Coffs Coast News Of The Area 20 January 2023

By David WIGLEY

Sydney Sixers made a popular return to Coffs Harbour this week as cricket fans embraced the carnival atmosphere of the Big Bash League. Prior to Tuesday night’s match between the Sydneysiders and the Adelaide Strikers, Sixers opening batsman Josh Phillippe and spin bowler Steve O’Keefe were a big hit with local juniors, playing a game of cricket, signing bats and having photographs with their supporters.

By Andrea FERRARI

q Sixers players Josh Phillippe and Stephen O’Keefe celebrating another Big Bash in Coffs Harbour with Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Coffs Harbour junior cricketers.

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Big Bash returns to delight of Coffs Harbour crowds

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Harbour Mayor Paul Amos and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh celebrated hosting the event, which will inject approximately $1.2 million into the region.

“C.ex Coffs International Stadium will once again take centre stage as we welcome these elite cricket teams and the bumper crowds to watch them in action on Tuesday, 17 January,” Mr Singh said.

“This will be the third year the Sydney Sixers have played in Coffs Harbour and it’s proven to be a highly successful event, delivering significant benefits for the Coffs Coast and local and visiting cricket fans.

“Big events like the BBL put the Coffs Coast firmly in the spotlight and they build on our reputation as a regional sporting capital.”

Mayor Cr Paul Amos said the City of Coffs Harbour has invested in sports infrastructure to be able to host elite level sporting fixtures.

“We are so excited to welcome the Sixers back to the Coffs Coast,” he said.

“So much sport is only available in capital cities which makes us so proud that Coffs Harbour is the Sydney Sixers home away from home.

“The Sixers have created a great relationship with the community and cricket fans of all ages – and who wouldn’t want to return and play in a facility with the quality and reputation of the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and City staff,” Mayor Amos said.

The Big Bash event in Coffs Harbour was made possible by a $120,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the Fund is supporting the growth of existing regional events and attracting new major domestic and international events to regional NSW.

“We are serious about driving

investment and tourism in the regions – and the Regional Events Acceleration Fund will put more heads on beds, fill restaurants and cafés, and help drive regional NSW’s economic recovery from bushfire, floods, drought, COVID-19 and the current flooding crisis,” Mr Toole said.

“The fund has already supported more than 100 events and attracted an estimated one million visitors to the regions, laying the foundations for a strong recovery across regional NSW.

“Helping organisers host world-class events in their own backyard showcases our great regional towns to national and international audiences.”

Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon said regional NSW is the heartland of cricket in NSW, and this funding provides the ability for fans to witness elite cricket in their communities.

“Despite having a significantly smaller

population than Sydney, regional NSW accounts for around half of the state’s registered players, more than 250 adolescent cricketers in the Cricket NSW pathway system and produces over 50 per cent of NSW’s contracted professional cricketers,” Mr Germon said.

“Bringing elite cricket to regional NSW is a key priority for our organisation, we know the fans love it, the cricket community loves it and our regional towns benefit significantly from it.

“This funding greatly assists us in doing that.”

The $40 million Regional Events Acceleration Fund is part of the $3.3 billion Regional Growth Fund, designed to support growing regional centres, activate local economies and improve services and community infrastructure for regional communities.

Labor releases pokies policy

By Andrew VIVIAN

A POTENTIALLY vote-winning statement by the NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, to introduce a cashless card for poker machines, has invigorated the debate about gambling in clubs and hotels.

In the City of Coffs Harbour, the latest NSW Government report on poker machine revenue shows that twelve venues made almost $19 million from 539 machines from December 31 2021 to May 31 2022, of which $3.5 million was paid as tax.

The NSW Labor leader, Chris Minns, has faced criticism for what some have perceived as a lukewarm response to Mr Perrottet’s stance, but he has now released a policy which local Labor candidate Tony Judge says is comprehensive, rather than just a single strategy.

"The announcement shows that Labor has done the hard work of policy development and consultation to ensure that it addresses the problems effectively and without unintended consequences,” Mr Judge said.

“Labor will ban all political parties from accepting donations from clubs with gaming machines, which for Labor starts now, and under a Minns Government, will become law."

The policy includes aspects such as third party exclusion measures that will allow family members and police to apply to the courts or the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to have a person excluded from gaming machines, to address both problem gambling and money laundering and empower people who are currently victims of problem gambling.

"A Minns Government will cap the number of poker machines at the current level and start to reduce that number by mandating that one in two machines would be forfeited in any trades between pubs and clubs, which over time will reduce the number of poker machines in NSW,” Mr Judge said.

He said a Labor Government would conduct a twelve month trial of a cashless gaming card to assess the cost and impact on regional jobs and achieve the

best possible result in reducing problem gambling.

The cash feed-in limit for poker machines will be reduced from the current $5,000 to $500, starting with new machines and extending to existing machines where possible.

All external signage promoting gaming around pubs and clubs, such as ‘VIP Lounge’, will be banned.

"Labor will reinvest the $100 million penalty paid by Star Casino into a fund to finance programs to reduce the harm caused by problem gambling,” Mr Judge said.

"I am personally committed to reducing the harm caused by problem gambling.

“Through my work at Lifeline I have learned of the terrible harm to individuals and their families that comes from gambling addiction and I have seen the financial loss and personal devastation that comes from problem gambling.

"Together, these broad and far reaching measures will have a real and sustained impact on reducing problem gambling."

q The Big Bash is in safe hands thanks to a NSW Government regional grant.

ARTIFICIAL REEF

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commitment to drive sustainable recreational fishing in NSW.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the new reef is expected to be complete by mid-2024 for all to enjoy.

A Coffs Harbour resident for 50 years, Geoff Parker has been part of the consultation process which started around eighteen months ago.

Geoff, who was the Fisheries and Environmental spokesperson at Coffs Harbour Deep Sea Fishing Club for eighteen years, has a sound knowledge of the fishing off the Coffs Coast.

“I’m happy to have the

reef here in Coffs Harbour,” Geoff told News Of The Area.

“It takes pressure off the existing natural reefs.”

The funding has come from the Recreational Fishing Licence Trust which has recently funded reefs in Bateman’s Bay and Ballina.

Submissions are made through an Expressions Of Interest (EOI) process, which in the case of Coffs Harbour came about through a consultation process with both the Coffs Harbour Spearfishing and Line Fishing groups.

“This meant there was no one invested group – we reached a middle ground,” he said.

“I am happy Coffs Harbour was deemed

suitable for the reef,” said Geoff.

“With this fishing asset more people will come to Coffs, it’s good for the whole area.”

Mr Singh said the reef will attract key fish species for recreational anglers, will play a role in increasing the productivity of our marine life and boost local tourism.

“It will also be specially designed to withstand a one-in-100-year storm event meaning it will be around for generations of anglers to use into the future,” Mr Singh said.

A number of factors were considered in the selection process including fisher support, availability of nearby natural reefs and distance from other offshore artificial reefs.

Previous examples

have shown diverse fish populations are drawn to the reef, making it their new habitat in just a few short

years.

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Greens endorse offshore artificial reef, with reservations

By Andrew VIVIAN

COFFS Harbour Greens say they welcome the NSW Government’s commitment to delivering an artificial reef on the Coffs Coast but feel there are some issues that require clarification.

Tim Nott, Convenor for the Coffs Harbour Greens, said the Greens look forward to seeing the final details which will be the key to the design success and inclusiveness of the project.

He said that getting the

location and design of the reef right is essential and the Greens want assurances that close consultation from across the fishing and marine science communities will occur.

“For our community to benefit, this reef needs to

be inclusive of spearfishing as well as line fishing groups, so the top of the reef preferably needs to be in 15m of water not 50m,” said Mr Nott.

He cited issues with the boat ramp as a warning that the design also

needs to rely on the best science available, such as consulting with the local National Marine Science Centre.

“It’s well known that fish types and numbers are changing in the Solitary Islands Marine Park as fish migrate south due to climate change,” said Mr Nott.

“The main risk to fish populations and associated jobs on the Coffs Coast is a warming ocean driven by political inaction to effectively curb fossil fuel emissions.

“Creating environmental and economic resilience for our community is a strong Coffs Harbour Greens focus in order to enhance our local ocean ecosystems and jobs on the Coffs Coast,” said Mr Nott.

Department of Primary Industries will now undertake further detailed

and consultation to determine the most suitable location within the Coffs region for the reef to be placed.

q Coffs Harbour Bluewater Freedivers Club member Alan George, recreational fisher Geoff Parker, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Freedivers Club President Brian Hackett at North Wall, Coffs Harbour on Friday 13 January.

Bonza achieves its licence to fly

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has granted independent low-cost carrier Bonza with its Air Operator Certificate.

With Coffs Harbour being one of the airline’s seventeen chosen destinations, residents are keen to hear when ticket sales will open.

Bonza CEO and cofounder, the former Virgin Blue executive Tim Jordan, was at Coffs Harbour Airport on Thursday 12 January to make the announcement.

"We are thrilled to announce Bonza has been granted its Air Operator Certificate,” Tim Jordan told News Of The Area.

“We're finalising our preparations to go on sale with flights from our

Sunshine Coast base, which includes Coffs Harbour to Sunshine Coast,” said Tim.

“Once those preparations are complete, the community of Coffs Harbour and surrounds will be able to book flights via the Fly Bonza app.”

With its slogan ‘Here for Allstralia’, the airline

aims to grow the market by focusing on under-utilised and unserved routes between regional and domestic cities through a point-to-point network model, similar to that of Ryanair in Europe.

Bonza is working towards connecting communities by gradually introducing its initial route map of 17

destinations and 27 routes.

“Demand for domestic travel is high and Aussies deserve for travel to be a basic right for many, not a luxury for the few,” said Tim.

“This has never been truer with today’s cost of living challenges.

“With the approval from CASA, 2023 is set to be the

year of seeing more of your own backyard for less,” added Tim.

Bonza will soon go on sale with its Sunshine Coast base followed by its Melbourne base.

Tim Jordan urges Aussies to download the Fly Bonza app and sign up to be the first to know when its initial phase

of flights will be up for grabs. The airline’s digital approach means the app will be the only place to book apart from registered local travel agents.

A digital support centre will assist customers with queries or those who choose to get support with making their booking.

Cinema Under the Stars postponed due to weather forecast

Under the Stars, organised for Saturday 21 January, has been postponed due to predicted inclement weather and poor ground conditions.

"Thank you to everyone who had planned to come and for your understanding," said event organisers.

“Cinema Under the Stars will return to Coffs Harbour in the Easter school holidays, on 15 April 2023, with more details to come.

“Keep your eye out for more updates at newcastlepermanent.com. au/cinema or our Facebook page facebook.com/ newcastlepermanent. We look forward to seeing you soon!”

q Bonza staff get ready to welcome customers. Photo: Tony Gough.

q Bonza CEO Tim Jordan in Coffs Harbour to make the announcement.

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q Tim Jordan, Bonza CEO with Frank Mondello, General Manager at Coffs Harbour Airport on Thursday 12 January.

q Sheila, the third Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the Bonza fleet.

q Coffs Harbour is one of Bonza’s seventeen chosen destinations.

q Cinema Under the Stars will return to Coffs Harbour in the Easter school holidays

Animal rescue pounds overflowing

By Andrea FERRARI

ANIMAL rescue pounds are overflowing and requests for private surrenders

“In the last six to twelve months there's been more requests for surrenders due to a few factors but the main reasons we hear are that people are moving house or even facing homelessness,” Heather Watkins, President of Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour (ARCH), told News Of The Area.

“People are struggling to secure accommodation in the rental market that permits pets.

“Also, during Covid a lot of people bought or adopted pets and now post-Covid they have found they don't have the time for them anymore.”

Heather points out that the high number of unwanted pets is bolstered by not desexing our animals.

“Desexing pets is really important,” she said.

ARCH does not have shelter facilities or kennels; they rely on a network of foster carers who open their homes to provide a safe and nurturing environment to these rescue animals until they find their forever homes.

Foster carers are integral to saving animals, without them ARCH could not rescue these pets and find them their new homes.

“It takes a very special person and family to foster a pet, someone with a big heart, that is open to loving and caring for a pet, knowing that one day they will have to give it up and say goodbye, but happy in the knowledge that they are going to their forever family,” said Heather.

The foster carer role gives these pets a chance to live and thrive in a normal family environment.

“They get used to daily life and it is so less stressful than a shelter environment.”

It also helps ARCH assess pets and determine the best forever family for them.

They get to interact with all types of people and other animals.

Their foster carers treat the rescue animals as they would their own.

“They have a warm comfortable bed, good quality food, they get walks, play, training and socialisation and most importantly, they get love.”

Dog carers will need to have a secure and well fenced yard.

Cat carers need to ensure cats and kittens can remain inside.

Carers’ own animals must be up to date with all veterinary work (desexed, vaccinated) and be friendly with other animals.

q President of Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour (ARCH), Heather Watkins said 2023 is seeing a higher than average number of pets being surrendered for rehoming.

Bellingen Shire Australia Day Awards

THE official theme for Australia Day in 2023 is Reflect. Respect. Celebrate. and what better way to celebrate than with the Bellingen Shire Australia Day Awards.

The Awards program provides our community with the opportunity to recognise our local heroes, who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure we remain a connected, sustainable, and creative community.

The Council has further refined the award categories to better reflect our community aspirations, challenges and achievements.

This includes the introduction of the Hidden Gem Award, which recognises the quiet achievers in our community, who give their time tirelessly and are often overlooked for acknowledgement.

The Bellingen Lions Club, supported by Council, will host this year’s Australia Day Awards event at Bellingen Park.

The program will commence with a Welcome to Country and a smoking ceremony, a sacred and reflective start to Australia Day.

A free BBQ breakfast and light refreshments will also be provided.

Mayor Cr Steve Allan will welcome the Shire’s new citizens and recognise the Australia Day Awards recipients during the proceedings.

“Importantly, this day is about reflection, coming together and celebrating our rich culture, respecting one another and celebrating as a community, the amazing people that do so much to make our Shire the place we choose to live,” expressed Mayor Allan.

Community members are encouraged to attend the Australia Day celebration.

The Council encourages families to bring a picnic rug and practice social distancing as required.

2023 Australia Day Awards Event

Date: Thursday 26 January 2023

Time: 9:00am start, award proceedings at 9:30am

Location: Bellingen Park, Cnr Ford, Park and Church St, Bellingen NSW 2454

ARCH seeks animal foster carers

By Andrea FERRARI

AFTER ten years of rescuing animals around Coffs Harbour, and experiencing large numbers of unwanted pets being surrendered and abandoned, Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour (ARCH) is seeking more foster carers.

Coffs Harbour resident Aimee has been a cat and kitten carer for ARCH for over a year and has fostered fifteen animals.

“Aimee currently has a mumma cat, Smudge, rescued from Coffs Animal Management Centre very heavily pregnant,” ARCH President Heather Watkins

told News Of The Area.

Shortly after she went into care, Smudge had six beautiful babies that are growing into gorgeous, fluffy kittens.

“I have always wanted to help animals in need,” Aimee told News Of The Area.

“Having the opportunity to foster allows me to open my home and my heart to the cats that need love, care and attention.

“Knowing they are safe and well looked after is the biggest reward of all.

“The cats’ affection and love is definitely an added bonus once they settle in.

“With the help of ARCH, they are then able to find the perfect home suited to each personality.

“It's a bittersweet moment when they do find a forever home but I know each cat that is adopted gives me another chance to welcome the next,” said Aimee.

Tanya is a dog carer with ARCH and has fostered twelve dogs in the last two and a half years.

Tanya and her family fell in love with one of their foster puppies, Misty, and she has since joined their family.

They continue to foster and Misty helps socialise the other puppies and dogs which come into their care.

Tanya, whose preference is fostering dogs, told News Of The Area she started fostering with ARCH two years ago.

“I knew nothing at all about dogs having been allergic to them my whole life,” she said.

“My children were begging me to get a dog and so I thought that if we foster one they would see how much hard work they are, twelve fosters later and one foster fail (that means we kept her) and I think it is me that has learnt how enriching dogs can be.

“Fostering with ARCH is so rewarding, the wonderful team places a dog in your

care that is suited to your home and lifestyle, they provide the food and support throughout the foster period which can be anywhere from two weeks onwards.

“Our whole family enjoys getting to know each of the dogs’ personalities and helping to choose their ‘furever’ home, the hardest part of the whole process is letting them go.

“I often get asked how I am able to give them up and the easy answer is ‘so that I can save some more’.

