Coffs Coast News Of The Area 21 October 2022

End of an era for OzHarvest’s Julie Ferguson

By Andrea FERRARI

JULIE Ferguson, founder of the Coffs Harbour chapter of food rescue charity OzHarvest, has folded up her famous yellow t-shirt for the last time and stepped down from her leadership role.

“I am very proud of all the achievements over the years, especially since l started with a little car and one room at home,” Julie told News Of The Area. With almost ten years under her belt building and leading the OzHarvest Coffs Harbour chapter, the time has come

over to someone else.

By Andrew VIVIAN

q Coffs Harbour OzHarvest legend Julie Ferguson with volunteers welcoming Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh (left) and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to OzHarvest’s Coffs site.

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End of an era for OzHarvest’s Julie Ferguson

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“As they say, all good things must come to an end, and after a restructure within OzHarvest l found myself driving a truck and unfortunately my body started to let me know that it wasn’t onboard with this so l am now going to take on some less strenuous volunteer activities in the community.”

Julie’s motivation for starting OzHarvest Coffs Harbour was the childhood experience of going to school hungry due to circumstances at home.

“It was in 2013 that l started setting up the chapter after visiting the head office in Sydney and seeing how they did this wonderful work.”

If she could prevent families and the homeless from being hungry, achieving that became her goal.

Starting from one room in her home where she collected surplus and donated food to be redistributed, she used her own car to deliver to the hungry of Coffs Harbour.

“Through my passion and commitment, l managed to secure a warehouse, three vans and 30 volunteers to support me through this journey.”

Julie would like to thank all the local people who believed in both her and the idea of a food rescue program.

“The Coffs community has really been beside me the whole way.

“I have so many amazing memories of people l have met, and experiences l have had, l can’t pick one out above any other, but l can tell you that all those relationships l have acquired during my time at OzHarvest, will survive well into the future.”

One change that Julie has seen over the years is that our homeless in Coffs Harbour thought they had to hide and remain unseen when she first started.

“l made it my mission to coax them out and encouraged them to become part of society and feel comfortable being in that space,” she said.

Julie has handed on the baton to the Coffs Harbour logistics team.

For food rescue, people can contact the team on 1800108006.

OzHarvest founder and CEO, Ronni Kahn is coming to Coffs Harbour to personally thank Julie and send her off in style with an appreciation gathering on Friday 21 October.

Feedback Sought On Draft Telecommunications Policy

FOLLOWING community concern over the development and siting of telecommunications towers, Council resolved to develop a policy that outlines preferred design and siting criteria for telecommunications infrastructure in instances where City of Coffs Harbour has a role in the development process.

A Draft Provision of Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy will now be placed on public exhibition during November 2022.

An earlier draft policy was considered by Council in October 2021 and was deferred to allow the inclusion of further provisions from an industry code such as setbacks, materials and finishes, co-location, site selection and advertising requirements.

The resolution of October 2021 stated that Council:

1. Defer consideration of this report

pending inclusion of further recommendations from industry Code C564:2020 mobile phone base station deployment regarding site selection, design, operation, community engagement and the application of the Precautionary Principle.

Specifically:

1.1. The addition of a preference for adequate setbacks from sensitive land uses and inclusion of definition of ‘sensitive lands’;

1.2. Further reference to materials and finishes being sympathetic to the surrounding landscape;

1.3. Requirement of design to accommodate future co-location;

1.4. Provision of written procedures for new site selection from 4.1.4 of the code; and

1.5. Ensure proposed telecommunications infrastructure shall be advertised by City of

Coffs Harbour to owners and occupiers within a 250m radius of the proposed infrastructure location.

The resolution has now been addressed in the revised Draft Provision of Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy. Revisions have also been made to the Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan (DCP) 2015 - Amendment No. 23 (Telecommunications Facilities) and the City of Coffs Harbour Community Participation and Engagement Plan to reflect Council’s resolution.

All three documents will be placed on public exhibition during November via the City of Coffs Harbour Have Your Say website.

Following public exhibition, a further report will be brought back to Council on the draft Policy.

q OzHarvest volunteers completing food rescue work.

q OzHarvest volunteers have rallied under Julie’s inspirational leadership.

Nats call for National Housing Summit

FEDERAL Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan has called on the Albanese Government to form a National Housing Summit.

Mr Congahan said issues of homelessness, rental stress and mortgage stress are ever increasing across regional Australia.

“The flow-on effect of city dwellers being priced out of the metro market, coupled with the greater ability to work remotely, has regions like my electorate of Cowper on the Mid North Coast at breaking point,” Mr Conaghan said.

“We are seeing increases in regional populations at unprecedented rates, which is driving up regional property prices and rents to levels well outside the reach

of the average family.

“This isn’t only affecting our most vulnerable, it’s affecting full-time working mums and dads, the young and the old.

“The increased demand has seen vacancy rates hit an all-time low, with the level of competition on every property now at a frenzy.”

Mr Conghan said at its core the issue boils down to “supply and demand”, and said all levels of government need to work together to remove red tape and quickly increase housing stock.

Nationals leader David Littleproud has been travelling through Cowper this week on the party’s ‘Listening Tour’, and has heard from locals suffering the impact of the housing

crisis in the region.

“Housing has continually been noted as one of the biggest issues facing regional Australians,” Mr Littleproud said.

“The financial, mental and emotional stress as a result is untenable.

“I’ve heard from displaced youth unable to afford accommodation close to educational facilities who are forced to travel for hours a day just to go to class, to single mothers cramming multiple children into small apartments.

“And then there are our already vulnerable, with older single women being hit particularly hard.

“This cannot continue.

“We need to push for tangible solutions and we

need to do it now.”

Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Julie Collins told News Of The Area a decade of inaction by the former LiberalNational Government had left Australia with serious housing challenges across the country.

“The Albanese Government understands safe and affordable housing is central to the security and dignity of all Australians.

“We want every Australian to have the security of having a roof over their head.

“Which is why we have an ambitious housing reform agenda to address these challenges.”

While Ms Collins did not comment on the likelihood

of a National Housing Summit, she said the Government would widen the remit of the National Housing Infrastructure Facility, making up to $575 million available to invest in social and affordable housing.

“This will support the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment to build 30,000 new social and affordable housing properties, through the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.”

In working towards a collaborative National Housing and Homelessness Plan, Ms Collins has met twice with state and territory Housing Ministers, something she claims didn't happen for almost five

years under the former Government.

“We will also continue to work collaboratively to introduce a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, to ensure the Commonwealth plays a leadership role in increasing housing supply and improving housing affordability.”

Housing was a key feature of the recent Jobs and Skills Summit, with more than 100 roundtables held prior to the Summit in communities across the country.

New Police recruits for the Coffs Coast

FOUR new probationary constables will commence duties in Coffs/Clarence Police District after they attested at a formal ceremony at the Goulburn Police Academy last week.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh welcomes the new police officers to the Coffs Coast.

“Our new recruits will

be part of the outstanding team in the Coffs/Clarence Police District which is on the frontline around the clock, fighting crime and keeping our community safe,” Mr Singh said.

“I thank all of our local police for performing their duties with pride and distinction every day. “Their work can be confronting

and dangerous and they deserve recognition for all they do.

“I warmly welcome our newest recruits to Coffs/ Clarence PD and wish them every success for the future.”

Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Paul Toole said the newest recruits will bolster

policing capabilities right across the State.

“As the probationary Class of 355 hits the ground running, they have the full support of our Government behind them,” Mr Toole said.

“They are to be commended for pursuing a career in policing where they will make

a real difference while protecting and serving our communities.

“It is an honour to be in Goulburn today to witness Class 355 take the oath and pledge to keep the people of NSW safe.”

In 2019 the NSW Government announced the delivery of 1,500 additional police positions over four

Housing affordability has also been discussed by the Prime Minister and Premiers and Chief Ministers at National Cabinet. years.

All of these positions have now been allocated and will be filled by the end of the financial year.

Class 355 is made up of 145 recruits, including 94 men and 51 women from various backgrounds and regions across the State and country.

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and their habitat.

They will gather at The Cavanbah Centre from 9am until 5pm on Saturday, October 29, for ‘The Vanishing – NSW Koala Conference’.

The conference is the brainchild of former NSW Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack and is timed to put koala protection on the agenda ahead of the March 2023 state election.

Speakers will include Ms Cusack, Justin Field (NSW MLC), Penny Sharpe (NSW Shadow Environment Minister), Cate Faehrmann (NSW MLC), Dr Stuart Blanch (Senior Manager - Land

Clearing and Restoration, WWF Australia), Sally Townley (Deputy Mayor, Coffs Harbour) and Micklo Jarrett (Head Aboriginal Language and Culture Trainer for the Gumbaynggirr Language and Culture Nest).

Other scientists, conservationists and politicians will also speak.

The NSW National Parks Association is organising a meet-and-greet event on the Friday for local businesses and a Koala Family Picnic on the Sunday to coincide with the conference.

The Association has arranged for an open letter for business in support of the Great Koala National Park to

be handed over at the event, and, so far, forty businesses have signed it.

The view of the Association is that the Great Koala National Park is not just the koala’s best hope at survival in NSW, but is predicted to create an extra 9,800 jobs ian tourism over fifteen years and inject $1.2 billion in projected additional regional economic output.

“As a former MP who served in opposition and government, I saw up close how our political process is failing koalas,” Ms Cusack said.

“Yes, there has been significant media coverage of their decline, nice words and lots of sympathy - but we are yet to see a credible rescue plan from the major parties

who will form Government after the March 2023 election."

Ms Cusack crossed the floor twice in Parliament - both times for matters concerning koala protection.

She said she came to realise that individual politicians speaking out is insufficient and that collective action by citizens is the last line of defence for koalas.

“Now is the time to insist koalas are a priority.

“In the lead up to the NSW state election in March, it’s more important than ever for us to make our voices heard.”

Further information, tickets and how to join remotely can be found at eventbrite.com.

Nationals leaders take Listening Tour through Cowper

FEDERAL Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan this week welcomed The Nationals leader David Littleproud and Deputy Leader Senator Perin Davey to the Cowper electorate as part of the party’s ‘Regional Listening Tour’.

The tour is aimed at listening and learning from regional voters, particularly those who left the party at this year’s election.

Mr Conaghan said the party needed to be honest

about the election result.

In particular, he acknowledged that female voters and youth may have felt disillusioned before the Federal Election.

“I’m heartened to see our newly elected National Party Leaders touring through regional Australia to hear from those who matter most – the voters with real issues, facing real challenges and needing real solutions,” Mr Conaghan said.

“We are keen to hear from as many people as possible about how we can help improve their lives and their communities.”

Mr Littleproud expressed his focus on providing tangible solutions, particularly for the growing number of young families who have flocked to the regions in recent years.

“I am determined to find practical solutions, not just for more affordable childcare centres but more

importantly, the availability of childcare in our regional centres for our working mums and dads.

“We are the party that wants to help women and give them the support and services they need.

“I know that finding available childcare centres is a real challenge for regional families and I want to hear from those who need help the most.”

Senator Davey acknowledged that work needed to be done to ensure

regional youth are heard and that their needs are met.

“The Nationals want to ensure our future – our youth – has the opportunity to thrive.

“Those living in regional towns know what’s best for them – so we’re traveling directly to the locals, to listen, to learn, to appreciate their concerns and find solutions.”

Listening Events included Regional Women’s Breakfasts in both Port

“Along the way we will also stop at pubs, clubs and restaurants to meet everyday Australians.

“Bringing common sense to Canberra starts with meeting real people and seeing the challenges they face on the ground,” Mr Conaghan said.

q Former MLC Catherine Cusak, who initiated the Koala Conference, will speak at the event.

Macquarie and Coffs Harbour, Youth Forums at Charles Sturt University and Southern Cross University and Family and Community Centres in Kempsey and Nambucca.

q Pat Conaghan addressing the Women’s Breakfast at the Coffs Harbour Yacht Club.

q Nationals leaders met with students for the Youth Focused Round Table Forum at Southern Cross University.

The Batmobile to star at Coffs Motor Sports festival

By Andrea FERRARI

BATMAN is coming to Coffs.

“Yes, Batman, Robyn and their trusty Batmobile will be at the Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport Motor Show on Saturday, 5 November right here in Coffs Harbour,” Coffs City Rotary Club executive Bob Carle, Chair of the Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport, told News Of The Area.

“Built locally the full-sized amazing replica of Batman’s Batmobile will be on display and we are hoping for an appearance from Batman on the day,” added Bob.

“The work and design the creator has put into this Batmobile is amazing.

“What he has built is all engineered and will have special rego to be legally driven on the road.”

The Festival has events with some code of motor sport every weekend throughout November at venues between Kempsey and Grafton.

“As entries roll in and enquiries increase for the Motor and Bike Show and other events on the calendar of the upcoming Coffs Coast Festival, we are being approached by other motor sport interests to be involved next year.”

The organisers are stoked with the evolution of the Festival which was originally planned to be a weekend event in 2020.

“Now to be having Batman come to our first event of the Festival, our Motor Show, will be a great attraction,” said Bob.

Timed just before the Asia Pacific Rally, the Motor Show will promote that event and assist Motorsport Australia to bring people to Coffs Harbour to see some great rallying from the

Asia Pacific region’s teams

Visitors will see the final rounds of our own Australian and NSW Rally Championships.

“We are getting enquiries from as far away as Newcastle in the south to Brisbane in the north, promising some new faces at our events.”

For any information please check the website at www.coffscoastmotorsport.com and call the different event directors directly.

All event locations, including the Off Road event at Kempsey, have tar sealed roads to the front gate.

“There’s only one track that has 150 metres of dirt road into the track from the front gate and all very easy to find.

“This should give everyone who hasn’t seen Off Road racing for instance, a great opportunity to see that amazing type of motor sport.

“Of course if you are going to get serious and follow the Rally there will be some longer dirt road stretches.”

Accommodation is filling up quickly for the November events.

“If you are coming or have friends thinking of coming, get them moving now and book their accommodation.

“You can also grab info and like us on our Facebook page or email info@ coffscoastmotorsport.com.

“Be there,” closed Bob.

q This is the actual Batmobile that will be on display at Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport Motor Show – a labour of love, engineered by Batman himself, pictured here with his daughter.

Teachers take action with rally at MP’s office

By Andrew VIVIAN

PRINCIPALS and teachers rallied outside the office of Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh on Wednesday, October 12, in protest at the NSW Government’s submission to the NSW Industrial Relations Commission for a new three-year award that the Federation says delivers a real wage cut to the profession.

NSW Teachers Federation

President Angelo Gavrielatos said, “At a time when there are growing teacher shortages, we need real action on uncompetitive salaries and unsustainable workloads.

“Right now, we have a

crisis in our classrooms - kids are missing out in public and private schools because of the shortages and teachers are burning out.

“60 percent of teachers want to leave in the next five years because of the crippling workload and uncompetitive salaries that do not reflect their efforts or responsibilities,” Mr Gavrielatos said.

The Federation says a new Department of Education ministerial briefing, obtained under Freedom Of Information laws, reveals that 62 percent of public schools (1,367) had at least one permanent teaching position vacant at the end of July, 17.5 percent

(390) had two or more and 2.3% (50) had five or more.

The Federation says this means there were more than 2,000 permanent teaching positions vacant in public schoolsmore than double the 995 the government said there were in June last year.

Mr Gavrielatos said the figures showed there needed to be urgent action on teacher pay and working conditions.

“You can’t fix the teacher shortage problem without fixing the wages and workload problem,” he said.

The Federation’s MidNorth Coast representative, Ian Watson, told News Of The Area that approximately 100 educators attended the rally.

“As well as the rally, there was action at each school in the area.

“Teachers wore red to support the campaign and information was provided to parents about the impact that shortages are having on their children’s education,” Mr Watson said.

He went on to say the government’s plan will reduce the real wages of teachers by up to $5000 per year, with nothing being done to alleviate workloads.

“They have an admin workload reduction plan that has taken them four years to announce and it still hasn’t saved teachers a single hour a week.”

Council push back on Boambee Beach sand transfer plan

CITY of Coffs Harbour has expressed support for the NSW Government’s long-term plans to dredge sand from the harbour at the boat ramp and deposit it off Park Beach, but is opposing a request to pump the sand slurry onto Boambee Beach for up to two years in the interim.

The plans were outlined to Council in a letter from Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh.

“City staff have previously

raised concerns over using Boambee Beach to Transport for NSW and have made clear that the sand needs to be taken to Park Beach so that it can continue to drift north to replenish beaches further up the coastline,” said Andrew Beswick, City of Coffs Harbour’s Director Sustainable Infrastructure.

“Sand deposited on Boambee or Gallows Beaches will not be able to move around the harbour due

to the currents and will invariably end up back inside the harbour over time.

“The adopted Coffs Harbour Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) identifies this issue and one of its actions is to work with the NSW Government to establish a regular program of dredging and replenishment of Park Beach.

“It’s important to be aware that the movement of sand in the coastal

system can have significant environmental impacts if the activity is undertaken without thorough due diligence.

“The Coffs Harbour CZMP provides a thoroughlyresearched framework to guide any such works, together with the approvals required from the relevant agencies.”

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said, “The design of the harbour leads to a lot more sand entering the harbour than is

With NSW Parliament sitting last Wednesday, Mr Singh said he was unable to meet with the teachers on the day.

“However, I regularly meet with teachers and I understand acutely what they are going through,” Mr Singh said.

The MP said the biggest issue raised to him by teachers has been the increases in their workload in recent years.

Mr Singh said he has been working directly with teachers and the Minister for Education's office, looking at pragmatic ways to address the issue.

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able to leave which results in a gradual build-up of sand.

“The harbour disrupts the natural northward movement of sand up the coast and acts to trap the sand inside the harbour.

“The Marine Infrastructure Delivery Office (MIDO) are working on medium to long term solutions and will conduct a sand extraction trial to alleviate issues at the boat ramp and in the harbour more generally.

“MIDO originally proposed that during the trial, sand could be pumped a short distance south rather than a much further distance

acknowledge Mr Singh’s engagement with them over the past few months but would like to see something tangible.

The government has introduced a trial of new administrator roles in term 4 this year to help reduce teacher workload by assisting teachers with nonteaching activities such as data entry and paperwork.

However, there is a dispute between the Federation and the Government about how this is funded.

In the meantime, teachers say they will continue their ‘More Than Thanks’ campaign.

north to Park Beach for the duration of the trial.

“Council have rejected that approach which means MIDO will have to continue with the option to pump the sand north to Park Beach which will require more pumping because the distance is greater.

“There were some concerns raised that the sand that would be pumped south could end up back in the harbour – to a small extent this might be true, but I understand MIDO had advice that this would be negligible compared to the natural movement of sand and would have little impact overall.”

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q Teachers rally outside Gurmesh Singh’s office.

q Narranga PS teachers take action at school.

Knitting Nannas launch Constitutional challenge to new NSW anti-protest laws to protect democratic freedoms

LAST week two women from the flood and fire-impacted NSW Mid North Coast launched a Constitutional challenge to new anti-protest laws to preserve democratic freedoms of speech and assembly in NSW.

Plaintiffs Dominique and Helen will argue that to uphold our Constitution, the NSW Government must allow communities to peacefully protest against government policy in public spaces.

Dominique and Helen are members of the Knitting Nannas, an international organisation attempting to ensure that our land, air and water are preserved for our children and grandchildren.

Following highly publicised protests in Sydney earlier this year, the NSW Government ushered through amendments to the Road Amendment (Major Bridges and Tunnels) Regulation 2022 and introduced the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2022 to parliament without public consultation.

The new laws are so broad that a group of people could face serious criminal charges simply by protesting near a railway station and causing people to be redirected around them; meaning peaceful protesters could be fined up to $22,000 or face up to two years in jail.

Representing Dominique and Helen, the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has launched a Constitutional challenge to section 214A of the Crimes Act 1900 that makes it an offence, for example, to remain ‘near’ any part of a ‘major facility’ if

that conduct ‘causes persons attempting to use the major facility to be redirected’, on the basis it impermissibly burdens the implied freedom of political communication.

Dominique and Helen will also ask the Court to find that the definition of “major bridge, tunnel or road” is too broad.

Plaintiff, Knitting Nanna, mother and wildlife carer Dominique said, “As mothers, wildlife carers and Knitting Nannas who use our freedom to protest to push for climate action while floods and bushfires destroy our communities around us, this attack on our democratic freedoms is a slap in the face.

