Coffs Coast News Of The Area 11 August 2023

Waterbug Open Day stall at Bello markets

By Andrea FERRARI

OzGREEN is partnering with Inspiring Australia to host a National Science Week ‘Waterbug Open Day’ stall at the Bellingen Growers Market on Saturday 12 August.

This interactive event is an opportunity for people to learn about the role waterbugs play in helping scientists and the community understand the health of the Bellinger River. Activities involve waterbug challenges and

prizes.

Bellingen Riverwatch co-coordinator Sam Daykin told News Of The Area, “OzGREEN’s Macro Open Day is so important for our community as we are aiming to foster curiosity amongst all ages and make science fun and accessible to everyone.

“This event is part of a bigger citizen-science program, Bellingen Riverwatch, which has more than 60 volunteers come together across two programs to gather data, educate the community, and help protect our river systems.

“Participating in initiatives like these offers vital opportunities

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to proactively care for and preserve our natural environment, ensuring the protection of our rivers and ecosystems for generations to come,” he said.

“We invite people of all ages to the stall and embark on a captivating adventure into the realm of macroinvertebrates.

“We are aiming to foster curiosity amongst all ages with this event and make science accessible to everyone . . . and fun.”

Amy Denshire, Bellingen Riverwatch program manager said the rivers of the Bellinger and Kalang catchments were unique and some of the healthiest rivers in Australia.

“All residents and tourists need to work together to protect what we have,” she said.

“Events like these help raise awareness about river health, the role that waterbugs play in the ecosystem, and the threatened species that rely on these rivers,” she said.

Bellingen Riverwatch began following a severe mortality event of the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle in 2015.

This turtle is now listed as critically endangered and scientists estimate there are less than 200 turtles left in the river.

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Sam and Amy urged people to go along and hear more about this and numerous other projects and find out how to participate in future citizen-science activities.

Visit the market stall anytime between 8am and 11am, or if you would like an event reminder emailed to you, register at www.ozgreen.org/waterbug-open-day.

Any questions, email Sam at sam@

This National Science Week project is an OzGREEN initiative supported by the Australian Government.

Part funded by the Bellingen Shire Council, it is supported by the Department of Planning and Environment’s Saving our Species Program.

Voice workshop tomorrow

ANYONE interested in finding out more about the Voice to Parliament referendum or wanting to know how to talk about it with family and friends, is urged to attend

a workshop tomorrow.

The workshop will be at the Cavanbah Centre, in Coffs Harbour, tomorrow, Saturday, August 12th, from 2pm until

5:30pm.

Tickets and information can be found at humantix.com or by emailing yes23. coffssurrounds@gmail.com

ozgreen.org.au.

q Working in groups to understand more about life in Bellinger River water.

q Locals get involved with OzGREEN’s citizen science programs.

q Bellingen Riverwatch co-coordinator Sam Daykin with interested young people watching waterbugs.

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Sunday, August 20, from 4pm to 9:30pm to gather cash. keep the educational, research, rehabilitation and rescue facility open.

announced it had entered voluntary administration to manage the financial

evening program (6:30pm9:30pm).

Guests can enjoy live music, food and drink trucks, face painting (gold coin donation), animal encounters, dolphin and Australian sea lion presentation, raffles and prizes.

All proceeds from the event will go towards keeping the iconic marine conservation park open and the marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation programs running.

"We are grateful for the support of our community," said managing director Terry Goodall.

opportunity for people to come together and help us stay open so we can keep doing what we do best, caring for marine wildlife."

DMCP is a leading marine conservation organisation that has saved wildlife for more than 52 years.

The park is home to various marine animals, including dolphins, Australian sea lions, little blue penguins and turtles.

DMCP also operates a marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre that cares for injured, sick and

including sea turtles and seals.

One of the seals is Felix, a New Zealand fur seal brought into the park with a suspected shark bite after some concerned citizens alerted the team.

After a slow start, Felix is doing well and eating more than 1.5kg of fish a day.

The seal has gained a couple of kilograms and is improving every day.

Life Sciences manager Tiga Cross said that Felix's wound was healing well, and the team was optimistic he

will soon be released back to the ocean.

She urged the community to get behind the Fun Raiser.

"We are the voice of wildlife, like Felix,” she said.

"Without us, who will help them?

"Come and see what we do, meet some amazing animals and have fun.

"We have a great program planned, and all proceeds will help us stay open so we can keep helping animals like Felix," said Tiga.

Felix is the first NZ Fur Seal Pup to be cared for in the facility's new seal rehab pool, built with a Wildlife Heroes Grant from the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife.

"We collaborated with FAWNA NSW Inc. (For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid) to apply for and achieve the grant.

"These grants are greatly appreciated but are competitive and never guaranteed.

"That's why we must raise funds to keep DMCP open," said Terry Goodall.

"Without the marine conservation park, we couldn't save the hundreds of marine animals like Felix every year." For more information about the event, please visit the Dolphin Marine Conservation Park Facebook Event page or website https:// dolphinmarineconservation. com.au

q Felix is the first NZ Fur Seal Pup to be cared for at the Dolphin Marine Conservation Park in Coffs Harbour.

q Felix, a NZ Fur Seal, was brought into the park with a suspected shark bite after some concerned citizens alerted the team at the park.

Coastal estuaries program adopted

By Andrew VIVIAN

THE City of Coffs Harbour recently adopted a program to help improve the future health and enhance the leisure opportunities, at Darkum Creek, Woolgoolga Lake, Willis Creek and Hearnes Lake.

The Woolgoolga Region Estuaries Coastal Management Program was released for community feedback in February and March 2022 and attracted 5 submissions.

The estuaries are major assets of the Coffs Coast and provide a stunning natural environment, a multitude of recreational opportunities, and are a cornerstone of the coastal lifestyle that is so highly valued by the local community and visitors alike.

However, they are facing increasing pressures from upper catchment agricultural land usage, urban development, and climate change.

The program identified management issues and risks, and developed a series of key actions to help mitigate their effects, initially through a 10-year plan.

The actions address

the key threats of coastal and catchment inundation, water-quality impacts, water extraction, biodiversity and habitat loss, preservation of Indigenous cultural heritage, and impacts from climate change.

Councillors also voted to make compliance activities an integral part of the program’s waterquality monitoring and to set out to NSW Local Land Services that public/ environmental advocacy representation needs to be an integral part of the planned Coffs Harbour Intensive Horticulture Environmental Program (CHIEP).

The plan will be sent to the state government for certification.

With the coastal management program in place, the City of Coffs Harbour is now able to apply to government for funding to begin the work.

Maxine Rowley, an environmental scientist, who compiled a report about pesticide contamination of Hearnes Lake, told News Of The Area the program was well put together.

However, she had some

concerns.

“We already know that there are water-quality issues, so rather than monitor water quality, it might be better to focus on actions to effectively improve it,” she said.

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Ms Rowley said it was

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q Water quality is a major issue in the Woolgoolga estuaries.

Replacing rubbish with classics a labour of love

By Mary KEILY

THERE’S an EH Holden panel van, not quite finished yet, in a shed in the Bello shire.

It looks done from the outside, but has no interior, nor engine.

It’s owner, Louey Howell, has just finished restoring a 1977 Corona.

These are not the first and not the last in a long line of cars he has restored.

By day, he tinkers away

lovingly with grease under his nails.

By night, he drums, plays the didgeridoo and sings in ‘Funkatu’.

“The early classic vehicles from the ‘40s to the ‘60s had so much more style and beauty and there's so much different variety,” he told News of the Area.

“People just love seeing that beautiful craftsmanship and especially with the EH panel van, they bring back

memories.”

The Corona reminds him of when his mother had one and they used to love driving it.

Louey had bought some terrible cars with cheap engines and got sick of spending money “on rubbish”.

So he studied some TAFE courses, including metal fabrication, and his father who was very skilled, lent a hand to create many hours of enjoyment under the bonnet.

Caravans are also of interest - like the fourteenfoot Bondwood 1960 Franklin he found in Scott’s Head.

“I don't believe there are a lot of Bondwood caravans around these days as most suffer from wood rot and I fixed that, fitted tail lights and installed new wiring, plus I have been slowly painting the chassis,” he said.

“Overall, for a sixty-yearold caravan, it's in great condition, tows beautifully and it gets used.”

“When I first got into cars, Dad was a real hippy and told me that to keep an old car on the road is an environmentally conscious thing to do,” he said.

Seeing his painstaking restoration work progressing and then driving them is his greatest joy.

“I try to limit myself to working on two at a time,” he said.

“I never want to sell them”.

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q A sight to behold.

q Louey Howell brought this blue 1964 EH holden wagon back to life.

q 1960s Franklin Caravan restored to its former beauty.

q 1964 EH red panel van.

q Louey is performing at the Federal Hotel in Bellingen tonight.

Photo: @andthetreesphotography

q Toyota Corona - 1977 - bought from original owner needing only a little work

q Classic memories.

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BPW scholarship dinner a chance for local women to connect

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By Andrew VIVIAN

BUSINESS and Professional Women (BPW), Coffs Coast will host its annual scholarship dinner on Friday, August 25, at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club.

BPW is a global organisation that is an advocate for access to education for women and girls and BPW Coffs Coast supports this endeavour through its scholarship programme.

Each year, two recipients in their final year of tertiary study receive support to help them complete their courses.

The evening will be relaxed, to provide local women (and partners/friends) with opportunities to socialise, connect and network over a meal and drinks while hearing the inspirational stories of the recipients, and from a guest speaker.

This year the guest speaker is Julie Marshall, senior solicitor at Northern Rivers Family Law Pathways Network.

“I’m a proud Aboriginal woman, my Mob is Wonnarua, but I live on Gumbaynggirr land,” Ms Marshall said.

“I believe that working together and networking to solve problems is the only way to achieve acceptable change that can make a difference.”

Ms Marshall has a wealth of experience to share – she is a solicitor for NSW Legal Aid and

said she loves her job. She works with families in the Federal Circuit and Family Court and in the Care and Protection Courts.

Before becoming a solicitor, Ms Marshall served with NSW Police as a Detective Sergeant for 22 years and prior to that she was

a pastry hand.

However her most important job was as a mother of six and a grandmother of six, she said.

Tickets for the dinner are available on Eventbrite - search for ‘BPW’ in Coffs Harbour.

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Weather station atop Bello Golf Club

By Andrea FERRARI

A WEATHER station has recently been installed atop Bellingen Golf Club, with the aim of providing the local community with a valuable and region-relevant weather service.

The idea to install an automatic weather station on the roof of the golf club was brought forward by Willy Weather founder and local resident, Will Bruce.

The proposal quickly gained approval from the Bellingen Golf Club's board of directors thanks to its alignment with the club's ethos of serving the local community, especially in light of the challenges faced by the community with the regular flooding of the Bellingen River.

John Cox, the golf club's new general manager, expressed his enthusiasm for the new addition, telling News Of The Area, “getting an accurate picture of the weather patterns for the valley and forecasts is not only a useful tool for our golfers but also interesting and beneficial for the entire community.

“In the past, we had to rely on forecasts for Coffs Harbour, which, of course, can vary quite a lot from what we can see in the valley.”

Bellingen Golf Club was selected as the ideal location for the weather station to avoid interference from nearby trees and buildings on the rain gauge and wind anemometer.

Additionally, placing the temperature and humidity (temp/RH) sensor above the well-maintained grass was essential for accurate readings.

Will Bruce explained, "This site made sense as it is far away from obstructions such as trees.

“Rain falls in sheets, and the wind requires space without obstruction, which can also affect temperature readings."

The station is equipped with a 3G/4G Telstra connection and has a three-week backup battery to ensure uninterrupted operation.

This installation marks the first station set up by Willy Weather, which is generally involved in weather software rather than hardware.

Will Bruce emphasised the importance of using a research-grade weather station for the highest accuracy possible, and in particular the manufacturer Campbell Scientific, which also supplies the Bureau of Meteorology.

The station is a Campbell Scientific CR300 model, with a CS701-L rain gauge (specified to Bureau of Meteorology

standards), a Windsonic4 anemometer, and a HygroVUE10 temp/RH sensor.

The data can be found on the Willy Weather website, iOS and Android apps, by searching for Bellingen or any locations within the valley.

Will Bruce, who checks the Bellingen weather page daily, expressed his excitement about the station, "I love having accurate data there; I check it every day.

“I look at it almost too much," he admitted with a laugh.

The Bellingen community has shown a positive response to the golf club's new installation, providing enthusiastic feedback, said John.

"It plays right into our new direction for the club as we continue to develop Bellingen Golf Club’s image as the third hospitality venue in Bello, along with the Tavern and the Federal Hotel, making it a real family destination.

"We love having the Willy Weather station here at the club, serving the greater local community, and it will be a valuable asset for our golfing members as well," John said.

q The Willy Weather station on top of Bellingen Golf Club giving real-time weather information.

q Willy Weather serving the whole of the Bellingen with a region-relevant weather service.

q The high accuracy Campbell Scientific CR300 model installed atop Bello Golf Club.

Green One Cafe, Coffs’ new outdoor venue

By Andrea FERRARI

A BRAND-NEW contemporary outdoor venue has opened in Coffs.

Green One café is a labour of love developed by the team at Park Beach Bowling Club in a move to attract families, friends and tourists to the club, along with locals seeking somewhere fresh to hang out with a coffee, lunch or afternoon snack.

Thane Duncan, chief executive at Park Beach Bowling, Club told News Of The Area, “We wanted to provide an outdoor venue where people can take in the ambiance and view in a

comfortable outdoor setting”.

Open from 6am, it’s a great pit stop for an early coffee, with brekkie menu until 11.30am.

From 11:30 until 2:30 a full lunch menu is served.

At the weekend there’s Sunday Sessions with a limited menu on offer after lunch until 5pm.

“Green One can be hired for functions, private parties or conferences,” said Thane.

The all-new chef team and barista crew are creating a great reason to visit, with a friendly vibe and great affordable food.

“It’s an all-Australian

“Times are tough and we’re creating Green One to be within everyone’s reach.”

It’s a long-term vision that Thane and the team are committed to as the venue evolves.

“We really encourage people to come along and have a look.

“In the first couple of weeks operating we’ve had outstanding feedback and support,” he said.

“Our first couple of Fridays and Saturdays since opening we’ve had 110 people sitting outside and a great vibe.”

The décor is clean and furnishings in Australian hardwood timber, with an olive-and-white colour

Mindful of the extremes of temperature between seasons and times of day, Green One has fans for the summer and heaters for the “And we have shades coming in soon, which will add to the comfort of sitting out at 6am on a winter’s morning, as well as relaxing over lunch in the summer,”

Encouraging people to join Park Beach Bowling Club, they are offering a free coffee to anyone signing up to membership until 30

September.

“Members also receive a discount card for purchases

at the café,” said Thane. “Come along and try us out, we welcome everyone.”

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q Brand-new contemporary outdoor venue in Coffs, Green One Cafe at Park Beach Bowling Club.

q An inviting new place to sit, eat and drink outside: Green One Cafe at Park Beach Bowling Club. Photos: Leah MOORE.

q No ordinary burger and chips at Green One Cafe.

q Green One Cafe is focusing on great food at accessible prices.

q Green One Cafe chefs team (from left) Adam Woods, Kelly Smith and Blake Wittenberg.

Artist Alejandra opens at Archive, Toormina

By Andrea FERRARI

ALEJANDRA Ramirez, Hyland Park artist, presents a one-woman show at Archive Mid North Coast in Toormina with an opening celebration on Sunday (13 August).

“Called Hybrid, the exhibition is about the exploration of the self, and therefore, it is about the exploration of humanity,” Ale told News Of The Area.

“It started with my memories and quickly evolved into the relationship between memory and sensorial experience.

“How I remember

through my senses, and how my senses connect to my mind.

“This is an interaction between both my thinking and sensuous being.

“I am intrigued by the idea of exploring how truthfully I can depict this interaction in a visual language,” she said.

Other subjects emerged as she delved into this exploration: “The bodyand-mind relationship, time, verbal and nonverbal language, intuition, connectedness with our surroundings and other beings.”

This led Ale to believe,

“we are hybrid beings”.

Ale is inspired by the everyday experience and by the idea of contemplation, looking at something intently and deeply.

“I find this approach in some writing styles, such as essays, poetry, and philosophy and that also informs my practice.

“I like reading about ‘simple’ subjects that go into great detail, not particularly finding an answer but rather enjoying the process, and maybe that is what I am doing with Hybrid.”

There are 32 artworks in the exhibition, including paintings and photographs with stitching and mixed media works.

Additionally, there are stickers and an essay booklet

recording reflections that came up for Ale during the process of making the works.

“Every medium has a different conversation with the overall theme of the exhibition and that’s probably my favourite part, because it resembles the variety of my thoughts and feelings.”

Archive Mid North Coast is a community-focused arts and music promoter with a venue in Toormina.

“I first went to Archive for a fundraiser after the floods in Lismore,” said Ale.

“After that my husband (artist, Jack Hodges) had an exhibition there and we started attending their events.

“It is a great space for workshops, music, art and

SCU’s whopping open day covers all study options

By Andrea FERRARI

AN Open Day bigger than those before it has been curated for curious minds at Southern Cross University's Coffs Harbour campus.

On Sunday 13 August SCU Open Day will provide prospective students with a range of study and career experiences as diverse as simulated births to exploring underwater worlds.

Visitors can make the most of the experience with comprehensive campus tours, live panel sessions with current students, alumni and industry experts, and a showcase of the university’s facilities and courses.

Professor Les Christidis, head of Coffs Harbour campus, Dean of the Graduate School and Pro Vice-Chancellor Research Infrastructure, told News

Of The Area that Southern Cross University was thrilled to welcome prospective students to its Coffs Harbour campus.

“We are inviting anyone interested in university study, as well as the Coffs community, to visit our campus to learn more about the Southern Cross difference, including our game-changing new education model with purpose-built, six-week terms offering a deeper learning experience, improving individual student outcomes and study-life balance,” Professor Christidis said.

“Our open day is very hands-on and interactive, with prospective students getting a real taste of the courses on offer through engaging activities such as nursing and midwifery lab simulations, exercise science challenges, and tours of the

facilities at the main campus and at our National Marine Science Centre.

“Students can take their time exploring their options, hearing from experts, chatting with staff and getting all their burning questions answered, and on the day can apply directly to study at Southern Cross University.

“It’s the perfect way to explore our campuses and disciplines, all our amazing facilities and get an insider's view of what the student experience at Southern Cross is all about.

“Following the open day, students can also follow up with our study experts for personalised support in lodging an online application at scu.edu.au or calling 1800 626 481.”

Vice president (engagement) at SCU, Ben Roche said, "open day is like

speed-recruiting your future university.

“You'll have the best minds in one place, ready to answer all your burning questions and show off the study experiences we have at Southern Cross.”

