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It's fascinating how the mind and body are connected.

I think we still know so little about how they interact. For example, new studies are only just beginning to explore the correlation between the brain and gut health.

Add to that the spiritual element of the soul, and, well, I'm lost already.

Still, it never hurts to check in with your body and practice self-care.

Last weekend, I attended a Feldenkrais workshop in the Hunter with my nan (who'd read about the event in the Newcastle Weekly, no less). If, like me, you've never heard of it before, Feldenkrais is a yoga-like practice that aims to improve movement, sensation, posture and breathing. Basically, it teaches bodily awareness. Any form of mindfulness is useful for busy types (like me), who find it difficult to switch off. We're constantly thinking about yesterday or planning for tomorrow, rarely focusing on and relishing each moment as it passes.

How do you practice self-care? I'd love to hear your suggestions.

Speaking of downtime, from all of us at Newcastle Weekly, we hope you have a safe and happy Easter and enjoy the long weekend. If you have a 'crack' at recreating our eggcellent cover recipe, we'd love for you to share your photos to our Facebook and Instagram pages!

Green light for Maitland projects New cycleway and playground near

Master plan takes flight Newcastle Airport’s vision for the future

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news Green light for cycleway, playground Cyclists will have a safer route to and from Maitland Park after the state government approved a $950,000 grant for the completion of a shared pathway along Cessnock Road.

The project includes two stages, with the first to be a 30-metre span cycleway bridge over Fishery Creek, near the Maitland pool roundabout.

The final step is the construction of a 500-metre long, three-metre wide shared pathway from Fishery Creek to the New England Highway.

Maitland council will chip in an additional $600,000 towards the project, which supports its bicycle plan and strategy, adopted in November 2014.

The report revealed a vision that, by 2021, the community will have embraced cycling as a normal way to access goods and facilities; cycling will be an inclusive mode of travel; and the growth in cycling will have been enabled by a connected network of safe, comfortable and attractive cycleways and associated facilities.

Maitland Triathlon Club race director, Paul Humphreys, praised the project.

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“The road from Gillieston Heights to Maitland is a particularly bad one to ride on,” he says.

“When you go over bridges, you are often forced into very narrow shoulders to get over the bridge.

“This improvement will make it safer to use the designated route. Maitland has been doing lots of work to improve its sports infrastructure in recent years, and it is great to see this further commitment from the state government.”

Apart from the cycleway project, the state government also announced a further $559,077 for improvements at Bakers Brickyard Playground, on Morpeth Road in Raworth.

It will include a 27-bay sealed carpark, amenities block, and a shade structure over the existing playground equipment.

Maitland council’s group manager strategy, performance and business systems, Leah Flint, says both projects have attracted widespread community interest.

“We are a young, growing and active community in Maitland, so projects like the cycleway and Raworth playground, which has

A cycleway bridge will stretch over Fishery Creek on Cessnock Road. Photo: Peter Stoop

almost been a victim of its own success in terms of the amount of people using it, will be of great benefit,” she says.

The projects are expected to be completed by 2020.

Maitland council also unsuccessfully applied for $597,000 to upgrade five off-leash dog areas in Telarah, Rathluba, Thornton, Raworth and Gillieston Heights.

The grants came under round one of the government’s Stronger Country Communities fund.

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news Master plan takes flight A master plan to show how Newcastle Airport aims to become the state’s second international airport has been unveiled.

The 2036 Newcastle Airport Vision provides a 20-year strategy for growth and a vision that extends to 2076.

Newcastle Airport chief executive officer, Peter Cock, believes a successful airport is pivotal to a bright future for the region.

“It is imperative that we have the plans in place to meet the needs of the Hunter and Central Coast to allow it to grow and flourish,” he says.

“Our vision will help deliver what our thriving region deserves – freedom to travel, opportunity to conduct business, trade, smart jobs and education for future generations, and much more.”

In 2017, a record 1.28 million passengers travelled through the

airport – an increase of 4.9% on the previous financial year.

The airport expects that number to double, if not triple, over the next two decades, while an additional 3,000 jobs have also been predicted.

This is based on a number of factors, including: a cruise ship terminal in the Port of Newcastle; improving the profile of the Hunter Region through marketing campaigns and activities designed to attract more people; increasing sport and music events such as the Newcastle 500 Supercars race; the potential for a new convention centre; increased business activity; and a projected population increase of 33,000.

The airport is determined to emerge as a global gateway, initially linking with international markets in the Asia Pacific, while it also wants to become an innovation

Newcastle Airport chief executive officer, Peter Cock, discusses the master plan.

Photo: Peter Stoop

hub for advanced manufacturing, defence and aerospace, as well as being a catalyst for new commercial opportunities.

To achieve these goals, the master plan reveals a development concept that highlights a need for improvements to the airfield, terminal, landside, ground transport, and aviation support facilities.

By 2076, it is hoped that the

airport can be used as a multi-modal transport interchange, offering air, road and rail connectivity for passengers and freight.

The master plan was developed in consultation with local, state and federal government stakeholders, as well as the community.

It is aligned with the state government’s Hunter 2036 Regional Plan.

Light rail construction continues in the city centre Parts of Hunter and Scott streets remain closed to traffic as light rail is built.

There’s still plenty of ways to get in and around the city while temporary traffic diversions are in place. Honeysuckle Drive, Wharf Road and King Street are open, and public transport, cycling or walking are great choices.

The city centre is still open for business with pedestrian access maintained.

Please allow extra travel time and plan your journey.

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news Female friendship crosses borders Solo travel can be challenging for females, but not with the help of a little-known worldwide network.

Women Welcome Women World Wide, or 5W for short, gives women of all ages the freedom and flexibility to travel safely to far-flung places, or welcome guests into their own home.

Travellers are met abroad by their hosts, who proudly wave their national flag with a ‘5W’ sign to identify them.

They then have somewhere to stay, usually for two to three days, while their hosts show them the sights like a true local.

Speers Point’s Gloria Hodgson was the first Australian 5W member.

Back when Gloria joined in 1986, the organisation was known as Women Welcome Women. In 1995 – 11 years after the movement was first established in the UK – 3W became 5W. Today, 5W has about 2,000 members from 62 countries – 600 of those hailing from Australia.

Over the years, Gloria and her late husband Reg have hosted many members from Australia and around the world, and Gloria has continued

to do so after Reg’s passing.

“I love showing off Lake Macquarie and Newcastle, and you meet so many different people,” Gloria told Newcastle Weekly.

“We arrive as strangers and leave as friends.”

Gloria has welcomed travellers from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Canada, and New Zealand – just to name a few.

She’s also done her fair share of travelling, both within Australia and overseas, even after Reg passed away.

In 2002 she flew to England to accept her title of honourary 5W member, alongside the late Betty Sobel from America.

She’s slept on loungeroom floors in Switzerland.

And she’s also enjoyed visiting places in Australia she might not have otherwise explored, such as Natimuk and Ulupna Island in Victoria. “[5W] is a great way of seeing many interesting things and learning about other countries,” Gloria said.

“You go to these cities, and you don’t know anyone, so it’s always nice to find a smiling face

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news New fire station for Wallsend It’s been described as an investment in community safety.

A new fire station at Wallsend was officially opened last week by Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant and Fire & Rescue NSW Commissioner Paul Baxter.

The $3.8 million facility on Summerhill Road replaced the old station, which had served the people of Wallsend and surrounds since 1921.

The new station features a double engine bay for fire trucks and modern firefighter training and recovery facilities, a fitness room, separate male and female amenities, improved storage capacity for firefighting equipment, and a yard for undertaking drills.

Commissioner Baxter says the modern facilities will boost firefighters’ efforts to protect the

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“The greatly improved working environment provides firefighters with the facilities they need to continue to deliver the best service possible well into the future,” he says.

“It is a purpose-built base to support our professional, scientific approach to firefighting.”

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news Universities keep eye on Big Picture The University of Newcastle is pioneering a new entry system where students are accepted based on their portfolio of learning rather than the traditional Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

So far this year, five students have entered the university through the Big Picture Education Graduation Portfolios – an academically-rigorous, parallel pathway for tertiary education.

Faculties in the various disciplines serve on panels to review an applicant’s portfolio, hear a student presentation, and conduct an interview.

The portfolio rubric has been mapped to secondary curricular expectations and tertiary entrance standards.

UoN’s Head of the School of Education, Professor John Fischetti, is a supporter of the new concept.

“Everything Big Picture students do from Year 9 onwards goes into a portfolio; it is evidence of their learning and meeting postsecondary qualifications,” he says.

“It means they take high school more seriously, it ratchets up their expectations, and that makes the curriculum more relevant.”

Newcastle has four Big Picture schools: Cooks Hill Campus of Newcastle High School, Hunter Sports High, Tomaree High School and Morisset High School, while there are more than 40 schools across Australia.

Ten other universities, aside from Newcastle, have also taken part in the Big Picture entrance pilot project.

Founded in 2006, Big Picture Education Australia is a non-profit company that aims to stimulate vital changes to Australian

education by putting the child at the centre of learning.

Chief executive officer, Viv White, believes it is encouraging to see universities recognise the traditional ATAR entry pathway does not suit all young people.

“Increasingly, young people are recoiling from the sit, listen, learn model and are attracted to a learning regime centred on the individual; a regime that encourages autonomous, continuous learning in real world environments,” she says.

“Such learning is more likely to provide them with the skills required to thrive in a future when people are expected to have many different jobs over five careers in their lifetime.”

The graduation portfolio process is now entering its third year.

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Green Slip refund roll-out More than 300,000 motor vehicle owners across the Hunter Region can now access CTP Green Slip refunds until 30 September.

In 2017, the state government overhauled the old CTP Green Slip Scheme in a bid to create a more affordable, lower-cost scheme.

In addition to lower premiums this year, the government is providing partial refunds to insured vehicle owners, based on the cost of the old scheme.

Refund amounts differ between motorists, depending on when they renewed their green slip.

To be eligible, motorists need to have paid their premium on or before 30 November 2017.

Visit service.nsw.gov.au/ greensliprefund to calculate and apply for your Green Slip refund.

Plan to end homelessness Newcastle-based community housing provider Compass Housing is part of an ambitious plan to halve homelessness in five years and end it in 10.

The Everybody’s Home national campaign is a fivepoint plan, developed by more than 30 leading housing and social welfare organisations across Australia, to improve the country’s housing system.

As well as ending homelessness by 2030, the plan calls for action surrounding: social and affordable housing supply, relief for Australians experiencing chronic rental stress, better rental conditions, and support for first-home buyers.

to implement the plan.

