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End of an era for timber harvesting By PHILIP HOPKINS

AS of January 1, Gippsland's hardwood industry is now largely gone, with harvesting of timber from native forests on Crown land no longer permitted. Gippsland's native forest is part of the vast swathe of forest that stretches along the Great Dividing Range from the Dandenongs to behind Brisbane. It’s integral to Australia having the seventh biggest forest estate in the world after Russia, Brazil, Canada, the US, China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Victoria is still one third forest, even after land clearing for agriculture and towns and cities. These hardwood forests have provided Victorians with high quality timber for housing, such as framing, flooring and windows, and furniture - beds, dining tables, chairs, sideboards and kitchen fit-outs. Victorian Ash has been used in engineered wood as huge columns and beams that are as strong as steel. Lower quality hardwood timber has become fences, garden stakes and pallets while traditionally; pulp was turned into white copy paper at Australian Paper’s Maryvale Mill - most of these products were from timber processed in Gippsland. The timber was largely harvested under the forestry

science and sustainable practices that were developed in Germany in the 18th Century and then spread throughout much of the Western world. These practises were adapted to Australian conditions. The former Andrews Government’s decision to close Victoria’s native forest industry, taken behind closed doors, is the culmination of successive cutbacks in the timber available to industry over the past 50 years. It was a process of attrition. Gippsland bore the brunt of this development. Initially, the reductions in native timber were based on sound public policy but they became increasingly driven by ideology and a shabby desire for ‘green’ votes at state elections. Key drivers were the huge expansion of national parks and other reserves that exclude timber harvesting; increasing environmental protection in state forest available for timber production in federal-state agreements; relentless pressure from green groups; dubious political decisions; the massive fires of the past two decades; and new harvesting techniques. The 1939 Black Friday bushfires had a massive impact; the Central and East Gippsland forests were opened to harvesting to provide timber for the post-war

building boom due to the damaged hardwood forest close to Melbourne. The then Forests Commission realised that the relentless use of the hardwood forests in the housing boom, particularly as post-war immigration grew rapidly, was unsustainable. Forest researchers pushed to develop a softwood resource for use in general house framing; the upshot was the dramatic expansion in the 1960s of pine plantations over the next 20 years based on interest-free Commonwealth loans. From the 1950s to the early 1970s, quality native hardwood saw log production was 1.2 to 1.5 million cubic metres per year (m3/yr), according to a paper by the former chief executive of the then Victorian Association of Forest Industries, the late Graeme Gooding, who grew up in Seaspray. In 1970, only 205,267 hectares of national parks had been created in Victoria’s native forests. In that year, the State Coalition Government formed the Land Conservation Council, which over the next three decades established an extensive reserve system founded on sound science.

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THE studies included special investigations into wilderness, rivers and streams. Out of that process, an extensive reserve system was created, including the Alpine National Park and other national parks in East Gippsland. In 1985, at the instigation of the Cain Labor Government, the Professor of Forestry at Melbourne University, Ian Ferguson, conducted a Timber Industry Inquiry -the first public forestry inquiry since 1897 - that was described as an “excellent report” by the responsible Minister. Out of that inquiry came the highly praised 1986 Victorian Timber Industry Strategy (TIS), which introduced detailed forest management plans; the Code of Forest Practice, where harvesting was prohibited in streamside buffers and steep slopes; water catchment management; audits of compliance; action for endangered species; coupe plans; saw log traceability; and 15-year licences for industry. Under TIS, sustainable yield was calculated on a regional basis by foresters who had an intimate, first-hand knowledge of the forests, with help from aerial photography. Areas of forest were to be harvested on a rotation of 80 years. ‘Sustainable yield’ basically means that trees must be regrown to replace those cut down to guarantee a long-term timber supply. The Federal Government then took a hand in what had been a state responsibility; the Commonwealth produced a national forest policy statement in 1992 that aimed to create a long-term consistent approach to forest conservation and management. It had been inspired by the 1992 Rio Earth conference and the subsequent action by leading timber nations, who met in Montreal, Canada and drew up recommendations for sustainable forestry. Out of that came the Keating Labor Government’s ground-breaking regional forest agreements (RFAs), described by Mr Gooding as a “ground-breaking process”. “Few if any countries around the world … attempted such a detailed national systematic analysis with a view to establishing a CAR (comprehensive, adequate and representative) forest reserve system,” he said. The RFAs were about balancing conservation, biodiversity and socio-economic outcomes. Each RFA involved at least 50 assessments of projects in disciplines ranging from biology and zoology to economics and sociology. Specific targets were set for the reservation of each vegetation type, old growth forests and wilderness, while at the same time encouraging a secure 20-year resource for industry and encouragement for value-adding. The five RFAs in Victoria (1998-2000) - three in Gippsland - increased reserves by 36.5 per cent, establishing a comprehensive reserve system of 2.86 million hectares - more than 50 per cent of the total public land in the regions. The Central Highlands RFA added 116,000ha to the reserve system, an increase of 64 per cent, to 297,000ha, including a specific plan for the vulnerable Leadbeater’s Possum. The sustainable yield was calculated at 345,000m3/yr. The Gippsland RFA added an extra 266,000ha to reserves to 780,000ha - about half of all public land in the RFA region - with a sustainable yield of 115,000m3/yr. All up, from the 1990s to 2000, about 800,000m3/ yr of quality saw logs on average were sold, with less than 10,000 ha of forest annually harvested. After the RFAs, the sustainable yield was calculated at 828,500 m3 of timber to be harvested annually. However, new satellite data altered the sustainable yield figures; it became increasingly clear that yield estimates were overstated.

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The situation was evaluated by Professor Jerry Vanclay of Southern Cross University in Lismore and Dr Brian Turner, who produced an overall report with a tentative estimated sustainable yield of 737,800 m3/year, a reduction of 11 per cent on the RFAs. However, the Bracks Labor Government went ahead and instigated logging cuts without any outside expert opinion. Professor Vanclay, speaking on Radio National on March 10, 2002, said the cuts were premature as more data was needed to better calculate the resource estimate. There was also some contention about the analysis from other experts, such as Professor Ferguson. The Bracks cuts became the landmark policy, Our Forests Our Future (OFOF), in 2002, which reduced saw log supply levels by 31 per cent to 567,500 m3/ yr and promised industry access to 10 per cent of the state’s timber. However, no allowance was made to leave ‘fat in the system’ to cater for fires. Key events since OFOF included:  At the 2003 election, the Bracks Government unilaterally created a National Park in the Otways, effectively tearing up the West RFA that it signed in March 2000 promising industry 20 years’ timber supply. The Vanclay report had deemed Otways’ logging sustainable. Industry received no replacement forest, apart from a small, ineffective plantation. The investment climate was badly dented. A Latrobe Valley logging contractor stood as an independent in the safe Labor seat of Morwell, where the sitting Labor MP scraped home;  VicForests was created in 2004 with the task of selling native forest timber at auction and rehabilitating forest coupes;  In 2006-07, the Bracks Government, backed by the Liberal Opposition, put 45,000 hectares in East Gippsland in reserves, with no replacement forest for industry;  Over a decade, massive fires burnt out about four million hectares of forest, most in Gippsland and much in reserves areas, leading to huge

cutbacks in the timber resource.·Billions of animals died in the bushfires, and;  By 2013, VicForests’ medium-term resource outlook was for 132,000m3 a year of D+ ash sawlogs and 100,000m3 per year of mixed species D+ sawlog – about 230,000m3 per year. The fires prompted the Leadbeater’s Possum to be officially designated as ‘critically endangered’. To protect the possum, environmentalists campaigned for a Great Forest National Park that would stretch east of Melbourne to north of the Latrobe Valley. In 2013, an advisory group of Zoos Victoria and industry recommended a plan to support the possum and a sustainable timber industry. This included improved fire management, excluding timber harvesting within 200 metres of known colonies and within 100 metres of old growth forests, deferring harvesting from high-quality potential habitat, and doing surveys to identify new colonies. A 2016 report by the Victorian Environment Assessment Council (VEAC) found that causes of the Ash saw log decline included 22,000m3 due to the impact of measures to protect the possum and 43,000m3 due to expected future impact of possum protected measures. VEAC warned about the impact of climate change but said VicForests’ wood supply modelling was sound and the sustainable harvest levels were reasonable. Surveys subsequently showed thousands of possums had been found in the Central Highlands, with 688 known colonies detected - 535 since the more intense surveys started - mainly in production areas. Little surveying was done in protected areas, but possums were found in post-harvest regrowth. A peer-reviewed study found the possum further east than previously detected. A review by the Department of the Environment of the surveys argued that changing to forest landscape planning - the approach taken in Europe - was the best way to manage endangered species such as the possum. Policy should be based on an assessment of the species in the broader forest context, not on an individual coupe basis. This report disappeared into the bowels of the environmental bureaucracy and was never acted upon. The ignoring of the landscape context, and rigid separation of production and reserved forest areas, was to have a devastating impact on timber availability. VicForests was "squeezed" for forest and forced to harvest near small towns such as Mirboo North and Noojee, sparking opposition to its plans. Industry figures also did not want to harvest near these towns. A report by Deloitte showed that in 2015-16, Gippsland’s native forest industry generated a direct $770 million in revenue and supported more than 2500 jobs, most in the regions. This study did not include downstream processing in areas such as furniture and cabinet making in Melbourne. The RFAs became a focal point for green activists, who launched several legal actions through the High Court, the Federal court and state courts in bid to close the native forest industry. VicForests lost several cases but won them on appeal. Data for the update of the RFAs showed that the Victorian RFAs had not lived up to their original expectations. A total of 657,000ha of native forest had been added to conservation areas, raising the total to well above more than half of public forest. The volume of saw log and pulp logs in state forests had been halved from about 2.2 million m3 in 2000-01 to 1.2m m3 in 2015-16. Retention harvesting, where clumps of habitat trees are retained in logging coupes, began to replace clear-felling. This further lowered harvested

log volumes as previous sustainable yield figures were based on harvesting the entire coupe. However, the government dropped a bombshell announcement in November 2019 that the native forest industry would close in 2030 with step downs from 2024. The Minister for the Environment, Lily D'Ambrosio, was pictured celebrating with environmentalists in the Strathbogie Ranges. Then, the immediate summer after the announcement featured the devastating 2019-20 bushfires that burnt 650,000 hectares of native forest set aside for the timber industry in Gippsland, the Yarra Valley and Victoria’s north-east. The fires affected nearly 760,000 ha of Victoria’s CAR reserve system, which totals 4.3 million ha. Of this, 2.9 million ha are in the RFAs. A major state and federal review of the 2019-20 bushfires, released in January, made 37 recommendations, chief of which was that forest and fire management should be done on a landscape scale, with active management over long time frames.“The forests are sick because we are not managing them properly,” said panel member Tony Bartlett, a decorated bushfire expert. “The fires affect all values in reserves. Logging is not the enemy of these forests. Uncontrolled wildfire … is having the biggest impact.” The review concluded that Victoria's annual timber supply commitments could still be met and support ecologically sustainable forest management. Environmentalists maintained that the Greater Glider was the biggest victim of the fires, and stricter controls on timber harvesting were introduced to protect the glider. Two green groups won a case in the Supreme Court, which found that VicForests had failed to adequately survey for protected glider species. Harvesting of native timber effectively ceased; mills began to run out of wood, which eventually led to Australian Paper ceasing production of white copy paper at its Latrobe Valley Maryvale mill. Between 150-200 workers lost their jobs. Debate centred on the wording in the code of timber practice, particularly the interpretation of the 'precautionary principle'; the Opposition maintained that a tweaking of the wording in the Act would stop the legal action. However, another bombshell occurred in the state budget, when the government decreed that the native timber industry would close in January 2024. It blamed the continuation of legal action. The industry’s dire outlook was compounded when the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by VicForests against the court’s earlier decision. The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge had correctly interpreted the requirements of the code and that the declarations and injunctions were lawful. There was no consideration of the landscape context. Forestry Australia, a professional forestry body, fears that the court decision means that the future of Victoria's forests has been captured by political ideology and complex legalities rather than being determined by science and professional expertise. On August 2021, the Department of Jobs said the maximum potential harvest levels of D+ saw log were 172,000m3 for Ash and 144,000m3 for Mixed Species, with about 4.6 per cent of Victoria's 7.9 million ha available for harvesting annually. In Europe, industry has access to 80 per cent of the mixed softwood and hardwood native forest, with about 12 per cent in parks and reserves. Subsequently, DEECA completed 'risk assessments' for 142 threatened species and communities, placing another 100,000 hectares-plus of forest in protection zones and protections for 37 'threatened species'. Apart from isolated specialist timbers, harvesting of native forest in Victoria is now gone.

