make simple but spectacular meals in your camp oven. Pick up plenty of tips from these masters on Saturday at 10.15am, 12.00pm and 2.30pm before putting your

own masterpiece together for the Camp Oven Cooking competition. Or if you’re not there to cook, but to sample the wares, you can purchase a People’s Choice ticket, which gives you tasting rights to the Saturday afternoon and evening competition. Saturday’s entertainment culminates with the fun of a traditional bush dance on Saturday night. On Sunday the focus turns to family fun with a bunch of traditional activities given a Nymboida flavour. Age-old games that inspire friendly competition, like the three legged and sack races or the catch the egg competition join other family challenges include the Wacky Beanie, the Cardboard Kayak Calamity, the Rubber Ducky Race and Platypus Throwing. And if you manage to win one of these events you will go down in history as your named will be engrave on a perennial trophy. Festival manager Phil

Nicholas said event organisers have gone to lengths to ensure the festival can be run in a covid-safe manner. “It’s absolutely crucial that customers feel safe and protected at such events, which is why we’re implementing a comprehensive plan in response to current restrictions,” he said. “In the large part, the restrictions don’t materially impact on the festival experience. For instance, there will be designated seating areas at each performance area. Those who camp overnight at the festival tend to bring their own chair anyway, so they will be directed to sit in specific spots with adequate distance separating family groups.

“As for the bush dance, it can take place in the open air, with family groups staying within their marked area. Our bush band, the brilliant Sunburnt Celts, have managed dances in this way before and it’s loads of fun, just without the partner-swapping.” He said the festival was calling for volunteers, who can receive a complimentary festival pass and camping, to apply via the website. Food vendors and market stallholders are also encouraged to apply online. For ticketing information call the venue office on 02 6640 4155 or head to www.clarencevalleycamp ovenfestival.com for more info.

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New artwork for Rail Corridor Restoration Project THE installation of a piece of public art, Memento Aestates, will go ahead as part of the Rail Corridor Restoration project in Byron Bay. In 2019, Byron Shire Council commissioned the art as part of the Railway Park upgrade. The timing for installation of the artwork did not align with the construction program for the park, so was separated from the park works. In the meantime, council continued to work with the contracted artist (Giovanni Veronesi through UAP) to guide the process of fabrication and delivery to council’s depot ready for installation. Council submitted a heritage application for the installation of the artwork in the ‘plaza/forecourt’ area of Railway Park, out the front of the former ticket office building.

The NSW Heritage office raised concerns with this location related to sight lines between Jonson St and the former ticket office. To date, they have been unable to give an indication of the likely outcome of the application nor a likely timeframe for a decision to be made. Both the artist and council are seeking to finalise installation within a reasonable timeframe, so council agreed to find an alternate location for the piece. It will now be part of the Rail Corridor Restoration project, adjacent to Shirley Street, and council hopes installation can start next month. The commissioning of this artwork was funded through the Railway Park upgrade in 2019. There is no additional expenditure associated with the alternate artwork location.

ORPHANED SWAMP WALLABY READY TO RETURN HOME By WIRES Northern Rivers A YOUNG swamp wallaby joey was quickly retrieved from the pouch of her dead mum lying on the side of the road at Evans Head, mum had been spotted by a truck driver and his action saved the joeys life. WIRES volunteer Anna has since had the joey named Connie in care. Connie was examined by vet Megan Kearney at Vitality Vetcare at Bangalow, x-rays showed that she had sustained a broken tail in the accident that had killed her mum. Under anaesthetic Connie’s tail was operated on at Vitality Vetcare, and she

would need intensive care for at least five weeks in Anna’s care as she recovered. On Thursday, it was six weeks since Connie was orphaned. She will have her final check-up at Vitality Vetcare and we expect her to get the all clear which will allow for the next stage of her road back to the wild. Connie is now at a stage of development where she will require a large outside enclosure where she can use her long legs, run at full speed and develop muscle tone as she grows, her substitute pouch will always be within reach when she needs a rest, and she will continue to be given macropod milk

formula, specially formulated to cater for the widely different nutritional needs of the developing marsupial joey. WIRES volunteer Elena will take her through the next stages of her development, Connie will join five other orphaned macropod joeys in care at Evans Head. In about five months’ time the gate to the enclosure will be opened and Connie will be free to leave and return to the wild not too far from where she was found. Thank you to the truck driver for saving this little joey’s life, and to Vitality Vetcare for your continued help and support.

Scholarships for NSW’s newest interpreters APPLICATIONS are now open for people who speak new, emerging and in-demand languages to receive scholarships to become qualified practicing interpreters. Minister for Multiculturalism, Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said the NSW Interpreter Scholarship Program will support up to 30 budding interpreters in 2021. “The COVID-19 pandemic

has demonstrated just how vital our interpreters are, especially in providing access to high-quality health care and advice,” Mr Lee said. “We need to make sure our qualified interpreters speak new, emerging and in-demand languages so everyone enjoys access to high-quality interpreting services. “The scholarship recipients will benefit from subsidised world-class training at TAFE NSW and universities to

train our next generation of interpreters.” Course graduates will be eligible to become Recognised

Practicing Interpreters with the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. People who speak Acholi, Bari, Chin (Tedim), Chinese (Hakka), Dinka, Ewe, Fijian, Fullah, Hakka, Hmong, Karen, Kayah, Khmer, Kirundi, Krio, Malayalam, Mongolian, Mun (Chin), Nuer, Oromo, Samoan, Somali, Tetum (Timorese), Tibetan, Tigrinya and Tongan are encouraged to apply. The NSW Government

has invested $650,000 over four years to train up to 400 interpreters as part of the NSW Interpreter Scholarship Program. Expressions of interest for new and emerging languages will be accepted until 5pm Wednesday 9 June 2021. For more information about the NSW Interpreter Scholarship Program and to express your interest in the program, please visit: www. multicultural.nsw.gov.au

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Grants help heritage projects come to fruition FIVE heritage initiatives in the Clarence and Richmond Valley will benefit from more than $200,000 in government grants. Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis said the government had dipped into its coffers because the preservation of the Clarence and Richmond Valleys’ rich history was an important to those communities. The money, from Heritage Grants Program would help go to projects as diverse as identifying unmarked grave sites to repairing the roof on Grafton’s iconic Christ Church Cathedral. “Whether it is the overdue recognition of local Aboriginal history or the preservation of colonial era edifices, these initiatives help enrich our lives now and ensure pride in our advancement is passed on to the next generations,” Mr Gulaptis said. Local Aboriginal cultural heritage receives a near $100,000 boost with funding for the Ashby Unmarked Graves Caring for our Ancestors initiative and the Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation’s Stories of the Yaegl project.

traditional burial ground located on the Wilmore family property in Yaegl country. This land is part of a known cemetery which contains the unmarked graves of our ancestors removed from Ulgundahi Island Reserve (SHR item) in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Keeping Our Stories - Stories of the Yaegl People - $46,500 ‘Keeping our stories Stories of the Yaegl’ will be administered through Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation and will work in with Yaegl elders in Northern NSW. The project will encompass traditional Mr Gulaptis with members of Maclean’s Yaegl community working on transcribing the knowledge knowledge sharing and personal journeys of elders being told of their Elders into a book. and recorded. These stories will Mr Gulaptis said the Richmond Valley Council is “Grafton just wouldn’t be then be created into a book for second project was especially being given $12,000 to provide Grafton without its cathedral local people to keep. important as it involved a local heritage advisory service which was of a revolutionary Repairs - Southern Transept/ transcribing the traditional and both Richmond Valley design when it was built in the Dean’s Vestry and Servers knowledge and personal and Clarence Valley councils 1870s,” Mr Gulaptis said. Vestry Roof - $95,000 journeys of local elders into a get $11,000 for what is being Project details include: Conservation work to replace book, so future generations can called ‘devolved small grants Caring for our Ancestors: gutters and failed slate with learn, understand, acknowledge, programs for local items.’ Ashby Unmarked Graves Vermont Slate to redress the and grow. Mr Gulaptis said the final Project - $50,000 result of water damage. This “I’m sorry it has taken so grant was a $95,000 cheque Yaegl Traditional Owners involves using wider and long to recognise the real to repair water damage caused working in partnership deeper copper box gutters, importance and value of our by crumbling slate and leaking with the Wilmore family, valleys, downpipes and half local Aboriginal heritage but I gutters to the southern transept Maclean Historical Society round gutters and appropriate believe we are on track now,” Christ Church Cathedral in and specialists will identify flashing to existing heritage Mr Gulaptis said. Grafton. unmarked graves within a design and standards.

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Call to local food businesses to help fight hunger AUSTRALIA’S largest food relief organisation, Foodbank, has partnered with Y Waste, the discounted meals app, to develop a whole new way for businesses to make use of their end-of-day surplus food, while also helping to fight hunger in the local community. Up to 40% of food purchased by restaurants, cafes and other foodservice businesses ends up in the bin. Through the partnership between Y Waste and Foodbank, businesses can now give worth to their waste and provide meals for people who might otherwise go without. Using the Y Waste app, businesses can easily offer their unsold food to be collected by people in need. Through Foodbank, local charities connect and identify vulnerable people who live in the area and need assistance.

They can then log on and find local offers nearby and claim them with dignity just like any takeaway meal. Ian Price, the founder of Y Waste says has always been great interest from businesses

registered with the Y Waste app to be able to donate their surplus food rather than sell it. “Ninety percent of the food outlets we’ve spoken to want to donate meals in their communities and the

indication is that over half of all the meals being offered through Y Waste will end up with people who can’t afford to buy them.” After a successful trial of the concept, Foodbank and Y

Waste are now turning their attention to the Northern Rivers Region as the place to launch the initiative thanks to a project funded by the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre. Collaboration and assistance has also been provided by North East Waste and their 7 member Councils. Foodbank and Y Waste are now seeking support from local restaurants, cafes and takeaways. The registration process takes only a few minutes, and the app takes care of notifications, receipts and is free to use with no contract or minimum term. When registered, businesses have the opportunity to save on waste disposal, help the environment and help genuine people facing hardship. More information can be found at the website www.foodbank. org.au/y-waste.

AIRPORT BRINGS ECONOMIC Bridge named after Arakwal leader AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS A BRIDGE, informally known as the Corporation (Arakwal) for comment. TAFE NSW and Airways Aviation will start delivering worldclass training to students at Airways Aviation’s base from this month (July) at the Lismore Regional Airport, Lismore City Council’s Commercial Services Business Manager Kevin Trustum said. “Along with the university, it strengthens Lismore as the educational centre for the Northern Rivers and beyond,” he said. “Establishing a regional aviation training hub at the airport is great for our local economy and jobs, as these students will come and stay in Lismore, as well as eat and spend money in Lismore.” Mr Trustum said the Lismore Regional Airport had provided passenger flights for the Lismore community and wider region, as well as supported a number of general aviation and aviation training businesses for many years. “The airport now generates more than $26 million annually for

the local economy and directly creates 57 jobs, in addition to 26 indirect jobs,” he said. “Pre-COVID, the airport catered for 12,000 flying passengers annually. “Unfortunately, passenger numbers have declined in recent years due to neighbouring competing airports, however, our strategy will also be to retain passenger flights in Lismore in order to keep the community and business moving and connected. “REX Airlines currently operates three return flights to Sydney every week and have recently introduced a limited number of $99 flights.” In additional to commercial passenger

flights, the Lismore Regional Airport provides local air freight services, aeromedical services for Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Angel Flight, Little Wings, Air Ambulance, Royal Flying Doctors, special doner transport services, emergency services such as fire fighting, charter flights and supports Car hire companies that are based there. Constructed in 1968, the airports history goes back even further to 1920 when the country’s first Airmail service was launched between Lismore and Tenterfield, and on 11 June 1933, Sir Charlies Kingsford-Smith made history when he landed his plane, The Southern Cross, at the airport.

Azalea Street Bridge, at Mullumbimby will officially be named the King Bobby Bridge, Byron Shire Council has decided. Council supported a proposal put forward by the Board of Directors of Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation (Arakwal) to name the bridge after a well-known Arakwal man. Council was approached by the Brunswick Valley Historical Society in September requesting to have the bridge that goes over Mullumbimby Creek nearing the corner of Jubilee Avenue and Azalea Street named “Livingstone’s Crossing” after a local pioneer. “We at the Brunswick Valley Historical Society have noted that the bridge over Mullumbimby Creek, opposite the co-op, and adjacent to the high school is unnamed and proposed that it be signposted as Livingstone Bridge,” president of the society Stephen Hall wrote. “Hugh McDermid Livingstone owned Ivy Hill farm, which extended over both sides of the Mullumbimby Creek, linked by Livingstone’s Crossing. In 1909, Governor Chelmsford arrived in town to open a pukka bridge over Livingstone’s Crossing, which became generally known as Chelmsford Bridge. “It underwent a number of reconstructions over the years until replaced by the current bridge in 1967, by which time they named Chelmsford Bridge was fading from memory.” However, as this bridge crosses a Crown Waterway that has non-exclusive Native Title rights, the request was sent to Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal

“The directors of Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation do not endorse Livingstone Bridge as an appropriate name,” the corporation responded. “The directors consider that given the historical context of the proposed name, such a name may hold detrimental connotations for Aboriginal people. It is widely recognised across Australia that places named after historical figures can lead to hurt within the Aboriginal community, particularly where their actions, behaviors and attitudes of those individuals are not fully known or do not meet the standards of the community today. “The directors of Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation therefore recommended as an alternative that the bridge is instead named King Bobby Bridge. “Bobby Bray, known as King Bobby of Bumberbin, was an important Arakwal ancestor and was the leader of a large group of Arakwal people in Cavanbah in 1881 when Europeans first arrived. “King Bobby was extremely well-known in the wider community throughout the Byron Shire region. In fact, we have numerous gazette articles which referred to King Bobby as being a generous, kind soul and well loved and respected by the community. “The directors consider this to be an opportunity to pay respect to an important Arakwal person of the Bundjalung nation through a gesture that seeks to unify the community in act of acknowledgement, recognition and reconciliation.”

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LINDA VIDLER PARK MASTERPLAN ON DISPLAY A DRAFT of the Linda Vidler Park Masterplan will be put on public exhibition for 28 days. Byron Shire Council will also be advertising for expressions of interest to establish a community garden within the park at Suffolk Park. Community engagement was undertaken in relation to the masterplan and identified that the park should include a BMX pump track; community gardens and indigenous food plantings; nature play; exercise station; improved

access, circulation and connectivity including paths which meander through the forest; shelters, seating, and water points; cultural and environmental interpretation and potential community events / market use. The Suffolk Park Community Gardens have a vision for a garden designed around permaculture principles. There are extensive plantings established within the community gardens and the Community Gardens Committee have desire

that existing plantings are respected and wherever possible incorporated into design. Community desire for bush tucker plantings aligns well with the vision of the Community Gardens and the draft plan seeks to allow continuity between designated bush tucker and community gardens areas. The Community Gardens committee have a strong desire to improve and develop the gardens space. Adoption of the Masterplan will allow a formal licence for the Community

Gardens to be granted, and this tenure will allow the group to seek external grant funding for future developments. The Suffolk Park Football Club also uses the park and has strongly lobbied for expansion of playing fields to be included within the masterplan and have independently developed a range of concept designs for the land. However, their desire for additional playing fields has not been realised within the draft because of impacts to other key uses

and limitations on available land. A new group representing a proposed Suffolk Park Farmers Markets has also expressed interest in using the park in the future. To date no formal proposal for a new farmers market has been received. Community feedback and any required amendments to the draft plan will be considered prior to returning the matter to council for adoption. Linda Vidler was a prominent local citizen and Arakwal elder.

NSW Far North Coast benefitting from record school infrastructure investment NSW Far North Coast public school students are benefitting from more new and upgraded schools than ever before. More than $409 million is finding its way to local students, with new and upgraded classrooms, playgrounds, canteens, roofing and lights. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell visited the recently upgraded Byron Bay Public School, one of the latest schools to benefit from this record investment. “Schools across this region are benefitting from an ongoing multimillion dollar investment in education by the NSW Government,” Ms Mitchell said “Byron Bay Public School is the latest to benefit from our historymaking $7 billion school building program, and I’m delighted to be officially opening the $10 million upgrade today.” “It’s great to meet students and teachers at Byron Bay Public School, and it’s fantastic to be here to see the wonderful new two storey building. “This is one of the 11 new or upgraded schools being delivered in the region, bringing a total investment of more than $398 million.” The Byron Bay Public School upgrade delivered a two storey

building creating ten additional learning spaces taking the total number of permanent learning spaces to 28 and accommodating up to 650 students. North Coast based MLC Ben Franklin said it’s great to see the school community benefitting from modern facilities and additional teaching spaces. “The new facilities and learning spaces, like these at Byron Bay Public School, are putting local students at the forefront of technology and education, as well as allowing teachers to offer more learning opportunities to students,” Mr Franklin said. “On top of these new and upgraded schools, we are also investing in our existing schools through improvement projects nominated by the school, ranging from playgrounds to canteens, along with a roof and lights program. “Over 100 schools in the area have benefitted from this $11 million investment which also uses local tradies, helping to stimulate the economy.” The NSW Government is investing $7 billion in four years to deliver more than 200 new and upgraded schools to support communities across NSW. This is the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.

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Work begins on new Tenterfield water treatment plant WORK is underway on the new Tenterfield Water Treatment Plant thanks to $7 million from the NSW Government, Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey announced today. Mrs Pavey joined Tenterfield Shire Council Mayor, Peter Petty, to witness the start of work on the new plant, which will secure the supply of treated water for the town of over 4,000 people. “Tenterfield’s new water treatment plant is being made possible by $7 million worth of funding, through the NSW Government’s Safe and Secure Water Program,” she said. “Tenterfield is the northern gateway to New England and a growing tourist town so it’s essential we work with council to provide the community with the increased confidence to continue developing. “The current water treatment plant was constructed in 1930

and while updates have been made over the years, it’s now time to replace the plant with a more modern, reliable system that can support the town’s continued growth. “While the recent rains have boosted local water supply across regional NSW, now is not the time to be complacent.

We need to use the precious gift of time these rain events have given us to prepare and plan for the future, building the infrastructure and systems required to future-proof regional communities against drought.” Mayor Petty said the community is looking forward

DISABILITY CLIENTS FUNDRAISE WITH RETURN AND EARN LATE last year clients of Tweed Heads’ Empower Disability Outreach program suggested that as a centre they start collecting bottles and cans for the Return and Earn container deposit scheme. Community Support Manager Vanessa Riggs says she thinks it was Lindsey Scaysbrook, one of the regular day clients, who first suggested it. Although Lindsay’s sister Kerry Scaysbrook, also a client, says the idea came from the whole group. After the suggestion was made, staff and clients visited the local Return and Earn Reverse Vending Machine to check out how the scheme operated. Vanessa says that as they watched people deposit containers, staff and clients talked about how they could make it work for their centre. It wasn’t long before container returns became a popular activity at Empower Disability Outreach, and Vanessa says they all “love it”. “Clients and staff

bring containers from home,” says Vanessa. “The staff at the Allied Health centre next door have started bringing them in. We’ve all just jumped on it.” In barely a couple of months they had returned 3,000 containers – and raised $300. Containers are stored in bags at the centre until they are returned – Lindsey and Kerry usually go with staff to deposit containers. “When it’s full, we take them down, we scan the containers, and put them in the chute. Then we come back and do it all over again,” says Kerry. The refunds go towards purchases for the centre, but it’s the clients who decide exactly what is needed. “They chose things they’ll get joy from.

It’s always about what our guys want,” says Vanessa. So far, the centre has purchased a karaoke machine, lava lamps, gardening supplies and more. Vanessa says an advantage of using Return and Earn for the centre is that it naturally ties into life skills programs like budgeting, and even growing food and cooking. “We have a gardening program, so we’ve spoken to clients about how recycling helps the environment,” says Vanessa. “Container refunds have paid for the garden beds and some seedlings.” Lindsey says they grow “little red tomatoes” and other vegetables and herbs that are used in the cooking sessions the centre runs.

to the project progressing over the coming months. “We’re incredibly grateful to the government for this funding commitment which, allowed us to begin work on this vital infrastructure project for Tenterfield,” he said. “The new water treatment plant will deliver secure

Land use dilemma What to do with a block of councilowned land on Hutley Drive, Lennox Head was discussed at the recent Ballina Shire Council meeting. Council considers the 3790m2 block unsuitable for the construction of service club storage facilities due to unsatisfactory site access. At a councillor briefing in March, the use of the land for the erection of storage shed for the Lennox Head Lions Club was raised. Whilst permissible in the zone, the site was considered unsuitable for the use due to the unsatisfactory vehicular site access arrangements. Instead, the report recommended council hold the land for a variety of future land use options. The council will offer the Ocean Breeze Reserve site to the Lennox Lions Club to build a shed. The Lions Club has some of the funds for a shed, so staff will write to the grant funding body to support the Lennox Lions Club in seeking a further extension to the grant.

Feedback sought on Community Gallery Ballina Shire Council is seeking community feedback on the Northern Rivers Community Gallery’s (NRCG) draft Creative Action Plan. The draft Creative Action Plan provides a pathway for the future of the NRCG via four strategic directions: Creative Industry Capacity: Create spaces and initiatives where arts and cultural activity and creative entrepreneurship can thrive Arts and Cultural Infrastructure: Coordinated support of arts and cultural infrastructure to ensure cost effective future investment in hard and soft

supply of safe drinking water to the community for long into the future and that provides reassurance to the people of Tenterfield.” The Commonwealth Government is co-funding the project by providing $2.65 million. The new water treatment plant is under construction adjacent to the existing plant and includes scope to allow for separate treatment of bore water if necessary. Since it was established in 2017, the NSW Government’s Safe and Secure Water Program has committed more than $745 million to water infrastructure projects, and funding has been approved for 177 projects. For more information on the NSW Government’s water & sewerage infrastructure programs please visit https:// www.industry.nsw.gov. au/water/plans-programs/ infrastructure-programs

infrastructure and resources. Engage our Audiences: Provide opportunities for cross-cultural, multi art form, and intergenerational creative expression for people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities. Strive for Excellence: Develop high quality programs connecting audiences with contemporary arts and cultural experiences. All members of the community are invited to view the draft plan and complete the survey at ballina.nsw.gov. au/exhibitiondocuments Survey closes 5pm Wednesday 16 June. Enquiries to Lee Mathers, coordinator Gallery, ph 1300 864 444.

