Coffs Coast News Of The Area 13 January 2023

By Andrea FERRARI

THREE interchanges on the plans for the Coffs Harbour bypass have been refined after plans went out to the community for feedback.

“The community feedback was pretty clear,” NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway told media in Coffs Harbour on Monday 9 January.

“They wanted to see simplified interchanges and they wanted to see that streamlined into the bypass project.” The main changes to the design include refinements to the Englands Road, Coramba Road and Korora Hill interchanges.

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Interchanges refined on Bypass plan

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While there have been design updates, the overall design, including tunnels, has not changed.

The detailed design refinements have been made following extensive consultation including on the environmental impact statement and refined design in 2019, during the concept design display in September 2018 and ongoing discussions with key stakeholders since planning approval in December 2020.

There was significant collaboration between Transport for NSW and the Ferrovial Gamuda Joint Venture before these changes were finalised.

The community is now being asked to provide comments on the project’s refined design.

Feedback on the detailed design can be

made until Monday, 20 February and further details can be found at www.pacifichighway. nsw.gov.au/coffsharbourbypass.

Static displays of the design will be available from 11 January 2023 at: Coffs Harbour bypass display centre, 54 Moonee Street; Coffs Harbour City Council Office, corner of Coffs and Castle streets; Harry Bailey Memorial Library, corner of Duke and Coffs streets; and Toormina Library, Minorie Drive, Toormina.

Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said, “These design changes are minor but will improve traffic flow and be better for motorists as well as nearby residents during construction and operation.

“Importantly, this milestone also paves the way for major construction to begin in March –which will support local jobs and stimulate the

state and national economies.”

State Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said, “One of the key themes we heard during the community consultation periods was that the community wanted simplified interchanges and the detailed design incorporates that feedback.

“The Coffs Harbour Bypass is the most significant infrastructure project in our community’s history and will transform our town by removing 12,000 vehicles from the CBD, making life easier for locals to get to work or drop the kids off at school.

“Nobody in Coffs likes being stuck at traffic lights, especially during the holiday period, and this project removes twelve of them, saving twelve minutes off your trip and eases congestion through town.”

Sam Farraway said the Coffs Bypass will be fully open to traffic in 2026.

“We’re focusing on cracking on with construction from March 2023.”

q Coffs Coast media, residents and conservationists gathered on Monday 9 January, 2023 to hear the NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway make an announcement regarding the detailed design for the Coffs Harbour bypass.

q Transport for NSW Regional Community Senior Manager, Brad Crispin, Coffs Harbour Greens convenor Tim Nott, and local resident and conservationist Ashley Love.

q Transport for NSW Project Director, Coffs Harbour Bypass, Greg Nash, Ferrovial Gamuda Joint Venture Project Director Daniel Perez with Community and Stakeholder Lead, Coffs Harbour Bypass, Gamuda Australia, Bronwyn Campbell.

q Transport for NSW Deputy Project Manager, Coffs Harbour Bypass, Rochelle Hicks and conservationist Charlie England.

q The interchange at Coramba Road.

q Korora Hill interchange.

q Transport for NSW’s Project Director for the Coffs Harbour Bypass, Greg Nash, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway at Monday’s announcement at Korora.

Labor promises action on housing affordability

By Andrew VIVIAN

LABOR candidate for Coffs Harbour in the upcoming State Election, Tony Judge, and Shadow Minister for Housing, Rose Jackson, have criticised the NSW Government for its inaction and poor policies in the face of a housing crisis they say is having a crippling impact on regions like Coffs Harbour.

They have called for a new approach and policies to make housing more affordable and accessible in regions like ours.

“The housing crisis is affecting everyone in the Coffs region,” Mr Judge said.

“Families that have long been unable to afford to buy

a home are now struggling to find a house to rent and vulnerable people are being made homeless or forced to relocate to another town by rising rents.”

Mr Judge said the community is suffering because current and prospective workers such as nurses and teachers are unable to find a place to live.

“This is not just about statistics or dollars, it’s about real people and the effect it is having on their lives.

“Governments have a key role in ensuring that people have a place to call home, but, in more than a decade in government the current government has sold off

$3 billion worth of social housing.”

Mr Judge said that while the NSW Government committed to build 23,000 new social housing dwellings in 2016, by the end of 2021 they had only achieved ten percent of that target.

Shadow Minister Rose Jackson slammed the NSW Government for the growth in the waiting list in 2022.

“The NSW Government has finally released the updated NSW Housing Register waiting list data for 2022 and it clearly demonstrates the deepening crisis in social and affordable housing across the state,” Ms Jackson said.

She said the overall

number of people waiting on the Housing Register for a place to call home has increased from 49,928 in 2021 to 51,031 in 2022 and the number of Priority Applicants (people at particular risk such as women and children leaving domestic violence or those facing imminent homelessness) has increased from 5,801 to 6,519, a twelve percent increase.

Mr Judge said that this, coupled with waiting times for all types of social housing in Coffs Harbour exceeding ten years, shows the NSW Government has not only failed to take action to address the housing crisis, but in many ways, has actually made it worse.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said

the State Government has increased social housing in NSW by nine percent over ten years – more than double the national average (four percent).

He said NSW has over 158,000 social homes which includes 96,000 public housing dwellings.

Mr Singh said that in 2010 there were 83,000 people on the NSW Social Housing Register, and despite the growth in population, there are now 30,000 fewer people on that list now.

He said the NSW Government has increased the proportion of social homes allocated to priority applicants and has also established the $1.1 billion Social and Affordable Housing Fund which is helping build new social homes – 30 percent of which are delivered in regional NSW.

Ms Jackson and Mr Judge said NSW Labor also plans to improve accessibility and affordability of housing in NSW by strategies that include protecting tenants from unfair evictions, banning the practice of secret rent-bidding, introducing a mandatory requirement for 30 percent of all homes built on surplus government land to be set aside for social, affordable and diverse housing and longer term funding certainty for homelessness support organisations dealing with the fall-out from the housing crisis.

“There are many measures that can ease the housing crisis in regions like Coffs, but each of those measures is dependent on a government that sees the problem and is committed to finding a solution,” Mr Judge said.

Owner sought of silver ingot found at Mylestom Beach

POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate the owner of a silver bar (ingot) found in the state’s north.

About 5pm, Sunday 31 July 2022, an ingot was located in the sand at

Mylestom Beach, Mylestom, about 25km south of Coffs Harbour.

The silver bar was handed to officers from Coffs Harbour Police District, who commenced an investigation.

An extensive search has so far failed to locate the owner.

The ingot is stamped with a serial number and has other identifiable markings.

If you believe you are the owner of the silver bar,

very specific evidence or a certificate of authenticity should be provided.

Anyone with information should contact Coffs Harbour police station on (02) 6691 0799 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

q An ingot was located in the sand at Mylestom Beach.

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spokesperson, to an official statement from Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) noting its reasons for not taking necessary steps to avoid and protect a 0.5 ha remnant of original Lowland Rainforest between Shephards Lane and Gatelys Road, known by some as Grandpa’s Scrub, in the construction of the Coffs Harbour Bypass.

In the 30 December 2022 edition of News Of The Area, a spokesperson for Transport for NSW said,

undertaken a full floristic assessment of the patch despite requests to do so.”

Mr Wood has also questioned TfNSW’s continued silence regarding the heritage and cultural values of this patch to the broader Coffs community.

“These are values which cannot possibly be replaced by an offset property, or proposed salvage and future plantings in another location.”

Transport for NSW has claimed that it may be able to save up to 80 percent of the patch, a statement Mr Wood

cedar.

“We have estimated the actual loss of biodiversity by its plan to cut off the NW corner to be closer to 60 percent in the immediate term and potentially greater in the long term.

“TfNSW has also ignored all requests to indicate how they plan to divert the original watercourse, which winds through the patch, and maintain future viability.”

Advocates for the site’s protection say the rules of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation

“Despite emails sent in October and November of 2022 clearly exposing the fallacy, TfNSW continues to perpetuate the same scare mongering.

“Any person who examines the curvature of the Coffs Bypass route can see that the current proposed 110kph speed rated curves at both Roberts Hill and the Korora interchange are significantly tighter than any broadening of the proposed curve required to save the patch,” said Mr Wood.

delay in order to achieve what they clearly should have set out to achieve in the first instance back in 2018/19.

“We continue to urge our duly elected representatives to reject compromise solutions by TfNSW which will leave us with a greatly diminished and likely failing reminder of a biodiversity, heritage and cultural treasure that could have, and should have been preserved for all future generations.

“Once something is critically endangered it means it is literally on the brink of extinction, that it cannot withstand any more loss or destruction and it needs a recovery program,” said Ms Higginson.

“TfNSW recognises that this pocket of remnant rainforest is a sensitive ecological area and remains committed to reducing Coffs Harbour bypass project impacts on the location where reasonable and feasible.

“Changes to the proposed alignment to avoid Grandpa’s Scrub completely would delay the start to major construction while further geotechnical investigations and property acquisitions were carried out,” said the statement.

According to Mr Wood, “The greatest disappointment is the continued refusal by TfNSW to acknowledge the Critically Endangered Ecological Community (CEEC) status of the patch, despite being provided with significant independent evidence of such.

“TfNSW has also not

believes to be misleading.

“How can you accurately claim to assess percentage loss when you haven’t carried out a full floristic survey?”

While Transport for NSW may be able to save “up to 80 percent” of the area of current tree cover, the floristic diversity across the site varies significantly, with the area of greatest density situated on the corner which will be removed to accommodate the Coffs Bypass.

“We have shared this fact with TfNSW staff both verbally and by email clearly indicating the location of the only two large and ancient White booyong in the patch.”

There are also a myriad of other ancient trees and understory species being threatened, including the largest Rusty plum, Yellow and Red Carabeen, and a Red

(EPBC) Act make it clear that TfNSW’s intentions are illegal, believing any action which damages this lowland rainforest patch to be in direct contravention of the Framework for Biodiversity Assessment 2014 which clearly directs Major Project planners to avoid areas of native vegetation; particularly, Threatened Ecological Communities, where there is alternative cleared land available.

“We are highly sceptical of its claim that additional property would need to be purchased and find it difficult to accept its other claims of an additional $50 million cost overrun and twelve-month

“The proposed offsets are another shameful story,” said Mr Wood.

Sue Higginson, Greens Member of the NSW Legislative Council said in November that no offsets scheme with integrity allows the offsetting of critically endangered ecological communities or species.

A Transport for NSW spokesperson told News Of The Area, “Transport for NSW is working with the contractor for the Coffs Harbour bypass on measures that would minimise impacts to Grandpa’s Scrub.

“Those measures are being finalised and will be released publicly in coming weeks.”

Drone footage shot by City of Coffs Harbour Councillor Jonathan Cassell has been uploaded to YouTube, and shows the remnant of rainforest from above.

Visit www.youtube.com/ watch?v=USs9mQL7aQc.

Wood said.

“We are also disappointed with the claims that an alternative alignment would necessitate a reduced speed limit,” Mr

q The main creek tributary which has sustained the Scrub for millennia and is destined to be filled in.

q The tallest of the two ancient White booyong (centre) stands above the canopy in the NW corner of the Scrub.

q The tall White booyong will be destroyed if the current Bypass alignment is not changed.

Farraway visits Mackays Road rainforest

By Andrea FERRARI

AUNTY Yvette Pacey, Chair of the Garlambirla Guuyu-Girrwaa (Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Elders group), provided Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, the Hon Sam Farraway with an accompanied walk around the Grandpa's Scrub site on Mackays Road on Monday 9 January.

Minister Farraway was in Coffs Harbour to announce amendments to three interchanges on the Coffs Bypass but had never witnessed the rainforest on Mackays Road and was not aware of the Aboriginal significance of the rainforest site.

preservation and repatriation of disrupted species.

This remnant of rainforest is the result of a thousand-year-old growth of rainforest species that has existed through innumerable climatic conditions.

The fact that it has survived and thrived through these changes indicates its environmental importance, says Yvette.

Its heritage value to the Aboriginal people cannot be underestimated.

Yvette mentioned concerns regarding the eco and water systems within the Korora Basin and Coffs Harbour area as playing a vital role in bird and aquatic life, as a breeding ground, providing a nursery for the young and how the flora and fauna have evolved.

“The minister has listened to the concerns of the Aboriginal elders group and further consultation with the minister and Gurmesh Singh will be ongoing in relation to these issues,” Yvette said.

“Discussions were held regarding other concerns with updates and amendments that needed to be done with The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 as this act is outdated and needs to be reviewed and revised to be relevant to today’s issues.

“The Minister was unaware of the plan currently in place which involves construction through a corner of the rainforest site,” Yvette told News Of The Area.

The Garlambirla Guuyu-Girrwaa elders have been working with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) for two years on cultural and heritage issues concerning the bypass and Yvette was keen to share the Aboriginal perspective with the minister.

“The Kungali site in the Korora Basin, which is identified as a sacred Gumbaynggirr site, story and song line, is going to be partially destroyed, but we have time to save the Mackays Road site.

“For the last two years the Garlambirla elders group has been actively negotiating and consulting with representatives of Transport for NSW to protect that particular site as well as the Mackays Road rainforest.”

On site on Monday, Yvette shared the key points of concern that community and Aboriginal people have about the construction of the bypass with Mr Farraway: environmental, hydrological and the

“We don’t want to discover in ten years time that we don’t have a platypus population,” she said.

In relation to the Mackays Road rainforest, over the past decade, hundreds of Aboriginal stone artefacts have been pulled out of this small site.

This indicates that this area of rainforest was used by Aboriginal people for cultural ceremonial and habitation purposes for a long period of time.

“There are three species of endangered trees in there as well as plants used by Aboriginal people for medicinal purposes, it’s a link to the past and shows how the environment used to look, and there’s birds, insects and aquatic life that depend on those plants.”

Advocates believe this rare piece of rainforest must be protected and respected as it is a link to the past for Aboriginal people and their culture and heritage.

It was a source of fresh water, a source of food supply and medicinal plants for Gumbaynggirr people.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh joined Minister Farraway on site at Mackays Road.

“We walked through the site to get a better understanding of where the bypass will be constructed relative to the site, and how any negative impacts can be mitigated,” Mr Singh told NOTA.

“We had a constructive discussion with the concerned residents, including the former landowner Mr Kevin Mackay and local Indigenous elder Aunty Yvette Pacey, about what could be done to avoid disturbing the site.

“A further meeting will be held in the near future to discuss options,” he said.

Aunty Yvette thanked Mr Farraway and Mr Singh for engaging in discussion regarding the site.

“I would like to give thanks to Gurmesh and Sam for their time and effort coming to the rainforest site and taking the time to listen to the concerns of the Gumbaynggirr people and other concerned community representatives who have a living history and knowledge of this rare piece of land,” Yvette said.

The Biodiversity Offsets Scheme purchases of so-called like-for-like land to make up for the loss of the Mackays Road rainforest were not mentioned during this conversation.

q Aunty Yvette Pacey, Chair of the Garlambirla GuuyuGirrwaa (Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Elders group), speaking with Minister for Regional Transport and Roads the Hon Sam Farraway and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh.

q Liz Penny, reporter at PRIME7 News interviews Dave Wood, an Advocate for Grandpa’s Scrub, who was on site at Mackays Road during Minister Farraway’s impromptu visit.

Too early for finer details on Jetty Foreshores plan

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Refined Masterplan for the Coffs Jetty Revitalisation project presented to the community in December 2022 serves to establish the zoning, possible uses and height limits of the buildings, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh told News Of The Area.

“It’s too early to go into specific details of the development such as how many levels of basement parking there could be for the two six-storey tourist accommodation buildings, for example,” said Mr Singh.

“That would happen in the development application stage.”

Mr Singh said it is also too early to detail exactly what style of tourist accommodation these buildings will provide.

“Tourist accommodation could mean a hotel or serviced apartments, but essentially, we are likely to see a mix of types of shortstay accommodation.”

These ‘iconic’ buildings are to be located adjacent to the jetty walkway as part of a streetscape activated by a number of strategically located shops, cafes and restaurants.

“We’re a long way off detailing what it’s all going to physically look like, however design guidelines and a design review process will be incorporated into the refined masterplan to ensure that all future development adheres to the Vision,” said Mr Singh.

“Given the sheer volume of interest in this development, a rendered view was presented to the public, whereas ordinarily in planning proposals we would see just lines and boxes.”

The plan will be lodged for DA in the first quarter of 2023, and it is expected to take up to two years to have an approved final plan.

“At that stage work can begin and a more granular picture of what the area will look like will begin to come to life,” said Mr Singh.

Project Steering Advisory Committee member Cath Fowler told NOTA that the refined plan shows the results of the community consultation have been listened to and incorporated into this latest plan.

“We've seen the built form components reduced in mass and footprint particularly on the fenced off railway land,” she said.

Cath believes the revised master plan seeks to alleviate

parking pressures further by spreading out activation of spaces across the whole precinct and adding in more formalised parking.

“Over 50 percent of the previously fenced off rail lands is dedicated as public domain, green open space, the new alignment of Jordan Esplanade and extra parking.

“While some members of the community expressed in the consultation their concerns about the building heights in the precinct, others responded to the survey suggesting they thought the heights could be higher in parts.

“So while you can never please everyone, in my view, a middle ground that aligns with the majority of the survey feedback has been presented.

“Limiting six-storey development to only two specific locations and ensuring its tourism accommodation that also has publicly accessible spaces such as cafes or retail allows the space to become a vibrant, active area, while still offering locals a family friendly inviting space.

“The rest of the built form has been capped at a maximum of four-storeys, with diverse and key

worker housing proposed as part of the mix to ensure inclusiveness of the limited residential development.

“This ensures the character of the area is retained as the allowable heights are below the buildings immediately on the other side of the railway line,” said Cath.

Commenting as a concerned citizen who has lived in Coffs for 40 years, retired land surveyor Bruce Weir has had significant exposure to land development and town planning issues in general.

