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This week... From the editor For a fleeting moment, the 2019 federal election was gripping. “LNP – 53, ALP – 53”, the ABC’s ‘seats won’ ticker read shortly after voting closed on Saturday. Then, the gap grew wider and wider, as it became clear the opinion polls had miscalculated a Labor win. The Coalition romped home with what’s predicted to be a majority government, reinstating Scott Morrison as Prime Minister. Many media outlets have posited the question: “What went wrong for Labor?” What we do know is this: Labor not only failed to pick up the key seats it had hoped to around the country, but also lost some of the seats it had previously held. The ALP suffered a sweeping swing against it, most notably in Queensland and Tasmania, but also right here in our own backyard. The Hunter Region has traditionally been considered a Labor safehold, and yet the party took a hit across the board (except for in Newcastle, where only nominal gains were made), with the Hunter electorate itself becoming a marginal seat for narrowly re-elected MP Joel Fitzgibbon, who lost votes to The Nationals and One Nation. What I know is this: I saw very few Labor ads in the lead-up to the election, but plenty of the LNP and United Australia Party’s scare campaigns. Pity it had the opposite effect on this voter.

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news Salvos helps lift Bien out of debt Irresponsible lending has been a hot topic of late, and none more so than for one young man who turned to The Salvation Army for help. Twenty-year-old Congolese-born Bien Simba, whose family came to Newcastle as refugees, was roped into a seven-year loan for a $19,000 ute, over which the repayments would have amounted to $48,000. “It was probably the swiftest [car] transaction we’ve ever seen,” The Salvation Army’s Moneycare Financial Counselling regional manager, Kristen Hartnett, said. “He was told if he didn’t buy the car today, it would be gone tomorrow, as if there was only one car on the lot. “Then he moved straight from the salesman to the broker, who, when the big banks correctly rejected Bien’s credit application, then went to a second-tier lender. “It should have never been approved. They grossly misrepresented Bien’s assets, income and living expenses.” Things quickly turned sour for Bien, who couldn’t keep up with the repayments.

“I was going to work, still making money, but not having enough money for myself,” he said. What’s more is, three months later, the car broke down, costing a further $9,000 in repairs. “Here’s a young man who, like any typical 20-year-old – male or female – was drawn to the idea of having a new car,” Ms Hartnett added. “Unfortunately it was a case of irresponsible lending, and it can happen to anyone. Some of us have the cash reserves to ride that out; some of us have family and friends to call on, but many of us don’t. That’s where Moneycare comes in.” Moneycare, as Ms Hartnett told the audience at the 2019 Red Shield Appeal launch last Friday when she shared Bien’s story, is The Salvation Army’s financial literacy program, and it can be accessed by anyone, on any income level, who finds themselves in financial difficulty. It’s the program helping to support Bien while his case is with the Financial Ombudsman Service. When you give generously to the Red Shield Appeal doorknock this Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May, you’re helping to bankroll programs like Moneycare as well as homelessness and natural

Moneycare Financial Counselling regional manager Kristen Hartnett shares Bien’s story with emcee Natasha Beyersdorf at The Salvation Army’s 2019 Red Shield Appeal launch. Photo: Peter Stoop

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news Police disappointed in region’s results New changes to drink and drug driving laws came into effect this week, but police are concerned they may not make a difference after “disappointing” results from a blitz on poor driver behaviour in the state’s north. From Monday, motorists caught drink driving in NSW, at any level, can now have their licence suspended immediately. This includes a first-time, lower-range offence, which is set to prompt a three-month suspension coupled with a significant fine, currently $561. Drug driving will attract the same penalty for first-time offences if it is confirmed by a laboratory, while a second or subsequent offence will result in a court appearance, as well as licence disqualification and a fine. Northern Region Operations Manager, Detective Superintendent Wayne Humphrey, said drivers had to change their attitudes. Operation Chrome took place on Friday and Saturday across the Northern Region, which is based in Newcastle and extends from the Central Coast to the Queensland border.

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news A master stroke on Beaumont Street Hamilton’s famous eat street has a new lease of life thanks to a vibrant array of artwork that gives a nod to the suburb’s rich multiculturalism and history. Gallery owner Rebecca Murray added her artistic flair to telecom pillars and electricity boxes in Beaumont Street, with each masterpiece taking about three hours to complete. The works complement the iconic decorative lighting draped along the street, which was replaced last year. Hamilton Chamber of Commerce has also teamed up with Newcastle Men’s Shed to provide convenience seating from planter boxes, initially commissioned by local business owners after the 1989 earthquake. Chamber president Nathan Errington said it had used money made available by Newcastle council through the Business Improvement Association (BIA) funding model. “These have been important projects for the suburb and form part of the chamber’s larger commitment to enhancing the suburb’s appeal to visitors from near and far,” he said.

“While the chamber can provide a limited amount for this type of public beautification, we hope that this investment also encourages business operators and owners to think about how they can add value to the suburb by enhancing their own space.” Meanwhile, the Hamilton business community has learned how it can be a more accessible suburb for those with a disability. A member networking function included a panel discussion from Community Disability Alliance Hunter’s David Belcher, Vision Australia’s Jordan Ashby, and independent disability consultant Linda Hughes. Mr Belcher congratulated businesses in Hamilton for adding accessibility to the agenda. “Attitudinal barriers are far more existent within society and these need to be addressed sooner than physical barriers,” he said. “Updating city settings can be quite costly and there are many policies and procedures to take into consideration, which means change doesn’t happen quickly. “That’s why the community needs to do the

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce president Nathan Errington and artist Rebecca Murray on Beaumont Street, Hamilton. Photo: Peter Stoop

best they can with what is available to them.” One of the main concerns raised was an emerging trend where residents take their dogs with them while dining out or meeting for coffee. Mr Ashby said it was dangerous for people with low or no vision as they could easily trip on the dog’s lead and injure themselves.

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until 24 June, seeks to highlight the social, economic and cultural contribution these people, and many subsequent migrants, made to the area. Old Worlds: New Beginnings includes oral histories, microdocumentaries, and artefacts contributed by former Greta residents. “Most of them came with the philosophy that this was their new home and they were going to make the best life they could for them and their children,” Ms Donohue says. “They set up businesses in the area, contributed a lot to local manufacturing, and opened up a whole culinary world that Australians hadn’t been aware of.” The exhibition was born through the hard work of volunteers and supported by the donations of personal memorabilia, including

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SOUL CAFÉ UNVEILS MAKEOVER Local charity Soul Café has unveiled its new-look premises, featuring all new tables and chairs as well as an updated colour scheme. The renovations were made possible thanks to a grant from the Orica Community Investment Program. Soul Cafe provides hundreds of free meals per week to disadvantaged members of our community, many of whom are homeless, have a mental illness, substance abuse issue or live in poverty. Guests of the café can also access support programs including medical and mental health clinics, legal services, and hygiene packs.

REMEDIATION WORKS ON TRACK The site is currently installing a remediation system to address legacy arsenic contamination located on the north western boundary. The first stage of the project has been completed and involved constructing a 12-metre deep underground wall around the contaminated area. The next step is to construct a cap over the area to minimise the ingress of rain water. The soil and groundwater contamination is the result of an old manufacturing process where an arsenic-containing solution was used in the ammonia plant. The practice ceased in 1994, before Orica took over ownership of the site in 2003. Studies have confirmed that there is a very low level of environmental and human health risk associated with the contamination. Works on the remediation system are expected to be completed by August 2019.

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news Chamber backs review of workers compensation Former Newcastle council general manager Janet Dore will undertake an independent review of the state’s workers compensation system. Ms Dore, who served in the role from 1999 to 2007 before being appointed chief executive of the Transport Accident Commission in Victoria, has been tasked with assessing the performance of the Nominal Insurer – Insurance and Care NSW (icare). The NSW workers compensation system is the largest defined benefit scheme in Australia, protecting more than 4.5 million workers, with about 90,000 active claims from injured workers being managed each year. As the biggest insurer, icare issues 74% of total premiums while its agents, EML, Allianz and GIO,

manage 65% of total active claims. Given its dominance, the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) announced the Compliance and Performance Review of the Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer Scheme to assess and address issues. The Hunter Business Chamber welcomed the review last week. Chief executive Bob Hawes said it provided an important opportunity to look into some areas of concern for businesses and employees. “Businesses across NSW have complained of poor administration when it comes to [compensation], including a lack of appropriate checking of claims, lengthy delays, and poor advice and support for both employers and employees,” he said.

“Importantly, this review will look at the current operations and roles of icare, the Nominal Insurer, and its claims agents, and will shine a light on the experience of employers and employees with a view to identifying measures to implement improvements.” A draft report is expected to be provided next month and a final version, complete with any findings and recommendations, will be delivered by August. The review includes public submissions or written feedback,

which closes on 14 June. Mr Hawes urged all businesses who interacted with icare and the workers compensation scheme in NSW to participate. “We hope that this review will ultimately address the concerns of employers and employees in the administration of the system, resulting in more effective and efficient administration of workers compensation in NSW,” he said. Visit sira.nsw.gov.au for more information. - Ben Murphy

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Town centre set for revitalisation Cessnock CBD will be a hive of activity at the end of the month as work begins on its long-awaited revitalisation. The upgrades along Cooper and Charlton An artist’s impression of Charlton Street, Cessnock, looking streets include the installation of new raised road south towards Cooper Street. pavement to improve pedestrian amenity, as well as businesses in mind, including some night works. new planter boxes, street trees and bench seating “Temporary pedestrian access will also be to enhance the streetscape. in place to ensure foot traffic can navigate the Drainage works also form part of the project. worksite and access businesses throughout the Cessnock council’s infrastructure manager, period.” Katrina Kerr, said it was staging the works to limit The council stated traffic flows will return as disruption to the community and business owners normal between August and September. in the CBD. The works will help to deliver the Cessnock CBD “Disruption to the community is unavoidable Master Plan and associated Cessnock Commercial when the site is in the heart of the Cessnock CBD,” Precinct Project. she said. It is all part of the Cessnock CBD Revitalisation, “Council is working to ensure measures are in which includes the Bridges Hill Park Playground place to limit disruption. project and access improvement upgrades. “We have spoken with individual businesses The project is funded through the National directly impacted by the works and will continue Stronger Regions Fund and the Restart NSW – to do so. Resources for Regions Program. “The program of works has been designed with 190401_CG_NWeekly_HALF_01.qxp_Newcastle Weekly 1/04/2019 3:41 PM Page 1

A major refurbishment of Newcastle’s City Hall is more than half completed after the finishing touches were applied to the historic building’s southern facade. The milestone follows the restoration of the eastern exterior and clock tower. Workers have now turned their attention to its western and northern aspects, which will include sandstone repair and replacement, removal of corroded steel fixings, and refurbishment of the steelframed windows and repairs to stormwater damage. The work is scheduled to be completed by April 2020. “Not since the days of the 1929 Chrysler, which rolled off the production line the same year City Hall opened, has our architectural jewel looked so good,” Newcastle lord mayor, Nuatali Nelmes said. “This large-scale conservation work will ensure City Hall stands strong and proud in a pivotal precinct that will quickly grow in stature as a cultural and hospitality hub that will include Newcastle’s first five-star hotel in the Roundhouse building.”

