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From the editor Something you might not know about me, is that I am of Aboriginal descent.

There’s Scottish and Welsh heritage on my paternal side, too, but it’s all part of the intricate tapestry that is my DNA. I’ve never been one to openly declare my Aboriginality. I’ve never thought it “significant” enough to justify ticking a box; perhaps (and I speak only for myself here) because I felt I needed to be actively involved in Aboriginal practices to own a connection to the Indigenous Australian community.

But my view on that has changed since speaking to this week’s cover star, Indigenous artist Maree Bisby, of Speers Point.

Learning about Maree’s battle to reconcile with her own identity, she left me with this quote, which stuck with me: “In Aboriginal communities, they don’t talk about percentages – you either are [Aboriginal], or you aren’t. And if that’s who you are, then why deny it?”

If my great great grandmother’s marriage certificate is to be believed, I’m 1/64th Aboriginal; if her death certificate is more accurate, I'm 1/32nd. If you ask Maree, it doesn’t matter.

Read more about Maree’s journey on page 32, as we prepare to celebrate NAIDOC Week – and with it, the achievements of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – from 8 to 15 July.

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Too little too late Boxing gym down for the count

Slow going on interchange State and local governments at loggerheads

Banking commission’s effects Newcastle property market low-down

Sister forgoes alcohol Dry July fundraiser kicks off

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Indigenous artist Maree Bisby, of Speers Point, shares her story in the lead-up to NAIDOC Week. See page 32. Shot on location at Toronto Library. Photo: Peter Stoop

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news Warning sign to protect koalas A new partnership aims to reduce koala injuries and fatalities in the Port Stephens region.

Newcastle Airport has teamed up with Port Stephens Koalas to buy a mobile roadside warning sign, which will be used in areas known to have large, active koala populations around Williamtown, the Tilligerry Peninsula and Nelson Bay. The specially-manufactured sign will increase motorists’ awareness of koala proximity and encourage them to slow down.

Port Stephens Koalas secretary, Ron Land, welcomed the initiative.

“The mobile sign will undoubtedly save koala lives at a time when the numbers of the precious local koala population are in freefall,” he says.

“We are in a desperate struggle to arrest the decline of the local population of koalas and every koala we can save from serious or fatal injury caused by road strike is a godsend.”

Mr Land says Port Stephens Koalas expects to take into care about 50 koalas this year.

“Sadly, we lost 30 koalas on the Tomaree and Tilligerry Peninsulas in 2016/17,” he says.

“This great kindness from Newcastle Airport will lead to a reduction in these fatalities.”

The partnership follows recent support from the state government and Port Stephens Council towards building a $3 million koala sanctuary at One Mile.

A long-awaited NSW Koala Strategy, announced in May, endorsed a community campaign to provide a site for research and education, as well as a clinic for the treatment of koalas in rehabilitation.

Newcastle Airport chief executive, Peter Cock, praised the plans.

“We are very encouraged by Port Stephens Koalas plans to establish a koala tourist education centre,” he says.

“It will provide improved clinical and research facilities to care for injured koalas and will also help to boost the local tourism industry.”

Dr Cock adds he is impressed by the ongoing work of Port Stephens Koalas.

“The dedicated team of volunteers [there] works tirelessly to sustain the local koala populations and protect these Australian icons for

Newcastle Airport chief executive Peter Cock and Port Stephens Koalas secretary Ron Land in front of the new sign.

future generations,” he says.

“I’ve visited their facilities and was very impressed by their professionalism and passion for what they do.”

Visit portstephenskoalas.com.au for more details on the organisation’s work.

- Ben Murphy

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news Boxing gym hangs up gloves An old-school boxing gym at the epicentre of Newcastle’s light rail project withstood numerous blows, but the fight finally ended at the weekend.

Tuff’N Up Boxing closed its doors on Saturday after 20 years, citing a lack of parking for its customers, as well as financial and emotional strain.

Trainer Peter Hallett, who ran the gym on Beresford Street with his wife Sue, believed the state government had not given the light rail project enough consideration.

“It’s just a mad rush; Newcastle had to have something done to it, progress had to happen, but unfortunately, we’re just collateral damage,” he said.

“Sue and I sat down and made a decision; it was hard on both of us.

“There was such a strain financially and emotionally – every day you’re trying to work out how to pay your bills and hoping you get a good crowd in [to the gym].”

Mr Hallett said he appreciated the wave of support from the community since the gym announced its closure.

“I’ve been really heartened by the response, particularly from people I don’t even know,” he said.

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“It’s good to know that Newcastle still has that small-town charm.”

Newcastle Now, a non-profit business improvement association, stated it was aware of 15 vacancies and nine closures since late last year.

However, it added not all the closures were necessarily due to light rail construction.

The association announced the second stage of a light rail relief program last week.

It stressed funds were dependent on Newcastle council’s approval of the support program, while applicants would be required to provide evidence of the light rail construction’s direct impact on revenue and profitability.

Once an assessment is completed, businesses may access up to $5,000 either through a rebate of the city centre benefit (special rate) or other financial assistance, which will not have to be repaid.

Newcastle Now’s executive manager, Richard Christian, said the goal was to provide “immediate, targeted and meaningful relief”.

“It has been a challenging period for many businesses and it is heartbreaking to see closures,”

Tuff’N Up Boxing gym owner Peter Hallett. Photo: Peter Stoop

he said. “Newcastle Now is doing everything it can to provide essential support to businesses during these difficult times, and providing some financial assistance is one of the measures we see as being critical to helping struggling businesses.”

The first stage of the association’s support program was launched in May. It involved a free consultation with a business adviser, a business health check, including a disruption action plan, and a series of workshops.

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Demand for retirement village living continues to increase throughout Australia with 1 in 7 people now aged 65 years and over.

The Boolaroo project is the second development undertaken by Oak Tree Retirement Villages in The Hunter Valley with approval to expand the footprint to Heritage Parc, Rutherford and Kanwal later this year.

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The development will include a mix of one, two and three-bedroom designs with a full size kitchen and a private courtyard.

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news Slow going on Glendale interchange State and local governments are at loggerheads over the Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange.

Lake Macquarie council told Newcastle Weekly it had not received a written response to its independent cost-benefit analysis of the $152 million infrastructure project, undertaken in 2016.

“Council has been advised that the analysis of the proposal by relevant state agencies is ongoing,” a council spokesperson said.

The state government unlocked $360,000 in the 2018-19 budget to allow Transport for NSW and Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) to complete a strategic business case, in addition to the $1.7 million allocated in last year’s budget.

No further funding was provided, aside from that which is to be used for planning purposes.

The sticking point is the Pennant Street bridge.

When built, this section, precisely estimated to cost $32 million, will extend over the main northern railway line in Cardiff to the new intersection at Main Road and Stockland Drive, Glendale, creating a direct link between the two suburbs.

The intersection opened more than a year ago, providing new access to Stockland Glendale and

Hunter Sports Centre.

However, the Pennant Street bridge – the second part of stage one – is not yet shovel-ready, with the council having already allocated $6 million to this phase, and seeking another $13 million each from the state and federal governments to proceed.

“Council believes the delivery of the Pennant Street bridge is the missing link that will best meet the public transport and traffic flow challenges of a fast-growing residential and economic hub,” the council spokesperson said.

“Council has conducted detailed analysis of the area to reach its preferred solution.

“However, we are open to working with the government if it can produce a viable alternative.”

Parliamentary secretary for the Hunter, Scot MacDonald, said the government had been meeting with the council regarding its proposal, as well as the transport minister, Andrew Constance.

“The government does not agree a bridge at Pennant Street is the most cost-effective solution to their aims,” Mr MacDonald said.

“Additionally, RMS have indicated they have concerns about safety consequences.

The Main Road-Stockland Drive intersection at Glendale, where the first section of the Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange opened more than a year ago. Photo: Peter Stoop

“I am advised RMS will soon be releasing alternative proposals.

“If they progress, funding would be sought through the Transport for NSW infrastructure processes.”

The second and final stage of the project – a new train station at Glendale and the transport interchange itself – is classed as a “future project”, estimated to cost around $120 million.

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news Banking commission little cause for concern locally

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Exhibition of Modification Request Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Remediation Project Modification of Approval Conditions Application No Location

MP 06_0184 MOD 6 Lots 3, 4, 9, 10, 12-19, 21 and 22 DP 1170547, Lot 1 DP 1224885, Lots 1-8 SP 97258, Lot 115 DP 1214072, Lots 1-2 and CP SP 94910, Lots 1-6 and CP SP 92255, Lot 781 DP 1189262, Lots 1 and 2 DP 1238140, Lots 1-9 and CP SP 97266, Lots 60-77 SP 93678, Lots 78-90 SP 94297, Lots 3-59 SP 92473, Lots 3 and 5 DP 1207207, Lots 599-601 DP 1228699, Lots 1-71 DP 1213391, Lot 12 DP 1213040, Lots 50 and 51 DP 1229360, Lot 23 DP 251322 and Lot 1 DP 225720 Proponent Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Pty Ltd (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) Council Area Lake Macquarie Approval Authority Minister for Planning under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

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The royal commission into banking misconduct has spurred many a conversation about its potential impact on Newcastle’s property market.

With banks, superannuation companies, and the financial services sector being scrutinised, it’s easy to understand why.

But investment property strategist Mike Harvey, of On Your Side Investments, says, for the most part, the royal commission won’t be felt by home buyers and investors, but rather, lenders and mortgage brokers.

“Brokers have found things much harder,” Mr Harvey tells Newcastle Weekly.

“The extra compliance is going to come no matter what, and lenders have to pass those extra costs on somewhere – to customers, of course, in the form of rate rises.

“They’re unlikely to increase brokers’ commissions, so that’s an extra burden for brokers.”

Mr Harvey believes some prospective home buyers will feel the pinch as banks tighten lending

Description of project Remediation of the site including the placement of hazardous waste into a containment cell.