Learn about Butterflies Join us on Saturday, June 12 for a walk through the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens exploring the variety of plantinsect interaction that occur, followed by a light lunch and then an illustrated presentation of local butterflies and their life cycles. Then on Sunday, June 13 you can attend two talks on Gardening for butterflies and stingless bees and pollination. Contact Lismore Library for details and to book on 6621 2464.

Simpler way to lodge DA’s From 1st July 2021 development-related applications and post consent certificates must be submitted online to Clarence Valley Council through the NSW Planning Portal. Council will be holding an information session in Grafton at the Grafton Library, 126-144 Pound St, on Thursday 3 June from 5.30 – 7 pm. People can also attend via webinar link by registering online through https:// daportalworkshop.eventbrite.com.au

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FIX IT TEAM LAUNCHES FOR COFFS COUNCIL ‘TOGETHER, we’ll fix it‘ is the motto of Rodger Pryce and Tegan Swan who have joined together, along with three others, to contest the upcoming Local Government Election for Coffs Harbour City Council. Rodger Pryce is an extremely well known on the Coffs Coast as a successful long term local businessperson, having lived in the region for 45 years. He has a long list of community contributions on his resumé, including being a past committee member of the Council’ s CBD Strategic Planning Committee. Rodger is the mayoral nomination for the Together, we’ll fix it group. Tegan Swan, an existing Councillor, is highly regarded for her contribution to the community. During this term of local government, she has served a term as deputy mayor. A past president of the Woolgoolga Chamber of Commerce, Tegan is highly principled, shies away from nothing, nor anyone and has an all-consuming work ethic. Tegan is number two on the Together, we’ll fix it group ticket. John Lardner is a Nana Glen local, captain of the Rural Fire Service and the Coffs Harbour Citizen of the Year. John lives rural, works in

Mayoral candidate Rodger Pryce.

Nikki Williams, fourth on the Together we’ll fix it ticket.

Coffs, loves his Harley. Part indigenous, John has so much wisdom, he emanates it and is a strong contributor to the community. Coffs Harbour will embrace who John is and what he has to offer. John is number three on the Together, we’ll fix it ticket. Nikki Williams, is a single Mum with 10-year-old triplets, a successful, well known CBD businessperson, the third-generation local is a very determined young woman. Her quest for Coffs Harbour to become a better place has already placed her in the spotlight and she is set to be a significant contributor to the overall Coffs Harbour LGA, running at number four on the Together, we’ll fix it ticket. Tammy Mills-Thom is a fourth generation local, being a member of a well-known local family.

THE KEY ISSUES: • The Coffs Harbour Cultural and Civic Space (CCS project). It’s too much, by too many, for so few; • A massive housing crisis. It has only just begun; • Infrastructure struggling to cope. Rubbish, roads, unkempt appearance; • Too much money going in, not enough coming out. Collected for this, spent on that; • Existing Council told. Council management telling; and • Too much we are not told. We are all shareholders, we have a right to know.

Tammy has a comprehensive list of achievements, including being a manager of the iconic Coffs Harbour Zoo, a prominent presence in the past, for Coffs Coast Tourism and a longheld interest in the Arts. Tammy will be able draw on her experiences, make valued judgments and relate to a diversity of circumstances, Tammy is the fifth member of the Together, we’ll fix it group. “Over the coming months, shareholders in the Coffs LGA will have an opportunity to learn more about our group,” mayoral candidate Rodger Pryce said. “I have seen many Local Government electoral groups and candidates over the past 45 years. I have never seen a group ever before that offers what this group offers. “Vote for them, they will serve you well.”

THE SOLUTIONS (IN BRIEF) • The CCS project. It can be changed. We have some alternatives. There are other outcomes; • Housing is hampered by

slow approval processes. Land zoned for more than 30 years is still not developed. Activate these and other opportunities. Work with State Government; • Infrastructure needs to have the money that has been collected for a use spent. Bring our outdoor staff back here because we need them; • Appoint independent forensic accountants to build greater efficiencies; • Achieve greater involvement by Councillors who represent the shareholders. We have a right to know what we are agreeing to. End ‘Commercially in Confidence’ arrangements; and • Inclusiveness. We are all on the same team, regardless as to what side of the counter we stand.

Toonumbar Dam retreat gets $330,000 towards a facelift STATE Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin has welcomed confirmation by the NSW Government that a rundown retreat at Toonumbar Dam will get a $330,000 facelift following her lobbying efforts on behalf of Kyogle Council. A grant from the CrossBorder Commissioner’s Infrastructure Fund will help ensure this much-needed upgrade of Toonumbar Waters Retreat, Ms Saffin said. Ms Saffin said she had made strong representations to NSW Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey and had kept in regular touch with CrossBorder Commissioner James McTavish, who administers this Fund. “I sincerely thank Minister Pavey for showing a real interest in reinvigorating the old retreat as a recreational

tourism and ecotourism drawcard,” Ms Saffin said. “I know that Kyogle Mayor Cr Danielle Mulholland and Deputy Mayor Cr John Burley were among many

locals who did not want to see the WaterNSW-controlled facility being underutilised and going to wrack and ruin,” Ms Saffin said. “This is the same message I

conveyed to Minister Pavey; here we had a retreat which could accommodate up to 60 people and all it needed was some tender loving care to bring it up to modern

standards.” Kyogle Council deemed Toonumbar Dam as a significant opportunity for tourism and economic development for the region as an ecotourism and naturebased hot spot providing swimming, fishing, boating, walking, bicycle riding and bird watching. Council sought funding support towards undertaking repairs to 20 cabins, improve accessibility at two common areas, upgrade sewerage, electrical and water treatment systems. Fire safety compliance and landscaping are included. Once these improvements are completed, the retreat could be leased and reopened, increasing visitation, employment opportunities and regional economic benefits.

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Property Features Include: • 3 good size bedrooms, main has an suite and built-ins, 1 other bedroom has a BIR • Separate media room or 4th bedroom • Spacious open plan living, functional kitchen has a gas freestanding stove, island bench with granite bench tops, breakfast bar and a pantry • Plenty of storage with linen cupboard and a walk-in storage area • Roomy main bathroom with shower and a bath, separate toilet • Double lock up garage to the rear of the home has a work bench Currently rented so call Jenny to arrange a time to inspect on 0428 699 807

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Cram a house with people of disparate personalities and backgrounds, and make them complete crazy challenges while living on scant food as 65 cameras observe everything: you have the blueprint for must-watch TV. Big Brother devotees from the early noughties may bemoan rule changes that allow strategising and scheming, but new fans love the mind games this season, as well as the sneaky house surprises. After 52 days, reality is setting in that the $250,000 prize is within reach. It’s understandable that paranoia is taking over for the remaining eight housemates, with a “secret eye” twist about to explode. What will host Sonia Kruger make of the kerfuffle? 0406

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WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 1.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 2.00 Smother. (Mal, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 4.55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 How The Victorians Built Britain. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Nulla Nulla. (PGn, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 The Great House Revival. (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: Jesse Stone: Benefit Of The Doubt. (2012, Mav, 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: Drop Dead Gorgeous. (1999, PGls, 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. (Ma) 1.00 The Living Room. (PGn, R) 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. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis visits a greenhouse. 8.30 Vera. (Ma, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates when the body of a businesswoman’s sister is found in the river. 10.00 Doc Martin. (PG, R) Martin has his second medical council assessment. 10.50 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.05 The Vaccine. (R) Looks at the COVID-19 vaccine. 11.20 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (R) Hosted by Shaun Micallef. 11.50 You Can’t Ask That: Lesbians. (MA15+s, R) 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Life And Death In Herculaneum. (Mas, R) A look at the ancient Roman town, Herculaneum. 8.40 World’s Most Beautiful Railway. (R) A look at Scotland’s railway network. 9.35 The Windsors’ Lost Letters: Family First. (PGdl, R) Part 2 of 3. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Beforeigners. (Mal) 11.55 Luther. (MA15+av, R) 4.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mlns, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (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 Better Homes And Gardens. Joh and Ed spend some time around the Murwillumbah region. Adam and Juliet build a vintage-style bookshelf. Melissa explores some of Melbourne’s famous laneways that are greening up with plants. 8.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (2012, Mls, R) A university freshman is coaxed into joining an all-girl a cappella group. Before they can take on their rivals, they must first revamp their new recruits, incorporating their unique style into their repertoire. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin. 10.50 To Be Advised. 12.05 Andrew Denton’s Interview. (PGa, R) Hosted by Andrew Denton. 1.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 13. Wests Tigers v Penrith Panthers. From Leichhardt Oval, Sydney. 9.50 Golden Point. Presenter James Bracey is joined by Johnathan Thurston, Paul Vautin, Andrew Johns and Billy Slater for a post-match wrap-up, with behindthe-scenes access to players and coaches. 10.35 Tennis. French Open. Day 6. From Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. Amanda Keller, Dr Chris Brown, Barry Du Bois and Miguel Maestre help guide, educate and enlighten Aussies. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGa, R) Graham Norton chats with iconic Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart, Westworld star Thandie Newton and comedian Ricky Gervais. Music by French singersongwriter Christine and the Queens. 10.25 To Be Advised. 10.55 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.55 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 10.25 Doctor Who. 11.10 Art Works. 11.40 Brush With Fame. 12.10am Insert Name Here. 12.40 QI. 1.10 Parks And Recreation. 1.35 30 Rock. 1.55 Peep Show. 2.45 News Update. 4.40 Close. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 The Furchester Hotel. 5.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. WNBA. Phoenix Mercury v Chicago Sky. 2.00 The Last Man On Earth. 2.55 Huang’s World. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Forged In Fire. 7.00 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.25 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. 9.15 Sex Tape Germany. (Premiere) 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 The

9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. French Open. Day 5. Continued. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 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. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: San Demetrio, London. (1943, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 6. 10.35 MOVIE: The Immigrant. (2014, M) 1am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Blue Bloods. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Hawaii Five-0. 5.00 Star Trek: Enterprise.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Kirikou And The Men And Women. Continued. (2012, PG, French) 7.30 Land Of The Bears. (2014, French) 9.05 From Up On Poppy Hill. (2011, PG) 10.45 Kiwi Flyer. (2012, PG) 12.20pm Wajib. (2017, M, Arabic) 2.10 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 4.15 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 5.55 Operation Arctic. (2014, PG, Norwegian) 7.35 Jowable. (2019, M) 9.30 Killing Them Softly. (2012, MA15+) 11.20 Zoom. (2015, MA15+, Portugese) 1.10am Nakom. (2016, M) 2.50 Julieta. (2016, M, Spanish) 4.40 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00

Swamp People. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ax Men. 1.00 Storage Wars Canada. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 Rodeo. Pro Bull Riding Australia. Grand final. 3.30 Rodeo. Coonamble Rodeo. Highlights. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Highway Thru Hell. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 12. Melbourne v Brisbane Lions. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Xtreme Collxtion. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 MOVIE: Antz. (1998, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Abominable. (2019) 9.20 MOVIE: Starsky & Hutch. (2004, M) 11.20 All New Traffic Cops. 12.20am The Bi Life. 1.20 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. 2.20 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.20 Clarence. 3.30 Nexo Knights. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Frasier. 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 The Conners. (Final) 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 Friends. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Raymond. 2.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 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 Friday Briefing. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 The Vaccine. 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 Strait To The Plate. 11.30 Marn Grook. 12.25pm MOVIE: Tudawali. (1987, M) 2.00 On The Road. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 On Country Kitchen. 6.30 Kriol Kitchen. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 MOVIE: Balto. (1995, PG) 8.55 Bedtime Stories. 9.05 Milpirri: Winds Of Change. 10.05 Message From Mungo. 11.20 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Rustic Renovation. 8.00 Outdoors Indoors. 8.30 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Boise Boys. Noon Fixer Upper. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 2.00 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Mountain Life. 4.30 Stone House Revival. 5.00 Flip Or Flop. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Hidden Potential. 8.30 Island Life. 9.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation. 10.30 Pool Kings. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30

2.05pm Find Me In Paris. 2.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. 2.55 The Next Step. 3.20 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 3.35 Gym Stars. 4.00 The Dengineers. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 Dogstar. 6.00 The Deep. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Miraculous World. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Fruits Basket. 9.15 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 9.35 Radiant. 10.00 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

11.30 Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites. 12.30pm Mary’s Kitchen Crush. 1.00 Cook And The Chef. 1.30 Food Lover’s Guide. 2.00 Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Indian Food Made Easy. 4.00 Martha Bakes. 4.30 My Swedish Kitchen. 5.00 Mary’s Kitchen Crush. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Food Fight Club. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 River Cottage Australia. 8.30 Rick Stein’s India. 9.40 Mystery Diners. 10.05 The Cook Up. 10.35 Cook And The Chef. 11.05 Late Programs.

Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. 7.00 Property Ladder UK. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Andrew Denton’s Interview. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 3.30 Crash Investigation Unit. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Vintage Roads: Great And Small. 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. 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, June 5 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 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. (Malsv, R) 2.35 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 3.25 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.55 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 4.25 Landline. 5.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 23. Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 SBS News Flood Special. (R) 2.30 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup. H’lights. From Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 4.00 Trail Towns. 4.30 Planet Expedition. (R) 5.30 Hitler’s Holy Treasure.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. James Squire Oaks Day. VRC Members Race Day. Winter Cup. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 12. St Kilda v Sydney. 4.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 6. Continued. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Reel Destinations. 1.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl, R) 2.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island. 3.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 6. Collingwood Magpies v West Coast Fever. 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 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 GCBC. (R) 12.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Healthy Homes Aust. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 The Living Room. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The Durrells. (PGls, R) Larry returns to the family villa due to mumps. 8.20 Sanditon. (PG) The arrival of Miss Lambe’s forbidden love causes Charlotte to question her opinion of Sidney. Clara witnesses a moment between Esther and Sir Edward. 9.10 Wakefield. (MA15+l, R) In the lead-up to the wedding of Nik’s sister, a significant detail from his traumatic past comes to light. 10.10 MotherFatherSon. (Madls, R) Terrible secrets lie buried in Max’s empire. 11.10 Miniseries: Dark Money. (Malv, R) Part 4 of 4. 12.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: New Zealand. (R) 8.30 Australia’s Biggest Singalong. (PG) Julia Zemiro and Miranda Tapsell are joined by choirmaster Astrid Jorgensen and Pub Choir teach some classic Australian songs. 10.30 MOVIE: Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PGa, R) 12.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 1.05 MOVIE: Babel. (2006, MA15+dsv, R) 3.35 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PG, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG) A car enters a tunnel on fire. 7.30 MOVIE: The Fast And The Furious. (2001, Malv, R) A cop infiltrates an illegal street-racing gang. Paul Walker. 9.40 MOVIE: 2 Fast 2 Furious. (2003, Mlv, R) A disgraced cop with an eye for fast cars works undercover as a driver to help bring down a drug lord in Miami. Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson. 11.50 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Buried Alive. (MA15+av, R) A look at the murder of Peter Aston. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s A Perfect Planet: The Sun. (PG) Explores how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sunlight that fall on the Earth. 8.40 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 7. (2015, Mv, R) After a rogue special forces soldier vows revenge on Dom and his crew for the defeat of his brother, a government agent offers to take care of the problem in exchange for Dom’s help rescuing a kidnapped hacker. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson. 11.25 Tennis. French Open. Day 7.

6.00 Advancing Australia. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) Lifeguards try to enforce social distancing. 7.00 The Dog House. Dogs are matched with companions. 8.00 The Savoy. (PGl) A look at London’s Savoy Hotel. 9.00 Ambulance Australia. (Madv, R) After a man crashes his car from an exit ramp, paramedics work out if his wife has been flung from the wreck. 10.00 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Malv, R) Authorities pursue a killer. 11.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) 12.00 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 The Set. 8.30 Unprotected Sets. 9.20 Black Mirror. 10.30 Sammy J. 10.35 Live At The Apollo. 11.20 Insert Name Here. 11.50 The Moaning Of Life. 12.30am The Stand Up Sketch Show. 12.50 To Be Advised. 1.30 Would I Lie To You? 2.00 MOVIE: Lore. (2012, MA15+) 3.45 News Update. 3.50 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon MOVIE: Trash. (2014, M) 2.05 Running Wild With Joseph Gordon Levitt. 2.55 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.05 New Girl. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v South East Melbourne Phoenix. 7.30 World’s Greatest Hotels. 8.25 The X-Files. 9.20 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Criterium du Dauphiné. Stage 7. Saint-Martin-LeVinoux to La Plagne. 11.10 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Insider Trading. 11.00 Weekender. 11.30 Creek To Coast. Noon The Great Australian Doorstep. 12.30 House Of Wellness. 1.30 Horse Racing. James Squire Oaks Day. VRC Members Race Day. Winter Cup. 5.00 Sydney Weekender. 5.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 6.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 11.10 MOVIE: Tommy The Toreador. (1959) 1pm MOVIE: The Siege Of Pinchgut. (1959, PG) 3.10 MOVIE: Support Your Local Gunfighter. (1971, PG) 5.05 MOVIE: Comes A Horseman. (1978, PG) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Trans Tasman. Round 4. Brumbies v Hurricanes. 9.45 Super Rugby Trans Tasman: Post Match. 10.00 MOVIE: Moonraker. (1979, PG) 12.35am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon JAG. 2.00 The Doctors. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish Summer Series. 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-O. 1.10am 48 Hours. 2.10 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 6. Grand Prix of Italy. Replay. 3.40 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.35pm Voltron: Legendary Defender. 4.00 The Dengineers. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 Dogstar. 6.00 The Deep. 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.05 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 9.30 Lost In Oz. 9.50 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 8.25 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 10.05 Kirikou And The Men And Women. (2012, PG, French) 11.45 Land Of The Bears. (2014, French) 1.20pm Finding Altamira. (2016, PG) 3.05 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 4.40 Lion. (2016, PG) 6.50 Rosie. (2018, PG) 8.30 Angel Heart. (1987, MA15+) 10.35 Long Story Short. (2015, M, Danish) 12.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Life Off Road. Noon Rodeo. Pro Bull Riding Australia. Grand final. Replay. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 American Pickers. 2.30 Canadian Pickers. 3.30 Heavy Rescue: 401. 4.30 Picked Off. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 12. Essendon v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 2pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 MOVIE: Pokémon: Giratina And The Sky Warrior. (2008) 4.30 Children’s Programs. 4.45 MOVIE: Monster House. (2006, PG) 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. 11.25 All New Traffic Cops. 12.25am 4 Days That Shook The World. 1.55 Peaking. 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Posh Frock Shop. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Dog House. 11.00 MasterChef Australia. 2.50pm Frasier. 3.40 Friends. 6.00 Columbo. 7.30 Kojak. 8.25 Spyforce. 9.20 The Big Bang Theory. 9.45 Friends. 10.45 MOVIE: Friends With Kids. (2011, MA15+) 1am Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 3.30 100% Hotter. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm 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 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm The Big Family Cooking Showdown. 3.15 Beautiful Baking. 4.05 Secret Meat Business. 5.05 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.00 Adam Liaw’s Road Trip For Good. 6.30 Heston’s Feasts. 7.30 The Sweet Life With Elise Strachan. 8.35 Ainsley’s Australian Market Menu. 9.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure. 10.35 Great British Road Trip. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.25pm Bamay. 12.55 Rugby Union. SA. 2.25 Rugby Union. WA Premier Grade. 3.55 Boxing Night To Remember. 4.55 Indian Country Today. 5.25 News. 5.55 NITV News: Nula. 6.25 Going Places. 6.55 Yokayi Footy. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Australia’s Biggest Singalong. 10.30 Pecan Summer: The Opera. Midnight Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Postcards. Noon Stone House Revival. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Flip Or Flop. 2.30 Island Life. 3.30 Pool Kings. 4.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation. 5.30 Hidden Potential. 6.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 7.30 House Hunters Family. (Return) 8.30 House Hunters. 9.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live. 9.00 News. 10.00 News. 11.00 News. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 3.30 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, June 6 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. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 3.30 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine. 3.30 Motor Racing. Andalucia Rally. H’lights. 4.00 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 4.35 Hitler And Churchill. (PG, R) 5.35 How The Nazis Lost The War. (Premiere, PG)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Kochie’s Your Money & Your Life. 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Dog Patrol. (PGa, R) 3.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 7. Continued. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 6. Giants Netball v NSW Swifts. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 13. Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Pooches At Play. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Advancing Australia. (R) 12.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 GCBC. (R) 2.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 3.30 Hotels By Design. (PG, R) 4.00 Fishing Aust. 4.30 Taste Of Australia. (Final) 5.00 News.

