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New research by Australian Red Cross has found two in five Australians say their mental health has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. A similar number say they feel less hopeful about the future, and 37% feel less secure and safe. The survey of 1013 people around Australia in July was commissioned by Red Cross as part of its annual campaign to encourage people in Australia to prepare for disasters ahead.

Head of Emergency Services at Australian Red Cross Andrew Coghlan

Head of Emergency Services at Australian Red Cross Andrew Coghlan says it also found that despite the current pandemic, and peoples’ sense of uncertainty about the future, the research

found most people hadn’t thought about preparing for future outbreaks of contagious diseases. “Some 72% of people we surveyed said they didn’t believe you can prepare for a pandemic, while 42% said they felt less control over the future than before the pandemic,” Mr Coghlan said. “We also looked at the effect of compound disasters, or the cumulative effect of disasters on people who have experienced more than one disaster. “Some 37% of people had lived through more

than one disaster in the last 18 months, including bushfires, floods or COVID-19. More people who experienced compound disasters reported a negative impact on their mental health, sense of security and safety and sense of hopefulness for the future than Australians who had not experienced more than one disaster.” Mr Coghlan said there are things people can do to regain a sense of control, and prepare for the inevitable disasters ahead. “The better prepared people are, the better their experience of a

disaster is when it hits, and the better their recovery. There are excellent resources on the Red Cross website: https://www.redcross. org.au/prepare including steps to create your own emergency plan, to download the Red Cross Get Prepared App, checklists for survival and resources and videos in other languages.” Four simple steps can make you better prepared for any emergency GET IN THE KNOW: about your risks, where to get information, and how to manage stress

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CONNECTED: by identifying emergency contacts, meeting places, and people who can help GET ORGANISED: with important documents, medical information, insurance and pet plans GET PACKING: with a list to help you survive and personal items that are important to you

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Councillor Reece Byrnes re-elected Council partners with community Deputy Mayor of Tweed Shire housing to address housing crisis

Cr Reece Byrnes re-elected as Tweed Deputy Mayor

Councillor Reece Byrnes will continue in his role as Deputy Mayor of Tweed Shire for the remainder of the current electoral term after a vote in the Council Chambers overnight. At an Extraordinary Council meeting in Tweed Heads last night (Thursday 16 September 2021), Councillor Byrnes was elected by his fellow Councillors to remain in his role as Deputy Mayor until the upcoming NSW Government election on 4 December 2021. In a show of hands, Councillor Byrnes received 5 five votes, while the only other candidate, Councillor Pryce Allsop, received 2

votes. Councillor Byrnes was supported by Councillors Cherry, Cooper, Milne and Owen. Councillor Allsop was supported by Councillor Polglase. Councillor Chris Cherry will remain in her position as Mayor of Tweed Shire until the Council election in December 2021. Elected to the role of Mayor in September 2020, Cr Cherry is only halfway through her 2-year term and therefore a ballot was not required for her role. Under NSW Local Government legislation, the position of mayor and deputy mayor are put to the ballot at the expiry of each term – a period of

2 years for the position of Mayor and one year for the role of Deputy Mayor. The civic offices of all mayors elected by councillors will expire on election day on 4 December 2021. Councillor Byrnes thanked his fellow Councillors for their support and said he remained as committed as ever to serving residents of the Tweed. “I’m honoured to continue to serve the community in this role and to work for and fight for them in what is one of the hardest times the Tweed has ever faced,” Cr Byrnes said. “I’ll continue to work hard and to fight for the interests of the Tweed every day on the issues facing our community.” Councillor Cherry previously served as Deputy Mayor from September 2016 to September 2017, and again for the same period in 2018/19 and 2019/20, before being elected Mayor. Councillor Byrnes previously served as Deputy Mayor from September 2017 to September 2018 and again from September 2020 to September 2021.

KYOGLE Council has entered a partnership agreement with North Coast Community Housing and adopted a Memorandum of Understanding in hopes to address the current housing crisis in the area. The memorandum will guide future working relationships and provide council with valuable access to a key delivery agency. Council says the Kyogle Council local government area currently has a lack of diversity in the size and type of housing available, and a major shortage of affordable and social housing opportunities. “A range of dwelling sizes and types is required to cater for people in different life stages (including ageing in place), recognising and responding to differences in household composition, physical abilities, and personal and financial circumstances,” the council report stated “The Local Strategic Planning Statement adopted by council seeks to create the right conditions for growth and extending choice

in the local housing market. “It builds upon the existing knowledge of the key structural issues that need to be addressed in order to provide the accommodation options required by our communities. “The forecast demographic profile of Kyogle continues to show strong representation in the older cohorts – this will dictate that demand will grow for smaller housing units coupled with good access to facilities and support services.” The planning statement includes actions focused on more accurately quantifying the problem, as well as strategic and long-term actions including: • Prepare a Housing Needs Assessment to determine housing needs and demand for associated aged care and disability support services. • Prepare and implement an affordable housing strategy. • Review the supply of residential zoned land and, where required, zone additional land for residential use. • Plan for the

delivery of essential infrastructure to support the growth of our villages, particularly servicing those villages without water and/or sewer currently, where this prohibits or restricts additional housing outcomes. In addition to the above, council continues to collaborate with neighbouring councils to address regional housing issues. A Northern Rivers Councils’ Housing Group has been established to identify key issues, discuss responses, and propose solutions to the regional affordable and social housing crisis. This group has executive level representation from all Northern Rivers councils and brings together key government stakeholders. A lack of suitable affordable and social housing is regarded as a critical issue across the Northern Rivers region, with other councils having declared an ‘emergency’ in connection with the chronic shortage of appropriate accommodation to meet community needs.

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS DEMAND MORE ACTION ZERO tolerance and more well-targeted action by New South Wales and Federal governments are needed to prevent the growing scourge of coercive control and domestic violence, according to Lismore MP Janelle Saffin. Ms Saffin said she kept a close eye on Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research’s (BOCSAR) quarterly updates, the latest of which (June 2021) shows major crimes against women had continued to trend upwards before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The June 2021 update – see, www.bocsar.nsw. gov.au -- revealed that in the 24 months to June 2021, only one of the 17 major crime categories was trending upwards in New South Wales and it was sexual assault. In BOCSAR’s media release, they highlighted increased reporting of incidents of sexual assault. This crime went up by 1367 incidents or 21 per cent in New South Wales over the

year to June 2021. In the RichmondTweed statistical area, incidents of domestic violence are up 33 per cent on a two-year trend and up 5.8 per cent on a five-year trend. Also in RichmondTweed, incidents of intimidation, stalking and harassment are up 30.2 per cent on a twoyear trend and up 8.6 per cent on a five-year trend. Ms Saffin said she understood that increased reporting also applied to these two

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crimes. “I commend our local police for their zero tolerance of domestic violence and strong proactive approach to compliance checks,” Ms Saffin said. “I’ve written to NSW Attorney-General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence Mark Speakman, asking him to organise a BOCSAR briefing for me and other MPs here if they wish to join, so we can consider further action that could

be taken in terms of community programs. “We cannot ignore these statistical trends because they represent such a high human cost; if we can better interpret this raw data it will then inform that discussion.” Ms Saffin said progress was being made with a NSW Parliamentary Joint Select Committee in June this year recommending that coercive control should be a criminal offence in New South Wales, in an effort to prevent

domestic abuse-related homicide. See, www.parliament. nsw.gov.au/committees/ listofcommittees/Pages/ committee-details. aspx?pk=271 Ms Saffin also noted that the 2021-22 Federal Budget had included a $3.4-billion package of measures to improve outcomes for women’s safety, economic security, and health and wellbeing. The outcomes of the National Summit on Women’s Safety – Ending Violence

Against Women & Children – held online on September 6-7, would help guide the $1.1-billion women’s safety component over three years. See http://regonsite. eventsair.com/nationalsummit-on-womenssafety/ Ms Saffin’s Electorate Office in Lismore is now an official stockist for escabags, free escape bags filled with the necessities that a victim of domestic violence and their children may need when fleeing an abusive or dangerous situation. There are two types of escape bags available -- one for a parent and child, and one for a single adult. If people need one of these, get in touch with the office on 0266 213 624 or email lismore@ parliament.nsw.gov.au For more info, go to www.escabags.org

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DRUMLINE SET FOR THE TWEED COAST THIS SUMMER By Margaret Dekker Councillor James Owen, a founding member of the Tweed Shark Attack Mitigation Group, says a raft of preventative measures announced for the Tweed this summer will save people’s lives and give greater peace of mind to locals and visitors alike about shark threat. The NSW Department of Primary Industries has announced $21.5 million dollars of funding to deploy ‘the world’s largest suite of shark management tools and technologies’ to New South Wales beaches this summer, including along the Tweed Coast. “Since the 7 June 2020 fatal shark attack on surfer Rob Pedretti at Salt Beach (Kingscliff) I have been advocating for increased shark mitigation measures for the Tweed Shire, and in response to this formed the Tweed Shark Attack Mitigation Group (TSAMG),” Cr James Owen said. Councillor Owen said TSAMG had been calling for a range of measures including a SMART Drumline trial along the Tweed Coast and is pleased the Tweed has finally been chosen as a location after two previous attempts to secure a trial. He said strong community advocacy, hard work and passion of the TSAMG towards making Tweed Shire’s beaches safer helped the state government choose Tweed for the drumline

The drumline will give ‘some peace of mind’ to ocean-goers on the Tweed Coast

trial. “We’re really pleased, it took a long time and sustained pressure, it’s good we’ve been listened to,” Cr James Owen told The Northern Rivers Times. ‘SMART’ stands for Shark Management Alert in Real Time. SMART drumlines consist of an anchor, two buoys and a satellite-linked GPS communications unit attached to a hook baited with one sea mullet. A triggering magnet is attached to the communications unit. When a shark takes the bait and puts pressure on the line, the magnet is released alerting the boat crew and DPI scientists that there is an animal on the line. Once alerted, the team responds within 30 minutes to tag and release the shark or other marine animal. SMART drumlines are set every morning (weather dependent) approximately 500m offshore at a depth

between 8-15m of water. They are collected at the end of each day and are not left overnight, the NSW Government’s Sharksmart website stated. The Tweed Coast SMART Drumline trail will initially operate off Kingscliff Beach by an experienced contractor/s with the capability to move the drumline to other local beaches as required. Cr Owen told The Northern Rivers Times, once a shark is relocated it typically stays away for months. “They stay away for quite some time, up to 74 days on average. There will definitely be relief for the community, it’s more peace of mind for people. I know for example the board riders, there was a lot of nervousness about kids going into the water last year, drumlines will give them some peace of mind and there’s a real sense of relief that people have been listened to,” Cr James Owen said.

Cr James Owen welcomes the drumline trial starting at Kingscliff this summer

Himself an experienced local lifesaver, Cr James Owen said best-available technology is being used smartly to ensure both sharks and people can safely occupy the ocean. Cr Owen thanked the NSW Government for listening to the Tweed Shire community through a February 2021 survey about community attitudes towards shark attack mitigation measures. “SMART Dumlines have proven effective in places such as Ballina and have minimal negative impacts on marine life. I want the Tweed Shire community to know that no shark nets will be deployed in the Tweed,” Cr James Owen

said. The Tweed Shark Attack Mitigation measures also include greater investment in drone technology, including trialling the extension of drone reach from 500 metres to up to a kilometre. “This will mean that we can cover a larger area when flying the drones and keep an eye on more of our coastline,” Cr James Owen, also a qualified surf lifesaving UAV (drone) operator, said. The trial is expected to be in place by summer. “It looks like they, the state government, are ready to roll it out pretty quickly.” Cr James Owen enthusiastically added.

XPT COVID-19 CASE BROKE THE RULES

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Last week’s case of a person who tested positive to Covid-19 on an XPT trip between Sydney and Grafton had many people asking how this was possible. The NSW Trains service was held at Kempsey after the positive case was identified on board the service.

“NSW Police and NSW Health attended and identified a woman, who was taken to Special Health Accommodation along with her children travelling with her,” said Deputy Premier John Barilaro. “There were 22 other people travelling on the train who have been taken to Port Macquarie, along with 2 police officers, where they

will be required to isolate pending further assessments by NSW Health.” Mr Barilaro said other contacts that left the train earlier were being followed up by NSW Health. “The woman was authorised to get on the train. My understanding is she was notified she was Covid positive so she did the wrong thing,” he said.

“Police were alerted about it and they were able to intercept her at Kempsey. “I would call that a close call and hopefully nothing more’s come of it. “The reality is people are allowed to leave Sydney for a number of reasons but they have to be tested and they’ve got to follow the rules.” Mr Barilaro said it was a level of trust as they can’t

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COVID CONVINCES 30-YEAR ESCAPEE TO HAND HIMSELF IN By Tim Howard A former Grafton jail inmate who has been on the run for more than 29 years is back back behind bars and all because of Covid-19. Police said Darko Desic, now 64, used a hacksaw and bolt cutters to escape from Grafton jail on the night of July 31 or early on August 1, 1992. He walked into Dee Why Police Station on September 12 and surrendered after 29 years, one month and 12 days of freedom. The former Yugoslav national told police he escaped 13 months into a three-and-a-half-year sentence for cannabis cultivation, because he was worried he would be deported to Yugoslavia. He had fled his home country without

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completing compulsory national service and feared more punishment when his Australian jail sentence ended. From media reports into the arrest it seems Desic fled Grafton for Sydney’s Northern Beaches where he has worked for most of the past three decades labouring for cash-inhand jobs. That work dried up as the Covid pandemic bit, he became homeless and after spending a night

on the beach decided jail was a better option. It seems Desic put his life of crime behind him after his jail stint at Grafton. “He’s been completely law abiding, never come under attention, never been spoken to,” a police spokesperson told the media. “He told us he never caused anyone any trouble so no one ever looked at him twice.” But a former Grafton jail governor, John Heffernan, said Desic

might regret his decision if Covid-19 continued its spreading through the prison system. Mr Heffernan, the author of The Last Governor also runs a Facebook page of the same name, which monitors conditions inside our prisons. He said the disease was spreading through the prison population after an initial outbreak at the Silverwater Correctional Centre in August. “He might live to regret his decision to

hand himself in,” Mr Heffernan said. “He could find himself face to face with Covid in jail.” Mr Heffernan said Desic was at the jail after his time at the prison, and said he most likely escaped from the accomodation section of the jail. “He had to be in minimum security,” he said. “He was only in for three and a half years and they say he had access to hacksaws and bolt cutters. “They would only have been accessed in workshops, which were part of minimum security.” Mr Heffernan said while he hadn’t experience people seeking jail time as a source of safe accommodation, he remembers Christmas being a popular time.

“Back in the 1960s when we had the old Summary Offences Act, a lot of the vagrants and homeless types would commit some minor offence so they would be picked up,” he said. “They knew the inmates would get a Christmas dinners, so they would get off the streets for a few days over Christmas and get their Christmas dinner.” Detectives attached to the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad’s Corrective Services Investigation Unit charged Desic with escape prisoner from lawful custody and he faced Central Local Court on September 14, where he was formally refused bail. His next court appearance will be on September 28.

Tweed Regional Gallery reopens with Feeling of freedom on the Tweed Coast By Margaret Dekker national printmaking exhibition A new exhibition featuring the work of some of Australia’s leading printmakers has welcomed back visitors to the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre which reopened on Wednesday following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the Tweed. Drawn entirely from the Gallery’s collection, the ‘Making their Mark’ exhibition celebrates the astonishing and powerful medium of printmaking. The exhibition will encourage visitors to look closely at the marks, scrapes and scratches involved in the artists’ prints. Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said following the conclusion of the successful Sidney Nolan Ned Kelly series exhibition, painters of a different kind had been busy giving the Gallery walls a fresh coat of paint ahead of installation of ‘Making their Mark.’ Visitors to the exhibition will be impressed with each of the artists’ technical skills, particularly when considering what’s involved in the production of an original print. “Apart from the inherent draughtsmanship abilities required to realise their images, consider the engraving, the knowledge of the alchemy of chemicals,

Reflecting the beauty and feeling of freedom along the Tweed Coast is this stunning picture by Chinderah photographer and regular Northern Rivers Times contributor, John Van Den Broeke. The horses and their riders were captured early morning near Hastings Point, oblivious to the fact their glorious morning dash was captured mid-stride by the award-winning local photographer.

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the expertise in engraving, and the precision in printing an edition of works,” Ms Muddiman said. “These artists have each made their mark on the landscape of Australian printmaking and I am thrilled that so many fine works have made their way into the Gallery’s collection.” The reopening follows news the gallery has been named a 2021 Travellers’ Choice Award Winner by popular travel platform Tripadvisor. The award places the gallery among the top 10% of traveller attractions worldwide. “We are thrilled to receive this award from Tripadvisor,” Ms Muddiman said. “This award is special

as it’s a reflection of our visitors’ experiences at the Gallery. The fact it is unsolicited feedback makes it particularly encouraging for us and a big thank you to all those who took the time to rate us. “I’m confident with this new exhibition and others in the planning, we will continue to delight and inspire those who visit our gallery,” she added. ‘Making their Mark’ will feature at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre until Sunday 5 June 2022. A print-making program will e run in partnership with M|Arts, details on the Tweed Regional Gallery website.

The Repair Café in Mullumbimby is back open and ready to repair anything from broken chairs to bicycles. Located at 91 Main Arm Road, the café encourages locals to “instead of throw away a wobbly bike, wonky furniture or torn clothes, bring them to the Repair Café!’ “We help you fix common household items in a community atmosphere, thus conserving resources and helping the planet,” The Repair Café Mullumbimby is open every Saturday afternoon from 1.30pm 4.30pm at the Shedding Location just beyond the

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Mullum Showgrounds on the way out of town towards Main Arm. “With Australia being in the unenviable position of having a very high per capita volume of waste, here

is a chance to be involved with a free community initiative to repair and conserve while meeting others over a cuppa. We also welcome skilled members of our community to meet and pass on the lost art of repairing. Just drop in any time Saturday afternoon and be prepared to learn how to help revive your bikes, furniture, clothes and household treasures.”

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LATEST VENUES OF CONCERN IN NORTHERN RIVERS OUTBREAK By Samantha Elley •

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• venues of concern as contact tracing uncovers where active Covid-19 cases have been. Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days since they were there, regardless of the result. NSW Health sends a text message to people who have checked in at close contact venues with further information. Lismore Workers Club 231 Keen Street 14 September 10.35am -11.50am Anyone who attended

the following venues at the times listed are considered a casual contact and must get tested and isolate until they get a negative result. • Goonellabah Caltex 2 Simeoni Drive 14 September 9.00am – 9.30am, 17 September 2.15pm – 2.45pm • Goonellabah Pharmacy Shop 1, Goonellabah Village, Corner Oliver Avenue &, Simeoni Drive 14 September 10.00am – 10.15am • Goonellabah Village Newsagency 3/1 Simeoni Drive 14

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September 9.05am – 9.20am Definitions of terms Close contact – This is someone who has likely come into contact with a person who has Covid-19 and is at risk of developing Covid-19. NSW Health will inform you by text that you are a close contact as you have been to a place on the day and time listed for a venue of concern. You must get a Covid-19 test and continue to isolate until you have completed your isolation period and received at least 2 negative test results. Casual contact – This is someone who has been near a person with infectious Covid-19 but who is at lower risk of getting it than a close contact. NSW Health will send you a text or photo you if you have been to a place on the day and time listed for a venue of concern. You will need to get a Covid-19 test and stay in isolation until you receive a negative test result. Self isolation – This means you must stay at your home or accommodation and stay away from people at all times. You cannot leave unless for medical care or in an emergency. You

must not allow other people into your home or accommodation unless they live there or they enter for medical or emergency purposes. Stay at home orders – This is where you must stay at home unless you have a reasonable excuse to leave which can include: • buying food or other goods and services locally (LGA or within 5km of home), only one person in the household can leave (not including parents or carers of dependents), • travelling to work or education (when not possible to do from home), • exercise or recreation in groups of 2 (unless from the same household), • obtaining medical supplies, providing care and assistance for a vulnerable person, • attending a funeral of no more than 10 people • attending a small wedding service • transporting a member of the household authorized to leave home (eg. Driving children to school) References: NSW Health website DOCSOS0015_VACCINATION_FATHER & SON_LTD_166HX236W

Owner of Muzza’s Milk Bar in Evans Head, Caroline Powell was gutted when she found out her business had become a venue of concern, after a positive covid case was detected in Goonellabah last week. “Unfortunately, NSW Health didn’t get in contact with me until 10.30am, so I did find out over Facebook first, as someone sent me the NSW Health post,” she said. During the most recent lockdown for the Richmond Valley, Muzza’s had been kept busy delivering all types of lollies and sweets to the surrounding areas, a welcome distraction for many. Many friends and clients had checked in on Caroline and her staff after they got the news. After a deep clean the popular milk bar has once again opened its doors just in time for the September holidays. “Since it is the school holidays, we are going to be open every day,” Caroline wrote on their Facebook page. Other venues of concern Northern NSW Local Health District has updated the public with a steady stream of other

September 10.15am – 10.25am Goonellabah Just Crazy Bargains 2 Simeoni Drive 15 September 3.45pm – 4.05pm Goonellabah Woolworths 2 Simeoni Drive 15 September 4.06pm 4:45pm Lismore Services Australia (Centrelink) 47 Conway Street Friday 10 September 8.45am – 10.45am East Lismore Lucky’s Seafood Wyrallah Road Shopping Centre Saturday 11 September 1.45pm – 2.15pm Coraki Bakery 77 Richmond Terrace Saturday 11 September 8.30am – 9.15am Halfway Creek Service Centre 4974 Pacific Highway Sunday 12 September 4pm-5pm Evans Head, Muzza’s Milk Bar 1/5 Oak Street Sunday 12 September 1.15pm – 1.45pm Lismore Silly Solly’s 185 Keen Street Tuesday 14 September 8.55am – 9am Lismore Lifeline Shop 71 Magellan Street Tuesday 14

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COUNCILS THROW SUPPORT BEHIND MINING MORATORIUM By Tonia Dynan KYOGLE and other local councils have given their support to Clarence Valley Council’s position to oppose mining in the Clarence River Catchment and to seek the support of both state and federal governments to impose a moratorium on further mining exploration licences and to cancel existing licences. Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland said council had been through the same process with the coal seam gas issue. “Some of the proposals include open cut mines and full mountain-top removal mining methods which would involve the decimation of plateaus causing large amounts of sediment runoff which could contain dangerous minerals and chemicals used in the mining process,” she said. “Clarence Valley Council has serious concerns about the health and well-being of the environment and their waterways. “I think the whole point of local government is we have our council areas, and we have council boundaries, but if a council comes to you and they need support on something that in principle you as a council also would support if it was affecting your council area, I think it’s really incumbent on us to provide them with that level of support and say, ‘Yes, absolutely. We’re happy to stand behind you and back you’.” NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY’S BOLIVIA HILL BRIDGE OPEN. MOTORISTS travelling on the 2.1-kilometre stretch of the New England Highway between Glen Innes and Tenterfield are enjoying safer and faster journeys, with a new bridge now fully open to traffic at Bolivia Hill. The 320-metre-long cantilever bridge is now open to traffic following the opening of a single lane last month. Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for New England Barnaby Joyce said the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government was committed to delivering for the people of New England. “This is a game-changer for drivers of the 1500 vehicles who use this section of highway each day, including 500 heavy vehicles,” Mr Joyce, who is also the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, said.

“We have funded and delivered a vital piece of infrastructure to keep freight from local agricultural and mining businesses moving safely and efficiently. “This is another example of the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government’s record $110 billion infrastructure investment plan in action, helping to connect communities and improve safety, while creating jobs and supporting our economic recovery.” New South Wales Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said the project had delivered an economic boost to the region and motorists would benefit from the new bridge well into the future. “The New England Highway is a critical route for the local agricultural and mining industries and opening this bridge to traffic will transform the journeys of locals, tourists and freight,” Mr Toole said. “At its peak, this project supported up to 200 jobs including for 50 locals, while 10 local contracting firms helped to deliver the final product.” The $134 million project was jointly funded, with $98 million from the Australian Government and $36 million from the New South Wales Government. $140K UPGRADE FOR BYRON RAILWAY TICKET OFFICE STARTS THE Byron Bay railway ticket office is set to undergo an external facelift this week and will be painted in the original heritage colour schemes from its opening in 1913. The works, which started on Monday, September 21 and will take around six weeks to complete, are the final upgrade for the Byron rail precinct, set to be opened to the public midOctober. “The old railway ticket office is a much-loved part of Byron Bay’s history, but it has been neglected, vandalised and damaged since the end of rail services 15 years ago,” Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon said. “We are so pleased that the manager of the ticket office, John Holland Country Regional Network has engaged heritage restoration contractors, Longstone, to undertake $140,000 of works to return this building to its former glory – and at no cost to council. “This is such a great win for our community and provides the final piece of the puzzle completing recent upgrades undertaken by Byron Shire Council and Transport for

NSW in Railway Park, the rail corridor, the visitors centre, car parks and the bus interchange. “I am also excited to announce that once restoration works on the building are complete, the Byron Community Centre will be using the space as Byron market headquarters, running the Twilight, Beachside and community markets from the building.” More than $10 million has been invested to return the rail precinct to an iconic part of Byron’s rich history and heart of the town centre. “The activation of the restored ticket office building, particularly over weekends, is critical to the precinct’s success as a safe and welcoming space that can be enjoyed by the whole community,” the mayor said. COUNCILLORS BACK ACTION TO BAN DEVELOPERS FROM RUNNING FOR COUNCIL By Tonia Dynan LISMORE City Council will write to the Premier and relevant ministers seeking support for the Local Government Amendment (Prohibition of Election of Property Developers) Bill, 2021, which is currently before Parliament. The Bill seeks to prohibit property developers from holding office as local councillors across NSW. Councillor Eddie Lloyd raised the notice of motion at last week’s council meeting. The motion was amended to also include a request that the proposed prohibition on property developers from holding office as local councillors be extended to other property industry professionals, including real estate agents, who have a vested interest in planning decisions. Cr Lloyd said councils in NSW had an important role in land use planning and development approval and councils assessed local development and were able to grant approval, with or without conditions, or refuse an application for development. “Local planning controls regulate densities, height, external design and siting, building materials, open space provisions, and the level of developer contribution required to cover physical and/ or community infrastructure costs arising from the proposed development,” Cr Lloyd said. “In 2020, NSW Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt Kean, likened allowing

property developers to be elected as local councillors to ‘putting Dracula in charge of the bloodbank’ due to the planning decisions taken by councils. “In June 2021, the NSW Legislative Council voted to ban property developers (as defined in the Electoral Funding Act, 2018) from running for local councils. “Property developers have an innate bias in planning decisions and allowing them to serve as local councillors erodes the ability of councils to make independent decisions on planning matters. Further, having property developers and/or their close associates as councillors diminishes community trust in local councils’ ability to make unbiased planning decisions.” Cr Lloyd referred to a big ticket of candidates looking to run for the next council election locally. “We have a well-resourced group of candidates seeking to put two real estate agents onto Lismore City Council and potentially taking control of our chambers,” she said. “This could have dire consequences for our community. “It has been a long time coming, and hopefully, hopefully this gets passed just in time before the December 4 elections, because soon, the lower house in New South Wales will vote on a Bill banning property developers for running on local council, and it’s pretty obvious why. “You don’t have to look far. There’s 30 years of ICAC cases where local council corruption has featured prominently leading to the dismissal of many local councils. This notice of motion is about our council, ensuring that councillors act in the best interest of our community, and are not that not perceived as having a vested interest in planning decisions.” The motion was passed unanimously. NEW CITIZENS WELCOMED KYOGLE Council welcomed seven new Australian citizens last week in an online ceremony. It was the first online ceremony for the council. The new citizens came from Bangladesh, Denmark, the Philippines, New Zealand, Italy and the United Kingdom and the group included a husband and wife. COUNCIL FACILITIES UPDATE TO GUARD AGAINST COVID-19 IN LINE with NSW

Government-mandated lockdown of the Lismore City Council LGA on Thursday last week, there were some significant changes to council’s service delivery. Water supply, sewerage, waste collection and public safety measures all continued unaffected, but some council services were closed for the duration of the lockdown, including: • The Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre on Wyrallah Road and Nimbin Transfer Centre. (bookings available for customers who have no kerbside collection, and for businesses without a waste service. Go to www. northernriverswaste.com.au) • The Revolve Shop and CDS Bulk Drop Off • The Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre and Lismore Memorial Baths • The Lismore Regional Gallery • Lismore City Hall • Council depots, such as at Brunswick Street and Wyrallah Road, are closed to public access • All libraries in our Local Government Area. However, Click and Collect is available and the eLibrary is open, providing access to reading materials in downloadable digital formats from the RTRL. Visit the website at www.rtrl.nsw.gov. au or the Richmond Tweed Library app • The Corporate Centre in Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah. Some Council staff will continue to work from the building and people can continue to phone Council. Please use our on-line services at www.lismore.nsw.gov.au Council parks and open spaces remained open (must abide by NSW Health regulations on use of parks), so did the Blakebrook Quarry, the Lismore Cemetery and Crematorium (with some new health protocols in place) and internal departments such as finance, planning and development, IT and HR. Members of the public were reminded they could go online to pay rates and water bills, order and pay for conveyancing certificates and even pay invoices such as those due for development applications. People who cannot access online services should phone the contact centre on 6625 0500. Council staff are being redeployed where necessary and/or shared across the region. As part of business continuity many staff have been set up to work from home so that services can continue. For updates on council services, follow council’s Facebook page or go to www. lismore.nsw.gov.au.