Bruce has participated in the community discussion regarding the Jetty Foreshores development since Councillor Sally Townley began speaking about the development back in 2017.

“My opposition to what is being proposed in the

foreshores is founded on the belief that under the Compact City Policy currently in place, Coffs Harbour will need all the recreational space it can possibly find, so building large scale residential and tourist accommodation buildings down there is not in the best interests of our community in the long term,” Bruce told News Of The Area.

Bruce noted that under the policy, much of the land between the town centre and the harbour is zoned for medium to high density residential and anyone living in this area will need access to quality recreational spaces.

“There is a tagline in the Compact City Policy saying, ‘celebrate the harbour as a playground’.

“I don’t believe the masterplan currently presented to the community does this.

“In relation to the two sixstorey buildings, I would say that we have been continually told that there will be no high-rise development in the foreshores precinct.”

In the minutes of PSAC meeting 5, page 2, Dajon Veldman (representing the lead architect McGregor Coxall), in responding to questions on high rise is noted as saying: “high rise is relevant to context, in a city the number of storeys for high rise is different to that in a regional town”.

“In the precinct bounded by the railway line and the ocean there is currently nothing higher than two storeys,” said Bruce.

“So what other context do we have to judge by and surely contextually sixstoreys is high rise?”

Pat Conaghan looks to Canada for housing solutions

By Andrew VIVIAN

PAT Conaghan, the Member for Cowper, has suggested that looking to Canada might offer ideas to mitigate the housing crisis being experienced across the Mid North Coast.

He said that the same shortages in supply and surging demands that are being felt on the Coffs Coast are also felt across the country and the world.

Mr Conaghan acknowledged that, based on percentage increases in

rents and property values compared to metropolitan counterparts, it is clear that regions such as the Mid North Coast are experiencing housing stress more than most areas.

He pointed to recent initiatives taken by the Canadian Government as it seeks to stem some of the demand pressures currently being experienced in their country, and said Australia should strongly consider these.

For example, Canada has recently banned foreign

investors purchasing residential property and Mr Conaghan said he would like to take their measures a few steps further.

He suggested that Australia should look at a seven-year trial, so that the measure can be a better driver of market change.

Although the Ottawa region has stipulated that ‘summer cottages’ be exempt, because a large proportion of regional coastal property would fall within that category, and the Mid North Coast is experiencing very

significant price increases and shortages, Mr Conaghan believes this would not be an acceptable exemption.

“Just as we experience in Cowper, areas of Toronto have properties that are either under-tenanted or remain empty for long periods of time so that owners can avoid certain taxes and others look to keep properties available for more lucrative short term holiday periods only,” Mr Conaghan said.

“This is not a situation that their surging population figures can support, and

neither can we.”

Toronto introduced a tax of one percent of the total value of the home per year to combat this.

To avoid the tax, the property must be tenanted for a certain number of weeks per year.

Mr Conaghan said this an appropriate measure in this region given the large number of holiday and Airbnb rentals.

“Clearly these initiatives are only small steps to improve the broader picture, and an increase in housing development projects and a

removal of layers of red and green tape at all levels of Government need to occur simultaneously, but we must be looking at every possible piece of legislation to make inroads into abating our current crisis,” Mr Conaghan said.

“We need swift, determined and tangible initiatives such as these now, and I will be pushing the new Government to fast track measures like this as soon as we resume sittings in Canberra.”

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q Render of the view south to Corambirra Point with the proposed boardwalk in the foreground.

Bagawa State Forest closure extended for continued logging

By Andrea FERRARI

FOR the three weeks leading up to Christmas, all Jodie Nancarrow could hear from 7am-3pm, five days a week, was heavy machinery operating and trees crashing down within metres of her property boundary.

Jodie lives adjacent to Bagawa State Forest, west of the Orara Way beyond Coramba, where Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) began logging operations on August 1 2022, stating the forest closure period would end at 6pm on Saturday 31 December, 2022.

To confirm safe access to the forest post-closure date, Jodie drove up to the forest on January 1.

“While the locked gates have been removed, the old signage is still present,” Jodie told News Of The Area.

The ‘Forest Closed’ sign, stating the forest closure period ends on 31 December 2022, has been moved to a fresh spot on the same tree on the side of the road track and raised to an unreadable eight feet high.

Jodie took a photo and scrolled in to see the dates.

Delighted that logging was over and forest life could begin its restoration, she was horrified when a friend showed her the FCNSW website’s harvesting plans portal, which stated that logging had been extended with a closure of Bagawa State Forest from 31 December 2022 to 30 June 2023.

“I have emailed FCNSW asking questions and received a reply on 5 January 2023 from Matthew Howat, Planning Supervisor, Hardwood Forests Division FCNSW, stating: ‘I can advise that operations at Bagawa will re-commence either next week or the following week, with an estimated three weeks of harvesting remaining’,” Jodie said.

“It seems to me that

FCNSW does what it likes, when it likes and how it likes, with complete disregard to stakeholder consultation,” said Jodie.

“To be informed and care for my environment is something I choose to do and to have a direct neighbour that causes habitat loss, helps create extinction of endangered species, creates an environment that will exacerbate bushfires, erosion and weed infestation, well that just makes me anxious.

“It’s eco anxiety and it’s a

observing the seemingly irrevocable impact of climate change and the associated concern for one's future and that of next generations’.

Jodie says there’s not a lot she can do about the war in Ukraine, American politics, China, or other global issues; but hopes to make an impact locally.

“I figured I can just concentrate on things close to home, things I can put my efforts into, like staying healthy, giving back to my community, meeting like-

real thing,” said Jodie.

“I know there are positive and negative things going on around the world and normally I’m a glass half full type of woman, but now I lay awake at night worrying.”

The American Psychology Association (APA) describes eco-anxiety as ‘the chronic fear of environmental cataclysm that comes from

minded people, feeling connected and having a part to play in looking after my environment.

“No matter what I do regarding my objections to the way FCNSW conducts itself, the way the community has been steamrolled by them and the way I feel about that, has had an overall negative impact on my mental health.”

Jodie put a lot of research into deciding on an area to retire to and was lucky enough to purchase a beautiful lifestyle block in the Orara Valley for which she has gained Land for Wildlife certification.

“Covered in many different flora and fauna species including koalas (listed as endangered since February 2022), gliders, wallabies, bandicoots, and many different bird species including S.E. Glossy Black cockatoos (listed as vulnerable), along with a broad range of reptiles and insects.”

Sharing an easy conviviality with her rural

Receiving no written notification of a date that logging would begin in mid2022, it wasn’t until Jodie went for a horse ride in the forest in August that she came across a section of the road track that had been socalled ‘regraded’.

“For those living in the country that is a clear indication of one thing.

“Logging is going to start sometime soon.

“As it turns out, logging had commenced but no harvest plan was on the FCNSW plan portal to indicate

this,” said Jodie.

When News Of The Area phoned FCNSW to point this out at the time, FCNSW spokesperson told NOTA, “There was a technical issue with viewing the Bagawa plan earlier today, and this has now been rectified.”

The incident has left Jodie questioning, “How can I trust FCNSW when the website information contradicts public notices and their staff?

“After hearing local horror stories about how FCNSW staff and their contractors operate and behave from others, I remain very concerned as to what is happening over my boundary fence.”

neighbours, Jodie says that style of communication does not apply to how FCNSW has behaved with the community.

q Bagawa State Forest logged beyond recognition at the boundary of Coramba resident Jodie Nancarrow’s home.

q Jodie Nancarrow on August 28 2022 at the first gathering of the Friends of Bagawa State Forest.

National Parks Association urges people to have their say

By Andrew VIVIAN

THE National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) is urging people to have their say about the native vegetation provisions of the Local Land Services Act.

The consultation period was originally set to expire on December 19, but according to the NPA, because of pressure from conservation groups, the NSW Government has extended the consultation for the Native Vegetation Codes until January 27.

The NPA says the rollback of strong biodiversity laws has led to a thirteen-

fold increase in land clearing, putting vulnerable wildlife and habitats at risk.

Danielle Ryan, a conservation campaigner for the NPA and Coffs Coast resident said, “I feel that if more locals are aware about this consultation, they would want to participate and share their views.”

She is urging people to inform themselves of the issues and respond to the consultation.

The NPA has a number of issues with the review and has made a series of recommendations.

It wants the current review suspended

in favour of a more comprehensive review that acknowledges the impacts of the current regulations on biodiversity and adheres to principles that ensure no further species or ecosystem losses.

This would entail an immediate moratorium on large-scale land clearing and clearing of known threatened ecosystems and habitat for wildlife, pending the outcomes of the review.

The NPA asks the NSW Government separately investigates options for providing greater support for regenerative agricultural practices that enhance

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NPA says that

vegetation, biodiversity, nutrition, water cycling, soils, forests, perennial pastures and catchments.

Other recommendations include better education of involved parties, improved monitoring and greater penalties for noncompliance.

“My great grandfather was a red cedar cutter in the northern rivers, before society understood the widespread impacts of clearing native forest,” Ms Ryan said.

“I believe it is up to current generations to right a wrong - ignorance is no longer an excuse for pushing species towards extinction.”

Ms Ryan said that to compensate for the part her family played in wiping out the highly-prized red cedar, she intends to restore a 40-hectare bush block established by her grandfather that she has co-inherited.

“As a private landholder, I want to see an end to large-scale clearing today,” she said.

“I want to restore and protect this patch of forest for my daughter and generations to come.”

The NPA said it encourages the community to take advantage of the extended consultation deadline because it is a vital opportunity for the public to share their views about why they want to see biodiversity laws reformed, to protect NSW’s vulnerable wildlife and habitats for generations to come.

Submissions can be emailed to policy@ lls.nsw.gov.au.

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current land clearing practices are endangering our wildlife. Photo: James Sherwood.

Application date for road repair funding moved forward

By Andrea FERRARI

THE application date for councils to apply for a share of the $500 million Regional and Local Roads Repair Program has been shifted forward a week to Wednesday 11 January 2023.

This means successful applicants from the 128 councils across NSW can begin work a week earlier.

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads the Hon Sam Farraway, in Coffs Harbour on Monday 9 January made the announcement urging councils to get themselves organised and get their application in from Wednesday.

With potholes pitting roads of the Mid North Coast, this move to get them repaired sooner is welcome news.

“We have gone one step further to reprioritise this program within NSW to bring the application process forward by a week.”

Applications will close on 20 January.

“We have worked hard to simplify the process and remove the red tape,” said

Sam Farraway.

“We want to be able to assess these applications, turn them around and get money into councils’ bank accounts, like Coffs Harbour, by the end of this month so they can get working on their road repairs for 2023.”

All 128 councils are eligible for a one-off payment to help them fix roads that have been damaged by successive severe weather events throughout 2022.

Councils need to make an application to Transport for NSW, which will allocate the funds based on total kilometres of roads managed in each local government area.

The funding split will provide $280 million for rural and regional councils and $220 million for councils in Greater Sydney and outer metropolitan areas.

Minister Sam Farraway said the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government made the decision to open applications earlier following an overwhelmingly positive response from mayors and councils.

“We understand the

job councils have ahead of them and that’s why we have been helping with financial assistance since early last year and providing engineers, road workers and machinery.

“Our road maintenance crews have been hard at work repairing the state-managed road network since the first bout of severe weather hit, patching more than 200,000 potholes on major roads and highways since last February.

“We have already provided $50 million to regional councils that will allow them to repair over 400,000 potholes on their roads, but this funding will go further and see sections of roads regraded and rebuilt in the worst hit parts of the state.”

This new money is on top of existing funding and assistance to councils including the Regional Roads Block Grant program and NSW Disaster Assistance Arrangements.

Dominic King, Greens candidate for Oxley said there was a major flaw with the NSW Government plan.

“There is a big hole in this

plan,” Mr King said.

“As Mayor of Bellingen and as Director of the Local Government NSW Board, I argued that the current funding model disadvantages local councils and their residents.

“This funding is purely a band aid solution to an ongoing problem,” he said.

According to Mr King, as welcome as this funding is, the bigger issue is the need for a long term and fully funded plan for local government, especially for small coastal Councils with large networks of roads.

“The current funding model doesn’t provide local governments the autonomy

or certainty they require to best manage and maintain their own infrastructure in an efficient manner.

“The local government councils of Nambucca, Kempsey, and Bellingen all have small rate payer bases and don't have the ability to revenue raise the funds needed to properly address their infrastructure backlog,” he said.

Andrew Beswick, City of Coffs Harbour’s Director Sustainable Infrastructure told News Of The Area, “Late last year, the City received a $305,053 grant under the latest round of the $50m State Government Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair

$500

Program to supplement the costs of the road repairs we undertake all year round on our nearly 900-kilometre road network – and especially after the wet weather of last year.

“We are looking forward to receiving the application guidelines for this new $500m of funding which was announced last week and we will explore how the funding may be best used to assist the City with ongoing road repair and renewal requirements.

“It is important that road renewal is undertaken rather than just patching to increase the longevity of our road assets."

Busiest year on record for Australian Red Cross Emergency Services in NSW

2022 was the Australian Red Cross’ busiest year on record for its Emergency Services teams based in NSW, with the service activated for 262 days.

Red Cross’ NSW Director, Kate Miranda, said staff and volunteers across the state have been supporting people impacted by floods since February.

“Since the start of the Northern Rivers floods on 27 February to when the Moulamein Recovery Assistance Point closed on

20 December, we had just 36 days we were not responding to a disaster,” Ms Miranda said.

This year, Red Cross Emergency Services staff and volunteers have supported people in the Northern Rivers, Murray Riverina, Central West, Far West, Central Coast, Hunter, Hawkesbury and Sydney.

In 2022, Red Cross had 25 Emergency Services staff coordinating 373 volunteers activated in 171 evacuation centres and recovery hubs,

providing more than 8,000 voluntary hours of service.

Volunteers are continuing to provide outreach support services in Eugowra and the Northern Rivers.

Psychological first aid was also provided to 29,000 people and a total of 34,000 people impacted by natural disasters were supported.

“Almost a year of flood events across much of the state has come on top of COVID-19 and the 2019-20 Summer Bushfires.

“Thousands of people

have experienced three years of compounding disasters. It’s taking a toll on people’s mental health,” Ms Miranda said.

Red Cross is one of four NSW Government partner organisations providing support services to people impacted by disasters.

“Our role is to support people through a crisis.

“We are present in evacuation centres providing psychological first aid.

“Our Emergency Services volunteers are trained in

psychological first aid to provide immediate support to people experiencing trauma,” Ms Miranda said.

Many Red Cross volunteers helped others in evacuation and recovery centres even though their own houses were damaged by flooding.

“Our NSW Emergency Services Team is made up of 36 paid staff and more than 1,200 volunteers all trained in emergency response and psychological first aid.

“We rely on the generosity

of the public and corporate partners to fund our work to help communities prepare, respond and recover from natural disasters – and to recruit and train volunteers,” Ms Miranda said.

If you would like to support Red Cross to continue responding to the increasing number of emergency and disaster events, you can either make a donation at redcross. org.au/donation/disasterresponse-and-recovery/ or sign up to become a NSW Red Cross Emergency Services volunteer by emailing nswemergencyservices@ redcross.org.au.

q Minister for Regional Transport and Roads the Hon Sam Farraway urges councils to get their applications in quickly for a share of the

million Regional and Local Roads Repair Program.

Back-to-school

PARENTS are bracing for a back-to-school budget bust, according to new research by comparison site Finder which found that school supplies alone are expected to cost families a whopping $2.6 billion for the year ahead.

A fresh set of school supplies – complete with textbooks, stationery and a uniform – will set parents back an average of $571 for primary school children and $771 for secondary students.

When other costs –like tuition fees, uniforms, technology, camps, excursions, sporting and musical equipment and transport costs – are taken into account, this jumps to

a national spend of $11.4 billion.

That’s $2,325 for each primary school child and $4,212 for secondary students on average.

According to Finder’s Parenting Report 2022, which surveyed 1,032 Aussie parents of children under twelve, seventeen percent of Aussie parents are contemplating moving their child from a private school to a public school to reduce their expenses.

A further ten percent of families have already made the switch to a public school as living costs skyrocket.

Sarah Megginson, mother-of-three and money expert at Finder, said the back to school costs are

significant.

“With the cost of living continuing to skyrocket, many parents will struggle to afford the necessary supplies, clothing, and technology for their children.

“Some families are forced to make difficult decisions about which supplies to buy and which to go without.

“Many will reach breaking point as rising fuel and food costs, Christmas debt hangover and back to school costs collide.”

Tuition fees and voluntary school contributions tend to be the biggest expense, costing parents on average anywhere between $204 for

Aussie

a public primary school to $10,662 for an independent secondary school, adding up to a national spend of $3.4 billion.

Other hidden expenses include camps, costing primary students $312 per year and secondary students $443 per year on average, and transport to and from school, costing $512 and $610 respectively.

“If you know about a $300 camp or $500 trip to Canberra in advance, you can start putting away a small amount of money each week to help pay for it well before the invoice is due.

“To help ease the overall financial burden, talk to your school about potential payment plans.

“My kids go to a public school and we pay $250300 per year, per student, for school supplies.

“We have the option to pay this in a lump sum, or pay it off in installments over time,” Megginson said.

Devices like laptops and tablets, while not used in all schools, also come at a steep price.

Finder research found that 30 percent of students are required to have a device.

Those parents can expect to pay $496 per year on devices in primary school, and $787 in secondary school, according to research from the Futurity Investment Group.

Megginson said there

are ways families can trim the back-to-school bill.

“Start shopping early and look out for back to school sales.

“This can save you hundreds of dollars over the year, especially on pricey items like laptops.

“Savvy families could save money by sourcing second-hand items, and you may be able to borrow or rent devices from the school.