6.30 Compass: PTSD – Love Stories. (PGa, R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Wakefield. (Final, Mal) Nik has a horrifying revelation. 9.25 Smother. (Mal) Despite Val’s attempts to keep the family together, events spiral out of control at Anna’s birthday lunch. 10.20 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 11.05 Glitch. (MA15+av, R) 12.05 Miniseries: Dark Money. (Malv, R) 1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Psychics In The Suburbs. (Ma, R) 4.10 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 4.55 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Anne Boleyn: Arrest, Trial, Execution. (PG) Part 1 of 3. 10.10 Vitamania: Truth About Vitamins. (R) A look the science and history of vitamins. 11.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Ml, R) 1.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 2.30 The Two Escobars. (MA15+av, R) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (Malv, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PG, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight: Ride Of Your Life. 8.15 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Killer Punch And Contract To Kill. (Masv) Takes a look at a 1988 murder. 9.40 The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Clare Bernal. (Madv) Takes a look at the murder of Clare Bernal. 10.40 Criminal Confessions. (MA15+av, R) 11.40 The Blacklist. (MA15+) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl) The teams must create a viral video. 8.35 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.35 Nine News Late. Takes a look at the latest news and events from Australia and around the world. 10.05 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav) Detective Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to battle organised crime after a devastating personal loss. 11.05 Tennis. French Open. Day 8. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. Chef Josh Niland demonstrates how to make the most of a Murray cod utilising the entire fish. 9.00 FBI. (Return, Mv) The team welcomes a new member as they search for a killer who orchestrated a mass shooting at a left-wing media company. OA’s personal connection with the case threatens to cloud his judgment. 12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 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: Talking To Anorexia. 9.30 Love On The Spectrum. 10.25 Catalyst. 11.25 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 12.10am You Can’t Ask That. 12.40 Black Mirror. 1.40 To Be Advised. 3.50 News Update. 3.55 Close. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Muslims Like Us Australia. 1.00 New Girl. 2.30 WorldWatch. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers. 5.00 To Be Advised. 7.00 Monty Python. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. (Final) 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 9.20 Qanon: The Search For Q. 10.10 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 The Surgery Ship. Noon Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 1.00 The Zoo. 1.30 Our Town. 2.00 The Bowls Show. 3.00 My Greek Odyssey. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Border Patrol. Midnight Australia’s Deadliest. 12.30 The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 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 Getaway. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 The Baron. 2.00 MOVIE: Seven Nights In Japan. (1976, PG) 4.00 MOVIE: The World Of Suzie Wong. (1960, PG) 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 8. 11.05 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 ST: Voyager. 10.30 Escape Fishing. 11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish Summer. 5.30 Advancing Australia. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 7. Catalunya Grand Prix. 10.15 Stories Of Bikes. 10.45 48 Hours. 11.45 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.05pm Top Chef Jr. 3.55 The Dengineers. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 Dogstar. 6.00 The Deep. 6.30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 9.30 Lost In Oz. 9.50 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 7.35 Rosie. (2018, PG) 9.15 Finding Altamira. (2016, PG) 11.00 Lion. (2016, PG) 1.10pm Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 2.55 Operation Arctic. (2014, PG, Norwegian) 4.35 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) 6.25 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 8.30 Nobody Knows. (2004, M, Japanese) 11.10 Julieta. (2016, M, Spanish) 1am The Quake. (2018, M, Norwegian) 3.00 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Fishing. Australian Championships. 11.00 Oz Fish TV. 11.30 River To Reef: Retro. Noon The Fishing Show. 1.00 Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 Fishing And Adventure. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 12. Carlton v West Coast. 6.00 American Restoration. 6.30 MOVIE: The Maze Runner. (2014, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Thor. (2011, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm The Break Boys. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 MOVIE: Cats & Dogs. (2001, PG) 4.45 MOVIE: Speed Racer. (2008, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: World War Z. (2013, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Underworld: Evolution. (2006, MA15+) Midnight Love Island. 1.30 Dance Moms. 2.20 The Break Boys. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Super. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Neighbours. 10.30 MasterChef Australia. 1.10pm To Be Advised. 2.10 The Neighborhood. 2.40 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 A Million Little Things. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1pm ABC News. 1.30 Foreign Correspondent. 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 Foreign Correspondent. 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. 10.35 The Big Family Cooking Showdown. 1pm Nadia’s Family Feasts. 2.00 The Cook Up. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted. 6.30 Australia’s Food Bowl. 7.00 Cook Like An Italian. 7.30 Made In Britain. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. 9.40 Amazing Wedding Cakes. 10.30 Coastal Kitchen. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.45 Football. AFL. Heartland Footy. Murray League. 1.30pm Rugby League. NRL NT. 3.00 Ice Hockey. SA Premier League. 4.30 Football. NT Women’s Premier League. 6.00 NITV News: Nula. 6.30 Behind The Brush. 6.55 Boomalli: Five Koori Artists. 7.25 NITV News Update. 7.35 Hip Hop Evolution. 8.30 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018, M) 10.35 Message From Mungo. 11.50 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Hidden Potential. 11.00 Boise Boys. Noon House Hunters Reno. 1.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 2.00 Rustic Renovation. 2.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 3.30 Fixer Upper. 4.30 House Hunters Family. 5.30 House Hunters. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.30 Good Bones. 8.30 The Jennie Garth Project. (Premiere) 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. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 3.30 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 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, June 7 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 10.30 Operation Overlord. 11.20 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Durrells. (PGls, R) 2.00 Miniseries: Little Women. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, 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 America: News. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 How The Victorians Built Britain. (PG, R) 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 The Great House Revival. (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: Framed For Murder. (2007, M, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Mad, 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 Getaway. (PG, R) 1.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (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. (PGals) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 2.30 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 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry. 9.35 Baby Surgeons. (Ma) Part 3 of 3. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.55 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 11.50 MotherFatherSon. (Madls, R) 12.50 No Offence. (Mals, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGav, R) 8.30 Secret Scotland. (PG) 9.25 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Darklands. (MA15+dlv) 11.45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (Madsv, R) 1.30 Years And Years. (Mal, R) 2.40 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PG, R) 3.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PG, 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. (PGa) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) The new heads of house embrace their role, joining forces to create havoc. 9.00 9-1-1. (Final, M) Athena and the 118 are on high alert when a sniper targets members of the LAFD. 10.00 S.W.A.T. (M) The Harrelsons engage in a family reunion. 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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl) The teams must get signatures on a mailing list. 9.00 Emergency. (Mm) At Royal Melbourne emergency, Dr Bjorn Makein and nurse Sarah Thomas try to save an abattoir worker’s fingers. 10.00 100% Footy. (M) Features the latest rugby league news. 11.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 9. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. The contestants cook with crayfish. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panelists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 To Be Advised. 10.10 Just For Laughs. (Ml) Hosted by Nick Cody. 10.40 The Project. (R) 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 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 QI. 8.30 David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies. 9.25 Doctor Who. 10.10 Further Back In Time For Dinner. 11.10 The Set. 11.45 Escape From The City. 12.40am Extras. (Final) 1.10 Parks And Recreation. 1.30 30 Rock. 1.55 Peep Show. 2.45 I’m Alan Partridge. 3.10 News Update. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon The X-Files. 1.40 The Last Man On Earth. 3.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.15 This Week. 5.10 Joy Of Painting. 5.40 Shortland Street. 6.10 Forged In Fire. 7.00 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.25 Taskmaster. (Final) 9.15 The Tailings. (Premiere) 10.20 Miniseries: The Unusual Suspects. 11.20 E-Sports Revolution. 12.15am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Property Ladder. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Kochie’s Your Money & Your Life. 11.00 The Bowls Show. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 My Greek Odyssey. 3.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 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. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Lady With A Lamp. (1951) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 9. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 11.20 To Be Advised. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4pm The Dengineers. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 Dogstar. 6.00 The Deep. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 9.30 Lost In Oz. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Finding Altamira. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.45 Lion. (2016, PG) 8.55 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 11.00 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 12.35pm Jealous. (2017, M, French) 2.35 Rosie. (2018, PG) 4.15 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 5.45 Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 7.30 A Cool Fish. (2018, M, Mandarin) 9.30 The Infinite Man. (2014, MA15+) 11.05 The Quake. (2018, M, Norwegian) 1.05am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. 8.30 Storage Wars Canada. 9.00 Swamp People. 10.10 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.10 A Football Life. 12.10pm MOVIE: Cliffhanger. (1993, M) 2.30 Graveyard Carz. 3.30 Highway Thru Hell. 4.30 Lost In Transmission. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Aussie Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: The Dirty Dozen. (1967, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Xtreme Collxtion. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Police Interceptors. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Stealth. (2005, M) 11.00 Paranormal Caught On Camera. Midnight Love Island. 1.00 Bad Teen To Ballroom Queen. (Final) 2.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Neighborhood. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 10.00 Cheers. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 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. 1.30pm Food Lover’s Guide. 2.00 Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Indian Food Made Easy. 4.00 Martha Bakes. 4.30 My Swedish Kitchen. 5.00 Mary’s Kitchen Crush. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Food Fight Club. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Asia Unplated. 8.00 John Torode’s Asia. 8.30 Hairy Bikers’ Route 66. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Takeover. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 The 77 Percent. 6.30 Kriol Kitchen. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Faboriginal. 10.00 News. 10.10 A Chance Affair. 10.35 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Flip Or Flop. 11.00 Postcards. 11.30 Mountain Life. Noon Good Bones. 1.00 My Lottery Dream Home. 2.00 The Jennie Garth Project. 2.30 The Block. 4.00 Mountain Life. 4.30 Stone House Revival. 5.00 Good Bones. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Fixer Upper: The Gaines Family Garden. 9.30 Bargain Mansions. 10.30 Who’s Lived In My House. 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, June 8 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) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Sanditon. (PG, R) 2.00 Miniseries: Little Women. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

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 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.15 How The Victorians Built Britain. (R) 3.05 Living Black. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 The Great House Revival. (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: Deadly Secrets By The Lake. (2017, Msv, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Mad, 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 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 1.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (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. (PGad) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 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. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Leigh Sales. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Michael Kirby. (PG) Anh Do paints Michael Kirby. 8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (Final, PG) Mark is overwhelmed as he makes a connection with a girl who is “just perfect”. 10.20 China Tonight. (R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.20 Q+A. (R) 12.25 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Mal, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Ice Wars. (Mad, R) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (Return, PG) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 12.00 Taken Down. (Madl) 1.00 Blue The Film. (PGa, R) 2.25 MOVIE: The Cove. (2009, Ma, R) 4.05 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mal, 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. (PGa) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) Big Brother goes into overdrive. 9.00 The Good Doctor. (Final, M) Shaun must perform a risky surgery on a patient without electricity when the power goes out in Guatemala. 10.00 Filthy Rich. (Premiere, Mads) A family’s patriarch dies. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Reckoning. (MA15+av) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl) The teams create a sleepover experience. 9.05 The Weakest Link. (PG) Quiz show featuring eight contestants who answer general knowledge questions. Hosted by Magda Szubanski. 10.10 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) Kel wins a retailers award. 11.10 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 11.40 Tennis. French Open. Day 10. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. Four contestants are up for elimination. 8.40 How To Stay Married. (Ms) Em has a sex dream that inspires her to become more experimental in the bedroom. 9.10 NCIS. (Final, Mv) While pursuing a dangerous arms dealer, the team is shocked when Bishop is implicated in an old NSA leak. 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. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Doctor Who. 9.55 Extras: Xmas Special. 11.20 The Games. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am Live At The Apollo. 1.00 Unprotected Sets. 2.00 Parks And Recreation. 2.20 30 Rock. 2.45 Peep Show. 3.35 News Update. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.20 Pocoyo. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon The X-Files. 1.40 The Last Man On Earth. 3.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Patriot Brains. 9.25 Creamerie. 10.25 Counter Space. 11.25 No Man’s Land. 12.15am News. 12.40 King Of The Road. 2.20 RT News In English From Moscow. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Property Ladder. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Cold Feet. 2.00 The Windsors. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.00 The Zoo. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 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 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence. 11.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Frightened City. (1961, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 10. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 MOVIE: Romper Stomper. (1992, MA15+) 4.10 SEAL Team. 5.05 JAG.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.35pm Gym Stars. 4.00 The Dengineers. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 Dogstar. 6.00 The Deep. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 9.30 Lost In Oz. 9.50 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Wadjda. Continued. (2012, PG, Arabic) 6.45 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 8.15 Grace Of Monaco. (2014, PG) 10.10 Swallows And Amazons. (2016, PG) Noon The Quake. (2018, M, Norwegian) 2.00 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 3.40 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 5.45 Heart Beats Loud. (2018, PG) 7.35 A Fantastic Woman. (2017, M, Spanish) 9.30 Strangerland. (2015, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Swamp People. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ax Men. 1.00 Great Lake Warriors. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 Swamp People. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Highway Thru Hell. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Towies. 10.30 Supertruckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Xtreme Collxtion. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 MOVIE: Smokey And The Bandit. (1977, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Stripes. (1981, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Frasier. 7.00 Cheers. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Friends. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 2 Broke Girls. 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. 11.35 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Raymond. 2.00 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 China Tonight. 8.30 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 China Tonight. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2.00pm Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Indian Food Made Easy. 4.00 Martha Bakes. 4.30 My Swedish Kitchen. 5.00 Mary’s Kitchen Crush. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Food Fight Club. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Safari. 8.00 David Rocco’s Dolce South East Asia. 8.30 Jamie’s Kitchen. (Premiere) 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.25pm Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 1.35 Milpirri: Winds Of Change. 2.35 The Other Side. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Red Chef Revival. 6.30 Jackie Robinson. 7.30 The Point. 8.30 Charley Pride: I’m Just Me. 9.55 Basketball. NBL. Round 21. Illawarra Hawks v Sydney Kings. 11.55 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Who’s Lived In My House. 2.00 Fixer Upper: The Gaines Family Garden. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Mountain Life. 4.30 Stone House Revival. 5.00 Bargain Mansions. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 Restoration Man. 9.30 Building Off The Grid. 10.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 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.

WEDNESDAY, June 9 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 11.00 Catalyst. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Miniseries: Little Women. (PG, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (Final, PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.15 Dateline. (R) 2.45 Insight. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 Coast To Coast. (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: Jodi Picoult’s Salem Falls. (2011, Mas, 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 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 1.00 Driving Test. (PGl, R) 1.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (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. (PGas) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 2.10 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. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Ma) 9.35 QI. (Final) 10.05 To Be Advised. 10.45 The Set. (R) 11.20 ABC Late News. 11.50 Four Corners. (R) 12.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.55 Baby Surgeons. (Ma, R) 1.45 No Offence. (Malv, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson. (PGav, R) 8.30 Secrets Of The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury. (R) 9.25 Bloodlands. (Mal) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Stella Blomkvist. (MA15+v) 11.55 The Night Manager. (Mas, R) 3.20 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. (PGal, R) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+alnv, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore 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. (PGav) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 9.00 MOVIE: Sweet Home Alabama. (2002, PGl, R) A New York socialite returns to Alabama to divorce the man she married, and left behind, years earlier. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Candice Bergen. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 11.45 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Rugby League. State Of Origin. Game 1. Queensland v New South Wales. From the MCG. 10.10 State Of Origin Post-Match. A post-match wrap-up of Game 1 of the State of Origin between Queensland and New South Wales, along with expert panels analysis, player interviews as well as a look at Game 2. 11.10 Tennis. French Open. Day 11. From Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. The contestants must get inspired by Melbourne for their next mystery box challenge. 8.40 Bull. (Ma, R) Bull must convince a jury that an alleged murder was actually a tragic accident when he represents a woman charged in her three-year-old stepdaughter’s death. Benny gives Bull some surprising news. 10.30 The Project. (R) 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 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 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Art Works. 9.00 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. (Final) 9.45 Doctor Who. 10.35 Back Roads. 11.05 Louis Theroux: Talking To Anorexia. 12.05am Parks And Recreation. 12.25 30 Rock. 12.50 Peep Show. 1.40 I’m Alan Partridge. 2.10 To Be Advised. 4.25 News Update. 4.30 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon The X-Files. 1.40 The Last Man On Earth. 3.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Donnie Darko. (2001, M) 10.35 MOVIE: The Wave. (2019, MA15+) 12.10am News. 12.35 The Therapist. 1.35 South Park. 2.35 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Property Ladder. 8.15 Property Ladder UK. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence. 2.00 Our Town. 2.30 Kochie’s Your Money & Your Life. 3.00 The Zoo. 3.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Mighty Rivers. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Long & The Short & The Tall. (1961, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 11. 11.10 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 JAG. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 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. Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 3.10 48 Hours. 4.05 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Born To Dance. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.05 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 8.40 Little Men. (2016, PG) 10.15 Heart Beats Loud. (2018, PG) 12.05pm A Fantastic Woman. (2017, M, Spanish) 2.00 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 3.30 Grace Of Monaco. (2014, PG) 5.25 Gagarin. (2013, PG, Russian) 7.30 Borg Vs McEnroe. (2017, M) 9.30 Ali’s Wedding. (2017, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Swamp People. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ax Men. 1.00 Great Lake Warriors. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 Classic Restos: USA. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Highway Thru Hell. 5.30 Storage Wars. 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 Xtreme Collxtion. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. (2003, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Unicorn. 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Mom. 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. 9.20 2 Broke Girls. 11.35 The Unicorn. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 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. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Indian Food Made Easy. 4.00 Martha Bakes. 4.30 My Swedish Kitchen. 5.00 Mary’s Kitchen Crush. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Food Fight Club. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Nigella Kitchen. 8.00 Poh & Co. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall. 9.00 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes: Another Helping. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm Stolen Glory: The Tale Of Porky Brooke. 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 Kriol Kitchen. 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 Rugby League. NRL. WA Premiership. 11.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Building Off The Grid. 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 Stone House Revival. 2.00 Escape To The Chateau. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Mountain Life. 4.30 Stone House Revival. 5.00 Restoration Man. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House In A Hurry. 8.30 Home Town. 9.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 10.30 Hawaii Life. 11.00 Late Programs.

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THURSDAY, June 10 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 11.00 Can We Save The Reef? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (R) 2.00 Pine Gap. (Ml, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 One Plus One. (l, 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 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 How The Victorians Built Britain. (R) 2.50 Inside Selfridges. (PGan, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.15 Coast To Coast. (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 Pelican Brief. (1993, Mlv, R) Denzel Washington. 3.00 The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R) 1.00 Desperate Housewives. (Ma, R) 2.00 The Weakest Link. (PG, 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) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 2.10 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. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald. 9.35 A Life In Ten Pictures. 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.00 MOVIE: A Royal Night Out. (2015, Mas, R) 12.35 QI. 1.10 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Robson Green: Walking Hadrian’s Wall. (PG) 8.30 Miniseries: The Unusual Suspects. (M) 9.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Sleepers. (Malv) 12.10 Pagan Peak. (Malnv, R) 3.00 Cruising With Jane McDonald. (R) 3.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour 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) 8.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PG) The team help party loving Nick whose face tells the tale of one too many late nights. 9.30 How To Look Good Naked. (Man) Gok Wan takes the mother and daughter Nicola and Brogan on a journey of self-discovery. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Busted In Bangkok. (MA15+ans, R) 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 RBT. (PGdl) A look at random breath test patrols. 8.30 Paramedics. (M, R) A mother is badly injured in a car crash. 9.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv) A doctor shakes up the status quo on his first day as medical director of one the oldest public hospitals in the US. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 12. 3.00 A Current Affair. (R) 3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. The contestants meet Kate Reid. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Final) While Fin and Phoebe make wedding plans, Benson and Rollins try to help a homeless single mother who’s being trafficked in exchange for safe housing. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma) Frank dresses down an underperforming precinct captain. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 To Be Advised. 9.30 Hard Quiz. 10.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.20 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.50 Conquest Of The Skies. 12.45am Parks And Recreation. 1.05 30 Rock. 1.25 I’m Alan Partridge. 2.00 Intelligence. 4.15 News Update. 4.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Basketball. WNBA. Chicago Sky v Indiana Fever. Noon The X-Files. 1.40 The Last Man On Earth. 3.00 Huang’s World. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 NBL: Overtime. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 9.20 Shrill. 10.20 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 11.10 The Feed. 11.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Property Ladder. 8.15 Property Ladder UK. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.00 The Zoo. 3.30 Mighty Rivers. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: School For Scoundrels. (1960) 5.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 8.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 12. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 7. Catalunya Grand Prix. Replay. 9.30 Stories Of Bikes. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am Children’s Programs. 4pm The Dengineers. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 So Awkward. 5.25 Dogstar. 6.00 The Deep. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 9.30 Lost In Oz. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Grace Of Monaco. Continued. (2014, PG) 7.05 Heart Beats Loud. (2018, PG) 8.55 Gagarin. (2013, PG, Russian) 11.00 Sometimes Always Never. (2018, PG) 12.40pm Borg Vs McEnroe. (2017, M) 2.40 Little Men. (2016, PG) 4.15 Born To Dance. (2015, PG) 6.00 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 7.35 It Must Be Heaven. (2019, M, French) 9.30 Tracks. (2013, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Canadian Pickers. 10.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Ax Men. 1.00 Great Lake Warriors. 2.00 Gold Fever. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Highway Thru Hell. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 13. Port Adelaide v Geelong. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Xtreme Collxtion. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 MOVIE: What Happens In Vegas. (2008, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Bad Neighbours 2. (2016, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Frasier. 7.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 Becker. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 2 Broke Girls. 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 Unicorn. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

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June 3, 2021

46 RURAL HUNDREDS OF FARMERS GET IN EARLY TO SECURE FREE MICE-KILLING CHEMICAL More than 400 farmers have already signed up and registered to receive free bromadiolone to treat grain for perimeter crop baiting to help combat the mice plague affecting parts of regional NSW, Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall said today. The NSW Government is still awaiting Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) approval for the use and distribution of the chemical around crops and Mr Marshall said it would work with the Commonwealth body to meet any environmental requirements placed on an approval. “So much rests on the APVMA approval now, but we haven’t been sitting on our hands while waiting for it,” Mr Marshall said. “We’ve secured more than 10,000 litres of bromadiolone already, announced and established 20 distribution points across rural NSW and have our qualified staff ready to go as soon as we get the green light from the APVMA. “This is all in response to pleas from industry,

hundreds of whom have now formally made an expression of interest to the NSW Government. “I’ve been on the ground, I live in the bush and I speak to farmers every day and many are asking for bromadiolone to help fight these vermin and this early enthusiasm shows that.”

Mr Marshall said once approved, bromadiolone will be one of many tools available to farmers. “Landholders will be able to surround their crops with bromadiolone-treated grain, which when used in combination with zinc phosphide to kill off mice already in paddock, will

give farmers a multi-layered defense,” Mr Marshall said. “We’ll work with the Commonwealth’s APVMA and, once we get the green light, the NSW Government will roll out 20 grain treatment sites in the most affected rural areas in the State so that farmers can get their grain treated free of

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charge.” The NSW Government has also announced that eligible primary producers will be able to claim a rebate of up to $1,000. Mr Marshall said farmers could continue to register for grain treatment online at www.lls.nsw.gov.au/mice or by calling their nearest Local Land Services office. “This plague is unprecedented. There’s no blueprint, nor no silver bullet, but we’re arming our farmers with free grain treatment and more to help fight the plague,” Mr Marshall said. “Our sites will be ready to go; we just need approval to use bromadiolone as farmers were able to the last time we faced a mouse plague.” The free grain treatment is part of the NSW Government’s $50 million support package to manage the impact of mice on regional communities, which also includes bait rebates for households and small businesses, community workshops and targeted pest research.