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Work has begun on replacing the roof on the 21 megalitre Maclean Reservoir.

By Tim Howard Residents in Maclean have been asked to tolerate some minor changes in water pressure while work on the town’s 21 megalitre reservoir is completed. Clarence Valley Council head of water cycle, Greg Mashiah said the new roof would be fully installed

by mid November. “Customers in Maclean and the Lower River may notice minor changes in water pressure during the works,” he said. “Maclean and Lower River areas will be operating on a smaller storage capacity and customers are reminded of permanent water conservation measures.

Mr Mashiah said the work, which included cleaning, would have benefits for Maclean residents “The reservoir will be cleaned and the new roof will protect the water supply from any potential pollutants or contaminants ensuring high quality drinking water is supplied to households,” he said.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE PEOPLE are encouraged to apply for financial support available for individuals and businesses that are impacted by NSW Government restrictions. “Anyone who has lost work due to restrictions can access the Federal Government’s Covid-19 Disaster Payments,” Member for Page Kevin Hogan said. “That’s $750 a week for those who have lost more than 20 hours work in a week, $450 a week for those who have lost 8-20 hours of work, and a $200 a week top up payment for those on income support who have lost 8 or more hours of work.” For more information

on the Federal Government’s Covid-19 Disaster Payments, visit this link: https://www. servicesaustralia.gov. au/individuals/services/ centrelink/covid-19disaster-payment You can apply for these payments after you have lost the required number of work hours. Click this option when applying: “I live or work in a Covid-19 hotspot area also under a Covid-19 restricted movement / lockdown” If you were previously receiving these payments and still require them, you will need to reapply as they were reset this week when restrictions were eased. Once you have

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A trial is underway to help ensure the future of the endangered coastal emu.

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HOW GRAFTON BASE IS GEARING UP FOR COVID By Lesley Apps

With Lismore back dealing with new COVID-19 cases in their LGA area it’s inevitable Grafton and the Clarence Valley will see them crop up here. But how ready will the centre’s main hospital be if and when that happens? Longtime spokesperson and advocate for Grafton Base Hospital Dr Allan Tyson said so far the only case recorded in Grafton was March 2020 “when a lady came from from overseas and self-isolated”. “That was the only one at all in the facility. We as the health services said we have had no positive cases picked up by our clinic here at all. The number of patients that have occurred mainly in the northern part of our area, we had them around Byron Bay, Brunswick, Tweed,” Dr Tyson said. “We’ve had no sewage detections either. I think we’ve been a bit lucky in that the bypass has happened. The highway traffic that would

normally come into South Grafton and have people out of their cars and stopping at that time, that’s just not happening as it used to.” . Dr Tyson said at this stage the hospital was following the staged plan across the health district but currently rewriting those things for this year. “It would seem the infectivity and the ability for people to understand they’re infected with Delta (COVID-19 strain) is a lot lower, so the poor person infected doesn’t know, might be asymptomatic but in that time has the opportunity to be with other people (and spread infection),” he said. “Obviously screening is very important when patients are going to be brought into the hospital. So we are having to think about those things differently with Delta and using the model that is currently being used in the metropolitan area will give us an idea of how to cope if and when that occurs.” (When we spoke to Dr Tyson the hospital

was still in lockdown, the Clarence LGA since let off the leash to see how far it can get in the race between increasing vaccination rates and a case of COVID arriving). While the hospital is still developing plans moving forward there are things in place in anticipation of COVID-19 arriving here. “We have access to extra ventilators should we need them. The current plan is that anybody who was diagnosed in our emergency department would be transferred for care into Lismore Base where they have more staff.” He said the biggest worry for Grafton was what would happen if they had “a leak”. “If a (positive) patient gets into the theatre or in to the ER or into one of the wards, and number of staff are exposed. In rural areas we have smaller staff numbers, unlike the metropolitan areas, and a small number of people infected or furloughed as they say, basically means you can’t work for

a fortnight, which would impede our ability to do regular stuff.” Dr Tyson said at the moment Grafton Base was continuing to do regular elective surgery but were concerned if and when “we all open up and more people are infected.” “Even though we are relatively highly vaccinated staff in hospital, and compulsory vaccination is going to be mandated as of September 30 for people in NSW Health and private hospitals, we are very aware of our limited staffing here,” he said. “Normally in our intensive care unit we would ventilate two or three people. We usually only regulate two but we have an opportunity or ability if things hit the fan (based on last year) for four extra ventilators. We would expect to do that in our facility at this stage as those patients would be transferred to Lismore — that’s the health services plan. Unless we have very high numbers and Lismore was full we wouldn’t

be expecting to be ventilating people here.” Dr Tyson said as they learn more about the behaviour of COVID-19 the way it is managed changes. “It’s more becoming patients that need oxygen but don’t need intensive care. It’s become more of a high care problem than intensive care problem.” “The plan in NSW is always to NOT have someone in hospital if they don’t need to be there. The disadvantage of having them in hospital is that person can expose (the virus) to everybody else. “If they don’t need oxygen and are able to be nursed at home that’s where you need them. Obviously you monitor those people and if they do need oxygen you then decide where the best place to administer that would be — in hospital or not.” “This is Important because when people are giving statistics about how many people are being hospitalised there’s a percentage but it depends on your policy.

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In Queensland as soon as you test positive you are sent to hospital or something run by health department whereas in NSW people try to keep them out of hospital and monitor them at home.” Dr Tyson said with vaccinations rates improving he hoped Australia wouldn’t get to the stage like they did in New York where they had to prioritise COVID-19 patients on a case by case basis. “Every life might be important but sometimes you need to triage. We’re planning doing all the stuff in the hope that if and when we get the peak of people infected that we have some ability to cope with them. Remembering the numbers of staff we have here is so low that a small number of people furloughed would make a big difference to our ability to deliver healthcare. “That’s what’s happened in western NSW and that’s what people here are worried about.”

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Vaccine passports As I have mentioned once before vaccine passports are a waste of time and are not to protect you from covid 19. Britain and Denmark have realised this and dumped the idea and the only reason the French did it was to blackmail their citizens into getting vaccinated. It is totally Un-Australian and decisive and won’t stop you getting Covid plus people will print fake passports which they already can while in favour of a stamp in your passport to travel overseas or overseas travel here to do so domestically is time consuming cumbersome and a total invasion of privacy. Furthermore the unvaccinated will have a better chance of building up anti bodies against covid 19 if they mix with vaccinated people. The best thing for preventing the spread of Covid 19 is good

Questionable G. MacDonald suggests that because governments are elected by a majority (of seats not necessarily people) everyone should behave like good little mushrooms, stay in the dark and be feed bulldust. One thing they shouldn’t do is criticise governments. This is laughable. This kind of belief, that no-one should think for themselves, is akin to the flat earth theory. In a democracy everyone, even crazy lefties, have a right to express their views and question the status quo. I thank G. MacDonald for his warning about laughing too soon. Could he give an example of this happening? (Unfortunately, I can’t access the Greens Website). I would greatly appreciate if he could give me an example of one of their policies that would give me a hearty laugh.

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Shame For the fourth plus years that I have been in Australia, today is the first time that I feel somewhat embarrassed of my Citizenship. I’m glad I no longer have any French associates to increase that embarrassment. This government and its leadership need a thorough overhaul especially in the areas of defence and health procurement. The current submarine saga is totally shameful. If a change of decision was necessary, it should have occurred many months ago. The same applies to the supply of vaccines. This Government is now (logically) criticised as untrustworthy, not only by foreign government s but by its own population. The same lack of trust is now likely to occur in any further international collaboration discussions, e.g., climate change, bi-lateral trade agreements, etc. PJW, Ballina.

SUBMARINE STUPIDITY Prime Minister Morrison’s latest announcement to plan about submarines is totally incomprehensible and dangerous. It looks like we have signed up to fight the US trade war with China with our payment being the plans for a motor for a non-existent submarine and the loss of trade with our largest trading partner. We are talking up war with China with no useful weapons at hand; we have a Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) that would have to refuel three times to get to Darwin, costing $36,000/hour to fly and incapable of matching it with the current Chinese/ Russian planes as well as dry docked subs and frigates on the drawing board. In going out of our way to pick a fight with China, we have also signed up with the noted British buffoon, Boris Johnson. We have angered the French (throwing away billions $ in doing so), the New Zealanders as well as our Indonesian neighbours. Though the Chinese are making angry noises they are probably laughing at our stupidity. Kevin Hogan needs to explain. John Drysdale Clunes

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Questionable Claims Since writing my previous letter to The Times which was headed “Democracy Missing” we received a flyer in the letter box touting the values of a group standing for council under the banner of a political party. Those nominated are trying to convince us they are “country” oriented and stand for the mantra that “Lismore needs strong, honest and transparent leadership, and a council that listens to the people” and promote accountability, business, and community. The present deputy mayor (included on the flyer) also states that she will be nominating for the mayoral position. Ms. Cook has been a member of the current council and a delegate to Rous Water and so has been party to decisions which have been anti-Lismore (i.e. Rous’ Headquarters move to Ballina) and voted against the Dunoon Dam when it is obvious that the majority of Lismore ratepayers are in favour of the dam! We have general rates which are amongst the highest in the state, water rates which are amongst the highest in the state and a red bin collection where new

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LETTERS, FEEDBACK AND OPINION Submarines Well, here we go again, another melodramatic jingoistic announcement from the hollow man, (Morrison); Australia is building nuclear powered submarines to keep us all safe from China. Only one problem. Yet we don’t know the cost, who is going to build them, when we’re going to start, or when they will be ready, maybe by 2040 if we really get lucky. The Chinese are certain to postpone any offensive operations against Australia until we are ready. And what about the wasteful incompetence of the Coalition government in awarding the French firm, Naval Group a $50 billion contract to build 12 diesel-electric subs, (converted from nuclear) that has now blown out to $90 billion, that were never going to be built in Australia; and so far, cost us $2.5 billion with God knows how much compensation pending after the incensed French Govt. takes us to court for breach of contract. The move by the Coalition to ditch the conventional French subs in favour of the American nuclear is an unspoken admission of eight lost years of bungling and dithering. The advantage nuclear subs have over conventional subs was well known eight years ago when the wrong decision was made by the Turnbull government. It is bizarre that despite decisions like the submarine one in 2016 and the $13 billion failure to properly monitor JobKeeper, the Coalition still claims that it is the better economic manager, and that Labor is the party of wasting taxpayers’ dollars. Alan Veacock Cumbalum

Gooseberry Bush In response to letters NRT 16/09. A quote from Capt. Daniel Fitzhenry, Civil and Structural Engineer, Surveyor, Environmental Planner. “This PJ Lake is writing complete and utter nonsense. The Parramatta Weir is at Parramatta, and it is at the very head waters of the saltwater section of the Parramatta River. The weir has nothing whatsoever to do with the mean sea levels of the Parramatta River below the weir. Below the weir the Parramatta River is directly connected to Sydney Harbour. The Mean Sea Level at Fort Denison is the Mean Sea Level for the saltwater section of the Parramatta River. The water above the weir at Parramatta is fresh water and has no relationship whatsoever with Mean Sea Level and is not affected by tides or Mean Sea Level in any way, shape or form”. The Fort Denison Tide & Sea Level gauges are managed, maintained, read, and recorded by The Bureau of Meteorology. The figures I quote are from the BOM’s “Tide Gauge Metadata and Observed Monthly Sea Levels & Statistics”, webpage. Some clearly do not understand how to decipher data and statistics, the figures I quoted are empirical data, you know, information obtained through observation, experiments and contains charts, graphs, and statistical analysis. How can you accuse me of cherry-picking data when I clearly quoted the average monthly means of 0.937m, for those who can’t grasp the concept, that is average monthly means from 1914 to 2021, 107 years? I suggest many know not what

they talk about and appear analytically illiterate. The factually challenged didn’t make it to the tennis match, they were relegated to the leaners squad due to poor performance. Mr Duncan, you forgot “Shapeshifter”, one wonders whom should be immediately institutionalised. G. MacDonald. Pimlico Blind Trust Are we punters really expected to have blind trust that our Federal political luminaries of whatever stripe will always “do-the-right-thing?” Is it April Fools’ Day today? Is that a greedy pig flying over the Canberra bubble on top of the hill? When President Biden was VicePresident to former U.S. President Obama, President Biden said: - “The powerful, the rich and the well-connected (and in Australia, our sports champions of course) get a seat at the table, while the rest of us are on the menu.” President Biden was spot-on. Thank goodness former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, already mortally wounded and now in his next life is calling out strongly for “honesty and transparency” from our political luminaries, if they want voters to have blind trust that our political super stars will “do-the-rightthing.” I still treasure the fact that my family and I live in a Democracy. But if an Australian Government thinks:“She’ll be right mate, it’s ok for any Minister of the Crown to use a Blind Trust” how do I explain to my children that politics is important and that they should have blind trust that a fairly-elected Government will “do-the-right-thing “in

their best interests and in the best interests of my grandchildren who are still too young to vote for their future? Breathe safely and all the best in the future you choose for those you treasure. Harry Johnson Iluka Facetious Humour G. McDonald’s attempt at facetious humour (NRT 16/9) is either adeliberate change of pace or rather, proof that ignorance truly is bliss. He/she lauds the ‘empirical evidence’ gleaned from the BOM totally ignoring that the personnel at the BOM use their extensive data to support global warming and the projections from the IPCC. On several occasions he/she stresses the value of Fort Denison for not being a landbased tidal gauge really? - Fort Denison sits on a rocky outcrop (nee Pinch gut), firmly anchored to the floor of Sydney Harbour- it is terra firma! Fort Denison meets every definition of a land-based tidal gauge and cannot be used as a reference for absolute sea level over time unless relative land movement is accounted for. When criticism occurs, he/she goes straight to the sceptic loony tunes songbook and the critic are labelled variously as a ‘lefty green alarmist’ - I would contend that I am neither of these as my favourite colour is scientific truth a hue which is often conspicuous by its absence amongst the rambling pot shots from Pimlico. Ted Strong Seelands

Honesty honestly pays by Nigel Dawe

“HONESTY,” once said B.C Forbes (founder of Forbes Magazine) “is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression.” Or someone who is ‘at one’ with themselves in all they think, say and do: the clue to this resounds and abounds from the very centre of the word itself – hONEsty. To not be at odds with the truth or the full transparency of matters, is a trait of those waved by the supremely impressive wand of pure honesty, not to mention unquestionable decency. Or as Christian Nestell Bovee once made note: “Honesty is not only “the first step toward greatness” – it is greatness itself.” And arguably, no other culture in world history, than Ancient Greece gave more time, attention or currency to the consideration of things like honesty. Antiquity’s most famous miser, albeit consummate stirrer – Diogenes (who was himself the son of a coin maker) immortalised the honest, simple approach to life by not just choosing to live in a clay wine jar, but he also mockingly wandered through Athens by day carrying a lit lantern, claiming he was on the lookout for even just one honest person. When it comes to honesty, numerous studies have been conducted over the years, and findings suggest that men and women roughly tell the same amount of lies. What is fascinating though, is what the respective genders lie about, and apparently women tend

to lie to make others feel better, while men sprout their furphys to make themselves look better. The ‘unsubtle’ difference here, perhaps says it all when it comes to those that hail outright from either Mars or Venus. Intriguingly, those inclined to tell their share of ‘porky pies’, are apparently far less likely to use hand movements when they speak. According to another study published in the Journal of Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 60% of people actually lie at least once in a ten-minute conversation. London’s Science Museum also conducted a poll that found the average lie for a British male is “I didn’t drink that much!” and for a woman it is “Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine!” The upshot of all this though (whilst potentially not all that flattering for human beings) is a study released by The University of Notre Dame that concluded – telling the truth can improve your health, and participants who told far fewer lies, albeit no lies per week improved both their mental and physical health; or essentially, they felt better and more at ease with themselves and life overall. In the United States, they wonderfully celebrate a national Honesty Day on April 30 each year, the logic behind it being – the month kicks off with April Fool’s Day, and then rounds out with a tribute to those located at the other end of the cerebral, if not ethical spectrum. Relatedly, the financial guru, Warren Buffet once jibed: “Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don’t expect it from cheap people.”

The Northern Rivers Times September 23, 2021

14 NEWS By Margaret Dekker Tweed Shire Council By hasMargaret approvedDekker pilot program ‘Take the Tweed has Lead’ inShire a bidCouncil to change approved pilot program behaviours of Coast ‘Take the Lead’ in a dog bid dog owners around to change behaviours leashing and the need of Coast dog owners for it. around dog leashing and Program researchers the need for it. recently observed dog Program researchers owners at Casuarina recently observed dog Beach, Head, owners Fingal at Casuarina Hastings Point and Beach, Fingal Head, Wooyung Beach and Hastings Point and found 73 percent let Wooyung Beach and their run off-leash founddogs 73 percent let in these ‘priority their dogs run off-leash on-leash locations.’ in these ‘priority Speaking at last on-leash locations.’ Thursday’s Speaking Council at last meeting, CrCouncil James Thursday’s Owen, himself a dog meeting, Cr James owner, himself said the athreat Owen, dog of off-leash dogsthreat to owner, said the wildlife, other pets of off-leash dogs toand people is other growing the wildlife, petsinand Shire and more needs to people is growing in the Shire andtomore needs to be done get local dogs be on done leads.to get local dogs on leads. “I see it on a daily basis, “I Isee it on a daily and experience it and basis, experience I haveand a lotI of people it and I have lot of coming to meaabout people coming to me issues with dogs,” Cr about Owen issues said. with dogs,” Cr Owen ‘We’ve gotsaid. to do more ‘We’ve gotbecomes to do more as the shire as the shire becomes more populated, lots more populated, lots of people are getting of people arepeople gettinggot dogs, lots of dogs, lots of peopledog got dogs in lockdown, dogs in lockdown, dog ownership has increased ownership has increased quite significantly,” he quite significantly,” he said. said. The research found The research found reasons for keeping reasons for keeping dogs dogs off-lead included the belief leashing is bad for the dog’s welfare; that unleashed is easier By Samantha Elley and the belief their dog/s would not hurtwill wildlife, Adira Lindsay be people or other pets. missing out on her 3rd Key barriers walking birthday partytothis year, dogsher onfamily a leadsee included but it as a the hassle, dog pulling reason to celebrate. onThe thelittle leadCasino making it girl too difficult, especially was born in 2018 with with multiple a form of Spinadogs, Bifida on-lead reduces the the that meant she spent dog’sfive ability to exercise first weeks of her life and it’s ‘a shame for the going between hospitals

dog.’ to get that very strong dog off-leash areas are, PILOT PROGRAM TO GET DOGS ON A LEAD IN THE TWEED Research alsoAIMS found message out thereMORE that I think that’s lacking a

“Take the Lead” pilot program to roll out in Fingal and Casuarina in November

off-lead included the reasons for not using belief leashing is bad for off-leash areas included the dog’s welfare; that they were too far away, unleashed is easier concerns other dogsand are the belief their dog/s aggressive or too rough, would notoff-leash hurt wildlife, a lack of areas people or other about pets. and knowledge Key they barriers where are.to walking dogs on a lead “There’s obviously included the hassle, something here in dog pulling on the lead Tweed for whatever making it too reason, maybedifficult, it’s especially with multiple less education, dogs, on-lead reduces communication and the dog’s ability to signage, enforcement, exercise ‘a a and I’ve and beenit’s talking shame for the dog.’ long time about more Research also found enforcement, more reasons for not using patrols but I know off-leash areas included they (rangers) can’t they were too far away, be everywhere all the concerns other dogs are time,” Cr James Owen aggressive or too rough, said. a lack of off-leash areas Background research also found a gap in dogowners’ knowledge of off-lead beaches/areas for her care. and communication and “She had to have two signage inconsistencies, surgeries, one close to her and concerningly that(in) back and one to place owners did not associate a shunt,” said mum Stef. leashing behaviour with “Since then we wildlife protection. have travelled to the “It very much came out Queensland Children’s in that information that Hospital over 30 times people don’t associate and been to many having their dog on a appointments. lead tohad limiting the risk “She her third to wildlife, soinweJanuary need surgery there

and knowledge putting a dog onabout a lead where they is protectingare. the wildlife. “There’s obviously I think it’s very much something here that people don’tinbelieve Tweed fordog whatever that their is going reason, maybe it’s to be one that disturbs less education, wildlife, but I think communication and often that disturbance signage, enforcement, can be unintentional.” and I’veChris beenCherry talking a Mayor long time about more said. enforcement, more The research also patrols butthat I know suggested by they (rangers) can’t increasing people’s be everywhere all the knowledge of and time,” Cr James Owen perceived likelihood said. of receiving fines for Background research having their dogs also found a gap in off-leash in on-leash dog-owners’ knowledge areas, it will change of off-lead beaches/areas behaviours. and communication and The pilot program signage inconsistencies, will be rolled out and concerningly that between November and December at Fingal Beach and Casuarina Beach where this year.” researchers found Then in April the high rates of dog walkers and family went up to non-compliance. Queensland for another “This is great, checkup where let’s they were get it happening and informed the plates andI look forward to seeing screws placed in her leg what the results in January wouldare nowand hopefully we out. can look to have to come get some funding to roll “Because of her age and it outquick around rest how shethe grows, they to Cr come out of theneeded Shire,” James before they caused any Owen said. deformities or will the bone The program fused to education the plate,” about said include Stef. off-leash and on-leash “We including were told the areas better surgery take place signage;would information in Juneabout or July. packs off-leash “At the samealso time, areas which include (the doctor) was and going leads, poo bags a to do some work on the map; a multi-pronged tendons in her left foot to communication try to help straighten it as campaign including well.” social and letterAftermedia much toing and drops about dog impacts froing, Stef and husband and fines, and local Ben were finally told the ‘community champions’ hospital was cancelling to encourage other dog all NSW patient surgeries owners about correct as there wasn’t enough leashing behaviour. staff trained in using “I think it’s after important PPE to look NSW that people know where patients. “I was devastated,” said

owners not associate bit, and did I think it would leashing behaviour be really good if wewith wildlife could getprotection. some engaging “It of very much that camegets kind signage out in that information put up to show where that peopleareas don’tare,” dog leash associate having their Mayor Chris Cherry dog on a lead to limiting said. the risk tooutlining wildlife, so A report we need to get that very the results and strong message outfrom recommendations there that putting a dog the pilot project will be on a lead is protecting brought back to Council the wildlife. in early 2022.I think it’s very much “I hope thisthat is apeople success don’t believe and I hope wethat cantheir get dog going to be one moreisbaby curlews that disturbs wildlife, hatching,” Mayor but I think often that Cherry said. disturbance can be unintentional.” Mayor Chris Cherry said. The research also suggested that by

increasing people’s knowledge of and perceived likelihood of receiving fines for having their dogs off-leash in on-leash areas, it will change behaviours. The pilot program will be rolled out between November and December at Fingal Beach and Casuarina Beach where researchers found high rates of dog walkers and noncompliance. “This is great, let’s get it happening and I look forward to seeing what the results are and hopefully we can look to get some funding to roll it out around the rest

of the Shire,” Cr James Owen said. The program will include education about off-leash and on-leash areas including better signage; information packs about off-leash areas which also include leads, poo bags and a map; a multi-pronged communication campaign including social media and letterdrops about dog impacts and fines, and local ‘community champions’ to encourage other dog owners about correct leashing behaviour. “I think it’s important that people know where dog off-leash areas are, I think that’s lacking a bit, and I think it would be really good if we could get some engaging kind of signage that gets put up to show where dog leash areas are,” Mayor Chris Cherry said. A report outlining the results and recommendations from the pilot project will be brought back to Council in early 2022. “I hope this is a success and I hope we can get more baby curlews hatching,” Mayor Cherry said.

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Stef. “I wouldn’t mind if it were a surgery that could have waited. “But this is plates and screws that they put in in January, that need to come out. “We are talking about my daughter’s ability to be able to walk. “She can get a few steps in using her Nimbo walker but because of

how turned in her left foot and left leg are, she clips it and trips. It is getting progressively worse.” Stef was determined to not let something like a border closure stop her from helping her daughter’s ability to walk. “I am her mother, I am her voice and I am her advocate,” she said.