“Look for second-hand uniforms at the uniform shop, and when school begins, ask about the planned excursions and camps coming up for the year ahead,” Megginson said.

1,200 rescues recorded in single week over holiday period

BEACHGOERS are being urged to stick to patrolled beaches, after almost 1,200 rescues were recorded in a single week.

Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke said Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) has recorded its busiest ever Christmas and New Year

period.

“In the space of just seven days between Christmas and the New Year, thousands of volunteer lifesavers performed 1,194 rescues, saving countless lives,” Ms Cooke said.

“NSW has been faced with three consecutive La Nina cycles and I know that

people are very keen to enjoy our beautiful beaches when the weather is right, but I want everyone to remember their trip to the beach for the right reasons.

“Every drowning is tragic and often preventable if simple precautions are taken, like swimming at patrolled

locations, between the flags, supervising children and not swimming under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”

SLSNSW CEO Steve Pearce said too many lives are lost at unpatrolled beaches.

“It’s the simplest thing you can do to stay safe

when you head to the beach, swim at one of the 129 patrolled locations along our State’s coastline, because if our lifesavers can’t see you, they can’t save you,” Mr Pearce said.

“Regardless of what you’re doing on the water, it’s absolutely vital that you check the conditions prior to heading out, understand the environment you are entering, understand

your own limitations and abilities, and ensure you are prepared should things go wrong.”

For the first time, this summer SLSNSW is temporarily relocating metropolitan-based volunteer lifesavers to regional locations to bolster patrolling capability.

Information about patrol times, weather and patrolled beach locations is available on the BeachSafe app or https://beachsafe. org.au/.

Vote Coffs for People Choice in Green Destination Awards

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Coffs Coast, named in November 2022 as having one of the world’s Top 100 Green Destination stories, is in the running for the tourist organisation’s People’s Choice Award in the Culture and Tradition category.

Voting is open now and ends on January 24 at 9am Australian Eastern Standard Time.

The Coffs Coast story entry, Two Path Strong, celebrates Aboriginal tourism on the Coffs Coast and the rich

culture that has supported the establishment of the first bilingual school of an Aboriginal language in NSW, the Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School (GGFS).

The awards will be judged by sustainable tourism experts from around the world and winners will be announced at ITB Berlin on 7 March 2023 at the Green Destinations Story Awards ceremony.

“We are very excited that our story has been shared with the world and now to

in these global green awards is phenomenal,” said Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC) CEO Clark Webb.

“We are honoured and proud that the story of our Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School and our award-winning cultural tourism businesses are nominated in the Culture and Tradition category,” said Mr Webb, who is also the owner operator of Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours.

Known as the ‘sharing

people’, the Gumbaynggirr people are widely celebrated for giving their abundant food, waterways and knowledge to others.

Acting General Manager, City of Coffs Harbour, Chris Chapman said, “It’s so exciting to be the only Australian destination nominated in these global awards and I urge people out there to also vote for our destination story in the People’s Choice category.

“Our region is further cementing its status as an ecotourism centre with a significant cultural story that will be shared around the

globe.”

Ecotourism Australia CEO Elissa Keenan added her congratulations.

“The Coffs Coast continues to support local sustainable tourism ventures and encourages ECO Certification among local ecotourism and nature tourism businesses elevating their mission to protect the natural landscapes that draw travellers to the destination year after year.”

Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School, NSW’s first bilingual Indigenous language school, is located on the Coffs Coast, along with

The region is also home to eight Ecotourism Australiacertified businesses and experiences, with several more being supported by the City of Coffs Harbour to achieve Eco Certification over the coming months.

To vote for Coffs Coast Destination to win the People’s Choice Award, visit www.greendestinations.org/ home/events/2023-storyawards-itb/.

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q The Coffs Coast story, Two Path Strong, celebrates Aboriginal tourism on the Coffs Coast and now the area’s rich culture is up for a Global Green Destinations Story Award,

q The story of sharing Gumbaynggirr culture and knowledge of Country across the Coffs Coast has been nominated for a Global Green Destinations Story Award, in the Culture and Tradition category.

Doris and David thank Coffs Coast community

By Andrea FERRARI

PLEASED, impassioned and perhaps most of all proud of the Coffs Harbour community’s willingness to give in support of others, Doris (Cowan) and David Wake, who organised the Community Christmas Luncheon, are saying a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who made it all happen.

Numerous people across Coffs Harbour donated food, money, their time, gifts, equipment and locations for others to have a companionable Christmas Day.

For some, Christmas Day can be a bit of a struggle for whatever reason and Doris and David have experienced how the local community cares for these people, making sure they have a cheery, festive get-together.

Multiple fundraisers throughout the year made

the event possible, kicking off with a Christmas In July event for businesses of the Coffs Coast who spent well at the silent auction.

The gifts for this were donated by the community, both individuals and businesses.

Fundraising appearances at Harbourside Markets were made possible through the stalls being kindly provided by Kim Downer from The Happy Frog cafe, who helped continuously throughout the year and provided the vegetarian meals for the Community Christmas Luncheon.

There were raffles, networking and media coverage to promote and support the event.

Held at the Cavanbah Hall, the hire fees were kindly paid for through City of Coffs Harbour funds.

In the last few weeks leading up to the event Doris and David were overwhelmed

by the response from both donors and volunteers.

“People came out of the woodwork to make sure participants were able to put aside their worries from the hardships faced throughout the year and enjoy a nice Christmas gathering,” Doris told News Of The Area.

There was ample food, including starters of pizza on arrival that were kindly donated and delivered by Toormina Domino’s Pizza.

Coffs’ Big Country Meats made the generous donation of 25kg of pork which they cooked and sliced ready for pick-up on Christmas Eve.

The hams were once again donated by Coffs Ex-Services Club and also Baringa Hospital thanks to Jo Brown.

Most of the fresh produce was donated by Fresco.

Bananacoast Hotbake donated the bread rolls as they did in 2021 and the accompanying butter

portions plus other accoutrements were supplied by Provedores thanks to connections through Spare Chef Catering, who also helped with storage and refrigeration of deliveries.

These connections also pointed Doris in the right

takeaway meals on Christmas Eve for New Horizons clients.

The New Horizons team read the article in News Of The Area for the Christmas In July event and rang Doris to donate all the children’s Christmas presents and also non-perishable foods so Doris was more than happy to give back to the wonderful service who assisted her when she faced her own mental illness issues only a few years ago.

A dozen volunteers from all walks of life came together to help Doris with the mammoth task on Christmas Eve including chef’s, visitors to Coffs, last year’s volunteers, the Newling brothers added a new recruit, Lindsay and assisted on both days to coordinate the kitchen duties.

“Nikola McWilliam, a mother and her three amazing children, Olivia, Lachlan and Alexander were eager to help with both the take-away meal packing and decorating the lids of the meals with beautiful messages to brighten the day

of the clients who received the front door deliveries,” said Doris.

While busy preparing in the Community Village kindly donated by Coordinator at Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, Anna Joy, who also supplied this venue for fundraising events throughout the year, Phillipa Smith, a former co-worker of Doris’ arrived with many gift packs for both male and female adults as well as children and infants.

“When I spoke to Phillipa Smith’s partner about the time spent on these gifts he informed me that Phillipa started these packs back in May and decided to then donate them to my event.

“What an amazing lady,” said Doris.

In the spirit of unconditional giving, the Coffs Harbour community gave its all on Christmas Day and are thanked from the bottom of Doris and David Wake’s hearts.

Report pests this summer to protect NSW

hitting the road this summer are being reminded to keep an eye out for exotic pests that may be hitching a ride, to help protect our $23.1 billion agricultural industry.

Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said everyone can play their part in maintaining our State’s biosecurity while enjoying their break.

“As we spend time with

our families for the remainder of the Christmas and New Year holidays, it’s important to remember that biosecurity threats don’t take a break,” Mr Saunders said.

“I encourage everyone, whether you’re travelling near or far, to keep your eyes open and report any sightings of exotic wildlife that could put our communities, our environment and our economies at risk.

“Hitchhiking with an unsuspecting motorist is one of the most common ways cane toads and other pests make their way into NSW.

“Authorities suspect a male toad found in Tathra earlier this month likely came in on an interstate vehicle, so remember to check your load for a toad before you return.”

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has responded to several

reports of introduced species in 2022, including a fourmetre-long Burmese python, a venomous Gila monster (venomous lizard), an iguana, corn snakes and an African spurred tortoise, many of which were illegally kept at properties in Sydney.

“The illegal wildlife trade can be just as devastating to the animal that has been poached as it is to the new environment it has been

introduced to,” Mr Saunders said.

“Animals should never be forced to go where they don’t belong, and if they escape from someone’s garage or backyard, it will create a much bigger problem.”

NSW DPI ‘s social media campaign called ‘Protect What We Love’ helps raise awareness about these types of pests and reminds people to report cases of exotic

animals being kept illegally. All sightings of these animals should be reported to NSW DPI on 1800 680 244 or take a photograph and fill out DPI’s unusual animal form.

Cane toad sightings can also be reported to Local Land Services on 1300 795 299.

For more information visit www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/.

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HOLIDAY-MAKERS

q The McWilliam children, three very happy helpers, Olivia, Lachlan and Alexander, keen to pack puddings and decorate the lids of the meals with beautiful messages to brighten the day of the clients who received the front door deliveries.

q Lauren, Jen and Caroline on the welcome desk and also super sellers of the raffle tickets for the Community Christmas Luncheon.

Migrants key to growth and sustainability of regional Australia

THE Regional Australia Institute (RAI) says increasing overseas migration will be vital to the growth and sustainability of regional Australia following the release of the 2022 Population Statement last Friday from the Centre for Population.

RAI CEO, Liz Ritchie, welcomes the government’s focus on immigration and cited a renewed call to establish a national population plan in its recent submission to the Department of Home Affairs’ review of migration systems.

“The 2022 Population Statement projects in 2022-23 that less than seventeen percent of net overseas migration will flow to regional Australia,” Ms Ritchie said.

“Regional Australia deserves a far greater share of Australia’s biggest driver of population growth.

“At a time when our regional cities and towns are crying out for skills and labour, reaching a record of over 96,000 job vacancies in late 2022, we need to be collectively looking at the systems and processes

supporting migrants, so we have more calling regional Australia home.

“Migration will be critical to the growth and sustainability of regional Australia over the next decade,” she said.

RAI say 2021 Census data shows that overseas born migrants are not opposed to living outside of metropolitan areas if they have the information and support to do so.

Between 2016 and 2021 Census periods, 70 percent of the 254 local government areas that saw an increase in

population in both Australian and overseas born residents, were in regional areas.

Census data also shows that migrants are helping to buffer the population decline in some regional communities.

Between 2016 and 2021, 103 regional LGAs had their Australian population decline while their overseas population rose.

In RAI’s submission to the Department of Home Affairs’ review into migration systems, greater support of migrants to settle in regional Australia was highlighted as key to attracting and maintaining overseas populations in the regions.

“Demand to live in regional Australia is not the issue,” Ms Ritchie said.

“To have more migrants living in regional Australia, we need to provide further awareness about job opportunities, including job support services, and ensure we have communities with enough housing and critical soft and hard infrastructure.

“We need to take a holistic view of the various factors impacting Australia’s migrant population.

“Population planning, jobs, access to housing – are all interlinked,” she said.

RAI used ten years of research to create the Regionalisation 2032

Ambition, a set of 20 targets across five pillars – Population, Jobs & Skills, Liveability, Productivity & Innovation and Sustainability & Resilience.

The Ambition sets a target to double overseas migrants living in regional Australia to 40 percent.

“They not only keep vibrant communities growing, but they help balance aging populations in some communities.

“Importantly migrants can bring the skills and labour that regional Australia desperately needs, while living the good life in their new country,” Ms Ritchie said.

Surge in boating rescues during December

During October and

In December the number of rescues surged to 602 with nearly 20 rescues performed each day, over half of which were for boats with flat batteries, engine failure or who had run out of fuel.

“Summer is a great time to be out on our beautiful waterways, but sadly many boaters are finishing their day on the water early and at the end of a tow line behind one of our rescue vessels,” Deputy Commissioner Barrell said.

“Many of these rescues could have been avoided with some careful planning and better boat maintenance and preparation.”

Mr Barrell said that

boaters thinking of heading out should ensure that their vessel’s engine and battery had been recently serviced, and they are carrying enough fuel for the journey with plenty in reserve.

“Our crews are also seeing many boaters not wearing, and in some cases, not carrying, lifejackets,” Mr Barrell added.

“Every boat is required to have a lifejacket on board for each passenger, and the

skipper should be ensuring that they and everyone on board, even the pet dog, are wearing one.”

“It’s also a good idea to check the weather conditions before heading out, and if you’re holidaying in an unfamiliar location, to find out about local bar and channel conditions, and to Log On with the local Marine Rescue NSW base on VHF Channel 16 or via the Marine Rescue NSW app.”

Changed traffic conditions on Waterfall Way

MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions from Monday on Waterfall Way for safety improvement work at two locations.

On Monday 9 January work started on the installation of a slow vehicle turnout lane about two kilometres south of Newell Falls, improving safety for motorists.

Work will be carried out weekdays from 7am to 6pm and on Saturdays as required from 8am to 1pm.

This work is expected to take about two weeks to complete, weather permitting.

Single lane, alternating

traffic flow arrangements and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h will be in place during work hours.

Motorists should plan for delays with stoppages of up to five minutes at this site.

Motorists are also advised of changed traffic conditions from Tuesday between Sandy Creek and Tanners Road to continue essential safety improvement work.

A Transport for NSW spokesperson told News Of The Area, “We will be working weekdays from Tuesday 10 January from 7am to 6pm and on Saturdays as required from 8am to 1pm.

“We expect to complete

the work by late October, weather permitting.”

Single lane, alternating traffic flow arrangements will be in place during work hours with up to five-minute stoppages.

This traffic control may also be required occasionally at night.

Traffic control and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists.

Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.

Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during this time.

For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW app, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

MARINE Rescue NSW Deputy Commissioner Operations Alex Barrell has asked boaters to ensure they are well prepared and to take it easy on the State’s waterways after a surge

in boating rescues during December.

November there were 707 rescues performed across the State, just over eleven per day.

q During October and November there were 707 rescues performed across the State, with 602 rescues in December alone.

Coffs Regional Community Gardens celebrates New Year

By Andrea FERRARI

THE famous pizza oven was fired into duty for the New Year celebrations of members and friends of the Coffs Regional Community Gardens on Saturday 7 January.

Welcoming in the New Year, the party was organised by Natasha and Digby, new members who joined in 2022 after moving to Coffs from Sydney.

“The social gathering allowed a number of new and existing members to meet each other, mingle and chat in a relaxed environment outside of working bees, committee meetings or in passing as each work on their plots,” Natasha told News Of The Area.

“In all about 25 people attended, including nine kids of various ages from toddlers to teens.

“A kids craft station was set up with painting, colouring and felting activities available, but the younger children spent most of their time exploring the

area, climbing trees and making friends with ladybirds and other tiny critters.”

The Gardens sponsored

a great spread of ingredients for wood fired pizzas.

“Member Phil got the pizza oven fired up and

everyone took turns at creating pizzas to share around.”

Phil managed the cooking and Digby completed the production line by slicing and passing on the finished goods.

“All were delicious,” said Natasha.

Members brought home made olives, cakes and biscuits and the atmosphere

was friendly and welcoming.

Conversations primarily revolved around finding out about each other, how members got involved in the Gardens and food.

It was the first Gardens event of its kind in the memory of the people who attended, many of whom joined in recent years.

“Needless to say, the past couple of years have made

it difficult to host parties such as this and everyone enjoyed the opportunity,” said Natasha.

“The shared responsibility of preparing pizzas and sharing the cooked result is representative of the Gardens philosophy and culture.”

Feedback was very positive and unanimous in wishing to do it again soon, and regularly.

q Elaine and Olivier sharing a pizza.

q Hannah and Mahla and a ladybird in the tree celebrating New Year in Coffs regional Community Gardens.

q Coffs Regional Community Garden member, Digby at the end of the food production line.

q Kate and Natasha enjoying pizza at Coffs Regional Community Gardens.

q Phil the pizza cook working the garden’s famous pizza oven.

‘Rainforest Rattler’ dinners help families dealing with cancer

By Andrew VIVIAN

ALMOST

revenue raised from the trips will go straight to the Trust, primarily because of the generous sponsorship from the North Coast Hotel Group and the Rail Motor

Society.

Mr Hines and his wife, Kerry, began working with CANDO! twelve years ago.

After Mrs Hines passed away, Mr Hines took her place as a trustee as well as continuing his ‘behind the scenes’ work.

He said CANDO! is a genuine local charity that works with the North Coast Cancer Institute to support Coffs Coast families and patients in dealing with

It has given at least $800,000 back to the community.

The Trust has virtually no overheads, because

dinner trips last Friday, January 6.

Guests wined, dined and chatted during a leisurely return trip to Grafton to support the Trust’s work in assisting local families affected by cancer.

CANDO! committee member and trustee, Chris Hines, estimated that the dinner trip, and the second one, this evening, will raise $13,000.

He said almost all the

local people and businesses donate goods, money and time.

Mr Hines, who is wellknown on the Coffs Coast, stressed the importance of networking.

“If you want things done you have to know who to talk to,” he said.

The dinner rail trips are just a sample of the

51 years of Coffs Eisteddfod

THE Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod Society, with the help of volunteers and committee, is well on its way to the 51st Eisteddfod in Coffs Harbour.

The Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod provides opportunities for local students to perform, be acknowledged for their commitment to the performing arts, and receive feedback from esteemed industry professionals.

“The Eisteddfod is a cherished, community-run event for young performing artists and their families,

Dance, Vocal, Speech and Drama, School Choirs and Instrumental disciplines.

“With nearly 3000 performances over approximately 28 days of competition, it's gearing up to be another successful series of performances and events.