The Northern Rivers Times

June 3, 2021

RURAL 47 GLOBAL AND LOCAL FACTORS DRIVING RECORD BEEF PRICES AROUND WORLD A combination of global and localised factors is creating a “very tight” global beef cattle market – with strong demand and record high prices in many regions throughout the world – and this is coinciding with a fundamental shift in international market dynamics, Rabobank says in a newlyreleased report. In its Q2 Beef Quarterly, the agribusiness banking specialist says so tight is the global beef market that localised disruptions – including droughts and increases in consumer demand in individual countries or regions – are now exerting a much more “dramatic impact” on global trade. “Given the growth in demand (for beef) and global trade, pressures created in the system now mean that what may once have been considered slightly-abnormal seasonal conditions (for example) are now causing major shifts to markets,” the report says. Report co-author, Rabobank senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird says the local drivers that are fuelling high beef and cattle prices in individual countries – such as post-drought herd rebuilding in Australia and a re-opening food service sector in the US – will eventually correct and cause an adjustment in prices. “However, with the tight global supply situation – underpinned by Chinese demand which is expected

to remain firm – we believe the global market has seen a fundamental step up,” he said. LOCAL DRIVERS The report says the main localised drivers around the world currently impacting the global beef market include strong demand-driven beef prices in the US, seasonal delays to the Brazilian cattle slaughter and reduced supply in Europe. For the US, Mr Gidley-Baird said, the country’s beef sector was squarely in a demanddriven market, with April 2021 wholesale prices 18.5 per cent higher than the same time in 2019 (providing a comparison prior to 2020’s COVID-driven supply disruptions and panic buying), while retail prices were 11.5 per cent higher. “This is the result of a number of factors,” he said, “including renewed competition between foodservice and retail triggered by the reopening US economy, combined with grilling season, all-time high consumer incomes and strong exports,” he said. For Brazil, a delay in seasonal rainfall had seen lower cattle supplies available, forcing processors to push up cattle prices and keep supply flowing, particularly given the demand from the import-hungry Chinese market. While across the EU, there are reduced cattle supplies – reflecting low profitability seen in the sector there last year

due to the impacts of COVID. “EU beef carcass prices have been firming since quarter four 2020, with the average EU beef carcass price currently up seven per cent on the same period last year,” Mr Gidley-Baird said. In China meanwhile, the report says, slow growth in domestic beef production – which has not been able to keep up with the local growth in consumption triggered by the substitution of beef for pork during the outbreak of African swine fever – had led to rising beef imports in past years. “While part of the beef consumed was a substitute for pork and will shift back when pork production recovers, we expect strong Chinese beef demand to remain as new markets have been established,” Mr Gidley-Baird said. “This will continue to drive Chinese beef imports from the global market.” AUSTRALIA The record low cattle supply in Australia has also been feeding into the tight global market, the report said, with successive years of drought and large livestock liquidation having resulted in the country’s lowest beef cattle herd in 30 years. Australian young cattle prices had jumped almost 30 per cent year on year in February 2020 and since risen another 20 per cent to February 2021, the report noted. Mr Gidley-Baird said the

cattle price increases had been significantly driven by improved seasonal conditions in 2020 which were carrying into the current year. These had seen intense buying competition by producers looking to restock properties and generate value out of increased pasture production. “While lower volumes and higher prices make competing in the global market more difficult, the tight market situation is working in Australia’s favour and creating less resistance to our high prices,” he said. “We believe that current cattle prices in Australia will ease as cattle numbers increase and producer demand dissipates. However, as the supply chain overcomes the disruption here and consumers adjust their price expectations, we believe the market will adjust and a new baseline will be established.” PENDULUM SWINGING In an indication that the Australian sector might be beginning to see producer demand for cattle ease, the balance of buyers in the weaner cattle market is starting to return to normal, the report says. “Compared with last year, when producers were the largest buyers in the ECYI (Eastern Young Cattle Indicator) weaner category for many months, the first three months of 2021 has

seen them occupy on average 39 per cent of the market, with (lot) feeders at 50 per cent,” he said. Producers were, however, still paying premiums – of about six per cent – above the market average. “This continues to support cattle prices,” Mr Gidley-Baird said. NUMBERS Australian cattle slaughter numbers remain very low, the report said, with the east coast cattle slaughter for April 2021 down 30 per cent on the same period last year and 31 per cent on the five-year average. Beef exports also remained low, reflecting the lower production levels. April 2021 exports – of 72,502 tonnes shipped weight (swt) – were down 22 per cent on the previous year and 11 per cent on the five-year average. Higher prices and a different product offering, with less cull cows in the system, had seen Australian exports shift focus slightly, the report said. “The share of total Australian beef exports going to China dropped from 24 per cent in 2019 to 17 per cent year to date and the share going to the US declined from 20 per cent to 15 per cent in the same period. Meanwhile, volumes to Japan and South Korea lifted slightly for the first four months of 2021,” Mr Gidley-Baird said.

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The Northern New South Wales market focuses primarily on poultry, pigs, dairy and beef cattle, and the plant is ideally located to service these industries. The highly qualified sales and technical staff are available to assist clients with a wide range of products and services. Riverina’s commitment to supplying rural Australia with the highest quality products spans some 90 years. Through research and development programs and a sound ‘in house’ nutritional base, the company can implement new products to meet market requirements. Riverina is totally committed to the development, manufacture, and delivery of products with properties and performance which reflect market demands

and satisfy the requirements of our customers. Riverina’s team of sales representatives and nutritionists possess many years of technical expertise, practical experience and local knowledge and can work out the most economic formulation for your farm and customers’ needs. Their nutritionists carefully fine tune diets to ensure they are palatable, will produce a good meal or pellet and most importantly, will perform in the field. Diets are routinely updated to incorporate any new research findings to help ensure that your animals are fed efficiently. Feeding the right nutrition starts with the selection of raw ingredients. At Riverina all raw materials undergo stringent quality control

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MOUSE PLAGUE HITS BONALBO

By Tonia Dynan WHILE the rest of the state is worried about the out-ofcontrol mouse plague hitting Sydney, the town of Bonalbo has seen a noticeable rise in the number of rodents in residence. Bonalbo Progress Association president John Tart said a few weeks back the problem was bad, but it seemed to have eased slightly in town. Mr Tart said he had a friend who owned horses and his horse grain was being demolished. “They’re going through buckets of baits out there trying to keep the mice out of their horse feed,” he said. “We were catching a lot in our house, in our pantry, that kind of thing. “I’m the captain of the fire brigade and we’ve had mice in our shed. We had a piled-up gazebo and they got into that and ate the roof out of that.

“They’re just making a nuisance of themselves. I got a few this morning outside the house. “When you’re driving around at night, you see mice running across the road in the headlights. It’s not quite plague-like, like out west, but it’s unusual.” Mr Tart said there was more of a problem with mice out on the farms. “I was doing some work on my tractor the other day and pushed some old grass up and there was a nest of mice,” he said. “Probably about a dozen just exploded out of it and took off in every direction. “I was at the golf club, I was doing some brush cutting down there the other day and there’s a little feedlot on the corner of the golf course and I hit a heap of grass with the brush cutter and mice went everywhere. “So, wherever there’s anything that’s any kind of feed or anything like that it’s

hit fairly bad.” Mr Tart said residents were taking their own measures by being mindful of what food was being left out. “You don’t have packets of flour or anything like that sitting around as they chew threw anything to get that, even plastic bags,” he said. Reports suggest the mouse plague will cut the value of state’s winter crop by $1 million as the eight monthlong scourge continues to worsen. The government-funded MouseAlert website shows sightings have doubled since March, with a growing number of mice being sighted in and around Sydney. NSW Farmers vice president Xavier Martin said farmers were abandoning some paddocks and could not hold off winter crop sowing a moment longer. “Researchers warn that without a concerted baiting effort in the next few weeks this could easily turn into a

two-year plague event,” Mr Martin said. The NSW Government has secured 5000 litres of one of the world’s strongest mice-killing chemicals, fast-tracking further practical help for farmers to combat the plague. Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall said the anticoagulant bromadiolone had been sourced locally, which meant distribution to primary producers could begin within days of Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) approval. Mr Martin said NSW Farmers initially welcomed

the State Government’s $50 million assistance package, however it had become apparent that elements of the plan, including the provision of “free baits for farmers”, were still dependent on APVMA approval which may be weeks away. “’This mouse plague will be a significant financial hit to the NSW economy, as it is not just about the grain crop, and food production, but also all the regional businesses, traders and employees that rely on the farming sector. The NSW grains industry alone employs more than 10,000 people in regional areas.”

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June 3, 2021

50 RURAL NEWS

Grafton Cattle Market Report THERE were 274 head yarded at Grafton Fat Cattle Sale 25th May 2021 Numbers were back this week, once again bullocks were in good numbers but there were very few cows & bulls. The market for bullocks was slightly easier compared to last week, while the small amount of prime cows sold fully firm. In the young cattle, the market was cheaper for all categories, off quality stock were most affected. Sale Highlights include: A/c VM Jefferies sold Charolais Steers

350.2c/kg averaged 605.8kg - $2,121.63 p/hd. A/c Phillip Bailey sold Angus Steers 345.2c/kg averaged 702.5kg - $2,425.03 p/hd. A/c Jennifer Edwards sold Angus Cross Steers 363.2c/kg averaged 663.3kg $2,409.23 p/hd. A/c Gordonbrook sold a Brangus Cow 298.2c/kg weighed 630kg - $1,878.66. A/c SJ & JA Pereira sold a Brangus Cow 302.2c/kg weighed 650kg - $1,964.30. A/c J & FL Buchanan sold Limousin Cross Steers 494.2c/kg averaged 316.7kg -

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$1,564.97 p/hd. A/c RJ Wright sold Charolais Vealer Steers 534.2c/kg averaged 247.5kg $1,322.15 p/hd. A/c JS & ML Gorrie sold Charolais Vealer Heifers 518.2c/kg averaged 261kg $1,352.50 p/hd. A/c BJ Slarke Pty Ltd sold an Angus

Vealer Steer 550c/kg weighed 215kg $1,182.50. A/c M Fiﬁeld & P Smith sold an Angus Vealer Steer 580c/kg weighed 185kg $1,073.00. A/c Hirst Farming Enterprises sold Santa Cross Vealer Heifers 500.2c/kg averaged 140kg - $700.28 p/hd.

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FROM WEDNESDAY 26 MAY AGENTS yarded a total of 731 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 26 May. Most regular buyers were in attendance with a large percentage of young cattle destined for paddocks in the New England or up into Queensland. Trends held ﬁrm or saw a slight decrease across most classes of cattle. Cow prices continued to hold ﬁrm with an average of 272.4c/kg and top price of 311.2c/kg. 1 head sold for a top return of $2,069.48. Cows and calves topped their market at $1,820.00. Heifer prices were down again this week topping their category at 580.2c/kg and averaging 392.1c/kg and 304kg. 1 heifer sold achieved a return of $1,912.50. Bull numbers and prices saw a

slight decrease with 19 head sold reaching a top of 290.0c/kg and average of 264.1c/kg and 598kg. As with most other categories, steer and bullock prices were down on last week with 213 head sold. Steers sold to a top of 666.2c/kg and averaged 465.4c/kg and 290kg with 1 head selling for a return of $2,526.20. Bullocks averaged 331.8c/ kg and 612kg with 1 head selling for $2,501.25. Vealer prices remained steady this week with 218 head yarded. Prices reached 696.2c/kg and averaged 501.0c/kg and 240kg. 1 head sold achieved a return of $1,755.00. T&W McCormack and Ramsey & Bulmer will be holding a store sale at the NRLX on Friday 4 June with over 1000 head booked.

REPORT FROM TUESDAY 18 MAY 250 CATTLE were sold at the Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday 18th May. Most of the young cattle on oﬀer lacked ﬁnish and were suitable for restockers although many were bull calves and therefore failed to make the top rates. Weaner steers once again sold from $4.80 to $5.50/kg.

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A new guide to identify and manage pasture dieback A NEW pasture dieback management guide for producers and agronomists that brings together the latest information on underlying factors and management strategies has been launched by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). Pasture Dieback – A Management Guide for Producers and Agronomists was developed in close consultation across the red meat industry to respond to the on-farm challenges presented by pasture dieback. MLA Group Manager - Productivity & Animal Wellbeing, David Beatty, said providing access to the latest information and research was an important part of the ongoing response to pasture dieback. “Our objective is to ensure pasture dieback research and development is focused on finding solutions for those affected by it and to provide valuable, up-to-date information to producers as it comes to hand, from the range of research organisations working on this topic” Mr Beatty said. “A key focus is supporting the delivery of short-term

solutions to feed livestock while a permanent solution to pasture dieback is investigated. “The guide contains information for producers and agronomists to detect early symptoms of the condition, what grass species are affected and what research has observed from a range of

management strategies, and signposts for more detail. “Early intervention could stop the disease becoming more widespread so it’s important for all producers to be aware of what to look for, the importance of maintaining property biosecurity, and who to contact to determine how best

to respond.” The guide was developed in consultation with Applied Horticultural Research (AHR), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAF), University of Queensland (UQ) and AgForce.

This project is jointly funded through Meat & Livestock Australia and the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. A digital copy of Pasture Dieback – A Management Guide for Producers and Agronomists is available from the MLA website at www. mla.com.au

EMERGENCY WORK REQUIRES CHANGES TO RURAL ROAD GRADING PROGRAM RICHMOND Valley Council has been forced to suspend its rural gravel road grading maintenance program to allow the concentration of resources to those areas affected by recent flooding events. Council’s general manager Vaughan Macdonald said late summer rain and a wetterthan-normal start to autumn had been a challenging period for Richmond Valley motorists, with flooding causing issues across the region’s road network. Mr Macdonald said the decision to temporarily halt grading works was not taken lightly, however, he said under government funding guidelines, Council had a set period of time to fix flooddamaged roads, which were a higher priority as community safety was paramount. He said Council crews were facing a number of challenges to complete projects, such as saturated pavements,

contractor availability, ability to have material delivered to remote areas, and inclement weather patterns. He said road maintenance and repairs were prioritised based on risk, which often meant roads carrying higher volumes of traffic were addressed first. “Our Infrastructure Services team is working hard to resume regular maintenance

grading, but right now the key message for people using these roads is to always consider the road’s condition and travel with care,” Mr Macdonald said. Mr Macdonald said Council’s unsealed road grading program usually adhered to a schedule where roads were graded once or twice a year, or once every two years depending on the

traffic volumes. He said roads condition would be monitored by staff and roads or sections deemed urgent would be graded. “Safety remains a priority on local roads and in areas where grading remains suspended crews will continue to inspect roads for safety and performance,” Mr Macdonald said. To assist in this process,

local motorists are encouraged to report hazards using the Request Action form on Council’s website, or by calling the 24-hour hotline 6660 0300. Mr Macdonald said Council recognised that communities appreciated the regular grading program, and apologised for any inconvenience this change may create. He said the routine program would resume as soon as possible following the completion of emergency works. “In the current situation, some of our maintenance grading patrols have been diverted to assist in managing priority maintenance projects, however, it will be business as usual once these roads have been repaired,” Mr Macdonald said. “We urge people who live or travel on affected roads to drive to the conditions.”

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SUNNY SEASON AHEAD FOR SUGAR CROPS THE NSW Sugar industry will kick off the 2021 crushing season with an outlook that can only be described as sunny. The three sugar mills across the Northern Rivers; at Condong, Broadwater and Harwood; will fire into action from the 8th of June, following an intensive off-season maintenance program. The estimate for the overall crop tonnage is still uncertain following a very wet but warm growing season that including some flooding. The feeling amongst growers is buoyant, with the prospect of their cane price for the season being as high as $37 to

$38 per tonne, depending on CCS (sugar content). Chairman and cane grower, Mr Jim Sneesby said: “The news of a significant lift in cane price, is definitely instilling a positive feeling within the local sugar industry.” Almost 100% of the planned sugar make is already locked into the Sunshine Sugar sales program, with customer orders in place Australia-wide. Sunshine Sugar’s CEO, Mr Chris Connors recently addressed cane growers to share the positive news, not only in regard to cane price, but also to give an update on the commercial developments

made across a number of diversification projects, including botanical water and a gourmet mushroom product – both of which will utilise assets within the cane stalk to produce alternate products and new income streams. “This is an exciting time for our local sugar industry;” commented Mr Connors. “Agriculture is seeing a surge in interest and the NSW sugar industry can demonstrate a proven track record in being sustainable, providing longterm returns to its growers and a solid plan for future growth; making it an appealing proposition for farmers and investors alike.“

Weed out the $3 billion problem this winter WEEDS are estimated to cost the Australian livestock industry over $3 billion per year, according to research commissioned by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). Left unchecked, weeds can outcompete nutritious pastures, leaving low-quality feed for livestock and unwanted costs for producers. In a new campaign to tackle the problem, MLA has launched a weed control resource hub that brings together the latest research and practical tips and tools to help producers get weeds under control early. MLA Group manager - Adoption and Commercialisation, Sarah Strachan, said the new resource hub would provide identification and treatment options to encourage producers to proactively tackle weeds through winter. “MLA’s Weed control resource hub includes easily

identifiable pictures, seasonal timelines, and a step-by-step information guide to deal with the common pasture weeds across southern Australia,” Ms Strachan said. “Having a planned control

program before sowing, monitoring established pasture species and tactical use of grazing, fertiliser and chemicals are crucial to reducing competition from weeds.

weed infestations before they become too difficult and costly to contain. “Research suggests that weed control in livestock enterprises far outweigh the costs, estimating that for every dollar invested in weed control, the return on investment is around $4.” Ms Strachan said reducing the weed burden during winter would help set the feed base up for a productive spring and produce nutritious feed to livestock during the prime growing season. “Around May-June, either before or after the first grazing of winter forages, is an opportune time for producers to get on top of winter weed species,” Ms Strachan said. “Pasture weeds are not “How well producers always easily identified as most know their weeds this winter weedy species have some feed will prove to pay off in value at some point in their spring. Early detection and life cycle. But don’t be fooled maintenance are the low-cost by the green feed available it’s solutions to weed control and important to look out for new boosting pasture performance.”

MICE PLAGUE REBATES BACKDATED HOUSEHOLDS and small businesses impacted by high numbers of mice across regional NSW will be able to claim rebates for purchasing mouse bait from 1 February 2021, with the NSW Government today announcing the rebate program will be backdated. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said backdating the program will help regional families that were impacted by mice earlier this year and will ease the financial pressure farmers and small businesses are currently facing due to the mice plague.

“By extending the eligibility period back to February it will hopefully take some pressure off regional communities who are battling these rodents,” Mr Barilaro said. “I can also announce today that primary producers will be able to claim a single rebate of up to $1,000 where their business and residence share an address. The mouse bait rebate will be available to households, small businesses and primary producers located in the mouse impacted Central Tablelands, Central West,

Northern Tablelands, North West, Western, Riverina and Murray regions, and select Local Government Areas in Hunter and South East Local Land Service regions. Claiming a rebate will be a simple process that you can complete on the Service NSW website or by visiting a Service NSW centre and uploading or showing receipts for mouse bait purchases dating back to 1 February, 2021. For further details go to: www. nsw.gov.au/mice.

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The show must go on in Ballina FORMED in 2003, The Killer Queen Experience has risen from a local Brisbane based Queen cover band to an international touring show and is Australia’s most sought-after tribute act today. Meeting Queen in 2020 was the highlight of their career. Persistence has paid off for original member, lead singer and Freddie Mercury impersonator for over 15 years, John Blunt, cementing him as the most recognised Freddie around the globe. Originally billed as The King and Queen Show (a tribute to Elvis & Queen), John found his talents entertaining guests at Warner Bros Movieworld imitating characters such as Roy Orbison, Austin Powers, Elvis Presley and Freddie Mercury.

Forgetting his costume fronting a cover band for a Halloween gig, John somehow accidentally dressed as Freddie and the rest is history. Move forward a decade and John was chosen by ITV Channel 5 UK for the docudrama The Freddie Mercury Story – Who Wants to Live Forever a detailed look into the personal life and death at 45 years old in 1991 of Queen’s front man, screening in the UK, Europe and North America in 2016. John’s resemblance to Freddie Mercury is uncanny, appearing live to seven million viewers on the French TV show Qui Sera Le Meilleur Sosie? (Who Will Be The Best Impersonator?) Killer Queen have taken their show to such places as

the UK, Norway, Singapore, India and shared the bill with the likes of Jeff Beck, Foreigner, Journey, Twisted Sister, Thin Lizzy and Kelly Rowland. The band – Wayne Vitale on bass guitar (John Deacon), Kevin Shilling on drums (Roger Taylor) and Andrew

Edwards on guitar (Brian May) form the complete Queen line up portraying their opposites in costume, replica instruments and harmonies all live on stage. It has taken numerous band member changes to perfect the perfect line up that is now the right Queen chemistry.

