Coffs Coast News Of The Area 29 November 2024

By Andrea FERRARI

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All out for fair pay

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years and mandated nurse/midwife to patient ratios across all wards and units in Ramsay hospitals.

NSWNMA members from Baringa Private Hospital and Ramsay Surgical Centre were among seventeen Ramsay hospitals taking part in the statewide strike.

As part of the 24-hour stop work action, members also travelled to Sydney to stage a major rally during Ramsay Health Care’s Annual General Meeting.

Heading to Sydney for the AGM was Coffs Harbour Baringa Branch Secretary of the NSWNMA, Melissa McDonough.

“Members are getting frustrated with Ramsay's delaying and what feels like bullying tactics,” Ms McDonough told News Of The Area.

“Recently, they threatened that if staff don't accept their offer, they would be unable to pay employees their backpay, for the financial year 2023-24.

“Now they are telling employees that they cannot confirm the current offer will remain if it is not accepted.

“Added to this, they are still refusing to commit to safe staffing ratios.

“Ramsay has been given five business days’ notice, which in essence is seven days,

to prepare for staff striking and ensure that patient safety is maintained,” Ms McDonough said.

NSWNMA General Secretary Shaye Candish said it was time Ramsay shareholders stood up for nurses and midwives who were critical to the operations of the multinational company.

“After 20 months of negotiations and eighteen bargaining meetings, we have not been able to reach an agreement with Ramsay, with two pay offers being voted down by the majority of staff.

“Members began protected industrial action in July and since then have held more than 50 strikes across the state, demanding fair pay and improvements to conditions, including safe staffing reforms.

“Despite crying poor, last financial year Ramsay turned over almost $900 million in profit.

“We know they can afford to pay our hardworking nurses and midwives what they’re worth, by funding a pay rise that

q Nurses and midwives from Baringa Private Hospital and Ramsay Surgical Centre in Coffs Harbour on strike as part of their 24-hour industrial action.

addresses inflation and cost of living pressures.

“Ramsay cannot continue to put profits before staff and patients any longer.

“If it does, it risks losing more nurses and midwives to other areas of the industry or to leave altogether.”

In response, a spokesperson for Ramsay Health Care firstly apologised to patients impacted as a result of the industrial action and thanked staff who continued to work to minimise disruption.

“Ramsay's latest offer of a 16 percent pay increase over three years is a strong offer and has received broad support from our nurses and midwives across the state,” they said in a statement.

“We have tried unsuccessfully to reach a deal with the union so we can finalise this for our people.

“Unfortunately, we have not been able to reach agreement with the union and we may need to wait for the public sector deal to be finalised."

Appeal to locate woman missing from Coffs Harbour

JADE Gray, 38, was last seen on Earl Street,

Police are now appealing for public

q Jade was last seen on Earl

assistance to locate her.

Police and family hold concerns as her disappearance is out of character.

Jade is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 160cm tall, of thin build, bald hair and hazel eyes.

She is known to frequent the Coffs Harbour area.

Anyone with information into her whereabouts is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 12 November 2024.

Street, Coffs Harbour.

CAR DISCOVERY

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But authorities still do not know how or why the woman went to Coffs Harbour, some 800km away from her home of Monto, a small town west of Bundaberg.

Ms Hansen's partially buried remains were found by volunteers clearing vegetation in dunes at Jetty Beach in Coffs Harbour in June.

The car found by police on 7 September - a 2007 two-door Mitsubishi Pajero - was last seen heading south on Queensland's

Bruce Highway north of Brisbane on February 29, the day she disappeared.

Ms Hansen was seen withdrawing cash from an ATM in Monto, about 400km away from where her four-wheel drive was captured on CCTV, earlier that same day.

The car was found in the car park of Brisbane's Geebung Railway Station.

Homicide detectives investigating the suspicious death hope to work out how and why she got to the beach town without her car, issuing another appeal for information on Wednesday.

Police are particularly interested in dashcam vision or information about Ms Hansen or her car's movements between February and June.

"The highly unusual disappearance of a loving grandmother, who has been found 800km from home and no one knows why," Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said, summing up the case in August.

"The trail goes cold from the Sunshine Coast… we'd like to solve that mystery and provide the answers to the family."

A number of items including clothing,

Catamaran rescued off Corindi

VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour completed a five-hour rescue mission last Thursday night, 21 November, after a catamaran became disabled in waters off Corindi.

Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Rodney Page said the skipper of the disabled vessel contacted radio operators at Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour at 6pm.

“One of the rudders on the ten-metre sail catamaran became disabled, and one of the engines also lost propulsion, leaving the skipper unable to make

headway 18 nautical miles (33kms) northeast of Coffs Harbour,” Inspector Page said.

A volunteer crew was assembled to assist and deployed on board Marine Rescue NSW vessel Coffs Harbour 30.

“The Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour crew arrived on scene and assessed the welfare of the skipper and his vessel before taking the catamaran under tow at 8 pm.

“There was an issue with the cleat used for the towline on the catamaran, and the line had to be re-established during the tow.

“Because the catamaran was down to one rudder, it was a slow, four-hour tow back to Coffs Harbour International Marina, with the Marine Rescue NSW vessel travelling at seven knots.

“The skipper and his catamaran were safely returned to harbour, with the volunteer Coffs Harbour 30 crew Logging Off at 11:50 pm.

“It was a long night for the crew on board Coffs Harbour 30, with the 36-nautical-mile round trip taking almost five hours.”

jewellery, reading glasses, a book, a backpack and a wallet were also recovered in June's grisly beach find.

But detectives still have not found a number of Ms Hansen's personal items including her phone, which they said heightens suspicions surrounding the incident.

q Police have located a car belonging to Wendy Hansen at a train station in Brisbane's north. Photo: NSW Police.

q The rescue took almost five hours.

Industry warns of potential billion-dollar cost for koala national park

By Luke COSTIN, AAP

A STRONG resolve remains to establish a sprawling national park to protect highvalue koala habitat, despite analysis costing the move at $1.3 billion.

Environmentalists have firmly disputed the price tag put forward by the logging industry as a leaked document shows industry proposals for two smaller versions of the planned Great Koala National Park in NSW.

State cabinet is due to make a final decision within weeks on the boundaries of the park, which aims to link dozens of koala hubs near Coffs Harbour to protect 100 native species, including up to one in every eight koalas living in NSW,

Queensland and the ACT.

The footprint could be as large as 176,000 hectares - twice the size of Canberra - including large swathes of existing state forest.

In a document obtained by AAP, an industry panel advised government that a full-sized park would cost 2200 jobs and require $450 million in workforce support.

But environmental groups shot down the estimate, saying it was up to 12 times too high.

Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said "a number of figures (were) floating around" as final decisions to set up the park approached.

"The thing I've learnt in forestry is that there are never any agreed facts and never any agreed figures," she said on Wednesday.

Standing next to Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, Ms Sharpe was asked if there would be problems obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars to establish the park given only $80 million had been put aside.

"I'm not going to preempt how we are going to

go with that except that (the treasurer) knows it's an election commitment that we have to deliver," she said.

"(It will be) a great park, a really important part of saving koalas and will drive economic growth in that area."

The industry said a park one-fifth of the size could focus on areas with the highest populations of koalas and greater gliders while taking away less than ten percent of the northeast wood supply.

The 37,000ha footprint would cost about $273 million and 440 jobs, it estimated.

"The cost of the (176,000ha) current assessment area comes with a jaw-dropping price tag for taxpayers... and it puts the hardwood timber industry on the chopping block," Australian Forest Products Association NSW chief executive James Jooste said.

An "acceptable" 58,000ha option would cost about $410 million and 660 jobs.

Each proposal substantially reduces the

amount of coastal forest under protection, with areas around Woolgoolga and Nambucca Heads left out.

The industry's native forest sector has been under siege in recent years, having made heavy losses and committed several wildlife offences.

Environmentalists have attacked the analysis as disingenuous and grossly inflated.

A Blueprint Institute assessment recently estimated the whole

northeast NSW logging industry, including outside the national park footprint, would cost $215 million.

"There is no science and there is certainly no credible economics in the logging industry pitch," Greens MP Sue Higginson said.

The North East Forest Alliance pointed to a 2021 University of Newcastle assessment that found the park would boost tourism and deliver a $1.18 billion economic boost with a net increase of 9100 jobs over

15 years.

"You can't put a price on the next generation being able to see a koala in the wild and that is what a Great Koala National Park really offers for the people of NSW," president Dailan Pugh said.

An estimated 12,111 koalas live in the land earmarked for the national park.

Official estimates place the headcount in NSW, Queensland and the ACT between 95,000 and 238,000.

q The park aims to link dozens of high-value koala habitat hubs.

Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.

MP calls for transparency on GKNP process

OXLEY MP Michael Kemp has gone in to bat for the native timber industry in parliament, calling on the Labor government to “openly explain the process” surrounding planning for the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP).

Conservation groups however are urging the government to speed up the park’s delivery.

Mr Kemp posed a series of questions about the formation of the GKNP in a private member’s statement to the Legislative Assembly on 21 November.

In particular he urged the state government to explain the hiring of consultancy Mandala Partners to evaluate the social and economic impacts of creating the GKNP.

“How can we trust the integrity of a report from a company with such limited experience?” Mr Kemp asked, stating the consultancy was six months old when handed a contract to report on the GKNP.

“Mandala Partners, founded in June 2023, had completed no substantial portfolio projects at the time it was contracted by the National Parks and Wildlife

Service (NPWS).”

Mr Kemp said Mandala’s eventual report “lacks transparency” and “omitted clear terms of reference, scientific data and detailed cost analysis”.

He also claimed the analysis, presented to the park’s industry advisory group in October, “fails to consider the intricate structure of wood supply agreements on the North Coast”.

“Mandala's assessment crudely reduced timber volumes by 40 percent without accounting for species preferences, contractual caps and floors, or the variable economic impact on sawmills.

“While evaluating the park, Mandala Partners was simultaneously working on a project commissioned by the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation (ACBF) to promote forest carbon projects aimed at shutting down the native forest industry.

“The Minns Labor Government must explain how this is not a clear conflict of interest.”

Mandala Partners Managing Partner Amit Singh told NOTA the company “secured a contract of work for the NSW Government through the normal procurement process”.

He strictly denied there was any conflict between Mandala’s work for the NPWS and ACBF, with the research projects having different scope, focus areas, subject matter and covering different geographical areas.

“All government procurement is subject to strict conflict of interest checks,” Mr Singh said.

"As a consultancy firm of significant scale, Mandala has strict data protocols and communicates these to clients to ensure there is no crossover.

“Those strict protocols were adhered to in this case and any suggestion otherwise is false.

"We take our integrity incredibly seriously. We hold ourselves to the highest standards and those standards have been upheld."

Mandala says its analysis on the GKNP is ongoing, and that the information presented to the park’s industry panel was work in progress and not a ‘report’ as Mr Kemp claimed.

The office of Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said Mandala Projects were engaged via a government procurement process, but did

not offer any further details.

She also defended the government’s GKNP assessment and planning process.

“We have always been clear that we need a comprehensive assessment process which takes into account environmental, economic, social, ecological and cultural issues – this is being undertaken,” Ms Sharpe said.

“The Great Koala National Park is the government's biggest environmental commitment, it will be delivered.”

Mr Kemp’s parliamentary speech went on to note the “lack of impartiality” on

Child poverty costing the Coffs Coast

By Andrew VIVIAN

CHILD poverty is costing the Coffs Harbour-Grafton region

$1.3 billion a year, according to landmark research commissioned by peak social services body, the NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS).

The report, titled “Lasting Impacts: The Economic Costs of Child Poverty in NSW” calculated for the first time the impact of failing to invest in children.

According to NCOSS, more than 20 percent of children in Coffs HarbourGrafton live in poverty and the economic impact equates to $8600 per person.

NCOSS chief executive

Cara Varian, said the total cost of childhood poverty in NSW is $60 billion, eclipsing the annual contributions to the state’s economy from major sectors such as construction ($52.9 billion), manufacturing ($42.3 billion) and mining ($32.5 billion).

“There are more than 6,200 children in poverty in Coffs Harbour-Grafton,” she said.

For this report, child poverty is defined as a child from birth to seventeen years living in a household with income less than 50 percent of the median household’s income (including government benefits, and after tax and housing costs).

“Child poverty hurts us

all - it robs children of their future and steals $1.3 billion from the Coffs HarbourGrafton economy every year.”

“Children from households living in poverty are three times more likely to also experience poverty in adulthood. We are setting up a cycle of disadvantage.

“Poverty during childhood has a lifelong impact - these children go on to have poor physical and mental health and earn less at work.

“They are more likely to be unemployed, homeless or land in the legal system as an adult.”

NCOSS’ statewide breakdown of costs per category includes:

- $19 billion a year because of missed educational opportunities, leading to lower pay or unemployment

- $5.3 billion a year in health costs and associated disadvantage

- $3 billion a year because of child maltreatment (including family violence)

- $855 million a year in crime costs (about 20 percent of criminal offences committed by children are directly attributable to child poverty

- $1.1 billion a year attributed to homelessness (approximately 80 percent of children who are homeless experience homelessness as

advisory panels for the GKNP, claiming “environmental non-government organisations with a long history of bias against the forestry industry” sit on the park’s community panel.

“As if they represent our community,” he said.

While Mr Kemp urges for the process so far to be reviewed, conservation groups are urging faster action on declaring the park.

With the Government’s assessment of the GKNP coming to an end and a decision seemingly imminent, the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is calling on the government to heed the “overwhelming evidence” and

adults).

“We live in one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Poverty is preventable and this research shows the immense economic opportunity available to the NSW Government if it takes the steps necessary to avoid the long-term consequences of child poverty,” Ms Varian said.

She urged the NSW and Australian governments to help lift families out of poverty by:

- substantially increasing base rates of income support payments, particularly JobSeeker and Parenting Payments (e.g. matching rates of the Age Pension) and indexing them to community living standards

- ensuring that a minimum of 10 percent of

establish a “truly

“There is no longer any excuse to continue logging the park,” said NEFA spokesperson Dailan Pugh, who sits on the GKNP community advisory panel.

“With the assessments complete, it is now time for the Minns government to stop the logging, transfer the full 176,000ha to national parks, and provide compensation packages for affected workers.

“The evidence is overwhelming that this will be one of our great national parks, and its protection will be of immense economic benefit to the people of NSW,” Mr Pugh said.

all housing is social and affordable housing - further increasing Commonwealth Rent Assistance to keep up with private rental rates

- ensuring homelessness services are adequately resourced

- committing to joint decision-making to empower First Nations communities in the design and delivery of services

- guaranteeing that all children have access to at least three days a week of quality and affordable childcare

- investing in highquality integrated support services for children and families that help them early in life.

To read the full report, go to ncoss.org.au.

great Great Koala National Park”.

q Oxley’s MP has called for ‘transparency’ over the process to establish the Great Koala National Park, while local conservation groups are calling for the process to be sped up. Photo: Lyn Orrego.

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A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the City of Coffs Harbour and the Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, formalising a long-standing arrangement over the garden’s management.

At a special lakeside ceremony in the garden, the MoU was signed by City General Manager Natalia Cowley and Friends President Graham Tupper.

Bounded by Coffs Creek and the Coffs Harbour Historic Cemetery, the site was once known as Wilsons Park and had been used as a sanitary depot and garbage dump.

In the early 1970s a proposal was

presented to Council to restore the site and use it for the purpose of a botanic garden.

In 1980 the individuals behind that vision formed the Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Incorporated (Friends).

Mayor Nikki Williams said the MoU provides “the bedrock for the garden to flourish even further”.

“It’s already a major tourist attraction with more than 120,000 visitors every year,” she said.

“The MoU confirms the City remains responsible for the day-to-day management of the garden and recognises the key role

the Friends play through the thousands of volunteer hours they provide.”

Mr Tupper said the agreement was a step forward for the garden.

“We want to eventually re-open the cafe,” he said.

“We have so many exciting things happening in the garden and when you put it all together it’s looking great.”

The Friends group has provided onground maintenance, led visitor programs and initiatives, and fundraised as well as contributing to the strategic management of the amenity.

(From left, back) Helen Wildman (Friends of the Garden), Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, John Bliss and Patsy Caves (Friends), Council's Transport and Open Space Services Group Leader Daniel Noble, City Infrastructure Director Andrew Beswick and (front) General Manager Natalia Cowley and Friends President Graham Tupper.

Residents upset about coastal park works

By Andrew VIVIAN

MULLAWAY and Arrawarra

residents are perturbed by activities taking place adjoining their properties.

They say that contractors employed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Coffs Coast Regional Park Trust Board arrived unannounced to poison grass in the area.

Resident Rod Mackenzie said this was after fencing was installed between properties and the park, without warning.

He believes it is unnecessary and overly expensive, and there are other possibilities.

The Coffs Coast Regional Park stretches 27 kilometres from Macauleys Headland in the south to Corindi Beach in the north and provides important recreation areas, walking tracks and beach access for the community and visitors.

The care, control and management of the park

is the responsibility of the Trust Board and the implementation of park management is shared between the NPWS and the City of Coffs Harbour, on the Board’s behalf.

The Rural Fire Service also has a say in management.

“We were disappointed that work began when we thought we were still negotiating with the Board,” Mr Mackenzie said.

Residents have been caring for the asset protection zone along the park border for nearly 40 years and part of the problem is that a number of organisations have different responsibilities.

A NPWS spokesperson told News Of The Area that the Trust Board has embarked on rehabilitating important vegetation communities within the Park that have been historically cleared.

The NPWS is leading the project.

The fence has been

installed and grass has been treated to help define the area to be regenerated at the southern end of Darkum Road, Mullaway.

Native and locally endemic species will then be planted.

The spokesperson said that all work, including the spraying of introduced grasses, is being undertaken in accordance with appropriate chemical handling and use regulations and policies.

The NPWS held a community meeting last Friday, 22 November, at the Wiigulga Sports Complex to share information about governance and plans of management for these park reserves, as well as projects and conservation work in the area.

It was also a listening opportunity to understand the range of community concerns and any ideas the community had.

More than 100 people attended, and spent most of the event in discussion groups.

Mr Mackenzie said the responses were constructive

and included removing the fences, ensuring revegetation was done sensitively, that the work Landcare does is recognised and for there to be better communication from the Trust Board.

“We have had promises from the Coastal Parks Trust and NPWS before, so we will wait and see,” he said.

Dorrigo UHA donations celebrated

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Dorrigo branch of the United Hospital Auxiliary (UHA) has celebrated a busy year of fundraising for the local hospital.

In 2024, the hardworking volunteers donated $20,000 worth of medical equipment to the Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service (MPS), including four Invisa beams, two hi-low beds, a Sara Stedy sit-to-stand aid, and a shower caddy.

The equipment specifically helps improve the care and comfort for patients.

Putting the donation into perspective, the amount equates to $17 for every man, woman, and child in the closeknit Dorrigo community.