“I encourage everyone who has ever thought about fostering to give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.”

The application process to become a foster carer can be accessed on the ARCH website.

Carers can choose the types of animals they are willing to foster, and ARCH will assess applications for their suitability.

ARCH is always looking for all types of carers, big dog carers especially, as there are always big dogs in pounds which need saving.

There is also a high need for carers of adult cats and those willing to take mum cats with kittens and even neonate orphaned kittens that initially require frequent bottle feeding.

Whilst in foster care ARCH provides all veterinary work including flea, tick and worming treatments.

ARCH is usually able to provide food and other supplies, thanks to the generous donations of the general public.

If you’d like to make a difference in the lives of animals and learn more about how you can become a foster carer, visit the ARCH website at www. animalrescue.org.au.

If you aren’t in a position to foster, you can always help by donating and you can also become a member of ARCH for only $5 a year.

See the ARCH website.

q “Fostering with ARCH is so rewarding,” said foster carer Tanya.

q Tanya is a dog carer with ARCH and has fostered twelve dogs in the last two and a half years.

q Aimee enjoys the fact that fostering helps ARCH find a suitable forever home for the cats in her care.

q Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour (ARCH) foster carer Aimee.

q ARCH welcomes more foster carers like Aimee, who has fostered fifteen animals.

Celebrating the life of Betty Sara, the mother of Australia's first quadruplets

By Andrea FERRARI

BETTY Sara, the mother of Australia’s first surviving quadruplets, would have celebrated her 102 birthday on Thursday 19 January 2023.

With this the first birthday missed by their mum, who died on 27 December last year, the family gathered on the day and made sure Betty’s life was celebrated with happiness, fun and loads of heart-warming memories.

The memorial party for

family and friends was at The Link café venue in the grounds of Marian Grove, Coffs Harbour where Betty lived until she moved into Mater Christi five years ago.

A resourceful and organised woman, Betty wrote her own eulogy when she was 88 and for over a decade it’s been kept safe.

In this document she reminisces about her very young days in London, learning the piano and then having dancing lessons.

Both talents she has

shared through her life at local events on the Coffs Coast in earlier days.

She tells of meeting an Australian, Percy Hart Sara, in London.

The pair fell in love and married on 4 July 1945, before Betty joined Percy on the other side of the world in 1946.

Percy, a superintendent in the Ambulance Service, through promotions arrived with his family in Bellingen in 1950, with first son Geoffrey four years old and wife Betty

pregnant.

X-rays taken seven weeks before the births showed that Betty would have quadruplets.

“But they didn’t want to give her a shock so they didn’t tell her,” first-born quadruplet Alison told News Of The Area. She was told a “multi birth”.

The four babies were born in Bellingen Hospital in August 1950.

When older brother Geoff first saw all the babies who would “destroy his solitude”, said Alison, “he asked ‘are we keeping them all?’.”

Chatting with Alison, whose birthday is 17 August, and third born quadruplet, Judy, whose birthday is 19 January, NOTA heard endearing life-long tales of a loving, kind and forwardthinking mum.

“Mum wanted us all to be individuals,” said Judy, who has lived in Denmark with her family for many years, always visiting mum Betty every year on her birthday.

“She did a very good job.”

Alison, who lives in Coffs Harbour, said all four quadruplets have lived very different lives, but share a common love of travelling.

Phillip was born on 18 August, while Mark made his mother wait a little longer.

“If he had waited five more minutes he would have been born on 20 August, but as it was, he was born at fiveto-midnight on 19 August.”

Betty was a petite lady and her children still marvel at how she did it, producing four healthy babies over a three-day delivery.

“It’s almost macabre to think what she went through, but she wouldn’t have been in labour the whole time,” said Alison.

“We were only the fourth set of surviving quads in the world at the time,” said Judy.

Alison remembers life being in a big family but

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“didn’t realise we were anything special until we were about nine years old”.

By this time the family was living in Sydney

The love for their mum is palpable as the reminiscing sisters thumb through old photographs.

One of which shows a photo of Betty next to a photo of HRH The Queen of England.

“Mum entered a competition setting the challenge to find someone who looks most like The Queen…and who won? Mum,” laughed Judy.

Betty loved the Queen and would have been pleased that

her death year was the same as Queen Elizabeth’s, say her daughters.

“Betty also adored her dear friend Flo Cummings who passed away aged 100 in 2021.

“They both lived at Mater Christi and enjoyed every day in each other’s company.

“After Flo’s death, mum missing her best friend, she never really came back from that loss,” said the daughters.

The family pay gratitude to Mater Christi Nursing Home, Betty’s mentor and doctor, Dr. John Koster, and all the staff at Mater Christi who made Betty feel at home and extremely comfortable.

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q Betty Sara, who passed on 27 December 2022, sharing her 100th birthday card from HRH The Queen of England.

q Betty Sara and her quadruplets, born on 17-19 August 1950 at age eleven days; Phillip, Mark, Alison and Judy.

q The Sara quadruplets on a trip to London Zoo in the early 1950s.

q Quadruplet sisters Judy and Alison in Coffs Harbour remembering their mum’s life, seen here with a photo from a competition their mum won, to find someone who looked most like the Queen of England.

Meet Gary Gardiner, the 2023

Sawtellian of the Year

By Andrea FERRARI

BEING named Sawtellian of the Year 2023 couldn’t have come at a better time for Gary Gardiner, as the former business owner and champion volunteer begins his retirement from work to enjoy the fruits of his labours with his family.

The prestigious award recognises someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the Sawtell community.

“It was a great feeling to receive the award from the Sawtell Committee members,” Gary told News Of The Area.

Gary has been an active volunteer in and around Sawtell for over 42 years.

“My family was heavily involved in tennis in the area, and I was a player from a young age.”

Gary has taken various positions and worked on numerous committees, namely: Sawtell Tennis Club President 1985-1992 (eight years), Sawtell RSL Seaside Open, TreasurerDraw Committee (42 years), Sawtell NSW Junior Clay Open Treasurer-Draw

Committee (thirteen years), Coffs Harbour & District Tennis Ass. Executive 19851992, Sawtell Chamber of Commerce Executive/ Treasurer 2003-2022 (nineteen Years), and Sawtell Chilli Festival Committee/ Treasurer 2011-2019.

Gary is justly proud of the part he played in growing the Sawtell RSL Seaside Open Tennis Championships which started in 1978 when Sawtell Tennis Club had six courts.

“The Sawtell Tennis Club grew to be a twelve-court complex and the Seaside Open grew to be known as the highest ranking tournament in Regional NSW attracting players from all over Australia and international players.”

Another proud achievement is working on the Sawtell Chilli Festival.

“It was a large challenge to manage and organise, given the limited space to work with and enormous demand from stall holders to participate and the huge crowds we attracted to enjoy the festival,” he said.

The beachside village of Sawtell is dear to Gary’s heart, a place where he has been a feature of the landscape for

decades as the proprietor of Sawtell Paradise Fruit shop with his wife Chris.

“Sawtell is located in paradise with a perfect climate, great beaches with the people living in Sawtell having a relaxed and friendly nature,” he said.

“Over the years I worked with committees in the Sawtell Tennis Club and Sawtell Chamber of Commerce, and been involved with many other committees

of sporting clubs, social clubs, charitable clubs and various committees all working to make Sawtell/Coffs Harbour region a more pleasant place to live.

“Unfortunately, all voluntary organisations are finding it harder to find new volunteers to replace retiring members to continue their important organisations.”

Gary was born in Boambee with his family first moving into the area in the 1890s.

The family’s main occupation was farming, and

they lived and worked on a farm in Boambee.

“We started retailing the fruit and veg we grew to the general public with a stall on Sawtell Road in 1991.”

That business grew too large and the Gardiners moved to Sawtell Main Street in 2003 with the shop called Sawtell Paradise Fruit.

“We finally sold the ongoing business in November 2022,” said Gary.

“It took at least six weeks for the mind and body to slow down from the demands and stresses of organising and

running a business.

“Now I'm feeling more relaxed and starting to plan for our travels around Australia.”

Gary plans on having twelve months off from all work or committees to spend time travelling.

“But when I'm still home I will always be walking on the Sawtell beaches.

“All small businesses, including Sawtell businesses, require your support and patronage to survive into the future,” closed this year’s Sawtellian of the Year.

q Sawtell Chamber of Commerce’s famous Christmas Tree in the village, with Gary Gardiner, Sawtellian of the Year 2023, seen second from left.

q Gary Gardiner and his wife Chris sold their Sawtell Paradise Fruit shop to enjoy their retirement, starting with some travel around Australia.

Multi-language mental health help line launched

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Transcultural Mental Health Line (TMHL) is a new service staffed by registered bilingual mental health professionals covering languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Korean, Vietnamese and Ukrainian.

Created for people for whom English may be their third or fourth language, who are seeking mental health support, the phone line provides speakers fluent in up to 30 different languages.

Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said this new phone line would support people

from diverse communities who are struggling with their mental health to access appropriate services.

“While there is a wide range of mental health services available to all NSW residents, language and different cultural understandings of mental health can act as a barrier for people when accessing services,” Bronnie Taylor said.

“This new phone line will support people to get the help they need, with a specialist team of healthcare professionals ready to provide care and connect people with the appropriate services.”

The service is available Monday to Friday between 9.00am to 4.30pm on 1800 648 911.

The Coffs Harbour branch of not-for-profit STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors), which works with people from diverse nationalities, welcomed the delivery of the Transcultural Mental Health Line.

“This service will be very useful for Coffs Harbour’s diverse population as we collectively speak 127 languages,” Rebecca Blayney, Community Development Project Officer at STARTTS Coffs Harbour told NOTA.

“Accessing mental health support in regional NSW has its own challenges but for many of our clients they also face language barriers and a lack of knowledge about

Australian systems.

“The line makes it more likely that someone with limited English who needs mental health support will make the call and get the help they, or their loved one, needs.

“Mental health support in first language is important for everyone and this service initiated by the Transcultural Mental Health Centre will complement other services such as STARTTS’ Witness to War phone line.”

Jeeranan Lachee comes from a refugee background and currently volunteers for the local STARTTS’s Multilingual Information Coop (MICO) in Coffs Harbour.

“I am Kachin nationality from Thailand,” Jeeranan said.

“As I am a migrant and English is my fourth language I have lots of times been struggling to communicate with the doctor or customer service at the shopping centre.

“I also had a friend who had been struggling when she did her learner driver’s licence tests.

“This new phone line support is very helpful for the refugee community.

“In my experience I felt very happy when I got things I needed fixed through communication.

“I also believe that other people are experiencing the same as me and need to get support to help them to get what they need.

“So this mental health phone support in many different languages will be very beneficial and helpful with everyone who has limited English,” said Jeeranan.

The Transcultural Mental Health Line joins a host of services, programs and initiatives funded by the NSW Government to support the mental health of people from diverse communities.

This includes the funding of STARTTS, which offers a 24/7 counselling service for people that have experienced trauma related to war and violence overseas.

The Transcultural Mental Health Line (TMHL) number is 1800 648 911

For multilingual mental health resources, visit the Transcultural Mental Health Centre website via www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/tmhc. Visit the STARTTS Coffs Harbour Facebook page for more information.

q Jeeranan Lachee is Kachin from Thailand, with a refugee background, currently volunteering for the local STARTTS’s Multilingual Information Co-op (MICO) in Coffs Harbour.

Creative Art Group rolls out 2023 program

By Andrea FERRARI

COFFS Harbour Creative Art Group

(CHCAG) President Sue Roberts is encouraging community members to make 2023 your year for art, as the group rolls out their program of events for the next twelve months.

Term 1 enrolments begin

on CHCAG’s Open Day on Sunday 22 January, from 10am to 1pm.

“This is an opportunity to learn about upcoming classes and workshops, renew your membership or join the CHCAG, and meet some of the tutors and members on the day,” Sue told News Of The Area.

“Open Day is a very informal, relaxed way to enter into the wonderful world of art.

“We welcome beginners, alongside more advanced and experienced artists.

“It’s a chance to meet likeminded people, enjoy the CHCAG’s social atmosphere, and have the freedom to ask tutors or members whatever questions visitors may have, is what it’s all about.

“We’re introducing new classes as well as a return of many of our most popular classes, some specifically aimed at beginners.

“Our classes provide variety, learning, and a social aspect; there is sure to be something to appeal to everyone, whether a beginner in their art journey or the more experienced artist.”

There’s no need to

be a member of CHCAG to participate, although membership provides access to both social days and special interest groups, along with discounted classes and workshop fees.

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

The current exhibition, For the Love of Art, ends Wednesday 1 February, followed by the ever-popular Fabulous Fakes.

It officially opens at 2pm on Sunday 5 February and is on display until 22 March.

The Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 2pm, with free entry.

All artworks are for sale providing unique gifts.

For more information see the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group’s website, Facebook page, or contact the CHCAG’s President, Sue Roberts, on 0428 491 862 or email chcagclassesworkshops@ gmail.com.

Coffs Harbour Health Campus expansion officially complete

By Andrea FERRARI

THE OFFICIAL completion of the $194 million major expansion project at Coffs Harbour Health Campus (CHHC) saw Minister for Regional Health and Mental Health Bronnie Taylor pay a visit to the site on Thursday 12 January.

A larger emergency department, additional new operating theatres and increased capacity for renal dialysis are just a number of new services that have been delivered as part of the campus development which began in 2018.

Lydia Dennett, General Manager CHHC and Coffs Clinical Network Coordinator told News Of The Area, “I have to say we are delighted with the outcome; it’s been

a massive boost for our staff and our patients to be cared for in a more conducive environment.

“The infrastructure is one thing, but it is the care within those walls, the model of care that improves our patient outcomes to ensure they spend as little time in hospital as possible.”

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the Health Campus investment will change and save lives.

“Since this project first began in 2018, health services in the Coffs Harbour region have been transformed, with local patients able to access world-class health care without having to travel,” he said.

“Today’s milestone has been a long time coming for our community, and I

thank everyone for their contribution in delivering a health campus that we can be proud of for generations to come.”

Bronnie Taylor said the project has helped bring high-quality contemporary and accessible health care services closer to home for patients in the Coffs Harbour region.

“The value of health facilities to their communities, especially in regional areas, has never been more apparent than now,” said the Minister.

“The project team has worked very hard, alongside staff, patients, families and consumer groups to ensure the new and refurbished facilities meet the needs of the community now and into the future, and I am very excited

that work is now complete.”

Refurbishments have been completed on Emergency Department staff areas, perioperative services, support services areas, sterilising services, medical and rehabilitation wards, outpatient services, cardiac catheter laboratory, education and administration services.

The $194 million project has delivered additional

facilities and services for the Coffs Harbour community and surrounding areas, including: a larger emergency department, additional new operating theatres, a new short stay surgical unit, additional critical care and inpatient beds, an expansion of ambulatory care for the community to access outpatient health services, increased capacity for renal

dialysis and research and education facilities.

The Coffs Harbour Health Campus Expansion Project is part of the NSW Government’s record $11.9 billion investment in health infrastructure over the next four years to 2025-26, with nearly a third of the capital allocation in this financial year going towards regional and rural health facilities.

q Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh at Coffs Harbour Hospital with Minister for Regional Health and Mental Health Bronnie Taylor and Coffs Harbour Health Campus General Manager Lydia Dennett.

q The Acrylics for Beginners class at the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group.

q Start your art journey at the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group with a Drawing for Beginners class.

Millsy remembered in Jetty swims

By Andrea FERRARI

THE annual Radiology Ocean Swims, known locally as the ‘Jetty Swims’, this year remembers one of Coffs Harbour’s true local legends, the late John Mills OAM.

The 300m swim has been renamed the John Mills North Coast Academy Swim, paying tribute to this man’s limitless passion and commitment to teach anyone and everyone to swim.

‘Millsy’, who was a fixture on Jetty Beach for decades, is the grandfather of the Beachside Radiology Ocean Swims ambassador, Olympic swimmer Brooke Hanson.

Brooke said the family was honoured to have John Mills’ name associated with this iconic Coffs Harbour swimming event, taking place this year on Sunday 26 March.

“The Jetty was my grandfather’s second home… he just loved it,” Brooke told News Of The Area.

“And to think that his name will now live on every year for the Coffs Harbour

Ocean Swim is such an amazing legacy for a truly remarkable man.

“My grandfather was a boy who grew up in the 1920s and 1930s along the Jetty strip where his father was a fisherman.

