parking on and around Hastings Road, expected from the development. It’s crunch time for Council, with the longed-for units now just days away from completion under separate, state approvals for the shop-top development which was fully sold off-the-plan, three years ago.

AUSTRALIA IN ‘BOX SEAT’ AS GLOBAL CONSUMERS TRADE DOWN TO BEEF ‘TRIMMINGS’

Global demand for cheaper cuts of beef is expected to increase in the year ahead as rampant infation and slowing economic growth see consumers trade down, Rabobank says in a newly-released report.

And Australia – as one of the largest exporters of beef ‘trimmings’ (the cheaper meat cuts which remain after prime cuts are removed) – is expected to be among the best-positioned countries to beneft from this increased international demand, particularly from the US, the agribusiness bank says in its Q3 Global Beef Quarterly.

“Evidence of declining consumer confdence in the face of slowing economies and rising infation is starting to build,” the Rabobank report says.

“In general, beef markets are resilient to changes in economic conditions. However, we do see movement within supply channels and price points that tend to favour cheaper options such as mince/ground beef and quick-service restaurants over the more expensive cuts and consumption channels.”

Growing demand

The bank forecasts the volume of trimmings consumed globally to remain strong and potentially increase in the second half of 2022 as consumers continue to trade down to lower-value beef cuts and cheaper proteins. Trimmings are typically used in the production of ground or minced beef.

“Major importers of trimmings include the US, China, Japan and South Korea,” the report says. “With these countries facing slower economic conditions in the second half of 2022, we expect consumerpurchasing decisions to favor the consumption of trimmings. The US and South Korea face high infation pressures, whilst China and Japan continue to struggle with slower economic growth off the back of COVID.”

In the US – with its high consumption of ground beef – this should support demand for trimmings both from domestic and imported sources, Rabobank says.

Adding to the changing consumption habits as a result of economic conditions is the potential for the US to dramatically increase its need for imported trimmings. Currently, high domestic beef production in the US is reducing the need for imported trimming products, the report says. But, if US production

Rabobank senior animal protein analyst Angus Gidley-Baird contracts – with a slowing of the current US cow liquidation – higher import volumes will be needed.

And Australia – along with New Zealand – will be in the ‘box seat’ to help fll that demand, says Rabobank senior animal protein analyst Angus Gidley-Baird.

Australia’s increased herd inventory will generate additional grassfed and female slaughter numbers.

However, a caveat remains for the Australian market with our current limited processing capacity, Mr Gidley-Baird says. “Unless we can correct this, our ability to ramp up production and capitalise on any trimmings demand growth will be limited,” he said.

Global outlook

The global beef market overall remains strong, Rabobank’s Q3 Beef Quarterly says. “Most beef retail prices (in domestic currencies) continued their upward trend in Q2 or remained steady,” the report says.

Beef prices in most markets are sitting between fve and 11 per cent higher than quarter two in 2021, with the UK a notable exception recording a decline in prices as consumer demand for beef has softened due to high retail prices.

Cattle markets around the world also remain favourable, the report says, supported by either seasonal conditions – in the case of Australian and Brazil – or strong demand, in the case of the US.

There was however some decline in cattle prices (in US dollar terms) from the previous quarter in countries including Australia, Brazil, Argentina and New Zealand.

Australia

Cattle prices continued to decline through July, Mr Gidley-Baird said, dropping below “year-ago levels” for the frst time in 2.5 years, although we have seen them lift through August.

“Prices remain historically high,” he said. “Although at the end of July the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator for weaner age cattle had dropped 23 per cent since the beginning of the year, there is no need to panic.

“Since the beginning of August, we have seen prices rise again. We feel that the change in the seasons is prompting producers to hold cattle, refected in lower saleyard numbers and with weaner cattle prices dropping the margin for backgrounders has improved which we believe has stimulated some additional demand.”

Mr Gidley-Baird said the bank expects cattle prices to contract through Q3, but the warmer spring months and pasture growth should see some stability return to the market with some possible upside in Q4.

Although Australia’s cattle slaughter numbers are slowly creeping up, volumes remain historically low, and Mr Gidley-Baird expects overall production for the year to be similar to 2021 at 1.9 million metric tonnes.

Green machines threaten electric shock for regions

Narrow-thinking campaigns calling for electric vehicle mandates risk leaving regional communities behind, NSW Farmers has warned.

The Committee for Sydney wants to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2027, while the Grattan Institute says old diesel-powered trucks should be taken off Sydney’s roads, both in a push to improve the environment.

However, NSW Farmers Energy Transition Working Group chair Reg Kidd says these policies would have disastrous unintended consequences for regional communities and the agricultural sector.

“No matter how wellintentioned these ideas may be, the fact is that they just aren’t workable for people in the country,” Mr Kidd said.

“With few public transport options and vast distances between towns, country people have little choice but to use petrol or diesel to get around and I can’t see that changing in the next fve years.

“There are many people in regional communities who want to be part of the energy transition, but they need to be able to be involved, not sidelined as a consequence of a narrow thinking.”

Many smaller family farms and regional businesses use older vehicles out of necessity – not choice – meaning a ban on them entering Sydney could impact food supplies. And while the number of electric vehicle charging stations in country areas was increasing, Mr Kidd said they were not yet a replacement in terms of practicality of distance and convenience.

“The reality is that setting artifcial targets for spot solutions could do enormous harm to the supply chain of food, most of which will rely on diesel for the foreseeable future,” Mr Kidd said.

“Capital investment is a constant challenge and setting punitive targets may be okay for the big transport operators, but for farmers and small feet operators it could spell doom.

“We need the electric vehicle market to be viable and affordable – and desirable – before calls to take trucks off the road, and food off the table of cities, is even contemplated.”

Mr Kidd said the agricultural sector was engaging with local, state, and federal governments around the energy transition, and called for a well-articulated transition strategy including retroftting existing vehicles to keep them on the road.

“There are few things more wasteful than consigning a good truck to the scrap heap simply because of a number,” Mr Kidd said.

“If we’re serious about doing more with less and minimising our impact, we should be recycling and repurposing wherever possible, and trucks are part of that too.

“Perhaps we need to see incentives for renewal of vehicles and strategies for bio-fuel if we want to drive a transition that is practical and achievable.”

The offcial Bush Fire Danger Period starts in 12 regions across NSW BUSH FIRE DANGER PERIOD BEGINS WITH NEW WARNING SYSTEM

The offcial Bush Fire Danger Period starts today in 12 regions across NSW, as the new national Fire Danger Rating System takes effect across Australia.

Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the upcoming bush fre season will be the frst to incorporate the updated Fire Danger Rating System.

“The existing six ratings are being replaced with four – Moderate, High, Extreme and Catastrophic – so that the community can better understand the risks and make potentially life-saving decisions,” Ms Cooke said.

“The new system of ratings was developed using community research and updated fre behavior science, which until now, has remained unchanged for more than 50 years.

“Grass fres can move three times faster than bush fres and are our greatest threat this season, which is why all communities in regional and rural NSW should take the necessary steps to become familiar with the Fire Danger Rating System.”

The 12 regions commencing their Bush Fire Danger Period today are Clarence Valley, Coffs Coast, Far North Coast, Far South Coast, Hunter Valley, Liverpool Range, Lower North Coast, Mid Coast, New England, Northern Rivers, Northern Tablelands and Shoalhaven.

NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers said continuous, heavy rainfall across many parts of NSW has led to an increase in the growth of fuel loads.

“Over the coming weeks and months, we are particularly concerned about the likelihood of grass and crop fres as the State starts to dry out,” Commissioner Rogers said.

Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner Paul Baxter urged residents to familiarise themselves with the new fre danger ratings system to protect the irreplaceable.

“Our main priority is to protect life. So please help us to help you and know what actions you will take if a bush fre does threaten your life and property this season,” Commissioner Baxter said.

National Parks and Wildlife Service Executive Director Naomi Stevens reminded residents to be aware of fre danger ratings especially if planning on bush walking or camping in national parks.

“It’s important to know the risk of where you live and also where you’re visiting, and be aware of any closures to parks on days of increased fre danger,” Ms Stevens said.

Forestry Corporation Chief Forester Ross Dickson said many people love to get out of the house and enjoy nature over the warmer months, like four wheel driving, walking dogs and taking picnics. “Please take some

time to plan ahead, be aware of the conditions

especially as the weather warms up and remember during total fre bans no fames are allowed in

the state’s forests,” Dr

Dickson said.

Landholders who want

to light a fre during the Bush Fire Danger Period are required to obtain a permit, in addition to notifying their local fre authority and neighbours 24 hours before lighting up.

Information about

fre permits, required notifcations and hazard

reduction burning is available at: www.rfs.

nsw.gov.au/BFDP.

To make a bush fre

survival plan, visit: www. myfreplan.com.au.

