Coffs Coast News Of The Area 6 September 2024

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Nurses ramp up action

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“Wages for the state’s largest female workforce have been suppressed for more than a decade.”

NSW nurses and midwives are the lowest paid in the country and staff retention is suffering.

Coffs Harbour NSWNMA Branch

President Amanda Bailey Derrett, told NOTA that members from Coffs Harbour Hospital Branch have had enough.

“We are highly skilled health professionals and provide lifesaving care in a very stressful job. But many just can't afford to pay the rent.

“We are asking to be valued and paid fairly for the work we do.

“We shouldn’t have to keep fighting for fair pay and decent working conditions.

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“We deserve better and so does the community that we care for.”

Nurses and midwives are already moving to other states or leaving the profession altogether.

Branch Secretary Joanne Cooper told NOTA that Coffs Harbour hospital had lost another eight nurses to Queensland, just this week.

“The lack of real negotiation despite regular meetings sees the government refusing to address our log of claims, which includes our pay rise of 15 percent in one year,” she said.

The striking staff voted to continue their industrial action by “working to rule”.

“That means we will not be carrying out non-nursing duties, such as not answering the telephones, not doing domestic duties such as bed making and not attending to clerical duties that are left to the nursing and midwifery staff out of hours.”

For NSWNMA Coffs Harbour Branch member, nurse Htun Htun Oo, the biggest issue is the difference in pay between nurses and midwives in NSW and other states.

“The current pay disparity not only undervalues our hard work but also exacerbates the workforce shortages that threaten the quality of healthcare in our state,” he said.

“Ensuring equitable pay is not just a matter of fairness; it is essential for retaining skilled professionals and maintaining a robust healthcare system for the people of NSW.

“It is unacceptable that dedicated professionals are forced to take to the streets to demand fair pay.”

FORESHORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

City of Coffs Harbour is looking to lease its Jetty Foreshore Kiosk. We invite suitably qualified food vendors to respond to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for this exceptional opportunity.

Be part of activating local open spaces and contribute to a vibrant, liveable community.

The RFQ is open until 10am, Wednesday 2 October 2024.

For more information and to respond to the RFQ, visit coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/publicnotices

q Striking nurses and midwives at Coffs Harbour Health Campus hear from NSWNMA nurse Tu'ulenana Iuli.

q Nurses and midwives support the stop-work.

q The NSW Nurses and Midwives Union gathered outside Coffs Harbour Health Campus.

REMAINS IDENTIFIED

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The death of Queensland grandmother Wendy Hansen, 63, is being investigated by detectives attached to State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, through Strike Force Osbox.

Ms Hansen was last seen on Thursday, 29 February, when she withdrew cash from an ATM on Newton Street in Monto, about 170 kms west of Bundaberg, Queensland.

When she failed to return home and was

unable to be located or contacted, Queensland Police were notified and commenced inquiries into her whereabouts.

They obtained CCTV of Ms Hansen driving south on the Bruce Highway near Wild Horse Mountain on the Sunshine Coast, about 2.30pm the same day.

She was in her silver 2007 two-door Mitsubishi Pajero with Queensland registration 645 TCZ.

On Tuesday, 18 June, officers attached to Coffs/

Clarence Police District located human remains halfburied in dunes near Jordan Esplanade.

They were identified as Ms Hansen’s.

As investigations continue into why they were found 800 kms away from where she was last seen, detectives are appealing to the public for any information, CCTV or dashcam footage.

Detectives are specifically interested in her car, which has not yet been located.

The remains were

discovered by Steve Melville during his work as a volunteer of Jetty Dunecare.

In July, the group held a memorial for what was then an unknown person, and a native tree was planted at the site.

Jetty Dunecare President Desnee McCosker told News Of The Area that the group will “water and nurture Wendy’s Tree in her memory".

“Jetty Dunecare can show Wendy’s family her memorial site and know our community cared and paid respect,” she said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact NSW Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

q Wendy Hansen’s last known location was at an ATM on the Sunshine Coast.

q Jetty Dunecare President Desnee McCosker at the planting of the Coastal Banksia now known as Wendy’s Tree.

q Wendy Hansen’s silver 2007 two-door Mitsubishi Pajero with Queensland registration 645 TCZ.

Pre-polling opens

By Sue STEPHENSON

PRE-POLL

voting in the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen council elections opens tomorrow, Saturday, 7 September.

There are four prepolling places in the City of Coffs Harbour local government area but only

one in the Bellingen Shire. It is at the Bellingen Shire Council offices at 3339 Hyde Street Bellingen and is fully wheelchair accessible.

The locations for Coffs Harbour City Council are:

- Coffs Harbour Indoor Sports Stadium at 74A Bray Street, Coffs Harbour. It is fully wheelchair accessible.

- The office of the Coffs Harbour Returning Officer at 123 Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour. It is also fully wheelchair accessible.

- Toormina Community Centre at 17 Toormina

Road, Toormina. There is no designated accessible parking spot and the path of travel from the car park may require assistance.

- Woolgoolga Uniting Church at 5 Trafalgar Street, Woolgoolga. The path of travel into the prepolling centre may require assistance.

With the exception of Sunday, all centres will be open at the following times.

- Monday to Wednesday: 8:30am - 5:30pm

- Thursday: 8:30am8:00pm - Friday: 8:30am6:00pm

Telephone voting may be available to those unable to visit a polling centre, while electoral officers can visit nursing and aged care homes if they are considered “Declared Facilities”.

There is no absentee voting in local government elections.

Anyone living away from their registered council area has until Monday, 9 September, to apply for a postal vote.

Completed ballot papers and postal vote certificates must then be received by the NSW Electoral Commission no later than 6pm, on 27 September.

A full list of election day

polling stations will appear in next week’s paper. In the meantime, further details can be found on the NSW Electoral Commission website at elections.nsw. gov.au/elections.

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q The City of Coffs Harbour Council boundaries. Image: NSW Electoral Commission

q Bellingen Shire Council boundaries. Image: NSW Electoral Commission

Swan’s team promising positivity and progress

By Mike HELY

CITY of Coffs Harbour councillor Tegan Swan says collaboration, cooperation and providing local opportunities are what she will bring to the table if elected mayor at the 14 September local government election.

Cr Swan has assembled a team of five to contest the election – Coffs Harbour business owner Marcus Blackwell, consultant Mel Browne, Woopi News founder and publisher Lisa Nichols, and Gumbaynggirr man and Indigenous advocate Lucas Walker-Craig.

Cr Swan - a former deputy mayor - said she had never felt more passionate about the need for Coffs Harbour to progress and prosper.

“We’ve kind of got ourselves stuck and we need the right leadership to move ourselves forward in a way that’s collaborative and effective,” she said.

Latitude 30 restaurant owner Mr Blackwell said it was time for Coffs Harbour to capitalise on its location and natural beauty to once again become a top-level tourist destination.

To that end, he backs the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore

Masterplan, which he helped formulate.

The plan includes cafes, restaurants and commercial spaces, along with landscaping, playgrounds, tourist accommodation (maximum six storeys) and residential accommodation (maximum four storeys).

“When we arrived here in 2002, Coffs Harbour was voted the most liveable city under a 70,000 population in the world,” Mr Blackwell said.

“Since then Port Macquarie has gone ahead in leaps and bounds with hotels, waterfront development and nice areas, and we’ve done nothing.”

He supports the development of “two good four-star hotels” in the Jetty precinct to help revitalise tourism, create employment, attract airlines to Coffs Harbour and make air travel affordable once again for the average person.

“Realistically, even if we said yes you can start today, we probably wouldn’t see one finished for five years.

“In the meantime, we’re still going backwards. We’re starting to lose sporting events because we haven’t got enough accommodation.

“If we can get new hotels and more quality

accommodation, we’ll actually create more jobs within tourism. There will be more and more opportunities.”

Cr Swan said it was important to call out the people who were “fear mongering” about development at the Jetty. She said it was not viable for the council to attempt to buy back public land, as has been proposed.

“Wouldn’t we be better off staying in our lane and working with all levels of government and people who are experienced in this area to get the best outcomes for our community rather than giving us more debt,” she said.

“Look how much we lost our minds over the Cultural and Civic Space (Yarrila).

“That’s nothing compared to what would happen down here (the Jetty area).”

She said that while the Jetty area was a priority, there were other pressing issues, such as local road maintenance, upkeep of parks and gardens, and disposal of rubbish, which is currently being trucked to Queensland.

“We are not prioritising what the community needs, and you can see that by the outrage that is ongoing on social media and in conversations, when we’re

not doing the little things like mowing the lawns, fixing the potholes, looking after the assets we have.

“We are now known as the most difficult council to deal with.

“That isn’t just impacting what’s going to happen at the Jetty, it’s impacting our capacity to go for grants

across the whole local government area.

“Everyone knows that relationships are really important for a connected community, and that doesn’t go away when we’re talking about different levels of government.

“It’s so important we work together. If we’re sitting here

throwing stones and saying we won’t do this and blaming and shaming, no one’s going to want to do anything with us, and that’s to the detriment of our community.”

Cr Swan said she and the members of her team are not affiliated with any political party.

Cassell: ‘City of Parks and Gardens’ would benefit all

By Andrew VIVIAN

JONATHAN Cassell would like to see Coffs Harbour become known as the “City of Parks and Gardens”.

The mayoral candidate's vision is to strengthen Coffs Harbour’s connection to nature and to appeal to tourists through attractive parks and gardens.

“The Coffs Coast is one of the most beautiful places in Australia and I‘d like to see our region enhanced with a network of connected parks

and gardens,” Cr Cassell said.

“This network already exists in part with the highly popular Botanic Gardens, but we can expand.

“The Jetty Foreshores is vital to this plan and would be the jewel in the crown of our Coffs Coast community with a world-class parkland area.”

He said the construction of private multi-storey residential accommodation at the Jetty would kill off this idea.

“The Jetty parkland should have a field that can accommodate people playing a game of soccer during the day and an event space for concerts at night."

Cr Cassell supports the City of Coffs Harbour Council’s concept plan for the area but says it is yet to be tested through a consultation process.

He would like to see it placed on exhibition and include the opportunity for low-scale tourism accommodation.

This could include a new Jetty Beach Holiday Park with cabins north of Marina Drive or around the ex-Deep Sea Fishing Club site, to help support the maintenance costs of the Jetty Foreshores parkland and provide a revenue stream for Council.

Cr Cassell says that a City of Parks and Gardens policy and strategic plan would need to be developed.

“I imagine the Botanic Gardens, Brelsford Park, City Hill and the Jetty Foreshores all connected by

a vibrant Coffs Creek walk.

“Private garden competitions could also be a feature of this initiative.”

Cr Cassell said connected public parks of varied sizes, within a few minutes’ walk from where people live and work, would benefit the community’s health and economic prosperity as green spaces become increasingly important as populations grow.

“I’d also like to see a public holiday created to host a one-day Parks and

Gardens Festival and take a leaf out of the Toowoomba Festival of Flowers, which is in its 75th year.

“A well-planned park network would beautify our region and keep us cooler on hot summer days, and there would be an economic benefit for the community since we are now an ecocertified destination.

“I’m going to champion this in the next term but we must stop privatisation at the Jetty first.”

q City of Coffs Harbour local government candidates Cr Tegan Swan and Marcus Blackwell.

O’Brien leads independent team

FATHER of five John O'Brien leads a team of four independent candidates (Group C) into City of Coffs Harbour local government elections on 14 September.

With fifteen years of experience in infrastructure delivery, Mr O’Brien believes he is “exceptionally qualified to enhance Coffs Harbour's strategic planning framework”.

“Coffs Harbour deserves thoughtful, informed leadership, and I’m committed to bringing my experience and vision to the table to ensure we grow responsibly and sustainably,” Mr O’Brien told NOTA.

The first-time council candidate said his vision for Coffs Harbour is one which balances growth with affordability and livability.

Mr O’Brien said he is committed to “applying downward pressure” on rates, rents, and service costs.

q Independent council candidate John O’Brien.

“We must keep Coffs Harbour an affordable place to live and work, while still delivering the essential services that our community relies on.”

Further focuses for Mr O’Brien’s campaign include the “preservation of parking and car access”, homelessness solutions, and understanding the impact of higher population density in the CBD on crime and antisocial behaviour.

“It’s about making our town centres safe and accessible, while also addressing the root causes of social challenges with

empathy and practical solutions,” he said.

Mr O’Brien is also proposing ideas to enhance small businesses in Coffs CBD, including rezoning alleyways as “shared zones” to reduce excessive regulations.

Passionate about infrastructure innovation, Mr O’Brien is advocating for the use of pavement monitoring technology to detect and schedule road maintenance and pothole repairs in real-time.

“By investing in technology and education, we can position Coffs Harbour as a leader in innovation and economic development,” he said.

Joining Mr O’Brien on the independent ticket is Jasmine Braun from Sandy Beach, Dorothea Skoludek from Sandy Beach and his wife Kristel O'Brien.

Mr O’Brien is not contesting the mayoral election.

Sports clubs need to apply to donations program for rates subsidy

By Doug CONNOR

MAYORAL candidate Nikki Williams slammed the City of Coffs Harbour last week after a policy change meant rates notices were issued to sporting groups and community organisations for the first time, before a policy guideline amendment by Council found a solution for the groups involved.

The furore related to a change to the policy which governs Council’s Donations Program.

On 10 August 2023, Council voted to adopt the 2023/24 Donations Program, and resolved to “review the operation” of the program going forward.

Councillors Cassell, Judge, Pryce, Swan and Townley voted for this motion, with Amos, Cecato, Sechi and Wolgamot voting against.

On 14 December 2023, councillors voted unanimously to place a revised Community Donations and Grant Funding Policy on public exhibition for 42 days.

One change to the policy meant that community organisations now needed to apply for funding or rate subsidies through the donations program.

Organisations receiving rate subsidies had not applied in this way prior.

At council’s 22 February 2024 meeting, councillors voted unanimously to adopt the revised policy.

The guidelines for the policy also capped donations through the program at

$5000.

On 25 July, councillors voted unanimously to adopt the 2024/25 Community Donations Program.

According to City of Coffs Harbour meeting minutes, council received 54 submissions for the 2024/25 program, with 47 groups selected to share in $115,925 of funding.

Last month, a list of organisations who had traditionally received significant rate subsidies from council received rates notices instead, as they had not applied to the donations program.

A number of groups said they were not aware of the change or the need to apply.

One sporting organisation’s combined rates notice for two facilities equalled more than $23,000.

After an appearance by Nikki Williams on Triple M Coffs Coast last Monday, council made an amendment to its Community Donations and Grant Funding Guidelines, adding the clause that council could cover a financial donation of up to $5000 or the “rates and charges payable”.

The change means that community organisations can once again have their rates paid in full as a subsidy.

Organisations must now apply by close of business on Thursday 12 September to access the subsidy through the program.

A City of Coffs Harbour spokesperson told News Of The Area, “All community and sporting organisations which lease Cityowned land and undertake community service obligations on behalf of the City will continue to have their full rates paid, if they apply per the adopted policy (the Community Donations Program).”

Ms Williams said the council’s decision to amend the policy guidelines was a “win for the community”.

“It’s good to see they have chosen to do the right thing by our sporting clubs.”

At a Meet the Candidates event in

Woolgoolga last week, Mayor Paul Amos denied that clubs had been charged rates, branding it “absolute bull”.

Ms Williams, who is running for Mr Amos’ position on 14 September, took issue with this dismissal.

“What concerns me is Mayor Amos denying that sports clubs were issued rates notices at all,” she said.

“It took me bringing this issue to the community’s attention for the hasty backflip to happen.

“The timing is questionable considering the upcoming election.”

On Tuesday, Mr Amos clarified his comments to NOTA.

“My comment was that the suggestion that sporting clubs would have to pay rates is incorrect,” he said.

“If they fill out the paperwork, I have been advised that there will be no payment of rates needed.”

Ms Williams also said communication between council and the clubs on the policy change was “lacking”.

“To put a major change to the community donations and rates subsidies out for consultation during the Christmas school holidays is not adequate.

“Common sense would know that most clubs run by parent volunteers are closed for the school holidays.

“The fact no submissions were received during the consultation should have been telling.

“Equally, when clubs were contacted about the revised donations policy, many clubs did not feel it was made clear to them that their rates subsidies were being classed as a donation with the revised policy.”

On the issue of communication, a City of Coffs Harbour spokesperson told NOTA, “In early January 2024, City staff contacted the organisations that had previously received rates subsidies by email to advise

of the proposed policy changes and public exhibition.

“A further email was sent to all previous recipients in May 2024, advising that applications were open for the 24/25 Community Donations Program.”

Ms Williams is also questioning the change to council policy guidelines during the caretaker period.

“It is my understanding that during the caretaker period changes to allocations of grant funding or changes to policies and guidelines can not be made according to the Council’s caretaker policy.

“I have concerns from both a transparency, governance and integrity perspective whether the guidelines associated with the donations policy should have been changed during this time.”

The City has defended its actions, saying that while a policy can not be changed during the caretaker period, the guidelines relating to the policy can.

“A guideline is operational and it can be updated at any time,” the City spokesperson told NOTA.

“The policy adopted by Council on 22 February 2024 remains unchanged.”

According to council’s Local Government Elections Caretaker Period Policy, Council can not adopt or amend “policies, strategies, master plans or frameworks” in caretaker mode, however the term guideline is not mentioned.