Description of proposed modification The proposed modification seeks to remove and amend a series of existing project approval conditions to: • Remove the timing for the application of a covenant to the containment cell on the site; • Amend the framework for funding the cost of ongoing maintenance of the containment cell; • Reduce future groundwater, surface water, air quality and noise monitoring and environmental management and reporting requirements; and • Remove the requirement to maintain up to date information on the project’s website.

Exhibition Details The Modification Request and accompanying documents may be inspected at the following locations from Thursday 5 July 2018 until Thursday 19 July 2018 during the ordinary office or opening hours of the agency concerned: • An electronic copy may be viewed free of charge at Department of Planning and Environment at 320 Pitt Street, Sydney; • An electronic copy may be viewed free of charge at a Service NSW Centre located near you (see www.service.nsw.gov.au/service-centre/service-nsw for locations); • A hard copy may be inspected at the location listed below: – Lake Macquarie City Council: 126-138 Main Road, Speers Point.

You may also view the modification request and accompanying documents electronically on the Department’s website (www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition).

Have your say Anyone can make a written submission about the Modification Request during the exhibition period from Thursday 5 July 2018 until Thursday 19 July 2018.

Your submission must reach the Department by Thursday 19 July 2018.

Before making your submission, please read our Privacy Statement at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/privacy or telephone the number below for a copy.

The Department will publish your submission on its website in accordance with our Privacy Statement.

To make a submission, use the online form if possible. This is available at www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition

If you cannot lodge online, you can write to the address below. If you want the Department to delete your personal information before publication, please make this clear at the top of your letter. You need to include: • Your name and address, at the top of the letter only; • The name of the request and the request number; • A statement on whether you support or object to the proposal; • The reasons why you support or object to the proposal; and • A declaration of any reportable political donations made in the previous two years.

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criteria and reign in “bad” (risky) loans, mostly due to historically-low interest rates.

However, if anything, he says more investors may lose interest in loan applications and move on as the application process is slowed by the banks doing their due diligence while the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) watches their every move.

Fewer buyers in the market could curb the construction of new homes, prompting price stabilisation, but Mr Harvey says we must consider house prices separately in each city.

“Real estate is cyclical,” he says.

“Newcastle has enjoyed strong growth, and I think this phase still has some legs.

“Every classic boom starts in the middle of a city and reverberates outward. It takes three to four years. So, in places like Canberra, Wollongong and Newcastle, we are still seeing those effects, but [prices] should start to plateau in about 12 to 18 months.”

- Georgia Osland

Wallsend’s flood-prone Tyrrell Street Bridge is set to be replaced.

Newcastle council’s 2018/19 budget includes $2.2 million to replace the bridge, which represents the first step in flood mitigation works at Wallsend.

The confirmation that work will get under way in the new financial year is welcome news to Wallsend state MP Sonia Hornery.

“The Minister for Utilities recently visited Wallsend to look at the works that Hunter Water will also need to undertake to complement the work being done by Newcastle council,” Ms Hornery said.

“I am hopeful that these ongoing discussions will lead to Hunter Water making a commitment to start the works they need to do in the near future.”

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news Foundation primed for historic Borneo adventure

A footbridge in a rainforest in Sandakan, Borneo, and, inset, Newcastle Knights legends Adam MacDougall, Mark Hughes and Paul Harragon at the launch of the trek.

They will follow the path trodden by Australian prisoners of war in the Sandakan death marches.

A group of 32 supporters have set an ambitious target to complete a 12-day Borneo Coast to Coast trek, in Southeast Asia, this October to

raise funds for the Mark Hughes Foundation.

Former Newcastle Knights captain Paul Harragon, who will lead the group alongside Hughes, says he’s excited about the adventure.

“It is sure to have its challenges,

but we are all very determined to get there and raise as much money as we can for the Mark Hughes Foundation along the way,” he says.

“There’s a wonderful group of passionate people signed up so far and, with a few limited spots left, I encourage anyone thinking about it to join us.

“My favourite part will be walking where the soldiers before us have walked on the Sandakan death march and retracing their steps.”

In 1945, with Allied forces advancing towards Borneo, the Japanese sent about 2,000 Australian and British prisoners westward to Ranau, in Borneo’s rugged interior.

Weak and sick prisoners staggered along jungle tracks for around 260 kilometres.

Many died along the way; their bodies never recovered. Only six prisoners – all Australians – survived

the war. It is widely considered the greatest single atrocity committed against Australians in World War II. The Borneo Coast to Coast trek follows last year’s hike to Mt Everest Base Camp, which raised about $500,000 for brain cancer research.

Proceeds from the Borneo adventure will support the next step in the Mark Hughes Foundation’s Strategic Research Program.

“A major grant round will be opened in October this year to fund grants that showcase innovation,” Hughes says.

“We want to fund big ideas that will take us closer to our aim of substantially increasing brain cancer survival rates.”

Brain cancer is the biggest killer of children younger than 10 and adults under 40 years of age in Australia.

- Ben Murphy

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news Campaign after shock diagnosis Emily Taylor browsed social media in search of a distraction amid the chaos of her identical twin sister’s bowel cancer diagnosis.

Up popped an advertisement for Dry July – a non-profit foundation that, since 2008, has inspired 130,000 Australians to give up alcohol for a month, raising about $30 million for people affected by cancer.

“I had a quick look at it, not knowing 100% what it was about, and saw that I could raise money for the Calvary Mater Newcastle,” Emily says.

“We had just found out that [my sister] Christina would be having chemotherapy there and I thought: ‘What better way to support her than to help raise money for the hospital that would be supporting her through this cancer journey?’”

The response has been overwhelming. Emily is Dry July’s highest individual fundraiser to date, amassing more than $7,000 for the cause.

She says the campaign is a chance to bring much-needed awareness to bowel cancer among younger generations.

Both Emily and Christina are just 29 years old.

After experiencing stomach pain in January, Christina was eventually diagnosed with bowel cancer.

It has now reached stage four, and spread to her pelvic area, including her ovaries and uterus.

“Bowel cancer, stool tests, ‘number twos’, is such a taboo topic in a lot of generations, but mainly the younger, and especially males,” Emily says.

“All of this has been quite a big shock and impacted our family greatly.

“No one her age should have to think about the rocky road ahead like this; being young and recently married, it’s hard to think about the possibility of dying, potentially not being able to have kids of your own.

“It’s so much to think of at 29 years old, but she is such a trooper and rolling with the punches and trying to raise as much awareness as possible.

“This [Dry July] campaign helps me to help others, as well as Christina, plus it’s also a great distraction from all the chaos going on and a great detox for the month.”

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Emily Taylor, left, will forgo alcohol this month to support identical twin sister, Christina Milojeski, in her battle with bowel cancer.

The money raised from Emily’s campaign will go towards oncology services, including scarves and turbans for patients; a blanket warmer for the infusion lounge; refurbishing the melanoma unit waiting room; and a device to enable breast cancer nurses to perform measurements on patients who have undergone axillary surgery.

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Push for electric vehicles A fast charger at Wallsend has become the first of about 40 stations to be rolled out across the state as part of a push to boost the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia.

The launch coincided with the NRMA’s release of a policy paper that called for the federal government to offer households financial incentives to purchase electric vehicles and prioritise a rollout of charging infrastructure, so motorists could benefit from lower transport costs.

NRMA chief executive Rohan Lund said, despite the market being in its infancy in Australia, there was an opportunity to develop an ecosystem to support the adoption and uptake of electric vehicles.

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The University of Newcastle’s team of teen robots finished third at the RoboCup soccer world championships in Montreal after a competitive penalty shootout.

Standing almost one metre tall, the NUbots was the only Australian squad to compete in the teen division of the humanoid league.

The RoboCup aims to develop a team of robots that can win against the human world soccer champion team by 2050.

“Australia is making meaningful progress in the area of artificial intelligence and is developing ideas that are influential across the world,” head of the Newcastle Robotics Laboratory, associate professor Stephan Chalup, said.

The NUbots team is in training for the 2019 RoboCup in Sydney.

Novocastrians have been challenged to a Plastic Free July by turning their backs on single-use plastic items.

Plastic bags, takeaway containers, straws, coffee cups and plastic packaging are all out for Newcastle’s deputy lord mayor Declan Clausen, who has urged the community to join him in his month-long environmental quest.

Scientists estimate that, by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans.

“This is a shocking statistic, particularly for a coastal city like ours,” councillor Clausen said.

Newcastle council has organised a Beating Plastic Pollution Competition, with the most creative entry set to win a prize worth than $150.

Reforms a boost for retirees Hunter retirement village residents will be the big winners under a series of proposed reforms, the state government says.

The reforms are based on the outcomes of the recent statewide inquiry into the sector, led by Kathryn Greiner.

The package of reforms includes: implementing a mandatory code of conduct, introducing strong transparency measures, improving dispute resolution services, and adding measures to help clarify responsibilities with respect to ongoing maintenance costs.

“Hunter residents heading into retirement will benefit significantly from these reforms, which put the power back into their hands,” parliamentary secretary for the Hunter, Scot MacDonald, said.

Swim centre’s makeover Lake Macquarie council will splash more than $6 million on an overhaul of Toronto Swim Centre.

The major revamp is set to include a new hydrotherapy and spa pool, refurbished amenities, improved air and water quality, and the retiling of all pools. The swim centre will close on Saturday 7 July for about a year.

Lake Macquarie mayor Kay Fraser said the project would provide a much better user experience, with modern facilities for all ages and abilities.

“These will include new family change rooms and accessible lifts to all pools,” she said.

“We will also be replacing the centre’s filtration and disinfection systems, and its roof with new solar panels and roof insulation.”

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A proposal to build Australia’s only dedicated Trampoline Centre of Excellence at Glendale aims to serve as a springboard for the delivery of major events, sports tourism and a suite of innovative community health and fitness programs.