MORE JUNIOR DOCTORS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS FOR REGIONAL NSW COUNCIL BRIEFS

The Coffs Coast will beneft from an expansion of programs to increase the number of junior doctors and nurse practitioners in regional and rural locations.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh welcomes the announcement which will expand the Rural Resident Medical Cadetship Program, by offering an additional 32 cadetships across the state bringing the total scholarships on offer to 50.

“This a great opportunity for medical students from metropolitan areas to experience rural medicine in a vibrant and closeknit community, while receiving great support and guidance,” Mr Singh said.

“These junior doctors will provide essential respite for our dedicated rural and regional healthcare workers. We hope that after experiencing life in our wonderful community they will choose to stay.”

Minister for Regional Health Bronnie Taylor said the number of nurse practitioners in regional NSW will be doubled to 200 over four years.

“Nurse practitioners play an incredibly important role in rural locations where it’s a challenge to attract doctors, and this announcement is an enormous boost for these communities,” Mrs Taylor said.

“These are highly skilled nursing professionals that can operate autonomously in complex clinical settings.

“By adding these extra doctors and nurses, we are providing our hardworking regional health workforce with vital backup and ensuring better health outcomes and a brighter future for NSW families.”

The Rural Doctor Scholarships Program is administered by the Rural Doctor’s Network.

The NSW Government announced the largest health workforce boost in the nation’s history in the 2022-23 Budget with a $4.5 billion investment over four years to recruit 10,148 full-time equivalent staff to hospitals and health services across NSW, with 3,800 of those positions in rural and regional areas.

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There’s More to Meat Than Meets the Eye

The Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) has launched its new national campaign, More to Meat.

The More to Meat campaign highlights the important role red meat processors play in regional communities, the national red meat supply chain, and the industry’s signifcant contribution to the national economy.

Casino may be famous for the annual Beef Week celebrations, but now, the community that has helped open Australian red meat to the world will be a focus of the national More to Meat campaign.

AMPC Chief Executive Offcer, Chris Taylor, said, “More to Meat will shine a light on red meat processors’ proud involvement in Casino and regional Australia, providing jobs, economic opportunity and supporting farmers.

“300 communities around Australia are supported by a red meat processing facility, and like Casino they are often one of the biggest employers in town.

“The number of people employed in Australia’s red meat processing industry could fll the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) three times over, and they are all working to produce the highest quality red meat demanded worldwide.

“Behind each of those jobs is a family, helping to keep food on their table, pay for a new pair of footy boots or a music lesson and in turn supporting other local businesses and jobs in town.

“Red meat processing communities like Casino have a remarkable story to tell, and AMPC will shine a light on them through the More to Meat campaign.

“The More to Meat campaign is important because it showcases the jobs being created in the red meat processing industry, and they are often far from the stereotypes people have come to expect.”

“The industry still provides the good, stable jobs it always has, but there are jobs you may not expect, from quality assurance to food safety, tradies, and even robotics.

The diverse career availabilities at red meat processors are important to the future of towns like Casino, but it is also valuable to Australian businesses big and small that rely on processing.

“Australian red meat processing is advanced manufacturing, creating a world-class product, and it’s done locally, right here in Casino,” said Mr Taylor.

AMPC Chair, John Berry, said the importance of the red meat processing industry to the Australian agriculture sector is undeniable.

“Australian red meat is a world-class product, generating $21 billion for the Australian economy.

“Red meat processors employ safety and hygiene specialists, scientists, mechanics, tradies, and marketers, which enable us to produce meat right here that is a favourite on dinner tables in more than 100 countries from the US to Japan, and Korea.”

“Red meat processors generate billions of dollars in economic activity, create advanced manufacturing jobs in regional Australia, and produce a world-class product. That is why there is More to Meat,” said Mr Berry.

Farmers want less talk, more action on workers

Farmers are entering their third bumper harvest without enough workers to get the job done, the country’s largest agricultural advocacy group says.

NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said the enormous potential in the agricultural sector was being missed, squandering opportunities to rebuild the economy at a critical time, and hindering the sector’s goal of becoming the next $100 billion industry by 2030.

“We’re seeing record-breaking productivity after years of drought, but I’m worried we won’t be able to maximise opportunities before the next drought arrives,” Mr Martin said.

“NSW Farmers has been warning about the need to urgently address the skills shortage for years now, but it seems talk is easier than action.

“With the jobs summit getting underway, we want our leaders to prioritise food security, and maximise productivity. We need workers to be able to do this.”

Mr Martin said a career in agriculture meant being part of the future of food and fbre production, and required skills in diverse felds such as engineering, economics, science, trades, and business.

“Securing the future agricultural workforce will come down to training and promoting opportunities,” he said.

“From hands-on vocational qualifcations that improve the day-to-day business of farming, such as livestock management and machine operation, to technical and scientifc qualifcations that improve the quality of the produce leaving the farm gate, such as agronomy or crop research.

“A regional renaissance and high migration away from cities, as well as the burgeoning opportunities agricultural technology can offer, will open the gates to a new era for the agricultural workforce.”

While the federal government’s Jobs and Skills Summit would discuss the future of Australia’s workforce, Mr Martin said the time for talk on agriculture was over, calling for a high priority to be placed on fxing worker shortages.

“COVID stopped global worker movements, and the number of temporary residents in Australia has dwindled,” Mr Martin said.

“Rather than wasting time and money on taskforces, we would have been better off just paying for fights and getting people here.

“Australia’s unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in more than 40 years at 3.4 per cent, so if the Australian Government wants to secure food and fbre production into the future, it needs to be doing everything possible to get the workers we need today. Not tomorrow, not next season, but today.”

Closed 1st of September Murray Cod and Murray Crayfsh Season

Recreational fshers are reminded that the seasons for Murray Cod and Murray Crayfsh close on Thursday 1 September. Acting Program Leader Fish Stocking & Enhancement Operations Matthew McLellan said the Murray Cod fshery is subject to a three-month closure every year to protect these iconic native species. “Murray Cod cannot be taken in inland waters from September to November inclusive, which is their breeding season, except in Copeton and Blowering dams,” Mr McLellan said. “Murray Cod are a prized catch of freshwater fshers and are native to the Murray Darling Basin.

“They are Australia’s largest freshwater fsh, growing up to 1.8m in length and weighing up to 50 kg.”

Mr McLellan said the Murray Crayfsh can only legally be taken in specifed waters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers from 1 June to 31 August.

“The fshery is only open from 1 June to 31 August each year and closed for the remainder of the year, to provide protection for this vulnerable species,” Mr McLellan said. “NSW recreational freshwater fshing laws are designed to protect, conserve and improve our fsheries resources for future generations.”

Murray Crayfsh are endemic to the southern tributaries of the MurrayDarling Basin and are the largest freshwater spiny crayfsh in NSW, growing to three kilograms in weight. Information on freshwater fshing rules can be found in the NSW

Recreational Fishing Guide from DPI Fisheries

offces, bait and tackle shops, fshing license agents or via our website https://bit.ly/3AWEPrp.

Suspected illegal fshing should be reported to the Fishers Watch Phoneline

on 1800 043 536 or via

the online form - https:// bit.ly/38lU4OB.

Top NSW wine industry award open for nominations

Winegrowers, winemakers, and others involved in the New South Wales wine industry such as researchers, educators, leaders and innovators are encouraged to apply for NSW’s most prestigious wine industry accolade, the Graham Gregory Award.

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Group Director Plant Systems Dr Alison Bowman said the Graham Gregory Award recognises people who are advancing the wine industry, both in NSW and further afeld.

“Graham Gregory was a pioneer for the NSW wine industry and a former NSW Deputy Director General in Agriculture. This award, named in his honour, celebrates those that continue to advance the industry and contribute to its success,” said Dr Bowman.

“Individuals involved in any feld in the NSW wine industry are encouraged to self-nominate for this esteemed award. Or why not nominate a colleague who you think deserves the title?”

The Award recognises areas such as leadership, research and development, winemaking, education, and market development.

It is a retrospective award recognising outstanding contribution from the previous year. The 2021 Award will be presented at the annual ICC Sydney NSW Wine Awards, to be held in Sydney on 28 October 2022.

The 2020 recipient, Liz Riley, owns and operates Vitbit, a viticulture consultancy that provides expert technical and practical advice to vineyard owners across NSW, Australia, and the globe.

NSW Wine Industry Association President Mark Bourne said Ms Riley’s signifcant contribution to the NSW wine industry is unlike any other.

“Her advocacy for the NSW wine industry on research, development, extension and precision viticulture has been a major driver in keeping NSW grape growers and winemakers at the forefront of quality

and sustainability,” Mr Bourne said. Nominations for the 2021 Graham Gregory Award close on Friday 30 September 2022. The nomination form and more information about the award are available on the DPI website http://www.dpi. nsw.gov.au/agriculture/ horticulture/grapes/gga/ graham-gregory-award and nominations can be submitted via email to engagement@dpi.nsw. gov.au

Fishers Gear Up for The Season Opening of Australian Bass and Estuary Perch

NSW anglers can cast a line for Australian Bass and Estuary Perch in NSW waters from Thursday 1 September, as the annual three-month closed season concludes. Acting Program Leader Fish Stocking & Enhancement Operations Matthew McLellan said the closure period is important to protect the native species.

