Mornington News 8th October 2024

Candidates face more questions than there

Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au

CANDIDATES for this year’s Mornington Peninsula Shire Council elections are facing a huge number of survey requests from local and national organisations, many about issues that are beyond the scope of the role of a councillor.

The ‘insurmountable’ number has left some surveys and questionnaires incomplete, giving the impression the candidate doesn’t have opinions on the issues. Others have vague or misleading questions, some requiring “yes or no” answers that candidates fear could be misleading to the public.

Current Red Hill Ward councillor, and candidate for the newly formed Coolart Ward, David Gill, told The News “This is an issue for all candi-

dates who have decided to serve the community by standing for council”.

“There are dozens of questionnaires to candidates flying around, most with a degree of partiality about issues and concerns.

“Sometimes a questionnaire doesn’t allow a candidate to express their view properly. This includes having many aspects within one question but requiring a simple yes or no formatted answer.

“Many questionnaires are in a survey format that demand an answer to a question before allowing candidates to continue to the next question. Leaving out a misleading question and moving on is not an option.”

Other candidates have faced questions on a range of topics including how they voted in the Voice to Parliament referendum, the questioning of climate change, the provision of public

housing, and the banning of waste incinerators.

“Some of the issues we are being asked to express a position on are simply not within the purview of local government,” said Gill.

“And some of the groups asking about a candidate’s stance on state or federal issues are then the first to say we should be focused on local issues.”

The answers to one survey, put out by a peninsula-based lobby group, were collated and resulted in the recommendation of ten candidates the organisation believed best represented the values of the group. One of the ten recommended candidates is listed as a current committee member on the organisation’s website. The candidate’s membership of the group was not disclosed in the information supplied to The News

That same organisation stated “We

want to ensure that our votes make a difference. It’s incredibly disappointing that some candidates did not even respond to our survey.”

“I have refused to answer some surveys due to their partisan nature,” said current Briars Ward representative and candidate, Anthony Marsh.

“This is an integrity issue. When answering some of these surveys, a candidate could say whatever appeases those single-issue group and the mainstream voters would never know.

“If anything, it has shown the importance of mechanisms such as candidate forums so the voters can get a clear and concise understanding of where candidates stand on issues.”

First-time candidate Paul Pingiaro, contesting Tanti Ward, told The News he believed questionnaires were more problematic for current councillors than candidates.

Celebrating sixty years of history

THE Mornington & District Historical Society is celebrating 60 years of service to the Mornington district and wider Mornington Peninsula. Great vision established the museum, and 60 years of voluntary service has kept it strong.

Over that time, an incredible amount of volunteer hours have gone into not just for opening the museum, but documenting and caring for the collection, answering people’s questions, speaking to various groups and helping school children be enthused and interested in history.

Located at the Old Post Office Museum (corner of Main Street and the Esplanade), they are open Sundays between 12.30pm and 3pm and encourage people to visit and explore the history of the Mornington area.

and District

“When they ask you if you are going to bring council back to its core responsibilities, how can you answer ‘yes’ if you haven’t done it in your previous term?”

Pingiaro did concede the sheer number of requests had been an issue for his campaign but broadly welcomed the opportunity.

“I think people have the right to know in the interest of transparency. It is then up to the candidate to decide if the survey is in the best interest of the community or is malicious in its intent.”

Voting in the 2024 local council elections has begun with ballot packs mailed to all enrolled voters from Monday 7 October.

Voters who haven’t received a ballot pack by Tuesday 15 October should go to vec.vic.gov.au to complete an online replacement ballot pack form.

MORNINGTON

Historical Society members Diane White OAM (president), Edna Lowe (committee member), Val Wilson OAM (archivist) and Barbara Burriss (committee member) outside the Old Post Office Museum. Picture: Gary Sissons

ANTHONY MARSH

MOUNT MARTHA - BRIARS WARD

WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS

“I have found Anthony to be an honest and caring person. He has a strong focus on the development and growth of our community. He is reliable, considerate and committed to serving the needs of all in our region”

- Ken Davis, Mt Martha Resident

‘’Anthony has a commitment and passion for the Mornington Peninsula and is consistent in his dedication to address community needs. Anthony actively stands up for Briars’ residents and shows a firm commitment to making informed and thoughtful decisions that have the best outcome for the local community.”

- Becca Smith, Friends of Birdrock Beach & Mount Martha Resident

‘’Anthony strongly advocated for an independent review of the Harry Potter event at The Briars. He understood the issues and was prepared to publicly voice concerns on behalf of residents.” - Save Briars Sanctuary (Community Advocacy Group)

‘’Anthony Marsh has my full support. Anthony has listened deeply and actively without judgement to the concerns being raised. I commend Anthony for his intentional alignment of clear beneficial values and actions. I regard highly, his ability to distil complex issues and mindfully advocate for public policy that considers responsible governance and ethical professional reflective practice.”

- Peter Wiltshire (Reverend), Mount Martha Resident & Community Leader

‘’Anthony Marsh is a councillor with integrity, commercial acumen, and a genuine concern for Mt Martha. As a local resident and business owner, I wholeheartedly support his leadership and commitment to enhancing our community’s future.”

- Sam Danckert, Danckert Real Estate I Mount Martha Resident

“Anthony Marsh has shown his commitment to representing the community and standing up for Mount Martha. He has shown leadership and understands the community priorities. He has been relentless with the Briars, against paid parking and prioritising the basics.”

- Anne Shaw, Councillor for Mount Martha 2003-16, Mayor 2004 and 2008

I’m an experienced Councillor & Mayor, local resident, small business owner and father of 3. I've represented the Mount Martha community for the past 4 years and would love your support to continue making this the best place to live, work and play! I’ve got an eye for detail, am committed to the full term and have never run for other levels of politics - I'm in it for the long haul!

Qualifications / Experience (in brief!)

→ Former Commissioned Officer, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

→ Small Business Owner and Company Director for 17 Years

→ Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering & Master of Business Administration

→ I've volunteered in local sporting clubs, non-profits & emergency services

MY COUNCIL PRIORITIES

It's time to get Council refocused on local issues that directly impact our community...

ABANDON PAID PARKING

CLEAN UP OUR BEACHES

RATE FREEZE & REDUCED COSTS

FIX COASTAL ASSETS & BOARDWALK

REPAIR ROADS AND POTHOLES

SUPPORT OUR SPORTING CLUBS & COMMUNITY GROUPS

NO 3.3% TAX ON NEW HOMES

PROTECT THE BRIARS & GOLF COURSE

GENUINE CONSULTATION & TRANSPARENCY

FOCUS ON LOCAL ISSUES

“Anthony is independent and has a record of holding the executive to account, especially with the “Harry Potter” spectacular within the Briars Sanctuary and the flawed “paid parking” pilot. More than ever, ratepayers need to be represented by an astute Councillor dedicated to promoting greater transparency and accountability in local government.”

- Noel Ashworth, Mount Martha Resident of 38yrs

“I support Anthony Marsh as candidate for Briars in the coming election. As an active ratepayer on Shire issues, I have always found Anthony to be a proactive listener and sensitive to the needs of the local community”

- Don Wood, Mount Martha Resident of 15 years

“It’s time to support Councillors who aren’t pushing their own ideologies, address local issues and keep political ambition out of our council, for councillors to commit to a full term and stop using us as a stepping stone into federal or state politics. We need someone connected to our community that is prepared to stand up for us. Only Anthony Marsh ticks all these boxes.”

- David Mason, Mt Martha Resident of 50 years

“Anthony has consistently been a strong and courageous advocate for the Mt Martha community on the important local issues such as paid parking, the Harry Potter event in the Briars Sanctuary, repairing the Birdrock Beach stairs and Council investment in coastal infrastructure. With his dedication and focus on local issues, we are lucky to have Anthony as our Mt Martha representative on Council.”

- Lisa Francis, Mount Martha Beach Advocate & Mount Martha Resident

“Anthony stood up for us when it mattered - the Briars Wildlife Sanctuary, against paid parking on the foreshore, which would negatively impact local Mount Martha traders and residents, and Anthony is bringing common sense to the beach cleaning discussion. He is standing for our community and not political ambition!”

- Peter Rawlings :JP, Local Business Owner and Community Leader

“Anthony Marsh is the only candidate for Briars Ward to give his support to the ‘Save Birdrock Beach’ Action Group and actively bring this to the Shire’s attention, giving our coastal infrastructure and amenities the attention they deserve.”

- Sharon Forrest, Co-Founder ‘Save Birdrock Beach’ & Mount Martha Resident

‘’Anthony has gained valuable experience as a Mount Martha Councillor and Mayor. He is a local community advocate: better beach cleaning, against paid parking, a supporter of the Briars and Birdrock Beach stairs, and he works for transparency.”

- Gill Gordon, Mount Martha House Historical Collection

“Anthony has been an amazing colleague over the past 4 years. His dedication to his role as a Councillor and Mayor has reflected true professionalism and representation to the Briars Ward Community and overall Shire. Nothing is insignificant to him. He treats everyone equally and with respect, and we are privileged to have a representative of this calibre.”

- Lisa Dixon, Past Deputy Mayor, Mt Martha Resident of 15yrs & Village Shop Owner

“Anthony Marsh is truly connected to the Mornington Peninsula. Not only is he an active contributor, but his decisions when in chambers are both considered and balanced. He is a Councillor who understands the needs of the residents and the businesses in our region, as well as protects the natural assets that makes our region such an incredible destination.”

- Roger Lancia, Chair – Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism Board

“Anthony is an exceptional leader who truly understands the needs of our community. In every interaction, he has been approachable, professional, and deeply committed to finding solutions. I fully support his re-election and believe he will continue to serve us with dedication and integrity.”

- Graeme McMillan, Mount Martha Resident

Artworks a class act at Mornington Secondary College

THE Rotary Club of Mornington is excited to announce that five exceptional artworks, created by students from Mornington Secondary College, have been selected for next year’s Mornington Art Show.

The artworks, showcasing a variety of mediums and styles, were carefully chosen in September during an exhibition at the college, and are now set to feature at the Mornington Art Show from January 17-24.

It is regarded as one of the most prestigious art shows in Victoria with a reputation for quality exhibitions.

Past president of the Rotary Club of Mornington, Ross Kilborn, expressed his enthusi-

asm about the inclusion of the students’ work.

“We are so excited to have the next generation of artists coming through and having the opportunity to display their work,” he said.

Among selected artworks is a creation by year 12 student Joshua Vanhoutte, whose piece encompasses everything about the environment and waste.

“My Year 12 VCE project has been a process developed over the past year and derived from different ideas with the aim of producing a meaningful and in-depth piece of art, reflecting global issues we are faced within our daily lives,” he told The News

“I displayed my ideas through a multi-media

artwork that captured a connection between the audience and the artwork by using 3D elements such as a clay sculpture representing our globe, and dark smoke representing CO2 emissions from pollution due to overproduction. “I have raised the ultimate question in my artwork about the human interactions with the environment and the impact our waste has on all of us if we continue to ignore these global issues.”

Proud mum Marie said she was very impressed by Joshua’s skill level and thoughtprovoking ideas, noting he had aspirations to study design at Monash University.

Council candidates deemed ineligible

THREE candidates running for the Mornington Peninsula Shire and Frankston City Council elections have been deemed ineligible after it was found they failed to complete the required training for nomination.

The Victorian Electoral Commission revealed it had “retired” Mornington Peninsula Shire candidate Bill Daish (Briars ward) and Frankston City Council candidates Renee Jackson (Elisabeth ward) and Ben Frawley (Yamala ward), in an announcement on 30 September.

The VEC stated they “did not complete their training as declared in their nominations”.

“It is a legislative requirement for candidates to complete this training in the two years before election day, in order to be able to nominate,” it said.