“He told us so many amazing stories of his childhood growing up

around the Jetty, saying there is no place like the Jetty.

“It was a spiritual place for him and the whole family.

“When he and my grandmother Marge returned from Sydney to re-settle in Coffs in 1980, he began coaching the local kids every afternoon in the art of swimming, surfing and paddling.

“He could be found

pacing along the Jetty shoreline every afternoon for over 40 years in rain, hail or shine until he passed away last year aged 94.

“It was fitting to farewell both our grandfather and grandmother last April when we scattered their ashes in a special memorial

paddle out that attracted hundreds of people to the Jetty to pay their respects.

“I know Pop would be humbled to have this swim named in his honour and Nan would be so proud too,” she said.

John Mills, born in Coffs Harbour on 27 December

1927, was a kid who learned to swim before he could walk and who went on to represent Australia and NSW in Surf Lifesaving.

He believed in vigilance and service and was awarded an OAM for his services to Surf Life Saving and the community.

He was awarded Life Membership of Surf Life Saving Australia, Coffs Harbour and Freshwater Surf Life Saving Clubs and Surf Life Saving NSW.

The Beachside Radiology Ocean Swims kick off at 8am on Sunday 26 March at Jetty Beach.

There are three races; first up is the 600m swim sponsored by Mike Blewitt Ford Coffs Harbour, next is the 300m John Mills North Coast Swim Academy swim, and then the 2k flag event sponsored by Beachside Radiology which takes swimmers around the timber jetty structure.

With a recent history of extreme weather and Covid cancellations, Race Director Kerry Bayliss from Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club told News Of The Area that organisers are hopeful of having “fine weather this year”.

For more information visit www.oceanswims. com/event/coffs-oceanswim/.

q John Mills in the Australian Surf Team on the New Zealand Tour of 1958.

q John Mills OAM in 2016.

q John Mills and the North Coast Senior Belt Team 1946; John Pollack, Bill Lawler, Ron Goodenough and Jack King.

q John Mills coaching at Coffs Jetty.

Earth told News Of The Area.

Grow your confidence in the garden

By Andrea FERRARI

A RALEIGH resident and founder of the Gourmet Garden School, Ian Epic Earth invites beginner gardeners to come along to a free workshop (by donation) at Coffs Regional Community Gardens on Saturday 28 January to learn how to get started growing your own food.

From pots to plots, Mr Earth will simplify the start to gardening that suits you, dismantle your hesitancy

hurdles and help you get those first plants in.

Mr Earth made his own New Year’s resolution this year, to help more novice and beginner gardeners overcome the very real challenges of getting started and knowing what to do, so that they may enjoy some easy-won gardening success that can be fuel in the belly for growing more.

“Growing some of our own food is so nourishing, not only for our bellies but for our body, mind and soul too," Mr

“For me, wandering around my garden nibbling fresh herbs and picking fresh food that inspires whole meals is my idea of heaven.

“And it’s just so easy, if only we know what to do.

“My mission is to help take out the overwhelm from starting out, and guide people through the decision-making process."

Passionate about equity and a staunch advocate for equal access to the skills for growing fresh food, Mr Earth has chosen to host a weekend of workshops at the Coffs Harbour Regional

Community Gardens.

The first of these events is catering for aspiring and beginner gardeners and is being offered by donation, with half the proceeds supporting the Community Gardens.

“With so much economic upheaval these past couple of years, many people are doing it really tough,” said Mr Earth.

“My commitment is to help anyone with the guidance they need to start growing some of their own food, regardless of their financial capacity.

“With organic food prices at all-time highs, there’s never been more incentive for people wanting to eat healthy and to grow some of their own food at home.”

With 2023 well underway many New Year’s resolutions to eat healthy and exercise more are beginning to be

The convenience of going to the gym may not be what we thought and the cost of buying the finest fresh organic produce is becoming

Mr Earth has numerous conversations with people considering growing their own fresh, nutritious food, but say they feel overwhelmed not knowing where to start.

Maybe you have started and found the challenge of knowing what your soil needs or of nursing delicate

seedlings through to maturity a lot more difficult than first anticipated.

Much research has emerged in recent years regarding the mental and physical health benefits of gardening.

“The physical tasks can be gentle and supportive right through to a hot and sweaty workout, and the act of being out in the open air, away from screens and engaging the senses has been proven to be very healing,” said Mr Earth.

And then there’s the food you’ve created; cheap, fresh, reliable and flavoursome in a way that introduces or

reminds you of how these fruits, veggies and herbs naturally taste.

“Success in the garden doesn’t always come easy, with many of us finding hurdles to getting started, and early problems can quickly be discouraging,” he said.

The beginners gardening workshop is on Saturday 28 January and runs from 9am to 12-noon.

Anticipating demand, preregistration for this event is requested and can be booked online through the Gourmet Garden School’s website at www.thegourmetgarden. school/events.

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q Ian Epic Earth, founder of the Gourmet Gardening School, loves to help people learn how to grow their own food.

q It’s the earth that counts…great earth gives great results in food growing.

q Growing your own food is a whole new world of “flavoursome-ness”.

Di Woods steps down from Neighbourhood Centre

By Andrea FERRARI

DI WOODS is stepping down as manager of Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC).

Di is a stalwart giver of her time and care and set a shining example for the dedicated team.

“As I step down from Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, I hope that I have played a small role in making this truly community based and run organisation more responsive and sustainable,” Di told News Of The Area.

“The commitment of the diverse team provides a strong base which will carry the values and core community services well into the future.

“With over 60 volunteers and our staffing team, their willingness to embrace a raft of changes and continually step up to help another is a statement about who they are.”

The strong community culture of this team is second to none.

“I have been proud to lead this team,” Di said.

“Each chooses to be there, and each chooses to give more than 100 percent each day.

“I am proud to have been able to advocate for volunteers across our community and ensure they are recognised and acknowledged for the work they do.

“Crazy ideas, like setting an Australian record for the most volunteers living and working in an LGA, which evidently was a shared value of other organisations across our community, who all jumped on board to ensure their volunteers were also recognised, has been a highlight,” she said.

Over the past eighteen months, CHNC has made a raft of changes.

The service ethic of always aiming to make sure that people find support they need runs strong and true through everything provided by CHNC staff.

Services and programs support those who need them in a timely way that best meets their individual needs.

“We have made concerted efforts to ensure that we are responsive to a range of local needs for many local people

and families, irrespective of their age or background,” Di said.

“It is important that our services can respond quickly and support our community as needs emerge.”

Over the past two years the support provided by CHNC continually changed.

“We have made many of these changes by increasing partnerships with an array of local services, strengthening how we use service data to understand who and how our community is using our services and monitoring community needs to make changes to provide tailored community support,” said Di.

“Most importantly we have listened to community feedback, to ensure we have a good understanding of how

to help people in our community find information and access services at times and in ways that were easiest for them, which required strengthening our services and systems.

“These changes aren't always so noticeable on the surface but provide systems that underpin service improvements to meet demand.

“We have made many changes to make our services more efficient and responsive,” she said.

These changes include increasing CHNC’s ability to use technology more efficiently.

“Moving to online systems has allowed us to

our community with their skills.

“When I commenced this role, I thought that it was incredible that a team of 60 volunteers, supported by a handful of staff, could provide over 15,000 actions of service annually,” Di said.

“Over the last two years, we have seen the amount of, and range of, needs and support our community require rise significantly.

“Over the last four months of 2022, our team supported over 12,000 occasions of service.

“To be able to meet a tripling of service demand is only possible through the outstanding dedication of each of these team members.

“The more upsetting contrast, however, is that some core funding, for our

local volunteer resource centre, was cut eighteen months ago by the previous Government and has not been re-established with the current Government.

“The continual need to do more with less is to some extent an unrealistic expectation that many Neighbourhood Centres face.

“Limited funding undervalues the practical and key roles that Neighbourhood Centre fulfil within community infrastructure.

“It is an impossible feat for services that are built on and underpinned by substantial volunteer contribution, such as the neighbourhood centre, to be any more efficient.

“Volunteers already save our service over $400,000 each year.”

Changes include a significant increase in workshops and events to provide the community with accurate information and increased capacity to know what supports are in our community and how to access these.

These covered a range of topics from supporting someone through grief and loss, to legal and health issues.

“Another positive change is an increased opportunity to connect with our community,” Di said.

This has happened through the implementation of an increased number of programs such as volunteering expos, digital support, healthy cooking programs, craft for kids and carers groups.

“We have also aimed

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we are able to increase the quality of the services we provide.”

our service.”

This has allowed some who work full time or work from interstate to support

q Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre volunteer Yvonne, Coordinator Anna, Manager Di and volunteer Cheryl, on Anna's first day at the centre.

q Di Woods, the outgoing Manager at Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, with Deb and Kim, two volunteers who received NSW Volunteer of the Year recognition in 2022.

q In 2022 Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre was recognised for its outstanding work as a volunteer team.

q One of the certificates issued by the Australian Book of Records to Volunteering Coffs Harbour, as part of the local initiative to recognise and celebrate volunteers across Coffs Harbour.

Water quality returns at Never Never River

SAMPLES taken from the Never Never River at the Arthur Keogh Reserve, Promised Land on 3 and 6 January showed water quality to be poor, with results showing a high reading of enterococcus bacteria present.

Visitors were advised not to swim and signs were placed at the problematic location.

Subsequent sampling at four different Never Never River locations on 9 and 10 January, including Arthur Keogh Reserve, then indicated fair water quality.

This suggests the poor results were an isolated incident, rather than an ongoing issue such as a septic

system breach.

Enterococcus is a bacteria that naturally occurs in the intestines of warm-blooded animals - mammals and birds.

Enterococcus is a fecalindicator bacteria, frequently used to measure recreational water safety.

When enterococcus is present in the water it suggests that fecal contamination may have occurred and other pathogens, viruses, or bacteria may be present in the water that can cause sickness.

Swimming in contaminated water can lead to illness, with symptoms including gastrointestinal illness, ear infections, and skin rashes.

Children and people suffering from autoimmune disorders run a higher risk of getting sick after swimming in polluted waters.

“Recreational water can sometimes be unsuitable for swimming, especially after rainfall when stormwater, wastewater and agricultural runoff can overflow,” said Bellingen Shire Mayor Steve Allan.

“An increased visitation of people, pets and traffic to Never Never Creek over the festive season, is likely the cause of these poor-quality sampling.

“The result of further samples conducted this week suggests that it was an

OneMob Radio win Greater Bank funding

By Andrea FERRARI

ONEMOB Radio has won the People’s Choice voting for December in the Greater Bank’s Community Funding Program.

Winning the public vote means OneMob Radio has received $2,000, with $500 going to the runners-up, Port Writers Inc and Great

Lakes Education Fund.

OneMob Radio, the First Nations media platform located in Coffs Harbour on Gumbaynggirr Country, founded by Lachlan Skinner, said the 24/7 webcasting radio station and information hub is about celebrating First Nations people, stories, achievements and culture.

“It’s one thing to win $2,000 from a platform like Greater Bank but it’s also a great reminder of the love and support we have from not only the Aboriginal Community but also the wider community,” Lachlan told News Of The Area.

“Over the two weeks of voting we saw a large number of communities

isolated issue.

“The water quality has recovered, however it is a good reminder of the fragility of the area, which we all need to be mindful of when enjoying the beauty of the area,” he said.

In September 2022, Bellingen Council partnered with the NSW Government Beachwatch program that monitors and reports on water quality of the NSW’s coastal recreational swimming areas.

This gives swimmers access to weekly updates on reliable water quality information at seven popular locations across the Bellingen Shire.

The current program sites are:

• Never Never River –

Arthur Keough Reserve

• Bellinger River –Lavenders Bridge

• Bellinger River –Mylestom tidal pool

• North Beach – At Surf Club

• Urunga Lagoon –Urunga Lido

• Hungry Head Beach

– near Surf Club

• Dalhousie Creek –near Surf Club

The Bellingen Council ensures that water samples are taken on site and delivered immediately to a laboratory where they are incubated and assessed

to measure enterococcus bacteria levels.

Site conditions, water temperature and dissolved oxygen content are also recorded.

The results are provided to the NSW Government Beachwatch program for reporting and monitoring.

For more information on the water quality of the Shire’s Beachwatch locations listed, residents can visit the NSW government website, for weekly updates to the star rating.

Visit www.environment. nsw.gov.au/topics/water/ beaches/mid-north-coastbeaches/weekly-star-ratings for more information.

pull together and make sure we got this money.

“The money will go back into our community events such as our Big Breakfast Community Gatherings but also other things we can support our community with.

“The OneMob Radio Family is genuinely thankful for the opportunity to participate in the Greater Bank Community Funding Round,” he said.

OneMob Radio showcases a very strong and connected community and keeps them up to date with current news, events and programs whilst also

supporting and promoting local Aboriginal artists, music and entertainment.

“We put on our Big Breakfasts in the community every few weeks, as well as organise and contribute to other community events and activities.

“We don’t receive any funding for those kinds of things, so this money from Greater Bank is very welcome indeed and will go towards covering those costs.”

Greater Bank’s Mid North Coast Regional Sales Manager, Jennifer Smith, said community events are

a vital way to bring people together.

“Events like OneMob’s Big Breakfasts are a great opportunity to showcase local indigenous culture to a wider audience,” Jennifer said.

Greater Bank has another $3,000 to give away in its January round, with Taree Tigers Hockey Club Inc, Tareebit Day Club and Sweet Pea Animal Rescue (Forster) in the running as the monthly nominees.

The public can vote online at www.greater.com. au/greatermidnorthcoast until 5.00pm Wednesday February 1, 2023.

q Lachlan Skinner and the OneMob Radio team, congratulated on their Greater Bank Community Funding win.

Can you help Loaves and Fishes?

By Andrea FERRARI

LOAVES and Fishes, the notfor-profit food pantry at 47 Lawson Crescent, run by the Abundant Life Church in Coffs Harbour, is being forced to exit its current lease-hold property due to a lack of funds to meet the rent of $3,950 per month.

“We’ve got to be out by the end of the month (January),” Loaves and Fishes spokesperson, Senior Pastor Russell Jones told News Of The Area.

A registered charity, the Loaves and Fishes pantry was established almost twenty years ago to help those who are struggling to make ends meet, stocking donated food and household items and selling them at a fraction of their high street prices.

“We offer low-cost food and household items, so people can live a more affordable lifestyle,” said Russell.

5,292 member families are registered with Loaves and Fishes.

As Manager Wayne Crowther points out, “that’s families not individuals”, so in reality close to three times that number of people are using the affordable

food and household goods store.

“We’ve had no help from the NSW Government,” said Russell.

“Two years ago Pat Conaghan MP passed us on to Gurmesh Singh MP who put us onto the minister at the time, Gareth Ward (former NSW Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services), and they have told us to apply for grants,” Wayne told NOTA.

Wayne has reviewed the grants available and has not found any significant funding opportunities that fit with Loaves and Fishes’ needs.

“There’s grants for sports facilities providing hundreds of thousands of dollars for upgraded

buildings and a long jump, but we were directed to a grant which provides $6,000,” said Wayne, referring to the $1.1 million NSW Government investment to upgrade facilities at York Street Oval in 2022.

With the shutters coming down on the store, Wayne is very concerned about what will happen to the hundreds of people they help every month.

“I can see them lining up outside here now,” Wayne told NOTA.

“I can see our regular pensioners out there, and there’s people from families on a single income coming now who are finding it hard to make ends meet with today’s cost of living.

“Heaps of charities around town (Coffs Harbour) send people to us.

“Ours is the last stop in

town for the hungry,” said Wayne.

Loaves and Fishes receives donated food from various suppliers in Coffs, such as Fresco Marketplace and Big Country Meats.

The charity also receives food donations from SecondBite, a food rescue organisation which works with the local Coles stores in the area to distribute food which has been moved off the supermarket shelves; fresh bread, perishables and any number of packaged and tinned foods.

“That’s all going to come to a standstill,” said Wayne.

“A lot of people are going to be in trouble once

we close down.

“Not only the 5,292 families but also the local charities who send people to us and the retailers who send us their surplus food and goods.”

Additionally, there’s the funding that Loaves and Fishes makes possible.

“The charity has invested $3m into the Coffs Harbour community through our Door of Hope community welfare service,” Wayne said.

On Saturday 21 January there is an online auction of infrastructure and building materials that may be salvaged from the building which will raise some funds for the future, but

Wayne and Russell have no solution for the future yet.