“We will ask the Court to find that aspects of these new laws are unconstitutional.

“Australians like us shouldn’t have to risk imprisonment or bankruptcy to participate in our democracy, and the Government should not be taking away our democratic rights.”

Co-plaintiff Helen said, “As Knitting Nannas, we believe well-behaved women never make history.

history of peaceful protests in Australia, and our democratic freedoms are critical in pushing the Government to do the right thing and take climate action seriously.”

Both Dominique and Helen have been at the frontline of Australian climate impacts, experiencing the devastation, trauma and loss from drought, fires and floods in the last four years alone.

Dominique said, “In the 2019 drought, the river we live on stopped flowing - I

“We need to defend our freedom to protest as once it has been eroded, it is gone forever.

“There’s a long, proud

didn’t think we would ever see that, it was devastating.

“My mother and fatherin-law lost their home in the floods and were rescued from their house by the SES.

“Our communities have felt terrified, angry and stressed.

“Protest can transform those overwhelming feelings into change and action.”

Helen said, "In 2021, I helped my daughter buy a house, but it was flooded on the first night she moved in.

“It had supposedly not flooded for 100 years.

“I also know people who lost family members from the fires.

“As a psychologist, I have seen first-hand the trauma of climate impacts on people, year after year.

“We’ve tried everything from sending letters and signing petitions to meeting politicians, and still, the Government continues to dismiss climate science and approve new coal and gas projects.

“Coal and gas projects that fuel the climate crisis and devastate Australian communities with catastrophic floods and bushfires are the true disruptors of our way of life, not individuals exercising their democratic freedoms

and taking part in peaceful protest.”

Environmental Defenders Office CEO David Morris said, “History has shown that protest is crucial in a robust democracy and contributes towards achieving better outcomes for people, nature and our climate.

“Australians shouldn’t have to risk these serious criminal sanctions to participate in our shared democracy, through peaceful protest.

“Those without access to political power and decisionmaking must have a voice in our democracy.

“For people like

Dominique and Helen, protest is an essential form of expression to sound the alarm about the impacts of climate change.

“It will see the worst excesses of these new laws struck out.

“It will provide clarity for all NSW citizens seeking to avail themselves of the democratic freedom to protest.”

Milestone reached in $13 million Marine Precinct Project

By Andrew VIVIAN

THE boating community of the Coffs Coast will soon benefit from the completion of a major milestone in a $13 million project to transform maritime facilities at Coffs Harbour.

Minister for Transport, Veterans and Western Sydney David Elliott said the installation of a new travel lift would deliver a range of

benefits for commercial and private vessels as well as the community.

“The installation of the travel lift enables 75-tonne vessels such as commercial fishing boats, cruisers and catamarans, to be lifted out of the water and maintained in an environmentallycontrolled area which will minimise the risk of contaminants entering the waterway,” Mr Elliott said.

“The $13 million Coffs Harbour Marine Precinct Project will deliver improved safety and accessibility for all boating enthusiasts and commercial vessels while reducing environmental impacts.

“The NSW Government’s commitment to invest in updating maritime infrastructure makes access to waterways easier and safer for all vessels and watercraft

users. Modern, safe boating facilities encourages tourists which in turns delivers an economic stimulus to local communities.”

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said he was pleased to announce the travel lift had been through final testing and commissioning and would be in operation this week.

“This new equipment will reduce the need for the use

of heavy equipment as it can move larger vessels which makes servicing commercial and private boats safer and more efficient,” Mr Singh said.

“Two key projects, construction of a new boat maintenance facility, which now includes the travel lift, and the expansion of the government agency marina have already been delivered as part of the NSW

Government’s $205 million Maritime Infrastructure Stimulus Program to improve and modernise maritime facilities.”

“Other key projects to be delivered in this program of works will include a new Maritime Operation Centre and the installation of an unleaded vessel refuelling facility for public and government agency use.”

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“Women didn’t get the vote by asking nicely, they had to take bold action to demand their rights.

q Knitting Nannas gather at Sydney Courts.

q EDO CEO David Morris speaks to the press conference with plaintiffs Helen and Dom looking on.

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Plaintiffs and Knitting Nannas Helen and Dom.

“If successful, this case will aid in the preservation of our democracy.

Volunteer vacancies across Coffs Harbour

By Andrea FERRARI

VOLUNTEERING is in a precarious position nationally with volunteer numbers declining since COVID.

Locally, Volunteering Coffs Harbour is calling for support.

Pre-COVID volunteer numbers sat at around 36 percent, but by April 2022 formal volunteering numbers had dropped to around 26 percent.

The 2021 census cited a nineteen percent drop in volunteering numbers since 2016.

According to 2020 data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the decline was most significant amongst the 15-24 age group.

The National Network of Volunteer Resource Centres (VRC) is lobbying the federal government to allocate $3.4 million dollars in the upcoming October budget so they can stay afloat.

“The federal funding has been redirected to the state volunteering peak bodies to support a subset of volunteer services only,” Di Woods, Manager at Coffs Harbour

Neighbourhood Centre, told News Of The Area.

“These are based in major capital cities, with no ties or understanding of the unique needs of local regional communities.”

The current funding model does not allow for 70 percent of volunteers recruited nationally through VRC’s, a formal pathway or supported pathway to volunteering.

“Every person should be afforded the right to participate in and contribute to their community, not just those who are able to engage online,” said Di.

“A key part of Volunteering Coffs Harbour’s service is ensuring that potential volunteers have the opportunity to understand the array of roles and organisations that support volunteers so they can choose what suits their availability and interests them best, what they are passionate about and an organisation that aligns with what is important to them as the volunteer.

“People don’t know what they don’t know,” she said.

Volunteering is not just about giving your time or

working in care, there’s innumerable roles in Coffs Harbour supporting galleries, tourist centres, local cafes, retail, the Botanic gardens and other natural areas.

It is about informed choice.

“Supporting this informed choice significantly increases opportunity for people to find the right place for them at the right time, without wasting time or getting disillusioned by the process.

“A happy volunteer is much more likely to stay with the organisation for a long period of time,” Di said.

Volunteering Coffs Harbour has helped thousands of local community members to find volunteer opportunities within the community for more than 20 years.

They also work with an array of organisations to support, train and recruit volunteers.

In regional areas like Coffs Harbour there are numerous organisations that are specifically tailored to meet local needs.

Many of these organisations would not exist without volunteer support.

“Every day we engage

with organisations that are supported or operated by volunteers.

“These organisation support many of our community’s most vulnerable but that is only the tip of the iceberg.”

Many in our community are using and engaging with services regularly without even knowing that volunteers are the backbone

of those organisations.

For the past eighteen months, Volunteering Coffs Harbour has maintained services without funding for this core service.

“It has significantly drained our reserves but throughout COVID volunteers were needed more than ever.

“There is a huge assumption that this has

changed, unfortunately community need locally with housing and cost of living issues has further exacerbated community need for volunteer support even more.”

If people are seeking a volunteer position, they can contact Volunteer Reception on (02) 6648 3660 or volunteer.reception@chnc. com.au.

Car Club To Participate in Festival of Motor Sport

BETWEEN 5 and 27 November the Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport will be presented by Coffs City Rotary Club in various venues between Kempsey, Coffs Harbour and Grafton.

C.ex Coffs Sports Touring and Classic Car Club has been invited to participate in the opening event, the massive Car Show at Coffs Harbour Racing Club on Saturday 5 November.

Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for the lease of what was the RFS building on the corner of Orara & Bowra Streets Urunga. The previous Rural Fire Service Headquarters has been refurbished by Council for use as a recovery centre post disaster. The property consists of a large meeting space and three offices. Council would like organisations or businesses to Express an Interest in operating a coworking space from one of three offices and the large meeting space whilst utilising the additional two office spaces themselves. The large meeting space and one office, utilised for coworking spaces, will be required to operate a recovery centre in times of disaster.

Expressions of Interest are sought to outline the hours of operation of the co-working Space, the possibility of community use of the meeting room for community meetings and any cost and revenue sharing arrangements between the Council and the operator and proposed levels of fees for use of the co-working space.

Arrangements for an inspection of the facility can be made by contacting Council’s Acting Senior Governance & Risk Officer on 6655 7300.

Expressions of Interest forms can be completed via Councils website: https://www. bellingen.nsw.gov. au/Have-Your-Say/ Expressions-of-interestsought-for-lease-of-coworking-space-at-9orara-st

The application period closes 5:00pm Sunday 20 November 2022.

As well as the C.ex Club cars there will be hot rods and commercial displays with something for everyone who has any interest in things automotive.

Cars will be displayed on the grounds of the Racing Club beside the grandstand, and a select few will be positioned upstairs in the main concourse.

Because of the number of entrants available and the limited space available the C.ex Club will be limited to 20 cars although Club members between them own well over 100 cars, all treasures and classics, but the Club will present to the public a varied mix of well-loved rarities for people to wonder at.

“We have approaching 100 members, and several of our members have multiple cars,” said Club President Ian Ward.

“We would all love to display them all and that is just not practical, but we promise the public a look at cars they will not see every day.

“Not all exotic or historic, just classics.

“And maybe someone with a classic tucked away in a garage or a shed might be moved to join the Club and participate in the pleasure we all take in our cars.”

Further information on the Cex Club Sports Touring and Classic Car Club may be found at www. cexcoffsstccarclub.info or on the Festival of Motor Sport generally at www. coffscoastmotorsport.com.

q Nona Brown, a Volunteering Coffs Harbour interviewer who specialises in matching people with opportunities they are passionate about.

q Di Woods, Manager at Volunteering Coffs Harbour.

Former Lifeline caller steps up to CEO role

By Andrea FERRARI

ANGELA Martin, a former caller to Lifeline North Coast in her darkest hour, has stepped up to become interim CEO of the lifesaving organisation.

Speaking during Mental Health Awareness Month, Angela shares her personal story.

“At Christmas 2019 I was in the happiest stage of my life, everything was perfect, I felt safe and secure,” Angela said.

“But within a heartbeat my marriage of 21 years ended with a phone call and a text message.

“I wasn’t working at the time, I had no family, both my parents had passed away only a few years before and I became the sole parent of two beautiful daughters.

“Never had I ever felt so

vulnerable.

“I was experiencing the biggest crisis and emotional distress of my life.

“The grief, shame and fear I felt were unbelievably painful.

“I found it hard to get out of bed, I found it even harder to leave the house.”

Angela called Lifeline's 13 11 14 crisis phone line.

“I still remember the kind voice on the line, and I can still feel how much that support helped in my darkest hour.”

Fast forward three years and she is now working for the organisation that helped her through a challenging time and continues to help millions of other Australians.

Lifeline's crisis phone line is a free, 24/7 service that is confidential, nonjudgemental and for anyone.

The crisis supporters

receive intensive training, but there are attributes that each and every one of them possess: compassion, kindness, and empathy.

“Our Crisis Support Volunteers sit with someone in their darkest hour.

“To sit in another person’s pain, that they will never meet, and will never know what happens after the phone hangs up.

“This to me is an act of pure unconditional love and human connection,” said Angela.

As the acting CEO of Lifeline North Coast, Angela and the team are now preparing for the second year of an annual fundraising event which helps support the operational costs of Lifeline.

The ‘Grinding Gears and Burning Diesel Lifeline Convoy’ is on Saturday,

12 November founded in collaboration with truck driver Ian ‘Eno’ Taylor after two of his colleagues within the truck driving industry, Mark Haines and Tom Seccombe, both died by suicide.

Lifeline runs this event to raise awareness of the importance of asking for help and to support truck drivers and their families, to prevent further suicides in the community.

There will be a large convoy of trucks driving south from Woolgoolga on the Pacific Highway for locals to cheer on the streets.

The organisers are expecting over 150 vehicles to gather in a public display at the International Sports Stadium car park in Coffs Harbour.

If you are interested in knowing more about

Lifeline North Coast and how it is impacting the local community go to https://

Bushfire Recovery Workshops Begin in Schools

By Andrew VIVIAN

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Workshops in thirteen primary schools in the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area to help children feel less anxious about bushfires.

The workshops will run until October 2023 and the first one was recently held at the Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School –the first bilingual Aboriginal language school in NSW.

Each workshop consists of a presentation by the NSW Rural Fire Service and an opportunity for children to participate in building nesting boxes.

Workshop facilitators, Jamie Bertram from the NSW Rural Fire Service and Nathan Brennan from Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC), took the children through the ecology of

bushfires, cultural bushfire practices and wildlife preservation.

Students learned about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fires, the behaviour of fires across the Australian landscape and cultural bushfire practices.

The presentation helped to create a greater understanding of bushfires and ease student anxiety around the concept of bushfires, with greater knowledge of bushfire preparedness and how to mitigate risks.

As part of the workshop, the children used creative arts to build nesting boxes for a range of native animals such as brush tail possums, small parrots, and kookaburras.

The nesting boxes will help to provide homes for wildlife displaced due to

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habitat loss.

Children are able to monitor visitors to the nesting boxes through a surveillance camera, meaning that they will be able to stay connected and engaged with the program.

Local Recovery Support Officer, Jan Rooney, who attended the workshop, spoke about how the Black Summer bushfires impacted the North Coast region of NSW and the benefits of the workshops that went beyond the children to include their families and broader community.

“Not only will this program increase young people’s knowledge about fire ecology and preparedness, it will also allow them to learn about native animals and their habitat.

“They can then take this knowledge home and share it with their families,” she said.

q Angela Martin, who called Lifeline in her darkest hour, has just become interim CEO of Lifeline North Coast.

PROSPER Coffs Harbour

Limited is using a $22,086 grant from the Australian Government's Black

Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program to deliver Bushfire Education

q Students from Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School learn traditional fire making during the workshop. Photo: BMNAC.

Martyn and Donna’s Last Hurrah at Coffs Hotel

By Andrea FERRARI

MARTYN ‘Marty’ and Donna Phillips, publicans of the Coffs Hotel, are “hanging up the bar stool for the last time”.

For almost 27 years, the couple has pulled beers, cooked up the feeds, supported the sports community, provided accommodation, created an atmosphere and had some brilliant entertainment and functions.

After all these years, the time has come to call it a day, with Martyn and Donna deciding to move on.

“We came to the conclusion that after working seven days a week we’d like to go out with our good health, see more of our grandchildren and look at what else we might do,” Martyn told News Of The Area.

“We’re going out with a ‘last hurrah’,” Martyn said.

The Hotel has two big final events planned.

Oktoberfest celebrations on Saturday, 29 October have been moved from The Jetty to the Hotel due to ground conditions.

The following Friday, 4 November, the Hotel will host an Irish Night.

“We’d love to see everyone come along and enjoy our show of appreciation to our friends, customers and the community,” Martyn said.

Coffs Hotel has been the venue of choice for so many locals for decades.

“From our regular customers to travellers passing through, from swaggies to court magistrates, numerous sporting teams to Hollywood movie stars, we’ve had the privilege of welcoming people from all walks of life.

“We’ve worked overtime to protect the Hotel Licence now that it’s so regulated and scrutinised it’s been full-on, but we found a balance and kept up our service.”

“The laws they are a-changin’,” said Martyn.

And when Martyn says “we”, he means both he and his wife Donna.

“I couldn’t have done this without Donna, she is and always has been the backbone of the family run business.

“At one time we were hoping our children would maybe take over the hotel but they are going down different paths which in one way makes me happy because I really didn’t want them to experience what I have.”

Hospitality runs through the Phillips family blood.

Martyn’s dad was a publican, and his great grandfather Albert Osbourne was in charge of the Cobb & Co Stagecoach Station in Bendemeer just before the turn of the century, serving food and drinks.

Martyn’s face lights up when he recalls the way he got into the pub game.

“When my dad owned the Wardell Hotel (Northern Rivers) I moved up from Wollongong, taking all my belongings with me.

“I got there in the mid afternoon after driving twelve hours and tried to say g’day to my dad; both him, mum and Jimmy the barman were behind a busy bar full of cane cutters.

“Dad called out, ‘If you want something to do, get behind the bar and give us a hand’.

“I was in boardshorts, thongs and a singlet, but I got behind the bar for the first time in my life.

“I learnt a lot on that shift, being eighteen years old…I used the old-fashioned till where you had to hold your belly against the till tray to stop the coins flying out and going everywhere.”

Another thing he learned on that day was how to put a Father Smith collar on a beer.

“It was something the thirsty cane cutters would yell out, ‘put a Father Smith on it’.”

Father Smith was the local priest, so he wore his religious attire which meant the white collar being a head on the beer.

There was also an ongoing tradition that Father Smith could come in any time and have a meal for free, a tradition the Phillips family carried on from past publicans.

Martyn then followed his dad to Mittagong and was going to forge himself firmly into the business when his dad got ill and decided to retire to Sawtell together with his mum.

“Twenty years later Donna and I decided to take on a hotel and chose the Coffs Hotel which we’ve called home for almost 27 years.”

Now the pub is changing hands and getting a renovation and a new broom.

Martyn and Donna didn’t want to be there when they knocked out the front bar and started changing things around too much as there’s so much history over the years and stories to be told.

“We enjoy what we have created and love our clientele.

“Well, most of the clientele,” Martyn laughs.

“So if people want to come down and say ‘see ya later’ before the renos start, we’d love your company, either at the two big Last Hurrah events or any time before 7 November,” said Martyn.

What does the future hold?

“We are looking to do something in the community, hopefully my experience operating a hotel can bring me a job supporting the community.”

Watch this space, but first, it’s time to celebrate a very fine innings with ‘Marty’ and Donna at their Last Hurrah:

The Oktoberfest on Saturday 29 October and The Last Hurrah Irish night with Tallowwood up front and the pipe band surrounding the hotel.

Marty and Donna are calling it ‘An Appreciation To All Our Customers’ night.

For details see The Coffs Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ thecoffshotel/.

q Celebrating St Patrick’s Day 2022 were Wally Walton, Martyn Phillips, Samuel Phillips, Donna Phillips, Max Phillips, Peta Phillips Hornberg, Kyle Hornberg and Norman the Irish Wolfhound.

q Martyn Phillips will host an Irish Night on Friday, 4 November in appreciation of his friends, customers and the community.

q The Coffs Hotel will bring on the shamrocks for its Last Hurrah Irish Night as Donna and Martyn Phillips say cheerio.

q Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums band will bring their magic to Irish Night at Coffs Hotel on Friday, 4 November.

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More than just a Quilt Show

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Boambee Bowerbird quilters are stitching up a storm in preparation for the return of their popular Quilt Show, which was postponed in 2020 due to Covid.

The two-day Quilt Show is on Friday 28 October

and Saturday 29 October from 9.00am to 4pm each day at the Boambee East Community Centre on Bruce King Drive, Boambee East.

A feast for the eyes, this year’s show presents over 150 beautiful quilts and other stitched items, all made by the local quilting

“The quilt show provides an opportunity for us to display our work and to share our enthusiasm

are happy to assist with raising much needed funds for the Centre.”

Not only do the Boambee Bowerbird quilters sew together each Tuesday, but they do a range of activities as a group.

“We often travel to Quilt

and skills with the wider Coffs Harbour Community,” happy stitcher Judy Smith told News Of The Area.

“We are very proud of the fact that we donate the profits from the show to the Boambee East Community Centre.

“This is our weekly ‘sewing home’, and as a centre funded completely by community groups, we

Shows around the state, in fact several of us are in Brisbane at the moment for the Queensland Quilt Show.

“We hold a sewing retreat each year, sewing and enjoying each other’s friendship.

“Members of our group have won State and National awards for their work, while others are talented quilt teachers.”

Alongside the Quilt Show is a mini market of pop-up shops for fabric lovers to stock up on supplies.

“There’s also the opportunity to win some wonderful prizes in the raffle,” said Judy.

“And to add to the festive atmosphere, the adjacent Community Garden will be open for tours, with flowers and plants for sale.”

There will be a display of

works from the Coffs Men’s Shed, and on Saturday from 10.00am to noon, and a vintage car display.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase over both days.

“Come along and enjoy a great community event,” encouraged Judy.

For more information about the Show contact Judy Smith on 0438 417 945 or email judy.smith@ westnet.com.au.

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q A sunny, flowery design by Becca Saunders.

q This queen-sized set was made by the Boambee Bowerbirds group and is the first prize in their Quilt Show raffle.

q Gillian Workman’s handmade quilt.