“As part of the nomination process, candidates are required to declare they have completed the training and specify a completion date for the training. Over 99 per cent of candidates successfully completed the training.”

A total of 16 candidates across the state have been “retired”, which was made prior to ballot papers being printed and their names will not appear on ballot papers.

The News attempted to contact the three candidates removed from the elections.

As reported by The News, Mr Daish said he was an engineer, and “logical and clear thinker”. He aspired for the peninsula to “stick to the knitting” and “focus only on those matters that affect shire residents”.

Ms Jackson said on social media that she was focused on reducing youth crime, addressing domestic violence, creating safe spaces for children, and supporting the elderly.

The VEC said it had provided all candidates an opportunity “to respond to the intention to retire them, as required by the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020”.

“As a result, some candidates were subsequently matched against the register of local government candidate training and were not retired.”

Voting for both elections is by mail-out ballot, with voting closing at 6pm on Friday 25 October.

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Female volunteers build presence with networking event

FEMALE first responders and emergency service providers from across the Mornington Peninsula have strengthened their connection, as part of an emergency services networking initiative led and hosted by Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) Hastings Unit.

Held for the first time in lateAugust, the initiative saw peninsulabased female representatives from the Country Fire Authority, Volunteer Marine Rescue and Search and Rescue Dogs Australia (SARDA) come together with volunteers from the VICSES Hastings, Sorrento and Frankston Unit to further bolster relationships in the field.

More than 30 women from across the peninsula turned out in support of the inaugural event, which provided an outlet for volunteers to share a wide array of operational experience with members in a relaxed setting, building camaraderie in the process.

The event also allowed volunteers to gain an improved understanding of the roles of different partner agencies at an emergency, with a number of SARDA’s search and rescue dogs also in attendance at the event.

Led by VICSES Hastings Unit members Silvana Hobley and Liz Salvatore, Hastings Unit volunteers supported the event with an array of home-cooked foods to cater the event, while each attendee received a personalised keyring crafted by Hastings Unit Controller Dutchy Holland, acknowledging their volunteer organisation.

A social media presence has since been established to allow female emergency first responders in the

local area a forum to continue to network, share ideas and collaborate.

Volunteers were also encouraged to spread further awareness of the networking opportunity within their own organisations, with plans for a similar event to be held in-person on an annual basis at different venues throughout the peninsula.

VICSES Hastings Unit was Victoria’s fifth busiest VICSES unit during the recent statewide storm events, with local volunteers attend-

ing almost 300 requests for assistance (RFAs) between August 25 and September 5.

VICSES Frankston Unit (almost 400 RFAs) and VICSES Sorrento Unit (more than 200 RFAs) were also among the 15 busiest units in the state during this period, often turning out alongside emergency service partner agencies.

“It was wonderful to see so many members at different stages of their volunteering life sharing their

experiences with the group,” said VICSES Hastings unit volunteer Silvana Hobley.

“It’s really nice getting to know each other, and we’ll now recognise some familiar faces when we respond to emergencies throughout the Mornington Peninsula.”

“The support we received was really heart-warming, and we’re looking forward to getting together to continue to build these relationships.”

What happened to Dr Rohner?

THE fate of Hastings’ first doctor, Dr Rohner, who disappeared without a trace on 9 January 1890, has been an enduring mystery. Was it foul play? Or perhaps something else, as it was reported at the time he was “in a melancholy state” when he disappeared.

Hastings-Western Port Historical Society will delve into the curious case with Peter McCullough presenting a talk at Hastings Museum on Wednesday 16 October.

Entrance Fee: Members $5, NonMembers $7. Bookings: Limited seating so book early by phoning Lynda on 59 774 478 or Di on 0490 132 011 or by email: info@hastingsmuseum.org.au

MOOROODUC WARD Vote Bruce RANKEN

Female first responders attend the inaugural networking initiative. Picture: Supplied

Voting in the shire election has started. It is by post only. The shire will post out ballot packs from Monday 7th October. One candidate only is elected from each ward. The candidates statements are on our Facebook Page: www.Facebook.com/groups/beleuracliffpath/

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Paul Pingiaro, TANTI WARD (MORNINGTON)

This iconic trail, with over 102 years of history, is more than just a walkway; it’s a key part of Mornington’s coastal heritage and identity. I have consistently supported the preservation of the cliff path and will continue to advocate for its future. The path plays a vital role in our community’s story, benefiting both locals and visitors who cherish and help maintain this incredible asset.

Despi

O’Connor,

BRIARS WARD (MT MARTHA)

I have run the Beleura Cliff Path for years with my running group. Every Friday we would travel a loop of Mornington, passing the lookout (what a view!) with the final section along the path down to the beach. I will continue to seek out the causes of the land-slips and fight to get this path open again. Advocacy to fellow councillors and to higher levels of government will be required to get everyone on the right track.

Daniel McCaffrey, KRACKERABOITE WARD (MT ELIZA)

I am all in for providing safe access to the natural environment surrounding the place in which we live. This requires the maintenance and repairing of access paths, walkways and cycle paths that enable us to soak in, exercise and refresh. To sustain this requires input from council. The benefit extends to not just our community, but local small/ medium sized businesses that can benefit by drawing in out-oftowners who can enjoy the unique beauty of this cliff path. It’s a valuable Victorian asset and, having used this to link-up with the extension to Mt Martha Village and on to The Briars, it’s one of the most spectacular I have experienced.

OUR SURVEY:

All 37 candidates across 11 Wards were invited, by email, with a follow up reminder, to indicate their level of support for re-opening of The Beleura Cliff Path. As at Oct 1st:  In Tanti Ward (Mornington) we have posted on our Facebook Group page two strong statements of support from Nick Fallaw and Paul Pingiaro. Barry Besanko has given a high level of commitment, came to have a good look and listen about the path, and gave encouraging support.

For more information, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/beleuracliffpath/

Nick

Fallaw,

TANTI WARD (MORNINGTON)

As a young, energetic advocate and enjoyer of the cliff path, I consider investment in this irreplaceable asset as a tangible investment in our town’s future. For over 100 years, the 750 metre meander has provided unparalleled views, attraction and access to Mornington’s remarkable coastline for residents and visitors alike. I will prioritise implementation of new drainage practices and ensure learnings from past mistakes.

Anthony Marsh, BRIARS WARD

(MT MARTHA)

Since the start of our term, I have been the loudest advocate for more funding and investment in coastal infrastructure. I have consistently and proactively supported the reopening of Beleura Cliff Path, attending on-site meetings, challenging the publication of engineer reports, through broader advocacy for coastal funding and management, and with my unmatched scrutiny of officer reports

Stephen Batty, KRACKERABOITE WARD (MT ELIZA)

I have known the Beleura cliff walk for over 50 years when staying at Mornington during school holidays. It was always a favourite place to walk and enjoy the wonderful views of our great coastline. Unfortunately, past councils have ignored warnings and there are many “spaces” on our peninsula that have not had the money or time spent to ensure their continuity. The new council will need to prioritise these important projects and obtain the necessary funding to rebuild them in order for our residents and visitors to once again enjoy.

Tom Davies has not responded.

In Krackeraboite (Mt Eliza) Ward both candidates, Daniel McCaffrey and Stephen Batty, have indicated a very high commitment to reopening of the path. Daniel has put in a well-argued statement for re-opening the path, which we posted on Facebook. Stephen Batty’s statement is published in full above.

In Briars (Mt Martha) we have published on our Facebook page strong statements of support from Despi O’Connor and Anthony Marsh. It is understood

Bill Daish has withdrawn.

Other Wards:  Benbenjie Ward: a very high level of commitment given by Peter Clarke and a high level by Max Patton.

Brokil Ward: a high level of commitment has been given by Patrick Binyon.

Nepean Ward: a very high level of commitment has been given by Josie Jones.

Tootgarook Ward: a very high level of commitment has been given by Andrew De Bartolo.

Authorised by: Peter Nicholson, 2a Millicent Court, Mornington

Call for bottle change for environment’s sake

CHANGES to the design of plastic bottles will help prevent litter at local beaches and waterways, environmentalists say.

Beach Patrol Australia says that plastic straws and drink bottle lids are among the most frequently littered items on Australian beaches. It says that caps tethered to plastic bottles would help prevent pollution.

BPA co-founder Dr Ross Headifen said “we collect hundreds of lids on our beaches every day. By mandating tethered caps, we can significantly reduce plastic pollution, avoiding millions of bottle tops from leaking into our environments.”

“Our volunteers simply can’t keep up, we need to stop plastic entering our oceans at the source. It is a simple fix with a big benefit,” he said.

The Boomerang Alliance is a national coali-

tion of groups which hope to see plastic pollution greatly reduced. The charity’s packaging product stewardship lead Birte Moliere said “most drink bottles can now be collected for recycling at container refund collection points but bottle tops are not eligible items in most states. As a result, unattached caps that aren’t littered, often end up in landfill. They should be collected and recycled. The best way to make this happen is to tether the lids to the bottles.”

‘’The Boomerang Alliance is calling for new packaging laws that make producers responsible for managing their packaging, including their collection and recovery with mandatory reduction, recycling, recycled content and reuse targets,” Moliere said. “Beverage containers should only be allowed to be placed on the market if producers can guarantee the recovery of both the bottle and cap.”

Cricketer makes 7000 runs for son

A BALNARRING cricketer had his son at front of mind when he chased down Don Bradman’s run tally last Friday.

Alex Wadelton, a passionate runner and cricket tragic, ran nearly 7000 lengths of the pitch at Balnarring Recreation Reserve in 24 hours. He surpassed the number of runs scored by the legendary Don Bradman during his Test Cricket career.

Wadelton, who was kitted out in full cricket gear, was raising money for the National Allergy Centre of Excellence at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. The cause is one close to his heart - Wadelton’s 15-year-old son Roarke suffers from life-threatening allergies.

“This came about because I wanted to raise money for anaphylaxis research. My son has allergies to wheat, barley, and nuts - he has endured about eight epipens that have saved his life. There is currently no cure,” Wadelton said. “We both play for Balnarring Cricket Club, and we play in a team together. While we were playing I thought about what I could do to raise money and get people interested.”

Roarke Wadelton helped his father get going by bowling the first ball to him on Friday. “He’s going to bowl the first ball and keep score. He’s got a good inswinger so hopefully I keep it out of the gate,” Wadelton said before his run chase got started. “Cricket is a safe space for him, where he can hang out with his mates outdoors without worries.”

Wadelton is aiming to raise $20,000. To donate visit: recordrunchase.com

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Walk to empower women

A GROUP of women will join together on an epic walking journey from Frankston to Cape Schanck next month.

The Women’s Spirit Project has organised the three-day 60 kilometre trek. The event caters to all women, and is non-competitive. The Women’s Spirit Project was formed in 2018. It aims to empower women, especially those who have lived through challenges such as isolation and loneliness, domestic and family violence, and mental health issues.

Its “Spirit of Transformation” program has run across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.

The “Frank to Schanck” journey will begin on 15 November. To take part visit womensspiritproject.org/frankto-schanck-walk-2024

A GROUP embarks on a walk organised by the Women’s Spirit Project. Picture: Supplied

Teen credits heroic gym staff for saving his life

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SEVENTEEN-year-old Austin Blight

has no memory of the moment his life was nearly taken while training at a Rosebud gym.

The Padua College year 12 student had been lifting weights at Yawa Aquatic Centre in July when, “out of the blue”, he suffered a heart attack and collapsed.

Staff members immediately stepped in and began CPR before using a defibrillator to deliver two life-saving electric shocks needed to restore Austin’s heartbeat, before paramedics arrived.

He was taken to Frankston Hospital where he was kept in ICU for 24 hours, most of which time he relied on a ventilator to help him breathe.