“Accomplished, highly trained adjudicators have been sourced from all over Australia for each discipline to award and provide feedback to each competitor,” said Debbie.

The first category of performers to compete

attracting over 2400 annual entries,” Debbie Waters, President of The Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod Society told News Of The Area.

The Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod is now accepting entries for competitors in

in 2023 are Primary and Secondary School Choirs on the 31 May at Lifehouse Church, followed by the Instrumental performers at Coffs Harbour Education Campus for Schools sections on June 2, continuing at Coffs Harbour Regional

Conservatorium from 3 to 4 June.

Vocal competitors sing their best at Jetty Memorial Theatre from 5 to 8 June.

The Dance component begins with Dance Groups at Coffs Harbour Education Campus over the June long

weekend, leading into the individual Dance sections at Jetty Memorial Theatre on 14 to 23 June.

The final discipline of Speech and Drama will also take place at Jetty Memorial Theatre from 25 to 27 June.

The Coffs Harbour &

many fundraising activities conducted each year.

These include degustation dinners, bowls days at Woolgoolga and Sawtell, a ‘Rottnest island’ swim and ‘Brewers on the Beach’.

Auctions and raffles feature at all events.

“It’s amazing how often that people who have had

support from us in tough times give back when things turn around for them,” Mr Hines said.

More information about how to support CANDO! is at candocancertrust. com.au and information about the ‘Rainforest Rattler’ is available at www. rainforestrattler.com.

“Like all performing arts organisations, The Coffs Harbour & District Dance Eisteddfod has a responsibility to ensure that live performance opportunities are accessible and safe for people of all cultural backgrounds.

“We hope to provide a non-competitive, no-entryfee platform for dancers to showcase cultural dances, with monetary prizes awarded for further artistic development.

“We warmly welcome any feedback or enquiries about this new program,” encouraged Debbie.

As always, the Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod is

grateful for the support from major sponsor RJK Optometry.

“Local businesses interested in our philanthropy or promotional opportunities are invited to contact our Eisteddfod committee.”

The Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod relies on the generous dedication of many volunteers.

Information on volunteering can be found at www.coffseisteddfod.org. au/volunteers/.

Find out more about competitor entry at www. coffseisteddfod.org.au/.

For additional inquiries, contact Debbie Waters on 0416100820 or email president@coffseisteddfod. org.au.

100 passengers boarded the ‘Rainforest Rattler’ for the first of two CANDO! Cancer Trust

q There was plenty of scenery to enjoy on the journey.

q Guests had an enjoyable return trip to Grafton. Photo: Chris Hines.

q Guests had an enjoyable return trip to Grafton. Photo: Chris Hines.

District Eisteddfod Society is proud to introduce the inaugural Section of National Dance.

q Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod Society performers.

q Instrumental performers compete at the Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod.

q The Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod welcomes local performers to join in its 51st event.

Maths tutoring pays into charities

By Andrea FERRARI

TUTORING maths to highschool students has provided retired maths head teacher, Drew Bogema, with a way to raise funds for a range of charities that are close to his heart.

Raising some $13,000 during 2021 and 2022 from after-school-hours maths tutoring, through the students’ fees, Drew donates 100 percent of the payments to a pool of local, national and international charities: the Uniting Church Soup Place, Frontier Projects Haiti, Sudanese Education Fund (administered by the Coffs Harbour Council of Churches), Ukraine (Act For Peace, World Vision, World Food Fund) and the Fred Hollows Foundation.

Kicking off in 2023, Drew is filling his weekly schedule with Monday and Tuesday afternoons already fully booked and Wednesday through Friday available.

Usual tutoring time is 4-6pm (or later) Monday to Friday at $40 an hour.

There may be an option of running special classes for Year 11/12 on Saturdays.

“If enough students are interested, we could run classes on Saturday of up to five students for each of

the senior levels General Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Extension 1 or 2 for an hour each at a cost $20 per hour,” Drew told News Of The Area.

Sessions are held at the Uniting Church Minister's office, located at the corner of Vernon and Gordon Streets.

“Why am I doing this work?” Drew posed.

“There are nearly 100 million refugees in our world and there are people starving in Africa and Arabia.

“Millions of people have been displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“Fred Hollows’ work in

the third world has been legendary.

“Haiti has become virtually ungovernable because of the rise of gang warfare.

“We cannot afford to allow such poverty and disease to prosper while we enjoy the comfortable lifestyle of the ‘lucky country’.

“Each of us must try to do something,” he said.

“All money received for tutoring goes to the charities mentioned, except $40 last year for the purchase of a senior revision textbook and photocopying costs,” Drew told NOTA.

“The students know this, and I will allow them to choose the charity they wish

to support.”

In most cases Drew will pay to the charity by credit card.

“Since I was tutoring the son of Allan Cooke of Big Country Meats, Max, who volunteered at The Soup Place, we opened a line of

Coffs cares on Christmas Day

By Andrea FERRARI

THE heart of Coffs’ community swelled to support the 2022 Community Christmas Luncheon held on December 25, and hosted for the second year running by Doris and David Rake.

Donations, volunteers and a who’s who of local connections delivered a wonderful, warm and welcoming festive gettogether with lunch, entertainment and gifts, all for free, for community members who may have otherwise had a lonely or

hungry Christmas Day.

Ready for action the first team of volunteers arrived at the Cavanbah Centre venue at 8am on Christmas morning with following teams arriving throughout the day to carry out the many tasks pre, during and after the event.

“They ranged from young children with their parents or grandparents who encouraged and supported them, to older adults alone on Christmas Day wanting to make other people’s day memorable,” organiser Doris Rake told News Of The Area.

“Guests arrived at

11.30am and were greeted by my outstanding front door team.”

While the line extended far outside the hall the volunteer children were able to offer pizza and a can of drink while sign-in happened.

Soon the room was full and the buffet was opened to all where Mr Tim Bennett entertained guests with his beautiful voice singing Christmas carols.

“This is where my volunteers shone as they carried out their tasks with kindness and smiles all round, keeping everything running smoothly.”

Bellies were filling as Santa paid a special visit and made himself available for photos in his specially donated chair with a backdrop which consisted of a painting from Jenny Simpson, a special friend of Doris.

“Thank you to the North pole for Santa’s visit,” said Doris.

With Santa enjoying time with everyone, the team was able to pull down the lunch buffet and reset for the delicious dessert.

This is when more volunteers arrived to help with the clean up job and to distribute the vouchers for the attendees, kindly donated

With the festivities over Doris was busy receiving much thanks for hosting this community event.

When she finally broke away from guests she witnessed all the volunteers and some guests pulling together to coordinate all the tasks of pull down and clean up, leaving her with very little to do.

Even the raffles were drawn and sorted thanks to Lauren, Jen and Caroline, the three ladies who ran all the admin tasks on the day.

The raffle prizes were donated and the tickets were

credit at the butchery for The Soup Place to use to purchase meats for the daily meals they provide to their clients.

“This amounted to approximately $120 per week.

“Since donations from individuals have been

reduced through Covid, our soup kitchen was very appreciative,” said Drew.

Drew Bogema was a fulltime teacher in the NSW Department of Education from 1974-2019.

He is a former Maths Head Teacher at Dunedoo Central (1988-1997), Macksville High School (1998-2007) and Glen Innes High School (2019).

To contact Drew call 0431 351933 or 02 6658 7070.

He is the present chairperson of the Coffs Harbour Council of Churches and Congregation Chairperson of the Coffs Harbour Uniting Church.

He has also been president of the Rotary Club of Sawtell three times.

He is driven to help those who suffer, locally, nationally and internationally.

sold in local businesses as well as around Coffs.

Thanks go to Coffs Harbour Golf Club, a local resident who donated a mosaic pot, Jetty Theatre, and Farmstead Valley Coffee, voted the best coffee in Coffs Harbour 2022 (Best of Coffs Coast Awards 2022), with Sammy Turtle and team also responsible for the largest number of raffle tickets sold in one place.

Doris and David would like to extend their appreciation to everyone who contributed to this event in any way.

“There are far too many to mention individually,” said Doris.

A special mention goes to Lilly Pilly Early Learning Centre in Coffs Harbour, Rotary Daybreak Collectors Fair, and individuals who made cash donations.

Doris and David are already planning for a bigger and better 2023 Community Christmas Luncheon and are calling upon anyone interested to be a part of the committee to delegate some of the tasks that are growing too large for Doris and David to coordinate by themselves.

If you would like to participate in this wonderful community event please contact Doris via email at dmcowan01@gmail.com.

q Drew Bogema tutors maths to raise money for charities who help those suffering locally, nationally and internationally.

q The Soup Kitchen in Coffs Harbour receives donations through Drew Bogema’s tutoring service.

q Allan Cooke and Jake Zahner from Big Country Meats, the local Coffs butcher which provides a line of credit for The Soup Place to purchase meats for their daily meal service funded by Drew Bogema’s tutoring.

by Garry Innes at Good Price Pharmacy through a huge cash donation.

q In full sociable swing, the 2022 Community Christmas Luncheon at the Cavanbah Centre.

q A happy Christmas Day for everyone involved in the Community Christmas Luncheon.

Razzle Dazzle to Rock 2023

school has an enormous teaching and social calendar in place for 2023.

After completing 20 years of teaching rock n roll, lindy hop, swing, jive and other styles of dance, Razzle Dazzle principals Dale and Sandy are still focused on bringing people to the enjoyment of these dance styles.

Dale and Sandy take people from their very first dance steps to becoming an accomplished, confident dancer in a very short space of time.

They also offer beginners a very attractive low price for a six week course, which leaves novice dancers amazed and proud of their achievements.

In 2023, intermediate and advanced dancers will also be offered the opportunity of a greatly reduced rate by taking a six week package deal.

Dale and Sandy conduct these classes at Sawtell RSL Club, upstairs in the Princess Room, where you are out of the main body of the club, and therefore only the dancers are present.

“We have a busy calendar for 2023 with social dances, themed dance nights throughout the year and of course the

q

Dazzle Rockers have a great dance schedule planned for 2023.

The weekend will bring four top quality bands to the area for a full weekend of rock n roll.

This is a very popular weekend with only a small amount of tickets left for sale.

“Added to this, every wednesday night after class we have social dance time for students where you get to practise and have fun dancing to the great music of our resident DJ,” Sandy and Dale said.

“You’ll enjoy a wonderful social scene which is good for many aspects of health, happiness, fitness and total enjoyment with the added bonus of meeting like minded friends.”

For more information contact Dale and Sandy on 0266514108 or 0421 130 076.

“This creates a perfect ambience for those people who are a little shy about learning,” said Dale and Sandy.

Razzle Dazzle Rewind weekend in July.”

Razzle

Nexus Gallery celebrates Bello

By Andrea FERRARI

NEXUS Community Gallery, in the Old Buttery Factory at Bellingen, opens the year with its first of four Members Exhibitions for the Bellingen Community Arts Council (BCAC) on Sunday 15 January at 3pm, closing on 10 February 2023.

This members’ show has a very specific theme of ‘Bellingen Shire – the towns, the people, the beauty’.

Artworks have been created to reflect and express the beauty and diversity of the Shire with twelve of the pieces from the exhibition to be selected for the NEXUS 2024 Community Gallery calendar.

“The calendar idea was initiated to help promote the Bellingen Shire, the Nexus Gallery, the calendar artists, and regional artists in general,” Linda Ravlich, Nexus Community Gallery spokesperson told News Of The Area.

The twelve works chosen by the voting panel for the calendar will be announced at the exhibition opening on Sunday 15 January at 3pm.

The Nexus Community Gallery hosts four members’ group shows each year.

The remainder of the year the gallery features month-long exhibitions by solo artists or groups of artists.

Opening at the Studio Gallery, also on Sunday 15 January at 3pm is Resurgence, an exhibition of works by Mark Pryor.

Mid North Coast artist Mark Pryor lives in the Macleay hinterland, west of

“This will be my third solo exhibition at the Nexus Gallery in Bellingen,” said Mark

“I am more attracted to a flash of light or colour than to pure representation.

“I like to respond to its moods rather than paint them.”

Mark works in oils, watercolours and pastels, and gold leaf.

“I am essentially a contemporary landscape painter, but with more of a focus on colour and movement,” he said.

In this exhibition of oils and watercolours Mark has focussed on a feeling of buoyancy and resurgence of life.

“After a few harrowing years, I watch in awe as a battered but resilient landscape glows with life and recovers from catastrophe after catastrophe.

“This is an exhibition of environmental recovery, resurgence and hope, and alludes to parallels within society.”

Tournament Night

Kempsey, and has been living, painting and exhibiting on the Mid North Coast for over 40 years.

“Over those years my art has become a dialogue with my environment.

q ‘Flash flood’ from the Resurgence collection by Mark Pryor.

q Artist Mark Pryor’s painting, ‘Early morning flooded creek’.

q ‘After the rains’ by Mark Pryor, who is showing his works at Nexus Gallery in Bellingen.

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Concerns over Jetty Revitalisation disclaimer

DEAR News Of The Area,

MY Ministry is to care for the people of Coffs Harbour.

The News Of The Area article (p1/2 December 30 Edition, Coffs Coast NOTA) concerning the revised Jetty Foreshores Plan conceals a powerful delusion deceiving the people of Coffs Harbour.

The article purports idyllic tranquil “green spaces” but is actually a smoke screen for unlimited development which cannot be questioned.

When you read the opening comments in the revised plan, you read:

“The community has indicated strong support for the NSW Government to proceed with the planning for the revitalisation of the Jetty Foreshore, to add new local regional attractions and public domain improvements while delivering broad economic benefits for Coffs Harbour.

“Development will add vitality, activity and appeal to the region, stimulating sustainable economic benefits and delivering public realm upgrades with a unique, local character to maintain the current sense of community.”

The above is untrue – it does not honour the people of our community.

I say this because of the Disclaimer on the last page.

My main concern is that the Disclaimer is a blunt, uncaring authoritarian and devious statement.

I have included some quotes from the Disclaimer: “DPE reserves the right to make changes to its projects and activities in its absolute discretion at any time without notice.

“To the extent permitted by law, DPE disclaims any liability whatsoever in connection with, reliance upon or the use of this document.”

Outrageous Fuel Costs

DEAR News Of The Area

I AM outraged at the excessive cost that we in Coffs Harbour are forced to pay for motor vehicle fuel.

Having just driven through a large portion of NSW over the Christmas holiday period I have been dismayed at the price difference in fuel costs in other regional areas compared to the price we are paying here in Coffs Harbour. I drive a diesel fuel vehicle and on the Christmas weekend in Queanbeyan I paid $2.02 per

litre, and I noted that most other regional service stations were also pricing diesel fuel in the low two dollars. However when returning to Coffs Harbour a few days later I noticed that prices were considerably higher, varying from $2.25 to $2.29 – a sizable increase.

Our local member, Pat Conaghan MP, pledged on his re-election that his top priority was to reduce fuel costs in his electorate. However, we continue to see no results. Coffs Harbour fuel costs have always been excessive.

On theCouch

DEAR Jasminda,

MY husband has decided to embrace personal growth, and I don't mean getting out in nature or reading an inspiring book.

He's letting his hair grow (nostrils, ears, etc.).

I'm not enjoying it.

Deanne P.

Dear Deanne,

WE all have personal tastes when it comes to levels of hairiness.

Some like themselves and their partners freshly shorn with no hair visible on any body part.

Others decide to denude certain parts of their body so navigating them is like traversing a path in an otherwise overgrown forest.

Further: “there are occasions where there may be delays, errors, or omissions, and although reasonable care is taken, no representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy of suitability or the information, maps, diagrams or other products.”

Unbelievable! Please read the Plan carefully and weep!

Many letters have been written expressing concerns.

Helen Oliver (2 September and 14 October 2022) had great difficulty trying to find surveys and results.

It took her quite a while.

I believe the surveys will have the same impact for the people as the petition against the ‘Green Building’.

Over 16,000 said no – but were ignored! Will we be ignored again?

In the letter, ‘Coffs Harbour, you deserve better’ by Ann Leonard on 30 December, she mentions the planning for the urbanisation is well underway.

She mentions “6 to 8 storey buildings

I raised the high cost of local fuel with Mr Conaghan in March 2020, at the outbreak of the COVD pandemic, when many of us were struggling with our financial livelihoods and any monetary relief would have been welcome.

He replied that the “Government does not intervene in this process” and that the higher costs can be contributed, amongst other things, to “the smaller amounts of fuel being sold” and “the lower levels of local competition”.

These justifications are hard to reconcile when we consider on a typical week day 37,000 vehicles pass through Coffs Harbour.

Move the Railway off Coffs Foreshore

DEAR News Of The Area,

WE all know that a 24/7 inter-state passenger and freight railway on the Jetty Foreshore is not good!

Sometime within our foreseeable civic planning outlook, the railway has to be moved out to the other side of the Coffs bypass.

At least five years ago, Penny Werner and others knew this.

They literally published: ”Seize the day and move the railway to the other side of the bypass.” (Advocate, June 26

2018).

We all know now that having it, including the railway level crossing on Marine Parade, in the middle of our recreational and tourism gem, is no longer acceptable town planning.

This parlous arrangement is unsafe, functionally moribund and it destroys the aesthetics and social amenity of our entire foreshore precinct.

Now in 2023 we are being asked by all three levels of Government to provide our views on the Jetty Foreshore as part of our local, regional and national transport

aspirations.

For example: Feedback is invited on the Coffs Harbour Movement and Places Strategy for the next 20 years, comments closing 27 Feb; NSW is also seeking further comment on the Coffs Jetty Foreshore; The Commonwealth is presently legislating the High Speed Rail Authority.

As well as now building the Melbourne to Brisbane inland rail system.

Accordingly, it’s now most timely that we in Coffs engage in these planning processes.