For auction details, visit www.lloydsonline.com.au.

Wayne Crowther is asking for urgent help to find relevant grants and a grant writer to donate their time to help write the application.

An affordable property to set up a temporary small store in Coffs Harbour is also on the urgent wish list.

If anyone in the community can help Loaves and Fishes please email loavesandfisheschc@gmail. com or call Manager Wayne Crowther on 0408 298 899 or Senior Pastor Russell Jones on 0413 182 053.

Reflect. Respect. Celebrate.

This is the Story of Australia - the story of an extraordinary nation. The Story begins 60,000 years ago. New chapters are written every day. On Australia Day, we reflect on our history, its highs and its lows. We respect the stories of others. And we celebrate our nation, its achievements and most of all, its people. We’re all part of the story.

Australia Day celebrations, which include the Australia Day awards and citizenship ceremonies, will be held as follows:

When: 8:30am Thursday 26 January 2023

Where: North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Coff & Hardacre Street, Coffs Harbour.

Contact: Australia Day Officer (02) 6648 4002

Entry is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

q Loaves and Fishes, the not-for-profit food pantry at 47 Lawson Crescent, is at risk of closing through lack of funds to pay the rent.

q Coles, Big Country Meats and Fresco Marketplace, amongst many others, support the Loaves and Fishes pantry with donated food and household necessities.

q Families on a single income, pensioners and people on Centrelink use the charitable services of the Loaves and Fishes pantry.

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qualified teachers who are passionate about passing their knowledge on to the next generation,” Francesca said. 2023 at HPAC starts with the Disney production of 'Little Mermaid Jr' from 23 to 25 January at the centre's studio theatre and classes commence on Monday 30 January, with new teachers

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If you wish to take the performing arts seriously with a view to a career or help with confidence and self esteem or just to have fun and keep fit, then visit the centre on Friday 28 January from 9.30am to 3.30pm at 1/12 Keona Circuit or contact Francesca

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q Nurture your child’s love of dance and the performing arts. Photo: HPAC.

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Future Women Rural Scholarship Applications Open

By Andrew VIVIAN

A NEW round of the Future Women Rural Scholarship Program to help women living in regional, rural and remote NSW achieve their goals has been launched by the NSW Government.

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole, said the 24 scholarships, valued at more than $6,000 each, are available to women from regional, rural and remote parts of the State to develop their leadership skills.

“There are so many amazing women leading communities, leading businesses and leading critical conversations in the bush - and we want to encourage those wanting to step up and do the same,” said Mr Toole.

“This program is a great chance for 24 women from all corners of the State to supercharge their leadership potential.”

Bronnie Taylor, the Minister for Women, said the program has been an overwhelming success and encouraged women from all corners of regional and rural NSW to take up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“This program equips our region’s future female leaders with the tools and knowledge they need to accelerate their road to success,” said Mrs Taylor.

“Whether you’re a small business owner, farmer or one of our wonderful healthcare workers, this program is for you.”

The NSW Government has partnership with Future Women, an organisation delivering virtual events, leadership training and a curated digital network to its members.

Recipients receive a place in the Future Women Platinum+ Program worth $6,000, where they will take part in networking, mentoring and digital learning opportunities.

They will also be invited to attend the Future Women Leadership Summit on March 6 and 7 this year to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Cath Fowler, one of last year’s two Coffs Coast recipients said, "A key part of the Future Women's scholarship was the trip to Sydney for their Leadership Summit back in March 2022.

“It was great to be able to come together and not just enjoy great talks about issues facing women in leadership, but also have the next twelve months to have access to online masterclasses throughout the year,” said Ms Fowler.

“The sessions on building relationships in communities and a chat with Grace Tame, about using your voice, I found particularly inspiring.”

Ms Fowler said forming a strong connection with the other scholarship recipients throughout rural and regional NSW was the greatest thing she took from experience and some recipients organised catch ups online once a month, with ongoing plans to stay in touch and support each other in the future.

“Having come from a corporate career environment in Sydney where these types of opportunities were readily available for leadership development, it's been great to have these kinds of opportunities extended to us here in regional NSW through this scholarship,” she said.

Applications are open until February 16 for all women living in regional, rural and remote NSW aged 18-39 years old.

To apply or to nominate someone you know, visit futurewomen.com.au.

q Coffs Coast recipients Cath Fowler (L) and Sheerien Salindera at last year’s Future Women Leadership Summit.

Local musos on song

By David WIGLEY

THE Coffs Coast music scene was thriving last weekend as venues across the region pumped out live tunes from local musos and touring bands.

The popularity of live music was apparent as locals and tourists immersed into the holiday atmosphere which is good news for local musos.

Eric Stribley, aka ‘Party of One’, endorsed the local music community after playing an afternoon set of sweet melodics with a country twang at the Jetty Beach House last Saturday.

“The Coffs Coast punches well above its weight for music,” he said.

“Unfortunately I don't get the chance to go out to see as many bands because I’m performing, but when I can there’s a great choice, I saw Kailey Pallas at Dark Arts last week.

“The musos in Coffs are fantastic, they would kick goals anywhere.

“We've played extensively around Geelong, and all down the Surf Coast to Apollo Bay, but the local musos around the Coffs Coast are awesome.

“There’s no reason to go to Brisbane or Sydney when you have this much talent on your front door.”

Stribley believes the climate plays a key role to the thriving music scene.

“I play more surfy, beachy stuff here in Coffs than I did in Victoria, the weather certainly influences your song choice and the vibe you give off.

“With the weather being so consistent, people are out and about everywhere and it’s not just weekends.

“People are out throughout the week having a drink and a meal, and they love live music, which is fantastic for local musos.”

Peter Witjes made the journey from Sydney to Coffs Harbour to celebrate his 40th

birthday revelling to Magic Mojo at the Pier Hotel last Saturday night.

“Sydney is great but nothing beats Coffs, this is my home and I love catching up with friends and family.

“We always go to a place with live music,” he said.

The Orlandos pumped out power ballads at the Coffs Hotel later that evening and two live DJ’s turned the wheels of steel at the Coast Hotel until late.

The endless summer continued with VOXNEON, a dynamic cover band

from Sydney performing iconic songs at the Sunday Sesh at the Hoey Moey.

The local music scene was hit hard during two years of COVID but it was alive and thriving last weekend.

q Peter Witjes (centre) made the journey from Sydney to Coffs Harbour to celebrate his 40th birthday with live music.

q Local band Magic Mojo at the Pier Hotel last Saturday night.

q VOXNEON, a dynamic cover band from Sydney, performing iconic songs at the Hoey Moey last Sunday.

q Eric Stribley, aka ‘Party of One’, said there’s no need to travel to Brisbane or Sydney with local musos this good on the Coffs Coast

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HYPOTHETICAL

Taking a Legal Look

OPINION & LETTERS

By Manny WOOD

Promises lead to claim on real estate

ROBERT and his mother, Janice each own neighbouring properties.

Robert moves-in with his mother to look after her and decides to rentout his property.

Robert’s work as a truck driver means that he is often away.

David has been a good friend of Robert’s for many years and after Robert has problems with his tenants, he talks to David about moving-in.

Robert says to David, “If you look after my mother when I’m not there, you can move into my property.

“All you need to do is pay the rates and other outgoings and keep the property in reasonable repair. If you do that, you can stay as long as you like.”

David is more than happy with the arrangement and soon moves-in.

While Robert is away working, David checks on Janice a couple of times a night and takes her shopping and to medical appointments.

This arrangement continues for ten years until Robert says to David, “Thank you for your help over the years. If anything happens to me, I know you will look after my mother. Don’t let her go into a nursing home. She will hate it. If you do this, you can keep the property.”

Unfortunately, Robert unexpectedly passes-away.

Robert’s will had not been updated in many years and leaves everything to his only son.

David continues to look after Janice until she passes-away a few years later.

When Robert’s son asks David to vacate the property, David commences Court action.

After a three-day hearing, the Court finds that Robert’s representations and David’s reliance on those representations, created an “equitable estoppel” and that it was unconscionable for Robert’s son to depart from the promises.

The Court rules that David was entitled to not only reside in the property for life but that he was entitled to the property outright.

Robert’s estate is ordered to pay the legal costs.

David also receives a gift of $100,000 under Janice’s will.

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.

No true revision of Jetty Foreshores plan

DEAR News Of The Area,

THE big problem with the revised plan for the Jetty is that it’s not much of a revision at all.

For all the spin and assurances of community consultation, the objective of the State Government since its initial briefing of GHD has been the urbanisation of that railway land to the maximum that it can get away with.

Despite the revised plan rating this intention last out of eleven “key drivers”, and despite the Council’s insistence the land remain as public recreation, this objective is still central to the revised plan.

On its own initiative the State Government is already building a restaurant posing as a community building at the beach end of the Jetty walkway.

To get an idea of this government’s “vision” for the foreshore, the citizens of Coffs should consider the scale and character of this building and then imagine the walkway bookended at the

other end with two, six storey buildings.

These buildings are proposed to step down to four storeys either side, extending to the North across Marina Drive and along the railway line as apartments and Southward to a proposed “business activity hub”(shopping centre) opposite the railway station.

Sydney planners can’t see a railway station without wanting to activate it to serve the teeming commuters.

South of this the plan allows for further potential two storey accommodation.

Contemptuous of the Council’s expressed concerns and obviously anticipating further resistance, the government notes in this revision that it intends to lodge the necessary rezoning proposal directly with the Department of Planning and Environment.

They appear to be well on the way to overriding the council’s authority completely.

Regards, Frank SCAHILL, Coffs Harbour.

Diverse Jetty Views

DEAR News Of The Area,

IN relation to future residential development at the Jetty, who do we trust?

Is it the politician - Gurmesh Singh?

He tells Andrea Ferrari (‘Too early for finer details on Jetty Foreshores plan’, Coffs Coast NOTA, January 13 edition, p7) that it’s “too early” but somehow he already has his own views that “we are likely to see a mix of types of short-term stay accommodation” at the Jetty.

Gurmesh is supported by Cath Fowler from the Jetty Project Steering Committee who (in the same article) tells us that the

character of the Jetty area will somehow “be retained” even with “six-storey” and “four-storey” development.

Or, is it Bruce Weir who (in the same article) raises the point that development at the Jetty should follow the Compact City Policy and “celebrate the harbour as a playground”?

Weir’s opinion is supported by people like Rev R. Graham Whelan who sees the Mayor’s plan – for zero residential development at the Jetty - to be far superior to that proposed by Mr Singh.

In Whelan’s letter (again Friday January 13, 2023) he tells us of his “main concern”; that the revised Jetty Foreshore

On theCouch

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Jasminda

Do you have a pressing problem, annoying anxiety or community conundrum? Jasminda Featherlight, our resident roving Agony Aunt, is here to help. Jasminda will be responding to questions from readers. SEND your concerns to Jasminda care of media@newsofthearea.com.au and include your name and suburb.

DEAR Jasminda,

Two months ago, I met a wonderful woman, and everything is going brilliantly except when we watch movies together.

During the movie, she picks at her nails and I can't focus on the movie because all I can hear is this hideous picking noise.

I don't think I can make this a long-term relationship as I'm a movie buff.

Roger H.

Oh, Roger,

WHILE I appreciate that you are a movie buff, I can't quite fathom that you would end a relationship due to what is probably a subconscious, nervous habit.

We all have irritating predispositions and in the scheme of annoying habitsbinge eating, nose picking, smoking, open-mouthed chewing, compulsive swearing - nail picking seems relatively innocuous.

Perhaps she is bored senseless by your movie selections.

Or maybe you select horror movies that scare the living daylights out of her and she's too polite to say anything, so she has to pick her nails as a form of self-soothing.

Instead of thinking of ending the relationship, you could hold one of her hands, a romantic gesture that will kill two birds with one stone.

Or you could give her a relaxing hand massage.

Maybe you just need to turn up the volume so you can't hear nail-picking antics.

Another option could be to treat her to a manicure - some gel nails may prevent the habit.

Frankly, if you would consider leaving someone due to such an innocent vice, I think nail picking is the least of your problems.

Stop being so picky.

Pun intended.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

Plan is a “devious document” because Mr Singh’s people can make changes to the Jetty Plan, “in its absolute discretion at any time without notice”.

Who would you trust?

Regards, Wilson MCORIST, Bonville.

Unprecedented housing issues

I VISITED my GP Clinic today, Monday January 16, to make an appointment.

On the front door was a sign pleading for someone with a house to rent or knowing someone with a house for rent.

It is unprecedented that professionals

are not able to get housing.

It is a failure of our state government to provide adequate housing for all levels in our community.

Our State member is able to find money for a new fence for a local golf club but is unable to provide housing for his own constituents.

Now is the time for a change and Tony Judge is the person to change to.

He is committed to upgrading to better housing for all.

Regards, John MARSH, Toormina.

DEAR News Of The Area,

Times gone by

By Karen FILEWOOD

BUILT at Macleay River in 1870, the 66ton s.s. Belmore was owned by the North Coast Steamship Navigation Company (NCSN Co.) and worked as a tender, transporting passengers and cargo between port and larger steamships,

The Wreck of the s.s. Belmore

when bigger ships could not dock.

Exactly a hundred and thirty years ago today in 1893, unable to cross the Bellinger River bar, Belmore came to Coffs Harbour, complete with passengers and cargo from Burrawong, to shelter from a rising easterly gale.

Winds blowing up to 96km per hour kept the ship in the harbour until the following evening when, to save passengers and cargo, the captain beached the timber ship south of the jetty at 7:40 pm.

Everyone landed safely, then in the morning cargo and luggage were unloaded and taken to the jetty goods shed.

A week later the supervising engineer of the NCSN Co. arrived to plan the refloating of Belmore, helped by Mr Davis of Nambucca and his men who arrived at the end of February.

Although the ship had deteriorated after its extended stay on the beach, over the following days the men worked hard bracing the steamer and raising it out of the sand by three feet.

‘Ways’ were laid over 150 feet (45 metres) and three teams of bullocks hauled the steamer along them, ready for launching on the next high tide in a few hours.

While waiting for the tide a large sea

Answers sought from Transport for NSW on Grandpa’s Scrub

DEAR News Of The Area,

I WOULD like to respond to Transport for NSW comments published in Andrea Ferrari’s story, ‘Transport for NSW on offsets’, Coffs Coast NOTA, 30 December Edition, p3), as the statement still raises numerous concerns, especially now the detailed plans of the Coffs Bypass have been confirmed without addressing

several major issues in connection to the impact of the Mackays Road lowland rainforest remnant, locally known as 'Grandpa's Scrub'.

I am not sure why this patch of important rainforest wasn't identified as so significant during earlier surveys by the TfNSW?

This appears to be a serious error, and to state finding a solution could

cause delays and extra costs should be shouldered completely by the TfNSW.

You can't put a cost on this unique environment, and it should be preserved at any costs.

My understanding is the local community still hasn't been provided with details on some off-site locations that have been discussed, so how can it be confirmed they are suitable as a reasonable offset?

Especially as the Mackays Road location is such a unique environment,

Restoring my faith in humanity

DEAR News Of The Area,

ON Monday 9 January after shopping at Park Beach Plaza and returning to my vehicle I noticed a set of car keys laying on the ground adjacent to a parked vehicle.

I wrote two notes and placed them

under the windscreen wipers informing the driver that their keys would be found at the Plaza Management Office where I placed them in safe keeping.

Forward to 11 January and dining at Silvio's Restaurant Park Beach Plaza, a charming and delightful young waitress became aware that I had undergone

surgery last year for throat cancer and am now beginning treatment for another cancer in my body.

I was totally shocked to find at the conclusion of my meal that the young waitress had paid for my lunch as she finished her shift for the day and had left before I became aware of her action and

began to roll into the harbour and by midnight waves were breaking over Belmore undoing all the men’s work to ready the ship for launching.

By morning it was found the ship had been thoroughly knocked about, re-buried in four feet of sand and had three feet of water in the hold.

Unable to save Belmore, Captain Nicholson removed the engine and boiler, which were placed on the jetty ready to be shipped to Sydney.

The hull remained sound and it was thought that after some repair it would be floated and turned into a punt.

surely not possible!

Additional concerns about this historic loss from the local Gumbaynggirr people and pioneer families have not been addressed at all.

I really hope this is not closed to serious consideration, and changes can still be made to the Bypass plan as needed?

Regards, Lara READING, Coffs Harbour resident, Landcare and WIRES volunteer.

could thank her.