Visitors can get immersed in the worlds of occupational therapy, marine and environment sciences,

community; we are very lucky to have this space in the region,” she said.

Sara-Jayne Prince, the founder of Archive, approached Ale about having an exhibition and she decided to go for it.

Ale received a Country Arts Support Program (CASP) grant.

“It helped me cover lots of costs that go with having an exhibition.

“It is a great way to support emerging artists, especially in regional areas where the opportunities can be less,” she said.

CASP is a project of Museums & Galleries of NSW, supported by the NSW Government, and is a Create NSW initiative.

Hybrid opens on Sunday 13 August, 2pm until 5pm with a special performance by Nancy Sposato at 2:30pm.

nursing, midwifery, social work and community welfare, psychology and counselling, speech pathology, and sport, exercise science and exercise physiology.

Coffs Harbour’s biggest open day to date reflects the massive growth of Southern Cross University’s campus, including the National Marine Science Centre.

The open day begins at 10am and continues until 2pm at the Coffs Harbour campus on Hogbin Drive. Booking is not essential but recommended. Register now for on-campus panels and experiences, or for ondemand online content, at discover.scu.edu.au

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q Making Sense, acrylic and thread on board, by Alejandra Ramirez.

q Macro, by Alejandra Ramirez. Stitching on photograph showing at Hybrid exhibition.

q One day, by Alejandra Ramirez. Stitching, petal and photograph on paper.

q Southern Cross Uni students welcome prospective students to the huge open day coming up on Sunday.

Exhibition opens Sunday

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Members Open Exhibition for Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group celebrates its opening day on Sunday 13 August at 2pm.

Highly anticipated for its variety of artworks, the CHCAG members cherish this ‘no holds barred’ annual show.

“Although most of the exhibitions throughout the year are themed, the open exhibition is exactly that: open,” CHCAG president, Sue Roberts told News Of The Area.

“Our members have total freedom to create in whatever media and subject matter they wish.

“Visitors can expect to see watercolours, acrylics, calligraphy, painted porcelain, mixed media, printmaking, pastels, fibre art, and more both on and off the walls of the gallery’s display space.”

As is the group’s tradition, the previous exhibition’s People’s Choice winner will be revealed at the opening of the new exhibition.

“Our People’s Choice winner in the ‘All Creatures Great & Small’ exhibition will be announced.

“We really appreciate everyone who casts a vote for the People’s Choice, as does the winning artist.”

Everyone is welcome to the official opening on

Sunday.

It’s an informal gathering, with light refreshments provided and entry is by donation.

Term 3 classes are underway during part of the exhibition, having begun July 24, with most finishing midSeptember.

“We will have Term 4 classes and their respective tutors locked in by then, with classes, workshops and demonstration days open for booking thereafter.

“Of course, there’s no need to be a member of CHCAG to participate, although membership provides access to both social days and special interest groups, along with discounted classes and

workshop fees,” said Sue.

Members are encouraged to display and offer their artwork for sale in any or all of the exhibitions throughout the year.

The open exhibition is on display until Wednesday 20 September.

The Showground Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm, except public holidays, with free

Nursing team excel in awards

By Andrea FERRARI

DORRIGO Multi Purpose

Service (MPS) nursing team has been named a finalist in the ‘Team of the Year’ category of the 11th annual NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards.

There are 29 finalists in this year’s awards, showcasing the breadth of skill and diversity among nurses and midwives providing care for people in the public health system across NSW.

“To be a finalist in the nursing profession where there are so many diverse and well-deserving teams is extremely exciting,” Dorrigo MPS nurse unit manager Karen Shirley told News Of The Area

“The nursing team of the Dorrigo MPS is an exemplary, small team of committed nursing professionals who work tirelessly to meet the needs of our rural community.

“The team members are role models of collaboration and teamwork that make a difference in the lives of patients, families, colleagues and the community.

“The MPS has a single staffing structure that requires nursing staff to have a broad knowledge base and wide skill set in emergency, sub-acute and residential aged care as they work seamlessly across all models of care on any given shift.

“This amounts to a team with flexibility and adaptability,” she said.

“Everyone pulls together and this team personifies the

qualities of rural connection and resilience, caring about the community, the service and each other.”

Mid North Coast Local Health District director of nursing and midwifery

Carolyn Heise said, “The whole team’s dedication and cooperative spirit is inspirational, and they epitomise the qualities of rural connection and community care.”

NSW Health secretary Susan Pearce praised this year’s finalists, who she said showcased exceptional talent, skill, and compassion.

“Each year, I am in awe of the professional achievements of our nurses and midwives – and the high calibre of finalists this year are no exception,” she said.

“I congratulate the

finalists, but I also want to acknowledge the vital contribution all our nurses and midwives make each day

entry.

For more information about classes, workshops, or special interest groups (porcelain painting, calligraphy, and printmaking), check out the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group’s website, Facebook page, or email CHCAG@ icloud.com or phone Sue on 0428 491 862.

q Some of the members of the nursing team at Dorrigo Multi Purpose Service Eve Scannella, Mikaili Tiernan, Wendy AllisonWilliams, Karen Shirley, Glen Jacklin and Angela Ditrich.

to the lives of patients and their families.”

Finalists and winners will be celebrated at the awards

ceremony at Parliament House in Sydney on 16 November 2023.

q Watercolour Lorikeet by CHCAG member Sharon Ingersolein the Members Open Exhibition.

q A previous People's Choice Winner, artist Jocelyn Challis with Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group President Sue Roberts.

Photographers call for nature

By Andrea FERRARI

ENTRIES close on Friday 22 September for the 19th Annual C.ex Coffs Camera Club Marnie Yates Nature Photography Competition.

Entries are invited from all non-commercial photographers who reside on the Coffs Coast, sweeping from Grafton to Scotts Head and west to Dorrigo and Glenreagh.

Every year the club runs this memorial competition for the late Marnie Yeates who was a member of the camera club.

She loved nature photography and her

family fittingly set up the competition in her name.

The winner of the Senior Open Print category will be presented with the Marnie Yeates Trophy for Nature.

The annual competition continues to display the diversity found in nature with popular subjects being birds, animals, insects, landscapes and flora.

Michael Woltschenko, the club’s competition coordinator told News Of The Area that nature photographers in the Coffs Harbour region were fortunate to have such a variety of ecosystems on their doorstep.

“These include whale watching out at sea, coastal landscapes, wetlands and rainforests.

“I am always amazed by the variety of subjects and the quality of the images local photographers have managed to capture in our local environment,” he said.

The competition also promotes the importance of preserving our natural environment, particularly during recent times where it has become under-threat from natural and human impacts.

The club is keenly encouraging juniors to enter the competition and last year inaugurated the Junior Digital category, open to those aged 18 years or less, which appealed to younger photographers.

Michael has canvassed schools in the area and hopes

BELLINGEN SHIRE LOCAL HERITAGE ASSISTANCE FUND – 2023-2024

The Bellingen Shire Local Heritage Assistance Fund was established by Council, in conjunction with the NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment (Heritage NSW), to assist in the conservation and restoration of items of heritage significance within the Bellingen Shire.

If you are an owner of a heritage listed property, or a property with other heritage value, you are now invited to apply for funding towards conservation or restoration projects as part of the 2023-2024 Heritage Assistance Program. Successful applicants are required to contribute an equal amount of funding towards the project and all works must be completed, in accordance with conditions of approval, by 30 April 2024.

Applications for assistance are being sought up until 4.30pm on Friday 8 September 2023

Details regarding the Heritage Grants Program and the Application Process can be found at the following location.

https://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/Community/Grants-andFunding/Heritage-Grants

For further details please contact Council’s Strategic Planner on 6655 7300 between 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

this will entice kids to get snapping in nature and enter their photos.

Photography entries will be framed and exhibited at the National Cartoon’s Bunker Gallery from 20 October

through to 26 November. Images both print and digital must comply with the APS nature definition: minimal editing, no cloning or removal of elements except by cropping.

q Last year’s junior winner was Julian Walsh, with Woolgoolga Falls.

q Barry McCulloch’s ‘Fire Front’ photograph won highly commended in 2022.

q James Ruming was awarded junior highly commended in 2022 with, ‘Kookaburra rests in a Tree’.

q Open Winner in 2022 was Margherita Standing with ‘Lacewing Laying Eggs’.

Pink Ladies’ fundraising phenomena

By Andrea FERRARI

THOUSANDS of cuppas, cakes, snacks and sandwiches sold at the Pink Ladies Café and gift shop in Coffs hospital have contributed to raising a phenomenal $274,759.31 to purchase equipment for Coffs Harbour Health Campus.

This final figure for the financial year was celebrated at the Coffs Harbour United Hospital Auxiliary (UHA) annual meeting recently.

It was also announced that local legend Helen Mears OAM will continue as head of the Coffs UHA, a group she has led for more than 30 years.

Helen was reinstated unopposed as president.

Chatting with News Of The Area, Helen

acknowledged the tough times of finding people who can freely give of their time these days.

“It has been very difficult finding volunteers in the past year, which we recognise is an issue in most auxiliaries,” Helen told NOTA.

“I would like to acknowledge the hard work the committee puts in when we can’t find volunteers to fill the gap.

“Our Pink Ladies are working very hard in the café and gift shop making a real difference to how much we raise in donations to the hospital.

“We encourage more volunteers to join our group; by becoming a Pink Lady you will experience the joy of giving back, while forming lasting friendships with like-

minded individuals who share a passion for making a difference in healthcare.”

There are currently 43 volunteers who work to keep the Pink Ladies Café and the gift shop open, the main sources of fundraising.

“We are looking forward to the gift shop renovations, which will include a muchneeded paint job and some new signage,” she said.

“We have also reopened the café in the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute, which is going quite well, however more volunteers are needed to help this great cause,” she said.

Also confirmed at the meeting: June Curry will continue in the role of vice president, with Linda Friend agreeing to a second year as treasurer.

Helen thanked Linda

Friend following her first year in the role as treasurer as well as Heather Hardwick as secretary.

In her president’s report,

Helen acknowledged the recent visit from Governor General Margaret Beazley AC KC and her tour of the new renal unit.

Anyone wanting to join this remarkable group of volunteers is encouraged to email: Sharon.Fuller1@ health.nsw.gov.au

Pacific Bay brings home gold

COFFS Harbour’s Pacific Bay Resort has returned triumphantly from the North Coast Tourism Awards.

The team won Business Event Venue of the Year at the awards night held at Plantation House on the Tweed Coast.

The award signifies the team’s strong commitment to delivering business events at the property with a focus on the continual improvement of the resort facilities and professional offering for conferencing, networking,

trade shows and events on the Coffs Coast.

Pacific Bay Resort welcomes conferencing delegates from across Australia each year offering multi-day delegate packages including on-site accommodation, a range of market-leading modular conferencing spaces featuring state-of-the-art audio visual, breakout rooms and trade show floor space.

The property combines those facilities with its incredible location and outdoor spaces to

provide options for clients that can be hard to match anywhere along the North Coast.

“It’s an honour to be recognised in this capacity” said Graeme Martin, operations manager at Pacific Bay Resort.

“Since taking over the property 5 years ago, we have developed a strong team of motivated individuals who work extremely hard to deliver consistent and professional service on a daily basis.

Our delegate packages and food and beverage options are widely complimented, and our range of add-ons and unique local experiences are extremely popular,” said Graeme.

Pacific Bay Resort offers an end-to-end event management service and has built a reputation for quality and consistency. The property can cater for boutique business lunches, awards and gala dinners for as many as 500, networking functions on the Bayside Bar and Grill decks or the

Bayside Green and hosts visiting sporting groups year-round.

“It may sometimes be overlooked but the value of business events to our region is huge, bringing millions of dollars into our local economy,” said Gareme.

“Of course, we also encourage our local delegates to return to enjoy Bayside Bar and Grill and delegates from outside of the area to come back for a holiday on the beautiful Coffs Coast,” said Graeme.

q The newly-elected Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies’ committee Val Ide, Linda Friend, Helen Mears, Lorraine Partland, June Curry and Heather Hardwick.

Tasty times ahead

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Coffs Coast Food & Wine Festival, now in its second year, promises an extraordinary blend of creativity in its events, doing things differently in order to surprise and delight visitors.

The 10-day program, serving up from 1 September, is organised by Broken Open Productions, whose co-founder, Lindsay Russell has just been named Outstanding Young Tourism Business Leader category at the North Coast Tourism Awards.

Presented by BCU Bank, the festival features an appetite-whetting variety of food-focused events.

From special guests, dining experiences and foodie workshops, the organisers have thought outside the box to curate a

festival offering, “literally something for everyone to enjoy”, said Lindsay. In its philanthropic efforts, the festival commits that for each ticket sold, two meals will be donated to locals in need through their official ‘good cause’, OzHarvest, the food rescue

charity.

Lindsay shared some highlights with News Of The Area, “local producers such as Bello Beef and The Patch Organics will be at the centre of all menus.

“Local beer will be tasted throughout the week, with King Tide Brewing and

Woolgoolga Brewing Co at the forefront of the taps.

“The Vin, the region’s top wine delivery service, will be providing pairings and tasting notes for events . . . and you might even see them pop up for wine tastings around the coast.”

Special Guest events are expected to be a big draw.

“Internet cooking sensation, comedian and mental health advocate Nat’s What I Reckon will be showcasing one of his fave recipes on stage at the iconic Hoey Moey on Saturday 2 September.”

An event with a twist, said Lindsay, “he will also challenge special guest Christian Hull to have a crack . . . on stage, in front of a live audience.

“What could possibly go wrong?

“This culinary calamity is the ultimate way to

HOGS celebrate 30 years

By Andrea FERRARI

HARLEY Owners Group (HOG), Mid North Coast chapter, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary with a dinner at the Nambucca RSL Club on Saturday 19 August.

“All past and present members are welcome,” Debbie Hull-Moody, Mid North Coast HOG Club road captain told News Of The Area.

Guest speaker for the evening will be Hana Grant NSW/ACT state director, HOG.

“Lucky door prizes are on offer during the night and there will be an auction of a one-off, custom airbrushed helmet kindly donated by a past member.”

The Mid North Coast Harley Owners Group was officially formed on 6 August 1993 and originally known as the Bellinger Valley Chapter with 39 full members including 16 associate members and 18 Ladies of Harley members.

In 2007 numbers

grew to 120 with today’s membership tally sitting at 108.

The chapter covers a huge area, ranging from Grafton in the north to Wingham in the south.

In thanks to a vital source of support to the members, Debbie said, “all HOG chapters need a sponsoring dealer to survive, and we are fortunate that North Coast V-Twins and Port City Harley cover our chapter’s vast region.”

With HOG Mid North Coast celebrating a round figure of three decades, HOG Australia being formed in 1983 is celebrating 40 years this year as Harley Davidson USA celebrates 120 years.

“People around the world are preparing to make the trek to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the HD Motor Company,” said Debbie.

“Sturgis USA is the world’s most famous annual event showcasing Harley Davidson motorcycles with

a rally and attendance up to 747,000 people as in 2015.”

While the chapter is essentially a social riding group, since its inception it has organised and supported many community and charity groups.

“Each year we support

celebrate Father’s Day a day early,” she said.

Coco Jumbo from Ru Paul’s Drag Race Down Under will be making her way to her hometown, Coffs Harbour, to celebrate the festival at Jetty Beach House.

Coming along with her is Tina Bikki, Miss Universal 2023.

“They’ll be hosting a decadent ‘Dinner & Drag’ event with champagne, cheeseboards, and Drag Bingo.”

Foodie hands-on workshops include cheesemaking, Mexican street food by fire, and a kimchi masterclass.

“We’ve also thought of those who are looking to get creative outside of the kitchen.

“Local artist Katy Dee from Shiztastic is hosting a ‘Craft n’ Sip’ at The Vin warehouse with a still life

collage workshop. “For family-friendly fun, Bonville Nursery will have kids workshops and activities related to growing your own veggies, hosted at their ‘Spring Garden Session’ on Sunday 3 September with live music and Eddie’s Deli food truck.”

In dining experiences there’s a low-food-waste dinner at the new Three Blue Ducks in Bellingen, shop n’ sip experiences, and a Sawtell Cinema takeover with Bar Que Sera where you eat the food seen in the movie while you watch it.

Two Sunday sessions will be hosted at the region’s breweries, taking place on Father’s Day plus a finale event on 10 September with a multitude of activities. Check out the full program of events at coffscoastfoodwine.com.au

the Salvation Army in their annual Christmas appeal with a Toy Run in both Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.

“We also hold Dice Runs to support the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

“And these events are well patronised by

the entire motorcycle community.

“Other past monetary beneficiaries of our club’s philanthropy include Camp Quality, which has an annual support day in August for the kids at Wooli, Pink Ribbon Ride for Breast Cancer, Australian Red

Cross Society, Melanoma charity, Motor Neuron Disease Association, and the Tamworth Drought Appeal.”

Those interested in attending the 30-year dinner celebration, please RSVP to cazfitzy@yahoo. com by 16 August.

q Nat’s What I Reckon will be cooking on stage at The Hoey Moey with Christian Hull.

q The Artisan Cheese School workshop is a festival workshop.

q Making Mexican ‘Street Food by Fire’ workshop.

q The Harley Owners Group Mid North Coast chapter is ready to welcome past and present members to its 30-year celebration dinner.

No job too big for tiny Thilli

By Andrea FERRARI

SOME people have just ‘got it’, and when it comes to car mechanics and Mike Blewitt pre-delivery’s newest recruit, Thilini Gunasekare, has definitely got it.

Thilli, to her workmates, is challenging the stereotypical image of a car mechanic being a girl of tiny stature, bearing a natural talent that’s impressing her new workmates in the workshop in Wingara Drive, Coffs Harbour.

Thilli has joined the company along with six guys, all from Sri Lanka where they trained and worked in Mercedes-Benz dealerships, which demand the highest skills in the workshop.

“From day 1 we could see

she was outstanding,” Mike Blewitt service manager, Llewellyn Mitchell, told News Of The Area. Her skills are specifically suited to the pre-delivery service centre.

“She checks over each new vehicle from bumper to bumper before it is delivered to the customer.

“She fits accessories to the vehicles; tow bars, bull bars, weather shields, any accessory to any of the vehicles.

“She is really good with the Mercedes-Benz diagnostic tool and wheel alignment,” he said.

At just under 5-feet tall Thilli is not only surprisingly strong, she has tiny, deft fingers that enable her access to fiddly jobs.

“Her wheel alignments are 100 percent, every time,” said Llewellyn.

“She never says ‘no’ to a job, nothing is too much for her; she is a real asset to the business, worth her weight in gold.”

For Thilli it is another step up the ladder, making her father proud.

“My father had courage in my abilities as a mechanic from a young age,” Thilli told NOTA.