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Moe’s notorious intersection By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

ANOTHER serious incident at the notorious railway crossing intersection in Moe has sparked outrage. On Friday, December 6, emergency service crews were called to the intersection of Lloyd Street and Waterloo Road in Moe after reports of a vehicle incident on the train tracks. The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has urged the state government to fast-track long-promised safety works. The notoriously dangerous level crossing was identified as a hazard where trucks, buses and cars queue and short-stack frequently, and accidents are now an all too common occurrence. “The level crossing at Lloyd Street and Waterloo Road in Moe has been a cause of concern for too long now, and the most recent accident is further evidence that safety upgrades must be fast-tracked as a matter of urgency,” Mr Cameron said. Regional Roads Victoria's research into the intersection found that 15 serious crashes occurred between 2010 and 2020. With about 13,500 vehicles crossing the tracks daily and big travel delays, locals might consider this Moe's biggest road issue even more so than the infamous bridge roundabout. Today, drivers experience great traffic congestion, with an average wait time during peak times of 21.4 seconds. The intersection was earmarked for safety works three years ago, but road users and residents in Moe are still waiting for the much-needed upgrades to begin. Mr Cameron urged the state government to prioritise the upgrades in Moe. “Billions of dollars continue to be spent on blowout projects like the Suburban Rail Loop and level crossing removals in metropolitan Melbourne, while regional Victorians are left to traverse dangerous roads and level crossings that have been left to rot," he said. “At a time when our roads are falling apart and in need of significant investment, we instead have roads maintenance allocation that is at a lower level than it was in 2014/15, and down a whopping 45 per cent on what it was in 2020. “If Labor can remove 75 level crossings in Melbourne in four years, surely it can extend the

same courtesy to the people of Moe who have been waiting for critical safety upgrades for three years.” In response, the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne said the “important” safety upgrades were subject to a review as the project fell under the National Infrastructure Investment Program. The Minister has since confirmed the independent review is complete and works at the Lloyd Street and Waterloo Road intersection are expected to start in mid-2024. Mr Cameron said the intersection has caused short-stacking and far too many accidents, and Moe residents have rightly been calling for works since they were promised three years ago. “While it’s disappointing the safety upgrades aren’t happening immediately, as they should be, I am pleased the Labor Government has committed to beginning works in mid-2024," he said. “Labor has removed 75 level crossings across Melbourne in four years, so I would hope this dangerous intersection in Moe is on the top of its to-do list in the new year.” The state government's proposed safety upgrades will include: - A redesign of the intersection surrounding the level crossing to improve traffic flow and safety and associated works, and; - Changing how the intersection operates to improve safety and efficiency. Drivers travelling east on Lloyd Street or west on Waterloo Road will have right of way through the intersection to prevent vehicles queuing across the rail crossing. The proposed design aims to save drivers seven seconds when driving through the intersection during peak times, with a predicted average wait of 14.4 seconds. When comparing the proposed design to traffic lights, the proposed design is an average of 20.27 seconds faster for drivers travelling through the intersection, and up to 44.2 seconds faster during peak times. The right turning lane from the level crossing site onto Lloyd Street is the most problematic, particularly after a train has just passed. On average, drivers typically wait 30 seconds before this manoeuvre can be performed safely, but can wait up to two minutes.

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Boxing the rain once more By STEFAN BRADLEY, BEN MCARTHUR AND KATRINA BRANDON

"WHAT was that?" This was a common phrase heard at 5am on Boxing Day in the region after loud storms came crashing down. The rain began in the morning with 80 mm of rain recorded in Sale between 5am and 11am waking up many sleepy residents. About half of that rain fell within an hour. The Sale SES began distributing sandbags that morning on Union Street to help the public mitigate storm water damage. SES State Duty Media Officer, Tracey White said the strong winds and heavy rain led to 108 SES requests to the Gippsland region by 3pm. From Orbost to Yarram, the weather affected multiple areas, causing treacherous driving conditions. Locations such as Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Sale, Bairnsdale and other surrounding areas were under a 'Watch and Act' warning by VicEmergency. "The rain has been pretty localised, so don't assume it's fine where you're headed - it seems like Sale to Yarram to Foster and the Eastern Strzeleckis have really copped it," Member for Gippsland South Danny O'Brien posted. The Hyland Highway and the South Gippsland Highway were flooded, limiting travel across the region. Hazel Park Road, north of Toora, had a sinkhole form in the road, and Tarra Valley Road and the Tarra River virtually became one.

Even the newly-opened Tyers Bridge received damage but remained open. "A few major roads closed at 9am Wednesday (December 27) including the South Gippy Highway at Alberton and the Hyland Highway, so take care out there - check for updates," Mr O'Brien added. On the afternoon of December 27, VicRoads advised that Tarra Valley Rd was closed between Grand Ridge Rd and Baxters Rd due to road damage. On Boxing Day, there were reports of a woman swept into flood waters in Buchan, who was found dead after the floods receded at 6.45pm. The circumstances surrounding her death are yet to be established, and an investigation is ongoing. With roads still underwater, people are urged to stay safe and not drive through flood waters as there might be lurking dangers beneath. Locals are also encouraged to help clean up areas if they can, to prevent other incidents. Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester warned locals of the risk post-flood. "I understand there's been significant damage to houses and public infrastructure. “Please take care, everyone. The clean-up after major storms can be as dangerous as the event with fallen trees and damaged roads. Huge thanks to emergency service workers and volunteers involved in helping Gippslanders and holidaymakers during these storms," he said. For more weather and warning information, visit bom.gov.au/ and emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/ For information on closed roads, go to traffic. vicroads.vic.gov.au

Stream: Tarra Valley Road and Tarra River became one. Photograph: Danny O’Brien

Flood: Local roads.

Eager: Tyers residents couldn’t wait to use the bridge, doing so as soon as it was available.

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Tyres Road reopened after 400 days closed for rebuild AFTER more than 400 days without direct access to and from Traralgon, Christmas came early for Tyers residents with the reopening of the Latrobe River Bridge on December 21. Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has lobbied the state government to fast-track the bridge since he was first elected in November 2022. “The people of Tyers were promised a new bridge some eight years ago as a matter of urgency, so to say this is long overdue would be an understatement,” Mr Cameron said. “Residents have had to travel through Glengarry to get to Traralgon and emergency services have dangerously been without direct access to Tyers, so it’s great to see the bridge open just in time for Christmas.” Tyers Road has re-opened with reduced speeds in place to ensure the safety of all road users. The load limit of 30 tonnes has also been lifted.

Crews will be back onsite during the year to complete the final pieces of work including safety barrier installation, line marking and signage. The speed limit will return to 80 km/h once these works are completed. The Tyers community rejoiced with the news days before the opening, bursting with excitement. Then, on the afternoon of Thursday, December 21, locals were finally able to take their normal route into Traralgon. "Ripper, that's great," one Facebook user said to the news. "About time," another said. Others opted for the humorous lane, one user joked "wow, that was quick". After more than a year without direct access to Traralgon, and around eight years of waiting for a new bridge, the Tyers community can now breathe a little easier.

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Electric vehicle kilometre-based tax scrapped By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

Into the future: Tesla charging station while under construction in the Moe’s Coles carpark. taxes of $1200 per household per year, while electric car owners can now relax. Electric vehicle owners Chris Vanderstock and Kath Davies led the charge and launched the lawsuit on what the pair called the “world’s worst EV policy”. Motorists were required under the policy to document their vehicle odometer to VicRoads to be charged on their usage each year with penalties if they didn’t comply. The High Court’s landmark decision found the tax was an excise, a goods tax only to be imposed by the Commonwealth. VicRoads posted to its website saying, “The Government is reviewing the High Court’s decision to understand its implications and how the ruling will be implemented. “Motorists who are due to renew their zero and low emission vehicle (ZLEV) registration should continue to do so. “We are in the process of contacting all ZLEV

customers directly to explain what the decision means for them and any next steps.” The four-to-three ruling divided the court and can be seen as setting precedence for other state levies, including mining, luxury vehicles and livestock sales. The decisions could come as a win for the region, which is working to create a rapid charger network across the Latrobe Valley and into Gippsland. Victoria’s Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio said, “Uptake of electric vehicles will help us reduce emissions and to tackle climate change.” With the projected increase in electric vehicle purchases as the world goes green, Gippsland has followed suit to provide charging access to tourists and residents alike. In the Latrobe Valley alone, 16 charging stations are spread out across the region; these are located at Traralgon, Morwell, Moe and Churchill. Traralgon's charging points are available at Bridges on Argyle Apartments, Gippsland RACV

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WHEN Andrew Matthews from Traralgon learnt about the state levy on electric vehicles (EVs), he thought it was “a bit ridiculous”. But after a landmark High Court case, Mr Matthews and his wife will no longer have to pay the state government-enforced tax on their zero-emission cars. Aware of the state-issued charge but not its 2.8 cents increase per kilometre, Mr Matthews paid his tax bill for his Tesla Model 3 just a few months before the court’s ruling was handed out in October. Mr Matthews said he understood the need to tax energy consumption for EVs like gas prices, but found the kilometre-based tax for Victoria unreasonable. “I always thought the Victorian tax was a bit ridiculous in that you’re getting taxed for kilometres travelled in and outside your state, and how that would be practical for road users really didn’t make sense to me,” he said. Paying close attention to the recent High Court decision scrapping the electronic vehicle tax, Mr Matthews said incentivising zero-emission cars would be a better approach from the government. “I think the incentives of the space is somewhat important given the current cost of the vehicles,” he said. With a growing presence of electronic vehicle owners in the region, Mr Matthews has seen the increase first-hand. “It was somewhat rare to see EVs on the road in Valley, late last year... my wife would say that every other day she would see one in Traralgon,” he said. As a result of the High Court’s decision, customers who previously complied with the requirements of the Zero Low Emission Vehicles (ZLEM) scheme and made payments of the road-user charge are eligible for a full refund. VicRoads have said that light motor vehicles classified as ZLEV are eligible for a registration discount of up to $100 per year (pro-rata for registration periods of less than 12 months). Because conventional hybrids (such as Toyota Camry Hybrid) are not classified as ZLEVs, the $100 registration discount will not apply. The tax proposed by the state government would have been at over two cents per kilometre to match the contributions of fuel-powered vehicles for road maintenance under the Commonwealth fuel excise. Regular automobile owners now pay gasoline

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Doctor visit costs on the rise By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

GP visits will now cost you an arm and a leg as average consultation rates have risen $10 in the past year. Increased prices have seen locals charged more than $100 for an ordinary non-bulk billed GP appointment from this month. With the increasing cost of running clinics in 2023, the Australian Medical Association has advised doctors to raise their fees for a standard consultation to $102. Dr Kingsley Rajasingham has operated Central Gippsland Family Practice in Moe for decades. Dr Kingsley said the current state of our healthcare system was the worst he had experienced in his tenure. “I think (the healthcare system) is the worst it has been in my medical career,” he said. “Definitely the cost of running a practice has gone up. “Obviously the running of a practice has dramatically changed over the years,” Dr Kingsley said, but could be attributed to many medical and technology advances accompanied by inflation that the Medicare rebate does not account for. “We find the staff salaries go up according to CPI but the Medicare rebate has been frozen for years, and that impacts us and what happens is that we have to take it from the patients,” he said. GPs are concerned for health outcomes, with rising cost of living pressures having adverse effects on patients. “The patients are the ones who are affected because as you’d probably already know, the general cost of living has gone up, so the first thing they neglect is their health.” Mr Kingsley said he was witnessing patients unable to afford doctors visits and medication. “We are seeing that patients are avoiding that payment and they are either neglecting and waiting for their conditions to get worse or overloading the hospital system,” he said. The other thing that affects patients coming to GP practices with the increased cost of living is preventative care, which they are neglecting. “They’re not coming in because of the cost, and

Rate rise: GP’s can charge patients over $100 for consultations as GP’s lift their price amid File photograph increased costs. that means they could have conditions that they don’t even know, and the preventative measures are affected. In the long term, it’s going to affect the whole healthcare system.” The GP rate rise also comes after the recent introduction of the very unpopular state government GP tax. The state government’s new payroll tax for GPs and allied health professionals is to be applied retrospectively, and will substantially increase the cost of seeing a GP, or in some cases, cause clinics to shut their doors permanently. “It was actually a shock to us because we contract doctors as independent doctors,” Dr Kingsley said. “The problem is, the payroll tax can be

retrospective up to five years. So that means we can all be hit by bills for the last five years.” The New South Wales and Queensland governments have exempted GPs from the tax, and Dr Kingsley hopes Victoria will do the same. Just recently, Victoria’s Treasurer, Tim Pallas, pledged he would use his powers to waive fees for doctors in financial strife, leaving many confused over the purpose of the tax. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is predicting a mass GP clinic closure in Victoria if the tax proceeds, after its poll indicated that more than one third of clinics would consider moving their practice interstate as a result of the health tax.

The state opposition is demanding the GP tax be withdrawn immediately. According to Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, the State Revenue Office has begun contacting the 1500 GP clinics in Victoria demanding pay details dating back 10 years in preparation to apply the tax. Ms Bath is continuing to condemn the state government’s heath tax stating, “it will negatively impact Victoria’s already struggling heath system on multiple fronts and cause substantially poorer health outcomes for patients.” “Some clinics will close as they’re unable to absorb Labor’s tax burden, our struggling public hospital emergency departments will become more overrun, patient health will be compromised and Victorians who can see a GP will be paying significantly more,” Ms Bath said. “The Nationals have serious concerns about the impact of the health tax on regional Victorians, who already struggle with limited access to healthcare. “Securing an appointment to see a GP outside the tram tracks of Melbourne is already problematic right across Eastern Victoria - Labor health tax will only erect more barriers for my constituents. “Our GPs and allied health professionals are the backbone of our health system.” The Medicare rebate is set to rise but only by 20 cents - not enough for the everyday Australian to be safe from the impact from the measures. There is some respite for people, as the federal government announced it would triple the bulk billing incentive for GPs for vulnerable patients such as welfare recipients, pensioners and children starting this month. “A lot of the patients who are on a pension or a healthcare card, we feel bad to burden them by putting the cost on top of the Medicare rebate,” Dr Kingsley said. “This incentive has helped a lot of patients, but the issue is, it’s only for healthcare card holders, pensioners and under 16 (years old). “Whoever isn’t in that criteria unfortunately will have to pocket it out. If it gets extended to others as well, we might see more patients coming in for their preventative medicine and it just takes the burden to them and us as well.”

Life-saving technology added to V/Line trains To minimise any disruptions to passengers, the devices are being installed on trains during regular maintenance regimes - while portable defibrillators have also been given to each train as an interim measure. V/Line Chief Executive Matt Carrick said the state government's investment will help save lives. "This is a really important project and will significantly enhance staff and passengers’ ability to respond to these incidents onboard our train services,” he said. “Each of our different train types have required a different design so we have been working to develop prototypes to ensure the units can be safely installed and are fit-for-purpose.” The installation of AEDs on trains follows the Victorian government's roll-out of the life-saving devices at V/Line and metropolitan stations. V/Line started installing AEDs at its stations in 2018, and now all 47 staffed stations across the regional network have a defibrillator available. Additional devices have also recently been installed on all V/Line platforms at Southern Cross Station to make them more accessible to staff and members of the public.