The 2-hour live show consists of all Queen’s greatest hits including – Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, We are the Champions, Somebody to Love, Radio Ga Ga and Another One Bites the Dust. With the release of the Queen official Hollywood biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018, Killer Queen continues to burn the flame and legacy into the next decade for the world-wide audience of one of the most loved and innovative rock bands of the modern era – Queen. Killer Queen perform ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ on June 5, from 8.30pm at Ballina RSL Tickets $40 book at https:// ballinarsl.sales.ticketsearch. com/sales/salesevent/8297

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER The Veronicas Godzilla v Human THE Veronicas, aka Jess AT THE DRILL HALL and Lisa Origliasso, have THE Drill Hall Theatre Company present Joanna Murray-Smith’s gripping psychological thriller, Switzerland. Arguably MurraySmith’s greatest work to date, the play is set in the Swiss Alps where the acerbic and ageing novelist Patricia Highsmith is holed up, drinking away her twilight years in her Modernist bunker. Enter Edward Ridgeway from New York, a supposedly naive underling from Highsmith’s publisher’s office, sent to persuade the great writer to pen one last Ripley novel. This tense and sharp-witted two-hander stars veteran actor/ NIDA teacher Liz Chance (Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Tender Hooks) and newcomer Charlie Burton under the direction of multi award-winning actor Toni Scanlan (Stop Girl, Dreamland, Water Rats). Scanlon is just back from Sydney after performing in Belvoir Street’s highly successful sold out run of Stop Girl by Sally Sara. She says ‘It was amazing to meet

Sally Sara Foreign Correspondent, and to hear her stories after being in some of the worst hotspots in countries torn apart by war and famine. Her humanity and professionalism not to mention her humor were utterly inspiring.’ It seems Scanlon is drawn to the stories of powerful women. Enter Liz Chance and a chance to direct Switzerland. “The timing was good and the opportunity to direct such a fabulous play with sharp, smart dialogue and intriguing characters was a wonderful offer,” Toni said. “I knew of Liz when she was working in Sydney many years

ago now. She was a fabulous actor then and is a truly seasoned pro now.” The play introduces young actor Charlie Burton, the son of local comedian Mandy Nolan. Performing is a passion for him and Toni was impressed from the outset. “The first time I heard Charlie read I thought that boy has it going on. His instincts for such a complex psychological drama are beyond his years. Liz and I would NOT be doing this play without him.” Switzerland at the Drill Hall, 18 June – 4 July. (NSW Dine & Discover able to be used until 27 June.) Tickets available at drillhalltheatre.org.au

announced their first national tour in six years, including a concert in the Twin Towns Showroom on Sunday, June 6. The long-awaited GODZILLA V HUMAN tour will treat audiences to a unique experience as they’re taken aboard a flight simulation on Veronicas Airlines before the concert splits into two parts, providing a special performance that showcases the two very different sides of the sisters. GODZILLA will be a high energy introduction into the alter ego of the pop stars, The Veronicas, and HUMAN will see Lisa and Jess strip it all back to their more vulnerable singer/ songwriter roots. The concert will feature all the fan favourites from across The Veronicas’ catalogue, as well as new music from their upcoming surprise two-album release GODZILLA and HUMAN. Beloved by audiences from all walks of life, The Veronicas’ achievements so far speak for themselves. With chart success around the globe

including double Platinum status in the USA, they’ve had nine top 10 hits in Australia including three #1s, several multi-platinum singles including Hook Me Up, You Ruin Me, Untouched and In My Blood, over half a billion streams, 175 million YouTube/Vevo views and 3.5 million social connections. The duo recently released their own ethical perfume brand, Untouched, starred in their very own MTV produced reality show Blood Is For Life and will appear

in the coming months on Nine’s Celebrity Apprentice. Ticket purchases are subject to change dependent on Government COVID guidelines and regulations at the time of the event. This may require rescheduling of dates or changes to ticketing configurations if seating is required under government guidelines. See The Veronicas play on Sunday, June 6 at Twin Towns Showroom, 2 Wharf Street, Tweed Heads. To book call 1800 014 014.

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Cool classics with a fresh twist

VENTURE INTO THE FOREST TAKING inspiration from the role forests play in classic story tropes and fairy tales, Into the Forest takes us on a personal journey of friendship and fantasy. The Devil Dingo lives in the underworld – a forest with all the animals and plants that have ever existed. It’s almost Summer Solstice on earth and Dingo has slipped through a crack and is roaming in the forest that borders Alice’s house. When Alice and her support worker Kate venture into the forest to sleep out for the night and get witchy and make fake spells - the shape shifting

Dingo is ready for them. By trickery and transformation, he manages to win Alice over, and lure her away from Kate into the forest. Under the watchful eye of the Dingo, Alice explores a blur of flora, fauna and gets lost in the rhythm of the forest. When fire strikes, Alice is sent underground only to find herself longing to return to her friend and family – but how will she get home? Into the Forest - A NORPA Production, Lismore City Hall, June 10-11 from 6pm. To book visit https:// norpa.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/ salesevent/8970

THE Tap Pack is a high-energy, tap comedy show inspired by the infamous Rat Pack, which included the famous talents of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. With dazzling performances on stage dressed in slick suits and equipped with sharp wit, the Tap Pack is a modern twist on the classic Rat Pack infusing tap dance with swing music and witty banter. The Tap Pack is a taste of a new, highly entertaining act, featuring some of Australia’s finest tap-dancing performers, tapping up a storm. With credits on stage, film and

television and with more than 20 musical theater productions between them, the Tap Pack is pure entertainment. They sing, they dance, they joke. They bring a new, invigorating energy to a timeless style. Old school cool from the new Kings of Swing. See The Tap Pack at Lismore City Hall on Sunday, June 27 at 4pm. Tickets - Adult $69.90, Senior/ Concession/Groups 8+ $64.90, VIP $89.90. To book call 1300 066 772 or visit https://norpa.sales.ticketsearch. com/sales/salesevent/6320.

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Shrubs for spring and summer flowers and fruits THE Northern Rivers has the perfect autumn climate to plant shrubs now for a fine display of spring and summer flowers and fruits. These native plants will continue to bloom into winter to brighten up your garden. Ozothamnus diosmifolius is an upright, woody shrub, with many branches, which usually grows to a height of two metres, but sometimes much taller. Its common names, rice flower and sago bush, refer to the appearance of the flowers in bud, which are, in fact, often hundreds of individual flowers in showy florets. These white or pinkish blooms may appear in spring, summer or autumn. The rice flower can become a bit straggly, so pruning after flowering will help it to keep its form. It enjoys full sun to part shade and is ideal as a background plant and a hedge or screen. It does prefer well-drained soils but can be grown on a raised bed with better drainage. The flowers are long lasting if picked and can be dried. Florists usually pick them when they are in bud. A rice

Crowea exalata or waxflower

flower in your garden will attract native birds and insects, especially the Australian painted lady butterfly. As it is frost tolerant, it can be grown on the tablelands, but it is also suitable for coastal and forest margin plantings. The Crowea exalata or waxflower is a compact shrub, about a half a metre in height and width, with masses of starry pink flowers through the summer and autumn, but is often in flower at any time. Sometimes flowers appear white and cultivars are now available in more shades of pink and purple. Use it as feature shrub at the front of a garden bed, as a potted plant or for a stunning mass planting. It will benefit from a light trim at the end of autumn to maintain its shape, but needs little maintenance. It will thrive in a well-drained, sheltered location in full sun or part shade and suitable for growing in rockeries and pots. New plants are easy to grow from cuttings. Petalostigma pubescens or quinine berry produces fragrant, creamy-light brown

Petalostigma pubescens or quinine berry clusters of three or four flowers. Appearing from December to May, they are followed by orange-yellow to red fruit ripe from April to November. The quinine berry grows naturally in

dry rainforest north of the Clarence River. Up to five to eight metres high, it has a dense canopy with lovely weeping branches. It prefers sun to light shade and is moderately tolerant of light

Ozothamnus diosmifolius or rice flower

frost when established. It can tolerate salt and winds. It is a host plant for the copper jewel butterfly (Hypochrysops apelles), and many other insects will enjoy its presence in your garden.

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June 3, 2021

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Teriyaki salmon rice bowl with spinach and avocado • • • • • • • •

2 tsp gluten free tamari soy sauce 0.5 tsp garlic granules 1 tsp mirin 2 salmon fillets 2 tbsp sesame seeds 4 spring onions 150g (5oz) edamame beans Half a ripe avocado

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Gloriously sticky teriyaki salmon, perched on a bowl of seasoned sushi rice with fresh edamame beans and creamy avocado. You NEED to try this healthy yet delicious recipe asap! The recipe is naturally gluten free, dairy free, nut free and egg free.

2 Servings

Ingredients

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180g (6.5oz) sushi rice 3 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tsp caster sugar 0.5 tsp fine salt 30ml (1fl oz) maple syrup 1 tsp sesame oil

Cook the sushi rice according to the packet instructions and while it is cooking prepare the sushi rice dressing. To do this, mix the rice vinegar, sugar and salt together in a small dish, stirring well until the sugar and salt have dissolved in the vinegar. When the rice is cooked, pour the dressing over the top (while it is still hot) and then stir to coat the rice and fluff it up. In a small frying pan, lightly toast the sesame seeds, scatter them over the rice and stir through. Set the rice aside (still in the saucepan) to cool slightly. Prepare the salmon

Red velvet cheesecake bites These Red Velvet Cheesecake Bites are the perfect sweet snack —and take you 10 minutes to make. All you have to do is mix together softened cream cheese with some sugar and heavy cream, let that mixture freeze until slightly firm (about 2 hours), then use a mini cookie scoop or melon baller to scoop out a small amount and roll it in your hands to make bites. Ingredients

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28 Servings

1 box red velvet cake mix, plus ingredients called for on

fillets by removing the skin and chopping into chunks. Dice the spring onions into small chunks. Also prepare the teriyaki marinade by mixing the maple syrup, sesame oil, tamari, garlic granules and mirin together in a small dish. Set these three elements aside while you prepare the sushi bowl base. Once the rice has cooled, and is now warm rather than hot, you can assemble the base for the bowls. Split the rice between two wide bowls so that two-thirds of each base is covered. In the remaining third, pile edamame beans and sliced avocado. Pour the marinade into a small frying pan over a high heat. When it begins to bubble, turn the heat down to simmering and stir it constantly until it has reduced, turning from watery sauce to a thicker, glaze consistency. Add the chunks of salmon to the pan and turn the heat back up to high - stir so that the salmon is fully coated in the glaze and then

box 2 (8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened 1/2 c. powdered sugar 2 tbsp. heavy cream 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

sprinkle the spring onions over the top. Continue to cook on a high heat for a couple of minutes, stirring occasionally, until the salmon is beautifully glazed and cooked to your preferred level. Remove from the pan and scoop the teriyaki salmon and spring onions onto the sushi bowls. Voila, one DELICIOUS meal! Serve with extra tamari soy sauce on the side if you wish.

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe Look no further: Ready in 10 minutes, no junk ingredients, and crazy delicious – you’ll never use store-bought again! This is a super quick and easy sauce to make, all you have to do is: 1. Combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, honey, sesame oil, mirin and water mixed with cornstarch together in a bowl 2. Transfer the mixture to a small saucepan and simmer for about 4 minutes until thickened. 3. Your sauce is ready!

Directions 3. 1.

Preheat oven to 350º and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners. Prepare red velvet cake batter according to box directions. Divide batter among liners and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely. Break 4 cupcakes into small crumbs. Save remaining cakes for

another use. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add heavy cream and vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form. Line a large baking sheet with parchment. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop cream cheese mixture into balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Transfer to the freezer to chill, 1 hour. Roll balls in red velvet cake crumbs until fully coated, then return to prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

The Northern Rivers Times

June 3, 2021

MOTORING - USED CAR CHECKOUT 59

LEXUS RX 2009 - 2019

2016 Lexus RX 200h Lexus RX and its big also told us the added brother, but these are luggage space because of MORE a high riding chiefly in out of sight their extra height. station wagon than areas. However, the stylish an 4WD the stylish Lexus RX has been slope of the rear window Lexus RX is one of sold in Australia means that very bulky the forerunners of the since 2003, The third items may not fit. If you upmarket SUVs that are generation Lexus RX do plan to use one as a dominating new vehicle was introduced in cargo carrier don’t forget sales these days. February 2009. It was to check the tail for size. It received a modest facelift in July 2012. An important change was the introduction of a four-cylinder engine as well as 2WD (the front wheels) for the first time. The fourth generation RX series in November 2015 and made further strides in its ability to provide smooth quiet riding with a minimum of fuss. 2009 Lexus RX 450h Lexus is famed for Lexus is the upmarket virtually all-new and its refinement and division of Toyota from this model onwards quiet, smooth running. and that company we are examining in Upmarket materials and has many decades of detail in this checkout. the quality of fit and all-wheel-drive vehicle These make excellent finish inside was good engineering, particularly people movers and right from the start, yet in Australia. There later models are offered has reached even higher is some sharing of with five or seven seat levels in subsequent components between capacity. And they have By Ewan Kennedy

models. Most Lexus RXs are powered by a twin-cam V6 petrol engine, with

The engine doesn’t have a 4.0-litre petrol engine as its title suggests, it’s actually 3.3 litres, but Lexus calculates it has the performance of a 4.0-litre petrol engine due to the added torque which is such a feature in all electrically powered vehicle. Australia Lexus dealers are mainly in metropolitan areas of capital cities and major regional and country locations. Should you need work done in other areas some top Toyota mechanics have been trained in Lexus work. Service and repair costs are about average for an SUV in this upmarket class and we have heard of no real complaints about cost or availability of routine spare parts. Insurance charges don’t vary significantly between major companies, but it may be worth shopping around.

are complex machines and we recommend a professional inspection after you’ve completed your initial basic checks. Look for a smoking exhaust on a highmileage engine. It will be at its worst when the engine is worked hard. Check the automatic transmission is all but unnoticed in its actions unless you’re accelerating hard. Look over the interior and boot carefully because the RX is popular as a mums’ taxi and the kids may have kicked things about. Damage indicating offroad use is most likely to be on the bumper corners, sill panels and scratches on the doors. Have a look at the underbody if you see any of the aforementioned damage. HOW MUCH? Expect to pay from $7000 to $11,000 for a 2009 Lexus RX 350 Sports; $12,00 to $18,000 for a 2012 RX

2012 Lexus RX 270 a capacity of 3.5 litres which drives through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The company has long been strong in the petrolelectric hybrid field with all of its models having petrol-electric power. Look for a lower-case ‘h’ in the model name, for example Lexus RX400h.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR We suggest only buying a vehicle with a full service history as this (probably) means it has been driven by a sensible person. High build quality means that troubles are unusual. But these

270; $16,000 to $23,000 for a 2014 RX 270; $18,000 to $25,000 for a 2014 RX 270; $21,000 to $29,000 for a 2014 RX 350 F-Sport; $28,000 to $37,000 for a 2015 RX 200t Luxury; $41,000 to $54,000 for a 2016 FX 200t Sports Luxury; $53,000 to $71,000 for a 2018 RX 300 Sports Luxury; and $72,000 to $97,000 for a 2019 RX 450 hL Sports Luxury.

The Northern Rivers Times

June 3, 2021

60 MOTORING

A HAPPY RETURN FOR AN AUDI ICON capable of carrying 315 litres of luggage in the boot, or 770 litres with the rear bench seat back folded.

By Derek Ogden

THE Audi RS 3 went AWOL more than 18 months ago due to delays that Audi said were brought about by the implementation of new WLTP homologation rules in Europe. Now the Audi icon, truly a thing of worship to some enthusiasts, is back with its 2.5-litre turbocharged fivecylinder engine fired up and ready to go. With a heritage that dates back to the legendary Sport quattro S1 Group B rally car of the early 1980s, the RS 3 makes a return as a Sedan and Sportback, the latter, Audi’s take on a performance hatchback. The RS 3 develops 294 kW and 480 Nm from its 2480 cc capacity engine to offer outstanding performance, sprinting from zero to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds, while returning a combined fuel consumption of 8.5 litres per 100 kilometres. Prices start at $83,800 for the Audi RS 3 Sportback, RS 3 Sedan tips the scales at $86,500, both without on-road costs. Capping off the dynamic duo, the RS 3 offers exclusive Carbon editions for $3400, featuring a range of styling elements in gloss black to enhance their sporting characteristics. STYLING Based on A3 architecture, the exterior design of the RS 3 Sedan that Audi tells us is aimed to give an aggressive stance. Up front, bold ‘quattro’ branding takes pride of place beneath a modern single-frame grille, while large intakes feed more air to satisfy cooling demands of the powerful engine. Thin beams of light projected by LED headlamps and taillights are also there to emphasise the car’s attitude. Metallic paint comes standard. Also adding further to the RS 3 character are 19-inch Audi Sport alloy wheels in five-arm blade design in matt titanium look, gloss turned finish with 235/35 tyres. INTERIOR The RS 3 Sedan cabin puts the enthusiastic driver in the box seat from the start with

SUMMARY Nothing much has changed since the RS 3 Sportback and Sedan first appeared in 2017, which may be quite a comfort to its army of admirers, who will no doubt not be put off with the near $2000 price rise due to currency movements.

AT A GLANCE RS sport front seats, upholstered in Nappa leather, with diamondpatterned stitching, while the flat-bottom sports steering wheel features an Alcantara and leather combination that’s comfortable to grip. An acoustic windscreen is standard, while further measures to reduce interior noise, even at high speed, include wheel housing shells made of nonwoven material. INFOTAINMENT Audi took the traditional dial-based instrument panel and replaced it with the virtual cockpit, which allows the driver to control what information, navigation data and infotainment functions are displayed in highdefinition. A selectable sport mode features a central rev counter and performance-oriented secondary displays such as lap timer, power/torque output or charge pressure. This is supplemented by RSspecific functions such as G-Meter, shift light and tyre pressure. Infotainment is provided through an electronically retractable colour display, including MMI navigation plus and the Audi smartphone interface for easy connection. There’s wireless phone charging, two USB ports and DAB digital radio and a Bang and Olufsen sound system with 14 speakers. ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The transverse fivecylinder engine develops a 294 kW and 480 Nm from its 2480 cc capacity. It has a lot of advanced technology, with an

The expressive exterior is only a taste of what the Audi RS 3 Sedan has to offer.

aluminium crankcase, dual injection, the valve-lift system and a high-pressure 1.35 bar turbocharger. Coupled to an advanced seven-speed S tronic transmission with its virtually instantaneous gear changes and quattro all-wheel drive system are capable of redirecting huge power and torque in milliseconds to the wheels with the most traction for more dynamic, safer and involved handling. SAFETY The RS 3 Sedan brings a host of advanced driver assistance safety systems as standard, including side assist, active lane assist, adaptive cruise control (with Stop & Go) and rear cross traffic assist. The range has been awarded a five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program. DRIVING With an output of 294 kW and peak torque of 480 Nm on tap as low as 1700 rpm and constant all the way to 5850 revs, the new turbocharged engine is capable of spearing the RS 3 Sedan

to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and to the top of the class. Audi claims a combined urban / highway fuel consumption of 8.5 litres per 100 kilometres. On test the RS 3 Sedan recorded 9.6 litres per 100 kilometres on a mix of city work and highway hauling. The sound of the powerplant, with its 1-2-4-5-3 firing order, is amplified through the standard RS exhaust system, with active baffles in the rear muffler that can be activated via Audi drive select. The Audi RS 3 Sportback and RS 3 Sedan utilise a sevenspeed dual-clutch S tronic transmission, delivering speedy shifts. The transmission will operate automatically or with the driver manually shifting gear through steering wheel-mounted paddles. There are two driving modes in automatic – D mode is optimised for stop / start traffic, while S mode has the vehicle in more agile mood with changes at higher revs. Here launch-control is at optimum traction getting

the best out of the car’s acceleration. The tuning of the quattro permanent all-wheel drive system is integrated into the Audi drive select dynamic handling system, where the torque delivery is distributed quickly and precisely via an electrohydraulic multi-plate clutch, automatically sending more drive to the rear wheels during dynamic driving, to ensure ideal cornering balance. The RS 3 Sedan features RS sport suspension and Audi magnetic ride as standard. RS 3 Sedan occupants can take advantage of Audi Drive Select which will dial up a range of handling characteristics from comfort, or auto to dynamic or individual, while also working on the accelerator pedal, steering and exhaust flaps. In dynamic mode, the Audi magnetic ride resists braking and cornering forces on the car’s attitude, heightening agile and responsive handling. It’s strictly for trackwork. As for ‘comfort’, it’s comfort, Jim, but not as we know it. On anything but a billiard table-top smooth road surface the RS 3 Sedan bumps and bangs its way over even minor blemishes. Black eight-piston brake calipers clamp (and I mean ‘clamp’) 370 mm ventilated rotors at the front of the RS 3, with 310 mm discs at the rear, providing powerful stopping performance inside 19-inch alloy wheels that are wrapped in 235/35 tyres as standard. The RS 3 Sedan is

MODEL LINE-UP Audi RS 3 Sportback: $83,800 Audi RS 3 Sedan: $86,500 Audi RS 3 Sportback Carbon Edition: $87,200 Audi RS 3 Sedan Carbon Edition: $89,900 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Audi dealer for drive-away prices. SPECIFICATIONS (Audi RS 3 2.5L TFSI Turbo 5-cylinder petrol, 7sp automatic Quattro Sedan) ENGINE: Capacity: 2.480 litres Configuration: Five cylinders in line Maximum Power: 294 kW @ 5850-7000 rpm Maximum Torque: 480 Nm @ 1950-5850 rpm Fuel Type: Petrol 98 RON Combined Fuel Cycle (ADR 81/02): 8.5 L/100km CO2 emissions: 194g / km DRIVELINE: Sevenspeed automatic, Quattro AWD DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT AND CAPACITIES: Length: 4479 mm Wheelbase: 2631 mm Width: 1960 mm Height: 1399 mm Turning Circle: 11.0 metres Kerb Mass: 1510 kg Fuel Tank Capacity: 55 litres BRAKES: Front: Ventilated disc Rear: Ventilated disc STANDARD WARRANTY: Three years / unlimited kilometres

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The Northern Rivers Times

June 3, 2021

64 HEALTH

PROTECT YOURSELF, LOVED ONES – GET YOUR FLU SHOT

NSW Health is urging everyone to make sure they and their loved ones get immunised to protect against severe flu this year, particularly those in higher-risk groups. Children under five, pregnant women, Aboriginal people, people aged 65 years and over, those living in aged care facilities, and anyone with medical risk conditions such as severe asthma, diabetes, and heart disease should all get their free vaccination to protect them from severe flu this winter. While flu cases to date are significantly lower in NSW and throughout Australia than in previous years – most likely due to the public health measures which have been taken to limit COVID-19 transmission – that should not deter people from getting their vaccination. Executive Director of Health Protection NSW, Dr Richard Broome said the flu shot is safe and it is vitally important to have the vaccination. “While flu numbers are lower than usual at the moment, most likely due to the public health measures which have been taken to limit COVID-19 transmission, NSW could still experience an atypical flu season – one that begins later in the year or in the warmer months. Getting a flu shot is the best protection against this in the coming months,” Dr Broome said. “It’s also important to remember that when booking your vaccines

that you make sure to space your influenza vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines at least 14 days apart.” The NSW Government will this year distribute more than three million doses of the flu vaccine to GPs, Aboriginal Medical Services, more than 400 aged care facilities, community health centres and 160 public hospitals for health care workers, with more than 1.9 million doses delivered so far. People who are not eligible for a free flu vaccine can get it from their GP, Aboriginal Medical Service or pharmacist for a fee. NSW Health is also reminding GPs of the importance of the flu vaccine and to ensure they are contacting their patients. Flu symptoms include a sudden high fever, cough (usually dry), headache, muscle and joint pain, feeling unwell, and a sore throat. In arrangements announced last year by Minister for Health and Medical Research, Brad Hazzard, children over 10 are now able to get their flu vaccine at a pharmacy, down from the previous minimum age of 16. The NSW Government has invested approximately $142 million in the 2020-21 Immunisation Program budget, including Commonwealth and state vaccines. Speak to your GP or Aboriginal Medical Service or get more information here.