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Community’s donation to ovarian cancer research An aged care community in Waratah has raised $6,000 for ovarian cancer research. Each year, more than 1,600 Australian women are diagnosed with the disease. Acknowledging the need for more research, Maroba Caring Communities started a fundraising campaign. Out of uniform days and barbecues took place and raffle tickets were sold by staff and residents, which raised close to $3,000. This figure was then matched by Maroba Caring Communities. “Unfortunately, we recently had a staff member diagnosed with ovarian cancer and it really brought to our attention the need for more awareness and research

into the disease,” chief executive Viv Allanson said. “Our community is a generous one and everyone donated what they could to try and make a difference to saving women’s lives.” The money will be gifted to the Hunter Medical Research Institute, where it will go towards the lifesaving work of associate professor Dr Nikola Bowden. Dr Bowden said it would dramatically impact her research. “The funds will cover the cost of testing a new combination of chemotherapy drugs on ovarian cancer cells in the lab,” she said. “Our entire ovarian cancer program is funded by donations from the community. Without this support we can’t do the research, it’s that simple.”

Labor shaken, but not stirred Hunter Region Labor candidates held onto their posts at the 2019 federal election, despite a nationwide swing against the party. Going into the election, the region’s four electorates – Newcastle, Shortland, Hunter and Paterson – were all held by Labor with margins of 9% or more, and have been traditionally considered very safe seats for the party. The Hunter is now only a marginal seat, with sitting MP Joel Fitzgibbon’s lead narrowing from 12.5% at the 2016 election to just 3%. As at Tuesday when just over three-quarters of the vote had been counted, Fitzgibbon won 37.7% of first-preference votes, ahead of The Nationals’ Josh Angus on 23.9% and One Nation candidate Stuart Bonds on 21.8% – a resounding result for the alt-right party, which made national headlines. In Paterson, incumbent Meryl Swanson was re-elected with

55.6% of the primary vote (81.8% counted), but evidently lost a portion to Liberal party candidate Sachin Joshi in a 5.2% swing against Labor. It was the same in Shortland, where sitting Labor MP Pat Conroy bested the Liberals’ Nell McGill, despite a 5.8% swing against the ALP after 80% of the vote had been tallied. Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon made only nominal gains for Labor, with a 0.4 swing to the party, and a clear win with 64.2% of the primary vote (80.2% counted) against Liberal competitor Katrina Wark, who claimed 35.8%. Nationally, the Coalition was returned to power and Scott Morrison re-elected as Australia’s Prime Minister, while Opposition Leader Bill Shorten resigned. Though some seats were too close to call as Newcastle Weekly went to print, the LNP was poised to form a majority government. - Georgia Osland

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Carolyn Comyns has become known as the Autoimmune Resource and Research Centre’s ‘go-to lady’ after more than a decade of invaluable support. Her efforts will be recognised with the 2019 Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation’s Chairman’s Medal today (Thursday 23 May) as part of National Volunteer Week, which goes from 20 to 26 May. Carolyn says she’s honoured by the award but

is particularly grateful for the $3,000 grant to her organisation, ARRC. “I don’t like to draw attention to myself, as I find that awkward, but I’m also very pleased for the funds to be going to ARRC for the excellent work it does,” she says. “It will allow more people to be reached, to pass on more information, and guide others through their journey.” ARRC supports people with a range of autoimmune diseases, including Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome and Lupus – a condition that Carolyn suffers from personally, which can cause fatigue, joint pain, rash and fever. Despite living with Lupus since her diagnosis in 2008, Carolyn happily helped ARRC with everything from fundraising to administration, while she also offered support and guidance to newly diagnosed people with autoimmune diseases. “I just want to continue supporting ARRC so it can support other people and, in my own way, do whatever is possible to help the organisation to achieve this,” she says.

“There are so many people out there who don’t have my level of support, which is an ongoing thing, and so many people need help.” Meanwhile, Vim Hawtin and Amy Dodd have been announced as joint winners of the 2019 Greater Charitable Foundation Employee Volunteer of the Year Award. Over the past 12 months alone, Vim has volunteered at five OzHarvest NEST sessions in Newcastle while she’s also participated in the Cerebral Palsy Alliance mentoring program. Amy, who was runner-up for the award in 2016, spends her time working with nine different charities and community partners, including OzHarvest, Tantrum Youth Arts, and Camp Quality. Greater Charitable Foundation executive officer, Anne Long, says both employees are highly regarded amongst their colleagues. “Amy and Vim demonstrate an outstanding example that encapsulates the theme of this year’s National Volunteer Week, which is making a world of difference,” she says. - Ben Murphy

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School’s new playground provides inclusion for all Students of all abilities can now play side-by-side after the official launch of an inclusive space at Waratah Public School. The Variety Inclusive Playspace, which cost more than $130,000 in total, includes a net disk swing, octagonal climbing frame, scooter track, sand pit, mud kitchen, tree house, and a creek bed and bridge. The playspace is located within the grounds of the support unit but is accessible for classes from the mainstream school. There are three support units at the school, which cater for children with cognitive delays, autism, global developmental delays, cerebral palsy, and addition syndromes. Assistant principal, Sonja Drewitt, thanked Variety – the Children’s Charity for its $100,000

grant towards the project, as well as other sponsors and the school community. “This is extremely important for the multiple disabilities that the children have,” she said. “It’s an area where they can come out, self-regulate, and get more prepared for learning.” Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT chief executive, David Sexton, said the charity had been a big supporter of inclusion since its formation in Australia in 1975. “A playground is a really wonderful way of demonstrating inclusion,” he said. “Kids of all abilities and ages, and even adults, should have the right to play. “Often playgrounds are restrictive in terms of what they

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have in them and how you can even get there. “This is so important for a school like Waratah, and the Hunter Region, to allow kids of all abilities to play together. We’re very proud to be a part of the project.” The previous equipment at the school was deemed outdated and underutilised, with limited sensory output for students with autism. Variety raised funds for the

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Mustangs snap winning streak A seven-game winning streak was snapped on Sunday, but the Newcastle Northstars still sit atop the Australian Ice Hockey League ladder. Melbourne Mustangs handed Newcastle its first loss of the 2019 campaign with a 3-2 victory at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium. After a scoreless first period, Melbourne’s Vadim Virjassov struck twice in the second as the visitors went into the final stanza with a handy lead. Newcastle hit back through Ondrej Smach, only for the Mustangs’ Jamie Bourke to restore the two-goal buffer. Sammy Banga then added a late consolation goal for the Northstars. The narrow defeat came on the back of Newcastle’s gritty 4-1 win over Melbourne Ice on Saturday. The Northstars were forced to respond after a Jesse Schwartz goal

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New mums and partners who attended the Hunter New England Health Birth and Parenting Course in the lead-up to birth were recently reunited to share their stories and bond over the challenges of parenthood. The reunion was not only a chance for attendees to reconnect, but

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Serves: 6-8 2 onions 100g sundried tomatoes, plus 2 Tbsp oil from the jar 3 carrots 3 celery sticks 1 sprig fresh rosemary, plus more for garnish 2 sprigs fresh thyme 4 garlic cloves 700g chestnut mushrooms 300ml red wine 1 Tbsp tomato purée 1 Tbsp red miso paste 1 tsp balsamic vinegar ½ tsp dried oregano 2 tsp soy sauce 2x 400g tins chopped plum tomatoes 800ml water 500g dried lasagne sheets salt and black pepper salad leaves, to serve For the béchamel 125ml olive oil 125g flour 1.25L unsweetened plantbased milk 1½ Tbsp nutritional yeast

Meanwhile, peel the carrots and pulse them in the food processor with the celery until minced. Remove the leaves from the rosemary and thyme and finely chop. Peel and grate the garlic and add it to the pan; stir for 1 minute. Add the carrot, celery, rosemary and thyme, reduce the heat slightly and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 12–15 minutes. Meanwhile, thinly slice the sundried tomatoes. Pulse the mushrooms in the food processor until finely minced. Add to the pan along with the sundried tomatoes. Stir, increase the heat slightly and sauté, stirring for 8–10 minutes. Pour in the wine, increase the heat and stir constantly for 5–6 minutes, until nearly all the liquid has evaporated. Add the tomato purée, miso paste, balsamic vinegar, oregano and soy sauce and stir for 1 minute. Add the chopped tomatoes and water. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 30minutes. Taste and season. While it is simmering, make the béchamel. Put the second pan over a medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the flour and stir for 3–5 minutes. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly. Add the nutritional yeast and stir until smooth. Bring to the boil then lower the heat and simmer until the béchamel thickens to a custardlike consistency. Taste and season. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Layer up your lasagne. Spread a quarter of the ragu into the lasagne dish and spoon over a quarter of the béchamel. Cover with lasagne sheets, breaking them if necessary, to make a complete layer with no gaps. Repeat three times, reserving some béchamel to cover the top completely. Garnish with a few rosemary leaves. Cover with foil and put on the lowest shelf of the oven. Bake for 50 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for a further 15 minutes. Leave to stand for 10 minutes before serving with the salad leaves. The leftovers will taste amazing the next day – simply bring back to piping hot in the oven or microwave.

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cover story Cooks Hill author Wendy James at Toronto Library ahead of the Write Here! festival. Photo: Peter Stoop

Do or try: hard work pays off Eight-time published author Wendy James didn’t know if she had what it took until she was forced, for want of a better word, to write. In her early career days, James wanted to do something “useful”, so she tried nursing. It wasn’t for her, so she enrolled in a creative writing course at Sydney university. Suddenly, she found herself in a sink-orswim scenario, having to write short stories for assignments. “It turned out I wasn’t half bad at it,” James told Newcastle Weekly.

Before long, her short stories were being published and she won the university’s creative writing competition two years in a row. In 2005, James published her first novel, Out of the Silence, while on the long road to finishing her PhD. It won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. Fast-forward 14 years, and the revered crime and literary fiction author from Cooks Hill released her eighth novel on Monday, titled The Accusation. Her most recent title before that, The Golden Child – set in Newcastle, is being

considered for a FOX series. While James’ journey seems linear, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Self-belief has played a pivotal role in her success – a concept she will discuss at the inaugural Write Here! writers’ festival in Lake Macquarie this weekend. James has been invited to be part of the exciting program at Toronto Library, including a conversation with journalist Scott Bevan and a panel exploring fact in crime fiction. Joining her will be New York Times bestselling crime author Candice Fox, young adult novelist Kaz Delaney and thriller writer Jaye Ford, among others. There will be zine-writing workshops as well as a creative Writing Gym session. James added these workshops and talks were vital in showing aspiring writers, who might be on the very cusp she was all those years ago, that they already have it within them to become an author. “It’s that old saying: 1% talent and 99% perspiration, and you won’t know if you don’t try,” she said. Go to library.lakemac.com.au/write-here!festival for a full event program. - Georgia Osland

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Flock to foreshore for top drop Craft beer brewers from all over NSW, the ACT and Victoria will pour their top drops at the inaugural Belmont Beers, Blues & BBQ festival this weekend. Port Stephens-based Murray’s Craft Brewing Co, Canberra’s BentSpoke Brewing Co and venerable Victorian award-winner Grand Ridge Brewery are among the line-up confirmed for this Saturday 25 May at Belmont South Foreshore. “The craft beer scene is booming in Australia, with a new brewery opening every week, on average, for the past two years,” Lake Macquarie council’s manager

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Giggles, guffaws and good times It’s that time of year when comedians and comediennes hit the road for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. As the curtains close on the funniest month of the year in Melbourne, the next part of the comedy showcase begins, delivering hot and tasty comedic treats right around Australia, including in Newcastle and Cessnock. Featuring fantastic funnymakers from Australia and beyond, the roadshow travels to 88 towns, presenting 99

performances of sketch, stand-up, satire, silliness and song across 11 weeks. The Hunter cast includes Dave Callan as MC, Blake Freeman, Cal Wilson, Daniel Connell and Sean Choolburra, stopping at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 6 June and Newcastle’s Civic Theatre from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June. Book now to avoid disappointment. Visit cessnockperformingartscentre. com.au (Cessnock) or civictheatrenewcastle.com.au (Newcastle).