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Stay cyber safe with these tips By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

SCAMMERS are getting smarter every year finding complex and convincing ways to take your money. In 2018, Victorians reported more than $20 million lost in more than 39,000 reports of scams. A scam is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person, usually for financial gain. Scams can come via mail, email, telephone, over the internet and door-to-door. The federal government's 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy outlines how the government will try to improve cyber security on a government, business and individual level. Nine out of 10 Victorian government organisations experienced a cyber incident last year. Most cyber incidents involve 'phishing' - where a scammer sends an email message to trick the recipient into giving away private information such as usernames, passwords and financial credentials. Professor Matthew Warren, director of the RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation, said the strategy was a good step forward in protecting the country from online threats. The new national cyber security strategy highlights several key changes and investments." These include:  Support small and medium businesses to deal with cyber incidents;  Strengthen critical infrastructure and enhance government cyber security;  Activate regional and global cyber resilience initiatives, and;  Protect and respond against ransomware attacks.

“The strategy demonstrates the government recognises the importance of protecting all of Australia from critical infrastructure to small businesses and citizens," Prof Warren said. The Express reached out to Victoria Police to get the latest scam prevention advice. Victoria Police provided a 'Scam prevention checklist' to teach people how to spot a scam.  If it sounds too good to be true, it is probably a scam;  Use the S.T.O.P method to identify scam or ‘Phishing’ Emails. Is the Email?  Suspicious - unexpected, has spelling errors and/or doesn’t look right;  Telling you to click on something or provide personal information;  Offering something amazing, and;  Pushing you to act quickly. Check the facts  Check the company website to confirm offers;  Check the company has a telephone number and/or email address;  Check if the company has an Australian Business Number or Australian Company Number (at Abr.business.gov.au), and;  Don’t rely on glowing testimonials provided by the seller. Be cautious with direct contact  Do not respond to unsolicited offers and deals;  Do not respond to requests for your personal information;  Do not use phone numbers provided in unsolicited emails. Search for company’s publicly available phone number;  Do not click on a link provided in an

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Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)

Happy New Year! Mercury turns direct (on Tuesday) and your ruler, Mars, transits into cautious Capricorn (on Thursday). So this week’s lessons are – slow down, listen and learn! Don’t just react to things automatically, like a hyperactive Ram on steroids. Take the time to absorb the information around you and think things through. Your motto for the moment is from birthday great, actress Florence Pugh: “What’s important is to listen before you react.”

Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)

You’ll need to be extra diplomatic if you want to avoid a fraction too much friction on Monday when Mercury’s still retrograde and Saturn squares Venus (your ruling planet). Communication will be confusing, and everyone’s patience will be wearing very thin. Make the most of the first five months of 2024, when lucky Jupiter jumps through your sign. An optimistic and generous approach will lead to success, travel and plenty of positive feedback.

GGemini (May 21 - June 20)

With three planets in your partnership zone (Venus, Mars and retro Mercury) this week is all about the highs and lows of relationships, whether of the romantic or platonic variety. Attached Twins – express your ideas and feelings clearly and concisely, otherwise there could be mix-ups and misunderstandings. Especially on Monday (before Mercury turns direct on Tuesday). Looking for love? Cupid could come calling in the shape of a lusty Libran or a sexy Sagittarian.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) On Monday, tread carefully with loved ones, Crabs, when retro Mercury could confuse and complicate communication. Some diplomatic side-stepping may be required! With Saturn and Neptune activating your aspirations zone, plus lucky Jupiter and adventurous Uranus in your hopes-and-wishes zone, it’s time to set solid goals,, make creative plans,, and work on manifesting your preferred future. Then spend the rest of 2024 watching your dreams come true. Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)

A troubled relationship with a child, teenager, partner or friend should gradually improve, after Mercury turns direct on Tuesday. When it comes to your career prospects and/or life direction, expect a lucky surprise in 2024, when Jupiter (planet of prosperity) hooks up with Uranus (planet of change). Clever Cats will turn a short-term opportunity into a long-term gain. Your motto for the week is from Leo acting great Helen Mirren: “Just believe in your instincts.’

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Thannk goodness Mercury (your patron planet) turns direct on Tuesday. So – after a stressful three weeks – a relationship with your partner, relative or housemate should start to improve. When it comes to your New Year Resolutions, make them big, bold and adventurous! Courtesy of Jupiter and Uranus, 2024 is the year to learn something new (like a language or practical skill) and/or travel somewhere (off the beaten track) you’ve always wanted to go.

Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22) Happy New Year! 2024 looks good, as abundance planet Jupiter moves through your money-from-others zone (until May). So you could benefit from a freebie, pay rise, inheritance, gift, bonus, bumper tax return, divorce settlement or superannuation pay-out. And May 23 is your luckiest day of the year, when Venus (your ruler) and Jupiter make beautiful music together. Start planning now so you can capitalise on any good fortune that comes along. Scorpio p (Oct 23 - Nov 21)

On Monnday, resist the temptation to shop-till-youdrop at the New Year sales and burn a big hole in your credit card. Courtesy of Jupiter, you’ll find love, luck, travel and business are linked in the first five months of 2024. So it’s a fortunate time to embark on an exciting adventure or kick-start a promising joint venture. Attached Scorps – plan a romantic getaway for some time soon. Unhappily single? Love is likely with someone from another country or culture.

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Monnday looks rather tricky as relations become tense with a stressed family member. Mercury is still reversing through your sign until Tuesday so slow down, take your time, think before you speak and shop selectively. Lucky Jupiter is moving through your health zone until May, which is good news for your physical fitness and mental wellbeing. And many Sagittarians will start a fabulous new job or welcome a cute new four-legged friend to the family.

Capricorn p (Dec 22 - Jan 19) Happpy New Year! On Monday, Mercury is still in retrograde mode (before it turns direct on Tuesday) and Saturn (your patron planet) is at odds with Venus. You need to spend some quality time on your own so you can reflect, review, reconsider and recalibrate. Impatient Mars charges through your sign (from Friday until February 13) but clever Capricorns will heed the wise words of birthday great, writer J. R. R. Tolkien: “Little by little, one travells far.””

Aquarius q (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Merrcury is reversing through your hopes-and-wishes zone until Tuesday, so Wednesday is the best day to make New Year’s resolutions and set ambitious goals for the year ahead. With Uranus (your power planet) and Jupiter visiting your domestic zone, 2024 is the year to get the ratio right between your professional commitments and your family life. Balance is the key. You could also renovate, extend your home (or family), move house or travel overseas. Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)

Pace yourself on Monday when the Venus/Saturn square (and the last day of retrograde Mercury) could cause problems at work, raise your stress levels, or test your limited Piscean patience. As we celebrate a brand-new year, generous Jupiter encourages you to be a proactive neighbour as you contribute your versatile talents to a worthy cause within your local community. You could also create a splash on social media when something you post goes viral.

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Expert: Dairy Australia’s industry analyst, Eliza Redfern.

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Steady forecast for 2024 dairy season THE December 2023 Situation and Outlook Report from Dairy Australia forecasts milk production to remain steady over the 2023/24 season despite the anticipated impacts of the El Niño weather event. Record profits were recorded in some regions last season, and high farmgate milk prices this season bode well for farmers. Meanwhile there are some challenges such as high production costs, Australia's competitiveness of dairy products and economic constraints on consumers. The good news for Australian dairy is that the impacts of El Niño, which was officially declared by the Bureau of Meteorology in September and is expected to bring hotter and drier conditions, may not be as severe on milk production at the national level compared to past events. While several northern regions have already dried out, some moisture has been retained in areas across Southern Australia. Weather conditions are significantly different to this time last year, and it shows through the moderate production growth recorded in every month of this season. Australian dairy farmers in several regions made record profits during the 2022/23 season, strengthening progress towards Dairy Australia's target of at least half of farming businesses achieving $1.50/kg MS EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) over a five-year average. The latest Dairy Farm Monitor Project results indicate that last season's significant weather challenges contributed to a substantial rise in total farm costs. Supplementary feed was brought in at high rates to combat weather damage and many farmers reported increased labour costs, in efforts not only to attract employees but also retain them. "The Australian dairy industry enjoyed record profitability last season and is still benefiting from high farmgate milk prices this season, as well as strong retail revenues," said Dairy Australia's industry analyst, Eliza Redfern. "High production costs, Australia's price competitiveness of dairy products and economic constraints on consumers are emerging risks. "These challenges will be a focus over the rest of the season, in anticipation of Australian and global markets moving towards equilibrium." The cost of producing milk remains high this season. Feed prices remain under pressure due to average yields this harvest and strong demand for supplementary feed, while temporary water prices have risen.

Recent developments relating to the Murray Darling Basin Plan have also raised the prospect of reduced water availability for dairy in the longer term. Geopolitical tensions also continue to weigh on farm input markets, with both grain and fertiliser markets still influenced by the Ukrainian conflict, despite the increased fertiliser supply which has seen global indicative prices drop between 20 and 40 per cent below October, 2022. The conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has also had minor impacts on oil prices. Dairy export commodity prices have seen some recovery in recent months, led by a contraction in exportable product globally. Global demand remains quiet however and will likely limit further price increases. Local demand across both Europe and the US has increased in the lead up to the end of year holidays, diverting tighter milk supplies to respective domestic markets. Additionally, lower farmgate milk prices in all key exporting regions (apart from Australia) have weighed on milk flows. Global demand, however, remains quiet and will likely limit significant export price recovery. The Situation and Outlook report also confirms that Australia is becoming a much more prominent dairy importer, shipping in the largest volume of overseas dairy in a single season during 2022/23. In 1999/2000, imported products accounted for 11 per cent of Australia's dairy consumption, whereas last season, 27 per cent of dairy consumed was from overseas. With Australian farmgate prices keeping prices of the local product high, imported dairy has proven increasingly attractive to businesses and consumers looking to limit cost pressure. This growing pressure from overseas dairy products is a sign that deviation from global markets is a temporary phenomenon and will likely have implications for next season's farmgate milk prices. Dairy in a retail setting continues to see significant total value growth, ranging between 9 to 14 per cent depending on the category. Total volumes sold in most key dairy categories, continue to fall with Australian households shopping more frequently but buying less product in each shop. For more information and to view the latest Situation and Outlook Report visit dairyaustralia. com.au/sando

The Guide PICK OF THE WEEK

TASSIE TIGER ON THE ROCKS SBS, Friday, 7.30pm

Director Cathryn Vasseleu brings together a rich tableau of perspectives and insights on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger. While pondering a painting of the marsupial on rock art in Kakadu, Vasseleu was intrigued and also stunned by how little she knew about this creature. This resulting doco saw her travel across Australia: “I wasn’t searching for a missing animal. I was searching for its ancient story”. Among the stunning landscapes, art and eerie representations of the tiger, experts including palaeontologist Dr Anna Gillespie, Senior Elder Yidumduma Bill Harney, and Dr Lauren White, who completed a PhD about thylacines, share their wisdom in this educational, fascinating journey. TWO WEEKS TO LIVE SBS Viceland, Monday, 9.25pm

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams (pictured) bids adieu to medieval chic in this vogueish actionpacked black comedy that nods to Guy Ritchie’s witty, boisterous heists. Williams plays Kim, an eccentric 21-year-old who has been raised in an isolated hut as a doomsday prepper by her survivalist mum Tina (Fleabag’s Sian Clifford). Madness, mayhem and mirth abound when Kim absconds from her weapons training and catching and killing her own dinner to check out what the outside world has to offer. When she meets friendly boy Nicky (Mawaan Rizwan) and his dimwit brother Jay (Taheen Modak), a wild, gun-toting cross-country adventure unfolds.

DARBY AND JOAN ABC TV, Saturday, 7.30pm

Veteran actors Greta Scacchi and Bryan Brown (both pictured) shine brighter than the golden Queensland setting, with verdant cane fields and sparkling beaches, in this comedic crime series. Premiering tonight with eight snappy episodes up its sleeve, the plot focuses on the playful friendship between Brown’s retired copper Jack Darby, who runs into Scacchi’s Joan Kirkhope, a Brit recently arrived in Australia to find out how and why her husband died here. With this intriguing overarching mystery, the gorgeous setting and chemistry between the leads plays out as together they tackle a different mystery in each episode. Steve Bisley, Kerry Armstrong and Heather Mitchell also feature in this good-looking caper. AUSTRALIA’S OPEN ABC TV, Tuesday, 8.30pm

As the anticipation amps up before the famous grand slam commences next week, this fascinating doco scores with a tantalising, slightly bittersweet spin on the fast-paced action. Premiering tonight, with the final instalment arriving straight down the line tomorrow, director Ili Baré (Great Australian Walks) charts the evolution of the famous tournament, from the glamorous and fun to the hot, sweaty, slightly uncomfortable truths from the sidelines. Featuring a crew of talking heads, including former player Pat Cash, journalist Tracey Holmes and veteran sports commentator Bruce McAvaney, it’s a hard-hitting story where politics, race and tennis racquets collide.