SIX MILLION COVID-19 TESTS BUT NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY

NSW has reached a major milestone in its fight against COVID-19, with more than six million tests conducted since the beginning of the pandemic almost 500 days ago. More than 3.5 million people have been tested for COVID-19 in NSW, with almost 1.4 million people being tested more than once. NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the NSW community should be very proud of this milestone. “As recent events show, COVID-19 can

re-emerge at any time, even after lengthy periods of no community transmission. High testing rates are among our best defences against COVID-19 as they allow us to detect new cases early and prevent further transmission,” Dr Chant said. “NSW has one of the highest COVID-19 testing rates in the world and reaching six million tests reflects the fantastic efforts of the people of NSW since the beginning of this pandemic. “I want to sincerely thank everyone in NSW

who has come forward and been tested and urge you to continue to do so – if you have even the mildest of symptoms it is so important you come forward and get tested. “If you have already been tested and were negative but develop symptoms later, you need to come forward and get tested again.” Of the 3,514,483 people who have taken COVID-19 tests in NSW, 61 per cent (2,138,516) were tested once, with 39 per cent (1,375,967 people) tested on multiple occasions. More than 52,000 people

have been tested five or more times. People in the 30-to39-year age group accounted for the highest number of tests (1,077,602, 18 per cent of all tests), followed by those aged 20 to 29 (923,657 tests, 15 per cent) and those aged 40 to 49 (855,231 tests, 14 per cent). There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. To find your nearest clinic, visit: https://www. nsw.gov.au/covid-19/ how-to-protect-yourselfand-others/clinics or contact your GP.

Boost to world-class melanoma research World-class research into melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has been boosted with Dr Jessamy Tiffen, Head of the Centenary Institute’s ‘Melanoma Epigenetics Laboratory’, receiving a $447,000 project grant from Cancer Council NSW. The grant will be used by Dr Tiffen to investigate new treatment approaches for patients with advanced stage melanoma. Dr Tiffen said that new immunotherapies and targeted treatments provided hope for patients with advanced melanoma. However, for many patients, these treatments were ineffective or only worked for a limited time before the cancer developed resistance. “Sadly, the majority of advanced melanoma patients will suffer relapse and die from the disease. There is an urgent need to identify new drugs for those individuals with no treatment options and to develop new drugs that

Dr Jessamy Tiffen can prevent recurrence of tumours,” said Dr Tiffen. The focus of Dr Tiffen’s project will be the investigation of the histone methylation process which she believes plays an important role in driving treatment resistance in melanoma. “Histone methylation involves protein activity around your DNA that can change the way your genes are expressed and can lead to changes in cell behaviour,” said Dr Tiffen. “We believe that

abnormal levels of histone methylation in both melanoma cells and dysfunctional immune cells could be causing resistance to treatment.” In the laboratory, Dr Tiffen will be testing different approaches to control histone methylation in melanoma. She hopes the research will lead to new drug treatments to stop melanoma growth or reverse the deadly treatment resistance. Professor Mathew Vadas AO, the Centenary Institute’s Executive

Director, said the successful grant was a superb outcome for a vital project. “The Centenary operates at the very forefront of this exciting aspect of melanoma research in Australia and I congratulate Dr Tiffen who has been awarded this important funding. I look forward to seeing the outcomes of this research which has the potential to help reduce the tragic loss of life associated with melanoma in this country.”

The Northern Rivers Times

June 3, 2021

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE 65 Aries Mar 21 - Apr 20 You will encounter a beautiful opportunity to be vulnerable with a lover by June 8. As the sun forms a sextile with Chiron in Aries, being open about how you feel will allow your lover to feel more comfortable sharing their feelings with you. And by June 9, Venus in your protective fourth house will trine Jupiter in your spiritual twelfth house, paving the way for emotional connections that leave you feeling closer to home and, inevitably, to yourself. You may find it hard to establish a line of communication in your love life this week. With Mercury retrograding in your chatty third house, you may feel like you’re not finding the right words.

Cancer Jun 24 - Jul 22 You may feel like retreating in your own little world this week. After all, Mercury is now officially retrograding through your spiritual twelfth house, encouraging you to look inward. You may feel less social and less inclined to date. However, by June 6, Mars in Cancer will trine Neptune in your adventurous ninth house, encouraging you to explore the unknown and enjoy the process. The sun will also join forces with the North Node in your healing twelfth house, which will help you let go of all the fears and doubts holding you back from emotional freedom. By June 5, you may start feeling more attractive, desirable, and ready to party. Venus will enter Cancer, bestowing all of her gifts of grace, beauty, and luxury directly upon you.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23 As of this week, you’re beginning a strange and confounding journey. After all, Mercury stationed retrograde in your ninth house of perspective, which may leave you questioning what the “meaning of life” is. This could leave you rethinking your whole understanding of love. However, as the sun joins forces with the North Node in your philosophical ninth house on June 8, you can rest assured that you’re on the right track. Everything—including love—is falling into place in its own mysterious way. As the sun forms a sextile with Chiron in your seventh house of partnerships, the cosmos is encouraging you to see things from their perspective.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20 You’re in the perfect position to communicate deeply and truly this week. After all, on June 5, Mars in your seventh house of partnerships will form a trine with Neptune in your chatty third house, encouraging you to talk your issues through with patience and kindness. Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable. On June 8, you may even feel like getting domestic with your lover as the sun in your sixth house of wellness forms a sextile with Chiron in your compassionate fourth house. Cooking a meal together at home could bring you so much closer. However, if you’re still single and ready to mingle, June 6 is a beautiful time to do just that. Disagreements may still ensue by June 7, when Mars opposes Pluto in Capricorn.

Taurus Apr 21 - May 21 You’re beginning the week feeling emotionally connected to your friends and lovers. On June 8, Mars in your communication sector will trine Neptune in your extroverted eleventh house, encouraging you to empathize with others and form deeper relationships with your wider circle. By June 6, the sun in your grounded second house will sextile Chiron in your spiritual twelfth house, helping you form a deeper confidence in yourself by choosing kindness. By June 6, Venus in your talkative third house will also form a trine with Neptune, putting you in a beautiful position to date around if you’re single. Hit up your dating apps this is a great time to socialize together and introduce each other to friends you both have.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23 As this week begins, you may find mingling to be more overwhelming than usual. With Mercury retrograding through your social eleventh house, you may feel disconnected from your circle, which could make it seem more difficult to meet new people. However, emotional connections may develop and deepen by June 7, as Mars in your empathetic twelfth house forms a trine with Neptune in your intimate eighth house. Instead of feeling the need to date around, embrace the emotional commitment you already have to those you love. Luckily, by June 9, you’ll be forming deeper connections despite the social awkwardness.

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 2 Now that Mercury has stationed retrograde in your intimate eighth house, you may become more aware of some of the superficial aspects of your love life, driving you to create more meaningful and emotionally involved connections with your lover. Luckily, on June 9, Mars in your experimental ninth house will trine Neptune in your romantic fifth house, brewing a love potion for the ages. Explore your sexual desires as well as your poetic ones. Feel free to embrace your wildest fantasies. However, as Mercury squares off with Neptune on June 7, you may feel drawn to darkness. Remember the love you deserve. You may learn that selflessness is what will heal your relationship most by June 8.

Aquarius Jan 21 - Feb 18 Embracing your romantic side could also leave you with a deeper confidence by June 6. As the sun forms a trine with Saturn in Aquarius, you’re learning how to take ownership over your desires rather than feel vulnerable to them. However, too much passion and not enough practicality could leave you feeling disoriented by June 8. As Mercury squares off with Neptune in your grounded second house, it’s important to keep one foot on the ground, even when you feel like embracing a whirlwind romance. Being honest about your needs and desires could lead to a deeper emotional connection by June 7. The sun will sextile Chiron in your communication sector, encouraging you to speak up about what turns you on.

Gemini May 22 - June 23 You may start to feel less sure of who you are, thanks to the fact that Mercury stationed retrograde in Gemini. This could leave you feeling less tuned into your own strengths, lowering your confidence. However, your self-doubt is showing you a roadmap to the love you need to give yourself. On June 5, the sun in Gemini will join forces with the North Node, activating your desire to become your best self. Lean into the potential you know you have. However, by June 7, your fear that you don’t fit in anywhere may come up as the sun forms a sextile with Chiron in your eleventh house of community. However, what sets you apart from others is precisely what will make you so attractive. Friends and lovers will love you for your vulnerability and willingness to be honest about these fears.

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22 You’re in the perfect position to communicate deeply and truly this week. After all, on June 6, Mars in your seventh house of partnerships will form a trine with Neptune in your chatty third house, encouraging you to talk your issues through with patience and kindness. Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable. June 7 is also when Venus will enter your seventh house of partnerships, highlighting your love life in a major way. This will leave you feeling more attracted to alone time spent with a lover. It may even leave you craving commitment from a lover, encouraging you to make things official or take things to the next level. Cooking a meal together at home could bring you so much closer.

The Perfection of Perfection by Nigel Dawe

IF you’d have asked me at 14-years of age what I thought ‘perfection’ was, I’d have responded with the dreamy-eyed five syllables

– ‘Simone DeBono’, the dark-haired goddess a few years above me in High School (the same one I used to walk further to catch the

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 You may be facing some unfinished business in your love life this week. As Mercury retrogrades in your seventh house of partnerships, resentments and unsaid things may arise, encouraging you to finally set the record straight with a lover (and possibly an ex-lover). More and more abundance will surround your love life by June 8, when Venus in your eighth house of emotional depth forms a trine with Jupiter in your loving fourth house. However, by June 7, it’s important that you remember to communicate your truth. As Mercury squares off with Neptune, you may not be expressing yourself as clearly as you think. As the sun forms a sextile with Chiron in your passionate faith house, prioritizing romance will leave you feeling healed.

same bus with, than what it would’ve taken me to have just walked directly to school). Ask me now, and I’d perhaps have to say the writings of Rabindranath Tagore, India’s first and only Nobel Prize winner in Literature; and a writer so sublime and able to do the miraculous with his words, that I’m outright unable to put any other writer in his creative ballpark. Appropriately, Tagore once surmised: “I leave no trace of wings in the air, but I am glad I have had my flight.” Thus, the essence or perhaps moral of the above personal interpretations of ‘perfection’, is that it sheds an ever-shifting light on how hard, albeit impossible – it is to define our most refined, meaningful, albeit deeply personal of all human notions. Arguably, one of history’s most heralded cultural figures – Michelangelo, once shone his own insight on the topic by saying: “Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.” Which is, I think, a very apt way of suggesting

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 You’re swirling in romance this week. After all, as Mars in your passionate fifth house forms a trine with Neptune in Pisces, you’re swimming in the warm lagoon of love. This is the perfect energy to spice things up with your partner and to reignite that “spark.” In fact, when the sun joins forces with the North Node in your fourth house of home and family, you and your lover may even feel inspired to begin building your nest together. This romance will spike on June 8, when Venus forms a trine with Jupiter in Pisces. This may leave you craving out-of-this-world experiences when it comes to love, encouraging you to settle for nothing less than what makes you happy. By June 9, you may feel inspired to embrace more stability in your love life.

that perfection is quite the eternal mystery, and need not be found or even sought in necessarily the most apparent or logical of things. And yet, by the same token, we each know and feel what constitutes perfection the very moment we come into contact with it, it is the most ‘nonmistakable’ reaction to anything we, as individuals can ever be aware of, or privy to. One of my all-time favourite books, is relatedly called ‘The Complete Perfectionist - A Poetics of Work’ by Juan Ramon Jimenez, and winner of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature. It is essentially a work (translated and edited by Christopher Mauer) that collects the life-long reflections of this rather mercurial and perfectionseeking Spaniard. Jimenez was that much of a perfectionist (his publishers no doubt had numerous other names for him) that he was renowned for ‘returning’ his final printed works with additional mark-ups and

corrections. Maybe, he was afflicted by being unable to let go of his creative efforts, but Jimenez would’ve countered this assessment with his appealing, if not ever-diffusing core motivation: “Perfection must be given to the work like a big round hug.” As is the case with topics that are in some way non-constant or rarely in our presence, ‘perfection’ seems to defy clear and straightforward explanation, it appears to somehow delight in being not just hard to attain, but to ever shadowishly remain, none too ‘overly’ known. Having said that, one attempt that comes close to cornering this elusive figment in our lives, was made by the one-time fighter pilot – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who ended up being shot down over the Mediterranean Sea (never to be found) once noted: “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

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June 3, 2021

IN MEMORIAM 67 Return Thanks

Garry Burley

13.01.1946– 24.03.2021 We wish to express our sincere and grateful thanks to our family and friends at this sad time for all your loving support, prayers, phone calls, cards, cooking and your attendance at Garry’s funeral. Special thanks to our church community at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church Alstonville, Rev Desiree Synman & Rev Geoff Vidal for their care & assistance, and Binney Family Funerals for their professional assistance at this time.

Death Notice

Hanger, John Edward Died peacefully 25th May 2021.

Much loved Husband to Betty. Loved Father & Father-in-law to David & Leone, Sue, Chris & Jenny and Sally. Cherished Gramps to his 15 Grandchildren and 19 Great Grandchildren. Loved Uncle to Anne, Kathy and Gabrielle.

Aged 89 years.

“Well done good and faithful servant”

Please accept this as our personal thanks, Gail, Gavin, Ashley & Susan and families.

Funeral Notice BUTCHER, ASHLEY BRYAN MARSTIN (BUTCH) 04.03.1982 ~ 31.05.2021

Passed away peacefully. Dearly loved by his family and will be sadly missed. “A special person, a special face A special someone we cannot replace” For Funeral Service details, please contact Guardian Funerals, Ballina. No flowers by request, donations in lieu to Aruma (Summerland House With No Steps, Alstonville).

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Layton, Patricia Dawn ‘Pat’

30 December 1938 – 29 May 2021 Patricia Dawn Layton (Pat) passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, May 29th 2021,

aged 82 years old.

Dearly loved wife of Reg (dec); loving mother of Julie, Allan, Sheryl, Gary (dec), Kate and their families. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Pat’s funeral service at St Andrews Anglican Church, Lismore on 11:30am Monday 7th June, St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 10 Zadoc Street Lismore followed by burial at Lismore Lawn Cemetery, Goonellabah.

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James Frank Leslie “Jim”

9.1.1925 – 27.5.2021

Passed away peacefully at Caroona Aged Care, Goonellabah,

aged 96 years.

Beloved husband of Freda (dec). Much loved father of Annette, Suzanne, Warren (dec) and Vicki. Cherished grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather. Also survived and missed by his sister Edith. In accordance with Jim’s wishes, a private funeral has been held.

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SILVER Margaret Barham (Black) Died peacefully and with family at Ballina 27 May 2021, Born Broken Hill 27 October 1923.

Youngest daughter of Arnold and Dolly Black, sister of Shirley and life time partner of Albert, all deceased. Mother and Mother in law of, Phillip, Virginia, Helen and Andrew, Grandmother of Rachael, Liz, Tom, James and Veronica, Great Grandmother to 9 Great grandchildren . Miss Red Cross, Broken Hill 1943. Will be forever loved and missed, Grateful thanks to the wonderful caring staff at Florence Price Gardens, Ballina. Privately cremated

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In Memory of Phillip Atkinson 21.03.1959 - 04.06.2009

Times cannot heal the heartache or stop stop a silent tear it wont take away the memories of the one we loved so dear missing you always Cheryl, Rowan, Shannon, Wesley (dec) Beau, Layne, Logan and Bobby Dad and Mum (dec) Lewis

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LOCAL MARKETS BALLINA MARKETS 3rd Sunday of the month. BALLINA FARMER’S MARKET Sundays 6am till 1pm at Commemoration Park Ballina. BANGALOW FARMER’S MARKET Saturdays 7am till 11am at Bangalow Hotel Carpark. BLUE KNOB FARMER’S MARKETS Saturdays 8.30am till 12pm at Blue Knob Café, Lillian Rock. BYRON BAY FARMER’S MARKET Thursdays 7am till 11am at Cavanbah Centre Byron Bay. CASINO GOLF CLUB MARKETS 2nd Sunday of every 2nd month. KYOGLE FARMER’S MARKET Saturday mornings Stratheden St, Kyogle. LISMORE CAR BOOT MARKETS Lismore Square – 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month. LISMORE FARMER’S MARKET Saturdays 8am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds. LISMORE PRODUCE MARKET Thursdays 2.30pm till 6.30pm at Magellan & Carrington Streets. Contact Tom on 0450688900. LISMORE RAINBOW REGION ORGANIC MARKET Tuesdays 7.30am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds. MULLUMBIMBY COMMUNITY MARKET 3rd Saturday of the month. MULLUMBIMBY FARMER’S MARKET Fridays 7am till 11am at Mullumbimby Showground. Contact Allie on 66771345. MURWILLUMBAH FARMER’S MARKET Wednesdays 7am till 11am at Murwillumbah Showgrounds. Contact Sue on 0498733766. NEW BRIGHTON FARMER’S MARKET Tuesday 8am-11am New Brighton Oval River St. Contact Allie on 66771345. NIMBIN FARMERS MARKET Wednesdays 3pm till 6pm at Green Bank Carpark. Contact Jason on 66891512. THE CHANNON CRAFT MARKETS 2nd Sunday of the month. UKI FARMER’S MARKET Saturdays 8am till 12.30pm at Uki Hall. YAMBA FARMER’S MARKET Wednesdays 7am till 1pm.

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ALSTONVILLE INNER WHEEL CLUB Meet socially 3rd Wed of every month Contact President Carol Vidal 0427326832. CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM At Crawford House Museum there are many interesting household objects dating from the turn of the century till 1960 and local historical items and documents, as well as research facilities for the descendants of Ballina Shire families. You can also buy fascinating books about the Shire’s history. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm. The Community Resource Centre is open for research Fridays only – prior bookings essential. Enquiries (02) 66281829, aphs2477@yahoo. com.au or www.aphsmuseum.org.au ALSTONVILLE PLATEAU HISTORICAL SOCIETY This year is the 20th anniversary of Alstonville Plateau Historical Society and they are going to celebrate the occasion on Saturday, October 2. All past and present members are welcome. The group will be looking back over the years and launching Ian Kirkland’s book on the history of the society. Inside the museum there will be photos and videos of functions and exhibitions showing the history over the years. RVSP by May 28 by email at aphs2477@yahoo.com.au or phone 66281829. 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 BALLINA BACCI GROUP A local Arts based group meet each first Monday of each month. Meet with other local artisans and makers and participate in group exhibitions as they occur. Time 5 for 5.30pm. Place Cherry Street Sports. Meet beforehand in the club for social time before the meeting. RICHMOND TWEED FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY The next meeting will be held on Saturday the 5th June at 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Players Theatre, 24 Swift Street, Ballina. The topic at this meeting will be a State Records Webinar on School Records, for further information you can contact Kerrie Alexander on 66281324. BALLINA SCOPE CLUB We are a group of ladies who do fund raising with all money going to local charities. We meet the 1st Monday of the month at the Ballina RSL Club at 7pm. Any enquiries to Ruth 0429877733. BALLINA HOSPITAL AUXILIARY On 7th June we are having our monthly cake stall at the Hospital from 8 till 12noon on 15th June, our next monthly meeting will be held at the RSL, Ballina commencing at 1.30pm. New members are always welcome. 19th and 20th June will be our Craft Show at the Jockey Club of Ballina (see attached for information). IN FOCUS TOASTMASTERS CLUB How 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,

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72 COMMUNITY NOTICES call (03) 86720101 Access code 2849437#. In person meeting Uniting Church Hall, corner Diary & Canterbury streets (please always phone to confirm in-person meeting is attended today) for info call 67376812 Angela. AIR RIFLE CLUB Sat 8-12, rifles, ammunition & targets supplied Call Ollie 0414622272 CASINO & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Advise we have a new phone number 66641118 & 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. HANDS ON SEARCHING FOR ANCESTORS 28 June, Monday night, 6.30-9pm, cost $5.00. Workshop for anyone wanting to advance their family history researching skills using resources available at Casino & District Family History Group’s research library. The night would be particularly relevant to anyone who has attended ‘beginner’ workshops in the past. Come prepared with details you already know of your ancestor/s these known details will help link you back in time generation by generation. Bring your own laptop computer if you wish, this will save waiting in turn to use a computer. Rsvp Friday 25 June. Ph 66641118 or place name on list on reception desk. CASINO VISION IMPAIRED SUPPORT GROUP The Casino Vision Impaired Support Group is holding its June meeting in the Casino Baptist Church hall on the corner of Canterbury and West Streets Casino on Monday 7th June at 10am. This is a special soup luncheon meeting so come along at 10am for a cuppa and meeting to be followed by soup and entertainment by poet Ray Essery. Everyone is welcome BUT RSVP to Denise is essential for catering purposes. This is a covid safe meeting with all covid -19 safe practices being adhered to. Phone Denise on 0448014682. Email: deniseg.vip@outlook.com. Free transport is available. CASINO LADIES AND FRIENDS CRAFT GROUP Meets 1st & 3rd Tues. bring your own morning tea and wear a mask. Names to be

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PROBUS CLUB OF LENNOX HEAD Meets 10.00 for 10.30am at Club Lennox, 10 Stewart Street, on the first 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 LISMORE GARDEN CLUB Lismore Garden Club Thursday 10th June. 1pm. Lismore Workers Club. A speaker from Lismore Botanical Gardens. Will be attending. Info contact dcoles39@outlook. com 0448294496.