Others, and I fear your husband falls into this camp, refuse to tamper with nature with a live and let live motto that's endearing if you like that sort of thing, and just another chore if your hirsute partner sheds in bathtubs, sinks and on furniture and you spend your time wondering if you married an Alaskan Malamute. The whole hipster movement has a lot to answer for with those thick beards that look as though they have tried and failed to swallow a bushy-tailed woodrat.

You coud try to mimic his new resolution and see if he enjoys a wife with hairy legs and armpits, or you could offer some subtle grooming suggestions or gifts such as a manscaping kit complete with nose and ear trimmer.

Hair in the nostrils and ears does serve a function by keeping dust and debris out of those cavities, but it doesn't need to protrude.

If he remains adamant, perhaps you could give him a quick groom while he's asleep.

Just don't slip or you'll have a whole new set of issues to deal with.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

and 900 to 2,000 residents”. When you have so many people – each unit having one or two cars – with many of the garages filled with boxes etc and not cars as so many people today seem to do – where are the cars going to be parked?

In the street?

Where do the families and visitors of the area park?

There is not enough space now – or on the proposed plan.

The Disclaimer above is uncaring blatant dictatorial arrogance.

I raise another question, how will the extra vehicles get out of the precinct without the infrastructure i.e., roads, to exit the area – we need another exit area.

The Mayor’s Plan is far superior for the people and harbour of Coffs Harbour.

Rev Dr. Graham WHELAN (Padre) OAM, Coffs Harbour Jetty.

A number far greater than traffic figures in most other regional towns, or even Sydney suburbs.

Also, there is no lack of competition in service stations in Coffs Harbour as we have an abundance of these.

When we are all struggling with the high cost of living, it is appalling that we are still being “ripped off” at the pump.

More needs to be done by our local representative to rein in these exorbitant costs.

Regards Pieter De Visser Korora

Only through them, can we move the railway out to the other side of the bypass and ensure all this other related

public infrastructure is as we the people of Coffs need it to be.

Right now all of us should provide the individual feedback, which these planners are currently seeking.

Contact the Mayor, Member for Coffs Harbour and the Member for Cowper and let them know we want them to get the railway off the Coffs Foreshore now.

Carpe Diem indeed!

Regards, Greg NORTHOVER, Toormina.

Blessings,

Consider Referendum on facts not emotion

DEAR News Of The Area,

I RESPOND to both Margaret England and JeanPaul Leunig’s submissions in the 6 January edition with regards to the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament Referendum.

It is terrific that NOTA is enabling discussion on this important issue and your newspaper is to be commended on this action.

However I urge all voters

to consider this Referendum based on facts, and not emotions.

If the Referendum is accepted, it will involve a legal and constitutionally enshrined separation of Australians into two racial groupings - the three percent of the population who identify as Indigenous Australians, and the remaining 97 percent of us who are non-Indigenous Australians. I was under the

impression that we are all Australians.

We are one mob.

This discussion is especially important as Linda Burney herself is calling upon Australians to support the referendum to enshrine an Aboriginal Voice in our Constitution, a Voice restricted to only those Australians of a recognised Aboriginal race, identity and ancestry.

Given that she has openly declared that Aboriginal people are “special”, she is thus, by definition, stating that the rest of us Australians are

The ridiculous emergency

DEAR News Of The Area

THIS Council has found another way of wasting rate payers money and not focusing on core issues like maintaining the roads and other infrastructure.

They have approved a motion put forward by Cr Cassell to declare a climate emergency and now propose to waste money on an unnecessary media campaign.

He has used the recent fires and floods to push his cause.

In his address to Council he claimed these were unprecedented.

It appears that he lacks a little historic knowledge

and has not heard of the many past fires including the 1861 fires that destroyed five million hectares and took twelve lives, or the 1939 fires that destroyed five towns, 3700 buildings and resulted in the loss of 71 lives.

Nor does he seem to know that the towns currently flooded have been flooded before.

It is not surprising that towns and houses built on rivers and floodplains would be subject to flooding.

Once extreme weather events were considered natural.

Even the IPCC acknowledges that even without human emissions there would still be extreme

weather events.

But now they are all attributed to climate change without any scientific evidence linking them so.

If the Council believes that there is a serious climate emergency that poses an existential threat to humanity, surely they should be taking drastic measures such as abandoning their plans for the jetty foreshores and proposing we install a solar farm on all that open space instead.

After all, there’s no point in installing barbeques and building cafes if it's all going to be under water in a few years without them.

Why, they could go even further and place

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therefore “different” and “not special”.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says that this Voice will constitutionally enshrine the idea that Aboriginal people are perpetual victims forever in need of “special” measures.

Jacinta Price has previously been an inprinciple supporter of the Voice but has expressed deep scepticism about this proposal with so much detail so far omitted.

We should take note of her scepticism.

Warren Mundine has warned about the wording of the referendum proposal.

wind turbines on all the surrounding hills.

Just think of all those eco-tourists we could attract to see our wonderful solar panels and wind turbines.

No, let's just virtue signal.

He wonders what exactly does “Voice” (in Clause 1 of the Referendum), mean under Constitutional Law?

This has not been explained.

He also questions which meaning of the word “matters” (in Clause 2 of the Referendum) will be used.

Matters means “everything”.

This has also not been explained.

We need to look at this referendum objectively or it has the potential to become a Judicial and Constitutional nightmare.

There is no room for subjectivity or thoughts of “kindness” or “good manners”

It's better if those ugly things are in somebody else’s backyard and while science remains unable to prove that carbon dioxide drives the climate it can never be claimed that the

in making this decision.

In any event, the Australian Constitution at Section 51(xxvi), commonly called "the race power”, already grants the Australian Commonwealth the power to make special laws for people of any race.

Let our elected Parliamentary Representatives (Indigenous and other) make the required arguments for such Laws.

That is what they are there to do.

Be careful what you wish for.

Regards, Peter WEYLING, Corindi Beach.

science is settled and such things may not be necessary after all.

Regards, Wayne DUESBURY, Boambee.

Cut the noise on climate activism

DEAR News Of The Area,

WHILE I agree scientific evidence proves climate change is real, and undeniably caused by greenhouse gas emissions; I think most climate protests achieve nothing by demanding action be taken… by someone else of

course.

Blind to the fact that the pollution created manufacturing the new phone they'll replace twice a year put their own contribution towards the problem into the top five percent of individual polluters globally.

Batteries promoted as green energy for cars, off grid homes and mobile devices cause more emissions than

a diesel 4WD in a decade.

Green isn't all paradox or conspicuous hypocrisy.

I'm sure many genuinely excellent activist groups agree that proclaiming climate action as someone else's problem isn't anything but noise.

Yours sincerely, H SNUTS, Woolgoolga.

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Beaches Hockey Club player to tour Indonesia with the Australian Country team

By Aiden BURGESS

HAYLEY Fischer is on the trip of a lifetime as she proudly wears the green and gold in Indonesia.

The Beaches Hockey Club player is currently touring Indonesia as a member of the Australian Country Under 21 Hockey team.

The nineteen-yearold was selected to the Australian Country team after outstanding performances playing for NSW at the 2022 National Country Championships in Albany, Western Australia.

Fischer was part of the silver medal winning NSW team, and received a number of individual awards throughout the championships.

The Australian Country representative program gives regional athletes the opportunity to play at the highest level and to tour internationally.

Hearing her selection for Australian honours came as quite a surprise for Fischer.

“I was a little bit surprised to be honest, I was just enjoying the tournament and having a great time in WA,” she said.

“To come home with a silver medal and be named in the Australian Country team was more than I had hoped for.”

Fischer credits her parents for their role in her success.

“Dad has had a huge impact on my hockey career,” she said.

“He’s coached me since I was a kid and he still does today.

“We get on each other's nerves sometimes (laughs), but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I can’t count the number of times that Mum and Dad have driven me around the state for competitions and training.

“It’s not until you get a little older that you can look back and appreciate that help.”

Her Australian Country selection caps off a big year for the talented central midfielder.

In addition to the silver medal in Albany, Fischer helped lead Beaches Hockey Club to their first Women’s Division 1 premiership and played a pivotal role in the Coffs Crusaders victory in the Grafton Premier League.

All this while juggling a busy hairdressing career.

Beaches Hockey Club president Jonathan Williams said the young player had made a big impact on the club.

“Hayley has had a huge impact on our club and the younger players coming through,” he said.

“When the family first moved here from Grafton, we didn’t have a team in her age group so we basically

created one from scratch.

“That team went on to win the Under 15 premiership a few years later and a lot of those players are still with us today.

“We’re really proud of Hayley’s achievements and hope to see her in the blue, green and white for many years to come.”

Hockey NSW Regional Coaching Coordinator, Leigh Macintosh, described the attributes which helped her gain Australian Country selection.

“Hayley has all of the attributes to be successful at the highest level,” he said.

“She’s fast, fit and has exceptional hand-eye coordination.

“It’s great to see players from our local area getting the opportunity to represent on the international stage, and I’m sure Hayley and her family will have a fantastic time in Indonesia.”

q Hayley Fischer wears the green and gold.

Cricketers return after Christmas/ New Years break

By Aiden BURGESS

LOCAL cricketers have returned from their Christmas/New Years break with the latest round of the North Coast Cricket Council’s Premier League season played last weekend.

The Northern Districts

Rebels won by three wickets against the ladder leading Valleys Cricket in their one day match at Phillip Hughes Oval in Macksville.

After finishing at 7/136, the Rebels bowlers got the job done bowling out Valleys for 101.

Luke Cox took 3/18 from

his five overs for the Rebels.

Harwood returned to the top of the Premier League ladder with a four wicket win against the Coffs Colts in their match at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

The Colts batted first and were restricted to 8/74, before Harwood reached the

total with four wickets to spare.

The Premier League season continues this weekend with matches in Sawtell, Woolgoolga and Harwood.

Sawtell hosts Valleys Cricket at Richardson Park, while the Northern Districts Rebels host the Coffs Colts in Woolgoolga.

Diggers/Nana Glen

Casey Cowgill named Young Sawtellian of the Year

By Aiden BURGESS

CASEY Cowgill has been acknowledged for an outstanding year on the sporting field after being named the 2023 Young Sawtellian of the Year.

Cowgill had an outstanding sporting year, which culminated in her being selected to the Canterbury Bulldogs under 19s squad for the upcoming Tarsha Gale Cup season.

The seventeen-year-old was also part of the Coffs Harbour Comets premiership winning League Tag team this year, and represented Coffs Harbour at both State and National Oztag Championships.

She also played for the North Coast Bulldogs representative rugby league team at the Lisa Fiola Cup, and has represented the region in Touch Football, Gymnastics, and Cross Country.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh presented Cowgill with her award for Young Sawtellian of the Year during the Sawtell Fun Day festivities on New Year’s Day.

He said the region should be proud of the young athletes’ achievements in 2022.

“Casey Cowgill is an amazing young athlete who has represented the region in many different sports including Touch Football, Oz Tag, Rugby league,

Gymnastics, and Cross Country,” he said.

“Casey is now pursuing her Rugby League dream playing for the CanterburyBankstown Bulldogs in the Tarsha Gale Cup.

“She has a very bright future ahead of her and Coffs Harbour should be very proud of this incredible young woman.”

Cowgill is preparing for the upcoming Tarsha Gale Cup season, as part of the Bulldogs squad.

The Tarsha Gale Cup is an under 19s women’s rugby league tournament and is the main bridge between juniors and the NSWRL Women’s Premiership, with the season kicking off in February.

Eleven-year-old blitzes the field in ladies competition

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Golf Club’s Milla Adamson has had a day on the greens that every golfer dreams about.

At just eleven-years-old, she played in Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s eighteen-hole ladies’ competition on Wednesday, 4 January, and totally blitzed the field with a whopping 53 stableford points.

She had four pars in her round and also broke 100 strokes for the first time.

Milla only gained her Golf Australia handicap in July 2022, where she started on 44.5 and is already down to 31.2; quite an achievement considering she hasn't played too many 18-hole rounds.

She started playing golf at age seven as part of an after school junior squad coached by Coffs Harbour Golf Club professionals Matt Allan and Brandon Connor.

Connor said that his young student was a natural.

“She is a stand out golf student who has great hand/

eye coordination and is a natural player,” he said.

Milla’s mother Holly explained what made her daughter a natural on the greens.

“She's a high achiever, so she puts in a lot of effort in whatever she does,” she said.

“She has a good work

ethic and she’s constantly practicing and practicing the swinging movement.

“Her goal is to turn pro, and she set a goal at Christmas that by August she’d get her handicap down from 42 to 20, and in three weeks she is already at 29.”

All Stars travel to take on Harwood at Harwood Oval.

The Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season also resumed last weekend.

The Northern Districts Rebels beat the ladder leaders Bellingen in Woolgoolga.

The Rebels defended a total of 120 bowling out Bellingen for 98, with Aaron Signh taking 3/7 from his

seven overs, while James O’Connor took 3/22 from his six overs.

The Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season continues this weekend with matches in Coffs Harbour and Sawtell.

Diggers Cricket Club host Nana Glen at Fitzroy Oval, while the Coffs Colts host Bellingen at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Sawtell hosts the Northern Districts Rebels at Richardson Park.

q A proud Milla Adamson holding her dream scorecard with 53 stableford points.

q Casey Cowgill is presented with her award by Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh.

Oz Group and Shingal FC kicking goals

By David WIGLEY

COFFS Football 6s returned to action last week at the Coffs Coast Synthetics with Oz Group Co Op and Shingal FC leading the men’s division 1 Monday night competition.

In hot pursuit are the father and son combination of Next Gen, a team comprised of men’s over 35s players and last year’s NPL boys under 16s players.

Dad FC are top of the pile in the men’s division 2, followed by

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and

the

“It's a perfect pitch and it's just great to catch up with your mates,” he said.

“The atmosphere and energy is really good, we’re here to enjoy ourselves, have a good game and have a laugh at the same time.

“I guess we've lost a couple but it’s good fitness

and we’re getting better every week and have players new to football.

“My favorite team I like watching most is Shangal FC, they have really skillful players.

“They play well as a team and I've played against them for many years and it's good to see they are still together as a unit playing awesome football.”

The senior competition concludes in the first week of April and a new junior competition commences on Friday 3 February.

heavyweights Liverpool FC and ManChestHair United, after four matches of the seventeen round competition.

Northside FC stalwart Lewis Pietrini,

perfect pitch

mateship is the draw card.

q Oz Group Co Op flying high in the men’s Monday night division 1.

q Shingal FC playing awesome football in division 1.

q Next Gen father and son combinations.

q Northside FC are improving every week.

q KFC United don’t chicken out of a tackle.

Former Suns junior one of the top players of the WNBL season

By Aiden BURGESS

FORMER

Kristy Wallace has been one of the best players of the current Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season.

The point guard has been a standout player for a Melbourne Boomers team who sit at the top of the ladder having won ten of their twelve games this season.

The 27-year-old has had an outstanding individual season in her first for the Boomers.

She is currently seventh in the league in scoring (16.9 points per game),

and second in assists (6.2 per game), and is also sixth in three-point percentage, hitting 44.7 percent of her long-range attempts.

Wallace has been an integral part of the Boomers side in her first season with the reigning WNBL champions, as they look to defend their title in the coming weeks.

The point guard was the player of the game in her team’s most recent match, top scoring with 23 points and having six assists in her team’s 88-79 win in their top of the table clash with the Bendigo Spirit.

Her stellar season comes after being part of the bronze medal winning

Australian Opals team during last year’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney.

After suffering a serious ACL injury in 2018, Wallace made a top return to the WNBL last season and was named the WNBL’s Sixth Woman of the Year as the best player off the bench while playing for the Melbourne-based Southside Flyers.

Her big year in 2022 also included making her debut in the best women’s league in the world, the WNBA.

The Australian Opal made an instant impact in her rookie season for the Atlanta Dream, starting in eighteen of her 29 games played.

Big Bash to return to Coffs with the Sixers taking on the Strikers

By Aiden BURGESS

THE excitement and huge hitting of the Big Bash League (BBL) returns to Coffs Harbour next Tuesday night when the Sydney Sixers

host the Adelaide Strikers at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

It shapes as a pivotal contest for both team’s finals chances, as the Sixers aim for a top-two berth and even the

minor premiership, while the Strikers are among a number of teams looking to clinch an all-important top five spot and finals berth.

The Sixers were sitting at the top of the ladder as of

press time, while the Strikers were in fifth spot.

The Sixers will look to square the ledger with the Strikers after the Adelaide side won by 51 runs in their first meeting this

the Adelaide Oval.

The Sixers beat the Strikers by seven wickets in the first ever BBL game played in Coffs Harbour in January 2020.

Josh Philippe was named man of the match with a superb knock of 83 not out from 52 balls, as the Sixers

went on to win the BBL09 title that season.

The Perth Scorchers beat the Sixers in the latest BBL match played in Coffs Harbour last January, which would ultimately be a grand final preview of BBL11.

The Sixers vs Strikers match gets underway from 7.15pm on Tuesday, 17 January at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club member hits hole in one

By Aiden BURGESS

FOR many, hitting a hole in one would be the crowning achievement of their golfing life.

But it was just another day on the greens for Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s Shane Cutmore.

The Coffs Harbour Golf Club member hit the eighth hole in one of his career on Thursday, 29 December, on the 22nd hole of the Coffs Harbour course.

It was the fourth official hole in one of his career, and wasn’t the first time he had achieved the feat on the 22nd hole.

“This was the second time I’ve had one on the 22nd, and I've also had them

on the 19th and 26th.”

He said for some reason his hole in ones normally happened at the same time of the year.

“They all seem to happen around Christmas and New Years,” he said.

“And they happen when you least expect it.”

Cutmore was presented his trophy, wine and hole in one club shirt by Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s Pro Matt Allan, who has also scored eight (official) hole in ones.

The avid golfer had a clear favourite of his eight hole in ones.

“The one on the old 19th at Coffs Harbour, as I flew a four iron shot straight in and it ripped half the cup off

the hole,” he said.