“I will do whatever it takes to see that she gets this surgery and will hopefully one day walk.” Contact with local MPs, state member Chris Gulaptis and federal member Kevin Hogan soon saw results and the hospital in Queensland rang Stef to apologies’ and confirm the date of the surgery for Adira. “I got the confirmation call …that Adira’s surgery is going ahead 23rd September,” said Stef. “Which means we will not be leaving the house again for six weeks as we need to keep her in aircon and not sweat as her skin deteriorates really quick if any moisture is in her cast.” For this reason Adira will not be celebrating her 3rd birthday party with friends and family, but no one is complaining. Hopefully this next big step in her life will be the first of many.

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The Northern Rivers Times September 23, 2021

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Vibrant vision unveiled for lismore

LISMORE will become the Newtown of the Northern Rivers under a 15-year vision to turn the regional city into a thriving arts and cultural centre that puts the environment and community at its core. Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the final Lismore Regional City Action Plan 2036 focused on promoting creative industries, climate resilience,

building more homes and supporting a flourishing food sector. “There is lots to love about Lismore and our plan plays on its strengths, which include enviable weather, fantastic food and growing green industries,” Mr Stokes said. “Lismore is home to the highest number of artists and creatives in regional NSW and by encouraging investment

DATE SET FOR LENNOX VILLAGE RENEWAL PROJECT

BALLINA Shire Council is pleased to announce works will start on Stage 1 of the Lennox Village Vision project on Monday, September 20. Initially crews and contractors will conduct minor cultural heritage investigations in Ross Park, followed by Lennox Park then Ballina Street. These works will require the temporary partial closure of Ross Park, Lennox Park, and nearby carparks. In preparation for these early works the bus shelter in Ballina Street, adjacent to Lennox Park, has been removed. The bus shelter will be replaced in due course as the renewal works continue. In the interim the Lennox

Park shade pavilion will be used as a temporary bus shelter. The cultural heritage investigations are expected to be complete in midOctober 2021. Contractors will then start undergrounding of power and stormwater services. Council will provide a further update to businesses and residents as we reach this next phase. Council apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks the community for their patience during this time. For more information about the staging of works and to register for project updates please visit ballina.nsw.gov.au/ LennoxVillageVision

in the arts we will see it transform into the Newtown of the Northern Rivers. “The community wants to see more diverse and climate-conscious housing, and the plan will help achieve this in partnership with council.” Nationals Member of the Legislative Council Ben Franklin said the plan struck a balance between managing environmental risks

while facilitating growth that showcases the best of Lismore. “Locals know all too well how devastating ongoing heavy rainfall and flooding can be. This plan puts floodplain resilience at the forefront of future growth while taking opportunities to revitalise the waterfront,” Mr Franklin said. “We will bring our laneways, alleyways and arcades to life with alfresco dining, live music, pop-up stalls and by reconnecting the CBD to the river through initiatives like the Bridge to Bridge Masterplan. “These changes will entice visitors, which means more money in the pockets of local businesses.” The plan’s key goals and objectives will: • Promote jobs growth, leveraging new opportunities in tourism and existing employment nodes around health and

education; • Provide more and different types of housing to give people greater choice; • Support Lismore as the heart of the Northern Rivers; • Deliver an accessible and vibrant city centre; and • Identify and deliver the infrastructure the city needs to make it a more attractive place for investment. Lismore MP Janelle Saffin welcomed Mr Stokes’s unveiling of the Lismore Regional City Action Plan 2036, but looked forward to much more detail with significant funding dollars attached. “For more than two years, I have lobbied senior ministers within this Government to treat Lismore as a city that deserved and needed targeted economic

activation and support, particularly after devastating major floods in 2017,” Ms Saffin said. “I was able to have a terrific session with the Department of Planning, in which I articulated all the things Lismore needed to really thrive, and looking at the Action Plan’s over-arching themes, I see that they listened. “NSW Northern Rivers-based Government Member Ben Franklin MLC and I have had wideranging discussions on revitalisation needs of our communities. “Our creative sector is long overdue for attention and support, flood mitigation is an absolute must, as is river revitalisation.” To view the Lismore Regional City Action Plan, visit https:// pp.planningportal.nsw. gov.au/lismoreRCAP.

Two charged following separate online grooming investigations TWO men have been charged with alleged online grooming offences following separate investigations by Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad’s Child Exploitation Unit. Last month, investigators from Strike Force Trawler began engaging with a man from Goonellabah. Police will allege in court that the man believed he was speaking with a 14-year-old girl and engaged in sexually explicit conversations about acts he wished to perform on the child, as well as sent explicit materials. It will be further alleged that the man arranged to meet the girl for the purpose of a sexual encounter. Following inquiries, a 60-year-old man was arrested at Lennox Head just after 9am on Monday, September 13. He was taken to Ballina Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of use carriage service-procure child under 16 years for sexual activity. The man was refused bail and appeared at Byron Bay Local Court,

where he was formally refused bail to reappear at Lismore Local Court on Monday, November 8. Separately, in June, detectives began speaking with an East Lismore man, who believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl – allegedly engaging in sexually explicit conversations about acts he wished to perform on the child – before arranging to meet with her. Following further inquiries, the man was arrested at a South Lismore business about 10.20am on Tuesday, September 14. A search warrant was then executed at an East Lismore address, where detectives seized an electronic device, which will undergo further forensic examination.

The 62-year-old man was taken to Lismore Police Station, where he was charged with use carriage service to groom under 16 years for sex. He was refused bail and appeared at Lismore Local Court, where he was granted conditional bail to reappear at the same court on Thursday, November 11. Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty, said the arrests should serve as a warning for guardians of young children. “Police will allege both these men believed they could engage in sexual activity with a young child,” Det Supt Doherty said. “Parents and guardians should be aware of what their children are doing on the internet and who they are speaking with.

They should never arrange to meet with someone they have met online. “Make sure your children feel comfortable speaking up about anything they have done online.” Information and educational packages for parents and children are available from ThinkUKnow, a multi-agency program designed to educate and promote cyber safety: https://www.thinkuknow. org.au/ The Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad is comprised of detectives who are specially trained to investigate matters against children and adults, including sexual assault, serious physical abuse, and extreme cases of neglect. Anyone with concerns about suspected child abuse or exploitation should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw. crimestoppers.com.au. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

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The Northern Rivers Times September 23, 2021

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NORTHERN RIVERS BASED ARTIST SHOWS EXHIBIT

Lindy Lee with Secret World of a Starlight Ember, 2020. Photo Ken Leanfore

FOLLOWING a successful season at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney, the Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop exhibition, is touring nationally to five venues across Australia, including the Lismore Regional Gallery. Curated by the museum’s director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop is the largest survey exhibition of Lindy Lee’s works to date. The result of a close collaboration between the artist and curator, the exhibition features key artworks from the 1980s to the present, including several new works created specifically for the exhibition tour.

Lee works across painting, sculpture, installation, and public art. She draws on her Australian and Chinese heritage to develop works that engage with the history of art, cultural authenticity, personal identity, and the cosmos. Key influences are the philosophies of Daoism and Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism. Lindy Lee works from her studio based on Arakwal Country in Northern NSW. “We are thrilled to tour Lindy Lee’s work across Australia and introduce new audiences to one of Australia’s most important and influential artists,” Ms Macgregor said. “Lindy has had a long association with the MCA, with the first works entering

the collection in 1995, through to a major presence in the opening exhibition of the expanded MCA, in 2012. “A survey bringing together all aspects of her work is timely. She is an artist who weaves together her personal experience of living between two cultures to create highly evocative works which are especially relevant in today’s Australia.” Lee added: “It has been a great honour to have such a comprehensive survey of my work at the MCA. I am also excited to take the exhibition to some of Australia’s finest regional galleries and to share my work with new audiences.” The artist has created a number of new artworks for the exhibition tour

including Water + Water (2020), a large paper work created using natural elements of fire and water; and Untitled (2020), an installation comprising of small sculptures individually created by the artist by hand-pouring molten bronze. Other highlights include Equanimity (No More Struggles in the Ocean of ‘Yes’ and ‘No’) (2017), a polished stainless-steel sculpture pierced with hundreds of tiny holes, illuminated from the centre the perforations are transformed into stars to create its own constellation. The key photographic work The Seamless Tomb (Wearing An Iron Yoke That Has No Hole) (2017), which reflects on Lee’s family’s journey from China to Australia and Ten Worlds, Ten Directions (2002) brings together abstraction and figurative elements and continues the artist’s ongoing exploration of Buddhist philosophy. As well as a series of early photocopy works drawn from Western art history that address identity and authenticity. A range of resources and behind-the-scenes

content will accompany the touring exhibition including models of public art projects, learning resources and an artist documentary filmed at Lee’s studio and at the Urban Artist Projects workshop and foundry on Turrbal Country (Brisbane). Audiences will be able to access a specially created audio guide on their smartphones, via the museum’s online museum guide, touring. mca.art. Visitors will be able to walk through the exhibition listening to the artist talk about key works and themes. Available in both English and Auslan-interpreted videos. A beautifully designed publication also accompanies the exhibition. The catalogue contains an overview of Lee’s practice with contributing essays from Dr Zara Stanhope and Dr Shen Qilan, plus an indepth interview between Ms Macgregor and the artist. The publication is available to purchase from Lismore Regional Gallery. The exhibition will run until October 24. About the Artist Lindy Lee is one of the most respected

contemporary artists working in Australia today. With a practice spanning over four decades, Lee has exhibited widely in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and USA, and is represented in numerous major public and private collections. In recent years, Lee’s practice has expanded into the public realm. She has created a series of significant public artworks in Australia and internationally, including Secret World of a Starlight Ember, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney; The Life of Stars, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; The Garden of Cloud and Stone, Chinatown Public Domain, Sydney; and The Life of Stars – The Tenderness of Rain, Province Midtown Cultural Centre, Zhengzhou, China. In 2018 the artist was awarded a prestigious international commission to create an iconic gateway work for New York’s Chinatown district.

5-STAR RANKINGS FOR LOCAL UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN Cross University has achieved 5-star rankings across several study areas in the latest Good Universities Guide. The university excelled in the field of engineering and technology, ranking number 1 in Australia for undergraduate learning resources, skills development, student support and teaching quality, and 5-stars for overall educational experience and learner engagement. Engineering postgraduates can also boast number 2 in Australia for full-time employment, and 5-stars for a median salary of $120,000. The university is renowned for its agricultural, environmental, forest and marine science courses, and these translated into strong graduate outcomes and

educational experience, according to the Good Universities Guide. In the field of agriculture and environmental studies, Southern Cross rated number 1 in the country for median graduate salary ($70,000) and student support, and 5-stars for skills development and teaching quality. The renewed Bachelor of Science will offer specialisations in regenerative agriculture, forestry, marine, and earth and environmental systems from 2022. Health graduates are also in high demand with Southern Cross rating 5-stars for full-time employment in nursing and health services and support, and 5-stars for median graduate salary in psychology and rehabilitation. In postgraduate education, too, Southern Cross earned top marks,

placing number 1 in the country for overall educational experience, student support, median graduate salary ($99,100) and teaching quality. Southern Cross University Vice President (Engagement) Ben Roche said the latest rankings reflected the university’s continued focus on industryrelevant course offerings and learning experiences. “We’re really proud to achieve 5-stars, the highest ranking, in so many of our study areas. The high quality of teaching, student support and learning resources that students receive at Southern Cross University is translating into fantastic graduate outcomes,” Mr Roche said. Highlights for Southern Cross University in the 2022 Good Universities Guide:

UNDERGRADUATE Overall experience – 5 stars Education and training; engineering and technology; humanities, culture and social sciences; law and paralegal studies; science and mathematics; social work. Median graduate salary – 5 stars Agriculture and environmental studies ($70,000); communications ($67,000); psychology ($66,800); rehabilitation ($66,300). Fulltime employment (four months after completing course) – 5 stars Communications (arts, creative writing, digital media); health services and support; nursing; tourism, hospitality, sport and leisure. Teaching quality – 5 stars Agriculture and environmental studies;

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engineering and technology ($120,000) Fulltime employment (four months after completing course) – 5 stars Computing and information systems; engineering and technology; law and paralegal studies. A 5-star rating indicates a place in the top 20 per cent of institutions. Operating for 20 years, the Good Universities Guide is the go-to resource for individuals wanting to make an informed choice about their future study options.

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THE MAGPIE AND THE SNAKE It is not often a white fella takes on the story of the black fella, but English/History high school teacher Steve Trotter has taken the leap to write a modern daydreaming story entitled The Magpie and the Snake. Growing up in Ballina, Steve played amongst the sand dunes and on the land of what was the home of the Balugan and Gaungan. He said the idea for this book started 27 years ago but he was reluctant to pursue it due to the culturally sensitive nature of the material. “I thought it was strange that this story came to me and hasn’t left me alone for 27 years,” Steve said. “I saw a psychic last year hoping she could give me some insight into what I should do with the book. I was still all for binning it because it’s not my story really.

“she said, nup, you’ve got to do this. “I consulted with a group of local Nyangabal men from Ballina and

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of the newcomers, the Yirahlee,” said Steve. “It’s based on historical accounts from cedar cutters, explorers and settlers, but the narrative has been flipped. “Unlike other stories this one is told from the perspective of the Aboriginal people.” The story is fictitious but refers to many sites destroyed that local may recall. “Ballina is a very special place,” Steve said. “And for indigenous people – and not just those living around Ballina – it was one of the most significant sites in Australia. “I think the reason we don’t know about it is because many of the traditional knowledge holders have passed or they were banned from talking.” Steve said this massive disconnect became obvious to him when he talked to his students

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at Ballina High School when he taught there. “(I knew) stuff they didn’t have a clue about it, and it’s not sacred stuff, it’s general history,” he said. “Thankfully, in the 50 years I’ve lived around here things are getting better. The local mob are

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MORE than 53,000 people attended Northern NSW Local Health District Emergency Departments in the April to June 2021 quarter, a 28.7 per cent increase compared with the same quarter last year. Results from the latest Bureau of Health Information quarterly report show near record activity in emergency departments across the Local Health District, and more than 800,000 presentations across the state, the busiest quarter in NSW since the reports began more than a decade ago. These figures from April to June 2021 are not unexpected and confirm what NSW Health has been discussing publicly since early last year – the significant pressures associated with preparing for and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. NNSWLHD Acting Chief Executive Lynne Weir said the best way for everyone in NSW to protect their health, the health of their loved ones, and to reduce the pressure on the health system and our fantastic workforce was to get vaccinated. “These results reflected hospital operations coming back to pre-pandemic levels, despite the ongoing development of the Covid-19 pandemic,” Ms Weir said. “This same quarter in 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, was our quietest quarter in decades. While the activity and performance figures show some significant changes between this quarter and the equivalent quarter in 2020, this is a reflection of

people’s movements returning to normal during the April to June quarter this year. “I can’t speak more highly of our dedicated team in Northern NSW, who, on top of the pressures of a global pandemic, are continuing to give world-class care to our patients, and ensure we remain in the top performing LHDs in the state.” Most patients (72.2 per cent) started their treatment on time in Northern NSW, above the state average of 67.4 per cent. The median time spent in the ED was two hours and 21 minutes, with 73.1 per cent of patients leaving the ED within four hours. There was a 78.5 per cent increase in triage category T1: resuscitation, a total of 282 presentations, the most urgent level of emergency care. T2 and T3 triage categories had an increase of 22.7 per cent, an increase of 1164 patients, and 33.4 per cent an increase of 4747 patients respectively. The most common category, T4: Semi-urgent, had a total of 21,015 presentations, a 32.2 per cent increase. This is consistent across the state with emergency departments coming back to pre-pandemic activity. There were also 803 babies born in Northern NSW hospitals in the April to June quarter, 15 per cent, an increase of 108, more than the same period in 2020. On March 25, 2020 National Cabinet suspended nonurgent elective surgery across Australia. This is reflected in the statistics in the comparable

2020 quarter referred to in this release. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic causing continued pressure to the health system, 99.3 per cent of urgent surgeries were completed in the clinically recommended time frame, a 0.6 per cent improvement on the same period last year. Waiting times for non-urgent surgery dropped by 34 days to 393 days in the April June quarter, below the state average of 399 days. Individual hospital results Ballina District Hospital had a 25 per cent increase in emergency attendances compared with the AprilJune 2020 quarter, with a total of 4616. Median time to treatment for triage category 1 (emergency) was 10 minutes, and most patients (74.4 per cent) left the ED within four hours. Byron Central Hospital saw a 33.1 per cent increase in emergency attendances, with a total of 5232. The median time spent in the ED was 1 hour and 54 minutes an increase of 11 minutes from the same quarter in 2020, with 80.9 per cent of patients leaving within four hours. Casino and District Memorial Hospital had 3168 people attend at the ED, a 24.3 per cent increase on the same quarter last year. The median time spent in the ED was 1 hour and 39 minutes, with 84.2 per cent of patients leaving within four hours. There were 259 elective surgeries performed, a 451.1 per cent increase on the previous

quarter, a reflection of the hospital returning to pre pandemic levels. When compared to the same quarter in 2019 elective surgery levels were similar with 286 surgeries performed in the Apr – Jun quarter 2019. Grafton Base Hospital had 6763 people attend the emergency department in the April-June quarter, a 30 per cent increase compared to the April-June2020 quarter. The median time spent in the ED remained steady at 2 hours and 21 minutes, a two-minute difference on the comparable quarter. Lismore Base Hospital had 10,082 people attended the ED, including 2,746 arrivals by ambulance, with 67.4 per cent of patients starting treatment on time. This is on par with other similarly sized (peer group) hospitals across the state, which had an average of 67.5 per cent of patients starting treatment on time. Elective surgeries performed increased by 59.3 per cent, with a total of 1375 procedures performed, with 99.3 per cent of urgent procedures performed on time. A similar number of elective surgeries were performed in the same quarter in 2019 (1235) showing a return to prepandemic levels of activity. Maclean District Hospital had a 49.4 per cent increase in attendances to its ED compared to April- June 2020, with a total of 3547 attendances. Despite the jump, 83.7 per cent of patients left the ED within four hours. Murwillumbah District

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Another $100 million to boost regional sporting facilities

LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin is encouraging eligible sport and recreation organisations and local councils to apply for their share of the NSW Government’s $100-million Regional Sport Facility Fund Round 2. “This second round will continue a sports infrastructure construction boom across the State and I want the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands regions to have

the best possible chance of benefitting from this investment,” Ms Saffin said. “Our Electorate of Lismore secured two

successful projects under Round 1 – Albert Park Baseball Complex accessibility and Lismore Workers Sports Bowls Club’s synthetic mat and

shade structure -- and I know there are other very worthy projects out there. “I encourage local sporting organisations and councils to apply for this

final round of the program, which will provide grants from $100,000 up to $1 million. Eligible projects include lighting, amenity buildings, clubrooms, change rooms and grandstands. “I welcome briefings on projects within our electorate and am happy to provide letters of support if requested.” The grant application and assessment process will be overseen by an independent probity

advisor. Applications close on Friday, 8 October 2021. For more details, see: https://www.sport.nsw. gov.au/grants WORLD-CLASS FACILITY: Lismore MP Janelle Saffin, Lismore Deputy Mayor Cr Neil Marks, Mayor Cr Vanessa Ekins and Council’s Manager Recreation & Cultural Facilities Tony Duffy look at plans to improve accessibility at Albert Park Baseball Complex.

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Master Builders Australia has launched a new partnership with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to boost vaccinations in the building and construction industry. “The involvement of community pharmacies is going to be a major boost to Master Builders Australia’s national ‘Let’s Get The Jab, Let’s Get It Done’ campaign to boost the vaccination rate among builders and tradies around the country,” Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia.

“The partnership involves the promotion by Master Builders of the Pharmacy Guild’s online portal and accompanying QR code to the building and construction industry. The Pharmacy Guild’s

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getting the jab easier for builders and tradies and allow Master Builders to gauge the number of people in the industry receiving the vaccination in aggregate terms and in compliance with privacy legislation,” “Getting the jab is the only way to open up the country and end the lockdowns which are having such a toxic effect on our industry, the economy and the community but our research has found that we need to make it easier for builders and

“Many builders and tradies, particularly males under 40, are holding back on getting the jab because they do not believe that Premiers and Chief Ministers will keep their promise and open up when vaccination rates reach 70% and 80% and because they think they erroneously believe that the virus poses no physical threat to them. However, they are willing to get the jab to stop the lockdowns and open the country as outlined in National

if the process is made easier and that’s where community pharmacies come in,” “Our partnership with the Pharmacy Guild is an outstanding and leading example of the business community working together to boost vaccinations so that we can all return safely to our normal working and private lives, providing that our state and territory leaders keep their promise to open up at 70% and 80%,” Denita Wawn said.

Saffin amps up pressure on the nsw nationals’ lights promise STATE Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin is spearheading a community campaign to ensure ‘the Nationals in Government’ do not break their election promise of installing traffic lights at the Dawson StreetBallina Road intersection. Ms Saffin has called on NSW Regional Transport and Roads Minister Paul Toole to honour his party’s and Coalition’s pledge, to keep faith with Girard’s Hill residents who are forced to run the gauntlet of traffic congestion on the busy Bruxner Highway.

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An army of volunteers is being sought to help fight the steady march of cane toads across the tweed coast.

Rappville was devastated by the Black Summer bushfires. More than 50 homes were destroyed, lives were lost, and livelihoods were shattered. It is an incredibly resilient community. Richmond Valley Council received over $1.4 million in Federal Government grants to assist with bushfire recovery. Council allocated $500,000 of this to rebuild Rappville Community Hall. BizRebuild, a not-for-profit disaster recovery initiative of the Business Council of Australia also contributed an additional $500,000. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan and Richmond Valley Council Mayor Robert Mustow have announced that work is about to begin on this important community asset. Mr Hogan said the new facility will provide a central space for the whole community to enjoy. “The plans include a spacious hall, outdoor deck, with an additional building featuring a communal

kitchen and supper room, along with a covered outdoor dining area, and storage and amenities areas,” Mr Hogan said. “It is fantastic to see work begin on this important project, and great that work is being completed by Richmond Valleybased Bennett Robertson Builders.” Mayor Robert Mustow said rebuilding the hall had been one of Council’s first priorities in the aftermath of the destructive blaze. “From day one, the hall was a key focus of our rebuilding efforts, and the consensus was to deliver something more inspiring than simply an updated replica of the original building,” Cr Mustow said. “As part of the project, the Council purchased Rappville’s St John’s Anglican Church and surrounding land from the Anglican Diocese of Grafton, with the Council to retain the church but use a portion of the surrounding land for the new hall.”

Tweed Shire Council has joined forces with not-for-profit community environment group Watergum to launch the Tweed Toad Busters program aimed at stopping the advance of cane toads on the Tweed Coast before they have a chance to breed and multiply. The citizen science program will run from October 2021 to April 2022 and will target cane toads at every life stage, from tadpole trapping to toad busting. Toad busting involves collecting adult specimens in buckets and removing them from the environment. Those adults are then used by Watergum to produce pheromone lures which attract cane toad tadpoles into special traps. The first event of the program will be held online at 7 pm on Thursday 7 October. It will involve an online

training session via a Facebook live event, followed by a week-long challenge to compete against others to collect the most cane toads, with great prizes up for grabs for the winners. Participants will learn about cane toads and their devastating impacts on the environment and will also be trained in effective and humane control methods. Future sessions will involve meeting in-person at locations across the Tweed Coast to undertake cane toad control in affected areas (pending any COVID-19 restrictions at the time). Council’s Project Officer - Wildlife Protection Emily Clarke said the aim of Tweed Toad Busters was to get the community on board to help with cane toad management, particularly on the Tweed Coast. “Council is looking for regular volunteers

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who can spare a couple of hours to reduce cane toad numbers because if we all work together we will achieve greater results,” Ms Clarke said. “The citizen science component of this program is particularly important so we can track toad numbers over time and work to make sure the Tweed isn’t overrun with toads in the future. “It’s also an opportunity to meet like-minded people, get a bit of exercise and do something positive for your community and the environment.” Watergum’s Invasive Species Manager Emily Vincent said research has shown regular and thorough toad busting activities is the most successful method of cane toad control currently available. “Each female cane toad can lay up to 70,000 eggs per year, so removing adults from

the environment before they can breed can have a big impact on their breeding capacity,” Ms Vincent said. “Cane toads are now well established in 4 Australian states and are able to access the land through private properties, evading pest management workers. It is important the community bands together to find and eradicate this invasive pest. “Toad busting is a fun activity for the whole family and is a chance to get out in nature for a walk while helping to make a difference to rid the region of this pest.” If you’re interested in getting involved, go to watergum.org/ canetoads or tweed.nsw. gov.au/cane-toads. For more information, email canetoads@ watergum.org or follow Watergum’s Facebook page to stay in the loop.

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Grafton’s Possums Protest Jacaranda Illumination Spectacle In breaking news just to hand, a group of marsupials calling themselves the Brushtail Possum Posse have marched on Clarence Valley Council’s Grafton offices, protesting the highly anticipated night-time illumination of approximately 25 Jacarandas in Grafton’s iconic See Park in a few weeks’ time. “Yes, yes, we know there has been extensive community consultation about this project over the past few years,” self-appointed resistance leader and spokespossum Barry Brushtail told us between ineffectively flicking pellets of his own feces at the council foyer, “but no-one consulted US.” “No one EVER consults the possums.” When your reporter put it to Mr Brushtail that this was only a short-term interruption to their nocturnal lives – that the Trees would be bathed in light for a mere

two and a half weeks (21st October through ‘til 8th November), and that although possums are known to feed on the Jacaranda’s purple blooms, their nutritional value is marginal compared with other superior menu items to be found in neighbouring trees, and thus this militant, poo-hurling action may be an overreaction, Mr Brushtail, paused for thought, rolled his eyes, exhaled deeply, and spoke frankly. “Look, pal, I’ll give

ya the lowdown. It’s Spring-time, fella, and Jacarandas aren’t the only things that come into season round these parts. You humans aren’t the only ones with passionate sensibilities, we possums are romantic creatures, and nothing – I repeat NOTHING – says romance more than making sweet marsupial love, perched high in the canopy of a Jacaranda, surrounded by purple blooms in the moonlight. “Imagine. You’ve taken your beloved out on the best date

ever, you’ve run back and forth across house roof tops to the point of exhaustion (always fun), shared some stolen mushy banana (exquisite) and washed it all down with some nectar and dew (actually really nice). You’ve pledged your everlasting love – (which should be taken with a massive grain of salt because possums are notoriously promiscuous) – and scamper eagerly up the closest available Jacaranda to partake in our consensual delights.