Mental Fitness Workshop

By Andrea FERRARI

IN recognition of Mental Health Month, held throughout October, local not-for-profit CHESS Connect hosted an interactive Community Wellbeing and Mental Fitness luncheon held at the Coffs Harbour Surf Club on Wednesday, 12 October.

Facilitated by CHESS Connect trainers Nicole Holland and Jen Hill, a diverse group of Coffs Harbour locals shared stories and experiences and learned practical strategies to support their mental health and wellbeing.

Over a casual lunchtime session, participants learned about how stress presents and mechanisms for coping, growth mindset, positive self-talk and resilience, practical techniques for acting on personal wellness intentions and how to advocate for themselves and others and address

mental health stigma.

Sharing well-researched techniques and tips to identify mental wellness concerns in ourselves and others we care about, and self-help strategies to make healthy, positive changes, the facilitators navigated the group through ways to get back up after feeling down.

Language, for example, can have a positive effect.

“Adding the word ‘yet’ to a sentence completely changes the meaning and gives a sense of intention,” said workshop facilitator Nicole Holland.

For example, “I can’t drive a car…yet” provides an opening for learning to drive sometime in the future.

Nicole said language can also have negative effects, as seen in the terminology behind the Covid restriction of ‘social distancing’.

“The language used during Covid has had a negative impact; saying

‘social distancing' did a lot of damage to mental health.

“Humans don’t want to be socially distanced;

we had to be physically distanced.

“We need to encourage social connection as people

make a slower recovery from ill health when they’re socially isolated.

“Mental Health Month gives organisations like CHESS Connect a platform to share our knowledge and resources,” said Nicole.

“In October, communities are more alert and receptive to the messages of good health and wellbeing.

“We love to encourage this by bringing together community groups in interactive workshop events that promote mental fitness and educate and impart practical strategies that locals can apply in real life settings.”

The CHESS Connect team felt rewarded by the members of the Coffs Harbour community who attended the luncheon event and participated with questions and supportive suggestions to the group.

This community event was made possible by a small grant awarded to us by NSW Mental Health organisation WayAhead.

WayAhead coordinates mental health promotion activities, provides information and education for people living with a mental health condition, the public and health care professionals.

Korora VIEW Club supports child education during Anti-Poverty Week

By Susan KONTIC

SUPPORTING children’s education has been a key priority for Korora VIEW Club during Anti-Poverty Week, from 16 to 22 October.

Members of Korora VIEW Club have called on the community to give generously and sponsor a child through the nation’s leading children’s education charity, The Smith Family.

Korora VIEW Club helps children through The Smith Family’s Learning for Life education support program, which provides families with long-term educational, financial and personal assistance so that children have all the essentials needed to fully participate in their learning.

Joining VIEW or supporting a child has never been more important, said Julianne, President of the Korora VIEW Club.

“With the rising cost

of petrol, groceries and housing, we are hearing from the charity that families are being forced to make impossible decisions about where they spend their dollars each week, leaving children at risk of missing out on basic school items such as uniforms, books and devices needed for learning.

“At a time when children are still dealing with the impacts of COVID and catching up on missed learning, the ripple effect of these added financial pressures at home could set them back even further.

“This is why VIEW is so passionate about supporting the work of The Smith Family because its evidence-based approach helps children experiencing disadvantage to overcome the educational inequality they face.

“They support children for the duration of their education, and this helps

them build the confidence and skills needed to create better futures for themselves,” she said.

VIEW Clubs across the country raised more than $1.1 million last year to support The Smith Family’s vital work, and they currently sponsor 1,550 students on the Learning for Life program.

They also collectively volunteered over 70,000 hours of their time to help young people in their local communities through homework, reading and mentoring programs run by the charity.

“Korora VIEW Club is always looking for women of all backgrounds and ages from around the Coffs Harbour area to join us and we always look forward to welcoming new faces at our monthly meetings,” said Julianne.

Korora VIEW Club general meetings take place

at the Sawtell RSL Club, First Avenue, Sawtell, on the first Tuesday of each month at 11.30am.

Meetings include lunch, a guest speaker and lots of

fun and friendship.

Anyone interested in visiting the club as a guest, or in becoming a member, can contact President Julianne on 0429 387 273 or

visit view.org.au for further information.

To sponsor a child through The Smith Family, visit thesmithfamily.com.au or call 1800 633 622.

q Participants chatted and shared experiences during the CHESS Connect Community Wellness and Mental Fitness workshop.

q CHESS Connect Facilitators Jennifer Hill and Nicole Holland.

q Participants at the CHESS Connect Community Wellbeing and Mental Fitness luncheon.

q Korora VIEW Club President Julianne and Club Secretary Janet.

Neighbourhood Centre engages at Twilight Markets

By Andrea FERRARI

TRYING something new to engage with the community, the team from Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC) is heading down to the Twilight Food Markets at Park Beach Reserve on Friday 28 October 2022.

“We thought it was a positive bit of fun to help people find out more about how they can engage and connect with the community,” Anna Joy, Coordinator at Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre told News Of The Area.

“The Twilight Market environment provides a great social opportunity for this.”

The team will provide information on all the

programs, services and events of the Centre.

“In support of Mental Health Month, we will be encouraging people to take a box of tea, which includes two serves, and ‘Share a Bubble Tea with a Friend’.

“Sharing a drink with a friend is an excellent way to check in on someone and make sure they are travelling OK.

“Supporting and strengthening the community is a key role at Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre and we look forward to meeting community members at the fabulous Twilight Food Markets on 28 October.

“CHNC offers a range of services and groups to support the health and wellbeing of the community

including free generalist and financial counselling, legal assistance, support for survivors of child abuse, food and other emergency support, access to computers along with information referral and advocacy services.

“We engage the community in a range of groups and activities including craft groups, after school activities, and the Mentors for Men group that meet at the Centre each week,” said Anna.

Calling out to the community, Anna told NOTA, “We are also interested in hosting other groups that can support people to look after their mental health and stay well.”

The CHNC team advocates

for people to be aware of Mental Health Month’s resources, especially the Way Ahead program: How to be a Mental Health Ally.

It guides people to listen.

“It sounds simple, but really listening to someone

can take practice,” says the organisation.

“If someone is experiencing distress, communication might be difficult, taking the time to listen and understand makes space for a range of

experiences, and doesn’t add pressure to the conversation.”

For more info contact Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre on (02) 6648 3694.

Eisteddfod co-ordinator to direct ‘Priscilla’

By David TUNE

LONG time co-ordinator of the Coffs Harbour and District Eisteddfod Society’s (CHDES) vocal section, Vanessa Crossley, has set

herself a new challenge with directing Coffs Harbour Musical Comedy Company’s (CHMCC) upcoming production of ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Musical’.

Vanessa is no stranger to the stage having first performed at the Jetty Memorial Theatre (JMT) in 1981 as a member of Woolgoolga All Age Little Theatre Company.

In the years since then she has been involved in over 30 productions with both Coffs Harbour Amateur Theatrical Society (CHATS) and CHMCC.

Vanessa told News Of The

Area, “I have always thought I would like to take on the challenge of directing a show when the time was right and when I had some spare time in my life.

“That time never seemed to arrive whilst working as a registered nurse and raising five children, so I thought now was as good a time as any.”

She also explained her choice of show to direct.

“I loved Priscilla the movie and after seeing the musical in Sydney a few years ago I decided that if I ever had the opportunity Priscilla would be the show for me.”

Based on the Oscarwinning 1994 film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, this

production features complex harmonies, large dance numbers and over 300 costumes as well as Priscilla the bus on stage.

“There is a team of eight dancers, mainly from Julie Ross Dance Company who dance throughout the show in some spectacular numbers, a small but hardworking ensemble, our three divas with magnificent voices and of course the three lead drag queens,” Vanessa said.

“It will be a show to remember.”

Tickets are available via the JMT website at https:// www.jettytheatre.com/ priscilla-queen-of-thedesert-the-musical/ or by calling the theatre on 6648 4930 Tuesday through to Friday 12 noon to 4pm.

Zonta to celebrate 25 years

By Andrea FERRARI

ZONTA Club of Coffs Harbour team has been busy this month assembling birthing kits, manning a Bunnings BBQ fundraiser, and planning for the organisation’s 25th Anniversary dinner on Friday 28 October.

Zonta members, with students from Bishop Druitt College, Coffs Harbour Senior College, and interested community members, joined together at the Community Village to assemble the 400 birthing kits.

The kits are supplied through Birthing Kit Foundation Australia (BKFA) and have six components: soap, a plastic sheet, disposable gloves, gauze, cord ties, and a sterile blade.

These need to be placed inside a small plastic

bag, packed into boxes (one hundred per box), and returned to BKFA for dissemination to many countries, including PNG, India, Pakistan, Haiti, Uganda, Nigeria, and other African nations.

The birthing kits started as an Australian Zonta project and the BKFA grew from that initiative.

BKFA now works in partnership with NGOs, governments, and health service providers around the world; their aim being to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

Much-needed funds for the kits, which are $5 each, were raised at Zonta’s recent Bunnings BBQ.

Along with assistance from BPW (Business & Professional Women), and the continued support of

Bunnings Coffs Harbour, this round of kits is fully funded.

Kits are an ongoing project, with funding needed, so any and all donations are gratefully received.

Zonta International is a global organisation operating for over one hundred years, empowering girls and women worldwide through service and advocacy.

This month, the Coffs Harbour Zonta Club celebrates 25 years of improving the life of women and girls on the Coffs Coast, and globally.

A celebratory awards night with ten-course mingling dinner takes place on Friday 28 October 2022, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm at Coffs Harbour Surf Club Restaurant and Bar.

On the night, local high school students are recognised for their

leadership and volunteer achievements, through the Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) award.

Claire White of Claire White Coaching and Development will facilitate a panel to discover the

aspirations of these amazing young women.

Claire is a previous YWPA achiever.

YWPA operates at local Zonta club, district/regional and international levels, with international winners

receiving a US$5,000 award. For more details about the awards night or Zonta itself, contact Zonta Coffs Harbour by email at zontacoffsharbour24@gmail. com or phone Jenny on 0411 463 592.

q Chris Aziagbenou, Carmel Daly, Nona Brown and Cheryl Williams, all volunteers at CHNC.

q The cast of CHMCC’s ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Musical’. Photo: Emily Dalton.

q Zonta President Michelle Williams, Coffs Harbour Senior College student Abby Raymond and Days For Girls’ Theresa Peppernell assembling birthing kits.

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Oceans of Awe

By Andrea FERRARI

IMMERSING teenagers in the underwater university of the ocean, the four-day in-residence Rymarine initiative of the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak has just held its 2022 event.

The purpose of the program is to familiarise fifteen to seventeen year old school students with marine science, ocean exploration and marine career options.

This year, 21 participants arrived at the Coffs Coast Adventure Centre in Bonville where they were comfortably accommodated for the four days of October 13 to 16.

With one student from Coffs Harbour, the others hailed from locations in Northern NSW such as Armidale, Port Macquarie, Alstoneville, Coonamble, Hunter Valley and Tamworth.

Rotary Daybreak Club president David Wilson ferried the participants in a bus to their various activities around Coffs Harbour, including marine science experiments and observations at the National Marine Science Centre, an introduction to scuba diving by Jetty Dive at the Coffs Harbour War Memorial Swimming Pool, a visit to the Dolphin Marine Conservation Park, snorkelling at South West Solitary Island with Jetty Dive, and a natural and cultural-history tour of Muttonbird Island with NSW National Parks and Wildlife

Service officers.

On Saturday night, a dinner celebrating the students’ achievements was held at the Adventure Centre.

Luke Austin, grandson of former club member Gary Austin who initiated Rymarine in 2006, is now a marine scientist and gave a fifteen-minute speech to an audience of 90 people about his career path since participating in Rymarine.

Guest speaker for the evening was Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak member Mark Spencer who spoke about his lifetime of ocean exploration and photography.

Mark’s ocean adventures began immediately after he graduated from a degree in dentistry in 1977, requiring him to delicately balance “two vocations”.

A Fellow International of the Explorers Club and author of the book ‘Ocean of Self’, Mark shared inspirational highlights of his underwater pursuits diving in subterranean caves, exploring deep sea shipwrecks and a lifetime of observations and encounters with the extraordinary ocean wildlife.

He told how these experiences have shaped his world view and how he sees our human connection with the environment and each other.

“Ocean diving can positively influence our values and worldview,

including our relationship with marine wildlife and even each other,” he told News Of The Area.

“I wanted to stress to the young Rymarine participants that rigorous ‘objectivity’ is needed in our scientific approach to marine biology, but that we also need to sharpen our ‘inner awareness’ to perceive the subtle messages of nature.

“These ‘subjective’ messages will convince us of our connectivity to nature

and ultimately to each other and all things.

“We can then celebrate and love our differences, knowing that we share more in common than we sometimes realise,” Mark said.

Rymarine 2022 was a great success thanks to the efforts of club member Bev Stalling, who coordinated the program with the considerable help of Marilyn Brien.

Many other club members assisted at

Group therapy for itchy feet?

THEY say that there’s nothing more boring than someone else’s travel photos.

“This is me in front of the Eiffel Tower.”

“And this is me in front of the Arc de Triomphe”.

“And this is Gerald coming out of a public toilet near Notre Dame.”

And so on.

But did you know that there’s been a group of forty or fifty Coffs Harbour locals who have spent the last four years proving this wrong?

Every month they get together at the Golf Club where they’ve demonstrated that sharing their travel experiences can be anything but boring.

Some have done fascinating trips in Australia, including walks, boat trips, train journeys and motoring holidays, right up to an expedition along the 2000-kilometre Canning Stock Route; others have done multiple overseas trips to not just the usual tourist magnets, but some less visited places, such as Ethiopia, Mongolia, Iceland, Namibia, Antarctica, Romania, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Ukraine, to name but a few.

There are a couple of illustrated talks each month from different speakers, along with plenty of socialising over a rather

nice three-course dinner, where anecdotes of travel experiences good and bad - many quite hilarious - are exchanged.

The organiser of the evenings, local optometrist Alan Burrow, makes sure every person or couple is randomly allocated to different tables, so people get to know different cotravellers each time.

And no-one’s under any obligation to do a presentation.

With borders reopening, many are resuming international and interstate travel, and no doubt they’ll have plenty of interesting stories to share on their

q Rymarine participants get first hand experience of the ocean off Coffs Harbour at South West Solitary Island.

return.

Anyone who may be interested in joining the

different times and the club also appreciated the considerable support of guest chaperone Maxine Kiellor from Gunnedah.

Interest in future Rymarine programs should be directed to coffsharbourdaybreak@ gmail.com

Rymarine was instigated back in 2006, when (now deceased) club member

Gary Austin suggested Rotary in Coffs Harbour run a marine educational program for young people

similar to ‘Rystars’ in Coonabarabran.

Coffs Harbour was seen to be ideally located for such a program because of the presence of our National Marine Science Centre, Fishing Co-op, presence of Water Police, Border Control (formerly ‘Customs’), Solitary Islands Marine Park Authority and National Parks representatives, plus the famous Solitary Island, with well-established dive charter operations taking divers to the islands.

group can get further information by emailing travellers@alanburrow.com.

q Jetty Dive instructor

Stuart Tempest-Jessop instructing the young Rymarine participants in the basics of scuba diving in Coffs Harbour’s War Memorial Olympic Pool.

q Jetty Dive scuba adventure for Rymarine participants.

q Beach work for Brandon Wadwell, Tiernan Gloster-Horne and Oliver Williams.

q Teacher Stephan Soule works with students back in the classroom.

q Luke Austin, grandson of former club member Gary Austin, who initiated Rymarine in 2006, is now a marine scientist and spoke to an audience of 90 people about his career path since participating in Rymarine.

q Mark Spencer, ocean explorer, adventurer, philosopher, author and guest speaker on the Rymarine Dinner night.

au - leave a phone number if you’d like Alan to contact you by phone.

q Scandinavia was the subject of a recent talk.

Share our Shores: nesting shorebirds need space

MID NORTH COAST

beachgoers are being reminded of important visitors on our shores this spring as several threatened shorebird species lay their eggs on local beaches.

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Ranger Britt Anderson said every single chick that successfully hatches helps the population of these vulnerable birds.

“Shorebirds such as endangered pied oystercatchers and little terns lay their eggs in shallow scraped-out nests in the sand.

“These nests and the eggs they contain can be hard to spot as they are perfectly camouflaged amongst the grasses, rocks and other beach debris found above the high tide mark.

"The breeding population of little terns in New South Wales declined from 2001 to 2020 by 2.6 percent per year, and currently there are only about 463 nesting pairs in New South Wales.

“Likewise, there are only 140 breeding pairs of the pied oystercatchers,” said Ms Anderson.

NPWS works closely with other organisations to help protect shorebirds from threats such as predators and human disturbance.

There are simple ways beachgoers can do their part to help these little birds:

• Look out for bird nesting signs or fenced-off nesting areas on the beach.

Steer clear of these areas and be mindful of where you step

• Dogs are a real threat to nesting shorebirds. Dogs are not permitted in national parks and should be always kept on a lead on dogfriendly beaches during the nesting season

• Where driving on beaches is allowed, stay out of

Join the Great Southern Bioblitz

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Great Southern Bioblitz (GSB), a worldwide citizen science event, kicks off on the 28 to 31 October 2022 throughout the Southern Hemisphere using the iNaturalist app and website.

A BioBlitz is a snapshot study of a specific location, where scientists and the community work together to survey and record as many species as possible within a nominated timeframe, in this case, 96 hours in your local time zone.

These observations can then be used by local environmental groups, government departments, students, and other organisations to increase biodiversity awareness, protect habitat, determine species distribution, increase scientific literacy, climate change research, and inform policy.

Championing the GSB

on the Coffs Coast is Nick Lambert, a schoolteacher and life-long Toormina resident, who has been involved with iNaturalist for five years, learning about our local environments.

As a local organiser of the GSB with iNaturalist, Nick’s role is to encourage people to participate in the weekend of recording sightings of as many species as possible.

“Our area consists of both the Coffs and Bellingen LGAs, from Halfway Creek in the north, to Oyster Creek in the south and west to Point Lookout,” Nick told News Of The Area.

“Anyone of any age can participate, it is recommended children have adult supervision.

“All you need is a phone with the free iNaturalist app, registration is free.

“Any living thing is acceptable, plants, marine, birds, insects, fungi etc.

“Your individual stats will be instantly updated as you upload sightings,” he explained.

Each year the GSB’s banner changes to highlight a species common throughout the Southern Hemisphere.

This year’s banner species is the Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) which is grown widely throughout the Southern Hemisphere as a street or landscaping tree.

The Jacaranda, however,

is a threatened species in its native habitat of South America and is listed as ‘Vulnerable (VU)’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.

In 2020 across the Southern Hemisphere the first GSB attracted over 3,000 participants in 157 local areas across twelve countries over three continents.

More than 91,000 observations of species

were uploaded of more than 12,000 species.

The second GSB in 2021 attracted 5,789 observers in more than 180 local areas across nineteen countries over three continents.

This year, the third Great Southern Bioblitz, #GSB22, is shaping up to be bigger and better than before as places such as the Great Barrier Reef and Madagascar are added to the list of participating areas and countries, respectively,

beaks are easily identified.

Almost always seen in pairs, they live in Australia year-round and have already started laying eggs.

Meanwhile, endangered little terns fly thousands of kilometres from eastern Asia before nesting up and down the coast around places like the Coffs Coast.

With their black 'caps', white bodies and pale-grey wings, little terns lay eggs and raise chicks on Australian beaches over summer, usually arriving between September and November.

as nominated by volunteer Local Area Organisers.

To take part simply download the free iNaturalist app and take a walk.

Take photos and upload them using the app.

“It's easy to be a citizen scientist and document species in your local area during the Great Southern Bioblitz’s 96-hour window from 28 to 31 of October this year - so get out there.”

Get more information online at www. greatsouthernbioblitz.org.

How-to guides

Recording a nature observation on iNaturalist - https://www.ala.org.au/ home/record-a-sighting iNaturalist video tutorials - https://www.inaturalist. org/pages/video+tutorials Contact Coffs/Bellingen organiser Nick Lambert on 0432512075.

q Sterna albifrons Little Tern on nest. Photo: John Turbill DPIE.

nesting areas and make sure you follow the local beachdriving rules

Pied oystercatchers with their black-and-white feathers, pink legs and red

q NPWS Senior Field Officer Shange Perry with eggs. Photo: NPWS.

q Checking local nesting areas. Photo: NPWS.

q Blue Flax-Lily.

q Eastern Horseshoe Bat.

q Dainty Green Tree Frog. q Spiny Leaf Insect.

q Jumping Spider.

