The Northern Rivers Times Edition 5

Edition 5/2020

August 6, 2020

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BORAL ASPHALT PLANTS CLOSE IN a major blow to an already reeling local economy, the Northern Rivers was hit with further bad news on Friday with the announcement of the closure of Boral Asphalt plants across the Northern Rivers.

Over 30 Staff arrived at the plants, located in Alstonville and Lismore, to be confronted with news of the closure and redundancy notices.

A staff member speaking on condition of anonymity, said “it’s a real kick in the guts especially now with everything that is going on in the world”. Other staff told The Northern Rivers Times that staff at the depots were extremely worried about what the future holds. “There are blokes that have been here for decades, 30 years or more. One guy at Lismore has 43 years of service. What’s going to happen to them” the staff member said.

In a statement to The Northern Rivers Times a Boral Spokesman confirmed the closure of the Boral Asphalt facilities. In a prepared statement Boral denied that staff were only informed on Friday.

“Workers were informed both sites will in future only be used as required” and staff were told this on the 7th July, Boral stated.

The Lismore depot was established in the 1950s and services as a storage and sales centre with depot capacity. The Boral spokesman said this depot would close although it might be used from time to time when demand requires. “There is simply no demand that justifies the depot remaining open” he said, dismissing reports that the closure was in any way linked to the COVID 19 pandemic.

The much larger plant at Alstonville was established in 1978 to supply major roadworks in the region. Since then the plant had developed into a major supplier for government road building projects and local Councils.

The Boral spokesman stated that the Alstonville plant will close for daily operations but will be retained as a project site. “We still have a number of years left

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FRIDAY, August 7 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings.

10.00 Brush With Fame. (R) 10.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 11.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. (Mal, R) 2.00 Good Karma Hospital. (Mav, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.15 Think Tank. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 The Repair Shop. (R, CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Native America. (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Agniyogana: The Path Of Hatha Yoga. (PG) 4.40 Freshwater Dreaming. (PG) 4.50 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Good Mother. (2013, Madv, R, CC) 2.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: HouseSitter.

(1992, PGls, R, CC) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 The Drum. (CC) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Inside Dame Elisabeth’s Garden. (CC) Explores Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s Cruden Farm home.

8.30 MotherFatherSon. (MA15+a, CC) Kathryn dedicates herself to her son’s recovery as Caden is moved to a military rehabilitation facility.

9.30 Marcella. (Mal, CC) Retracing the route of the truck from the train crash, the team is able to pinpoint where Adam was picked up.

10.20 ABC Late News. (CC) 10.45 The Virus. (R, CC) 11.05 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R, CC) 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Belsen: The Untold Story.

(M, CC) The story of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

8.30 Walt Disney. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 2. Continues to explore the life and legacy of Walt Disney.

10.35 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.05 The Late Session. (PG, R, CC) 12.05 Eight Days That Made Rome. (Masv, R, CC) 3.30 Trump’s Takeover. (Mav, R, CC) 4.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (MA15+as, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

(CC) Karen prepares wok-fried crispy eggs.

Graham does a walk-around of Ooralba Estate Gardens. Dr Harry helps a family trying to worm their birds and deals with a miniature pony that keeps stealing.

8.30 MOVIE: Raising Helen.

(2004, PGal, R, CC) A young woman’s carefree lifestyle, in New York City, comes to a screeching halt when she becomes responsible for her sister’s three children after she and her husband perish in a car accident. Kate Hudson, Abigail Breslin, Hayden Panettiere.

10.50 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 13. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Brisbane Broncos.

9.45 Friday Night Knock Off. (CC) Host Erin Molan is joined by Billy Slater, Paul Gallen and Brad Fittler for the post-match NRL wrap-up.

10.35 MOVIE: Homefront.

(2013, MA15+dlsv, R, CC) A former DEA agent battles a drug lord.

Jason Statham, James Franco.

12.35 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop.

4.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R, CC)

6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Living Room.

(PG, CC) Lifestyle program.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R, CC) Comedians Melanie Bracewell, Marty Sheargold and Celia Pacquola, and regulars Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee, compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. Hosted by Tom Gleisner.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.00 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. (Ma, R, CC) Celebrities watch TV shows.

11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 12.00 The Project. (R, CC) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 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 COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.00 Black Books. 9.25 The Office. 10.20 Blackadder The Third. 10.55 Parks And Recreation. 11.15 Schitt’s Creek. 11.40 Workaholics. 12.25am Peep Show.

1.15 The Inbetweeners. 1.45 Episodes. (Final) 2.25 News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.15 Sarah & Duck. 5.25 Rita And Crocodile. 5.30 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Toronto Raptors v Orlando Magic.

2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.50 Dead Set On Life. 3.15 Yokayi Footy. 3.50 WorldWatch.

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

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. Noon

House Of Wellness. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Animal Tales.

1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Maggie. (1954) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 MOVIE: All The Money In The World. (2017, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Instinct.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. 10.30 Elementary. 11.30 CSI: Miami.

12.30am Shopping. 2.00 Homicide: Hours To Kill.

3.00 Car Crash Britain. 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

3.10pm Science Max! Experiments At Large. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad. 5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 9.10 Fruits Basket. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Slugterra. 10.15 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Red Balloon.

(1956, French) 6.25 Christmas And Co. (2017, PG, French) 8.20 Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. (2012, PG) 10.10 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 12.05pm Your Name. (2016, PG) 2.05 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 4.05 Mosley. (2019, PG) 5.55 Selkie. (2000, PG) 7.30 On Chesil Beach. (2017) 9.35 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. (2011, MA15+) 11.55 Arbitrage. (2012, M) 1.55am Elegy. (2008, M) 4.00 My Life As A Zucchini. (2016, PG) 5.15 Selkie.

(2000, PG)

7MATE (63) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 9.00 Storage Wars. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Shipping Wars. Noon Cars, Cops And Criminals. 1.30 Car Crash TV. 3.00 Roll With It. 3.30 American Grit. (Premiere) 4.30 Shipping Wars.

5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Essendon v GWS Giants.

10.15 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms.

Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 6.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) 8.30 MOVIE: The Mask Of Zorro. (1998, M) 11.15 Heroes.

12.10am Amplified. 12.40 The Hold Down. 1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Rainbow Rangers. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PEACH (52) 6am Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora.

6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines.

10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon MOVIE: The Switch. (2010, M) 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld.

9.00 MOVIE: The Matrix. (1999, M) 11.40 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. 6.30 Friday Briefing.

7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Virus. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Planet America’s Fireside Chat.

9.00 The Drum. 10.00 ABC Late News. 10.30 The Mix. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.25 Q+A. 12.30am Friday Briefing. 1.00 ABC News Overnight. 1.15 The Drum. 2.10 ABC Late News. 2.40 The Virus. 3.00 DW News. 3.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

12.30pm Bake With Anna. 1.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 Mercurio’s Menu. 2.00 Urban Vegetarian. 2.30 Latin Kitchen. 3.00 Lyndey Milan’s Summer Baking Secrets. 3.30 Mexican Table. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 How To Cook. 7.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey.

9.35 Bake With Anna Olson. 10.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 10.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.25 The Point. 11.30 Big Freedia: Queen Of Bounce.

Noon MOVIE: Comeback Dad. (2014, M) 1.30 Blood Brothers. 2.30 Settle Down Place. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show.

4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 MOVIE: Drop Dead Fred. (1991, PG) 9.15 Bedtime Stories. 9.25 Our Place. 9.55 Afghan Cameleer Australia. 11.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.00 Barnwood Builders. 8.00 Garden Gurus. 8.30 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Building Off The Grid. Noon House Hunters Int. 12.30 Hotel Impossible. 1.30 Worst To First. 2.30 The Block.

4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 You Can’t Turn That Into A House! 6.00 House Hunters International.

7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barn Hunters. 8.30 Boise Boys. 9.30 Log Cabin Living. 10.30 The Treehouse Guys. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30 Sports First. 9.00 Sports First. 10.00 AM Agenda.

11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Bolt Report. 5.00 Sports Day. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Outsiders’ Guide. 8.30 Kenny On Media. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Best Of Bolt. 11.00 Late Programs.

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Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

Locked gates - the end of Boral Asphalt on the Northern Rivers on our lease. The plant will sit dormant and will open up when there is special project demand.”

The closures follow a review of the Boral Asphalt NSW/ACT portfolio as part of organisation-wide efforts to ensure continued delivery of services in a challenged, low demand market. Other parts of the Asphalt business across the state were similarly affected by new arrangements. A further contributing factor specific to the Alstonville site is the near-completion of the Pacific Highway upgrade program which has afforded the site much of its work for the past decade.

In recent times the Alstonville plant has faced concerted opposition from nearby residents with allegations of toxic waste, fumes, and contaminated runoff. The Boral spokesman rejected suggestions that the closure of the Alstonville plant was in any way connected to those concerns.

Earlier this year, Ballina Council at its June meeting rejected a motion to cancel a subdivision approval relating to a new residential project sited near the Alstonville

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plant. A Ballina Councillor speaking to The Northern Rivers Times said, “Well that shows what a waste of time all that debate was”. Not wishing to be named, the Councillor said the loss of the plant was a blow to jobs and the local economy. “The facts are the plant and residents had a great relationship built over 40 years.

Once again, we saw an attempted hijacking of a residential subdivision using spurious environmental grounds” he added.

Spokespeople for Ballina and Lismore Councils advised that they were given no notice of the impending closure. A spokesperson for Ballina Council stated that Council would now source its needs from plants at Coffs Harbour or West Burleigh.

Lismore Council in an emailed response to questions from The Northern Rivers Times stated that Council did not source from either plant relying instead on a plant located at Council’s Blakebrook Quarry. On the rare occasion when LCC are unable to supply Asphalt, the nearest Asphalt plants are now located in South East Queensland the statement concluded.

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Repairs ramp up on storm damaged Grafton sewer main WORKS are underway by Clarence Valley Council to repair a collapsed sewer main in Arthur Street, Grafton.

The sewer collapsed earlier in the year after heavy rains.

Jamie Fleeting, Council’s Director of Works & Civil said, “A crew is currently working to isolate and replace the damaged sections of the sewer network, and reconnect to the sewer network, this unfortunately is a tedious process due to the pipe depth ( located 6m below ground) including the establishment of (and maintaining) a safe working environment. ” “We will endeavor to complete the works as soon as possible however, at this stage I am unable to provide a definitive date as to when the works will be completed.”

“We have also been liaising with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and they are satisfied with the work processes in place,” Mr Fleeting added.

There has been no disruption to the service and minimal impact on the Grafton Sewer network. The road remains open to traffic; however the appropriate traffic barricades and signage will remain in place during the works for public safety.

MOTORISTS FACE PENALTIES OVER BORDER PASS

By Clair Morton

CONTACT US The Northern Rivers Times ✆ 1300 679 787 or 02 6662 6222

POLICE have urged motorists to remove Queensland border entry passes from their windscreens when not crossing the state border, or risk facing a hefty fine.

Northern Borders Highway Patrol’s Senior Sergeant Chad George last week confirmed several Northern Rivers residents had been cautioned over their failure to remove their border passes in recent weeks.

“It is an offence to display an item that is going to restrict your vision,” Senior Sgt George said.

“A lot of people have been spoken to and advised about the legislation.

We’ve seen instances of people

displaying four, five, and in one case even six passes on the one windscreen, which is just ridiculous.

“Common sense would say that you would remove it once you’re through the checkpoint. It’s about safety.”

While no fines have been issued yet, the offence of ‘drive without clear view’ in NSW carries a penalty of $349 and three demerit points.

In a school zone, the same offence could cost you $464 and four points.

The Queensland Government advises to only display the pass as required, and in an email to successful border crossing applicants, requests that motorists display the pass on the passenger side only and not allow it to obscure the driver’s view.

For motorists who cross the border frequently, such as freight drivers, Senior Sgt George said his advice would be to attach the pass to the passenger seat visor.

“Just flick your visor down as you through the border and flip it back up when you get through,” he said.

“These passes look like they’re going to be around for some time, so we need to sort it out now.”

In the Clarence Valley, Chief Inspector Joanne Reid said the focus was on community education and raising awareness of the issue, rather than issuing fines.

“We need to make sure we’re keeping community safe,” she said.

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NSW Farmers welcomes Agriculture Commissioner

DRUGS, GUN SEIZED IN TWEED RAID A MAN has been charged after police seized cannabis and a firearm during a search warrant at a property on the Far North Coast.

About 10.15am on Tuesday 28th July 2020 officers from Tweed/Byron Police District’s Proactive Crime Team attended a property on Slash Pine Road, Glengarrie, near Tweed Heads, and spoke with the occupant.

A search warrant was executed and during the search, officers allegedly seized 103 cannabis plants, 3.7kg of cannabis leaf, a Ruger .203 rifle with ammunition, mobile phones and a number of items used in the cultivation of prohibited plants.

The total estimated potential street value of the cannabis is $533,000.

Officers also seized more than $30,000 cash, which police will allege is the proceeds of crime.

Following further inquiries, a 43-yearold man was arrested at Tweed Heads Police Station on Wednesday 29th July 2020.

He was charged with dealing with property proceeding from crime, enhanced indoor cultivation of a prohibited plant and exposing a child, supplying cannabis, possessing and unregistered firearm, possessing ammunition without holding licence, a permit or authority, and not keeping a firearm safely.

The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Tweed Heads Local Court on Monday 17th August 2020.

NSW Farmers welcomes the NSW Government’s appointment of Daryl Quinlivan as the Agriculture Commissioner.

CEO of NSW Farmers, Pete Arkle, has today congratulated Mr Quinlivan on his appointment.

“We’re looking forward to working with Daryl and are excited about the new role of Agriculture Commissioner,” Mr Arkle said.

The establishment of an Agriculture Commissioner is an advocacy win for NSW Farmers’ Association, who led the push for its creation.

“The Coalition committed to an Agriculture Commissioner as part of their 2019 election campaign and we thank the government for following through on this election commitment.”

“Mr Quinlivan is a sound appointment. He will have a critical role within government to drive the growth of the agricultural industry, removing barriers and realising untapped potential.”

Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall announced Mr Quinlivan’s appointment today at NSW Farmers’ Board Member and Executive Councillor Paul Shoker’s farm in Coffs Harbour, a highly productive horticultural region where the right to farm has been challenged over recent years with urban expansion and Local Council environmental zoning issues.

The Australian agricultural sector has set a target to grow to become a $100 billion industry by 2030. This will require the NSW

industry to grow to $30 billion in the next 10 years.

“The Commissioner will have a critical role in promoting this growth,” Mr Arkle said.

“A key component will be to advance an improved planning system, one that effectively recognises and protects agricultural production.

“NSW Farmers looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that the Commissioner has the appropriate statutory powers and resources to fulfill their role.

“We would like to see the Commissioner work across government agencies to ensure that the rights of farmers are upheld,” Mr Arkle concluded.

Bushfire Inquiry to report but real action needed this season AHEAD of another potentially dangerous bushfire season, Lismore MP Janelle Saffin has advocated more risk mitigation and adaptation, hopeful that the latest in Australia’s endless cycle of natural disaster reviews will lead to real action.

Ms Saffin has put forward a checklist of her own recommendations, with the official Bushfire Danger Period for the Northern Rivers starting on September 1 and with the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry, due to report to Premier Gladys Berejiklian, in the near future.

Ms Saffin, who appeared

before the Inquiry when it visited Tenterfield and who has been consulting with Rural Fire Service brigades and affected local communities, advocates: • A return to more regular hazard reduction burns and improved maintenance of fire trails, with particular emphasis on protecting towns, villages, hamlets and residential subdivisions.

• More generous funding for training in and implementation of cultural or mosaic burning practices which last season proved effective in areas of New South Wales where it had

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been undertaken in recent years.

• Better preparedness of our Rural Fire Service brigades, including all volunteer firefighters to be fully kitted out and supplied with the latest equipment.

Ms Saffin recently met with three RFS managers Michael Brett, David Cook and Chris Wallbridge to discuss various brigades’ expectations.

• A commitment from Forestry Corporation, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Crown Lands to act as better neighbours to farmers on adjoining properties. This would apply to proper compensation

for accessing water from private dams; maintaining and repairing boundary fences; and maintaining buffer zones.

• Given the deaths and trauma of native wildlife last season, wildlife carers could be accredited to allow them to access fire grounds immediately and safely.

Ms Saffin said many people did not realise that since 1886 Australian governments have held more than 300 inquiries and reviews into natural disasters and emergency management.

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“While I am looking forward to reading the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry’s recommendations, I think local communities who experienced last year’s mega fires want to see more practical action, supported by more adequate funding, as soon as possible.”

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Council chasing top dollar on information centre sale

By Tim Howard A CONTROVERSIAL plan to sell off a community asset in South Grafton has been delayed again to make sure the seller gets top dollar.

The seller in this instance is Clarence Valley Council and at its July meeting, it knocked back an offer for the South Grafton Visitor Information Centre to allow council to change the site’s zoning from tourism to business.

Council received an offer for the site, although the identity of the proposed buyer remains confidential.

The sale of the centre has been controversial for years because it signalled a change in tourism promotion in the region.

In 2013, citing changes in the way the public sourced tourism information, the council closed down its award-winning Clarence River Tourism Association and brought tourism promotion in house.

The closure and the sale of the visitor information centre on the Pacific Highway at South Grafton was immediately controversial because its operation had been funded by a levy raised from local businesses.

Attempts to sell of the asset at auction failed to reach the reserve and ever since council has been seeking expressions of interest in the site.

It has received a confidential offer, but the proposed usage created a zoning issue.

Council staff recommended rejecting the offer because the use potential buyer wanted for the site was not allowed under the tourism zoning.

The difficulty for the council became rezoning its own land to benefit itself, which constituted a conflict of interest.

The solution was to get someone in to do it at arm’s length from the council. The problem then became how long to make that arm.

Council’s governance director Laura Black suggested getting legal advice to help find a solution.

But councillors were not convinced this was the best way to spend ratepayers money.

Cr Karen Toms suggested council didn’t need lawyers to tell it something it already knew.

“Why couldn’t we, if we couldn’t do it ourselves because we feel we’re getting a benefit,

why not put it to an adjoining council and ask them to do it for us so it is at arm’s length and declare an interest? Couldn’t we save money and do that,” she said.

“I know we would have to pay the other council to do the rezoning application, but why do we need to get legal advice for something when we really know that we shouldn’t be doing it.”

From there it was a short step to amending the motion sufficiently to allow council to seek a “professional party” to do the rezoning for them.

The solution did not please all

councillors.

Cr Greg Clancy does not want the site sold in any guise.

“I don’t support selling the site and I don’t support changing the zoning,” he said.

But Cr Andrew Baker said the council was too far down the track to turn back now.

“We’ve made the decision already to make the sale now I believe it would be irresponsible of council to stick with a zoning that isn’t attractive to the market,” he said “The market is most likely to be far more attracted to the property with a business-type, commercialtype zoning.

“We would be letting down, in my view, the people who put us here, by selling off an asset under the highest and best use zone.

(If we did) “of course a couple of months later we would see the happy buyer come in with a rezoning application, which would have to be dealt with on its merits, where they would increase the value of the property for their benefit.

“This is about getting the most benefit for the Clarence Valley Council.”

Councillors voted 7-1 in favour of an independent rezoning.

Bushfire recovery for wildlife in Page

Improving ecotourism infrastructure in our wild places STATE Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin has welcomed legislative amendments which will enable the development of improved walking tracks and other visitor infrastructure in parks and reserves in our region’s hinterland.

Ms Saffin said she was pleased that the new ecotourism infrastructure would improve recreation opportunities in the parks and reserves of the Tweed Caldera because they predominantly sat within her Electorate of Lismore.

“I welcome this funding under the Regional Growth: Environment and Tourism Fund because I have previously lobbied NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean on the need for more accessible walking tracks with quality interpretive signage,” Ms Saffin said.

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“Minister Kean has now advised me that although some parts of Mount Jerusalem and Nightcap national parks were burnt in last year’s bushfires, the proposed walks and key visitor nodes were largely unaffected.

“I agree with Matt that implementation of the project will help with post-bushfire recovery of the area by providing a new visitor experience, creating local employment opportunities and supporting growth in the visitor economy.”

Minister Kean has adopted amendments to the Whian Whian State Conservation Area and the Parks and Reserves of the Tweed Caldera plans of management under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

Importantly, the amendments also

formally recognise the declaration of Wollumbin Aboriginal Place and the incorporation of Mount Warning National Park into Wollumbin National Park in 2006.

Ms Saffin said amendments to the plans of management enable the development and implementation of master plans that will provide detailed information on multi-day walking track route – Minyon Falls day-use area, Unicorn Falls day-use area and camping area, and visitor facilities in Wollumbin National Park.

She said that for the Tweed Caldera, this incorporated Border Ranges, Goonengerry, Mebbin, Mount Jerusalem, Wollumbin and Nightcap national parks, and Limpinwood, Numinbah and Snows Gully nature reserves.

ELEVEN projects have been selected to support bushfire recovery in Page as part of a grants programme to help native wildlife and habitat recover from the devastation of the Black Summer bushfires.

“We have made a $200 million commitment to the long-term recovery of threatened species, native animals and local habitats,” Kevin Hogan said.

“We are working with ecologists, Indigenous leaders, bushfire experts, scientists, wildlife experts and community organisations in preparing strategies to build back better for our wildlife and landscapes.”

Mr Hogan said that local activities included feral pig and weed control in the Bungwalbin reserves, and erosion control and revegetation of the Evans, Esk, Nymbioda, Orara Rivers and Goolang Creek in the Clarence Valley.

“The people of Page have been deeply affected by the fires and seeing the environment recover around them and the return of native animals is an important part of the recovery process.”

“It is going to take time, but the community will play a vital role in making it happen.”

In May the Government committed a further $150 million for bushfire recovery for native wildlife and habitat areas in addition to the initial $50 million funding.

These funds will be invested in bushfire affected regions over the next two years.

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The back roads to Kyogle

By Clair Morton “EVEN though it’s fast becoming a boutique town, it still wants to be a place where everybody knows your name.”

According to producer Lisa Whitehead, this charm is just one of the reasons the township of Kyogle was chosen as a location for the upcoming season of popular ABC show Back Roads.

Filming was set to commence on Tuesday, with the crew planning to be in Kyogle for a week.

Presented by accomplished journalist Heather Ewart (pictured), Back Roads is renowned for showcasing the character and resilience of regional and remote towns, and the uplifting and inspiring stories of people who call these places home.

Ms Whitehead said there seemed to be an abundance of these qualities in Kyogle, which has shown its “can-do” spirit through good times and bad.

“Three bushfires, a drought and now COVID; this town has been through a

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“We’re impressed with the degree that people are trying to keep the community connected.”

One story set to be featured on the show is that of the community-driven labyrinth project, which has seen hundreds of locals and organisations donate time and pavers and resulted in the creation of a communal place of reflection and meditation.

“This is a place that’s changing very quickly – a bit of a Liquorice Allsorts town that’s traditionally been about farming and timber – but they’ve worked really hard to try and keep people connected and keep that country feel,” Ms Whitehead said.

“It’s just a really interesting place in a beautiful part of the world.

The crew is very excited to be there.”

FARMERS in the Northern Rivers region have been asked to keep a close eye out for an invasive weed which kills cattle.

Parthenium Weed has been found on the NSW Mid North Coast after organic chicken seed feed mixes were bought from a Queensland based company in recent months.

The main concern is that the organic feed as it has been marketed has been mainly bought by backyard chicken owners and hobby farmers.

The invasive weed has spread across Australia over recent years, and has now been found in Queensland and also Bellingen and Nambucca areas on the Mid North Coast after

being spread in the chicken feed.

A Central Coast Council has also had a local outbreak and have made a video so people can familiarise themselves with the weed and to understand more about the problems it causes, especially to cattle producers and farmers in the region.

Farmers are being urged if they think or have possibly seen Parthenium Weed to immediately contact their nearest NSW Local Land Services office.

Farmers are also being urged not to remove it themselves as it is highly toxic, and as well as having the potential to kill cattle and other farm animals if ingested, it causes severe dermatology side effects if contacted by skin.

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CLARENCE VALLEY COUNCILLORS VOTE THEMSELVES A PAY RISE - by Halden Boyd CLARENCE Valley Council has voted to give Councillors and the Mayor a payrise in line with the area’s recent reclassification of Grafton as a ‘Regional Centre’ by the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal.

The new area status allowed all Councillors to receive up to $24,320 a year and the Mayor up to $60,080.

In terms of what the Councillors will get will be an increase of $6,830 and $24,855 for the Mayor Jim Simmons on what they currently receive.

Councillors have not taken

a pay rise since 2014, and Councillor Simmons supported the motion at the Council meeting which was live-streamed, saying it would be following the footsteps of several other NSW Councils which had recently chosen to increase Councillor renumeration.

Cr Simmons’ motion to give Councillors the maximum increase allowable went against a staff recommendation to take 86 percent of the new maximum rate of their current remuneration.

The motion put forward by Cr Simmons and passed will cost Clarence Valley Council an extra $88,012 in 2020/2021.

Valley turns on ‘greedy’ councillors for massive pay hike

by Tim Howard THE Clarence Valley has turned to social media to vent its frustration on Clarence Valley councillors who voted themselves a 30% pay rise.

Denied the chance, because of the 12-month COVID-19 delay for local government elections, ratepayers lit up Facebook to let councillors know their feelings.

The pay packet for a councillor went from $13,820 to $24,320 and the mayoral allowance jumped from $28,750 to $60,080. The deputy mayor received an increase in his allowance of $7000, to be paid from the mayoral allowance.

The council received recommendations for pay rises from the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal, which this year created a new category of Regional Centre, which also contributed to inflating the pay increase.

At the council committee meeting on July 21 the corporate governance and works committee flagged that council was likely to vote for the increase, the first time in seven years councillors had voted for a pay rise.

But ratepayers could scarcely believe it when the full council followed through the next week.

Former deputy mayor Craig Howe was

unhappy with the choice of his former colleagues.

“Very disappointed,” he wrote. “I hope nobody votes for any of the yes votes on this. And I count some of them as friends.

“But on this we fundamentally disagree.”

Mr Howe, who did not stand at the 2016 elections, said councillors Debrah Novak and Greg Clancy showed good judgment in refusing to vote for the pay rise.

“We certainly don’t agree on a lot, but good on you for opposing this,” he wrote.

“Seriously a 30% pay increase is disgusting. Very bad optics indeed.”

Mr Howe was also disappointed the councillors voted for a pay rise they would not have received except for the COVID-19 delay to this year’s Local Government elections.

While there was the usual scepticism about whether any public official deserved to be paid anything, it was the timing in the middle of a global pandemic that lit the most fuses.

“Giving public servants and politicians a pay rise is just plain offensive when so many are out of work and struggling to keep a roof over their heads, never mind paying their taxes,” wrote Yamba’s Dave Schwarz.

“Our council should be trying to reduce taxes in these COVID times when jobs are scarce”

The councillors who voted for the increase recognised their decision would bring them under attack from the “keyboard warriors” in the community.

Cr Richie Williamson, who served eight years as Clarence Valley Mayor from 2008, said for six years he had seen councillors turn down pay rises.

Six times I have been happy to say we’re not in a position to have fees increased,” he said.

“But it is probably now the time to do it.”

He said while there was never a good time to vote for a pay rise, doing it this year would give the next council clean air.

Cr Arthur Lysaught, who moved the motion for councillors to accept the pay rise, said critics needed to get some perspective on the amounts of money involved.

“Council is an organisation turning over about $160 million a year,” he said.

“The amount of money we’re talking about to give this pay rise, $88,000 is a pittance in comparison.”

Cr Peter Ellem said the decision making on granting pay rises should be taken out of the council’s hands. “”There’s something wrong with the system,” he said. “Councillors should not be placed in this invidious position every year.”

The councillors who voted against the rise did so with reservations.

For Cr Clancy, who moved unsuccessfully for council to refuse the pay rise, it was more the timing of it than the amount.

“I’m not trying to be a hero doing this,” he said. “I do believe at some stage there has to be an increase in fees paid to councillors.”

He said he expected “some really nasty stuff” to be said about councillors if they voted for the rise.

“I welcome debate, but I think there is a lot of misunderstanding about what’s expected of councillors,” he said.

NAB slashes over-the-counter hours at three North Coast branches

by Halden Boyd THE National Australia Bank will this month dramatically reduce branch opening hours at Kyogle, Mullumbimby and Tenterfield.

The financial institution is claiming it is adapting the way it does banking in small regional branches, with a new model that will see hundreds of jobs maintained and a more consistent banking experience for its customers.

Under the new model NAB will adjust opening hours across 114 smaller regional branches, with bankers splitting their time between over the counter service and digital or phone banking

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support, with the bank claiming more customers are moving online.

NAB Group Executive Personal Banking Manager Rachel Slade said the branches would be open from 9.30am to 12.30pm for customers and outside of these hours the bankers would support customers by phone and online chat, as well as helping with application processing.

“It is clear the face of banking is changing, especially in the way customers want to interact with us,” Ms Slade said.

“Our branches continue to be a really important part of many local communities, especially for

local businesses.”

“On average a quarter of transactions take place between 9.30am and 10.30am in our regional branches.”

“Through this new model we can continue to be there to serve our customers and have meaningful conversations while also adapting to the way our customers are now banking.”

“Our colleagues will learn new skills to support customers in new ways, including on the phone and online chat, which presents the opportunity for our bankers to work remotely at times when more of our customers want to do their banking.”

“We have shown this is

possible through Covid-19 restrictions with more than 450 bankers trained in new skills to support customers in different ways.”

“The chance for more of our bankers to work from anywhere is something I am very excited about”, Ms Slade said.

“We think this move will strike that balance, keeping the doors open at 114 branches around the country, providing the opportunity for around 300 bankers to learn skills while we continue to serve our customers well.”

In the move the bank said that more than 90 percent of NAB’s customer interactions were now taking place online

or by phone, and more than half of our customers log onto NAB banking via their app or online each month.

NAB says over-the-counter transactions are declining steadily and have reduced by a quarter in the past year.

“NAB will provide its bankers at these branches with the training and tools required to support customers across phone and online chat and support them through the changes.”

“We are there for our regional customers and communities, and we will continue to invest in our colleagues to give them the skills they need to do their jobs into the future,” Ms Slade said.

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Record breaking entries for Grafton gallery’s $35,000 drawing award

by Lesley Apps WHILE COVID-19 has had a negative impact across many facets of life, there is the odd occasion when it might help accelerate a sector.

That’s one of the possibilities Grafton gallery director Niomi Sands put down to the recordbreaking entries in this year’s Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA).

“We ended up with 651 entries and the quality is outstanding.

It’s going to be really hard for the preselection panel to narrow it down to 50 (finalists),” she said.

Ms Sands said submissions came from almost every state in Australia from nationally-recognised artists, previous winners and “a significant increase of entries from across the Northern Rivers”.

One of Australia’s richest drawing awards, the prize money was increased from $30,000 to $35,000 this year which puts it in the upper echelon of Australia’s drawing awards.

Ms Sands said besides the

Grafton Regional Gallery director Niomi Sands, pictured, announced record-breaking entries this year for the gallery’s prestigious Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA). $35,000 for the winner the gallery would also be looking to spend another $10,000 acquiring other finalists’ artworks for their growing JADA Collection.

She believed the JADA’s extended deadline from June 30 to July 19 also really helped to increase entries.

“We saw a huge number of people uptake at that point so it was

JADA winner 2018: Todd Fuller, Ode to Clarence.

practice in this testing climate. It can allow you to focus for a year on worthwhile. I think COVID has had your work without having financial an impact on everything and that pressures of things like studio rent. extra time gave artists an incentive It can really help in this way.” to keep going.”