It comes as new census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals homelessness has risen 37% across New South Wales.

The statistics show 74,000 people were supported by homelessness services in NSW in 2016/17.

The number of young people aged 19 to 24 who experienced homelessness skyrocketed by 92% from 2013/14 to 2016/17.

Among older people, the increase was 24% over the same period.

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW chief executive officer, Jack de Groot, said it was time for a plan to tackle homelessness.

The organisations involved will collaboratively lobby the federal government in the lead-up to the next election

“We face profound and complex problems and we need the government to look at serious solutions,” he said.

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Many pregnant women are unsure what to believe when it comes to food advice, according to dietitian Hannah Brown.

But the University of Newcastle PhD candidate says a smartphone app trial that helps with diet management has received positive feedback.

The app, called ServAR, superimposes an image of a standard serve size of various foods that are high in carbohydrates onto the user’s dinner plate.

Ms Brown says preliminary results show the app is easing confusion for pregnant women when choosing how much to eat and making appropriate food choices.

She adds widespread confusion over carbohydrates is particularly concerning.

“Carbohydrate-rich foods like bread and breakfast cereal contain

added folate and iodine that’s important in helping prevent some birth defects,” she says.

The study team, which consists of Ms Brown, Professor Clare Collins, Dr Tamara Butcher and Dr Megan Rollo, is seeking women Australia-wide who are 12-22 weeks pregnant.

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Paws for a worthy cause They might not be able to talk, but several special guests offer a floppy ear to listen, a paw to shake, and a belly to rub instead.

Each week, speciallytrained Delta Therapy Dogs visit hospitals and aged care facilities, brightening the lives of isolated people in the process.

Volunteer Pam Withers, who leads the Hunter-Newcastle branch, says it’s an experience that needs to be seen to be believed.

“I was in the mental health unit at the Mater [hospital] recently, and people who wouldn’t normally speak while they were there just started talking and had smiles on their faces,” she says.

“There’s another example where a lady only comes out of her room on a Thursday when a volunteer and a dog visit.

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talk or mix with people or anything – it turned out she used to be a dog judge in England.”

Delta Therapy Dogs is a nationwide program, with devoted volunteers helping an estimated 20,000 Australians every week.

There are 95 volunteers and about 100 therapy dogs in the Hunter Region alone.

However, the community has been asked to dig deep to help fund new teams at the annual We All Need A Little Therapy walk next month.

The event will include market stalls, more than $7,000 worth of prizes, and novelty dog competitions, as well as performances from the Newcastle PCYC Brass Band and the Callaghan College Puppets.

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Ms Withers says the Delta Therapy Dogs program has far-reaching benefits.

“It generates laughter and conversation; residents still talk about the dog hours after [it has left],” she says.

“The dog can trigger their memory and people will also

sometimes forget about what’s going on, especially when they’re in a chemotherapy ward.”

The We All Need A Little Therapy walk will take place at Croudace Bay Park on Sunday 8 April from 10am.

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news Scholarship helps apprentices First-year apprentices in the Hunter Region who are experiencing financial or personal hardship are invited to apply for a $15,000 Bert Evans Scholarship.

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Renewal project kicks into gear Residents can now take a virtual trip along the streets of Beresfield to see how it will look after the completion of a $2.4 million upgrade.

Newcastle council has released a flythrough video showing the town’s future transformation.

The renewal project will become the first upgrade under a local and neighbourhood centres construction works program.

Some of the features include: smart lighting and access to Wi-Fi; lighting to the railway station; drainage renewal; a new public space in Beresford Avenue; new seating, bike racks and bins; renewed road pavement; and the retention of on-street parking.

Newcastle council anticipates the project will be completed in the second half of 2018, weather permitting.

Three other local centres – Carrington, Stockton and Wallsend – will also be upgraded under the program. Go to newcastle.nsw.gov. au to watch the fly-through video of Beresfield.

Million-dollar makeover for hall The state government has provided an $800,000 grant towards the restoration of a heritage-listed building in Rathmines.

Lake Macquarie council has committed to spending about $1 million on transforming the Rathmines Community Hall into a multi-purpose community, cultural and performing arts centre.

The redevelopment of the venue will add a professional fit-out, with modern audio-visual equipment and lighting, upgraded dressing

rooms, a performers’ green room, and improved bathrooms and amenities.

“This will make it suitable for theatrical, dance and musical performances, festivals, pop-up galleries and exhibitions, as well as being available to sports and community groups for meetings and events,” Lake Macquarie mayor, Kay Fraser, said.

The hall has been closed since 2015, with Lake Macquarie council citing ongoing maintenance and asbestos issues.

Fans warned over Supercars tickets Supercars fans have been warned about the risk of scams when tickets for the 2018 Newcastle 500 go on sale.

Opposition spokesperson for Fair Trading, Yasmin Catley, says ticket scalping sites such as Viagogo are already encouraging fans to sign up for ticket alerts.

The latest Fair Trading consumer complaint list places Viagogo as the second-worst performer, with 35 complaints in January.

Ms Catley urged Supercars fans to buy their

tickets from official Newcastle 500 outlets.

“Despite government legislation last year, dodgy sites like Viagogo are thriving,” she said.

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The Roosters, pinned as early premiership favourites, raced to a 24-8 lead at the break.

A second-half double to winger Blake Ferguson, either side of a Cooper Cronk try, then sealed the 30-point thumping.

The Knights tackle the firstplaced Dragons this Sunday 1 April, with kick-off at 4.10pm.

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“Business as usual” for writers festival From Newcastle’s music history to the impact of the #MeToo movement against sexual assault, the 6th annual Newcastle Writers Festival will delve into a wide range of topics.

The theme for this year’s festival, to be held from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 April, is: ‘discover the stories behind the stories’.

Each year, the festival welcomes and celebrates some of Australia’s best writers and thinkers, and this year will be no different.

The program stars investigative

Onlookers at the 2018 Newcastle Writers Festival launch.

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journalists Joanne McCarthy and Louise Milligan, comedian Kitty Flanagan, actor Steve Bisley, athlete and mental health advocate Joe Williams, feminist commentator Tracey Spicer, and radical farmer Charles Massy, to name a few.

The festival, which will be staged across various Newcastle venues, includes panel discussions, readings, one-on-one interviews, book launches, and a family fun day at Wheeler Place, next to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre, on Sunday 8 April.

Two-thirds of the program is free.

If art is more your scene, you can visit Back to Back Galleries at Cooks Hill or Hamilton’s Gallery 139, both of which are showcasing exhibitions in conjunction with the festival.

And, this year, for the first time, the Newcastle Writers Festival is travelling to Cessnock.

Festival organisers have teamed up with Cessnock City Library and Cessnock Performing Arts Centre to host the popular Schools Program, where local students will meet and hear from acclaimed children’s authors.

Local writer Barry Maitland was also due to host an evening with former journalist and wellknown author Michael Robotham on Saturday 7 April at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.

However, Robotham had to withdraw for personal reasons.

Revitalising Newcastle is the festival’s core funder this year.

Festival director Rosemarie Milsom said it was “business as usual” for the festival, as the city underwent transformation.

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OZ GEOMUSTER LAKE MAC 2018: Lake Macquarie’s first Oz GeoMuster – a real-life treasure hunt over the Easter long weekend.

Friday 30 March to Monday 2 April at Morisset Showground (Ourimbah Street, Morisset). For more info, or to register, visit ozgeomuster.com

BEER FEST: More than 30 breweries represented, plus Lisa Hunt & band. Saturday 7 April, 12pm to 5.30pm at Camp Shortland (Nobbys Road, Newcastle). Cost: $50. Tickets via newcastlebeerfest.com.au; gate sales available only if not sold out prior.

MARBLE BAR MUSIC: Catch The Smarts on Friday 30 March and The Rock Factor on Saturday 31 March at Wests New Lambton’s Marble Bar (Hobart Road, New Lambton). Both gigs run from 9.30pm to 12.30am.

WALLSEND MARKETS: Formerly held fortnightly; now held on the first Saturday of the month, starting on Saturday 7 April from 8am.

Visit Pioneer Hall (Cowper Street, Wallsend) to grab a bargain.

LAKEMAC HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April at Toronto Foreshore.

Classic boats and vehicles, Quick ‘n’ Dirty competition, art display, markets, street food and entertainment.

TWILIGHT MUSICAL DIALOGUES 2018 CONCERT SERIES: Concert #1: Apollo’s Gift – Music and the Mind. Friday 2 April, 6pm to 8pm at Adamstown Uniting Church (Brunker Road, Adamstown). Complimentary wine tasting upon arrival; concert starts at 7pm. Tickets via trybooking.com/book/event?eid=318315 2018 CESSNOCK CITY SENIORS FESTIVAL: A jam-packed program of arts, culture, fitness, learning, history, and special interest events.

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BREABACH: Scottish band Breabach has announced a national tour following the release of their award-winning album, setting up shop in the Spiegeltent in Newcastle on Tuesday 3 April. Tickets via breabach.com/live/live-dates WATT SPACE EXHIBITIONS: The following exhibitions open at Watt Space Gallery (Auckland Street, Newcastle) on Thursday 5 April, and run until Sunday 22 April: Reign of

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Contexti: A room of one’s own works on paper (Kelly Malone); Foundations (Kylie Moore); Exponent (Leeroy Chapman, Nick Barlow, Lynnie Bridge, Lleigh Hellier, Gavin Vitullo & Max Jones); and Searching for Sheelas (Leanne Schubert).

LAWN MARKETS: Adamstown Bowling Club Lawn Markets, Friday 6 April on the bowling green (Glebe Road, Adamstown) from 6pm.

Market stalls, food vendors and live music.

NEWCASTLE WRITERS FESTIVAL: Friday 6 to Sunday 8 April. Celebrate words, ideas and the power of story. Events are held throughout the city. Visit newcastlewritersfestival.org.au for a full program.

YOUTH WEEK: National Youth Week 2018 kicks off on Friday 6 April and runs until 22 April, with more than 25 events on offer in Cessnock to excite and engage young people.

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TELL ME A STORY: Gallery 139 presents Tell me a story, in conjunction with the Newcastle Writers Festival. Exhibition opens on Saturday 7 April from 2pm to 4pm. Visit gallery139.com.au NEWCASTLE YOUTH ORCHESTRA: Peter & the Wolf and Carnival of the Animals. Saturday 7 April, 2pm at Sisters’ Chapel, Sacred Spaces at the Sisters of Mercy Convent (Queen Street, Singleton). Tickets via trybooking.com/TJRO BLANC DE BLANC: Spiegeltent Newcastle is at Civic Park with Strut & Fret’s Blanc de Blanc, headlining the 2018 season, until Sunday 15 April. This alluring mix of circus, acrobatics and cabaret comes from the creative minds behind Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour.

