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From the editor I finally grew impatient at waiting for the police to arrive to investigate the damage to my car last November.

It was parked in a side street in Lake Macquarie while I was at work, but someone had kindly sideswiped it leading to thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.

After a few hours of waiting, I checked in again with the police assistance line.

The officer who called me back was apologetic, stating there had been a large volume of domestic violence-related incidents they needed to attend to.

I was shocked but, sadly, probably shouldn’t have been. Many of you would have seen or heard the latest high-profile story of Hannah Clarke. She, and her three children, were doused in petrol and set alight inside their family car by her estranged husband, Rowan Baxter, in another horrific murder-suicide – this time in Brisbane – last week.

Statistics show at least one woman is murdered by her current or former partner in Australia on a weekly basis. It’s one of the significant issues behind the upcoming annual International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March.

While the international movement celebrates womanhood, it also draws attention to the issues women face.

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Generous bequest to community groups Sheila Woodcock’s legacy lives on

Popular Stockton café seeks solution Erosion claims Lexie’s on the Beach

Luci’s brave battle with breast cancer Mother-of-two begins chemotherapy

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news Organisations honoured to receive generous bequest Sheila Woodcock’s legacy will live on through the work of community organisations.

The generous Novocastrian, who passed away in 2018, was never one to speak about money.

So, when her bequest of $14 million – the majority of her estate – was announced last week, it came as a shock to many.

Cancer Council NSW, the Australian Red Cross, the RSPCA, and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service were among 15 charitable groups that shared the spoils during a special ceremony in Broadmeadow.

Ms Woodcock’s bequest is set to fund new research, training, construction, and more.

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woman” who thought of these charities as family.

“She regarded them as friends and it gave her a real interest. She built relationships and friendships with them,” he said.

He added that Ms Woodcock had been donating to these charities for years and that one of her last wishes was for them to come together to celebrate her life.

“What the charities are doing with the funds, it’s amazing,” he said.

“It’s an awful word but they call it a game changer – she’s buying the Royal Flying Doctor Service another aircraft for $1.2 million, she’s funding the training of 25 guide dogs, which is $50,000 per guide dog, and [so much more].”

Newcastle organisation Breast Cancer Trials is receiving $450,000 to

Sheila Woodcock’s relatives Kent Woodcock, Jenny Woodcock and Alistair Woodcock. Photo: Karl Hoffman

fund research through a new Sheila Woodcock Travel Grant.

The grant will be awarded to a young researcher each year to attend the Breast Cancer Trials’ Annual Scientific Meeting.

Ms Woodcock had been donating to their organisation since 2004.

“I think, for Sheila, she very much wanted to support our research to change things in the future so that things would improve for other people,” Breast Cancer Trials’ Julie

Callaghan said.

“Over the years, she very generously contributed to a lot of our research programs and, of course, has left us a very generous bequest.

“Every donation, large and small, is critical to what we are able to achieve. We’re delighted to have been a recipient and to have enjoyed a lovely relationship with Sheila over that time.

“She’s a very generous woman.”

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news Popular café forced to close Staff at Lexie’s on the Beach in Stockton have been left devastated after severe erosion forced the popular café to close.

The closure followed an independent report from coastal engineers, which advised City of Newcastle that the building was at immediate risk of significant damage or failure in a one-in-twoyear storm event.

However, after uproar from the community and Lexie’s on the Beach staff, City of Newcastle is working with the owners on a solution to reopen the café.

Lexie’s on the Beach Owner, Nick Sovechles, voiced his frustration with the initial decision, stating it was hard to understand.

He argued the building was structurally sound and was at no higher risk than the surf club.

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After meeting with council Mr Sovechles said they were taking steps forward to re-establish the much-loved café.

“While reopening Lexie’s remains our preferred option, we understand that the issue of securing insurance for the building must first be resolved,” he said.

“In the meantime, we will work with City of Newcastle on options including a temporary café beside the Stockton Ferry Wharf.

“What is clear is that the Stockton community cannot take many more financial hits. It needs commercial ventures that attract people to Stockton, and a café near the very popular Children’s Active Play Hub is one way of doing that.”

City of Newcastle Infrastructure and Property Director, Ken Liddell, said the building was closed

Lexie’s on the Beach Head Chef Mel Gato. Photo: Peter Stoop

because of the risk it posed to public safety.

“We understand the direct impact this will have for the operators of the café, staff and its patrons, as Lexie’s is a muchloved and valuable part of the community,”he said.

Until a solution is confirmed staff at the café have been forced to find other jobs.

Lexie’s on the Beach Head Chef Mel Gato said the closure came as a

real shock.

“I’m in the same boat as everyone else,” she said.

“We had to rush out and find another job – we are devastated.

I’ve got a mortgage and three kids to look after.”

She is hopeful they will be able to reopen soon and continue to serve the community.

Go to newcastle.nsw.gov.au for more information.

- Elizabeth Symington

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news Survey to track coronavirus Do you have Type2Diabetes and are overweight?

Novatrials are seeking participants with Type 2 Diabetes for a clinical trial of an investigational oral medication for weight loss.

You may be eligible to participate if you: Are aged between 18– 65 (inclusive) Have Type 2 Diabetes Taking at least 1,000mg of Metformin a day (and not taking any other diabetic medication) Need to improve your blood sugar levels And you are able to attend appointments at our Kotara clinic (8 visits over 4 months) Participants receive study medication and study-related care from a dedicated medical team at no cost. Participants also receive travel expenses for attending appointments.

For further information please call 4089 3744 or email karen@novatrials.com.au

This study has been approved by Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee.

A national online influenza surveillance system will track the potential coronavirus outbreak in Australia and New Zealand.

FluTracking will provide a snapshot of the spread of respiratory illnesses at the community level and will help health authorities track and understand the severity of influenza or coronavirus in the area.

“There were over 40,000 participants in FluTracking in 2019 and we are hoping to have over 50,000 people in 2020,” Public Health Physician and FluTracking Coordinator, Craig Dalton, said.

Participants receive a weekly report and a map showing the latest FluTracking activity.

Dr Dalton from the University of Newcastle is urging everyone to join.

“Anyone can join, and it only takes 10 seconds per week to do the survey,” he said.

“We particularly need parents with young children and people living in rural and remote areas but welcome more people from the larger cities.”

Coronavirus has very similar symptoms to influenza and other respiratory viruses.

The key to differentiating it from influenza involves assessing changes in the burden and the severity of illness and the participants reports of their laboratory results for the virus.

Dr Dalton hopes the surveillance system will provide useful insight into coronavirus in Australia.

FluTracking is a partnership between the Australian and New Zealand governments, Hunter New England Local Health District, Hunter Medical Research Institute, and the University of Newcastle.

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Water Restrictions now apply Our region has returned to Level 1 water restrictions after the recent rain provided a small relief to our dams. From Monday 24 February, Level 1 water restrictions apply.

All hoses must have a trigger nozzle Outdoor watering before 10am or after 4pm only No hosing of hard surfaces such as concrete paths and driveways

Wash your vehicle using a trigger nozzle

No sprinklers or irrigation systems

Learn more at hunterwater.com.au Learn more at hunterwater.com.au

news Clock tower’s restoration

Make 2020 the year you step up to clean up.

The Maitland Town Hall clock tower’s transformation has begun, with restoration works underway this week.

Built in 1890, with the clock faces not installed until 1936, the tower has a rich history and is recognised as a cultural heritage item of state significance.

The planned works will be sympathetic to previous techniques and work towards preserving the building’s heritage.

Head contractor HBS Group will be completing the construction over the coming months.

The group is experienced with heritage works and will work with a Local Heritage Consultant and a specialised Heritage Structural Engineer.

According to Maitland City Council’s Senior Project Architect, Ben Griffin, the restoration is part of the ongoing asset management of the town hall.

“It’s really important that council respects the heritage significance of buildings like Maitland Town Hall, which is why the timeline to complete this work has been strongly considered to ensure it is done to the best possible standard,” he said.

There is a range of ongoing works happening at the town hall in addition to the current clock tower restoration.

These include works to address damp issues, as well as facility upgrades incorporated with the construction of the Maitland Administration Centre, starting later this year.

Go to maitland.nsw.gov.au for more information.

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Luci’s brave battle with breast cancer It took less than eight months for Luci Mackersey’s world to turn upside down.

From her quiet suburban existence in West Wallsend, the 32-year-old mother-of-two is now in a battle to save her life.

Luci has breast cancer.

After finding a lump in her left breast in May 2019, the slight Tamworth-born brunette underwent a biopsy and was told it was benign.

Yet by 13 January, at 33 weeks pregnant, a follow-up scan confirmed Luci had grade three breast cancer and treatment was required immediately.

Both Luci and her husband Tim believe the initial negative prognosis may have been because her body was saturated with hormones, having just suffered her second miscarriage.

Sadly, this time there was no mistake.

“I was in shock,” Luci said.

“I was 31 and I had a toddler to look after and a baby growing inside me.

“I was too far into my pregnancy to start any treatments, so doctors decided baby first, then chemo.