The $10 million state-of-the-art centre will boast a 12-metre ceiling height, seating for 450 spectators, audio visual equipment for training purposes and a 1500-squaremetre arena equipped with nine trampolines, two double mini trampolines, two tumbling strips, and a foam pit and warm-up area.

Gymnastics NSW chief executive, Aaron Bloomfield, praised the proposal.

“The Trampoline Centre of Excellence will be a world-class facility that will enable the development of high-performance trampoline to world championships and Olympic level and will see the sport bring state, national and international events to the area,” he said.

The project has also been hailed by Gymnastics Australia chief executive, Kitty Chiller, who believes it will be equal to any venue around the world.

“As the only standalone facility for high-performance trampolining in the country, the Trampoline Centre of Excellence will become the preferred venue for training camps, competition and major events from regional to international level,” Ms Chiller said.

“It will also be a hub for community sporting programs.

“Trampolining and tumbling are great activities for building strength, agility and timing, and can be incorporated into training for a range of activities that require aerial skills, such as skateboarding, surfing, diving, wakeboarding and skiing.”

Lake Macquarie council has applied for $7 million from the state government’s Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund to support the centre’s construction.

Mayor Kay Fraser said it would drive sports tourism, boost the visitor economy, and provide firstrate facilities for the community.

“We are expecting the centre to generate more than $2.5 million a year in visitor expenditure, which will be a significant boost to regional tourism and will promote our city as a premier sports destination,” she said.

sport Student’s role in Indigenous round Giants Netball will have a special link to Newcastle when the Sydney-based side takes on rivals NSW Swifts in Suncorp Super Netball’s first Indigenous round this weekend.

The squad’s specially-designed dress features artwork by Hunter Sports High School student Krystal Dallinger.

The 16-year-old, who is of the Kamilaroi Nation of Walgett, Lightning Ridge and Angledool in western NSW, caught the attention of Giants Netball star Sam Poolman last year.

Poolman was home in Newcastle for her Aspire Netball program, which she developed for young netballers in the Hunter Region.

“Krystal gave me a hat that she painted with Indigenous designs,” Poolman says.

“I was taken aback by the thought and how creative it was.”

Giants Netball heard of the gesture and decided to surprise Krystal with an invitation for her to design the artwork for their Indigenous round dress.

The artwork reflects the connection that everyone shares and celebrates people coming together as one team under one sky.

It also incorporates symbols reflecting Krystal’s family and where she comes from.

“To have Krystal design the dress is something that we’re very excited about,” Poolman says.

“It’s so important that we recognise and value the contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made.

“With netball being such a popular sport, especially in this state, it is really special that we can represent the Indigenous community.”

Newcastle’s Sam Poolman in the specially-made Giants Netball dress for this weekend’s Indigenous round.

Giants Netball will wear the dress with pride during Sunday’s match.

The second-placed side heads into the derby on the back of a dominant 63-44 win over Adelaide.

NSW Swifts, on the other hand, suffered a 65-58 defeat to Melbourne Vixens. The round 10 match will be played in Sydney at 5pm.

Northstars slide into second The Newcastle Northstars have leapfrogged rivals the Sydney Ice Dogs into second spot on the AIHL table.

Newcastle claimed a first outright win against the Ice Dogs this season with a 6-4 victory on Sunday.

Richie Tesarik, Rob Haselhurst and Nick Rivait all struck in the first period to put the Northstars up 3-2.

Rivait then grabbed his second of the game, before the Ice Dogs levelled it up at 4-all.

However, Newcastle import Sam Lawson restored the home side’s lead and Tesarik scored again to finally seal the match.

On Friday night, the Northstars faced the same opponents, prevailing in a shootout 3-2. Newcastle will play against Adelaide this Saturday from 5pm, and Melbourne Ice on Sunday from 4pm. Both games are at home.

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Garage sale helps Filipino children New Heights Community Church (Northville Drive, Edgeworth) is holding a garage sale on Saturday 21 July from 8am to 1pm.

There will be stalls with bric-abrac, books, toys, and more, plus a sausage sizzle and hot and cold drinks. Plenty of parking.

All proceeds go to SafeHaven Children’s Home in the Philippines.

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Hope4Cure’s annual Christmas in July fundraiser is set to tantalise your tastebuds at an exclusive Newcastle inner-city venue (withheld from print) on Saturday 21 July.

The cocktail event will be full of surprises and live entertainment, and is a chance to sample local produce and wine, all while

supporting ovarian cancer research.

To date, more than $50,000 has been raised, which has gone towards care/pamper packs and the purchase of medical equipment for Muswellbrook Hospital.

Go to stickytickets.com.au/65172/ christmas_in_july.aspx to buy tickets.

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The kitchen will be open all day with scones, jam and cream; tea and coffee; and the CWA’s renowned bacon and egg sandwiches. Book online via trybooking.com/WMBO

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Macadamia filled pastry roses Recipe courtesy of australian-macadamias.org Serves: 6 Ingredients For the sweet macadamia paste ½ cup macadamias 2 Tbsp raw caster sugar 1 Tbsp egg white, lightly beaten For the pastry roses 2 medium sized red apples, halved and cored 15g butter 2 Tbsp raw caster sugar 2 tsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp water 1 sheet of good quality store-bought puff pastry Icing sugar, to serve

Cream puffs Serves: About 18 Ingredients 120g butter, chopped 250ml (1 cup) water 150g (1 cup) self-raising flour 4 eggs 250ml (1 cup) cream 2 heaped tablespoons icing sugar, plus extra for dusting ½ teaspoon natural vanilla extract

Method Preheat the oven to 220°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Put the butter and water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil over high heat. Remove the saucepan from the heat and sift in the flour, stirring to form a smooth paste.

Allow the mixture to cool, then pour into a bowl and add the eggs, one at a time. Beat the mixture for 5 minutes, using an electric mixer on medium speed.

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Place rounded dessert spoonfuls of mixture on the prepared tray, allowing about 5cm between them.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until crisp to the touch and deep golden brown.

Set aside on a wire rack to cool.

Just before serving, cut the puffs in half. Whip together the cream, icing sugar and vanilla until thick. Spoon or pipe the mixture onto the bottom half of each puff. Replace the top, dust with icing sugar and serve.

LIZ'S TIPS • Check the oven during cooking and turn the tray after about 20 minutes to make sure the puffs cook evenly. Don’t be tempted to open the door before this, because if the puffs are still soft in the middle, they might collapse.

• It is easy to undercook these puffs. To double-check they are ready, tap on the bottom – they should sound hollow. Then cut a small slit in one side to check if they are completely dry inside. If not, turn the oven off, wedge open the door and leave them for another few minutes and check again.

• Unfilled cream puffs store well in an airtight container. Before serving, simply put them back in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up again.

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Method For the paste, place the macadamias and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and process until fine.

Add the egg white and process to combine. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 180ºC. Lay the apple halves flat on a surface and slice as thinly as possible. If you have a mandolin, use this to slice the apples. Place the apples in a microwave-proof bowl and dot with butter. Sprinkle with sugar, lemon

juice and water and gently fold to combine. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, until apples are just tender.

Alternatively, place in a saucepan with the butter, sugar, lemon juice and water and simmer for 3-4 minutes, until just tender. Remove the slices from the bowl and place on a paper towel to remove excess moisture.

Roll the puff pastry out as thinly as possible and cut crosswise into thick strips approx. 4cm x 25cm.

Spread 2 teaspoons of macadamia paste across the middle of each strip.

Place individual apple slices rounded side up and slightly overlapping along the top edge of each strip.

Fold the bottom edge up toward the top, encasing the bottom of the apple slices. Start from one end and roll the dough into a coil, creating ‘roses’. Press the end to seal.

Place individual roses into the holes of a muffin tin and cook for 15-20 minutes, until the pastry is puffed and the apples are just turning golden. Serve sprinkled with icing sugar. Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container.

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Exhibitors hail from across the state, displaying amazing creations for all to enjoy.

Revellers can marvel at Hunter cosplayers, from Star Wars and superhero fi lms and series, and have their photo taken with their favourite characters against cool backdrops.

Various activities include: a build area, speed builds, remote

control trackers, fi nd-a-mini-figure, colouring in, and a LEGO raffle.

The racecourse’s canteen will be open.

Once again, the event is supporting Hunter schools and charities with the proceeds.

The fun kicks off at 9.30am and wraps up at 5.30pm.

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Day out for LEGO lovers Synonymous with an imaginative childhood, LEGO has been a fi rm family favourite for decades.

For fans young and old, there’s one local event not to be missed: Newcastle Brickfest.

The annual LEGO extravaganza, presented by non-profit group Rainbow Bricks (a registered LEGO

User Group), returns to Newcastle Racecourse on Sunday 15 July for the fifth year.

This time, there will be all-new exhibits, including an intricate model of the Newcastle 500 Supercars race and the largest city layout yet, with working trams, trains and a monorail.

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FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Fri 6th July – from 7pm The Briens (Brien McVernon Band) Live in the Auditorium

Fri 13th July – from 7pm Daxton Monaghan Soloist Live in the Lounge

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Speers Point artist Maree Bisby with her latest collection of works at Toronto Library.

Photo: Peter Stoop

Artist’s journey of self-discovery Maree Bisby’s search for self-identity awoke the burgeoning artist within her, elevating her work to powerful new heights.

For a long time, the Speers Point woman’s Indigenous heritage was kept secret.

“I was raised as Maori,” Maree told Newcastle Weekly.

“But I have always painted like this, and never understood why.

“Now I know I was being guided.”

With some of Maree’s family identifying as Indigenous and others not, digging up the family

tree raised more questions than it answered.

Finally, using newspaper articles, she and her family traced their ancestry back to the Wiradjuri tribe in central New South Wales.

They then obtained Proof of Aboriginality documentation, which was a huge step in the journey of self-discovery for Maree, both as an artist and as an individual.