Stars of the Coffs Coast announced

By Andrea FERRARI

STARS of the Coffs Coast is back for its tenth anniversary, driving up donations for local Cancer Council services.

Styled on the TV show 'Dancing With The Stars', the Coffs event launched on Wednesday 11 October at Shearwater, Harbour Drive.

Here, the Cancer Council’s Community Relations Coordinator, Chrisine Williams announced the local stars who will dance their way to the final show on March 31, 2023, and revealed which dance teacher they will be paired with.

Sam Hill from the Woolgoolga Chamber of Commerce and F45 Studio Manager Em Pitomaki will dance with Woolgoolga Performing Arts Studio.

Matt Bryant from Coffs Harbour Support Services is paired with All 4 Dance Bellingen.

Emily McIlwraith from Nolan Partners Real Estate will dance with Coffs Latin Rhythms.

Michelle Clarke from Hair at the Promenade will dance with Pacific Dancentre.

Melissa Rullis from Victor Rullis Funerals is yet to be paired with a dance group.

Victor Rullis will dance with Pacific Dancentre.

Ben Bryant from Bryant McKinnon Lawyers is partnered with FirstStep Dance Academy.

Personal trainer Leanne Bates will dance with Coffs Coast Pole Fit.

The Stars have agreed to the demanding schedule of learning a dance with their teacher to a standard that will take them to the stage for the final event at Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) Theatre for the celebratory show.

Stars of the Coffs Coast founder, dancing star and committee spokesperson Joanne Vines said Stars of the Coffs Coast is the biggest fundraising event for Cancer Council in NSW.

“It’s raised over $1 million during its ten years, that’s more than Daffodil Day

VALE Charlie Smith

By Andrea FERRARI

“Dad started racing cars in the early ‘50s and learned to fly in 1955.

“He was in the first Australian Touring Car race in 1960…there’s only three or four of the 70-plus entrants left now.”

He raced at Bathurst many times: the Hardie Ferodo 500, the Armstrong 500, the Gallaher 500.

“1969 was his last drive in a Falcon GT

Auto.”

Charlie’s flying hours are innumerable, winging it to and from America and across Europe.

“Mum and dad used to fly all around Europe in a single engine Piper Comanche.

“He was a real adventurer; he lived in an era when things weren’t so regulated…you just can’t do the things today that we used to do then.”

A daredevil?

and The Biggest Morning Tea.”

This year’s theme is ‘A Night At The Theatre’.

“How that is interpreted is left up to each dancer and dance teacher partnership.

“There’s a sense of competition,” Joanne told News Of The Area, “but above all it's about having fun and raising funds.”

Cancer Council is 94 percent community-funded; it receives minimal money from governments and is often funded by community events such as this.

Commenting on their commitment to the cause, the

dancing Stars have all been touched by cancer through friends, family or colleagues.

Ben Bryant quipped that he was “dragged into it”, however added that “it’s a great cause”.

Ben’s teacher, Gemma Sarvani, founder/owner of FirstStep Dance Academy, anticipates having lots of laughs along the way with her student.

“We’ll have fun for sure,” she said.

Em from F45 said, “I love the Coffs community, anything I can do for them I will.”

“Of course he was a daredevil.”

Married to the late Betty in 1949, the pair met when they were sixteen years old.

They moved to Coffs Harbour in 1967 as a family with sons Ian and Barry (deceased) and daughter Lynne.

Please see Victor Rullis Funeral Notices for details of Charlie Smith’s funeral taking place on Friday 21 October at 10.30am at Coffs

Harbour Lawn Cemetery, Karangi.

Recognised by the Governor of Queensland for his contribution to motorsport, Charlie is remembered by friends and fellow motorsports enthusiasts as an absolute icon, a true gentleman and great sportsman, a genuine bloke who always had time for a chat.

He will be missed.

VALE Charlie Smith.

q Carol Meyers of Pacific Dancentre with Ben Bryant of Bryant McKinnon Lawyers, one of the Coffs Stars.

q Stars of the Coffs Coast organisers Joanne Vines and Vicky Bamford.

q Scott Nolan, Nolans Real Estate, Brett Sprague from Coffs Latin Rhythms and Emily McIlwraith, a Star of the Coffs Coast.

q Lisa Nichols of Woopi News, Rayna Davidson-Hill, the wife of dancing Star Sam, and Gemma Sarvani, FirstStep Dance Academy.

q Stars and their dance teachers at the Stars of the Coffs Coast launch breakfast.

q Stars of the Coffs Coast organiser Joanne Vines, ‘star’ Ben Bryant and Cancer Council’s Christine Williams.

CHARLIE Smith, aviation and motorsports legend of Coffs Harbour, passed away on Saturday afternoon, 15 October, aged 94.

Charlie’s son Ian Smith told News Of The Area, “Dad was a lifelong aviator, a car racer, a town councillor at the time the Queen came to Coffs Harbour, a businessman, a commercial pilot and very well known.

q Circa 1963, a photo by J Ellacott showing Charlie Smith in a Ford Cosworth 1.5, with a caption saying he looks pretty relaxed in his short-sleeved shirt.

q VALE Charlie Smith, aviation and motorsport legend of Coffs Harbour.

q Charlie Smith featured in a BP advert driving an Austin Freeway.

Ian Moss hits Coffs

By Andrea FERRARI

IAN Moss, headlining at Sounds of Rock Festival on Saturday, 22 October at Coffs Harbour Showground, plans to surprise his audience.

“It’s always a surprise,” the long-time

legend of Aussie music told News Of The Area, “but it will be the songs the fans love and maybe a new one thrown in.

“Let’s wait and see on Saturday night.”

With big name headliners Daryl Braithwaite and Ian Moss, the line-up plays right into the hearts of those who love

Australian rock and pop music from the golden years of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Taking to the stage are Aussie rock favourites Baby Animals, Ross Wilson, Dragon, Radiators, Wendy Matthews, Eurogliders and Rick Price.

Ian Moss can’t wait to get his act on at Coffs.

“Coffs is in a great part of the country.

“Who wouldn’t want to visit?

“Regional Australia has always been so supportive of my career so I love touring regionally and bringing the music to those areas, regardless of where it is in Australia,”

“I've just wrapped up the national Together Alone tour with Troy CassarDaley that was initially planned for 2020, but Covid had other ideas.

“But it's been a wonderful collaboration with someone who I regard as one of this country's finest songwriters and

“We seem to finally be through the other side which is a relief.

“Let’s hope the positive outlook continues for the sake of our live music industry.”

The Sounds of Rock festival tour is travelling far and wide in Australia.

“NUI Events is committed to bringing major and quality events to the regional centres, that may boost the local tourism economy,” Trevor Sands from NUI Events, the organisers, told News Of The Area.

“There will be a number of different food vendor options, and everyone is encouraged to bring a camp chair so they can rest after all the dancing they will be doing,” said Trevor.

WITH

q Ian Moss will bring the songs the fans love to Sounds of Rock in Coffs Harbour. Credit: Daniel Boud.

Retirement Living

Don’t worry, be happy

AS we age, health problems and the loss of loved ones can increase our health risks.

Here are Ingenia Gardens’ tips for supporting your mental health.

Health comes first

A balanced diet, daily exercise and a good night sleep are the foundations of a healthy lifestyle and benefit everyone regardless of their physical condition.

Ingenia Gardens offer residents a choice of meal plans and exercise groups that provide assistance on a temporary or ongoing basis.

Stay involved

Ingenia Gardens’ Activate lifestyle program gives residents opportunities to participate in regular activities and social events.

It’s a great way to find a new hobby, meet residents with similar interests or fill in the afternoon with some fun and laughter.

Stay connected

One of the best things about community living is that you are surrounded by likeminded people.

Striking up a conversation with a fellow resident is a great way to build new friendships.

Reach out

Ingenia Gardens offers residents support through the Ingenia Connect.

A complimentary service available to all Gardens residents, Ingenia Connect is designed to connect residents with local

specialist services that can assist with health or lifestyle concerns.

A new way of life.

Made just for you.

When you join the community at Ingenia Gardens Co s Harbour, you’ll have the freedom to choose a life that suits you. With a range of accommodation options and lifestyle choices, you can live the worry-free life you’ve always wanted.

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Book a tour with Ingenia Gardens Coffs Harbour’s Community Manager and see for yourself.

Would you like to explore the health benefits of community living?

Call Sandra on 6650 0982 or go to ingeniagardens.com.au for more information.

q Ingenia Gardens have shared their top tips for maintaining our mental health as we age.

Need more support to live at home?

It’s time to get reassessed

NAVIGATING the Australian Governmentfunded aged care services, My Aged Care, may be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.

Understanding the system and having the right information on hand, makes the process a lot easier.

Before you are reassessed, you need to understand your approved level of support and services.

Under My Aged Care, there are two subsidised home care options; the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and Home Care Packages (HCP).

Senior Australians who receive a small amount of support, typically one hour every fortnight, are most likely receiving CHSP.

The CHSP provides entry-level support for eligible people who need some help to live independently in their home.

Older Australians who need more support, starting from two hours weekly, are most likely approved for a Home Care Package.

There are four levels of Home Care Packages that help meet different care needs including basic, low-level, intermediate and high-level support.

As an approved provider of Home Care Packages, Livable provides each customer with a dedicated Care Support Coordinator who regularly checks in on their customers to ensure the level of support and services meet their needs.

Livable’s NDIS and Aged Care Support Coordinator, Jessie Henry, said the most common question asked is how to receive additional support.

“If you feel like your current supports are not meeting your needs or it has been several years since you have had an assessment, it might be time to be reassessed,” Ms Henry said.

“All you need is your aged care number and call My Aged Care for a reassessment.”

Ms Henry further suggests, if provided with the option, a home visit by the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) may be

more beneficial than a phone assessment.

“Conducting the review in your home

provides the assessor a comprehensive analysis of your living conditions and potential hazards,” she said.

“Those at risk of falling or have had a recent fall will be prioritised and reassessed within ten days.

“I always advise my customers to start the reassessment process now as package approval can take up to six months.”

Livable provides home visits to help you understand My Aged Care and the steps needed for a reassessment.

If you need assistance or would like more information, contact Jessie at 0479 140 743.

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OPINIONLETTERS

HYPOTHETICAL HYPOTHETICAL

Taking a Legal Look

OPINION & LETTERS

By Manny WOOD

Abandoned and Extinguished

JACK lives up the hill, from his neighbour, Jill.

They reside on adjoining lots, backing-on to each other and access is via different street frontages.

The lots were initially subdivided 60 years ago.

The plan of subdivision identifies a right of carriageway, ten foot wide, running along Jill’s side boundary.

The right of carriageway gives Jack the right to use the right of carriageway to travel between his lot and the road in front of Jill’s lot.

However, fences were erected 35 years ago, preventing any vehicles from using the right of carriageway and trees were also planted on the carriageway.

Jill wishes to renovate her home, including the construction of a small extension which she plans to build on the right of carriageway.

Her builder discovers that her lot is burdened by the right of carriageway and Jill visits her solicitor with a view to having the carriageway extinguished.

Jill offers Jack $10,000 to consent to the removal of the carriageway.

Jack thinks that his lot will be worth considerably more money if the right of carriageway remains for his benefit and declines Jill’s offer.

Jill commences action in the Supreme Court, seeking orders that the right of carriageway has been abandoned and that it should be legally extinguished from title.

She cites legislation stating that in circumstances where a right of carriageway has not been used for 20 years, the Court has the power to remove a right of carriageway.

Although Jack has not used the carriageway himself, he discusses the issue with the previous owners.

He is informed that their children used to climb the fences and use the carriageway as a shortcut to the local general store.

He learns that the children had done this a few times a week, as recently as fifteen years ago. The children, now adults, swear affidavits regarding their use of the right of carriageway and the evidence is persuasive in convincing the Court to dismiss Jill’s claim.

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.

When will Council listen?

DEAR News Of The Area,

WHILST the most pressing need in Coffs Harbour was for an Entertainment Centre the ratepayers have been saddled with a huge debt for many years to come paying for a Civic Centre which should have been well down on the list of priorities.

The current Council Chambers were built to allow for further expansion for many years.

No mention is made of the costly fit outs.

As for a name change further unnecessary expenditure when our roads are absolutely appalling, rental accomodation at its worst, homelessness a big issue in our community.

Despite opposition the wishes of many are being totally ignored.

Does anybody care?

Sincerely, Ann DEANS, North Boambee Valley.

Pool redevelopment deferrals not good enough

DEAR News Of The Area,

I WAS disappointed and concerned to read about the deferral of the redevelopment of the Woolgoolga and Sawtell swimming pools in the Coffs Coast NOTA on 7 October.

I actually live near the centre of Coffs Harbour and not in either of these two villages of the City of Coffs Harbour, but I empathise with these residents of the disregard shown to them when choosing to not upgrade their pools.

The sad fact of the deferral and handing back of the infrastructure grants is that there is a strong possibility that these two pools/ community amenities will not be rebuilt for many years to come. Their infrastructure is shabby and very old.

Worse still, the expectation of both residents and visitors to use the only other community run pool in the LGA, the Coffs Harbour Memorial Pool, is very shortsighted.

Our young potential state and national swimming champions who are coached in the swim squads are having to contend with the congestion of swimmers using the pool for leisure activities and important exercise.

Is the City of Coffs Harbour Council so constrained that they could not seek a commercial loan to continue the redevelopments and thus show an understanding of the needs of these two expanding areas of the city?

I would call on the City of Coffs Harbour Council to reconsider their decision and to find ways to redevelop these two public amenities as soon as possible.

Regards, Julianne MCKEON, Coffs Harbour.

The trouble with trolleys

DEAR News Of The Area,

WE would like Council to act on the increasing issue of trolleys left abandoned in the Park Beach Plaza precinct.

We counted over 40 trolleys today in nearby streets (Condon, Prince, Boultwood, Park Beach Rd etc.)

It is an eyesore and bad for Coffs Harbour Council.

It is disappointing that Richies is not a partner to the Trolley Tracker App (to which we have recently started to send reports).

We are initiating a ‘Cleanup Coffs Trolleys’ campaign and plan to be regularly in contact with Council and the press. We seek Council’s help and we welcome hearing of Council’s policy on this matter and your plans to minimise the effect on the pollution and the eyesore to the streetscape and environment (three trolleys in the Condon Creek area).

Regards, Marek OLECH, Coffs Harbour.

On theCouch

DEAR Jasminda,

I went to the bottle shop last night and bought a cheap pinot grigio to add to my risotto.

When I took it to the counter, the sales assistant asked if I'd like a chilled one.

I said no, it's just for cooking. He raised his eyebrows and said, 'Of course it is.'

Should I feel insulted? Mrs Julie S.

Dear Julie,

SALES assistants seem to be a lot more intrusive than they used to be.

Maybe it's a new module of training they receive.

Soon there will be mandated health announcements when you're just trying to do some basic carb-loading.

Something like: Thank you for your purchase.

You're about to consume 580 calories including saturated and trans fats, enough sodium to bring on some pretty impressive high blood pressure readings, and over 100 grams of carbs with just 2 grams of fibre.

Before you leave, I should mention the meal also includes over two tablespoons of sugar that will have you reaching a sugar high before you reach the first roundabout, and a sugar crash about 30 kilometres later.

Have a nice day.

Sometimes we just want to buy something incognito.

Perhaps you weren't convincing enough with your 'it's just for cooking' line.

Not saying enough is one of the telltale signs of lying during an interrogation, something I've gleaned from watching one too many true crime interrogations on social media (with those pesky algorithms now suggesting I may need a self-help program and/or a home detention ankle monitor).

Next time you go to the bottleshop, add some believable flourishes to your purchase.

Arrive wearing an apron and a flustered expression.

Head to the counter with confidence.

Announce that you are making white wine braised ribs and though you have the cream, the salted butter, and were just in the process of making the gremolata (that will throw them), you were clean out of pinot grigio.

Then, go home and make a toasted cheese sandwich and pour yourself a nice glass of wine chilled down with two stainless steel reusable ice cubes.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

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Young people want open space

DEAR News Of The Area,

I READ with astonishment Cr Rodger Pryce’s letter in Coffs Coast NOTA on October 7 telling us that the ‘revitalisation’ of the Jetty Foreshores would result in more open space than is currently there at present, in spite of the fact that the plan proposes at least thirteen new buildings on currently vacant land east

of the North Coast rail line.

I cannot see anywhere in the plan a proposal to dredge the harbour to provide more land, so I assume Cr Pryce is using some of the weasel words beloved by politicians to exclude from his view any vacant land not currently being used as parkland.

Every politically approved plan to date has proposed residential

development on the Jetty Foreshores, in spite of strong and sustained opposition from the local community.

Having arrived here in 1979, I have watched with great appreciation the hard and sustained work and planning which has transformed a dirty, drab and dangerous industrial area, with piles of poles and logs and rusting tin and

Hands on Surf Day comes to Jetty Beach

By Andrea FERRARI

SURFING for the disabled is back with a Hands on Surf Day on Saturday 29 October, hosted by the Mid North Coast Branch for Disabled Surfers Association.

“We offer a day of surfing for people living with a disability whether it be anything from physical disability right through to autism and everything in between,” committee member Richie Goddard told News Of The Area.

The day is open to all ages, volunteers and participants and is free of charge.

Sign in is from 8:15am with a briefing at 9am.

“Everyone arrives in the morning to sign up, briefing happens around 9:00am, then teams go onto the beach creating laneways for the surfers to ride the waves.

“The participants are spread into teams and laneways, so each time a

rider gets four waves they pass on to the next rider; usually they can get four goes in a lane way.”

After a morning surfing, the Coffs Harbour Rotary club will host a free BBQ lunch for everyone to enjoy followed by presentations for the day,

Following a successful established format, the Hands on Surf Days bring together the wider community as well as members of the disability community to participate in

a free and inclusive day.

“People even come from as far as Armidale for our surfing days.

“The event is really to bring out the best in everyone and because our branch has a lot of sponsors and backers, we can have the surfing days free of charge to everyone,” said Richie.

Volunteers are welcome to register, too, and need no particular skills.

Help ranges from being in chest depth water pushing surf boards onto breaking

ageing fibro freight sheds full of asbestos.

Today’s Jetty Foreshores parkland is a green, blue and gold delight and the Draft Masterplan includes many good ideas.

More housing for the wealthy is not one of them.

I can see why local real estate agents, developers and builders would be salivating at the thought of using the rail-side land for

housing. After all, the public, Landcare, council, local service clubs, Bob Carr etc have already provided the gardens, landscaping, statuary and ocean views.

And guess who will buy the units?

That’s right, the over 55s, the only ones who can afford them

Like Cr Pryce, I am over 55, but the young

people I talk to, struggling to pay high rents or high mortgages for basic dwellings on small plots, say the more open space, the better.

They would like to see their kids running, tumbling and playing, swinging, screeching and skating, without being shushed by the millionaires overlooking them from their balcony.

Regards, Belinda SCOTT, Upper Orara.

waves for the riders, right through to pushing wheelchairs onto the beach.

“You don't have to be necessarily water confident, even if you only put your feet in water, any help is appreciated.

“Just remember to bring a happy and positive attitude and brace yourself for a fun day.

“As for surfers, don’t worry if you’ve never seen a surfboard in your life, you will be supported by willing people who will love to see you giving it a red-hot go,”

said Richie.

“Bring your lovely selves, sun gear (hat, sunnies etc), a bright and positive attitude and brace yourself for fun.

“Rash shirts are provided for the day, but if you feel comfortable to wear a wetsuit, bring that.”

The Mid North Coast Branch for Disabled Surfers Association is run by a board of well organised, outcomeoriented people led by Charmaine Harrington.

The Mid North Coast branch has been established for almost fifteen years and

came to life through funds raised by the Barney Miller surfing competition.

“We are excited to see everyone after Covid lockdowns and rough surf that cancelled our February and March days this year.

“Bring on the surfing and fun…just remember to book your Eventbrite ticket online,” said Richie.

