Coffs Coast News Of The Area 14 October 2022

Dream On Festival celebrates Gumbaynggirr culture

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre on Corindi Beach and the Coffs Coast’s OneMob Radio hosted the annual ‘Dream On’ Festival for 2022 on Saturday 8 October.

The celebration of connection, culture and life on Gumbaynggirr Country showcased local music and dance groups.

“We are so fortunate to have a special gathering space at Yarrawarra and fortunate to have support from Create NSW to bring people together to celebrate life,” said Yarrawarra Gallery Manager Allison Williams.

“Special thanks to One Mob

By Andrea FERRARI TOORMINA

‘Dream On’ at the Gumbaynggirr Country cultural festival.

Dream On festival celebrates Gumbaynggirr culture

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Radio, artists, and community.

“Darrundang.”

Throughout the day there were many family activities; from weaving, painting, clay modelling, bush medicine tours, tie dying, and a photo booth.

Coffs Harbour local Kate Hardcastle was inspired by the Bush Medicine Tour with Uncle Milton Duroux.

“I absolutely loved this walk with Uncle Milton learning about bush tucker and traditional plant medicine…that was my highlight of the day as I love natural medicine,” said Kate.

OneMob Media Aboriginal Corporation CEO Lachlan Skinner told News Of The Area the day was “a great representation of community and culture”.

“For me, I enjoy being here at Yarrawarra, a place where many of our mob come to meet, be together and have celebrated for many years,” Lachlan said.

“Today is no different.”

The ‘Dream On’ Festival is an annual event held at the Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

Coastal Sewer Scheme calls for support

WITH a third La Nina forecast, the ongoing wet weather predicted over the coming months continues to place pressure on coastal communities with concerns recently highlighted by Kempsey Shire Council at Stuarts Point and Clarence Valley Council at Ulmarra regarding ongoing flooding risks within the region around septic installations and the significant environmental risk to our waterways.

Bellingen Shire is no different as it continues to experience the impacts of floods and further, events such as the closure of commercial oyster harvesting in the Kalang River caused by Noro-virus contamination from illegal sewer connection.

This is why in partnership with Infrastructure NSW, Bellingen Shire Council successfully secured significant funding to invest a total of $22 million to deliver the Sewering Coastal Villages Project.

This project to deliver best management wastewater infrastructure assets to protect the health of the Bellinger and Kalang Rivers is a seen as a fantastic outcome for the Shire.

Whilst the tender process for Stage One of the project was progressed in September 2021, it was identified that the Sewering Coastal Villages Project is facing challenges related to increases in material costs and a reduction in competitive pricing being provided in response to the COVID pandemic and heightened infrastructure stimulus funding in the market.

This has resulted in the forecast total project cost being well outside the project budget and funding arrangements which were developed in partnership with external State Government agencies.

A review by council staff concluded that Council cannot afford to construct the whole scheme within the current budget, without receiving additional grant funding from the State Government.

“The potential commitment to these increased project costs presents an unacceptable risk to Councils finances.

“As such, the decision was taken by Council to delay the project to allow time to seek additional funding from the State

Government to ensure the full scope of works can be completed for the community.

“The current identified shortfall in response to pricing escalations equates to an additional $25M to allow the complete project scope to be progressed,” said Mayor, Cr Steve Allan.

“We trust that the challenges being experienced by Kempsey Shire Council and Clarence Valley Council will impress on the State Government the urgent need to identify additional funding to progress this critical project for our community.”

Council continues its advocacy efforts with the State Government as a priority to identify additional funding opportunities to progress this essential project which is hoped will greatly benefit residents, tourism, the aquaculture industry and ensure residents have clean water which is protected.

“However, be sure to check this incredible location out all year round as they have an amazing gallery of arts and culture of

Gumbaynggirr Country,” said Lachlan. Yarrawarra is located at 69 Red Rock Road, Corindi Beach NSW.

q Celebrating the ‘Dream On’ festival with cultural dance.

q Arts and crafts activities to share Gumbaynggirr Country traditions.

q ’Dream On’ festival attendees join the Bush Medicine Tour with Uncle Milton Duroux.

“It is critical for Council to source additional funds to meet the external funding deadline in November 2022 to enable the project to be progressed.

COFFS COASTNews Of The Area

A win for resilience in Bellingen

By Andrea FERRARI

BELLINGEN Shire’s Pandemic Response Group (PRG) has won the 2022 NSW Resilient Australia Local Government Award which recognises their work in protecting communities by raising disaster awareness, increasing preparedness and building resilience while celebrating community spirit, collaboration and innovative thinking.

The Bellingen Shire PRG is made up of representatives from council, general practice, hospitals, pharmacists, Chambers of Commerce, and community service providers who worked together with the community to deliver initiatives, actions and information to provide a local response to the global crisis.

“This great achievement will place our Pandemic Response Group in the running for the 2022 Resilient Australia Local Government Award for national recognition, to be announced in November,” said Bellingen Shire Mayor Cr Steve Allan.

“This award is a true testament to our community action, and collective commitment to ensure as a community we are prepared,

informed and supported to respond to the challenges we face.”

With a focus on key community areas of clinical support, community preparedness and resilience, community information, business support services and the maintenance of Council’s essential community services, the PRG operates as an umbrella group to effectively disseminate information, plan and coordinate initiatives and work with key agencies and organisations in the region.

The award recognised the work of the PRG, with an emphasis on its work through the Delta wave of the pandemic from June 2021 to January 2022, including the successful ‘Be Kind’ campaign.

During the pandemic the PRG met weekly coordinating messaging, facilitating programs, and supporting localised initiatives including: provision of upto-date COVID19 information including the operating hours of the testing clinic, and interpretation and sharing of latest statistics through the Neighbourhood Care Network (NCN), coordination and advocacy with the Local Emergency Management Committee, Resilience

NSW and Local Health District, group support and understanding of the vaccine roll out along with other supports.

Local residents and members of the PRG, Kerry Pearse and Dr Trevor Cheney, along with Council’s Community Resilience Coordinator, Clare Danby, received the award on Thursday 6 October at the awards ceremony held at Parliament House in Sydney.

The award was announced by Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons and presented by The Hon. Stephanie Cooke, the Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience, and Minister for Flood Recovery.

Through the coordinated efforts of the PRG a variety of organisations provided services to support the community throughout the pandemic including the Neighbourhood Care

Network (NCN), who issued an SMS service to 1300-plus people providing up to date and synthesised data on COVID-19 which provided access to those in the community who do not have email.

The Chamber of Commerce facilitated online members meetings to talk about the challenges of restrictions on businesses and available grant support.

The ‘Be Kind’ Bellingen

Shire campaign was designed and distributed to businesses throughout the Shire, which supported front line workers and promoted positive messaging at a time when front line staff were vulnerable.

The Be Kind Bellingen Shire film, created by Gethin Coles, was well received by the community providing a light-hearted view of Bellingen Shire during the COVID-19 pandemic.

q Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, Three Rivers Health Bellingen GP Dr Trevor Cheney, Bellingen Shire Council’s Community Resilience Coordinator Clare Danby, Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience, and Minister for Flood Recovery The Hon. Stephanie Cooke, and Bellingen Neighbourhood Care Network’s Kerry Pearse at the Resilience Awards presentation at Parliament House in Sydney.

Nationals call for continuation of cellar door grants

THE Nationals are calling on the Federal Labor Government to continue Wine Tourism and Cellar Door grants which enabled wine or cider producers around Australia who had met the eligibility criteria in the preceding financial year to access an annual grant of up to $100,000.

The grant was

previously aimed at encouraging more Australian wine tourism and creating jobs in the industry, an arena which Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan said is expanding on the Mid North Coast.

Total funding under the grant was capped at $10 million each financial year.

Nationals leader David

Littleproud regional wine and cider producers across Australia are relying on the grants.

“I urge the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt to open the program for applications as soon as possible,” Mr Littleproud said.

Mr Congahan said the

grant round normally opened on July 1 and closed on September 30 and the delay was causing anxiety among wine and cider producers in Cowper.

“As the program is retrospective and grants would relate to eligible cellar door sales made in the 2021-2022 financial year, it is important that those businesses are able to access the grants as soon as possible,” Mr Conaghan said.

“Businesses have made monetary decisions during the past financial year based on the knowledge that the program would be available the following financial year.

“Australia’s grape and wine industry faces challenges including the cost of doing business, while still recovering from the impact of COVID-19 and natural disasters in our region.

Digging in for Coffs bypass

By Andrea FERRARI

GEOTECHNICAL work required to finalise the detailed design of the Coffs Harbour Bypass has begun in preparation for the Ferrovial Gamuda Joint Venture to start construction in early 2023.

Up to 300 boreholes will be drilled along the alignment of the bypass to supplement previous geotechnical investigations carried out by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).

The boreholes will vary in depth between four and 70 metres.

Each site will take

between two and seven days to drill and reinstate depending on weather and access.

“Depending on the depth, each hole takes between a few hours and several days to complete, and the whole program of geotechnical investigations, including boreholes and test pits, will take around six months to complete,” a spokesperson for TfNSW told News Of The Area.

Boreholes collect physical samples of the soil and rock conditions beneath the surface which are then analysed by geotechnical specialists to help inform

the detailed design.

“Features including the soil type and the depth to reach hard rock help the designers refine exact locations for bridge footings and other structural elements,” said the spokesperson.

“This information is also used to calculate the amounts of rock from tunnels and cuttings that can be reused in embankments along the alignment.”

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said, “We’re well on our way to seeing major construction start next year,

with these works helping us better understand the terrain for when shovels hit the ground.

“This is one of the main steps in informing the final

TENDERS

design ahead of major construction early next year.”

The Australian and NSW governments are jointly funding the $2.2 billion

“Any further delay in delivery of the grants will continue to cause unnecessary stress and uncertainty for businesses and families.

“Putting a cork in these grants would harm our great wine and cider industry, an arena that the Mid North Coast is beginning to expand,” Mr Conaghan said.

“We want to toast the industry, not destroy it.”

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt has been approached for comment.

Coffs Harbour Bypass. More information is available at www. pacifichighway.nsw.gov.au/ coffsharbourbypass.

q Coffs bypass preparation works continue, with 300 boreholes being dug to verify ground conditions. Drilling seen here is behind Isles Drive where the new southern interchange will be built.

TOORMINA SAYS NO

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Thru McDonald’s fast food restaurant which was denied in 2021 by City Of Coffs Harbour (COCH) and is now under appeal.

NSW Land and Environment Court Senior Commissioner Susan Dixon was on site at 5 Toormina Road, Toormina on Tuesday 11 October, 2022 to preside over the Public Court Hearing.

The site is in the corner of the car park of Toormina Gardens Shopping Centre, facing onto Toormina Road.

COCH legal representatives were on site along with the McDonald's legal team.

Seven people spoke as representatives of local groups and schools.

Aunty Beatrice

Ballangary represented the local Aboriginal community and Gumbaynggirr Country, while Marion Beer represented the older generation living in and around Toormina Shopping village.

Leah Moore spoke on the social impact of the proposed development, while Kerrie Stichbury, Director of Toormina Community Preschool, covered the increase in traffic and associated risks to families and children using Minorie Drive.

Paul Humphrey, Principal at Toormina High School, represented the concerns of school-age children and the school's teachers, and Jess Miller spoke on the qualitative and quantitative research she had commissioned which shows

the detrimental impacts of traffic and light to the area around the site.

Emma Sullings, founder of Nyami Gawbarri, a culturally safe place for young Aboriginal women, shared her fears for the people who use her hub, which is located opposite the proposed development site.

Each speaker has a wide local community they connect with everyday, lived experience as residents, and have researched the cause and effect on the community of a 5am to midnight DriveThru fast food operation such as the one proposed by the local developer.

Each presented evidence and objections as to why the proposed McDonald's development is inappropriate and does not fit in with the community's aspirations for the future of Toormina, and highlighted

the unsuitability of the location and an inconsistency with B2 Local Centre land objectives in City Of Coffs Harbour’s LEP.

The objectors say that while they are not antiMcDonald’s, they are opposed to the particular stand-alone Drive-Thru proposal on this site, believing it to be an unacceptable amenity to residents with regard to acoustics, headlight impact and traffic.

“Acoustic peer review findings show that a more detailed noise assessment using revised noise levels and specific scenarios is needed to comply with Council's requirements,” said Jess Miller.

“There was no relevant data around social disadvantage, crime or antisocial risks or community engagement in the Social Impact Assessment and

no consultation with Gumbaynggirr Elders or mention of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people in the Social Impact Assessment, despite a high Indigenous population in Toormina,” she said.

Kerrie Stichbury and Paul Humphrey said a Drive-Thru McDonald’s would impact on the safety and wellbeing of children at the Community Preschool and on students at Toormina High School.

Paul Humphrey cited newspaper reports from around the country indicating that the introduction of a McDonald’s fast food business has negative social impacts.

“This business will target children walking past its signage and advertising every day on their way to and from school, Toormina High School being 3kms away.

“Adolescent obesity

correlates with the proximity of a school to a fast food location,” he said.

Kerrie Stichbury said the fast food business would produce more rubbish, meaning detrimental environmental impacts to the creek and adjoining parklands.

Leah Moore said the proposed McDonald’s site is closer to homes across Toormina Road than it is to the Shopping Village and there has been an inadequate Plan of Management by McDonald’s with regard to crime risks.

“The next nearest McDonald’s is 4.9kms, five or six minutes drive away, while the nearest police station, Coffs Harbour, is a 13-15 minute drive away.”

The hearing continued at the Court in Sydney on 12-14 October.

q NSW Land and Environment Court Senior Commissioner Susan Dixon was on site at 5 Toormina Road, Toormina on Tuesday 11 October, 2022 to preside over the Public Court Hearing attended by Toormina residents.

q Paul Humphrey, Principal at Toormina High School, representing school-age children and the school's teachers.

q Aunty Beatrice Ballangary representing the local Aboriginal community and Gumbanygiirr Country.

q Emma Sullings, founder of Nyami Gawbarri, a culturally safe place for young Aboriginal women.

OneMob Radio launches broadcasting van

By Andrea FERRARI

ONEMOB Radio’s brand-new broadcasting van was launched on the Coffs Coast with proud foundational members of the One Mob Radio team unveiling the vehicle at Nyanggan Gapi Café, Niigi Niigi (Sealy Lookout) on Friday 7 October.

OneMob Radio is a webbased First Nations radio/media platform based in Coffs Harbour on Gumbaynggirr Country celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, stories, achievements and culture.

“The OneMob Radio van was a thought and something I was committed to getting within the first two years of OneMob Radio, but I knew that this wouldn’t be easy,” founder Lachlan Skinner told News Of The Area.

“I obviously have a lot of people to thank as it wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for those people that shared our posts, listened to our radio stream, wore our merch, and told a friend about us,” he said.

The OneMob Radio Team was granted $70,000 to purchase and fit a van for broadcasting and workshops; which are commitment and priority for this First Nations media platform.

“OneMob Radio wants to be

“When I received the call about this, I remember telling Lockie and he just stared at me in shock… I think we all were,” she said.

The OneMob Radio Team would like to acknowledge the works of Aunty Jenny Skinner who was instrumental in advocating for the funding for this van.

OneMob Radio is currently working on a January 2023 roadshow to travel from community to community.

More details will come as the plan gets confirmed.

To book the OneMob Radio van for an event or workshop please email onemobradio@gmail.com or contact the team on Facebook and Instagram.

on the ground,” OneMob Media Aboriginal Corporation employee Noelene Skinner said.

“We want to be amongst the community, sharing information and promoting possibility across not just Gumbaynggirr Country but the whole state and then maybe even the country.

q OneMob Radio’s Meena Johnson, Lachlan Skinner and Noelene Skinner.

q It’s out and about, the OneMob Radio van.

q OneMob Radio announcer Johno Miers.

q Brendan Lockwood from Nyanggan Gapi Café, Niigi Niigi (Sealy Lookout).

Photo Festival snaps a deal

By Andrea FERRARI

ARTISTS in the Garden, a community art enjoyment group who meet in the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour on the first Sunday afternoon of every month from 12-midday, are excited to announce they have found a supportive partner for their upcoming Photo Festival.

Coffs Central will not only fund the production of large banners, but will also give the festival a second site.

What does this mean?

“It’s a major step up for both the festival and

photos being promoted through the shopping centre screens,” James P Gilmour, Co-Director of Artists in the Garden told News Of The Area.

“Large photo banners will now be placed throughout the Botanic Gardens as well as Coffs Central throughout December and January,” he said.

The Photo Festival works simply by submission of any photo taken within the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden through the months of September and October.

“The photos can be

of anything, in any style and any genre, it’s up to you,” Artists in the Garden Director Tammy Mills-Thom told NOTA.

“It is a simple celebration of place through the art of photography.”

With only a couple of weeks left in October, now is the time to take a stroll and take a photo to be a part of it.

“There have been some fantastic photos submitted already, and we are looking for more.”

Photographs selected for the large banners will include the photographer’s name and photo title.

“It’s your shot, you don’t

have to be a professional, we want to view your world through your lens; it is

“We thank Coffs Central for their support of community and the arts,”

“It will certainly be a

feature of summer in the Botanic Garden.”

The artist-led Artists in the Garden initiative received funding through a Coffs Harbour City Cultural Grant in August this year.

It is free for artists to participate and free for the public to attend.

Try your hand at ‘Splash Fiction’ for National Water Week

By Susan KONTIC

NATIONAL Water Week

2022 runs from Monday 17 to 23 October and Bellingen Shire Council has announced an innovative competition to draw attention to the importance of good, clean water.

Everyone in the community is invited to get involved and have some fun. In naming the competition

Splash Fiction, the Council has taken inspiration from the popular Flash Fiction genre, which is typically a very short story form.

Tying into the theme of this year’s National Water Week - Our Water Stories - the Splash Fiction competition encourages people to write a story about water in fewer than 300 words.

Prizes will be awarded for first place and highly

commended entrants.

The short story competition opens on Monday 17 October with judging to be undertaken by the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival.

Bellingen Shire Mayor Cr Steve Allan, stressed the importance of a good, clean water supply.

“National Water Week is about promoting awareness of the value of water and inspiring everyone in our

community to recognise that every drop counts.

“Access to clean water is hugely important to our daily lives, and it’s down to all of us to protect our water environment and resources and to use water wisely.”

Council is also welcoming the community to take a look at our water supply up close, with free tours of both the Bellingen and Dorrigo water treatment plants to be held

during Water Week, though please note that registration is essential.

“It’s great for people to see where our water comes from and learn more about the water cycle,” said Mayor Allan.

“It’s such a precious resource that we often take for granted.

“We’ve got to keep building our understanding and awareness, and respect for our amazing rivers and landscapes that provide us with so much.”

The Bellingen Library will

Its aim is to bring art to people, and people to art.

Enquiries can be made to Tammy Mills-Thom on 0419 898 112 or via info@ artistsinthegarden.au.

Visit www. artistsinthegarden.au.

also feature a book display focused around water with a range of literature suited to all ages, including younger children.

Find out more about the Splash Fiction competition and details on how to enter, and register for a Water Tour at https://www.bellingen. nsw.gov.au/Community/ Water-Resilience/NationalWater-Week

For community enquiries about Water Week activities, contact Council’s Water Resilience Officer on 6655 7300 or at council@bellingen. nsw.gov.au.

q A blossoming beauty, this rose took the eye of a photographer and made a lovely shot.

q The fine detail of a feature in the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden provides an interesting close-up photo.