“The native sportfsh have now completed their annual spawning and migration, which occurs each year over late autumn and early winter,” Mr McLellan said.

“A zero-bag limit is put in place every year in estuaries and rivers below impoundments between 1 June and 31 August, to allow the fsh to form schools and migrate to parts of estuaries with the correct salinity, to trigger spawning.

“From Thursday 1 September, anglers can take both Australian Bass and Estuary Perch, however they are reminded that strict bag limits do apply.”

Mr McLellan said a bag limit of 2 and possession limit of 4 applies to Australian Bass and Estuary Perch, either for a single species or a combination of species.

“When fshing in rivers, only one fsh is permitted to be over 35 centimetres in length,” Mr McLellan said.

“The department enforces the annual four month zero-bag limit because during their spawning season, the schools of fsh can be vulnerable to fshing.

“Now, in spring, most fsh will have returned to their warmer weather feeding grounds higher up in the catchment.

“After the spawning season, we are expecting it to be a great fshing season for both species, so we encourage fshers to wet a line this summer.

“The great news is the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will commence the stocking of Australian Bass during September and October in impoundments across NSW.” Information on freshwater fshing rules can be found on the Fishsmart app or online at www.dpi.nsw.gov. au/fshing. Fishing laws are designed to protect, conserve and improve our fsheries resources for our future generations.

Any suspected illegal fshing activity can be reported through the FishSmart app, the Fishers Watch phone line on 1800 043 536 or via the online report form here - https://fal. cn/3gJWh.

FLOOD MUD SCOURS STILL AN ISSUE IN LIVESTOCK

North Coast Local Land Services District Veterinarians have issued another reminder about the importance of monitoring cattle for Yersiniosis or Flood Mud Scours with many cases being seen across the region.

Wet and cool conditions lead to the proliferation of the bacteria that cause food mud scours. Cattle producers are warned to continue to watch for the condition as it has the potential to cause signifcant losses in both beef and dairy herds.

Dr Jocelyn Todd, District Veterinarian for North Coast Local Land Services, said “Flood Mud Scours is seen during the winter months, particularly after rain when conditions are muddy. This allows the soil-borne bacteria to proliferate and cause the disease.” Yersiniosis is a scouring condition usually seen in: • cattle grazing low lying or poorly drained pastures • country when hay or silage around self-feeders is walked into the mud • paddocks with insuffcient pasture coverage, where cattle graze close to the ground.

The condition is commonly seen after fooding or extended wet periods, explaining the name. Most cases are seen in the cooler months of the year. Young adult cattle from 1 to 3 years of age are most commonly affected, although any age group can succumb to infection.

Flood Mud Scours causes fever, watery diarrhoea and profound weight loss, typically in adult cattle. Cattle producers should watch for these signs and contact their veterinarian immediately.

Antibiotics used early in the course of the disease are effective. The key to controlling this disease is identifying it early, treating and moving the cattle to drier paddocks. For more information contact your veterinarian or North Coast Local Land Services on 1300 795 299.

NEW AGENCY TO DELIVER SUPPORT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER DISASTERS

Australia’s preparedness, response and recovery from natural disasters will be strengthened following the establishment of the new National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on 1 September.

NEMA brings together the capabilities of Emergency Management Australia and the National Recovery and Resilience Agency into a single agency for the frst time.

This change will deliver a more coordinated approach from the Australian Government, around response to emergencies and preparing for future hazards.

Minister for Emergency Management, Murray Watt said the new NEMA would lead Australia’s disaster and emergency management efforts, in partnership with states, territories and the Australian community.

“NEMA will do this by providing informed strategic oversight and guidance of how we will deal with and prepare for emergencies in this country,” Minister Watt said.

“Previously Australia’s disaster response and recovery agencies were kept separate, but the new, single agency will provide end-to-end support.

“It will lead the Commonwealth’s efforts to prepare for future disasters, respond when disaster strikes and remain deeply connected with communities during recovery.

“This will ensure a much-improved response from the Australian Government in times of emergency and give people the support they need to recover.

“NEMA will also drive long-term resilience and preparedness, which is increasingly important in the face of longer and more intense natural disasters due to climate change.

“As well as costing lives and livelihoods, disasters cost Australia $38 billion per year on average, with that cost estimated to reach at least $73 billion per year by 2060.

“The best way we can collectively deal with more frequent and severe disasters is to be better prepared and adapt to the effects of climate change.

“That goes for the Australian Government, just as it goes for disasterprone communities.”

NEMA will provide national leadership and strategic coordination for emergencies and disaster preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience across all levels of government and sectors.

Concurrent with preparations for the establishment of NEMA on September 1, staff from both organisations continue to support the ongoing recovery from this year’s widespread foods.

They are also already working with state and territory disaster and emergency response services on preparations for the upcoming high risk weather season.

Leadership development opportunity for Northern Rivers Community

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Northern Rivers, together with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) and the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) invite regional leaders to an upcoming Northern Rivers Future Forum in Ballina aimed at strengthening the region’s network of local leaders to support and drive a positive future for their communities.

The upcoming Future Forum is part of the Leading Australian Resilient Communities (LARC) program, led locally by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Northern Rivers. It will be held at the Ballina Byron Islander Resort on Monday 19 September.

The LARC program will deliver a combination of place-based multi-day leadership sessions to identify challenges, opportunities and what underpins them; as well as webinars; group coaching; and support for practical, community led projects. The Northern Rivers Future Forum in Ballina is the frst step where community stakeholders can learn how it works and how they can participate.

ARLF CEO Matt Linnegar welcomed the collaboration with RDA Northern Rivers and the team’s strong local knowledge which will help ensure the program’s success.

“The LARC program, and the partners involved, recognise that true resilience is not merely about ‘coping’ or ‘surviving’, but about change, readiness and opportunity,” he said.

“The Northern Rivers community has undoubtedly experienced enormous challenges. This program is about investing in those who know their communities best to help guide its recovery and make the most of opportunities that come their way.”

RDA Northern Rivers Director Tim Williamson said the combined expertise and resources of the ARLF and RAI will equip local and regional leaders with valuable information and skills.

“Rarely does a program of the calibre of LARC come to our region. The Northern Rivers Future forum will bring us together as a region and give us the tools to build a better region for future generations,” he said.

The one-day forum is a free event with guest speakers Anita Kuss, presenting on behalf of the RAI, the Australian Resilience Centre’s Paul Ryan and the ALRF Manager of Learning Andrew Bryant. Opportunities as part of the RAI’s latest economic and social data specifc to the Northern Rivers region will be shared.

RAI CEO Liz Ritchie encourages like-minded community members to come together for focused and deep conversations.

“This is an opportunity for people living and working in the Northern Rivers region who are passionate about their community, to work collaboratively to build a positive future for their region,” Liz Ritchie said.

“The forum will focus on building strong local networks, combining resources and sharing knowledge, skills and expertise in the interest of their communities.”

To register for the Northern Rivers Future Forum, visit https://events. humanitix.com/ northern-riversfuture-forum.

To learn more about the LARC fve-day leadership experience, with 26 scholarships on offer in the Northern Rivers region, visit https://apply-ruralleaders.smapply.io/ prog/larc/

LARC is delivered as part of the Australian Government’s Building Resilient Regional Leaders Initiative (Pilot) grant.

Put your hat in the ring to become a Red Meat Ambassador

People passionate about telling the great story of the Australian red meat industry will have the chance to sharpen their communication skills as part of Meat & Livestock Australia’s Ambassadors for the Red Meat Industry program.

The program is now taking expressions for interest for the 2022-23 fnancial year. It is an intensive development opportunity that offers participants professional training in community engagement, communication through media and social media, and building trust with consumers.

MLA Industry Engagement Manager Lindsay Kasprowicz said the most recent round of workshops were wellreceived by participants.

“More than 100 people from across the red meat value chain took part in the 2021-22 workshops, including producers and industry professionals as well as those from the processing, retail, feedlot, research, veterinarian, stock agency, technology and transport sectors,” she said.

“Once participants had completed the workshop, they were invited to join the program alumni and were provided with updates on MLA’s community engagement activities and given the opportunity to participate in those activities, including Virtual Classrooms and agricultural shows.” The 2022-23 Ambassadors workshops will be held in: • Adelaide, 12-14 October 2022 • Victoria (location to be confrmed), 30 November – 2 December 2022 • New South Wales, 1-3 March 2023 • Northern Territory, 20-22 March 2023 • Queensland, 19-21 April 2023 Ms Kasprowicz said the program is focused on creating ambassadors who have the skills, knowledge, and confdence to engage with the community across a range of activities.