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Prime: Before you start painting, prime your driveway by giving your surface another good sweep and make sure you have all the equipment you need – a paint brush, paint pots, roller tray and an extension roller. Use a roller with a 10mm nap to achieve a professional finish, easily.

Prep: If you’re painting smooth concrete such as garage floors or new concrete around a pool, use Ultra Pave Concrete Etcher to roughen the surface and help the paint bond to the concrete. Mixing half a kilo with five litres of water, evenly pour over the dissolved mixture over the concrete and scrub with a broom, leaving it to foam up for a couple of minutes, being careful not to let it dry. Preparing the surface correctly will ensure long-lasting results. A crucial first step is to high-pressure wash your surface, then allow to dry for 24 hours before painting.

Paint: Paint all the edges first with a paint brush, and any joins in the concrete, then paint the remaining area using a roller with an extension pole. Wait two hours before applying your second coat. For added grip, or if you’re on a slope, add Ultra Pave Topcoat Grip Additive to your second coat, pouring one litre of paint into a roller tray and as you stir, add 2-3 scoops of the grip additive per litre of paint. The second coat is now ready to apply, in a similar way you applied the first, painting the edges with a brush then using a roller for the remaining area.

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AFTER Before and after: As well as updating your driveway, White Knight DIY and Renovation Expert Cherie Barber says “additional finishing touches like plants, mailboxes and house numbers can also help spruce your home up instantly”.

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Create a rooftop oasis Just because you live in an apartment without a backyard, doesn’t mean you have to give up all of the advantages that come with a domestic garden

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conditions year-round. You’ll ideally want to work with plant species that are hardy and weather resistant, as well as suitable in size for the rooftop space. Plants that flourish in containers are often best for growing in manmade spaces like rooftops. Consider fake: Artificial turf brings with it a comparable look and feel to natural grass, but with far less watering and maintenance requirements. You also won’t need to cut the grass, and you can let pets and little ones play on it without bringing dirt, mud and grass back into the home. However, if you can keep your grass real, that’s always Matt’s first choice. Other considerations include maintenance requirements (weeding, watering, fertilising) and rooftop features (decking, paving or water features through to dining tables, outdoor kitchens or firepits).

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Gardens of white Last week I covered the vibrant colours of autumn; now, a swing to whites, which are planted during autumn and winter, ready for spring. Once an all-white garden was the rage; Iceberg roses dominated the landscape and in some ways still do. They are hard to beat for continual flowering and used in more formal gardens. A newer trend has moved towards Magnolia ‘Little Gem’ and ‘Teddy Bear’, which produce large, white blooms on these hardy plants. They are a little more expensive than a massproduced plant, but they are grafted and create an instant affect. Underplant with Gardenia Florida, which enjoys the same pH as the magnolias. Both like to be fed with cow manure. If your garden space is restricted, plant pots of white New Guinea Impatiens, which flower continually through all the seasons. This is a great time to plant out annuals and perennials such as salvia and Primula obconica, which is a beautiful white perennial that can also be grown in pots for indoors. It is the larger-leaved form of primula, which

can be highlighted by the smaller flowered Primula Gillhams white. This intensely white annual looks great planted behind a row of parsley – yes, parsley; its great depth providing contrast to the white primula, and how useful for cooking. Pansies are popular through winter and spring for those lovers of pure white in the pots and gardens. Readers would be surprised how many gardeners only want white! A quick trip inside – the magic of white Cymbidium orchids can’t be beaten. Their lovely green, strappy foliage with the long stems of orchids standing tall provide a dramatic show for many months. Me, I rely on the old faithful Spathyfillum, known by many names – Madonna Lilly, Peace Lily, whichever; they never stop producing those beautiful lily-like blooms above their foliage. The best part about this plant is it droops when thirsty. Pop it in the sink for a good soaking and it will reward with an instant thanks. Nearly forgot the white purity of cyclamen, a great indoor plant for winter.

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THIS WEEK • Lime the soil before planting peas – climbing beans find the winter too cold. • Fertilise indoor plants with slow release in preparation of winter. Apply Green Flourish until the end of May, when houseplants need a sleep until spring. • Lift and divide rhubarb crowns.

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shower installation If your bathroom feels dated or in need of an upgrade, spruce it up with new tapware and accessories. Methven’s licensed plumber, Pino Tarquinio, gives his top tips for a simple DIY shower installation. Preparation

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Before deciding on your new fittings, Pino says it’s important to consider who will use the shower, and to measure the height of your current shower water outlet from the ground up. “A typical Australian home has a shower outlet height of about 1800-1900mm,” Pino says. “This will help you choose the new shower type and prevent any issues with it being too high or low once installed.”

To install a new shower or other bathroom fittings yourself, it’s ideal to have some prior handyman experience. Depending on the type of shower you choose, you’ll need: • Power drill with a masonry drill bit or diamond-tip drill bit (if you need to drill new holes in tiles); • Adjustable spanner; • Screwdriver; • Water spray bottle; • Bathroom silicone/sealant; and • Teflon tape.

Safety first Pino recommends setting down a drop-sheet or floor covering before the installation to prevent any potential damage to the floor. It also acts as slip protection.

Installation “My number one rule is to read the instructions,” Pino says. If you decide to retro-fit a new rail shower in the place of an existing rail shower, he says “it’s as easy as securing the adjustable wall mounting brackets into your existing installation holes – no need to drill new holes. Just be sure to measure the distance between the mounting points first”. “After removing the old shower, it’s best to reseal around the water outlet using bathroom silicone. This will make sure the hole is watertight before fixing the new shower.” After removing an old shower and sealing around the outlet, Pino also recommends resealing the raw pipework that comes out of the wall before fitting the new shower.

“To do this, use a good amount of Teflon tape and, in a clockwise direction, wrap the tape around the pipe 8-10 times. When screwing the shower on, never rotate it backwards; if you do you must reapply the tape again so you don’t compromise the water-tight seal.” If you’re drilling new holes into the wall, make sure to spray the drill bit where it’s contacting the tile with the water bottle to keep the drill bit from overheating. Don’t apply too much pressure on the drill as you could crack the tiles and take care as there are pipes in the wall cavities. A good tip is to use tape to mark your drill bit at about 20-25mm so you know when to stop. For a complete bathroom upgrade, Pino suggests following the same advice to install matching fittings, such as towel rails and accessories, for a seamless high-end finish. However, if looking to update tapware fittings, it’s recommended that you seek a licensed plumber to carry out the installation.

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5A Balarang Street, Maryland Live or Invest in this Well-Located Property A terrific entry into the fast moving Maryland market, this solid brick home offers traditional family comfort combined with a free-flowing floorplan that is bound to appeal to first home buyers wanting to get a foothold into the marketplace, or investors seeking an easycare rental return. Delivering absolute convenience, it presents a central location one block from a child friendly playground.

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Stop work and start your sea change The sea change lifestyle is hitting an all-time high with downsizers moving to popular coastal regions and, from all reports, now’s the time to jump on this ‘mega-trend’ while conditions are perfect. Social analyst, Mark McCrindle says Australia’s suburbs are undergoing significant transformation with people moving across more communities than ever before, including downsizers seeking a sea or tree change. And the advice is to consider making the lifestyle change sooner rather than leaving the move too late. Downsizers residing in cap-

ital cities in large family homes are cashing in on high real estate sales with a solid wave of first and second home buyers snapping up their empty nests, but these perfect conditions are not expected to last forever. ABS census data supports the sea and tree change ‘mega-trend’ reporting an increase in people settling outside capital cities, with the highest rates of internal migration in coastal and regional towns across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. And as downsizers go in search of a better lifestyle for their golden years, it’s important they find an affordable and

sustainable housing solution. The fastest form of affordable housing currently being built in Australia is over 55s lifestyle communities developed under the land lease ownership model. One such operator leading the industry is Ingenia Lifestyle who are experiencing record levels of downsizers seeking a new lifestyle change. Ingenia Chief Operating Officer, Nikki Fisher, said 70,000 Australians live in land lease communities, providing an attractive offering for downsizers to live a leisurely lifestyle along with an improvement in finances and a decrease in

stress levels. “Land lease living is an increasingly popular option for the independent and active over 55s as it protects our resident’s financial security and independence and is a simple and transparent model to understand. “Ingenia’s innovative land lease ownership model allows a downsizer to purchase a new home, lease the land and gain from the financial and lifestyle benefits that come with community living. “With a growing demand for our lifestyle communities in regional and coastal locations, we encourage down-

sizers to start looking at their options today and fast-track their downsizing plans while the market conditions are favourable,” Nikki said. Latitude One is selling brand new homes from $445,000 with the unique land lease model eliminating the need for purchasers to pay stamp duty. Additionally, there are no exit/DMF fees, no body corporate or strata fees and, if eligible, residents may also access rent assistance on the weekly site fee. To find out more please contact Sheree Richardson on 0408 295 737 or visit www.liveinportstephens.com.au

SECURE YOUR NEW LIFESTYLE TODAY Imagine a lifestyle where your time is your own, unhampered by a list of maintenance chores, where you’re free to travel, to have fun, to fulfil dreams. Many have already discovered the Latitude One difference, so much so that homes in the first five stages have sold out. Release 6 is now selling and receiving an enthusiastic response from downsizers who are looking for the best in a sea and tree change. Don’t miss out, start your gold class lifestyle with a new home at Latitude One today.

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OPEN FOR INSPECTION THIS SATURDAY 9:15 - 9:45am – 32 Mount View Road, Cessnock 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 3 Car, 809sqm block- $380,000-$399,000 9:15 - 9:45am – 42 Greta Street, Aberdare 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car, 1012sqm block- $279,000 10 – 10:30am – 9 Buffier Close, Cessnock 3 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car, 580sqm block- $335,000 10 – 10:30am – 13 Thorp Close, Cessnock 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car, 604sqm block- $425,000

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Positioned steps from lovely Learmonth Park and a short stroll to Beaumont Street, this classic double-brick home has timeless appeal. Step inside and you will be impressed by the wide hallway, high ceilings and striking plasterwork. Lovely to live in now, or capitalise on DA approved architecturally-designed plans and transform into a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home.

49 Hampton Street, Toronto Stylish Villa in Parkside Location

For Sale $405,000 - $425,000

Located in a lovely part of Toronto and surrounded by other much loved homes and gardens, the only noise you’re likely to hear is the birdsong from the leafy park right next door. The home has been immaculately cared for and is perfect for downsizers or investors alike. It’s within an easy walk through the park to the waters edge and Carey Bay Shopping Village.

Located within minutes of excellent beaches, Newcastle CBD and harbour and zoned for highly sought after Hamilton South Public School, 162 Lawson Street, Hamilton South could well be your forever home.