“Just as you’ve found your rickety branch midway up the tree on which to do the deed, just as you’re whispering a small prayer of thanks to Henry Volkers who, by introducing Jacarandas to Grafton back in 1879, created a legacy of bark-clad boudoirs for generations of passionate possums, A BUNCH OF SPOTLIGHTS ALL COME ON AND BLIND YOU AND THERE’S HUMANS OOHING AND AAHING AS YOUR’E TRYING TO GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS! “No, this simply won’t do. Just like you humans, us possums wait ALL YEAR for these Jacarandas to do their thing and ramp up the romance in our lives… and you come along with… with… FLOODLIGHTS? “It’s either inconsiderate or just a little bit perverted.” Mr Brushtail narrowed

his eyes. “Like, do you get off on watching marsupials go at it?” Your reporter firmly denied this accusation, and informed Mr Brushtail that the trees in See Park would only be lit up roughly from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm nightly, at which the protesting varmint’s demeanour changed immediately, and promptly called off the protest, exclaiming, “Why didn’t you say so? That leaves heaps of time for our, aah, ‘activities’.” Mr Brushtail was also excited to hear about the special event in See Park on the evening of 23rd October, incorporating a performance from Grafton’s Conservatorium of Music, a laser light show, food and beverage, including at least one gourmet food truck. “A food truck you say? Nice! “Will they have mushy banana?”

RSL NSW members dig deep to support their fellow veterans RSL NSW veteran members have rallied to bolster life-changing support for veterans and their families by donating $2.1 million dollars to the charity’s service delivery partner, RSL LifeCare, this week. Members of over 70 RSL sub-Branches contributed to the state-wide donation which will provide vital physical and mental health, DVA claims and advocacy, education and employment, housing, income and finance, and social services to veterans. RSL NSW President Ray James said that the donation reflects the commitment of

veterans across the state who, as members of the Returned and Services League, volunteer their time to help their mates, particularly after the withdrawal of the Australian Defence Force from Afghanistan. “When the going gets tough, RSL NSW members get going by

mobilising physical and financial resources to ensure that veterans and their families receive the hands-on support and services they need. “RSL NSW and its partner charity RSL LifeCare has observed an increased need for support services this year and I expect

this continue with the pressure of COVID-19 restrictions, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, and the ADF’s withdrawal from the conflict in Afghanistan,” Mr James said. The State’s largest member-based charity announced in August that it has established an office to advocate for and support veterans throughout the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. RSL NSW is contributing to a national submission by the RSL to the Royal Commission and the office will support veterans to prepare submissions and to

appear at hearings. RSL LifeCare Board Chair, Mark Dickson, said that he expects to see an increase in demand for financial assistance from the charity as communities begin to come out of lockdown over the next few months. “The donation from RSL NSW will help to support the expansion of the organisation’s service delivery in regional communities, including veteran wellbeing centres and placement of remote Claims Advisors, like those in Ballina and the Newcastle region. “The donation will help to support clients of the RSL Employment

Program as we aim to place 100 veterans in new roles over the next financial year and support the processing of 500 claims to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs,” Mr Dickson said. RSL NSW is a member-based charity and does not own or operate clubs or benefit from the proceeds of the sale of alcohol or gambling. As an exservice organization RSL NSW and its subBranches are committed to supporting current and ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Force.

agricultural business here in the Northern Rivers region. This season we’re in a position to offer a record cane price to our NSW growers off the back of

a solid world market and new varieties that are performing well above historical CCS averages, which is in stark contrast to many other industries.”

CANE CRUSHING REACHES HALF-WAY POINT The NSW Sugar Industry has just passed the half-way point for the 2021 cane crush, having enjoyed favourable weather conditions, reliable transport and factory operations and a positive sugar price outlook. To date, the three mills have processed some 850,000 tonnes of locally grown cane. A relatively warm winter allowed for some

additional growth in both 1- and 2-year-old cane and coming into Spring there has been an uplift in CCS, with sugar content performing well above average. Condong sugar mill has crushed just under 50% of its forecast 480,000 tonne crop, with the northernmost cane ground having experienced some winter rain showers. Broadwater sugar mill

is running at just over 50% of its 640,000 tonne crop crushed so far and is on track to finish the season in mid to late November. Harwood sugar mill is at 50% of its forecast 600,000 tonne crop despite experiencing some power outages and other operating challenges over the past month. Sunshine Sugar CEO, Mr Chris Connors

said; “Ultimately we’re having a tremendous season so far, which is encouraging for our growers and the industry.” Despite the many challenges the local sugar industry has faced it appears that the 150-year-old industry isn’t going away. “The local sugar industry continues to prove that it’s a reliable and consistent

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$484 MILLION WIN FOR SCHOOLS AND BOOST FOR BUSINESS More than 250 schools across NSW will receive upgrades, including improvements to playgrounds, science facilities and canteens, providing hundreds of jobs for local businesses. The $484 million Minor Capital Works program will upgrade and renew school facilities and security, as well as improve accessibility for students with additional needs. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said more than half the schools to benefit are in regional and rural NSW. “This government is investing record amounts into our schools to ensure that every child, no matter where they live, has access to excellent schools and education facilities,” Mr Barilaro said. “This investment will also provide a welcome boost for regional economies, by creating jobs and providing work for local tradespeople at

a time when it is needed most.” Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the program will be a boost for businesses as NSW exits lockdown, with $76 million going directly to local businesses. “The NSW Government is investing record amounts into our schools, and as we begin our journey back to normal life schools will be central to our recovery. I’m thrilled this investment is a boost for both students and businesses,” Ms Mitchell said. “These school improvement projects can have an incredible impact on the look and feel of our schools and through this government’s investment in programs such as this as well as Cooler Classrooms, LED Lighting Upgrade, Regional and Metro Renewal and Roof Replacement, schools right across NSW are experiencing the benefits.”

The Department of Education has more than 2,200 NSW public schools and delivery of these projects ensures that schools across the state have access to modern facilities to support learning outcomes. Projects funded as part of the Minor Capital Works Program include an admin and staff upgrade at Dee Why Public School, a toilet upgrade at Millfield Public School, a science lab upgrade at Deniliquin High School and an integration project of access works at Heathcote High School. The NSW Government is investing $7.9 billion over the next four years, continuing its program to deliver 215 new and upgraded schools to support communities across NSW. This is the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.

LIFE TAKEN TOO SOON

Taylah Anderson left, with sister Maddy second from right

By Paul Taylor THE AFL North Coast family sadly lost another member last Wednesday with the tragic passing of Taylah Anderson as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Taylah and her sister Maddy were involved in the start-up of Youth Girls footy in 2016 when a series of come and try sessions and exhibition matches were staged and were part of a North Coast team that travelled to Bateau Bay for the Northern NSW

Carnival. In 2017 and 2018 Taylah was a key member of the Grafton Tigers team that competed in the first two years of a formal Youth Girls competition, including playing in both of the first two Grand Finals. Taylah played in the North Coast Force Youth Girls rep team in both 2017 and 2018 and was a member of the North Coast Academy of Sport squads in that period. Having progressed beyond the Youth Girls

age group, Taylah played for the Grafton/ Northern Beaches joint venture Women’s team, the “Blue Tigers” in the 2019 season. As a result of injury Taylah hadn’t played footy since that time. The thoughts of everyone associated with AFL North Coast go out to Taylah’s older sister Maddy who is a member of the Grafton Tigers Women’s team, and to all Taylah’s family, friends, and club mates at the Grafton Tigers.

COVID CAUSES A STIR IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS

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By Tonia Dynan A NOTICE of motion regarding Covid regulations caused quite a stir in the Kyogle Council Chambers last week. The motion, raised by Cr Kylie Thomas, asked for council to write to the appropriate state and federal ministers expressing residents’ concerns over Covidrelated issues. The motion had four recommendations: 1. The plan to move out of ‘stay at home orders’ needs to be fair, justified and clearly communicated to all citizens. 2. All medical procedures, including vaccinations, must have provision for personal choice. 3. The coercion of citizens, through the use of vaccine passports, to undertake medical procedures under duress of loss of employment, social isolation or loss of certain freedoms is medical discrimination. 4. Mask wearing needs to be restricted to places and times that are clearly justifiable and be at the discretion of person/s impacted. Cr Thomas said the lack of information to the public about lockdowns and quarantine strategies was having an adverse effect on a large portion of the community. “This letter is to ask the government and nominated health regulators to communicate a firm and clear plan to return to school, work and

business,” she said. “Any medical procedures, including vaccinations, must be voluntary in accordance with Federal Government Policy. “Any form of coercion or medical conscription is in direct violation of the Australian Constitution and is fundamentally unAustralian. “Vaccine passports will prevent citizens who are not up-todate with the latest vaccination, to have access to workplaces and freedoms. This will radically change the way everyone in our society relates to each other and will create a pathway for further restrictions in our communities and way of life.” Cr Thomas said mask wearing was also becoming an area that was concerning to the public. “The wearing of masks for extended periods of time has been shown to have negative effects,” she said. “The wearing of masks has benefits in certain situations such as when a person is not well or in close confinement, where there is a risk of transmission. All other situations must remain personal choice.” Cr Maggie May seconded the motion but did not support most of it. “I don’t feel like complying with public orders like mask wearing is an onerous thing for people to do and I do endorse the current state and federal and health department

endorsement to get as many people as possible vaccinated,” Cr May said. “Whilst I agree that people should have the option to be vaccinated rather than be compelled to be vaccinated, that would probably be the only area I would agree to in this motion.” Cr Janet Wilson expressed her frustration with the motion, saying she couldn’t believe the idea was even being debated. “I’m a bit over this. I can’t believe we’re sitting here and debating something that is subject to a health order,” she said. “This is not about freedom of choice; it is not about freedom of speech. This is about our public health. How we would like it if we had freedom of choice around whether we had sewerage? “It is an outrage that we think it’s okay to sit here and debate something which is lawful. I’m sorry, I don’t support any of this – no amendments, original motion – I don’t care what you do. “I would like my constituents to know that I will behave lawfully, I will respect the public health orders and I will do my very best to demonstrate leadership to the people, and that’s all I’m going to say.” Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland said council was operating under a Public Health Order and council had no role in developing, implementing, or monitoring anything to do with Covid lockdowns or mandatory vaccinations. It has been reported the idea for the motion originated from the recent ‘freedom’ protests held across the state and outside council buildings across the Northern Rivers. This was mentioned in the meeting, but not discussed further. The motion was lost.

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Covid support payments expanded The NSW Government has announced an additional $287.5 million in COVID-19 financial support to assist workers and vulnerable communities in metropolitan, regional and rural NSW. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said this additional funding will see the COVID-19 emergency hardship payments, test and isolate support payments and community empowerment grants expanded to the whole State. “The expansion and extension of the emergency hardship

payment will provide assistance to people on the Coffs Coast and beyond who are under severe financial strain but are not eligible for other support payments and grants,” Mr Singh said. “The test and isolate payment will help people to test early and

isolate if they have COVID symptoms. This payment will help take the pressure off any individuals who do not have access to leave entitlements or other support payments. “Grants for culturally and linguistically diverse groups have also been expanded to

CASINO SWIMMING POOL UPGRADE UNDERWAY

The upgrade of Casino Memorial Swimming Pool is now underway. Stage one is worth $6.68 million and will ensure the future of this very important community asset. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the upgrade was a vitally important project for our community. “This work includes the construction of a new eight-lane, 50m heated pool with an all-ability access ramp

and stairs, and a new children’s splash pool,” Mr Hogan said. “Casino’s pool is used by many community groups and local schools for their swimming carnivals every year. I know many families and residents will enjoy the benefits of the pool.” Richmond Valley Council Mayor Robert Mustow said this upgrade would allow the pool to function appropriately and meet the needs of the community.

“Being an inland town, the swimming pool is an important recreational facility to ensure our community is a great place to live,” Cr Mustow said. “We sought community input a number of years ago on the best way the pool could be redeveloped, and we were inundated with suggestions. “This shows our residents are fully aware that community facilities, such as swimming pools, play an important role within local communities.” The Federal Government provided $3.2 million towards this project, with Richmond Valley Council funding the balance.

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connect multicultural communities with essential services throughout the pandemic. “This $287.5 million in funding is in addition to the NSW Government’s existing commitment of $7.7 billion in COVID-19 support measures across NSW.” The NSW Government’s additional $287.5 million funding commitment includes: • Emergency hardship, one-off payment of $400 administered by the Red Cross which has been expanded to temporary visa/ no visa holders in

NSW who are facing severe financial hardship and are not eligible for other government income. To apply visit: https:// www.redcross. org.au/get-help/ help-for-migrantsin-transition/helpfor-migrants-intransition/nsw-relief • Test and isolate payment of $320 which has now been expanded statewide. It is available for eligible workers aged 17 and over, who have symptoms of COVID-19, to get tested and isolate until a negative result is returned. The

payment is available to NSW workers who do not have sick, carer’s or pandemic leave. To apply visit: https://www. service.nsw.gov.au/ transaction/applytest-and-isolatesupport-payment • Community supports grants which have been expanded across NSW to help organisations deliver emergency food relief, promote vaccination and testing services, and provide culturally appropriate support and care to diverse communities.

COFFS COAST FESTIVAL OF MOTOR SPORT 2021 CANCELLED

Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport President Bob Carle is disappointed to announce that this year’s Festival will not be going ahead but says it will be back in 2022 bigger and better. The Festival, scheduled for November, included a range of motor sport events planned to coincide with the finale of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) which would have seen international competitors taking part alongside Australian based teams. The APRC has also recently been cancelled. Given that competitors from many parts of Australia are unlikely to be able to travel in the shortterm, the Coffs Coast

Festival of Motor Sport made the decision to cancel the 2021 event to avoid any costly lastminute cancellations for teams, organisers and fans. Mr Carle thanked those who have contributed to the Festival so far, acknowledging the incredible support the event has received from the local Coffs Coast community and motor sports clubs from Grafton to Kempsey. “The support from local sponsors has been tremendous, particularly the CeX Group and Geoff King Motors” said Mr Carle. “I’d also like to thank the NSW Government for its support of this event, and we hope to be able to confirm details of the 2022 Festival soon, which we know will deliver significant

benefits for our region”. “The local community has been extremely supportive of what we’ve tried to achieve, and we’ve had strong backing from the Coffs Harbour City Council” added Mr Carle. “While we are disappointed for 2021, we are looking forward to an even bigger and better event in 2022 with many additional local clubs coming forward requesting to stage events.” To stay up-to-date on all aspects of the Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport 2022 you can visit the website at https:// coffscoastmotorsport. com and follow us on Facebook.

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30 NEWS

“Leemo’s View” “LEEMO has views on just about anything”

A View From Lockdown ‘LEEMO CAT’ once more. Crikey, our town Lismore is in that ‘lockdown’ stuff again. We only came out of a lockdown last week, and now we have another one. Hmmm. This is not good. I had a grizzle to ‘Mum Jane’ and asked her how I was to acquaint myself with the “new” cat on our street in lockdown? Well, did I cop ‘THE GLARE’ from Mum! “Leemo, please desist from grizzling.” She asked how, as a cat, I might have survived during the Black Death? Naturally, she had to go on and asked if I knew The Black Death killed an estimated 25 million people, almost a third of the continent’s population and lingered for centuries. And, (OMG she’s still going), “The Black Death is believed to have been the result of plague, an infectious fever caused by the bacterium disease and was likely transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of infected fleas.” Hmmm...I ‘spose that’s all quite fascinating if one is interested. I’m not...I’m a cat! What has it got to do with me pray tell? I live most of my life in lockUP...so

lockDOWN is not a big deal in my mind. I am a suburban cat who simply wants to meet the very fetching new feline in our street. I have been informed, however, by bossy sox Mum ‘no visiting or visitors’ will occur until lockdown is finished. Some of my other cat buddies told me (before lockdown) the new arrival is a bit posh and has a glittery collar and her name is ‘Pascalie’. I gave thought to this news. Hmmm...time to hit ‘Mum Jane’ up for a new leopard spotted collar instead of this poxy ‘flea & tick preventative’ thing I wear. I pondered much. ‘Pascalie’ has a kinda French name, posh voice and a glitter collar. Perhaps ‘Pascalie’ and my pondering should be discussed with ‘Mum Jane’. Mum is, after all, so so ancient and must be very wise? (This is constantly open to debate.) I asked her to listen. “Mum...I really truly want to meet ‘Pascalie’ once lockdown is over, but I don’t think I’m sophisticated or good enough to be her friend. Tell me what you reckon?” Mum peered at me from her book, and told me to be quiet. ‘Leemo, have you done the reading I assigned you? Have you taken anything in at all? What about William Saroyan’s stuff and his wise words telling us “Be the inferior of no person (or cat) nor of any be the superior. REMEMBER, that every person (or cat) is a variation of yourself.” Ooooh... perhaps I should have been reading the books Mum allocated me, not Phantom Comics. I now believe, right this second, it would be greatly advantageous to myself to do the big ‘suck up to Mum Jane’ performance stuff. Purr purr purr... nite, Leemo.

PROJECTS DELIVER FOR MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND FAMILIES Lismore City Mayor Vanessa Ekins today announced three projects that will be funded by a $2 million Federal Government grant, including the reconstruction of New Ballina Road, a shade cover over Heritage Park’s Waterplay area and an enhancement of the footpath along Keen Street. “It is wonderful to let everyone know about these three projects that will help to improve our city for motorists, pedestrians and families,” she said. “Council is dependent of government funding for many projects to improve the amenity of our city, so I would like to thank the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan for his assistance to securing these grants.” The projects are partly or fully funded under the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program.

Mayor Ekins said over the last few months, Council’s road crews have been busy

but most of the pavement has now been widened and our road crews are

upgrading New Ballina Road which is a primary collector road linking the CBD with Lismore Heights. “This has been an ongoing project that is now nearly completion and we expect it to be completed by late November, weather permitting,” she said. “It has been a huge job

currently installing an 80m x 3m retaining wall and drainage culverts. The large retaining wall involved removing half of the existing pavement adjacent to the retaining wall up to 4m.” Mayor Ekins said families would also benefit from the grant. “When we recently upgraded the popular

Heritage Park, we asked the community for suggestions on what else was needed. The answer that come back was shade cover over the waterplay area,” she said. “Today, I am happy to announce that we are now in the planning and design stage and expect the shade cover to be installed early in the new year. I’m sure this will be welcomed by the many families who regularly use the park. “I’m also happy to announce, Council is about to start consulting with the community about a $1.2 million upgrade to the footpath along Keen between Woodlark and Magellan Streets. “While we don’t have the funds to do all we would like, it is certainly a good start and will help to beautify the streets of Lismore and benefit our local business community.”

Rose threat a blooming biosecurity nightmare

The discovery of two live rooted rose plants at the Sydney Gateway Facility has given life to new biosecurity concerns around Australia’s top plant disease threat. Roses might typically signal love, but as the hosts of sudden oak death and Xylella fastidiosa, they also signal devastation to Australia’s horticulture industry. NSW Farmers Horticulture Committee chairman Guy Gaeta said Xylella posed an incurable threat to more than 500 plant species and native plants. “Biosecurity is a top priority for Australian

agriculture. A single disease outbreak could cost billions and would be fatal to our pursuit of $30 billion in farmgate output by 2030,” Mr Gaeta said. “The potential economic impact of a Xylella outbreak to the Australian wine industry alone could amount to between $2.8 and $7.9 billion over 50 years. “The agriculture industry has recently been shocked by detections of fall armyworm and serpentine leafminer. It’s time we put these threats to bed.” NSW Farmers has tirelessly called for a long-term biosecurity

funding model such as a container levy, which would hold those presenting the biosecurity risk to account. While recent funding allocations to biosecurity at state and federal levels are promising, NSW Farmers remains concerned that biosecurity risks are only going to become more prevalent, a reality recently pointed out by our top science agency, the CSIRO. Mr Gaeta said Australia’s disease-free status was absolutely critical to the global trade success of our agricultural products.

“Australia is fortunately disease free at the moment, but a single outbreak could change that and we have numerous threats knocking at our door that could wipeout billions in crop values,” Mr Gaeta said. “Increased parcel movement over COVID-19 has amplified the risk of dangerous pathogens sneaking in. “We’ve seen the widespread damage caused by COVID-19 – it goes without saying that the same would apply in the plant or animal populations if a disease such as Xylella were to catch hold.”

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THURSDAY

FRAYED

ABC, 9pm

TUESDAY

GHOSTS

ABC TV PLUS, 9.10pm

Death is a laughing matter in this funny and unique series the whole family can enjoy. Returning tonight for a third season at Button House, fans will be delighted to see the ghosts of past seasons haven’t left. If you’re unfamiliar with this quaint, lighthearted British series, there are two fantastic seasons waiting to be binged. You’ll be enamoured by the motley crew of spirits, including Kitty (Lolly Adefope, pictured above), who are forever stuck wearing the garb they took their last breath in, as they try to coexist with the living house residents. Tonight, there’s a revelation when a film crew arrives to shoot a reconstruction of an assassination plot for a historical documentary.

Darkly comic and boasting a plethora of deeply dysfunctional relationships, Frayed was a hit when it premiered in 2019. Fans were anxious if the ’80s-set dramedy from Aussie-born, London-living standup comedian Sarah Kendall (pictured right) would ever return: viewers were left hanging by a thread in the season finale when Sammy Cooper (Kendall) discovered she had been misled out of her dead, cheating husband’s fortune by his smoothtalking lawyer Rufus (Robert Webb). In tonight’s return, Sammy is back in London on mission, but money is still scarce. Back in Australia, the police are watching the Cooper family over the missing person case. It’s a quirky, comical treat.

STONEHENGE: THE LOST CIRCLE REVEALED SBS, 8.30pm

Professor Alice Roberts (pictured right) does some heavy lifting in this one-off special that promises to “rewrite the history of Stonehenge forever”. Thankfully, this illuminating documentary lives up to its promise; the palpable enthusiasm from Roberts and archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson is a delight, along with some stunning photography. Roberts follows Pearson’s decade-long effort to reveal a secret of Stonehenge’s bluestones and there are moments where you don’t know which is more gobsmacking: the cutting-edge technology used to unravel the truths, or the secrets that are meticulously uncovered. 2409

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.05 Grand Designs: The Street. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 1.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 2.00 The Capture. (Mlv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 WorldWatch. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Native America. (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGav, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Kissin’ Cousins. (1964, G, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Moonstruck. (1987, PGal, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa learns about bushfire recovery. 8.30 Miniseries: Des. (Mal) Part 1 of 3. In 1983, a grisly discovery alerts British police to a serial killer, who has operated under their noses for years. 9.20 Miniseries: Capital. (Ms, R) Part 1 of 4. A note bearing the words “We Want What You Have” is dropped through every letterbox on a street. 10.05 The Capture. (Final, Mlv, R) Carey teams up with Shaun Emery. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 The Vaccine. (R) 11.40 Question Everything. (R) 12.10 Rosehaven. (Final, PG, R) 12.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Death Of The Pyramids. (PG) A look at why ancient Egyptians abandoned pyramids. 8.30 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Norway. (PG) Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin head to Norway to discover four extraordinary homes. 9.35 The Queen’s Mother In Law. (R) Explores the life of Princess Alice. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 11.55 The Eagle. (MA15+av, R) 4.10 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+ans, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs and Karen Martini visit the sustainable Daylesford Longhouse. Fast Ed prepares some chilli caramel chicken wings. Melissa King helps spruce up a garden. 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men: Dark Phoenix. (2019, Malv) After a mishap, Jean Grey is struck by a mysterious cosmic force which she absorbs into her body, turning her increasingly powerful and unstable and ultimately a liability for the X-Men. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Sophie Turner. 10.50 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Second Preliminary Final. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Manly Sea Eagles From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap up of the first preliminary final, with expert analysis and player interviews. 10.30 MOVIE: Shooter. (2007, MA15+lv, R) A sniper tries to prove his innocence after he is framed by rogue elements within the government. Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña. 1.00 Rivals. (PG, R) Chelsea Hedges puts her skills to the test. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair.

6.30 The Project. Hamish Macdonald, Rachel Corbett, Nazeem Hussain and Courtney Act take a look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. A mother of four, who gives her all to kids with special needs, gets a spring-themed makeover. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R) Graham Norton chats with Ewan McGregor, Miley Cyrus, Ashley Banjo, Shirley Ballas and Frank Skinner. 11.10 Nick Cody: Live At The Enmore. (MA15+l, R) A performance by comedian Nick Cody. 12.10 The Project. (R) Special guest is Miguel Maestre. 1.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 RCO: Järvi Conducts Mozart And Schumann. 9.50 Gruen. 10.25 Doctor Who. 11.20 Art Works. 11.45 Brush With Fame. 12.15am Live At The Apollo. 1.00 QI. 1.35 Would I Lie To You? 2.05 30 Rock. 2.25 Reno 911! 2.50 Friday Night Dinner. 3.15 Mock The Week. 3.45 Close. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.15 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon RocKwiz. 12.50 Butter Lamp. 1.10 Mimi. 1.30 Yokayi Footy. 2.35 Over The Black Dot. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Monica And Sex. (Premiere) 10.20 Reset. 11.50 News. 12.15am MOVIE: The Death Of Stalin. (2017, MA15+) 2.15 Letterkenny. 2.45 NHK World English News. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Animal Tales. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The 14. (1973) 5.30 The Great Migration. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties. 8.30 MOVIE: Mary Queen Of Scots. (2018, MA15+) 10.55 Heartbeat. 12.55am Explore. 1.00 TV Shop.

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7MATE (63) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30

The Fishing Show. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Demolition NZ. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Picked Off. 1.00 Storage Wars. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 3.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v India. Game 2. 10.00 MOVIE: Transporter 3. (2008, M) 12.10am Collectables Guru With Gaz & Rob. 1.30 Graveyard Carz. 2.30 Sound FX: Best Of. 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 2. Seattle Seahawks v Tennessee Titans. Replay.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.40 MOVIE: Spy Kids. (2001, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Last Airbender. (2010, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Van Helsing. (2004, M) Midnight Love Island USA. 1.00 The Bi Life. 2.00 Dr Christian Jessen Will See You Now. 3.00 Adv Time. 3.30 Regular Show. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 1.30 Seinfeld. 2.30 The Unicorn. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Mom. 2.30 Stephen Colbert. 3.30 James Corden. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 2pm ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Vaccine. 8.00 Planet America. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 Planet America. 1.10 ABC Late News. 1.30 Friday Briefing. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 The Vaccine. 2.30 The Drum. 3.30 DW Conflict Zone. 4.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.35pm My Survival As An Aboriginal. 1.35 Clinton’s Walk For Justice. 2.00 On The Road. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.50 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Mustangs FC. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Shortland Street. 5.30 Chefs’ Line. 6.00 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 6.30 Kriol Kitchen. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 Red Dirt Riders. 7.45 MOVIE: Arthur And The Two Worlds War. (2010, PG) 9.35 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.45 Etthen Heldeli: Caribou Eaters. 10.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 The Block: Fans V Faves. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 The Vanilla Ice Project. Noon House Hunters Int. 1.00 Fixer Upper. 2.00 Bargain Mansions. 3.00 The Block: Fans V Faves. 4.00 Heritage Hunters. 4.30 Garage Gold. 5.00 Flip Or Flop. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 8.30 Barnwood Builders. 9.30 Building Off The Grid: Desert Domes. 10.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs.