She said the initial judging will Ms Sands said the arts take place in August with a panel community had been hit of local and guest judges including particularly hard by the virus and previous JADA winner and that would be added incentive to Archibald finalist Michael Zavros. enter an award like the JADA. Due to COVID Ms Sands she “Winning something like this has will be sending all the entries the potential to change your arts digitally to the panel judges so

they can get them down into more manageable numbers ahead of their final culling.

“Hopefully so they can come to the meeting with their top 100 and we can go from there.”

The Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JAD) opens at the Grafton Regional Gallery on October 2. The winner of the $35,000 award will be chosen and announced by 2020 judge Peter McKay from GOMA in Brisbane.

BOOTING UP AT THE SHOWGROUND

CAR BOOT MARKET IS ON

by Johnny Dawson

INDIGENOUS ARTIST PICKED TO FEATURE ON LIBRARY BRANDING ‘Islands of Breimba’ by Danielle Gorogo is the new image representing Clarence Regional Library’s Aboriginal Collection.

Local Bundjalung/Gumbaynggirr artist, Danielle Gorogo, has won the Clarence Regional Library’s Aboriginal Collection art and design competition. Her work ‘Islands of Breimba’ will feature in all print and digital branding of Clarence Regional Library’s Aboriginal Collection.

“I’m so excited to have won,” Danielle Gorogo said. “This painting is about the Mighty Clarence River which is the path the spirit ancestors took from the mountains down to the ocean and the islands that were created during that journey.”

“The Clarence River, the largest river on the eastern seaboard starts from the Queensland border, flowing south and north-east until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Yamba/Iluka. The river system includes a number of river islands. The Breimba River flows through the lands of the three nations; Bundjalung to the northwest, Gumbaynggirr to the southeast and Yaegl towards the mouth of the river,” Ms Gorogo said.

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The Clarence Regional Library works across those same nations and the Aboriginal Collection reflects that.

A digital copy of the work will be used to promote the library’s important Aboriginal Collection which features printed books (fiction & non-fiction), DVDs, e-books and audiobooks, ephemera, records, artworks, photographs, and access to online resources through the library’s website.

Clarence Regional Library launched the competition on Close the Gap Day in March with entries closing during Reconciliation Week in May. The works were judged by a panel of representatives from Bundjalung, Yaegl and Gumbaynggirr nations. The collection will be launched in NAIDOC week in November.

“Islands of Breimba” was created with acrylic paint on 100% cotton rag paper and the original work is currently on exhibition in Sydney.

“IT’S going to be a huge job to move everything but it will mean the market will be able to reopen safely” And with that a smiling Marny Bonner, owner and manager of the famous Lismore Car Boot Sale announced that her 30 year old market was embarking on the next stage of its colourful history.

Covid 19 meant that the market had to move from its regular twice a month fixture at the Lismore Square shopping centre.

The market ceased trading during the very first week of the pandemic and has not been held since.

And whilst Bonner might not be a household name in Lismore, her iconic market is renowned all over as one of the biggest and best run markets in the country.

“Everyone in town has been to the Booty” said market regular Ron Kleindiek better known around the Northern Rivers market scene as Ron The Coffee Man. Kleindiek and his partner Michelle Campbell believe the move is great for the markets and the town. “It’s a win win for us stall holders and our customers” he said.

In announcing the move, Bonner paid tribute to Showground Staff and Lismore City Council who had assisted her and her team bring it all together. “This is a temporary move with a 3-month trial and we will see how it goes” she added.

The market has as many as 200 stalls which offer items such as furniture, books and clothing through to bric a brac and a large contingent of food vendors.

According to Bonner, the Showgrounds at North Lismore offer a much safer experience which makes COVID 19 compliance much less of a headache not only for Bonner and her team but also for the stall holders and patrons.

A smiling Marny Bonner announces re-boot of iconic Lismore market.

Showground President, John Gibson said “it really is one of the best markets in our region and it has a lot of public support and this move to the Showgrounds means there is plenty of space to move around so it definitely will be COVID safe.”The Showground is a community resource that responds in times of need. “Whether it’s taking in survivors after bushfires or floods or helping Marny Bonner and her team we always respond in creative ways” Mr Gibson added.

Former Lismore City Council Councillor David Yarnell is another market stakeholder who is excited by the move. Renowned for his quality books and militaria Mr Yarnell said “It’s a sign of the times. We have to do these things. Anything we can do to get the local economy going is a good thing.”

Mr Yarnell believes that if everyone takes precautions and is COVID safe, there should not be any problems.

In urging locals to get behind the markets, Ms Bonner announced that the first COVID Safe Lismore Car Boot Sale will be on Sunday August 16 from 7.30am.

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Grafton’s bypass surgery has been a long time coming

by Lesley Apps DESPITE being the elder sibling of its North Coast family, Grafton seems to suffer more from middle child syndrome between Lismore to its north and Coffs Harbour to its south.

The forgotten zone when it came to progress and development over the past few decades, Grafton lacked the academic lustre bestowed upon its neighbouring centres by their university campuses. It also didn’t bode well on the medical frontier, the lack of specialist care and modern hospital facilities amplified by the progress being made by its North Coast counterparts.

But finally it seems Grafton is gaining ground, shaping up to be a regional contender once again with new developments and infrastructure projects seemingly on steroids of late.

The long road to this point kicked off roughly three years ago when that other long road, the Pacific Highway, began to be upgraded in what is the largest piece of infrastructure to unfold here since the first Harwood bridge crossing was built in the 1960s.

The new bridge is an extraordinary Goliath by comparison to the old one, thrusting the region into the 21st century by not having to close the national highway every time a large yacht passes underneath.

Another momentous bridge building parallel was also taking place in Grafton when its famous 1932 bendy crossing was joined by its new concrete friend just metres away.

A second crossing at Grafton had been talked about since the 1950s and almost seven decades later it is now buzzing with traffic and dog walkers.

While the lack of a university is still a sore point with Graftonians who appreciate what an educational institution like that instils culturally, demographically and financially, some of that

Grafton’s Christ Church Cathedral is one of the many landmark buildings around the heritage city.

Pedestrians’ view of the Clarence River from the Grafton footbridge. void is being filled with the new Country University hub and the nearby Earle Page Library and Education Centre.

Then there’s the $7.6 million state-funded extension underway at the Grafton Regional Gallery which will see it give neighbouring galleries in Tweed, Lismore and Coffs, a nudge when it comes to the ability to host blockbuster exhibitions and provide a centre of excellence for the regional’s visual arts communities.

It’s future in healthcare is also back looking rosy with a multimillion dollar extension to the old base hospital to bring it up to 21st century expectations. The fewer trips to Lismore and Coffs to seek

help when you aren’t feeling well, the better Grafton’s state of mind.

The region also recently saw Australia’s the country’s largest correctional services facility swing into operation this month. While such infrastructure may not be a glamorous tourist attracting drawcard, it is an essential service to society and tucked away in the rural outskirts of a place whose connections to prisons harks back to 19th century wasn’t an unusual choice of location. The flow-on effects socially are yet to be determined but financially it’s been a virus-busting exercise in economic development.

Now Grafton is bypassed it has also seen long-complained

about issues like its under-utilised riverfront and unappealing CBD come into the picture.

It’s not rocket science, but these two ‘build it and they will come’ projects have been talked about ad nauseam. While the proposed riverfront rejuvenation project is nearing a start date, the retail precinct in Prince Street is lagging behind. Grafton’s main street was officially classified as the Summerland Way until recently, which had its redevelopment hamstrung to some degree, but that is no the longer the case with the new bridge now rerouting major traffic away from the CBD. Dragging this proposal out over another 12 months is not

what Grafton’s small business community needs and the number of empty shopfronts will vouch for that.

Over the river in South Grafton there are different problems.

While its main street rocks in that Bungalow kind of way, the main entrance to the place sends the the wrong signals to curious travellers exploring the new Big River Way. An empty former tourist centre and its god awful sidekick in the derelict petrol station is not a good look for a city trying to reinvent itself. Those need to be addressed with a sense of urgency, as does the recent loss of its regional air services.

On the plus side, Grafton’s proximity to Australia’s ‘holy grail’ of pulling power, our fabulous beaches, has also seen seen lifestyle and investment inquiries coming in thick and fast.

The influx of new businesses and increased interest in Grafton’s yet-to-peak property market an indicator of the growing appeal of its North Coast location.

Unlike Coffs or Lismore, Grafton does find itself in the advantageous position of possessing the kind of historic grandeur befitting a place that was established with a higher purpose back in the mid-19th century.

With its well-established tree-lined and generously wide streets, impressive heritage architecture, glut of open green spaces (including an expansive historic racecourse that has been around as long as that famous one in Melbourne), and a majestic river system flowing through its heart -- the ducks are definitely there.

They just need to be lined up, not shot and plucked.

It’s make or break time when it comes to creating a vibrant identity for a historic regional centre setting itself up for the future.

With a bit more spit and polish, Grafton could well regain some of the clout that comes with its title of being the First City on the North Coast. Watch this space.

PACIFIC HIGHWAY MACLEAN INTERCHANGE OPENS TO TRAFFIC THE Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade is continuing its streak of openings with the Maclean interchange to fully open to traffic tomorrow.

Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said motorists right up and down the North Coast, as well as the local community, would be excited to use the new interchange, which will improve access to the new highway and surrounding towns.

“The interchange will improve safety and efficiency for all motorists as the Woolgoolga to Ballina project, the final piece of the $15 billion Pacific Highway upgrade to make the journey safer from

Hexham to the Queensland border, powers ahead,” Mr Hogan said.

“The Pacific Highway upgrade is now about 89 per cent complete, creating more than 3000 jobs between Woolgoolga to Ballina alone, and injecting millions of dollars into local economies.

“The opening of the Maclean interchange tomorrow means that temporary traffic arrangements will remain in place for some weeks to allow for finishing work to be carried out.

“Bypassed town signage has been installed to the north and south of the new interchange to encourage motorists to visit Maclean and support the local economy.”

State Member for Clarence and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Roads and Infrastructure Chris Gulaptis said the new interchange would provide safe and quick access to the new motorway, and improved access to the communities of Townsend, Gulmarrad and Brooms Head.

“The new interchange has been landscaped, featuring several native cabbage tree palms found locally in the lower Clarence Valley, and will feature improved pedestrian and cyclist access,” Mr Gulaptis said.

“It’s great to see the Pacific Highway upgrade powering ahead, with both lanes

set to open between Maclean and the Yamba interchange in the coming weeks.

“This will mean a full run of dual carriageway from Glenugie to Harwood as well as open interchanges at Glenugie, Tyndale, Maclean, Yamba at Harwood, and Iluka.”

Electronic message signs will provide wayfinding information, and motorists should be aware of traffic management and reduced speed limits though the area while work continues to build the upgrade.

Motorists are asked to access Live Traffic and plan ahead to avoid any potential delays.

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Anyone who sees Jacob, or believes they know Jacob’s whereabouts, is urged to contact Byron Bay Police on 02 66859499.

Anyone with information about this incident is also urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

POLICE are appealing for assistance to locate Jacob Knight from the Lismore/Mullumbimby area.

Jacob Knight aged 17 was last seen in Mullumbimby on Friday 31st July 2020.

Police have commenced an investigation to locate the missing teenager and are seeking community assistance.

Jacob Knight is described as being caucasian appearance, approximately 165cm to 170cm tall,

POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate Natalie Roberts who has been reported missing from Tweed Heads.

Natalie Roberts, aged 48, was last seen about 8.30am on Thursday 30th July 2020 in Tweed Heads.

Officers attached to the Tweed-Byron Police District have commenced an investigation and are appealing for public assistance to locate Natalie.

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Bluey skink saved from the brink in the drink QUICK action from a local reptile expert has saved a common Blue Tongue Lizard from certain death after it was plucked from a family swimming pool in Evans Head this week.

With an early Winter warm spell over recent days the North Coast many is seeing reptiles including lizards and snakes are being spotted near things like swimming pools and fish ponds.

Snakes can usually get themselves easily out of a pool, however it can be problematic for lizards.

While usually a good swimmer this lizard found itself in a situation where it could not get out of the pool, and used its hissing bladder to pump itself up to keep it afloat.

However if lizards are in the water for a long period of time they can become exhausted and eventually drown.

Its hissing bladder is used by the skink normally as defence mechanism against predators to ward them off.

It hisses after filling the bladder with air and then flattening its body

to make it also look bigger than what it is.

The Blue Tongue skink (Tiliqua sciniodes) is a large terrestrial lizard measuring up to 40 centimetres long and weighing up to 700 grams.

The Blue Tongue Lizard has a stout body and short legs.

It is variable in body colour but generally has a banded pattern, and the tongue is blue-violet to cobalt blue in colour.

This lizard is diurnal and active during the day.

It is omnivorous eating snails and frogs and vegetation and fruit.

It is ovoviviparous meaning eggs hatch inside the female’s body, and the she then gives birth to 5 to 25 live young per litter.

The species is known to live over 30 years.

It is an adaptable animal, often finding habitat in urban and suburban areas, including residential areas.

The lizard is considered beneficial in these areas, with its appetite for garden pests such as slugs and snails beneficial.

When threatened it may hiss and reveal its blue tongue, startling potential predators.

It has strong jaws and can deliver a bruising bite.

If you come across one in a pool or a fish pond it is best to scoop it out with a net and release it in a nearby garden or even better in bushland.

Another way of helping lizards get out of pools is to drape a hessian bag into the pool so that they can climb out.

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Lismore’s Italo Club merger delayed yet again A MEETING by the Club Marconi board in Sydney to determine a way forward with the mooted merger with Lismore’s iconic Italo Club has again been postponed.

Speaking with The Northern Rivers Times the President of Club Marconi, Mr Vince Foti said “with COVID things are just on hold”. “Our committee was to have met by now but COVID is making things impossible.” Stressing that no decision had been made either way, Mr Foti said that he and his Board simply cannot get to Lismore “to do what is needed to be done.”

“There is an intent to look at proceeding but the ability to come to Lismore is in question” he added.

A June 30 story by The Northern Rivers

Times was the first time that news of the proposed merger between the two clubs was aired.

There was much enthusiasm from both Italo Club members and Board members to the merger proposal.

The proposed merger, brokered by Clubs NSW, would see the financially rich Sydney Club take over the smaller Lismore based venue.

At that time the CEO of Club Marconi Tony Zappia stated that there were a number of synergies but of particular interest was the fact that “we were all Italians.”

The Italo Club has had a volunteer based model of operation for a number of years.

The Club President Americo Melchior told

The Northern Rivers Times that long term the volunteers simply could not go on.

“I have helped out with the cooking and I just can’t do that” he said.

The Italo Club has listed assets of $1,200,000 which includes the Club premises, the playing fields around the Club and a poker machine entitlement of $180,000.

Against that, the Club has liabilities of around $200,000.

Mr Americo conceded that the Club did need some money spent on the building.

“Our air conditioning needs fixing and the bar needs replacing” he said, declining to put a value on the amount needed to be spent.

Asked about the future of the Club if the

Club Marconi merger did not proceed, Mr Americo said that whilst “things are not looking good – the virus is taking a toll” he nonetheless remained positive about the future of the Club.

“Club Marconi is important, and I am confident that eventually we will get there” he added.

However, if the merger did not go ahead he was confident that the Italo Club Members would once again rally behind the Club to ensure it survived in some form.

The idea of re-opening the Club in late July was now on hold, Mr Melchior said.

“We simply cannot get a cook and with COVID there are all sorts of things we cannot do”.

Janelle hits the road for town hall-style meetings

by Janelle Saffin

I THANK The Northern Rivers Times for inviting me to pen a monthly column to keep readers updated on how I’m getting things done for the people of the Lismore Electorate.

In recent weeks, I’ve been on the road, holding town hall-style meetings in towns and villages in the Tenterfield Shire and Kyogle local government areas.

These meetings had to be postponed due to last year’s mega bushfires and the COVID-19 lockdown period but it was great to get out and visit Legume, Liston, Tenterfield and Torrington recently.

At time of writing, I was also heading for Tabulam, Bonalbo and Mallanganee.

These meetings really are an opportunity for locals to discuss matters they care about – jobs, income security, health, bushfire recovery and hazard reduction burns, cross-border issues, or indeed the impacts of COVID-19.

They are also constituent clinics, whereby if the issues are of a more personal nature, we can have a private discussion and work out very practical support or follow up with Ministers and other agencies.

We are dealing with about 20 such matters from the two days and an overnight stay in Tenterfield Shire.

It was wonderful catching up Glen Lamb at Legume Hall. Glen serves as my representative on that Council’s Traffic Advisory Committee and his local knowledge is invaluable.

I thank Tenterfield Shire Councillor Gary Verri and the Liston Hall Committee for putting on a lovely afternoon tea during our next meeting. Cr Verri and I also inspected master craftsman John Burton’s magnificent Cobb & Co Coach display.

Arriving in Tenterfield, I had a productive meeting with retired ambulance officer Allan McKenzie, who is on the Tenterfield Hospital Advisory Committee.

My Senior Electorate Officer Carmel Cook and I stayed at Tenterfield Bowling Club, where President Jimmy Bennett can be justifiably proud of how staff are managing COVID-19 restrictions.

We had temperature checks at the door.

Next morning, we met with the Tenterfield National Monument Association, Tenterfield Community College, Make It Tenterfield, and Friends of

Drury Lane (Scout Hall) on their projects, and some locals on more personal matters.

I thank Council’s Chief Executive Terry Dodds and his Executive Assistant Noelene Hyde for arranging access to the RSL Pavilion in Tenterfield Memorial Hall.

Torrington Hall Committee President Jan Styles hosted us for their regular Friday lunch and we were joined by local residents and Tenterfield Shire Councillor Brian Murray for a two-hour meeting.

Cr Tom Peters was an apology.

It was great to see the results of my previous lobbying efforts – a landline now has been connected to the Torrington Rural Fire Service Brigade’s shed and a Telstra mobile phone tower has been built.

I approached Federal Member for New England Barnaby Joyce about the need to fast track this tower immediately after last year’s devastating bushfire.

The fried golden syrup dumplings and cream were to die for.

I thank everyone who made the time and effort to attend these town hall-style meetings, and for observing social distancing while we got on with business.

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Coronavirus cans Lismore High centenary plans

by Halden Boyd CENTENARY celebrations planned for September at Lismore High School, which is known collectively known as The Rivers Secondary College Lismore Campus, have been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lismore High School has an interesting history, being located at many different locations in Lismore as public education developed over the past century.

Previously known as Lismore High School (LHS), the school’s first site was on Lake Street at North Lismore, which is the present Richmond River High School Campus site.

On 23 November 1918, the foundation stone was laid for the new high school building by the Member for Lismore, George Nesbitt, and at the time of its establishment in January 1920 it was one of only five high schools outside the Sydney metropolitan area.

The school served the Richmond River area until 1929 with the opening of Murwillumbah High School, which was the only other high school between Grafton and the Queensland border.

Lismore High School then moved to a new site at Keen and Magellan Street in the late 1920s in the city precinct.

By 1957 LHS was one of the largest secondary schools in the state, with an enrolment of 1,438 students and a staff of 67 teachers.

This represented the peak of its enrolments as the establishment of other high schools started taking place in the Northern

Rivers region.

Kyogle and Mullumbimby saw new High Schools opened in 1955, followed by Ballina in 1956, and Richmond River High in 1958.

By the late 1960s, the Magellan Street site of the school was proving to be too small for its requirements and in May 1969 LHS moved to its third site, a new complex in Dalley Street in East

Lismore.

The Magellan Street site which was taken over by LHS in the late 1920s also had an interesting role in education in Lismore, being used for educational purposes since 1882.

It was originally a paddock when the Lismore Public School, established in 1867, moved there that year.

The Lismore Public School

children were housed in school tents until in August 1885 they moved into a new brick building with stone foundations.

With the shift of LHS to the East Lismore site, the new Lismore Teachers’ College opened in the Magellan Street site, which then became from 1971 the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, which also housed the Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre.

Meanwhile the current principal of Lismore High School Chris Williams broke the sad news that the Centenary Celebrations were placed on hold.

“As you are aware we are celebrating 100 years of educational excellence and opportunity at Lismore High this year”, he said in a communication which the school community.

“Unfortunately with the uncertainty around Covid-19 and restrictions of public gatherings it will be necessary to put the planned celebrations on hold for the foreseeable future”.

“We look forward to celebrating our school’s successes and rich history with the community in the coming months and will provide advice regarding celebrations when we are in a position to do so”, Mr Williams said.

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THE Maclean Services Club has made a shock decision to close its doors forever.

The Club in River Street overlooks the picturesque Clarence River, and was leased from the Maclean RSL Sub Branch.

That lease was due to expire in 2022.

However in June the Sub Branch overwhelmingly voted to sell the property to Riverview Funerals.

The statement of the move was made by the Sub Branch to its members.

“Dear members, we have been advised that the Maclean Services Club has entered into voluntary administration and we believe that it may be wound up”, the Maclean Sub Branch said in June.

“The Club has continued to generate operating losses despite the Sub Branch providing it with significant rent reductions

over many years”.

“Strange as it may seem it appears that the Club’s offer to purchase our premises was made at a time when it was considering voluntary administration”.

The Club’s offer will be set aside and we will work towards a sale based on genuine offers”, the Sub Branch said.

However a decision was made to close the Club at a meeting held last Friday 24th July and a brief statement was made by the Club.

“For the information of Members and Guests, the club is now closed”.

“It is under Voluntary Administration until further notice by the direction of the Board of Directors and Management”.

“Administrators are now in control of the Club’s finances and property”.

The Club opened on December 1981, and at the time of the announcement of its closure had over 2,100 members.

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Byron council says recycling old x-rays for silver is worth their weight in gold

by Halden Boyd BYRON Council is urging people with old X-Rays to recycle them because they are worth their weight in gold.....or more specifically in their silver content.

The Council says in many homes in the Byron Shire at the bottom of a drawer or box there will be old X-Rays which are kept mainly as a keepsake as a reminder of a broken arm or dodgy knee.

These X-Rays often end up in landfill but they can now be dropped off for recycling at Council’s Resource Recovery Centre at Myocum.

Danielle Hanigan, Team Leader Resource Recovery and Quarry, said recycling X-Rays is good for the environment.

“Many people don’t know that you can recycle old X-Rays which contain silver that is

taken out during the recycling process and this can be used to make more X-Ray film or even jewellery, and the residue can then be put into things like asphalt,” Ms Hanigan said.

The Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association, in January 2019, estimated that four in 10 Australians are referred for X-Rays and scans each year.

“There are millions of X-Rays in NSW and people tend to hang on to them long after the broken bone has healed and then they throw them in their landfill wheelie bin not realising they can be recycled,” Ms Hanigan said.

“We are fortunate to be part of this free programme, which is being run across the region, with processing occurring in Australia,” she said.

It’s free to dispose of old X-Rays at the Byron Resource Recovery Centre at Myocum.

Search for Thea comes to tragic close NSW Police have confirmed that human remains located south of Byron Bay last month have been identified as those of a missing woman Thea Liddle.

Ms Liddle, aged 42, was last seen in the Mooball area in Northern NSW on Thursday 31 October 2019.

Her family reported her missing to Queensland Police (QPOL) in January 2020, who contacted officers from the NSW Police Force on Thursday 23 January 2020.

Detectives from Tweed/Byron Police District subsequently established Strike Force Holby to investigate the circumstances surrounding Thea’s disappearance.

Earlier this year the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad and Missing Person Registry conducted a review of the investigation under the new unsolved homicide framework.

Following the review, investigators from Tweed/Byron Police District, with assistance from the Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS) and the Dog Unit, commenced a two-day search of bushland near Tallow Beach Road at Byron Bay on Tuesday 14 July 2020.

At around 1.20pm on the following day Wednesday 15 July 2020 officers located skeletal remains at a makeshift camp site in the bushland.

The bones underwent forensic examination and have been formally identified as belonging to Thea Liddle.

Ms Liddle’s relatives have been informed of the developments and her remains will be returned to her family.

The investigation into Ms Liddle’s death is ongoing and is under the joint responsibility of officers from Tweed/Byron Police District, the Homicide Squad and Missing Persons Registry.

State Crime Commander, Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith, said the newly-formed Missing Persons Registry reviewed evidence relating to Thea’s case and were able to provide local investigators with additional lines of inquiry.

“During a review of the initial

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investigation into Thea’s disappearance, specialist investigators identified information relating to an area of bushland near Byron Bay where she may have been residing,” Assistant Commissioner Smith said.

“As a result, a coordinated search was conducted of the area and human remains were located, which were then analysed by forensic experts at NSW Health Pathology.”

“It is this coordinated approach, both within the Force and with our partner agencies, that is seeing answers provided to more families and, in many cases, far quicker than we ever have before.”

Tweed/Byron Police District Commander, Superintendent Dave Roptell, said the combined efforts of local and specialist police should be commended in providing answers in this case.

“While the positive identification of these remains is a good result for Strike Force Holby detectives – it is also devastating news to Thea’s family and friends,” Supt Roptell said.

“While they can now lay Thea to rest, questions around the circumstances of her death remain under investigation.”

“As these inquiries continue, we are urging anyone in the community who may have seen or spoken to Thea in late October or early November last year, in and around the Far North Coast, to please come forward,” Supt Roptell said.

Anyone with information about Thea Liddle’s disappearance is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

NORTHERN RIVERS HIT WITH NEW VERSION OF APPLE EMAIL SCAM

by Halden Boyd THE FEDERAL government says a new online scam is again hitting the Northern Rivers with Apple ID account holders being targeted by a double chance phishing email.

Apple ID account holders have been told they need to be cautious of the phishing campaign targeting Apple users asking for personal information and credit card details.

The Department of Communications says the phishing email looks official and includes subject lines such as “Update your Apple ID account”, with other known subject lines including “Update your Apple ID”, and “Please verify the email address accociated with your Apple ID”.

The latest claims “Your Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons”. Similar versions from the phishing scammers also reference iTunes accounts.The last time the region was swamped by a similar scam was back in 2016.

“The email includes a link which, when clicked, takes you to a fake, but realistic looking Apple website asking you to sign in to your account”, a Communications Department spokesman said.

“If you enter your account details they are immediately sent to the scammer, however this is a two-stage scam, and once you have entered your Apple ID and password it will continue, taking you on to a second fake page where you are asked for further information

including your credit card details”.

The fake website has been customised to specifically target Australian Apple ID account holders and features a number of design details tailored to lure Australians, such as a field requesting Medicare card numbers and Australian flag icons.

Some inconsistencies, such as the request for your “3D Secure” number or the placement of a Discover credit card logo which predominately has US features, offer other clues to suggest it is a fake page.

The most important indication that this is a scam is the assurance from Apple that they will not contact you seeking critical information via an unsolicited email, and address at the bottom of the email.

“If you need to log on to manage your Apple ID account or any other online service, you should source the website address independently of any such emails and type it directly into your browser”.

“People should be aware and to be suspicious of unsolicited emails, and you should not click links or open attachments unless you are confident about the sender and information the email contains. The best advice is to simply delete the email”, the Department spokesman said.

“If you are uncertain about the origin of any email you can always cross check the information by going independently to the company’s website or by calling them directly”, he said.

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New $10m expansion of Kyogle aged facility completed

by Halden Boyd THE Whiddon Aged Care facility has opened improvements which have created 24 new residential places at Kyogle.

The Federal government gave $4.7 million toward the $10 million project through the Regional Jobs and Investment Programme.

The Regional Jobs and Investment Programme supports economic growth and job creation in regional Australia, and assisted the local not-for-profit aged care

provider to grow the number of residential places at their Kyogle aged care home from 40 to 64, and also as a result has led to an increase in staffing numbers.

Whiddon CEO, Mr Chris Mamarelis welcomed the news and said the funding will help ensure that Whiddon are meeting the current and future needs of older people in Kyogle.

“This is fantastic news for the Kyogle community; without the support to the project, which cost close to $10 million, would not have be possible”.

“I would like to extend our sincere thanks to the community members who supported our funding application, and Member for Page, Mr Kevin Hogan, who has supported Whiddon to achieve a number of important aged care growth projects in the region.”

“Whiddon has a strong commitment to caring for older Australians in rural, regional and remote areas and this project helped us further invest and grow in this region.”

The expansion has seen the creation of 15 new positions at the

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During construction it created 94 jobs during the building phase.

In economic terms it adds an annual $1 million contribution to the local region’s economy.

The project included construction of a new wing at Whiddon Kyogle creating range of accommodation options, including single and double rooms with ensuites, and dementia specific and high care sections.

Other aspects of the project saw courtyards created to promote

outdoor living and ready access to gardens, a new servery to service two dining rooms, and a new laundry to service the larger aged care home with additional residents.

The Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said The Whiddon Group’s extra 24 beds and 15 new jobs was great news for Kyogle.

“I announced $4.7 million of funding for this, and it will mean 24 of our locals will be able to stay in the area, closer to their home and their families”, Mr Hogan said.

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Covid cancels Primex 2020 at Casino

by Halden Boyd

ORGANISERS of the Norco PRIMEX Field Days have decided for the first time in its 36 year history not to proceed with the 2020 event due to COVID-19, a decision ultimately forced by the recent spread of the virus throughout Victoria.

Norco PRIMEX Field Days Manager Bruce Wright said there were many more uncertainties generated in the past few weeks since the latest outbreak appeared.

Mr Wright said preparations for the event, planned for September 10-12TH, were focused on monitoring the advice from the NSW Government and NSW Health.

He said the priority had always been to ensure the health and safety of exhibitors and those attending.

“The circumstances involved have now made this decision seemingly easy,” Mr Wright said.

“However, the complexities to get here have been extraordinary.

We were determined to pursue every means possible to investigate any and every opportunity, remembering that it was only a few weeks ago we were seeing a positive easing of restrictions.”

“The fluidness and volatility we are now facing has left us devasted for the region, the charities which rely on Primex to fundraise and support our communities, and the

thousands of local businesses who receive much-needed revenue from the staging of the event.”

Norco PRIMEX has been working closely with its local government authority, the Richmond Valley Council.

The council’s General Manager Vaughan Macdonald said Council commended Mr Wright and his PRIMEX team for their efforts, especially in preparing a COVID-19 safety plan.

“Richmond Valley Council values the place PRIMEX has on our annual event calendar, as the local economic stimulus from the event is critical for many local and regional businesses,” he said.

Mr Macdonald said the Council would ‘leave no stone unturned’ to ensure the 2021 event was a success.

Mr Wright said PRIMEX Field Days generated an estimated 110 jobs, provided an immediate injection of more than $7million into the local economy, and more than $40 million in sales were generated from the event annually.

He said there were significant responsibilities agricultural field days such as PRIMEX held in offering an event which could support the region’s rural and regional communities, especially since those same communities had been ravaged by flood, drought,

fires and now COVID-19.

“With both exhibitors and visitors travelling from throughout Australia to attend Norco PRIMEX Field Days, border closures and strengthening restrictions would severely affect the content and programmes presented,” Mr Wright said.

“Since March, we have been investigating all scenarios to try and deliver the 2020 event, however, given COVID-19’s current escalation today’s announcement is the most responsible course of action we can take to abide by public health orders and protect our exhibitors’ and attendees’ health and wellbeing.”

Mr Wright said he and his team were in a much stronger position to hold Norco PRIMEX Field Days 2021, scheduled for May 20-22nd.

“While we have continued to work with government authorities to ensure we can deliver a safe and successful field days, we are well prepared for 2021 with a COVID-19 safety plan and risk management framework which will enable us to build an even bigger, safer and more dynamic event next year,” he said.

“We wish to thank everyone for their support, patience and understanding while we considered all factors to reach this decision”.