The money is raised through year-long fundraising

efforts which include street stalls, raffles, an Easter market, soup kitchen and an open garden event.

Mid North Coast Local Health District representative Sharon Fuller said the volunteers’ impact could not be overstated.

“Words alone cannot

adequately describe the gratitude felt by the staff at Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service,” Ms Fuller said.

“Dorrigo may be a small community, but it has a big heart, and the UHA volunteers help make the magic happen.

“Their dedication ensures patients and families receive

“We’d like to see us all working together for the benefit of the park.”

The NPWS spokesperson said the organisation will respond to the matters raised by workshop participants and those who registered their interest via email.

The community is encouraged to subscribe

to the NPWS Naturescapes e-newsletter, which lists opportunities for public consultation as they arise. It can be found at nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/ about-npws/stay-up-todate while inquiries can be emailed to npws.coffscoast@ environment.nsw.gov.au.

“The

example.” The celebration also honoured long-serving

to

the best possible care, and their generosity touches lives in ways they may never fully realise.

Dorrigo UHA branch continues to embody the

spirit of community and giving, bringing real change to local healthcare and setting a shining

member Shirley Freeman, who was presented with her ten-year service badge in recognition of her outstanding contribution

the UHA and community.

q Dorrigo United Hospital Auxiliary with MNCLHD representative Sharon Fuller (seated at left) and UHA State Treasurer Dee Hunter (second from left).

q Dorrigo UHA branch president Lizzie Bennett and the UHA’s State Treasurer, North Eastern Regional Representative Dee Hunter, present the ten-year service badge to Shirley Freeman (centre).

q Newly installed fences have upset residents. Photo: Rod Mackenzie.

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

By Luke COSTIN, AAP

A NEW tobacco crackdown will come into force in NSW after opposition to smaller penalties for firsttime business offenders threatened to delay it.

The NSW Liberals were against a proposed reform that aims to protect owners of newly established small businesses who accidentally fail to obtain a licence but sell legal tobacco.

First-time offenders face an $11,000 fine with subsequent offences drawing

up to $44,000, under an amendment pushed by the Greens to the state Labor government's wider tobacco reforms.

Health Minister Ryan Park made it clear, however, that those who sell illicit tobacco will continue to face the harshest penalties - up to $770,000 for corporations.

Both Victoria and NSW dialled up efforts last week to reduce illegal tobacco activity and force retailers to be licensed, following more than 100 tobacconist arson attacks of which many are linked to

organised crime.

"The first-time offence provision is a very reasonable amendment to protect small businesses during this transition," Mr Park said.

"It's aimed at protecting owners of especially newly opened small businesses who want to do the right thing and it doesn't hurt to ensure the laws are proportional."

He accused the coalition of trying to "obstruct real action on illegal tobacco".

"If it were up to the Liberals, the tobacco licensing scheme could have been

VIEW calls on support for Christmas Appeal

By Aiden BURGESS

BONVILLE -Boambee

VIEW Club is calling on the community to embrace the festive season spirit of giving by helping to raise funds for The Smith Family’s Christmas Appeal.

The money will ensure thousands of students experiencing disadvantage can be supported in their education in 2025.

The charity aims to raise $4.91 million nationally through the appeal, which will provide more than 11,700 children with access to critical learning and mentoring programs to help them stay engaged and motivated at school.

This includes programs like student2student, which pairs younger students with young reading buddies, and after-school Learning Clubs,

where students get support with their homework from trained volunteers - many of whom are VIEW Club members.

This work is more important than ever as families face the ongoing effect of cost-of-living increases.

All funds raised through donations to the Christmas Appeal will also ensure students can take part in The Smith Family’s evidence-based numeracy, literacy, tutoring, digital and mentoring programs to help them catch up and keep up at school.

VIEW (Voice, Interests, and Education of Women) is a national women’s organisation and support network, bringing together women to enjoy social activities, develop skills, and make connections - all while supporting Australian children experiencing disadvantage.

delayed by months," Mr Park said after the laws passed parliament last Wednesday.

But opposition health spokeswoman Kellie Sloane said Labor had stuffed up and watered down their own bill.

The bill - without the Greens' pro-business amendment for first offences - had been earlier backed by the coalition.

"When we are seeing firebombing after firebombing on tobacconists, Labor shouldn't be getting into bed with the Greens to weaken penalties for selling tobacco without a licence," she told AAP.

Member for Coffs

educational, personal, and financial support.

Bonville-Boambee VIEW Club supports nine students in this program, mainly through its fundraising activities, such as Christmas gift wrapping at Toormina Gardens.

Gift wrapping this year will begin on Saturday, 7 December.

For those who are interested in finding out more about VIEW or who would like to join, visit view. org.au or contact Gail, the Bonville-Boambee VIEW Club president on 0428 557 311.

Harbour Gurmesh Singh said Labor has passed “some of the weakest tobacco laws in the country”.

“In partnership with the Greens, it has painted a target on the back of legitimate small business owners who are now prey for organised crime syndicates.

“They have laid out a welcome mat for criminal gangs to move their operations from other states to NSW.”

Retailers back NSW introducing a paid licence scheme, on the expectation it will make business safer and hobble criminal activity.

Australian Association of Convenience Stores chief executive Theo Foukkare said the amended bill would help

bring the illegal tobacco and vaping market under control.

It marked a significant improvement on current fines of $1600 and minimal enforcement, he said.

The current system only requires retailers, not wholesalers, to notify NSW Health that they're selling tobacco or e-cigarettes.

"Now we need to see the enforcement inspections increase, illegal stores shut down, illegal operators prosecuted and people in jail for breaking the law," Mr Foukkare told AAP.

Every jurisdiction bar NSW and Victoria already had a paid licence scheme.

The two major states plan to have their new schemes operational in mid-2025.

Nationally, VIEW Clubs currently support more than 1,785 students on the charity’s Learning for Life program, which provides

4 Craft Close Toormina Open Mondays to Saturdays 10am-2pm until Christmas Phone 0474576643 for after hours appt

q A move to lighten penalties for first offences has sparked a row that could delay a crackdown. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.

q Christmas gift wrapping at Toormina Gardens is Bonville-Boambee VIEW Club's major single fundraising activity each year.

‘Swell Chasers’ a nod to surf culture

By Kim SATCHELL

THE Yarrila Arts and Museum was pumping last Saturday as living surf legends and board makers sauntered around its grounds.

They were joined by the public for the opening of “Swell Chasers: Surf

Stories from the Mid North Coast”, which is running in conjunction with “Heading North” by artist Joel ‘Mulga’ Moore, until 2 February, 2025.

Uncle Richard Widders

gave a fitting Gumbaynggirr Welcome to Country, explaining the protocol for visitors as being “a bit like going through customs”.

Mayor Nikki Williams spoke passionately about her childhood, acknowledging the many surfers and board makers who guided her generation in their love for the ocean and made sure they were safe.

“This is so emotional for me. I am flooded with so many childhood memories and am so grateful for these

amazing people to be in my life,” she said.

“Coffs Harbour is a surfing city, this community lives and breathes saltwater, sunshine and the sound of the ocean all around us.”

Lee Winkler, a former professional surfer now surf school operator and valued Coff Harbour Boardriders clubman, paid tribute to the community that has been so pivotal to his success and the way of life he enjoys.

“I feel so blessed and grateful to be a part of this local surf community,” ‘Wink’ told News Of The Area.

“What a wonderful and talented group of human beings.”

Gumbaynggirr woman Dr Chels Marshall, who is an expert in marine ecology, told the gathering of the importance of recognising the ocean as a women’s totem and the significance of the care this requires.

Masters Surfing world champion and Sawtell local Scott Schindler got an “Aussie Aussie oi oi oi” going and was heartfelt about what surfing meant to him.

The exhibition is spread over three galleries and offers a dynamic encounter with Mid North Coast surf culturewell worth several visits.

q Japanese surfers soaking up the atmosphere of Mid North Coast surf culture.

q The public swelled into the room chasing their own memories on display.

q Amber Mercy (Naru), Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, Brandt Mackney (bodyboard collector), Hilary Melittas (Third Women’s World Surf Titles, 1964) and Alby Falzon (legendary surf filmmaker).

Mural brings ‘cool vibes’ to community

By Kim SATCHELL

THE idea of “heading north” derives from the era when Sydney surfers explored the potential of beaches along the coast to Queensland.

For many, what started out as a surf trip eventuated into a full-blown relocation later coined a “seachange” by demographers.

“Heading North” and surf culture are being celebrated in an exhibition in Coffs Harbour featuring internationally recognised Joel ‘Mulga’ Moore.

His custom fibreglass panels, made in collaboration with shaper Stuart Patterson, have been paired with “Swell Chasers: Surf Stories from the Mid North Coast”, which opened on Saturday at the Yarrila Arts and Museum, and runs

until 2 February, 2025.

Mulga told News Of The Area, “I am stoked to have an art show in Coffs and it’s cool to have my show alongside the Swell Chasers exhibition.”

There are 22 playful works of imagination, wit and whimsy, displaying the prowess of the illustrator, graphic designer, muralist and street artist who has a distinctive grasp upon Australian popular culture.

In the lead-up to the exhibition opening, City of Coffs Harbour Council commissioned Mulga to contribute to the CBD Art Trial with a mural in Vernon Street adjacent to the Jack Simmons Arcade.

Mulga would begin his days with a surf before hitting the paints.

“I love painting public murals and bringing cool vibes to the community.

“It’s also great to meet

Coffs to mark World AIDS Day

By Andrea FERRARI

IN commemoration of World AIDS Day on Sunday 1 December, Rainbow Coffs Harbour and ACON groups are getting together at the Big Banana as it turns red.

Rainbow Coffs Harbour is a social and supportive LGBTQIA+ group, with over 1000 members within the Coffs Harbour area and surrounds.

Previously known as the AIDS Council of NSW, ACON is NSW's leading health organisation

specialising in community health, inclusion and HIV responses for people of diverse sexualities and genders.

The community gathering is an afternoon of remembrance, resilience, and connection with the culmination of the event being the lighting up of the Big Banana at dusk.

“We invite the LGBTQIA+ community, especially seniors, their allies, and the broader community to come together for fun, reflection, and solidarity,”

Founder and Director of Rainbow Coffs Harbour, Robyn, and ACON's Sharyn and Guy told News Of The Area.

“Let’s celebrate the progress we’ve made, as we honour the lives impacted by HIV/AIDS and celebrate our shared strength as we pause for a group photo in front of the glowing Big Red Banana.”

The event is presented by ACON’s Love Project and funded by NSW Government Connecting Seniors Grant Program.

the locals and sometimes they paint with me and it’s cool to know they can be involved and have pride knowing they played a part in the mural.”

High school students and Mayor Nikki Williams were among those adding to the artwork.

The mural took several days of hard work to bring to life, and features local iconography including a lighthouse, a whale, turtles, parrot, lorikeet and mopedriding goanna.

q Mulga’s colourful mural in Vernon Street adjacent to the Jack Simmons Arcade.

q Mulga poses for a selfie with NOTA reporter Kim Satchell.

q Garth Mackie trades quips with the artist.

q Members of Rainbow Coffs Harbour and ACON ready to mark World AIDS Day at the Big Banana.

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A summary of the Financial Statements is provided below.

Sharing stories, faith and music

By Andrew VIVIAN

A SMALL group recently gathered under the fig trees beside the creek in Bellingen Park for FOLK, an environmentally engaged, queer-friendly Christian gathering.

Participants reflected, shared, prayed and listened to music.

Pastor Jessi Levy of the Bellingen Uniting Church, reflected on Jesus’ call to solidarity, and said, “It’s one of the qualities that shines brightest from the Gospels in how Jesus spoke, taught, behaved and with his very life”.

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“The way of Christ that is, rather than separating from others in a quest for innocence, dominance, or supremacy, a love that connects us to everyone and everything, everywhere.”

Rev. Dr Jason John reflected on the new creation story about our evolutionary origins, and how it changes some of the basic assumptions of Genesis.

“In the new creation stories, everything is fluid, including the way in which we shape our sexual relationships, as we see even in the Hebrew and Christian

She said the embrace of compassionate oneness is “the deepest and most genuine core of Christian tradition.

“There is no one biblical view of sexual relationships, and some biblical ethics we rightly reject in the light of the gospel.

“Other creation stories come from those who have learned to live well on this land over tens of thousands of years with the Creator Spirit, and if the group continues next year, we will hear those stories first hand from our Gumbaynggirr friends.”

Rowena, who travelled from Coffs Harbour by bicycle to join in, said, “This was an opportunity to invite the Spirit in me into communion with the Spirit that binds together creation and lives in each of my fellow folk.

“This was a beautifully created, free and intentional space.”

q Some of the FOLK who came together under the fig trees. Photo: Jason John.

ArtsNational’s ‘novel’ approach

By Andrea FERRARI

IT was a packed house for ArtsNational Coffs Coast’s final talk for 2024.

Almost 200 people filled the St John Paul College Theatre to hear Susannah Fullerton’s presentation, “Ten Novels That Changed The World”.

Australian President of the Jane Austin Society, author, tour guide and popular presenter, Ms Fullerton surprised and delighted her audience with her selection of novels that have brought about significant change.

Starting with Cervantes’ (1547-1616) idealistic adventurer Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho Panza, the audience heard how the two-part narrative is now considered the first modern novel, spawning numerous film adaptations, artworks, ballets, operas, Spanish postage stamps, and familiar terms such as “quixotic” and “tilting at windmills”.

“An immediate success, this long-winded novel is now crucial to Hispanic identity and remains the second most translated book after the Bible,” Ms Fullerton said.

Moving in chronological order, the first novel in the English language was Daniel Dafoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719), which gripped the imagination of people at the time and spawned a sub-genre of “survivalist fiction”, such as Swiss Family Robinson, Lord of the Flies, Gulliver’s Travels, and popular programs like Desert Island Discs.

Waverley, by poet and Scottish nationalist Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), centres on the 1745 Jacobite

Rebellion in Scotland and is now considered the first historical novel.

Balmoral Castle was inspired by the book, along with numerous Australian place names like Waverley, Glen Waverley, Abbotsford and Ivanhoe.

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was initially published in instalments and shed a memorable light on child labour, poverty and violence.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1851) by Harriet Beecher

Stowe, considered then a searing critique of the slave trade in the American south, is now viewed as a bit stereotyped and not critical enough.

It fuelled the abolitionist movement and was a contemporary bestseller.

The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins was the first detective novel.

Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders owe their whodunnit formulas to the ground rules established in this novel.

The sexual controversy following Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) by DH Lawrence saw it immediately censored.

A sensational obscenity trial followed (smut vs literary merit), with the

first uncensored version of the book only published in 1960.

The Cat in the Hat (1957) by Dr Seuss forever changed children’s literature.

As Ms Fullerton pointed out, children’s literature was exceptionally boring and gender stereotyped before Dr Seuss, with series like Dick and Jane offering a paralysing reading experience.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee and Harry Potter (1997) by JK Rowling are both renowned in terms of influence, sales and film adaptations.

And, as Susannah explained, both are now banned in some American libraries; Harry Potter

Gambling recovery group launches

A FRESH start for those struggling with gambling issues is on the horizon with the launch of a new Gambling Recovery Group in Coffs Harbour.

Starting 7 January, the group will meet weekly at the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, offering support for anyone ready to take control of their gambling habits.

Based on the internationally acclaimed SMART Recovery model, the group empowers participants to set their own goals, whether it’s complete abstinence or cutting back.

The program is part of the Neighbourhood Centre’s Gambling Harm Program, funded through the NSW Community

Benefit Payment Scheme.

“This group is for anyone who feels gambling is becoming a problem in their lives,” said program coordinator Leigh Watson.

“It may be that they’ve tried several times to stop but nothing has worked.”

SMART Recovery focuses on personal choice and control.

Participants design

their recovery journey, set their own pace, and use proven techniques to build motivation, handle urges, solve problems, and create a balanced life.

“Our trained facilitators will support participants without judgement, even if they stumble.”

Ms Watson emphasised the power of peer support.

“Sharing your journey

with others can be incredibly motivating.

Hearing success stories and seeing others succeed offers hope and a roadmap for what’s possible.

“Plus, being part of a group helps combat the isolation that often comes with addiction.”

With a track record of success in tackling addictions like alcohol and

because of witches and To Kill a Mockingbird because it deals with race and rape.

While Jane Austin is one of Ms Fullerton’s favourite authors, she concluded the talk by saying it wasn’t about personal favourites, but impact over time.

“Fiction is a gateway to empathy, imagination and the power of storytelling,” she concluded.

Audience members were buzzing with questions and alternative top ten choices.

During the post-talk supper, Ms Fullerton was the centre of conversations. Check out ArtsNational Coffs Coast’s 2025 program at: artsnationalcoffscoast. au.

drugs, SMART Recovery is now helping those impacted by gambling.

“The four-point program uses cognitivebehavioural strategies to drive meaningful change.”

The group will meet Tuesdays, 10.30am–12pm at Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, 22 Earl Street.

For more information or a confidential chat, call 6648 3694 and ask for Leigh.

q Susannah Fullerton opens her talk on Ten Novels That Changed The World.

q ArtsNational speaker Susannah Fullerton in Coffs Harbour.

SCU calls for ‘urgent action’ on student reforms

By Sue STEPHENSON

SOUTHERN Cross University (SCU) is among regional institutions calling for urgent action to address the issues with the government’s planned international education reforms.

In a surprise backflip, the Coalition last week sided with The Greens and Independents in opposing Labor’s proposed amendments to the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000.

Those amendments included capping international student enrolments at 270,000 from 2025, a reduction of 30 percent.

They also included the ability for the Minister of the day to prioritise regional placements.

Education Minister Jason Clare estimated that under the reforms, SCU, which has a campus in Coffs Harbour, would have

seen international student numbers increase from 698 in 2024 to 1300 in 2025 - an increase of 86 percent.

“By getting into bed with the Greens, the National Party are betraying their local communities,” the Minister said in a statement.

“Our caps will increase the number of international students at regional universities and reduce them in the big cities. That’s what the Nationals say they want.”

Vice-Chancellor of SCU

Professor Tyrone Carlin, who is also the chair of the Regional Universities Network (RUN), said “action must be taken now to address the unresolved issues associated with the ESOS Amendment Bill still before Parliament, the government’s proposed approach to international student caps, and inequities in the current student visa processing regime.

“Leaving these issues unresolved until 2025 will not provide certainty – on the contrary, it will further undermine equity and diversification in Australia’s international education system, and unfairly punish some students, institutions and communities.

“Immediate action is required to address the current distorted system for visa processing.

“We need a fairer system to ensure that no student or institution faces unfair disadvantages.

“And we need confidence that visas will be processed efficiently to enable students to take up their places.

“This must happen this week. If we wait any longer, it will be too late for many students hoping

Lunch 4 U moves to Showground

By Andrea FERRARI

IT’S full steam ahead for “Coffs Christmas Lunch 4 U”, the free community lunch held on Christmas Day.