“I now feel confident in putting my work out there and being acknowledged as an Indigenous artist,” she said.

“For me, it was really important to get that

piece of paper. I grew up not knowing [who I was] but now I can say, ‘This is who I am’.”

Maree first put her artworks on public display last year, during NAIDOC Week, as part of John Hunter Hospital’s annual celebratory exhibition.

It was so successful that the hospital has asked her to return for a solo exhibition in November.

But before then, Maree’s latest collection of works, titled Ngaa-bun-gaa-nha – SEARCHING, is on display at Toronto Library until August.

She has also donated an artwork to the Westlakes NAIDOC Family Fun Day at Toronto Foreshore on Tuesday 10 July, which one lucky person will win.

With a background in early childhood education, Maree believes it is vital to continue sharing, promoting and fostering Aboriginal language, arts and culture.

“If we don’t, we risk losing these practices, which is what they wanted in the first place; to stamp out Aboriginality,” she said.

NAIDOC Week runs from 8 to 15 July, and celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

You can meet Maree in person at an art workshop at Toronto Library from 10am on Wednesday 11 July. It is free to join.

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Creativity’s a universal language From humble beginnings, a local business that offers creative workshops in cartooning and animation has gone global.

Raymond Terrace-based Toonworld was given the unique opportunity to attend the Sharjah International Reading Festival in the United Arab Emirates to showcase its operations.

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Mike said the experience of working with children from a range of cultures was invaluable.

“Creative drawing has a universal language, and we realised that we had something to offer the kids of the world,” he said.

“The festival organisers found us online and it didn’t take long for us to accept their invitation.

“It’s not every day you get asked to present your product on the world stage.

“We were not sure what to expect but we need not have worried. The experience was out-of-this-world, with a constant line-up of kids wanting a taste of the Toonworld sessions.”

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EVOLVING WETLANDS: A school holiday exhibition at Hunter Wetlands Centre (Wetlands Place, Shortland), from Saturday 7 July to Saturday 21 July. Admission: $8 adults, $5 kids or members $3 per person. Visit wetlands.org.au/dinos THE SOUND OF MUSIC: Opera Hunter presents The Sound of Music at Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre (Lake Street, Warners Bay), until Sunday 8 July. Tickets available via stickytickets.com.au SCHOOL HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT: MarketPlace Raymond Terrace (William Street, Raymond Terrace) has free kids’ school holiday entertainment this July, kicking off on Monday 9 July. Two massive weeks of activities, including NAIDOC Week celebrations.

Visit marketplaceraymondterrace.com.au to find out more.

LIBRARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN: Cessnock and Kurri Kurri libraries (Vincent Street, Cessnock and corner Lang and Allworth streets, Kurri Kurri) will host an action-packed program of events these school holidays, from Monday 9 July to Friday 20 July. Phone 4993 4399 (Cessnock) or 4937 1638 (Kurri Kurri) for more information.

PETE THE SHEEP: Join in the school holiday fun from Monday 9 to Friday 13 July at Tocal Homestead, where Upstage Youth Theatre will present Pete the Sheep at 11am and 2pm.

Adapted from Jackie French’s book. Enjoy a picnic on the grounds of one of the Hunter Valley’s oldest farms. Tickets and information at upstageyouththeatre.com.au NAIDOC WEEK IN NEWCASTLE: Community open day, Newcastle Foreshore, Monday 9 July from 9.30am. There will be a festival, market stalls and entertainment for everyone to enjoy.

July. Book online at maitlandreptheatre.org or phone Maitland Visitor Information Centre on 4931 2800.

The Girl with the Golden Locks - 13 to 28 July - Maitland Repertory Theatre

WESTLAKES NAIDOC FAMILY FUN DAY: Join the Westlakes community in celebrating NAIDOC Week at Toronto Foreshore on Tuesday 10 July from 9am to 3pm. There will be on-stage entertainment, displays, stalls, police boats, traditional weaving, beading, face painting and a free barbecue.

MINISPARX WORKSHOPS: Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 July, eighteen04 at TAFE Hamilton (Parry Street, Newcastle West) from 10am to 4pm. MiniSparx is a unique program for creative 8 to 12-year-olds, full of guided self-discovery and exposure to the amazing world of robotics.

Cost: $159. Go to minisparx.rocks CIRCUS IN THE PARK: Thursday 12 and Friday 13 July at Pacific Park (Pacific Street, Newcastle).

Join in the circus fun and learn new skills and tricks. Circus workshops with skilled instructors: 10.30am, 12.30pm (suitable for kids 7-15); aerial circus performances at 10am, 12pm and 2pm.

BETWEEN: A collaborative exhibition to inspire,

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THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS: Think ‘James Bond meets Goldilocks’ and you’re halfway to Maitland Repertory Theatre’s next production, The Girl with the Golden Locks.

Opens Friday 13 July, 7pm at the theatre (High Street, Maitland), and runs until Saturday 28

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DISNEY ON ICE CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF MAGIC: Your favourite Disney classics come to life at Newcastle Entertainment Centre (Brown Road, Broadmeadow) from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 July. Tickets available via nec.net.au/event/ disney-on-ice3 CHEESE & CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL: Hope Estate (Broke Road, Pokolbin) is bringing back two popular food festivals and combining them to create the Hunter Valley Cheese & Chocolate Festival. Saturday 14 July, 10am to 5pm.

STROUD BRICK & ROLLING PIN COMPETITION: Bricks, rolling pins and rubber chickens will be flung across the historic town of Stroud on Saturday 14 July from 11.30am at Stroud Showground (Cowper Street, Stroud). Attendees are encouraged to wear an Akubra-style hat in an attempt to make the Guinness Book of World Records. Visit stroudbrickthrowing.com.au NEWCASTLE BRICKFEST: A LEGO fan event; Sunday 15 July, 9.30am to 5.30pm at Newcastle Racecourse (Darling Street, Broadmeadow).

Cost: $5 per person (limited number of tickets on the day at $8 each, if not sold out prior).

Tickets: trybooking.com/365706 ANDY GRIFFITHS & TERRY DENTON BOOK LAUNCH: Much-loved children’s author Andry Griffiths and his illustrator sidekick Terry Denton will visit NEX (Newcastle Exhibition and Conference Centre, King Street, Newcastle) from 1pm to 2pm on Sunday 15 July. Tickets are $25 each, includes a presigned copy of The 104-Storey Treehouse. Visit newcastlewritersfestival.org.au SEND YOUR FREE ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS FOR WHAT’S ON TO: editorial@newcastleweekly.com.au

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Hydrangeas should be pruned back to stems, where there are two eyes starting to shoot.

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PICK OF THE WEEK Superbad Friday, GO!, 9.30pm, MA15+ (2007) School’s out for best buddies Seth and Evan (Jonah Hill, pictured, and Michael Cera) and it’s the last chance for the two co-dependent geeks to get laid before their far-hotter classmates disappear to college. Naturally, they embark on an epic quest for booze with the sole intention of becoming some misfortunate girl’s drunken indiscretion.

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Nightcrawler Saturday, SBS VLND, 8.30pm, M (2014) Media ethics are placed under the microscope in a compelling drama.

Jake Gyllenhaal (pictured) delivers a career-best performance as scuzzy and immoral loner Louis Bloom, who chances upon a career as an ambulance-chasing freelance TV news cameraman, and finds his complete lack of empathy is an asset in his new field. Rene Russo plays Nina, a producer who cynically uses Louis’ footage to create fear. Dan Gilroy’s Oscar-nominated screenplay expertly captures how the 24-hour news cycle operates.

Monday, 7MATE, 8.30pm, PG (2015) After the exit of former director Edgar Wright, the next evolution of the Marvel Universe is here with Ant-Man. Armed with the ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd, pictured) must use his inner hero to help Dr Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) protect the secret behind his spectacular AntMan suit from a new generation of towering threats. The pair must also pull off a dangerous heist to – of course – save the world.

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8.30 Endeavour. (M) 10.00 The Tunnel: Vengeance. (M) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.25 The Business. 11.40 The Weekly. (M) 12.10am Planet America.

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8.30 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006, PG) Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. 11.15 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 5.

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7.55 Rugby League. NRL. Round 17.

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10.45 Movie: Rocky Balboa. (2006, M)

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

3pm Children’s Programs.

5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 6.00 TMNT. (PG) 6.25 Operation Ouch!

6.50 Deadly 60. 7.20 BTN Newsbreak. 7.30 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 7.50 Danger Mouse.

8.05 Slugterra. (PG) 8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Voltron: Legendary Defender. (PG) 9.10 Sailor Moon Crystal.

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12pm Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 1.00 Full Metal Jousting. (PG) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG) 3.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Friday Night Countdown.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 16. Richmond v Adelaide. From the MCG. 11.15 American Dad! (M) 11.45 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.25am Ice Road Truckers. (PG)

12.10pm Movie: The Small Voice.

(1948, PG) 1.55 Escape To The Chateau. (PG) 2.55 Mad About You. (PG) 3.25 Top Chef. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 Walking The Himalayas. (M) 8.35 MOVIE: The Judge. (2014, M) 11.25 Chicago Justice. (M) 12.25am Four In A Bed. (PG)

12pm WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.00 Frasier. (PG) 3.00 Becker. (PG) 3.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Charmed. (PG) 8.00 Charmed. (M) 9.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. (M) 11.00 Will & Grace. (PG) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

ABC (ch 2)

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)

12pm Dr Phil.

(PG) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 10.30 Shark Tank. (PG) 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am The Project.

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

12pm Bondi Rescue. (PG) 1.00 WIN’s All

ELEVEN (ch 52)

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

4.30 Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 5.55 Great Irish Railway Journeys. 6.30 News. 7.35 Extreme Railway Journeys. 8.30 The Murder Of Sadie Hartley. 9.25 Cultivating Murder.