“I was just so shocked,” Austin said, speaking publicly for the first time of the traumatic incident.

“It’s been a couple of months since it all happened and I’m starting to appreciate that I’m actually here.”

Austin spent about two and half weeks in hospital before being transferred to the Victorian Heart Hospital in Clayton for a further two weeks.

It was there that doctors were unable to tell him why he suffered a cardiac arrest, but to be sure, they fitted a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator under the skin of his chest.

This will monitor his heart rhythms and report if his heart becomes arrhythmic again.

After having “no answers” from tests to confirm a diagnosis, the

AUSTIN Blight (pictured middle) is grateful to be alive after suffering a cardiac arrest in July. Picture: Supplied

family’s next avenue will be through genetic testing to check whether an inherited heart condition may have contributed.

Austin otherwise has no history of heart problems and had been going to the gym on and off for about a year before his brush with death.

The episode has left his family shaken with Austin’s mum Alicia Baker saying doctors “were just as shocked as we were”.

“We had no warning at all prior to this … it came completely out of the blue,” she told The News

“Austin’s such an incredibly resilient

kid. He has really picked himself up and he’s just really kept on going with his goals.

“He’s doing an incredible job considering what’s happened.”

Austin, who has no recollection of the incident except for waking up in hospital, said he was forever grateful to the quick-thinking actions of staff at Yawa whom he thanked in person after returning to the aquatic centre in August.

“They did an incredible job considering that I think this was the first time they’ve actually had to put that entire plan into action,” Austin said.

Yawa’s venue manager Dan Andrews said his team’s “calm demeanour, clear and effective communication was key,” to keeping Austin alive.

He said staff, who evacuated the gym floor, used a radio system that played a crucial role in the swift response, which meant they knew the exact location of the incident, reducing any delay.

“While a confronting scenario, this team deserves recognition for their preparation and responsiveness in emergencies - I’m extremely proud of their efforts.”

Ambulance Victoria commended

the team’s early intervention, saying it “undoubtedly saved Austin’s life”. Austin has been enjoying school holidays and back playing his beloved drums at his Capel Sound home. He said he has hopes of undertaking an electrical apprenticeship when he finishes school.

“He’s a massive inspiration to all of us,” Alicia said.

Ambulance Victoria has launched “Shocktober”, a month-long cardiac arrest awareness campaign in October, to highlight the importance of learning CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator.

Volunteers open new kitchen

SIKH Volunteers Australia has built a new kitchen at its Langwarrin home to help feed the hungry.

Members of Sikh Volunteers Australia have donated countless hours to helping those less fortunate. Last year they disturbed nearly 30,000 free meals from their vans.

A new kitchen has opened at the volunteer group’s Langwarrin headquarters. The state government paid $250,000 for the new kitchen, and the federal government put in $700,000. The state government has also spent $500,000 on new vans for the group.

The kitchen was officially opened at an event last week. Victorian multicultural affairs minister Ingrid Stitt said “we are proud to have contributed to this new kitchen facility for Sikh Volunteers Australia which is a fantastic organisation that has such a positive impact for all of those they help.”

“Our investment will support Sikh Volunteers Australia to build on their incredible work distributing more than 28,000 meals last year – enabling more Victorian families to access the support they need during

times of crisis,” she said.

Hastings MP Paul Mercurio attended the opening and said “many Victorians are doing it tough which makes investments like this so important. I’m pleased that we have been able to help Sikh Volunteers Australia provide even more food relief for people in local communities.”

Sikh Volunteers Australia has been providing meals to disadvantaged people for a decade. For more information on the group’s work visit sikhvolunteersaustralia.org

Libs eye Dunkley

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THE Liberals are expected to soon preselect a candidate to contest Dunkley at the next federal election.

The News understands that the party will choose its Dunkley candidate at a meeting at the Frankston Football Club next Tuesday, 15 October.

Nathan Conroy, the incumbent Frankston mayor and unsuccessful candidate in the March by-election, is expected to put his hand up to run again.

Former Carrum MP Donna Hope will also contest for the spot, The News understands.

Despite initially nominating for the upcoming Frankston Council elec-

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tions, Nathan Conroy withdrew shortly before the cut-off date for nominations. His wife, Steffie Conroy, is now standing for election in the Lyrebird Ward he withdrew from.

The next federal election is due to take place by May next year, but could be earlier.

A by-election was held to elect a new member for Dunkley in March after Peta Murphy’s death from breast cancer in December. Labor retained the seat - Jodie Belyea was elected the new Dunkley MP by a margin of 2.7 percent. There was a 3.57 percent swing towards the Liberals. Belyea is expected to run for Dunkley again.

Join the fun of two fast-growing sports

BAREFOOT Bowls and Pétanque must be the two fastest-growing sports on the Mornington Peninsula. Attracting fun-seeking players of all ages these highly social activities do not demand that you be fast, fit or strong. These are sports suitable for any level of ability.

The games are gender-neutral, men and women compete on an equal basis, and they can be played any time of the day, any time of the year.

Barefoot bowls at the Mount Martha Bowls, Pétanque & Social Club offers an excellent way to celebrate a birthday, company event or just a get together with friends in beautiful, relaxed surroundings. Views of the Bay are an added bonus.

Pétanque (‘Pay-tonk’) is a bit different. Using steel boules on a 15m gravel lane this fun sport is played competitively by any age group from 5 to 95+. As an activity it is low tech, inexpensive and easily accessible, it requires no fancy equipment or clothing.

The rules are simple, learned within minutes, and a novice can play immediately without having to be “taught” to play. It is however strategic, complex and can be difficult to master if you want to become an accomplished player. In summary, Pétanque and Barefoot Bowls can be played by anyone anytime with minimal input or equipment. If you feel like getting some gentle exercise in the open air and socialising with like-minded souls why not come along for obligation-free visits?

We would be delighted to see you here even if it’s just to socialise.

On Sunday 13 October from 11:00 to 3:00pm the Mount Martha Bowls, Pétanque and Social Club are offering you a generous Open Day with free use of Bowls & Boules, free Sausage Sizzle, free Devonshire Tea and Coffee. Drinks are at bar prices so why not join us 11:00 – 3:00 next Sunday for a safe family fun day?

ATTENDEES at the opening of Sikh Volunteer Australia’s new kitchen. Picture: Supplied

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Family violence drives crime rise

CRIME on the Mornington Peninsula has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 22 percent in the 2023/2024 financial year.

The Crime Statistics Agency released its yearly figures last week. In the Mornington Peninsula municipality, total offences recorded increased by more than 22 percent to 11,644 in the year ending June 2024. Breaches of family violence orders were the most commonly recorded offences.

The offence rate per 100,000 Mornington Peninsula residents was the worst recorded since 2020. Mornington was the suburb most affected by crime on the Mornington Peninsula, followed closely by Rosebud and Hastings.

The CSA has revealed that there were 16,252 offences recorded within the Frankston municipality in the year ending June 2024. That figure is a 19.2 percent increase on the year prior.

The number of offences recorded in the Frankston LGA is nearly at a tenyear high. In the last decade, only the year ending June 2016 had a higher offence rate per 100,000 Frankston residents.

There were more than 2200 breaches of family violence orders in the Frankston LGA. It was comfortably the most recorded offence. Frankston was by far the local suburb most affected by crime - there were 8216 offences recorded in Frankston compared to 2550 in second-ranked Seaford.

Statewide the number of offences recorded by Victoria Police in the year up to 30 June 2024 was 552,228. That figure is a 9.1 percent increase from the year prior.

In a statement, Victoria Police said it was especially concerned about sharp

increases in youth crime and family violence.

“Around a quarter of all crime can be directly attributed to the scourge of family violence, with Victoria Police called out to a family violence incident every five minutes,” Victoria Police acting deputy commissioner of regional operations Chris Gilbert said. “The reality is behind every statistic is a victim of crime. These people and their experiences are the reason our members doggedly pursue those who endanger the community.”

Gilbert also highlighted the importance of protecting homes and cars from burglaries. He said “we understand many in the community are anxious about the increasing prevalence of intruders entering homes. Your home should be your castle, and this is why 70 additional frontline police, dog squad members, highway patrol officers, and the public order response team continue to swarm Melbourne’s suburbs every single night – specifically targeting burglars and car thieves as the air wing watches from above.

“Victoria’s four fastest growing crimes are all related to opportunistic offending - theft from motor vehicle, retail theft, motor vehicle theft, and the theft of other items such as petrol.

Operation Trinity has made 1,550 arrests over the last year – an average of more than four burglars and thieves arrested across metropolitan Melbourne every day. Police continue to see far too many properties burgled and cars stolen due to unlocked doors and windows, so we urge the community to take simple measures such as checking your home and car is locked before heading to bed.”

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Beach hero accepts award

QUICK thinking by a retired police officer saved a seven-year-old boy’s life at Frankston Beach on Christmas Day 2022.

Paul Weller was spending Christmas at the beach with his partner and child when he spotted what looked like a plastic bag in the water. Upon closer inspection, Weller realized that a young boy was drowning.

“The beach was choc-a-block and the water was flat as a pancake. I was looking in the water, and I saw what I thought was a plastic bag about 45 metres from shore. I walked about 10 metres in when I realized it was a person - it was a little boy with a white singlet,” Weller said. “The boy was face-down. I went in and picked him up, and a relative of his arrived about 10 seconds behind me. We took him onto the shore, but he looked

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dead as a doornail. His eyes were white.

“We gave him CPR, and he spewed his lunch into my gob.”

After three minutes of CPR, the seven-year-old thankfully emerged okay. He was taken to hospital for observation.

Nearly two years on from his lifesaving efforts, Weller has been recognised with an award. Last month at a presentation at the Victoria Police Academy, Victoria Police chief commissioner Shane Patton handed him a citizen commendation.

Frankston Police acting superintendent Terrence Rowlands is among those to pay tribute to Weller. He said “there is no greater act than the preservation of a life.”

“In a moment of crisis, Paul’s training and experience as a police officer of al-

most 40 years came to the fore. I have no doubt the outcome would have been very different if not for his quick thinking and selfless actions,” he said.

Weller was a member of Victoria Police between 1978 and 2016. He says that more work needs to be done to ensure visitors and new arrivals to Australia know the dangers of beaches and waterways.

“There isn’t an understanding about how the water is dangerous - a 15 minute video explaining the dangers would help save people who come to Australia from drowning. There should be a video for people arriving to Australia on a permanent basis to explain rips and what to do when drownings occur,” Weller said. “It’s hard to train everyone, but a basic understanding would be advantageous.”

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RETIRED police officer Paul Weller and Victoria Police chief commissioner Shane Patton. Picture: Parade Pics

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Upgrade to mental health residential units completed

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A $1 MILLION revamp of nine community mental health residential units at Peninsula Health in Frankston has been completed, the state government has announced.

The project at Peninsula Health’s community care unit in Spray St included a “significant facelift” to the 30-year-old ageing units, allowing people to seek treatment for mental health concerns and substance use challenges.

The investment also included essential upgrades to plumbing, electrical, roofing, and interior spaces, as well as refreshing key facilities like the nursing office, recreational room, and doctor’s office to provide a “therapeutic and safe working environment for staff and consumers on their recovery journey”.

Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt said the upgrades would support consumer wellbeing and staff safety.

“By modernising our public mental health and alcohol and other drug infrastructure, we’re making sure Victorians experiencing mental health and substance use challenges can receive care in modern, safe and comfortable environments,” she said.

“Refurbished and upgraded community men-

tal health units at Peninsula Health will ensure that locals can access the best possible residential facilities to support them on their recovery journey.”

Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said, “Frankston locals with mental health challenges deserve the best possible care, and this investment for Peninsula Health will deliver just that”.