Phone the box office on 4929 1977 or visit civictheatrenewcastle.com.au for tickets.

POP-UP WINE BAR: For one month only, Felix Delaboire, formerly of Kid and Cat, will create a unique wine bar experience at Bank Corner Espresso and Bar (Bellevue Street, Newcastle West). The wine menu focuses on natural wines created with low intervention. Open until Saturday 21 April. Phone 4906 1944.

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Life hack your small bathroom

In the bathroom, space comes at a premium. If you’re working with limited space, Highgrove Bathrooms’ Wesley Sinclair has seven tips for you to life hack your small bathroom.

4. Clear and frameless

1. Hang it up

5. Go big or go home

Opt for wall-mounted taps and hung basins to free up floor space and allow a wider walkway.

Incorporate large tiles and patterns to trick the eye into seeing extensive latitude. There’ll be less grout and fewer lines to break up the visual.

2. Mirrors are a must

Skip the door and opt for a frameless glass panel shower screen. With no visual barriers, your bathroom will feel much more spacious.

Create the illusion of extra space with mirrors, which can magically broaden the size of any room.

Mirrored cabinets are also a great way to achieve this.

6. Keep it simple & natural

3. Ditch the cistern

7. Smart lighting

Floor pan toilets with concealed, inwall cisterns have become popular due to their practicality and sleek look. With the cistern hidden behind the wall, you’ll save a few more centimetres for extra legroom.

Lighting can sometimes be overlooked. However, the right choice in illumination can give a small space a much bigger feel. Try flush-mounted ceiling lights and tape lighting on cabinets.

Avoid bold colours and keep the colour palette neutral. Light-coloured floors and walls always make a room appear larger than it is.

House plant revival Embrace the Hunter’s house plant revival with Newy’s Biggest Plant Sale at The Edwards (Parry Street, Newcastle) on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 April.

Coordinated by Desert Sunday Collective, a regular on the local market sale, the plant sale has already piqued more than 1,500 people’s interest on social media.

Second-generation plant grower and Desert Sunday Collective proprietor, Amanda Marsh, says it’s largely millennials who are leading the charge in the house plant revival.

Ferns, ivy and fiddle leaf figs are just some of the many indoor plants making a comeback.

The plant sale will run from 9am to 3pm both days.

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In cinemas these school holidays, the film will take audiences on an extraordinary journey into an exciting new world, unleashing an unforgettable tribe of unique characters voiced by an all-star British cast.

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in the garden

Winter veggie prep Surprisingly, it’s time to prepare gardens for winter vegetables.

Normally we prepare for winter planting before now, but this year gardeners have lacked enthusiasm due to prolonged heat.

Turn over garden beds where tomatoes and lettuce have been growing and add poultry manure, as winter produce likes an alkaline soil.

The major group of vegetables grown in winter are brassicas.

This group includes cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

Broccoli can still be planted until the end of April, but it will help production by giving side dressings of a complete fertiliser every five or six weeks.

Once the broccoli’s centre is tightly packed, it should be cut to allow side shoots to produce.

Don’t leave the centre head until yellow dots appear, as this

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indicates flowering has begun.

Although cauliflower is related to broccoli, it takes longer to grow, from 14 to 24 weeks.

Cabbage is easier to grow than broccoli and cauliflower; it also likes fast growth, nitrogen being the activator.

During growth, either apply poultry manure or side dressings of sulphate of ammonia. Coastal gardeners should occasionally add sulphate of potash while cabbages are maturing.

This week: • Pumpkin and watermelon should be picked ready for storage. A shrivelled stem is a good indicator they are ready.

• This could be a good week to dolomite the roses.

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You could either renovate the existing home or look to knock down and rebuild. Simply by adding a second storey, you would capture more extensive views of the beautiful lake.

This home has three bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes; a neat and functional bathroom; a spacious kitchen with meals area; formal lounge and dining; large living room with split system air-conditioner; and a double carport with under-house storage.

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Enjoy the leafy surrounds and serene sanctuary of this beautifully maintained villa, conveniently placed close to the region’s largest shopping centre and everyday essentials.

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March 30 – April 5

PICK OF THE WEEK Zero Dark thirty Saturday, SBS VLND, 8.30pm, M (2012) It’s common knowledge that Osama bin Laden is dead. He was subject to the biggest manhunt the world has ever seen, and Zero Dark Thirty (which is spy-speak for “half past midnight” – the time the al-Qaeda leader was killed) tells that story. Sounds simple enough and yet the devil is in the detail of this outstanding picture directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Point Break), which chronicles the ruthless pursuit by lone-wolf CIA agent Maya (Jessica Chastain) of the 9/11 mastermind.

Friday

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

We’re The Millers Sunday, GO!, 8.30pm, M (2013) It’s crass and a little bit crude, but if you’re looking for a lowbrow comedy with plenty of laughs, this is it. Jason Sudeikis plays David, a small-time drug dealer who winds up in debt to his supplier (Ed Helms) and is talked into transporting a shipment of marijuana from Mexico back to the US. Sudeikis ropes in his stripper neighbour (Jennifer Aniston), a wannabe customer (Will Poulter) and a streetwise teen (Emma Roberts) to pose as sweet-as-pie family the Millers on an innocent road trip.

Wednesday, SBS VLND, 9.30pm, M (2004) Jim Carrey is Joel, a shy guy who falls for the wild Clementine (Kate Winslet). We follow their relationship until the impulsive Clementine has all her memories related to Joel erased by a company called Lacuna. When Joel follows suit, he desperately tries to keep his memories of Clem hidden away.

March 30

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Tractor Monkeys. 1.00 One Plus One. 1.30 Meet The Mavericks. 2.00 Call The Midwife. 3.00 Hatch, Match And Dispatch. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless.

5.00 ABC News. 5.25 QI. (PG) 6.00 Think Tank. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia: Easter Special. 8.30 Harrow. (M) 9.25 Silent Witness. (M) 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.55 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.25 QI. 12am Rage.

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: The Green Mile. (1999, M) Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse.

12.30am Shopping.

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: King Ralph. (1991, PG) 3.00 Good Friday Rugby League Preview. 4.10 Rugby League.

NRL. Round 4. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Friday Night Football Preview.

8.05 Rugby League. NRL. Round 4.

Cronulla Sharks v Melbourne Storm.

10.55 Top Gear. (PG) 12.25am The Closer. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 9.30 Upstart Crow. (PG) 10.00 The Thick Of It. (M) 10.30 Red Dwarf. (PG) 11.00 The Office. (PG) 11.25 30 Rock. (M) 11.45 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.10am Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M)

12pm House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 The Great Outdoors. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Animal Rescue. 5.00 Medical Emergency.

(PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 8.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG) 9.30 Building The Dream.

10.30 The House That £100K Built. (PG) 11.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG)

12pm Baggage Battles. 1.00 Dawson’s Creek.

2.00 Regular Show. 2.30 The Looney Tunes Show. 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Nexo Knights.

4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Young Justice. 4.30 Ben 10. 5.00 Uncle Grandpa. 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Movie: The Land Before Time. (1988, G) 7.30 Movie: Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events.

(2004, PG) 9.40 Movie: The Truman Show.

(1998, PG) 11.40 WWE Smackdown.

Australian News.

2.00 Happy Days.

3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes.

6.30 MacGyver. (PG) MacGyver grieves the loss of an old friend.

8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 11.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M)

12pm Movie: Anne Of Green Gables. (2016, PG) 1.35 It’s Suppertime! (PG) 2.00 States Of Undress.

(PG) 3.40 Dateline. 4.10 The Mindy Project.

(PG) 4.35 Most Expensivest. 5.00 News.

5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 The Classic Car Show. (PG) 7.30 Batman. (PG) 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) 9.25 Atlanta. (M) 9.50 Queer As Folk. (MA15+) 10.45 The Handmaid’s Tale. 12.30am News.

12.30pm Children’s Programs.

5.05 Project MC2. (PG) 5.35 The New Legends Of Monkey. (PG) 6.25 Movie: Gangsta Granny. (2013, G) 7.35 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death.

8.05 Danger Mouse. 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Voltron: Legendary Defender. (PG) 9.10 Sailor Moon Crystal.

(PG) 9.35 Kamisama Kiss. (PG) 10.00 K-On! 10.25 Close.

12pm United Stuff Of America. (PG) 1.00 Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 2.00 Motor Racing. 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series. Replay.

3.00 Grilled. (PG) 4.00 Football. AFL. Round 2. North Melbourne v St Kilda.

7.00 MOVIE: Moneyball. (2011, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Sahara. (2005, M) 12.10am ScreenPLAY. (M)

12.10pm Movie: Watch Your Stern.

(1961, PG) 2.05 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. (PG) 3.15 World’s Sneakiest Animals. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 World’s Sneakiest Animals. (PG) 8.40 MOVIE: The Sting. (1973, PG) 11.20 A.D. Kingdom And Empire. (M) 12.20am Four In A Bed. (PG)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless.

2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Will & Grace. 3.30 Mike & Molly. 4.00 Malcolm.

4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Raymond.

5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Mike & Molly. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Bedazzled.

(2000, PG) 10.30 100% Hotter. (PG) 11.30 James Corden. 12.30am Dr Quinn.

12pm News.

12.30 Close Of Business. 1.00 The Best Of Back Roads. 2.00 News. 2.30 World This Week.

3.00 News. 3.30 The Mix. 4.00 News. 4.30 Breakfast Couch. 5.00 News. 5.30 40 Years Of Mardi Gras. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Drum Weekly. 7.00 News National. 7.30 One Plus One. 8.00 News. 8.30 The Mix. 9.00 News.

9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 The World. 10.25 News. 11.30 World This Week.

ABC (ch 2)

ABC CO (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

12pm Australian Spartan. (PG)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

NBN (ch 8)

GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 82)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG) 8.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (M) 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am The Project.

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

12pm Get Smart. (PG) 1.00 WIN’s All

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12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 The Point. 3.00 NITV News Week In Review. 3.30 Poh’s Kitchen.

4.30 Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 River Cottage Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys.