10.30 Travel Man. (PG) 11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Quarter-final.

SBS (ch 3)

12pm Movie: Bugsy Malone. (1976) 1.45 States Of Undress. (PG) 2.35 Fameless. (PG) 3.05 Cyberwar. (PG) 3.35 Dateline. 4.05 News. 4.35 PBS News.

5.35 If You Are The One. 6.35 Rise Of The Machines. 7.30 Batman. (PG) 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) 9.25 The Handmaid’s Tale.

10.30 Queer As Folk. (MA15+) 12.25am News.

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

6.00 ABC News Express.

6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC Evening News.

9.00 Planet America.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

11.00 ABC News.

12pm ABC News.

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Saturday

July 7

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 (ch 2) Line Of Duty.

(M) 1.30 Endeavour. (M) 3.00 Redesign My Brain With Todd Sampson. (PG) 4.00 Landline. 4.30 The Dreamhouse. (PG) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Compass. (PG) 6.30 Back Roads. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG) 8.15 Poldark. 9.15 Call The Midwife. (M) 10.20 Mystery Road. (M) 11.10 Unforgotten. (M) 12am Rage. (MA15+)

12pm To Be Advised.

4.00 Better

Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

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

7.00 MOVIE: Finding Dory. (2016, G) 9.10 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Secret Service. (2014, MA15+) 11.40 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 6.

12pm Surfing.

World League.

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. 1.00 Rugby League. Intrust Super Premiership. Round 17. Penrith Panthers v St George Illawarra Dragons. 3.00 Netball.

Super Netball. Round 10. Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens. 5.00 News.

5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. (2016, PG) 9.00 Movie: Ghost. (1990, M) 11.30 Movie: Winter’s Tale. (2014, M)

12pm Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 8. Townsville 400. Qualifying and Race 17.

6.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

6.30 Planes Gone Viral. (PG) 7.30 Ambulance. (M) 8.45 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 9.45 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 10.45 Instinct. (M) 11.45 48 Hours. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 1.55 Gymnastics. FIG Trampoline World Cup Series. 3.30 Soccer. 2006 FIFA World Cup. Semi-final. Italy v Germany.

Replay. 5.30 2018 FIFA World Cup: World Cup Today. 6.30 News. 7.30 The Secrets Of Chambord Chateau.

8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1.

11.00 Soccer. FIFA World Cup. Quarter-final.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.50 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 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 Mock The Week. (M) 9.00 Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central.

(M) 9.25 Live At The Apollo. (M) 10.10 Comedy Next Gen. (MA15+) 11.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 11.45 Detectorists. (M) 12.20am An Idiot Abroad. (M)

1.30pm Sydney Weekender.

2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.30 Vasili’s Garden. 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield.

Round 13. Warringah v Manly. 5.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. H’lights. 6.00 Crash Investigation Unit. (PG) 6.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 8.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 6.

11.40 Crash Investigation Unit. (PG) 12.10am Vasili’s Garden.

12pm Move It. 12.30 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 1.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution.

1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.30 Turning Mecard. 3.00 Gumball. 3.30 Ben 10. 4.00 Teen Titans Go! 4.30 Chomp Squad. 4.35 Looney Tunes Cartoons. 4.45 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 5.15 Clarence. 5.45 Movie: Stuart Little. (1999) 7.30 Movie: Babe. (1995) 9.30 Movie: Look Who’s Talking. (1989) 11.30 2 Broke Girls.

12am Adult Swim. 12.30 China, IL.

12.30pm MasterChef Aust. (PG) 1.45 MasterChef Aust. 3.00 Camper Trailer Lifestyle. 3.30 Epic Meal Empire. (PG) 4.00 Reel Action. 4.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. (PG) 5.30 The Indestructibles. (PG) 6.00 All 4 Adventure.

7.00 Scorpion. (PG) 8.00 MacGyver. (M) 9.00 Bergerac. (M) 10.10 Allo! Allo! (PG) 10.50 Movie: Pound Of Flesh. (2015, MA15+)

12pm Insight.

1.00 Front Up. 1.30 Rise. (PG) 2.20 Huang’s World. (PG) 3.05 The Mindy Project. (PG) 3.55 VICE. (PG) 4.30 365: Every Day Documentaries. 4.35 PBS NewsHour. 5.35 Community. (PG) 6.40 The Ice Cream Show.

7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 MOVIE: Nightcrawler. (2014, M) 10.40 Great Minds. (M) 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. 12am The Movie Show.

12.20pm Children’s Programs.

4.00 Odd Squad. 4.30 Officially Amazing.

5.00 Superfan. 5.05 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 6.00 TMNT. 6.25 Total Wipeout. 7.25 The Zoo. 7.35 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 7.55 Danger Mouse. 8.10 Slugterra. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 8.55 Move It Mob Style. 9.20 Endangered Species. 9.30 Game On. 9.45 The Next Step. 10.05 Close.

12pm Motor Racing. Aust Off Road C’ship.

H’lights. 2.00 Barter Kings. (PG) 3.00 American Pickers. (PG) 4.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 6.00 Big Kitchens. (PG) 6.30 The Kick.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 16. Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn.

10.45 Family Guy. (M) 11.45 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.15am Ice Road Truckers. (M)

12.15pm MOVIE: The Mind Benders. (1963, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: Huckleberry Finn. (1974, G) 5.00 MOVIE: Madame X. (1966, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: A View To A Kill. (1985, PG) Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts.

9.40 MOVIE: The Client. (1994, M) Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones.

12.10am Cold Case. (M)

12.30pm Charmed.

(PG) 1.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 3.30 Frasier. (PG) 4.25 Raymond. (PG) 5.25 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Raymond. (PG) 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 9.30 Joel Creasey: Fame Whore. (MA15+) 11.00 Robotech: Macross Saga. (M) 12am The Loop. (PG)

12pm Morning 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 Weekend. 6.30 The Mix. 7.00 News. 7.30 Foreign Corre. 8.00 News.

8.05 Four Corners. 9.00 News. 9.15 Matter Of Fact: This Week. 10.00 News. 10.15 Planet America. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 The Breakfast Couch.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Cleverman. (M) 2.30 Gardening Aust. 3.30 Ward One. (PG) 3.45 Karroyul. (PG) 4.00 The Mix. 4.30 One Plus One Redux. 4.45 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG) 5.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG) 6.00 Back In Time For Dinner. (M) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand.

(PG) 8.30 Jack Irish. (M) 9.25 Namatjira Project. (M) 10.55 Cleverman. (M)

12pm House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. (PG) 1.30 To Be Advised.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 House Rules. (PG) 8.30 Sunday Night.

9.30 Crimes That Shook The World. (M) 10.30 Criminal Confessions. (M) 11.30 Dr Death. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

1pm Netball.

Super Netball.

Round 10. Adelaide Thunderbirds v Collingwood Magpies.

3.00 Sunday Football Preview. 4.10 Rugby League. NRL. Round 17. Gold Coast Titans v Brisbane Broncos. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PG) 8.40 60 Minutes.

9.40 Australian Crime Stories. (MA15+) 10.40 Guiltology. (M) 11.40 Major Crimes. (M)

12pm Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 8. Townsville 400. Race 18. From the Townsville Street Circuit, Queensland.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

9.00 NCIS. (M) 10.00 NCIS. (M) 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12am Home Shopping.

12pm The Bowls Show. 1.00 Cycling.

Tour de France.

Stage 1. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2014 FIFA World Cup. Semi-final. Brazil v Germany.

Replay. 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. Highlights. 5.30 2018 FIFA World Cup: World Cup Today. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 First Civilisations. (PG) 8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2.

Mouilleron-Saint-Germain to La Rochesur-Yon. 182.5 km flat stage. From France.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.05 Octonauts. 6.15 Peter Rabbit. 6.30 Floogals. 6.40 Dinosaur Train. 6.50 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 7.05 Ben And Holly.

7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 8.45 Peter Helliar: Snazzy. (MA15+) 9.50 Gruen XL. (M) 10.40 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. (M) 11.45 Absolutely Fabulous.

(PG) 12.15am Absolutely Fabulous. (M)

12.30pm The Real Seachange.

1.30 The Layover. (PG) 2.30 Tennis. Wimbledon.

H’lights. 3.30 Free Range Cook. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 6.00 Mighty Ships. (PG) 7.00 Dog Patrol. (PG) 7.30 Motorway Patrol.

(PG) 8.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 8.30 Border Security. (PG) 10.00 Brit Cops. (M) 11.00 Motorway Patrol. 11.30 Dog Patrol. 12am Highway Cops. 12.30 Psychic TV.

12pm Turning Mecard. (PG) 12.30 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 1.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 1.30 Clarence. (PG) 2.00 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG) 2.30 The Tom And Jerry Show.

3.00 The Amazing World Of Gumball. 3.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 4.00 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: John Wick. (2014, MA15+) 11.00 Big Bang. (PG) 12am Adult Swim.

(MA15+) 12.30 Frisky Dingo. (MA15+)

1pm Air Racing.

Red Bull Air Race.

Race 4. H’lights.

2.00 Reel Action. 2.30 Fishing Australia.

3.00 The Indestructibles. (PG) 3.30 Freddie Fries Down Under. (PG) 4.30 iFish. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Scorpion. (PG) 7.30 Ambulance. (M) 8.45 Countdown To Murder. (M) 9.45 The Mentalist. (M) 11.45 CSI: NY. (MA15+)

12pm Insight.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Tour de France. Stage 1.

Replay. 4.30 Cyberwar. 5.00 Australiana: Rage In The Cage. 5.40 Vs Arashi. 6.35 Vs Arashi. (PG) 7.30 The Crystal Maze.

(PG) 8.30 The Island: Women’s Island. (M) 9.25 Stacey Dooley: New Drug Frontiers.

(MA15+) 10.30 Sex With Sunny Megatron.