“The program is ideal for anyone in the red meat supply chain who is passionate about community engagement and outreach, and are keen to build their skills in communication, building trust and engagement,” she said.

“Participants will gain new skills to effectively communicate with consumers in red meat production, industry sustainability and best practice farming.

“MLA’s consumer sentiment research shows our industry has great support from the Australian community, but we need to be proactive in reaching out and engaging with them on the issues and concerns which matter most to them. This program will equip our industry’s fnest to do just that.”

Kelly Nankivell, Tintinara, SA, who participated in the 2021-22 Ambassadors workshops, encouraged anyone in the red meat industry to apply for the program, whatever the stage of their career.

“The Ambassadors program is relevant to everyone, whether you are hands-on with livestock or whether you work in an offce,” she said.

“By participating in this program, you will be sure to develop your skills to build consumer trust.”

Find out more on the MLA website: MLA Ambassadors for the Red Meat Industry Program | Meat & Livestock Australia

Government asked for practical help in energy transition

The state’s peak farming group says there is a clear opportunity for the federal government to help businesses transition to cleaner vehicles.

NSW Farmers Business, Economics and Trade Committee chair John Lowe said targeted extension of the instant asset write off could be used to encourage farmers and other rural business owners to purchase more modern, energy effcient equipment.

“Farmers have a lot of expensive equipment with long lifespans that they use to produce food and fbre,” Mr Lowe said.

“If the federal government wants them to adopt low emissions technology, they should be incentivising them to upgrade by providing accelerated depreciation, or targeted instant asset write offs.

“However, we need to make sure any of these schemes are practical and affordable, designed with industry to ensure maximum beneft for both the environment and productive business.”

Mr Lowe said without an existing alternative to diesel for food and fbre production, Australia needed to ensure the transition was done in an orderly way.

“I know there are some who want to scrap the fuel excise tax credit for off-road use, but at the moment there are no economically-viable options for electric

tractors or hydrogenpowered utes,” Mr Lowe said. “With everyone feeling the pinch at the moment, the last thing we need are policies that drive up the cost of production and leave everyone worse off. “Farmers tell us they’re keen to do their bit in adopting new technologies, but until they’re available we need to fnd ways to reduce pollution without reducing our ability to feed ourselves.” Incentivising the renewal of the agricultural feet with more effcient vehicles not only made good sense, Mr Lowe said, it would be good policy going forward, and he urged the government to work with farmers to fnd practical, affordable ways forward.

FLOOD WORKS REMEDIATION TO DELIVER HEALTHIER FLOODPLAINS

The NSW Government is leading the charge in returning water to foodplains, wetlands, rivers and creeks by bringing unapproved food works into compliance across the northern Basin.

Executive Director of Water Planning for the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Giselle Howard, said the Improving Floodplain Connections Program will complement existing foodplain harvesting licensing and measurement regulations by improving foodplain connectivity in areas where unapproved food works – some up to 30 years old – are impeding natural fows.

“We’re committed to licensing and regulating foodplain harvesting and we’re serious about ensuring unapproved food works become compliant,” Ms Howard said.

“We’re targeting high-priority structures that either need to be removed or modifed to ensure they’re following the rules.

“This means improved fows over foodplains and improved connectivity, resulting in a healthier natural environment and better outcomes for downstream water users.

“When it comes to foodplain management, we’re full steam ahead to deliver outcomes that are decades overdue. This is an accelerated program that will allow us to achieve by 2024 what would have taken more than 15 years to realise.”

The program is delivered in partnership with the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) and various NSW agencies and will target a range of unapproved food works including levees, embankments, roads, dams and channels.

Ms Howard said the program will frst roll out across the Border Rivers, with NRAR feld offcers having commenced site visits there in July.

“The program will look at 42 structures across 13 priority areas in the Border Rivers in this frst round,” Ms Howard said.

The NSW Government will help landholders with design and assessment, but landholders will be responsible for the on-ground removal or modifcation.

The priority areas across the Border Rivers were selected after assessment of hydraulic, ecological, and cultural impacts. More sites will be chosen and feld inspections will be carried out later this year and next year across the Gwydir, Macquarie, Barwon-Darling, and Namoi valleys.

The program is a joint initiative between the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, NRAR,

WaterNSW and the NSW Department of Primary Industries thanks to $10.2 million from the Commonwealth Government’s Sustainable Rural Water Use Fund, and $1.08 million from the NSW Government. It will be completed by mid-2024. For more information, visit: https:// www.industry.nsw.gov. au/water/plans-programs/ healthy-foodplainsproject/improvingfoodplain-connections

LABOR’S JOB SUMMIT FAILS TO DELIVER REAL ACTION ON AG WORKER SHORTAGE CRISIS

The Federal Labor Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit has failed to deliver a plan to fx the ag worker shortage crisis currently facing regional NSW, and will go down in the history books as yet another Labor talkfest.

NSW Deputy Premier and Leader of the NSW Nationals Paul Toole said the Federal Government had every opportunity to show leadership and deliver real solutions over the last two days but squandered the opportunity.

“My hope for this Jobs and Skills Summit was to see real solutions to fx the ag worker shortage crisis, but all we saw was Labor turn a two-day talkfest into an ongoing roundtable,” Mr Toole said.

“With summer harvest coming up across NSW, farmers need to begin sourcing workers now and the only thing Labor has been able to sauce is the party pies at the Jobs and Skills Summit.

“Ag deserves better than a working group and a path to white paper, it needs action now.”

Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said while the summit had added 9,000 more regional migrant places across the country, it is not enough to make a signifcant dent in the 172,000 ag worker shortfall.

“The NSW Government has already undertaken a range of measures to address the situation including AgSkilled 2.0 and HelpHarvest NSW and we stand ready to work with the Commonwealth to assist further,” Mr Saunders said.

“While the Jobs and Skills Summit may have had the best intentions going in, it has failed to make a signifcant dent on the 172,000 ag worker shortfall across Australia.

“The Federal Government needs to reinstate the Ag Workers Visa at the earliest possible opportunity to give our farmers a real solution to sourcing workers.”

HERD REBUILD STRENGTHENING

Low female slaughter and positive bull sale results point towards strengthening of the herd rebuild, according to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

The female slaughter rate (FSR) is a technical lead indicator of whether the national herd is operating in a rebuild or liquidation stage. The FSR tracks the number of female cattle processed compared with the total as a percentage.

In the June quarter, albeit slightly higher the lowest fgure in a decade in Q1, the national FSR sat at 44%. Over the past 12 months, the FSR has averaged 44% nationally which supports MLA’s current cattle projections for a 5.6% rise in national numbers in 2022 due to the high retention of females.

Queensland and South Australia are both operating signifcantly lower than the national average at 35.1% and 34.7%, whilst NSW’s FSR in Q2 was 41.7%.

MLA Senior Market Information Analyst, Ripley Atkinson, said the state fgures highlighted producers rebuilding attitudes.

“We’re seeing producers with a retaining a higher percentage of females on farm which will drive a longer-term positive outlook for the strength of the rebuild with larger calf drops for each season moving forwards,” Mr Atkinson said.

“Across large parts of the eastern seaboard, on average the 2022 spring bull sale season, clearance rates and numbers of bulls offered and sold have also been high.

“The correlative relationship between producers purchasing more bulls during this selling season and the lower FSR’s demonstrates producers either intend to or have females available to be joined to increase their herd numbers on farm”

Whilst at a general level, averages across most sales have been higher, demonstrating medium term confdence in the industry for producers to invest in genetics and improve the performance of their herds.

Looking ahead

“The trends point towards a strengthening of the herd rebuild as female retention on farm rises in line with increased offerings and clearance rates of bulls purchased by producers to join to the retained females. The effects of this retention of females and larger numbers of females joined won’t be fully appreciated or felt until these calf drops reach processor weights from grass or complete their feedlot programs. The results promote confdence for the medium term in both availability of supply and producers’ outlook.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND

HARNESS UNDERWATER FORESTS

Marine ecosystems and coastal communities will beneft from increased investment and restoration projects as a result of the new NSW Blue Carbon Strategy.

Minister for Environment James Griffn said the Strategy is perfectly timed given the new era of natural capital and the increasing demand for sustainable investment products.

“The simplest way to understand blue carbon is to liken it to underwater forests – just as trees store carbon, marine and coastal plants and ecosystems do too, except even more effciently,” Mr Griffn said.

“Marine plants and coastal ecosystems, such as seagrass, mangroves and saltmarsh, store carbon up to four times more effciently than ecosystems on land. But, since European settlement in Australia, we’ve lost huge swathes of these ecosystems.