Wednesday, January 3 ABC TV (2)

6.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 10.05 The Princes And The Press. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Massacre On Hadrian’s Wall. (Mv, R) 2.55 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: PreGame Show. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Morning session. From the SCG. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.05 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills. 9.05 Changing Ends. (Premiere, PG) Alan Carr recalls growing up in the ’80s. 9.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Freddie Mercury. (Mln, R) 10.45 Catching A Predator. (Ma, R) 11.45 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.30 Tenable. (R) 1.15 Life. (Mls, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.35 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 4.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 5.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PG, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 How To Make It In Comedy. (Ml) The story of Edinburgh Fringe. 8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness: The Monster Lives On? (PGl, R) Part 3 of 3. Takes a look at how the mystery of the Loch Ness monster is still attracting visitors today. 9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) Roy’s campaign continues. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 COBRA. (MA15+l) 11.50 Vienna Blood. (MA15+s, R) 3.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 24. Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat. From C.ex Coffs International Stadium, NSW. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 25. Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 12.30 Parenthood. (Mds, R) As Crosby and Jasmine’s relationship heats up, they have to decide how to explain it to Jabbar. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. International news including interviews with people from the world of business, politics, media and sports. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: A Perfect Storm. (PGam) 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm: Melting. (Ml) Presented by Jeremy Clarkson. 9.30 Police Rescue Australia. (Ma, R) Police rescue risks their lives. 10.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 11.20 La Brea. (Mv, R) 12.10 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGam, R) 1.05 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. (R) 2.00 Explore TV. (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 Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (Mls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Ma, R) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting by trying their hand at dentistry. 9.00 MOVIE: Star Trek Into Darkness. (2013, Mv, R) Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise deal with a terrorist who has attacked the heart of Starfleet. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto. 11.35 MOVIE: Star Trek Beyond. (2016, Mav, R) Chris Pine. 2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Home Shopping.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Bondi Vet. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 M*A*S*H. 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 6. Second quarter-final and Group stage. Greece v Canada. 2am Manifest. 3.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 3.30 Bondi Vet. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Rules Of Engagement. 10.00 The Middle. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30pm Becker. 1.30 NBL Slam. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Two And A Half Men. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Oka! Continued. (2012, PG) 7.55 Diana. (2013, PG) 10.00 Testament Of Youth. (2014, M) 12.25pm Made In Dagenham. (2010, M) 2.30 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. (2009, PG) 4.10 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 5.40 Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG) 7.30 This Is Where I Leave You. (2014, M) 9.25 12 Years A Slave. (2013, MA15+) 11.55 New Gold Mountain. (2020, MA15+) 3.45am Kill The Messenger. (2014, M) 5.50 Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG)

7MATE (73, 64) 6am The Fishing Show. 7.00 Portland Charter Boat Wars. (Final) 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 NFL 100 Greatest. 9.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 24. Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.30 Crash Investigation Unit. Midnight Counting Cars. 1.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Programs. 5.45pm Hey Duggee. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.10 Pfffirates. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Bay Of Fires. (Final) 10.15 Killing Eve. 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. 12.25am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.50 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Numberblocks. 5.40 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Coastal Africa. 10.50 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 11.00 Larapinta. Noon Bob Marley: Catch A Fire. 1.00 Going Places. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Supreme Team. 8.30 MOVIE: Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary. (2021, M) 10.15 Stand Up And Be Counted: A NAIDOC Concert Special. 12.10am Late Programs.

SBS (3)

7.20 FBC News. 7.55 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.20pm The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS NewsHour. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The Vault. (2021) 10.45 MOVIE: Looper. (2012, MA15+) 1am VICE. 2.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review. 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 6. First quarter-final and Group stage. France v Italy. 4.30 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Six contestants answer multiple-choice questions that escalate in cash-prize value.

6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 Under The Hammer. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45am My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 Beyblade Burst Surge. 8.30 Barbie: A Touch Of Magic. 9.00 Gigantosaurus. 9.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 10.00 Ninjago: Crystalized. 10.30 Pokémon Ultimate Journeys. 11.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 11.30 Bakugan. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 4. 6.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 4. 11.00 MOVIE: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015, M) 1.10am Under The Dome. 2.05 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Ninjago: Crystalized. 5.00 Pokémon Journeys. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Hungry. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 Planet Shapers. (R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

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

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Thursday, January 4 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PGav, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Underwater Stonehenge. (PG, R) 2.55 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SEVEN (7, 6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session. From the SCG. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session. From the SCG.

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Afloat. (2022, G, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Hungry. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (PG, R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 Planet Shapers. (R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGadl, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PG, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Back Roads: The Great Australian Road Trip. (R) Presented by Heather Ewart. 8.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (Premiere) Follows two home transformations. 9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific: Papua New Guinea. (Ms) Part 1 of 3. 9.50 Fake Or Fortune? A Sculpture In The Brambles. (R) Part 1 of 4. 10.50 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 11.35 The Missing Children. (Ma, R) 1.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.50 Tenable. (PG, R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 4.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 5.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PGa, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey: South. (PGa) Part 1 of 4. 8.25 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor: Love And Duty. (PG, R) Part 1 of 5. The inside story of the British Royal Family told only by the people in the know. 9.20 Paul Newman: Always On The Move. (Malv, R) Takes a look at Paul Newman. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 A Class Apart. (MA15+d) 11.45 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+asv, R) 2.45 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 3.45 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 26. Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a deep dive into the world of cricket. 11.00 MOVIE: Stuber. (2019, MA15+lnv, R) An Uber driver’s passenger turns out to be a cop on the trail of a killer, drawing him into a dangerous mission. Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Mira Sorvino. 1.00 Black-ish. (PGa, R) Jack gets cut from the basketball team, leading to a family discussion about him being short for his age. 1.30 Travel Oz. (R) Presented by Greg Grainger. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 7. Third quarter-final. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Will and Charles work with a teenage brain cancer patient who is refusing treatment. 12.00 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) A private plane crashes in Wasilla, Alaska. 1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 2.00 GolfBarons. (R) A panel of experts discusses golf. 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. Special guests include Daniel Ricciardo. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (Mdls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (PGal, R) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting. 9.00 MOVIE: Mean Girls. (2004, Ma, R) A teenager attending school in the US for the first time finds herself at odds with a clique of snooty girls. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert. 11.00 MOVIE: Clueless. (1995, Md, R) A teenager plays matchmaker. Alicia Silverstone. 1.00 The Project. 2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Bliss. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Black Mirror. 12.45am Live At The Apollo. 2.15 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 3.15 ABC News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Tailings. 12.20 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Guns That Changed The Game. 11.10 Locked Up: Teens Behind Bars. 12.05am Dark Side Of Comedy. 1.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Coastal Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Not Even. 9.00 MOVIE: Desperately Seeking Susan. (1985, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Dan In Real Life. Continued. (2007, PG) 7.40 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 9.15 Dr Knock. (2017, PG, French) 11.20 Churchill. (2017, M) 1.15pm Oka! (2012, PG) 3.15 The Witches. (1990, PG) 4.55 The Scarlet And The Black. (1983, PG) 7.30 Enigma. (2001, M) 9.40 Jane Got A Gun. (2015, MA15+) 11.30 Bel Canto. (2018, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: Land Of The Lost. (2009, PG) 10.35 Roast Night. (Premiere) 11.05 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon MOVIE: My Little Pony: A New Generation. (2021, PG) 2.00 MOVIE: Cats. (2019) 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Tennis. Brisbane International. 11.00 MOVIE: Man On A Ledge. (2012, M) 1am Under The Dome. 2.00 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Voyager. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Makers Of Modern Australia. (PGa, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 10.05 The Princes And The Press. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.25 Tenable. (PG, R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

7.30 A Moveable Feast. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Bondi Vet. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 5. 5.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 7. Quarter-finals. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Madam Secretary. 11.50 MOVIE: Station Six-Sahara. (1963, M) 2am Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Rules Of Engagement. 10.00 The Middle. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 The Neighborhood. 12.30pm Becker. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

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Friday, January 5 ABC TV (2)

6.00 Stackorama! (PG, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 The Art Of Collecting. (R) 10.00 The Chemical World. (R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Muster Dogs. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGa) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PGan, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mystery Of The Golden Warrior. (PGa, R) 2.55 Cook Up Bitesize. (PG, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PGl, R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love, Game, Match. (2022, PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Hungry. (PGl, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 Planet Shapers. (R) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Scottsdale, Tasmania. (PG, R) Heather Ewart visits Scottsdale. 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) Part 1 of 3. 8.30 MOVIE: Mao’s Last Dancer. (2009, PG, R) A boy from a Chinese village is selected by a delegate of Madame Mao to study classical ballet in Beijing. Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan. 10.25 Life. (Mdl, R) 11.25 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.15 Tenable. (R) 1.00 Wakefield. (Madls, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Tassie Tiger On The Rocks. A look at the Tasmanian tiger. 8.35 The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild. (Ml, R) Part 1 of 3. Follows the engineering challenges faced by Claridge’s, one of London’s most luxurious hotels. 9.40 Supertunnels. (PG, R) A look at three vast tunnel projects. 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 L’Opera. (Mal) 12.10 Sisi. (MA15+s) 2.55 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Mals, R) 3.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Karen Martini cooks a tomato passata. 8.30 MOVIE: Father Stu. (2022, Malsv) After surviving a motorcycle accident, a troubled former boxer and long-time agnostic starts to wonder if he can find a new purpose in life by using his second chance to help others. Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver. 11.05 MOVIE: A Perfect Murder. (1998, Mlsv, R) A husband hires a hit man to kill his wife. Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow. 1.25 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 8. Fourth quarter-final. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney. 11.00 MOVIE: The Next Three Days. (2010, Mlv, R) A married couple’s lives are turned upside down. Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks. 1.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 2.30 Destination WA. (PG, R) Nikki Parkinson explores some hotspots. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Explore TV. (PG, R) Trevor Cochrane continues his cruise. 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. Georgie Tunny and Sam Taunton take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MOVIE: War Of The Worlds. (2005, Mv, R) A New Jersey man tries to protect his children when the planet is invaded by aliens. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin. 9.50 MOVIE: Rambo: Last Blood. (2019, MA15+av, R) A Vietnam War veteran battles a Mexican cartel after it kidnaps his friend’s teenage daughter. Sylvester Stallone, Yvette Monreal, Paz Vega. 11.45 The Project. (R) Special guests include Martin Scorsese. 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Music by Gracie Abrams. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: The Craft. (1996, MA15+) 10.10 MOVIE: Walkabout. (1971, M) 11.45 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am QI. 12.50 Killing Eve. 1.35 Back. 2.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.35 ABC News Update. 3.40 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 2.45 VICE Sports. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.15 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.10 Miniseries: The Sister. 1am Love And Sex In Russia. 2.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Strait To The Plate. 6.00 Bamay. 6.35 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 MOVIE: Josie And The Pussycats. (2001) 9.15 MOVIE: Sione’s Wedding. (2006, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

The Scarlet And The Black. Continued. (1983, PG) 8.15 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 10.15 Kill The Messenger. (2014, M) 12.20pm Bangla. (2019, M, Italian) 1.55 Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG) 3.45 Dr Knock. (2017, PG, French) 5.50 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 7.30 Point Break. (1991, M) 9.45 The Hurt Locker. (2008, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs. 5.50 The Movie Show.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Afternoon session. From the SCG. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Late afternoon session. From the SCG.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 A Moveable Feast. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Restoration. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man. (2002, M) 10.00 MOVIE: The 6th Day. (2000, M) 12.30am Late Programs.

Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 6. Quarter-finals. 5.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 8. Quarter-finals. 7.30 David Attenborough’s A Perfect Planet. 8.40 MOVIE: The Thomas Crown Affair. (1999, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

12.30pm MOVIE: Barbie Mermaid Power. (2022, PG) 1.50 MOVIE: Step Up. (2006, PG) 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Tennis. Brisbane International. Quarter-finals. 11.00 MOVIE: Good Kill. (2014, M) 1.05am Under The Dome. 2.00 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 NBL Slam. 9.30 The Middle. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 The Neighborhood. 12.30pm Becker. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Ghosts. (Premiere) 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 10. Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Saturday, January 6 ABC TV (2)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 MOVIE: The Imitation Game. (2014, Ma, R) Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley. 2.20 A Symphonic Odyssey With Professor Brian Cox. (R) 3.45 Outback Musical. (PG, R) 4.30 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 5.30 Nick Cave And Warren Ellis At Hanging Rock. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Outside: Beyond The Lens. (PGa, R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.15 En`coda. (R) 3.35 Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land. (PGa, R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Prologue. Highlights.

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Mr Mayor. (PGs, R) 10.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9. First semi-final. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney. 4.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 4.30 Customs. (PG, R) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Jay’s Mission Melanoma Walk. (PGa, R) 11.00 Second Chance Champions. (PGal, R) 12.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 2.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 3.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Attenborough And The Mammoth Graveyard. (R) A look at a mammoth graveyard. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Darby And Joan. (Premiere, PGa) A former Aussie cop and an English nurse become entangled in a string of mysteries in the outback. 8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 3 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a promising university student. 9.50 The Capture. (Ml, R) Isaac’s paranoia intensifies in the wake of his hacked TV interview, and his family ties are put to the test. 10.50 Parkinson In Australia. (PGs, R) Hosted by Michael Parkinson. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (Return) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. A look at three unique houses. 8.40 Portugal’s Atlantic Train. Charts a journey by train from the westernmost point of mainland Europe through Portugal. 9.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Colorado To Utah, USA. (R) Narrated by Bill Nighy. 10.20 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 11.10 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R) 1.00 Mister8. (MA15+a, R) 3.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Patrol. (PGa) Follows the men and women who protect New Zealand’s borders from drugs, weapons, pests and diseases. 7.30 MOVIE: Grown Ups. (2010, PGls, R) After their high-school basketball coach passes away, five former friends reunite for his funeral. Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock. 9.45 MOVIE: Never Been Kissed. (1999, PGdls, R) A subeditor at a Chicago newspaper goes undercover at her former high school to report on teenagers. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan. 12.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) Friends and enemies converge in Victorian London. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey: East Coast, Crete. (PG, R)

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9. Second semi-final. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney. 11.00 MOVIE: Jurassic Park III. (2001, Mv, R) A sightseeing flight goes wrong. Sam Neill, William H. Macy. 12.45 The First 48: Monster. (MA15+alv, R) A look at the murder of Wilmer Flores. 1.45 Explore: Hamilton Gardens. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands Summer Series. (PG)

6.00 MOVIE: TMNT: Out Of The Shadows. (2016, PGv, R) After the supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with two mutant henchmen to take over the world. Megan Fox, Will Arnett. 8.00 MOVIE: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. (2001, Mv, R) After a young adventurer finds a hidden clock, it is stolen from her by mysterious assailants. She discovers the attackers work for an evil organisation that is hoping to use it to find a magical device. Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen. 10.00 MOVIE: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. (2003, Mv, R) An adventurer tries to stop a megalomaniac from obtaining an orb, which serves as the key to Pandora’s box. Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) Religious program. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. 10.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.15 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. Midnight State Of The Union. 12.20 MythBusters. 1.10 Portlandia. 2.00 Black Mirror. 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Tailings. (Final) 12.15 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Cup series. Individual apparatus. Replay. 1.50 187 Minutes: Capitol Riots. 2.45 WorldWatch. 4.40 Asia’s Next Top Model. 5.40 Australia In Colour. 6.40 The Toys That Built The World. 7.30 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2023. 10.00 Letterkenny. 11.00 Fear The Walking Dead. 11.55 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30

Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. Noon Horse Racing. Aquis $1.6 Million Raceday featuring The TAB Wave, Royal Randwick Raceday And Super Saturday On The Coast. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands Summer Series. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Skippy. 11.30 MOVIE: The Man Upstairs. (1958, PG) 1.20pm MOVIE: South Of Algiers. (1953) 3.15 MOVIE: Sitting Bull. (1954, PG) 5.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 9. Semi-finals. 7.30 MOVIE: Thelma & Louise. (1991, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Misery. (1990, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

6am Morning Programs. 2.15pm Going Places. 3.15 Characters Of Broome. 4.15 Walking With Fire. 4.30 Jupurrurla: Man Of Media. 5.00 The Whole Table. 6.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.30 Ray Charles: Live At The Montreux. 9.50 MOVIE: Housebound. (2014, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs.