Miraculous. 8.20 Space Nova. 9.30 How To Do Stuff Good. 10.25 Operation Ouch! Noon MOVIE: Blinky Bill: The Movie. (2015) 2.10 The Inbestigators. 3.10 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 4.00 Spirit Riding Free. 4.30 School Of Rock. 5.00 ITCH. 5.25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 MOVIE: Spark: A Space Tail. (2016, PG) 8.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Sword Art Online. 9.15 Radiant. 9.35 Close.

1pm Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 Kitchen Hero. 2.00 Cooks Cape Town. 2.30 Bonacini’s Italy. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 4.00 Basics To Brilliance. 4.30 Loving Gluten Free. 5.00 Food Safari. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Palisa Anderson’s Water Heart Food. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 River Cottage Australia. 8.30 Jamie’s Chef. 9.30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. 10.00 The Cook Up. 10.30 Cook And The Chef. 11.00 Late Programs.

Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 My Impossible House. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 11.40 Late Programs.

7.30 Breakfast Show. 8.00 Breakfast Show. 8.30 Breakfast Show. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Alan Jones. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 The McGregor Angle. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs. Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

SATURDAY, September 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Grand Designs: The Street. (PG, R) 1.20 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 2.25 The School That Tried To End Racism. (PG, R) 3.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 4.45 Landline. 5.15 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Gymnastics. European C’ships. Artistic Gymnastics. 4.45 QE2: The World’s Most Luxurious Hotel. (PGa, R) 5.35 Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust. (Premiere, PG)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. The latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 Armchair Experts. (PG) Experts discuss all things AFL. 12.00 AFL Grand Final Day: Road To The Grand Final. 2.00 AFL Grand Final Pre-Game. 5.45 Seven News.

6.00 Animal Tales. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Rivals. 12.30 Destination WA. 1.00 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 2.00 The Garden Gurus. 2.30 Getaway. (PG) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. First Preliminary Final. Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Escape Fishing. (R) 8.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 9.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room. (R) 1.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 5.00 News.

6.15 The Repair Shop. (R) 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 The Durrells. (Final, Ms) The island realises it can’t ignore the rumblings of war. 8.20 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Final, Mal) In the fallout of Stephen’s trial, Christine is arrested for perjury. John Profumo seeks to rebuild his reputation. 9.20 The Newsreader. (Final, Ml, R) With Helen still reeling from Dale’s revelation, reports emerge of a nuclear accident in Chernobyl. 10.15 Miniseries: Roadkill. (Final, Mls, R) Part 4 of 4. 11.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Battle Of Britain: 3 Days To Save The UK. (Premiere, M) 8.30 Celebrity Mastermind. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell. 9.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 11.20 Feast To Save The Planet. (PG, R) 12.20 Miniseries: Deep Water. (Malv, R) 4.25 VICE Guide To Film. (Madlv, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.15 Football. AFL. Grand final. Melbourne v Western Bulldogs. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 10.30 AFL Grand Final Post-Game. Post-match analysis of the AFL Grand Final. 11.30 To Be Advised. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby Union. The Rugby Championship. Round 5. Australia v Argentina. 10.00 The Rugby Championship Post-Match. A post-match wrap-up. 10.30 MOVIE: Triple 9. (2016, MA15+lv, R) Casey Affleck. 12.40 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 1.30 A Current Affair. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG)

6.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. Jamie Oliver reinvents family favourites. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Two people are endangered by a miscommunication. 7.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions. 8.00 Ambulance. An asylum seeker struggling with isolation causes concern for the whole service. 10.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) After a hacker causes a car crash that kills a family of three, the team races to hunt him down. 12.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 9.40 Sammy J. 9.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Final) 10.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.50 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 11.30 Would I Lie To You? Midnight Unprotected Sets. 12.30 Escape From The City. 1.30 Arj Barker: Get In My Head. 2.30 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Letterkenny. 1.30 Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning. 2.20 The Truth About Racism. 3.25 WorldWatch. 4.50 Seconds From Disaster. 6.40 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. (Final) 7.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 The X-Files. 9.30 Cycling. UCI Road World Championships. Women’s Elite Road Race. Antwerp to Leuven. 1am Dateline. 1.30 Insight. 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Creek To Coast. 11.00 House Of Wellness. Noon Horse Racing. Golden Rose Day. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 6.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Baron. 11.30 The Avengers. 12.30pm MOVIE: Nurse On Wheels. (1963) 2.15 MOVIE: Laxdale Hall. (1953) 3.50 MOVIE: The Lone Gun. (1954, PG) 5.20 MOVIE: The Bridges At TokoRi. (1954) 7.30 MOVIE: He’s Just Not That Into You. (2009, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past. (2009, M) Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Soccer. Women’s International Friendly. Australia v Ireland. Replay. 11.30 Bondi Rescue. Noon JAG. 2.00 One Strange Rock. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 Truck Hunters. 4.30 iFish. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.20 CSI. 1.10am Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 14. San Marino Grand Prix. Replay. 3.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 2.15pm Slugterra. 2.45 Radiant. 3.10 Sailor Moon Crystal. 3.35 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 4.00 Spirit Riding Free. 4.30 School Of Rock. 5.00 ITCH. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 6.30 Top Jobs For Dogs. 7.00 Fierce Earth. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.00 The Fairly OddParents. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.50 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 7.40 Believe. (2013, PG) 9.30 The Young Victoria. (2009, PG) 11.30 My Brilliant Career. (1979) 1.25pm Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 3.10 Toast. (2010, PG) 4.55 Little Men. (2016, PG) 6.30 1982. (2019, PG, Arabic) 8.30 A Royal Affair. (2012, M, Danish) 11.00 Bad Genius. (2017, M, Thai) 1.20am The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest. (2009, MA15+, Swedish) 4.00 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 Heavy Rescue: 401. 3.15 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.15 Storage Wars Canada. 4.45 Graveyard Carz. 5.45 AFL Grand Final Pre-Game. 6.15 Dirty Rotten Survival. 7.15 Cities Of The Underworld. 8.15 Secrets Of The World’s Super Skyscrapers. 9.30 Building Giants. 10.30 Mysteries Of The Abandoned. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm MOVIE: My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip. (2019) 2.45 Malcolm. 3.45 MOVIE: Journey To The Centre Of The Earth. (2008, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Abominable. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: The Great Wall. (2016, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Star Trek Beyond. (2016, M) Midnight Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. 1.00 Mexican Dynasties. 2.00 Social Fabric. 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. 3.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 6.50 The King Of Queens. 7.50 Becker. 8.50 The Middle. 9.40 Frasier. 10.40 To Be Advised. 2pm The Neighborhood. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.45 2 Broke Girls. 10.45 The Conners. 11.45 The Big Bang Theory. 12.10am Home Shopping. 1.40 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 3.30 Friends. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 4pm ABC News. 4.30 Q+A Highlights. 5.00 ABC News. 5.05 Planet America. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.25 Ms Represented With Annabel Crabb. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Australian Story. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.10 Four Corners. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Lidia’s Kitchen. 1.30 Nadia’s Family Feasts. 2.30 Rhodes Across Italy. 3.30 No Passport Required. 4.30 Gourmet Express. 5.30 How To Cook. 6.00 Cheese Slices. 7.00 Born To Cook. 7.30 Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure. 8.35 Ainsley’s Food We Love. 9.30 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 10.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 11.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Sasquatch’n. 1.45 Road Open. 1.55 Rugby Union. SA Premier Grade. 3.25 Rugby Union. WA Premier Grade. 4.55 Indian Country Today. 5.25 News. 5.55 NITV News: Nula. 6.30 Yokayi Footy. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 MOVIE: The Final Quarter. (2019, PG) 9.55 MOVIE: Manganinnie. (1980, PG) 11.25 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Find Me A Dream Home Australia. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 2.00 House Hunters. 2.30 Barnwood Builders. 3.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 4.30 Building Off The Grid: Desert Domes. 5.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 6.30 Log Cabin Living. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 House Hunters. 9.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

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

SUNDAY, September 26 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico. (R) 3.30 Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line. (PG, R) 4.00 Secrets Of The Museum. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. The Power Of The Pedal. H’lights. 4.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 4.05 Going Places. (R) 4.35 Mission Galapagos. (R) 5.35 Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust. (PG)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Football. AFL. Grand final. Melbourne v Western Bulldogs. Replay. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Animal Tales. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Xtreme Collxtion. (PG, R) 1.30 Ultimate Rush. (PGl, R) 2.00 MOVIE: Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. (2016, PGal, R) 4.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGl, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 8.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGal, R) 9.00 Destination Dessert. (Return) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 1.30 Healthy Homes Aust. 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 GCBC. (R) 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGal) 4.30 Taste Of Australia. 5.00 News.

6.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Restoration Australia: Baddeley. (Return) Hosted by Anthony Burke. 8.40 Fires. (Premiere, Mal) Lightning strikes spark a blaze. 9.30 We Hunt Together. (Premiere, MA15+al) Two troubled individuals go on a murder spree. 10.20 Les Norton. (Mdlnsv, R) 11.10 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 12.15 MOVIE: Dark Place. (2019, MA15+alv, R) 1.30 Pine Gap. (Mls, R) 3.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Inside Central Station. (M) 8.30 Australia Uncovered: Bowraville Murders. (M) 10.15 Russia: 1000 Years Of History. (PGa, R) 12.00 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 12.55 John Pilger: The Dirty War On The NHS. (Mal, R) 2.55 Sinkholes: Deadly Drops. (PG) 3.50 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+alv, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS: Disappearance Of William Tyrrell. 8.30 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. (Malv) Part 1 of 4. Police pursue a notorious serial burglar and rapist known as the “Night Stalker”. 9.30 The Real ‘Des’: The Dennis Nilsen Story. (MA15+av) Narrated by David Tennant. 10.30 The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Krystal Hart. (Madv) 11.30 The Blacklist. (Mv) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 9.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.00 The First 48. (Mav) 11.00 Prison Girls: Life Inside. (MA15+adlv, R) 11.50 Dr Christian Jessen Will See You Now. (MA15+as) 12.40 The Garden Gurus. (R) 1.05 The Xtreme CollXtion. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Masked Singer Australia. Dannii Minogue, Urzila Carlson, Jackie O and Dave Hughes try to guess a celebrity singer’s identity. 8.40 Young Talent Time Unmasked. Takes a look at Young Talent Time, with guests Johnny Young, Tina Arena and Dannii Minogue. 9.40 FBI. (MA15+v, R) Maggie and OA team up with FBI’s Fugitives Department to track down a man wanted for murder. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Under The Knife. 9.30 The School That Tried To End Racism. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.20am Unprotected Sets. 12.50 Ghosts. 3.40 News Update. 3.45 Close. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.15 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Bloodlock. 12.30 North To South: NZ’s Wildest Journey. 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.20 The Point. 4.50 The Orville. 6.40 Planet Expedition. 7.40 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 8.30 Life And Death Row. 9.30 Cycling. UCI Road World Championships. Men’s Elite Individual Road Race. 1.20am I Was A Teenage Felon. (Final) 2.10 The Therapist. 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 11.30 My Road To Adventure. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 DVine Living. 2.15 MOVIE: BenHur. (1959, PG) 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon My Favorite Martian. 12.30 Garden Gurus. 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 MOVIE: The Ghost Of St. Michael’s. (1941, PG) 3.15 MOVIE: Comanche. (1956, PG) 5.05 MOVIE: Shane. (1953) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Coroner. 9.40 Chicago P.D. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.00 Snap Happy. 9.30 Escape Fishing. 10.00 Roads Less Travelled. 10.30 The Doctors. 11.30 Scorpion. 1.30pm Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.00 All 4 Adventure. 4.00 Truck Hunters. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 2.40pm Wow That’s Amazing. 3.00 The Wonderful World Of Kittens. 3.45 How To Do Stuff Good. 4.00 Spirit Riding Free. 4.30 School Of Rock. 5.00 ITCH. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 6.30 Top Jobs For Dogs. 7.00 Fierce Earth. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 The Fairly OddParents. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Young Victoria. (2009, PG) 8.00 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 9.50 Little Men. (2016, PG) 11.25 1982. (2019, PG, Arabic) 1.25pm Believe. (2013, PG) 3.15 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 4.55 White Lion. (2010, PG) 6.35 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 8.30 Vice. (2018, MA15+) 10.55 Just A Breath Away. (2018, M, French) 12.30am Haute Cuisine. (2012, M, French) 2.15 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Heavy Lifting. 7.00 The Fishing Show. 8.00 Home Shopping. 10.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v India. Game 3. 5pm MOVIE: Batman Returns. (1992, PG) 7.35 MOVIE: Fast & Furious. (2009, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Fast Five. (2011, M) 12.35am Blokesworld. 1.05 A Football Life. 2.00 Sound FX: Best Of. 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 3. New England Patriots v New Orleans Saints.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 MOVIE: Barbie Big City Big Dreams. (2021) 9.20 Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Rivals. 2.00 Peaking. 2.50 Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 3.50 Race Across The World. 5.05 MOVIE: Babe: Pig In The City. (1998) 7.00 MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Pets 2. (2019, PG) 8.40 MOVIE: Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. (2011, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Seatbelt Psychic. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 The Middle. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 To Be Advised. 1.30pm Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 2.00 The Dog House. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Neighborhood. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.30 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 2.30 Friends. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.30pm Foreign Correspondent. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.45 The Beautiful Bush. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Rhodes Across Italy. 11.30 No Passport Required. 12.30pm Gourmet Express. 1.30 Born To Cook. 2.00 The Cook Up. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Amazon Taste. 6.30 Our Food, Our Family. 7.00 India Unplated. 7.30 Weekend Breaks With Gregg Wallace. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. 9.35 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 11.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Wapos Bay. 9.05 Kagagi. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Wkfl Women. 11.15 Football. QAFL. 1pm Rugby League. NRL NT. 2.30 Football. NT Women’s Premier League. 4.30 Ice Hockey. SA Premier League. 5.45 African News. 6.00 NITV News: Nula. 6.30 Art + Soul. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.40 First Footprints. 8.40 The Infinite Race. 10.00 Saving Seagrass. 10.30 Going Places. 11.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Maine Cabin Masters. 11.00 The Vanilla Ice Project. Noon House Hunters Reno. 1.00 Worst To First. 2.00 Find Me A Dream Home Australia. 2.30 Windy City Rehab. 3.30 Log Cabin Living. 4.30 Fixer Upper. 5.30 House Hunters. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.30 Good Bones. 8.30 A Sale Of Two Cities. 9.30 My Lottery Dream Home. 10.30 Fixer To Fabulous. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Sunday Agenda. 9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Sharri. 7.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 8.00 In My View. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 What Really Happened In Wuhan. 11.00 Late Programs.

MONDAY, September 27 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Durrells. (Final, Ms, R) 2.00 Miniseries: Des. (Mal, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Inside Central Station. (M, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PG) 5.00 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Marrying Mr. Darcy. (2018, PG) 2.00 Harbour Cops. (PGa, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGs) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 China Tonight. 10.05 Road To Now. (Malv, R) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. (R) 11.35 The School That Tried To End Racism. (PG, R) 12.35 We Hunt Together. (MA15+al, R) 1.25 Miniseries: Roadkill. (Mls, R) 2.20 Victoria. (R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Assassination Of JFK: Ten Mistakes. (M) 8.30 Secret Scotland: Argyll And Bute. (PG) Susan travels to Argyll and Bute. 9.25 24 Hours In Emergency: Someone To Talk To. (M) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Outlier. (MA15+l) 11.40 An Ordinary Woman. (Mal, R) 2.15 Free Solo. (Ml, R) 4.10 Huang’s World. (Ml, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Maln) The recruits face a terrifying test of fear down a steep cliff face and in a pitch black tunnel. 8.45 MOVIE: Terminator: Dark Fate. (2019, MA15+v) A cyborg and a seasoned female warrior team up to stop the death of a young woman. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis. 11.25 Station 19. (Ma) Dr Diane Lewis counsels the team. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.50 Under Investigation: Girl In The Chute. (Ma) Presented by Liz Hayes. 9.50 100% Footy. (M) 10.50 Nine News Late. 11.20 The Arrangement. (Malsv) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Masked Singer Australia. Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 8.45 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 9.45 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+ls) Hosted by Nikki Osborne. 10.15 Just For Laughs. (Mdls, R) 10.45 Becky Lucas: Live At Enmore Cafe. (MA15+ls, R) 11.45 The Project. (R) 12.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 David Attenborough’s Micro Monsters. (Final) 9.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.00 How To Live Younger. Midnight QI. 12.30 30 Rock. 12.50 Reno 911! 1.15 This Time With Alan Partridge. 4.10 News Update. 4.15 Close. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon The X-Files. 2.30 Crossbow. 2.45 New Girl. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.00 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 Lost For Words. 11.20 Me And My Mental Illness. 12.15am Adam Looking For Eve. 1.05 The X-Files. 2.45 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 My Road To Adventure. 11.00 Mighty Trains. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Sydney Weekender. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.30 Cold Case. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Great Migration. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Man Upstairs. (1958, PG) 5.10 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Demolition Down Under. 10.00 JAG. Noon Mega Mechanics. 1.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 15. Russian Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 Blue Bloods. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 48 Hours. 3.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 NCIS. 5.05 The Doctors.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: Planet 51. (2009, PG) 1.30 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Spirit Riding Free. 4.30 School Of Rock. 5.00 ITCH. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Fierce Earth. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 The Fairly OddParents. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 6.30 1982. (2019, PG, Arabic) 8.30 White Lion. (2010, PG) 10.10 Toast. (2010, PG) 11.55 A Royal Affair. (2012, M, Danish) 2.25pm Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 4.20 Jour De Fete. (1949, French) 5.50 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 7.40 L.A. Story. (1991, M) 9.30 Amélie. (2001, M, French) 11.45 Borg Vs McEnroe. (2017, M) 1.45am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Picker Sisters. 12.30 Picked Off. 1.30 Great Lake Warriors. 2.30 Caught On Dashcam. 3.00 Demolition NZ. 3.30 Graveyard Carz. 4.30 7th Gear. (Premiere) 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: The Enforcer. (1976, MA15+) 10.35 MOVIE: Assassins. (1995, M) 1.20am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The Peacemaker. (1997, M) 11.00 Stunt Science. Midnight Love Island USA. 1.00 Dr Christian Jessen Will See You Now. 2.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 3.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 7.00 Friends. 9.00 The 74th Annual Tony Awards. 1pm Seatbelt Psychic. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 The Unicorn. 11.30 The Conners. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 2pm ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Q+A Highlights. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cooks Cape Town. 2.30 Bonacini’s Italy. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 4.00 Basics To Brilliance. 4.30 Middle East Feast With Shane Delia. 5.00 Food Safari. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Nigella Bites. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Fight Club. 8.30 Hairy Bikers Chocolate Challenge. 9.30 Luke’s Vietnam. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Art + Soul. 2.30 Lost Diamonds. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Shortland Street. 5.30 Chefs’ Line. 6.00 The 77 Percent. 6.30 Kriol Kitchen. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 Road Open. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Cold Justice. 10.00 News. 10.10 Te Ao With Moana. 10.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Postcards. 11.30 Find Me A Dream Home Australia. Noon Good Bones. 1.00 A Sale Of Two Cities. 2.00 My Lottery Dream Home. 3.00 The Block: Fans V Faves. 4.00 Heritage Hunters. 4.30 Garage Gold. 5.00 Good Bones. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Restored By The Fords. 9.30 Boise Boys. 10.30 Selling The Big Easy. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Breakfast Show. 8.00 Breakfast Show. 8.30 Breakfast Show. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Outsiders. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 PML Later. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, September 28 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Final, Mal, R) 2.00 Victoria. (R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Native America. (PG, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGavw, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Lethal Vows. (1999, PGad, R) 2.00 Harbour Cops. (PGa, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.20 Driving Test. (PGl, R) 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGs, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.15 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back To Nature. (Final) 8.30 The School That Tried To End Racism. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 9.30 How To Live Younger. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Q+A. (R) 12.05 China Tonight. (R) 12.35 The Cult Of The Family. (Ma, R) 1.35 Victoria. (Final, Mv, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys: Ninilchik To Wasilla. (PG, R) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi. 9.30 The Feed. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 The Point. (R) 11.30 Cacciatore: The Hunter. (MA15+alsv) 12.40 The A Word. (Mals, R) 4.10 Huang’s World. (Ml, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Mal) The recruits tackle a backwards fall. 8.45 Australia: Now And Then. (Mal) Part 3 of 4. Shane Jacobson and a panel of celebrities take a look at which generation of Aussies was the toughest. 9.45 S.W.A.T. (Mv) Hondo, Deacon, Tan and Hicks hunt a criminal in Japan. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 Station 19. (Ma) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.40 The Hundred With Andy Lee. Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts. 9.40 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Reverie. (Mav) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Masked Singer Australia. Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.35 NCIS. (M, R) Flashbacks reveal the murder case that introduced young Gibbs to NCIS and his first meeting with Ducky. 10.35 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Ma, R) 11.35 The Project. (R) 12.35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.10 Ghosts. (Return) 9.40 This Time With Alan Partridge. 10.15 Rosehaven. (Final) 10.40 Doctor Who. 11.45 The Games. 12.15am Superwog. 12.40 W1A. 1.10 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 1.30 30 Rock. 1.50 Reno 911! 2.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 3.00 Friday Night Dinner. 3.20 Mock The Week. 3.55 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon The X-Files. 1.40 Inside The X-Files. 2.30 Vote Yes. 2.45 New Girl. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone. 9.45 Unknown Amazon. 10.35 Fanatics: The Deep End. 11.00 VICE. 11.35 Detective Chinatown. 12.55am News. 1.20 VICE Investigates. 2.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Creek To Coast. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 One Lane Bridge. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Poirot. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Brain Machine. (1955, PG) 5.10 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.55 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.55 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 JAG. Noon Mega Mechanics. 1.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 MOVIE: Child’s Play. (2019, MA15+) 4.00 SEAL Team. 5.00 JAG.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: Dino Dana The Movie. (2020, PG) 1.10 Children’s Programs. 3.10 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 4.00 Spirit Riding Free. 4.30 School Of Rock. 5.00 ITCH. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Fierce Earth. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.35 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.10 The Fairly OddParents. 9.35 Find Me In Paris. 10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.05 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 11.00 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 12.40pm Goodbye Mother. (2019, M, Vietnamese) 2.45 White Lion. (2010, PG) 4.25 Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French) 6.05 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 7.50 Le Week-End. (2013, M) 9.30 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. (2000, M, Mandarin) 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Picker Sisters. 12.30 Picked Off. 1.30 Great Lake Warriors. 2.30 Caught On Dashcam. 3.00 Graveyard Carz. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 The Mike & Cole Show. 5.00 Demolition NZ. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Outback Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 MOVIE: Killers. (2010, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Masterminds. (2016, M) 11.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. Midnight Love Island USA. 1.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Friends. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.35 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 2 Broke Girls. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 2pm ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 China Tonight. 8.30 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cooks Cape Town. 2.30 Bonacini’s Italy. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 4.00 Basics To Brilliance. 4.30 Middle East Feast With Shane Delia. 5.00 Food Safari. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Nigella Bites. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Heart And Soul. 8.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Africa. 8.30 Remarkable Places To Eat. 9.35 Luke’s Vietnam. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm The Kimberley Man. 1.00 Bamay. 2.35 Urban Native Girl. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.50 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Mustangs FC. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Shortland Street. 5.30 Chefs’ Line. 6.00 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 6.30 African American: Many Rivers To Cross. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Living Black. 8.30 Chi-Town. 9.55 Jackie Robinson. 10.55 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Selling The Big Easy. 2.00 Restored By The Fords. 3.00 The Block: Fans V Faves. 4.00 Heritage Hunters. 4.30 Garage Gold. 5.00 Boise Boys. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 8.30 Restoration Man. 9.30 Building Off The Grid: Alaskan Glacier. 10.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Breakfast Show. 8.00 Breakfast Show. 8.30 Breakfast Show. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Alan Jones. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 PML Later. 11.00 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY, September 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Recording Studio. (R) 10.55 The Repair Shop. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Victoria. (Final, Mv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.10 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGasv, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love’s Last Resort. (2017, PG) 2.00 Harbour Cops. (PGa, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Question Everything. 9.00 Frayed. (Return, MA15+l) 9.45 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. (PG, R) 10.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. (R) 11.30 Four Corners. (R) 12.20 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.35 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 1.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Coastal Ireland with Adrian Dunbar. (PG) 8.30 Lost For Words. (M) 9.35 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Hunters. (Ma) 11.50 The Killing. (Mlv, R) 2.00 VICE Guide To Film. (Malv, R) 2.50 Futsal. FIFA Futsal World Cup. First semi-final. 4.45 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 7.30 SAS Australia. (Mal) 8.45 MOVIE: Jumanji: The Next Level. (2019, PGlv) After one of their own becomes trapped once again in a dangerous adventure-based video game, a group of friends face a new series of challenges when they re-enter the world to rescue him. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 Paramedics. (Ma) An elderly motorbike rider is injured. 9.40 Kings Cross ER. (Mdm, R) 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Manson: The Lost Tapes. (MA15+av, R) 12.05 Pearson. (Premiere, Malv) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Making It Australia. (PG) The makers are tasked with making a unique light fixture from second-hand materials. 9.00 Bull. (Ma, R) Bull and Chunk represent an emergency room doctor being sued for malpractice after she ignored direct orders to save one near-death patient in favour of helping another who was also critically injured. 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Art Works. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.00 Doctor Who. 11.05 Restoration Australia. Midnight Louis Theroux: Under The Knife. 1.00 30 Rock. 1.25 Reno 911! 1.45 Friday Night Dinner. 2.10 Rosehaven. 2.40 Mock The Week. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Counter Space. 1.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.40 New Girl. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The Salvation. (2014, M) 10.10 Australia Uncovered: Bowraville Murders. 11.50 News. 12.15am Back To Life. 1.15 The Erectionman. 2.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 DVine Living. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.40 Bones. 1.40am M*A*S*H. 2.30 Home Shopping.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Animal Tales. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Hell Is A City. (1960, PG) 5.10 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 An Unexpected Killer. 11.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Destination Dessert. 8.30 Snap Happy. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 JAG. Noon One Strange Rock. 1.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 15. Russian Grand Prix. Highlights. 3.10 48 Hours. 4.10 Diagnosis Murder. 5.05 The Doctors.