As a car mechanic himself, Thilli grew up and ‘in love’ with the business of cars.

“Mechanics was in my family, I always loved working with my father and brother.”

Her father’s courage in her abilities in turn gave Thilli confidence.

She didn’t doubt herself and pressed on pioneering in the profession taking baby steps up the ladder.

“I was the first lady tyre

technician in Sri Lanka at age 23 and then the first lady going into the mechanical field in Sri Lanka at age 23,” said Thili, now aged 28.

Mike Blewitt Coffs Coast is now run and owned by Todd Blewitt, son of the founder.

On a pop-in visit, the boss’s dad inquired about the new young girl and asked “what does she do?”.

When he was told she was a mechanic, Mike admitted he was surprised.

“The guys told me about her first day when they had just unloaded some brandnew Mercedes off the truck.

“The first thing they do is attach the car to the computer and one car had recorded ten faults.

“Thilli said she’d fix them, and sure enough within 20 minutes she’d fixed all the faults,” he said.

“She asked to do a predelivery check on an Isuzu truck but the guys thought the wheel alignment would require too much strength, she must weigh only 45 kilograms, but she got down there with her knee on the tension wrench and did it.

“She certainly knows her stuff,” said Mike.

After studying at the Diesel & Motor Engineering (DIMO) car company which runs the exemplary Academy for Technical Skills, Thilli joined a leading MercedesBenz dealership in Sri Lanka where she has worked for the past five years before getting the job at Mike Blewitt’s in Coffs Harbour.

Emerging artfully at Nexus

By Andrea FERRARI

EMERGING Bellingen

artists Dubravka Sabljak and Tamaryn Frauenstein

are exhibiting at Nexus Community Gallery opening on Sunday 13 August.

Dubravka is fresh from her first solo exhibition held at the Federal Hotel in Bellingen in June this year.

Tamaryn's exhibition at Nexus is her first solo exhibition.

Her recent local success was winning first prize in the drawing category of the 2022 EJ Mantova Memorial Art Competition.

Dubravka Sabljak presents paintings and

ceramics in Nexus Main Gallery.

“I paint with acrylics and water-based oils, using pallet knives or brushes, and I also enjoy experimenting with sculptures in ceramics,” she told News Of The Area.

“My inspiration comes from our beautiful Gumbaynggirr Country.

“I enjoy spending an afternoon exploring nature, taking photos and recreating our beautiful country through art.

“In my collection, you'll find many local landscapes with strong features of eagles.

“Eagles represent the

sharp focus, independence and personal strength I have needed throughout my health journey,” she said.

In the Studio Gallery Tamaryn Frauenstein presents a collection of her drawings

“My journey towards the visual arts has been quite unconventional,” Tamaryn told NOTA.

“I can only describe it as a spontaneous and miraculous combustion of creativity finding its expression through me as a result of my personal journey of healing my childhood trauma.

“In its simplest definition, I draw with

energy, it is my guide and inspiration.”

Tamaryn draws mainly with coloured pencils, loving the colours and precision of line she can create, “with a lovely sharp pencil”.

Her exhibition at the Nexus Gallery is an ode to the mystical hidden within the material.

“I am an intuitive artist and use the energy flowing through my body to create my work,” she said.

“My drawings are reflections of my energy finding their expression in the world.”

The exhibition is also a statement about evolution.

“My inner evolution is mirrored in the evolution of line across my works from my earlier to more-recent pieces.

“Allow your eyes to wonder on a voyage of discovery across the page as you take in my drawings,” she said.

With an opening event at 2pm on Sunday 13 August, the exhibition is showing until Friday 8 September.

q Coffs Coast Mike Blewitt service manager, Llewellyn Mitchell with the talented motor mechanic Thillini Gunasekare.

q Thillini Gunasekare is a whizz with the Mercedes-Benz diagnostic tool.

q Thillini Gunasekare is a real asset to the business, said Coffs Coast Mike Blewitt service manager, Llewellyn Mitchell.

q One of Dubravka Sabljak's eagle paintings, called Fearless. q Old Man Dreaming by Dubravka Sabljak.

q Tamaryn Frauenstein’s drawing, Empyrean will show in the Studio Gallery. q Heart's Delight by Tamaryn Frauenstein.

Fresh vision proposed for our Dolphin Park

By Andrea FERRARI

RALLYING to help save Coffs Harbour's Dolphin Marine Conservation Park (DMCP), currently in voluntary administration, local businesses and community members attended a forum on Monday 7 August on site, that outlined a fresh vision for the park's sustenance.

The proposed transformation involves reimagining the park to serve as a gateway to the Solitary Islands Marine Reserve, focusing on three core pillars: education, conservation and rehabilitation.

Business heavyweights threw support behind an event on August 20 to garner financial support.

This event might help keep the educational, research, rehabilitation and rescue facility open.

Having recently announced it had entered voluntary administration to manage the financial challenges caused by a significant drop in visitors, DMCP management is pulling out stops to keep the facility open.

The event will feature a variety of activities, including a special visit from 'Moana' in the early family-friendly part of the program (4pm6:30pm) and an exclusive performance by a local theatre group in the evening

program (6:30pm-9:30pm).

Guests can enjoy live music, food and drink trucks, face painting (gold coin donation), animal encounters, dolphin and Australian sea lion presentation, raffles and prizes.

All proceeds from the event will go towards keeping the iconic marine conservation park open and

the marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation programs operational.

"We are grateful for the support of our community," said managing director Terry Goodall.

"This event is a great opportunity for people to come together and help us stay open so we can keep doing what we do best, caring

for marine wildlife."

DMCP is a leading marine conservation organisation that has saved wildlife for more than 52 years.

The park is home to various marine animals, including dolphins, Australian sea lions, little blue penguins and turtles.

DMCP also operates a marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre that cares for injured, sick and orphaned marine animals, including sea turtles and seals.

One of the seals is Felix,

a New Zealand fur seal brought into the park with a suspected shark bite after some concerned citizens alerted the team.

After a slow start, Felix is doing well and eating more than 1.5kg of fish a day.

The seal has gained a couple of kilograms and is improving every day.

"These grants are greatly appreciated but are competitive and never guaranteed.

"That's why we must raise funds to keep DMCP open," said Terry Goodall.

Pat Farmer reaches Woolgoolga on ‘Run For The Voice’

By Andrew VIVIAN

MOST of us cannot conceive of Pat Farmer’s physical feats to help others, let alone emulate them.

Mr Farmer has been awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to ultramarathon running, politics and charitable works.

He was winner of ‘Achiever of the Year’ (2000) and National Geographic's ‘Adventurer of the Year’ in 2012.

Mr Farmer has raised millions of dollars for causes during his 30-year running career, including Lifeline, Cancer Council, The Red Cross, Diabetes Australia and the Nanhi Kali foundation for the education of India's girl child.

On Thursday, August 10, he will be running down the Pacific Highway/A1 Freeway from Grafton to Woolgoolga.

At about 2.30pm, he will come off the freeway at the Arrawarra roundabout and run along the Solitary Islands Way into Woolgoolga.

Several runners from the

Woolgoolga Athletics club will be running with him as he enters Woolgoolga.

Volunteers from the ‘Red Rock & Surrounds Yes 23 group’ will cheer him along at the Mullaway and Safety Beach turnoffs, opposite the Wilgulga Sports complex and in the final run along Beach St to the Woolgoolga Beach Park outside the Surf Club.

Mr Farmer will be officially welcomed by Councillor Jonathan Cassell at 3.30pm in the park near the Woolgoolga Surf Club.

His ‘Run for the Voice’ is a 14,400-kilometre run around Australia, taking more than six months, with the aim of raising awareness, support and engagement for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ‘Voice to Parliament’.

The run began in April in Hobart, Tasmania, on April 17, and will finish, symbolically, at Uluru.

Mr Farmer runs as far as 80km every day and will have run 9,500km by the time he gets to Woolgoolga.

He told News Of The Area, “I’m doing this run because I

genuinely believe that The Voice will make an enormous difference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

“Clearly what has been in place for the past 200 years or so isn’t working”.

Mr Farmer said, “when I’ve been running, people say they don’t understand the detail.

“To those people, they need to understand the difference between the constitution and legislation”.

He said the constitution was the ‘book of rules’ and legislation is the way they are put in place.

Mr Farmer gave the example of the constitution saying the commonwealth can raise taxes, but it doesn’t say how, or how much.

The government of the day legislates that, and other governments can change them.

He said other people ask, “How will ‘the Voice’ fix things?”

He said, if suggestions come from the grassroots, so communities will not get things they don’t need, there is less chance of money

being wasted.

Mr Farmer said, “enshrining the ‘Voice’ in the constitution means that some of the most disadvantaged people in the

"Without the marine conservation park, we couldn't save the hundreds of marine animals like Felix every year."

For more information about the event, please visit the Dolphin Marine Conservation Park Facebook Event page or website https:// dolphinmarineconservation. com.au

Tickets are available online at https://www. eventbookings.com/b/ event/save-our-park-funraiser

community will continue to have a say in their own destiny.

“I’m looking forward to running with and chatting with as many people as

possible”.

“This is not the sort of thing to be scared of but it will be a great thing for this country and something we should all be very proud of”.

q Members of the business community in Coffs attend a forum at Dolphin Marine Conservation Park to look at ways to reimagine the park.

q Fresh plans propose reimagining the park to serve as a gateway to the Solitary Islands Marine Reserve.

q Pat Farmer runs into Casino last Monday.

Adventures call our young

A PUPPETRY show with a penchant for silliness and some good Australian sounds is coming to Coffs Harbour.

On a perfect, balmy night, the clear outback sky lit up with thousands of stars, a sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and an emu with a penchant for creating wild inventions, awake to discover that a koala has

come down with a stubborn and ear-shatteringly loud case of the hiccups.

Hiccup! is an hilarious theatrical experience for the whole family, blending left-of-field humour with psychedelic rock that speaks to Australian children about our unique home and the incredible animals that inhabit it.

The non-stop jokes and engaging easy-to-follow plot will keep kids on the edge of their seats, while essential lessons about friendship and trying your best are seamlessly mixed in.

Our likable protagonist Eddie (played by Adelaide stage favourite Nathan O’Keefe) is supported by inventive puppetry, beautiful

‘Maz and Bricks’ coming to Et Tu Theatre

BELLINGEN’S newest performance space is set for the Australian premiere of Irish play ‘Maz and Bricks’ by Eva O’Connor, the first local production from established company Et Tu Theatre.

Previously based in Melbourne, Et Tu founders Amy Bradney-George and Seton Pollock relocated to Bellingen with a goal to produce professional, dramatic works in the town where Amy grew up.

“Bellingen is my home and nurtured my creativity, so it’s full circle to come back after years of performing all over the place,” she said.

The pair was drawn to the humour and heartfelt honesty of O’Connor’s Maz and Bricks, which follows two very different people over the course of a day in Dublin.

“I first heard of Eva O’Connor in 2017, when Ireland was debating whether to legalise abortions. I saw a spoken word poem by her online and it moved me so much I had to find out who she was,” Bradney-George said.

That ultimately led her to Maz and Bricks, which she shared with Et Tu Theatre co-founder and husband Seton Pollock.

“This play is alive with a sense of truth. It deals with some big themes but it’s also really playful at times. It’s like nothing

Amy and I have done together before,” Pollock said.

Maz and Bricks will premiere in the studio performance space at the newlyrefurbished Bellingen Memorial Hall, with a season beginning 29 September to 8 October.

“I am delighted that Et Tu Theatre is staging Maz and Bricks. It's a real thrill to know that this messy, complex love story is being told again by such a brilliant collective of artists,” said playwright Eva O’Connor.

“When it was first performed in Dublin I never imagined the play would make it all the way to Australia - I only wish I could be there to see it staged,” she said.

As well as producing, Pollock and Bradney-George act in the play, with local creative Sean Bradney-George as director.

“Sean’s an incredible wordsmith who also has so much experience with performing and directing different types of creative works,” Pollock said.

“It’s also a joy to work with my brother on something creative at a professional level. He really gets Maz and Bricks,” Amy Bradney-George said.

For more information visit https:// www.ettuproductions.com/2023season

lighting design and a dreamscape set in vivid colours and exaggerated proportions.

Inspired by a trip to the Muppets Museum on a New York holiday, writers/ directors Jude Henshall and Ellen Steele wanted to create a show that pays homage to the technicolour silliness of the classic children’s production with a distinctive Australian twist.

Also, on board as composer is Ross McHenry, award-winning bassist and one of the founding members of Shoalin Afronauts.

Irish music and dancers live

DIRECT from Dublin, The Rhythms of Ireland appears at the Saraton Theatre, Grafton, on August 14 at 6.30pm.

Critically acclaimed and choreographed by twotime world Irish dance

champion, Michael Donnelan, the show features heartpounding music, spectacular dance routines and vibrant costumes.

With a cast of talented musicians and world-class

dancers, this show blends traditional Irish stepdancing with contemporary choreography, creating a thrilling and unique experience for all ages.

The show has been seen by more than two million people worldwide.

Ross recorded all the super-catchy songs for Hiccup on a 2-inch tape to give it an authentic 70s sound.

It’s certainly a departure from the usual saccharine sweet flavour of kids’ music, a welcome reprieve for parents and a great chance to broaden the horizon for the kids.

To accompany The Jetty’s school performances on Friday 1 September, Windmill Productions have put together a comprehensive study guide for educators including specific learning activities linked to the

Australian curriculum for F-2 and Years 3-4, which include the learning outcomes of literacy, critical and creative thinking, intercultural understanding, numeracy, personal and social capability, ICT capability and ethical understanding.

A special school group price is available.

On Friday September 1 there will be school performances, with the public welcome, at 10am and noon.

On Saturday September 2 there will be a performance at 10am.

q Puppetry action is coming to Jetty Theatre next month..

Photo: Thomas McCAMMON.

q Amy Bradney-George and husband Seton Pollock have set to work on a play following different people through the course of a day in Dublin, Ireland. Photo: SUPPLIED.

HYPOTHETICAL Taking a Legal Look

By Manny WOOD

Court orders in light of drug abuse

PETER has two children, Amy and Sam.

At the age of 17, Amy developed a heroin addiction and was soon charged with offences relating to shoplifting and soliciting drugs, resulting in her being imprisoned several times.

For years, Peter’s relationship with Amy is plagued by periods of estrangement and tension.

When Peter is ultimately admitted into aged care, Sam visits him each week.

Amy only visits her father a few times over the next four years.

Peter makes a will, leaving just $100,000 to his daughter Amy, $20,000 to each of his grandchildren and the rest of his estate to his son, Sam.

Peter passes-away leaving an estate worth $1 million.

Amy makes a claim against Peter’s estate. She argues that $100,000 is not “proper and adequate”.

She asks the court to award her half of Peter’s estate so she can buy a house.

Amy suffers from a number of health challenges, including cognitive disorders.

She receives support through the National disability insurance scheme. Amy has no assets of value and survives on her disability pension.

Sam, a recent divorcee, also has no assets of any value and also relies on a government pension as his sole source of income.

The court states that its task is not to rewrite the will but rather, to respect as far as possible Peter’s wishes, also stating that there is no requirement for the court to provide accommodation for an adult child.

Nonetheless, the court finds that Amy needs additional financial support to provide her with a cushion against the significant “vicissitudes of life” that she faces and to improve her current living environment.

The court awards Amy an additional $100,000, to be held on protective trust on the basis that the provision of a large sum of money is fraught with risks, namely the temptation to again succumb to drug addiction.

Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487. This column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.

‘Democracy’ not working for koalas

DEAR News Of The Area,

SUPPOSEDLY in Australia we live in a democracy, and we elect our politicians to protect our rights, listen to our concerns, and act on them to the best of their ability!

Why is it then that, totally against our wishes, they appear to be tone deaf to our ongoing passionate pleas to protect our native old-growth forests, to ensure the survival of our wildlife, and especially our koala habitat?

Currently there is talk of a Great Koala National Park, yet at the same time, it breaks our hearts, to watch helplessly on a daily basis, log trucks rumbling down the hill laden with the same precious trees the koalas eat.

On the NSW North coast loggers from the Forest Corporation are toiling with impunity, clear felling these forests, whilst those of us who want to protect our forests, are locked out, threatened with arrest, and peaceful demonstrators are confronted with thuggish security guards paid to protect the

loggers not the trees.

Currently public access is denied from July 2023 to December 2023.

Those of us who are taxpayers and ratepayers are treated like criminals, everyone is excluded from our forests, including walkers, trail bike riders, bird watchers, campers, citizen scientists and horse riders.

Locals have also reported difficulty accessing their private properties because of road closures.

How can the NSW Premier and our Minister for the Environment possibly justify this wanton destruction and not intervene?

We definitely expect more from our elected government and they need to listen to our voices.

John Williamson’s song ‘Woodchip’ keeps ringing in my ears!

Regards, Z.KOENIGSEDER Coffs Harbour.

Cruising with the Millennials

DEAR News Of The Area,

DESPITE our venerable ages, my partner and I ventured to the Coffs RSL Club last Saturday, as we both like modern techno dance music.

We were absolutely astonished by the nuclear blast of fabulous laser display and the insistent music, which just picks one up and forces you to dance, albiet with ear-

defenders in place!

But, the most amazing thing was the attitude of all the stylishly-dressed ‘Millennials’ there, who just came up to us (3 1/2 times their age!) in an endless stream and wanted to hug us, stroke us, ‘selfie’ us and listen to our stories, and compliment us on our clothes and our ‘dignity’.

There must have been 1,500 people there and there was not a single drunken

DEAR Jasminda,

An acquaintance of ours asked if he could leave his car on our property for a couple of weeks on a section that had just been cleared to store our own equipment. He arrived with two cars and a boat. Four months later they’re still there, with only a vague ‘I’ll get those cars soon’. How do we get rid of them?

Laurie G.

Dear Laurie,

I’m trying to imagine someone so socially unaware that they would just abandon their vehicles and boat without keeping you updated.

I also think that someone with two spare cars and a boat could probably afford to hire a storage space instead of burdening you with their possessions.

Just be upfront and give them a very specific direction: please remove your stuff from our property by Friday. Alternatively, make the most of the opportunity. An upmarket adventure playground for your kids and/or your chooks comes to mind.

If all else fails (once you’ve made sure that this acquaintance hasn’t died or skipped the country) report to your local government and police. After you’ve gone through the proper channels and filled out the necessary paperwork, you can hold an auction. Happy Days. Maybe invite him along.

fight, argument or frowning face all night. It was a massive cathartic detonation of entertainment and discovery about our now favourite young generation - the Millennials.

The world is safe in their compassionate, polite, considerate hands. And how good was the club's staff and organisation, a real world-class venue and event.

Congratulations Coffs RSL. More please!

Regards, Lloyd WRIGHT and Carol KOSTANICH, Toormina and Myelstom.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

Aborigines a separate nation?