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Thor Sunday, 7MATE, 8.30pm, M (2011) Australian actor Chris Hemsworth (pictured) is charismatic as the Marvel Comics superhero. An engaging mix of Norse mythology and pulp fantasy, it follows the warrior to Earth after his banishment from Asgard, a supernatural kingdom where his brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), has usurped the throne. Some clunky dialogue, but for sheer spectacle it delivers plenty. The blockbuster doesn’t get any bigger than this. Huge sets, bulging muscles, thundering voices and an epic backstory.

Friday, GO!, 6.30pm, G (1964) There’s certainly something about Mary that enlivens the senses. Full of timeless tunes, engaging characters and colourful adventures, this started the world’s love affair with Julie Andrews (pictured)– you would have to have been living in a cave to not be familiar with the super-nanny character or songs like A Spoonful of Sugar or Supercalifragilistice xpialidocious. Even Dick Van Dyke’s dodgy cockney accent is not without its charm. A family classic.

May 24

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 One Plus One. 1.30 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 2.00 Press. (M) 3.00 Poh’s On The Road. 3.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Fake Or Fortune? 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Aust. 8.30 Killing Eve. (M) 9.15 Silent Witness. (M) 10.15 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. 11.05 The Weekly. (M) 11.30 Planet America. 12.15am Rage. (MA15+)

12pm MOVIE: Anna Nicole. (2013, M) 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 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: Captain America: Civil War. (2016, M) 11.30 To Be Advised. 12.30am The Player. (M)

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: St. Vincent. (2014, M) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11. Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters. 9.45 Friday Night Knock Off. 10.45 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. (PG) 11.45 Underbelly: Squizzy. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG) 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 WIN News. 12am The Project.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Point. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 My Second Restaurant In India. 4.30 The Supervet. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.35 The Flying Scotsman. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Blue Jasmine. (2013, M) 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 The Feed. 11.50 MOVIE: The Duke Of Burgundy. (2014, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.50 Dino Dana. 7.05 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Gruen. (PG) 9.10 The Office. (M) 9.30 The Office. (PG) 9.50 Detectorists. (PG) 10.20 Democracy Sausage. 10.50 Archer. (M) 11.15 Gary And His Demons. (M) 11.35 30 Rock. (M) 12am Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.20 Workaholics. (MA15+)

12pm House Of Wellness. 1.00 Bowls. Ultimate Bowling C’ship. Second semi-final. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Under The Hammer. 4.00 The Real Seachange. 4.30 Air Crash Investigation. 5.30 Property Ladder UK. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: Int. 8.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. 9.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 10.30 Building The Dream. 11.30 Air Crash Investigation.

12pm ER. (M) 1.00 Xena: Warrior Princess. (M) 2.00 Sliders. (M) 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Tom And Jerry. 4.30 We Bare Bears. (PG) 5.00 Clarence. (PG) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Mary Poppins. (1964, G) 9.30 MOVIE: Annie. (2014, PG) 12am WWE Smackdown. (MA15+)

12pm Matlock. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 11.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M)

12pm MOVIE: Purple Rain. (1984, M) 2.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. 3.30 Tattoo Age. (PG) 4.00 PBS News. 4.55 If You Are The One. (PG) 5.55 News. 6.25 Rex In Rome. (PG) 7.20 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 8.30 Brooklyn NineNine. (PG) 8.55 Sex: Made In Germany. (MA15+) 9.50 Intervention. 10.50 Vice Essentials Canada. (M) 12.30am MOVIE: Bald Mountain. (2013, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. 7.50 Shaun The Sheep. 8.00 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (PG) 8.10 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.40 Voltron: Legendary Defender. (PG) 9.05 Dragon Ball Super. (PG) 9.35 Sword Art Online. (PG) 10.00 Stacked! The Pack Down. 10.30 Close.

12pm World’s Most Amazing Videos. (MA15+) 1.00 Ax Men. (M) 2.00 World’s Toughest Cops. (M) 3.00 MythBusters. (PG) 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.00 Desert Collectors. (PG) 6.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Sydney v Collingwood. 10.30 AFL Post Game Show. 11.30 The Front Bar. (M) 12.30am Ax Men. (M)

12pm MOVIE: Mister Ten Per Cent. (1967, G) 1.50 Mad About You. (PG) 2.50 Four In A Bed. (PG) 3.20 Mary Portas Secret Shopper. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Vet On The Hill. (PG) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. (PG) 8.40 MOVIE: John Q. (2002, M) Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, Anne Heche. 11.05 MOVIE: Lions For Lambs. (2007, M)

12pm WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 3.30 Becker. (PG) 4.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Celebrity Name Game. (PG) 6.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Happy Together. (PG) 8.30 Strictly Come Dancing. 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC National News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 The Drum. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 Planet America. 9.45 The Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC News.

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May 25

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 (ch 2) Midsomer Murders. (PG) 2.00 Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites. 2.40 My Family And The Galapagos. (PG) 3.30 Restoration Australia. (PG) 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Escape From The City. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. (M) 8.15 Call The Midwife. (M) 9.15 Harrow. (M) 10.10 Fearless. (M) 11.00 Unforgotten. (M) 11.50 Rage. (MA15+)

12pm Kochie’s Business Builders. (PG) 12.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Men In Black. (1997, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Godzilla. (2014, M) 11.30 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12am MOVIE: Stolen Youth. (1996, M)

12pm Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Surfing. World League. Round 1. Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Highlights. 1.30 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. (PG) 2.30 Superfoods: The Real Story. (PG) 3.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 5. Collingwood Magpies v West Coast Fever. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Voice. (PG) 8.30 The Voice. (PG) 11.30 MOVIE: Mr Pip. (2012, M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Buy To Build. 2.30 The Home Team. 3.00 Cook’s Pantry. 3.30 What’s Up Down Under. 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 To Be Advised. 7.30 Ambulance. (M) 8.45 MOVIE: Hawke. (2010, M) 10.45 Hawke: The Interview. 11.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 12.30am Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 6. Winton SuperSprint. Race 14. Highlights.

12pm WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. FIG World Cup. Individual All-Around competition. 4.00 Road To The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019. 4.30 Running Wild With Tamron Hall. (PG) 5.30 River Cottage Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 MOVIE: Disneynature: Bears. (2014) 9.15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 10.10 MOVIE: Godzilla: Final Wars. (2004, M) 12.30am MOVIE: Haunters. (2010)

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.00 Floogals. 6.15 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Rusty Rivets. 6.50 Dino Dana. 7.05 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. (M) 9.15 Unprotected Sets. (M) 9.40 Comedy Next Gen. (MA15+) 10.40 The Never-Ending Orgasm. (MA15+) 11.30 To Be Advised.

12.30pm The Great Outdoors. 1.30 Sydney Weekender. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.30 The Great Day Out. 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield. 5.00 Crash Investigation Unit. (PG) 5.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. (PG) 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. (PG) 7.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. (PG) 12.30am Harry’s Practice.

12pm Children’s Programs. 1.30 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 2.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 2.30 Tom And Jerry. 3.00 Uncle Grandpa. 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. 4.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 4.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. 5.00 The New Looney Tunes. 5.15 MOVIE: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. (2001) 7.00 MOVIE: Stargate. (1994) 9.30 MOVIE: John Wick. (2014) 11.30 Jail: Big Texas. 12am Adult Swim.

12.30pm Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 1.30 The Doctors. (PG) 2.30 The Indestructibles. (PG) 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 4.00 WhichCar. (PG) 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Fishing. Aust C’ships. 5.30 Escape Fishing. 6.00 Cops. (PG) 6.30 Scorpion. (PG) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG) 8.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 6. Winton SuperSprint. Race 14. H’lights. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.30 SEAL Team. (M) 11.30 Hawaii Five-O. (M)

12pm The Feed. 1.00 Front Up. (PG) 1.30 Raised By Wolves. (M) 3.00 PBS NewsHour. 4.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.35 Beat The Internet. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: A Serious Man. (2009, M) Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed. 10.30 MOVIE: Compliance. (2012, M) 12.05am News.

12.10pm Children’s Programs. 5.40 Miraculous. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG) 6.25 Operation Ouch! 6.55 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.25 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 7.45 Shaun The Sheep. 7.55 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (PG) 8.05 Camp Lakebottom. 8.15 TMNT. (PG) 8.40 Wishfart! (PG) 8.50 Atomic Puppet. (PG) 9.05 SheZow. 9.15 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.45 Close.

12.30pm Timbersports. STIHL Timbersports Series. 1.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 1.30 Horse Racing. KIRIN Stakes Day. 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.30 Outback Truckers. (PG) 6.30 The Kick. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 10. Richmond v Essendon. 10.00 AFL Post Game Show. 11.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. (M) 12am Storage Wars. (PG) 12.30 Blokesworld. (PG)

12pm MOVIE: The Duke Wore Jeans. (1958, G) 2.00 MOVIE: Curse Of The Pink Panther. (1983, PG) 4.20 MOVIE: It’s A Wonderful Life. (1946, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Battle Of Britain. (1969, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: U-571. (2000, M) Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel. 12.10am As Time Goes By. (PG)

12.30pm Charmed. (PG) 1.30 Happy Together. (PG) 2.30 Becker. (PG) 3.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Magnum, P.I. (PG) 7.30 Kojak. (M) 8.35 Columbo. (M) 10.35 Robotech: The New Generation. (M) 11.00 The Loop. (PG)

12.30pm Landline. 1.00 News. 1.15 Planet America. 2.00 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 Weekend. 7.30 Aust Story. 8.00 News Weekend. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 News Weekend. 9.30 Compass. 10.00 News. 10.15 Planet America. 11.00 Nightly News.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. 2.30 Meet The Mavericks. 3.00 Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure. 4.00 The Mix. 4.30 Home: The Art Of Ian Strange. 5.00 Aust Story. 5.30 Brush With Fame. 6.00 The Repair Shop. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Shetland. (M) 8.40 Harrow. (M) 9.35 Miniseries: Delicious. (M) 10.20 Line Of Duty. 11.20 Silent Witness. 12.20am Rage.

12pm House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Football. AFL. Round 10. Melbourne v GWS Giants. 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. Hosted by Melissa Doyle. 9.30 MOVIE: Taken. (2008, MA15+) 11.30 The Blacklist. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

1pm Netball. Super Netball. Round 5. Melbourne Vixens v NSW Swifts. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11. St George Illawarra Dragons v Cronulla Sharks. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Voice. (PG) 8.35 60 Minutes. 9.35 Suburban Gangsters. (M) 10.35 Killer On The Line. (M) 11.35 Surviving R. Kelly. (MA15+)

12pm Everyday Gourmet. 12.20 Cook’s Pantry. 12.50 My Market Kitchen. 1.20 Everyday Gourmet. 1.50 MasterChef Aust. 3.00 WhichCar. (PG) 3.30 RPM. 4.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 6. Winton SuperSprint. Highlights. 5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 9.10 FBI. (M) 10.05 NCIS. (M) 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12am Shopping.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 The Bowls Show. 4.00 InCycle. 4.30 Road To The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019. 5.30 Eva Braun: Hitler’s Wife. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Epic Warrior Women. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: That Sugar Film. (2014, PG) 10.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 1.