I can well afford to pay for my lunch, however, the actions of this generous young lady have restored my faith in humanity.

Thank you again for your kind action and you have confirmed my belief that kindness provides its own rewards.

Regards, John MOFFITT, Arrawarra.

DEAR News Of The Area,

WE will entertain you hopefully one day with a decent size entertainment centre in Coffs Harbour.

Currently, the only very limited sized venues available are Jetty Theatre,

Cavanbah Hall, R.S.L, Bray St Sports Central, Park Beach Bowling Club, local pubs, a few resorts and the Advocate footy field.

Country towns like Tamworth have a population of 63,480 residents and their entertainment centre holds 4,800,

bringing in millions of dollars to the town.

In 2021 our population is 78,759 and our largest venue holds a measly 500 (approximately).

The new green WHY building in Gordon St holds even less.

Would those folk that are going to see Russell Crowe at the Hoey Moey next week mention our desperate need for a centre?

Choose to be human on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

DEAR News Of The Area,

READING Peter Weyling’s letter (NOTA 13/01/23), I’m reminded of two great thinkers.

The brilliant physician Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk, who said ‘…human beings are experts in wishful thinking and obscuring the truth’.

We will entertain you Boat Ramp Shame

DEAR News Of The Area,

FOR the last couple of months the rubbish bin at the fish cleaning table at the boat ramp has had no lid.

Fish frames regularly stick out of the bin and the sea birds are scavenging and dropping fish guts and heads and frames all around.

It’s someone’s job to empty the bin so surely it’s also their job to put in a new bin

And NOTA’s very own courageous reader, Warren Tindal (NOTA 30/12/22), ‘Conservatives are timid with facts’.

Asking any person to not consider their emotion when making a decision is like asking a fish not to swim.

Indeed Weyling appeals directly to readers' fears and emotions by saying ‘Be careful what you wish for’.

replacement.

The boat ramp is a $15 million State Government disaster and the permanent dredge, sand pumping operation and the scrappy unfinished appearance of that whole precinct gives me little confidence for the state’s redevelopment blue print of the Jetty Foreshore.

Regards, Peter LEWIS, Park Beach.

NOTA’s readers will have noticed that those wanting the referendum to fail will never use the full (and factual) title of the proposal.

They always refer to a Voice to Parliament - as though the Voice will give Aboriginal people a say over capital gains tax, negative gearing or franking credits.

The Voice will not do that.

He even may donate to a funding page and we can call it after him.

We need to fight for this venue, like we're the third monkey on the ramp of Noah's Ark… and brother, it's startin' to rain.

Regards, Phyllis TAYLOR, Coffs Harbour.

Factually, the Voice to Parliament will advise Federal Parliament on matters of significance to Indigenous Australians.

As our PM says, asking Aboriginal people before we make laws about Aboriginal people is just good manners.

Weyling may wish for a life without emotions.

I choose to be human and to have feelings and to also have good manners.

Regards, Jean-Paul LEUNG, Toormina.

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LOCALSPORT

Scintillating Smith knocks the Strikers for six

By David WIGLEY

A SCINTILLATING Steve Smith century knocked the Adelaide Strikers for six as the Sydney Sixers romped to a 59 run victory at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Smith scored 101 runs from 56 deliveries, notching up his first Big Bash century as the Sixers set a mammoth target of 203 runs.

The Adelaide Strikers won the toss and sent the Sixers into bat and quickly took the wicket of Josh Phillipe who scored only one run after three deliveries.

Smith rode his luck at the beginning of his innings with the ball hitting the stumps but not removing the bails and surviving a close run-out.

But once Smith got his eye in, he looked invincible, hitting a magnificent seven sixes and five fours in front of an exuberant sold-out crowd who cheered on every run.

Smith’s runs came from every part of the ground as he slogged sixes during the powerplay and exploited the gaps in the field with square cuts, cover drives and reverse sweeps with immaculate shot selection.

But just as it seemed Smith would finish the innings undefeated, he was run-out by his captain Moises Henrigues and left

the crease to a rapturous applause from almost 10,000 supporters.

Kurtis Patterson hit 43 runs from 33 balls and Jordan Silk kept the momentum going with 31 runs not out from sixteen balls.

Smith’s Australian Test team-mate and Strikers captain Travis Head failed to fire, losing his wicket after three balls.

The Adelaide Strikers provided resistance with Alex Carey hitting 54 runs from 35 deliveries and Matt Short scoring 40 runs from 24 balls, but as the wickets kept falling the 203 runchase looked daunting.

Ben Dwarshius, who visited Narranga Public School in Coffs Harbour with the BBL trophy last month was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for 24 runs.

Smith continued his sharp form in the field taking two catches and throwing the ball to Todd Murphy for a run-out.

The event was embraced by the community as local junior cricketers paraded around the pitch with local cricket legend Steve Meakins.

The passionate crowd stayed until past eleven o’clock to get autographs and selfies with their heroes on a memorable night at C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

q The exuberant crowd performing a mexican wave. Photo: David Wigley.

q Steve Smith hitting the Adelaide Strikers for six. Photo: David Wigley.

q The exuberant crowd with opening batsman Josh Phillippe. Photo: David Wigley.

q Steve Smith’s shot selection was impeccable. Photo: David Wigley.

q Steve Smith signed autographs and posed for photos until past eleven o’clock. Photo: David Wigley.

q Man of the Match Steve Smith hit 101 runs and seven magnificent sixes. Photo: David Wigley.

q The crowd embraced the carnival atmosphere and cheered on every shot. Photo: David Wigley.

q The crowd circled the players after the match for autographs and selfies.

q Steve Smith showing his repertoire of shots, sweeping the ball over the Adelaide wicket keeper. Photo: David Wigley.

q The only people able to catch-out Steve Smith were sitting on the hill. Photo: David Wigley.

q Where’s Wally revelled in the party atmosphere. Photo: David Wigley.

q Ben Dwarshius was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for 24 runs. Photo: David Wigley.

Big day of junior rep rugby league set for Coffs Harbour

By Aiden BURGESS

POTENTIAL NRL and NRLW players will be in action this weekend during a big day of top-class representative rugby league in Coffs Harbour.

The North Coast Bulldogs junior representative teams will be in action on Saturday, 21 January at the Ce.x Coffs International Stadium.

The Bulldogs teams will play preseason trial games against the Northern Rivers Titans, as the Under 18s and 16s teams prepare for their respective Laurie Daley Cup and Andrew Johns Cup seasons which kick off in February.

The Bulldogs Under 18s girls tackle team will also play the Titans in an exhibition match, featuring players from last year's Under 17 girls' team that won the Lisa Fiaola Cup.

Gold Coast Titans and Newcastle Knights junior teams will also be playing off in Under 17 girls, Under 19 girls, Under 17 boys, and Under 19 boys matches.

The day will be free entry for anyone wishing to come and watch the North Coast’s best juniors in action, as well as potential NRL and NRLW players from both the Bulldogs squads and the Titans and Knights junior

teams.

Games scheduled for Saturday, 21 January.

9:30am: Northern Rivers Titans vs North Coast Bulldogs (2 x 25 mins) Girls' U18 Tackle.

11am: Gold Coast Titans vs Newcastle Knights Under 17 girls (2 x 30 mins) Tackle.

12.30pm: Gold Coast Titans v Newcastle Knights Under 19 girls (2 x 30mins) Tackle.

2pm: Gold Coast Titans v Newcastle Knights Under 17 boys (2 x 35mins) Official trial.

3.30pm: Gold Coast Titans v Newcastle Knights Under 19 boys (2 x 35mins)

NSW title up for grabs at Grafton Speedway

Official trial.

5pm: Northern Rivers Titans v North Coast Bulldogs

seasons.

Britten has won the past three NSW V8 Dirt Modified titles held at the Grafton track, and claimed the last two Super Dirt Series crowns.

He will be looking to add a sixth NSW title to his racing resume.

His main challenger looks likely to be Lismore’s Mark Robinson.

The four-time Australian champion has been the form driver this speedway season,

Under 16 boys (AJ 2 x 30mins) Official trial.

6.30pm: Northern Rivers

and has won multiple NSW titles throughout his racing career.

The biggest threat to the two multiple champions is shaping to be Casino’s Mitchell Randall.

Still searching for his first state or national V8 Dirt Modified title, his confidence will be high after recently defeating both Britten and Robinson to win the second Mr Modified Series round at Lismore Speedway.

Titans v North Coast Bulldogs Under 18 boys (LD 2 x 35mins) Official trial.

In addition to the NSW V8 Dirt Modified title, this Saturday night’s racing will also feature the RSA Street Stockers (the latest Northern Rivers Rumble Series round), SSA Production Sedans, RSA Four Cylinder Sedans, and Junior Sedans.

The next race meeting at Grafton Speedway following this weekend will be held on Saturday, 11 February, headlined by the NSW RSA Street Stockers title.

By Aiden BURGESS

THE coveted NSW V8 Dirt Modified title will be up for grabs at Grafton Speedway on Saturday night.

Some of the country’s best V8 Dirt Modified

drivers will put pedal to the metal for the honour of being crowned state champion.

It will be the third season

Queensland’s Kevin Britten will look to defend his NSW title at a Grafton Speedway track which has been a happy hunting ground for him in recent

T20 Cup blasts back into action

By Aiden BURGESS

THE BIG hitting of the Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s T20 Cup blasted back into action last week, as the competition returned from its Christmas/New Year’s break.

Bellingen/Valleys maintained top spot on the ladder with a four-run win against Coffs Colts Green at Richardson Park.

Bellingen/Valleys bowled out Coffs Colts Green for 77, before finishing at 5/81.

The Northern Districts Rebels were also winners in Round 4 beating Coffs Colts Yellow by 6 wickets in their

T20 match at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Colts Yellow opened the batting and finished at 9/95, with Connor Burgess dismissing the opening batsmen on his way to taking 2/18 from his 3 overs.

Peter Tai Hlaw and Angus Rissel both bowled economical spells for the Rebels, with Tai Hlaw taking 2/11 from his 4 overs and Rissel 2/11 from his 3 overs.

Billy Carroll top scored for Colts Yellow with a knock of 39 from 33 balls.

The Rebels chased down the total with 6 wickets in hand, led home by Sevak Singh Clair who finished on

45 not out.

Ryan Gilkinson was the best of the Colts Yellow bowlers taking 2/9 from his 4 overs.

Nana Glen won by two runs against Diggers Cricket Club at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Diggers posted 4/144 with Nick Bennie top scoring on 59, and Liam Hodge finishing on 48 not out.

Nana Glen scored 4/146 with Brad Neary finishing on 63 not out.

The final round of T20 Cup matches are scheduled to be played on Thursday, 2 February.

q The North Coast Bulldogs Under 17s girls team.

in a row that the State title will be contested at Grafton Speedway, which doubles as

the opening round of the 5 Star Dirt Series.

q Four-time Australian champion Mark Robinson in action.

All Stars, Rebels, and Valleys

Cricket win in latest round of the Premier League

By Aiden BURGESS

THE Diggers/Nana Glen All Stars have had a season defining win beating the ladder leading Harwood with a top chase during the latest round of the North Coast Cricket Council’s Premier League season.

The All Stars chased down Harwood’s total of 8/225 with four wickets to spare in their match at Harwood Oval.

Bradley Neary led home the successful run chase with a top knock of 78 not out.

Ben Watson and Joy D’Souza both took three wickets each for the All Stars, with Watson taking 3/31 from his 8 overs, and D’Souza taking 3/41 from 8 overs.

The Northern Districts Rebels were also winners in Round 8, accounting for the Coffs Colts by 47 runs in Woolgoolga.

The Rebels opened the batting and posted 8/174, with Luke Cox top scoring with 51.

The home side then restricted the Colts to 9/127, with Luke Cox cementing a man of the match performance taking 3/23 from his 8 overs.

Valleys Cricket were also in the winners circle last weekend beating Sawtell by 7 runs at Richardson Park.

Valleys opened the batting and were all out for 212, with Brodie Bartlett continuing his fine form this season with a sensational knock of 115 off 81 balls, which included 9 sixes and 8 fours.

Sawtell made a good chase of it falling short by 7 runs, with Trent Dierick producing a captains knock of 46 from 38 balls.

Josh Bartlett was the best of the Valleys bowlers taking 3/28 from his 9 overs.

Sawtell captain Trent Dierick said his side were promoting youth to play in the Premier League this season.

“We have a young team this year, so we have been rebuilding and the young fellas have been getting valuable experience playing Premier League,” he said.

“It is definitely good to see, and they are building confidence with each game they play.”

The Premier League season continues this weekend with Round 9 matches in Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga.

Coffs Colts play host to Sawtell at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park, while the Diggers/Nana Glen All Stars host Valleys Cricket at Fitzroy Oval.

The Northern Districts Rebels host Harwood at Woolgoolga.

Coach Silvy to lead the Lionesses

By David WIGLEY

NATHAN SILVY has been appointed the head-coach of Coffs City United Lionesses for the 2023 season, the club he represented from the age of six.

It’s a big coup for the club and a natural progression for Silvy who has won everything in local football as a player and a coach.

“I've been involved with Coffs United pretty much all my life,” he said.

“I started as a sixyear-old and played right through to senior men and also coached from MiniRoos to senior men and now moving towards

the women.”

Last year Silvy guided North Coast Football under 16s to the Boys NPL Northern NSW premiership.

“We had a great team, they were certainly very well committed to the process and I thoroughly enjoyed my time at North Coast Football.

“I'm looking forward to the challenge of coaching the women’s team and I think it's going to be a really exciting year.

“We've got some good young players coming through and there's players who have been there from past seasons that are very good players.”

lost to Boambee in the semifinals after extra-time, but this season they are looking to go one step further with the help of juniors breaking into the senior team.

“It's going to be exciting, there's gonna be a few new faces so it'll be different from last year, hopefully it's a good difference,” she said.

The women’s competition has been dominated by Urunga and Boambee

the past few years, a fact which the captain is acutely aware of.

Last year the Lionesses

“There’s a lot of encouragement for the younger girls coming through.

“The future of the club needs to start somewhere and we've gotta build it up somewhere.

“I feel like we're doing a pretty good job of that so far, and hopefully for the years to come, it'll be a very strong competition for us girls,” said Maddalena.

Prolific striker Ally Gadd is looking forward to the challenge of breaking the status quo in Women’s League One.

“There's definitely gonna be some changes which will be good for the club.

“I would love to see us beat at least one of those (Urunga or Boambee) teams.

“I'm hoping to play striker again and yeah, definitely working with the team more and getting more goals,” concluded Gadd.

Premier League standings: 1.Harwood: 37 points. 5 wins. 2.Valleys Cricket: 34 points.

5 wins. 3.Diggers/Nana Glen All Stars: 26 points. 4 wins. 4.Northern Districts Rebels:

25 points. 4 wins. 5.Sawtell: 23 points. 3 wins. 6.Coffs Colts: 15 points. 2 wins.

q Diggers/Nana Glen All Stars celebrate their win against Harwood.

Jordan Maddalena broke into the senior team aged fifteen and now at the age of 20 is the club captain and helping the next generation of players make the transition to senior football.

over

q Lionesses Jordan Maddalena, Ali Gadd, Georgia Silvy, Ella Hodgekiss and coach Nathan Silvy.

q Lionesses pre-season team bonding.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club member on cloud nine

By Aiden BURGESS

HITTING a hole in one is what every golfer dreams of.

So to have nine in your golfing career is an unbelievable achievement.

Michael Krilich was on cloud nine recently while playing on his home course at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club.

He hit a hole in one on the 19th hole while playing on Thursday, 5 January; his ninth career hole in one.

Sawtell’s Mark Weiley takes a hat trick

By Aiden BURGESS

MARK Weiley has had a Saturday afternoon to remember at Richardson Park.

The Sawtell Cricket Club player took a hat trick to help his side to a two wicket win against the Northern Districts Rebels, during the latest round of the Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season.

Weiley’s three wickets in a row were part of a superb spell which saw him take 4/19 from his 6 overs.

Alexander Cheers Flavell was also a standout with the

ball for Sawtell taking 4/23 from 6 overs.

Bellingen maintained top spot on the ladder with a 36-run win against the Coffs Colts in their top of the ladder showdown at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Bellingen opened the batting and finished at 6/171, before bowling out the Colts for 135.

Joel Northcott produced a sensational spell, taking 6/17 from his 5 overs.

Nana Glen were also winners in Round 12 beating Diggers Cricket Club by one wicket in a thriller at Fitzroy Oval.