“It was my favourite because of the length of the hole, and it’s one of the hardest par 3s I’ve played.

“I think all my hole in ones have been good shots, they haven’t been fluky.”

He said he received a bit of assistance to score his latest hole in one.

“I actually borrowed my mates’ clubs, as I had a bent 7 iron and he said I’ve got a spare set,” he said.

Despite hitting eight in his career, he was under no illusion of the difficulty of achieving a hole in one.

“I’ve got a lot of good mates who are good golfers who haven’t got one, yet some people have a lot, it’s just the way it goes,” he said.

Coffs Harbour Suns junior

q Kristy Wallace takes a shot against the Bendigo Spirit.

q Shane Cutmore is congratulated by Matt Allan.

season at

The Tuscan Taskmaster

won everything, I can’t do much better than him.

“I can keep doing what he did, he did a great job, a winning mentality on the team.

“Even this year, we are probably going to lose a few players, players who go to University or new clubs but we will also have new players.

“We will be training hard, I worked with Willow for the past three years, he is a good coach and a good person and I learnt many things from him, I will try to do what he did for the club.

“You know this club has high expectations and I will go into work harder than I usually do.

“We will do everything that we can do to achieve the club’s goals and what Willow did in the last three years.

“So it's a very hard job, but I feel confident we will be ready, I know the club and I know the boys,” said the Tuscan taskmaster.

Despite the change in personnel, the philosophy remains the same at the Lions den.

“I don't think we have to change anything at all, just keep doing what we have done,” said Paolacci.

“We don't want to change it, we are a winning team.

“The base will be there, the mentality will be there.”

Coffs United rightback Scott Cawley was enthused to lace up the boots after the summer break.

Bellingen Diggers Swimming Club

By Lois LANE

14.12.22

TODAY we had a quiet night with only four swimmers.

RACE 1 $25m Freestyle

Mike Navin blitzed the field coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Amanda Vockler.

FINAL Mike Navin did it again

Park Beach Men’s Bowling Club

By Bruce WORBOYS

A HUGE weekend of Bowls at Park Beach to kick off the 2023 season.

Over 130 players from Northern NSW took to the greens with 32 teams contesting the 2023 Alan Buchan Fours.

Each team played five matches over the two day event in excellent conditions. With over $5,000 in prize money the competition was always going to be keenly contested.

“We were keen to kick a ball after two months off, we had a core group getting back into it in the first week of January and we’ll get a few more back in training over the next few weeks,” he said.

“We got the double for the last two years (first and reserve grade), we didn't have the grand finals the year before due to COVID so it was good to get the double last year and then try and move forward this year.

“We're pretty chuffed that we've got Luca, someone who's familiar with the club.

“Everyone was quite tight with Willow and he's had a great run at the club, but we're excited to kind of move forward and see what Luca can do.

“He's had great results in the past.”

Coffs United are looking to the youth system to maintain their stronghold on the competition.

“Personally I just want to make sure that we get a younger unit to come through the club, to encourage the younger guys.

“Myself and a few others in the core unit are probably getting up into the early 30s and having family.

“So we want to try and see more youngsters come through.

“We've got some exciting new players coming through, they are as keen as you get.

“Players like Hamid, they're the future of the

coming first and in the money and in second was Peter Allison.

RACE 2 25m Breaststroke

There was one bust in this race, Mike Navin taking one second off his time.

Peter Allison swam like the wind coming first, in second was Jill Williams and in third was Amanda Vockler.

RACE 3 75m

Freestyle

Peter Allison put the pedal to metal coming first, in second was Mike Navin and in third was Amanda Vockler.

On completion of a total of 80 matches there was only one team that remained undefeated.

Congratulations to Corey Daley and his team on a couple of days of outstanding bowls.

Alan Buchan Fours

1st – Corey Daley (skip) Kent Price, Danny Daley, Tony Daley

2nd – Michael Howard (skip)

D Davidson, P Tyler, R Boulter

3rd – Matt Day (skip) Michael Taylor, Peter Edmonds, Jake Waterhouse

4th – Billy Ahoy (skip) Dave Valentine, Mick Ahoy, Rod Farmer

5th – Paul Harrison (skip) T Davey, P White, T Coombs Round Winning Skips

club, personally I'd like to see those guys get into first grade and develop themselves,” concluded Cawley.

RACE 4 50m Backstroke

There was one bust in this race, Peter Allison taking two seconds off his time.

Amanda Vockler came from behind coming first, in second was Jill Williams and in third was Mike Navin.

21.12.22

Tonight we had six swimmers.

RACE 1 $ 50m Freestyle

There was one bust in this race, Andrew O’Keefe taking one second off her time.

HEAT 1 Peter Allison went hell

– Stan Russ, Rick Simpson, W Gallop, Dale Condon, Ben Watson

A big thank you to the organisers and volunteers who made the event a great way to start 2023.

Tuesday Open Triples 3/01/2023

D Wilson, S McAviney, B Nicholson d G Skinner, J Thorn, L Boekeman 21 – 14

J Kennedy, M Berube, J Phillips d M Flint, S Crawford, P McLachlan 26 – 15

J Leak, J Dunn, G Stanford d M England, E Kidd, C England 21 – 17

P Woodsell, E Crestani, L Morris d T Wisely, R Wisely, K

for leather coming first and in second Anne Taylor.

HEAT 2

Mike Navin secured this race coming first, in second was Jill Williams and in third was Amanda Vockler.

FINAL

There was one bust in the final, Peter Allison taking one second off his time.

Anne Taylor rip her lane apart coming first and in the money and in second was Mike Navin.

RACE 2 25M Freestyle HEAT 1

Kaaden 22 – 14

B Johns, R Aitken, J Long d C Weatherille, V Valentine, D Valentine 16 – 14

T O’Halloran, B Odmark, D Hull d G Williams, R Beaumont, R Shephard 23 – 14

D Davies, J Bishop, P Poulton d D Davies, D Powell, R Host 16 – 12

N Condon, L McLeod, D Condon d W Moore, P Lilly, D Lindner 20 – 17

C Treherne, J Clarke, R Oakley d C McLeod, P Crockett, J Robinson 27 – 14

D Catlin, D Orchard, P North d A Orr, A Stone, R Lane 19 – 15

B Worboys, A Worboys, S Campbell d M Trengove, I

Mike Navin held on by the skin of his teeth coming first, in second Jill Williams and in third was Anne Taylor.

HEAT 2

Andrew O’Keefe swam at the speed of light coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Amanda Vockler.

RACE 3 25m Backstroke

HEAT 1

Andrew O’Keefe held tight to the lead coming first, in second was Peter Allison and third was Anne Taylor.

HEAT 2

Trengove, H Slater 27 – 13

Thursday Mens Triples 5/01/2023

D Francis, M Berube, J Swan d P North, G Duffey, D Wilson 22 - 19

D Orchard, R Lane, D Condon d J Eding, H Katala, G Colman 21 – 12

C Williamson, D Catlin, R O’Keefe, L Miles d K Williams, L Frail, J Dunn, B Garner 18 – 16

R Wisely, J DeBerg, J Long d G Williams, R Beaumont, P Rambow 17 – 16

C Weatherall, D Valentine, R Aitken d G Cunningham, T Allen, S Dodd 16 – 11

T Wisely, N Condon, K Kaaden drew P Woodsell, J

Jill Williams had her speed on high coming first, in second was Amanda Vockler and in third was Mike Navin.

RACE 4 Brace Relay Andrew O’Keefe and Amanda Vockler held their own race coming first, in second was Anne Taylor and Jill Williams and in third was Mike Navin and Peter Allison.

A great night had by all. We would like to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Hope to see you in 2023 on a Wednesday night at 5.30pm.

Bennett, L Morris 14 – 14

S Kindred, S Bloomfield, G Kindred d B Odmark, D Holland, D Hyde 16 – 14

W Moore, S Campbell, S Cook d C McLeod, N Dean, P Newman 25 – 14

B Worboys, J Murtas, I Trengove d A Taylor, M Flint, J Wills 21 – 17

P Wirth, D Burridge, D Lindner d T O’Halloran, G Stanford, D Hull 25 – 22

K Crooks, M McCabe, R Shephard d C Hansen, J Leak, B Trotman 23 – 13

B Innes, A Pike, L Boekeman d S Jones, M Benham, R Harris 23 – 7

The men’s competition has a change in format from last year’s Coastal Premier League and will comprise of eight

teams from across the Coffs Coast and the Clarence.

q Coffs United right-back Scott Cawley was keen to get back into pre-season training.

NORTHERN BEACHES

Woolgoolga Woolworths

Moonee Beach Newsagency

Moonee Beach Coles Supermarket

Emerald Beach General Store

Sapphire Beach Service Station

Woolgoolga Diggers Club

Woopi Bottle Shop

Liquor Legends Emerald Beach

Blue Bottles Brasserie

Mitre 10 Woolgoolga

Top Town Market

Sunken Chip Takeaway Sandy Beach

Village Growers Market Woolgoolga

Nicole Cardow Real Estate

Sunset Room Restaurant

Woolgoolga Library

Banana Bender (Behind United S/S)

Royals Garage, Corinidi Beach

COFFS HARBOUR

Coffs Central Shopping Centre

Plate to Ply Coffee Shop

Lucky 7 Supermarket, Northside Shopping Centre

Bray Street Newsagency Coffs

Coles Supermarket

Woolworths

Spar Supermarket Coffs Harbour

Spar Supermarket Jetty Village Shop 36 General Store

Midway Convenience Shop

Good Price Pharmacy

Discount Chemist CBD

BP South

BP Truck Stop South

Caltex Service Station

BP Service Station

Bailey Centre Service Station

Caltex Service Station

Park Beach Bowling Club

Coffs Hotel

Green House Bottle Shop

BYO Cellars

Big Country Meats

Bray Street Butchery

Coffs Harbour Produce

Clog Barn Coffs

Macleod's Furniture Court Homebase

The Village Pantry - Homebase

Observatory Apartments

Nolan’s Real Estate

The Happy Frog

Northside Bakery Book Warehouse

Community Village

Coffs Harbour Library and Cafe

Coffs City Council

Nu Era Kitchens

Big 4 Park Beach Holiday Park

Clarke Rubber

Morrisons Betta Electrical

Coffs Coast Hair Studio

Coffs Harbour Surf Club

Harbour Swim School

North Coast V Twins

ETC Employment

Masonic Lodge Retirement Centre

Baringa Hospital

Coffs Harbour Hospital

Pacific Marina Apartments

Your Commercial Property Raine and Horne

Florent & Mundey Real Estate

PRD Real Estate

First National Real Estate

Cardow’s Real Estate

IXUS NSW Real Estate

Park Beach Plaza

Woolworths

Ritchies IGA

Big W

Terry White Chemmart

Target Silvio’s Italiano

Park Beach Plaza Food Court

Park Beach Plaza Customer Information

La Piazza

BOAMBEE/TOORMINA/SAWTELL

Sawtell Newsagency

Coles Supermarket

Ritchie’s Supermarket Boambee

Lucky 7 Convenience Store

Blooms the Chemist Sawtell

Boambee Liberty Service Station

Bonville Service Station

Toormina Hotel

Sawtell Surf Lifesaving Club

The Country Brewers

Marian Grove Retirement Village

Toormina Centre Management

Boambee Garden Retirement

Raine & Horne Toormina

Unrealestate Agent

Sawtell Real Estate

URUNGA/BELLINGEN

Bellingen Newsagent

IGA Supermarket

Spar Supermarket Urunga

Foodworks Urunga

Lindsay’s Oysters

Kombu Wholefoods

Cardow’s Urunga

Cardow’s Real Estate Bellingen

Fermount Fire Station

Ray White Real Estate

Woolgoolga Athletic Club

By Steel BEVERIDGE

‘BUNCH OF FIVES’ 5,000 metres SERIES, Race Three Results, The ROAD, Arrawarra. Friday 6th January, 2023.

MALE: Jackson McClymont 18.10, 1; Kyle McIntosh 18.21, 2; Tony McClymont 20.36, 3; Matt Evans 21.18, 4; John McClymont 21.34, 5; Gary Wood 23.09, 6; Brendan Gibson 28.54, 7; Steel Beveridge 48.21, 8.

Coffs Table Tennis Club

By Dale ALLEN

TABLE Tennis Results – Friday, 6 January, 2023 Division 1

Troy Prystasz d Steve Frawley 3/0, Robert Campbell d Stephen Bjerking 3/2, Reece Baker d Steve Frawley 3/0, Stephen

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

By Geoffrey HART

JANUARY 04 - Howard St Rimfire Range.

The 30m Field Class match was conducted with 29 participants.

Master Grade: Ben R 97.5, Jake Buckley 94.10, A Grade: Daniel Finlay 96.5, Jon Brown 93.6, Stuart D 92.5, Phillip Payne 89.5, Alan Newey 84.4, Max Archer 84.1, Geoff Slattery 81.3, B Grade: Cooper Lawlor 88.8, Col Green 87.4, Ashley R 85.5, Johan Greyling 83.4, Member-440 81.1, Michelle D 74.2, Leo Lawlor 72.2, C Grade: Matt Walsh 86.5, Sarah Jones 77.4, Andrew G 77.2, Kevin Mackay

C.ex Golf Results

By Graeme ROBERTSON

SINGLE Stableford Played At Sawtell On Sunday 8 January.

The John Gauld Memorial Trophy; Winner Carmel Hill 46 Pts; RunnerUp Mike Watkin 38 Pts on a c/b; Ball Winners; Darren Heelis 38; Ron McDonald 37; Bruce Lawler 36;

Results Safety Beach Golf Club

MIDWEEK

4 January 18 Hole Stableford

Sponsor Coffs Coast Sports Physio Winner P. Sweeney 46 R/up N. Carr 40 cb 3rd G. King 40 cb 4th J. Weller 40 5th D. Malles 39

WEEKEND

7 January 18 Hole Stroke Monthly Medal

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Ladies

By Helen RHODES

TUESDAY 13 December - Single Stableford 9 Hole Comp. - 3 Clubs and a Putter Event with 31 starters

A Grade - Jo Corrigan 21 c/b, June

Curry 21. B Grade - Annette Sykes 22, Joanne Torrens 16. NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Jo Gal, 6th Jo Corrigan.

Wednesday 14 December - Single Stableford with 89 starters

A Grade - Sandra Price 41, Dallas Lamb 39, Caroline Campbell 38 c/b. B Grade - Julie Mitchell 42, Heather Snow 38 c/b, Jackie McIntosh 38. C Grade - Mary Aarts 41, Jan Silvy 40, Vicky Hunter 38. NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Suzanne McOrist, Heather Snow, Mary Aarts, 6th Greer Galloway, Janet Neville, 22nd Jan Kirk, Vicky Hunter, 26th Ada Lynch, Denise Kaiser, Mary Aarts.

Saturday 17 December - 4 Person Ambrose with 47 starters

Patricia Lumley, Gloria Hickey, Greer Galloway & Machelle Nichol

FEMALE: Jenny Wood 21.49, 1; Samantha McClymont 24.53, 2; Tina Thompson 26.51, 3; Toni Berrington 33.11, 4.

WOOLGOOLGA ATHLETIC CLUB SENIOR TRACK & FIELD RESULTS, 09/01/23.

60 METRES (MALE) : Matt Evans 7.8, David Kennedy 8.7, Ben Haagsma 11.0, Jaiveer Grewal 11.5, Rajveer Grewal 12.0, Steel Beveridge 15.6. ((FEMALE) : Clarissa Hull 11.2, Sara Evans 11.4.

Bjerking d Troy Prystasz 3/0, Stephen Bjerking d Reece Baker 3/2, Troy Prystasz d Robert Campbell 3/1, Reece Baker d Robert

Campbell 3/1, Steve Frawley d Stephen Bjerking 3/1, Reece Baker d Troy Prystasz 3/0, Steve Frawley d Robert Campbell 3/1. WINNER: Reece Baker from Stephen

77.1, Jessica Hancock 75.2, Jonathon Mackay 74.2, Cain E 71.1, Michael Paul 67.1, Mitch Upton 66.0, Cooper Finlay 65.1, Philip Grace 55.1, Wendi H 22.0, Visitors: Sineidin Mackay 37.4, OPEN Sights: Stuart D 96.6, Jake Buckley 95.5, Daniel Finlay 92.1, Ashley R 91.3, Matt Walsh 87.1, John Lambert 79.0, Michelle D 65.0

The 50m F-Class match was conducted with 14 participants. Jake Buckley 197.14, Cooper Finlay 195.11, Daniel Finlay 192.11, Ashley R 191.9, Johan Greyling 188.13, Ben R 187.5, Michael Paul 186.10, Leo Lawlor 186.4, Matt Walsh 185.8, Philip Grace 185.1, Mitch Upton 184.5, Sarah Jones 183.5, Wendi H 179.1, Saxon G 136.1.

Doug Moy 36; Peter Lucca 35; Allan Baylis 35; Gary Brazil 34; Brian Prentice 34;

Cathy Robinson 34; NTP’s; 2 nd shot on the 4 th Warick Wallace; 7 th Doug Moy; 11 th Jeff Harris; 15 th Steve Robinson; Chip-Ins; Gary Brazil; Next game is on the 22 nd January at Nambucca Heads, Single Stableford Pro Shop Trophy.

Sponso

Rob Brown Dental Clinic

A Winner J. Jurotte 73

A R/up C. Clarke 74

B Winner A. Maggs 68 cb

B R/up T. Sutherland 68

C Winner G. Penfold 70

C R/up G. Geyson 71 cb

D Winner S. Gresty 71 cb

D R/up G. King 71

Medal Winner A. Maggs BEACH STREET DINING

6 January 9 Hole Stableford Winner R. Spencer 24 R/up K. Partridge 21

56.875, Lorraine Morrissey, Margaret Spokes, Wendy Johnstone & Lynn Major 60.875. NTP’s - 12th Hayley Butler, 15th Wendy Johnstone, 22nd Gayle Jones, 26th (Pro Pin) Ada Lynch. Tuesday 20 December - Single Stableford 9 Hole Comp. with 33 starters

A Grade - Kerry Farmer 22 c/b, Prue Trethowan 22. B Grade - Caroline Whitelegge 21, Kerry Plummer 19. NTP’s - 12th (Pro Pin) Jo Gal, Caroline Whitelegge, 15th Yvonne Avery, Helena Johnston.