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.15 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Rusty Rivets. 6.50 Dino Dana. 7.05 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 9.10 Randy Writes A Novel. (MA15+) 10.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 11.35 Detectorists. (PG) 12.05am The Black Adder. (PG)

12pm Room For Improvement. 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.30 Australia’s Best Drives. 2.00 Bowls. Ultimate Bowling C’ship. Final. 3.00 Under The Hammer. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG) 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 9.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 10.00 Cop Squad. (M) 11.00 Border Security. 12am The Great Australian Doorstep. 12.30 Australia’s Best Drives.

12pm Children’s Programs. 2.00 Polly Pocket. 2.30 Tom And Jerry. 3.00 Steven Universe. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. 4.30 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 5.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 5.30 The Middle. 6.30 MOVIE: The Jungle Book. (1967) 8.10 Big Bang. 8.40 Big Bang. 9.10 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. (2008) 11.35 Big Bang. 12am Adult Swim. 12.25 Moral Orel.

12pm Escape Fishing. 12.30 Buy To Build. 1.00 The Doctors. (PG) 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.00 Pooches At Play. 3.30 Reel Action. 4.00 Fishing Edge. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 I Fish. 5.30 David Att’s Planet Earth. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 6. Winton SuperSprint. H’lights. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Sea Patrol UK. (M) 11.30 CSI: Miami. (M)

12pm PopAsia TV. (PG) 1.00 Front Up. (PG) 1.30 Medicine Or Myth? (PG) 2.35 Funny How? (M) 3.00 Legally Brown. (PG) 5.00 The War On Kids. (PG) 5.25 The Feed. 6.25 Brooklyn NineNine. (PG) 7.40 Hoarders. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Heathers. (1988, MA15+) 10.25 MOVIE: Jennifer’s Body. (2009, MA15+) 12.20am Miami Porn. (M)

12.20pm Children’s Programs. 5.40 Miraculous. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG) 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (PG) 7.25 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 7.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.55 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.10 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 TMNT. (PG) 8.45 Wishfart! (PG) 8.55 Atomic Puppet. 9.10 SheZow. 9.20 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.50 Rage. (PG)

12pm The Fishing Show. (PG) 1.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG) 2.00 Storage Wars. (PG) 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. (PG) 3.00 Step Outside With Paul Burt. (PG) 3.30 Swamp People. (PG) 5.40 MOVIE: Godzilla. (1998, PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Thor. (2011, M) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins. 10.50 MOVIE: Safe. (2012, MA15+)

12pm My Favorite Martian. 12.30 Getaway. (PG) 1.00 Rugby League. Canterbury Cup NSW. Round 11. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Western Suburbs Magpies. 3.00 Customs. (PG) 3.30 Ultimate Airport Dubai. (PG) 4.30 MOVIE: Red River. (1948, G) 7.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) 8.00 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.00 Westside. 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 12am Top Chef. (PG)

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12pm News. 12.30 Close Of Business. 1.00 News. 1.30 The Mix. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 News Weekend. 6.15 Planet America. 7.00 News Weekend. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 News Weekend. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 News. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.00 Nightly News. 11.30 The Mix.

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Monday

May 27

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 (ch 2) Landline. 2.00 Shetland. (M) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Fake Or Fortune? 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q&A. 10.40 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.30 Tim’s Vermeer. (M)

12pm MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost. (2011, M) 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 House Rules. (PG) 8.45 9-1-1. (M) 9.45 God Friended Me. (PG) 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 Me, Myself & I. (PG) 12.15am Talking Footy.

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Extra. 1.30 The Voice. (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 The Voice. (PG) 9.00 Aretha! A Grammy Celebration For The Queen Of Soul. (PG) 10.30 100% Footy. (M) 11.30 The Closer. (M) 12.30am Our Lives: Extraordinary People. (PG)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. 2.40 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 9.40 Kinne Tonight. 10.10 To Be Advised. 11.40 WIN News.

12pm WorldWatch. 2.00 Rome: Empire Without Limit. (PG) 3.00 A Wagnerian Voyage. 3.30 Belkis, Queen Of Sheba. 4.00 Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne. 4.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 1. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 US Railroad Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Medicine Or Myth? (PG) 9.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 10.35 Tennis. French Open. Day 2.

12pm Children’s Programs. 7.05 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 The Black Adder. (PG) 8.30 The Office. (PG) 8.50 The Office. (M) 9.15 The Inbetweeners. (M) 9.40 Peep Show. (M) 10.05 Plebs. (M) 10.30 Review With Myles Barlow. (MA15+) 11.00 30 Rock. (M) 11.20 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 11.45 Workaholics. (M) 12.05am The Letdown. (M)

12pm Bowls. Ultimate Bowling C’ship. Final. Replay. 1.00 The Great Outdoors. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Under The Hammer. (PG) 4.00 The Real Seachange. 4.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 5.30 Property Ladder UK. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Vicar Of Dibley. (PG) 8.30 Foyle’s War. (M) 10.30 Autopsy USA. (M) 11.30 Air Crash Investigation. 12.30am The Real Seachange.

12pm ER. (M) 1.00 Xena: Warrior Princess. (M) 2.00 Sliders. (M) 3.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 3.30 LEGO Friends. 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Tom And Jerry. 4.30 We Bare Bears. (PG) 5.00 Clarence. (PG) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Misfit Garage. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: The Hurt Locker. (2008, MA15+) 12.15am Friends. (PG)

12pm Matlock. (M) 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 6. Monaco Grand Prix. 11.30 Super Rugby Wrap.

12pm MOVIE: Jump. (2012, M) 1.30 Troll Hunters. (M) 2.35 Billy On The Street. (M) 3.00 PopAsia TV. (PG) 4.05 Room 101. (PG) 5.05 If You Are The One. 6.05 Dateline. 6.40 RocKwiz. 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 Life And Death Row. (M) 9.30 Is This Sexual Harassment? (M) 10.35 You’re The Worst. (MA15+) 11.05 You’re The Worst. 11.35 Full Frontal. 12.05am Murder, Mayhem And Meditation.

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.40 Miraculous. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.25 Thunderbirds Are Go. 7.50 Shaun The Sheep. 8.00 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.10 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 TMNT. (PG) 8.45 Wishfart! (PG) 8.55 Atomic Puppet. 9.10 SheZow. 9.20 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.50 Rage. (PG) 10.50 Close.

12pm Ax Men. (M) 1.00 Wicked Tuna. (M) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG) 3.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 3.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 4.00 Swamp People. (PG) 5.00 Engineering Connections. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 American Pickers. (PG) 8.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: We Were Soldiers. (2002, MA15+) 11.50 MOVIE: The Getaway. (1972, M)

12pm MOVIE: Home At Seven. (1952, PG) 1.45 Mad About You. (PG) 2.45 Four In A Bed. (PG) 3.15 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Vet On The Hill. (PG) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.50 Unforgettable. (M) 11.50 Footy Classified. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 3.30 Becker. (PG) 4.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 9.00 MOVIE: Training Day. (2001, MA15+) 11.25 The Flash. (M) 12.25am James Corden. (M)

12pm ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC National News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 The Drum. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.45 The Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Four (ch 2) Corners. 1.45 Media Watch. (PG) 2.00 Newton’s Law. (M) 3.00 Poh’s On The Road. 3.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Stealing Van Gogh. (PG) 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Recording Studio. (PG) 8.45 Joanna And Jennifer: Absolutely Champers. (PG) 9.45 The Big Crash Diet Experiment. 10.35 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 Q&A. 12.30am Blown Away. (M)

12pm MOVIE: The Preacher’s Sin. (2015, M) 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 House Rules. (PG) 9.00 Andrew Denton’s Interview. (M) 10.00 God Friended Me. (PG) 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12am The Astronaut Wives Club. (M)

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Extra. 1.30 The Voice. (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 The Voice. (PG) 8.45 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.15 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.45 Timeless. (M) 10.45 Major Crimes. (M) 11.40 This Time Next Year UK. (PG)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PG) 8.45 Mr Black. 9.15 NCIS. 10.10 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.05 WIN News. 12.05am The Project.

12pm WorldWatch. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Rome: Empire Without Limit. (PG) 3.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 4.05 Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne. 4.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 2. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 Dr Michael Mosley’s Reset. 10.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 3.

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Rusty Rivets. 6.50 Dino Dana. 7.05 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 8.40 The IT Crowd. (M) 9.05 The Office. (PG) 10.00 Inside No. 9. (M) 10.30 The Thick Of It. (M) 11.00 Peep Show. (M) 11.25 30 Rock. (M) 11.50 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.10am Workaholics. (M)

12pm Property Ladder UK. 1.00 The Great Outdoors. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Under The Hammer. (PG) 4.00 The Real Seachange. 4.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 5.30 Property Ladder UK. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) 8.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (M) 9.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 11.30 Air Crash Investigation. 12.30am The Real Seachange.

12pm ER. 1.00 Xena: Warrior Princess. 2.00 Sliders. 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures. 3.30 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. 4.00 Kids’ WB. 4.05 Tom And Jerry. 4.30 We Bare Bears. 5.00 Clarence. 5.30 Regular Show. 6.00 Friends. 7.00 Big Bang. 7.30 Young Sheldon. 8.30 MOVIE: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. (2003) 10.45 Big Bang. 11.10 Young Sheldon. 12am Borderline. 12.30 Friends.

12pm Matlock. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 CSI: Miami. (MA15+) 10.30 The Mentalist. (M)

12pm Go Back To Where You Came From. (PG) 1.05 Go Back To Where You Came From. (M) 2.10 Billy On The Street. (M) 3.00 The Pizza Show. (PG) 3.25 Rise. (PG) 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.15 Adam Ruins Everything. (PG) 6.40 RocKwiz. 7.35 MythBusters. (PG) 8.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 9.30 Sex Tape. (MA15+) 10.35 Das Boot. (MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.40 Miraculous. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. (PG) 7.25 Thunderbirds Are Go. 7.50 Shaun The Sheep. 8.00 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (PG) 8.10 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 TMNT. (PG) 8.45 Wishfart! (PG) 8.55 Atomic Puppet. 9.10 SheZow. 9.20 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.50 Rage. (PG) 10.50 Close.

12pm Ax Men. (M) 1.00 Wicked Tuna. (M) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG) 3.00 MythBusters. (PG) 4.00 Restoration Garage. (PG) 5.00 Engineering Connections. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Outback Truckers. (PG) 9.30 Supertruckers. (PG) 10.30 Highway Thru Hell. (PG) 11.30 Graveyard Carz. (PG) 12.30am D.U.I. (M)

12pm MOVIE: Carry On Cruising. (1962, G) 1.55 Mad About You. (PG) 2.55 Four In A Bed. (PG) 3.25 Mary Queen Of Shops. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Vet On The Hill. (PG) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 Call The Midwife. (M) 11.00 Law & Order: S.V.U. (MA15+) 12am Airport Security Colombia. (PG)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 Raymond. (PG) 3.30 Becker. (PG) 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 9.00 New A-List Stand Up: Lawrence Mooney. 10.30 Drunk History. (M) 11.00 Two And A Half Men. (M) 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)

BOLD (ch 51)

PEACH (ch 52)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

May 28

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)

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Wednesday

May 29

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 (ch 2) Press Club. 1.30 Compass. (PG) 2.00 Newton’s Law. (M) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG) 5.00 Nolan. (PG) 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Brush With Fame. (PG) 8.30 The Weekly. (M) 9.00 The Letdown. (M) 9.30 QI. (PG) 10.00 To Be Advised. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. 11.30 Four Corners. 12.15am Media Watch.