“We have more than 2,000 kilometres of NSW coastline and surrounding areas that could support the storage of additional blue carbon, which would signifcantly contribute to our goal of reducing carbon emissions, while restoring and rewilding our marine environment. “NSW is lucky to have some of the most vibrant marine ecosystems in the world and I want to make sure we are protecting our rich biodiversity for generations to come while also leveraging investment opportunities.”

Marine and coastal ecosystems in NSW currently store about 10 million tonnes of carbon, which is equivalent to annual emissions from 500,000 households. Australia’s coastline stores approximately fve to 11 per cent of global blue carbon stocks.

The Strategy will help unlock investment in blue carbon projects through carbon credits and other mechanisms that will ultimately beneft the state’s economy, environment, and build resilience to climate change.

The Strategy provides an overview of how marine ecosystems are a powerhouse form of natural capital that can capture and store carbon while also improving foreshore protection, water quality, biodiversity and fsheries. • It identifes actions within fve priority areas to be delivered over the next fve

years: • Conserving blue carbon ecosystems and supporting their adaptation. • Delivering blue carbon projects on public, private and

First Nations peoples owned and managed land. • Embedding blue carbon in coastal and marine policy planning and management. • Conducting blue carbon research. • Promoting pathways for blue carbon investment.

The NSW Blue Carbon Strategy builds upon existing management of threatened and protected marine species through the $9.1 million Seabirds to Seascapes initiative, the $184 million Marine Estate Management Strategy.

To view the report, visit https://www.environment. nsw.gov.au/topics/water/ coasts/blue-carbonstrategy

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Rosehaven. (PG, R) 1.25 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 9.15 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.15 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PG) 11.15 Grayson’s Art Club. (Premiere, PG) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.10 Secrets Unearthed. (R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters & Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Final stage. H’lights.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 China Tonight. (Final) 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business. (R) 10.40 Q+A. (R) 11.45 Parliament Question Time. 12.45 Baptiste. (Malv, R) 1.45 Harrow. (Mav, R) 3.30 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 Lighthouses: Building

The Impossible. (PG) 8.30 DNA Family Secrets. (PG) Stacey

Dooley meets 34-year-old Georgina. 9.40 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Beforeigners. (MA15+v) 12.00 Outlander. (MA15+av, R) 1.05 Miss S. (Mav, R) 3.55 Italian Food Safari. (R) 5.00 NHK World English

News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The

World Tonight. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Daughter

Must Live. (2014, Mav, R) 2.00 What The Killer Did

Next. (Malv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl)

Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski. 9.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Mav) Strand and the 126 come together when one of their own is trapped after a building explosion. 10.00 S.W.A.T. (Mav) The team searches for a lone bomber. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Heartbreak Island

Australia. (Mls) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. 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 NBN News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 Emergency. (Mm) 9.40 100% Footy. (M) 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Fortunate Son. (Mdv) 12.00 Emergence. (Mhv, R) 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current A air. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today. 6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 GCBC. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Beau Ryan. 8.40 Have You Been Paying

Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls) Hosted by Nath Valvo. 10.10 Anne Edmonds: That’s

Eddotainment. (MA15+als, R) 11.10 The Project. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Global Adventure. 8.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final) 9.15 Restoration Australia. 10.15 Catalyst. 11.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.35am Ghosts. 1.05 Beyond The Towers. 2.00 Red Dwarf. 2.30 ABC News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Canadian Trans Healthcare Access 1 & 2. Noon Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor. 12.30 Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning. 1.25 Donkmaster. 1.55 Years Of Living Dangerously. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. (Return) 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 9.25 The Casketeers. 10.25 Late Programs. 7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 7.00 The Bowls Show. 8.00 Cruise Away. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 To Be Advised. Noon Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 Criminal Confessions. 11.45 Late Programs. 9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Good Chef Hunting. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bizarre Pet Vets. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Mr Forbush And The Penguins. (1971, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s Ordeal By Innocence. 10.40 Late Programs. BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 Demolition Down Under. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: New Orleans. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 16. Italian Grand Prix. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.10pm SheZow. 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.30 The Inbestigators. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.15 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.30 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Amelia Parker. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes. 8.55 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 10.50 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.55 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 8.35 A Monster Calls. (2016, PG) 10.35 Three Colours: Blue. (1993, M, French) 12.20pm Lean On Pete. (2017, M) 2.35 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 4.15 Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG, French) 6.00 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 7.50 Three Colours: White. (1994, M, Polish) 9.30 Three Colours: Red. (1994, M, French) 11.20 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm SAS: UK. 2.00 Hard Knocks. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Auckland SuperSprint. H’lights. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Auckland SuperSprint. H’lights. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Full Custom Garage. 8.30 MOVIE: A Good Day To Die Hard. (2013, M) 10.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 3.00 Full House. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Assault On Precinct 13. (2005, MA15+) 10.40 Young Sheldon. 11.10 Up All Night. 11.40 Raymond. 12.10am 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? 1.10 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.10 License To Kill. 3.00 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 7.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. Noon Nancy Drew. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.30pm Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 News. 4.00 Afternoon Brie ng. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 First On The Ground. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 News. 1.30 Late Programs. SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Make This Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 License To Grill. 3.30 Mary Berry’s Quick Cooking. 4.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Napoli. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.00 Nigella Feasts. 5.30 River Cottage Aust. 6.30 Food Safari. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Heroes. 8.00 Poh & Co. 8.30 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club. 9.30 Dine With Me UK. 10.00 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Amplify. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Strait To The Plate. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Land Of Primates. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Australia Uncovered: Osher Günsberg – A Matter Of Life And Death. 9.55 Superstition. 10.45 Late Programs. 9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Good Bones. 9.00 Flip Or Flop. 10.00 Rehab Addict. 11.00 Postcards. 11.30 Getaway. Noon Flipping Virgins. 1.00 Flip Or Flop. 1.30 Zombie House Flipping. 2.30 The Block. 4.00 Flip Or Flop Nashville. 4.30 Log Cabin Living. 5.00 Good Bones. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Outgrown. 9.30 Self Made Mansions. 10.30 Backyard Envy. 11.30 Late Programs. SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored: Encore. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 NewsNight. 11.30 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, September 13

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 China Tonight. (Final, R) 11.00 Our Brain. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Miniseries: Marriage. (Ml, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.05 Escape From The City. (PG, R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PG) 11.05 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Secrets Unearthed. (R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Supervet Specials. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Great Southern

Landscapes. (Final, PG) 8.30 Old People’s Home

For Teenagers. 9.30 Home: The Story Of Earth. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Parliament Question Time. 1.05 The Capture. (Mlv, R) 2.05 Harrow. (Madnsv, R) 2.55 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 Coastal Railway

Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi. 9.30 Dateline: Born Small. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Point. (R) 11.00 Atlanta. (Mal, R) 12.15 DNA. (Ma, R) 3.30 Italian Food Safari. (R) 4.30 Food Safari Earth. (R) 5.00 NHK World English

News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The

World Tonight. SEVEN (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Her Last

Will. (2016, Madv, R) 2.00 What The Killer Did Next. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl)

Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski. 9.00 Extreme Weddings: Australia. (PGls) Follows Aussie couples as they tackle the challenge of planning extreme and unconventional weddings. 10.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PGa) Presented by Cherry Healey. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Chicago Fire. (M) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. NBN (8, 80)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Emergency. (Mm, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 The Hundred With Andy

Lee. (Ms) Comedy panel show. 9.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Law & Order: Organized

Crime. (Mav) 11.55 See No Evil. (Mlv) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current A air. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today. TEN (5)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 GCBC. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Beau Ryan. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters

Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 NCIS. (Mv, R) Gibbs and

Parker go on a road trip to nd one of the serial killer’s victims. 10.40 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Friday Night Dinner. 9.35 Rosehaven. 10.05 Summer Love. 10.35 Motherland. 11.05 Ghosts. 11.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.55 Brassic. 12.40am Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. 1.10 Mock The Week. 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Searchers: Highway Of Tears. 11.30 First Out Here: Native Hip Hop. Noon The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 12.35 Hustle. 1.25 Chasing Famous. 2.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 10.35 Late Programs. 7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Cruise Away. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Judge John Deed. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 1.30 Late Programs. 9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Death In Paradise. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: I Believe In You. (1952, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.30 The Closer. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. Finals. Group C. Belgium v Australia. 4am Late Programs. BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: New Orleans. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Elementary. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.35pm The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.20 Big Blue. 4.35 The Inbestigators. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.15 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.30 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Amelia Parker. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes. 8.55 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 10.50 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Little Nicolas On Holiday. Continued. (2014, PG, French) 6.45 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 8.35 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 10.45 Three Colours: White. (1994, M, Polish) 12.25pm Gagarine. (2020, M, French) 2.10 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 3.50 A Monster Calls. (2016, PG) 5.50 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 7.30 Made In Dagenham. (2010, M) 9.35 Natural Born Killers. (1994) 11.50 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 10.15 Storage Wars. 10.45 American Pickers. 11.45 Hell re Heroes. 12.45pm SAS: UK. 1.45 Hard Knocks. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.30 Truck Night In America. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Conspiracy Theory. (1997, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Disclosure. (2020, MA15+) Midnight 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 License To Kill. 2.50 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 Becker. 10.30 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.10 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.30pm Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 News. 4.00 Afternoon Brie ng. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.15 Four Corners. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 News. 1.30 Late Programs. SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Make This Tonight. 2.30 Mary Berry’s Quick Cooking. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Napoli. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.00 Nigella Feasts. 5.30 River Cottage Aust. 6.30 Food Safari. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Heroes. 8.00 Railway Vietnam. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. 9.35 Dine With Me UK. 10.00 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 Strait To The Plate. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Spirit Talker. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Feeding The Scrum. 9.30 Letterkenny. 10.00 Man In Room 301. 10.55 Late Programs. 9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Outgrown. Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Backyard Envy. 2.00 Australia’s Best Pools. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Flip Or Flop Nashville. 4.30 Log Cabin Living. 5.00 Self Made Mansions. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 Dales For Sale. 9.30 Restored. 10.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 11.00 Late Programs. SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 The World According to Rowan Dean. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 75 Years Of Australian Peacekeeping: Pre-Service. 10.30 75 Years Of Australian Peacekeeping. 11.30 Wild owers Of The Midwest Of WA. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.05 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PG) 11.05 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Supervet Specials. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s

MAD AS HELL. (M) 9.00 Summer Love. (PG) 9.35 Win The Week. (PG) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. (R) 11.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 12.05 Parliament Question Time. 1.05 Harrow. (Mav, R) 2.50 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 The Great Wall Of China:

The Hidden Story. (PG, R) 8.30 Secret Scotland. (R) 9.20 The Stranger. (MA15+) 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Vienna Blood. (Return, Ma) 12.35 World On Fire. (MA15+av, R) 3.50 Food Safari. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour:

Singapore Bitesize. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English

News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The

World Tonight. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: I Am Elizabeth

Smart. (2017, Mav, R) 2.00 What The Killer Did Next. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Armed And Dangerous:

Stickups. (Mav) 8.50 The Chernobyl Disaster:

Firestorm. (Ma) Part 2 of 3. 9.50 Air Crash Investigation:

Meltdown Over Kathmandu. (PGa) A look at the crash of

US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211. 10.50 The Latest: Seven News. 11.20 Chicago Fire. (M) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. 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. (Ms, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 After The Verdict. (Final, Mv) 9.40 Family Law. (Mas) 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, R) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.50 Destination WA. 1.15 9Honey: Queen Elizabeth. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current A air. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today. 6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 GCBC. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 Ghosts. (PGa) An ‘80s “mean girl” ghost, who died on her prom night, is awakened in the attic. 9.30 Bull. (Mad, R) Izzy asks Bull for help petitioning the court to have her best friend’s body exhumed. 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.

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. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Civilisations. 9.30 Great Southern Landscapes. (Final) 10.00 And We Danced. 11.00 Louis Theroux: By Reason Of Insanity. Midnight Ghosts. 12.30 Catalyst. 1.30 ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.40 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 British Columbia Is Burning. Noon The Source. 12.55 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 1.20 In My Own World. 2.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) (Premiere) 9.40 Deadly Funny 2022. 10.40 Late Programs. 7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Cruise Away. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Miniseries: Hatton Garden. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Cre o Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 New Tricks. 3.00 MOVIE: Lady Caroline Lamb. (1972, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Chicago Fire. 11.50 Late Programs. BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: New Orleans. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Blood And Treasure. 11.15 Evil. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Hawaii Five-0. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.35pm The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.20 Big Blue. 4.35 The Inbestigators. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.15 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.30 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Amelia Parker. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes. 8.55 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 10.50 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am A Monster Calls. (2016, PG) 8.00 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 9.40 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 11.35 Three Colours: Red. (1994, M, French) 1.25pm Asterix At The Olympic Games. (2008, PG, French) 3.35 Courted. (2015, PG, French) 5.25 Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 7.30 Vita And Virginia. (2018, M) 9.35 Entrapment. (1999) 11.40 Late Programs. 5.45am Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. (2019, PG) 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.15 Storage Wars. 10.45 American Pickers. 11.45 Hell re Heroes. 12.45pm No Man’s Land. 1.45 Hard Knocks. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.30 Truck Night In America. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: Justice League. (2017, M) 10.55 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Rush Hour. (1998, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Starsky & Hutch. (2004, M) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Smash. (Premiere) 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 License To Kill. 2.50 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 Mom. 2.00 Becker. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 12.30pm Press Club. 1.40 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 News. 4.00 Afternoon Brie ng. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 China Tonight. (Final) 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 Late Programs. SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Make This Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 License To Grill. 3.30 Wok X Pot. 4.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Napoli. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.00 Nigella Feasts. 5.30 River Cottage Aust. 6.30 Food Safari. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Heroes. 8.00 Rachel Khoo’s Simple Pleasures. (Premiere) 8.30 John Torode’s Middle East. 9.00 Plat Du Tour. 9.30 Dine With Me UK. 10.00 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Yarrabah! The Musical. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Going Native. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 8.00 Lost Diamonds. 8.30 Yokayi Footy. 9.25 Out Of Range. 9.40 Deadly Funny 2022. 10.50 Late Programs. 9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Australia’s Best House. 11.00 Restored. Noon Rehab Addict. 1.00 Beach Hunters. 2.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Flip Or Flop Nashville. 4.30 Log Cabin Living. 5.00 Dales For Sale. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Boise Boys. 8.30 Home Town. 9.30 House Hunters Renovation. 10.30 Caribbean Life. 11.00 Late Programs. SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The World According to Rowan Dean. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 The World According to Rowan Dean. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 11.30 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, September 15

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 That Paci c Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Win The Week. (PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. 11.05 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes. (PGa, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Supervet Specials. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Kurt Fearnley’s One

Plus One. (Return) 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 Old People’s Home

For Teenagers. (R) 11.35 Parliament Question Time. 12.35 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 1.25 Harrow. (Mav, R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 World’s Most Scenic River

Journeys: The Buller. (PG) 8.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. (Return)

June’s escape continues to weigh on her, even as a new confrontation between

June and Serena seems inevitable. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Gomorrah. (Return, MA15+v) 11.55 Luther. (MA15+av, R) 4.00 Food Safari. (R) 5.00 NHK World English

News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The

World Tonight. SEVEN (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Tempting

Fate. (2019, M, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia:

Most Infamous: The Kimberley

Killer. (Mav, R) Takes a look at a German tourist who randomly shot dead ve people in the Top End of the Northern Territory. 9.35 Police Strike Force. (Mad, R)

Takes a look inside police investigations. 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 The Front Bar. (M) 12.05 Kiss Bang Love. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. NBN (8, 80)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 After The Verdict. (Mv, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 Rugby Union. Rugby

Championship. Bledisloe Cup.

Game 1. Australia v New Zealand. 10.00 Wallabies V New

Zealand Post-Match. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 11.50 The Gulf. (Madls, 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) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACA. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today. TEN (5)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Brain

Eisteddfod. Quiz show featuring schools. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R)

The squad deals with a child abduction. 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.

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. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.30 Win The Week. 10.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.40 Mock The Week. (Final) 11.15 Doctor Who. 12.15am Ghosts. 12.45 Would I Lie To You? 1.15 Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum’s Head. 2.40 ABC News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Cloning The Woolly Mammoth. 11.30 The Therapist. Noon Bernie Blackout: The 2020 Campaign. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Las Vegas. 2.55 Munchies Guide To Oaxaca. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Late Programs. 7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Cruise Away. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs. 9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Cre o. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 As Time Goes By. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Bridal Path. (1959) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Paramedics. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. Finals. Group C. France v Australia. 4am Late Programs. BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon Elementary. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 Elementary. 11.30 48 Hours. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.00 MacGyver.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 3.10pm SheZow. 3.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.20 Big Blue. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.15 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.30 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Amelia Parker. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 The Deep. 8.25 Kong: King Of The Apes. 8.55 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 10.50 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Master Cheng: A Spice For Life. Continued. (2019, PG) 7.50 Asterix At The Olympic Games. (2008, PG, French) 10.00 Entrapment. (1999) 12.10pm Made In Dagenham. (2010, M) 2.10 Esio Trot. (2015, PG) 3.50 The Red Turtle. (2016, PG, No dialogue) 5.20 Complicity. (2018, PG, Japanese) 7.30 The Sense Of An Ending. (2017, M) 9.30 The Client. (1994) 11.45 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Pawn Stars. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Inside Kings Cross: The Railway. 1.00 No Man’s Land. 2.00 Hard Knocks. 3.00 Pawn Stars UK. 3.30 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.00 Truck Night In America. 5.00 Desert Collectors. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: John Wick: Chapter 2. (2017, MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Grand Prix of Monterey. H’lights. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Serenity. (2005, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Elektra. (2005, M) 11.45 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Friends. Noon The Living Room. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Becker. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.30pm Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 News. 4.00 Afternoon Brie ng. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 11.55 Heywire. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 Late Programs. SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Make This Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 License To Grill. 3.30 Wok X Pot. 4.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Tuscany. (Premiere) 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.00 Nigellissima. 5.30 River Cottage Aust. 6.30 Food Safari. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Heroes. 8.00 The Streets With Dan Hong. 8.30 Food Heroes. 9.00 Gok Wan’s Easy Asian. 9.30 Dine With Me UK. 10.00 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Going Native. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Porter. 9.25 MOVIE: Resurrecting The Champ. (2007, M) 11.25 Late Programs. 9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Log Cabin Living. Noon Home Town. 1.00 Caribbean Life. 2.00 Boise Boys. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Flip Or Flop Nashville. 4.30 Log Cabin Living. 5.00 House Hunters Reno. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters International. 8.30 Celebrity IOU. 9.30 My Lottery Dream Home. 10.30 Bargain Mansions. 11.00 Late Programs. SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The World According to Rowan Dean. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 The World According to Rowan Dean. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 11.30 Late Programs.