Embrace Kids: Social change film comes to Coffs

By Andrea FERRARI

SOCIAL change film

‘Embrace Kids’ comes to Coffs Harbour for a special showing thanks to an initiative by Southern Cross Uni psychology student and Body Image Movement Global Ambassador, Amanda Bos.

Amanda’s experience in the fitness industry and her own personal journey with body image has honed her passion to create social change and a paradigm shift

in the dominant discourse within our society.

Amanda told NOTA why she was inspired to bring Embrace Kids to Coffs Harbour.

“This film encourages our young people to think critically and challenge what the media and our society wants us to think in terms of believing that we need to change ourselves or buy certain products or be like other people in order to be happy.

“The main messages

from Embrace Kids are to be yourself and believe in yourself and your potential because you’re beautiful, unique, and enough, exactly as you are.

“Through this movie, children will be reminded that the happiest people are the people who follow their dreams and their hearts, regardless of what anyone else thinks or says.

“They’re not the people who are striving to meet impossible standards or trying to fit in.”

This is a message Amanda believes more young people need to hear.

She feels it is a message that has the potential to challenge the current discourse and pave the way for a paradigm shift where our society is more open and accepting of body diversity.

Embrace Kids is aimed at an audience of nine to fourteen year olds, but equally engaging for adolescents, teachers, and parents.

This film inspires, educates, and advocates for a world where we are not

held back by the thoughts we have about the way we

Instead, young people are encouraged to figure out what makes them unique and special and use that to

The film explores and tackles some of the biggest issues facing young people today, including the relationship children have with their bodies and covers topics such as social media, disability/ability, gender identity, cultural background, representation

and diversity.

The film showing is on Sunday 6 November, 4:30pm at BCC Cinemas Coffs Harbour and includes a Q&A session with two guest speakers; Dr Zali Yager, a body image and wellbeing expert, researcher and co-author of Embrace Kids, and Coffs Harbour child psychologist Amy Sketcher from Seasons Allied Health.

For more information visit the ‘Amanda Bos Food Freedom Coach’ Facebook page.

Woman of the Year Nominations Still Open

By Andrew VIVIAN

THE next International Women’s Day (IWD) Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 and nominations for the 2023 IWD Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Award are still open.

Shelley Lowe, who won in 2019, said, “With huge thanks to Zonta Coffs Harbour Inc, BPW Coffs Harbour and Coffs Coast Business Women’s Network, the money I was awarded has assisted me to expand my existing ‘UcanDO’

exercise classes to Bellingen, where the classes are proving extremely popular.

“The IWD award money has helped to expand the classes by assisting with advertising costs, hall hire, purchasing equipment and providing a uniform at a discounted price, again fostering a culture of inclusion.”

The donation of $1000 from the 2020 IWD award allowed Lily and her team to create fully funded places in the ‘Get Up Girl’ self defence program, as well as supporting the pilot and development of ‘Walking 2 Womanhood’, a mentoring support program for girls aged fourteen to seventeen.

Emma Aspden used the money from her 2021 win to enable multicultural women to purchase sewing machines, fabrics and equipment.

“Developing a skill that can become an

enterprise and an income is empowering and I am extremely grateful that this acknowledgement allowed me to help others,” Emma said.

The winner of the IWD Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Award is someone who demonstrates innovation, commitment, and a significant contribution to empowering members of their local community.

She should be a resident of the City of Coffs Harbour or Bellingen Shire Local Government Areas who makes a key contribution in

enhancing and improving the lives of citizens within the local community, promotes economic, cultural and or social wellbeing of citizens within the community, and is actively engaged with the local community in either a voluntary, community, business or professional capacity.

The Woman of the Year Award and the runner up Award each consist of cash prizes, an inscribed trophy and publicity for the women and their cause.

The cash prizes of $1,500 for the major Award

Winner, co-sponsored by the City of Coffs Harbour and The Physio Movement (TPM) and $1,000 for the Runner Up, sponsored by One Agency Coffs Harbour.

All finalists are recognised and acknowledged for their own achievements.

Nomination Forms are now available by email from iwdwotycc@gmail.com and via the IWD Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Award 2023 Facebook page.

The closing date is November 14, 2022.

q Dr Zali Yager, a body image and wellbeing expert, researcher, and co-author of Embrace Kids.

q Coffs Harbour local Child Psychologist Amy Sketcher from Seasons Allied Health.

q Amanda Bos, the SCU psychology student bringing the film Embrace Kids to Coffs Harbour BBC Cinemas.

Lily Isobella won the award in 2020.

Funding Fundamentals: Write it to win it

By Andrea FERRARI

FUNDING Fundamentals is a free workshop hosted by Six Degrees on Friday 21 October, in partnership with City of Coffs Harbour (COCH).

The main thrust of the workshop is learning the skills to give yourself the best chance of gaining the grant you are applying for.

Grants, funding, awards, tenders and scholarships provide a welcome revenue stream but take hard work and patience in preparing and writing the application.

Funding Fundamentals showcases the basics of preparation, application, and acquittal for any kind of funding, as well as getting organised for future applications.

In this down-to-earth workshop, participants will learn more about the different kinds of funding available; creating a funding folder and deadline calendar; researching funding and considering applications; writing the proposal and avoiding the common errors; getting the money right, with

budgeting and income; the acquittal process and how to recover from setbacks; plus the five main ways to ‘fail’ at funding.

Resources, examples and templates will also be provided for a variety of funding applications.

All participants of this workshop will receive lifetime access to a dedicated Dropbox folder full of additional resources and workbooks to help continue the learning after the workshop is over.

They will also be given access to additional free

webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop.

The presenter is Monica Davidson, an award-winning expert on the creative industries, who began her professional life as a freelance journalist and filmmaker.

In 2014 Monica completed her Masters degree in Screen Arts and Business at AFTRS, and was appointed as the first NSW Creative Industries Business Advisor by the Department of Industry.

Shortly after she founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business, which is dedicated to educating creative people about small business and marketing skills.

In 2019, Monica was awarded the QUT Creative Enterprise Australia award for being a areative trailblazer that “advocates, mentors, donates, educates and advises within Australia’s creative economy”.

Monica continues to work as a writer, filmmaker and occasional performer.

Funding Fundamentals is on Friday, 21 October 2022 at 4.00pm – 6.00pm at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, Coff Street, Coffs Harbour.

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q Monica Davidson, an award-winning expert on the creative industries, will host the Funding Fundamentals workshop.

Trivia Time at Coffs Lions

By Andrea FERRARI

GIRD your grey matter, tune the tip of your tongue, it’s trivia time at Coffs Harbour Lions Club on Friday 5 November at 6.30pm at the Cavanbah Centre, 191 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour.

"This is a really fun night of teasing your memory, testing your brain cells and digging around

in your mind, teamwork and encouragement... and no mobile phones or Encyclopedia Britannica hidden up your sleeve," Rosemary Hansen, Secretary at Coffs Harbour Lions Club told News Of The Area.

“We encourage our community to support this trivia night as all proceeds will be going to our project - ‘The Coffs Harbour

Women’s Shed’.”

The women’s shed will be a gathering place for all women in Coffs Harbour and surrounding areas.

“It will be a women’sonly safe space.

“Our goal is to help women combat loneliness and build self-esteem by supporting them to develop a variety of skills and improve their wellbeing.

“The shed will offer basic carpentry, car maintenance, knitting, sewing, painting, cooking and the list goes on,” said Rosemary.

“This is our first major fundraiser for the shed; book in for a table of eight, BYO drinks (no hard eskies allowed) and nibbles for your table.”

There will be prizes and fun games in between the trivia so please bring along some coins.

Raffle tickets will be sold and drawn on 10 December.

Rosemary said the night would not have been possible without the

following businesses who have kindly donated raffle and trivia prizes.

First prize in the raffle has been donated by Geoff Kassulke – a beautiful piece of outdoor art work.

Other raffle and trivia prizes have been donated by the following - Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed, Çoffs Harbour Golf Club, Big Banana, Repco, Brown & Hurley, Supercheap Auto, Cartoon Gallery, Gail Luck, Mandy Ruff, Dan

Murphy’s, Fisherman’s CoOp, Russells Quality Meats, Coffs Harbour Nursery, Maggie Beer, Coffs C.ex club, Adele Mandile and Lions Club Need for Feed.

To book a table contact Rosemary on 0433994383 or email Rosemaryhlions@ gmail.com

For more information on the Coffs Harbour Women’s Shed project visit www.coffswomensshed. org/.

Hardwood T&G Flooring, Decking, Screening, Cladding, Lining Boards, Joinery, Dressed Boards, Posts, Handrail, Bench Tops, Stair Treads & Risers, Sawn Structural Hardwoods, Builders Poles, Fencing Timber, Sleepers, Decking Oil & Decking Screws and more

q The first prize in the Lions Club trivia night raffle, a painting by Geoff Kassulke.

q A unique wooden table created by members of the Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed.

A hit for 104.1 CHY FM Golf Classic

By Andrea FERRARI

THE inaugural John Townsend Golf Classic, the 104.1 CHY FM fundraiser

on Friday, 7 October,

over $15,000 to be

back into the station

104.1 CHY FM is a notfor-profit, fully independent youth community radio station that runs on the

and dedication of its volunteers and staff and the generosity of the subscribers, donors and sponsors.

"104.1 CHY FM is entering a very exciting chapter,” Station Manager Angie Vaughantold News Of The Area.

“Now that our studios are up-to-date and industry standard, we are transferring our industry-standard broadcast training to an online platform.

“This will enable more young people aged thirteen to 30 easier access to broadcast training and complete it at their own pace.

"The money raised at the Golf Classic will not only assist the development and delivery of this training program but also assist with station operational costs, upgrades and other training and development initiatives."

Fifteen teams of four players took to the Coffs Harbour Golf Club 18-hole course for the Ambrose competition.

Major sponsor Guzman Y Gomez fielded four teams.

Other teams participating

from local businesses included Moore Australia, Signarama, C.ex Group, The Dental Centre, Lewis & Crane Conveyancing, Adapt Build & Design, Regional Australia, The Golf Centre and All Office & Business.

There was even a ‘celebrity team’ consisting of NOVA 96.9 Sydney breakfast newsreader and 104.1 CHY FM station patron Matt DeGroot, his brother Ben and parents Gail and Rob.

"I got my start when I was about fourteen at 104.1 CHY FM,” said Matt, who also MC’d the event.

“I had no idea what I wanted to do when I left school but getting involved at 104.1 CHY FM started me on the path to the dream job I have today, as the newsreader on the Fitzy and Wippa Breakfast program on NOVA 96.9 Sydney.

"What Angie has done with upgrading and rebuilding the station in the three years she has been at the helm is a testament to her knowledge, experience, expertise in broadcasting and her passion for nurturing and developing young people

looking to give this form of media a go.

“We need everyone to support this station's great work in the Coffs community."

And there were also two very special guests in attendance; Graeme and Alison Townsend, the children of the station's founder, the late John Townsend.

"It was great to see our father's vision continue,” said Graeme.

“From a small room at the local Salvation Army office to the fantastic, industrystandard station it is now, that gives the youth of the area real-life skills, opportunities, experience and a voice in their community.

"Dad would be very proud to know that the station is still going strong nearly 49 years after its very humble beginnings."

As part of his MC-ing duties, Matt also conducted an auction and drew the raffle before the playing prizes were awarded.

Auction and raffle items were donated by KitchenAid Australia, Artisti Coffee, Dolphin Marine Conservation

Park, the Sounds of Rock Festival, The Golf Centre, Guzman Y Gomez, Critters Distillery, Elite 1 Paintball and Coffs Harbour Trike Tours.

The esky and a case of Great Northern Brewing Company beer drew lots of spirited bidding.

The signed 2022 Sydney Swans guernsey (with Certificate of Authenticity, courtesy of the Sydney Swans Football Club) will go to a silent auction in the coming weeks.

There was lots of friendly competition on and off the course and some very delighted winners.

First place went to the team from The Golf Centre, who were presented a stunning and unique timber and resin trophy handcrafted by Justin Skinner of Split Design, especially for this event.

Matt Allen and his team finished the 18-hole course in record time.

"The trophy is amazing, and it will take pride of place at The Golf Centre," said Matt.

"We'll definitely be back next year."

q Drawing inspiration from our stunning coast, the winners’ trophy was crafted by Justin Skinner of Split Design, Coffs Harbour from Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle and layered blue resin; four smaller plaques were created as personal mementos for each member of the winning team.

Second place went to the team from Moore Australia, third place to the team from Adapt Design & Build, and the Guzman Y Gomez Team 1 came in fourth.

And not to forget the team from Regional Australia Bank who won golf lessons for coming in last place.

"We gave it a red hot go, had a tonne of fun, met some great people and most of all raised some much-needed funds for 104.1 CHY FM," said Belinda Gaunt, Regional

Australia Bank’s Regional Relationship Manager.

"And with the golf lessons, we'll put in a much better effort next year."

The John Townsend Golf Classic was so successful we are already looking at next year's event," said Angie. "Guzman Y Gomez has already put their hand up to be the major sponsor, and many teams also said they'd be in it again."

q The John Townsend Golf Classic 2022 playing group.

q Winners from The Golf Centre: Alison Townsend, Graeme Townsend, Matt Allen and Scott Carrol.

q Team DeGroot: Rob, Gail, Josh, Ben and Matt.

q Runners up were the Moore Australia team.

q In Third Place was the Adapt Build & Design Team 1.

Rotary’s men’s health van is coming to town

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Rotary Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) is coming to the Coffs Coast and locals are encouraged to hop on board for a free health check.

‘Saving men’s lives’ is the catch cry of the campaign, an initiative of the Rotary Club of Warners Bay in collaboration with local Rotary clubs and other community groups.

Twice a year, every year since 2017, the MHERV heads out to the backblocks of NSW seeking out the menfolk who haven’t seen the inside of a doctor’s rooms for years.

These are the blokes who drop dead in a paddock because nobody saw it coming.

With the support of the Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution (RFBI), Rotary saw the appeal in the convenience of the van coming to the community with a Registered Nurse onboard to undertake free basic check-ups for ‘blokes’, and off it set, now offering ladies a free health check, too.

“The van will arrive at Bunnings in Coffs on

Friday 21 October and on Saturday October 22 it will be next to the BBQ which Rotarians from four local clubs attending; Sawtell, Coffs Harbour, Coffs City and Daybreak Clubs,” Alan Freedman from Sawtell Rotary told News Of The Area.

Other venues are Sawtell in First Avenue (24 and 25 October), Bellingen opposite Council Chambers (28 and 29 October) and in Urunga opposite the park in Morgo Street (31 October and 1 November).

“The van comes to Woolgoolga on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 October 9.30am – 3.30pm at RSL Diggers Club Car Park on Beach Street,” Dick Matthews, Rotary Club Coordinator for RSL Woolgoolga told NOTA.

“We’re seeking to obtain wide participation in this initiative which we believe has the potential to improve peoples’ health outcomes,” said Dick.

The purpose-built MHERV van is staffed by male nurse Bill Power.

Bill has the knack of being able to relax even the most stressed clients.

The free-of-charge health screening service covers blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.

The consultation takes about ten minutes and provides immediate results, giving participants feedback that the organisation says helps to improve health outcomes for men.

During the confidential consultation, Bill takes the opportunity to also chat about other health related

Join the mend trend

By Andrea FERRARI

BELLINGEN Shire Council in partnership with MIDWASTE are hosting practical ‘Fix It’ workshops at the Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre starting on Saturday 29 October.

Highlighting National Recycling Week, the free workshops will teach people how to do basic repairs and maintenance around the home and simple furniture repairs; giving items a second life and reducing the need for newly produced resources.

“Bellingen Shire Council and the Bellingen community pride ourselves as being an environmentally minded region with a focus on doing what we can to nurture sustainability and progressive approaches and solutions to waste,” Sam Tate, Waste Management Coordinator at Bellingen Shire Council told News Of The Area.

“We have some really passionate people helping us

on this journey, including the team at MIDWASTE Regional Waste Group who have been instrumental in getting these workshops off the ground.

“As a large council area with a small population, we are focussed on encouraging the community to reduce the waste being sent to landfill by supporting residents to find ways to reuse and recycle.”

Bellingen Shire has a long history of community driven initiatives focused on the environment and the Bowerhouse reuse shop at Raleigh Waste Facility is one example of this.

“The shop began as a way to find a new home for materials salvaged from demolished buildings and has expanded to include household goods, clothes, bikes, tools and much more,” he said.

The upcoming upcycling workshops are a great way to continue this legacy and will provide an opportunity for residents interested in

learning how to reuse and repair items to get the skills they need.

“For many generations, repairing and reusing was the norm and we need to return to this way of life to live more sustainably,” said Sam.

The Waste Team are often surprised at things being brought to the landfill and feel that much could be simply and easily repaired with the right know-how.

Enter the ‘upcycling’ workshops, developed to give people the opportunity to learn the skills to repair and reuse.

The free ‘Fix it’ repair workshops are running on three consecutive Saturday afternoons.

Bookings are essential.

On Saturday 29 October at ‘Fix It’ basics 1.00pm –3.30pm, you will learn how and when to use screws, nails, rivets, various glues, liquid nails, silicone and more for basic fix it jobs around the home like hanging pictures on

concerns, including state of mind.

This service is offered in a relaxed, confidential and informal setting under Covid-safe guidelines.

The nurse submits a daily report to the Program Management team at Rotary Club of Warners Bay from which statistics are gathered.

Over the last four years the results have averaged approximately 4 percent of patients who have required

urgent attention, around 40 percent are advised to follow up on something with their GP in the next week and 56 percent are encouraged to keep up the good work.

Over the past four years the van has seen nearly 11,000 people so it has potentially saved over four hundred people from a severe health event.

“So don’t walk past, come in and meet our registered nurse, Bill, for your free

health check,” said Dick.

Visit www.mherv.com.au to find the nearest location to you.

Please contact Peter Paff for Coffs enquiries on 0428 140752, Dick Matthews for Woolgoolga enquiries on 0434 895611, or Program Manager Graeme Hooper on 0417 203603.

Visit https://mherv.com. au/ to learn more about the fascinating history of MHERV.

q Sign up for the Fix It workshops at the Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre starting on Saturday 29 October.

timber, brick, or tile walls.

Visit https:// events.humanitix.com/ fixitbasicsworkshop-thebowerhouse-communityreuse-centre

The Saturday 5 November Home Furniture Repair workshop 1.00pm – 3.30pm shares how to give a new life to preloved furniture such

as a rickety wooden garden chair and bench or a wobbly chair.

Visit https:// events.humanitix.com/ homefurniturere pairworkshop-thebowerhouse-communityreuse-centre

Saturday 12 November Basic Plumbing workshop

1.30pm – 3.30pm teaches how to change tap washers and o-rings, deal with stiff garden taps, use plumbers’ tape and simple gutter repairs/ replacement. Visit https:// events.humanitix.com/ basicplumbingworkshopthe-bowerhouse-communityreuse-centre

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q Registered male nurse Bill Power, supported by Coffs Coast Rotarians, will be manning the Men's Health Educational Rotary Van (MHERV) across the LGA.