DEAR News Of The Area,

IF the ‘voice’ is the panacea to address all the negative issues affecting Indigenous Australians and improve their quality of life, then surely at some moment in time this will be achieved and the Voice will no longer be required.

So why include the Voice in the Constitution where it will remain for eternity

instead of legislating for it?

Are Indigenous Australians to be victims forever?

Is reconciliation never to be achieved?

Having read the "Uluru Statement from the Heart", all 26 pages, it is noticeable that all the "First Nations Dialogues" were city centric. None, that I could make out, were in the most marginalised communities.

Make of that whatever you will.

The document makes clear that the Voice is seen as "a way to achieve treaty" and "It (treaty) is the culmination of our agenda."

The document also claims sovereignty. Does this mean that they consider themselves a separate nation?

If they are to become a separate nation, it would be illogical to have a Voice for another nation in the Australian Constitution.

It makes more sense to legislate for

Facts straight, a new park would be good for koalas

DEAR News Of The Area,

I NEED to reply to a recent letter (NOTA 28/7) re the Great Koala National Park and National Parks Association of NSW (see Patrick Walters, Coffs Harbour) and the issues raised.

The letter appears to raise three issues and come to a false conclusion in relation to the management of national parks.

The first issue relates to the 2019/20 bushfires which devastated coastal NSW.

These were the largest-recorded fires ever experienced in NSW with 155 days of continuous fires, 2,500 homes lost, and 5.2 million hectares burnt.

The estimated loss of wildlife far exceeded the one million quoted, however

the estimates of koalas lost in NSW is 10,000 wild koalas.

This is a devastating loss and its impact in the mid north coast where we estimate about 20 percent of NSW Koalas reside was significant.

The issue is then conflated in the letter to indicate that this arises from poor management of national parks. Unfortunately, the reality is that most koala habitat is on either state forest or private land, a good reason to establish conservation areas on public land for our koalas.

Many of the fires started on non-national parks estate (including state forest), yet the myth is perpetuated that it’s all the fault of the NPWS.

The second claim is that over 40 years

huge areas of North Coast State Forests have been made national parks and the decline in koalas has not improved.

This illogical conclusion fails to acknowledge that much of the best koala habitat (yes they actually need certain habitat) has been heavily logged by Forest Corporation in native forest which is economically, socially and environmentally unsustainable.

Koala populations suffer as a result of land clearance, whether by logging our native forests or clearing habitat for urban development. We can get a better result if we, as a community, actually protect koala habitat in national parks instead of native forest logging.

The last claim is that the National Parks Association has cleverly used koalas to win public support for the 5000,000ha GKNP.

The GKNP aims to protect about 315,000ha which is significant, however,

Wiggly Red Noses raising funds for SIDS

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Big W Park Beach Plaza team was quick to hop on board the launch of the Wiggles Red Nose Day fundraiser donning red noses ready to get behind the campaign.

Ahead of the 35th Red Nose Day today (Friday 11 August), The Wiggles introduced a new, limited-edition plush toy collection for Red Nose Day, available exclusively at BIG W and the Red Nose Shop.

All proceeds go to the Red Nose charity to benefit Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Australia.

Speaking with the News Of The Area, the Park Beach Plaza Big W team said, “At Big W, we’re proud to stand beside The Wiggles in supporting Red Nose Australia in their mission to raise awareness and save precious little lives.

“We are dedicated to creating a positive difference for Aussie families and are pleased to share that the proceeds from The Wiggles plush range for Red Nose Day will be dedicated to funding research, education programs, and providing support services for affected families.”

The range features iconic Wiggly characters wearing red noses: Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Shirley Shawn the Unicorn.

Red Wiggle Simon Pryce said, "for the past 30 years, The Wiggles have proudly partnered with Red Nose Day, driven by the heartbreaking loss of Bernadette, (Blue Wiggle) Anthony's niece.

“In honour of her memory, we are determined to raise awareness and support research initiatives to prevent the tragic loss of innocent little lives."

Fellow Red Wiggle Caterina Mete added, "this year, we urge all Australians to embrace their silliness and actively fundraise to protect precious lives and extend compassionate assistance to affected families.

“We're also thrilled to collaborate with Big W, offering exclusive Red Nose Day Wiggly character plush toys, with the entire proceeds dedicated to the noble cause of saving little lives."

Red Nose Australia chief executive Keren Ludski said, “while significant progress has been made in sudden infant deaths since the first Red Nose Day in 1988, with the rate of SIDS in Australia decreasing by 80 percent, more research, education and support is desperately needed.

“More than 3,000 babies still die unexpectedly in Australia each year as a result of stillbirth, SIDS, SUDI and childhood accidents,” Ms Ludski said.

the Voice, so that it can be repealed when appropriate to do so, rather than include it in the Australian Constitution.

This is quite a muddle and not a minor change to the Constitution as claimed.

It is becoming clearer why the government is keeping its cards close to its chest.

Regards, Wayne DUESBURY, Boambee.

140,000ha of this is in existing national parks.

The NPA estimates that of the 200,000ha of state forest in the region to be assessed, about 175,000ha of native forests could be added to the vision of GKNP.

At the current rate, koalas may be extinct in NSW by 2050 unless we protect their habitat, especially in Northern NSW.

The reason that the public supports a GKNP is because they want to save our koalas. We need to end native forest logging now.

The reality is that a GKNP will support the economy of the local community and that Coffs Harbour Council’s modest investment will position our community to reap the benefits for jobs, investment and the environment.

Yes, the GKNP is definitely good for our koalas.

Dr Grahame DOUGLAS, National Parks Association of NSW president.

q Park Beach Plaza’s Big W team get behind Red Nose Day, fundraising for SIDS

Grand elegance

ADDRESS: 8 Coorabin

Crescent, Toormina.

CATEGORY: 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 2-car home.

LAND: 746.1sqm.

PRICE: $1,449,000$1,499,000.

OPEN HOME: 11.30am –12.00pm.

SET in an ultra-convenient location this striking home will certainly surprise you, not only with its stylish modern design, but also by its practical floorplan, and every room in the house is grand in size.

And when we say grand in size we are not exaggerating, the total floor space for the property is over 360sqm.

Starting on the lower level of the home, you certainly will be amazed from the moment you enter the property and see the beautiful architectural timber staircase with glass panels, which is a feature alone, but with the addition of the oversized Balinese temple-door style timber mirror this foyer is truly remarkable and gives you a sense of the stylishness that

follows. Timber floorboards feature throughout the lower level of the home that encompasses the open-plan living area, the sitting room and the generous white kitchen with soft-close drawers/cupboards, firstclass electric appliances such as pyrolytic wall oven, induction cooktop, dramatic double black sink, plus large waterfall island bench with overhead pendant lighting.

Off the sitting and living rooms are glass doors that open to the level rear yard and outdoor entertaining area.

Just when you thought you had enough entertaining space you will find there is more with direct access to the inhouse bar which overlooks the fully-fenced yard.

Certainly, a great spot for entertaining family and friends all year round.

From here you have the double lock-up garage, that also has a drive-through roller door to the rear yard with concrete apron for parking the boat or trailer.

Additionally on this level is one of the six bedrooms, with built-in wardrobe and its own air-conditioning unit.

Adjacent is the laundry with shower and a separate toilet to facilitate this area, which is great spot for visitors to stay privately away from the other bedrooms.

Now moving up to the top level of the home you will discover more living space with two additional areas to appreciate, plus the extra-large balcony provides an alfresco area for this floor.

The five remaining bedrooms are also on this level and conveniently wrap around the living space, with two bedrooms on one side and three on the other, this home really has a family friendly layout.

Accessible via double doors, the show-stopping main bedroom suite is certainly a parents’ retreat.

The walk-in robe is one most would dream of owning, with hanging space and cupboards thoughtfully throughout and the

statement ensuite features beautiful bohemian tiles, plus double sink with timber vanity. Glass sliding doors provide not only access to the balcony, but also sunlight and breezes to the stunning room.

The other upstairs bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and are all generous in size, with the smallest measuring 3.44m x 4.19m. One also has the added bonus of its own ensuite, great for the teenager in the house.

Other features of this amazing home are solar power, ducted airconditioning throughout, ceiling fans, laundry chute from the upstairs bathroom to the laundry below, pendant lighting, roof loft storage, termite barrier, hard-wired internet available and electronic security gate at the front of the property.

This custom-built home is exceptionally unique and one that you would love to live in.

For more information phone Unreal Estate, agents Kim McGinty on 0432 953 796, or Chris Hines on 0439 667 719.

Owner wants action – Price reduced!!!

32 Amaroo Cres, Toormina

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Our owners are committed to moving North and have reduced the price on their lovely home. Their fantastic 3 bedroom family home presents in excellent order and is packed full of surprises. The home is air conditioned with the modern kitchen having a walk in pantry with the large enclosed sunroom adding additional living space. There is also a covered barbecue area and a detached colour bond shed for you to tinker in. The single garage has an electric roller door and internal access with the tandem carport housing other vehicles. This lovely home backs onto a park like reserve with the shops and schools being close by. Inspect today, you won’t be disappointed!

Price reduction – $695,000

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Fantastic family home with Granny flat!

24 Eungella St, Toormina

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If you need a large home - please read on!!!

This unique 4 bedroom ensuite home presents in excellent order with the bonus of having a self contained flat for the extended family, guests or to rent out.

The main house features a sunken lounge area, modern kitchen with all 4 bedrooms having robes. There are separate rumpus, lounge and dining areas with the large front deck being the ideal place to relax.

The self contained flat is well designed and features high ceilings, an open and airy living area, a full kitchen with the bedroom being upstairs. The granny flat has its own entrance and a separate outside deck that overlooks the yard.

The single lock up garage has additional storage space with there being a detached enclosed carport for a 2nd vehicle along with a level fenced yard. Arrange your inspection today - You won’t be disappointed!!

For Sale – $879,000

Starting out, downsizing or investing!

25 McFadyn St, Toormina

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This well presented 3 bedroom residence is an ideal first home, sound investment or the perfect home for an owner who is downsizing. All bedrooms have robes, the air conditioner adjusts the temperature and the solar panels help with the electricity bill. The small rear deck overlooks the level yard with the garage having internal access. Sawtell’s restaurant and beaches are only a couple of minutes away by car with public transport and Bayldon school being close by.

For Sale – $669,000.00

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Fantastic position, right in the heart of Sawtell Village

allows

Fantastic coastal home with mountains views,

recently renovated kitchen and large outdoor entertainment

Air BnB option with supporting financials available Just

to Murrays Beach and a short walk into Sawtell Village Spacious, flat,

yard with convenient side vehicle access

Central location in the heart of Sawtell Village Easy walking distance to Sawtell Beach, Bonville Headland and the Village Modernised internally with renovated bathrooms, updated floor

repaint and plantation shutters to windows

Solar Power and Split System Air Conditioning Flat, North facing rear yard with ample space for a pool, entertainment area or landcaping

Mick's retreat and Bonville Creek boat ramp

house STCA

Toormina 31 Amaroo Crescent

the 247m2 lot within the community of Big4 Sawtell Beach Holiday Park 1 3 4

FOR SALE $1,300,000

Generous land size of 1,637 m2, on an elevated parcel Substantial

front and rear yards, with rear yard offering mostly flat, usable space

Three good sized bedrooms + study, and large Master bedroom with

walk through robe and large ensuite with shower and spa bath

Updated paint & floor coverings, lighting & renovated main bathroom

Multiple living zones & plenty of potential for further renovations

Potential for subdivision & additional dwellings STCA

Inspect:

Quiet and Convenient

2/1 PIRANI PLACE, TOORMINA

$549,000-$569,000

• Located in a quiet Cul de Sac location and on a battle axe block

• Open plan air conditioned living with direct access to covered outdoor alfresco

• Three bedrooms, all with built in robes, main with air conditioning

• Single garage with remote door

• Solar panels on roof with battery in garage, fully fenced rear yard.

Chris Hines 0439 667 719

Kim McGinty 0432 953 796

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Land size: 238sqm

Nothing to Do

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23A HARVIE DRIVE, BOAMBEE EAST

$599,000-$619,000

• Neat as a pin compact home set on 431sqm lot

• 2 bedrooms, both with built in robes and ceiling fans

• Air conditioned open plan living area and large kitchen

• Single carport with remote door and outdoor entertaining at rear

Chris Hines 0439 667 719

Kim McGinty 0432 953 796

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Land Size: 431sqm

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Well Kept Investment Opportunity

10 KATHERINE CLOSE, COFFS HARBOUR

$629,000

• Ideally located home with tiled loungeroom & dining area

• Grey kitchen with corner pantry, electric appliances, & laminate benchtop

• Enclosed sunroom leading out to the fully fenced level rear yard

• Ideally located close to schools, shopping centres, public transport

• Current tenant in place on an expired lease paying $550 per week who would love to stay on at the property

Kim McGinty 0432 953 796

Chris Hines 0439 667 719

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Land Size: 731sqm

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Better then New 7/17 ARTHUR STREET, COFFS HARBOUR

$589,000

• A genuine throw away the car keys property located adjacent Park Beach Plaza

• Totally renovated throughout with new tiled floors in kitchen and traffic areas, new carpet in bedrooms.

• New kitchen and new bathroom.

• Great rear covered entertaining area as well as garden and lawn.

• Also direct access to community fenced lawn as well

Chris Hines 0439 667 719

Kim McGinty 0432 953 796

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Land size: 124sqm

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Delightfully Renovated

1 BOWER CRESCENT, TOORMINA

$689,000

• Three bedroom home featuring renovated kitchen with stunning timber benches, and large island bench

• Generous open plan living area

• Sunroom which leads to fully fenced rear yard with outdoor entertaining area

• Main bedroom has walk-in robe and stylish ensuite

• Renovated combined bathroom/laundry

• DLUG and two garden sheds

Kim McGinty 0432 953 796

Chris Hines 0439 667 719

Land Size: 649.9sqm

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Perfect Downsizer or Starter

4 MAKINSON CLOSE.

TOORMINA

$699,000

• Positioned perfectly in a great central location with Schools, shops and public transport all within a leisurely 800 metre stroll.

• Sighted on 505sqm lot in a quiet cul-de-sac location.

• There is a wonderful covered alfresco area for entertaining or maybe just sitting with a book enjoying the established gardens which apart from the tranquillity also offer privacy from the outside world.

• A great starter or downsizer ready to move into an enjoy.

Chris Hines 0439 667 719

Charlotte Evans 0490 265 578

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Land Size: 506sqm

Lifestyle Awaits

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8/93 FIRST AVENUE, SAWTELL

$595,000 - $615,000

• Centrally situated within a 5-minute walk to the famous patrolled Sawtell Main Beach with rockpool, and the fig tree-lined Sawtell Village.

• Two generous sized bedrooms both with built-ins and ceiling fans.

• First floor unit features an open plan kitchen living area with ceiling fans, tiled for easy maintenance, an internal laundry and private balcony outlook.

• Allocated undercover car space included.

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Land size: 86sqm

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Perfect Suburban Oasis

5 KOEL PLACE, BOAMBEE EAST

$639,000 - $669,000

• Discover the epitome of comfort and tranquillity in this charming 3 bedroom home

• Compact open concept living area, with wellappointed kitchen and modern appliances

• Beautiful timber floors throughout entry and living areas

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• Large fully fenced backyard unre.com.au/koe5

Land Size: 804sqm

Courage drives Maddie at World Para Swimming Championships

By Andrea FERRARI

A SUDDEN health issue for former Coffs Harbour Paralympic silver medallist Madeleine McTernan nearly dashed her hopes for a winning performance at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships from 31 July to 6 August 2023.

Having begun her swim for the women’s S14 200m Freestyle final, her first race at the championships, McTernan suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack at the 50m mark in the race, resulting in her suddenly slowing at the 150m mark and struggling to finishing the event, coming in last.

This was her fourth such episode in the last three years, with the most recent

attack occurring in February 2022.

Having worked with the advice of her cardiologist Maddie was excelling again and hoped the issue had been resolved.

Through her father, Paul McTernan, Maddie told News Of The Area that she was feeling nervous and anxious before the final, and with the lack of ventilation at the venue it was extremely hot inside and she became dehydrated, triggering the attack.

After seeking advice from the team psychologist, McTernan dug deep into a favourite quote for inspiration: Winston Churchill’s “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that

counts”.

“True to her resilience, she dramatically turned her campaign around,” said Paul McTernan.

Fast forward to day 4 of the championships, McTernan and her Australian Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay teammates of Jack Ireland, Ruby Storm and Ben Hance fought a brilliant race to win silver for Australia in the final, also achieving an Oceania record in the process.

On Day 6 McTernan was selected to swim the anchor leg of the Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay team day. Backtrack 12 months earlier when Australia lost this race to the British team by the smallest of margins, one hundredth of a second, to win the silver medal.

McTernan swam the anchor leg of that race and remembers the heartbreak it left with her teammates.

McTernan stated at the time to her despondent teammates, “let’s train harder and we will get them next time”.

“Train harder they did, and McTernan and her teammates dominated the race where they finished the night on the highest of highs, taking the gold and locking down an astonishing new world record in a time of 4:07.71, taking almost 2 seconds off the previous record,” said Paul.

Ben Hance took out the backstroke in 56.94, with Jake Michel completing the breaststroke leg in 1:04.13.

Paige Leonhardt took

q World Record time for gold medal winning Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay team: Maddie McTernan, Ben Hance, Paige Leonhardt and Jake Michel.

full advantage of the lead provided by Hance and Michel finishing her butterfly leg in 1:06.09 with Madeleine McTernan anchoring the freestyle leg, this time she

Finals spot on the line in final round of AFL North Coast season

By Aiden BURGESS

A FINALS spot will be on the line this weekend when the final round of the AFL North Coast’s home and away season is decided.

The Coffs Harbour Breakers and Sawtell/ Toormina Saints will vie for the last finals spot, with both

sides hitting the road this weekend with the Breakers taking on the Byron Bay Magpies, and the Saints challenging the Grafton Tigers.

A Breakers win will see them clinch a finals berth, but a loss and a Saints win would have the Sawtell side playing finals.

The Breakers can still afford a loss if the Saints lose to the Tigers, with the Saints facing a must-win proposition in Grafton.

The Breakers currently sit in fourth spot on the ladder with 7 wins and 7 losses, while the Saints sit in fifth with 6 wins and 8 losses but have a better percentage if

they both finish on the same wins.

The Sawtell/Toormina Saints kept their finals hopes alive with a 24.23 (167) to 0.1 (1) demolition of the Northern Beaches Blues at Richardson Park.

The Byron Bay Magpies clinched this season’s minor premiership with a 16.12

never let her British rivals catch her, swimming a time of 1:00.55 and the team claiming a world record in the process.