Event coordinators Ange Anderson and Nick Newling said the lunch is going ahead thanks to the generosity of businesses and individuals.

“The Coffs community has again answered our call for sponsorship and donations,” Ange and Nick told News Of The Area.

Numerous individuals have donated with more local companies committing support.

“We are encouraging businesses to come on board, there’s still time to make a difference and buy a meal or two at $25 per meal.”

Donation enquiries can be directed to coffschristmaslunchforu@ gmail.com or Ange 0434 080 174.

All meal donations are tax deductible and receipts can be issued.

Originally known as the Orphans Christmas Lunch and founded in 2007, the purpose of the event remains

to give everyone a sense of community spirit and try to ensure no one is alone at this special, but potentially difficult, time of year.

Ange and Nick have been a part of the event for several years, and took over the coordinator roles last year with great success.

“We are excited to host this year’s event at the new location of the Exhibition Hall at Coffs Showground.

“This venue allows a bigger capacity of 200 people sitting down to lunch.

“It’s been a tough year for so many and this welcoming gathering on Christmas Day provides a social opportunity for those who might otherwise be alone or people and families who want to have lunch amongst others in a warm and friendly atmosphere.”

Doors open at 10:30am and close at 2pm.

A sausage sandwich is provided on arrival, lunch is served at Noon.

No alcohol is permitted.

People are asked to register for the lunch at the Neighbourhood Centre, in person, or call 6648 3694; at

BlueSky Community Services in person or call 6651 1788; or at Coffs Uniting Soup Kitchen.

There is capacity for 200 people.

The coordinators are keen to hear from businesses that would like to donate goods or services.

“It is intended to try to support businesses by reciprocating the donation with a purchase, as we acknowledge businesses have had a tough year with rising costs,” they said.

And like all events, helpers are needed.

“If anyone would like to volunteer on either Christmas Eve afternoon for setting up or on Christmas Day, please email us at volunteercclfu@ gmail.com or contact Ange on 0434 080 174.”

A roster will be established to cover all periods of need, which includes set up and pack down.

“Food handling, security and hospitality skills would be helpful, but by no means necessary.”

Co-coordinator Nick Newling, chef extraordinaire, will again lead a team of volunteers to prepare and serve the hearty lunch for all those attending.

A new major sponsor this year is TCA Technology Centre Australia who has paid the venue hire fees.

“This generosity has made a huge positive dent in our expenses, and we thank Josh and his team for their support.”

Ange and Nick also acknowledge the City of Coffs Harbour Council’s 2024/25

Community Donations Program grant awarded to support this important community initiative. Community Care Options continues to auspice the event and provide invaluable support.

q Christmas community Lunch 4 U coordinators Ange Anderson and Nick Newling checking out the new venue.

to commence study in our universities in 2025.”

The News Of The Area also sought comment from the office of Nationals MP for Cowper Pat Conaghan.

q Southern Cross University, which has a Coffs Harbour campus, stood to benefit from international student caps.

Farm safety awareness

By Andrea FERRARI

WHEN Dorrigo vet Chris Shirley and his daughter Cara both sustained injuries from attending farm calls that turned out to be in unsafe circumstances, it sowed the seed for a community Farm Safety Awareness event.

From his hospital bed, Chris posted a message on Facebook.

It prompted Dorrigo’s Ruth Holmes, 84, to recall the last Farm Safety Day held in Dorrigo in 1999.

“It was 25 years ago and those who attended still remember the lessons to this day,” she told News Of The Area.

As the idea snowballed, interested parties jumped on board, forming a committee in July 2024 including members of Rotary, Lions, SES, primary schools, Dorrigo schools, Dorrigo Vet and concerned community members.

It was with resounding enthusiasm they all agreed to an educational, workshopstyle Farm Safety Awareness Day.

Vets, stock handlers and anyone working or living on a farm is at risk of injury.

“Safety awareness and following certain protocols can make the difference,” Ruth said.

“We want to get the children up to date and aware of what to do to be safe and accident aware.”

Farmers who routinely do jobs can sometimes be slack on safety or wearing protective gear.

“I am the wife of a farmer who didn’t wear ear protection many years ago and now he’s poor at hearing.

“Eye protection is a must, too, and there’s innumerable farm workers who are without a finger, thumb or even a hand.”

The free Dorrigo Plateau Farm Safety Awareness Day took place on Friday, 15 November, and was attended by local school children from Kindy to Year 12, and interested residents.

Activities focused on safety around chainsaws,

water, cattle, horses, fires, guns, chemicals, quads, sideby-sides, ride on mowers, motor bikes, large equipment with power take-offs, safe use of cattle yards and gates, use of emergency apps, tying down loads, the information you need on hand when making a 000 call and first aid in the field and on the fly.

Small groups of students spent twelve minutes at each station while the operators gave very precise and relevant information in their chosen industry.

On board on the day were St John’s Ambulance, Dorrigo Veterinary Clinic, McGregor Gourlay, Nutrien Ag Solutions, NSW Police, Megan RFS, Dorrigo Fire and Rescue, Dorrigo SES, Stan Cork Machinery, Super Moto, Lesley Apps, NSW Farmers, Mid North Coast LHD and Dr Jessica Santaos.

“Dorrigo Rotary and Lions Clubs fed the hoards with a sausage sizzle and provided day long refreshments and delicious home baked goods,” Director of Rotary Club

about diseases on farms… then moved around in our groups to different stations.

“We got to see the SES telling us about water safety and how to properly use a

Dorrigo Sara Hankin told NOTA.

The day was officiated by Cr Graeme Shephard and Emer Fahey from the Dorrigo Chamber of Commerce.

information by Nutrien, Ute safety with McGregor Gourlay and a demonstration by vet Chris Shirley on how to safely work with livestock.” Dorrigo Show Trust

q Rotary Dorrigo served up refreshments and home baked goods.

q Dorrigo Plateau Farm Safety Awareness Day attendees.

q Handling large animals in yards and gates.

q Dorrigo vet Chris Shirley spoke on safety around handling large animals.

q Coordinators Pete Strang, Jade Taylor and Josh Liepens.

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Footbridge open to the public

THE new footbridge over Boambee Creek has opened to the public in time for the summer holiday season.

The footbridge links Sawtell to the southern end of Boambee Beach, but the old structure had reached the end of its serviceable life so a replacement project was begun earlier this year.

“[I am] absolutely delighted to see this open as I know how important this footbridge is to the community,” City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams said.

“For the locals it provides access to the dog (off-leash) beach while the bridge has long been a favourite for tourists grabbing that perfect shot for Instagram.”

The new structure features galvanised members with fibre-reinforced plastic decking and has an expected design life of 25 to 35 years.

“We did investigate remedial works to the old footbridge but it was determined that a new build would deliver the best value for the community,” City Infrastructure Director Andrew Beswick said.

“This is an important asset with high utilisation by the community, particularly early of a morning and in the late afternoon by people out for a walk at one of the most picturesque spots on the Coffs Coast.”

Supported by Federal grant funding

through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program, the footbridge project came within the City’s budgeted allowance of $657,373.

Throughout the build, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and its contracting partner worked with the City of Coffs Harbour to minimise disruption to the community and visitors.

The comprehensive upgrade involved extensive work to maintain this critical infrastructure, including the removal of corroded metal, repainting of the eastern rail bridge girder, and the full replacement of the City-owned footbridge structure. Additionally, new security fencing was installed at the northern bridge abutment, ensuring greater safety and security for all users.

“With the completion of these works, the service life of the rail bridge has been significantly extended and importantly the replacement of the vital community footbridge will ensure continued service to residents and visitors for many years to come,” ARTC Group Executive Operations Clinton Crump said.

“We are proud to have partnered with the City of Coffs Harbour to deliver this important footbridge upgrade, and we thank the community for their patience and support during the works.”

Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan also lauded the project, with the funding provided by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

“The new Boambee Creek footbridge is a fantastic addition to our community, ensuring safe and scenic access from Sawtell to Boambee Beach for years to come,” Mr Conaghan said.

“This project, delivered with the Australian Rail Track Corporation using Federal Government funding, demonstrates the value of collaboration in creating longlasting infrastructure.”

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q The new Boambee Creek footbridge.

Holden museum to host historian

ONE of Australia’s most prolific auto history authors will launch his latest book in Coffs Harbour this Saturday, 30 November, celebrating 76 years since the first Holden rolled off the production line.

Racing Humpy Holdens is Joel Wakely’s sixth book on Australia’s motoring history and celebrates the marque’s first model, the 48-215 also known as the Humpy.

The launch will be held at the National Holden Motor Museum where Joel will sign books and share his first-hand knowledge of the car’s story.

Event organiser Steve Little said at least nine original Humpy’s will be on display for people to see first-hand the nation’s first manufactured car.

“We expect to see a range of classic restored Humpys from around the region on Saturday including the FX and FJ models,” Steve said.

“It will be a fantastic opportunity for people to experience where our motoring history began and also hear from Joel about his knowledge of the car.

“There is a touch of the miraculous about this story: a simple car that broke its boundaries to define a motoring era, and a bunch of mates that built a racing car on a shoestring but through hard work, skill and sheer nerve still reached the pinnacle of their sport.”

Joel will recall the tale of how it became a muchloved road car, for a decade a fearsomely competitive racing car, and ultimately a definitive model Holden that helped define Australian culture and history.

He owned a thriving BP service station in Sydney’s Inner West, on Concord Road, North Strathfield, called the Boomerang Service Station.

He also formed and

sponsored the Boomerang Service Station Holden 48-215 Racing Team with friends and mechanic Bob Gray and Spencer Martin as

driver/mechanic.

In 1963, the racing team went from strength to strength with thirteen wins and three seconds with

After a successful career in many aspects of the auto industry, Joel’s passion for all things cars led him to

in Holdens, Muscle Cars, Utes, Hot Rods and Humpy Holdens.

Funding supports suicide prevention workshops

By Andrea FERRARI

WESLEY Community Services Ltd has received a $23,500 grant in the latest round of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Strengthening Rural Communities program

Wesley’s successful application sought support to run five “Building Resilience” workshops as part of its LifeForce program.

These will deliver evidence-based suicide prevention and mental health information and support for up to 100 participants.

The Wesley LifeForce

New residents ‘meet-up’ relaunches

By Andrew VIVIAN

AFTER pausing for several years, the Coffs Coast “New Residents Meet Up” is back with a new location and an enthusiastic organising team.

Designed to help newcomers settle in and feel at home, the initiative aims to build connections and foster friendships among those who’ve recently made this beautiful region their own, or anyone seeking connection to community.

Vanessa Simpson of Coastal Property Buyers hosts the event with the support of local groups, such as Business Professional Women (BPW) Coffs Coast and Coffs Harbour Older Women’s Network.

The meet up is open to anyone who’s recently

moved to the area and provides an opportunity to share experiences, discover local gems, and get insider tips about the best places to explore, eat, and relax.

Organisers say the event fills an essential need for new residents, particularly as the Coffs Coast continues to attract families, retirees, and professionals looking for a new lifestyle.

Ms Simpson said, "Moving to a new area can feel daunting, no matter how stunning the surroundings are.

"This meet-up is all about breaking down those barriers and making it easy for people to feel like they belong."

The relaunched event is scheduled to take place at the Park Beach Reserve from 6pm until 8pm on the first Friday

of each month, commencing Friday, 6 December.

It will occur at the same time as the Twilight Food Market, allowing new residents to sample the array of culinary delights and live music that showcase the rich diversity of the Coffs Coast.

Attendees can expect a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere, with plenty of opportunities to meet others who are also starting their journey in the area.

The relaunch has been backed by several local businesses and organisations keen to ensure that new residents feel connected to the wider community.

Representatives from these groups will also be present at the event to answer questions and offer support.

"Our community is what makes the Coffs Coast so special," said local business owner Marisa Camilleri

program is a communityled network of people and organisations delivering suicide prevention, intervention and postvention strategies, and support and training, across Australia.

High-risk communities like Coffs Harbour are targeted so localised suicide prevention initiatives can be developed.

The objective is to address the high suicide rate and the significant impact that mental health problems have at a personal and community level, specifically from ongoing loss and trauma such as that sustained in the 2022

floods. The workshops are open to anyone in the local community.

“Wesley LifeForce delivered similar resilience building workshops last year and 100 percent of those who attended said they would recommend the workshops to others,” Program Manager for NSW and ACT April Merrick told News Of The Area.

“Interest in the workshops was double the number of participant spaces offered and since then, the community has been requesting the workshops.”

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"Initiatives like this are a wonderful way to welcome people and share what makes this place so unique."

Long-time locals are encouraged to attend to welcome new residents and share their tips for making

the most of life on the Coffs Coast.

Ms Simpson said the meet-up is open to everyone in the region.

“Participants are encouraged to bring a picnic rug or chair, some nibbles, and an open heart for connection.”

The Coffs Coast New Residents Meet-Up is free to attend, but RSVPs are appreciated to help with planning.

For more information, contact Ms Simpson at success@ coastalpropertybuyers.com. au or call 0481 093 299.

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q Existing and new residents used to meet at Pacific Bay but will now meet at Park Beach Reserve. Photo: Vanessa Simpson.

q The trophy won by Team Boomerang and donated to the National Holden Motor Museum.

q Joel Wakely with his sixth book on motoring history. Photo: Racing Humpy Holdens.

q Stu Cameron, CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission.

Vale Pam Gilmour

By Andrea FERRARI

TREASURED artist Pam Gilmour passed away on 17 November, aged 83.

A prolific artist, Pam’s creative nature flourished in Coffs Harbour where she contributed to the arts community until her last days.

Born in Victoria in 1941 she married David Gilmour in Shepparton in 1962.

They had two children, Lisa and James.

The family moved to Coffs Harbour in 1979 where Pam and David started a swimming pool business.

Living in the countryside beyond Coramba the couple built a home which included an art studio and started making stained glass windows and door panels.

Pam pursued art as a hobby, which she delighted in while working full-time at the Legacy Nursing Home.

“After my mother hurt her back working for 23 years at Legacy Nursing Home and could no longer

make her stained-glass windows, I convinced her to enrol in TAFE to do a painting course,” son James P. Gilmour told News Of The Area.

“She had painted all her life but had forgotten that she could do it.”

Pam completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at

TAFE in 1989.

“TAFE was a saving grace for her as she made so many friends and painting became her happy place,” James said.

Pam was shortlisted several times for the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (EMSLA) and was a finalist in the 2011 Country Energy

“We shared a studio behind the Jetty Theatre and I had the wonderful experience of working towards a successful joint exhibition at Coffs’ Regional Gallery."

funeral was held on Monday, 25 November, in Coffs Harbour.

Narranga’s morning tea for Love

Your Sister

By Andrea FERRARI

COFFS mum Tanya McLean decided she wanted to raise money for cancer charity Love Your Sister (LYS) following her own sister's diagnosis of breast cancer in September.

So she organised a morning tea at Narranga Public School, raising over $2000.

Tanya's sister Alison Paul, is a local news reporter for NBN News and shared her story publicly in a story that aired on 31 October.

“My big sister has been dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis for the last two months,” Tanya told News

Of The Area.

“It's been a whirlwind of appointments and surgery.

“I'd like to help raise awareness and get more women to get their boobies checked.

“We also need the Australian government to cover some costs associated with this horrible disease.

“The one test my sister was eligible for cost $5000.

“Thankfully she found the money and the results of the tests showed that chemo would be of no benefit.

“If she hadn't found the money and had the test, she would be undergoing unnecessary chemo right

now.”

Love Your Sister is an Australian cancervanquishing charity and has raised $20m towards Precision Medicine for patients everywhere.

Founded by Gold Logiewinning actor Samuel Johnson OAM, LYS is committed to treating all 500 cancers with Precision Medicine now.

After losing his sister Connie to breast cancer, Samuel’s on a quest to get the community, business, and government onboard to bring Precision Medicine to Australia.

Samuel sent a message thanking Tanya and Narranga School staff for their support, which was aired at the morning tea.

He argues that Precision Medicine, or genomic testing, should be offered as a standard in the care of every Australian patient.

“Precision Medicine is basically where we test the cancer, not the patient, and by doing that genomic screening, as soon as the cancer patient is diagnosed, we can increase their outcomes by stupendous amounts,” he said.

Urging women over the age of 40 years to get mammograms is also part of Alison and Tanya’s mission.

For Alison the tumour was picked up in a routine mammogram, the appointment reminder being prompted by a social media post.

Early detection has

meant Alison had a successful surgery to remove the cancer and has also avoided chemotherapy.

“It only takes 20 minutes for a mammogram appointment, from the time you enter until the time you leave, it's only every two years and it can just save your life,” Alison said.

“Bookings can be made online and are free for women over the age of 40."

In NSW, 48.2 percent of women aged between 50 and 74 are overdue for their two-yearly mammogram.

If detected early, the five-year breast cancer survival rate is 98 percent.

Narranga Public School is holding a pink mufti-day fundraiser for the entire school next Friday.

Art Prize for Landscape Painting at Bathurst Regional Gallery.

She had her first major exhibition with son James at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery in 2015.

Pam’s

q Coffs Harbour artist Pam Gilmour.

q Morning tea at Narranga Public School for the Love Your Sister cancer charity.

q Landscape by Pam Gilmour.

q Vessel Study by the late Pam Gilmour.

q Fundraiser Tanya McLean shares the video message from Samuel Johnson, founder of Love Your Sister.

Figurative drawing on display

By Andrea FERRARI

WOOLGOOLGA Art Gallery opened its latest exhibition “Figurative” to music provided by gallery

member John Gallagher.

Members of the gallery and the public have worked diligently throughout the year developing their life drawing skills with a life

model organised each month by the Woolgoolga Gallery.

The Figurative Art class has been well attended throughout the year.

Each month the Gallery has engaged a human model to sit and strike various poses.

Poses are initially short five-minute duration and

progress to 30-minutes which enable the artist to develop their drawing skills on the structure of the human body.

The Woolgoolga Gallery is open for public viewing every day, from 10am4pm, at 73 Turon Parade, Woolgoolga.

Entry is free and most exhibitions show the work of local artists.

The “Figurative” exhibition will be on until 8 December.

The transformation of Dorrigo Library

THE new-look Dorrigo Library was officially unveiled this week, with local booklovers celebrating the completion of a two-stage upgrade.

The transformation of the library was made possible by generous support from the State Government through Public Library Infrastructure Grants.

Bellingen Shire Mayor Cr Steve Allan, who officiated the opening, expressed his pride in the project.

“This isn’t just about bricks and mortar; it’s about creating a library that’s accessible, welcoming, and truly fit for the future.

“Libraries are more than just places to borrow booksthey’re vital community hubs where people of all ages can connect, create, and thrive.”

Council secured two Public Library Infrastructure Grants to deliver the

improvements.

The first, awarded in 2021, provided $482,800 to extend the library.