Booking details are on the DSA Mid North Facebook page at facebook.com/ Mid-North-Coast-DisabledSurfers-Association.

Cultural Grants Program Applications Open

By Andrew VIVIAN

GRANTS of up to $20,000 are available to empower Aboriginal communities to strengthen, protect, share, promote, and maintain traditional and modern expressions of Aboriginal culture.

Applications are now open for the NSW

Government’s $1 million 2022/2023 NSW Cultural Grants program which will support community organisations, groups and businesses to fund Aboriginal cultural events and activities.

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ben Franklin said supporting Aboriginal cultural heritage is a

vital part of maintaining health and wellbeing in communities across the State.

“The NSW Cultural Grants program will empower Aboriginal organisations and community groups to host cultural events and activities that will enable the sharing of cultural knowledge and skills between generations.

“This is an important program that will invest funding into the hands of Aboriginal communities who best know how to deliver culturally appropriate and community-centred events and activities for their local areas,” Mr Franklin said.

“We know by investing in local community initiatives we will significantly shift

the dial on Closing the Gap targets and I encourage all Aboriginal community groups to apply for this funding.”

The program makes $700,000 available for smaller, community-based Aboriginal owned and controlled organisations, unincorporated groups, and businesses while larger

regional and state-wide organisations will share in $300,000 in funding.

Aboriginal Affairs NSW delivered a Cultural Grants program in 2021/2022 that supported 43 projects totalling $680,910.

Applications for the NSW Cultural Grants Program close on Friday, April 14, 2023.

q Young surfers and adults are invited to attend the Hands on Surf Day.

q The Mid North Coast Branch for Disabled Surfers Association’s Hands on Surf Day takes place on the northern side of the Jetty pier

q The surf day for disabled kids and adults is designed to be friendly and inclusive.

q “Wipeouts and standing are a pleasure to see,” said Richie Goddard from Mid North Coast Branch for Disabled Surfers Association.

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LOCATED approximately 3kms from Sawtell this three-bedroom home is sure to suit families, downsizers, and investors who are wanting a property where all the hard work has been done and they can simply move straight in and enjoy a modern and tasteful renovation.

Featuring a practical layout, the home enjoys a generous open plan area which incorporates living, dining, and the

kitchen combined, providing a great space for everyday living as well as entertaining family and friends.

The kitchen has all the elements that a family could want, with plenty of cupboards and drawers, timber benches, gas cooktop, electric oven, and dishwasher, but the best feature has to be the large island bench which is perfectly positioned for preparing the largest of meals and also doubles as a dining space.

Adjacent is the sunroom, which is ideal for a second living area, this leads to the fully fenced backyard with outdoor entertaining area, retained gardens, plus two garden sheds and a grassed area for

the kids and pets to play.

Two of the bedrooms have built-in robes and are located at the rear of the home.

The main bedroom enjoys a walkthrough robe to the stylish ensuite and is positioned at the front of the home.

Completing the property is the renovated combined bathroom/laundry and for parking, there is a double lock-up garage.

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53 Playford Avenue, Toormina.

3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage.

Price: $895,000

RECENTLY renovated and offering fantastic gardens and landscaping, 53 Playford Avenue is an impressive example of a quality built, immaculately kept home with the hard work already done for you.

The kitchen has been renovated to offer new benchtops and appliances, with connection to the dining and living rooms via a new opening in the kitchen wall.

Laminated timber flooring has been installed throughout all living and sleeping zones of the home.

The dedicated dining

area can accommodate a large table for family meals and gatherings and connects directly to the large living room and front balcony, which faces North, and offers a second outdoor space overlooking the front gardens and streetscape.

The main bathroom is well-sized and includes both a bathtub and shower, while the separate laundry has also benefitted from renovations and offers ample storage to suit any sized family.

It also has direct access to the yard/clothesline for convenience.

The master bedroom is spacious, includes plenty of built-in wardrobe space and a modern ensuite bathroom.

The master is also serviced by split system air conditioner and ceiling fan.

Northern aspect provides an abundance of natural light streams into the master bedroom.

The remaining two bedrooms are also decent in size with BIR’s and ceiling fans.

The covered outdoor deck offers a fantastic space to enjoy time with friends and family, serviced by a convenient, built-in outdoor BBQ area, including shelving and even a feature pizza oven.

This outdoor area receives great natural light, and the surrounding established gardens really help transform this space into an inviting and

secluded sanctuary.

One of the most notable features of this property is the extensive landscaping and established gardens that have become an identity of the home.

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Located near local schools and just a short drive to

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Recognition for Woopi Red Cross

By Andrea FERRARI

WOOLGOOLGA Red Cross members and volunteers have received recognition this month as they continue their schedule of volunteering at events.

The NSW Red Cross AGM held earlier in October in Sydney is seen by members as an opportunity to hear what Red Cross has achieved in the past twelve months and also the planning and anticipation for future directions.

The meeting was especially exciting for the Woolgoolga Branch as member Judy Boyle received the Australian Red Cross Outstanding Service Award.

Judy has been an active and innovative member who has participated in a wide variety of projects in her time with the Branch.

“She has volunteered with the Refugee Homework Group, is Coordinator of the very successful Red Cross Calling Appeal which has been a major fundraiser for the organisation in our local area and is an enthusiastic worker at the monthly Friendship Afternoon Teas,” Robyn Rooth from Woolgoolga Red Cross told News Of The Area.

“Judy can be relied upon to give a hand at any event such as raffle stalls, the Motorbike Dice Run, even cleaning out the Red Cross cupboards.”

Judy is also a member of the Emergency Services Team who have had a particularly

difficult and busy few years with bushfires and floods.

Commenting on her award, Judy said, “I joined the local Branch to help others and have realised how well the Australian Red Cross does just that, from assisting Ukrainian Refugees in Poland, to working with Indigenous communities and assisting the vulnerable in multiple ways.”

Judy was supported in Sydney by the area’s Red Cross Zone Representative, Maureen Hammond, who herself received an Outstanding Service Award.

Maureen is the President of the Coffs Harbour Red Cross Branch and contributes across a wide range of programs, especially with the Emergency Services Team.

Robyn conveyed the Woolgoolga Red Cross membership’s praise, saying, “We congratulate Judy on her award.”

With Curryfest in town

on 24 September, members were invited to volunteer at the event, working in the management tent.

In return the Chamber of Commerce donated funds to the groups who assist on the day and the Branch was delighted and grateful to be presented with a cheque for $500.

“This money will be spent locally in our community

engagement work.”

With the Motorbike Dice Run scheduled for Sunday 16 October delayed because of wet weather, October will be rounded out with the monthly Friendship Afternoon Tea (FAT) to be held at 2pm on Friday 28 October at the Seniors Centre.

This month’s entertainment will be an

explosion of music.

“Firstly, the St Francis Xavier Choir will sing for us,” said Robyn.

“These lovely children always delight with their smiles, their enthusiasm and their talent under the leadership of Katrina Ryan who had been supporting the FAT for many years.

“Then we have the Plantations Choir under the guidance of Scott Rodham who is also the always-energetic MC for the

afternoon.”

The Choir will lead the audience in some sing-alongs as well as performing songs to share their own talent and versatility.

FAT Coordinator Kerry Chaffey said, “The afternoon is open to everyone, especially seniors, and is certainly not just for our members.

“Come along for a fun afternoon with a great arvo tea included.”

Enquiries can be made to Kerry on 0475 774 663.

Don’t be complacent despite end to COVID-19 isolation rules

HEALTHY North Coast Acting Chief Executive, Monika Wheeler, is urging North Coast residents to stay vigilant when it comes to COVID-19.

“With mandatory selfisolation rules changing today Friday 14 October, it would be easy to think COVID is no longer a threat to our community.

“In case people think

COVID-19 has faded away, in the past week in NSW there have been 6,799 cases confirmed by RATs and 3,968 cases confirmed by PCR tests, so the virus is still quite active.

“There is also the possibility of new COVID-19 strains emerging, so we can’t be complacent,” Ms Wheeler said.

Following a national

Cabinet decision earlier this month, all Australian states and territories agreed that from 14 October 2022, it will no longer be mandatory to self-isolate at home if you test positive for COVID-19 unless you work in the health or aged care sector.

“It’s still vital, however, that we all work together to keep our community safe,” said Ms Wheeler.

“Since the arrival of COVID-19, we have learnt a lot about infection control and reducing the spread of diseases like COVID-19 and influenza.

“The best way to protect yourself from COVID-19 and influenza is to continue to follow the health advice we know so well – be vaccinated, wash your hands, stay home if you are unwell and get

tested if you have symptoms,” Ms Wheeler said.

“To protect our most vulnerable, all people over the age of twelve must still wear a face mask at public hospitals, private health or residential care facilities, and hostels.

“It’s still very important to stay up-to-date with vaccinations, particularly for children, and to book in for your relevant COVID-19 booster,” Ms Wheeler said.

The NSW Government

has also ended mandatory reporting of positive rapid antigen tests. However, NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant asks people to continue to report positive results, as it allows NSW Health to connect people to medical care – particularly older people and the immunocompromised.

North Coast residents can book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment by texting ‘Hey EVA’ (Easy Vaccination Access) to 0481 611 382 or visiting the online COVID-19 vaccination clinic finder to book an appointment.

q The Plantations Choir will entertain at the Friendship Afternoon Tea on Friday 28 October.

q Zone Representative Maureen Hammond receiving her Outstanding Service Award from NSW Red Cross Chair John McLennan.

q Woolgoolga Branch Member

Judy Boyle receiving her Outstanding Service Award from NSW Red Cross Chair John McLennan.

q Curryfest volunteer Robyn Rooth receiving the Certificate of Appreciation from Chamber of Commerce Chair Sam Hill.

q The St Francis Xavier School Choir with conductor Katrina Ryan.

q The management tent at Curryfest with Red Cross volunteer Robyn Rooth, President Carol Rowe and Treasurer Trish Pope.

Textile designer takes inspiration from Big Banana

By Andrea FERRARI

TEXTILES designer Ellie Whittaker stopped over at The Big Banana on an East Coast road trip to source inspiration for her collection of iconic Aussie prints and designs.

Ellie’s Australian designs show patterns full of colour and whimsy inspired by childhood nostalgia, literature and popular references.

“My road trip was inspired by good oldfashioned Aussie nostalgia,” Ellie told News Of The Area.

“I grew up in Berri, South Australia, which was famous for the Big Orange.

“We’d drive past it all the time and it had a roller-skating rink in a shed behind, so I have very fond childhood memories of ‘Big Things’.

“I think when you think of Australia’s big things, The Big Banana is the first that pops into most people’s heads.”

It stood out as a ‘mustdo’ on her trip from the Gold Coast to Sydney.

“Coffs Harbour is a fantastic coastal town, an amalgamation of all the things I love - regional

towns, the beach, and the big things - I am constantly being inspired by the Aussie land and seascape for my prints.”

Living on the Gold Coast, the beach is Ellie’s happy place, and she finds herself gravitating towards creating ocean-themed prints.

“It’s amazing that you can travel to beach after beach, and they all have something that makes them unique.

“Coffs Harbour and the surrounding beaches have the most magnificent blue sea and I love the rocky outcrops and small islands.”

Ellie also stayed at Coffs

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Harbour Camping and 4WD which backs onto the Lower Bucca State Forest.

Her accommodation was in a rustic cabin, a “relaxing experience”, said Ellie.

“I got to sip on my morning cuppa whilst overlooking horse paddocks, geese waddling along the deck…divine.

“The Coffs region is a

great place to visit and I’ll definitely be bringing my family back here.”

Ellie often works with bright colours, bold styles and oversized designs and has developed widespread repute for her aesthetic, having produced fabrics and collections for labels such as Alfie’s Children’s Apparel, Minouche, Kapow Kids, Goosebumps

Boutique Bedding, Jericho Road and Spotlight.

Ellie’s road trip coincides with the launch of her first exclusive Best&Less summer collection which features several ranges in nature and beach inspired prints.

Keep your eyes peeled for Ellie’s Coffs Harbour inspired textile prints.

COFFS COAST NEWS OF THE AREA

North Coast Football teams prepare for grand finals

By Aiden BURGESS

ONE game for the ultimate prize.

North Coast Football’s best clubs of the Coffs community seasons are preparing for this weekend’s grand finals, as they look to win the ultimate prize and finish as season champions.

The grand finals will be decided on Friday, 21 October, and Saturday, 22 October.

Eleven junior grand finals and five senior grand finals will be decided this weekend at the Coffs Football Centre Synthetics and the Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park fields.

Northern Storm has nine teams in this weekend's grand finals, with Coffs City United FC the next best club with seven grand final participants.

Woolgoolga FC have five grand finalists, while Boambee FC have three.

Bellingen FC, Corindi

Breakers, and Sawtell FC have two grand finalists each.

North Coast Football Coffs community grand finals.

12 Boys 1st division: Northern Storm Hurricanes vs Sawtell Spirit.

12 Boys 2nd division: Bellingen Bats vs Coffs City United Pride.

12 Girls: Woolgoolga Waves vs Boambee Eagles.

13 Boys 1st division: Northern Storm Tornadoes vs Coffs City United Pride.

13 Boys 2nd division: Nambucca Strikers vs Northern Storm Hurricanes.

14 Boys: Coffs City United Lions vs Woolgoolga Dolphins.

14 Girls: Woolgoolga Waves vs Northern Storm Chasers.

15 Boys: Coffs Coast Tigers vs Coffs City United Lions.

16 Boys: Northern Storm Tornadoes vs Coffs City United Lions.

16 Girls: Coffs City United Lionesses vs Bellingen Bats.

17 Boys: Northern Storm Troopers vs Northern Storm Hurricanes.

Men’s 2nd division South: Woolgoolga Wolves vs Northern Storm Troopers.

Men’s 3rd division South: Northern Storm Troopers vs

Corindi Breakers. Women’s 2nd division South: Woolgoolga Wildcats vs Boambee Eagles. Women’s Over 30s:

Corindi Breakers vs Coffs City United Lionesses. Men’s Over 35s: Boambee B52 Bombers vs Sawtell Spirit.

q The Boambee Eagles 12 Girls are one of a number of teams in this weekend's grand finals.

q Ellie goes bananas with sketches for her textile collection during her Coffs Harbour visit.

q Ellie Whittaker takes in the Big Banana, musing on the icon for inspiration.

Medals come home with Masters Swimmers

By Andrea FERRARI

FOUR Coffs Harbour Masters swimmers competed at the recent NSW Masters Swim Championships, taking place on 15 and 16 October in Canberra.

Louise Dam won four golds and a bronze, Hilary Young won two gold medals and one bronze and Michael Stubbs brought home a gold and four bronze medal wins.

With the November Pan Pacific Masters getting closer, the members are mindful of using competitions to prepare for the challenge of the huge

upcoming event.

“The members are using this as a pre hit out to the upcoming Pan Pacific Masters games on the Gold Coast next month,” said Coffs Harbour Masters spokesperson Jamie Marschke.

The events were a combination of 200m, 100m and 50m and across breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle.

Masters club member and competitor Hilary Young told NOTA, “The water is wet and anything can happen: slips at the start in backstroke, missed tumble turns, snapping nose piece of goggles mid

race, delays with race starts, diving too deep or comebacks after injury and lack of race fitness.

“The main challenge was the change to 50m pool length after the winter 25m pool training - the laps go on forever.”

The Port Macquarie competition on November 5 will be the team’s next attempt at refining the skills.

The Pan Pacific Games are on from 9 to 13 November and Coffs Harbour Masters Swimming Club expects to have twelve swimmers competing, including entries into relay events.

Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association season starts

By Aiden BURGESS

IT’S been a six month wait to play the game they love.

Coffs cricketers have made a long-awaited return to the field for the opening round of the Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association

season.

Defending 1st grade premiers Nana Glen continued where they left off from last season with an eight wicket win against Urunga at Len Towells Oval.

Urunga posted 4-150 from its 40 overs, with Nana

Glen reaching the winning total in the 25th over.

Wade Secomb top scored for Nana Glen with 70 off 40 balls, while Mark Henry finished on 56 not out.

Sawtell Cricket Club also started their 1st grade season with a victory,

beating Diggers Cricket Club by 79 runs in their one dayer at Fitzroy Oval.

Sawtell opened the batting and posted a total of 7-228, before bowling out Diggers for 149 with Toby Bailey taking 3/27.

Coffs Colts were also in

the winner’s circle in the opening round with a one wicket victory against the Northern Districts Rebels in Woolgoolga.

The Rebels were bowled out for 149 with the Colts finishing at 9/150 in their successful chase.

The latest North Coast Cricket Council’s Premier League season gets underway this weekend

Coffs Harbour Suns finals bound in Sunshine Basketball Conference

By Aiden BURGESS

THE Coffs Harbour Suns men’s and women’s teams have spent the past two weekends playing on the road as they fulfill their representative duties taking part in the Sunshine

Basketball Conference.

The Suns teams headed to Byron Bay recently to take on the Byron Bay Beez.

The Coffs Harbour Suns women had an 86-51 victory against Byron Bay, while the Suns men went down 95-82.

The day before the Suns

men took on the Grafton Vikings, going down by 5 points 73-68.

The Suns teams spent last weekend taking on the Lismore Storm in Lismore.

The Suns women had a 75-37 win, while the Suns men lost 83-75.

With two games to go before finals, the Suns women are on top of the ladder while the men are currently fourth.

The Suns teams end the regular season next weekend with games against the Ballina Breakers and the

Bellinger Valley Braves.

The finals series is scheduled to begin on Saturday, 5 November.

The Sunshine Basketball Conference is a basketball tournament played throughout the Far North Coast, and features teams

Coffs junior players encouraged to sign up for cricket this season

By Aiden BURGESS

WITH summer just around the corner, this can only mean one thing for a number of the region’s sportspeople.

Another season of cricket has commenced, and the Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s clubs are encouraging junior players to register to play Australia’s national summer sport.

Competitions have been arranged for under 10, under 12, under 14 and under 16 age groups, and there is the opportunity for boys and girls to have fun

participating.

There is plenty of help for beginners and great opportunities to be coached to develop your game.

The Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s junior competitions get underway this week, so players need to put their names forward as soon as possible.

Under 10s play Thursday afternoons, under 12s play Saturday mornings, under 14s play Wednesday afternoons, and under 16s play Friday afternoons.

Coffs Harbour and District Golden Oldies Cricket Club member

Graham Doust said clubs were still looking for players with the quick transition between winter and summer sports.

“I attended the Coffs Cricket Association meeting last night and all clubs are looking for players in the junior area,” he said.

“With winter sports seasons now completed or winding up, the crossover to summer competitions will take place almost immediately and with the somewhat late finish of some of the winter games, nominations have been a little slower in arriving.”

The contacts for your

local club are:

Sawtell - Mark Weiley: 0421205474.

Coffs Colts - Matt Rose: 0423613820 or Scott: 0402843387 or coffscolts@ live.com.au

Northern Districts/ Woolgoolga - Juniors - Peter Holmes: 0417274130 and Seniors - Aaron Bhangu: 0469883204. Diggers Cricket Club - Ken Hoad: 0402990235.

Bellingen Cricket ClubJnrs Ross Bailey: 0439 936 269 Snrs - Simon Degenhard: 0429008850 or contact bellingencricketclub@ gmail.com

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with day one of two-day matches.

The new Diggers/Nana Glen All Stars combined team makes its Premier League debut when they take on the Coffs Colts at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Last season’s grand finalists the Northern Districts Rebels and Sawtell face off in Woolgoolga, while Harwood host Valleys Cricket.

from Ballina, Bellinger Valley, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, and Lismore.

The Suns’ Sunshine Basketball Conference seasons follow their successful seasons in the Basketball NSW Waratah League, the senior basketball league in NSW.

The Suns women finished runners up in their division, while the Suns Youth Men (under 20s) finished in the top 6 in the state.

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q Junior players are encouraged to sign up for the new season.

q Michael Stubbs, Hilary Young, Louise Dam and Michelle Stubbs.

Coffs tennis player selected in All Australian team

By Aiden BURGESS

CHARLIE Pade has been recognised as one of Australia’s best junior tennis players.

The 17-year-old has been selected in the All Australian High School Tennis Team after representing NSW in Perth.

The Coffs Harbour player was selected to the national team after outstanding performances playing for NSW All Schools in the Pizzey Cup; the Australian high school tennis championships.