8.05 Great British Railway Journeys.

8.40 Homeland. (MA15+) 9.40 MOVIE: The Right Stuff. (1983, )

SBS (ch 3)

SBS VLND (ch 32)

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Saturday

March 31

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Miss (ch 2) Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M) 1.25 Inspector George Gently. (M) 3.00 Stargazing Live. (PG) 4.00 Hello Birdy. (PG) 4.30 Kangaroo Dundee.

5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Compass.

6.30 A Taste Of Landline. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Father Brown. (PG) 8.15 The Good Karma Hospital. (PG) 9.05 Prime Suspect 1973. (M) 9.55 Luther. (MA15+) 10.55 Luther. (M) 11.55 Rage. (MA15+)

12pm Horse Racing.

Stakes Day.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE: Grown Ups 2. (2013, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Black Mass. (2015, MA15+) Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch.

11.35 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12.05am Code Black. (M)

12pm Return To Richmond Vale.

12.30 Destination WA. 1.00 Rugby League. Intrust Super Premiership. Penrith Panthers v Newtown Jets. 3.00 Animal Rescue Thailand. (PG) 3.30 Walking The Nile. (PG) 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Movie: Hop. (2011, G) 9.00 Movie: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005, PG) 11.20 Travel Guides. (PG) 12.20am Movie: Scary Movie 5. (2013, M)

12pm The Living Room. (PG) 1.00 A Taste Of Travel. 1.30 Places We Go. 2.00 Life Inside The Markets.

2.30 Travels With The Bondi Vet. (PG) 3.00 Pooches At Play. 3.30 30-Min Meals. 4.30 Escape Fishing. 5.00 News. 6.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities. (PG) 6.30 To Be Advised.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 To Be Advised.

11.00 48 Hours. (M) 12am Shopping.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. 2.30 Figure Skating. ISU World Championships.

Pairs Highlights. 4.30 The Story Of God With Morgan Freeman. (PG) 5.30 The Supervet. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Heston’s Dinner In Space.

8.30 Heston’s Dinner In Space.

9.30 Gadget Man. (PG) 10.00 Soccer. EPL. Crystal Palace v Liverpool.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.00 Octonauts. 6.15 WildWoods. 6.25 The Gruffalo. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.00 Peppa Pig. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. (M) 10.30 Comedy Next Gen. (MA15+) 11.25 Fleabag. (M) 11.50 Inside Amy Schumer. (M) 12.15am The Trip To Spain. (M)

12pm The Great Outdoors.

1.00 Creek To Coast. 1.30 SA Weekender. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.30 Vasili’s Garden. 3.00 Qld Weekender. 3.30 The Great Day Out. 4.00 Diana, 7 Days. (PG) 6.00 M*A*S*H. 7.30 The World’s Most Luxurious Ship. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Continent.

11.45 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 12.15am Vasili’s Garden.

12pm Move It. 12.30 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 1.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 1.30 Turning Mecard. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.30 Over The Garden Wall. 3.00 Gumball. 3.30 Ben 10.

4.00 Teen Titans. 4.30 WWE Slam City. 4.35 Looney Tunes Cartoons. 4.45 Steven Universe.

5.15 Movie: Daddy Day Camp. (2007) 7.00 Movie: The Nutty Professor. (1996) 9.00 Movie: 48 Hrs. (1982) 11.00 Balls Of Steel Australia.

12am Adult Swim. 12.30 Superjail!

12pm Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 1.00 MacGyver. (PG) 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 4.00 The Life Of Mammals. (PG) 5.00 Operation Repo.

(PG) 5.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.00 Scorpion.

(PG) 7.00 Football: Just For Kicks.

7.40 Soccer. A-League. Round 25.

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers.

10.00 CSI: NY. (MA15+) 10.55 CSI: NY. (M) 11.50 VF Confidential. (M)

12pm Insight.

1.00 Front Up. 1.30 Vs Arashi. 2.30 Gaycation. (PG) 3.20 Tattoo Age. (PG) 4.10 Huang’s World.

(PG) 5.00 Flight 920: Love In The Air. (PG) 6.00 MythBusters.

7.00 Chinese Dating With The Parents. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Zero Dark Thirty. (2012, M) 11.20 Movie: Misery. (1990, M)

12.05pm Children’s Programs.

5.05 Project MC2. 5.35 The New Legends Of Monkey. (PG) 6.25 Movie: The Boy In The Dress. (2014, G) 7.25 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. 7.55 Danger Mouse. 8.10 Slugterra. 8.30 Freaktown.

(PG) 8.40 Almost Naked Animals. 8.55 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.15 Odd Squad. 9.25 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 9.50 Prisoner Zero.

10.15 Close.

1.30pm Blokesworld.

(PG) 2.00 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 2.30 Grilled. (PG) 3.30 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 2.

Collingwood v GWS. 7.30 The Grand Tour. (M) 9.00 MOVIE: Tears Of The Sun. (2003, MA15+) 11.20 Ultimate Factories. (PG) 12.20am Blokesworld. (PG)

12.55pm MOVIE: Geordie. (1955, G) 2.55 MOVIE: Arabian Nights. (1942, PG) Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu.

4.45 MOVIE: Jesus Christ Superstar.

(1973, G) Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman.

7.00 MOVIE: The Ten Commandments.

(1956, G) Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter. Charts the life of Moses.

11.40 Cold Case. (M)

12.30pm Charmed. (PG) 1.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 2.00 King Of Queens.

(PG) 2.30 Raymond. (PG) 3.00 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Becker. (PG) 4.00 Malcolm. (PG) 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 100% Hotter. (PG) 8.30 Miniseries: The Man Who Lived At The Ritz. (M) 10.30 The Loop. (PG)

12pm News.

12.30 A Taste Of Landline. 1.00 News. 1.25 Hear Me Out. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Close Of Business. 3.00 News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly.

5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. 6.00 News.

6.30 The Mix. 7.00 News. 7.30 Aust Story.

8.00 News. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 News.

9.15 Matter Of Fact: This Week. 10.00 News. 10.30 Late Programs.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 The Wake Of The May Queen. 1.30 Gardening Australia: Easter Special. 2.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 4.00 The Mix. 4.25 Children’s Programs. 4.50 Griff’s Great Britain. 5.15 Father Brown.

6.00 The Checkout. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs.

8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: Allstars Supershow. 10.30 Harrow.

12pm House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Business Builders. (PG) 1.30 Gold Coast 2018 Preview Show. 2.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG) 3.00 Movie: Mansfield Park. (2007, PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 News. 7.00 Sunday Night.

8.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Enemy Of The State.

(1998, M) 11.10 Blindspot. (M) 12.10am Grandfathered. (PG)

1pm Surfing.

Sydney Surf Pro. Highlights. 2.00 Ultimate Airport Dubai. (PG) 3.00 Sunday Football Preview. 4.10 Rugby League. NRL. Round 4. St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes. 8.00 David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II: Making Of. (PG) 9.10 MOVIE: The Equalizer.

(2014, MA15+) 11.50 House. (M)

12pm Photo No. 6. (PG) 1.00 Weekend Feast.

2.00 The Cook’s Pantry With Matt Sinclair.

2.30 To Be Advised. 4.00 RPM. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Sunday Project.

7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 9.30 SEAL Team. (M) 11.30 The Sunday Project. 12.30am Shopping.

12pm WorldWatch.

1.00 Speedweek.

3.00 Motorcycle Racing. Superbike World Championship.

Highlights. 3.55 InCycle. 4.30 FIFA 2018 World Cup: Road To Russia. 5.00 Small Business Secrets. 5.30 WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails. 6.30 News.

7.30 The Real Noah’s Ark. 8.30 Pompeii: Life Before Death. (PG) 10.15 The Search For The Last Supper. 11.20 Birth Of A Movement. (M) 12.25am Kids On The Edge.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.15 WildWoods. 6.25 The Gruffalo’s Child.

6.55 Charlie And Lola. 7.05 Ben And Holly.

7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. (PG) 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: Allstars Supershow. (M) 10.30 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. (M) 11.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 12am Upstart Crow.

(PG) 12.30 Plebs. (M)

12pm The Great Outdoors. 1.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 1.30 Room For Improvement.

2.30 Escape To The Continent. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Mighty Ships. (PG) 7.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 7.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 8.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 9.30 Brit Cops.

(MA15+) 10.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 11.30 Border Security. (PG) 12.30am To Be Advised.

12pm Turning Mecard. 12.30 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 1.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 1.30 Steven Universe. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.30 Yo-Kai. 3.00 Gumball. 3.30 Teen Titans. 4.30 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Batman. (PG) 6.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Young Sheldon.

(PG) 8.30 Movie: We’re The Millers. (2013, M) 10.30 Big Bang. (PG) 12am Adult Swim.

12.30 Superjail!

1pm 4x4 Adventures. 2.00 Cruise Mode. 3.00 The Doctors. (PG) 4.00 Seafood Escape.

4.30 Pooches At Play. 5.00 Places We Go. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 6.30 Scorpion. (PG) 7.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 8.30 Gorillas Revisited With David Attenborough. (PG) 9.45 Cops: Adults Only. (PG) 10.45 Rocky Mountain Railroad. (PG) 11.45 CSI: NY. (M)

12pm Insight.

1.00 Front Up. 1.30 Abandoned. (PG) 2.20 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy. (PG) 3.10 Motherboard. (PG) 4.00 Reality Trip. (PG) 4.55 Australiana: Rage In The Cage. (PG) 5.30 Killing Cancer. (PG) 6.20 Vs Arashi.

(PG) 7.20 If You Are The One. (PG) 8.30 24 Hours In Police Custody. (M) 9.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders.

1.30pm The Garden Gurus.

2.00 Getaway. (PG) 2.30 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (1962, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: Hellfighters. (1968, PG) 7.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG) DCI Barnaby investigates a murder.

9.10 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+) Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the death of a gay man at a party.

11.10 The Closer. (M) 12.05am Person Of Interest. (M)

12.25pm Charmed.

(PG) 1.25 Raymond. (PG) 2.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Kung Fu Panda 2. (2011, PG) 8.15 The Stevenson Experience. (M) 9.25 Dave Eastgate. (MA15+) 10.35 Raymond. (PG) 11.05 Frasier. (PG) 11.35 King Of Queens.

(PG) 12.05am TMNT.

12pm ABC News.

12.30 Close Of Business. 1.00 ABC News.

1.30 The Mix. 2.00 News. 2.30 The Breakfast Couch. 3.00 News. 3.30 A Taste Of Landline.

4.00 News. 4.30 One Plus One. 5.00 News.

5.30 Compass. 6.00 News. 6.30 Back Roads.

7.00 News Hour. 8.00 This Is Not A Drill.

9.00 News. 9.30 I Do: 40 Years Of Mardi Gras.

10.00 News. 10.30 One Plus One. 11.00 News. 11.30 Close Of Business.

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12.05pm Children’s Programs.