The expansion was initiated following recommendations from the People and Places Guide for Planning Public Library Buildings, which highlighted that the library was too small to meet the needs of Dorrigo’s growing population.

Key enhancements included extensions to the main entrance and the western wing, creating a more spacious and inviting environment, accessible pathways and amenities, dedicated study nooks, and a youth area.

Two meeting rooms, one equipped with supportive technology and after-hours access, were also added, making the library better suited for workshops, activities, and community

gatherings.

The second grant, worth $120,289 and awarded earlier this year, supported a refurbishment of the library’s interior.

The funding allowed for new furnishings, moveable shelving to adapt spaces for events, updated IT equipment, and fresh paint and flooring.

“These changes ensure that our library isn’t just functional - it’s a welcoming space where everyone can feel at home,” said Shire Librarian Rowena Sierant.

“From study areas for young people to accessible amenities for older residents, this library now meets the diverse needs of our community.”

The Mayor thanked Council staff, contractors PKN Constructions Pty Ltd, and all involved in securing funding.

A special mention was

to Alison Pattinson, who sadly passed away in 2022 and was a passionate advocate for library services.

“Her legacy lives on in the

“I want to thank Alison for her service to our community and congratulate everyone

will serve our community for generations to come.”

Have your say on water metering amendments

PROPOSED draft amendments to the nonurban metering rules in the Water Management (General) Regulation 2018 are now open for public comment.

Member for Oxley Michael Kemp is urging water users to provide feedback on the amendments.

“Whether you’re a farmer, landholder, or small

These changes aim to significantly improve water resource management across New South Wales while making it quicker, easier, and more cost-effective for many water users to comply with metering requirements. The proposed amendments aim to implement the recommendations from a 2023 NSW Government review and to ensure that 95 percent of licensed water entitlements in NSW are metered by December 2026.

business owner, now is the time to ensure these reforms reflect the needs of our region,” Mr Kemp said.

“Our water resources are vital, these amendments aim to be practical and fair, and they are the result of careful consideration of the issues faced by water users.” The deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm on Sunday, 8 December.

made

wonderful new library space,” the Mayor said.

who made this vision a reality. “Your hard work ensures this library

q Julianne Gosper and her ‘Figurative’ exhibition entry.

q Locals Jude Rodgers and Bev Hoyle enjoying the ‘Figurative’ exhibition.

q Woolgoolga Art Gallery’s exhibition opening with music by John Gallagher.

q The Dorrigo Library has undergone a twostage upgrade.

q A grand opening event was held this week.

Taking a Legal Look

By Manny WOOD

Legal battle over house

ROBERT enters into a de facto relationship with Wendy.

Six years after Robert and Wendy commence their relationship, Robert receives a $1 million inheritance from his father’s estate.

Later that year, Robert and Wendy buy a house and move in together.

A few years pass before their relationship sours and Wendy moves out.

Robert continues to occupy the house before he unexpectedly passes away.

He does not have a will.

John, Robert’s son from a previous relationship, sees a solicitor regarding his father’s estate. A Title Search is conducted, which reveals that the house is still registered in Robert and Wendy’s joint names. John is advised that the ownership of the house will now pass to Wendy by way of “survivorship”.

John is also advised that because Robert was not married and was not in a de facto relationship when he passed away, that John is entitled to the whole of his late father’s estate but because the house was owned as “joint tenants”, it does not form part of the estate and will pass to Wendy.

There are no other assets of any significant value in the estate.

John commences action in the Supreme Court, seeking orders that Wendy holds the house on “resulting trust” for Robert’s estate on the basis that Robert paid the bulk of the purchase price.

The legal principle is that the “beneficial” ownership of property should be reflected by the owners’ contributions to the purchase price. Although “gifting” presumptions exist, which restrict the application of the principle to spouses and children, there are no such presumptions that exist in relation to de facto couples.

A careful analysis of bank statements and loan documents show that Robert contributed 83.75% of the purchase price.

The Court concludes that Robert had the benefit of a resulting trust and makes a declaration recognising his 83.75 percent interest, which passes to his estate and ultimately to John pursuant to the rules of intestacy.

Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@ tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.

This fictional column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.

DEAR News Of The Area,

I ATTENDED the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) information session at Woolgoolga about the management of the reserves north of Coffs Harbour.

The largest reserve in the area is the Coffs Coast Regional Park which is managed by a Trust Board.

Only one non-NPWS board member

OPINION & LETTERS

Do it once, and do it right

DEAR News Of The Area,

IN response to Gerry McGilvray “Show us the costings” (Coffs Coast NOTA 19 November 2024).

All of a sudden the anti-development activists are concerned with pesky details like accurate costings.

Where were these concerns when the former council majority hastily created their own uncosted and laughably amateurish masterplan?

Where were these concerns for financial responsibility when the former council systematically stripped funding from vital community services to create the illusion of a surplus so it could try to buy land already owned by the public in order to stop development?

Properly redeveloping the foreshores will require a lot of money.

No matter the final masterplan, all major services to the foreshores need to be substantially upgraded - power, water, sewer, and stormwater.

Those upgrades will likely cost well into the tens of millions, just to

Residents

create the proper blank canvas for the redevelopment.

Once the services are upgraded, almost all the road needs to be replaced and many hundreds of new parking spaces must be created.

Even if you ignore the residential and tourist accommodation, the masterplan still includes multiple new amenities blocks, public buildings, meeting spaces, major outdoor spaces, a bridge over the railway line, retail and hospitality tenancies, new boardwalks, regionally iconic play spaces, and Indigenous cultural facilities.

There is no chance all of that can be built properly for the $15 million McGilvray suggests.

But that’s the point. The antidevelopment activists don’t actually want anything done at the foreshores.

Let’s not accept doing this on the cheap.

We’ve waited much too long. It’s got to be done properly.

Do it once, and do it right.

Regards, Jesse YOUNG, Coffs Harbour.

‘disappointed’ by info session

attended the meeting which was disappointing.

Over a hundred community members attended, ranging from very well informed to those who knew very little about the park, but wanted to find out more.

Attendees were split into groups and sat at round tables - I have never attended a community meeting or briefing in this format.

A small army of NPWS staff were present to facilitate discussions, presumably to ensure we didn’t stray too far from their process!

At the core of the issues raised by community groups and individuals was the poor governance of the Trust Board.

Addressing the board’s secrecy,

their lack of transparency, their failure to consult stakeholders before making decisions, their inability to publicly explain their decisions or how they spend their million dollar budget would go a long way towards resolving many of the issues identified by NPWS.

I think it is fair to say that NPWS got more out of the meeting than the attendees did.

Many attendees who expected to find out what was happening in the park left disappointed and frustrated.

NPWS undertook to forward attendees a copy of the meeting minutes and people who asked questions before and at the meeting were told their questions would be answered individually.

I hope NPWS delivers on this undertaking.

In the interests of transparency, I also

On theCouch

DEAR Jasminda,

Christmas is already being promoted and it's making me stressed. I don't have enough money to buy things for all my family members. Do you have any suggestions?

Glenda P.

DEAR Glenda,

THANKS so much for your message. Christmas is supposed to be a time to get together with friends and family, observe your faith if you are religious, and, religious or not, feel absolute contempt for Harry when he buys his hot work colleague, not his wife, a necklace in Love Actually (bastard).

Christmas is also a time when many people feel distressed due to the acute reminder that they will not be sharing the day with people they love or feel inadequate due to the pressures of marketing where everyone seems to be sitting down to a 10-course meal, expensive bon-bons and departmentstore gifts.

Something I find really helpful at this time of year, when expectations are high, is to ask people what presents they remember receiving for Christmas.

Many won't remember any of them, which is a good indication of how meaningless they can be.

Many also don't like the gifts they receive, evidenced by the huge queues at the returns counters post-Christmas. What is more meaningful is to give experiences.

In our family, we ask for an experience rather than a present.

This year, for example, I have asked my husband to clean his shed, which currently looks like a combination of a Bunnings aisle and a Running of the Bulls stampede.

This act will give me far more pleasure and make me love him more than if he gave me a present.

Think about something that each family member would love to do with you, and write a card with the experience and an expiry date (usually before the end of the following year).

I hope this helps.

Have a beautiful Christmas, Glenda.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

encourage NPWS to publish all of the questions that were provided before the meeting - without names of course.

Regards, Sue PARKES, Corindi.

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GKNP decisions could ‘cripple’ native timber industry

DEAR News Of The Area,

IN reference to Lil Ganly’s letter in the Coffs and Nambucca NOTAs titled “The promise of the GKNP”, I’d suggest she looks back at the actual election commitment by NSW Labor.

Their promise was “to deliver our commitment to establish the Great Koala National Park and a sustainable timber industry for mid and northern NSW” (Moriarty, 2023) during their first term of Government.

“The process to establish the park will involve three key components:

- An independent economic and social assessment which will consider the impacts on local jobs and communities;

- The establishment of industry, community and Aboriginal advisory panels to provide input to the creation of

the park; and,

- An expert environmental and cultural heritage assessment to safeguard the unique environmental and cultural heritage of the region and ensure the Great Koala National Park aligns with the highest standards of environmental protection and respect for cultural heritage.” (Sharpe, 2023).

Whilst the assessment process is underway, Forestry Corporation agreed not to conduct timber harvesting in socalled “koala hubs” but “NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe has made it clear that there will be no cessation of timber harvesting in the proposed park”.

However, it is worth noting that:

- Within the GKNP assessment area, only 12 percent of the public forests are available for selective harvesting under strict environmental conditions, with the

other 88 percent of the public estate already managed purely for conservation.

- The GKNP assessment area also contains over 16,000 hectares of hardwood plantations, which is more than half of the State’s hardwood plantations.

On the one hand, ENGO’s are calling on the Government to end sustainable native timber harvesting and transition the industry (miraculously overnight) to 100 percent plantations but, on the other hand, are now protesting when these plantations in the GKNP are being harvested.

You can’t have it both ways but then, even koalas can’t tell the difference between a 40-year-old plantation and a native forest.

- NPWS drone surveys within the GKNP assessment area “estimates the koala population in the 176,000 ha assessment area is 12,111 koalas, with a 95 percent confidence interval of 10,311 to 14,541 koalas” (Sharpe, 2024) with koalas appearing to prefer coastal State forests,

Long term solutions on air travel

DEAR News Of The Area,

A recent Facebook post by a longtime friend about the price of airfares to and from Coffs Harbour elicited a large number of comments.

The furious agreement of the responses was that the cost of air travel to Sydney was exorbitant and especially those needed at short notice, say two to three days, were at best cheapest at $499 one way, with a $99 change or cancellation fee from Qantas are clear evidence of that claim.

Some fares can be almost double that.

Let’s spend

DEAR

WELL done to the City of Coffs Harbour GM Natalia Cowley for her financial accountability.

I would have thought it was her job to lead us through financial issues but if accolades are handed out for doing your job – well done.

However my issue is why are we not spending some of this $330 million of our ratepayers money.

Recently a friend stayed and mentioned

‘Bad

REX fares were slightly cheaper with lower change and cancellation fees but still expensive.

There are many reasons that people need to fly to Sydney including a range of business needs and more urgent personal reasons including health, family emergencies and funerals.

The cost of these fares is a huge impost on regions like ours and impacts on our local businesses. Then there is the broader impact on the local economy, especially tourism, that is still recovering from the Covid epidemic.

Whilst the recent announcement from the Labor Government of support to maintain REX regional services is welcome, it is only a short-term measure.

Longer term reform and solutions are crucial.

Many cannot ever afford air travel, but the cost remains a significant issue for us all.

These excessive costs contribute to the broader cost of living pressures as significant indirect costs of doing business and are passed on to local consumers.

We have all enjoyed the benefits

some money

they were looking at getting out of Sydney and thinking of buying on the Coffs Coast but conceded that it all looks so tired.

I had to agree.

Our council rates are four times higher than their council rates and they can see the Sydney Harbour and the Bridge from their home.

Recently I was in Grafton and it looks fantastic - shops are full, people out and about.

Nambucca is also going ahead and looks lovely.

Sadly Sawtell looks very tired and this is not just me grumbling, I hear this all the time, which has prompted my letter.

I spoke to Cr Amos when he was Mayor who called the streets of Sawtell eclectic while older folk are falling over because they are so uneven.

Why can we not spend some of this money to fix them?

The Sawtell Swimming Pool has had a bit of a make over but closes at 1pm.

Why can we not spend some of this $330 million to extend the hours of the pool?

deal’ for ratepayers

DEAR News Of The Area,

I WAS surprised that council’s sponsorship deal to bring a go kart race to Coffs Harbour didn’t get a mention in last week’s paper.

I refer to the motion moved by cardcarrying National Party member and socalled Independent councillor George Cecato asking council to sponsor a go-kart race at a cost of $30 000 to ratepayers.

The motion was eagerly seconded by former Chamber of Commerce board member Cr Fowler.

The agenda paper says that hosting this race would inject more than $1.5M into the Coffs Harbour economy. During the meeting Cr Cecato said it would be $3M.

If he is so confident this event offers such a financial windfall for the local economy,

why can’t he ask his mates in the Chamber of Commerce to stump up the $30,000 in order to get a 10,000 percent return on their investment?

A number of councillors including the mayor argued this was a great return on investment.

Well it is for local businesses – at a cost of absolutely nothing they stand to get a multimillion dollar return.

But what does the council get for the $30,000 sacrificed from ‘general rate funding’?

None of the councillors seemed too concerned that the general rate fund wouldn’t see any of its $30,000 returned.

Cr Judge identified a number of community projects that council could not afford to support; such as longer opening

hours for swimming pools at Woolgoolga and Sawtell.

I guess the new council sees providing corporate welfare as a higher priority than providing community services. Cr Sechi even said “It is our job to support business”.

It seems she really meant it’s council’s job to subsidise business.

Perhaps if more councillors were wearing their concern-for-the-community hats instead of proudly wearing their probusiness hats they might have had the spine to ask the local business beneficiaries to make some sort of contribution from their windfall profits to reimburse the council.

That way, ratepayers struggling under cost-of-living pressure wouldn’t have to forego services.

I have no issue with council supporting

particularly near existing plantations.

This work supports previous work by Dr Brad Law et al whose seven year study, which included the drought and subsequent Black Summer fires, found koala populations stable and a weak positive relationship with increasing extent of medium-intensity harvesting 1630 years previously.

I’d hope that before Cabinet makes decisions on the GKNP that could cripple NSW’s $2.9B native timber industry and threaten nearly 9000 jobs, the impact of tenure and harvest history on koala abundance be examined before Government makes an expensive decision that will cause severe pain for our rural communities with no gains for koalas.

Kind regards, Steve DOBBYNS, Forest and Wood Communities Australia.

of remote options for business and communications via technology in recent times.

These are not always an effective or desirable alternative, however.

Air travel remains an essential part of our transport infrastructure especially for regional communities.

This should be a priority for our local State and Federal members and all aspiring candidates in the upcoming Federal election. Longer term solutions to this challenge are clearly needed.

Regards, Paul SEKFY, Yarranbella.

The footpath and lighting to the Sawtell Headland is shocking.

Again, why can we not spend some of this money to fix this?

I am sure Woolgoolga needs work done also.

It might be hard for those so focused on the Jetty that there are a lot of other ratepayers on the Coffs Coast who would like some money spent wisely in their area.

Regards, Julia ATKINSON, Sawtell.

this event in the form of an in-kind contribution, but expecting the average ratepayer to stump up the cash so that local businesses can make obscene windfall profits shows a total lack of concern or respect for ratepayers.

I think it is disgusting that all councillors present (except Cr Judge) voted to use the rates I pay for community services to subsidise this level of greed.

If money can be thrown around on this sort of thing then our rates are too high.

At the next election, ratepayers need to ask who is bank-rolling and/or providing in-kind support for these pro-business, socalled ‘independent’ candidates and what is it they expect in return?

Regards, Stephen OTTAWAY, Red Rock.

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NSW MPs slammed for 'part-time' parliamentary year

By Luke COSTIN, AAP

SCORES of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year's 16-week calendar was rejected.

The Labor government's lower house schedule for MPs earning $172,500 a year is several weeks short of the recent average, barring years impacted by state elections or COVID-19.

An opposition bid to add two extra weeks was rejected this week after Labor cited restrictions imposed by upper house events in Australia's first and oldest parliament.

The change would have done away with six Friday sittings, which have been criticised for having no question time and depriving regional MPs of a weekday in their electorate with voters.

"No politician should want to work in a part-time parliament," Helen Dalton,

independent MP for the rural electorate of Murray, told AAP.

The government said many other weeks in the year were set aside for committee hearings or budget estimates hearings.

"When we add school holidays and other periodsfor example, public holiday weeks, when we are not able to sit - the ability to extend the number of sitting days in a workable way is extremely limited," the government's leader in the lower house Ron Hoenig said.

He defended holding Friday sessions in six of the 16 weeks, saying it allowed more time to pass legislation and offered crossbenchers dedicated time to advocate for their electorates.

But Ms Dalton said the minority Minns government needed to learn to "listen to, and work with the cross-bench and even the opposition."

"To do this, government

The Big Screen

By Lindsay HALL

A BLESSED little indie gem arrives on the big screen this week in Your Monster

A “romantic horrorcomedy” from filmmaker Caroline Lindy, it tells the story of Laura (Melissa Barrera), an aspiring actress who has been dumped while in hospital after being diagnosed with cancer.

While adjusting to her new circumstances, she discovers a monster in her wardrobe (played by Tommy Dewey), and

begins to form a bond.

The only thing that makes independent films competitive with studio movies is the strength of the performers, and this movie has that covered.

The leads are a delight on their individual merits, but have a fantastic chemistry that almost hearkens to the era of Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.

For those looking to deepen their world knowledge, Green Border will play for a short time on select screens.

A dramatised account

MPs have to turn up to parliament and discuss matters," she said.

"Voters won't be happy that government MPs would prefer to hide in their electorate offices rather than turning up to parliament where they face scrutiny."

The 16-week schedule also prompted Speaker Greg Piper to deliver a rare rebuke to the government as he detailed efforts to meet more often had met opposition from upper house Labor chiefs.

He said 20 to 21 sitting weeks a year - as occurred many times in the past decade - seemed more in line with community expectations.

"That seemed to be a fairly typical number of sitting weeks and one that I would have thought was consistent with the desires of the house and the expectations of the community," he said.

The opposition said allowing only 48 days with question time was

of the situation faced by countless migrants and refugees caught in the Belarus-European Union border crisis of 2021, the film is a co-production between Poland, France, the Czech Republic and Belgium, directed by Agnieszka Holland.

The (very) simplified account of the crisis is that the government of Belarus convinced tens of thousands of migrants from North Africa and the Middle East that they would gain quick and easy passage to Europe through propaganda and false advertising.

The suggested intent of the Belarusians was

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"an absolute affront to democracy".