“I didn’t know how I was going to do this.”

Cancer, Luci soon learned, had no conscience.

“You don’t have to be in your 50s, you can be in your 20s, or even younger.

“No one in my family has cancer. I don’t know why I got it.”

On 23 January, a fortnight after first hearing ‘the C-word’, Luci had a full mastectomy.

Thirteen days later, baby Ada Amelia Mackersey was born by cesarean section at just 33 weeks on 5 February.

The two kilogram bundle did not leave neonatal care until earlier this week.

Today (Thursday 27 February), Luci will begin five-months of chemotherapy.

“I’m brave on the outside, but I’m scared on the inside,” Luci said.

“I’m dreading the chemo. Getting sick really scares me.”

For husband Tim, who works in food services at John Hunter Hospital, losing his wife of just 15 months is unimaginable.

“It was a kick in the guts when we first found out. I’m scared for her but we can only deal with

Brave Luci Mackersey continues her fight against cancer, supported by husband Tim and three-year-old daughter Zoe. Photo: Peter Stoop

this day-by-day at the moment,” he said.

Luci and Tim’s sisters have set up a GoFundMe page to help the young family.

Visit gofundme.com/f/luci039s-cancer-battle to donate or for more information.

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news Water restrictions downgraded A deluge of rainfall has lifted dam levels and brought about a downgrade in the region’s water restrictions.

NSW Minister for Water, Property and Housing, Melinda Pavey, announced the decision to cut back from level two to level one during a visit to Grahamstown Dam last week.

It follows significant rainfall across the Hunter.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, more than 190mm fell at Maitland, 122mm in Newcastle and just over 180mm in Cessnock within the past month.

“It has been a welcome relief to receive some much-needed rainfall after months of experiencing severe drought conditions in the Lower Hunter,” Ms Pavey said.

“While local dams haven’t made a full recovery, they are in better shape than they were, having lifted 10% to more than 62% capacity in just over a week.

“The Chichester catchment, in particular, has received decent falls, generating streamflow in

Grahamstown Dam at Raymond Terrace when it was only 56.9% full last December and the dam as of late last week.

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the Williams River and causing Chichester Dam to spill.

“Although this is a positive step in our drought recovery we are not out of the woods yet, which is why it’s really important that we all continue to use water wisely and save it wherever we can.”

Level one water restrictions permit outdoor watering before 10am and after 4pm with a trigger nozzle hose, and washing of vehicles with a bucket, trigger nozzle hose or pressure cleaner.

Restrictions on sprinkler use and hosing hard surfaces remain in place.

Hunter Water’s Acting Chief Executive, Graham Wood, encouraged the community to continue the great savings made since the introduction of water restrictions.

“Our community has shown us how much they love water by championing our water saving message and leading through action,” Mr Wood said.

“Since the start of level one water restrictions locals have reduced consumption by 20% compared with what we expected given these weather conditions.

“Whether it’s by reducing showers to four minutes, fixing leaks around the home or waiting for a full load before doing washing, we can all continue to play our part and conserve our precious resource.”

Go to hunterwater.com.au/restrictions for more information on water restrictions.

- Elizabeth Symington

Newcastle 2030 is Your Plan – tell us how we’re tracking.

We’re better together so let’s reflect on our achievements for Newcastle 2030, your Community Strategic Plan.

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Throughout March and April, City of Newcastle will be having city-wide conversations to check-in on how we’re delivering your vision as we transform into a smart, liveable and sustainable global city. newcastle.nsw.gov.au/yoursay

Cardiff Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group Chairperson Gavin Ord at Wilkinson Park.

Photo: Peter Stoop

Clean-up crew calling on the community to pitch in Communities from across the Hunter will gather to participate in Clean Up Australia Day this Sunday 1 March.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the annual event

and organisers hope it will be the biggest clean-up yet.

Thousands of groups across the country will participate in the national movement including, Cardiff Area Sustainable

Neighbourhood Group, hosting an event at Wilkinson Park, Cardiff.

Chairperson Gavin Ord hopes people will get behind the cause because he expects they will find a “fair bit of rubbish”.

“I think [Clean Up Australia Day] has been so effective because it is something little people can do,” he says.

“Most people want to help the community but don’t really have the time to be able to do it but if someone else has organised something and they can come along and volunteer for a few hours I think they really want to.

“There are no obligations, they can just help out for that day and feel more attached to the community.”

Gavin believes the best way to decrease littering is to lead by example.

“If people can see an example of anyone on the street just picking up any piece of rubbish, they’ve found, through long term studies, that is

one of the best ways to get people to pick up litter,” he says.

Clean Up Australia Day has close ties to the Hunter.

In 1987, the area hosted a CleanUp Lake Macquarie event, which inspired founders Ian Kiernan and Kim McKay to kick-start a national movement and bring together communities to clean-up their area.

Current chairperson and daughter of Ian, Pip Kiernan, says Australia creates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste each year, with most of it ending up in public spaces, waterways or landfill.

“We’ve been cleaning up Australia for 30 years, but Australians are creating more waste than ever, so we need more help,” Pip says.

The Cardiff event will start at 9am, with a clean-up of both the park and wetlands planned.

Go to cleanupaustraliaday.org.au to find an event in your local area or for more information.

- Elizabeth Symington

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Dive into the Wild West It will be water pistols at 10 paces when a new aqua fitness program targeting people with disability dives into West Wallsend Swim Centre.

The eight-week Wild West program will see participants take part in weekly 45-minute themed classes, complete with cowboy hats, water pistols, floats and other swim equipment made for people with physical and intellectual disability.

Lake Macquarie City Council’s Acting Manager Leisure Services, Paul Stone, said the program would be funded via a $9,600 Community Swimming Grant provided by the Australian Government and swimming’s governing body, Swimming Australia.

“While all of our aqua fitness classes are accessible for most people in the community, offering classes tailored for people with disability helps build participants’ confidence in the water,” Mr Stone said.

“It’s also a fantastic social outlet, contributing to ongoing mental and physical wellbeing.”

The classes will kick off in April at the swim centre.

Classes are already booked out by Sunnyfield Disability Services clients, but similar initiatives may be rolled out across the city.

Swimming Australia Chief Executive, Leigh Russell, said the more people who had access to swim lessons and water safety training, the better.

“Swimming is such a vital life skill, and I know this funding will go a long way in promoting and facilitating these skills to those most at risk in the community,” Ms Russell said.

Sunday 1 March 2020

Volunteer at one of the many clean-up sites in Lake Macquarie, including: Meeting point

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Bolton Point

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Bonnells Bay

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Beaumarias Park, Bellona Chase

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Cardiff

Wilkinson Park

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Charlestown

Attunga Park, Frederick St

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Highfields

Ellerslie Road (ramp to Pacific Highway)

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Morisset

North end of Bridge St

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Redhead

Belmont Wetlands State Park entrance, 119 Kalaroo Rd

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Speers Point boat ramp

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Speers Point Swimming Pool

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Speers Point

Tingira Heights

Corner Darjamur Cl & Burton Rd

8.30-10am

Wangi Wangi

Dobell Park, Dobell Dr

9am-noon

Woodrising

Woodrising Neighborhood Centre Car park, 10am-noon Haydenbrook Rd

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Athletes face the school of hard knocks A sniff of smelling salts and back you go.

That’s how 55-year-old Kotara Bears Rugby League Club’s Craig Woolcock remembers concussion back in the day.

“I was 19 and got knocked out cold,” he said.

“I can remember being given smelling salts, getting back up and running around again.

“The next thing I remember was being in the change rooms.

“It’s not a very nice feeling that’s for sure.”

Dizziness, confusion, headaches, nausea, irritability, memory loss and light sensitivity are all symptoms associated with concussion.

With collision sport season fast approaching, leading Newcastle brain trauma expert Dr Andrew Gardner warned concussion should not be ignored.

“By definition a concussion is any disturbance in normal neurological function,” Dr Gardner said.

“So, something as simple as an athlete reporting that they had ‘seeing stars’ or had ‘blurred vision’ or ‘feel pressure in the head’ meets criteria for concussion.”

Newcastle sporting clubs are heeding his

warnings.

Mr Woolcock said his junior rugby club was actively working to reduce the risk through altered play and protective headgear.

“At age five, a concussion is not likely as the rules are designed for safe play,” he said.

“No contact above the shoulder are the rules and referees are on the lookout for risky situations.

“During tackles, a child can submit, and the referee will stop play.

“This is designed to keep all the kids safe.”

Cardiff Hawks AFL Club spokesman Callan Buchan agreed modified play and education were paramount in reducing incidences of concussion.

“More progress has been made with changing the way a game is played by training players better and introducing or tightening rules to reduce the risk of head trauma,” he said.

Mr Buchan said the club was dismissive of headgear, not actively promoting it to parents.

“We have found that it provides a false sense of security and actually results in further head contact related issues as well as an increased risk of heat exhaustion.”