5.10 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.35 The New Legends Of Monkey. (PG) 6.25 Movie: Ratburger. (2017, PG) 7.40 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. (PG) 8.10 Officially Amazing. 8.25 Freaktown.

8.35 Almost Naked Animals. 8.45 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.10 Odd Squad. 9.20 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 9.45 Prisoner Zero.

(PG) 10.10 Rage. (PG)

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1.30pm The Fishing Show. (PG)

2.30 World Of X Games.

4.30 Football. AFL. Round 2. Sydney v Port Adelaide. From the SCG. 7.30 MOVIE: Godzilla. (1998, PG) Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo.

10.15 MOVIE: Hulk. (2003, M) Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte. A geneticist is transformed into an angry green giant.

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Monday

April 2

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Streets (ch 2) Of Your Town. 2.00 The Time Of Our Lives. 2.55 Gardening Aust. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum. 6.00 Think Tank. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Joanna And Jennifer: Absolutely Champers. 8.30 Movie: Maigret’s Dead Man. (2016) 10.05 Would I Lie To You? 10.35 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 USPGA Tour. Houston Open. Highlights.

2.30pm Gold Coast 2018 Preview Show.

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Australian Spartan. (PG) 9.15 The Resident. (M) 10.15 The Blacklist. (MA15+) 12.15am Talking Footy.

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Playing For Keeps. (2012, PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Young Sheldon. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 100% Footy. (M) 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 12.30am The Bible. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Rosehaven. (PG) 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 9.30 Free Agents. (MA15+) 10.00 Inside Amy Schumer. (M) 10.20 Other People’s Problems. 10.30 Red Dwarf. (PG) 11.00 The Office. (M) 11.20 30 Rock. (PG) 11.45 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.05am Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M)

12pm Harry’s Practice. 1.00 The Great Outdoors. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute.

3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Auction Squad.

4.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) 8.30 Lewis. (M) 10.30 Blue Murder. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 12.30am Harry’s Practice.

12pm Baggage Battles. 12.30 Baggage Battles.

1.00 Dawson’s Creek. 2.00 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Teen Titans. 4.30 Ben 10. 5.00 Uncle Grandpa. 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Friends.

(PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Flights From Hell: Caught On Camera. (M) 8.30 Movie: Three Kings. (1999, M) 10.45 Big Bang.

11.15 Best Ink. 12.15am Friends.

Australian News.

2.00 Cops: Adults Only. (PG) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes.

6.30 Happy Days. (PG) 7.30 MacGyver. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 11.30 Super Rugby Extra Time.

12.30pm Children’s Programs.

5.30 News To Me Featurettes. 5.35 The New Legends Of Monkey. (PG) 6.25 Movie: Grandpa’s Great Escape. (2018, PG) 7.40 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. (PG) 8.10 Officially Amazing. 8.25 Freaktown. (PG) 8.35 Almost Naked Animals. 8.45 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.10 Odd Squad. 9.20 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 9.45 Prisoner Zero.

(PG) 10.10 Rage. (PG) 11.10 Close.

12.30pm Swamp People.

(PG) 1.30 Ultimate Factories. (PG) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 2. Geelong v Hawthorn. 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 D.U.I. (M) 8.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. (M) 9.00 MOVIE: Bullitt. (1968, M) 11.30 Casino Confidential. (M) 12am Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.30 Swamp People. (PG)

12pm The Truth About Sugar.

1.00 Movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (1965, G) 5.00 Heartbeat. (PG) 6.00 Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 David Attenborough’s Life. (PG) 9.40 See No Evil. (M) 10.50 Britcam: Emergency On Our Streets.

(MA15+) 11.50 Footy Classified. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless.

2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Will & Grace. 3.30 Mike & Molly. 4.00 Malcolm.

4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Raymond.

5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Mike & Molly. 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

(M) 9.30 Supernatural. 10.30 Medium. (M) 11.30 James Corden. 12.30am Dr Quinn.

ABC News.

6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News National.

8.00 ABC News.

9.00 Matter Of Fact. Presented by Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

11.00 ABC News.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Streets (ch 2) Of Your Town. (PG) 2.00 Janet King. (M) 3.00 Ask The Doctor.

(PG) 3.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless.

5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum. 6.00 Think Tank. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 The Checkout. (PG) 8.30 Employable Me. (MA15+) 9.30 Movie: Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie. (2015, M) 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.35 The Business. 11.50 Hitting Home With Sarah Ferguson. (M)

12pm Countdown To The Gold Coast.

(PG) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 The Front Bar: Gold Coast Edition. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: The Change-Up. (2011, MA15+) 11.50 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Nancy Drew. (2007, PG) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Young Sheldon. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: London Has Fallen.

(2016, MA15+) 11.00 Mom. (M) 11.30 Movie Juice.

12am 20/20.

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Bachelor In Paradise.

8.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30am The Project.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Off The Record. (PG) 2.30 Good Listening. (PG) 3.00 Kylie Kwong: My China. 3.30 Rise Of The Machines.

4.30 ISU Figure Skating. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 River Cottage Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 The Tsar And Empress: Secret Letters. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline.

10.00 Sex In Seoul. (M) 10.30 SBS News.

11.00 Spiral.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.55 Andy’s Baby Animals. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Extras. (PG) 8.30 Extras. (M) 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 9.30 Plebs. (M) 9.55 Idiotsitter.

(M) 10.15 Virgin Bush. (M) 10.30 Red Dwarf. (PG) 11.00 The Office. (PG) 11.25 30 Rock. (M) 11.45 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.10am Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M)

12pm This Rugged Coast.

2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.00 Countdown To The Gold Coast. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Inspector Morse. (M) 10.30 Suspects. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 12.30am Harry’s Practice.

12pm Baggage Battles. (PG) 12.30 Baggage Battles.

1.00 Dawson’s Creek. (PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Teen Titans. (PG) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG) 5.00 Uncle Grandpa. (PG) 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Science Of Stupid. (M) 8.30 Movie: Troy. (2004, M) 11.50 Big Bang. (PG) 12.20am Friends. (PG)

12pm Get Smart.

(PG) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Super Rugby Extra Time. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes.

6.30 Happy Days. (PG) 7.30 48 Hours.

8.30 VF Confidential. (M) 9.30 Homicide: Hours To Kill. (MA15+) 10.30 CSI: Miami. (MA15+)

12pm Movie: The Cat Returns. (2002) 1.20 Abandoned.

3.00 Balls Deep. 3.30 Front Up. 4.00 The Mindy Project. 4.30 It’s Suppertime! 4.55 On-Demand Picks. 5.00 News. 5.25 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

(PG) 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Drunk History UK. (M) 8.30 Sex In Seoul. 9.40 Hate Thy Neighbour. 10.30 Knightfall. (MA15+) 11.30 Swazi Gold. 12.15am News.

12pm Children’s Programs.

5.35 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 TMNT. (PG) 6.20 Doctor Who. (PG) 7.10 BtN Newsbreak. 7.20 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 7.40 Danger Mouse.

7.55 Slugterra. 8.15 Freaktown. (PG) 8.25 Almost Naked Animals. 8.40 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.00 Odd Squad. 9.15 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 9.35 Prisoner Zero.

10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.05 Close.

12pm Cajun Pawn Stars.

12.30 Men At Work. 1.00 Trophy Wife. 2.00 ScreenPLAY. 2.30 Blokesworld. 3.00 American Pickers.

4.00 Ice Road Truckers. 5.00 MythBusters.

6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 9.30 Graveyard Carz. (PG) 10.30 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 11.30 Strip N’ Rip. 12.30am Ice Road Truckers.

12.20pm Movie: The Love Lottery.

(1954, G) 2.15 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. (PG) 3.25 Expedition Unknown. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.40 Major Crimes. (M) 11.40 New Tricks. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless.

2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Will & Grace. 3.30 Mike & Molly. 4.00 Malcolm.

4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Raymond.

5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Mike & Molly. 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Whole Nine Yards. (2000, M) 10.30 Supernatural. 11.30 James Corden. 12.30am Dr Quinn.

ABC

ABC CO (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

Tuesday

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

NBN (ch 8)

GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 82)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.30 Everyday Gourmet. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold.

(PG) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Bachelor In Paradise. (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 The Project. 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am Stephen Colbert. (PG)

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

12pm Get Smart. (PG) 1.00 WIN’s All

ELEVEN (ch 52)

12pm WorldWatch.

2.00 André Rieu: Magic Of The Violin.

3.00 Secret Life Of Breasts. (PG) 3.55 In My Mind: Women. 4.30 Figure Skating.

ISU World Championships. Ladies Leg. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 River Cottage Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.30 A LEGO Brickumentary. (PG) 9.20 Tonya Harding: The Price Of Gold. (PG) 10.45 SBS News. 11.15 The World Game.

SBS (ch 3)

12pm Movie: The Secret Of Kells. (2009) 1.25 Fashionista.

1.35 Needles And Pins. 2.25 Balls Deep.

2.50 Vs Arashi. 3.45 The Mindy Project.

4.10 Maternity Leave. 5.00 News. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

7.05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Travel Man. 8.30 Movie: A Fish Called Wanda. (1988) 10.30 Movie: Stir Crazy.

(1980) 12.30am From Dusk Till Dawn.

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

12pm

April 3

ABC

ABC CO (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

NBN (ch 8)

GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 82)

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

ELEVEN (ch 52)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

12pm

ABC News.

6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News National.

8.00 ABC News.

9.00 Matter Of Fact. Presented by Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

11.00 ABC News.

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Wednesday

April 4

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press (ch 2) Club. 1.30 A Taste Of Landline. 2.00 Janet King. 2.55 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum. 6.00 Think Tank. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Sando. 9.30 Insert Name Here. 10.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business.

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast 2018 – Opening Ceremony.

10.30 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. Highlights.

11.00 Movie: Passenger 57. (1992, M)

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: My Week With Marilyn. (2011, PG) 3.00 News.

4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Edge Of Tomorrow.

(2014, M) 10.45 Mom. (M) 11.15 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under. (MA15+) 12.10am House Husbands. (PG)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.55 Andy’s Baby Animals. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Black Books. (M) 8.25 Black Books. (PG) 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 9.30 The Trip To Spain. (M) 10.30 Red Dwarf. (PG) 11.00 The Office.