Diggers opened the

batting and finished at 9/138, with Mark Henry the best of the Nana Glen bowlers taking 4/22 from his 8 overs.

Nana Glen got home with one wicket to spare finishing at 9/139, with Mark Henry providing a vital knock top scoring with 30 from 16 balls as part of his man of the match performance.

Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association's first grade season continues this weekend with Round 13 matches.

Coffs Colts host Sawtell, Bellingen host Nana Glen, and Urunga host the Northern Districts Rebels.

Coffs Harbour Suns junior to play college basketball in the USA

His most recent hole in one passed the career tally of fellow club member Shane Cutmore, who hit his eighth career hole in one on 29 December last year, and club pro Matt Allan.

Krilich said there had been a bit of talk about the three club members being on the same number.

“On the Facebook page there was a bit of chatter about us three being all on eight hole in ones, and then the next day I went out and

hit my ninth,” he said.

The keen golfer said he had a clear favourite of his nine hole in ones.

“Of the 9 hole-in ones I've had, my best was the one on Long Reef in Sydney, when I was playing with golf pro Brett Drewitt,” he said.

“He had hit one the week before, and it was the same hole but a week apart.

“He was sledging me a bit, so it inspired me to get one then.”

The Coffs Harbour Golf

Club member recalled his latest hole in one.

“It was perfect, and I really felt it come off the club face,” he said.

“I saw it land, and one of the boys saw it go in.

“It felt beautiful off the tee.”

After hitting nine in his career, Krilich gave his advice on how to hit a hole in one.

“Keep hitting at the hole rather than just the green,” he said.

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Suns junior Keira Williams has been offered the chance of a lifetime to test her skills in the biggest and best basketball country in the world. THE 17-year-old has been offered a scholarship to attend North Dakota State College of Science for the next college season.

The school is part of the National Junior College Athletic Association, one of the top college competitions in the USA, and the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the country.

The college scholarship is the result of her skills being noticed while playing on a US tour last year as a member of the ATC Academy; a pathway for elite, female Australians to play college basketball on a scholarship in the USA.

The college recruit shared with News Of The Area why she was looking forward to playing in the USA.

“The opportunity to play basketball at a high level in a completely different country,” she said.

“I get to train everyday playing the sport I love, and I also get to be around such a supportive culture.

“I’m also looking forward to meeting new people and sharing my Aussie culture with them.

“And as an added perk, I’ve always loved to travel so receiving a scholarship in America is a dream and it helps me see another side of the world that I haven’t gone to yet.”

She outlined the attributes she would bring to her university team.

“I’m a quick player and I have a lot of defensive skills to bring to the squad,” she said.

“I also find the open gaps to pass for others to score.

“My coaches have also described me as a hustler and a team player on and off the court.”

Williams is coming off a big year on the court in 2022, which included being a member of the Under 18 NSW Country squad.

The combo guard was the captain of the Suns Under 18s Junior Premier League team, and was selected to the NSW Combined Independent Schools team.

She was also part of the Coffs Harbour Suns senior women’s team who won the Sunshine Basketball Conference title against teams from throughout the Far North Coast of NSW.

Williams was named the most valuable player in her team’s grand final win in local competition, as they took out the Coffs Harbour Basketball Association’s Women’s Draft League (A-grade) title.

q Michael Krilich displays the spoils of hitting a hole in one.

q Keira Williams in action for the Coffs Harbour Suns

q Mark Weiley celebrates his hat trick.

Just Keep Swinging

“What Cyril has done is a major achievement, to be a member of a club

60 years is incredible,” he said.

“We have a lot of members still actively playing in their mid to late 80s who are very keen to follow in Cyril’s footsteps and keep playing into their 90s.

“They feel good, they're still playing good golf and they want to continue.

“So age is no barrier, it's been made a lot more accessible over the last few decades with the introduction of golf carts.

“However, the golfer still gets the opportunity to walk from the cart path over to their ball, which is exercise,” he emphasised.

“And when you swing to hit the golf ball you're getting exercise when you're bending down to pick your ball out of the hole.

“You're getting exercise, so there's a lot of benefits to playing golf, especially as you get into those later years where you're still using a lot of those joints which can freeze up if not used.

“Golf is a wonderful thing for people of all ages, just look at Cyril, 93-years-old and he's still getting around absolutely perfectly.

“Golf is for everyone, young, old, male and female.”

The golf club has seen many enhancements over the years.

Nine holes were added in the 1960s to make it an eighteen hole course and cart paths have been added, but it’s the friendships which are dearest to Cyril.

“When I look back over the past 60 years of playing golf, it’s the friendships I’ve enjoyed most.

“Bluey Robertson was the person I played with most and we travelled far and wide to many other golf clubs playing in competitions.

“Golf is a social game and I love the memories, even when our president (Keith Rhoades) beat me by one putt in a club tournament,” he laughed.

Coffs Table Tennis Club

By Dale ALLEN

TABLE Tennis Results – Friday, 13 January, 2023

Group A (D1 and D2)

Reece Baker d Steve Frawley 3/1, Will Fang d Robert Campbell 3/1, Gerard Martin

Bellingen Diggers Swimming Club

By Lois LANE

4.1.23

THERE were six swimmers tonight.

RACE 1 $ 75m Freestyle

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

HEAT 1 Mike Navin had this race under control coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Elizabeth Casey.

HEAT 2

Paul Sheridan blew them out of the water coming first and Amanda Vockler came second.

FINAL There was one bust in the

d Bo Zhang 3/0, Troy Prystasz d Stephen Bjerking 3/1. Division 1

Reece Baker d Troy Prystasz 3/0, Gerard Martin d Will Fang 3/1, Will Fang d Troy Prystasz 3/0, Gerard Martin d Reece Baker 3/1.

WINNER: Gerard Martin from Reece Baker Division 2

final, Peter Allison taking one second off his time.

Paul Sheridan did it again coming first and in the money and in second was Mike Navin.

RACE 2 25m Freestyle

There was one bust in this race, Paul Sheridan one second off his time.

HEAT 1

Elizabeth Casey swam like a bat out of hell coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Mike Navin.

HEAT 2

Andrew O’Keefe ripped his lane apart coming first and in second was Amanda Vockler.

RACE 3 25m Backstroke

HEAT 1

Elizabeth Casey swam at the speed of light coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Mike Navin.

Stephen Bjerking d Steve Frawley 3/0, Bo Zhang d Robert Campbell 3/1, Robert Campbell d Steve Frawley 3/1, Stephen Bjerking d Bo Zhang 3/1. WINNER: Stephen Bjerking from Bo Zhang.

Group B (D3 and D4)

Ann Joy d Daniel Day 3/0. Lachlan Dierkx d Jennen NgiauKeng 3/1, Lulu Zhang d

Amanda Vockler held on by the skin of her teeth coming first and closely followed by Andrew O’Keefe.

RACE 4 50m Breaststroke

There was one bust in this race, Andrew O’Keefe taking a massive four seconds of his time.

HEAT 1

Elizabeth Casey secured this race coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Mike Navin.

HEAT 2

Paul Sheridan had his froggy legs on coming first and in second was Amanda Vockler. 11.1.23

THERE were five swimmers tonight.

RACE 1 $ Brace Relay Mike Navin and Elizabeth Casey hung on by the skin of

Char Berglund 3/2, Terry Baker d Sharee Templeton 3/1. Division 3

Terry Baker d Ann Joy 3/1, Lulu Zhang d Lachlan Dierkx 3/1, Ann Joy d Lachlan Dierkx 3/0, Terry Baker d Lulu Zhang 3/2. WINNER: Terry Baker from Lulu Zhang. Division 4

Sharee Templeton d Daniel Day 3/1, Char Berglund d

their teeth coming first, closely followed by Andrew O’Keefe and Amanda Vockler in second and in third was Paul Sheridan and Amanda Vockler (Amanda swam twice).

FINAL Andrew O’Keefe and Amanda Vockler swam like a couple of bats out of hell coming first and in the money and in second was Mike Navin and Elizabeth Casey.

RACE 2 25m Freestyle

HEAT 1

Elizabeth Casey stepped up coming first, in second was Amanda Vockler and in third was Mike Navin.

HEAT 2

Andrew O’Keefe pushed his turbo button coming first and in second was Paul Sheridan.

Jennen Ngiau-Keng 3/2, Jennen Ngiau-Keng d Daniel Day 3/2, Char Berglund d Sharee Templeton 3/2.

WINNER: Char Berglund from Sharee Templeton.

Division 5 David McGrath d Abe Bjerking 3/0, Boyd McGregor d Charan Vomaravelli 3/0, Dale Allen d Abe Bjerking 3/0, David McGrath d Charan

RACE 3 50m Freestyle

HEAT 1 Andrew O’Keefe went at high speed coming first, in second was Amanda Vockler and in third was Mike Navin.

HEAT 2

Paul Sheridan swam dangerously fast coming first and in second was Elizabeth Casey.

RACE 4 25m Butterfly

CEX Woolgoolga Bowls

DEAR News Of The Area, WOOLGOOLGA Lawn Bowls has started playing on Tuesday morning after a well spent Christmas break with families.

Today we played one game

Vomaravelli 3/0, Dale Allen d Charan Vomaravelli 3/0, Boyd McGregor d David McGrath 3/0, Dale Allen d Boyd McGregor 3/0, Charan Vomaravelli d Abe Bjerking 3/1, Dale Allen d David McGrath 3/1, Boyd McGregor d Abe Bjerking 3/0.

WINNER: Dale Allen from Boyd McGregor.

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

Amanda Vockler came from behind coming first and Elizabeth Casey came second.

A great night had by all, come and join us for some fun and laughter on Wednesday night at 5.30.

We would like to thank our sponsors IGA, The Providore and Fullers Fresh.

of proper pairs and a game of triples.

Pairs M Campos, R Gurber (D) S Bracher, L Kaufmann

Triples M Short, W Bracher, L Virag (D) M Short, E Nielsen, J Hinchley.

More news as bowlers return.

Club president Keith Rhoades proudly spoke about Cyril’s achievements, winning ten successive tournaments and inspiring others.

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q Sawtell Golf Club President Keith Rhoades congratulating 93-yearold Cyril Payne on a remarkable golfing journey spanning 60 years.

NORTHERN BEACHES

Woolgoolga Woolworths

Moonee Beach Newsagency

Moonee Beach Coles Supermarket

Emerald Beach General Store

Sapphire Beach Service Station

Woolgoolga Diggers Club

Woopi Bottle Shop

Liquor Legends Emerald Beach

Blue Bottles Brasserie

Mitre 10 Woolgoolga

Top Town Market

Sunken Chip Takeaway Sandy Beach

Village Growers Market Woolgoolga

Nicole Cardow Real Estate

Sunset Room Restaurant

Woolgoolga Library

Banana Bender (Behind United S/S)

Royals Garage, Corinidi Beach

COFFS HARBOUR

Coffs Central Shopping Centre

Plate to Ply Coffee Shop

Lucky 7 Supermarket, Northside

Shopping Centre

Bray Street Newsagency Coffs

Coles Supermarket

Woolworths

Spar Supermarket Coffs Harbour

Spar Supermarket Jetty Village Shop 36 General Store

Midway Convenience Shop

Good Price Pharmacy

Discount Chemist CBD

BP South

BP Truck Stop South

Caltex Service Station

BP Service Station

Bailey Centre Service Station

Caltex Service Station

Park Beach Bowling Club

Coffs Hotel

Green House Bottle Shop

BYO Cellars

Big Country Meats

Bray Street Butchery

Coffs Harbour Produce

Clog Barn Coffs

Macleod's Furniture Court Homebase

The Village Pantry - Homebase

Observatory Apartments

Nolan’s Real Estate

The Happy Frog

Northside Bakery Book Warehouse

Community Village

Coffs Harbour Library and Cafe

Coffs City Council

Nu Era Kitchens

Big 4 Park Beach Holiday Park

Clarke Rubber

Morrisons Betta Electrical

Coffs Coast Hair Studio

Coffs Harbour Surf Club

Harbour Swim School

North Coast V Twins

ETC Employment

Masonic Lodge Retirement Centre

Baringa Hospital

Coffs Harbour Hospital

Pacific Marina Apartments

Your Commercial Property Raine and Horne

Florent & Mundey Real Estate

PRD Real Estate

First National Real Estate

Cardow’s Real Estate

IXUS NSW Real Estate

Park Beach Plaza

Woolworths

Ritchies IGA

Big W

Terry White Chemmart

Target Silvio’s Italiano

Park Beach Plaza Food Court

Park Beach Plaza Customer Information

La Piazza

BOAMBEE/TOORMINA/SAWTELL

Sawtell Newsagency

Coles Supermarket

Ritchie’s Supermarket Boambee

Lucky 7 Convenience Store

Blooms the Chemist Sawtell

Boambee Liberty Service Station

Bonville Service Station

Toormina Hotel

Sawtell Surf Lifesaving Club

The Country Brewers

Marian Grove Retirement Village

Toormina Centre Management

Boambee Garden Retirement

Raine & Horne Toormina

Unrealestate Agent

Sawtell

URUNGA/BELLINGEN

Bellingen

IGA

Urunga Bowls Results

By Pamela WATSON

THE new year has started with the club mixed 4s played over the weekend.

Some very close games with everyone on fire after the holidays.

Sunday afternoon saw a team of Judi Rowe, Frank Taylor, Lynne Tarrant and skip Brian Tarrant, play Izzy Pettit, Bev Cloake, Beau Bracken and skip Mark Nugent.

Both teams worked very hard to try and win with some very close ends.

It came down to the last end, and the skips had a lot of pressure trying to get that final winning point, with Brian being lucky in the end.

Congratulations to all.

Park Beach Men’s Bowling Club

By Bruce WORBOYS

TUESDAY Open Fours 10/01/2023

C Treharne, J Clarke, R Oakley, D Lindner d P Woodsell, K Williams, J Bennett, L Morris 26 – 16

T Wisely, R Wisely, D Powell, K Kaaden d R Kelly, G Skinner, J Thorn, L Boaekeman 21 – 13

B Odmark, C Weatherall, R Aitke, B

Coffs Harbour Ladies Golf Results

By Helen RHODES

TUESDAY 10 January - Single Stableford

9 Hole Comp. with 36 starters

A Grade - Jan Silvy 20, Carmel Hill 19 c/b. B Grade - Marg Simons 22, Maz Scully 20. NTP’s - 12th (Pro Pin) Jo Gal, Marg Simons, 15th Anne Dew, Marg Simons.

Wednesday 11 January - Single Stableford with 85 starters

A Grade - Marea Boys 44, Lynda Butler 42, Kit Goodsell 41, Lynn Major 37

Sawtell Golf Results

By Janet O’DOWD

10/1 STABLEFORD

A: Max Neal 42, Simon Easey 41, Kevin Riddell 38. B: Col O’Connor 41, Dieder Galas 38c/b, Bryan Fitzpatrick 38. C: Don Ham 37, Barry Worboyes

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

By Geoffrey HART

JANUARY 11 - Howard St Rimfire Range.

The 60m Rimfire match was conducted with 34 participants. Master Grade: Bruce Hartmann 94.6, Jake Buckley 93.3, A Grade: Phillip Payne 91.6, Anthony Khalil 90.4, Jon Brown 85.3, Craig Tredinnick 85.2, Andrew Moran 76.2, B Grade: Allan Matten 84.3, Kieren Ward 82.1, Member-677 80.5, Ryan Banks 79.3, Johan Greyling 77.2, Col Green 75.2, Mark Pelmore 74.2, C Grade: Dylan Johnson 90.5, Andrew G 90.4, Reyna Noble 85.8, Zach Noble

CEX Urunga Ladies Golf

By Lois MILHAM

FRIDAY 6/01/23 Single Stableford

Sponsor:

Winner: D.Navin(20) 34pts

R/Up: J.Tierney (31) 31pts Balls: D.Navin, J,Tierney, J.Robinson

Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT

MNCVGA RESULTS

On Tuesday, 10 January, 17 golfers competed in a single stableford at Bowraville Golf Club.

Winner: Paul Mulvenna 34 c/b, runner-up Terry Noble 34.