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Hospitality career taster

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Business and Hospitality Industry Taster

Program is a free TAFE NSW course kicking off on Thursday 17 November, two days a week for three weeks at Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC).

Students will learn barista skills, digital literacy skills, customer service skills, resume/cover letter writing and go on site to local hospitality businesses

This training is subsidised by the NSW Government.

For the business modules, the teacher is

Ellen Brennan, a TAFE NSW Business teacher and Trainee Coordinator.

A local to the Coffs Harbour area, Ellen has lots of industry connections in hospitality and business which she will share with students.

Ellen loves playing with computers, helping people learn new skills and find suitable employment opportunities.

The teacher for the hospitality modules is Chris Yarnton, a chef and restaurateur with many years’ experience working front and back of house in

Melbourne, regional Victoria, and on the Coffs Coast.

“The short industry taster program will give you an introduction into the skills and knowledge to work in the local Business Administration, Retail and Hospitality industries,” Shani Walker, Head Teacher, Career Pathways, Aboriginal Language and Employability Skills, told News Of The Area.

“Students will be taught hospitality skills including customer service and espresso coffee making.

“Barista skills will include choice of beans, correct grinder settings,

extraction quality and correct stretching, texturing and heating of various milk types.

“Training will take place in our state-of-the-art Coffee Academy on campus at CHEC, utilising top-of-theline commercial equipment.

“Hospitality skills include customer service, order taking, and table service of various espresso coffee products,” she said.

For the Hospitality part, students will need to wear trousers, a comfortable top and closed, non-slip

footwear, and bring a pen and notebook, too, suggests Shani.

For information and to register contact JohnPaul Hope on 0266593149

or email johnpaul.hope@ tafensw.edu.au.

Course timing: Thursdays and Fridays, 17 November - 2 December 2022, 9.30am3.00pm each day.

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Do you remember the first time you had highlights done? You looked like you’d been living in Northern Queensland for a couple of years, sun kissed and carefree!

The highlights grew out, but the roots weren’t that bad - three months, easy, before they needed doing again. The time after that, though, they needed doing earlier. Pretty soon, it’s a trip to the salon every six to eight weeks as the colour has now taken over.

The hairdresser could have added a few ‘natural’ highlights which would keep that ‘first time’ look, but nine times out of ten they don’t and all of a sudden you have an all-over colour. Realistically, it would now be quicker, healthier and more cost effective to do a single process colour - especially for bleach blondes - but maybe that’s not the look you’re after?

The lighter you go near the root, the sooner you’ll see regrowth. Ask your colourist to just lighten and brighten your colour naturally, rather than anything drastic. Subtler highlights can look just as striking, and are much easier to maintain.

So it’s time to ask yourself: do I want all over colour or just a few highlights? Schedule a chat with your stylist and be completely honest about the amount of maintenance you’re prepared to give your hair.

I’m Naturally blonde so please speak slowly

q Business modules cover digital literacy skills, resume/ cover letter writing and building local business connections,

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Locals Join National Movement To Stop Coal Expansion

By Andrew VIVIAN

SOCIAL media and the internet has enabled grassroots movements to band together and/or join larger groups to bring a local focus on national and international issues.

With action on climate change increasingly concerning more and more people, a number of passionate Coffs Harbour

citizens have joined the ‘Move Beyond Coal’ campaign.

This campaign calls on banks to end funding for coal expansion.

"As we now know, coal is the biggest driver of climate change, and Australia is the world’s biggest coal polluter," said local campaigner Chris Degan.

"The first focus will be urging National Australia

Bank (NAB) to end financial support for Whitehaven Coal's expansion in NSW.

"Whitehaven is planning three massive new coal projects, equivalent to twice Australia's annual domestic emissions, and it is NAB's money that is enabling them,” Chris said.

The ‘NAB #NotAnotherDollar for Whitehaven Coal’ drive is just one aspect of the ‘Move

NBN Grants To Support Regional Digital Innovation

By Andrew VIVIAN

UP to $125,000 in grants are available to regional Australian businesses who have an innovative idea they need help to bring to life.

The ‘Innovate with nbn Grants’ Program is in its third year and is looking for businesses harnessing the benefits of the nbn network to develop products or solutions that improve digital participation, productivity or social

outcomes for people living in regional and remote Australia.

Businesses can apply across seven categories including Health, Agriculture, Tourism, Arts, Education, Indigenous Business and Women in Regional Business.

The winner of each category will receive a $15,000 grant and each category winner will go into the pool to become the overall winner and receive an additional $20,000.

Gavin Williams, nbn Chief Development Officer,

Regional and Remote, says the aim is to unearth fresh ideas and support businesses that are using the nbn network to develop products or solutions that improve productivity and/or social outcomes.

“This excellent program continues to go from strength to strength and every year we are amazed at the clever solutions and innovative thinking out there in regional and remote Australia,” Mr Williams said.

“Our purpose is to help lift the digital capability of Australia by connecting homes and businesses across Australia and providing access to the positive social and economic benefits enabled by access to a secure digital backbone.

“We know broadband connectivity can help improve health and lifestyle outcomes through enabling access to remote healthcare providers, online social networks and educational opportunities,” he said.

Winners of the 2021 program have used their

winnings to make a real difference to their businesses and the communities they live and work in.

Among them is Gunnedah farmer, veteran speech pathologist and Health category winner, Kylie Toynton, whose online platform, ‘Growing Words’, is helping equip geographicallyisolated parents with the tools they need to help improve their child’s speech and language skills.

“We continue to work hard to help people across Australia be empowered with the opportunities made possible by broadband in their daily lives, health, connectivity, and livelihoods," Mr Williams said.

“It is exactly these kinds of clever ideas enabled by broadband access to make a real difference to people’s lives that the Innovate with nbn Program is designed to help grow, thrive and reach their full potential.”

Interested businesses should visit www.nbnco.com. au/innovatewithnbn to apply.

Beyond Coal’ campaign.

The Uniting Church has asked members to consider joining the campaign and the Coffs Coast Climate Action Group is also supporting it locally.

‘Move Beyond Coal’ says that Whitehaven Coal have plans to double their coal

mining operations with new coal projects, funded by NAB.

Supporters across the country have been encouraged to visit their local NAB branches, talk with staff and customers, send emails, make phone calls, and dream up new creative ways to tell NAB to rule out

funding Whitehaven Coal.

There will be a Week of Action, starting on November 15, to draw attention to this issue of banks funding fossil fuels.

Ms Degan said her group already meets outside NAB in Coffs Harbour.

q Margie Hope and Chris Degan (R) urge NAB to stop funding fossil fuel companies.

Walking Paws for Sick Kids

By Andrea FERRARI

EDEN Hookway-Jones, founder of Om Yeah Yoga in Coffs Harbour, is walking 100kms this month as part of the Paws For Sick Kids fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Sydney.

The fundraiser sees people and pet pooches hit the streets, aiming to walk at least 100kms over the month.

“I'm walking for a change,” said Eden.

calling her to walk and slow down into a mindful walk.

“I thought, 'what better way to make it mindful, if I make it about others',” she said.

She’s walking for the majority of it with her partner Simon’s family dog - Frankie Beanz.

“Frankie is a tiny toy cavoodle, and I must add, I say 'majority' of the 100kms not because she won’t make it, but because she lives in our home part time - despite her

“Walking gives me time to process the world around me,

to be able to actually think and hear my own thoughts.

“I am aiming to make it mindful, consciously aware of all the senses; feeling my feet on the earth or in my shoes, observing smells, sounds, sights and other things that maybe I wouldn't notice if I was driving.

“I am also taking the time to be more aware of the dog and her needs, if she needs water or a break, or what she could be saying when other animals or humans approach.”

Eden and Frankie Beanz are walking from Middle

Boambee to Sawtell, Murrays Beach Sawtell, North Wall at the Jetty, around Toormina and Boambee areas.

“Who knows where else!” Eden said.

“I am excited to see where the challenge will take us,” she said.

As of Day 6 the pair had walked 19.94 kms, with only 80.06 kms to go.

“I like that there is an endpoint, it will end at the conclusion of October, so I have a target to reach in my own time.

“This makes it achievable to walk more some days and

if you have to miss a day, you can always make it up.

“It feels like it's such a positive activity for me to bond with the dog, and to get me outside and I like that it is for others, and not just to simply get the dog outside to go to the toilet.”

Paws For Sick Kids was initiated in 2020 to support the families of children who are very sick.

It costs RMHC Sydney $160 per night to support each family staying at the House.

The goal is to raise 525 nights, that’s $84,000 so that

sick kids and their family can continue to stay at RMHC Sydney for free.

“It’s such an amazing charity that has been doing great work for so many years,” said Eden.

If you’d like to do it yourself or read more, visit https://www. pawsforsickkids.com.au.

“If you’d like to donate, every little bit helps.”

To donate, visit https:// www.facebook.com/ donate/764473804 622265/101 60176522542566/.

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q Eden Hookway-Jones and Frankie Beanz heading out for 100kms walking for Ronald McDonald House Charities.

q Clocking up the kilometres on their Paws For Sick Kids 100kms challenge: Eden HookwayJones and Frankie Beanz.

q Frankie Beanz, who has his paws to the pavement around Coffs in the annual Ronald McDonald House Charities fundraiser.

Nature photography talent on display

By Andrea FERRARI

MARGHERITA Standing has won the Marnie Yeates Trophy for Nature Photography in the C.ex Coffs Camera Club’s Nature Photo Competition with a stunning, seemingly simple photo, entitled ‘Lacewing Laying Eggs’.

It’s unusual for a closeup photograph to stand out as a winner because with a landscape there’s the setting that adds to the emotional connection, said judge Mark Spencer.

“However, with Lacewing Laying Eggs, you are drawn in to look closely and then you see all the intricacies, look at the remarkable pattern on the wings, that’s what makes nature so attractive to us,” he told News Of The Area.

“Margherita’s photo is technically well executed and there’s emotional impact, the two key criteria we judge the photographs on.”

Images entered can have landscapes, geologic

formations, weather phenomena, and extant (ie: not extinct) organisms, as the primary subject matter.

The judges had two viewings of the 36 Open and six Junior photographic entries.

Judge Norm Farmer, who has been a nature and wildlife photographer for over thirty years specialising in Australian fauna, was unable to attend the presentations.

Judge Steve Young is a retired commercial photographer who is currently active in exploring the depth of technology used in super macro photography, especially micro-fossils and a class of amoeba called Myxomycetes.

The final judge, Mark Spencer, has been diving and taking underwater photographs since 1977 and has won many awards for his outstanding work.

His book titled Ocean of Self explores our spirituality and connection with nature,

using ocean and diving themes as metaphors.

Steve Young told NOTA the 2022 competition was another extraordinary year.

“The quality is insane,” he said.

“It’s a privilege to be that up-close as a judge.

“There are some extraordinary outcomes in handling light, like this seascape with thunder,” said Steve, pointing to ‘Storm Swell Offshore Wind’ by Maureen Mattinson and ‘Lightning Falls’ by Clare Rynhart.

“There’s good drama in the lighting,” he said.

Photographers can spend days or be lucky in the flash of a moment to capture that “decisive moment” to quote the master photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson whose photography captivates the viewer.

“Here we have the decisive moment with Alison Bowling’s photograph, ‘Glossy BlackCockatoo’,” said Steve.

Commenting on the junior entries Mark said, “It’s great to see them getting into well composed pictures…the more they see, the more they will become critical themselves.

“Entering competitions is great for them to get feedback;

they are all heading in the right direction.”

The Junior winner was Julian Walsh with ‘Woolgoolga Falls’, and runner up was James Ruming with ‘Kookaburra Rests in Tree’.

Encouragement awards were presented to David Anderson for his ‘Heart Shape Fern’ photo, Irwin Partridge for ‘Posing Wren’, Geoff Johnson for ‘Let’s Dance 'and Peter Jones for ‘Black Swan’.

Commended award winners are Annette Brauer for ‘Sawflies’ and ‘Assassin Bugs’, Gail Yager for ‘Well may you laugh’, Clare Rynhart for ‘Lightning Falls’, Karen Hutchings for ‘Hatch and Run' and Sharron Sykes for ‘Danxia Mountains'.

Highly Commended awards went to Sharron Sykes for her photo ‘Torryburn Afternoon’, Donna Baldwin for ‘Natural Reflection’, Barry McCulloch for ‘fire front’, Margherita Standing for ‘Oh Yeah More Please’ and ‘Where is my Friend’.

The awards were made at a presentation on Friday 7 October at The National Cartoon Gallery where C.ex Coffs Camera Club President Sharron Sykes announced the winners.

In her speech she thanked volunteers, sponsors Camera House, the C.ex Coffs Club, and The Bunker Cartoon Gallery, whose volunteers framed all the prints for the exhibition.

Funding available for Aboriginal communities and organisations

THE NSW Government is calling on eligible Aboriginal community organisations and groups to apply for funding through the new solutions-focused $30 million Aboriginal Community and Place Grants program.

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ben Franklin said the program is about achieving tangible, community centered outcomes across NSW and drive practical support for Aboriginal communities.

“Eligible Aboriginal

community organisations and groups can apply for grants of up to $250,000 for one-off projects that will effectively empower Aboriginal communities to drive social, tangible change,” Mr Franklin said.

“This is an exciting and unique program that will invest critical funding into the hands of Aboriginal communities who best know how to deliver culturally appropriate and community centered opportunities

and outcomes for their community.

“The grants are targeted to support projects at a grassroots level and may include skills development programs for Aboriginal community members, IT upgrades for organisations, office equipment and the purchase Infrastructure to enhance accessibility and mobility.

“We know that investing in local community initiatives, we will significantly increase

the likelihood of NSW achieving our targets under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.”

Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) Co-Chair Cr Anne Dennis said the Community and Place Grants Program will drive local change and contribute towards the seventeen socio-economic outcome targets under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

“One of the challenges of Closing the Gap targets on a state and national level is the priority areas are seeing

improvements collectively while community members on the ground may not have experienced any change in employment, health or housing outcomes for a number of years,” Cr Dennis said.

“This important State Government funding round is about communities identifying their needs and accessing support in order to experience measurable change locally and sooner.

“It’s designed to help close the gap at a local level.

“If an Aboriginal Medical Service identifies child

development issues in the community, the Community and Place Grants funding can help expand the care offered to Aboriginal children.

“This is a singular opportunity for Aboriginal organisations and groups to obtain funding to drive muchneeded change within their communities.”

The program is open to 5pm on Friday, October 14.

For more information, guidelines and to apply, visit the Aboriginal Affairs NSW website at https://www. aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au/ grants/

q Camera House’s Chad Miller, C.ex Coffs Camera Club President Sharron Sykes, overall winner Margherita Standing with judges Mark Spencer and Steve Young.

q Margherita Standing, winner of the Marnie Yeates Trophy for Nature Photography, with ‘Lacewing Laying Eggs’.

q Sharron Sykes presenting the Junior Section Winner award to Julian Walsh, and a Highly Commended Award to James Ruming.

q Sharron Sykes, Donna Baldwin and Margherita Standing all received Highly Commended Awards.

q Sharon Sykes and Clare Rynhart both received a Commended Award.

q Annette Brauer received two Commended Awards.

q Sharron Sykes presents an Encouragement Award to David Anderson.

q Judges’ viewing session: Norm Farmer, Mark Spencer and Steve Young.

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A Cavalcade of Fashion and History with Quota

By Andrea FERRARI

COFFS Harbour Quota, the not-for-profit service club, is presenting a ‘Cavalcade of Fashion and History’, with the theme, The Art of Fashion: 1920s Evening Gowns, on Saturday 15 October 2022.

This is a social fundraiser making a donation to Pete’s Place, Coffs Harbour’s dropin centre for the homeless.

“There will be a commentary on all the items displayed and a history on the fashions of the day,” Nora Brooks, President at Quota told News Of The Area.

“The gowns will not be worn as they are original and of course with their age the fabrics are quite fragile.

“Each gown is shown to all and carried to everyone to inspect the work closely.”

After the ‘parade’ of the precious 100-year-old dresses, the garments and trimmings will be hung, and everyone can inspect them at their leisure.

“Each year we choose a

different era for the display; to date we have held seven very lovely events,” said Nora.

“For this cavalcade we’re looking forward to seeing the 1920 gowns in designs featuring the dropped waistlines, beads and sequins that caught the light as you danced the evening

away.”

The collection is owned by The Cavalcade of History and Fashion, an organisation which curates collections of original historic gowns and accessories with provenance, dating from the 1700s preserving Australia’s social and fashion history.

Clubs and groups can

request a Cavalcade show and talk by contacting the organisation.

Coffs Harbour Quota is a not-for-profit service club, chartered on 28 April 1962.

“Two of our main focuses are disadvantaged women and children and speech and hearing disabilities,” said Nora.

Celebrating 60 years in 2022, the club’s long history of good works has seen

many different causes and people.

“Each year we have donated two $1,000 scholarships to SCU students studying in the field of hearing and speech.”

The Women’s Refuge has also been a recipient over the years.

The Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul, Youth of the Streets, Red Cross and 2AirFM receive donations every Christmas.

34 schools receive Caring and Sharing awards each year (primary and secondary).

“We have three main fundraisers each year: Cavalcade of Fashion, Antique Fair and Christmas Wrapping in Park Beach Plaza,” Nora said.

“We have donated a special chair for the Coffs Harbour swimming pool for the disabled, an All-Terrain Wheelchair to the surf club for visitors who are disabled to access the surf and be included in family activities,

Nippers back on the beach

By Andrea FERRARI

AROUND 1,000 children along the Coffs Coast have returned to their local beaches this month as Nippers season gets underway.

The Nippers surf life saving program for kids aged five to fourteen will run most Sundays from October until the end of February, across all eight North Coast SLS clubs from Nambucca Heads to Minnie Water-Wooli.

North Coast Surf Life Saving (SLS) president Les Pepper acknowledged the branch’s seventeen-year partnership with Newcastle Permanent saying it is a vital support for the local Nippers programs.

“As well as funding support Newcastle Permanent also supplies surf life saving clubs with mandatory hot pink

Nippers rashies to make the program more affordable for families,” said Les.

“Nippers learn lifesaving and CPR, as well as surf safety, awareness, and rescue skills while completing fun surf sport activities such as catching waves, board paddling, beach sprints and flags.

“It is a fun and healthy activity for parents and kids to do together, and a great way to make new friends.”

One Nipper glad to be back on the beach for the start of the season is thirteen-year-old Riley Burgess.

The Sandy Beach resident has been doing Nippers with Woolgoolga

Surf Life Saving Club since he was five.

Riley is one of the youngest members of his club to complete his Surf Rescue Certificate.

He will do his first

patrol as a junior lifesaver this month.

“I love doing Nippers because it’s fun.

“I love the competition, but it’s not just all about the competition, it’s about learning the skills that could one day help me save a life in the water,” Riley said.

Newcastle Permanent branch manager Joshua Freeman said Nippers is a vital community program that offers personal development skills for young people and helps make beaches safer.

Joshua said Nippers gives kids skills to keep themselves and others safe when at the beach, such as being able to identify rips and rescuing someone in trouble.

“Nippers is also the recruitment and training ground for our future surf lifesavers, who patrol our

beaches to keep us safe every weekend,” Joshua said.

“At Newcastle Permanent we’re here for the community and Nippers benefits everyone in the

community.