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Under-13s players from Cardiff Hawks and Nelson Bay Marlins AFL clubs test out protective headgear in a 2019 game and, inset, Newcastle brain trauma expert Dr Andrew Gardner examines brain scans.

Dr Gardner also warned against headgear.

“At present the currently available commercial products do not mitigate the risk of concussion,” he said.

“At the community level all concussion policy strongly advocates for a recognise, remove, refer policy. If there is any doubt about whether or not an athlete has sustained a concussion they should immediately be removed from play, not permitted to return to play the same day, and need to be seen as soon as possible by a medical practitioner.”

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cover story Local legend’s Surfest test It's the simple things that make Surfest special to Ryan Callinan.

The 27-year-old, who grew up a few streets back from Merewether Beach, will be the top local seed in the men's Surfest Newcastle Pro next month.

Following a solid championship tour last year, Callinan knows there is "good" pressure on his shoulders heading into a new season.

The world number 14 claimed some impressive results in 2019, placing third at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in Victoria, as well as fifth at the Margaret River Pro and Quiksilver Pro France.

Despite the lofty expectations, Callinan says he just can't wait to do what he loves in front of his home crowd.

"It's always nice to start the year off at home," he says.

"To be able to sleep in my own

bed, have those first few heats somewhere familiar, and just put the rashie on and get going."

This year's World Surf League (WSL) QS5000 event boasts prize money of US$120,000 and attracts the best male professional surfers in the world, including an honour roll littered with past world champions such as Tom Carroll, Barton Lynch, Mark Occhilupo, Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, and Joel Parkinson.

Callinan says Surfest is "huge" for the city of Newcastle.

"Just to see some of the world's best come to Newcastle and surf waves like everyone does around here all the time is pretty cool," he says.

"Everyone seems to love Newcastle when they come here from what I hear, and Surfest has done wonders.

"I'm sure there are other sporting

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Ryan Callinan at Newcastle Beach ahead of the Surfest Newcastle Pro next month. Photo: Peter Stoop

events in Newcastle that are just as big but, for me, in our world, this is almost as big as it gets."

Apart from Callinan, more than 300 entrants will contest the two main events - the Surfest Newcastle Pro and Doyle Partners Women's Pro - from Monday 2 to Sunday 8 March at Merewether.

World number 11 Julian Wilson is the number one seed in the men’s event, while France’s Johanne Defay, ranked eighth in the world, is the top seed in the women’s contest.

NSW Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney, Stuart Ayres, says Newcastle is a fitting - and welcome - host as 30 countries are set to be represented by 182 international surfers.

“Surfest 2020 is expected to attract more than 1,600 visitors to Newcastle and generate almost $2.1 million in tourism-related expenditure for the region,” he says.

Visit surfest.com for more.

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Old-time classics swing into Toronto A music concert has been organised by the Toronto Community Hub to bring back happy memories for people who love the old-time classics. It will take place on Monday 2 March at the hub’s hall (97 The Boulevarde, Toronto), starting at

2pm. Music will be provided by the Blackalls Swing Band, which specialises in reviving the era of the 1950s and ‘60s. Cost is $5 and includes afternoon tea. Call the community hub on 0427 519 900 for more information.

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The Newcastle Parkinson’s Support Group will host a film night as a fundraiser for its choir – Shake, Rattle and Roll – on Friday 13 March. Enjoy finger food and maybe a glass of wine before watching Military Wives at Event Cinemas Kotara. The movie starts at

6.15pm, with doors open and food served from 5.15pm. The Newcastle Parkinson’s Support Group was set up more than 30 years ago as there was no support for people with the disease. Tickets will be $20 per person. Call 0405 441 150 or go to trybooking.com/biedj for more.

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All German Day headed for foreshore A showcase event of fine German motor cars, including Mercedes Benz (MB), Porsche, Audi, BMW and VW, is set to purr into Newcastle Foreshore next month. The All German Day has been marked for Saturday 28 March. Coordinated by

Film night to act as fundraiser for choir

the MB Classic Car Club Newcastle and Hunter Valley, the event will also support Nobbys Surf Lifesaving Club. It attracts entrants from the local area, as well as Sydney and Canberra. Registration on the day from 7.30am; cost is $15 per vehicle.

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Region’s largest record, CD fair returns Ahoy music lovers – the Hunter’s largest record and CD fair will return on Saturday 28 March at Kotara High School (Lexington Parade, Adamstown). Stallholders from across the country will be offering a massive range of both new and second-hand

vinyl records and CDs. Thousands of records from all genres of music will be available. The Hunter Record Fair is held bi-annually, with a percentage of profits going to the high school’s P&C. It will go from 9am to 4pm; entry costs $3.

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Full of pastabilities Ready in less time than it takes to do homework, pasta has long been a go-to ingredient for busy families. Give your crew a carb-load before or after sports this season with these delicious Italian-inspired recipes.

Spaghetti with Prawns and lemon in Arrabbiata sauce 340g Barilla Spaghetti 1 jar Barilla Arrabbiata sauce 400g peeled prawns, tails on 1 clove garlic, chopped 1g chilli flakes 20g capers Âź glass dry white wine 20g parsley, chopped 1 lemon, zest and juice 40g butter, cubed Extra Virgin Olive oil Rock salt, for pasta water Sea salt, to taste

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil.

Once boiling, add rock salt. We recommend 7 grams per litre of water. Drop Spaghetti into the boiling salted water and cook as per instructions on the box.

In a large fry pan gently heat some Extra Virgin Olive oil. Add the garlic, and once golden in colour add the chilli, prawns and capers.

Season with salt and sprinkle with wine, allowing the alcohol to evaporate. Add the Arrabbiata sauce and bring to a simmer. Drain the pasta 2 minutes before the recommended time, saving 1 ladle of cooking water. Place the drained pasta and cooking water in with the sauce to finish cooking. Add butter, parsley, lemon zest and juice. Mix until well combined.

Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and top with parsley.

Casarecce with Spicy Salami, Saffron and Ricotta in Napoletana sauce

Serves 4 340g Barilla Casarecce 1 jar Napoletana sauce 100g spicy salami, cut julienne 1g saffron 1 clove garlic, chopped 40ml white wine 20g butter, unsalted 20g fresh basil, sliced 100g ricotta Extra Virgin Olive oil Rock salt, for pasta water

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Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil.

Once boiling, add rock salt. We recommend 7 grams per litre of water. Drop the Casarecce into the boiling salted water and cool as per instructions on the box. Heat a small amount of oil in a large fry pan, add salami and cook for 2 minutes or until golden. Add garlic and saffron.

Pour wine and allow the alcohol to evaporate.

Add the Napoletana sauce and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain the pasta 2 minutes before the recommended cooking time, reserving a small ladle of cooking water. Place pasta and cooking water in with the sauce to finish cooking.

Stir through basil and ricotta, mix until well combined then serve.

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OVER 50+ FREE THINGS TO SEE AND DO! Halla's story will feature during Lake Macquarie's International Women's Day celebrations.

Heroine's story supports international movement international date first observed in 1909.

Event organisers are hoping the variety of activities will help continue to raise awareness of inequality as well as celebrate the immense contribution women make in the community.

Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes’ International Women’s Day Morning Tea is set to start at 10.30am on Monday 9 March at the Holiday Inn Express, King Street, Newcastle. The city’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, Michelle Faithfull, will appear as a guest speaker.

Sunrise presenter Sam Armytage will be the guest speaker during a luncheon at Merewether Surfhouse on Thursday 12 March from 12.30pm. Tickets are $89 and available at trybooking.com.

The Union of Australian Women NSW is celebrating 70 years by hosting an International Women’s Day gathering at Club Charlestown on 6 March from 6.30pm. The event will headline guest speaker Kupakwashe Matangira, a youth ambassador and human rights activist, as well as the Newcastle People’s Chorus.

On Sunday 8 March, Newcastle will host an International Women’s Day Fearless Flowers Market outside Timeless Textiles on Hunter Street from 10.30am.

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The story of a 50-year-old woman living alone in the Icelandic mountains and raging war with her local aluminium industry will headline a celebration of International Women’s Day next month.

Woman at War, a 101-minute film about independent environmental activist Halla, will be screened at The Museum of Arts and Culture as part of Lake Macquarie City Council’s annual festivities.

Chief Executive Officer Morven Cameron said the film’s heroine made it a worthy choice.

“Women at War’s female lead stands up for what she believes in – exactly the kind of woman we want to celebrate and recognise here in Lake Macquarie,” she said.

However, according to Morven, celebrating should be followed by continued action.

“International Women’s Day is an important reminder of the continued effort needed to improve gender equality,” she said.

Woman at War will be screened on Saturday 7 March from 6:30pm.

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The film screening is one of several events to be held across the Hunter Region to mark an

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Music festival’s Newcastle pit stop Newcastle’s own punk cabaret band, The Pits, is set to open a national music festival when it hits the city.

The Drop Festival will transform Empire Park, Bar Beach, into a hive of activity and music on Saturday 7 March as some of Australia’s most loved music acts take to the stage.