He is currently in Sydney where he has started his HSC, with plans in 2023 to combine study at Sydney University and travel playing both the 18s and Opens in the International Tennis Federation World Junior and Pro Tours.

Pade was stoked to

receive an All Australian selection.

“It’s a pretty big achievement for me I guess, and I was pretty stoked to get picked in that team,” he said.

He explained how his All Australian selection came to fruition.

“I went over to Perth to play for NSW against all the other states, and I had a pretty successful tournament,” he said.

Pade has previously represented Australia as a member of the under-16 Indigenous team that played in the Rod Laver Cup Asia/Oceania in Hong Kong.

In addition to being named to the All Australian High School Tennis Team, Pade’s achievements include making the semi finals of the Australia Cup, and being awarded the NSW Team Player Award.

He expected a big end to the year while studying for his HSC.

“For the rest of the year I’ll try and play as many tournaments in Australia as I can to try and boost my ranking and make some money, and try to get around to as many tournaments as I can and just keep playing,” he said.

His father and longtime coach Allan explained what made his son an outstanding player.

“Probably Charlie’s ability to read the game well,” he said.

“He still has a lot of development left in his body – 17 years old and weighs around 54kgs, so that will naturally increase and improve over the coming years which will be noticeable in all areas of his game moving forward.”

Coffs Harbour Junior Oztag teams take on Australia's finest

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Junior Oztag teams have taken on Australia’s finest juniors during the Oztag Australian Junior Championships in Coffs Harbour.

The Coffs teams played host to the visiting teams from across Australia at the Ce.x Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields.

The annual event was held over three days as teams played off for national championships.

Coffs Harbour Thunder fielded three teams in the 13 Girls, 14 Girls, and 17 Girls competitions.

The Coffs Harbour Thunder 17 Girls made it to the quarter finals before being knocked out by the ACT.

The Thunder 17 Girls had two wins and a draw from their seven matches.

Coffs Harbour Thunder 14 Girls team manager Vanessa Biddle said going

Coffs Basketball seasons heading towards finals

By Aiden BURGESS

THE Coffs Harbour Basketball Association's winter season is heading towards its finals series, with the top teams announcing themselves as

championship contenders.

Forest Built lead the way in the Men’s A-grade competition with six wins and a draw from their ten games.

Saints are once again the ladder leaders in the Men’s

social competition, with the defending champions having won ten of their eleven games this season.

Sloths are the standout team in the Women’s Draft League having won eight of their eleven games.

Block It Like It’s Hot sit at the top of the Women’s social competition, with

the defending champions having won eight of their nine games this season.

The latest junior seasons for Term 4 tipped off last Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

Coffs Harbour Basketball Association will also be holding a Basketball Skills Academy for junior

players each Wednesday afternoon from 4pm at Sportz Central.

Coffs Harbour Basketball Association is also holding Daughters and Dads basketball sessions each Monday from 5pm at Sportz Central.

Coffs Harbour Basketball Association

against Australia’s best juniors had been a good learning experience for her team.

“They are learning to grow and stick together, and they will improve by the time they get to the 17s,” she said.

“We hope to stick with the girls playing now and the same coaches.

“You’ve got to learn from the big losses, and I think it shocked them how close they got when they only lost 6-4 in one game.

“They’re starting to learn what plays the other teams do and the way they get through holes, and taken it to the next game.”

Biddle shared with News Of The Area the message she told her girls before the Junior Championships started.

“We’ve just got to stick together, and be all positive and have no negativity,” she said.

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

hosts a number of weekly competitions at Sportz Central.

Women’s competitions are held on Tuesday night, and men’s competitions are held on Wednesday night.

High school competitions are held on Friday afternoons and evenings, while both primary and high school competitions are held on Saturday.

q Charlie Pade has received a prestigious honour.

q Coffs Harbour Thunder 14 Girls at the Oztag Australian Junior Championships in Coffs Harbour.

Football scores winner with Daughters and Dads Program

THE next generation of Matildas will begin their football journey as part of a new program encouraging girls to team up with their dads and develop a lifelong love of the world game.

Minister for Sport Alister Henskens said the Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered Football Program is part of the NSW Football Legacy Program, which will deliver $10

million in initiatives to ensure the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 leaves a positive legacy on football at all levels.

The program kicked off this month in Coffs Harbour.

“We want to encourage more girls to participate in sport, and this program builds on the excitement around the FIFA Women’s World Cup, ushering the next generation of footballers into

the game with the support of their dads,” Mr Henskens said.

“Local communitybased programs like this are further evidence of the long term-benefits of NSW hosting major sporting events and next year’s World Cup will provide young girls across NSW with new role models and a pathway to the top.”

Based on research

that found fathers that are actively engaged with their daughters have a powerful influence on their health and development, the grassroots program targets them to improve their daughters’ physical activity, sport skills and social-emotional wellbeing.

The program is a partnership between the NSW Government, Football NSW, Northern NSW Football and the University of Newcastle, and will be delivered across the State

for girls aged between five and twelve.

Football NSW and Northern NSW Football are seeking expressions of interest from football clubs across the State to deliver the program in early 2023.

Football NSW CEO Stuart Hodges said the popular Daughters and Dads program will kick-start the rollout of the Legacy Program.

“We are excited to have Daughters and Dads help continue commitment towards our goal of gender

AFL North Coast juniors have first Northern Heat training session

By Aiden BURGESS

AFL North Coast’s best juniors have been put through their paces during the first training session of the latest Northern Heat representative program.

The first training session is part of AFL North Coast’s Northern Heat representative program, which comprises the best players from the North Coast and North West regions in Under 15 and Under 17 squads.

The squad was put through their paces in a gruelling session in Armidale, which featured both a Yo-Yo Test and a onekilometre time trial to help establish a baseline on the players fitness.

The bulk of the squad recorded impressive results, with several posting efforts that are comparable to what would be expected to be seen by players looking to be drafted into the AFL.

Adding to the physical demands on the day, the players had two short

sessions that focused on ball work and movement that reflect the way that the Northern Heat squads will be expected to play.

There were a number of players who used the session as their trial, with five further inclusions into the program based on their efforts.

In addition, three older former squad members have been invited back to act as leaders and role models for the younger players.

These eight new inclusions are Hamish Anderson (Sawtell Toormina Saints), Jai Bowd (Sawtell Toormina Saints), Ray Christie (Northern Beaches Blues), Charlie Coddington (Port Macquarie Magpies), Mikey Luxton (Grafton Tigers), Cooper Taveira (Inverell Saints), Jaymus Troutman (Sawtell Toormina Saints) and Jaxon White (Nambucca Valley Lions).

Northern Heat Program Manager, Paul Taylor, said that the squad has set the bar high and will be expected to maintain this standard from now on.

“Saturday’s session was excellent, and the efforts of the players was exactly what we expect to see from players who want to challenge themselves and grow as footballers,” he said.

“At the end of the session we challenged them to exceed this standard every time we come together, and

Sydney Sixers - The Captain’s Insights

By David WIGLEY

SYDNEY Sixers captain

Moises Henriques has shared fascinating insights into the mindset of an elite cricket team ahead of their match at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on 17 January 2023.

Surprisingly, winning the Big Bash isn’t the main focus for the Sydney Sixers’ captain.

Instead, he told News Of The Area the team is focused on the many ingredients which lead to success.

“Yes we are looking to do the best we can, our focus isn’t to go out and win the Big Bash, that is the outcome of us growing and looking to

improve all of the time,” said Henriques.

“Our focus is on individual and team performance, growth and development and trying to be better cricketers and better people.

“And then hopefully as a by-product of those things then we win games and we challenge in the finals.

“We’ve had a few good years in a row but all that means is that we have to continue the processes than just focus on ‘now we need to win it back’ or whatever, because I don’t believe we’ve ever thought like that.

“So we do need to keep challenging how we can get

better and we can improve as cricketers otherwise if your processes aren’t good the outcomes won’t be either.”

The Sixers, twice winners in the last three years, will take on the Adelaide Strikers on Tuesday, January 17 at C.ex Coffs International Stadium in the KFC Big Bash League.

The Sixers defeated the Strikers three years ago in the first-ever game on the Coffs Coast in front of a sellout crowd, chasing down 185 runs.

Although 180 is generally a good target, Henriques couldn’t be drawn into making any predictions and

to take responsibility for their own progression by working on their fitness on their own.

“I’m confident that the players we’ve picked will respond in the right way to these challenges and will help to elevate the program to exceptional standards.”

The next session for the

Northern Heat will be in Coffs Harbour on Saturday, 5 November.

The Northern Heat representative AFL program comprises the best players from the North Coast and North West regions in Under 15 and Under 17 squads.

Players are selected into the program based on their

parity in football,” Mr Hodges said.

Northern NSW Football CEO David Eland said the region is striving for 35 percent female participation in the sport by 2023.

“Daughters and Dads is a key initiative to achieve this objective and we look forward to seeing the outcomes of this grassroots program in our community,” Mr Eland said.

For further information, visit www. daughtersanddads.com.au.

emphasised the importance of the conditions on the night.

“Typically when I win the toss I bowl but it depends on the conditions on the night, what the wicket is looking like and who we are playing against,” he said.

“It’s hard to say what a good score would be,

today there is no wicket, the outfield is long and soft, although it’s hard to make an estimation but 180 runs anywhere is pretty good.

“But it all depends on what is happening on the night, what the batting lineup looks like for both teams, how fast the outfield is, what

performance at the Northern NSW Challenge.

This off-season program exists to extend the representative pathway for the players of the regions and provide them with a further avenue to build their game ahead of transitioning towards senior footy.

the wicket looks like, it’s hard to judge without all those variables.”

Tickets are on sale through Ticketek and another capacity crowd is anticipated to watch the team who calls Coffs Harbour their home from home.

q Northern Heat players are put through their paces in Armidale.

q Moises Henriques at C.ex Coffs International Stadium provides captain’s insights ahead of their match in January 2023.

Lilly Geddes places at Queensland Open Water Event

By Faye ROWLES

THE 2022 Queensland Open Water event was held at Coolum beach at Oz Ski resort on the Sunshine Coast.

Lilly Geddes, Macksville swimming club, placed 5th in the 16 years 7500 free event.

Congratulations Lilly on an excellent result. q Lilly at the event.

Bellingen Diggers Swimming Club

By Lois LANE

9 OCTOBER:

Race 1: $ 25m Freestyle

There were two busts in this race, Elizabeth Casey and Anne Taylor both taking one second off their time.

Heat 1:Jill Williams came from behind coming first and Amanda Vockler came second.

Heat 2: Peter Allison had a firm hold on this race coming first, in second was Mike Navin and in third was Andrew O’Keefe.

Final: There was one bust in the Final:, Jill Brownlee

Park Beach Men’s Bowling Club

By Bruce WORBOYS

SOCIAL Triples Tuesday 11 October.

C McLeod, P Crockett, J Robinson d M Hopes, J Wilcox, H Schultz 27 – 8.

A Orr, A Stone, R Lane d G Williams, R Beaumont, R Shephard 19 – 12.

S Campbell, T Welsh, P North d M England, E Kidd, C England 23 – 17.

G Skinner, J Thorn,

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Monday Vets

By Vicki SILVER

RESULTS for Coffs Harbour Golf Club Monday Vets on Monday 17 October.

Today’s game was a nine hole scratch event played at the Pacific Bay course followed by a picnic morning tea in the park.

30 members enjoyed the par three course, fine weather and were joined by seven ex-

Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club

By Marilyn ELY

TUESDAY 11 October was a good day to play the final Medal of Medals round at Safety Beach golf course and 13 ladies faced the starter, the eventual winner of this competition, played over six months, was Merryl Kyburz.

Best Gross over the field was Leanne Clark.

Congratulations ladies from us all.

Division one winner was Merryl Kyburz 99/77, runner up Leanne Clark 98/79.

Division two winner Lyn Reilly 107/79, runner up Jan

taking one second off her time.

Race 2: 25m Backstroke

There were four busts in this race, Amanda Vockler, Peter Allison, Andrew O’Keefe and Mike Navin, all taking one second off their time.

Heat 1: Jill Williams had a tight hold on this race coming first and in second was Elizabeth Casey.

Heat 2: Anne Taylor came from nowhere coming first.

Race 3: 50m Freestyle

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

Heat 1: Elizabeth Casey secured this race coming first and in second was Amanda

D Condon d B Johns, C Weatherall, R Aitken 23 – 16.

S McAviney, B Nicholson, D Wilson d T Gordon, C Jones, J Phillips 25 – 13.

N McVicar, B Kelly, P Lilly d J Rodwell, J Clarke, S Rodwell 29 – 13.

R Host, D Catlin, J Bishop drew L Morris, E Crestani, J Bennett 20 – 20.

T O’Halloran, A Dorrington, D Hull d A Worboys, B Worboys, I Trengove 22 – 8.

P McLachlan, P Booth, J Dunn d B Edwards, H

members and their partners (or members who decided heartbreak hill would be too much).

The Ball comp was sponsored by winners of the nearest the pins over the past months and encouragement awards sponsored by Kirsty Arthur.

Thanks to Jean O’Connor, Garry Silver, John Wilgress and Ros Frame for helping out with the catering.

Ball winners -

Gents: Michael Scott 33

Weilley 10/80 on c/b.

Division three winner Di MacRae 117/83, runner up Glenda Kennedy 125/85.

NTP 4th Wendy Rogers, 9th Lexine Bailey, 11th Gaile Mackenzie.

Thank you Robyn Brindle for donating the raffle won by Lexine Bailey.

Congratulations to Lyn Reilly who won Division two in the GNSW District Medal Playoff at Coffs Harbour recently. Lyn now travels to Sydney to represent us.

Well done Lyn.

Our main games are almost complete for this year and it will soon be time to plan for 2023.

We can only hope the

Vockler.

Heat 2: Anne Taylor turned her power on taking out first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Mike Navin.

Race 4: 50m Breaststroke

There was one bust in this race, Amanda Vockler taking one second off her time.

Heat 1: Elizabeth Casey did what she had to do coming first. Andrew O’Keefe did a time trial.

Heat 2: Anne Taylor had her froggy legs coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Mike Navin.

16 October: We had seven keen swimmers and two helpers on this lovely

Richards, M Berube 18 - 17.

Men’s Triples Thursday 13 October.

S Kindred, E Cavanagh, G Kindred d M Brenton, A McKee, M Berube 23 – 9.

P North, J Dunn, B Garner d G Williams, R Beaumont, B Kelly 33 – 12.

A Taylor, D Powell, M Moppett d K Topham, H Major, J Wills 23 – 10.

J Miles, D Catling, L Miles d C McLeod, N Dean, P Newman 26 – 19.

P Toy, J Bennett, L Morris d J Eding, H Katala, G Coleman

(Local knowledge), Les Rollins 34, Garry Silver 35

Ladies: Jean O’Connor 35, Margaret Webb and Ros Frame 35, Marilyn Waterhouse 36, Chris Tessari 37

Encouragement award to Chris Oddy and Gillian Tschaunt.

Remember no play next Monday.

There is a nine hole medley on Wednesday 26 October and you can register to play in this via the office at the club,

weather will be kinder on us.

Thank you Pro Terry for continuing with clinics for all ages.

Terry has a good range of equipment, clothing and advice on all aspects of the game so contact him at the Pro Shop.

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

By Ken MASON

TUESDAY 11 October:

Main Draw Winner: Richie Hoskins.

Runner up: Anthony O’Connell

Consolation Winner: Peet Winney

Runner up: Larry Hodgson

Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club

By Many TRENGOVE

RESULTS of Social Bowls on Wednesday 12 October:

C Treharne, A Stone, L McLean def C Keogh, v Maher, B Bodel 19/11.

L McLeod, J Rodwell, E Kidd def AM Taylor, P Poulton, M Englaand 19/14.

M Trengove, A Orr, H Hardwick, M Watt def M Gudgeon, J Clarke, R Lincoln, E Blanton 29/10.

A Worboys, J Bishop, C Jones, Y Schmidt def C Venturi,

morning.

Race 1: $50m Freestyle

There was a bust in this race, Elizabeth Casey taking three seconds off her time.

Heat 1: Mike Navin swam like a bat out of hell taking out first, closely followed in second was Amanda Vockler and in third was Jill Williams.

Heat 2: Andrew O’Keefe and Peter Allison tied for first place and in second was Anne Taylor.

Final: Andrew O’Keefe put the pedal metal taking out first and in the money, closely followed by Peter Allison in second and in third was Amanda Vockler.

Race 2: 25m Breaststroke

27 – 8.

R Wisely, M Star, K Kaaden d P Wirth, S McAviney, D Wilson 24 – 18.

J Robinson, A Pike, R Harris d D Francis, P Booth, D Hall 19 – 17.

R Lane, R Host, R Kelly d M Lee, M Clark, B Trotman 21 – 17.

P McLachlan, J Phillips, C Jones d R Shephard, L Goodacre, L Boekeman 20 –16.

B Hardwick, T Gordon, K Morrison d C Weatherall, S Cook, R Aitken 27 – 10.

Sawtell Golf

11 OCTOBER Stableford: Paul Rowe 37 and Bryan Fitzpatrick 34c/b. Balls to 30

12 October Raewyn Leeds Memorial Pink Day (sponsored by A1 Mechanics, the Leeds Family and Lee Stewart) Casino Royale Ambrose Fundraising for Cancer, a sea of pink, and even brave men.

13 October Play 9:

Ian Reynolds 21 and Andy Carroll 20.

CEX Woolgoolga Bowls

11 OCTOBER- the club played two games of pairs and one of triples, R Gurber, M short, L Kaufmann (D) R Gurber, H Dunbar, N Haines. J Lynn, C Boyden (D) K Stirling, S Barnard.

Coffs Harbour District Darts Association

By Ray BEASLEY

COFFS Harbour District Darts Association at Sawtell RSL Club Winter Comp: Monday 17 October Misfits def Bull Rush 5-4

L Clancy, L Loadsman, S Stirling 17/11.

D Doyle, J Farrell, R Jupp, C Sheridan def D Hargraves, J Kennedy, K Blow, S Betts 22/15.

B White, K Frail, R DeMeio, J Woodford def J Long, T Rhodes, K Dunn, S Hancock 21/19.

Open Pairs Friday 14 October

K Dunn, V Slateer def M Holding, M Wren 19/12.

T Rhodes, G Duffey def M England, C England 18/12.

D Hargraves, Y Schmidt def J Kennedy, K Blow 18/16.

J Phillips, A Stone def P

There were two busts in this race Anne Taylor and Andrew O’Keefe both taking one second off their time.

Heat 1: Mike Navin held his own race coming first.

Heat 2: Peter Allison swam like the wind coming first, closely followed by Elizabeth Casey in second and in third was Amanda Vockler.

Race 3: 50m Backstroke

There were three busts in this race, Jill Williams and Anne Taylor both taking one second off their time and Elizabeth Casey taking a massive thirteen seconds of her time.

Heat 1: Amanda Vockler had her windmill arms on

T O’Halloran, B Worboys, A Dorrington d W Moore, T Welsh, N Condon 23 – 20.

B Edwards, P Rambow, D Condon d S Crawford, G Howard, D Hyde 16 – 15.

Park Beach Bowling Club conducts free bowls lessons every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9.00am.

All ages and skill levels welcome.

Please put your name down at Club reception by 5.00pm Friday to make sure you don’t miss out.

Balls to 17c/b

14 October Medley Stableford: Rhonda Cooper 34. Balls to 31c/b

15 October Men’s Four Ball Stableford: Dean Szabo and Cameron Arnold 45c/b, Charles Bevan and Graham Montgomery 45c/b, Peter English and Les Davis 45, Neil Thomas and Wayne Parkin 44, Dieder Galas and John de Rouffignac 43c/b.

Balls to 40c/b.

NTP 7 A: Craig Gardner, B: Ross Cook, C: Brian McKellar.

S Goodsir, J Hampstead had the same score as the team they played after 20 ends, A Ryan, D Porta.

13 October- A Game of turn around triples one point the difference N Haines, M Short, H Dunbar (D) L Fairhall, J Hampstead, W Bracher.

Just the Tip def Thunderstruck 8-1

Warriors def Surgical Steel 6-3

180s

Tim (1)

100s: Donna (1), Kelly (3), Teegan (1), Ben (3), Bob (2), Chris K (5), Dave (1), Dave (1), Garry (4), Jeremy (3), Micheal

Lilly, H Slater 21/9.