NSW Government’s 2022-24 Closing the Gap Implementation Plan $30 MILLION ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY AND PLACE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Aboriginal CommunityControlled Organisations and Groups can apply for funding to meet Closing the Gap targets thanks to the NSW Government’s $30 million

Community and Place Grants Program.

As part of the NSW Government’s 202224 Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, grants of up to $250,000 will be available to fund oneoff projects including programs, equipment, vehicles and infrastructure to support Aboriginal Organisations and

Groups to deliver immediate outcomes under Closing the Gap.

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ben Franklin said he encourages all Aboriginal

Community-Controlled Organisations and Groups across the State to apply for funding.

“I am proud to announce, with NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations, this signifcant funding outlined within the Closing the Gap Implementation Plan 20222024, which represents the Government’s commitment to driving real and meaningful change for Aboriginal communities,” Mr Franklin said.

“Gone are the days of Government telling Aboriginal communities we know what’s best for them. We know that by investing in local community initiatives we will signifcantly increase the likelihood of NSW achieving our targets under the National

Agreement on Closing the Gap.

“This Program is a direct outcome from the partnership between the NSW Government and NSW CAPO to ensure Aboriginal communities and groups are resourced to deliver tangible outcomes on the ground.”

The NSW Government’s Second Implementation Plan with NSW CAPO will also be released today.

NSW CAPO Co-Chair Charles Lynch said the Community and Place Grants provided an opportunity for Aboriginal communitycontrolled organisations to access funding for initiatives not covered elsewhere.

“These grants directly respond to needs identifed by our communities that must be addressed in the short term,” Mr Lynch said.

“By empowering Aboriginal communities to invest in projects that refect their individual priorities, we can tangibly shift the dial on Closing the Gap targets at a local level.”

Applications for the Community and Place Grants Program 2022/2023 will open Monday 5 September and close Friday 30 September 2022.

For more information, guidelines and to apply, visit the Aboriginal Affairs NSW website at https://www. aboriginalaffairs.nsw. gov.au/grants/

For more information on the NSW Implementation Plan on Closing the Gap, visit the Aboriginal Affairs NSW website at https://www. aboriginalaffairs.nsw. gov.au/closingthegap/

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ben Franklin

Aussies want Suicide Prevention Act(ion) now

New research shows the vast majority (79%) of Australians back a National Suicide Prevention Act like Japan’s, as frontline services call on the Federal Albanese Government to legislate now.

Peak body Suicide Prevention Australia will join 40 prominent organisations and individuals - including RUOK?, yourtown, Wesley Mission, ReachOut, MATES and batyr - in an open letter to be delivered to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and all 227 MPs and Senators in the lead up to World Suicide Prevention Day next Saturday (10 September 2022). Those supporting the open letter represent over 40,000 staff, volunteers and leaders in Australia’s suicide prevention sector.

Exclusive results from Suicide Prevention Australia’s upcoming annual State of the Nation in Suicide Prevention survey, show overwhelming and united support from the suicide prevention sector* (75%) and public (79%, incl. 49% strongly agreeing) for the Albanese Government to introduce a National Suicide Prevention Act.

Suicide Prevention Australia, CEO, Nieves Murray said this support was not surprising, given a surge in demand for frontline services, rising interest rates and other economic and social factors, as well as the increase in media coverage following recent high-profle cases of Australians taking their own lives.

Support was also consistently high amongst the public across age groups, generations, and income brackets, with particularly high support amongst Australians with children under 18 at home (84%).

South Australians also showed the strongest support of the fve largest states, following their State Government introducing a wholeof-government suicide prevention act in the past 12 months. The NSW Labor Opposition has made similar commitments if it wins the 2023 state election.

“Australians are increasingly aware of suicide risks and active in its prevention. They clearly want increased commitment from their Federal Government,” Ms Murray said. Support. Collaborate. Advocate. Suicide Prevention Australia is the peak body for suicide prevention in Australia. We work to build a stronger suicide prevention sector, a more aware and engaged community, and a more effective regulatory and funding environment. Together we can achieve our shared vision of a world without suicide.

“Swiftly introducing a National Suicide Prevention Act is good policy ahead of the growing economic and social challenges posing a major risk to suicide rates in this country.

“Let’s not forget research shows it’s two-to-three years after a natural or economic disaster that suicide rates can increase. We saw this with increases to suicide rates during the recessions of the 1980s and 1990s, and we’ve seen it after bushfres, Cyclone Yasi and the Christchurch earthquake.

“Individuals and frontline services are making a major difference in minimising the current community fallout driven by growing cost-of-living, housing insecurity and relationship breakdown pressures.

“However, the Federal Government is ultimately responsible for the nation’s economic and social policy settings – and performance.

“A National Suicide Prevention Act will ensure every government minister is aware – and prepared – for the human impact of their policy decisions.

“We call on all Federal MPs, not just the Prime Minister, to consider the merits of a National Suicide Prevention Act as a matter of priority for both the parliament and their electorates.”

Since the introduction of the 2006 Basic Act for Suicide Prevention in Japan, suicide deaths have fallen by about 40 percent in the past 15 years and the number of suicides nationwide hit a 40-year low in 2019.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FAILS TO WALK THE TALK ON NATURE, REFUSES TO BAN BURNING NATIVE FORESTS FOR ELECTRICITY

The Senate Inquiry into the Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 has failed to rule out the burning of timber from native forests for biomass electricity generation.

“Only weeks after the shocking 2021 State of the Environment report was released, the Federal Government has failed to take decisive and simple action to protect our forests and wildlife” said Wilson Harris, Nature Conservation Council Forest Campaigner.

“Two companies in NSW, Verdant Earth Technologies and Sweetman Renewables, have proposals that would see up to 1 million tonnes of native forest trees fed into the furnace for biomass every year.”

“The threat to NSW’s forests and wildlife from the biomass industry is very real.”

“The federal government’s refusal to remove biomass from eligibility for large-scale renewable energy generation credits has kept the door wide-open for this industry.”

“The Chair of the Clean Energy Regulator David Parker labelled the biomass industry as ‘very diffcult to make economic’. This is why this decision is so signifcant. Subsidies and credits can still make it viable.”

“This was a golden chance for the federal government to walk the talk on their response to the State of the Environment report. They blew it.”

SCATHING REPORT BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL LAYS BARE THE FAILURES OF THE NSW BIODIVERSITY OFFSETS SCHEME

The Department for Planning and Environment has fundamentally failed to design or implement an effective scheme for biodiversity offsets according to the NSW Auditor General who has today tabled the fnal report into the Effectiveness of the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme.

Numerous endangered species are unable to be offset due to poor oversight and a lack of planning and supply for in-demand credits with half of all threatened species likely to be extinct in 100 years time. Despite commitments from the then Environment Minister Matt Kean last year that there would be a “full and thorough” internal review of the scheme, failings on the integrity, transparency, and sustainability of the scheme have not been resolved and show little progress in improvement.

Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson said, “The report is absolutely damning and confrms that we are facing an environmental crisis and the Government’s current policy is broken and contributing signifcantly to it.”

“This broken scheme has failed to adequately identify and provide likefor-like offsets for many developments in NSW creating a situation where threatened species and ecological communities will likely go extinct due to the lack of appropriate and available offset credits,

“The Auditor General has made it very clear that there are insuffcient biodiversity gains being made through the scheme compared to the losses and impacts from development in NSW. This is compounded by the Department of Planning and Environment failing to provide oversight of the quality of offset sites or any conficts of interest that exist for assessors, “These failures by the Government mean that around 90% of demand for offsets cannot be matched with supply of appropriate credits and that the growth in required offsets for the NSW Government’s $112.7 billion dollar infrastructure pipeline will be a further challenge. 10 threatened species and 8 threatened ecological communities have almost no prospects for offsetting and these threatened species and communities will pay the ultimate price for the Government’s failures, this is a catastrophic cost for nature.