NINE (9, 8)

TEN (10, 5)

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Ghosts. 1.30pm MOVIE: The Personal History Of David Copperfield. (2019, PG) 4.00 Becker. 5.00 The Middle. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 4.30 Home Shopping.

The Movie Show. 6.20 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 8.00 Monsieur Verdoux. (1947, PG) 10.15 Salvation Boulevard. (2011, M) Noon Enigma. (2001, M) 2.15 The Scarlet And The Black. (1983, PG) 4.50 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 6.50 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 8.30 On The Basis Of Sex. (2018) 10.45 House Of Pleasures. (2011, MA15+, French) 1.05am Late Programs.

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon On Tour With Allan Border. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 My Road To Adventure. 2.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 4.30 Storage Wars: NY. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

NINE (9, 8)

TEN (10, 5)

Noon Tennis. Brisbane International. Semi-finals and women’s doubles final. 6.00 Raymond. 7.30 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 7. Semi-finals. 11.30 MOVIE: In The Heart Of The Sea. (2015, M) 2am MOVIE: Intersection. (2020, M) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 LEGO City Adventures. 5.10 LEGO Jurassic World. 5.30 Polly Pocket.

9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 On The Fly. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Dr Phil. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 3.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC. 10.15 SEAL Team. 11.10 Evil. 12.05am NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 FBI: International. 2.00 48 Hours. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Home Shopping.

Sunday, January 7 ABC TV (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. (R) 10.00 The Australian Soul With Geraldine Doogue. (PG, R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.35 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG, R) 4.10 Pick Of The Litter. (R) 5.25 The ABC Of. (PG, R)

SBS (3)

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 APAC Weekly. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 10.30 Cycling. National Road Championships. Women’s Elite Road Race. 12.30 National Road Championships: Studio Show. 1.30 Cycling. National Road Championships. Men’s Elite Road Race. From Ballarat, Victoria.

SEVEN (7, 6)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 12.30 The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Ocean Thunder. (R) 11.00 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGm, R) 12.00 Great Getaways. (PG, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Mr Holland’s Opus. (1995, PGl, R) Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas. 3.50 The Deep Blueprint: Wild Sri Lanka. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGdl, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 9.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.00 Charming China. (PG, R) 10.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 11.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Hungry. (PGl, R) 1.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 GCBC. (R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGal) 5.00 News.

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) Follows two home transformations. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 MOVIE: Strictly Ballroom. (1992, PG, R) A dancer goes against the establishment. Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice. 9.05 MOVIE: Spotlight. (2015, Mal, R) Journalists from The Boston Globe investigate a cover-up of abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo. 11.10 MOVIE: Girl With A Pearl Earring. (2003, PGa, R) A maid becomes an artist’s model. Colin Firth. 12.50 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. (R)

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers: The Lower Dee. Paul Murton continues his journey. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Asia’s Ancient Civilisations: Japan’s Mighty Tokugawa Shogunate. (PG) Part 1 of 4. 9.20 Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Toxic Tomb. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2. Ella Al-Shamahi reveals the science behind the Pharaoh’s Curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb. 10.15 Race For The Sky: Rise Of The Pioneers. (PGalv, R) Part 1 of 2. 11.15 Lance. (Mal, R) 3.00 Child Genius Australia. (PG, R) 4.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 29. Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes. From the Gabba, Brisbane. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive, special investigation. 12.00 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) Norman is haunted by a tragic event. 1.00 Emergency Call. (PGa, R) A caller reports two girls being attacked. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 10. Final. From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney. 11.30 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ocean Thunder. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program. 4.30 GolfBarons. A panel of experts discusses golf and takes up innovative experiments with how the game can be played. 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

6.00 The Graham Norton Show. (PGls) Celebrity guests include Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Claudia Winkleman, Nadiya Hussain and Rob Brydon. 7.30 MOVIE: The Lost City. (2022, Masv) A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe. 9.45 MOVIE: Second Act. (2018, Mls, R) After being turned down for a promotion by her employers because she lacked formal qualifications, a talented woman reinvents herself, with some help from her godson, and sets out to take the world by storm. Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Doc Martin. 10.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.20 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 1.40am ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Beep And Mort. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Patriot Brains. 12.55 Speedweek. 2.55 Jungletown. 3.45 The Casketeers. 4.15 WorldWatch. 4.45 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. H’lights. 5.45 Alone Sweden. (Premiere) 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 9.25 Cracking The Code. 10.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Middle.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Away From Country. 3.00 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 3.15 Take Heart: Deadly Heart. 4.40 Going Places. 5.40 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 5.50 Woven Threads Stories From Within. 6.00 Moko. 6.30 Wild Mexico. 7.40 Ray Charles At Salle Pleyel. 8.30 MOVIE: Amazing Grace. (2018) 10.10 MOVIE: The Color Purple. (1985, PG) 12.50am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.15 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 8.15 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 10.35 Point Break. (1991, M) 12.50pm This Is Where I Leave You. (2014, M) 2.45 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 4.25 Monsieur Verdoux. (1947, PG) 6.40 What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 8.30 Best Sellers. (2021) 10.25 After May. (2012, MA15+, French) 12.40am Spider. (2019, MA15+, German) 2.40 Late Programs.

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Storage Wars: NY. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. (Final) 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: U-571. (2000, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Western United v Melbourne City. 7.00 JAG. 8.00 NCIS. 11.00 NCIS: LA. Midnight SEAL Team. 1.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. 2.00 Late Programs.

11.00 DVine Living. 11.30 Last Chance Learners. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.

In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 World’s Greatest Islands. 11.30 MOVIE: Night Boat To Dublin. (1946, PG) 1.30pm Tennis. Brisbane International. Day 8. Finals. 5.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 10. Final. 7.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Sentinel. (2006, M) 10.45 Late Programs.

1.30pm FIA World Endurance Championship: End Of Season Review. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House. 3.30 MOVIE: Loch Ness. (1996) 5.30 Tennis. Brisbane International. Finals. 8.00 MOVIE: War With Grandpa. (2020, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Fighting With My Family. (2019, M) 12.15am Surviving The Stone Age. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

10.00 MOVIE: Go! (2020, PG) Noon The Neighborhood. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 South Park. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 2.30 Bold. 4.30 Shopping.

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Monday, January 8 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Undercover Blues. (1993, PGlsv, R) Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, Stanley Tucci. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (PGl, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (PGa, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Thallon, Queensland. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. (Return) Presented by David Speers. 8.00 The Search For The Palace Letters. (PG) The story of Professor Jenny Hocking. 9.00 Harley & Katya. (Ml, R) Tells the story of Indigenous Australian Harley Windsor and Russian Katya Alexandrovskaya. 10.30 You Can’t Ask That: Gambling. (Mal, R) 11.00 Changing Ends. (PG, R) 11.50 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.35 Tenable. (PG, R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Classic Countdown. (Final, PG, R) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends: Northern England. (PGa) Part 1 of 4. 8.25 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South. (Premiere, PGa) Narrator Alan Titchmarsh documents the lives of the residents of the Isle of Wight. 9.20 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses: Beachy Head. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 3. Rob Bell explores the secrets of lighthouses in Britain and America. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Blanca. (MA15+av) Blanca finds a new clue. 11.50 Partisan. (Malv, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (Return, PGav) Two lives hang in the balance, and Bree’s personal and professional lives collide. 7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 30. Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers. From Sydney Showground Stadium. 11.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGa) Officers deal with a drunk driver with a bad attitude, stolen shampoo and a shitzu smash. 11.30 Highway Cops. (PGl) Authorities encounter clueless drivers, nude motorists and roadside turkey wrangling. 12.00 Bates Motel. (Mav, R) Norman and Emma each make a decision about their future. Norma sets boundaries with Norman. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Human. (PG) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. 8.40 Australian Crime Stories: Deadly Deception. (Mav, R) Takes a look at the case of Renae Marsden, who died by suicide on the day her relationship ended. 9.50 Vanished: The Disappearance Of Dolores McCrea. (Mav) Takes a look at the murder of Dolores McCrea. 10.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av) 11.40 Kenan. (Ms) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher. (2012, Mlv, R) A former US Army military police officer investigates the shooting of five innocent civilians by a sniper. Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Jai Courtney. 10.00 MOVIE: A Quiet Place II. (2021, Mhv) A family continues its fight for survival in a world where humans are hunted by monsters and silence is the best defence. Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds. 12.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Music by Willie Nelson. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.55 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.25am QI. 1.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 2.25 ABC News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. Noon MOVIE: Feels Good Man: Pepe The Frog. (2020, M) 1.45 The Year That Changed Love. 2.40 25 Siblings And Me. 3.50 WorldWatch. 6.00 Joy Of Painting. 6.30 The Fast History Of. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Two Weeks To Live. (Premiere) 10.25 Scrubs. 11.15 Hoarders. 12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Big Bang

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am What

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. USA Boxing Day. H’lights. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 30. Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers. 7.35 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (PG, R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Moko. 2.10 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Making A Mark. 10.05 MOVIE: Fruitvale Station. (2013, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

NOW!

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (Final, PGa) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.10 Secret Cities. (PGav, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Riddle Of The Roman Coneheads. (PGa, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 2. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Home And Away. (PGasv, R) 1.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

We Did On Our Holiday. Continued. (2014, PG) 6.50 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 8.50 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 10.30 On The Basis Of Sex. (2018) 12.40pm Dead Ringers. (1988, M) 2.50 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 5.10 The Way. (2010, PG) 7.30 Forgotten We’ll Be. (2020, M) 10.00 Malcolm X. (1992, MA15+) 1.45am Cousins. (2021, M) 3.35 Limbo. (2020, M) 5.30 The Movie Show.

9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Fortitude. 11.30 Late Programs.

Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Day 1. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 1. 10.30 Death In Paradise. 11.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. 12.40am Snapped. 1.40 MOVIE: The Sound Barrier. (1952, PG) 4.00 Late Programs.

Noon MOVIE: Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back. (1998) 1.30 Rich House, Poor House. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Kenan. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Law Abiding Citizen. (2009, MA15+) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

Theory. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Friends. 1.30pm Ghosts. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 3.00 Becker. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Meet Me In New York. (2022, G, R) Brooke Nevin, Corey Sevier, Molly Lewis. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Robinvale, Victoria. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by David Speers. 8.00 Back Roads: Brunswick Heads, NSW. (Return, PG) Heather Ewart visits Brunswick Heads, NSW. 8.30 Australia’s Open. (Ml) Part 1 of 2. Charts the Australian Open’s rise to the biggest annual sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere. 9.20 MOVIE: The Australian Dream. (2019, MA15+l, R) Explores the life of Adam Goodes. Adam Goodes, Stan Grant. 10.30 MOVIE: Spotlight. (2015, Mal, R) 12.35 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 1.20 Tenable. (R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Courteney Cox. (PGav) Courteney Cox explores her roots. 8.20 Michael Palin In North Korea. (R) Part 1 of 2. Michael Palin explores North Korea, travelling from Pyongyang to Mount Paektu. 9.15 Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live. (Ml, R) Part 1 of 2. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Das Boot. (Return, MA15+av) 11.40 Furia. (MA15+av, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Cash tries to get to Eden in time, and Bree and Levi clash. 7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 31. Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Adelaide Oval. 11.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Malv, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service, giving an insight into the life and death incidents they face. 12.30 Bates Motel. (Madv, R) Norman and Norma grow apart as Norman and Emma grow closer. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Heroes. (PG) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. 8.40 MOVIE: Honest Thief. (2020, Mlv) A bank robber gets caught up in a violent conflict with two corrupt FBI agents intent on stealing his money. Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh. 10.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.20 The First 48: Dangerous Company. (Mav, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ml, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. (2016, Mlv, R) Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an army officer he suspects is the victim of a conspiracy. Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh. 9.50 MOVIE: Capone. (2020, MA15+alv, R) After 10 years in prison, gangster Al Capone struggles with dementia and where he hid his fortune. Tom Hardy, Matt Dillon, Linda Cardellini. 11.50 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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 Bliss. 8.55 Rosehaven. 9.20 Portlandia. 10.05 State Of The Union. 10.30 Back. 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 MOVIE: The Craft. (1996, MA15+) 1.05am Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets. 2.00 MOVIE: Walkabout. (1971, M) 3.40 ABC News Update. 3.45 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. Noon Chasing Famous. 2.45 Preserving Taste. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Box 21. 12.50am Future Man. 1.30 Hate Thy Neighbour. 2.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00

Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Day 2. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 2. 10.30 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 12.30am Madam Secretary. 1.30 MOVIE: Yield To The Night. (1956, M) 3.15 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am Stephen Colbert.

7.00 King Of Queens. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 14. New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats. Replay. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. Noon King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 Big Bang. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden. (PG)

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Larapinta. 8.30 MOVIE: Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes. (2018, M) 10.05 Night. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.10 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.15 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Death Of A Dynasty. (Mv, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 3. Highlights.