C McVicar, N McVicar def G Staunton-Latimer, G Chalmers 19/13.

J Brown, R Lane def D Nutchey-Robinson, M Muscat 23/6.

A McConnachy, D Hancock def C Irvine, J Bishop 32/11.

P Poulton, E Kidd def C Lloyd, R Coffey 28/12.

J Rodwell. D Walsh def R Demeio, M DeMeio 10/6.

M Watt, S Watt def C Treharne, S Williams 15/14.

A Worboys, L McLeod def T Welsh, R Holloway 20/19.

R Oakley, L Loadsman def P McLean, L McLean 16/15.

taking out first and in second was Peter Allison.

Heat 2: Mike Navin came from behind taking out first. Andrew O’Keefe did a time trial.

Race 4: Brace Relay

Heat 1: Amanda Vockler and Jill Williams held on taking out first and in second was Anne Taylor and Mike Navin.

Heat 2: Elizabeth Casey and Mike Navin flew into first place and closely followed by Andrew O’Keefe and Peter Allison came in second.

Another great morning for a swim, come and join us for some fun and laughter on Sunday at 9am.

Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT

ON Tuesday 11 October, 38 golfers competed in a single stableford at Dorrigo Golf Course, in good conditions and fortunately missing the rain.

Winner: Jeff Porter 38, 1st runner up Chris Smith 37, 2nd runner up Stephen Arnold 36 c/b.

NTP: Mary Ann Perry, Julie Mitchell, Jim Fahey. Ball run to 32 pts.

NTP 11 A: John Veness (pro pin), B: Allan Burns, C: Chris Ryan.

Ladies Stableford: Robyn O’Dwyer 34

Ladies Stableford: Leanne Wellings 20c/b, Linda Wood 20c.b, Linda Rankin 19c/b. Balls to 19c/b.

Saturday Sal Leanne Wellings.

NTP Wendy Mason 16 October Medley Stableford Phil Elliott 40, Joseph Whalan 38c/b. Balls to 37

Twilight bowls have started on a Thursday night names down by 5pm that day and be at the club by 5:40pm to commence at 6:00pm all equipment supplied just wear flat shoes, and have a great night learning to play and great music.

(1), Nathan (4), Ricky (1), Sam (1), Sean (1), Tim (5) High pegs: Jeremy (58)

Leaderboard: Warriors 88

Just the Tip 86

Thunderstruck 76 Surgical Steel 65 Bull Rush 52 Misfits 33

NORTHERN BEACHES

Woolgoolga Woolworths Moonee Beach Newsagency

Moonee Beach Coles Supermarket

Emerald Beach General Store

Sapphire Beach Service Station

Woolgoolga Diggers Club

Woopi Bottle Shop

Liquor Legends Emerald Beach Blue Bottles Brasserie

Mitre 10 Woolgoolga

Top Town Market

Sunken Chip Takeaway Sandy Beach Village Growers Market Woolgoolga Nicole Cardow Real Estate

Sunset Room Restaurant

Woolgoolga Library

Banana Bender (Behind United S/S) Royals Garage, Corinidi Beach

COFFS HARBOUR

Coffs Central Shopping Centre Plate to Ply Coffee Shop

Lucky 7 Supermarket, Northside Shopping Centre

Bray Street Newsagency Coffs Coles Supermarket

Woolworths

Spar Supermarket Coffs Harbour

IGA Jetty Supermarket

Shop 36 General Store

Midway Convenience Shop

Good Price Pharmacy Discount Chemist CBD

BP South BP Truck Stop South

Caltex Service Station BP Service Station

Bailey Centre Service Station

Caltex Service Station

Park Beach Bowling Club

Coffs Hotel Green House Bottle Shop

BYO Cellars

Big Country Meats

Bray Street Butchery Coffs Harbour Produce

Clog Barn Coffs

Macleod's Furniture Court Homebase

The Village Pantry - Homebase Observatory Apartments

Nolan’s Real Estate

The Happy Frog Northside Bakery Book Warehouse Community Village Coffs Harbour Library and Cafe Coffs City Council

Nu Era Kitchens

Big 4 Park Beach Holiday Park Clarke Rubber Morrisons Betta Electrical Coffs Coast Hair Studio

Coffs Harbour Surf Club Harbour Swim School

North Coast V Twins

ETC Employment Masonic Lodge Retirement Centre

Baringa Hospital

Coffs Harbour Hospital

Pacific Marina Apartments

Your Commercial Property Raine and Horne Florent & Mundey Real Estate

PRD Real Estate

First National Real Estate Cardow’s Real Estate IXUS NSW Real Estate

Park Beach Plaza Woolworths Ritchies IGA

Big W Terry White Chemmart

Target Silvio’s Italiano Park Beach Plaza Food Court Park Beach Plaza Customer Information

La Piazza

BOAMBEE/TOORMINA/SAWTELL

Sawtell Newsagency

Coles Supermarket

Ritchie’s Supermarket Boambee

Lucky 7 Convenience Store

Blooms the Chemist Sawtell

Boambee Liberty Service Station

Bonville Service Station

Toormina Hotel

Sawtell Surf Lifesaving Club

The Country Brewers

Marian Grove Retirement Village

Toormina Centre Management

Boambee Garden Retirement Raine & Horne Toormina Unrealestate Agent Sawtell Real Estate

URUNGA/BELLINGEN Bellingen Newsagent

IGA Supermarket

Spar Supermarket Urunga Foodworks Urunga Lindsay’s Oysters Kombu Wholefoods

Cardow’s Urunga Cardow’s Real Estate Bellingen Fermount Fire Station

Ray White Real Estate

SPORTS RESULTS

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Ladies

By Helen RHODES

NO golf Tuesday 11 October due to rain.

Wednesday 11 October - Single Stableford with 69 starters

A Grade - Janette Curran 38, Machelle Nichol 37 c/b, Jude Cole 37.

B Grade - Annelies Voorthuis 36, Jackie McIntosh 35, Sue McLean 33 c/b.

NTP's - 3rd (Pro Pin) Ada Lynch, Janette Curran, Estelle Becker,

Woolgoolga Athletic Club Track and Field

By Steel BEVERIDGE

WOOLGOOLGA athletics club track and field results week one

400 Metres (Male): Mitch Custance 71.8,Austin Hundle 96.2, Craig Hundle 1.52.0, Bob Myers 2.04.6.

(Female): Amber Hundle 73.0, Eliette Munn-Power 97.3, Jo Munn 1.43.7, Zoe Counter 1.56.3, Mel Counter 1.58.6.

Coffs Harbour Bridge Club

By Nerellyn MITCHELL

SEPTEMBER:

26 - NS C Tolley, B Herring; EW J Burrows, N Williams.

27 - D Featherstone, D Johnson.

28 - NS D O’Meara, S Dilosa; EW D Hickie, J Burrows.

30 - NS D Johnson, M Johnson; EW D Anderson, A Anderson.

October:

1 - NS C Tolley, B Herring; EW E Rae, L Quinn.

3 - B Herring, C Tolley; EW T

COFFS

22nd Jude Cole, Janette Curran, Estelle Becker, 26th Greer Galloway, Michelle Palmer, Maria Sanford.

A big congratulations to Jude Cole for her tremendous her-in-one on the 22nd.

Saturday 14 October - Single Stableford with 48 starters

Helen Rhodes 38 c/b, Jo Habgood 38 c/b, Jo Symons 38.

NTP's - 12th Tracey Kean, 15th Jo Symons, 22nd Lynda Butler, 26th (Pro Pin) Dallas Lamb.

1500 Metres (Male): Kyle McIntosh 4.46.3, Mitch Custance 5.45.1, Austin Hundle 7.12.6, Craig Hundle 7.33.4, Bob Myers 11.00.6.

(Female): Amber Hundle 6.06.9, Eliette Munn-Power 9.02.4, Jo Munn 9.05.0, Zoe Counter 9.34.1, Mel Counter 9.37.4.

Standing Long Jump (Male): Craig Hundle 1.76, Kyle McIntosh 1.62, Austin Hundle 1.46, Bob Myers 1.25, Jesse Munn-Power 1.13. (Female): Amber Hundle 1.96, Doreen Conroy 1.85, Jo Munn 1.70, Eliette MunPower 1.60, Zoe Counter 1.36, Mel

Cooper, J Burrows.

4 - P Houlton, J Parker.

5 - NS P Houlton, J Bryant; EW D Hickie, J Burrows.

7 - NS L Essex-Clark, H Chalk; EW C Brown, J Burrows.

8 - NS P Jonutz, N Mitchell; EW E Rae, W Rogers.

10 - NS N Willians, J Burrows; EW E Rae, L Quinn.

11 - H Litton, L Siddal.

12 - NS R Roark, P Griffin; EW D Hickie, J Burrows.

14 - NS B Edwards, N Dumont; EW E Colley, D O’Meara.

15 - C Tolley, B Herring.

Festival of Fun

with

on the balcony, the return of the traditional Ladies golf fashion sale on Tuesday, a Ladies 70s Disco night, Men’s Comedy night and the Mexican themed Friday night dinner.

Counter 1.23.

Standing Triple Jump (Male): Austin Hundle 4.60.

(Female): Amber Hundle 6.10, Eliette Munn-Power 4.99, Mel Counter 4.40, Zoe Counter 3.53, Doreen Conroy 3.10.

Shot Put (Male): Bob Myers 7.15, Mitch Custance 7.09, Craig 6.42, Austin Hundle 4.25, Jesse MunnPower 2.10.

(Female): Jo Munn 9.15, Zoe Counter 7.84, Amber Hundle 6.49, Eliette Munn-Power 6.12, Doreen Conroy 5.92, Mel Counter 5.16.

Safety Beach Golf Club

RESULTS from Safety Beach Golf Club:

Vets: 10 October

9 Hole Stroke

Winner: Col Cafferky 33 cb.

Runner up: Bob Fairclough 33.

Midweek: 12 October 18 Hole Stableford

Sponsor Coffs Coast Sports Physio

Winner: A. Biggs 41.

Runner up: P. Newell 40. 3rd C. Lang 39. 4th J. Thompson 38 cb.

That’s not to say that oncourse activities will be taking a back seat.

The club’s head professional Matt Allan said the week will once again be a busy one for he and the staff in the club’s pro shop.

“Over the course of the eight days we’re looking at about 2,000

By Andy CARROLL

RESULTS for 17 October.

9 Hole Stroke Net 27 Starters

Ladies: Brenda Connors 26, Mary Magann 27, Jean Beby 28, Narelle Mutton 30

Men: Ken Towerton 20, Dave Knudsen 22 c/b, Dale Allen 22

Weekend: 15 October Two Man Ambrose

Winners: T. Clark & A. Hart 61 1/2.

Runner ups: M. Watson & K. Mavin 63.

3rd I. Thorncroft & T Bellamy 63 1/2.

Beach Street Dining: 14 October 9 Hole Stableford

Winner: T. Bettison 23.

Runner up: J. Weiley 21.

Aaron Hart won the A Grade Matchplay Championship from Mark Beales.

rounds of golf,” Allan said. “It’s basically like running a Saturday competition every day for eight days.

“There are still some spots available for men or women looking to play a round but they’ll want to get in quick as there aren’t many left.”

q Jude Cole with the prizes she won after her fabulous hole-in-one.

Sawtell Veterans Golf

q Eight days of great golf at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club will begin on Sunday. Photo: Green Shoots Marketing

Cornelius Biekens

13th October 2022

Passed peacefully at home with family. Much loved husband of Carolina (dec) and devoted father to Tony, Karen and Tina. Loving Pop to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Loved and sadly missed by all.

Aged 97 Years

‘Stay Strong’

As per Cornelius’ wishes a private service and cremation was held. Special thankyou to Coffs Harbour Palliative Care Team.

VICTOR RULLIS

BROWN

Ian Raymond ‘Brownie’

15th October 2022, passed away peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus with his loving wife Robyn by his side. Loved father & father-in-law of Jodie & Peter Hodges and Troy & Karen. Best pa of Lochie, Mitch, Layla, Emily and Seth.

Aged 74 Years Gone Racing

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Ian’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Monday 24th October 2022, commencing at 1.00 pm.

Go Karters are encouraged to wear team shirts.

Ian’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS Coffs Harbour 6652 1999 Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

MCGUIRE

Kathleen Marie ‘Kathy’

7th October 2022, peacefully at Dorrigo Multi Purpose Centre after a short illness. Much loved daughter of Herbert & Norma McGuire (both dec’d) of Dorrigo. Sadly missed by her sister Susan and her nieces & nephews, Mellissa, Vicki, Phillip, Colin, Gregory and their families.

Aged 67 Years

She Lived Life To The Fullest Always With A Smile

Kathy’s Funeral Service was held in St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Dorrigo on Thursday 20th October 2022, followed by interment at Dorrigo Cemetery.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

Funeral Notices Funeral Notices

Pauline A CARR

17th October 2022, our beautiful daughter & sister taken too soon. Mum & Pete, Dad & Nell, Shane, Dena, Tracey, Kevin and families. Many thanks to Dr. Tahir, the cancer nurses, Maree & the palliative care team.

Aged 56 Years Rest In Peace Love & Big Hugs

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Pauline’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 27th October 2022, commencing at 10.00 am.

Pauline’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

Joan Hilda Humphreys 30th November 1940 – 16th October 2022

Joan passed suddenly on Sunday morning at the Coffs Harbour Health Campus with local family by her side. Joan lived in the UK & Hong Kong before moving to Coffs Harbour in 1990. Joan was a much-loved wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, to Norman (dec), daughters Laura, Sarah and Emma, sons-in-law Tony, Mark & Andrew, and grandchildren John, Ella, Madeleine, Gabriel & Nathaniel. Joan will be sadly missed by family and friends but is now with her beloved Norman, beside whom she will be laid to rest.

Aged 81 Years

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Joan’s Funeral Service to be held TODAY, Friday 21st October 2022 at 2pm in the chapel of the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Coramba Road, Karangi.

In lieu of floral tributes, a donation to Dementia Australia via their website would be appreciated: https://www.dementia.org.au/make-donation

VICTOR RULLIS

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Charles (Charlie) George Smith

15th October 2022

94 Years

In Memory

It is a year since we lost out beautiful Lynnie

Birthdays

Aaron Glenn Gill 19/10/1972 - 19/10/2022

50 years today!

Always in our hearts

Much love, Mum and Bethany e211022

She loved and was loved by everyone that knew her We all loved her so much CONTACT US ads@newsofthearea.com.au

Public Notices

Community Care Options Ltd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Dear Members,

The CCO Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held as follows –

Date Tuesday 11 th of October 2022

Time 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Location Room A & B, Cavanbah Hall, 191 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour

All Clients, Members and Staff are welcome to attend.

PROPOSED GAMING MACHINE INCREASE INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

WYONG RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED ACN 000 834 908, the Applicant, has applied to the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to increase by 20, from 61 to 81, the number of gaming machines it is permitted to operate at WOOLGOOLGA DIGGERS CLUB LIQC300237656 of 17 Beach Street, Woolgoolga, NSW, 2456.

The Applicant has prepared an assessment of the impact of this proposed increase on the local community. A copy may be inspected on the Local Impact Assessment (LIA) Public Register on websitewww.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au

Anyone wishing to make a submission on the proposed increase must do so to the Authority at the feedback address noted on the website within 60 days of the application being posted on the Liquor & Gaming NSW website. If you have any queries, please contact Mr Harry Harris, Russell Corporate Advisory, on telephone 02 9957 6700 or via email harry.harris@russellcorporate.com.au

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Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? Cavanbah Centre, 191 Harbour Drive Sundays 10.00 am Mobile 0427 949 206 - revivalcentres.org

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MONDAY

THE BLOCK NBN, 7.30pm

FRIDAY THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW

TEN, 8.30pm

Lovable chat show host Graham Norton (above) always gets a superb collection of guests, but he might just have outdone himself in this season 30 premiere. For starters, Hollywood icon Jamie Lee Curtis drops by to discuss Halloween Ends. Comedy royalty Eric Idle speaks about surviving cancer, but does so with his usual irreverence and humour. If that’s not enough, the always-delightful David Tennant and rising star Lydia West also take a seat on the famous red couch (it’s finally back!) to discuss their latest projects on stage and screen. To cap it all off is this week’s musical guest is the inimitable Robbie Williams.

It’s time for the couples to get their hands even dirtier as Landscape Week kicks off on The Block. There’s plenty of mud-slinging on display as Ankur and Sharon are once again in the budget spotlight, while Jenny almost comes to blows in a disagreement with her landscaper. It’s an epic undertaking – transforming and redesigning 10 acres of backyard in seven days – but the Blockheads clearly aren’t afraid of a challenge. With pressure mounting as auction day approaches, it’s understandably tense when host Scott Cam (right) and his offsider Shelley Craft arrive to get the lay of the land and check out progress.

WEDNESDAY FISK

ABC, 9pm

It’s wonderful to see series creator Kitty Flanagan (right) showcase her many talents in this warm-hearted and deliciously awkward comedy. The second season kicks off as Helen Tudor-Fisk (Flanagan) deals with a nuisance claim made by a dead woman’s lodger. While the legal probate cases continue to bring fresh colour each week, this season we also get to see more of the ensemble cast including Julia Zemiro, Marty Sheargold and Aaron Chen. These hilarious regulars go toe to toe with a who’s who of Australian comedy guest stars. This week, Denise Scott returns as book club member Leslie, while Marg Downey is back as professional interlocutor Lindy.

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)

Seven Morning News.

MOVIE: Dead At 17. (2008, Mav, R)

House Of Wellness. (PG)

The Chase. (R)

Seven News At 4.

The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

Good With Wood. (PG)

World’s Greatest Hotels. (R)

SBS World News Late.

Boot. (Masv, R)

Pier. (Mlns, R)

Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R)

Food Safari. (R)

Flavour

Under Bitesize. (R)

NHK World English News Morning.

Philippines The World Tonight.

Better Homes And Gardens. Fast Ed cooks a porterhouse steak with Koreanstyle gochujang chilli sauce and Tuscan kale.

MOVIE: Knives Out. (2019, Mal, R)

An eccentric detective is enlisted to investigate the untimely death of a renowned crime novelist, and must deal with the deceased’s conniving family and a web of lies to uncover the truth. Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Chris Evans. 11.15 Australia’s Got Talent. (PGa, R) The auditions continue with a death-defying act trying to break his own world record. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Abduction Of Angie. (2017, Mav, R) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Daphne’s Dentist. (PGm)

8.30 MOVIE: The Intern. (2015, Mal, R)

A widower is hired as a senior intern. Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway.

10.50 MOVIE: Ted. (2012, MA15+dlsv, R)

12.50 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PG, R) 1.20 Talking Honey. (PGa, R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Take Two. (R)

Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil.

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Tame Impala. 7.30 The Living Room. Barry turns a dull bedroom into a coastal sanctuary. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Return, Mlv) Guests include Jamie Lee Curtis, Eric Idle, David Tennant, Lydia West and Robbie Williams.

To Be Advised.

Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. A look at the upcoming Melbourne Cup.

The Project. (R)

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

Home Shopping. (R)

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 The Code. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30

Modern Business Australia. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am The Movie Show. 6.15 Viceroy’s

2.30 Kriol Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 MOVIE: Martian Child. (2007, PG) 9.20 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 10.30 Cultural Connections Immersion Festival. 11.30 Late Programs.

SATURDAY, October 22

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Vera. (Mav, R)

2.00 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R)

3.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R)

3.55 Spicks And Specks. (Final, PG, R)

4.45 Landline. (R)

5.10 Penguins: Meet The Family. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.00 Ageless Gardens. (PG) 10.00 The World From Above. 11.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 John Williams In Vienna. (R) 4.25 When I Stutter.

5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG)

(M, R)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Spring Champion Stakes Day and Bondi Stakes. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Border Force executes a warrant.

(2017, Malsv, R)

R)

7.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Showman. (2017, PGa, R) After meeting a wealthy playwright, entrepreneur PT Barnum sets out to create a wax museum and circus. Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams.

9.40 MOVIE: Con Air. (1997, MA15+lv, R)

Flavour. (R)

English News Morning.

The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon VICE Investigates. 1.05 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Challenge Cup. H’lights. 2.35 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 3.05 Sportswoman. 4.05 WorldWatch. 5.35 Insight. 6.35 India With Guy Martin. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 The Good Fight. 9.35 The Handmaid’s Tale. 10.35 Late Programs.