“Having communicated with all our exhibitors, including a recent survey, we are now reviewing the responses and position of these businesses, while continuing to work in partnership with all levels of government, to be in a better position to support the region”.

“COVID-19 has decimated the 2020 Australian agricultural field days calendar and we need the government to consider the dynamics of our outdoor essential service events.”

Mr Wright said event information, exhibitor profiles, updates and giveaways would be available through the PRIMEX networker newsletter, which can be accessed by registering on the PRIMEX website.

RESEARCH STUDY INTO BLACK SUMMER BUSH FIRES THE Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) commissioned by the NSW Rural Fire Service is undertaking research into people’s experiences of the 2019-20 bush fires in NSW. Community members are being invited to participate in an interview via telephone or video conferencing (e.g. Zoom, Skype) to discuss their experiences of the recent fires.

The CRC is interested in hearing a range of stories and views from people who were directly and indirectly affected by the fires, including residents and tourists from all

parts of NSW. The results of the study will be used to inform strategies to improve community bush fire safety in NSW. Results will be presented to the NSW RFS, and reports and other publications will be publicly accessible at www.bnhcrc. com.au If community members would like to arrange an interview, or have any questions about the research, they can either email bushfire-research@uow.edu. au or they can call Josh Whittaker on 0409 007 842.

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FELON ATTEMPTS BREAK IN

Performance takes centre stage at Clarence Valley Anglican School A contribution of $10,595 and a deferred payment for another $24,000 of fees has been offered to the Clarence Valley Anglican School as a contribution to the construction of a Performance Centre.

Des Schroder, Director of Environment, Planning and Community said, “The Performance Centre will obviously be a huge asset to the school.”

“It is also envisioned that the facility will be available for the local community to use, strengthening wider relationships and developing the creative capacity of

our community”.

“The central performance space will have a seating capacity for 300 people.

The inclusion of teaching spaces, music rooms, a 50-seat tiered lecture auditorium, art studios and drama spaces will enable the school to become the home of artistic development in the Clarence Valley.”

The funds are being donated from Council’s Community Initiatives budget and recognize the benefits the centre will have for the wider Clarence Valley.

BYRON BUSKING BAN EXTENDED TO 2021

by Halden Boyd THE Lismore based Friends of The Koala group (FOK) had an interesting callout recently catching a marsupial trying to break into a home at Goonellabah.

The young koala, which was affectionately named ‘Felon’, showed up at a house in Goonellabah and was found attempting to get inside by climbing a screen door.

However despite the humourous find it was discovered that ‘Felon’ had come over a barbed wire fence and into the backyard injuring himself.

“While Felon was on the screen door I asked if the residents could have a washing basket handy to contain the koala if it got on the ground”, FOK volunteer Luke Kane said.

“When the members of the public attempted to contain the little trouble maker Felon got into a small palm tree”.

“I arrived to take Felon into care overnight before a vet check at Friends of the Koala in the morning”.

After treatment at the Lismore Koala Hospital ‘Felon’ will be released on good behaviour in coming days.

Koalas are on the move at the moment as they head into their mating season, and people are being asked take care when driving and to keep pets such as dogs contained at night.

Members of the community are being asked if they see a koala anywhere other than a tree to call the Friends of the Koala on 6622 1233 any time day or night.

BYRON Council has extended its busking ban in the Shire, with permits suspended until the end of January next year.

Byron Shire Council, in line with the NSW Government’s health orders in response to COVID-19 banned busking back in March, saying it would review that decision in late July.

At its most recent meeting the

Council extended the period for a further six months, suspending busking permits until 31st January 2021 or until COVID-19 restrictions ease.

Local Police say they will be monitoring popular locations like Apex Park and Jonson Street in Byron Bay to ensure busking and crowd gathering does not occur in efforts to reduce the risk of community transmission of Coronavirus.

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Controversial Scottish statue proposal axed

By Tim Howard THE voice of the Lower Clarence first nations people has prevailed in the battle to decide if a statue of a Scottish piper will take pride of place in the centre of Maclean.

At the end of a lengthy, confused and passionate debate at the July 28 Clarence Valley Council meeting, has rejected a proposal from the Maclean Cultural Art Scottish Statue Committee to donate and erect a statue of a Scottish piper in McLachlan Park.

The deciding factor in the council’s 6-2 vote against accepting the committee’s offer of the $80,000 artwork was the opposition from the region’s indigenous people to its proposed location near a landmark, known as the Demarcation Line.

The Demarcation Line, marked by the front door of historical landmark Woolitji House (pictured, right), was a mark established in the 1880s. which Aboriginal people were not allowed to cross to enter Maclean after 6pm.

Council staff also had concerns the placement of the statue could be evidence the Yaegl People’s Native Title rights were extinguished.

The debate threatened to bog down as councilor’s sought ways to rescind a previous decision to accept donation of the statue, conditional on the agreement of the donors and the Yaegl people to its location.

The council was unable to broker the agreement.

The Yaegl Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation told council last year it had made its position clear that it would not accept the statue placed near the Demarcation Line.

The statue committee was also adamant the McLachlan Park location was not negotiable as its presence in the park, near the river, would create photo opportunities for tourists to the town.

But Cr Andrew Baker, who has backed the statue coming to the park at previous meetings, argued forcefully that council must make a decision.

He was able convince councilor’s to overturn their support for a deferral to allow a rescission motion.

He put forward a motion to keep fingerboard signage for local attractions,

By Tim Howard Comment IN the time of Black Lives Matter it was encouraging to see the majority of the Clarence Valley Council support the Yaegl people in their opposition to a proposal to erect a statue of a bagpipeplaying Scotsman near a site of intergenerational pain for their community.

There is nothing wrong with the plan to erect this statue in Maclean. The town is rightly proud of its 160 years of Scottish heritage.

But the insistence on placing it close to a place synonymous with the racial divide in the town was

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accept that efforts had been made to find alternative locations for the statue had been exhausted and any requirement for agreement has lapsed and to accept the donation of the statue to be placed in McLachlan Park.

“We have to make a decision,” he said.

“In simple terms we’ve got an offer from one community group who want to give us an $80,000 statue.

“We’ve got another group in the community saying that does not suit us.

“I say if we can’t manage the park for all people, we need to delegate it to someone else.”

Once forced into decision making mode, it quickly became clear councilor’s preferred to listen to the views of the local indigenous people.

Cr Richie Williamson said all the evidence pointed to the location of the statue as being divisive.

“I cannot in good faith accept the location,” he said. “If another location came forward in the community that was acceptable, I would support accepting the statue, but as the decision boils down to this location, I cannot accept it.”

Cr Karen Toms said the traditional owners had objections to the statue in a confidential document to the council.

“It’s a shame in a way all this has to be confidential,” she said “That’s a reason for them. I think they would stand proud for

tin-eared.

The time for white paternalist responses to reconciling with First Nations people is over.

Cr Karen Toms put it best when she said: “I won’t speak for them, but I will certainly vote for them, because it is offensive for them, it is their traditional land and they have very valid reasons.”

To Cr Toms the feelings of the Yaegl people have weight.

The intergenerational pain of Aboriginal people is a real response to the racist history of this country.

It wasn’t all one sided. Cr Andrew Baker argued the decision was divisive and intimated it could put Aboriginal people at odds with

the reasons they told our staff member who discussed this with them.

“I won’t speak for them, but I will certainly vote for them, because it is offensive for them, it is their traditional land and they have very valid reasons.”

Cr Peter Ellem said this was one of the easiest decisions he had made during his time on council.

“The Demarcation Line, as it’s been told to me by Yaegl Elders cause deep hurt to the indigenous community in the Lower Clarence for decades.

“Right up until – they say – the early 70s, even after the referendum.”

Cr Ellem said there was one clear motivation for having a by-law that stopped Aboriginal people walking past a certain point at a certain time of the day.

“It’s not that they did not know what they did,” he said. “They knew exactly what they were doing. It was a racist policy, a racist by-law.

“I for one, as a sitting councilor, will not rub salt into the wounds of the Yaegl traditional owners and their sensitivities around that Demarcation Line.

“I don’t care who I upset by saying that, because there has to be a recognition, they are the traditional owners under Native Title judgement.”

In his right of reply Cr Baker said the stories about the effect of the Demarcation Line on the local Aboriginal people were

other groups in the community, who also use the park.

He spoke of new stories replacing older stories. And he intimated those older stories carried a truthfulness the later ones were not prepared to acknowledge.

He told us he knew nothing of the Demarcation Line as a youngster growing up in Maclean and neither did his friends at the time “who are now Elders in the Aboriginal community”.

Is it not likely in the 1960s, 70s and 80s his friends were all too aware of the Demarcation Line?

Might they be unprepared to share their feelings with a person from a culture willing to overlook

new to him.

“I’m quite impressed with this new phenomenon of division we now find“ he said.

“And certainly, this Demarcation Line.

“It certainly didn’t exist in the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s and all the time I grew up here.

“No-one bothered to tell the kids that I went to the pictures with – the Aboriginal kids and the white kids – nobody bothered to tell them about the Demarcation Line.

“Nobody bothered to tell the cane cutters that went from the Argyle Hotel to the Top Pub, to the Bottom Pub, that there was a Demarcation Line to be avoided.

“So, it’s a new story and I accept that new stories can come and evolve, but it’s certainly one that missed me out in growing up with people who are now Elders in the Aboriginal community.”

Cr Baker said people should avoid feeling sympathy for the Scottish community group.

“They accept the new regime, that the new stories take over from the old ones,” he said.

He said over the years different groups had used McLachlan Park to stage their events to the benefit of the whole community.

He said this sort of ruling was a change in that attitude and he was not sure if would be good for the town.

and forget abuses, but cling to the wealth and privilege that emanated from them?

Aboriginal Elders certainly have spoken freely and recently about the Demarcation Line and its impact.

The question might be, to which stories do we attach most weight?

The intergenerational pain First Nations people bring with them could be one of the great gifts ever bestowed on Australia.

Each generation bears the burden of the the feelings of loss, the degradation of servitude, the massacres, rapes and other humiliation.

But each generation also offers the chance to heal the wounds by

reconciling past wrongs and ease the burden that all of us carry, whether we acknowledge it or not.

Surely this is a better option than the continual forgetting which allows these wrongs to fester in the dark places and contaminate our culture.

Cr Baker mentions the old stories from 160 years of Scottish culture in Maclean.

Impressive. Maybe, but there are much older stories going back 60,000 years of more about this land on which we stand.

A culture that aspires to hear to and honour these stories is something to work towards and decisions, such as this one, are steps toward it.

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LIMITED TIP VOUCHERS AVAILABLE FOR LISMORE COUNCIL RESIDENTS

LISMORE City Council Is now issuing a limited number of waste vouchers for its Northern Rivers Waste and Recycling Facility.

Councillors voted during their budget considerations to limit the number of vouchers to one per property annually, capped at 5000.

To apply for a waste voucher, property owners will require their rates assessment number and tenants will be required to upload proof of tenancy.

Each voucher will have an expiry date of 30 days from the date of issue.

People can apply online for the Waste Vouchers on the Lismore City Council website.

LET’S RELAUNCH LEARNING IS LIKE ROCKET FUEL

CLARENCE CEREMONY WELCOMES NEW AUSSIE CITIZENS EIGHT people have become Australian Citizens at a ceremony held in Grafton.

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BUSINESSES INVITED TO SUBSCRIBE TO PACIFIC MOTORWAY UPDATES THE Pacific Complete project team is inviting local businesses to subscribe for updates as the 34 kilometre section between Woodburn and Pimlico will open to traffic in the coming months.

“We encourage local businesses to subscribe for updates about the upcoming bypass of Woodburn, Broadwater and Wardell to help with planning for this change”, a spokesman said.

“We will provide as much notice as we can about when this section will open to traffic”.

The Woodburn to Pimlico community update will be distributed soon, with information about accessing and exiting the motorway at a number of new locations.

Businesses can register online at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/WoolgoolgatoBallinaloca lbusinessregistration

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Practical steps to support veteran mental health General Practitioners (GPs) across Australia now have access to a new 24/7 hotline to assist them in supporting the health and wellbeing of veterans.

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said the Veteran Mental Health GP Assistance Hotline forms part of a $1.4 million investment in practical steps to meet the needs of the veteran community.

“GPs play an important role in coordinating a patient’s care, requesting additional tests, treatment or assessment by other health professionals, and making referrals to relevant Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) services or programs,” Mr Chester said.

“The new Veteran Mental Health GP Assistance Hotline will provide GPs with access to free expert advice on the unique mental health challenges that our veterans can face from health practitioners who are clinically trained in veteran mental health.

“Our veterans make a great contribution to our country and the Government is committed to putting veterans and their families first and providing the services they need when and where they need them.

by Halden Boyd “The hotline is immediately available, and GPs can access free expert advice on veteran mental health issues by calling 1800 VET 777 (1800 838 777).”

In addition to the GP Assistance Hotline, a General Advice Hotline will be available to anyone in Australia who wants to access information and resources on veteran mental health and treatments.

A Community of Practice (COP) for PTSD Trauma Recovery Program providers will also be established, creating a network of PTSD service providers dedicated to the provision of evidenceinformed mental health care for veterans.

“This funding will improve awareness of veteran mental health issues in our health care system and has significant potential

to have a real impact on the health and wellbeing of our veteran community,” Mr Chester said.

The GP hotline and COP form part of the Australian Government’s expanded services to ensure veterans and their treating clinicians can access expert advice and guidance on treatment and support for veterans with mental health issues.

This new initiative is aligned with the Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Action Plan, launched in May this year. Particularly the objectives of improving the quality of care from health providers through professional development, and using shared knowledge and research to ensure the best available evidence informs our approach to improving veteran mental health and wellbeing.

SEVEN projects in the Northern Rivers have received over $1.2 million to improve boating facilities and infrastructure in the region.

The NSW Boating Now program provides grant funding to improve maritime infrastructure and facilities across NSW. The investment supports the needs of recreational and commercial boaters and enables broader economic and social benefits for communities.

The program is funded from boating licence, registration and other fees collected

by Transport NSW. Since its inception in 2014, the program has already delivered over 200 boating projects to the benefit of boaters across the State.

The funding for the local projects has been allocated in Round 3 in the NSW Boating Now programme.

“Our customers and stakeholders in industry and local government have consistently provided feedback about the need for us to continue investing in infrastructure to support boating and improve the planning and delivery of maritime infrastructure between state agencies, local councils and industry”, a Roads and Maritime spokesman told The Northern Rivers Times.

The NSW Government’s Maritime

Infrastructure Plan (MIP), released in December 2018, sets out a more strategic, coordinated approach to maritime infrastructure in NSW and makes a commitment to continue to provide support for maritime infrastructure owned by councils and other delivery partners, through the Boating Now program.

In October 2019, the NSW Government announced it is investing a further $28 million of funding to the Boating Now program for the two year period from July 2020 to June 2022.

Successful projects in Round 3 include the renewal of the Foyster Jetty at Terranora Inlet on the Tweed River valued at $816,000.

Another in the Tweed is a canoe launching facility at Bruce Chick Park valued at $84,000.

On the Richmond River $90,000 will be used for improvement investigations at the Ballina Boat Harbour, and in North Creek $90,000:will be used to upgrade the boat ramp at Skennars Head.

Pontoon extensions at Woodburn and Coraki valued at $139,000 on the Richmond River will improve capacity to cater for increased boasting usage.

In the Clarence River $125,000 will be spent on improvements to jetty and pontoon at Corcoran Park at East Grafton.

CLARENCE COUNCIL BRIEFS Submissions sought for sewer plan A DRAFT proposal to equalise the costs of installing water and sewerage infrastructure for the West Yamba Urban Release Area has gone on display.

Last week Clarence Valley Council approved the draft proposal from consultants GHD which developer contributions of $13,472.70, equivalent tenement, for sewer and $5697, equivalent tenement, for water.

Council has sought a method of defraying up front costs of the initial developers for the release, who have borne a large share of sewerage infrastructure costs as later developers move in.

Front deck for Backpackers THE Yamba Backpackers has approval for a new front deck in Coldstream St, despite it costing two parking spaces.

The decking, described as temporary as it can be removed at short notice, will allow al fresco dining, which is in line with a change in business direction for the venue.

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed down international tourism, curtailing the Backpackers’ accomodation business.

It has won approval to develop a microbrewery operating from the premises.

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Government blocks peppercorn sale A DISPUTE over the disposal of a small parcel of encroaching land won’t hold up the development of Grafton’s PCYC, say Clarence Valley councillors.

The council proposed to settle an issue where a council-owned indoor sports centre encroaches onto Frank McGuren Field, by acquiring the land for the nominal sum of $1.

The State Government would not allow the sale, saying did not meeting its criteria for fair disposal of assets.

At its July meeting councillors resolved to push ahead with compulsory acquisition, treating the parcel as operational land while it negotiated the details of the sale with the government.

GM given final say on event sponsorship CLARENCE Valley Council has given its general manager the final say on funding event sponsorship in 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At its July meeting councillors approved shifting responsibility to allow funding to the general manager, Ashley Lindsay, to allow the council flexibility in dealing with the likely cancellation of events due to

COVID-19 restrictions.

Mr Lindsay must report the effects COVID-19 on sponsored events quarterly to the council.

Cricket ground wins $7500 mowing grant THE Harwood Cricket Club will receive $7500 for mowing and wicket preparation following intervention from Clarence Valley mayor Jim Simmons.

Cr Simmons submitted a notice of motion to the July meeting seeking approval for the grant, which had been knocked back by staff because it did not meet donation criteria.

Staff said the Community Initiatives Program, which was the source of the funding, was not available for work considered ongoing or repetitive process.

Cr Simmons said the ground should be eligible for funding because it was a valuable sporting asset which attracted sporting teams to the region and had recently won $100,000 from Cricket NSW for re-development.

Fees waived for school performance centre CLARENCE Valley Council will stump up $10,595 in development application fees to expedite the construction of a performance centre at the Clarence Valley Anglican School’s Clarenza campus.

While councillors, at the July meeting, voted to waive the DA fees, they baulked at giving up the $24,000 in developers fees.

Instead the council has agreed to break up payment into four $6000 interest-free annual instalments.

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ATO reminds businesses paying contractors to check if they need to lodge Taxable payments annual report The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has reminded businesses that pay contractors for certain services that they may need to lodge a Taxable payments annual report (TPAR) with the ATO by 28 August 2020. This is the first year that businesses that pay contractors to provide road freight, information technology, security, investigation, or surveillance services may need to lodge a TPAR with the ATO. This is in addition to those businesses providing building and construction, cleaning, or courier services that are already required to report.

“In response to COVID-19 many businesses have had to quickly adapt, and many have needed to contract out more services. We also know many contractors are struggling right now. It is not fair if an honest contractor misses out on business because a competitor is undercutting them by doing things like under-declaring or not declaring income. The TPAR helps us shed light on payments to contractors and keep things fair,” ATO Assistant Commissioner Peter Holt said.

Businesses should take the

time to check if they need to lodge a TPAR and to make sure it is lodged with the ATO by 28 August 2020. The ATO website ato.gov.au/TPAR has information that businesses or their advisers can use to quickly determine if they need to lodge a TPAR. “Many restaurants, cafés, grocery stores, pharmacies and retailers have started paying contractors this year to deliver their goods to customers as a result of COVID-19. These businesses may not have previously needed to lodge a TPAR. However, if the total payments received for these deliveries or courier services are ten per cent or more of the total annual business income, you’ll need to lodge,” Mr Holt said.

The ATO uses information reported on the TPAR to make sure that businesses are complying with their tax obligations, for example, being registered for GST if required, lodging BAS and income tax returns, and using valid ABNs, reporting the correct amount of income and then paying the right amount of tax.

The ATO has also been working directly with head

contractors in the building and construction industry across the country to ensure the success of the taxable payments reporting system (TPRS) which has led to a $56 million reduction in amounts paid to sub-contractors without a valid ABN from 2016-2017 to 2018-2019 financial years.

“We are also actively encouraging the use of the ABN Lookup tool which is a quick and easy way to ensure the contractor you are working with is quoting a valid ABN on their invoices.

Additionally, some commercial software providers have now integrated automated ABN

checking into their accounting software packages, which makes ABN checking more streamlined during the year as well as when it comes time to lodge the TPAR. This sustained effort has led to a $500 million improvement in reporting of payments to valid ABNs across the building and construction industry,” Mr Holt said.

As at late July 2020, more than 16,000 businesses have already lodged a TPAR for 19–20 or told the ATO that they’re not required to lodge. The ATO expects more than 280,000 businesses to complete a TPAR for 19–20.

“If you keep good business records, you’ll be much better off and recording payments to contractors throughout the year will help you get your TPAR right.

We’ve designed the TPAR to fit in with the natural business systems to reduce the amount of time you will need to spend getting it done. The good news is that the contractor details you need to report on the TPAR are usually on the invoices used to claim GST credits on your BAS, so you may find that once you lodge your BAS, you can tick your TPAR off your list shortly after.”

Lodging the TPAR online Lodging the TPAR online is quick and simple. There are four options to lodge online: • Check if your business accounting software can create and lodge the TPAR. Talk to your software provider if you’re not sure.

• Complete and lodge your TPAR through the ATO’s Business portal.

• Individuals and sole traders can lodge using a myGov account linked to the ATO. • Registered tax professionals can also lodge the TPAR on behalf of their clients.

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Alaia’s Place opens

by Sophie McAuliffe CASPA has been instrumental in working with families since 2017 offering support for vulnerable children, families and communities in areas such as intensive therapeutic residential care, foster care, respite care, therapeutic clinical/counselling services and NDIS registered services.

The caring hard-working team at CASPA also provide support and services in family and parenting, Aboriginal welfare, mentoring and education as well as training and professional development.

Their work has touched many families and continues to grow with their recent new project to aid families on their road to restoration.

On the 29th of July, CASPA officially opened Alaia’s Place which provides therapeutic

accommodation and facilities for families working together to restore the family unit.

Aptly named by an 8-year-old girl, Alaia, means joy and is what this new project is aiming to bring to families who are experiencing a challenging time. The house provides all the amenities of a home allowing parents and their children to carry out regular day to day activities, such as cooking together, watching a movie with each other or sharing a bedtime story. These simple types of activities allow the children to experience a safe home environment while the parents are able to practice the skills and techniques they have learnt through their counselling and therapy sessions.

This homelike atmosphere provides a structured environment which also helps support workers to see evidence of strengths

Pictured cutting the ribbon at Alaia’s Place are (left to right) CASPA executive director general programs, Angela Bontea, CASPA CEO Naarah Rodwell and CASPA family supports programs manager, Jacob Walsh. and identify gaps where further support is needed and can be specifically targeted.

Through the hard work of the CEO, Naarah Rodwell and her dedicated team, Alaia’s Place

is the newest development of CASPA’s therapeutic framework that has seen CASPA become a leader in Family Restoration.

Alaia’s Place has already received their first family at the

premises and the feedback from their experience was been nothing but positive showing that this type of facility is a much-needed resource in all communities across the country.

POLICE SHUT DOWN MULLUM PARTY POLICE say they appalled at the behaviour of people who held and attended a party at Mullumbimby last weekend, claiming they are putting local communities at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last Saturday police fined a 53 year old man from Mullumbimby for breaching COVID-19 regulations by holding a big party which police were forced to shut down.

Police said about 2am on Saturday they were called to an address in Mullumbimby because of a noisy party.

They observed about 30 vehicles outside a home and on entering premises, observed an elaborate lighting system, a DJ playing music and 40 people with many dancing.

The 53-year-old male owner of the property indicated to police that he was well aware of the existing private property limits of 20 people.

Police also said that larger numbers of people were at the gathering earlier in the evening. The party was closed down and everyone was requested to leave, which they did.

The 53-year-old man was issued a $1000 infringement notice.

Police say inquiries are continuing regarding the party attendees.

OMBUDSMAN’S INSURANCE INQUIRY INUNDATED BY SURVEY RESPONSES THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says there has been an overwhelming public response to the Insurance Inquiry since it was launched last week.

“My office has already received over 150 survey responses and a number of submissions in relation to this inquiry and we anticipate that number to grow,” Ms Carnell says.

“While we are only in the early stages of the inquiry, it is clear the small business community supports the work we are doing in this area.”

The inquiry follows growing complaints from small businesses who have either been denied insurance or priced out of the market.

“Over the coming months, we will be investigating the practices of the insurance industry that impact small businesses and examining whether small business insurance products are fit for purpose,” Ms Carnell says.

“I’m particularly concerned about a number of cases where small businesses with current insurance policies have been subjected to major changes that have reduced their coverage without their consent, and with no refund of premiums. Our inquiry will look at this in more detail and consider if these practices amount to Unfair Contract Terms.

“We remain very keen to hear from small and family businesses that have faced difficulties with their insurance provider.

“I encourage these businesses to share their experiences by completing our online survey or emailing my office via inquiries@ asbfeo.gov.au by 30 August, 2020.

“We also welcome submissions from industry stakeholders, which can be emailed to inquiries@asbfeo.gov.au by 21 August, 2020.”

August 6, 2020

Legacy long service awards AT THE Annual General Meeting of Far North Coast Legacy Club held in Alstonville on 30 July several Legatees were honoured with the presentation of long service awards for their service to Legacy.

Pictured receiving the certificates from Legatee Major General (ret’d) Jim Connolly were Legatees Graeme Davis and Brian Griffin of Lismore Division. In making the presentations Legatee Connolly commented that both Legatees had served their country in South Viet-Nam and Legatee Davis was wounded in action at the battle of Long Tan. Both Legatees had served as Club President and had successful careers in civilian life in Lismore.

Legatee Davis is the Deacon at St Carthages Cathedral and Chaplain to many ex-service and community organisations and Legatee Griffin has recently filled several roles with the State Emergency Service

following many years on the staff of the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education and Southern Cross University.

The meeting also honoured the service of Legatee Len McTaggart of Lismore Division, Legatee Warren Pearson of Byron Bay Division and Legatee Joe Rose of Evans Head.

The Legacy organisation was established in Australia shortly after World War 1 to provide care and support for the many widows and children of Veterans who died on the battlefield or subsequently.

Legacy will be celebrating 100 years of continuous service to the families of Veterans in 2023.

Far North Coast Legacy received its Charter in 1947 and was originally named Lismore Legacy Club, the name was later changed to reflect the wider geographical spread of the Clubs to towns on the far North Coast.

The Club continues to provide care

and support to more than 700, families of Veterans who served in World War 2 and the Korean and Viet – Nam conflicts. More recently Legacy has taken up the challenge of care and support of the families of veterans of recent conflicts who are unable to provide for their families because of injuries sustained in those conflicts. Currently the Club has seven younger families and 24 children which it supports with the help of the generous support of the community.

The annual fundraising event, Legacy badge day, is due to be held on Friday September 4th but may be impacted by Covid-19 precautions. Donations can be made on-line or at the Club office which will be opening in Alstonville on 17 August, more details will be published in future editions of the Northern Rivers Times and in the media nationwide.

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Funding for Dunoon United Football Club

DUNOON MENS SHED COMPLETED MEMBERS of the Dunoon Men’s Shed literally have a new roof over their head with the opening of new extensions to their building to give them more room to build their projects.

They also wanted new tools and protective equipment for the workshop.

“I secured almost $2,400 to purchase new tools and $7,000 to upgrade the shed,” the Federal!ember of Page Kevin Hogan said.

“Men’s Sheds are a vital community assets and play an important role in the lives of many.”

“This funding has allowed them to purchase new safety equipment, including new safety glasses, earmuffs, welding helmets, gloves and a wall-

mounted First Aid Kit.” “They also purchased a new planer, a folding table with clamps, a new grinder and a pedestal drill.”

“It is great to see the extension of the shed now complete and being fitted with the new tools.”

“The growth of the group is testament to the work they’re doing in our community.”

Dunoon Men’s Shed President Ross McDougall said the members were excited to be receiving the funding.

“This will give us the opportunity to purchase new tools to do more projects, especially for the Dunoon School, the P & C and Dunoon community,” Mr McDougall said.

Dunoon United Football Club want to provide more opportunities for female players at the club. They would like to build a new female change-room for players and referees.

Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced $32,220 for the club to build this new facility.

“I am very pleased to be able to support the Club with this funding,” Mr Hogan said.

“It will be used to construct a referee room for female match officials and will also provide sun protection.”

“Currently there are no facilities and this is a real barrier for female participation.”

“I congratulate Dunoon United on this project, it will benefit the club and the whole community.”

Dunoon United Football Club Secretary Rob Gatt said the project was very important for the future of the club.

“Giving women their own space will increase female participation for both players and officials,” Mr Gatt said.

“The club has been planning this upgrade for some time. We’re excited to see it started.”

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John Spence of The Penny Man has nothing but praise for The Northern Rivers Times.

Since the very first edition, Mr Spence has placed an ad alongside his weekly appraisal column.

“I just wanted to support a local paper” said Mr Spence.

“The Northern Rivers Times is the only paper that does that” he added.

Mr Spence said that his appraisal column has resulted in many emails every week.

“I would guess that over 20 people a week also walk through the door with a great variety of coins, stamps and collectables after seeing my ad”.

However a visitor this week had an item that surprised even Mr Spence. “One of the rarest Australian coins is the 1931 Unicorn Penny” Mr Spence told The Northern Rivers Times.

“I could not believe my eyes. I have seen one before but never expected to see a second one in my lifetime” Mr Spence said.

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August 6, 2020

Made in India for the Royal Australian Mint the Unicorn Penny has a number of unique flaws that set it apart from all the other pennies made in 1931. The penny is now on its way to Sydney for certification and grading.

Estimated Value - $75,000 to $125,000.

For those interested in the Unicorn Penny an article by Yuri Rapoport was published in the Journal of The Numismatic Association of Australia in 2019. The article focused on the first such penny that Mr Spence saw.

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BIRTHDAY GIRL BETTY KUNIG CELEBRATES 96 YEARS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Writing the future

by Sophie McAuliffe

Pictured are birthday girl Betty Kunig, Monnie Arthur, Helen Armstrong, Veronica Nicholas (who organised the function) and Betty’s niece Josephine Saunders.

Betty Kunig of the Alstonville Seventh Day Adventist Village recently celebrated her 96th Birthday with an Indian feast followed by sponge cake.

The flowers in the background were sent by Betty’s daughter Ingrid Lisners who lives in London.

Betty attributes her long and active life to healthy food and staying interested in world and community news. Warning – don’t try to beat her at Scrabble.

THE next generation of young writers may come from Kyogle, as Kyogle Public School welcomes the Byron Writers Festival StoryBoard Van. The travelling StoryBoard Van provides young readers and writers in regional Northern Rivers areas with a unique opportunity to explore their creative writing skills. The program offers tailored workshops for students in Primary and High Schools as well as Masterclass workshops and professional learning for teachers.

Kids and teen author, Tristan Bancks (pictured) visited the Kyogle Public School last Thursday the 30th of July, for their first face to face session. Due to the Covid-19 situation, their first 5 sessions of the workshop were conducted via skype.

The program works with children who may have a personal struggle with learning

and encourages them to use words in new and exciting ways. Tristan works with the small group of about 20 kids, unlocking their imaginations through reading parts of his books and guiding the children to draw what they see around them. The response from the students is shown through their enthusiasm and willingness to participate not only with Tristan but with each other. The children are encouraged to experience their surrounds which demonstrates to the kids that although they may be sitting in the same place, they may see the world in a different way.

The students and teachers at Kyogle Public School feel blessed to have this opportunity and the chance to gain knowledge from the program’s exceptional authors and illustrators.

The Byron Writers Festival support these young writers and publish the children’s completed stories, allowing others to enjoy their journeys at the end of the workshop.

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Best place on Earth to see stars is remote site in Antarctica STARS viewed from a place called Dome A in Antarctica can finally be seen without their twinkle – which means in much greater detail.