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6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: The Adventure Of A.R.I: My Robot Friend. (2020, PG) 1.30 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Spirit Riding Free. 4.30 School Of Rock. 5.00 ITCH. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.00 The Fairly OddParents. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 7.40 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 9.35 Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French) 11.15 Call Mom! (2019, M, Swedish) 1.10pm Jour De Fete. (1949, French) 2.40 Ragnarok. (2013, PG, Norwegian) 4.30 Dil Dhadakne Do. (2015, PG, Hindi) 7.40 Manifesto. (2015, M) 9.30 The Graduate. (1967, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Motor Racing. Extreme E. Arctic X-Prix. Replay. 2.00 7th Gear. 3.00 Heavy Rescue: 401. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 Fat Pizza: Back In Business. 9.10 Australia’s Sexiest Tradie. 9.40 MOVIE: Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby. (2006, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 MOVIE: Safe House. (2012, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Collateral. (2004, MA15+) 12.10am Love Island USA. 1.05 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Friends. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 2 Broke Girls. 11.35 King Of Queens. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 12.30pm Press Club. 1.35 ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 China Tonight. 1.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cooks Cape Town. 2.30 Bonacini’s Italy. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 4.00 Basics To Brilliance. 4.30 Middle East Feast With Shane Delia. 5.00 Food Safari. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Nigella Bites. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Giada Entertains. 8.00 Heart And Soul. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Taste Of The Sea. 9.00 Seafood Odyssey. 9.30 Luke’s Vietnam. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Power Meri. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.50 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Mustangs FC. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Shortland Street. 5.30 Chefs’ Line. 6.00 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 6.30 Kriol Kitchen. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 The South Sydney Story. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.35 NITV News Update. 9.45 Rugby League. NRL. WA Premiership. 11.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Building Off The Grid: Alaskan Glacier. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Restoration Man. 3.00 The Block: Fans V Faves. 4.00 Heritage Hunters. 4.30 Garage Gold. 5.00 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Masters Of Flip. 8.30 Home Town. 9.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 10.30 Island Life. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 Back To Nature. (Final, R) 11.00 How To Live Younger. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Question Everything. (R) 2.00 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. (Mv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 The Repair Shop. (R) 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Vikings Uncovered. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 Business Builders. (R) 12.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 1.00 The Chase. (R) 1.55 Women’s Test Cricket: PreGame Show. 2.30 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Australia v India. Day 1. Afternoon session. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. (Final) 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Secrets Of The Museum. 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.35 The Business. (R) 10.55 The Cult Of The Family. (Ma, R) 11.50 Capital. (Ms, R) 12.40 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. (Mv, R) 1.25 Play To Win: Game On. (Ml, R) 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.25 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (PG) 8.30 Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed. (PG) 9.40 Miniseries: The Victim. (MA15+) 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 Criminal Planet. (MA15+dv) 12.05 Mr Mercedes. (Return, MA15+) 2.25 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+alsv, R) 2.50 Futsal. FIFA Futsal World Cup. Second semi-final. 4.45 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 8.30 Nurses. (Ma) Takes a look at the medical frontline from the point of view of nurses working at three major hospitals. 9.30 Rose West And Myra Hindley: Their Untold Story. (M) The story of how the two notorious women British criminals, Rose West and Myra Hindley, became friends and lovers. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (Mdl) 8.30 MOVIE: London Has Fallen. (2016, MA15+lv, R) Terrorists attack world leaders in London. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv, R) 11.50 The Fix. (Ma, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 Making It Australia. The makers are tasked with creating their own backyard oasis in a mega craft challenge. 8.30 Gogglebox. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma, R) Frank takes a case to heart. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Hard Quiz. 9.35 Question Everything. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.10 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.40 You Can’t Ask That. 12.10am Micro Monsters. (Final) 1.00 30 Rock. 1.25 Reno 911! 1.45 Friday Night Dinner. 2.10 Rosehaven. 2.40 Mock The Week. 3.10 News Update. 3.15 Close. 5.00 Rainbow Chicks. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Counter Space. 1.00 Most Expensivest. 2.30 What’s The Catch With Matthew Evans. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.00 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.30 Shortland Street. 6.00 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 11.00 The Feed. Midnight Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon As Time Goes By. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Green Man. (1956) 5.10 Baby Chimp Rescue. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: The Zookeeper’s Wife. (2017, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Mega Mechanics. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 JAG. Noon Demolition Down Under. 1.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. (Final) 11.30 FBI. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Elementary. 3.00 NCIS. 4.00 Hawaii Five-0.

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6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: Odd Squad: The Movie. (2016) 1.10 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Spirit Riding Free. 4.30 School Of Rock. 5.00 ITCH. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 The Fairly OddParents. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French) 6.40 Ragnarok. (2013, PG, Norwegian) 8.30 Dil Dhadakne Do. (2015, PG, Hindi) 11.40 Tracks. (2013, M) 1.45pm Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 3.30 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 5.25 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 7.35 Edie. (2017, M) 9.30 Taxi Driver. (1976, MA15+) 11.35 Ip Man 2. (2010, M, Cantonese) 1.35am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Mega Marine Machines. 2.30 Caught On Dashcam. 3.30 Storage Wars Canada. 4.00 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v India. Afternoon session. 4.30 Lunch Break. 5.10 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v India. Late afternoon session. 7.10 Tea Break. 7.30 Cricket. Women’s Test Match. Aust v India. Evening session. 9.30 MOVIE: On Deadly Ground. (1994, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Incredible Hulk. 1.00 Airwolf. 2.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 3.00 Malcolm. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 Survivor 41. 8.30 MOVIE: A Simple Favour. (2018, M) 10.45 MOVIE: Margot At The Wedding. (2007, M) 12.35am Love Island USA. 1.35 3rd Rock From The Sun. 2.05 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 The Unicorn. 10.00 Seinfeld. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 2pm ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 Footy Finals. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cooks Cape Town. 2.30 Let’s Brunch. 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. 3.30 Lidia’s Kitchen. 4.00 Basics To Brilliance. 4.30 Middle East Feast With Shane Delia. 5.00 Food Safari. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Nigella Bites. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Donna Hay Everyday Fresh. 8.00 India Unplated. 8.30 Our Food, Our Family. 9.00 Barefoot Contessa. 9.30 Luke’s Vietnam. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Message From Mungo. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.50 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Mustangs FC. 4.30 Grace Beside Me. 5.00 Shortland Street. 5.30 Chefs’ Line. 6.00 Toa Hunter Gatherer. 6.30 Kriol Kitchen. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 MOVIE: Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus. (2014, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Home Town. 1.00 Heritage Hunters. 1.30 Garage Gold. 2.00 Island Life. 3.00 The Block: Fans V Faves. 4.00 Heritage Hunters. 4.30 Garage Gold. 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters International. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Bargain Mansions. 10.30 Flip Or Flop. 11.00 Late Programs.

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THE BEERS ARE ON US: FURPHY SHOUTS FREE BEER FOR VAXXED AUSSIES Geelong born and brewed beer, Furphy has today announced a national initiative to reward double-jabbed Australians with a free glass of Furphy when pub and club doors safely reopen. As a way to boost jabs in arms throughout the country and in line with official health advice, Furphy will shout the first beer* for fully COVID-19 vaccinated punters at participating watering holes. As part of a broader commitment to Australia’s hospitality sector which has been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Furphy and Lion are calling for the nation to get ‘Vaxxed to the Pub’. The call is particularly for city workers to support those venues hit the hardest, and to reconnect over a session of yarn spinning and refreshing ale, down at the local. To kick off the initiative, Lion has

James Brindley Managing Director, Lion

offered its people located throughout Australia an afternoon off to spend at the pub when re-opening is safely ticked off by health authorities. Lion is encouraging other companies to follow suit if they can and get

involved by giving their workforce a ‘Vaxxed to the Pub’ early mark sometime soon, and only when safe to do so. “We’re urging our fellow Aussies to roll up their sleeves and get double-jabbed so that we

can start to bring much needed business back to our struggling hospitality sector. Lion has committed to giving our employees an afternoon at the pub once reopened so that they can share stories and a couple of

long overdue cold ones together in person,” said Lion Managing Director James Brindley. “We want to encourage all Aussies who can to get fully vaccinated. We can’t wait for the Furphys to flow once

15 years of Burleigh Brewing Burleigh Brewing Co. is celebrating 15 years in business this year as well as an expansion which will see the Gold Coast brewery’s capacity reach 10 million litres annually. CEO and co-founder Peta Fielding, who, along with partner and head brewer Brennan returned to Australia from Hawaii to set up Burleigh in 2006, said reaching this milestone felt unbelievable. “I don’t even know what adjective to use. It’s amazing, its a bit scary in a sense, am I 15 years older? Far out! “I always said I didn’t know what it would look like [to “make it”] but I knew how it would feel. But in terms of physical size and how much beer it would make, it’s been impossible to imagine.” In 2006 there was a very different craft beer scene in Australia, and as Burleigh approaches 10 million litres with the help of its latest expansion project, Fielding looked back on their years in the industry, and forward to sustainable, long-term growth.

Burleigh Brewing in the beginning Like most businesses, Burleigh started out on a piece of paper as a five-year plan. “You write a three or five-year plan which when you start feels like an eternity – at that stage you want to make it through five days not five years,” Fielding admitted. “But we got there, though not in a straight easy line, and somewhere in those five years, we started writing the next plan.” The biggest challenge in the beginning however was educating customers. “Something that was not a challenge but a shock is that we had come from the US brewing industry. When we started Burleigh in 2006, Brennan had already been brewing for a decade in America. There was a vibrant craft beer industry at the time, with something like 2,000 breweries and people were saying the market was tapped out – though there’s 8,000 now.

“One of the reasons to come home and do Burleigh is that we didn’t see any of that happening in Australia. “But we still didn’t appreciate that because that market didn’t exist and the consumer demand or awareness didn’t exist, how difficult it was going to be to get awareness and profile and get the word out. “We threw open our doors, and in the newspapers they were asking, who do these people think they are? Opening up in the shadow of one of the biggest breweries in Australia, making less than the big guys can spill on the floor in a day.” International beers were considered the height of premium beer drinking at the time, she explained. “There was a mindset that if it’s just made down the road how good it can be? Now they realise if it’s down the road, it’s fresher. “Brennan and I would be in bottle shops doing beer tastings, I’d be in one, he’d be in another. We’d call each other and

ask ‘how many people have you convinced to have a sample?’ You literally couldn’t give out free beer. “Matt [Kirkegaard, Brews News editor] was out there with us – it was only those of us that were there that knew what it was like! As an industry we were blessed with people like that. “I’m proud of Brennan too, when we were putting beers in front of people, it was like him putting himself out there to be judged, I’m sure it was more personal for him. Our original brand was Duke, and on a Friday tasting someone said is it Duke or Puke!? That’s personal!”

Adaptation Times moved quickly though and it soon became time for Burleigh to adapt to the changing landscape. “All our marketing was about craft beer or beer and educating people about what’s different about a brewer that’s not global, at the time it didn’t matter about brand Burleigh just yet, we had to teach people some stuff,” Fielding explained. Once the initial education was well underway, it was time to turn their attention to the Burleigh brand itself, and while that has been evolving ever since, its core principles have stayed the same. “There’s so much

more and give some much-needed foot traffic to our hospitality mates,” added Brindley. In strict adherence with official advice and TGA rules, Furphy will offer a free Furphy Refreshing Ale or Furphy Crisp Lager at participating venues via the Myy App for those who prove that they are fully COVID-19 vaccinated. The offer will be available from 1 October to 31 December 2021, when official health orders allow participating venues to re-open safely and where local promotion rules permit. To redeem the offer from 1 October, all fully vaccinated Australians will simply need to do is download the Myy App and follow the instructions. Club or pub operators can talk directly to their Lion representative about how to get involved. To find out more about the initiative and to see promo T&C’s visit www. furphybeer.com.au/ vaxxed.

noise, people just trying to put too many crazy things in beers to get attention, to be as novel and as crazy as you can. So it’s hard to get awareness and profile and so on, and I think, get your home turf sorted first, and make sure you can make bloody great beer before you stand out for the wrong thing. “We’re about good beer and can have some fun with it and fundamentally we want to brew great beer, we brew a new beer every single week but equally we get just as excited about a dark ale recipe from 400 years ago and making it great. “Lots of homebrewers talk to Brennan for his advice, and I’ve heard him say it so many times – pick one beer, brew it, do it again, brew it the same, brew it again, brew it 10 times in a row and get it perfect every time.” The beer landscape is almost unrecognisable from 15 years ago, but the growing competition isn’t a huge concern for Burleigh – in fact the opposite. “That there’s competition now is a blessing, it’s not just us!”

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FORCED EXPERIMENT WORKING FROM HOME The shift to working from home caused by the pandemic is one of the biggest changes to the way we work in the last fifty years. “In less than two years we have gone from less than 8 per cent of Australians working from home to 40 per cent. While this percentage may not always remain so high it is inevitable that more Australians will work from home,” Chair of the Productivity Commission Michael Brennan said. A report released today by the Productivity Commission investigates how the move to working

from home may impact Australia’s economy generally and individuals’ income, employment opportunities and health and wellbeing. “On balance working from home can unlock

significant gains in terms of flexibility and time for employees and could even increase the nation’s productivity. “Risks can be managed but we should keep an eye on them and be ready to intervene,

if necessary,” Chair Michael Brennan said. The report says all indications currently suggest we should not stand in the way of this evolution. The pandemic created a ‘forced experiment’

where suddenly working from home has become much more common, accepted, and expected by employees and employers. The next wave of experimentation will see employees and employers choosing to implement work from home models that work for both parties. “Working from home won’t suit everyone or every business but for many employees working from home arrangements will be a factor in deciding which job to take. “Some employees have even indicated they would be prepared to take less pay in return for the ability to work

from home,” Michael Brennan said. The Commission’s report says that at this stage governments should support the work from home transition and don’t need to take any immediate direct action. “There is a long history of technology enabling different ways of working. The forced experiment of COVID-19 has greatly accelerated take up of technology including that which assists working from home opportunities,” Michael Brennan said. The report on Working from home can be found at: www.pc.gov.au

National Small Business Commissioners Forum Communique On this national Family Business day, the State Small Business Commissioners and the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman have met to further our collaborative efforts within our jurisdictions, to support our nation’s vital small business community. In recognising the outstanding contributions of health professionals and clinicians throughout this pandemic, we also seek to raise awareness and highlight the circumstances of enterprising people who drive and lead our small business economy. These are challenging times for our community, and particularly so for our small and family business operators. Some have found new solutions to address the challenges

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These actions acknowledge that small businesses and family enterprise have borne a disproportionate share of economic hardship arising from COVID-19. This has and continues to impact not just on business survival and the employment that

depends on it, but on the personal finances of business owners that so often are the ‘back up’ liquidity in a smaller business. Throughout this pandemic, our community has grown in its appreciation of how small businesses and family enterprise contribute so much to our communities and our economy. They are owned and led by real people who have embraced the responsibilities of business ownership to create opportunities for themselves, those around them, and the communities they actively contribute to. To the small businesses of Australia, we see you, and value and respect your enterprise, passion, commitment and vital contribution.

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September 23, 2021

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BOOST FOR DOMESTIC SOFTWOOD TIMBER SUPPLY

The domestic softwood timber industry in NSW has received a significant boost with the NSW Government directing Forestry Corporation to divert selected softwood log exports impacted by the China trade embargo, to domestic markets. Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Forestry John Barilaro said this will see at least an additional 270,000 tonnes of timber enter the domestic supply chain over the next three years. “This additional timber will help to meet the current increased local demand and mitigate against looming supply challenges in the wake of the 2019/20 bushfires,” Mr Barilaro said. “This timber will help

to build thousands of new homes in NSW and using timber to frame these houses increases carbon benefits over other construction methods.”

Mr Barilaro highlighted the range of important public interest considerations underpinning this decision, including safeguarding vital

timber processing jobs in regional NSW, while bolstering the benefits to the construction sector where demand for locally produced and processed timber remains high.

The decision also allows for the continued use of an existing transport hub in Werris Creek, while taking advantage of rail transport for the diverted

timber to avoid the risks of increased truck movements through areas already impacted by heavy vehicles. “Not only are we producing sustainable timber, keeping it on shore to build Australian homes, and putting NSW jobs first, we are also making a substantial contribution to carbon capture and storage in the timber frames of new homes,” Mr Barilaro said. This is a significant step forward for the softwoods sector in NSW and confirms the NSW Government and Forestry Corporation’s ongoing role in the recovery of the timber industry post the devastating bushfires of 2019/20.

Worker reforms welcomed by NSW Farmers NSW Farmers welcomes efforts by the Australian Government to streamline the Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) and the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) under the new Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, providing a simplified process for farm businesses to access the schemes. The Government’s commitment to bring an additional 12,500 workers from the Pacific region by March 2022 to work in Australian sectors including agriculture will help alleviate the workforce shortage crisis continuing to threaten the productivity of farm enterprises. “A single application process will be now available to become an approved employer

under the PLS and SWP, and existing approved employers will have mutual recognition under both schemes,” Mr Jackson said. “Doubling the recruitment caps for SWP approved employers will make it easier for approved employers to scale up their recruitment

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commitment to respond to applications within six to eight weeks could help alleviate concerns around the timeliness of applications being processed.” Mr Jackson said the changes were promising; however, they will not be a silver bullet, nor will they benefit all

enterprises. “The influx of workers under PALM will aid agriculture, but competition will arise from other sectors, such as tourism and hospitality, who are also struggling to shore up a workforce at the moment,” Mr Jackson said.

“We must not forget that programs such as SWP remain inaccessible for smaller growers with high seasonality, owing to the inflexibility of such programs in moving workers between workplaces. “Increased portability for sharing of workers and increased flexibility to move workers between workplaces will improve accessibility to the SWP for smaller enterprises. These two features, which have been trialled through the Regional Pilot and Worker Portability Pilot, should be expanded beyond the trial region. “NSW Farmers looks forward to the second phase of reform to the SWP and PLS as foreshadowed in the announcement.”

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Australian farming families can diversify their incomes, increase productivity and profit from strong climate policy, a new report from economic consultants Ernst & Young has confirmed. The report, commissioned by Farmers for Climate Action, which has one of the highest memberships among farm bodies in Australia with more than 6,000 farmer supporters, lays out the opportunities good climate policy creates for farming families. The economic consultants modelled an easily achievable pathway to zero emissions without shrinking Australian agriculture nor the cattle or sheep herd, and this landed on the year 2040. Farming families do not want to miss the opportunities good climate policy presents for them. The report lays out many opportunities for Australian farming families to increase productivity whilst also making deep emissions cuts this decade. It outlines the benefits of good climate policy for

farming families including income diversification, productivity benefits, foreign market access and long-term resilience. It includes several methods of reducing net emissions, including improved pasture management, selective breeding, feed supplements which reduce methane output in stock and of course, carbon and biodiversity crops as climate action nudges other industries to purchase carbon credits. Much of what needs to be happening - planting trees and ground cover on non-productive land and within productive systems, adopting best-practice grazing management - is already underway. We just need to scale it up. The research and development we need? It’s coming, it just needs more investment. All these things will contribute to more profitable and resilient farming systems. Farmers will likely plant their carbon and biodiversity crops on unproductive sections of their farms, leaving the more productive and often

flatter sections of farms for the more lucrative crops. Growing carbon and biodiversity crops is entirely voluntary and participating farmers select themselves, so decisions made by individual farmers will dictate which areas of Australia those carbon and biodiversity crops are grown on. Predicting which farmers will grow those crops and where they will do so would be foolish. No one should tell farmers what they can and can’t grow. Farming families should be able to diversify to use their land to grow profitable, productive carbon and biodiversity crops which provide them rare droughtproof payments when and where they choose. A case study of the agriculture-rich region of Maranoa finds an extra 14,000 – 17,000 jobs and $2 billion to $2.4 billion could be added to the Maranoa economy over the next 10 years at the same time as agriculture reduces its net emissions. The above quotes are attributable to Farmers for Climate Action CEO Fiona

Davis or Farmers for Climate Action Chair and farmer Charlie Prell. Considering this report, Farmers for Climate Action recommends the Federal Government: • Expands the Agriculture Stewardship Package to roll out both carbon and biodiversity and enhanced remnant vegetation pilots to Australia wide, removing all barriers for involvement with strong departmental assistance for farmers across the length of the projects • Increases funding RD&E for methane emissions reduction technologies • Makes strong emissions cuts across transport and energy this decade to allow all the abatement method pathways to achieve full potential Agriculture and climate facts: • Tens of thousands of farming families rely on Murray Darling Basin water to sustain their farms, but inflows are down 40 per cent on average since the year 2000

(CSIRO). • Research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) shows climate change is already costing the average Australian farming family $30,000 a year. • Rural areas bear the brunt of bushfires, and the Bureau of Meteorology State of the Climate 2020 report revealed Australia is now experiencing ten times the number of extreme fire danger days it did in the 1960s (143 in the 2010s versus 14 in the 1960s). • Australia is home to around 83,000 farm businesses. • Agriculture is worth $67 billion annually to the Australian economy and employs 320,000 Australians, with plans to grow to $100 billion by 2030. • The Australian pork industry’s target is carbon neutral by 2025; red meat industry’s is 2030 Agriculture’s emissions are typically around 70 million tonnes of Co2 equivalent annually.

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September 23, 2021

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Grafton Cattle Market Report There were 261 head yarded at Grafton Fat Cattle Sale 14th September 2021. Heavy bullocks and steers along with some prime cows were well supplied this week, the extra numbers attracting some extra competition. Both bullocks and cows broke records for Grafton Saleyards, with heavy 4 tooth steers reaching 409.2 c/ kg and cows all but making 400c/kg. The quality in the young cattle was mixed, the market was lower but this was driven by low quality and lack of numbers. Sale Highlights include: A/c Wintervale Livestock sold a Brahman Cross Bullock 389.2c/kg weighed 795kg - $3,094.14.

A/c JP & SG Armstrong sold Angus Cross Steers 407.2c/lg averaged 652.2kg - $2,656.98 p/hd. A/c B Cox sold Brahman Cross Steers 406.2c/kg averaged 580kg $2,355.96 p/hd. A/c CJ & CA McDonald sold Angus Cross Steers 409.2c/kg averaged 623kg - $2,549.32 p/hd. A/c B Brotherson sold Brangus Steers 395c/kg averaged 641.7kg $2,534.58 p/hd. A/c WH & SL Clay sold an Angus Steer 446.2c/kg weighed 510kg $2,275.62. A/c CO Austen & Sons sold Angus Cross Heifers 462.2c/kg averaged 412.3kg - $1,905.69 p/hd.

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A/c Wintervale Livestock sold a Brahman Cross Cow 397.2c/kg weighed 585kg - $2,323.62. A/c Gordonbrook sold Brahman Cross Cows 399.2c/kg averaged 617.5kg - $2,465.06 p/hd A/c Gordonbrook sold a Black Simmental Bull 340c/kg weighed 885kg - $3,009.00 A/c WJ Clancy sold Charolais Vealer Steers 540.2c/kg averaged 306.7kg $1,656.61 p/hd

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Casino Cattle Market Report WEEK ENDING 20 SEPTEMBER AGENTS yarded a total of 1,028 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 15 September. The yarding consisted mostly of young cattle along with a good supply of cows. Quality was varied with several runs of wellbred cattle however there was also a fair number of crossbred steers and heifers throughout. Restockers were active in the market purchasing all of the young cattle destined for Southern and Western NSW and Queensland. Cow prices again saw an increase this week averaging 371.2c/kg and reaching a top price of 478.2c/kg. 1 head sold for a top return of $2,856.36. Heifer prices held ﬁrm this week with lighter heifers up to 250kg averaging 597.5c/kg and topping their category at 720.2c/kg. Heavier heifers over 250kg averaged 439.1c/kg and reached a top of 580.2c/kg. Bull prices were stronger this week with 25 head sold reaching a top of 364.2c/kg and average of 324.1c/ kg and 763kg. Steer prices saw an increase with lighter steers up to 250kg averaging 668.3c/kg and reaching a top price of 788.2c/kg. Heavier steers over 250kg averaged 524.4c/kg and topped their market at

A/c Angus Hebblewhite sold Hereford Cross Vealer Heifers 446.2c/ kg averaged 326kg - $1,454.61 p/hd. A/c K King sold Droughtmaster Cross Vealer Steers 610.2c/kg averaged 200kg - $1,220.40 p/hd. A/c DG & LM Hoschke sold Angus Cross Vealer Steers 706.2c/kg averaged 170kg - $1,200.54 p/hd. A/c CO Austen & Sons sold PTIC Angus Heifers - $2,560.00 p/hd.

630.0c/kg. Vealer prices were higher this week with 504 head yarded. Lighter vealer up to 250kg reached a top of 848.2c/kg and averaged 640.4c/kg. Heavier vealer over 250kg averaged 541.2c/kg with a top price of 666.2c/kg. Ray White Rural held their monthly store sale on Friday 17 September with 1,253 head sold. Heifers reached a top of 780.2c/kg and averaged 563.5c/kg and 232kg. Steers averaged 626.9c/kg and 261kg with a top price of 852.2c/kg. Cows achieved a top return of $2,220.00 whilst Cows & Calves reached $3,580.00. Although the decision to use StockLive was made at the last minute due to a local Covid case sending Lismore into lockdown, use of the online auction program proved to be worthwhile yet again with 37 head sold to online bidders at a total value of over $61,000. Over 130 viewers tuned in on the day to watch the sale. George & Fuhrmann will hold their monthly store sale at the NRLX this Friday 24 September starting at 10am. Covid restrictions apply. Further bookings are welcome.

Lismore Cattle Market Report WEEK ENDING 20 SEPTEMBER 200 CATTLE were sold at the Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday, 14th September A pretty good line up of vealers/weaners sold at top rates netting high returns. Lightweight steers were scarce and topped at $8.35/kg, $1,085. Most weaner steers weighed between 200 and 240 kg and sold from $6.80 to $7.90/kg. Peter Sudiro’s draft of Brangus X steers sold to a top of $8.05/kg with the heaviest returning $1,597. Vern Pascoe’s Angus X steers sold for $7.35/ kg, $1,752. Noel Gray topped the day with his Angus X steer $5.85/kg, $1,960 and his yearling heifer $5.25/kg, $2,127. Once again meat operators competed with restockers in the beef cow section, most selling from $3 to $3.50/kg.

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INNOVATION AT HEART OF NSW WATER STRATEGY The NSW Government has today launched the NSW Water Strategy, a 20-year blueprint to deliver resilient and sustainable water resources to communities across the state ensuring NSW is leading the charge when it comes to innovation. The strategy coincides with the launch of the Water Project Map, a new tool for people to access information about all water infrastructure projects across NSW. Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey said the Strategy is NSW’s first-ever platform for the long-term management of water, which will guide future water planning and policy, and how, where and when water infrastructure investments are made. “This strategy, underpinned by cutting-edge climate modelling, will help our state work towards becoming a world leader in water innovation and efficiency,” Mrs Pavey said. “In the next 12 months we’ll refocus our efforts on water conservation and leakage reduction in our cities, towns, and regional centres,

and deliver a state-wide water efficiency framework. “We’ll also look for opportunities to invest in research and development, and new technologies, including recycled water opportunities for industrial and agricultural uses.” The Government will investigate and invest in supply options including stormwater harvesting and water re-use, and look at developing a consistent approach to water restrictions.