The upgrades were funded through the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Facilities Renewal Fund in 2020-21.

The project formed one part of the state government’s response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System with recommendations to “reform, modernise, build service capacity and provide better models of care to give all Victorians the care, treatment and support they deserve”.

Meanwhile, Frankston Hospital, also run by Peninsula Health, is undergoing a major redevelopment including a new multi-storey tower delivering 130 more beds, 15 new operating theatres, enhanced mental health and oncology services along with expanded maternity and paediatric services.

There will also be a new car park and two state-wide emergency department initiatives. Works are expected to be completed by the end of next year with the redevelopment to be operational by 2026.

Join ‘compressions and croissants’ to help save lives

A PARAMEDIC couple based on the peninsula are inviting the community to a “Shocktober” event to teach people CPR and how to use a defibrillator, which will take place at Merricks General Store.

“My wife and I are both paramedics, and as part of the annual ‘Shocktober’ event where there is a global push to train the community in CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED),” said Ryan Parry, a MICA paramedic based at Rosebud station.

Ambulance Victoria has launched “Shocktober”, a month-long campaign to highlight the importance of learning CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), which Mr Parry said was a key opportunity to improve cardiac arrest survival rates and help save lives.

Around 21 Victorians suffer a cardiac arrest every day and only one in ten survive.

Ambulance Victoria said bystander intervention had the greatest impact on improving someone’s chance of surviving a heart attack –

for every minute that CPR is delayed, survival reduced by ten per cent.

“Last year, paramedics responded to a record 7830 cardiac arrest patients but there was also a record amount of bystander intervention,” said Ambulance Victoria regional director metro Vanessa Gorman.

“Anyone can perform CPR and use an AED –you don’t need training or to be qualified.” The sessions at Merricks General Store at 3460 Frankston - Flinders Rd, Merricks, will be a relaxed and comfortable environment, with the owner coining the event “compressions and croissants”.

Sessions will be held on Monday 14 October from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and Tuesday 15 October from 7.30am to 9am.

Cost is $25 per person including wine/nonalcoholic beverages, cheese and other dishes. Bookings at: mgwinestore.com.au/events/ shocktober/

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THE ongoing redevelopment of Frankston Hospital earlier this year. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Boutique Gin Distilleries have become a real destination for locals and visitors alike across greater Victoria, especially those positioned close to beaches and on popular peninsulas.

Leading South East suburban commercial and industrial estate agency, Nichols Crowder, is now offering investors the chance to purchase a prime industrial asset occupied by the award winning Bass and Flinders Gin Distillery.

Situated at 40 Collins Rd, Dromana, the 490 sqm (approx.) property has been operating as a distillery since its construction, currently returning $104,000 plus GST per annum with a new 10 year lease in place until 2034, plus options.

“Having always been operated as a distillery by Bass and Flinders Gin, this impressive and diverse investment opportunity is the one you’ve been searching for,” Nichols Crowder Sales and Leasing Executive, Tom Crowder said.

“Like their name suggests, Bass and Flinders were pioneers in the Australia Gin Distilling industry and have over the years been awarded the highest of accolades, making them a strong, secure tenant with two further lease options in place until 2044.”

Just 5 years old, the building at 40 Collins Rd is strategically located on a connected corner block within a high-demand industrial precinct.

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THURSDAY GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA

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There’s a playful mood and an excitable sense of anticipation as season 11 of this much-loved homebuilding series kicks off a new era. Original host Peter Madison has flown the coop, making way for Anthony Burke, who is a warm and familiar face after hosting Restoration Australia. In tonight’s premiere, Burke is not alone: legendary series creator Kevin McCloud joins him on a road trip to explore some of Australia’s most gorgeous and inspired designs.

Not so much a superhero blockbuster as it is a gritty crime saga, filmmaker Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) three-hour epic crafts a grim, noirish narrative world for a faithful iteration of the DC Comics vigilante. The Batman finds Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) just two years into his crime-fighting journey – a younger man than we’ve seen him before, he’s still set on vengeance, but in a brooding, hot-headed kind-of way.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Grayson’s Art Club. (PGl, R) 10.55 Seed. (PGa, R) 11.30 Beneath The Stigma. (Ma, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Secrets To Civilisation. (Mav, R) 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.05 Planet Reef. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Australian Walks: Wilpena Pound. (PG) Susie Youssef explores Wilpena Pound.

8.25 National Parks From Above: Wales. (PG) A look at Snowdonia National Park in Wales.

9.20 Paris Has Fallen. (M) Jacob Pearce’s mission continues.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

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2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.35 Catalyst. (R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

10.45 Freezing Embrace. (Malv) 12.25 Wolf. (Malsv, R) 3.45 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence. (2019, PGav) Kellie Martin, Lauren Holly, Viv Leacock. 2.00 Your Money & Your Life. 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Leah and Justin are caught red-handed.

8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. Explores what life behind bars is like for prisoners Amirah Droudis, Sef Gonzales and Tony Mokbel.

9.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Slawomir Tomczyk. (Malv, R) Ron Iddles recounts how he set out to prove the innocence of the man convicted for murder of Slawomir Tomczyk.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Soham: Catching A Killer. (Mav, R)

12.00 Magnum P.I. (Mav)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Journey To Europe: Switzerland And Ireland. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG)

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3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 8.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.00 Drew Barrymore.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.

8.45 RPA: Farmer Mark. (PGm) A farmer suffers a brain aneurysm.

9.45 A+E After Dark. (Mlm) Staff deals with a drug overdose.

10.45 9News Late.

11.15 The Equalizer. (Mv)

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SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30

Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00

Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure. (PG, R) 1.55 The Princes And The Press. (PG, R) 2.55 Earth. (R) 3.55 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: Zanzibar And Jordan. (PG, R) Part 4 of 4.

9.20 Question Everything. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson and Jan Fran.

9.50 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

10.20 You Can’t Ask That. (Ml, R)

10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 Grand Designs. (R)

11.55 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 12.45 The Larkins. (Ms, R) 1.30 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Pompeii’s Buried Secrets. (Return, Mns) Archaeologists explore Pompeii.

8.30 Castle Secrets. (Premiere, Mav) Takes a look at castles around the world, including ruins that reveal the occult dealings of the Nazis. 9.25 Rise Of The Nazis: The Downfall. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 The Allegation. (Mav) 12.20 Kin. (MA15+d, R)

4.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.

8.30 MOVIE: Ford V Ferrari. (2019, Ml, R) During the ’60s, American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford so they can defeat rivals Ferrari. Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal.

11.40 MOVIE: Hollow Man. (2000, MA15+hlv, R) A scientist turns invisible. Kevin Bacon.

1.55 GetOn Extra.

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 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Coasts. (PG, R) Narrator Sir David Attenborough embarks on a journey through Earth’s ever-changing habitats.

8.40 MOVIE: The Batman. (2022, Mlv) Batman pursues a sadistic serial killer who is murdering political figures in Gotham. Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano.

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.00 Destination WA.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Surfing Australia TV. (PG, R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

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

7.30 Sort Your Life Out. (PGa) Presented by Stacey Solomon. 8.45 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.45 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Guests include Julia Roberts. 10.45 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.10 The Project. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 6am Morning

Programs. 1.30pm One Star Reviews. 2.25 States Of Undress. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Abandoned. 6.10

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 9.30 Booze, Bets And Sex That Built America. 11.05 The Doll Factory. 12.05am Better Things. 1.05 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.00 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30

Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Keeping Up Appearances. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Divided Heart. (1954, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

3.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Black As. 6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 Little J And Big Cuz. 7.45 MOVIE: Luis And The Aliens. (2018, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Norbit. (2007, M) 11.10 Late Programs. NITV (34)

6am The

Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 7.40 The Great Escape. (1963, PG) 10.50 Black Box. (2021, M, French) 1.15pm Topkapi. (1964, PG) 3.25 Anandi Gopal. (2019, PG, Marathi) 5.50 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 7.30 Silverado. (1985, M) 9.55 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. (1966, M) 1.10am The Untamed. (2016, MA15+, Spanish) 3.00 For A Few Dollars More. (1965, M) 5.25 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm Where The Dreamings Come From. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums.

7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Hart Of Dixie. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Bewitched. 3.00 The Golden Girls. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. 6.30 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. (2015, M) 10.15 MOVIE: The Girl In The Spider’s Web. (2018, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Air Crash Investigations: Accident Files. 2.00 Disasters At Sea. 3.00

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6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 1.15 Grantchester. (Mv, R) 2.05 Question Everything. (R) 2.35 The Australian Ballet Don Quixote. 4.55 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 5.25 Landline. 5.55 Australian Story: Holding On –Gus Taylor. (R) Presented by Leigh Sales. 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Growing A Greener World. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Challenge Cup. Highlights. 4.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Tour of Gippsland. Highlights. 4.30 Battle Of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg. (PGav, R) 5.30 Apocalypse D-Day.

6.25 Back Roads: Ongerup, Western Australia. (PG, R) Heather Ewart visits Ongerup.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Grantchester. (Mv) Alphy is invited to a party at a country manor, where he hopes to raise funds for the ailing church.

8.20 Vera. (Mv, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the case of a murdered social worker.

9.50 Return To Paradise. (Mv, R) A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight.

10.50 Miniseries: Better. (Malv, R) Part 4 of 5.

11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Inside Windsor Castle.

8.25 Jackie And Lee: A Tale Of Two Sisters. (Ma, R) Explores a story of sisterhood. 9.20 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes: The Canadian Rockies. (R) Narrated by Robert Lindsay. 10.15 Arthur: A Life With The Royal Family. (PGals, R) 11.15 Something Undone. (Mal) 12.15 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R) 3.55 Paddington Station 24/7. (Ml, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (Return) 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.45 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Footy Legends. Continued. (2006, PG) 7.05 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 9.00 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 11.00 T-34. (2018, M, Russian) 1.05pm Tracker. (2010, M) 3.00 The Grey

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6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Practice session. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Practice session and support races. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Top 10 Shootout. From Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, NSW.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team traverses Australia’s red centre. 7.30 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (1984, PGhl, R) Scientists become ghost hunters. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd. 9.40 MOVIE: Venom. (2018, Malv, R) A journalist is merged with a symbiotic alien. Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams. 11.40 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (R) 12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Top 10 Shootout. Replay. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (R)

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6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl) 12.30 Explore TV: Trade Routes Of The Middle Ages. 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.30 The Garden Gurus. 4.00 Journey To Irpinia, Italy. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Drew Barrymore. (PGas, R) 11.00 Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PGal, R) 12.30 Are You RV Safe? 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 1.30 GCBC. (R) 2.00 Planet Shapers. (R) 2.30 Buy To Build. 3.00 What’s

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Mrs Doubtfire. (1993, PGal, R) A man poses as a female housekeeper. Robin Williams, Sally Field.

10.00 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. (1994, Mls, R) Drag queens travel across the Australian desert. Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving.

12.00 MOVIE: Ascendant. (2021, MA15+av, R) Charlotte Best. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.30 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (als, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.40 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follow the staff at the Animal Welfare League as it matches dogs to their new families.

9.40 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A motorbike rider falls while travelling at high speed, and his injuries are severe. 10.55 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) Emergencies take their toll on the crews. 12.10 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Bamay. 2.55 WorldWatch. 4.55 Extreme Food Phobics. 5.50 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) 6.25 The Secret Genius Of Modern Life. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The Big Fat Quiz Of Telly. 10.15 Enter The Clones Of Bruce. Midnight Hudson & Rex. 12.50 The X-Files. 2.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

11.00 Antiques Downunder. Noon Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1.20 MOVIE: The Third Man. (1949, PG) 3.30 MOVIE: Our Man In Marrakesh. (1966) 5.30 MOVIE: Foreign Intrigue. (1956, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Blown Away. (1994, M) 9.55 MOVIE: The Driver. (1978, M) 11.50 Late Programs. 9GEM (92)

6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 MOVIE: LOL

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (Final, PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Darby And Joan. (PG, R) 3.15 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 4.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Grand Designs Australia: Kevin McCloud Special. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Return To Paradise. (Final, Mav)

A mine owner is found dead.