(PG) 11.25 30 Rock. (PG) 11.45 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.10am Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M)

12pm This Rugged Coast.

2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

5.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (M) 10.30 Dr Death. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 12.30am Harry’s Practice.

12pm Baggage Battles. 12.30 Baggage Battles.

(PG) 1.00 Dawson’s Creek. (PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Teen Titans. (PG) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG) 5.00 Uncle Grandpa. (PG) 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Top Gear. 9.00 Movie: The Kingdom. (2007, MA15+) 11.05 Big Bang.

11.35 Street Outlaws. 12.30am Friends.

12pm Children’s Programs.

5.35 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 TMNT. (PG) 6.20 Doctor Who. (PG) 7.10 BtN Newsbreak. 7.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 7.40 Danger Mouse. 7.50 Slugterra. 8.15 Freaktown. 8.25 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 8.50 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.00 Odd Squad.

9.15 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 9.35 Prisoner Zero. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.05 Close.

12pm Cajun Pawn Stars.

12.30 Men At Work. 1.00 Trophy Wife. 2.00 Inside West Coast Customs. 3.00 American Pickers.

4.00 World Rally C’ship. H’lights. 5.00 MythBusters. 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons.

(PG) 9.30 Family Guy. (M) 10.00 American Dad! (M) 10.30 Family Guy. (M) 11.30 American Dad! 12am Black-ish. 12.30 Front Bar: GC Edition.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 (ch 2) Whitlam: The Power And The Passion. (PG) 2.00 Janet King.

(M) 3.15 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless.

5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum. 6.00 Think Tank. (PG) 6.55 Sammy J. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Call The Midwife.

(MA15+) 9.00 Unforgotten. (MA15+) 9.50 Scott & Bailey. (M) 10.35 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. 11.20 Employable Me. (MA15+) 12.20am Unforgotten. (MA15+)

2pm Gold Coast 2018 Preview Show.

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.00 Ent. Tonight.

2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.30 This Is Us. 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am The Project.

12pm WorldWatch.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 PBS News.

1.55 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 3.05 Dateline. 3.30 Insight. 4.30 Figure Skating. ISU World Championships. Men’s Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 River Cottage Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 9/11: 102 Minutes That Changed America.

(M) 9.30 The Good Fight. (M) 10.30 Berlin Station. (M) 11.25 SBS News. 11.55 Movie: The Eavesdropper. (2016)

12pm Get Smart.

(PG) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes.

6.30 Happy Days.

7.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 8.30 Wonders Of Life: Size Matters.

9.50 Bondi Rescue.

10.20 NCIS. (M)

12pm Movie: Apart Together. (2010) 1.40 States Of Undress.

2.30 The Pizza Show. 3.00 The Pizza Show.

3.30 Front Up. 4.00 The Mindy Project.

4.30 Rivals. 4.55 News. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (PG) 8.30 The Crystal Maze. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. (2004, M) 11.30 Movie: Melancholia. (2011)

12.15pm Movie: All The Way Up. (1970, PG) 2.15 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. (PG) 3.25 Expedition Unknown. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (M) 9.40 MOVIE: Catching The Black Widow. (2017, ) 11.40 Cold Case. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless.

2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Will & Grace. 3.30 Mike & Molly. 4.00 Malcolm.

4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Raymond.

5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Mike & Molly. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 100% Hotter. 10.30 Dating Naked. (M) 11.30 James Corden. 12.30am Dr Quinn.

12pm ABC News.

12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.30 ABC News.

6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News National.

8.00 ABC News.

9.00 Matter Of Fact.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

11.00 ABC News.

6pm Seven News.

7.00 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. Evening 1. Events include: track cycling finals and swimming semi-finals and finals.

12am Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. Day 1. Highlights. From Queensland.

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Sgt Bilko. (1996, G) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Thursday Night Football Preview.

7.54 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5.

Canberra Raiders v Canterbury Bulldogs.

9.45 The NRL Footy Show. (M) 11.00 AFL Footy Show. (M) 12.30am Border Rico. (PG)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 To Be Advised.

2.00 Ent. Tonight.

2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Show Me The Movie!

8.30 Gogglebox.

9.30 Blue Bloods. (MA15+) 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am The Project.

12pm WorldWatch.

2.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. 3.30 Digging For Britain’s Secrets: Ireland’s Treasures Uncovered. 4.30 Figure Skating.

ISU World Championships. Pairs Highlights.

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 River Cottage Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Railway Journeys UK. 8.05 Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail. (PG) 8.35 Movie: Queen Of The Desert.

(2015) 11.00 The Bridge. (M) 12.05am Movie: Burning Man. (2011, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.45 The Justine Clarke Show! 6.55 Andy’s Baby Animals. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Frontline. (PG) 8.55 Sammy J. 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 9.30 Sando. 10.00 Comedy Up Late. 10.30 Red Dwarf. 11.00 The Office. (PG) 11.20 30 Rock. (PG) 11.45 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.05am Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M)

6pm Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. Evening 1. Events include: artistic gymnastics and netball.

10.30 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. H’lights. From Qld. 12am Million Dollar Minute. Three contestants go head-to-head in a test of brain power.

12pm Baggage Battles. 1.00 Dawson’s Creek.

(PG) 2.00 Regular Show. (PG) 2.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Teen Titans. (PG) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG) 5.00 Uncle Grandpa. (PG) 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Robot Wars. (PG) 8.30 Survivor: Ghost Island. (PG) 9.30 Movie: The Inbetweeners 2. (2014, MA15+) 11.30 WWE Raw. (MA15+) 12.30am Friends. (PG)

12pm Get Smart.

(PG) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Matlock. (M) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.00 Happy Days.

7.30 Car Crash Britain. (M) 8.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Set Up. (2011, MA15+) 10.45 SEAL Team. (M) 11.45 Highlander. (M)

12pm Movie: Moomins On The Riviera. (2014) 1.20 On-Demand Picks. 1.25 Huang’s World. 3.05 VICE. 3.35 Dateline. 4.05 The Mindy Project. 4.30 VICE World Of Sports. 5.00 News. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 Brooklyn NineNine. 7.05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Dateline. 8.30 Full Frontal. 9.00 RocKwiz. 10.00 Venus: Let’s Talk About Sex. 11.35 UEFA Champions League Highlights.

12pm Children’s Programs.

5.35 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.00 TMNT. (PG) 6.20 Doctor Who. (PG) 7.10 BtN Newsbreak. 7.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 7.40 Danger Mouse. 7.50 Slugterra. 8.15 Freaktown. 8.25 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 8.50 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.00 Odd Squad.

9.15 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 9.35 Prisoner Zero. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.05 Close.

12pm Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.30 Men At Work. (PG) 1.00 Trophy Wife. (PG) 2.00 Ultimate Factories. (PG) 3.00 American Pickers. (PG) 4.00 Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 5.00 MythBusters. (PG) 6.00 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. Evening 1.

7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Cop Out. (2010, M) 10.40 Movie: Beowulf. (2007, M)

12.15pm Movie: San Demetrio, London. (1943, PG) 2.15 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. (PG) 3.25 Food Fighters. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat.

(PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 Movie: Raid On Rommel. (1971, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The 25th Reich.

(2012, MA15+) 11.15 Rizzoli & Isles. (M) 12.15am Four In A Bed. (PG)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.00 The Young And The Restless. (M) 2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Will & Grace. (PG) 3.30 Mike & Molly. (PG) 4.00 Malcolm. (PG) 4.30 King Of Queens.

(PG) 5.00 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Mike & Molly. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.20 Sex And The City. (M) 11.35 James Corden. (M)

ABC

ABC CO (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

7MATE (ch 63)

GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 82)

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

ELEVEN (ch 52)

ABC CO (ch 22)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

NBN (ch 8)

GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 82)

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

ELEVEN (ch 52)

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SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

April 5

ABC

ABC ME (ch 23)

7TWO (ch 62)

NBN (ch 8)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

12pm

ABC News.

6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News National.

8.00 ABC News.

9.00 Matter Of Fact. Presented by Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

11.00 ABC News.

NW0145

Thursday

PRIME7 (ch 6)

Puzzles

Brain Busters 1.

What is the title of the 2006 wordless graphic novel by Australian illustrator Shaun Tan?

super sudoku

2.

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

Which country won gold in the women’s beach volleyball at the Rio Olympics?

3.

Which singer wrote the 2003 children’s book The English Roses?

4.

Which veteran musician’s real name is James Newell Osterberg?

5.

Which cocktail is made with of gin and dry vermouth?

8 7

9 6 8 5

2

5 9

4 8 6

9 1

6.

Nicola Salvi designed which Italian fountain?

7.

In what year was James Packer last listed as the richest man in Australia?

8.

The horn of the fabled unicorn was said to do what?

9.

Which country’s flag possesses a yellow cross which spans corner to corner?

10. Chris Ross was the original bass and keyboard player for which Australian rock trio?

DIFFICULTy RATING 

7 3 6 4 9 1 5 2 8

5 2 9 3 7 8 4 1 6

No. 1109

8 4 1 6 2 5 9 3 7

2 3 8 1 7 9 4 6 5

4 6 9 5 3 8 2 7 1

5 7 1 2 4 6 8 3 9

6 2 3 7 1 4 9 5 8

8 5 4 6 9 3 7 1 2

9 1 7 8 5 2 3 4 6

3 9 6 4 8 5 1 2 7

1 4 5 9 2 7 6 8 3

7 8 2 3 6 1 5 9 4

No. 1110

answers

Solve a sudoku, crack a crossword, test your trivia

CROSSWORD

3003

DOWN 1 Christian holiday (9) 2 Traumatised (7) 3 Performing (5) 4 Made easy (10) 5 Cycle (4) 6 Power cells (9) 7 Win (7) 8 Hazards (5) 13 City in North Carolina, USA (10) 15 Sustainable (energy) (9) 16 Fell; lessened (9) 18 Moving (on wheels) (7) 19 Act of Parliament (7) 20 Snot (5) 22 Cars (5) 23 Naughty child (4)

6 9 2 5 4 3 8 7 1

ACROSS 1 Alternative to vinyl records (3) 3 Supplier of goods to retailers (11) 9 19th-century art movement (7) 10 Particulars (7) 11 Contend (8) 12 Mercury (6) 14 Unhinged (3) 15 Restored (11) 17 Peculiarity (11) 19 Pouch (3) 20 African country (6) 21 Prank (8) 24 Mountaineer (7) 25 Products of a calculator (7) 26 Recommendations (11) 27 Finish (3)

1 5 7 8 6 2 3 4 9

Crossword No. 3593

4 8 3 9 1 7 2 6 5

No. 1110

3 6 8 7 5 4 1 9 2

3

8

3 2 6 4 7

2 7 4 1 8 9 6 5 3

DIFFICULTy RATING 

5

4 1

9 1 5 2 3 6 7 8 4

No. 1109

9 2

SOLUTION: 1 The Arrival. 2 Germany. 3 Madonna. 4 Iggy Pop. 5 Martini. 6 Trevi Fountain. 7 2007. 8 Neutralise poison.