“We’re exploring a range of options, including boosting water recycling across communities for watering crops and gardens, fighting fires, flushing toilets and reducing pollution in our waterways,” Mrs Pavey said. Already, about 70 percent of local water utilities recycle water. Treated stormwater is being used to provide up to 25 per cent of Orange’s supply.” These initiatives and projects are key opportunities laid out in the NSW Water

Strategy, as Government prepares for future challenges – including more demand for water and a more variable climate – and set the strategic direction for the state’s water sector over the long term. “People living in NSW make up more than a third of Australia’s population, and over the next 20 years, our state will grow by 2.8 million. We need the right infrastructure in place to enable this growth, knowing the challenges we face with a

changing climate,” Mrs Pavey said. “The recent drought was one of the worst and most extreme on record, and it hit our communities hard. Our water supplies were stretched to their limits. “But the drought also brought about creative and innovative ideas about infrastructure investment, with many communities having to source different means of increasing their supply. “While many of our dams are now full or starting to spill, we know drought will come again, so now is the time to make decisions to ensure our communities, industries and environments thrive, now and into the future.” The NSW Water Strategy sets the overarching vision for 12 regional and two metropolitan water strategies also being developed, tailored to the individual needs of each region in the state. In addition, the new online map shows where the record investment for critical water infrastructure projects are, details of the projects and how they are helping communities.

STATEWIDE FORUM TO HELP FARMERS MANAGE SPRING MICE SURGE Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall will lead a statewide forum bringing together key farming, research, and industry players to help farmers manage a spring surge in mouse numbers across NSW. Minister Marshall said the Farming Forum on Mice would coordinate an industrywide counter offensive against the spring mice surge. “The NSW Government has already put $150 million on the table through the mice support package but we know this threat is coming and it will take an industry-wide response to minimise its impact this harvest,” Mr Marshall said.

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Farmer and additional benefits in spotlight at carbon industry forum More than 500 farmers, landholders and Indigenous representatives will gather virtually for day 2 of the Carbon Market Institute’s 5th annual Carbon Farming Industry Forum this Friday. They will discuss how to maximise employment, environment, and Indigenous benefits as well as how to maximise impact for farmers and agricultural exporters. Speakers include Tony Mahar, CEO National Farmers’ Federation, Gillian Mayne, Director Land Restoration Fund, Jason Strong, Managing Director Meat and Livestock Australia, Elizabeth O’Leary, Head of Agriculture, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, and Charlie Prell, Chair of Farmers for Climate Action. John Connor, CEO of the Carbon Market Institute said: “By working with landholders, farmers, and Indigenous communities

which we’re producing better quality beef and have less wear and tear - less erosion - on our property. “It’s also given us a diverse income stream. In times of drought when you’re running lower numbers of stock it is certainly comforting knowing you’ve got another form of income coming in through carbon. It’s also allowed us to invest and put in improved water infrastructure and fencing on the property. we can get a broad range of benefits into regional communities, including environmental and social impacts. Farmers will be able to access international markets and carbon money for their hard work. “Together, we can boost supply and engagement in a way that ensures the product is fair dinkum for everyone - investors, consumers and the landholders themselves. “Carbon farmers are

involved in trying to stop emissions of heattrapping gases into the atmosphere, as well as drawing them down into vegetation and soils. It’s something we’re going to need a lot more of to get to net zero emissions. “It’s a win for farmers because it’s a stream of carbon revenue that can build resilience to some of the climate shocks, and it’s a win for those farms and the environment because you build up the health

of the ecosystem more generally.” Nadia Campbell is a cattle farmer who has one of Queensland’s biggest carbon farming projects on her property Goondicum, near Monto. She is taking part in the forum in Friday afternoon’s session, in conversation with other carbon farmers. Ahead of the forum she said: “Since going into carbon we’re seeing an improved environment in

“I really can’t fault it. It’s dovetailed perfectly into our business, it’s enhancing our ecological health, it’s enabling us to help the environment. It’s improving the quality of land for our cattle as well. “We provide protein to the world and are paid for that but now we can also be paid for the carbon we sequester. My message for other farmers and especially graziers is to make hay while the sun shines.”

A Farmers for Climate Action report released this week has found farmers can earn $34.4b - $43b by 2040 from carbon related projects. Friday’s forum comes at a critical time for the industry as Australia celebrates key carbon market milestones this year: the 1000th registered emission reduction project; 100 million Australian Carbon Credit Units issued by the Clean Energy Regulator; and the tenth anniversary of the Carbon Farming Initiative Act. The Carbon Market Institute is the independent industry association for business leading the transition to net zero emissions. Its over 100 members include primary producers, carbon project developers, Indigenous corporations, legal and advisory services, insurers, banks, and emission intensive industries developing decarbonisation and offset strategies.

LABOUR MOBILITY PROGRAM REFORMS TO REDUCE RED TAPE FOR andGROWERS TO ACCESS CRITICAL FARM WORKERS which has been estimated to vital for growing businesses process for these programs for labour market SWP through a single AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the latest government announcement of the first stage of reforms to Australia’s labour mobility programs, which include the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) and the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP), which will make the programs more accessible to more businesses in the industry. The announcement includes the development of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) website, which will allow employers to apply to join the PLS

application, making it easier and less burdensome for growers to access workers through these programs. In addition, the SWP and PLS have become more aligned and flexible so they can better respond to the needs of employers and workers, including: • Allowing PLS workers to be recruited in more locations across regional Australia by reducing postcode restrictions to better align with the SWP. • Increasing the validity period

testing from 6 months to 12 months, reducing red tape for employers; and • Doubling recruitment caps for SWP approved employers with a good record that also have financial capacity to support additional worker arrivals. AUSVEG CEO Michael Coote said the vegetable industry welcomed the announcement from the Morrison Government, as these programs had been

all over Australia to secure workers to harvest, pack and distribute crops. “The SWP and PLS are important labour programs for our industry, not just as a source of critical labour during the current labour shortages, but also as programs that prioritise workers’ welfare and allow our industry to develop close ties to our regional neighbours and support workers and their communities,” said Mr Coote. “Today’s announcement is welcome recognition that streamlining the application

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reach up to 24,000 harvest workers in early 2022 for the coming peak harvest season,” said Mr Coote. “As an industry, demand for harvest labour can increase drastically in a short space of time, so it is absolutely critical that we increase our quarantine capacity to be able to meet that demand for workers. “As the summer season comes closer, demand for workers is increasing and we need to ensure we have adequate quarantine capacity to be able to bring in workers quickly and safely.”

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Aries Mar 21 - Apr 20 Let tolerance, patience and understanding take priority over the way you behave. Unfortunately you’re far more inclined to impose your will in an overly passionate and ruthless way, which understandably is not well received by those with whom you share your everyday life. As you might expect, they’re unlikely to respond in a very tranquil way, instead they agitate the situation further. Be accepting and thoughtful in your conduct towards them and avoid being thought of as heartless and inflexible. You encounter difficulties due to your lack of consideration. You feel rather passionate; a quickie is certainly exciting, but not recommended all the time. If you’re able to slightly curb your enthusiasm, the thrill of anticipation makes it worthwhile; give your partner pleasure from sustained love making as well. If single, you need to relax; control your lust and passion.

Taurus Apr 21 - May 21 Concerning your job you’re tremendously positive and successful. Therefore, you shouldn’t be surprised if you get a generous offer and with it improve your career advancement. Whatever you do, be cooperative and try to help your colleagues where and whenever you can. There is no need to be concerned about competition right now that your star is in the ascendancy! You face a number of challenges, and feel as if you have to prove yourself all the time. This is quite exhausting and unnerving, which tends to put you on edge. Make sure you keep your temper and avoid unnecessarily showing your displeasure towards those you are supposed to care about most. Practice more self-restraint and be more careful about how you treat others. Treat yourself to a calm and relaxing break, use the time to readjust plans and coordinate them with your partner and your family.

Gemini May 22 - June 23 Lady luck is on your side. You’re able to openly deal with outstanding issues and sensitively contribute towards making your relationship more easygoing and pleasant; enhancing the happiness you share. Singles shouldn’t be surprised about attracting growing interest as well; you’re able to bewitch anyone you meet. Get out and bask in the admiration of others a bit. Providence provides a few more twists and turns. Even if you succumb to odd altercations with others, such exchanges ultimately offer you an opportunity to understand better the people you care about most. Take any opportunity to have a dialogue with them, sort out any problems. Usually, discussions work out well. Outgoing, free from involvement - is certainly true of a single lifestyle. Even if the chase sometimes gets on your nerves, you’re rewarded with exciting encounters full ofdelight! Your sexual appetite is satisfied and you revel in your love-making antics.

Cancer Jun 24 - Jul 22 Make a point of conserving your energy. You’re unnecessarily prone to squander any reserves you possess with stubborn and bad tempered behavior and get yourself worked about nothing. Pause to think and reconsider what’s really important to you and what is not! It’s possible that deliberate confrontation at work or in your private life is justified but careful consideration of the situation is important. You discover that sometimes taking a step back is necessary to further advance your point of view. Any extreme resentment won’t do your love life any good. If your relationship is unduly stressed with needless tussles and your attitude alienates your partner. Control yourself a bit more! If you’re single, it’s possible such brusque conduct works quite well - to pick someone up. But nobody will want to stay around you for too long, if you continue to behave like this.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23 With all your excess energy, it’s easy for you to be busy all the time. You are unlikely to be bothered by problems. Despite feeling energetic and well-adjusted you approach situations carefully, it is your strength and stamina that complement your diligent approach, which invariably results in a successful outcome. You don’t only finish your usual projects in an efficient and determined way; you get involved with even more tasks and show how capable and reliable you are. In the process, it’s important you don’t forget your loved ones. You’re perfectly equipped for your current relationship or if single a potential new romance. You’re confident and full of energy and able to cope with almost any situation concerning your love life. Your partner sees you’re lots of fun. Remain true to yourself and don’t be arrogant! As easy as it’s for you to impress someone, they can just as easily become tired of you!

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22 You’re keyed up, enthusiastic and feel able to accomplish everything you set out to achieve. If you are striving for more professional responsibility, show others what you are capable of, demonstrate your abilities, it’s easy to realize your goals without unsettling those who may previously have felt threatened by your ambition. Your opinions are acknowledged and the ideas you have on almost any matter accepted. This applies to all discussions; you’re able to convince others of your point of view. If single you’re up for new romance or if you are in a relationship you’ll be ready for some enjoyable times with your lover. Don’t hesitate to try out things that you’ve always wanted to try! If possible spend a weekend in a nice hotel or if you can’t do that use your imagination - if your relationship is special to you, make some stimulating plans and put them into action.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23 Self-confidence and energy are boosted. Others will have a hard time standing up to you if they argue. You easily hurt their feelings by being too heavy handed. Being too hasty can have its repercussions, associates may try at the first opportunity to get back at you, so be mindful when it comes to colleagues, especially your boss. In any physical activity, if you act too quickly this to can lead to accidents. Be sure not to unnecessarily overexert yourself. Power and perseverance are inspiration for your love life. This week it can happen that you and your lover discover new things about each other and find more unusual ways to express your feelings towards one another. You should take advantage of this to stir long forgotten feelings! You’ll both feel restored, having a positive effect on other areas in your life too.

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 20 Assert yourself and others follow your lead. You don’t have to be too concerned about getting your own way, the stance you take is overwhelmingly convincing with regard to most matters you have to deal with. So consider discussing everything that is important while you are in such convincing form. Be determined but not obsessive about certain issues, if you find some situations problematic then move on and take a different tack. Expand your field of expertise you’re likely to succeed regardless. Your sensitivity and richness of ideas make you great company, easy to have fun with. The time seems right to show more confidence in your personal abilities. It will pay off, particularly as you’re manner is sincere; whether recounting amusing stories, impressing a new date, a spontaneous trip or a romantic evening with your lover – your creative flair is unlimited!

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 Asserting yourself in a meaningful and pleasant manner you’re able to motivate others and if need be respond positively to those who seek your advice. Your reserves of energy stand you in good stead and as long as you prioritize what is important you are likely to succeed. Such an unwavering approach earns you the respect and support of those close to you. You’re able to pay attention to detail, not demand too much, accomplish what you set out to achieve and take full responsibility for the outcome. This week you’re feeling particularly lucky, especially where your love life is concerned. Passion and harmony dominate and it’s a good time to explore techniques with your partner. There is certainly one long-cherished desire, which you would like to try now. Thanks to your sensitive and considerate approach your lover is willing to listen and probably positively respond to you.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20 Your noticeably fearless approach impresses, you have the stamina to tackle any task. Unafraid you take on more commitments even though you’ve enough to do already. You approach things in a rather unstructured way and try to get too many things done at once. Make sure you don’t waste time on irrelevant details or lose your temper in the process. Be willing to make compromises in your relationship; if you don’t you may be in for a lot of arguments. Pay attention to the signals your body sends you. With such a high level of energy you easily make unfounded accusations and jump to wrong conclusions. Try to calm down and stop being so irritable, it only serves to cause confusion amongst those you work with. If possible, over the next few days, concentrate on tasks where you can work alone. If that’s not possible, refrain from coffee and other stimulants. Stay calm!

Aquarius Jan 21 - Feb 19 Feeling cool calm and collected you manage to accomplish everything you attempt. Both professionally and personally, you celebrate successes, which unsurprisingly give an added boost and increase your self-confidence. Give some much needed attention particularly to those people around you, who are less fortunate. Whether you are currently in a partnership or looking, your natural attraction is higher than usual and may result in some enjoyable intimate evenings being on the agenda. Your love life is full of amazing and wondrous feelings. Your partner is altogether surprised by your imagination and sensitivity. Maybe it’s the case that your lover is a little jealous, because they believe that other potential partners find you attractive as well. The situation you find yourself in certainly brings excitement for you, but you should not let this go to your head!

Pisces Feb 20 - Mar 21 You face a number of challenges, and feel as if you have to prove yourself all the time. This is quite exhausting and unnerving, which tends to put you on edge. Make sure you keep your temper and avoid unnecessarily showing your displeasure towards those you are supposed to care about most. Practice more self-restraint and be more careful about how you treat others. Treat yourself to a calm and relaxing break, use the time to readjust plans and coordinate them with your partner and your family. You’re feeling rather up-tight and angry, not great for your lover or romance. Avoid on-going problems by making it known you’re willing to compromise. Otherwise, things might come to a head far sooner than you would wish. If you’re single, it’s time for you to rethink the way you flirt; your current approach is like a full on assault, rather than being seductive in any way.

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ALBERT ‘AL’ HEIDRICHAS 29. 11. 1935 ~ 14. 09. 2021

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Reginald Oswald Herne “Reg” 9.4.1930 – 13.9.2021

Formerly of Ballina and Lennox Head. Late of Tweed Heads South. Dearly loved husband of Dorothy’s for 65 years. Treasured father and father-in-law of Deborah and Mark Robertson, Melinda and Wayne Smith and beloved son Michael. Proud Pop of Sarra, Nat, Tori, Cooper, Thomas, Mason and Caleb. Proud Great Pop of Quinn, Riley, Elijah and Adeline. Due to Covid-19 restrictions a private burial at Alstonville Lawn Cemetery was held yesterday.

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Santina Pirlo

24.3.1933 – 17.9.2021

Formerly of Marom Creek. Passed away peacefully at Caroona Jarman on Monday 13th September, 2021, aged 91 years. Loving husband of Beverly (dec). Much loved father and father-in-law of Stephen & Wendy, Kaylene & Noel, Michael (dec), and Robert. Adored Grandfather of Trevor, Amanda and Samantha. A funeral service has been held and Reg has been laid to rest at Tucki Cemetery.

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Passed away peacefully on Friday 17th September, 2021, aged 88 years. Beloved wife of Tony (dec). Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Iosie & Bruno, Louie & Ida, Terry & Debbie. Cherished Nonna of Timothy & Erica, Anthony & Rachel, Belinda & Riley, Jessica and Emma, and Bisnonna of Charlotte, Lachlan, Kara and Dominic. Due to Covid restrictions a private service will be held. A Livestream of the service will be available via the following link https://vimeo.com/event/1302074 from 11.20am on Friday 24 September 2021.

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18.02.1966 ~ 14.09.2021 Much loved husband of Emily, loving father of Finn, Jude & Cree, dear son of Pat & Kelly, and big brother to Jason. Well known Lennox Postie, Local Legend & great friend to many.

A private funeral service was held at Summerland Farm House, Alstonville 10.30am, Wednesday 22 September, 2021 .

Cherryl Kaye (Fisher) PHELPS 01.09.1953 ~ 13.09.2021

Beloved daughter of Owen (dec.) & Marjorie. Devoted mother of Allan & Justin. Loving grandmother of Jamie, Tobiah, Samual, Nashua, Lily Grace and Liam. Much loved sister of Roger, Marilyn, Owen & Beverley. Cherryl's family & friends will be celebrating her incredible life at 10.30am, Friday 24 September, 2021 Due to Covid restrictions, this service is by invitation only. - Please contact family for Livestream link -

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Late of Lismore. Passed away peacefully at Fromelles Manor on Wednesday September 15, 2021 aged 94 years. Beloved wife of “Ding” (dec). Dearly loved mother of John Scott and Sue-Ellen. Adored nan of Jason and Gregory Green and granny of Kathryn. Loved aunty of Janice Smith and Lynette Campbell. ‘Beryl will be sadly missed by generations of local people, both through her teaching and swimming instruction and also her involvement with the Lismore City Bowling Club.’

Due to current local COVID restrictions, a private funeral service has been held.

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Case JX80 Tractor with 4-in-1 Bucket Berti Mulcher 7’ with Roller Honda 250 Quad Bike (near new) Rondini ½ ton Fertiliser Spreader Morehouse 6’ Slasher Digger PDX2 Post Hole Auger Murray 11’ Harrows 8 Bag Creep Feeder with Gates ½ tonne Creep Feeder with Gates 2 tonne Grain Feeder 3 Hay Rings Hay/Grain Feeder Ruddweigh Scales Husqvarna Chain Saw with Borer Honda Fire Fighter 2 x 4 KVA Petro Generator Rover Ride-on (near new) Hansa Chipper Farm Sundries PHOTOS: www.ianweirandson.com.au TERMS: • GST added to knockdown price • Items to be collected day of sale • Only serious buyers to attend • Phone bids accepted • Masks to be worn DIRECTIONS: From Casino go out Tenterfield Rd, turn right at “The Bend” into Sectonville Rd, travel approx 15 km, turn left into Woods Road. COVID RULES APPLY

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LOCAL MARKETS BALLINA MARKETS 3rd Sunday of the month. BALLINA FARMER’S MARKET Sundays 6am till 1pm at Commemoration Park Ballina. BANGALOW FARMER’S MARKET Saturdays 7am till 11am at Bangalow Hotel Carpark. BLUE KNOB FARMER’S MARKETS Saturdays 8.30am till 12pm at Blue Knob Café, Lillian Rock. BYRON BAY FARMER’S MARKET Thursdays 7am till 11am at Cavanbah Centre Byron Bay. CASINO GOLF CLUB MARKETS 2nd Sunday of every 2nd month. EVANS HEAD COMMUNITY MARKETS 4th Saturday of the month at Evans Head RSL Club. KYOGLE FARMER’S MARKET Saturday mornings at Stratheden Street, Kyogle. LISMORE CAR BOOT MARKETS Lismore Square – 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month. LISMORE FARMER’S MARKET Saturdays 8am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds. LISMORE PRODUCE MARKET Thursdays 2.30pm till 6.30pm at Magellan & Carrington Streets. Contact Tom on 0450688900. LISMORE RAINBOW REGION ORGANIC MARKET Tuesdays 7.30am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds. MULLUMBIMBY COMMUNITY MARKET 3rd Saturday of the month. MULLUMBIMBY FARMER’S MARKET Fridays 7am till 11am at Mullumbimby Showground. Contact Allie on 66771345. MURWILLUMBAH FARMER’S MARKET Wednesdays 7am till 11am at Murwillumbah Showgrounds. Contact Sue on 0498733766. NEW BRIGHTON FARMER’S MARKET Tuesday 8am-11am at New Brighton Oval - River Street. Contact Allie on 66771345. NIMBIN FARMERS MARKET Wednesdays 3pm till 6pm at Green Bank Carpark. Contact Jason on 66891512. THE CHANNON CRAFT MARKETS 2nd Sunday of the month. UKI FARMER’S MARKET Saturdays 8am till 12.30pm at Uki Hall. YAMBA FARMER’S MARKET Wednesdays 7am till 1pm.

ALSTONVILLE ALSTONVILLE ALSTONVILLE INNER WHEEL CLUB Meet socially 3rd Wednesday of every month. Contact President Carol Vidal 0427326832. CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM Would you like to join a friendly local community group? Crawford House Museum and the Alstonville Plateau Historical Society have openings for people of any age to volunteer in administration or in the museum. No experience is necessary, as training is provided. Your time need only be a few hours per week or month, whatever suits you best. If you’re interested, visit us at 10 Wardell Rd Alstonville on Fridays between 10am and 4pm or Sundays between 1pm and 4pm, phone us on 66281829 or email us on info@ aphsmuseum.org SQUARE DANCING Summerland Larrikins Squares Alstonville, Fridays 7.30pm9.30pm at Uniting Church Hall, 59 Main Street, Alstonville. Contact 0407663017 for further information. New dancers welcome. BALLINA BALLINA PROBUS CLUB OF BALLINA WATERS The Probus Club of Ballina Waters has planned a number of activities over the coming month. Please note that all of these activities are subject to Covid-19 restrictions and may change depending on the removal of or alteration to existing activity and venue restrictions. The next regular monthly meeting is to be held on Wednesday 15th September at the Cherry Street Sports Club, commencing at 10.00am. A mystery Coach trip is planned for Tuesday 28th September, leaving from Cherry Street. World Probus Day will be celebrated with a luncheon at the Ballina Jockey Club on Wednesday 13th October. All enquiries to Faye on 6686 6585 RICHMOND TWEED FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY The next general meeting of the Richmond-Tweed Family History Society will be held on Saturday the 2nd of October 2021 at Players Theatre, 24 Swift Street, Ballina, the topic of this meeting will be titled “Skeletons in the Closet”. All enquiries can be directed to the Society’s Chairperson Richard Goss on 0418356527. BACCI GROUP A local Arts based group meet each first Monday of each month. Meet with other local artisans and makers and participate in group exhibitions as they occur. Time 5pm for 5.30pm. Place Cherry St Sports. Meet beforehand in the club for social time before the meeting – contact ballinaartsandcraftscentreinc@ gmail.com

RAINBOW REGION DRAGONS REGATTA Unfortunately, the difficult decision has been made to cancel our Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Club (already once postponed) October 9-10 regatta. There are too many COVID unknowns to continue planning for an event only 6 weeks away.” Rainbow Dragons’ regattas normally attracts clubs from South East Queensland and as far south as Camden Haven for a big weekend of racing and carnival vibe. So even if regional NSW lockdowns eased, to have one without the other would not be an authentic Rainbows Regatta. Our regatta will be back in August 2022. BALLINA SCOPE CLUB We are a group of ladies who do fund raising with all money going to local charities. We meet the 1st Monday of the month at the Ballina RSL Club at 7pm. Any enquiries to Ruth on 0429877733. IN FOCUS TOASTMASTERS CLUB How about trying something different? If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills or simply make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the In Focus Toastmasters Club. We meet the 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. You may attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina. For more information please contact: President Udo Moerig email tmumoerig@ gmail.com or Vice President email Jan Coleman janetlcoleman@gmail. com Webpage: https://3209990. toastmastersclubs.org/ BALLINA LIFEBALL Each Tuesday (9:30-11am) at Ballina Indoor Sports Centre. Come and join us for exercise, fun and friendship. Contact Yvonne 0448004161. THE FREE BRUNCH CENTER It’s Back the Free Community Brekky Center is now reopening as The Free Brunch Center in Ballina, on the 1st Saturday of every month. There will be sausage sizzle available along with hot dogs, sandwiches, fruit salad, tea, coffee and take away meals also available. This will be presented under new Covid safe rules and restrictions. This is totally free and everyone is welcome. This is to be held at the Ballina Presbyterian Hall which is just behind the church, on the corner of Cherry & Crane Sts. The Brunch Center will be on the 1st Saturday of every month between 10am and 12pm. BALLINA MAHJONG 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021 Joy Lowien 1, Marg Bryant 2, Bev Lasater 3, Joan Murphy 4, Lorna Simpson 5, Shirley Coleman 6, Wendy Thornton, Yvonne Weddup 7, Jan Williams 9, June Greenaway, Pauline Kearney 10, Lisa Wong,

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60 COMMUNITY NOTICES Service Recognition, well deserved. Welcome Issy Ennever who received her badge.BIG Birthday coming up 1st October for Irene. Birthday wishes to Irene and Eileen Melling at end of October. More info. contact Marg 66621746 or Jan 66626424. CASINO SENIOR CITIZENS All welcome, our activities currently are Wednesday afternoons at Casino RSM 1.00pm to play Hoy, Euchre. We have group play on Thurs afternoons 1.00pm. Contact Jan Danaher on 0414625680. CASINO COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTRE Meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Casino Community Cultural Centre at 9.00am. The Land Cookery Contest is conducted by CWA of NSW. It is open to any person living in NSW or ACT NOT only CWA members. For more information phone Marg. on 66621746 or Jan on 66626424 LISMORE CASINO NAVAL ASSOCIATION Meets bi-monthly at Casino RSM, new members welcome. For more information phone Chris 66293269 or Jim 0427400625. LION’S CLUB CASINO Lion’s Club meeting is held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month at Casino RSM Club from 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start. CASINO COMMUNITY MEN’S SHED Mon, Tues, Wed, attendance limited to 50 members, 8.00am1.30pm. Contact 66626423 DH or casmenshed@live.com.au CASINO VIEW CLUB Monthly luncheon meeting at Casino RSM Club at 11am, second Thurs of every month. Contact Barbra on 66612530 or 0448969498. CASINO CROQUET CLUB Monday & Wednesday sign in time now before 8.30am to start play by 9am. Contact Mary on 66621971 for further information. CASINO LADIES AND FRIEND CRAFT GROUP Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Bring your own morning tea and wear a mask. Names to be in by Lunch time Monday. Phone Vivian on 66621838 or Jan on 66626424. CASINO MIXED PROBUS CLUB Meeting 4th Thursday of the month. For more information call the secretary on 0419886119. New Members most welcome. Call Fran on 0419886119 for more information. THE CASINO & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Sun, Mon, Wed and Fri 10am to 2pm. Email casinohistorymuseum@ outlook.com for further information. Check us out on Facebook.