(MA15+) 11.30 Bear Grylls’ Mission Survive. 12.30am Epicly Later’d.

12pm MOVIE: Laughter In Paradise. (1951, G)

12.25pm Charmed.

(PG) 1.25 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 7.00 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: High Fidelity. (2000, M) John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso.

10.30 Dating Naked. (M) 11.30 Raymond. (PG) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm Morning News.

2.30 The Breakfast Couch. 3.00 ABC News.

3.30 Landline. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 One Plus One. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 Back Roads. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.15 Planet America. 7.00 ABC News Hour. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 National Wrap. 9.45 ABC News Weekend. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 One Plus One. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 Close Of Business.

ABC

ABC CO (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

Sunday

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)

July 8

ABC (ch 2)

ABC CO (ch 22)

12.20pm Children’s Programs.

4.55 Good Game Spawn Point: Snack Size.

5.00 Grace Beside Me. 5.25 What It’s Like.

5.35 Ready For This. 6.25 Teenage Boss.

6.55 Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry. (PG) 7.25 The Zoo. 7.35 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 7.55 Danger Mouse. 8.10 Slugterra.

(PG) 8.30 Bushwhacked! 8.55 Move It Mob Style. 9.20 Endangered Species. 9.30 Game On. 9.40 The Next Step. 10.05 Rage. (PG)

ABC ME (ch 23)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

12.30pm Big Smo. (PG) 1.00 Swamp

People. (PG) 3.00 Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 4.00 What Went Down. (PG) 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 16. West Coast v GWS. From Optus Stadium, Perth.

7.30 MOVIE: Iron Man. (2008, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (2007, M) Johnny Depp.

NBN (ch 8)

GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 82)

2.00 Getaway. (PG) 2.30 MOVIE: West Of Zanzibar. (1954, G) 4.30 MOVIE: A Place In The Sun. (1951, PG) 7.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 9.00 DCI Banks. (M) 10.00 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+) 11.00 The Closer. (M) 12am Trauma Investigators. (PG)

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

ELEVEN (ch 52)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

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July 9

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 (ch 2) Landline. 2.00 Redfern Now. (M) 3.00 Agatha Raisin.

(PG) 3.45 Gardening Aust. 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 Back Roads. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q&A: People’s Panel – Celebrating 10 Years Of Q&A. 10.40 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.25 Cleverman. (M)

12pm Movie: Baby Brokers.

(1994, PG) 2.00 Daily Edition. 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 House Rules. (PG) 8.45 First Dates Australia. (PG) 9.55 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. (MA15+) 11.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 7.

Round of 16.

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

(PG) 1.10 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PG) 9.10 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. (PG) 10.25 100% Footy. (M) 11.25 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 12.25am Rizzoli & Isles. (MA15+)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 10.30 Man With A Plan. (PG) 11.00 The Project. 12am WIN News.

12pm WorldWatch.

1.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2. Replay. 2.55 Should We Close Our Zoos? (PG) 4.00 Miracles Of Nature. 5.00 Kardiyarlu Kangurnu. (PG) 5.30 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 2. Highlights. 6.30 News. 7.30 Lady Jane Grey: Murder of A Child Queen. (PG) 8.30 Michael Mosley Vs E-Cigarettes. (PG) 9.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 10.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 3.

12pm Children’s Programs.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.00 #Celeste Challenge Accepted. (PG) 9.05 Upper Middle Bogan.

(M) 9.35 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 10.05 Aussie Rangers. (M) 10.10 Kiki And Kitty. (M) 10.35 Kiki And Kitty. (MA15+) 11.00 Kiki And Kitty. (M) 11.30 The League Of Gentlemen. (M) 12am Archer. (M) 12.20 This Country. (M)

12pm NBC Today. 1.00 NBC Press. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice.

3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Free Range Cook.

5.00 Medical Rookies. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 7.

Round of 16.

11.00 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence.

(M) 12am Escape To The Country.

12pm Storage Hunters UK. 1.00 Dawson’s Creek.

(PG) 2.00 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Star Wars: Droid Tales. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 The Powerpuff Girls. (PG) 4.30 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (PG) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Beverly Hills Cop. (1984, M) 11.10 Big Bang. 12.05am Balls Of Steel Australia. 12.30 Friends.

12pm Hillary: The Man Who Conquered Everest.

(PG) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 2.30 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG) 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

(PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 10.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 10.

British Grand Prix. H’lights. 11.30 Super Rugby Extra Time.

12pm Movie: Little Nicolas. (2009, PG) 1.40 Cyberwar. (PG) 2.05 Cyberwar. 2.30 365. (PG) 2.35 Fameless.

(PG) 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2.

Replay. 5.00 It’s Suppertime! (PG) 5.30 If You Are The One. 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Travel Man. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Play It Again, Sam. (1972, M) 10.10 Movie: Runaway. (1984, M) 12am Untitled Action Bronson Show. (MA15+)

2.50pm Children’s Programs.

5.35 Ready For This. 6.25 Operation Ouch!

(PG) 6.50 Deadly 60. 7.20 Making Child Prodigies: Diaries. 7.30 BTN Newsbreak.

7.40 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 8.00 Danger Mouse. 8.15 Slugterra. (PG) 8.35 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Move It Mob Style.

9.25 Endangered Species. 9.35 Game On. 9.50 The Next Step. 10.10 Rage. (PG) 11.10 Close.

12pm Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 1.00 World Of X Games. 2.00 Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 3.00 MythBusters. (PG) 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 6.00 To Be Advised.

7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Ant-Man. (2015, PG) Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly.

10.50 American Dad! (M) 11.50 Ice Road Truckers. (PG)

12.30pm Netball.

Super Netball.

Round 10. Giants v Swifts. 2.30 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 Top Chef. (M) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 New Tricks. (M) 9.50 Australian Crime Stories. (MA15+) 11.00 Real Detective. (M) 12am Footy Classified. (M)

12pm WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.00 Frasier. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Will & Grace. (PG) 7.30 Sex And The City. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: Premonition. (2007, M) 10.30 Dating Naked. (M) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News.

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.55 Heywire.

6.00 ABC News Express. 6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC Evening News.

9.00 ABC News Monday.

9.15 The Business.

9.35 Q&A: People’s Panel – Celebrating 10 Years Of Q&A. 10.40 The World. 11.30 ABC News Tonight.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 (ch 2) Four Corners. 1.45 Media Watch. 2.00 Redfern Now. 3.00 Agatha Raisin. 3.45 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 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 Foreign Corre.

8.30 Back In Time For Dinner. 9.30 Joanna Lumley’s Japan. 10.20 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. 11.05 Q&A: People’s Panel – Celebrating 10 Years Of Q&A.

12pm Movie: Abandoned And Deceived. (1995, PG) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 House Rules. (PG) 8.45 Interview. (M) 9.50 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 8. Women’s quarter-finals. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England.

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.10 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PG) 9.10 Buying Blind.

10.40 To Be Advised. 11.40 The Closer. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Australia. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours.

(PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

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

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 3. Replay. 3.00 Floyd’s Fjord Fiesta. (PG) 3.35 What’s The Catch With Matthew Evans. (PG) 4.35 Coast To Coast. 5.30 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 3. Highlights. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 Insight.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4.

12pm Children’s Programs.

7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Mock The Week. 8.30 The IT Crowd. (PG) 8.55 Mychonny. (M) 9.30 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 10.00 Aussie Rangers. (PG) 10.10 This Country.

(M) 10.35 The Inbetweeners. (M) 10.55 The League Of Gentlemen. (M) 11.25 Archer.

(M) 11.50 The Office. (PG) 12.10am 30 Rock. (M)

2pm Million Dollar Minute.

3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Free Range Cook. 5.00 Medical Rookies. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Vicar Of Dibley. (PG) 8.30 The Last Detective. (M) 10.00 Crimes That Shook The World.

(MA15+) 11.00 Medical Rookies. (PG) 11.30 Escape To The Country. 12.30am Harry’s Practice.

12pm Storage Hunters UK. 1.00 Dawson’s Creek.

2.00 Steven Universe. 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 The Powerpuff Girls. 4.30 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 5.00 Adv Time. 5.30 Regular Show. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. (1997, M) 11.00 Big Bang. 12am Balls Of Steel Australia. 12.30 Friends.

12pm Bondi Rescue. (PG) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 2.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 3.30 Super Rugby Extra Time.

4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 8.30 CSI: Miami. (MA15+) 9.30 CSI: NY. (MA15+) 10.30 Instinct. (M) 11.30 48 Hours. (M)

12pm Movie: Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG) 1.45 PopAsia TV. (PG) 2.40 Fameless. (PG) 3.05 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 3. Replay. 5.05 VICE News Tonight. 5.30 If You Are The One. 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Gadget Man. 8.30 Meet The Polygamists. (MA15+) 10.25 The Good Doctor: Korea. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

4.30 Bushwhacked! 4.55 BTN Newsbreak.

5.00 Grace Beside Me. 5.35 Ready For This. (PG) 6.25 Operation Ouch! (PG) 6.50 Deadly 60. 7.20 BTN Newsbreak. 7.30 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 7.50 Danger Mouse.

8.05 Slugterra. (PG) 8.25 Bushwhacked!

8.50 Move It Mob Style. 9.15 Endangered Species. 9.25 Game On. (PG) 9.35 The Next Step. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Close.

12pm Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 1.00 Full Metal Jousting. (PG) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG) 3.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Outback Truckers. (PG) 9.30 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 10.30 Towies. (PG) 11.00 Ice Road Truckers. (M)

12pm Movie: Operation Bullshine.

(1959, G) 1.45 Weird Wonders Of The World. (PG) 2.55 Mad About You. (PG) 3.25 Top Chef. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.40 Major Crimes. (M) 11.40 The Bletchley Circle. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.00 Frasier. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens.

(PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Will & Grace.