Wednesday 21 December - Single Stableford with 71 starters

A Grade - Gloria Hickey 43 c/b, Leanne McComas 43, Kristy Hickey 41. B

Grade - Lea Smith 41, Jean O’Connor 39, Mart Aarts 38 c/b. NTP’s - 3rd

(Pro Pin) Suzanne McOrist, Di Lawrence, Jan Silvy, 6th Gloria Hickey, Lindy Ingham, Jan Silvy, 12th Wendy Johnstone (Shearwater Voucher),

800 METRES (MALE) : Matt Evans 2.49.4, Rajveer Grewal 3.31.9, Jaiveer Grewal 3.46.1, David Kennedy 5.19.2, Steel Beveridge 7.08.0. (FEMALE) : Clarissa Hull 3.46.6, Sara Evans 4.51.4.

2,000 METRES (MALE) Matt Evans 8.26.4, Jaiveer Grewal 11.03.1, Rajveer Grewal 11.31.6. (FEMALE) : Clarissa Hull 9.51.0, Sara Evans 15.46.0.

3,000 METRES WALK (MALE) : Steel Beveridge 30.33.5.

TRIPLE JUMP (MALE) : Matt Evans 10.30, David Kennedy 8.34, Jaiveer

Bjerking. Division 2 Terry Baker d Char Berglund 3/1, Sharee Templeton d David McGrath 3/2, Terry Baker d David McGrath 3/0, Sharee Templeton d Char Berglund 3/2, Char Berglund David McGrath 3/1, Sharee Templeton d Terry Baker 3/1.

WINNER: Sharee Templeton from Terry Baker.

Sawtell Golf Results

By Janet O’DOWD

3/1 MEDLEY Stableford

A: Hamish Day 39, Steven Oberleuter 38, Kelcie Davis 37c/b.

B: Stephen Spencer 41, Roger Bale 36, David Clements 35. C: Lachlan Inwood 39, Chris Ryan 37, Robert Haynes 36c/b. Balls to 32c/b.

NTP 7 A: Bryce Klugston, B: Peter Lupton, C: Gary Reidy.

NTP 11 A: Paul Zuiderwyk, B: Kevin Bailey. Eagles: Wayne Parkin (4), Kevin Bailey (5), Lochie Smith (12), Hamish Day (17)

4/1 Medley Stableford Theresa Beswick 42, Kerrie Pitman

W.R.A.T.S Pub to Pub

By Steel BEVERIDGE

W.R.A.T.S. PUB to PUB, The GOLDEN DOG to the AMBLE INN, 29.2 kms, 8.01.23.

MALE : Ben Rose 2.23.26, 1; Jayce Nixon 2.26.50, 2; Todd Parkin 2.49.48, 3; Shaun Bayndrian 3.08.33, 4; Nick Nelling 3.14.38, 5; Todd McCarthy 3.15.52, 6; Steel Beveridge 6.23.29, 7.

FEMALE : Jen Hoyle 3.23.07, 1; Tina Thompson 3.26.50, 2; Lyn Fulton 3.35.58, 3; Rebecca Varney 4.22.29, 4.

TEAMS – Mixed – Alina Hill, Chris Hamilton & Mark Kirsten 2.23.36, 1.

Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT

MNCVGA RESULTS

On Tuesday, 3 January, 86 golfers competed at Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club in a single stableford event. The course was in excellent condition.

Winner: A grade – Winner Linne

Janet Neville, 15th Dinah NutcheyRobinson, Viv Gayford, Dot Trevaskis.

Saturday 24 December - Single Stableford with 12 starters

Wendy Johnstone 37. NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Jo Habgood, 6th Wendy Johnstone, 26th Cheryl Bonthorne. Congratulations to Merita Pailthorpe who had an eagle on the 19th!! Great shot Merita.

No competition for Tuesday ladies on 27 December.

Wednesday 28 December - Single Stableford with 55 starters

Vicky Hunter 48, Gael Tosio 41, Sue McLean 40 c/b, Elaine Phillips 40 c/b. NTP’s - 12th Hayley Butler, 15th Dee Anderson, 22nd Trisha Leng, 26th (Pro Pin) Ada Lynch.

Saturday 31 December - Single Stableford with 37 starters

Kristy Hickey 39 c/b, Trish Mackay 39 c/b, Cheryl Bonthorne 39. NTP’s3rd (Pro Pin) Maureen Cotsell, 6th Kerry Wilson, 12th Hayley Butler, 15th Gloria Hickey.

No competition for Tuesday ladies on 3 January.

Wednesday 4 January - Single

Grewal 5.12, Rajveer Grewal 5.02, Steel Beveridge 3.46. (FEMALE) : Sara Evans 6.05, Clarissa Hull 4.57.

HAMMER THROW (MALE) : David Kennedy 21.63, Matt Evans 16.02, Ben Haagsma 13.02, Steel Beveridge 11.33.

WEIGHT THROW (MALE) : David Kennedy 10.30, Matt Evans 7.78, Ben Haagsma 7.14, Rajveer Grewal 5.50, Steel Beveridge 5.46, Jaiveer Grewal 4.30. (FEMALE) : Sara Evans 5.29, Clarissa Hull 5.16.

Division 3 Boyd McGregor d Laurel Colwill 3/0, Dale Allen d Charan Vomaravelli 3/0, Boyd McGregor d Charan Vomaravelli 3/0, Dale Allen d Laurel Colwill 3/1, Laurel Colwill d Charan Vomaravelli 3/2, Dale Allen d Boyd McGregor 3/0. WINNER: Dale Allen from Boyd McGregor.

36c/b, Sandra Guymer 36c/b, Bronwyn Nicholson 36c/b. Balls to 33

5/1 Play 9 Bill Cullen 18, Andy Carroll 17c/b. Balls to 16c/b

7/1 Front Stableford Janet O’Dowd 20. Balls to 16 7/1 Stroke

A: Glen Collon 68c/b, Peter Matten 68. B: Ross Plant 70, Stephen Thompson 71. C: Scott Urquhart 73c/b, James Swilks 73. Balls to 75c/b.

Gross A: Cameron Pollard 72, B: Rick Filby 86, C: Peter Watt 96c/b. NTP 7 A: Ben Gray, B: David Clements, C: Brian McKellar, Pro Pin: Chris Ryan.

NTP 11 A: John Burke, B: Stephen Thompson, C: Scott Urquhart. NTP 15 Allan Robinson.

Male – Peter Timothy, Mark Griffiths & Shaun Lawer 2.40.11, 1.

Next WRATS event is the Nana Glen to Woolgoolga (aka Bush to Beach) on Australia Day , 6.00am start from Nana Glen Showground.

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

By Ken MASON

SAWTELL RSL Snooker Club

Tuesday 3 January 2023

Main Draw Winners: Bernie Couzens - R/U Eric Onley

Consolation Winners: Larry Hodgson - R/U Keith Mellalieu

Street 36 c/b, 1st runner-up Chris Noel 36 c/b, 2nd runner-up Kevin Walker 36, 3rd runner-up Colin Cutt 35.

B grade – Winner Clyde Johnson 39, 1 st runner-up Rudi Brocker 38 c/b, 2 nd runner-up Janet Neville 38, 3 rd runner-up Geoff Knight 37. NTP’s: 5 th Kevin Walker, 8 th Chris Noel, 13 th Matt Lark, 18 th Harold Minton.

Ball run to 32 pts.

Stableford with 86 starters

A Grade - Wendy Johnstone 42, Marea Boys 41, Lynda Butler 38 c/b, Jeanette Walsh 38 c/b. B GradeMilla Adamson 53, Holly Adamson 41, Athene Brentnall 40 c/b, Janet Neville 40. NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Lynda Butler, Rose-Marie Sercombe, 6th Caroline Campbell, Rose-Marie Sercombe, 22nd Jana Rothacker, Sandy Briggs, Yvonne Avery, 26th Wendy Johnstone, Narelle Turner. Congratulations to Hayley Butler with an eagle on the 19th!! Great shot Hayley. A BIG congratulations to Milla Adamson for her incredible 53 points and also for breaking 100 strokes for the first time. Well done Milla - everyone at the club is very proud of you!!

Saturday 7 January - Single Stableford with 50 starters Jo Habgood 39, Karen Brown 38 c/b, Lydia Dennett 38. NTP’s - 12th Tracey Kean, 15th Tracey Kean, 22nd Karen Brown, 26th (Pro Pin) Karen Brown.

Funeral Notices

Funeral Notices

HULTGREN

Maxwell Leonard ‘Max’

VOORN, Piet

Allan Richard Fawcett

28th October 1943 – 11th January 2021 Sadly missing and loving you always. Thank you for the beautiful memories. Love from Maureen, Noel & Gale, Cassandra, loved ones and friends. (02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

4th January 2023, passed peacefully following a long and arduous battle with Parkinson’s. Loving and ever devoted husband of Dot (dec’d). Loved father & father-in-law of Paul & Katrina and Karen & Terry. Adored grandpa of Ty, Heine, Isaac and Annika. After an enduring and challenging life Piet will be sadly missed by all of his extended family and friends.

Aged 96 Years

VICTOR RULLIS

Reunited With Dot

Piet’s Funeral Service was held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 11th January 2023, followed by a private cremation.

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

FLOYD Alexander ‘Alex’ 1.4.1926 - 12.12.2022

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Alex’s life at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, 76 Bray Street, Coffs Harbour, on Monday 23rd January 2023, commencing at 11am.

In Loving Memory of Trevor

Friend

Two years have gone by and we miss you every day.

Love you always Linda, Rik, Alexa, Mum, Dad, Sandy and Wayne and family & friends

James “Jimmy” HEATH

Gone for 50 years

Late of Woolgoolga

Dearly missed by Maureen, Cheryl, Debbie, Elizabeth and Robert

CHEERS, Kenneth George “Ken”

Late of Sawtell, dearly loved father of Troy and his partner Mel. Dear grand-father to Charlotte, Brother of Faye, Janice, Wendy (dec’d) and Margaret.

80 years

“Reunited with George & Vera”

Relatives and Friends are kindly invited to attend Ken’s Funeral, to leave St. John’s Anglican Church, Coffs Harbour, Monday,16th January, 2023 after a Service commencing at 1.30pm for Interment in the Coffs Harbour Historic Cemetery.

Ex Service Personnel are invited to attend.

In the caring hands of ALLIED FUNERAL HOME 124 West High Street, Coffs Harbour Ph: 6651 2363

7th January 2023, peacefully at Coffs Haven Nursing Home. Much loved husband of Gail. Loving father & father-in-law of Elisabeth & Markus and Edward (dec’d). Devoted pop of Luke and Esther. Max will be sadly missed by all his extended family and friends.

Aged 89 Years

Waltzing With Jesus

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Max’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 18th January 2023, commencing at 11.30 am.

Max’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

Kevin ‘RIP’ John Gossip

5th January 2023

Passed away peacefully at Bellingen Hospital, Late of Urunga. Much loved husband of Nora (Dec), Adored father and father-in-law of Bronwyn and Neal. Cherished ‘Pop’ of Olivia and Adam, Elijah and Ellie, Joel and Clancey and Samuel and Sahara. ‘Old Pop’ to Lennox and Autumn. Will be sadly missed by all his relatives and friends.

Aged 89 (and a half) Years

“Played his final end”

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend ‘Rips’ funeral service appointed to commence Friday, 13th January 2023 at 1.30pm in the chapel of the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Coramba Rd, Karangi. (02) 6651 5007

VICTOR RULLIS FUNERAL SERVICES

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

JONES, Eliana ‘Eli’

8th January 2023, peacefully at the Coffs Harbour Health Campus, late of Boambee East. Loving partner of Ray. Much loved sister & sister-in-law of Peter and Vic & Tully, aunty of their families. A special friend to many.

Aged 61 Years Go Collingwood

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Eli’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Monday 16th January 2023, commencing at 10.00 am. Eliana’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

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FRIDAY

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

SBS VICELAND, 9.20pm

FRIDAY

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

SEVEN, 8.30pm

Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy gave movie fans one of the most thoroughly engrossing spectacles ever to have graced a cinema. Picking up from The Two Towers The Return of the King sees the original Fellowship still fractured, with Frodo (Elijah Wood, above), Sam (Sean Astin) and duplicitous Gollum (Andy Serkis) making their way to Mount Doom. Meanwhile, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) tries to thwart Gondor’s senile wannabe king (John Noble), while king-proper Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) tries to raise an evil-smiting army.

Can love blossom if you don’t speak the same language? That’s the question posed by this acharming bilingual dating experiment in which British and Spanish singletons pair up at an estate in Andalucia to see if they can find romance despite not being able to understand each other. In tonight’s finale, the loved-up Brits must make their decision. Will they stay in Spain and commit to a long-term relationship with their new partner? Or will they instead return to their old life in the UK? With the considerable hurdles of family, careers and even intimacy still to overcome, there’s a lot at stake.

Hosted by Davina McCall.

MONDAY UNDER COVER

ABC, 8.30pm

The statistics are devastating: at risk of homelessness. This emotional documentary from director Sue Thomson (The Coming Back Out ) reveals the faces behind these alarming numbers. Narrated by homegrown Hollywood star Margot Robbie, it’s a compelling, heartbreaking insight into the often secret lives of a diverse group of 10 women from around Australia. Shattering myths and misconceptions of homelessness, it opens viewers’ eyes to life’s complications and how society has let these women down.

Gourmet. (R)

(PG, R)

Studio 10. (PG) 12.00

(R)

(PG,

Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R) 2.00 Jamie’s

(R)

Veg. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

A Grand Royal Design. An inside look at the restoration of Dumfries House, a rundown estate in one of the most deprived parts of the UK. 8.25 Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. Endeavour plays bodyguard to a soccer star who has been threatened by the IRA. 9.55 Miniseries: The Accident. (Mals, R) Part 2 of 4. 10.45 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.00 Miniseries: Us. (Ml, R) Part 3 of 4. 12.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 12.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

SBS World News. 7.35 Engineering Reborn. (PG) 8.30 Inside Central Station: 3801 Launch. (PGal, R) Narrated by Shane Jacobson. 9.25 How To Build A Nuclear Power Station. (R) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Gomorrah. (Malv, R) 1.50 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. (a, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Global Shop. (R) SKY NEWS (53)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Fear Of A Black Quarterback. 1.35 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating 2021. World C’ships Men’s Competition. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. (Final) 10.20 Late Programs.

Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Rich Kids Go Skint. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: SCOOB! (2020, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. (2006, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Elektra. (2005, M) 11.30 Alphas. (Premiere) 12.30am In Ice Cold Blood. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Halloween. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher. (2012, Mlv, R) A former military police officer investigates a shooting. Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike. 11.00 Council Of Dads. (PGa) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 It’s All Greek To Me. (PGl) 1.05 The Garden Gurus Best Of. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 6am Sky News Breakfast. 7.00 Sky News Breakfast. 8.00 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 First Edition. 10.00 NewsDay. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 5.00 NewsNight. 6.00 Inside The News. 7.00 The Evening Update. 8.00 Prince Harry Special. 9.00 NewsNight. 10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. Noon My Favorite Martian. 12.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 5. Day session. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 5. Night session. 11.00 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 9GEM (82) 7TWO (62) VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Whiplash. (2014, MA15+) 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.05 Death In Paradise. 12.05am Killing Eve. 12.45 The Trip To Greece. 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Late Programs.

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Cosentino. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mls, R) Guests include Jamie Dornan. 9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Harley Breen, Cassie Workman and Bev Killick. 10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne. 10.30 Steph Tisdell: Identity Steft. (MA15+l, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 7MATE (64) SBS MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 1pm Wild Transport. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Hustle & Tow. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. (2007, PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Love And Friendship. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.25 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 9.10 The Darkside. (2013, PG) 10.55 Jasper Jones. (2017, M) 12.50pm The Face Of Love. (2013, M) 2.30 Lost In Paris. (2016, PG) 4.05 Ernest & Celestine. (2012, PG) 5.35 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 7.35 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 9.30 Trainspotting. (1996) 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Ngumpin Kartiya. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Jupurrurla: Man Of Media. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Barrumbi Kids. 8.00 MOVIE: Lord Of The Flies. (1963, PG) 9.35 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.45 MOVIE: Friday The 13th. (1980, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

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6.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (Final, R) Nigella Lawson prepares mac ‘n’ cheese.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa) Trixie and Frances attend the cytology clinic.

8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate the death of the founder of a club for recovering heart bypass patients.

10.00 Unforgotten. (Malv, R) Sunny and Cassie discover a surprising connection.

10.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Freddie Mercury. (Mln, R)

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. NutriGrain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 3. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix.

NHK Trophy. H’lights. 4.00 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys. (PG) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 12. H’lights.

6.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. (PGav, R) 8.30 Legendary Castles. (PGa, R) 9.30 Britain By Beach. (PG, R) 10.25 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman. (Mav, R) 11.15 MOVIE: The Keeper. (2018, Malv, R)

1.25 The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury Australia. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday. 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 sent by mail catches the attention of officers when none of the declared items look anything like they should.

7.30 MOVIE: Dumbo. (2019, PGa) A young elephant living in a rundown circus run by a mean-spirited ring master discovers he can use his giant ears to fly. Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker.

9.50 MOVIE: The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996, MA15+v, R) A housewife discovers she was a spy. Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson. 12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005, Mv, R) Sandra Bullock.