Have you ever wondered why stars twinkle? It’s because turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere makes light emitted from the star wobble as it completes its lightyears-long journey to the lenses in our eyes and telescopes.

But now scientists from international research institutions including UNSW Sydney have found the best place on Earth where – with the help of technology – we can view distant stars as they really appear, without the distorting twinkle.

And it happens to be situated due south of Australia’s Davis Station in Antarctica, on a plateau 4000 metres above sea-level called Dome A. In research published today in the journal Nature, scientists showed that the conditions at the plateau lend themselves perfectly to viewing stars from Earth with greatly reduced interference from atmospheric turbulence.

According to UNSW Science’s Professor Michael Ashley, who was part of Chinese-led research team of scientists that designed,

built and set up a small telescope system at Dome A, the findings represent a fantastic opportunity to obtain better observations of the universe from ground-based telescopes.

“After a decade of indirect evidence and theoretical reasoning, we finally have direct observational proof of the extraordinarily good conditions at Dome A,” says Prof Ashley, an astronomer with UNSW’s School of Physics.

“Dome A is the highest point in the central plateau region of Antarctica, and the atmosphere is extremely stable here, much more so than anywhere else on Earth.

The result is that the twinkling of the stars is greatly reduced, and the star images are much sharper and brighter.”

The telescope that was installed at Dome A – the KunLun Differential Image Motion Monitor – was 25cm in aperture and placed on an eight metre platform. The height of the platform was crucial because it raised the telescope above the steep temperature gradients near the ice.

As Prof Ashley explains, turbulent eddies build up when wind moves across a changing topography such as mountains,

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hills and valleys.

“This causes the atmospheric turbulence which bends the starlight around so by the time it hits the ground, it’s all over the place and you get these blurry images.”

Boundary layers But, he says, Dome A in Antarctica is a plateau that is almost dead flat for many hundreds of kilometres in every direction, making its atmosphere very stable. It’s also at an altitude of more than 4000 meters – much higher than Mount Kosciuszko.

“There is this very slow wind that blows across the plateau which is so smooth that it doesn’t generate much turbulence,” Prof Ashley says.

“What little turbulence there is we see restricted to a very low ‘boundary layer’ – the area between the ice and the rest of the atmosphere.

“We measured the boundary layer thickness at Dome A using a radar technique about a decade ago and it’s about 14 meters, on average, but it fluctuates – it goes down to almost nothing, and it goes up to maybe 30 metres.”

The team found that by setting up their telescope on an 8-metre platform, it protruded past the boundary layer about a third of the time. Last year between April 11 and August 4 the telescope took photos every minute, and obtained 45,930 images taken when the boundary layer was lower than the 8-metre platform, it reported in Nature.

Prof Ashley says it was very challenging to finally obtain the readings and images that confirmed Dome A to be the

premier location on earth to see into the depths of the cosmos.

“It was very difficult because the observations have to be made in mid-winter with no humans present. UNSW played a crucial role in designing and building the infrastructure that was used – the power supply system, computers, satellite communications – which was managed by remote control.”

Ground vs satellite telescopes But if the atmosphere plays such havoc with our instruments on Earth, wouldn’t a satellite – such as the Hubble Telescope, launched back in 1990 – be ideal for such a job?

Prof Ashley says there are a couple of good reasons why a ground telescope set up at Dome A would be the better option.

Beyond the obvious savings in dollars, there are also savings in time.

“Satellites are a lot more expensive,” Prof Ashley says, “we’re talking maybe factors of 10 to 100 times the cost. But another advantage of making Earth-based observations is you can always add the latest technology to your telescope on the ground. Whereas in space, everything is delayed. And you can’t easily use a lot of modern integrated circuits because they’re not radiation hardened. So you end up with space lagging the technology on the ground by 10 years or more.”

Another advantage of using a telescope at Dome A rather than anywhere else on the planet is that smaller and fainter stars are suddenly much more observable thanks to the better resolution.

“Basically this means that for a given size telescope, you’re going to get a lot better images at

Dome A. So rather than build a big telescope on a non-Antarctic site, you could build a smaller one and get the same performance, so it’s cheaper.”

Polar nights There is also a strategic advantage in the location of Dome A – which is 900km from the South Pole – over other areas on Earth at more hospitable latitudes. Being so far from the equator, polar nights of 24 hours or more of darkness in mid-winter open up a much wider window to view stars.

“If you were to observe a star in say, Sydney, from when it rises to when it sets, you can only observe it for maybe eight hours a night,” Prof Ashley says.

“Whereas in wintertime at Dome A you can observe a star continuously. And for some projects like searching for planets around other stars, the fact that you can observe them continuously means you can find planets around them much more effectively.”

Looking ahead, Prof Ashley says he would like to continue the research with UNSW’s Chinese partners, and notes that China has an impressive and growing record in Antarctic scientific research.

But he wonders whether Australia recognises the great potential that Dome A represents in space research.

“Dome A is a superb site for astronomical observations, and we should make every effort to participate in an international project to put a large telescope there to take advantage of the conditions.

“With Antarctica being so close to Australia, it is a tremendous opportunity,” he says.

tv listings BEST ON THE BOX SATURDAY

SATURDAY

SPOTLIGHT

SBS, 8.30pm

FRIDAY

THE LIVING ROOM

WIN, 7.30pm

As early as last year, the awesome foursome indicated that it was time for The Living Room to become something different. Debuting months later than normal, the result is a compassionate, uplifting, Queer Eye-inspired introduction to the weekend. Every Friday, Amanda Keller and team help out a new Australian household by making over their homes, cooking repertoire and outlooks on life in creative ways. From Keller’s pottery lesson, to Dr Chris Brown designing a butterfly garden, Miguel Maestre making retro recipes in ’70s period costume and Barry Du Bois crafting a doggy Disneyland, there’s been plenty of surprises this year.

This hard-hitting film – telling the true story of how The Boston Globe investigated and uncovered the abuse of children within the Catholic church and the lengths the archdiocese went to keep it a secret – is a celebration of the bravery in true investigative journalism. Starring Michael Keaton (pictured) in fine form as the editor of the investigative team named Spotlight, a brilliant Liev Schreiber as the new editor of the paper, Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo as the dogged reporters and Stanley Tucci as an offbeat attorney who has been fighting a losing battle against the church, the revelations of the case are played out in detail.

Featuring a sharp script and moving moments, Spotlight delivers the goods.

ONLY CONNECT

SBS VICELAND, 6.40pm

Definitely not relaxing Saturday night viewing, this challenging quiz show is sure to leave even the cleverest of viewers scratching their heads from time to time. However, that extra-high difficulty level makes it all the more satisfying when you know an answer or two.

Hosted by professional poker player and writer Victoria Coren Mitchell, the series asks two teams of three to draw the connections between things that seem completely random at first glance. Tonight, a trio of Tolkien fans take on a church team to connect “pat”, “rub”, “nut” and “salmon”, solve anagrams and find the link between movie scenes starring perennial Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise.

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FRIDAY, August 7 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings.

10.00 Brush With Fame. (R) 10.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 11.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. (Mal, R) 2.00 Good Karma Hospital. (Mav, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.15 Think Tank. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 The Repair Shop. (R, CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Native America. (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Agniyogana: The Path Of Hatha Yoga. (PG) 4.40 Freshwater Dreaming. (PG) 4.50 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Good Mother. (2013, Madv, R, CC) 2.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: HouseSitter.

(1992, PGls, R, CC) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 The Drum. (CC) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Inside Dame Elisabeth’s Garden. (CC) Explores Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s Cruden Farm home.

8.30 MotherFatherSon. (MA15+a, CC) Kathryn dedicates herself to her son’s recovery as Caden is moved to a military rehabilitation facility.

9.30 Marcella. (Mal, CC) Retracing the route of the truck from the train crash, the team is able to pinpoint where Adam was picked up.

10.20 ABC Late News. (CC) 10.45 The Virus. (R, CC) 11.05 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R, CC) 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Belsen: The Untold Story.

(M, CC) The story of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

8.30 Walt Disney. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 2. Continues to explore the life and legacy of Walt Disney.

10.35 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.05 The Late Session. (PG, R, CC) 12.05 Eight Days That Made Rome. (Masv, R, CC) 3.30 Trump’s Takeover. (Mav, R, CC) 4.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (MA15+as, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

(CC) Karen prepares wok-fried crispy eggs.

Graham does a walk-around of Ooralba Estate Gardens. Dr Harry helps a family trying to worm their birds and deals with a miniature pony that keeps stealing.

8.30 MOVIE: Raising Helen.

(2004, PGal, R, CC) A young woman’s carefree lifestyle, in New York City, comes to a screeching halt when she becomes responsible for her sister’s three children after she and her husband perish in a car accident. Kate Hudson, Abigail Breslin, Hayden Panettiere.

10.50 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 13. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Brisbane Broncos.

9.45 Friday Night Knock Off. (CC) Host Erin Molan is joined by Billy Slater, Paul Gallen and Brad Fittler for the post-match NRL wrap-up.

10.35 MOVIE: Homefront.

(2013, MA15+dlsv, R, CC) A former DEA agent battles a drug lord.

Jason Statham, James Franco.

12.35 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop.

4.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R, CC)

6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Living Room.

(PG, CC) Lifestyle program.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R, CC) Comedians Melanie Bracewell, Marty Sheargold and Celia Pacquola, and regulars Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee, compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. Hosted by Tom Gleisner.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.00 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. (Ma, R, CC) Celebrities watch TV shows.

11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 12.00 The Project. (R, CC) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 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 COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.00 Black Books. 9.25 The Office. 10.20 Blackadder The Third. 10.55 Parks And Recreation. 11.15 Schitt’s Creek. 11.40 Workaholics. 12.25am Peep Show.

1.15 The Inbetweeners. 1.45 Episodes. (Final) 2.25 News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Timmy Time. 5.15 Sarah & Duck. 5.25 Rita And Crocodile. 5.30 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Basketball. NBA. Toronto Raptors v Orlando Magic.

2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.50 Dead Set On Life. 3.15 Yokayi Footy. 3.50 WorldWatch.

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

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. Noon

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Animal Tales.

1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Maggie. (1954) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 MOVIE: All The Money In The World. (2017, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Instinct.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. 10.30 Elementary. 11.30 CSI: Miami.

12.30am Shopping. 2.00 Homicide: Hours To Kill.

3.00 Car Crash Britain. 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

3.10pm Science Max! Experiments At Large. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad. 5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 9.10 Fruits Basket. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Slugterra. 10.15 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Red Balloon.

(1956, French) 6.25 Christmas And Co. (2017, PG, French) 8.20 Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. (2012, PG) 10.10 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 12.05pm Your Name. (2016, PG) 2.05 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 4.05 Mosley. (2019, PG) 5.55 Selkie. (2000, PG) 7.30 On Chesil Beach. (2017) 9.35 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. (2011, MA15+) 11.55 Arbitrage. (2012, M) 1.55am Elegy. (2008, M) 4.00 My Life As A Zucchini. (2016, PG) 5.15 Selkie.

(2000, PG)

7MATE (63) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30

Hook, Line And Sinker. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 9.00 Storage Wars. 9.30 Pawn Stars. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Shipping Wars. Noon Cars, Cops And Criminals. 1.30 Car Crash TV. 3.00 Roll With It. 3.30 American Grit. (Premiere) 4.30 Shipping Wars.

5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Essendon v GWS Giants.

10.15 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms.

Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 6.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) 8.30 MOVIE: The Mask Of Zorro. (1998, M) 11.15 Heroes.

12.10am Amplified. 12.40 The Hold Down. 1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Pokémon: XYZ. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Rainbow Rangers. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PEACH (52) 6am Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora.

6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines.

10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon MOVIE: The Switch. (2010, M) 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld.

9.00 MOVIE: The Matrix. (1999, M) 11.40 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. 6.30 Friday Briefing.

7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Virus. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Planet America’s Fireside Chat.

9.00 The Drum. 10.00 ABC Late News. 10.30 The Mix. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.25 Q+A. 12.30am Friday Briefing. 1.00 ABC News Overnight. 1.15 The Drum. 2.10 ABC Late News. 2.40 The Virus. 3.00 DW News. 3.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.25 The Point. 11.30 Big Freedia: Queen Of Bounce.

Noon MOVIE: Comeback Dad. (2014, M) 1.30 Blood Brothers. 2.30 Settle Down Place. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show.

4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 MOVIE: Drop Dead Fred. (1991, PG) 9.15 Bedtime Stories. 9.25 Our Place. 9.55 Afghan Cameleer Australia. 11.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.00 Barnwood Builders. 8.00 Garden Gurus. 8.30 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Building Off The Grid. Noon House Hunters Int. 12.30 Hotel Impossible. 1.30 Worst To First. 2.30 The Block.

4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 You Can’t Turn That Into A House! 6.00 House Hunters International.

7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barn Hunters. 8.30 Boise Boys. 9.30 Log Cabin Living. 10.30 The Treehouse Guys. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30

12.30pm Bake With Anna. 1.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 Mercurio’s Menu. 2.00 Urban Vegetarian. 2.30 Latin Kitchen. 3.00 Lyndey Milan’s Summer Baking Secrets. 3.30 Mexican Table. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 How To Cook. 7.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey.

9.35 Bake With Anna Olson. 10.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 10.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 11.00 Late Programs.

House Of Wellness. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World. 11.30 Late Programs.

Sports First. 9.00 Sports First. 10.00 AM Agenda.

11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Bolt Report. 5.00 Sports Day. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Outsiders’ Guide. 8.30 Kenny On Media. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Best Of Bolt. 11.00 Late Programs.

Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

SATURDAY, August 8 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 The Sound. (R) 1.30 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. (Ml, R) 2.30 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 3.30 Escape From The City. (R, CC) 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) 5.00 Soccer. (CC) A-League. Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News.

11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News.

12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.15 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys.

(PG, R) 4.00 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 4.30 On A Wing And A Prayer. (PG) 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (PG)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Beach Cops.

(PG, R) 12.30 Cutest Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud. (PGls, R) 1.30 To Be Advised.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Rivals. (Premiere) 12.30 Surfing Australia TV. 1.00 Netball. (CC) Super Netball.

Round 2. Sunshine Coast Lightning v Magpies.

3.00 Netball. (CC) Super Netball. Round 2.

Giants v Adelaide Thunderbirds.

5.00 News: First At Five. (CC) 5.30 Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Ent. Tonight.

(PG, R) 7.00 Unknown Road Adventures.

(R) 7.30 What’s Up Down Under. 8.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 9.00 WhichCar. (PG, R) 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (PG, CC) 12.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Supercars Championship. Round 5.

Darwin Triple Crown. Day 1.

5.00 10 News First. (CC)

7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Father Brown. (PG, CC) A choir competition is sabotaged.

8.20 Les Misérables. (Final, Mav, CC) As the revolutionaries prepare for the next assault, Jean Valjean arrives at the barricade to find Marius.

9.35 Miniseries: Thirteen.

(Mal, R, CC) Part 4 of 5. Ivy is arrested and questioned about the body discovered at Colbridge Road.

10.35 The Good Karma Hospital.

(Ma, R, CC) Lydia helps a runaway teenager.

11.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Spotlight.

(2015, Mal, CC) Michael Keaton.

10.50 MOVIE: Don’t Tell. (2017, Malsw, CC) 12.45 My Second Restaurant In India. (R, CC) 3.30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of France. (R, CC) 4.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (Mas, R) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG, R, CC) A Mexican chef’s phone messages give his dealings away. A Chinese businessman has trouble with the truth.

7.30 MOVIE: Independence Day. (1996, Mv, R, CC) The US president and his motley group of allies battle to save Earth from an armada of attacking aliens.

Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum.

10.10 MOVIE: Predator. (1987, Mlv, R, CC) A team of mercenaries on a mission in the Central American jungle is hunted by an alien warrior. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpida Carrillo.

12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 MOVIE: Skyscraper. (2018, Mlv, CC) A security assessor battles terrorists.

Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell.

9.30 MOVIE: Tower Heist.

(2011, Msl, R, CC) A building manager and his staff plot to steal a small fortune from the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy.

11.30 MOVIE: Urban Cowboy.

(1980, Mav, R, CC) John Travolta.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (CC)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGalv, R, CC) The lifeguards chase a beachgoer.

7.00 The Children’s Hospital.

(PGm, CC) Narrated by David Tennant.

7.40 Ambulance. (CC) Follows paramedics in Greater Manchester.

10.00 Beecham House. (M, CC) John is arrested after being accused of stealing a diamond owned by the emperor.

11.00 FBI. (Mv, R, CC) A politician is targeted with a car bomb.

12.00 Law & Order: SVU. (Mv, R, CC) 1.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R, CC) A US Navy lieutenant is murdered.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

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 COMEDY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Live From The BBC. 9.15 QI. 10.15 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.00 Would I Lie To You? 11.30 Motherland. 11.55 Friday Night Dinner. 12.25am The Trip To Italy. 12.55 Absolutely Fabulous. 1.25 Live At The Apollo. 2.10 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.55 News Update.

3.00 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

6.30 SBS Courtside. 7.00 Basketball. NBA. Sacramento Kings v Brooklyn Nets. 9.30 WorldWatch. Noon The Good Doctor: Korea. 1.10 Chicago At War. 2.05 New Girl. 2.30 Insight. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.55 The Carmichael Show. (Premiere) 6.40 Only Connect. (Premiere) 7.40 Stargate SG-1.

8.30 Ancient Aliens. (Final) 9.20 Fear The Walking Dead. 10.10 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Travel Oz. 9.30 NBC Today. 11.30 Mighty Ships. 12.30pm Air Crash Investigation. 1.30 A Moveable Feast. 2.00 Intolerant Cooks. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Rugby Union.

Shute Shield. 5.00 Sydney Weekender. 5.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Honey I Bought The House. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 The Baron. 11.00 MOVIE: Assassin For Hire. (1951, PG) 12.25pm MOVIE: Orders To Kill. (1958, PG) 2.40 MOVIE: Muscle Beach Party. (1964) 4.40 MOVIE: Ace In The Hole. (1951, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: El Dorado. (1967, PG) 9.35 MOVIE: Guns Of The Magnificent Seven.

(1969, M) 11.45 Miniseries: Lynda La Plante’s Trial & Retribution. 2am Gideon’s Way. 3.00 TV Shop.

BOLD (51) 6am Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon ST: Enterprise. 1.00 Rocky Mountain Railroad. 2.00 One Strange Rock. 3.00 RPM. 3.30 Driven Not Hidden. 4.00 WhichCar. 4.30 Mighty Machines.

5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 ST: Voyager. 6.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 MOVIE: Blitz. (2011, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

5pm School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Utopia Falls. (Premiere) 7.15 Taking The Next Step. 7.45 The Zoo. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts.

8.50 So Awkward. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Detentionaire. 10.05 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Selkie.

Continued. (2000, PG) 6.55 Mosley. (2019, PG) 8.45 The Wind Rises. (2013, PG) 11.05 My Life As A Zucchini. (2016, PG) 12.20pm The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 2.15 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 4.10 Your Name. (2016, PG) 6.10 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 8.30 The Debt. (2010, MA15+) 10.35 A Dangerous Method. (2011, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Life Off Road. Noon Shipping Wars. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 2.00 Shipping Wars. 2.30 Fishing And Adventure. 3.00 American Pickers. 4.00 Graveyard Carz. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 11. Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs. 10.00 AFL Post-Game Show. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

2pm BattleBots. 3.00 The Road Trick. 3.30 The Xtreme Collxtion. 4.30 Peaking. 5.10 MOVIE: Babe. (1995) 7.00 MOVIE: Minions. (2015, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Jurassic World. (2015, M) 11.10 Heroes. 12.05am Manifest. 1.00 BattleBots. 2.00 Wife Swap US. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 3.30 Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters.

4.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. 9.05 Butterbean’s Cafe. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon Raymond. 12.30 The Neighborhood.

1.30 Man With A Plan. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 Will & Grace. 6.00 Friends. 7.30 Kojak. 8.30 Columbo. 10.00 MOVIE: I Love You Too. (2010, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News. 3.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The Mix. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.15 Planet America’s Fireside Chat.

7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Australian Story.

8.00 ABC News Weekend. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Far Eastern Odyssey. 12.35pm Bake With Anna. 1.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 The Chocolate Queen. 2.00 Saturday Kitchen. 3.00 Taste Of The Territory. 4.00 Cook And The Chef.

5.30 Great British Road Trip. 6.30 Made In Britain.

7.30 Cheese Slices. 8.30 Rhodes Across Italy.

9.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour Of Britain. 10.30 Destination Flavour. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.10 The Dreaming. 9.35 Kagagi. 10.00 MOVIE: Drop Dead Fred. (1991, PG) 11.45 Our Place.

12.15pm NITV News: Nula. 12.45 Afghan Cameleer Australia. 1.50 Songlines. 2.00 Korraiyn. 2.30 Baseball. ABL. Replay. 5.00 Intune 08. 6.00 Going Places. 7.00 National Indigenous Music Awards.

8.30 NITV News Update. 8.35 Hip Hop Evolution.

10.35 Message From Mungo. 11.50 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Save My Reno. 10.30 Barnwood Builders.

11.30 Best Of Postcards. Noon Getaway. 12.30 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Worst To First. 2.30 Boise Boys. 3.30 The Treehouse Guys. 4.30 Log Cabin Living. 5.30 Barn Hunters. 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. 7.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 8.30 Masters Of Flip. 9.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Racing Dreams: The Everest.

10.00 Sports Saturday. 11.00 Sports Saturday.

Noon Sports Saturday. 1.00 Sports Saturday.

2.00 Sports Saturday. 3.00 Sports Saturday. 4.00 Sports Saturday. 5.00 Sports Saturday. 6.00 Sports Saturday. 7.00 Sports Saturday. 8.00 Sports Saturday. 9.00 Sports Saturday. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, August 9 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Inside Dame Elisabeth’s Garden. (R) 2.30 The Human Body: Secrets Of Your Life Revealed. (R) 3.30 Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe. (R) 4.00 Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line. (PG, R) 4.30 The Mix. (R) 5.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.30 The Sound.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 George Clarke’s Shed Of The Year. (R) 3.55 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.30 Cycling. (CC) UCI World Tour. Criterium du Dauphiné 2019. H’lights.

5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (Final, PG)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.30 Border Security. (PGd, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 Animal Tales. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG, CC) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG, CC) A discussion of all things NRL. 1.00 Netball. (CC) Super Netball. Round 2.

Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens.

3.00 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 13.

Cronulla Sharks v Parramatta Eels.

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Leading The Way. (R) 7.30 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 8.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG, CC) 11.30 Motor Racing. (CC) Supercars Championship. Round 5.

Darwin Triple Crown. Day 2.

5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.30 Compass: Jez. (CC) A look at the story of Jeremy Spinak.

7.00 ABC News Sunday. (CC) 7.40 Shetland. (Madlv, CC) A discovery changes the investigation.

8.40 Vera. (Mv, CC) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of entrepreneur Freddie Gill.

10.10 Vanity Fair. (MA15+v, R, CC) The Battle of Waterloo begins.

11.00 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. (Mdv, R, CC) A stranger collapses on Millie and Jean’s doorstep.

11.45 Wentworth. (Malv, R, CC) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Insiders. (R, CC)

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 9/11: 102 Minutes That Changed America. (Mal, R, CC) Eyewitness accounts of 9/11.

9.25 America’s Great Divide: From Obama To Trump. (M, CC) Part 2 of 2. Takes a look at how Donald Trump’s campaign exploited the country’s divisions.

11.30 How To Lose Weight Well. (PGa, R, CC) 4.00 John McCain: Maverick. (PGa, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal, CC) Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski.

8.30 Between Two Worlds. (Mads, CC) Phillip orders Sandra to bypass the protocols and get him the name of his donor.

9.30 Liar. (Malv, CC) Winnie makes a surprising confession, prompting Laura to appeal to a former ally for help.

10.30 Autopsy USA: James Gandolfini. (M, CC) A look at the death of James Gandolfini.

11.30 Absentia. (MA15+av, CC) 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC)

6.00 NBN News. (CC) 7.00 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PGl, CC) 8.50 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program.

9.50 Nine News Late. (CC) A look at the latest news and events.

10.50 Three Identical Strangers. (PGal, CC) 12.40 Rivals. (R, CC) 1.05 The Baron. (PG, R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Animal Tales. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

6.30 The Sunday Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Bachelor In Paradise. (Final, PG, CC) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

9.00 FBI. (Mv, CC) After a shooting at a nightclub, Kristen wrestles with her commitment to the Bureau when it appears that the FBI may have ignored previous threats from a local white supremacist group.

11.00 NCIS. (Mv, R, CC) The team’s Thanksgiving plans are put on hold.

12.00 The Sunday Project.

(R, CC) A look at the day’s news.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

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 COMEDY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.30 Sammy J. 10.35 Insert Name Here. 11.05 Live From The BBC. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am W1A. 12.50 The IT Crowd. 1.15 Women On The Verge. 1.50 Gavin & Stacey. 2.20 News Update. 2.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon The Good Doctor: Korea. 1.15 First Contact.

2.15 Dateline Shorts. 2.30 New Girl. 2.55 PopAsia TV. 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.20 Insight. 5.15 Yokayi Footy. 5.50 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 6.50 Abandoned Engineering. 7.40 The Tesla Files. 8.30 MOVIE: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

(1991, M) 10.30 Slut Phobia? Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping.

7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Mums At The Table.

9.00 Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness.

11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 My Greek Odyssey. 3.00 Escape To The Country.

5.00 M*A*S*H. 7.00 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.10 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 10.10 Miranda. 11.30 The Windsors.

12.30am The Durrells. 2.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 In Touch Ministries. 8.00 Beyond Today.

8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 MOVIE: Treasure Island. (1972) Noon Getaway. 12.30 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 2.30 My Favorite Martian. 3.00 MOVIE: The Thousand Plane Raid. (1969, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: The Vikings.

(1958, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 The Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Star Trek. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. Noon MacGyver.

2.00 Monster Jam. 3.00 One Strange Rock. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under.

5.00 Judge Judy. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.30 Motorcycle Racing.

MotoGP. Race 4. Czech Republic Grand Prix. 11.00 48 Hours. Midnight NCIS: LA. 2.00 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

4.05pm Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad. 5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Utopia Falls. 7.15 Taking The Next Step. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 So Awkward. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Detentionaire. 10.05 Rage. 2.05am Close. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Dean Spanley. Continued. (2008, PG) 6.50 Your Name.

(2016, PG) 8.50 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 11.10 Lassie. (2005, PG) 1pm Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 2.50 Selkie. (2000, PG) 4.30 The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 6.25 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 8.30 Agent Hamilton. 9.30 Burning. (2018, M, Korean) 12.10am The Debt.

(2010, MA15+) 2.15 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Creek To Coast. 11.30 Fishing And Adventure.

Noon Great Lake Warriors. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Blue Water Savages. 2.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 3.00 Fishy Business. (Return) 4.00 Blue Water Savages. 4.30 Merv Hughes Fishing.

5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Die Hard 2. (1990, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Rivals. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Dance Moms. 3.30 American Idol. 5.20 To Be Advised. 7.30 MOVIE: The Fate Of The Furious.

(2017, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Baby Driver. (2017, MA15+) 12.25am Heroes. 1.15 Manifest. 2.05 Wife Swap US. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 3.30 Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters. 4.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Morning Programs.

6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Kuu Kuu Harajuku.

9.05 Butterbean’s Cafe. 9.30 Scope. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon Neighbours. 2.30 Murphy Brown. 3.00 Fresh Off The Boat. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 Will & Grace. 6.00 Friends.

9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. 10.00 The Graham Norton Show. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1pm ABC News. 1.30 The Mix. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC News Weekend.

9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 11.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Great British Road Trip. 12.30pm Made In Britain. 1.30 Taste Of The Territory. 2.00 Saturday Kitchen. 3.00 Taste Of The Territory. 4.00 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 No Passport Required.

(Return) 6.30 Loving Gluten Free. 7.00 Bonacini’s Italy. 7.30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat. 8.30 John Torode’s Australia. 9.30 Parveen’s Indian Kitchen.

10.30 Destination Flavour. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Rugby Union. WA Premier Grade. 1pm Rugby League. NRL NT. 2.30 Basketball. WNBA. Indiana Fever v Washington Mystics. 4.30 Rugby Union.

SA Premier Grade. 6.00 Te Ao. 6.30 News. 7.00 The Point: Coalition Of Peaks Conversations. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 Native America. 8.35 The Bobby Brown Story. 10.20 A Better Man. 11.20 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

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Location, Location, Location!

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK P3 OPEN HOMES P7

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103 Emu Drive

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Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Bundjalung National park this home enjoys an elevated position and northerly aspect. Spacious throughout with separate interior living spaces and excellent outdoor entertaining areas it combines peaceful living with a coastal lifestyle.

A short joyride to Iluka’s unspoiled beaches and regional shopping centre’s an easy 20 minute drive.

- 4 bedrooms plus study or small 5th bedroom - Established gardens, veggie patch, fruit trees - Master suite opens to patio, spa ensuite and WIR - Private setting on 5,872sqm land with wildlife corridor on - Modern kitchen with quality appliances and walk in pantry lower boundary - Separate living spaces flow to outdoor entertaining area - Immaculate presentation inside and out - Sparkling salt water in-ground swimming pool - Air conditioning ducted throughout, solar power, solar HWS The best of the beach and bush lifestyle awaits, - Powered 3 bay steel shed plus workshop don’t let this one pass you by!

Auction Onsite Saturday 22 August @ 11:00am View Saturday 8 August 10:00 – 10:30am Agent Nick Potente 0478 194 703 Christina Nipperess 0402 247 841

LJ Hooker Iluka 6646 6321

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All information contained therein is gathered from relevant third parties sources. We cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided.Interested parties must rely solely on their own enquiries.

Approximate Boundaries

Lot 1, Lot B & Lot C 4-8 Duke Street, Woodburn Opportunity First Home Buyers, Investors

Great chance to get into the market. 3 individual blocks of land to be Auctioned off in such a great location in Woodburn.

• All nice and level, so close to the river, shops and schools • Approximately 10 minutes drive to the beautiful Evans Head beaches and approximately 30 minutes to Ballina Get in quick. Owner will consider offers prior to Auction.

Auction on-site 8 August @ 10am

Viewing

Saturday 8 August 9.00am – 10.00am

Contact

Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531

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Absolute River Frontage THIS is a rare chance at buying a fantastic fertile riverbank property in the highly sought-after area of North Casino.

155 Strongs road is a highly productive piece of land with over 2.8km of Richmond River frontage and would suit all agricultural pursuits.

It is currently being run as a cattle and horse property with pasture having been well established consisting of Seteria, Rhodes Grass and Paspalum with plenty of hay and silage production having been completed this year and over the years prior has been well known for its crops of Corn, Soy Beans, Barley and Silage feed. It has also been the the home of some very well bred racehorses over time but unfortunately, due to the owners ill health, he has decided it is time to move on which has subsequently bought on a recent price drop of $100,000.

The reward for the astute buyer is a large and very comfortable timber home with with enormous wide verandahs and three bedroom all with high ceilings to enjoy the afternoon cool breeze off the river. Cattle yards are attached to the old dairy building, several other sheds are available for hay and machinery storage and the property has the real potential of being improved for so many pursuits including vegetable crops as many a prize winning pumpkin has been produced from the prime river bank soil.

FAIRY HILL 155 Strongs Road BED/BATH/CAR: 3 / 1 / 2 PRICE: $900,000 INSPECT: By Appointment AGENCY: Meridian Property Group CONTACT: Gary Mortimer 0448 114 572 Michael Downes 0427 012 230

Located only 10 minutes North of Casino on the Casino to Kyogle road and west of the Fairy Hill residential land development, this property one of the better fattening paddocks in the district and ready for you to snap up right now and with the owners ready to move, the cattle prices on a high, has there ever been a better time!