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.

LISMORE BASE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Is having a Christmas in July Fundraiser Lunch on 24th July at 12noon at the Lismore Heights Bowling, Sport & Recreation Club, High Street Lismore. Cost is $30-00 for a two course Christmas lunch, lots of fun, games, raffle and lucky door prize. Contact Rhonda 0427251600 or Colleen on 0401081747 to purchase your tickets. Tickets to be bought prior to the event no tickets sold on the day due to numbers for COVID and seating arrangements. 8 to a table. Tickets available until 16/7/21 (special dietary requirements to be advised to Rhonda or Colleen). Come along and support a great cause all money raised goes to buying equipment for Lismore Base Hospital.

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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 047 187 511 or Dawn 0466717435. LENNOX HEAD EVENING VIEW CLUB is holding their June Dinner Meeting on Tuesday 8 June 2021 at the Beef and Beach (Lennox Hotel) from 6.30pm. Guests are very welcome! Guest speaker will be Julia Bambery who will demystify the growing of Phaleanopsis Orchids. “VIEW members support the education of disadvantaged Australian children by raising much needed funds for The Smith Family. Through fundraising activities and social events in local communities, members raise money that goes directly to The Smith Family’s learning and mentoring programs for disadvantaged students.” Lennox Head Evening VIEW Club currently sponsors two Learning for Life students. If you wish to attend please ensure you advise Sue Brennan no later than Friday 4 June (0409728814) to book your place. LENNOX HEAD CWA Handy Craft Mornings on Mondays 9.30am12noon in the community centre at Lennox Head, Call Jan on 66816150.

Secretary Ken Arnett, President Rhonda Mathers, Jane Laverty, Treasurer Josephine Saunders, Kim Holwell, Assistant Governor John Ooman. Back: Andrew Heap, Chris Mortimer; Absent: Warwick Binney.

President of the Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise, Rhonda Mathers inducts new member Jane Laverty with AG John Oooman assisting. President Rhonda is delighted to have a new member join and the Club looks forward to her input. Rhonda said that the Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise is a breakfast Club meeting on Fridays at Coffeeshots. Visitors welcome and if anyone is looking to contribute to our Community please phone 0435990919 for details. 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.

The Northern Rivers Times

June 3, 2021

COMMUNITY NOTICES 73 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. TABLE TENNIS AT GOONELLABAH Tuesday and Thursday mornings social playing – 9.00am-12noon; Monday and Wednesday nights social playing – 7.009.00pm; Training Monday mornings – 9.00am-12noon; Junior coaching after school Wed 3.30-4.45pm. $6.00 a session. Everybody is welcome – all levels. Phone centre on 66251602 Mon-Thur 9.001.00pm 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 every second month. Lunch available from T/Rooms Next meeting will be Fri 9th July, which is our AGM.. Any enquiries 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. SUMMERLAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meetings of the club are normally held on the second Sunday of each month at the clubrooms: 412 Richmond Hill Road, Richmond Hill, 2480 at 1.00 pm. Visitors are welcome. The clubrooms are usually open on Sunday afternoons from about 1pm onwards. We are primarily amateur radio enthusiasts and welcome persons interested in radio, electronics, astronomy and similar subjects. For more details about the club and its activities,see the club’s website: https://sarc.org.au/ or check us out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ SummerlandARC “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. NORTHERN RIVERS EVENING PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Evening Prostate Cancer Support Group is to be held on Wednesday June 2nd 7pm until 9pm Lismore Workers Club, Keen Street, Lismore - Men previously or newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and their partners or carers are most welcome to attend. Personal cancer stories are told which gives all present a wonderful opportunity to share, learn and benefit from other people’s experiences. Guest Speakers are occasionally present at these meetings -Enquiries phone Bob Johnson 66225792.

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 10am 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 6.00 pm. New members would be made most welcome. Further information available on 0428151934. RED CROSS LISMORE BRANCH meet the 3rd Monday of the month at 2.00pm in the Red Cross Tea Rooms in Keen Street Lismore. As well as fund raising we are also an active social group and welcome new members . New volunteers are also required to assist in our popular Tea Rooms. If you can commit to 1 or more days a month please contact Lynn 66217642 or Rhonda 66241950 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 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 7 pm. 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.com T: Peter 0498399640 or Sue 0408493253. Find us on Facebook & Instagram

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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 TWEED HEADS TWIN TOWNS VIEW CLUB Twin Towns Day VIEW Club celebrated their 53rd. birthday in style even with Covid restrictions as nothing was going to disrupt celebrations as was the case last year when the whole nation was thrown into disarray! During the following month outings were to Coolangatta and Ocean Shores and coming up is the June 3rd. monthly luncheon to be held at the South Tweed Bowls Club. New members are always welcome and further information can be sought from President Kathie on 0407709629 or Freda on 07 55241357. TWIN TOWNS DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB The next meeting will be Monday 14th June 2021 at Tweed Heads Civic Centre, Tweed Heads. Meeting starts at 10am. Doors open at 830am for trading tables, benching and having a cuppa with friends, bring a mug. The guest speaker this month will be: A-J Van Baenl, from Orchid Den, presentation on “Successfully growing orchids, conditions for growing, fertilising, watering & demonstrating propagating/potting”. One not to be missed. See you there. YAMBA 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, com. 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. ALL RIVERS ALLNORTHERN NORTHERN RIVERS TOASTMASTERS CAN HELP! Would you like to become better at socialising? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. Do you need to make an important Speech? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. For details, please contact Donna on Ph: 0428878421.

The Northern Rivers Times

June 3, 2021

74 FISHING / TIDES / WEATHER BALLINA The rough weather should have ceased later on this week, and the boaties should be able to get outside on Thursday or Friday. With the water quality in the river continuing to improve we have seen an increased number of flathead from Pimlico Island to Broadwater. The cooler weather has pushed them into shallower water so it will pay to target areas in less than 3 meters of water. Bright colored soft plastics and metal blades have worked well, along with white or blue pilchards and prawns. There have been plenty of bream close to the mouth of the river, with mullet and

FISHING NEWS

squid tempting plenty of fish. The cool weather and smaller tides have meant that the mud crabs have really slowed up, but there is still the occasional one in Emigrant Creek. The outside of the break walls and the rock platforms will be worth checking out later in the week for some bream, tailor and even the odd snapper that may have been sheltering in close during the rough weather. Mullet, bonito and pilchards will be good baits to try as well as a few metal spinners for the tailor. Tight lines! Brett POTTSVILLE Dart, bream, flathead and a few tailor along the beaches,

flathead, bream and whiting in the mid to lower reaches of the Mooball, Cudgen and Cudgera Creeks, luderick around the rock walls and bridge pylons in the lower reaches and mud crabs in the upper reaches. TWEED COAST Flathead, bream, whiting, trevally and mulloway in the mid to lower reaches of the Tweed River Offshore Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing; will fish again once the swell decreases. Currumbin Dart, bream and tailor at night along the beaches and

flathead and whiting in the lower reaches of Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks. SOUTHPORT Tailor, bream and tarwhine along the beaches, tailor, trevally and flathead in Southport Seaway, flathead throughout Southport Broadwater, sand whiting along the Bundall reach of the Nerang River and bream in the rivers and creeks. Before the swell increased; pearl perch, snapper and tuskfish on the 50s, cobia and spanish mackerel on the 18s and 24s and snapper on the 36s.

NORTHERN RIVERS TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL PREDICTIONS AREA

Thurs 3rd June

GRAFTON EVANS KYOGLE BALLINA MULLUM TWEED

19o - 10o 21o - 14o 21o - 10o 21o - 14o 21o - 14o 21o - 14o

Fri 4th June

52% 55% 50% 55% 51% 55%

22o - 11o 22o - 15o 22o - 11o 22o - 15o 22o - 15o 22o - 13o

MOON PHASES Thur 3 June

Sun 6 June

Wed 8 June

6% 40% 6% 40% 6% 6%

Sat 5th June 20o - 9o 18o - 14o 18o - 8o 18o - 14o 18o - 14o 20o - 14o

5% 58% 45% 58% 54% 42%

Sun 6th June 21o - 2o 21o - 9o 21 - 7o 21o - 9o 21o - 9o 21o - 10o

3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%

Mon 7th June 22o - 0o 22o - 10o 22o - 7o 22o - 10o 22o - 10o 22o - 11o

3% 4% 3% 4% 3% 3%

Tues 8th June

Wed 9th June

21o - 1o 20o - 10o 20o - 8o 20o - 10o 21o - 9o 21o - 10o

21o - 0o 20o - 9o 20o - 7o 20o - 9o 20o - 8o 20o - 9o

2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2%

3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3%

TIDE TIMES & HEIGHTS CLARENCE - RIVER ENTRANCE

Waning Crescent 38% Visible

Waning Crescent 14% Visible

Waning Crescent 3% Visible

Sunrise & Sunset

DAY Thursday 3rd June Friday 4th June Saturday 5th June Sunday 6th June Monday 7th June Tuesday 8th June Wednesday 9th June

SUNRISE 6:34 am 6:34 am 6:35 am 6:35 am 6:36 am 6:36 am 6:36 am

LOW 9:31 am 0.53m 10:15 am 0.52m 10:55 am 0.5m 11:30 am 0.48m 12:18 am 0.64m 1:02 am 0.59m 1:43 am 0.54m

HIGH 3:49 pm 1.24m 4:44 pm 1.32m 5:30 pm 1.4m 6:10 pm 1.49m 6:46 pm 1.56m 7:21 pm 1.62m 7:55 pm 1.67m

LOW 9:16 pm 0.75m 10:28 pm 0.73m 11:28 pm 0.69m

LOW 9:39 am 0.58m 10:31 am 0.58m 11:15 am 0.57m 11:53 am 0.54m 12:37 am 0.68m 1:21 am 0.63m 2:02 am 0.57m

HIGH 3:43 pm 1.32m 4:42 pm 1.41m 5:31 pm 1.51m 6:12 pm 1.6m 6:48 pm 1.69m 7:24 pm 1.77m 7:59 pm 1.83m

LOW 9:36 pm 0.76m 10:47 pm 0.76m 11:46 pm 0.73m

LOW 9:45 am 0.58m 10:30 am 0.58m 11:10 am 0.56m 11:45 am 0.54m 12:32 am 0.69m 1:18 am 0.64m 1:59 am 0.59m

HIGH 3:58 pm 1.25m 4:53 pm 1.34m 5:40 pm 1.44m 6:21 pm 1.54m 6:58 pm 1.62m 7:34 pm 1.68m 8:08 pm 1.72m

LOW 9:28 pm 0.77m 10:40 pm 0.76m 11:41 pm 0.74m

LOW 9:30 am 0.5m 10:16 am 0.48m 10:57 am 0.45m 11:33 am 0.42m 12:22 am 0.62m 1:07 am 0.57m 1:49 am 0.53m

HIGH 3:50 pm 1.25m 4:46 pm 1.34m 5:34 pm 1.44m 6:15 pm 1.54m 6:53 pm 1.62m 7:29 pm 1.69m 8:04 pm 1.74m

LOW 9:24 pm 0.71m 10:32 pm 0.7m 11:31 pm 0.67m

LOW 9:26 am 0.54m 10:12 am 0.52m 10:51 am 0.49m 11:27 am 0.47m 12:13 am 0.68m 12:56 am 0.64m 1:35 am 0.6m

HIGH 3:58 pm 1.26m 4:53 pm 1.35m 5:38 pm 1.44m 6:17 pm 1.52m 6:52 pm 1.59m 7:25 pm 1.65m 7:59 pm 1.69m

LOW 9:22 pm 0.77m 10:28 pm 0.76m 11:25 pm 0.72m

12:04 pm 0.46m 12:37 pm 0.44m 1:09 pm 0.44m

EVANS HEAD - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 3rd June Friday 4th June Saturday 5th June Sunday 6th June Monday 7th June Tuesday 8th June Wednesday 9th June

NORTHERN RIVERS AREA

HIGH 2:45 am 1.49m 3:40 am 1.42m 4:30 am 1.37m 5:16 am 1.33m 5:59 am 1.3m 6:38 am 1.28m 7:16 am 1.26m

HIGH 2:45 am 1.63m 3:43 am 1.57m 4:36 am 1.52m 5:23 am 1.47m 6:06 am 1.43m 6:47 am 1.4m 7:27 am 1.37m

12:26 pm 0.51m 12:58 pm 0.48m 1:30 pm 0.46m

BALLINA - RIVER ENTRANCE SUNSET 4:57 pm 4:57 pm 4:57 pm 4:57 pm 4:57 pm 4:57 pm 4:57 pm

DAY Thursday 3rd June Friday 4th June Saturday 5th June Sunday 6th June Monday 7th June Tuesday 8th June Wednesday 9th June

HIGH 2:55 am 1.5m 3:53 am 1.43m 4:45 am 1.39m 5:32 am 1.35m 6:13 am 1.33m 6:53 am 1.3m 7:33 am 1.27m

12:19 pm 0.51m 12:52 pm 0.49m 1:24 pm 0.47m

BRUNSWICK HEADS - RIVER ENTRANCE

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DAY Thursday 3rd June Friday 4th June Saturday 5th June Sunday 6th June Monday 7th June Tuesday 8th June Wednesday 9th June

HIGH 2:48 am 1.51m 3:45 am 1.44m 4:36 am 1.39m 5:23 am 1.36m 6:06 am 1.33m 6:45 am 1.3m 7:24 am 1.28m

12:06 pm 0.39m 12:38 pm 0.37m 1:10 pm 0.36m

TWEED HEADS - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 3rd June Friday 4th June Saturday 5th June Sunday 6th June Monday 7th June Tuesday 8th June Wednesday 9th June

HIGH 2:53 am 1.53m 3:47 am 1.47m 4:35 am 1.42m 5:19 am 1.38m 5:59 am 1.35m 6:37 am 1.32m 7:14 am 1.3m

12:00 pm 0.44m 12:30 pm 0.42m 1:01 pm 0.42m

June 3, 2021

SPORTS RESULTS 75 SEND YOUR SPORTS RESULTS TO sports@nrtimes.com.au Please try to keep under 150 words. Photos can be sent but publishing is at the discretion of the Editor Results must be sent in word, pdf or pages format SWIMMING NORTH COAST SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS 29/05/2021 to 30/05/2021 The Swimming North Coast Championships will be held in two venues and the results merged together to get a result in each event. In the north of the Area the venue will be held at Trinity Lismore Aquatic Centre pool and southern venue will be at Great Lakes Aquatic Centre in Forster. Both venues are indoor heated pools and are both excellent facilities. The Swimming North Coast Area extends from Stroud in the south through to the Queensland border. This year’s Championships look like being our biggest SC Event, probably inspired by not having been able to hold this event in 2020 due to COVID. In the North at Trinity Lismore there are 113 individual swimmers entered with 801 entries and 43 relay teams. North Coast Clubs competing at this venue are Lismore Workers, Nambucca Aquatic, Alstonville, Casino, Trinity Lismore, Twin Towns, Kingscliff, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Port Macquarie, and Murwillumbah. There are also visitors from Glen Innes, Trinity Grammar, St Hilda’s Qld, TSS Aquatic Qld and Trinity Aquatic Qld. In the South at Forster, there are 179 individual swimmers entered with 1241 entries and 53 relay teams. North Coast Clubs competing at this venue are Coffs Harbour, Laurieton, Forster Aquatic, Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Bellingen, Stroud Seals, Taree Torpedoes, Macksville Marlins, Kempsey, Trinity Lismore, Gloucester Thunderbolts and Sawtell. Entries at this venue have received a huge boost with 50 visiting swimmers competing, mostly from the Coast and Valley Area. Visitors are coming from Tamworth City, Wee Waa, Kootingal Moonbi, Chifley, Hunter, Nelson Bay, Valley Aquatics, Nuswim, Young, Macquarie Shores and Armidale Alligators. There should be strong competition throughout the weekend. Clubs most likely to feature in the final point score are Trinity Lismore and Forster Aquatic, both benefitting from home town advantage, but these will certainly be pushed by Alstonville and our largest club on the North Coast, Coffs Harbour. The competition should be of a high standard with many National level swimmers competing. Of special note these include National medalists, Nash Wilkes (Forster Aquatic), Lachlan Walker (Alstonville) and Multi Class competitors Mckinley Arnison (Lismore Workers), Ella Jones (Trinity Lismore), Morgan Jean (Wauchope) and Taylor Corry (Nelson Bay). Other National Finalists include Bevan Smith (Taree Torpedoes), Bailey

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Whitton (Laurieton), Madeline Ewing (Alstonville) and Multi Class swimmers Ben Auckram (Lismore Workers) and Claire McIntosh (Laurieton). For some of these swimmers, this will be their last competition before heading to South Australia for Olympic Trials in June. Do come and see the swimmers in action over the weekend of the 29th and 30th May. Ann Pilkie (SNC REGISTRAR) Phone: 0476 346 651 On behalf of Faye Rowles Swimming North Coast Publicity Officer SOUTH TWEED SPORTS (BOWLS SECTION) AKA SOUTH TWEED SHARKS BOWLS RESULTS Week Date: Saturday…22nd May to Friday 28th May 2021 Saturday Open Bowls

CHERRY STREET RESULTS Pennants : Lismore 5 d Casino 1 Ballina 5 d Alstonville 1 Byron Bay 3 d Cherry Street 3. Lismore 4 d Cherry Street 2 Byron Bay 5 d Ballina 1 Casino 3 d Alstonville 3 Tournaments : QLD. Association division 2 championships. : Ray Chapman 3rd. David Scott and Ray Chapman have both been selected in the NSW Golf Croquet selectors squad to play in Sydney. Ricochet : J.Doust J.Hannigan 14 d B.Wellings N.Barnes 8 M.Russell R.Chapman 22 d P.Scott N.Watts 11 G.Kerr B.Waters 22 d P.Waters G.Porter 8 Association : P.Payne P.Hume 18 d S.Hume L.Hardy 12 J.Payne B.Reedy 17 d B.Hardy G.Porter 14 G.Drew J.Payne 21 d B.Reddy G.Porter 12 L.Turner P.Payne16 d M.Gidding R.Chapman 15 Golf : D.Scott J.Huxley 6 d J.OSullivan J.Dorward 3 R.Allen B.Wellings 6 d P.Scott F.Duncan 3 J.Murphy G.Frederiksen 9 d P.Bolt F.Frederiksen 5 N.Barnes D.Golding 5 d L.Whiteman C.Duffey 3

Ladies Club Pairs Winners L to R Cheryl Moran Sally Hickman 2021 Winners: Runner Up: Saturday Open Pairs: Winners: David Knox & Daryl Maxwell Runners Up: Sally Hickman & Cheryl Moran

L to R Norma Robertson Richard Lovell Barbara Welsh Ken Lewis Tuesday Open Bowls: Winner: Denise O’Donnell & Jason Preo Runner Up: Alex Christy & Marlene Wormald Wednesday Morning Open Pairs: Winners: Neil Sprott & Maurie Penfold Runner Up: Ken Lewis & Doug Brain Wednesday Open Bowls: Winners: Trevor Payne & Mike Hardinge Runners Up: Ted Robinson, Peter Johnston, Cec Ebsworth Thursday Sharkies Singles: Winner of Winners: Richard Lovell Runner Up of Winners: Barbara Welsh Winner of Losers: Norma Robertson Runner Up Winner of Losers: Ken Lewis Ladies Club Championship Pairs Final: Sally Hickman & Cheryl Moran Defeated Meg Middlemiss & Ellen Joselin

Ladies Club Pairs Winners L to R Cheryl Moran Sally Hickman 2021 L.Wesely J.Saunders 5 d G.Patch K. Duffey 4 P.Doyle 4 d J.Copeland R.Chapman 4 P.Scott K.Duffey 5 d C.Duffey J.OSullivan 3 J Huxley R.Allen 6 d D.Golding P Doyle 5 D.Scott N.Barnes 8 d G.Frederiksen L.Wesely 3 B.Wellings R.Chapman 8 d L.Whiteman F.Frederiksen 3 J.OSullivan 6 d J.Saunders 4 P.Bolte G.Patch 4 d F.Duncan J.Copeland 4 R.Allen L.Wesely 5 d C.Duffey F.Frederiksen 3 D.Scott P.Bolte 8 d L.Whiteman J.Saunders 3 J.OSullivan B.Wellings 7 d K.Duffey P.Doyle 4 G.Frederiksen J.Huxley 6 d D.Golding P.Scott 5 J.Murphy N.Barnes 5 d J.Dorward F.Duncan 4 Club members celebrated their 10 years plus 1 anniversary. KYOGLE BOWLS RESULTS Wednesday May 26 - M Brown K Hayes G Miller d B Ryan G King N Bodycote + 19, M Lavelle N Parker R McKenna d G Knapp P Hpgan G Lavelle + 14, S Barton R Felton P Doyle d R Clark G Hotko S Colley + 13, W Farrell J Arnold B Hyde d P Anderson B Studders D Zelcer + 4. Saturday May 29 - P Anderson T Hoffman D Zelcer d B Ryan G O’Reilly S Colley + 10, P Bywater R O’Reilly K

Hayes d W Farrell K Walters G Miller + 1. Championship games - A grade pairs L Condon R Rogers d S Barton M McGuire 40 to 10, J Arnold B Hyde d P Williams G Hotko 28 to 10, N Parker T Winkler d N Bodycote J King 26 to 24, A grade singles S Hall d R Goebel 31 to 17, P Doyle d B Creighton 31 to 17, D Farrell d G Lavelle 31 to 12. CORAKI VETERANS GOLF RESULTS THURSDAY 27/5/21 48 Players contested the single stableford Winner I Welsh, 2nd P Martin, 3rd J Voight, free game A Ganter, chicken/ball winners R Mackay, P Smith, J Skinner, R Black, M Fairfull, N Cupitt, S Toms, R Gacioppa, M Perkins, T McBurney, A Parr. Nearest Pins 3rd/12th J Nilsson, 6th/15th T Wood. This Thursday 3/6/21 the June Monthly Medal will be played commencing with a shot gun start at 8.30am AS USUAL TILL THEN GOOD GOLFING. Max CASINO SOCIAL GOLF RESULTS The winner on Sunday with 26 stableford points was Gary Skennar and the runner up was Fred Bruni with 24 on a count back. The putting trophy went to J.Sneath with 16 putts and G.Skennar won the players draw.Nearest to pins: 8th, N.Rose.11th, S.Shephard. 12th, G.Randall.13th, 16th & 17th, T.Jenkins. 14th & 15th, R.Ruttley. 18th, J.Rankin. Next Sundays event sponsored by Newstead Automotive Services, Casino, will be a single stroke on the top 11 holes and visitors are welcome to play with hit off from 6-30am till 7-30am. ZONE ONE BOWLS NEWS The 2021 Inter Zone Challenge, Open and Seniors, conducted at South Tamworth last week have concluded with the following results (Seniors and Opens – Skip’s Names only). Senior Inter Zone Challenge: Game 1 - Vs. Zone 5, Greater Western Sydney. D. Plummer 9-25; G. Mullen 19-12; I Parker 23-20. Game 2 – Vs. Zone 2 , Newcastle. D. Plummer 29-20; G. Mullen 23-15; I. Parker 20-19. Game 3 - Vs. Zone 6 – Hunter. D. Plummer 11-23; G. Mullen 21-23; I. Parker 26-17. Scoring 20 points in their section promoted the Zone One squad to the quarter finals. Drawn against Zone 14, North Coast, the lads met their match as they suffered defeat at the hands of a very strong opposition. Open Inter Zone Challenge: Game 1 - Vs. Zone 12, Sydney South West. P. Taylor 17-15; B. Egan 21-17; L. ones 10-25. Game 2 - Vs. Zone 3, North Western NSW. P. Taylor 20-28; B. Egan 13-18; L. Jones 24-15. Game 3 – Vs. Zone 2, Newcastle. P. Taylor 23-17; B. Egan 14-20; L. Jones 12-27. State Selections: Congratulations to Luke Jones, Josh McDonnell and Indi Conlon who have been selected to join the Trials squad for the Under 25 State Team and Peter Taylor who joins the Open Team’s trial squad for State selection to be conducted at Cabramatta 26-27 June.