(PG) 7.30 All-Star Family Feud. (PG) 8.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (M) 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 10.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

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)

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

ELEVEN (ch 52)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

July 10

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.

3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

6.00 ABC News Express.

6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC Evening News.

9.00 Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

11.00 ABC News Tonight.

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Wednesday

July 11

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press (ch 2) Club. 1.30 Cyber Dreaming. 2.00 Redfern Now. 3.00 Agatha Raisin. 3.45 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.

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 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 8.30 The Weekly. 9.00 You Can’t Ask That. 9.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.15 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 10.45 ABC Late News.

12pm Movie: Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart. (2016, PG) 2.00 Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 House Rules. (PG) 8.45 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. (MA15+) 9.45 Modern Family. (PG) 10.45 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 9. Men’s quarter-finals.

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.10 Australian Ninja Warrior. (PG) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 State Of Origin Preview.

8.10 Rugby League. State Of Origin.

Game 3. Queensland v NSW. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

10.10 State Of Origin Post-Match. 11.10 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. (PG) 12.30am AFL Footy Show. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia.

8.30 Instinct. (M) 9.30 Madam Secretary. (M) 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. (MA15+) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30am The Project.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 4. Replay. 2.55 Dateline. 3.25 Insight. 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4. Highlights. 5.30 2018 FIFA World Cup: World Cup Today. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure. (M) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 5.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.50 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Absolutely Fabulous. (PG) 9.00 Upper Middle Bogan.

(M) 9.30 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 10.00 Aussie Rangers. (PG) 10.10 An Idiot Abroad. (M) 10.55 Josh. (M) 11.25 The League Of Gentlemen. (M) 11.55 Archer.

(M) 12.15am The Office. (PG)

2pm Million Dollar Minute.

3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Free Range Cook. 5.00 Medical Rookies. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Jonathan Creek. (M) 9.30 Border Security: International. (PG) 10.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 9. Men’s quarter-finals. 10.45 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 11.45 Medical Rookies.

(PG) 12.30am Harry’s Practice.

12pm Storage Hunters UK. (PG) 1.00 Dawson’s Creek. (PG) 2.00 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 The New Looney Tunes. 4.30 Be Cool, ScoobyDoo! (PG) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Matrix. (1999, M) 11.10 Big Bang. (PG) 12.05am Balls Of Steel Australia. (MA15+) 12.30 Friends. (PG)

12pm Bondi Rescue. (PG) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes.

2.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.30 Shark Tank. (PG) 11.30 CSI: NY. (MA15+)

12pm Movie: Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods. (2014, PG) 1.35 Over The Black Dot. 2.35 Fameless.

(PG) 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4. Replay. 5.00 News. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.40 MythBusters. (PG) 7.35 The Feed.

8.05 South Park. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: Team America: World Police. (2004, MA15+) 10.25 Movie: Ra.One. (2011, M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

4.30 Bushwhacked! 4.55 BTN Newsbreak.

5.00 Grace Beside Me. 5.35 Ready For This.

6.25 Operation Ouch! (PG) 6.50 Deadly 60. 7.20 BTN Newsbreak. 7.30 Ladybug And Cat Noir. 7.50 Danger Mouse. 8.05 Slugterra. 8.25 Bushwhacked! 8.50 Move It Mob Style. 9.15 Endangered Species. 9.25 Game On. 9.35 The Next Step. 10.00 Rage.

(PG) 11.00 Close.

12pm Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 1.00 Full Metal Jousting. (PG) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG) 3.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 The Simpsons. (M) 9.30 Family Guy. (M) 11.00 American Dad! (M) 12am The Front Bar. (M)

12pm Movie: Whisky Galore.

(1949, G) 1.45 Weird Wonders Of The World. (PG) 2.55 Mad About You. (PG) 3.25 Top Chef. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 Air Crash Confidential. (M) 8.40 Movie: Star Trek: Generations. (1994, PG) 10.55 Cold Case.

(M) 11.55 Trauma Investigators. (PG)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.00 Frasier. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens.

(PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Will & Grace.

(PG) 7.30 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Hollywood Homicide. (2003, M) Harrison Ford. 10.50 Bondi Ink Tattoo Crew. (M) 11.50 James Corden. (M)

12pm ABC News.

12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.30 ABC News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

6.00 ABC News Express. 6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC Evening News.

9.00 Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

11.00 ABC News Tonight.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 (ch 2) Destination Arnold.

(M) 2.00 Redfern Now. (M) 3.00 Agatha Raisin. (PG) 3.45 The Cook And The Chef.

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 Grand Designs Australia. 8.50 HerStory. (M) 9.20 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG) 9.50 Victoria.

(PG) 10.40 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.25 Movie: Spear. (2015, M)

12pm Movie: Ike: Countdown To D-Day. (2004, PG) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 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 Make You Laugh Out Loud: Cutest Ever Puppy Party. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Intern. (2015, M) 11.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 10. Women’s singles semi-finals.

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

(PG) 1.00 Extra.

1.30 Buying Blind. 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 World’s Wildest Flights. (PG) 9.30 The NRL Footy Show. (M) 11.00 Embarrassing Bodies. (M) 12am House Husbands. (PG)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia.

9.30 Todd Sampson’s Body Hack 2.0. (M) 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am The Project.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 5. Replay. 2.55 The Marngrook Footy Show. 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 5. Highlights. 5.30 2018 FIFA World Cup: World Cup Today. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys.

8.00 Peter Kuruvita’s Coastal Kitchen. (PG) 8.30 The Handmaid’s Tale.

9.30 The Secret Life Of The Cat. 10.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 6.

12pm Children’s Programs.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 The Weekly. (M) 8.30 Sammy J. 8.35 The Letdown. (M) 9.00 Upper Middle Bogan.

(M) 9.30 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 10.00 Aussie Rangers. (PG) 10.10 Chewing Gum. (MA15+) 10.35 Ronny Chieng: Int Student. (M) 11.05 The League Of Gentlemen. (M) 11.35 Archer. (M) 12am The Office. (M) 12.20 30 Rock. (PG)

2pm Million Dollar Minute.

3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Auction Squad. 4.30 Free Range Cook. 5.00 Medical Rookies.

(PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 9.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 10.00 Tennis. Wimbledon.

Day 10. Women’s singles semi-finals. 11.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 12am Border Security: Int. (PG) 12.30 Psychic TV. (M)

12pm Airplane Repo. (PG) 1.00 Dawson’s Creek.

(PG) 2.00 Steven Universe. (PG) 2.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 The New Looney Tunes. 4.30 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (PG) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG) 5.30 Regular Show.

(PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (M) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Movie: U.S. Marshals. (1998, M) 11.15 WWE Raw. (MA15+) 12.15am Friends. (PG)

12pm Bondi Rescue. (PG) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 2.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only: Ho! Ho! Ho! #10. (M) 9.00 MOVIE: Delta Force II. (1990, M) 11.15 Instinct. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

4.30 Bushwhacked! 4.55 BTN Newsbreak.

5.00 Grace Beside Me. 5.35 Ready For This.

6.25 Operation Ouch! (PG) 6.50 Deadly 60.

7.20 BTN Newsbreak. 7.30 Teenage Boss.

7.55 Danger Mouse. 8.10 Slugterra. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 8.55 Move It Mob Style.

9.20 Endangered Species. 9.30 Game On. 9.40 The Next Step. 10.05 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Close.

12pm Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 1.00 Full Metal Jousting. (PG) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG) 3.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 17. Adelaide v Geelong. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 Family Guy. (M) 12am Ice Road Truckers. (M)

12pm Movie: Will Any Gentleman…?

(1953, G) 1.45 Weird Wonders Of The World. (PG) 2.55 Mad About You. (PG) 3.25 Top Chef. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Rocky. (1976, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Red Heat. (1988, M) 12.10am Rizzoli & Isles. (M)

12pm WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.00 Frasier. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.30 Mike & Molly. (M) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

ABC

ABC CO (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

Thursday

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)

July 12

ABC

ABC CO (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

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)

12pm Movie:

Minuscule: The Movie. (2013, G) 1.35 The Last Lesbian Bars. (PG) 2.05 The Therapist.

(PG) 2.30 365. 2.35 Fameless. 3.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 5. Replay. 5.00 News.

5.30 If You Are The One. 6.30 MythBusters.

(PG) 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Dateline.

8.30 All Governments Lie. (PG) 10.15 Viceland Census UK. (M) 12.25am News.

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

12pm ABC News.

3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

6.00 ABC News Express.

6.10 The Drum.

7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC Evening News.

9.00 Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business.

10.00 The World.

10.55 Heywire. 11.00 ABC News Tonight.

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Puzzles

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super sudoku 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.

1

4 1 6 7 8 4 5 1 8

9

1 8 4 9

Along with Mick Ronson, who produced Lou Reed’s Transformer album?

5.

In 2017, which member of the Kardashian/ Jenner clan starred in a Pepsi ad depicting public protest that was pulled due to criticism?

6.

In which year was the arcade game Pacman first released: 1979, 1982 or 1987?

7.

Who defeated General Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

8.

In the dish oysters kilpatrick, are the oysters served raw or cooked?

9.

What name was given to the stunt aviation shows of the 1920s?