“The young people I meet from Nippers are impressive and confident because it gives them teamwork and leadership skills.”

a donation of $10,000 went to Drought Angels and an industrial washer-and-dryer to Pete’s Place which enabled the homeless to wash and dry their clothes which having a shower and support.

“These are just a few things we have done over the years I have been a member of this wonderful club,” said Nora.

Coffs Harbour Quota meet once a month on Monday mornings at 11.00am – usually at the C.ex Club.

For membership info call (02) 6652 3794.

The Cavalcade of Fashion and History and High Tea is on Saturday, 15 October 2022 at Boambee Gardens Retirement Village, Toormina.

Arrive at 1.30pm for a 2.00pm start

Visit www.facebook. com/TheCavalcadeOfHistory AndFashionInc for more information on The Cavalcade of History and Fashion.

To find your nearest Nippers program visit www.slsnorthcoast.com.au.

All clubs accept Active Kids Program vouchers for payment of registration fees.

q Quota members at Coffs’ Chill N’ Chat café for lunch.

q Secretary Barbara Lawson at Coffs Harbour Quota’s 60th birthday celebrations, earlier in 2022.

q President Nora Brooks presenting Minutes Secretary Patricia Roser with her years in service medallion at the club’s 60th birthday party.

q Coffs Harbour Quota’s 60th birthday saw Val Browning receiving her years in service medallion.

q Nipper Riley Burgess with Newcastle Permanent branch manager Joshua Freeman on Woolgoolga beach.

NINGLA-ANA at Majestic Cinemas

SMART St. Films is pleased to announce the October 14 and 15 cinema release of the fully restored legendary documentary feature NINGLA-ANA at Majestic cinemas Kempsey, Sawtell and Nambucca.

On January 25 1972 Prime Minister William McMahon declared that under his government land rights would never be granted to First Nations people.

The following night, Michael Anderson, Billy Craigie, Bertie Williams and Tony Coorey travelled from Redfern to Canberra and stuck a beach umbrella into the ground outside Old Parliament House and sat under it.

They called it the Aboriginal Embassy.

They had been made strangers in their own land,

and the pointed irony of an embassy in Canberra was unmistakeable.

NINGLA-ANA is the inside story of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the most radical protest action by First Nations people in their fight for justice. It’s the only film shot inside the Tent Embassy and with the people who created it.

NINGLA-ANA has been described as “the single most important film on the Aboriginal political struggle in the last 50 years” by Prof. Gary Foley of Victoria University.

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Embassy, the film has been remastered in beautiful high definition.

Restoration of the documentary has been supervised by filmmaker Haydn Keenan for distributor

Smart St. Films. “NINGLAANA was on the point of collapse and being lost forever,” he said.

“We decided to give crowd funding a go.

“Within ten days we’d raised all the money needed, including a generous swag from one Russell Crowe.”

NINGLA-ANA was originally screened on tiny screens to audiences on bean bags.

Now the film is going out nationally through Dendy Cinemas, Wallis Cinemas and the Nova.

Director Alessandro Cavadini was the only filmmaker able to get his camera inside the Embassy and close to the people who would create the Aboriginal Medical Service, the Aboriginal Legal Service and the National Black Theatre.

1972 was a momentous year for Black Australia, with a group of young radicals

taking control and demanding action. Featuring Gary Foley, Paul Coe, Roberta Sykes, Bob Maza, Fred Hollows and Shirley Smith, NINGLA-ANA records a unique period in the struggle for social justice.

It’s 50 years since those

four young men took a stand.

What’s improved for First Nations people?

Since its release in 1972, NINGLA-ANA has become a legend itself – an iconic record of a revolutionary time, and a contemporary reminder that

Supporting local war widows

By Andrea FERRARI

THE first War Widows Day in NSW will be celebrated on Wednesday 19 October 2022 with online fundraising campaigns run by Australian War Widows NSW (AWWNSW), locally supporting the 268 war widows currently living in the Coffs Harbour LGA.

The two fundraisers are buying a limited-edition wattle pin for $10 and buying a war widow a coffee.

“This day is for all who have been touched and bereaved by the death of their spouses due to their Defence service,” Queen Dunbar, the State President of Australian War Widows NSW told News Of The Area.

Returning from a recent trip to meet local widows, Queen said, “During my time with the strong women of the Coffs Coast this week, I was touched anew by their level of care and commitment to each other and other war widows.

“They understood the grief that comes from losing a life partner and wanted everyone to know of the support and friendship that can always be counted on when needed.”

The AWWNSW campaigns aim to involve Aussies from all over the country, with funds raised assisting in the delivery of much needed support services and social connection programs.

Leonie Andersen, an 86-year-old Vietnam War widow who lives in Coffs Harbour, is a third-generation war widow.

Defence service has impacted her life from before she was born.

“My Grandmother became a war widow on 11 November 1918 during WWI, two hours before the Armistice was signed,” Leonie told NOTA.

“AWWNSW did not yet exist and so she was isolated and had to go to work to support her family.

“There was minimal

social connection nor support for her.

“My Mother then became a war widow in 1985 when she lost her husband to Oesophageal cancer following his service in WWII.

“AWWNSW was founded by Mrs Jessie Vasey CBE OBE in 1946 which was terrific because I saw so many war widows lose their husbands in WWII and then many years later when it happened to me, I had somewhere to turn to.

“I looked after my husband for 42 years when he returned home from serving in the Air Force in the Vietnam War before he passed away in 2010.”

War widows used to meet weekly in Coffs’ CWA rooms and that is what sustained them prior to AWWNSW.

“Back then, the whole town was behind war widows because we had lost so many fellows,” she said.

Knowing that there was someone there to talk to who understood what it

q Buy a wattle pin,

Widows

meant to be a war widow was comforting.

“Now, the community seems to have forgotten war widows.

“We have become hidden in society as the years have

to raise

gone by without conscription.

“Generations have not been involved in war in large numbers and so it has not impacted their daily life.

“We need to recognise and support war widows as a whole community for their service and sacrifice, no matter how they become a war widow,” urged Leonie.

One of the region’s oldest WWII war widows lives in

“If women ruled the world there would be no war,” she told NOTA, preferring not to have her name used.

“We give birth to these fellows and off they go to get

“I was widowed in 2004 and have seen lots of big changes since then.

“We have lost so many members in those years.

“We used to fill the auditorium at C.ex with about ninety war widows but now we have just a couple of tables

the struggle goes on.

NINGLA-ANA is showing at Majestic Cinema Kempsey on Saturday October 15 at 2pm, Sawtell on Friday October 14 at 7pm, and at Nambucca on Saturday October 15 at 7pm.

when we get together.

“We need the support of the community,” she said.

“The war finished, and the world moved on but the aftereffects on our servicemen did not leave them until they died and that impacted on us as war widows from long before we were widowed.”

Purchase your wattle pin at https://awwnsw.sellfy. store/.

To buy a coffee for a war widow, visit https://buy-awidow-a-coffee.raisely.com/.

Funds raised by both campaigns will be used to support the delivery of AWWNSW’s social connection programs, via its metro, regional and rural guilds and social clubs.

These clubs meet once a month to provide a safe community for members to be heard, understood, and acknowledged by people with similar life experiences.

q The Tent Embassy in 1972. Photo: Noel Hazard.

q War widows with Queen Dunbar, the State President of Australian War Widows NSW (standing), widowed herself in 2017, on her visit to Coffs Harbour.

RURALROUNDUP

Red tape slashed for farm tourism

MORE farmers across the Mid North Coast may soon be swinging their gates open to visitors, thanks to a new policy that makes it easier to set up agritourism opportunities.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole released the Government’s final agritourism policy aimed at helping diversified farm businesses thrive.

“We’re making it cheaper and easier for our farmers to diversify their income by starting, running and growing agritourism experiences, such as farm stays, cafes, cellar doors, retreats, roadside stalls, fruit picking and small wedding venues,” Mr Toole said.

“Farmers who want to innovate and share a taste of their region with visitors shouldn’t be held back by red tape.

“That’s why we’ve introduced clear definitions and new planning pathways to allow activities that meet the policy to happen with either faster or no planning approval.”

Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes Anthony Roberts said the finalised policy will support the growing agritourism industry and encourage the next generation to farm the land.

“Agritourism is a growing sector for both the Australian and NSW economies and is expected to be worth $18.6 billion nationally by 2030. It’s important we provide a clear and simple pathway through the planning system,” Mr Roberts said.

“Our farmers have shown resilience time and time again over the last few years, battling through floods, fires, drought and the COVID-19 pandemic, and we want to

support them however we can.”

Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the policy encourages locals to boost their revenue and future-proof their farms.

“The last few years have been really tough on farmers as they recover from the drought, bushfires, floods and the pandemic.

Reforms like these will help landholders build resilience by providing another source of income,” Mr Saunders said.

“Whether they’re building a small shopfront, hosting events, taking in campers or starting roadside stalls, farmers can choose from a range of opportunities made simpler by this policy change.”

NSW Farmers Conservation and Resource Management Committee chair Louise Burge welcomed the move to enable farmers to establish small scale agritourism activities without the need for a development application process.

“This is more red tape that has been cut, and makes it easier for farmers to start an agritourism operation,” Mrs Burge said.

“We’ve been able to work constructively with the Department of Planning and Environment and Minister Roberts’ office, and Agriculture Minister Saunders' office as well, to raise our concerns about the proposed changes, including caps on visitors per day and days per year for pick your own operations, and make some sensible changes to support more realistic

number caps.”

Mrs Burge said the changes mean farmers who wanted to set up a simple complying operation such as a roadside stall can do so without additional permission or approvals from their local council, while larger operations can still be progressed through a development application pathway.

“We believe it’s important to reconnect people with where their food and fibre comes from, and agritourism is a great way to do this,” Mrs Burge said.

“As well as providing easier opportunities to establish small scale agritourism activities, these changes help to protect and retain agricultural land by keeping primary production as the main business for the property.

“These changes are a positive opportunity to make it easier for farmers to diversify without the need to go through a costly, time-consuming development application process, and we thank the Minister for working with us.”

The new policy will commence on 1 December.

For more information visit www. planning.nsw.gov.au/agritourism

q The new policy will enable farmers to establish small scale agritourism activities without the need for a development application process.

Q&A with Pablo Blitzer

COME hear Pablo Blitzer perform at the inaugural Coffs Coast Jazz Festival from

11-13 at the Coffs Harbour Regional

Congratulations on the launch of the inaugural Coffs Coast Jazz Festival 2022. What can festival goers expect as part of the

A: Thank you, we’re very excited to be able to host a jazz festival in Coffs Harbour.

I think it is a great opportunity for music lovers to experience top of the line performances in different styles of the genre, as well as masterclasses and jam sessions for those musically inclined.

It will be a chance to immerse yourself in the genre and its history for a weekend.

Q: Tell us a bit about your musical background, what was it like growing up in Buenos Aires? What are your career highlights and how did music take you across the globe performing?

A: Buenos Aires is a very big and busy city, people are always out and live music was everywhere when I was growing up. It could be mesmerising and intimidating at the same time. I was inspired to pursue music from a young age, I remember I didn’t want to study classical so the other option was jazz.

I had had private lessons by then so I was good enough to get accepted at one of the two Jazz Conservatoriums in the city at the youngest age possible, being ten years younger than the average student there at the time.

Despite all the wonderful experiences I have performing, some of my favourite highlights are still the times that I was able to work with remote communities like in the Chilean Patagonia or the Peruvian Amazon amongst others, performing and running workshops with people and especially kids there.

Seeing how meaningful what you’re doing is to them beats a big concert any day of the week. Music is an amazing thing, I didn’t have much of a plan for most of my 20’s to be completely honest, but I was lucky enough to be able to join more established projects that allowed me to travel across South America, Europe and eventually Australia and Japan in the recent years.

Now I have established my own projects and tour under my own name, hopefully one day I’ll be able to provide younger musicians the same opportunities I had.

Q: I hear you will be performing in the style of ‘jazz manouche’. Could you explain this

genre to me and why I should give it a listen? Who or what inspires you?

A: This is a wonderful style of music that’s very close to my heart.

It’s a version of swing music that was born around the 1930’s in France from the influence of the music that was coming in from the USA and the folkloric language of a particular group of people of manouche (gypsy) descent.

It’s also a great way for non-jazz listeners to dip their toes in the genre, as it is light-hearted and happy and very accessible to everyone.

The music of Django Reinhardt has of course been a major influence for me, as well as some modern masters like the Rosenberg trio and Giacomo Smith.

Q: As well as being an accomplished professional musician, you are also an inspirational teacher and educator – teaching at the Coffs Harbour Conservatorium and Bishop Druitt College. What drives you to inspire the next generation of musicians?

A: I have always enjoyed teaching music. I think it is partly because I’m so passionate about learning.

I’m always studying and learning new skills and I love to share that process with others.

I believe learning is a way of life, and you are never too good or too old to be doing it.

I particularly enjoy the privilege of being able to help people achieve their goals and potential.

I think everyone has something incredibly valuable to say and share with the world, and when they do, it gives me great joy to know I played a small part in making that happen.

Q: As well as performing in the Coffs Coast Jazz Festival, you will be presenting a “melody in improvisation” workshop. Is anyone welcome to this workshop? Where do I begin to improve my improvisation skills?

A: Everyone is welcome. The workshop will

be divided in stages that will go from simple to complex so people of all levels can get something out of it.

There will also be a chance in each stage for people to participate in improvisation exercises if they choose (so bring your instrument!).

Or just sit back and listen and get immersed in the content.

If you’re a beginner improviser, I’d say start by starting.

Put on a record of your favourite improviser and start playing along, trying to copy like a child learning to talk.

Put on a backing track or improvise by yourself.

Take some lessons with professionals that can steer you in the right direction and save you a lot of time (and I mean a lot of time) but above all, just do it!

Q: In your opinion, what does the future look like for jazz music in Australia – in particular the Mid North Coast region? How can we collectively support arts and culture in Coffs Harbour?

A: I’m pretty optimistic about the future of music in the region.

Every year I see more top of the line musicians coming to settle in the area and world class performances being offered.

I think as a community the best thing we can do is to go out more and support live music and the venues that make it happen. It’s been shown in other places around the world that if we encourage a culture of music appreciation we’ll all benefit from a vibrant cultural scene that will not only entertain us,

but also keep our community healthier and even bring economic prosperity to the region.

Q: Thank you Pablo for your time – it has been wonderful getting to know you and your music. Is there anything else you would like to add? In one sentence, what advice would you give your younger self?

A: Just keep playing, even when things get tough, and listen twice as much, a musician is limited not by what they can play but by what they can hear.

For more information and ticket availability, visit https://www.coffscon.org.au/event/ coffs-coast-jazz-festival-2022/.

q Pablo Blitzer.

Jazz Festival

Farewell The Swamp Stompers

HIGH energy funky blues-rockers The Swamp Stompers will be shaking the foundations of the Hoey Moey in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 16 October 2022.

Performing for the last time ever on the Coffs Coast on their Australian Farewell Tour, this show is absolutely not to be missed, featuring Corey Legge (guitar and vocals), Luke Ligtenberg (bass, vocals and didgeridoo) and Ben Lambert (drums).

Copies of The Swamp Stompers brand new album will be available for purchase at this free show.

The Swamp Stompers will be performing a handful of upbeat blues-rock covers and all their best originals from their ten year career, including those on The Swamp Stompers selftitled new album.

For more information visit https:// hoeymoey.com.au/event/sunday-sessionwith-swamp-stompers/ Music starts from 4pm. Free entry.

q The Swamp Stompers.

By Manny WOOD

Unlucky Tenant in Common Loses Sale

GLEN and Luke inherit a property from their mother June when she passes away.

They instruct their solicitor to transfer the property to them as Tenants in Common.

As Glen was living in the property and taking care of June when she passed, Luke is content to let Glen continue to live in the property, provided he pays all rates, keeps it insured and well maintained.

Decades later, Glen is diagnosed with a rather aggressive form of cancer and his ability to care for himself diminishes quickly.

The property must be sold to cover the cost of Glen's care.

A buyer is found and contracts are exchanged relatively quickly.

A settlement date is set for 28 days after the date of the contract.

Unfortunately, Glen dies a week before the sale settles.

Glen left a simple will stating “I give the whole of my estate to my brother Luke”.

As the property was owned as Tenants in Common, Luke must apply for a Grant of Probate before the sale can settle, which he instructs his solicitor to do.

Luke's solicitor, who does not specialise in Estate administration, is unaware that he is able to apply for an urgent Grant of Probate.

In the meantime, the purchasers see that interest rates are rising and get cold feet.

They decide to issue a Notice to Complete to Luke, giving them the right to pull out of the purchase if the sale does not settle within fourteen days of the notice.

As Luke does not obtain a Grant of Probate in time, the sale is unable to settle and the purchasers pull-out.

After a delay in finding a new purchaser, the property eventually sells for a significantly reduced price.

Thank you to Jamie Visco for his assistance with this column.

Email Manny Wood, principal solicitor at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.

This column cannot be relied upon as legal advice.

On theCouch

Hi Jasminda.

I'VE been going to a local cafe regularly for a long time now and the staff are all lovely but they get my name wrong every time.

I feel like it's too late to correct them. How do I address this?

I already have my name printed on my shirt!

Signed, Unnamed.

Dear Unnamed,

DO you have one of those challenging names that are almost impossible to pronounce -- like Siobhan or Joaquin or Roisin -- names that even with the accompaniment of a nametag are still challenging so the staff just give you a nickname, 'Hey So' or 'Hey Jo' or Hey 'Ro', for example, despite you wanting everyone in the cafe to state your unusual name in full, so everyone can know how exotic you are?

DEAR News Of The Area,

HERE’S a reaction to an article written by D.Wilson (Friday 7 October) who trails a long yawnful line of Civic Centre bashers who refuse to see the benefits for our community on so many levels.

Especially... dare I say it, for those who love art and culture.

Furthermore, these negative protesters ignore the fact that long before the inception of this Civic project, our Council rates have been one of the highest in our state.

I can attest to that as when I moved here fifteen years ago, I also noticed rate rises on an average of every six months.

This Civic Centre is going to send us all broke, he says.

This is a scare tactic.

Another claim is that the whole community was against this project from day one.

This statement is false as many who live here thirst for a more diverse, interesting and culture-orientated Coffs Harbour.

Another claim is that our current regional

Art Gallery is fine.

That too is not so, as I was involved with art installations for many years there and often witnessed spatial problems such as large Archibald works unable to fit through the too-small doors.

This is why I challenge these Civic Centre bashers to research further into why else our rates are climbing, such as the millions spent on maintaining sports events and venues, infrastructure etc.

Added to this, current news updates state that councils' costs have increased state-wide since the COVID pandemic.

High inflation and global uncertainty have therefore affected 86 councils in NSW, predicting future rates lifting above the annual rate peg in response to soaring inflation.

To conclude, this finger-pointing has gone on long enough and at the risk of being unpopular I say ‘Civic Centre: BRING IT ON’.

It can't happen fast enough!

Coffs Harbour’s Civic Centre - Bring it on! 24/7 truck depot proposed adjacent to residential area in Boambee East

Regards, Aloisia V FENYES, Coffs Harbour.