"Friday sitting days are a complete and utter waste of time if they do not have question time," lower house

to destabilise Europe by flooding the region with all the issues associated with mass-migration (drugs, crime, social crisis).

The film is an exploration of how desperate families are dehumanised by government systems and suffer for conflicts that they did not start.

A new psychological horror/thriller starring Hugh Grant is released this week titled Heretic

When Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) embark on their missionary journey they encounter the welcoming and charming Mr Reed (Grant) who

to add two extra weeks, and six extra question time days,

graciously invites them into his home.

They very quickly realise that his good nature is a façade, and they are in very real danger.

Hugh Grant has always been an actor that is impossible to dislike because even when playing a scumbag he is so charismatic and charming.

A highly effective potboiler in a single location, this film comes from the team of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who previously collaborated on A Quiet Place

None of these films are competing with this week's heavyweight, however, which happens to be

Moana 2

The original film is one of the interesting Disney entries which is highly regarded by those who watch it, but doesn’t have the cultural impact of The Lion King or Frozen Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Scherzinger and Temuera Morrison return for a new adventure on the seas (along with Alan Tudyk as the dopey rooster!).

With a new team of songwriters working on this film you can expect a lot of energy and adventure, and you’ll be fairly safe taking both your girls and boys along to this one.

Applications sought for marine park advisory committee

in becoming

members of the advisory committee for the Solitary Islands marine park.

Solitary Islands Marine Park extends north from Coffs Harbour to Sandon

River along about 75 km of coastline.

It is approximately 710 km2 from the mean high water to three nautical miles offshore, including estuaries to their tidal limit.

The park was established in January 1998 and its zones and management rules commenced in August 2002.

NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Acting Executive Director Fisheries Peter Turnell said the advisory committee provides a voice for communities in the management of their local marine park.

“The committees include members with skills, experience and knowledge in areas such as Aboriginal

culture, conservation, fishing, marine science, boating, recreational water use, maritime industry, tourism and scuba diving to ensure the wide range of community values can be considered,” Mr Turnell said.

“Membership is voluntary, with one member appointed to provide advice for each knowledge area.”

Mr Turnell said marine parks are special places designed to conserve marine biodiversity and deliver a range of benefits to the community, including public enjoyment, scientific research, education and traditional use while supporting sustainable recreational and commercial uses such as scuba diving, fishing, boating and tourism.

“The committees provide

important local advice to the department on marine estate and marine park management, including local values, threats, issues and opportunities,” Mr Turnell said.

“I would encourage members of the community who have interest and knowledge in the management of their local marine park to nominate to provide a voice for local communities.”

An initial call for nominations will close Friday 20 December 2024.

For more information or to submit a nomination form, visit https://www.marine. nsw.gov.au/advisory-bodies/ marine-park-advisorycommittees

leader of opposition business Alister Henskens said.

Mr Henskens' bid

to the calendar was knocked back

51 to 36 votes. The base salary for a lower house MP in NSW is $172,500 with allowances for independent MPs, committee chairs and other roles.

NSW lower house MPs will sit for 16 weeks

year, which is fewer than average. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.

NOMINATIONS are invited from community members interested

q Solitary Islands Marine Park extends north from Coffs Harbour to Sandon River along about 75 km of coastline. Photo: Coffs Coast.

Hughes' legacy left behind a safer game of cricket

By Scott BAILEY, AAP

SOMEWHERE in Perth, a driver owes the quick medical response he received following a heart attack to the legacy of Phillip Hughes.

The same goes for a patron at the WACA, who had to be revived by a doctor during a state game.

Monday marks ten years since cricket's hardest day, when Hughes was struck in the neck while batting for South Australia at the SCG.

His death, two days later in hospital, prompted an outpouring of grief not matched in Australian sport in the decade since - and for decades previously.

It also became the catalyst for the most widesweeping reviews and changes in regard to the health and safety of players this century.

In the years since Hughes's death, Cricket Australia have conducted and commissioned numerous reviews into

the safety of players and potential risks.

Up to 13 policies have since been enacted, while research continued for eight years.

The compulsory use of helmets against fast bowlers was the first and most obvious change in 2016, before the neck guard also became mandatory last year.

But the impacts have been far more wide reaching.

"We started looking at all the dangerous things that can happen in cricket more broadly," Cricket Australia's head of sports science and medicine, Alex Kountouris, told AAP.

"We did some research looking at common causes of fatal injuries, and put things in place for them.

"We haven't had a cardio event, but we've got a comprehensive screening policy that started in 2016 as a result of this.

"It also made us look at our concussion policy and update it."

Medical procedures have also changed, with a paramedic now mandatory at every Cricket Australia controlled game.

Officials also fund and run up to three sportspecific medical emergency

courses each year for trainers and doctors, that go well beyond first aid.

Pre-match medical meetings are held both in Australia and worldwide, while there is a set standard for medical coverage at each level of training and matches.

Already, it has made a difference.

A driver for a commentator at last year's Perth Test collapsed after suffering a heart attack, while a fan at the WACA has also since needed reviving.

On both occasions, the sport's medical staff were the first responders.

"That's because of that planning and training," Kountouris said.

"We had a doctor there (in 2014), we had a medicine doctor there in the crowd at the time. We had all the equipment.

"But it was just more of an awakening that this was possible. We never considered something this significant being possible."

On the field, cricket has changed too.

While helmets were already commonplace for batsmen, the mandatory regulations cover wicketkeepers up to the stumps and close-in fielders.

deaths dating back to 1858 across all types of cricket, from elite to beach and backyard.

A study conducted by former Australian team doctor Peter Brukner in 2018 also showed there had been 174 trauma-related

Helmets had been shown to dramatically reduce that number, with Hughes one of only three since 2000.

"Our challenge is to make sure the next group

Kart Championship coming to town

COFFS Harbour has been announced by Karting Australia as the host city for the final round of the 2025 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship.

The ‘Grand Final’ of Australia’s premier karting Championship will take place in the picturesque seaside city of Coffs Harbour from 5-7 September.

The announcement follows the Championship’s successful debut at the Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club in 2024, which generated an estimated $1.56 million in economic impact through visiting competitors, teams and spectators.

“We are thrilled to welcome back the Australian Kart Championship to Coffs Harbour,” said Mayor Nikki Williams.

“The event not only showcases elite karting talent but also brings significant economic and community benefits to our city.

“We look forward to working with Karting Australia to make the 2025 Grand Final an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.”

Karting Australia Chief Executive Officer Kelvin O’Reilly highlighted the importance of the partnership.

“The Australian Kart Championship is much more than a world-class karting competition - it’s an economic powerhouse for the Australian karting industry, our host clubs and their communities.

“Having the City of Coffs Harbour recognise the scale and value of hosting a round of the AKC is testament to the impact our sport delivers,” said O’Reilly.

“We are excited to be coming back to Coffs Harbour so soon and look forward to our competitors and spectators enjoying the great facilities at the Club and

of players who weren't involved, aren't blase about it - that they are aware serious injury can happen, and that is why it is important to wear protective equipment," Kountouris said.

"We're trying to have a legacy for him. It's definitely made the game safer."

hospitality of the city.

“The 2025 Grand Final will be a celebration of the best in karting, and we are excited

to

on

“This event promises to

q Karting Australia CEO Kelvin O'Reilly, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club President James Morrison and City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki WIlliams.

continue building

the success of our partnership with Coffs Harbour.

set new benchmarks for both competition and community engagement.”

Karting Australia has

confirmed its 2025 Gala Awards Dinner will be held at the Pacific Bay Resort, Charlesworth Bay.

Players are also properly sized up for neck guards, with research showing there are around 10 impacts to the area each year at the elite level.

q Phillip Hughes' death has led to lasting change in world cricket. Photo: Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS.

Thrills, waves and triumphs at craft carnival

By David WIGLEY

THE 51st Coffs Harbour Craft

Carnival partnering with the World Ocean Series, held on Saturday, 23 November at the vibrant Coffs Harbour Surf Club, was a spectacle of skill, endurance, and community spirit.

Under sunny skies, the beach buzzed with energy as athletes competed fiercely, cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd.

President Daniel Backhouse said the atmosphere was electric.

“You can feel the camaraderie and determination in the air.

“It’s events like these that showcase the heart of surf sports.”

In the Open Ironman event, Nathan Jay emerged as the champion, showcasing his dominance over a strong field including Ethan Callaghan and Darby Meyer, who secured second and third places, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Open Ironwoman race saw Lucy Derbyshire claim the top spot, followed by Bianca Rayward and Kalani Ives in a closely contested finish.

Team spirit shone brightly in the Open Mixed Person Taplin Relay, with Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park clinching victory.

Surfers Paradise took second place, and Cudgen Headland secured third in a thrilling battle through surf and sand.

Coffs Harbour’s own Melina Lawler brought pride to the local community, finishing first in the Masters Female Ski event.

Maddison O'Leary also delivered an inspiring performance, placing fourth in the U17 Female Surf Race.

Reflecting on the day’s success, Backhouse said, “Seeing our local athletes shine on such a big stage is what makes these events so special.

“It’s not just about the competition, it’s about inspiring the next generation and celebrating the ocean lifestyle.”

The vibrant tents, colorful boards, and determined faces on the sand captured the essence of the day, as shown

and giving their all.

Winning weekend for Suns teams

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Suns men’s and women’s teams have both won big on the road during the penultimate round of the Sunshine Basketball Conference representative season.

The Suns men had a 9968 win against the Grafton Vikings in Grafton.

Joseph Moran had a game high 25 points for the Suns.

The Suns currently sit in fourth spot on the ladder with just one round to go

before this season’s finals series.

Coffs Harbour Suns women continued their recent winning run, claiming their fifth straight game by beating the Byron Bay Beez 97-56 in Byron Bay.

Alexis Plater continued

her stellar season with a game high 36 points, Kira Juffermans was next best with 20 points.

The Suns women clinched top spot on the ladder with one round to go before the finals series.

Suns men’s and women's

event, leaving everyone eagerly anticipating the next chapter of the series.

teams play their final game of the regular season this weekend, when they play host to the Byron Bay Beez at Sportz Central.

The women tip off at 3pm on Saturday afternoon, with the men from 5pm.

Bellinger Valley Braves

The Braves continued their undefeated season with a 105-61 win against

Rep cricket returns for next round

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour’s best senior cricketers will represent their region this weekend.

Sixers Cricket LeagueCoffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s Opens team takes on Lower Clarence

Cricket Association during the second round of the North Coast Cricket Council’s InterDistrict competition.

The Coffs representative side plays Lower Clarence at Harwood Oval on Sunday.

The Opens are playing their first representative

game of the season after receiving a forfeit in the opening round.

Lower Clarence went down by five wickets against Clarence River Cricket Association in the opening round.

Clarence River play host

to Valleys Cricket in Grafton on Sunday.

The second round of the Over 40s Inter-District competition is also set to be decided this weekend.

The Coffs Harbour side takes on Lower Clarence in South Grafton.

Coffs Harbour Over 40s lost by six wickets in their opening round match against Valleys Cricket.

The other Round 2 match sees Clarence River hosting Valleys Cricket in South Grafton.

The third and final round

Nana Glen Lizards go top of the ladder

By Aiden BURGESS

NANA Glen Lizards and the Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels have both won their one day matches during the latest round of the Sixers Cricket League’s first grade season.

Nana Glen Lizards went to the top of the first-grade ladder with a six wicket win against the Coffs Colts Cricket Club, in their one-day match at Coffs Coast Sport and

Leisure Park.

The win was their third straight and put them in the lead after Bellingen/ Dorrigo Cricket Club lost to the Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels.

The Colts won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 7-138 from their 40 overs.

Peter Morgan topscored with a knock of 60, with Jonathon Paff taking 2-23 from his eight overs for the Lizards.

The Lizards chased down the target in the 33rd over, Daniel Craig top scoring with 52 and Matt Giri next best with 45.

Mitchell Weeden took 2-46 from eight overs for the Colts.

Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels recorded their first win of the season, beating ladder leaders Bellingen/ Dorrigo Cricket Club by 61 runs at the Wiigulga Sports Complex.

The Rebels won the toss and scored 9-174 from their 40 overs.

Anu Grewal topscored with 46, and Rebels captain Taj Dosanjh was next best with 37.

Kurt Stennett took 3-43 in his eight over spell.

Chasing 175 for victory, Bellingen/Dorrigo were bowled out for 113 in the 31st over.

Anu Grewal backed up his top score taking 3-22 from

eight overs, Buta Singh taking 2-21 from eight overs, and Luke Cox took 2-19 from five overs.

The Sixers Cricket League’s first grade season continues this weekend with Round 6 matches in Coffs Harbour and Sawtell.

Nana Glen Lizards and Bellingen/Dorrigo Cricket Club face off in their top of the ladder clash at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.

Coming off the bye,

Nana Glen still unbeaten in T20 Cup

By Aiden BURGESS

NANA Glen Lizards have continued their unbeaten start to the T20 Cup with a six wicket win against the Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels Grey.

The Rebels won the toss and elected to bat at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park, finishing all out for 105

in the 20th over.

Campbell Forster took 2-2 from his one over, Nicklaus Stanlan-Velt taking 2-12 from three overs, and Jonathon Paff 2-17 from 2.3 overs.

Chasing 106 for victory, Nana Glen reached the target in the 12th over.

Hayden Cekanauskas top scored with 29 not out, Matt

Giri next best with 28.

The match between Bellingen/Dorrigo Cricket Club and the Coffs Colts was abandoned during the game.

The Colts won the toss and elected to bat at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park, finishing at 4-121 from their 20 overs.

Connor McCoy top scored with a knock of 39, Tom

Rawding next best with 33, and Tony Slaviero finishing on 21 not out.

Kurt Stennett took 2-15 from his four overs, and Aiden Bailey took 2-21 from four overs.

Bellingen/Dorrigo were 4-97 in reply off fourteen overs before the match was abandoned.

Brodie Bartlett was 50

not out off 31 balls, and Connor McCoy took 3-13 from three overs for the Colts.

The match between Sawtell and Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels Blue at Richardson Park was abandoned.

The T20 Cup standings are:

1. Nana Glen Lizards. 14

the Ballina Breakers at the Wiigulga Sports Complex

Harrison Rayner had a game-high 37 points for the Braves.

The Braves have scored thirteen wins from as many games, and will look to finish their regular season with a perfect record when they travel to take on the Casino Kings this weekend. is scheduled to be played on Sunday, 19 January, before the grand final on Sunday, 2 February.

The final two rounds of the Opens Inter-District T20 competition are scheduled to be played on Sunday, 12 February at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.

Sawtell Cricket Club play host to Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels at Richardson Park.

The first grade ladder is: 1. Nana Glen Lizards. 18 points. 3 wins. 1 loss. 2 byes.

2. Bellingen/Dorrigo Cricket Club. 16 points. 2 wins. 1 loss. 1 no result. 1 bye.

3. Sawtell Cricket Club. 13 points. 1 win. 1 loss. 2 no results. 1 bye.

4. Coffs Colts Cricket Club. 12 points. 1 win. 2 losses. 1 no result. 1 bye.

5. Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels, 7 points. 1 win. 3 losses. 1 bye. points. 3 wins. 0 losses. 1 no result.

2. Bellingen/Dorrigo Cricket Club. 8 points. 1 win. 0 losses. 2 no results.

3. Coffs Colts. 7 points. 1 win. 1 loss. 1 no result.

4. Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels Grey. 7 points. 1 win. 1 loss. 1 no result.

5. Sawtell. 5 points. 0 wins. 1 loss. 2 no results.

6. Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels Blue. 4 points. 0 wins. 2 losses. 1 no result.

q Open Taplin relay action with World Ironman Champion Finn Askew leading. Photo: NDA Media.

in the snapshots of athletes sprinting, navigating the surf,

Coffs Harbour once again proved it’s the perfect setting for this world-class

Strong results from Coffs swimmers at Pan Pacific Masters

By Andrea FERRARI

COFFS Harbour swimmers were among the 20,000 participants and supporters who travelled to the Gold Coast between 1-10 November to compete in the 13th Pan Pacific Masters.

The biennial games are the largest Masters event in the world.

Coffs Harbour was represented by nine competitors: Lily Alcock (2024 years), Tenielle Stubbs (25-29 years), Michael Morton (30-34 years), Jemma Werrell (35-39 years), Daniel Bannerman and Jodie Gordon (40-44 years), Paul Edwards and Louise Dam (55-59 years), and Leanne Da Costa (60 to 64 years).

The Coffs contingent achieved some impressive results, both at the carnival and when their times were compared to swimmers nationwide.

Masters Swimming Australia records the ten fastest swims for each age group across every carnival in 2024.

This includes international events like the World Masters Aquatic Games in Doha.

Lily Alcock had top ten finishes at the Gold Coast in the 50, and 100m freestyle, which is an amazing effort for her first international swim meet.

Jemma Werrell swam several personal best times and achieved a silver and three bronzes.

Jemma’s times in her 800 freestyle, 100m and 200m backstroke saw her recognised in the Australian top ten for her age category.

Tenielle Stubbs competed strongly and broke five Coffs Harbour club records during her swims.

Tenielle’s 100m backstroke was recorded as the seventh fastest time in Australia for her age group this year.

Michael Morton achieved three silver and two bronze medal performances.

Michael recorded top ten times in Australia for his age group in six events this year.

His best results being third fastest in the 400m freestyle and fifth in the 200m freestyle.

Jodie Gordon achieved one gold, a silver and two bronze medals.

Jodie recorded the second fastest time in Australia this year, in the 40-44 years category, for the 800m backstroke, as well as two other top ten times in the 200m and 400m backstroke.

Paul Edwards tackled a large program over the four days, collecting two gold, three silver and seven bronze medals to add to his collection.

He has several top three times in Australia this year for freestyle, butterfly and medley events.

Leanne Da Costa showed great courage after an extremely difficult year, achieving a gold and three silver while turning back the

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good for anything," Cooper continues.

"The fact a few of his best mates in Adelaide are from his club side says a lot, and he would have only played a handful of games there.

"People often come and are too good for their club side. They are all about themselves. But not him."

In Cooper's mind, Hughes was a best friend and farmer who happened to be very good at cricket.

He is one of countless players to recount stories of how the left-hander would talk about his cows between overs, or what stud he might buy if he brought up another ton.

"He was that laid back and relaxed," Hughes' first NSW captain and Test opening partner Simon Katich says.

clock by swimming times that bettered many of her personal bests from 2018.

Leanne’s late husband, Grant, was greatly missed by many of the Masters swimmers from around Australia.

His love of swimming, constant encouragement to others and positive attitude significantly impacted many.

Daniel Bannerman and Louise Dam pushed through the soreness and mental fatigue that four days of international competition brings and lined up for the ocean swim.

In many ways, Hughes was a pioneer for professional cricketers pursuing life balance.

"To witness the two hundreds in Durban against that South African attack (in his second Test at age 20 in 2009), he was just at the peak of his powers.