(108) to 6.6 (42) win against the Port Macquarie Magpies, in their top-of-the-ladder showdown at Byron Bay.

The victory meant the Byron Bay Magpies finished as minor premiers in their first season in the AFL North Coast competition.

The Grafton Tigers clinched a finals spot with a 11.14 (80) to 6.7 (43) win against the Coffs Harbour Breakers at Fitzroy Oval.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club member wins on her comeback

By Aiden BURGESS

CARRIE Fagan has made a triumphant return to the greens.

After being out of action for more than a year, the Coffs Harbour Golf Club member took out the Open title on her home course at the Women’s Golf Central North Coast Championship.

Fagan shot 171 on the way to her unexpected victory.

“It was my first tournament since I’ve had two major surgeries,” she said.

“I was out of action for 16 months, so the win was very unexpected.

“I am still getting over the surgeries and still in a lot of pain, so it has been a real battle for me.

“It was very unexpected to actually win.”

The event attracted a field of 80 golfers from as far south as Bulahdelah, north to Woolgoolga, and out west to

Gloucester, as they played off for titles at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club.

The North Coast Open was for all ages and handicaps, with the first two days featuring stroke rounds for Division 1 and stableford rounds for Divisions 2 and 3.

The third day featured a Foursomes Championship event whereby you play alternate shots with a partner.

In addition to Fagan’s victory, Coffs Harbour golfers took out the Division 2 and Division 3 titles.

Kit Goodsell was the Division 2 champion, with the 85-year-old shooting 69 on a count back.

Karen Webster was the Division 3 champion with 81, and had the best overall nett score in the field.

Safety Beach golfer Narelle Anderson was the

closed champion with a 172. The Champion of Champions was Jane Horne of Wauchope Golf Club with 177.

She won the title after being the Wauchope Club Champion, and of all the other club champions who played she had the best score at this event.

This automatically gets her entry into the NSW Amateur Championships.

Women’s Golf Central North Coast Championship results. Open Champion: Carrie Fagan (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 171. Runner up: Ann Marie Campbell (Wauchope Golf Club) 175. Nett winner: Linda Sinclair (Taree Golf Club) 144.

Runner up: Lindy Ingham (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 149.

Division 2 Champion:

Kit Goodsell (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 69 c/b (stableford points) Runner up: Glenys Cummings (Port Macquarie Golf Club) 69. 3rd place: Lorraine Morrissey (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 68 c/b.

The Sawtell/Toormina Saints women had a 13-point win against ladder leaders the Northern Beaches Blues at Richardson Park, clinching third spot on the ladder heading into finals.

The Coffs Harbour Breakers women had a 16.9 (105) to 2.2 (14) win at home against the Grafton Tigers.

The AFL North Coast’s finals series gets underway on Saturday, 19 August at the Ce.x Coffs International Stadium.

4th place: Margaret Bateman (Port Macquarie Golf Club) 68 c/b.

Division 3 Champion: Karen Webster (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 81 (stableford points) Runner up: Annette Mitchell (Kew Golf Club) 70. 3rd place: Leanne Eakin (Taree Golf Club) 69. 4th place: Christine Stephenson (Grafton Golf Club) 66.

Foursomes Champions: Trish Nance & Kristy Hickey (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 77. Runners up: Joanne Stinson (Taree Golf Club) & Jan Kirk (Coffs Harbour Golf Club88 c/b. Nett winners: Greer Galloway & Hayley Butler (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 72. Nett runners up: Lou Smith (Bulahdelah Golf Club) Karyn Buckley (Kew Golf Club) 73.

Division 2 Winners: Kit Goodsell, Kathy GoodsellEagles (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 103 c/b. Runners up: Maria Sanford, Lorraine Morrissey (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 103. Nett winners: Deb Creighton & Leanne Eakin (Taree Golf Club) 74. Nett runners up: Deb Howard & Ellie Watson (South West Rocks Golf Club) 75.5.

q Carrie Fagan is presented with her trophy by Glenys Cummings, President of the Women’s Golf Central North Coast.

Suns Under 18s women finish top four in the state

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Suns Under 18s women’s team have finished top four in the state in their Waratah Junior Premier League season.

The Suns team played off in the Waratah Junior Premier League finals in Sydney, having two wins from their four finals matches.

The Suns had a 79-55 win against the Hills Hornets in their second game, with Charlotte Cougle having a

great game top scoring with 33 points.

The Suns won their second game in a row at the finals beating the Newcastle Falcons 90-68, which qualified them for the semifinals.

Charlotte Cougle continued her top form at the finals, top scoring again with 31 points.

The Suns Under 18s would go down to the Norths Bears in their semi-final.

Suns Under 18s women’s

coach Justin Baldwin pinpointed why his side had such a successful season.

“I think because they were really able to play as a team, to find the next pass, and we had four players averaging in double figures, so we had a balanced scoring attack,” he said.

“Our full court press was key for us, as it led to turnovers and points and everyone was engaged with it, and it suited our up-tempo style of play.

“And we used our speed to get up the floor for quick entries and quick shots.”

Baldwin explained how his team qualified for the Premier League Finals against the best teams in the state.

“We finished the regular season with 13 wins and 3 losses, and we went undefeated against the country teams and had three wins against the metro teams,” he said.

The Suns coach praised the performances of his leading scorer this season.

“Charlotte Cougle was our

leading points scorer for the season averaging 25 points a game, and she stepped up at the finals,” he said.

Coffs Harbour Motorcycle Club hosts state titles

By Aiden BURGESS

STATE champions have been crowned as Coffs Harbour Motorcycle Club hosted the 2023 Adventure Powersports & Outdoor NSW Senior Track Championships.

Riders competed for state titles over two big days of racing at the Coffs Harbour Motorcycle Club track.

Coffs Harbour Motorcycle

Club president Greg James gave a recap of a memorable weekend of racing.

“We had over 140 riders including ones from Queensland, and it’s one of the biggest events we’ve held in a long time,” he said.

“Queensland riders took out most of the titles, and local rider Bailey Spencer got second in the MX Open.

“The response was really good and the track and

Snappers win local derby as they head into finals

By Aiden BURGESS

THE Coffs Harbour

Snappers have won their local derby against the SCU Marlins during the final round of the Mid North Coast Rugby Union

Northern Division season.

The Snappers had a 5931 win against the Marlins at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

The Snappers now host the Port Macquarie Pirates in the major semi-final

this Saturday afternoon at Coffs Rugby Park, with the winner to host this season’s grand final.

Snappers’ playercoach Mitch Walton was expecting a tough test against a side in which they

had close contests against this season.

“Port are probably one of the most physical teams, and they are quick at getting on the ball, so winning the breakdown will be the key,” he said.

“In two games this year we beat them by three points and two points, so it

racing was awesome, and a lot of work went into hosting the event,” he said.

James said the club was going from strength to strength in recent years.

“In COVID times it went silly, everyone went and bought a motorcycle and wanted to ride, and our numbers actually increased during COVID,” he said.

“And even at local events it is nothing for us to get 120

will be a good game.”

Along with the firstgrade side, both the Snappers reserve grade and under 14s sides also finished as minor premiers in their respective competitions.

The Snappers reserves also had a final round win against the Marlins, prevailing 22-19.

The Snappers women had a 27-5 win against the Marlins, while the Under

Teamwork triumphs: Northern Storm Cyclones secure premiership with perfect season

By David WIGLEY

THE Northern Storm

Cyclones have clinched the premiership in an aweinspiring manner, securing an impressive 13 wins from 13 matches in the NCF Girls Under 12s competition.

Throughout this remarkable season, the girls have showcased their prowess by netting an astounding 56 goals, while allowing only three to slip past their defence.

Central to their success is the spirit of teamwork that permeates the group.

This dynamic is fostered by the coaching duo of Lee

and Sharni Winkler, who not only guide the team but also emphasise the importance of enjoying the game.

Lee Winkler, the coach, reflects on the season's journey, stating, “the girls are having a great season and having lots of fun along their journey in 2023.

“The majority of the team are still together after their first season in 2022 where they narrowly missed out on the Under 12s Girls Grand Final after a penalty in extra time in their semi final against Boambee FC, the eventual grand final winners.

“Being the younger 11 year olds in the 2022 season

they drew lots of motivation off this and with a sprinkle of new teammates joining they are developing really well in the 2023 season,” said Lee.

Sharni Winkler, team manager, delves into the camaraderie that binds the squad, both on and off the field.

“They are such a lovely group of fun-loving girls and lots of them attend the same schools and are great mates off the pitch also.

“They are super respectful and play the game in a great spirit although they are a competitive bunch that loves seeing their efforts rewarded with great results.

“They are not ladder watchers and just play week to week and my most valuable

weapon each week is a coach to bring the right attitude and work ethic for each other and we have found the results will take care of itself.

“They should be extremely proud of what they have achieved together already this season,” Sharni said.

Grassroots football in the region has undoubtedly received a boost from fervour surrounding the FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted jointly by Australia and New Zealand.

Sharni shared the experiences from several of the Cyclones players and the profound impact on these budding footballers.

“With Australia and New Zealand hosting the FIFA

riders.

“We are building our infrastructure, tracks, and numbers, and more people are getting back into it.

“We are one of the few clubs in the state that has both a dirt track and a Moto X track.

“Our track and facilities are pretty awesome, and it attracts a lot of riders from places like Cessnock, Maitland, and Newcastle, and across South East Queensland.”

14 Red were also victorious 35-14.

The Marlins under 18s had a 26-7 win, while the Marlins under 16s beat the Snappers 17-0.

The Marlins under 14 girls also had a win against the Snappers.

The Snappers victories saw them win the annual Des Hoy Cup, Pottsy Shield, and Black Family Shield, which are contested between the two clubs.

Women’s World Cup the focus on women’s football is at a high at present and it’s wonderful to see it celebrated.

“We recently had quite a number of our Cyclones girls attend the Matilda and Nigeria game in Brisbane and it was such an incredible

experience for these young footballers.

“The sport will continue to see lots of growth in grassroots club football as a result and build healthy futures for our kids,” Sharni said.

q Northern Storm Cyclones impeccable record of 13 wins from 13 matches.

“She was at the top of our full court press, which gave her plenty of opportunity to use her length.”

q The Coffs Harbour Suns Under 18 women’s team.

q Coffs Harbour rider Bailey Spencer (right) on the podium for second place.

Teens lead the way as North Coast Football overcomes referee crisis

By David WIGLEY

NORTH Coast Football

(NCF) has averted a referee crisis and it's the teenagers who have stepped up and come to the rescue.

Forty-five new referees completed their training in 2023 and a whopping 75 percent of the new referees were under the age of 18.

NCF referee coordinator David Horseman explained how the looming crisis was averted.

“We had 61 referees in 2022 but lost many of them to university, getting other jobs, moving out of the area or not wanting to put up with abuse from the sideline and on the field.

“We had only 43 referees returning after 2022 and we needed closer to one hundred, so there was obviously a huge gap to fill,” he said.

Horseman explained that recruiting on a large

scale required a fresh approach.

“A new system was implemented last year where referees in their first year would wear a green shirt, the purpose of this is to let people know they are still learning. This has been carried on again successfully this year.

“All referees make mistakes, we are all human, but the green shirt reflects the experience of the referee and the requirement for understanding, we had to reinforce that no referee can mean no game.

“Whilst poor behaviour from the sidelines has not been eradicated it is something we have cracked down on and implemented stronger penalties for offenders.

“We have also made it easier for young referees to become accredited with regular courses and online learning which has helped,”

Horseman said.

“We have 88 registered referees but it is still challenging to cover games every week due to numbers, experience and availability of referees.

“Most of the young ones play football themselves, so are only available around their games at the grounds they are playing at,” Horseman said.

Explaining the financial benefits of refereeing has been a key motivator.

“Referees get paid to officiate matches and the financial rewards increase with experience which means there is a pathway.

“Refereeing is an alternative to a part-time job and it’s also good exercise.

“Most of our referees play football or are football supporters so doing a job you enjoy is a big drawcard,” said Horseman.

“Having said that, it also creates a challenge, juggling

playing and refereeing - we use an online system where referees make themselves available and are allocated games or they can choose which matches they want to officiate which certainly helps,” he said.

“As more new referees join the ranks we try to share the experience so

Magpies beat Panthers in late-season clash

By Aiden BURGESS

THE Bellingen Valley/ Dorrigo Magpies have continued their late season form with a 34-26 win against the Sawtell Panthers in their Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League match at Rex Hardaker Oval.

their last five matches, including wins against top three sides the Coffs Harbour Comets and Woolgoolga Seahorses, and a draw against ladderleaders South Grafton Rebels.

The Panthers came out firing, scoring in the 5th minute courtesy of winger Tyrone Waipouri running

onto a kick.

The home side was in again just two minutes later, with Oscar Watson crossing, extending the lead to 10-0.

The Panthers continued to threaten out wide, getting on top in the territory battle and their defence making timely plays.

mark cutting the lead to 106, before Sawtell hit back just minutes later with a beautiful sweeping move out wide resulting in a Tully O'Rourke try.

other potential new referees might consider the job.

“Last weekend we had 16 new referees complete the one-day training course so we will see them in green shirts in the near future.”

With female football on the rise, the growth in female referees has been significant.

the visitors into gear, as they continued their momentum into the second half, taking the lead with a try in the 43rd minute after a brilliant solo run from Luke Beaumont.

The Magpies were in again a few minutes later, taking the lead to 22-14.

“Of the 45 new referees, 42 percent are female, which is something we are very proud of.

“Retention has improved this year, only one new referee has stopped as they have moved away, a few are not very active but all have refereed at some point this year,” he said.

from the Magpies and in the forwards had them winning the physical battle, as they ground the Panthers down in the second half.

The Panthers threatened, but could not find the try they needed to get back into the match.

A timely intercept try from Panthers halfback Hayden Pokai cut the lead to just two points in the 51st minute.

A late try to the Magpies sealed the win, before Tyrone Waipouri crossed for his double just before fulltime.

The Magpies got a muchneeded try on the half-hour

The turning point of the match occurred just after the half-time siren, with the Magpies crossing to cut the margin to 14-10.

The try seemed to kick

Comets and Seahorses both vie for minor premiership

By Aiden BURGESS

The Magpies have had three wins and a draw in this season’s minor premiership with a win against the other, when they face off at Geoff King Motors Oval on Saturday afternoon.

THE minor premiership will be up for grabs when the final round of the Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League season reaches its dramatic conclusion this weekend.

The Coffs Harbour Comets and Woolgoolga Seahorses could win

Both sides have 16 points this season, with the Seahorses sitting in second spot thanks to a superior for and against.

The South Grafton

Rebels can clinch this season’s minor premiership with a win against the Sawtell Panthers.

The Rebels sit on 17 points, one point clear of the Seahorses and Comets.

A finals spot will be up for grabs when the fifthplaced Nambucca Heads Roosters host sixth-placed Macksville Sea Eagles, with

the winner playing in this season’s finals series.

Grafton Ghosts can clinch a spot in the finals with a win against the Bellingen Valley/Dorrigo Magpies at Bellingen Park.

The latest round of the season had the Woolgoolga Seahorses move into second spot on the ladder with a 12-6 win at home

Group 2 Junior Rugby League finals series to get underway

By Aiden BURGESS

CRUNCH time has arrived for Coffs Coast’s junior rugby league players, with the Group 2 Junior Rugby League

finals series kicking off this weekend.

The Coffs Harbour Comets won the Under 14s minor premiership, while the Woolgoolga Seahorses

were the minor premiers in the Under 15s.

Sawtell Panthers went undefeated to win the Under 16 League Tag minor premiership.

The Smithtown Tigers were the standout junior club of the home and away season, winning minor premierships in the Under 11s, 12s, and 13s competitions.

In a back-and-forth battle, the Magpies hit straight back to maintain their 8-point lead.

Strong defensive work

against the ladder leading South Grafton Rebels.

It was the Seahorses fourth-straight victory, showing their premiership credentials.

The Macksville Sea Eagles kept their finals hopes alive with a 26-24 win at home against the Coffs Harbour Comets.

The Grafton Ghosts took a big step towards booking a finals spot with a 28-22 win at home against the Nambucca Heads Roosters.

Group 2 standings. 1.South Grafton Rebels. 17 points. 8 wins. 1

Remarkably, the Tigers top teams finished undefeated in all three of those competitions to win their respective minor premierships.

The Bowraville Tigers were undefeated minor premiers of the Under 16s competition.

The Coffs Harbour Comets finished second on the ladder in the Under 11s

The Panthers end their season in South Grafton against the Rebels, while the Magpies are at home against the Grafton Ghosts.

draw. 4 losses. 60 (points differential). 2.Woolgoolga Seahorses. 16 points. 8 wins. 5 losses. 206. 3.Coffs Harbour Comets. 16 points. 8 wins. 5 losses.

5. 4.Grafton Ghosts. 15 points. 7 wins. 1 draw. 5 losses. -64. 5.Nambucca Heads Roosters. 14 points. 7 wins. 6 losses. 66. 6.Macksville Sea Eagles. 14 points. 7 wins. 6 losses. -43. 7.Bellingen Valley/ Dorrigo Magpies. 9 points. 4 wins. 1 draw. 8 losses. -40. 8.Sawtell Panthers. 3 points. 1 win. 1 draw. 11 losses. -190.

and Under 12s competitions, and third on the ladder in the Under 13s.

The Sawtell Panthers finished second on the ladder in the Under 16s, while the Woolgoolga Seahorses finished second in the under 13s.

Coffs Harbour Comets Under 11s Gold, and the Sawtell Under 12s and 14s all had top four finishes.

q From left, Sophie Rhoades, Mirrin Hoober and Philip Payne.

Coffs Harbour and District Sporting Car Club - lap dash

By: Aiden BURGESS

SOME of Coffs Harbour’s

best drivers have tested their racing skills at one of the North Coast’s best tracks.

It was a full-throttle day of racing at Raleigh Raceway, as the Coffs Harbour and

District Sporting Car Club hosted its Coffs Print Lap Dash.

A total of six runs were completed, for the drivers each run included a warm up lap, a flying-timed lap, and a cool-down lap.

The fastest timed lap for

each driver on the day was used to determine the final results.

The race for outright honours on the day was a closely-fought affair, with little more than a second separating first-to-third places.

A spokesperson for the Coffs Harbour and District Sporting Car Club said for most competitors the day was about having fun, improving their driving skills, and seeing if they could improve their own times over the course of the day.

“Outright winner was Leigh Morley driving an immaculate Datsun 260Z, closely followed by Lee Faulkner in his first run in the Toyota 86 he has recently built.

“Third was Jonathon Gray in a Renault Megane.

“Four Ladies entered the event, with Elizabeth Gledhill driving a Hyundai i30N first and also the winner of her class,” the spokesperson said.

“The track has had surface improvements in recent times and was in good condition for the event.”