Call Gary Mortimer or Michael Downes to inspect this fertile little paddock that oozes potential in a prime location.

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Alstonville

02 6628 0000

Troy MacRae

Krysti MacRae

Carol Mewing

Jack Oates

Bek Martin

Kelly Everingham

Sam Rowe

Jade Wynd

Tessa Hutchison

Tina Thomson

Alstonville

02 6628 0000

Krysti MacRae 0428 285 696 Troy MacRae 0414 867 035 Carol Mewing 0401 237 801

August 6, 2020

Jack Oates 0429 533 940 Bek Martin 0404 490 215

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Alstonville

02 6628 0000

Troy MacRae

Krysti MacRae

Carol Mewing

Jack Oates

Bek Martin

Kelly Everingham

Sam Rowe

Jade Wynd

Tessa Hutchison

Tina Thomson

Alstonville

02 6628 0000

Wollongbar

12 Gilmore Close Inspect Saturday 11.00-11.30am Strict instructions are that this unique property will be sold

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With 121 acres there is plenty of potential to develop into a working farm for livestock or crops with water able to be pumped from Willowbank Creek. Tucked away in a private location close to Wollongbar School, Shops, Tavern, TAFE & Sports Facilities, the home consists of 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a single carport, in addition to a 2 bay shed. Offering endless opportunity and the chance to purchase large acreage convenient to town, we encourage your inspection without delay.

Auction: Saturday 5th September @ 10.30am

Troy MacRae 0414 867 035

Alstonville

11 Palermo Place Inspect Saturday 10.00-10.30am Solid home PLUS granny flat

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Located in a quiet cul-de-sac this property offers a great package! The main residence is a solid, well-built 3 bedroom home featuring a main lounge room, separate dining space with A/C and 3-way bathroom. The double lock up garage offers an additional toilet and access to the flat 780 sqm block. A very generous undercover space is the perfect place to entertain. Solar electricity and solar hot water, new fans and downlights are some of the additional extras. Separate to the home is a near new 1 bedroom council approved granny flat currently rented for $275 per week. (Lease in place until February 2021). Generate some income, bring the extended family or work from home - there are a number of possibilities on offer here. Contact Troy MacRae and arrange your inspection today!

$739,000

Troy MacRae 0414 867 035 Krysti MacRae 0428 285 696 Troy MacRae 0414 867 035 Carol Mewing 0401 237 801

Jack Oates 0429 533 940 Bek Martin 0404 490 215

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SOLD SOLD 106 RIVERSIDE DR, WEST BALLINA 106SOLD RIVERSIDE DR, WEST BALLINA

4 BED I 3 BATH I 1DR, CAR 106 RIVERSIDE

WEST BALLINA 4 BED I 3 BATH I 1 CAR 4 BED I 3 BATH I 1 CAR

SOLD SOLD 6 WYUNA CRES, EAST BALLINA SOLD 6 WYUNA CRES, EAST BALLINA

3 BED I 2 BATHCRES, I 2 CAR 6 WYUNA

EAST 3 BED I 2 BALLINA BATH I 2 CAR 3 BED I 2 BATH I 2 CAR

SOLD SOLD 15 KYLA ST, ALSTONVILLE SOLD 15 KYLA ST, ALSTONVILLE

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ALSTONVILLE 4 BED I 2 BATH I 2 CAR

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OPEN HOMES / AUCTIONS / NEW LISTINGS ALSTONVILLE 11 Palermo Place $739,000 Inspect 8th August 10.00-10.30am Troy MacRae 0414 867 035 Elders Alstonville Alstonville Mitre 10 Contact Agent For Price Inspect By Appointment Chris Williams 0428 333 447 One Agency Manwarring PG 21 Granda Parade Inspect By Appointment Gary Walsh 0412 880 744 Jeremy Tyler 0490 338 553 Barry Burgess 0427 102 063 First National Gary Walsh BALLINA 312 River Street $770,000 Inspect 8th August 12.00-12.30pm Vicki Cooper 0418 231 955 At Realty BRAUNSTONE 241 Braunstone Road $750,000 Inspect By Appointment JoJo Newby 0417 690 637 Farrell McCrohon Stock & Station Agents CASINO 5 Diary Street $334,000 Inspect By Appointment Jenny Pedrini 0428 699 807 GNF Casino 23 Clark Street $405,000 Inspect By Appointment Jenny Pedrini 0428 699 807 GNF Casino 98 Canterbury Street $329,000 Inspect By Appointment Jenny Pedrini 0428 699 807 GNF Casino

2/13a Simpson Parade $310,000 Inspect 8th August 9.30-10.00am GNF Casino Jenny Pedrini 0428 699 807 14 Leilani Close $373,000 Inspect 8th August 10.30-11.00am GNF Casino Jenny Pedrini 0428 699 807 CASINO NORTH 20 Rodeo Drive $679,000 Inspect 8th August 11.00-11.30am Katrina Ulyatt 0466 717 517 One Agency Manwarring PG CORAKI Lots 1,2,3/37 Allwood Street $295,000 Inspect By Appointment Katrina Ulyatt 0466 717 517 One Agency Manwarring PG 24 Thomas Crescent Auction Saturday 29 August 12.30pm at LJ Hooker Evans Head Inspect 8th August 11.00-11.30am Broody Aleckson 0428 661 402 LJ Hooker Evans Head DUNOON 10 Cedar Drive $465,000 Inspect By Appointment Jodie Mitchell 0490 536 190 PRD Northern Rivers 109 James Street $389,000 Inspect By Appointment Jodie Mitchell 0490 536 190 PRD Northern Rivers ELLANGOWAN Lot 1/1010 Tatham-Ellangowan Road Price By Negotiation Inspect By Appointment Chris Williams 0428 333 447 One Agency Manwarring PG

ETTRICK 18 Knights Road $310,000 Inspect By Appointment Chris Williams 0428 333 447 One Agency Manwarring PG EVANS HEAD Lot 525 & Lot 1/386-396 Woodburn-Evans Head Road $499,000 Inspect By Appointment Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531 One Agency Manwarring PG GIRARDS HILL 11-13 Robinson Avenue Contact Agent For Price Inspect By Appointment Jeremy Tyler 0490 338 553 First National Gary Walsh GAYS HILL 11 Camaroo Close $539,000 Inspect By Appointment Jenny Pedrini 0428 699 807 GNF Casino GLENUGIE 37 Old Six Mile Lane $750,000 Inspect By Appointment JoJo Newby 0417 690 637 Farrell McCrohon Stock & Station Agents GOONELLABAH 31 Tulipwood Avenue Auction Fri 31 July at 6.00pm Inspect By Appointment Gary Walsh 0412 880 744 Jeremy Tyler 0490 338 553 Barry Burgess 0427 102 063 First National Gary Walsh 7 Rous Road $379,000 Inspect 8th August 12.30-1.00pm Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531 Aaron Ashley 0448 010 748 One Agency Manwarring PG

64-66 SANDILANDS ST, MALLANGANEE

HISTORY & CHARM

$359,000

Historic building in the village of Mallanganee located only 40 km from Casino and 88 km from Tenterfield. This magnificent home is currently being used as a BNB. The building was built in 1923 and was the village bank. Careful renovation by the current owner has retained the original charm of the building. You can use the property as a business facility, a B&B or a comfortable family home. Please note you may need to put in a DA for the use so enquiries of the Council will need to be made once you decide on your use. Verandas on 3 sides, established gardens and lots of privacy. If you like you can sit on the veranda all day and enjoy the sounds of the birds that are in abundance. Currently there are 3 bedrooms, in use, but this can be extended to 4 depending on your future plans as to its use. Enjoy the counrty kitchen and 3 living areas apart from the verandas. An inspection is recommended to all buyers looking for a comfortable lifestyle out of the cities and towns but close enough to all essential services. You will be hard pressed to find a comparable property.

Richard Jones 0429 012 149

22 Deegan Drive $445,000 Inspect By Appointment Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531 Aaron Ashley 0448 010 748 One Agency Manwarring PG KYOGLE 32 Colin Street $275,000 Inspect By Appointment Rob Horder 0439 135 125 PRD Northern Rivers LEYCESTER 382 Yeager Road $649,000 Inspect By Appointment Cathy McNamara 0429 639 312 First National Gary Walsh 103 Yeager Road $898,000 Inspect By Appointment Chris Williams 0428 333 447 One Agency Manwarring PG LENNOX HEAD 3 Sailfish Avenue Contact Agent For Price Inspect By Appointment Lyn Youngberry 0490 543 429 PRD Northern Rivers LISMORE 30 Hunter Street Price By Negotiation Inspect By Appointment Lyn Youngberry 0490 543 429 PRD Northern Rivers LISMORE HEIGHTS 106 Donnans Road $489,000 Inspect By Appointment Janaya Felton 0491 177 205 PRD Northern Rivers 2/21 Barr Scott Drive $430,000 Inspect By Appointment Janaya Felton 0491 177 205 PRD Northern Rivers

LYNWOOD 58 Dou-Jea Lane $1,290,000 Inspect By Appointment Chris Williams 0428 333 447 One Agency Manwarring PG MODANVILLE 13 Dunromin Drive $725,000 Inspect By Appointment Jodie Mitchell 0490 536 190 PRD Northern Rivers 18 Beddoes Road $695,000 Inspect By Appointment Jodie Mitchell 0490 536 190 PRD Northern Rivers SEXTONVILLE Sextonville Road $960,000 Inspect By Appointment Tony Flood 0428 960 052 GNF Casino SOUTH LISMORE 37 Union Street $335,000 Inspect By Appointment Lyn Youngberry 0490 543 429 PRD Northern Rivers 72 Caniaba Street $285,000 Inspect 8th Aguust 9.30-10.00am Katrina Ulyatt 0466 717 517 One Agency Manwarring PG WOLLONGBAR 12 Woodbury Place $657,000 Inspect By Appointment Gary Walsh 0412 880 744 Jeremy Tyler 0490 338 553 Barry Burgess 0427 102 063 First National Gary Walsh 20 Midway Avenue $585,000 Inspect By Appointment Lyn Youngberry 0490 543 429 PRD Northern Rivers

1/14 Trelawney Avenue $519,000 Inspect By Appointment Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531 Aaron Ashley 0448 010 748 One Agency Manwarring PG 30 Bolwarra Circuit $279,000 Inspect By Appointment Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531 One Agency Manwarring PG 12 Gilmore Close Auction Sat 5th Sep @ 10.30am Inspect 8th August 11.00-11.30 am Troy MacRae 0414 867 035 Elders Alstonville WOODBURN 15 Alfred Street $409,000 Inspect By Appointment Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531 One Agency Manwarring PG Lot 1, B&C 4-8 Duke Street Auction onsite Saturday 8th August at 10.00am Inspect 8th August 9.00-10.00am Trevor Manwarring 0439 586 531 One Agency Manwarring PG WOOMBAH 103 Emu Drive Auction Sat 22nd August 11.00am Inspect 8th August 10.00-10.30am Nick Potente 0478 194 703 Chris Nipperess 0402 247 841 LJ Hooker Iluka YAMBA 60 Micalo Road $1,760,000 Inspect By Appointment JoJo Newby 0417 690 637 Farrell McCrohon Stock & Station Agents YORKLEA 36 Pennefarther Close $570,000 Inspect By Appointment Jenny Pedrini 0428 699 807 GNF Casino

243 DUKE ROAD, BORA RIDGE

WHITE STONE INCOME

$650,000

This is a one of a kind listing that not only has an income stream potential of a white stone quarry but take a look at the huge solid hardwood timber, 2 level spacious family home.

This home is a must to inspect! Enter into the lower level off the wide wrap around timber veranda and your eyes can’t believe the size and quality of the timber features mostly cut off the private 175 acre oasis. Water is another feature with 4 dams, a beautiful National Park backdrop and you have plenty of peace, quiet and privacy.

Gary Mortimer 0448 114 572

Phone for an inspection now

6662 6666

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2/13a Simpson Parade, Casino OPEN HOUSE Sat 8th, 9:30-10:00am

14 Leilani Close, Casino

 Low maintenance investment property, returning $500.00 per week.

 Situated on the outskirts of town & recently had a fresh coat of paint

 Eat in kitchen w/ free standing stove, Caesar stone benches & large pantry

 3 good size bedrooms with BIR’s, main with access to main bathroom

 Main with lrg BIR & air-con. Open plan living & dining with reverse cycle air-con

 Good size lounge room with reverse cycle A/C

 Main bathroom features good size walk in shower

 Updated kitchen with upright electric stove and adjacent dining room

 Wide SLUG with internal laundry. Fully fenced yard

AGENT: Jenny Pedrini: 0428 699 807

$Each

Int ID: P30P

$310,000

768m2

OPEN HOUSE Sat 8th, 10:30-11:00am

 Lrg double carport with roller door opens to large outdoor area overlooking land  On a great block with an even better entertaining area

AGENT: Jenny Pedrini: 0428 699 807

Int ID: FCHL

$$373,000

New Listing

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 A blank canvas in a great location. A solid home with hardwood frames

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1296m2

 Large kitchen with plenty of bench space and a separate walk in pantry

 Original solid kitchen with upright electric stove & great bench space

 Spacious carpet lounge and dining area is sure to impress

 2 good size bedrooms both with BIR's plus 3rd bed/office

 Family room with A/c and cork flooring leads to covered entertaining area

 Large carpet lounge room with reverse cycle A/C

 Good size bathroom with separate toilet. Electric Hot Water & NBN internet

 Updated bathroom  SLUG with concrete floor plus two garden sheds

AGENT: Dan Clark 0435 937 331

11 Camaroo Close, Gays Hill

Int ID: 9KHL

$$262,000

New Listing

 2nd paved entertaining area offers the perfect space to escape the kids!

AGENT: Jenny Pedrini: 0428 699 807

Int ID: 32BL

$$539,000

For Sale By Tender

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7 Cassino Drive, Casino - Casino Mini Storage

Int ID: NCHL

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TENDER CLOSING DATE - 3pm Friday 4th September 2020

“A rare opportunity for an investor to acquire a prime property in the Northern Rivers. The property is comprised of 127 storage sheds totalling 4005m2 “ 7 Cassino Drive is situated within the Casino industrial precinct, flood free & located near other light industrial businesses and rural holdings.  A very solid 2,121 square meters (approximately) brick and colour bond construction. 4005m2 Corner block of land – 2 street frontages. 127 Storage sheds with long term tenants, prices ranging from $22 per week to $34 per week.  70% of the tenancies are long term tenants having rented their shed/s for over 2 years with 25% having rented for 8 years plus. An investment with rental growth linked to CPI. Limited outgoings, a very low maintenance property.  An investment with over 95% occupancy returning in excess of $150,000 P.A

GNF Casino: Jenny 0428 699 807 LJ Hooker: Scott 0408 418 496

CONTACT EXCLUSIVE AGENTS: GNF Casino or LJ Hooker Casino for an information memorandum or onsite inspection.

BANGALOW - 4/2 Byron Street Ph: 02 6687 2833 gnfbangalow.com.au

August 6, 2020

CASINO - 98 Centre Street Ph: 02 6662 2500 gnfcasino.com.au

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7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 So Awkward. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.40 Detentionaire. 10.05 Rage. 11.05 Close.

5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.30 The Ash Lad. (2017, PG, Norwegian) 8.25 A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 10.30 Balto.

(1995, PG) 11.55 Dilili In Paris. (2018, PG, French) 1.40pm The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 4.00 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 5.50 Tom Thumb. (2001, PG, French) 7.30 Escobar: Paradise Lost. (2014, M) 9.45 El Angel. (2018, MA15+, Spanish) 11.55 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Great Lake Warriors. 10.00 Shipping Wars.

11.00 American Pickers. Noon Vegas Rat Rods.

2.00 Roll With It. 2.30 Buccaneers & Bones. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Life Off Road. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: The Accountant. (2016, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms.

Noon Ultimate Rush. 1.00 The Xtreme Collxtion.

2.00 The A-Team. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.30 RBT. 9.00 MOVIE: Death Race.

(2008, MA15+) 11.10 Malcolm. 11.40 The Mindy Project. 12.10am Miami Vice. 1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines.

10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon WIN News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Cheers. 3.00 Raymond.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum.

10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business.

12.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 The Drum. 2.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Bonacini’s Italy. 1.30 Mercurio’s Menu. 2.00 Urban Vegetarian. 2.30 Latin Kitchen.

3.00 Lyndey Milan’s Summer Baking Secrets. 3.30 Cooks Cape Town. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 How To Cook. 7.30 Beautiful Baking. 8.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. (Return) 9.30 Bake With Anna. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm APTN National News. 2.30 Te Ao. 3.00 Jarjums.

4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Island Tips. 7.25 News. 7.30 From Sand To Celluloid. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents.

9.00 Vote Yes For Aborigines. 10.00 News. 10.05 Trading Cultures. 11.05 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Save My Reno. 9.00 Home Town. 10.00 House Hunters Int. 11.00 You Live In What? Noon Best Of Postcards. 12.30 You Can’t Turn That Into A House! 1.30 Worst To First. 2.30 Getaway. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 Flip Or Flop.

6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Flip Or Flop. 10.30 Flip Or Flop Vegas. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 Sports First. 9.00 Sports First. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda.

3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live.

5.00 Sports Day. 5.30 AFL Tonight. 6.00 Credlin.

7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Alan Jones.

9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Bolt Report.

11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, August 11 ABC (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 The Repair Shop. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Rosehaven.

(PG, R) 1.25 Retrograde. (R) 2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. (Ma, R, CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.15 Think Tank. (R, CC) 5.10 The Repair Shop. (R, CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Epic Warrior Women. (Mv, R) 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGal, R) 4.30 The Ganges With Sue Perkins. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice. (2009, Mav, R, CC) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. (Malv, R, CC) 3.00 The Chase. (CC) 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PGn, R, CC) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Mad) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R, CC) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 The Drum. (CC) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Dr Richard Harris. (PG, CC) 8.30 Fight For Planet A: Our Climate Challenge. (PG, CC) Part 1 of 3.

9.35 Final Rendezvous. (PG, CC) 10.35 ABC Late News. (CC) 11.10 Q+A. (R, CC) 12.15 Wentworth. (MA15+dlv, R, CC) 1.00 The Detectives. (Ma, R, CC) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 4.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 5.30 7.30. (R, CC)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R, CC) 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Great Asian Railways Journeys. (PG, CC) 8.30 Insight. (CC) 9.30 The Feed. (CC) 10.00 The Truth About Fat. (M, CC) 11.05 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.35 Bad Banks. (Malv) 12.40 Greyzone. (Masv, R) 2.20 Ride Upon The Storm. (Mals, R) 3.25 Volcano Live With Nik Wallenda. (Ma, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Home And Away. (PGasv, CC) Colby and Bella receive grave news.

7.30 America’s Got Talent.

(PG, CC) Hosted by Terry Crews.

9.15 Criminal Minds. (Mav, CC) The BAU travels to Beaumont, Texas, to investigate the murders of several businessmen.

10.15 The Latest: Seven News. (CC) 10.45 Deadly Dates: Lorraine. (Mav, R, CC) 11.45 The Goldbergs. (PG, CC) 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC)

6.00 NBN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Paramedics. (Malm, R, CC) 8.30 Surviving Jeffrey Epstein. (MA15+al, CC) 10.20 Nine News Late. (CC) 10.50 Timeless. (Ml, R, CC) 11.50 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ms, CC) 12.40 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 1.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Masked Singer Australia.

(PG, CC) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s 8. (2018, Ml, CC) The estranged sister of notorious thief Danny Ocean sets out to pull off a heist of her own. Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway.

10.40 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 11.40 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

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 COMEDY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Insert Name Here. 9.00 The Inbetweeners. 9.30 Schitt’s Creek. 10.15 The Trip To Italy. 10.45 Parks And Recreation. 11.10 Schitt’s Creek. 11.35 Workaholics. 12.20am Plebs. 12.40 Murder In Successville. 1.15 Black Books. 1.40 QI. 2.10 Episodes. (Final) 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. Houston Rockets v Sacramento Kings. Replay. 2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.55 Cyberwar. 3.20 Tattoo Age. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Gadget Man. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply.

(Premiere) 9.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Sydney Weekender. 12.30 Intolerant Cooks. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Heartbeat.

1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Twice Round The Daffodils. (1962, PG) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Poirot. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.35 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 MacGyver. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Miami.

9.25 Elementary. 11.20 The Mentalist. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

6pm Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome.

8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 Find Me In Paris. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire.

10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Tom Thumb. (2001, PG, French) 6.20 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 8.10 Lassie. (2005, PG) 10.00 A Cat In Paris. (2010, PG) 11.15 Strings. (2004, PG) 12.55pm A United Kingdom. (2016, PG) 3.00 Dilili In Paris. (2018, PG, French) 4.40 Balto. (1995, PG) 6.10 Toast. (2010, PG) 7.55 Gary Of The Pacific.

(2017, M) 9.30 Gauguin: Voyage To Tahiti. (2017, M, French) 11.25 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Vegas Rat Rods.

1pm Ax Men. 2.00 Roll With It. 2.30 Buccaneers & Bones. 3.00 American Pickers. 4.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 MOVIE: 300: Rise Of An Empire. (2014, MA15+) 10.30 MOVIE: Minority Report. (2002, M) 1.30am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 Robot Wars. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights.

3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.30 MOVIE: The Sentinel. (2006, M) 9.45 MOVIE: The Gunman. (2015, MA15+) Midnight Miami Vice. 1.00 Robot Wars. 2.00 Dance Moms. 2.50 Clarence.

3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Morning Programs.

6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines.

10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon WIN News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Cheers. 3.00 Raymond.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Mom. 10.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News.

11.30 7.30. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 ABC Late News.

1.30 The Drum. 2.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Poh’s Kitchen. 1.30 Mercurio’s Menu. 2.00 Urban Vegetarian. 2.30 Latin Kitchen.

3.00 Taste Of Greece. 3.30 Cooks Cape Town.

4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 How To Cook. 7.30 Food Safari Water. 8.00 Made In Italy. 8.30 Great Aust. Cookbook. 9.00 Luke Nguyen’s Street Food Asia. 9.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.20pm From Sand To Celluloid. 2.30 Merchants Of The Wild. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Musomagic.

5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Island Tips. 7.25 News. 7.30 The NRL Rookie. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.30 NITV News Update. 9.35 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.00 Rugby League. NRL. WA Premiership. 11.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Garden Gurus. 8.30 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Save My Reno. Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Flip Or Flop Vegas. 2.00 Fixer Upper. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 Flip Or Flop. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Good Bones.

8.30 Escape To The Chateau. 9.30 Building Off The Grid. 10.30 Building Alaska. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 Sports First. 9.00 Sports First. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda.

3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Bolt Report.

5.00 Sports Day. 5.30 AFL Tonight. 6.00 Credlin.

7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Alan Jones.

9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Bolt Report.

11.00 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY, August 12 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club.

1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. (Ma, R, CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.10 Think Tank. (R, CC) 5.10 The Repair Shop. (R, CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Epic Warrior Women. (Mavw, R) 2.55 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.30 Insight.

(R) 4.30 The Ganges With Sue Perkins.

(PGadn, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Away And Back. (2015, PGa, R, CC) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. (Madlv, R, CC) 3.00 The Chase. (CC) 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 1.00 Award Winning Tasmania. (R, CC) 1.30 Animal Embassy. (R, CC) 2.00 Paramedics. (Malm, R, CC) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R, CC) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 The Drum. (CC) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, CC) 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, CC) 9.00 Rosehaven. (PG, CC) 9.30 Retrograde. (Final, CC) 9.55 Planet America. (CC) 10.25 ABC Late News. (CC) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch.

(PG, R) 12.00 Wentworth. (Mlsv, R) 12.50 The Detectives. (MA15+a, R) 1.35 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 3.10 Good Karma Hospital.

(Ma, R) 4.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R, CC) 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Ancient Tracks. (PGa, R, CC) 8.30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel. (PG, CC) 9.30 Luther. (MA15+av, CC) 10.30 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.00 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R, CC) 11.55 MOVIE: I Am Not A Witch. (2017, Ma, R, CC) 1.35 Years And Years. (Mals, R) 3.50 Cultivating Murder. (Mlv, R) 4.50 Shane Delia’s Moorish Spice Journey Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Home And Away. (PGasv, CC) Nikau calls Tane out.

7.30 Highway Patrol Special.

(PGadl, CC) A look at badly behaved drivers.

8.30 Anita Cobby: You Thought You Knew It All. (Malv, R, CC) Over three decades after Anita Cobby’s death, her husband gives his first TV interview.

10.15 The Latest: Seven News. (CC) 10.45 The Front Bar. (Ml, CC) 11.45 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC)

6.00 NBN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 RBT. (PGad, R, CC) 8.30 Emergency. (M, CC) 9.30 Botched. (Mamn, CC) 10.30 Nine News Late. (CC) 11.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R, CC) 11.50 Dr Miami. (Malmn, R, CC) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Bachelor Australia.

(Return, CC) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

9.00 Tommy. (Ma, CC) Tommy is accused of professional impropriety due to her relationship with sports agent Kiley Mills.

10.00 Bull. (Ma, R, CC) Bull helps Marissa’s restaurateur husband.

10.50 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

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 COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Friday Night Dinner. 8.55 Gavin & Stacey. 9.25 The Letdown. 9.55 The Thick Of It. 10.25 Intelligence. 10.50 Parks And Recreation.

11.10 Schitt’s Creek. 11.35 Workaholics. 12.20am Plebs. 12.45 Murder In Successville. 1.15 QI. 1.45 Blackadder The Third. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon The Great Boeing 787. 1.00 Front Up. 2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.55 Cyberwar.

3.20 Tattoo Age. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Gadget Man. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The East. (2013, M) 10.45 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Here Comes Trouble: Tiny Tots Make You Laugh Out Loud. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute.

3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Mighty Ships.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 A Confession. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless.

3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Crooks Anonymous. (1962) 5.25 The Rockford Files.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 DCI Banks. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Mark Of A Killer. 11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 MacGyver. 12.10am Shopping. 2.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

5.25pm Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 Find Me In Paris. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire. 10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Dilili In Paris. Continued. (2018, PG, French) 7.10 Balto.

(1995, PG) 8.35 Toast. (2010, PG) 10.20 Tom Thumb. (2001, PG, French) Noon Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 1.50 A Cat In Paris.

(2010, PG) 3.05 Strings. (2004, PG) 4.45 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 7.30 Carol.

(2015, M) 9.40 Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 11.55 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Shipping Wars. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Vegas Rat Rods. 1pm Ax Men. 2.00 Roll With It. 2.30 Buccaneers & Bones. 3.30 Storage Wars. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 Robot Wars. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights.

3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.30 Young Sheldon. 8.30 MOVIE: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. (2007, M) 10.50 Young Sheldon.

11.40 Malcolm. 12.10am Miami Vice. 1.10 Robot Wars. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon WIN News. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 12.30pm Press Club. 1.40 ABC News.

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 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30.

Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business.

12.30 Planet America. 1.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Poh’s Kitchen. 1.30 Mercurio’s Menu. 2.00 Urban Vegetarian. 2.30 Latin Kitchen.

3.00 Taste Of Greece. 3.30 Cooks Cape Town.

4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 How To Cook. 7.30 Indian Food Made Easy. 8.00 Gourmet Farmer. 8.30 Coastal Kitchen. 9.00 Basics To Brilliance. 9.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.40pm Lil Bois. 2.00 Intune 08. 3.00 Jarjums.

3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. 4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock.

6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Road Open. 7.25 News. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.00 Yokayi Footy. 8.30 The Drew. 9.50 NITV News Update. 9.55 Going Places. 10.55 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Good Bones. Noon Building Off The Grid. 1.00 Best Of Postcards. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Building Alaska. 3.00 The Block.

4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 To Be Advised. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barnwood Builders. 8.30 Restored By The Fords.

9.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 10.30 Beach Hunters. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6am Headline News. 8.30 Sports First. 9.00 Sports First. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda.

3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Bolt Report.

5.00 Sports Day. 5.30 AFL Tonight. 6.00 Credlin.

7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Alan Jones.

9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Bolt Report.

11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30 Aust Story. (R) 11.00 The Repair Shop. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 2.00 Heroes. (R, CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.10 Think Tank. (R, CC) 5.10 The Repair Shop. (R, CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Over The Black Dot. (R) 3.00 First Australians. (PG, R) 3.50 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 4.30 Hitler And Paris: The Untold Story. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: All The President’s Men. (1976, Ml, R, CC) Dustin Hoffman.

3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R) 1.00 Explore. (R, CC) 1.15 MOVIE: The Other Man. (2008, Maln, R, CC) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Mas) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.40 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (CC) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 The Drum. (CC) 6.55 Sammy J. (PG, CC) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) 8.00 The Heights. (PG, CC) 8.30 Escape From The City. (PG, CC) 9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (CC) 10.00 Would I Lie To You? (R, CC) 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.00 Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family In America. (Mal, R) 12.00 Louis Theroux: Under The Knife. (PGm, R) 1.00 The Detectives. (Ma, R) 2.00 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.25 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R, CC) 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Bushfire Animal Rescue. (PG, CC) 8.30 Dog Tales. (PG, CC) Takes a look at dog domestication.

9.30 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+, CC) 10.30 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.00 Tin Star. (MA15+av, CC) 11.55 The Name Of The Rose. (Masv, R, CC) 3.55 Kim Jong-Un: The Man Who Rules From North Korea. (Ma, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa, CC) Mac and Ari’s relationship deepens.

Marilyn continues to find ways to be useful.

Tane confesses his feelings for Mac. 8.30 MOVIE: The Devil Wears Prada.

(2006, PGl, R, CC) A young woman is hired as an assistant to the ruthless editor of a leading fashion magazine in Manhattan.

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News. (CC) 11.15 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC)

6.00 NBN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 14.

Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm.

9.45 Golden Point. (CC) 10.30 Nine News Late. (CC) 11.00 Murdered By Morning. (Mav, CC) 11.50 The Fix. (Mv, R, CC) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Bachelor Australia.

(CC) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.40 Celebrity Gogglebox USA. (CC) Celebrities share their sharp, insightful, funny and emotional views on popular and topical TV shows.

9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Ma, R, CC) A young woman suffers from amnesia.

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 12.30 The Project. (R, CC) 1.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

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6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.30 Motherland. 10.00 Women On The Verge. 10.30 Retrograde. (Final) 10.55 Schitt’s Creek. 11.40 Parks And Recreation. Midnight Schitt’s Creek. 12.25 Workaholics. 1.10 Plebs. 1.35 Murder In Successville. 2.05 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.50 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Front Up. 1.30 Front Up. 2.00 Go 8 Bit: The Video Game Show. 2.55 Cyberwar.

3.20 Tattoo Age. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Gadget Man. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.25 News. 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 9.15 Letterkenny. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon My Greek Odyssey. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Cutest Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Mighty Planes. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

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7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Ellen DeGeneres. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon DCI Banks. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Mutiny On The Buses. (1972, PG) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Territory Cops. 8.40 Reported Missing. 9.50 City Of Evil. 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0.

10.30 NCIS. 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

5.25pm Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome. 8.35 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.50 Find Me In Paris. 9.15 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire. 10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Strings.

Continued. (2004, PG) 7.20 A Cat In Paris. (2010, PG) 8.35 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 11.30 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 1.30pm Toast. (2010, PG) 3.15 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 5.05 Spirited Away. (2001, PG) 7.30 Marshall. (2017, M) 9.40 The Pianist. (2002, MA15+) 12.25am Mary Shelley. (2017, PG) 2.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions.