"Between overs we were talking about his cows in Macksville more than we were (Dale) Steyn and (Morne) Morkel."

His first-class debut came at a time when welfare managers were being introduced, urging players to consider time after sport.

Hughes required no pushing.

His dream was his own cattle farm, which he purchased as Four 0 Eight

The event was held at Mermaid Beach on Sunday, 10 November.

Daniel won the 40-44 years age group and was fourth overall from 145 competitors in the 2.5km ocean swim.

He finished the five days with three gold, two silver and three bronzes, proving that the Coffs Harbour coach is more than able to practise what he preaches to his squad members.

Louise, after winning the 1km ocean swim in the 55-59 years, ended a highly successful Games with three

Angus on the NSW north coast.

A decade after his death, it is still operated by his family.

"He really felt he was a farmer," Hughes' batting coach and long-term mentor Neil D'Costa says.

"He was playing for Australia and showing cows at the Easter Show. This is unheard of for someone so young.

gold and a silver medal. Louise dominated her favourite breaststroke events and recorded the fastest time of any Australian this year for the 800m breaststroke, with top three performances in the 200m and 400m breaststroke and a top ten performance in the 50m.

The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre is the home training pool for many of the Australian swim squad and the Coffs cohort said it was motivational to see the team going through their paces each morning as Masters competitors warmed up for

"I took him to a meeting once, it was frightful.

"Talking about artificial insemination with a guy. They knew everything, and then some.

"We got in the car and he was pumped and he said, 'what do you reckon?' And I said 'you both disgust me'.

"But he said: 'That's how you make money cuz.' He loved it."

That love helped Hughes' cricket.

When many believed he was treated harshly by Australia's selectors, Hughes would return to his family and the farm.

Cooper recalls a time when the opener scored a century in a Sheffield Shield game, but his highlight of the day was his heifer winning an award at the Macksville Show.

"He'd just scored a firstclass hundred, and it was just like another day at the office," Cooper said.

"But his heifer winning at the little Macksville show? 'Get your dancing boots

their day’s racing.

On the final morning of competition Olympian Lani Pallister joined a relay of her Aussie team mates to have a fun handicapped race against four of the Masters swimmers.

The crowd loved it.

The youngest swimmer at the four-day carnival was aged nineteen, with the eldest, China Johnson from the Sunshine Coast, aged 96. China shared the secret to his swimming success in an interview: “I just outlive my competition,” he said.

on, we're going out to celebrate'.

"That was his happy place. And to just have that avenue outside of cricket, it didn't matter if he scored a hundred, got a duck, got dropped, whatever.

"To me he was content if he never played cricket again, he would just go back to the farm and have the happiest life ever."

Cricket has soldiered on since Hughes' passing.

But Cooper looks only at the size of Hughes' funeral, the globe-crossing travel of attendees and his lasting legacy as a tribute to a man far greater than a talented cricketer.

"He was just a genuine country bloke that had an exceptional talent of scoring runs," Cooper said.

"There are so many stories. We'd just message each other all the time saying 'haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappy'.

"You know those type of people that everyone just likes? That was him."

q The Coffs Harbour team at the Pan Pacific Masters Games.

q Phillip Hughes' personality endeared him to many, within cricket and beyond. Photo: Tony McDonough/AAP PHOTOS.

Coffs junior cricket wrap

By Aiden BURGESS

THE latest round of the Sixers Cricket League-Coffs Harbour junior season was decided across the region last week.

Under 16s: Macksville Bulls moved into second spot on the ladder with a five wicket win against the Sawtell Sloggers in Macksville.

Sawtell won the toss and elected to bat, posting 7-119 from their 20 overs.

Henry Jarman finished on 68 not out, while Quinn Ledger took 2-4 from his three overs for the Bulls.

Chasing 120 for victory, the Bulls reached the target after eighteen overs.

Aston Ramunno top scored with 39, and Archie

Townsend finished on 32 not out.

Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels recorded a seven wicket win against Bellingen/ Dorrigo in Woolgoolga.

The home side won the toss and elected to bowl as Bellingen/Dorrigo finished at 8-89 off 19.2 overs.

Sahib Singh took 2-3 from his two overs for the Rebels.

The Rebels chased down the score in the 10th over.

Under 14s: Sawtell Storm continued their unbeaten start to the season with a nine wicket win against the Nana Glen Lizards at Toormina Oval.

The Lizards won the toss and elected to bat, finishing at 8-60 from their 20 overs.

Angus Bryant top scored with a knock of 30, and

Fin Bath had a top spell for Sawtell taking 3-6 from three overs.

Sawtell chased down the target in the eighth over, Riley Wood top scoring and retiring on 27 not out.

Macksville Bulls had a five wicket win against Diggers Cricket Club in Macksville.

Diggers won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 8-66 from eighteen overs, Kabel Miles taking 2-10 from two overs for the Bulls.

The Bulls chased down the target in the seventeenth over, Quinn Ledger finishing on 27 not out.

Bellingen/Dorrigo Blue had a 56-run win against Bellingen/Dorrigo Green at Urunga.

Bellingen/Dorrigo Blue opened the batting and

scored 2/158 from their 20 overs.

Xavier Hartley top scored retiring on 35 not out, Anthony Dyson retiring on 32 not out, and Lachlan Barne (31) and Bianca Dyson (29) both finishing not out.

Chasing 159 to win, Bellingen/Dorrigo Green finished at 5-102 after 19.3 overs.

Tate Bailey top scored with 40, Alyssa Meenahan next best with 35.

Sterling Lewis took 2-16 from four overs.

Macksville Bulls moved into second spot on the ladder after a two wicket win against the Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels in Woolgoolga, as Round 6 got underway last Saturday.

The home side opened

Big Banana Coffs Classic set for February

By Aiden BURGESS

THE Coffs Harbour Suns and The Big Banana Fun Park have joined forces to launch a new basketball tournament to be held early next year.

The inaugural Big Banana Coffs Classic is set to be held over three big days of basketball on 14-16 February in Coffs Harbour.

The carnival is a junior tournament, with Under 18s, Under 16s, Under 14s, and Under 12s Boys and Girls divisions.

The Big Banana Coffs Classic held its launch day on Sunday, 10 November, at The Big Banana.

Many Suns players, coaches and managers came out to get a photo at the Big Banana and to enjoy an afternoon of waterpark fun in what was a fantastic initiative to create some buzz about the collaboration.

Carnival organiser Luke Barry thanked those who had played a part in the launch of the Big Banana Coffs Classic.

By Geoffrey HART

NOVEMBER 20 - Howard St Rimfire Range. The 30m Field Class match was conducted with 23

the batting and finished at 9-110 from 20 overs, Thomas Bird top scoring with 42.

The Bulls chased down the target in the final over, Quinn Ledger top scoring with 33 and Dominic Cooper retiring on 27 not out.

Under 12s: Diggers Cricket Club Red maintained second spot on the ladder with a 49-run win against Diggers Cricket Club Blue at Reg Ryan Oval.

Diggers Red scored 3-98 from 20 overs after opening the batting.

Daniel Martin top scored retiring on seventeen not out, Divan Biro taking 2-11 from four overs.

Chasing 99 to win, Diggers Blue were restricted to 6-49 from 15.2 overs.

Sehaj singh Mahal top scored with 21, and Zayden Parry took 2-4 from two overs.

Nana Glen Lizards moved into the top four with a four wicket win against the Sawtell Sixers at Toormina Oval.

The Sixers opened the batting and finished at 6-41 from their 20 overs.

Jack O'Connor took 2-2 from his three overs for the Lizards.

The Lizards chased down the target in the 12th over.

Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels were also winners in Round 6, having an eight wicket win against Urunga Cricket Club in Woolgoolga.

The home side won the toss and elected to bowl, Urunga scoring 7-68 from their 20 overs.

Robert Phillips took 2-6 from two overs, and Forde Johnson took 2-12 from 2.3 overs.

The Rebels chased down the total in the 18th over.

“A very big thank you to the Big Banana for being our major sponsor and for also hosting this event today,” he said.

participants. Master Grade: Ben R 94.7, Jake Buckley 93.5, Daniel Finlay 90.7, A Grade: Phillip Payne 93.7, Matt Walsh 93.3, Alan Newey 90.5, B Grade: Cherelle Steinhardt 90.5, Sarah Jones 88.4, Hayley R 86.2, Gary McKinnon

“A big thank you to the Coffs Harbour Mayor, Nikki Williams, for taking time out of your weekend to support this not-for-profit

83.4, Jessica Hancock 79.2, C Grade: Matt Miller 74.2, Michael Paul 70.1, Brian Brock 69.3, Hugh N 69.0, Danny W 68.2, Phil Hartmann 58.1, Jay Archibald 54.0, Michael F 52.1, Mitch Upton 49.1, Wendi H 44.1, Robert

cause and supporting Coffs Harbour basketball.

“A thank you also to Moffee for taking time out

Ramsey 31.0, Visitors: Mike Maccue 56.0, Open Sights: Daniel Finlay 92.5, Phil Hartmann 91.3, Matt Walsh 90.4, Jake Buckley 62.3

The 50m F-Class match was conducted with 17 participants. Ben R 196.5, Robert Ramsey 195.8,

of his weekend to be a part of this special day.

“To all our wonderful Big Banana Coffs Classic volunteers, thank you for all

your hard work so far to get today and our tournament off the ground, we couldn’t do any of it without you.”

SPORTS RESULTS

Daniel Finlay 194.11, Jake Buckley 194.9, Cherelle Steinhardt 193.7, Jessica Hancock 192.5, Phil Hartmann 191.6, Danny W 190.5, Michael Paul 190.4, Mitch Upton 189.5, Hayley R 188.4, Matt Miller 186.6, Wendi H 182.4, Member-677 180.2, Brian Brock 171.2, Visitors: Mike Maccue 195.5, M. Miller 192.6

q Coffs Harbour Suns players and coaches at the Big Banana Coffs Classic launch.

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

Woolgoolga Bowling Club Results

By Glenn LANE

TUESDAY Social Bowls 19 - 11 - 24

S Barnard and S Dodd defeated J Taylor and H Schutz 22 - 16

Garry Cork and Ian Cork defeated S Wall and K Costelloe 24 - 20

J Hurrell and D Barnard defeated J Weston and T McKenzie 25 - 13

M Hopes and J Wilcox defeated Jean Forsyth and Ron Forsyth 19 - 12

R Gurber and B Merchant defeated J Prosser and G Lane 23 - 12

Sawtell Bowls Results

By Geoff HAMPSON

MONDAY – Twilight

Bowls18/11/24

J Chapman, L Mitchell, K Taylor

DEF R Hampson, L Kratz, D Ryan

S Kennedy, G Harvey, C Christian DEF E Korchma, P Day, G Hampson

J Mason, A Day DEF J Cherne, B Kennedy

TUESDAY – Ladies Social Bowls 19/11/24

Bellingen Diggers Swimming Club

By Lois LANE

21.11.24

THERE were seven swimmers tonight.

RACE 1. $ 75m Freestyle

HEAT 1

Peter Allison swam like a bat out he’ll coming first and in second was Jill Williams. Julie Cornall did Bonville Creek Kayak Club

By Kenneth BUCKLEY

RECENT Results. 13th November

The major trophy race for the year is on 7thDecembe, The Christmas Cup. Many paddlers are just returning to form for this event with the team of Garth and Karen Reilly the favourites. Perennial winners Phil and Daniel Jenkin cannot be discounted.

Long Race on Pine Creek 26th

October

Mark Aujard 55:29, Bob Wallis +0:27, Peter Grant +0:33, Peter Hutchinson +0:45, Trevor Saunders +1:12, Ben Hutchinson +1:14, Tadi Janus +1:16, Brian Leiper +1:21, Norm Jeff +1:31, Team Mac&Quac +1:48, Tom Gibbins +3:00.

Short Laps Race on Pine Creek 2nd November

Rob Fahey 35:10, Tadi Janus +0:02, Peter Hutchinson +0.02, Brian Leiper +0:07, Team Reilly Coffs Harbour Golf Club

By Vicki SILVER

MONDAY Vets 18th November

2024

39 members and visitors played a 9 hole single stableford winners as follows:

Gents:

Robert Standing 21 c/b

Chris Oddy 21

John Ericsson 20 c/b

Ball Comp:

David Turnbull 20

Grazzi Toscan 19

Norman Shannon 17

Ladies:

G McInerney and C Davis defeated C Nightingale and K Stirling 30 - 18

S Bailey and R Bennell defeated G Pallister and G Cunningham 32 - 15

V Valentine and D Valentine defeated J Gibbins and F Cacciattolo 20 - 9

Doug Jackson and Loreen Jackson defeated Lorna Walsh and Laurie Walsh 23 - 19

1st Rink R Gurbor and B Merchant

2nd Rink M Hopes and J Wilcox 3rd Rink Doug Jackson and Loreen Jackson 4th Rink Garry Cork and Ian

M Fried, M McDonald, L North

DEF G Pickard, B Bracken, K Lewis

A Water, T Goninan, L Wheeler

DEF A Water, J Partridge, S Brandenburg

S Mason, L Kratz, M Sharman

DEF H Dodd, B Connors, D Grebert

A Day, L Savage, N Foy DEF T Rhoades, C Weir, C Hi

WEDNESDAY – Men’s Social Bowls 20/11/24

G Fisher, D Frost, N Sillar DEF G Hitchen, R McLennan, S Wilkinson

R Stock, T Hodgson, B Martin

a time trial.

HEAT 2

Rachel Browning flew off her block coming first and in second was Elizabeth Casey.

FINAL

Rachel Browning swam like bolt of lightening coming first and in the money, in second was Peter Allison and Third was Elizabeth Casey.

RACE 2 25m Breaststroke

HEAT 1

+0:25, Mike Mackney +0:55, John Willoughby + 1:00, Ben Hutchinson

+1:00, Mark Aujard +2:07, Jon Harris +2:10, Bob Wallis +3:00, Tom McEntyre +3:00. Medium Race on Bonville Creek 9th November

Yvonne Briggs 35:35, Tadi Janus

+0:26, Brian Leiper +o:28, Team Reilly +0:29, Mick Rawstron +0:29, Trevor Saunders +0:45, Rob Fahey + 0:51, Ben Hutchinson +0:55, Norm Jeff +0:59, John Willoughby +1:00, Roy Doutreband +1:16, Team Mac&Quac +1:18, Jon Harris +1:18, Bob Wallis +1:36, Peter Grant +1:45, Tom Gibbins +3:00

Medium Race on Pine Creek… 16th November

Team Reilly [Garth and Karen] 41:51, Trevor Saunders +0:03, Bob Wallis +0:13, Mick Rawstron +0:31, Ben Hutchinson +0:52, Rob Fahey +0:59, Brian Leiper +1:27, Mike Mackney +1:36, Peter Grant +1:38, Tadi Janus +1:46, Peter McDonald +1:47, Jon Harris +1:47, Roy Doutreband +1:53, Tom Gibbins +2:30, Norm Jeff +9:26.

Emma Mayfield-Smith 21

Betty Peen 19 c/b

Caroline Whitelegge 19

Ball Comp:

Trish Mackay 18

Frances Gaunt 17 c/b

Denise Turnbull 17

Nearest the Pins:

3rd Hole Denise Turnbull & Geoff Clerke

6th Hole Emma Mayfield-Smith & Geoff Clerke.

Next Monday is a single stableford.

2nd December is picnic day

9th December is Xmas Lunch and presentation after play.

SPORTS RESULTS

Cork No Jackpot

WOOPI WANDERERS

WEDNESDAY 20 - 11 - 24

Deb Mahoney, Punkin and J Martin defeated P Diamond, C Nightingale and K Stirling 15 - 12 Bear and D Mason defeated B Pendred and Paul Jones 18 - 4

J Lynn, J Taylor and G Lane defeated J Whalen, S Wall and K Costelloe 24 - 19

G Burgress, S Oliver and I Brien defeated G Woolley, S Ferro and J Hampstead 33 - 6

1st Rink Deb Mahoney, Punkin and J Martin

2nd Rink J Lynn, J Taylor and

DEF T Lavell, T Mitchell, B Blight

P Covington, W Vaughn, M Anderson DEF R Smithers, S Shaw, J Rice

B Fitzpatrick, R Williams, B Clugston DEF C Christian, E Nicolaou, A Baker

W Hall, D Anderson, A Berry

DEF P Bird, L Zecchinati, P Weir

G Harvey, J Oates DEF A Vivian, R Morris

T Brooks, B Pemberton, R Cridge DEF J Richardson, J Urge, N McClelland

Julie Cornall put the pedal to the metal coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Jill Williams.

HEAT 2

Rachel Browning did it again coming first, in second was Jim Baird and in third was Elizabeth Casey.

RACE 3 50m Freestyle

HEAT 1

This race was a close one with Elizabeth Casey coming first by a

Woopi Monday Vets Golf

By Shirley STRAUCH

MONDAY 18th. November 33 starters

Winner Ron Strauch 24

R/U Sue Kempnich 25

2nd. R/U Laura Armstrong 25

Sue & Laura are sisters

NTP 4th John Dwyer Sue Kempnich

NTP 7th Ron Strauch Carolyn Taylor

Park Beach Men’s Bowling Club

By Todd BROWN

MIXED Triples/Fours Tuesday 19 November 2024

W Grimshaw, J Robinson, R Jupp, Moose d M Cutts, J Murtas, Macca, D Wilson 20 - 17

P Elliott, T Arrts, P Lilly, R Lane d Keith, Ann, Peter, Kim 19 - 18

G Williams, A Orr, R Beaumont, G Hinsley d J McLeod, A Dorrington, D Hull, I Trengrove 24 - 6

S Crawford, R Douglas, C Hansen, S Jones d J Clarke, W

Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club

By Marilyn ELY

TUESDAY 19.

Just like the wet weather, it’s hard over state the determination of our ladies to continue their perseverance in playing a weekly game of golf under trying

G Lane Lucky Loser J Whalen, S Wall and K Costelloe No Jackpot

FRIDAY Social Bowls 22 - 1124

Ian Colt and Bryan Symes defeated K Costelloe and G Lane 25 - 13

D Barnard and S Barnard defeated J Gibbins and R Whelan 23 - 13

M Hodge and G Cunningham defeated D Foster and I Cork 27 - 9

J Taylor and S Wall defeated F Cacciattolo and J Brooks 19 - 18

C Nightingale and D Mason defeated Nathan Wills and K Stirling

H Slater, D Bond, W Meadows DEF I Maderic, M Jenkins, M Sharpe

K Raymond, M Cutts, J Murtas DEF P Paunovic, K Sharman, B Kennedy

N Stahlhut, L Preston DEF J Chapman, R Rolinson

FRIDAY – Open Social Bowls 22/11/24

K Lewis, C Weir, G Campbell DEDF K Sharman, C Christian, A Berry

D Frost, P Covington, N Sillar DEF K Taylor, G Hampson, D Ryan

fingernail and closely followed by Jim Baird and in third was Dean Bonventi.