8.30 Unforgotten. (Final, Mal) The team is confronted by the possibility they are dealing with a double murder.

9.15 Miniseries: Better. (Final, Malv) Part 5 of 5. 10.15 Fisk. (Final, PG, R)

10.45 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. (MA15+l, R)

12.45 Fires. (Mal, R) 1.40 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mav, R) 2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.05 Australia Remastered. (R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Growing A Greener World. (R) 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. (R) 11.30 Ageless Gardens. (R) 12.00 Surf Life Saving. Coolangatta Gold. 1.30 Speedweek. (R) 2.00 Volleyball. Australian Super League. Finals. Gold medal match. 5.00 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.25 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.30 Apocalypse D-Day. (PGaw)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Temple Of Hatshepsut.

A look at Hatshepsut’s temple. 8.30 The Lost City Of Ramses. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 2. Explores the story of Ramses the Great and the lost city of Pi-Ramesses.

10.20 Devil’s Confession: Lost Eichmann Tapes. (Mavw, R)

11.25 Face Down: Killing Of Thomas Niedermayer. (Mal)

12.25 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R) 2.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 3.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 3.50 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s

Programs. 5.15pm PJ Masks. 6.00 Kiri And Lou. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. (2019) 8.50 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.35 Speechless. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.45 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 1pm Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay. 2.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay. 3.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay. Replay. 4.00 Campfire. 4.15 The Coolbaroo Club. 5.10 The Cook Up. 5.40 Stompem Ground: King Of Hearts. 6.10 News. 6.20 Animal Babies. 7.30 First Australians. 8.25 Black Man’s Houses. 9.35 MOVIE: Lantana. (2001, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Weekend Sunrise. The latest news, sport and weather. 7.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Support races and warm up. 10.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Race 20. From Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, NSW.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 8.55 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation.

9.55 Crime Investigation

Australia: Most Infamous: The Moorhouse Horrors. (Mav, R) A look at David and Catherine Birnie. 11.10 Autopsy USA: Anthony Bourdain. (MA15+a)

12.10 The Starter Wife. (Mas, R) 1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Escape To The Country. Noon The Highland Vet. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 6.45 Escape To The Country. 7.45

Brown’s Boys. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (PG) 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 12.30 Customs. (PGa, R) 1.00 Innovation Nation. 1.15 The

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 The Block. (PGl)

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.40 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest on the AFL trade period.

10.40 9News Late. 11.10 The First 48: Bridge Of Lies. (Malv)

12.00 Transplant. (MA15+m)

12.45 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R)

1.35 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Destination WA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

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6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. Hosted by Beau Ryan. 8.10 Gogglebox Australia. (PGl) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.10 FBI: International. (Mv) A former member of the Irish Republican Army is shot while in London. 10.10 NCIS. (Mdv, R) A con man from Parker’s past turns up. 12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm Small Town Secrets. 1.55 In My Own World. 2.50 States Of Undress. 3.40 Bamay. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.55 Scandinavian Star. 6.05 In The Box. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. (Premiere) 9.25 WWE Rivals. (Premiere) 12.10am Late Programs.

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6am

Darling Companion. Continued. (2012, PG) 6.55 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015, PG) 8.35 Soft Skin. (1964, PG, French) 10.45 Silverado. (1985, M) 1.10pm From The Vine. (2019, M) 2.55 Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 4.35 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 6.35 The Big Steal. (1990, PG) 8.30 Vampire’s Kiss. (1988, MA15+) 10.25 Helene. (2020, PG, Finnish) 12.40am Late Programs.

Monday, October 14

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (PG, R) 2.30 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. (Ml, R) 2.55 Earth. (R) 3.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.10 Grayson’s Art Club. (PGl, R) 11.05 Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World. (PGav, R) 12.15 WorldWatch. 2.00 Secrets To Civilisation. (PGav, R) 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.35 Plat Du Tour. (PG) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Albania. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Into The Amazon With Robson Green. (PGa) 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals) Hosted by Jimmy Carr.

9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (Mls) 10.05 Have I Got News For You U.S. (Mals)

Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.15 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Explore. 10.15 Getaway. 10.45 MOVIE: Isn’t Life Wonderful! (1953) 12.30pm MOVIE: Will Any Gentleman…? (1953) 2.15 MOVIE: Let’s Be Happy. (1957) 4.30 MOVIE: Crossplot. (1969, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 1.25pm MOVIE: Pokémon: Lucario And The Mystery Of Mew. (2005) 3.20 MOVIE: 100% Wolf. (2020, PG) 5.15 MOVIE: Space Jam: A New Legacy. (2021, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Dark Knight Rises. (2012, M) 10.45 MOVIE: The Domestics. (2018, MA15+) 12.40am Gotham. 1.35 Love After Lockup. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade X. 4.00 Power Players. 4.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Storage Wars. Noon Red’s Fishing Adventures. 12.30 Step Outside. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Week 7. North Melbourne v Sydney. 3.00

R) 12.35 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 1.20 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Catalyst. (R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

10.55 SBS World News Late. 11.25 Suspect. (Malv) 11.55 Exterior Night. (Premiere, MA15+v) 2.05 Between Two Worlds. (Mals, R) 3.50 Paddington Station 24/7. (Ml, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PGl, R) 2.15 Catch Phrase. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Cash says goodbye. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Bavarian cuisine is on display.

9.10 The Rookie. (Mav) In the wake of a mafia-related mass casualty event, the team is tasked with keeping the peace at a hospital.

10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mav) Hicks insists SWAT participate in Patrol Day.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGals) 12.40 Miniseries: The Victim. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Our State On A Plate. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R)

6.00 9News.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Dessert Masters. (Return, PGl) Hosted by Melissa Leong and Amaury Guichon. 8.50 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.50 Taskmaster Australia. (PGls, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 11.00 10’s Late News. 11.25 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm Hypothetical. 2.00 Insight. 3.00 WorldWatch. 5.15 Abandoned. 6.10 Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Rob & Romesh Vs. 10.25 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.55 Great Australian Walks. 11.55 Normal People. 12.45am Day Of The Dead. 3.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 9.00 Teenage Boss. 9.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Last Wave. Continued. (1977, PG) 7.00 The Big Steal. (1990, PG) 8.50 Lola. (1961, PG, French)

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.

8.40 Miniseries: Bali 2002. (MA15+lv) Part 2 of 4.

9.40 9News Late.

10.10 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv) 11.10 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Madv, R)

1.00 Cross Court. (R) 1.30 Talking Honey. (R) 1.40 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

Tuesday, October 15

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The ABC Of... (PG, R) 10.30 The Pacific. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. (Mv, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 3.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads. (PG)

8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Claudia Karvan. (Ml) Claudia Karvan shares five songs. 9.00 Louis Theroux Interviews... Dame Joan Collins. (Mal, R)

9.45 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

10.15 Kitchen Cabinet. (PG, R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 Four Corners. (R) 12.05 Media Watch. (R) 12.20 Grand Designs. (R) 1.10 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Catalyst. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Grayson’s Art Club. (PG, R) 10.55 Revolution: Ideas That Changed The World. (Mv, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Have I Got News For You U.S. (Mals, R) 2.50 Plat Du Tour. 2.55 The Weekly Football Wrap. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey: Sri Lanka. (PGa) Shaun Micallef heads to Sri Lanka.

8.35 Red Flag: Music’s Failed Revolution: F*** Pirates. Part 1 of 2. Marc Fennell is joined by Ben Lee to investigate the bizarre story of Aussie start-up Guvera.

9.50 SBS World News Late.

10.20 The Point: Road Trip. (R)

11.15 Babylon Berlin. (MA15+v)

1.10 Don’t Leave Me. (MA15+a, R) 3.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 3.55 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. Alf reaches out to Bree.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.

9.10 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. A young pregnant woman goes missing the day before her emergency C-section.

10.10 Made In Bondi. (Mal) Charlie receives a tempting offer from Bee.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 Chicago Fire. (Mav)

12.45 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R)

Home Shopping. (R)

NBC Today.

Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl)

8.45 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Ms) Comedy panel show. 9.45 True Story With Hamish & Andy: Carol. (PGl, R) Australians recount hilarious true stories. 10.45 9News Late.

11.15 Transplant. (MA15+m)

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

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6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Taskmaster Australia. (PGls) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Return, Msv) The team investigates an attack on law students. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. (R) 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning

Programs. 1pm Gaycation. 1.55 Motherboard. 2.20 Bamay. 2.40 Kickin’ Back. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Abandoned. 6.10 Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 10.20 Have I Got News For You U.S. 11.15 Bloodlands. 12.20am F*ck, That’s Delicious. 12.50 (Re)Solved. 1.45 Late Programs. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Deadly Dinosaurs. 8.55 Steve Backshall Vs The Vertical Mile. 9.45 Doctor Who. 10.30 Late Programs.

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When Mum Is Away… With The Family. Continued. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.45 Helene. (2020, PG, Finnish) 9.55 Bran Nue Dae. (2009, PG) 11.35 Keep Going. (2018, M, French) 1.10pm First Cow. (2019, PG) 3.25 The Big Steal. (1990, PG) 5.20 Goal! (2005, PG) 7.30 Into The White. (2012, M, Norwegian) 9.30 Chino. (1973, M) 11.20 Speed Kills. (2018, M) 1.15am Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 4.05 Cities Of Gold. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 The Point: Road Trip. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: The Furnace. (2020, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.

Wednesday, October 16

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 4.00 Love Your Garden. (R) 4.45 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.20 Soccer. 2026 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifier. Colombia v Chile. 9.30 WorldWatch. 10.50 Soccer. 2026 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifier. Argentina v Bolivia. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Masha And Valentyna. (Ml, R) 2.55 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia: Córdoba And Costa Del Sol. (PG) Michael Portillo celebrates Andalucia.

8.25 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar: Freedom. (Mal) Part 3 of 3.

9.20 Four Years Later. (Mls) Yash throws himself in to work and study.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Austin. (PG, R) 12.05 Grand Designs. (Ml, R) 12.55 Killing Eve. (Ma, R) 1.35 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Catalyst. (Ma, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R)

5.30 7.30. (R)

10.50 Carmen Curlers. (Mas) 12.55 Romulus. (MA15+av, R) 3.40 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 4.30 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Fireman Sam. 5.45 Shaun The Sheep. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Doctor Who. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Bran Nue Dae. Continued. (2009, PG) 6.10 Goal! (2005, PG) 8.20 First Cow. (2019, PG) 10.35 The Legend Of Ben Hall. (2017, M) 1.10pm

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.40 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.10 Catch Phrase. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. Mali attempts to overcome his stage fright.

7.30 The 1% Club UK. Hosted by Lee Mack.

8.30 Akmal: Open For Renovations. (MA15+l) A stand-up performance by one of Australia’s most respected and accomplished comedians, Akmal Saleh.

9.45 Australia: Now And Then. (Ma, R) Presented by Shane Jacobson.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

11.15 Chicago Fire. (MA15+a)

12.15 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av)

1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.15 Explore TV: Trade Routes Of The Middle Ages. (R) 1.45 Innovation Nation. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.

8.40 Human Error. (Final, Mlv) The team races to catch the mastermind.

9.40 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest on the AFL trade period.

10.40 9News Late.

11.10 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av)

12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (Final) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.40 Shark Tank. (Return) A panel, including Maxine Horne, Nick Bell, Davie Fogarty, Jane Lu and Robert Herjavec, is pitched inventions.