JONATHAN CASSELL

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King eyes return to top job

FORMER

Bellingen Mayor Dominic King will run to lead his council once more in 14 September local government elections.

Representing the Greens, Mr King has sat on Bellingen Shire Council for twelve years and is standing for a fourth term.

He served as the Shire’s

Mayor from 2016 to 2021.

In a statement released last week, Mr King highlighted some of his key actions as Mayor, including pushing for “better funding for local government from state and federal governments to deal with the increasing pressure councils were under”.

He also advocated for support for the Bellingen Shire during the severe drought of 2017-2020, the resulting catastrophic fires, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Bellingen Shire needs a loud voice back in the chair to get back to focusing on the things that matter, like the cost-of-living crisis, the protection of our precious natural environment,

affordable housing and open and good governance,” Mr King told NOTA.

“In these testing times, we don't need someone in hi-viz cutting ribbons.

“We need someone with a loud and clear voice who will do whatever it takes to get the state government to give our communities our fair share.”

The longstanding Greens councillor has been elected as a Regional Director of Local Government NSW three times, which is the main advocacy body for local government in NSW.

Mr King said this has enabled him to “work with other Mayors and Councillors to get the best deals for the sector”.

q Mr King has sat on Bellingen Shire Council for twelve years and is standing for a fourth term.

Pride of Bellingen Lions

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Lions Club of Bellingen has celebrated 70 years of community service. The club was chartered on 25 August, 1954.

An anniversary event at the Bellingen Showground saw current members welcome visitors from the neighbouring Lions clubs of Nambucca Heads, Woolgoolga, Valla, Bonville/ Sawtell and Dorrigo.

Yvie Kearns presented two District Governor Appreciation Certificates.

Recipients Bruce Tait and Wal Tyson were recognised for 50 years of continuous service to Bellingen.

Club President Ken

Lions District Governor

Brooks also accepted the District Governor’s certificate acknowledging Bellingen Lions’ 70 Years of Service to the local community.

Two locals, Jo Barr and Richard Jennings, were inducted as new members.

“It was a brilliant celebration on a sunny day with almost 50 members from local Lions clubs,” Mr Brooks told News Of The Area.

“Our club prides itself on close connections with

“Our biggest fundraiser, which we are famous for, is the fireworks display held annually in August. New members are always welcome with the club meeting at the Bellingen Markets Lions Bistro on

Bush Fire Danger Period commences

THE Bush Fire Danger Period commenced on Sunday 1 September in the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen local government areas (LGA).

Anyone wishing to conduct burning activities during the Bush Fire Danger Period must obtain a fire permit from their local Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade or Fire Control Centre.

Acting Manager Natalie Ballard from the Coffs Coast RFS said the region is currently experiencing unseasonably warm conditions, and residents need to ensure they use fire in a safe and responsible manner.

“Fire permits are free and

easy to obtain,” Ms Ballard said.

“The NSW RFS has introduced a new process to apply for fire permits.

“Applications can be made online via the RFS website.

“Landholders that are unable to apply online are still able to contact their

local Fire Permit Officer via phone.”

Ms Ballard said while hazard reduction burns are an important part of preparations, landholders need to be mindful as warm and windy conditions mean fire can spread quickly and suddenly.

“Never leave a fire

unattended and, if a fire does escape, make sure you call Triple Zero (000) immediately so that emergency services can respond and help to minimise the damage.”

Ms Ballard urged homeowners to prepare for the upcoming fire season.

“There are simple things

you can do now to get ready for bush fire season – such as trimming trees or shrubs overhanging your roof, keeping a well maintained lawn, removing combustible material from around the home, cleaning out your gutters, and ensuring you have a sturdy hose and a reliable water supply.”

To apply for a fire permit online, go to www.rfs.nsw. gov.au or contact your local Fire Control Centre.

q Lions Club of Bellingen President Ken Brooks (right) with District Governor Yvie Kearn.

q Bruce Tait with District Governor Yvie Kearns. q Wal Tyson with District Governor Yvie Kearns.

Three years Cholangiocarcinoma-free

By Andrea FERRARI

LYNETTE Williams from Coffs Harbour is celebrating being three years free of the cancer Cholangiocarcinoma.

It’s a milestone that means “so much to me”, she told News Of The Area.

“Usually if you can get past two years cancer-free, the chances of a recurrence become less and less, but not absolute.”

Ms Williams was first diagnosed near her 66th birthday and set herself a short-term goal to make it to 70.

“I really didn’t believe I would get there but now I am only four months from this goal.

“Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare cancer and is never called cured, no matter how long you [are] cancer-free."

Being asymptomatic, the condition can go unnoticed.

By the time someone goes to their doctor, it is often too late to treat successfully.

“I would love everyone to take notice of the tiniest symptoms and see a doctor for advice.

“I did this for very mild indigestion and had a really early diagnosis. Like most cancers, early diagnosis is the key to survival.”

Ms Williams’ family is her number one priority. She says the thought of never seeing them again “terrified” her.

She now avoids processed foods, eats a Mediterranean diet, takes regular exercise and lives a cheerful, community-based life.

Together with her husband John, she became an active member of Coffs City Probus mid last year.

“It’s great spending time with like-minded people and it keeps us busy.”

John recently became Vice President of the club.

Last week he presented a slide show talk to members about a five-month world cruise that he and Lynette recently completed.

“John and I have been avid cruisers since 2007, after retiring in 2006,” Ms Williams said.

“After my diagnosis I never thought I would be cruising again, so this one was a real bonus.”

Being away from her doctors frightened her but she said, “I just had to bite the bullet and live life. I am so glad I did.”

Ms Williams is supported by members of the Cholangiocarcinoma

Australasia Community.

“Newly diagnosed patients can get a mountain of information from this group,” she said.

“Most medical professionals are not very familiar with Cholangiocarcinoma and each person in the group is a patient.

“We absolutely do not give medical advice, rather we may suggest some questions that should be directed to the patient’s health professional.”

q Coff City Probus member David Hough and President Jane Newell with members John and Lynette Williams.

Dementia information session

A DEMENTIA information session will be held at the Urunga Neighbourhood Centre on Thursday 19 September.

Guest speaker Martine Diss from Dementia Australia will explain the difference between dementia and normal ageing, offer guidance

on what to do if you're concerned about memory issues, and highlight the services Dementia Australia offers to support those living with the condition.

According to Dementia Australia more than 400,000 Australians are living with dementia and more than 1.5 million people are involved in their care.

The number of people

living with dementia is set to double in the next 25 years.

Dementia becomes more common as people age and is much more common after the age of 65.

In the Bellingen Shire 27 percent of the population were aged over 65 years or older in 2021 compared to 22 percent in regional NSW, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The event at the Urunga Neighbourhood Centre will take place on Thursday 19 September at 1:30pm. Light refreshments and afternoon tea will be provided.

Bookings are essential.

To reserve your spot visit https://events.humanitix. com/dementia-awarenesstalk.

The event has been organised by Bellingen Shire Council, in partnership with Dementia Australia.

Cecil’s trove rehomed

By Andrea FERRARI

WHEN 82-year-old Cecil

Whitney asked the Coffs community to help him rehouse his extensive collection of memorabilia, he had no idea he’d get over 100 phone calls and many interested visitors.

The former Coffs Harbour Museum manager told the News Of The Area in June that he wanted to give away his extensive and long-held collection to people who would appreciate it.

With boxes and filing cabinets filling the back of his property, the collection consisted mainly of books, newspapers, photographs and some artefacts.

First to respond were members of Coffs Harbour Museum who collected a few notable pieces.

Next was the president of Coffs Harbour District Family History Society Fiona Hulbert, whose particular interest was the old newspapers.

“The Society plans to scan the articles that relate to Coffs Harbour and make them

available to members and visitors in our rooms,” Fiona told NOTA.

With the large volume of newspapers this process will take some time to complete.

“Items date from the 1920s, 1950s and 1960s, plus more recent articles, and there is some interesting reading among them.

“Who can remember when petrol rose to $1.13 a litre and how horrified we were at that price?

“Also evident across the newspapers is the recycling of issues that still haven’t been resolved to the satisfaction of residents.”

Several boxes of books about gardening were sent over to the Friends of Coffs Harbour Botanic Garden for their book sale in July.

Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour BookFest Coordinators Tony and Glen James were also stoked to have the opportunity to recycle some of Cecil’s book collection.

“By sharing them with new readers it not only gives each book a fresh start

but also the opportunity to entertain a new generation of readers,” Glen said.

Historian Karen Filewood’s appointment with Cecil was a trip down memory lane.

“Having volunteered at Coffs museum with Cecil years ago, it was lovely to catch up with him again, both of us having a keen appreciation for history and the knowledge it brings,” she said.

“This is reflected in his collection, compiled over decades, and his generosity in offering it to the community.

“I’ve gained books on my favourite topics including Australian lighthouses, cemeteries and shipwrecks, as well as a beautiful volume entitled Documents That Shaped Australia.

“Other treasures include publications on Coffs’ local history, documents containing research notes,

and original memoirs, all useful for academic and professional research, including my history column in NOTA.”

Various organisations interested in medical books and children’s books also got in touch with Cecil, as did local school teachers who left with magazines.

Phone calls even came from America where the surname Whitney is common.

“Nearly every state in

America has something with the Whitney name in it; lakes, mountains, national parks and a couple of airports," Cecil said.

He thanked Rodger Pryce who introduced him to NOTA to share his story and his trove.

“It means a lot to me to see things going to good homes. It’s taken me back and has kept me busy for a few weeks.”

q President of Coffs Harbour District Family History Society Fiona Hulbert with newspaper cuttings.

q Fiona Hulbert with Cecil Whitney at his home.

q Friends of Coffs Harbour Botanic Garden volunteer Catherine Herriman with books donated by Cecil Whitney.

q Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour BookFest Coordinators Tony and Glen James.

q Local historian Karen Filewood at Cecil Whitney’s home.

Bed makes nurses’ day

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Dorrigo branch of United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW (UHA) has donated a state-of-the-art hospital bed to Dorrigo Multi Purpose Service (MPS) hospital.

The “ook snow” bed is designed to enhance patient comfort and safety while providing ease of use for healthcare workers.

The $11,000 donation was a joint effort of Dorrigo UHA and the Rotary Club of Dorrigo.

while the Dorrigo Rotary Club chose the UHA as the major beneficiary of its inaugural Mother’s Day Ball.

“Despite being a small community perched atop the hill, when our hospital is in need, we need look no further than the incredible women of our Hospital Auxiliary who are dedicated to enhancing patient care in our community,” Dorrigo MPS Nurse Manager Lynn Forsyth told News Of The Area.

“These efforts continue to make a significant impact on the lives of those who rely on our hospital.”

it was heartwarming to see the collaboration between the Rotary Club of Dorrigo, Amanda and Co from Dorrigo Dance group, generous community members, and anonymous contributors.

“The contributions towards auctioned items, raffles, and support from businesses, have made a significant impact,” she said.

“Such events thrive on the generosity of supporters.

q UHA volunteers Sandra McGuire, Lexie Francis and Jeannie Bailey, Dorrigo Rotary President Robyn Pulbrook and Rotarian Leen Blindheim, (front) Rotarians

Christine Garven and Sara Harkin, UHA President Lizzy Bennett, Rotarian Marianne Strang and UHA volunteer Carol Beaumont, with the “ook snow" bed.

President of the Dorrigo UHA Lizzy Bennett, said

“This collective effort showcases the power of community and generosity in making a positive difference.”

Family history society’s 40th year

By Andrea FERRARI

Funds were raised by the UHA through the sale of raffle tickets at a range of events and street stalls, August.

COFFS Harbour District

Family History Society celebrated its 40th anniversary at Coffs Harbour Surf Club on Saturday 24

Around 35 people attended, among them society member “number four” Doreen Fleming and member number 26, Beryl Laidley.

The long-standing members had the honour of cutting the anniversary cake.

Both women, along with Margaret Spark, were presented with certificates recognising their 40 years of

q Coffs Harbour District Family History Society President Fiona Hulbert with longest serving members Doreen Flemming and Beryl Laidley, and Mayor Paul Amos.

continuous membership.

“We congratulated past and present members for their support over the last 40 years," the society’s President Fiona Hulbert told News Of The Area.

The society provides family history research facilities and support at its rooms in the Coffs Harbour Community Village along

with excursions and support.

“Members come together and share their time and knowledge to help one another," Ms Hulbert said.

“We exchange information, relate stories and experiences, along with friendly, constructive advice.

“The energy among the members is summed up in words written by family

Della

“Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but instead, breathing life into all who have gone before, according to Della.”

historian

M Cumings in 1943, who believed that in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors, to put flesh on their bones and make them live again.

q Family History Society members dressed to the theme: Gail Buckingham, Sue Rodd, Bev Salter and Sue Hodges.

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Battery powers efficiency

By Andrea FERRARI

UPPER Orara Hall is now more energy and cost efficient thanks to the arrival of a new solar battery.

The 13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall Battery was funded by a $15,900 NSW Government grant through the Community Building Partnership Program.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh visited the hall on Monday morning to congratulate members of the Upper Orara Hall Committee. It is the work of the committee that drives the upgrades to ensure the hall is an efficient safe haven in

emergencies and a welcoming environment for community events.

“The committee works hard to make continual improvements at their beloved hall which is such a focal point for the local community, and a designated evacuation centre during emergencies,” Mr Singh said.

“Their solar battery project is just one example of a much-needed upgrade identified by the committee members.”

Speaking on behalf of the Upper Orara Hall Committee, Lorraine Heyman told News Of The Area that if power is lost in the valley, the new

battery will kick in to power the hall.

“Day-to-day it also means we can leave the fridges on all the time which means a cost efficiency,” she said.

“For events we would always overbuy food, such as sausages, and then sell-off leftovers after the event.

“Now we can freeze them ready for the next event.”

Mr Singh said the project was among thirteen on the Coffs Coast to secure $300,000 in funding through the 2023 Community Building Partnership Program.

“This program has been fantastic for our local community, delivering muchneeded improvements to local facilities across the Coffs Coast,” he said.

q Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh with members of the Upper Orara Hall Committee and the new solar battery.

q Committee member Lorraine Heyman points out the solar batteries on the roof of Upper Orara Hall.

By Andrea FERRARI

gardening.

their own.

The hands-on veggie producer from Park Beach has developed a free urban gardening course that encourages and educates beginners.

Every Tuesday morning at Combine Street Community Garden, Peter will be giving practical tips and strategies to get the most out of home

“Rather than a lecture, each session will provide practical ways to get your garden to be productive and sustainable,” he told News Of The Area.

“We’ll examine why plants look good and what we need to get good results.

“We’re encouraging everyone to bring their homegrown produce to swap or show, or to ask advice on what’s going right or wrong.”

At lunch, the group will make up meals using seasonally available fruit and

veggies grown at the gardens or brought from home.

“It’ll be a great way to get involved with others while learning how easy food production is.”

Peter is encouraging people with different cultural backgrounds to be involved.

“We’d like to be able to share and learn how they prepare their food and plant varieties that are different to traditional western cooking.”

The sessions will start around 9am every Tuesday and go through to lunchtime.

Coffs L.G.A. Ratepayer and Resident Advocacy Group

Dear Voter,

You may not be aware that on the 28th September of 2023 a significant Coffs Harbour City redevelopment plan was unanimously adopted by the current Mayor and all eight Councillors: it is called Coffs Harbour Movement and Place Strategy (Strategy). Movement and Place is a cross-government action for planning and managing roads and streets. The local Strategy was created from the NSW GOVERNMENT Movement and Place Framework and Transport for NSW, all of which are heavily influenced by global city/town planning initiatives.

The Strategy lacks concrete language, glossary and has ’10 Big Moves’ that will very soon start to be planned for and then various project delivery for infrastructure will occur all across the city.

It appears that the City of Coffs Harbour intends to make the Strategy’s Big Move 7:

‘Careful parking management’ the first significant redesign project. The Coffs Harbour City Centre Parking Plan, after a community consultation period, is currently at the Draft development stage of the project. When complete, the Draft will be put before the new Council for review prior to a Public Exhibition and later the new Council will be asked to adopt the Coffs Harbour City Centre Parking Plan.

After reading many City of Coffs Harbour Movement and Place related planning documents and listening to researchers and social commentators who have been studying NSW GOVERNMENT city/town planning documents there is concern that the Movement and Place Strategy is the infrastructure element that will further support a larger overall city/town planning objective for crisis; think climate: flood, drought, fire, health: viruses, pandemics, wellbeing: trauma, mental health, cybercrime: stolen data, electronic failures, much of which will result in the need for government digital identification to access all government services.

Whether the crisis is real or the endless threat thereof, the outcome will ultimately, incrementally, over time, infringe on your individual freedoms, for example how, when and where you can move around thus affecting, possibly even restricting, your place and service choices as well as your privacy.

Plans for these rolling, never-ending series of crises, are currently being developed and introduced at a Local Council level via the development of disaster risk adaptation strategies, managed retreat strategies, climate mitigation strategies, circular economy strategies as well as the incoming planning for the subjective Wellbeing Economy, “Measure What Matters” approach, which will further make way for social impact investing via Social Impact Bonds, where the focus is on social problems which then allows space for the creation of private markets for the alleged solving of such social problems.