Now into its third year, this edition promises to be better than ever, featuring sets from GRAACE, Kita Alexander, DZ Deathrays, Ball Park Music, Allday, Boy & Bear and The Presets.

The Pits guitarist and vocalist Mitch Irwin says the band is “both excited and nervous” for the show.

“We’re very excited to play,” he said.

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Apart from The Pits’ punk cabaret sound, there will also be Boy & Bear’s 1970s-inspired indie folk-rock music, Allday’s alternative hip-hop/rap and The Presets’ electronic tunes, offering something for everyone.

The all ages event starts at 1pm

and will go until 10pm.

The festival will also play at Manly, Coolangatta, Torquay and Busselton, with international dates to be released soon.

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probably be the biggest show we’ve played.”

He added that they were excited for the exposure it would bring.

Irwin said their performance would be “crazy circus music with brass instruments” as they bring their high voltage antics to the stage.

He described their sound as “heavy guitar, with heavy drums and brass instruments trying to replicate a crazy circus”.

The Drop Festival celebrates the quintessential Australian road trip and is dedicated to community, culture, local food and beverages, and a shared love of the ocean.

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Debut book awakens dormant passion It burned within her for two decades, yet it took Karuah mother Carmen Allen a little over a year to collate her first children’s book.

Molly’s Big Decision is an allegory about an orphan invited by the King to become a Princess and live within the Royal Palace.

By accepting the role, Molly Greenwood commits to undertaking secret missions, rewarded with magic tokens.

The story is a tale of joy, sadness, forgiveness, acceptance and kindness in the face of injustice.

Allen said the 80-page book, suitable for readers aged seven to nine, was the result of a childhood dream.

“I started writing it 20 years ago and saved it on a floppy disc,” she said.

“I was so unhappy with it I threw it in a drawer in disgust.”

Thankfully for her new fans, the manuscript was retrieved from its hiding place and tested on students at Tanilba Bay Primary School.

“The deputy principal and one of the teachers read the book to the kids and they loved it,” Allen said.

“So, I began the task of having it edited.”

Allen’s self-published work is a labour-of-love.

“I’ve written this book [because] children need to hear that they are unconditionally loved and accepted just as they are, warts and all,” she said.

Despite the personal cost involved, the TAFE Newcastle employee said the experience had opened the floodgates to create

Carmen Allen is set to launch her first children’s book.

more children’s stories.

“The book has been something positive and creative in an otherwise challenging year,” she said.

“I have loved escaping some of my tough days and going into Molly’s world for a while.”

Molly’s Big Decision will launch at the East Maitland Public Library on Saturday 7 March at 11am.

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Wild Atlantic Coast comes to life in art Textile artist Nicola Henley evokes the beauty and wildness of her Irish home in a Wild Atlantic Coast exhibition at Newcastle’s Timeless Textiles.

This accomplished artist brings an energetic new show for her return exhibition at Timeless Textiles.

Portraying the natural sculpting of wind and water on Ireland’s west coastline, she conjures the majesty of that environment in her new works.

“Over the last two years, I have also been inspired by the work of the English painter William Turner,” Henley said.

“I have tried to capture the skies, landscape, energy, colour and forces that I have experienced along the coast in my new collection.”

The textile works suggest birds in motion and offer hints of the landforms and rock formations seen in the unique limestone area of the Burren mountain ranges.

“The ranges, with their subtle and changing palette, deliver drama, which unfolds minute by minute,” she describes.

Working from field sketches, photos and memory, Henley develops a range of images in the studio.

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Artist Nicola Henley’s work on display at Timeless Textiles.

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These are then transferred onto silk screens using a photographic stencil process, then printed multiple times onto dyed calico.

Using brushes, the artist then works textile pigments into the surface, building up colour and texture before the piece is washed, then overprinted and painted again.

Her intricate works are then embroidered, using both hand and machine stitching, often applying a range of printed and hand-made Japanese papers.

The Wild Atlantic Coast exhibition will go until Sunday 8 March.

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What’s on HUNTER MELANOMA FOUNDATION SUPPORT GROUP: The group’s next meeting will take place on Thursday 27 February from 3pm at the NSW Cancer Council rooms (1/215 Pacific Highway, Charlestown). There will be a guest speaker from the Kaden Centre. Patients, families and carers are all welcome to attend. For more details call Lisa Hamilton on 0448 458 880.

STREET PAWS FESTIVAL: A free event celebrating the community and their dogs is on Saturday 29 February at The Station (corner of Scott and Watt streets, Newcastle). The inaugural Newcastle Street Paws Festival will include pet stalls, food trucks, kids’ activities, competitions for your pooch, and amazing prizes. It starts at 11am.

THE THINGS THAT MAKE US EXHIBITION: This group exhibition explores everyday objects and the role they play in shaping our lives.

Featuring ceramic works by Olivia Hamilton and photographic works by duo Jasmine Poole and Chris Sewell. The exhibition concludes on Sunday 1 March at Back to Back Galleries (57 Bull Street, Cooks Hill). Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 1pm. Call 4929 3677.

WILLIAM THE FOURTH: Enjoy morning tea on Newcastle harbour aboard William the Fourth on the first Sunday of every month, departing at 10.30am. The next cruise is on Sunday 1 March. It will share stories of Vera Deacon – writer, historian and Freeman of the City – living on the islands of the Hunter River. Go to trybooking.com/biaes or email williamthefourth87@gmail.com to book tickets. Call 0476 757 251 or 0419 241 731 or email williamthefourth87@gmail.com to ensure your tickets.

ADAMSTOWN MARKETS: Each Sunday from 7am to 12pm, corner of Glebe Road and Brunker Road, Adamstown. Browse around and find lots of bargains, tools, plants, fruit and vegetables, toys, games, jams and more.

See homemade clothing and textiles from 1910-1997, made by Florence Porter and her daughters, Ella and Hazel.

Homemade by the Porters is on Sunday 8 March at Miss Porter’s House Museum

NEWCASTLE ORIENTEERING CLUB: The UFOs are coming. Newcastle Orienteering Club’s Urban Foot Orienteering (UFO) Series will start on Wednesday afternoons in March and has offered a free mini course for juniors who are interested in giving the adventure sport a go. The first event will take place at Tumpoaba Reserve (79 Callan Avenue, Maryland) on Wednesday 4 March from 5pm. Go to newcastleorienteering.asn.au for more.

SENIORS CONCERT: Charlestown Uniting Church will host a Seniors Concert on Thursday 5 March from 11am at the church (24 Milson Street, Charlestown). Lunch will be provided at 12pm.

Gold coin donation.

THORNTON MARKETS: All the usual stalls, Trash and Treasure, a delicious barbecue, cakes and slices, tea and coffee, plants, jewellery, woodwork, and more. Come and grab a bargain at the Anglican church (corner of Taylor Avenue and Government Road, Thornton) on Saturday 7 March from 8am to 1pm. The Op Shop will also be open.

PROBUS CLUB OF WARATAH: The combined club meets at Hamilton North Bowling Club (Boreas Road, Hamilton North) on the fourth Monday of each month from 10am to 12pm.

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YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM: Rotary District 9670’s program allows a young person to travel overseas, where they are hosted by a Rotary club, as well as live with a host family and attend school for 12 months. It is open to interested students from 15 to 17 years of age. An information night will take place at Club Macquarie (458 Lake Road, Argenton) on Wednesday 4 March from 7pm. Go to ryear.org.au or contact Pam on 0437 479 886 for more information.

SINGALONG: Do you like to sing? Come and sing your favourite old hit parade songs. Members meet on the fourth Friday of each month from February to November at Caves Beach Uniting Church (52 Park Avenue, Caves Beach) from 11am until 1pm. A light lunch of two courses, plus tea and coffee is included. The cost is $5. Everyone is welcome. For further information, call Dot on 4972 1270.

HOMEMADE BY THE PORTERS: See homemade clothing and textiles from1910 to 1997, made by Florence Porter and her daughters, Ella and Hazel. On display are clothing and accessories plus exquisite crochet, lace and embroidered household linens. Marvel at the making and mending of yesteryear. This exhibition is on Sunday 8 March from 1pm to 4pm at Miss Porter’s House Museum (434 King Street, Newcastle West). Cost: $10 adults, $8 concessions, $25 family, children under five are free.

SELF-ESTEEM WORKSHOPS: The Hunter Women’s Centre is hosting two Self-Esteem Workshops at the Belmont Neighbourhood Centre (359 Pacific Highway, Belmont North). A Foundation’s Workshop is on Tuesday 17 March, followed by a Strategies Workshop on Tuesday 24 March. Call 4968 2511 to for more information or to register.

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Breathtaking in both its faultless family design and superior inclusions, this luxurious home is a testament to high calibre excellence. Recently built, it showcases flawless attention to detail, magnificent living and bedroom accommodation and boasts a collection of three alfresco spaces for seamless indoor/outdoor entertaining or peaceful relaxation.