9.40 NCIS. (Mv, R) Parker and Knight discover three bodies.

10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. (R) 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm One Armed Chef. 2.30 The Last Lesbian Bars. 3.00 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.30 The Casketeers. 6.00 Abandoned Places. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Unlocked. (2017, MA15+) 10.20 MOVIE: Hereditary. (2018, MA15+) 12.40am Late Programs.

Happy Birthday Frankie!

ON October 13, McClelland celebrates the ‘birthday’ of their reflective gentle giant, Frankie. Officially titled Reflective Lullaby by Gregor Kregar, this captivating, monumental sculpture has been an enduring icon for the region.

The epic scale gnome came home last year after four years on exhibit as part of the contemporary sculpture installations along the Peninsula Link freeway.

A unique and award-winning commitment to public art between Southern Way and McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery called Southern Way McClelland Commissions, this ongoing program of iconic artworks has established the Mornington Peninsula as an internationally significant hub for public art and contemporary sculpture. The series alternates every two years between sites at Skye Road and Cranbourne Road along Peninsula Link, which will result in 12 commissions over a 25-year period to 2037.

Southern Way generously donates funding for the sculptures in giving back to the community of Frankston and Langwarrin. After four years on public display the commissions become part of McClelland’s permanent collection in its 16-hectare sculpture park.

In the Middle Ages, gnomes were considered mystical, philosophical creatures, guardians of the underground and possessors of special powers and knowledge. Kregar’s gnome is made from mirror polished stainless steel; his

unusually large-scale transforming in an ever-changing interactive experience in which the people and environment around him becomes part of a kaleidoscopic reflection on the surface of the work.

Knowing the special place Frankie holds in the hearts of much of the community, McClelland wanted to mark the year since his return.

Lisa Byne, Artistic & Executive Director shared; “Works like Reflective Lullaby help us promote education and the experience of sculpture within a unique natural environment. Frankie evokes curiosity, inquiry, and ultimately community connection – everyone has a special recollection of when they last saw him.”

McClelland will offer visitors free entry to the Sculpture Park and a range of fun free family friendly activities including an up-close experience with Australian native animals, reptiles and mammals from Funky Farm, a boutique zoo on the Mornington Peninsula. Educator

led art and craft activities will be available for the young and young at heart.

Free Sculpture Park tours led by knowledgeable and passionate volunteer guides will bring the history of the park to life. And a cake baking competition where the team are searching for the best home baked

birthday cake adds a fun twist to the day. McClelland has gathered three creative cake minds, excited to see what bakers will bring to the plate, including Louie Digby of Digby Cakes, Amy Minichiello from A Mini Kitchen and Noel Black – McClelland Head Chef. Frankie’s birthday will be the perfect occasion to announce the winner on Saturday afternoon at a special ticketed presentation.

October 13, 10.30am – 4pm

390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin VIC Australia 3910

Phone (03) 9789 1671 info@mcclelland.org.au

Images: supplied

Eagle information lacking

It was very disappointing to turn up to the “drop in” community consultation for the Arthur’s Seat Eagle expansion (which includes development of a luge) only to find it wasn’t a drop in session at all - it was a power point presentation.

The limited advertising for this public information session held on Thursday 3 October said it was “from 6pm” and “6pm onwards”. Actually, the presentation started at 6pm so for those who took the time to travel from various parts of the peninsula expecting tables of information and consultants to speak to, they were out of luck. I was one of those people.

I did at least hear the Q&A which provided insight. It is plainly evident that locals were unconvinced and unhappy with the scant detail provided. Indeed, reading comments on social media since the session, residents are wondering why the Eagle representatives didn’t include the detailed drawings as supplied to the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) in the presentation.

Let’s hope both the Arthur’s Seat Eagle and the VPA do a better job from this point. To start, we need environmental studies, traffic studies, risk assessments available to the public. After all, Arthur’s Seat is a state park.

Louise Page, Tyabb

Consider the fire risk

Parks Victoria are again partnering with Arthurs Seat Eagle as part of their $25 million park development. This is putting the communities of Dromana, McCrae, Arthurs Seat, Main Ridge and Red Hill at serious risk from fire.

The Arthurs Seat escarpment is known as being at extreme risk of catastrophic bushfires yet Parks are encouraging more people, traffic and bottle necks, more hoons and rubbish into a State Park. There is hopelessly inadequate car parking and footpaths around the summit. Visitors and children are often walking in the middle of roadways and cars parking on narrow road verges for up to one kilometre from the summit. One can only imagine the scenario of a fast moving fire up the escarpment with thousands of visitors spread across the park and 200 people on the Gondola all trying to escape on just a few narrow tree lined country roads. It is not a question of if but when a serious fire occurs again.

Parks Victoria espouses to manage its parks and reserves in a culturally sensitive and ecologically appropriate way and protect our natural and cultural heritage on behalf of all Victorians. How does subsidising and supporting the development of ugly metal luges, sound and light shows within a state park fit within this Arthurs Seat State Park has one of the highest levels of biodiversity in the state. Numerous animal and plant species are classified as rare, threatened or endangered yet Parks Victoria and this state government are putting the environment, visitors, local residents, firefighters and emergency personnel at risk by converting the Arthurs Seat State Park into LUNA PARK! Nigel Atkins, Arthurs Seat

Misinformation

Ken Anderson’s recent letter (Independents?, Letters 17/9/24) makes an accusation against Simon Holmes a Court that says more about Ken than it does about Simon. Ken clearly believes everyone acts in their own self-interest, as opposed to the public interest. I am one of more than 300 people in Flinders who have joined the grassroots movement, Independent 4 Flinders (I4F). Like our predecessor (Voices of the Mornington Peninsula), I4F aims to engage our community in conversations about issues that matter to people live on the Mornington Peninsula. Our ‘Kitchen Table Conversations’ also ask participants the type of political representation we want. Do we want someone who blindly follows their party or someone who listens to our local community?

In his letter, Ken makes incorrect claims. Firstly, he is incorrect about preferences. Unlike Liberal, Labor and Greens, Independents do not do preference deals. In fact, they do not indicate an preferences on their ‘How to Vote card’. Each voter determines their own preferences. Some may put the Liberals second, others Labor or Greens.

Ken is also incorrect about community independents adopting the ‘left wing agenda’.

Many voters in Kooyong and Goldstein in 2022, for example, were life-long Liberal Party members, supporters (and donors). They had become unhappy with the Liberal Party moving further and further to the right.

Those of us who have joined I4F are neither colour blind nor rusted on voters. We not only want integrity in politics (i.e. ‘keep the bastards honest’) but very importantly a Federal MP who genuinely represents our values, not their party’s values.

Denise Hassett, Mt Martha

Koala habitat continued

Sue Glenn is reluctant to accept that agriculture and mining dwarf land clearing arising from wind turbines (Habitat clearing, Letters 1/10/24). However, everyone agrees that habitat for endangered species like the koala needs to be protected.

Sue can write to the federal minister for the environment Tanya Plibersek imploring her to get on with the strengthening of our national environment laws and stop native forest logging.

I won’t bother writing to Beijing newspapers regarding China’s emissions as Sue suggests because they can rightly point to our per capita emissions (15 tonnes per person) which is nearly double theirs (8 tonnes per person) according to Our World in Data.

Hawthorn

Ray Peck,

Help for Housing

The Southern Women’s Action Network (SWAN) conducted a survey to identify which shire election candidates have ideas and plans for addressing the peninsula’s housing and homelessness crisis. Candidates were asked how, if elected, they would work to increase supply of public and social housing and emergency accommodation and ensure community support centres are better funded. Two thirds (65%) of the candidates responded. SWAN is disturbed that some candidates failed to contribute on such critical issues. It is vital that everyone standing in this election demonstrate their willingness to address such critical community concerns. Before they vote, most residents want to know who will work to make the peninsula a better, more inclusive, and fairer place for everyone. MPSC has the fourth highest rate of homelessness in Victoria, with an increasing number sleeping rough, including victims of family violence, many on our foreshores. Since February, SWAN has met with elected representatives across all levels of government to advocate for the peninsula’s fair share of funding for housing solutions.

Feedback we received was mainly positive with three quarters of respondents offering a range of solutions to the current housing crisis on the peninsula. Candidates suggested strategies to attract state and federal funding, including for purpose-built emergency and refuge accommodation, and extending preventative support services. Also mentioned was the use of vacant government land, incentives to investors to build more accommodation, removal of red tape barriers to housing development, and implementation of the Triple A Housing Committee’s strategies.

Several candidates stand out for presenting clear, well considered and viable solutions, including: Josie Jones, Eddie Matt, Nic Robertson, Nick Fallaw, Paul Pingiaro, Max Patton, Patrick Binyon, Kathryn Smith, and sitting councillors Despi O’Connor and David Gill. Detailed contributions and our response rankings for these and other social justice issues can be found at: swanwomen.org.au

Southern Women’s Action Group

Concern for future

I have never written a letter to the editor before, but I’ve grown increasingly concerned about the direction of our democracy. It appears to be shifting towards a model similar to that of the USA, which is alarming. Our two major parties are becoming more alike. And when one party is in opposition, it offers little in the way of real solutions, instead focusing on distractions and innuendos. Question Time has become a disgrace— they call for respect yet both parties fail to show it.. Cooperation between the parties seems to occur only when it serves their own interests. One clear example is the issue of truth in political ad-

State of our Beach

I moved to Safety Brach in April, 2015. It is one of the most beautiful parts of our world. Over the years I have both enjoyed walking and swimming on our beach, as well as sharing it with friends from interstate and overseas.

Since the removal of the mechanical beach cleaning machines our beach now resembles a rubbish dump. Dead fish, smelly seaweed and all kinds of rubbish (plastic bottles and various unknown items).

On the weekend I had family friends visit for the first time in a while. They commented on the terrible state of our once pristine beach. They were reluctant to let their young children play in this mess!

I am not sure what our council had in mind when you stopped the mechanical beach cleaning, but it is a disaster.

These young children always enjoyed playing, building sandcastles and swimming in our beach. They never ever came across anything nasty in the sand.

I don’t know whether any of our councillors ever visit my beach, but please come down and have a look at the mess you have created. I have attached a few photographs of how our beach used to look as well as some that I took this morning.

Jeff Becker, Safety Beach

Machinations

Josie Jones reveals that a mechanical beach sand raking machine was tested (Jones calls for support for hand cleaning of beaches, The

vertising where neither party supports it, so what the public wants never comes to fruition.

Recent letters about the role of independents got me thinking about potential solutions. After some research, I’ve concluded that a strong independent crossbench is essential for keeping the government in check. Sadly, when politicians are elected as members of the major parties, they are bound to the party’s agenda rather than the people who elected them. They are forced to vote along party lines, regardless of their own views or the concerns of their constituents.

So I will vote for an independent candidate in the next federal election. I’ll rank my preferences according to the party that most closely aligns with my concerns. I will also vote above the line in the Senate to ensure my vote goes where I intend, avoiding the complex preference system.

We must do everything in our power to stop our country from adopting the US’s style of extreme politics. It’s time to hold our political parties accountable.

Hilda McLeod, Dromana

Council watching for who?

Is anyone wondering why Council Watch Victoria thinks it can interfere in our shire initiatives?

Should they not be addressing issues at the state level that negatively affect councillors and constraints on them? Should they not be working on Municipal Association of Victoria and other “peak bodies” to get meaningful change to the Local Government Act?

The recent petition on “Paid Parking” is not representative of the peninsula even though it was tabled by Cr Celi. My guess is that 90% of the signatures have nothing to do with peninsula residents but are, rather, signatures from outside the shire.