These issues are raised here as a plea to the Coffs Harbour LGA voter to please do not get too distracted and mislead into believing that Jetty Foreshore development is the only priority for the electorate. Absolutely, the Jetty Foreshore is historically and culturally important to us all and the future of the city itself, rightly so, we should consider all Jetty Foreshore development options put before us for this special area, vote on the question posed in this local election and further demand of ‘Council’ extensive and repeat community consultation throughout the process. However, other significant priorities are ahead of us during the next Council term that will occur before the Jetty Foreshore resolution and these significant priorities equally require community awareness and attention, consideration, participation and possible rejection.

During this next Council term your new Mayor and Councillors will be asked by ‘City’ planners and developers to adopt many infrastructure plans and lifestyle management strategies that could very well, if left unchecked, unchallenged and without robust community discussion, result in restricting your freedom, privacy and more importantly ‘our’ children’s mind space in the not-too-distant future.

Coffs Harbour requires the new Mayor and Councillors to be committed to presenting city/town planning documents in a more reader friendly format, to actually introduce a public forum section so that questions can be asked to Council and Directors about town planning and development initiatives that are put before the Council, for City and Council to actively seek better and sincere pathways for community participation and engagement; pathways that ask considered questions that allows for dialogue as opposed to multiple choice answer survey questions and a complete disclosure as to who are the hierarchy and ‘Community Groups’ at MyCoffs as well as easier access for the entire Coffs Harbours LGA community to obtain information and gain entry into the MyCoffs Community Groups.

So again, Dear Voter, this just may be the most important Local Government election of our time, please consider your vote carefully.

The Coffs Harbour Movement and Place Strategy can be found by typing Movement and Place Strategy into the City of Coffs Harbour website search engine, it is in your, your family, your business and your friend’s best interests to view this document before casting your vote Saturday 14th September 2024. Further, please do independently explore what Social Impact Bonds and Wellbeing Economy are.

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Red light for Red Cross

By Andrea FERRARI

THE 110th anniversary of the Australian Red Cross was marked in Woolgoolga with both Wiigulga Sports Complex and the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple lit up in red.

The Woolgoolga Red Cross Branch hosted a party on the anniversary day, 13 August, with over 80 supporters and friends in attendance.

Speakers included Australian Red Cross Secretary Coffs Harbour Branch Trish Mill, who reminisced on the history of the organisation, Mayor Cr Paul Amos who praised the volunteers and former local woman Mary Mawhinney

who is now Chief of Staff at British Red Cross in London.

The birthday cake was cut by inaugural members of the Woolgoolga branch, Robyn Rooth and David Edwards.

President Kerry Chaffey expressed her thanks to all those who contributed to the day.

“The planning group has been working hard for weeks, and with a lot of support from our catering team and others, the day was a huge success,” she said.

At the end of August, the branch held its monthly Friendship Afternoon Tea.

“Speakers from the

Woolgoolga Marine Rescue regaled us with stories of the challenges and rescues they undertake for our water users,” spokesperson Robyn Rooth told NOTA. “And they were followed by the Duets and Doowops singing group whose music took many of us back to our younger days.”

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q Inaugural Woolgoolga Red Cross members Robyn Rooth and David Edwards cut the anniversary cake.

q Woolgoolga Red Cross member Helen Michener acting as waitress.

q Speakers and Marine Rescue members Shirley Teague and Brian Taylor.

q Woolgoolga’s Guru Nanak Sikh Temple lit in red to mark 110 years of the Australian Red Cross.

RFS brigades ‘stuffed’ without new members

the 2019-20 fires still burning

in the memory of local firefighters, the Repton Rural Fire Service (RFS) is busy training new members.

Spring has arrived with a burst of warm weather and warm winds drying out vegetation.

In a bid to secure much-needed new members, the local brigade has found a unique way to promote its recruitment drive.

Two stuffed ‘firefighters’ - Wilson and Wendy - have been seen at various locations in Repton and Mylestom on the lookout for new brigade members to help protect the community.

“Our most active members are ageing,” said Repton Captain Mike Ryan.

“Some of our most active truck drivers are in their 80s.

“We need younger community members in both Repton and Mylestom to step up.”

Wilson and Wendy are also offering the opportunity for community members to win a prize.

“If you spot Wilson and Wendy around the

village, post a photo on Facebook and tag the Repton Bush Fire Brigade for a chance to win a prize,” said Repton Training and Recruitment Officer Judy Henderson.

On 14 September, the brigade is hosting a sign-up day at the Repton RFS shed and Mylestom Hall.

The RFS is a voluntary organisation.

There is no rostering and members only turn up to callouts when they are available.

New members are given intensive training to teach them the basic skills of firefighting and how to keep themselves and others safe in the event of a bushfire.

“The men in green

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q Wendy and Wilson have been spotted at various locations in Repton and Mylestom.

Show and Shine success

By Andrea FERRARI

A HUGE crowd attended Coffs Harbour City Rotary Club’s annual Show and Shine at the Park Beach Plaza car park.

They came to see the impressive line-up of almost 100 beautiful vehicles including vintage, classic and modern display cars and motorcycles.

There was also a line-up of racing cars.

“The display was supported by local club and private owners, proudly showing their precious motor

cars and bikes,” Coffs City Rotary Chair Bob Carle told News Of The Area.

Geoff King showed two treasured Holden cars from his collection, as a promotion for the city’s new National Holden Motor Museum at the Coffs Harbour Bunker.

Now in its third year, the Show and Shine is a fundraiser for local community charities and Rotary projects.

North Coast V-Twins supported the event with a display of new bikes.

“CEO Ashley Beaton also displayed his own touring

racing car, 1970 GTR XU1 LC Torana,” Mr Carle said.

The event has suffered from adverse weather conditions in the past but this year it was dry and sunny.

“The weather was kind this year and brought the people out - young and old - to inspect and appreciate the great display of fine machines.”

Mr Carle paid special thanks to Mike Camilleri for his tireless work as setup marshal, official parking officer, DJ and MC.

“He even managed to

a

“Thanks go to the local volunteers who all

contributed to making this a well-staged community and family event.”

display his big block V8 Dodge Challenger."

Mr Camilleri added that “it was a great turnout with

vast range of awesome automotive machines.”

q Motor Show committee stalwarts Mike Camilleri and Mark Tanner with Rotary Chair Bob Carle.

q Some of the vehicles on display. Photo: Mike Camilleri

q Motorcycles on display.

Photo: Mike Camilleri q North Coast V-Twins CEO Ashley Beaton revving up his 70 GTR XU1 LC Torana. Photo: Mike Camilleri

q Dick Willis’ 1954 Peugeot powered racing car. Photo: Mike Camilleri

Show tunes celebration

By Andrea FERRARI

SING Australia Coffs Harbour has celebrated 22 years of music and song.

Meeting every Monday night to sing and socialise, the group celebrated its birthday with a Show Tunes themed night.

“We sang Music of the Night, Happy Talk, Getting to Know You, Hello Dolly, Consider Yourself and more, with the added fun of ‘guess which show the tune was from," co-leader Isabella Brandli told News Of The Area.

Many members dressed up in costumes to suit the

occasion.

“It was great to see both long-term and new members get into the spirit of the night, truly embodying the principles of the organisation: singing, socialising, engagement, fun, and friendship.

“Our long-time, muchloved accompanist Lucy Watson, is recovering from hip surgery, and could not attend on the night.

“We certainly missed her spirited piano playing but managed with our repertoire through pre-recorded music, ably conducted and managed by member Karen Englefield.”

There was a shared

supper to round out the evening, along with performances from some of the members, including a “fabulous” rendition of Besame Mucho by the men in the group.

Sing Australia is an Australia-wide organisation, founded by Colin Slater OAM, in 1985.

Colin sought to bring Australians together through singing in a nonjudgemental, inclusive, and safe environment. He was inspired during his travels in Italy, where community singing is commonplace.

Isabella, a member for almost 20 years, said, “I know first-hand singing with others

is uplifting and fun”.

There is no audition, and the repertoire is described as eclectic.

“It’s simply a group of people getting together to enjoy singing and the social interaction and health benefits that are part and parcel of the activity itself.

“We sing Australian songs such as those famously sung by John Williamson, Paul Jarman, Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton, and songs ranging from contemplative (Amazing Grace) to rollicking (Beer Barrel Polka).”

Sing Australia meets at the Coffs Harbour Girl Guide Hall in Harbour Drive every Monday night.

q Sing Coffs Harbour men perform Besame Mucho.

q Sing Coffs Harbour members Jenny Browning, Laura Good and Adam Good in Show Tunes themed costumes.

q Sing Coffs Harbour member of 20 years, Isabella Brandli.

6 September 2024

OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY

Dear Residents and Ratepayers,

As you will likely be aware, the Local Government Elections for councils across New South Wales are only a week away.

The Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce is committed to being a strong advocate for the local business community. Our mission is to support local businesses through various initiatives and to serve as their voice. Our belief is that a thriving business sector is fundamental to building robust communities.

In light of the upcoming elections, we urge you to consider a council that embodies the principles of progress and unity for Coffs Harbour’s growth and prosperity.

The Chamber of Commerce encourages you to reflect on the following key priorities for our next council:

PROGRESSIVE

Coffs Harbour

We want to boost productivity in our region, through community leaders who have a progressive mindset and experienced leadership.

CONFIDENT

Coffs Harbour

We want to be confident to make decisions for business growth through an efficient and affordable planning process and a priority focus on development that creates jobs.

BETTER

Coffs Harbour

We want to do better in promoting the Coffs Coast to attract and keep investment and not lose to other regions.

THRIVING

Coffs Harbour

We want our businesses, employees and families to thrive on the Coffs Coast with an infrastructure pipeline that reflects considered city development and a diversity of affordable housing options.

As President of the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce, I invite you to thoughtfully engage with the upcoming Local Council Elections on September 14th, 2024. Your vote is your prerogative, and we respect your right to support the candidates of your choice. However, we encourage you to base your decision on informed analysis rather than on emotional or misleading information.

Consider the following questions as you prepare to vote:

• What vision do you have for our city in the coming years?

• Which council and mayoral candidates demonstrate a genuine commitment to the interests of our community?

• Are you satisfied with the impact of recent council decisions on our community?

• Have you reviewed the voting records of candidates on key issues during this term?

We also advocate for supporting policies that promote business growth, create job opportunities, and contribute to a thriving community.

In making your decision, as a current Rotarian and past President of a local Rotary Club, I urge you to reflect on the following FourWay Test used by Rotary International, which I believe is pertinent to evaluating candidates values and qualities:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

As you cast your vote, consider whether the candidates align with the values and priorities that will benefit our community.

We appreciate your engagement in this important process. Your vote has the power to shape the future of our city for the next four years.

Thank you for your consideration and participation.

Yours sincerely, for and on behalf

Ray Smith PRESIDENT

Zonta celebrates young leaders

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Zonta Club of Coffs Harbour Inc. held a well-attended Awards Dinner in the Rainbow Room at C.ex Coffs last week.

Six finalists from the Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) award program were recognised for their exceptional leadership and active volunteerism in the community.

They are Alice Burns of Coffs Harbour Senior College, Lilly Birkett and Anastasia van Gaalan of Orara High School, Eva Smith of Toormina High School and Madison Parkes and Betelhem (Betty) Tesfamariam of Bishop Druitt College.

Betty was announced the winner of the 2024 Zonta Coffs Harbour YWPA Award and received $500.

Among her accomplishments was a leadership role in the Coffs Youth Climate Alliance during the 2023 Concert for Climate held in the Botanic Gardens.

Anastasia van Gaalan was awarded an Honourable Mention.

Also celebrated on the night were two students from the Zonta District 24 Achievement Award for a Young Indigenous Woman (AAYIW) program.

Keeley Gardner (Bishop Druitt College)

and Ebony Singh (Woolgoolga High School) both received a Highly Commended Award for being in the top ten of all nominees from NSW and the ACT.

All finalists participated in two Young Leaders panels, facilitated by Claire White of the Leaders Network.

Nada Hassin Ali, a previous Pat Funnell Encouragement Award and YWPA finalist, is also a member and advocate of the small Yazidi community in Coffs Harbour.

In 2014, at the age of nine, she and some of

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her family escaped from an ISIS incursion on her village of Sinjar in Northern Iraq, arriving in Australia in 2018.

Her talk about the escape elicited an emotional reaction from the dinner audience.

In the past, there have been numerous claims of treatments to prevent myopia, which causes blurred distance vision as illustrated in the image, with none having been shown to be effective.

Nada uses Slam Poetry as a means of expressing her response to this trauma, winning a spot in the 2023 Australian Poetry Slam contest while in Year 12 to perform at

She also performed two of her poems at

Another common method was to avoid wearing myopia correcting spectacles. I recall a patient many years ago who ceased wearing spectacles for a period of six months. At the end of the period there was no change in his level of myopia.

Genetics play a central role with Asians being more prone to myopia, as is evident with a number of ethnic Chinese wearing spectacles, while Caucasians and black Africans are less susceptible. However, increased screen time has been shown to promote myopia in all groups while time in outdoor sunlight has been shown to slow development.

While clinicians had anecdotal evidence that wearing rigid contact lenses reduced the progression of myopia, during the past 25 years there have been numerous research projects which have confirmed that myopia development in young people can be significantly reduced by blurring peripheral vision while retaining clear functional vision.

This can be achieved by Ortho K contact lenses which are worn overnight permitting clear vision during the day without the use of any aid. Specially designed soft contact lenses and spectacle lenses are another alternative. Low-dose atropine eyedrops which have a minimal effect on vision have also been shown to be effective.

Reducing the level of myopia not only enhances vision but also reduces the likelihood of retinal detachment, glaucoma and a specific type of macular degeneration.

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q Finalists Alice Burns, Anastasia van Gaalan, Lilly Birkett, Betty Tesfamariam, Eva Smith, Keeley Gardner and Ebony Singh. Absent, Madison Parkes.

q Winner Betty Tesfamariam with awards sponsor David Funnell.

q Dinner speaker and Yazidi advocate Nada Hassin Ali.

Jetty Foreshore set to buzz

By David WIGLEY

THE Jetty Foreshore is set to come alive on Saturday, 14 September, when Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour hosts a day of education and entertainment.

The event will run from 8:30am to 3pm and promises a mix of rescue demonstrations and family-friendly activities.

The day kicks off with a grand opening parade on the water near the Yacht Club.

The action then shifts to the Foreshore, where attendees will witness flare demonstrations, CPR workshops, and interactive sessions with the Water Police, SES, RFS, and Maritime Services.

Kachini Gilcroft, a representative from Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour, emphasised the importance of the event, calling it "a family fun day out with plenty of entertainment and action for everyone."

“The demonstrations are really insightful and could save a life one day,” she said.

“In addition to the safety demonstrations, local emerging talent will take the stage to keep the crowd entertained.

“The lineup includes Bagpipes, solo singer Dylan Wigley, CW Music Academy, Woolgoolga High School Band, Coffs Coast Polefit and Julie Ross Physie performers.

“There will also be a kids' corner filled with activities such as piñata, pirate races, cartoon drawing, rope throwing, face painting, food trucks and much more - and it’s all free.”

Living in a seaside town, Kachini highlighted the crucial role of Marine Rescue

q Jacqui Jarratt of Coffs Coast Polefit will perform at 1pm.

in the community.

“Marine Rescue NSW saves lives on the water.

“Spending time on the water is part of the

Australian way of life, and if you live in Coffs Harbour, you’re always close to the water.

“With over 3200 volunteers across NSW, they do a tremendous job helping to keep people safe.

Warning for national housing target after approval data

By Andrew BROWN, AAP

STRONGER-THAN-EXPECTED figures for building approvals have not dispelled concerns national housing targets might not be able to be reached.

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed a 10.4 percent increase in the number of dwelling approvals during July; a sharp turn-around from a 6.4 percent drop in June.

There were almost 15,000 new dwellings approved in July, driven by a 32 percent spike in new apartments being given the green light.

But peak construction bodies have warned the uptick would still not be enough for jurisdictions to attain targets under the national housing accords.

The housing accord, which came into effect from the middle of 2024, demands that 1.2 million new homes be built by the end of the decade.

Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn said while housing approval figures were welcome, more needed to be done.

"If we remain at this pace, we're looking at creating about 831,000 new homes over the next five years," she said.

"We cannot take the foot off the pedal when it comes to boosting housing supply and improving the investment environment for new projects."

“There will be fundraising [on the day] with proceeds going towards Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour.”

q There was a 10.4 percent increase in the number of dwelling approvals during July.

Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.

The housing approval figures showed that despite the more than 10 per cent increase, it was still 5.1 per cent lower than the five-year average.

Property Council of Australia executive Matthew Kandelaars said a goal of 1.2 million new homes was still achievable.

"While it's pleasing to see the number of housing approvals rise in July, we are still building at levels below what we were building five years ago," Mr Kandelaars said.

"We simply won't hit our housing targets if we don't continue to increase the number of homes approved. We need to see results like this, month after month."

But Urban Development Institute of Australia national director Col Dutton said one month was not enough time to see how housing trends would lead to the accord targets being met.

"Just focusing on month-to-month figures does not provide the full picture.

“We need to look at the trend over the year to truly understand the circumstances we are in and continuing low building approvals," he said.

"These results show some positive ground for apartments but the overall picture shows that we are building less than we did five years ago which has material impact on our ability to achieve anywhere close to the 1.2 million homes target."

q Fourteen-year-old singer Dylan Wigley will perform at 10am.