9 Jamaica. 10 Wolfmother.

6 9 3 6 2 4 8 8 1 3 5 5 9 3 1 9 5 9 8 7 2 3 1 5 6 7 4 8 9 8 6

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Celebrity Birthday

29 MARCH – 04 APRIL 2018

DAVID OYELOWO

STARS STARS WITH FRANCIS BEVAN

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The year ahead is one for inner growth and finding out what makes David tick and what he needs to make himself happy. Self-awareness and selfdiscovery are all emphasised during the next 12 months. He will be reviewing his past actions and motives and giving more attention to his own personal needs, goals and desires. There will be many occasions when he will need to escape confusion and noise to spend time by himself.

Exploring nature, learning about meditation and developing an interest in the arts will all bring him joy.

ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20

CANCER JUNE 22 – JULY 22

LIBRA SEP 24 – OCT 23

CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20

Happy Birthday Aries! The next 12 months are going to be rather dynamic as Uranus continues to wind its way through your chart.

Your home and family life is going to be rather frantic. If you’re a freelancer working from home, you need to be proactive to capitalise on opportunities.

If you need help all you have to do is ask, as you have plenty of friends willing to return all those favours you’ve dished out in the past.

As well, you’ll be feeling pretty sociable, so you look set for some fun in coming weeks.

Your ruling planet Venus turns up in Taurus and some say that love comes when you least expect it, but you usually have a plan of action. If you’ve set your sights on someone special, you may be making a move very soon and your target doesn’t stand a chance.

Mercury is Retrograde until the 16th and short distance journeys are going to be disrupted owing either to roadworks or breakdowns.

If you have to be somewhere on time, be certain to allow extra travel time. Also, mobiles and computers may act strangely.

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 22

AQUARIUS JAN 21 – FEB 19

The Sun in Aries gives you the stamina to shrug off any minor ailments that have been troubling you. You need to be in good shape to handle the challenges that await you. Early nights, a better diet and letting go of bad habits will work wonders.

Venus indicates that a piece of financial luck may come your way; an outstanding debt may be repaid and while you in no way had forgotten about it, you didn't expect to see the cash so soon. Be certain to spend some of it on yourself.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21

PISCES FEB 20 – MAR 20

Your ruling planet Jupiter is on a Retrograde path and whilst you mightn’t feel like it, you need to look into your finances and plan a sensible budget for the future.

So get out those bank statements and credit card statements and be honest with yourself.

Mercury is Retrograde until the 16th and although you’re supposed to be incredibly patient, it doesn’t mean you’re immune to stress. You will be busy playing peacemaker but you won’t be able to keep this up for long or an explosion of volcanic proportions could occur.

TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21 Mars is in Capricorn and the pace of life seems very fast as it feels like there’s too much to do and not enough people doing it. If you’re a homemaker, household chores and routine appointments are going to be taking up every spare minute of your time.

GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21 Your phone could be red hot as friends and relatives from afar are all keen to get in touch. It’s just a pity you haven’t got as much time as you’d like to chat. Make a mental note not to let so much time pass between catch-ups.

LEO JUL 23 – AUG 23 Uranus in Aries indicates that one or two of you may be putting a casual relationship onto a more serious footing. If there have been any rifts between you and a friend, take this opportunity to make a fresh start and you’ll be very glad that you did.

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Jan’s Alterations for the Personal Touch

NBB Nathan Brown Building • BATHROOM RENOVATIONS • Commercial or Residential • Renovations & Extensions • Fully Licenced and Insured • Decks and Pergolas • Personal service & reliability

• Bridal • Formal • Evening Wear • Ladies & Mens Wear • School Uniforms

nathan@nathanbrownbuilding.com.au

0422 622 264

44 Gregson Ave • Mayfield West • 02 4960 8871

Lic no. 202694C

TROY’S BATHROOMS AND BUILDING RENOVATIONS

ANTENNAS

• Full bathroom renovation from start to finish • Small renovations, decks and patios

HUNTER VALLEY

ANTENNA SERVICE • • • • •

Digital Antenna Installations & Repairs Poor Reception Area Specialist Digital TV Fault Detection External Outlets All Work Guaranteed

Licence No: 167510c

FREE QUOTES PLEASE CALL TROY 0414997639 EMAIL TROYSBATHROOMS@HOTMAIL.COM

Free Quotes • 25 years experience • Pensioner discount All areas Newcastle, Lake, Valley and Bay

Call ALAN WRIGHT 0412 782 202 | huntervalleyantennaservice.com.au

AWNINGS

BILL’S NORM’S BATHROOMS TILING

QUFREE OT ES

Specialising in removal of baths & building of walk in showers for the disabled & elderly Phone Bill on: Phone Norman on:

0406 068 262

0408 671 617

Ken Elliott BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

sanitair.com.au

MORE CLEAN AIR Air Conditioning Cleaning

HEALTH ALERT

Notice to Asthma & Allergy Sufferers

IS YOUR AIR CONDITIONER MAKING YOU SICK? DON’T RISK YOUR HEALTH Servicing All Areas

JOHN MOORES 0413 955 631

• Plans to Council • Gable Carports • Awnings • Screen Enclosures • Glass Rooms • Decks • Deals directly with the Builder/Owner Lic No. 162879c

Phone Matt: 4971 6762 0414 941 922

To get your business listed

call 02 4037 4000

NW0135

NW0631

trusted experience since 2005

NW0570

BILL + NORM’S

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS NT COU DISOR ALLERS F ION S PEN

AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES

Freecall 1800 130 168

Call Nathan today for an obligation free quote

NW0030

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All trades • Fully Supervised Price, service & quality assured No job too small • FREE quotes

CALL 0409 498 921

Lic 42192

NW0051

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NW0126

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BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

NW0010

Air Conditioning Services . .

Alterations. . . . . . . . . . . .

Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Awnings . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bathroom Renovations. . . .

Bricklayers. . . . . . . . . . . .

Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carpenters. . . . . . . . . . . .

Cleaning Services . . . . . . .

Computer Repairs . . . . . . .

Concreting. . . . . . . . . . . .

Decking . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Earthmoving & Excavations .

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flooring Supplies . . . . . . .

Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guttering . . . . . . . . . . . .

Handyman. . . . . . . . . . . .

Home Maintenance . . . . . .

Landscaping & Design . . . .

Lawn Mowing . . . . . . . . . .

Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Plastering & Gyprock . . . . .

Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . .

Plumbing & Gasfitting . . . .

Pressure Cleaning . . . . . . .

Removalists . . . . . . . . . . .

Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rubbish Removals . . . . . . .

Tree Services . . . . . . . . . .

ALTERATIONS

Lic 52368c

INDEX

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CARPENTERS

AV BROWN BRICKLAYING

Long Life Composite Decking

NW0062

Six Stunning Earthly Colours No Warping or Cracks Zero Maintenance Factory Direct Price!

CLEANING SERVICES HOME CLEANING

A1 RENO GROUP

• Regular cleaning • Window cleaning • Exit cleaning • Spring cleaning • Once off cleaning and more!

Extensions • Renovations • Decks • Pergolas • Bathrooms • Laundries • Carpentry Gyprocking • Plumbing • Electrical • Painting Over 40 years experience | all tradies fully licensed

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BUILDERS

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For Free Samples Call 1300 481 664

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATIONS

COMPUTER REPAIRS

FREE QUOTES • ALL AREAS

Call 0431 331 605

NW0399

0412 661 106

NW0071

Lic 236513C

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

Handyman Dave

• Retaining Walls • Fences • New Homes

PHONE ADAM 0414 311 720

Household Repairs and Maintenance

CARPENTRY DECKING

FREE QUOTES!

DECKING

THE TIGHT ACCESS EARTHMOVING AND EXCAVATION SPECIALIST

Computer Problems?

We Come To You!

• • • •

Dan’s Mobile Computer Service

Extensions Renovations Decks

0421 750 216

Servicing Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Email anruca@bigpond.com

• • • •

Driveway cut outs/prep Pathway cut outs/prep Concrete/paver removal Post & Pier holes

PHONE BEN 0401 328 902

• • • •

Trenching Pool excavation Pool removal & fill Retaining wall excavation

www.scoopitminidiggers.com

ELECTRICAL

NW0449

Free Quotes

Yard levelling Yard clean up Turf preparation Turf laying

Daniel Curran - Senior Technician info@danscomputers.com.au www.danscomputers.com.au

NW0070

M 0423 523 315

NW0243

> Computer Repairs & Upgrades > Computer Tuition > Friendly & Affordable Help

B.L.N.179648C

NW0496

BRICKLAYERS

CONCRETING Licence #301097C

20 years

rookbuilding@hotmail.com

Bathrooms Decks Renovations

experience

Phone Daryl 0400 117 867 OR 4920 7526 54

• Licensed, Experienced and reliable • All types of Electrical work including rewires

Lic. 102467c

PRO-CONCRETING D R I V E W AY S P E C I A L I S T - A L L A S P E C T S O F C O N C R E T I N G • STAMPED • STENCILLED • COLOURED • PLAIN EXPOSED AGG • SLABS • PATIOS • POOL SURROUNDS • RESURFACING

No job too big or too small - Service & quality guaranteed - Free Quotes 42 years experience - Servicing Lake Macquarie & Newcastle areas

Mick Dunley Lic No: 132271C

0410 312 247

proconcrete@hotmail.com

PLEASE PHONE PETER BERGHOFER

0429 696 215

NW0036

No job too big or small!

FREE quotes!

Honest + reliable service!