For Sale $680,000 - $720,000 Auction Saturday 1-1.30pm View Saturday 1-1.30pm Agent Alison Bratby Mob 0411 295 991 Agent Troy Reeves Mob 0409 849 278

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• Stunning panoramic water views • Choice of living areas and multiple entertaining zones including a separate theatre room.

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• Take the lift or the stairs to the 2nd level.

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Other features include ducted air conditioning, double car automatic garaging and clever landscaping with an automated irrigation system. With direct access to the waterfront reserve and beach you can easily pop down for a paddle, morning swim or take a stroll along the coastal pathway into Nelson Bay. All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.

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4 Taranaki Place, Macquarie Hills Freshly Renovated with a Designer Eye Enjoying a peaceful position in the heart of Macquarie Hills, this showpiece home has just been comprehensively renovated to create a relaxed and modern retreat. Designed for easy living, the interiors present as-new and offer on-trend fixtures and fittings throughout. An open plan living zone is air-conditioned, flawlessly finished and connects with a designer kitchen, providing an ideal environment for entertaining or family time.

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53 Second Street, Cardiff South

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Excellent Entry Point into a High-Growth Suburb For Sale Ready to love while in its original condition, this classic 4-bedder presents as a solid Guide $500,000 - $550,000 home for the new buyer or investor while holding exciting future potential for renovators.

A spacious lounge with dining room connection, four bedrooms, an original kitchen, Inspect Saturday 10 - 10.30am two bathrooms and enclosed entertainment area provide a blank canvas begging for refurbishment to add modern style and substantial value.

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15 Northminster Way, Rathmines Architectural Excellence Paired with Shimmering Lake Views Showcasing a staggering level of quality and designed to impress the most discerning of tastes,this spacious family residence is a triumph of exemplary architecture and modern comfort. Its intuitive split-level design is tailor-made for effortless indoor/outdoor entertaining with interiors opening wide to reveal a covered alfresco balcony that takes in a full sweep of glittering lake views.

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6 Rens Street, Booragul An Untapped Opportunity with Lake Views This untapped 1940’s two-bedroom cottage is ripe for a complete makeover, rebuild or extension and sits on an impressively sized block with a perfect nor-easterly aspect capturing lake and district views. Full of charm and exuding a true holiday-home vibe throughout, the home presents well and is ready for enjoyment with current highlights including timber flooring, large picture windows and a cosy fire for the winter months.

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40 Blandford Street, Fennell Bay Waterfront Access, Lake Views and Wide Family Appeal With direct rear access to waterfront reserve and glistening lake views as an inviting backdrop, this home abounds with creature comforts and ticks all the boxes for a cherished family lifestyle.

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33 Paroo Avenue, Eleebana Luxurious Waterfront Living A captivating panorama that stretches northerly across picturesque Lake Macquarie creates a breathtaking ever-changing backdrop to the grand scale interiors of this master-built residence. Occupying an absolute waterfront setting with a private jetty surrounded by deep waters, this four-bedroom home is wrapped in windows with two lake-facing alfresco patios and dazzling views from all living areas.

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28 Bonarius Street, Warners Bay Awaiting Renovation or Development Tightly held and located in popular Warners Bay, this weatherboard cottage awaits renovation, rebuild or development on a near-level 1005sqm parcel.

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10.30 Miniseries: Butterfly. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.10 School Of Roars. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Rusty Rivets.

7.00 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.15 Dino Dana. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 8.25 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) 8.55 The Office. (PG) 9.40 Black Comedy. (M) 10.10 Whovians. (PG) 10.40 Archer. (M) 11.25 The Mighty Boosh. (PG) 11.55 30 Rock. (PG)

12pm House Of Wellness. 1.00 Bowls. Ultimate C’ship. Moama. Fourth quarterfinal. H’lights.

2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Dog Patrol. 4.30 Medical Rookies. 5.00 ICU. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World. (PG) 9.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Britain. 10.30 Selling Houses Aust. 12.30am Helloworld.

12pm Survival Of The Fittest. (M) 1.00 Xena. (M) 2.00 Baywatch. (PG) 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Clarence.

(PG) 4.15 Robot Wars. (PG) 5.15 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Cats & Dogs 2: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore. (2010, G) 7.30 MOVIE: A Knight’s Tale. (2001, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Conan The Destroyer. (1984, M) 12.10am Survival Of The Fittest. (M)

12pm NCIS. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 11.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M)

12pm UnREAL. 12.50 My House: The Real Pose. 1.45 Flophouse. 2.40 Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World. 3.40 ABC America: World News Tonight. 4.05 PBS News. 5.05 If You Are The One. 6.05 New Girl. 6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The X-Files.

(MA15+) 9.25 Love And Sex In An Age Of Pornography. (MA15+) 10.25 The Last Man On Earth. 11.15 The Feed. 11.45 VICE.

12pm Children’s Programs.

1.45 Mardis Gras + Me. 2.05 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Kung Fu Panda. 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point.

(PG) 8.45 Sailor Moon Crystal. (PG) 9.05 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. (PG) 9.30 Slugterra. 9.50 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 10.15 Close.

12pm Ice Road Truckers. (M) 1.00 Carter’s W.A.R. (PG) 2.00 Ax Men. (M) 3.00 American Restoration. (PG) 3.45 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 4.45 Pawn Stars. (PG) 5.15 Loose Screws. (PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Police Academy 3: Back In Training. (1986, PG) 7.30 Football. AFL State Of Origin Bushfire Relief. Victoria v All-Stars. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

11.00 MOVIE: Push. (2009, M)

12pm Galapagos.

1.05 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 2.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.55 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. (1974, PG) 5.30 Vet On The Hill. (PG) 6.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Pre-Match.

7.00 Cricket. ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. Match 12. England v Pakistan.

10.00 MOVIE: High Crimes. (2002, M) 12.30am My Favorite Martian.

12pm WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 The King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 Friends. (PG) 10.30 Supernatural. (PG) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Friday Briefing.

7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Holden: The End Of The Road. 8.00 Planet America’s Fireside Chat. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 Holden: The End Of The Road.

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SBS

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SBS VLND

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ABC NEWS

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Saturday

February 29

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 (ch 2) Endeavour. (M) 2.00 QI. (M) 2.30 Sperm Donors Anonymous.

(PG) 3.30 Fake Or Fortune? 4.30 Landline.

5.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 21. Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.20 Agatha Raisin. (M) 9.10 Inspector George Gently. (M) 10.40 Call The Midwife. (PG) 11.40 Rage: Mardi Gras Special. (MA15+)

12pm Horse Racing.

Australian Guineas and Chipping Norton Stakes. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE: The Day After Tomorrow.

(2004, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Taken. (2008, MA15+) 11.30 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG) 12am The Catch. (M)

12pm My Way. (PG) 12.30 It’s All Greek To Me. (PG) 1.00 Destination WA. 1.30 Big Pacific. (PG) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. 3.00 Getaway. (PG) 3.30 Rugby League. NRL Trial Match. Bushfire Appeal. Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG) 8.00 MOVIE: Wonder. (2017, PG) 10.20 MOVIE: Collateral Beauty. (2016, M) 12.10am Cold Case. (M)

12pm Pooches At Play. 12.30 The Living Room. (PG) 1.30 Buy To Build. 2.00 Australia By Design: Interiors. 2.30 Fishing Aust. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 4.30 Three Veg And Meat. 5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (M) 8.30 Ambulance. (M) 9.45 999: What’s Your Emergency? (M) 10.45 To Be Advised.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU European Championships.

3.30 Railway Journeys UK. 4.00 The Crystal Maze. (PG) 4.55 Travel Man. 5.25 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras. (PG) 10.30 Kylie Minogue’s Secret Night. (PG) 11.30 MOVIE: Milk. (2008)

12pm Children’s Programs.

7.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.15 Dino Dana. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Live At The Apollo. (M) 9.20 Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. (M) 9.50 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. (M) 10.35 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 11.05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 11.45 This Time With Alan Partridge. (M) 12.20am Live At The Apollo. (M)

12pm Malaysia Kitchen. 12.30 To Be Advised.

2.00 SA Weekender. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Creek To Coast.

3.30 Weekender. 4.00 Honey I Bought The House. 5.00 Horse Racing. Aust Guineas and Chipping Norton Stakes. 5.30 My Road To Adventure. 6.00 Helloworld. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

12pm Fanshaw & Crudnut. 12.30 Bakugan: Battle Planet. (PG) 1.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. (PG) 1.30 Clarence. (PG) 1.45 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. (PG) 2.15 The Perfect Adventure. (PG) 3.15 The Hold Down. (PG) 3.45 Robot Wars. (PG) 4.45 BattleBots.

(PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Escape From Planet Earth. (2013, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. (2013, M) 11.10 MOVIE: Underworld: Evolution. (2006)

12.30pm Monster Jam. 1.00 One Strange Rock. 2.00 Motor Racing. Dunlop Super2 C’ship. Round 1. H’lights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Porsche Carrera Cup C’ship. Round 1. H’lights. 4.00 WhichCar. (PG) 4.30 iFish Summer. 5.00 Escape Fishing. 5.30 Seafood Escape With Andrew Ettingshausen. 6.00 Cops. (PG) 6.30 Scorpion. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M)

1.30pm Front Up. (PG) 2.00 Nuts And Bolts. (M) 2.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.40 Insight. 3.40 Dead Set On Life. (PG) 4.05 PBS News. 5.05 ABC America: World News Tonight. 5.30 Earthworks. (PG) 6.20 RocKwiz. 7.40 The Curse Of Oak Island. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Always Shine. (2016) 10.05 MOVIE: Dead Ringers. (1988, M) 12.10am MOVIE: The Falcon And The Snowman. (1984, MA15+)

12.25pm Children’s Programs.

5.00 School Of Rock. 5.25 Lost In Oz. 5.50 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. (PG) 6.00 Kung Fu Panda. 6.25 What’s For Dinner?

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 The Crystal Maze. 7.50 Stacked! The Pack Down. 8.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.55 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.20 Slugterra. 9.45 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 10.05 Close.

12pm PBR Aust. 12.30 Timbersports.

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 World Of X Games.

2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars.

3.00 AFL Women’s. Round 4. Richmond v Geelong. 5.00 Towies. 5.20 Outback Truckers. 6.20 MOVIE: The Amazing SpiderMan 2. (2014) 9.00 Featuring the Group 1 TAB Aust Cup ($300,000). 10.00 MOVIE: 3:10 To Yuma. (2007)

12.20pm MOVIE: Pool Of London.

(1951, PG) 2.05 MOVIE: Odette. (1950, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. (1962, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven.

(1960, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Hot Fuzz. (2007, MA15+) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent.

12.05am Unforgettable. (M)

12pm Everybody Loves Raymond. 12.30 Charmed. (PG) 2.30 Becker.

(PG) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 5.00 Friends. (PG) 7.30 Kojak. (M) 8.30 Columbo. (M) 10.00 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (M) 11.00 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG) 11.30 Raymond. 12am Raymond. (PG) 12.30 Raymond.

12pm ABC News.

12.30 World This Week. 1.00 ABC News.

1.15 Planet America’s Fireside Chat. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Close Of Business. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 Holden: The End Of The Road. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 The Mix. 7.00 Late Programs.

ABC

ABC COM (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

Sunday

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7T WO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

March 1

NBN (ch 8)

9GO! (ch 88)

9GEM

WIN (ch 5)

BOLD

(ch 82)

(ch 51)

PEACH

(ch 52)

SBS

(ch 3)

SBS VLND

(ch 31)

ABC NEWS

(ch 24)

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 (ch 2) Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. 2.30 How To Stay Young.

3.30 The Mix. 4.00 Soccer. W-League.

Round 14. Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar.

6.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.30 Holden: The End Of The Road. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs. (PG) 8.30 Stateless. (M) 9.25 MOVIE: Tea With The Dames. (2018, M) 10.50 Line Of Duty. (MA15+) 11.50 Doc Martin. (PG)

12pm House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Helloworld.

(PG) 1.30 My Road To Adventure. (PG) 2.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under.

Highlights. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.30 Motorbike Cops. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 News. 7.00 My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals. (PG) 8.30 The Good Doctor. (M) 9.30 God Friended Me. (PG) 10.30 The Resident. (M) 11.30 Autopsy USA. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm Women’s Footy. (PG) 1.00 Netball. Bushfire Relief Match. Australian Diamonds v Super Netball All-Stars. 3.00 Giving Life. (PG) 3.30 Outback. 4.30 Explore TV Viking. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Customs. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (PG) 8.30 60 Minutes.

9.30 Released To Kill Again. (M) 10.30 See No Evil. (M) 11.30 Manifest. (M) 12.20am Cold Case. (M)

12pm The Living Room. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 1.30 To Be Advised.

3.30 WhichCar. (PG) 4.00 RPM. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 6.30 The Sunday Project.

7.30 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 10.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

(M) 11.30 The Sunday Project. 12.30am Shopping.

12pm WorldWatch.

12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. Herald Sun Tour. Highlights. 4.00 Cycling. Herald Sun Tour. Women’s Road Race. Highlights. 5.00 Cycling. Revolve24 Australia. Highlights.

5.30 Nazi Megastructures. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.30 Secrets Of Our Cities. (PG) 8.30 Michael Palin In North Korea. 9.25 Inside North Korea’s Dynasty. (PG) 11.20 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Rusty Rivets. 7.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.15 Dino Dana. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 9.10 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. (M) 10.00 Whovians. (PG) 10.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 11.45 Ross Noble: Stand Up Series. (M) 12.15am The Games. (PG)

12pm My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 1.00 All Clear.

(PG) 2.30 Bowls. Ultimate C’ship. Moama.

First semi-final. H’lights. 3.30 Travel Oz. (PG) 4.00 Escape To The Country.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 8.30 Air Crash Investigation: Deadly Inclination. (PG) 10.30 Hospital. (M) 11.45 Celebrity Botched Up Bodies. (MA15+)

12pm Lego City Adventures. (PG) 12.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. (PG) 1.00 Robot Wars.

(PG) 2.00 BattleBots. (PG) 3.00 MOVIE: Zathura: A Space Adventure. (2005, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: Short Circuit. (1986, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 2. (2011, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen. (2009, M) 11.45 Science Of Stupid. (M) 12.15am BattleBots. (PG)

12pm The Doctors.

(PG) 1.00 Motor Racing. Stadium Super Trucks. H’lights. 2.00 Monster Jam. 2.30 One Strange Rock. 3.30 Fishing Aust.

4.00 Cops. (PG) 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish Summer. 5.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.20 CSI: Miami. (MA15+) 11.15 CSI: Miami. (M)

2pm Front Up. (PG) 2.30 Jasper And Errol’s First Time. (M) 2.55 PopAsia TV. (PG) 3.55 ABC America: World News Tonight. 4.25 Insight. 5.25 Climate Crisis: Make The World Greta. (PG) 6.05 Drowning In Plastic. 7.40 Hoarders. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: Scientology: Going Clear.

(2015, M) 10.45 Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras. (PG)

12.20pm Deadly Pole To Pole.

12.50 Children’s Programs. 3.10 The Crystal Maze. (PG) 4.05 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Kung Fu Panda. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 The Crystal Maze. (PG) 7.45 Shaun The Sheep. 7.55 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 8.20 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.40 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.10 Slugterra. (PG) 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9.55 Rage. (PG)

12pm Blue Water Savages.

1.00 Fishy Business. 1.30 Night Thunder. 2.30 Loose Screws. 3.00 AFL Women’s. Round 4. St Kilda v Fremantle. 5.00 AFL Women’s.

Round 4. Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants.

7.00 MOVIE: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

(2010, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. (2014, M) 11.45 Pawn Stars.

12.15am Aussie Lobster Men.

12.30pm The Garden Gurus.

1.00 Getaway. (PG) 1.30 MOVIE: The Moonraker. (1958, G) 3.15 MOVIE: The Alamo. (1960, PG) 6.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Pre-Match.

7.00 Cricket. ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. Match 16. England v West Indies.

10.00 MOVIE: Firewall. (2006, M) 12.05am The Price Of Duty. (M)

12pm Neighbours.

(PG) 12.30 Charmed. (PG) 1.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 2.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(PG) 3.00 The King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 9.00 To Be Advised.

10.00 Will & Grace. (PG) 11.30 Frasier. (PG) 12am The Middle. (PG) 12.30 Shopping.

12pm ABC News.

12.30 Close Of Business. 1.00 ABC News.

1.30 The Mix. 2.00 ABC News. 2.25 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 Foreign Correspondent. 6.00 ABC News Weekend.

6.15 Planet America’s Fireside Chat. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Late Programs.

ABC

ABC COM (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7T WO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

NBN (ch 8)

9GO! (ch 88)

9GEM

(ch 82)

WIN (ch 5)

BOLD

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PEACH

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SBS

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SBS VLND

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ABC NEWS

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Monday

March 2

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 (ch 2) Landline. 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Escape From The City.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG) 5.00 The Repair Shop.

5.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 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 Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets. (M) 12.10am Rage. (MA15+)

12pm MOVIE: The Stepchild.

(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 My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals. (PG) 9.00 9-1-1. (M) 10.00 S.W.A.T. (M) 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Proven Innocent. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

(PG) 1.00 Mom. (M) 1.30 Married At First Sight. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (M) 9.15 MOVIE: Trainwreck. (2015, MA15+) 11.40 Chicago Med. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Australian Survivor: All Stars.

(PG) 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Three Veg And Meat.

4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Australian Survivor: All Stars. (PG) 9.00 Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

10.00 2018 Montreal Comedy Festival. (M) 11.00 WIN News. 12am The Project.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Rusty Rivets. 7.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.15 Dino Dana. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 8.25 Upstart Crow. (PG) 8.55 The Office. (PG) 9.40 The Games. 10.05 Peep Show. (M) 10.35 Bounty Hunters. (M) 11.05 30 Rock. (PG) 11.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 12.10am The Office. (PG)

1pm Greatest Cities Of The World. (PG) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice.