Or, are you one of those people who order something like a double Frappuccino with whipped cream and extra chocolate with lots of ice but not so much that you get brain freeze with no straw thanks because you've brought your own metal one in the interests of saving the planet from further single-use plastic pollution and a croissant on the side, but hold the butter and keep the strawberry jam separate, and by the time the staff have written down the shorthand for your order that goes something like: D FRAP C X CHOC D ICE CROISS NO BUTTER

SEP JAM NO STRAW (GREENIE), they have neither the time nor the energy to look you up and down so they can notice your nametag because they are too busy wondering why they ended up as a barista for difficult customers instead of being a psychologist, which is what they feel like trying to navigate the peculiarities of their customers.

If it makes you feel any better, my husband has been going to the same restaurant since he was 10 (he's now middle-aged) and they still don't call him by name and he also needs to ask for chopsticks every single time. That's over 35 years of forgetting his name and his preferred utensils -- and yet he continues to go there (mainly to see if one day they'll remember, which they don't).

Perhaps getting your name wrong is a small price to pay for getting your order right.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

DEAR News Of The Area,

CONCERN about a potential truck depot being constructed in Hamilton Drive, Boambee East and adjacent to Boambee Creek has raised eyebrows amongst the residents who live there.

It is proposed that the site will operate 24/7 and will house and service many dozens of earthmoving machines and trucks to be used for the highway construction over the next five years, and then operate in an unknown capacity on a permanent basis into the future.

At a minimum, this would require significant movement of heavy vehicles

through a residential area, but instead of proposing the number of vehicular movements that this activity would create, the application actively dismisses the issue as insignificant as it also does with the noise, dust and fumes that would be generated by such an operation.

Is a residential area really the most suitable location for this type of activity?

Air rattle guns cannot be operated quietly, nor can the movement of heavy machines on trucks through a residential street, 24/7.

Surely there are alternative sites which don’t impinge on residential areas.

The lack of transparency in the DA

means it cannot be properly considered by residents/ratepayers until the relevant information and any conflict of interest is fully disclosed and the amended DA readvertised, in its entirety, for all to see.

But will that even happen?

Council’s commitment to transparency will be openly tested in the way this DA is managed.

The relevant application, 0074/23DA, can be viewed on Council’s DA tracker.

Regards, Maria, Boambee East.

Council’s Name Change

DEAR News Of The Area,

IN response to the many NOTA correspondents who cannot fathom why

Coffs Harbour City Council has hastily pushed through the recent name change to City of Coffs Harbour - you don't have to be Hercule Poirot to work it out.

Owing to disastrous decision-making of current and former councils, they, just like the tip, are somewhat ‘on the nose’ around town.

So what better way is there to improve council’s image and reputation amongst the locals than to expunge the word 'council'

from its title altogether?

I just wonder if council employed an external PR consultant for this idea and if so, how much did it cost?

Regards, James GIDDINS, Coffs Harbour.

more than the findings of their duplicitous “survey” to convince me that Coffs citizens buy it.

DEAR News Of The Area,

THE economist J. K. Galbraith described monetarism as the theory that if the rich feed their horses on barley the poor can

DEAR News Of The Area,

WHY is it that toxic, cancer causing pesticides, already banned in US, Canada & Europe, are still freely used in Australia for aerial spraying and topical application, by farmers, councils and broad acre farming corporations?

Not only do they poison all fruit and vegetable crops, but they also enter our

sustain themselves by picking grain from the droppings.

Why am I reminded of this whenever I hear that the best possible future for us all at the Jetty foreshore is to have luxury

Horse droppings at the Jetty Pesticide Pollution

food chain through dairy and beef cattle feed, and also contaminate our air, soil and rivers.

Organic farmers, who do the right thing, have to contend with toxic spray drift as well as the wide use of GMO crops!

There is a very good reason that more and more consumers now choose to support organic farmers at weekend markets - to protect their family’s health!

The NOTA needs you!

TELLING the incredible stories of the Coffs Coast is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about.

The independently owned NOTA launched in Coffs in July 2020, and is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area.

Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic locals with a background in writing to join the team.

Are you a freelance reporter, current or ex-journalist, or simply a passionate and quality writer?

“If you have a background in writing, and a passion for your local community, I would love to hear from you,” said NOTA Group Editor Douglas Connor.

“As the paper continues to grow, we are always looking for enthusiastic wordsmiths to help cover the region’s news, sport, events, music etc.”

Writing for NOTA can be an amazing way to connect with your local community, to meet some of the awe-inspiring locals creating change in the area, and to learn and experience the unique elements of life on the Coffs Coast.

NOTA Reporter Andrea Ferrari said, “I absolutely love my role reporting the news and especially connecting with the people.

“I have met so many kind, generous, interesting, and community-focused individuals in my work, it heartens me to be able to share their voices, good works

The silence is deafening

DEAR News of The Area,

IN an article in this newspaper three weeks ago, I questioned the validity of both the 2018 GHD survey and the 2021 Ethos Urban survey with regards to the Jetty Foreshores Revitalisation, given an analysis I had sent to the Minister for Planning, Anthony Roberts and our local member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh.

I questioned many of the findings of both these surveys.

To date, I have not received a reply

from the Minister for Planning, which is probably to be expected given I wrote to him once before and it took several weeks for a reply to be forthcoming.

However, given I emailed Gurmesh Singh three weeks ago, I was hoping for a much quicker response given the importance of this issue.

Instead, all I have seen is Gurmesh Singh standing before Parliament with impunity, attacking his constituents and the Mayor and Councillors, for not being happy with what is being proposed by the State Government for the Jetty

apartments built over a third of it?

The government’s enthusiasm for this arrangement can be explained by it providing them with the maximum financial return on their railway land, but it will take

This indiscriminate use of pesticides will also affect our valuable export market.

Pesticide free food products are attracting a premium price, whilst contaminated food products are a fast shrinking market for overseas buyers!

Which is such a shame as Australia has always had a reputation of being a ‘safe and trustworthy’ producer of fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, seafood, wine and supplements!

Even enlightened vineyard owners are now choosing pesticide free production and their wines are attracting a premium.

and fun events in the paper.”

Writing for NOTA is flexible, with contributor reporters able to submit as many or as few stories per week to fit in with their present lifestyle and commitments.

News Of The Area was recently named as a finalist in the Outstanding Stand Up category of the Mid North Coast NSW Business Awards, while Client Account Manager Gaye Conway and Group Editor Douglas Connor were named as finalists in the Outstanding Employee and Outstanding Young Business Leader categories respectively.

If you want to be a part of helping the community get its weekly local news hit, then let's start the conversation.

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Foreshores.

It was like a child spitting the dummy because we have a difference of opinion.

Part of his attack on Councillors was that they had voted to spend $20,000 in a marketing campaign to let the residents of Coffs Harbour know the reasons behind their rejection of the Draft Masterplan in its current form.

In the interests of transparency, which the Government insists it is all about, I would like Gurmesh Singh to let us know how many hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars have been spent over the years, trying to get this Masterplan to fruition.

The latest multipage fancy marketing

I suppose we will find out when the only poll that matters occurs in March.

Regards, Frank SCAHILL, Coffs Coast.

We certainly don’t have to wait for any more research to prove that all these chemicals are toxic, not only to our health and our environment, but also for the food source and habitat of our already threatened wildlife, birds, beneficial insects and bees!

So let us all lobby our federal government to ban the use of these known poisons NOW!

Regards, Ziggy KOENIGSEDER, Coffs Harbour.

brochure full of pretty pictures must have cost an arm and a leg on its own.

I also questioned the Precinct Development division of PDNSW on several issues, and have only just received a reply after numerous reminders, stating that they handballed the issue to Ethos Urban three weeks ago.

Needless to say, I have not heard from Ethos Urban either, so forgive me if I am sceptical about the entire process.

As the saying goes – the silence is deafening.

Regards, Helen OLIVER, Coffs Harbour.

Times gone by Coffs Harbour’s Sugar Industry: The Bitter End (Part 2)

By Karen FILEWOOD

BOAMBEE cane growers formed a business partnership in June 1886, calling themselves Pade, Crohn & Co. They followed Pullen’s lead in investing in a sugar mill under an arrangement to be supplied by at least eight growers, despite concerns the area was more susceptible to frost than the crops north of Coffs Harbour.

Then over the following years Mr Skinner and Mr Spicer of Moonee, along with Mr Julius and Mr August Schnieder of Boambee, also invested in mills.

A surf boat had been purchased to transfer cargo between the shore and ships calling in, however its use was not without incident.

On one occasion, in 1887, James Small had to send two wagon loads of sugar to Raleigh to be shipped as the ss Fernmount was unable to load it at Coffs Harbour, adding to his production costs.

Around the same time, two boat loads of William Pullen’s sugar suffered significant water damage while attempting to transfer it to the steamship and had to be reprocessed.

As the surf boat was capsized twice the sailors had since become reluctant to work in the Coffs Harbour area and the push began for a much-needed jetty, which was completed in August 1892.

The establishment of the sugar industry was marked by little or no frost, however, this was not to last.

Heavy frosts began to occur, badly

affecting the cane and causing growers and mill owners to sell.

After five years in operation James Small sold out to Mr Hermann in 1891.

That year Hermann borrowed trucks to transport his sugar to the Coffs Harbour jetty, still under construction, to load a cargo of sugar onto the ship Byron.

After continuing heavy frosts he left the area in 1894 while Schnieder turned his mill into a sawmill.

In 1895 the price of sugar became very low and this, combined with the government withdrawing its £5 bonus to all NSW cane growers, saw the end of the sugar industry in Coffs Harbour.

q News Of The Area Group Editor Douglas Connor, Client Account Manager Gaye Conway and owners Rochelle and Michael Wright at the Mid North Coast NSW Business Awards in September.

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Funding available to honour Coffs Coast veterans

By Andrea FERRARI

PROJECTS supporting Coffs Coast local veterans or boosting awareness of their role in Australia’s military history may be eligible for funding through the

Community Grants Program.

Coffs Coast community groups can now apply for $3,000 grants in a new round of funding which closes at 5pm on 11 November.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said

applications are open for the $100,000 Anzac Community Grants Program and he encourages locals to apply.

“Veterans past and present served to keep us safe and this is a great chance to recognise their

sacrifices, while enriching our communities,” Mr Singh said.

“Maybe it’s restoring a medals display cabinet, creating an interactive remembrance garden or researching a local veteran; let’s see what our community ideas and needs are.”

Grants cover four

categories:

• local community historical research and education;

• preservation or display of war memorabilia;

• public commemorative events; and

• support to members of the NSW veteran community.

Jane Sury, Community Liaison, Coffs Coast Legacy told NOTA, “A large part of my role in Legacy is building community awareness, not only of the sacrifice and service our veterans have made, but also the important role their families play.

“The ANZAC Community Grants program is a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness on the Coffs Coast as a large number of veterans choose to settle in our beautiful area.

“I would encourage anyone who works in this space to put your thinking cap on and apply for the Grant.”

Richard Kelloway, Senior Veterans Advocate for the Veterans Centre Mid North Coast told NOTA, “Veteran and family support across the

Help For The Flood Impacted

By Marian SAMPSON

OUR farmers and families across the state have been doing it tough due to the floods and the people of NSW have responded by donating their recycling Return and Earn credits to the cause.

Thanks to generous Return and Earn recyclers in NSW, not-for-profit GIVIT has raised more than $17,000 to support people affected by floods across NSW.

GIVIT has been featured on all Return and Earn machines in NSW since April this year, enabling anyone to donate their container refunds to help people impacted by the recent floods.

“This year we have seen people across the state devastated by the severe weather, and the funds donated to GIVIT through Return and Earn will help provide essentials such as food, clothes, and household goods to impacted families,”

said Danielle Smalley, CEO of Exchange for Change, scheme coordinator for Return and Earn.

After 16 October 2022, NSW recyclers can continue to support GIVIT’s flood appeal by using the donate feature on the Return and Earn app when returning containers at a Return and Earn machine.

“If you haven’t participated in container recycling with Return and Earn, now is a great time to start.

“Every little bit adds up to make a big difference to communities, as well as our local environment,” Ms Smalley said.

GIVIT CEO Sarah Tennant said that needs for people impacted by floods across New South Wales will continue for months.

“There are still more than 11,000 requests for assistance on the GIVIT platform for people affected

Blossoms in City Square

By Andrea FERRARI

CITY Square is looking bright and colourful in the centre of Coffs Harbour.

The Spring-time installation comprises nine new planter boxes which were commissioned from and hand-made by the volunteers at the Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed from recycled materials.

The floral displays will

be updated every six weeks by City of Coffs Harbour staff until the end of Summer.

This short-term activation is funded by the Coffs City Centre Masterplan Committee and is aimed at encouraging foot traffic and increasing the time people spend in Coffs City Centre this Spring/Summer season.

by this disaster,” said Ms Tennant.

“As these regions enter the recovery phase and people begin to move back into repaired homes, items such as furniture, washing machines and kitchen essentials are needed to help them get back on their feet.

“All money received by GIVIT will be used to purchase essential items,” she said.

More than eight billion containers have been returned for recycling through the network of 620plus return points across NSW since the scheme started, and over $35 million has been raised for charities and community groups via donations and fees from hosting return points.

For more information about Return and Earn visit www.returnandearn.org.au.

To download the Return and Earn app, search for ‘Return and Earn’ in the App Store.

Mid North Coast has taken a giant leap forward over the last two years.

“Six advocates in the Legacy OpShop in Coffs Harbour has grown to nineteen operating between Taree and Grafton.

“The Veterans Centre has become the Veteran Wellbeing Network.

“An ANZAC Community Grant is the perfect opportunity to increase the community’s understanding of veteran and family support.

“Network Advocates thank Gurmesh and his Parliamentary colleagues in Clarence, Oxley, Port Macquarie, and Myall Lakes for this great opportunity.”

Applications are open to individuals and not-for-profit organisations including local government authorities, nongovernment organisations, ex-service organisations and educational institutions.

Applications can be submitted online until 5pm on 11 November at www. veterans.nsw.gov.au/grants.

q The Return and Earn vending machine getting plenty of use. Photo: Marian Sampson.

q Veterans and Legacy members gathered recently on the National Day of Mourning for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Return and Earn has several ways that you can recycle drink bottles and cans including options like the over the counter services at Booral

and Bulahdelah, as well as larger self serve Return and Earn ending machines.

For those doing it though, Return and Earn

also offers Paypal credits and supermarket credit vouchers which can assist with managing the family budget.

q City Square is looking Spring-like with new planters, made by Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed volunteers.

q City of Coffs Harbour staff installing the nine new Spring-time planters.

LOCALSPORT

The Perfect Storm

By David WIGLEY

IT’S been a phenomenal week for the Northern Storm under 16s who bounced back from a first day loss and an injury crisis to finish the week crowned 2022 Champion of Champions (CoC), defeating Valentine FC 3-1 on penalties.

‘Cometh the hour, cometh the man’ was the mantra from the sidelines as the heroics of Storm goalkeeper Gurkirit Dhariwal, who saved three penalties, won the championship.

But there was little time to celebrate, only to recuperate, as their zone football semifinal against Coffs United beckoned less than 24 hours later.

In a roller coaster week, Storm coach Rob Newberry reflected on a tournament which started badly.

“After a 2-0 loss on day one we were confronted

with three games on day two with the bare 11 against two quality opposition teams in Alstonville FC and Valentine FC,” he said.

“At the end of the day we finished with two wins and a draw to book a final spot on day three.

“The final was against Valentine and the boys dug deep after conceding an early goal and were suffering from a lack of field position and possession.

“Against the run of play Benny Dove scored an equaliser with less than 10 minutes to go, holding on to force a penalty shoot out.

“Gurkirit Dhariwal saved three of their penalties and Taylan Kapakuya, Jono Summersell and Jonty Kadwell converted three,” said Newberry.

“The win meant a lot to the boys, especially the effort with no subs.

“I was pleased as the win was a bonus having entered the comp before realising it was just before the major semi final.”

With less than 24 hours to recover the Storm backed up to do it all again against the roaring Coffs United Lions.

“The boys then played Coffs Lions on Saturday, the legs were sore but the boys were buzzing from the CoC result,” he said.

“Coffs came out firing, landing an early goal before Storm equalised shortly after through a well constructed goal finished off by a deftly placed shot in the bottom corner by Matt Newberry.

“Coffs then scored again to go in at the break 2-1 up.

“Storm came out with the wind behind their backs in the second half and the game was fairly even before Coffs again slotted a nice shot to extend their lead to 3-1.”

Running on fumes, Storm coach Newberry explained how the team dug deep.

“Given the amount of football played over the last week, the team dug deep and found a wide running Riley

Elks on the right who made a run and was able to slot it calmly past the keeper to get back to 3-2.

Coffs golfers off to the Scramble Championship Final

By Aiden BURGESS

A TERRIFIC team from Coffs Harbour Golf Club have qualified for the biggest teams’ event in Australia.

The team of Jana Rothacker, Holly Adamson, Hayley Butler, Kerry Wilson and Brandon Connor qualified for The Scramble Championship Final, to be held at Sanctuary Cove in December.

The Scramble is a 4-person elimination Ambrose event held annually, and has cemented itself as Australia’s largest and most successful teams’ event with over 1,000,000 players participating in over 10,000 events over its 29-year history.

The Coffs Harbour Golf Club team qualified for the Championship Final by winning the Stage 2

regional final at the Palmer Coolum Golf Resort.

For Stage 2, a PGA Club Professional joins each qualifying team to form a 5-person team.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club PGA Professional Brandon Connor joined the team for Stage 2, with the team having a winning score of 54.7 winning by .3 of a point.

The Coffs Harbour team qualified for the regional final after winning the initial Stage 1 local event at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club, with a score of 58.125 winning by a full two points.

Brandon Connor shared with News Of The Area what made the team of five so successful in this year's Scramble.

“It was just a good mixture of players, and we complement each other

well,” he said.

“It’s a good range of handicaps, and we combined well as if someone made a mistake another player would make up for it.”

The Scramble Championship Final is played under a 54-hole tournament format, with the teams of four amateurs and one professional competing.

After 36 holes, the top half of the competition gets the chance to play with some Tour Professionals in their final round.

Previous Tour Pro’s to participate in the Championship Final have included Greg Norman, John Senden, Bubba Watson, Stuart Appleby, Peter O’Malley, Cameron Percy and Rod Pampling.

The four-day Championship Final

experience includes return airfares, four nights accommodation, all inclusive

kick outside the box.

“Benny Dove stepped up and was able to shoot around the wall and find the net to leave the scores.

“From another string of passes, Storm found striker Taylan Kapakuya who got through on goal drilling a fourth past the keeper.

“Storm were able to then cut off a number of runs from Coffs to eventually hold out winners 4-3 in an intense game.”

A few cold ones at their sponsor’s venue, the Moonee Beach Hotel, were put on ice as Newberry laced up the boots to play in the men’s third grade semi-final straight after.

The centre-forward helped the Storm to a 4-0 win over Nambucca in men’s division 3 to secure a place in the grand final in what has been a near perfect week for the Storm.

q The Coffs Harbour Golf Club team of Jana Rothacker, Holly Adamson, Hayley Butler, Kerry Wilson and Brandon Connor.

q Northern Storm under 16s were crowned 2022 Champion of Champions following a dramatic penalty shoot-out. Photo: David Wigley, Northern NSW Football.