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June 3, 2021

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BROOMSTICK RIDERS COFFS COAST SCORES NATIONAL WOMEN’S RUGBY SWEEP TO VICTORY

TOURNAMENT THANKS TO NSW GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Coffs Harbour Mayor Denise Knight at today’s announcement at C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

L-R Back Row: Sherril Pearce, Kerry Dexter, Blossom, Emma Scattergood L-R Front Row: Julie Sanderson, Jenny Lofts, Jenny Andrew, Ilona Pettendy

Frequently the bridesmaid in recent years, this week saw the Brunswick Heads Women’s Bowlers or Broomstick Riders as they call themselves, take out the District Pennant third division. In a region that stretches from Cudgen to Bangalow, this is no mean feat

and is a hotly contested prize for the clubs who participate. Winning five of their six games against clubs Kingscliff, Byron Bay and Pottsville, the Broomstick Riders will now go on to contest the regional championships in August. “We are a small club with a great bunch of ladies/witches,”

says communications officer Emma Scattergood. “This year we fielded a side of new and old players which has worked well for us. We are always after new members so if there are any ladies out there interested in keeping active along with having fun, come and join us.”

COFFS COAST READY FOR NRL EXTRAVAGANZA Footy fever is gripping the Coffs Coast ahead of Sunday’s Sharks-Titans NRL Telstra Premiership clash at C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said our city has well and truly cemented its place as the premier sporting destination in regional NSW. “Holding an NRL premiership fixture in Coffs Harbour is truly something special. I’m proud we’ve been able to deliver this game for sports fans on the Coffs Coast and beyond,” Mr Singh said. “Through the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund, $150,000 has been provided to Coffs Harbour City Council to help bring the Sharks and the Titans to Coffs Harbour.

“What’s more, this weekend we’ll also be celebrating the NRL’s Indigenous Round.” Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said the Regional Events Acceleration Fund encourages new domestic and international events to locate themselves in regional areas, where they will have a positive economic impact. “Regional events means more heads on beds, more dollars spent at cafes, restaurants and local shops, which pays local salaries and creates new jobs,” Mr Barilaro said. “Regional events have been disrupted by drought, bushfire, COVID-19 and floods and this fund is helping to attract new major domestic and

international events to the bush and grow existing events into even bigger and better ones. “Major events not only showcase our regional places and communities to people across the country and overseas, they also contribute significantly to our regional economies by attracting more visitors to the bush.” The $20 million Regional Events Acceleration Fund is part of the $2 billion Regional Growth Fund, designed to support growing regional centres, activate local economies and improve services and community infrastructure for regional communities. Applications close on 17 December, or when funding is fully committed. Go to nsw. gov.au/REAFund.

Coffs Harbour will host the best women’s rugby teams in Australia for the fourth Super W National Women’s XVs Rugby Union Tournament, thanks to the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said Rugby Australia has been given funding support from the NSW Government which will help bring the code’s top Super W players to Coffs Harbour from 24 June to 3 July 2021. Mr Singh said the tournament’s main competition will be held at C.ex Coffs International Stadium and is expected to attract a large number of local and interstate rugby fans to the region. “These exciting Super W rugby fixtures in Coffs Harbour will showcase our local facilities, stunning natural coastline and attractions, and help to bring in much needed tourism dollars to Coffs Coast businesses and the community,” Mr Singh said. Coffs Harbour Mayor Councillor Denise Knight welcomed the exciting news. “Having such a topflight rugby competition – featuring female players at the very top of their game – coming to C.ex Coffs International Stadium is fantastic for the city, the region, the

fans and local players,” Cr Knight said. “This is the first time that a major women’s rugby tournament has come to Coffs Harbour and it’s yet another endorsement of our amazing stadium and its staff. “I’m particularly delighted for local players and the code’s fans who will be able to enjoy seeing the best in their sport on their own doorstep. “Coffs Harbour is a natural home for women in sport and events like this allow us to inspire women of all generations to be what they can see.” Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said the Regional Events Acceleration Fund is helping attract new major domestic and international events to the bush and growing existing events into even bigger and better ones. “Hosting major events like the Super W Rugby Tournament supports the visitor economy by putting more heads on beds and filling local restaurants, cafes and tourist attractions, all of which helps drive regional NSW’s economic recovery from drought, floods, bushfire and COVID-19,” he said. “This is the first time a President’s XV team will join the national competition, and with matches being broadcast

live on Stan Sport this will put women’s rugby, Coffs Harbour’s world class facilities and the region firmly in the spotlight. “Events like rugby union’s Super W supports female athletes to participate in sport across all levels and seeing some of rugby’s best players at the top of their game helps to encourage girls and women to take up and stay in the sports and activities they enjoy and want to play, including codes once dominated by males.” Rugby Australia CEO Andy Marinos said the NSW Government’s ongoing support of rugby union in NSW is a major boost for female athletes and helps elevate the profile of women’s sporting competitions at all levels. “The Super W Rugby Competition is a major competition for female athletes and is also important for girls and women players to see their heroes and mentors compete at an elite level,” Mr Marinos said. The $20 million Regional Events Acceleration Fund is part of the $2 billion Regional Growth Fund, designed to support growing regional centres, activate local economies and improve services and community infrastructure for regional communities.

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RIVERS JUNIOR ALL GIRLS SURFRIDER NORTHERN DRIVERS CONTEST STATE TITLE

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Pictured: All Girls members at Arrawarra Photographer: Alexis Zahner All Girls Surfriders President Berenice Roberts reports on the annual camp out: “We were stoked to have nearly 50 members and some of their family members too, come along to the annual camp out round which was held at delightful Arrawarra. The swell was a bit bigger this morning and some fun waves were had by all. Camp out round has become a great tradition over the years and is a great opportunity to go and explore some of the amazing breaks that are not too far away from Lennox. All Girls is also hosting the Ma Bendall and Phyllis

O’Donnell Memorial Shield Inter Club Tag Team competition on the Sunday morning of the June long weekend. This is an annual event between all female boardriders clubs. This year the Mid North Coast boardriders are coming up from Bonny Hills to re-contest for the Shield. All welcome to come and watch and cheer on the local teams.”

3 Maz Pentecost, 4 Mel Mott. Junior Beginners 1 Miliani Tighe, 2 Isabella Farrell, 3 Sienna Johnson, 4 Melanie Johnson. Junior Intermediates 1 Cinta Hamilton, 2 Ruby Campbell, 3 Ashlea Saunders, 4 Jemima Moore. Senior Intermediates 1 Liz Deschaseaux, 2 Marik Ilic, 3 Melanie Johnson, 4 Sylvie Hoarau. Senior Beginners 1Jeanie McKillop, 2 Laura Oakley, 3 Laura Woolcott, 4 Danielle Boal. Wahine Masters 1 Serena Adams, 2 Maz Pentecost, 3 Danah Besson, 4 Deb Gordon.

Results: Opens 1 Kahlila Marshall; 2 Tamika Draper, 3 Lilian Beadman, 4 Amy Hsieh. Longboards 1 Helen Sherman, 2 Marg Bryant,

A total of 28 drivers contested three heats to gain a place of 24 positions for the 2020-2021 NSW RSA Junior Sedan Title at Dubbo’s Morris Park Speedway circuit last Saturday night. Casino driver Connor Reeves, Lismore’s Ryley Smith and current Australian RSA Junior Sedan champion Jaiden Healey from the Portland Speedway Club, all won their three heats to be equal top pointscorers. Healey and Smith started on the front row of the grid and Reeves from position three. Grafton’s Sam Mooney and Nathan McGregor also qualifying for the main event with Mooney starting from sixth position and McGregor from position 20. Lismore’s Harley Graham started from position 12. Jack Walker, Coraki, also progressed through to the feature in position 23. Smith led the first two laps before the Aussie champion Healey made his move to the front passing Smith on the inside. Tyler Burnham was making a charge to the front moving up to second. Reeves was running third with Smith dropping back through lapped traffic. With a red light stoppage one lap from the end, the field bunched together for a restart and all-out war to the chequered flag. At the restart, Healey was relegated back two positions to third, with Reeves at the front

and Smith on his tail in second. Another restart occurred when Healey was spun narrowly missing the oncoming traffic. Mooney into fourth spot with Graham in sixth. Contact between Smith and Reeves didn’t end good, with Reeves finishing the last lap on the infield. While all this mayhem was happening, Healey pounced, moving through under Ryley Smith to take out the RSA NSW Junior Sedan title. A great finish by Mooney to come home in third behind Smith, and also two creditable drives by Graham to finish fourth and Walker in 11th, considering half the field didn’t cross the finish line. Luke Putsey from Lismore was contesting his third heat when battling for third postion with Sam Mooney moved up high onto the loose surface of the track loosing the back of the car and facing the opposite direction resulting in a head-on crash with the junior driver following him. Luke was taken to hospital for an x-ray as a precaution due to back pain but was given the all clear with some minor bruising. In other speedway news, Pottsville AMCA Nationals driver Matt hardy continued his winning form taking out the feature event at Archerfield Speedway in Queensland last Saturday night defeating Steve Potts and Grafton driver Tony Blanch.

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78 SPORTS CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE Two minutes later Coffs were in again in spectacular fashion. A bungled last tackle play turned to gold when a speculative cross kick landed in the arms of Matt Waugh, who fell over the line just to the right of the posts. That was the end of the scoring for the Comets who spent the remaining 30 minutes holding out against a resurgent Ghosts team. They hit back when a touch of brilliance from winger Keiran Stewart capitalised on some powerful work from prop Oliver Pursey. Pursey had the Coffs defence back pedalling when he pulled through a succession of tackles. Two quick play the balls had the Comet at sixes and sevens, when Stewart pounced. He broke the line, then grubber kicked into the in goal, followed through and plunged onto the ball. Try scoring centre Dylan Collett added to his tally when he spotted an opportunity following a break down the left wing. Collett surged at the line, dragging defenders with him to score again, which Cameron converted and suddenly the score was 24-18.

Coffs were clinging to their lead as the Ghosts attacked relentlessly and with five minutes to go, were rewarded when winger Jay Olsen crashed over in the right corner. Cameron missed his conversion. Desperate to score the Ghosts fumbled the ball in midfield and the Comets ran down the clock in the final two minutes to secure the points. Cameron said he was disappointed at the poor discipline which probably cost his team the points. “It’s a loss and we’ll have to take a look at the game and see where we can do better,” he said. He was pleased with the way his team responded to the setbacks early in the second half and fought back to have a chance of snatching a win. He said players like Pursey and lock forward Justin King had stepped up in the absence of some key players, like Adam Slater. The win also secured Coffs Harbour some silverware created specially for the Grafton clash between the Ghosts and Comets, the Clem Rankin Shield. Ghosts president Neil Payne presented Curry with the shield on the ground after the game.

Payne said Clem Rankin had been a key figure for both the Ghosts and the Comets. “He came up with the idea for the shield when he came to our 50th anniversary in 2013,” Payne said. “He was a local copper who was our first captain coach when the Ghosts formed in 1963. “He did a lot for the club and was a very popular figure in the community as well.” Payne said he moved with the police to Coffs Harbour, where he became an influential figure with Comets. “I don’t know if he was still playing, but he was a successful coach with them,” Payne said. “When we moved to Group 2 it gave us the opportunity to play against them and he came up with the idea of this shield.” In reserves the Ghosts struggled for numbers and went down 58-0. The Ladies league tag lost 20-14. The South Grafton Rebels came back to earth with a 28-16 loss to Woolgoolga at Woolgoolga. The reserve grade won 32-18, but the ladies tag lost 20-0. The under-18s game was a 42-32 try fest which Woolgoolga won.

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Taylah Firth Q 15 The Firth Motorsport team wrapped up their 2020-21 season campaign on the weekend at Hession’s Auto Parts Grafton Speedway, and they were able to finish it on a high, with team driver Andrew Firth coming away with the V8 Dirt Modified feature-race spoils. In what was only his seventh appearance aboard his brand-new Bicknell car, Firth is beginning to get a better handle of his new machinery and it was no more evident than last Saturday’s performance on home soil at Grafton Speedway. Firth couldn’t have asked for a better start to proceedings on Saturday afternoon, after he romped to victory in his opening heat race, and he then backed up that performance with a

season,” expressed a jubilant Firth. “Since stepping into the new Bicknell car earlier this year, the team and I have been working hard on coming to grips with the car, and there have been plenty of ups and downs when it comes to the car’s setup, but on Saturday, I feel we really turned a corner with being able to put together an entire race meeting by being fast from the beginning of the meeting through to the end.” Apart from his Grafton Speedway season finale win, other highlights from Firth’s 2020-21 season campaign were a fourth-place finish in the 5 Star Dirt Series Grand Final at Dubbo’s Morris Park Speedway (NSW) earlier this month and another fourth-place finish during last month’s

earlier this month at Maryborough Speedway, where she managed to finish ahead of a handful of ‘Open’ competitors, which included current and five-time Australian Champion Kevin Britten. When it comes to their 2021-22 season plans, the Firth Motorsport team plans are already locked in, and it’s going to consist of the father-and-daughter combination contesting the majority of blueribbon events, including the full 5 Star Dirt Series schedule, on the calendar around the country. For the major events, Andrew will be running in the ‘Open’ category but will revert to the CT525 Crate experiment engine for the other domestic race meetings. Taylah is going to continue to run in the ‘Sportsman’ category.

third 5 Star Dirt Series round, which doubled as the NSW Title, at Grafton Speedway. Firth’s team-mate and daughter Taylah Firth enjoyed an encouraging third full season in the V8 Dirt Modified ranks. Running in the ‘Sportsman’ category, the 21-year-old has spent the season just gone being able to consistently run with the category’s leading contenders and her confidence continues to grow with the more track time she gains. The highlight to come out of the season for the Qld # 15 Penrite / Hession’s Auto Parts supported Bicknell racer was being able to record a heat-race placing

The Firth Motorsport team would like to thank their 2020-21 season sponsors:

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Tweed Seagulls RLFC has the pleasure of inviting the community together to join us for lunch which is to be held on Friday, June 11 from 12:30-2:30pm. Rugby league immortal Mal Meninga will head a list of Queensland State of Origin heroes who will be special guests of the Campbell Construction Co. Origin’s most successful figure as a player and coach, Meninga will be joined on stage at the luncheon at the Seagulls Club by Maroons legends Ashley Harrison, Nate Myles, Chris

Walker and Kevin Campion to dissect this year’s first State of Origin clash (played the two days earlier), what it takes to build a successful team and the value of successful development systems. Proceeds from this event will go towards supporting the Tom Searle Scholarships & Seagulls to Heroes Pathways Program Single tickets cost $110 or a full table of eight for $880. Includes a two-course luncheon and drinks package.

seventh-place finish from the back of the field in his final heat race. By virtue of his impressive heat-race form, Firth started the feature race from pole position. From the drop of the green flag, he was able to make the most of his favourable starting position by powering to the lead. Once out in front, the Qld # 51 Penrite / Hession’s Auto Parts supported Bicknell driver went on to lead the entire 20-lap distance to claim what was a comfortable win. “It was great to pick up the win in my last appearance of the season, and it certainly gives us something more to build on heading into next

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PAMMENTER ROCKETS TO NSW TITLE WIN Over the weekend at Hession’s Auto Parts Grafton Speedway, the 2020-21 season concluded, and in the headlining act – the NSW Modlites Title – it was Queensland visitor Rodney ‘Rocket’ Pammenter who came away with the victory. The Toowoomba, Queensland-based racer battled it out for the second half of the 25-lap NSW Title deciding feature race with defending champion and fellow Queenslander Klinton Hancey, but Pammenter went on to prove his class by greeting the chequered flag as the winner. Despite his best efforts, Hancey, who is a multiple Australian Title holder in recent years, was unable to hold onto his NSW Title crown and consequently had to settle for second place on the podium. Rounding out the podium finishes in third and making it a trifecta for the Queensland driver was Nathan Politch. Just outside the podium finishes in fourth was Rodney’s son Mitch Pammenter, who finished ahead of Callum Beerling (Qld), the best of the NSW-based contenders Will Butler, local Jared Stephenson, Chris Fing (Qld), Steve Collins (Qld) and Glen Hoogwaerts

and the team at Hession’s Auto Parts Grafton Speedway would like to thank everyone for all of their support, which includes fans, competitors and officials, and the promotion team are now working hard on preparing to make the 202122 season even bigger and better. Stay tuned for exciting announcements and latest updates in the coming months.

(NSW). One of the favourites heading into the NSW Title event, Terry Leerentveld from Queensland, unfortunately crashed during the final round of heat-race action. Despite the best efforts of him and his team to repair the crash damage, the former Australian Champion was unable to take his place in the feature-race field. In the V8 Dirt Modified action, local Andrew Firth managed to come out on top in the feature race after he had qualified on pole position

for the 20-lap event. The Hession’s Auto Parts proprietor went on to defeat Scott Quirk and Joshua Rose in second and third place respectively, while youngsters Luke Dunn and Zak Blanch completed the top-five finishers. Lismore’s Jamie Smith romped to victory in the RSA Street Stockers feature race by outpacing Gavin Wade and Wayne Arthur to the chequered flag. The AMCA Nationals resulted in the feature-race spoils going the way of another local in Tony Blanch.

The current and two-time Queensland Champion was joined on the podium by Paul Reeves in second and local Tim Luscombe in third. The other feature-race wins held during the season finale race meeting were shared between Shanae Smith (RSA Four Cylinder Sedans), Madison Harkin (SSA Production Sedans), Jaiden Santin (SSA Junior Sedans) and Jack Betts (RSA Junior Sedans). Saturday afternoon’s action concluded what has been an impressive 2020-21 season,

Grafton Speedway would like to thank Hession’s Auto Parts for their support throughout the 2020-21 season. Based in Grafton, along with their new store location in nearby Coffs Harbour, Hession’s Auto Parts stock a wide range of parts and accessories at competitive prices. To find out more about Hession’s Auto Parts, you can contact them on 0266 423 085 (Grafton) and 0256 456 361 (Coffs Harbour) or visit their website at www. hessionsautoparts.com.au. For more information, please contact Grafton Speedway promoter Mick Corbett on 0427 310 009. You can also visit their website at www.graftonspeedway. com.au or LIKE them on Facebook by searching Grafton Speedway.

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Ghosts and Comets players gather around for the presentation by Ghosts president Neil Payne of the Clem Rankin Memorial Shield to Comets skipper Nathan Curry. By Tim Howard Playing a quarter of the match a player down has cost the Grafton Ghosts the Group 2 Rugby League competition points, when they lost to Coffs Harbour Comets at Frank McGuren Field on Sunday. The Ghosts staged a stirring comeback but fell just short, going down 24-22 against their 2019 grand final opponents. It was an

uncharacteristically illdisciplined performance from the Ghosts who first lost Wirri Boland to the sin bin mid way through first half and then Troy Munro just before half time. The Ghosts paid on the scoreboard with Comet skipper Nathan Curry scoring just after Boland’s exit, opening up an 10-2 lead. Worse came for the Ghosts in the opening minutes of the second half, when the Comets

scored twice to open up a 24-6 lead. Coffs opened the scoring with an unconverted try to their winger Blake O’Connor and Curry scored his converted try to open handy 10-2 lead. It opened a frantic final 10 minutes to the half when Ghosts winger Oliver Scott scored after a some brilliant backline play put Mitch Lollback into the clear. He found Scott who still had

plenty to do and carry a couple of defenders over the line to score out wide. Then Munro become involved in a scuffle during the play the ball in front of the posts with minutes to go to half time. He was sent to the bin and Curry knocked over the penalty to send Coffs in ahead 12-6 at the break. The first half began badly for the Ghosts when Cameron kicked out on the full giving

the Comets great field position to attack. They converted their chance when replacement backrower Cameron Woo powered onto a pass and went over near the posts. Two minutes later Coffs were in again in spectacular fashion. A bungled last tackle play turned to gold when a speculative cross kick landed in the arms of Matt Waugh, who fell over the line just to the right of the posts. Read more page 78

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