NTP: 9/18 – Terry Noble, 2/11 –

Lynne,

Johns d B White, J Long, J Long, J Dunn 23 – 13

C McLeod, J Robinson, D Catling, D Orchard d J Kennedy, P North, J Phillips, M Wren 19 – 13

W Moore, S McAviney, H Slater, B Nicholson d C Keogh, S Jones, S Campbell, M Flint 19 – 11

K Johnson, M Ross, P McLachlan, D Hull d M England, E Kidd, J Leak, C England 19 – 14

A Orr, K Dunn, C Williamson, R Lane d G Williams, R Beaumont, R Alford, R

c/b. B Grade - Viv Gayford 38 c/b, Chi Welsh 38 c/b, Joan Griffin 38 c/b, Di Lawrence 38 c/b. NTP’s3rd (Pro Pin) Jos Mitchell, Gael Tosio, Carlene Bath, 6th Trish Nance, Vicki Laugs, 12th Gail De Groot, Trish Mackay (Shearwater Voucher), Shireen Miller, 15th Kerry Wilson, Fiona O’Meara, Rose-Marie Sercombe.

Saturday 14 January - Single Stableford with 58 starters Karen Brown 47, Narelle Turner 44, Deb Nettle 43, Rozay Allwright 41 c/b. NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Karen Brown, 6th Tracey Foster, 22nd Merita Pailthorpe, 26th Wendy Johnstone.

36c/b, Andy Carroll 36. Balls to 33c/b. NTP 7 A: John Veness, B: Dave Lovett, C: Andy Carroll. NTP 11 A: Christopher Shipman (pro pin), B: Paul Rowe, C: Barry Worboyes. Eagles: Max Neal (4), Tony O’Rourke (4)

11/1 Stableford

A: Ruth Challinor 39, Vicki McNamara 35c/b. B: Robyn O’Dwyer 39, Nicole

82.3, Lochlann Moran 77.4, Jonathon Mackay 73.2, Andrea Ward 72.3, Cain E 66.1, Member-817 64.1, Phil Hartmann 62.1, Member-832 59.1, Kevin Mackay 55.1, Michael Paul 55.1, Kathryn Matten 54.0, John Sury 52.0, Phillip Ward 41.0, Wendi H 40.0, Keegan E 29.0, Sineidin Mackay 27.0, Bench Class: Toby Tyson 86.5

The 50m F-Class match was conducted with 11 participants. Jon Brown 199.13, Jake Buckley 197.6, John Sury 195.10, Mark Pelmore 194.10, Member-677 193.8, Johan Greyling 189.8, Andrew Moran 189.7, Anthony Khalil 189.3, Allan Matten 186.5, Phil Hartmann 181.3, Wendi H 166.0

Wednesday 11/010/23 Single

Stableford

Sponsor: Ladies Golf

Winner: J.Robinson (46) 37pts

R/Up: L.Thomas (18) 36pts

NTP: L.Milham 3rd & 18th L.Thomas 9th & 12th

Balls: J.Robinson, L.Thomas, R.Telford, L.Milham, D.Navin Friday 13/01/23 Monthly Medal

Martin Tizzard. Ball run to 32 pts.

On Tuesday, 10 th January, 45 golfers competed at CEX Urunga Golf Club in an Ambrose team event.

Winners: Bob Alexander, Cormac

Sporting Shooters Results

By Rodney MADELEY

SSAA results from Dairyville range. 50m Group Rimfire: Rod Madeley

Shephard 17 – 15

Thursday Mens Triples 1201/2023

D Valentine, C Weatherall, P Rambow, R Aitken d C Brian, D Hoffman, A Pike, L Boekeman 16 – 13

C McLeod, N Dean, P Wirth, D Orchard d D Frank, G Duffey, P North, D Lindner 17 – 13

L Frail, B Garner, J Dunn, J Swan d W Schulz, J Eding, B Odmark, G Coleman 20 – 10

K Williams, S Crawford, R Lane, D Hull d S Jones, B Hardwick, M F inn, K

Park Beach Women’s Bowls

By Mandy TRENGROVE

RESULTS from Wednesday 11 Jan 2023

Mixed Triples

M Berube, D Lindner, R Oakley def M Trengove, B Worboys, I Trengove 30/10

C Hanson, R Crestani, S Hancock def B Oddy, J Clark, D Hull 28/6

C Taylor, M Clark def A Worboys, R Lynch 18/16

P Poulton, E Kidd, P Garner def S Davies, D Futcher, C Garrett 20/11

H Illingworth, D Hancock. J Bishop def C Keogh, C Treharne, S Campbell 17/13

Owen 36c/b. Balls to 32c/b 12/1 Play 9

Ken Allen 20, Bob Harris 19c/b, Mick Bryant 19c/b. Balls to 18c/b 14/1 Stableford

A: Mark Napier 40, Greg White 39. B: Wayne Parkin 40, Kevin Bailey 38. C: Charles Bevan 47, Andrew White 38c/b. Balls to 34c/b. NTP 7 A:Craig Blyth, B:

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Monday Vets

By Vicki SILVER

RESULTS Coffs Harbour Golf Club

Monday Vets - Monday 16 January 2023

42 members enjoyed a return to Monday golf playing a 9 hole Single Stableford event.

Gents: Trevor Bissett 22

Roger Martin 20 c/b John Miles 20 c/b Les Rollins 20

Ladies:

Stroke

Results Safety Beach Golf

Club

VETS

9 January 9 Hole Stroke

Winner Bob Fairclough

R/up Bill McAllister MIDWEEK

11 January

18 Hole Stableford

Sponsor Coffs Coast Sports Physio

Winner A. Maggs 43

R/up C. Laing 41

3rd C. Robinson 40 cb

4th J. Jurotte 40 cb

5th D. Watson 40

WEEKEND

14 January

4BBB Aggregate Stableford

Winners D. Yarrold and W. Bailey 70

R/ups K. Mavin and A. Singh 69

3rd D. Penson and A. Hart 66

Morrison 22 – 13

R Lynch, B Worboys, I Trengove, B Trotman d R Host, T Wisely, M McCabe, R Shephard 21 – 11

W Moore, K Crooks, C Holland, J Robinson d C Williamson, D Catling, R O’Keefe, L Miles 25 – 18

G Williams, R Beaumont, N Condon, R Alford d A Taylor, R Finch, M Flint, M Moppett 19 – 17

Barefoot bowls available to all visitors, enquiries to reception please.

Results Friday 13 Jan 2023

Mixed Triples

J Rodwell, D Walsh, B Johns def S Campbell, M Watt, S Watt 18/11

C Keogh, E Kidd, R Oakley def C Williamson, D Futcher, R Lane 23/9

P Garner, K Dunn, L Loadsman def S Davies, P Poulton, J Slater 20/8

John, A Worboys, L McLeod def G S-Latimer, G Chalmers, D Lindner 24/15

C Irvine, J Bishop, J Brown def M Trengove, J Murtas, I Trengove 27/12

M Fynn, J Phillips def D Rowe, J Boulton 21/9

H Illingworth, M and C England def A Orr, D Hargreaves, Y Schmidt 14/13

Martin Donohue, C: Dan Smith. NTP 11 A: Andrew Dent (pro pin), B: Stephen Gee, C: Calvin Wigg 14/1 Front Stableford Maureen Ryan 18c/b. Balls to 17c/b 15/1 4BBB Stableford Stephen Harrod & Glenys Davidson 48. Balls to 43

Elizabeth Habgood 23

Bev Miles 22 Anne Dew 21

Marilyn Waterhouse 20

Ball Comp: Phil Ranieri 18 c/b

Andy Gilkes 18

Frank Buckley 17

Marlene Bradley 19 c/b

Maria Lindsay 19

Joan Levingston 18 c/b

Nearest the Pins: 3rd Hole Mary Mason & Roger Martin

6th Hole Trevor Bissett

Next week is a Single Stableford event.

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

Sponsor: CEX

Winner: L.Thomas (17) 74 nett

R/Up: M.Bishop (31) 76 nett

Putts: L.Milham 28 putts

Balls: L.Thomas,M.Bishop, S.McLean, L.Milham, F.Jones, M.Cooper

Congratulations to all the winners, and it is good to see so many of our lady members back on the course.

McMullen and Dennis Ashton with a net of 62.125.

Runners-up: Stephen Arnold and Jeff Porter with 62.25.

Balls went down to scores of 67 or

.2641, sg .168.

Bill Buchanan .2676, sg .126.

Greg Sutherland .2708, sg .180.

Raymond Munro .3390, sg .140.

Peter Fleming .3866, sg .250.

Rimfire Silhouettes: Matt 48.

By Ken MASON

TUESDAY 10 January 2023

Main Draw Winners: Zane DaveyNewman

R/U Tony Gauci

Consolation Winners: Keith Mellalieu

R/U Henry Legend

better.

NTP’s: 3 rd – David Eather, 9 th – Glenys Bonventi, 18 th – Hilton Humphries.

Chris 43. Steve 42.

Jim 40. David 37. Aaron and Beau 35.

Connor 32.

Anna 31. Jayla 30.

John and Caitlin dnf.

Next week is Centrefire 100yds.

q Judi,

Brian and Frank check out the final score in disbelief.

In loving memory of Gordon Christian 22/01/12

Dearly loved and sadly missed.With treasured memories, always in our hearts.

Your loving wife Lidia, children and friends.

January 2023

Peacefully at Coffs Harbour Grange Care Community. Late of Coffs Harbour, formerly Coramba. Mother of Kim. She will be missed by her family and friends.

Aged 79 years. At peace.

Connie was privately cremated as per her wishes.

DUROUX, David Ross “ROSCO”

Passed away suddenly at home after a short illness. Dearly loved son of Nancye & Eric (dec’d). Much loved brother & brother-in-law of Sandy & David and Toni. Loving uncle and friend to his families in Coffs Harbour, Tamworth & Cangai.

A great mate to many. Aged 63

A celebration of Ross’s life will be held in the Coffs Harbour Uniting Church, Vernon Street Coffs Harbour on Saturday, 21st January, 2023, commencing at 11.30am.

Refreshments will be provided following the Service.

Ross’s Service will also be live streamed via the Allied Funeral Home Facebook page.

In the caring hands of ALLIED FUNERAL HOME 124 West High Street, Coffs Harbour Ph: 6651 2363

LYONS Margaret Leeta

14th January 2023, peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Much loved wife of Howard (dec’d). Loving mother of Doug, Kathy, Owen, Jenni and their partners. ‘Nardi’ of 12 & ‘great-Nardi’ of 4 almost 5. Margaret will be sadly missed by all of her extended family and friends.

Aged 91 Years At Peace

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Margaret’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Friday 20th January 2023, commencing at 2.30 pm.

Livestreaming of Margaret’s Funeral Service on Hogbin Drive Crematorium Facebook page.

Hogbin Drive Crematorium Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour Ph: 6652 2822

Verna May Shephard (Nee Richardson)

12th January 2023

Peacefully at Woolgoolga Aged Care. Late of Coffs Harbour and Grafton.

Dearly beloved daughter of George and Maude (both dec), sister of Violet (dec), Alice, Eunice (dec), George (dec), David (dec) and Bernie (dec). Loving mother of Chris & Tatiana, Barry (dec), Helen & John and Ken & Lyn. Grandmother of 8, Great Gran of 11, Great Great Gran of 2.

Aged 93 years.

A gentle lady who will be sadly missed. Relatives and friends are warmly invited to attend Verna’s funeral service to be held TODAY, Friday 20th January 2023 at 1:30pm in the Coffs Harbour Crematorium Chapel, Coramba Road, Karangi. If you are unable to attend, there is a Livestream link available on the Victor Rullis Funerals website.

RULLIS FUNERAL SERVICES

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

VICTOR

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Positions Vacant

Join our Woolgoolga team Full-Time Data Entry/Administration Clerk

Crazy Sam’s is looking to appoint a data entry/ administration clerk. Duties include, order and invoice processing, data input, analysis, and integrity, and liaising with stores and suppliers.

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 45E(2) OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACT 1900 (NSW) - APPLICATION FOR POSSESSORY TITLE TO LAND

Application AS599567 has been made by JOHN MAXWELL SMITH AND MARGARET HELEN SMITH ('Applicant') for a title pursuant to Part 6A of the Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) ('Act') (possessory title) in respect of the undermentioned land;

• Property situate at 78 HOLLOWAYS ROAD SANDY BEACH NSW 2456. Being land referred to in Certificate of Title 1/244354.

• In the Local Government Area of Coffs Harbour, Parish of Woolgoolga, County of Fitzroy.

The Applicant claims title by possession adverse to William James Condon, the registered proprietor, their successors and assigns. The Registrar-General intends to grant this application on the expiration of one month from the date of publication of this notice, unless before the expiration of that time period an objection is lodged in the form of a caveat pursuant to section 74F(3) of the Act.

Enquiries: AS599567 MHLeg6, Tel: (02) 8364 0192

Email: ldr@nswlrs.com.au

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The successful applicant will be self-motivated, be able to work in a team environment, and must have extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and in particular Microsoft Excel, including advanced spreadsheet formulas, data lookup, etc.

Please email your resume to: alan@dollarite.com.au

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MONDAY GHOSTS

TEN, 8.45pm

FRIDAY

MONTY DON’S ADRIATIC GARDENS

ABC, 7.30pm

British gardener Monty Don’s screen presence is intoxicating – is it the curly hair, the lilting British accent or his smooth voice? – but it’s only fair to concede that it’s no match for the scenery in his travel shows, which is uniformly magnificent. In this new three-part series starting tonight, the plant lover and culture connoisseur invites us on a fascinating journey as he explores the influence that the Venetians have had on horticulture, from centuries past through to the present day.

Young couple Sam (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) are trying to turn the ramshackle country house they inherited into a successful B&B. After a near-death experience, Sam can see and hear the many ghosts who inhabit the house, so the couple always have some spirited helpers to call on. In this episode, feisty jazz singer Alberta’s (Danielle Pinnock, pictured) Prohibitionera expertise comes in handy when Sam and Jay run into complications during a whiskey tasting soiree. Meanwhile, Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones) wants to start his own ghost fraternity, but finds the others joining a group set up by Trevor (Asher Grodman), because of the fun it promises.

MONDAY BODY OF LIES

7MATE, 10.30pm

Based on the novel by David Ignatius, Ridley Scott’s geopolitical

war on terror as waged by Americans on foreign soil, and back home in the US. Leonardo DiCaprio (above) plays a young spy who infiltrates a terrorist cell under the remote instruction of an indifferent CIA veteran (Russell Crowe). Writer William Monahan, who won an Oscar for Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, successfully brings the novel’s gritty urgency and combative character dynamics to the big screen as the mismatched pair team up to bring down an emerging terrorist leader.

Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Supertrains: The Race For Speed. 8.30 Inside Central Station. (PGa, R) 9.25 How To Build A Nuclear Power Station. (R) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Gomorrah. (MA15+v, R) 2.00 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Johanna Griggs meets Colleen, an artist who creates paper sculptures. 8.30 MOVIE: The Sound Of Music. (1965, G, R) On the eve of World War II, a novice nun becomes a governess to a large Austrian family. Her enthusiasm quickly wins over the children, reigniting their stern single father’s zest for life and love. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker. 12.05 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 3. Norwood to Campbelltown. 116.8km. Highlights. From Adelaide. 1.00 Home Shopping.

Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 5. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones and Roz Kelly.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Sharpe notices the hospital’s blood supply is running dangerously low, Max concocts a plan to save the day.

1.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) Revisit some accommodation favourites, from Yorke to the Barossa.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) Home shopping. 4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) Skippy helps two teachers.

6.30 The Project. Hamish Macdonald, Georgie Tunny, Michael Hing and Julie Goodwin take a look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by Cate Blanchett, Margot Robbie, Alan Carr and Ashley Banjo.

9.30 Kitty Flanagan: Smashing. (MA15+ls, R) A stand-up performance by Kitty Flanagan tackling a host of topics, from sex to algorithms.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (Final, PG, R) Part 5 of 5. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens: Venice. Part 1 of 3. 8.30 Endeavour. (Masv, R) Part 2 of 3. A taxi driver who owes a large debt to a colleague is found dead in his vehicle. 10.00 Miniseries: The Accident. (Ml, R) Part 3 of 4. 10.50 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.05 Miniseries: Us. (Final, Ml, R) 12.05 Unforgotten. (Malv, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Endeavour. (Masv, R) 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 3.30 Death In Paradise. (Final, PG, R) 4.30 Going Country. (PG, R) 5.25 Australia’s Favourite Tree. (R)

6.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Shane Gould. (PG, R) Julia Zemiro spends time with Shane Gould.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma) The Order celebrates a milestone birthday.