WHAT'SVIBIN' ENTERTAINMENT EATERY

Front row seat to crime fiction stars

TWO of Australia’s most gifted and compelling crime fiction writers are coming to Coffs Harbour for bare-all author talks.

Michael Robotham and Chris Hammer have forged fame worldwide for their bestselling and critically acclaimed works.

Robotham and Hammer were both born in 1960, progressed to storied careers as journalists, and in their latest guise as novelists are at the top of their game.

It will be something of a homecoming for the multi-award winning Robotham, who went to Orara High in the 1970s.

“Having one of the leading crime writers on the planet presenting here is exciting.

"Having two – within days of one another – is exceptional,” City of Coffs Harbour City Planning and Communities Director Chris Chapman said.

The special series of sinister will kick off with a live stream of the BAD Crime Writers’ Festival on 12-14 September.

Ten sessions will be broadcast at the Learning Lab at Yarrila Place.

Entry is free but registration is required.

In the flesh to speak to his latest novel, Storm Child, Robotham will be in the River Oak Room at Yarrila Place from 6-7.30pm

on 20 September.

The cost of this session is $5.

“Most of my novels have been seeded or informed by real life events - stories I either covered as a journalist or that I was told about or read in the many newspapers I consume every day,” Robotham said.

“I’m still a complete news junkie.

“As a crime and court reporter I had a front row seat, watching investigations unfold, talking to detectives, eyewitnesses, forensic teams, lawyers, paramedics and the families of victims, all of which gave me perspective on how a serious crime ripples through a community, touching thousands of people.”

q Chris Hammer and Michael Robotham will deliver author talks at City of Coffs Harbour’s Yarrila Place. Photos: Mike Bowers/Tony Mott.

“The highs and lows.

“Best and worst reviews.

“Best and worst fan interactions.

“Best and worst events.

“The mortifying and the magnificent,” he said.

The Casino-born author and dual Gold Dagger award winner for best crime novel hints people should brace for the unexpected at his Coffs’ talk.

“It has been 20 years since my first novel, The Suspect, was published, and I have been giving my audiences a highlights reel of my best and worst moments.

The juicy crime cocktail will continue when Canberra-based Hammer hits town on 2 October.

Same crime channel, same crime time: 6-7.30pm in the River Oak Room.

The cost of this session is also $5.

Renowned for his works with colourful characters in Australian settings, Hammer

will provide insights on his latest book, The Valley, which will be published on 1 October.

Hammer’s six previous novels – starting with Scrublands in 2018 - have now sold over one million copies worldwide.

“The live-streamed festival sessions followed by the one-two punch of Robotham and Hammer will be heaven-sent for crime fiction fans,” Mr Chapman said. Book sales and signings will be available at the Robotham and Hammer events.

To register for the events, visit the Coffs Harbour Libraries website.

Taking a Legal Look

By Manny WOOD

AFTER Nigel died, his iconic family property was left to his two surviving nephews, Alex and Ben.

The property was transferred to Alex and Ben as joint tenants.

Alex lived in the property for ten years, but as his circumstances changed, he became eager to sell it and use the proceeds to start a new chapter in his life.

He wanted to travel and eventually relocate permanently.

Ben, who lived interstate, was deeply upset by Alex’s decision to sell.

He wanted to keep the property as a family heirloom and a holiday destination.

Joint owners at loggerheads Council failed to collaborate with governments

Ben envisioned growing old in the house and wished for his children to enjoy it as he had.

Despite numerous attempts to reach an agreement, Alex and Ben remained firm in their opposing positions and the situation seemed irreconcilable.

Faced with this deadlock, Alex decided to explore the possibility of a Section 66G application.

This action allows a co-owner to make an application to the Court to appoint trustees to sell the property when the parties cannot come to an agreement.

An added benefit for Alex was that if the property were sold, he would receive 50 percent of the sale proceeds.

Otherwise, if the joint tenancy remained, the rule of survivorship would apply, meaning that upon the death of one co-owner, the surviving co-owner would automatically become the sole owner of the whole property.

In Court, Alex argued that the property should be sold, as he was the only one maintaining it, and it was negatively impacting his finances and his future plans.

Ben, on the other hand, contended that the property should not be sold, emphasising its status as a 115-yearold family heirloom with deep sentimental value.

The Court ordered the sale, thus ensuring that Alex's financial interests are safeguarded while allowing Ben the opportunity to honour the property’s legacy in a different manner, perhaps through purchasing Alex's share or creating new family traditions.

Thank you to Anthony Fogarty for his assistance with this column.

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

This fictional column is only accurate at today’s date and cannot be relied upon as legal advice.

On theCouch

Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au

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

DEAR Jasminda,

CLOSE friends have recently put in an offer on a house that we told them about.

They've said it's strictly a business decision and nothing to do with our friendship.

We are now considering putting in a higher offer.

What do you think?

Dear Fiona,

DEAR News Of The Area,

HAVING devoted 30 years to public service in the Coffs Harbour region, I have seen many councils come and go.

Throughout these years, I’ve worked with a variety of local leaders and witnessed both successful and ineffective governance.

Unfortunately, the current council has demonstrated an alarming inability to collaborate with state and federal governments, whether they be Coalition or Labor.

This failure has resulted in our city grappling with unresolved issues that demand urgent attention.

Among these issues are the council’s decisions that have burdened our community: the introduction of a new tip, the increasing rates, charges, and fees, and the noticeable reduction in services.

They’ve even struggled to maintain something as simple as our local lawns.

These failures are more than just oversights; they reflect a broader pattern of

neglect and mismanagement.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

It’s clear that this council has had its chance, and it’s time for a change.

That’s why I’m voting for Nikki Williams and her team for a brighter future for Coffs Harbour. Nikki is a mum of three and has extensive small business experience, which gives her a deep understanding of the challenges our local businesses face, especially in these trying times.

She is young, energetic, and, most importantly, committed to putting our community first.

We need leadership that listens, acts, and prioritises the needs of Coffs Harbour.

With Nikki Williams, I believe we have that leader.

Sincerely, Andrew FRASER, Coffs Harbour.

New era for Coffs Harbour dawning?

DEAR News Of The Area,

I FEEL praise is due to the Coffs Coast Ratepayers and Residents Association (CCRRA) for their attempt during last week’s organised ‘Community Meet the Candidates’ meeting in bridging the current gap between the community and council through their assistance in developing mutual understanding between residents and elected representatives as well as nominated council candidates.

Tuesday evening, 27 August, when candidates for the Coffs Harbour council election met at the Boambee East Community Centre with local community members, was a first for the region.

Mayor Paul Amos, councillors Jonathan Cassell, Tony Judge and Tegan Swan as well as council candidate John O’Brien shall be commended for showing an interest in an open discussion and

community consultation by attending the event to both outline their vision for Coffs Harbour and respond to questions from the audience on a range of topics.

I particularly respect the transparency shown by most of those council candidates present on how they would vote in the poll to be held on September 14 regarding multi-storey, and in my view, oversized residential development by the NSW state government at the Jetty Foreshore on public land.

Gumbaynggirr guest speaker Reg Craig and speaker in the audience Aunty Jenny passionately believed that this land has always belonged to their people.

They made it clear that the Gumbaynggirr people wish to keep the Jetty Foreshores for the public as a community space so that our open green areas can be preserved for the community and future generations to come.

Fiona W.

REAL estate decisions are brutal. It's not a game for the faint of heart, or, in this market, for the light of wallet.

I can see this situation regressing into a War of the Roses saga with both couples pitted against each other until the bitter end, one of you falling from the chandelier in the foyer, the other planting prawn shells in the curtain rods for revenge.

The only winners will be the current owners and the real estate agent. Is it your dream home? The one you've spent your entire life looking for?

If so, push ahead with your best offer. If it's just one of many possibilities, still put in your best offer to jack the price up.

When your so-called "close friends" gloat that they've secured the property, you could, (if you're feeling particularly unforgiving, and let's face it, who wouldn't) mutter something about the building defects, the westerly sun that makes the kitchen feel like a sauna, the inevitable downward trend in property prices, the strange axe-wielding neighbour named Norman.

Have some fun with it, at their expense, since it's clear, from their actions, that the friendship is expendable.

In future, you have to go about property purchases as though you are a secret squirrel.

Say nothing to anyone until the sale has been secured.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

The lively discussions were most informative and encouraging and, in my view, highlight the need for more events like this.

This notion was publicly embraced by independent candidate John O’Brien during the evening, when he made the very sensible suggestion that after councillors are elected there should be ‘Community Meet the Councillor’ sessions outside of the chambers on an ongoing basis.

I can’t agree strongly enough that this idea is exactly what Coffs Harbour needs - a way forward for different community voices to be heard in person by those in power.

Regards, Kirstin YOUNG, Safety Beach.

OPINION & LETTERS

Time for a forward-thinking council

DEAR News Of The Area,

THANK you Councillor George Cecato for adding honesty and clarity to the ongoing debate over the Jetty Foreshores development (NOTA 23 August).

The current plan suggests two sixstorey buildings towards the northern end of the present railway land, land which those who have lived here for 40 years

know, has been left idle and unkempt for all these years.

Other buildings will be low-level, twostorey residential and multi-purpose buildings.

There is no "multi-storey" building proposed at all, despite the claims of the fearmongers.

Furthermore, the plan is just that - a plan - and subject to further consultation,

which we can be sure a Council of new members will be happy to engage with.

It is frightening to think that this Council could maintain a redeveloped foreshore of any type, when, despite being given $70,000 a year for the past ten years by the State Government to maintain the jetty, it continues to fall dangerously into disrepair.

We trust the community will elect a

forward-thinking, youthful and progressive Council who will work collaboratively with us, and the Government, to move our city forward, and to develop the foreshores into a world-class feature of Coffs Harbour.

Regards, Sincerely Graeme DYBALL, Coffs Harbour.

Make your vote count Council should not subsidise Chamber

ON September 14 everyone over eighteen is required to vote at the Council elections.

At the 2016 election, 80.6 percent of the 54,174 enrolled voted with 8.82 percent informally.

At the 2021 election, 82.91 percent of the 56,687 enrolled voted with 7.26 percent informally.

With the Optional Preferential voting system operating candidates with low numbers of votes can be elected to Council.

The total formal votes divided by nine (Mayor and eight Councillors) gives the number of quota votes to be automatically elected.

In 2016 two candidates who received just 65 and 239 votes were elected at counts 35 and 42.

These two went on to continually vote for Yarrila place despite 15,000 signatures against the project (NOTA 30.8.24 George Partos).

Paul Amos despite receiving 4293 votes (next highest 1983) was not automatically

elected as he did not receive a quota and was elected at count 6.

In 2021 the Cr Amos ticket received two quotas so Wolgamot with just 48 votes (21st highest) was automatically elected as he was number two on the ticket and Sechi with 75 votes (17th highest), who was number three on ticket, was elected at count 37.

As their groups did not receive a Quota, Councillors Swan was elected at count 34, with Judge, Cassell, and Townley at count 37.

When completing your ballot paper, you must choose voting above the line for a group or below the line for individual candidates.

Do not number both as your vote will be informal.

Last election 73.9 percent voted above the line which means you lose control of who your vote goes to as you lose control of preferences.

By just spending just a little longer when casting your vote by numbering as many boxes as you can below the line will help attain a far more representative

DEAR News Of The Area,

IT is sad to hear the business people of Coffs Harbour whinging about losing a council subsidy.

Their Chamber of Commerce is little more than a ‘businessmen’s union’.

Since when has the council been responsible for subsidising union fees?

The fact that the subsidising practice

Council.

The current Optional Preferential system should be scrapped and replaced with a first past the post system which would be an easier system to understand, should increase participation and reduce the number of informal votes.

The eight highest Councillor votes would become elected Councillors to join the elected Major with the ninth highest becoming a standby to replace any Councillor who does not attend meetings

has been going on for so long is due to the ‘Chamber’ having a dominating influence on successive councils and their ability to cater to their self-interests rather than the broader interests of the whole community. The current change is long overdue.

for six months or resigns within eighteen months of the next election.

This fairer system would elect candidates the ratepayers voted to represent them, enable a Councillor to be promptly replaced and potentially save over $500,000 in bi-election costs.

Regards, Wayne WELSH, Coffs Harbour Jetty.

Voting records on intensive horticulture

DEAR News Of The Area,

NOTA recently published a survey of local council candidates’ commitment, if elected, to adopting development applications (DA) for new intensive horticulture establishments.

DAs would allow for controls to be placed on these facilities, designed to prevent and minimise negative community and environmental impacts, such as pollution of our local waterways with fertiliser, sediment and pesticides.

Survey results were intended to provide the community with crucial knowledge that can be used to inform their voting decisions.

The validity of the survey, however,

depends on candidates being transparent and open in their responses.

In this case, it's worth digging deeper, and considering previous actions and affiliations.

For example, which candidates currently running as ‘Independent’ have strong but undisclosed ties to the National Party, and thus likely to vote against DA requirements for intensive horticulture?

Full disclosure of alliances with established parties should be a required component of the nomination process.

As an additional consideration, just four years ago in 2020, Council staff had recommended requiring development consent for intensive plant agriculture as part of the Rural Lands chapter of the

Coffs Harbour Local Growth Management Strategy.

There were 135 public submissions made for the Rural Lands component that expressed concerns over toxicity and levels of agricultural chemicals, and 105 that supported regulation through the DA process.

However, this high level of public support and concern, and the recommendation of the Council staff, were undermined when an amendment was moved to delete the recommended action to require consent for intensive plant agriculture.

Tegan Swan, George Cecato and Paul Amos all voted in support of this amendment.

Thus the opportunity to protect waterways and neighbours from the impacts of intensive horticulture was lost.

In the current survey of candidates, Tegan Swan supported DAs, George Cecato didn’t respond, and Paul Amos remained undecided.

How are they likely to vote in future?

For those Council election voters who want to see our environment and community thrive into the future, these are important considerations.

I am hopeful that good sense will ultimately prevail.

Regards, Maxine ROWLEY, Sandy Beach.

Rein in unregulated horticulture Tired of political signs

DEAR News Of The Area,

I WISH to applaud calls from local environmental scientist Maxine Rowley for our next Council to make a serious commitment to rein in the unregulated development on rural lands in our LGA, and the associated impacts on local waterways via the DA process.

This follows her excellent work in establishing which toxic chemicals and likely sources have impacted Hearnes Lake – an issue which it appears is yet to be resolved.

I know many who would add to her call the need to rein in unregulated habitat destruction; something which has made a mockery of our Koala Plan of Management and contradicts any plans for a Great Koala Park.

It may also go some way to mitigate unregulated social, financial and health impacts on adjacent neighbours.

Regards, Dave WOOD, Boambee East.

AS a concerned resident, I’m increasingly frustrated by the visual pollution caused by political signs cluttering our town in the lead-up to the council elections.

Seeing five, ten or more identical signs lined up is not only wasteful but also a blatant disregard for the character of our community.

Curious about the rules, I discovered that multiple signs on a property exceeding 0.8 square metres violate the State Environmental Planning Policy

(Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.

It’s alarming that candidates, who should be setting an example, are either unaware of or blatantly ignoring these regulations.

If they can’t follow simple campaign rules, how can we trust them to run our city?

I urge all candidates to respect our community by reducing the number of signs and adhering to the regulations.

Sincerely, Penelope BAKER, Coffs Harbour.

DEAR News Of The Area,

DEAR News Of The Area,

Regards,

Ken BUCKLEY, Coffs Harbour.

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Woolgoolga Wolves clinch Grand Final berth

By David WIGLEY

THE Woolgoolga Wolves secured their place in the HIT105.5 North Coast Premier League Grand Final, delivering a 2-0 knockout blow to the Urunga Raiders on Saturday, 7 September at C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

Urunga stormed out of the gates with a point to prove, with striker Fabrice Wamara continually threatening to break the deadlock.

The Raiders' intent was clear, but Woolgoolga's Jimmy Palmer silenced the home crowd’s early jitters, coolly side-footing into the net just

fourteen minutes into the contest.

The first half unfolded as a tactical chess match, with the Wolves methodically building from the back, while Urunga sought to exploit Wamara's blistering pace through Joel Hampson’s well-placed long balls over the top. Despite the Raiders' relentless pressure, the Wolves backline, bolstered by Ben Wighton’s shift into central defence and the return of Jamie Arther at right back, held firm.

As the clock ticked into the 72nd minute, James Gorrie put the result beyond doubt, slotting home to cap off a disciplined Woolgoolga

performance.

Urunga's spirited efforts kept the crowd on edge, but the Wolves' resilience proved too much.

Woolgoolga now turns its focus to the Grand Final showdown with the Northern Storm, who edged out the Wolves in extra time during the first versus second playoff to punch their own ticket to the final.

The Grand Final weekend kicks off on Friday, 6 September, with the under16s girls final featuring Sawtell Spirit and Coffs City United at 6pm.

The evening will also see three Masters matches,

q 2024 Premier League player of the year Nick Mallett driving forward for the

Westside to host wheelchair tennis

By Aiden BURGESS

WHEELCHAIR tennis has become a staple at Grand Slams in recent years, and Coffs Coast players will get the chance to experience the sport next weekend.

The Harbour Tennis Academy and Westside Tennis Club is hosting a Wheelchair Tennis Come and Try Session on Sunday, 15 September, from 9am to 11am. The session is free with equipment provided.

No experience is required and all ages are welcome.

“We will be utilising our custom-built hard-court tennis court,” Harbour Tennis Academy coach Allan Pade said.