12pm MOVIE: Dark Desire. (2012, M) 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 House Rules. (PG) 9.00 The Bay. (M) 10.00 The Bay. (M) 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Blindspot. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Kevin Can Wait. (PG) 2.00 The Voice. (PG) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. (PG) 8.40 20 To One. (M) 9.40 New Amsterdam. (M) 10.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (M) 11.30 Mom. (M) 12.15am World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. (PG)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (PG) 2.15 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.45 Five Bedrooms. (M) 9.45 Bull. (M) 10.40 Sports Tonight. 11.10 Hawaii Five-O. (M) 12.05am WIN News.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight. 3.30 The Truth About Fussy Eaters. (PG) 4.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 3. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Going Places. 8.00 Great British Railway Journeys. 8.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.35 The Good Fight. 10.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 4.

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.15 Octonauts. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Rusty Rivets. 6.50 Dino Dana. 7.05 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Squinters. (M) 8.25 Upper Middle Bogan. (M) 8.55 The Office. (PG) 9.35 Banged Up Abroad. (M) 10.20 30 Rock. (PG) 10.45 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 11.05 Workaholics. (M) 11.30 The Office. (PG) 12.20am 30 Rock. (M)

12pm Property Ladder UK. (PG) 1.00 The Great Outdoors. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Under The Hammer. (PG) 4.00 The Real Seachange. 4.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 5.30 Property Ladder UK. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 8.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 11.30 Car Wars. (M) 12.30am The Real Seachange.

12pm ER. (M) 1.00 Xena: Warrior Princess. (M) 2.00 Sliders. (PG) 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures. 3.30 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Tom And Jerry. 4.30 We Bare Bears. (PG) 5.00 Clarence. (PG) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Waterworld. (1995, M) 11.10 Big Bang. (PG) 12am Borderline. (M) 12.30 Friends. (PG)

12pm Go Back To Where You Came From. (M) 1.05 Rise Of The Supergamer. (M) 2.10 Rise. (M) 3.00 The Pizza Show. (PG) 3.25 Jungletown. (PG) 4.15 PBS NewsHour. 5.15 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.15 VICE News Tonight. 6.40 RocKwiz. 7.35 MythBusters. (PG) 8.35 MOVIE: Purple Rain. (1984, M) 10.40 MOVIE: Tokyo Tribe. (2014, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.40 Miraculous. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.25 Thunderbirds Are Go. 7.50 Shaun The Sheep. 8.00 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.10 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 TMNT. (PG) 8.45 Wishfart! (PG) 8.55 Atomic Puppet. (PG) 9.10 SheZow. 9.20 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.50 Rage. (PG) 10.50 Close.

12pm Ax Men. (M) 1.00 World’s Toughest Cops. (M) 2.00 D.U.I. (M) 2.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.00 MythBusters. (PG) 4.00 Restoration Garage. (PG) 5.00 Engineering Connections. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Rostered On. (MA15+) 9.30 Family Guy. (M) 10.30 American Dad! (PG) 11.00 American Dad! (M) 11.30 Swift And Shift Couriers. (M) 12am Ax Men. (M)

12pm MOVIE: Please Turn Over. (1960, PG) 1.50 Mad About You. (PG) 2.50 Four In A Bed. (PG) 3.20 Mary Queen Of Shops. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Vet On The Hill. (PG) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet II. (PG) 8.30 Serial Killer With Piers Morgan. (M) 9.30 Westside. 11.30 Mary Portas Secret Shopper. (M) 12.30am Four In A Bed. (PG)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 3.30 Becker. (PG) 4.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 9.00 MOVIE: I Am Number Four. (2011, M) 11.10 Two And A Half Men. (M) 11.40 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.30 ABC News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC National News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 The Drum. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.45 The Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 (ch 2) The Repair Shop. 1.30 QI. 2.00 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.30 Hard Quiz. 4.00 Think Tank. 5.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Escape From The City. 9.00 Press. (M) 10.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. 11.20 Wentworth. 12.05am Killing Eve.

12pm MOVIE: Fugitive At 17. (2012, M) 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) 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) 9.45 The Latest: Seven News. 10.15 The Front Bar. (M) 11.15 To Be Advised. 12.30am Shopping.

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Kevin Can Wait. (PG) 2.00 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. (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 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles. 9.45 Golden Point. 10.45 Lethal Weapon. (MA15+) 11.45 Cold Case. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. 2.15 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 Ambulance Australia. (M) 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. 10.35 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30am The Project.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.00 Search For Atlantis. (PG) 4.00 Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne. 4.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 4. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.35 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. 8.30 Miniseries: Chimerica. (M) 9.30 Miniseries: Chimerica. 10.30 Tennis. French Open. Day 5.

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.50 Dino Dana. 7.05 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 The Weekly. (M) 8.30 Mock The Week. (M) 9.00 Sammy J. (PG) 9.05 The Office. (PG) 9.45 The Letdown. (M) 10.15 Finding Joy. (M) 10.40 Schitt’s Creek. (M) 11.05 Schitt’s Creek. (PG) 11.25 30 Rock. (PG) 11.50 Parks And Recreation. (M) 12.10am Workaholics. (M)

12pm Property Ladder UK. (PG) 1.00 The Great Outdoors. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Under The Hammer. (PG) 4.00 The Real Seachange. 4.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 5.30 Property Ladder UK Revisited. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (M) 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 11.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. 12.30am The Real Seachange.

12pm ER. (PG) 1.00 Xena: Warrior Princess. (M) 2.00 Sliders. (PG) 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures. 3.30 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Tom And Jerry. 4.30 We Bare Bears. (PG) 5.00 Clarence. (PG) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Money Train. (1995, MA15+) 11.15 Police Ten 7. 12.15am WWE Raw.

12pm Matlock. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 9.30 SEAL Team. (M) 10.30 NCIS. (M) 11.30 NCIS: LA. (M)

12pm MOVIE: Fat Kid Rules The World. (2012, M) 1.50 Bad Bridesmaid. (M) 2.45 Bad Bridesmaid. (PG) 3.35 Great Minds. (PG) 3.45 Cyberwar. (PG) 4.10 PBS News. 5.10 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.10 News. 6.40 RocKwiz. 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 The Feed. 9.30 Me And My… (M) 10.25 MOVIE: The Handmaid’s Tale. (1990, MA15+) 12.25am Danger 5. (MA15+)

12pm MOVIE: The Man In The White Suit. (1951) 1.45 Mad About You. 2.15 Mad About You. 2.45 Four In A Bed. 3.15 Blue Planet II. 4.25 Heartbeat. 5.30 Vet On The Hill. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ICC World Cup Pre-Match. 7.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Match 1. England v South Africa. Morning session. 11.00 ICC World Cup Innings Break.

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 3.30 Becker. (PG) 4.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 9.00 The Graham Norton Show. 10.00 Funny Girls. (MA15+) 10.30 Two And A Half Men. (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)

BOLD (ch 51)

PEACH (ch 52)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

May 30

ABC

ABC CO (ch 22)

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.40 Miraculous. 6.00 Dragons: Race To The Edge. (PG) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. (PG) 7.25 Thunderbirds Are Go. 7.50 Shaun The Sheep. 8.00 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.10 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 TMNT. (PG) 8.45 Wishfart! (PG) 8.55 Atomic Puppet. (PG) 9.10 SheZow. 9.20 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.50 Rage. (PG) 10.50 Close.

ABC ME (ch 23)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

12pm Ax Men. (M) 1.00 World’s Toughest Cops.

(M) 2.00 Family Guy. (M) 3.00 MythBusters. (PG) 4.00 Restoration Garage. (PG) 5.00 Engineering Connections. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Patriot Games. (1992, M) Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean. 11.00 MOVIE: Black Mass. (2015, MA15+)

Soins Changing the Way the World Ages

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ABC NEWS (ch 24)

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Puzzles

Brain Busters 1.

Name the architect who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

In Greek mythology, who ferried the shades (spirits) of the dead across the Styx or other rivers of the Underworld?

Which of the following is spelt correctly: independent or independant?

Which French actress starred in Amélie and The Da Vinci Code?

Dick Grayson was the alter-ego of which comic book superhero?

Gumbo is a soup or stew typically found in which US state?

In what year was the first Harry Potter film released?

The zander would most likely be found in: a) a tree b) a lake c) a burrow d) meadow?

Which Australian feminist academic was fined $40 in 1972 for using offensive language during a speech given at a town hall in New Zealand?

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.

8 9 6 1 7 1 7 4 9 9 5

1 4 9 7

10. Which American rock band released the 1994 album Throwing Copper?

DIFFICULTy RATING 

4 5 3 2 6 7 9 8 1

1 8 9 5 3 4 2 7 6

2 7 6 1 9 8 5 3 4

6 4 1 3 7 9 8 5 2

3 2 8 6 4 5 1 9 7

5 9 7 8 2 1 6 4 3

7 3 2 9 8 6 4 1 5

9 6 5 4 1 3 7 2 8

8 1 4 7 5 2 3 6 9

No. 1230

answers

Solve a sudoku, crack a crossword, test your trivia

CROSSWORD

3105

No. 1229

9 5 8 1 3 7 4 6 2

DOWN 1 Offering (9) 2 Agonising (7) 3 Prefix meaning above (5) 4 Choice (10) 5 Boozehound (4) 6 Collection of animals (9) 7 Relate (7) 8 Climb (5) 13 Extraordinary thing (10) 15 Female name (9) 16 A precaution (9) 18 Bituminous road layer (7) 19 Stringed instruments (7) 20 Female name (5) 22 Raises (5) 23 Digital data transmission type (1.1.1.1)

1 4 3 6 9 2 5 7 8

ACROSS 1 Taste (3) 3 Enhances (11) 9 Undermine (7) 10 Drink made with wine, fruit and brandy (7) 11 Puffed up (8) 12 Top quality (1-5) 14 Malicious (3) 15 Rural woman (11) 17 Disappear gradually (11) 19 Image file (3) 20 Greek poet, born in Lesbos (6) 21 Moving out (from) (8) 24 Examined (7) 25 Most famous falls (7) 26 Holland (11) 27 Melancholic (3)

6 7 2 5 4 8 1 9 3

Crossword No. 3653

2 1 7 3 8 5 6 4 9

No. 1230

8 3 9 4 6 1 7 2 5

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Whether in the midst of pleasure or problems, Octavia needs to acknowledge that this is a duty year; try to make all responsibility interesting for herself and the demands upon her a privilege instead of an obligation. In this way, warmth and good fellowship will make everything worthwhile, with many pleasing returns for her efforts. Now is the time for Octavia to make plans, as she will receive flashes of insight on how to proceed into the future.

ARIES 21 MAR – 20 APR

CANCER 22 JUNE – 22 JULY

LIBRA 24 SEPT – 23 OCT

CAPRICORN 22 DEC – 20 JAN

The next week or so should see an

Friends and acquaintances are going

Communication is the name of the

improvement in your economic

to have a powerful influence on

security. It may be that you need to lay

your prospects. Your social life will

plans to ensure maximum profit; don’t

increase in importance and you’ll be a

expect swift returns from your efforts.

popular and much sought-after person.