Coffs Harbour and District Sporting Car Club’s next event is a Khanacross on Sunday, 13 August, details are available on coffscarclub. com.au and the Facebook page.

Sawtell Panthers women to play off for grand final spot

By Aiden BURGESS

SAWTELL Panthers

women’s tackle team are preparing for finals action after finishing second on the ladder in the North Coast Women’s Rugby League competition.

The Panthers travel to Kempsey to take on the Macleay Valley Mustangs in their major semi-final on Sunday afternoon, with the winner booking a grand final spot.

The Panthers finished second on the ladder courtesy of 10 wins and a draw from their 12 matches.

The Panthers were the only team to beat the Macleay Valley Mustangs this season, with a 32-

12 win against the minor premiers in Round 2 at Rex Hardaker Oval.

The Mustangs won the most-recent match between the two teams 2410, which was the Panthers only loss of the season.

The loser of the Mustangs versus Panthers game will play the winner of the minor semi final between the Laurieton Hotel Stingrays and Wauchope Blues.

The Sawtell Panthers were the only team from Group 2 to compete in this year's North Coast Women’s Rugby League competition, which featured teams predominantly from Group 3.

q The Sawtell Panthers women’s tackle team.

q Leigh Morley outright winner, in a Datsun 260Z.

q Elizabeth Gledhill ladies winner and class T1B winner, Hyundai i30N.

q James Graham class T3A winner, in an Hyundai Excel. Photos: Jillian Graham. q Lee Faulkner 2nd outright, in a Toyota 86.

Coffs Harbour Squash hosts PSA Challenger Tour 12 Tournament

ranked 104.

Coffs Harbour, and for a few who are returning to contest the coveted title of North Coast Open Champion.

The tournament has attracted players representing 15 countries this year and with the new Challenger Tour 12 criteria set by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) has drawn top-level players to the event.

In the men’s draw, Addeen Idrakie of Malaysia, world ranked 68 is making another bid to win the coveted crown after finishing runner up in 2022.

He will be challenged by Ivan Yuen, ranked 71, and Mohammad Syafiq Kamal, ranked 91, of Malaysia, and India’s Valavan Sendlethkumar,

Coffs Harbour Golf Club

By Vicki SILVER

MONDAY Vets Results

Monday 7th August 2023

46 Players participated in a 4BBB two person event over nine holes with the

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Ladies

By Helen RHODES

LAST week Coffs Harbour

Golf Club hosted the Womens Golf Central North Coast (WGCNC) Annual Tournament. The event ran for 3 days from Monday 7 August with the first 2 days being a stroke event for Division 1 players and a stableford event for Division 2 and 3 players. On the final day a Foursomes Championship round was held.

The CNC area covers players from clubs as far south as Bulahdelah, north to Woolgoolga and west to Gloucester. Players from any club are eligible to play in the event, not only those that are in the CNC area.

A number of Club

Champions from around the CNC district entered the tournament which

Sawtell Veterans Golf

By Ian REYNOLDS

RESULTS for 7th August

2023

In the women’s main draw Malak Khafagy, world ranked 63, is the top seed and arriving from Melbourne where she finished 3-4 in the World Junior Championship just completed two weeks ago.

Her main challengers are No 2 seed, Australian Champion and previous winner in 2021 Jessica Turnbull Qld, world-ranked 64.

Turnbull is a Commonwealth Games representative and has been competing overseas with some great results.

Other rivals will be Ainaa Amani, world ranked 65 of Malaysia, seeded No 3, who is a rising star of Malaysian squash and making her first appearance in the Coffs Harbour event, and No 4 Seed, Joshna Chinappa, ranked 73, a former world top-10 and Commonwealth Games medallist, of India.

Peter Saxby said, “the higher tournament classification as a PSA Challenger 12 has drawn a very positive response from all parts of the globe with increased world-ranking points on offer.

Players will be looking to produce their best efforts as they endeavour to advance through the competition.

It’s a great opportunity for Coffs Harbour spectators and visitors to come out to the squash centre and see these world class players competing.

The visiting PSA players will take time out to get on court with junior players and show them a few tricks at a junior clinic on Thursday 17 August from 4pm.

Then on Friday there is a Refereeing Update and Accreditation Session by leading WSO and National Referee Nathan Turnbull, and a coaching session with

tutor Robyn Prentice. Anyone wanting to attend the session can phone the squash centre to register on 66536523 for the sessions.

Action then heats up with the top eight men and eight women set to take court on Friday night.

Friday night’s program begins at 5.30pm with the

official welcome to players and visitors.

There will be a full supporting program with graded and junior events starting on Saturday 19 August.

There will be special live-streaming of the matches throughout the tournament with live scoring to keep all squash

enthusiasts around the world engaged about what’s happening in the Coffs Coast event.

When visiting the centre, players and visitors will have the opportunity to check out the latest squash equipment exhibition and get some good bargains during the tournament.

9 Hole Stableford 19

Starters

Ladies Heather Snow 19

results as follows:

Trevor Bissett & Mary

Mason 26 points

Jeff Howlett & Susan

Maione 24 points

Bev Miles & John Miles 23 points c/b

Betty Peen & Midori

Kawamoto 23

Ball Comp:

David Haynes & Vicki Silver 21 c/b

Garry Silver & James

McIntosh 21 c/b

Chris Oddy & Frank

Buckley 21

Nearest the Pins

12th Susan Maione & Andy

Gilks

15th Trish Mackay & Brian

Ingham of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 149.

Division 2 Champion: Kit Goodsell of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 69 c/b.

Pollard

Next week is a Single Stableford. 28th August is a 4 person Ambrose with morning tea after play. This will be a shot gun start - 8.30 for 9am.

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

By Geoffrey HART

AUGUST 06 - Dairyville

Range 100m Centrefire match was conducted with 15 participants. Master

Grade: Glenn K 96.13, Haden K 94.5, A Grade: Jake Buckley

RESULTS:

Open WGCNC Champion: Carrie Fagan of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 171.

Runner up: Anne Marie Campbell of Wauchope Golf Club 175.

Closed WGCNC Champion: Narelle Anderson of Safety Beach Golf Club 172.

Runner up: Jane Horne of Wauchope Golf Club 177 c/b

Closed Champion is for players within the WGCNC area only.

Champion of Champions: Jane Horne of Wauchope 177.

36 Hole Nett Champion: Linda Sinclair of Taree Golf Club 144.

Runner up: Lindy

W/c/b, Lynda Wood 19, Brenda Connors 19

Men

Paul Bennett 22, Terry Rumble 18 c/b

NTP’s 3rd Hole, Glwyn Dawson, Brenda Connors

7th Hole, Dale Allen, Marlene Starr

Runner up: Glenys Cummings of Port Macquarie Golf Club 69.

2nd Runner up: Lorraine Morrissey of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 68 c/b.

3rd Runner up: Margaret Bateman of Port Macquarie Golf Club 68 c/b.

Division 3 Champion: Karen Webster of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 81.

Runner up: Annette Mitchell of Kew Golf Club 70.

2nd Runner up: Leanne Eakin of Taree Golf Club 69.

3rd Runner up: Christine Stephenson of Grafton Golf Club 66.

Judith Brandson Salver (Nett) Winner: Karen Webster of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 65.

(Best 18 holes over the field – Closed)

Beryl Avery Teams

Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT

ON Tuesday, 2nd August, 88 golfers competed in a single stableford event at Nambucca Island Golf Course, in excellent golfing conditions.

A Grade: Winner –

Winners: Greer Galloway, Gail de Groot and Jan Kirk all from Coffs Harbour Golf Club 173. (This is the best 2/3 aggregate gross scores over the 1st 18 holes).

A Maloney Cup (Closed)

Winners: Carrie Fagan, Trish Nance, Keryn Little and Greer Galloway all from Coffs Harbour Golf Club 347. This is the 1st Day 18 Hole Gross –4 nominated players.

Essie Chadwick Salver

Winners: Jan Kirk, Lindy Ingham, Ruth Challinor, Denise Kaiser, Maria Sanford and Carlene Bath all of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 303. This is the 1st Day 18 holes best 4/6 Nett scores – Closed.

WGCNC Foursomes

Champions: Trish Nance & Kristy Hickey of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 77.

Runners Up: Joanne Stinson of Taree Golf Club & Jan Kirk of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 88 c/b.

Nett Winners: Greer Galloway & Hayley Butler of

Trevor Neaves 37 c/b, 1st runner-up Matt Lark 37, 2nd runner-up Ruth Hall 36.

B Grade: Winner –Digger Guest 36, 1st runnerup Martin Tizzard 35, 2nd runner-up Urpo Ylinen 33 c/b.

C Grade: Winner – Sue Stuckey 45, 1st runner-up Mark Stuckey 39 c/b, 2nd runner-up Maurice Tate 39.

NYP’s: 5th Matt Lark, 8th

Coffs Harbour Golf Club 72. Nett Runners Up: Lou Smith of Bulahdelah Golf Club and Karyn Buckley of Kew Golf Club 72.

Division 2 Gross Winners: Kit Goodsell & Kathy Goodsell-Eagles of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 103 c/b.

Runners Up: Maria Sanford & Lorraine Morrissey of Coffs Harbour Golf Club 103.

Division 2 Nett Winners: Deb Creighton & Leanne Eakin of Taree Golf Club 74. Runners Up: Deb Howard & Ellie Watson of South West Rocks Golf Club 75.5.

Congratulations to all of our winners – great golf ladies!!

Now for our other golf results:

Tuesday 1 August –Single Stableford 9 Hole Comp. with 28 players

Annette Sykes 21, Sandra

Trevor Wilson-Brown, 13th

Ross Donnelly, 18th Martin Tizzard.

Ball run to 32 pts.

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

By Ken MASON

TUESDAY 25th July 2023

Main Draw Winners:

Cheeseman 20 c/b. NTP’s – 22nd Maureen Warnock, Fiona Ross, 26th (Pro Pin) Maureen Warnock, Caroline Whitelegge.

99.9, Daniel Finlay 90.5, B Grade: Craig Tredinnick 91.5, Member-677 87.2, Lindsay McConachy 86.3, C Grade: Lockie Knight 93.4, Jarrod Loveday 86.5, Cherelle Steinhardt 80.4, Cooper Finlay 79.2, Ron Dean 78.1, Mitch Upton 77.2, Pete C 68.1, Visitors: Brendon Sinclair 85.0 enabled them to compete for the prized Champion of Champions trophy. The winner of this event is eligible to compete in the NSW Amateur Women’s Championship.

Wednesday 2 August – Single Stableford 9 Hole Comp. with 32 starters Christine Tessari 19, Di Lawrence 17 c/b. NTP’s – 12th (Pro Pin) Maureen Warnock, 15th Bev Miles.

Saturday 5 August –Single Stableford Split over 2 courses due to the mens stroke monthly medal round East Lakes Course with 19 players Ada Lynch 34 c/b, Robyn O’Brien 34 c/b. West Lakes Course with 23 players

Margot Gook 40, Liz Quinn 37.

NTP’s Combined: 3rd Lynn Major, 12th Michelle Palmer, 15th Gayle Jones, 22nd Judy Everitt, 26th (Pro Pin) Gayle Jones.

- John Browning - R/U John Lucas

Consolation Winners:

- Dave Laneyrie - R/U Eric

Onley

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

Tuesday 1st August 2023

Main Draw Winners:

- Darrell Wallbridge - R/U Colin Olsen

Consolation Winners:

- Bernie Couzens - R/U Eric

Onley

q Addeen Idrakie, world ranked 68.

SILL, Irene

6th August 2023, peacefully at Woolgoolga Aged Care. Late of Sandy Beach, formerly of Blacktown. Beloved mother of Sandra and Michael. Cherished grandmother of Kerri and Jody. Great-grandmother of Alex, Mitchell and Jacen.

Aged 95 Years

And Things Like That

At Irene’s request a private family Funeral Service was held on 10th August 2023.

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CROSSINGHAM

Lynnette ‘Lynne’

5th August 2023, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Late of Brisbane, formerly of Coffs Harbour. Dearly beloved wife of Allan (dec’d). Loved mother and mother-in-law of Leanne & Alan Brand and Darren & Rachel. Adored grandmother and great-grandmother of their children. Loving sister and sister-in-law of Jan & the late Ted Newton.

Aged 78 Years

Now In The Loving Embrace Of The Lord

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Lynne’s Funeral Service to be held in St. John’s Anglican Church, Coffs Harbour on Monday 14th August 2023 commencing at 10.30 am, thence for private cremation at Hogbin Drive Crematorium, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

Lynne’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

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Funeral Notices

FOWLER

Robert Kevin

2nd August 2023, peacefully at home with family by his side. Dearly beloved husband of Carol. Loving father and father-in-law of Dale & Belinda and Rebecca. Adored pop of Samuel, Joshua, Lucy, Hayden and Dion. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Phylis (dec’d), Alma (dec’d), Jean (dec’d), Muriel (dec’d), Margaret, Russell and Ian.

Aged 73 Years

Sadly Missed

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Robert’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Friday 18th August 2023 commencing at 10.00 am.

In lieu of floral tributes the family would appreciate donations to the Leukaemia Foundation, a collection box will be at the Chapel.

Robert’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

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Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

HOSKING Leopold Norman ‘Leo’

8th August 2023, peacefully at Mater Christi, late of Coffs Harbour. Loving husband to Linda. Much loved father of Joshua, Matthew, Leah & Adam and Kevin. Cherished ‘gramps’ and ‘o’oh’ of Keoni, Daisy, Jalen, Blair and Leo.

Aged 82 Years

Don’t Worry, Be Happy Relatives and friends are invited to attend Leo’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 15th August 2023 commencing at 10.00 am.

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Neil Lindsay Matthew 26/04/1946 – 07/08/2023

Late of Wirrimbi NSW

‘Always loved, never forgotten’. Beloved husband of Faye, and father of Amanda, Alex, Gavin, and Elisa. Cherished Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Brother, and Uncle. Avid sportsman and fierce follower of Essendon. Banana & Fruit Grower. Telstra Technician. Devoted family man. Led by example.

Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Neil’s life at Bernard Laverty Funerals Chapel, 4 Glenmore Cresent, Macksville on Friday 11th August 2023, commencing at 3:30pm. Messages of love can be sent to lmatt70@outlook.com

Bernard Laverty Funerals Tel: 6568 1555

COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA

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GOSPEL MEETINGS

CWA Hall

21 Elizabeth Street, Sawtell Sundays 4pm–5pm Wednesdays 7.30pm–8.15pm (excluding 5 July, 2 Aug, 6 Sept, 4 Oct)

Everyone is welcome. Contact: Jenny 0417 983 831 or Jean 0409 466 803

KEAM Belinda Ruth ‘Blondie’

5th August 2023, after a short battle with illness at the Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Much loved wife of Mick. Adored mother and mother-in-law of Renee and Dan & Liv. Cherished nanna of Zara, Kai, Mila, Maci and Maya. Blondie will be sadly missed by all of her extended family and many friends.

Aged 62 Years

Forever In Our Hearts

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Blondie’s life to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive

Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 16th August 2023 commencing at 10.00 am.

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Accred No 12033-01

Revival Centres Church - Coffs

Harbour -

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House for Sale

2 br manufactured home in o55's village. Located in Bonville. $365,000 ono. 0431 267 653

Senior female seeks self contained furnished flat internal laudry, close to shops. Max rent $320 0477 514 739 e110823

Accommodation

SELF-CONTAINED

apartment in Jetty area. Single person only, Mon to Fri - 4 nights off street parking. No smoking or pets. $400/wk inc utilities. Ph for more info: 0431 031 415 e010923

Garage Sale

SINGH, Randhir Kaur

1st August 2023, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Beloved wife of James (dec’d). Loving mother and mother-in-law of Manjit & Swaran Dhaliwal and Nirmal & Harmeet Mullee. Adored grandmother and great-grandmother of their families.

Aged 85 Years

Sadly Missed

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Randhir’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Monday 14th August 2023

commencing at 11.30 am.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW

Accred No 12033-01

Pets

MALTESE Shih

Tzu puppies. 2 boys available.

BIN# B000616552

Located Port Stephens Call or text 0474 378 452

For Sale

ANTIQUE Table hexagonal, on steel castors. Exc cond. $265 0415 981 605

ARCHERY bows, make an offer. 6653 8390

MASSIVE Sale at 34 Shephards Lane, C.H this Saturday & Sunday from 7am. Household goods, collectables jewellery, garden stands work benches, bric a brac and huge variety of new dance shoes to suit all ages. e110823

SAT 8am - 1pm 7 Newcastle Drive

Toormina Lots to sell Bricbrac, dolls, books collectables, plants fishing rods, tools e110823

SAT/Sun 12th and 13th Aug 8-2pm. 40 Bluegum Ave Sandy Beach. Vintage european glassware and kitchenware, vinyl records, antiques, electric tools and much more.

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SAT 19 - SUN 20 Aug 10am - 3pm. 4 Bellwood Place Korora. Furniture electrical, household items, garden equip beds. Cash, EFPOS credit card. Pick up on sale day.