“It’s fun, good fitness, and

Nambucca Roosters

win Under 18’s title

By Nigel WILBOW

THE Macksville Sea Eagles were minor premiers and favourites to win the under 18’s title, but no one told Nambucca who started their grand final hard and fast with plenty of confidence.

After giving away a penalty on the first tackle, Nambucca’s rushing defence put pressure on Macksville from the opening, forcing an error in the next set.

Receiving a penalty after the scrum, they spun the ball to the left where Wilson Baade threw a nice pass to Toby Batten who dummied and ran through the defence to score the opening try after just two minutes of play.

Batten converted to have

Nambucca up 6-0. Macksville made an error off a Nambucca kick, giving the Roosters prime field position with a scrum feed ten metres from the goal line.

Cale Ogilvy crossed and Batten converted to have Nambucca up 12-0 after eleven minutes of play.

Nambucca turned the ball over on the first play from the restart and both teams made errors close to the Roosters’ line.

Macksville then passed the ball to the left where Mitch Martin stepped back on the inside and dodged the defence to dive over for his

low or no impact compared to say wheelchair rugby and basketball.”

Tennis Australia National Wheelchair Development Coach Keagan McCrohan will be in attendance, fresh from the 2024 Paralympics.

He is a Tennis Australia performance coach and has worked with national juniors and representative state and national teams.

He is also the current coach of Ben Weekes and Anderson Parker

(Australia #1/#2 Open Men Wheelchair) and, in addition to coaching in Paris, has led the Australian Open Men’s wheelchair team at the World Team Cup qualification. To register or for more information contact Allan Pade on 0419 655 437 or email harbourtennis@ bigpond.com.

side’s first points.

Rielly Laverty converted.

They would be the only points for the minor premiers in the first half as Nambucca’s Connor Corbett found the tryline twice more.

One off a nice draw and pass from second rower Brodie Saunders and the

second off a well placed Batten kick.

The conversion had Nambucca leading 22-6 at half-time.

The second half started with a 40/20 from the boot of Batten but Macksville’s defence held firm and kept the Roosters out.

A Nambucca error on their 30 metre line gave the Sea Eagles possession in the attacking zone.

Cohen Welsh ran a great line off Brayden Luffman to bring the ball around, grounding it behind the posts.

The conversion from Laverty reduced the difference to ten.

Nambucca struck back five minutes later with Wilson Baade kicking through a loose Macksville pass.

He was pulled down about eight metres short, but

The conversion was wide; Nambucca led 26-12 with 20 minutes to play.

Errors continued to prove costly for Macksville at the attacking end until Nakein Adams showed some great footwork to score for the Sea Eagles with five minutes left.

With a minute to play, Nambucca put the icing on the cake with Toby Batten kicking the ball down field on the last tackle, and Dominic Robertson flying down the wing to collect it to score in the corner.

This sealed the match for the Nambucca Roosters at 30-16, giving them their first Under 18’s premiership since 2013.

Nambucca hooker Cale Ogilvy was voted best on ground.

including the Men’s Over 35s Division 2 clash between Urunga and Woolgoolga at 6pm, followed by the

Women’s Over 30s between Urunga and Boambee at 7:30pm.

The Men’s Over 35s

Division 1 face-off between Coffs Coast Tigers and Sawtell wraps up the night at 7:45pm.

Woolgoolga Wolves (blue).

Dominic Robertson jumped out of dummy half, passing back to Baade to score.

q The winning Nambucca Roosters Under 18s.

q The Roosters’ Brodie Saunders takes on the Macksville defence in their Grand Final match.

q The Roosters’ Cale Ogilvy being pursued by Macksville’s Alfie Walsh.

q Macksville’s Nakein Adams meets Roosters defenders Cale Ogilvy and Lystan Scott during the Group 2 U18 Grand Final

Nana Glen’s off-season rep selections

By Aiden BURGESS

SEVERAL Nana Glen Cricket

Club players have been kept busy ahead of the upcoming Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association season.

Club junior Daniel Craig was selected in the Under 17 NSW Country Academy Squad.

The 16-year-old’s callup is the highest known achievement for a Nana Glen junior cricketer.

Eric Higgins and Bruce Mackie were selected in the NSW Over 65s squad to play at the National Championships

in Mackay in October.

While Glen Pearce was selected in the NSW Over 60s squad to play at the National Championships in Brisbane in November.

Pearce has also been selected to play for the Australian Over 60s team in five games against the England Over 60s, to be played in November and December.

Games against the British will be played in Bowral, Melbourne, Barossa Valley, and Perth.

Pearce is the fourth Nana Glen player to be selected in

an Australia Veterans Cricket team.

For the upcoming 2024/25 season, Nana Glen Cricket Club will be nominating teams in the first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, Under 16s, Under 14s, and Under 12s competitions.

The club is seeking more players, particularly for their junior teams.

Training commenced last week.

Sessions are held for juniors on Tuesdays and seniors on Thursdays, commencing at 4pm at the Bray Street nets and all are welcome to attend.

Roosters break 28-year drought

By Mick BIRTLES

THE Nambucca Roosters broke a 28-year first grade premiership drought on Sunday, overpowering the Woolgoolga Seahorses to claim the Group 2 shield.

Nambucca last claimed the Group’s greatest prize in 1996, while Woolgoolga were chasing back-to-back victories having won their club’s first premiership last year.

The match was played at an uncomfortably hot 29

degrees in full sun, and the only respite for players was a gentle but persistent breeze from the north east.

The team at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium had done their job and the playing surface was perfect.

From the kick off, Woolgoolga’s big men - Conan Brisley, Jake Elphick and Jackson Gisenger - charged hard at the centre of the Roosters pack.

The Seahorses made some big hits early, however the conditions meant this

wouldn’t be a sustainable tactic.

With ten minutes gone it appeared the Seahorses were set to draw first blood.

A rare handling error from Tyronne Roberts-Davis under the high ball resulted in dangerous field position for Woolgoolga.

Despite some strong charges at the line from Sadler, O’Hehir, Brisley and Gisenger, a try saving tackle from Nambucca’s Jack Margetts prevented the Woolgoolga side from taking

the lead.

During their semi final against Sawtell it was the Roosters’ remarkable ability in the kick-chase that set them apart.

The same tactic was applied here with even better effect, with Woolgoolga players placed under immense pressure by surging Nambucca runners contesting the high ball.

With almost fourteen minutes gone the scoreboard finally saw some movement after Nambucca’s Willy Baker burst across the line on the right edge to score.

The Roberts-Davis conversion was a success and Nambucca led 6-0.

With the seal now broken

the points began to pile up for the Roosters. Jay Melrose sliced through defenders and put one under the posts on the back of yet another successful kick- chase.

Roberts-Davis converted with ease again to extend his side’s lead to twelve points.

With twelve minutes left in the half a trademark line break by Brody Simon opened the field up, with Dane Saunders and Logan Jones then combining superbly to supply Roberts-Davis with the ball at speed.

The ex-NRL man crossed the line to finish off the dynamic move, converting his own try to give the Roosters an 18-0 advantage.

Eight minutes before the break the Roosters scored the most spectacular try of the match.

Beau Langford got airborne to flick a ball that had left the paddock back into play, with Jones and try scorer Saunders in place to finish the job.

With six minutes remaining in the half, the Seahorses were determined not to head to the sheds without points on the board.

Micheal Curnow came close to scoring at the end of

a blistering attack, only to be held up on the line.

Down 24-0 at half time, whatever Woolgoolga coach Sam Sinclair said to his men at the break worked, breathing new life into the Seahorses as they resumed play.

Four minutes into the half a scrum feed in good field position allowed Woolgoolga fullback Dane O’Hehir to score next to the posts.

The try was converted by Tyler Murden, with the score now 24-6.

Woolgoolga kept attacking the centre, with Michael Curnow and Jake Elphick making metres.

The latter soon crossed the line for a try, converted by Murden, and a real fight back was underway with the score now 24-12.

With ten minutes left in the half the Roosters got back in the points business when Logan Jones got clear of the defensive line and ran 30 metres to score.

The successful RobertsDavis conversion took the score to 30-12.

A late Tyreece Sines field goal saw out the win for the Roosters.

Player of the Match was awarded to Nambucca’s Khan Jarrett.

q Glen Pearce.

q Daniel Craig.

q The 28-year premiership drought for the Nambucca Roosters is over

q Nambucca Rooster Khan Jarrett was awarded Best Player of the Grand Final.

q Nambucca’s Brody Simon takes on the Woolgoolga defence.

q Roosters captain Tyronne Roberts-Davis charges for the line.

q Michael Curnow sums up a great season for his team.

q Nambucca Rooster Logan Jones is awarded Top Try Scorer for Group 2 for 2024.

q Roosters fans Gus Bolton, William Bolton and Eddie Bolton hold the banner from the last time Nambucca won the premiership in 1996.

q Woolgoolga’s Shayde Perham on the charge.

Comets in a golden point epic

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Comets reserve grade side have defended their premiership in the most dramatic fashion, winning an epic golden point grand final that had the big crowd at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on the edge of their seats.

The Comets prevailed against the Macksville Sea Eagles 22-18 after the two sides couldn’t be separated at full-time.

Player-coach Blair Blanchette was over the moon after beating such a strong side to win back-to-

back titles.

“It’s unbelievable, backto-back, it was an absolute challenge and it’s very rewarding,” he said.

“To do it against Macksville who were undefeated all year, it’s absolutely unreal.”

The second half had hung precariously in the balance with neither side able to break the defensive shackles.

With the Comets down by two, Chris Buckley held his nerve to kick a penalty goal after the full-time siren to send the season decider to golden point.

Billy Griffiths would be the hero of the day for the Comets, crossing for his hat trick and the premiership winning golden point.

Sea Eagles players were gallant in defeat, showing great sportsmanship by clapping the Comets try, in a match that lived up to its grand final billing.

Blanchette was proud of his side's efforts.

“We showed a lot of heart, and our defence was unreal,” he said.

“Not only are we getting the best out of the boys, I’m seeing it first-hand playing and coaching next to them.”

Group 2’s Best and Fairest

player Andrew Welsh was the best and fairest of the reserve grade competition.

By Aiden BURGESS

GROUP 2 Rugby League

honoured the best players of the 2024 season during grand final day.

Tyronne Roberts-Davis of the Nambucca Roosters was the best and fairest of the first-grade competition, with the former NRL player also finishing as leading point scorer.

Sea Eagles player Cameron Cohen led the point scoring, while teammate David Lindsay scored the most tries.

Coffs Coast lawn bowler to represent Australia

later this year.

His premiership winning teammate Dane Saunders was the leading try scorer.

Macksville Sea Eagles

q

of the first-grade competition.

Sawtell Panthers captain Tina McRae swept the awards in the Women’s Tackle, winning best and fairest and the leading points scorer and try scorer.

Sam Petch of the South Grafton Rebels swept the awards in the Under 18s, finishing best and fairest, and having the most points and tries.

Macksville Sea Eagles won the Club Championship for the most combined premiership points in all four senior competitions.

The Sea Eagles finished as minor premiers in both the reserve grade and Under 18s, second on the ladder in the Women's Tackle, and fifth in first grade.

The Sea Eagles were the only club to make the finals in all four senior competitions.

Nambucca Roosters (first grade), Macksville Sea Eagles (reserve grade), Sawtell Panthers (Women’s Tackle), and Macksville Sea Eagles (Under 18s) were the minor premiers.

By Aiden BURGESS

ONE of the country’s most promising young lawn bowlers is set to represent Australia.

Joey Clarke has been selected by Bowls Australia to represent his country at this year’s Oceania Challenge in November.

The 19-year-old from Toormina was selected to the ten-person team that will take on New Zealand and other Oceania nations in Auckland.

“It will mean a lot as it’s the first time wearing the green and gold, and hopefully it’s the first of many,” he said.

“Hopefully I can get selected for a few more of these tours, and then the main goal will be to make the Open side.”

Clarke will pair with Jack McShane, who he partnered with to win the Australian Open men’s pairs event.

He will also lead in the fours event.

Clarke’s Australian selection continues a great year on the greens that has also included winning the

Park Beach Phoenix Pairs Championship.

He has played locally for both the Sawtell Bowling Club and Park Beach Bowls Club, and has spent the past 18 months playing for St Johns Park Bowling Club in the premier Sydney competition.

The talented bowler has won two national junior titles, having been a two-

World Bowls invited Australia to send a development team to the Oceania Challenge.

time Under 18s Australian champion.

He’ll head to New Zealand as part of the Performance Pathways team from the Right at Home Emerging and Pathways Jackaroos national squads.

q Joey Clarke is set to represent Australia

Tyronne Roberts-Davis of the Nambucca Roosters was the best and fairest

q Coffs Harbour Comets reserve grade side celebrate their premiership win. Photo: Mick Birtles.

q Coffs Comets player Nathan Dyson breaks from a tackle. Photo: Mick Birtles.

q Macksville’s Jacob Bartlett is wrapped up by Comets defenders Jamie Mason and Arthur Wilkinson. Photo: Mick Birtles.

q Macksville’s Ulysses Roberts makes a break for the try line. Photo: Mick Birtles.

AFL North Coast season review

By Aiden BURGESS

ANOTHER season of local Aussie Rules is in the books.

Here’s how each club fared in the AFL North Coast competition.

Port Macquarie Magpies: Regained the seniors premiership after finishing runners up last season to a Byron Bay Magpies team that left the competition after one year.

Were once again a powerhouse in the juniors, winning the Under 16s Boys, Under 14s Mixed, and Under 12s Mixed premierships.

Coffs Harbour Breakers: The seniors side fell agonisingly short of a

premiership, losing a close grand final that came down to the final minute.

The Breakers broke through for their first reserves premiership in club history.

The club also finished runners up in the women’s, Youth Girls 17s, and Youth Girls 15s competitions.

Sawtell/Toormina Saints: Were the only club to win two senior premierships, taking out the Women’s and Under 18s flags.

Their seniors made the Preliminary Final, while the Under 16s Boys and Under 14s Mixed sides finished runners up.

Grafton Tigers: Their

seniors side were knocked out in the first week of the finals, while the Tigers reserves and women’s sides finished last on the ladder.

Northern Beaches/ Nambucca Valley: This was their first season as a joint venture between the Northern Beaches Blues and Nambucca Valley Lions.

They struggled in the seniors with the side failing to win a game, but finished runners up in the reserves and Under 18s.

Nambucca Valley Lions were strong in the juniors, winning the Youth Girls 15s and Youth Girls 13s premierships, while the Northern Beaches Blues

Epic comeback seals Grand Final berth

By David WIGLEY

THE Woolgoolga Wildcats, who finished a distant fifteen points behind the Coffs City United Lionesses in the regular season, have proved that anything can happen in knockout football.

In a match that will be remembered for years, the Wildcats clawed their way to a 4-3 victory after extra time over their Coffs rivals to book a berth in the Women’s HIT 105.5 North Coast Premier League Grand Final.

When Ally Gadd sliced through the Woolgoolga defence to give the Lionesses a commanding 3-1 lead in the 68th minute, the writing

appeared to be on the wall for Woolgoolga.

But the Wildcats' vocal travelling supporters never wavered, urging their team on with every touch of the ball.

Their faith was rewarded in the 77th minute when Tash Mackie produced a moment of pure magic, smashing in a free kick from 25 yards to bring Woolgoolga back into the contest at 3-2.

The Lionesses, desperate to regain control, were denied by a series of heroic goal-line saves from Wildcats keeper Abby Nudd, whose last-ditch efforts kept her team alive.

As time dwindled, the Wildcats threw caution to

the wind, pushing players forward in search of an equaliser.

Their persistence paid off when Tash Mackie once again stepped up, heading home to level the score at 3-3, sending the match into extra time and the Woolgoolga faithful into raptures.

With just minutes left in extra time, it was Chloe Webb, the proverbial fox in the box, who danced her way through the Lionesses’ defence to fire home the winner.

The Wildcats supporters erupted as their team booked a place in the Grand Final, where they will face the Urunga Raiders at 4:45pm on Saturday 7 September.

Group 2 juniors win premierships

By Aiden BURGESS

GROUP 2 Junior Rugby League teams have capped off stellar seasons with premiership wins, during grand final day at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

Sawtell Panthers won the Under 16s premiership, edging out the Bowraville Tigers 38-36.

The grand final win capped off a great season for the Panthers in which they lost just once.

Grafton Ghosts won

the Under 16s League Tag premiership, beating the Sawtell Panthers 14-12.

The Ghosts became the first team to beat the Panthers this season.

Nambucca Valley Tigers Under 15s won a one-point thriller against the Coffs Harbour Comets, a field goal separating the sides in the Tigers 11-10 premiership victory.

The Tigers capped off a great season in which they lost just once.

Bowraville Tigers beat

the Smithtown Tigers 16-8 to win the Under 14s premiership.

Coffs Harbour Comets Red Under 13s capped off a great season with a premiership victory, triumphing 26-22 against the Kempsey Dragons. The Comets lost just once on their way to winning this year's premiership. Kempsey Dragons beat the Smithtown Tigers 22-0 to win the Under 12s premiership.

Winning start to season

By Aiden BURGESS

Conference basketball league on 24-25 August, the men won their first two games; opening with a 9946 win on the road against the Yamba Trawlers and backing it up the next day

with a 90-77 win at home against the Grafton Vikings at Sportz Central.