The Way. (2010, PG) 8.20 The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 10.00 Best Sellers. (2021) 11.55 Cousins. (2021, M) 1.45pm What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 3.35 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 5.35 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 7.30 A Little Chaos. (2014, M) 9.40 Bright Star. (2009) 11.50 Madame. (2017, M) 1.30am Late Programs. 5.55 The Movie Show.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Steppin’ Into The Holiday. (2022, PGa) Mario Lopez, Jana Kramer, Terri Hoyos. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

7.30 A Moveable Feast. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

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WE all cherish the moment where we can get into our dream job, and Sophie Shippen is no exception. Originally from Toongabbie, Ms Shippen is completing the Graduate Ambulance Paramedics (GAP) program out of the Traralgon branch. Based all over the state, the Graduate Ambulance Paramedics undertake the 12-month GAP program that sees them become fully credentialed. Ms Shippen is one of 178 graduates to have joined the program in 2023. GAPs initially work under the supervision of clinical instructors to help with the transition from the classroom to the ‘real world’. After completing the program, paramedics continue training for their entire careers. This continued professional development ensures Ambulance Victoria paramedics can provide the most up-to-date life-saving interventions and stay safe while they are doing so. “You get the chance to go on placements as a paramedic, so you have a little idea of what you are up to, but it is very different when you are in the driver's seat or the treating seat,” she said. “It was a little bit of what I expected but also nothing that I expected it to be like. It’s a lot of 'go, go, go', and I have to concentrate all the time, not just when you are driving but when treating the patients for their illnesses.” Ms Shippen has a nursing background and experience working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and was curious about pre-hospital care. “I have been in the hospital system for almost 10 years as a nurse, and it would be nice to see what pre-hospital care can provide. I jumped in feet first and enjoyed it. “The hospital is a very controlled environment. I worked in the ICU, and the patient was in a bed. You control what you do, how and when you do it. Here, it is very unpredictable; you're in the patient’s environment instead of yours. A lot can change quickly.”

GAP: Toongabbie’s Sophie Shippen is among the Traralgon branch’s Graduate Ambulance Photograph: Katrina Brandon Paramedics. Unpredictability is one of the many challenges a paramedic can face, according to Ms Shippen. She told the Latrobe Valley Express that the shifts are long as a paramedic and can be longer if you are on a job when your shift ends. Fatigue is also one of the other challenges, but Ms Shippen said that it benefits her more to keep pushing on. In her downtime at the station, Ms Shippen said

that as a graduate, there are many opportunities for the other paramedics to help her learn or refresh her skills. They even practise real-life scenarios in the case of hospital transport or exercising best judgement to predict when a job can be handled without hospitalisation (in those cases referring patients to the virtual Emergency Department or a GP).

“That kind of thing threw me. You never really learnt that in uni, there are other options than going straight to the Emergency Department,” Ms Shippen said. “We learn how to assess a patient and diagnose what is happening, but in scenario land and university, all the patients we get as learning topics are sick, and we always transfer them to the hospital. Whereas some people don’t need to be taken to hospital.” Ms Shippen said that the nursing degree has been immensely helpful as a paramedic as she has extra knowledge that can help in the field. “Many people I have spoken to who have done the straight paramedic course would have enjoyed it if they had done nursing and paramedics because it opens up a few more avenues,” she said. Ms Shippen told the Latrobe Valley Express that it had been an eye-opening experience and she had enjoyed it - aspects such as the respect people have for paramedics and the little things when going into homes. “Getting a patient out of their environment, you only think about that crooked step once you try to get a bed with a patient on it down. You only think a house is cluttered once you try to get a bed, chair, equipment, or anything through a doorway. It opens your eyes to how we live, the way we live and just the simplest of things like a broken step at the front. You don’t think it is wrong until you try to do something heavy and hard over it,” she said. “Going into the patient’s home, you forget it is a privilege to be asked into someone’s house. I think the uniform and arriving in an ambulance, everyone just so thankful to see you. It was a pleasant surprise. “The driving is also fun. To drive safely at that speed with the lights and sirens, everybody pays attention to what is happening, and you don’t have too many people missing the lights and sirens." Ms Shippen said that she really enjoys the work and that those considering paramedicine should 'go for it'.

Welcoming the future of Gippsland Water Gippsland Water Scholarship recipient Georgie Lambert is completing her second year in Gippsland Water's Vacation Employment Program. Ms Lambert is completing a Bachelor of Environmental and Conservation Science at Federation University's Gippsland campus and has assumed a position in Gippsland Water's Environment and Healthy Country team as part of the vacation program. "So far I've visited a number of sites and completed tasks that have helped me build new skills and improve upon skills I've learnt during university," Ms Lambert said. "Recently, I visited a biodiversity offset site at Sunny Creek and completed threatened species monitoring of the Wellington Mint-bush at Dutson Downs. "In my current role I've been able to support the Environment and Healthy Country team both inside the Traralgon office and in the field." Gippsland Water's Vacation Employment Program began in late November and runs until mid-February. Applications for the program open mid-year annually. To find out more about Gippsland Water's Vacation Employment Program or other employment opportunities, visit gippswater.com.au/ careers

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BALFE (Keating), Lucy. DEAN, Edwin Ebenezela. Apa Dean / Bubba Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Valley Village Passed away at home in Aged Care, Newborough Morwell on 25 December on 27 December 2023, 2023. surrounded by her loving Aged 60 years Beloved son to the late family. Aged 91 years Mere Temoata Dean and Dearly loved wife of John Rima Putaura. Gordon (dec.). Much A brother, cousin, uncle, loved mother a n d and cherished friend to mother-in-law of Julie and many. Bill, Cathy and Peter, Louise (dec.), Maurice and Janie, Barbara, Gary and Dawn. Adored grandma LUCAS (née Dowers), Lucy to all her grand and Yvonne Marie. great grandchildren. Born on 13 March, 1941. Passed away 30 January, 2024. Passed away peacefully, after a long battle with Parkinsons, at Traralgon Aged Care on Saturday 30 December 2023. Aged 82 years Loved and loving wife of Brian (dec.). Loved and BALFE (nee Keating), respected mother and Lucy. mother-in-law of Gary and 20/5/1932 - 27/12/2023. The world changes from Gabrielle and Ruth, and Graham and Mary. year to year, Our lives from day to day. Cherished Grandma of Cameron, But love and memories of Jacqueline, Stephanie you shall never fade Harrison, (dec.), Alisha and Mark. away. Love always, Maurice, Great-grandma to Scarlette, Noah and Archie. Janie, Patrick, Jessika, Kristie, Aaliyah, Ella, With tears we watched you Marianne, Gracey and suffer and watched you fade away. Steph XXXX. With courage and concern SAG for others, you fought so hard to stay. Leaving many wonderful memories as a generous, caring and much-loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. We love you and miss you BONNICI, Mario. Passed away peacefully Many thanks to the caring at Mitchell House Morwell team at Traralgon Aged on the 27 December 2023. Care. A loved grandma and Aged 65 years Dearly loved son of Vincent great-grandma. Thanks (dec.) and Josephine for being you, for all your love and support and the (dec.). Loving husband of Emme. beautiful memories we Much loved father of have to look back on. So Darryl and Val and Ben. thankful you met Scarlette Nannu to Harry. Loved and Noah and I'll always the special brother and brother-in-law cherish to Rose and Les, Jane moments seeing you with and Joe, Angie and your great-grandkids and Charlie, Laurie and Tricia, the smiles they brought Carmen, Manuel, Tessie you. Finally at peace, and Trev, Doris and Rick, together with Grandpa Joe and Lisa, and from all again. Give Gpa and of Mario's loving nieces Stephanie a big hug from and nephews, uncles and us. aunties and cousins. "We are Geelong the "Don't let your hearts be greatest team of all. We are Geelong we're always troubled. Trust in God, and trust on the ball. We play the also in me. There is more game as it should be than enough room in my played, at home or far Father's home. If this were away. Our banners fly not so, would l have told high from dawn to dark you that l am going to down at Kardinia Park." prepare a place for you? Lots of love Jacqueline, When everything is ready, Chris, Scarlette and Noah. l will come and get you, so XX that you will always be Yvonne, my beautiful and with me where l am." very loving Grandma. JOHN 14:1-4 I'll be forever grateful for Rest in Peace Mario the time I d id have with you and will continue to cherish all of the wonderBONNICI, Mario. ful memories we have 15/5/1958 - 27/12/2023. together. Mario my brother, l know you are resting in "Goodbye may seem forthe Lord's arms today and ever. Farewell is like the no longer in pain. You put end, but in my heart is the up a good fight bro, just memory and there you will like you always have. You always be." fulfilled many of your Walt Disney. dreams and lived a full Love Alisha and Luke. life. Love you bro. R.I.P. "For everything there is a season, and a time for LUCAS, Yvonne. every matter under heaven: Passed away Saturday a time to be born, and a 30 December 2023. Loved daughter of Les time to die;" and Marge Dowers (both Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2a: Much loved brother and deceased). brother-in-law to Joe and Loved sister and sisterLisa. Uncle to Grace, Ryan in-law of Graham and and baby Luca. Hannah Merlene, Ian (dec.), Kerry and Tom. and Isaac. Loved Aunty of Brett, Timmy, Peter, Aaron and Justin and their families. CLARIDGE (Byrne), Tania Maree (Tan). Now at Peace Passed away suddenly after a long illness but peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Monash, Clayton on 27 December 2023. Adored wife and best friend of Brent for 24 wonderful years. Much loved and proud Mum of Billy and Mitchy. Cherished daughter of Sheryl. Forever in our hearts Now At Peace Reunited with Matt and Chook

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MANSON (nee Rigg), Margaret Mary. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Latrobe Regional Hospital on Friday 29 December 2023. Aged 95 years Loved and loving wife of Ken (dec.). Loved and respected mother and mother-in-law of Wendy (dec.) and Peter, Pam and Richard and David and Karen. Cherished Nana to her seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. A gentle lady now in God's care

MANSON, Margaret. Deepest sympathy to David, Karen and family on your loss. Margaret was a lovely lady who always enjoyed a chat and was very strong in her beliefs. Rest In Peace Margaret Peter, Linda and family. PLATSCHINDA (Flood), Janet Margaret Semple. Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Valley Village Aged Care Newborough on 31 December 2023. Surrounded by her loving family. Aged 74 years Dearly loved wife of William (dec.). Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Brad and Joanne, David and Nicole. Adored Nan to Blair, Brendan, William, Megan, Lauren, David, Sophie, and Darcy. Great grandmother of Harry, Ollie, Hudson, Hunter, Paddy, Marlee, Jimmy and Leo. PLATSCHINDA (nee Flood), Janet. In loving memory of our beautiful, younger sister who passed away on 31 December 2023. At peace at last We will love you forever Your sisters Pat and family from Nowra N.S.W. and Maureen and family, from Adelaide S.A. STEWART, Robin 'Bluey'. Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Regional Hospital Thursday, 21 December 2023. Aged 87 years Dearly loved and loving husband of Margaret (Joan). Much loved father and father-in-law of Gary, Peter and Sharon, Jeff and Jodie. Adored Grandpa of Haylee, Ben, Logan, Corey, Cameron, Neo and Teesha. At Rest STILES, Malcolm Reginald. Malcolm passed away peacefully with family by his side at Monash Clayton on Thursday 28 December 2023. Aged 78 years Loving husband of Judy. Loved father of Trevor and Craig and their families. At peace At Malcolm's request Private Service. TAPP, Alan William Mark. Passed away peacefully at Dalkeith Gardens on Friday 29 December 2023. Aged 94 years Devoted husband of Flossie (dec.). Loved and loving father and fatherin-law of Karen and Robert Stockdale, Sandra and Steve Duncan and Michael and Vicki. Adored grandfather of his 13 grandchildren and great grandfather of many. Our lives were enriched by his love Reunited with his beloved wife Flossie

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VANSTAN (Robertson), Janice Louise. 4/4/1938 - 30/12/2023 Loved wife of Roger (dec.). Much loved Mother and Mother-in-law of Lisa and Peter, Mark and Sally, Robert and Fe. Dearly loved Ma of Luke and Tayla, Courtney and Pia. Nana to Brittany and Jake, Nan to Summer and Myf. Friend to Annabel and Paul, Clemi and Kane, Angus and Georgi. (Privately Cremated, no Service at Jan's request). Mum to Lisa and Peter, Nana to Britty and Jake. You were the kindest woman I knew, who loved your family above all else. We were so lucky to have you but now you're back with your first family. Every time I hear bagpipes I will smile and remember you. Love you always Lisa. VANSTAN, Jan Louise. Passed away peacefully on 30 December 2023. Very much loved mother to Mark, mother-in-law to Sally. Loved Ma to Luke and Tayla, Courtney and Pia, Annabel and Paul, Clementine and Kane, Angus and Georgia. Loving Great grandmother to Evie and Henry Forever In Our Hearts VANSTAN, Janice Louise. 30/12/2023 Smiling and strong until the end, now peacefully at rest and reunited with Dad. Loving mum to Rob, mother-in-law to Fe, Nana to Sum, Myf, Tanaha and Zanda. Her beautiful soul lives on in all she touched XXX. Thank you to you and Pa for being my safe place. I hope that you feel whole again to be back with Pa, Pa Jack, your mother and Jock but you will leave a gap in our family that can never be filled. I wish we could have kept you forever but hope that you will always be watching over us. Britty XXX. VANSTAN, Janice Louise. 30/12/2023. Dear friend of Julie and Hank (dec.) for 52 years. Supportive aunt of Deirdre, Kathryn and families. A lady of grace, dignity and kindness who will be much missed and always loved. WHITE, Joel Terence. Passed away surrounded by family and friends after a courageous fight at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Wednesday, 27 December 2023. Aged 39 years Devoted husband of Rikki. Loving father of Monique and Ella. Loving Son of Dean and Veronica. Loving brother of Sam, Ben and Bianca. Son-inlaw of John and Wendy. Special mate to Coco. A wonderful person, so loving and kind, What beautiful memories you have left behind, Sharing and caring, always content, Loved and respected wherever you went. Your life was a blessing, our memories we'll treasure, you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. You will walk beside us and be in our hearts forever. Rikki, Monique and Ella X.

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BALFE. The Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Mrs Lucy Balfe will be offered at St Kieran's Catholic Church, Lloyd Street, Moe on FRIDAY (5 January 2024) commencing at 1.30pm. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Moe Cemetery. Lucy's Service will be livestreamed. To view the livestream please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au and click on livestreaming.