“The Government needs to intervene now and halt projects that are relying on this offsets scheme until there is an accurate accounting of what offsets are available for developers and the Government. Right now, the offsets scheme is trading biodiversity that doesn’t and can’t exist anywhere else.

“If Matt Kean is serious about reforming the scheme and rebuilding trust then there needs to be action that meets those commitments. The extinction crisis is happening now and the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme is a major contributing factor in the ongoing destruction of vital habitat in NSW,” Ms Higginson said.

Minimising the impact of pandemics in Australia CSIRO charts our preparedness for the next pandemic

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has out-lined how Australia can improve its resilience to fu-ture pandemics, reduce their economic impact and protect the community.

The Strengthening Australia’s Pandemic Prepared-ness report

released today, highlights six science and technology areas critical to minimising the impact of pandemics in Australia. It also makes 20 recommen-dations that could reduce impacts while improving economic, social and health outcomes.

The report demonstrates how a more effcient and technology-enabled health system could act as an infectious disease early warning system, allow new treatments to be developed and deployed quickly, let patients be diagnosed and treated sooner, ensure the security of our vaccine supply, and better inform decision making.

CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall said preparing and protecting the nation from pandemics would take a Team Australia approach.

“Australia played a critical role in the global response to COVID-19 to contain outbreaks and fnd a vaccine, including detection, safety, data tracking, vaccine manufacture and testing, virus analysis, and predic-tive data analytics,” Dr Marshall said.

“As infectious disease continues to grow in frequency and impact,

science can prepare us for what’s ahead as well as drive our recovery and resilience to pro-tect our people and secure our future prosperity.

“CSIRO is committed to Australia’s future protection and resilience. Our high containment lab in Geelong – the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness – works to understand some of the most infectious and harmful diseases. CSIRO is developing a major new research mission to address Infectious Disease Resil-ience, and with our partners in universities, industry, and government, we are forecasting what we can expect from future pandemics,” he said.

The six key science and technology areas identifed are: 1. Preclinical capabilities for vaccines, therapeutics and diagnosticsenabling faster development 2. Onshore vaccine manufacturing across a diverse range of vaccine technologies, ensuring vaccine supply 3. Therapeutics repurposing and novel antivirals 4. Point of care diagnostics for case iden-tifcation 5. Genomic analysis of pathogens

and their variants 6. Data sharing for informing response strategies

Strengthening Australia’s Pandemic Preparedness also suggests focusing research on fve virus families like-ly to cause future pandemics: Coronaviridae (e.g., COVID), Flaviviridae (e.g., Den-gue), Orthomyxoviridae (e.g., Infuen-za), Paramyxoviridae (e.g., Nipah) and Togaviridae (e.g., Chikungunya fever).

The report is based on consultations with 146 ex-perts from 66 organisations across government, in-dustry, and the research sector.

Strengthening Australia’s Pandemic Preparedness says that science and technology can complement effec-tive, short-term strategies such as lockdowns, border closures and quarantine approaches while mitigating their signifcant social, health and economic costs.

COVID-19 has shown how enormously disruptive and costly infectious diseases can be. The pandemic has led to the deaths of over 13,500 Australians as of this month and cost the nation’s GDP an estimated $144 billion dollars between

December 2019 and March 2022.

“The ability of infectious diseases to spread into pan-demics depends on society’s response”, said Dr Michelle Baker, from CSIRO’s developing Infectious Disease Resilience Mission. “The science and technologies highlighted in Strengthening Australia’s Pandemic Preparedness point to innovative ways to improve Australia’s resilience.”

“As Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO is fo-cused on partnering with government, industry and the research sector to protect Australia and ensure we are prepared for future pandemics,” she said.

Strengthening Australia’s Pandemic Preparedness was created by CSIRO’s developing Infectious Disease Re-silience Mission and CSIRO Futures.

Droughts, foods, and storms could result in a total loss of AUD$452 billion to Australia’s GDP between 2022 and 2050, according to new research launched. New ‘Aquanomics’ research from GHD says climate change is doubling Australia’s annual losses from droughts, foods, and storms.

Aquanomics: The economics of water risk and future resilience report is published by global professional services company GHD and reveals Australia will suffer an average annual GDP loss of 0.6% due to water risks such as droughts, foods, and storms.

The research places Australia in the third most vulnerable position when projecting the future economic impact of these events in seven countries*.

It also highlights that Australia’s agricultural and retail sectors could be particularly hard hit and these rising threats need to be tackled now with greater focus on solutions like water recycling, desalination, and smarter irrigation.

Lindsey Brown, Australian Water Market Leader at GHD, explains: “To create resilience to the increasing risks from extreme weather events we need to adapt how we build water infrastructure, optimise the performance of existing infrastructure and prioritise naturebased solutions to water management across industries.”

Storms are expected to have the greatest direct impact on the Australian economy (AUD$102 billion), followed by foods (AUD$64 billion) and droughts (AUD$41 billion).

This is the frst time that the economic impact of these three types of events have been calculated at a GDP and sector level.

The Aquanomics report builds on concerns highlighted recently by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that revealed over half of all natural disasters worldwide since the 1970s have involved water.

In addition, in 2021, the Emergency Event Database (EM-DAT) stated that drought, food and storm disasters affected close to 100 million people globally through displacement, economic damage, food insecurity and injury.

Aquanomics highlights the potential impact of extreme weather events on fve critical economic sectors in Australia: agriculture; banking and insurance; energy and utilities; fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail; and manufacturing and distribution.

It reveals that Australia’s agricultural sector is particularly vulnerable, with projected annual output losses of over 5% by 2030 and 8% by 2050**.

“With a growing population and increasing demand for water, embracing the circular economy is a key part of creating climate resilience in Australia,” says Lindsey.

The circular economy involves eliminating waste and pollution, circulating products and materials to extend their lives as long as possible through recycling and reuse, and the regeneration of nature.

Adds Lindsey: “A circular economy approach to water management includes options like supporting water authorities to design out waste and pollution and regenerate natural systems. Increasing supplies of manufactured water through water reuse and recycling also offers a reliable source of water that is not climatedependent and can contribute to economywide decarbonisation efforts through energy production of green hydrogen.

“For Australia’s coastal cities – where 80% of the country’s population is concentrated – desalination will be crucial in easing water stress and inland, wastewater treatment and recycling will become more important. These processes make purifed recycled water available for drinking and for use by power stations, industry and agriculture.

“The government has a key role to play in managing the transition to new methods of water management. Investment programs, such as the National Water Grid Fund, are the frst step but infrastructure can only be part of the solution.”

Re-emphasising the importance of tackling the future potential threats posed by droughts, foods and storms across the country, Lindsey says that Australia needs to ‘reorient’ its relationship with water.

“By focusing on economic impacts of extreme weather events in our Aquanomics report, we aim to help identify and unlock the social and environmental benefts of tackling water risk head-on.

“It’s time to move away from viewing water as a commodity to be controlled, and instead recognise its intrinsic value – water is part of a natural cycle, the balance of which must be restored and maintained if we are to live sustainably and to prosper.

“We also have a responsibility to collaborate with traditional owners and explore water’s deep connection to country. And it’s important to remember that many Indigenous communities are vulnerable to water risk, especially drought.”

NSW SUBMETERING GRANTS

The NSW government recently announced Submetering Grants to install new submeters to help businesses take advantage of energy saving scheme incentives. The government will fund 50% of the grant with a cap of $20,000 (excluding GST) and are available to support the purchase and installation of submeters for measuring energy performance. This means business owners can spend up to $40,000 on submetering and only pay $20,000!

The grants are open to NSW businesses with sites that spend a minimum of $200,000 a year on energy bills and close on 2 December 2022 or until the budget is expended.

WINGHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL

The heritage town of Wingham, a must for anyone visiting the Manning Valley on the Barrington Coast, will once again host the Wingham Music Festival. Headline acts include The Wolfe Brothers, The Black Sorrows, Daryl Braithwaite, The Waifs and many more. 14-16 October 2022.

THE CASTLE AT BONVILLE

Conveniently located between Coffs Harbour and Bellingen, the Castle at Bonville is an amazing place to enjoy reconnecting with history and nature. The Tower on the frst foor is a spacious guestroom with solid double brick walls and the enchanting balcony has you thinking if the days of Romeo and Juliet. The exposed red brick walls with the arched windows give the medieval mood to the space. On the ground foor, the arched cedar wood doorways lead you into the second guestroom - The Accolade Room with its separated bathroom. The dusty mauve-colour painted room has the garden view with the Great Dividing Range as the backdrop.