9.00 Shipping Wars. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Vegas Rat Rods. 1pm Ax Men. 2.00 Family Guy. 3.00 The Simpsons. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Football. AFL. Round 12. Sydney v GWS Giants. 10.30 MOVIE: Passenger 57. (1992, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 Robot Wars. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Xena. 2.00 Friday Night Lights.

3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.30 American Idol. 9.20 MOVIE: Sliding Doors. (1998, M) 11.20 Malcolm. 11.50 Miami Vice. 12.45am Surfing Australia TV. 1.15 Robot Wars. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: B&W. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Scope. 8.35 SpongeBob. 9.00 Crocamole.

9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob. Noon WIN News.

1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Raymond.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Carol’s Second Act. (Premiere) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Middle. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News.

11.30 7.30. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 One Plus One. 1.00 ABC Late News.

1.30 The Drum. 2.25 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Poh’s Kitchen. 1.30 Mercurio’s Menu. 2.00 Urban Vegetarian. 2.30 Latin Kitchen.

3.00 Taste Of Greece. 3.30 Cooks Cape Town.

4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Cook And The Chef.

5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook UK. 7.00 How To Cook. 7.30 Macao Gourmet. 8.00 Nigellissima. 8.30 Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne.

9.00 Hidden Italy. 9.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Treetime Stories. 2.00 Going Places.

3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. 4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 To The Point.

6.35 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Road Open. 7.25 News. 7.30 The Gods Of Wheat Street. 8.30 The Point. 9.30 MOVIE: The Tracker.

(2002, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Restored By The Fords.

Noon Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 1.00 Barnwood Builders. 2.00 Beach Hunters. 2.30 The Block. 4.00 House Hunters Int. 5.00 Home Town.

6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters International. 8.30 Fixer Upper.

9.30 Botched. 10.30 Botched By Nature. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 Sports First. 9.00 Sports First. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Bolt Report. 5.00 Sports Day. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Sky News Across Australia. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Bolt Report. 11.00 Late Programs.

39 Helen Hanslow

The Law of Reverse Effect Have you ever found yourself doing exactly what you don’t want to do? You have even told yourself not to do it. “I’m not going to get upset this time when I talk to my boss.” “I don’t want to smoke when I visit Sally this time.”

Even though you have repeatedly told yourself not to, it is exactly what you end up doing.

Let’s talk about smoking and Sally. She’s my childhood friend.

We smoked together as teenagers. Moved into a flat together after we finished school and of course we smoked inside because it was our place and we can do whatever we want. Anyway, I’ve moved away from my childhood town, but for a long time when I went back for family events I would catch up with Sally and that would be the end of whatever attempt I was making at quitting smoking. I would say to myself over and over before I went home “I don’t want to smoke when I visit Sally” but what I’m picturing in my head is us sitting out the back of her place catching up, laughing, drinking wine and smoking. And you can guess what happened every time I visited her… exactly what I had pictured. So why did this happen?

Even when I REALLY didn’t want to take up smoking again.

Well let’s have an example. I don’t want you to think of a pink elephant with purple spots. Please DO NOT think of a pink elephant

with purple spots. You can’t not think of it.

In fact, the harder you try not to think of the elephant the more you are. This is the law of reverse effect in action.

The law of reverse effect basically says that when there is a conflict between what you are saying to yourself and what you are picturing in your head, what you are picturing in your head always wins.

Sometimes it helps not to have a “don’t” in what you are telling yourself.

For our example about the elephant. When I said “I don’t want you to think about a pink elephant with purple spots” your mind has to think about it and picture it to then try to not think about it, which is a loop that just leaves you picturing the elephant every time. A solution to this is to think in more positive terms. For example, instead of “I’m not going to get upset when I talk to my boss” we might change it to “I’m going to go in there relaxed and take my time to communicate my message clearly.”

It is not just the words in our head that need to change. The most significant thing that needs to change is the picture in our head.

Remember if there is a conflict between what we are saying to ourselves and what we are picturing in our head, what we are picturing always wins. Like when you haven’t been sleeping well at night and you think to yourself “I hope I get a good night’s sleep tonight” but you are picturing in your mind is lying in bed feeling frustrated and again still being awake at 1am.

So, if you want to program yourself for success. Think in positive terms about what want to happen and most importantly picture what you want to happen in your mind.

GARDENING

Pavetta australiensis Butterfly Bush More local rainforest plants for the home garden.

Pavetta australiensis Butterfly Bush with its dense glossy dark-green

grows to only 2 or 3 metres. In its natural habitat it is found in moist open areas at the forest edge or near creeks. In spring and

well drained position, though will survive in poorer conditions. It has attractive young foliage and its white, stameny, globular flowers can

While it is still in the pot, soak plant briefly in a weak solution of liquid fertilizer, seaweed based is best. After planting, water and mulch well.

Elaeocarpus reticulatus Blueberry Ash leaves is an attractive shrub in any garden. It will grow and flower in full sun or shade, growing quickly to

summer, it produces beautiful white, hanging, bell-shaped flowers with fringed edges, like tiny ballerina skirts. The

appear at any time and attract butterflies. But it is the bright orange, bean shaped pods of this tree that are eye-catching. In very dry conditions it can temporarily lose leaves but bounces back after rain or watering.

When planting, prepare your hole well. Add a small amount of good quality potting mix, if the soil is not friable, and a small amount of slow release fertilizer.

Rainforest plants root deeply so respond best to occasional deep watering rather than frequent, shallow applications of water.

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Archidendron muellerianum Veiny Lace Flower.

3m metres in a wellwatered position, but smaller where water is scarce. Clusters of white flowers, which are butterfly-attracting, appear in spring and summer. They are followed by black berries in late summer. Once established this plant will thrive with very little watering at all. It is can be pruned to appropriate size for its position. It is frost tolerant.

Elaeocarpus reticulatus Blueberry Ash is a small, fairly open tree which

variety Prima Donna has pink flowers. The elongated, finely toothed leaves have white frosted edges. The small fruit is bright blue and in theory is edible. It certainly attracts fruit eating birds including bower birds. It will tolerate cold weather.

Another very interesting, small and pretty tree is Archidendron muellerianum Veiny Lace Flower. This hardy plant grows to a maximum of 5 metres and prefers a moist,

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Pan Teriyaki Chicken with Vegetables Directions Preparation:1hour 10min Cook: 15min Ready in: 1hour25min

Return the chicken to the pan and reheat for 1–2 minutes, if necessary, then serve.

Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Add the chicken strips and gently toss to coat well. Cover and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour or up to 4 hours.

Heat a wok or large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat until quite hot. Tip in the chicken with the marinade. Cook for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from the heat.

Transfer the chicken to a dish using a slotted spoon, leaving the liquid in the pan. Cover the chicken to keep warm.

Ingredients Serves: 4

Return the wok to the heat and add the mushrooms with the grated ginger. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add the snow peas and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the bean sprouts and stir-fry for a further 1 minute. Stir in the bamboo shoots and peas, cover the wok and cook gently for 2 minutes.

Pancetta, Pear & Pecan Puffs Total Time Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Makes 2 dozen

Ingredients • • • • • • • • •

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 6 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons honey 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled fresh goat cheese 3 tablespoons crumbled crisp pancetta or crumbled cooked bacon 3 tablespoons finely chopped peeled ripe pear 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, toasted

Directions 1.

Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, unfold pastry dough.

Using a 1-3/4-in. round cookie cutter, cut dough

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into 24 circles. Transfer to parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, honey, salt and pepper until well blended.

Fold in goat cheese, pancetta, pear and pecans.

Halve each cooled pastry. Spoon cream cheese mixture over bottom pastry halves; cover with top halves. Serve at room temperature.

Editor’s Note: To toast nuts, bake in a shallow pan in a 350° oven for 5-10 minutes or cook in a skillet over low heat until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

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500 g chicken fillets, cut into thick strips 150 g shiitake mushrooms, halved 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 200 g snow peas 2¾ cups (200 g) bean sprouts 230 g can sliced bamboo shoots, drained and sliced 1 cup (150 g) frozen peas

TERIYAKI MARINADE • • • • • • •

2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons dry sherry 1 tablespoon saltreduced soy sauce 1 tablespoon sesame oil 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon rice vinegar ½ teaspoon caster sugar

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How to Make Pickled Peppers (Refrigerator Method) If you’re newer to canning (or just don’t have a lot of time on your hands), opting for a refrigerator pickle is a good idea. You don’t need to fuss over temperatures or timing.

Just make a brine and add your veggies!

Ingredients • • •

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3 large bell peppers, washed 1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons pickling spice (to learn more about pickling spice, see our FAQs below.)

1 teaspoon celery seed 1-1/2 cups apple cider vinegar 1-1/4 cups water 1 cup granulated sugar

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1 teaspoon pickling salt

Step 1: Prepare the vegetables Remove the stems and seeds from the peppers, then cut into one-inch pieces. Put them in a large, heatproof bowl.

Separate the slices of red onion and add them to the bowl.

Then, add the pickling spice and celery seed.

You can either mix them in directly with the peppers and onions, or tie them up in a piece of cheesecloth to remove them later.

Step 2: Make the brine Pour the apple cider vinegar, water, sugar

and pickling salt into a medium saucepan. Stir everything together and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Let the mixture boil for one minute.

Step 3: Make the pickled peppers Pour the hot brine over the peppers, onions and spices, and give everything a quick stir. Let the peppers sit until they cool to room temperature, then cover the bowl and refrigerate it for 24 hours. Remove the spice bag, if you used one, and enjoy the pickled peppers.

Kept in the refrigerator, they will last about one month.

How to Make Pickled Peppers (Water Bath Canning Method) Ingredients • •

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5 large sweet bell peppers, seeds removed, sliced into strips 8 large banana peppers (about 1 pound), seeds removed, sliced into strips 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 5 garlic cloves, peeled 5 teaspoons canola or vegetable oil 2-1/2 cups water 2-1/2 cups white vinegar 1-1/4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons pickling salt

Step 1: Prepare the jars and lids

Sterilize five, pint jars (plus the lids and bands) in hot water. Fill your canner pot with water, place a rack in the bottom and bring the water to a simmer while you do the next steps.

a knife along the inside of each jar to release air bubbles and wipe the rims with a clean cloth. Place the lids on each jar and screw bands on tight.

Step 2: Add ingredients to the jars Pack the sliced bell peppers, banana peppers and onions into the hot jars. Add a clove of garlic and teaspoon of oil to each jar.

Step 3: Process the jars Place the jars into simmering water inside the canner pot—the water should cover the jars. Bring the water to a boil, then boil the jars for 15 minutes. Use jar-lifting tongs to remove the jars to a towel-lined surface. Let the jars cool, check that they have properly sealed and tighten the bands. You can store the jars in a cool, dark place for up to a year.

Step 3: Make and add the brine Bring the water, vinegar, sugar and canning salt to a boil in a large saucepan.

Carefully ladle the brine into each jar, leaving a half-inch of headspace. Run

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Local collaboration keeping theatre alive

By Jenny Dowell HOW do actors keep busy while stage lights are dimmed and curtains closed? Director of Educating Rita, David Addenbrooke and Lismore Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Kylie Fuad came up with the idea of engaging their actors in a filmed, rehearsed, abridged reading of Macbeth.

Elyse Knowles (Rita) will play Lady Macbeth and Gray Wilson (Frank) will take on the role of Macbeth. They will be supported by a small group of LTC actors in this 45 minute version of Shakespeare’s play.

‘The stage remains set for Educating Rita while these marvellous actors bide their time’ said Director David Addenbrooke, ‘but there’s only so much rehearsing they can do so the idea is to engage them in a new project to keep them fresh and involved’ The innovative project is a collaboration with Star Court Theatre. Covid19

has hit Star Court Theatre hard as they have had to close for several months.

This small business, run

by Sarah-Jane Loxton and Sharon Rigby, is trying

to stay afloat in these turbulent times for the arts. Sarah-Jane, a local performer herself, is keen to bring live performance back to Star Court once

it is safe to do so. In the meantime Star Court Theatre has opened its space for Lismore Theatre Company for this project.

‘I’ve loved being part

of various performances with Lismore Theatre Company including last year’s production of The Vagina Monologues so it’s wonderful to work with the

Company again- this time in our theatre space’ said Sarah-Jane.

LTC has brought several plays to the larger Star Court Theatre stage in the past and in this time of the one person per 4 square metre rule, the cast can safely come together to keep creating while the company waits to reopen Rochdale Theatre for Educating Rita once it is safe to do so.

‘With social distancing an issue, our own Rochdale Theatre stage was too small for 12 actors. So we are delighted that Star Court Theatre agreed to let us use their stage’ said Kylie Fuad ‘and we will film the performance to be available on line.’

The rehearsed reading of this abridged version of Macbeth will be filmed on August 22 and released online shortly afterwards for public viewing. Audiences are encouraged to follow the Lismore Theatre Company Facebook page for updates.

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How on Earth: youth led theatre and resilience training workshops IN the wake of the Black Summer bushfires, drought, floods, and now a global pandemic young people across the region are grappling with the worry and uncertainty of how climate change will impact on their future.

Enter the “How on Earth” project, a unique collaboration bringing together workshops and theatre to support youth to feel more resilient and empowered to engage locally with climate change and ecological decline.

This regional partnership between The Joyality Project and Byron Youth Theatre has just received a $30,000 “Increasing Resilience to Climate Change” grant from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and the Environment.

As part of this grant hundreds of young people from six high schools across northern NSW will be provided interactive, resilience-building workshops by The Joyality Project alongside original performances by Byron Youth Theatre.

At the heart of “How on Earth” is The Joyality Project’s youth leader training to support participants to develop personal strategies for well-being, action

The Byron Youth Theatre cast with Director Lisa Apostolides; and Dr Eshana Bragg, Sara Hicks and Shamila Millard of The Joyality Project. Photo by Sara Hicks. and adaptation to climate change impacts.

Twenty youth leaders will go on to provide support for peers in their community and co-facilitate “How on Earth” school and community workshops at the end of 2020 and into 2021.

“We’re thrilled to be working alongside BYT to support and inspire young people in our region,” says Dr Eshana Bragg,

Byron Youth Theatre. As an integral part of the process, cast members were interviewed by Director Lisa Apostolides about their experiences of eco-anxiety, climate change and the recent pandemic.

This has been powerfully woven into a physical, verbatim style production choreographed by past BYT member Ebony Webb.

Work underway on multi million dollar Grafton performing arts centre CLARENCE Valley Anglican School students are now one step closer to a much needed upgrade to their Performing Arts Centre.

The Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan officially turned the sod on the new facility.

“The current facilities do not provide the best opportunities for students to excel in their music subjects,” Mr Hogan said.

“I secured a $600,000 Federal

Government grant, and the school raised $1.7 million to put towards this $2.3 million project.”

“This centre will include a new stage and performance space, three general learning areas for music classes, three additional learning spaces, a tiered learning area, amenities and storage area.”

“Students and teachers thrive when their schools have modern and up-to-date facilities, so it’s

great to see new progress with this centre.”

Clarence Valley Anglican School Principal Karin Lisle said it is an exciting new era in the School’s history.

“It is hoped the Performance Centre will enable the School to grow, attracting students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to excel in creative arts,” Mrs Lisle said.

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ecopsychologist and Director of The Joyality Project. “Our Joyality trainings and workshops are based on the symbiosis of personal and planetary wellbeing, and the joys of community, nature connection and taking positive action, even in the darkest of times.”

An original theatre performance named “How on Earth” is currently in development by

“It has been a deeply moving process in creating this production as we are all in a lived experience right now every day .

It is an absolute honour to work with such talented cast members who have dedicated themselves to sharing the raw, honest truth and have Ebony’s insightful choreography as a key part of this timely piece” shares Lisa.

The Byron Youth Theatre have previously received funding from Byron Council, Country Arts Support Program Regional Arts NSW and Northern Rivers Community Foundation to develop and perform this original production in August, and a second major production at the end of 2020.

The “How on Earth” project will also be collaborating with local emergency services, sustainability organisations and community leaders to support practical disaster preparedness of the community.

Any young adults between the ages of 16 and 25 interested in training as youth leaders for peer support and climate resilience please contact Shamila Millard of The Joyality Project on 0438 713 888 or email team@joyality.org

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Are you considering enrolling at St Joseph’s?

Call 6683 2248 to arrange for a enrolment pack to be sent to you or to arrange a enrolment meeting.

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CHILDREN who have a positive start to school are likely to engage and experience ongoing academic and social success.

Starting school is a significant event in the life of children and their families.

Strong relationships and information sharing between families, early childhood settings and schools help support a child’s successful transition to school.

When to start Children can start Kindergarten at the beginning of the school year if they turn 5, on or before 31 July that year. By law, all children must be in compulsory schooling by their 6th birthday.

When your child starts school is an individual decision. You may wish to discuss this with your child’s preschool teacher, carer, doctor or your local primary school. Our teachers are trained to work with your child regardless of their age or level of development.

Children develop at different rates and learn skills in different ways. Your school will respond to the needs, learning styles and rates of progress of individual students.

Schools also plan learning experiences based on the skills students bring with them to school.

Orientation Day Most schools have orientation days towards the end of the year to welcome children starting Kindergarten the following year.

Many schools also have transition to

Kindergarten programs, held over several weeks in the second half of the year.

Contact your local school for details.

The school year starts in late January, after the summer vacation period. The school calendar lists school term dates.

Best Start Kindergarten Assessment Best Start is a mandatory one-on-one assessment that identifies the literacy and numeracy skills of a student at the beginning of Kindergarten.

Accommodations are made for students with disability.

More info available from https:// education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/ going-to-a-public-school/primary-schools/ starting-school

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Pre-Kinder is designed to help make the transition to school as smooth as possible. When children know what to expect they are much more likely to feel confident and happy about starting school.

The children will be involved in many experiences throughout their Pre-Kinder year, which will assist in the process of helping them become familiar with the school setting and routines.

Kindergarten 2021 It’s not too late to ask us about enrolling in Kindergarten 2021. Our Kindergarten students engage in a range of activities, now incorporating the principles of the Walker Learning pedagogy. We have a strong focus on developing foundational literacy and numeracy skills.

CVAS Bus Travel We have a dedicated CVAS bus travelling from Iluka, stopping at Maclean, Tyndale and Cowper each day. Students are able to safely travel to and from school for a low fee.

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Kindergarten Enrolments for 2021 Biggest education shake-up in 30 years THE NSW Government is reforming the curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12 so every student is prepared and ready for their future.

The NSW school curriculum will be overhauled to improve standards, with changes starting in 2021 and all years learning the new curriculum by 2024.

Unnecessary content will be cut, there will be a greater focus on literacy and numeracy, and TAFE and vocational training pathways will be modernised.

A curriculum review undertaken by Professor Geoff Masters supports the biggest shake up of the education system in more than 30 years.

The Government’s response to the review is based on: • decluttering the curriculum by reducing unnecessary subjects; • a ‘back to basics approach’ that will see a renewed focus on the core subjects of English, Maths and Science; and

• Year 11 and Year 12 prequalification for University and TAFE courses.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the overhaul would raise standards and equip students for the jobs of the future.

“The NSW Government will be taking a back to basics approach to the curriculum. Literacy and numeracy will remain the focus throughout a student’s school experience,” Ms Berejiklian said.

“We are investing record amounts into education and the results need to match this. We need to make a change if we want NSW to improve by global standards.”

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said changes to the curriculum will ensure teachers have the time and support to teach the fundamentals, including maths, English and science.

“I want to see all our young people leaving school confident and equipped to succeed in life,” Ms Mitchell said.

“We want a curriculum

that leaves no student behind while challenging students who are advancing faster than others.”

“We have listened to the experts when formulating the government response to the Curriculum Review – and I am confident that the changes we will implement will ensure that NSW remains one of the best places to educate our children for decades to come.”

Work to deliver the NSW Government’s new curriculum is already underway.

Facts and figures: • Approximately 1.2 million students in Kindergarten to Year 12 attend 3100 schools and are taught by more than 100 000 in-school teaching staff.

• Consultation completed during the Curriculum Review found 98 per cent of teachers believed excess syllabus content was leading to diminished educational outcomes for students.

• NAPLAN results for NSW students have stagnated over the last decade.

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Kindergarten Enrolments for 2021 APPLICATIONS TO ENROL Education Week 2020

FOR KINDERGARTEN 2021 AT OLD BONALBO ARE NOW OPEN

We understand that a childs’ first year at school is an important one and we work closely with families and local pre-schools to ensure a smooth transition to school. We are offering a series of transition events and activities for children starting Kindergarten in 2021, with the hope that this will set them up for the very best start to a successful first year at school.

Make an appointment to come and meet the friendly staff, and have a look around our lovely school.

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THE Education Week 2020 theme, ‘Learning together’, reflects an incredible year for NSW public school students, staff and parents, and the partnerships that have been strengthened in response.

This Education Week, we embrace the whole NSW public education community, highlighting the achievements of local schools and the role of public schools as the cornerstone of their communities.

Join us for #EdWeek20 as we celebrate learning together with our students, parents, teachers, schools and the community.

Education Week 2020 will run from Monday 3 August to Friday 7 August.

Positive environments It is important that our NSW public schools are positive environments and that parents and carers are kept informed of students’ progress and school announcements.

In this year of bushfires, floods and COVID-19, the key messages of Education Week are: Learning together In this year of bushfires, floods and COVID-19, the key messages of Education Week are: Schools are the cornerstone of communities Parents and carers are our partners in learning. Schools and families benefit from strong, respectful relationships where responsibility for student learning is shared.

Change and resilience Our teachers and students are lifelong learners, collaborating in a positive learning environment to achieve their best. Learning together makes us strong and creates resilient communities.

Connect better and learn together Our school staff are dedicated professionals who know, value and care for all students.

Technology enables learning together anywhere, any time.

Virtual activities for Education Week School excursions and incursions remain on hold but you can still learn and engage with your community through exciting virtual experiences.

There are plenty of online learning experiences that you can take part in to celebrate Education Week 2020 as we all continue learning together.

Become citizen scientists and contribute to real-world experiments and projects or flex your creative muscle and create some inspiring artwork.

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SOUTH GRAFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL 2021 KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS

South Grafton Public School is an outstanding school which provides quality education for 650 students across a split campus. Our two separate campuses, while both maintaining the positive features of a medium school environment, access all the resources and expertise that a large school can facilitate.

Student welfare is a priority and all students are encouraged to achieve success. We provide a very supportive and nurturing environment for students in which learning is highly valued.

South Grafton Public delivers an exciting, comprehensive range of programs that focus on individuality and creativity. Our school boasts proactive teaching personnel who have been recognised at state and regional levels for their professionalism and dedication to

the development of successful teaching programs. Our teachers offer engaging, differentiated teaching programs that focus on individual student needs, resilience and collaboration and independent work habits.

Some of our unique programs include – A district gifted and talented class (known as an OC class) which boasts the largest number of state identified gifted and talented students in the Clarence Valley; outstanding student concert band, dance groups and K-6 choir program; specialised infants gymnastic and learn to swim programs; excellent opportunities to compete in a variety of sporting teams including demonstration skipping team and chess; a unique Pre-School Playgroup Program – that prepares children for their first year in Kindergarten on a weekly basis. We also offer outstanding

facilities including modern innovative classroom furniture in every room, a high quality library, excellent playgrounds with equipment, two IT rooms and two halls and every learning space is airconditioned.

Each classroom also has access to Interactive SMART Boards, Promethean Panels, computers, iPads and programs such as green screen recording, STEM share kits, 3D printing and coding which are an integral component of the teaching/ learning cycle in all rooms.

In 2018 South Grafton Public School received a recommendation from ACARA for our outstanding NAPLAN growth in Years 3 to 5 and was also recognised for its outstanding growth from K-3 where it placed in the top 5% of all state schools in NSW. In 2019 our school was recognised

for its outstanding external validation results achieving at excelling level in 8 elements.

South Grafton Public school has an outstanding Kindergarten Preschool Playgroup Plus (PPP) which usually starts at the beginning of term 3. Unfortunately due to NSW DEC guidelines this transition program has been postponed at this stage.

Enrolments for 2021 are still being taken now so please contact our infant’s office if you require any additional information or enrolment forms.

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Changes to seasonal worker movements good news for NSW harvest NSW Farmers welcomes the NSW Government’s decision to allow seasonal workers living in the NSW/Victorian border zone to cross the border daily to undertake farm work.

President of NSW Farmers’ James Jackson said it is good to see Government continue to positively respond and adapt policies during this uncertain time when ensuring the ongoing health and welfare of the community.

“This has been a challenging

time for the citrus industry during their peak harvest period.

“It’s imperative that government and industry work together to identify ongoing labour needs across horticulture and grain industries for the rest of 2020 and into early 2021.

“In coming months there will be an increased need for contractors and farm labour with predictions for a good grain harvest following extensive rain. This will mean an increased movement of harvesting

contractors as well as seasonal workers in the horticulture sector across regional areas.

“The closure of international borders means that these industries need to mobilise seasonal workers and working holiday makers already in the country – we need to ensure they can safely cross borders to meet labour demand in different industries,” Mr Jackson said.

NSW Farmers encourages clear communication between departments to ensure these issues

are addressed when health orders change.

“Sudden shutdowns cause significant disruption to agricultural industries, many of which are already dealing with a difficult harvest after drought and bushfires.

NSW Farmers would like to also thank the Department of Primary Industries for their work in representing growers to find a workable solution to this issue, “ Mr Jackson concluded.

Lismore Market Report TUESDAY 28 JULY

Market Report WEDNESDAY 29 JULY NUMBERS decreased dramatically at Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange on Wednesday 29 July with a yarding of only 531 head. The largest percentage of young cattle went to restockers, with the exception of a few well finished vealers and yearlings that were acquired by the trade.

Cows sold well to a top of 388.2c/kg, they averaged at 482kg with BW & LJ Warne selling 6 head for $1,823.82. Heifer prices followed suit in comparison to the prior week. Producers JC & CJ Winning achieved a return of $1,551.78 for 3 head sold. Prices reached 516.2c/kg and the category averaged at 273kg.

Steer prices held firm with only 70 head yarded and the top selling steer making 516.2c/kg. They averaged at 262kg with Kingsbrae Agricultural Trust making a maximum return of $1,648.00 for 1 head

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sold. Bulls reached 303.2c/kg and topped their market at $2,834.92 for 1 head sold.

192 head of veal were yarded for the week where competition was stronger from restockers. Prices were good overall for veal and reached 526.2c/kg, averaging at 232kg. Producers RJ & FE Petersen saw 1 head sold for $1,590.75.

This Friday 7th of August will see Ramsey & Bulmer and T&W McCormack hold a store sale where they expect a yarding of 1000 head of quality cattle to be auctioned from 10am.

Covid restrictions will remain in place at the NRLX Facility. Only essential staff, Agents and registered buyers will be permitted entry where temperature will be checked, and a declaration form must be completed. Please contact a selling Agent or NRLX Staff to register to buy on the day.

140 CATTLE were sold at the Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday, July 28 Quality was mixed and demand was strong.

Heavy cows sold from $2.60 to $2.75/kg & medium cows $2.35 to $2.50/kg.

Once again most of the young cattle were bought by western restockers.

Lightweight weaner were dearer.

Steers topped at $5.42/kg and heifers $5/kg.

Most steers over 200 kg sold from $4.20 to $4.50/kg depending on quality and heifers $3.80 to $4.20/kg.

Vealers sold to the butchers $3.85 to $4.02/kg.

Nerida Newland’s Angus X returned $1327.

SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 680 CATTLE were sold at the popular Lismore Store Sale on Saturday, August 1.

It didn’t look like a normal August yarding with most cattle in good condition.

90 mixed age steer/bullocks sold to feedlot $3.30 to $3.80/kg depending on teeth and quality.

Glen & Lyn Johnston’s Brangus X steers $3.80/kg, $1539; Cathy Clark’s $3.22/kg $1949.

Heavy weaner and yearling steers sold from $3.75 to $4.50/kg.

Matthew Black’s Speckle Park steer $3.88/kg, $1640.

Lew Bashfoth’s Santa X $1123.

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Charolais steers off Nimbin $4.48/kg, $1144.

Light weaner steers sold from $4.30 to $5.60/kg.

Heifers sold to good competition as well. Heavy weaners $3.65 to $4.20/kg.

Light weaners $4.20 to $5/kg.

Noel Gray’s consignment of Limousins topped at $909.

Cows and calves topped at $2200 for older Charolais with good calves.

Charbray X heifers with light calves also sold for $2200.

Most cows and calves of fair quality sold from $1700 to $2100.

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51 Big wet slows Northern Rivers sugar crush

RECENT heavy rain in the region has slowed the region’s sugar crushing season, with harvesters battling wet cane fields to get crop off the ground and to the three North Coast Sunshine Sugar mills at Condong, Broadwater, and at Harwood.

The north coast crush is almost a quarter of the way through the season, with just over 1.6 million tonnes expected to be processed at the mills.

The tonnages are down by about 25 percent again this year after a crippling two year drought in the region.

The recent heavy rain saw falls of over 250mm in the Tweed and Clarence Valleys, while in the Richmond River Valley falls of 160mm were recorded.

The recent rain which followed minor flooding in the area back in February has set up good soil moisture content which should see the region’s sugar industry bounce back in 2021.

This year’s crush at the three north coast mills is expected to be completed a month earlier than normal in early November this season.

Dingoes have gotten bigger over the last 80 years - and pesticides might be to blame THE average size of a dingo is increasing, but only in areas where poison-baits are used, a collaborative study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

Dingoes have gotten around 6-9 per cent bigger over the past 80 years, new research from UNSW and the University of Sydney shows – but the growth is only happening in areas poison baiting is used.

The findings, published in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society over the weekend, compared the sizes of dingoes that lived in three baited regions (Kalgoorlie, Pilbara and pastoral South Australia), with those from an unbaited region that stretched from Northern Territory to South Australia.

The scientists measured the skull size – which is a marker of

animal size – of nearly 600 dingo specimens from the sites.

“Skulls from the baited regions grew by about four millimetres since poison baiting was introduced,” says Michael Letnic, lead author of the paper and professor in conservation biology and ecosystem restoration at UNSW Science.

“This equates to roughly a kilogram in body mass.”

While both male and female dingoes grew, female dingoes had the biggest growth spurt: their skulls increased by 4.5 millimetres, which is almost 9 per cent body mass. Male skulls grew by 3.6 millimetres, or 6 per cent body mass.

The question is: why are dingoes in poison-baited areas growing?

“The most likely theory is

that dingoes who survive baiting campaigns have less competition for food,” says co-author Associate Professor Mathew Crowther from the University of Sydney.

He explains that dingoes’ primary prey, kangaroos, have been shown to increase in numbers when dingo populations are suppressed.

“With more food in abundance, dingoes’ physical growth is less restricted.”

The pesticide sodium fluoroacetate – known as 1080 (pronounced ‘ten eighty’) – is commonly used across Australia to control dingo and other pest populations.

A flavourless white powder, 1080 is usually stuck into meat baits and left in dingo hotspots, often via helicopter drops. Baiting was rolled out in Kalgoorlie, Pilbara and

pastoral South Australia over the 1960s and 70s.

Dingoes from the unbaited region – which included Indigenous-owned lands and conservation reserves – saw no change in body size.

A predictable cycle This is not the first time a pesticide has been linked to changes in animal bodies.

“Our interventions have consequences – and they’re actually quite predictable consequences,” says Prof. Letnic.

“Whatever pressures we put on animal populations – be it pesticides or not – there will be side effects.”

Scientists usually observe these impacts in invertebrate pests: some insects – like cockroaches – are becoming more resistant to the insecticides used on them.

However, this study is one of the first to show that vertebrates, like dingoes, also change from pesticide use.