3.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 4.30 The Zoo. 5.00 Crash Investigation Unit. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (M) 10.30 Liar. (M) 11.30 Brit Cops. (M) 12.30am Trial & Error. (M)

12pm Weather Top Ten. (PG) 2.00 Baywatch. (PG) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 Lego City Adventures. (PG) 4.00 Clarence. (PG) 4.15 Robot Wars. (PG) 5.15 American Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Expendables 3.

(2014, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Gamer. (2009, MA15+) 11.55 Big Bang. (PG) 12.20am Making Of Bad Boys 3. (M) 12.30 Surfing Australia TV.

12pm NCIS. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.20 48 Hours.

11.15 Super Rugby Wrap.

Basketball. NBA. Orlando Magic v Minnesota Timberwolves. Replay. 2.00 Basketball. NBA. Replay. 4.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 4.10 This Week. 5.05 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.05 New Girl. (M) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 8.30 The X-Files. (MA15+) 9.25 Homeland.

(MA15+) 10.25 Instinctive Desires. (MA15+) 12.15am Halfworlds. (MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.00 Kung Fu Panda. (PG) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep.

7.35 All Hail King Julien. (PG) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 8.20 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.45 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.15 Slugterra. 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9.55 Rage. (PG) 10.55 Close.

12pm PBR Aust. Replay.

12.30 PBR Aust. Replay. 1.00 Bloopers. 2.00 Ax Men. 3.00 Blokesworld. 3.30 Inside West Coast Customs. 4.30 Timbersports. 5.00 Loose Screws. 5.30 American Restoration. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 American Pickers. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Enforcer. (1976, MA15+) 10.35 Summernats.

12pm My Way. 12.30 Making Of Little Women.

12.40 Days Of Our Lives. 1.35 The Young And The Restless. 2.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Pre-Match. 3.00 Cricket. ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. Match 18. Aust v NZ. 6.00 To Be Advised. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 10.40 The Commander. 12.10am Destination WA.

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Raymond.

(PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 10.00 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 10.30 Raymond. 11.30 James Corden.

(M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.40 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament.

3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight.

8.45 The Business.

9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30.

ABC

ABC COM (ch 22)

ABC ME (ch 23)

Tuesday

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7T WO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

March 3

NBN (ch 8)

9GO! (ch 88)

9GEM

(ch 82)

WIN (ch 5)

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12pm WorldWatch.

2.00 Nazi Megastructures.

(PG) 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. (PG) 3.30 Russia 1917: Countdown To Revolution.

(PG) 4.30 The Supervet. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Planet Expedition.

(PG) 8.30 Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. (PG) 9.30 Medical Mavericks. (M) 10.30 SBS News.

11.05 The World Game. 11.40 The Last Wave. (MA15+)

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12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.55 Four (ch 2) Corners. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Escape From The City. (PG) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG) 5.00 The Repair Shop. 5.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG) 6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.20 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico. (PG) 10.20 To Be Advised. 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.25 Q+A.

12pm MOVIE: Happy Face Killer. (2014, 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 My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals. (PG) 9.00 The Good Doctor. (M) 10.00 Gold Digger. (M) 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Proven Innocent. (M)

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

(PG) 1.00 Mom. (M) 1.30 Married At First Sight. (M) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (M) 9.00 Paramedics. (M) 10.00 Botched. (M) 11.00 Chicago Med. (M) 11.50 Cold Case. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Australian Survivor: All Stars.

(PG) 2.40 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Three Veg And Meat.

4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Australian Survivor: All Stars. (PG) 9.00 NCIS. (M) 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.00 WIN News. 12am The Project.

12pm WorldWatch.

12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off. (M) 2.50 Railway Journeys UK. 3.25 Who Do You Think You Are? 4.25 Italy Unpacked. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.30 Great Australian Railway Journeys.

(PG) 8.30 Insight. 9.35 Dateline. 10.05 The Feed. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 The Twelve.

(MA15+) 12am The Good Fight. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.10 School Of Roars. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Rusty Rivets.

7.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.15 Dino Dana. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 8.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.05 The Office. (PG) 9.50 Brassic. (M) 10.35 Timewasters. (M) 11.00 Peep Show. (M) 11.30 30 Rock. (PG) 12.10am Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M)

12pm Helloworld. (PG) 12.30 All Clear.

(PG) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 4.30 The Zoo. 5.00 Crash Investigation Unit.

(PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Cold Case. (M) 9.30 Without A Trace. (M) 10.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 12.30am Trial & Error. (M)

12pm Survival Of The Fittest. (M) 1.00 Xena. (M) 2.00 Baywatch. (M) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Clarence.

(PG) 4.15 Robot Wars. (PG) 5.15 American Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Young Sheldon. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: The Break-Up. (2006, M) 11.10 Big Bang. (PG) 11.35 Young Sheldon.

(PG) 12am Survival Of The Fittest. (M)

12pm NCIS. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 CSI: Miami. (MA15+) 10.20 In The Dark. (M) 11.15 The Mentalist. (PG)

12pm NBL. Finals Series. Replay. 2.00 NBL. Finals Series.

Replay. 4.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 4.10 PBS News. 5.15 If You Are The One. (PG) 6.15 New Girl. (M) 6.40 MythBusters. (PG) 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 8.30 The X-Files. (MA15+) 9.25 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. (M) 11.10 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly.

12.05am Christians Like Us.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.00 Kung Fu Panda. 6.25 BTN Newsbreak.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (PG) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 All Hail King Julien. 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 8.20 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.45 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.15 Slugterra. 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9.55 Rage.

(PG) 10.55 Close.

12pm American Pickers. 1.00 Carter’s W.A.R. 2.00 Ax Men. 3.00 Bloopers. 3.30 Inside West Coast Customs. 4.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 9.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.30 Vegas Rat Rods. 11.30 Graveyard Carz. 12.30am Bloopers.

12pm New Tricks.

(M) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives.

(M) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (M) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 5.30 Vet On The Hill. (PG) 6.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup PreMatch. 7.00 Cricket. ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. Match 20. West Indies v South Africa. 10.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) 12am Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Seinfeld.

(PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 The Conners. (PG) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 10.00 Two And A Half Men. (M) 10.30 2 Broke Girls. (M) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.40 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament.

3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight.

8.45 The Business.

9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30.

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12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 (ch 2) Press Club. 1.30 The Breakfast Couch. 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Think Tank.

5.00 The Repair Shop. 5.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Black Comedy. 9.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.15 Planet America. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.15 Four Corners.

12pm MOVIE: The Secret Sex Life Of A Single Mom. (2014, 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 My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals. (PG) 9.00 First Dates Australia. (M) 10.10 First Dates Australia. (PG) 11.20 The Latest: Seven News. 11.50 Temptation Island USA. (MA15+) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

(PG) 1.00 Mom. (M) 1.30 Married At First Sight. (M) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight.

9.00 Doctor Doctor. (M) 10.00 New Amsterdam. (M) 11.00 Lethal Weapon. (MA15+) 11.50 Westside. (MA15+)

12pm Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 Australian Survivor: All Stars.

(PG) 2.40 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 Three Veg And Meat. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor: All Stars. (PG) 8.30 Bull. (M) 9.30 Bull. (M) 10.30 The Project. 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am Stephen Colbert. (PG)

12pm WorldWatch.

12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off. (M) 2.50 Dateline. 3.25 Insight.

4.25 Italy Unpacked. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone. (PG) 8.30 Dublin Murders.

(MA15+) 9.35 Project Blue Book. (M) 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Homeland. (MA15+) 12am MOVIE: Homesick. (2015)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.10 School Of Roars. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Rusty Rivets.

7.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.15 Dino Dana. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 This Time With Alan Partridge.

(M) 9.05 The Office. (PG) 9.25 The Office.

(M) 9.45 Live At The Apollo. (M) 10.35 Dead Pixels. (MA15+) 11.00 The Mighty Boosh.

(M) 11.30 30 Rock. (PG) 12.10am QI. (PG)

12pm Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 Greatest Cities Of The World. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 The Zoo. 5.00 Crash Investigation Unit. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 8.30 Extreme Railways.

(PG) 9.30 Mighty Trains. (PG) 10.30 Greatest Cities Of The World. (PG) 11.30 Mighty Planes. 12.30am Air Crash Investigation.

12pm Survival Of The Fittest. (M) 1.00 Xena. (M) 2.00 Baywatch. (M) 2.50 Making Of Bad Boys 3. (M) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Clarence.

(PG) 4.15 Robot Wars. (PG) 5.15 American Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: The Hurt Locker. (2008, MA15+) 11.40 Big Bang. (PG) 12.10am Survival Of The Fittest. (M)

12pm NCIS. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (MA15+) 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.20 NCIS. (M)

12pm UnREAL. 12.50 My House: The Real Pose. 1.15 What Would Diplo Do? 1.45 American Boyband. 2.10 Fubar: The Age Of The Computer. 2.40 Jungletown. 3.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista.