HEAT 2

Jill Williams held her own race coming first, in second was Peter Allison and in third was Rachel Browning.

RACE 4 Brace Relay HEAT 1

Peter Allison and Jim Baird went hell for leather coming first and in second was Julie Cornall

NTP 9th Bob Fairclough Laura Armstrong Putting Carolyn Taylor 15 c/b

NAGA Bob Fairclough 38 & the Frog to Trev Kempnich

The sole birdie went to John Dwyer on the 4th. Laura’s gobbler on the 9th. is also worthy of a mention.

Monday 25th. November 25, 2024 32 starters

Winner Robin Skinner 25 R/U Chris Robinson 26

2nd. R/U Gary Tolhurst 31

Moore, R Oakley, L Morris 24 - 17

R Finch, J Thorn, D Condon d D Catling, R Wisley, M Star 19 - 13 Cindy, Tom, Peter d J Kennedy, B Smith, G Stanford 29 - 20

M England, E Kidd, A Stone, C England d D Walker, T Brown, P North, K Morrison 19 - 18

Mens Triples/Fours Thursday 21 November 2024

C Weatherall, G Power, D Valentine, T Erskine d P Barett, D Stirton, G Shinner, L Boekeman 27 - 16

C Brian, B Hardwick, G Bugden, K Morrison d C Brews, D Hendre, C Hansen, R Harris 18 - 12 T Cooper, J Lowndes, Macca,

conditions. They all need a medal. However, they played the final Stableford Shootout Qualifier on Tuesday 19. Susan Spiller had a wonderful game and finished with 45 pts. Great golf Susan. Runner-up was Marlene Power with 35 on c/b from Rose Morow. Winner of the raffle of the day was Roz Myles.

Our year will conclude with a combined Christmas Party and

23 – 10

G Pallister and Lorna Walsh defeated S Oliver and A Wroe 21 – 17

V Valentine and D Valentine defeated J Lynn and R Bennell 24 – 6

J Hurrell and H Katala defeated J Hinchley and S Bailey 17 – 15

R Gurber and B Merchant defeated N Haines and J Hampstead 26 – 20

1st Rink G Pallister and Lorna Walsh

2nd Rink M Hodge and G Cunningham

3rd Rink R Gurber and B Merchant

4th Rink J Hurrell and H Katala No Jackpot

E Nicolaou, L Zecchinati, P Warby DEF K Lowry, G Fisher, W Bujeya

M Friend, D Ide, N Harvey DEF T Karam, M Saillard, J Urge

N Wong, J Richardson, DEF P Day, L Feltrin

A Wagstaff, W Vaughn, D Anderson DEF L Read, P Bird, L Preston J Chapman, A Day, A Sorbello DEF P Paunovic, T Brooks, R Cridge

H Dodd, H Slater, E Tindall DEF B Williams, R Moore, J Oates

and Dean Bonventi HEAT 2

Jill Williams and Rachel Browning their flippers on coming first and in second was Elizabeth Casey and Peter Allison.

A great night had by all, come and join us for some fun and laughter on Thursday night at 5.15.

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

NTP 11th. John Finlay Carolyn Taylor

NTP 12th. Gary Tolhurst Di Richards

NTP 15th. Frank Garth Sue Kempnich

NAGA went to Bill Mc Alister on 48 & Beryl Alwell the Frog with 26 Today’s winner Robin Skinner is the result of great perseverance from Robin & coach Gary. Robin only recently took on golf, now she’s a winner like her son. 3 birdies were carded, Gary Tolhurst on 12th, Chris Robbo on the 13th. & Max Clarke on the 16th

Nicko d G Meyer, J Kindred, G Kindred, Dochy 21 - 12 P Woodsell, W Grimshaw, J Robinson, L Morris d L Frail, D Catling, B Trotman, B Garner 20 - 13 G Williams, D Francis, R Beaumont, G Hinsley d S Crawford, R Wisley, K Kaaden, M Star 19 - 18 L Goodacre, B Smith, P North, M Brube d C McLeod, W Kelly, S Kindred, Trenny 20 - 18 T Lainsbury, G Stanford, P Rambow, D Wilson d M Miller, R Douglas, S Jones, W Moore 21 - 16 W Dean, A McKee, R Host, J Bishop d B Edwards, Athol D, Des H, R Shepard 23 - 16

Presentation, preceded by a 9 Hole 3 Clubs + Putter on 3 December. There are many ladies who have accomplished the year with success and it’s a credit to them considering the difficult conditions the weather has thrown at us. They will be recognised with well deserved prizes for their effort and a huge thank you to all our members for their support over the year.

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Moonee Beach Coles Supermarket

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IGA Supermarket

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Foodworks Urunga

Urunga Bowling Club

Welcome Dental Urunga

Lindsay’s Oysters

Kombu Wholefoods Fermount Fire Station

Ray White Real Estate

Bellingen Pet & Vet Supplies

Bellingen Golf Club

Cardows Urunga

Urunga Men’s Veterans Golf

By Ross HARDAKER

NOVEMBER 25

Today’s event was our Annual Rod Fussell Memorial Trophy day, being a stroke and putts competition.

It was once again a pleasure to have Rod’s son, Charlie, and his beautiful family, Fiona and Jock, join us.

Winner, with a nett 67, Terry Van Dyk, 2nd Selwyn Newby 68, 3rd Dave McGilvray 69 c/b.

Run-down Gary Teale 69, Bruce Parker 70, John Davis, Grant Cardow, Garry Swain, Richard McCabe 71, John Anselmi 72.

Bradmans Ross Hardaker 86. NTPs 3rd Paul Bastick, 9th Terry Van Dyk, 18th Dave McGilvray.

Longest Putt John Anselmi , ( 18 metres, for birdie ). Great putt John , well done.

Bruce Parker again shot under

Sawtell Golf Results

19/11 MEDLEY Stableford A: Andrew Dent 40c/b, Trevor Smith 40c/b. B: Josh Siebert 40, Terry Rapley 38. C: Paul Bennett 38c/b, Gus Schroder 38. Balls to 33c/b. NTP 7 A: Peter Matten, B: Chris Ryan (pro pin), C: Garry Herbert. NTP 11 A: Mark Greenshields, B: Terry Rapley, C: Andy Carroll 20/11 3 Person Ambrose Narelle Foy, Rebecca Goldsmith

SSAA Benchrest Results

By Rod MADELEY

DAIRYVILLE range. Event was Rimfire LB Group Champs.

50m: Robert Wells .4002, sg .294.

Keiran Grabham .4272, sg .278.

Bernie Axford .9198, sg .499. Robert Robertson 1.096, sg .522.

100yds: Robert Wells .935, sg .550.

Keiran Grabham 1.0582, sg .749. Bernie Axford 1.4984, sg .679.

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club 2024 Final Results

By Ken MASON

“FRANK KINNINMONT” SNOOKER - OPEN DOUBLES

Winners: Terry Jennar & Melanie Williams

Runners Up: Dave Laneyrie & Peet Winney

“DAVE LEWIS” SNOOKERHANDICAP DOUBLES

Winners: Dave Laneyrie /

Coffs Harbour District Darts

By Ray BEASLEY

SAWTELL RSL Club

2024 Annual Championships

Ladies A grade singles: Winner

Kelly. Runner up Anna.

Ladies B Grade singles: Winner

Wendy. Runner up Brittany

Ladies C grade singles: Winner

Lucy. Runner up Karen C.

Mens A grade singles: Winner

Brad. Runner up Peter.

Mens B grade singles: Winner:

his age, with an impressive 84 off the stick.

When are you going to grow up

Bruce ?

Slab Winner Garry Swain.

The winner of the prestigious Rod Fussell Trophy for 2024, with

& Pauline Barnes 64.667. Teresa King, Robyn Thompson & Amanda Wallace 65.333. Linda Graff, Rhonda Cooper & Georgia Perkins 65.5. Balls to 69.167. NTP 3 3: Pam O’Sullivan. 7 2: Margaret Gill, 11 1: Narelle Foy

Pro pin: Georgia Perkins 21/11 Play 9 Stephen Provost 19, Greg White 18c/b. Balls to 17c/b 22/11 Stableford Mike Ryan

37, Chris Collins 35c/b. Balls to 33 23/11 27 Hole Foursomes

Gross Winners Champions Anthony

Robert Robertson .2.5844, sg 1.429.

Agg: Robert Wells. Keiran Grabham.

Bernie Axford, Robert Robertson.

Event was Silhouettes: Jim 45 after tie. Steve 44 after tie.

Robert 38. David 36.

Event was HB Centrefire Group Champs.

100yds: Keiran Grabham .2478, sg .192.

Michael Thompson .2578, sg .164.

Gary Hunt .2654, sg .235.

Bernie Couzens

Runners Up: Laurie Preston / Norm Monaghan

“BILL ELLIS” SNOOKER - OPEN A GRADE

Winner: Terry Jennar - Runner Up: Henry Legend

“KEN SMITH” BILLIARDS –OPEN

Winner: Terry Jennar - Runner Up: Rizwan Rashidi

“DENNIS BRAY” BILLIARDS –HANDICAP

Winner: Terry Jennar - Runner Up: Henry Legend

Rob Ho. Runner up Ben.

Mens C grade singles: Winner Edward. Runner up Bob.

Ladies A grade doubles: Winners Brittany & Lucy. Runners up Kelly & Karen C.

Ladies B grade doubles: Winners Wendy & Anna. Runners up Debbie & Jayne.

Mens A grade doubles: Winners Peter & Rob. Runners up Brad & Paul.

Mens B grade doubles: Winners Edward & Dean. Runners up Ben and Sam.

Mens C grade doubles: Winners

Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club

By Anne ORR

SOCIAL bowls Friday 22-11-24. B Fane, S WIllis d M Cutts, J Murtus 22-12; R Jupp, M Monck d J Rodwell, M Starr 29-4; P Poulton, E Kidd d P Elliott, T Aarts 25-10; D Hargraves, Y Schmidt d A Stone, K Read 19-10; M DeMeio, R DeMeio, J Woodford d J Farrell, S Hancock, S Jones 2611; K Blow, T Blow d J Kennedy, L McLeod 27-8; D Futcher, R Lane d M England, C England 15-7; Y Hinsley, G Hinsley d S Bailey, D Walsh 15-14; G Haigh, C Cutt d J Clarke, R Oakley 23-7; C Keogh, M Berube d G Duffey, D Lindner 21-14.

37 putts, on a count back, Bob Archibald.

Congratulations Bob. I’m sure it will have prime position in the pool room, and I’ll be around for a glass of red shortly.

Rapley & Neal McCarthy 108. A R/ Up Michael Kenny & Joey Franck 113. B Grade Gross Bill & Heath Blaikie 133. R/up Stephen Gee & Ian Malley 143. Nett Winners A: Mark & Mitch Napier 107’5. B: Wayne Parkin & Greg Alchin 114c/b. Nett

R/Up A: John Veness & Stephen Dawson 108, B: Kai Bennett & Harper McIntosh 109.5 24/11 Medley Stableford Hermie McGuire 39, Lynne Rapley 36. Balls to 34c/b

Peter Fleming .2890, sg .245. Rob Evans .2972, sg .203. Ray Beavis .3412, sg .220. Alistair McMillan .3602, sg .280. Rob Hamilton .3646, sg .152. Steve Dines .5018, sg .325. Robert 1.1755, sg 1.045.

200yds: Michael Thompson .2707, sg .419. Ray Beavis .3036, sg .478. Rob Hamilton .3115, sg .367.

Peter Fleming .3122, sg .332. Keiran Grabham .3150, sg .439. Rob Evans .3199, sg .310.Alistair McMillan .3297, sg .368.

Gary Hunt .3481, sg .454.

Steve Dines .6637, sg .576.

“RON SHARP” SNOOKER –HANDICAP

Winner: Glen Richards - Runner Up: Brian Ng The Classic

Winner: Stuart Bowers - Runner Up: Laurie Preston

High Break: Stuart Bowers 36 Champion of ChampionsConsolation

Winner: Norm MonaghanRunner Up: Dave Laneyrie

Champion of Champions

Winner: Glen Richards - Runner Up: John Browning

Bob & Craig C. Runners up Micheal and Dave C.

Mixed A grade doubles: Winners Kelly & Dean. Runners up Anna &

Sawtell Veterans Golf

By Ian REYNOLDS

RESULTS for 25th November 2024 9 Hole Stroke Net 21 Starters

Ladies Jean Beby 30, Rosie Hrncir 34, Heather Snow 34

Men Terry Rumble 33, Glwyn Dawson 34, Jack Odendaal 34

Mid North Coast Veterans Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT

TUESDAY, 19th November, 20

MNC Veteran golfers competed in a single stableford at CEX Urunga Golf Course, and 23 competed at Bellingen Golf Course. This was also the third round of the MNCVGA championships.

CEX Urunga:

Winner: Michael Bellew 38, runner-up Michael Bleakley 32 c/b.

NTP’s: 9th – David Salvin, 16th Michael Bellew. Ball run to 32 pts. Bellingen:

Winner: Rod Edwards 36 c/b, runner-up Brad Reeson 36. NTP’s: 3rd & 12th – Wendy Johnstone, 7th Cormac McMullan, 16th – Brad Reeson.

Agg: Michael Thompson .2621. Keiran Grabham .2814. Peter Fleming .3006. Gary Hunt .3068.

Rob Evans .3086. Ray Beavis .3224.

Rob Hamilton .3381. Alistair McMillan .3450.. Steve Dines .5828. 2-gun: Michael ‘Thompson .2403.

Keiran Grabham .3397.

Gary Hunt .3035.

High Break: Terry Jennar 40

Tuesday Night High Break

Winner: Terry Jennar 57 Thursday Night Winner

Winner: Norm Monaghan 10 wins

“John Lucas” PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Norm Monaghan 318 Points

2nd Place: Bernie Couzens 308 Points

3rd Place: Larry Hodgson 258 Points

Brad. Mixed B grade doubles: Winners Brittany & Bob. Runners up Debbie & Micheal.

ADVERTISING

q PHOTO: Rod’s son Charlie presenting Bob with his trophy.

Julie, Rebecca, Andrew and Jacalyn would like to thank the many people who reached out to offer us their love and support since the sad passing of Norman. Thank you to Christie, Victor and the team at Victor Rullis Funerals, your care and guidance was greatly appreciated.

A special thank you to Ron, Nathan and Lindsay Australia for organising the semi and the signage. You made Norman’s final trip very special. He would have been very happy.

Death Notices

CLARKSON

Brian William

19th November 2024, comfortably and peacefully passed away at John Hunter Hospital, with loved ones by his side. Loving husband of Carol. Loved father of Iona and Roan (dec’d). Adored pop of his ‘little mate’ Kai. Cherished brother, brother-in-law and uncle of their families.

Aged 67 Years

Forever In Our Hearts

A private cremation was held for Brian at Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Habour.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Coffs Harbour

6652 1999

MELITTAS

Barbara ‘Barb’

16th November 2024, passed peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Late of Coffs Harbour. Dearly beloved wife of Andy (dec’d). Loving mother of Theodore and John.

Aged 93 Years

A private family Funeral Service was held for Barbara in St. John’s Anglican Church, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 27th November 2024, followed by interment in Coffs Harbour Lawn Cemetery, Karangi.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Betty Irene Nevell 21st November 2024

Passed away peacefully. Long term resident of Coffs Harbour. Beloved wife of Ian (dec). Great mother to Peter, Barbara, Elizabeth & their families.

In Her 95th Year Will Always Be Cherished & Remembered

A private service & cremation will be held at the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Karangi.

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

NEWMAN, Barry

Late of Woolgoolga.

Loving husband to Coral (deceased).

Beloved father and father-in-law of Christine (deceased), Robert & Jane, Kathryn & Roberto, Malcolm & Angela. Poppy to Ellise, Grace, Bryce & Jed. Great grandfather to Eleanor. 24/02/1932-19/11/2024

Aged 92 years

Sincere thanks to the wonderful nursing staff of Medical Ward B at Coffs Harbour Base Hospital who cared for Dad so kindly during his final days.

As per Barry’s wishes, he was privately cremated at Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens,Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

In the caring hands of ALLIED FUNERAL HOME 124 West High

WARD

Merlene Fay ‘Merle’

22nd November 2024, passed away peacefully at Woolgoolga Aged Care Facility. Late of Woolgoolga. Loved mother of her immediate and extended families.

Aged 92 Years

As per her wishes Merle was privately cremated at Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Roylah Gabrielle Chittick

15th November 2024

Late of Ballina, formerly of 20 Bailey Ave, Coffs Harbour. Beloved wife of Brian (dec). Loving mother of Jenny and Robert (dec). Sister of Lorraine, Denise, Gloria, Jim, Graham (all passed prior to Roylah), John, Robert, Jeffrey, Frank and Evelyn. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

Aged 92 Years

Forever in our hearts, always remembered.

Relatives and friends are warmly invited to attend Roylah’s funeral prayers service to be held on Friday, 6th December 2024 at 11.30am in the chapel of the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Coramba Road, Karangi. Thence for interment within the adjoining Coffs Harbour Lawn Cemetery.

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

VICTOR RULLIS

Death Notices

VICTOR RULLIS

LOCALCLASSIFIEDS

Joyce Foggiato

25th November 2024

Passed unexpectedly. Adored wife of Tony. Greatly loved mother and mother-in-law of Monica & Michael, John (dec) & Jo, Tanya, Vicki & John, Natasha & Brian, Marika & Anthony. Cherished Zia of Lynette & Alan. Queen Nonna of Marcus, Bianca, James (dec), Zac, Taide, Bella, Christian, Tallulah, Millie, Edie, Lola, Willow and beloved Bis of Nixon, Finn, Elke, and Saylah. Friend to all and loved by many.

Aged 82 Years

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Joyce’s Requiem Mass service to be held on Wednesday, 4th December 2024 at 1pm in the St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Coffs Harbour. Thence for cremation. For livestreaming details, visit the Victor Rullis Funerals website.

VICTOR RULLIS

FUNERAL SERVICES

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

Pat Smith

24th November 2024

Beloved mother of Christopher, David and Keiley. Loyal wife of the late Russ Smith. Grandmother of Gavin, Clare, Gillian, Alex, Jess, Harrison and Chevonne.

Aged 94 Years Forever loved.

Relatives and friends are warmly invited to celebrate Pat’s wonderful life at Keiley’s home (115 Victoria Street, Coffs Harbour) from 3pm – 6pm on Friday, 29th November 2024.

VICTOR RULLIS FUNERAL SERVICES

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

KENNEDY, Francis John ‘Frank’

25th November 2024, peacefully at Mater Christi Aged Care, late of Toormina, formerly of Coffs Harbour. Dearly beloved husband of Carmel. Loving father and father-in-law of Vincent, Madonna & Barry Bannerman and Anne-Marie Chandler. Cherished grandfather of Luke & Laura, Lachlan, Mitchel, Harrison, Ella and Hayden. Fond brother, brother-in-law and uncle of his nieces and nephews.