Found Items for Sale

A set of headphones found in South Coffs on Sunday 23/07/23. Ph 0493 082 090

Crafty Recyclers

2nd hand goods

1/2 price sale

Now open Saturdays 8am - 1pm Mon - Fri 9.30am - 2pm

7 Newcastle Dr Toormina 0415 401 314 e101123

Wanted GRANDFATHER'S clock in need of repair 6656 2373 e010923

For Sale

2 Darcy Doyle glass framed prints, 40cm x 50cm 'The Kite Flyer' and 'Hopscotch'

Photos can be sent $40. 0490 161 119 F110823

2 fridges plus wine fridge corner cupboard unit and gas heater. Prices neg. 0407580436

2 x Gas heaters for sale

Near new Supaheat LPG gas heaters in 'as new' cond, very efficient and cheap to run, super cosy. 1 for $55 or 2 for $100. 0415 715 619 F110823

2 x RESORT style reclining lounger chairs Fully reclining or fold into comfortable chairs with full length padded washable cushions $70 0415 715 619

5 piece bambo dining suite, table is 150cm x 90cm. $175 0490 161 119

A variety of pictures old & modern prints, several by old masters. Reducing collection, prices lower Phone 6652 3791

ABROCKET twister exercise waist and abdomen trainer Brand new in box $35. 0490 161 119

SOLD

ARTIFICIAL turf new 2 pcs 3x2, plus 4x1 mtres some offcuts price on application 0419 478 879

ASPIRE Metal commode with adjustable legs. Has padded back and arm rests. $60 0490 161 119 BBQ 4 burner Capt N. Cook. Large Home made cooking plate plus small grill plate. VG Cond $100 Ph. 0411527727 f140723

BACKPACK, large PMS. Photos can be sent. $45. 0490161119 F110823

BED king and mattress good condition $70. Call John 6651 7710

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BILLARD table 8ft x 4ft plus accessories - equal to new. Slate top, Drop pockets, turn legs and sides. Full price $5,000 Ph: 6653 7595 Re110823

BISLEY womens workpant stretch cotton S10 1x black 1x stone Brand new $30 each Ph 0432 294 491

BOOTS blk 37 Dj & J $90. 0432 294 491

BOOTS, blk s37 Effegie $50. 0432 294 491 F260822

BOX Trailer, 6 x 4 steel canopy, new tyres, rego. S75448 0428 812 383 e110823

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For Sale

BRACELET, Magnetic Stainless Rods, 22cm long can reshape even to rings $65 0407654 879

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For Sale

COOK canopy rangehood 60cm $50 Kitchen sink 1/1/2 basins with tap $50. Sawtell Ph: 0458 006 643

COFFS

For Sale For Sale

GENUINE Art deco scalloped edge wall mirror. 48cm x 35cm $40. 0490 161 119

GOLF balls Srixon, soft feel, new. $20 a dozen 0422 940 328

LARGE Trek @ Travel backpack. Green VGC used once. $30 Ph 0403 034 480 F050822

For Sale

MOTORCYCLE clothing. Bikers Club black leather m/cycle pants with padded knee & thigh protection. Waist size 32". $40. 0415 715 619

ROOF Rack Thule suits small car like Subaru Forester. Good cond $80. 0407 653 714 f040823

For Sale

TIMBER venetian blinds various sizes 50ml slats Brown oak as new 2 sets 210cm W, 1 set 120cm W. From $50 to $100. 0405 083 245 F030622

2005 FORD Transit

140000k 4 cyl turbo diesel 5 spd Gearbox tyres, seats, interior all good. 08/ reg AE17HV Needs actuator part $950 o.n.o 0400130380

SOLD

BRAND new German Romertopf clay bakeware pot $75. 0490 161 119 F070723

CORNINGWARE Genuine Blue Cornflower. Browning dish & Bake/Server on Stand $100 for both 0407 654 879 f300623

CRICKET bat, Merv Hughes signed sticker $15. 0490 161 119

GOLF buggy bag 12 clubs pgf s/n rh/h $40 0415 385 976

GOLF clubs, 11, bag buggy titleist n/rh. $40 0415 385 976 F280723

LAWN Bowls Taylor Redline Size 2 Excellent condition, Incl. bowling accessories and trolley bag $150 Ph 0434 010 283

MOTORCYCLE clothing. Heavy duty fabric (beige) m/cycle jacket with safety padding to the arms & back. Schoeller brand Size 8 - 9. $40. 0415 715 619

RUSTIC oblong 6 seat 1930's white mahogany farm table $60. Ph 0474 378 447

RYOBI electric garden shredder, 1500w, new never used. $160. 0415 385 976

TIMBER venetian blind 1145 x 1155 drop. $35 as new 0419166688

TOWBAR Complete suit Subaru Forrester 2000 - 2007. $90. 0422410169

2008 VW Golf hatch auto, 244,307km, 6 mth rego. $6,000. Ph 0477 990 446

SOLD

CANE rocker. Very modern. Exc cond. Incl Rattan mats x 4. 125cm diam. $75. 0415 981 605

CAR safety lock. Solid steel bar. Steering wheel to accelorator. 3 keys

$25. Ph: 6651 8500 F030223

COFFEE Table timber frame smokey glass top .7 x .6mtr $60 0422 440 802 Woopi F240223

COMMODE antique timber commode complete with chamber $75. 0490 161 119 F120523

COMMODE aspire bedside, adjustable height with padded back rest and arm rest 125kg swl. Photos can be sent. $60 0490 161 119

COMMODE Aspire Classic. Height adjustable, metal commode with padded seat and back rest. $50 0490 161 119 F120523

COMMODE, metal foldiong, ready for use in seconds. Photos can be sent. $75. 0490 161 119 F110823

COMPUTER aided drawing machine Open to offers Ph: 0429 945 374 F061022

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DARCY Doyle, large gold framed print 'A break in play', 70cm x 55cm Photos can be sent. $45 0490 161 119

DINING table, mahogany, 6 chairs, GC $100. 6649 4419

DOG jacket, small suit chihuahua $25. 02 6656 4700 F300623

DOONA Cover, Queen size, Poppy design with 2 x pillow cases as new $75. 02 6656 4700

DVD complete set all 7 seasons Madmen

$50ono 0488 763 132

ERGONOMIC Height adjustable study desk chair.

$65. 0490 161 119

FIRE wood dry split tray back ute $180.00 delivered Urunga, Bello Coffs. 0490 245 287

FISHING rods. 2 Surf casters over 4m long 1 boat rod. Complete with reels. $100 for the lot. Ph: 6656 2373

FLAVOURCHEF cooking systyem-brand new $50 ono SMS 0409 916 076

FOAM Mattresses x 2 Firm 22cm thick Single bed size. Covered with clean, strong removable Fabric. Ideal for spare beds or couch. VG Cond $50 each or $90 for pair

Ph. 0411527727

FRIDGE, fisher & paykel 275L, exc cond, $125 ono. 0428150643

GAS

GOLF clubs, full set gents, L.H, GC. $100 6653 2192 F110823

GOLF clubs, made by Newton Golf Company 4 drivers, 10 irons, 1 putter with golf bag, GC $50ono. 6656 2373 f040823

GOLF clubs, rh set with bag, buggy, balls, $75 Ph 0432 025 328 f280723

GREY fabric recliner $65 ono. 0438665258

GUTTER Grate. Used 4 x 98cm lengths, 13cm wide, terracotter colour $30 Ph. 0411527727

GYM

LAWNMOWER Rover High Performance 800OVH Mulch n Catch In good cond. $125 0410 439 950

LITTLE Golden Books library of 4, clean pages no screen learning $100 ph 0407 654 879

LOUNGE 2 seater 2x 1 seater wooden arm rests exc cond $100 Call John 6651 7710

LOUNGE 2.5 seater from Freedom. Brown Fabric cover . VG Cond $160 Ph. 0411527727

LOUNGE 2 seater single seater wood arm rests exc cond. $100 6651 7710

MANGO TREE Bowen in pot $15 0467 634 668

MARKWELL 3 phase 18cfm air compressor $99. Ph 0474 378 447

MASSAGE table

MOTORCYCLE clothing. RJAYS black leather m/cycle jacket with padded elbow shoulder & lower back Size 8 - 9. $40. Ph 0415 715 619

MOTORCYCLE clothing. RXT brand road racing style m/cycle helmet in shiny black finish. (Aust safety standard). Large $40 0415 715 619 F210723

MOTORCYCLE clothing. Shift brand black leather m/cycle gloves with padding protection to the fingers & knuckles XXL $40. 0415 715 619 F210723

NORDIC track VR 19 exercise bike w/ manual $550. 0417 481 120

OAK sideboards with ornate mirror, circa 1920. 0428 812 383

SADDLES x 4, rugs x 6, halters, good leather ones x 6, bridles x 5 stirrups with straps x 5 sets and other leather gear. Lead ropes, the lot $500 ono. 6649 4419 e110823

SHOWER Screen good cond 2 sides, one slider can deliver locally $99 call 0434 212 460

SHOWER stool adjustable height with handles. Photos can be sent. $40. 0490161119

SNOW Skis and bindings. Incl poles and Salomen boots Great cond. $100 the lot 0409 022 456 F020623

STEERING Wheel to accelorator solid steel lock bar. Extra security for outdoor overnight parking $25. 6651 8500

THREE Heavey duty collapsible reflective safety truck triangles $30 0490 161 119 F070723

TV Stand, large glass entertainment stand with glass shelves 140Lx65cmH $65

Ph: 0490 161 119

VINTAGE Gold Framed bevelled edge wall dressing mirror. 125cm x 40cm. $45. 0490 161 119

VINTAGE Wood and brass miniature coffee grinder. $25 0490 161 119 F070723

WALKING STICK, dual handle, quad foot, easy lift from seated, adjust height, light wt/strong alum $50 0407654879 F170223

WALL unit, large, timber and glass, good cond teak. $75. 6652 5377

WANTED to Buy. Suzuki SWB 4WD. Older model preferred. 0429 431 416

HOLMAN taphline dripline, 13mm x 50m new in package. $50 0490 161 119

JIGSAW colt js65jd exc cond $30. 6651 7710

JUST Cars magazines 60 total just $50

Ph: 0467 587 536

KITCHEN Scale, Salter Beautiful antique look $55. 0415 981 605 F020623

LAPTOP hard drive cloning kit $30. 6649 2967 F140521

LARGE bench for work or decoration. 2m have a look. Phone 6652 3791

LARGE gold framed wall mirror. 75cm x 50cm. Photos can be sent. $60. 0490161119

LARGE smoked glass & metal coffee table. 120cm x 60cm. Photos can be sent. $60. 0490 161 119 F110823

Firm n Fold electric powerlift massage table GC. Inc: lambswool covers for the table and headrest and an electric blanket. Leather bed cover and steel frame. No cracks, tears or rust. Colour – grey Height 50-100cm; Width 68cm; Length 185 cm Owner has retired from massaging career $1,200. 0412 054 821

MATTRESS and base king single, as new $300 Ph: 0457 679 486

MATURE trees, inc new season christmas bush, yukkas, clumping bamboo. 0428812383

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OZ trail wardrobe four shelves and hanging space $50 Ono 0456 210 772

PHOTOGRAPHIC Enlarger. Krokus, plus trays and developing tanks and other equipment. $100 the lot. Sandy Beach Ph: 0422 697 832 F160623

PORTABLE Globe sewing machine in working order. Photos can be sent. $60 0490 161 119

PRESTIGE Pressure cooker perfect cond. Trivet, basket and spare seal incl. $99 Ph: 6653 8337 or 0419 166 688

SWAG – Big Country King Single in great condition $100 0408 522 575 F161222

TANDEM Holstar Grand Tourer bike, exc cond $1200. 0458 274 319

TAPEGUN, Commercial hand tying machine includes 8 rolls tape & 5000 staples. $100 0407 654 879

TAPESTRY, Glass framed and wall hung $95. 0422 440 802

TENNIS racquets, man and ladies older style (Yvonne Goolagong)

$40.00 each. Phone 0401 221 864 F270123

WASHING Machine Compact twin tub suitable for caravan/ camper/home. VGC

$65. 0415 981 605

WHITE bed and base ensemble, king single. Exc cond. $80 0415 981 605

WOODEN Nest of 3 tables. Exc cond. $40 0415 981 605

YARD blower, Tanaka 2 stroke, GC, $70 0415 385 976

Motors

MENS Bike 26” Repco Tracer Alloy Frame 21 speed Led lights VG Cond. $100.00 0411 527 727 F090623

METRONOME for piano lessons $25. 6651 8500

MOBILITY walker, 4 wheels in GC, height adj & foldable. $50. Woopi 0422 440 802 F280723

QUALITY wooden furniture for sale made by craftsman/carpenter variety to choose from view anytime. 66523791

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RECLINER Jason brand. Fully operational $50. 0409 022 456

ROOF Rack for Nissan Xtrail. Slimline, no rails needed. Near new. $160 0407 653 714

THE Great Courses university level complete 7 DVDs and books - Classic American Literature $50ono. The Great Courses university level complete 4 DVDs and books - Classic British Literature $50ono Ph: 0488 763 132

TIMBER dining table with bamboo legs 150cm x 90cm. Minor marks on table. Photos can be sent. $45. 0490 161 119

NISSAN Pathfinder 2011 Ti 550 with huge towing power and all the things the Ti 550 top model offers. Great 7 seater 4WD. V6 turbo diesel. Bit rough around the edge but a great truck. Rego til Feb 24

CZW48H $17,500

Located Port Stephens Ph: 0401 308 359

Boats

2006 STESSLE Funseeker. Great wide boat for deep sea Great for river 115 Yamaha $19,000 Ph 0407 703 920

BOAT Stesll 3800

Edge V 20 H.P. Honda 4 Stroke, Sportsman Trailer Reg TA70DW All immaculate condition Carpeted. Tanks, Gear $7000. Plus fold up gal Flip N Easy Trailer $800 0419 995 609

TRAILER Sailer Hutton 24 registered. Trailer & boat ready to go. $7500. 0427034446 Re230421

Caravans

2010 AVAN cruiseliner fitted with remote control movers on wheels. Many extras Complete with awning & accessories Ph: 0428 525 591 $25,000

2010 JAYCO 24ft registered TL52VT slide out bdrm w/ensuite 2x TVs, microwave stovetop and oven kitchenette w/ new fridge. Full annex BBQ + extras. Exc cond. $46,000 ono Ph: 0428 257 060

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COFFS COAST

Sudoku is an 81 square number grid with nine blocks each containing nine cells. To solve the puzzle, all the blank cells must be filled in using numbers from 1 to 9. Each number can only appear once in each row, column and in the nine 3x3 blocks.

Puzzle Play 180

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5. There are only two flowers. HOW MANY: There are fifteen sunflowers.

ANSWERS: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: 1. The sun has moved behind the cloud. 2. The girl’s

NEWS OF THE AREA

THE RIGHT TABLE SHOW TIDAL VARIATIONS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS

The time variation should be added to the corresponding Fort Denison time.

In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated.

FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU

TIDES

Graph and Times are for Sydney Fort Denison TIDE

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ponytail is longer. 3. The end of the snorkel is missing. 4.

The starfish is upside down.

By Geoffrey HART

AUGUST

participants. Master Grade: Jake Buckley 99.13, Daniel Finlay 94.8, John Lambert 70.0, A Grade: Stuart D 91.6, Jeffrey Pfeiffer 91.4, Jon Brown 84.4, Johan Greyling 82.4, Geoff Slattery 79.2, Phillip Payne

75.2, B Grade: Member-677

85.2, Member-440 71.1, Jonathon Mackay 58.1, C Grade: Lockie Knight 77.2, Josh P 72.2, Jarrod Loveday 64.0, Dylan Johnson 60.1, Mitch Upton 57.1, Sineidin Mackay 54.0, Cooper Finlay 49.0, Cherelle Steinhardt 48.0, Tom Coombes

46.1, Amritpal Singh 42.0, Member-801 2.0, Visitors: Danny Green 36.0, Parminder Singh 8.0, Bench Class: Garry Heskett 95.4 The 50m F-Class match was conducted with 15 participants. Daniel Finlay 198.11, Lockie Knight

SPORTS RESULTS

197.8, Jake Buckley 192.10, Member-677 191.8, Johan Greyling 190.2, Cooper Finlay 189.4, Jarrod Loveday 186.5, Blake Heaton 178.4, Cherelle Steinhardt 177.1, Josh P

174.1, Mitch Upton 158.1, Tom Coombes 140.2, Amritpal Singh 136.0, Visitors: Danny Green 182.3, Parminder Singh 21.0

By Marilyn

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a 4 Person Ambrose. The morning was calm and the course, a picture. Winners of the competition were Deb Morrison, Vicky Aubusson and Anne Tobin (all quite new to our club) with58 pts,

runners-up Leanne Clark, Rose Morrow, Jo Elwood and Merryl Kyburz 59 pts. NTP all grades, Roma Johnson. Thank you Jan Meyer for donating the raffle won by Rose Morrow.

Jenny Reid was welcomed to our group as were several visiting lady golfers. Safety Beach ladies played in the 3-day CNC Annual Tournament held at Coffs Harbour recently and made

their presence known. August holds another full month of competition for men and women so come and register for the games of interest to you. Pro Terry is there to help you

with lessons, clothing or equipment and he also organises competitions. The weather is settling down, come and enjoy a few hours in nature, fresh air and sunshine.

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MONDAY BACK ROADS

ABC, 8pm

COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA

TUESDAY KITCHEN CABINET

SATURDAY GRANTCHESTER

ABC, 7.30pm

Could man of god and beguiling star of the show reverend Will (Tom Brittney) be sent to jail? Stranger things have happened in the world of TV but sometimes it’s more about the stirring journey rather than the destination. At least, that’s what Grantchester fans will be hoping. Emotions are at full speed in tonight’s poignant story about forgiveness. After the shocking motorcycle accident in last week’s episode, Will is shellshocked by the thought he has killed someone. Geordie (Robson Green, pictured) is not convinced of his friend’s guilt and sets out to clear him, while unsurprisingly, Elliot (Michael D. Xavier) is raring to lock up the pretty priest.

FRIDAY, August 11

4.55

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

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

7.30 First Weapons: Wartilykirri. (Final, PG) Hosted by Phil Breslin.

8.00 Death In Paradise. (Madv, R)

A survival expert is found dead.

9.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

The authorities are called in to investigate a series of murders inspired by images from a medieval fresco.

10.30 Gold Diggers. (Mls, R)

11.00 ABC Late News.

11.15 Miniseries: Roadkill. (Madls, R)

12.15 Harrow. (Mv, R)

1.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Chatty presenter Heather Ewart (pictured) has arguably almost explored every tiny, fascinating regional town in our vast country. So, after nine seasons of small-town fun, it’s only fitting that she try something a little different: dancing. The ever-popular Apple Isle is her destination, with some invigorating synchronised moves and cowboy boots on the itinerary. She travels across the state with Claire Harris and Kate Strong, two friends who quit their jobs in 2022 to set up a line dancing tour of Australia, raising money for local charities with every step. The troupe’s unstoppable spirit makes for an uplifting story about community and the power of their feel-good footwork.

ABC, 8pm

With a new

Coffs Harbour Bridge

Results

By Nerellyn MITCHELL

JULY 10TH - AM - R Mann, J

Laudrey, - PM - NS J

McFall, F Gaunt; EW D

Anderson, A Anderson

July 11th - PJonutz, H

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. (PGl, R)

8.30 Legends Of The Pharaohs. (M)

9.30 Iceland. (PGa, R)

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Vise Le Coeur. (Malv)

11.50 Stella Blomkvist. (MA15+v, R)

1.35 Beforeigners. (MA15+v, R)

3.25 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.25 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs and Adam Dovile embark on an epic road trip through Northern Ireland to Belfast. Dr Harry Cooper meets a goat. Ed Halmagyi cooks rhubarb pie. Graham Ross explores the National Arboretum.

8.30 To Be Advised.

1.30 Home Shopping.

Annabel Crabb (pictured) returns with the seventh season of her series. Here, she makes herself at home in politicians’ houses, with food and chat on the agenda. This fresh round of eight visits includes Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney, Western Sydney Independent MP Dai Le, Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe and Minister for Aged Care and Sport Anika Wells, along with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Settle in with a cup of tea for this fascinating season of diverse parliamentary figures.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 24. Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Brisbane Broncos versus Parramatta Eels match, with NRL news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: A Most Violent Year. (2014, MA15+lv, R) An immigrant fights to protect his business. Oscar Isaac.