They lost their first game of the season last weekend, going down 81-60 on the road against Byron Bay.

The Sunshine Conference is the Far North Coast’s premier representative basketball competition, featuring teams from

Harbour, Grafton, Lismore, and Yamba.

The Suns men are at home this Saturday against the Ballina Breakers, with tip off from 5pm at Sportz Central.

They’ll follow the Suns women who start their Sunshine Conference season at home from 3pm Saturday, against the Ballina Breakers.

The Suns women recently finished their Basketball NSW Waratah League representative season, going down 7256 against the Maitland Mustangs in their semi-final in Sydney.

q Coffs Harbour Comets Red lost just once on their way to winning the Under 13s premiership.

finished runners up in the Youth Girls 13s and Under 12s Mixed competitions.

Bellingen Bulldogs: Their Youth Girls 17s side went through the season

undefeated to win the premiership.

q Port Macquarie Magpies were the standout club of the season.

COFFS Harbour Suns men’s basketball team has had a winning start to the representative season.

Playing in the Sunshine

Ballina, Bellinger Valley, Byron Bay, Casino, Coffs

q The Woolgoolga Wildcats (blue) secured a Grand Final berth by defeating Coffs United 4-3 after extra time

Woolgoolga Bowling Club Results

By Glenn LANE

TUESDAY Social Bowls 27 - 8 - 24

R Shaw and B Merchant defeated D Hodge and M Hodge 25 - 17

R Westbrook and T Marotta

defeated R Baguley and G Lane 31 - 7

S Noad and J Evans defeated M Lampert and C Latham 27 - 14

J Taylor and H Schutz defeated R Ryan and G Cunningham 19 - 18

D Mason and B Parker defeated K Stirling and G McInerney 27 - 15

Wally Leigen and J Migliorisi

defeated Norm Wood and R Bennell 24 - 14

J Weston and T McKenzie defeated T Wylie and J Brooks 21 - 14

Di Washford and I Cork defeated

Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club

By Mandy TRENGOVE

HAD special President’s day last Wednesday for social bowls Robyn DeMeio completes her 3 year term at the AGM next week and the day was a fitting acknowledgment of the time, effort and love she has given while

Park Beach Bowls Club

Results

By Doug POWELL

OPEN Triples Tuesday 27/8/24

J. McLeod, A. Dorrington, D. Hull d M. England, E. Kidd, C. England 22-19

C. Keogh, J. Kennedy, S. Campbell d M. Ross, K. Henderson, H. Hobgon 17-16

G. Williams, R. Beaumont, G. Hinsley d A. Worboys, D. Garner, B. Garner 25-20

B. Jones, B. Arundel, L. Morris d S.

Woolgoolga Bowling Club

Results

By Glenn LANE

TUESDAY Social Bowls 27 - 8 - 24

R Shaw and B Merchant defeated D Hodge and M Hodge 25 - 17

R Westbrook and T Marotta defeated R Baguley and G Lane 31 - 7

S Noad and J Evans defeated M Lampert and C Latham 27 - 14

J Taylor and H Schutz defeated R Ryan and G Cunningham 19 - 18

D Mason and B Parker defeated K Stirling and G McInerney 27 - 15

Wally Leigen and J Migliorisi defeated Norm Wood and R Bennell 24 - 14

J Weston and T McKenzie defeated T Wylie and J Brooks 21 - 14

Di Washford and I Cork defeated

Sawtell Golf Results

By Janet O’DOWD

26/8 PLAY 9 Greg White 22. Balls to 19c/b

27/8 Stableford Mike Ryan 43c/b, Kyle Banks 43, Keith Rhoades 41c/b, Bruce Lynch 41, Brian Holman 39. Balls to 34c/b. NTP 11 A: John Veness, B: Clifford Hutchings (pro pin), C: Ken Hoy

28/8 Stroke A: Chris Constable 70c/b, Charmaine Edwards 70, Kate Pollard 72c/b. B: Margaret Gill 72, Vicki Mcnamara 74c/b, Lynne Rapley 74. C: Brenda Connors 71, Joan Woods 72, Jane Roser 75c/b. Balls to 76c/b. NTP 7 Chris Anderson (Hole in One and Pro Pin)).

Putting A: Wendy Mason 29c/b, B: Gaye Johnson 31, C: Karen Wilson 30. Eagle on 18th Natalie Oliver

29/8 Play 9 Ian Reynolds 21, David Knudsen 20. Balls to 19

30/8 Stableford Chris Collins 41, Anthony Zullo 39c/b. Balls to 35c/b

31/8 American Foursomes Kane Hickey & Cameron Arnold 67.25, Michael Kenny & Luke France 68.75, Neal McCarthy & Martin Kelly 69.375. Balls to 72.5. Best Father & Son Hugo

Elise Bennett and Nugget Campbell 18 - 16

A Wroe and R Gurber defeated K

March and Judith Nicholl 23 - 20

F Cacciattolo and S Dodd defeated

Lorna Walsh and Laurie Walsh 20 - 19

Jackie McKellar and Les Carroll

defeated M Hopes and J Wilcox 27 - 18

D Wesney and G Pallister defeated

S Wall and K Costelloe 22 - 16

1st Rink J Taylor and H Schutz

2nd Rink D Mason and B Parker

3rd Rink J Weston and T McKenzie

4th Rink J McKellar and L Carroll

5th Rink R Shaw and B Merchant No Jackpot

WOOPI WANDERERS

WEDNESDAY 28 - 8 - 24

Bear, R Pilon and D Mason defeated

R Westbrook, Wally Leigen and J Migliorisi 21 - 20

S Noad, L Carroll and J Evans

leading our wonderful Ladies Bowls Club.

President’s Day Wednesday 28th

August

K Elliott, J Rodwell, R DeMeio, K Cutmore def T Thorn, T Welsh, C Jones, C Sheridan 19/14

M England, A McConachy, R Jupp, M Watt def S Betts, C Treharne, S Hancock, V Slater 21/12

B Bodel, J Kennedy, D Hargraves, B Fane def F Gaunt, AM Taylor, L Clancy, J

Meyer, J. Meyer, J. Thorn 31-12

R. Douglas, D. Catling, C. Weatherall d W. Grimshaw, J. Robinson, P. North 31-9

B. Kelly, R. Aitken, B. Johns d A. M. Taylor, J. Clarke, R. Oakley 23-11

P. DiSolisto, R. McIntyre d K. Williams, R. Thornton 23-21

A. Stone, G. Skinner, K. Morrison d K. Bienefelt, C. Jones, J. Phillips 22-16

D. Powell, N. McVicar, I. Trengove d R. Coffee, T. Lanchbury, G. Stanford 19-12

P. Elliott, D. Wilson, Macca d L. Walker, J. Groat, T. Brown, Nicko 1711

K. Johnson, P. Booth, J. Dunn d K.

Elise Bennett and Nugget Campbell 18 - 16

A Wroe and R Gurber defeated K

March and Judith Nicholl 23 - 20

F Cacciattolo and S Dodd defeated Lorna Walsh and Laurie Walsh 20 - 19

Jackie McKellar and Les Carroll

defeated M Hopes and J Wilcox 27 - 18

D Wesney and G Pallister defeated

S Wall and K Costelloe 22 - 16

1st Rink J Taylor and H Schutz

2nd Rink D Mason and B Parker

3rd Rink J Weston and T McKenzie

4th Rink J McKellar and L Carroll

5th Rink R Shaw and B Merchant No Jackpot

WOOPI WANDERERS

WEDNESDAY 28 - 8 - 24

Bear, R Pilon and D Mason defeated R Westbrook, Wally Leigen and J Migliorisi 21 - 20

S Noad, L Carroll and J Evans

& Doug Alderman. NTP 7 A: Allan Heffernan, B: Charles Bevan, C: Cameron Wright-terry (pro pin). NTP 11 A: Scott Collins, B: Luke Smith, C: Mark Shipman Ladies Freeforall 1-2-3 Aggregate Trish Rhoades, Brenda Connors, Liz Jackson & Jenni Ball 49. Tara Brooks-Rava, Jackie Chapman, Brooke Blaikie & Sharon Shipman 45. NTP Sandra Guymer. Saturday Sal Tracey H, Saturday Sam Charmaine Edwards 1/9 Medley Stableford Ruth Smith 40, Chris Collins 37. Balls to 30c/b

Coffs Harbour Ladies Golf Results

By Vicky HUNTER

TUESDAY 27th August – 9 Hole

Max Stroke GRADE A – Marilyn Waterhouse (34 CB) Suzanne McOrist (34) GRADE B- Robyn Schomberg- (34B) Vicki Kelly- (34) NTP’S - 3 rd Hole- Denise Turnbull

6 th Hole – Jo Foggiato, Fiona

Ross WEDNESDAY 28th August 4

Person Waltz Stableford 1) Cheryl

defeated J Lynn, M Mulligan and P Hatton 30 - 7

E Skinner, B Pendred and M Lampert defeated J Taylor, G Lane and B Lipman 25 - 7

K Dunstone, P Stirling and B Rennie

defeated S Oliver, I Brien and G Burgess 23 - 18

J Paterno, B Martin and D Wesney

defeated T Teer, Nugget Campbell and T Marotta 23 - 19

Punkin, J Martin and I Gentle defeated Ted Collins, John Whalen and P Diamond 24 - 17

Glenda Marsh and Rowan Marsh

defeated S Ferro and J Hampstead 19 - I5

I Cork, Y Williams and R Williams defeated S Wall, K Coombes and K Costelloe 21 - 16

1st Rink I Cork, Y Williams and R Williams

Jones 21/13

C Pearce, L McLean, Y Hinsley, D Futcher def K Wilson, E Blanton, S Willis, Y Schmidt 16/14

C Venturi, C McVicar, K Blow, D Walsh def E Denner, C Keogh, K Dunn, R Crestani 19/17

V Maher, A Orr, E Kidd, L McLeod def H Illingworth, P Poulton, P Garner, L Loadsman 29/16

Mixed Pairs Friday 30th August

Y Schmidt, D Hargraves def L

Elliott, S. Jones, W. Moore 30-12

Thursday 29/8/24

Social Triples

A. Dorrington, D. Hull, J. Shephard d R. Aitken, B. Jones, B. Arundel 17-15

C. Brian, C. Orton, C. Holland d G. Williams, R. Beaumont, D. Garner 18-15

L. Goodacre, R. Kelly, S. Crawford d P. North, P. Booth, J. Dunn 24-16

J. McLeod, G. Wallace, J. Long d R. Ryan, Hodgel, G. Pallister 26-15

B. Edwards, P. Toy, L. Morris d J. Eding, J. Swan, G. Colman 23-12

C. Lloyd, A. McKee, N. McKee d J. Lowndes, J. Wills, M. Star 22-18

D. Powell, S. Bailey, I. Trengove d S.

defeated J Lynn, M Mulligan and P Hatton 30 - 7

E Skinner, B Pendred and M Lampert defeated J Taylor, G Lane and B Lipman 25 - 7

K Dunstone, P Stirling and B Rennie

defeated S Oliver, I Brien and G Burgess 23 - 18

J Paterno, B Martin and D Wesney defeated T Teer, Nugget Campbell and T Marotta 23 - 19

Punkin, J Martin and I Gentle defeated Ted Collins, John Whalen and P Diamond 24 - 17

Glenda Marsh and Rowan Marsh defeated S Ferro and J Hampstead 19 - I5

I Cork, Y Williams and R Williams defeated S Wall, K Coombes and K Costelloe 21 - 16

1st Rink I Cork, Y Williams and R Williams

Woopi Monday Vets Golf

By Shirley STRAUCH

MONDAY. 2nd September

Winner Trev Kempnich 25 R/U Bob Fairclough 27

2nd. R/U Mark Ashcroft 28 NTP 11th. Ray Willing Di Richards NTP 12th. Bob Fairclough NTP 15th. Col Cafferky Sue Kempnich

Bonthorne, Trish Lemin, Sue Seaton, Trisha Leng 93 2) Trish Nance, Rebecca Gill,Lyndsay Smith, Dinah Nutchey- Robinson89(CB) 3) Elizabeth Brown, Maureen Warnock, June Curry, Haether Watkins –89 NTP’s 3rd Hole- Jos Mitchell, Kathy Goodsell-Eagles, Kaye Stanton 6 th Hole- Greer Galloway, Sue Seaton, Christine Tessari 22nd HoleSuzanne McOrist, Trish Mackay, Ros Bennett 26th Hole- Debra Tennant, Joan Levingston, Julie Coffey

FRIDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER Ladybird

2nd Rink S Noad, L Carroll and J Evans

Lucky Loser T Teer, Nugget

Campbell and T Marotta

Jackpot Punkin, J Martin, I Gentle & Ted Collins, John Whalen and P Diamond

FRIDAY Social Bowls 30 - 8 - 24

J Taylor and G Lane defeated J Lynn and J Hinchley 29 - 20

S Noad and J Evans defeated F Cacciattolo and G Cunningham 19 - 17

Dee Chandler and I Cork defeated

Bob Martin and Nugget Campbell 27 - 19

Di Washfold and Dale Condon

defeated N Haines and J Hampstead 35 – 20

R Gurber and B Merchant defeated

J McGrath and H Schutz 31 - 25

P Desisto and Elise Bennett

defeated R Thorton and Roz McIntyre

Loadsman, K Dunn 24/16

K Blow, D Walsh def R Coffee, G Hinsley 15/11

P Elliott, M DeMeio def P Poulton, E Kidd 27/9

G Duffey, D Lindner def J Kennedy, L McLeod 21/14

M and B Arundel def A Stone , J Phillips 19/10

C Treharne, S Campbell def S and D Hancock 19/13

M Fairbairn, C Green def K Elliott, S

Kindred, J. Kindred, G. Kindred 21-19

N. Dean, R. Host, J. Bishop d D. Burridge, W. Moore, M. McCabe 19-17

M. Miller, G. Dickinson, P. Rambow d W. Grimshaw, J. Robinson, G. Brewis 16-15

B. Kelly, S. Jones, M. Berube d S. Campbell, T. Aarts, R. Douglas 13-1

K. Johnson, R. Wisely, K. Kaaden d T. Cooper, D. Catling, B. Garner 26-20

G. Meyer, G. Stanford, T. Erskine d G. Power, P. Wirth, R. Harris 19-18

Open Pairs Saturday 31/8/24

J. Flynn, J. Brown d D. Lindner, D. Holland 21-20

D. Powell, R. Harris d M. Benham,

2nd Rink S Noad, L Carroll and J Evans

Lucky Loser T Teer, Nugget

Campbell and T Marotta Jackpot Punkin, J Martin, I Gentle & Ted Collins, John Whalen and P Diamond

FRIDAY Social Bowls 30 - 8 - 24

J Taylor and G Lane defeated J Lynn and J Hinchley 29 - 20

S Noad and J Evans defeated F Cacciattolo and G Cunningham 19 - 17

Dee Chandler and I Cork defeated

Bob Martin and Nugget Campbell 27 - 19

Di Washfold and Dale Condon

defeated N Haines and J Hampstead 35 – 20

R Gurber and B Merchant defeated

J McGrath and H Schutz 31 - 25

P Desisto and Elise Bennett

defeated R Thorton and Roz McIntyre

NAGA to Col Wade & the Frog to Beryl In a tightly contested field, the burglars came out in force. Both Mark & Bob would have bolted in any other day, but don’t despair, your handicap will remain the same next week whereas Trev drops 13 shots.

Fierce competition erupted for the NTP on the 11th. but was ultimately resolved peacefully. 2 great birdies, Bob Fairclough on the 12th. & Col Cafferky on the 15th

Challenge Ruth Challinor- 42 Mandy Darley- 39 Jo Schumann- 36 Carolyn Hoogervorst- 35 Dianne Mayo34(CB) NTP’s- 3 rd Hole- Suzanne McOrist 6 th Hole- Judy Everitt Sue Seaton 12th Hole- Carolyn Hoogervorst 15th Hole -Ann Goodman, Mandy Darley SATURDAY 31st AUGUST 4BBB Stableford Kerry Wilson , Tracey Kean- 46 Gloria Hickey, Gayle Jones – 44(CB) NTP’s 12th Hole- Kerry Wilson 15th HoleTracey Kean 26th Hole – Tracey Kean

33 - 18

Laurie Walsh and Lorna Walsh

defeated S Barnard and D Barnard

32 - 14

T Teer and T Marotta defeated K Coombes and K Costelloe 37 - 17

Cheryl Carter and D Mason

defeated Peter Cauley and Simon Rice

33 - 16

M Hopes and R Ryan defeated B Napper and M Hodge 30 - 23

R Shaw and A Wroe defeated H Pallister and G Pallister 24 - 19

D Hodge and Karen Napper

defeated Michelle Dudek and Steve Williams 23 - 17

1st Rink J Taylor and G Lane

2nd Rink Dee Chandler and I Cork

3rd Rink M Hopes and R Ryan

4th Rink D Hodge and K Napper

5th Rink T Teer and T Marotta No Jackpot

Jones 24/10

D Doyle, C Sheridan def J Rodwell, M Star 17/9

P Teakle, R Jupp def J Teakle, V Slater 15/12

S Bailey, T Blow def C and N McVicar 21/12

M and C England def J and B Jones 20/14

The Ladies will hold their A G M on Monday 9th September at 10am

B. Colman 17-16

K. Morrison, B. Arundel d C. Holland, C. Orton 15-12

C. Weatherall, T. Erskine d G. Duffy, R. Oakley 27-12

J. Slater, K. Cutmore d S. Bailey, R. Holloway 18-16

R. Aitken, R. Douglas d S. Campbell, S. Jones 25-12

H. Roll, L. Roll d J. Clarke, P. Rambow 27-13

Park Beach Bowling Club conducts free bowls lessons every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9.30am. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Please put your name down at the Club reception by 5.00pm Friday.