Council Watch claims to have a local group on the peninsula but I can find no evidence that it exists. Is it a pseudo group run by Council Watch Victoria? If it does exist then the petition should come from them but it should be a “I agree or do not agree” petition with unbiased information on both sides of the issue. We have to wonder if thelocal groups are independent or

News 24/9/2024). The process was found to be almost useless, in fact detrimental. Do seagulls clean it up better?

This poses the question: Years ago in the first place, why didn’t the council do such a simple proof test, involving placing 27 items in a 100 metre stretch of sand and making multiple passes over it with the machine? Did the the council just read the manufacturers sales brochure? Did the council officers not have the wit to try before you buy “let’s do a test. It doesn’t work!”.

I wonder if the same staff are responsible for the trial beach parking fees, where your car number plate is photographed and you are forced to carry to the beach, your expensive mobile phone; have an internet account, in credit, have the council app on your phone in order to proceed and pay electronically, simply to park?

And did the same ones organise the recent free green waste dumping service over a few days without telling anyone: you must keep on looking on the internet at some obscure council publication to find this out, which (ha ha) nobody does. Don’t let the public know! The forthcoming councillors election will do nothing. What a great pity we can’t put all council staff on four year contracts then make them re-apply for their own jobs, just like the elected councillors. That might sort them out.Some executive staff are (or certainly used to be) on enormous salaries, bonuses and perks, because “You have to pay top salaries, equivalent to private enterprise, to get the very best for our shire”.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

do they have to kowtow to the state group?

Why is it that this organisation has to take personal toxic shots at some of our councillors rather than address the issue?

Why is it that Council Watch Victoria continues to attack spending on climate issues when it knows that councils have no choice as it is legislated that they do so?

What’s my point? Council Watch Victoria should concentrate on statewide issues and, if local “chapters” exist, they should deal with local issues. And Council Watch should adopt the same principles and processes that they expect councils to adhere to.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Coolart Candidate

I am writing in support of the re-election of Cr David Gill in the Coolart (previously Red Hill) Ward. David has served this Ward well and with immense integrity, unlike many of his fellow councillors. We know who they are and hope people will ensure the new council is a huge improvement on the old.

David has shown leadership on so many issues, particularly in support of the Green Wedge areas which of course dominate so many parts of the Coolart Ward. And part of what he is achieving in enhancing the Green Wedge lies in his defence of the animals and birds which are an intrinsic feature of what most us of love about our peninsula. David is also probably the most responsive Councillor when residents need help with issues, whether personal or peninsula-wide. Vote for David Gill to continue serving the Coolart Ward. Peter Monie, Flinders

You Can Have Your Cake

To Liz Sarkie of Hampton East (Let Them Eat Cake, Letters 1/10/24). Count your blessings yours is but a holiday house. If your shire was anything like ours, you too would complain. It’s our civic duty. Despite disorientation due to pothole-avoidance, we soldier on, in the hopes of better days.

Paula Polson, Dromana

An Interesting Motor Case – Sequel To Messrs. Bell And Saw’s Accident

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

AN interesting case was heard at the Chelsea Court on Monday, before Messrs. Cohen, P.M., and Hunter, Bowman, Stephens, Callahan, and Beardsworth, J.’sP., when Constable T. E. Nicholls proceeded against Albert William Bates on a charge of having on the 31st May, 1924, at Edithvale, driven a motor car, on a public highway, negligently, having regard to all the circumstances of the case.

Eric Bell deposed that he was proceeding by motor cycle, from Mentone to his home at Chelsea, and with him seated on the back of his cycle was Mr. E. Saw, also of Chelsea.

They had attended the ChelseaMentone football match, at Mentone, and as they could see that their team (Chelsea) had lost the game, they left the match early-about ten minutes to 5.

At about 5.30, when nearing the Edithvale station, he observed three cars coming towards them. One was on the right side of the road, and one on the crown of the road. He was on his right driving side, right over near the ti-tree when he noticed the black car, driven by defendant (Bates) trying to shoot through, and coming towards him.

It was then the impact occurred; he hit him (Bell) on the side of his machine just near the engine.

He (witness) was laid up for five weeks suffering from compound fracture of the big toe, also the muscles of one of his arms and leg were severely injured, while his friend, Mr. Saw, sustained a broken hip and other injuries, and had been in hospital almost ever since.

The black car had accelerated to pass the other two and was travelling at a good pace.

In answer to Mr. E. J. Carr, solicitor, who appeared for Blake: The time was between 5.25 and 5.30. He had no licence; he had only had the cycle about five weeks.

Mr. Carr: Didn’t you see two cars; coming through Edithvale road gates?

– No; it was too far away. The cars were travelling two abreast as long as he saw them, until the black one shot through past the other two and into him.

Mr. Carr: Why didn’t you stop?

Mr. Cohen, P.M.: Now, sir; that’s going too far. Why should he stop?

Hasn’t he any right at all on the road

Mr. Carr: I just want to test his credit, and see what he knows of the accident.

The P.M.: Well, that’s not the way to do it.

Witness (Bell): I slowed right down.

Edwin Saw, of Chelsea, gave corroborative evidence.

Constable Nicholls, stationed at Mordialloc, stated that he had been at the match at Edithvale, and on coming away he noticed the dark car full of footballers going at a rapid speed.

He jumped on his bike and later came upon the scene of the accident.

He followed the tracks of the dark car, and found where they came diagonally across the road; the front of the car was buried in the ti-tree; the tracks caused by the brakes being applied, and causing the tyres to grip the road, went back for 25 yards.

The driver (Bates) was in a footballer’s uniform and the car was full.

The defendant, A. W. Bates, said that he crossed the Edithvale crossing at five miles per hour, and travelled at ten miles per hour on Pt. Nepean road.

He saw two cars ahead; the first was

going .very slowly. The front car was in the middle of the road. He swung to the right, and the motor cycle seemed to come right across at him.

He put his brakes on; the motor cyclist seemed to “do his block” – he was all over the road – the cycle was going from 25 to 30 miles per hour.

Cross-examined, Bates said the scene of the accident was half-a-mile from the football ground. He was twelve feet behind the other cars when he accelerated in order to pass them to about 12 to 15 miles per hour, when the cyclist came against him.

The constable said the tracks were his, but he was not sure that they were.

C. S. Caudwell said that he was the driver of the first car. Defendant was behind him; the other car was on the left-hand side. The motor cycle seemed to pull right on them and then there was a crash. He did not see Bates try to pass. The other car obscured the view. He was in third gear, going 12 miles per hour. His car had four gears.

A. J. Enticott stated he was standing on the running board of defendant’s car; two cars were in front; defendant put on a bit of pace to pass them, and the cycle seemed to come straight at them.

The Bench, after consideration, imposed a fine of £8 with 27/- costs, and ordered the defendant’s licence to be endorsed.

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Probation Officer For Frankston –Mrs. W. W. Young, senr. Appointed

We have been officially informed that Mrs. Goodwin, of the W.C.T.U., has sent a communication to the local police, informing them that Mrs. W. W. Young, senr., has been appointed Probation Officer for Frankston.

In such an onerous capacity Mrs.

THE EAGLES GREATEST HITS

JOIN us this year as we celebrate The Eagles Greatest Hits live in concert at the Frankston Arts Centre on Friday November 8 at 7.30pm.

A two hour performance of songs that defined an ear, Take it to the limit, Desperado, Lyin Eyes and the world famous Hotel California.

Secure your tickets now and be part of a night that pays homage to one of the greatest bands in history.

The Eagles Greatest Hits is compiled together with some of Australia most

experienced live musicians with each having over 30 years performing live. Lead and main singers Whalen Hughes, formally from The Ultimate Eagles Experience and the Electric Light Orchestra and David Thompson who has over 30 years performing as Glen Frey around the World.

They are joined by Mick Martin, Jeff Carter jr, Mark Willams and Peter Ferguson. This will be an Experience you do not want to miss.

Young senr., should be enabled to prove that her kindly nature is tempered with a proportionate degree of justice in carrying out her duties. ***

Personal

Mr. W. Clark returned to Frankston this week, after a holiday trip to Scotland.

Mrs. R. Wells, of Frankston, who has been visiting friends in Launceston (Tas.), is expected home this week.

Mr. Cyril Twining, who has been residing in the Mildura district for some months, is expected to return to Frankston next week.

His Frankston friends will be interested to learn that Mr. Norm Jackson, son of a one-time Methodist minister of this town, will join up with the ranks of the Benedicts next week.

At the Methodist Church on Sunday evening, Mrs. Thorne, of Tasmania, who is visiting Frankston friends, rendered a solo during the offertory.

Mr. A. Langhorn, who succeeds Mr. W. E. Watkins in the charge of the Frankston Presbyterian Church, conducted his opening services on Sunday last to good congregations. At Frankston in the evening, Mr. Parsons rendered the solo, “The Song Divine,” in a very pleasing manner.

Mr. Langhorn, who with his wife spent 16 years in mission work in China, is a preacher of ability and great earnestness.

Mr. W. E. Watkins, in reference to his remarks at the farewell social tendered to him at Frankston last week, writes to say that the £3 per week stipend mentioned by him referred to the amount received when he first entered the ministry. Frankston was much more generous than that, and, in

fairness to the parishioners, he would like to have the position made clear. In conclusion, Mr. Watkins adds: “I desire to express my appreciation of the ‘Standard,’ and its readiness at all times to insert in its columns matters that make for the progress and welfare of the town and district.”

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Obituary

It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mrs Hay, who for a period of nearly twenty years had been a most esteemed resident of Frankston.

For some considerable time past, the late Mrs Hay had been ill, and up to the hour of her lamented demise at 8 o’clock on Friday evening last, when she passed peacefully away, Dr. Maxwell had been attending her.

The deceased first saw the light at Emerald Hill, now known as South Melbourne. She is survived by a bereaved widower, and five of a family, of whom are the following:Mrs Pitt, of Hastings, Miss R. Hay. of Frankston: Mrs Laird, of Wellington (N.Z): and Messrs A. and H. Hay, of the well-known local firm of Messrs Sherlock and Hay.

We tender to them our sincere sympathy in the sad loss they have sustained, The funeral, which was a private one, took place on Saturday to the Dandenong Cemetery, the Rev. A. E. Wellard. of the Methodist Church, Frankston, officiating at the grave side.

Many beautiful wreaths were sent by sympathisers for the late Mrs Hay was loved by all with whom she came in contact.

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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 8 & 10 Oct 1924

PUZZLE ZONE

CUP

Dawdle

scoreboard

Rain ruins opening round matches

By Brodie Cowburn

PROVINCIAL

THE MPCA season got off to a false start last Saturday, with most games washed out.

A handful of overs were played at Overport Park. Langwarrin scored 4/68 from 19 overs before their match against Baden Powell was called off. The Old Peninsula Pirates also got to spend some time at the crease. They scored 3/63 from 18 overs before their match against Heatherhill was abandoned.

The remaining games in the Provincial division were also washed out.

PENINSULA

RAIN stopped a nail-biting match between Seaford and Rosebud from reaching its conclusion last Saturday.

RF Miles Reserve hosted the two sides in the one-day season opener. Seaford chose to bat first, and put a strong total on the board.

Seaford skipper Matthew Herbert led from the front, scoring 52 runs before being dismissed. Aaron Bardwell and Jordan Desmond each contributed 38 runs to the total.

After 40 overs, Seaford finished up at 6/220.

Rosebud stumbled out of the gates. They lost two early wickets, and at 2/3 looked in serious trouble. The middle order got them back on track.

Liam Collett and Ashley Nagel each scored half-centuries. They helped their side reach 7/202 with six overs left to play.

With Samuel Jones looking strong, Rosebud looked poised to grab the win. Rain destroyed their plans, and brought an end to play.