10. How many players make up a European handball team?

DIFFICULTy RaTINg 

8 7 6 4 5 9 3 2 1

9 5 1 7 3 2 6 8 4

4 3 2 8 1 6 7 5 9

6 2 4 3 8 1 9 7 5

1 9 5 6 2 7 8 4 3

7 8 3 5 9 4 1 6 2

5 6 9 2 7 3 4 1 8

2 1 7 9 4 8 5 3 6

3 4 8 1 6 5 2 9 7

No. 1138

answers

Solve a sudoku, crack a crossword, test your trivia

CROSSWORD

0607

No. 1137

6 8 3 1 7 4 5 2 9

DOWN 1 Held (7) 2 Scattered over (9) 3 Lag behind (7) 4 Beginning (5) 5 Produced (9) 6 More dextrous (7) 7 Rooster’s walk (5) 8 Favourable outcome (7) 14 Best features (9) 16 Costs (9) 17 Led astray (7) 18 Fissure (7) 20 Long odds winner (7) 21 Wife of a duke (7) 23 Harbingers (5) 25 Fertile spot (5)

7 1 4 5 2 9 3 8 6

ACROSS 1 To the power of three (5) 4 Life forms (9) 9 Scoundrels (7) 10 Of a number (7) 11 Waterer (9) 12 Workshop machine (5) 13 Depressants (7) 15 Fears (7) 17 Extra motorcycle seat (7) 19 Fall (7) 22 Semiconductor (5) 24 Stone age (9) 26 Researcher (7) 27 Feeling (7) 28 Distributes (9) 29 Snoozes (5)

2 5 9 6 3 8 7 1 4

Crossword No. 3607

4 3 5 8 6 1 9 7 2

No. 1138

1 5 4 8 5 3 2

6

4.

8 6 7 4 9 2 1 3 5

DIFFICULTy RaTINg 

4

When rounded to the nearest kilometre, how long is the Champs-Élysées?

9 2 1 3 5 7 4 6 8

No. 1137

3 7 4

3.

3 4 8 2 1 5 6 9 7

6 1 6 9 2 5 7 5 9

5

What mineraloid is regarded as Australia’s national gemstone?

1 7 2 9 4 6 8 5 3

4

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

2.

5 9 6 7 8 3 2 4 1

6

Genuine tortoiseshell is produced primarily from the shell of which endangered turtle?

SOLUTION: 1 Hawksbill. 2 Opal. 3 Two kilometres. 4 David Bowie. 5 Kendell Jenner. 6 1979. 7 Sitting Bull 8 Cooked.

9 Barnstorming. 10 Seven.

9 7 5

1.

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Defeat is not a word that she will be prepared to accept.

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CANCER JUNE 22 – JULY 22

LIBRA SEP 24 – OCT 23

CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20

With the Sun in Cancer occupying the family and property areas of life, you can certainly expect a great deal more activity on the home front and a steady stream of visitors.

This is the ideal time to sort out any issues connected with younger members of your family.

It’s vital that you push ahead with everything that is important to you. Your confidence will be soaring and it’s a particularly lucky period for the self-employed or freelancers. Others may accuse you of selfishness, but you need to take advantage of this period.

Push ahead with everything that is important to you as you are bound to succeed, especially on a professional front. You will be devoting more time than usual to your career; you could become something of a workaholic so don’t be surprised if loved ones begin to protest.

The Sun is in your opposite sign of Cancer and you begin a few weeks of positive cooperation with people.

It’s a time when you should try to learn how to share, not only your possessions, but your thoughts and your feelings too.

LEO JUL 23 – AUG 23

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 22 It’s an ideal time for travelling or organising holiday plans; you’re bound to have a good time. For other Scorpios it’s a great time for dealing with foreign affairs, legal matters or higher education. New people you meet are likely to come from very different backgrounds to you.

The planets are energising your workforce where there’s a certain amount of stress which could result in much debate and even heated argument. The best thing to do is ensure you don’t become involved; you have issues of your own without becoming enmeshed in those of others.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21

PISCES FEB 20 – MAR 20

This is the ideal time for dealing with banks, large organisations, the tax office, insurance companies or officials in general. This is a time of facing the music rather than dodging the issue. Get matters in these areas resolved so that you can breathe more easily.

The Sun is in the watery sign of Cancer and you begin a month where enjoyment, socialising and romance take top priority. This is certainly the time for reaching out into life and it is important to take advantage of all opportunities that are presented to enjoy yourself.

TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21 Over the next few weeks you will be doing a good deal more running around than is usually the case.

There is an adventurous feel about the planets and you won’t be prepared to sit around for long. You will certainly be making contact with friends and relatives

GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21 Sorting out the cash side of your life is occupying a great deal of your time. You want more security for the long-term and some indulgences instantly but the two aren’t really compatible. Try not to be so contradictory, otherwise you will never get the books to balance.

Over the next few weeks, rest and relaxation are especially important. It’s also a time when you’re more prepared to move out of the limelight and play the game of life from a distance or behind the scenes. Your instincts are strong so back them to the hilt.

VIRGO AUG 24 – SEPT 23 It looks as if you are in for a very sociable couple of weeks. Recently your objectives in life may have been a little woolly but now the way ahead seems a good deal clearer and you know exactly what you want from life in all areas.

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Licence No: 167510c

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M 0423 523 315 Email anruca@bigpond.com

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NW0684

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NW0135

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

Art & Craft Classes . . . . .

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

Bathroom Renovations . .

Bricklayers . . . . . . . . . .

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

Carpenters . . . . . . . . . .

Cleaning Services . . . . . .

Collectables. . . . . . . . . .

Computer Repairs . . . . . .

Concreting . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

Flooring Supplies . . . . . .

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

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

Handyman . . . . . . . . . .

Home Maintenance . . . . .

Hot Water . . . . . . . . . . .

Landscaping & Design . . .

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

Patios & Sunrooms . . . . .

Pest Control. . . . . . . . . .

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

Plumbing & Gasfitting . . .

Removalists. . . . . . . . . .

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

Rubbish Removals . . . . .

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Tree Services . . . . . . . . .

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NW0754

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0429 696 215

ELECTRICIAN

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Lic No: 132271C

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DECKING

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NW0760

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CONCRETING

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13 2613

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0412 661 106

Ph. 0402 764 774

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Dan’s Mobile Computer Service

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PH KEN 0409 498 921 Lic 42192

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ELECTRICAL

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HANDYMAN

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HOME MAINTENANCE

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Alexander Handyman Services

• Residential and Commercial • End of Lease/Spring Cleans • Rubbish Removal/Pressure Cleaning • Maintenance

NW0088

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Jeff Alexander

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NW0663

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HOT WATER

Cherry Plumbing

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NW0744

LAUGHTON HOME

CRAFTSMAN NW0729

GUTTERING

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NW0742-V3

NW0062

Lic L10548

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Licence No L13318

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Ph. 0457 245 280

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PAULS HOME MAINTENANCE

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Call Terry 4954 0309 or 0414 540 309

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

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BRIGHTSIDE

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GARDENING

Jack 0427 807 930

ASSET MANAGEMENT

4940 5100 0402 957 055

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• Tree Lopping & Chipping by trained Arborist’s • Weed Killing • Pruning • Small Landscaping Jobs • Pressure Cleaning and Gutter Cleaning • Large Garden Tidy-ups & Make overs a Speciality

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Bel-Air

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REMOVALISTS

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NW0424

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CARDIFF

PLUMBING

Lic L10548

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0406 473 572

Phone Terry Slupik - All areas

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

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PLUMBING

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Licence 301377C

Specialising in general pest eradication (cockroaches, spiders etc) Customer satisfaction and a great attitude.

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

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PLUMBING & GASFITTING

PEST CONTROL

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Licence No 222296c

Keith Minton

PHONE RAY 0413 123 873 | 4997 3108

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· Glass Rooms · Carports and Patios · Council Plans · Insulated Lic.No: 127515c

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

Plumber • Drainer • Gasfitter Water saver specialists • Taps • Toilets

NW0696

NW0527

Interior/Exterior for Residential Homes Beautiful long lasting Decore

Dave Knights Plumbing Services

NW0063

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NW0253

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Licence No L13318

NW0132

PAINTER HANDYman

Prompt • Pristine • Professional

Hot Water Systems | Gas and Electric

Lic.No. 22830C ABN 40 010 960 212

Painting Services

24 Hour Service

NW0706

Highly Decorated

PH: 4963 4357 MOBILE: 0417 351 605 Email: d.v.painting@bigpond.com

NW0058

CWM0113

0413 099 130

Newcastle

• Rheem • Vulcan • Rinnai • Bosh • Everhot • Diagnostic expert

NW0001

Ken Huff

0415 333 883

NW0716

Merewether

Call Alan

NW0342-V2

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Gold Lic. No. 436c

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Call Kristy on 0432 695 430 or 0422 442 284

NW0235

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NW0046

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NW0066

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NW0067

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TRAVEL I was very fortunate in working for IBM for most of my life and, prior to retiring, had an Asia Pacific role. It offered the opportunity to visit many parts of the world, and that interest has not wavered. My next trip is to India in September.

My favourite things HEAVEN CAN WAIT CHARITY REGATTA This is what occupies most of my time and gives me the greatest satisfaction – organising an event that makes a difference to people’s lives – because it’s the right thing to do.

COOKING

Mel Steiner

I do like cooking – probably handed down from my mother, who was an excellent cook. But I don’t like cooking because I have to; I like to cook to entertain.

HEAVEN CAN WAIT (HCW) RACE DIRECTOR

Mel Steiner is passionate about sailing and has used that interest to raise funds for local charities and support community activities, both on and around Lake Macquarie. He is race director for Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta – a fundraising event mostly in support of the Hunter branch of Cancer Council NSW, with a smaller amount going to Lake Macquarie Marine Rescue. He is also chairperson of the committee that organises Lakefest – a celebration of aquatic activity on Lake Macquarie, which brings together local clubs and charities. Mel is working with other community groups to prevent the construction of a residential high-rise on what he argues is essentially scarce Toronto Foreshore land.

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PROMOTING LAKE MACQUARIE I love the opportunity to work with the Lions club, which brings international students to Australia as part of its Camp Kookaburra program. They spend a day sailing at RMYC Toronto, as well as with Lake Macquarie council, which runs a Try Sailing program with RMYC Toronto as a part of its annual outdoors program.

SAILING I have been sailing since my late teens – initially learning to sail in 16’ skiffs out of St George Sailing Club on Botany Bay. Nowadays, I spend two days a week racing with the Royal Motor Yacht Club at Toronto.

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