8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate when a killer strikes during a murder mystery weekend.

10.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) Cassie and Sunny interview the suspects.

10.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Amy Winehouse. (Madl, R) Takes a look at the life of Amy Winehouse.

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Blue Water Safari. (PG) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 11.00

Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs: India. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 6. Grand Prix of Espoo. H’lights. 4.00 Fading Sands. (PGa, R) 4.40 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (PGaw, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Race Day, Summer At The Valley and Saturday Raceday.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series. (R) 1.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 1.30 Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens. (R) 2.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 3.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (PG, R) 5.05 Great Barrier Reef: The Next Generation. (PG, R)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3.

8.20 Vera. (Mv, R) Vera investigates a daring robbery, but uncovers a web of intrigue when it turns out to be an inside job.

9.50 Wreck. (Malv, R) Jamie gains an unexpected ally.

10.40 Operation Buffalo. (Madlv, R)

11.30 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R)

1.00 Les Misérables. (Masv, R)

2.00 Victoria. (PG, R)

2.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.05 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.00 Think Tank. (PG, R)

6.30

SBS World News. 7.35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 8.30 Legendary Castles. (R) 9.30 Britain By Beach. (PGa, R) 10.25 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman. (Mad, R) 11.15 Miniseries: Four Lives. (Mal, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Dallas Buyers Club. (2013, MA15+ds, R)

4.30 Destination Flavour China. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A woman acting suspiciously is stopped at the border.

7.30 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl. (2003, Mhv, R) A young man joins forces with an infamous pirate to rescue the daughter of a local governor. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom.

10.25 MOVIE: Bastille Day. (2016, Mlnv, R) A pickpocket is thrust into a conspiracy. Idris Elba, Richard Madden. 12.15 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 4. Highlights. 1.30 Home Shopping.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 12.30pm Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 4. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Race Day, Summer At The Valley and Saturday Raceday. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 3. Morning session. 2.30pm Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 3. Afternoon session. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 Building Giants. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Mighty

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Max attempts to stop systemic racism in New Amsterdam.

1.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) A look at South Australia’s wineries.

1.30 Drive TV. (R) Tips on exploring the Great Ocean Road.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) Religious program.

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

6am Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 6.30 TV Shop: Home

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Sam tries a daring move during a rescue.

6.30 Jamie Oliver: Together. Jamie Oliver prepares a thank you feast.

7.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Ma) Aiden Hanna’s plane crashes.

8.30 FBI: International. (Mv) Jamie accuses Forrester of being overprotective when the team suspects Russian involvement in the death of an American journalist who was trying to meet an anonymous source in Poland.

10.30 NCIS. (Mdv, R) Gibbs and Fornell pursue a drug dealer.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. Noon What’s Up Down Under. 12.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 1.00 4x4 Adventures. 2.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 2.30 Escape Fishing. 3.00 ST: Next Gen. 4.00 Scorpion. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 13. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City. 10.15 MacGyver. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs.

1pm MOVIE: Barbie And Chelsea The Lost Birthday. (2021) 2.15 Children’s Programs. 2.25 Motor Racing. Formula E C’ship. Mexico City ePrix. H’lights. 3.30 MOVIE: Getting Even With Dad. (1994, PG) 5.30 About A Boy. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Jack Reacher. (2012, M) 10.05 MOVIE: Collateral. (2004, MA15+) 12.30am Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Blue Water Safari. (PGa) 10.10 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 11.05

For The Love Of Animals. (Premiere) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 6. Grand Prix of Espoo. 4.30 Lucknow. (PG, R) 4.40 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGa, R) 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (PGaw, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Great Wall Of China: The Hidden Story. (PG, R) A look at the Great Wall of China.

8.30 Attila’s Forbidden Tomb. (Mav, R) A look at Attila and the Hun people.

10.10 Lost Cities Of The Trojans. (PGav, R) 11.40 Miniseries: Hungry Ghosts. (Mahl, R)

3.45 Destination Flavour China. (R)

4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Tour De Cure 2022. (PGa) 1.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 1.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 51. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 52. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) Ross Coulthart, Steve Pennells and Denham Hitchcock conduct a global investigation into a sophisticated network of telephone scammers stealing millions of dollars from Australians every day. 12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Final stage. Unley to Mount Lofty. 112.5km. Highlights. From South Australia. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Bloom and Reynolds butt heads over their opposing bedside manners. Iggy eagerly awaits the return of a friend.

1.00 Drive TV. (PG, R) James Ward heads to the Pyrenees.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Take Two. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6am

6am Morning Programs. Noon Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Final stage. 3.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow. 9.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Filthy House SOS. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Young Sheldon. 5.30 About A Boy. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. 7.00 MOVIE: The Croods. (2013, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (2018, M) 11.30 Duncanville. Midnight Filthy House SOS. 1.00 Full Bloom. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Late Programs.

(PGa, R) 2.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl) 3.00 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 News.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGl) Tash is back and ready to re-enter the mansion leaving Jed with a big decision to make.

8.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Kai goes undercover in one of Hawaii’s oldest surf gangs when a petty officer is murdered.

9.40 FBI. (M, R) The team finds a connection between bombings and a private veterans’ club in New York City.

10.30 FBI: International. (Mv, R) An American journalist is poisoned.

12.30 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. Noon Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 JAG. 1.30 Pooches At Play. 2.00 Destination Dessert. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 13. Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 MOVIE: Get Smart. (2008, PG) 12.40am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.15pm Land Of Primates. 1.05 Going Places. 2.05 Firekeepers Of Kakadu. 2.25 Boy Nomad. 2.50 Wiyi Yani U Thangani. 3.00 Bamay. 3.30 Dance Rites. 4.50 Intune 08: Neil Murray And Shaz Lane. 5.50 Going Native. 6.20 Kriol Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 Family Rules. 7.30 Stay At Home Animal Dads. 8.30 MOVIE: Toomelah. (2011, MA15+) 10.15 Songlines. 10.55 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Rugby Union. Ella 7s. 1.25 Away From Country. 2.25 The South Sydney Story. 2.55 Feeding The Scrum. 3.25 Nyoongar Footy Magic. 3.30 Football. NTFL. Women’s Under 18s. 4.45 Football. NTFL. Men’s. Under-18s. Palmerston Vs St Marys. 6.00 Spirit Talker. 6.30 News. 6.40 Australia In Colour.

MONDAY, January 23

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Muster Dogs. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.40 Back Roads. (R) 3.10 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Craft It Yourself. (Premiere) 10.15 Beyond The Beaten Path. (M) 11.10 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.05 The Great House Revival. (PGav, R) 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: What A Girl Wants. (2003, G, R) 2.15 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: Int. (PG, R)

3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 8.

6.00 NBN News.

A Life In Ten Pictures. (PG, R)

Our Brain. (PG, R)

ABC Late News.

Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R)

Father Brown. (PG, R)

The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ml, R)

Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R)

One Plus One. (R)

The Drum. (R)

7.30. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News

First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGl, R) 3.10 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 53. Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart.

11.00 The Spin. Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a look into the world of cricket.

11.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments captured by members of the public. 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Lauren deals with an overcrowded ED.

1.00 It’s All Greek To Me. Hosted by George Diakomichalis.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Hawaii Ocean Paddle Pt 1. (PGl, R) The lifeguards head to Hawaii.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.45 Ghosts. (PGa) Sam and Jay run into some complications during their whiskey tasting soiree.

9.15 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) Three prosecutors are assassinated outside a bar in a small Arkansas town.

11.05 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon VICE. 1.40 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 2.10 Devoured. 3.00 Life After People. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. (Final) 10.20 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, January 24

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R) 11.05

Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 1.45 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 2.45 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.15 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Aust Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Better Date Than Never. (Premiere, PG) 8.30 Australia’s Wild Odyssey. 9.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PGa, R) 10.25 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. (Mal, R) 11.20 ABC Late News. 11.35 Miniseries: The Accident. (Mals, R) 12.25 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Craft It Yourself. 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path. (M) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.10 The Great House Revival. (R) 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 4.00 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 Darcey Bussell’s Royal Roadtrip. 8.30 Heritage Rescue: Blenheim Palace. (PG) Part 4 of 5. 9.25 Secrets Of Playboy: The Corporate Game. (MA15+) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Partisan. (Return, Malv) 11.45 Shadowplay. (MA15+v, R) 4.00 Destination Flavour China. (PGaw, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? US. (PG) 8.30 U.S. And The Holocaust: The Golden Door. (M) Part 1 of 3. An examination of how the American people and their leaders responded to the Holocaust.

10.50 SBS World News Late.

11.20 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+l) 12.25 Unit One. (MA15+av, R)

4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon VICE. 1.45 Searching For The Tassie Tiger. 2.20 Life After People. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. 9.25 Forbidden History. 10.20 Secret History Of Comics. 11.10 Hoarders. Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 2.30 Wheelburn. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Billy The Exterminator. 4.30 Irish Pickers. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 53. Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Get The Gringo. (2012, MA15+) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 The Chase. (R) 1.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 1.30 Cricket. Women’s Twenty20 International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 1. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 54. Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 11.00 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. (MA15+, R) Part 4 of 4. Susanna Reid goes to Huntsville, Texas, to come face-to-face with death row inmates. 12.00 The Good Doctor. (Ma, R) The team treats a young boy. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6am Morning Programs. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 9.30 Miniseries: The Pembrokeshire Murders. 10.30 Born To Kill? 11.30 Late Programs.

6am

Morning Programs. 1pm Irish Pickers. 2.00 World’s Deadliest. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Demolition NZ. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 54. Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Truck Night In America. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs.

Dog. 2.00 Full

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6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 9.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Reynolds treats a girl with a gunshot wound.

1.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) Explores the Indian Pacific train journey.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Hawaii Ocean Paddle Pt 2. (PG, R) The lifeguards tackle a challenge.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Young And The Restless. (Return) 1.00 Full Bloom. 2.00 The Baron. 3.10 MOVIE: Don’t Bother To Knock. (1961, PG) 5.00 Murder, She Wrote. 6.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 11.30 Filthy House SOS. 12.30pm America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: In Time. (2011, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Snowpiercer. (2013, MA15+) 12.10am Dr 90210. 1.05 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 JAG. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 ST: Next Gen. 3.10 MacGyver. 4.05 JAG. 5.00 Scorpion.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG,

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGal) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.50 NCIS. (Mv, R) The discovery of two bodies in a forest leads the team into the world of modern-day treasure hunting. Gibbs and Fornell continue their pursuit of an opioid kingpin who supplied drugs to Fornell’s daughter.

10.40 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

11.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Australia In Colour. 7.40 The Australian Wars. 8.45 MOVIE: Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG) 10.25 Land Wars. 11.25 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 9GO! (83) 6am Morning Programs. 9.05 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 10.50 Zana. (2019, M, Albanian) 12.40pm Six Minutes To Midnight. (2020) 2.30 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 4.15 Traffic. (1971, French) 6.05 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 7.55 Looking For Jackie Chan. (2009, M, Mandarin) 9.30 Drunken Master. (1978, M, Cantonese) 11.35 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 8.40 Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG, French) 10.30 Children… (2011, M, Korean) 12.55pm The Father. (2020, M) 2.45 The Movie Show. 3.15 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 5.35 Asterix And Obelix: Mission Cleopatra. (2002, PG, French) 7.30 The Big Boss. (1971, M, Cantonese) 9.30 Drunken Master II. (1994, M, Cantonese) 11.25 Late Programs. NITV (34) NITV (34) 7MATE (64) 7MATE (64) SBS MOVIES (32) SBS MOVIES (32) ONTHEBOX COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA Advertise Your Business and reach Coffs Coast people Contact us TODAY - Coffs Coast News Of The Area (02) 4981 8882 ads@newsofthearea.com.au

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Craft It Yourself. 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path. (M) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.10 The Great House Revival. (R) 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 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. 7.30 Sunset Ceremony. Hosted by Narelda Jacobs. 9.30 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+) Samantha risks it all for her friend’s safe return. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 Dignity. (MA15+av) 12.05 The Night Manager. (Mnv, R) 1.00 Shadow Lines. (Malv, R) 3.30 The Late Session. (PG, R) 4.30 Destination Flavour China. (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 The Chase. (R) 1.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 1.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 55. Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 56. Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder. From the MCG.

11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: Baby In The Suitcase. (MA15+adv, R) Takes look at the murder of two-year-old Khandalyce Kiara Pearce, who was reported missing along with her mother in 2009 and whose body was found in a suitcase alongside a South Australian highway. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 Today. The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 10. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones and Roz Kelly.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 10. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R)

Max reckons with New Amsterdam’s past. 1.00 Hello SA. (PG, R)

The team heads to Fiji.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Hawaii Ocean Paddle Pt 3. (PGl)

5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PGal, R) 3.20 Ent. Tonight.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) With the finale looming, the possibility of a proposal becomes very real for the bachelors.

9.25 Fire Country. (Mdv) The crew comes under fire from an outlaw protecting his illegal marijuana plantation.

10.25 Bull. (Mad, R) Izzy asks Bull for help.

12.25 The Project. (R)

1.25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 The Talk. (PGa) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

VICELAND (31) VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Wreck. 9.15 Crazy Fun Park. 10.10 Killing Eve. 10.55 Veneno. 11.45 MOVIE: I Know What You Did Last Summer. (1997, MA15+) 1.25am ABC News Update. 1.30 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Late Programs. 6am Children’s Programs. 6.30pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Gruen. 9.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.20 Doctor Who. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 Live At The Apollo. 12.30am Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. 1.30 Friday Night Dinner. 1.55 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) ABC TV PLUS (22)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.25 10 Years Of NITV News. (R) 10.25 Occupation: Native. (PG, R) 11.30 NITV News Special: Day 26 2023. 12.00 Sunset Ceremony. (R) 2.00 Such Was Life. (Premiere) 2.25 Ain’t Many Like Lennie. (R) 2.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.30 Mastermind Aust. (R)

6.00 NITV News Special: Day 26 2023. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 MOVIE: Top End Wedding. (2019, l, R) Miranda Tapsell. 9.20 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. (R) Presented by Lucy Worsley. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av, R) 11.50 Vikings. (MA15+av, R)

4.15 Destination Flavour China. (R) 4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.50 Why Does Everyone Hate The English? 2.45 Counter Space. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Bloody Decade. 9.25 MOVIE: Beverly Hills Cop II. (1987) 11.25 Late Programs. 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon VICE. 1.40 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.50 Why

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The BBQ. (2018, PGal, R) 2.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) 7.30 Cricket. Women’s Twenty20 International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 2. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 10.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Mal, R) Critical care paramedic Fay is despatched to the scene of a serious motorbike crash. 11.30 Dog Patrol. (PGa) Palmerston North’s Delta team have their work cut out for them as they pursue a fleeing driver. 12.00 The Good Doctor. (Ma, R) A student with a disorder is treated. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

Noon Filthy House SOS. 1.00 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. End of season review. H’lights. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Junior. (1994, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: Police Academy. (1984, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Sunset Ceremony. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 11. Women’s singles semi-final. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Bloom returns from holidays.

1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG, R)

Cassandra Charlick visits a dairy farm.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures: Hawaii Ocean Paddle Pt 4. (PGl, R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) In Brisbane, a bystander calls in a crash in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD involving a motorcyclist and taxi.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav) Benson tries to help a pop star. Rollins struggles with taking the stress of work home with her. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Ma, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

11.00 American

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6am Children’s Programs.

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Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Along Came Polly. (2004, M) 9.15 MOVIE: Identity Thief. (2013, MA15+) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Married To Medicine Los Angeles. 1.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Truck Night In America. 2.00 Jade Fever. 2.30 Pawn Stars. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Demolition NZ. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 56. Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Highway Cops. 9.30 Police Strike Force. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs.

By David WIGLEY

Cyril turned 93 on Wednesday and couldn’t resist hitting a few balls and reminiscing over wonderful memories at the stunning golf club.

Cyril’s secret to longevity is “don’t worry, be happy”.

“If you play a bad shot; don’t worry, just keep going,” he said.

“You could get a birdie on the next hole that marks out the bad hole.

“Don’t get angry, that’s no good for you, play with a smile on your face, that’s what I reckon.

“Some people get cranky and throw their clubs.

“Don't worry about it, just get onto the next hole and play each hole because each one is different.”

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93-YEAR-OLD Cyril Payne retired from Sawtell Golf Club last month after a remarkable 60 years playing at the club.

q 93-year-old Cyril Payne sinking a put at Sawtell Golf Club.