Sensible monetary decisions made

Obstacles that have irritated you will

now will pay off in a big way later on.

now be swept away. Set out to impress

TAURUS 21 APR – 21 MAY

others with knowledge and intellect.

Sometimes the unconscious mind urges you in directions that the conscious ego wouldn’t consider. You are at your intuitive best and will be able to detect the most subtle signals of the moods and true thoughts of those around you; it’s an almost psychic influence you’d do well to heed.

If you’re looking for inspiration

LEO 23 JULY – 23 AUG

you should find it quite easily now.

The next few weeks will provide a

The same thing applies to anything

turning point for your career, your

requiring the ability to think clearly

finances and your aspirations. The

and concisely. You’re in top form and

planets encourage you to reach for the

can achieve almost anything. Your

stars. You can do it, and you have the

family is on your side; even your love

will and insight to make the most of

life is falling nicely into place.

any opportunities that come your way.

GEMINI 22 MAY – 21 JUNE

VIRGO 24 AUG – 23 SEPT

Although you’d far rather be left to

Anything connected with your work,

your own devices at the moment,

ambitions and financial fortunes

everywhere you turn you find

should go very well indeed this

another demand from a family

month. This is a happy positive time

member who won’t be easily put

for you so you’ll find contentment

off. Visitors also prove to be a

with your lot. Perhaps you are

distraction. You just have to grin

developing a value system that really

and bear it this once.

gives you inner satisfaction.

SCORPIO 24 OCT – 22 NOV Imagination combines with considerable brainpower so that should sort out any problems that come your way. Indications are this is the right time to make some long-term decisions. Some of these decisions revolve around partnerships and relationships and could lead you to make some major changes.

SAGITTARIUS 23 NOV – 21 DEC Unexpected breakthroughs are likely on the job front, but avoid overloading your schedule. Though you have the promise of high achievement coming up, it’s important to delegate or consider hiring extra help if required. Be easy on yourself; everything is going well so coast along with it.

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game as it will enhance all your relationships and friendships. You could have a really enjoyable chat to a friend or you could sit and talk things over with your lover. You may decide to start a creative venture or home-based career.

AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 19 FEB The home and family become your main interest. A haven of peace will be restored in your home. This should also be a period of nostalgia when happy memories come flooding back. Anything you do now to make the running of your home more economical will be worthwhile.

PISCES 20 FEB – 20 MAR For the next week or so, your days will be filled with activity and you will be buzzing from one job to the next. Enjoy the success and achievements that this brings, but do remember to take some time out for a little rest and relaxation.

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HUNTER VALLEY

Ken Elliott

ANTENNA SERVICE • • • • •

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

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Call ALAN WRIGHT 0412 782 202

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ASBESTOS REMOVAL

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49609165

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• Full bathroom renovation from start to finish • Small renovations, decks and patios Licence No: 167510c

AWNINGS

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

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

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0422 622 264 Lic no. 202694C

BIN HIRE LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED!

ALTERATIONS

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NW1051-V4

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

44 Gregson Ave • Mayfield West • 02 4960 8871

Lic No. 162879c

Tony Roxby 0434 249 629

• Skip Bin Hire • General Building & Household Cleanouts • Newcastle’s Cheapest & Best Skip Hire

• Plans to Council • Gable Carports • Awnings • Screen Enclosures • Glass Rooms • Decks • Deal directly with the Builder/Owner

NW1251

NW0997

Jan’s Alterations for the Personal Touch

BRICKLAYERS

Phone Matt: 4971 6762 0414 941 922

AV BROWN BRICKLAYING

To get your business listed in the Trades & Services Guide,

FREE QUOTES!

call Julie on 02 4037 4025

Retaining Walls • Fences • New Homes

or email julie.h@newcastleweekly.com.au

PHONE ADAM 0414 311 720

NW0085-V2

Lic 236513C

Lic 42192

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NW0698

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NW1082

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NW0726

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

NW 1065

Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asbestos Removal . . . . . . . Awnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bathroom Renovations . . . . Bin Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bricklayers . . . . . . . . . . . . Builders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer Repairs . . . . . . . Concreting . . . . . . . . . . . . Denture Services . . . . . . . . Earthmoving & Excavations . Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . Glass repairs. . . . . . . . . . . Guttering. . . . . . . . . . . . . Handyman . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Maintenance . . . . . . Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landscaping & Design . . . . Lawyers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastering & Gyprock . . . . . Plumbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Removalists . . . . . . . . . . . Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rubbish Removals . . . . . . . Security Screens & Doors . . Tiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tree Services . . . . . . . . . .

ANTENNAS

NW0030

INDEX

Contact 02 4037 4025 E julie.h@newcastleweekly.com.au

Trades & Services Guide CARPENTERS Lic no 167652C

Servicing Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

M 0423 523 315 NW0449

NW0947

0429 696 215

ELECTRICIAN

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Licence No. 303026C

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

0421 750 216

Commercial Domestic Industrial Licensed brightworkselecticalservices.com.au Insured

Peter Horne:

0474 176 576

NW0070

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

CONCRETING

RENOVATION, RESTORATION AND COMPLETE BUILDING REPAIR EXPERTS.

PRO-CONCRETING

A professional service accommodating for all your property and building needs.

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15 YEARS • • • • •

Lic No: 132271C

0410 312 247

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SMILES ON HUDSON

Mr Maurie D’Andrea

Dental Prosthetist

0432 194 603

Electrical work Security Alarm Systems CCTV System Access Control Intercoms

• • • •

Data Network Telecommunications TV/Theatre/Music systems Service and Install of Ducted Vacuum Systems

0407 937 088

Servicing in • Newcastle • Lake Macquarie • Maitland • Port Stephens Lic. No. 309441C

NW0985

Mick Dunley

EXPERIENCE

Service include (Domestic):

No job too big or too small - Service & quality guaranteed - Free Quotes 44 years experience - Servicing Lake Macquarie & Newcastle areas

DENTURE SERVICES

call Julie on 02 4037 4025

PLEASE PHONE PETER BERGHOFER

Dan’s Mobile Computer Service

Phone Daryl 0400 117 867 OR 4920 7526

To get your business listed in the Trades & Services Guide,

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

0412 661 106

Computer Problems?

NW0013

Lic 297378C

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

ELECTRICIAN

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

COMPUTER REPAIRS

NW1225

ELECTRICAL

Household Repairs and Maintenance

NW0062

D + J MILLER CONSTRUCTIONS

Lic 165728c

PH JASON 0418 235 611

Handyman Dave

Email anruca@bigpond.com

Free Quotes

www.doddsexcavations.com

ABN 62104207807 Lic.No. 334137C Fully Licensed and Insured

CARPENTRY DECKING

Owner operator Mini equipment for residential and tight access Heavy plant machinery All aspects of earthmoving & construction Ideas – Advice – Design – Construction

For equipment list, information and to view gallery

ABLE TO ASSIST WITH OWNER BUILDER JOBS

Lic No EC38503

B.L.N.179648C

Extensions Renovations Decks

Call George for a no obligation free quote on 0487 352 066 Or email buildingbeautician@gmail.com

• • • • •

Focused on turning your vision into a reality. Specialising in Renovations, Bathrooms, Decks, Pergolas, Garages and all other building work. NW0085-V2

NW1259-V4

RESIDENTIAL EXTENSIONS MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS DECKS & FENCING

35 years of experience

Providing a personal service locally for over 20 years

CARPENTRY BUSINESS BASED IN NEWCASTLE AND SERVICING SURROUNDING AREAS.

CALL BRAD 0418 762 068

NW1265

builtbyalexfinney

PHONE 0447 922 080

BUILDERS

Building Beauticians

DODDS EXCAVATIONS

Built by Alex Finney

B & R SMITH

No job too big or small! FREE quotes! Honest + reliable service!

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATIONS

NW0001

BUILDERS

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Over 30 years experience No job to small Free no obligation quote

“Reliable & On-Time”

11 Hudson St, Hamilton

EMERGENCY DENTURE SERVICES AFTER HOURS & WEEKENDS

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Contact 02 4037 4025 E julie.h@newcastleweekly.com.au

Trades & Services Guide HANDYMAN

LAWNS & GARDENS ✓ Lawn mowing ✓ Weed spraying ✓ Pruning ✓ Garden care and more! ✓ Hedging Free, no obligation quotes viphomeservices.com.au

Friendly Reliable Service Pensioner Discounts Reasonable Rates

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CALL TONY 0408 682 105 Lic.No. 251423C

We Cover all Handyman Services Including:

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Plumbing • Tiling • Painting • Property Maintenance • Gutter Cleaning • Renovations Lawn & Garden Maintenance • TV & Aerial Installation • Repairs Lic no. L14448 Decks and Pergolas Let’s build• your H A N D Y M A N C A R P E N T R Y • Kitchens We Service all areas of Newcastle & Lake Macquarie S E R V I C E business starting now • Doors/Windows • Flooring KITCHENS • Small repairs to full renovations BUSINESS CARD 45mm x 90mm Slimline • Fully Insured KITCHENS BY Lic.No. 202840C • All Areas

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

PHONE RICK

0413 102 933

Jeff Baran 0402 902 377

FRONT

BACK

• • • • •

GLASS REPAIRS

SHATTA GLASS

Ph: 4954 0094

Phone: Robert Mackay 0421 480 866 - 0499 914 149

FREE QUOTES. ABN: 14046350539

GUTTERING

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BRIGHTSIDE

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

MAINTENANCE NW0062

For all your handyman needs Fully Insured Free Quotes! brightsidemaintenance@gmail.com

Contact Adrian

0490 272 126 NW1271

CARDIFF GUTTERING SPECIALIST

Lic L10548

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NEW DOORS & BENCHTOPS

NW0085-V2

NW1272

Email: robert@shattaglass.com.au Web address: http://www.shattaglass.com.au

Call Terry 4954 0309 or 0414 540 309

CUPBOARD ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS ALL TRADES 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

www.souljoinery.com

0408 622 418 LIC 230415C

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call Julie on 02 4037 4025 or email julie.h@newcastleweekly.com.au 50

Lic 211752c

KITCHEN FACELIFT SPECIALIST

FOR ALL GLASS REPLACEMENTS & GLAZING

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

New Kitchens & Laundries Existing Kitchen Upgrades Earthstone Benchtops & Splashbacks Servicing Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Hunter Valley & Port Stephens

ABN 3514 402 2766

NW1219

NW0303

NO JOB TOO SMALL

NW1294-V2

132613

PHONE TIM ON 0431 137 747

Newcastle Carpentry & Handyman Services

NW0014

• Property Maintenance and Repairs • Domestic and Commercial • Door Installations and Repairs • Carpentry • Joinery • Wooden Window Repairs • Garden Maintenance

HOME MAINTENANCE

NW0960

GARDENING

Contact 02 4037 4025 E julie.h@newcastleweekly.com.au

Trades & Services Guide LANDSCAPING & DESIGN

PAINTING Lic. R91229

Domestic – Commercial – Strata Title

instyle painting

PLASTERING & GYPROCK

MG PLASTERING Qualified in all aspects of

FREE QUOTES!

• Litigation • Commercial • Employment • Family

GYPROCK AND PLASTERING

– NO JOB TOO SMALL – Patch-up specialists.