“With some momentum, Storm had a couple of other chances before winning a free

q Northern Storm 16s celebrating in the sheds after defeating Coffs United for a place in the regional grand final. Photo: David Wigley, Northern NSW Football.

q Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Storm goalkeeper Gurkirit Dhariwal saving the first of three penalties to win the Champion of Champions. Photo: David Wigley, Northern NSW Football.

functions, Callaway and Adidas merchandise, and the chance to compete for the

title across three rounds (plus a practice round) in tournament conditions.

Mitch Walton Arrives Home at the Snappers

By David WIGLEY

COFFS Harbour Snappers have welcomed home Mitch Walton who has been announced as the men’s first grade and club coach for 2023.

Given Walton’s glittering playing career and coaching resume, junior president Paul Butcher is thrilled about the 2023 season.

“As a Coffs junior Mitch has an impeccable playing and coaching career both overseas and at the highest level in Australia,” said Butcher.

“What he has planned for

2023 is every club’s dream and it’s going to take our professionalism and club culture to the next level.”

The prodigal son is delighted to return home and help the Snappers up stream.

“It’s great to be back with my family this year and I am looking forward to 2023,” said Walton.

“We have a lot of great talent in our seniors and even more coming up through our juniors.

“Passing on rugby knowledge to those players to get the best from them is what being a coach is about.”

Walton has enjoyed a

distinguished playing career which started at the Snappers, rising all the way up to the Australian Barbarians.

The Snappers will benefit from Walton’s vast coaching experience which spans over eleven years of men’s, women’s and junior rugby.

The anticipation for the 2023 season has already started and Butcher can’t wait for things to kick off.

“The Coffs Harbour Snappers welcome Mitch and his family home.

“We can’t wait for the season 2023 starting with an all inclusive players, coaches/managers, parents, supporters and sponsors meeting,” he said.

Walton’s playing career highlights

2010: Norths (Sydney) 1st XV colts

2010-2011: Galashiels Scottish 1st division

2011-2015: Norths 1st XV Shute shield

2016: Southern Districts (Sydney) 1st XV shute shield

2016: NRC playing for Western Sydney Rams

2017-2022: RAN rugby union/league. ADF rugby union/League (skippered Navy and ADF union team)

2011-Present: Australian

Barbarians

Walton’s coaching career highlights

2011-2013: St Aloysius Prep firsts XV coach

2010-2012: Norths Junior rep backs coach (ages 1214s)

2020-2022: Burraneer womens 7s and 10s coach (3x shute shield sevens champs, Kiama sevens champs, Hamilton sevens champs to name a few)

2021: Under 15s Boys Southern Districts 7s coach (second at state titles)

Coffs Harbour to host Oztag Australian Junior Championships

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour is set to play host to Australia’s best junior Oztag players.

The 2022 Oztag Australian Junior Championships get underway on Friday at the Ce.x Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields.

The three-day event will see some of Australia’s top junior sides play off for national titles.

The Coffs Harbour Thunder junior representative teams will take part in the Girls 13, Girls 14, and Girls 17 competitions, as they take on the nation’s finest on home soil.

Thunder team manager Mel Cowgill said previous experience playing at the Australian Championships would be vital for the Coffs girls.

“The majority of the younger girls are playing

for either the third or fourth time round, so hopefully due to more experience they will have a good chance of hopefully getting a few wins,” she said.

“Our 17s have not had a lot of time training together, but many of the girls have played together now for quite a few years.

“Having mainly the same team as the last tournament will definitely help, the last team gelled extremely well, and the addition of a player from Queensland who played with the Australian team in the past is very exciting for our team.”

Coffs Harbour last hosted the Oztag Australian Junior Championships in February, after they were postponed from the year before.

Coffs Harbour will also host the Australian Senior Championships on 4-6 November.

Six-a-side returns to Mclean Street

By David WIGLEY

IT’S good news for summer football fans with seniors and juniors set to play this coming season at Mclean Street following disruptions over the past few years.

Tournament organiser

Noel Goodworth said it’s all systems go for this popular sporting event in Coffs Harbour.

"I'm stoked to be able to announce the return of senior competitions alongside our growing

junior competitions for 2022/23," he said.

“Coffs City United FC has hosted this competition for over 50 years and now caters for over one hundred teams each Tuesday night over the summer months.

“There is a real carnival

atmosphere at the ground due to so many families turning out to play or just watch the fast, tight action of the fun six-a-side football format.”

And it appears teams are willing to travel far and wide to get a piece of the

football action.

“This year we have attracted attention from a young Kempsey NPL team who see this competition as the best way to keep fit and keep in form during the off season.

“Some more good news

is that there will be no increase in fees this season.

“Players pay a one off fee for the twelve weeks of play that includes match and referee costs.

“Team nominations and player registrations are now open via the link on the CCUFC facebook page,” concluded Goodworth.

q The Coffs Harbour Thunder Girls 16s team at the previous Oztag Australian Junior Championships in Coffs Harbour.

q Luke Papparlado, Jeffrey Iro and Mitch Walton. Photo: supplied by Paul Butcher.

q Mitch Walton started his career at the Snappers and progressed to play for the Australian Barbarians.

q Mitch Walton in action for the Snappers.

North Coast Football under 16s win National Premier League title

By Aiden BURGESS

NEVER say die.

North Coast Football under 16s are the National Premier League Boys Northern NSW champions after a memorable come from behind win in their grand final against Maitland FC.

Down 2-0 at half-time, the North Coast Football representative side showed a never say die attitude to come back and tie the game, sending the season decider into extra-time.

A Loki Marchant header in the 82nd minute proved to be the match winner as the North Coast Football side won the NPL title with a 3-2 victory in their grand final at Lake Macquarie.

Two goals from Olly Angus-Brown in the second half locked the game at 2-2 after the 80 minutes, as the grand final headed into extratime in which the North Coast Football side would rise to the occasion.

The grand final win capped off a great season in which the North Coast Football side won 18 of their 24 matches.

Despite being down 2-0 at half-time, North Coast Football Player and Coach Technical Development Manager Alex Nolan was confident his side could still achieve grand final glory.

“I was confident we could come back, as it was just about belief as we’ve been down one or two goals before

this season and came back and won, like in our semifinal,” he said.

“They drew on that, and they kept their heads up and didn’t panic.

“At the start of the season we got a sports psychologist to work with them, and it was all about focusing on the process and not getting white line fever.”

Nolan summed up the under 16s successful season in five words.

“If I could sum it up, it would be A,B,C,D,E: Adaptable, brave, creative, determined, and enthusiastic.

“They've been the key themes this season, and that’s what we want to focus on with North Coast Football in the future.”

Men of League Foundation to host annual Derby Day

By Aiden BURGESS

AUSTRALIA’S biggest sporting charity the Men of League Foundation will be holding their annual Derby Day at the Coffs Harbour Racing Club on Saturday,

29 October.

The Derby Day will feature guest speakers including former Australian representative Kerry Boustead, former Penrith Panthers premiership player Brad Izzard, former

NSW and Balmain forward Neil ‘Bing’ Pringle, Steve Carter, Paul ‘Nobby’ Clarke, and international comedian Danny McMaster.

The Derby Day gets underway from 10.30am followed by a TAB race

meeting, and coincides with Sydney’s Golden Eagles Day.

Raffles and auctions will also be available, with all tickets pre-sold by contacting Peter Barrett on 0414 227 068 or Wendy

Barrett on 0419 894 432.

The Men of League Foundation was established in 2002, and provides assistance with everything from surgery, rehabilitation, equipment and specialist care to wellbeing visits to homes and hospitals to address social isolation and promote mental health.

Its mission remains to provide a wide range of wellbeing support and

referrals in a professional and timely manner to those within the rugby league community who are in genuine need and are unable to overcome that need within their own resources.

The Men of League Foundation cares for the men, women and children of the rugby league community with physical, financial and emotional support.

Coffs Harbour hosts opening round of the Australian National Futsal League

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour has hosted some of the best futsal teams in Australia.

Coffs Harbour Futsal hosted the opening round of the Australian National Futsal League at its centre in North Boambee Valley.

The region’s representative side the Mid North Coast Cougars took on visiting teams from across the country, which included teams from Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, and the ACT.

The Cougars started the event in fine fashion winning their opening game

5-4 against the Newcastle Warriors.

They continued their winning form with a 6-5 victory against the Sydneybased United Futsal.

The Cougars came back from big half-time deficits in both their victories.

Their third game was against a Newcastle Titans team who won the last Australian National Futsal League title, with the Mid North Coast team only going down 7-5.

The Cougars' form at the Coffs Harbour round impressed Australian National Futsal League commissioner Scott Gilligan.

“They’ve got big potential, considering they are a team that has only just been put together,” he said.

“The region has a lot of untapped potential, and they have most definitely shown they have the talent on the Coffs Coast.

“Other teams have said that Mid North Coast have surprised us, and they certainly made an impression in their first tournament.”

The Australian National Futsal League made its return after a seven-year hiatus with Coffs Harbour the first of five rounds.

The next round will be held in the ACT next month.

Woolgoolga to host Summer of Surf World Cup

By Aiden BURGESS

WOOLGOOLGA is set to host some of Australia’s finest surf sports athletes.

The Summer of Surf World Cup will be held over four big days of surf sports competition on 27-30 October at Woolgoolga Beach

The Summer of Surf World Cup will feature some of Australia’s finest surf lifesaving athletes as they compete in a number of events, including the ironman, surf ski, board, and swim races, as well as a range of team events.

The Summer of Surf World Cup gets underway with an International Sprint Challenge, which will see one athlete from each country competing in the Swim, Board, Ski and Ironperson to be declared the overall Summer of Surf World Cup International Sprint Challenge Champion.

The Summer of Surf

World Cup Open Ironman and Ironwoman Heats will be held the next day, to see who will have a shot at the Open Ironman and Ironwoman titles.

Saturday morning will see the open competitors finish up their heats, while the top juniors vie to qualify for finals.

The Summer of Surf

World Cup’s champions will be crowned on Saturday afternoon during the finals series.

The Summer of Surf World Cup is the opening event of the 2022/2023 Shaw and Partners Summer of Surf Series, with events taking place across Australia and New Zealand.

q The Mid North Coast Cougars futsal team.

COFFS COAST

Lions Crowned Champions of Champions

By David WIGLEY

COFFS City United under 14s were crowned the 2022 Champion of Champions in emphatic fashion following a penalty shoot-out against Alstonville last Friday.

The Lions started the tournament on the back foot going down against tough opposition from the north.

“We started against a very strong Alstonville side, winner of the Far North Coast under 14’s Competition,” said Lions coach Adam Wood.

“We had the majority share of possession but couldn’t convert.

“We missed a penalty and were caught out on the counter losing 1-0, certainly a wake up call for my side who

has a goal difference of +85.”

But a good night’s sleep was just the tonic for the Lions who improved as the tournament progressed.

“The boys slept on this loss and came out firing on Thursday disposing of Iona from Port Macquarie 4-0.

“We then played Byron Bay at lunch time, it was a pretty dire affair ending in a 0-0 draw.

“Not a lot of chances were created but we had the majority share of possession again.”

The Lions improved as the tournament progressed and saved their best for last.

“We started Day 3 level on points and goal difference with Byron Bay.

“We played the under 13s

from Coffs United and Byron were up against Iona.

“We were held by a very stubborn 13s side to go in at the break 0-0.

“Line up changes at halftime and a few quick fire goals led to us winning 5-0 and beating Byron on goal difference as they disposed of Iona 3-0.”

After making the grand final on goal difference they faced the team who defeated them on day one.

“We now had the final against Alstonville,” said Adam.

“We were evenly matched with Charlie Wood playing the midfield general for United with the class of Habeeb Edo and Humayun Khaksar making runs.

“Noah Light weaved his way into the box only for a cat-like reflex save from the Alstonville keeper to keep

them in it.

“Final whistle 0-0.”

With neither team giving an inch, the match was deadlocked and destined for a penalty shoot-out and the coach looked to the players for direction.

“After asking my players who was confident, we settled on our final five penalty takers.

“Captain Charlie Wood, Bayley Cavanagh Rose, Humayun Khaksar, Noah Light and Fadi Aldakh all scored their penalties to win the tournament 5-4 on penalties.

“Winning the Champion of Champions is an absolute honour, and the amount of Instagram posts the boys have done since winning has me thinking that they’re pretty happy too.”

A day later, following

a rain delayed season, the players returned to the same football pitch where they were crowned Champion of Champions only 20 hours earlier.

“The boys then backed up to play our semi-final against Woolgoolga the day after,” he said.

“The warm up was strictly stretching today and the boys were very flat, (with) three days of football in the sun, and now onto a major semi final you can see why.

“We started out of the gates slowly before a Charlie Wood run ending with a square ball to Bayley Cavanagh Rose for a tap in to ease the nerves.

“Three more first half goals to Woopi’s one has us in the break at 4-1.

“Four more goals in the second-half to their one again

had us winning 8-2.

“Fadi Aldakh continued his goalscoring run with four goals, Bayley Cavanagh Rose with three and Humayun Khaksar with one.”

“A well deserved break for the team (a week off) before taking on the winner of Coffs Tigers and Woopi in the grand final.”

After a rain affected season the coach is cherishing finishing the season on a high note.

“To say that I am proud of these boys is an understatement.

“They are an absolute pleasure to coach and make me happy to turn up to training every week.

“Sure, it feels like this season is dragging on a bit, but when you have a side like mine, you don’t really want it to end,” concluded Adam.

Allstars win Coffs Harbour Baseball Association championship

By Aiden BURGESS

ALLSTARS by name, all stars by nature.

The Coffs Harbour Allstars are the kings of Coffs Harbour baseball after a convincing grand final victory.

With the Major League Baseball playoffs just getting started, the Coffs Harbour Baseball Association season came to a close with its grand final day at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park fields.

The Coffs Harbour Allstars won the A-grade championship with a 12-6 grand final victory against the Sawtell/Toormina Dodgers.

The Allstars got out to an early lead, with the Dodgers coming back to tie the game at 3-3 in the 5th inning.

A big inning from the Allstars was pivotal, as they took a 9-3 lead which proved to be insurmountable.

Allstars pitcher Chris Cook highlighted how his side were able to achieve the grand final victory.

“Our 2-0 start in the first inning set the tone, and it’s always good to make them chase us,” he said.

“Just our consistency in the field and we kept putting the balls in play.

“We kept swinging and kept the score ticking over.

“It was our consistency and that everyone can step up and contribute.”

The Woolgoolga Bluesox won the B-grade grand final beating the Sawtell/ Toormina Dodgers.

The Coffs Harbour Allstars also won the Coffs Harbour Baseball Association’s club championship.

Derek Jordan was awarded the Association Person of The Year, while Finn McNicol was awarded the Steven Lee Memorial Association Junior of the Year.

q The Coffs Harbour Allstars A-grade winning side.

q Coffs City United were crowned under 14s 2022 Champion of Champions. Photo: David Wigley, Northern NSW Football.

q Father and Son, captain Charlie Wood and coach Adam Wood. Photo: David Wigley, Northern NSW Football.

News Of The Area

Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club

By Mandy TRENGOVE

CHRIS Sheridan and Elaine

Denner played Zeta Knight and Kerry Frail in the final of the Club Championship Pairs.

The score came down to the last end where Chris needed one to win and got two shots.

Final score C Sheridan, E Denner def Z Knight, K Frail 19/18

Results from Friday 30 September Open Pairs:

R Bailey, V Slater def C Lloyd, R Coffey 25/10.

S Bailey, D Walsh def D Hargraves, Y Schmidt 26/3.

S Campbell, C Treharne def

CEX Urunga Ladies Golf

By Lois MILHAM

WEDNESDAY 5 October Stabl

eford

K Dunn, L Loader 19/15.

J Rodwell, M Starr def C Venturi, J Kennedy 17/16.

G Staunton-Latimer, G Duffey def E Kidd, C England 24/13.

P Lilly, H Slater def M Holding, J Phillips 25/15.

V Maher, S Betts def D Futcher, P Russell 24/12.

Results from Friday 7 October Open Pairs:

S Stirling, J Slater def P Poulton, E Kidd 25/13.

C Irvine, J Bishop def D Nutchey-Robinson, M Muscat 20/14.

T Rhodes, G Duffey def J Rodwell, M Starr 15/12.

L Loadsman, K Dunn def C

Medal Stroke Sponsor: CEX Club

Winner: D.Lindsay (33) Nett 70

Runner Up: F.Jones (27) Nett 71

Putts: R.Telford 30 putts

Winner: J.Tierney (31)

37pts

Runner Up: L.Milham (25)

36pts

NTP: J.Tierney

Balls: J.Tierney, L.Milham, D.Navin, L.Guest

Friday 7 October Monthly

Park Beach Men’s Bowling Club

By Bruce WORBOYS

MEN’S Championship Handicap Pairs

Semi Finals: R Aitken, K Morrison d R Oakley, T Blow 16 – 15, J Phillips, C Jones d M Berube, C Daley 24 – 22.

Finals: J Phillips, C Jones d R Aitken, K Morrison 18 – 17.

Social Triples Tuesday 4 October: M England, E Kidd, C England d D Francis, S

Coffs Harbour District Darts Association

By Ray BEASLEY

COFFS Harbour District Darts Association at Sawtell RSL Club

Winter Comp

Monday 10 October Thunderstruck def Bull Rush 8-1

Warriors def Misfits 6-3

Just the Tip def Surgical Steel 6-3

100s: Donna (1) Karen (1)

Coffs Harbour Mon day Vets

By Vicki SILVER

38 MEMBERS played a nine hole 333 game as follows:

Winners Jean O’Connor and Les Rollins 29 c/b

Bev Miles and Noel Fram 29

Vicki Silver and Jim Mc Intosh 26 c/b

Congratulations to the winners.

Ball Comp - chocolates sponsored by Rick Jenkins (or if you left early a ball)

Garry Silver and David Haynes 26

Balls: D.Lindsay, F.Jones, L.Guest, S.McLean, R.Telford, M.Cooper, S.Valentine

Congratulations to all the winners.

It is pleasing to see so many ladies playing in our competitions, and the rain is leaving us alone.

Campbell, R Aitken 25 – 16.

P Booth, M Berube, D Orchard d H Slater, B Kelly, P Lilly 26 – 14.

J Long, D Peake, J Long d M Hopes, J Wilcox, D Valen tine 22 – 12.

P Woodsell, E Crestani, L Morris d T Wisely, R Wisely, K Kaaden 18 – 12.

T O’Halloran, A Dor rington, D Hull d G Wil liams, R Beaumont, R Shephard 19 – 15.

D Wilson, S McAviney, B Nicholson d A Worboys, B Worboys, P North 24 – 13.

G Skinner, J Thorn, D Condon d T Gordon, C

Shirley (1) Teegan (1) Ben (1) Bob (1) Chris K (3) Clayton (1) Craig (3) Dave (1) Jeremy (4) Nathan (6) Ricky (3) Rob (3) Sam (1) Sean (1) Steve R (3) Tim (5) Tory (2)

Joan Levingston and Gil lian Tschaunt 25 Betty Peen and Margaret Webb 24 c/b

Nearest the pins: 12th Hole Marlene Brad ley and Noel Frame 15th Hole Kirsty Arthur and George Savige

Next week we are play ing at Pacific Bay - if you wish to play please contact me asap so I can add you to the draw.