MANSON. Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Mrs Margaret Mary Manson will be offered at St Michael's Catholic Church, Church Street, Traralgon on MONDAY (8 January 2024) at 11am. At the conclusion of Mass the Funeral will leave for the Traralgon Cemetery, Gippsland Memorial Park, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon.

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PLATSCHINDA. The Funeral Service for Mrs Janet Platschinda will be held at St Kieran's Catholic Church, Lloyd Street Moe on THURSDAY (11 January 2024) commencing at 11.30am. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of the Service for the Moe cemetery. Janet's Service will also be livestreamed, to view the livestream please go to: latrobvevalley funerals.com.au and click on live streaming.

BONNICI. The Funeral of Mr Mario Bonnici will be held at the Rose Chapel, Gippsland Memorial Park Traralgon, on FRIDAY (5 January 2024) commencing at 2pm.

CLARIDGE (Byrne). A Service to celebrate the life of Tania Claridge will be held at the Nielsen Funeral Chapel, Korumburra Rd, Warragul on FRIDAY NEXT WEEK (12 January 2024) at 11am. The Service will also be live-streamed. To view Tan's Service please visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au

At the conclusion of the Service the cortege will leave for the Trafalgar Cemetery. In memory of Tan please wear a touch of purple.

DEAN. The Funeral Service for Edwin Dean will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 437A Princes Drive, Morwell on FRIDAY (12 January 2024) commencing at 11am. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Yallourn Cemetery. Edwin's Service will also be livestreamed, to view the livestream please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au and click on livestreaming.

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STEWART. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation of 'Bluey' Stewart will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway, Traralgon on MONDAY, (15 January 2023), commencing at 11am. The Service will be livestreamed. To view the livestream visit our website and follow the prompts. MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON MOE 5126 1111 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

TAPP. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation of Mr Alan William Mark Tapp will be held at Gippsland Memorial Park Rose Chapel, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon THURSDAY (11 January 2024) commencing at 11am. MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON TRARALGON 5174 2258 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

WHITE. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mr Joel White will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway on FRIDAY MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON Traralgon MORWELL 5134 4937 (5 January 2024) comPlace your tribute on mencing at 11am. latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au Joel's Service will also be livestreamed. To view the livestream, please visit LUCAS. The Funeral Service and our website. Committal for Cremation of Mrs Yvonne Marie Lucas will be held in the MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON Latrobe Valley Funeral TRARALGON 5174 2258 Services Traralgon Chapel, Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au 260 Princes Highway, Traralgon on THURSDAY (4 January 2024) com- In Memoriam mencing at 2pm. Yvonne's Service will be livestreamed. To view the livestream please visit our BALCOMBE, Marg. website. 2/1/2016. In my heart your memory lingers, sweetly tender, MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON fond and true, there is not a d ay goes by that I d o TRARALGON 5174 2258 Place your tribute on not think of you. latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au Love always, Patto XX.

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THE second half of Cricket Latrobe Valley gets underway this Saturday for first grade teams. Teams in Premier A and A Grade will play one day games, as the season moves into 2024. Lower grades get to enjoy an extra week off, and will get back in action on Saturday, January 13. Some reshuffling of Premier A games has been needed to make up for the number of washouts before Christmas. Incredibly, some Premier A teams only played five days of cricket in the first half of the season, as heavy rain fell across consecutive weeks. This Sunday has been set aside to fit the extra games in. While ordinarily, at least one team would be cricket-free over the weekend, all nine of the competition’s Premier A sides will be in action. Victoria Country commitments mean two of the league’s best players will be absent at club level in the form of Lee Stockdale and Nat Freitag. Morwell may have picked an ideal week to play a Stockdale-free Ex Students, but by the same token, will be fully aware the Sharks are far from a one-man team. The last encounter between the two sides was a two day match decided by just 12 runs. For reference, Stockdale made just four in the first innings and also went wicket-less in an Ex Students victory. With this in mind, a close contest could be on the cards at Keegan Street for the rematch. Morwell will hope to avoid another close loss, adding to the one suffered in the last game before Christmas. In that game, Morwell lost to their Tiger counterparts from Mirboo North by five runs. New recruit Cyrus Shafi has proven his worth, with scores of 46, 43 and 50, and he looms as a key wicket for Ex Students to take. THE Freitag equation meanwhile presents an interesting case study. While Glengarry will undoubtedly be weakened by his absence in the top four, if the Magpies could choose to play any opponent this weekend, it is likely they would choose Raiders. Glengarry will welcome Raiders to Fred King Oval, who amazingly, have not have played a game since November 25. Equally amazing, their opponent on that date was Glengarry. Wet weather, a bye and the three-week break over Christmas will surely mean the Yinnar-based side is short of practice, giving Glengarry some sort of edge. Raiders will hope the experience from players such as Liam Maynard and Mick Higgins means the game doesn't get away from them in a hurry, while the Freitag factor should count for something. After all, Freitag did score 94 not out in a score of 178 the last time the sides met. MOE has two games this weekend. The Lions were the team most affected by rain in the first half of the season, losing five out of 10 days taking in washouts and the bye. As such, Moe will add this Sunday to its regular Saturday fixture in an effort to try and catch-up on the opportunity to share in equal premiership points on offer. Saturday's game against Mirboo North looks an even-money bet. While the match is scheduled for Ted Summerton Reserve, the oval was ripped up over the break for major resurfacing works, and looks highly unlikely to be ready in time for Saturday.

Rematch: Centrals and Traralgon West meet this Saturday as Cricket Latrobe Valley recommences for the second half of the season. Photograph: Brad Howlett At this stage, the game will most likely be held at Moe Racecourse Turf. Regardless, Moe and Mirboo North have each averaged scores around the 150 mark in both formats so far this season, meaning the bowling cartels of either side could have the ultimate say in who wins. Young gun Max Woodall destroyed the Morwell top order last game, knicking four batsmen off, while for Moe, spinner Callum Grant has taken 10 wickets from only a handful of games brought about by the weather. The Lions will back up on Sunday, making the journey to Traralgon South. There, they will face a fresh CATS outfit coming off a bye the previous day. CATS suddenly appear a more frightening proposition with former professionals Cal Stewart and Tinashe Panyangara reportedly back playing at maximum intensity. TOONGABBIE are also backing up for two games this weekend. The Rams host Churchill on Saturday, and then travel to Mirboo North on Sunday. While they haven't been afforded the chance of playing many games, Toongabbie has been underwhelming the times it has, with just a single win to their credit from four games. Even then, that win was by only five runs, which came against Mirboo North in Round 5. It was a completely different story the last time Toongabbie played Churchill, with the Rams suffering an 88-run hammering. With Toongabbie set to play both these opponents across the same weekend, skipper Keenan Hughes will see Sunday's game as an absolute must-win. The battle between Hughes and John Keighran on Saturday looks to be compulsive viewing. Keighran

whacked 77 off 67 balls against Toongabbie last time, and Hughes will only have limited overs at him this time around. A GRADE is just playing Saturday. Rovers will start heavy favourites against Willow Grove. The team from Duncan Cameron will be hoping the new year does not disrupt the power of momentum they built in the 2023 part of the season. Put simply, Rovers hit the ball to all parts before Christmas, putting up four 200-plus scores. Oliver Hannam and Dougal Williams celebrated centuries in the last round, and will want to keep

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the good times rolling in the second half of the season. Unfortunately for Willow Grove, the signs could not be more alarming. The Wolves were knocked over for 26 by Rovers the last time they met, and that was with playingcoach Todd Mann in the team. Mann took seven wickets that game, but has since moved to fellow CLV club Imperials. Adding Rovers' scores this season to the fact this game is on the Willow Grove hard deck, pundits can probably draw their own conclusions as to what could be in store. TRARALGON WEST and Centrals meet in the local derby. Centrals come into the game with less than ideal preparation, having not played since late November. A washout, followed by a bye and then Christmas was an unlucky break for the Lions, something the Eagles will surely look to take advantage of at Apex Park. Traralgon West is not without their concerns either, with a huge loss to Rovers last round impossible to ignore. The Eagles did however flog Centrals in their last encounter, in a game that saw off spinner Ben Fleming take four wickets. Spin could prove decisive on an Apex Park track that traditionally comes onto the bat quite nicely against fast and medium pace bowlers. Even if the wicket isn't turning, pace off in a one day game usually allows fielding teams to control tempo and pick up wickets in the last session. GORMANDALE and Imperials will meet a few six hits away. Stoddart Oval is the venue, and the Tigers will be aiming to start the new year the way they finished the last, with a win. The same can be said of Imperials, who enter having already done the job against Gormandale this season. Imperials did it relatively easily on that occasion in Round 6, winning by 76 runs in what was a high-scoring game. Regardless of how the result swings this Saturday, the game has the makings of a similarly high-scoring encounter. Gormandale captain Matt Hibbs is capable of going big, as is Imperials leader Ryan Morley. LATROBE has the bye.

Sunday, January 7 (catch up round)

CATS vs Moe (John Black Oval)

Mirboo North vs Toongabbie (Mirboo North Turf)

Byes: Churchill, Glengarry, Raiders

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Saturday, January 6 Moe vs Mirboo North

(at TBA, most likely Racecourse Turf)

Toongabbie vs Churchill

Saturday, January 6 Willow Grove vs Rovers (at Willow Grove Rec)

(Roger Ries Oval)

Centrals vs Traralgon West

Glengarry vs Raiders (Fred King Oval)

(Apex Park)

(Keegan St)

(Stoddart Oval)

Morwell vs Ex Students

Gormandale vs Imperials

CATS - Bye

Latrobe - Bye

GOLF SCOREBOARD GOLF MIRBOO NORTH

Thursday 28th December, Stableford. A Grade: L Visser (10) 44pts B Grade: A Leibe (14) 37pts C Grade: S Mc Kenzie (28) 38pts. DTL: R Matthews 38, P Woodall. B Bradshaw, G Renwick 37, J Hughes, M Thompson 36. NTP: 4th P Woodall, 6th B Estrada, 13th P Draper, 16th B Bradshaw, Birdies: 4th C James, 6th P Woodall, R Matthews, M Thompson, T Whitelaw, 13th, M Thompson, T Bradshaw, P Draper, Saturday 30th December, 2 person multiplier. Stableford. Winner: J Robbins & R Robbins, 88pts, Runner Up: A Liebe & N Casboult 80pts DTL: G Shandley & D Jerram 73, T Bradshaw, & B Bradshaw 72, Tim Traill & N Bickerton 68. NTP: 4th J Robbins, 6th, J Smeriglio, 13th M Mc Kay, 16th T Baker, Birdies: 4th A Liebe 16th N Casboult. MOE

Wednesday, 20 December 2023 Twilight Stableford

Winner: T. Knox 22 pts Sunday, 24 December 2023 OPEN Sunday 9 hole Stableford Grade A Winners: Borg, Kathy (20) 17 Sunday, 24 December 2023 OPEN Sunday Medley Grade A Winners: Langmaid, Brett (12) 39 C/B Grade B Winners: Pearce, Liam (26) 39 Place Getters: Elylasie, Harry 39, Taylor, Brayden 36 C/B Tuesday, 26 December 2023 OPEN Medley Stableford Grade A Winners: Donaldson, Murray (13) 36 Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Twilight Stableford Winner: P. Stanlake 20 pts C/B Thursday, 28 December 2023 OPEN Medley Stableford Grade A Winners: Beveridge, Eric (9) 40 Grade B Winners: Donaldson, Murray (13) 37 C/B Grade C Winners: Schaper, Glenn (15) 39 Grade D Winners: Allison, Stephen (23) 41 Place Getters: Frei, Harry 38 C/B, Panozzo, Gavan 38 C/B, Laukens, Ryan 38 C/B, Hall, Bill 38 C/B, Silby, Herb 38, Shearing,

Andrew 37, Tacey, Neill 37 C/B, Van Der Meulen, Luke 37 C/B, Eastaway, Karl 37 C/B, Stanlake, Peter 37, Bruce, Shane 36 C/B, Boyce, John 36 C/B, Yeomans, Wayne 36 C/B, Brien, Graeme 36 C/B, Forte, Brian 36 C/B, Cook, David 36 C/B, Royal, Brad 36 C/B, Weir, Charles 36 C/B, Brown, Peter 36 C/B, Gauci, Anthony 36, Ayton, Kevin 35 C/B, Clark, Kevin 35 C/B Great Score: Andrew Pickard (Birdie) @ 14, Russell Dent (Birdie) @ 14, Justin Rogers (Birdie) @ 14, Eric Beveridge (Birdie) @ 14, Wayne Yeomans (Birdie) @ 4, Wally Wilkinson (Birdie) @ 14, Peter Brown (Birdie) @ 4 Nearest to Pin: 4th Peter Brown, 8th Bernard Howard, 14th Tyson Webb Saturday, 30 December 2023 WOMEN'S SATURDAY STABLEFORD Grade A Winners: Borg, Cassandra (21) 35 C/B Place Getters: Lang, Marj 35, Borg, Kathy 33 Great Score: Amy Taylor (Birdie) @ 12, Cassandra Borg (Birdie) @ 8 Saturday, 30 December 2023 MENS Stableford Mens Grade A Winners: Veenman, Laurie (9) 39 Grade B Winners: Rothwell, Craig (16) 39 C/B

Grade C Winners: Savige, Bruce (24) 38 Place Getters: Skicko, Nick 39 C/B, Richmond, Paul 38 C/B, Borg, Shannon 37 C/B, Wolski, Ted 37 C/B, Donnison, Terry 37 C/B, Colvin, Anthony 37 C/B, Stansbury, Les 36 C/B, Van Der Meulen, Luke 36, Powell, Vincent 34 C/B, Pickard, Andrew 34 C/B Great Score: Jacob Puddy (Birdie) @ 8, Anton Devent (Birdie) @ 8, Dylan Spence (Birdie) @ 14, John Harber (Birdie) @ 4, David Halkett (Birdie) @ 14, Neale Houston (Birdie) @ 14, Les Stansbury (Birdie) @ 14, Vincent Powell (Birdie) @ 8 Nearest to Pin: 4th John Harber, 8th Vincent Powell, 14th Dylan Spence TRAFALGAR

Thursday 28/12/2023 Stableford Players: 44, Women 11, Men 33 Women’s Winner: Jan Griffin (24) Runner Up: Jo Baker (22) DTL: Karen McGregor (20), Aileen McNair (20) NTP: Jan Griffin (11) Bradmans: BBev Keily Men’s Winner: Chris Griffin (22) Runner Up: Duane Baker (21 c/b) DTL: Frank Edmonds (21), Rob DeVries (20), Glenn Doolan (20), Steve Gould (20), Franc Kiss (20), Keith Owen (20), Mick Bennett (20)

NTP: Chris Moody (11) Bradmans: Brian McKenzie Friday, December 29th 2023, Open Men’s & Ladies Stableford A Grade Winner: Christopher Porto 42 pts C/B B Grade Winner: Ian Browne 41 pts DTL's: Tony Shearer 42, Scott McKinnon 40, Brenton Hollingworth 39, Russell Dent 38, Danny Gorman 38, Ramon Dyke 38, Garry Jansen 37, Richard Albanese 36, Les Ellis 35, Paul Adamiak 35 C/B Birdies: 2nd: Danny Gorman, Paul Richer, Peter Moss, Peter Hobson 5th: Christopher Porto, Richard Albanese, Brian McKenzie, Ray Wiseman, Peter Griffin 11th: Shane Dwyer 13th: Danny Gorman Saturday, December 30th 2023, Stableford A grade Winner: Scott McKinnon 43 pts B Grade Winner: Laurie Snowball 39 pts C/B DTL’s: Noel Cornish 39, Andrerw Tangusso 39, Graeme Harris 38, Paris Christian 38, Tony Gray 37, Mark Jackson 37, Greg Evison 37, Dick Sheehan 36, Paul Fogarty 36, Vic Hill 36 NTP’s: 2nd: Russ Grant 5th: Keith Owen 11th: Tony Gray 13th: Reno Borg 15th: Reno Borg

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The most memorable sporting

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Youth: The Traralgon Junior International tournament was a huge success as the next generation of talent came from all around the world to compete.