33 - 18

Laurie Walsh and Lorna Walsh

defeated S Barnard and D Barnard

32 - 14

T Teer and T Marotta defeated K Coombes and K Costelloe 37 - 17

Cheryl Carter and D Mason

defeated Peter Cauley and Simon Rice

33 - 16

M Hopes and R Ryan defeated B Napper and M Hodge 30 - 23

R Shaw and A Wroe defeated H Pallister and G Pallister 24 - 19

D Hodge and Karen Napper

defeated Michelle Dudek and Steve Williams 23 - 17

1st Rink J Taylor and G Lane

2nd Rink Dee Chandler and I Cork

3rd Rink M Hopes and R Ryan

4th Rink D Hodge and K Napper

5th Rink T Teer and T Marotta No Jackpot

Coffs Table Tennis Results By Dale ALLEN

FRIDAY, 30th August, 2024

Group A (Division 1 & 2) Gerard Martin d Tim Garrad 3/0, Paul Hendriks d Mark Smith 3/0, David Cini d Yash Tyagi 3/1, Ray Pyne d King McKie 3/0.

Division 1 Gerard Martin d Ray Pyne 3/1, Paul Hendriks d David Cini 3/1, David Cini d Ray Pyne 3/1, Gerard Martin d Paul Hendriks 3/1. WINNER: Gerard Martin from Paul Hendriks.

Division 2

Tim Garrad d King McKie 3/2, Mark Smith d Yash Tyagi 3/2, Yash Tyagi d King McKie 3/0, Tim Garrad d Mark Smith 3/1. WINNER: Tim Garrad from Mark Smith.

Division 3

Nick Jankovic d Patrick Howard 3/0, David McGrath d Boyd McGregor 3/0, David McGrath d Patrick Howard 3/0, Nick Jankovic d Boyd McGregor 3/0, Patrick Howard d Boyd McGregor 3/0, David McGrath d Nick Jankovic 3/2. WINNER: David McGrath from Nick Jankovic.

Friday, 6 September 2024

Kombu

Sawtell Bowls Results

By Geoff HAMPSON

FRIDAY- Open Social Bowls 23/8/24

P Paunovic, D Anderson, A Wagstaff

DEF H Muir, C Weir, P Weir

K Lowry, G Hitchen, W Bujeya DEF

A Day, D Grebert, J Grebert

K Mason, E Nikolaou, L Preston DEF

N Stahlhut, V Watts, G Watts

J Flynn, G Flynn, J Richardson DEF J Brown, J Smithers, R Morris

D Frost, P Covington, N Sillar DEF J Chapman, P Bird, P Eiberger

P Newman, D Melia, A Baker DEF T Lavell, D Staunton –Latimer, B Blight

Kev Taylor, G Peel, B Fitzpatrick

DEF J Poyntz, D Garth, K Garth

H Dodd, E Tindall, K Milne DEDF J Urge, T Karam, G Denniss

B Hamilton, R Cridge, A Taylor DEF

S Mason, K Lewis, N Foy

S Shewan, D Finlayson DEF C Attard, L Zecchinati

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

By Geoffrey HART

AUGUST 28 - Howard St Rimfire

Range. The 90m Field Class match was conducted with 27 participants. Master Grade: Joel Walker 97.9, Ben R 97.7, Daniel Finlay 94.6, Bruce Hartmann 93.8, Jake Buckley 71.1, A Grade: Phillip Payne 87.3, Matt Walsh 86.4, Johan Greyling 82.6, B Grade: Hayley R 86.8, Jessica Hancock 81.1, Max Archer 80.3, Sarah Jones 78.3, C Grade: Danny W 78.2, Pete C 76.0, Jeffrey W 71.1, Matt Miller 65.2, Tyler K 64.0, Mitch Upton 53.5, Phil Hartmann 30.1, Claude Besse 29.0, Wendi H 29.0, Michael F 11.0,

Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club

By Marilyn ELY

COMPETITION Tuesday 27.

This was the second round of our Club Championship and the course is drying out nicely as the results show and lots of ground work still continues. The new paths will be very appreciated. Winner of the day was Di MacRae 74/107, runners-up Rose Morrow 74/103 on c/b from Lorraine Broomfield 74/98 on c/b from Teresa King 74/103.

NTP’s went to Jo Elwood, Marney Jeffery, Di MacRae and Leanne Clark.

Coffs Harbour District Darts

By Ray BEASLEY

SAWTELL RSL Club

26 August DILLIGAF def Bad Habbits 7-2

Bulls Hit def Bull Finish 7-2 Fluke Shots def Thunderstruck 6-3 Warriors - Bye 100s

N Kotrozos, J Oates, J Townsend DEF G Brabender, P Brabender, R Poyntz

N Elford, D Ryan, Ken Taylor DEF M Friend, P Cook, F Sharpe

K Sharman, C Christian DEF G Pepyat, G Pepyat

MONDAY Afternoon Bowls 26/8/24

G Davidson, K Taylor H Slater DEF E Korchma, C Wallace, D Anderson

P Paunovic, D Burt, C Christian DEF

L Read, L Mitchell, K Garth

K Mason, L Kratz, K Burt DEF S Kennedy, P Day, V Slater

J Chapman, B Kennedy, T Delbridge, Def J Cherne, B Kennedy, J Richardson

J Poyntz, Kevin Taylor, D Ryan Tied Game G Nicholls, N Elford, R Clarke

TUESDAY – Ladies Social Bowls

27/8/24

N Elford, T Rhoads, D Garth DEF N Elford, McDonald, R Clarke

L Kratz, N Feltrin, DEF J Poyntz, B Connors

S Sherwan, L Wheeler DEF S

Visitors: Jay Archibald 80.3, Rodney Shipman 77.2, Riley Slater 57.1, Bailey Offord 45.1, Kevin Weismantel 37.0

The 50m F-Class match was conducted with 24 participants. Ben R 199.12, Jessica Hancock 195.12, Austin Atkinson 195.11, Johan Greyling 195.9, Daniel Finlay 193.5, Pete C 192.5, Jeffrey W 191.7, Phil Hartmann 191.6, Danny W 191.6, Hayley R 190.3, Member-677 188.4, Joel Walker 187.3, Bruce Hartmann 187.2, Jake Buckley 186.2, Wendi H 181.1, Claude Besse 178.0, Brian Brock 173.0, Mitch Upton 172.2, Visitors: Kevin Weismantel 189.6, Holly Miller 187.3, Mirah Miller 183.1, Riley Slater 161.1, Ezekiel Mollenhaver 158.0, Bailey Offord 68.0

Match Play games are still being fought out and there’s only one round of Championship Stroke events left. Our Breast Cancer Charity Day is now being played Tuesday 10, 8 – 8.30 shotgun start and is also open to husbands/ partner/friend. Make sure you nominate for this fun day. Please bring a plate to share for afternoon tea and raffles will be available.

Pro Terry is conducting a two-day Varden competition on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 and invitations have gone out far and wide. Please ensure you nominate in time as tee slots are limited.

Make use of the practice nets or driving range to improve your game or see Terry and book a lesson or two.

Debbie (1)

Elaine (4)

Karen C (1)

Asttan (2)

Ben (3)

Craig C (1)

Dave H (3)

Dean (3)

Edward (1)

Kevin Ca (5)

Kurt (3)

Paul (1)

Perfect Panthers

played predominantly in their attacking half.

Their brutal defence shut down the Seahorses attack, pinning them in their own half as they forced a number of mistakes.

The Panthers took a 10-0 lead into half-time, which could have easily been more such was their dominance.

The half-time break was a reprieve for the Seahorses, as they came out a much-improved side to start the second half, with Zahlia Keighran getting her side on the board to cut the lead to 10-6.

The Seahorses continued to put the Panthers under pressure, as both sides held on grimly in

Kennedy, J Poletti

WEDNESDAY – Men’s Social Bowls

28/8/24

G Campbell, B Newling, K Garth

DEF G Nichols, R Poyntz, P Eiberger

G Hitchen, R McLellan, S Wilkinson

DEF G Douglas, P Covington, G Key

P Cook, M Hastings, M Aujard DEF

H Slater, D Anderson, A Berry

B Fitzpatrick, R Williams, B Clugston DEF G Fisher, D Frost, N Sillar

K Mason, N Thomas, L Preston DEF

R Smithers, G Pepyat, J Rice

B Pemberton, D Wood, P Collins

DEF N Stahlhut, E Nicolave, G Cheney

L Woods, D Finlayson, J Townsend

DEF N Kotrozos, J Oates, R Morris

C Christian, R Rolinson, D Wheeler

DEF N McClelland, J Richardson, J Urge

I Muller, C Attard, L Zecchinati, DEF

P Bird, M Gibbons, W Kellam

P Paunovic, K Sharman, B Kennedy

DEF I Maderic, M Jenkins, G Walsh

FRIDAY –Open Social Bowls

30/8/24

Coffs Harbour Golf Club

By Vicki SILVER

MONDAY Vets results Monday 2nd September 2024 46 members and visitors played a 9 hole stableford comp with some very fine scores

Winners: Ladies Anne Ericsson 25

Susan Maione 21 c/b

Chris Tessari 21 Betty Peen 20 Ball Comp:

Urunga Men’s Veterans Golf

By Ross HARDARKER

SEPTEMBER 2nd. 29 starters contested today’s event, including visitors from Young, Bathurst and Wodonga. Single Stableford was the event, with the winner, Wozz Rawlings, on 41 points.

Sawtell Veterans Golf

By Ian REYNOLDS

RESULTS for 2nd September 2024 9 Hole Stableford 23 Starters Ladies Lesley Kimber 24, Lynda Wood 22,

Peter (2)

Ray (1)

Reg (3)

Richard (2)

Rob (2)

Sam (2)

Trevor (1)

Tye (1)

Will (1)

High pegs

Asttan (72)

Ben (80)

defence for much of the second half.

The Panthers worked their way back into the match and started to show their first half form, as they regained the ascendancy.

The Panthers broke through with nine minutes to go; Zoie ShreiweisHelback barging over for the crucial try and a 16-6 lead.

Dani Page put the icing on the cake for the Panthers as she scurried over with five minutes to go, before a late consolation try from Jada-Lee Brunton for the Seahorses.

Panthers vice-captain Zoie Shreiweis-Helback explained why her side were able to remain undefeated this season.

“I think we just believe in each other, and when you’ve got a strong side like we do, we know that each individual has put in the work, so you

G Cheney, P Newman, A Baker DEF

T Lavelle, P Cook, B Blight

H Dodd, P Eiberger, T Hodgson DEF

G Papyat, G Papyat, C Wallace

J Brown, J Smithers, R Morris DEFD

K Sharman, C Christian, A Berry

Kev Taylor, F Sharpe, J Richardson

DEF W Vaughn, D Anderson, A Wagstaff

M Friend, H Slater, L Feltrin, DEF D Frost, P Covington, N Sillar

T Brooks,, R Cridge A Taylor DEF J Poyntz, D Garth, K Garth

N Kotrozos, R Poyntz, J Townsend

DEF M Sillard, J Urge, T Karam

B Hamilton, G Douglas, G Key DEF D Grebert, S Sherwan, D Finlayson E Nicolaou, C Attard,, L Zecchinati DEF L Wheeler, D Wheeler, M Sharpe

S Mason, D Polley, N Foy DEF Ken Taylor, N Elford, D Ryan

B Watson, P Smith, C Adams DEF K Mason, N Harvey, L Preston J Flynn, G Flynn, J Tainsh DF H Muir, P Bird, C Hill

Jean O’Connor 19 c/b

Roz Bennet 19 c/b

Vicki Silver 19

Gents:

Norman Shannon 20

Roger Martin 17

Noel Frame 16 c/b

Rick Jenkins 16 c/b

Ball Comp:

Andy Gilkes 16

Neil Sutton 15 c/b

Garry Silver 15 c/b

Nearest the Pins:

22nd Jo Corrigan & Rick Jenkins

26th Anne Ericsson & Andy Gilkes

Next week is a single stableford.

2nd Tony Shields 38 3rd Noddy Bastick 37 c/b.

Run down Grant Cardow 37, Wazza Botfield 36, John McKenzie, Peter Wood, Garry Matthews 35, Dave McGilvray, Bruce Parker 34 c/b.

Bradmans Dave Baldock 24. NTPs 3rd Ross Hardaker, 18th Garry Matthews.

Longest Putt Wozz Rawlings. Slab Winner Alan Titley .

Heather Snow 21 Men

Andy Carroll 22 W/c/b, Dale Allen 22, John Milton 22 NTP’s 3rd Hole, Lynda Wood, KenTowerton 7th Hole, Lynda Wood, Andy Carroll

Dean (89)

Richard (100)

Leader Board

Bulls Hit 42

DILLIGAF 41

Bad Habbits 41

Fluke Shots 36

Thunderstruck 29

Bull Finish 29

Warriors 25

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

By Ken MASON

TUESDAY 27th August 2024

Main Draw Winners: - John Cornell - R/U Glen Richards

Consolation Winners:Anthony O’Connell - R/U Dennis Fogarty

just feel safe as a team,” she said.

“We’ve put in the work, the girls work every training session and train really hard, and I don’t think we go out any week and underestimate anyone.

“We go out ready to play and I think that’s what got us over the line.”

Shreiweis-Helback said it was special to be the first side to win the Women’s Tackle competition.

“We won Group 3 last year, and

it's awesome to be the first ones to win Group 2 as well, but I think we’re lucky we’ve got a pretty solid side from last year,” she said.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet, it was pretty exciting out there, but now I’m just like: ‘Woah, we’re the first Group 2 winners’. It’s pretty special.

“All I care about is that women’s footy just keeps growing in Group 2.”

STORY STARTS on BACK COVER, Page 48

q Sawtell Panthers women’s players celebrate their grand final win.

Death Notices

REYNOLDS, ‘Gwen’ 07.11.1947 - 05.09.2023

Late of Urunga. Sadly missed by George and families.

Childhood

cremated in Adelaide S.A.

WALKER

Judith Audrey ‘Judy’

31st August 2024, passed peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus, surrounded by her loving family. Late of Boambee East. Caring wife of John (dec’d). Cherished mum of Nathan & Inga, Tasha & Drew and Nicky & Harry. Adored nanny of Jonty, Chace, Remy, Lucan, Grace and Theo. “Me Darlins” ♥. Loving sister and sister-in-law of Jenny & Geoff. Special aunt to all her nieces and nephews and a friend of many.

Aged 74 Years

Forever In Our Hearts

Judy’s Funeral Service was held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 5th September 2024.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Peter John Harrower 20/03/1952 – 30/08/2024

Beloved husband of Lorraine. Cherished father of Jodie, Michael, Caleb, Ethan & Jarod. Proud and doting grandfather of Aaliyah, Zali, Ngaio, Jarvis, Remi and greatgrandfather of Theo. Cherished stepson of Gail. Will be sadly missed by sister Di and her family.

Aged 67 Years

His love and laughter will be dearly missed.

Family and friends are invited to join us TODAY, Friday 6th September 2024 from 2.30pm at the Jetty Beach House to celebrate Peter’s life.

VICTOR RULLIS FUNERAL SERVICES

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

PHILLIPS

Philip Thomas ‘Bob’

3rd September 2024, passed away peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Dearly beloved husband of Gemma (dec’d). Much loved father and father-in-law of Darren, Shane & Julie, Kirsty & Mark, Robert (dec’d), Jacinta and Rose & Ben. Adored grandad and great-grandad of their children.

Aged 86 Years

Always Loved And Never Forgotten

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Philip’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 12th September 2024 commencing at 2.30 pm.