9.50 MOVIE: Two Weeks Notice. (2002, PGsl, R) A lawyer decides to quit her job. Hugh Grant.

11.50 MOVIE: Unsane. (2018, MA15+av)

1.35 Outdoors Indoors.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) A man is reported to have fallen from cliffs.

6.30 Jamie Oliver: Together.

Jamie Oliver prepares a feast.

7.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) After an architect duo are kidnapped, the NCIS team mounts a search to bring them home.

8.30 FBI: International. (Mv) The team investigates the hijacking of a billionaire’s cryptocurrency wallets en route to Switzerland.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R) Commander Chase is abducted. 11.30 NCIS. (Mv, R)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 The World In 2022. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series. (R) 1.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 1.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) 2.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 3.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 4.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 5.05 A Grand Royal Design. (R)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Final, Mv, R)

A blind actor is the witness to a murder.

8.30 Vera. (Mad, R) DCI Vera Stanhope and the team investigate the murder of an addiction support worker.

10.00 Wreck. (MA15+nv, R) Jamie becomes embroiled with an illicit operation.

10.50 Operation Buffalo. (Malv, R)

11.45 Black Comedy. (Ml, R)

1.10 Les Misérables. (Mv, R)

2.10 Victoria. (PG, R)

3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R)

5.00 Think Tank. (R)

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6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Round 4. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 6. Grand Prix of Espoo. H’lights. 4.00 Cycling. Road National C’ships. Women’s Race. H’lights. 4.30 Cycling. Road National C’ships. Men’s Race. H’lights. 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 13. H’lights.

7TWO (62) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.15 Live At The Apollo. 9.00 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. 10.05 The Set. 10.40 Doctor Who. 11.35 Would I Lie To You? 12.05am Staged. (Final) 12.30 Bliss. 12.50 Wreck. 1.40 Fleabag. 2.00 QI. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 9.20 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 10.20 Return To Belsen. 11.10 Attenborough And The Empire Of The Ants. 12.05am Long Lost Family. 12.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Military Strongholds: Megastructures Of Genius. 8.30 Nazca Desert Mystery. 9.30 Pompeii: Sin City. (Mansv, R) 11.00 Serena Vs The Umpire. (Mal, R) 12.00 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. (Mlns, R) 1.50 How Mad Are You? (Mal, R) 3.50 Destination Flavour China. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

6am Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 Weekender. 11.30 Better Homes. 12.30pm Australia’s Big Backyards. 1.30 Escape To The Country. 2.30 Bargain Hunt. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am

6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Rainbow Country. 11.00 Skippy. 11.30 Seaway. 12.30pm MOVIE: Sea Devils. (1953) 2.30 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day

6. Twilight session. Men’s and women’s finals. 6.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Tournament 2. Day 6. Twilight session. Men’s and women’s finals. 9.00 MOVIE: Monster-In-Law. (2005, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

Fishing. 3.00 The Love Boat. 4.00 Offroad Adv. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 I Fish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 12. Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory. 10.15 MacGyver. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 1pm MOVIE: Barbie Big City Big Dreams. (2021) 2.15 Children’s Programs. 2.30 MOVIE: Despicable Me. (2010, PG) 4.15 About A Boy. 4.45 MOVIE: Dune. (1984, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Troy. (2004, M) 10.45 MOVIE: 300: Rise Of An Empire. (2014, MA15+) 12.40am Manifest. 2.30 Raymond. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

v Sydney Thunder. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 43. Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. From the SCG. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) Takes a look at the mysterious disappearance of Sydney businesswoman and alleged conwoman Melissa Caddick. Michael Usher speaks with her husband, Anthony Koletti, the last person to see her alive, speaks out. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 1. Glenelg to Aldinga. 110.4km. Highlights. From Adelaide. 1.00 Home Shopping.

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6.00 NBN News.

Key Ingredient. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Destination Dessert. 9.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGals, R) 1.40 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGal, R) 2.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 3.00 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

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Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Boxing Day. H’lights. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 American Pickers. 5.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 6.00 Last Car Garage. 6.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs.

7.00 60 Minutes. 8.00 McEnroe. (Mal) A look at John McEnroe. 10.10 The First 48: Deadly Rap. (Ma) Police investigate a shooting in a rap studio. 11.00 Manhunt: The Wests. (MA15+, R) 11.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav, R) 12.40 Drive TV. (R) 1.05 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Tennant and the NCIS team must take down a notorious gang of international thieves who use World War II explosives on armoured trucks before they complete one final job.

9.40 FBI. (Mav, R) The team must stop a hacker who is disabling life-saving equipment in several New York City hospitals.

10.40 FBI: International. (Mv, R)

12.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Yorkshire Vet. Noon Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 1. Glenelg to Aldinga. 110.4km. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s

6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Filthy House SOS. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 About A Boy. 5.30 MOVIE: Rango. (2011, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Hellboy. (2004, M) 9.55 MOVIE: Hellboy II: The Golden Army. (2008, M) 12.10am Filthy House SOS. 1.10 Full Bloom. 2.05 Dance Moms. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. Noon Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 JAG. 1.30 Pooches At Play. 2.00 Bondi Rescue. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 12. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 MOVIE: Joker. (2019, MA15+) 12.45am Late Programs.

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Cotton Club: The Musicians Story. 10.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 9GO! (83) 6am Ernest & Celestine. Continued. (2012, PG) 6.40 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 8.40 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 10.20 The English Patient. (1996) 1.20pm Joshy. (2016, M) 3.00 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 4.40 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 6.20 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 8.30 You Were Never Really Here. (2017) 10.10 A Dangerous Method. (2011, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs. 6am What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 8.10 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 10.15 The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 12.10pm Before We Vanish. (2017, M, Japanese) 2.35 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 4.30 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 6.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 8.30 Birds Of Passage. (2018, Spanish) 10.50 Hunger. (2008, MA15+) 12.35am Nadia, Butterfly. (2020, M) 2.40 Late Programs. NITV (34) NITV (34) 7MATE (64) 7MATE (64) SBS MOVIES (32) SBS MOVIES (32) ONTHEBOX COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mad, R) 2.40 Back Roads. (R) 3.10 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.55 Aust Story. (R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (R) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (Final, R) 11.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 1.45 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 2.45 Back Roads. (R) 3.15 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Aust Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.15 Beyond The Beaten Path. (Premiere) 11.10 Great Canal Journeys. (PG, R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.05 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGav, R) 2.55 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Final stage. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Viva Las Vegas. (1964, G, R) 2.00 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

(Premiere)

Australian Open. Day 1. From Melbourne Park.

6.00 NBN News.

Back Roads. (PG) 8.30 Under Cover. (PG) 9.30 A Life In Ten Pictures: Amy Winehouse. (Madl, R) 10.25 Our Brain. (PG, R) 11.20 ABC Late News. 11.40 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 1.10 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ma, R) 1.55 Black Comedy. (Ml, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 44. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. From the MCG.

11.00 The Spin. Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a look into the world of cricket.

11.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa) Footage of headline-grabbing moments. 12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 2. Highlights. 1.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 1. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) The staff deals with the realities of the pandemic.

1.00 Destination Australia: Far North Queensland. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Road Boss Rally Pt 1. (PG, R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Ella Hooper.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.45 Ghosts. (PGad) A TV documentary crew comes to Woodstone Mansion to shoot an episode of Dumb Deaths

9.15 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v)

The team investigates whether a shooting at a Buddhist temple was a hate crime or something more personal.

11.15 The Project. (R)

12.15 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am WorldWatch. 6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Adam Ruins Everything. 2.05 Devoured. 2.55 Life After People. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 WWE Legends. 11.55 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, January

6.00 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (Ml, R)

8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R)

9.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R)

10.10 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health. (PG, R)

11.10 ABC Late News.

11.30 Miniseries: The Accident. (Mals, R) 12.15 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (MA15+as, R) 1.20 Black Comedy. (Mal, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Michael Mosley’s Health Intervention. (PGa, R) 8.30 Heritage Rescue. (PG) 9.30 Secrets Of Playboy. (MA15+) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Reunions. (Mal, R) 11.50 We Are Who We Are. (MA15+ls, R) 4.20 Destination Flavour China. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? US: Jean Smart. 8.30 This Is Joan Collins. (Malsv, R) A look into the life of Joan Collins. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+l) 11.55 Unit One. (Malsv, R) 4.10 Destination Flavour China. (PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Weekender. 11.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 1. Morning session. 2.30pm Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 1. Afternoon session. 6.00 Border Security. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 JAG. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 ST: Next Gen. 3.10 MacGyver. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGav, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.05 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (R) 2.55 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Adam Ruins Everything. 1.15 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.25 Chasing Famous. 2.20 Life After People. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. (Return) 9.25 Forbidden History. 10.20 Late Programs.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Girl Happy. (1965, G, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 45. Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. From Coffs Harbour International Stadium, NSW. 11.00 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. (MA15+av, R) Part 3 of 4. Susanna Reid travels to Huntsville, Texas, to interview death row inmates. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 3. Highlights. 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

9GEM (82) 9GEM (82) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Rise Of Animals. 8.30 Long Lost Family. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.05 Australia Remastered. 11.00 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 11.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.20am Veneno. 1.05 Return To Belsen. 1.55 ABC News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 The Trip To Greece. 9.00 Staged. 9.25 Bliss. 9.55 Fleabag. 10.20 QI. 10.50 Friday Night Dinner. 11.20 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 11.40 Black Comedy. 12.10am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Full House. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 MOVIE: Pulp Fiction. (1994, MA15+) 11.35 Young Sheldon. Midnight Dr 90210. 1.00 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s Stage 3. 3.30 Surf Patrol. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s Prologue. 9.30 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 10.30 Miniseries: The Pembrokeshire Murders. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 2. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Bloom comes to a startling realisation.

1.00 Destination Australia: Rottnest Island. (R) Presented by Jo Beth Taylor and Scherri-Lee Biggs.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Road Boss Rally Pt 2. (PG, R) The Bondi boys compete in a rally race.

5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Super 8. (2011, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Abduction. (2011, M) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Dr 90210. 1.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Sound FX: Best Of. Noon NFL. NFL AFC Wild Card. Cincinnati Bengals v Baltimore Ravens. 3.00 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 4.00 Billy The Exterminator. 4.30 Demolition NZ. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 44. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Signs. (2002, M) 10.45 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. Noon NFL. NFL AFC Wild Card. Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Dallas Cowboys. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Demolition NZ. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 45. Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. 7.30 Outback Truckers.

6.30 The Project. Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris, Sam Taunton and Rachel Corbett are joined by guests Margot Robbie and Diego Calva.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) Osher Günsberg announces that the Bachelors have each invited three women on a very special group date.

9.00 NCIS. (Mdv, R) Gibbs and Fornell pursue the leader of a drug ring who supplied drugs to Fornell’s daughter.

11.00 The Project. (R) Special guests include Margot Robbie.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 My Life Is Murder. 9.25 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 9.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 9.30 Atlanta. 10.45 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 9GO! (83) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 8.50 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 10.25 Kill Switch. (2017, M) 12.10pm Mum’s List. (2016, M) 2.00 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 4.10 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 6.15 The Sound Of Silence. (2019, PG) 7.50 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 9.30 A Good Woman Is Hard To Find. (2019) 11.25 Late Programs. 6am The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 8.05 The Sound Of Silence. (2019, PG) 9.40 Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French) 11.20 Rurangi. (2020, M) 1pm Nadia, Butterfly. (2020, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.30 A River Runs Through It. (1992, PG) 5.45 On A Clear Day. (2005, PG) 7.35 Wild Rose. (2018, M) 9.30 Out Of The Furnace. (2013, MA15+) 11.40 Galveston. (2018, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs. NITV (34) NITV (34) 7MATE (64) 7MATE (64) SBS MOVIES (32) SBS MOVIES (32) ONTHEBOX COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA Advertise Your Business and reach Coffs Coast people Contact us TODAY - Coffs Coast News Of The Area (02) 4981 8882 ads@newsofthearea.com.au

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5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. (PG, R) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 9.20 Utopia. (PG, R) 9.50 Miniseries: Us. (Ml, R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 Midsomer Murders. (Masv, R) 12.35 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (Final, Malnsv, R) 1.35 Hive: Demonic. (Ma, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.00 One Plus One. (R)

4.30 Think Tank. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 46. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. From Optus Stadium, Perth.

11.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Hero To Hit Man – Lindsey Rose. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at Lindsey Rose, one of Australia’s most infamous killers, who was convicted of five murders.

12.45 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 1. Tanunda to Tanunda. 149.9km. Highlights. From South Australia.

2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

6.00 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Ms, R)

8.35 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (PG, R)

9.20 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Ml, R) 10.15 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) 11.55 Under Cover. (PG, R) 12.55 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 1.40 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ma, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Britain’s Beautiful Rivers. (R) 8.30 Britain’s Secret Islands. (PG, R) 9.25 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Dignity. (MA15+av) 11.50 The Night Manager. (Mv, R) 12.40 Shadow Lines. (Ma, R) 3.10 The Late Session. (PG, R) 4.05 Destination Flavour China. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 8.30 Our Law. (M) 9.40 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 L’Opera. (Madls) 12.05 Miniseries: The Victim. (Mav, R) 4.25 Destination Flavour China. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 3. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Iggy pushes back on a new system.

1.00 Destination Australia: Lord Howe Island. (PG, R) Presented by Trevor Cochrane and Diana Hills.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Red Centre Adventure Pt 1. (PG, R)

5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

Life After People. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Bloody Decade. 9.25 MOVIE: Beverly Hills Cop. (1984) 11.25 Late Programs.

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Sam Worthington.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.45 Fire Country. (PGav) After Bode requests to be transferred to a different city, his future in Edgewater hangs in the balance.

9.45 Bull. (PGa, R) Bull represents a client in federal court who has been accused of stealing critical disease research.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PGav, R) 2.50 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGal, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Harum Scarum. (1965, G, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Speedway. (1968, PGs, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.05pm MOVIE: The Big Squeeze. (2021, M) 1.20 Why Does Everyone Hate The English? 2.20 Life After People. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Policing In America. 11.00 The UnXplained. 11.50 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 1. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.45 Cities Of The Underworld. 12.45am Medical Emergency. 1.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 2. Morning session. 2.30pm Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 2. Afternoon session. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Police Strike Force. 9.30 Surveillance Oz. 10.30 Beach Cops. 11.00 Late Programs.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 3. 6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 4.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Firewall. (2006, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Criminal. (2016, MA15+) 11.50 Young Sheldon. 12.15am Married To Medicine Los Angeles. 1.10 Kardashians. 2.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.35 News. 6.45 Land Of Primates. 7.35 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 First Australians. 9.30 Inna De Yard: The Soul Of Jamaica. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 47. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. From Manuka Oval, Canberra.

11.00 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service, giving an insight into the life-and-death incidents they face. Critical care paramedic Rob and Dr Adam fight to save the life of a boy who has been stabbed in the street. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 2. Highlights. 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 2. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 9.30 Kavanagh QC. 11.15 Medical Emergency. 11.45 Surf Patrol. 12.15am Father Brown. 1.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.00 Irish Pickers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Demolition NZ. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 47. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. 7.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Last Boy Scout. (1991, MA15+) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 4. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Max journeys to Connecticut. 1.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) Revisits some guided tours.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Red Centre Adventure Pt 2. (PG, R)

5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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(51) 9GEM (82) 9GEM (82) 7TWO (62) 6am Children’s Programs. 5.55pm Reef School. 6.05 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Wreck. 9.20 Crazy Fun Park. 10.15 Killing Eve. 10.55 Veneno. 11.40 MOVIE: Whiplash. (2014, MA15+) 1.30am ABC News Update. 1.35 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Baby Jake. 5.50 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Gruen. 9.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.20 Doctor Who. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 Live At The Apollo. 12.30am Louis Theroux: Altered States. 1.30 Friday Night Dinner. 1.55 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Late Programs.

Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Wayne’s World. (1992, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Blockers. (2018, MA15+) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Married To Medicine Los Angeles. 1.00 Dash Dolls. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A call comes in for a woman who has fallen off her balcony while trying to retrieve her friend’s cat.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav) A group of teens terrorising tourists has the SVU squad working overtime.

10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) A pair of architects are kidnapped. 11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 Red Dirt Riders. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.00 Strait To The Plate. 8.30 Our Law. 9.45 MOVIE: Mad Bastards. (2010, MA15+)

11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 6.50 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 8.30 Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. (1990, PG, Japanese) 10.40 The Painter And The Thief. (2020, M) 12.40pm Wild Rose. (2018, M) 2.35 The Movie Show. 3.05 The Sound Of Silence. (2019, PG) 4.40 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 7.30 Kursk. (2018, M) 9.40 American History X. (1998) 11.55 Late Programs. 6am The Movie Show. 6.25 Belle And Sebastian 3. (2017, PG, French) 8.05 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 10.00 Kursk. (2018, M) 12.10pm The Skin Of Others. (2020, M) 2.00 On A Clear Day. (2005, PG) 3.50 The Band’s Visit. (2007, PG, Arabic) 5.25 55 Steps. (2017, PG) 7.30 Hilary And Jackie. (1998, M) 9.45 The Justice Of Bunny King. (2021) 11.40 Late Programs. NITV (34) NITV (34) 7MATE (64) 7MATE (64) SBS MOVIES (32) SBS MOVIES (32) ONTHEBOX COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA

By David WIGLEY

Paolacci wasted no time getting the team back into

last week and laid down the gauntlet with the words “we are ready!”.

Paolacci takes over from Glen Williams, who stepped down from the job after winning three consecutive premierships for the Lions.

The charismatic Italian won two premierships as Lions reserve grade coach and paid homage to the man he worked alongside for three seasons.

“This year will be very hard because as you know, Willow (Glen

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COFFS City United have appointed Luca Paolacci as the men’s senior coach for the upcoming 2023 season.

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