NW0013

Lic 297378C

*NEW HOMES extensions renovations *Maintenance *all aspects of building

0434 917 850

ELECTRICIAN

Lic No EC38503

D + J MILLER CONSTRUCTIONS

Ph Mark

• Coloured Concrete • Slabs and Footings • Residential & commercial • No job too small

NW0503

0428238223

NW0572

MEMBER

• All types of concrete • Driveways • Exposed Agg • Decorative

NW0037

ROOKBUILDING.COM.AU

Book your advert on 02 4037 4000

FLOORING SUPPLIES

HANDYMAN

HOME MAINTENANCE

PHONE TIM ON 0431 137 747

Alexander Handyman Services

Floor sanding and polishing Laminate flooring installations Vinyl flooring installations Hardwood flooring installations Engineered flooring installations Supply & install

Friendly Reliable Service Pensioner Discounts Reasonable Rates

NW0088

• No job to big or too small • Residential and Commercial • Specialising in Home sale Preparation

YOUR FLOORING SPECIALISTS

Jeff Alexander

ph. 0448 980 180 or 02 4945 1465 jeffreywalexander@hotmail.com

NW0014

We Cover all Handyman Services Including: Plumbing • Tiling • Painting • Property Maintenance • Gutter Cleaning Lawn & Garden Maintenance • TV & Aerial Installation Lic no. L14448

We Service all areas of Newcastle & Lake Macquarie

LANDSCAPING & DESIGN

NW0206

www.styleitflooring.com.au

Dezigna Retaining Walls

NW0206

Call 0418 671 174 All areas

HOME MAINTENANCE

Lawn mowing • Pruning • Hedging • Weed spraying • Garden Care • Friendly service & very reliable.

•

Fully Insured

Jeff Baran 0402 902 377

NW0067

• General Repairs and Renovations • Built in wardrobes

www.dezignaretainingwalls.com

• Painting & Gyprock Repairs

Call Mike 0413 686 757

• Small Construction Jobs • Landscaping and Clean-ups

LAWN MOWING

Contact Adrian

0490 272 126 brightsidemaintenance@gmail.com

NW0586

GUTTERING

Surge Maintenance

CARDIFF GUTTERING SPECIALIST

• Roof replacements • Leak repairs • No job too small • Free quotes - pensioner rates

Call us on 02 4037 4000

• For Lawns mowed or mulch & edges cut with pathways • Very reasonable rates

Please call your locally based Maintenance Team today!

PAINTING

NW0497

PHONE 0424 813 331

Email: admin@surgemaintenance.com.au

Bel-Air

PAULS HOME MAINTENANCE

50 YEAR’S PAINTING THE TOWN

Free quotes - Pensioner Discounts Fully insured • Interior exterior • All odd jobs Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

Ph. 0457 245 280

Quality work at affordable prices

ABN 30738130340

Don’t just get the job done, get it done right!

Quality

Gold Lic. No. 436c

Ken Huff

0413 099 130

CWM0113

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• Fully insured/ Free quotes • Chainsaw pruning/ hedges trimmed

M: 0427 907 997 P: 4942 2309

NW0630

Call Terry 4954 0309 or 0414 540 309

TRADES & SERVICES GUIDE

Specialising in Property and Strata

ROSS’S LAWN MOWING SERVICE

We offer a wide range of Maintenance Services - 24/7 Home Maintenance – Grounds Maintenance - Cleaning

NW0062

Lic L10548

• Repairs or renewal • Leaf & Bird Proofing • Gutter Cleaning • Stormwater drainage

NW0046

BRIGHTSIDE

LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

NW0303

Specialising in: • Retaining Walls and • Decking • Paving • Fencing

HOME MAINTENANCE NW0085-V2

GARDENING

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MG PLASTERING

ALL PLUMBING AND GASFITTING Licence 301377C

Receive 10% DISCOUNT when presenting this advert

Qualified in all aspects of

GYPROCK AND PLASTERING – NO JOB TOO SMALL –

Interior/Exterior for Residential Homes Beautiful long lasting Decore

www.muscardinplumbing.com.au

Patch-up specialists.

Quality finish using quality products.

Reliable, trustworthy. Servicing all areas.

Call anytime for a friendly, FREE quote.

PH Terry 0419 478 738 - Lic. No. 311424C

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

0412 960 810

PHONE MICK

Highly Decorated

0419 977 039

Painting Services

Prompt • Pristine • Professional

Lic 251316c

FREE QUOTES

Your smart choice in

Interior + exterior painting + decorating

Big or small, we do it all!

Cherry Plumbing

NW0058

Keith Minton

4954 0309 • 0414 540 309

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Hot Water Systems | Gas and Electric

Newcastle

24 Hour Service

“we show up” Same day quotes 7 year guarantee

ABN 83756947072

PRESSURE WASHING SERVICE • Driveways, Patios, Paths, Retaining Walls, Garages etc.

• Houses (Soft Wash), Roofs, Mould and Algae Removal • Tile and Grout Cleaning • Graffiti Removal • Commercial Grade Equipment

Courteous and Professional, Fully Insured…

Call Anthony

0475 434 202 ABN 99603917455

ARE YOU MOVING? Your Local Plumbers  New Houses  Unit/Duplexes  Granny Flats  Commercial  Renovations  Maintenance  Blocked Drains  Excavations Office: 4955 5463 Call Danny Mobile: 0412 498 055 Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens & Hunter regions

Once you’re all packed up and ready to move, let us do the moving for you.

We will move your furniture, boxes and belongings safely and securely.

We are QUICK, FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL AND RELIABLE… and Highly Recommended!

NW0424

CALL DAVE

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Pensioner Discounts HOT and Cold Pressure Cleaning PHONE MATT 0478454958

REMOVALISTS

Re-paints & new work Dulux premium paints Reasonable prices Industrial - commercial - Domestic

To get your business listed

instylepainting.com.au

call 02 4037 4000

NW0037

0406 473 572 Licence No 222296c

Insured • Old fashioned service with a smile Hig�Fully Pressur� Blastin�

NW0622

FREE QUOTES!

Using the latest Industrial Equipment Hotshot Powerwash

0415 333 883

Licence No L13318

Lic.No. 283638C

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Call Alan

• Blocked Drains • Hot Water Systems • Water Jetter • Drain Camera • Maintenance • Renovations • Diagnostic Expert

0421 391 599

Hotshot Powerwash

NW0624

Over 30 Years Painting Experience

Residential Commercial Industrial

PRESSURE CLEANING

Lic L10548

Phone Terry Slupik - All areas

NW0063

• Quality Work • Pensioner Discounts • Dulux Paint Specialist • Low Rates

Lic No: 18545C

PLUMBING

PLUMBING GAS GUTTERING UNBLOCK SEWERS/STORM WATER DRAINS ALL TYPES OF HOT WATER SYSTEMS REPLACED

PAINTER HANDYman

0402 923 984 OR 4955 4677

CARDIFF

NW0542

ABN 55757066216 Work up to $5000

service

NW0341

Email: HighlyDecorated@yahoo.com Website: highlydecoratedpainting.com

24/7

PLUMBING

NW0253

CALL Robert 0449 019 166 Nathan 0431 754 132

PLUMBING & GASFITTING

NW0087

NW0527

PLUMBING & GASFITTING

NW0385

CROW FEATHERS PAINTING

PLASTERING & GYPROCK

NW0557

PAINTING

Call or text us your details BEN 0419 124 923 or LOUISE 0416 071 924

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Service guaranteed Ph Shane 4959 6091 Mob 0410 564 044

0412 510 111 or 4933 5280

• No job too big or small • Quality tradesman

ROOF REPAIRS

0419 289 223 NW0157

All aspects of Tree Services including:

NW0235

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Supplied plus installed

Coloured $199 Mill Finished $179 Super Vents (Stainless steel bearings) $210 • Costs nothing to run • Brings natural ventilation to your whole home • Tested to AS/NZS4740 • Saves on household energy use • Reduces condensation & mildew formation

• Free prompt no obligation quotes • Fully Insured • Site cleaned • Reliable service • Hedge Trimming • Wood chipping • Pensioner rebates

Neil: 4945 8923 or 0438 506 949 Mark: 4948 1477 or 0424 275 386

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Remove heat & moisture from your roof

M: 0414 718 817 | Ph: 4943 5510 Email: Rojensafety@bigpond.com

Mobile: 0408 681 866 Phone/fax Ian: 4948 6551

Call Shelley the Tree Lady!

Whirlybirds

NW0015

NW0054

Professional Qualified Insured

Lic. No. 73493C

for a free no obligation quote

• Free quotes • Pensioner discounts • Fully insured • All tree work & pruning • Arborist • Prompt reliable service 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE NO JOB TOO SMALL OR LARGE

HUNTER’S LEADING TREE SERVICES PROVIDER

My License is your guarantee of a QUALITY JOB

Call Kristy on 0432 695 430 or 0422 442 284

BTS TREE, PALMS & STUMP SERVICE

TREE SERVICES

Rebedding and Pointing work Box Gutters and Flashings Chimney removals Valley Replacements Whirlybirds Installed

Dennis 0412 453 317

Tree Removal • Stump Grinding Pruning and Crown Maintenance

FREE QUOTES!

By Licensed Tradesman with over 45 years experience on Tile and Metal Roofing • • • • •

M 0403 221 044 ablestump@exemail.com.au

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Free Quotes Reliable and Friendly Services

NW0198

0418 685 761 4958 2756 •

RIGHT AS RAIN ROOFING Lic no 112440c

STEWART

• DEMOLITIONS • YARD CLEARING • EXCAVATIONS

NW0031

Lic No: 261305C

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NW0067

EMAIL: oziwiroofi ng@gmail.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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www.oziwi.com.au

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All Aspects of Tree Work Fully insured • 20 million insurance cover • Pensioner Discounts •

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able tree services

NW0326

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My favourite things

CHILDREN Kids are always so excited for me to visit! I usually try to keep out of sight but it’s a lot of fun to watch them look for the Easter eggs I hide.

PETER RABBIT I love reading Beatrix Potter’s stories about the cheeky little rabbit and the adventures he and his friends get into.

Easter Bunny

A folkloric figure, the Easter Bunny is a much-loved symbol of Easter. He has a long-held tradition of bringing children Easter eggs – but only if they’ve been good – for when they wake up on Easter Sunday. The Easter Bunny can be a bit tricky and loves to hide the coloured eggs around the house or garden for children to collect in their baskets.

EASTER EGGS I love to bring decorated or chocolate eggs to children – sometimes I sneak one or two for myself when my marathon hopping effort starts to slow down over Easter. But always remember to brush your teeth afterwards!

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CARROTS Delicious crunchy carrots are my favourite food. I love carrot cake, carrot stew, carrot soup, carrot dip – but you can’t beat munching on a fresh one straight from the garden.

Orange, purple, white (okay, the white ones are most likely parsnips), I just love these tasty root vegetables!

TRAVEL I’m lucky because I get to travel all around the world for my job and visit lots of different places. I do love to visit my friends and family in Newcastle, even though my feral relatives are unwelcome in Australia.