CASINO MINI RAIL Every Sunday 10am to 4pm. Weather permitting. West Street Casino. Phone 0472638044. CASINO EVENING CWA Meets first Thursday of the month. Casino Uniting Church at 6pm and for further information please ring Alison 0400956404 or Penny 0422301799. CORAKI CORAKI CORAKI ART PRIZE Coraki Art Prize 2021 Postponed due to the current climate with COVID 19, the Coraki Art Prize Committee have had to make the difficult decision to postpone the show at this stage. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful local and regional artists and sponsors for their ongoing support of the Coraki Art Prize. We have everything ready to go for the next show and look forward to seeing you all there when it is possible. EVANS EVANSHEAD HEAD EVANS HEAD BRANCH CWA We meet over lunch, 3rd Tuesday every month, 12noon at the Illawong Hotel. New members welcome. Further info 0427825560. GRAFTON GRAFTON GRAFTON VIEW CLUB Grafton VIEW Club meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Grafton District Services Club, Mary Street. After the recent lock-down, it is so good to announce that the September meeting is on Tuesday 28th, commencing at 10.30 am. This includes lunch with guest speaker Ken Wilson, from Clarence Valley Council’s Waste Management. Ken also offered VIEW Club a visit to the Waste Station on Wednesday 6th October, which will include a tour and morning tea. We invite you to come along & enjoy meeting old friends & new at the next meeting. Please phone Vorna at 66424719 for catering purposes no later than the Friday before the meeting. See you there! GRAFTON’S MIGHTY CLARENCE TOASTMASTERS CLUB Perhaps it’s time to find out what it’s all about! If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills. Make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the Mighty Clarence Toastmasters Club. We meet on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. You may attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Joan Muir Community Centre: 194 Turf Street, Grafton. For more information please contact: Vice President on email Jan Coleman janetlcoleman@gmail. com or Facebook page:https://www. facebook.com/graftontoastmasters

GRAFTON & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB We would love to welcome new members, come and see what we have to offer. Meeting on the 3rd Monday of every month. At the Grafton Masonic Centre, 104 Bacon St Grafton. Gather at 3.30pm for afternoon tea. Our next bus trip will be to the Quota Craft and Garden Fair at Ballina. Visit private gardens, enjoy bus trips with like-minded people, buy or swap plants and have fun ! For any enquiries please send an email to graftondistrictgardenclub@gmail. com You can also find and follow us on Facebook.

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LENNOX HEAD CWA Handy Craft Mornings on Mondays 9.30am-12noon in the community centre at Lennox Head, Call Jan on 66816150.

KYOGLE COUNTRY MUSIC Kyogle Country Music is hoping to hold its next day at 11am on Sunday 10th October. The club will be catering with all Food and Drinks. $2 donation at door would be appreciated. KYOGLE SUNSHINE CLUB Meets every Thursday at 9.30am. For more details contact 0499824274. RICHMOND RIVER BEEF PRODUCER’S ASSOCIATION Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Kyogle Showgrounds in the luncheon room at 7pm. For more details Phone Jan on 0427293455. LION’S CLUB OF KYOGLE Meeting is held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at the Kyogle Lion’s shed from 6.30–7.00pm For more information contact Neville Moon on 66322233. LENNOX HEAD LENNOX HEAD LENNOX HEAD DAY VIEW CLUB The Lennox Head Day VIEW Club meets on the first Monday of each month at the Lennox Head Community Centre. with the meeting starting at 11:00am and includes an interesting speaker and concludes with a light lunch. An informal Coffee and Chat meeting is held on the third Monday of the month. The Club sponsors three students through The Smith Family Learning for Life scholarship program that provides educational items for disadvantaged Australian children. New members and guests are most warmly welcomed and enquiries may be made to Enid 047187511 or Dawn 0466717435. LENNOX HEAD EVENING VIEW CLUB Meets on the second Tuesday of each month upstairs at the Lennox Hotel at 6.30pm for dinner at 7.00pm. Guests welcome. “VIEW members support the education of disadvantaged Australian children by raising much needed funds for The Smith Family. Through fundraising activities and social events in local communities, members raise money

LENNOX HEAD LIONS CLUB New members welcome to join our close-knit club where the emphasis is on community service in a fun environment. Meetings are on the first and Third Wednesday of each month at Club Lennox starting at 6.30pm. Members do what they can, when they can to facilitate the needs of our club.

PROBUS CLUB OF LENNOX HEAD Meets 10.00 for 10.30am at Club Lennox, 10 Stewart Street, on the first Thursday of each month. Visitors are welcome, also retired or semi-retired people wishing to join our non-service club to hear interesting guest speakers and to join in trips and outings are invited along. Phone Jan 66876859. LISMORE LISMORE PROBUS CLUB OF LISMORE HEIGHTS Our mixed group meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the LISMORE HEIGHTS BOWLING CLUB in High St. Our brief meeting is followed by morning tea and a guest speaker. Senior’s lunch for $15 at noon is optional. Guests and visitors are welcome. Ring/text Pam on 0418766247 for details of our other monthly social gatherings and outings. SPRUNG Sprung!! is a registered charity and a not for profit community organisation that offers Dance, Theatre & Movement workshops and training to people with disabilities. We are currently looking for volunteers to assist our organisation in a number of ways including supporting our Tutors and Disability Support Workers; transcribing; catering; professional skills; technical support and backstage support. Our workshops and performances run in Lismore, Mullumbimby, Tintenbar and Lennox Head expanding to Ballina and the Tweed. Any interested volunteers can reach us here and for general information please contact us on info@sprung. org.au LISMORE HIGH SCHOOL’S CENTENARY DINNER The proposed Lismore High School Centenary Dinner that was to be held on September 11, 2021 at the Lismore Workers Club , has been postponed to March 5, 2022. For

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COMMUNITY NOTICES 61 further information, phone Helen George: 0414734313 EMBROIDERERS GROUP Meetings are 9.30am-2.30pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and 3rd Saturday of each month at the Red Dove Centre, Keen Street, Lismore. We welcome embroiderers of all styles and ability levels to meet, share and learn. For more information see our facebook page ‘Lismore Group – Embroiderers Guild NSW’, phone 0423337872 or simply turn up. THE ROTARY CLUB OF SUMMERLAND SUNRISE We meet every Friday at 7.05am for a Breakfast meeting at Coffee Shots, Molesworth St, Lismore. Interested in contributing to community? Local and international? Join us at Coffee Shots please. Phone 0435990919 for more details. LISMORE HIGH SCHOOL’S CENTENARY DINNER Lismore High School’s Centenary Dinner, which was to have been held on 11 September, 2021 has been postponed due to Covid restrictions. It is proposed to hold the dinner in March, 2022. The date has yet to be decided. For further information phone Helen George: 0414734313. LISMORE TARGET RIFLE CLUB For .22 calibre rifles, meets Wed nights from 6.30 pm & the 1st & 3rd Sat of each month from 12 noon. Air Rifle shooting for .22 & 177 air rifles will also be available at the Saturday shoots. For more info please phone Derek on 66282082 (AH). LADIES INDOOR BOWLS Played at Lismore Workers club, Mon mornings 9am, New members welcome. Info Rosemary 0434611520 or Veronica 0417004622 NR U3A LISMORE INC. (UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE) Retired? Make new friends, gain knowledge, laugh and learn, enjoy a richer retirement. U3A offers over 30 classes and activities each week. One yearly fee of $50 entitles you to attend all classes/activities of your choice. Interested? Check out our webpage http://www.u3anriv.org. au for course list, times and venues or contact 66227408 Follow us on Facebook. COMBINED PENSIONERS & SUPERANNUANTS ASSOC. LISMORE INC. Meet every 2nd week (aged pension day) at 10.00am at Lismore Workers Club. Alternate Meetings & Outings. Visitors and new members welcome. Contact Veronica 66214654, Bea 66219772 or Colleen 66243624 TABLE TENNIS AT GOONELLABAH Tuesday and Thursday mornings social playing: 9.00am-12noon; Monday and Wednesday nights social playing: 7.00-9.00pm; Training

Monday mornings: 9.00am-12noon; Junior coaching after school Wednesday 3.30pm-4.45pm, $6.00 a session. Everybody is welcome – all levels. Phone centre on 66251602 Mon-Thur 9.00am-1.00pm or visit website www.fnctabletennis.com.au LISMORE GIRL GUIDES Lismore Girl Guides meet every Tuesday during school terms from 5.30 to 7.30pm at our hall, Magellan Street Lismore. Any girl aged from 7 to 17 is most welcome to attend for two nights free, but please make contact first. Any adult female aged 18 and over interested in becoming a volunteer with youth, are encouraged to contact Leonie on mobile number 0412866766, for further details. Our hall is also available to hire. SUMMERLAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meetings of the club are normally held on the second Sunday of each month at the clubrooms: 412 Richmond Hill Road, Richmond Hill at 1.00pm. Visitors are welcome. The clubrooms are usually open on Sunday afternoons from about 1pm onwards. We are primarily amateur radio enthusiasts and welcome persons interested in radio, electronics, astronomy and similar subjects. For more details about the club and its activities see the club’s website: https://sarc.org.au/ or check us out on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/SummerlandARC “MAINLY MUSIC” IN LISMORE FOR 2021 An interactive session for 0-5 year olds & parents/carers using fun songs and actions to help develop co-ordination and motor skills, followed by home cooked morning tea for adults while children enjoy supervised play time. Tuesdays 9.3011.30am in school term. Anglican Parish Hall, Zadoc St Lismore. Enquiries 66213200 or mainlymusic. org ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE NETWORKING Want to be part of an innovative, interesting and inclusive networking group who meet fortnightly to share ideas, meet other professionals and work together to make a difference in your community? Then Rotary Club of Lismore Networking could be the answer for you! Meets fortnightly on Wednesdays at the Rous Hotel, Keen Street, Lismore at 5.30pm. For more information contact Rita on 0413300578 or Gae 0412742095. ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE WEST INC Is in its 60th year and meets at the East Lismore Bowling Club each Thursday at 6.00pm. New members would be made most welcome. Further information available on 0428151934. RED CROSS LISMORE BRANCH Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 2.00pm in the Red Cross Tea

Rooms in Keen Street Lismore. As well as fund raising we are also an active social group and welcome new members. New volunteers are also required to assist in our popular Tea Rooms. If you can commit to 1 or more days a month please contact Lynn 66217642 or Rhonda 66241950. EMBROIDERS GROUP Meetings are 9.30am-2.30pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and 3rd Saturday of each month, Red Dove Centre, Keen Street, Lismore. We welcome embroiderers of all ability levels from all towns and districts in the Northern Rivers. MACLEAN

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MACLEAN VIEW CLUB Monthly meetings again, after months of lock down. It will start as usual 3rd Thursdays of each month at 11am. Contact Ruth Toyer on 0409844212 by Mondays, no later than 7pm. Numbers are required for catering purposes MURWILLUMBAH MURWILLUMBAH MURWILLUMBAH COMMUNITY GARDEN Members and visitors are invited to join the group for activities and gardening tips most Sundays. Time 3-5pm (NSW time, street parking, Byo, covered footwear, comfy clothing, hat and water. Children ok with strict supervision. Covid plan operating. Enquires: murbahcommunitygardens@ gmail.com - follow us on Facebook #MurwillumbahCommunityGarden COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS MURWILLUMBAH Fine art printmakers. Meet at studio space 224 Stokers Rd, Stokers Siding. Prints, gallery, workshops and more! E: cpmmurwillumbah@ hotmail.com - T: Peter 0498399640 or Sue 0408493253. Find us on Facebook & Instagram. POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE FUN CROQUET CLUB Meets at Black Rocks Sports Fields on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30am. New members are welcome to come and join us for a hit and a bit of fun. For any further enquires please call Jean on 0431606375. We will have a new starting time at the end of daylight saving. We play at Black Rocks Sports Field. New members are welcome. For further enquires please ring Jean on 0431606375. TWEED TWEED HEADS HEADS TWIN TOWNS & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB The next meeting of Twin Towns & District Garden Club will be on October 11th 2021. Venue: Tweed Heads arts & Cultural Centre, (next to library) Brett Street, Tweed Heads.

Doors open 8.30am. Don’t forget your mug to have a cuppa with friends, bring your own morning tea. Covid safety plan will be in place. Check website for Guest Speakers and cancellations. https:// twintownsgardenclub.com THE TWIN TOWNS DAY VIEW CLUB Meets monthly at the South Tweed Sports Shop on the first Thursday of each month – 10.30 for 11am. Following a small update on VIEW matters, and a guest Speaker, lunch is partaken at either the bistro or the coffee shop. VIEW Clubs support the valuable work done by The Smith Family with their students Learning for Life program for which our club provides 7 children with their tertiary fees. Contact Kathie 0407709629 or Freda 0755241357. WOLLONGBAR WOLLONGBAR PROBUS CLUB The committee of the Wollongbar Probus Club have needed to cancel club meetings until Thursday October 21st due to the risks to our members health created by the safety requirements to deal with Covid-19. That date of course also depends that it will be safe at that time. YAMBA YAMBA YAMBA DAY VIEW CLUB Yamba Day View Club’s monthly luncheons are held at Yamba Bowling Club on 3rd Monday of month, starting 10am for 10.30am. Acceptance and apologies to President Lyn 66463164 by Friday prior to luncheon for catering purposes. We hold a monthly social outing either for lunch or morning tea and visitors are always welcome. YAMBA LIONS CLUB Yamba Lions Club’s meetings are held 2nd & 4th Thursdays of month at Yamba Bowling Club, commencing at 7pm for 7.30pm. For further information, please contact the Secretary Peter 0417546097. Social outings also held at various time and visitors and new members welcome. ALL RIVERS ALL NORTHERN NORTHERN RIVERS TOASTMASTERS CAN HELP! Would you like to become better at socialising? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. Do you need to make an important Speech? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. Are you wanting to apply for that important promotion at work? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. For details, please contact Donna on 0428878421. SUMMERLAND GIANT PUMPKIN AND WATERMELON FESTIVAL 2022 It’s Time to finish preparing your plot ready for planting.

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62 SPORT RESULTS & WEATHER Runner Up: I. Watson, well done Ivy. After the recent lockdown we were happy to be back out on the green again. Results for Wednesday 15/9: Winners: J. Dwyer & A. James def J. Carthew & I. Watson Runners up: A. Williams & K. Jonsson def N. Moran & J. Matthews Other rink winners were: D. Grice & H. Lavelle def J. Creighton & D. Skinner J. Cooke & A. McLean def J. Newell & M. Mead Winners calculated on highest margin. Results for Friday 17/9: Winners: J. Mason & N. Moran def J. Carthew & I. Watson Runners Up: C. Doyle & A. James def S. Birrell & D. Skinner These 2 were very close games. J. Dwyer on raffles for September.

SEND YOUR SPORTS RESULTS TO sports@nrtimes.com.au Please keep under 150 words. Photos are welcome but publishing is at the discretion of the editor. Results must be sent in Word, Pages or PDF format Casino Women’s Bowls results Minor singles club champion, J. Creighton Recently we held the finals for the Minor singles & this was won by Julie Creighton, congratulations Julie.

Casino Social Golf Results 19-092021 The winner last Sunday was Gary Skennar with a net score of 26 and the runner up was Gary Shephard with 28 and he also won the players draw.The putting trophy was won by T.Jenkins with 17 putts. Nearest to pins:8th & 11th, T.Jenkins. 9th, R.Ruttley. 10th, D.Roberts.12th, 15th & 17th G.Randall. 13th, L.Lawler. 14th, F.Bruni. 16th, D.Green. 18th, G.Skennar.Next Sunday’s event sponsored by Just Brakes And Exhaust Casino will be a single stableford on the bottom 10 holes and visitors are welcome to play with hit off from 6-30am till 7-30am followed by a BBQ and a committee meeting. Cherry Street Croquet Club Sports Results Northern Rivers Area Croquet.

Tournament results for Men 2021. Our regions top players faired extremely well over the shortened calendar year. David Scott QLD Mens Golf Croquet Singles Championships 2nd. Sawtell Ricochet Croquet Handicap Singles 1st. NSW Open Singles Golf Croquet Championships 2nd. NSW Golf Croquet Selector’s Invitation 4th. NSW Golf Croquet Team Selection. Ray Chapman QLD Mens Golf Croquet Singles Championships Plate 3rd. QLD Association Croquet Division 2 Singles Championships 3rd. Margaret Mitchell Memorial Association Croquet Handicap Doubles 1st. NSW Golf Croquet Selector’s

NORTHERN RIVERS TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL PREDICTIONS AREA GRAFTON EVANS KYOGLE BALLINA MULLUM TWEED

Thurs 23 September 26o / 7o C 21o / 12o C 27 / 7o C 21o / 12o C 21o / 13o C 22o / 12o C

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

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Sat 25 September

30o / 8o C 25o / 14o C 30o / 11o C 25o / 14o C 24o / 15 C 24o / 15o C

31o / 9o C 25o / 14o C 30o / 9o C 25o / 14o C 24o / 14o C 25o / 14o C

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Sun 26 Sep

Wed 29 Sep

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0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5%

Sun 26 September 21o / 11o C 21o / 15o C 21o / 12o C 21o / 15o C 21o / 15o C 22o / 12o C

45% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

Mon 27 September 20o / 8o C 22o / 14o C 22o / 10o C 22o / 14o C 22o / 13o C 22o / 13o C

6% 59% 68% 59% 58% 68%

Tues 28 September 26o / 8o C 22o / 13o C 23o / 11o C 22o / 13o C 22o / 13o C 21o / 13o C

6% 60% 86% 60% 66% 74%

Wed 29 September 26o / 10o C 22o / 13o C 24o / 10o C 22o / 13o C 23o / 13o C 23o / 13o C

6% 52% 50% 52% 50% 50%

TIDE TIMES & HEIGHTS CLARENCE - RIVER ENTRANCE

Waning Gibbous 94% Visible

Waning Gibbous 74% Visible

Last Quarter 50% Visible

Sunrise & Sunset

DAY Thursday 23rd September Friday 24th September Saturday 25th September Sunday 26th September Monday 27th September Tuesday 28th September Wednesday 29th September

SUNRISE 5:35 am 5:34 am 5:33 am 5:31 am 5:30 am 5:29 am 5:28 am

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LOW 3:40 am 0.25m 4:10 am 0.28m 4:40 am 0.34m 5:13 am 0.41m 5:50 am 0.48m 6:37 am 0.56m 7:35 am 0.61m

HIGH 9:41 pm 1.48m 10:14 pm 1.38m 10:50 pm 1.27m 11:32 pm 1.16m

LOW 3:31 am 0.21m 3:57 am 0.24m 4:23 am 0.28m 4:51 am 0.33m 5:25 am 0.39m 6:07 am 0.45m 7:04 am 0.51m

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EVANS HEAD - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 23rd September Friday 24th September Saturday 25th September Sunday 26th September Monday 27th September Tuesday 28th September Wednesday 29th September

NORTHERN RIVERS AREA

HIGH 9:30 am 1.43m 10:05 am 1.43m 10:41 am 1.42m 11:19 am 1.39m 12:04 pm 1.35m 12:07 am 1m 1:16 am 0.93m

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BALLINA - RIVER ENTRANCE SUNSET 5:44 pm 5:45 pm 5:45 pm 5:46 pm 5:46 pm 5:47 pm 5:47 pm

DAY Thursday 23rd September Friday 24th September Saturday 25th September Sunday 26th September Monday 27th September Tuesday 28th September Wednesday 29th September

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DAY Thursday 23rd September Friday 24th September Saturday 25th September Sunday 26th September Monday 27th September Tuesday 28th September Wednesday 29th September

HIGH 9:38 am 1.46m 10:13 am 1.46m 10:48 am 1.45m 11:27 am 1.42m 12:11 pm 1.38m 12:03 am 0.99m 1:08 am 0.91m

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HIGH 9:45 pm 1.44m 10:15 pm 1.33m 10:45 pm 1.21m 11:20 pm 1.1m 1:06 pm 1.34m 2:17 pm 1.32m

LOW 3:30 pm 0.32m 4:10 pm 0.39m 4:51 pm 0.47m 5:39 pm 0.54m 6:38 pm 0.61m 7:58 pm 0.64m 9:33 pm 0.62m

TWEED HEADS - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 23rd September Friday 24th September Saturday 25th September Sunday 26th September Monday 27th September Tuesday 28th September Wednesday 29th September

HIGH 9:34 am 1.42m 10:09 am 1.42m 10:45 am 1.41m 11:24 am 1.38m 12:11 pm 1.34m 12:07 am 1.01m 1:16 am 0.94m

LOW 3:15 am 0.21m 3:43 am 0.25m 4:10 am 0.31m 4:40 am 0.37m 5:15 am 0.44m 6:00 am 0.51m 7:03 am 0.56m

HIGH 9:44 pm 1.41m 10:13 pm 1.31m 10:44 pm 1.21m 11:20 pm 1.11m 1:09 pm 1.31m 2:20 pm 1.29m

LOW 3:26 pm 0.32m 4:03 pm 0.39m 4:44 pm 0.47m 5:29 pm 0.55m 6:27 pm 0.61m 7:46 pm 0.65m 9:19 pm 0.63m

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SPORT Invitation 3rd. NSW Ricochet Croquet Championships 1st. Lance Turner Gold Coast Tweed Association Croquet Singles Division 1 5th. Gold Coast Tweed Association Croquet Open Handicap Doubles 1st. Neville Poynting Margaret Mitchell Memorial Association Croquet Handicap Doubles 1st. Mike Gidding VIC Open Association Croquet Singles Championships 1st. QLD Ena Mountney Shield Association 1st. NSW Ricochet Croquet Doubles Championships 3rd. Gold Coast Tweed Association

Croquet Singles Division 1 1st. Gold Coast Tweed Association Croquet Doubles Division 1 1st. QLD Association Croquet Open Doubles Championships 1st. Michael Dalton NSW Golf Croquet Division 3 Singles Championships 1st. Shane Hambly NSW Golf Croquet Division 3 Singles Championships 3rd. Michael Cleaver NSW Golf Croquet Division 3 Singles Championships 5th. Greg Porter QLD Mens Golf Croquet Singles Championships Plate 2nd. QLD Association Croquet Division 3 Championships

1st. Gold Coast Tweed Association Croquet Singles Division 3 3rd. Other players that played in the tournaments but were not so successful but still gave their all were : Geoffrey Leach, Maurie Russell. Congratulations to all players on a outstanding effort representing the Northern Rivers Area. CORAKI VETERANS GOLF RESULTS THURSDAY 16/9/21 Well great to be back to golf 47 starters winner T Newton, 2nd R Mackay, 3rd T Foster, free game S Ormond, chicken/ball winners L Clark, W Lunnon, J Voght, I Welsh,

MAX PERROT SURF COLUMN continued from back page..

Carissa Moore (HAW) and Gabriel Medina (BRA) are the 2021

a very long day,” said Moore. “Today didn’t start as I expected, I had to fight my way back so it made it a bit sweeter

K Lloyd, S McDonough, P Brophy, S Smith, S Toms, G Tait, G O,Connor. Nearest pins 3rd/12tth L Clark, 6th/15th T Perkins. Due to the lockdown at present the Veterans club championships will be postponed to a later date. AS USUAL TILL THEN GOOD GOLFING Max Lismore City Bowls’ Result of Wednesday 16th September meeting; Neville Clarke and Margaret Heggins defeated Colin Mac Creadie and Rosline Perry 30 to 09. Kyogle Bowls Results Wednesday September

15 - G O’rielly D Condon Rex McKenna d B Ryan G King N Bodycote,+ 21, P Crewe R O’Reilly D Zelcer d P Crewe W Farrell K Hayes + 11, B Ellis E McKenna R Goebel d S Barton T Burgess J King + 8, P Anderson B Studders G Lavelle d R Clark J Coston B Hyde + 6. Saturday September 18 - M Boves D Condon d W Wilking N Bodycote + 9, R McKenna J Watts d G Knapp D Warren + 6, R Crawford G Miller J King d B Ryan T Holder S Hall + 3. Triples championship T Burgess N Parker P Doyle d M Rogers L Condon R Rogers + 17, P Anderson D Zelcer R Goebel d S Barton R McKenna T Winkler 25 to 9, T Hoffman B Ellis G Lavelle d K Hayes J Arnold B Hyde 22 to 19.

FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER’S TRACKS

“This was my biggest goal in surfing,” said Medina. “It’s not everyday you accomplish your

Standing alongside his immaculate Commodore RSA Street Stocker at the Grafton City Speedway Club’s Registration Day last Saturday is Brenden Hayes. This will be Brenden’s first appearance in this speedway class.

Pictured: Carissa Moore Photographer: Heff/WSL

World Surf League Champions after defeating Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) today in their respective Title Matches at the Rip Curl WSL Finals. It was an exhilarating day of surfing at the first-ever, one-day winner-take-all event in pumping, six-to-eight foot South swell at Lower Trestles. Medina and Moore both entered the Rip Curl WSL Finals as World No.1, which gave them the advantage of a place in the best-ofthree Title Match where the first surfer to win two out of three heats becomes the undisputed 2021 World Champion. Carissa Moore Wins 5th World Title: “It was a long year and it was

to win. I was about to have a meltdown after the first heat. I tried my best, surfed from my heart, and it worked out. I’ve never been in the water when winning a world title, so this is extra special. I couldn’t ask for anything more!” Gabriel Medina Clinches Third World Title, Medina’s win today sees him join surfers such as Tom Curren, Andy Irons and Mick Fanning with three World Titles. With 16 WSL Championship Tour (CT) event wins and 29 Final appearances under his belt, Medina is one of the most experienced surfers when it comes to producing the best surfing under pressure.

dream. This is a special day for me, it’s a day I’ll remember forever and tell my kids about. This year was very intense and mentally challenging, I had to work hard, have patience and let my surf talk. I had to surf a lot to win this title!” In an unexpected moment the sighting of a shark interrupted both the finals. Tour skipper, Jessi Miley-Dyer announced that a six to eight foot shark had breached to the side of the lineup. In both occasions a 15 minute break saw competition resumed. Great Whites are a regular fixture at Trestles and Fanning and Kelly Slater swapped shark tales in the booth.

RSA Street Stockers has a new competitor this season with Brenden Hayes joining the speedway division. The 17-year-old Grafton City Speedway Club member from Coutts Crossing, who raced in the Junior Sedan class last season, will be driving the No. 24 VY Commodore sedan.

Geoff Hayes, (Brenden’s father), excelled in speedway racing in Street Stockers, AMCA Nationals and V8 Dirt Modifieds before retiring. Brenden was only six-months-old when Geoff, driving a VP Commodore, won the Australian Street Stockers Title in 2005 and also won the NSW Street Stockers Title

twice in succession. Paula Hayes, Brenden’s mother and his sister Kirsten are avid supporters of the Hayes’ family racing team and assist in the team’s preparation before a race meeting. This season’s sponsors are Smiths Auto Performance, Murray’s Bobcat and Excavations, Parr’s Car Carrying and Cansdell Signs.

The weathers warming up and Sports are back on everyone’s minds. Send in your club’s sports results, send in photos, or call us to arrange a story about your Sports Club. It’s that easy. Send your email to jeff@heartlandmedia.com.au or call 02 6662 6222 or 07 5551 4161

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Pictured: Gabriel Medina Photographer: Nolan/WSL

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