Philip’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page. KEITH

12noon WEDNESDAYS E

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RING, mens dress/ wedding ring, found in Pitt St. 0409 788 027

Small gold wedding band found at the breakwater near Mutten Bird Island on Thursday 11/7. Ph 0411 138 005

MALTESE Shih Tzu puppies. 2 boys, 4 girls. Available from 24/9. Located in Port Stephens BIN# B000616552 Call or text 0474 378 452

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BBQ'S Galore turbo select BBQ with rotisserie, needs some work. 0467 640 964 F190724

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MATTRESS, Queen size inner spring with foam topper 0418 795 449

A variety of pictures old & modern prints, several by old masters. Reducing collection, prices lower Phone 6652 3791

AIR mattress Intex queen size with built in elect pump, model AP620A. 148cm x 197cm x 51cm (W, L, H). Perfect cond

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BED, queen ensemble 2 years old, exc cond $850 ono. 0422 940 328

BEDSIDE tables x 2 solid pine, 3 drawers exc cond. $100 Ph 0418 795 449

BILLARD table 8ft x 4ft plus accessories - equal to new. Slate top, Drop pockets, turn legs and sides. Full price $5,000 Ph: 6653 7595

BLACK leather lounge genuine leather, GC

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BLOWER Vacuum Morrison. $30 0499 592 475 f081223

BOOKCASE 1.8 x 1m Black wooden 5 shelves

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BOOKCASE, solid pine 2m high x 1m l x 25 w. $40. 0418 795 449

BOYS Bedroom Sci-Fi Chair. $40. 6652 3791

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CHILDRENS play table and 2 chairs, painted wood, 1 metre plus. $90. 66523791 F260124

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treasurers (2 volumes)

Singer of the Bush AB Banjo Patersons complete works from 1885 to 1941. $100 ono. 6656 2373 F030524

COMPUTER desk vgc $65. 6650 0380

CORNINGWARE Platter on stand, Blue Corn Flower, 1960's. $85 0407 654 879 F190124

C-PAP machine, mask bag. As new. $250. Ph 0419 615 302

CRAB pots x 4 Collapsable, nylon mesh GC. $40 for all 0437 543 943

DANCE costumes, small to medium, suitable for Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Ribbon etc. As new. $85 ono 0415 981 605

DOG Alsatian Pottery

Large Jemma No. 462 from 1960's - no clock $90. 0407 654 879

DOG trampoline/bed used once, large. $28 0415 981 605

DUCHESS solid timber on legs, drawers, pivot mirror, antiquish, GC $100. 0418 795 449

DYSON vaccum cleaner barrel with access in exc working cond, $170 0415 981 605 F090824

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FILING cabinet, metal 130cm H x 50cm W x 65cm D. $40. Ph 0418 795 449

FISH / ICE BOX fibre glass 50mm foam with double lid. 80cm W x 80cm H x 150cm L Pro-made. $500 ono 0427 022 303 Re251024

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GARDEN gatewooden vertical slats, well made, 900 W x 750 H, exc cond $59. 0415 981 605 F190724

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HEATER, 80cm x 55cm on 2 wheels. Rio Dimplex, economical $30. 0499 592 475

HELMET, x 2, suit children, GC, $20 for both. 6653 8337 or 0419 166 688 F290324

HOOVER EVC500 Evaporative Cooler, new from Bunnings $299, still in box. $80. 0434212460

LARGE bench for work or decoration. 2m have a look. Phone 6652 3791

LARGE gold framed wall mirror. 75cm x 50cm. Photos can be sent. $30. 0490161119

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PIANO ex cond incl stool Yamaha 93cm H. $1500 neg. 0402 760 065

PIANO, recently recond 112cm H, $1,750 inc stool. 0402 264 715 Re311224

RETRO wooden dining table with 6 padded chairs. $100 0407 260 707 F060924

LARGE Office desk vgc, $55. 6650 0380 SLEEPERS - 1.8m for $10. 0418

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LEATHER cloggs for children saddle, VGC $40. 0419 166 688

LEATHER jacket, tan perfect cond, size 12 $50. 0419 166 688

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LOUNGE chair with ottoman, beige & black & white fleck. As new cond. $135. 0415 981 605

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SURFBOARD Rusty shortboard. 6'1" x 19 3/4" x 2 3/8". Fair cond $75. 0437 543 943

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TV hearing aid ear phones, Digitech, in box Rechargeable. $100 0407 654 879

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2 after market guards (right and left) for a Toyota 4Runner or HiLux, model 1990-1995 $200. Ph 0438 644 442

2 massage tables in GC $150. 0412 954 085

4 horse blankets, 2 winter 2 summer, medium size GC. $95 for all. 66538337

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VAN DER VALK

ABC TV, 8.35pm

Glinting with dry wit, the colour and culture of Amsterdam and Marc Warren’s (pictured) hypnotic turn as the wide-eyed detective, this darkly engrossing crime thriller returns with its fourth season of three movie-length episodes. Following the titular, vintage boat-dwelling lawman as he almost single-handedly disrupts the Dutch capital’s criminal underworld, tonight’s compelling stand-alone instalment goes down a winding path, with perhaps the only assurance being the detective’s trademark black get-up.

FRIDAY, September 6

SUNDAY

RETURN TO PARADISE

ABC TV, 7.30pm

We’ve got some of world’s most beautiful beaches, but it’s still a thrilling surprise that the British-French crime comedy in Paradise has set sail with this Aussie spin-off. After 13 seasons, the delightful whodunit following a fish-out-of-water detective begrudgingly taking up a new post in a sunny Caribbean town has a sparkling new cast and setting for this six-parter. Set in the fictional Dolphin Cove, it’s a starring role for Home and Away’s Anna Samson (pictured) as intriguingly awkward London detective Mackenzie Clarke, who is forced home after being framed.

WEDNESDAY HUMAN ERROR

NBN, 8.40pm

Set in Melbourne and inspired by real events, this fast-paced crime series will inevitably draw comparisons to , which is a compliment,

really a

showcase for a compelling female detective and star turn from Wentworth’s Leeanna Walsman (pictured). From an ensemble writing crew responsible for Underbelly, Love My Way and Bump, and with crime reporter John Sylvester as consultant, this six-part series feels fresh and satisfyingly gritty. Dogged detective Holly Rourke (Walsman) is pushed to her limit trying to solve the gangland-style murder of a suburban mother.

(PG, R)

Grand Designs. (R)

Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Rage. (PG)

Mastermind Australia. (R)

Great British Landmark Fixers. (Final)

Ancient Superstructures. (Final)

Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome. (R)

SBS World News Late. 10.55 Agent Hamilton. (MA15+v) 12.35 My Brilliant Friend. (Mls, R) 3.30 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (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 Lang House. 7.20 Football. AFL. Second elimination final. Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews. 11.15 Armchair Experts. (M) A panel discusses all things AFL. 12.00 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing. 12.30 Taken. (Mav, R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (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 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters. From Accor Stadium, Sydney. 9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the South Sydney Rabbitohs versus Sydney Roosters match, with news and analysis.

10.30 Paralympics Paris 2024. Day 9: Late night. Events may include: wheelchair tennis; wheelchair basketball; para equestrian. 12.00 Paralympics Paris 2024. Day 9: Post midnight. Events may include: wheelchair tennis; para powerlifting; para swimming finals, para athletics.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Sort Your Life Out. (PGa) Hosted by Stacey Solomon. 8.45 MOVIE: The Lost City. (2022, Masv, R)

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6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Unforgotten. (Malv, R) 1.15 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PG, R) 2.05 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 2.40 Becoming Frida Kahlo. (PGan, R) 3.55 Micro Monsters. (R) 4.45 The Assembly. (PG, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)

6.00 Australian Story: This Is How It Goes – Missy Higgins. (R)

6.30 Back Roads: Kurri Kurri, NSW. (PG, R) Lisa Millar travels to Kurri Kurri.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (Mv) A performer dies on stage.

8.20 Vera. (Mav, R) Almost a decade after a killer was convicted, locals are shocked to learn new evidence has surfaced.

9.50 Fifteen-Love. (Final, Malv, R) Renee steps out onto centre court.

10.50 The Beast Must Die. (Final, Mals, R)

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 The Crystal Maze. 8.15 Robot Wars. 9.15 MOVIE: Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, PG) 10.40 Officially Amazing. 11.10 Dragon Ball Super. 11.35 Supernatural Academy. 11.55 The PM’s Daughter. 12.20am Good Game Spawn Point. 1.00 Rage. 2.30 The Legend Of Korra. 3.15 Hanazuki: Full Of Treasures. 3.25 Odd Squad. 3.55 Late Programs.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Cumbria: The Lakes & The Coast.

8.25 Secrets Of A Royal Estate: Clarence House. (PGs)

9.20 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. (R)

10.15 Scotland’s Extreme Medics. (Mal, R)

11.10 Nordland 99. (Mal)

12.05 Rex In Rome. (PGv, R)

3.30 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. (Mal, R)

4.30 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Day and City Tattersalls Club Cup Day. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. First qualifying final. Sydney v GWS Giants.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. First elimination final. Brisbane Lions v Carlton. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

11.00 The Voice. (PGl, R) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 12.35 Taken. (Mav, R) Bryan gets his first chance in the field.

1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Drop Dead Weird. (R) Three siblings move to Ireland.

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 27. Penrith Panthers v Gold Coast Titans. From BlueBet Stadium, NSW. 9.25 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match. Post-match coverage and analysis of the game between Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans.

10.00 Paralympics Paris 2024. Day 10: Night. 10.30 Paralympics Paris 2024. Day 10: Late night. Events may include: para cycling road; wheelchair tennis; wheelchair basketball; para equestrian. 12.00 Paralympics Paris 2024. Day 10: Post midnight.

6.30 The Dog House. (PGa, R) Proud parents are hoping that a lurcher will help their introverted son lose his fear of people.

7.30 Thank God You’re Here. (PGdls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola. 8.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff at the Animal Welfare League as it tries to find the right fit for a nervous rottweiler.

9.30 Ambulance UK. (Mal, R) It is a holiday weekend and the ambulance service receives a spike in the number of mental health-related calls.

12.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

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SUNDAY, September 8

6.30 Compass.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Return To Paradise. (Premiere, Mv)

8.30 Unforgotten. (Return, Madl) Human remains are discovered in a newly renovated period property in west London.

9.20 The Queen And Us. (PG, R) A look at the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

10.20 Fisk. (PG, R)

10.50 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

12.25 Endeavour. (Mav, R)

1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.00 Australia Remastered. (R)

4.00 Outback Ringer. (PG, R)

4.30 Art Works. (R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022) 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Speechless. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Knowing The Score. 11.40 BTN High. 11.45 Malory Towers. 12.35am Still So Awkward. 1.35 The Legend Of Korra. 2.20 Hanazuki: Full Of Treasures. 2.30 The Next Step. 3.15 Miraculous. 3.40

Show. 6.20 Charade. (1963, PG) 8.25 The Ipcress File. (1965, PG) 10.25 On The Basis Of Sex. (2018, M) 12.40pm La La Land. (2016, M) 3.00 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 4.50 Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG) 6.40 Clue. (1985, PG) 8.30 There Will Be Blood. (2007) 11.25 Room In Rome. (2010, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.25 Darby And Joan. (PG, R) 3.10 Nigella At My Table. (R) 3.40 Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.30 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 UCI Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 19. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Great Irish Interiors. 10.30 Such Was Life. 10.50 Soccer. 2026 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifier. Brazil v Ecuador. 1.10 WorldWatch. 3.05 Greatest Railway Journeys. 4.00 Wonders Of Scotland. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 19. 5.30 Frontlines. (PGavw)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 UCI Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 20. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 11.30 Great Irish Interiors. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 Ascot Kayaking. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike C’ship. 4.00 Etched

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Ottoman Empire By Train.

8.30 9/11: Four Flights. (PGa, R) The stories of four flights on 9/11. 10.05 America After 9/11. (Mav, R)

12.10 Thatcher & Reagan. (PGav, R)

2.10 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R)

3.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R)

3.55 Hell On Earth: WWII. (Mav, R)

4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

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NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl) 8.35 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive special investigation.

9.35 The Latest: Seven News. 10.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Kimberley Killer. (Mav, R)

11.10 Autopsy USA. (Ma)

12.10 Lipstick Jungle. (Mds, R)

1.10 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 The Block. (PGl) Keith is back. Grant enjoys his birthday. Jesse and Paige are not happy.

8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.15 Paralympics Paris 2024. Day 11: Late night. Events may include: wheelchair basketball, women’s gold medal match.

12.00 Paralympics Paris 2024. Day 11: Post midnight.

4.00 Paralympics Paris 2024: Pre-Show.

4.30 Paralympics Paris 2024: Closing Ceremony.

6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.00 Hunted. (Final) The winners are revealed. 8.15 FBI. (Mv) The

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6am Dan In Real Life. Continued. (2007, PG) 7.30 Clue. (1985, PG) 9.20 The Kid. (1921, PG) 10.25 The Report. (2019, M) 12.35pm American Pastoral. (2016, M) 2.35 Charade. (1963, PG) 4.40 The Ipcress File. (1965, PG) 6.40 Weekend At Bernie’s. (1989, PG) 8.30 The Way Back. (2010, M) 10.55 Playground. (2021, M, French) 12.20am 13 Assassins. (2010, MA15+, Japanese) 2.40 Late Programs.

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TUESDAY, September 10 6.00

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. (Final) 8.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Return, Mls) 9.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R)

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Suspect. (Mal)

11.30 House Of Promises. (Msv) 1.15 La Jauria. (MA15+dv, R) 3.10 Make Me A Dealer. (PG, R) 4.00 Grayson Perry: Divided Britain. (Ml, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6am The Ipcress

File. Continued. (1965, PG) 7.00 Weekend At Bernie’s. (1989, PG) 8.50 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 11.10 There Will Be Blood. (2007) 2.05pm The Kid. (1921, PG) 3.05 Clue. (1985, PG) 4.55 The Scarlet And The Black. (1983, PG) 7.35 The Last Emperor. (1987, M) 10.35 A Walk In The Woods. (2015, M) 12.30am Salvation Boulevard. (2011, M) 2.25 Late Programs.

WorldWatch. 9.05 For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.05 Wonderland: Lewis Carol To JRR Tolkien. (Ma, R) 11.00 Auction. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Such Was Life. (R) 2.20 World’s Greatest Hotels. (PGa, R) 3.10 Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Tony Robinson: The Thames At Night. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys.

8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 The Point: Road Trip. (R) 11.30 Babylon Berlin. (Mav)

1.20 Illegals. (Malv, R)

3.20 Make Me A Dealer. (R)

4.10 Bamay. (R)

4.40 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGad)

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (Return, PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.15 The Rookie. (Mv) Nolan and Bailey’s honeymoon is more of a nightmare than dream when it turns into an active crime scene.

10.15 S.W.A.T. (Mav)

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (PGals)

12.45 The Event. (Mav, 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 The Block. (Mal) Hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft.

8.45 Paralympics Paris 2024: Closing Ceremony. (R) Coverage of the Closing Ceremony.

11.45 La Brea. (Mav)

12.40 Transplant. (MA15+m)

1.35 Tipping Point. (PG, 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.

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6am The Scarlet And The Black. Continued. (1983, PG) 7.55 Diana. (2013, PG) 10.00 Playground. (2021, M, French) 11.20 The Way Back. (2010, M) 1.45pm Weekend At Bernie’s. (1989, PG) 3.35 Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 5.50 On A Clear Day. (2005, PG) 7.40 Joyride. (2022, M) 9.30 An Unfinished Life. (2005, M) 11.35 Kodachrome. (2017, M) 1.35am The Last Emperor. (1987, M) 4.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGad) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.05 Made In Bondi. (Ml) Charlie organises a romantic country sojourn without revealing who else is invited.

10.10 First Dates UK. (Ma) Singles experience the thrills of dating.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News.

11.40 Extended Family. (Final, PGa)

12.10 Holey Moley Australia. (PGl, 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 The Block. (PGl)

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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secrets Of Our Universe With Tim Peake. 8.30 Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries. (R) 9.25 Miniseries: The Sixth Commandment. (Mal) 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 El Immortal: Gangs Of Madrid. (Premiere, MA15+av)

1.05 Good People. (Mal, R) 3.55 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.10 The Front Bar. (Ml) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL. 10.10 Air Crash Investigations: Lost Star Footballer. (PGa) 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Talking Footy. 12.40 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. (Premiere, MA15+av) 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 The Block. (PGl) 8.40 Human Error. (Premiere, Mlv) 9.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 9News Late.

Ski Rescue Down Under. (PGa) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

A Current Affair. (R)

Today Early News.

6am The 400

Blows. Continued. (1959, PG, French) 6.30 On A Clear Day. (2005, PG) 8.20 Eat Wheaties! (2020, PG) 10.00 Salvation Boulevard. (2011, M) 11.50 A Walk In The Woods. (2015, M) 1.45pm The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 3.25 Diana. (2013, PG) 5.30 Breaker Morant. (1980, PG) 7.30 White Tiger. (2012, M,

THURSDAY, September 12

6.00

3.35 Catalyst. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Australian Walks. (PG)

8.25 Junior Doctors Down Under. (M)

9.20 Rebus. (MA15+lv) 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Pray For Blood. (MA15+av)

12.20 Devils. (MA15+a, R)

2.20 Miniseries: The Dark Heart. (Mals, R) 3.10 Make Me A Dealer. (R)

4.05 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 8.30 Abused By Mum: The Ruby Franke Scandal. (M) Charts the rise and fall of Ruby Franke, a “momfluencer” who amassed millions of followers for her parenting tips.

10.00 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Michelle Buckingham. (Malsv, R) Ron Iddles revisits notable cases.

Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 United Gangs Of America. (Premiere) 10.20 Stormy. 12.25am Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out. 1.30 Late Programs. 6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 ICU. 8.00

11.05 Air Crash Investigations. (PGa, R) 12.05 Magnum P.I. (Mav)

2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current

By Aiden BURGESS

SAWTELL Panthers women are the queens of Group 2 Rugby League, capping off a brilliant season undefeated by winning the inaugural Women’s Tackle premiership

Their perfect season culminated in a 20-12 grand final victory against the Woolgoolga Seahorses at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

It was the second straight title for the Panthers women, having also won last year’s North Coast Women’s Rugby League premiership.

The Panthers made a great start to the season decider, and were in after four minutes as Ee Ee Nuon crossed the line for the early lead.

Panthers captain Tina McCrae scored in the 12th minute to give her side a 10-0 lead.

The Panthers dominated territory, with the game

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Perfect Panthers

q The Sawtell Panthers proved too strong for the Woolgoolga Seahorses as they claimed the inaugural Group 2 Women’s Tackle premiership. Photos: Mick Birtles.