“Poison baiting campaigns could be favouring the survival of larger dingoes,” says A/Prof. Crowther.

“Smaller dingoes need less poison for a lethal dose, so are more likely to be killed by baiting. This leaves the larger dingoes to survive and breed.”

As a result of their growing size, the 1080 dose required to kill a dingo in the baited regions has increased since the toxin was introduced.

“The reaction to this finding may be to add more poison to the baits, or to find a new poison,” says Prof.

Letnic.

“But, eventually, the cycle will start again.”

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Records broken for Bulls at Grafton RECORDS were broken for both Brangus and Angus Bulls at this year’s Annual Angus and Brangus Bull and Female Sale held in Grafton on Saturday 1st August.

A quality line up of nine Brangus Bulls sold to a sale top of $12,500 and averaged $6,777.

The top price was achieved for lot 7 ‘Valley View 835’ offered by Brian Hartman & Jacinta Fletcher of Valley View Brangus Stud, Dungowan purchased by Sam & Ashley Hyatt of Sherwood Creek.

Innes and Jessica Fahey sold two Brangus bulls topping at $6,500 for

‘Nettle Creek I91’ which was secured by Wayne & Jane Cooper of Valla. Michael & Elizabeth Fahey sold three Brangus bulls from the well-known Nettle Creek Stud and reached a top of $6,000.

Once again, the Angus Bulls attracted plenty of competition with top honours going to Nicholas Franklin and Blair Russ of Franklin Angus Stud, Karangai for lot 28 ‘Franklin Double Vision P5’ selling for $10,000. In total Franklin Angus Stud sold six bulls to average $8,083.

Both Promised Land Stud &

VENDORS Nicholas Franklin & Blair Russ Franklin Angus Stud with Mitch Donovan of Ray Donovan Stock & Station Agents – Lot 28 Franklin Double Vision P5 sold for $10,000.

Lyle Family Angus reached tops of $9,500 for ‘Promised Land Legend P188’ and ‘Prime Time Lusty P47’. Bruce and Heidi Lyle of Lyle Family Angus sold seven bulls and averaged $6,714, most going to repeat buyers.

Bill & Jennifer Maxwell of Maxwellton Angus Stud, Hernani topped their draft at $7,500 for ‘Maxwelton Te Mania Emperor P025’. Maxwellton’s five bulls averaged $5,900.

Clarence Park Angus Stud, VENDORS Alister Dieckman Promised Land Angus Stud Ulmarra offered four Angus bulls with Mitch Donovan of Ray Donovan Stock & Station Agent with two selling for $4,000 each.

In total twenty-one Angus Bulls – Lot 22 Promised Land Legend P188 sold for $9,500. sold to an average of $6,785, a very pleasing result.

Fifty commercial females were also offered on the day, with the sale highlights going to Rothglen Angus for a pen of Angus Heifers PTIC to Angus Bulls reaching $2,625 purchased by the Hughes Family of Woodford Island. Long time sale supporters Darren and Lisa Essex of Calliope sold a pen of Unjoined Brangus heifers for a return of $1,725 per head Congratulations to all the vendors for presenting such a quality line-up of stock. Also, a big thank you to all buyers and under bidders for your support at this TOPPED PRICED BULL – Lot 7 Valley View 835 sold by year’s sale.

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NEW KIA SORENTO SPECIFICATIONS PREVIEWED

By EWAN KENNEDY, 12.3 inch digital instrument An almost all-new Kia cluster, blind spot view, a Sorento SUV is about to be shift-by-wire dial instead of a launched in Australia and gear lever and remote smart will feature significant items parking assist. of the latest in technology.

The 3.5-litre petrol V6 It’s coming in four grades; (200kW and 332Nm) and GT-Line, Sport+, Sport New Kia has an upmarket and S in both diesel look inside and out. and petrol models. The 2.2-litre four-cylinder CRDI diesels will be available first, diesel (148kW and 440Nm) petrols within months. will continue. As will the The new Sorento’s safety and equipment upgrades start eight-speed automatic, driving through the front at the entry-level S model wheels on the petrol, and with the front centre side on-demand all-wheel drive airbag (between driver and for the diesel. passenger).

For diesel models pricing Sorento Sport has a 10.25 will start at $48,850 for the inch touchscreen (Apple S and top out at $63,070 for Carplay, Android Auto and the GT-Line. Petrol pricing multi connection Bluetooth). starts at $45,850 for the S The Sport+ grade has a and goes through to $60,070 pair of USB Charging Points for the GT-Line. in the back seat.

Full specifications and Sorento GT-Line has a

pricing will be available closer to the full launch of the Sorento.

“The outgoing Sorento was a game-changer in the Australian market with previously untapped safety and convenience levels in the segment, and the all-new model continues to take that story forward,” Kia Motors Australia Chief Operating Officer Damien Meredith said.

“Across the four trim levels we believe the Sorento will meet the needs, and exceed the expectations, of anyone shopping in the seven-seat SUV market.”

The new Sorento will benefit from Kia’s industry-leading 7-Year Warranty, 7-Year Capped Price Servicing and 7-Year Roadside Assist package.

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HONDA CR-V UPGRADES

By EWAN KENNEDY, hands-free power tailgate and wireless charging, the Honda has released details of its 2021 CR-V SUV range, high series seven-seat VTi L7 grade also gains LED these include styling changes headlights, LED fog lights inside and out, as well as and privacy glass. extensive infotainment and All CR-V grades fitted safety upgrades. with the 1.5-litre VTEC The Japanese company Turbo engine – from VTi to says the new exterior styling, “Aims to creates a more Honda has given its poplar upscale and distinctive CR-V a more upmarket look. presence.” This includes new bumper designs front VTi LX AWD, both frontand rear, with silver or grey wheel drive and all-wheel lower accent treatments drive configurations, as well detailing depending on as five-seat and seven-seat the grade, as well as a new layouts – are now equipped blackout grille, dark-tinted with the Honda Sensing tail light lenses and a dark package of advanced safety chrome tailgate garnish. and driver-assist technologies.

A new design of 18-inch DDDD FROM HERE alloy wheel is fitted to VTi Two new paint colours X, VTi L AWD and VTi L7 have been added to the colour grades While the high-series palette for CR-V; Ignite Red VTi LX AWD now has metallic and Cosmic Blue 19-inch alloys wheels in a metallic.

Y-spoke design with a light The five existing colours grey finish. carried across to the new model are: Platinum White On top of Honda Sensing,

pearlescent, Lunar Silver metallic, Brilliant Sporty Blue metallic, Modern Steel metallic and Crystal Black pearlescent. Interestingly, there is no additional charge for metallic or pearlescent paint on the Honda CR-V. Inside, all grades of the CR-V benefit from a redesigned centre console with improved storage and simpler access to phone and USB ports.

The VTi L7 and VTi LX AWD grades have a wireless charging pad for compatible mobile phones.

The new luxury VTi L AWD grade has leatherappointed seat trim, heated front seats and 8-way power adjustment for the driver’s seat.

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NEW CAMRY COMES FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTION

Latest Toyota Camry has a more streamlined, sportier look than with previous models.

By DEREK OGDEN Here’s a thought. What if the Corona virus (aka COVID-19) had cast its deadly spell over the world a decade ago. With Australia now waking up to the disadvantages of relying on imported goods rather than making products in situ, perhaps we would still have a burgeoning automobile industry Down Under.

How ironic that after 30 years the maker of the once popular Toyota Corona might still be turning out the Camry here. Instead the eighth generation of its once most popular vehicle is now coming from Toyota in Japan. So much for local knowledge.

Camry is the first sedan to adopt Toyota’s New Global Architecture, resulting in a lower roof and bonnet and improved dynamics due to its lower centre of gravity and greater torsional rigidity.

Two new powertrains are offered - a redesigned hybrid system with a new direct-injection four-cylinder engine that delivers more power, flexibility and efficiency.

As well as a new direct injection V6 and eightspeed transmission.

Camry, for the first time according to grade, also offers fully independent rear suspension, 19-inch alloy wheels, drive mode select, LED head lamps, an electric parking brake, 10-inch head-up display and a segment-first opening panoramic roof, plus across-the-board adoption of active cruise control and a pre-collision safety

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system with autonomous emergency braking.

To go with this comes new titles, Ascent and Ascent Sport (four-cylinder petrol or hybrid), SX (four-cylinder or V6) and SL (all three powertrains).

The entry-level Ascent 3.5 V6 comes to market at $27,690, plus on-road costs. On test was the Camry SL V6 ($43,990).

featuring a Camry first of ventilated seats. Eight-way power adjustment and power lumbar adjustment on the driver’s side is augmented by an eight-way power-adjustable front passenger’s seat.

Rear-seat accommodation is more refined, providing improved comfort and ergonomics.

STYLING Who would have thought 30 years ago that the word ‘aggressive’ could be mentioned in the same breath as the mild-mannered Camry.

Today’s stylists have penned two-piece grilles across the range, with those of upper grades, including SL, having a more assertive look.

At the rear, the C-pillar area is shaped with corner edges that promote smooth airflow. The Camry SL has 18x8 inch bright machine finished and silver-painted alloy wheels.

All models have LED Bi-Beam headlamps, daytime lamps and rear lamps, while the low-beam road-surface illumination pattern has been increased for greater visibility.

INFOTAINMENT The only press-test vehicle I have driven without a radio fitted was an early Camry import with a stripped-back price. The privation was unpalatable. Since then I’ve always a had a soft spot for automobile audios.

Camrys are no longer left wanting in this field with the latest generation featuring a multimedia system, offering integrated information with less distraction.

A 7-inch multiinformation display is situated in the instrument cluster and in the SL an 8-inch display audio with satellite navigation, premium steering wheel and premium shift lever, with paddle shift as an additional feature. Audio units are neatly fitted flush into the centre console.

INTERIOR A cockpit-style environment has gauges angled towards the driver.

A character line flows down from the instrument cluster bisecting the centre console, putting controls close at hand. Interior surfaces employ premium soft-touch materials.

Re-worked seats offer improved ergonomics and comfort with the SL

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The new 24-valve twin-cam 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine is matched to Toyota’s first eight-speed direct-shift automatic transmission.

SAFETY All models are equipped with seven airbags and a

comprehensive range of electronic safety features including hill-start assist and a sway-warning system.

Safety technology standard across the range includes a pre-collision safety system, autonomous emergency braking and lane departure alert with steering assist. All-speed active cruise control, auto high beam and reversing camera are also standard.

The SL adds blind-spot monitor and rear crosstraffic alert, rain-sensing wipers and electrochromatic interior rear-view mirror, while the three higher grades have front and rear parking sensors.

DRIVING The new V6 and eightspeed automatic fell short of the aggression in performance promised by the new design. However, it’s still a leading member of the mid-size sedan segment in its quality of materials and construction.

It’s well off for space and safety features, and in one of the many firsts for Camry, the automatic transmission incorporates down-shift blipping, plus Drive Mode Select - Eco, Normal and Sport - and manual-style sequential shifts.

All V6 models have steering-wheel mounted paddle shifts, which give some sort of performance control to the driver.

Nothing exciting.

With a rated fuel consumption on the combined urban / highway cycle of 8.7 litres per 100 kilometres the test Camry V6 came up with figures

straddling 12 litres per 100 in the city and suburbs and 5.5 litres per 100 kilometres on motorway runs.

The new TNGA underpinnings make the Camry more agile during accelerating, braking and cornering. Brakes have greater power and feel thanks to larger rotors all round.

Camry now has an electric parking brake plus brake-hold.

All Camry models have tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment, with power adjustment and a memory function on SL. A turning circle of more than 12 metres is poor and can focus the driver’s attention when parking.

In-cabin storage includes a 7.3-litre console box to that can take a tablet and there is a small storage space with a lid on the driver’s side lower instrument panel, as well as a two-level tray in the centre console with a USB/ AUX terminal, and 12V DC accessory socket in the lower tray front.

SUMMING UP Toyota reckons the new Camry has all the ingredients to continue as Australia’s best-selling mid-size car, a position it has now held for the past 23 years. Increasing competition from rivals has kept Toyota on its toes with attractive new design and added equipment.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE Ascent 2.5-litre: $27,690 Ascent Sport 2.5-litre: $29,990 SX 2.5-litre: $33,290

SL 2.5-litre: $39,990 Ascent Hybrid: $29,990 Ascent Sport Hybrid: $31,990 SL Hybrid: $40,990 SX V6: $37,290 SL V6: $43,990 All grades: premium paint $450 SX: panoramic roof $1950 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges.

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This week will see you bursting with ideas and enthusiasm for creative ventures as Mercury and Jupiter are in tune at the top of your chart.

Rearranging furniture is a great way to dispel some of this energy which will shift your mood while retaining this positive fresh mindset. Singles find themselves uncertain about their feelings at this time, so it is important to take time out for yourself.

Colour: Crimson, Number: 9

It appears you are coming into a cycle of great change in terms of relationships and a living arrangement. It is important to recognise that this is a very fertile time for Libras so be sure to act accordingly moving forward in the realm of love. Be clear with those in your life of their financial responsibilities that directly affect you.

This will allow you to get on top of your affairs restoring the much-needed balance. Colour: Bottle Green, Number: 28

After a draining week you will see things pick up this week with your social circles looking to spend quality time with you. The same theme extends with finances but be reminded not to worry as the money going out at this time will also be replenished in the next cycle. This week will see you wanting to eat fresh foods and it may spark the urge to grow your own garden which would be healing to your soul long term. Colour: Lime, Colour: 16

Be sure you have not overlooked any paperwork that may affect you down the track. If you are looking to quite a bad habit this would be the opportune time to do so as your mind and body are working well together in harmony this week. Scorpios who are studying at this time will see positive results from months of struggling and it seemingly not coming together. Colour: Nectarine, Number: 39

VARIETY MARKETS • The Channon Craft Markets – 9th August • Casino Golf Club Markets – Sunday 9th August • Lismore Car boot Markets – 2nd & 16th August FARMERS MARKETS • Ballina Farmers’ Market – Sundays 6am till 1pm at Commemoration Park Ballina.

• Bangalow Farmers Market – Saturdays 7am till 11am at Bangalow Hotel Carpark.

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This week will see energies shift and your adaptability allows you to go with the flow. Be careful to not let this calm become an overwhelming wave which you find yourself having to swim out of in the coming weeks. It is a great time to put a clear plan in place regarding some milestones that need to be met in the near future.

Use the weekend to work on overdue projects to free time for future celebrations. Colour: Indigo, Number: 3

This week will see you change decisions and direction suddenly which may infuse unnecessary doubt into your thoughts.

You will feel a strong urge to shop at this time but set yourself a strong budget and do not waiver on this number. Share your creative gifts with others this week as others will appreciate your bravery and meet this with genuine positive feedback.

Colour: Watermelon, Number: 11

This week will see you questioning a relationship which seems to be out of balance. Be aware of how much you are giving and how much you are actually getting in return.

The sun is in your money house this week which is lending itself to be a good time to ask for a raise or financial increase from an income. Coupled Cancers should try to reconnect with their partners and renew commitments to secure a successful future.

Colour: Olive, Number: 26

A full moon is in your house of money at this time which lends itself best to big career moves.

It seems that in a work environment you should trust your colleagues this week as they are working with you on a project which may change the direction of the business.

You may feel nostalgic this week which will see you reminiscing upon old flames. Trust where you are now spiritually to keep moving forward. Colour: Amethyst, Number: 66

• Blue Knob Farmers Markets – Saturdays 8.30am till 12pm at Blue Knob Café, Lillian Rock.

• Byron Bay Farmers Market – Thursdays 7am till 11am at Cavanbah Centre Byron Bay. • Lismore Farmers Market – Saturdays 8am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds.

• Lismore Produce Market – Thursdays 2.30pm till 6.30pm at Magellan & Carrington streets. Contact Tom on 0450 688 900.

• Mullumbimby Farmers Market – Fridays 7am till 11am at Mullumbimby Showground. Contact Allie on 02 6677 1345

This week will see your sensitive side come out with Neptune and Jupiter in your house of intimacy.

Your partner will feel spoilt and loved, however be careful to not overdo it as they may feel a little smothered. A new career opportunity will present itself so take the time to weigh up the long-term effects of this decision and not rush to a quick pay off which may not be sustainable. Colour: Orient red, Number: 74

Your regular routine this week will be disrupted, and it will take some time for you to regain the traction your normally have. Feel free to speak your mind freely this week as others are relying on this guidance. Try to be open minded to change as there may be situations coming beyond your control. Make the time for a sleep in this week as you are looking toward a following week full of challenges. Colour: Slate, Number: 88

You will feel very energized this week with the tendency to take risks resulting from Jupiter being in your house. This may raise a few eyebrows amongst friends this week however they will come around next week when some of your gambles will pay off. Single Virgos should prepare themselves for a life changing moment which may see them meeting the partner of their dreams.

Do not fear this eruptive time. Colour: Daffodil, Number: 51

This week you will systems and a chain of command fall into place after a few tumultuous weeks of struggle. It is time to mix things up so make changes to the smaller things in life even if it is the foods you eat or the brand of coffee you drink. Those closest to you will begin to listen to your advice and act accordingly which will simmer into a better work and home life at this time. Colour: Terracotta, Number: 41

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

• Uki Farmers Market – Saturdays 8am till 12.30pm at Uki Hall.

• Yamba Farmers Market – Wednesdays 7am till 1pm at Whiting Beach carpark. Contact Debra on 0402 404 606

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In Memoriam

KRAUSE, GORDON KEITH 16.06.1925 ~ 30.07.2020

Passed away peacefully. Much loved Husband of Doreen. Adored Father and Father in Law of Sue-Ellen & John, Wayne & Lyn and Narelle. Loved Pa of Rebecca, Sarah, Mitchell, Robbie, Kristopher, Curtis, Keegan (dec) Nicholas and Charlotte. Great Pa of Alyssa, Jayla, Hannah and Ava. Will be sadly missed by all his extended family and friends.

Family and friends are invited to attend Gordon’s funeral service to be held at the Rainbow Chapel, Rainbow Avenue, West Ballina on Thursday 6 August, 2020 commencing at 2.00pm.

Following the service a private cremation will take place.

Ballina 02 6686 7036

FUHRMANN,

LORRAINE FLORENCE Passed away peacefully on 30th July, 2020 at Ballina Hospital. Late of Casino. Aged 87 years. Beloved wife of Eric (decd). Much loved mother & mother-in-law of Sue & Peter, Lynn & Ian, Wendy & Marlon.

Cherished Granny-Mother of Katrina, Nick, Keegan, Lachlan, Joshua, Kate, Amy Grace, & Eloise. Loved & sadly missed by all the Rusk & Fuhrmann families.

Forever in our hearts Due to Covid restrictions, a private funeral has been held.

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CASINO LIVE WEIGHT & OPEN AUCTION STORE SALE

Northern Co-operative Meat Company Limited NOMINATION OF ACTIVE MEMBER DIRECTORS ELECTION – ORDINARY DIRECTORS ELECTION A FULL 3 YEAR DIRECTOR’S TERM (TWO DIRECTORS) Nominations of candidates for the election of two (2) Directors of the above Co-operative are invited to fill the positions becoming vacant by the completion of a 3 year term by Directors; Ronald (Ron) Chittick and Neil Summerville. Being eligible, Ron Chittick & Neil Summerville have offered themselves for re-election.

Nominations are required in writing for the Election and must be signed by 2 or more active members of the Co-operative. Each nomination is to be accompanied by the written consent of the Nominee and must reach the undersigned at the Registered Office of the Co-operative, 10615 Summerland Way Casino NSW 2470, no later than 11.00 am on Monday 24th August 2020.

Nominations Forms are available at the Co-operative’s Registered Office MEMBERS ONLY – An information session on the role of a Director for candidates will be held on Wednesday 19th August 2020 at 3pm. RSVP to 02 66600706 by Monday 17 August 2020.

By order of the Board Anne Toohey, Company Secretary Northern Co-operative Meat Company Ltd, 10615 Summerland Way Casino NSW 2470 (Ph: 66622444) ABN: 42060208366

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I had this Serotta Legend Ti custom-built while living in the U.S. The frame is 54/55cm (I am 172 cm) made from C4 Titanium Tubing with an F1 Carbon fork. Comes equipped with Campagnolo Record gears, brakes, chainset, pedals. Original wheels were replaced with Campag Shamal Ultra 2Way Fit (tubed or tubeless) and have only been ridden on a few times. This bike has been meticulously looked after and is in immaculate condition. Unfortunately I developed a health condition which means I can no longer ride. Over the years I have owned many great bikes but this was the one I was going to keep forever. However I can’t look at it any longer without thinking, “what a waste.” I have looked at today’s crop of road bikes and feel confident that you could not buy anything that approaches the timeless quality and value of my Serotta for anywhere near the $3200 I am asking for it. If you are interested please call Bryan on 0437 541 944

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100 Brahman x & Santa Steers (0&2 teeth) 130 Euro x Steers (0&2 teeth) 200 Angus x Steers (6-9 m.o) 120 Santa x & Brangus Steers (7-12 m.o) 150 Euro x Steers (6-10 m.o) 50 Angus x Heifers (15-24 m.o unjoined) 70 Euro x Heifers (16-20 m.o unjoined) 40 Brahman x Heifers (15-20 m.o unjoined) 40x40 Angus x & Brangus Cows & Calves 30x30 Charolais x Cows & Calves 20x20 Brahman x Cows & Calves 50 Cows PTIC SPECIAL LINES: A/c G&D Jarrett – St Helena 40 Charolais Steers (0 teeth) A/c B&T Gould – Greenridge 15 Santa x Steers (7-9 m.o) 15 Santa x Heifers (7-9 m.o) A/c WR & RE Bulmer – Leeville 20 Brangus Steers (10-12 m.o) A/c Ron Morley – Bangalow 15x15 Angus x Hereford Cows & Calves A/c Owner 30 Angus x Heifers, calved & PTIC A/c Lyn Yates – Shannonbrook Complete Dispersal – Property Sold 19 Angus x Heifers unjoined (18-22 m.o) 11x11 Angus x Heifers & Calves 2 Angus x Heifers PTIC 10x10 Angus x Cows & Calves 2nd & 3rd calf 10x10 Brahman x Cows & Calves 2nd & 3rd calf 5x5 Charolais x Cows & Calves 2nd & 3rd calf 3x3 Limousin x Cows & Calves 2x2 Charolais x Cows & Calves 11 Brahman x Cows PTIC 2nd & 3rd Calf 3 Angus x Cows PTIC 2nd & 3rd Calf 4 Charolais x Cows PTIC 2 Limousin x Cows PTIC 2 Angus Bulls – McIntyre Bred All females bred on the property with sound mouths.

A/c T&W Bryant – Tatham 13 F1 Brahman Heifers 2 y.o unjoined 7 Santa Heifers 2 y.o unjoined A/c G Ford – Tunglebung 35 Charolais x Heifers (16-18 m.o unjoined) 20 Angus x Heifers (14-16 m.o unjoined)

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60 To have a notice in our Community Billboard, please email hollie@heartlandmedia. com.au Sunday Chemist Roster: 9th August – Scrivener & Webb Chemist 9.30am till 12.30pm Casino CWA: Casino Evening CWA Branch will be meeting on Thursday 6th August at 6pm at 4 Jersey St. Enquiries please phone Alison 0400956404 Casino Senior citizens centre Incorporated: The Casino Senior Citizens will be holding their annual general meeting on the 11th August 2020 at Casino RSM Club commencing at 10am.

We are always looking for new members to join us.

Membership to join our club is $5.00 a year.

Our main activities include hoy each Tuesday morning at 10am and Euchre each Thursday afternoon commencing at 1.00pm. We are very fortunate to have the backing of the Casino RSM Club who allows us to use their facilities free of charge.

During the year we have dinners for our members – i.e.

Mother’s Day, Christmas in July, and our Christmas Breakup party. Unfortunately, due to Coronavirus this year we have missed a few of these lunches.

If you are interested in joining us or have a question, please contact either Jan Danaher on 0414 625 680 or Jill Thomas on 6662 1602.

The Association of Independent Retirees, Far North Coast Branch (AIR): Their scheduled meeting for Friday the 7th of August has been cancelled. The AGM will be held in the Richmond Room on Friday the 28th of August.

Wesley And Methodist Church: Meets every Sunday 10am at 172 Wyrallah rd East Lismore.

All Welcome. Also the OP shop reaching out to the community Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10-3pm, Saturdays 10-2pm.

Mullumbimby CWA: After four months break, Mullumbimby CWA branch will resume monthly meetings on August 12. Under Covid-19 regulations, there will be social distancing, hand sanitising and an attendance register with contact details of each person present. The meeting will start at the usual time of 10am at the CWA Rooms, corner Gordon and Mullumbimbi streets, Mullumbimby. For more information contact secretary Jenny on 0427 847282 or email johnandjen6@gmail.com.

Brunswick Valley VIEW Club: Brunswick Valley VIEW Club has resumed its monthly luncheons after three months in

August 6, 2020

COMMUNITY BILLBOARD lockdown. President Margaret Alderton welcomed 23 members and one guest to a luncheon at Billinudgel. All agreed it was great to see each other in person, even with social distancing.

Long service awards were presented to: Fay Pratten, 30 years; Jan Blanch, 20 years; Brenda Caligeros, Bev Meredith, Lorraine Siddall and Joan Mott, 10 years.

VIEW stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women. The club proudly supports seven students in The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program, which provides disadvantaged students with financial assistance, emotional support and access to educational programs to help them get the most from their education.

The club will celebrate its 35th birthday on August 13 with a low-key luncheon at Billinudgel Hotel.

VIEW members make lasting friendships, share ideas and knowledge and enjoy social activities. Regular friendship mornings are held as well as monthly luncheons. Ladies who are interested in fun and friendship are invited to come to a VIEW luncheon as a visitor. Numbers are required for catering purposes. For more information, call president Margaret Alderton on 0429 966 894.

Compassionate Communities Northern NSW: Cafe Catch up - Point Cafe at the Ramada Hotel and Suites, Ballina, 10 -11am Tuesday 11 August. Do you love to go for coffee? Or is tea, hot chocolate or chai your favourite brew?

Whatever your choice, it is good to get out and have a chat over a cup of something. Maybe you are new to the area and don’t have friends to meet up with yet, or you feel like a catch up and none of your friends are available? Do you have something on your mind? On the Second Tuesday of every month one of our group will be having coffee in a local cafe, and the August catch up will be at The Proper Cafe, Cherry St, Ballina.

We’d love you to join us! There may be one person or 10 turn up, who knows?

Coffee and Community - Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina, 10am - 12pm Wednesday 26 August. We all face different challenges in life. Join us for a chat about life, death and everything in between. We meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Call Jane on 0438 814 552 or Sally on 0407 007 090 for more information, or just turn up on the day.

Threshold Choir - Due to the most recent NSW Health advisory the Threshold choir will be taking a break from faceto-face rehearsals, but we would

still welcome new members in preparation for getting back to together when it is safe to do so.

Please email comcomnnsw@ gmail.com or phone Jane on 0438 814 552. Visit our facebook page for more: www. facebook.com/CompassionateC ommunitiesNorthernNSW/ Food Pantry - Uniting Church - Lismore Regional Mission: The Lismore Food Pantry is pleased to announce it is open again to the people of Lismore and the wider community every Thursday from 9.30am -12 noon. The Food Pantry provides low cost groceries for financially disadvantaged persons and families in need.

Holders of current Centrelink benefit cards are most welcome.

St. Vincent de Paul vouchers are also accepted. We are located in Keen Street at the rear of the Red Dove Cafe.

For further information contact Lismore Uniting Church office on 66215801.

Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise: Meets every Friday at 7.05 am at Coffeeshots Molesworth St, Lismore. Interested in contributing to community?

Local and international? Join us please. Phone 0435 990 919 for more details.

Casino Community Men’s Shed: We have extended our days to Mon, Tues, Wed but attendance has to be limited to 25 members only on each of those. 8am – 1.30 pm.

Because of the COVID-19 issue we are unable to accept any new applicants at this time.

Members of the public seeking any help with things we do are welcome to call in but entry to the building is not allowed.

We can be contacted on 6662 6423 during opening hours or casmenshed@live.com.au . We are on Facebook and people are welcome to join that group.

Grow Group: Grow is a Community Mental Wellbeing Organization. We run support groups for people struggling with their Mental Health. Small friendly groups to learn how to overcome anxiety, depression and improve Mental Health. Breaking the isolation, anonymous open to everyone.

Due to Covid- 19 some of our groups are meeting face to face and some are meeting online(zoom). We have groups in Ballina, Yamba, Lismore, Tweed Heads and Grafton for more information ph 1800 558 268 Lion’s Club Casino: Lion’s Club meeting is held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month at Casino RSM Club from 6.30 –for a 7.00pm start.

Kyogle Sunshine Club: Meets every Thursday at

9.30am. In the Supper Room.

Come and enjoy a day of fun, morning tea and lunch. All Welcome. For more details contact 0499 824 274.

Casino Mini Rail: Every Sunday 10am to 4pm.

Weather permitting.

Casino View Club: Holds a monthly luncheon meeting at Casino RSM Club at 11am on the second Thursday of every month. Any further inquiries or to book lunch please contact Barbra on 02 6661 2530 0448 969 498.

Casino Croquet Club: Games every Mondays and Wednesdays 9.30am for a 10am start. New members (male or female) are invited to come along for some free trial lessons with our Captain Mary & newly qualified coach, Leonie. For further information contact Mary on 02 6662 1971.

Richmond River Beef Produces Association: Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Kyogle Showgrounds in the luncheon room at 7pm. For more details Phone Jan on 0427 293 455.

Lion’s Club of Kyogle: Fourth Lions Club in Australia – “Proud of it “ – Lion’s Club meeting is held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday each Month at the Kyogle Lion’s shed from 6.30 – 7.00pm. Visitors and New members most welcome.

For more information contact Neville Moon on 6632 2233.

Casino Mixed Probus Club: First meeting will be on Thursday the 23rd July.

Apologies by 5pm Wednesday 22nd. For more information call the secretary on 0419 886 119.

The Casino & Distract Historical Society Museum: Is open for visitors Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am to 2pm. Adults $5, Children and Students Free.

Bus trips are welcome. Yearly Membership $15, Couples $25. General Meetings are held 2nd Saturday – March, June, September, November 10am in the museum, All welcome.

Email casinohistorymuseum@ outlook.com for further information. Check us out on Facebook.

Casino & District Family History Group Inc: Casino & District Family History Group Inc. will be open again on Tuesday 7 July – Normal opening hours.First meeting will be held on the 2nd Wednesday in August. For more information phone Research Room 66628114 or Cherryl 0490149905 CWA Craft: Casino Ladies and friends will meet in the Casino Library at 9.00am on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. For

further information please contact Vivian on 02 6662 1838.

CWA Meeting Dates: The CWA meeting will be held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Casino Community Cultural Centre at 9.00am. For further information please contact Jan on 02 6662 6424 or Margaret on 02 6662 1746.

Casino Richmond River Country Music Club: Casino Richmond River Country Music Club wishes to advise their Fun day’s will be resuming on 16th August 2020, at the Casino RSM Club. To allow for social distancing this will be held upstairs. Staring at 10am. Our AGM will be held after music finishes. For further information call the president Gloria on 6662 2425 Or 0412 910 884 Ballina Shire Concert Band: The Band gets together Wednesday evenings for rehearsals from 7pm for 7.30pm start at The Band Hall - 26 Swift St, Ballina. We are always looking for new competent players to join us.