No golf for Monday Vets 24 October due to the Festival of Golf but room to play in the 9 hole medley on Wednesday 26 Octoberbook in with reception for a cost of $12.00.

Venturi, J Kennedy 23/17.

G Staunton-Latimer, G Charmers def C Treharne, S Campbell 29/14.

C Lloyd, S Bailey, D Walsh drew with M Holding, R Coffey, J Phillips 14/14.

T Welsh, C Garrett drew with C Jones, C Jones 18/18.

M Berube, H Slater def D Futcher, P Russell 22/12.

R Oakley, V Slater def M England, C England 37/9.

T Monck, M Monck def A Worboys, L McLeod 23/8.

R DeMeio, M DreMeio def D Hargraves, Y Schmidt 17/7.

Good luck to the Grade 2, 3 and 4 Pennants Teams travelling to Yamba next week.

Coffs Harbour Rugby

By Bruce WORBOYS

OVER 200 people gathered on Friday 30 September to celebrate an amazing con tribution to Rugby Union in Coffs Harbour.

Des Hoy, a founding member of Coffs Harbour Rugby, was honoured for 52 years of service to all facets of rugby on the Mid North and Far North Coast.

The tribute was sched

Jones, J Phillips 23 – 13.

A Orr, K Williams, R Lane d J Rodwell, M Proud, P Rambow 24 – 21.

D Catlin, R Host, J Bish op d C McLeod, P Crockett, J Robinson 24 – 14.

Men’s Triples Thursday 6 October:

P Woodsell, J Bennett, L Morris d S Kidred, S Bloom field, G Kidred 17 – 13.

J McLeod, P Newman d N Dean, A McKee 20 – 19.

J Eding, N Condon, G Colman d P Jenkins, G How ard, D Hyde 19 – 17.

C Weatherall, D Valen tine, R Aitken d B Worboys,

Trevor (2) Tye (3)

High pegs: Donna (58) Chris K (80) Jeremy (80)

Micheal (74) Steve R (63)

Tory (58)

Leaderboard: Warriors 82 Just the Tip 78

Thunderstruck 75 Surgical Steel 62 Bull Rush 48 Misfits 28

Coffs C.ex Golf

By Graeme ROBERTSON

COFFS C.ex Golf played on Sunday 9 October at Nambucca Heads Golf Club.

Single Stableford:

Winner: Dave Curtis 38 Pts.

Runner up: Warick Wallace 37 Pts on a c/b.

Ball Winners: Jose Cara vante 37, Alan Baylis 36, Brian Prentice 30, Steve Robinson 28, Troy Henderson 22.

NTP’s: 8th Jose Caravante, 13th Jose Caravante.

Chip-Ins: Jose Caravante.

Next game is a Single Stabl eford on Sunday 23 October at Dorrigo Golf Club.

Fourth Round of Australia vs Rest of World.

uled for 2020 to celebrate 50 years of rugby, however like many things 3 postpone ments stretched it out to 22 years (not out).

A founding member of the Snappers, Des has also been involved at Zone level with both Far North Coast and Mid North Coast.

He has coached Club and representative teams includ ing two seasons with NSW Country in the early 1980’s.

Des was also the driving force in establishing the

G Skinner, A Pike

M Lee, B Trotman, M Clark d K Topham, J Robin son, R Harris 19 – 17.

P Booth, M Barube, D Orchard d S Cawford, P Wirth, D Wilson 23 – 22.

J Long, N McKee, J Swan d M Star, G Power, D Condon 24 – 17.

T Gordon, R Host, J Bishop d B Hardwick, R Kelly, K Morrison 22 – 14.

W Moore, R Lane, R Shephard d L Frail, S Cook, M Moppett 17 – 12.

T Wisely, R Wisely, K Kaaden d P North, J Dunn, B Garner 23 – 14.

Coffs Table Tennis Club

By Dale ALLEN

TABLE Tennis Results Friday 7 October:

Division 1: Arpit Pathak d Gerard Martin 3/0, Reece Baker d Dale Allen 3/1, Arpit Pathak d Dale Allen 3/2, Gerard Martin d Reece Baker 3/1, Gerard Martin d Dale Allen 3/1, Reece Baker d Arpit Pathak 3/2.

Winner: Arpit Pathak from Reece Baker.

Division 2: Troy Prystasz d Steve Frawley 3/2, Robert Campbell d Stephen Bjerking 3/0, Troy Prystasz d George Ruaporo 3/1, Steve Fraw

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

By Geoffrey HART

5 OCTOBER - Howard St Rim fire Range.

The 30m Field Class match was conducted with 29 partici pants.

Master Grade: Ben R 96.7, Alan Phillips 93.9, Jake Buckley 93.3, John Lambert 75.4, A Grade: Stuart D 98.8, Daniel Finlay 89.6, David Frampton 87.3, Phillip Payne 85.2, Jon

Southern Cross Union Mar lins in the 1990’s, which has given Coffs Harbour two very strong Clubs from Juniors through to 1st Grade.

Speakers on the night included former Coffs and NSW Waratahs Coach Dick Laffan, former team mates Garry Munday and Graeme Lockett, Coffs Representa tive players Peter Kennedy and Dwayne Vignes, and Paul Butcher representing the current Snappers and Junior Crusaders.

D Catlin, L Miles, R O’Keefe d A Taylor, P McLachlan, T Welsh 20 –16.

B Williams, R Beaumont, B Kelly d T O’Halloran, A Dorrington, D Hull 24 - 10.

Park Beach Bowling Club conducts free bowls lessons every Saturday morning, weather permit ting, from 9.00am.

All ages and skill levels are welcome.

Please put your name down at Club reception by 5.00pm Friday to make sure you don’t miss out.

ley d Stephen Bjerking 3/1, Stephen Bjerking d George Ruaporo 3/2, Steve Frawley d Robert Campbell 3/2, Robert Campbell d George Ruaporo 3/0, Troy Prystasz d Stephen Bjerking 3/0, George Ruaporo d Steve Frawley 3/0, Troy Prystasz d Robert Campbell 3/1.

Winner: Troy Prystasz from Robert Campbell.

Division 3: Char Berglund d Lachlan Dierkx 3/0, Sharee Templeton d Darren Morgan 3/1, King McKie d Lachlan Dierkx 3/0, Char Berglund d Darren Morgan 3/0, King McKie d Darren Morgan 3/1, Char Berglund d Sharee Templeton 3/1, King McKie d Sharee Templeton 3/1, Darren

Brown 82.1, B Grade: Mem ber-677 86.3, Johan Greyling 85.2, Michelle D 81.2, Ashley R 79.0, Member-440 77.3, Doug Young 72.2, C Grade: Zach Noble 85.1, Jonathon Mackay 81.2, Jacob Harvey 78.1, Member-817 72.2, Anton K 72.2, Reyna Noble 72.1, Kevin Mackay 72.0, Cooper Finlay 65.0, Mitch Upton 50.1, Brendon P 42.0, Wendi H 40.2, Keegan E 30.0, Tanya E 26.0, Visitors: Sieanna Pittman 45.0, OPEN Sights: John Lambert 93.5, Doug Young 93.2, Ashley

The final spot of the night went to the Hoy family.

Son’s Robert, Ross, Brendan and David shared stories, as did Narelle, before giving Des a final right of reply.

Five decades of Rugby came together to acknowl edge Des and Narelle, with a great history lesson along the way.

Thanks to everyone for supporting the evening and Congratulations to Des and Narelle.

Safety Beach Golf Club

SAFETY Beach Golf Club

5 October 18 Hole Stableford

Sponsor Coffs Coast Sports

Physio

Winner: R. Turner 40 cb

Runner: up D. Watson 40 3rd: J. Anderson 39 cb 4th: T. Bettison 39

8 October 18 Hole Stableford

Winner: M. Watson 41

Runner up: J. Brennan 40

3rd: P. Hopkins 39 cb 4th: W. McFarlane 39 5th: C. Ayres 38 cb

Morgan d Lachlan Dierkx 3/1, King McKie d Char Berglund 3/2, Sharee Templeton d Lachlan Dierkx 3/0.

Winner: King McKie from Char Berglund.

Division 4: David McGrath d Stella Prystasz 3/0, Abe Bjerking d Divan Swart 3/0, Boyd McGregor d Stella Prystasz 3/0, David McGrath d Divan Swart 3/0, Boyd McGregor d Divan Swart 3/1, David McGrath d Abe Bjerking 3/0, Boyd McGregor d Abe Bjerking 3/0, Stella Prystasz d Divan Swart 3/0, Boyd Mc Gregor d David McGrath 3/0, Abe Bjerking d Stella Prystasz 3/1.

Winner: Boyd McGregor from David McGrath.

R 90.3, Stuart D 89.5, Ben R 87.2, Michelle D 48.0

The 50m F-Class match was conducted with fourteen participants.

Jake Buckley 199.13, Daniel Finlay 198.11, Johan Greyling 195.5, Member-677 194.8, Ashley R 194.6, Alan Phillips 193.8, Jon Brown 191.4, Cooper Finlay 185.4, Ja cob Harvey 183.3, Reyna Noble 183.1, David Frampton 181.3, Zach Noble 176.7, Mitch Upton 169.3, Wendi H 154.3

q Chris and Elaine with Zeta and Kerry.

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

IGA Jetty Supermarket

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

Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club

By Marilyn ELY

STABLEFORD Shootout Qualifier was the game of the day at Safety Beach golf course on 4 October for 25 lady starters.

Very chilly wind but that didn’t deter the players and good scores were recorded.

Winner was Aileen McFarlane with 37pts, 1st runner up Leanne Clark 34pts, 2nd runner up Merryl Kyburz 33pts on c/b from Lyn Reilly.

NTP 4th Teresa King, 9th Kerry Slater, 11th Penny Andrews.

Sawtell Veterans Golf

By Andy CARROLL

RESULTS for 10 October

9 Hole Stroke Net 27 Starters

Ladies: Chris Anderson 25, Lesley Kimber 27, Lorraine Lacey 30, Carol Pye 31.

Men: Cliff Hutchings 22, Ian Reyn olds 25 c/b, Terry Rumble 25 c/b.

Sawtell Golf

4 OCTOBER Stableford

A: Craig Gardner 38c/b, Warren Johnstone 38.

B: Simon Shipman 39, Dieder Galas 37c/b.

C: Ian Lightfoot 37, Les Davis 36c/b.

Balls to 34c/b.

NTP 7 A: David James, B: Nigel Flett, C: Barry Worboyes.

NTP 11 A: Joey Franck (pro pin), B: Rick Filby, C: Gary Klaus 5/10 Stableford 1-9 Chris Anderson 20, Narelle Foy 19.

Balls to 18 Stableford Hermie McGuire 30c/b, Brenda Connors 30.

Balls to 29c/b 6/10 Play 9

COFFS COASTNews Of The Area

Thank you Janelle Coleman for donating the raffle won by Jan Weiley.

The competition year is slipping away with the Medal of Medals still to be decided, AGM and The Greens Final Shootout Day to be conducted then on the first Tuesday in December, Christmas party and Presentation of trophies to all worthy winners.

Always an exciting and fun part of the long year and we look forward to releasing some of the stress caused by the unpredictabilities of the past eleven months.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Ladies

By Helen RHODES

TUESDAY 4 October - Single Stabl eford 9 Hole Competition with 36 starters.

A Grade - Jane Cooper 20, Jo Cor rigan 19 c/b.

B Grade - June Curry 16 c/b, Barb Withers 16 c/b.

David Knudsen 22, Terence Rumble 19c/b.

Balls to 18c/b

7/10 Stableford Craig Gardner 32c/b.

Balls to 32c/b 8/10 Stableford Linda Rankin 19, Charmaine Ed wards 18c/b, Bronwyn Nicholson 18.

Balls to 17c/b.

NTP Charmaine Edwards.

Saturday Sal Jane Roser 8/10 Stroke

A: Chris Neal 67, Steven Oberleu ter 68.

B: Chris Turnbull 69c/b, Simon Shipman 69.

C: Col O’Connor72, Clayton Clarke 73c/b.

Balls to 74c/b.

Gross A: Cameron Pollard 75c/b, B: Richard Johnson 85, C: Peter Watt 94c/b.

NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Sandra Dollin, Barb Withers, 6th Jo Corrigan, Barb Withers.

Wednesday - no golf due to wet weather.

Saturday 8 October - Single Stabl eford with 45 starters

Suzanne McOrist 35 c/b, Gloria Thomas 35, Trish Lemin 34 c/b.

NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Machelle Nichol, 6th Jo Symons, 12th Mandy Darley.

NTP 7 A: Paul McHugh, B: Richard Johnson (pro pin), C: Karl Taylor.

NTP 11 A: Paul McHugh, B: Simon Shipman, C: Brian McKellar.

NTP 15 Trent Mitchell

9/10 Foursomes Championships (sponsored by Pillars Care)

Paul McHugh and Bronwyn Morgan 130, Rod and Chris Constable

Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT

ON Tuesday 4 October, 63 golfers competed in a single stableford event at Nambucca Island Golf Club.

Winner: Shadley Fataar 39, 1st runner up Steve Ward 38 c/b, 2nd run ner up Rod Graham 38 c/b, 3rd runner up Brad Nesbitt 38.

Champion of Champions

Western Phoenix in the grand final. Sawtell FC finished third in the under 12s boys competition with a

The Champion of Champions tournament brings together the best youth community football teams from across Northern NSW Football’s seven Member Zones top competitions, to challenge for the title of Champion of Champions in their age group.

A number of North Coast Football teams won their respective Champion of Champions competitions.

Northern Storm won the under 12s girls competition beating Port United 4-0 in the final.

Bellingen FC won the under 16s girls title with a 1-0 victory against Coffs City United in the final.

Both the Coffs City United under 14s boys and Northern Storm under 16s boys won their titles in penalty shootouts.

Coffs City United beat Alstonville FC after their match finished at 0-0 after regulation time, while the Northern Storm beat Valentine FC in a penalty shootout after finishing 1-1.

Coffs City United finished runners up in the under 13s competition going down 2-0 to

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

By Ken MASON

SAWTELL RSL Snooker Club Tuesday

4 October 2022:

Main Draw Winner: Dennis Fogarty

Runner up: Rizwan Rashidi

Consolation Winner: Zane DaveyNewman Runner up: Ken Mason

131.

Nett Allan Robertson and Pam O’Sullivan 105, Brian and Karen Wil son 110,5. 18 nett Steve Harrod and Glenys Davidson 71.

Gross 18 Scott and Kate Pollard 91c/b.

Balls to 76.5 c/b

NTP’s: 5th Col Osland, 8th Robert Peel, 13th Ross Donnelly, 18th Linne Street.

Ball run to 32 pts.

Also on the day, 28 golfers com peted at Sawtell Golf Club in a single stableford.

Winner: Peter Vernon 37, 1st runner up Hilton Humphries 36, 2nd runner up Allene Stanton 35 c/b.

NTP’s: 7th Julie Mitchell, 11th Ber nie Axford (no one on 3rd & 15th). Ball run to 32 pts.

2-1 win against Valentine FC. North Coast Football’s Champion of Champions winners

will now look to continue their success in this month’s Coffs Coast community finals series, with the grand finals to be held on Saturday, 22 October at the Ce.x Coffs International Stadium.

q Aileen McFarlane with runner up Merryl Kyburz.

STORY STARTS on BACK COVER, Page 48

q Northern Storm under 12s girls celebrate their Champion of Champions win.

June Patricia Davies

05.06.1928 – 03.10.2022

Devoted wife of Pip (dec.), much loved mother and mother-in-law of Martin & Anne and Paul (dec.) & Julie, and loving grandmother and great grandmother of many.

Aged 94 years

In God’s Care – Always Loved

The Funeral Service to celebrate June’s life was held on Thursday 13th October in Melbourne. If you would like to watch this service, you can go to https://heritagefunerals.com.au/client-videos/

A Service of Thanksgiving for June’s life will be held later (to be announced) in Coffs Harbour.

Heritage & Heritage Funerals

MASHMAN Lorna Elizabeth

7th October 2022, passed away peacefully at home. Dearly beloved wife of Ron (dec’d). Loved mother of Brian and Stephen. Cherished nan of Chad, Kris, Danielle and ‘great-nana Mashman’ of Jack, Akasha, Ella-Grace, Macey and all the Mashman & Edwards families.

Aged 95 Years

Reunited With Her Beloved Husband Ron

Lorna’s Funeral Service was held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

FISHER, Patrick

4th October 2022, passed away peacefully at RFBI Nursing Home, Coffs Harbour. Formerly of Brisbane and originally from Aubagne, France.

Son of Madi Rubeffat (dec’d). Much loved husband of Patience (dec’d). Loved father of Claire Bickle. Step-dad of Roland, Warren, Shaun Farmer and Kerry Anderson. Grandfather & greatgrandfather of all their children. Patrick was a keen student of life who enjoyed travel and good conversation. Apart from his wife, Patrick’s next passion was the sport of Pétanque, something he enjoyed greatly. The family wishes to express their gratitude to the nursing team and staff at the RFBI Nursing Home for the care and compassion given to Patrick during his stay, especially during the last few weeks.

Aged 73 Years

Au Revoir Petit Patou

A private family Funeral Service was held for Patrick in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

MOFFATT Rita Gertrude

27th September 2022, passed away peacefully. Much loved mother of Frank, Janice, Brian, Wendy and Tom. Nana, great-nana, sister, aunt, mother-in-law and friend, loved and missed by all.

Aged 93 Years Forever In Our Hearts

Rita was privately cremated at Hogbin Drive Crematorium, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

CONTACT US

NEWMAN, Coral Maud

Passed away peacefully, 22nd September, 2022 at home with family, late of Woolgoolga. Loving wife of Barry, cherished mother & mother-in-law of Christine (dec’d), Robert & Jane, Kathryn & Roberto, Malcolm & Angela. Grand-mother to Ellise, Grace, Bryce & Jed.

Aged 90

As per family wishes was privately cremated at Hogbin Drive Crematorium, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

In the caring hands of ALLIED FUNERAL HOME

West High Street, Coffs Harbour Ph: 6651 2363

WATT, Heather Jean

Formerly of Coffs Harbour, Gloucester and Arrawarra Headland. Dearly loved Wife of Keith (decd). Loving Mother and Mother-in-law of Leslie and Robyn, Trevor and Anne, Lorraine (decd) and David, Susan and Graham, and Howard and Lisa. Dearly loved Nan to her 15 Grandchildren and 21 Great-Grandchildren.

Passed away peacefully 6 October 2022 AGED 96 YEARS

A Service has been held.

RIVERVIEW FUNERALS 59 River St Maclean, NSW 2463 (02) 6645 2699

WHELAN Maisie Joan ‘May’

25.10.1931 - 08.10.2022

Aged 90 Years

Late of Sawtell. Dearly loved and dedicated wife of Murray (dec’d). Dearly loved sister of Charlie (dec’d) Shirley (dec’d), June (dec’d), Richard, Jan, Helen and Ruth. Dear sister-in-law of Heather and Elizabeth. Loved aunty to 17 nieces & nephews. Very special to Roma and Marion. Maisie

privately cremated as

BASSEY, Jean Marilyn

8th October 2022, peacefully at Baringa Private Hospital, late of Bellingen. Much loved wife of Roger. Loving mum of Darren, Debbie (dec’d), Danny and Kerrie. Grandmother of their families.