Aged 80 Years In God’s Care

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Frank’s Requiem Mass to be celebrated in Our Lady of The Way Chapel, Marian Grove, Toormina on Friday 29th November 2024 commencing at 10.00 am, thence for interment in Coffs Harbour Lawn Cemetery, Karangi.

Frank’s Requiem Mass will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

FUNERAL DIRECTORS Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

VITNELL

William George ‘Bill’ 20th November 2024, passed away peacefully at Calvary The Brelsford. Loving father and father-in-law of Michael & Sharon and Michelle. Adored pa and great-pa.

Aged 89 Years Now Playing In The Big Concert Band In The Sky

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Bill’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Friday 29th November 2024 commencing at 1.00 pm.

Please find livestream details on Keith Logue & Sons website.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Public Notices

COFFS HARBOUR DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY INC

ABN 22 081 981 363

Congratulations to winners of the raffle held at Bunnings, drawn 23rd November 2024!

1. Elizabeth Muir - Quilt

2. Pat - Gift Basket

3. Esme Langridge - Wishing Well Plant holder

4. Jill Gill - $50.00 Bunnings gift voucher

5. Mark - Sausage roll maker

6. Sandra Ryan - Wooden chopping board

7. Steven Short - Students basket

8. Ripper - Foot spa

9. Ben Andrews - Cut glass water set

10. Carole - Camper Pack

11. Ruth Caldieraro - Candle, Coffee scrub, coasters

12. Kerry Meaghr - Foot treatment Pack

13. Ben Andrews - Multi-tool

14. Julie Anderson - Cup, plate and saucer

15. Sue Habgood - Baby doll

16. Glory - Placemats

17. Robert Mitchell - Ceramic egg holder

COFFS HARBOUR & DISTRICT LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL

Howard Sinclair Waugh

24th November 2024

Late of Coffs Harbour, formerly of Dorrigo. Passed away peacefully at Bellingen Hospital. Loving father to Noah, Violet and Lauren. Beloved son of Jean and Reeve (dec). Loved by all of his family and friends.

Aged 61 Years

Relatives and friends are warmly invited to attend Howie’s funeral service to be held on Friday, 29th November 2024 at 1pm at Saint Stephens Anglican Church, Kurrajong St, Dorrigo. Thence for interment within Dorrigo Cemetery.

VICTOR RULLIS

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

NOTICE OF MEMBERS LAND DEALING MEETING

Coffs Harbour & District Local Aboriginal Land Council (CHDLALC) invites its members to an important meeting:

Date: 12 December 2024

Time: 5:30pm

Venue: Grace Roberts Hall, Wongala Estate, Coffs Harbour.

At the meeting, members will be asked to approve or not approve the following land dealing:

• CHDLALC entering into positive convenants with Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) for maintenance works on part of Lot 5 DP 876466 known as 'Wongala Estate' at 1 Wongala Drive, Coffs Harbour, in accordance with the Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) approved by the CHCC.

Members can view a copy of the VMP at the CHDLALC office at Wongala Drive, Wongala Estate Coffs Harbour upon request. The VMP will also be tabled at the meeting.

Proposed termination of Strata Scheme No.SP91784 being property situated at 6 Haines Close, NSW, 2456.

Notice is given of an intention to apply to the Registrar General for an order terminating the above Strata Scheme and the consequent winding up of the Owners Corporation, pursuant to section 142 of the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (NSW). Any person having any claim against the Owners Corporation of the above Strata Scheme or any estate or interest in or claim against any of the lots comprised in the Strata Scheme is required, on or before 06 December 2024, to send particulars of the estate, interest or claim to 6 Haines Close, Woolgoolga NSW 2456.

Public Notices

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FRIDAY

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

SEVEN, 7pm

With Christmas less than a month away, it’s that time of the year when some of us need some festive inspiration. And what better place to find it than with Joh Griggs and the gang, who are celebrating this year with a camping trip by the beach. In the kitchen, Adam helps Colin cook a trifle with a twist, while Clarissa will show you how to elevate the Chrissy ham to a new level. Meanwhile, Melissa takes us through how easy it is to get a courtyard ready for the entertaining season, while Dr Harry and some excited school kids take a little ramble in the rock pools. It’s the perfect way to ease into the holidays.

FRIDAY, November 29

SUNDAY

MUSTER DOGS:

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

ABC TV, 7.30pm

It was (puppy) love at first sight for viewers and the clever four-legged stars of Muster Dogs – not to mention their devoted trainers – when this observational series debuted in 2022. Ahead of a third season premiering on the ABC next year, series narrator Lisa Millar (pictured) catches up with the human and canine participants. In tonight’s premiere, Millar reunites with the winners, Frank Finger and kelpie Annie, and season two favourites Zoë Miller and Buddy the border collie, to find out how the series (and its worldwide collective of fans) has changed their lives. There’s also cuteness galore as Millar meets with Lily, Snow and a new litter of puppies in Wilcannia, NSW.

MONDAY MATLOCK

TEN, 8.30pm

Ostensibly a charming and chatty widow returning to the workforce, but secretly an undercover investigator with an axe to grind at law firm Jacobson

“Matty” Matlock (Kathy Bates, pictured) is the sort of character that makes for very compelling viewing. Her empathetic approach to cases makes things unpredictable in the courtroom, but keeping up appearances as a lawyer isn’t leaving as much time for subterfuge as some might like. This week, in “Claws”, Matty’s worlds collide when the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit is struggling with drug addiction. Unable to keep her own experiences out of the picture, Matty risks blowing her cover with Olympia (Skye P. Marshall).

SBS World News.

Every Family Has A Secret. (PGa, R)

Castle Secrets. 9.30 Kennedy. (PG)

SBS World News Late. 10.50 Elvira. (MA15+v)

12.20 The Wall: The Orchard. (Mals, R)

2.45 Love Your Home And Garden With Alan Titchmarsh. (PGa, R) 3.40 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PG, R)

4.30 Peer To Peer. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs visits Newman in WA.

8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) Explores a series of interlocking vignettes about love and romance in Britain in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman.

11.15 The Front Bar: Cricket Edition. (Ml, R) 12.30 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.

1.00 Taken. (Mav, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Human. (PG, R) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

8.40 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality. (2000, Msv, R) A graceless FBI agent goes undercover in a beauty pageant to catch a terrorist. Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine.

11.00 MOVIE: Gringo. (2018, MA15+dlv, R)

1.00 Cross Court. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Jamie Oliver: Fast & Simple. Presented by Jamie Oliver. 8.30 Matlock. (PGal, R) Olympia tasks Matty with getting close to their client, who is fighting for justice in the wrongful death of his wife.

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SATURDAY, November 30

6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 1.15 Question Everything. (R) 1.50 Spicks And Specks. (Final, PG, R) 2.20 Pick Of The Litter. (R) 3.40 Solar System With Brian Cox. (R) 4.40 Headliners. (PG, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.00 Australian Story: Growing Pains – Nathan Cavaleri. (R)

6.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Bill Bailey. (PG, R) Zan

woman in a suspicious fire.

9.50 Plum. (Mls, R) Plum is off alcohol and on the meds.

10.45 In The Room: Leigh Sales With Lin-Manuel Miranda. (Ml, R) 11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 7.55 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.25 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.15 Teen Titans Go! 10.40 Late Programs.

9.00

Bitesize. (R) 9.05

My Farm. (PG, R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Multiply. (R) 2.35 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.30 Life Is A Battlefield. (PGal, R) 5.30 Forgotten Frontlines. (PGa, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces.

8.25 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. (M, R)

9.25 The Great House Revival.

10.25 So Long, Marianne. (MA15+as)

11.20 Paris Paris. (Ml, R)

12.20 All Those Things We Never Said. (Ml, R)

3.20 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2023. (PG, R)

4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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Spring Finale, Festival Stakes Day and Country Finals Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A visitor’s phone attracts attention.

7.30 MOVIE: We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PGal, R) In the wake of the loss of his wife, a single father moves his family to a run-down zoo. Matt Damon, Colin Ford. 10.05 MOVIE: The King’s Man. (2021, MA15+v, R) Two British soldiers bamboozle priests. Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton.

12.50 Taken. (Mav, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 It’s Academic. (R)

5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

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6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Christmas On The Farm. (2021, PGal) Poppy Montgomery.

9.20 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005, Mv, R)

An FBI agent goes undercover once again. Sandra Bullock, Regina King.

11.35 MOVIE: Cadillac Man. (1990, Mlsv, R)

1.30 Drive Safe. (R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) It is the busiest day in a decade.

7.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon. (2010, PGv, R) A Viking befriends a dragon. Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler. 8.50 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff at the Animal Welfare League as they try to find a home for a greyhound. 9.55 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A code 1 comes in for a two-year-old. 11.10 Shark Tank. (PGl, R) A panel is pitched inventions. 12.15 Ambulance UK. (Ml, R) 1.30

6am 3 Days In

SUNDAY, December 1

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Insiders. (Final) 10.00 Offsiders. (Final) 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (Final) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.45 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. (R) 3.15

6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now? (Premiere)

8.00 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. (Premiere, Ml)

8.40 Love Me. (Premiere, MA15+s)

9.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R)

9.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

11.35 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R)

12.40 New Leash On Life. (R)

1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. (R)

4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

5.00 Insiders. (Final, R)

6am Children’s Programs. 5.35pm Peter Rabbit. 5.50 Kiri And Lou. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: A Boy Called Christmas. (2021, PG) 9.05 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 11.30 Australia With Julia Bradbury. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Yachting. Sail GP. Round 1. H’lights. 4.00 Plat Du Tour. 4.05 Such Was Life. (PGa, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 History’s Greatest Mysteries. (PG)

8.20 Arctic Sinkholes. (PGa, R)

9.20 Tassie Tiger On The Rocks. (PG, R)

10.25 Curse Of The Ancients. (PGav, R)

11.20 MOVIE: Subjects Of Desire. (2021, MA15+av, R)

1.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R)

2.05 Employable Me (UK) (Mals, R)

3.10 How To Get Fit Fast. (Final, PG, R)

4.05 Peer To Peer. (R)

4.35 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.

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The Engineering That Built The World. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. 11.35 Hoarders. 1.15am The X-Files. 4.00 NHK World English News. 5.00

Quiberon. (2018, PG, French) 7.10 The Producers. (1967, PG) 8.50 Alone In Space. (2018, PG, Swedish) 10.25 Wife And Husband. (2017, M, Italian) 12.25pm Devil’s Knot. (2013, M) 2.30 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 4.40 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 6.25 Charade. (1963, PG) 8.30 Gone Girl. (2014, MA15+) 11.15 Leap Year. (2010, MA15+) 12.50am Viva. (2007, MA15+) 3.00 Late Programs. 6am Alone In Space. Continued. (2018, PG, Swedish) 6.30 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 8.20 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 10.00 Dirty Dancing. (1987, M) 11.55 Belli Ciao. (2022, M, Italian) 1.30pm The People Upstairs. (2020, M, Spanish) 3.00 The Producers. (1967, PG) 4.40 After Yang. (2021, PG) 6.30 Roxanne. (1987, PG) 8.30 Triangle Of Sadness. (2022, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning

6am Children’s Programs. 1.10pm MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Diancie And The Cocoon Of Destruction. (2014) 2.45 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Hoopa And The Clash Of Ages. (2015) 4.20 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 5.20 MOVIE: Sing. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (2005, M) 10.30 MOVIE: The Huntsman: Winter’s War. (2016, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight.

8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG)

8.30 MOVIE: Salt. (2010, Mlv, R)

A CIA agent goes on the run. Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber.

10.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (MA15+av, R)

11.40 Autopsy USA. (PGad, R)

12.40 Miniseries: Patrick Melrose. (MA15+ads, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 NBN News.

7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 8.00 A Remarkable Place To Die. (Mlv) An innocent camper is killed by a petty criminal who fell out of the sky and landed on his victim.

10.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (Return, MA15+v)

12.00 The First 48. (Ma) 1.00 Drive TV. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Nine Perth Presents: Christmas In WA.

5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6am MOVIE: L.O.L. Surprise! The Movie. (2021) 7.00 Children’s Programs. 12.30pm Basketball. WNBL. Southside Flyers v Perth Lynx. 2.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 3.30 MOVIE: Carbon Copy. (1981, PG) 5.20 MOVIE: The Water Horse. (2007, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s Eleven. (2001, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Fargo. (1996, MA15+) Midnight Gotham. 1.00 Love During Lockup. (Premiere)

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MONDAY,

December 2

2.05 Exploring Northern Ireland. (PGal, R) 3.00 Plat Du Tour. 3.10 Dishing It Up. (PGs, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 The Supervet. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Mighty Mississippi With Nick Knowles. (PGa) 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

9.20 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (Mals)

10.05 Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History. (PG, R) 11.05 SBS News. 11.35 Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident. (Premiere, MA15+hv) 1.45 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 2.40 Employable Me (UK) (Mal, R) 3.45 Little Heroes. (PG, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.15 BTN Newsbreak. 8.25 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.55 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.20 Poh’s Kitchen. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.50 Late Programs.

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6am The

Producers. Continued. (1967, PG) 6.40 Roxanne. (1987, PG) 8.40 Charade. (1963, PG) 10.45 As Needed. (2018, M, Italian) 12.30pm Benjamin. (2018, M) 2.05 Hacker. (2019, PG, Danish) 3.50 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 5.40 Every Day. (2018, PG) 7.30 Dating The Enemy. (1996, M) 9.30 Boxing Day. (2021, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, December 3

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Imagined Touch. (PG) 2.40 Flightpaths, Freeways, Railroads. (R) 2.55 The Weekly Football Wrap. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival. 5.05 Jeopardy! (R)

Eat With Alice.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PGls, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Headliners. (PG)

8.50 Solar System With Brian Cox.

9.50 To Be Advised. 10.45 Brush With Fame. (Final, PG, R) 11.10 News. 11.25 The Business. (R) 11.40 The Kingdom: The World’s Most Powerful Prince. (Ma, R) 12.40 Our Dementia Choir Sings Again. (Ml, R) 1.40 Media Watch. (Final, PG, R) 2.00 Grand Designs: The Streets. (Ml, R) 2.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.35 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. (R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Children’s Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa)

9.40 Greatest Train Journeys From Above. (PGv, R)

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Babylon Berlin. (Mav) 12.45 Son Of. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Employable Me (UK) (MA15+l, R)

3.35 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PG, R)

4.30 Peer To Peer. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Black And Missing. 1.50 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 2.45 The Pizza Show. 3.10 Kickin’ Back. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The UnXplained Mysteries Of The Universe. 9.20 Hoarders. 11.00 Curious Australia. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am After Yang. (2021, PG) 7.45 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 9.35 Kung Fu Yoga. (2017, PG) 11.35 Ali’s Wedding. (2017, M) 1.40pm Roxanne. (1987, PG) 3.40 Frantz. (2016, PG, French) 5.45 Dafne. (2019, PG, Italian) 7.35 Resistance. (2020, M) 9.45 It All Began When I Met You. (2013, PG, Japanese) 11.45 Baby Done. (2020, M) 1.25am As Needed. (2018, M, Italian) 3.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R)

7.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG)

8.00 Highway Cops. (PGl) A nose-to-tail could end in violence.

8.30 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav) A resident’s estranged brother is killed.

9.30 S.W.A.T. (Mav) The team works with the DEA.

10.30 Inside Detroit. (Mal, R)

12.00 Satisfaction. (MA15+as, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

Morning Programs. 9.00 Left Off The Map. 9.30 NBC Today.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R)

8.30 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. (Mv, R)

9.30 A Killer Makes A Call. (Mav)

10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+amv)

11.25 First On Scene. (Premiere, Mav)

11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

12.40 Pointless. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

to home. Matty plays matchmaker with Sarah and a girl from IT. 9.30 Five Bedrooms. (Mls) The gang goes camping. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

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6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R)

7.30 OzHarvest Unite To Feed Australia. (PG) A one-night-only fundraising event.

9.30 MOVIE: Yesterday. (2019, Ml, R) A struggling singer finds a path to fame. Himesh Patel, Lily James.

12.00 Satisfaction. (MA15+as, R)

1.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R)

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGln, R)

8.30 The Grand Tour.

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WEDNESDAY, December 4

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

SBS World News.

7.35 24 Hours In ALDI. (R)

8.30 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. (Final, M)

9.30 The Old Man. (Malv)

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Maxima. (Mal)

11.45 Pagan Peak. (Malv, R)

2.55 Employable Me (UK) (Mal, R)

4.00 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. (PG, R)

4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Pfffirates. 6.50 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 6.55 Hey Duggee. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Operation Ouch! 8.20 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 Doctor Who. 10.05 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”.

6am Dafne. (2019, PG, Italian) 7.00 White Lion. (2010, PG) 8.45

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Simon Reeve.

7.30 The Big Trip. (Final) Hosted by Dave Thornton.

9.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. (2019, Mlv, R) A US lawman and a former spy reluctantly team up to take down a genetically enhanced anarchist. Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham.

12.30 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (MA15+av)

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm)

8.30 Budget Battlers. (Premiere, PGl)

9.40 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. (PG)

10.40 To Be Advised.

11.40 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav)

Tipping Point. (PG, R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s

THURSDAY,

December 5

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) Bianca Hunt traverses the coastline of Seventeen Seventy in outlandish style.

8.30 Gods Of Tennis. (Ml, R)

9.30 Miniseries: Steeltown Murders. (Mal)

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Miniseries: The Typist. (Final, MA15+v, R)

12.15 Pandore. (Malv, R)

3.10 Employable Me (UK) (PGal, R)

4.15 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v India. Game 1.

10.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG, R) Two Newfoundlands are misbehaving.

11.30 Pam & Tommy. (Premiere, MA15+ls) A handyman steals a celebrity sex tape.

12.30 Criminal Confessions: Vanished In The Night. (MA15+alv, R)

1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

News Of The Area COFFS COAST

Ten years on

By Scott BAILEY, AAP

PHILLIP Hughes' death

was felt as much in the Adelaide club room at East Torrens as it was in the Australian Test sheds.

So too, on the fields of farms around Macksville as in Sydney's western suburbs where he lived for six years.

"Everyone thought he was their mate," Tom Cooper tells AAP.

"Half the people didn't even know him, but that sums him up."

Cooper is one of the people who did know Hughes best.

up on the NSW north coast, and first played together in junior cricket representative systems as teenagers.

They crossed paths again playing in Sydney, before becoming teammates and housemates in Hughes' later years at South Australia.

On the field their last partnership is officially recognised as unbroken, with Cooper the nonstriker when Hughes was hit on the neck at the SCG ten years ago on Monday.

"He's not one of those blokes who felt he was too

The pair both grew CONTINUED Page 30

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q Phillip Hughes' personality endeared him to many, within cricket and beyond.

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