The rest of the games in the Peninsula division were called off after only a few overs of play.

DISTRICT

BAD weather and light affected games in the District division last Saturday.

Carrum put 2/78 on the scoreboard against Carrum Downs from 21 overs of play. Rain eventually brought the game to a halt.

Boneo and Baxter were able to take to the field for an extended period before rain brought the game to a close. Baxter set their opponent a target of 159 runs to chase down.

Simon Dignan top-scored for Baxter with a score of 51.

Boneo were well on their way to

chasing down their target when they hit roadblocks. Two ducks in quick succession brought their momentum to a halt, and bad light killed the game. After 27 overs the game was called off.

SUB DISTRICT

MT Martha has scored a hard-fought win over Rye to get its 2024/2025 season up and running. Rye hosted the match at RJ Rowley Reserve. They sent Mt Martha in to bat first, and did well to restrict their total.

An unbeaten knock of 39 from 37 deliveries by Kyle Bendle was Mt Martha’s best. The away side scored 5/160 from 30 overs.

Rye got themselves into a good position, but a lack of time and a middle order collapse cost them badly.

After a shaky opening, Benjamin Ashworth and Adam Ciavarella put Rye back on track. Ashworth scored 63 from 51 and Ciavarella scored 29 from 65.

After Ashworth’s dismissal, Rye collapsed. They lost 6/28, and finished their 30 overs at 9/146. Rye lost by 15 runs.

Jaryd Millington was the pick of the bowlers - he posted figures of 3/36.

Bad weather prevented other games in the Sub District division from being completed.

WOMENS DIV ONE

NOTHING separated Crib Point and Rye at the end of their season opener last Sunday.

The Magpies chose to bat first on their home deck. Opener Tracy Thompson scored 28 runs, and Rhiannon Hewitt scored 24. The Magpies finished their 20 overs at 2/96.

Rye openers Ashleigh Barrand and Samantha Harris helped get their run chase off to a strong start. They scored 27 and 21 respectively.

After the openers were dismissed the middle order struggled to cross the finish line. Three successive run-outs proved to be a major blow.

Rye drew level with Crib Point, but couldn’t land the final punch. They also finished their 20 overs on 96 runs. Somerville picked up a comprehensive win over Carrum Downs on the road to get their season off to a good start on Sunday.

A 90-run stand between Marlee Black and Julie Ferns helped Somerville put 150 runs on the board. Carrum Downs worked hard to keep up, but could only score 99 runs from their 20 overs in response.

Tooradin had a good day last weekend, scoring a ten-wicket win away from home at Delacombe Park.

After their 20 overs, Delacombe Park had only managed to put 62 runs on the board. Tooradin chased down their target with 10 wickets to spare and 14 overs left to play.

Aimee Mellford did the damage, scoring an unbeaten 46. Her batting partner Cheyanne Cox played an important supporting role.

Paramedic preparing for fourth season refereeing the WNBL

ROSEBUD paramedic Bianca Vernon is no stranger to making decisions under pressure.

Outside of her paramedic work, she is an experienced basketball referee, calling plays for the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL).

She was nine years old when she first hit the basketball court and 17 when she first picked up the whistle. Back then, refereeing was simply a way to earn some pocket money to pay for her basketball games as a player.

But now, Bianca is gearing up for her fourth year as a WNBL referee and working towards a spot on the men’s court, on the National Basketball League (NBL) refereeing panel.

“Early on, I didn’t have any idea where it would take me,” Bianca said. As a junior, Bianca was part of the Southern Peninsula Basketball Association, which in turn was part of Basketball Victoria Country.

“They gave me some great opportunities to referee the country championships tournaments, and that was where I started enjoying the higher level refereeing,” she said.

“I was awarded some gold medal games which I thought was cool and I started thinking I could take refereeing a bit further.

“I was able to be selected as a Victorian representative for the junior national champs and that started me working through the ranks to get to where I am today.”

In 2021, Bianca was selected to officiate her first WNBL game.

“It was an amazing milestone and something I didn’t expect at the

time,” she said.

Since then, she’s had the opportunity to take to the court in front of a record WNBL crowd, when 7,681 fans turned out for the league’s first ever fixture at John Cain Arena.

“Stepping out on the floor and hearing how loud it was, was an amazing experience and one I’ll remember for

Bianca refereeing in front of a record WNBL crowd. Picture: Supplied

and building rapport with people,” she said.

For Bianca, the highlight of refereeing is the friendships she’s made along the way – and that’s another similarity to her career at AV.

a long time,” Bianca said.

Bianca was well into her paramedic career by this point, having joined Ambulance Victoria (AV) in 2013.

She said it’s been a challenge balancing her paramedic roster with refereeing, but now she’s found what works.

“I’ve learnt and grown over the years and found a better balance, so my current roster arrangement supports both my refereeing and my family situation,” she said.

“It means I have more time to spend with my family and on the court doing the things I love.”

While the schedule was sometimes hard to balance, Bianca said the skills learned from refereeing and paramedicine have complemented each other.

“Both my refereeing and my paramedicine jobs link into each other and I’ve learnt a lot of skills that are interchangeable, a lot about communication and conflict management

“The friends you have with refereeing and the friends you have with paramedicine, they stick with you through anything,” she said.

“Some of my closest friends are from both lines of work.”

As she heads into her fourth season on the WNBL refereeing panel, Bianca has her eyes firmly set on one day landing an NBL game.

“For the last couple of years, I’ve been involved in the NBL’s elite referee development program so getting selected to referee an NBL game is my main goal at the moment,” she said.

“I’ve been reffing NBL1 since 2018 and recently refereed at the NBL1 National Finals on the Sunshine Coast.

“I also went to the Gold Coast last month to referee my first NBL preseason games, which was a great opportunity to showcase what I can do.

“Being selected for NBL would be an amazing achievement and to referee with some of the best in Australia would be an incredible opportunity.”

Wizard with the willow: Crib Point's Tracey Thompson top scored for the team in their Division One Women's match against Rye. Picture: Supplied

‘Jamo’ said no to Beaumaris

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

BEAUMARIS tried to prize Adam Jamieson from Mornington’s grasp just when he was weighing up his options for 2025.

“For the first time in a long time I had offers from other clubs and I did catch up with Beaumaris through a contact,” Jamieson said.

“But Mornington … well I just feel like we’re so close and there’s so much good stuff happening that I didn’t want to give up on our plan.”

Jamieson doesn’t try to mask the fact that Mornington has had “one of those debacle years”.

One of the pre-season promotion favourites the Seagulls finished in the bottom half of State 1 with a squad that was vastly changed from the one that opened its campaign.

Injuries plagued Kostas Droutsas, David Stirton, Sam Scott and Shaun Kenny while Ziggy Razuki went overseas and missed the entire season.

Rory Currie returned to Scotland, Satoshi Kurosawa returned to Japan and Sam Orritt and Josh Heaton quit.

“It became clear that we weren’t all singing from the same hymn book as they say and it didn’t help losing (president) Matty Cameron,” Jamieson added.

“Taking that all into account we just had to survive and move on.”

Yet there are reasons to be optimistic about the future.

The young reserves squad finished fifth and a group of teenagers gained valuable game time in the seniors.

“Max Civil played around 90 minutes in the last three games and scored two goals, Aaron Hagland played a full game at centre half before injuring himself against Brandon Park.

“He was earmarked to play every remaining game and he’s a serious talent, Coby Wylde is another that got minutes, Will Giddings … we feel that we’ve got a group of young players coming through.

“Flynn O’Reilly played the last seven or eight games for us and was a fantastic influence so there’s a lot to look forward to.”

Continuity has been a hallmark of coaching at Mornington with Jamieson in charge for most of the past 16 seasons and he readily admits to being addicted to that role.

“Yes, well and truly.

“I think I’ve said to you before that I’ve got an ego that wants to win all the time.

“I said at the presentation night my

wife hates me when we lose because I’m a grumpy shit till the next game comes around.”

There have been few periods of self-doubt during Jamieson’s tenure at Dallas Brooks Park and he thinks he knows why.

“It’s that ego again mate.

“I think I’m good at what I do.

“Okay you have some doubts when you’re not winning games of football and why and how that needs to change but that’s a normal part of coaching.”

Jamieson already is preparing for next season and last season’s performance is quickly fading from view.

Conversations with new players have taken place

“I’ve started talking to new players but I can’t give you names right now.

“I’ve signed a very, very talented player from the NPL.

“I’m hoping to get a young centre half from Bentleigh Greens over the line soon and an experienced NPL midfielder.

“There’s also a young central midfielder from an NPL club that I’ve spoken to.

“What I can tell you is that two of these are ex-Mornington juniors.”

With regard to support staff it’s

likely that Danny Topping will be Jamieson’s new assistant while David Waring remains as senior team manager.

“I’ve had a meeting with Danny and I’m pretty close to finalising an agreement.

“I’m trying to get the senior assistant signed off on first then I’ll work through the reserves coach, goalkeeping coach, strength and conditioning and the physios.”

Jamieson has taken a short break recovering from the rigours of work and coaching and returns from Bali late this week.

That’s when he’ll start letting his players know whether or not they have been retained.

“I can’t say anything at this stage but I’ll keep the players I want to keep and those conversations will take place when I’m back in Melbourne.”

One player Jamieson won’t need to make a call on is midfielder Danny Brooks who returned to former club Peninsula Strikers last week.

That was despite the pair talking last Wednesday night less than 48 hours before Strikers officially announced Brooks’ capture.

Strikers first spoke to Brooks a few

weeks earlier and head coach Scott Morrison sees him as an important addition to the senior squad.

“He’s a former captain of our club so it’s great to see him come home,” Morrison said.

“He’s experienced, tough as nails and a good footballer so he will add some real quality to the squad.

“Personality-wise he’s an excellent replacement for Macca (Andy McIntyre).”

Strikers also have signed Sam Maggs, a 21 year old pacy attacker who can play anywhere across the front third and can also play as a fullback.

He had been at VPL2 club Doveton for three years and spent the second half of this year at Berwick City.

At Strikers’ State 2 rival Skye United the changing of the guard officially takes place next Monday at the club’s AGM.

Daren Jones and Stuart Lawrence have stepped down from their respective positions as president and vice-president ending a decade-long period leading the club.

Nominations for all executive and general committee positions closed yesterday (Monday) amid conjecture over who will fill the void left by the

departure of the long-serving administrators.

Lawrence scoffed at recent rumours of unrest fuelled by the failure to mention his and Jones’ departure on the club’s Facebook page.

“It’s really quite simple – Daren didn’t want the fuss,” Lawrence said.

“When I resigned as vice-president I continued as treasurer but I’ll no longer be on the committee after the AGM.

“I want to concentrate on coaching the senior women.

“I haven’t been able to give as much time to the role that it deserves and to be honest I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.

“I’ve just had enough and I honestly feel that the current committee is more than capable and has enough people – both male and female – to carry the club on.”

One of the names that has emerged as a likely candidate for one of the top two positions is that of Karen Gray, who is the club’s MiniRoos coordinator and oversees player registrations.

Gray joined Skye in 2019 and has been on the committee since 2021.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if she’s a really big player in all of this if you want to use that term,” Lawrence said.

“She’s a really good operator and really cares about the club.

“She’s transformed the MiniRoos in terms of organisation and it makes sense if she wanted to step up and join the executive committee.” Gray was non-committal when asked if she planned to become Skye’s first female president.

“I’m not 100 percent sure,” she said.

“I believe that someone has put their hand up for the president’s job and it’s a person I could work with, very much so.”

Seagulls trio: Mornington head coach Adam Jamieson (left) and team manager David Waring (right) pictured with star Scottish striker Rory Currie last year.

Picture: Darryl Kennedy

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