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Beefy: English cricketing royalty graced the Traralgon Golf Course when Lord Ian Botham came to town.

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Limbs: Glengarry celebrated hard aft fter t their incredible premiership in the Traralgon District Cricket Association. Glengarry needed nine to win off fff the last over with two wickets in hand when Max Merton hit brilliantly to secure the game.

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Opporttuniit ity: Organiisers celleb bratted d att tth he G Giippslland dS Sttars Victoria Netball League club announcement earlier this year.

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U d f t d Traralgon Undefeated: T l T Tyers U United it d gott th the better b tt off Woodside in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League senior Grand Final. It was one scrappy affair at Heyfielfd with the final scoreboard reading 4.14 (38) to 2.8 (20).

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Bettttter t togetth ther: Former Trarallgon D Diisttriictt Criick kett Associiattition and Latrobe Valley District Cricket League club representatives and life members of both associations gathered together at the first annual meeting of Cricket Latrobe Valley. The new league was established by merging the two previous associations.

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Flag: Mirboo North won the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League A Grade premiership.

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Conquerors: Leongatha won the Gippsland League senior premiership. File photographs

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Tip top: Traralgon’s Jack White poses with Denver teammate and starting point guard, Jamal Murray, during the Nugget’s NBA championship celebrations.

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Resurgent: Woodside defeated Churchill in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League A Grade Grand Final.

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Gallop: Four-year-old gelding Suizuro took out the 2023 Moe Cup.

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New age: Moe Meteors denied Traralgon T-Birds off winning back-to-back-to-back Gippsland Men’s titles in an epic Country Basketball League finale.

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Off-season grind for local AFL products

in the best 23, and also displayed his versatility in multiple roles. He will hope to have gained the trust in the new coaching staff that he can play his role, and will jump at the opportunity to work with triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick.

FOOTBALL AFL EXPORTS BY TOM HAYES

DURING the AFL’s off-season, players can get up to all sorts of things from getting ready for the next season, proving themselves or simply using their well-earnt break. That is exactly what our local exports have been up to, as we delve into their lives ahead of season 2024. It’s been a busy year for each of the exports in the AFL, and following the completion of the 2023 season, we added two more players to those ranks via the draft.

Sam Flanders

FLANDERS is one of those players that makes you say “where was he all year?” Not because he didn’t do anything, but for the fact that he only came back into the senior squad in Round 15 for consistent football after a patchy start to the season. Once returning to the season side, Flanders did not have a single game where he collected under 20 disposals, averaging 28.9 disposals in the final 10 games of the year. He is expected to be a big part of Damien Hardwick’s plans, especially after announcing a four-year extension through to the end of the 2027 season. Adding himself to the Suns’ midfield stocks, Gold Coast could have one of their best chances to play finals football in 2024.

Tim Membrey

LIKE many players this year, it was a tough one for Traralgon’s Membrey. The Traralgon export didn’t have the most consistent of seasons, in fact, his season didn’t start until Round 6 in a win over Carlton. Membrey played four games before he was a late exclusion from the Saints side for their game against GWS Giants. His troublesome knee continued to cause him grief, keeping him out for multiple months, until Round 22 against Richmond. He finished the home-and-away season at the Saints, clinching a finals spot, drawing the Giants in the elimination final. Once again, Membrey withdrew from the game as a late out, which was later revealed to be because of poor mental health. In a shock to players and fans, Membrey was given the full support of the club, allowing him to take leave. But he wouldn’t be gone forever, as the vice captain return to pre-season training early in December, which comes as a huge boost for the Saints. Membrey will hope to bring some consistency back to his game in 2024 to get back to his best, which is the damaging key forward he is.

Changkuoth Jiath

MORWELL’S Changkuoth Jiath was another player who had a disrupted 2023 season, struggling with a string of leg injuries. Jiath began the season strong, playing in the first seven games of the season before missing out in Round 8. He returned to the best 23 for Round 9 before going down with an injury, which was then described as calf and achilles issues when it was announced he wouldn’t return for the 2023 season. Due to the injuries, Jiath is heading to Qatar to get back on the mend and prepare for the 2024 season. Jiath will be joined by the Hawks’ head physio, Andrew Lambert, who will help with through the process. He will spend five days at Aspetar Orthapaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, before returning to Waverly Park to continue pre season training.

Xavier Duursma

SOME had more exciting off seasons, much like the Duursma clan, who had first-born Xavier return to Victoria in a trade to Essendon Bombers. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, as the trade went down to the wire, which saw Essendon’s Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, pick 73 and two future fourthround picks head to Port Adelaide in exchange for Duursma. Now in preparation for the 2024 season, Duursma is expected to hit the ground running with the Dons, back in his home state.

Ben Ainsworth

New threads: Tew Jiath with Collingwood during his first AFL pre season. He will don the number 28 guernsey, one that has only seen two players play over 100 games in it; Jack Garden (116 games) and Alex Epis (180). Excitingly for the Duursma’s added another son to the AFL ranks, joining Xavier in Victoria.

Zane Duursma

ZANE, also from Foster, became the second Duursma to join an AFL list, and the third Duursma to be welcomed to the system (sister Yasmin Duursma plays AFLW). Duursma was picked up by North Melbourne with Pick 4 in the most recent 2023 AFL Draft. He is expected to hit the ground running at the Roos, who are rebuilding and using a plethora of youth in their ranks. Duursma can be used all over the ground but shone as a forward and midfielder in his draft year for Gippsland Power and Victoria Country. He was handed the number seven guernsey at the Roos, one previously worn by former captain Jack Ziebell and current West Coast coach Adam Simpson. Sister Yasmin also returned to Victoria, earning a trade from Port Adelaide’s AFLW side, joining Carlton Blues in the trade period.

MORWELL’S Jiath completes another set of brothers in the AFL, joining brother Changkuoth in the AFL system. Jiath was picked up by reigning premiers Collingwood in the 2023 AFL Draft with Pick 37. He was much of a draft bolter, rising the ranks after only playing the second half of the season with Gippsland Power. Jiath will don the number 19 at the Pies, which has previously been worn by 200-gamer and current executive GM - Graham Wright. Fortunately for Jiath, the Magpies took part in a community camp in a familiar region to him - the Latrobe Valley. The Magpies toured the region, running community camps, holding signing sessions and training in the region. Jiath was an instant favourite with local Collingwood faithful, as he hopes to do them proud when he is given the chance to put the guernsey on.

HUMPHREY earnt his debut in Round 4 against the Saints and only got better since, playing 19 games in his debut season in one of the trickiest roles on the field. The Moe product played predominantly across the half forward flank, kicking 11 goals for the season. He even managed some midfield minutes when regulars were absent, collecting a career-high 26 disposals in a Round 10 loss to Brisbane Lions. Humphrey appeared to do enough to keep his spot

He’s back: Traralgon’s Tim Membrey is on the mend after taking some time away from the game due to poor mental health.

Melbourne an Olympic hopeful BASKETBALL OPALS BY TOM HAYES

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COMPLETING the trio on the Gold Coast, Morwell’s Ben Ainsworth had one of his best AFL season to date in 2023. He collected 371 disposals - a career-best, and 21 goals - his second-best record throughout his seven-year career. Another forward, he would often find himself as the provider of goals, but also chipped in when the Suns called upon. Like the other two, Ainsworth could become an even more integral part of the Suns lineup and will now be one of the most experienced on the list, after reaching 100 games during the 2023 season. Keep an eye on these three as the Suns hope to continue to climb the AFL ladder in 2024.

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OUR very own Jade Melbourne is in the running to be a part of the Australian Opals side that hopes to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Traralgon’s Melbourne was named in the 20-player squad, from which 12 of those players will be selected to represent Australia in the qualifiers to face Brazil, Germany and Serbia. “Every time I get named in an Opals squad; I get super excited. Representing my country is the pinnacle for me, there’s no higher honour,” Melbourne said. “I’m going to do everything I can to hopefully get on that plane to Brazil to help the team qualify, so then I’m one step closer to achieving the ultimate goal of playing at the Olympic Games. “I’m just continuing to work on my game, help my (Capitals) team and I truly believe by doing that the rewards will come.” The Australia squad is stacked, so there will be plenty of competition for the 12 spots up for grabs.

Of the 20 selected, seven of those are currently on WNBA lists, while a further five have WNBA experience. Some of the names included should not be looked past, with the likes of Australia’s greatest female basketballer, Lauren Jackson, and 2023 WNBA champion Cayla George in the squad. Sisters of AFL footballers also make the cut, including Sara Blicavs - brother of Geelong’s Mark, and Tess Madgen - brother of the former Collingwood player, Jack. Melbourne will not be alone, with a couple of her teammates from WNBL side UC Capitals, as well as WNBA Seattle Storm. She will be joined by teammates Ezi Magbegor (Storm) and Marianna Tolo (Capitals), competing for a spot to play for their country. The qualifiers will take place from February 8 to 11, 2024 in Belem, Brazil. The Opals must finish within the top three of their group in order to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Stars are off to a shooting start

NETBALL BY ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

THE Gippsland Stars are off to a stellar start as the inaugural Gippsland Victorian Netball League team hosted its first entire club session back in November. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is this VNL team, but the work at the Stars is well underway this off-season. The coaching, committee and playing group all met to discuss the path forward for season 2024. That night, Ruby Pratt was announced as the development assistant coach. A Gippsland local, Pratt has had an extensive career at Drouin in the Gippsland

League, coaching the Drouin A Grade side alongside fellow Stars coach Stacie Gardiner, Pratt has been proven and tested in the coaching seat. Having also coached Gippsland League representative sides in the All-Stars competition, the future of the VNL development side could not be in better hands. The off-the-court team made their introductions to the club. Jodi Galea introduced herself as the VNL committee chair, Carlie Dwyer as the operations manager, Luana Brock as the club development officer, and Daniel Heathcoate as the Stars' chief executive. The coaching philosophy at the Stars will be all about being supportive and inclusive to foster an

environment where everyone feels valued and empowered. The wellbeing of the young athletes will be a key priority of the Stars, alongside building a strong sense of team and pride in Gippsland. The 23 and Under side and the 19 and Under side have already hit the track running, with preseason training beginning mid-November. The focus for the Stars during the preseason will be fitness first, followed by strength and conditioning, match play, and team bonding. Expect these young athletes to hit the gym and train hard to prepare themselves for their exciting first season with the Stars in the VNL.

Go team: The Stars squad met for the first time in November last year. Photographs supplied

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Gippsland’s first-ever VNL season fixture released NETBALL BY ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

THE 2024 Victorian Netball League fixture is out. With a new-look competition and some new clubs in the mix, the upcoming VNL season will be an exciting one to watch. The action starts on Wednesday, March 6, with the newly-formed Gippsland Stars travelling to the State Hockey Centre for their first six games. Gippsland Stars will take on North East Blaze to begin their inaugural season. In the following week, the Bendigo Strikers (also newly-formed) will meet its regional counterpart in the Stars at the State Centre. Round

3 will see the Stars take on the Hawks, a VNL side with close links to Gippsland. The following week, the Stars will go headto-head with City West Falcons on March, 27 again in Melbourne. Next up to play the young talent from Gippsland will be the Geelong Cougars in Round 5 and then Melbourne University Lightning in Round 6. Bringing VNL action down to Gippsland, the Stars will play their first-ever home game against Casey at Bellbird Park, Drouin on April 17. Back in Melbourne for Round 8, the Stars will play the Southern Saints. Heading over to Frankston for the first time, the Stars will then take on the Peninsula Waves. Round 10 sees the Stars lock horns with the

Western Warriors, and then the following week, Gippsland will play the City West Falcons - again at the State Hockey Netball Centre. In Round 12, the Stars will travel to Frankston to get through the Boroondara Express which will make for an interesting battle. Heading toward the end of the season, with Round 13 to 17 in Melbourne, the Stars will have some tough competition. The schedule goes Bendigo Strikers (R13), then North East Blaze (R14), Western Warriors (R15), Hawks (R16) and then Melbourne University Lightning (R17). To close out the Stars inaugural home and away season, the Gippsland team will play closer to home in Casey against the Demons.

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