6am All At Sea. Continued. (2010, PG) 7.10 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 9.00 Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. (1990, PG, Japanese) 11.10 The Spy. (2019, M, Swedish) 1.15pm L.A. Story. (1991, M) 3.00 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 5.00 Memoria. (2021, PG) 7.30 True Story. (2015, M) 9.25 Jumbo. (2020, MA15+, French) 11.15 Only The Animals. (2019, M, French) 1.25am Late Programs.

SUNDAY, October 23

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Question Everything. (R) 3.00 Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked. (PG, R) 4.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R)

9.05 Ageless Gardens. (PG) 10.05 The World From Above. (PG) 10.35 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Countdown To Qatar 2022. 3.30 Ascot Kayaking. (PG) 3.35 Blind Sailing.

3.40 The Royals And The Nazis. (PGa, R) 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (Final, PG)

Of Istanbul. (PG, R)

visits Istanbul.

Of Bruce Lee. (PGav, R)

Lee.

The Clans. (PGv, R)

Great Divide: From

To Trump. (Mav, R)

Safari. (R)

A newly paroled criminal becomes caught in a siege after the prison transport aircraft he is on is hijacked. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack.

11.50 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (Ml, R) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Auction Squad. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 Weekender. 1.30 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Escape To The Country. 4.30 Bargain Hunt. 5.30 Horse Racing. Spring Champion Stakes Day and Bondi Stakes. 6.00 To Be Advised. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Supercross World Championship. Highlights. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9. Sydney v Fremantle. 5.00 Last Stop Garage. 5.30 To Be Advised. 6.45 MOVIE: The Time Machine. (2002, PG) 8.50 MOVIE: Hitman: Agent 47. (2015, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Rivals. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Cross Court. 2.00 My Way. (PG, R) 2.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 3.30 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGm, R) 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Cricket. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Super 12. Australia v New Zealand.

9.00 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Post-Match. Post-match wrap up.

9.30 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Pre-Show. Pre-show coverage of the upcoming match.

10.00 Cricket. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Super 12. England v Afghanistan. 1.00 Cross Court. (R) 1.30 Drive TV. (R)

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6am Morning Programs.

12.30pm Antiques Downunder. 1.00 The Best 30 Years. 1.30 MOVIE: War Drums. (1957, PG) 3.00 MOVIE: Taras Bulba. (1962, PG) 5.30 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Pre-Show. 6.00 Cricket. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Super 12. Australia v New Zealand. 7.00 MOVIE: The First Wives Club. (1996, PG) 9.05 MOVIE: When Harry Met Sally. (1989, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6am

1.40pm

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Living Room. (R) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 1.30 Healthy Homes Aust. 2.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R)

6.30 The Dog House. (PG, R) Dogs are matched with companions.

7.30 Blue Bloods. (Return, Mv) Eddie and Jamie deal with a domestic violence case.

8.30 CSI: Vegas. (Return, Msv)

The unit investigates the murder of a dominatrix whose body was found near her secret sex dungeon.

9.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) With Parker still on the run, the team enlists the help of Special Agent Jane Tennant from the Hawaii office.

10.30 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

6am Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Healthy Homes. Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Roads Less Travelled. 3.00 MacGyver. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Scorpion. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 3. Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Late Programs.

Flavour

Under Bitesize. (R)

World English News Morning.

Feature.

Al Jazeera News.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30

St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon

Of Five. 12.50 Rise Up. 1.45 Bananas. 1.55 Insight. 2.55 WorldWatch. 3.25 Lost Gold Of World War II. 4.55 Forged In Fire. 5.45 World’s Greatest Hotels. 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 9.20 Cracking The Code. 10.20 Late Programs.

6am Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. Continued. (1990, PG, Japanese) 7.30 Memoria. (2021, PG) 10.00 True Story. (2015, M) 11.55 The Salvation. (2014, M) 1.35pm All At Sea. (2010, PG) 3.10 The Red Turtle. (2016, PG, No dialogue) 4.40 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 6.25 Coco Avant Chanel. (2009, PG, French) 8.30 Shirley. (2020, M) 10.30 Her. (2013, MA15+) 12.50am Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Border Security. (PG, R) 1.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 15. Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australia’s Got Talent. (PGal)

8.45 The Disappearance Of Grace Millane. (M) Takes a look at the story of the 2018 disappearance and murder of British backpacker Grace Millane in Auckland, New Zealand, and how her killer, Jesse Shane Kempson, was caught.

10.45 Born To Kill? The Briley Brothers. (MA15+av) A look at the Briley Brothers.

11.45 Police: Hour Of Duty. (Malv, R) Officers attend a notorious pub. 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm DVine Living. 1.30 Modern Business Australia. 2.15 Equestrian. FEI World C’ships.

H’lights.

The

With

Train Journeys.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 WSL Presents. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Supercross World Championship. Highlights. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 9. Richmond v GWS Giants. 5.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 16. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. 8.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (2005, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

(1982,

4.00 MOVIE: Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. (1984, PG) 6.05 MOVIE: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. (1986, PG) 8.35 MOVIE: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. (1989, PG) 10.45 MOVIE: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. (1991, PG) 1am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Hockey. WA Men’s Field Hockey. Premier Division 1. 4.00 Hockey. WA Women’s Field Hockey. Premier Division 1. 5.30 Power To The People. 6.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.50 News. 7.00 True North Calling. 7.30 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 7.35 Stay At Home Animal Dads. 8.30 MOVIE: Spiders. (2013, MA15+) 10.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 Reel Destinations: Lodge Life. (Premiere) 11.30 Fishing Aust. 12.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 12.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R) 1.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PGam) 5.00 News. 5.30 RBT. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 9.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

The First 48: Dangerous Business. (Ma) A look at the murder of Tyrone Lyles.

Killer Couples. (MA15+a)

First Responders. (Malm)

Tipping Point. (PG, R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

Take Two. (R)

News Early Edition.

Today.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Garden Gurus. 11.00 Getaway. 11.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.55pm MOVIE: It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet. (1976) 2.55 MOVIE: The Dam Busters. (1955) 5.30

Bizarre Pet Vets. 6.30 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Pre-Show. 7.00 Cricket. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Super 12. India v Pakistan. 10.00

Double Jeopardy. (1999, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 9.30 Rivals. 10.00 MOVIE: Star Trek: Generations. (1994, PG) 12.25pm MOVIE: Star Trek: First Contact. (1996, PG) 2.40 MOVIE: Star Trek: Insurrection. (1998, PG) 4.45 MOVIE: Star Trek: Nemesis. (2002, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Batman Forever. (1995, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Batman & Robin. (1997, PG) Midnight I Am Cait. 1.50 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 2.20 Rivals. 2.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 12.30 The Traitors. (PGl, R) 1.45 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Pooches At Play. (R) 2.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 3.00 Cook It With Luke. 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Well Traveller. (Premiere, PGa) 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Traitors. (PGl) The Traitors and “loyal” contestants continue to vie for the $250,000 in silver bars.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) Tennant’s team, along with NCIS agents Nick Torres and Jessica Knight, uncover plans for an attack in Oahu on RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise.

10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) A father’s deadly past comes back to haunt him.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Roads Less Travelled. 11.30 Truck Hunters. Noon Scorpion. 1.00 Pooches At Play. 1.30 Destination Dessert. 2.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 3. Sydney FC v Adelaide United. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 2.40 Rugby League. Qld Murri Carnival Finals. Women’s 3.40 Rugby League. Qld Murri Carnival Finals. Men’s 4.40 Froth. 5.10 Still Frothin’. 5.40 Bamay. 5.50 Amplify. 6.20 News. 6.30 Yellowstone. 7.30 African American: Many Rivers To Cross. 8.30 Celtics/Lakers: Best Of Enemies. 9.30 MOVIE: Race. (2016, PG) 11.50 Late Programs.

MONDAY, October 24

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R)

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News.

1.00 Rosehaven. (PG, R)

1.25 Vera. (Mav, R)

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 Think Tank. (R)

Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Lion. (2016, PGa, R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 Planet Of Treasures. (PGavw, R) 3.00 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 3.30 Ballroom Fit. 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Dying To Be Loved. (2016, Mav, R) 2.00 The Real Manhunter. (Madv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Xander’s first date ends in disaster.

(Mas, R)

(MA15+dv, R)

(MA15+v, R)

Safari. (R)

Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

World English News Morning. 5.30

Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon MOVIE: The Graduate. (1967, M) 2.00 China’s LGBTQAI+ Surrogacy Families. 2.25 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.40 The Mosque Next Door. 3.50 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 Indian Space Dreams. 9.30 PEN15. 10.10 Late Programs.

6am Beauty And The Beast. Continued. (2014, PG, French) 7.05 Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara. (2011, PG, Hindi) 9.50 Hotel Salvation. (2016, PG, Hindi) 11.45 Gully Boy. (2019, M, Hindi) 2.30pm Tanu Weds Manu Returns. (2015, PG, Hindi) 4.50 Raid. (2018, PG, Hindi) 7.05

English Vinglish. (2012, PG, Hindi) 9.30 The Warrior Queen Of Jhansi. (2019, MA15+) 11.25 Bajirao Mastani. (2015, M, Hindi) 2.15am Late Programs.

TUESDAY, October 25

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Capture. (Mlv, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (R) 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Planet Of Treasures. (PGan, R) 3.00 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 3.30 Judo. 3.35 North Beach Football Club. 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

Australia. (R)

World News.

Coastal Railway

(PG)

Dateline.

7.30 Australia’s Got Talent. (PGals) As the auditions continue, one moving AGT performance receives a Golden Buzzer. 9.15 9-1-1. (Mav) The 118 race to the rescue when a birdwatcher is trapped under a tree. Chimney tends to a drunk driver. 10.15 S.W.A.T. (Mav) The team contends with emotional distress. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 11.45 Heartbreak Island Australia. (Ml) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 To Be Advised. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 11.30 Fiji 7. (Premiere) 12.30pm WSL Presents. 1.30 The Car Club. 2.00 Inside Line. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Scrap Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Terminator: Dark Fate. (2019, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

NBN News.

A Current Affair.

The Block. (PGl)

Under Investigation. (PGav)

Suburban Gangsters. (MA15+dlv, R)

Nine News Late.

Fortunate Son. (Final, Mav)

Emergence. (Mhv, R) 1.05 Hello SA. (PG)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

A Current Affair. (R)

News Early Edition.

Today.

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 The Best 30 Years. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bizarre Pet Vets. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: State Secret.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG)

6.30 The Project.

The Traitors. (PGl) Hosted by Rodger Corser.

Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Ghosts. (PGa) Sam decides to host a podcast.

Nath Valvo: I’m Happy For You. (MA15+ls) 11.20 The Project. (R) 12.10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.00 Tough Tested. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 The Code. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Elementary. 11.15 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 19. United States Grand Prix. 12.15am Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Smash. 1.00 Baywatch. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Full House. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Batman Begins. (2005, M) 11.10 Young Sheldon. 11.40 Telenovela. 12.10am LA Clippers Dance Squad. 1.10 Kardashians. 2.05 Baywatch. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Amplify. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Kriol Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wiyi Yani U Thangani. 6.50 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.40 Cottagers And Indians. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 It’s Fine, I’m Fine. 9.30 Miniseries: DI Ray. 10.20 Predator On The Reservation. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Stolen Past. (2018, Mav) 2.00 The Real Manhunter. (Madv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

Tourette’s. (MA15+)

World News Late.

Point. (R)

(MA15+a)

Crossing. (Mav, R)

Safari. (R)

Bamay. (R)

World English News Morning.

Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon MOVIE: Iron Sky. (2012, M) 1.45 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 1.55 Stacey Dooley: Locked Up With The Lifers. 2.50 How Not To Get Cancer. 3.45 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 Alone. 9.40 Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism. 10.40 Late Programs.

6am The Red Turtle. Continued. (2016, PG, No dialogue) 6.10 English Vinglish. (2012, PG, Hindi) 8.35 Coco Avant Chanel. (2009, PG, French) 10.40 Shirley. (2020, M) 12.40pm The Grandmaster. (2013, M, Mandarin) 2.40 The Movie Show. 3.10 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 5.15 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 7.30 Little Joe. (2019, M) 9.30 Krew Boga. (2018, MA15+, Polish) 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG) Presented by Graeme Hall. 8.30 The Good Doctor. (M) The team treats a famous marriage counsellor after she injures her ankle. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News. The latest news on the Federal Budget. 10.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PGa) Presented by Cherry Healey. 11.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma) 12.00 The Resident. (M, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs.

Harry’s

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 American Restoration. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Leepu And Pitbull. 1.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Scrap Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

My Way. (PG, R)

Explore. (R)

Pointless. (PG)

The Block. (PGl, R)

Tipping Point. (PG)

Afternoon News.

Millionaire Hot Seat.

NBN News.

A Current Affair.

The Block. (PGl)

Travel Guides. (PGls, R)

Australians become travel critics, embarking on a luxury river cruise down the Mekong River.

Nine News Budget Special.

Cricket.

Cup. Super 12.

Shop:

T20

Shopping. (R)

Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

Current Affair.

Early Edition.

Phil. 1.00 The Traitors. (PGl, R) 2.10

Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R)

Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R)

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Smash. 1.00 Baywatch. 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: Uncle Buck. (1989, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Planes, Trains & Automobiles. (1987, M) 11.20 Young Sheldon. 11.45 Raymond. 12.15am LA Clippers Dance Squad. 1.15 Kardashians. 2.10 Late Programs.

Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

Everyday Gourmet. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

The Traitors. (PGl) Hosted by Rodger Corser. 8.45 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.45 NCIS. (Mv) McGee investigates a break-in. 10.45 10 News First: Budget Special. 11.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) 12.00 The Project. (R) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 The Code. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Elementary. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 Kriol Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Wellington Paranormal. 8.30 The Casketeers. 9.00 Kura. 9.30 Good Grief. 9.50 Trickster. 10.50 Late Programs.

GROW YOUR BUSINESS with Coffs Coast News Of The Area

R)

With

Quiz. (PG, R)

(PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Wheels Of Wonder. (R) 10.20 Archaeology At The Big Dig. (PG, R) 11.00 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Planet Of Treasures. (PGaw, R) 3.30 Nippers. 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped In The Bud. (2016, Mv, R) 2.00 The Real Manhunter. (Mav, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

(PGa, R)

(Mav, R)

English

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon MOVIE: Gold. (2016, M) 2.10 Curious Australia. 2.40 Front Up. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Shortland St. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Forged In Fire. 6.55 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.25 The Man Who Fell From The Sky. 9.25 Video Killed The Radio Star. 9.55 Soccer. FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. First semi-final. Midnight Late Programs.

7.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (Ml) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge.

8.40 Extreme Weddings: Australia. (PGl) A couple decide to organise a medieval wedding set in a Stonehenge with a battlefield for love.

9.40 Air Crash Investigation: Caught In A Jam. (PGal) A look at the crash of Flight 703. 10.40 The Latest: Seven News. 11.10 The Amazing Race. (PGl) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 My Greek Odyssey. 4.00 Weekender. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

A Current Affair.

The Block. (PGl)

MOVIE: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee. (2020, Ml) Paul Hogan is thrust back into the spotlight. Paul Hogan.

Nine News Late.

Family Law. (Mas) 11.50 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6am

The Young

1.50 New Tricks.

Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: South

Algiers.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Real Love Boat Australia. (PGal, R) 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.30 Bold. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

The Real Love Boat Australia. (PGl) Follows a group of singles as they set sail across the Mediterranean in search of their match.

10.00 My Life Is Murder. (Mv) Alexa is confronted by her own history.

The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

The Doctors.

6am Home Shopping.

Peta Credlin.

Report.

Paul Murray Live.

The World According to Rowan Dean.

The Front Page.

Piers Morgan Uncensored.

6am Big Fish. Continued. (2003, PG) 8.15 Golden Kingdom. (2015, PG, Burmese) 10.05 Slack Bay. (2016, M, French) 12.20pm Stree. (2018, M, Hindi) 2.45 English Vinglish. (2012, PG, Hindi) 5.15 The Prince And The Showgirl. (1957, PG) 7.20 The Music Of Silence. (2017, PG) 9.30 13 Assassins. (2010, MA15+, Japanese) 11.50 Late Programs. 5.45am The Music Of Silence. (2017, PG)

Programs.

THURSDAY, October

Story.

Rick

Pacific Sports Show. (R)

Secret France. (R) 12.00

Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 Question Everything.

2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.55 Hugh’s Wild West. (Premiere, PG) 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 The Last Hours Of Pompeii. (Ms, R) 3.00 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 3.30 Powerchair Football. 3.35 Range Of Motion. 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

(R)

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Leepu And Pitbull. 1.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 2.00 Aussie Salvage Squad. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Scrap Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: X-Men. (2000, M) 10.35 MOVIE: Dredd. (2012, MA15+) 12.35am Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Perfect Girlfriend. (2015, Msv, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

News.

Paris.

Most Scenic

Journeys. (PG)

Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+)

World News Late.

Gomorrah. (MA15+av)

The Eagle. (MA15+av, R)

Safari. (R)

Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

World English News Morning.

Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon MOVIE: Like Crazy. (2011, M) 1.40 Apex Gang: Behind The Headlines. 2.45 Front Up. 3.45 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 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Escaping Polygamy. 11.00 Bangkok Airport. 12.05am Late Programs.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Bree and Remi get dangerously close. Bob derails Lyrik’s gig. Kirby’s choice guts Theo.

8.30 Kath & Kim. (PGals, R) Kath’s first husband and Kim’s dad, Gary, moves back in claiming to be broke and homeless. However, when Gary claims he never signed his divorce papers, this leaves Kath and Kel’s marriage invalid. 10.50 The Latest: Seven News. 11.20 To Be Advised. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGam, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (Mdl) 8.30 Paramedics. (Mm)

A+E After Dark. (Mmv)

Nine News Late.

New Amsterdam. (Mam)

Pure Genius. (Mam)

Tipping Point. (PG, R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

A Current Affair. (R)

News Early Edition.

Today.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm The World According to Rowan Dean.

With

6am The Music Of Silence. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.55 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 10.00 The City Of Lost Children. (1995, M, French) 12.05pm Little Joe. (2019, M) 2.05 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 4.20 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 5.50 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 7.35 Testament Of Youth. (2014, M) 9.55 The Physician. (2013, M) 12.40am Killing Them Softly. (2012, MA15+) 2.25 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Leepu And Pitbull. 1.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 2.00 Family Guy. 2.30 Towies. 2.45 Down East Dickering. 3.45 Scrap Kings. 4.45 Mates On A Mission. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 19. Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers. 10.30 MOVIE: Non-Stop. (2014, M) 12.40am Late Programs.

11.25 Young Sheldon. 11.55 I Am Cait. 12.55am Kardashians. 1.55 Baywatch. 2.50 Late Programs.

Under. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 The Code. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Tommy. 11.15 Evil. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Hawaii Five-O. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 MacGyver.

What’s

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 Kriol Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Just Another Day In Indulkana. 7.00 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.50 Peckham’s Finest. 8.30 High Arctic Haulers. 9.20 Celtics/Lakers: Best Of Enemies. 10.20 Fair Game. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R)

Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast.

Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Real Love Boat Australia. (PGl, R) 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

10 News First.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Gogglebox Australia. (Final) Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows.

8.30 The Real Love Boat Australia. Follows a group of singles as they set sail across the Mediterranean on board the cruise liner RegalPrincess in search of their match. Hosted by Darren McMullen, with Hannah Ferrier and Daniel Doody. 9.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00

The Doctors. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 The Code. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30

Tommy.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 Kriol Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Raven’s Quest. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Pact. 9.30 MOVIE: Bloodmoon. (1990, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

Festival of Fun

WHEN the 72nd Annual Balter Festival of Golf tees off at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Sunday, there will be just as much fun off the course as on it.

With nearly all Covid restrictions lifted, the clubhouse will again be a hive of activity each night with a number of events leading up to next weekend’s traditional golfing climax of the North Coast Open and Ladies Classic.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club general manager Paul McAra said club members and staff can’t wait for the festival to begin.

“Apart from our terrific golf competitions, we have so much happening in the Clubhouse during our Festival of Golf week, our focus this year is fun after a few less than fantastic years

q Eight days of great golf at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club will begin on Sunday.

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