1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Location, Location, Location Australia. Property experts search for homes.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Graham Norton is joined by Kate Winslet, Sir Lenny Henry, Jack Whitehall and Nadiya Hussain.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

Eyers

July 12th - NS S Dilosa, D O’Meara; EW J Herring, B Herring

July 14th - NS B Salisbury, N Mitchell; EW S Thorne, J Thorne

July 15th - NS P Jonutz, N Mitchell; EW J Archer, P Quinlan

July 17th - AM - L Davis,

P Kench

- PM - NS B Herring, C Tolley; EW R Rutter, P Quinlan

July 18th - H Blewitt, J

Parker

July 19th - NS D

O’Meara, S Dilosa; EW D

Hickie, N Williams

July 21st - NS B Salisbury, D McIntyre; EW S

Fox, A Fox

July 24th - AM - N Brook, R Mann - PM - NS B

Salisbury, D McIntyre; EW D McGuinness, T Murray-Prior

July 25th - D

Featherstone, N McIvor

July 26th - NS H Eyers, M Jil Hosie; EW D Hickie, N Williams

July 28th - NS S Thorne, J Thorne; EW L Quinn, P

Haigh

July 29th - GNOT Dilosa

Team

July 31st - A Team - R

Rutter Team - B Team - N

Mitchell Team

Aug 1st - H Blewitt, I

Martyn; EW J Bryant, N

Mitchell Aug 2nd - NS R Roark, P Griffin; EW R Rutter, P Quinlan

Aug 4th - D Johnson, M Johnson; EW D Hickie, D McIntyre

Aug 5th - NS R Brocker, L Broker; EW J Archer, P Quinlan

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SATURDAY, August 12

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30

Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Madv, R) 3.00 Landline. (R)

3.30 The Number 2 Solution.

3.40 Secrets Of The Museum. (R)

4.30 Restoration Australia. (PG, R)

5.30 War On Waste. (R)

6.30 New Leash On Life. (Final, PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Grantchester. (Mav) Will fears he was the cause of an accident.

8.20 Vera. (PG, R) DCI Stanhope delves into the tangled past of an extreme sports fanatic after he plunges to his death from a cliff. Turning to the victim’s old gang for answers, they discover he had a history of stalking his ex-girlfriend.

9.50 Bay Of Fires. (Madl, R) Jeremiah agrees to help Stella dispose of a body in the Tasmanian wilderness.

10.45 Last Tango In Halifax. (Ml, R)

11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Growing A Greener World. 10.05 The Bee Whisperer. (PG, R) 11.00 Travel Quest. (Return) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS News.

2.00 Gymnastics. FIG Trampoline World Cup Series. H’lights. 4.00 Trail Towns. (PG, R) 4.30 Going Places. (R) 5.30 Bismarck: 24 Hours To Doom.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG)

8.30 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles. (PG)

9.25 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG, R)

10.15 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain. (PGav, R)

11.05 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R)

12.55 The Witnesses. (Ma, R)

2.55 UFOs. (PGa, R)

4.15 Mastermind Aust. (R)

4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.00 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Quarter-final. Japan v Sweden. Replay. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 22. Sydney v Gold Coast Suns. 4.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A backpack catches the attention of officers.

8.00 FIFA Women’s World Cup Pre-Game. Pre-game coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final match.

8.30 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Quarter-final.

10.30 FIFA Women’s World Cup Post-Game. Post-game discussion and interviews of the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final match.

11.00 To Be Advised.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 11.00 Rugby League. NRL

Women’s Premiership. Round 4. St George Illawarra Dragons v Canberra Raiders. 12.50

Morning Programs. 2.30 NRLW Wrap. 3.00

Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership.

Round 4. Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels.

5.00

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 24. Sydney Roosters v Dolphins.

9.30 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match.

10.00 MOVIE: The Man In The Iron Mask. (1998, Mav, R)

12.35 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGa, R)

1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PGl, R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home

6.00 Location, Location, Location Australia. (R)

7.00 To Be Advised.

8.00 MOVIE: The Wog Boy.

(2000, Mls, R) A young Greek-Australian man sets out to prove to everyone there is more to him than meets the eye.

Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo.

10.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

11.00 Just For Laughs Australia. (MA15+s, R) Hosted by Nath Valvo.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Authentic. (PG)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

SBS MOVIES (32)

SUNDAY, August 13

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders.

World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass.

(R)

6.30 Compass: Hidden Children. Brendan Watkins shares his story.

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

7.30 Restoration Australia: New Town. (PG) Hosted by Anthony Burke.

8.30 Bay Of Fires. (Malv) To reassert her power, Frankie puts Stella on trial in front of the townsfolk.

9.30 The Beast Must Die. (Mal) Frances looks set to exact her revenge.

10.20 The Newsreader. (Ml, R)

11.15 Talking Heads. (R)

11.50 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv)

2.05 Escape From The City. (R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Growing A Greener World. 10.05 The Bee Whisperer. (PGa, R) 11.00 Travel Quest. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian ProMX C’ship. Round 7. 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World C’ship. Round 8. H’lights. 5.00 Trail Towns. (R)

5.30 Sinking The German Fleet.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Colosseum: The Beast Master. (M)

9.15 Amazon: The Lost World. (PG)

10.10 Hemingway. (Maw, R)

12.05 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R)

1.55 Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre. (MA15+avw, R)

3.25 Patriot Brains. (Mals, R) 4.15 Mastermind Australia. (R)

7MATE (64)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Quarter-final. Replay.

3.30 Border Security. (PG, R)

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R)

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Voice. (PG) As the blind auditions continue, contestants set out to prove they have what it takes to be a singing sensation.

8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive, special investigation.

9.45 The Latest: Seven News.

10.15 Born To Kill? Allan Legere. (MA15+v) Takes a look at Canadian serial killer Allan Legere, known as the Monster of the Miramichi.

11.15 Autopsy USA: Tom Petty. (Mad) A look at the 2017 death of Tom Petty.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

Women’s Premiership. Round 4. Cronulla Sharks v Sydney Roosters. 1.45 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 4. Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast Titans. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 24. Newcastle Knights v Canterbury

Coffs Table Tennis Results

By

Dale ALLEN

FRIDAY, 4 August, 2023

Group A ( D1 and D2)

Will Fang d Lachlan

Dierkx 3/0, Reece Baker d Robert Campbell 3/0, Gerard Martin d Troy

SBS MOVIES (32)

7MATE (64)

Amsterdam. (Mams, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R)

News Early Edition.

Today.

Days.

PG) 8.50 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French)

A Bronx Tale. (1993, M) 12.45pm Into The White. (2012, M, Norwegian) 2.45 RBG. (2018, PG) 4.35 Ramen Shop. (2018, PG) 6.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 8.30 Brotherhood Of Blades. (2014, MA15+, Mandarin) 10.35 Dances With Wolves. (1990, M) 1.50am Late Programs.

Prystasz 3/1, David Cini d Colin Deng 3/0.

Division 1 Will Fang d David Cini 3/2, Reece Baker d Gerard Martin 3/1, Gerard Martin d David Cini 3/2, Will Fang d Reece Baker 3/1.

WINNER: Will Fang from Reece Baker.

Division 2

Lachlan Dierkx d Colin Deng 3/2, Troy Prystasz d Robert Campbell 3/0, Colin Deng d Robert Campbell 3/2, Troy Prystasz d Lachlan Dierkx 3/2. WINNER: Troy Prystasz from Lachlan Dierkx.

Group B (D3 and D4)

Dale Allen d Ian

Fergusson 3/0, Terry Baker d David Iles 3/1, King McKie d Char Berglund 3/1, Daniel Day d Sharee Templeton 3/2.

Division 3

Dale Allen d Daniel Day 3/1, King McKie d Terry Baker 3/1, Daniel Day d Terry Baker 3/2, Dale Allen d King McKie 3/1. WINNER: Dale Allen from King McKie.

Division 4 Sharee Templeton d Ian Fergusson 3/0, Char Berglund d David Iles 3/2, David Iles d Ian Fergusson

3/0, Char Berglund d Sharee Templeton

3/1. WINNER: Char Berglund from Sharee Templeton.

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

7.30 The Traitors. (Return) Twenty players band together to win up to $250,000 through deception, lies and betrayal.

9.00 FBI. (Mv) When a deadly truck heist arms the killers with enough ammonium nitrate to construct a massive bomb, the team discovers a link to a terrorist group Maggie is working to infiltrate.

10.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R) Captain Milius returns to Hawaii.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

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ONTHEBOX

MONDAY, August 14

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R)

11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Vera. (PG, R)

2.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R)

2.55 Gardening Australia. (R)

3.55 Tenable. (R)

4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.20 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 11.20 Susan Calman’s Grand Week By The Sea. (PG) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Great Asian Railway Journeys. a(PG, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R)

3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

(R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 The Voice. (PG) As the blind auditions continue, contestants set out to prove they have what it takes to be a singing sensation.

9.15 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Mav) Owen is conflicted when his brother Robert asks him for help. Judd and Grace face a family crisis.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 The Blacklist. (Mav) The task force must anticipate Red’s next move.

4.40 Bamay. (R)

1.00 Home Shopping.

Early

A River

Through It. (1992, PG) 8.15 RBG. (2018, PG)

Wolf And Sheep. (2016, M, Dari) 11.40

(2019, PG, Danish) 1.25pm Thirteen Days. (2000, PG) 4.05 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French)

Skies Of Lebanon. (2020, PG, Italian) 7.30 A

Affair. (2012, M, Danish) 10.00 The Tip Of The Iceberg. (2016, MA15+, Spanish) 11.50 The Summit. (2017, MA15+, Portuguese) 1.55am Late Programs.

TUESDAY, August 15

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 11.10 Secrets Of The Museum.

(R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Miniseries: The Cry. (Mals, R) 1.55 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R)

2.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R)

2.55 Gardening Aust. (R) 3.55 Tenable. (R)

4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 9.55 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.55 Charles I: To Kill A King. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Darcey Bussell’s Royal Road Trip. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 The Voice. (PGa) As the blind auditions continue, contestants set out to prove they have what it takes to be a singing sensation.

9.15 RFDS. (Return, Ma) Amidst the chaos of the White Cliffs rodeo, Pete is forced to act outside his scope of practice.

Ambulance: Code Red. (Mal) Follows the work of an ambulance service.

9GO! (83)

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

7.30 The Traitors. Hosted by Rodger Corser.

8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.40 To Be Advised.

10.10 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) The team goes after a killer.

11.00 The Project. (R)

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

MNC Cross Country

By Peter & Fiona BERRINTON

AUG 6 2023 at Woolgoolga

Floral Reserve

RESULTS: 2km (Male)

- Dylan Hannaford 8:10, 1; Archie Peters 8:12, 2; Elijah Franke 8:15, 3; Sam Peck 8:33, 4; Ned Griffin

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.30

6am The Finishers. Continued. (2013, PG, French) 7.15 Skies Of Lebanon. (2020, PG, Italian) 9.00 Ramen Shop. (2018, PG) 10.40 Dances With Wolves. (1990, M)

1.55pm Memoria. (2021, PG) 4.25 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 6.00 The Eagle Huntress. (2016, PG, Kazakh) 7.35 The Program. (2015, M) 9.30 Spider. (2019, MA15+, German) 11.30 Summertime. (2016, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

8:35, 5; Finn Kahler 9:13, 6; Lachlan Herbert 9:31, 7; Max Herbert 9:33, 8; Matthew McAleer 10:01, 9; Oliver Laybutt 10:06, 10; Astin Nuttall 10:13, 11; Thomas Thorner 10:18, 12; Dean Van Hoeck 10:19, 13; Tim Thorner 10:32, 14; Ben Ewart 10:50, 15; Max Kelly 11:10, 16; Bryson Kelly 11:11, 17; Christian

Petersen 11:32, 18; Leo Peck

11:39, 19; Harry Doman

12:10, 20; Jamahl Laybutt

12:19, 21; Andrew Wong

12:34, 22; Mark McClurg

12:56, 23; Darcy Kelly

13:09, 24; Drew Herbert

14:19, 25; Iggi Nuttall 15:28, 26; Harvey Griffin 15:30, 27; Jeff White

19:53, 28; Steel Beveridge 25:30, 29.

RESULTS: 2km (Female)

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- Bayley Johnson 8:04, 1; Aaliyah Parsons 8:14, 2; Poppy Barclay 8:27, 3; Zara Johnson 8:37, 4; Lacey Van Hoeck 8:47, 5; Valla Parsons

8:51, 6; Amy Hannaford

9:35, 7; Amelia Harrigan

9:48, 8; Darcie Hodgson

9:54, 9; Stella Dobson 9:57, 10; Kristy Bridger 10:00, 11; Lola Barclay 10:08, 12; Rebecca Otto 10:09, 13;

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

7.30 The Traitors. Hosted by Rodger Corser.

8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.40 NCIS. (Mv, R) NCIS investigates the unexpected death of a Navy reservist who was an investigative journalist.

10.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Sophie Van Hoeck 10:11, 14; Katarina Neal 10:25, 15; Skyla Petersen 10:31,

16; Penny Harrigan 10:54, 17; Kate Marsden 11:02, 18; Kathy Robson 11:04,

19; Alex Greenhalgh 11:12, 20; Sara Bergen 11:25, 21; Barbara Ewart 11:27, 22;

Tasman Kahler 12:05, 23;

Leah Doman 12:12, 24; Violet Wong 12:33, 25;

Isla Kelly 12:45, 26; Kirra Bridger

12:50, 27; Florence Van Hoeck

12:51, 28; Tegan Van Hoeck 12:52, 29; Macy McClurg 12:55, 30; Lisa Jenyns 13:11, 31; Alison Elliott 13:13, 32; Iris Greenwood 13:19, 33; Megan Harrigan 13:20, 34; Nikki Greenwood

13:22, 35; Vicky McClure 14:39, 36; Rhea Nuttall

19:41, 37.

RESULTS: 5km (Male) - Kyle McIntosh 19:31, 1; Tim Thorner

ONTHEBOX

WEDNESDAY, August 16

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 9.55 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.50

Charles I: To Kill A King. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Be My Brother. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R)

4.10 Darcey Bussell’s Royal Road Trip. (R) 5.05

Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

Secrets Of The Superagers. (PG)

8.30 How Sports Changed The World. Highlights the unifying elements of sports.

9.40 Wolf. (Premiere, MA15+)

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Dark Woods. (Mav)

12.05 La Jauria. (MA15+av, R)

3.45 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

THURSDAY, August

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 9.55 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs: What Happened Next. (PGa, R) 10.50

Charles I: To Kill A King. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.10

Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 FIFA Women’s World Cup Highlights. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R)

3.00

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 FIFA Women’s World Cup Pre-Game. Pre-game coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup semi-final match from Stadium Australia, Sydney.

8.00 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Semi-final.

10.00 FIFA Women’s World Cup Post-Game. Post-game discussion and interviews.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 To Be Advised.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30

7.30 Thank God You’re

Hosted by Celia Pacquola.

8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Mas) Four Aussie mates set out to embarrass each other in a public setting.

9.00 Five Bedrooms. (Mls) Heather learns of Ben’s betrayal.

10.00 So Help Me Todd. (PGa)

11.00 FBI. (Mv, R)

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

4.10 Darcey Bussell’s Royal Road Trip. (R) 5.05

Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. (PG)

8.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy. (Final, M)

9.20 Kin. (Madlsv)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Max Anger: With One Eye Open. (Malv)

11.40 Outlander. (Mas, R)

3.55 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

8.30 What The Killer Did Next: Peter McMahon. (Mav) Examines the behaviour of killers after a murder, including the case of pensioner Peter McMahon.

9.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Air Crash Investigations: Pacific Plunge. (PGal, R) 12.00

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGa) Graeme Hall helps with a noisy dog.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia. (Return) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

21:12, 2; Sam Ewart 23:25, 3; Hayden Counter 25:07, 4; Jon Kahler 25:24, 5; Ryan Elliott 25:37, 6; Eric Greenwood 27:36, 7; Reuben Wong 27:46, 8; Alex Greenwood

27:54, 9; Andrew Wong 28:42, 10; Greg Ewart 28:52, 11; Matthew McAleer 29:18, 12; Archie Peters

30:49, 13; Dylan Hannaford 30:50, 14; James Counter 32:17, 15; Tim Karrasch 38:34, 16.

RESULTS: 5km (Female) -

Aaliyah Parsons 25:19, 1; Valla Parsons 25:25, 2;

Lara Karrasch 27:27, 3;

Amy Hannaford 29:17, 4;

Melissa Kahler 29:50, 5;

Willow Nuttall 30:17, 6;

Kathy Robson 30:51, 7; Michelle Randall 32:05, 8; Zoe Counter 32:20, 9;

Lisa Jenyns 33:00, 10;

Toni Berrington 35:16, 11;

Melinda Counter 35:18, 12.

RESULTS: 10km (Male)

- Nick Murray 42:38, 1; Joel Harrigan 42:54, 2; Bruce Meder 51:24, 3.

RESULTS: 10km

(Female) - Kristy Bridger 54:15, 1; Kate Marsden 1:00:28, 2.

Next week runs are at Emerald Beach. Check in at the double storey house on the reserve.

SSAA Benchrest results

By

Rodney

MADELEY

EVENT was Rimfire Score 100yds.

Peter Fleming 250.6.

Bill Buchanan 249.4.

Alistair McMillan 248.2.

Barry Warwick 246.5.

Greg Sutherland 246.5.

Keiran Grabham 244.4.

Rod Madeley 243.3.

Bernie Axford 240.4.

Lance Miller 230.

Event was 200yds

Centrefire Group.

Custom rifle:

Peter Fleming .2478, sg

.321.

Ray Beavis .2639, sg .212.

Alistair McMillan .2904,

sg .250. Michael Thompson .3274, sg .372.

Barry Warwick .3629, sg .500.

Gary Hunt .4237, sg .572.

Hunting rifle: Keiran Grabham .3926, sg .491.

Sharvi Grabham .9326, sg .910.

COAST

Courts of Class

By Peter SAXBY

INTERNATIONAL squash

players will descend on Coffs Harbour next week for the PSA Challenger Tour 12 tournament.

And 20th-year anniversary celebrations of the North Coast will mean one of the strongest events on record.

The event has continued to grow and expand over the past 20 years, with the continued support of local business Costa Berries, Direct Wholesale Services, Barry Hockey Accountants, Subway, Tecnifibre, Karakal Australia and Coffs Coast

PSA Challenger Tour 12 Tournament

Events.

Preparations for the Costa North Coast Open PSA Challenger Squash tournament are well underway with players set to arrive in Coffs Harbour from this Saturday to prepare for next week’s world tour event.

There is plenty of excitement as the tournament has attracted a very classy field of players in both the men and women’s open grades with a very strong representation of international players making their first trip to

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