PHONE MICK 0419 977 039

“we show up” Same day quotes 7 year guarantee

1800 003 004 – mail@nlegal.com.au

Lic 251316c

PLUMBING

17 Beaumont Street, Hamilton NSW 2303

Highly Decorated Painting Services FREE QUOTES

0406 473 572

Newcastle

24 Hour Service

NW0253 CWM0113

Lic No: 18545C

Keith Minton

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call Julie on 02 4037 4025 or email julie.h@newcastleweekly.com.au

Licence No L13318

Free CCTV inspection with every Blocked drain

25% OFF PENSIONER AND SENIOR DISCOUNT

Over 30 Years Painting Experience

0402 923 984 OR 4955 4677

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

SENIORS PLUMBING

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

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

0413 099 130

ABN 25167916145

Hot Water Systems | Gas and Electric

PAINTER HANDYman

50 YEAR’S PAINTING THE TOWN

Gold Lic. No. 436c

instylepainting.com.au

ABN 55757066216 Work up to $5000

Bel-Air Ken Huﬀ

0415 333 883

NW0037

Interior + exterior painting + decorating

CALL Robert 0449 019 166 Nathan 0431 754 132

Quality

Call Alan

CALL DAVE

Prompt • Pristine • Professional

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

Cherry Plumbing

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

PAINTING

NW1100

NW0085-V2 NW0046

Hunter/Newcastle areas ABN 77388740668 Lic No. 55641C

Free Quotes

NW0058

NW1049

0412 193 489

.com.au

LAWYERS DESCRIPTION

Making legal easy

mitchellowen1987@gmail.com 0487 716 973

PAINTING CONTRACTOR

www.dezignaretainingwalls.com

• Traffic • Criminal • Conveyancing • Wills

Mitchell Owen 14+ years experience

Trevor Redman

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

Call Mike 0413 686 757

Mitch’s Painting Services

NW0341

Dezigna Retaining Walls

PAINTING

Plumbing services we provide Emergency Plumbing 24/7

Blocked Drains

Tap and Toilet Repairs

Hot water repairs

Pensioner and senior discount

0449 540 900 51

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Trades & Services Guide PLUMBING

ROOFING

RUBBISH REMOVALS

Dave Knights Plumbing Services Whirlybirds Remove heat & moisture from your roof

ALL RUBBISH REMOVED • DEMOLITIONS • YARD CLEARING • EXCAVATIONS

0418 685 761 • 4958 2756

SPECIAL OFFER

CARDIFF

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Supplied plus installed

PLUMBING

Coloured $219 Mill Finished $199 Super Vents (Stainless steel bearings) $230

Lic L10548

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

Appointments Available 0420 991 235 NW0085-V2

SECURITY DOORS & SCREENS

Bob Richards

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

METAL ROOFING SPECIALIST

tiptoptaps.com.au

0412 510 111 or 4933 5280

NW0903

FIXTURE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SPECIALIST

FREE QUOTES!

• Costs nothing to run • Brings natural ventilation to your whole home • Tested to AS/NZS4740 • Saves on household energy use • Reduces condensation & mildew formation Lic no 55797C

4954 0309 • 0414 540 309

•All areas •All kinds of rubbish •7 Day Service •All removed •Prompt Reliable Service •In Business 25 years

10% PENSIONER DISCOUNT

NW0063

Phone Terry Slupik - All areas

FREE

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Lic.273 174c ABN: 32 62 92 74 669

Blocked drains from $59

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PH www.aplumbernewcastle.com.au 0449 977 737 ON CALL 24/7

CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED · ABN 72628005612

REMOVALISTS

ROOF REPAIRS

NW0683

YOUR LOCAL REMOVALIST!

WALL & FLOOR TILER Licence No. 12585DC ABN: 80 359 814 572

Lic. No. 73493C

Dennis 0412 453 317

Lic no 112440c

Quality Workmanship in all aspects of Tiling, Bathrooms, Renovations, Floors, Kitchens, Patios Etc.

No Job Too Small Free Measure & Quote

0414 582 337

To book your space, call Julie on

• All roof repairs & renewal

• No job too big or small • Quality tradesman

Service guaranteed Ph Shane 4959 6091 Mob 0410 564 044

Presentation Plus

Call Mark Kehoe

RIGHT AS RAIN ROOFING

PHONE DRAE 0434 633 215

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TILING

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

My License is your guarantee of a QUALITY JOB

• SINGLE ITEMS • FULL HOUSEHOLDS • FREE QUOTES • FREE BUBBLE WRAPPING • HELP WITH PACKING AND UNPACKING • 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE No Depot to Depot charges

To book your space, email

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

Security doors Flyscreens Made to measure All styles Free quotes

Les Moran 0427 486 862

oziwirooﬁng@gmail.com // oziwi.com.au

NW0923

Taps and toilet repairs from $59

Phone Brice or Mandy 0421 321 458 0416 152 422

NW0054

AFFORDABLE PLUMBING

We beat any written quotes!

• FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED • QUALITY BLUESCOPE STEEL • LEAF PROTECTION • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • CUSTOM FOLDED FLASHINGS

NW0031

NW0132

ALL AREAS Ph/Fax: 4958 1658 Pensioner discounts Lic No. L3569 No job too big or small

RUBBISH REMOVAL

NW1293

Mob: 0418 686 472

Big or small, we do it all!

SD & L

NW0046

Dave Knight

02 4037 4025

NW1153

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

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Trades & Services Guide

TREE SERVICES

LTITUDE

HUNTER’S LEADING TREE SERVICES PROVIDER Professional Qualified Insured

Call Shelley the Tree Lady! • Removal/Pruning • Stump Grinding • Emergency & • Block and Land Clearing School Work • Reports and more... • Tree Transplanting www.branchmanagement.com.au | ABN 98096 011 040

ABLE tree services All Aspects of Tree Work

ABN 81074132933

Fully Insured Free Quotes

Pensioner Discounts Reliable and Friendly Service

M 0403 221044 E hello@abletreesnewcastle.com.au W abletreesnewcastle.com.au

NW0723

STEWART MOLS – Proprietor

BTS TREE, PALMS & STUMP SERVICE

Mobile: 0408 681 866 Phone/fax Ian: 4948 6551 benny57@bigpond.net.au

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

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

To get your business listed in the Trades & Services Guide,

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

NW0117

for a free no obligation quote

NW0235

NW0015

All aspects of Tree Services including:

Call Kristy on 0432 695 430 or 0422 442 284

Tree Lopping specialists

Serving TH E HUNTER

0419 289 223 Tree Removal • Stump Grinding Pruning and Crown Maintenance

TREE SERVICES

NW0066

TREE SERVICES

call Julie on 02 4037 4025

Cook like a Ninja

Nollsy’s back on tour

The Foodi (RRP $399), is the perfect all-in-one appliance to create delicious roast meals, hearty stews and tasty curries this winter, especially those days that you just need some quick and easy comfort food. The Ninja Foodi allows you to grill, bake, roast, pressure cook, sauté, air fry and slow cook much faster, without compromising on flavour or moisture. It even speeds up your cooking process by 70% compared to traditional cooking methods. It’s particularly handy for busy parents and professionals, as you can use it to make delicious, slow-cooked meals when you get home from work without waiting hours for it to roast, and even cook meat from frozen. Learn more at ninjakitchen.com.au

Undeniably, Shannon Noll has captured the hearts and minds of music fans around Australia and overseas with his raw, gifted rock voice. He remains one of the most recognisable names and faces in the Australian music industry. Nollsy is back on the road in 2019 with The Singles Tour and is headed to Wests Cardiff on Friday 21 June. There is plenty of material to choose from, with #1 hits, five top-10 albums, 17 platinum and three gold accreditations. Noll boasts a reputation as the only Australian male artist in national chart history to have ever achieved 10 consecutive top-10 singles. All show details can be found at shannonnoll.com.au

Enter to WIN Newcastle Weekly has three double passes to Shannon Noll’s Wests Cardiff show to give away. To enter, email competitions@newcastleweekly.com.au with Shannon Noll in the subject line. Tell us your name, full contact details and your favourite song by Shannon Noll. Entries close and winners drawn at 9am on Friday 31 May. One entry per person. Permit No. LTPM-16-00488.

Enter to WIN One lucky Newcastle Weekly reader will win a Ninja Foodi.

Newcastle Weekly competition winners

To enter, email competitions@newcastleweekly.com.au with Foodi in the subject line. Tell us your name, full contact details and one meal you’d like to cook using the Foodi. Entries close and winners drawn at 9am on Friday 31 May. One entry per person. Permit No. LTPM-16-00488.

The winners in Newcastle Weekly’s latest round of competition draws are: John Wick 3 movie doubles: Kum Weng Keong; Sue Ann Baker; Shirley Murphy; Kieran Hockey; Karyn Owens Mito HQ blue blocking glasses: Lyall Rissler Goliath Games packs: Chantel Addison; Margaret See

ACTS OF KINDNESS Acts of kindness are one of Shieldy’s favourite things. It’s so easy to be kind and it always makes a positive impact so, whenever Shieldy spots an act of kindness – and he often does – he is the first to reward it with a happy wave or his signature Shieldy handshake.

My favourite things VOLUNTEERS The Salvation Army relies on volunteers to support their work. Whether it’s lending a hand to prepare a community lunch, volunteering to be a Drive For Life mentor or giving just a few hours to help at a Red Shield Appeal collection, Shieldy knows that every volunteer makes a difference and every volunteer is valued.

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Shieldy

Shieldy loves a crowd! Whether it’s watching the Newcastle Jets with a stadium full of fans or hanging out with the bikers at the Newcastle Toy Run, he just can’t get enough of a big occasion.

THE SALVATION ARMY MASCOT

Shieldy is the fun and fabulous face of The Salvation Army! A Novocastrian through and through, Shieldy is often spotted out and about socialising with the locals and reminding people of the importance of a smile and a happy wave.

A LITTLE PAMPERING Every now and then Shieldy treats himself to a touch of pampering. Life is busy and it’s important to take care of yourself. So, when there’s a gap in Shieldy’s crazy social calendar, he loves nothing more than a good scrub and maybe even a splash of scent.

The month of May is Red Shield Appeal time for the Salvos so, right now, Shieldy is especially busy. He’s visiting shopping centres and attending special events across the region to help raise much-needed funds for The Salvation Army’s social services in the Hunter. On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May, you might even see Shieldy at your door as he joins an army of volunteer collectors that visit homes as part of the Salvos’ Doorknock Weekend. Imagine that, Shieldy at your front door; it’s a smile that will make your day! 54

NEWCASTLE Newcastle is Shieldy’s favourite place to be. With its amazing beaches, fantastic cafés and wonderful people, this incredible city makes it easy for Shieldy to keep on smiling.

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Nestled in the fringes of the Hunter Valley just 10 minutes from Cameron Park, the contemporary master planned community of Cliftleigh Meadows will facilitate a modern family lifestyle. • •

Level, easy building homesites House and land packages available from leading builders

66 Main Road

And, on completion of project : • 125 acres of parkland • Extensive cycle and walkways • Fully landscaped parks with playground equipment

Phone: 0499 996 633 | cliftleighmeadows.com.au 1 Busby Street, Cliftleigh NSW 2321 * Photographs & illustrations are intended to be a visual aid only. Winten Property Group gives no warranty and makes no representation to the accuracy of sufficiency of any description, illustrations, photographs or statements contained in this brochure and accepts no liability for any loss suffered by any person who relies wholly or partly upon the information presented. All information is subject to change without notice

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