We are particularly keen to see new trombone, trumpet and euphonium players. Our regular performance is at the Ballina markets from 9.15am - 10.15am on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

For more information contact Laurie on 02 6628 2716 or message us on Facebook fb.me/ BallinaConcertBand Kyogle Country Music Club: Kyogle Country Music is holding its next musical afternoon on Sunday 9th August at KYOGLE GOLF CLUB at 11 am. The Bistro will be catering for Lunches and Snacks and the Bar will be operating for drinks etc.

Ballina CWA: Here are our upcoming events: - Stall at the Ballina Farmer’s Market, Sunday 2nd August - Craft and Friendship mornings, each Wednesday from 9-12.

For our craft and friendship mornings: “In line with COVID-19 restrictions, social distancing and sanitizing will be observed.

Our numbers will be limited to 20 people, so please call Barbara on 0428116668 no later than Monday to book your spot.”

Lismore Target Rifle Club: Lismore Target Rifle Club for .22 calibre rifles, meets Monday & Wednesday nights from 6.30 pm & the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month from 12 noon (public holidays excluded). At present, only licenced shooters are able to attend the Range due to COVID-19 restrictions. For more info please phone Derek on 66282082 (AH).

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AL-ANON Family Groups

COVID-19 update – This list includes current online & physical meetings. Things are changing quickly so please contact us if you need any more information.

Al-Anon offers help and hope for families and friends of Alcoholics 1300 252 666 - www.al-anon.org.au

MONDAY 10.00 AM BALLINA 6686 8599 (BCSO) ID 10:30 AM BYRON BAY ST – ZOOM ID 824 599 3030 Pwd 122 436 12:15 PM LISMORE Red Dove 0417 477 151 (Terry) DR – ZOOM ID 232 109 437 Pwd AA 6:00 PM BRUNSWICK HEADS 1hr mtg Womens Emotional Sobriety – ZOOM ID 413 645 738 Contact Deb 0401 204 279 WM 6.30 PM LISMORE WM – For ZOOM ID and password contact 0428 781 869 7.00PM BYRON BAY Recovery Group 0402 576 493 (Mitch) – For ZOOM ID phone 0401 945 671 7.00 PM CASINO Nth Coast Comm Church 67 Richmond ST (Entry at rear via lane) Annie 6661 9141 or Di 0477 004 453 SM/ID TUESDAY 10.00 AM MURWILLUMBAH ConXions Church, 19 Prince St Murwillumbah 0412 092 497 (Kevin) Combined with ZOOM ID: 246715814 Pwd UKI 10.30 AM MULLUMBIMBY ST – ZOOM ID 715 144 007 Pwd Tradition7 12:15 PM LISMORE Red Dove 6689 9351(Richard) DR – ZOOM ID 232 109 437 Pwd AA 5.00 PM TABULAM CWA Hall, 16 Court St, 1hr Sarah 0457 812 962 5:30 PM BANGALOW DR – For ZOOM ID phone 0401 945 671 7.00 PM NORTHERN RIVERS PROMISES – permanent online mtg ZOOM ID 8315 9091 987 Pwd AA 8.00 PM KINGSCLIFF 6676 1954/0413 706 601 (Lindsay) ID WEDNESDAY 6.30 AM MULLUMBIMBY Early Risers - Iain 0499 282 820 1hr mtg DR– ZOOM ID 198 385 272 Pwd 804 343 10.00 AM BALLINA (Wayne) 0421 236 574 BBS 12:15 PM LISMORE Red Dove 6689 9351 (Richard) DR – ZOOM ID 232 109 437 Pwd AA 1.00 PM YAMBA Community Ctr, Treelands Dr near Osprey Dr LS 1.00 PM BRUNSWICK HEADS RSL Hall, Cnr Fawcett & Tweed Sts Dennis 0412 512 941 BBS 6.00 PM KYOGLE – Anglican Church Hall, cnr Campbell & Kyogle Rds - 0429 200 955 (Gordon) combined with ZOOM 8236 0835 965 Pwd Unity 6.30 PM LISMORE Geoff 0417 724 404 ID – ZOOM ID 867 0040 9512 Pwd AA 7.00 PM BYRON BAY – ZOOM ID 749 046 7278 – Pwd 767201 Lee 0423 166 225 ST THURSDAY 12:15 PM LISMORE Red Dove 6689 9351 (Richard) DR – ZOOM ID 232 109 437 Pwd AA 12.30 PM MULLUMBIMBY Just For Today JFT 7.00 PM SUFFOLK PARK PM – ZOOM ID 737 9000 1873 for Pwd call 0402 533 779 7.00 PM LISMORE 6682 8087 (Greg) KM 7.00 PM POTTSVILLE Joys of Recovery 0423 578 899 (Janet) TP/GS – ZOOM ID 126 391 743 Pwd 898 132 7.00 PM CASINO Nth Coast Comm Church 67 Richmond ST (Entry at rear via lane) Annie 6661 9141 or Di 0477 004 453 ID 6.00 PM MURWILLUMBAH Parish Meeting Hall cnr Waterloo St & QLD Rd - (Robert) 6679 5076 8.00 PM BALLINA Anglican Church Hall, cnr Burton & Norton Sts 0412 324 570 (Steve) Jack 0429772867 ID FRIDAY 8.00 AM POTTSVILLE Hand it Over - Black Rock sporting oval – Text Scotty 0419443196 12.00 PM BYRON BAY LS ZOOM ID 253 327 3826 for Pwd call 0400 464 979 12:15 PM LISMORE Red Dove 0417 477 151 (Terry) DR – ZOOM ID 232 109 437 Pwd AA 5.30 PM BRUNSWICK HEADS 1hr ABSI – ZOOM ID 253 327 3826 6.30 PM LENNOX HEAD Bev 0451 047 637 (1hr) ID/ST/DR 7.00 PM BYRON BAY 1 hr Wendy 0410 481 795 BBS 7.30 PM MACLEAN John 66464263 ID/ST/TP SATURDAY 8.00 AM BALLINA Breakfast Mtg BBQ area near skate park, Kingsford smith Dr roundabout DR 9.00 AM STH GOLDEN BCH. DR/ABSI – For ZOOM ID phone 0401 945 671 3.00 PM NIMBIN – 54 Cullen St (between Enviro Ctr & Apothecary) ST Combined with ZOOM ID 856 5404 3049 Pwd AA 3.30 PM BYRON BAY 1 hr MM 3.30 PM BYRON BAY WM 5.00PM MURWILLUMBAH ConXions Church, 19 Prince St Murwillumbah BBS 6.30 PM LISMORE SM – ZOOM ID 657 706 645 Pwd AA 7.00 PM BYRON BAY – SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – NEW ONLINE ONLY – ZOOM ID 645 763 6476 Password- 951 276 – for enquiries 0401 945 671 SUNDAY 9 00 AM BALLINA 1hr SC ZOOM ID 824 599 3030 Pwd 122436 10.00 AM LISMORE Spiritual Progress 66213745 Ina DR/ABSI – ZOOM ID 429 887 019 (or phone in on 02) 8015 6011) Pwd AA 4.00 PM ALSTONVILLE Ray 0411 860 087 BBS – For ZOOM ID & Pwd email alstonvillesundaybbs@gmail.com 5.30 PM LISMORE Geoff 0417 724 404 ID 6.30 PM YAMBA Community Centre, Treelands Dr ABSI 7.00 PM BRUNSWICK HDS Leah 0438 188 391 ID/TP/SC – ZOOM ID 9875 553 164 PW 645 162

COVID-19 update – This list includes current online & physical meetings. Things are changing quickly so please contact us if you need any more information.

TUESDAY 6:30 PM SOUTH LISMORE – ZOOM ID 252 666 0000 (no password required) WEDNESDAY 6.30 PM BALLINA – ZOOM ID 252 666 0000 (no password required) THURSDAY 5:00 PM (QLD time) (with Alateen) TWEED HEADS Anglican Church, 13 Powell St FRIDAY 2:00 PM BANGALOW - ZOOM ID 252 666 0000 (no password required) SUNDAY 4:00 PM CHINDERAH Seventh Day Adventist Church, 83 Phillip St.

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62 Far North Coast Men: Clint Mallett East Lismore were” just!” too strong for Ballina R defeating them 7-0, but they did not get it all their own way; no score at the end of the first quarter.

Peter Ryan in goals for Ballina was simply unbeatable and did all he could to keep the Ballina side in the game. It took Easts to within 4 minutes of the break to get past Ryan when Matt Carter scored, Carter scored again a minute later, and we went to the break at 2-0. In the third quarter Easts did all they could to increase the lead but the Ballina R side especially Ryan in goals had their own ideas. No further score in the third quarter.

4 minutes into the final Quarter Easts made some inroads and Wynard Voleshenk trapped a ball on the spot and pushed it past the keeper to go 3 up.

With 9 minutes left in the match Voleshenk scored his second off a penalty corner when picking up a rebound off the keeper’s pad and making no mistake in front of goal giving Ryan no chance.

Ballina tired a little and Easts scored their fifth in the final 5 minutes when Nic Layton scored, a minute later Matt Carter converted a penalty corner for his third, then Carter scored his 4th Easts picked up 3 goals in the final 5 minutes.

Ballina were solid in their win over the Star side, Star scored almost immediately from the hit off when Mark Harris received a ball from a free hit outside the 25 and scored with a deflection.

Ballina lost their key defender Brett Crawford ten minutes into the match and that didn’t help their cause early. Ballina rallied and took the game to Star with some good attack and sound defence not scoring but not allowing Star to add to their tally in the first quarter. At the 6th minute of the second quarter Ballina tied things up when Scott Hamilton converted a penalty corner. Both sides tried to go further ahead but neither could add to the score. In the second section tempers flared early and players found themselves in the sin bin for a cool off period.

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and Ballina went in front 2-1 with a length of the field effort that resulted in Brody Robinson deflecting a 20-meter pass from Daykin Stanger into the back of the net.

Ballina led 2-1 going into the 4th quarter and both sides were throwing all they could at each other, and all was repelled early in the quarter. That trend continued and a desperate Star could not win or level the match. Ryan McGuiness and Jesse Hughes were Star’s best and Scott Hamilton along with Richie Lawrence in goals for Ballina stood out.

Far North Coast Women: Wendy Trudgeon Northern Star were too strong for East Lismore winning 5-0, leading 2-0 at half time they ran away in the game scoring 3 goals in the third quarter and shutting Easts out of it. Natalie Psarakis opened Star’s account in the 11th minute of the first quarter in converting a well worked penalty corner variation. Hayley Marshall increased it to two midway through the second quarter when she pounced on a loose ball in front of the goals and pushed past the keeper. Easts responded well generally with great positive runs from Charlotte James who was always testing the Star defence. Emily Hoskins was carrying the ball at speed and and Star were struggling to control her.

The flood gates opened in the third quarter; Alana Albertini scored soon after the start, at the 5th minute Maya McGrath made it 4-0 and at the 11th minute of the third quarter Leanne Albertini scored with back stick touch on the ball. The 4th quarter was scoreless, and Easts defended stoutly and applied plenty of pressure of their own.

Eliza Wallace was a standout in Star’s defence and Maya McGrath was ever creative, deceptive and an absolute handful for the East defence.

Kim Newton, Candice Hellyar, Karen Eakin and Kylie Quinlan in goal were good for Easts and Star was well served by Hayley Marshall, Leanne, and Alana Albertini.

No report available but Ballina defeated Coraki 4-0 in the other A Grade Women’s match.

Yamba Gold Club Results: Thursday Single Stableford- Score of the day goes to Tom Roberts with an excellent 47points. Toms handicap gets adjusted from 29 to 20! Welcome to B Grade Tom. Our A Grade winner was Barry Fisher with 40 points on a countback from Brian Wilson and Peter McGrath. Bruce Petith won B Grade with 38 points on a countback from Keith Cromack and Garry Payne. C Grade went to Tom Roberts by a massive 11 points from Mick McCormack and John Leggoe. NTPs went to Andrew Bolte on the 3rd, Jack Wright on the 9th, Peter Hall on the 10th, Garry Downes on the 12th, Ray O’Connor won the Pro Pin on the 14th and Ken Dewar on the 17th. Ball run down was 31 with 21 on the back.

Saturday Monthly MedalThe very consistent Monthly Medal winner does it again in A Grade.

Alex Podbereski claimed the prize in a tight contest with a Net 70 on a countback from Kevin Lowe and Doug Luckie.

Reilly Wunderlich was the Gross winner with 76 hits.

In B Grade Garry Payne was successful with a Net 70 from Danny Quin and Larry McKenzie. Garry Payne also won the best Gross. C Grade went to Kevin Molloy with the best score of the day of 69 Net from Roger Cotton and Tony Fisher. Tony Fisher also won the best Gross. NTPs went to Bruce Zietsch (3rd),Pip Dixon (9th), Garry Payne won the Pro Pin on 10th, Graeme Coates (10th), Sandy Stump from Wee Waa won the 12th and Tony Moran (17th). Our Manager of Golf Operations, (no names mentioned) got he’s monies worth on the 6th with a few donations to the waterhole to accumulate a total of 15 for the hole.

Reminder, the Men’s Foursomes will be played on Saturday 29th August.

Yamba Mi Organics Pro-Am with a big field of Professionals is on this coming weekend the 8th and 9th August. Happy Golfing and stay safe.

Yamba Men’s Lawn Bowls: Scruffy overcomes a

well-aimed ‘Bullet’ Two club championships were decided over the weekend with the Major Singles and Major Triples titles being on the line.

The Major Singles title is the most sought-after accolade at the club and this year’s field was littered with previous champions and bowlers of undoubted talent and quality. Following the completion of round two during the week, the quarter-finals on Saturday morning produce several incredible games of bowls and a few surprise outcomes: Cliffe Vagg defeated Col Lindsay 31 shots to 24; Bob Ballantyne overcame a determined John Luchetti 31 to 24; Steve Jackson dominated against Adam Hart eventually winning by 31 shots to 12; and Steve Butler overwhelmed Dave Atkinson by 31 shots to 10. The afternoon semi-finals again featured a salutation of singles lawn bowls with Bob Ballantyne fighting back from a 21 to eight deficit against Cliffe Vagg to claim a position in the final by 31 shots to 30, and Steve Jackson proved too consistent against Steve Butler taking the game by 31 shots to 15.

The final between Bob ‘Bullet’ Ballantyne and Steve ‘Scruffy’ Jackson was a delight to watch and was appreciated by a substantial yet sociallydistanced assemble of spectators. Four shots were the largest margin for either contender during the first third of the championship encounter with both bowlers producing remarkable shots to stave off the challenge of the other. However, the consistency and accuracy of ‘Scruffy’ Jackson started to wear on Bob as the game progressed.

Subsequently, the scoreboard showed steady progression in Steve’s favour and although Bob endeavoured to haul in the progress of his rival, it was Steve who continued on to claim the title and bragging rights as the best bowler at the club for 2020. The final score was 31 shots to 19 in Steve’s favour.

The final of the Major Triples Championship between defending champions Nev Hillyard and Terry and Brad

Johnson, and the reputed trio of Allan Parker, Graham Meany and Peter Forrester was a muchanticipated encounter.

Many pundits struggled to predict the outcome of this clash and with the score at six shots to four after eight very tight ends it appeared that it would be a consummate contest to determine ascendency. However, at this juncture Brad’s team responded to his encouragement and began to dominate the game.

Nev, Terry and Brad all played well and limited the impact their respective direct opposition could bring to the contest ultimately claiming the championship and back-to-back titles by 26 shots to seven.

This weekend Yamba will be well represented in the respective divisions of the Clarence River District Bowling Association (CRDBA) Triples Championships which are all at the semi-final stages of competition.

The State Open category will be played at the Iluka Bowling Club on Sunday 9th August with Yamba represented by the talented team of Steve Jackson, Trevor Bardsley and Jim Johnson. The Senior division will be hosted by South Grafton Ex-Services Club on Saturday 8th August with Yamba in a position of strength with three of the four semi-final teams: Greg Dickman, Greg Johnson and Terry Johnson; Steve Cassidy, Cliffe Vagg and Ian Parker; and Allan Parker, Bob Ballantyne and Graham Meany.

The President’s Reserve division will be played at Brooms Head, also on Saturday, with Graeme Brown, Don Freeman and Bruce Angel flying the flag for Yamba.

The draws for the 2020 Minor Pairs, Club Veteran Singles and ‘C’ Grade Singles Championships are displayed on the main bowl’s noticeboard.

Nominations for the Minor Singles, Major/ Minor Pairs, Handicap Fours and Stan Brown Shield championships and competitions are currently open with members encouraged to get their nominations in early to avoid disappointment.

Men’s social bowls will continue on Wednesday

(pairs) and Friday (triples) afternoons. All games commence at 1.00pm and nominations can be made by telephoning the Bowls Office on 6646 8669 prior to 11.30am on the intended day of play.

Wednesday 29th July: Winners: Paul Conley and Alan Turnbull.Runners Up: Col Cohen and Ron Kubyk. Encouragement: Geoff Solomon and Mark Bilton Friday 31st July: Winners: Brian Kay, Bill Best and Bill Williams. Runners Up: Allan Parker, Bob Gunning and Chris Gunning Encouragement: Cliff Wood and Rob Unicomb (pairs game) Maclean & District Bowling Club: 02/08/2020 Players still involved in District Triples events just a reminder they will be played Sat 8th August.

Seniors – South Services, Pres. Reserve – Brooms Head. 8:45am Major/Minor Pairs start date is now pushed back due to rain and district events.

Championships Nominations for Mixed Pairs and Open Singles (Men & Women), Club Triples & Mixed Triples are open. Mixed Pairs will close Wednesday 19th August.

Social Bowls Wednesday Winners: Rex Wiseman & Michael Bailey. R/ Up: Kevin Johnson & Col Ryan. Raffle: 1st Jim Mills 2ndMarisa Mutch. Crack The Safe: $450 – Jim Mills – NOT WON Friday Winners: Ray Davis, Richard Archer & Col Ryan. R/Up:Fatty & Jon Keats. Raffle:1st Jim Shannon ,2nd Bill McCarron.

Crack The Safe: $450 – Kevin Johnson – NOT WON Saturday-Dan Kilroy & Aidan Daniels d R.Murphy & G.Montgomery 16/9 .Marg Stallard & Mully d John Miller & Bill McCarron 17/15 .

Winners:Dan Kilroy & Aidan Daniels Don’t forget Saturday social is on every week at 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

Single entry, team entry, organise your own game if you want. New and non bowlers more than welcome.

SPORT Sporting results Casino RSM Cougars: The Casino RSM Cougars journeyed to Cabarita to face the Tweed Coast Raiders last Sunday but were soundly beaten by 32 - 6. Although playing well in the opening ten minutes, once the Raiders got on top it was too big a job for the Cougars to get back into the game. It’s always tough playing the home sides up the Coast.

The Cougars reserve graders, who salvaged a late draw last week, were beaten by 32 -18 this week. It was a fiery game with three players from both sides being sent off after a brawl.

It was better news for the Cecil Hotel sponsored 18’s. They confirmed that they have some very handy players with a 22 - 10 victory. Hopefully they can build on that.

The three teams are back to QE Park next Sunday to play the Murwillumbah Mustangs, with the 18’s starting around 11.50 am. THE ONE - EYED COUGAR Casino Ladies Bowls: Ladies please note the A G M will be held Wednesday August 12th at 1:00 pm . Pennants will resume on Wednesday .

Good luck girls .

Results on Wednesday July 29th the trophy was again out of the hat & it went to the team winning the least number of ends . J Newell & I Watson d A Temple & A James P Brown & H Lavelle S Birrell /G Connolly shared lead J Dwyer & D Skinner d J Cooke J Mathews & N Hawkes .Friday G Connolly / N Moran shared lead J Newell P Lyon & A James d P Brown J Mason D Skinner & N Hawkes .

Casino Social Golf Results: 02-08-2020 Brett Jackson was the winner on Sunday with a net score of only 4 shots from Darryl Green with 22. 3rd, Dave Roberts 27 on a countback.

The putting trophy went to J.Sneath with 16 putts and N.Rose won the players draw. Nearest to pins:8th & 17th, T.Çonners.

10th, K.Ruttley. 12th & 13th, R.Ruttley. 14th, G.Randall. 15th & 18th, J.Rankin.16th,J.Sneath.

Next Sunday’s event sponsored by The Barn = Clydesale Motel, Casino will be a 4 person ambros

63 over 18 holes and visitors are welcome to play with hit off from 6-30am till 7-30am.

Casino Golf Club Results: Tuesday July 28 there were 43 Vets to play the Single Stableford Event and the day was just perfect for golf after the cold winds the day before.

Tim Meyer (22) finished with the best score of the day 36 points on a c/b from Noel Kinsley (13).

Barry Patch (28) was the leader of the 35 points from Lawrence Bonner (28, Dave Mudford (23), Jim Dean (26) and Bob Betts (30). The Ball Rundown went to 30 on a c/b.

Wednesday July 29 the ladies held a 2 Person Ambrose with 36 in the field sponsored by Meryl Ellaby one of the golfing ladies. This day was also the Qualifying Round for the GNSW Keno 2 Person Ambrose where the winners will head off to Coffs Harbour for the Regional Finals in November, then on to Bonville if they win there for the State Finals. The winners of the day were Anne Mead & Neita Johnson with a handicap of (16.75) finishing with a nett 69.25 from 1st Runner Ups Linda Dean & Carolyn Ross with a handicap of (10.75) having a 71.25 nett from 2nd Runner Ups Janet Halliday & Helen Olive with a handicap of (10.50) having 72.5 nett.

With Meryl’s generous sponsorship everyone also received a ball in the run down. There were 7 teams participate in the KENO NSW event and the first of the rank to go to Coffs Harbour on Sunday 1st November are Linda Dean & Carolyn Ross; we wish them all the best in the Regional Finals and hope they get to go to Bonville to the State Finals.

Thursday July 30 the men had 60 players in their Single Stableford event and it was a runaway score of 43 points from Terry Nolan (25) who won the day from Runner Up Barry Estreich (16) with 39 and the ball rundown went to 34 on a c/b.

Friday July 31 the last day of the 2nd month of winter and it was a glorious day to play golf in. The ladies had a field of 30 with a Colleen Bosley visiting from Tallwoods. There were enough players to form 3

divisions and Linda Dean (19) finished the day with the best score she has had all year having 38 points from 1st Runner Up Janet Halliday (19) with 36 from Helen Olive (23) on 32. Division 2 was won by our visitor Colleen Bosley (29) with 36 points from 1st Runner Up Carolyn Ross (24) having 35 from 2nd Runner Up Vonnie Micallef (30) on 33. Division3 was won by Kylie Walker (37) having 30 points from 1st Runner Up Lorraine Pratt (36) with 29 on a c/b from 2nd Runner Up Dorothy Willis (39). The ball rundown went to 25.

Saturday August 1 there were 132 in the field for the August Monthly Medal Stroke Round sponsored

by PAK Vending. It was certainly a tough challenge as well with three players in A Grade in the run for the Monthly Medal.

Andrew Campbell (13) did the job with 67 Nett (his very first monthly mug) on a c/b from John Quirk (9) and Matt Bradley. Andrew tells of 3 birdies in a row and then a 9 on one of the holes, you just never know do you. B Grade Winner was Alan Walsh (16) with a fine 69 nett from Visitor Brenton Fuller (17) from Emerald Lakes with 71 nett on a c/b from Phil Darragh (17). C Grade was won by Aaron Head (26) also from Emerald Lakes with a 68 nett from Runner Up Donald Hampson (23) having a great 69 from 2nd Runner Up Robert Oaten (22) with 70 on a c/b Rod Trustum (23) and Terry Nolan (24).

The ball Rundown went to 74 on a c/b.

Casino RSM Bowling Club: Membership fees are due. Please finalise with the Treasurer as soon as possible because you are required to be a financial member to compete in any Club Championships and Association Events.

Club Championship A Grade Singles nominations close Saturday 8 August.

No late entries will be considered.

The Club is considering an update to our Club Shirts to reflect a more modern design. Could you please speak to any of the Executive for further information and to provide your feedback.

28 July Tuesday 9:30am - Winners J Hampson and L James +11 30 July Thursday 1pm Winners K Malthouse and

Fishing Report Ballina - The river is still a lovely shade of brown at the moment, but the larger tides at night this week, should start to push some clear water back into the lower reaches of the river. This will also bring with it some of the bream, flathead and baitfish that had been displaced during this small flood event.

The rock walls from the mouth of the river to Pimlico Island have P Turner +22 1 August Saturday 1pm - Winners P Bugden, K Malthouse and B Gilbert +29 Coraki Veterans Golf Results: Thursday 30/7/20 What a large field great to see most of our golfers back, Winner J voght, 2nd K Arthur, 3rd S McDonough, free game P Martin, chicken/ball winners B Waterson, A Parr, P Moye, W Lunnon, N Garrett, R Gacioppa, R Thorne, W Wotherspoon, J Watt, A Ganter, T Wood, J Lassig. Nearest pins 3rd/12th D Vagne, no one on the 6th/15.

Members are reminded that the Veterans club championships start this Thursday and will run for the next four weeks.

Remember the handicap you start on is retained for the full four rounds. Best of luck to all golfers.

Evans Head Womens Bowling Club: Ladies Social Day - 2907-20 - Winners - Closest Margin - M. Playford, F. King, K. Hickey, P. Freeman. Runners/up - L Stratton, j. Beckett, N. Hinch.

Evans Head Pairs Championship results: G McRae, L Wood forfeited to J Lang, S Simmons. R Montague, M Everett 22 defeated R Greentree, N Gale 19.

Final to be played between J Lang and R Montague at a date to be advised. Photo attached. 1. R Montague.

2.R Greentree.

Woodburn Wanderers results from Thursday.

Winners : Rick Hatcher, Col Amey, Gary Talbot.

Runners Up : Diane Tiller, Les Clark, Vic Bridges.

Metcalfe Butchers Voucher winner this week was: Kerry Townsend. Prizes won by Ritchie Lumsden,

been producing some of the better numbers of bream. Most of the bream have been taking prawns, mullet fillets and mullet gut during the incoming tides.

Most of the mulloway coming from the breakwalls have been in the 5-15 kg range, with a few better quality fish at night, taking large hard body lures. As expected, the luderick have changed their diet, and have been much more inclined to attack a prawn or a live yabbie

while the water is discolored.

The discolored water has also meant that the beaches that are further away from the river mouth have been fishing better, so it will be worth trying Patch’s or Seven mile beach this week for some bream, tarwhine or tailor. The pick of the baits will be pippies, worms, mullet and pilchards.

Tight lines!

Brett – Ballina Bait & Tackle 02 6686 2527.

Trish Thompson, Jackpot not won . Bowler of the Day : Souths supporter Col Hammond. Chocolate wheel winner was Sandra Smith. See you next week.

9.30am start, followed by BBQ lunch and prizes.

Happy Birthday to Irene Bale for last week. Will keep the secret. 3. Jim Maunder and Dennis Cameron

Friday Men. S.Horne 41pts, B.Pramana 39pts, B White 3pts. Ladies. L. Daniels 40pts. J. maynard 36pts. H. Lewis 35 pts.

N.T.P. 4th G. Grady, 13th P. Denmeade

Woodburn Evans Head Golf Results: July 28 Club Competition Winner D Ferrier, Rundown G Kingdom, G Ferrier, K Keane, B Jacobson, July 29 Ladies Single Stableford Winner A Division S Manwarring, B Division M Bradley, Rundown J Pethers, S Jacobson, G Ferrier, R Kinnane, 1st August Final Round Club Championships – Club Champion John Robinson Jnr., B Grade Champion Peter Newman, C Grade Champion Bill Kinnane, Nett Winners A Grade D Ferrier, B Grade K Richardson, C Grade G Fletcher.

1st August Monthly Mug Overall Winner D Pobje 71, A Grade Winner E Mackney 72, C Grade Winner S Fletcher 72c/b, Gross Winner J Robinson Jnr., 80, Rundown K Richardson, J Olivieri, A Sheather, T Booth, J Robinson Snr., A Schmitt, R Turner, B Kinnane, M Sneesby, S Colless, G Fletcher, P O’Connor, W Legge, J Boyd, Putting P O’Connor 26 & S Fletcher 26, Pros Approach S Fletcher, Ladies Winner S O’Connor, Rundown J Boyd, K Fletcher, S Jacobson, Putting J Boyd 26, Mystery Numbers J Robinson Jnr., & M Gittoes.

Palm Lakes Golf Club:

Palm Lakes Ballina Bowls: Winners Rink 7. B. Lewis, J. Creamer, B. Oliver. Rink 6. B. Campbell, B. Lane, E. Bosworth. Rink 2. M. Campbell, E. Hearn, R. Barritt-Eyles Ballina Womens Bowling Club: R Heffernan, H Tootell d H Maish, J Blay; G Bray, L McIlwain d J Albany, S Mazzer; V Maxwell, A O’Brien d B Wedesweiler, F Crowder; P Condon, E Bosworth d J Webb, M O’Neill; G Nugent, K Elmes d M GeeKee, N Holmes; GDSC Womens Bowling: Championship Pairs got under way on Tuesday 28th with great bowling weather. T. Shorten/W. Macdonald [winners] d. G. Glass/K. Johnson, M. Toovey/B. Murray d.

C. Johnson/ D. Lawson [lucky losers], J. Pugh/M. Buckley d. K. Power/ S. Hillier, A. Bowling/ A. Williams d. H. Barnier/ S. Jacquin.

Social play M. Marshall/ J. Solomon [runner up] d. K. Napper/ L. Smith.

Thursday 30th Semi Final of the Pairs saw J. Pugh/ M. Buckley [winners] d.

A. Bowling/ A. Williams also M. Toovey/ B. Murray d. T. Shorten/ W. Macdonald [lucky loser].

Social Play K. Napper/K. Power/ S. Jacquin [runner up] d. M. Marshall/K. Johnson/C. Johnson.The Final of the Championship Pairs will be played Tuesday 4th, good bowling to both teams and may all the luck be shared.

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Graham Shearer finished runner-up in the Over 65’s with a consistent performance through the competition.

Donovan Daniels from Bangalow finished one place ahead of Cameron in the Over 60’s, Daniels is a member of the Lennox-Ballina Boardriders. Ballina’s Scott Whitby made an impressive return to top level surfing competition after successful surgery to repair a nagging injury to reach the semi-finals of the highly competitive Over 55 Mens division.

The prominent four-day event will see over 150 competitors - aged 35 and above - battle it out in an attempt to secure an NSW shortboard title and a spot in the national titles at the 2020 Australian Surf Championships. A range of former World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour surfers and Australian Champions will compete in the event. Divisions for the event include Over 35 Men, Over 35 Women, Over 40 Men, Over 45 Men, Over 50 Men, Over 55 Men, Over 60 Men and Over 65 Men. The NSW Surfmasters pres. by Moby’s Beachside Retreat is adhering to strict COVID-19 policies and regulations outlined by the NSW Government.

Over 65 NSW champion Neil Cameron from Byron Bay. Photographer: Ethan Smith/SNSW

By Max Perrot Along with many of our local Northern Rivers boardriders clubs kicking back into action recently, the governing body of the sport in NSW held their first event after the COVID-19 shutdown and completed the first half

of the NSW Surfmasters titles at Boomerang Beach, South of Forster on the Mid North Coast. Several of our local Northern Rivers surfers came away with trophies following some exciting finals in dreamy three-to-four foot conditions.

Perennial event standout Neil Cameron from Byron Bay

put on an impressive display in the picturesque conditions to claim the Over 65 Men’s division. The current Byron Bay Boardriders President showed his class to dominate the division winning all his heats to take out the inaugural event of the newly added division. Cameron also was a

finalist in the Over 60 Men’s where his luck of finding the best waves deserted him to finish 4th as the defending NSW champion. Due to his fourth place he will miss out on the opportunity to defend his Over 65 Australian Title at the upcoming championships.

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