Aged 79

Will Be Sadly Missed And Always Remembered. Whilst You Dance Amongst The Flowers May Your Heart Forever Sing.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Jean’s Requiem Mass to be celebrated in Holy Name Catholic Church, Urunga on Thursday 20th October 2022, commencing at 11.00 am, thence for interment in Urunga Lawn Cemetery, Urunga.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999 Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

BURNS, Brian John

10th October 2022, passed peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus.

Much loved husband of Dorothy. Loving father & father-in-law of Russell & Debbie and Roslyn & Tony. Adored grandad of 5 grandchildren & 20 great-grandchildren. Brian will be sadly missed by all of his extended family and many friends.

Aged 86 Years Rest In Peace

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Brian’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 20th October 2022, commencing at 11.30 am, thence for private burial.

Brian’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

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Dudley Avon

11th October 2022, passed peacefully at Legacy Nursing Home, Coffs Harbour. Much loved husband of Helen (dec’d). Cherished father of Matt, Bec, Ash and their partners. Adored poppy of Ethan, Paige, Adam and Elliott. Dudley will be sadly missed by all that knew him.

Aged 89 Years Forever In Our Hearts

Relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of Dudley’s life to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Friday 21st October 2022, commencing at 11.30 am. Dudley’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

Kevin Douglas Cosgrove

10th October 2022

Late of Repton. Much loved husband of Pauline, adored father of Pip, brother to Marion and Bernard (dec) and uncle/greatuncle to Claire, Gayle, Susan and Stephen (dec), Charlotte and Scarlett.

Aged 71 Years

Gone Fishing

Relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of Kevin’s life on Saturday, 22nd October 2022 at 2pm in the Raleigh Hall, Walter Street, Raleigh. Come along with your stories and memories. Please park on the tennis court if possible.

William (Bill) Watson

10th October 2022

Passed peacefully at Calvary The Brelsford Aged Care. Late of Coffs Harbour. Much loved partner of Jane. Loving father to Adrian and Louise, and step-father to Tony, Debbie, Jenny and Jeanette. Grandad to Aleisha, Cory, Mitchell and Ashleigh. A long time member of the local Rock ‘n’ Roll community, The Historical Radio Society of Australia (North Coast Chapter) and Coffs Harbour Veteran and Vintage Car Club. Remembered fondly by family and friends.

Aged 77 Years

At Peace

For catering purposes

to 0411 145 007 or 0434 644 196.

lieu of flowers

donate to the cancer charity of your choice.

VICTOR

Molly Sawtell (Charters)

Late of Mango Hill QLD, formerly from Coffs Harbour and Dorrigo

away peacefully with family by her side

4th October 2022

Aged 94 years

Beloved wife of Lindsay (Dec) loving mother to Maurice (Dec), Stewart, Kevin and Kerry Mother-in-law of Kathy, Lyn and Teresa Much loved Nan to Louise, Vicki, Tammy, Rebecca, Belinda, Daniel, Jeffrey, Kristin and Kelly

Great Nan and Great Great Nan to their families Cherished sister to Kathleen (Dec), Eileen, Peter and Lillian (Dec) Loved Aunt to many nieces and nephews Loved and In Our Hearts Family and Friends are kindly invited to attend Molly’s service at Albany Creek Memorial Park The Garden Chapel, 400 Albany Creek Road Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035 on Friday 14th October at 1.30 pm

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Bill’s funeral service to be held on Saturday, 15th October 2022 at 10am in the Chapel of the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Coramba Road, Karangi.

who cannot attend are invited to view

the link is available on the

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MONDAY

CELEBRITY LETTERS AND NUMBERS

SBS, 7.30pm

GARDENING AUSTRALIA

ABC, 7.30pm

Bearded host Costa Georgiadis’s enthusiasm and passion for greenery and community spirit can fill anyone’s cup with joy and optimism – and you might even learn a thing or two about horticulture. Tonight, Georgiadis meets a turf technician to learn about creating nature’s green carpet. Jerry Coleby-Williams also visits a cloister garden and Sophie Thomson learns a topiary technique to give outdoor space the wowfactor.

FRIDAY, October 14

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.05 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Savage River. (Final, Mlv, R)

1.55 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R)

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 Think Tank. (R)

5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane Edmanson visits a production nursery.

8.30 Frankly. Fran Kelly chats with Em Rusciano, Hannah Carroll Chapman and Dr Saul Griffith.

9.10 Doc Martin. (Final, Ma, R) Martin rushes to Ruth’s. Preparations for Morwenna and Al’s wedding do not go to plan.

9.55 Annika. (Ma, R) A case takes the team to the Isle of Bute.

10.45 ABC Late News.

11.00 Summer Love. (Ml, R) 11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Some very funny guests are dropping to take part in this light-hearted game show this week, as comedians Gen Fricker, Harley Breen and Concetta Caristo put their brains to the test. Host Michael Hing always keep things bright and breezy and the affable David Astle and Lily Serna (right) inject plenty of wit and wisdom along the way. Fricker and Breen might have a tough time defeating Caristo, a veritable veteran of the show now, with this being her fifth appearance so far as a contestant. Expect plenty of laughs and sharp banter as the trio battle it out to win the episode’s prestigious prize – a single volume of the long-defunct Oceaniapaedia encyclopedia.

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MONDAY GHOSTS

TEN, 9.40pm

Ghosts is one of those rare beasts – a US adaptation of a British series that is actually good. With a great cast and superb writing, season two of this quirky comedy finds Sam (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) finally having opened Woodstone Manor as a bed and breakfast, but after leaving a bad impression on their first guests, they also fall foul of a notoriously grumpy couple who delight in giving bad reviews to hotels online. Left with no choice, Sam turns to her spectral friends to ensure their business gets a five-star rating. Instantly as funny as the first season, this show is guaranteed to keep you in high spirits throughout.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG)

10.00 Breaking The Biz. (PG, R) 10.40 Looby. (Mln) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Truth

About Fat. (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)

3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Secrets Of The Lost Liners. (PG)

8.30 Good With Wood. (PG)

9.25 World’s Greatest Hotels: Browns, London. (PGn, R)

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Das Boot. (MA15+s, R)

11.45 Red Election. (MA15+av, R)

3.25 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (PG, R)

4.25 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Lost In Paradise. (2015, Madv, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs heads to Gippsland to meet Luana and the people involved with All Abilities Netball.

8.30 MOVIE: Ladies In Black. (2018, PGl, R) A young woman learns about life and love while working at a department store in ’50s Sydney. Angourie Rice, Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor. 10.45 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (MA15+l, R) Chef Colin Fassnidge sets out to help restaurants that are in distress in just five days. 12.00 Kiss Bang Love. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Dating List. (2019, PGa, R) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG)

3.00 Tipping Point. (PG)

4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Gorilla. (PGm) Two gorillas are brought to the hospital.

8.30 MOVIE: Apollo 13. (1995, PGl, R)

Three NASA astronauts find their lives in danger after a potentially catastrophic explosion. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton.

11.20 MOVIE: The Beguiled. (2017, Mas, R)

1.05 Cross Court. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Take Two. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Living Room. Baz and Amanda take a mini road trip.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 Just For Laughs. (Ml, R) Stand-up comedy featuring Demi Lardner, Guy Montgomery and Dave Thornton.

10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne. 10.30 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival.

11.00 The Project. (R)

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

SATURDAY,

Breakfast.

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00

Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Vera.

R) 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PGl, R)

Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

Landline. (R)

Armadillo: Narrated By David Attenborough. (PG, R)

6.10 Extraordinary Escapes: Philippa Perry. (PG) Presented by Sandi Toksvig.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R)

The police are stunned by another murder.

8.30 The Capture. (Mlv) In the wake of a shocking broadcast hack, Carey must work out who is responsible and whom she can trust.

9.30 Summer Love. (Ml, R) Two sisters spend a night at a holiday house.

10.00 Savage River. (Final, Mlv, R) Miki makes a discovery.

11.00 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) A surgeon is murdered in hospital. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens. (PG) 10.00 Earth’s Sacred Wonders. (PG) 11.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Superbike World C’ship. Round 9. 3.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Challenge Cup series. Round 6. 4.40 KGB: The Sword And The Shield. (PGav, R) 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

Greatest Train Journeys From Above. (PG)

Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG)

Mysteries Of The Sphinx. (PGa, R)

Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M, R)

MOVIE: Bleed For This. (2016, Malnv, R)

MOVIE: Destroyer. (2018, MA15+lsv, R)

Food Safari. (R)

Bamay. (R)

World English News Morning.

France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Everest Day and Caulfield Cup Day.

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 box reveals something frightening.

7.30 MOVIE: 2012. (2009, Mlv, R)

A man tries to protect his family when a cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. His plan centres on the ravings of a conspiracy theorist, who claims the government is prepared to protect a select group of people. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

10.40 MOVIE: The Wolverine. (2013, Mlv, R) Wolverine is summoned to Japan. Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee. 1.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00

Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Rivals.

1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Cross Court. 2.00 My Way. (R) 2.30 Animal Embassy. (R) 3.00 Heart

Of The Nation. (PGam) 4.30 Garden Gurus.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Homecoming. (2017, Mv, R) Peter Parker tries to balance his life. Tom Holland, Michael Keaton.

10.10 MOVIE: Assassin’s Creed. (2016, Malv, R) A condemned man relives his ancestors’ memories. Michael Fassbender.

12.05 MOVIE: A Friend’s Obsession. (2018, Mav, R)

1.40 Cross Court. (R)

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. (R) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 18. Australian Grand Prix. Qualifying. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (Final) 5.00 News.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) The lifeguards push each other to their limits.

7.00 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions.

8.00 My Life Is Murder. (Ma, R) Alexa’s investigation into the death of a surfing champion finds her back at an old childhood haunt.

9.00 Ambulance. (Ma) A call involving a man threatening to take his life takes priority for the North West Ambulance Service.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Authentic. (PG)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

SUNDAY, October

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked. (PG, R) 3.30 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 4.30 Question Everything. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Frankly. (R)

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Spicks And Specks. (Final, PG) Hosted by Adam Hills.

8.30 Significant Others. (Premiere, Mdl) Estranged siblings are reunited after one of them disappears, leaving behind two teenage children.

9.25 Silent Witness. (Ma) Nikki calls on Adam’s expertise.

10.25 The Newsreader. (Final, Ml, R)

11.15 Shetland. (Mal, R)

12.15 The Heights. (PG, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.15 The Recording Studio. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens. (PG) 10.00 The World From Above. (Return) 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Countdown To Qatar 2022. 3.30 Sportswoman. (R) 4.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Battle On The Border. 5.10 Going Places. (R) 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG)

SBS World News.

Curse Of The Ancients: Roman Empire. (PG)

Ancient Egypt’s Darkest Hour. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 2.

Dolly: The Sheep That Changed The World. (PGa, R)

Murder Case. (MA15+l, R)

The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill. (Malv, R)

Food Safari. (R)

Bamay. (R)

NHK World English News Morning.

France 24 Feature.

Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Border Security. (PG, R) 1.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 6. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australia’s Got Talent. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee. 8.45 Murder In The Goldfields. (M) Caroline Overington investigates three murders in the sparse desert of the Western Australian Goldfields, and despite rising evidence, the killings have continued to defy homicide detectives.

10.45 Born To Kill? Patrick Mackay

“The Devil’s Disciple”. (MA15+av)

A look at the case of Patrick David Mackay. 11.45 Police: Hour Of Duty. (Malv, R) 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PG) 11.30 Fishing Aust. 12.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R) 1.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.00 Drive Electric. 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm) 5.00 News. 5.30 RBT. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 The Block. (PGl)

8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.00 The First 48: Bad Romance/Out Of Control. (Malv) Takes a look at two deaths. 11.00 Killer Couples. (Masv) 11.50 First Responders. (Malm)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, 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.

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Turning Point. (PGa) 7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 Joel Osteen. 8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 9.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 9.30 Living Room. (R) 10.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 18. Australian Grand Prix. 3.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Traitors. (Premiere, PGl) Four Traitors infiltrate a group of 24 players and use their skills to eradicate “loyal” contestants.

9.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Final, Mav) Captain Milius continues to work with the team in the aftermath of the prisoner exchange.

10.20 FBI. (Mv, R) The team investigates a shooting.

11.10 The Sunday Project. (R) Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

The Drum.

News.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.10 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. 11.10 Along Ireland’s Shores. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Lost Temple

Of The Inca. (Ma, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R)

3.30 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

SBS World News.

Story.

Corners.

America.

Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R)

Late News.

Business.

Annika. (Ma, R)

Silent Witness. (Mav, R)

(MA15+adhlnsv)

The Drum.

Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M)

Iceland With Alexander Armstrong. (PG)

24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R)

SBS World News Late.

The Promise. (Mal)

Outlander. (MA15+av, R)

Fargo. (MA15+dv, R)

3.15 Miss S. (Mav, R) 4.15 Going Places. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Ballon D’Or Ceremony.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG)

11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Stranger At The Door. (2004, Mv, R)

2.00 The Real Manhunter. (Mav, R)

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Kirby wants closure from her ex.

7.30 Australia’s Got Talent. (PGa) Hosted by Ricki-Lee. 9.10 9-1-1. (Mav) Athena and Bobby investigate the decades-old disap pearance of her childhood friend. 10.10 S.W.A.T. (Mav) The team searches for a group of extremists.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Heartbreak Island Australia. (Mls) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG)

11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Block. (PGl, R)

1.30 Getaway. (PG, R)

2.00 Pointless. (PG)

3.00 Tipping Point. (PG)

4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl)

8.45 Under Investigation. (Ma)

9.45 Suburban Gangsters. (MA15+l, R)

10.45 Nine News Late.

11.15 Fortunate Son. (Mdv)

12.05 Emergence. (Mhv, R)

1.00 Hello SA. (PG)

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 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.50 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Traitors. (PG) Hosted by Rodger Corser. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.40 Ghosts. (Return, PG) Sam enlists the help of the ghosts.

10.10 Geraldine Hickey: What A Surprise. (Mls)

11.20 The Project. (R)

12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

TUESDAY,

(PG, R)

Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 The Drum.

ABC News.

7.30.

Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG)

Tom Gleeson’s Secrets Of The Australian Museum.

9.30 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. (Mals, R)

10.20 People’s Republic Of Mallacoota. (Ml, R)

10.55 News. 11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 Four Corners. (R) 12.10 Media Watch. (PG, R)

12.25 Les Misérables. (Mav, R) 1.30 Sanditon. (PG, R) 2.15 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 3.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Ballon D’Or Ceremony. 7.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. 11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Rise Of Empires. (Ma, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGal, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 The Point. (R) 11.00 Wisting. (Malv) 11.50 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+v, R) 3.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R)

4.25 Food Safari. (R)

4.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Trust. (2009, Msv, R) 2.00 The Real Manhunter. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG) Presented by Graeme Hall.

8.30 The Good Doctor. (M) On their first day as surgical attendings, Dr Murphy and Dr Park meet the residents they will be overseeing. 9.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PGa) Presented by Cherry Healey. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Mav) 12.00 MOVIE: Reaper. (2000, Mav, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG)

3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.50 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics.

9.50 Botched. (Mamn, R) A helicopter crew chief needs Terry’s help.

10.50 Nine News Late. 11.20 Skin A&E. (Mm) 12.10 See No Evil. (Mav) 1.05 Rivals. (R)

1.35 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGals, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Traitors. (PGl) Hosted by Rodger Corser. 8.45 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.45 NCIS. (Return, Mv) With Parker still on the run, the team enlists the help of Special Agent Jane Tennant from the Hawai’i office. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30.

Hard Quiz. (PG)

8.30 Question Everything.

Summer Love. (Final, Mls)

Would I Lie To You? (R)

The Witchfinder. (Mal, R)

ABC Late News.

The Business. (R)

11.10 Spicks And Specks. (Final, PG, R)

Marcella. (Mal, R)

Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

Sanditon. (Ma, R) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25

(R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. 11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. 3.30

Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

SBS World News.

Lost For Words. (M) 8.30 Secret Scotland. (R)

Nine Perfect Strangers. (MA15+)

SBS World News Late.

No Man’s Land. (MA15+av, R)

Bad Banks. (Mals, R)

Departure. (Ma, R)

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R)

4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s The Word. (2016, Mav, R)

2.00 The Real Manhunter. (Madv, R)

3.00 The Chase. (R)

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (Ml) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge.

8.40 Extreme Weddings: Australia. (PGl) A couple plan an extreme sports-themed wedding while staying firmly on the ground.

9.40 Air Crash Investigation: Meltdown Over Kathmandu. (PGa) A look at the crash of Flight 211.

10.40 The Latest: Seven News.

11.10 The Amazing Race. (PGl)

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30

Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.20 My Way. (R) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG)

3.00 Tipping Point. (PG)

4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl)

8.45 Britney And Kevin: Family Feud. (Maln)

9.45 The Rise And Fall Of Janet Jackson. (Maln, R)

11.10 Nine News Late.

11.40 Family Law. (Mas)

12.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, 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 A Current Affair. (R)

5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R)

7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R)

1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30

The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 The Real Love Boat Australia. (PGl) Follows a group of singles as they set sail across the Mediterranean in search of their match.

10.00 My Life Is Murder. (Ma) Alexa investigates a drag queen’s death.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Question Everything. (R) 2.00 Sanditon. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 The Drum.

Sammy J. (PG)

ABC News.

7.30.

Foreign Correspondent.

Q+A.

Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One.

Spying On The Scammers. (PG, R)

News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Tom Gleeson’s Secrets Of The Australian Museum. (R) 12.10 Doc Martin. (Final, Ma, R)

Sanditon. (PG, R) 1.45 Les Misérables.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. 11.00 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Rise Of Empires. (Mav, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: I Do, Or Die: A Killer Arrangement. (2020, Mav, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R)

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Travel Guides. (PGls, R)

2.00 Pointless. (PG)

3.00 Tipping Point. (PG)

4.00 Afternoon News.

Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R)

1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

R) 2.45 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 3.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Sammy J. (PG, R)

The Drum. (R)

7.30. (R)

7.30 Dishing It Up. (PG) 8.00 Guillaume’s Paris. (PG) 8.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 9.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Gomorrah. (MA15+v) 11.55 The Eagle. (Malv, R) 4.05 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Justin doubts he can manage without Ziggy. Bree turns to Remi for help. Xander picks up a hot date.

8.30 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) Sharon enlists her boastful boyfriend Mark for her netball team. Kim has doubts about Brett’s manliness. Kath’s attempts to make a fruit hat for her floral design course go awry when she loses phone reception.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News. 11.20 To Be Advised.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

7.30 RBT. (PGdl)

8.30 Paramedics. (Mam) 9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mlm)

10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 New Amsterdam. (MA15+ms)

11.50 Pure Genius. (Premiere, Ma) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, 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 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

7.30 Gogglebox Australia. Opinion ated viewers discuss TV shows. 8.30 The Real Love Boat Australia. Follows a group of singles as they set sail across the Mediterranean on board the cruise liner RegalPrincess in search of their match. Hosted by Darren McMullen, with Hannah Ferrier and Daniel Doody.

10.00 To Be Advised.

11.00 The Project. (R)

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

By Aiden BURGESS