3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 If You Are The One. 6.05 New Girl. 6.30 MythBusters. 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The X-Files. 9.25 Drowning In Plastic. 11.40 MOVIE: Masters Of The Universe. (1987)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.00 Kung Fu Panda. 6.25 BTN Newsbreak.

6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover.

7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 All Hail King Julien. (PG) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 8.20 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.45 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.15 Slugterra. 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 9.55 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Close.

12pm Vegas Rat Rods. 1.00 Carter’s W.A.R. 2.00 Ax Men. 3.00 Bloopers. 3.30 Inside West Coast Customs. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Family Guy. 11.30 Futurama. 12am LPL Pro. Rainbow Six Siege. Round 1.

12.10pm Vet On The Hill. (PG) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives.

(M) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (M) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) 5.30 Vet On The Hill.

(PG) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. (PG) 10.40 Major Crimes. (M) 11.35 Cold Case.

(M) 12.30am My Favorite Martian.

12pm WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 The King Of Queens.

(PG) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 2 Broke Girls. (M) 10.30 The Middle. (PG) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News.

7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The Drum.

10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News.

11.30 7.30.

12pm MOVIE: The Trainer.

(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 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. (PG) 9.00 Modern Family. (PG) 9.30 Modern Family. (PG) 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Celebrity Obsessed. (M) 12am Scandal. (M)

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

(PG) 1.00 Mom. (M) 1.30 Married At First Sight. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Fate Of The Furious.

(2017, M) 11.10 World’s Wildest Flights. (PG) 12.05am Armed And Deadly. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 Ambulance Australia. (M) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 Three Veg And Meat. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

(PG) 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 Ambulance Australia.

8.30 Gogglebox.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 WIN News.

12.30am The Project.

12pm WorldWatch.

1.55 Marie Antoinette’s Secret Versailles. (M) 2.55 Railway Journeys UK. 3.25 Hitler And Paris: The Untold Story.

(PG) 4.30 Italy Unpacked. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. (PG) 8.30 Secrets Of Britain. (M) 9.35 The Little Drummer Girl. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Deep State. (MA15+) 11.50 Fargo. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.10 School Of Roars. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Rusty Rivets.

7.00 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.15 Dino Dana. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 9.00 Whovians.

(PG) 9.35 The Office. (M) 10.15 Sammy J. (PG) 10.20 Brassic. (M) 11.10 Inside Amy Schumer. (MA15+) 11.30 30 Rock. (PG) 12.10am QI. (PG)

12pm My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 1.00 Greatest Cities Of The World. (PG) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.30 Mighty Trains. (PG) 4.30 Mighty Planes. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 Judge John Deed. (M) 10.30 Jonathan Creek. (M) 11.30 Dog Patrol. (PG)

12pm Survival Of The Fittest. (M) 1.00 Xena. (M) 2.00 Baywatch. (M) 3.00 Pokémon. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Clarence. (PG) 4.15 Robot Wars. (PG) 5.15 American Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Survivor: Winners At War. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Wolf Of Wall Street.

(2013, MA15+) 12.05am Survival Of The Fittest. (M)

12pm NCIS. (M) 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Nash Bridges. (M) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 9.30 Madam Secretary. (PG) 10.30 The Code. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (M)

12pm UnREAL. 12.50 Twiz And Tuck. 1.15 What Would Diplo Do? 1.45 American Boyband. 2.10 Fubar: The Age Of The Computer. 2.40 Jungletown.

3.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 If You Are The One. 6.05 New Girl. 6.30 MythBusters. 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The X-Files.

9.25 Couples Therapy. 10.30 Full Frontal.

10.55 How To Rob A Bank.

12pm Children’s Programs.

6.00 Kung Fu Panda. (PG) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 All Hail King Julien.

(PG) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 8.20 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.45 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 9.15 Slugterra. 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Close.

12pm The Simpsons.

(M) 12.30 American Dad! (M) 1.00 Family Guy. (M) 1.30 Futurama. (PG) 2.00 Ax Men. (M) 3.00 Bloopers. (PG) 3.30 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 4.30 Graveyard Carz. (PG) 5.30 American Restoration. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

(2014, M) 11.10 Sarah Connor Chronicles.

12pm Keeping Up Appearances.

12.40 Days Of Our Lives. 1.35 The Young And The Restless.

2.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup PreMatch. 3.00 Cricket. ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. First semi-final. 6.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 6.30 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Pre-Match. 7.00 Cricket. ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. Second semifinal. 10.00 MOVIE: The Sentinel. (2006)

12pm WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Medium. (M) 3.00 The King Of Queens.

(PG) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 The Middle. (PG) 10.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.40 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament.

3.15 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight.

8.45 The Business.

9.00 The Drum. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30.

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12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Adam (ch 2) Hills: The Last Leg. 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Escape From The City.

4.00 Think Tank. (PG) 5.00 The Repair Shop.

5.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Doctor Who. (PG) 9.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 9.40 QI. (M) 10.10 To Be Advised. 10.40 ABC Late News.

11.15 Informer. (M) 12.15am Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets. (M)

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celebrity birthday REBEL WILSON 2 March 1980 Rebel has many great ideas. She will reconnect with people she’d almost forgotten about and they’ll be thrilled to hear from her. Everything is going her way, her confidence is growing in leaps and bounds. However, she needs to be careful of browbeating others, or she risks destroying perfectly good friendships and associations.

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CANCER 22 JUNE – 22 JULY

LIBRA 24 SEPT – 23 OCT

CAPRICORN 22 DEC – 20 JAN

Your mind could be cluttered up with some unnecessary or even silly problems which have become disproportionate. As a result, you’re not at your most assertive or determined. Perhaps you’re more tired than you realise. Take heart; things change on 21 March when the Sun enters your sign.

There may be a few trying days ahead but it’s a temporary glitch, possibly caused by someone close to you being unnecessarily disagreeable. Visitors from overseas will also feature, and mixing business with pleasure will be excellent for all concerned. Your entertaining skills will be appreciated.

It looks like your love life will be

You recognise a good investment when you see one. However, you’ll feel challenged because on one hand, ‘investing’ in it could feel like an extravagance, but on the other, you might get such a strong gut reaction to it that it’ll be hard to resist. Trust your instincts.

TAURUS 21 APR – 21 MAY

If you’ve been experiencing financial issues, these are likely to be resolved after 21 March when you will move forward and put plans into action. A superb influence from Venus comes your way from 5 March, which will enliven your romantic life. Singles, a new relationship is distinctly possible.

Mercury is being distinctly unhelpful at the moment. It’s possible you’ll experience delays or complications when making arrangements with friends and acquaintances. Doublecheck times of arrival, meeting places and details, otherwise they – or you – will turn up an hour early or late, or even mistake the date!

GEMINI 22 MAY – 21 JUNE In March, both your physical and intellectual energy is very high.

However, you might be prone to speak out of turn and upset people more than you realise. Being consciously aware of this will help because then your quickwitted responses will hit the mark.

LEO 23 JULY – 23 AUG

particularly dreamy and delicious for most of March. However, on the work front you might experience muddles and confusion due to other people’s carelessness or forgetfulness. But you’ll be diplomatic as usual, and will bear all this with a patient shrug.

SCORPIO 24 OCT – 22 NOV

AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 19 FEB

VIRGO 24 AUG – 23 SEPT

satisfaction!

An interesting month lies ahead, especially if you’ve just met someone new. You might experience a full gamut of emotions because you love your independence and that rather special lifestyle, but if you deepen your blossoming relationship, you realise compromises will have to be made down the track.

In March, your usually good communications skills will be subpar, especially when in discussion with your partner. If you’re making plans, realise that before 25 March it will be difficult to finalise them because you may be talking at cross purposes.

Just take some breathing space before making decisions.

SAGITTARIUS 23 NOV – 21 DEC

PISCES 20 FEB – 20 MAR

It’s an ideal time to go with the flow, especially with any suggestions put to you involving your personal or business interests. If you’re in the mood to take a risk, listen to your intuition as it’s particularly in tune at the moment. The result: fun and

In March, keep most of your inspired ideas to yourself for a while rather than confiding all of them in someone else. The coming month is one of agreement, harmony and love, offering opportunities for happy moments spent with the people you love most.

The planets suggest it is an ideal time to think more about travel – not only rewarding trips to countries or places you’ve not visited before, but journeys of an intellectual kind. Such journeys could put you in touch with new and fascinating interests.

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My favourite things ACTING Given my speech impediment in my younger years, I was never given the chance to act on stage until my high school needed a singer to perform Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore. The bug was then caught. I studied Communications at Charles Sturt Uni and after 20 years of running my own theatre company, I’ve lost count of the number of performances I’ve been a part of.

COUNTRY DRIVING I have driven around Australia about four times, including in 1981, when I drove a Holden Torana across the country for 11 months.

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WRITING My first novel, The Red Dust, published through Black Cockie press and distributed through Angus and Robertson has been very well received with rave reviews. My second novel, Trouble at the Pearly Gates, will be published later this year.

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